Riblet, Dunlap win individual titles

By Cort Reynolds

ADA__The Ada High School wrestling team finished ninth at its own annual 20-team invitational tournament on Saturday, February 7.

Ada senior Sila Riblet captured the 126 lbs. tournament title, while Bulldog freshman Carter Dunlap won the 106 lbs. crown.

Van Buren won the team crown with 160.5 points. Spencerville came in second (142), while Ada and Riverdale tied for a respectable ninth-place finish with 82 points.

Top-seeded Riblet won his first two matches by pin handily in 50 and 61 seconds. A 16-0 TF victory advanced him to the championship bout. He then beat second-seeded Crestview junior Robert Tyas by pin at 6:29 of overtime to finish 4-0 on the day.

Third seed Dunlap received two byes in his division into the semifinals. He pinned his semifinal opponent in 3:11 to reach the title bout. Dunlap then beat fellow freshman and top seed Dylan Cress of Crestview by technical fall 15-0 to cop the title.

Ada junior Kale Pedersen finished a solid fourth in the 138 lbs. bracket. He recorded two pin wins and a 2-2 record in the tourney.

Sophomore Ethan Carl took fifth in the 175 lbs. division. After a bye, he won his first match by pin at 4:31. He lost in the semis to the eventual runner-up. 

In the consolation bracket, Carl lost his first match but bounced back to win the fifth-place bout by a 10-7 decision.

Ada seniors Peyton Karsten (215) and Zaiden Denslow (120) each went 1-2 in the respective brackets. Denslow recorded a 10-3 decision win, and Karsten posted a 10-2 decision victory.

Placers Report
106 Pound Placers
1st Carter Dunlap 9, Ada, tf15-0
2nd Dylan Cress 9, Crestview
3rd Jack Bennington 9, Mohawk, Fall 3:44
4th Kai Brough 9, Eastwood
5th Landon Mikels 9, Lake, Fall 3:08

113 Pound Placers
1st Griffin Zarse 10, Columbus Grove, Fall 0:41
2nd Zyven Smith 12, Cory-Rawson
3rd Grant Grubb 10, Crestview, Fall 4:08
4th Casey Henry 9, Lake
5th Brentley Lindeman 9, Del. Jefferson, Dec 13-9

120 Pound Placers
1st Jacob Palte 10, Columbus Grove, Fall 3:38
2nd Colt Larrison 10, Allen East
3rd Hayden Walters 10, Cory-Rawson, Fall 3:27
4th Max Wagner 9, Van Buren
5th Jonathan DeBarr 9, Mohawk, Fall 2:59

126 Pound Placers
1st Silas Riblet 12, Ada, Fall 6:29OT
2nd Robert Tyas 11, Crestview
3rd Corbin Phillips 11, Lima Senior, tf16-1
4th Jackson Vetter 9, Eastwood
5th Huelett North 11, Fostoria, md9-0

132 Pound Placers
1st Kellen Wireman 10, Allen East, md16-7
2nd Cooper Hanna 9, Van Buren
3rd Michael Gregg 12, Triad, Fall 1:56
4th Everett Snipes 10, Lake
5th Calen Oen 9, Spencerville, Dec 14-8

138 Pound Placers
1st Brant Kirian 12, Mohawk, Dec 4-1
2nd Wyatt Smith 11, Triad
3rd Logan Miller 12, Del. Jefferson, Fall 1:14
4th Kale Pedersen 11, Ada
5th Cohen Phillips 10, Riverdale, Fall 2:36

144 Pound Placers
1st Grady Phelps 10, Riverdale, tf16-1
2nd Brooks Hill 12, Van Buren
3rd Barrett Hernandez 11, Fostoria, md11-3
4th Steven Emerick 10, Allen East
5th Hudson Gamber 10, Perry, Fall 3:48

150 Pound Placers
1st Garret Bollack 12, Triad, md11-1
2nd Liam Pursell 12, Mohawk
3rd Ezekiel Sensabaugh 11, Fostoria, Dec 16-9
4th Austin McMichael 12, Spencerville
5th Johnnie Omlor 12, Van Buren, Fall 0:26

157 Pound Placers
1st Anthony Kleinmark 11, Fostoria, Dec 12-11
2nd Luke Sawmiller 10, Crestview
3rd Troy Johnson 12, Mohawk, Fall 2:47
4th Wyatt Makeever 10, Bucyrus
5th Leyton Parent 12, Del. Jefferson, Fall 2:36

165 Pound Placers
1st Keaton Jacobs 10, Spencerville, Fall 5:56
2nd Silas Raney 12, Fostoria
3rd Maddux Blank 11, Pandora-Gilboa, Dec 9-3
4th Zaide Miller 9, Del. Jefferson
5th Tommy Basinger 12, Van Buren, Dec 10-7

175 Pound Placers
1st Drew Phillips 12, Van Buren, Fall 0:56
2nd Conner Heistan 10, Spencerville
3rd Noah Campbell 11, Triad, Dec 13-6
4th Aaron Parrish*LSE 12, X4
5th Ethan Carl 10, Ada, Dec 10-7

190 Pound Placers
1st Kydin Reed 11, Riverdale, Fall 5:30
2nd Landon Miller 12, Van Buren
3rd Royce Kill 12, Spencerville, Fall 1:46
4th Carter Johnson*SPE 11, X1
5th Gary Kill 10, Allen East, Forfeit

215 Pound Placers
1st Hayden Butcher 11, Bucyrus, Fall 1:37
2nd Braylon McNett 11, Spencerville
3rd Cyrus Flores 12, Fostoria, Fall 2:21
4th Ben Hawkins 10, Allen East
5th Luke Martin 9, Van Buren, Fall 1:26

285 Pound Placers
1st Hayden Ginn 11, Bucyrus, Forfeit
2nd Asher Swerlein*BUC 11, X4
3rd Henry Wiss 11, Spencerville, md13-4
4th Hudson Buuck 9, Crestview
5th Keegan Gray-Wyckoff 11, Antwerp, Fall 3:31

Team scores:

1. Van Buren 160.5 points; 2. Spencerville 142; 3. Fostoria 135.5; 4. Mohawk 112; 5. Crestview 109.5; 6. Allen East 98.5; 7. Triad 88.5; 8. Cory-Rawson 84.5; 9. Ada 82 & Riverdale 82; 11. Del. Jefferson 80.5; 12. Bucyrus 80; 13. Columbus Grove 72; 14. Eastwood 70; 15. Lake 60; 16. Lima Senior 38.5; 17. Antwerp 23.5; Perry 23.5; 19. Ridgedale 23; 20. Pandora-Gilboa 16.5