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Wrestling: Tigers roll to Area 4-A title, place all 14 in Sectionals

By staff reports

Posted 11:59PM on Saturday, January 31, 2015

AREA 4-A WRESTLING TRADITIONALS
RESULTS BY WEIGHT CLASS

Saturday at Commerce High, Commerce

Top four finishers in each weight class advance to state sectionals.

106:
1. Casey Burchett, Commerce
2. Kaine Hoffman, Towns County
3. Will Smith, St. Francis
4. Karlos Nadal, Mt. Pisgah

113:
1. Jacob Brewer, Commerce
2. Thomas Mitchell, Towns County
3. Conner Spence, Mt. Pisgah
4. Chris Rech, St. Francis

120:
1. Dalton Flint, Commerce
2. Jack Hale, Mt. Vernon
3. Joseph Russell, Athens Christian

126:
1. Austin Brock, Commerce
2. Ethan Sparks, St. Francis
3. Travis Kellogg, Athens Christian
4. Jonathan Gardner, Mt. Vernon

132:
1. Mitchell Patton, Commerce
2. Evan Robinson, St. Francis
3. Aaron Collier, Towns County
4. Akim Abdiyev, Mt. Vernon

138:
1. Owen Brown, Commerce
2. Matt Lewis, Mt. Vernon
3. Ben Zeigler, St. Francis
4. Jordan Pineo, Athens Christian

145:
1. Zane Wolf, Athens Christian
2. Michael Patton, Commerce
3. Matthew Fezza, St. Francis
4. Tim DeShay, Mt. Vernon

152:
1. Chase Forrester, Commerce
2. Pierce Erhardt, Mt. Pisgah
3. Josh Snyder, St. Francis
4. Brett Herring, Athens Christian

160:
1. Knox Allen, Commerce
2. Nathan Shirley, Fellowship Christian
3. John Franke, St. Francis
4. Tommy Stupek, Mt. Vernon

170:
1. Cole Chancey, Commerce
2. Constantine Gavalas, Mt. Vernon
3. Daulton Rogers, Towns County
4. Domonic Italia, Athens Christian

182:
1. George Gavalas, Mt. Vernon
2. Dontavious Mosley, Commerce
3. Stephan Agan, St. Francis
4. Russell Cox, Towns County

195:
1. Cole Sweeney, Commerce
2. Aaron Nalepa, George Walton Academy
3. Matthew Cooper, Mt. Vernon
4. Vincent Shell, Athens Christian

220:
1. Tyreke Wiggins, Commerce
2. Sam Franke, St. Francis
3. Kyle Davis, Towns County
4. Ahmir Lee, Mt. Vernon

285:
1. Derek Benoit, Commerce
2. Seth Cecil, St. Francis
3. David Sanford, Athens Christian
4. Daniel Crowder, Towns County

Final team standings:

1. Commerce, 317
2. St. Francis, 184
3. Mt. Vernon, 150.5
4. Athens Christian, 115
5. Towns County, 111.5
6. Mt. Pisgah, 51
7. Fellowship Christian, 25.5
8. George Walton Academy, 25

COMMERCE -- Commerce placed all 14 wrestlers into next week's Class A North Sectionals after a strong showing at the Area 4-A Tournament Saturday at Commerce High School. The Tigers had 12 Area champions en route to posting 317 points to run away with the team title. St. Francis finished second with 184 points and Mt. Vernon had 150.5 points to finish third. Athens Christian was fourth with 115 points and Towns County was fifth with 11.5 points. Towns County placed six wrestlers into the Sectionals, including two second place finishers. The Tigers are looking to defend their 2014 traditional state title.