Alabama high school wrestling: 22 Gadsden area wrestlers to watch in the postseason
The Alabama high school wrestling season is tumbling into the postseason and plenty of Gadsden area standouts are ready to make some noise.
The wrestling playoffs on the individual side is two steps, first sub state then a state meet. The sub-state is this Friday and Saturday with the state meet being held in Huntsville on Feb. 16 and 17.
Here are 22 wrestlers to watch this postseason:
Hunter Abercrombie, West End
Weight class: 175 pounds
Why: Abercrombie is coming off a year where he made state and is 16-7 this year.
Peyton Adams, Southside
Weight class: 150 pounds
Why: Adams is ranked as the No. 4 wrestler in his weight class, going 30-10 this year after placing at state last year.
Izark Bailey, Piedmont
Weight class: 132 pounds
Why: Bailey is ranked as the No. 4 wrestler in his weight class this season.
Myles Bailey, Piedmont
Weight class: 106 pounds
Why: Bailey is ranked as the No. 2 wrestler in his weight class this season.
Carter Blalock, Fort Payne
Weight class: 106 pounds
Why: Blalock is ranked as the No. 2 wrestler in his weight class this season.
Owen Burns, Ashville
Weight class: 106 pounds
Why: Burns is ranked as the No. 3 wrestler in his weight class this season.
Justin Campbell, Gadsden City
Weight class: 126 pounds
Why: Campbell has gone 16-18 this year with 13 pins.
Hayden Davis, Fort Payne
Weight class: 106 pounds
Why: Davis is ranked as the No. 2 wrestler in his weight class this season.
Tyler Ebner, Ashville
Weight class: 165 pounds
Why: Ebner is ranked as the No. 1 wrestler in his weight class this season.
Hayden Graham, Southside
Weight class: 144 pounds
Why: Graham is ranked as the No. 5 wrestler in his weight class, going 38-10 this year.
David Herrick, Cherokee County
Weight class: 157 pounds
Why: Norris is ranked as the No. 2 wrestler in his weight class, going 29-14 this year.
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Braison Howard, West End
Weight class: 122 pounds
Why: Howard has gone 20-17 this year and has placed in the top-4 in multiple tournaments as an eighth grader this year.
Owen Meads, Ashville
Weight class: 120 pounds
Why: Meads is ranked as the No. 6 wrestler in his weight class.
Jykari Norris, Southside
Weight class: 113 pounds
Why: Norris is ranked as the No. 3 wrestler in his weight class, going 29-14 this year.
Ephram Ormiston, Southside
Weight class: 126 pounds
Why: Ormiston is ranked as the No. 2 wrestler in his weight class, going 39-6 this year.
Alfredo Rodriguez, Susan Moore
Weight class: 120 pounds
Why: Rodriguez will look to make some noise in the playoffs after a strong regular season.
Kurtis Soles, Cherokee County
Weight class: 132 pounds
Why: Bailey is ranked as the No. 2 wrestler in his weight class this season.
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Joey Stephens, Albertville
Why: Stephens has gone 23-7 this year and looks to make noise in the playoffs.
Landon Thompson, Susan Moore
Weight class: 106 pounds
Why: Thompson will look to make some noise in the playoffs after a strong regular season.
Jimmy Traylor, Gadsden City
Weight class: 175 pounds
Why: One of the few veterans for the Titans, he has gone 8-19 but looks to take the next step in the postseason.
Nick Williamson, Ashville
Weight class: 157 pounds
Why: Williams is ranked as the No. 1 wrestler in his weight class.
Omari Zachery, Gadsden City
Weight class: 150 pounds
Why: Zachery has gone 7-10 this season.
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Maxwell Donaldson covers high school sports and Jacksonville State athletics for the Gadsden Times. Find him on Twitter/X @_Max_Donaldson and contact him at MDonaldson@gannett.com.
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