Last night was tough, but we continue to make strides in the right direction. We, again, picked up some wins that maybe the other team wasn't anticipating.
In our 1st match of the night we squared off with Mt. Zion. We won half of our matches with the varsity going 3-3. Kean Pettus (135) won by pin; Josh Ivey (103) and Kenny Doll (145) both picked up wins via decision. We also wrestled a couple of exhibition matches while waiting for Northgate and Central to finish. Chris Enslow (140) won a decision against Mt. Zion's 145. During the match, Chris finished a beautiful takedown with a hard slam and in the process his opponent's tooth entered Chris' cheek. This left a nasty hole that had to fixed up.
Next up was Northgate. We went 2-4 with Northgate and every match ended with a pin. Josh Ivey (103) and Juan Batista (152) both scored victorious wins via pin.
Finally, we wrapped things up with the night's host, Central. We split the matches 50-50 with Central going 3-3. Picking up wins were Josh Ivey (103) and Chris Enslow (140) via pin, and Kenny Doll picked up a default win.
Next up is the Bowden Invitational this weekend. The tournament will start on Friday at 5pm wrestling the first two rounds, plus the first round of the wrestle-back. On Saturday the wrestling will resume at 9am and go until the Finals are complete.
Here is a list of the teams competing this weekend.
Adairsville, Bowdon, Calhoun, Callaway, Darlington, Heard County, Lagrange, Landmark Christian, Mt.Zion-Carroll, Model, Newnan, Northgate, Rockmart, St. Francis, Villa Rica, and Whitefield Academy
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Central Tonight
Tonight's matches start at 5:30pm at Central High School in Carrollton.
Should be a lot of fun with everyone getting at least 3 matches tonight! Also, this would be a great opportunity to come out and watch your child wrestle, since he is guaranteed 3 matches, plus they will have 2 mats going so the whole thing won't really last that long! :)
Should be a lot of fun with everyone getting at least 3 matches tonight! Also, this would be a great opportunity to come out and watch your child wrestle, since he is guaranteed 3 matches, plus they will have 2 mats going so the whole thing won't really last that long! :)
Monday, January 25, 2010
Carroll County Results
Hats off to Bowden for doing a great job of managing the Carroll County Championship matches this past Saturday. The tournament seemed to flow pretty quick and we were out of there around 1pm.
We ended up having 4 placers at the tournament.
Josh Ivey ~ 2nd (103)
Kean Pettus ~ 3rd (135)
Chris Enslow ~ 3rd (140)
Kenny Doll ~ 3rd (145)
All of the placers looked just so-so for me. Josh looked good for the 1st period of his first match, but didn't look good at all for the next two periods, nor did he look good in his finals match. Of course I need to mention that Josh is still trying to rehab an arm injury. Kean Pettus didn't look very good in his 1st match, but did come back for a nice pin in his second match. Chris Enslow looked good for the 1st period or his first match, but like Josh Ivey, just didn't look good in the next two periods. He looked much better in his match for 3rd place, but struggled with pulling the trigger to get a pin and had to settle for a decision win. Kenny Doll won 3rd by default, and was pinned in his only match.
Needless to say, we have a lot of work to be done if we plan to send anyone to State Sectionals in a couple of weeks. Due to the overall sloppiness of the matches this past Saturday, I'm not giving anyone the Fighter of the Night. In my honest opinion, nobody deserves it... but there is good news... the wrestlers can try again for the coveted Fighter of the Night Award tomorrow night!
We travel down to Central tomorrow night for a Quad with Central (host), Mt. Zion, Northgate, and Us.
Parents, Friends, Family, or Anyone, please come out and support your Wildcat Wrestlers!
We ended up having 4 placers at the tournament.
Josh Ivey ~ 2nd (103)
Kean Pettus ~ 3rd (135)
Chris Enslow ~ 3rd (140)
Kenny Doll ~ 3rd (145)
All of the placers looked just so-so for me. Josh looked good for the 1st period of his first match, but didn't look good at all for the next two periods, nor did he look good in his finals match. Of course I need to mention that Josh is still trying to rehab an arm injury. Kean Pettus didn't look very good in his 1st match, but did come back for a nice pin in his second match. Chris Enslow looked good for the 1st period or his first match, but like Josh Ivey, just didn't look good in the next two periods. He looked much better in his match for 3rd place, but struggled with pulling the trigger to get a pin and had to settle for a decision win. Kenny Doll won 3rd by default, and was pinned in his only match.
Needless to say, we have a lot of work to be done if we plan to send anyone to State Sectionals in a couple of weeks. Due to the overall sloppiness of the matches this past Saturday, I'm not giving anyone the Fighter of the Night. In my honest opinion, nobody deserves it... but there is good news... the wrestlers can try again for the coveted Fighter of the Night Award tomorrow night!
