Scottsboro Wins Wrestling Title

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Thompson set a Class 6A state record with 231.5 points to claim its second straight state championship, Scottsboro scored 159 points to win its sixth Class 5A title, and Susan Moore won the closest competition of the 2012 AHSAA State Tournament with 91 points to claim its first-ever Class 1A-4A crown Saturday at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville.

Coach Andrew Holland’s Bulldogs edged out Oak Grove for the small-school title. The Tigers managed 86.5 points to take second place ahead of 2011 state champion St. Clair County, which finished with 86.

Southside-Gadsden finished second to Scottsboro with 131 points and Arab was third with 107.

Grissom finished second to Thompson with 142 points, an 89-point winning margin for Coach Shawn Weltzin’s Warriors.

Brandon Womack of Scottsboro earned MVP honors for Coach Daryle Qualls’ Wildcats as he closed out his sophomore year with a state-record 86 wins, which also ranks second nationally according to the NFHS Record Book. He finished 86-2 on the year with 64 pins that set a single-season national mark for falls.

Senior Dillan Campbell of Oak Grove won MVP honors in the 1A-4A division as the 220-pound division state champ for the third straight year. He finished 70-0 this season and 308-38 for his career.

Class 6A MVP Brian White of Opelika captured the 113-pound state title to earn MVP honors. The senior finished a perfect 40-0.

Piedmont’s Clay Dent (77-0), the 1A-4A 182-pound weight division champion, set a state record for most wins in an undefeated season.

Final Team Scoring
Class 1A-4A
Susan Moore 91.0; Oak Grove 86.5; St. Clair County 86.0; Dora 70.0; Piedmont 69.0; Weaver 50.0; Leeds 49.0; Walter Wellborn 49.0; Holtville 45.0; Elmore County 43.0; Saint James 35.0; Deshler 30.0; Calera 28.0; Lincoln 27.5; Ranburne 24.0; Ashville 22.0; Cleburne County 21.0; Fultondale 20.0; Corner 18.0; Montgomery Catholic 18.0; Oneonta 16.0; Springville 10.0; American Christian 6.0; Saks 3.0.

Class 5A
Scottsboro 159.0; Southside-Gadsden 131.0; Arab 107.0; Muscle Shoals 76.0; Hayden 73.0; Tallassee 59.0; Pinson Valley 50.0; Athens 49.0; Mortimer Jordan 41.0; Fort Payne 34.0; McAdory 28.0; Russell County 27.0; Brookwood 19.0; Pleasant Grove 10.0; Shelby County 10.0; Moody 8.0; Center Point; 4.5; Hueytown 4.0; Chelsea 3.0; Hartselle 3.0; Walker 3.0; Lee-Huntsville 2.0.

Class 6A
Thompson 231.5; Grissom 142.0; Vestavia Hills 119.0; Hoover 111.5; Oak Mountain 106.5; Oxford 83.5; Benjamin Russell 83.0; Bob Jones 77.5; Hewitt-Trussville 77.0; Spain Park 64.0; Opelika 54.5; Buckhorn 53.5; Prattville 52; Smiths Station 52.0; Mountain Brook 47.0; Stanhope Elmore 43.0; Huntsville 36.0; Auburn 31.0; Central Phenix City 31.0; Pell City 29.0; Carver Montgomery 23.0; Pelham 23.0; Gardendale 21.0; Homewood 20.0; Clay-Chalkville 13.0; Tuscaloosa County 11.0; Lee-Montgomery 9.5; Minor 7.0; Wetumpka 6.0; Sparkman 4.0; Austin 3.0; Jeff Davis 3.0.

AHSAA Contributed To This Report