February 28th – March 1st, 2008 – State Tournament @ Schottenstein Center
Alec Marsico was the only Panther wrestler to qualify to compete in the State Wrestling Tournament in the 112 lb weight class in Division 1. Alec lost to Brian Frehmeyer of Parma HS 6-2 in the first round, and lost to Leslie Polley of Maple Heights HS 7-3 in the first consolation round.
February 22nd – 23rd, 2008 – Central District Tournament @ Hilliard Davidson
The eight Panther wrestlers that qualified at Sectionals last weekend, competed in the Central District Tournament this weekend. As a team they tied with Marion Franklin and West Carrolton for 15th place overall with 43 points. Individually, Alec Marsico qualified to compete in the State Tournament next weekend by winning the 112 lb weight class to become a District Champion, and Josh Will became a District Placer, taking 6th place in the 103 lb weight class. Matt Ferguson (152) and Richard Moore (189) made it to the consolation quarter finals before bowing out.
STATE QUALIFIER
Alec Marsico, 112 lbs, DISTRICT CHAMPION
DISTRICT PLACER
Josh Will, 103 lbs, 6th place
February 16th, 2008 – Central District Sectional Qualifying Tournament @ Watkins Memorial High School
This weekend started the Road to the State Championships, with the varsity team competing in the Central District Sectional Qualifying Tournament at Watkins Memorial High School. Overall, the team scored 186 points to finish in second place behind Olentangy High School (203). Individually, eight wrestlers finished in the top four to qualify for the District Tournament, and two other wrestlers finished in fifth place as District alternates. In all the Panthers had one Sectional Champion, three Runners-up, two wrestlers take third, two wrestlers take 4th, two take 5th and two take 6th. Congratulations to all the wrestlers on a job well done!! Individual Results in weight class order are below:
DISTRICT QUALIFIERS
Josh Will, 103 lbs, 2nd place
Alec Marsico, 112 lbs, 2nd place
Brandon Grogan, 125 lbs, 4th place
Sean Bui, 140 lbs, 4th place
Matt Ferguson, 152 lbs, 3rd place
Connor Gerenscer, 160 lbs, 3rd place
Nick Justus 171 lbs, CHAMPION
Richard Moore, 189 lbs, 2nd place
DISTRICT ALTERNATES
James Rockwood, 119 lbs, 5th place
Jake Hinze, 135 lbs, 5th place
SECTIONAL PLACERS
Alec Lamancusa, 215 lbs, 6th place
Lamar Craig, 285 lbs, 6th place
February 7th, 2008 - Central Crossing OCC Dual
The Varsity Team suffered a tough 48-19 loss to Central Crossing in their final OCC dual meet of the season. On Senior Night, only five Panthers could manage wins, but they included both seniors, James Rockwood and Richard Moore. The Panthers ended the OCC season with a dual meet record of 3-2 in the Central Division. The match started at 145 lbs. Individual results were:
145: Hunt (CC) WBF Sean Bui (PN) 0-6
152:Matt Ferguson (PN) maj. dec. 16-6 Beatty (CC) 4-6
160: Hahr (CC) dec. 5-2 Alex Glackin (PN) 4-9
171: Faiella (CC) WBF Dan Quinn (PN) 4-15
189: Richard Moore (PN) WBF Maynad (CC) 10-15
215: Alec Lamancusa (PN) dec. 3-1 Morley (CC) 13-15
285: Schramm (CC) WBF Lamar Craig (PN) 13-21
103: Higgins (CC) WBF Josh Will (PN) 13-27
112: Alec Marsico (PN) dec. 10-6 Wimer (CC) 16-27
119: James Rockwood (PN) dec. 6-4 Hardy (CC) 19-27
