The region

was wild with wrestling last weekend as Fayette County

hosted the 4-AAAA area wrestling meet and Sandy Creek

hosted the 4-AAA wrestling meet. The Tigers won their

tournament with 212 total points, while Starr's Mill, the

obvious favorite in 4-AAA, won the area meet with 258.5

points.

Fayette

County produced three individual champions on their way

to the area title; Jarrod Bailey (135), Justin lane (145)

and Sam Norman (152). The Tigers will send 10 wrestlers

to the state meet, while McIntosh, which placed third in

the meet, will send nine wrestlers to the meet. The

Chiefs produced three individual champions in the area

meet; Ricky Smith (112), Eddie Smith (130) and Michael

Lee (160). The AAAA state meet will be held Friday and

Saturday at McEachern High School.

Starr's

Mill qualified all 14 wrestlers for the state meet on

Saturday, defeating Woodward Academy, which placed second

overall at the area meet, by 35 points. The Panthers had

seven individual champions in the meet; Gary James (103),

Brian Kyser (125), Jason Kiefer (130), Ariston Bowers

(140), Christopher Coleman (145) Drew Cofty (152) and

Clint Barbour (215). James and Coleman will enter the

state meet in Columbus still undefeated on the season.

Sandy Creek placed fourth in the meet and qualified seven

wrestlers for the state meet, including John Hilton

(103), Matt Smith (119), Ryan Stanfield (130), Johnathan

Calahan (215) and Singleton (125).

Landmark

Christian School won their area meet over the weekend as

well. The War Eagles scored 185 total points, while

Northgate came in second with 151 points. Landmark

qaulified 10 wrestlers for the state tournament to be

held in Gainesville this weekend. The qualified wrestlers

are Paul Muchnick, Justin Winter, Ben Everett, Wallace

Duvall, Ben King, Michael Cox, Ray Ross, Ethan Everett,

Jeremy Smith and Lee Smith. Muchnick, Winter, Everett and

Duval were individual champions at the area meet.