Record: 29-1; Ranked #1 in the State Coaches Poll and 47th in the nation
1st in TSSAA State Individuals
1st in TSSAA State Duals
1st in Bruin/GP West Invitational
1st in CBC Gateway to the Best Duals, St. Louis, MO
1st in the Red Schmitt Holiday Classic, Granite City, IL
14th in the Kansas City Stampede
2nd in the Cleveland Duals
1st in Black Horse Invitational
The 2012-2013 wrestlers finished the season with a 29-1 record and a #1 ranking in the final Tennessee Coaches Poll and a final ranking of #47 in the nation. During the regular season, the team placed first at the Black Horse Invitational, Granite City, IL Holiday tournament, Gateway to the Best Duals and the GP West/Bruin Invitational.
As the postseason began, at the TSSAA State Duals, the Brothers disposed of MBA 45-25 in the quarterfinals and then met Baylor in the semi-finals. Led by pins from Elijah Oliver, Kaleb Baker and Luke Parish along with wins from Barrett Walthall, Corbin McOlgan, Jeremy Brandon, Drayke Armstrong and Nick Gray the Brothers won 39-24. Facing Father Ryan again in the finals, pins by Kaleb Baker, Barrett Walthall, Jeremy Brandon and Drayke Armstrong and wins by John David Santi, Nick Gray, Luke Parish, Corbin McOlgan and Elijah Oliver led to a Brother repeat as Dual Champions, winning 42-23.
The season culminated with the Brothers taking their first traditional State Individual Championship, out distancing Father Ryan 272 to 231.5. The wrestling Brothers put seven in the state finals with Kaleb Baker (145) winning his third state championship, Elijah Oliver (106) his second and Nick Gray (125) his first. Runners-Up were: John David Santi (120), Luke Parish (145), Brandon Hataway (160) and Corbin McOlgan (195). Other placers were: Barrett Walthall (170) Jeremy Brandon (220), Drayke Armstrong (285) third and Red Croom (132), Bailey Wittman (138) and Chris Henry (182) fifth. At the Commercial Appeal’s Best of the Preps, the wrestlers had four of the finalist for wrestler of the Year: Kaleb Baker, Nick Gray, Luke Parish and Elijah Oliver, with Kaleb Baker repeating as Wrestler of the Year.
Seniors:
Drayke Armstrong, Kaleb Baker, Tyler Douglas, Mike Edwards, Nick Gray, Brandon Hataway, Chris Henry, Robert Manuel, Corbin McOlgan, Phillip Nichols, Luke Parish, John David Santi, Barrett Walthall, Turner Smith, Price Byers, Alex Ward, Alex (Manager)
Juniors:
Iran Arango, Jeremy Brandon, Will Clark, Red Croom, Aaron Davis, Andrew Evangelisti, Daniel Gully, Marco Lara, Cruz Maqueda, Dennis Moore, Kendrick Morgan, DJ Palmore, Paul Posey, Tanner Robertson, Bailey Wittman
Sophomores:
David Bonilla, Dallas Broughton, Mark Casby, Christian Courts, Zach Douglas, Matthew Evangelisti, Jahdiel Graham, Dewayne Miles, Alex Nguyen, Elijah Oliver, Sam Stuckey
Freshman
Joshua Adams, Aaron Allen, William Brennan, John Christopher Byers, Josh Dabbous, Logan Eavenson, Henry Gallop, Connor Hardwick, Joseph Hodges, Will Hopper, Jacob Isom, Ethan Martin, Danny Nguyen, Clark Ohsfeldt (Manager), Matthew Rodriguez-Nelson, Brad Schaeffer, Harrison Spiller, Tanner Tidswell, Ryan Young
Coaches:
Chris Lewis (HC), Armand Aaron, Josh Baucke, Sam Brody, Rusty Morris, Dustin Perry
Athletic Trainers:
Marty Scruggs, John Michael Leppert
Stats:
Aaron Lamey
Video:
Bob Williams
Doctor:
Lucas Trautman