McIntosh hosted the South Metro Invitational wrestling tournament last Friday and Saturday and wrestlers from local teams did well. Place winners from the Fayette County area high schools were:

• 103 - Starr’s Mill’s Jason Allen, 1st; Fayette County’s Joel Carnow, 3rd

• 112 - Starr’s Mill’s Patrick Waters, 2nd; Whitewater’s Michael Escarra, 4th

• 119 - Starr’s Mill’s Joseph Hoyt, 5th

• 130 - Starr’s Mill’s Kevin O’Brien, 2nd

• 135 - Whitewater’s Jake Huddleston, 1st; Fayette County’s Jonathan West, 5th; McIntosh’s Jessy Toscano, 6th

• 140 - Whitewater’s Chase Penland, 4th

• 145 - Whitewater’s Kenny Kellerman, 5th; Sandy Creek’s Drew Gunnin, 6th

• 152 - Whitewater’s Jordan Strain, 3rd

• 160 - Sandy Creek’s Derek Wojcik, 5th

• 171 - Fayette County’s Audy Whittington, 1st; Whitewater’s Hendri DeBeer, 3rd

• 189 - Fayette County’s Patrick Blankenbeker, 3rd; McIntosh’s Erik Willanzheimer, 5th

• 215 - Whitewater’s Zac Williamson, 2nd; McIntosh’s Matt Carroll, 5th

Out of 28 teams in the tournament, the five Fayette County high schools all placed within the top 20 and three of them placed in the top 10. Whitewater placed fourth overall with 185.5 points, Fayette County placed fifth with 129.5, Starr’s Mill placed seventh with 114.5, McIntosh placed 12th with 92.0 and Sandy Creek placed 20th with 50.0.

The OLM Bobcats traveled to Alpharetta last Wednesday and wrestled against Saint Francis High School Knights and the Creekview High School Grizzlies. The Bobcats came away with a split decision defeating St. Francis 42 to 30 while coming up short against Creekview 28-54. Mercy wrestlers who scored big wins were sophomores Clint Ford (112), and Matt Fitzgerald (135) with two pins each. Sophomore Tim Kennedy (119) and junior Thomas Raville also scored a pin. Junior Will Simmons (171) added to the team points by securing a major decision in his win over Creekview.

Next up for the Mercy wrestling team was the Athens Christens Academy tournament on Saturday.
The team brought home four medals, placing seventh overall. Ford took first in 112, Raville and Simmons placed second in 125 and 171 respectively and Patrick Silloway placed third in the heavyweight division.