125: Sanders (CC) WBF Patrick Lynch (PN) 19-33
130: Edwards (CC) dec. 8-3 Brandon Grogan (PN) 19-36
135: Channel (CC) WBF Dustin Hilty (PN) 19-42
140: Fisher (CC) WBF Brock Martin (PN) 19-48
February 2nd, 2008 - Best of the Southwest Tournament @ Graham HS
The Varsity Team had a good showing at the “Best of the Southwest” Tournament at Graham High School in St. Paris, OH finishing 4th out of 12 teams behind Graham, Troy Christian, and Lakota West. The Panthers scored 143 points and were just 4.5 points shy of a third place finish. On the day they had one runner-up, one 3rd place finish, four 4th place finishers, four 5th place finishers, and two 6th place finishers. Individual results in weight class order were:
Josh Will, 103 lbs, 4th place
Alec Marsico, 112 lbs, 2nd place
James Rockwood, 119 lbs, 5th place
Brandon Grogan, 125 lbs, 4th place
Dustin Hilty, 130 lbs, 4th place
Sean Bui, 140 lbs, 5th place
Brock Martin, 145 lbs, 6th place
Matt Ferguson, 160 lbs, 5th place
Nick Justus, 171 lbs, 4th place
Richard Moore, 189 lbs, 5th place
Alec Lamancusa, 215 lbs, 3rd place
Lamar Craig, HWT, 6th place
January 31st, 2008 - Thomas Worthington OCC Dual
The Varsity Team put on another dominating performance in beating Thomas Worthington 48-15 at Thomas Worthington High School. The Panthers won the first eight matches of the night on their way to winning eleven of fourteen matches overall, including two pins and three technical falls. The match started at HWT. Individual Results were:
285: Lamar Craig (PN) dec. 6-2 JP May (TW) 3-0
103: Josh Will (PN) won by forfeit 9-0
112: Danny Donnelly (PN) WBF 3:05 Kurtis Walker (TW) 15-0
119: Alec Marsico (PN) dec. 12-7 Jared Sillanpaa (TW) 18-0
125: James Rockwood (PN) tech fall 26-11 Austin Washburn (TW) 23-0
130: Brandon Grogan (PN) WBF 3:22 John Shelton (TW) 29-0
135: Dustin Hilty dec. 3-2 Josiah Messerall (TW) 32-0
140: Sean Bui (PN) dec. 9-8 Adli Edwards (TW) 35-0
145: Caleb Messerall (TW) WBF 1:20 Anthony Ditosto (PN) 35-6
152: Kevin Dean (TW) dec. 4-3 Brock Martin (PN) 35-9
160: Matt Ferguson (PN) tech fall 20-3 Dan Link (TW) 40-9
171: Mike Brankamp (TW) WBF 3:13 Nick Justus (PN) 40-15
189: Richard Moore (PN) tech fall 16-0 Bryan Bowman(TW) 45-15
215: Alec Lamancusa (PN) dec. 9-8 Alex Karageorge (TW) 48-15
January 24th, 2008 – Westerville Central OCC Dual
The Varsity Team put on a dominating performance at Westerville Central High School, beating the Warhawks 57-15. The Panthers won ten of fourteen matches overall, and seven of the wins were by fall. The match started at 119 lbs. Individual Results were:
119: James Rockwood(PN) WBF 1:59 Kyle Winston (WC) 6-0
125: Patrick Lynch (PN) WBF 2:57 Dustin Carson (WC) 12-0
130: Paul Chaney (WC) dec. 8-3 BrandonGrogan (PN) 12-3
135: Dillon Pinter (PN) WBF 2:56 Johnny Aleshire (WC) 18-3
140: Michael Meirelles (WC) dec. 8-6 Sean Bui (PN) 18-6
145: Justin Brown (WC) dec. 10-4 Brock Martin (PN) 18-9
152: Connor Gerencser (PN) dec. 5-3 Vince Alger (WC) 21-9
160: Matt Ferguson (PN) won by forfeit 27-9
171: Nick Justus (PN) WBF 5:47 Benjamin Zoky (WC) 33-9
189: Richard Moore(PN) WBF 4:12 Zach Swick (WC) 39-9
215: Alec Lamancusa(PN) WBF 4:51 Pat McNabb (WC) 45-9
285: Doug McNabb (WC) WBF 2:15 Lamar Craig (PN) 45-15
