Norwalk D-2 District Rankings #6
I love doing these rankings, but as it has been pointed out before, they are just for fun. To any wrestlers who read these and feel that they are ranked too low, you may be right.
I am bound to be wrong on many of the rankings, but fortunately they have absolutely no impact on how anyone will finish at any tournament this season or any other year.
Please let me know if anyone has inside information about new weights, schools, or wrestlers that they think should be added.
I’ve tried shifting the wrestlers around from schools that changed divisions. Please let me know if any are wrong, or if I’m forgetting any schools/wrestlers.
* = unsure about participation
106-
1. Payton Burgdorf- Firelands (4th state)
2. Jake Manley- Otsego (SQ)
3. Caleb Hernandez- Napoleon (SQ)
4. Rico Cunningham- Sandusky
5. Max Oprzadek- Perkins
6. Jayden Mayes- Bellevue
7. Damon Molina- Wauseon
8. Clayton Drummond- St. Mary’s Memorial
Burgdorf won a Patriot Conference title (@113), beating Zach Lahood 14-5 in the finals.
113-
1. Gavin Ritter- Wauseon (SQ)
2. Jimmy Balazy- Padua (SQ)
3. Anthony Ashley- Buckeye
4. Lincoln Healy- Napoleon
5. Tristan Villareal- Defiance
6. Connor Eckman- Firelands
7. Noah Alda- Bellevue
8. J.D. Thom- Perkins
Ritter posted an 8-2 win over Anthony Trivisonno in the state duals finals.
120-
1. Alex Slattman- Wauseon (5th district 2016)
2. Josh Lyons- Mansfield Sen.
3. Matt Kaufmann- Fairview (6th district)
4. Jimmy Pelland- Napoleon
5. Cameron Pollard- Otsego
6. David Ocasio- Brookside
7. Jordan Holt- Perkins (6th district)
8. Lupe Martinez- Defiance
Kaufmann pinned Ocasio in the finals of the Patriot Conference Tournament.
126-
1. Nolan Ray- Wauseon
2. Jake Bartinelli- Buckeye (SQ 2016)
3. Damoni Williams- Mansfield Sen.
4. Brian Shaw- Padua (SQ)
5. Andrew Branson- Columbian (SQ)
6. Luke Beach- Wapakoneta (6th district)
7. Mike Morganstern- Clear Fork
8. Brayzin McDaniel- Upper Sandusky
Ray posted a big win in the state duals finals, defeating 2x state placer Connor McCrone 10-8.
Bartinelli beat state qualifier Seth Majewski 9-3 in the finals of the Patriot Conference Tournament.
132-
1. Hunter Yackee- Wauseon (3rd state)
2. Caden Blust- Columbian (8th state)
3. Gabe Steyer- Van Wert (5th district)
4. Logan Schoen- Perkins (5th district)
5. Angel Granados- Napoleon (6th district, SQ 2016)
6. Matthew Stauffer- Benedictine
7. Sam Fender- Padua (6th district)
8. Elijah Hunter- Sandusky
Yackee majored Tommy Frazier 12-3 in the finals of the state duals.
138-
1. Mauricio Barajas- Wauseon (6th district, SQ 2015)
2. Michael Clark- Buckeye (SQ)
3. Tim Tusick- Padua
4. Eian Sherman- Sandusky
5. Mason Haas- Maumee (5th district)
6. Isaiah Bretz- Van Wert
7. Muhammed Mahdi- Toledo C.C.
8. Mason Hoskins- Lexington
Clark pinned Chas Jackson in the finals of the Patriot Conference Tournament.
145-
1. Timothy Grunden- Wauseon (2nd, 3rd state)
2. Collin Mell- Bath (SQ)
3. Justin Schneider- Maumee (6th district)
4. Sam LoFaso- Padua (5th district, 6th district 2016)
5. Jaret Lowry- Buckeye
6. Jacob Anderson- Columbian
7. Colton Turnbaugh- Ontario
8. Calvin Brown- Elida (SQ)
Grunden beat David Reinhart (8-6) and Dakota Ryan (5-2) in the semis and finals of the state duals.
