By Cort Reynolds
LIMA - The Ada varsity wrestling team competed well in the Div. III sectional meet at Lima Central Catholic Friday and Saturday.

Allen East won the sectional team title with 222.5 points. Wayne Trace came in second with 197 points.

Ada ended up 12th out of 14 teams at the event with 44 points as three purple and gold matmen made it to the district tournament. The Bulldogs finished just behind Lincolnview, and ahead of tournament host LCC and Crestview.

Bulldog sophomore Antonio Pettit took second in the eight-man 126 lbs. bracket to post the top Ada showing. Seeded second, he got to the finals with a majority decision win and a pin. 

Pettit then lost by pin in the title round bout to top seed Jarrett Hornish of Wayne Trace, but will go to districts with an 11-7 record.

Ada freshman Clayton McClain finished third among seven wrestlers in the 113 lbs. division. He went 2-1 to get to the third-place match, where he won a 4-2 decision over freshman Austin Hamilton of Coldwater. At 17-1 this season, he advances to the Troy district.

Fourth seed Colton Biederman went 1-2 and lost in the third-place match to Spencerville sophomore Carder Miller to finish fourth out of six grapplers in the 120 lbs. division. He goes on to districts with a 17-5 season mark.

After receiving a first round bye, second seed Cameron Bober went 0-2 at 152 lbs. to end his senior season with a 13-8 record.

Ada senior Jonathan McClain went 1-2 with a pin at the 220 lbs. bracket to finish 8-9.

Bulldog sophomore Kyle Mattson got a first round bye and went 0-2 in the 170 lbs. division to finish his season 3-14.

A top four finish in any weight bracket qualifies a wrestler for district competition at Troy's Hobart Arena March 5-6.

Ada individual sectional results:
Clayton McClain 
113 lbs.
Third Place
Clayton McClain dec. Austin Hamilton (Coldwater) 4-2
Semifinal
Hunter Sidle (Allen East) pin Clayton McClain 5:00
3rd consolation
McClain maj. dec Smith (Kenton) 11-3
Quarterfinals
Clayton McClain pin Nicholas Wolverton (Columbus Grove) 3:43

Colton Biederman   
120 lbs. 
3rd place match
Carder Miller (Spencerville) dec. Colton Biederman 9-4
Consolation semis
Colton Biederman dec. Joey Sawyer (Lincolnview)    2-0
Semifinals
Gabe Sutton (Wayne Trace) pin Colton Biederman 3:41
QF
Colton Biederman Bye 

Antonio Pettit 
126 lbs.
Championship match Jarrett Hornish (Wayne Trace) pin Antonio Petitt 2:12
Semifinals
Antonio Petitt maj. dec. Skyler Fokine (Parkway)    11-3
QF
Antonio Petitt pin Tristan Taylor (Lincolnview)    3:59

Cameron Bober  
152lbs.
3rd consolation
Sam Obringer (Coldwater) pin Cameron Bober 2:38
QF
Sam Moore (Wayne Trace) pin Cameron Bober 5:25

Kyle Mattson 
170 lbs.
QF
Chase Martin (Delphos St. John's) pin Kyle Mattson 2:45
2nd consolation    
Eddie Cervantes (Coldwater) dec. Kyle Mattson 8-6 

Jonathan McClain 
220 lbs.
QF
Hayden Ridenour (Parkway) pin Jonathan McClain 0:23
2nd consolation
Jonathan McClain pin Josh Hart (Kenton) 3:14
3rd consolation
Andrew Schafer (Columbus Grove) dec. Jonathan McClain 8-5

Sectional team scores:
1.    Allen East    222.5    
2.    Wayne Trace 197    
3.    Coldwater 159.5    
4.    Parkway 130    
5.    Columbus Grove 124
6.    Spencerville 110    
7.    Kenton 99    
8.    Bath    73    
9.    Delphos Jefferson 61
10.    Delphos John's 47.5    
11.    Lincolnview 46    
12.    Ada 44    
13.    LCC 26    
14.    Crestview 18    

The Bulldog matmen compete at Troy March 5-6. Competition starts at 1 p.m. Friday and resumes with the semifinals, finals and consolation rounds Saturday at 9:30 a.m.