State of the Program ... St Anne Pacelli (GA)
By this time - many of you have seen that we are doing highlights of different teams across the SE as we gear up to drop the team previews in 6 weeks. I was releasing one team a day, but with now over 170 teams having sent in information - I’ll try to ramp it up a bit so we can get as many in as possible before the first part of October. I can’t guarantee I’ll get to everyone, but I will try to get to as many as possible.
Please re-visit when the actual previews get dropped in October because what I am sharing below are just a few of the names the coaches have given me. Much more will be shared - plus SEWrestle’s “What to Expect” - in the team previews. Lastly, if you want to know whether we have your form … you can find the list of everyone that has submitted a form in the blog archive.
St Anne Pacelli (Georgia)
Coach Adrian Anderson moves into his 34th season and do so with a good lineup that could make some noise in 1A. Why do we think Pacelli has an opportunity to make some noise?
Pacelli finished the 2021 Traditional tournament in 16th.
Every wrestler that scored points in the 2021 state tournament returns including Jude Niemi, Anthony Vasquez, Conar Blevins, and George Hopkins who each won several matches and will certainly be looking for a spot on the podium in 2022.
Pacelli also returns 4 wrestlers (Jud Allen, Parker Mertens, DeWitt Hill, and Efrain Ramos) that won one match in Macon and another 2 (Vesga and Ezell) who qualified.
That leaves 10 wrestlers with post-season experience returning for another season.
Add in a trio of freshmen - Max Hall, Noah Kirkenal, and Nicholas Nugent - as well as a few others and you will have a team that will be any of the duals or tournaments they enter this season.
“This team has paid a lot of dues coming through the ranks and has put in a lot of work over the summer. Still a long way to go to reach their goals but they are doing the right things.”
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