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| 2005 Individual and Dual Team State Champions!
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Bandys High School Wrestling Team
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| Captains Byron Sigmon, Jerry Stogner, William Gilleland, and Craig McIntosh.
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This Site Is Dedicated To The Bandys Wrestlers That I Had The Privilege Of Coaching From 1995-06 to 2005-06.
- Coach Ronnie Sigmon -
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In the 3rd photo is Staff Sargent Lucas Bandy. Lucas was a four-time Bandys state qualifier. He joined the army after graduation and was a battle field medic when the war with Iraq begain. Last summer he went back to Iraq for his third deployment. Here he is with Chuck Norris in a photo takem in September 2007.
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You can now order a Bandys wrestling match DVD, a wrestling instructional DVD, a Bandys wrestling photo CD or schedule a wrestling clinic at your school or club with Coach Ronnie Sigmon. Go to the DVD site on the left for more information.
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Tim Harvell and I started the Bandys Wrestling team in October of 1995. None of the Team members on that team had never wrestled before. That first year (1995-96) we had two wrestlers to be one match from being state qualifiers (Shawn Sigmon and Sean Page). Shawn Sigmon was a first year senior and was conference champion with a 28-6 record.
Three years later the team placed 7th in the 1A/2A individual state tournament. From that point until Bandys did not place lower than 5th (2001)in the Individual State Tournament.
Bandys won three Individual State Tournament Championships (2004, 2005 and 2006), two State Dual Team Championships (2005 and 2006) and were Individual State Tournament Runners-up in 1999 and 2000.
From 1999 to 2006 ten Bandys wrestlers won fifteen state individual championships. Four of these wrestlers (Sean, Daren, Byron and William) won multiple All-American honors. Two of these young men won National Championships (Daren, Ohio Tournament of Champions 2003 and Byron, Ohio Tournament of Champions 2004 and NHSCA National Open 2004 and 2005). Two also were named by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as the annual Dave Shultz Award winner for the state's best wrestler (Sean 2000 and Byron 2006)
*** Bandys High School State Champions ***
Sean McIntosh, 152lbs/160lbs - (1999 and 2000)
Jarvis McCullough, 275lbs - (1999)
Eric Burns, 130lbs/140lbs (2000 and 2001)
Daren Burns, 189lbs/189lbs (2002 and 2003)
Craig McIntosh, 152lbs - (2002)
Byron Sigmon, 152lbs - (2004, 2005 and 2006)
Jerry Stogner, 130lbs - (2005)
Colt Howell, 140lbs/152lbs - (2005 and 2007)
William Gilleland, 160lbs - (2006)
Patrick McIntosh, 140lbs/145lbs - (2006 and 2007)
*** Bandys Wrestlers that have or currently are (*) wrestling in college ***
Jason Sigmon and Jerry Stogner - UNC Pembroke
Sean McIntosh and Eric Burns - Appalachian State
II Riggins - Carson Newman (Tennessee)
*Daren Burns, *Byron Sigmon, *Craig McIntosh and *Markley Morrison - UNC Greensboro
*William Gilleland - NC State
*Patrick McIntosh - Lindenwood (Missouri)
" College Wrestlers Profiles Are Being Updated On The College Wrestlers Page "
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The most accomplished Bandys wrestler to compete in college is Daren Burns. Daren was a Southern Conference Champion and the Freshman of the Year in 2004. During his sophomore season (2005) Daren won the Southern Scuffle and again was a Southern Conference Champion. He was one match from making All-American at the NCAA National Tournament. That summer Daren placed 3rd in freestyle at the Pan American Games in Guatemala. During his junor season in 2006 Daren battled shoulder injuries the whole year, but he won his third Southern Conference Championship. Daren had surgery to both of his shoulders the following spring and red shirted during the 2007 season while recovering from his surgeries. In April of 2007 Daren's first competition back on the mat was the University Freestyle Nationals in Acron, Ohio. At this tournament he defeated and placed ahead of several NCAA All-American where he was the University Nationals Runner-Up. Daren will compete as a red shirt senior this year for UNC Greensboro.
