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How they fared on Day 2 of the state wrestling tournament

john kampf, the news-herald, willoughby, ohio
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Mar. 9—Division I

120: David Rocha, Riverside: Won by 5-4 UTB dec. over Brecksville's Brett Stanley; Lost by 14-1 maj. dec. to Dublin Coffman's Blaze Van Gundy; Will face Colerain's Tyton Kostoff for seventh place.

126: Diego Stropko, Mentor: Lost by 6-1 OT dec. to Brecksville's Harrison Haffner and was eliminated.

132: Jack DeBoe, Mentor: Was pinned by Cincinnati Anderson's Marshall Morency in 4:51; Was pinned in 33 seconds by St. Xavier's Kane Shawger and was eliminated.

138: Nick Blackburn, Mentor: Won by 6-5 dec. over Cincinnati LaSalle's Holden Huhn; Was pinned by St. Edward's Kade Brown in 1:09; Will face Wadsworth's Kade Mellon in the consolation semifinals.

144: Antonio Shelley, Mentor: Won by 8-3 dec. over Upper Arlington's Andrew Myers; Was pinned in 4:01 by Harrison's Wyatt Brock; Will face GlenOak's Ethan Leu for seventh place.

175: Liam Lloyd, Mentor: Lost a 6-3 dec. to Massillon Perry's Caige Horak and was eliminated.

175: Will Vucetic, Chardon: Was pinned by Cincinnati LaSalle's Carson Thomas in 4:53; Lost by 6-4 UTB dec. to Nordonia's Gino Perrine and was eliminated.

285: Antonio Bottiggi, Riverside: Won by 8-3 dec. over Miamisburg's Abel Ngoh; Won by 3-1 dec. over Wadsworth's Aaron Ries; Will face Massillon Perry's Aidan Fockler for the state championship.

Division II

126: Devon Coffin, Benedictine: Was pinned in 3:29 by St. Paris Graham's Blaine Demarco and was eliminated

165: Noah Blough, Madison: Lost by 3-1 dec. to Columbus DeSales' Zack Lopez and was eliminated.

175: Chris Maloney, Benedictine: Pinned Columbus DeSales' Andrew Barford in 5:20; Lost by 14-1 maj. dec. to St. Paris Graham's Gunner Cramblett; Will face Minerva's Hunter Dietrich in the consolation semifinals.

215: Bryce Wheatley, NDCL: Pinned Ontario's Landon Campbell in 4:49; Lost by 12-8 dec. to Wapakoneta's Jace Knous; Will face Akron SVSM's Andy VanScoy in the consolation semifinals.

285: Will Greenberg, Hawken: Pinned Granville's Ian Rutherford in 5:04; Won by 4-2 SV dec. over Galion's Alex Griffith; Will face Alliance's Aidan Mozden for the state championship.

Division III

106: Chance Wuhr, Lake Catholic: Lost by 6-0 dec. to Genoa's Ethan Powell; Won by 7-2 dec. over Madiera's Blake Opichka; Won by 5-1 dec. over Monroeville's Owen Patchen; Will face Waynedale's Brock Beckler in the consolation semifinals.

113: Tommy Slack, Lake Catholic: Lost by 11-2 maj. dec. to Kettering Alter's Bronson Begley; Won by 5-2 dec. over Berkshire's Colin Hering; Won by 6-1 dec. over Covington's Carson Taylor; Will face Tuslaw's Kaden Lawson in the consolation semifinals.

113: Colin Hering, Berkshire; Lost by 5-2 dec. to Lake Catholic's Tommy Slack and was eliminated.

120: Parker Pikor, Lake Catholic: Won by 7-4 dec. over Delta's Tyler Barnes; Won by 6-4 SV dec. over Legacy Christian's Eli Campbell; Will face Bethel-Tate's Logan Dean for the state championship.

126: Riley Rowan, Perry: Lost by 2-1 UTB to Milan Edison's Abe Hermes; Won by 9-0 dec. over Delta's Richard Flores; Won by 6-1 dec. over Akron Manchester's Evan Kusmits; Will face Waynedale's Riley Greathouse in the consolation semifinals.

132: Joey Romano, Lake Catholic: Pinned Zane Trace's Zane Pickerrell in 1:37; Lost by 3-2 dec. to Norwalk St. Paul's Casper Caizzo; Will face Waynedale's Caden Schmeltzer ‌in the consolation semifinals.

138: Chris Bezzeg, Perry: Lost by 14-5 to Covington's Chase Vanderhorst and was eliminated.

150: Caleb Greenwood, Beachwood: Lost by 19-4 tech. fall to Barnesville's Reese Stephen; Won by 11-9 SV over Seneca East's Will Bischoff; Lost by 4-3 dec. to Elmwood's Thomas Tyson; Will face Tuscarawas Valley's T.J. Wilson for seventh place.

215: Danny Zmorowski, Lake Catholic: Lost by 6-4 SV dec. to Archbold's Wyat Ripke; Won by 7-0 dec. over Allen East's Brogan Paxson; Won by 6-0 dec. over Delta's Cass Chiesa; Will face Miami East's Drake Bennett in the consolation semifinals.

Girls

100: Lorelai Megery, Mentor: Was pinned in 3:38 by Gibsonburg's Lilly Zwiefel and was eliminated.

235: Le'Nasia Dickson, Brush: Pinned Whetstone's Grace Murphy in 2:31; Was pinned in 29 seconds by United's Dakota McCracken Will face United's Dakota McCracken for seventh place.