Leopards Win District, Record 8 Qualify for State – Wrestling

Louisville Leopards Wrestling 2020 District Champions

Louisville – 224.5 (1st Out of 44)

My Fit Life Personal Trainer AdThe Louisville Leopards Wrestling Team competed at the DII Alliance District Tournament Friday and Saturday at Alliance High School. Louisville racked up 224.5 points in taking first place as a team against individuals from 44 schools. 

Three Leopards won District Championships individually with three others finishing as District Runner-Ups. Garett Lautzenheiser (120), Davin Rhoads (132), and Blake Robbins (220) all went undefeated for the tournament en rout to claiming District Titles. Carter Mickley (138), Dan Kennedy (152), and Brent Paulus (195) all reached the championship finals of their respective brackets before bowing out as District Runner-Ups.


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Leopards Set Team Record with 8 State Qualifiers

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Altogether a team record 8 Louisville Wrestlers qualified for the State Meet in Columbus next weekend. Dominic Hoffarth (106) and Jax Leonard (170) both overcame championship quarterfinal defeats and battled their way back up the consolation bracket. Both finished in third place and both qualified for state as a result. 

Overall 10 of the 13 Leopard District Wrestlers placed in the top 5. Dan Adams (113) and Brenden Severs (160) both won their final matches to take fifth. Logan Vanicek (145) and Noah Peterson (182) both bowed out in the second round of consolation. Jason Goard (285) earned back-to-back pins in consolation before dropping a 10-9 decision in the consolation quarterfinals to just miss placement.Lingenhoel Group - Arden and Lisa Lingenhoel - Cutler Real Estate Ad

Louisville finished ahead of 2019 State Runner-Up Aurora who took District Runner-Up as a team with 195.5 points. Lake Catholic also placed 3rd with 172 points and Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary took 4th with 103.5 points.

UP NEXT: The 8 Qualifying Leopards will next compete in the Individual Wrestling State Tournament at Ohio State’s Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus next weekend. Championship Preliminaries begin on Friday, March 13 at 3:00 PM and the tournament will conclude on Sunday, March 15 with championship matches beginning at 5:15 PM. See OHSAA.org for the full schedule.

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DII Alliance District Wrestling Team Scores

Place TeamName Score
1 Louisville 0224.5
2 Aurora 0195.5
3 Lake Cath. 0172.0
4 Akron SVSM 0103.5
5 Copley 0071.0
6 CVCA 0068.0
7 Canfield 0066.0
8 Woodridge 0057.0
9 Perry 0049.5
10 Chardon 0049.0
11 Geneva 0048.0
12 West Branch 0047.5
13 Alliance 0047.0
14 Cloverleaf 0039.0
15 Revere 0033.0
16 Streetsboro 0032.5
17 Norton 0029.0
18 Hoban 0026.0
19 Triway 0026.0
20 Girard 0024.0
21 Canton South 0024.0
22 Marlington 0023.5
23 Poland Seminary 0022.0
24 CF Northwest 0022.0
25 Tallmadge 0021.5
26 Orange 0021.0
27 Field 0021.0
28 Ash. Edgewood 0020.5
29 Fairless 0019.0
30 Salem 0019.0
31 Howland 0018.0
32 Ravenna 0016.0
33 West Geauga 0011.0
34 Beachwood 0004.0
35 Chagrin Falls 0004.0
36 Harvey 0002.5
37 Hubbard 0000.0
38 Shaw 0000.0
39 Buchtel 0000.0
40 Coventry 0000.0
41 Ak. Springfield 0000.0
42 Cle. JFK 0000.0
43 University Scho 0000.0
44 Warrensville He 0000.0

