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11/22: 4th Place Finish at the Wildcat Duals; Hendrix, Miller Champions

On Saturday, the Varsity Boys and Girls competed at Valdosta High School in the Wildcat Duals and Girls Callout. The Varsity Boys team took 4th place and Emelee Hendrix and Hannah Miller of the Lady Gators finished 1st in their pool!

The Boys opened up the first dual in their pool against Colquitt County High School. The boys would fall just short of the Packers 33-39, the only loss of the day to the eventual champions. They would rebound with a 41-36 win over Mary Persons High School. During the crossover pool, the Gators defeated Region opponent Perry with a 42-32 victory. To end the day and claim 4th by defeating Lowndes High School 60-18. Wrestlers of the day were Freshman Ashton Cox and Senior Jordan Maxwell, both going 4-0 with Cox scoring a max of 24 team points, 2 falls and 2 forfeits, and Maxwell scoring 23 team points, 2 falls, 1 techfall and 1 forfeit.

The Girls did not have a team score for the event. Senior Emelee Hendrix went 3-0 on the day with all 3 pinfalls. Senior Hannah Miller went 2-1 on the day with 2 pinfalls. Freshman Audrina Streeter competed for the first time representing our lower weights. She finished her day going 1-1 with a pinfall as well.

11/15: 4th Place Finish In The Battle At The Bay

On Saturday the Wrestling Gators placed 4th in the Battle At The Bay at Brantley County High School. Ware County scored a total of 130.5 points. This finish was ahead of powerhouse 5A Glynn Academy and Brunswick and ahead of region opponent Wayne County.

Leading the team were Seniors Jordan Maxwell and Jaden McKelvin. Maxwell won the 113 lbs bracket with 2 pinfalls and 3 techfalls, including a tech fall win vs #5 of 5A (GeorgiaGrappler) in the finals. McKelvin won the 150 lbs bracket with 4 techfalls and a major decision win in the finals. Freshman Ashton Cox and Collin Deal were the next top finishers for the Gators, placing 4th each at 106 and 215. Rounding out the top 5 were Juniors Evan Thomas, Aaron Bennett, and Senior Jalen Hampton all placing 5th in their weight classes.

11/8: Swamp Duals Champions!!!

The Ware County Wrestling Team opened its season on Saturday hosting the 17th Annual Taylor Bristow Memorial Swamp Duals here in the Swamp.  The Gators claimed 1st place overall in the tournament going 4 – 0 in pool A and were victorious in the finals.  In round 1 the Gators blanked Greenbrier B 70-0.  In round 2 the Gators had a bye. In round 3, Ware bested the Brantley Co. Herons 59-12. In round 4, Ware defeated the Jenkins Warriors 64-18. In round 5, the Gators won their pool by defeating the Lee County Trojans 66-15, placing the Gators in the finals with Effingham County. The Gators capped off the event as the Tournament Champions defeating the Effingham County Rebels with a score of 54-27. Grapplers of the Day were Noah Paul (126) and Evan Thomas (144). Both wrestlers went 5-0 with 5 pinfalls, maximizing their bonus points for the Gators. The Ware County Wrestling Gators start off the season 5-0 in duals!

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Coming up…..

Nov. 22nd: Wildcat Duals @ Valdosta HS

Nov. 24 - 25th: Southern Trojan War @ Coffee HS

Dec. 2nd: Tri-Duals: West Laurens & Appling County @ Home

Dec. 5th-6th: Yellow Jacket Duals / JV Stinger / Queen of the Nest @ Jeff Davis HS

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*** In Memory of ***

Taylor Bristow

July 2, 1994-August 23,2024

Julian ‘Jiggy’ Thomas

Dec 14, 1996 - Jan 26, 2019