Mary Persons' Mannella cruises to defend his state GHSA wrestling title (Central Georgia coverage)
By Michael A. Lough
The Sports Report
centralgasports@gmail.com
Anthony Mannella must have had some plans over the weekend.
He sure didn’t spend much time on the mat.
The Mary Persons senior defended his Class AAA GHSA state wrestling title with a technical fall 15-0 win, in 4:08, over Cason Cannon of Pickens on Saturday at the Macon Coliseum to finish the season 48-1.
He zipped through his first two matches, sticking Cason Turner of Morgan County to the mat in 54 seconds and then pinnng Joaseh Haynes of Whitfield County in 3:46. Cannon had won by fall in 3:02, and then won 4-1 and 6-5 to reach the final.
In Saturday’s action, less than usual on the final day, Peach County senior Eli Brown took third at 165 in AAA with a fall in 2:09.
Dodge County junior Kaitlyn Brown was the lone Central Georgia girl competing on Saturday, and she took third at 100, beating Jordan Epstein of Greenbrier 3-0 to finish the season 31-18.
Classes 7A, 3A, AA, and girls wrestling finished on Saturday.
Team Standings
Final, first place and Central Georgia teams
Class 6A
1. Woodward Academy 124
9. Veterans 59
27. Houston County, 18
42. Northside, 0
Class 5A
1. Jefferson, 213.5
12. Jones County 48
26. Warner Robins, 14
Class 4A
1. Lovett, 161
10. West Laurens 59
21. Perry, 26
28. Baldwin 15
Class AAA
1. Gilmer County, 115
15. Mary Persons, 44
23. Upson-Lee, 19
25. Peach County, 16
Class AA
1. Rockmart 244.5
18. Putnam County, 31
22. Dodge County, 22
24. Northeast, 19
30. Central, 5
32. Southwest, 3
33. Rutland, Washington County, 0
Class A
1. Social Circle, 224
7. Lamar County, 67
8. East Laurens, 59
13. Dublin, 35
24. Jasper County, 24
30. Crawford County 4
Finals
Class 6A
First place
120-Damien Johnson, Veterans, 48-2, def. Carter Brickley, Lassiter, 47-11, 5-4
175-Latrell Schafer, Veterans, 51-0, def. Joseph Lago, Etowah, 39-4, 15-2
Class 4A
First place
150-JT Bowers, West Laurens, 61-9, def. Zeb Dawkins, Walnut Grove, 32-6, 5-2
Second place
165-Drake Wood, West Laurens, 55-15, lost by fall in 2:29 to Chris Mance, Lovett, 27-4
Class AAA
First place
157-Anthony Mannella, Mary Persons, 48-1, def. Cason Cannon, Pickens, 25-8, 15-0 (4:08)
Class A
First place
285-Clint Williamson, Lamar County, 38-5, won by fall in 2:38 over Michael Joiner, Irwin County, 30-11
Wrestling for points
Class 6A
Third place
190-Eason Martin, Houston County, 29-4, won by fall in 3:15 over Xavier Byams, Marist, 46-10
Class 5A
Fourth place
106-Hunter McCleskey, Jones County, 50-21, lost 13-3 to Robert Magana, Chapel Hill,34-5
Third place
175-Chi Anderson, Jones County, 61-6, def. Michael Turner, Loganville, 31-14,7-3
Class 4A
Fourth place
285-Donovan Funsch, Perry, 41-7, lost 6-2 to Guillermo Rosales, Johnson, 49-10
Class AAA
Fourth place
126-Dylan Ivey, Mary Persons, 45-11, lost by fall in 1:39 to Cayden Autry, White County, 54-12
Third place
165-Eli Brown, Peach County, 33-6, won by fall in 2:09 over Mason Powell, Pickens, 25-13
Class AA
Fourth place
113-Wyatt Stanley, Putnam County, 26-12, lost 14-7 to Elijah Hardin, North Murray, 9-4
Third place
144-Jansen Kilgore, Dodge County, 43-6, def. Tucker Hardeman, ELCA, 14-3, 5-2
Class A
Third place
106-Andravious Brihm, Dublin, 47-11, def. Landon Headrick, Coosa, 23-20, 15-9
215-Jacob Griffith, East Laurens, 59-9, def. Lane Harris, Trion, 35-4, 12-7
Fourth place
150-Cole Page, East Laurens, 50-11, lost by fall in 4:25 to James Eldridge, Social Circle, 47-10
157-Roman Coley, East Laurens, 60-8, lost by fall in 3:26 to Kacen Taylor, Social Circle, 35-6
DFFs
Class 6A
215-Gabe Gibbs, Veterans, 47-7, def. Tayo Ogundele, Sequoyah, 44-13, DFF
Class 5A
113-Ryan Clayborn, Greenbrier, 28-12, def. Donnie Lowden, Warner Robins, 15-7, DFF
157-James Rackley, Jones County, 50-18, def. Malik Conley, Arabia Mountain, 28-5, DFF
Class 4A
138- vs. Austin Beverly, Cherokee Bluff, 13-7, def. Aiden Ingram, West Laurens, 16-4, DFF
157- Sam Reavis (Westminster Schools) 28-11, Sr. over Nathan Mitchell (Baldwin) 33-9, Sr. (DFF)
Class AA
132-Jarrdarrious Goolsby, Northeast lost to Case Hanley, Banks County, DFF
190-Tristian Lower, Putnam County lost to Drew Moore, Fitzgerald, DFF
Class A
138-Sam Blevins, Lamar County, 36-12, def. Isiah Davis, Elbert County, 42-11, DFF
144-Hunter Hammock, Lamar County, 20-10, def. Tanner Mask, Oglethorpe County, DFF
165-Antonio Benjamin, Dublin, 46-6, def. Lantis Tobin, Metter, 8-4, DFF