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2008-2009 Season Varsity Match Results

State Championship Tournament
Thursday – Saturday, March 5-7, 2009 – Schottenstein Center
The two Panthers who qualified for “the show”, Austin Marsico (103) and Matt Ferguson (160), took to the mats Thursday evening in the opening round of the State Championship Tournament. Unfortunately, both dropped their first round matches to fall into the Consolation Bracket. Austin lost to Brain Hauser, a senior from Lyndhurst Brush HS 16-0, while Matt lost to sophomore Ian Corb of Cincinnati Elder 3-2. Later in the evening in the first round of the Consos, Austin defeated Brian Luria, a sophomore from Mason HS 7 to 0 and moved on to the second round of the Consolation bracket. Matt however, lost to senior Justin Wharton of Oregon Clay by the score of 9-6 to end his season. On Friday afternoon, in the second round of the Conso Bracket, Austin dropped a 1-0 decision to junior Nick Garcia of Oregon Clay to finish his season just off the podium.

Central District Tournament
Friday - Saturday, February 27-28, 2009 - Hilliard Darby HS
The Panther wrestlers that qualified at Sectionals last weekend, competed in the Central District Tournament this weekend. As a team they tied with Hilliard Darby, Upper Arlington, and Westerville North for 15th place overall with 46.5 points. Individually, Austin Marsico, and Matt Ferguson qualified to compete in the State Tournament next weekend at the Schottenstein Center. Austin finished as Runner Up in the 103lb weight class, and Matt took 4th place in the 160 lb weight class. Nick Justus became a District Placer, finishing in 6th place at 171 lbs.

Final Team Results
1. Hilliard Davidson 119.5
2. Marysville 104.5
3. Springboro 86.5
4. Reynoldsburg 86.0
5. Central Crossing 78.5
6. Mt. Vernon 75.0
7. Olentangy 75.0
8. Teays Valley 73.0
9. Beavercreek 64.0
10. Lancaster 63.0
11. Marion-Franklin 58.5
12. Watkins Memorial 52.5
13. St. Charles 52.0
14. Worth. Kilbourne 50.5
15. Hilliard Darby 46.5
16. Pickerington North 46.5
17. Upper Arlington 46.5
18. Westerville North 46.5
19. Dublin Scioto 43.0
20. Groveport-Madison 41.5
21. Pickerington Central 34.0
22. Dublin Coffman 32.0
23. West Carrollton 31.0
24. Wayne 28.0
25. Worthington 25.5
26. Westland 22.5
27. Lebanon 22.0
28. Trot.-Madison 20.0
29. Lincoln 17.0
30. Grove City 15.5
31. Olentangy Liberty 12.0
32. Fairborn 11.5
33. Hayes 10.0
34. Stebbins 4.5
35. Brookhaven 4.0
36. Walnut Ridge 4.0
37. Sidney 3.0
38. West 3.0
39. Logan 2.0
40. Westerville Central 1.0
41. Westerville South 1.0

Individual Results State Qualifiers
Austin Marsico, 103 lbs, 2nd Place
Matt Ferguson, 160 lbs, 4th Place

District Placer
Nick Justus, 171 lbs, 6th place

Sectional Qualifying Tournament
Saturday, February 21st, 2009 – Pickerington North HS
This weekend the road to the Ohio High School State Wrestling Championship Tournament started with Sectional Qualifying Tournaments being held across the state. In each division (I, II, and III) sixteen Sectional Tournaments are held with the top four place winners qualifying to compete in one of four District Tournaments. At each District Tournament, the top four place winners qualify to compete in the State Championship tournament held at the Schottenstein Center.

This year the Panthers hosted what was most likely the toughest of the three Central District Sectionals, and managed to finish as Runners Up in the team race, qualifying 7 wrestlers to continue on at Districts. They were lead by junior wrestlers Matt Ferguson, who was the Sectional Champion at 160 lbs, and Nick Justus who finished as the runner up at 171 lbs.

