By BAKER ELLIS / Sports Reporter

MONTGOMERY- On Feb. 6 and 7, the AHSAA Super South Section indoor wrestling tournament took place in Montgomery. Helena, Shelby County, Calera, Pelham and Chelsea all competed in either the 1A-5A or 6A divisions of competition during the tournament.

In the 1A-5A tournament, Helena was the area highlight coming in ninth out of 25 teams. Shelby County and Calera finished 17^th and 18^th respectively. Furman Taylor was the lone Husky to come away with a first-place finish, which he did in the 145-pound weight class. Cade Scott in the 182-pound class finished second while Alex Miller, 106-pound class and Hunter Gruhn, 126-pound class both finished fourth to lead Helena.

For Shelby County, Denver Wages came home with a fifth-place finish in the 220-pound class while Walker Wages came in sixth in the 285-pound class to highlight the scoring performances for the Wildcats on the tournament.

Noah Seiger was the top-scorer for Calera, notching a second-place finish in the 126-pound class, beating Gruhn before falling to Collin Jones of Tallassee in the first-place match.

Pelham had a strong showing in the 6A division, finishing fourth out of the 18-team field. Chelsea also fared well, coming in ninth.

Emilio Elliott was the lone winner for Pelham, bringing home first in the 145-pound class. Hasaan Hawthorne, Ian Schlosser and Karl Nagel all finished second in the 160-pound, 170-pound and 195-pound classes, respectively. Giovanni Adan rounded out the top-three finishes for the Panthers, as he came in third in the 182-pound division.

Chelsea saw one top-three finish on the weekend by way of Aaron Ledbetter in the 120-pound class; Ledbetter came in third. Nick Thrasher, 145-pound class and Joseph Wipperman, 152-pound class, both finished fourth in their respective classes.

The 2015 AHSAA wrestling championships will be held from Feb. 12-14 in Huntsville.