MOULTRIE —
The Colquitt County middle school wrestling team swpt Pelham and Cook on Thursday at the Pineland gymnasium.
Colquitt defeated Pelham 56-33.
Blake Tillery pinned Antwon Walker; Alex Everett pinned Austin Webb; Je’Decus Ward pinned Drew Harden; Jaden Merritt won by technical decision over Quendivioun Childs; Ian Brinson pinned Rickey Thomas; Ahmari Lewis pinned Terry Fey; Coy Kirkland pinned Joshua Johnson; Jaime Morgan won by decision over Angel Lopez; Joshua Young pinned Dylan Lamb; Hayes Sumner pinned Jacob Watkins; Alejandro Sanchez pinned Jerry Trull; and Ian Brinson won by decision over Avery Adams in an exhibition match.
In the 69-24 victory over Cook, Jon Cone won by decision over Dario Carter; Sumner pinned John Thomas; Tillery lost by pin to Derrick Allen; Jamal Gardner lost by decision to Tanner Smith; Ward lost by decision to Chase Cowart; Hayden Suggs pinned Antwan Turner; Dyan Collins pinned Bobby Griffin; Savonte Wilson won by technical pin over Cody Lewis; John Lewis pinned Tyler Stains; Armando Jaime won by technical pin over Ethan Folsom; Merritt pinned Shawn Cain; Victor Castenon pinned Drew Jacobs; Tucker Buckner lost by pin to Luis Espinosa; Zachary Henry won by decision over Eric Gutierrez; Kyle Hilton won by decision over John Funderburk; Joshua Young pinned Tyrese Baker; and Alex Everett pinned Jeffery Pinckney.
The middle school wrestlers will travel to Lowndes Middle School for their first tournament and their coaches say they expect them to continue their excellent performances.
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