103: Josh Will (PN) won by forfeit 51-15
112: Alec Marsico (PN) WBF 1:50 Stephen Alger (WC) 57-15
Saturday January 19th, 2008 - Wapakoneta Invitational Tournament
The Varsity took their last overnight trip of the regular season to Wapak and made the very best of it. On a day when every wrestler placed in the top 6, the Panthers broke through for their first ever overall tournament victory, and their first victory over Marysville. The Panthers scored 298.5 points to Marysville's 292, to win the Wapak Invitational. Along the way they crowed 4 individual champions, one runner-up, had five 3rd place finishes, one 4th place, two 5th places, and one 6th place finish. In addition to this, Freshmen wrestlers Jake Hinze and Lamar Craig each recorded the first official varsity victories. Congratulations to the coaches and all the wrestlers for this wonderful display of how hard work, determination, and perseverance pay off. Complete results are here http://www.baumspage.com/hstour/wap8.pdf
Individual PHSN results in weight class order were:
103: Josh Will, 3rd
112: Alec Marsico, CHAMPION
119: James Rockwood, 3rd
125: Pat Lynch, 6th
130: Brandon Grogan, CHAMPION
135: Jacob Hinze, 5th
140: Sean Bui, CHAMPION
145: Brock Martin, 3rd
152: Connor Gerenscer, 3rd
160: Matt Ferguson, CHAMPION
171: Nick Justice, 2nd
189: Richard Moore, 3rd
215: Alec Lamancusa, 4th
285: Lamar Craig, 5th
January 17th, 2008 – Marysville OCC Dual
The Varsity Wrestlers dropped a heart-breaker to Marysville 28-29 in an OCC Dual Thursday evening. Individual results were:
112: Alec Marsico (PN) WBF Parker (M) 6-0
119: Jake McCombs (M) WBF Jordan Stolz (PN) 6-6
125: James Rockwood (PN) dec. 2-0 Zev Green (M) 9-6
130: Brandon Grogan (PN) dec. 10-3 Tyler Wirtz (M) 12-6
135: Tyler Bass (M) dec. 5-3 Dustin Hilty (PN) 12-9
140: Sean Bui (PN) dec. 5-3 Josh Sisler (M) 15-9
145: Caleb Marsh (M) tech 17-2 Brock Martin (PN) 15-14
152: Brandon Roshon (M) dec. 9-4 Conner Gerencser (PN) 15-17
160: Matt Ferguson (PN) dec. 7-4 Kyle Buchanon (M) 18-17
171: Nick Justus (PN) dec. 7-2 Nate Fults (M) 21-17
189: Richard Moore (PN) maj.dec. 11-1 Andre Phlipot (M) 25-17
215: Nate Weeks (M) WBF Alec Lamacusa (PN) 25-23
285: Ian Miller (M) WBF Lamar Craig (PN) 25-29
103: Josh Will (PN) dec. 10-5 Nick Sparks (M) 28-29
January 12th – Mentor Duals
The Varsity Team competed in the Mentor Duals, at Mentor High School in Mentor, OH. The competition there was very tough with several of the boys wrestling wrestlers ranked in the top 10 in Ohio during the day. In the end the team posted a 2-3 record for the day. They opened the tournament against Solon High School and dropped that dual meet by a 21-45 score. Next, they wrestled Elyria High School, the eventual champions of the tournament, and lost by a similar 22-47 score. After this the team rebounded to beat Willoughby South High School 47-21 and then went on to wrestle the Mentor Cardinals, where they dropped their third meet of the day by a 20-46 margin. But again, they rebounded to beat Oregon Clay High School (near Toledo) by the score of 39-30. No Panthers went undefeated on the day but Alec Marsico (112 lbs) , Matt Ferguson (160 lbs), and Alec Lamancusa (215 lbs) all posted 4-1 records on the day.
