OHSAA state wrestling 2023 | Saturday's results: Area has 20 state finalists going Sunday
COLUMBUS — As the quarterfinals begin Saturday the question is the same.
Will the Greater Akron/Canton area continue to rule the roost at the boys and girls state wrestling tournament?
The first round brought tons of upsets and even more excitement.
We'll know who the finalists are by day's end.
For now, here's an up-to-the-minute look at what's happening at Value City Arena:
Here’s who Greater Akron/Canton area wrestlers in the OHSAA state finals on Sunday night
Division I
106: Rylan Seacrist, Brecksville vs. Ethan Timar, St. Edward
132: Jaxon Joy, Wadsworth vs. Kade Brown, St. Edward
144: Brock Herman, Brecksville vs. Jeremy Ginter, Toledo Whitmer
157: Chris Earnest, Wadsworth vs. Ethan Birden, Dublin Coffman
215: Max Vanadia, Brecksville vs. Dylan Russo, Olentangy Liberty
285: Aidan Fockler, Perry vs. Aaron Ries, Wadsworth
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Division II
106: Javaan Yarbrough, Copley vs Ethan Burkhart, New Lexington
113: Colyn Limbert, Buckeye vs. Mason Taylor, West Holmes
126: Bryce Skinner, St. Vincent-St. Mary vs. Aiden King, Columbus Watterson
132: Donovan Paes, Streetsboro vs. Brogan Tucker, St. Paris Graham
150: Dominic Hoffarth, Louisville vs. Eli Jacks, St. Paris Graham
157: Kaden King, Buckeye vs. Dominic Paterra, Indian Creek
190: Kyle Snider, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy vs. Max Ray, Tiffin Columbian
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Division III
165: Hunter Andel, Garfield vs. Cody Coontz, Rootstown
190: Keegan Sell, Garfield vs. Wyatt Ripke, Archbold
215: Tyler Shellenbarger, Mogadore vs. Lucas Thomas, Harrison Central
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Girls
135: Jaydyn McKinney, Manchester vs. Rejan Alhashash, Avon Lake
235: Alaina Jackson, Minerva vs. Brooklyn Wade, Washington Court House
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Division I
106: Rylan Seacrist, Brecksville; 132: **Jaxon Joy, Wadsworth; 144: *Brock Herman, Brecksville; 157: **Chris Earnest, Wadsworth; 215: Max Vanadia, Brecksville; 285: Aidan Fockler, Perry; Aaron Ries, Wadsworth
Beat two-time state champ Ty Wilson of Dublin Scioto
** Returning state champ
Division II
106: Javaan Yarbrough, Copley; 113: Colyn Limbert, Buckeye; 126: **Bryce Skinner, St. Vincent-St. Mary; 132: Donovan Paes, Streetsboro; 150: **Dominic Hoffarth, Louisville; 157: Kaden King, Buckeye; 190: **Kyle Snider, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
**Returning state champ
Division III
165: Hunter Andel, Garfield; Cody Coontz, Rootstown; 190: Keegan Sell, Garrettsville Garfield; 215: Tyler Shellenbarger, Mogadore;
Girls
135: Jaydyn McKinney, Manchester; 235: Alaina Jackson, Minerva
A look at the team races heading into the semifinals of the OHSAA state tournament
Division I
St. Edward 91.5, 2. Perrysburg 68, 3. Brecksville 61.5, 4. Perry 57.5, 5. Wadsworth 38
Division II
St. Paris Graham 72.5, 2. Columbus DeSales 60.5, 3. Buckeye 40.5, 4. St. Vincent-St. Mary 38.5, 5. Wauseon 36
Division III
Legacy Christian 54.5, 2. Barnesville 45, 3. Milan Edison 34, 4. Archbold 30, Troy Christian 27
Girls
Harrison 49, 2. Olentangy Orange 40, 3. Marysville 39, 4. Vincent Warren 28, 5. Greeneview 26
Six additional Greater Akron/Canton area girls will place after the blood round of the OHSAA state tournament
The following six girls will finish with All-Ohio honors after winning their second-round consolation matches Saturday morning:
110: Madelyn Bergert, Canal Fulton Northwest;
120: Kai Gaetjens, Mogadore;
130: Abigail Mozden, Alliance, Jada Shaffer, Minerva;
145: Mia Gaetjens, Mogadore;
155: Jada Patrick, Alliance
Session two is now complete. Wrestling will resume at 5:15 p.m. with the semifinals.
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The final number of OHSAA state placers from Greater Akron/Canton is 37 in Division I alone
Add Medina’s Blaine Chrisman (175), North Royalton’s Kyle Sandborn (175), Highland’s Lukas Stiles (190) and Wadsworth’s Coen Grimm (190) to the list of wrestlers that will finish as a state placer.
