The GHSA Team Dual Wrestling State Championships return to the Macon Centreplex Jan. 12-14 where seven classifications will crown state champs for the first time in state history. This shuffling and reclassification shakes up the field a year after Georgia saw all six of its reigning champs successfully defend titles at the team duals. That was the first time in state history that the defending champs swept the podium.
Inclement weather pushed the Area Duals back to Tuesday for many of the Metro-Atlanta and North Georgia regions, including Area 2 in Class 7A. Newnan hosted a field that included East Coweta, which earned an eighth-place finish in the Takedown Sportswear Invite this season, in Tuesday’s Area Duals. Camden County strengthens the 7A field as a championship program.
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Speaking of 4A, Gilmer aims for its fifth straight title this weekend, as well as the program’s eighth consecutive state crown and its 10th all-time dual title. The Bobcats, however, will be met by one of the only programs in the state that can boast a more impressive resume after the reclassification. Fifteen-time defending dual state champion Jefferson was moved up to Class 4A and will go head-to-head with Gilmer in a hardware-heavy field.
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