MBJH wrestling finishes season strong

This year the Mountain Brook Junior High wrestling team achieved more success on the mat than the program has experienced in several years. Many individuals had standout seasons in their weight divisions, and the team experienced a great deal of success at tournaments throughout the year.

At the Vestavia Kick-Off Classic, the team had 14 individuals place in the top four of their weight division. Andrew Fuqua and Zach Morris went undefeated at this tournament, taking first place in their respective weight divisions. The team also finished third in points out of 19 teams competing in the tournament.

At the Homewood Christmas Duals, the team had another top-three finish, placing third out of 20 teams. The team went undefeated on the second day of the tournament to win the championship in the silver division.

At the Metro Championships, all five starters individually placed in their weight divisions. There are 14 weight divisions total.

Seven starters won more than 75 percent of their matches. These wrestlers are Brinson Reed, Lyons Shaffer, Nik Dworek, Jake Harris, Mason Knowles, Connor Hart and Andrew Fuqua.

At the conclusion of the 2011-2012 wrestling season, the MBJH program only had 13 wrestlers. Now, the program has more than 40 members and continues to grow each year. This team has given a great start to what could be one of the best junior high/high school wrestling programs in the state of Alabama within a couple of years.

The team is coached by Derek Jones.

-Submitted by Lynn Huddle