State wrestling champions
- Updated: February 17, 2018
UPDATING WITH SATURDAY FINALS
Calhoun County, Cleburne County have 11 wrestlers vying for state championships Saturday in Huntsville; Oxford well in front in 6A
By East Alabama Sports Today
HUNTSVILLE – Oxford won its second straight Class 6A state wrestling title and Calhoun County scored seven individual state champions Saturday during the final day of the AHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Von Braun Center.
The Yellow Jackets scored 203 points. Jakob Chisolm (126), Matt King (152) and heavyweight Clay Webb all won state titles. Webb won the Most Pins Award in 6A.
The Yellow Jackets have won all four legs of the County Slam each of the last two years — County Championship, State Duals, South Super Sectionals, State Championship.
Alexandria got championships from all three of its wrestlers in the 1A-5A finals.
Christian Knop (182) completed his third straight undefeated season with his third straight state title with his 164th straight victory. This one came with something new — the Most Outstanding Wrestler Award.
“It’s definitely something I’ve strived for ever since I started,” Knop said. “I dreamed about getting Most Valuable at the State Tournament. It was on the bucket list and now I can say I can finally cross it off.”
Jaden New (113) and Aaron Whittaker (152) also won state titles for the Valley Cubs. New overcame a restless night that had him watching tape of previous matches with his opponent, and Whittaker’s title match was voted Best Match of 1A-5A
Weaver’s Caleb Allison won the state title at 220.
TEAM SCORING
(Top 10)
CLASS 1A-5A: Arab 157.5, Scottsboro 153.5, Alexandria 112.5, Cleburne County 111, Dora 108.5, Mortimer Jordan 78.5, Hayden 69, Moody 69, Mae Jemison 64.5, Susan Moore 60.5.
CLASS 6A: Oxford 203, Benjamin Russell 111, Clay-Chalkville 103.5, Gardendale 98, Athens 97, McAdory 88, Helena 87, Pinson Valley 86.5, Southside-Gadsden 85, Stanhope Elmore 71.
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Calhoun and Cleburne County will send 11 wrestlers to battle for state titles Saturday during the final day of the state wrestling championships at the Von Braun Center.
Defending Class 6A state champion Oxford has the largest contingent with five. Alexandria has three in Class 1A-5A, Weaver has two and Cleburne County has one.
In the team race, Oxford has an seemingly insurmountable 74-point lead over Benjamin Russell in the 6A race with 179 points.
Arab leads the 1A-5A race with 148.5 points. Cleburne County is third (99), Alexandria is tied for fourth with Dora (92.5) and Weaver is tied for 15th with Deshler (44).
Here are some highlights provided by the AHSAA:
CLASS 1A-5A
Alexandria junior Christian Knop (49-0), the defending champion at 182 pounds, pinned Beauregard’s Kyle Hugley in 1:13 for his third straight pin to advance to the finals again. He will face Monquavious Ricks (43-2) of Deshler, who Knop beat in the semifinals last year and finished third.
Landon Castleberry of Hayden (53-2), who won at 113 pounds last season, will be facing Scottsboro’s John McAlpine (45-4), last year’s 120-pound winner, in the 126-pound finals.
Mortimer Jordan senior Carial Tarter (61-0), who won at 145 pounds last season, reached the 160-pound finals pinning Mae Jemison’s Michael Flynn in the semifinals for his third pin here. Now 119-0 in the last two seasons, Tarter will face Hayden junior Colby Hallmark (47-8) in the finals.
Scottsboro junior Kolton Clark (50-2), runner-up to Tarter last season at 145 pounds, advanced to the 170-pound championship match to face defending state champion Ethan Pippen of Westminster Christian.
Fultondale senior Macon Edwards advanced to his fourth consecutive championship bout with a quick pin (0:56) in his semifinal match and will meet Cleburne County senior Dylan Turner (31-3) in the finals. Edwards is 237-1 over the last four seasons with a winning streak of 163 straight match wins coming to an end in last year’s 113-pound finals.
Weaver’s Caleb Allison (52-3) advanced to the 220-pound championship match with his a 5-1 decision over Scottsboro junior Caleb Anderson. Allison won his first two matches in a total of just 69 seconds. His opponent in the finals will be Travis Woodall of North Jackson (30-4).
Woodall and his twin brother Tanner (29-2) both advanced to the finals with Tanner competing in the 195-pound championship bout.
CLASS 6A
Hueytown senior Brian Gardner pulled the biggest upset of Friday’s action, pinning defending Class 6A state 285-pound state champion Jake Andrews of Stanhope Elmore.
