Carrollton Trojan Wrestling

Sectional Pictures

2012-02-12T10:57:00.003-05:00

Saturday Finals

2012-02-11T20:11:00.006-05:00

It is still to early for me to write my comments about this weekend and one referee specifically. I will say this, he was consist. He consistently screwed over Carrollton kids. His victims were Tillman, Dan, Turner, Lujan and most specifically, Jake. The guy should never be allowed to place a whistle between his lips again. See, I told you it was to early...

Saturday 8:00AM

2012-02-11T06:17:00.003-05:00

2012-02-08T21:01:00.000-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

Dear Parents,
Here is the schedule for this weekend. Also, will we stay over night at the Crown Plaza.
Friday, February 10, 2012
12:00 Wrestlers are released from School
12:10 check weight
12:30 Depart for Riverwood High School
2:00-3:00pm Weigh-Ins
4:00-7:00pm Round of 16
7:00-8:30pm Quarterfinals and 1st Round of WB's
Weight-Outs - Immediately following completion of their weight for 1 hour
Saturday, February 11, 2012
8:00-9:30am 2nd Round of WB's
9:30-11:30am Semi's and Consolation Quarters
11:30am-1:00pm Consolation Semi's and Semi's for 9th
1:00-1:30pm 9th Place Matches
2:30-4:30pm All Final Matches (1st-8th place)

Thanks for your support

Coach Mason

Senior Night

2012-02-06T20:33:00.003-05:00

Great picture from Senior night! Thank you to the Cobbs!

West Sectional by the Numbers

2012-02-06T00:44:00.003-05:00

West Sectional Brackets

2012-02-05T13:59:00.001-05:00

Sectional Brackets are out.

AAA West Sectional Brackets

Area 6 AAA

2012-02-05T09:59:00.002-05:00

Pictures by Lisa Adcock

Area 6AAA Champs

2012-02-04T18:23:00.000-05:00

Ten Champions. A Third. Two Fourths. Thirteen out of fourteen moving on to Sectionals next weekend!

The scary part is that they can do better. If Tristan doesn't give up back points early in his second match, that match is tied and I like his chances in OT. However, watching the 'virtual dual meet' that was the finals was AWESOME! Johnson, Foster and Hagen wrestled their best matches of the year. It is a good time to peak! Martin looks fantastic at 152. Thompson wrestled a controlled dominant style. Harris looks as strong as an ox at 160. Its a good time to peak! Go Trojans!

The only sad part of the day is that we have to say goodbye to Dee Lane. Good luck in the Marines, Dee. Semper Fi

2012-02-02T11:51:00.000-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

The Varsity will meet at the Wrestling at 6:30am

Weigh-Ins: Saturday, February 4-- 7:30 A.M.-8:30 A.M.

Seed Meeting: Saturday, February 4 (after weigh-ins)

Times: Championship Round: 10:30 A.M.
10:30-12:00 Introduction of teams and championship 1st Round
12:00-12:30 Lunch
12:30-2:00 Championship Semis
2:00-3:15 Conso-Quarters
3:15-4:45 Conso-Semis
4:45- Finals and Conso-Finals
These times are subject to change depending on how quick we get done with the rounds. We will make sure each kid will get the 45 minute rest.

Ticket Price: $8.00 Admission (GHSA)

Thanks for your support

Coach Mason

Senior Night, Carrollton v Troup

2012-02-01T17:53:00.003-05:00

There is nothing like being a Trojan on a Tuesday night!

The Trojans were dominant against Troup on Senior Night. Congratulations to our seniors.

Jr. Varsity

~120 Will Gordy wins by Fall 6 - 0 Carrollton
~170 Landon McLoed wins by Fall 12 - 0 Carrollton
~195 Tyler Melson wins by Fall 18 - 0 Carrollton

Varsity

106 Bryan Johnson wins by Fall 6 - 0 Carrollton
113 Chris Foster wins by Fall 12 - 0 Carrollton
120 Jake Adcock wins by Fall 18 - 0 Carrollton Jakes 50th win!
126 Rhett Hembree wins by Fall 24 - 0 Carrollton 41 seconds
132 Tristan Ware loses by Fall 24 - 6 Carrollton Revenge is only a few days away...
138 Jim Edgar wins by Forfeit 30 - 6 Carrollton
145 Taylor Lujan wins by Fall 36 - 6 Carrollton 4 takedowns in 39 seconds!
152 Dakota Simpson wins by Fall 42 - 6 Carrollton
160 Dan Harris wins by Fall 48 - 6 Carrollton
170 Mason Tillman wins by Fall 54 - 6 Carrollton 41 - 2!
182 Dee Lane loses by Fall 54 - 12 Carrollton
195 Murphy Hagen wins by Fall 60 - 12 Carrollton
220 Stephen Thompson wins by Fall 66 - 12 Carrollton no bear hugging zone!
285 Cole Glommen wins by Fall 72 - 12 Carrollton FASTEST PIN OF THE NIGHT, 35 SECONDS!

Cole Glommen is the night's MVP! 'Great Job' to the Freshman!

consider this:

Freshman - 6
Sophomores - 4
Juniors - 2
Seniors - 2

Oh the future looks BRIGHT!

2012-01-31T10:05:00.000-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

Tonight is the last home wrestling match of the season. The Trojans will host the Troup Tigers for senior night. The schedule is as follows
4:45 We will make a team photo
5:30 Jv. matches
5:45-6:00 then we will recognize the seniors, and conclude with the varsity match

Result form the Pickens Co. Tournament
Jake Adcock and Taylor Lujan were tournament Champions. Taylor was Outstanding light weight Wrestler for the meet. Rhett Hembree finished second. Chris Foster and Tristan Ware placed 5th, and Bryan Johnson placed 6th.
The team finished 5th out of 20 teams.

Thanks,

Coach Mason

Scoring

2012-01-29T10:49:00.003-05:00

Pictures by Lisa Adcock

Our Trojans had a good weekend. The JV wrestled with Coach Lucas at the Sandy Creek Tournament. They had six placers. James Cobb and Hunter McDowell won their respective weight classes. Congratulations to the Champions. We also had Landon McLoed finish as Runner up. Murphy Hagen and Will Gordy placed third and Jim Edgar finished fourth. Great job, guys.

The varsity wrestled in the Burnt Mountain Classic at Pickens High school. We only took eight wrestlers and placed fifth. None of the teams that were there had full rosters. Teams a re getting ready for Area and are nursing injuries and generally resting ailing wrestlers. Bob Jones High School from Alabama had the most wrestlers, 13 and they won the tournament. I think Gilmer took nine and they did finish 20 points above us in third. I still believe in the traditional tournament we have a real chance

At 106, Bryan Johnson finished sixth. He made it to the semifinals before he suffered his first defeat. Bryan scored 10 team points.

Chris Foster finished much better than thirteenth. He finished fifth and scored fifteen points. At one point, Chris was winning by two with a front headlock. I could actually see him thinking about the wrist trap. He didn't try it. He didn't need it! His wrestling is getting better every week as he has stopped looking for one big move and has started looking to score points! Points win matches and tournaments. Fifteen team points is a strong contribution, but Chris shouldn't be satisfied until he is consistently scoring in the twenties!

Jake is so good at focusing. He never looks flustered or rattled. He just wins. Jake is still undefeated. He reminds me of Bruce Lee, mind, body and spirit all working together. The hard work and repetition builds the body. The rest is Jake being Jake. 25.5 points for Jake.

Rhett Hembree placed second. He won't be satisfied with that, and frankly he shouldn't be. If talent were riches, Rhett is a billionaire. Power, speed and endurance are all Rhett's. Rhett has a single dragon to slay. 24.5 points for Rhett.

Tristan is just about to break out. He is so ready to do great things! Tristan has lost several one point matches this year and he lost another in the consolation semifinals. BUT if you have been watching closely, it has been getting more and more difficult for him to lose. He has begun to despise losing with the proper enthusiasm. Tristan is posed to place at the State tournament. Tristan placed fifth and scored 11 points.

Last, but certainly not least, is Taylor. Taylor remained in the undefeated ranks with Jake. The story could end there, but that is SO unfitting to describe Saturday's events. Taylor had a brutal bracket. It seems he wrestles an accredited/acclaimed senior in every match and Saturday was no exception. Taylor was fantastic in both the semifinals and finals and earned outstanding wrestler. I will remember his match against Dyllan Greene for a very long time. Taylor scored 28 points.

Burnt Mountain Classic

2012-01-27T16:00:00.004-05:00

Pickens does a great job with this tournament and one of the great things is they have a website dedicated to it AND THEY UPDATE IT!

Burnt Mountain Classic

Burnt Mountain Seeding

2012-01-26T23:11:00.000-05:00

106 Bryan Johnson - 3rd
113 Chris Foster - 13th
120 Jake Adcock - 1st
126 Rhett Hembree - 1st
132 Tristan Ware - 8th
145 Taylor Lujan - 3rd
152 Turner Martin - 3rd
182 Dee Lane - 6th
220 Stephen Thompson - 5th
285 Cole Glommen - 8th

Pebblebrook @ Home

2012-01-25T20:31:00.001-05:00

Well, it was quick. The match tonight versus Pebblebrook was extremely fast. Only six matches were contested and the longest one lasted 2:41...

We started at 138;

138 Haack loses by Fall 0 - 6 Peeblebrook
145 Lujan wins by Fall 6 - 6 Tie
152 Simpson wins by Fall 12 - 6 Carrollton
160 Harris wins by Fall 18 - 6 Carrollton
170 Tillman wins by Fall 24 - 6 Carrollton
182 Lane wins by Forfeit 30 - 6 Carrollton
195 Hagen wins by Forfeit 36 - 6 Carrollton
220 Thompson wins by Forfeit 42 - 6 Carrollton
285 Glommen wins by Forfeit 48 - 6 Carrollton
106 Johnson wins by Forfeit 54 - 6 Carrollton
113 Foster wins by Forfeit 60 - 6 Carrollton
120 Gordy wins by Forfeit 66 - 6 Carrollton
126 Adcock wins by Forfeit 72 - 6 Carrollton
132 Ware Wins by Fall 78 - 6 Carrollton

They took care of their business. Good job Trojans!

2012-01-23T22:46:00.000-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

The Trojans had 9 wrestlers place at the Whiterwater Tournament. Jack Adcock, Taylor Lujan and Rhett Hembree were Tournament Champs. Taylor Lujan was awarded Turner Martin finished second. Tristan Ware placed fourth. Mason Tillman and Dan Harris placed 5th. Bryan Johnson and Stephen Thompson both placed 7th. The Team placed 4th over all.

This Week's schedule
Monday's practice 3:45-5:45
Tuesday's practice 3:45-5:45
Wednesday Home Match with Pebblebrook 5:30
Thursday's practice 3:45-5:45
Friday Varsity departs for Pickens Co 2:00. We will stay the night at Super 8 in Jasper, GA Phone:1-706-253-3297
JV practice with Coach Lucas 3:45-4:45
Saturday 6:30am JV meets at wrestling to go to Sandy Creek High School

We need parent volunteers for the Wednesday night concession stand, and next Tuesday Home match.

Thanks,

Coach Mason

Times Georgian Article

2012-01-22T22:06:00.002-05:00

Article in the Times Georgian with a great picture of Taylor.

Whitewater Finalist

2012-01-22T10:40:00.004-05:00

Now that I am not quite as exhausted as I was last night, perhaps I can be a little more ardent about my description of the performances of our four finalists from this weekend.

Jake wrestled first. He had just completed a very emotional match in the semifinals where he was injured but continued. The coaches told Jake that he did not have to continue, but you could tell that winning this tournament meant a lot to Jake. Jake was not to be denied and wrestled a great match to secure the win.

Rhett was up next. Styles make wrestling matches and Rhett's opponent had a good strategy. However, Rhett is fast and strong too! Rhett's match was a tight defensive struggle, but Rhett has a way of rising to the occasion. He finished strong, riding his opponent for the entire third period. I was also impressed with the 'coaching' and strategy that Rhett was sharing with his teammates. Whether he wants the job or not, Rhett is becoming a leader on this team. Someone has to take some pictures of Rhett so that he can get his due publicity!

Taylor Lujan was a beast for the entire tournament, as he has been for the entire year! It seems that Taylor gets a Senior every match and NO senior wants to lose to a freshman, regardless of how talented the freshman is! He always gets their best match. The finals where against a well coached Alexander wrestler that fought really hard and certainly has nothing to be ashamed of. The problem is that once Lujan gets on top, he is a leech that just can't be shaken. Taylor was dominant at the beginning of the season but he has gotten better on his feet. He earned Outstanding Wrestler.

Turner is getting better every week. As he gets in better shape, he seems to have more confidence in himself that he can wrestle as he is accustomed to. If Turner has enough time, he will be wrestling at a very high level when the state tournament rolls around. Turner had to injury default out of the finals, but he will be back. When I watch Turner wrestle, I cannot help but wonder how great he would be if he wrestled non stop through his senior season!

Saturday at Whitewater

2012-01-22T00:29:00.004-05:00

Pretty good Saturday for the Trojans. We ended up with nine placers and finished the tournament in fifth place. Rhett, Jake and Taylor all finished as Champions. Taylor also finished with Outstanding Wrestler! He did have a great tournament. It would be extremely difficult to explain the scoring at the tournament. I think I will just post the results and w/l and call it a day!