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*** The Green Mile ***
The best team ever to step on the mat for Bandys was the 2005 Individual and State Duals Championship Team. Although the team featured some great wrestlers, it was not a great team in November and December of 2004. During January the whole team started coming together and the team members were able to see that with everyone pulling together this team could accomplish great things. The news media started touting the middle of the line up as the "Green Mile" because it was so hard for other teams to compete with the Bandys seven state qualifers from 125lbs to 160lbs. By the season's end the Green Mile expanded to eight after sohomore Ryan White placed fourth at 103lb in the State Tournament.
This team won the 2005 State Duals by defeating Croatan 41-15. The next week Bandys won the very tough Midwest Regional by 45 points over arch rival West Lincoln. One week later Bandys won the 1A/2A Individual State Tournament setting the 1A/2A state record for points scored (168.5) This was more points than the combined scores of State Runner-Up West Lincoln (92) and 3rd Place finisher Brevard (76). All eight of Bandys State Qualifiers were either State Champions or State Place winners!
The term "Green Mile" was first used by the late John Grindel, Newton's Observer News reporter in 2000, when his son Josh was a team member and a Bandys State 4th Place winner. That was in reference to the movie The Green Mile. Bandys had a good dual team that year with a solid line up in the middle. Bandys had another very good "Green Mile" in 2006, but I will always remember the 2005 "Green Mile" as the best dual team ever from Bandys and the best Bandys team I have had the pleasure to coach!
*** Members of the 2005 Bandys "Green Mile" ***
103lbs Ryan White, So. (4th Place) - Ryan went on to Place 3rd at 119lbs his senior season in 2007.
125lbs BJ Little, Sr. (5th Place) - BJ was a 119lb Regional Champion his junior season in 2004, but he did not compete at the state tournament that year.
130lbs Jerry Stogner, Sr. (State Champion) - Jerry was a State Qualifier at 103lbs as a freshman, a 4th place winner at 112lbs his sophomore season and a State 6th Place winner as a junior (125lbs). That year Jerry lost three matches in over time to the State Champion and to wrestlers that placed higher than he did.
135lbs Patrick McIntosh, So. (State Runner-Up) - Patrick was a 130lb State 4th Place winner as a freshman, a (135lb) State Runner-up as a sophomore, and a State Champion his junior (140lbs) and senior (145lbs) seasons.
140lbs Colt Howell, So. (State Champion) - Colt was a State Qualifer at Alexander Central his freshman season winning only one match at the state tournament. He was a State Champion as a sophomre and placed 3rd as a junior. He won his second State Championship his senior season in 2007.
145lbs William Gilleland, Jr. (State Runner-Up) - William was a 119lb State Qualifier as a freshman. He placed 5th at 135lbs his sohomore season. He was a State Runner-up at 145lbs his junior year and a State Champion at 160lbs his senior season.
152lbs Byron Sigmon, Jr. (State Champion) - Byron was a 145lb State Runner-up as a freshman. He won three State Championships at 152lbs the next three seasons.
160lbs Craig McIntosh, Sr. (State Champion) - Craig was a State Champion at 152lbs his freshman year. He tore his ACL at the regional tournament semi-finals his sohomore season. He was the 160lb State Runner-Up as a junior and the 160lb State 3rd Place winner his senior season.
*** New Photos are Now in the Album Page ***
Photos from Bandys season and Photos from the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
Go to the Album page and click the Album name to see the photos.
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Byron Sigmon repeats as the NHSCA National Open Champion June 30th 2005. Byron is only the second North Carolina high school wrestler ever to win this prestigious tournament and the only one ever to repeat as champion.
Congrations Byron!
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Two Bandys Seniors sign college letters of Intent!