Final Team Results
1. Central Crossing 227.50
2. Pickerington North 172.50
3. Mount Vernon 165
4. Worthington Kilbourne 148
5. Marion-Franklin 123
6. Lancaster 118.50
7. Upper Arlington 108.50
8. Delaware Hayes 92
9. Groveport Madison 86.50
10. Olentangy Liberty 84.50
11. Dublin Jerome 51.50
12. Gahanna Lincoln 41
13. Logan 26

Individual Results District Qualifiers
Austin Marsico, 103 lbs - 3rd Place
Josh Will, 112 lbs - 3rd Place
Brandon Grogan, 130 lbs - 3rd Place
Dustin Hilty, 135 lbs - 3rd Place
Sean Bui, 145 lbs - 4th Place
Matt Ferguson, 160 lbs - CHAMPION
Nick Justus, 171 lbs - 2nd Place

Alternates
Eli Corder, 119 lbs - 5th Place
Brandon Howes, 140 lbs - 5th Place
Alec Lamancusa, 215 lbs - 5th Place

February 10th, 2009 – Worthington Kilbourne Dual– PHSN
Wrestling on “Senior Night” at home, the Panthers won 8 of 14 matches and beat the Wolves from Worthington Kilbourne by a score of 39-31. The match started out going back and forth with each team winning 3 of the first 6 bouts, before the 2 senior Panthers won back to back matches to put some distance between the two teams. Individual match results appear below.

Pickerington North 39 Worthington Kilbourne 31
215: Alec Lamancusa (PN) WBF Jedediah Bressman (WK) 6-0
HVY: Brett Shaffer (WK) WBF Patrick Elflein (PN) 6-6
103: Austin Marsico (PN) WBF Nick Varaschilli (WK) 12-6
112: Wasim Soomro (WK) maj Grant Snyder (PN) 13-2 12-10
119: Josh Will (PN) WBF Connor Wolfe (WK) 18-10
125: Andrew Taylor (WK) WBF Eli Corder (PN) 18-16
130: Brandon Grogan (PN) WBF Eric Clemans (WK) 24-16
135: Dustin Hilty (PN) dec Trevor Aebi (WK) 27-16
140: Jake Hinze (PN) TF Devin Heath (WK) 17-2 32-16
145: Bryan Hoffman (WK) WBF Sean Bui (PN) 32-22
152: Josh Burton (WK) dec Brandon Howes (PN) 4-2 32-25
160: Matt Ferguson (PN) maj Tyler Blaine (WK) 16-7 36-25
171: Nick Justus (PN) dec Ryan Bott (WK) 12-5 39-25
189: Greg Muenchow (WK) WBF Mike Loeffler (PN) 39-31

February 7th, 2009 – “Best of the Southwest” Tournament– Graham HS
This weekend the varsity Panthers traveled to the home of the defending 2008 HS National Champion Graham Falcons2008 to compete in the "Best of the Southwest" Tournament.  While there were only 11 teams there, the competition was tough, and the Panthers got in some very good matches in their last tournament before Sectionals on 2/21.  Competing well, and with only 13 wrestlers, the Panthers  were able to pull out a second place finish in the team race, but were unable to crown any individual champions.  They finished with 161.5 points, a  distant 2nd to Graham who had 324.5 points, and just ahead of Lakota West (160) and Troy Christian (149.5).  The Panthers were paced by Alec Lamancusa(215) and Pat Elflein(285) who both made it into their respective championship matches and finished as runners-up, and by Josh Will(112) and Matt Ferguson(160)  who each took 3rd place.  Michael Loeffler also advanced to the 3rd place match but was unable to wrestle it because of the OHSAA "5 match" rule.  Quite a feat considering that he certified at only 160lbs and was giving up about 20 lbs in each bout.   Individual wrestlers who placed in the tournament are listed below in weight class order.

103 lbs, Austin Marsico, 4th place
112  lbs, Josh Will, 3rd place
125 lbs, Alec Marsico, 4th place
130 lbs, Brandon Grogan, 5th place
135 lbs, Dustin Hilty, 4th place
140 lbs, Brandon howes, 5th place
160 lbs, Matt Ferguson, 3rd place
171 lbs, Nick Justus, 4th place
189 lbs, Michael Loeffler, tied for 3rd
215 lbs, Alec Lamancusa, 2nd place
HWT, Patrick Elflein, 2nd Place

February 5th, 2009 – DeSales Dual– St. Francis DeSales HS
Once again the Varsity team wrestled a dual on the opponents "Senior Night" and once again things didn't go so well for the Panthers. The North wrestlers bolted out to a 15-3 lead winning 3 of the first 4 bouts, but then lost 6 matches in a row before getting back on track to win 3 of the last 4 matches. The result was another close loss with the final team score being Pickerington 31 – DeSales 35.. Individual match results appear below.