We travel down to Central tomorrow night for a Quad with Central (host), Mt. Zion, Northgate, and Us.
Parents, Friends, Family, or Anyone, please come out and support your Wildcat Wrestlers!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Heard Results
The Tri @ Heard ended up being a 1 on 1 Dual with Heard County... and with Villa Rica missing two varsity wrestlers from an already depleted lineup... the Dual ended up being more of a exhibition match trying to garner more time on the mats for our young wrestlers.
On to the results... much like against Carrollton, we ended up stealing 2 matches out of 6, which isn't too bad considering how young we are. I know I say that a lot, but it's true. 5 of our 6 varsity wrestlers that were wrestling are 1st year wrestlers. 4 of those guys are 9th graders! Trust me when I say we are building for the future and we will get better each year.
Anyway, Josh Ivey scored a nice come-from-behind decision victory to start us off in the right direction. Josh's match was very entertaining because his opponent was noticibly larger than Josh and literally drug Josh around the mat on several occasions and had him some very bad positions, but once again Josh's flexability bailed him out and he scored a nice takedown at the end of the match to win the decision. Kean Pettus scored the only Villa Rica pin of the night and did so in dominating fashion! It was apparent that Kean did not like his last several outings as he came out tonight with passion and hunger for a victory. The passion paid off quickly as Kean scored his pin in less than a minute of action! For scoring such a quick pin and coming in with obvious passion, I am giving the Fighter of the Night Award to Kean Pettus. Great job and welcome back, Kean!
Up next is the Carroll County Championships this Saturday at Bowden High School. Live fights start at 9am so PLEASE come out and support our guys! You won't be alone because I will be there with you. :)
On to the results... much like against Carrollton, we ended up stealing 2 matches out of 6, which isn't too bad considering how young we are. I know I say that a lot, but it's true. 5 of our 6 varsity wrestlers that were wrestling are 1st year wrestlers. 4 of those guys are 9th graders! Trust me when I say we are building for the future and we will get better each year.
Anyway, Josh Ivey scored a nice come-from-behind decision victory to start us off in the right direction. Josh's match was very entertaining because his opponent was noticibly larger than Josh and literally drug Josh around the mat on several occasions and had him some very bad positions, but once again Josh's flexability bailed him out and he scored a nice takedown at the end of the match to win the decision. Kean Pettus scored the only Villa Rica pin of the night and did so in dominating fashion! It was apparent that Kean did not like his last several outings as he came out tonight with passion and hunger for a victory. The passion paid off quickly as Kean scored his pin in less than a minute of action! For scoring such a quick pin and coming in with obvious passion, I am giving the Fighter of the Night Award to Kean Pettus. Great job and welcome back, Kean!
Up next is the Carroll County Championships this Saturday at Bowden High School. Live fights start at 9am so PLEASE come out and support our guys! You won't be alone because I will be there with you. :)
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Carrollton Results
Well, we only traveled with 6 eligible varsity wrestlers, half of those guys are freshmen in their first year of wrestling. That being said, I'm very proud of the guys for going into Carrollton and stealing 2 varsity victories away from a very talented team. Josh Ivey started the team off with a pin, and Chris Enslow came in a couple of matches later to take a 14-4 major decision in a highly spirited match! After the match concluded, Coach Seeley told me that was the best he has ever seen Chris Enslow wrestle, and it was against a very seasoned Carrollton wrestler. For wrestling his best match ever with tons of passion and heart, I am giving the Fighter of the Night award to Chris Enslow. Great job, Chris!
No time to rest as we have to lick our wounds quick and jump on the bus! We head to Heard tonight! Live Fights start at 5pm, so I hope everyone gets there on time!
CLICK HERE FOR A MAP TO HEARD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
No time to rest as we have to lick our wounds quick and jump on the bus! We head to Heard tonight! Live Fights start at 5pm, so I hope everyone gets there on time!
CLICK HERE FOR A MAP TO HEARD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Friday, January 15, 2010
Final Schedule Correction... Hopefully :)
Apparently there was some scheduling confusion... and I'm not one to point fingers, but I am one to give clues... right Coach Sealeaf... ;)
Anyway, I'm kinda regretting saying that Carrollton got lucky by avoiding us next week, because we are, in fact, traveling to Carrollton on the 19th for war. Guys, please bring your A games so that I don't have to eat crow...
Also, we will also take the pain to Heard County the following day on the 20th. So, to recap:
19th ~ at Carrollton
20th ~ at Heard
One more thing... Coach Fuller asked me to pass on that we will only be competing in the Saturday (individual) tournament on the 23rd for the Carroll County Championships. We will not be competing in the team duals on Friday the 22nd. Just not enough guys to really fill out a team roster. One day passes are $6.
