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Multiple Teams · Wrestling Newsletter for Week of 1/4/2021 – 1/9/2021 – UPDATED 1/6/2020

Wrestling Newsletter for Week of 1/4/2021 – 1/9/2021

We are very proud of how our wrestlers performed last week as we returned to competition after our quarantine period.  The Canes Wrestlers competed in the Yellow Jacket Invitational and Spartan Duals last week and represented our community well.  We are excited to be bringing out the football players this week to practice after the conclusion of their fantastic season and State Runner-Up finish.  There will be a lot of new faces in the practice room and in the line-up this week.  We are looking forward to putting the best team possible out on the mat to represent our school and community.  Please read the newsletter for information regarding our schedule this week.  If you have any questions, please email Coach Gayton at bgayton@cartersvilleschools.org .  Thank you!

Hurricanes Ranked #10 in GHSA-AAAAA by Georgia Grappler

Congratulations to Eaiden Neal on being selected as a Holiday Hammer of the Week for Georgia by SEWrestle.com!!!

Link to SEWrestle.com Holiday Hammers

January 5, 2021

Holiday Hammers – Dec 21 to Jan 2

 Welcome to the midway point of the season … congrats to everyone for getting to this point. We, as a sport, have had out ups and downs – some have been quarantined quite a long time (others haven’t). But the post-season is within sight and hopefully we can all get there. This week we have the Holiday Hammers that spans two weeks (Dec 21 to Jan 2) … congrats to everyone listed. Need a reminder of how the hammers are chosen? See below.

Hammers are selected by their coaches, an opposing coach, or by me (SeWrestle). I prefer to choose as few as possible, but do pick a few when a state or area of a state is not participating. So what is a hammer? If this is your first time to the page please read the disclaimer … it is important to understand that the term has a broad definition. Each coach was emailed on Saturday and invited to submit a name for recognition. If you are a coach and did not receive the email please contact me at sewrestle@gmail.com

Congrats to the young men and women that are recognized below for their contributions to their teams this past week.

EAIDEN NEAL – CARTERSVILLE (106)

9-1 for the week of 12/28/2020 – 1/2/2021. He finished 2nd at the Rockmart Invitational, with his only loss to Rockmart’s (#1 Ranked in 3A) TK Davis. He went 5-0 at the Spartan Duals at South Paulding HS on 1/2/2021 with defeats over Cambridge, Central Carroll, Lumpkin Co., West Forsyth, and McEachern.

 

Summary of Yellow Jacket Invitational @ Rockmart HS (12/29/2020)

In our first competition since 12/5/2020, we sent 10 wrestlers to compete in this Varsity Traditional Tournament: Eaiden Neal, Daniel Pina, Jackson Lattimer, Joshua Alvarez, Giles Turner, Mohammed Karim, Lyle Forristall, Jackson Heilman, Jamie Altuzar, and Diego Olalde.

 

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#Jacket: ‘Canes Go 5th On Day 1

