H.S. Wrestling: Georgia’s on the Mind of the NCWA
Written by playerpress.com, Monday January 12 2009
With five schools in the top 10 the Peach State is a wrestling power. The National Collegiate Wrestling Association tracks high school programs and ranks them both by individual and team points. Georgia continues their dominance with 7 individual wrestlers in the top 10. If you want to avoid a pin fall, you better not schedule a trip to Georgia.
1. North Forsyth, Cummings, GA: With 1724.35 points North Forsyth is setting high atop the rankings. In addition they boast four grapplers in the individual top 10. Brian Kennedy with 247.30, Tristan Bourque 236.40 and Ryan Cross 230.35 are numbers 2-4 respectively with Alex Lanier 215.35 ranked eight. Kennedy’s stats are monstrous with a record of 37-6 and 28 pins. Coach Travis Jarrard is attracting nationwide attention with his Forsyth county powerhouse.
2. Ola, McDonough, GA: Although the Mustangs have amassed 1340.05 points they have an uphill battle to catch North Forsyth. Joe Carman is their lone wrestler in the top 10 individual rankings. He comes in at #10 with 205.70 points. His record is 30-4 with 17 pins.
3. La Joya High School, La Joya, TX: The Coyotes hold third place with 1228.50 points. They are taking part in the Centax Invitational on Monday and on the weekend will host the La Joya Dual Invitational.
4. Apalachee, Winder, GA: The Wildcats started their season with a loss to the Raiders of North Forsyth. Their team points are 1208.35 and they have the #1 wrestler in the rankings in Zak Moore. Moore leads the individual category with 271.15 points. He is 36-1 with 19 pins. Currently they are in the area duals at Oconee H.S. and on the weekend will participate in the State duals in the Macon Coliseum.
5. Camp Verde High School, Camp Verde, AZ: The Cowboys have 1097.90 points. Jared Wolfe is individually ranked #6 with 218.85 points. He is 26-1 with 16 pins. They are preparing for the Metro regionals on February 7 before the State tournament on February 13.
6. St. Pius X, Albuquerque, NM: The Sartan has 1066.30 points and are preparing for the Las Cruces Invitational on February 15. Tyler Hartom is ranked #9 individually with 208.40 points. He is undefeated at 23-0 with 14 pins.
7. White Oak, Jacksonville, NC: With 1060.65 points White Oak can move up the standings. That is until they run into a school from Georgia. On Tuesday they travel to Ashley H. S.
8. Etowah, Woodstock, GA: The Eagles have 1054.80 points. While their best wrestler senior Nick Wagner is not in the individual top 10 he is 23-0 with 15 pins and 152.50 points.
9. Albert Gallatin, Uniontown, PA: The Colonials bested Belle Vernon 62-13 (4-0) on January 9 and are preparing for a trip to meet Connellsville on the 14th. They have 853.45 points and Jermiah Karpency is their team leader at 17-1 with 7 pins and 125.95 points.
10. Spencer, Columbus GA: What look at the top 10 high school wrestling teams would be complete without another trip to Georgia. The Green Wave has 832.35 points. Brian Davis is their big man. The 215 lb senior is 17-2 with 6 pins. He has earned 131.10 points.
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