Three Farragut wrestlers earn state berths, while Laws adds to HVA total bound for Franklin
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Named Best Lightweight Wrestler, HVA senior Brock Connatser (blue) dominated David Cook of Halls, winning by technical fall, 19-4, in the Section 1 finals at 132. - Alan Sloan
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Dylan Rohn, FHS senior wrestler in the 144-pound class, improved his 2024-25 record to 51-2 after avenging a Region II-AA title match loss to Jordan Sexton of Halls, beating the Red Devils senior 6-4 to win the Section 1-AA title at HVA Saturday, Feb. 15, and head to state this weekend. - Alan Sloan
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Deameion Leavell of Bearden and Science Hill’s Arthur Silva earned Best Match honors, with the BHS junior winning the Section 1 165 title 7-5. - Alan Sloan
HARDIN VALLEY — It was “Rohn rage revenge” for Farragut High School’s senior star wrestler in the 144-pound class, as Dylan Rohn avenged a Region II-AA loss — just one week prior — to Halls’ Jordan Sexton (24-6), beating the Red Devils senior 6-4 to capture the Section 1-AA crown and earn a state berth Saturday afternoon at Hardin Valley Academy.
Improving his stellar season record to 51-2 heading to the Division I-AA State Wrestling Tournament this weekend in Franklin, Rohn compared the two matches versus Sexton.
“Last time I made sloppy mistakes,” the FHS senior said. “This time I fixed those; in order to fix that I changed up some stuff there.”
The bottom line: “I was kinda mad I lost to him,” Rohn added.
As for the opinion of his head coach — who’s also his father — Admirals skipper Charlie Rohn said, “I think he wrestled a little bit more aggressively” in Sectionals.
“I’m really proud of him,” coach Rohn added about Dylan. “We moved here his senior year with only about two months notice — it was pretty hard on him. ... He had to leave all of his friends and start new.”
Moreover, as a first-year head coach having to scramble to get student-athletes to come out for wrestling, he needed help. “It was really stressful — I made Dylan help me run all of the practices,” Charlie said. “I put a lot of pressure on him.”
Lots of help also has come from FHS assistant coach Dalton Pearl, having known the Rohns from his wrestling days in Maryland.
Dylan will be joined at state by Ads teammates Phillip Stafford-Hedge (42-5), a senior taking third-place at 165, and junior Jonathon Laney (38-16), fourth at 138. “We’ve got lots of good kids, lots of blessings,” coach Rohn said.
Two other Farragut area wrestlers also captured Section 1 crowns.
Named Section 1 Best Lightweight Wrestler, after earning the same distinction in Region II-AA the week prior in Maryville, HVA senior Brock Connatser (53-2) easily won the 132-pound title, beating David Cook of Halls with a technical fall, 19-4.
Hawks senior Jacob Laws (45-6) will join Connatser at state, having finished third at 132.
In what was named Section 1-AA’s Best Match, Bearden junior Deameion Leavell (23-1) outdualed Arthur Silva of Johnson City Science Hill (39-7) in a close one, 7-5, to capture the 165-pound class title.