ROCKMART — Cartersville competed in the first day of action at Rockmart’s two-day Jacket Invitational, staged on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Hurricanes were fifth out of eight teams with 64 points. Trion was the first-day leader in the event, with 192.5 points.
Five ‘Canes wrestlers finished in the top four of their respective weight classes, with a pair of runnerup efforts.
A second stage of the tournament continued Wednesday, but Cartersville did not continue competition, as a new slate of teams came in.
Brackets for both days can be found HERE.
Cartersville swings back into action on Saturday, with a trip to South Paulding for the Spartan Duals.
THE NOTES
Day 1 team scores: 1. Trion 192.5. 2. Rockmart 174.5. 3. East Coweta 127. 4. Pickens 80.5. 5. Cartersville 64. 6. Haralson 61. 7. Cedartown 57. 8. Kennesaw Mountain 55.
Day 1 championship matches —
106: Davis (Rockmart) p. Eaiden Neal (Cartersville), :43.
113: Pace (Rockmart) tf. Knight (Pickens), 18-1, 4:59.
120: Vaughn (Trion) d. Beavers (Rockmart), 11-4.
126: Gordon (East Coweta) p. Chambers (Rockmart), :40.
132: Murphy (Pickens) p. Giles Turner (Cartersville), 2:35.
138: James (Trion) p. Wilson (Rockmart), 2:52.
145: McKeen (East Coweta) p. Blaschke (Trion), 3:04.
152: Maddux (Trion) p. Linenger (East Coweta), 1:33.
160: Garner (East Coweta) ID over Millhollan (Rockmart).
170: Eller (Trion) p. Price (Pickens), :20.
182: Bowman (Trion) md. Silva (Kennesaw Mtn), 9-0.
195: Hyatt (Haralson) p. Jenkins (Rockmart), :31.
220: Spelios (East Coweta) d. Willbanks (Trion), 5-2, TB-1.
285: Davis (Rockmart) p. Dudek (East Coweta), 5:38.
ACE OF THE DAY
Freshman Eaiden Neal (106) had one of Cartersville’s two runner-up efforts on Tuesday, with a 4-1 day. Neal had three falls in the first three rounds, with pins over wrestlers from Cedartown (twice) and Trion before losing by fall in round 4 to the eventual champ, a 30-match winner, from the host team. Neal rallied in the final round of the day, taking an 11-2 major to secure second place.

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106

Eaiden Neal (10-4) placed 2nd and scored 19.0 team points.

  • Round 1 – Eaiden Neal (Cartersville) 10-4 won by fall over Bryson Dooley (Cedartown) 7-3 (Fall 0:42)
  • Round 2 – Eaiden Neal (Cartersville) 10-4 won by fall over Blayne Wilson (Trion) 0-5 (Fall 0:51)
  • Round 3 – Eaiden Neal (Cartersville) 10-4 won by fall over Leslie Bates (Cedartown) 1-4 (Fall 0:00)
  • Round 4 – TK Davis (Rockmart) 31-1 won by fall over Eaiden Neal (Cartersville) 10-4 (Fall 0:43)
  • Round 5 – Eaiden Neal (Cartersville) 10-4 won by major decision over Alan Paiz (Trion) 2-3 (MD 11-2)

113

Daniel Pina (1-7) placed 5th and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Round 1 – Gabe Sheets (Haralson County) 2-2 won by fall over Daniel Pina (Cartersville) 1-7 (Fall 1:51)
  • Round 2 – Carson Brooks (Cedartown) 5-7 won by fall over Daniel Pina (Cartersville) 1-7 (Fall 1:10)
  • Round 3 – Garrett Pace (Rockmart) 23-3 won by fall over Daniel Pina (Cartersville) 1-7 (Fall 1:03)
  • Round 5 – Chris Knight (Pickens) 7-9 won by fall over Daniel Pina (Cartersville) 1-7 (Fall 0:12)

126

Joshua Alvarez (7-6) placed 4th and scored 8.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – Joshua Alvarez (Cartersville) 7-6 won by major decision over Seth Huskins (Trion) 1-2 (MD 10-0)
  • Semifinal – Gunner Chambers (Rockmart) 24-6 won by fall over Joshua Alvarez (Cartersville) 7-6 (Fall 1:49)
  • Cons. Semi – Joshua Alvarez (Cartersville) 7-6 won by decision over Fernando Cordova (Cedartown) 3-3 (Dec 6-2)
  • 3rd Place Match – Crawford Lee (Trion) 3-1 won by decision over Joshua Alvarez (Cartersville) 7-6 (Dec 9-2)

126

Jackson Latimer (5-3) place is unknown.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Dylan Gonzalez (Pickens) 11-6 won by fall over Jackson Latimer (Cartersville) 5-3 (Fall 0:00)
  • Cons. Round 1 – Fernando Cordova (Cedartown) 3-3 won by fall over Jackson Latimer (Cartersville) 5-3 (Fall 1:18)