Lowry won the title at the Patriot Conference Tournament, where he beat Mason Wright 4-1 in the finals.
152-
1. Sandro Ramirez- Wauseon (2nd, 2nd, 3rd state)
2. Nick Smythe- Bellevue
3. Zach Altman- Napoleon (6th district 2016)
4. Joey Simcoe- Columbian
5. John McNulty- Padua
6. Ian McClintock- Fairview
7. Nick Neitenbach- Buckeye
8. Ethan Phillips- Norwalk (7th middle school state)
Ramirez majored state qualifier Luke McKeon 15-5 in the finals of the state duals tournament.
Smythe won a title at Margaretta, defeating Trevor Franks 3-2 in the finals.
McClintock defeated Neitenbach 3-1 in the finals of the Patriot Conference Tournament.
160-
1. Xavier Torres- Wauseon (SQ)
2. Ethan Hernandez- Norwalk (SQ)
3. Brahm Ginter- Shelby (7th state)
4. Justin Mayes- Bellevue (2nd middle school state)
5. Trevor Boyd- Vermillion
6. Austin Willard- Padua
7. Nick Jackson- Bowling Green
8. Izaiah Salinas-Diaz- Defiance
Torres bested former middle school state champ Cole Hivnor 4-2 in the finals of the state duals.
170-
1. Jarrod Setliff- Buckeye
2. Lucas Salmon- Perkins (5th district)
3. Gabe Phillips- Norwalk
4. Johnny Witschi- Clear Fork
5. Quay Brown- Sandusky
6. Noah Pasquinelli- Maumee
7. Brandon Derr- Upper Sandusky
8. Clay Adlesh- (Lima) Shawnee
Pasquinelli posted a 4-2 dual meet win over Timothy Marshall.
182-
1. Noah Clary- Upper Sandusky (SQ)
2. David McCullough- Keystone (5th district, 6th district 2016)
3. Sam Hunter- Sandusky
4. Matt Abraham- Padua
5. Ryan Haas- Maumee
6. Trent Davis- Wauseon
7. Lawrence Slygh- Elida
8. Wesley Babcock- Napoleon
McCullough pinned his way to a title at the Patriot Conference Tournament, defeating Colin Hayes in the finals.
195-
1. Matthew Cover- Bay (SQ)
2. Justin Ocheltree- Keystone (SQ)
3. Aaron Harris- Wauseon
4. Zac Miller- Wapakoneta
5. Noah Arnett- Defiance
6. Sam McNulty- Perkins
7. Alec Maloney- Norwalk
8. Noah Eikenberry- Kenton
Miller defeated Arnett 5-3 in overtime in their dual last week.
220-
1. Connor Johnston- Upper Sandusky (5th district, 5th district 2016)
2. Evan Kaeck- Wapakoneta
3. Tyler Bath- Vermilion (SQ)
4. Brandon Phillips- Maumee (2nd state)
5. Sebastian Chavez- Napoleon
6. Samuel Sosa- Wauseon
7. Austin Giesige- St. Mary’s Memorial
8. Jackson Meter- Defiance
Kaeck beat Meter 12-4 in their dual meet.
285-
1. Sean Lipscomb- Firelands
2. Alex Sosa- Wauseon (5th district)
3. Mason Weldon- Galion (SQ)
4. A.J. Adams- Lexington
5. Jacob Jackson- Toledo C.C.
6. Brenan Knueve- Wapakoneta
7. Bobby Grothjan- (Lima) Shawnee
8. Kyler Capizzi- Perkins
Lipscomb pinned J.D. McCardle in the Patriot Conference finals.
Teams:
1. Wauseon
2. Padua
3. Buckeye
4. Napoleon
5. Perkins
6. Upper Sandusky
7. Maumee
8. Sandusky
Wauseon defeated Miami Trace (72-3), Canfield (38-33), and Lake Catholic (48-12) on their way to the state dual meet title. Congratulations to the squad on claiming their first team title, state championships are no easy feat.
A special thanks to Boro Fan for all the insight into the weights of the wrestlers, Baum’s Page and Jake’s Wrestling for all of the results that they provide, and to any of the other wrestling nerds that actually read these things.
-Max Pearce
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