106 Bryan Johnson 4 - 3 Seventh Place
120 Jake Adcock 7 - 0 First Place
126 Rhett Hembree 7 - 0 First Place

132 Tristan Ware 5 - 2 Fourth Place
138 Jim Edgar 0 - 3
145 Taylor Lujan 7 - 0 First Place and OUTSTANDING WRESTLER!
152 Dan Harris 6 - 1 5th Place

160 Turner Martin 6 - 1 2nd Place

170 Mason Tillman 6 - 1 5th Place
182 Dee Lane 2 - 2
195 Murphy Hagen 0 - 3
220 Stephen Thompson 4 - 3 Seventh Place
285 Jacob King 1 - 2

Friday at Whitewater

2012-01-21T00:40:00.000-05:00

The pool portion of the tournament:

106 Bryan Johnson 2 - 1
113 Forfeit (Foster is sick. Big dark circles under his eyes. He will get better.)
120 Jake Adcock 3 - 0
126 Rhett Hembree 3 - 0
132 Tristan Ware 3 - 0 (Forgive my French but, HELL YEAH)
138 Jim Edgar 0 - 3
145 Taylor Lujan 3 - 0
152 Dan Harris 3 - 0
160 Turner Martin 3 - 0
170 Mason Tillman 3 - 0
182 Dee Lane 2 - 1
195 Murphy Hagen 0 - 3
220 Stephen Thompson 2 - 1
285 Jacob King 1 - 2 (second loss was an injury default. Doubtful he wrestles on Saturday.)

The second day starts in the morning at 9:00. The top 16 advance from day one. Any wrestlers that went 0 - 3 won't advance and wrestle on Saturday unless there are less than 16 in their bracket.

This is a very good start. GO TROJANS!

Carrollton Repeats as County Champions

2012-01-20T10:55:00.001-05:00

Carrollton came out on top last night in the Carroll County Duals hosted by Mt. Zion High School. Carrollton received a bye in the first round before defeating Villa Rica 81-0 in the second round. The lopsided score is a little misleading as this is probably the best team Villa Rica has had in years if not ever. VIlla Rica finished the evening in 4th losing the Consolation finals to Mt. Zion.

182 Lane wins by Fall 6 - 0 Carrollton
195 Hagen wins by Fall 12 - 0
220 Thompson wins by Fall 18 - 0
285 King wins by Fall 24 - 0
106 Johnson wins by Fall 30 - 0
113 Foster wins by Decision 33 - 0
120 Adcock wins by Fall 39 - 0
126 Hembree wins by Fall 45 - 0
132 Ware wins by Fall 51 - 0
138 Megorden wins by Fall 57 - 0
145 Lujan wins by Fall 63 - 0
152 Simpson wins by Fall 69 - 0
160 McDowell wins by Fall 75 - 0
170 Tillman wins by Fall 81 - 0

The finals were against 3rd seeded Central who had earlier upset Mt Zion.

220 Hagen wins by Forfeit 6 - 0 Carrollton
285 King wins by Forfeit 12 - 0
106 Richardson wins by Forfeit 18 - 0
113 Johnson loses by Decicion 18 - 3
120 Adcock wins by Forfeit 24 - 3
126 Hembree wins by Fall 30 - 3
132 Ware loses by Fall 30 - 9
138 Haack loses by Fall 30 - 15
145 Lujan wins by Tech Fall 35 - 15
152 Harris wins by Decicion 38 - 15
160 Martin wins by Fall 44 - 15
170 Tillman wins by Fall 50 - 15
182 Lane loses by Fall 50 - 21
195 Melson loses by Fall 50 - 27

Times-Georgia Article

I hope I see you all at Whitewater tonight! We have nine seeded wrestlers but I think we can do a little better than that. Seeded Wrestlers are:

106 Johnson 4th
113 Foster 8th
120 Adcock 1st
126 Hembree 1st
145 Lujan 2nd
152 Harris 3rd
160 Martin 3rd
170 Tillman 2nd
220 Thompson 4th

Good Luck Trojans!

Woodland

2012-01-18T22:10:00.001-05:00

The JV had a good night and won 32 -15! The Varsity close to knocking off the AAAA State Runners up but no cigar. We came close to pulling the upset but never got the separation we needed. Pretty much everyone wrestled well tonight. Even our losses were hard fought.

285 Jacob King loses by Fall 0 - 6 Woodland
106 Bryan Johnson loses by Fall 0 - 12 Woodland
113 Chris Foster loses by Tech Fall 0 - 17 Woodland
120 Jake Adcock wins by Fall 6 - 17 Woodland
126 Rhett Hembree wins by Fall 12 - 17 Woodland
132 Tristan Ware loses by Fall 12 - 20 Woodland - Tristan wrestled well tonight. This match was close.
138 Paden Megorden loses by Fall 12 - 26 Woodland
145 Taylor Lujan wins by Fall 18 - 26 Woodland
152 Dan Harris wins by Decision 21 - 26 Woodland
160 Turner Martin wins by Fall 27 - 26 Carrollton
170 Mason Tillman wins by Major Decision 31 - 26 Carrollton
182 Dee Lane loses by Major Decision 31 - 32 Woodland
195 Murphy Hagen wins by Major Decision 31 - 38 Woodland
220 Stephen Thompson wins by Decision 37 - 38 Woodland

I was proud when our guys came back and took the lead. The matches were 7-7 with bonus being the deciding factor. Good night!

See ya tomorrow night in Mt. Zion!

2012-01-18T21:58:00.000-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

Wrestling schedule Wednesday 18th - Saturday 21st.

Wednesday 3:20 depart from field house Varsity and JV
4:45 arrive at Woodland of Cartersville
5:30 wrestling starts
9:30 return to field house

Thursday 7:00-7:20am weigh-in plus 3 lbs (106 ex.109) Varsity and JV
3:45 depart from field house
5:00 wrestling starts at Mt Zion
(We might not take the mat until 6)

Friday 7:00-7:20am weigh-in plus 3 lbs (106 ex.109) Varsity only
3:00 depart from field house
4:45 arrive at Whitewater high school
5:30 wrestling starts
Return home late that night
Saturday 6:45am meet at wrestling room
9:00 am wrestling starts
7:00 pm return to the wrestling room

Thanks,
Coach Mason

State Duals on our new mats!

2012-01-15T23:35:00.001-05:00

Photos by Lisa Adcock

Jake

Mason

Dee

Jake

State Duals

2012-01-14T15:41:00.001-05:00

Do you remember the first time you got on a bicycle? I bet it ended badly. You can either focus on the bad ending, or you can focus on the ride and get back on that bike.

Carrollton Wrestling is just getting warmed up. We had a plethora of issues this weekend but we will wrestle tomorrow and the day after that and continue to get better. We also can't forget that we had some OUTSTANDING performances this weekend. Dee, Jake, Mason, Taylor and Rhett all went undefeated. Jake had a quality win over Gilmer's Justin Carr.

So, while I am by no means satisfied, I am NOT ready to throw the baby out with the bath water. We are talented at every weight class. We just didn't perform this weekend.

We have work to do and Area is just a few weeks away!

Bracket Error Corrected

2012-01-12T12:20:00.000-05:00

GHSA corrected the errors in the crossovers for the consolation bracket. This will not effect us since we are going to stay in the championship bracket! :)

Tension

2012-01-12T00:36:00.001-05:00

We are still a couple days out and you can already feel the tension rising. Folks are taking sides on the Carrollton/Gilmer match. Check out the posts on the wrestling forums. You know I think we are going to win decisively. However, I think the consensus of the rest of the wrestling world is that Carrollton is the underdog. Frankly, it doesn't matter. The match will be decided on Friday morning and not in a wrestling forum.

The reason why there is tension is because there is high expectation. The team has EARNED the right to be tense with their performance. Over the course of the year, as a team and individually, the team has proven that they can wrestle with the best teams in the state and the best teams in the state have taken notice of the Carrollton TEAM.

To get to the finals, we have always been destined to wrestle Gilmer or Heritage sometime in the first three rounds. Frankly, I would rather face them in the first round than in the third. I have reasons, but it probably isn't wise to discuss them here! Suffice it to say that we were LUCKY to get this match early, BUT it doesn't make the match any easier.

Gilmer will come loaded for bear. They will move wrestlers around and it is rather silly to try to project who will wrestle where. Their coach has done his homework. He will know our kids well and will have his wrestlers prepared for ours. He will attempt to have his kids adapt strategies to our wrestler's tendencies. We have prepared a few surprises for them! :)

I think one of the hardest parts of the dual with Gilmer will be after we have beaten them! Getting 'up' to wrestle the next two rounds will be difficult after such an obviously emotional win, and all the teams on our side of the bracket are tough! Winning the bottom bracket is NOT going to be easy, however let's worry about that after we take care of business in the first round!

Go Trojans!

2012-01-11T22:08:00.002-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

The JV wrestling team will be going to Bannaker High today right after school. Match should start at 5:00. We should be back by 7:30.

The wrestling team will be getting out of school at 1:00 tomorrow to head to Macon. We will get a workout in at the Centreplex. We weigh-in at 6:00.

Our first match is at 12:00 on mat 1 here is a copy of the brackets. http://www.ghsa.net/2011-2012-ghsa-class-aaa-team-dual-wrestling-championship-bracket

Thanks for your support

Thanks,
Coach Mason

State Duals Bracket

2012-01-09T14:51:00.004-05:00

Times are on the bracket. We start at 12, noon Friday afternoon on Mat 1. After Gilmer is defeated, we will wrestle at 5:15 on Mat 3.

Ticket prices = $10.00/day or $17.00 Tournament Ticket

Centreplex
200 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217

Friday, January 13, 2012
Coaches Meeting (AAA-AAAAA) 7:30am
Opening Ceremonies 8:15-8:30am
Round #1 AAA/AAAA/AAAAA 8:30-10:15am
Weigh-Ins (A/AA) 9:00am
Coaches Meeting (A/AA) 10:00am
Round #2 AAA/AAAA/AAAAA 10:15am-12:00noon
Round #3 AA/AAA 12:00noon-1:45pm
Round #4 A/AA 1:45-3:30pm
Round #5 AAAA/AAAAA 3:30-5:15pm
Round #6 AA/AAA 5:15-7:00pm
Round #7 Consolations - AAAA/AAAAA 7:00-8:45pm
Round #8 Consolations - AA/AAA 8:45-10:00pm
 
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Round #9 Consolations - AAAA/AAAAA 8:00-9:30am
Round #10 Consolations - AA/AAA 9:30-11:00am
Round #11 Championship Semi-Finals
All Classes 11:00am-12:30pm
Round #12 Consolations - Quarters
All Classes 12:30-2:00pm
Round #13 Consolations - Semis
All Classes 2:00-3:30pm
Round #14 Consolation Finals and Awards
All Classes 3:30-5:30pm
Break         5:30-7:15pm
Championship Opening Ceremonies 7:15pm-7:30pm
Round #15 Championship Finals and Awards
All Classes 7:30pm-9:30pm

2012-01-08T22:04:00.001-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:
January 8, 2012

Dear Parents,
Your son has earned the right and privilege to compete at the State Dual Championships in Macon, GA at the Centreplex. We depart from the wrestling room around 5:30 pm on Thursday, January 12th, and return back to the wrestling room on Saturday, January 14th. The wrestling team will be staying at Ramada Macon West 4755 Chambers Road 478-788-0120. Each wrestler will receive $21 meal money for 7 meals. This is the schedule of the event attached.
Thursday
8:00-9:00PM Weigh-ins
Friday
8:15-8:30 Team Introductions
10:15AM AAA
12:00PM AAA
5:15PM AAA
8:15PM Consolations - AAA
Saturday
9:30AM Consolations - AAA
11:00AM Semi-Finals - All Classes
12:30AM Consolation Quarter-Finals - All Classes
2:00PM Consolation Semi-Finals - All Classes
3:30PM Consolation Finals - All Classes
5:30 PM Awards Ceremony - Third and Fourth Place
7:15PM Opening Ceremony
7:30PM Championship Finals - All Classes

The following is a list of items to pack:
• Carrollton Wrestling t-shirts, Carrollton work-out shorts, singlet, athletic socks, wrestling shoes, running shoes, Carrollton wrestling jacket or sweatshirt, toiletries, pillow for trip
Address Driving Directions From Atlanta: I-75 South to I-16East, Exit 2
The Macon Centreplex
Coliseum and Convention Center
200 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217

Thanks,
Coach Mason

State Duals Bracket

2012-01-08T17:49:00.001-05:00

First round, Gilmer. Gilmer has pretty much dominated AAA wrestling for as long as it is reasonable to remember. I rank them 3rd in AAA.

Probable second round, North Hall. Strong program and Area 8 Champions. I rank them 7th.

Probable third round, West Laurens. Great coaching, consistent, driven and Area 2 Champions. I rank them 4th.

Probable fourth round, Heritage. They have beaten Gilmer twice this year. Once by 16 points. Once by 17 points. It wasn't a fluke. I rank them 2nd.

This is the moment. The moment that Carrollton wrestlers, coaches, parents and alums get to see the countless hours of hard work pay off. Forget great. When Carrollton completes this bracket, this team will transcend great and go straight to Legendary.

I rank Carrollton 1st.

Go Trojans!

6AAA Region Duals

2012-01-07T14:01:00.001-05:00

Photographs by Lisa Adcock and Renee Lujan

Leg Cradle by Taylor Lujan
The mighty Trojans had a great night at Shaw where they won the Region 6AAA Duals title. The Trojans got a bye in the first round and faced a warmed up LaGrange team in the semi finals.

Jake Adcock earning six team points.
Here is a recap of the LaGrange match starting at 113 pounds and Mr. Chris Foster.

