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Four competitions to watch at the GHSA Traditional Wrestling Championships

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / LaFayette wrestler Dalton Griffin, top, finished first last Saturday in a GHSA Class AAA sectional at Coahulla Creek. Griffin is seeded second at 120 pounds at this week's state traditional tournament in Macon.
Staff photo by Olivia Ross / LaFayette wrestler Dalton Griffin, top, finished first last Saturday in a GHSA Class AAA sectional at Coahulla Creek. Griffin is seeded second at 120 pounds at this week's state traditional tournament in Macon. Staff photo by Olivia Ross / LaFayette wrestler Dalton Griffin, top, finished first last Saturday in a GHSA Class AAA sectional at Coahulla Creek. Griffin is seeded second at 120 pounds at this week's state traditional tournament in Macon.

By Lindsey Young 3 min read

In today’s sports list, Lindsey Young points out what to watch for involving northwest Georgia teams and individuals in four classifications as the GHSA Traditional Wrestling Championships get underway in Macon today.

CLASS A

› According to Georgia Grappler, Dade County’s Landon Williams (43-0) at 215 pounds is the only northwest Georgia competitor expected to win an individual title. It would be Williams’ third championship, but to get it he has to defeat, for the second time in a week, Commerce’s tough Tyshon Wiggins.

› Several other individuals, however, have decent chances to at least make the championship finals. One is Trion’s Toby Maddux, a two-time individual champion at 160 pounds who now competes at 190 after bulking up for what was an incredible football season. The bad news is he’s got to defeat nationally-ranked Hoke Hogan from Commerce to get a third title. The two met in last week’s sectional round, with Hogan getting a third-period pin. The rematch should be fun.

Trion teammates Cohen Blaschke (175) and Jason Jenkins (120) could also be in the title hunt, as well as Chattooga’s Landon (113) and Gavin Carlton (126). Social Circle, with six top seeds, is a prohibitive favorite to win the team title, with Trion and Dade County hopeful of getting in the top five.