Anyway, I'm kinda regretting saying that Carrollton got lucky by avoiding us next week, because we are, in fact, traveling to Carrollton on the 19th for war. Guys, please bring your A games so that I don't have to eat crow...
Also, we will also take the pain to Heard County the following day on the 20th. So, to recap:
19th ~ at Carrollton
20th ~ at Heard
One more thing... Coach Fuller asked me to pass on that we will only be competing in the Saturday (individual) tournament on the 23rd for the Carroll County Championships. We will not be competing in the team duals on Friday the 22nd. Just not enough guys to really fill out a team roster. One day passes are $6.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Schedule Correction
Just spoke to Coach Seeley and it's good news for Carrollton's wrestling team... they will not have to face us on the 19th... instead, we will be traveling to Heard County High School on the 20th for a Tri.
Here is a map to Heard County High School
Here is a map to Heard County High School
Better, Closer, Warmer
Last night went really well for our one and only home match of the season. We hosted Temple and Bremen's B team (Heard did not make it). I even ate dinner at the concession stand last night for the first time. Of course, I first had to ask the lady running the stand if the money was going to the wrestling team... it was, so I ate! :)
Anyway, on to the results. We first matched up with Bremen and we looked GREAT as a team! The varsity guys went 5-2, with the only 2 losses coming from our first year freshmen. Scoring victories via pin were: Finni (171) and Pettus (135). Scoring victories via decision were: Ivey (103), Batista (152), and Enslow (140). Which reminds me... welcome back Juan! I spoke with Juan last night and he did confirm that he is back for the rest of the season. Speaking of returns... Kenny Doll made is return last night (although he didn't wrestle Bremen or Heard) by having a wrestle-off with Holland for the 145 spot. Both guys held strong, but Doll got the victory.
Our match with Temple was really kind of weird due to the weights all being off. I'm not even sure if anyone wrestled an opponent at the same weight. The only 2 that I think were "official" was Holland @ 145 and Batista @ 152, both lost via pin. Finni, who wrestles 171, lost to a much larger 189 opponent. However, the loss came after Finni was taken down and landed on an already injured shoulder. Quite honestly, with a preexisting shoulder injury I don't think he should have been wrestling anyone with that much of a significant weight advantage. Hopefully, he will heal soon and be ready for Carrollton next week. Josh Ivey was up next, and he had to wrestle up, too. His opponent was 112, and the two of them locked horns in a very exciting back-and-forth match. Josh had to come from behind to even the score as time expired sending the match into OT. With Coach Seeley screaming instructions for Josh to score the takedown (side note - in OT the 1st person to score wins - kinda like sudden death) Josh made his move to the center of the mat. Within .000012 seconds of the whistle Josh had a double locked up and finished the takedown for an exciting win!
With that win, I'm giving my Fighter of the Night award to Josh Ivey. It took a lot of heart to come back and get the win against the larger opponent. Honorable mention goes to Pirkle and Gibbs (our 8th graders) as both guys won via pin against Temple. I was a little worried about Connor b/c I saw him bust his rump on ice the night before and didn't think he would be able to wrestle... I bet you thought nobody saw you ;)
Next up is Carrollton next week on the 19th in Carrollton. I hope to see everyone there!
Anyway, on to the results. We first matched up with Bremen and we looked GREAT as a team! The varsity guys went 5-2, with the only 2 losses coming from our first year freshmen. Scoring victories via pin were: Finni (171) and Pettus (135). Scoring victories via decision were: Ivey (103), Batista (152), and Enslow (140). Which reminds me... welcome back Juan! I spoke with Juan last night and he did confirm that he is back for the rest of the season. Speaking of returns... Kenny Doll made is return last night (although he didn't wrestle Bremen or Heard) by having a wrestle-off with Holland for the 145 spot. Both guys held strong, but Doll got the victory.
Our match with Temple was really kind of weird due to the weights all being off. I'm not even sure if anyone wrestled an opponent at the same weight. The only 2 that I think were "official" was Holland @ 145 and Batista @ 152, both lost via pin. Finni, who wrestles 171, lost to a much larger 189 opponent. However, the loss came after Finni was taken down and landed on an already injured shoulder. Quite honestly, with a preexisting shoulder injury I don't think he should have been wrestling anyone with that much of a significant weight advantage. Hopefully, he will heal soon and be ready for Carrollton next week. Josh Ivey was up next, and he had to wrestle up, too. His opponent was 112, and the two of them locked horns in a very exciting back-and-forth match. Josh had to come from behind to even the score as time expired sending the match into OT. With Coach Seeley screaming instructions for Josh to score the takedown (side note - in OT the 1st person to score wins - kinda like sudden death) Josh made his move to the center of the mat. Within .000012 seconds of the whistle Josh had a double locked up and finished the takedown for an exciting win!