132

Giles Turner (7-2) placed 2nd and scored 16.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – Giles Turner (Cartersville) 7-2 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Semifinal – Giles Turner (Cartersville) 7-2 won by injury default over Bleu Winters (Rockmart) 23-9 (Inj. 0:12)
  • 1st Place Match – C.J. Murphy (Pickens) 10-0 won by fall over Giles Turner (Cartersville) 7-2 (Fall 2:35)

138

Mohammed Karim (1-6) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Mohammed Karim (Cartersville) 1-6 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Philip Carroll (East Coweta HS) 8-9 won by fall over Mohammed Karim (Cartersville) 1-6 (Fall 1:27)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Mohammed Karim (Cartersville) 1-6 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Semi – Abass Diaby (Kennesaw Mountain) 10-6 won by decision over Mohammed Karim (Cartersville) 1-6 (Dec 9-6)

152

Lyle Forristall (9-4) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – Lyle Forristall (Cartersville) 9-4 won by fall over Mason Bennett (Cedartown) 3-8 (Fall 3:41)
  • Semifinal – Brennon Linenger (East Coweta HS) 13-7 won by decision over Lyle Forristall (Cartersville) 9-4 (Dec 10-3)
  • Cons. Semi – Lyle Forristall (Cartersville) 9-4 won by forfeit over Mason Powell (Pickens) 4-9 (For.)
  • 3rd Place Match – Jeremy Medina (Kennesaw Mountain) 10-6 won by major decision over Lyle Forristall (Cartersville) 9-4 (MD 12-2)

160

Jackson Heilman (4-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Jackson Heilman (Cartersville) 4-2 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Gus Hames (Trion) 3-1 won by fall over Jackson Heilman (Cartersville) 4-2 (Fall 3:38)
  • Cons. Round 1 – Jackson Heilman (Cartersville) 4-2 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Issac Ritter (Cedartown) 3-2 won by fall over Jackson Heilman (Cartersville) 4-2 (Fall 4:00)

285

Jamie Altuzar (6-6) placed 4th and scored 10.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Jamie Altuzar (Cartersville) 6-6 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Peyton Holloway (Cedartown) 7-3 won by fall over Jamie Altuzar (Cartersville) 6-6 (Fall 1:36)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Jamie Altuzar (Cartersville) 6-6 won by fall over Joshua Mercer (Haralson County) 1-2 (Fall 1:50)
  • Cons. Semi – Jamie Altuzar (Cartersville) 6-6 won by fall over Diego Olade (Cartersville) 1-2 (Fall 0:52)
  • 3rd Place Match – Peyton Holloway (Cedartown) 7-3 won by fall over Jamie Altuzar (Cartersville) 6-6 (Fall 3:17)

285

Diego Olade (1-2) place is unknown.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Diego Olade (Cartersville) 1-2 won in double overtime over Joshua Mercer (Haralson County) 1-2 (2-OT 4-3)
  • Quarterfinal – Diego Olade (Cartersville) 1-2 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Semifinal – Malakai Dudek (East Coweta HS) 4-3 won by fall over Diego Olade (Cartersville) 1-2 (Fall 0:14)
  • Cons. Semi – Jamie Altuzar (Cartersville) 6-6 won by fall over Diego Olade (Cartersville) 1-2 (Fall 0:52)

 

Summary of Spartan Duals @ South Paulding HS (1/2/2021)

We competed in our last event without our football players and even though we were shorthanded (forfeited 5 weight classes each match), we were still able to win a couple of duals against West Forsyth (B) and McEachern HS.  Eaiden Neal went  5-0 on the day to lead the Canes efforts and bring his season record to 15-4.  Below are the dual results.

