OHSAA state wrestling 2023 | Friday's results: All day one wrestling complete
COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association's state wrestling tournament gets underway at 1 p.m. Friday. The state's best high school wrestlers are competing inside Ohio State's Value City Arena at the Schottenstein Center.
For the first time at the OHSAA state tournament, there will be a girls division along with the three boys divisions.
Follow along with all of the day's action here throughout Friday, starting with Division III.
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Greater Akron/Canton area girls stay alive at OHSAA state tournament
Here is a list of Greater Akron/Canton girls wrestlers who advanced to Saturday via the consolation bracket:
110: Madelyn Begert, Canal Fulton Northwest
115: Avery Horning, Alliance
120: Kai Gaetjens, Mogadore
130: Jada Shafer, Minerva
155: Jayda Patrick, Alliance
Minerva and Alliance each have three girls wrestling on Saturday.
Day one is complete. Wrestling resumes at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
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Many Greater Akron/Canton area wrestlers who lost first-round matches bounced back nicely.
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Here’s a look at who is still kicking heading into Saturday.
113: Kolt Mellon, Wadsworth; Eddie Skiba, Brunswick
120: Jace Jett, Brecksville
138: Charles Curtis, Perry
144: Nick Humphrys, Wadsworth
150: David Zambonis, Brecksville
157: Jon Metzger, Ashland
175: Louie Schaefer, Wadsworth
190: Lukas Stiles, Highland
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Medina Buckeye's Division II state title chances torpedoed on day one
Buckeye came into Friday dreaming of winning the Division II team title at the OHSAA state tournament.
After day one, the Bucks' title hopes look to be over.
Buckeye advanced four wrestlers to the quarterfinals in Blake Bartons (106 pounds), Colyn Limbert (113), Kade King (157) and Eddie Neitenbach (175). By contrast, St. Paris Graham advanced eight to the quarterfinals, and Columbus St. Francis DeSales advanced seven.
Heavyweight Todd Allen lost his opening match 2-1 and dropped out of the tournament.
Nine wrestlers advance to Saturday via Division II consolation bracket
Here's a list of Akron/Canton area wrestlers who remain alive in the Division II consolation bracket:
106: Dom Prosperi, Canton South; Owen Nelson, CVCA
113: Rocco Czarnecki, CVCA
120: Braden Hahlen, CVCA; Anthony Perez, Streetsboro
150: Cohen Klimak, Streetsboro
165: Phoenix Porter, Marlington
175: Hunter Dietrich, Minerva
215: Davian Greenlee, Buchtel
CVCA rebounds in Division II consolations
All three CVCA wrestlers who lost in the first round will wrestle on Saturday after rebounding with wins in the consolations.
At 106 pounds, Owen Nelson pinned Clinton-Massie's Cody Lisle in 2 minutes. Royals 113-pounder Rocco Czarnecki then won a 3-0 decision, followed by a 6-0 win by 120-pounder Braden Hahlen.
Tristan McKibben, JP Wrobel advance to Saturday
Crestwood junior JP Wrobel and Rootstown sophomore Tristan McKibben bounced back from first-round losses to make it to Saturday.
After a well-contested 6-3 opening loss to Shawnee's Brayden Doran, McKibben dominated his consolation match with Huntington's Mavrick Smith to score his first career win at state.
Wrobel, seeking to avenge an 0-2 finish at state last year and an overtime loss in Friday's first round, dominated his consolation match with Madison's Matthew Wheeler, getting a pin in 2:35.
Minerva girls go .500 in first round at state tournament
Four Minerva girls hit the mat Friday at the OHSAA state tournament. Two have booked their tickets to the quarterfinals.
Lions 105-pounder Bridget Hillard opened the tournament with a fall in 44 seconds, but 115-pounder Sarah Sphon was pinned by Miami East's Kira Cole.
Minerva 130-pounder Jada Shafer was pinned by Miamiburg's Cassia Zammit, but undefeated 235-pounder Alaina Jackson needed just 17 seconds to get a pin.
