Keegan Rawlins wins SCOL wrestling championship
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The McClain Tigers had one South Central Ohio League champion at 138 pounds with two league runners-up, while the Hillsboro Indians had two league runners-up at the 2017 SCOL Wrestling Championships at HHS, Saturday.
Overall, the Clinton-Massie Falcons won the SCOL title, scoring 159 points in the championship tournament, while they entered the day in first place as they were 7-0 in SCOL dual matches this season. The team runner-up was Miami Trace as they had 129 points on Saturday, along with a 6-1 dual record entering Saturday’s matches.
The rest of the standings were: 3, Washington (125 points, 5-2); 4, Wilmington (85.5, 4-3); 5, Hillsboro (84, 3-4); 6, McClain (59.5, 2-5); 7T, East Clinton (58, 0-7); 7T, Chillicothe (49, 1-6).
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Rawlins, a junior, was the lone league champion from Highland County, winning the 138-pound weight class. The No. 1 seeded Rawlins began the day by defeating East Clinton junior (No. 6) Brandon Wheeler by pin fall in 50 seconds.
Next for Rawlins in the semifinals was a pin fall win over Hillsboro junior (No. 4 seed) Chad Bieler in 2:41. The finals saw Rawlins win the championship with a third pin fall win, this time at 5:49 over No. 2 seeded Zack Dillow, a senior from Clinton-Massie.
For the season, Rawlins now has 40 wins for a 40-4 record this season.
Also for McClain, No. 3 seeded Quinton Smith, a freshman, placed second in the 113-pound weight class. Smith began the day with a bye, and against No. 2 seeded Cameron Smart, a Wilmington junior, Smith won by a 20-4 tech. fall in the semifinals. In the finals, Smith lost to Clinton-Massie junior Matt Asher by pin fall at the 40 second mark.
Dawson Immel of McClain was a league runner-up at 120 pounds. Immel, a freshman, was a No. 3 seed, and after receiving a bye in the first round, he won in the semifinals over Chillicothe freshman Tito Garcia (No. 6 seed) by a 7-6 decision. In the finals, Immel lost to CM freshman (No. 1 seed) Blake Seaman by pin at 3:50.
The Hillsboro Indians had two league runners-up with No. 1 seed Jared Conn reaching the finals of the 220-pound weight class. Conn opened with a pin fall win at the 3:03 mark of the first round over No. 5 seeded Dalton Bartley, a Miami Trace junior. Next for Conn was a pin fall win in the semifinals at the 24-second mark over No. 4 seeded Kai Borrelli, a McClain freshman. In the final, Conn lost by pin fall at the 5:15 mark to Sam Brothers (No. 2 seed), a Clinton-Massie junior.
At 285 pounds, Hillsboro sophomore Lane Cluff (No. 3 seed) was a league runner-up. Cluff had a bye in the opening round, followed by a semifinals win over No. 2 seeded Colin Wolfe, a junior of Miami Trace, by an 8-0 major decision. In the finals, Cluff lost by pin fall at the 3:15 mark of the match to No. 1 seeded Trevor Hicks, a senior from Washington.
Also being a league placer for the Indians was Chad Bieler of HHS (No. 4 seed), who was fourth at 138 pounds, with the junior finishing 2-2 on the day. He won his first-round match via bye and then won in the consolation round over Washington’s Will Baughn by pin fall at 2:54.
HHS junior Wyatt Wilkin, a No. 2 seed, was third in the league at 145 pounds. Wilkin won with a first-round bye, followed by wins in the consolation round over No. 5 seeded Jacob Martin of Wilmington (pin fall 46 seconds) and No. 4 seeded Bladeth Leamon, a Miami Trace sophomore, by a 5-2 decision.
No. 6 seeded Cordell Covault of Hillsboro finished 2-2 with a loss in the first round but rallied with a bye in the consolation round and a 6-4 OT decision against No. 7 seeded Phil Walters, a McClain freshman. Covault lost to the No. 1 seeded Ross Lennon, a CM junior by a 2:39 pin fall win.
