Seven Forsyth County schools competed in the GHSA wrestling sectionals on Friday and Saturday in preparation for next week's state championship meet, to be held from Feb. 13-16 in Macon. Five wrestlers won individual sectional titles: In Class 7A, Forsyth Central's Abraham Perez at 120 pounds; South Forsyth's A.J. Riner at 126; North Forsyth's Paul Watkins at 145; Central's Keaton Platzke at 195; and in Class 1A, Pinecrest Academy's Mark Metz at 106. North Forsyth’s Sophia Eglian took first at 146 in the girls tournament, and West Forsyth’s Hailey Patrick won at 176.
Many other wrestlers secured top-eight finishes to advance to the state meet, and they're listed below. Two county girls wrestlers also finished second and could secure at-large bids in that tournament: North Forsyth's Jaqueline Palmer and Forsyth Central's Ashlee Rice.
Class 7A, Section A
106: Mason McClung, Lambert, 5th; Hunter Murray, West Forsyth, 6th
113: Steven Messer, Forsyth Central, 2nd; Christian Walker, West Forsyth, 3rd; Auston Monie, Lambert, 7th
120: Abraham Perez, Central, 1st; Lucas Teillon, Lambert, 3rd
126: A.J. Riner, South Forsyth, 1st; Holden Teillon, Lambert, 3rd; R.J. Colon, Central, 4th
132: Adam Galvan, West, 2nd; Cale Bissell, North, 5th; Mikel Stowers, Central, 7th
138: Tate Bissell, North, 3rd; Holden Parker, South, 4th
145: Paul Watkins, North, 1st; Ethan Rickert, West, 2nd
152: Bentley Wheeler, North, 2nd; Sam Aldrich, Central, 3rd; Troy Rickert, West, 6th
160: Avery Krippner, Central, 2nd; Ibraim Eminov, West, 3rd; Andrew Sexton, North, 7th; Zach Moore, South, 8th
170: Creston Lorenzo, West, 6th; Luis Mier, Central, 8th
182: Branden Redecker, Central, 3rd; Jackson Wells, West, 5th; Alex Keller, North, 8th
195: Keaton Platzke, Central, 1st; Luis Gonzalez, South, 2nd; J.C. Wilkins, North, 8th
220: Trevor Patrick, South, 3rd; Thomas Dossett, Lambert, 6th
285: Dylan Fairchild, West, 2nd; Darius Green, Central, 4th; Mason Butcher, North, 8th
Class 4A, Section B
106: Zach Recker, Denmark, 5th
132: Ethan Culbreth, Denmark, 6th
195: Arthur Marsden, Denmark, 7th
Class 1A, Section A
106: Mark Metz, Pinecrest, 1st
145: Joe Metz, Pinecrest, 2nd
