KIMBERLY—That makes it six in a row.

After last week’s tournament championship, some might call the Pinson Valley wrestling program a Jefferson County dynasty. The Indians cruised to a Jefferson County Tournament title, the school’s sixth consecutive county championship, with a 231-point showing at Mortimer Jordan High School.

“Two times to do anything is an achievement, but when you do something six times it’s almost expected. It’s something that we’ve done since these boys were in junior high,” said Pinson Valley head coach Gene Richardson. “It was an accomplishment and having 10 guys in the finals was pretty cool, too.”

TEAM SCORES

1. Pinson Valley, 231

2. Clay-Chalkville, 197.5

3. McAdory, 183.5

4. Mortimer Jordan, 129

5. Gardendale, 102.5

6. Fultondale, 98

7. Oak Grove, 89

8. Minor, 72

9. Center Point, 55

10. Hueytown, 47.5

11. Corner, 41

12. Shades Valley, 23

Pinson Valley saw six wrestlers finish on top of their weight class. Cameron Hamby took the 134-pound title with an 11-9 decision over Steven Bell. Josh Walker (140) got the win over Mortimer Jordan’s Jordan Kiley. In the 154-pound division, Christian Hopkins got the best of Corner’s Cole Mcgough in the finals. Khymel Chaverst continued his strong junior season with an 8-3 decision over Damyan Melton. Tyler Johnson (184) outlasted Oak Grove’s Jacob Humphries in the championship match. Taylor Rhodes won the 287-pound bracket with a win over Malachi Cook.

Representing Gardendale, Trevor Muncey went 4-0 through the tournament and finished atop the 162-pound weight class. Carial Tarter of Mortimer Jordan won the 147-pound finals with an 8-1 decision over Pinson Valley’s Eric Rogers. Fultondale’s Macon Edwards stayed perfect on the season with a 115-pound title. The junior has not lost a match since his freshman season at Hayden.

Pinson Valley and Gardendale will take the mat on Friday night in Mike Dutton Gymnasium. In the state’s first-ever team duals playoff the Indians will host Gardendale, Homewood and Helena starting at 6 p.m. Only one team will advance to the next round, which will begin on Tuesday.

“I think this group is all in. I think everybody really believes that we have a legit shot to be state champs, but it’s going to take each and every one of us to do it,” said Richardson. “This is a tight-knit group of kids that believe in each other and that’s what is going to give us a shot at [a championship].”

Erik Harris is the Sports Editor of The North Jefferson News. Email him at njnsports@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @jeharris2.