The Georgia High School Association Traditional Wrestling State Championships, will occur from February 13-15, 2025, at the Macon Centreplex. A total of "42" (36 boys and six girls) local Savannah Area wrestlers have pinned their tickets to the event after impressive performances at sectionals.
According to the rules of GHSA wrestling, the top eight wrestlers in each boys' weight class and the top four wrestlers in each girls' weight class from each State Tournament sectional will advance to the State Championship Finals. Wrestlers who finish 9th in boys and 5th in girls will advance as alternates.
South Effingham leads all area schools with 11 qualifiers, followed by Richmond Hill High School with seven. Benedictine Military School and Jenkins High School will each send six wrestlers, while New Hampstead has four representatives advancing. Calvary Day School will send three wrestlers, Effingham County two, while Beach High School and Islands High School will each have one wrestler competing.
Here is a full breakdown of local qualifiers for the state championships, sorted by school and division:
GHSA Girls Qualifiers
Section A
Richmond Hill High School
100 lbs - Coralys Lopez (2nd Place)
135 lbs - Amelia Wickline (5th Place)
145 lbs - Kaitlyn Platt (3rd Place)
155 lbs - Rymonea Rivers (1st Place)
New Hampstead
130 lbs - Liliana Mulero (2nd Place)
Jenkins High School
170 lbs - Anaya Stringer (3rd Place)
GHSA Boys Qualifiers
Class 6A
Richmond Hill High School
113 lbs - Carter Anderson (5th Place)
126 lbs - Josh Pacheco (4th Place)
132 lbs - Gavin Crosby (9th Place)
150 lbs - Mat Josefik (7th Place)
165 lbs - Noah Hampton (4th Place)
175 lbs - Lucas Raymond (9th Place)
285 lbs - Blake Whittaker (9th Place)
Class 5A
Effingham County
120 lbs - Camren Douberley (6th Place)
144 lbs - Kevin Poythress (3rd Place)
South Effingham
106 lbs - Christopher Hardeman (2nd Place)
113 lbs - Tahrik Bailey (1st Place)
120 lbs - Mayson Young (3rd Place)
126 lbs - Emilio Santana (1st Place)
132 lbs - Alarik Gibson (2nd Place)
138 lbs - Noah Knowlton (8th Place)
150 lbs - Brayden Bringer (2nd Place)
157 lbs - Brandon Bringer (1st Place)
165 lbs - Riley Atkins (4th Place)
175 lbs - Bobby Craun (5th Place)
285 lbs - Kevin Steptoe (2nd Place)
Class 4A
Benedictine Military School
113 lbs - Aiden Simmons (7th Place)
126 lbs - AJ West (5th Place)
132 lbs - Connor Desautels (3rd Place)
144 lbs - Walker Minnich (9th Place)
157 lbs - Zachary Krauss (2nd Place)
175 lbs - Aaron Pritzker (6th Place)
New Hampstead
150 lbs - Tyler Johnson (5th Place)
190 lbs - Antione Sanders (4th Place)
285 lbs - Malachi Chestnut (8th Place)
Class 3A
Beach High School
285 lbs - Terry Nelson (8th Place)
Calvary Day School
120 lbs - Kaiden Holloway (3rd Place)
165 lbs - Brexton Bell (1st Place)
215 lbs - Davis Richardson (4th Place)
Islands High School
175 lbs - Chet Bachman (8th Place)
Jenkins High School
120 lbs - Donquoize Clark (7th Place)
138 lbs - Angel De Los Santos (8th Place)
150 lbs - Silas Harrison (6th Place)
165 lbs - Kevin Ciccarella (6th Place)
190 lbs - Brandon Borges (9th Place)
285 lbs - Bryce Anderson (6th Place)
With a strong delegation of local talent heading to Macon, these wrestlers will look to bring home gold medals and make their school communities proud. Stay tuned for more coverage from the GHSA Traditional Wrestling State Championships!
Photo Credit: Courtesy South Effingham High School Wrestling Program
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