The field of GHSA wrestlers contending for individual state championships was cut in half Saturday, and though hopes of a team title at next week’s state traditional tournament faded for some local programs, that goal is still within reach for Coahulla Creek.
The Colts advanced 12 competitors into the Class AA state tournament, including an area-best three first-place finishers, from the “A” sectional at Coahulla Creek. Individually, 108 wrestlers from GHSA programs in the Times Free Press coverage area are still alive for medals on the boys’ side, with 14 local contenders remaining in the all-classification girls’ postseason.
Those team and individual competitions will be held Wednesday through Saturday at the Clayton County Convocation Center in Morrow, just south of Atlanta. Classes A, AAA and AAAAA will start Wednesday and end Thursday, while AA, AAAA, AAAAAA and the girls’ tournament will begin Friday and end Saturday.
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Among Coahulla Creek’s 12 state qualifiers — the most of any local program — are sectional champions Preston Giles (113 pounds), Branson Lowery (175) and Chevy Joyce (285), plus runners-up Danny Liddy (144) and Jackson Lowery (215).