BA's Amos Mason jumps into his coach's arms after winning the 215-pound Div. II state championship.PEG FREDI PHOTO

Bruins, Raptors capture two medals apiece in DI; Eagles earn nine in DII
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Brentwood Academy sophomore Amos Mason won the 215-pound state wrestling title in TSSAA Division II on Saturday night at the Ag Expo in Franklin.

Mason, who took third at 189 last season, notched an 8-4 decision over Baylor senior John Mackey, the heavyweight champ last year and 215 runner-up the season before.

Eagles junior Danny Maloney (119) placed second in the tournament after suffering a 10-1 major decision defeat to Baylor sophomore Brandon Brunner, also a state champ last year at 103.

BA seniors Carlos Calloway (130) and Jack Wilson (135) both took home third-place medals, as the Eagles earned nine in all. Calloway and fourth-place Zeno Dupree (140) each finished as four-time state medalists in their careers.

Brentwood junior Nick Coffey (215) and sophomore Gabe Hamilton (135) both captured fifth-place medals after reaching Friday's semifinals.

Ravenwood junior Kyle Keunhold (112) fought his way through the consolation rounds to a sixth-place medal. Raptors sophomore Jacob Freeman (119) also settled for sixth due to injury.

2 Bruins finish fifth, 2 Raptors take sixth

In Division I, Bruins' Coffey pinned Ooltewah junior Jay Rudwall in the fifth-place bout, while Hamilton won his medal match by default.

Both were semifinalists in the championship bracket, but lost in the consolation semis.

The Raptors' Freeman, who fell short of a finals berth 4-3 in overtime Friday's semis, had to forfeit his two consolation matches Saturday. Freeman's sixth-place medal gives him two in his young career after finishing third in state last year.

Keunhold won four consolation matches to make the consolation semis after going 1-1 in the championship bracket. He lost to two-time medalist Kendall Kermick of Germantown in the consolation semis, then fell to last year's 103-pound runner-up, Austin Oliver of Cleveland, in the fifth-place match.

Eagles 8th-grader wins consolation semifinal

In Division II, Maloney's runner-up medal is his second, following a sixth-place finish in the weight class in 2010.

Calloway grabbed third place by with a pin at 3:28 of McCallie junior Tim Westbrooks, the 119 runner-up. Calloway was also third at 112 last year, a finalist at 103 in 2009, and fourth at 103 in '08.

Wilson also won his third-place match, 5-4 over Father Ryan senior Chris Campbell.

Dupree won by pin in 36 seconds in the consolation final before a 4-3 loss gave him a fourth-place finish. Dupree was also third at 140, fifth at 135 and fourth at 112 in previous seasons.

BA junior Woody Baron, a Mr. Football finalist, won his second straight medal in the heavyweight division with a fourth place. He scored a 3-2 decision in the consolation semi, then was pinned by last year's 285-pound runner-up, Dylan Maxwell of Briarcrest.

Eighth-grader Justin Becci (103) also won a fourth-place medal.

Junior Seth Sirgo (125) won his fifth-place match on a decision, while another BA eighth-grader Christian DiLucchio (112) was sixth.

Division I
Top team scores: 1, Cleveland 203; 2, Bradley Central 200.50; 3, Soddy-Daisy 197; 4, Piegeon Forge 89.50; 5, Mt. Juliet 87; 6, Clarksville 84; 7, Science Hill 76; 8, Franklin 73.50; 9, Houston 72; 10, Ravenwood 71.50; 11, Blackman 70.50; 12, Germantown 62; 13, Independence 58.50; 14, Ooltewah 58; 15, Centennial 56.50; 16, Cookeville 54.50; 17, Tullahoma 49.50; 18 (tie), Brentwood 46, and Maryville 46; 20, Chatt. Central 43

Fifth-place matches: 112: Oliver (Cleveland) d. Keunhold (Rw) 4-0; 119: Simpkins (Cleveland) d. Freeman (Rw), forfeit; 135: Hamilton (Bw) d. Tapia (Science Hill), default;  135: 215: Coffey (Bw) p. Rudwall (Ooltewah) 1:24

Consolation semifinals: 112: Keunhold (Rw) d. Kermick (Germantown) 4-3; 119: Schurlknight (Science Hill) d. Freeman (Rw), forfeit; 135: Henley (Signal Mtn.) d. Hamilton (Bw) 7-4; 215: Brooks (Chatt. Central) d. Coffey (Bw) 16-12

Division II
Top team scores: 1, Baylor 315; 2, Christian Brothers 256; 3, McCallie 222; 4, Father Ryan 201.50; 5, Montgomery Bell Academy 184;  6, Brentwood Academy 169

Championship finals: 119: Brunner (Baylor) maj. dec. Maloney (BA) 10-1; 215: Mason (BA) d. Mackey (Baylor) 8-4

Third-place match: 103: Gray (CBHS) p. Becci (BA) 2:15; 130: Calloway (BA) p. Westbrooks (McCallie) 3:28; 135: Wilson (BA) d. Campbell (Ryan) 5-4; 140: Bellett (MBA) d. Dupree (BA) 4-3; 285: Maxwell (Briarcrest) p. Baron (BA) 3:00

Fifth-place matches: 112: Eady (Baylor) p. DiLucchio (BA) 4:23; 125: Sirgo (BA) d. Simpson (Ryan) 7-3;  

Consolations semifinals: 103: Becci (BA) d. Owen (MBA) 7-6; 112: McNally (Ryan) p. DiLucchio (BA) 4-1; 125: Davidson (MBA) d. Sirgo (BA) 8-4; 130: Calloway (BA) d. Hataway (Christian Bros.) 7-3; 135: Wilson (BA) d. Bellett (MBA) 7-4; 140: Dupree (BA) p. Zarshenas (St. Benedict) 0:35; 285: Baron (BA) d. Posey (Christian Bros.) 3-2