Screaming Eagle Results

After two days of sitting on a hard bench, my back is "screaming" for some Motrin! Speaking of pain, I don't recall ever seeing so many bloody noses in one event and I watch the UFC! OK, on to the action...

First, Friday night we had the team duals. We were in a pool with Cedartown, Mt. Zion, and Lithia Springs. Up first was Cedartown where we picked up 3 wins from Kean Pettus (pin), Josh Ivey, and Kenny Doll (pin). Next, we faced off with the tournament host, Mt. Zion, and we picked up 3 more wins from Kenny Doll, Juan Batista (pin), and Josh Ivey (pin). In our last dual of the evening we paired off with a very game Lithia Springs team. We came out of that match licking our wounds with just one victory from Josh Ivey.

Now, on to Saturday's double elimination tournament. This was a very tough tournament with Bremen bringing two varsity teams, and a few other teams having long storied wrestling programs. Our boys hung strong and got several victories... after the dust settled we ended up with one placer as Josh Ivey (103) picked up 2nd place. Chris Enslow (145), Juan Batista (160), and Micheal Alexander (171) all picked up 2 victories each, and Kenny Doll (152) picked up a win in the tournament as well. I'd like to point out that all four of these guys are wrestling out of their natural weight class. Enslow should be at 140, Doll at 145, Batista at 152, and Playboy at 160. Had these guys been in these weight classes who knows what could have happened, but I suspect more victories.

Although they didn't pick up a win, I'd like to point out that Daniel Holland and Zach Swafford both fought tougher than I've ever seen them. For the first time, I am seeing real passion and fire in both of these guys and I love it! I'm sure good things and plenty of victories are in store for both in the near future.

Going 3-0 on Friday night and taking 2nd place in the Saturday tournament makes giving out my "Fighter of the Night" award to Josh Ivey pretty easy. Great job Josh!