Five area wrestlers place third in Ohio

Five area wrestlers won their two morning matches on Saturday to finish third in the state at the Ohio championships in Columbus.

They are Boardman freshman John Dillon (103) in Div. I, Beaver Local junior Dylan Ice (140) in Div. II and Jackson-Milton senior Santino Pizzuto (119), Brookfield senior Dann Miller (140) and South Range senior Beau Bowden (171) in Div. III.

No Valley wrestlers advanced to the state finals, which begin tonight at 5:50.

Here are the area results from this morning's matches.

DIVISION I

Consolation semifinals

103: John Dillon (Boardman) dec. Nick Garcia (Oregon Clay) 7-1

112: Leslie Polley (Maple Hts.) dec. Shawn Ague (Fitch) 6-1

152: Aron Brenner (Canfield) dec. Joe Crabtree (Hilliard Darby) 5-2

Third place

103: Dillon dec. Mike Labry (Twinsburg) 6-5

152: Andrew Gasber (Madison) dec. Brenner 6-4

Fifth place

112: Ague dec. Jeremy Artrip (Mason) 3-1

Seventh place

145: Louis Greco (Fitch) dec. Trevor Nickolai (Piqua) 5-2

DIVISION II

Consolation semifinals

103: Brian Spangler (LaGrange Keystone) dec. John McComas (Beaver Local) 5-0

112: Erik McLaughlin (Canal Fulton Northwest) dec. Arizona Miller (BL) 5-3

130: Shelton Morris (Southeast) dec. Jake Mellinger (West Branch) 6-1

140: Kyle Leek (Howland) pin Conrad Rosch (Canal Winchester) 2:21; Dylan Ice (BL) dec. Mitchell Beemer (Wapakoneta) 6-2

215: Logan White (St. Paris Graham) pin Robbie Lias (Hubbard) 3:43

Third place

130: Jake Vaughan (Cols. DeSales) pin Morris 2:00

140: Ice (BL) pin Leek 2:07

Fifth place:

103: McComas dec. Cory Stainbrook (Streetsboro) 2-0

112: Kyle Warner (Uhrichsville Claymont) over Miller, disq.

130: Jake Strausbaugh (Orrville) maj. dec. Mellinger 14-5

215: Robbie Lias over Branko Busick (Steubenville), default

DIVISION III

Consolation semifinals

103: David Harrington (St. Mary Central) dec. Vinnie Pizzuto (Jackson-Milton) 3-2

119: Santino Pizzuto (J-M) dec. Dom Barlow (Heath) 6-3

140: Dann Miller (Brookfield) dec. Joshua Goebel (Edgerton) 6-4

171: Beau Bowden (South Range) dec. J.J. Hrabak (Fostoria St. Wendelin) 4-2, OT

215: Craig Ritz (Milan Edison) dec. Dan Clawson (JM) 7-2

Third place

119: Pizzuto dec. Travis Harbert (Garrettsville Garfield) 2-1

140: Miller dec. Cody Coomes (Marion Pleasant) 3-2

171: Bowden dec. Cody Rodgers (Mechanicsburg) 9-7

Fifth place

103: Thomas McLaughlin (Nelsonville-York) dec. Pizzuto 3-2, OT

215: Kyle Kelly (Manchester) dec. Clawson 4-1

Seventh place

112: Tim Wiseman (J-M) dec. Brandon Booker (Cincinnati Purcell Marian) 4-0

125: Johnny Matacic (J-M) dec. Alex Panno (Blanchester) 12-6

130: Tony Cardiero (Girard) dec. Marco Gualtieri (West Jefferson) 11-4

152: Niko Francis (Girard) maj. dec. Sean Prather (West Jefferson) 11-2