Pickerington North 31 St. Francis DeSales 35
130: Jake Vaughn (D) dec Alec Marsico (PN) 4-0 0-3
135: Brandon Grogan (PN) WBF Danny Harr (D) 6-3
140: Dustin Hilty (PN) dec Myles Grimard 6-1 9-3
145: Brandon Howes (PN) WBF Adam Dobner (D) 15-3
152: Sal Carfagna (D) dec Sean Bui (PN) 4-2 15-6
160: Reno Bernardo (D) maj Matt Ferguson (PN) 18-6 15-10
171: Marcus Keuchler (D) maj Nick Justus (PN) 15-2 15-14
189: Evan Killelea (D) WBF Mike Loeffler (PN) 15-20
215: Malcolm Burrell (D) dec Alec Lamancusa (PN) 4-2 15-23
HVY: Jake Smith (D) WBF Patrick Elflein (PN) 15-29
103: Austin Marsico (PN) WBF Tyler Ricevuto (D) 21-29
112: Josh Will (PN) WBF Dominic Pizzuro (D) 27-29
119: Brian McGovern (D) WBF Danny Donnelly (PN) 27-35
125: Eli Corder (PN) maj Jason Mulligan (D) 10-2 31-35

January 31st, 2009 – O.C.C. Ohio Div. Championships – Gahanna-Lincoln HS
The Varsity team, went 4-0 on Saturday at the OCC-Ohio Duals to add the title of “O.C.C. Ohio Division Champions” to their list of accomplishments this year. They easily defeated Gahanna, Newark and Grove City in pool wrestling and then defeated Reynoldsburg on the strength of 6 falls in the championship match to claim the title. Individual dual results appear below.

Pool - Round 1
Pickerington North 58 Gahanna Lincoln 10
145: Brandon Howes (PN) dec Justin Stroschein (G) 9-7 3-0
152: Sean Bui (PN) dec Adam Jah (G) 3-0 6-0
160: Matt Ferguson (PN) WBF Willie Anderson (G) 12-0
171: Nick Justus (PN) TF Donald Payne (G) 20-3 17-0
189: Nick Brown (G) WBF Ryan Campbell (PN) 17-6
215: Alec Lamancusa (PN) dec Evan Bergenstein (G) 4-3 20-6
HVY: Patrick Elflein (PN) WBF Tim Tuaquoi (G) 26-6
103: Austin Marsico (PN) maj Bob Otting (G) 22-10 30-6
112: Josh Will (PN) TF Doryan Arnold (G) 16-0 35-6
119: Danny Donnelly (PN) FFT 41-6
125: Alec Marsico (PN) TF Brandon Shirley (G) 17-1 46-6
130: Brandon Grogan (P) WBF Josiah Dembowski (G) 52-6
135: Dustin Hilty (PN) WBF Alex Dragt (G) 58-6
140: Matt Nelson (G) maj Jake Hinze (PN) 11-3 58-10

Pool - Round 2
Pickerington North 69 Newark 3
152: Brandon Howes (PN) WBF Ethan Marstella (N) 6-0
160: Matt Ferguson (PN) TF Joe nicholls (N) 24-7 11-0
171: Nick Justus (PN) WBF John Waldrop (N) 17-0
189: Ryan Campbell (PN) WBF Ryan Ettenhoffer (N) 23-0
215: Alec Lamancusa (PN) dec Mark George (N) 4-3 26-0
HVY: Patrick Elflein (PN) dec Charlye Lopez(N)) 5-3 29-0
103: Grant Snyder (PN) FFT 35-0
112: Josh Will (PN) FFT 41-0
119: Dujuan Booker (N) dec Danny Donnelly (PN) 9-6 41-3
125: Alec Marsico (PN) WBF Eric Stenger (N) 47-3
130: Brandon Grogan (PN) WBF Tyler Ranalli (N) 53-3
135: Dustin Hilty (PN) maj Josh Mmoore (N) 13-4 57-3
140: Jake Hinze (PN) WBF Taylor Brokaw (N) 63-3
145: Sean Bui (PN) FFT 69-3

