Williamsburg’s Roger Thornberry and Jordan Smith are also champions
The tourney is named in honor of the most successful wrestling coach in Williamsburg High School history.
The most valuable wrestler of the meet was Clermont Northeastern senior Nick Simpson who was weight class champion at 112-pounds.
The host Wildcats had two individual weight class champions in Roger Thornberry at 103-pounds and Jordan Smith at 285.
North College Hill (NCH) won the event with 257 points, Greenfield McClain (GM) had 193, Loveland “B” (Love) 191.5, Clermont Northeastern (CNE) 179, Jackson (J) 176.5, Williamsburg (Wms) 157.5, Cincinnati Hills Christian (CHC) 118.5, Lockland (Loc) 85, East Clinton (EC) 42, and Indian Hill 0.
Following are the best four finishers in each weight class from first through fourth place.
103: Roger Thornberry (Wms), Will Evans (Love), Logan Krebs (CNE), and Chris Morris (NCH).
112: Nick Simpson (CNE), Keali Cummings (CHC), Zach Alvarado (CHC), and Rachel Adams (Wms).
119: Allan Parana (J), Mikiel Kendall (NCH), Alex Miller (CNE), and Rafael Barbosa (Wms).
125: Tim Sutton (NCH), Cody Barnhart (GM), Skye White (J), and Josh Wendell (CNE).
130: Danny Cox (Love), Conner Reynolds (CNE), Dustin Combs (GM), and Sam Murphy (Love).
135: Jacob Paul (Love), Mike Howard (J), Corey Stith (Wms), and Sam Murphy (Love).
140: Connar Wilson (NCH), Randall McCarley (J), Shane Jeffers (Wms), and Cody Black (GM).
145: Will Merritt (NCH), Matt Alvarado (CHC), Boyd Howard (NCH), and Ben Meares (EC).
152: Steve Barber (GM), Eric Rowe (NCH), Nick Marsh (CHC), and Tevin Brown (NCH).
160: Everette Howard (NCH), Joe Unger (GM), O. J. Bart (J), and Grant Moss (CHC).
171: Tyler Berger (Love), E. S. Lawrence (Love), Brandon Hutson (GM), and Darren Boothby (Wms).
189: Seth Brennock (Love), Devontay Scott (Lock), Charlie Lawler (Love), and Tyler Dixon (CHC).
215: Josh Hasley (Love), Andrew Alton (Love), Gary Ryan (GM), and Zach Bixler (CNE).
285: Jordan Smith (Wms), David Allison (Wms), James Tripp (Lock), and Lonnie Atkins (GM).
It was a good day for the Thornberry family, in addition to Roger’s championship and four technical fall victories, his younger brother, Randy, a 90-pound seventh grader at Williamsburg Middlle School, pinned all five of his foes in another tourney that took place elsewhere.
Glen Este won out in a dual bout over New Richmond 48-15. The Trojan victors were Mark Lowery (119), Caleb Prinz (145), Cory Burris (160), Travis Jones (189), and Kyle Turner (215) by pin, and Caleb Ervin (103), Josh Clift (125), and Blake Meyers (135) by major decision, and Drew Kearns (130) and Michael Kennedy (285) by decision, the latter’s in overtime. The New Richmond winners were Cory English (152) by pin and Austin Skaggs (119), Robbie Lemar (140), and Kevin Reid (171) by decision.
Goshen turned in a very respectable effort at the Xenia Invitational. The Warriors finished third among the 12 competing squads.
T. J. Settles (285) was Goshen’s individual weight class champion. Gaining second place were Billy Combs (125), Aaron Walker (145), Brian Robertson (160), Anthony Carome (171), and Austin Arnold (215). Placing third were Sterling Briggs (119), Conner Rahm (140), and Mike Work.
Chaz Gresham (189), a junior, competed in the Iron Man Tournament at Walsh Jesuit High School, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, in the Cleveland area. Goshen coach Dallas Rise described this tournament as one of the best in Ohio. Rise was attempting to give Gresham a very tough level of competition. He earned a respectable fourth place.
