Double amputee, 2 legally blind wrestlers competing for state championship
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Three young men are defying all odds this week at the Alabama High School Athletic Association's State Wrestling Tournament.
Hasaan Hawthorne does not let being a double amputee keep him from following his dreams. After beating Arab senior Javon Cortez 9 - 4 he will be advancing to the 145-pound 6A finals on Saturday.
Hawthorne is a senior at Pelham High School with an outstanding record of 36 - 0.
Alabama School for the Blind also has two students competing this week.
Ryan King is an 11th grader from Gadsden. He won his first two matches 8 - 2 and 14 - 9 on Thursday in the 152-pound weight class.
If King wins his match Friday afternoon he will also be competing in the championship round on Saturday.
King's career record is 45 - 3.
The other student competing from the Alabama School for the Blind is 11th grader Curtis Taylor from Birmingham.
Taylor won his first round but lost his second round on Thursday in the 182-pound weight class.
He wrestles Friday afternoon to place in the tournament.
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