Chiefs start wrestling season strong

The McIntosh wrestling team has started their season. Last weekend, the Chiefs placed sixth at the Lion’s Duals at Peachtree Ridge.

Coach Nick Bellantoni stated he got outstanding performances from Trent Shallow, Michael Hervey and Matt Perry. On Tuesday night, McIntosh hosted Sandy Creek, Banneker and Upson Lee and went 3-0 on the night. Sean Carney defeated last year’s state runner-up from Upson Lee in the ultimate tie-breaker, triple overtime.

Others who wrestled well on Tuesday were Shallow, Hervey, Perry, Javy Perez, Josh McClendon, Ricky Oskey, Matt Lien, Jake Fountain and Rory Bertram.