Alabama News
BIRMINGHAM – Gardendale High School’s wrestling team opened its second straight AHSAA Duals Championship match appearance Friday with pins in the first three matches en route to a 38-19 win over Wetumpka at Bill Harris Arena.
Keenan Wyatt won his 152-pound match with a pin at 1:37. Carson Kim followed won by fall just 39 seconds into his match at 160 pounds, and Derrick Olvik needed just 1:39 for his pin. The Rockets (31-10) picked up another pin at 126 pounds when Isaiah Powe won at 2:31. Wetumpka rebounded to post wins at 220 pounds with Abe Preston and at 285 pounds with Nathan Waters winning the most exciting match of the finals with a 9-8 decision over Gardendale’s Riley Dunn. Wetumpka’s Mason Blackwell also posted a 5-4 decision over Kennedy Wyatt in another clutch match.
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