113 Chris Foster wins a Decision 3 - 0 Carrollton
120 Jake Adcock wins by Fall 9 - 0 Carrollton
126 Rhett Hembree wins by Fall 15 - 0 Carrollton (Rhett keeps getting faster and faster. I think he has spent about 45 seconds on the mat in his last three matches combined!)
132 Tristan Ware wins by Fall 21 - 0 Carrollton
138 Paden Megorden wins by Major Decision 25 - 0 Carrollton
145 Taylor Lujan wins by Fall 31 - 0 Carrollton
152 Dan Harris wins by Major Decision 35 - 0 Carrollton
160 Turner Martin wins by Fall 41 - 0 Carrollton
170 Mason Tillman wins by Fall 47 - 0 Carrollton
182 Dee Lane loses by Major Decision 47 - 4 Carrollton
195 Murphy Hagen wins by Major Decision 51 - 4 Carrollton
220 Stephen Thompson wins by Decision 54 - 4 Carrollton
285 Jacob King wins by Fall 60 - 4 Carrollton
106 Bryan Johnson wins by Fall 66 - 4 Carrollton

Tristan Ware

The best kept secret in Georgia, Mason Tillman
The night cap was against Columbus. It started well for us with undefeated Freshman Jake Adcock at 120 pounds.

120 Jake Adcock wins by Fall 6 - 0 Carrollton
126 Rhett Hembree wins by Fall 12 - 0 Carrollton
132 Tristan Ware wins by Decision 15 - 0 Carrollton
138 Carrollton Forfeits 15 - 6 Carrollton
145 Taylor Lujan wins by Fall 21 - 6 Carrollton
152 Dan Harris wins by Decision 24 - 6 Carrollton
160 Turner Martin wins by Fall 30 - 6 Carrollton
170 Mason Tillman wins by Fall 36 - 6 Carrollton
182 Dee Lane wins by Forfeit 42 - 6 Carrollton
195 Murphy Hagen wins by Forfeit 48 - 6 Carrollton
220 Stephen Thompson wins by Forfeit 54 - 6 Carrollton
285 Jacob King wins by Forfeit 60 - 6 Carrollton
106 Bryan Johnson wins by Fall 66 - 6 Carrollton
113 Sean Richardson wins by Fall 72 - 6 Carrollton

Tristan Ware gets physical.

The feel good moment of the night had to be the last match. Sean Richardson is a first year freshman that might weigh somewhere around 103 pounds! Coach rolled him in at 113 in the final match of the night! Sean is a great kid that is always smiling. He wrestled great and pinned his opponent. A great night for Carrollton with a great ending. Congratulations, Trojans!

Taylor Lujan

Parents, get me pictures and I will use them!

2012-01-05T15:55:00.002-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

The Wrestling team will be departing from the high school at 10:00am. Weigh-ins will be a 12:00 at Shaw High School. The 1st round of wrestling will start at 4:30. We will receive a first round bye. So we should take the round 5:30. We will return to the wrestling room late Friday night.

Direction to Shaw
Hwy 27 south towards Lagrange
I-185 towards Colubus
Exit on to Hwy 22 then
exit on to Schomburg Rd. turn left
then second left on Stadium Dr.

Thanks,
Coach Mason

Carrollton 51, Bremen 21

2012-01-04T21:44:00.000-05:00

Pictures by Lisa Adcock (thanks Lisa!)

Well, that was fun. Carrollton enjoyed a dominant evening against the Blue Devils.

The evening began with our own Chris Foster facing Tristan Williams. Williams placed 5th at 103 last year. It was a tense match but Chris took a lead in the second and never relinquished it. Trojans up 3 - 0.

Jake Adcock

The second match was Jake Adcock against Jesse Eriquezzo. Eriquezzo placed 3rd at 112 last season. Jake dominated the match and was leading 9 - 0 with 15 seconds to go. Jake obviously wanted a pin and might have gotten a little aggressive with about 15 seconds to go and made it interesting! Jake won a decision and remained undefeated. Trojans up 6 - 0.

Rhett Hembree

At 126 Rhett Hembree wrestled a Bremen wrestler I did not know. Rhett was quick. Carrollton 12 - 0.

There was a real battle at 132. Tristan Ware wrestled Corey Morgan. Morgan placed third at 125 last year. It ended as a one point match, 7 - 8 with Tristan coming up just a little short. It was easily the match of the night, we just came up a few seconds short. Next time. Next time. Carrollton 12 - 3.

Paden Megorden won the prize and drew Bremen's 2 time state champ, three time placer Ryne Eriquezzo. The match began well for Paden and he looked very good. Eventually, he did make a mistake and one opportunity was all Eriquezzo needed. 12 - 9 Carrollton.

Taylor Lujan made his season debut at 145 tonight. He made quick work of Bremen's Austin Johnson and remained undefeated. 18 - 9 Carrollton.

Dan Harris

Dan Harris wrestled at 152 tonight and pinned Trenton Moore in the first period. Carrollton 24 - 9.

Turner Martin took his Bremen wrestler down and had him on his back in three seconds. The pin followed shortly thereafter. 30 - 9 Carrollton.

Mason Tillman wrestled at 170 and pinned Bremen's Jarred Wysner. Mason has but one loss on the season. 36 - 9 Carrollton.

Murphy Hagen returned to us this week! He was immediately pressed into service at 182! Murphy was pinned by Darron Boxley. We'll knock the rust off of Murphy and he will do fine! 36 - 15 Carrollton.

Dee Lane

Dee Lane was a BEAST at 195. He promised me a win tonight. He said his team needed him. I love this young man! He pinned Nick Bovona tonight. 42 - 15 Carrollton.

Stephen Thompson wrestled GREAT, then he got sloppy... then he wrestled GREAT again! Stephen is going to give me a heart attack! He pinned James Singleton. 48 - 15 Carrollton.

At 285, Jacob King lost by Fall to Joseph Bexley. Carrollton 48 - 21.

Bryan Johnson has been gone for a LONG time. He got home Tuesday! He was rusty but he won a decision over Luke Campbell. Final score, 51 - 21.

I don't believe we have ever beaten Bremen with such a substantial margin of victory. Go Trojans.

2012-01-04T12:04:00.002-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

The home match against Bremen starts at 5:30. I still need a few workers for the concession stand. As well as parents to help keep food out of the gym.

Tonight will be a very exciting evening; Carrollton and Bremen are both ranked high in their respective classification.
Come join the excitement,

Thanks
Coach Mason

Southern Scuffle

2012-01-02T15:11:00.001-05:00

So what does a Trojan wrestler do on their precious off days? Watch wrestling of course!

Tristan, Jake and Taylor
(and Eric)
made the journey to Chattanooga to watch the 2012 Southern Scuffle. It really is great to see the college guys wrestle and see the instant transitions and the stance destroying tactics that the big guys employ.

Now its time to get ready for the dual with Bremen Wednesday night. This is a good tune up match for the Trojans getting ready for Area Duals on Saturday. Bremen brings six state placing wrestlers including two state champions along with a freshman who was kids state champion. It should be a great match.

2011-12-31T20:35:00.000-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

The Trojans had 9 wrestlers place at the Alexander Tournament. Jack Adcock, and Mason Tillman both were tournament Champs. Chris Foster and Jacob King both finished second. Tristan Ware placed third. Turner Martin, Dan Harris, Dee Lane, and Stephen Thompson all placed fourth.

Monday's practice has been moved to 8:00-10:00 am
Tuesday's practice 3:45-5:45
Wednesday Home Match with Bremen 5:30

I hope every one has a fun and safe New Year.

Thanks
Coach Mason

Alexander

2011-12-30T21:36:00.000-05:00

Photos by Lisa Adcock

Jake Adcock

The team wrestled in Alexander's tournament today. We had a couple champs and a couple runner ups. Jake and Mason won at 120 and 182 respectively. Foster and King finished as runner-ups. As a team we finished fourth out of eight teams.

Mason Tillman

I KNOW this says Loganville, but I promise this was the ALEXANDER tournament.

Pigeon Forge Day Two

2011-12-23T12:13:00.000-05:00

I will occasionally update the graphic in the post below. We are banged up a little but still competing in the Silver Round. Tillman is wrestling up at 182. Tristan is still wrestling up at 138. I think Parker is at 145.

In the first round, it came down to the last match and Turner Martin came through with a win and the team won 34-33 over the home team, Pigeon Forge.

In the second round, we beat up on Notre Dame, TN pretty good, 49-19. It was Jake's turn to get knocked a little loopy but he hung in there and won 9-0.

We beat Archer 41-33. That is a quality win over a good Georgia team. We were down by four when Turner pinned to push us into the lead and then we held the lead until the end.

We are showing the wear in the fourth round. Rhett's turn. Wilson Central built a big lead and while we came back we couldn't get over the hill. I think the final score was 32-42.

We are still in a three way tie for fifth.

Special thanks to Lisa Adcock for relaying me scores! Thanks, Lisa!

Pigeon Forge Day One

2011-12-22T19:39:00.000-05:00

Carrollton finished the day 4-1 including a forfeit from Dutchfork, SC. Day one results for Carrollton are:

The first match was against Karns, TN. We only lost two matches and won 72-10.

The second match was against Father Ryan, TN. Jake, Rhett, Taylor and Mason won. Taylor beat a three time finalist, one time state champion in an exciting match. I think we would like to wrestle them again after we drop to our final weight classes.

The Third match was with McCreary, KY. We only lost three matches. Carrollton wins 40-18.

The fourth match was with Lafayette, GA. This is an interesting match up because Lafayette has kicked ours collective butts for years. Not this time. We lost three matches including a forfeit and won 60-15. That worm has turned.

The fifth match was the forfeit from Dutchfork, SC. The forfeit makes NO sense to me. I just know it cost our guys a match.

Good luck tomorrow Trojans!

2011-12-21T17:07:00.001-05:00

THey are on their way to Santaville in Pigeon Forge! I doubt I can get a match by match run down but I hope to get the team scores from each match. We will do the best we can.

Loganville Tournament

2011-12-17T00:21:00.001-05:00

This weekend was a split squad weekend with half the team going to Loganville and half the team going to Pepperell. The only thing I have gleaned about the Pepperell Tournament was that Mason Tillman won it.

James and I went to the Loganville Tournament (AKA the 4th Annual Eric Hill Invitational). It was a great tournament for Carrollton. We finished with four Champions, 126 - Jake Adcock, 152 - Taylor Lujan, 160 - Dan Harris and 182 Travis Joyce, two Seconds, 132 - Rhett Hembree, 170 - Turner Martin and a Sixth at 220 - Stephen Thompson. Overall the team took second behind a strong Woodland team that placed 10.

I just don't feel that the numbers express what this tournament was and can mean to the Trojans. Yes, we had some strong and inspirational performances from many of our wrestlers. Jake and Rhett were tested early and often all weekend. Dan broke through and won. Stephen Thompson placed for the second week in a row. By all accounts, Tristan had a very good tournament and probably would have placed except for a couple slight judgement errors that can be attributed to his limited action so far this year. This was a tough tournament that we led until the final two rounds. It was plainly illustrated that even with half the team placing, we MUST get more support from the other weight classes if we intend to win Major tournaments. The good news is that I think we are just a couple pieces away and that we do have those pieces in our quiver. I am glad this team was a little bummed to have placed second at this very tough tournament. I am equally glad that I do not believe we have seen the best this team has to offer!

2011-12-15T14:37:00.001-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

Parents please see attached letters for this weekend info about your wrestler.

Wrestler going to Loganville for over night trip
Bryan Johnson
Chris Foster
Jake Adcock
Rhett Hembree
Tristian Ware
Paden Megorden
Taylor Lujan
Dan Harris
Turner Martin
Travis Joyce
Dee Lane
Stephen Thompson
Jacob King

Wrestlers going to Pepperell
Sean Richardson
Will Gordy
James Cobb
Parker Haccak
Alex Molina
Koda Simpson
Hunter McDowell
Mason Tillman
Cole Glommen

Coach Mason

2011-12-14T14:53:00.002-05:00

A couple pictures I pilfered From Lisa Adcock.

I was going to call this picture 'Redhead', but I won't.

Memo and Schedule from Coach Mason

2011-12-12T09:26:00.002-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

The Trojan wrestling team had 7 wrestlers place in this past weekend's tournament. The team finished second out 25 teams. Jake Adcock, Rhett Hembree, and Taylor Lujan all placed 1st. Turner Martin and Travis Joyce placed 2nd. Bryan Johnson and Dan Harris placed 3rd. Rhett Hembree received the "Outstanding Wrestler" Award. This honor was voted on by all the coaches at the tournament.

