ALBANY - Belpre claimed the Ohio Division III sectional wrestling championhip in convincing fashion, outpointing runner-up Paint Valley, 201.5-130, at Alexander High Saturday.
BHS was in a 15-school field, which also included 10th-place Waterford (64 points).
Four Scott Adams-coached Golden Eagle grapplers - Gavin Stalnaker (106 pounds), Jordan McCutcheon (113), Tyler Martin (182), and Jamie Barrett (195) - earned individual titles. Manney Tullius (132) was runner-up.
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Waterford’s Austin Lang, top, looks to get a takedown on his opponent at the Division III sectional tournament at Alexander on Saturday. Lang won the 126-pound title, and will advance to district at Philo Friday and Saturday.
Also placing for Belpre and advancing to district competition were Daniel Law (138, 3rd), Hayden Lowe (285, 3rd), Matt Colvin (152, 4th), and Derek Davis (160, 4th).
The top four D3 finishers in each of the weight classes at sectional are district qualifiers, and will wrestle at Philo at 4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday.
Scott Zimmer-led Waterford also had a sectional champion in 126-pounder Austin Lang. Wildcat Blake Heiss was second to Belpre's Martin to qualify for district.
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2013 Alexander Division II Sectional Wrestling Championships
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1. Sheridan 242.0
2. Athens 235.0
3. New Lexington 195.0
4. Warren 119.0
5. Gallia Academy 105.0
6. Fairfield Union 99.0
7. Chillicothe 90.0
8. Vinton County 70.5
9. Marietta 62.5
10. Fairland 36.0
11. Jackson 9.0
First Place
106: Levi Congleton(Warren) pin Nathaniel Kehn(Sheridan) 3:25
113: Cory Parsons(Warren) dec. Ethan Kehn(Sheridan) 9-7
120: Cole Tawney(Gallia Academy) pin Andrew Spicer(New Lexington) 5:06
126: Cayne Bennett(Sheridan) dec. Keanu Hallowell(Athens) 7-4
132: Stewart Oehlers(Fairfield Union) pin Caleb Price(Chillicothe) 3:28
138: Cory Abdella(Athens) maj. dec. Isaiah Collier(Fairfield Union) 18-4
145: Dallas Lazear(Athens) dec. Drew Stebelton(Sheridan) 6-2
152: Nick Tolliver(New Lexington) dec. Garrett Davis(Marietta) 10-8
160: Jerald Spohn(New Lexington) maj. dec. Troy Stalder(Athens) 13-5
170: Mark Allen(Gallia Academy) dec. Alex Tritipo(Athens) 3-1
182: Rj Waugh(Sheridan) dec. Will Cogswell(Marietta) 5-3
195: Darren Scott(Sheridan) dec. Briggs Shoemaker(Gallia Academy) 5-3ot
220: Devin King(Sheridan) dec. Tyler Tolliver(New Lexington) 11-7
285: Evan Loughman(Sheridan) dec. Ryan Lewis(New Lexington) 5-1
Third Place
106: Skyler St. Peter(Athens) pin T.J. Newsome(New Lexington) 2:14
113: Nicholas Lawhorn(Chillicothe) pin Cortez Gainey(Athens) 4:17
120: Jacob Stevens(Sheridan) dec. Heath Karr(Vinton County) 9-4
126: Kevin Beal(Fairfield Union) dec. Austin Barnes(Vinton County) 7-2
132: Andy Vu(Athens) dec. Zach Carpenter(Sheridan) 7-3
138: Dylan Wright(New Lexington) pin Cristian Baughman(Sheridan) 3:56
145: Jacob Price(Chillicothe) pin Mac Swackhammer(New Lexington) 2:35
152: Hunter St. Peter(Athens) dec. Hunter White(Vinton County) 3-2
160: Christian Collins(Chillicothe) dec. Logan Gordon(Sheridan) 6-2
170: Chad Burge(Fairfield Union) dec. Austin Antill(Warren) 6-1
182: Kelton Barrows(Athens) dec. Zach Pike(Warren) 6-4
195: Dennison West(Athens) over Nick Spurr(Marietta) forfeit
220: Jed DeBruin(Athens) pin Christopher Massey(Warren) 1:29
285: Brandon Pahl(Warren) dec. Scott Warren(Gallia Academy) 5-0
Fifth Place
106: Alex Boothe(Vinton County) pin Kutis Post(Fairfield Union) 0:26
113: Austin Webb(Vinton County) dec. Austin Earles(Fairland) 13-9
120: Emmett Covington(Athens) advanced with bye
126: Austin Ratliff(New Lexington) pin Timmy Emery(Fairland) 4:08
132: Jordan Holman(Fairland) pin Tommy Renick(New Lexington) 1:11
138: Braden Hewitt(Warren) pin Aaron Spurling(Vinton County) 2:16
145: Jesse Hoy(Fairfield Union) over Ben Bush(Gallia Academy) forfeit
152: Christopher Blankenship(Sheridan) pin Danny Mccormick(Fairfield Union) 0:34
160: Justin Reynolds(Gallia Academy) pin Jake Dickson(Marietta) 1:25
170: Daiquan Hall(Chillicothe) pin Joe Pacino(New Lexington) INJ
182: Tanner Walker(New Lexington) pin Alex Bunnell(Vinton County) 3:25
195: Issac McFann(New Lexington) pin Zack McKinney(Fairland) 2:35
220: Micheal Harsha(Vinton County) pin Alan Woodall(Fairland) 1:57
