2009-10 Season

Area Champs- Hadden, Vasquez

Mobley and Wilhite

Hakeem Mobley 140 pounds		Kalin Wilhite 160 pounds

The Toombs County Bulldogs produced four area champs and finished third at the area traditional tournament at the TCMS Gym. Tyler Hadden, Johnathan Vasquez, Hakeem Mobley and Kalin Wilhite all won individual titles. Mark Terrell and Mathew Powell were second and Dylan Rollins and Kenneth McClendon third. Watch McClendon, a first year wrestler, throw his opponent down and turn him with a power-half Video

Mobley wins Bulldog Sweet Onion title

Hakeem Mobley slips out of this hold and wins 12-9

Tombs County's Hakeem Mobley wrestled aggressively and effectively and defeated his opponent from Commerce 12-9 to win his weight class at the second annual Bulldog Sweet Onion Invitational at the Toombs County Middle School Gym. Tyler Hadden and Johnathan Vasquez finished second, Kalin Wilhite and Mark Terrell were third and Matthew Powell and Dylan Rollins were fourth. Watch Highlights Final Day  First Day

2008-09 Season

Two champs & 3rd place

Benton wins 4th title, Hawkins takes 2nd

Friday report Bryan Benton, Scottie Roach and Demery Hawkins will all three wrestle on Saturday night for individual state titles at the Gwinnett Center near Atlanta. Benton (135 pounds), who is trying to win his fourth state title, beat Austin Brooks of North Oconee 13-4 in a majority decision. Benton will meet Cam Thurmond of Jefferson for the title. Demery Hawkins (215 pounds) will go for his second state title after his 9-3 win over Banks County's Matthew Patton. Demery will wrestle Patrick Allen of Jefferson for the title. Scottie Roach at 171 pounds will be trying to win his first state title when he wrestles Jefferson's Zac Crosby. Scottie was a 3-1 winner in the semifinals over Jordan's Chris Caldwell. The finals begin on Saturday at 5 p.m. Three Bulldogs were defeated in the semifinals and will try to make it back through the consolations to wrestle for third place. At 103 pounds Tyler Hadden lost to Lovett's Rich Neihas 7-3. Freshman Kalin Wilhite (145 pounds) dropped a 7-2 decision to Lovett's Daniel Domanico and Neal Rodgers (286 pounds) lost to Cotton Reig of Riverside Military. Davey Parker lost in the second round of the consolation bracket. Jonathan Vasquez lost in the third round of the consolations 9-4 to Dustin Townsend of Sonoraville. The Bulldogs are in third place in Double A with 96.5 points. Jefferson is first with 188.5 points, Lovett is second with 126 and Henry County is 5.5 points behind the Bulldogs in fourth place. Earlier on Friday   For the first time in school history six Toombs County High School wrestlers have earned a birth in the semifinal round of the GHSA State Tournament. Bryan Benton, Kalin Wilhite, Tyler Hadden, Scottie Roach, Demery Hawkins and Neal Rodgers all won in the quarterfinals. Jonathan Vasquez lost in the quarterfinals and Davey Parker, who lost in the round of 16, won his first match in the wrestle backs. Y-101 Story     Also, the Toombs County soccer teams split at home versus Southeast Bulloch. The Lady Bulldogs won 2-0 and the Bulldogs lost 2-0. Claudia Zamorano and Casey Stewart scored the the Lady Bulldogs goals. Watch highlights of the girls game Video  Practice Slide Show

Bulldogs are Area Champs again

Bryan Benton wins 135 pound Area 3 Title		Kalin Wilhite pins opponent

The Toombs County Bulldogs added a traditional Area 3 championship to an Area Dual title that they won earlier in the season. The Bulldogs had six individual area champions- Tyler Hadden, Davey Parker, Bryan Benton, Kalin Wilhite, Demery Hawkins and Neal Rodgers. Jonathan Vazquez, Triderek Hunt and Scottie Roach finished second and Hakeem Mobley was third. In all 12 Bulldogs will move on to sectionals. Watch highlights Video