The schedule for Monday Dec 19 - Saturday Jan 14 is as follows:
Dec 12 Monday 3:45-5:45 Practice and challenge matches for this weekend's tournaments
Dec 13 Tuesday 3:45-5:45 Practice
Dec 14 Wednesday 2:30-4:30 Practice
Dec 15 Thursday 1:00-3:00 Practice
Dec 16 Friday 10:00-12:00 Practice
Depart after practice for those going to Loganville Bright Inn Loganville: Phone: 770-554-9955
Dec 17 6:00 am for those going to Pepperell
Dec 19 10:00 am-12:00 pm Practice
Dec 20 10:00 am-12:00 pm Practice
Dec 21 10:00 am-12:00 pm Practice Depart after practice for those going to Pigeon Forge, TN details coming soon
Dec 22 Wrestle at Pigeon Forge
Dec 23 Wrestle at Pigeon Forge
Dec 26 off run on your own
Dec 27 10:00 am-12:00 pm Practice
Dec 28 10:00 am-12:00 pm Practice
Dec 29 10:00 am-12:00 pm Practice
Dec 30-31 Alexander tournament Details coming soon
Jan 2 10:00 am-12:00 pm Practice
Jan 3 Practice 3:45-5:45
Jan 4 4:00 Wrestlers report to gym
5:30 Bremen match at Home
Jan 5 Practice 3:45-5:45
Jan 6 Practice 3:45-5:45
Jan 7 All Wrestlers leave school early to Shaw High school
Jan 8 off
Jan 9 Practice 3:45-5:45
Jan 10 Practice 3:45-5:45
Jan 11 Practice 3:45-5:45 ( Maybe JV to Banner)
Jan 12 Practice 3:45-5:45 leave for Macon
Jan 13-14 State Duals

Coach Mason

Carrollton at Effingham Co. Tournament

2011-12-09T09:38:00.001-05:00

Good luck to the Trojans as they travel today to Savannah and the Effingham Tournament.

RHETT GOT OUTSTANDING WRESTLER!

Three Champions - Jake Adcock, Rhett Hembree, Taylor Lujan
Two Runner-ups - Turner Martin, Travis Joyce
Two Thirds - Bryan Johnson, Dan Harris

Carrollton placed second behind Ware county.

A special thanks to Jim Edgar for relaying us information all weekend! Thanks, Jim.

Weight Matrix

2011-12-07T16:57:00.001-05:00

In response to Coach Mason's message below, I thought I might put together a matrix that shows the weights our wrestlers need to attain to reach their desired weight classes by the Bremen match. Understand that these weights are for those who wish to wait until the absolute LAST moment. These weights should work but please be certain to check the website Coach Mason mentioned below. IF a wrestler misses one of these weight by a 2 or 3 tenths, they might still be able to make the weight by January 4th. Make certain that they do NOT weigh in two weights above their minimum or they will have their minimum weight class changed up a class! In short, hit these weights and you will be okay. If you do find an error, PLEASE let me know. JGB

2011-12-07T15:34:00.001-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

I hope to clear up a few things and concerns about the weight loss plan for the team.
The day for the varsity wrestlers to drop a weight class will be Jan 4th (match against Bremen). I know it was presented earlier in the week about dropping weight class for Pigeon Forge, because that is the earliest we could have drop a weight class, but that will not be required. If an individual wants to drop, they may (the individual weight loss plan must be followed) but there will be a wrestles off for the varsity spot for an individual tournament.

For the Dual meet tournament at Pigeon Forge there will be 9-10 matches so most wrestlers will spilt time starting for us. This the best way to handle that many matches over the two day period.

Now, in preperation to get down to the next weight class each wrestlers will need to follow his weight loss plan.
The wrestlers who just came out will get thier login info today.

Follow these step to see the weight loss plans
Click on this link
http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcaonline/default.aspx

Then click on log in
enter his Login ID number and password number
then you will be able to see his weight loss plan

I hope this helps,

Coach Mason

2011-12-07T09:09:00.001-05:00

Just a couple more days until the Trojans leave for the Effingham tournament. Here's a picture of Rhett to tide you over to the weekend!

We have several Trojans that are currently undefeated. Rhett Hembree is one of them.

2011-12-05T09:26:00.001-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

Saturday was a good day for the Trojan Wrestling Nation. Thanks to everyones hard work to make it happen.
Special thanks to Coach Sharp for managing the team, Rod Gordy for helping transport the mats, Rodney Hembree and Dino McDowell for handling weight-ins, Julianne Foster for taking charge of the hospitial room, and Jessica Phillips for managing the table worker.

The wrestling team moves to 7-0 on the season by getting 5 wins on Saturday.
Carrollton over Fayette Co. 52-28
Carrollton over Langston Hughes 60-18
Carrolton over Villa Rica 54-24
Carrollton over Sandy Creek 66-12
Carrollton over Woodland of Stockbridge 56-12

Top 3 Team places from the Trojan Duals
1st Carrollton
2nd Woodland of Stockbridge
3rd Fayette Co.

The team travels to Effingham Co. Friday for an individual tournament

Coach Mason

Carrollton wins Carrollton Invitational Duals

2011-12-03T19:02:00.001-05:00

Thanks to Julianne Foster for the picture!

Carrollton Wrestling had a great day at their own duals today. Not to be anticlimactic but Carrollton went 4-0 in their pool and then triumph over Woodland of Stockbridge in the final to win first place. I think Carrollton High Principal, Mark Albertus appeared very proud to present the first place trophy to his own Trojans. Results are as follows.

Carrollton v Fayette Co

106 Bryan Johnson Win by Forfeit 6 - 0 Carrollton
113 Forfeit 6 - 6
120 Chris Foster Win by Fall 12 - 6 Carrollton
126 Jake Adcock Win by Fall 18 - 6 Carrollton
132 Rhett Hembree Win by Decision 21 - 6 Carrollton
138 Parker Haack Loss by Fall 21 - 12 Carrollton
145 Paden Megorden Loss by Fall 21 - 18 Carrollton
152 Taylor Lujan Win by Fall 27 - 18 Carrollton
160 Turner Martin Win by Fall 33 - 18 Carrollton
170 Mason Tillman Win by Fall 39 - 18 Carrollton
182 MR. Travis Joyce Win by Fall 45 - 18 Carrollton
195 Murphy Hagen Loss by Fall 45 - 24 Carrollton
220 Stephen Thompson Win by Fall 51 - 24 Carrollton
285 Cole Grommen Loss by Major Decision 51 - 28 Carrollton

Carrollton v Villa Rica

113 Bryan Johnson Loss by Fall 0 - 6 Villa Rica
120 Chris Foster Win by Fall 6 -6
126 Jake Adcock Win by Fall 12 - 6 Carrollton
132 Tristan Ware Win by Fall 18 - 6 Carrollton
138 Parker Haack Win by Fall 24 - 6 Carrollton
145 Paden Megorden Win by Fall 30 - 6 Carrollton
152 Taylor Lujan Win by Fall 36 - 6 Carrollton
160 Austan McLeod Loss by Fall 36 - 12 Carrollton
170 Hunter McDowell Loss by Fall 36 - 18 Carrollton
182 MR. Travis Joyce Win by Fall 42 - 18 Carrollton
195 Murphy Hagen Win by Fall 48 - 18 Carrollton
220 Stephen Thompson Win by Fall 54 - 18 Carrollton
285 Jacob King Loss by Fall 54 - 24 Carrollton
106 Double Forfeit 54 - 12 Carrollton

Carrollton v Sandy Creek

126 Jake Adcock Win by Fall 6 - 0 Carrollton
132 Rhett Hembree Win by Fall 12 - 0 Carrollton
138 Parker Haack Win by Fall 18 - 0 Carrollton
145 Alex Molina\Galvan Win by Fall 24 - 0 Carrollton
152 Taylor Lujan Win by Fall 30 - 0 Carrollton
160 Daniel Harris Win by Fall 36 - 0 Carrollton
170 Mason Tillman Win by Fall 42 - 0 Carrollton
182 MR. Travis Joyce Win by Fall 48 - 0 Carrollton
195 Murphy Hagen Win by Fall 54 - 0 Carrollton
220 Stephen Thompson Loss by Fall 54 - 6 Carrollton
285 Cole Grommen Win by Fall 60 - 6 Carrollton
106 Double Forfeit 60 - 6 Carrollton
113 Bryan Johnson Win by Fall 66 - 6 Carrollton
120 Will Gordy Loss by Fall 66 - 12 Carrollton

Carrollton v Langston Hughes

132 Rhett Hembree Win by Fall 6 - 0 Carrollton
138 Parker Haack Win by Fall 12 - 0 Carrollton
145 Amex Molina\Galvan Win by Fall 18 - 0 Carrollton
152 Taylor Lujan Win by Fall 24 - 0 Carrollton
160 Austan McLeod Loss by Fall 24 - 6 Carrollton
170 Hunter McDowell Loss by Fall 24 - 12 Carrollton
182 MR. Travis Joyce Win by Fall 30 - 12 Carrollton
195 Murphy Hagen Win by Fall 36 - 12 Carrollton
220 Stephen Thompson Loss by Fall 36 - 18 Carrollton
285 Jacob King Win by Fall 42 - 18 Carrollton
106 Bryan Johnson Win by Forfeit 48 - 18 Carrollton
113 Double Forfeit 48 - 18 Carrollton
120 Chris Foster Win by Forfeit 54 - 18 Carrollton
126 Jake Adcock Win by Forfeit 60 - 18 Carrollton

Pool Champions
First Place Match
Carrollton v Woodland of Stockbridge

152 Taylor Lujan Win by Major Decision 4 - 0 Carrollton
160 Daniel Harris Win by Major Decision 8 - 0 Carrollton
170 Turner Martin Win by Forfeit 14 - 0 Carrollton
182 Mason Tillman Win by Decision 17 - 0 Carrollton
195 MR. Travis Joyce Win by Forfeit 23 - 0 Carrollton
220 Stephen Thompson Loss by Fall 23 - 6 Carrollton
285 Jacob King Win by Decision 26 - 6 Carrollton
106 Bryan Johnson Win by Fall 32 - 6 Carrollton
113 Forfeit 32 - 12 Carrollton
120 Chris Foster Win by Forfeit 38 - 12 Carrollton
126 Jake Adcock Win by Fall 44 - 12 Carrollton
132 Tristan Ware Win by Decision 47 - 12 Carrollton
138 Rhett Hembree Win by Medical Default 53 - 12 Carrollton
145 Paden Megorden Win by Fall 59 - 12 Carrollton

Results by Wrestler

106/113 Bryan Johnson 4 - 1 (+18)
120 Chris Foster 4 - 0 (+24)
120 Will Gordy 0 - 1 (-6)
126 Jake Adcock 5 - 0 (+30)
132/138 Rhett Hembree 4 - 0 (+21)
132 Tristan Ware 2 - 0 (+12)
138 Parker Haack 3 - 1 (+12)
145 Paden Megorden 2 - 1 (+6)
145 Alex Molina 2 - 0 (+12)
152 Taylor Lujan 5 - 0 (+28)
160 Daniel Harris 2 - 0 (+12)
160 Austan McLeod 0 - 2 (-12)
160/170 Turner Martin 2 - 0 (+12)
170 Hunter McDowell 0 - 2 (-12)
170/182 Mason Tillman 3 - 0 (+15)
182/195 MR. Travis Joyce 5 - 0 (+30)
195 Murphy Hagen 3 - 1 (+12)
220 Stephen Thompson 2 - 3 (-6)
285 Jacob King 2 - 1 (+3)
285 Cole Grommen 1 - 1 (0)

Congratulations to our victorious Trojans!

2011-12-02T12:08:00.001-05:00

Lint to the: 2011-12 Weight Management Program Coaches Handbook

Double Death Valley

2011-12-01T22:23:00.001-05:00

Great practice this afternoon.

Rhett Hembree is the catalyst of this team. He makes things happen. He causes change. He thrives on it. He led seven of our starters through a 'Double Death Valley' today. They held up well.

Lujan and Adcock tried to bruise coach again but it was the the big guys that REALLY impressed me. Tillman has been on the mat for a few weeks now and is in pretty good shape. He finished and 90 seconds later he was walking around normally, not even breathing hard. Joyce has just come in off the football field, but he is MR. Travis Joyce. That means that he just doesn't know how to quit. He made it through and did well. He was tired, but he finished what he started. The team is looking very good.

Dan and Turner will be down to weight soon and this team will be scary!

GO TROYANS!

"We're all together"

2011-12-01T10:15:00.001-05:00

There is a very nice article in the TImes-Gerogian today -

12/01/2011 Carrollton Wrestling Article

I think Jake really summed it up very well. Jake said, “I’ve been at Carrollton since I was 4. And growing up with coach Mason, you’ve seen all these guys at youth. Everybody’s been talking about, ‘Man, they’re going to be so good when they get older,’ and now it’s actually finally that year. We’re all together. It’s been a long time coming, but it’s definitely going to pay off.”

The best part is the "We're all together." How awesome is it that a young man realizes the importance of that statement. Getting Turner back home is simply awesome. We are missing a few that I would love to have wrestling, but this team is a real team with a sense of purpose, self worth and a lofty achievable goal. Its an exciting time to be a Trojan wrestler!

Carrollton v Rome and LaGrange 11-29-2011

2011-11-30T23:37:00.001-05:00

Thanks to Lisa Adcock for the pictures!

Troyans

Chris Foster - taller wrestler? Get to his hips.

MR. Travis Joyce - That just looks painful.

Taylor Lujan - noob, frosh, nothing to see here...

Trojans have long memories.

2011-11-30T15:47:00.001-05:00

Jim Harris representing a couple years ago at Westminster.

