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North's Thornton finishes runner-up at state wrestling tournament
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North Forsyth wrestling coach Travis Jarrard looks on as Austin Thornton wrestles in the Traditional State Wrestling Tournament finals Saturday. - photo by Brian Paglia
When it was over – the match, the season, the career – North Forsyth senior Austin Thornton retreated to a corner of the Chattahoochee High School gymnasium with no exit. The cacophony of fans punctured his sanctuary. He leaned his left arm against a folded basketball goal.