Pelham double amputee finished third at 160 last season. "Landon is pretty tough, he's a good wrestler."

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Thompson (53-3) led 1-0 early in the first period of the match, but was not able to sustain the lead as Hawthorne took advantage of his long reach and leverage to outpoint Thompson 6-2 in over the final two periods.



"It's tough because (Hawthorne) wrestles like that all the time and we don't get to see it," Southside coach Kyle Routon said. "He's so long and would be about 6-foot-3 or 6-4 and we were just trying to protect our lead leg because his arms are so long. His reach was a huge difference, I mean the only way you can attack him is by dragging or with a front leg lock. He's just so tough."

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Hawthorne, who was named Most Valuable Wrestler for 6A, is not finished with his wrestling career.



"I plan to go to nationals and then in college," he said, "but I don't know where yet."