Mason Stanley (No. 5 seed) was fourth in the 160-pound weight class. Stanley, a No. 5 seed, won in round one by default over No. 4 seeded Ethan Stewart of Washington. Following a semifinal loss, Stanley won in the semifinals of the consolation bracket, defeating Samantha Immel, a McClain freshman, by pin fall in 49 seconds. In the finals, Stanley lost to No. 3 seeded James Munro, a MT sophomore, by a 10-6 decision.
At 182 pounds, Hillsboro senior Austin Miller (No. 4 seed) placed third. In the first round, Miller won by a 17-3 major decision over No. 5 seeded Darrel Perry Jr. of East Clinton. Miller lost in the semifinals but came back in the consolation semifinals to defeat McClain sophomore Ethan Taylor (No. 6 seed) by an 11-6 decision. In the consolation finals, Miller won by a 6-3 decision over Chillicothe sophomore Nick Erslan (No. 7 seed).
No. 2 seed Richard Adkins, a HHS sophomore, placed fourth in the 195 pound weight class. He had a first-round bye, and following a semifinals loss, he rallied for a consolation semifinals win over No. 5 seeded Braxton Green by a 9-0 major decision. In the consolation finals, Adkins lost by pin fall at 3:18 to Chillicothe sophomore Colin Lindsey, the No. 4 seed.
Also being a league placer of the Tigers was No. 4 seeded Kai Borrelli, who had a first-round bye. Following a semifinals loss, Borrelli received a bye in the consolation semifinals. In the finals of the consolation round, he lost to No. 3 seeded Cole Maxson of Chillicothe by pin fall at 3:13.
Others wrestling from McClain and Hillsboro in the SCOL Championships were Hillsboro’s Tyler Rumpke (132 pounds) and McClain’s Phil Walters (152 pounds), Samantha Immel (160 pounds) and Ethan Taylor (182 pounds).
As for Walters at 152 pounds, he gained an impressive win over No. 1 seeded Ross Lennon, a CM junior, by a 9-4 decision in the opening round of the SCOL tournament.
Up next for the Tigers and Indians is the 2017 Sectional Tournament that will be held Friday and Saturday at Washington High School. The top four wrestlers in each weight class will advance to the District Tournament to be held in Wilmington the following week.
Overall, the Clinton-Massie Falcons won the SCOL title, scoring 159 points in the championship tournament, while they entered the day in first place as they were 7-0 in SCOL dual matches this season. The team runner-up was Miami Trace as they had 129 points on Saturday, along with a 6-1 dual record entering Saturday’s matches.
The rest of the standings were: 3, Washington (125 points, 5-2); 4, Wilmington (85.5, 4-3); 5, Hillsboro (84, 3-4); 6, McClain (59.5, 2-5); 7T, East Clinton (58, 0-7); 7T, Chillicothe (49, 1-6).
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Rawlins, a junior, was the lone league champion from Highland County, winning the 138-pound weight class. The No. 1 seeded Rawlins began the day by defeating East Clinton junior (No. 6) Brandon Wheeler by pin fall in 50 seconds.
Next for Rawlins in the semifinals was a pin fall win over Hillsboro junior (No. 4 seed) Chad Bieler in 2:41. The finals saw Rawlins win the championship with a third pin fall win, this time at 5:49 over No. 2 seeded Zack Dillow, a senior from Clinton-Massie.
For the season, Rawlins now has 40 wins for a 40-4 record this season.
Also for McClain, No. 3 seeded Quinton Smith, a freshman, placed second in the 113-pound weight class. Smith began the day with a bye, and against No. 2 seeded Cameron Smart, a Wilmington junior, Smith won by a 20-4 tech. fall in the semifinals. In the finals, Smith lost to Clinton-Massie junior Matt Asher by pin fall at the 40 second mark.
Dawson Immel of McClain was a league runner-up at 120 pounds. Immel, a freshman, was a No. 3 seed, and after receiving a bye in the first round, he won in the semifinals over Chillicothe freshman Tito Garcia (No. 6 seed) by a 7-6 decision. In the finals, Immel lost to CM freshman (No. 1 seed) Blake Seaman by pin at 3:50.
