OVAC "Ron Mauck" Wrestling Championships

[shaggy71]

www.OVAeC.org

Thoughts!

[Monarch1996]

Thoughts? Always my favorite tournament to attend. I have always thought it is incredibly well run and enjoy my interactions with officials and coaches there. The upside of working a mat is that you're very close to the action. The downside is that you're limited to basically only seeing that action (if you're doing your job well and not letting your eye wander...which is very hard at times). Still, most of the kids are extremely polite and we have only had difficulties with one individual over the years--and I'm told it was dealt with, even though we did not say anything at the time (I guess and official noticed). Plus, this is what got my family interested in the sport, even if my boys do not actually wrestle.

As for the brackets...it is somewhat sad to see so many open spots in a couple weights. I have my picks for champions, though I suppose I go mostly "chalk," even if I know that there are numerous upsets all through the bracket. I think the surest bet is Amos, followed by Haga. I'm interested in seeing a couple matchups, particularly 1 vs 2 at 182.

My guess for top teams:
South
Steubenville
Beaver
Park.

I'm willing to bet it would be hard not to give the Bierkortte (sp?) award to Amos, if he repeats what he did last year.

[Truesouthfaninhunt]

Best tourney in the State by far.. south by 30

[shaggy71]

Write up by Josh Lowe

Seeds have already been posted/determined with preliminary brackets out there.

106 - returning state qualifier Overly (Shenandoah) is the top seed

113 - state qualifier Williams (East Liverpool) has dropped to this weight class, and is the top seed; state qualifier Niswonger (Caldwell) is the fifth seed. Emmerling (Beaver Local), seeded 7th, is the best Ohio kid in the bottom half.

120 - the freshman Ours (Beaver Local) is the top seed. state alternate Bonfini (Bellaire) is the eight seed. two-time state alternate Gatrell (Meadowbrook) has dropped here and is the three seed. state alternate Kish (St. Clarisville) is the two seed.
Ours should win the weight, I'm interested to see how Gatrell and Kish match against each other, Mish should win, and then Kish v Ours. With Masters, Brown, and Warrington here outside the OVAC at the district level in D2 (plus possibly Kellar - if he doesn't stay 126), I'm not sure why Gatrell is dropping.

126 - 2x state runner-up McComas (Beaver Local) is the top seed. state runner-up Windland (Pk. South WV) is the four. state champ Staud (University WV) is the three. multi-time state medalist Blasko (Steubenville) is the two. this should come down to McComas v Blasko with McComas winning.

132 - state medalist Simpson (University WV) is the top seed. state qualifier Johnson (Richmond Edison) is the five seed. state placer Palmer (Buckeye Local) is the four seed. On the lower half-bracket, it's state qualifier T. Muldrew (Steubenville) and Potts (Beaver Local) as the two and three seeds.

138 - two-time state champ Hall (Oak Glen WV) is the top seed and a national caliber kid, Super 32 placer has been in and out of the rankings this year (a sub-par Ironman precludes him from a higher ranking). fellow state champ Quiocho (Parkersburg South WV) is the fourth seed. state qualifiers Wright (Beaver Local) and Wiley (Caldwell) are seeded third and sixth with multi-time state medalist Jacson Muldrew (Steubenville) seeded second. Look for Hall over Muldrew on Saturday night.

145 - state champ Roberts (Parkersburg South WV) is the top seed, he had a great Powerade, a performance above what his Super 32 and Ironman would have suggested. The four seed Shelek (Wheeling Park WV) isn't bad, but Roberts is the clear favorite in the upper half. Down in the lower half, state champ Cook (Madonna WV) and two-time state medalist Lasure (Beaver Local) are headed toward a semifinal clash, one I would favor Cook to win.

152 - two-time state placer Rice (Steubenville) is the top seed, 2017 state champ Shamblin (Parkersburg South WV) is the four seed, but it's a side Rice should easily clear. Krulik (Beaver Local) is the two seeed. This is a weight that is Rice's for the clear taking.

160 - state champ Hinzman (Parkersburg South WV) is the top seed. state qualifier Pappas (Steubenville) is the four seed. state qualifier Kuneff (Bridgeport) is the three seed. impact freshman Severs (Beaver Local) is the top seed. Hinzman had three wins at the Super 32 competing down at 152, including 2-1 over Munguia in consolation.

170 - state placer Smith (Beaver Local) is the top seed. the freshman Kinney (Steubenville) is the fourth seed. state medalist Kusic (Bridgeport) is the second seed. Should be Smith v Kusic come Saturday night

182 - state runner-up Carman (John Marshall) is the top seed, he was runner-up in a strong North Canton bracket last month losing just to Nijenhuis; at Super 32 he was a match away from placing (beat Gorring/PA and Andrew/FL, losing to Foca/NJ and Deprez/NY). He is the clear favorite to win. Not sure how state qualifier McFarland (Martins Ferry) is the 11 seed, but he is; Clouse (Barnesville) is the three seed. state alternate Wiley (Caldwell) is the ten seed, state qualifier Tuttle (Steubenville) is the two seed.

