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Most of them haven’t really had to work hard going through middle school, but in the practice room now where there is always someone better than them, it’s always nice having guys that are ranked in the nation in the room. “I tell them to give it their all,” Powell said of the underclassmen. Powell would like nothing more than to end his career with a chance at another individual state crown as well as topping the field in the team race. “We started out the year real rough, but I think everyone is working hard and putting in their best work right now and we’re going to see the results we are expecting to see.” “I think we’re at a really good spot,” admitted Powell. Virginia Tech-bound Gage Wright and his 45-1 record at 175 leads the way for South, which also had Cole Smith (113), Makiya Powell (150), Cole Middleton (165), Ayden Morris (215) and heavyweight Logan Middleton win regional titles. Every single match you have to wrestle like it’s your last one.
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It kind of goes out the window and you have to wrestle as hard as you can every single match and that’s what I kind of told them. “Yes, there’s individuals who could’ve gotten a better draw, and clearly that’s what we would’ve liked, but when it comes down to the state tournament that stuff doesn’t matter. For the most part, I thought we had a pretty decent draw overall. Make it through this weekend and show that we are not going away. Hopefully, we’re a little more healthy than everyone else. There are guys that are banged up, but obviously I think at this point everyone is a little banged up. As long as we are number one after this weekend that’s all that matters,” coach Smith said after Monday’s practice.