CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. — In a way, the sectional round of GHSA wrestling’s traditional tournament postseason is the scariest for teams with hopes of contending for a state championship.
On the surface, the fact that 16 wrestlers enter each sectional bracket and half of them will move on to next week’s state tournament in the Atlanta area would seem to make this weekend much less stressful.
Basically, wrestlers need to win twice before they lose twice. And while that may seem simple, the increased level of competition compared to last week’s area/region tournaments means, well, anything can happen.
“Our area is usually tough, and it prepares our teams for the postseason, but this week ramps it up,” said Gordon Lee coach Jason Mull, whose team will compete in Saturday’s “A” sectional for Class A at Commerce, along with top-ranked Social Circle.
“It’s no secret, it’s Social Circle and then kind of everybody else,” Mull added. “We’ve got five to seven teams that are all good and will be fighting for second through fourth with Trion, us, Gordon Central, Commerce and Elbert County, among others.”