The final number of OHSAA state placers from Greater Akron/Canton wrestlers in Division I will be 36
Add Medina’s Blaine Chrisman (175), North Royalton’s Kyle Sandborn (175), Highland’s Lukas Stiles (190) and Wadsworth’s Coen Grimm (190) to the list of wrestlers that will finish as a state placer.
Twenty-one of those wrestlers will be in tonight’s semifinal.
That list is further down this story.
Greater Akron/Canton area middleweights put four more in placement matches in OHSAA Division I state wrestling tournament
Advancing to tonight’s action from the bottom of the bracket from 144-165
Perry’s Marshall Geckler (144), Brecksville’s David Zambonis (150) and Evan Rizzo (157) and Nordonia’s Caleb Ridgely (165).
That’s 33 state placers with the big boys to go from the area in just Division I.
Eight Greater Akron/Canton area wrestlers win blood round matches through first six Division I weight classes
The number of state placers from the area in the big school division continues to rise as Aurora’s Luke Green (106), Brecksville’s Brett Stanley (113) and Kaden Jett (132), North Royalton's Mannix Wasco (138), Wadsworth’s Jack Dinwiddie (120), Stow’s Robert Davis (120), and Perry’s Emeric McBurney (106) and Charles Curtis (138) all won their go-to-the-podium matches.
And that’s only through 138 pounds!
Eight Greater Akron/Canton wrestlers earn All-Ohio places via the consolation bracket
The following eight local wrestlers won their consolation second round matches in Division II and will finish as All-Ohioans:
126: Kolten Barker, Louisville;
138: Braden Dunlap, STVM;
144: Rylan Hurley, STVM;
150: Tristan Craddock, Cloverleaf
157: Anthony Lahoski, Woodridge;
165: Steven Duffy, Woodridge;
175: Hunter Dietrich, Minerva;
215: Aidan Mozden, Alliance.
All five STVM wrestlers and all three Louisville wrestlers will be All-Ohioans.
Tuslaw goes 3-0 in consolation second round
In three consolation battles, with the chance to place on the line, the Mustangs went 3-0.
Tuslaw's Kaden Lawson topped Brookville's Hayden Jones, 9-3, at 106 pounds, ensuring Lawson will place as a freshman.
Mustangs senior Maxwell Cooper (144) extended his career with a 3-1 victory over Amanda-Clearcreek freshman Bodie Martin.
Tuslaw junior Jacob Lyons (150) kept his season going by a similarly tight margin, topping Seneca East junior Will Bischoff, 8-7.
All three will be first-time state placers.
Portage County, on the other hand, suffered a tough second round of the consolation bracket, with Crestwood's JP Wrobel and Rootstown's Tristan McKibben and Lane McKenzie all falling.
Wrobel, a three-time state qualifier, finished his junior year with a 44-5 mark for the Red Devils.
McKenzie, a Rovers senior and first-time state qualifier, finished 41-10, while McKibben, a Rovers sophomore also making his state debut, finished 45-8.
Greater Akron/Cantons send three girls to first OHSAA semifinal round
Three local girls will have a chance to wrestle for a state championship tonight - and all three advanced in emphatic fashion.
Manchester defending state champion Jaydyn McKinney was at her best, hitting a side headlock on Greeneview's Gwen Matt and pinning her in 23 seconds.
A side headlock also paved the way for Firestone 190-pounder Emily Lorenzon. She got a hold Olentangy Orange's Talia Mitchell and pinned her in 1:28 to earn her first All-Ohio place.
Finally, Minerva three-time state champion Alaina Jackson needed just 50 seconds pin Liberty-Benton's Evie Parmalee
Greater Akron/Canton area wrestlers wiped up with 22 state semifinalists after 175 through heavyweight concluded
Winning quarterfinal matches in the area were Brecksville’s Luke Vanadia (175) and Max Vanadia (215), Nordonia’s Jeremy Olszko (175), Stow’s Teddy Gregory (215), Perry’s Aidan Fockler (285), Barberton’s Roosevelt Andrews (285) and Wadsworth’s Aaron Ries (285).
Ries and Andrews will meet for the third time this season after splitting 3-1 overtime matches at the Suburban League (Ries) and Hoover District final (Andrews).
Four more Division I weight classes, eight more Greater Akron/Canton state semifinalists
The area continued to role with Medina’s Andrew Supers (157) knocking off Fairmont District champ Maclain Morency of Cincinnati Anderson 4-3 as the highlight match.
