TCHS Wrestles Into New Year
Courtesy of TCHS
The Toombs County High School wrestlers ended the 2024 calendar year scouring the southeast for the best competition. The MatDawgs tested themselves first by traveling to Brunswick to dual two of the top ranked 5A programs in the state, Glynn Academy (5A #2) and Brunswick (5A #5). In a scrappy battle, the MatDawgs were able to come out on top against Brunswick, 37-27. The Mat-Dawgs ended the night with a loss against Glynn Academy, 46-18.
Coach Allen praised his team’s effort during the duals saying, “These are two very good programs that I have a lot of respect for their coaches and their athletes. Every event we have attended this year has been very strategically scheduled to test our wrestlers and this was no different. The goal has never been to go undefeated throughout the season, the goal is to test our guys to their max. We’ve done that this season so far and we did that tonight. We wrestled two very good teams, came away with one win and one loss. Now back to the drawing board and tweak some things to make a run for a State Title!”
Bradley Invitational
The final test for the MatDawgs took them to Cleveland, TN, to compete at the Bradley Invitational. This is an annual Christmas tournament that is hosted at Bradley Central High School. The tournament attracts many of the best schools across the state of Tennessee, and many teams from North Georgia and Alabama. A total of 31 teams in the field made for the perfect test for Toombs to end the calendar year.
TCHS ended the tournament with seven top six place winners and as the 4th place overall team (176.0 points). The Bulldogs were the highest placing Georgia team behind Huntsville High School, AL (264.0), Soddy Daisy High School, TN (254.5), and Bradley Central High School (196.5). Bradley Central Placewinners were, at 106lbs. Jericho Latoy (18-11) placed 6th and scored 23.0 team points. At 120lbs. Walker Bunch (30-7) placed 4th and scored 25.5 team points. At 132lbs. Wyatt Bunch (28-5) placed 3rd and scored 22.0 team points. At 150lbs. Slade Landrum (32-6) placed 6th and scored 16.0 team points. At 157lbs. Tyson Brantley (22-8) placed 3rd and scored 27.5 team points. At 175lbs. Lucas Coley (18-5) placed 4th and scored 19.0 team points. And at 190lbs. Leeson Allen (21-9) placed 4th and scored 19.0 team points.
