The Sandy Creek

Christmas Invitational was one of the largest wrestling tournaments of

the season. 33 teams were in attendance and many of the participants were

state champions. The tournament served as an indicator of how teams will

fair at the state meet, which closes the season.

Troup County

finished in first place with 236 points. They were followed by McEachern

in second place with 203 points and Harrison in third place with 193.5

points. Starr's Mill, state champions of AAA last year, finished in fifth

place overall with 184 points.

Jason Kiefer

was the only individual champion for the Panthers in the tournament. He

wrestles in the 145 pound weight class. Ariston Bowers placed second at

152. The Panthers hit a tough spot in the second round of the tournament,

when Chris Coleman sprained his ankle. He is expected to be out one to

two weeks.

Other local

schools competed in the tournament as well. Northgate finished in 11th

place with 84.5 points, while Sandy Creek placed 17th with 61 points.

Fayette County placed 21st with 49 points.

Many of the

teams are off until school starts back up, but McIntosh will wrestle at

McEachern at 10 a.m. next Wednesday, while Starr's Mill travels to Northgate

at 6 p.m. next Wednesday.

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