Cass wrestling wins GHSA Class AAAAA Duals State Championship
January 20, 2024
Cass wrestling won its third overall GHSA State Duals title on Saturday at Jefferson High School with a 34-28 victory over the Ola Mustangs in the championship match.
The title is the fifth all-time for the Cass wrestling program.
The 2024 state duals championship banner will now hang with the Colonels’ state duals titles in 2022 and 2008 plus their traditional state championships in 2022 and 2006.
Cass reached the 16-team Class 5A field as runner-up from Region 7-5A behind Woodland.
Woodland was pegged as the No. 2 seed and won handily on Friday with a 70-6 defeat of McIntosh and a 65-3 win over Villa Rica.
Cass had to face No. 4 seed Harris County in the opening round on Friday and advanced with a 39-36 win. The Colonels then defeated Coffee in the quarterfinal round, 40-30, to reach Saturday’s semifinals.
In the semifinals, Woodland fell 36-30 to Ola while Cass beat No. 1 seed Jefferson, 36-33.
Cass then outdueled Ola in the championship match.
Woodland finished third with a 49-18 consolation semifinal win over Jones County and then beat Jefferson 38-36 in the Class 5A Third Place Match.
At the Class 3A State Duals Championship in Dahlonega, the Adairsville Tigers lost their first-round match to Franklin County, 52-27, on Friday.
Adairsville then earned a 49-23 win on Saturday over Long County in the consolation bracket but then lost to Upson-Lee in the next round, 37-33, to finish in a tie for ninth place.
Individual bout results for Friday’s matches may be found HERE.
Saturday’s bout results:
Class 5A State Championship
Cass defeated Ola 34-28
285 - John Abernathy (Cass) over Landon McKee (Ola) Inj 2:08
106 - Gabriel Easey (Ola) over Angel Castenado (Cass) Fall 5:13
113 - Hunter Barrett (Cass) over Max Meredith (Ola) Dec 2-0
120 - Lee Camp (Cass) over Tye Daniel (Ola) Fall 2:58
126 - Luka Jensen (Cass) over Lincoln Durden (Ola) Maj 12-4
132 - Rowdy Duck (Cass) over Jobi Colbert (Ola) Dec 5-1
138 - Landen Moss (Ola) over Ethan Harrington (Cass) Dec 9-8
144 - AJ Piatt (Cass) over J`Veion Redmon (Ola) SV-1 8-6
150 - Brian Papcun (Ola) over Richard Martin (Cass) Fall 4:48
157 - Jared Walker (Ola) over Mason Tompkins (Cass) Maj 18-4
165 - Kirecg Roe (Cass) over Talon Cole (Ola) Fall 0:46
175 - Xander Dossett (Ola) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
190 - Jeremy Reagin (Ola) over Jayce Bradford (Cass) Dec 13-9
215 - Wyatt Harris (Cass) over Joseph Martin (Ola) SV-1 5-3
Class 5A Semifinals
Cass defeated Jefferson 36-33
106 - Angel Castenado (Cass) over Barrett Clayton (Jefferson) Dec 9-3
113 - Hunter Barrett (Cass) over Wyatt Clayton (Jefferson) Fall 1:26
120 - Roman Belardo (Jefferson) over Lee Camp (Cass) Dec 8-5
126 - Draike McDonald (Jefferson) over Luka Jensen (Cass) Dec 13-12
132 - Rowdy Duck (Cass) over Tucker Kazienko (Jefferson) Dec 4-3
138 - Ethan Harrington (Cass) over Davis Linhart (Jefferson) Fall 3:22
144 - Dallas Russell (Jefferson) over Austin McArthur (Cass) Fall 2:57
150 - AJ Piatt (Cass) over Dominic Haines (Jefferson) Fall 4:54
157 - Mason Tompkins (Cass) over Jackson Barnes (Jefferson) Fall 0:27
165 - Davis Dendy (Jefferson) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
175 - Cap Benson (Jefferson) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
190 - Creed Thomas (Jefferson) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
215 - Reese Ferm (Jefferson) over Wyatt Harris (Cass) Dec 5-3
285 - John Abernathy (Cass) over David Bennett (Jefferson) Fall 2:56
Class 5A Semifinals
Ola defeated Woodland 36-30
215 - John Gill (Woodland) over Landon McKee (Ola) Fall 1:53
285 - Kwadrus Wilson (Woodland) over Joseph Martin (Ola) Fall 1:34
106 - Gabriel Easey (Ola) over Amari Kinnamore (Woodland) TF 21-2
113 - Max Meredith (Ola) over Noah Cates (Woodland,) Maj 16-5
120 - Dylan Couey (Woodland) over Tye Daniel (Ola) Fall 4:22
126 - Lincoln Durden (Ola) over Adrian Zapata (Woodland) Fall 0:49
132 - Landen Moss (Ola) over Paul Lanier (Woodland) Dec 6-2
138 - Nathan Cates (Woodland) over Jobi Colbert (Ola) Dec 9-4
144 - J`Veion Redmon (Ola) over Zachary Wallace (Woodland) Dec 8-4
150 - Brian Papcun (Ola) over Hayden Santora (Woodland) Fall 1:21
157 - Jared Walker (Ola) over Christian Cothran (Woodland) Dec 5-1
165 - Heath Tatum (Woodland) over Talon Cole (Ola) Dec 5-4
175 - Xander Dossett (Ola) over Melvin Ramos (Woodland) Fall 0:24
190 - Owen Jones (Woodland) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
Class 5A Consolation Semifinals
