Chris Speagle of Coffee County CHS wrestling
The Coffee County wrestling team visited Smyrna on Saturday for the Red Hawk Rampage Individual Tournament at Stewarts Creek High School. Taking a contingent of 11 wrestlers, Coffee County came home with a pair of medals in the event which attracted 18 teams from middle and west Tennessee and southern Kentucky. In team points, the Red Raiders finished in 11th place ahead of region rivals Shelbyville, Cookeville, Franklin County and Siegel.
Christopher Speagle(wrestling at 220 pounds) was the top medalist for the Raiders as he compiled a record of 5 and 1 and finished in 3rd place. In the 3rd place match, Speagle got a 4 to 1 decision win over Samar Kattih of Riverdale.
Brett Francis(120 lbs) was 4 and 2 on the day and captured a 4th place finish. Francis’ two losses came in the 1st round and the medal round to Tyler Dittmer of Independence.
Other Raider wrestlers and their records:
Hunter Massey(113) – 3 and 2 with 2 pins;
Gavin Prater(138) – 3 and 2 with 2 pins;
Hunter Waring(132) – 2 and 2 with 2 pins;
Cardin Stump(285) – 2 and 2 win 1 pin;
Reynaldo Reyes(182) – 1 and 2 with 1 pin;
Zack Bush(145) – 0 and 2;
Devin Judge(160) – 0 and 2;
Jacob Phillips(170) – 0 and 2;
Gabriel Westbrook(106) – 0 and 2.
The Raider grapplers are back in action on Tuesday when they welcome Warren County to the Coffee County Raider Academy. The match will feature a head to head matchup between the Warren County High School and Coffee County High School wrestling teams and a head to head matchup between the Warren County Youth wrestling organization and the Coffee County Youth wrestlers. The evening’s events get underway at 6 PM.