Pool – Round 3
Pickerington North 45 Grove City 18
160: Matt Ferguson (PN) dec Ryan Wells (GC) 13-6 3-0
171: Nick Justus (PN) TF Mike Wyatt (GC) 21-6 8-0
189: Robb Werner (GC) dec Ryan Campbell (PN) 7-5ot 8-3
215: Alec Lamancusa (PN) maj Brian Senesac (GC) 15-4 12-3
HVY: Zach Reynard (GC) WBF Patrick Elflein (PN) 12-9
103: Austin Marsico (PN) TF Jordan Shoemaker (GC) 18-3 17-9
112: Jacob Swavely (GC) dec Josh Will (PN) 7-4 17-12
119: Josh Mills (GC) WBF Danny Donnelly (PN) 17-18
125: Alec Marsico (PN) WBF Collin Whitt (GC) 23-18
130: Brandon Grogan (PN) WBF Tyler Floyd (GC) 29-18
135: Dustin Hilty (PN) TF Troy Sheehan (GC) 17-1 34-18
140: Jake Hinze (PN) dec Nick Kowaleski (GC) 10-5 37-18
145: Brandon Howes (PN) TF John Wyatt (GC) 18-3 42-18
152: Sean Bui (PN) dec Jose Hughes (GC) 6-4ot 45-18

Championship
Pickerington North 43 Reynoldsburg 27
171: Jeremy Cook (R) dec Nick Justus (PN) 6-4 0-3
189: Christian Tennant (R) FFT 0-9
215: Alec Lamancusa (PN) WBF Donald Fuller (R) 6-9
HVY: Jordan Marrero (R) WBF Patrick Elflein (PN) 6-15
103: Austin Marsico (PN) WBF Greg Cheng (R) 12-15
112: Josh Will (PN) dec Josh Nein (R) 14-12 15-15
119: Eli Corder (PN) WBF Kidos Behrone (R) 21-15
125: Alec Marsico (PN) WBF Conrad Cheng (R) 27-18
130: Isiah Allen (R) dec Brandon Grogan (PN) 7-6 27-18
135: Dustin Hilty (PN) maj Zach Hortsel (R) 15-6 31-18
140: Tommy Sasfy (R) WBF Jake Hinze (PN) 31-24
145: Brandon Howes (PN) WBF Brad Flougher (R) 37-24
152: Brandon Martin (R) dec Sean Bui (PN) 4-2 37-27
160: Matt Ferguson (PN) WBF Dalton Hoover (R) 43-27

January 22nd, 2009 – Hilliard Darby Dual - Darby HS
The Varsity team, went into Darby HS on Senior night and lost a close dual 31-29. Each team won 7 matches but Darby pulled out 2 more bonus points than Pickerington and that was the margin of victory.

112: Cameron Longwell (H) WBF Grant Snyder 1:16 0-6
119: Jordan Miskel (H) dec Josh Will 8-6 0-9
125: Travante Pitts (H) TF Eli Corder 17-1 0-14
130: Brandon Grogan (P) WBF Blake Scipio 5:18 6-14
135: Connor Driscoll (H) WBF Alec Marsico 3:37 6-20
140: Dustin Hilty (P) WBF Drew Hite 1:56 12-20
145: Tyler Bowens (H) dec Brandon Howes 23-10 12-24
152: Joe Crabtree (H) dec Sean Bui 8-6 12-27
160: Nathan Launer (H) dec Michael Loeffler 9-1 12-31
171: Matt Ferguson (P) dec Doug Sebastian 12-4 16-31
189: Nick Justus (P) dec Vinny Deyarmon 12-3 20-31
215: Alec Lamancusa (P) dec Nick Primavera 7-2 23-31
HVY: Patrick Elflein (P) dec Tyrone Ford 13-7 26-31
103: Austin Marsico (P) dec Devin Whorle 13-8 29-31

January 21st, 2009 – Olentangy Dual - Olentangy HS
The Varsity team, ranked #2 in Central Ohio, traveled to #4 ranked Olentangy for a dual match tonight. The Panthers won six matches but couldn’t overtake the Braves and fell 25-36.

112: Michael Webber (O) dec Austin Marsico (PN) 7-2 0-3
119: Josh Will (PN) TF Dillon Stover (O) 16-0 5-3
125: Eli Corder (PN) dec Anthony Fosco (O) 11-5 8-3
130: Brandon Grogan (PN) TF Joey Gadd (O) 23-8 13-3
135: Dustin Hilty (PN) dec Patrick Dillon (O) 8-1 16-3
140: Joe Grandominico (O) MD Brandon Howes (PN) 20-8 16-7
145: Sean Bui (PN) dec Caleb Hetterscheidt (O) 5-3 19-7
152: Dylan Prantl (O) MD Anthony Ditosto (PN) 13-4 19-11
160: Ryan DiSabato (O) dec Matt Ferguson (PN) 4-3 19-14
171: Mark Sabo (O) MD Nick Justus (PN) 12-2 19-18
189: Alex Steinmetz (O) WBF Ryan Campbell (PN) 6:12 ot 19-24
215: Alec Lamacusa (PN) FFT 25-24
285: Preston Oglesbee (O) WBF Pat Elfline (PN) 1:36 30-25
103: Trevor Fiorucci (O) WBF Grant Snyder (PN) 1:42 36-25