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#Spartan: ‘Canes Go 2-3

DOUGLASVILLE — Cartersville opened the day Saturday with three tough losses against likely GHSA state-duals qualifiers, but rallied for a pair of wins at the Spartan Duals at South Paulding.
The Hurricanes (8-6 in duals for the season) had losses to Cambridge (64-9), Lumpkin (54-17) and Central (Carroll), 47-27, but after a break in rounds, Cartersville stopped West Forsyth’s #2 squad (39-36) and McEachern (37-30).
Four Cartersville wrestlers won at least three matches on the day, with two taking four or more wins and one Hurricane going 5-0.
Box scores for all five duals can be found HERE.
Cartersville will next appear at Alexander’s quad meet on Thursday night. Valdosta also appeared in the one-day tournament; the Wildcats’ results were not made available to us at the time of this writing.
ACE OF THE DAY
Freshman Eaiden Neal was the ‘Canes lone wrestler to go 5-0 on Saturday. Neal scored Cartersville’s lone bonus-point win against Cambridge, with a third-period fall, and went on to register pins over wrestlers from Lumpkin (1:06), Central (Carroll) (3:03) and West Forsyth (1:41), wrapping up the unbeaten day with a forfeit win against McEachern.

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Cartersville wrestlers compete over holiday break

 

The Cartersville High School wrestling team competed recently in a pair of competitions at Rockmart and South Paulding. At Rockmart on January 4, the Canes placed fifth of eight teams in the Jacket Invitational. Trion won the Rockmart tournament followed by the host Jackets, East Coweta, and Pickens. The Hurricanes finished ahead of Haralson County, Cedartown, and Kennesaw Mountain.

Individual placers for the Canes at Rockmart included a pair of runner-up finishes for Eaiden Neal (106) and Giles Turner (132). Joshua Alvarez (126), Lyle Forristall (152), and Jamie Altuzar (285) each finished in fourth place. Daniel Pina (113) placed fifth.

At South Paulding on January 2, the Hurricanes had wins over McEachern and West Forsyth’s B-Team despite having to forfeit five weight classes. Neal (106) had a perfect 5-0 day at the Spartan Duals. With the end of the football season, Canes’ coach Brooks Gayton is excited to gain several additional wrestlers from that team as they prepare for the Marietta High School Traditional Tournament this Saturday.

 

Qualifying for Varsity Letter Update

Please read our Wrestling Program Handbook for the 3 different ways to earn your Varsity Letter Award for Wrestling.  Below is the current list of points earned towards Varsity Letter Criteria.  The target is 35 points to earn your letter:

2020-2021 Wrestling Program Handbook

Last Name 12/1/2020 12/5/2020 12/9/2020 12/11/2020 12/29/2020 1/2/2021 TOTAL
Montero 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Montero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waterman 2 6 6 0 0 2 16
Camp 2+6 6+6 6+6 6+6+6 0 0 44
Pina 6+2 2+2 0 0 2+2+2+2 2+2+6+6+6 42
Neal 6+2 6+6 6+2 2+4+6 6+6+6+2+4 6+6+6+6+6 94
Whatley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latimer 6+6 6+6 6+2 0 2+2 0 36
Holland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turner 6+6 6+4 6+6 2 6+6+2 2+5+6+3+4 70
Alvarez 2+6 6+6 6+6 2+2+2 4+2+3+2 2+2+6+6+6 71
Karim 0 0 2+2 6+2+2 6+2+6+2 2+2+3+2+2 41
Mejia 2+6 6+2 0 0 0 0 16
Nelson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jenkins 6+6 6+6 4+3 6+2+4 0 2+2+6+3 56
Forristall 2+6 6+6 6+6 6+2+6 6+2+6+2 2+6+2+2+6 80
Locklear 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heilman 6+6 6+6 0 0 6+2+6+2 2+2+2+6+6 58
Aguilar 0 0 2+6 2+2 0 0 12
Knott 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Echeverria 2+2 6+6 0 0 0 0 16
Rogers 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Hurst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Price 6 0 6+6 2+6+2 0 0 28
Hurst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Olalde 6 0 0 0 3+6+2+2 2+2 23
Hurst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Altuzar 6 2+6 2+6 2+6+2 6+2+6+6+2 3+2+6 65

 

Schedule for Week of 1/4/2021 – 1/9/2021 

Sunday 1/3/2021 – OFF

Monday 1/4/2021 – Practice 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Tuesday 1/5/2021 – Practice 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM

Wednesday 1/6/2021 –  Practice 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM

Thursday 1/7/2021 –  Quad-Match @ Alexander HS

*Teams in Attendance: Alexander, Cartersville, Central Carroll, Hiram, Union Grove

*Tickets Information from Alexander HS Athletic Director:

Greetings Parents and Athletes:

We are hopeful that your experience with us will be pleasant…except for the outcome of the contest.  In all seriousness, we are here to assist you from the time you arrive until your departure.  The information in this packet will help us to achieve that endeavor.  If you have any questions, please contact your head coach. They will be best equipped to get the answers you need.

