Jan 18, 2025
IN CONTROL — Big Red’s Brody Saccoccia Steubenville controls Wheeling Park’s Nate Hodge during a match on Day 2 of the Ron Mauck OVAC wrestling tournament Friday night at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling. – Nick Henthorn
WHEELING – The stage is set for the championship round after an action-packed day two of the 71st Annual Ron Mauck OVAC Wrestling Championships on Friday night inside WesBanco Arena.
After the dust settled on the penultimate day of the tournament, Cameron led Class 1A/2A with 80 points to second-place Caldwell’s 47.5, Barnesville led Class 3A with 113 points to second place Linsly’s 68, Beaver Local led Class 4A with 120.5 points to second-place Oak Glen’s 90.5, and University led Class 5A with 160.5 points to second-place Parkersburg South’s 127.
All the top-seeds in each weight class are set to compete in semi-final bouts on Saturday, though there were a few notable upsets on Friday.
Outside the top five seeds, Buckeye Local six-seed Nathan Dentz defeated Wheeling Park’s Bodie Cox via pin at 106. He will face Beaver Local two-seed Justuce Fisher of Beaver Local in a semi final Saturday.
Cambridge’s Noah Keen, the seven-seed, made it to Saturday’s semi-finals at 132 by defeating two-seed Ethan Starr from Cambride by pin. He will face University three-seed Nico Maisel for a spot in the championship.
Cambridge’s Owen Hunt, the 12-seed at 150, was the underdog against both John Marshall five-seed Waylong Wyckoff and Indian Creek four-seed Ian Starkey, but managed to advance via pin and 6-1 decision, respectively, to make it to the semifinal against top-seeded Slaton Pettit from Cameron on Saturday.
Oak Glen’s Greg Sauers made it to the 190 semifinals as the sixth-seed, upsetting Wheeling Central three-seed Wyatt Brady in sudden victory in the quarterfinals. He will face Southern Local second-seed Johnny Bailey in one leg of the semis.
University six-seed Jackson Pate and Harrison Central seven-seed Knox McKibben each scored upset victories to meet each other in the semi-finals at 215.
University has the largest contingent of semi-finalists with nine- Pepper Martin (113), Colton Gillespie (126), Nico Maisel (132), Carter Pauley (144), Rider Ludrosky (157), Brody Kehler (165), Emerson Murphy (175), Jackson Pate (215), and Brock Kehler (285).
Oak Glen has five semi-finalists- Aiden Anderson (113), Wyatt Wolanski (132), Hayden Lamb (144), Greg Sauers (160) and Noah Schmidt (285). Steubenville and Wheeling Park each have four- Cole Harvey (113), Dorian Haddad (126), Cooper Smith (144) and Brody Saccoccia (150) for Steubenville, and Jack Lowe (150), Isaac Sands (165), Noah White (175), and Jameson Maynard (190) for Wheeling Park.
Five wrestlers are making another run at the title after winning gold last year- University’s Pepper Martin, Barnesville’s Colt Carpenter, Steubenville’s Cooper Smith, Steubenville’s Brody Saccoccia, and University’s Brock Kehler.
Beaver Local’s Justuce Fisher, East Liverpool’s Tristan Eckles, University’s Colton Gillespie, Cameron’s Slaton Pettit, Barnesville’s Ayden King, Wheeling Park’s Jameson Maynard, Wheeling Central’s Isaac Martin, and Harrison Central’s Landen Thomas are back in the final four after each were runner-ups last year.
Action was set to resume on Saturday at 11 a.m. for the semi-finals and consolation matches, with the championship finals, third, fifth and seventh-place matches kicking off at 4 p.m..
