TSSAA Division I state duals runner-up Ooltewah has six top seeds and is favored to win the Region 4 traditional tournament on Friday at East Ridge.
The Owls’ top seeds are Cody Hood (130), Danny Wild (135), Evan Hubbs (145), David Jordan (160), Jake Young (171) and Cody Sliger (285).
Seven-time defending Region 4 champion Soddy Daisy has three No.1 seeds in Dustin Gardner (103), Justin Hammons (119) and Mikey Fuller (152).
Three-time defending A/AA state duals champion Notre Dame is next with a pair of top seeds in Tee Boone (125) and Patrick Flynn (189).
The three remaining top seeds went to Larry Balliles (119, East Ridge), JaMarcus Mobley (145, Red Bank) and Todd Worley (215, Hixson).
Region 4 Start Time: Weigh-ins are scheduled for 2 p.m. with the first matches to begin at 4 p.m. Starting with six, round of 16 matches, wrestling will continue straight through the finals with no breaks. Ticket prices are $8 for adults and $5 for children.
The Division I state traditional tournament is Feb. 14-16 at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga.
Best Quarterfinal Match: 160 – No.1 David Jordan (Ool) vs. unseeded Tristan McCroskey (Soddy Daisy). McCroskey has moved up from 152 where is was 13-11, but has not wrestled any matches at 160 this season. The loser of this match will have to finish third in the tournament to advance to the state next week.
McCroskey moved to 160, since teammate and three-time Region 4 champion Mikey Fuller moved to 152 from 140.
Seven defending region champions will be in action on Friday. The champions and their weight class in 2007: Justin Hammons (103), Tee Boone (112), Cody Hood (125), Mikey Fuller (130), Danny Tolbert (160), Patrick Flynn (171) and Cody Sliger (285).
Defending Champions: Soddy Daisy has won the past seven Region 4 titles; 2001-2007 … East Ridge was champion in 2000 … The Trojans also won it in 1998 and 1999 as well as a Region 3 title in 1992.
Undefeated: Larry Balliles (East Ridge, 8-0), Tee Boone (Notre Dame, 41-0), Cody Sliger (Ooltewah, 19-0)
Three-Time Region Champs: Mikey Fuller (Soddy Daisy)
Two-Time Region Champs: Tee Boone (Notre Dame), Cody Sliger (Ooltewah)
Pairings By Weight:
(seeds and win-loss record in parenthesis)
Brainerd (Br), Chattanooga Christian School (CCS), East Ridge (ER), Hixson (Hix), Howard (How), Lookout Valley (LV), Notre Dame (ND), Ooltewah (Ool), Silverdale (SDale), Soddy Daisy (SD), Tennessee Temple (TT)
Round of 16:
135: Ben Hodges (CCS, 18-12) vs. Matt Glover (LV, 15-20).
140: (1) JaMarcus Mobley (RB, 21-9) vs. Ranklin Hattaway (TT, 25-10); Jeremy Vasterling (Hix, 22-16) vs. Phillip Winnerstrom (CCS).
160: (3) Zach McCarter (Hix, 26-11) vs. Hameal Goodlow (LV, 21-18).
171: Ethan Nelson (ND, 13-22) vs. Hudson Smith (CCS); Casey Jordan (SD, 7-15) vs. Jerry Caperton (How).
Quarterfinals:
103: (1) Dustin Gardner (SD, 22-4) bye; Levon Miller (RB, 11-18) vs. (4) Hershal Patel, 3-0); (3) Corey Mansel (ER) bye; Cole Stevens (Hix, 27-12) vs. (2) Will Allen (Ool).
112: (1) Larry Balliles (ER) vs. Jordan Butler (LV, 21-12); Josh Bankston (Sdale) vs. (4) Curtis Fletcher (Hix, 20-12); (3) Jamie Spencer (Ool) vs. Peyton Pelfrey (SD, 6-13); (2) Nick Mallard (ND, 32-13) bye.
