Farragut’s Laney wins region title to lead wrestling results
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Farragut wrestling coaches and sectional qualifiers smile after the conclusion of the Region 2-AA meet on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at Farragut High School. Pictured from left to right: FHS head coach Charlie Rohn, 138-pound region champion Jonathan Laney, Zach Gonzalez, Fletcher Haddad, izaac Koga, Delcan Creecy. Not pictured: fellow sectional qualifier Graham Corn. - Photo submitted
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These Hardin Valley wrestlers advanced on to the Class AA sectional round. Pictured from left to right: Ryder Kolesar, Willie Wimer, Mikeal Arce, Zae Arce, Jacob Barber, Adriel Roland and Sam Walcott. - Photo submitted
Gold and silver TSSAA plaques gleamed inside Farragut’s Lynn E. Sexton Gymnasium Saturday with 56 medals laid out beside them.
Given to the team champions, regional victors and sectional qualifiers for each weight class, these awards cut a stark contrast to the bloody noses, twisted knees and general scrapes and bruises suffered by wrestlers in the 2026 Region 2-AA meet on Feb. 7.
Fourteen of those medals went to wrestlers from the Farragut area, signifying their ranking as they advance to next week’s sectional round.
Of those 14, only one shone gold, and it went to Farragut High School’s Jonathan Laney after his Region AA title in the 138-pound class.
In his championship bout, Laney defeated Halls’ Boaz Whaley to avenge his loss to the same wrestler in the Region 2-AA Duals meet on Jan. 21 at Hardin Valley.
“I was pretty pumped,” Laney said. “I was super tired, but with that adrenaline rush, it felt awesome to hear the crowd screaming for me.”
He led a Farragut team that saw six wrestlers advance to next week’s sectional round. Laney is the sole returner for FHS, as he will look to clinch his second consecutive trip to the state tournament. Other Admiral sectional qualifiers include three third-place finishes in Fletcher Haddad (150), Izaac Koga (175) and Zach Gonzalez (215) and two fourth-place wrestlers in Graham Corn (113) and Declan Crecy (165).
Haddad defeated Oak Ridge’s Adam Englegardt to clinch third while the same was true of Koga against Maryville’s Seth Smithson and Gonzalez over Oak Ridge’s Jose Shipp.
Corn fell to Hardin Valley’s Jacob Barber, who claimed third in that bracket for the Hawks while Crecy lost to Powell’s Clint Fisher by fall.
Hardin Valley advanced seven wrestlers to next week, including Barber and Rosalio Arce, who finished third in the 120 bracket by beating Bearden’s only sectional qualifier, Jack Cardwell.
HVA’s Adriel Roland took second in the 106-pound bracket, losing to Halls’ Noah Lance, and William Wimer claimed silver in the 157 a lot with a second-place result against regional champion Trevor Sexton from Halls. Mikael Arce came in second in the 285-pound bracket against Karns’ Jesse McGaha, and Hardin Valley saw two fourth-place finishers in Ryder Kolesar (138), who lost to Powell’s Camden Sharits, and Samuel Walcott (144), who lost to West’s James Martin.