195 - State medalist Garrett Cook (Madonna VA) is the top seed. State qualifier Dobson (Martins Ferry) is the five seed. State alternate Bodnar (Steubenville) is the three seed. District placer S. Lowe (Southern Local) is the seven seed.

220 - Let me spare you overkill, Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South WV) is here and the one seed. The question isn't if he'll win, the question is if he competes for six minutes during the tournament in aggregate. Wooley (East Liverpool) is the four seed. North Canton champ Wood (Wheeling Park WV) is the three seed.

285 - three-time state runner-up Haga (Parkersburg South WV) has been in & out of the national rankings all season. He's the top seed and favorite here. Distirct placer Wirth (Beaver Local) is the two seed.

[Just a Fan]

Best tourney in the State by far.. south by 30

I like the confidence. South has a good shot at repeating as champs.

I am thinking it will be a closer team race though with a possible new team champion looking at seeds and bracket positions.

Should be a great tournament! Safe travels by all.

[Monarch1996]

Best tourney in the State by far.. south by 30

Yeah, they'll win it going away. Beaver is tough this year as is Steubenville, but I don't think South loses..perhaps not as huge of a margin as last year, but a comfortable win.

[KDunbar]

As a fan of high school wrestling, I think this years team competition should be interesting. As a fan of South, I don't see this as anywhere close to a sure thing. I'm not complaining in the least about the brackets, but I think South has an uphill battle give the pairings. This tournament will have nothing to do with how your top five or so guys do. They will likely do as expected. It will be determined by the rest of the team and bonus points I believe.

[shaggy71]

OVAC Time changes Session 4 on Saturday @ 11AM and Session 5 (Finals) will start @ 3:30

[Just a Fan]

Beaver Local 162
Parkersburg South 150
Steubenville 136.5

Team race is a good one!

[shaggy71]

(Finals/Cons)
Beaver Local 162 (10/2)
Parkersburg South 150 (8/1)
Steubenville 136.5 (7/3)
Wheeling Park 122 (4/6)

Semi Finals
106
729 1 Alex Overly (SHEN) vs. 4 Carl Cochran (JM)
730 6 Griffen Stephen (BARN) vs. 2 Jaymin Salsberry (BVL)
113
731 1 Howard Williams (EL) vs. 5 Marshal Niswonger (CALD)
732 3 Shawn Moore (OG) vs. 2 Jace Stockett (UNIV)
120
733 1 Logan Ours (BVL) vs. 4 Brayden Johnson (PS)
734 3 Terry Gatrell (MEAD) vs. 2 Koen Kish (STC)
126
735 1 Cole McComas (BVL) vs. 4 Tucker Windland (PS)
736 3 Jake Staud (UNIV) vs. 2 Peyton Blasko (STEUB)
132
737 1 Jacob Simpson (UNIV) vs. 4 Brian Palmer Jr. (BL)
738 3 Jonathan Potts (BVL) vs. 2 Tyler Muldrew (STEUB)
138
739 1 Peyton Hall (OG) vs. 4 Gavin Quiocho (PS)
740 3 Jared Wright (BVL) vs. 2 Jacson Muldrew (STEUB)
145
741 1 Brayden Roberts (PS) vs. 4 Andrew Shelek (WP)
742 3 Skyler Lasure (BVL) vs. 2 Alec Cook (MAD)
152
743 1 Anthony Rice (STEUB) vs. 4 Mikey Shamblin (PS)
744 3 Billy Gooch (WP) vs. 2 Logan Krulik (BVL)
160
745 1 Zane Hinzman (PS) vs. 4 Ethan Pappas (STEUB)
746 3 Mason Kuneff (BPT) vs. 2 Brenden Severs (BVL)
170
747 1 Beau Smith (BVL) vs. 5 Jeremiah Timberlake (WP)
748 6 Jacob Berisford (JM) vs. 2 Santino Kusic (BPT)
182
749 1 Anthony Carman (JM) vs. 12 Blayne Erwin (HC)
750 3 Brylan Clouse (BARN) vs. 2 David Tuttle (STEUB)
195
751 1 Garrett Cook (MAD) vs. 5 Drake Dobson (MF)
752 3 Keith Bodnar (STEUB) vs. 2 Donavan Kirby (WEIR)
220
753 1 Braxton Amos (PS) vs. 5 Justice McCamick (STC)
754 3 Dylan Wood (WP) vs. 2 Bradlee Clark (JM)
285
755 1 Louden Haga (PS) vs. 5 Easton Hitchens (SHEN)
756 11 Mikey Hamrick (MAG) vs. 2 Daniel Wirth (BVL)

