Lumpkin County, Chestatee dominant at Area 8-AAAA traditional meet - Gainesville Times

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Lumpkin County, Chestatee dominant at Area 8-AAAA traditional meet

Indians, War Eagles each qualify 11 wrestlers for sectionals

Chestatee wrestler Marvin Cunningham, right, and Johnson’s Ishmael Castro go out of bounds Saturday at the Area 8-AAAA tournament at Chestatee High School. Cunningham won the 138-pound match. - photo by Nat Gurley | The Times

0202wrestling 1 — Chestatee wrestler Marvin Cunningham, right, and Johnson’s Ishmael Castro go out of bounds Saturday at the Area 8-AAAA tournament at Chestatee High School. Cunningham won the 138-pound match. - photo by Nat Gurley | The Times

The back-and-forth struggle for supremacy between wrestling rivals Chestatee and Lumpkin County carried into Area 8-AAAA traditionals. Once again, the two teams were separated by a narrow margin. Each team qualified 11 wrestlers for sectionals and won four individual titles, and the Indians outscored the War Eagles 236.5-204 to take home the team title at Saturday’s area meet at Chestatee High School.

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