Indians 3rd, Tigers 6th at Frontier Athletic Conference Wrestling Championships
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By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
On Friday, Feb. 12 in Washington Court House, the 2020-21 Frontier Athletic Conference Wrestling Championships were held, where the Hillsboro Indians placed third overall and McClain was sixth place.
The McClain Tigers had a conference champion, as senior Justin Kegley was the champion at 195 pounds. Kegley won his championship match by defeating Jayden LeBeau of Miami Trace by pin fall at the 5:20 mark of the match (third round).
Kegley — who was 2-0 overall in the FAC — also won his semifinals match by pin fall at 2:38 over Washington freshman Charley Souther.
The Indians had one conference champion in the FAC where sophomore Kaiden Boris was the winner of the 113-pound weight class, where he won the event with a pin fall victory over Miami Trace’s Titus Lehr in 57 seconds.
Boris finished the evening with a record of 2-0 as he won his semifinal match against Jenna Kuhn, a Washington sophomore, in 25 seconds.
In the final team scores, the Miami Trace Panthers won the FAC team championship with a score of 237.5. In second place was Washington at 142 points, and the Hillsboro Indians were third at 113. The fourth-place team was Chillicothe with 84 points, followed by Jackson with a score of 79, and McClain was next at 58 points.
As for the rest of the FAC tournament for Hillsboro and McClain wrestlers, the results were as follows:
FIRST ROUND:
• 132: Ian Roush (Washington) pin Tristan Nichols (McClain), 1:30.
• 145: Riley Pottorf (McClain) tech. fall Payton Campbell (Chillicothe), 15-0.
• 152: Evan Lake (Chillicothe) dec. Ryan Mau (Hillsboro), 5-0.
• 160: Scott Eastes (Hillsboro) maj. dec. Ethan Rasp (Jackson), 20-11.
• 182: Gary Reno (Hillsboro) pin Tyler Virgin (Jackson), 0:58.
• 285: Scottie Mendoza (Jackson) pin Rocky Jeffers (McClain), 5:45.
SEMIFINALS:
• 106: Noah Vaughn (Hillsboro) pin Carter Deck (Jackson), 0:52.
• 126: Oscar Morgan (Chillicothe) pin Isiah Nussbaum (Hillsboro), 4:45.
• 138: Cody Brown (Jackson) pin Lane Wilson (Hillsboro), 0:50.
• 138: Wesley Scott (Chillicothe) pin Justin Legge (McClain), 0:55.
• 145: Asher LeBeau (Miami Trace) tech. fall Riley Pottorf (McClain), 20-3
• 145: Isaac Lewis (Hillsboro) pin Tristan Vires (Washington), 1:47.
• 152: Evan Lake (Chillicothe) maj. dec. Josh Breakfield (McClain), 14-2.
• 160: Vincent Munro (Miami Trace) pin Scott Eastes (Hillsboro), 3:51.
• 160: Ethan Burns (McClain) pin Connor Day (Washington), 3:11.
• 170: Kylan Knapp (Miami Trace) pin Cameron Roberts (Hillsboro), 1:15.
• 182: Graham Carson (Miami Trace) pin Ethan Hill (McClain), 1:48.
• 182: Brayden Kettles (Washington) pin Gary Reno (Hillsboro), 3:22.
• 220: Luke Anders (Miami Trace) pin Jordan Groves (Hillsboro), 1:34.
CONSOLATION SEMIFINALS:
• 126: Isiah Nussbaum (Hillsboro) pin Phillip Allison (Jackson), 2:48.
• 132: 132: Mike Hicks (Chillicothe) pin Tristan Nichols (McClain), 0:53.
• 138: Aaron Little (Miami Trace) pin Justin Legge (McClain), 1:49.
• 138: Coty Brown (Washington) pin Lane Wilson (Hillsboro), 2:07.
• 145: Riley Pottorf (McClain) pin James Berschi (Jackson), 3:30.
• 152: Brandon Webb (Jackson) maj. dec. Josh Breakfield (McClain), 11-2.
• 152: Ryan Mau (Hillsboro) pin Zaigne Fettig (Washington), 3:39.
• 160: Scott Eastes (Hillsboro) pin Caleb Williams (Chillicothe), 4:50.
• 170: Cameron Roberts (Hillsboro) pin Kaimon Allen (Chillicothe), 2:05.
• 182: Gary Reno (Hillsboro), Bye.
• 182: Ethan Hill (McClain) pin Tyler Virgin (Jackson), 0:32.
• 220: Jordan Groves (Hillsboro), Bye.
• 285: Luke Hoppes (Miami Trace) pin Rocky Jeffers (McClain), 0:27.
THIRD PLACE:
• 126: Austin Cottrill (Washington) pin Isiah Nussbaum (Hillsboro), 4:42.
• 145: Riley Pottorf (McClain) tech. fall Payton Campbell (Chillicothe), 15-0.
• 152: Ryan Mau (Hillsboro) pin Brandon Webb (Jackson), 4:25.
• 160: Scott Eastes (Hillsboro) dec. Connor Day (Washington), 6-5 OT.
• 170: Cameron Roberts (Hillsboro) pin Aiden Scherer (Jackson), 2:35.
• 182: Gary Reno (Hillsboro) dec. Ethan Hill (McClain), 8-3 .
• 220: Jordan Groves (Hillsboro), Bye.
FIRST PLACE:
• 106: Corbin Melvin (Miami Trace) pin Noah Vaughn (Hillsboro), 0:37.
• 145: Asher LeBeau (Miami Trace) pin Isaac Lewis (Hillsboro), 2:58.
