Monday, February 21, 2011

Cotter Finishes Third in State Tournament

Montgomery Catholic senior wrestler Corey Cotter bounced back from the brink of defeat Saturday morning to capture third place in the AHSAA Class 1A-4A state wrestling tournament in Huntsville.

Cotter, wrestling in the 140-pound weight division, trailed Weaver's Dakota Sumners 5-0 in the third round of the match when he reversed out of his opponents' grasp and pinned him for the victory.

With the win, Cotter improved on last season's fourth-place finish and became only the second Catholic wrestler to earn a third-place medal in the program's four-year history. Preston Stone finished third last season.

Cotter opened the tournament Friday with a first-round pin over Austin Akins of American Christian, but fell in the semi-finals to Dalton Sanders of Dora. He won a consolation match Friday night over Treddie Gray of Oak Grove to set the stage for Saturday's exciting victory.

Congratulations Corey!