State of the Program ... Harris County (GA)
By this time - many of you have seen that we are doing highlights of different teams across the SE as we gear up to drop the team previews in 6 weeks. I was releasing one team a day, but with now over 170 teams having sent in information - I’ll try to ramp it up a bit so we can get as many in as possible before the first part of October. I can’t guarantee I’ll get to everyone, but I will try to get to as many as possible.
Please re-visit when the actual previews get dropped in October because what I am sharing below are just a few of the names the coaches have given me. Much more will be shared - plus SEWrestle’s “What to Expect” - in the team previews. Lastly, if you want to know whether we have your form … you can find the list of everyone that has submitted a form in the blog archive.
Harris County (GA)
Harris County finished 4th in the Georgia 5A Traditional tournament behind Woodland, Cass, and Woodward Academy. Harris County showed they can wrestle with anyone as they finished 14th at the 2020 Knockout - just behind Florida 2A State Champs Charlotte.
Harris County returns State Runner-up Glen Decker as well as State Placers Davin Lundquist and Garrett Wood. They also return 4 State Qualifiers in Jack Henson, Davis Culpepper, Ryan Gilbert, and Damon McMillan. This is a team that has 7-8 wrestlers in the lineup that will be very tough to beat. How high they climb might come down to how well Hunter Lardinious, Nick Nguyen, and others wrestle. Keep an eye on a trio of freshmen that will look to make their mark in 2022 … Denver Degonia, Tyler McGuire, and Matt Vanwettering.
“We have a chance to make the GHSA State Duals for the 6th straight year. We return 11 starters off of last year’s team but each of those we lost were in the state finals last year. We will need to figure out who will replace those hammers in the lineup.”
WE NEED YOUR HELP … We are in the process of collecting as much information as possible and would love for coaches to reach out and share their information. If you are a coach and would like to provide that information please click the “Team Preview” button below to be sent to a survey.