Fellow Mustang Rene Gutierrez finished in fourth place in the 170-pound weight class.
Two Kennesaw-area high schools had strong finishes at Saturday's Class AAAAAA state wrestling championship in Macon. Kennesaw Mountain High's wrestling team finished in the top 10 and had one individual champion. Justan Rivera took top honors in the 182-pound weight class, his second consecutive individual state title. He was the 170-pound state champion in 2012. This year, fellow Mustang Rene Gutierrez placed fourth in that weight class. While Harrison High was the 28th-best team of the day, two Hoyas had top 10 individual finishes. Patrick Mannella and Anthony Fiacco each placed sixth in their divisions. Mannella competed in the 160-pound weight class. Fiacco was in the 152-pound division. Elsewhere in North Cobb, Allatoona was the 18th-…
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Hobbled by injuries, most Hoyas don't make it to the second day of their tournament in Ohio.
BRECKSVILLE, OH—Harrison High School's wrestling team came into one of the most prestigious wrestling tournaments in America battered and bruised. The Hoyas will be leaving a little earlier than they would have liked but also will be bringing home valuable experience to Cobb County. The Hoyas lost most of their matches at the 50th Brecksville Invitational Holiday Tournament on Wednesday, earning only 23 points for a 37th-place standing among 45 teams. "Harrison has great tradition, but we're rebuilding the program a bit," Assistant Coach Josh Porter said. "Coming to this event is part of the plan. "We've got some wrestlers who are capable of doing well in our area. They can gain some experience here against some top-notch young men." The …