Firestone's Emily Lorenzon, Southeast's Lauren Carver score pins at OHSAA tournament
The big girls had a big day Friday at the state tournament.
At 190 pounds, Firestone's Emily Lorenzon pinned Fremont Ross' Xsaria Puente in 2:32 to open her tournament.
Meanwhile at 145 pounds, Southeast's Lauren Carver threw Marysville's Kelsey Bryan on her back and pinned her in 2:18.
Mogadore's Gaetjens sisters split opening matches at state tournament
For Mogadore's Mia and Kai Gaetjens, the first matches at the OHSAA tournament provided different outcomes.
At 120 pounds, Kai Gaetjens lost a 9-3 decision to Jonathan Alter's Ava Ater. However, at 145 pounds, Mia Gaetjens pinned Watkins Memorial's Emma Watkins in 2:30.
Alliance's Abigail Mozden makes history at OHSAA tournament
It didn't take long for Alliance's Abigail Mozden to make OHSAA history Friday. She needed just 29 seconds to pin Cincinnati Northwest's Olivia Gilliand.
That win, combined with brother Aidan Mozden's win earlier Friday, made them the first brother-sister combination to win matches at the split OHSAA.
Manchester's Jaydyn McKinney scores technical fall in first match
State champion Jaydyn McKinney admitted she was a bit in awe when she walked through to tunnel at Value City Arena.
Once she was on the mat, however, McKinney was all business. The Manchester junior showed off a variety of top moves en route to a 16-0 technical fall over Trimble's Kaylee Toner.
Greater Akron/Canton takes out two district champs, this time in the upper weights
Stow’s Teddy Gregory registered two takedowns and then took out Perrysburg District champ Behlen Waugh of St. Edward in a 5-4 win.
North Royalton’s Kyle Sandborn picked up a gigantic win when he took a 3-3 tie into the third period and won 9-4 at 175.
Moving onto the quarterfinals were:
175: Kyle Sandborn, North Royalton; Luke Vanadia, Brecksville; Blaine Chrisman, Medina; Jeremy Olszko, Nordonia
190: J.T. Hill, Stow; Coen Grimm, Wadsworth
215: Teddy Gregory, Stow; Max Vanadia, Brecksville
285: Aidan Fockler, Perry; Aaron Ries, Wadsworth; Roosevelt Andrews, Barberton; Nathan Gregory, St. Edward/Stow resident
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The region laid down the hammer hard at the OHSAA state tournament with most of the weight classes going chalk.
Moving onto the quarterfinals were:
144: Brock Herman, Brecksville; Marshall Geckler, Perry
150: Christian Giltz, Perry; Jake Keirn, Wadsworth
157: Chris Earnest, Wadsworth; Gino Perrine, Nordonia; Evan Rizzo, Brecksville
165: Caleb Ridgley, Nordonia; Brandon Batson, GlenOak
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The Greater Akron/Canton area was huge from 106-132 with multiple wins.
Wadsworth’s Blake Frantz pulled off a huge upset with a 10-8 overtime win over Fairmont District champion Adam Gelman of Cincinnati Sycamore.
Moving onto the quarterfinals were:
106: Blake Frantz, Wadsworth; Emeric McBurney, Perry; Luke Green, Aurora; Rylan Seacrist, Brecksville
113: Brett Stanley, Brecksville; Johnny Green, Aurora; Mason Rohr, Perry
120: Jack Dinwiddie, Walsh; Logan Seibert, Perry
126: Austin McBurney, Perry; Robert Davis, Stow; Jonathan Campbell, Walsh
132: Kaden Jett, Brecksville; Jaxon Joy, Wadsworth
138: Dy’Vaire “Boots” VanDyke, Walsh Jesuit; Chase Pluhar, Brecksville
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CVCA's Kyle Snider wins, but Buchtel's Davian Greenlee falls at OHSAA state tournament
In the Division II upper weights, it was and up-and-down afternoon for West Akron.
