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Monday, February 18, 2013

Sectional wrestling: Trojans will send seven to district tourney
MANSFIELD -- Findlay High School's Taylor Opp and Marcus Molina won sectional championships to help the Trojans finish fourth at the Division I sectional wrestling tournament Saturday at Mansfield Senior.

Teams from the Northeast District finished atop the team standings as Amherst Steele edged Elyria 237-230 for first place. Findlay was fourth with 159 points.

The top four finishers in each weight class earned a trip to this week's Division I district tournament at Cleveland State's Woodling Gymnasium.

Opp took the 170-pound crown as he improved to 38-8 by nipping Amherst Steele's Matt Sliman 4-3 in the finals.

Molina, meanwhile, also won a close match over an Amherst Steele opponent in the final, knocking off Todd Hastings 10-8 at 220 pounds to improve to 25-15.

Findlay's Marcus Winkeljohn ended up second at 195 pounds, being pinned in 2:11 by Amherst Steele's Dennis Breeding.

Four other Trojans were also able to qualify for districts. Justin Jolliff (120), Ian Silette (182) and Kory Knox (285) finished third while Jimmy Staschiak was fourth.



TEAM STANDINGS

1, Amherst Steele 237. 2, Elyria 230. 3, Ashland 175. 4, Findlay 159. 5, Fremont Ross 138. 6, Lodi Cloverleaf 104. 7, Wooster 59½. 8, Mansfield Senior 55. 9, Lima Senior 50. 10, Marion Harding 34.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

106 -- O'Dor (Ely) pinned Eagles (Ash), 1:33.

113 -- Torres (Ely) maj. dec. Lough (AS), 15-2..

120 -- Damstadt (Ely) pinned Mezinger (FR), 4:56.

126 -- DeRuchie (AS) maj. dec. Overall (Ely), 11-2.

132 -- Egnor (Ely) pinned Heidelman (LC), 3:56.

138 -- Funderberg (AS) pinned Orantek (Ely), 1:01.

145 -- Music (Ash) dec. Grine (FR), 7-2.

152 -- Geary (FR) maj. dec. Parker (Ely), 11-3.

160 -- Wearsch (AS) dec. Palser (MS), 4-3, OT.

170 -- Opp (Fin) dec. Sliman (AS), 4-3.

182 -- Dickerson (MS) dec. Eibon (AS), 6-1.

195 -- Breeding (AS) pinned Winkeljohn (Fin), 2:11.

220 -- Molina (Fin) dec. Hastings (AS), 10-8.

285 -- Halstead (Ely) dec. Benner (Ash), 3-2.

THIRD PLACE

106 -- Ramsey (MH) dec. Falnecki (AS), 10-9.

113 -- Briggs (LC) maj. dec. Scott (FR), 12-0.

120 -- Jolliff (Fin) tech. fall Montgomery (LC), 18-3.

126 -- Eagle (Ash) pinned Lewis (FR), 2:22.

132 -- Laurent (Ash) dec. Staschiak (Fin), 6-5.

138 -- Weissinger (FR) maj. dec. D. Kozma (LC), 11-3.

145 -- B. Williams (AS) dec. Flanigan (Ely), 10-6.

152 -- A. Williams (AS) pinned Kruggel (LC), 3:52.

160 -- Workman (Ely) dec. Keck (Woo), 11-4.

170 -- Bradshaw (Ash) pinned Wick (LS), :39.

182 -- Silette (Fin) dec. A. Kozma (LC), 2-1, OT.

195 -- Jackson (Ash) dec. Cermak (MH), 3-2.

220 -- Shook (Woo) dec. Barnett (Ash), 6-5.

285 -- Knox (Fin) by forfeit over Chapman (Woo).

FIFTH PLACE

106 -- Strong (Woo) pinned C. Moore (LS), :48.

113 -- Davis (Ash) maj. dec. D. Moore (LS), 11-0.

120 -- Gibson (Ash) dec. Holbrook (LS), 8-5.

126 -- Sanchez (Fin) maj. dec. Russel (LS), 16-6.

132 -- Calvillo (FR) pinned Foreman (MH), 2:42.

138 -- Proby (LS) pinned Worth (Woo), 3:47.

145 -- Stockard (Fin) dec. Pascal (LC), 4-2.

152 -- Brown (LS) dec. T. Kalani (Fin), 5-3.

160 -- Newlan (Ash) by forfeit over Carneal (LC).

170 -- Snowden (Ely) tech. fall Moreno (FR), 18-3.

182 -- Rieck (Ash) by forfeit over Brown (FR).

195 -- Contreras (FR) dec. Brenner (Ely), 10-8, OT.

220 -- Giorgini (Ely) pinned Harris (MS), 1;59.

285 -- Moody (AS) pinned Fletcher (MS), 2:48.


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