Jerry Stogner signs with UNC Pembroke. He will enter the Army Reserve this summer and compete for the Braves in the second semester
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Craig McIntosh has signed with UNC Greensboro. He is projected to wrestle 165/174lbs next fall for the Spartans.
Congratulations to Jerry and Craig!!!
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Former Bandys wrestler sophomore Daren Burns won the 197lb championship in the colleigate championship finals of the Southern Scuffle. In the tournament Burns defeated three top ranked wrestlers. In the quarter-finals he defeated former high school national champion Matt Koz of Minnesota 5-2. In the semi-finals Burns defeat Nationally ranked (#20) Nathan Thayler Paxton of the Naval Academy 17-7. In the finals Burns defeated (#11) Jerry Rinaldi of Cornell 8-4 in the second tied breaker period.
Another former Bandys wrestler, senior Sean McIntosh, placed 5th. Both Burns and McIntosh were two-time state champions for Bandys while in high school.
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December 17th-18th, 2005 : Bandys places 2nd at the prestigious 30-team WRAL Invitational tournament in Raleigh, N.C. The Trojans had five wrestlers in the finals. Two of these wrestlers won championships.
Jerry Stogner 130lbs, won a 17-4 major decision over Brandon Brickhouse of Pasqutank.
Byron Sigmon 152lbs, scored a second period pin over Tony Simmons of Summerville, SC. Simmons is a defending South Carolina State Champion.
Patrick McIntosh (135lbs), William Gilleland (145lbs), and Craig McIntosh (160lbs) all finished as tournament runners-up.
Colt Howell (140lbs) placed 3rd and BJ Little (125lbs) placed 5th.
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"BANDYS GREEN MILE" - 2004 State Qualifiers -
Junior Byron Sigmon (152lbs) 2X Regional Champion, State Champion 2004, 4X High School All-American
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Senior Craig McIntosh (160lbs),2002 State Champion, 2004 State Runner-Up
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Junior William Gilleland (145lbs), 2X Regional Champion, 2004 State 5th Placer
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Sophomore Patrick McIntosh (135lbs), State 4th Placer
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Senior Jerry Stogner (130), 2X State Placer
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Junior Matt Stogner (130lbs), 2X State Placer
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Senior BJ Little (125lbs), 2004 Regional Champion
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Sophomore Colt Howell (140lbs), Regional 4th Placer
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In the 2003-04 season Bandys won the Midwest 1A/2A Regional Tournament and shared the State Tournament Championship with Brevard. The Trojans have eight returning state qualifiers to defend their Regional and State championships.
In 2003-04 Byron Sigmon won the state championship at 152lbs finishing the season with a 49-1 record. Craig McIntosh was the state runner-up at 160lbs. His brother Patrick McIntosh placed 4th at 130lbs. William Gilleland (135lbs) and Matt Stogner (112lbs) both placed 5th. Jerry Stogner (125lbs) placed 6th. BJ Little was the 119lb Regional Champion but he did not wrestle at the state tournament. Colt Howell was a regional 4th placer last year at Alexander Central.
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Special Note:
Bandys four-time state qualifier Lucas Bandys (class of 2002) was a vertern of the war in Iraq. Bandy was a battle field medic. He is in Germany and will soon return to Iraq for his second tour of duty. Bandy is now a flight medic on Black Hawk helicoptors. We Are Proud Of You Lucas!
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On July 31st, 2004 Byron Sigmon was the Cadet Freestyle 152lb National Runner-Up. Earlier in the week he became a Cadet Greco-Roman All-American by placing 8th. Byron was coached to his double All-American status by two of his Bandys High School coaches, Ronnie Sigmon and Geoff McIntosh. Congratulations Byron!
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On July 3rd, 2004 Byron Sigmon won the NHSCA National Open (Folkstyle)in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Sigmon (152lbs) defeated Maryland senior state Champion Chris DeVilbiss 3-2 in the finals. DeVilbiss is now a freshman on the Oklahomia University wrestling team. The 152lb weight class had 40 wrestlers in the brackett with state champions and State placers through out the country.
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