Woodland defeated Jones County 49-18
106 - Amari Kinnamore (Woodland) over Landon Lewis (Jones County) Dec 5-1
113 - Hunter McCleskey (Jones County) over Noah Cates (Woodland) Dec 8-4
120 - Dylan Couey (Woodland) over Aiden Lipford (Jones County) Dec 7-0
126 - Adrian Zapata (Woodland) over Peyton Thompson (Jones County) Dec 9-8
132 - Jackson Brown (Jones County) over Nathan Cates (Woodland) Fall 0:46
138 - Arrie Martin (Jones County) over Briggs Taff (Woodland) Fall 4:49
144 - Hayden Santora (Woodland) over Conner Lipford (Jones County) Fall 0:17
150 - Zachary Wallace (Woodland) over Robert Scott (Jones County) Maj 11-3
157 - Christian Cothran (Woodland) over Gavin Veal (Jones County) Fall 1:12
165 - Heath Tatum (Woodland) over Jack Carr (Jones County) Fall 1:27
175 - Jacob Skinner (Jones County) over Melvin Ramos (Woodland) Dec 7-6
190 - Owen Jones (Woodland) over Hunter Hardwick (Jones County) Fall 1:36
215 - John Gill (Woodland) over Garrett Green (Jones County) Fall 2:28
285 - Kwadrus Wilson (Woodland) over Will Agudelo (Jones County) Fall 2:19
Class 5A 3rd Place Match
Woodland defeated Jefferson 38-36
113 - Noah Cates (Woodland) over Austin Trott (Jefferson) TF 16-1
120 - Roman Belardo (Jefferson) over Aiden Buchan (Woodland) Fall 2:39
126 - Draike McDonald (Jefferson) over Dylan Couey (Woodland) TF 20-5
132 - Tucker Kazienko (Jefferson) over Nathan Cates (Woodland) Dec 3-1
138 - Paul Lanier (Woodland) over Jay Ekard (Jefferson) Maj 12-4
144 - Zachary Wallace (Woodland) over Davis Linhart (Jefferson) Fall 1:03
150 - Dallas Russell (Jefferson) over Hayden Santora (Woodland) Fall 5:36
157 - Christian Cothran (Woodland) over Jackson Barnes (Jefferson) Fall 0:20
165 - Davis Dendy (Jefferson) over Heath Tatum (Woodland) Fall 1:24
175 - Cap Benson (Jefferson) over Melvin Ramos (Woodland) Fall 4:12
190 - Owen Jones (Woodland) over Kyrice Chandler (Jefferson) Fall 0:36
215 - John Gill (Woodland) over Reese Ferm (Jefferson) Fall 1:19
285 - Kwadrus Wilson (Woodland) over David Bennett (Jefferson) Fall 2:07
106 - Barrett Clayton (Jefferson) over Amari Kinnamore (Woodland) Maj 14-5
Woodland’s team score was adjusted by -1.0 for Unsportsmanlike conduct.
Class 3A Consolation Round 1
Adairsville defeated Long County 49-23
106 - Sam Bailey (Adairsville) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
113 - Madden Boyce (Adairsville) over Casey Dean (Long County) Fall 5:06
120 - Yasir Saenz (Long County) over Riley Pope (Adairsville) Maj 16-5
126 - Andre Mills (Long County) over Braxton Elrod (Adairsville) Maj 14-5
132 - Michael Midgordon (Long County) over John Hagan Balfour (Adairsville) Fall 1:16
138 - TJayden Vaughn (Long County) over Victor Singer (Adairsville) Dec 8-5
144 - Kolton Brown (Long County) over Ethan Cummins (Adairsville) Fall 1:21
150 - PJ Richards (Adairsville) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
157 - Howard Bailey (Adairsville) over Sandejago Wilson (Long County) Fall 2:58
165 - David Coon (Adairsville) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
175 - Jacob Pasley (Adairsville) over Mareon Montgomery (Long County) Dec 17-14
190 - Jaimon Long (Adairsville) over Raheem Wiliams (Long County) Fall 0:40
215 - Seth Sellers (Adairsville) over Ronald Gallups (Long County) Maj 18-7
285 - Jett Johnson (Adairsville) over Jerome Brown III (Long County) Fall 1:04
Class 3A Consolation Round 2
Upson Lee defeated Adairsville 37-33
113 - John Adams (Upson Lee) over Madden Boyce (Adairsville) Fall 4:58
120 - Russell Kaczmarek (Upson Lee) over Riley Pope (Adairsville) Fall 0:46
126 - Avery Gomez (Upson Lee) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
132 - Cason Waddell (Upson Lee) over Braxton Elrod (Adairsville) Fall 0:41
138 - Victor Singer (Adairsville) over Jordan Little (Upson Lee) TB-1 5-2
144 - Trever Young (Upson Lee) over Ethan Cummins (Adairsville) Fall 0:17
150 - Chestin Howard (Upson Lee) over PJ Richards (Adairsville) Maj 14-4
157 - Howard Bailey (Adairsville) over Cooper White (Upson Lee) Fall 1:25
165 - Jacob Pasley (Adairsville) over Cleveland Nicholas (Upson Lee) Fall 1:09
175 - David Coon (Adairsville) over Austin Besse (Upson Lee) Dec 5-3
190 - Jaimon Long (Adairsville) over Jacori Walker (Upson Lee) Fall 1:16
215 - Damari Kenan (Upson Lee) over Seth Sellers (Adairsville) SV-1 6-4
285 - Jett Johnson (Adairsville) over Jacob King (Upson Lee) Dec 3-0
106 - Jackson Willis (Adairsville) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
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