TIFTON —
The weather may be chilly, but the wrestling season for Coach Shawn Watson’s Tift County Blue Devils is heating up. This weekend, they head north to Atlanta to participate in sectionals at Chattahoochee High.
“It’s going to be tough,” said Watson. “We’re young, even the juniors are young for sectionals.”
Seven Blue Devils have qualified. Junior Nick McCall is in the 106 lbs. division, senior Malcolm Robinson competes at 113 lbs., freshman Quen Campbell is in at 120 lbs. and Jimmy Scarborough, a junior, wrestles at 126 lbs.
In higher weight divisions, junior Gunnar Schemmel competes at 170 lbs.. The other senior, Beau Bergeron wrestles at 220 lbs. Jesse Snow, a junior, will be wrestling at 285 lbs.
The top eight finishers in each weight class will move on to state. Watson knows it won’t be an easy task.
“It’s a very tough tournament,” he said.
In area competition, Robinson took first place and McCall, Schemmel and Bergeron each finished second. Snow came in third and Campbell and Scarborough finished fourth. Only the top four from each division are allowed to move on to sectionals. Three more Devils barely missed out on going, finishing fifth at area. Overall, the team came in fourth.
Watson is optimistic about his team’s chances at Chattahoochee and said he is relying on his seniors to carry the load. “I’m looking for great things out of our seniors,” he said.
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Seven Devils will be participating in sectionals this weekend at Chattahoochee High. Kneeling are Jimmy Scarborough, Nick McCall and Quen Campbell. Standing are Beau Bergeron, Malcolm Robinson, Jesse Snow and Gunnar Schemmel. Head coach is Shawn Watson.
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