The

wrestling programs from the four county schools competed

in hotly contested state tournaments over the weekend and

one program came out on top.

The Starr's

Mill Panther wrestling team came from behind to win the

AAA state championship in Columbus over the weekend,

scoring 189.5 overall points. Troup County finished in

second place with 160.0 points. Two wrestlers from

Starr's Mill, Gary James (103) and Christopher Coleman

(145) finished the season undefeated and as individual

state champions of their weight class.

The

Panthers also produced five state placers; Drew Cofty

(152) and Clint Barbour (215) placed second, Matt

Fuhrmann (189) placed third and Danny Davidson (130) and

Ariston Bowers (140) placed fourth. The Panthers were

ranked number one in AAA for most of the season and hope

to continue their dominance in the future.

In other

AAA meet scores, John Hilton (103) of the Sandy Creek

Patriots placed fifth in the state. The Patriots finished

in 32nd place with a total of 23.5 points.

In the AAAA

meet, held at McEachern High School, Fayette County

placed 14th with 55.5 overall points, while McIntosh

placed 17th with 49 points. McIntosh's Ricky Smith (112)

placed second overall.

The

Landmark Christian School War Eagles placed third in the

state at the A state meet. Ben King (152) placed second

overall.