Wrestlers post team, individual wins; will host Towns Co., Winder-Barrow

JOSH COSBY KEEPS HIS OPPONENT UNDER CONTROL IN A RECENT MATCH His last-minute win sealed the Tigers' sweep of a four-way meet last week at ELCA.

Washington-Wilkes Tiger wrestlers found a groove in action last week as they notched some strong victories both individually and as a team.

John Lovvorn and Tyson Gilland each won first place at the Redskin Rumble hosted by Social Circle involving a total of 13 competing teams. And as a team, the Tigers swept a four-way meet on Tuesday, January 23, at Eagles Landing Christian Academy.

Competing at 135 pounds in the Redskin Rumble, Gilland won his first round with a pin of Clarke Central's Kevin Farley. In the semifinal round, he pinned David Massey of Elbert County and then defeated Alcovy's Chris Reid 3-1 in the finals to take first place.

Lovvorn, competing at 119 pounds pinned Michael Johnson of Buford in the first round and cruised past Josh LaRue of Loganville 8-0 in the semifinal match. The final was a bit tougher as Lovvorn battled with Elbert's Mitchell Davis through two overtime periods to win it 3-2.

Charlton Ware has a strong showing at 189 pounds and advanced to the consolation semifinals.

John Lovvorn (left) and Tyson Gilland took first place medals in their respective weight classes in the Redskin Rumble held last weekend.

At ELCA, the Tigers started off with a smashing victory over St. Pius 51-17. The match started at 119 pounds. Tigers posting wins are as follows:

119 - John Lovvorn by 9-2 decision

125 - Josh Cosby by pin 135 - Tyson Gilland by pin 145 - Dywane Hampton by pin 160 - Trey McCants by pin 171 - Jermayne Hanosek by pin 189 - Charlton Ware by pin 215 - Ryan Cutler by forfeit

285 - Anthony Smith by forfeit

Derrick Ferris and Josh McTier won JV matches by pins.

In the second pairing of the quad meet, Athens Christian offered stiffer competition but still not enough to match W-W on the mats. The Tigers took the win at 48-33. Starting at 125 pounds, individual winners for W-W were:

130 - Evan Harrison by pin 135 - Tyson Gilland by forfeit 140 - Dywane Hampton by pin 145 - DJ Willis by pin 152 - Trey McCants by pin 160 - Jermayne Hanosek by pin 189 - Charlton Ware by pin

119 - John Lovvorn by pin

Derrick Ferris won a JV match by pin.

In the last match of the day, the Tigers faced the host team, ELCA, which is ranked No. 6 in the state in Class A. The match played out a bit more dramatically and came down to the last individual match.

The match began at 130 pounds and Evan Harrison pinned his opponent. Gilland got a forfeit at 135 pounds to put the Tigers ahead 12- 0. ELCA narrowed the gap to 12-6 before Trey McCants took an overtime win 12-10. Ryan Cutler got a pin at 189 and Brandon Howard took a forfeit at 285. But ELCA then moved ahead 27-33.

With two matches to go, Lovvorn took the mat at 119, pinned his opponent and evened the score at 33- 33. Then at 125 pounds, Josh Cosby took a close 7-6 victory to seal the Tigers' sweep at 36-33.

And again, Ferris won a JV match, 8-5.

The Tigers were at home on Tuesday, January 30, to host Athens Christian and Lakeside. They will be home again on Friday, February 2, to host Towns County and Winder-Barrow. The final match of the regular season will be the Patriot Classic at Oglethorpe County on Saturday, February 3.

Area and state individual tournaments begin February 9.

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