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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wrestling season hits high gear
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
To the Pound for Pound staff, the wrestling season officially begins only when Georgia teams and individuals start traveling outside the state’s borders for competition. This weekend, McEachern’s Brandon Westerman travels to the Walsh Ironman in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, trying to follow in the footsteps of former Harrison wrestler Josh Condon (now at Chattanooga), who won last year’s Ironman at 160 pounds.
Westerman is seeded No. 4 in the 125-pound weight class that includes No. 1-seed Sam White (Massillon Perry High School, Ohio), Wrestling USA Magazine’s No. 3 at 125 pounds, and 2-seed Zach Neibert (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), WUSA’s No. 5 at 119 pounds.
Parkview will hit the Southern Slam in Taylors, S.C.,, while Sprayberry and Chattanooga signee Alex Hudson and three other teams head to Tennessee for the Knoxville Invitational.
Pound for Pound will have its eye on the results from all three spots and provide a detailed recap next week.
AJC Top 10 All-Class Wrestling Rankings - Week 3
(Last week in parentheses)
- Collins Hill (1): Eagles look strong in 63-9 victory against Grayson.
- Union Grove (2): Six more dual wins for Wolverines, including victories against No. 6 Kennesaw Mountain and No. 9 Centennial.
- Pope (3): Greyhounds complete strong trio at top of Class AAAAA.
- Jefferson (4): Season finally begins for Dragons, Friday at Panther Invitational.
- Lafayette (5): Ramblers open season with 56-12 dual victory against Sonoraville.
- Kennesaw Mountain (9): Mustangs (10-2) only loss in Georgia to No. 3 Pope.
- Henry County (NR): Warhawks are 10-5 with four of the losses coming by a combined 18 points.
- Cass (10): Colonels followed win at Hiram Duals with two comfortable victories against Sprayberry and Sequoyah.
- Dacula (NR): Despite recent loss to North Forsyth, Falcons look like a Class AAAAA sleeper.
- Centennial (6): Knights slip again with dual loss to Milton.
Coaches Poll - Week 3
(First-place votes)
- Collins Hill (7), 88 points. Last week: 1
- Union Grove, 71. Last week: 2
- Pope (2), 70. Last week: 3
- Jefferson, 58. Last week: 4
- Centennial, 43. Last week: 5
- Lafayette, 32. Last week: 6 T7 Kennesaw Mountain, 21. Last week: NR T7 Henry County, 21. Last week: NR
- Cass, 16. Last week: T-9
- Eastside, 11. Last week: 7
Others receiving votes:
Walton, 8; Gilmer, 7; Camden County, 6; Parkview, 5; Fayette County, 5; Dacula, 5; Peachtree Ridge, 5; Whitewater, 5; Harrison, 4; North Forsyth, 4; Grayson, 3; Wesleyan, 2; Loganville, 2; Woodland (Bartow), 1; Ola, 1; Kell, 1
On the record
“We’ve got some really tough competition coming up, [but] we showed we could compete with the best in the nation [last year]. We’ve got the Clash, and I think we’ve got a good shot at placing top 4.” — Collins Hill 140-pounder Joel Smith on the Eagles’ national schedule that includes a Jan. 2 trip to Minnesota for the Clash Duals.
Where we’ll be
This weekend, Pound for Pound heads to Jackson County, where No. 3 Jefferson opens its season in the always competitive Panther Invitational.
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