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2022 GHSA DUALS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE JANUARY 22, 2022

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WELCOME GHSA TEAM DUALS WRESTLING FANS

SATURDAY - JANUARY 22

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elcome to the 2022 GHSA Team Duals Wrestling State Championships! The best teams from all classifications throughout our state will compete in what is sure to be an exciting highlight of the wrestling season. Thank you for your support of this tournament and for your support of high school wrestling throughout this season.

ALL CLASSES

BOUTS

MATS

WEIGH-IN

9:00 AM

The GHSA is fortunate to have many partners and volunteers that make quality events such as this possible. These championships are hosted by the Atlanta Takedown Association whose members give their time to plan and operate the tournament. Special thanks go out to Bud Hennebaul, Tournament Director, and Don Corr who is GHSA’s Associate Director for wrestling. We are excited to be at each of our seven high schools and appreciate the work of their outstanding staff that stands ready to help you in any way to make your experience the best it can be.

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9:45 AM

QUARTERFINALS

10:00 AM

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CONSO FINALS AND FINALS

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SEMIS & CONSO QUARTERS

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The 2022 Georgia High School Association Team Dual Wrestling State Championship Guide is published by Score Media, a division of Score Atlanta, in conjunction with the GHSA. The guide was designed by Adam Schindler, and edited by Craig Sager II, Seth Ellerbee and Graham David. Information was provided by the GHSA and ATA. For more information on Score Media, go to Scoreatl.com or call 404-256-1572.

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DUAL WRESTLING PRELIMS BRING CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD INTO FOCUS

BY CRAIG SAGER II | CSAGER@SCOREATL .COM

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he results from the Dual Wrestling Region and Area Tournaments set the field of teams that competed in the pre-

lims this past weekend and now the eight remaining programs in each classification will compete for the ultimate prize this weekend at the GHSA Team Duals Wrestling State Championships. Following the conclusion of the two rounds of prelims, the GHSA conducted a process to seed the championship field and this will likely result in this year’s most successful programs not meeting until the final rounds.

In Class 7A, seven-time defending dual state champion Camden County dominated its first two opponents—posting a 75-0 shutout over Marietta and a 72-3 victory over Etowah.

This is reminiscent of last year when the Wildcats followed a first-round bye with a 78-0 flawless triumph over McEachern.

Camden County’s success in the prelims again this year, and its historic success as Georgia’s premier program will once again be the storyline in Class 7A. The Wildcats’ join Colquitt County and Lowndes in the championship field—making Region 1 one of two regions to send a trio of teams to the championships. Region 6 is also represented by three teams after top seed North Forsyth, West Forsyth and Lambert all advanced to the championships. The other two teams to emerge from the prelims in Class 7A are Region 8 top-seeded Mill Creek and Region 3 topseeded North Paulding.

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Class 6A appears to be especially competitive again this season. Last year, defending state champion Pope was served a 39-38 loss to Dalton and was denied a trip to the championships. Buford eventually captured the state title in its first season in Class 6A and the Wolves will be back this year after moving past Kennesaw Mountain 81-0 and South Effingham 66-6.

Richmond Hill and Cambridge both advanced to the championships as No. 3 seeds and defeated top seeds Pope (43-24) and Grovetown (58-24) in their latest victories, respectively.

FAMILIAR FOES FACE-OFF Class 5A also got bolstered by reclassification a year ago as two-time reigning Class 4A state champion Woodward Academy joined the classification. Woodland-Bartow ultimately went on to win its third-straight state crown, however, and will be back to lead the championship field with Woodward Academy, Locust Grove, Jones County, Ola, Jackson County, Cass and Coffee.

Jefferson will be looking for its 20th all-time duals state championship in Class 4A after a bye and 60-15 win over Troup in the prelims. The Dragons’ lopsided victory was an outlier in an otherwise dramatic prelim. Marist earned its championship berth with a 39-34 victory over Perry, Heritage-Catoosa scored a 38-34 win over Benedictine to advance and Columbus edged Chestatee 37-36 in another narrow thriller.

