December 19, 2021
East Alabama Sports Today
Rockmart goes 7-for-7 in finals, runs away with Alexandria’s Grappling in Death Valley tournament; Weaver third in Huntsville
Rockmart swept all seven weight division finals they wrestled Saturday and ran away with the Otis Weather Memorial Grappling in Death Valley Tournament Saturday at Alexandria.
The reigning Georgia state champions won each of the first five division and amassed 240 points. Fort Payne was second (156.5) and Jasper, which had three winners and a runner-up, was third.
Host Alexandria was sixth and Oxford was tenth. Both had a champion. Alexandria’s Jaden New won a 1-0 decision in the 152 final and Oxford’s Michael Howell won 6-0 at 145.
Rockmart’s undefeated 120 champion T.K. Davis was named most valuable wrestler. Davis scored a tournament-high 52 match points, scoring two tech falls and a pin.
OTIS WEATHERLY MEMORIAL
GRAPPLING IN DEATH VALLEY
At Alexandria
Team scores: Rockmart 240.5, Fort Payne 156.5, Jasper 147, Arab 117, Moody 115.5, Alexandria 110, Stanhope Elmore 84, Southside-Gadsden 70, Lincoln 63, Oxford 54, Russell County 47, Saks 36, Bob Jones 11.
Championship matches
106: Logan Opdycke, Rockmart, pinned Fredy Thomas, Fort Payne, 3:07
113: Garrett Pace, Rockmart, pinned Preston Jones, Alexandria 2:36
120: T.K. Davis, Rockmart, tech fall over Cabe Dunn, Arab, 3:57 (15-0)
126: Izaeah Beavers, Rockmart, won by forfeit
132: Bleu Winters, Rockmart, won by forfeit
138: Cory Land, Moody, pinned Cole Blalock, Fort Payne, 1:11
145: Michael Howell, Oxford, dec. Carter Reed, Jasper, 6-0
152: Jaden New, Alexandria, dec. Ryan Summerlin, Moody, 1-0
160: Patrick Lawler, Arab, dec. Connor Russo, Stanhope Elmore, 3-2
170: Preston Reed, Jasper, dec. John McDonald, Moody, 8-5
182: Jamie Burnam, Jasper, maj. dec. over Noah Tidmore, Fort Payne, 8-0
195: Cole Carter, Jasper, def. Jonathan Pugh, Arab, 3-1
220: Jakamron Ammons, Rockmart, dec. Connor Hall, Alexandria, 3-1
285: Jase Davis, Rockmart, pinned Jerrod Harden, Southside, 0:38
Anderson, Usry help Weaver finish 3rd
Undefeated Devin Anderson and once-beaten Anthony Usry won their respective weight divisions and helped Weaver to a strong third-place finish in the Jason Spencer Invitational in Huntsville.
Anderson, 19-0, won the 182 pound division by pinning Todd Whitmire of Huntsville in 5:01, his fifth pin of the day. Usry, 20-1, claimed the 170 division by pinning J.J. Ake of Scottsboro in 5:17, his fourth pin of the day. Eighth-seeded Quinn Sani was third at 120 and Dalton Fink was fourth at 106.
The Bearcats scored 368.5 points in the tournament. Huntsville had five champions and won the event with 544.5 points. Scottsboro was second (419).
JASON SPENCER INVITATIONAL
At St. John Paul II, Huntsville
Team scores: Huntsville 544.5, Scottsboro 419, Weaver 368.5, Buckhorn 208, New Hope 187.5, Deshler 180, East Limestone 180, Cherokee County 178, St. John Paul II 159, Florence 151, Evangel Christian 147, Westminster Christian 126, ASB 122, Madison County 118.5, Randolph 89.
Championship matches
106: Kiyah Simon, Huntsville, dec. Wallace Blue, Huntsville, SV-1 4-2
113: Matthew Dupree, Scottsboro, dec. Cole Snyder, Scottsboro, 6-5
120: Yanik Simon, Huntsville, tech fall over Hayden Adkins, Deshler, 3:04 (17-2)
126: Joseph Sowell, Huntsville, pinned Daymion Winfrey, ASB, 1:20
132: Jack Voneschembach, SJPII, dec. Maax Morrow, Huntsville, 8-6
138: Jay Colebaaugh, Huntsville, maj. dec. Dathan Laster, Deshler, 11-2
145: Ansel Goggans, Scottsboro, dec. David Herrick, Cherokee County, 5-2
152: John McKinney, Huntsville, dec. Aiden Goggans, Scottsboro, 5-0
160: Colton Durham, Scottsboro pinned Dyquayvious King, Deshler, 5:32
170: Anthony Usry, Weaver, pinned J.J. Ake, Scottsboro, 5:17
182: Devin Anderson, Weaver, pinned Todd Whitmire, Huntsville, 5:01
190: Mason Ellis, Madison County, pinned Race Wright, Randolph, 3:24
220: William Caneer, Buckhorn, pinned Robert Goebel, SJPII, 1:13
285: Brandon Patterson, Buckhorn, pinned Nathan Sayle, Buckhorn, 3:36. [**read more]
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