By Michael A. Lough

The Sports Report

centralgasports@gmail.com

 

            Landynn Powers didn’t qualify for last year’s GHSA state traditional wrestling championships, but that didn’t affect him much in 2021.

            Still, the Dodge County junior came up short late Wednesday night in the Class AA final at 285 at the Macon Coliseum.

            Powers lost 6-2 to Jaylin Burns of Vidalia, who opened the action Tuesday with a 32-4 record.

            Burns took a 2-0 lead in the second period with a reversal, and Powers got a point back less than 20 seconds later with an escape. A takedown put Burns up 4-1, and Powers got back within 4-2 early in the third period.

            But another takedown in the final seconds sealed it for Burns.

            Powers had a first-round bye, then pinned East Laurens’ Kaleb Cannon in less than half a minute. He edged Chris Ridling of Model 9-8, and took down Richard Hyatt of Haralson County in 3:06 to reach the final.

            Burns, who entered the tournament 32-4, also had a first-round bye, and won by falls in 1:32, 31 seconds, and 1:32

            The night featured all championships in Class AA and A, as well as finishing up the consolation action.

            GMC’s Hudson Caldwell took home third place, with three falls in consolation action. He took down Rowen Vandergriff of Social Circle in 1:45 to finish third with a 35-4 record this season.

            Fourth-place finishers in Class AA: Northeast’s Jarrdarrious Goolsby at 120, Lamar County’s Levi Banks at 145.

            Fourth-place finisher in Class A: Tattnall’s Grady Tisdale at 160.

 

Tuesday’s GHSA action

 

Class AA

Championship

285-Jaylin Burns, Vidalia, def. Landynn Powers, Dodge County, 6-2

 

Consolations

Class AA

113-Hunter Hammock, Lamar County: lost 6-5

120-Jarrdarrious Goolsby, Northeast: won 8-2; won by fall, 2:29; lost by fall in 1:11 to Kainan Henson of Fannin County to finish fourth

145-Levi Banks, Lamar County: won 8-1; lost 14-8 to Kellon Walley of Banks County to finish fourth

152: Chaz Hammock, Lamar County: won 5-2, lost by fall, 3:24

160: Cayden Sloan, Lamar County: lost 10-0

170-Jonathan Grayer, Dodge County: lost by fall, 3:19

182-Joah Gray, Dodge County: lost 9-8

195-Christian Bostic, Lamar County: lost 3-2

220-Palmer Davenport, East Laurens: lost by fall to Tristen Light, Jasper County/Monticello, 1:37

220-Tristen Light, Jasper County/Monticello: won by fall over Palmer Davenport, East Laurens, 1:37; lost by fall, 3:43

285-Kaleb Cannon, East Laurens

 

Class A

160-Menelyk Madison, Dublin: lost by fall, 3:53

160-Grady Tisdale, Tattnall: won 14-7; lost 7-1 to Jake Piccirilli of Mt. Pisgah Christian to finish fourth

170-Angel Cardenas, Dublin: lost by fall, 3:42

170-Griffin Green, FPD: lost by fall, 1:01

182-Ethan Wilson, FPD: lost by fall, 4:52

195-Hudson Caldwell, GMC: won by fall, 1:05; won by fall, 1:43, for third place