11-29 Tri-Meet Results

2011-11-29T23:38:00.001-05:00

Carrollton v Rome

220 Stephen Thompson lost by Major Decision 0 - 4 Rome
285 Jacob King lost by Decision 0 - 7 Rome
106 Bryan Johnson won by Forfeit 6 - 7 Rome
113 Double Forfeit 6 - 7 Rome
120 Chris Foster won by Forfeit 12 - 7 Carrollton
126 Jake Adcock won by Fall 18 - 7 Carrollton
132 Rhett Hembree won by Decision 21 - 7 Carrollton
138 Parker Haack won by Fall 27 - 7 Carrollton
145 Alexis Galvan lost by Fall 27 - 13 Carrollton
152 Taylor Lujan won by Fall 33 - 13 Carrollton
160 Austan McLeod lost by fall 33 - 19 Carrollton
170 Mason Tillman won by Decision 36 - 19 Carrollton
182 Travis Joyce won by Forfeit 42 - 19 Carrollton
195 Murphy Hagen won by Forfeit 48 - 19 Carrollton

Best Match - Mason Tillman 8-5 over Isaiah Spurgeon at 170 pounds.
Fastest Pin - Jake Adcock 1:00 @ 126 pounds

Carrollton v LaGrange

106 Bryan Johnson won by Major Decision 4 - 0 Carrollton
113 Lost by Forfeit 4 - 6 Rome
120 Chris Foster won by Fall 10 - 6 Carrollton
126 Jake Adcock won by Fall 16 - 6 Carrollton
132 James Cobb won by Forfeit 22 - 6 Carrollton
138 Rhett Hembree won by Fall 28 - 6 Carrollton
145 Parker Haack lost by Major Decision 28 - 10 Carrollton
152 Taylor Lujan won by Fall 34 - 10 Carrollton
160 Hunter McDowell lost by Fall 34 - 16 Carrollton
170 Mason Tillman won by Fall 40 - 16 Carrollton
182 Travis Joyce won by Tech Fall 45 - 16 Carrollton
195 Murphy Hagen lost by Fall 45 - 22 Carrollton
220 Stephen Thompson lost by Fall 45 - 28 Carrollton
285 Jacob King won by Fall 51 - 28 Carrollton

Best Match - Jacob King winning by Fall after falling behind early @ 285.
Fastest Pin - Jake Adcock 0:51 @ 126 pounds (Taylor Lujan was a whole second behind with his pin at 0:52 and Mason Tillman just behind that at 0:54!)

It was a good debut for the Trojans with pretty much the entire line up wrestling up at least one weight class. We were still missing a couple projected starters, Dan Harris and Turner Martin. We need our football players to get in shape. Their conditioning made it obvious that they have only had a single day in the practice room!

2011-11-29T23:35:00.001-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

Carrollton's wrestling team starts off with a great night of wrestling. In the first match the Trojans defeated Rome 48-19, and in the second match we defeat Area 6AAA foe LaGrange 48-31. Winning both their matches Tuesday night were 106 Bryan Johnson (So.), 120 Chris Foster (Jr.), 126 Jake Adcock (Fr), 132 Rhett Hembree (So), 152 Taylor Lujan (152), 170 Mason Tillman (Sr.).

Thanks to the parents who volunteered to make tonight happen, and a big thanks to Jessica Phillips for organizing the wrestling managers who did a great job as well. It takes a told team effort to have continued success.

The Wrestling team returns to action at East Carrollton Complex Saturday morning at 9:00 am. We are hosting the second annul Trojan Duals. Nine other teams will be joining us, so come out and enjoy the excitement.

Coach Mason

2011-11-28T21:24:00.001-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.
I preparation for the home matches this week. I need some parent volunteers.
Tuesday night we need a few parents to take turns working the concession stand with Stacy Martin, and also need parents to man the gym doors ensure no food is brought into the new gym area. All Volunteers get in free for the match. If you can help please let me know. Many hands make light work.

Friday after school we will be setting up the gym at East Carrollton Park for the dual meet tournament, so any parents would like to help, that would be great.
Saturday Ms. Foster is organizing the hospitality room, so we will dishes for that.
After the meet will need help cleaning up the gym.

Here this weeks schedule
Monday practice 3:45-5:45
Tuesday weigh-in 7:00 - 7:20 am at the wrestling room this mandatory
4:00 pm set up high school gym
5:30 Tri Match
Wednesday 3:45-5:45 (football players have team pictures and turn in football equipment)
Thursday practice 3:45-5:45
Friday set up 3:30-5:00 set up East Carrollton Gym
Saturday 7:00 am weigh in at East Carrollton Gym
9:00 am wrestling starts
4:00 pm or sooner clean up gym
Thanks for all your support,

Coach Mason

Carrollton @ Harris County!

2011-11-28T19:27:00.001-05:00

Carrollton Dominant In Harris County

2011-11-20T21:10:00.001-05:00

Freshman Jake Adcock in the finals versus 6AAA opponent Brian Hedrick of Columbus

Hmmmmm... what to say about the tournament yesterday.... how about, WOW!

How cool is it to see a freshman not just win his first high school match, but to win the tournament that match is in. We got to see it twice! Taylor and Jake were each dominant. I could comment on the ridiculousness of the seeding. Jake, a Super32 winner, was seeded second. Taylor was seeded fifth! Rhett, AAA State Runner-up was seeded third. I could mention it, but I won't. Great job to Jake, Rhett and Taylor for winning the first tournament of the year all in a dominant manner.

I think the biggest surprise of the day had to be Brian Johnson. The Brian Johnson that wrestled yesterday barely resembles the Brian Johnson that wrestled yesterday! Brian Johnson 2011-2012 hits moves! I was hugely impressed with the change in his style, attitude and confidence.

For me, the best part of the day was watching Mason Tillman. This kid is the incarnation of heart. He blows up his knee, and has to sit out his Junior year. That would be a problem for most kids. Tillman just took it as a challenge! Tillman is head and shoulders above where he was when he got hurt. He has put in a TON of work since he was released and he has wasted very little time trying to make up for his lost season. I think he has done it. He was DOMINANT and wrestled with a new confidence and style that absolutely suits him.

The Trojans finished second in a nine team tournament. We only competed in ten of the fourteen weight classes and without any of our footballers. Pretty darn good. How did we do so well? Because every wrestler we brought scored points! Seven of the ten scoring wrestlers placed. Those placers score big points and they add up quick. The best news is that most of our wrestlers were wrestling up a weight class, just to keep them comfortable. Its a great time to be a Trojan Wrestler!

2011-11-19T21:12:00.001-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

Carrollton's Wrestling team finishes second at Harris Co. Tournament. We had 4 tournament Champions
at 126 Jack Adcock (Fr.), 132 Rhett Hembree (So.), 152 Taylor Lujan (Fr.), 170 Mason Tillman (Sr.) all placed 1st. Chris Foster (Jr.) at 113 lbs. placed 3rd. And finish 4th for the Trojans were Bryan Johnson 106 (So.), Kenyen Spring 152 (Sr.), and Landon McLeod 160 (So.)
The exciting part about the second place finish is we did this without half of the team's line-up in place due to the fact of the success of the football.

The Wrestling team returns to action Nov 29 at home against LaGrange and Rome high schools.

Coach Mason

2011-11-17T22:49:00.001-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

I wanted to let you all know that we will be wrestling this Saturday. We will wrestle at the Harris Co. middle school

Thanks,

Coach Mason

2011-11-13T23:21:00.001-05:00

A few months ago, I mentioned the note from USA Wrestling about Carrollton Wrestling being a 'Dark Horse' in the AAA race. Well, the love Carrollton Wrestling is getting is measurable. I have noticed a HUGE increase in traffic on our little ol' blog. For years we have averaged a couple hundred hits a month. Well, in the last week we have tripled that and it is increasing. We are getting a lot of queries via Google. The number one search, "Jake Adcock". Followed closely by "Taylor Lujan" and ~"Carrollton Hembree" and ~"Carrollton 171".

I'll post something for the college coaches soon! Its time for Travis to get noticed!

2011-11-13T23:12:00.001-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

I just wanted to remind very one that practice now starts at 3:45 and ends 5:45
Here is the Schedule for the next three weeks.

Nov 14-17 3:45-5:45 practice
Nov 18 3:45-5:00 practice (If you are not on weight for the tournament on Saturday your wrestlers will need to stay later.)
Nov. 18 Saturday
6:15 am meet at the wrestling room check weight
6:30 am depart for Harris Co. High School
8:00 am weigh-in
9:00 am wrestling starts
9:00 pm return to wrestling room

Nov. 21-22 3:45-5:45 practice
Nov. 23 practice 9:00-11:00 practice
Nov. 25 off
Nov. 28 3:45-5:45 practice roll up mats
Nov. 29 4:00 wrestlers meet at the gym to set home for home match
5:30 tri match with LaGrange and Rome
Nov 30- Dec 1 3:45-5:45 practice
Dec 2 3:45 meet in the wrestling room to go to East Carrollton gym to set up for dual tournament hosted by us.
Dec 3 7:00 am meet at East Carrollton gym to weigh-in for the dual meet tournament.
9:00 am wrestling starts

Coach Mason

They KNOW they are Champions

2011-11-11T18:53:00.001-05:00

I didn't go to practice this afternoon, but I went last night! This room is so good! I sure hope that the wrestlers who have been running cross country have run a few extra miles and wind sprints to get into wrestling shape. I would hate to see the room's intensity drop off because they aren't ready to enter the wrestling season. If you are a football player, I would advise three a days beyond football practice. You'll be glad you did! This room is GOOD!

Coach Sharp ends every practice with Death Valley. One of his wrestlers from a decade ago would absolutely recognize the final fifteen minutes of practice. Death Valley serves several purposes including mental toughness and physical conditioning. The goal is to move the boundaries of where the wrestler will break further down the line. Last night, during Death Valley, the penultimate task was knee raises. Hit Coach's arm with your knees. Miss the knees and your time starts over. No one broke. No one even came close! It was a pride thing. Jake Adcock lead it off and was superb. The lead off man has the hardest task because he has just finished sprawls and has ZERO recovery time before he moves into his timed exercise. Jake never missed a beat. Rhett Hembree was next. If you know Rhett at all, you know how competitive he can be. The young man was bouncing his head off the ceiling. Edgar dug deep and each man refused to quit. Then it was Taylor Lujan's turn. Even Jaded Old Coach Sharp was visibly impressed. Almost speechless and that is saying something! Coach Sharp kept screaming, "I've never had a freshman bruise me before!" Taylor was doing everything in his power to knock Coach's arm off! Kenyon Springer had to follow that act, and to be honest, Kenyon had suffered during this tough practice. Kenyon stepped up and refused to be outdone and again, Left our stoic coach singing praises! Tillman (who is improving by leaps and bounds every day!) finished it off. His legs aren't as long as Taylor's but he was really working hard. These kids WANT to be the best and they are pushing one another toward that goal.

When Coach Teague asks you why you are running windsprints after practice, all you gotta say is, I want to do my part when we win a State Championship in Wrestling this season!

2011-11-09T19:37:00.002-05:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

For the parents of wrestlers who missed last nights practice here a is copy of the concussion form. I need you and your wrestler to sign the form, and bring it today to room 604 at 4:00. We will test the wrestlers on the computer, so if they have a head injury in the future the results of this test will help us determine the severity of the injury. If your son plays football, he has already done this test.
Thanks

Coach Mason

Physical Form

Impact Testing Consent Form

2011-10-31T23:29:00.003-04:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

Tuesday Nov.1-Nov 3 Practice 6:15-8:15pm a the Wrestling room
Thursday Nov. 4, 4:30 Watch the JR. High match against Heard County at the JR. High.
Sunday Nov. 6 Preseason team photo: Time 2:00 at the High school gym wear black Carrollton wrestling t-shirt, Khaki paints, if you don’t have wrestling t-shirt. I will provide one for your wrestler.

Photo team and individual cost $35 packets to $5 photos check made out to Glenn Holmes.

I will pass out order forms if you wish to purchase pictures. Seniors with need to get there picture with their Family for the winter program. We will make the team photo and the wrestlers can have individual shots made if they wish.

Thanks,

Coach Mason

2011-10-30T17:33:00.000-04:00

Trojans Battle in Preseason National

The last weekend in October is a pretty big wrestling weekend. Super32 happens in North Carolina, but this year we had three Trojans wrestling in Iowa at the USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals. Senior Mason Tillman wrestled in the 38 man 170 pound bracket. Sophomore Rhett Hembree wrestled in the 82 Man 132 pound bracket. Freshman Taylor Lujan wrestled in the 88 man 145 pound bracket. These huge brackets are so brutal!

Mason went 0-2 on the weekend but both his losses were close and to guys that had winning records on the weekend. These big preseason tournaments are so tough. Everyone that wrestles is good.

Match 1

-Mason Tillman (Georgia)---------+
                    Bout:   360  |- Holthaus
-Zachary Holthaus (Iowa)---------+  Dec 3-2

Match 2

-Mason Tillman (Georgia)---------+
                    Bout:   905  |- Anderson
-Mitchell Anderson (Iowa)--------+  Dec 4-1

Rhett won his first match against a wrestler from South Dakota with National experience. Rhett then lost two close matches to finish the day 1-2.

Match 1

-Rhett Hembree (Georgia)---------+
                    Bout:    42  |- Hembree
-Tyler Dion (South Dakota)-------+  Dec 4-3

Match 2

-Rhett Hembree (Georgia)---------+
                    Bout:   228  |- Kleven
-Cameron Kleven (Wisconsin)------+  Dec 2-0

Match 3

-Rhett Hembree (Georgia)---------+
                    Bout:   615  |- Weatherspoon
-Heath Weatherspoon (Illinois)---+  Dec 6-4

Taylor Lujan wrestled in the biggest bracket in the tournament. He got a bye in the first round and then reeled off two first period pins. In the fourth round, he won by five and moved into the quarter finals! It just seems weird to move into the fifth round and 'only' be in the quarters! There he met the number one seed from Tenneessee that finished as the Runner Up. He lost his next match in the consolations to the four seed to finish 3-2 on the day and ONE win away from being a Preseason All American, as a freshman! Not to shabby.

