Tennessean All-Midstate boys and girls high school wrestling teams for 2020
Tom KreagerBoys
First team
The first eight athletes are nominees for the boys wrestler of the year.
Thomas Borders
Wilson Central, Jr.
Weight class: 113 pounds
Why chosen: Borders won the Class AAA state title, pinning Blackman's Justin Bradford in 5:47.
Trey Bates
Beech, Jr.
Weight class: 120 pounds
Why chosen: Bates won the Class AAA state title, beating Cleveland's Jackson Bradford 6-1.
Christian Isbell
Clarksville, Sr.
Weight class: 138 pounds
Why chosen: Isbell won the Class AAA state title, pinning Wilson Central's Alan Fort in 3:42.
Mason Smith
Beech, Jr.
Weight class: 152 pounds
Why chosen: Smith won the Class AAA state title, beating Wilson Central's Levi Stone 5-3.
Wyatt McLemore
Eagleville, Jr.
Weight class: 160 pounds
Why chosen: McLemore won the Class A/AA state title, beating Signal Mountain's Preston Worley 14-6.
Gabriel Smith
Clarksville, Sr.
Weight class: 170 pounds
Why chosen: Smith won the Class AAA state title, beating Hardin Valley's Josh Pietarila 4-3.
Brooks Sacharczyk
Blackman, Sr.
Weight class: 182 pounds
Why chosen: The Arkansas-Little Rock signee won the Class AAA state title, beating Soddy-Daisy's Hayden Maynor 5-1. He had a 36-1 record.
Skylar Coffey
Brentwood, Sr.
Weight class: 285 pounds
Why chosen: The Tennessee track and field signee won his second Class AAA state title, beating Walker Valley's Jadon Langford by pin in 2:26. He had a 49-1 record.
Rest of first team
Nicholas Mercante
Wilson Central, Fr.
Weight class: 106 pounds
Why chosen: Mercante finished fourth in the Class AAA state tournament and had a 46-7 record.
Samuel Shires
Rossview, So.
Weight class: 126 pounds
Why chosen: Shires finished third in the Class AAA state tournament, beating Blackman's Mason Sells 6-0. He had a 52-2 record.
Ethan Moore
Rossview, Sr.
Weight class: 132 pounds
Why chosen: Moore finished second in the Class AAA state tournament. He had a 55-3 record.
Thomas Williams
Rossview, Sr.
Weight class: 145 pounds
Why chosen: Williams finished second in the Class AAA state tournament. He had a 52-2 record.
Parker Petersen
Father Ryan, Jr.
Weight class: 195 pounds
Why chosen: Petersen finished second in the Division II state tournament. He had a 34-2 record.
Bowdy Boyce
Blackman, Sr.
Weight class: 220 pounds
Why chosen: Boyce finished third in the Class AAA state tournament, beating Jefferson County's Ryver Shelton because of an injury forfeit. He had a 55-5 record.
Second team
106: Owen Gobel, Franklin, So.
113: Justin Bradford, Blackman, So.
120: Grant Fetters, Wilson Central, Sr.
126: Mason Sells, Blackman, Fr.
132: Frank Perazzini, MBA, Jr.
138: Riley Bennett, Fairview, Jr.
145: Alex Ables, Centennial, Jr.
152: Levi Stone, Wilson Central, Sr.
160: Dejon Glaster, Oakland, Sr.
170: Nick McClendon, Forrest, Sr.
182: Cooper Richards, Springfield, Sr.
195: Johnny Mac Feldhacker, Brentwood, Sr.
220: Elliot Grinder, Hume-Fogg, Sr.
285: Ryan Jackson, Friendship Christian, Sr.
Coach of the year
James Derrick
Fairview
Why chosen: Derrick led the Yellow Jackets to the program's first Class A/AA state runner-up finish in the duals tournament as well as a runner-up finish in the traditional state tournament.
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Girls
First team
The first eight athletes are nominees for the girls wrestler of the year.
Annalynn Rakett
Clarksville Academy, So.
Weight class: 119 pounds
Why chosen: Rakett won the state tournament, beating Elizabethton's Tyesha Thomas 8-3.
Robin Yunis
Rossview, Sr.
Weight class: 125 pounds
Why chosen: Yunis won her fourth straight state title, pinning Clarksville's Taylor Howell in 3:14.
Emma Walker
Rossview, Sr.
Weight class: 132 pounds
Why chosen: Walker won her third straight state title, pinning Dickson County's Rontaysia Payne in 1:35.
SaQara Buchanan
Rossview, Sr.
Weight class: 140 pounds
Why chosen: Buchanan won the state title, pinning Montgomery Central's Genesis Gilmore in 1:02.
Vivian Hurn
Montgomery Central, Sr.
Weight class: 150 pounds
Why chosen: Hurn won the state title, pinning Tullahoma's Elizabeth Champion in 3:24.
Shelby Zacharias
Creek Wood, Jr.
Weight class: 170 pounds
Why chosen: Zacharias won the state title, pinning Overton's Rose Gailan in 3:23.
Ariyanna Anderson
Creek Wood, So.
Weight class: 190 pounds
Why chosen: Anderson won the state title, pinning Rossview's Jamya Brewer in 1:24.
Valerie Smith
McGavock, So.
Weight class: 215 pounds
Why chosen: Smith won the state title, pinning Cordova's Jayla Washington in 52 seconds.
Rest of first team
Elizabeth Raper
Cookeville, So.
Weight class: 103 pounds
Why chosen: Raper finished second in the state tournament, falling to David Crockett's Avery Kibelbek by pin.
Verena Pate
St. Andrew's-Sewanee, Fr.
Weight class: 112 pounds
Why chosen: Pate finished second in the state tournament, falling to Heritage's Kerra Strevel by pin.
Brielle Bissonette
Rossview, Jr.
Weight class: 160 pounds
Why chosen: Bissonette finished state runner-up to Bartlett's Maggie Graham, falling by pin.
Second team
103: Ella-Lina Gonzalez, West Creek, Fr.
112: Savannah Barefield, Rossview, Sr.
119: Divine Desilets, Tullahoma, Jr.
125: Taylor Howell, Clarksville, Sr.
132: Rontaysia Payne, Dickson Co., Jr.
140: Genesis Gilmore, Montgomery Central, Fr.
150: Elizabeth Champion, Tullahoma, Jr.
160: Taylor Rickley, Northwest, Sr.
170: Rose Gailan, Overton, Sr.
190: Jamya Brewer, Rossview, Jr.
215: Trinity Robinson, Columbia, Jr.
Coach of the year
Jeff Price
Rossview
Why chosen: Price led Rossview to the program's third straight state championship.