Tiger wrestlers split in Madison Co. matches; MS team wins 8 of 12

Top finishers in the King of the Mountains tournament as previously reported were (l-r) John Lovvorn, third place; Tyson Gilland, first place; and Josh Cosby, fourth place.

The Washington-Wilkes Tiger wrestling team split in tri-meet matches against Madison County and Winder-Barrow last Tuesday, December 4, at Madison County.

Despite pins by Josh Cosby and Tyson Gilland, Madison County proved to be too much for the Tigers and finished the contest with an easy win. But Washington-Wilkes turned the tables scoring six pins in eight wins to handle Winder-Barrow in the outing's other match.
W-W 18, Madison County 60
130 Josh Cosby by pin
140 Tyson Gilland by pin
145 Josh McTier by forfeit
James McAvoy won by pin in a
JV match.
W-W 50, Winder-Barrow 27
Ryan Scarboro by forfeit
Rob Lovvorn by pin
125 John Lovvorn by pin
130 Josh Cosby by 8-6 decision
in OT
135 Evan Harrison by pin
140 Tyson Gilland by pin
145 Josh McTier By pin

189 Matthew Howard by pin
James McAvoy won by pin in a
JV Match

W-W Middle School wrestlers also competed in a combination match with Madison County and Winder-Barrow and won eight out of 12 matches. Winners were:
Drew Bradford by pin
Terrence Walton by pin
Dennis Hagan by pin
David Martin by pin
Will Lawson by pin
Alex Hackney by pin
Will Lawson by 8-2 decision
David Martin by pin

Tiger wrestlers were at home for the first time on Tuesday, December 11, for a quad match with Greenbrier, Hart County, and Oconee County but full results were not know in time for this issue.

The varsity will travel to Soperton this weekend for the Viking Invitational tournament. Both the varsity and middle school teams will be home again next Tuesday, December 18, against Jackson County and Glenn Hills.

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