DULUTH – They rushed off the matt, toward an empty hallway in the Infinite Energy Arena, where Jackson Bardall collapsed on his back. The North Forsyth senior had no energy left to defend the onslaught of Raiders coaches who jumped on him and howled around him in euphoria. He’d spent it all struggling with Kennesaw Mountain heavyweight Kobe Gadsen in the Class AAAAAA 285-pound finals at the GHSA Wrestling State Championships on Saturday.
Bardall, Sheetz, Stonecheck bring home wrestling state titles