Wrestling season is over…..well….. sort of over…..no, not really. The regular season is over, but the off-season has just begun.
Many of the state’s top wrestlers found their way on to one of FIVE Tennessee teams who went to Birmingham for the annual Dixie Duals. Historically, the Dixie Duals is one of the toughest dual tournaments in the Southeast. This year, the overall number of teams was down a bit as only 16 teams competed in the event. Usually Louisiana brings a couple of teams and Florida usually has at least one. Texas hasn’t been seen since at least 2013, so the competition this year was limited to Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.
It’s nice to report that the Tennessee teams cleaned house. For the second year in a row, the East Tennessee guys won the event with the Appalachian Elite Gold team defeating Alabama Wrestling Club Blue 38-20 in the championship dual.
Middle Tennessee sent a team as well made up of kids from Beech, Blackman, Mt. Juliet, Rossview, Stewarts Creek, & Wilson Central. The team had a little of everything personality-wise and was named the Mid-TN Misfits. The Misfits did very well and went 4-1 in dual meets only losing to Georgia’s Compound Black team 38-21. The loss to Compound in pool play sent the Misfits to the Silver bracket where they defeated Appalachian Elite RED 45-15 and Compound Gold 48-26. Those two wins earned the Misfits the Silver bracket trophy. Full results for the Mid-TN Misfits will be below.
It is significant that the teams from Tennessee did so well. It is a clear indicator that the talent level is rising in Tennessee and that depth is improving. We all need to keep the momentum by finding spring and summer competition for our athletes and continuing to push for improvement.
If you are reading this, you are probably a little more informed than the average fan so you should also know that there are plenty of opportunities for you or your wrestlers to get mat time and get better. (also a great way to stay out of trouble with so much idle time)
Wilson Central has fight nights on Monday’s at 6:30, Blackman on Tuesdays at 6:00 and Beech has theirs on Thursdays at 6:00. Freestyle and Greco season is beginning and there are several clubs having practice/training for that.
Pictures taken at the Dixie Duals can be found HERE. Enjoy!
Pool B – Middle Tennessee misfits is guaranteed 2nd place
Match #1 Round 1: Middle Tennessee misfits defeated Appalachian Elite Black 63-10
111 – Brayden Palmer (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Wesley Devaney (Appalachian Elite Black) Fall 0:00
118 – DD Butler (Appalachian Elite Black) over Austin Plumlee (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Fall 2:41
125 – Austin Plumlee (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Michael Colon (Appalachian Elite Black) Fall 3:00
131 – Cooper Williams (Appalachian Elite Black) over Jeremiah Herron (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Maj 15-3
137 – Nicholas King (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Luke Story (Appalachian Elite Black) Dec 10-3
143 – Zackrey Wilkins (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Joshua Teaster (Appalachian Elite Black) Dec 5-3
150 – Trevor Rippy (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Jacob Morrell (Appalachian Elite Black) Fall 0:19
157 – Matthew Sells (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Alex Ortiz (Appalachian Elite Black) Fall 1:02
165 – Jherian Maddox (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Jim Kalegros (Appalachian Elite Black) Fall 1:42
175 – Kyle Smith (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Jerimiah Mynatt (Appalachian Elite Black) Fall 0:38
187 – John Olivieri (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Unknown (Unattached) Dec 12-8
200 – Kaleb Rippy (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Javier Salvador (Appalachian Elite Black) Fall 1:30
225 – Tyler Barber (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Chris Williams (Appalachian Elite Black) Fall 0:39
290 – David Dowell (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Jesse Cross (Appalachian Elite Black) Fall 0:47
Match #2 Round 2: Middle Tennessee misfits defeated Alabama Wrestling Club RED 72-0
111 – Brayden Palmer (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Unknown (Unattached) Fall 2:30
118 – Lyric Burnside (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Jace Odom (Alabama Wrestling Club RED) Dec 13-12
125 – Austin Plumlee (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Unknown (Unattached) Fall 1:44
131 – Jeremiah Herron (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
137 – Nicholas King (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Patterson Huff (Alabama Wrestling Club RED) Dec 8-5
143 – Zackrey Wilkins (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Jake Haessly (Alabama Wrestling Club RED) Fall 0:35
150 – Trevor Rippy (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Daniel Haessly (Alabama Wrestling Club RED) Fall 0:56
157 – Matthew Sells (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Matthew Smith (Alabama Wrestling Club RED) Fall 0:13
165 – Jherian Maddox (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Unknown (Unattached) Dec 5-3
175 – Kyle Smith (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
187 – John Olivieri (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
