Pope Wrestling Dynasty Rolls On

For the third year in a row, the Pope High School wrestling team has won a state traditional team championship.

In crushing the Class A-AAAAA competition in Macon this weekend, the Greyhounds also had five individual wrestlers earn state championships at the end of a three-year run that Pope coach Jim Haskin told The Marietta Daily Journal was "unprecedented."

Combined with state duals titles in the last two seasons, Pope's status as the top high school wrestling program in Georgia is hardly in doubt.

The five individual champions from Pope include:

• Jake Henson, 152 pounds;
• Bill Meek, 160 pounds;
• Brooks Climmons, 182 pounds;
• Trevor Stevens, 195 pounds;
• Joey Tabachino, 220 pounds.

One other East Cobb-area wrestler claimed a state title, as Jacob Murphy of Walton High School won the Class AAAAAA competition in the 132-pound weight class.

Here's more information from the GHSA, including final brackets and team scores.