Bryan breaks Bradley's record

and wins another Sweet Onion Title

The Bentons have set the wrestling standard at Toombs County High School. First it was Bradley who won 202 matches for the Bulldogs and won state titles. On Saturday, in the semifinals of the 140 pound division of the Sweet Onion Bulldog Invitational, Bryan beat Luis Verduzco 8-3 to win his 203rd match and break his brother's school record. Later in the day Bryan wrapped up another Sweet Onion title with a 3-2 overtime victory over South Effingham's Robbie Collum. Benton, a three-time state champ has won 95.3% of his matches and has 204 and 10 record with 126 pins. Bill Benton talks about both of his son's accomplishments Audio The Bulldogs finished third in the event behind first place Commerce and second place West Laurens. Toombs County's Jonathan Vazquez won the 125 pound division with a pin and Scottie Roach took the 171 pound weight class with a 5-3 win over West Lauren's Johnny Smith. Neal Rodgers lost in the 285 pound finals and Demery Hawkins defaulted in the 215 pound weight class due to an injury. Tyler Hadden (103 pounds) and Davey Parker (112 pounds) both finished third.

Bulldogs win Area Duals, down Irish 47-21

Lonzo Skinner		Bryan Benton		Dalton Parker		Kalin Wilhite

Scottie Roach		Neal Rodgers		Johnathan Vazquez		Hakeem Mobley

The Toombs County High School wrestling team beat Dublin 47-21 to take the Area Dual title on Friday at the TCMS Gym. Y-101 Story Watch highlights of all the winning Bulldogs Part 1  Part 2	Hakeem Mobley, who Bryan Benton called Toombs County's most outstanding wrestler against Dublin, celebrates the Bulldogs' second Area Dual championship in the last three years.

Bulldogs wrestlers finish 2nd

The Toombs County wrestling team finished second at the Eastern Band Cherokee Invitational Duals in Cherokee, North Carolina. The Bulldogs, who went 5-0 in pool play on day one, were 2-2 in crossover action and they lost to two big schools from Georgia- Northwest Whitfield and Berkmar. Bryan went 9-0 and was named the most outstanding wrestler and Kalin Wilhite was also 9-0. Audio

Bulldogs wrestlers win WL Raider Invitational

Team Results Toombs          274.5 points Dublin                  268 points East Jackson    267.5 points West Laurens      223 points Chattooga        164.5 points	1st Place Scottie Roach      171 lbs Demery Hawkins  215 lbs        2nd Place Tyler Hadden       103 lbs Bryan Benton       145 lbs
3rd Place Jonathan Vazquez    125 lbs Kalin Wilhite             152 lbs Neal Rodgers           275 lbs	4th Place Triderek Hunt       119 lbs Dalton Parker       140 lbs

The Toombs County Bulldog wrestling team finished first in their first event of the season. The Bulldogs, who placed third at last years Raider Invitational at West Laurens, won this years event by 6 1/2 points over arch-wrestling rival Dublin. Listen to Scottie Roach and Demery Hawkins talk about their individual wins at West Laurens Y-101 Story Tyler Hadden, Neal Rodgers, Kalin Wilhite and Triderek Hunt talk about their high finishes Y-101 Story

College wrestlers teach tactics to local youth

Four instructors with college wrestling experience are working with local wrestlers at a camp at Toombs County Middle School. Witt Durden (pictured left), a Dublin native who wrestled at the University of Oklahoma and finished third at the NCAA Tournament, is working with the DiCarlo brothers and Bradley Benton, from Anderson University, to teach tactics to little kids in the morning and high school wrestlers in the afternoon. Y-101 Story  Watch action from the camp and an interview with Durden  Video