January 10th, 2008 – Delaware Hayes OCC Dual
The Varsity Wrestlers opened up the OCC Duals portion of their schedule with a win over visiting Delaware Hayes High School by the score of 39-24. Individual results were:
Todd Munday (DH) WBF Lamar Craig (PN) 0-6
Josh Will (PN) won by forfeit 6-6
Alec Marsico (PN) won by forfeit 12-6
James Rockwood (PN) dec. 8-4 Greg Flaglor (DH) 15-6
Michael Austin (DH) WBF Brandon Grogan (PN) 15-12
Dustin Hilty (PN) dec. 1-0, 3OT Mark Rieman (DH) 18-12
Brent Spivey (DH) WBF Dillon Pinter (PN) 18-18
Sean Bui (PN) WBF Dylan Thomas (DH) 24-18
Brock Martin (PN) dec. 11-7 Nate Hauff (DH) 27-18
Matt Ferguson (PN) dec. 5-2 Joey Sumner (DH) 30-18
Nik Oesterle (DH) dec. 8-3 Joe George (PN) 30-21
Christian Brooks (DH) maj.dec. 8-0 Dan Quinn (PN) 30-24
Richard Moore (PN) won by forfeit 36-24
Alec Lamacusa (PN) dec. 5-1 Nick Spalsbury (DH) 39-24
January 5th, 2008 – Kevin Cleveland Memorial Tournament
The Varsity team competed in the Kevin Cleveland Memorial Tournament at Dublin Scioto High School, and finished in second place overall thanks to a strong showing in the final round at the 5 lowest weights. Trailing Brunswick going into the final round, all 5 wrestlers at the lowest weights won their matches to secure second place over Brunswick by 2.5 points. First place was won by Mason HS with 313 points, followed by PHSN with 189, followed by Brunswick with 186.5 in third. Overall PHSN had 11 of their 14 wrestlers place at the tournament, and all were in the top six places. The eleven placers were (in weight class order):
Josh Will, 103 lbs, 3-1, 5th place
Alec Marsico, 112 lbs, 5-0, CHAMPION
James Rockwood, 119 lbs, 4-1, 3rd place
Brandon Grogan, 125 lbs, 3-2, 3rd place
Dustin Hilty, 130 lbs, 3-1, 3rd place
Sean Bui, 140 lbs, 3-2, 6th place
Brock Martin, 145 lbs, 3-2, 6th place
Matt Ferguson, 160 lbs, 3-2, 6th place
Nick Justus, 171 lbs, 3-2, 4th place
Richard Moore, 189 lbs, 3-2, 4th place
Alec Lamancusa, 215 lbs, 2-2, 4th place
December 28th 29th2007 – Wadsworth Grizzly Invitational Tournament
The Varsity Team took only 11 wrestlers to this year's GIT, but still managed a 9th place finish out of 27 teams, scoring 96.5 points. Both of those marks were improvements from last year. Five wrestlers placed at the 2007 GIT. They were (in weight class order):
112 lbs - Alec Marsico - 5th Place
125 lbs - Brandon Grogan - 5th Place
152 lbs - Conner Gerenscer - 8th place
160 lbs - Matt Ferguson - CHAMPION
215 lbs - Alex Lamancusa - 7th Place
December 22nd, 2007 – Panther Duals
The Varsity Wrestlers placed 3rd while hosting the annual Panther Duals Tournament at PHSN. The Panthers opened the tournament by beating cross town rival Pickerington Central by a 50-22 score, and then reeled off wins against Reynoldsburg 39-27, and Dublin Scioto 54-21 to place second (on a tie breaker) in their half of the bracket behind Fairfield. That sent the Panthers to a Championship round match-up with Teays Valley, where the Panthers fell by the score of 15-47. That sent the Panthers into the 3rd Place match, where they soundly defeated River View by the score of 48-18.
Several wrestlers faired very well at the Panther Duals.
Brandon Grogan, 125 lbs, was the only Panther to go 5-0 on the day. Several other wrestlers contributed 4 wins with individual 4-1 records on the day. They were (in weight class order):
Josh Will, 103 lbs
Alec Marsico, 112 lbs
James Rockwood, 119 lbs
Matt Ferguson, 160 lbs
Nick Justus, 171 lbs
Richard Moore, 189 lbs
December 15th, 2007 – Medina Duals
The Varsity Wrestling Team opened their season by placing 3rd at the Medina Duals with a 3-2 record. The Panthers opened the dual tournament with a loss to Mayfield 29-32, then rebounded with a win against Berkshire 44-35. The Panthers then dropped their next dual to Medina by the same 29-32 score before beating Copely-Fairlawn 54-21 and Hubbard 50-20.
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