Match 1

-Taylor Lujan (Georgia)----------+
                    Bout:    42  |- Lujan
-Mitchell Lambrecht (Wisconsin)--+  Pin 1:59

Match 2

-Taylor Lujan (Georgia)----------+
                    Bout:   228  |- Lujan
-Geraldo Fox (North Dakota)------+  Pin 0:31

Match 3

-Taylor Lujan (Georgia)----------+
                    Bout:   615  |- Lujan
-Kolton Rottink (Iowa)-----------+  Dec 7-2

Match 4

-Taylor Lujan (Georgia)----------+
                    Bout:   228  |- Baker
-Kaleb Baker (Tennessee)---------+  Pin 0:47

Match 5

-Taylor Lujan (Georgia)----------+
                    Bout:   615  |- Blees
-Ryan Blees (North Dakota)-------+  Dec 4-2

The Trojans had a good day and finished 4-6 as a team. Another thing to consider is that these Preseason tournaments run a 2-1-1/1-1-1 format. Those short one minute rounds in the Consos take some getting used to and the three guys we sent up there are grinders that get stronger as the match continues. Not bad considering the competition.

2011-10-30T16:53:00.003-04:00

What a parent needs to know about the GHSA Wrestling Weight Management Program

***This is from the 2010-2011 version because GHSA is slack and hasn't posted the 2011-2012 version on their website although wrestlers are already subject to it. Slackers. Obviously not wrestlers.***

Section VIII Weight Loss Per Week

1. An average weight loss limit of 1.5% of body weight at the time of initial assessment per week has been set. A season long weight loss plan will guide the wrestlers weight loss during the season.

2. 2. The weight loss plan will determine which weight class(es) a wrestler may participate at each week.

3. 3. Weighing in at 2 or more weight classes above the lowest eligible weight class as defined by the weight loss plan will require the wrestler to re-certify at the next higher weight class. The wrestler is required to compete at this weight class, or any greater weight class for which they qualify, for the remainder of the season.

PENALTY: A wrestler who participates / competes at a weight class below the eligible weight class(es) defined by the weight loss plan or before the proper amount of time has passed to achieve the weight class will be considered an ineligible wrestler. The school is also subject to fines and/or penalties.

EXAMPLE 1: A wrestler has the following as part of his weight decent plan:

Date - December 7

Allowed Wt. Class - 119, 125

Actual Weigh-In Weight - 129 (does not make wt. for 125)

New minimum weight class: 125 (since he weighed in two weight classes up from 119)

EXAMPLE 2: A wrestler has the following as part of his weight decent plan:

Date - December 7
Allowed Wt. Class - 119, 125

Actual Weigh-In Weight -134 (does not make wt. for 130)

New minimum weight class: 130 (since he weighed in two weight classes up from 125)

EXAMPLE 3:

Weight at Initial Assessment = 163 lbs
1.5% loss per week = 2.45 lbs

BF% = 16%
Minimum Wrestling Weight = 147.23 lbs

	Projected Weight with 1.5% loss per week	Eligible Weight Class(es)
Week 1	160.56	171, 189
Week 2	158.11	160, 171
Week 3	155.67	160, 171
Week 4	153.22	160, 171
Week 5	150.78	152, 160
Week 6	148.33	152, 160

NOTE 1: The wrestler in this example would not be allowed to compete below the 152 lbs weight class during the year.

NOTE 2: In the above example, a wrestler who weighs-in at 151.80 lbs during Week 4 is only eligible to compete at 160 lbs – he/she would not be eligible to compete at 152 lbs even though the weigh-in qualifies him for that weight. (He was weighed in at a level below his weight loss chart).

BLAH, BLAH BLAH

I didn't like the way this was explained when James wrestled in High School and I don't like it now. Let's use a hypothetical Taylor Lujan as an example. Hypo Taylor weighs in at 154.0 pounds on October 24. Coach Mason tells him that his minimum weight is 138. Don't worry about the BF%. It will move all over the place during the season and after his original minimum weight class is established it becomes irrelevant as does his minimum weight. Only the minimum weight CLASS matters now. Here is the way it breaks down.

	Projected Weight with 1.5% loss per week	Eligible Weight Class(es)
Week 1	151.69	152, 160
Week 2	149.38	152, 160
Week 3	147.07	152, 160
Week 4	144.76	145, 152
Week 5	142.45	145, 152
Week 6	140.14	145, 152
Week 7	137.83	138, 145

All wrestlers can only lose 1.5% of their body weight in any one week. 154.0 * .015 = 2.31 If Taylor started losing weight immediately, by losing exactly 2.31 pounds per week, he could wrestle at 145 in 4 weeks and 138 in 7 weeks. NO ONE CAN LOSE EXACTLY 2.31 POUNDS EVERY WEEK. If Taylor loses more than 2.31 pounds in a week, we doesn't get credit for it. His plan stays the same. Let's say Taylor has a big test in week three, places his focus on his schoolwork, and only loses one pound. He weighs in at 148.0. Guess what, the weight loss plan resets! Now he can only lose the same 2.31 pounds per week as before. This pushes everything out a week. Now he can't wrestle 145 until week 5 and 138 until week eight. The new table would look like this:

	Projected Weight with 1.5% loss per week	Eligible Weight Class(es)
Week 3	148.0	152, 160
Week 4	145.69	152, 160
Week 5	143.38	145, 152
Week 6	141.07	145, 152
Week 7	138.76	145, 152
Week 8	135.45	138, 145

Something else to consider, while Taylor is changing weight classes, say in week seven, he has to weigh in at 138.7 or lower even though he can only wrestle at 145! The weight loss plan is forcing him to give up six pounds to his opponents! If in week 7, Taylor screws up and weighs in at 144.9, his plan resets again! At 2.31 pounds per week, it will take him three weeks before he is eligible to wrestle 138 again!

Also, if at any point, Taylor weighs in two weight classes above his lower eligible weight, his minimum weight resets to one weight class lower than the weight he weighed in at. In other words, using Taylor's original table, if in week three he weighed in at 160.1 pounds, his new MINIMUM weight class would change to 152 and 138 and 145 would become irrelevant.

Yep, it is VERY confusing. If you get it wrong and your wrestler wrestles below his current minimum weight class, the penalty is that he becomes ineligible! That means his season stops right there.

Here is my suggestion to mitigate all this confusion. Decide what weight class your wrestler is going to wrestle early. Let's use Taylor again. Eric says, 'Hell no, Taylor isn't cutting to 138. 145 is his class." They decide that they have no intention of ever wrestling at 138. So, Taylor cuts to 152 pounds and stays there until three weeks before the region tournament. Taylor STILL has to follow the 2.31 pounds per weeks rule and he still isn't eligible to wrestle 145 (even if the current weight class is 148!) until his plan says he can wrestle 145. This way Taylor doesn't have to keep his weight down all season and since he never weighs in near 145 until very late in the season, he won't loose that eligibility if he does mess up and weigh in at 152.1.

I know, clear as mud. If you have ANY doubt about your wrestlers minimum weight, ask the Coach. It is VERY important.

2011-10-26T15:20:00.001-04:00

What Weight Is Best for My Wrestler?

Last year, during the summer, James was walking around about 168 pounds and about 12% body fat. For the first few weeks of school, he lost weight the right way and probably got his body fat percentage down to around 6-7% and weighed about 159-160 pounds. He 'barely' qualified for 149 and he decided that was where he was going to wrestle. Then he started growing. He was working out in the weight room and in the wrestling room and he quickly grew back to the 165 pound range, but now he was in the 7% body fat range at 165. To say that he was a huge 149 is an understatement. At the beginning of the season, he wrestled well, but the stress of having to get from 165-168 pounds to 149 had its consequences.

James was cutting between 12-13% of his body weight and had a horrible time staying down. His mental state suffered as he suffered for want of calories and as weigh-in time drew closer, water. His grades slipped. Yep, James' grades slipped and that has NEVER happened before. He was incredibly irritable and was not much fun to be around. BUT, he was still James Bennett. He had set a goal and he stuck with it. First he tore his hamstring and it was slow to heal. Then he hurt his knee. and it didn't heal. Then he tore a ligament clean in half, and it couldn't heal. Still he soldiered on. He always made weight, but he got weaker and weaker (not to mention what it did to his digestive systems). By the time Nationals rolled around, he was not the same 149 pound wrestler that had started the season. In four months, James had broken his body.

I watched this last year and it broke my heart. I hated it. I am not afraid of a wrestler losing weight when it is healthy, but when a wrestler is already below 7% body fat, there just isn't anything left to exclude except water and this was how James was making weight late in the season. To that end, when we went looking for James' next school in the Spring, we were looking for a school that would allow James to Red-Shirt this year so that he could, heal, grow and enjoy wrestling again. Indiana Tech has turned out to be a perfect fit.

James will wrestle next weekend at the Eastern Michigan Open as an unattached wrestler. He is walking around at 174-175 pounds and 8% or 9% body fat. So what weight class should he wrestle? We are taking several things into consideration when we figure out how to answer that question. First, we needed to learn where the fine line between sane and insane is when it is in regard to losing water weight. Here, I turned to none other than the US Army. (Cliff and John know that I would have preferred to get this answer from the US Navy, but my squids are not as forth coming with information...)

Water Requirements and Soldier Hydration

The document linked above says that our body begins to react when it is only 2% dehydrated. Conditioning and mental motivation suffer first. In other words, we stop wanting to do as we are told when we hit 2% and we cannot do it as long. After you go below 5% dehydration, you begin to get physically weaker. Why? Because at 5% your body has used up all the water that is 'between' your cells. At 5% you are still strong although your conditioning has suffered somewhat. Below 5% and you are weaker. So there it is. 5% might be an optimum water cut. However, this is for a soldier. Soldiers are tough, but wrestlers are conditioned to this experience and there is usually time to rehydrate at least a little bit before you wrestle. I have added another 2% and called it the wrestler factor. Let's face it, a well conditioned wrestler is a VERY tough human being. Having said that, I personally don't think it is wise to exceed a 7% water cut.

So I think James should cut between 5% and 7% leaning more closely to the 5% side! What else might we want to consider? Well, how mentally strong is the athlete? Will James actually do what is necessary to make the weight we agree to. In James' case, yes. He has NEVER missed a weight in his life. Next, how easy is it for James to lose weight? I think this is an EXTREMELY important question. It is one thing to suffer overnight. It is something else entirely to suffer for days. James is an athlete and his body responds quickly to exercise. In other words he sweats, a lot! He loses 7-10 pounds in every workout! Interesting. Time for math! 174 * .05 = 8.7 pounds. He loses 5% of water pretty much EVERYDAY in practice. This is called conditioning! So where should James wrestle? 174 - 8.7 = 165.3

The answer is that James should wrestle at 165 pounds. He will lose all the weight he has to cut in his last workout before the tournament. He will be so close that he will be able to eat a little bit and drink a little bit before the tournament. James will be able to do this as easily as I can pontificate!

Please understand that what I have talked about above is for a wreslter in the single digits body fat wise. If your wrestler is above 10%, he will not be competitive at his weight class. This is just a fact against very good wrestlers. If you are above 10%, you have to get down before you need to worry about water. That is why 285 isn't included on the charts below. I have never seen one at <10%!

Having said ALL of that, in my experience, my final suggestion would be that your wrestler wrestle at the weight class that they finish practice at. In other words, whatever weight they lose in a three hour practice is the weight class that they wrestle at the next day.

Base Weight
Walk Around Weight
Weight Class	5% Optimum	7% Extreme
106	111.3	113.4
113	118.7	120.9
120	126.0	128.4
126	132.3	134.8
132	138.6	141.2
138	144.9	147.7
145	152.3	155.2
152	159.6	162.6
160	168.0	171.2
170	178.5	181.9
182	191.1	194.7
195	204.8	208.7
220	231.0	235.4

Base Weight +1
Walk Around Weight
Weight Class	5% Optimum	7% Extreme
107	112.4	114.5
114	119.7	122.0
121	127.1	129.5
127	133.4	135.9
133	139.7	142.3
139	146.0	148.7
146	153.3	156.2
153	160.7	163.7
161	169.1	172.3
171	179.6	183.0
183	192.2	195.8
196	205.8	209.7
221	232.1	236.5

Base Weight +2
Walk Around Weight
Weight Class	5% Optimum	7% Extreme
108	113.4	115.6
115	120.8	123.1
122	128.1	130.5
128	134.4	137.0
134	140.7	143.4
140	147.0	149.8
147	154.4	157.3
154	161.7	164.8
162	170.1	173.3
172	180.6	184.0
184	193.2	196.9
197	206.9	210.8
222	233.1	237.5

Base Weight +3
Walk Around Weight
Weight Class	5% Optimum	7% Extreme
109	114.5	116.6
116	121.8	124.1
123	129.2	131.6
129	135.5	138.0
135	141.8	144.5
141	148.1	150.9
148	155.4	158.4
155	162.8	165.9
163	171.2	174.4
173	181.7	185.1
185	194.3	198.0
198	207.9	211.9
223	234.2	238.6

2011-10-26T12:13:00.001-04:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

If your son didn't pass the hydration test part of the weight assessment you will need to take him in the morning to southern therapy in the between 7:00-8:00 am. Ask for Patrick and he will take care of your son. Makes sure when he wakes up in the morning he goes to the bathroom. Then he needs to put water right back into his system. That should do the trick.

