Heritage grapplers complete NGAC championship double
The Heritage Generals completed the NGAC wrestling championship double in Trion on Saturday by the taking the traditional tournament title on the heels of the duals title they won a week earlier.
Heritage had a tournament-best 11 wrestlers place in the top four and they needed all of them as they held off Gordon Lee for the crown. The Generals finished with 205.5 points to 200 for the Trojans.
Trion scored 172 points to take third place, while Ringgold (123) finished one spot ahead of Catoosa County rival Lakeview (108). The rest of the standings included Saddle Ridge (99), Rossville (87.5), Chattanooga Valley (72), LaFayette (45) and Dade (38).
Heritage finished with three champions. Boston Chandler gutted out a 4-3 win over Trion’s Zach Eaton in the 94-pound final. Jonathan Arehart pinned Lakeview’s Jeb Watkins to win at 108, while Trey Wilson pinned Lakeview’s Jacob Seiffert to win at 150.
Gordon Lee, who had 10 wrestlers place, had the most individual champions with four. Jack French (72) earned a 10-5 win over Ringgold’s Cason Craig in the finals. Landon Williams (86) won a 10-4 decision over Saddle Ridge’s Bentley Wilson. Carson Alexander (100) pinned Rossville Wilmer Cronnon, and Brayden Stoker (220) earned the pin against Saddle Ridge’s Josiah Womack.
Trion tied Heritage with three champions. Silas Mills recorded a pin against Gordon Lee’s Ty Davis at 115. At 123, Steven Gardner pinned Heritage’s Billy Hamilton. Then at 140, Coleman Lee won the title with a pin against Lakeview’s Alex Murdock.
Ringgold’s only champion came at 180 as Jeremiah Frost pinned Gordon Lee’s Michael Hyde.
Tallon Goodine of Lakeview won the 78-pound title with a 10-4 decision over Dade’s Jude Everitt, while his teammate, Jonas Watkins (165), claimed a narrow 2-0 decision over Luke Jones of Heritage.
Isaac Hamilton (130) picked up an individual title for Saddle Ridge after an 8-2 victory over Kobin Osbourne of LaFayette, while Chattanooga Valley’s Antonio Jackson was the heavyweight champion after pinning Hunter Baker of Heritage.
Gardner was later named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament for the lower weights, while Jackson took the title for the upper weights.
The tournament was the last scheduled event of the season for the league.
More details from the tournament and top four placers from Friday’s JV tournament can be found on our website.