At least 22 Shreveport-Bossier wrestlers have a chance at an LHSAA state title
No one is ready to get the cart before the horse, but the North DeSoto wrestling team had the kind of day on Friday in the 2024 LHSAA Wrestling State Championships that makes them the favorites to win the Division II state title a day later.
The Griffins moved wrestlers into Saturday’s semifinals in 13 of the 14 weight classes to give coach Dustin Burton and company a shot at hoisting the elusive team trophy.
“We’ve had a good first day and we’ve wrestled tough in some close matches,” Burton said. “We are wrestling smart and fundamental. We have one guy left on the backside of the bracket that we’re focused on. Tomorrow is a whole new day and there’s a whole lot of wrestling left.”
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Wrestling begins at 10 a.m. Saturday with the semifinals in Bossier City’s Brookshire Grocery Arena. The finals begin at 5 p.m.
Griffins moving forward were Lathan Tabor (106), Jacob Kershaw (113), Michael Washington (120), Nathan Adams (126), Collin Bell (132), Dylan Compton (138), Dalton Compton (144), Hayden Bell (150), Chase Smart (157), Andrew Arinder (165), Lake Bates (175), Caden Robison (190) and Caiden Burns (285).
Meanwhile, the Airline team moved at least three athletes into the Division I semis including Logan Olsen (113), Ty Parker (175) and Danon Walker (215). Coach Chase Cox has his team secured in a local hotel to help maintain their weights before Saturday’s weigh-in and title run. Benton had Cooper Reagan at 165 pounds and Luke Campbell at 175 pounds make the semis.
Parkway has two wrestlers in the D-II semifinals in Larry Davis (157) and Dylan Mesloh (190).
Evangel has had a good day in Division III with Parish Chambers (106), Joseph Gilreath (138), Michael Gilreath (157) and Cade Brooks (165) advancing to the semifinals.
Jimmy Watson covers Louisiana sports for the USA TODAY Network. Email him at jwatson@shreveporttimes.com and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.
This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: North DeSoto leads Shreveport-area wrestling contingent in LHSAA semis