With that win, I'm giving my Fighter of the Night award to Josh Ivey. It took a lot of heart to come back and get the win against the larger opponent. Honorable mention goes to Pirkle and Gibbs (our 8th graders) as both guys won via pin against Temple. I was a little worried about Connor b/c I saw him bust his rump on ice the night before and didn't think he would be able to wrestle... I bet you thought nobody saw you ;)
Next up is Carrollton next week on the 19th in Carrollton. I hope to see everyone there!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Northgate Results
Brrrrr... I hope everyone is staying warm and staying off the icy patches that are STILL on the roads today. As everyone is well aware, Carroll County closed school again today, that means no mandatory wrestling practice tonight... but I'm not sure if either Coach plans to make a volunteer only practice... Lord knows (and me too) we need it!
Results.... We had another tough night of wrestling with only a couple of bright spots. Only Daniel Finni and Josh Ivey came away with any victories. Finni won his first match by a score of 8-0, and he tech'd his 2nd guy by a score of 16-0... going 24-0 in his first two matches. Josh Ivey lost his 1st match, but came back and got a pin in his 2nd match... he also went on to pin a female in the 3rd match of the night.
Both guys did a great job of showing up to wrestle, which cannot be said for anyone else as we looked extremely flat and uninspired. Maybe it was the cold. Either way, the rest of the team looked awful. Anyway, for going 24-0 in his first 2 matches of the night, I am giving my Fighter of the Night award to Daniel Finni! Great wrestling, Daniel!
According to the JV schedule we have Bremen at Home tomorrow. Due to the weather and our team falling apart, I'm not sure what's going to happen. As I hear info, I will be sure to post it to this website.
Results.... We had another tough night of wrestling with only a couple of bright spots. Only Daniel Finni and Josh Ivey came away with any victories. Finni won his first match by a score of 8-0, and he tech'd his 2nd guy by a score of 16-0... going 24-0 in his first two matches. Josh Ivey lost his 1st match, but came back and got a pin in his 2nd match... he also went on to pin a female in the 3rd match of the night.
Both guys did a great job of showing up to wrestle, which cannot be said for anyone else as we looked extremely flat and uninspired. Maybe it was the cold. Either way, the rest of the team looked awful. Anyway, for going 24-0 in his first 2 matches of the night, I am giving my Fighter of the Night award to Daniel Finni! Great wrestling, Daniel!
According to the JV schedule we have Bremen at Home tomorrow. Due to the weather and our team falling apart, I'm not sure what's going to happen. As I hear info, I will be sure to post it to this website.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Northgate
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
It looks like most of the boys ate well during the holidays, but thankfully the state is now giving a 2 pound allowance!
Speaking of the boys... where did everyone go??? We are down 5 varsity wrestlers since the holiday break! Juan Batista and Micheal Alexander both are now under academic ineligibility. That is a shame because those two guys really showed a lot of promise. Chris Rice and Thomas Roberts both just disappeared. No calls or anything. They just quit on their team. In my opinion, not the right kind of principles and values that you want to teach a teenager, but whatever. Kenny Doll is the only guy missing with a valid reason. He came down with a nasty bug before the holidays and is still waiting for medical release. Hey Kenny, get well and hurry back!
On to tonight. I don't have much info except that we are going to Northgate for the Area prelims tonight. The fights start at 5:30pm, so I hope to see everyone there... what few of us that are left anyway! The address is 3220 Fischer Road, Newnan, GA 30265. For a Google map CLICK HERE
It looks like most of the boys ate well during the holidays, but thankfully the state is now giving a 2 pound allowance!
Speaking of the boys... where did everyone go??? We are down 5 varsity wrestlers since the holiday break! Juan Batista and Micheal Alexander both are now under academic ineligibility. That is a shame because those two guys really showed a lot of promise. Chris Rice and Thomas Roberts both just disappeared. No calls or anything. They just quit on their team. In my opinion, not the right kind of principles and values that you want to teach a teenager, but whatever. Kenny Doll is the only guy missing with a valid reason. He came down with a nasty bug before the holidays and is still waiting for medical release. Hey Kenny, get well and hurry back!
On to tonight. I don't have much info except that we are going to Northgate for the Area prelims tonight. The fights start at 5:30pm, so I hope to see everyone there... what few of us that are left anyway! The address is 3220 Fischer Road, Newnan, GA 30265. For a Google map CLICK HERE
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