CVCA 190-pounder Kyle Snider cruised to a win, scoring a pin in 3:36.
However, Buchtel's Davian Greelee suffered a 3-2 loss to River View's Cruz Mobley, despite drawing three stalling calls on Mobley.
Alliance's Aidan Mozden wins, but Marlington goes 0-3 at OHSAA state tournament
It was a mixed afternoon for the Alliance area at the Division II state tournament.
In his first state match, Alliance 215-pounder Aidan Mozden scored a 16-5 win over Ethan Hill of McClaine.
"I just wanted to go out and wrestle my match," Mozden said.
However, Marlington went 0-3 in the first round. The Dukes' 113-pounder Aiden Bean, 165-pounder Phoenzi Porter and 175-pounder Qwintin Hancox dropped to the consolations.
The OHSAA state wrestling tournament doesn't care if you're a state champ
Two state champs lost first-round matches with 2021 Buckeye Todd Allen dropping a 2-1 decision at heavyweight to Trent Fulgham of Circleville thanks in large part to a penalty point in the first period.
Perrysburg's Cole Evans, a state champ at 106 last year, lost 5-3 to Lebanon's Jack McCall, a two-time state placer.
Evans beat McCall earlier this season at the Maumee Bay Classic.
St. Vincent-St. Mary and Woodridge each go undefeated in OHSAA first round.
The Irish and the Bulldogs each went home happy from day one in Columbus.
STVM finished 5-0 in first-round matches, getting pins from 126-pounder Bryce Skinner, 138-pounder Braden Dunlap, 145-pounder Ryan Hurley and 215-pounder Bryson Getz. Irish 157-pound Calvin Gwinn won a 12-4 major decision.
Meanwhile, Woodridge went 2-0 with 157-pounder Anthony Lahoski winning 14-10 and 165-pounder Steven Duffy winning 10-8.
Louisville goes 3-0 in first round at OHSAA tournament
Louisville's Division II state tournament is off to a perfect start as all three Leopards won their opening matches.
In an all-Stark County match at 126 pounds, Louisville's Kolten Barker dominated Minerva's Andrew Strader 11-0. At 132 pounds, Dylan Rhoads scored a pin in 2:38 over Franklin's Tucker Campbell.
Finally, defending state champion Dominic Hoffarth opened at 150 with a pin in 2:25 over West Holmes' Blake Norman.
"I think we all have the same goal: We're going to win it," Hoffarth said. "We going to come out here and work hard and win it."
Streetsboro wrestlers split opening matches at OHSSA
The Rockets split their first two matches at the state meet. At 132 pounds, Donovan Paes scored a 5-1 win over Parker Lee of Butler. However, top-seeded 120-pounder Anthony Perez lost 10-5 to Graham's Colt Ryan.
St. Vincent-St. Mary state champ Bryce Skinner wins first round OHSAA tournament match
STVM 126-pounder Bryce Skinner opened his state title defense with a technical fall, beating Logan Elm's Gavin Hoover 17-2.
Copley's Javaan Yarbrough opens OHSAA state with pin
Copley 106-pounder Javaan Yarbrough opened his pursuit of a state title with a dominant win, pinning Licking Valley's Aiden McMahon in 2:40. Elsewhere at 106, Canton South Dom Prosperi lost 4-1 in his opener to Ontario's Aiden Ohl.
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Division II wrestlers are on the mat in Columbus, starting with two CVCA first-time qualifiers.
CVCA 106-pounder Owen Nelson got the first takedown, but lost 10-4 to Marengo Highland's Konner Blaney. Meanwhile, Royal 113-pounder Rocco Czarnecki lost 13-3 to Wapakoneta's Caden Mellot.
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Eleven Portage County boys wrestlers kicked off their state journeys in Division III Friday afternoon, going 5-6.
Chalk held, with every one and two seed moving on and every three and four seed falling to the consolation bracket.
Not that the favorites didn't face heavy challenges.