Gardner (22-2) pinned Andrews (25-3) in 2:12 in the semifinals for his third straight pin. He will face Oxford’s Clay Webb (34-1), who pinned Opelika sophomore Michael Dawson in 1:25.
Webb finished second last year and Gardner was fifth.
Andrew Smith of Southside-Gadsden, last year’s 6A champion at 106 pounds, improved to 70-4 on the season with a 14-0 major decision win in the 113-pound semifinals. The senior will meet Oxford junior Chase Hicks (59-7), who won his semifinal match with a pin (1:54).
Javonic Turner of Homewood (42-0) reached the 152-pound finals to face Oxford’s Matt King (54-3), who won last year at 160 pounds.
Here are the local title bout matchups:
CLASS 1A-5A
106: Cody Souder, Fr., Weaver (34-1) lost to Cory Land, Jr., Moody (53-2), 6-4
113: Jaden New, 8, Alexandria (37-5) pinned Joseph Martin, Jr., Arab (56-5), 1:28
120: Dylan Turner, Sr., Cleburne County (31-4) lost to Macon Edwards, Sr., Fultondale (75-0), 6-0
152: Aaron Whittaker, Sr., Alexandria (46-4) dec. over Brady Richardson, Sr., Holtville (49-2), 7-5
182: Christian Knop, Jr., Alexandria (50-0) pinned Monquavias Ricks, Sr., Deshler (43-3), 1:45
220: Caleb Allison, Jr., Weaver (53-3) dec. over Travis Woodall, Jr., North Jackson (30-5), SV-1, 3-1
CLASS 6A
113: Chase Hicks, Jr., Oxford (59-8) lost to Andrew Smith, Sr., Southside (71-4), 12-1
120: Landon Burrage, Jr., Oxford (53-21) lost to Jacob Dease, Fr., Southside (61-10), 8-0
126: Jakob Chisolm, Fr., Oxford (57-14) dec. over Steven Bell, Jr., McAdory (69-2), 8-5
152: Matt King, Sr., Oxford (55-3) dec. over Javonic Turner, Sr., Homewood (42-1), 4-2
285: Clay Webb, Jr., Oxford (35-1) pinned Brian Gardner, Sr., Hueytown (22-3), 0:37
TEAM TOP 15
CLASS 1A-5A
Arab 148.5, Scottsboro 127.5, Cleburne County 99, Alexandria 92.5, Dora 92.5, Mortimer Jordan 73.5, Hayden 65, Mae Jemison 62.5, Moody 61, Susan Moore 60.5, Leeds 54, Tallassee 49.5, St. John Paul II 47.5, North Jackson 44.5, Deshler 44, Weaver 44.
CLASS 6A
Oxford 179, Benjamin Russell 105, Clay-Chalkville 97.5, Gardendale 96, Athens 91, McAdory 79, Southside 75, Pinson Valley 74.5, Helena 74, Homewood 62, Stanhope Elmore 61, Chelsea 60, Wetumpka 58, Gulf Shores 52.5, Center Point 50.
Here are all the finals matches in the state wrestling championships Saturday:
AHSAA 63rd State Wrestling Championships
(Finals start at 11 a.m.)
CLASS 1A/5A
106 pounds: Cory Land, Moody (52-2), Jr., vs. Cody Souder, Weaver (34-0), Fr.
113 pounds: Joseph Martin, Arab (56-4), Jr., vs. Jaden New, Alexandria (36-5), 8th
120 pounds: Macon Edwards, Fultondale (74-0), Sr., vs. Dylan Turner, Cleburne County (31-3), Sr.
126 pounds: Landon Castleberry, Hayden (53-2) Sr., vs. John McAlpin, Scottsboro (45-4), Sr.
132 pounds: Zachary Clayton, Dora (58-1), Sr., vs. Kage Robertson, Susan Moore (40-3), Sr.
138 pounds: Garrett McClendon, Arab (58-6), Jr., vs. Brantley McHugh, Madison County (27-5), Sr.
145 pounds: Clay Jones, Arab (68-0), Sr., vs. Rashad Clark, Moody (53-5), Jr.
152 pounds: Aaron Whittaker, Alexandria (45-4), Sr., vs. Brady Richardson, Holtville (49-1), Sr.
160 pounds: Carial Tarter, Mortimer Jordan (61-0), Sr., vs. Colby Hallmark, Hayden (47-8), Jr.
170 pounds: Kolton Clark, Scottsboro (50-2), Jr., vs. Ethan Pippen, Westminster, (44-4), Sr.
