AAU - Wrestling

Written by: Ryan Lance Youth1 Media

Tags: National Championship

Originally posted at http://youth1.com

Youth wrestlers from across the south competed in the 2013 AAU Spring Youth Nationals at the Buck Van Huys Dome in Kingsport, Tennessee this past weekend.

Here is a look at how each of the schoolboy divisions placed out.

70-pounds
Sam Latona of Team Alabama defeated Rylee Billings, 4-1, in the championship of the 70-pound bracket. Dane Darymple won the consolation match, 5-0, over Clay Beach of Hardcore.

75-pounds
Taking top honors in the 75-pound contest was none other than Luke Dezember of Lawrence County Wrestling with a pin in 2:51 against Jordan White of Eastside. Coming away in third place was Trey Hicks of the Bradley Pride with a 6-4 victory against Jaylen Kello.

80-pounds
Kyle Gollhofer of PWA won the title of the 80-pound weight class after a 3:24 pin over Michael Moultry of Murfreesboro Elite Wrestling. With a third place finish was Trey Boyd of Rural Retreat Wrestling after a 9-0 major victory against Brendan Jarvis of Team Knoxville.

85-pounds
Koby Miner of Compound Wrestling emerged from the 85-pound contest with a Major 11-1 final against Trent Nelson of Vikings Wrestling Club in the final match. Consolation champion Bradley Bitting of PWA claimed the silver medal with a 6-3 decision over Trent Nelson.

90-pounds
TJ Hicks of Bradley Pride was named champion of the 90-pound tournament after a 9-4 triumph over Josh Blatt of Strong and Courageous in the final match. Pride won the TNAAU State Championships earlier this month. It was consolation champion Kyle Brown of Bellator with a victory in 4:51 against Josh Blatt to secure second place.

95-pounds
Jalen Soto of Riverdale captured the 95-pound title with a 2-0 win over Devin Kohn of the FL Jets in the closing round. Taking the second seed was none other than Jacob D. Ambrosia with 2-0 decision against Devin Kohn in a third place battle.

100-pounds
Reese Dalton of Compound Wrestling won honors of the 100-pound weight class with a pin in 3:20 over Brady Woodward. Adam Webb of Grundy came in with a third place finish after defeating Colby Finch of Generals Wresting Club.

105-pounds
Taking home the 105-pound title was Knox Fuller of the Bradley Pride who captured first place with a 2:57 pin over Sammy Peticos in the final round. Winning second was consolation bracket winner William Mitchell of the FL Jets with a 13-5 victory against Sammy Peticos.

110-pounds
Chase Emory of Colonels Wrestling Club claimed the 110-pound title with a 5:38 triumph against Trevor Mansfield of Bellator in the championship match. Max McMahan took hold of the bronze with an 11-2 victory over Cruise Baker of Strong and Courageous.

115-pounds
The 115-pound division crowned Brock Herring of Compound Wresting with a pin in 5:08 on Matthew Sloan of the Harrisburg Elite. Herring was a TNAAU State Championship. Gavin Hutchins of Pigeon Ford captured the consolation match with an 11-3 defeat of Nic Murray in the consolation match.

120-pounds
Winning the 120-pound title was Matt King of East Alabama with a 2-0 victory against Dewey Pendley of Vikings Wrestling Club. Owen Brown of Bellator came away with a 17-2 tech-fall over Dewey Pendley in the true 2nd place match.

125-pounds
Matthew Sells of Murfreesboro Elite Wrestling secured the 125-pound gold medal with a victory by forfeit over Zackrey Wilkins of MT. Juliet Bear Wrestling. Jacob McNutt of Grundy claimed third place with a pin in 3:58 over Thaddeus Poore of the Port City Pirates.

130-pounds
Jaret Lester of Akron Wrestling Club won the 130-pound championship when Colten Cooper of Simon Kenton Middle School was disqualified in the final round. Consolation finalist Austin Harrison of the Port City Pirates secured the silver medal.

140-pounds
Dean Czadzack of Highlands Wrestling became champion of the 140-pound with a 4-3 decision in the championship match against Garrett Ash of Bellator. It was Hunter Moore of the Elite Wrestling Academy with a 1:39 against Tyler Elam of Eastside to win third place.

150-pounds
It was Hunter Fortner of Eagle Talon Wrestling Club with a 15-0 tech-fall over Griffin Stephenson of Maverick Wrestling to come away with the 150-pound title. Stephenson took second and Cody Carr of the Jefferson Warriors finished in third.

160-pounds
Chaston Holley of the E-lemon-ators became champion of the 160-pound weight class with a 9-4 decision against Blaze Kansco of Liberty Wrestling Club in the final round. Kansco did fall into second place after defeating third place finalist Travis White of Bellator, 13-7.

180-pounds
The 180-pound championship was awarded to Zach Matthews of Bellator with a 3:35 victory against Timmy Abee of Excalibur Wrestling Club. Abee anchored a second place finish with a pin in 1:10 over consolation champion Harley Mitchell of Rural Retreat Wrestling.

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