Also advancing from 144 to 165 were Brecksville’s Brock Herman (144), Nordonia’s Israel Petite (144) and Gino Perrine (157), Perry’s Christian Giltz (150), Wadsworth’s Jake Keirn (150) and Chris Earnest (157) and GlenOak’s Brandon Batson (165).
That brings the total to 14 with four weights to go.
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World and Olympic champion Kyle Snyder is in attendance at the OHSAA state wrestling tournament
Former Ohio State great and three-time NCAA champion Kyle Snyder watched the Division I tournament mat side and gave his thoughts on the greatest spectacle Ohio has to offer.
“I haven’t been back for a while, but it just goes to show how important wrestling is to the state of Ohio,” Snyder said. “I used to come every year when I was competing for Ohio State. It’s incredible. I’m really looking forward to watching these guys and girls compete.”
Greater Akron/Canton still rising up at Division I state wrestling
Through the first six weight classes, the area put sevn in the state semifinals, which take place tonight at 5:30 p.m.
With 144 still going, Brecksville’s Rylan Seacrist (106), Aurora’s Jonny Green (113), Perry’s Mason Rohr (113) and Austin McBurney (126), Wadsworth’s Jaxon Joy (132), North Royalton's Mannix Wasco (138) and Walsh Jesuit’s Dy’Vaire “Boots” VanDyke (138) are two wins away from a state title.
Joy moves up the OHSAA rankings at the state wrestling tournament
With eight takedowns in his quarterfinal, Wadsworth’s Jaxon Joy (132) now has 322 takedowns this season. That puts him ninth this season with a minimum of two matches to go.
It’s trails only St. Vincent-St. Mary’s Ryan Skonieczny (336, 2013-14) in Northeast Ohio.
Skonieczny ranks sixth.
CVCA's Kyle Snider heads to semifinal for third straight year
Former CVCA state champion Kyle Snider is back in the semifinals for the third straight season. He advanced after a 10-3 win over Madison Comprehensive's Hunter Hutcheson.
Louisville sends two onto the semifinals in Division II
Louisville saw two of its big dogs advance to the semifinal round
Defending state champion Dominic Hoffarth rolled on at 150 pound with a 6-2 win over Reading's PJ Murphy. At 138 pounds, Dylan Rhoades shut out Wauseon's Zaden Torres.
However, 126-pounde Kolten Barker lost 5-3 in the tiebreaker round and dropped the consolations,.
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St. Vincent-St. Mary goes 2-3 in OHSAA quarterfinal round
STVM had a mixed morning Saturday in the quarterfinals.
Defending state champion Bryce Skinner pinned Jonathan Alder's Xavier Pierce in 4:52, while 215-pounder Bryson Getz pinned in 2:50 to reach the semifinals.
However, 138-pounder Braden Dunlap, 155 pounds Rylan Hurley and 157-pounder Calvin Gwinn each dropped in the consolations.
Buckeye goes 4-0 in OHSAA Division II quarterfinals
After a rough day Friday, Buckeye's Saturday session got off to a perfect start.
Bucks 106-pounde Blake Bartos and 113-pounder Colyn Limbert each advanced to the semifinals. Barton advanced thanks to a last-second takedown of Bishop Watterson's Neal Krysty to win 4-3.
Limbert dominated Graham's Kaleb Morris 16-6 in his quarterfinal.
Buckeye then saw 157-pounder Kaden King win via a 13-2 major decision, followed by 175 pounder Eddie Neitenbach scoring a 19-3 technical fall.
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Copley's Javaan Yarbrough, STVM's Bryce Skinner cruise into semifinals
Javaan Yarbrough's quest for his family's second state title remains on track. Yarbrough won his Division II quarterfinal match with Carrollton's Landon Jenkins 13-3 to reach the semifinals.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's Bryce Skinner's quest to repeat as champion is still going.
The 126-pound senior pinned Xavier Pierce of Jonathan Alder in the third period to move two matches away from another title.
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Tyler Shellenbarger surges through to semifinals
Tyler Shellenbarger's first trip to state quickly ended up in the consolation bracket with a first-round loss.
His second trip to Columbus has taken a wonderfully different path, including Saturday's 7-3 win over Coldwater senior Will Fox to advance. With a five-point first period, Shellenbarger was in control from the start, and the Mogadore 215-pounder added a beautiful leg lift and drive down for a reversal to start the third en route to a 7-3 quarterfinal victory.
Keegan Sell relentless at 190
Garfield junior Keegan Sell (190) was as aggressive as ever, as relentless as ever, in his 11-0 win over Indian Lake sophomore Owen Pummel. Sell was on top and in control nearly the entire match to earn his third straight state semifinal berth.
In the other local quarterfinal match at 190, Rootstown senior Lane McKenzie fell 13-4 to drop into the consolation bracket.