North Hall’s Class 3A duals state title last season was vacated following the discovery of procedural errors. The Trojans defeated Gilmer in the finals a year ago, and the Bobcats avenged that loss this past weekend in the prelims with a 5016 win over North Hall. Gilmer followed that victory with a perfect 81-0 win over Appling County and will lead the field with Adairsville, Morgan County, Rockmart, Sonoraville, North Murray, Oconee County and Murray County—which will faceoff with Gilmer to open the championships.

Class 2A’s Oglethorpe County won its first-ever wrestling state title at last year’s duals and will look to defend its title after a strong showing in the prelims that included a 71-6 win over Coosa and an 80-0 win over Putnam County. The Patriots will take on Pepperell to open the championships and will lead the Class 2A field with Vidalia, Lamar County, Fannin County, Lovett, Haralson County and Dade County.

Class A’s Mt. Pisgah also produced its first-ever state title at last year’s duals. The Patriots return to the championships after big wins over Towns County (66-12) and Mt. de Sales (62-12) in the prelims. Mt. Pisgah, Landmark Christian, Charlton County, Trion, Social Circle, Screven County, Commerce and St. AnnePacelli make Class A the only classification that sent eight top seeds to the championships.

2022 TEAM DUALS WRESTLING STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

REIGNING CHAMPS AND TITLE HOPEFULS COMPETE FOR ULTIMATE PRIZE

BY CRAIG SAGER II | CSAGER@SCOREATL .COM

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he Team Dual Wrestling Championships will be held at seven separate host sites this year and the brackets are loaded with the state’s most accomplished programs. This is certainly the case in Georgia’s highest classification where seven-time defending dual state champion Camden County will be represented as the No. 1 seed. West Forsyth has been defeated by Camden County in each of the past two years, including last year’s finals. This year, the Wolverines will open against a tough North Paulding squad and will have a potential rematch with Camden County in the quarterfinals.

Buford won last year’s Class 6A championship in what was the program’s first-ever year in the classification. The Wolves clinched that title with a 46-17 win over Creekview in the finals. This year, Buford will open up the championships against Lassiter and will potentially face Creekview or Richmond Hill in the quarterfinals. Buford, Valdosta, Richmond Hill and Alexander have all won dual state titles in the last five years and lead a stacked Class 6A field.

COMMITTED TO WINNING Woodland-Bartow cruised past the competition last year to clinch its third-straight Class 5A dual state title and will head to McDonough High School to compete against a familiar field of contenders, including Woodward Acad-

emy, which joined the classification last year following the latest reclassification cycle, Ola, Cass and Jackson County.

Woodland-Cartersville will open the championships against Locust Grove, while last year’s runner up—Cass—opens up with Coffee.

Jefferson has an opportunity to capture its 20th alltime dual state title this weekend and all 19 of its previous championship runs have occurred over the last 20 seasons.

In fact, 2020 was the first and only time the Dragons were not represented at the top of the podium in the sports history. Jefferson returned to form last year by conquering a tough Class 4A field and will open this year’s championships against Bainbridge. Incredibly, six of the eight teams heading to LaGrange to compete for this year’s title failed to qualify for state a year ago: Bainbridge, Hampton, Columbus, Marist, Cedartown, Heritage-Catoosa.

UP FOR GRABS North Hall had its duals state title vacated last season and the Trojans were denied a return to the championships this year with a 50-26 loss to Gilmer in a rematch of last year’s (37-27) finals this past weekend. As a result, Gilmer is riding in with tremendous momentum and will aim for its first state title since 2016 when the program captured its seventh-straight duals state title. Sonoraville, Rockmart,

Morgan County and Adairsville return to the championships again, while Oconee County, North Murray and Murray County arrive after failing to qualify a year ago.

