Starr's Mill

won the South Metro Invitational, a 26-team wrestling meet. The Panthers

scored 270 points, Fayette County was second with 205 points and Henry

County was third with 204.5 points.

The Panthers

had 10 place winners, including four champions and three runners-up.

Champions of

their weight class were Mike Cosper (130), Scott Molleson (145), Kyle

Verzello (160) and Jordan Powers (171). Second-place winners were Devon

King (112), Tyler Kourajian (135) and Nick Bennett (152). The Panthers

also had three fourth-place finishers: David Thurber (103), Bruce Ferguson

(119) and Andy Smith (275).

Starr's Mill

will host the Starr's Mill Invitational this Friday and Saturday. Twenty

teams will compete in the tournament, including East Coweta, Newnan, Cherokee,

Kennesaw Mountain, and Douglas County among others. The tournament will

start at 5:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday.

Fayette County

had nine place winners. Chris Leslie (215) and Will Barnes (189) were

both champions, while Joe Strickland (171) and Drake McCoy (275) finished

second. Other placers were Zach Stanley (140) and Patrick Kellerman (152)

in fourth place, David Soldato (145) in fifth place and Thomas Lowery

(112) and Matt Kellerman (130) in sixth place. Fayette County will compete

in the Brookwood Invitational this weekend.

McIntosh placed

10th overall at the South Metro Invitational, an improvement from last

year's 13th place finish. Place winners for the Chiefs were Justin Edwards,

who placed third at 130; Ryan Winter, who placed fifth at 112; and Cameron

Hall, who placed second at 160.

"We wrestled

good at times but were just not consistent," said Coach Nick Bellantoni.

"We realized our mistakes and we are working on improving."

McIntosh will

compete in the Starr's Mill Invitational this Friday and Saturday.

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