Backpoints GHS

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[Backpoints GHS @BackpointsGHS]

Thanks for the support tonight Glenelg fans!

[Thomas Ryan @Buckeye158]

@Snyder_man45 wins Gold in major international tournament. Defeats 2012 Olympic silver medalist 4-0 in final.

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

In the matter of seconds, @BackpointsGHS senior Sam Alsheimer (@SamAlsheimer) went from trailing by two to a 195-pound state champion. See his entire state championship match, here: https://t.co/sflFjjqg2n

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

.@BackpointsGHS junior Drew Sotka wasted little time in his 170-pound state championship victory, getting a takedown in the opening seconds and holding on for a 5-4 win. See full video of his state finals match, here: https://t.co/sflFjjqg2n

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

.@BackpointsGHS junior Drew Sotka saw his older brother Max win a state championship last year, so he copied his routine: hard work pays off. Sotka kept the 170-pound state title in the family by beating Hereford's Jimmy Kells, 5-4. STORY: https://t.co/sflFjjqg2n

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

Nobody has overcome more to become a state champion than @BackpointsGHS senior Sam Alsheimer (@SamAlsheimer). The 195-pounder rallied from behind to win his final high school match by fall, one year after falling short in the championship match. STORY: https://t.co/sflFjjqg2n

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

Drew Sotka of @BackpointsGHS is a state champion. He beats Hereford’s Jimmy Kells 5-4 in the 170-pound final in 2A/1A to join his older brother Max as a state champ.

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

Sam Alsheimer (@SamAlsheimer) of @BackpointsGHS is a state champion. He pins Colonel Richardson’s Jordan Gabriel in a flurry in the second period and wins the 195 lb state title in 2A/1A after finishing as a runner-up last year.

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

.@BackpointsGHS senior Jared Thomas (@jthomas19_) wins his 138-pound semifinal by decision over Oakdale's Wyatt McCoy. Thomas will take his undefeated record into the finals, where he will defend his state title against Owings Mills' Phil Smith, also an undefeated state champ.

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

.@BackpointsGHS junior Drew Sotka beats Parkside's Eli Sellinger, 7-0, in a 170-pound semifinal in 2A/1A to advance to the state championship match. He'll face @herefordwrestl's Jimmy Kells for the title.

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

2A/1A 126 lbs.: Kevin Hansberger of @BackpointsGHS won a 1-0 decision to advance to the semifinals. He'll have @WMHS_Wrestle's Zach Kirby in the final four.

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

2A/1A 138 lbs.: @jthomas19_ of @BackpointsGHS won by fall to advance to the semifinals. He will face Oakdale's Wyatt McCoy tomorrow morning.

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

2A/1A 170 lbs.: Drew Sotka of @BackpointsGHS won by fall in his quarterfinal and is into the final four.

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

2A/1A 195 lbs.: @SamAlsheimer of @BackpointsGHS won his quarterfinal match 7-2 to advance to the semifinals.

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

MPSSAA wrestling state brackets are out:

2A/1A: https://t.co/fH02HMYIxu

4A/3A: https://t.co/bg9QGKf8we

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

.@BackpointsGHS' Sam Alsheimer (@SamAlsheimer) pins @SHSathletics2's JoJo Herring in 44 seconds in 195 lb region title. That's his third region title in a row.

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

.@BackpointsGHS' Jake Arnone beats La Plata's Jakob Szalapski, 9-0, to win the 182 lb region title.

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

.@BackpointsGHS' Drew Sotka beats La Plata's Jason Mohler, 16-4, to win the 170 lb region title. It's his second title in as many years.

[Tim Schwartz @TimSchwartz13]

.@BackpointsGHS' Jared Thomas (@jthomas19_) pins Calvert's Matt Davis in 1:46 in a cradle to win the 138 lb region title.