Vidalia (GA)

Vidalia finished up their 2020-2021 campaign in 6th in the Georgia 2A State Tournament. They will need to replace some heavy “hitters” in the line-up, but this is a team that has quality depth and should be back in the hunt in 2022. Gone are State Champs Thomas Godbee and Jaylin Burns as well as State Runner-up Dawson Campbell. The three accounted for more than 60% of the Tribe’s state tournament points in 2021.

So why do we feel optimistic about Vidalia in 2021-2022? They return 3 Senior State Placers in State Champ Hunter Manning and State Placers Javarius Worthen and Damian Townsel. They also return State Qualifiers Chandler Corbett, Tykee Fields, Omarion Oglesby, and Deante Terrell. Finally they have quality depth and will look for Mykiel Johnson, Ah’Melion Jones and others to step up and fill the gaps. Keep an eye on a pair of freshmen in Deuce Hightower and Jack Godbee.

“We are looking at taking the next step. Roll Tribe!”

— Coach Blount

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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.

Here is an updated list of the coaches that have provided feedback. I’ll get to as many team highlights as I can before I share the team previews in October. The goal is to share all of the previews by the time each state begins practice (according to their state association).

Coaches - if you filled out the form, but do not see your team listed please let me know.

If you missed one of the State of the Program posts … you can find a list and links to all of them in our blog archive. All of those that have been posted thus far are italicized below.

• Alabama (25)

• Florida (31)

• Georgia (66)

• North Carolina (24)

• South Carolina (16)

• Tennessee (22)

• Total (184)

As of Sunday August 29 at 11:45 am

Alabama (25)

• Arab

• Bob Jones

• Cleburne County

• Enterprise

• Gardendale

• Hewitt-Trussville

• Hoover

• Huntsville

• Jasper

• John Carroll

• McAdory

• Mortimer Jordan

• Mountain Brook

• Ohatchee

• Pelham

• Piedmont

• Robertsdale

• Russell County

• Saraland

• St John Paul II

• Tallassee

• Thompson

• Vestavia Hills

• Weaver

• Wetumpka

Florida (31)

• American Heritage (Delray Beach)

• American Heritage (Plantation)

• Braden River

• Cardinal Gibbons

• Clay

• Cypress Bay

• Doral Academy

• Ed White

• Evans

• Hagerty

• Heritage Palm Bay

• Lakewood Ranch

• Lemon Bay

• Mandarin

• Mater Lakes Academy

• Miami Norland

• Middleburg

• Osceola

• Oviedo

• Palmetto Ridge

• Port Charlotte

• Rocky Bayou Christian

• South Dade

• Steinbrenner

• St Petersburg Catholic

• Suncoast

• Tenoroc

• Timber Creek

• Wellington

• Winter Park

• Winter Springs

Georgia (66)

• Alexander

• Archer

• Banks County

• Benedictine

• Brantley County

• Brunswick

• Buford

• Cambridge

• Camden County

• Carrollton

• Cass

• Central, Carroll

• Chattooga

• Cherokee

• Chestatee

• Collins Hill

• Colquitt County

• Columbus

• Dade County

• Eagle’s Landing

• Eastside

• Elbert County

• Fannin County

• Forest Park

• Gainesville

• Gilmer

• Greenbrier

• Harlem

• Harris County

• Hillgrove

• Jefferson

• Kell

• Lambert

• Lassiter

• Loganville

• Lovett

• Lumpkin County

• Madison County

• McEachern

• McIntosh

• Mill Creek

• Model

• Monroe Area

• Montgomery County

• Morgan County

• Mountain View

• Mt Pisgah Christian

• North Forsyth

• North Hall

• North Oconee

• Pepperell

• Pickens

• Putnam County

• Richmond Hill

• Screven County

• Sequoyah

• Swainsboro

• St Anne-Pacelli

• Thomas County Central

• Trion

• Valdosta

• Vidalia

• Walnut Grove

• Walton

• West Forsyth

• White County

North Carolina (24)

• Asheboro

• Cary

• CATA

• Enloe

• Fred T Foard

• Havelock

• Hough

• King’s Mountain

• Lake Norman

• Laney

• Lexington

• Lincolnton

• Mallard Creek

• McDowell

• Middle Creek

• Mooresville

• Newton-Conover

• Scotland

• South Lenoir

• Thomasville

• Union Pines

• Uwharrie Cahrter

• Wake Forest

• Wakefield

South Carolina (16)

• Boiling Springs

• Carolina Forest

• Chapin

• Dutch Fork

• Gaffney

• Greenwood

• Hillcrest

• Hilton Head

• Nation Ford

• Palmetto

• Powdersville

• Sumter

• TL Hanna

• Waccamaw

• Walhalla

• West Oak

Tennessee (22)

• Baylor

• Beech

• Blackman

• Briarcrest Christian

• Cheatham County

• Collierville

• Elizabethton

• Fairview

• Franklin

• Friendship Christian

• Greeneville

• Harpeth

• Montgomery Bell Academy

• Northwest

• Page

• Pigeon Forge

• Ravenwood

• Riverdale

• Summit

• Trousdale County

• Tullahoma

• Wilson Central

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.

Cambridge (GA)

The Bears return after finishing 4th in super deep Georgia 6A in 2021 and don’t be fooled … this team has all of the pieces to make a serious run at the title. Coach St James does lose State Placers Nick Barton, Evan Kurtz, Ben Werth, and Connor McHugh - which accounted for more than 35% of their points at the state tournament a year ago, but this is a team that always has the horses ready to step up and take the next open spot in the lineup.

State Runner-up Sebastian Shered and State Placer Cullen Kane both return and will be hunting for a the top spot on the podium in 2022. Add in State Qualifiers Christoper Patten, Mason Truncale, and Kalem Kozma and the Bears should be in the mix for a top 5 finish again in 2022. The key to how high the Bears climb could come down to how well their heavyweights wrestle … keep an eye on Cam Phillips, Walker Hicks, Thomas Parrott, and Drew Petit. Two freshmen to watch are Hunter Keane and Ty Tosi.

“We have 9 State Qualifiers back and we should be competitive with most teams as long as we do not get injuries that have hampered us in the past. We lack depth so we may struggle if we need to juggle the line up to win a big dual.”

— Coach St James

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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.