• 160: Vincent Munro (Miami Trace) pin Ethan Burns (McClain), 3:53.
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The McClain Tigers had a conference champion, as senior Justin Kegley was the champion at 195 pounds. Kegley won his championship match by defeating Jayden LeBeau of Miami Trace by pin fall at the 5:20 mark of the match (third round).
Kegley — who was 2-0 overall in the FAC — also won his semifinals match by pin fall at 2:38 over Washington freshman Charley Souther.
The Indians had one conference champion in the FAC where sophomore Kaiden Boris was the winner of the 113-pound weight class, where he won the event with a pin fall victory over Miami Trace’s Titus Lehr in 57 seconds.
Boris finished the evening with a record of 2-0 as he won his semifinal match against Jenna Kuhn, a Washington sophomore, in 25 seconds.
In the final team scores, the Miami Trace Panthers won the FAC team championship with a score of 237.5. In second place was Washington at 142 points, and the Hillsboro Indians were third at 113. The fourth-place team was Chillicothe with 84 points, followed by Jackson with a score of 79, and McClain was next at 58 points.
As for the rest of the FAC tournament for Hillsboro and McClain wrestlers, the results were as follows:
FIRST ROUND:
• 132: Ian Roush (Washington) pin Tristan Nichols (McClain), 1:30.
• 145: Riley Pottorf (McClain) tech. fall Payton Campbell (Chillicothe), 15-0.
• 152: Evan Lake (Chillicothe) dec. Ryan Mau (Hillsboro), 5-0.
• 160: Scott Eastes (Hillsboro) maj. dec. Ethan Rasp (Jackson), 20-11.
• 182: Gary Reno (Hillsboro) pin Tyler Virgin (Jackson), 0:58.
• 285: Scottie Mendoza (Jackson) pin Rocky Jeffers (McClain), 5:45.
SEMIFINALS:
• 106: Noah Vaughn (Hillsboro) pin Carter Deck (Jackson), 0:52.
• 126: Oscar Morgan (Chillicothe) pin Isiah Nussbaum (Hillsboro), 4:45.
• 138: Cody Brown (Jackson) pin Lane Wilson (Hillsboro), 0:50.
• 138: Wesley Scott (Chillicothe) pin Justin Legge (McClain), 0:55.
• 145: Asher LeBeau (Miami Trace) tech. fall Riley Pottorf (McClain), 20-3
• 145: Isaac Lewis (Hillsboro) pin Tristan Vires (Washington), 1:47.
• 152: Evan Lake (Chillicothe) maj. dec. Josh Breakfield (McClain), 14-2.
• 160: Vincent Munro (Miami Trace) pin Scott Eastes (Hillsboro), 3:51.
• 160: Ethan Burns (McClain) pin Connor Day (Washington), 3:11.
• 170: Kylan Knapp (Miami Trace) pin Cameron Roberts (Hillsboro), 1:15.
• 182: Graham Carson (Miami Trace) pin Ethan Hill (McClain), 1:48.
• 182: Brayden Kettles (Washington) pin Gary Reno (Hillsboro), 3:22.
• 220: Luke Anders (Miami Trace) pin Jordan Groves (Hillsboro), 1:34.
CONSOLATION SEMIFINALS:
• 126: Isiah Nussbaum (Hillsboro) pin Phillip Allison (Jackson), 2:48.
• 132: 132: Mike Hicks (Chillicothe) pin Tristan Nichols (McClain), 0:53.
• 138: Aaron Little (Miami Trace) pin Justin Legge (McClain), 1:49.
• 138: Coty Brown (Washington) pin Lane Wilson (Hillsboro), 2:07.
• 145: Riley Pottorf (McClain) pin James Berschi (Jackson), 3:30.
• 152: Brandon Webb (Jackson) maj. dec. Josh Breakfield (McClain), 11-2.
• 152: Ryan Mau (Hillsboro) pin Zaigne Fettig (Washington), 3:39.
• 160: Scott Eastes (Hillsboro) pin Caleb Williams (Chillicothe), 4:50.
• 170: Cameron Roberts (Hillsboro) pin Kaimon Allen (Chillicothe), 2:05.
• 182: Gary Reno (Hillsboro), Bye.
• 182: Ethan Hill (McClain) pin Tyler Virgin (Jackson), 0:32.
• 220: Jordan Groves (Hillsboro), Bye.
• 285: Luke Hoppes (Miami Trace) pin Rocky Jeffers (McClain), 0:27.
THIRD PLACE:
• 126: Austin Cottrill (Washington) pin Isiah Nussbaum (Hillsboro), 4:42.
• 145: Riley Pottorf (McClain) tech. fall Payton Campbell (Chillicothe), 15-0.
• 152: Ryan Mau (Hillsboro) pin Brandon Webb (Jackson), 4:25.
• 160: Scott Eastes (Hillsboro) dec. Connor Day (Washington), 6-5 OT.
• 170: Cameron Roberts (Hillsboro) pin Aiden Scherer (Jackson), 2:35.
• 182: Gary Reno (Hillsboro) dec. Ethan Hill (McClain), 8-3 .
• 220: Jordan Groves (Hillsboro), Bye.
FIRST PLACE:
• 106: Corbin Melvin (Miami Trace) pin Noah Vaughn (Hillsboro), 0:37.
• 145: Asher LeBeau (Miami Trace) pin Isaac Lewis (Hillsboro), 2:58.
• 160: Vincent Munro (Miami Trace) pin Ethan Burns (McClain), 3:53.
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