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All-Area Wrestler of the Year: West Hall's Elliott Raiford
Senior wrestler used late workouts, mental edge to earn state title
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West Hall wrestler Elliott Raiford poses for a photo Thursday at West Hall High School. Raiford was selected as The Times' Wrestler of the Year. - photo by Erin O. Smith
It isn’t a good idea to sleep on Elliott Raiford. Truth be told, it’s probably not worth sleeping at all. Because while his opponents are resting, one of West Hall’s most decorated wrestlers is sweating it out in his makeshift basement gym in his Flowery Branch home.
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