OHSAA Wrestling: DI live blog

Wadsworth and St. Edwards are still neck and neck after the Quarterfinal and consolation rounds Friday morning. Wadsworth leads with 76 points. St. Edward has 75.5 points. The third place team, Marysville, comes in at 36.

Wadsworth advanced seven of nine wrestlers into tonight’s quarterfinal round with Kagan Squire (119), Louden Gordon (135), Brad Squire (145), Caleb Busson (189), Nick Tavanello (215), Ben Buzzelli (285) and Nate Ball (140) all winning their quarterfinal match ups.

Although, the Grizzlies lost three of their five consolation round wrestlers, which takes away overall points. Alfredo Gray (112) and Sheldon Brandendburg (160) each advanced in consolations.

St. Edward won eight of its nine quarterfinal matchups. They came to Columbus with 11 wrestlers. Three wrestlers have been eliminated in the consolation round.

Local semifinalists:

Perry: Mitch Newhouse (112), Anthony Wise (215) and Shane Foster (140)

Wadsworth: Kagan Squire (119), Louden Gordon (135), Brad Squire (145)
Caleb Busson (189), Nick Tavanello (215), Ben Buzzelli (285) and Nate Ball (140)

Medina: Matt Hammer (130)
Twinsburg: Waquiem Comar (152)
Copley: Sam Wheeler (171)

All area wrestlers still in contention. All remaining wrestlers will place at state.

112
Mitch Newhouse – Perry (2-0) Status: Semifinals
Mike Griffith – Medina (2-1) Status: Consolations
Alfredo Gray – Wadsworth (2-1) Status: Consolations

119
Kagan Squire – Wadsworth (2-0) Status: Semifinals

130
Matt Hammer – Medina (1-1) Status: Semifinals

135
Louden Gordon – Wadsworth (2-0) Status: Semifinals
Zach Dailey – Perry (1-1) Status: Consolations

140
Shane Foster – Perry (2-0) Status: Semifinals
Nate Ball – Wadsworth (2-0) Status: Semifinals

145
Brad Squire – Wadsworth (2-0) Status: Semifinals
Tanner Lemon – Perry (2-1) Status: Consolations

152
Waquiem Comar – Twinsburg (2-0) Status: Semifinals
Teddy Hammer – Medina (2-1) Status: Consolations

160
Chet Bissell – Twinsburg (2-1) Status: Consolations
Sheldon Brandenburg – Wadsworth (2-1) Status: Consolations
Josh Erb – Lake (2-1) Status: Consolations

171
Sam Wheeler – Copley (2-0) Status: Semifinals

189
Caleb Busson – Wadsworth (2-0) Status: Semifinals

215
Anthony Wise – Perry (2-0) Status: Semifinals
Nick Tavanello – Wadsworth (2-0) Status: Semfinals

285
Ben Buzzelli – Wadsworth (2-0) Status: Semifinals
Brandon Bucknell – Twinsburg (2-1) Status: Consolations
Nick Rajcsak – Stow (2-1) Status: Consolations