It was a great night for wrestling in Georgia, as the GHSA traditional wrestling finals capped off a sensational year for this growing sport. It was a night of firsts, lasts and sustained dominance among Georgia’s elite wrestlers. Here’s a little bit of what went down on the mats at the Gwinnett Arena on Saturday evening:
The 135-pound class offered possibly the most excitement and suspense, as Union Grove’s Joey Lazor and Walton’s Phil Holloway fighting it out in the finals, a place these two wrestlers had met before. Lazor took home the title in this instance for Class 5A Union Grove. In Single-A, Bryan Benton of Toombs County capped off a remarkable prep career with his fourth state title and 214th win.
Defending 3A 171-pound champion Terrance Gaddy of Clarkston completed an undefeated season with a win on Saturday night. Collins Hill’s Taylor Knapp surprised no one by taking care of business in the 160-pound division for 5A, taking home his third state title. Wade Farrow of Swainsboro and Jay Fowler of Jefferson went to double overtime in the Class 2A, 152-pound division, with Farrow winning in sudden death with a pin.
This report was compiled from live blogs by Score Atlanta’s Joe Deighton, who attended the finals on Saturday. Those blogs, and other Georgia prep coverage, can be read at the Georgia Public Broadcasting prep sports blog at http://sportsgpb.blogspot.com or at http://www.gpb.org/sports. For the archived video of all the wrestling finals matches, visit http://scoreatl.playonsports.com/?eventId=5299. Ewalt can be reached at aewalt@scoreatl.com.
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