106
757 5 Jarrett Stillion (MEAD) vs. 11 Camden Barr (OG)
758 7 Cody Taggart (WP) vs. 3 Danny Yost (BRK)
113
759 4 Nate Shelek (WP) vs. 9 Gabe Carman (JM)
760 7 Mark Emmerling Jr. (BVL) vs. 6 Devin Easton (PS)
120
761 5 Matthew Simpson (UNIV) vs. 9 Maison Richardson (WP)
762 8 Joseph Bonfini (BELL) vs. 7 Ethan Gray (JM)
126
763 10 Jason Tice (WELL) vs. 9 Aubrey Antill (CAMB)
764 7 Wyatt Conley (WEIR) vs. 6 Derek Houser (CV)
132
765 5 Hayden Johnson (ED) vs. 8 Caden Stout (STC)
766 10 Austin Love (JM) vs. 9 Canon Welker (WP)
138
767 5 Stevie Mitchell (WP) vs. 11 Garrett Dozier (TOR)
768 12 Austin DaRe (STC) vs. 6 Collin Wiley (CALD)
145
769 5 Jonathan Creese (OG) vs. 6 Zane Minella (STEUB)
770 7 Christopher Helms (WEIR) vs. 11 Justin Sarge (WELL)
152
771 5 Dylan Milhoan (SL) vs. 11 Cooper Kerns (CAMB)
772 7 Braeden Pauley (UNIV) vs. 6 Mitch Wukelic (IC)
160
773 12 Reese Wills (WEIR) vs. 9 Max Camilletti (BRK)
774 7 Hunter Nixon (WP) vs. 6 Cody Albaugh (BELL)
170
775 4 Brandon Kinney (STEUB) vs. 9 Reese Skaggs (STC)
776 7 Charles Smith (BL) vs. 3 Ian Bush (CAM)
182
777 4 James Stillwagoner (MAG) vs. 11 Richard McFarland (MF)
778 Shayne Chrsitian (BL) vs. 6 Hunter Morris (SL)
195
779 4 Derek Witsberger (STC) vs. 6 Jermain Snodgrass (WP)
780 7 Sam Lowe (SL) vs. 11 Josh Croft (HC)
220
781 4 Skylor Wooley (EL) vs. 8 Zac Cesario (BL)
782 7 Dalton Rice (SHEN) vs. 6 Garrett Givens (BVL)
285
783 4 Emanual Ware (STEUB) vs. 8 Brady Williams (JM)
784 10 Cody Gamble (HC) vs. 3 Donte Lewis (MF)

[vortexfan]

What happen to South at OVAC? Did they under achieve or the other teams just better? Have kids out with flu or weight issues? I find this surprising thought they would claim title again.

[russling]

Looks like Beaver Local had a great semis. BVL has a young team so they will be tough for a few years.

[Wmc2]

If I’m not mistaken Beaver Local beat south by 60

[Truesouthfaninhunt]

Ok .. I, TSFNH was wrong. Beaver very solid from top to bottom.

There was however good and bad about this tourney... mostly good but for Pete’s sake it was 4 hours wrestling the last round! A little heavy on the pomp n circumstance as usual. Thus, kickoff was 35 minutes later than advertised. Advice: why not begin the many accolades at least one half hour before the advertised start of the finals. Granted that makes for less people in seats for the many, many, many awards.. but it is a little much.
TV coverage is great but waiting until TV interviews are over before starting the next match is annoying. Just my opinion.. obviously.
Great venue .. not a bad seat in the house... alllllllthough the 3-4 foot TV scaffolding is a major obstruction for fans on the West side.
Finally:
Referring to a kid as “ a bum “ while around parents/ fans of said kid is a bad idea. It sometimes causes one to become forgetful.

[Gator]

Beaver Local has a solid team. 9 kids in the finals. They wrestled better than all the other teams. No excuses.

Attendance was way down this year. Lots of empty seats. They were calling for bad weather that never hit.

Congrats to BL on their team title.

[Gator]

Beaver Local has a solid team. 9 kids in the finals. They wrestled better than all the other teams. No excuses.

Attendance was way down this year. Lots of empty seats. They were calling for bad weather that never hit.

Congrats to BL on their team title.

[Just a Fan]

Beaver Local, OH appears very solid top to bottom. They ran away with it. They are pretty young too looking at the brackets. I saw South in action earlier in the season. What hurt them was losing quite a few early. That's a shame the venue was emptier. I assumed it'd be packed but maybe the weather kept some people from attending.

[Monarch1996]

Had I really looked at the brackets, I wouldn't have been so solid on a PSHS win. I will say that they actually gave out some of the awards early due to the oncoming snowstorm. I was grateful, too, as I had mat 1 all weekend (and 5th place Saturday night) and had to make it back to Columbus (it was rather harrowing, to be honest). It was a very smooth tournament from my perspective. Great interactions with everybody.

Probably the most amusing match, for me, was the 220 finals. We had a forfeit for 5th on our mat, so I was able to watch. At some point Amos turned and shook his head at Wood and said something (the St C coach next to me said "oh no...he just poked the bear"). Later, Amos pointed to the center of the mat as if to say "meet me out here." I have no idea what happened, but I got the impression that some words were said...by whom, I don't know.

Peyton Blasko beating Cole McComas was a heck of a match. We only came into play twice--once for a takedown that we affirmed, the other was in the 5th place match for 285 and there seemed to be an escape scored right before clock stopped and I was already nodding my head to affirm...but the referee refused to ask. In fact, he appeared downright mad that we didn't go with him...threw the pencil at us when he signed the score sheet. Sorry to say, but he needed to handle himself better.

Beaver is tough. Logan Ours is a beast.

Had fun once again, already looking forward to next year.

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