We are offering FREE TICKETS to this event, and we ask only a few considerations in return.

  • Tickets may be obtained at the following link. Please only claim 2 tickets for the event. Guests are limited to parents of the athletes only. Please use your discretion to obtain additional tickets for household siblings who must attend with the parents. Tickets may be printed OR presented on your cell phone for scanning. Ticket Link: https://www.vancoevents.com/GJY
  • Masks are REQUIRED for entry and must be worn throughout the event.  There are no exceptions to this requirement.  We ask that if you would like to eat or drink, please do so in the gym lobby or standing around the track area so that no one in the seating area is maskless.
  • Physical Distance is required.  The seats will be marked with “X” to indicate where individuals should sit.  Household members may sit together on/near the “X”.  Non-household members should not share space around an “X”.

-3:45 PM – Report to Storm Center and Load Bus for trip

-4:00 PM – Bus Leaves for Alexander HS

Directions to Alexander HS

-5:00 PM – Weigh-Ins

-6:00 PM – Quad-Match Starts

-We do not know what time we will be finished, but we could wrestle 4 duals.  We estimate time of finish to be 10:00 PM.  We will have the team call/text when we leave Alexander HS headed home with an estimated time of arrival, but we expect it to be 11:00 PM.

Friday 1/8/2021 – Practice 10:00 AM –  Practice 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM

Saturday 1/9/2020 –Blue Devil Brawl @ Marietta HS

*We were able to get into a Traditional (Individual) Wrestling Tournament at Marietta HS this Saturday!!!

Trip Itinerary:

-Team Members going to Marietta HS: Varsity Wrestlers ONLY!!!  Wrestle-offs will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday to decide who will be entering this event.  This is a traditional tournament (individual double-elimination).

-Teams in attendance: Cartersville, Marietta, South Cobb, Forest Park, Osborne, Woodland (Henry Co.), Lassiter, and Pinecrest Academy.

-Parents, if you could please send us a couple of cases of water, granola bars, cereal bars, bananas, oranges (cuties), and UnCrustables it would be greatly appreciated.  Anything you send has to be something that is individually wrapped that has to be opened to be eaten.  We really appreciate you taking care of our team!!!

-Fans will be allowed at this event.  Tickets are $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children.  Parents will be separated from team members.  The teams will have a section that the wrestlers will be asked to stay in.  The fans will have other sections dedicated to them.  Please don’t ask your wrestlers to come sit with you while we are there, wait until the end of the event.  Masks are required by all persons in the gym, including wrestlers, except when they are actually on the mats wrestling.

-6:30 AM – Meet @ CHS Storm Center

-6:45 AM – Bus Leaves for Marietta HS

–Directions to Marietta HS

-7:30 AM – Weigh-Ins

-9:30 AM – Wrestling Starts

-We do not know when we will be back, but we will have the wrestlers call/text when we are leaving Marietta heading back home to give you a 1 hour heads up for what time to pick them up.  Typically we would be done around 4:00 PM for this event.

 

If you have any questions, please email Coach Gayton at bgayton@cartersvilleschools.org

If you have an emergency and need to contact Coach Gayton by cell, please call or text 770-286-0777.

 

We are VERY excited about our 2020-2021 Wrestling Season!!!!  Please be aware that things may change on a day-by-day basis with the COVID issues.  We need to stay flexible as a group.  Coach Gayton will notify everyone of changes as soon as possible when they occur.  Let’s try to stay focused on the things we can control, and not get too upset at the things we cannot.  Thank you all for reading the newsletter and let’s have a GREAT WEEK!  GO CANES!!!