January 17th, 2009 - Wapakoneta Invitational - Wapakoneta HS
The Varsity team came into the Wapak Invitational as defending champions from a year ago, and were up to the task, defeating 11 other teams to take the title once again. The Panthers scored 267 points to finish first followed by Central Crossing with 251, and Troy Christian with 218.5. Along the way 13 Panther wrestlers managed to place in the top six, with 2 Panthers leaving as Champions of their weight classes. Team and Individual results in weight class order are:

TEAM
261 pts, Champions/12 Teams

INDIVIDUAL
103 lbs, Austin Marsico, 2nd place
112 lbs, Josh Will, 4th place
119 lbs, Eli Corder, 5th place
125 lbs, Alec Marsico, CHAMPION
130 lbs, Brandon Grogan, 2nd place
135 lbs, Dustin Hilty, 4th place
140 lbs, Brandon Howes, 6th place
145 lbs, Sean Bui, CHAMPION
160 lbs, Matt Ferguson, 2nd place
171 lbs, Nick Justus, 2nd place
189 lbs, Ryan Campbell, 5th place
215 lbs, Alec Lamancusa, 3rd place
HWT, Lamar Craig, 6th place

January 10th, 2009 Mentor Duals – Mentor HS
The Varsity Team competed in the Mentor Duals Saturday, wrestling in a round robin dual tournament. The Panthers went 4-1 overall to take second place to a very strong Mentor team. They opened the day against Jefferson HS and beat them soundly 68-3. Next they took on Solon and won that match 43-25. Third up was Amherst Steele which the Panthers defeated 44-18. In the fourth round, the Panthers won a close match with Willoughby South 32-29 before facing Mentor in the fifth round. Mentor was also 4-0 on the day going into the last round and they beat the Panthers 43-15. Individually, several wrestlers went undefeated or 4-12 on the day. Undefeated wrestlers were Matt Ferguson at 160, Nick Justus at 171, and Alec Lamancusa at 215. Wrestlers that went 4-1 were Austin Marsico at 103, Josh Will at 112, Dustin Hilty at 135, and Brandon Howes at 145/152, and Sean Bui at 152/145.

December 29th – 30th, 2008 – Medina Invitational Tournament – Medina HS
The varsity team competed for the first time in the M.I.T. over the holiday break.
Lead by senior, Brandon Grogan, who became the first Pickerington North wrestler to place at the M.I.T., the team scored 66.5 points to finish 19th out of 40 overall, and 11th out of 22 in Division 1.

TEAM
66.5 pts, 19th/40 overall, 11th/22 Div1
 
INDIVIDUAL
130 lbs, Brandon Grogan, 7th PLACE

December 20th, 2008 – Panther Duals – PNHS
The varsity team hosted the 6th annual Panther Duals and finished the day in third place overall. The team opened the day with a 55-13 win over River View and followed that with 45-25 romp over sister school Pickerington Central. In the third round they faced a tough Teays Valley team and dropped that dual by one point 35-34, but rebounded to dominate Marion Franklin 61-18 to end their pool wrestling. Their 3-1 pool record earned them a spot in the 3rd/4th place match, where they easily defeated Grove City 58-14.

December 13th, 2008 – Central Ohio Duals – Marysville HS
The varsity team put on a good showing at the Central Ohio Duals in Marysville this weekend. The tournament was dual tournament setup with 2 pools of 5 teams each. The Varsity team started pool wrestling by beating "the X-factor team" ( a team made up of extra wrestlers from several schools who filled in for the spot vacated by Reynoldsburg). No score was available. They then wrestled a tough Hilliard Davidson team and won that dual 34-25. After a third round bye, they picked up where they left off beating Marysville36-27 and closed out their pool wrestling by beating Mount Vernon 46-25. This earned them a spot in the Championship match against Central Crossing, but unfortunately they dropped that match 34-25 to finish as runners-up.

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