State of the Program ... West Forsyth (GA)
West Forsyth (GA)
Head Coach: Evan Goff (entering 16th season; 6th at West)
Staff: Tony Vanhorn, Kurt Rosenberger, Joey Garner, Jon Allbritton, Imani Heslop, Jim Brown
West Forsyth took their shot a year ago and pushed Camden for the top spot in 7A, but (like many others) couldn’t unseat the defending champs. The Wolverines graduated several their hammers including State Champs Ethan Rickert and Dylan Fairchild as well as State Placers Chase Murray and Brody Knapp. The Wolverines will need to look to some new faces to fill those gaps, but the rest of the lineup looks ready to step up and make another run at Camden and the 7A title.
Reed Walker and Noah Danforth both finished 2nd as freshmen and figure to be a key part of the next wave. Despite losing those Seniors a year ago - this is a fairly Senior heavy squad again in 21-22. West Forsyth will be looking to as many as 8 Seniors to step in and make an impact. Seniors Noah Amick, Tony Tanory, Christian Walker, and Jay Helstone each won matches in Macon in 2021 and will be counted on to make a run for the podium in 2022. One key for West Forsyth is how well Seniors Quinn Bovinezer, DJ Little, Franky Strong, and others wrestle in 2021-22. West Forsyth has the pieces - how they fit in the puzzle will be important to how well this team does in 21-22.
“We graduated the nucleus of last year’s team. Two state champions that were almost guaranteed 6 points every time they wrestled. We also graduated two other placers and most all of last year’s seniors had over 30 wins for the season. No one is predicting us to do much but you can’t hide hard work. It won’t take long to get that bullseye back on our backs.”