Thanks,

Coach Mason
770-335-5501

2011-10-25T23:16:00.001-04:00

Carrollton High Wrestling Schedule

2011-2012

Date	Time	Opponent	Location
November 19 Sat.	9:00 am	Harris Co. Tourney	Harris Co. High
November 29 Tues.	5:30pm	Lagrange/ Rome	Home
December. 3 Sat.	9:00 am	Carrollton Classic McIntosh, Woodland of Stockbridge, Rockmart, Sandy Creek, Fayette, Pepperell, V.R.	East Carrollton Gym
December 9-10	5:00pm/9:00am	Individual tourney	Effingham County, Savannah
December 16-17	9:00am/9:00am	Loganville Tourney/ Jv. Pepperell	Loganville/ Jv. Pepperell
December 22-23	9:00 am/9:00am	Pigeon Forge Dual	Pigeon Forge High
December 30-31	9:00 am	Individual tourney	Alexander
January 4 Wed.	5:30 pm	Bremen	Home
January 7 Sat.	9:00am	Area Duals	Shaw
January 13-14	TBA	State Duals	Macon Complex
January 18 Wed.	5:30	Woodland	Woodland, Carterville
January 19 Thurs.	5:30	County Championship	Mt. Zion
January 20-21	5:30	Individual tourney	Whitewater
January 25 Wed.	5:30	Pebblebrook	Home
January 27-28	5:00 pm/9:00am	Burnt Mt. Inv J.V. Sandy Creek Inv.	Pickens Co. High Sandy Creek
January 31 Tues.	5:30	Troup	Home/Senior Night
February 3-4	5:00pm/9:00am	Individual Area Tour.	LaGrange
February 10-11	5:00pm/9:00am	Sectionals Tourney	Riverwood
February 16-18	3:00pm Thurs 9:00am Fri 9:00am Sat	Weight-ins Individual State Tournament	Gwinnett Civic Center

Carrollton JR. High Wrestling Schedule

2011

Date	Time	Opponent	Location
Nov. 3Thurs.	4:30pm	Heard	CJHS
Nov. 10	4:00pm	Central/Bowdon	Central
Nov. 12 Sat.	9:00am	Individual Tournament	Screaming Eagle Tourney
Nov. 17	4:30pm	Bay Springs	Bay Springs
Nov. 19 Sat.	9:00 am	Carrollton Jr. High Dual Meet Invitational	Carrollton High School’s gym
Nov. 29 Tues.	4:30 pm	Tri w/ Bay Springs & Rockmart	Rockmart
Dec. 1 Thurs.	4:30pm	Mt. Zion	Mt. Zion
Dec. 3 Sat.	9:00am	Cedartown Middle School Duals	Cedartown
Dec 8. Thurs.	4:30pm	Bremen	CJHS
Dec 16	TBA	Team Weigh-In	Central Middle
Dec 17. Sat.	9:00am	League Championships	Central Middle

2011-10-23T00:59:00.001-04:00

Memo from Coach Mike Mason:

Dear Parents,
Here is all the latest information you need for your wrestler. We are looking forward to a great season.

Monday Oct. 24 Mandatory Weight Assessment 3:30 at the visitors field house. This should take only hour or less.
Tuesday Nov.1-Nov 3 Practice 6:15-8:15pm a the Wrestling room
Sunday Nov. 6 Preseason team photo: Time TBA at the High school gym wear black Carrollton wrestling t-shirt, Khaki paints, if you don’t have wrestling t-shirt. I will provide one for your wrestler.
Photo team and individual cost $35 packets to $5 photos check made out to Glenn Holmes
I will pass out order forms if you wish to purchase pictures. Seniors with need to get there picture with their Family for the winter program.
Monday Nov. 7- Nov. 10 Practice 6:15-8:15pm a the Wrestling room
Friday Nov. 11 Practice 3:45-5:00
Monday Nov 14-17 Practice 3:45-5:45
Friday Nov 18 TBA

Wrestling info
All wrestlers need have these 5 forms on file with me to participate. Wrestlers can turn the forms in on Monday at the weight assessment.
1. Current Physical on file at the High School PHYSICAL FORM
2. Athletic Release Form please fill out and return to me
3. Athletic booster club: Parents must join for the 20011-2012 school year. Please fill out and return to me with a $30 check to the Booster club.
4. Wrestling Cautionary Statement is attached please read sign and return to me.

5. Drug Screening Consent form is attached please read sign and return to me. If you and your wrestler has already signed an athletic drug consent form you don't have to do another one.

Competition Schedule will be sent out soon

Thanks for you support, and Go Trojans!!
Coach Mason

2011-10-16T13:09:00.001-04:00

Congratulations to Jake Adcock who wrestled in the Blue Chip Fall Brawl in Kansas City, Missouri this weekend. Jake went 2-2 on Saturday, making it into the quarterfinals before his first loss. An outstanding effort for a freshman wrestling at his natural weight in one of the toughest preseason tournaments in the country. These preseason Midwest tournaments draw much of the top talent from Iowa, Illinois and the other Midwestern states where wrestling is huge.

Jake lost to the eventual champion and the eventual third placer. That is a tough draw.

Jake's first match was against Sophomore Seth Hummer, 5th @ Missouri State last year. Jake won 1-0.

Jake's second match featured Sophomore Andrew Tujague of Kansas. Andrew placed in several tournaments last year in Kansas. Jake won 6-3.

The third match was against the number one seeded and eventual champion, Sophomore Daniel Lewis of Missouri. Daniel was the 4A State Champion last year in Missouri and pinned his way through their state tournament, as a freshman! It was a tough loss for Jake.

The fourth match just happened to be the only other wrestler in the bracket from Georgia! Senior Drew Ferguson of Collins Hill was the 5A State runner-up at 112 last year. He only beat Jake 2-0. By the end of the year, I would bet Jake has his number! Ferguson finished third.

Great job Jake!

You can find the results from the Blue Chip Fall Brawl on Track Wrestling.

2011-2012

2011-09-24T01:09:00.001-04:00

Since Football and Cross Country are distracting us from what is truly important in life, I thought I would throw a few numbers around to try and bring a small bit of perspective to an otherwise frustrating time of the year... :)

Here is our record since 2005:

YEAR	FINALISTS	PLACERS	FINISH
2005	0	1	IDK
2006	2 (Andrew, DJ)	3	8th
2007	1 (DJ)	1	9th
2008	0	2	16th
2009	2 (Brian, James)	3	8th
2010	1 (Mason)	3	12th
2011	2 (Travis, Rhett)	3	12th

In the last six years we have only had one year when our coaches didn't have to get dressed up for the finals. In that same time frame, we haven't been able to place more than three wrestlers in any one year, BUT we have been getting more consistent. Hmmmm. If there is no goal, you will surely not reach it. The question occurred to me, 'How many placers and finalists do we need to win the state tournament?" To that end, I analyzed the last six years. Here is what I found:

TEAM PLACE	FINALISTS	PLACERS
1st	4.5	8.2
2nd	2.8	8.2
3rd	2.7	5.2
4th	1.7	5.8
5th	1.5	5.0
6th	1.7	3.2

This is what I see when I look at this chart and the data behind it:

First, you need at least seven placers to even consider challenging for a State Championship. If you plan to win State with seven placers, they had better all be finalists! With eight placers, at least four and preferably five would need to be in the finals. Even with five in the finals, a championship would not be certain. In 2009, Lafayette had four champions, two runner ups and two thirds. That is eight placers and six finalists. They came in second to Eastisde who had three champions, four runner ups, and three other placers for an amazing total of TEN placers including seven finalists!

Also notice the big drop offs in number of placers between second and third and again between fifth and sixth. After sixth, the numbers really flatten out with not much difference between the sixth place teams and the twelfth place teams. Sixth through twelfth average three placers. The difference between sixth and twelfth is how well the wrestlers who didn't place did. Every point counts.

The difference between second and third is placement points. The bonus points that are earned by placing in the top six create the gap between second and third. The bonus points for winning in the semi finals separate first and second.

So where does that leave us? Young and talented. I will be disappointed if we place less than eight wrestlers this year. I think nine is likely and if I had to put down money, this is where I would place it. Barring injury, ten is not out of the question and I even see a darkhorse scenario where eleven might be possible. I have NEVER been so optimistic about a season.

Here is the scary part. If you consider a freshman 9, a sophomore 10, a junior 11, a senior 12... The average age of our team will be 10. Young and talented.

So how did we get into this position with such a young team? In the last two years we have had the greatest influx of wrestlers who have competed and trained with the Recreation Department in USA Wrestling. John, Cliff, Eric and Richard have been coaching these young men for years and years. Several of these wrestlers have logged serious miles outside the state searching for the toughest competition and training that their respective parents could find. Combined they have thousands of hours in gyms all over the state and country. This is when all that hard work is going to pay off.

What is the goal? 7 finalists, 10 placers. It can be reached.

If only we could get our heavyweights sooner... 12? Anyone have Rayvan's cell phone number?

2011-09-20T23:09:00.001-04:00

Folks, CHS wrestling is being noticed.

Wrestling USA rankings

2011-09-03T19:22:00.005-04:00

Yep. Its wrestling season.

Congratulations to JAKE ADCOCK for winning Georgia's Super32 qualifier at 120 pounds this morning. Jake beat a ton of seniors to win his first tournament as a Freshman. It will not be his last!

You can find the results here: Super 32 Qualifier

There is other news I suppose. There are new weight classes this year. The GHSA has moved the weights higher. I personally don't like it. Three weight classes above 195 seems excessive to me. I guess we should get used to the idea that wrestlers should be fat? Weird. Regardless, you can see the new classes over there on the right where the teams are listed.

2011-04-04T12:45:00.003-04:00

Results from the Wrestling Banquet: Academic Award - Travis Joyce
Captain's Plaque - Patrick Darby and Levi Ward
Biggest Pins - Dre McGLocton and Chris Foster
Most Improved Wrestler - Mark 'Red' Spence
Coaches Award - Patrick Johnson
Rookie of the Year - Rhett Hembree
Outstanding Wrestler - Travis Joyce

Congratulations to these fine young men!

2011-03-09T18:58:00.001-05:00

Dear Parents,
Wrestling Banquet for the High schools wrestlers has been set for March 31st at 6:00pm in Carrollton high school's cafeteria. Ms. Joyce will be contacting parents about what items you need to bring.
Thank you for your support,

Coach Mason

2011-03-08T18:59:00.002-05:00

From Coach Mason:
March 8, 2011
Dear Parents,
The wrestling team will be attending 2 camps this summer. The first camp will be FCA wrestling camp the University of West Georgia. The wrestlers will be training with and competing against teams from all over the state. Since, we are co-host of this camp the wrestlers will be helping move mats to the University of West Ga. on Saturday June 11 starting at 9:00 am we will meet at the wrestling room. The camp will run from June 12-18. The first part of the camp we will stay at the university June 12-15. We will commute the second part of camp from 15-18, so each wrestlers is responsible for being drop off each day at 8:30 am, and being picked up 8:00 pm. After the last session on Friday, June 18 we will move the mats back it should only take us couple hours to complete the task. The total cost of the camp for Carrollton will be $350. However, the cost will be discounted even more by booster club based on the number of wrestlers we have sign and pay a $75 deposit by April 30th. The wrestlers who are going to offensive lineman camp can attend the second part of the wrestling camp for a cost of $150. The final payment will be due June 1.
The second camp we will attend is Appalachian State July 15-18, 2011. The cost of this camp is $335. If we have 10 or more wrestlers the will be $305. The $100 deposit is due May 13th. I will need the med./ conduct forms filled out and return to me with the deposit. Final payment will be due by July 11.
Checks are to be made out to Carrollton High School.
Coach Mike Mason cell number is 770-335-XXXX
Coach Jeff Sharp cell number is 678-431-XXXX

Summer wrestling makes for winter winners,
Mike Mason

2011-02-25T09:47:00.002-05:00

From Coach Mason: February 22, 2011
Dear Parents,
Team’s dedication and hard work has paid off. As you well know, we have earned the right and the privilege to compete in the 2011 State Dual Meet Championships. This two day event will be held at the Locust Grove High School. We will be staying at the Re Roof Inn (678-583-0004). Each wrestler will receive $12 meal money from the booster club. The team will be departing from the wrestling room round 12:00 pm on Friday February 25th and will return back to the wrestling room late Saturday the 26th.
The itinerary is as follows:
Friday 2/25
4:00 Weigh-ins
7:30-9:30 we wrestle West Lawrence
Saturday 2/26
8:00 am if we beat West Lawrence
12:00 pm if we lost West Lawrence
Directions to the Locust Grove High School Locust Grove High School 3275 South Ola Road Locust Grove, GA 30248-4039
Take I-75 South from Atlanta
Take exit 58 to merge onto I-75 S toward Macon
Take exit 212 toward Locust Grove/Hampton/Jackson
Turn left at Bill Gardner Pkwy
Turn right at US-23 S
Turn left at Peeksville Rd
Turn right at S Ola Rd
Coach Mike Mason cell number is 770-335-XXXX
Coach Jeff Sharp cell number is 678-431-XXXX
Thanks for your support, and Go Trojans,

Mike Mason

2011-02-18T09:40:00.040-05:00

2011 State Tournament
Weight	Wrestler	1st Champ	1st Conso	1/4s	2nd Conso	Conso 1/4s	Semifinals	Conso Semis	Conso Finals	Finals
112	Chris Foster	Loss	Loss	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
119	Levi Ward	Win	-	WIN!	-	-	Loss	Loss	Loss
125	Rhett Hembree	Win	-	WIN!	-	-	WIN!	-	-	Loss
130	Patrick Johnson	Loss	Win	-	Loss		-			-
140	Jason Amaya	Let himself down and didn't make weight
145	Mark Spence	Loss	Loss	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
171	Travis Joyce	Win	-	WIN!	-	-	WIN!	-	-	Loss
215	Patrick Darby	Loss	Win	-	Loss		-			-

Levi placed sixth!
Rhett placed second!
Travis placed second!

