"I was real proud of the way he battled," said Smith.

Sandy Creek faced East Coweta last night after the paper went to press. They will have the weekend off and will take on Chapel Hill and Paulding County next Tuesday.

In the 4-AAAAA area duals, Starr's Mill finished in second place behind Union Grove, meaning they will be making the trip to Macon this weekend. The Panthers, currently ranked ninth in the GaSports.com poll, will face a slew of tough wrestlers from schools such as Collins Hill, Walton and Parkview among others.

The Panthers went 5-1 over the weekend, defeating Lovejoy 72-12; Mundy's Mill 66-12; Fayette County 41-31; Newnan 78-12 and East Coweta 45-18 and losing to Union Grove 40-33.

The records for the Starr's Mill wrestlers over the weekend were: Kevin O'Brien (103) 5-1; Joey Hoyt (112) 4-2; Keagon Overton (119) 5-1; Stephen Savage (125) 3-0; Chris Green (125) 3-1; Cory Radcliffe (130) 4-1; Ryan Jones (135) 5-1; Brandon Witta (140) 6-0; John Donaldson (145) 3-3; Chris Sudduth (152) 1-0; Patrick Kellerman (160) 6-0; Jeff Partlow (189) 5-1; Bradley Connor (215) 6-0 and Ben Griffin (275) 5-0.

The state duals will begin on Friday morning at the Macon Centreplex.