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DEL.ICIO.USCass, Henry Co. in Riverwood rematch
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wrestling writer Kurt Aschermann Jr. ranks the top wrestling teams in the state, regardless of class: Week of Feb. 11.
Pin it down and rank the rankings: Let us know who YOUR Top 10 are and how they stack up against Kurt’s picks.
It didn’t have the glitz and glamour of the state duals, but Cass and Henry County got together at Riverwood to settle a score of sorts. Although the Class AAA co-champions in last month’s duals were without key starters &mdash Henry minus Anthony Fretwell, Cass minus Stevie Timm and Jason Evans — and it was impossible to capture the Macon-type atmosphere, the dual, won 46-28 by Cass, still held some intrigue.
The marquee match was at 119 pounds where Cass’ Justin Martin majored Evan Warrington, 14-4, in a long, bizarre dual that saw Martin pick up six penalty points. Martin, who earlier in the day picked up career victory No. 200 against Riverwood, got a late takedown and near fall to secure the decision. After Henry County picked up a pin at 125 to cut the lead to 20-18, Cass won the next three matches to go ahead 37-18.
Pound-for-Pound Top 10 (last week’s rankings in parenthesis)
1. Collins Hill (1) — Eagles move up a spot to No. 30 in latest AWN Prep 40
2. Union Grove (2) — Wolverines hit with injuries, sickness; still favorites at this weekend’s 2-AAAAA tournament
3. Pope (3) — Greyhounds dominate Loganville Tournament
4. Jefferson (4) — Three champions help Dragons win Vidalia Tournament
5. Cass (5) — Colonels 5-0 at Riverwood, including victory against Henry County
6. Harrison (6) — Hoyas take weekend off to get ready for 5-AAAAA Traditional
7. Lafayette (7) — Ramblers could qualify all 14 this weekend at 4-AA tourney
8. Ringgold (9) — Two impressive victories against Our Lady of Mercy and Milton help Tigers get ready for tough 7-AAAA tourney
9. Eastside (8) — Eagles go 2-1 at Parkview Duals; lose to Parkview
10. Gilmer (10) — Bobcats heavy favorites at 7-AAA bash this weekend
Takedowns
• Another coach reached a milestone this past weekend. Northgate’s Adrian Anderson picked up career dual win No. 300 in a 66-15 victory against Landmark Christian.
• No. 1 Collins Hill seems to be wrestling in its own world. The Eagles (43-2) lost four matches at the Grayson Duals in picking up victories against Warner Robins, Grayson and Walton.
• Martin wasn’t the only Cass wrestler to hit a milestone against Riverwood as 135-pounder Chase Lackey won his 150th career match against the Raiders.
Pin it down and rank the rankings: Let us know who YOUR Top 10 are and how they stack up against Kurt’s picks.
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By justafan
February 12, 2008 8:45 PM | Link to this
Do you really think that the parkview wrestling team cannot beat most of the teams you have ranked in the top 10 (except CH) - they are in a world of their own
By ViewtoaKill
February 13, 2008 10:58 AM | Link to this
Parkview has aldready beaten both Eastside and Gilmer head to head in duals, and finished higher than Lafayette and Ringgold at the McCallie tournament.
They only lost to Jefferson by 6 w/ 3 starters out, if you exclude the Feilds DQ for the slam…
By Don Hill
February 14, 2008 9:50 AM | Link to this
Why exclude the DQ? That is like saying “I could have won state had I only made weight.” Rules are rules. Break them and pay the penalty, abide by them and no problem. That rule wasn’t made up that night to give Jefferson 6 more points, it has been in place for years. It is intended to protect the safety of the wrestlers.
By Irby
February 14, 2008 11:18 PM | Link to this
I like the Hill, Union Grove and Pope 1-2-3….Jefferson at 4 and Cass at 5…maybe…but Harrison is probably a top 5 team, no. 6 might be too low.
rest of top 10 looks good - Lafayette - best in 2A; Eastside/Ringgold probably best 2 in 4A…Gilmer No. 2 in 3A….nice stuff.
By ViewtoaKill
February 15, 2008 7:27 PM | Link to this
The point is that Parkview wrestled Jefferson tough. The DQ counted, but it was an anomoly (that means probably wouldn’t happen again), so for the purpose of determining “pound for pound” probably shouldn’t be considered. Jefferson has nobody that beats Feilds head to head.
By Frank
February 17, 2008 5:33 PM | Link to this
Gilmer and Cass are basically equal teams, with Cass having the edge at state duals. But Gilmer has beaten LaFayette head to head and handily beat Ringgold just prior to duals. I guess what I’m saying is that Gilmer should be slightly behind Cass but ahead of the AAAA and AA teams. Fully agreed that Harrison’s ahead of them though.