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Three Lady Trojans Claim Mat Titles

Saturday, January 09, 2010 - by B.B. Branton

The Soddy Daiy girls wrestling team claimed three champions and five runners-up Saturday at the Soddy Daisy Showdown.

McMinn County produced two champions and two thirds, while Rhea County had one first, two seconds and a third. Collierville and St. Andrews-Sewanee had one champion each.

The Trojan winners were Rachel Albrecht (103), Hayley Moreno (120) and Laura Lee Clark (185).

Champions for McMinn County were 2009 state champ Kelsey Hampton (112) and Natasha Ferreti (148).

Hannah Barry (125, SAS), Kacee Davis (130, Rhea County) and Whitaker (138, Collierville) also took first place, while Libby Chapdelain (Soddy Daisy) was the only entrant at 165.

The TSSAA will use regional tournament results such as the Soddy Daisy Showdown to help seed wrestlers for the state traditional tournament, Feb 19-20 at the Williamson County Ag Center in Franklin.

Notes: Kelsey Hampton (McMinn County) won a 2009 state title ... Hannah Barry (SAS) is the daughter of SAS coach Dan Barry ... she also plays on the varsity softball team ... She is the latest of the Barry siblings to wrestle, following state medalist, Nick, and Evan.

103 -
1. Rachel Albrecht (SD)
2. Mattie Oakes (SD)
3. Macy Weaver (SD)
Albrecht pinned Weaver, :43, Albrecht pinned Oakes, :41; Oakes pinned Weaver, 5:39.

112 -
1. Kelsey Hampton (McMinn Co.)
2. Kelly Wood (Rhea Co.)
3. Correia (Collierville)
Summer Lanter (SD)
Semis: Hampton def. Correia; Wood def. Lanter
Final: Hampton def. Wood

120 -
1. Hayley Moreno (SD)
2. Kelia Jenkins (Rhea Co.)
3. Kristin Cook (McMinn Co.)
Semis: Moreno def. Leffew (RC); Kelia Jenkins (RB) def. Cook (McMinn Co,)
Finals: Moreno pinned Jenkins, 2:49

125 -
1. Hannah Barry (SAS)
2. Brooke Hensley (SD)
3. Hannah Travis (RC)
Barry pinned Hensley, 2:39; Barry pinned Travis; Hensley pinned Travis, 1:07.


130 –
1. Kacee Davis (Rhea Co.)
2. Michelle Towry (SD)
Finals: Davis def. Towry

138 -
1. Whittaker (Collierville)
2. Madison Murray (SD)
3. Abril Lara (McMinn Co.)
Whittaker pinned Murray, :17, Whittaker def. Lara; Murray dec. Lara, 12-7.

148 -
1. Natasha Ferreti (McMinn Co.)
2. Whitney Price (SD)
Finals: Ferreti def. Price.

165 -
1. Libby Chapdelain (SD) only entrant

185 -
1. Laura Lee Clark (SD)
2. Hubeny (Collierville)
3. Dakota Johnson (SD)
Clark def. Hubeny; Clark pinned Johnson, :36; Hubeny pinned Johnson, 5:59.

Fastest Pins:
:17 - Whittaker (Colliersville) pinned Madison Murray (SD), (138)
:36 - Laura Lee Clark (SD) pinned Dakota Johnson (SD) (185)
:41 - Rachel Albrecht (SD) pinned Mattie Oakes (SD) (103)

contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net


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