Andrews – Before teams competed in the state duals playoffs, Andrews varsity wrestling hosted a quad duals match.
Franklin, Smoky Mountain and Towns County, Ga., were welcomed to the Valley for duals competition on Jan. 27.
Cats fall to Franklin
In Andrews’ dual with Franklin, the Wildcats lost 36-6. Franklin added three forfeit wins to its three pinfall wins.
Andrews’ six team points came as Chase Beasley won by forfeit. AJ Johnson, Hayden Virtanen and Ford Ashe lost their matches by pinfall.
Cats face Mustangs
Andrews then faced Smoky Mountain, with the Mustangs combining one pinfall win with eight forfeits to win dual 54-18.
Again, only three matches were wrestled in the dual. Beasley and Virtanen got pinfall wins to earn the Wildcats 12 points.
Andrews earned six more points as Johnson got a forfeit win. Ford Ashe lost his match by pinfall for Andrews’ only loss in the dual.
Close dual with Towns
In a battle of forfeits, the Cats lost to Towns County, Ga., 30-24.
No matches were wrestled in the dual because there weren’t any matchups across the weight classes. Johnson, Beasley, Virtanen and Ashe got forfeit wins for Andrews’ 24 points.
Towns County had five forfeit wins to win the match 30-24. There were also five double forfeits as neither team had a wrestler in the weight classes.
Up next
After Andrews and Murphy compete in the dual team playoffs, the teams will compete in the 1A/2A West Regional tournament on Feb. 13-14.