Cody Coontz, Hunter Andel advance to semifinals at 165
At the same time, on adjacent mats, Garfield's Hunter Andel and Rootstown's Cody Coontz, both seniors, advanced to the 165-pound semifinals.
Coontz was catlike in his win over Alter freshman Rod Owens, seemingly a step faster the entire match for an 11-5 victory.
Andel, in a battle of top-four wrestlers in the state, got Dalton Wolfrum's leg up and got the kick down for a quick two points in the third, then locked Wolfrum up in the opening seconds of the second en route to an 8-2 victory.
Tuslaw freshman Kaden Lawson falls in quarterfinals
Tuslaw freshman Kaden Lawson fell in the quarterfinals to Kyle Schroer, with the Troy Christian senior getting the pin in 3:08.
A look at the OHSAA state wrestling tournament team races coming in
Division I
St. Edward 41, 2. Brecksville 29.5, 3. Perrysburg 28, 4. Perry 24.5, 5. Springboro, Wadsworth 21
Division II
St. Paris Graham 28.5, 2. Columbus DeSales 20.5, 3. St. Vincent-St. Mary 18.5, 4. Wauseon, Buckeye 18
Division III
Barnesville 20, 2. Legacy Christian 19.5, 3. Archbold 14, 4. Edison 13, 5. Tinora 12.5
Girls
Harrison 25, 2. Marysville 23, 3. Olentangy Orange 22, 4. Lebanon 13, 5. Greenview 12
Here's a refresher on who's in the quarterfinals of the OHSAA state wrestling tournament from the Greater Akron/Canton area
Division I
106: Emeric McBurney, Perry; Luke Green, Aurora; Blake Frantz, Wadsworth; Rylan Seacrist, Brecksville; 113: Brett Stanley, Brecksville; Johnny Green, Aurora; Mason Rohr, Perry; 120: Jack Dinwiddie, Wadsworth; Liston Seibert, Perry; 126: Austin McBurney, Perry; Robert Davis, Stow; Jonathan Campbell, Walsh; 132: Kaden Jett, Brecksville; Jaxon Joy, Wadsworth; 138: Chase Pluhar, Brecksville; Dy'Vaire "Boots" VanDyke; 144: Brock Herman, Brecksville; Marshall Geckler, Perry; 150: Christian Giltz, Perry; Jake Keirn, Wadsworth; 157: Chris Earnest, Wadsworth; Gino Perrine, Nordonia; Andrew Supers, Medina; Evan Rizzo, Brecksville; 165: Brandon Batson, Canton GlenOak; Caleb Ridgely, Nordonia; 175: Luke Vanadia, Brecksville; Blaine Chrisman, Medina; Jeremy Olszko, Nordonia; Kyle Sandborn, North Royalton; 190: Coen Grimm, Wadsworth; J.T. Hill, Stow; 215: Max Vanadia, Brecksville; Teddy Gregory, Stow; 285: Aidan Fockler, Perry; Aaron Ries, Wadsworth; Roosevelt Andrews, Barberton; Nathan Gregory, St. Edward/Stow resident
Division II
106: Javaan Yarbrough, Copley; Blake Bartos, Buckeye; 113: Colyn Limbert, Buckeye; 126: Bryce Skinner, STVM Kolten Barker, Louisville; 132: Dylan Rhoads, Louisville; Donovan Paes, Streetsbooro 138: Braden Dunlop, STVM; 144: Rylan Hurley, STVM; 150: Dominic Hoffarth, Louisville; Tristan Craddock, Cloverleaf; 157: Kaden King, Buckeye; Calvin Grimm, STVM; Anthony Lashoski, Woodridge 165: Steven Duffy, Woodridge; 175: Eddie Neitenbach, Buckeye; 190: Kyle Snider, CVCA; 215: Bryson Getz, STVM; Aidan Mozden, Alliance
Division III
106: Kaden Lawson, Tuslaw; 150: Jacob Lyons, Tuslaw; 165: Hunter Andel, Garrettsville Garfield; Cody Coontz, Rooststown,190: Keegan Sell, Garrettsville Garfield; Lane McKenzie, Rootstown; 215: Tyler Shellenbarger, Mogadore
Girls
105: Bridget Hillard, Minerva; 130: Abigail Mozden, Alliance; 135: Jadyn McKinney, Manchester; 145: Mia Gaetjens, Mogadore; Lauren Carver, Southeast; 190: Emily Lorenzon, Firestone; 235: Alaina Jackson, Minerva
2023 OHSAA state wrestling schedule
Division III: 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: 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: 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 – 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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This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Ohio high school wrestling state championships | Saturday results