The Red and Gray, in a tri bout, lost to Batavia 36-30 and Reading 38-34. Double winners for the Warriors versus Batavia were Briggs (119), Combs (125), Rahm (140), Walker (145), Robertson (160), Gresham (189), Arnold (215), and Settles (285). Combs (125), Walker (145), Gresham (189), and Arnold (215) downed the Blue Devils.
Batavia split a triangular meet. The Bulldogs nipped Goshen 36-30 and lost to Reading 68-9.
Against Goshen, the Bulldog winners were Michael Roberts (103), Josh McCloskey (119) and John Heckard (152) by pin, Mike Almond (171) by decision, and Roberts (103), and Ryan Harper (130) by forfeit.
Opposite Reading, the winning ‘Dogs were Gabe Archer (189) by decision and Steven Bender (215) by forfeit.
Milford lost both ends of a triangular match to St. Xavier’s Bombers 65-15 and Sycamore’s Aviators 51-15.
Versus St. Xavier, the Eagle winners were Gage House (103) and Terry Norton (285) by pin and Kenneth Latchford (125) by decision.
Against Sycamore, the winners in Red and White were Jimmy Shamblin (140) by pin and William Dentino (135) by decision.
Bethel-Tate and Amelia competed in the 17-squad Edgewood Invitational. The Tigers were ninth with 156 points and the Barons were 14th with 81.5. Piqua’s Indians was the winning team with 268.5 points.
Brandon Kahlenbeck (103) of Bethel was the lone Clermont County finalist and he was victorious in his weight class.
New Richmond won four of its five head-to-head bouts in the Roger Bacon Dual Team Tournament to finish third among nine teams. The Lions defeated the host Spartans 78-6, Mariemont’s Warriors 60-24, Norwood’s Indians 63-15, and Wyoming’s Cowboys 62-9. The lone loss was to Reading 39-23.
The five-time victors in Red and Black were Skaggs (119), Cody Gabelman (125), Ryan Zawacky (152), and J. R. Forsee (285). Four wins were earned by Jordon Hooks (103), Nathan Rostetter (112), Sam Anderson (130), Lemar (140), and Reid (171). Tri triumphant were Rodney Berwanger (145) and English (160).
The host Wildcats had two individual weight class champions in Roger Thornberry at 103-pounds and Jordan Smith at 285.
North College Hill (NCH) won the event with 257 points, Greenfield McClain (GM) had 193, Loveland “B” (Love) 191.5, Clermont Northeastern (CNE) 179, Jackson (J) 176.5, Williamsburg (Wms) 157.5, Cincinnati Hills Christian (CHC) 118.5, Lockland (Loc) 85, East Clinton (EC) 42, and Indian Hill 0.
Following are the best four finishers in each weight class from first through fourth place.
103: Roger Thornberry (Wms), Will Evans (Love), Logan Krebs (CNE), and Chris Morris (NCH).
112: Nick Simpson (CNE), Keali Cummings (CHC), Zach Alvarado (CHC), and Rachel Adams (Wms).
119: Allan Parana (J), Mikiel Kendall (NCH), Alex Miller (CNE), and Rafael Barbosa (Wms).
125: Tim Sutton (NCH), Cody Barnhart (GM), Skye White (J), and Josh Wendell (CNE).
130: Danny Cox (Love), Conner Reynolds (CNE), Dustin Combs (GM), and Sam Murphy (Love).
135: Jacob Paul (Love), Mike Howard (J), Corey Stith (Wms), and Sam Murphy (Love).
140: Connar Wilson (NCH), Randall McCarley (J), Shane Jeffers (Wms), and Cody Black (GM).
145: Will Merritt (NCH), Matt Alvarado (CHC), Boyd Howard (NCH), and Ben Meares (EC).
152: Steve Barber (GM), Eric Rowe (NCH), Nick Marsh (CHC), and Tevin Brown (NCH).
160: Everette Howard (NCH), Joe Unger (GM), O. J. Bart (J), and Grant Moss (CHC).
171: Tyler Berger (Love), E. S. Lawrence (Love), Brandon Hutson (GM), and Darren Boothby (Wms).
