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Allatoona Wrestlers Finish in Top 5 at State

The competition was held Saturday in Macon.

Two Allatoona High wrestlers had strong finishes at Saturday's Class AAAAA state wrestling championship in Macon.

As a team, Allatoona was the 18th-best team of the day.

Individually, two Bucs finished in the top five. Ethan Benedict finished fifth in the 113-pound weight class and Will Kemp was earned fifth place in the 152-pound division.

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Elsewhere in North Cobb, Kennesaw Mountain High's wrestling team finished in the top 10 and had one individual champion in Class AAAAAA. Justan Rivera took top honors in the 182-pound weight class, his second consecutive individual state title. He was the 170-pound state champion in 2012.

This year, fellow Mustang Rene Gutierrez placed fourth in that weight class.

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While Harrison High was the 28th-best team of the day, two Hoyas had top 10 individual finishes.

Patrick Mannella and Anthony Fiacco each placed sixth in their divisions. Mannella competed in the 160-pound weight class. Fiacco was in the 152-pound division.

Click here to see the final Class AAAAA results.


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