Ringgold third, Gordon Lee fifth at Rockmart Invitational
Busch wins individual title for Tigers
The Ringgold and Gordon Lee High School wrestling teams put on solid showings at the 43rd Annual Rockmart Invitational this past Thursday.
The Tigers finished in a very respectable third place with 118.5 points, just two spots ahead of the Trojans, who placed fifth at 87.5, despite missing six wrestlers on the day.
The host Yellow Jackets captured the team title 283 points with Trion (221.5) earning the runner-up spot. Model was fourth with 90 points, while Northwest Whitfield (87) finished sixth in the 15-team field.
Tristan Busch was the lone winner for Ringgold as he went 4-0 to win the 144-pound weight class. Busch had a pair of pins to make the semifinals and picked up a 7-3 decision to earn a spot in the championship match. There he defeated Temple’s of Braderick Bennet, 12-6, to win the title.
Jaxon Delgado went 4-1 and made the semis at 150, while Travis Talley finished 5-1 at heavyweight. Both wrestlers placed third.
Nolan Rohrer (120), Hudson Moss (132) and Brent Lee Raby (190) all finished fourth. Rohrer (2-2) and Moss (3-2) made the semifinals, while Raby went 4-2 on the day.
Price Pennington (126) went 3-2, but did not medal. Brayden Raby (157) and
Daniel Lopez (215) were each 1-2, while Zane Rohrer (113), Evan Adcox (126) and Liam Gray (138) also wrestled for the Tigers.
As for the Trojans, they had three wrestlers make the finals, but all three had to settle for second place.
Landon Brown (120) won his first three matches, but lost to Rockmart’s T.K. Davis, who is now 32-0 on the season. Timy Duke (215) won his first two to make the finals, but fell to 28-0 Lane Harris of Trion, while Gabe Lowe (HWT) went 3-1, but lost to Jace Davis of Rockmart, who is now 40-1 on the year.
Mason Dougherty (165) went 3-2 and made the semifinals before finishing fourth.
Also wrestling for Gordon Lee was Corbin Curd (132), Noah Garrison (138), Avery Bloodworth (150), James Slatton (157) and Ben Lockhart (190). All five wrestlers went 1-2 on the day.
RINGGOLD, LAFAYETTE HIT THE MATS AT MURRAY COUNTY
The Tigers and the Ramblers closed out 2022 at the Murray County Duals in Chatsworth this past Friday.
The Blue-and-white defeated Northwest Whitfield (45-36), North Murray (5022), Murray County (60-23) and Grissom, Ala. (42-27). Their only loss was a narrow 42-36 setback to tournament champion Southeast Whitfield.
Individual results for the
Tigers had not been reported as of press time.
The Ramblers went 3-2, knocking off North Murray (45-29), Northwest Whitfield (48-29) and Murray County (40-32). Their losses included a 45-33 decision to Grissom and a 43-36 loss to Southeast Whitfield.
Levi Ledford (157/165 pounds) had five wins on the day for Lafayette with four coming by pin. Jacob Brown (175/190) also won all five of his matches, while scoring a pair of pins. Avery Davis (106) had four victories with three coming by pin, while Haygen Baker (138) and Easton Holland (215) both had two pins among
their four victories.
Gabe Warren (144/150) and Michael Hamilton (HWT) both had three wins with Warren picking up one pin. Vlad Plott (157) won twice, both times by pin. Eli Hudson (120) and Ashton Fox (144/150) each had two wins with one pin, while Malachi Miller (126) picked up a win for Lafayette.
Ringgold will host the Region 6-3A Duals this Saturday. The top four teams in the tournament will advance to the state preliminary tournament the following weekend. The Class 3A State Duals will be held Jan. 21 at Stephens County High School.