Coahulla Creek, Gilmer and Trion earned area duals championships in Northwest Georgia this week as the GHSA’s wrestling postseason began, and each will be a top-eight seed at next week’s state duals. Each program also won an area title last year.
Ringgold, Calhoun and Gordon Lee were the runners-up at their respective area duals and will also advance to state duals, which will be held at on-campus sites next Friday and Saturday.
In a rematch of last year’s championship match, Coahulla Creek used six pins to defeat Ringgold 45-27 and win the Area 7-AA duals, which were completed Thursday.
The final started at 157 pounds, where Coahulla Creek got a pin from Shawn Bailey, and the Colts later added consecutive pins at 190, 215 and 285 by, respectively, Branson Lowery, Jackson Lowery and Chevy Joyce to take a 24-9 lead.
The Tigers scored the next nine points, including a pin from Cameron King at 106, but Coahulla Creek’s Wyatt Sissom (132) and Danny Liddy (150) earned pins to close it out. Boston Chandler and Luke Jones earned pins for Ringgold.