Mogadore senior Tyler Shellenbarger (215) prevailed in extra time, rolling over Mechanicsburg senior Zane Hitchcock in the final seconds of the second overtime to take control for a 4-3 win.
Rootstown senior Lane McKenzie (190) staged a big comeback from 3-0 and 4-2 deficits with a tying takedown in the last 10 seconds of the third and a win by pin in overtime.
Garfield's dynamic duo of Hunter Andel (165) and Keegan Sell (190) were both dominant in their first-round wins, as was Rootstown senior Cody Coontz (165), who pinned in 1:06.
It was a strong finish after a tough start for the locals.
Rootstown junior Will McEwuen (113), making his state debut, fell behind early against Edison sophomore Abe Hermes, who was fourth in the state last year, with Hermes winning 14-1.
Crestwood junior JP Wrobel (126) waged a spirited back-and-forth battle with Seneca East's Nathan Parks. Trailing 4-2 after two, Wrobel got on top of Parks for a four-point swing to take a 6-4 lead, but Parks got a reversal at the end of the third, then pinned Wrobel early in overtime.
At 144, Rovers senior Dylan Wise fell 6-1 in his state debut to Versailles senior Payton Platfoot. Rootstown sophomore Tristen McKibben (157) trailed Shawnee's Brayden Doran just 4-3 midway through the third, but as he attempted the equalizing escape, McKibben was cradled for two en route to a 6-3 loss.
Waterloo's Justin Fox (157) similarly gave a leading state contender, Legacy Christian's Ethan Cooper, a feverish battle before falling 16-7.
Moving outside of Portage County, Manchester sophomore Evan Kusmits (126) impressed against last year's state champion at 106, St. Paul's Casper Caizzo, with Caizzo ultimately triumphing 2-1.
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Perry great Dustin Schlatter will be inducted into the 2023 Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame this weekend along with his brother CP on Sunday.
Dustin won two state titles at Columbus DeSales and another two with the Panthers.
He was four-time national champion, two-time Big Ten champion and won a national title for Minnesota. Dustin Schlatter was also a three-time All-American and compiled a 268-14 record between high school and college.
OHSAA state tournament Greater Akron/Canton all-time state finalists
![Nordonia's Salvatore Perrine leaps into the arms of his coach Jason Walters after winning the 182 pound championship match in the Division I OHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at Hilliard Darby High School, Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Hilliard, Ohio. [Jeff Lange/Beacon Journal]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/_3iwI9FJdspK6bV7ri5zog--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUyNg--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/akron-beacon-journal/32e2232d4465e948c6e7b31ea5edee8c)
Walsh Jesuit 75, 2. Perry 53, 3. Wadsworth 52, 4. Coventry 36, 5. St. Vincent-St. Mary 35, 6. Highland 34, 7. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 32, 8. Brecksville 27, 9. Nordonia 25, 10. Aurora 24
OHSAA state tournament Greater Akron/Canton all-time state placers by school
Wadsworth 138, 2. Walsh Jesuit 133, 3. Perry 122, 4. St. Vincent-St. Mary 94, 5. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 86, 6. Coventry 79, 7. Aurora 77, 8. Southeast 61, 9. Nordonia 60, 10. Hoover 57
2023 OHSAA state wrestling schedule
Division III: Friday – 1 p.m.; Saturday – 9:30 a.m./12:05 p.m./5:30 p.m.; Sunday – 9:30 a.m./11.am./5:15 p.m.
Division II: Friday – 2:15 p.m.; Saturday – 10:05 a.m./12:50 p.m./5:30 p.m.; Sunday – 9:30 a.m./11.am./5:15 p.m.
Division I: Friday – 3:35 p.m./7:35 p.m.; Saturday – 10:45 a.m./1:35 p.m./5:30 p.m.; Sunday – 9:30 a.m./11.am./5:15 p.m.
Girls: Friday – 5:05 p.m.; Saturday – 11:30 a.m./2:20 p.m./5:30 p.m.; Sunday – 9:30 a.m./11.am./5:15 p.m.
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