Brother Martin won the Soddy Daisy Showdown. Cleveland, the defending Tennessee state champions, finished 2nd. Paul Klein improved to 35-0 on the season as he knocked off Cleveland’s Austin Stevison 6-4. Stevison, a senior, is a state champion and three-time place finisher and a UT-Chattanooga commitment. He fell to 30-2 on the season. Their match was voted the meets best lower-weight finals match. Crusader Yehia Riles knocked off defending state champion Nathan Hoodenpyle of McCallie in sudden victory for the second time in two days. Their match was voted the best of the upper weights. Mason Williams won the 152lb. title to give the Crusaders their third individual title.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Brother Martin 217.5; 2. Cleveland 190.5; 3. McCallie 190.5; 4. Soddy Daisy 159; 5. Walker Valley 125.5; 6. Hewitt 107.5; 7. Brentwood 77.5; 8. Centennial 70.5; 9. Oakland 54.5; 10. Signal Mountain 52. 11. Pigeon Forge 49; 12. Cookeville 47; 13. Grissom 36.5; 14. Dobyns-Bennett and Cordova tied with 34; 16. Independence 27; 17. Gibbs 25; 18. Notre Dame 24.5; 19. Tullahoma 21; 20. Rhea Co. 9.
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
106 — Aaron Carter (Cordova) pinned Chase Payne (Soddy Daisy), 2:15;
113 — Addison Cornell (McCallie) dec. Mason Mauro (Brother Martin), 7-5;
120 — Ethan Dendy (McCallie) pinned Campbell Brown (Centennial), 3:41;
126 — Chris Debien (Cleveland) pinned James Westbrook (McCallie), 2:37;
132 — Paul Klein (Brother Martin) dec. Austin Stevison (Cleveland), 6-4;
138 — Adam Connell (McCallie) pinned Tucker Russo (Soddy Daisy), 5:58;
145 — Luke Hamilton (Brentwood) dec. Gage Richmond (Soddy Daisy), 8-7;
152 — Mason Williams (Brother Martin) dec. Austin Williamson (Soddy Daisy), 3-1;
160 — Fred Denson (Hewitt) dec. Garrett Alexander (Soddy Daisy), 8-1;
170 — Josh Hamilton (Cleveland) pinned Nicholas Comardelle (Brother Martin), :42;
182 — Yehia Riles (Brother Martin) dec. Nathan Hoodenpyle (McCallie), 3-1;
195 — Ethan West (Cleveland) pinned Joshua Tapia (Brother Martin);
220 — Micah Pressley (Signal Mountain) dec. Koran Kennedy (Cleveland), 2-1;
285 — Jeff Benson (Oakland) dec. Zach Miller (Walker Valley), 3-1.
BROTHER MARTIN CONSOLATION FINALS FOR THIRD PLACE
106 — Steven Shields (Brother Martin) won by default over Colton Landers (Cleveland);
126 — Taylor Gambill (Brother Martin) dec. Austin Houser (Soddy Daisy), 7-5;
138 — Austin Meyn (Brother Martin) dec. Ezra Taylor (Cleveland), 9-7;
160 — Travis Quarterman (Brother Martin) over Lawrence Cotton (Walker Valley) five-match rule;
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