The Pope Greyhounds look like an even stronger bet to defend their state wrestling championship than when the season started.
The Greyhounds easily claimed the Region 5AAAA meet for the fifth consecutive season at the Hound Pound on Friday and Saturday, and will be the favorite when the Class AAAA duals are held this weekend in Macon.
The Walton boys basketball team fell to 7-5 on the season with a 91-89 double overtime loss to Marietta on Friday. The Lady Raiders are only 2-10 on the season with a 72-29 loss to Marietta.
Both teams return to action Tuesday against Lassiter at Walton, with the girls starting at 6 p.m. and the boys tipping off at 7:30 p.m.
On Friday, the Wheeler boys downed Cherokee 70-57 to bring their record to 5-5. But the girls lost to the Lady Warriors by the same score as their record is now 5-7.
Wheeler plays host to Etowah on Tuesday.
The Pope boys basketball team is flying high, sporting a 13-2 record after Thursday's 62-44 win over Lassiter. The Pope girls, who are 7-6, also defeated Lassiter 44-34.
The Greyhounds play at home against North Paulding in a Region 5AAAA game.
Pope Captures 2012 4A Grappling Title (Macon 01/14/12) Cobb County’s Alan C. Pope High School varsity wrestling team captured the Georgia High School Association Class AAAA Team Dual Wrestling championship this weekend at the Macon Centre-Plex by dominating defending champion Woodland (Cartersville) High School 56-10 in the finals match. The final’s victory was Pope’s most one-side victory of the tournament. Pope defeated Clark Central (Athens) 49-19, Ware County 44-21, and Fayette County’s Whitewater 47-14. This 2012 championship was special for Pope Head Coach Jim Haskin, who has led the Pope Wrestling program to become one of the State’s elite. Pope has now captured a State Championship in both Traditional and Duals competitions. “Our kids were as fired up as I’ve ever seen them,” Haskin said. “They wrestled out of their minds.” Pope Varsity Roster Name LBs Class Samuel Skinner 106 Soph. Josh Tazzetta 106 Fresh. Cameron Munsey 113 Senior Caleb Davenpour 113 Soph. Tyler Haskin 120 Soph. T.J. Collins 120 Soph. Preston Markwell 126 Jr. Weston Biga 126 Sr. Colin Gorey 132 Jr. Sammy Hamadi 132 Jr. Davis Burson 138 Fresh Colton Lombardy 138 Soph Garrett Swartz 145 Jr. Jake Henson 152 Soph Billy Meek 160 Jr. Joey Tabachino 172 Soph Brooks Climmons 185 Jr. Trevor Stevens 195 Jr. Curran McMahon 220 Jr. Sean Hayden 220 Soph. Taylor Howard 285 Jr.