By Kevin Price
For GCS Athletics

The Brunswick High Pirates finished second Friday in the Region 1-AAAAA traditional wrestling tournament while Glynn Academy finished third. 

The tournament took place at Glynn Academy. 

In the earlier region team duals tourney, Brunswick also took second while Glynn also finished third. 

South Effingham won both the team duals and the traditional event. The Mustangs went on to finish second in Class AAAAA while the Pirates took fourth in the state duals. 

In traditional wrestling, each team’s wrestlers compete individually in their respective weight classes. Individual competitors qualify for state by finishing in the top four in their weight groups. 

The wrestlers also earn points for their teams based on their finishes within their weight class. The team with the most points is awarded the team championship. 
South Effingham, Brunswick and Glynn are all among the top teams in the state. 

The top four finishers in each weight class from Friday’s region competition will now go on to compete this weekend in state sectionals. 

For BHS, the region champions were: 

Semaj Dobbins
Jakobi Allen
Travis McCrimmon
Tripp Rowell

For the Pirates, the runners-up were:

Jaxson Schaefer
Keshaun Lee
Ryan Sanders
Joel Fuel
Crosby Alderman

Also for Brunswick, Joe Demery finished third in his weight class while Kishno Taylor placed fourth in his class. 

Preston Young will be a Sectional alternate for BHS. 

For Glynn, the region champions were:
Caleb Cross
Cooper Reiss
Kainoa Lau

For GA, the runners-up were:

Brian Rewis
Connor Bree

For Glynn, the third-place finishers were:

Jonathan Shemtov
Kyle Lafferty
Phillip Harrell
Robert Flores

Also for GA, the fourth-place finishers were:

Declan Lafferty
Matt Kennedy