Benton wins his third state title

Benton controls title match

Bryan (red) on the podium

Wrestling video from the State Tourney 135 pound state championship match- Bryan Benton versus Wes Rampley Video 215 pound state championship match- Demery Hawkins versus Kelby Smith Video   Benton's first round match versus Lafayette's Seth Taylor, Bryan wins 11-4  Video

Toombs County High School junior wrestler Bryan Benton beat Wes Rampley of Armuchee 22-7 to win his third straight state championship. Benton, competing in the 135 pound division, finished the season with a 65-0 record and is 166-9 for his career. Demery Hawkins also wrestled for a state championship, but he lost to Wesleyan's Kelby Smith 9-7 in the title match. Hawkins, who won a state championship last season at 189 pounds, went 56-1 this season wrestling mostly in the 215 pound division. Triderek Hunt (112 pounds) lost to Ricky Chanel of Rockmart in the fifth place match. The Bulldogs finished in seventh place out of the 56 Double A teams participating. Y-101 Story

Seven Bulldog wrestlers qualify for state Demery Hawkins pins a Tiger Bulldogs with their 2nd place trophy  The Toombs County Bulldogs will send seven wrestlers to state next weekend after a second place finish in the Area 2AA Tournament at the Toombs County Middle School gym. The Bulldogs had two individual champions and both remained undefeated for the season. Bryan Benton took the 135 pound weight class and Demery Hawkins ruled at 215 pounds. Both won with quick first round pins. Tyler Hadden, Case Schofill, Triderek Hunt and Cedric Hilton each finished second and Jonathan Vasquez was third. Watch action of Benton, Hilton and Hawkins wrestling in the finals Video  Watch video of Benton and Hadden wrestling in the second round Video

Bulldogs 4th at Sweet Onion The Toombs County Bulldogs finished fourth at the Sweet Onion Invitational at Vidalia High. Bryan Benton won at 135 pounds and was voted the Most Outstanding Wrestler. Watch Demery Hawkins (pictured right) win at 215 pounds. Video

Bulldogs bring home Three Rivers trophy The Toombs County wrestling team traveled down to Baxley and beat Appling County 51-27 and Vidalia 51-18 to bring home the Three Rivers trophy. In the Appling victory TCHS won seven straight matches, including six by a pin. Y-101 Story

Bulldog wrestlers beat Treutlen and Fitzgerald Triderek Hunt  Bryan Benton  Jonathan Vasquez  Case Schofill  The Toombs County Bulldog wrestling team played host to Treutlen and Fitzgerald and beat both schools. Watch highlights of five matches  Video

Bulldog wrestlers finish first in Dublin The Toombs County wrestling team finished first in a one day tournament in Dublin. Bryan Benton went 3-0, on two pins and a technical decision, and was named the most outstanding wrestler. Demery Hawkins was 3-0 on three pins. Benton and Hawkins remain undefeated. Coach Kevin Hill talks to Y-101 about the results Audio

Bryan Benton beats LaFayette wrestler

Bulldogs split at State Dual   The Toombs County wrestling team lost its opening round match in the State Dual Meet in Macon 51-27 to LaFayette, the number one ranked Double A team. The Bulldogs will wrestle Cook County on Saturday. Coach Kevin Hill talks about day one of the tourney Audio  On Saturday the Bulldogs beat Cook County 37-31, however, the threat of bad weather ended the event early and the Bulldogs did not get to wrestle for third place. Coach Hill talks about Day 2 Audio  Hill was featured in the Macon Telegraph

2007 TCHS Wrestling Photo Gallery

Eastern Band Cherokee Invitational

Bulldogs finish 4th out of 14 teams

Demery Hawkins is the MVP

Viking Invitational

Swainsboro Tournament

Jonathan Vasquez, Case Schofill, Bryan Benton and Cedric Hilton	Left to right: Lawrence Bagley, Davey Parker, Trey Wingate, Gabriel Winston, Kalin Wilhite
Bryan Benton	Case Schofill