189: Seth Brennock (Love), Devontay Scott (Lock), Charlie Lawler (Love), and Tyler Dixon (CHC).
215: Josh Hasley (Love), Andrew Alton (Love), Gary Ryan (GM), and Zach Bixler (CNE).
285: Jordan Smith (Wms), David Allison (Wms), James Tripp (Lock), and Lonnie Atkins (GM).
It was a good day for the Thornberry family, in addition to Roger’s championship and four technical fall victories, his younger brother, Randy, a 90-pound seventh grader at Williamsburg Middlle School, pinned all five of his foes in another tourney that took place elsewhere.
Glen Este won out in a dual bout over New Richmond 48-15. The Trojan victors were Mark Lowery (119), Caleb Prinz (145), Cory Burris (160), Travis Jones (189), and Kyle Turner (215) by pin, and Caleb Ervin (103), Josh Clift (125), and Blake Meyers (135) by major decision, and Drew Kearns (130) and Michael Kennedy (285) by decision, the latter’s in overtime. The New Richmond winners were Cory English (152) by pin and Austin Skaggs (119), Robbie Lemar (140), and Kevin Reid (171) by decision.
Goshen turned in a very respectable effort at the Xenia Invitational. The Warriors finished third among the 12 competing squads.
T. J. Settles (285) was Goshen’s individual weight class champion. Gaining second place were Billy Combs (125), Aaron Walker (145), Brian Robertson (160), Anthony Carome (171), and Austin Arnold (215). Placing third were Sterling Briggs (119), Conner Rahm (140), and Mike Work.
Chaz Gresham (189), a junior, competed in the Iron Man Tournament at Walsh Jesuit High School, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, in the Cleveland area. Goshen coach Dallas Rise described this tournament as one of the best in Ohio. Rise was attempting to give Gresham a very tough level of competition. He earned a respectable fourth place.
The Red and Gray, in a tri bout, lost to Batavia 36-30 and Reading 38-34. Double winners for the Warriors versus Batavia were Briggs (119), Combs (125), Rahm (140), Walker (145), Robertson (160), Gresham (189), Arnold (215), and Settles (285). Combs (125), Walker (145), Gresham (189), and Arnold (215) downed the Blue Devils.
Batavia split a triangular meet. The Bulldogs nipped Goshen 36-30 and lost to Reading 68-9.
Against Goshen, the Bulldog winners were Michael Roberts (103), Josh McCloskey (119) and John Heckard (152) by pin, Mike Almond (171) by decision, and Roberts (103), and Ryan Harper (130) by forfeit.
Opposite Reading, the winning ‘Dogs were Gabe Archer (189) by decision and Steven Bender (215) by forfeit.
Milford lost both ends of a triangular match to St. Xavier’s Bombers 65-15 and Sycamore’s Aviators 51-15.
Versus St. Xavier, the Eagle winners were Gage House (103) and Terry Norton (285) by pin and Kenneth Latchford (125) by decision.
Against Sycamore, the winners in Red and White were Jimmy Shamblin (140) by pin and William Dentino (135) by decision.
Bethel-Tate and Amelia competed in the 17-squad Edgewood Invitational. The Tigers were ninth with 156 points and the Barons were 14th with 81.5. Piqua’s Indians was the winning team with 268.5 points.
Brandon Kahlenbeck (103) of Bethel was the lone Clermont County finalist and he was victorious in his weight class.
New Richmond won four of its five head-to-head bouts in the Roger Bacon Dual Team Tournament to finish third among nine teams. The Lions defeated the host Spartans 78-6, Mariemont’s Warriors 60-24, Norwood’s Indians 63-15, and Wyoming’s Cowboys 62-9. The lone loss was to Reading 39-23.
The five-time victors in Red and Black were Skaggs (119), Cody Gabelman (125), Ryan Zawacky (152), and J. R. Forsee (285). Four wins were earned by Jordon Hooks (103), Nathan Rostetter (112), Sam Anderson (130), Lemar (140), and Reid (171). Tri triumphant were Rodney Berwanger (145) and English (160).