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DEL.ICIO.USStockbridge grapplers top Tucker (twice)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Stockbridge wrestling team’s bid for a top-five finish at the state duals meet was cut short because of the winter storm that hit North Georgia over the weekend, so the Tigers didn’t get a chance at Tucker in Macon. Had the event continued, Stockbridge and Tucker would have met in the next round.
“We felt that we had a great opportunity to wrestleback and finish third in the state,” said Stockbridge coach Don Williams.
So it can easily be viewed as serendipitous that Stockbridge had scheduled a dual meet with Tucker on Wednesday. What happened on the mat, though had little to do with luck. Stockbridge won 41-24 despite shifting wrestlers around in three different weight classes, getting five pins in the process, leaving little doubt how things might have gone at the state meet. Jesse Davis (160), Ben Jones (171), Marcus Morman (189), Jose Paz (215) and Randy Salmon (285) all pinned their Tucker opponents.
The truncated state duals tournament also thwarted Union Grove’s quest to finish in the top three. The Wolverines suffered their first duals loss in the second round to eventual champion Collins Hill and worked their way to the consolation semifinals before competition was halted.
Six Union Grove wrestlers went unbeaten for the weekend, led by Joey Lazor, who ran his record to 38-0 …
Comeback kids
The Eagle’s Landing boys basketball team fell behind early at Jackson Tuesday, but outscored the Red Devils 40-20 over the second and third quarters to improve to 11-8 and 5-2 in Region 4-AAA Division A. Jamie Vaughn scored 28 points and Bryan Gray 21 for Eagle’s Landing.
Long-range lethal
Ola’s Thomas Werner has twice hit six 3-pointers in a game. The sophomore buried six in a win over Henry County as the Mustangs, in their second year of varsity play, beat Henry for the first time, and he also made six threes in a loss to Jackson.
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By iggy
January 25, 2008 12:46 AM | Link to this
I like Stockbridge. AAAA traditional champs
By Don Williams
January 25, 2008 8:11 AM | Link to this
Thanks for the press
By AAAA fan
January 25, 2008 9:21 PM | Link to this
It is funny how they believe they would have gotten third when they probably would have faced a Northwest Whitfield team in the consolation finals that had already beaten them the day before.
By mazie
January 28, 2008 4:50 AM | Link to this
go tiger your are the best we know you can make it
By Read
January 30, 2008 12:23 PM | Link to this
All Williams said was he felt that Stockbridge had a great opportunity to wrestleback and finish third in the state.
He never said they believe they would’ve gotten 3rd.
Read.