182 pounds: Monquavias Ricks, Deshler (43-2), Sr., vs. Christian Knop, Alexandria (49-0), Jr.
195 pounds: Tanner Woodall, North Jackson (29-2), Jr., vs. Andy Baker, Tallassee (57-1), Jr.
220 pounds: Travis Woodall, North Jackson (30-4), Jr., vs. Caleb Allison, Weaver (52-3), Jr.
285 pounds: Bradford Womack, Scottsboro (28-6), Jr., vs. Michael Barnes, Mortimer Jordan (46-10), Jr.
CLASS 6A
106 pounds: Bobby Charsha, Benjamin Russell (56-9), So., vs. George Vazquez, Pinson Valley (31-3), Jr.
113 pounds: Andrew Smith, Southside-Gadsden (70-4), Sr., vs. Chase Hicks, Oxford (59-7), Jr.
120 pounds: Jacob Dease, Southside-Gadsden (60-10), Fr., vs. Landon Burrage, Oxford (53-20), Jr.
126 pounds: Steven Bell, McAdory (69-1), Jr., vs. Jakob Chisolm, Oxford (56-14), Fr.
132 pounds: Brandon Seawright, Minor (36-2), So., vs. Gage Hudson, Gulf Shores (41-6), Jr.
138 pounds: Alex Miller, Helena (50-2), Sr., vs. Deacon Cowart, Athens (35-13), Jr.
145 pounds: Saxon Coker, Benjamin Russell (55-10), So., vs. Justin Ingram, Spanish Fort (75-0), Sr.
152 pounds: Javonic Turner, Homewood (42-0), Sr., vs. Matt King, Oxford (54-3), Sr.
160 pounds: Zaquarius Harris, Columbia (41-9), Jr., vs. Trevor Muncey, Gardendale (26-5), Sr.
170 pounds: Isaiah McDougal, Columbia (45-2), Sr., vs. Tobias Garrison, Stanhope Elmore (39-0), Sr.
182 pounds: Thomas Carter, Athens (12-1), Sr., vs. Nathan Dunaway, Helena (66-1), So.
195 pounds: Carlos Miguel Figueroa, Homewood (60-1), Jr., vs. Anthony Talton, Clay-Chalkville (43-4), Jr.
220 pounds: Jackson Jones, Clay-Chalkville (35-2), Jr, vs. Daiquion Thedford, Brookwood (32-3), Sr.
285 pounds: Clay Webb, Oxford (34-1), Jr., vs. Brian Gardner, Hueytown (22-2), Sr.
CLASS 7A
106 pounds: Dylan Leseueur, Thompson (46-9), Jr., vs. Adrian Neco, Central-Phenix City (51-5), Fr.
113 pounds: Tyler Ivey, Grissom (21-0) , Jr., vs. Emmanuel Oliver, Thompson (32-5), So.
120 pounds: Sullivan Tipton, Oak Mountain (49-7), So., vs. Riley Huff, Hoover (35-8), Jr.
126 pounds: Chandler Akins, Thompson (38-9), Jr., vs. Mark Hurt, Central-Phenix City (39-6), Sr.
132 pounds: Gabe Hixenbaugh, Thompson (52-3), Jr., vs. Maxwell Kauffman, Central-Phenix City (51-4), Jr.
138 pounds: Stone Barden, Hewitt-Trussville (25-3), Jr., vs. Hector Candelario, Central-Phenix City (51-0), Sr.
145 pounds: Conner Smith, Hewitt-Trussville (42-4), Sr., vs. Jonathan Handy, Grissom (52-2), Sr.
152 pounds: Cale Land, Hewitt-Trussville (22-9), Jr., vs. Peter Dazzio, Vestavia Hills (38-6), Jr.
160 pounds: Bowman Hill, Vestavia Hills (28-2), Sr., vs. Robert Morales, Central-Phenix City (48-3), Sr.
170 pounds: Jordan Hunter, Buckhorn (31-2), Jr., vs. Barrett Blakely, Oak Mountain (52-0), Sr.
182 pounds: Spencer Haddock, Vestavia Hills (21-2), Sr., vs. George Francovitch, Bob Jones (42-4), Jr.
195 pounds: Harold Gilmore, Bob Jones (45-4), Sr., vs. D’Angelo Dewitt, Hoover (45-2), Sr.
220 pounds: Seth Dupree, Bob Jones (45-4) , Sr., vs. Jaegar Clark, Huntsville (56-2), Sr.
285 pounds: Camron Hill, Lee-Montgomery (29-1), Sr., vs. Seth Whitlock, Thompson (27-12), Sr.
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