Oglethorpe County entered last year’s championships as a No. 2 seed and celebrated the program’s first-ever wrestling state title with a dramatic 38-29 win over Dade County in the finals. The Patriots are back to defend their crown after a dominating run in the prelims that included a 71-6 win over Coosa and an 80-0 win over Putnam County.

Oglethorpe County’s next opponent will be Pepperell, which last hoisted a wrestling state title in 1975.

In Class A, Commerce had won six-straight state titles leading up to Trion’s victory in 2020 and Mt. Pisgah’s triumph at last year’s duals. Trion’s state title was its first since the 1994 traditional title, while Mt. Pisgah’s run to the title last season was its first-ever crown. Now, the question remains if another program can claim a historic first-ever dual title this year or if this is the year that Commerce or Class A newcomer Social Circle regains its championship grasp. Social Circle entered Class A last year, following a run in Class 2A that included five-straight state titles (2015-19). Landmark Christian, Charlton County, Screven County and St. AnnePacelli are also heading into the championships following impressive performances in the prelims.

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TEAM DUALS PAST CHAMPIONS YEAR AAAAAA AAAAA AAAA AAA AA A 2002 McEachern Ringgold Lovett Northgate Jefferson 2003 McEachern Woodland Lovett Dawson Co Jefferson 2004 Parkview LaFayette Dublin Dawson Co. Jefferson 2005 Collins Hill Ringgold Gilmer West Laurens Jefferson 2006 Parkview Henry County Columbus West Laurens Jefferson 2007 McEachern Stockbridge Gilmer Wesleyan Jefferson 2008 Collins Hill Ringgold Cass/Henry Co. LaFayette Jefferson (Co-Champions) 2009 Collins Hill Whitewater LaFayette Jefferson Bremen 2010 Collins Hill Loganville Gilmer Jefferson Bremen 2011 Collins Hill Woodland, Cartersville Gilmer Jefferson Bremen 2012 Camden Co. Pope Gilmer Jefferson Holy Innocents’/ Gordon Lee (Co-Champions) 2013 Archer Pope Gilmer Banks County Jefferson Gordon Lee 2014 Archer Pope Gilmer Buford Jefferson Commerce 2015 Archer Camden County Gilmer Jefferson Social Circle Commerce 2016 Archer Camden County Gilmer Jefferson Social Circle Commerce YEAR 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

AAAAAAA Camden County Camden County Camden County Camden County Camden County

AAAAAA Alexander Richmond Hill Valdosta Pope Buford

AAAAA Buford Buford Woodland-Bartow Woodland-Bartow Woodland-Bartow

AAAA Jefferson Jefferson Woodward Woodward Jefferson

AAA Bremen North Hall Jefferson North Hall (Vacated)

AA Social Circle Social Circle Social Circle Chattooga Oglethorpe County

A Commerce Commerce Commerce Trion Mt. Pisgah

TRADITIONAL WRESTLING TOURNAMENT HISTORY YEAR AAAAAA 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Archer 2014 Archer 2015 Archer 2016 Archer

YEAR AAAAAAA AAAAAA 2017 Camden County Alexander 2018 Camden County Richmond Hill 2019 Camden County Valdosta 2020 Camden County Creekview 2021 Camden County Buford

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AAAAA AAAA AAA Collins Hill Ringgold Dublin McEachern Woodland Lovett Parkview Ringgold Dublin Collins Hill Ringgold Gilmer Parkview Ringgold Cass McEachern Stockbridge Gilmer Collins Hill Eastside Gilmer Collins Hill Effingham County Eastside Collins Hill Alexander Gilmer Collins Hill Pope Gilmer Collins Hill Pope Heritage-Catoosa Pope Gilmer Woodward Academy Cambridge Gilmer Buford Camden County Gilmer Jefferson Camden County Gilmer Jefferson

AA Rockmart Rockmart Dawson County West Laurens West Laurens Wesleyan LaFayette Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Social Circle Social Circle

A Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Bremen Bremen Bremen Bremen Gordon Lee Commerce Commerce Commerce

AAAAA Buford Buford Woodland-Bartow Woodland-Bartow Woodland-Bartow

AA Social Circle Social Circle Social Circle Chattooga Fannin County

A Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce Mt. Pisgah

AAAA Jefferson Jefferson Woodward Woodward Jefferson

AAA Bremen Sonoraville Sonoraville Sonoraville Rockmart

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CLASS AAAAAAA BRACKET 2021-2022 GHSA Class AAAAAAA Team Dual Wrestling Championship January 22, 2022

Lambert

#1

Camden County #5

North Paulding

#2

West Forsyth

Champion #7

Mill Creek

Runner-Up

#3

Colquitt County #6

Lowndes

#4

North Forsyth

Loser #6 #10

Loser #1 #8

3rd Place #12

Loser #2 Loser #5

4th Place #11

Loser #3 #9

Loser #4

At Lambert HS

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CLASS AAAAAA BRACKET 2021-2022 GHSA Class AAAAAA Team Dual Wrestling Championship January 22, 2022

Lassiter

#1

Buford #5

Richmond Hill

#2

Creekview

Champion #7

Alexander

Runner-Up

#3

Brunswick #6

Cambridge

#4

Valdosta

Loser #6 #10

Loser #1 #8

3rd Place #12

Loser #2 Loser #5

4th Place #11

Loser #3 #9

Loser #4

At Brunswick HS

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CLASS AAAAA BRACKET 2021-2022 GHSA Class AAAAA Team Dual Wrestling Championship January 22, 2022

Coffee

#1

Cass #5

Jackson County

#2

Ola

Champion #7

Jones County

Runner-Up

#3

Woodward Academy #6

Locust Grove

#4

Woodland, Cartersville

Loser #6 #10

Loser #1 #8

3rd Place #12

Loser #2 Loser #5

4th Place #11

Loser #3 #9

Loser #4

At McDonough HS

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CLASS AAAA BRACKET 2021-2022 GHSA Class AAAA Team Dual Wrestling Championship January 22, 2022

Bainbridge

#1

Jefferson #5

Hampton

#2

Heritage, Catoosa

Champion #7

Columbus

Runner-Up

#3

West Laurens #6

Marist

#4

Cedartown

Loser #6 #10

Loser #1 #8

3rd Place #12

Loser #2 Loser #5

4th Place #11

Loser #3 #9

Loser #4

At LaGrange HS

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CLASS AAA BRACKET 2021-2022 GHSA Class AAA Team Dual Wrestling Championship January 22, 2022

Murray County

#1

Gilmer #5

Adairsville

#2

Oconee County

Champion #7

Morgan County

Runner-Up

#3

Sonoraville #6

North Murray

#4

Rockmart

Loser #6 #10

Loser #1 #8

3rd Place #12

Loser #2 Loser #5

4th Place #11

Loser #3 #9

Loser #4

At Stephens County HS

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CLASS AA BRACKET 2021-2022 GHSA Class AA Team Dual Wrestling Championship January 22, 2022

Pepperell

#1

Oglethorpe County #5

Vidalia

#2

Lamar County

Champion #7

Fannin County

Runner-Up

#3

Lovett #6

Haralson County

#4

Dade County

Loser #6 #10

Loser #1 #8

3rd Place #12

Loser #2 Loser #5

4th Place #11

Loser #3 #9

Loser #4

At Bremen HS

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CLASS A BRACKET 2021-2022 GHSA Class A Team Dual Wrestling Championship January 22, 2022

Charlton County

#1

Mount Pisgah #5

Screven County

#2

Trion

Champion #7

Landmark Christian

Runner-Up

#3

Commerce #6

St Anne-Pacelli

#4

Social Circle

Loser #6 #10

Loser #1 #8

3rd Place #12

Loser #2 Loser #5

4th Place #11

Loser #3 #9

Loser #4

At Commerce HS

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