Louisville Trounces Hoover, but Falls at Brecksville in Regional Duals – Wrestling

By Leopard Nation · Published February 7, 2026 · Updated February 7, 2026

Micah Bricker Louisville Leopards Wrestling Dual District 2024

DI Hoover Lower (Lower) Regional Duals

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The #3 seed Louisville Leopards put together a strong showing Saturday at the Division I Hoover (Lower Bracket) Regional Duals at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, rolling past #6 seed North Canton Hoover Vikings in the semifinals before falling to the host #2 seed Brecksville Bees in the final. Louisville finishes the day 1–1, suffering its first loss of the season and moving to 6–1 overall, while Brecksville advances to the OHSWCA State Dual Meet next Saturday in Marysville.

Hoover Recap | Hoover Results | Brecksville Recap | Brecksville Results

Semifinal: #3 Louisville 49, #6 North Canton Hoover 19

Louisville had to weather an early storm in the semifinal, spotting Hoover a 10-0 lead before flipping the dual on its head with a staggering 37 unanswered points.

The Leopards’ surge began at 120, where Xavier Pollard, ranked 11th statewide in one of Division I’s deepest weights, delivered a 16-0 technical fall over Noah Kloster to stop the bleeding. From there, Louisville seized complete control. Colton Rhoads (No. 11 at 126) followed with a 20-8 major decision, and Liam Montgomery (No. 7 at 132) defeated Ethan Kling 8-2 to push Louisville ahead 12-10.

Momentum snowballed quickly. Kaiden Barker (No. 6 at 138) and Aric Criss (No. 15 at 144) both added technical falls, stretching the lead to double digits. Mikhail Montgomery kept the run alive with a 4-0 decision at 150 before the Leopards turned the match into a rout.

Louisville’s bonus-point barrage peaked with back-to-back pins. Lucas Neff (157) needed just 1:04 to stick Leonidas Paxos, and Brayden Elsass followed with a 1:23 fall at 165 to cap the 37-point run and put the dual completely out of reach. Pins from Micah Bricker (No. 15 in 190, 1:15) and Jakeb Beard (No. 15 in 215, 0:51) further padded the score before Hoover grabbed late points at heavyweight, resulting in a convincing 49-19 Louisville victory.

Final: #2 Brecksville 51, #3 Louisville 27

The regional final opened with Louisville trading blows with one of the state’s top dual teams. Freshman Emilio Rodriguez, ranked 14th at 106, set the tone by pinning Sean Dougherty in 1:10, and Pollard followed with a 12-3 major decision at 120 to give Louisville an early 10-6 edge.

After a narrow 4-3 loss by Rhoads at 126 and a Brecksville win by forfeit at 132, Barker once again delivered bonus points, tech-falling Andrew Falcone 16-1 to pull the dual even at 15-15. A few bouts later, Mikhail Montgomery electrified the Louisville corner with a 3:57 pin at 150, tying the match again at 21-21 and keeping the Leopards firmly in the fight.

That’s where the Bees took control. Brecksville rattled off four consecutive pins from 144 through 175, turning a deadlock into a commanding advantage. Despite a response from Micah Bricker, who pinned Chris Soeder in 1:42 at 190, Brecksville closed strong with pins at 215 and 285 to pull away for a 51-27 win.

UP NEXT: The Leopards will next travel to take on the Beaver Local Beavers on Friday, February 13 in their final dual match. This is a rescheduled dual that was postponed earlier this year.

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Louisville Vs. Hoover Wrestling Regional Semifinal Results

LEOPARDS 49, VIKINGS 19

106 – Constantinos Paxos (Hoover) maj. decision Emilio Rodriguez (Louisville), 12-2 | LHS 0, NCHHS 4
113 – Joseph Factora (Hoover) forfeit | LHS 0, NCHHS 10
120 – Xavier Pollard (Louisville) tech. fall Noah Kloster (Hoover), 16-0 | LHS 5, NCHHS 10
126 – Colton Rhoads (Louisville) maj. decision Joel Gregory (Hoover), 20-8 | LHS 9, NCHHS 10
132 – Liam Montgomery (Louisville) dec. Ethan Kling (Hoover), 8-2 | LHS 12, NCHHS 10
138 – Kaiden Barker (Louisville) tech. fall Alexander Fremon (Hoover), 20-3 | LHS 17, NCHHS 10
144 – Aric Criss (Louisville) tech. fall Nathan Skolnik (Hoover), 19-3 | LHS 22, NCHHS 10
150 – Mikhail Montgomery (Louisville) dec. Seth Dorland (Hoover), 4-0 | LHS 25, NCHHS 10
157 – Lucas Neff (Louisville) pin Leonidas Paxos (Hoover), 1:04 | LHS 31, NCHHS 10
165 – Brayden Elsass (Louisville) pin Bailey Greenwell (Hoover), 1:23 | LHS 37, NCHHS 10
175 – Troy Cosentino (Hoover) dec. Logan Klimes (Louisville), 12-9 | LHS 37, NCHHS 13
190 – Micah Bricker (Louisville) pin Quinn Kovalchik (Hoover), 1:15 | LHS 43, NCHHS 13
215 – Jakeb Beard (Louisville) pin Zein Attallah (Hoover), 0:51 | LHS 49, NCHHS 13
285 – Matthew Mutz (Hoover) pin Chaenyn Saeger (Louisville), 2:51 | LHS 49, NCHHS 19

Records: 6-0

Louisville at Brecksville Wrestling Regional Final Results

BEES 51, LEOPARDS 27

106 – Emilio Rodriguez (Louisville) pin Sean Dougherty (Brecksville), 1:10 | LHS 6, BHS 0
113 – Zach Young (Brecksville) forfeit | LHS 6, BHS 6
120 – Xavier Pollard (Louisville) maj. decision David Cotleur (Brecksville), 12-3 | LHS 10, BHS 6
126 – Cash Tharp (Brecksville) dec. Colton Rhoads (Louisville), 4-3 | LHS 10, BHS 9
132 – Lucas Schulz (Brecksville) forfeit | LHS 10, BHS 15
138 – Kaiden Barker (Louisville) tech. fall Andrew Falcone (Brecksville), 16-1 | LHS 15, BHS 15
144 – Cole Speer (Brecksville) pin Aiden Wasara (Louisville), 2:58 | LHS 15, BHS 21
150 – Mikhail Montgomery (Louisville) pin Toby Sadler (Brecksville), 3:57 | LHS 21, BHS 21
157 – Logan Kerber (Brecksville) pin Lucas Neff (Louisville), 3:48 | LHS 21, BHS 27
165 – Zack Aquila (Brecksville) pin Brayden Elsass (Louisville), 1:42 | LHS 21, BHS 33
175 – Tyler Soeder (Brecksville) pin Logan Klimes (Louisville), 1:56 | LHS 21, BHS 39
190 – Micah Bricker (Louisville) pin Chris Soeder (Brecksville), 1:42 | LHS 27, BHS 39
215 – E.J. German (Brecksville) pin Jakeb Beard (Louisville), 0:51 | LHS 27, BHS 45
285 – Cole Ditzig (Brecksville) pin Chaenyn Saeger (Louisville), 2:39 | LHS 27, BHS 51

Records: Louisville 6-1