Deramus won the 220 title after he defeated Lincoln’s Braxton Harman 12-11 in overtime. This was voted the Match of the Tournament. Tinner was right behind him, winning 285 when he pinned Alexandria’s Latrez Turn in 1:45.
Deramus (7-1), went 3-0 with two wins and an overtime win. Tinner (7-0), went 3-0 with two pins and a forfeit.
The Yellow Jackets won three weight categories – Karlise Hubbard won the 106 category with three first-period pis. There were six finals wrestlers and twelve who finished in the top four. Cleburne County had one winner (145 Austen Mayfield), one runner up (160 Harrison Roberts), and twelve in the top four.
LINCOLN GOLDEN BEAR INVITATIONAL
TEAM SCORES: Oxford 167. Cleburne County 165. Lincoln 161, Alexandria 151. New Hope 111. Leeds 101. Pinson Valley 42. West End 20, J.B. Pennington 16.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
106: Karlise hubbard (Oxford), pinned Christian Beckwith, New Hope, 1:21
113: Cameron Sharp (New Hope) dec. Johnathan Santos (Alexandria), 11-5
120: Adrian Waugh (New Hope), pins Donelle Young (Leeds), 6/19
126: Preston Jones (Alexandria), tech fall over Taevion Kearse (Lincoln), 20-4 (4.10)
132: Jamichael Finley, Lincoln, dec. Kash Hornsby, Oxford (3-1).
138: Blane Brasher, Leeds, pins Brandon Phillips (Oxford), 3:13
145: Austen Mayfield (Cleburne County) pinned Amorea Green (Alexandria), 3:54
152: Jackson New (Alexandria) pinned Abraham Trapani (Lincoln), 5:35
160: Ricky Toney, New Hope, pin Harrison Roberts (Cleburne County), 1:15
170: Rhett Walters (Lincoln) pinned Steven Andrews (Pinson Valley), 2:23
182: Tucker Summers (Leeds) maj. dec. over Danny Fueli (New Hope), 10-0
195: Matthew Davis (Lincoln), pin Brody Latham, (Oxford), 0;55
220: Xavier Deramus (Oxford) dec. Braxton Harmon (Lincoln), SV-1 12-11
285: Caleb Tinner (Oxford) pinned Latrez Turner (Alexandria), 1:45
Invitational for Ms. Wil
Lena Johannson, Weaver’s Lena Johannson, pinned all five opponents at 140 in under 30 seconds to take home MVP honors at the Saks Ms. Wil Wildcat Girls Invitational. Her five pins took her 1 minute, 26 seconds.
The Lady Bearcats came in second place behind Central-Phenix. Central won four weight classes.
It was the second Calhoun County girls wrestling tournament. It was a tribute to Robin Gilliam, former Saks wrestling coach.
“We still call them Miss Wil,” stated Jeremy Waters (an event organizer), a former Saks wrestler who was known as Robin Wilson back then. “She took over our program the second year and kept us together so that we could wrestle,” said Waters.
Mariah Johannson, Weaver’s Mariah won at 122 with two forfeits and two pins. White Plains’ Payton Price won 102.
MS. WIL WILDCAT GIRLS INVITATIONAL
TOP 3 TEAMS Central-Phenix City, 123, 2. Weaver 113. Montgomery Catholic.
CHAMPIONSHIP RESULT
102: Payton Price (White Plains).
109: Juliana Eldridge (Wetumpka)
116: Katherine Grigsby, Hewitt-Trussville), pinned Ali Anderson (Weaver), at 2:27
122: Mariah Johannson, Weaver
128/134: Cadence Sellars (Central-PC)
140: Lena Johannson, Weaver
147/154 – Nevaeh Jackson (Central PC) pins Trinity Carter (Weaver), at 0:28
167: Christiana Becher (Vestavia Hills).
187: Hannah McDuffee (Central-PC)
237: Ashlynn Johnson (Central-PC)
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