285: Tyler Howard(Chillicothe) dec. Cody Castle(Jackson) 3-1
2013 Alexander Division III Sectional Wrestling Championships
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1. Belpre 201.5
2. Paint Valley 130.0
3. Southeastern 128.5
4. Zane Trace 127.5
5. Crooksville 120.5
6. Nelsonville-York 120.5
7. Westfall 105.0
8. Meigs 69.0
9. River Valley 68.0
10. Waterford 64.0
11. Wellston 56.0
12. Chesapeake 48.0
13. Trimble 45.5
14. Alexander 34.0
15. Adena 26.0
First Place
106: Gavin Stalnaker(Belpre) pin Jordan Burkholder(Crooksville) 5:59
113: Jordan McCutcheon(Belpre) pin Jacob Kemper(River Valley) 3:33
120: Tyler Stoneburner(Paint Valley) dec. Allen Shope(Southeastern) 4-1
126: Austin Lang(Waterford) dec. Josh Wilson(Zane Trace) 5-1
132: Dakota Mays(Nelsonville-York) tech. fall Manney Tullius(Belpre) 15-0
138: Aaron Keister(Crooksville) dec. Travis Abner(Southeastern) 9-7
145: Trae Cornell(River Valley) pin Colton Park(Westfall) 3:26
152: Tegan McFadden(Paint Valley) pin Ty Slayton(Crooksville) 2:23
160: Harley Halley(Zane Trace) dec. Josh Green(Westfall) 8-5
170: Zach Mays(Nelsonville-York) pin Dezmond Perkins(Southeastern) 0:46
182: Tyler Martin(Belpre) dec. Blake Heiss(Waterford) 4-2
195: Jamie Barrett(Belpre) pin Mark Clifford(Paint Valley) INJ
220: Benjamin Keaton(Southeastern) pin Daylen Neese(Meigs) 5
285: Shay Greenwalt(Zane Trace) pin Jeremiah Koah(Westfall) 6:30ot
Third Place
106: Nic Peecher(Adena) dec. Alex Gordy(Southeastern) 6-4
113: Bobby Orr(Zane Trace) dec. Jamie Bartlett(Alexander) 6-4
120: Sierra Vulgamore(Westfall) pin Chase Thompson(Alexander) 1:52
126: Andrew McDonald(Nelsonville-York) pin Shane Gibbs(Southeastern) 1:15
132: Brandon Thompson(Meigs) dec. Layne Garey(Crooksville) 9-5
138: Daniel Law(Belpre) pin John Shifflett(Trimble) 3:11
145: Jeffery Patrick(Crooksville) maj. dec. Dominic Salomone(Paint Valley) 13-3
152: Ethan Allen(Westfall) dec. Matthew Colvin(Belpre) 3-2
160: Mike Dailey(Nelsonville-York) dec. Derek Davis(Belpre) 7-3
170: Marcus Mullens(Wellston) dec. Caleb Johnson(Paint Valley) 8-7
182: Brandon Foughty(Wellston) pin Brandon Coder(Zane Trace) 2:58
195: Micheal Everett(Trimble) pin Daniel Hysell(Meigs) 4:29
220: Justin Coon(Nelsonville-York) dec. DeShawn Davis(Paint Valley) 6-3
285: Hayden Lowe(Belpre) dec. Ryan Mathews(Wellston) 7-5
Fifth Place
106: Logan McCloud(Chesapeake) pin Hayden Bolyard(Trimble) 0:56
113: Sawyer Stephens(Chesapeake) dec. Robert Hoffman(Meigs) 9-4
120: Drake Markins(Meigs) dec. Zeb Offenbeger(Waterford) 9-2
126: Dylan Knight(Paint Valley) pin John Houchin(Wellston) 2:08
132: Nick Gucwa(Zane Trace) dec. Justin Trapp(Westfall) 9-5
138: Paul Reynolds(River Valley) dec. Justin Butcher(Westfall) 7-0
145: Austin Davis(Zane Trace) pin Kaleb Strock(Trimble) 0:50
152: Brendon Foltz(Southeastern) pin Drew Kerr(Wellston) 2:09
160: Hunter Munjas(Waterford) pin Adam Turner(Alexander) 1:28
170: Mike Crispen(Adena) pin Tyler Ward(River Valley) 2:26
182: Justin Fulk(Crooksville) pin Nick Lucas(Chesapeake) 4:22
195: Jaycob Kitchen(Chesapeake) maj. dec. Matt Carroll(Zane Trace) 11-3
220: Tim Anders(Crooksville) pin Alex Gainer(Belpre) 2:31
285: Cole Webb(Chesapeake) pin Brad Harless(Meigs) 1:31
In Division II mat action at Alexander Saturday, Mike Pahl-coached Warren placed fourth with 119 points, and Bill Heldman-led Marietta was ninth with 62.5. Sheridan won the team title in the 11-school field. The D2 district meet at Goshen is scheduled to get underway at 2 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday.
Levi Congleton (106) and Cory Parsons (113) each was crowned a sectional champion. Both Warriors also set school records with Congleton breaking the single-season fall mark, and Parsons becoming the all-time career leader in victories.
Warren's Brandon Pahl (285, 3rd), Austin Antill (170, 4th), Zach Pike (182, 4th), and Chris Massey (220, 4th) also advanced to district as did Marietta's Garrett Davis (160, 2nd), Will Cogswell (182, 2nd), and Nick Spurr (195, 4th).
At the D3 Barnesville sectional on Saturday, Monroe Central's Rodney Richter (113) and Chase Carothers (132) stood atop the podium, while Zac Potts (152) was runner-up.
Caldwell's Kale Rayner (170) and Kameron Rayner (138) each was a champion while Redskins' Jared Leasure (182, 2nd), Tyler Wiley (126, 3rd) and Caleb VanMeter (160, 3rd) also advanced.
