Neal, Nix place third for Canes at McCallie Invitational

The Cartersville High wrestling team finished 13th of 37 teams Saturday at the McCallie Invitational Wrestling Tournament in Chattanooga.

Trion finished atop the team leaderboard with 227 points. The Bulldogs were followed by Brentwood (TN) (186), Columbus (173.5), McCallie (TN) (166), and Signal Mountain (TN) (166) in the top five. Cartersville finished with 105.5 points.

Top placers for the Canes were Eaiden Neal (126-pounds) and Talan Nix (138) who both finished third in their weight classes. Neal was 5-1 for the tournament while Nix was 7-1 in the event.

Grey Williams (132), Montgomery Tompkins (145), and Delroy Hurst (285) were each 3-2 in their tournament bouts for the Hurricanes. Grant Adams (120) and Jackson Latimer (152) both went 2-2 in the event.

Cartersville will compete next weekend at the Keen Invitational at Jefferson.