The team placed 12th.

State Brackets
Team Standings

2011-02-14T13:45:00.002-05:00

AAA State Brackets!

Placings from Sectionals last weekend:

171: Travis Joyce 2nd
119: Levi Ward 4th
125: Rhett Hembree 4th
112: Chris Foster 6th
140: Jason Amaya 6th
215: Patrick Darby 7th
130: Pat Johnson 8th
145: Mark Spence 8th

2011-02-14T13:42:00.002-05:00

From Coach Mason

Congratulations to the 8 Trojan wrestlers who are advancing to state....Chris Foster, Levi Ward, Rhett Hembree, Pat Johnson, Jason Amaya, Mark Spence, Travis Joyce, and Patrick Darby!

State Schedule

Thursday 2/17
1:00-4:00 Weigh-ins
5:30pm-10:00pm Wrestling starts round of 16

Friday 2/18
8:30am-10:45 1st round wrestle backs
10:45am- 2:30 Quarter finals
2:30pm-4:45 2nd round of wrestle backs
4:45pm-6:30 Consolation Quarters
6:30pm-9:00 Semi-Finals

Saturday 2/19
10:00am-12:00 Consolation semi’s
12:00pm- 2:00 Consolation Finals
4:30pm- 7:30 State Champion Finals Awards follows

Admission Price
Thursday $7, Friday/Saturday $10, Tour Pass $24

2011-02-07T17:59:00.001-05:00

From Coach Mason:

Monday 2/7 practice 3:45-5:30 All varsity wrestlers, plus J.V. wrestlers not involved in a spring sport.

Tuesday 2/8 practice 3:45-5:30 All Carrollton wrestlers- Team Pictures at 4:00 in the wrestling room, attire- Carrollton wrestling T-shirt and Khaki pants.

Wednesday 2/9 practice 3:45-5:30 All varsity wrestlers, plus J.V. wrestlers not involved in a spring sport.

Thursday 2/10 practice 3:45-5:30 All varsity wrestlers, plus J.V. wrestlers not involved in a spring sport.

Friday 2/11 Sectionals at Woodward Academy (For those that qualified)
Saturday 2/12 Sectionals at Woodward Academy (For those that qualified)

2011-02-07T14:56:00.002-05:00

AAA West Sectional Brackets!

2011-02-07T14:52:00.000-05:00

From Coach Mason:

Carrollton wins Area 6AAA Championship in fine fashion!! The wrestling team competed at LaGrange high school this past weekend. 13 Trojan wrestlers qualify for the sectional tournament this coming weekend. We had 5 individual tournament champs: Chris Foster (So.) at 112, Levi Ward (Sr.) at 119, Scotty Sears (Sr.) at 135, Travis Joyce (So.) at 171 and Patrick Darby (Sr.) at 215. Rhett Hembree (Fr.) at 125, Jason Amaya (Jr.) at 140, and Tyler Britton (So.) at 189 all were runner-up champions. Placing 3rd was Mark Spence (Fr.) at 145 Murphy Hagan (Fr.) at 160, At 130 pounds Pat Johnson (Sr.) finished 4th along with Dre McGlocton (Sr.) at 152, and Hunter Toole (Sr.) at 285

The march for a state individual title moves to week two this Friday and Saturday February 11th and 12th at Woodard Academy high school is the West Sectional AAA tournament. The top 8 individuals in each weight class advance to the State tournament the following weekend.

2011-02-06T23:49:00.004-05:00

For the first time ever, the Carrollton High School Wrestling Trojans are the region champions! They finished about 30 points in front of Columbus yesterday at Lagrange High School. The first four places advance to sectionals.

103 Bryan Johnson 5th - Alternate
112 Chris Foster Champion
119 Levi Ward Champion
125 Rhett Hembree 2nd
130 Pat Johnson 4th
135 Scotty Sears Champion
140 Jason Amaya 2nd
145 Mark Spence 3rd
152 Dre McGlocton 4th
160 Murphy Hagan 3rd
171 Travis Joyce Champion
189 Tyler Britton 2nd
215 Patrick Darby Champion
285 Hunter Toole 4th

Congratulations Trojans!

2011-02-01T10:50:00.002-05:00

From Coach Mason:

The wrestling team competed at Pickens Co. high school this past weekend. We finished 10th out of 19 teams. The top placer was Rhett Hembree who finished 1st 125 lbs. Travis Joyce who placed 3rd at 171 lbs. At 130 pounds Pat Johnson finished 4th. Chris Foster (112) and Patrick Darby (215) both finished 6th. The big news from the tournament was Rhett Hembree was voted by the coaches’ outstanding lightweight wrestler of the tournament. Rhett’s photo is featured www.Gaonthemat.com.

The JV went to Sandy Creek and performed very well. They finished 2nd overall. Tristan Ware (119), Andrew Turner (125), Taylor Lujan (135) all finished 1st. Joe Pasquinilli placed second. Lucas Byrnes (130), Murphy Hagan (171), Jacob King (285) all place 3rd. Eddie Martinez (125) and Dee Lane (189) both place 4th.

The march for a state individual tile being this week; Saturday February 5th at LaGrange high school is the Area 6AAA tournament. The top 4 individuals in each weight class advance to the Sectional tournament the following weekend. Then top eight wrestlers advance to the state meet. We hope to qualify 10 wrestlers for the sectional tournament.

2011-01-07T10:17:00.001-05:00

From Coach Mike Mason:

After two 5th place finishes the last two tournaments, the Trojan’s wrestling team will take to mat tonight facing top ranked single A team Bremen at their place. Wrestling starts at 5:30 in their gym. This match will be the first time this season we will put our full line up on the mat.

Friday January 7th the team will be departing school at 11:00 am to travel to Shaw High School in Columbus, Ga. to compete in the Area 6AAA Duals. Weigh-ins are at 1:00. Wrestling starts at 4:00 pm. This will be a one day tournament. The top two teams will advance to the State Meet in Macon the following weekend. We are fully excepting to qualify for the State Meet. We know Columbus will be a tough match. Lagrange and Shaw are two teams we have not seen this season. So this Friday should be very exciting for the Trojans grapplers.

2011-01-06T12:08:00.003-05:00

The Trojan wrestling team lost a good match to Bremen Wednesday night. The newspaper has a complete write-up.

Newspaper article.

2010-12-20T21:09:00.002-05:00

It’s great to have the football players back on the mat after a great season!
Last Tuesday night we had Central, Pepperell and Troup at home and we won in dominating fashion. We beat Pepperell 49 – 25, we beat Troup 60 – 24, and we beat Central 62 – 11. This past weekend we went to the Loganville High School tournament where we finished 10th out of 20 teams. The Trojans hit a few bumps at the start then rebounded nicely for the rest of the tournament. We had six guys bring home a medal. Placing third was: Rhett Hembree at130 lbs. and Travis Joyce at 171 lbs., placing fourth was Dan Harris (160), placing fifth was Levi Ward (125) and Alan Walthall (189), and placing sixth was Patrick Johnson (135).
Trojans head out tomorrow to Pigeon Forge, TN for a grueling 25 team dual meet tournament at which we will get 8 – 10 matches in 2 days.

Coach Mason

2010-12-07T15:16:00.000-05:00

The Trojan wrestling team host 1st annual dual meet tournament at the East Carrollton Complex, and was a success thanks to the hard work of the wrestlers, and the parent volunteers. Coach Mason would like to thank Julianna Foster for organizing the wonderful hospitality room. Thank you to Honeybaked Ham for all the great food. Thanks to Rodney Hembree for managing the weigh-ins. Thanks to Ben Pasquinilli for keeping the gate.
The return action tomorrow night at South Paulding for a Quad Match with South Paulding, Parkview, and Douglas Co.
The will not attend the meet in South Carolina due to the State Championship Football game.

Thanks for your support,
Coach Mason

2010-12-01T15:55:00.006-05:00

Well, I finally got to watch our Trojans wrestle. The Trojans traveled north to Rome High School where they wrestled two very good teams, The Heritage Generals and the Rome Wolves.

We forfeited to both schools at 189, 215, and 285. We are really missing our football players but hopefully, we will have them in the room soon. Regardless, those forfeits represent 18 points and are tough to overcome. The results were as follows:

Carrollton v Heritage:

215 Forfeit 0:6
285 Forfeit 0:12
103 Erin Davis loss by fall 0:18
112 Chris Foster win by fall 6:18
119 Alfredo Rocha loss by fall 6:24
125 Levi Ward win by decision 9:24
130 Rhett Hembree loss by decision 9:27
135 Patrick Johnson loss by fall 9:33
140 Anthony Martinez loss by fall 9:39
145 Kamari Ward loss by fall 9:45
152 Mark Spence loss by fall 9:51
160 John Eppinger loss by fall 9:57
171 Jonathon Cragg loss by fall 9:63
189 Forfeit 9:69

I realize that isn't exactly an exciting box score but considering that our football team is still playing, and that we started six freshman because of that, it isn't as horrible as it seems. These freshman are getting experience against some very good competition and it shows them how high the bar is set.

I did try something different. I tried to do a play-by-play recording for this meet. It is a little over 38 minutes long.

The second match of the evening was against the home standing Rome Wolves.

Carrollton v Rome:

103 Erin Davis loss by fall 0:6
112 Chris Foster win by forfeit 6:6
119 Alfredo Rocha win by major 10:6
125 Levi Ward loss by fall 10:12
130 Rhett Hembree win by decision 13:12
135 Patrick Johnson loss by decision 13:15
140 Anthony Martinez loss by fall 13:21
145 Kamari Ward loss by fall 13:27
152 Mark Spence win by fall 19:27
160 John Eppinger win by forfeit 25:27
171 Jonathon Cragg loss by fall 25:33
189 Forfeit 25:39
215 Forfeit 25:45
285 Forfeit 25:51

I tried to do another play-by-play for this meet as well but my recorder stopped after a little more than six minutes. Sorry.

2010-12-01T15:52:00.001-05:00

Results from the West Laurens Duals:

Trojan Wrestling - (Provided by Coach Mason)

This past Wednesday the wrestling team traveled down to Dublin, GA for the West Laurens Duals. The team went without a full lineup, and still competed very well. We went 2-3, but all the losses were very close. We had three wrestlers go undefeated on the mat – Senior Alfredo Rocha, Freshman Rhett Hembree, Freshman Mark Spence.

Carrollton vs. Appling County L 34-39

Carrollton vs. Central Gwinnett L 30-39

Carrollton vs. East Laurens L 40-42

Carrollton vs. Houston County W 48-18

Carrollton vs. Vidalia High W 48-30

2010-11-25T09:35:00.002-05:00

The Trojan wrestling team is on the road again after an exciting weekend at Harris Co. We had seven wrestlers place. Senior Levi Ward took 1st at 125 lbs, Rhett Hembree (130) and Pat Johnson (135) finished 2nd, Alfredo Rocha (119) and Jason Amaya (145) placed 3rd. Chris Foster (112) and Mark Spence (152) both place 4th.
Wednesday morning we head out for West Laurens High School for their annual dual tournament. The schedule is as follows:
6:45 am meet at the wrestling room
7:00 am depart for West Laurens
10:00 am arrive
11:00 am Wrestling starts
8:00 pm Last match starts
Wrestlers will need to bring plenty of food to eat throughout day.
Teams attending: Appling Co. (AA), Carrollton (AAA), Central Gwinnett (AAAAA), E. Laurens (AA), Houston County (AAAA), Northside-Columbus (AAAA), Vidalia (AA), W. Laurens (AAA)
Direction
From Macon: Travel on I-16 to exit 49 (Hwy. 257), Take a right at the light onto Hwy. 257, Travel approximately 4 miles take a left onto Springhaven Road (1st road just before WLHS), turn right into the drive way closest to the tennis courts. The gym will be in front of you when you turn in. Park Buses closest to the road so that you don’t get blocked in.
Thanks for your support,
Coach Mason

2010-11-19T11:35:00.003-05:00

The plan for this weekend is as follows:
7:00 am weigh in at the field house
2:40 pm Depart from school , arrive at 4:15, wrestling starts at 5:00.
Return home to the Field house around 11:30
Saturday morning
6:30 am meet at wrestling room
9:00 am wrestling starts
Hopefully return back to the wrestling room 6:00 pm
The following wrestlers will attending the meet.
103 Bryan Johnson
112 Chris Foster
119 Alfredo Rocha, Joseph Pasquinilli
125 Levi Ward, Parker Haack
130 Rhett Hembree
135 Patrick Johnson
140 Preston Sears
145 Jason Amaya
152 Mark Spence
160
171 Johnathan Craggs
189 Johnny Burnham
215
285
Managers: Adrinne Duke, Julie Laberge, Krista Sears, Kellie Dalton
Thank you,
Coach Mason

2010-11-12T23:11:00.004-05:00

Parents,
The first two weeks of practice have been very good. We are pleased with the intensity level in the wrestling room. I just want to remind everyone that practices will be right after school from 3:45-5:45 starting Monday. On Monday we will start holding everyone accountable for missing practice. It is imperative that everyone attends every day to maintain the high level of performance that is excepted. If your wrestler needs to miss a practice please contact me to give me the details of his absences. We will hold wrestle off this week to determine the varsity line for next weekend's varsity tournament.
Thank you for your support,

Coach Mason

James for third place versus Seiji Borja.