DIVISION I

DIVISION I

Austintown Fitch — Gus Sutton (138) closed out his high school career with a school-record 175 victories and a third-place finish on Saturday. He’s the second wrestler to finish his career as a three-time state placer since Nick Bodnar in 2006.

Third is his best finish in the state tournament after taking eighth and sixth place, respectively. He completed the tournament with wins against Wadsworth’s Luke Baughman, 4-3, and Elyria’s Matt Zuckerman, 6-4.

“I feel like I did really well,” Sutton said. “It was my senior year and I could just let everything go.”

His lone loss in the tournament was to Lakewood St. Edward’s Bryce Hepner, who won the Division I title.

“With Gus, it’s not about the wins and losses. It’s about the process. If you have a setback, you have to come back and enjoy the process and keep getting better and better,” Fitch coach John Burd said. “He won four in a row to come back and take third in the state tournament. That’s big.”

Sutton’s 53 wins this season tied Andrew Fairbanks for the most in a season. The pair will be teammates on Cleveland State’s wrestling team.

Boardman — In what’s become emblematic of Michael O’Horo’s wrestling career, he needed to beat some adversity to take fifth place at 170 in his lone state tournament appearance. The bout between the senior and Pataskala Watkins Memorial’s Cole Foor became contentious when Foor began to pull and bend O’Horo’s fingers — an illegal move. Foor received no penalty for that, but he was awarded a penalty point when O’Horo slammed him to the mat. O’Horo still won the bout, 8-4.

“It was a high-emotion match knowing it was my last one representing Boardman and I just found a way to finish. Coming out on top was the most important thing,” O’Horo said. “My whole high school career has been adversity with injuries and busting weight. All those things prepared me for today.”

O’Horo is Boardman’s first state qualifier and placer since Mario Graziani in 2016. He finishes his Spartans career with 134 wins.

DIVISION II

Beaver Local — Logan Ours (120) took sixth place after taking a medical forfeit. He was previously pinned by Millersburg West Holmes’ Tyler Masters. Skyler Lasure (145) also took sixth place after getting pinned by Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary’s Jacob Potok.

East Liverpool — Skylor Wooley (220) pinned Kettering Archbishop Alter’s Nathaniel Armstrong to finish in fifth place, making him the first Potters wrestler to reach the podium since Alex Potts took fifth in 2015.

West Branch — Neil Ginnetti (182) dropped a 10-7 decision to Hamilton Ross’ Logan Iams to finish in eighth place.

DIVISION III

Columbiana — Nathan Whitehead (195) pinned Martins Ferry’s Drake Dobson before earning an 11-4 decision against Milan Edison’s Jacob Brewer to finish the tournament in third place.

South Range — Kyle Keenan (126) took seventh place following a 4-2 win against Ashland Crestview’s Dakota Blanton. Anthony Czap (220) lost by major decision to Richwood North Union’s Dylan Thompson and finished sixth.

—Brian Dzenis, The Vindicator