A/AA Team Scores
1 CAMERON 80.0
2 CALDWELL 47.5
3 SOUTHERN LOCAL 24.5
4 BRIDGEPORT 24.0
5 TORONTO 17.5
6 SHADYSIDE 15.0
7 WELLSVILLE 10.0
8 MONROE CENTRAL 8.0
9 STEUBENVILLE CENTRAL 5.5
10 RIVER 2.0
11 BEALLSVILLE 1.0
12 CONOTTON VALLEY 0.0
12 FRONTIER 0.0
12 MADONNA 0.0
12 PADEN CITY 0.0
AAA Team Scores
1 BARNESVILLE 113.0
2 LINSLY 68.0
3 UNION LOCAL 67.5
4 MARTINS FERRY 49.0
5 WHEELING CENTRAL 43.5
6 BELLAIRE 28.5
7 FORT FRYE 25.0
8 SHENANDOAH 8.0
9 MAGNOLIA 0.0
AAAA Team Scores
1 BEAVER LOCAL 120.5
2 OAK GLEN 90.5
3 CAMBRIDGE 66.0
4 INDIAN CREEK 60.0
5 EAST LIVERPOOL 58.0
6 WEIR 49.0
7 BUCKEYE LOCAL 46.0
8 EDISON 44.5
9 HARRISON CENTRAL 32.0
10 ST CLAIRSVILLE 26.0
AAAAA Team Scores
1 UNIVERSITY 160.5
2 PARKERSBURG SOUTH 127.0
3 STEUBENVILLE 124.0
4 JOHN MARSHALL 96.0
5 WHEELING PARK 89.5
6 WARREN 76.0
7 MORGANTOWN 50.0
8 BROOKE 48.0
Semi-final Matches
106
(1)Brock Humphrey, Linsly vs. (4)Kyle Ingram, East Liverpool
(6)Nathan Dentz, Buckeye Local vs. (2)Justuce Fisher, Beaver Local
113
(1)Pepper Martin, University vs. (5)Cole Harvey, Steubenville
(3)Aiden Anderson, Oak Glen (2) vs. Nathan Hughes, John Marshall
120
(1)Tristan Eckles, East Liverpool vs. (5)Robert Weekley, Bridgeport
(4)Grant Vasey, Bellaire vs. (3)Gamble Gossett, Union Local
126
(1)Colton Gillespie, University vs. (5)Dorian Haddad, Steubenville
(3)Colton Nixon, Martins Ferry vs. (2)Braxton Birch, Cameron
132
(1)George Mamakos, Linsly vs. (5)Wyatt Wolanski, Oak Glen
(3)Nico Maisel, University vs. (7)Noah Keen, Cambridge
138
(1)Colt Carpenter, Barnesville vs. (4)Zander Ward, John Marshall
(3)Bobby Buchheit, Beaver Local vs. (2)Marshall Laishley, Cambridge
144
(1)Cooper Smith, Steubenville vs. (4)Gunnar Gossett, Union Local
(3)Hayden Lamb, Oak Glen vs. (2)Carter Pauley, University
150
(1)Slaton Pettit, Cameron vs. (12)Owen Hunt, Caldwell
(3)Jack Lowe, Wheeling Park vs. (2)Jake Hughes, Beaver Local
157
(1)Brody Saccoccia, Steubenville vs. (5)Asa Yost, Parkersburg South
(3)Eli Tedrow, Cameron vs. (2)Rider Ludrosky, University
165
(1)Ayden King, Barnesville vs. (5)Nathan Murphy, Parkersburg South
(3)Isaac Sands, Wheeling Park vs. (2)Brody Kehler, University
175
(1)Aden Strahler, Warren vs. (5)Noah White, Wheeling Park
(3)Brody Perzanowski, Union Local vs. (2)Emerson Murphy, University
190
(1)Jameson Maynard, Wheeling Park vs. (4)Luke McMillion, Indian Creek
(6)Greg Sauers, Oak Glen vs. (2)Johnny Bailey, Southern Local
215
(1)Isaac Martin, Wheeling Central vs. (5)Brody Cottrill, Linsly
(6)Jackson Pate, University vs. (7)Knox McKibben, Harrison Central
285
(1)Brock Kehler, University vs. (5)Noah Schmidt, Oak Glen
(3)Logan Middleton, Parkersburg South vs. (2)Landen Thomas, Harrison Central
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