Morgan County (GA)

Head Coach: Jared Rector (entering 1st season at Morgan County)

Staff: Carter Shultz, Bryan St. James, Stewart Spence, Sam Simmons, Tim leclaire

Morgan County will make a huge shift in 2021-2022. Coach Rector takes over after a successful run at Union Grove the last several years and looks to have a fairly new group of wrestlers after graduating State Placers Zachary Wages and Griffin McAlister as well as State Qualifiers Brandon Grindle and Jeremiah Grimsley. That doesn’t mean Rector and his staff won’t have anything to work with in year one … State Placer Chance Reid returns and should be hunting for the top step in 3A at 285.

Morgan County also returns State Qualifiers Caleb Turner, Cason Turner, and Andres Casillas - but for Morgan County to continue to push to the top in 3A they will need some new faces to step up and make a difference. Keep an eye on Will Wages, Chase Morgan, Paul Bessette, Miles Butler, Chase Scherer and Omar Hayes - they will be key to how well Morgan County does as a team in 2022.

“It feels like a new era at Morgan County. We have a very young team and a new coaching staff. The core group of guys has really improved throughout the summer and preseason and are ready to do big things. we are hoping to turn our top 10 finish last season into a top 5 finish this year.”

— Coach Rector

Who’s #1 Coverage

GA’s Gabe Arnold downs Rocco Welsh to claim the WNO 170 lb. title. You can find the full match at flowrestling.com

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GA’s Caleb Henson down Jordan Williams 5-4 to claim the 152 lb. WNO title

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FL’s Val Solorio gets up on Paatoriza, but can’t get the win at the Who’s #1 event at 94 lbs.

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SC’s Zao Estrada gets the first takedown, but can’t keep the lead and falls to Diduch in their 117 WNO bout

Mill Creek (GA)

Head Coach: Nathan White (entering 5th season)

Staff: Matt Page, Ramon Prieto

It feels as if Mill Creek has been on the precipice of breaking through in 7A for the last several years, but hasn’t managed to crack into the top echelon just yet. They finished 14th a year ago and with the lineup they have returning the expectations have to be that they will climb into the top 10 in 2022. This squad is full of Seniors and Juniors that have experience and are ready to take that next step. State Placer Joey Bambinelli leads the way along with 2021 State Qualifiers Grant Turner, Gavin Guerra, and Austin Edwards.

Banks Bitterman finished with 3 wins in Macon as a Sophomore and will be counted on to climb onto the podium in 2022. The biggest edition to the Mill Creek group is incoming freshman Dominic Bambinelli. Dom - younger brother of Joey - was a double All American in Fargo and is already amogst the favorites to claim a state title as a freshman. The key to Mill Creek’s ability to push into the top 10 is the development of Seth Haynes, Aaron Garcia, Cooper Kane, John Boratyn, Nevaeh Hill, and Ryan Perry.

“The team returns 7 state qualifiers and has a few incoming wrestlers to be excited about. As has been the goal for the past few years, Mill Creek will be attempting to win their 1st region title in school history and compete to finish as high as possible at state duals. ”

— Coach White