By East Alabama Sports Today
HUNTSVILLE – Three wrestlers from Calhoun County will have a chance to win state titles in consecutive matches Saturday when the 66th AHSAA Class 5A-6A State Wrestling Championships conclude at the Von Braun Center here.
Oxford’s Chase Hicks (145) and Jakob Chisolm (160) and Alexandria’s Jaden New (152) will all be involved in title matches.
Hicks (38-2) faces Spanish Fort’s Gabe Warren (29-1), New (16-0) faces Buckhorn’s Gabe Sweat (34-2) and Chisolm (25-0) faces Pelham’s Rafael Hipolito (24-0). Hicks and New won titles last year, while Chisolm lost in the finals.
In the past, Class 5A had been lumped in with the Class 1A-4A wrestlers, but this year the state combined it with 6A, leaving the 1A-4As to compete among themselves. Calhoun County produced eight state champions in the smaller school division last weekend.
Gardendale, the 2020 Class 6A state champion and winners of the 2020 and 2021 Duals state tourney titles, forged to the top of a team race with 162.5 points at the conclusion of the day.
The Rockets trailed Arab by a half-point heading into the championship bracket semifinals Friday night, 103.5 to 103. The Knights, last year’s 1A-5A state champs, closed strong as well and takes 153.5 points into Saturday’s final day.
Wetumpka is third with 141 points, followed by McAdory at 117 and Homewood with 116. Fort Payne is sixth with 109.5 points and Pelham is seventh with 105.
Action resumes Saturday with consolation semifinals at 10 a.m., followed by the consolation finals and the championship bracket finals.
Class 5A-6A Championship Division
Saturday’s Championship Bouts
106: Brodie Christmas, Mortimer Jordan (41-2) vs. Cale Tucker, Chelsea (21-1)
113: Daishon Powe, Gardendale (22-4) vs. Will Anderson, Athens (17-1)
120: Isaiah Powe, Gardendale (32-0) vs. Jacob Holland, Arab (43-6)
126:Cory Land, Moody (43-0) vs. Sam Sutton, Homewood (35-3)
132:Maney Havis, Jasper (38-4) vs. Jacob Dease, Southside-Gadsden (50-5)
138:Kyler Adams, Wetumpka (35-0) vs. Melton Powe, Gardendale (32-2)
145: Chase Hicks, Oxford (38-2) vs. Gabe Warren, Spanish Fort (29-1)
152: Gabe Sweat, Buckhorn (34-2) vs. Jaden New, Alexandria (16-0)
160: Jakob Chisolm, Oxford (25-0) vs. Rafael Hipolito, Pelham (24-0)
170: Caleb Roe, Arab (47-4) vs. Seth Branham, Pelham (36-2)
182: Carnel Davis, Southside-Gadsden (46-3) vs. Mason Blackwell, Wetumpka (15-0)
195: Drake Ewing, Gulf Shores (37-3) vs. John McKimmon, Mtn Brook (35-0)
220: Riley Kuhn, Fort Payne (22-0) vs. Abe Preston, Wetumpka (29-2)
285: Dylan Daring, Shades Valley (22-0) vs. Damien Lawry, Ben Russell (28-1)
Friday’s Semifinal Results
106 POUNDS
Brodie Christmas, Mortimer Jordan (41-2) dec. David Miguel, Fort Payne (19-5), 3-1.
Cale Tucker, Chelsea (21-1) dec. John Stewart, Scottsboro (25-2), 4-2.
113 POUNDS
Daishon Powe, Gardendale (22-4) dec. Chad Strickland, Wetumpka (27-8), 4-3.
Will Anderson, Athens (17-1) dec. Will Waldrop, McAdory (43-2), 4-1.
120 POUNDS
Isaiah Powe, Gardendale (32-0) pinned Tyrique Simms, Mae Jemison (29-4), 4:26.
Jacob Holland, Arab (43-6) dec. Lincoln Bryant, Hartselle (27-3), 9-0.
126 POUNDS
Cory Land, Moody (43-0) pinned Gunner Birdsong, Athens (27-9), 0:59.
Sam Sutton, Homewood (35-3) dec. Cote Blalock, Fort Payne (20-1), 11-10.
132 POUNDS
Maney Havis, Jasper (38-4) dec. Ryan Summerlin, Moody (21-1), 3-2.
Jacob Dease, Southside-Gadsden (50-5) dec. William Walker, Satsuma (28-1), 8-2.
138 POUNDS
Kyler Adams, Wetumpka (35-0) dec. Trent Gilham, Springville (29-3), 11-3.
Melton Powe, Gardendale (32-2) dec. Patrick Lawler, Arab (34-7), tech fall 20-4, at 4:12.
145 POUNDS
Chase Hicks, Oxford (38-2) dec. Xander McWilliams, Wetumpka (17-2), 3-1.
Gabe Warren, Spanish Fort (29-1) pinned Gray Ortis, Mountain Brook (30-2), 1:53.
152 POUNDS:
Gabe Sweat, Buckhorn (34-2) dec. Arturo Rodriguez, Fort Payne (18-3), 6-3.
Jaden New, Alexandria (16-0) dec. Kendrick Young, Oxford (25-4), 3-1.
160 POUNDS
Jakob Chisolm, Oxford (25-0) dec. Jason Minchew, Shades Valley (26-3), 11-5.
Rafael Hipolito, Pelham (24-0) dec. Carson Kim, Gardendale (24-2), 5-4.
170 POUNDS
Caleb Roe, Arab (47-4) pinned Luke Jasper, Mortimer Jordan (31-6), 5:11.
Seth Branham, Pelham (36-2) pinned Preston Reed, Jasper (32-4), 6:19 (OT).
182 POUNDS
Carnel Davis, Southside-Gadsden (46-3) dec. Kennedy Wyatt, Gardendale (36-5), 8-7.
Mason Blackwell, Wetumpka (15-0) dec. Preston Royster, Chelsea (23-2), 7-2.
195 POUNDS
Drake Ewing, Gulf Shores (37-3) dec. Logan Thomas, Corner (29-3), SV 8-7.
John McKimmon, Mtn Brook (35-0) dec. John-Mark Crocker, Homewood (22-1), 8-7.
220 POUNDS
Riley Kuhn, Fort Payne (22-0) pinned Kolby Clark, Scottsboro (19-3), 1:47.
Abe Preston, Wetumpka (29-2) pinned Michael Robertson, Arab (21-10), 4:48.
285 POUNDS
Dylan Daring, Shades Valley (22-0) pinned Juddson Cromer, Alexandria (29-5), 0:25.
Damien Lawry, Ben Russell (28-1) dec. Izziah Williams, Clay-Chalkville (27-3), 1-0.
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