Northeast Georgia will be well-represented at Friday’s traditional wrestling state semifinals. Seven Jefferson wrestlers advanced in the Class AAA bracket during the opening rounds on Thursday at the Macon Centreplex in Macon: Dawson Bates (106), Mitchell McGhee (113), Ben Kelly (120), Tanner Thurmond (132), Chase Piperato (145), Will Ballard (152) and Caleb Little (182). McGhee and Thurmond are both one of three area wrestlers to reach the semifinals in their respective brackets.