200 – Andrew Arias-lynch (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Jaxon Bast (Alabama Wrestling Club RED) Dec 4-1
225 – Toby Lynch (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
290 – David Dowell (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
Match #3 Round 3: Compound Black defeated Middle Tennessee misfits 38-21
111 – kolby milner (Compound Black) over Brayden Palmer (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Dec 10-6
118 – bryson neace (Compound Black) over Lyric Burnside (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Fall 0:42
125 – jackson disario (Compound Black) over Austin Plumlee (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Dec 7-2
131 – davion fairley (Compound Black) over Jeremiah Herron (Middle Tennessee misfits ) TF 19-4
137 – Nicholas King (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over gabe mcdaniel (Compound Black) Dec 10-8
143 – Zackrey Wilkins (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over dustin berry (Compound Black) Dec 14-9
150 – justin ruffin (Compound Black) over Trevor Rippy (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Dec 2-0
157 – david key (Compound Black) over Matthew Sells (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Dec 10-4
165 – owen brown (Compound Black) over Jherian Maddox (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Fall 0:39
175 – blake meadows (Compound Black) over Kyle Smith (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Dec 3-1
187 – John Olivieri (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over jack marsh (Compound Black) Fall 4:22
200 – Kaleb Rippy (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over jack ness (Compound Black) Fall 0:50
225 – Tyler Barber (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over jack walsh (Compound Black) Dec 7-1
290 – ceszar ramos (Compound Black) over David Dowell (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Fall 5:14
Second Bracket – Middle Tennessee misfits is guaranteed 1st place
Match #1 Semifinal: Middle Tennessee misfits defeated Appalachian Elite RED 45-15
111 – Brayden Palmer (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Vili Bussey (Appalachian Elite RED) TF 21-6
118 – Ethan Anderson (Appalachian Elite RED) over Lyric Burnside (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Fall 0:45
125 – Austin Plumlee (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Trey Hicks (Appalachian Elite RED) Dec 9-4
131 – Michael Moultry (Appalachian Elite RED) over Jeremiah Herron (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Fall 3:35
137 – Nicholas King (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Mathew Maxwell (Appalachian Elite RED) TF 16-1
143 – Dewey Pendley (Appalachian Elite RED) over Zackrey Wilkins (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Dec 6-1
150 – Trevor Rippy (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Bryson Henley (Appalachian Elite RED) Maj 8-0
157 – Matthew Sells (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Harold Johnson (Appalachian Elite RED) Dec 6-1
165 – Jherian Maddox (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Henley Headrick (Appalachian Elite RED) SV-1 4-2
175 – Kyle Smith (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Trent Knight (Appalachian Elite RED) Dec 14-7
187 – John Olivieri (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Kagen Thomas (Appalachian Elite RED) Fall 0:16
200 – Kaleb Rippy (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Noah Evans (Appalachian Elite RED) Fall 0:50
225 – Tyler Barber (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Grant Brace (Appalachian Elite RED) Maj 13-4
290 – David Dowell (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Jacob Coppinger (Appalachian Elite RED) Dec 3-2
Match #2 1st Place Match: Middle Tennessee misfits defeated Compound Gold 48-26
111 – Brayden Palmer (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over cameron fretwell (Compound Gold) Fall 0:55
118 – blaine bergey (Compound Gold) over Lyric Burnside (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Fall 0:53
125 – paul watkins (Compound Gold) over Austin Plumlee (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Fall 3:14
131 – Aslan Kilic (Compound Gold) over Jeremiah Herron (Middle Tennessee misfits ) TF 22-6
137 – Nicholas King (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
143 – Zackrey Wilkins (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Cole Burke (Compound Gold) Dec 10-7
150 – Trevor Rippy (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Jack Barber (Compound Gold) Dec 4-1
157 – Ian Darling (Compound Gold) over Matthew Sells (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Dec 5-1
165 – Jherian Maddox (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over noah swift (Compound Gold) Fall 3:51
175 – mathew key (Compound Gold) over Kyle Smith (Middle Tennessee misfits ) Fall 3:42
187 – John Olivieri (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over nick kurtz (Compound Gold) Fall 1:11
200 – Kaleb Rippy (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Camden Johnson (Compound Gold) Fall 0:50
225 – Tyler Barber (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Nick Jarvis (Compound Gold) Fall 1:15
290 – David Dowell (Middle Tennessee misfits ) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf