Tennessee Wrestling

Images from 2010 Region 6 wrestling tournament

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Jarrod RuezNo Comments

Neff Photography has posted about 500 pics here from the Region 6 tournament. Some great ones! Find them under the title “TSSAA Region 6 Wrestling Championships 2/13/10.”

2009-2010 D1 State Predictions

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Ronnie BrayNo Comments

103
1. Brandon Brunner (Tullahoma)
2. Austin Oliver (Cleveland)
3. Jacob Climer (Bradley Central)
4. Caleb Langford (Walker Valley)
5. Kyle Eustice (Soddy Daisy)
6. Garrett Sealor (Ooltewah)

Others to watch: Jack Finnegan (Ravenwood), Jeremy Gonzales (Rossview), Max Vaughn (Science Hill), Jacob Maples (Montgomery Central)

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2010 State individual brackets posted

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Jarrod RuezNo Comments

They are up to 160 in Div. I as of 10:00 am.

2010 Tennessee State Tournament Brackets

2010 NHSCA National High School Wrestling Championships Training Camp

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Jarrod RuezNo Comments

2010 NHSCA National High School Wrestling Championships Training Camp

A 3 week intensive training camp is being held in preparation for the upcoming NHSCA National High School Wrestling Championships in Virginia Beach, VA.

This tournament is a showcase for college recruiting… Every college wrestling coach in the country has been invited to attend this event. Past events have served as tremendous showcases of recruiting for the college coach. Last year, over 230 colleges and university wrestling coaches attended the event. The list of schools included the top 25 Division I wrestling programs in the country. There have been thousands of scholarships over the past 20 years awarded to individuals because of their performance at these events.

This tournament is open to all Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior wrestlers.

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D1 Rankings for Feb 8, 2010

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Ronnie BrayNo Comments

103
1. Brandon Brunner (Tullahoma)
2. Austin Oliver (Cleveland)
3. Caleb Langford (Walker Valley)
4. Jacob Climer (Bradley Central)
5. Kyle Eustice (Soddy Daisy)
6. Jack Finnegan (Ravenwood)

Others to watch: Jeremy Gonzales (Rossview), Chris Palacio (Red Bank), Tate Dalrymple (Bolton), Tyler Smith (Houston), Garrett Sealor (Ooltewah), Dylan Treloar (Hendersonville), Max Vaughn (Science Hill)

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50 best wrestlers from Tennessee

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Jarrod RuezNo Comments

Great article on the Chattanoogan. B.B. Branton has composed a list of Tennessee’s best prep wrestlers in the past half century.

Here are the top 10.

** state champion is the first criteria to be considered for the top 50 … this coincides with next month’s 50th high school state tournament.

1. BILL HARLOW … St. Andrew’s … ‘62 state champ at 171 … also won Mid South and national prep titles in ‘62 … OW in all three tournaments … defeated ‘61 national prep OW in ‘62 finals … 5x Mid South champ … 80-1 career record … At Oklahoma State was 1966 NCAA champ … 3x All-American (2-2-1) … 3x NCAA finalist … 2x Big 8 champ … career record: 54-5-2 … 3x National AAU champ … 1x OW … World Silver medal … Tblisi Bronze medal … high school coach at Sapulpa High School in Oklahoma … member of the Oklahoma chapter of the national wrestling hall of fame.

2. JORDAN LEEN … Baylor … 4x state champ ; 2001-04 … ‘04 OW … 214 career wins … national high school champ … 4x McCallie Invite champ … At Cornell, 2008 NCAA champion … 3x All-American (8-1-3) … 2x EIWA champ … 2008 EIWA Wrestler of the Year … career record, 118-29.

3. PHILIP SIMPSON … MBA … 4x state champ (1998-01) … 2x OW … 176 career wins … national high school runner-up … 4x champ, McCallie Invite … At West Point, 3x All-American; 2003-04-05 … 2005 NCAA runner-up … West Point’s only 3x All-American … 3x EIWA champ … 134 career wins … currently in the U.S. Army

4. MATT KELLER … Bradley Central … 4x state champ (1999-02) … ‘99 OW … 3rd at high school senior nationals … NCAA All-American at Nebraska and UTC … 2x SoCon champ … currently in training for national freestyle tournaments … lives in Cleveland.

5. RANDY BATTEN … Hixson … 2x state champ; 1973-74 … ‘74 OW … placed 3rd in 1972 … high school record: 107-2 … won final 87 matches … medaled in three national AAU tournaments … reached final four twice and placed second in the third … At UTC, 3x NCAA D-II national champ (’75-’77) … ‘75 OW … ‘75 SoCon champ … lives in Birmingham.

6. DAVID VANCE … McCallie … 3x state champ; 1988-91 … ‘90 OW … four-time state finalist (2-1-1-1) … 3x McCallie Invite champ … 135-2 record … 103 wins in a row … wrestled one year at Oklahoma … lives in Chattanooga.

7. MARKESE NELSON … Kirby … 2x state champ; 1994-95 … lost one match his last three years … 3x champ at McCallie (OW) and Father Ryan tourneys … 4th at high school senior nationals … Cadet All-American at Fargo … 2x JUCO All-American at Fresno City College … wrestled at Fresno State … UniversityNationals All-American … Armed Forces national champ.