The Hillsboro Indians had two league runners-up with No. 1 seed Jared Conn reaching the finals of the 220-pound weight class. Conn opened with a pin fall win at the 3:03 mark of the first round over No. 5 seeded Dalton Bartley, a Miami Trace junior. Next for Conn was a pin fall win in the semifinals at the 24-second mark over No. 4 seeded Kai Borrelli, a McClain freshman. In the final, Conn lost by pin fall at the 5:15 mark to Sam Brothers (No. 2 seed), a Clinton-Massie junior.
At 285 pounds, Hillsboro sophomore Lane Cluff (No. 3 seed) was a league runner-up. Cluff had a bye in the opening round, followed by a semifinals win over No. 2 seeded Colin Wolfe, a junior of Miami Trace, by an 8-0 major decision. In the finals, Cluff lost by pin fall at the 3:15 mark of the match to No. 1 seeded Trevor Hicks, a senior from Washington.
Also being a league placer for the Indians was Chad Bieler of HHS (No. 4 seed), who was fourth at 138 pounds, with the junior finishing 2-2 on the day. He won his first-round match via bye and then won in the consolation round over Washington’s Will Baughn by pin fall at 2:54.
HHS junior Wyatt Wilkin, a No. 2 seed, was third in the league at 145 pounds. Wilkin won with a first-round bye, followed by wins in the consolation round over No. 5 seeded Jacob Martin of Wilmington (pin fall 46 seconds) and No. 4 seeded Bladeth Leamon, a Miami Trace sophomore, by a 5-2 decision.
No. 6 seeded Cordell Covault of Hillsboro finished 2-2 with a loss in the first round but rallied with a bye in the consolation round and a 6-4 OT decision against No. 7 seeded Phil Walters, a McClain freshman. Covault lost to the No. 1 seeded Ross Lennon, a CM junior by a 2:39 pin fall win.
Mason Stanley (No. 5 seed) was fourth in the 160-pound weight class. Stanley, a No. 5 seed, won in round one by default over No. 4 seeded Ethan Stewart of Washington. Following a semifinal loss, Stanley won in the semifinals of the consolation bracket, defeating Samantha Immel, a McClain freshman, by pin fall in 49 seconds. In the finals, Stanley lost to No. 3 seeded James Munro, a MT sophomore, by a 10-6 decision.
At 182 pounds, Hillsboro senior Austin Miller (No. 4 seed) placed third. In the first round, Miller won by a 17-3 major decision over No. 5 seeded Darrel Perry Jr. of East Clinton. Miller lost in the semifinals but came back in the consolation semifinals to defeat McClain sophomore Ethan Taylor (No. 6 seed) by an 11-6 decision. In the consolation finals, Miller won by a 6-3 decision over Chillicothe sophomore Nick Erslan (No. 7 seed).
No. 2 seed Richard Adkins, a HHS sophomore, placed fourth in the 195 pound weight class. He had a first-round bye, and following a semifinals loss, he rallied for a consolation semifinals win over No. 5 seeded Braxton Green by a 9-0 major decision. In the consolation finals, Adkins lost by pin fall at 3:18 to Chillicothe sophomore Colin Lindsey, the No. 4 seed.
Also being a league placer of the Tigers was No. 4 seeded Kai Borrelli, who had a first-round bye. Following a semifinals loss, Borrelli received a bye in the consolation semifinals. In the finals of the consolation round, he lost to No. 3 seeded Cole Maxson of Chillicothe by pin fall at 3:13.
Others wrestling from McClain and Hillsboro in the SCOL Championships were Hillsboro’s Tyler Rumpke (132 pounds) and McClain’s Phil Walters (152 pounds), Samantha Immel (160 pounds) and Ethan Taylor (182 pounds).
As for Walters at 152 pounds, he gained an impressive win over No. 1 seeded Ross Lennon, a CM junior, by a 9-4 decision in the opening round of the SCOL tournament.
Up next for the Tigers and Indians is the 2017 Sectional Tournament that will be held Friday and Saturday at Washington High School. The top four wrestlers in each weight class will advance to the District Tournament to be held in Wilmington the following week.