119: (1) Justin Hammons (SD, 11-6) vs. Kelvin Bowser (How); Justin White (LV, 25-5) vs. (4) Sergio Herrera (Ool); (3) Logan Vandergriff (Hix, 26-12) vs. Samuel Rickets (Sdale); John McIntosh (ER) vs. (2) Mac Richmond (ND, 28-7)
125: (1) Tee Boone (ND, 41-0) vs. Eric Patton (LV, 17-13); Cody Corcoran (Ool) vs. (4) Jordan Hartley (RB, 19-18); (3) Trrey Jones (Hix, 22-4) bye; Aaron Raybon (ER)vs. (2) Jake Gamble (SD, 20-11).
130: (1) Cody Hood (Ool, 37-1) vs. Jake Anderson (Sdale); John Davis (ER) vs. (4) Curtis Flanagan (Hix, 26-10); (3) Dillon May (ND, 26-15) vs. Cody Hooks (LV, 16-17); Jesse Anderson (TT) vs. (2) Taylor Witt (SD, 23-12)
135: (1) Danny Wild (Ool, 35-9) vs. Ben Hodges (CCS, 18-12) - Matt Glover (LV, 15-20) winner; Gary Cosey (Hix, 22-13) vs. (4) Rodney Fryar (ER); (3) Ryan Powell (Sdale, 31-7) vs. Alex Ford (SD); Jonathan Mayfield (ND, 11-12) vs. (2) Tony Tolbert (RB, 20-9).
140: (1) JaMarcus Mobley (RB, 21-9) - Ranklin Hattaway (TT, 25-10) winner vs. Quentin Stampfli (ER); Brandon Lane (SD, 17-10) vs. (4) Brent Elliott (Ool, 17-7); (3) Erik Heider (ND, 30-16) vs. Jeremy Vasterling (Hix, 22-16) - Phillip Winnerstrom (CCS) winner; Robert Kelley (Br) vs. (2) Chris Holloway (Sdale, 25-10).
145: (1) Evan Hubbs (Ool) vs. Ryan Turner (Sdale); Colby Lewis (SD, 7-15) vs. Josh Bledsoe (ND, 12-15); (3) Stefan Nelson (ER) vs. Justin Hawthorne (How); Cassidy Altice (RB, 5-8) vs. (2) Nick Alemany (Hix, 18-10).
152: (1) Mikey Fuller (SD, 31-2) vs. Entry (RB); Zach Ware (Sdale)vs. (4) Dylan Heath (ND); (3) Jerry Logan (Hix, 31-7) vs. Chase Steele (ER); George Dillard (How) vs. Jared Wolfe (Ool, 21-6).
160: (1) David Jordan (Ool, 33-5) vs. Tristan McCroskey (SD, 13-11); Thomas Jones (How) vs. (4) Micah Kidd (ER); (3) Zach McCarter (Hix, 26-11) - Hameal Goodlow (LV, 21-18) winner vs. Derrick Waldrop (Br); Eric Henley (CCS) vs. (2) Orrin Hedrick (ND).
171: (1) Jake Young (Ool, 34-1) vs. Jackie Reeves (Br); Ethan Nelson (ND, 13-22) - Hudson Smith (CCS) winner vs. (4) Brody Contarino (SDale, 19-16); (3) Hanson Melvin (Hix, 23-10) vs. Casey Jordan (SD, 7-15) - Jerry Caperton (How), winner; Makal Kidd (ER) vs. (2) Daniel Tolbert (RB, 40-2).
189: (1) Patrick Flynn (ND, 40-2) vs. Tyler Toon (Ool); Mohammad Abdula zeez (RB, 25-13) vs. (4) Ben Young (SD, 25-10); (3) Michael Carter (ER, 22-5) vs. Evan Hitchcock (LV, 22-6); Brandon Moore (Br) vs. (2) Alex Mitchell, 29-7).
215: (1) Todd Worley (Hix, 33-5) vs. Aaron Hamlett (Ool); Zand Hayes ((Br) vs. (4) B.J. Jones (RB, 16-12); (3) Eric Phipps (ND, 33-8) bye; Dale Bates (ER) vs. (2) Billy Zimmerman (SD, 19-8).
285: (1) Cody Sliger (Ool, 19-0) bye; Derrick Witcher (ER) vs. (4) Dylan Burnett (Hix, 15-11); (3) Eddie Richmond (SD, 9-12) vs. Tyler Taylor (How); (2) Brandon Dusevic (ND, 32-10) bye.
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