8. ADRIAN NORFLEET … Whites Creek … 3x state champ; 1986-88 … lives in Texas

9. SCOTT WELLS … Brentwood Academy … 2x state champ; 1998-99 … ‘98 OW … 4x cadet national champion at Fargo; 2x in Greco/Roman and 2x in Freestyle … undefeated two seasons in Tenn.

10. CHARLES McTORRY … Overton … Tenn. record for wins (216) … 2x state champ; 1994, 1996 … 2x OW … 3x finalist (1-2-1) … high school national champion … wrestled at Nebraska … head coach at Ensworth.

Read the whole article and comment with your thoughts!

2010 Wrestling State Duals Qualifying Teams

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Joe BlairNo Comments

Qualifiers so far:
Div I AAA
Region 1: Science Hill, Dobyns-Bennett
Region 2: Knox West, Hardin Valley Academy
Region 3: Maryville, Seymour
Region 4: Bradley, Cleveland
Region 5: Mt. Juliet, Cookeville
Region 6: Will know Monday
Region 7: Clarksville, Hendersonville
Region 8: Will know Monday

Div I A-AA
Region 1: Sullivan East
Region 2: Pigeon Forge
Region 3: Greenback
Region 4: Chattanooga Central
Region 5: Hixson
Region 6: Will know this Friday
Region 7: Montgomery Central
Region 8: East Literature Magnet

Div II
Father Ryan
Montgomery Bell Academy
Brentwood Academy
McCallie
Baylor
Christian Brothers
St. Benedict?
Memphis University School?

Div II Invitational
Pope John Paul II
Franklin Road Academy
Donelson Christian Academy
Ensworth
Battle Ground Academy
St. Andrews Sewanee
St. Georges
Fayette Academy

Kolat.com Live Wresting Clinic – switch, change over, stand-up

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Jarrod RuezNo Comments

Kolat.com has a live wrestling clinic every week that you can watch for free. The clinic this week covered “putting the switch, change over, hip heist, and stand-up together from the bottom” and was great.

Live video chat by Ustream

Region 4 Dual Champions: Bradley Central

Posted on January 28, 2010 by dabearsNo Comments

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Region 4 Dual Champions: Bradley Central

Runner Up: Cleveland

Bradley Central 62 – Walker Valley 15

145 – Vince Aguilar (BC pin Kevin Kim (WV) 3:27
152 – Chris Aguilar (BC) rec’d forfeit
160 – Jacob Bailey (BC) tech Aaron Benavides (WV) 3rd
171 – Matt Roderick (BC) rec’d forfeit
189 – Chris Hood (BC) pin Chase Gregory (WV) :21
215 – Tucker Bolton (BC) rec’d forfeit
285 – Patrick Benson (BC) pin Sam Dworak (WV) :25
103 – Jacob Climer (BC) rec’d forfeit
112 – Jericho Crutcher (BC) ded Tony Kazy (WV) 3-1
119 – Hunter Davis (WV) pin Robbie Clark (WV) 1:45
125 – Tyler Pitts (BC) pin Jake Blackburn (WV) :40
130 – Aaron Hutson (BC) pin Zach Payne (WV) 3:11
135 – Cole Diaz (WV) dec Blake Jackson (BC) 9-5
140 – Travis Reed (WV) rec’d forfeit

Walker Valley was without the services of Caleb Langford (103), Isaiah Simpson (215) and Dylan Mills (285). Sick or minor ijuries.

Cleveland beat Ooltewah 40-21.

Cleveland forfeit out to Bradley.

Cleveland’s Drae Moore (145) was injured during his match against Ooltewah. Appeared to be an ankle injury. Good luck him.

Bradley Central 69 – Red Bank 8

Posted on January 26, 2010 by dabearsNo Comments

Tuesday, Janaury 26, 2010

Bradley Central 69 – Red Bank 8

103 – Jacob Climer (BC) tech Chris Palacio (RB) 17-0 5:09
112 – Jericho Crutcher (BC) pin Devonte Clark (RB) 1:31
119 – Levon Miller (RB) dec Robbie Clark (BC) 10-6
125 – Tyler Pitts (BC) tech Phil Grays (RB) 17-1 4:05
130 – Zach Sharp (RB) tech Tyler Schuch (RB) 20-4 5:55
135 – Trevor Herron (BC) tech Brandon Kerly 17-2 5:58
140 – Bradley Colbaugh (BC) pin Logan Sharp (RB) 3:05
145 – Vince Aguilar (BC) rec’d a forfeit
152 – Chris Aguilar (BC) pin Peyton Williams (RB) 1:08
160 – Jacob Bailey (BC) pin Zach Ferguson (RB) 2:41
171 – Matt Roderick (BC) rec’d a forfeit
189 – Chris Hood (BC) pin Devonte Colvin (RB) 1:12
215 – Tucker Bolton (BC) pin Demetrius Clay (RB) :34
285 – Patrick Benson (BC) pin Paul Horne (RB) 3:45

Senior Night: Chris Aguilar, Vince Aguilar, Trevor Herron, Chris Hood, Josh McDaniel, Matt Roderick and team managers Courtney Hames and Olivia Kirkpatrick were honored before the match.