WARE SHOALS - Whitmire's varsity wrestling team defeated Ware Shoals 25-24 on Wednesday.

The match ended in a tie, but the Wolverines won the tiebreaker with more first points scored.

Of the six wrestlers Whitmire put on the mat, four came away with victories.

Results:

127 - Ralph Rose lost to Bollinger (WS) with 1:34 remaining in the 2nd

132 - Seth Horton (WHS) pinned Qualls with 44.5 secs remaining in the 1st

147 - Eric Shouse wrestled up a class and lost to James (WS) with 42.5 secs remaining in the 1st

162 - Tim Epps (WHS) pinned Walsh with 30.9 secs remaining in the 2nd

215 - Phillip Wicker (WHS) wrestled up a class and pinned Carson with 31.5 secs remaining in the 1st

287 - Jeremy Lyles (WHS) pinned Brownlee with 54.9 secs remaining in the 1st

“Any time in wrestling that you win, while only filling six of 14 weight classes, then it's a big win,” said coach Jarrod King. “After losing to Ware Shoals the first time we met, our guys were really disappointed in themselves. They were very determined to have a different outcome this time around. I always enjoy seeing young people set their minds to a goal, work toward that goal and then reap the benefits of their hard work.”

Whitmire hosts Christ Church and Newberry on Tuesday.

“I definitely feel like we are headed in the right direction at a very critical time in the season,” said King.