Individual Louisville District Tournament Results

Round WClass Winner WinTeam Result Loser LoseTeam Score
1 106 Dominic Hoffarth-9 Louisville Pin1:43 Joey Jafarace-11 Ash. Edgewood 2-0
2 106 Marlon Yarbrough-11 Copley TechFall Dominic Hoffarth-9 Louisville 18-3
3 106 Dominic Hoffarth-9 Louisville Pin1:55 Tyler Hicks-11 West Branch 4-1
4 106 Dominic Hoffarth-9 Louisville Pin2:34 Ty Stricko-9 Canfield 2-0
5 106 Dominic Hoffarth-9 Louisville Dec Codie Cuerbo-10 Aurora 3-1
6 106 Dominic Hoffarth-9 Louisville MajDec Jake Arnold-12 Cloverleaf 10-1
1 113 Dan Adams-11 Louisville Pin1:59 Alex Courtney-10 West Branch 4-1
2 113 Jake Hamulak-12 Chardon Dec Dan Adams-11 Louisville 3-2
3 113 Dan Adams-11 Louisville Dec Alex Bailey-11 Alliance 12-5
4 113 Dan Adams-11 Louisville Dec Voorhis-10 Zane Van Copley 4-2
5 113 Kenneth Crosby-11 Akron SVSM Dec Dan Adams-11 Louisville 7-2
6 113 Dan Adams-11 Louisville Dec Robbie Sagaris-11 Aurora 6-3
1 120 Garett Lautzenheiser-11 Louisville Pin2:51 Nick Gayner-11 Revere 5-0
2 120 Garett Lautzenheiser-11 Louisville Pin1: Jacob Frost-12 Salem 8-2
4 120 Garett Lautzenheiser-11 Louisville MajDec Dierre Clayton-11 Akron SVSM 14-3
6 120 Garett Lautzenheiser-11 Louisville Dec Kyle Rowan-12 Perry 3-1
1 132 Davin Rhoads-11 Louisville Pin2:44 Brian Kennedy-11 Aurora 11-1
2 132 Davin Rhoads-11 Louisville MajDec Ethan Smith-10 Lake Cath. 12-1
4 132 Davin Rhoads-11 Louisville Pin2:00 Jayden Morr-11 Norton 7-1
6 132 Davin Rhoads-11 Louisville Dec Matthew Williams-12 CVCA 3-1
1 138 Carter Mickley-12 Louisville Pin2:18 Thomas Sicker-11 Harvey 6-2
2 138 Carter Mickley-12 Louisville Pin0:31 Sam Miller-12 Streetsboro 2-0
4 138 Carter Mickley-12 Louisville Dec Nicholas Coreno-12 Lake Cath. 9-7
6 138 Nic Willingham-10 Aurora Dec Carter Mickley-12 Louisville 8-1
1 145 Logan Vanicek-12 Louisville Pin1:31 Brett Goff-12 Geneva 2-0
2 145 David Cumberledge-12 Aurora Pin0:57 Logan Vanicek-12 Louisville 5-2
3 145 Shane Michael-10 Ravenna Dec Logan Vanicek-12 Louisville 5-2
1 152 Daniel Kennedy-11 Louisville Dec Gage Bickley-12 West Branch 3-2
2 152 Daniel Kennedy-11 Louisville Dec Sam Partain-10 Chagrin Falls 4-0
4 152 Daniel Kennedy-11 Louisville Dec Tyler Bodovetz-11 Streetsboro 3-1
6 152 Tyler Lillard-10 Aurora MajDec Daniel Kennedy-11 Louisville 17-6
1 160 Brenden Severs-10 Louisville Pin5:39 James Flowers-12 Beachwood 17-3
2 160 Brenden Severs-10 Louisville Pin5:06 Seth Hull-12 Canfield 7-6
4 160 Dylan Fishback-10 Aurora TechFall Brenden Severs-10 Louisville 23-8
5 160 Tyler Williams-11 Canton South Dec Brenden Severs-10 Louisville 2-1
6 160 Brenden Severs-10 Louisville MajDec Ashton Smith-10 Streetsboro 13-1
1 170 Jax Leonard-12 Louisville Pin1:1 Jordan Motley-12 Cle. JFK 6-2
2 170 Zayne Lehman-11 Revere Dec Jax Leonard-12 Louisville 7-6
3 170 Jax Leonard-12 Louisville Pin1:32 Micah Schwartzentraub-12 Fairless 5-0
4 170 Jax Leonard-12 Louisville TechFall Logan Bell-12 Alliance 19-2
5 170 Jax Leonard-12 Louisville Pin1:37 Dillon Smith-10 Poland Seminary 10-0
6 170 Jax Leonard-12 Louisville Dec Brody Stallings-12 Cloverleaf 7-1
1 182 Bryson Getz-9 Akron SVSM Dec Noah Peterson-10 Louisville 7-1
2 182 Noah Peterson-10 Louisville Dec Ricardo Valadez-12 Harvey 6-2
3 182 Jakob Hopkins-12 Norton Dec Noah Peterson-10 Louisville 6-3
1 195 Brent Paulus-12 Louisville Pin0:52 Nick Mijavec-11 Howland 4-1
2 195 Brent Paulus-12 Louisville Pin0:42 Brandon Thomas-12 Geneva 4-1
4 195 Brent Paulus-12 Louisville Pin1:12 Warren Gentile-12 Alliance 4-1
6 195 Evan Anderson-10 Aurora Dec Brent Paulus-12 Louisville 3-1
1 220 Blake Robbins-12 Louisville Pin0:25 Danny Morgan-10 Lake Cath. 2-0
2 220 Blake Robbins-12 Louisville Pin1:40 Miles Ashbaugh-12 Woodridge 5-0
4 220 Blake Robbins-12 Louisville Pin1:49 Charles Taylor-11 Geneva 2-0
6 220 Blake Robbins-12 Louisville Pin0:45 George Linberger-10 Akron SVSM 2-0
1 285 Richie Hofus-12 Canfield Pin5:46 Jason Goard-12 Louisville 5-1
2 285 Jason Goard-12 Louisville Pin0:51 Jernox Jones-11 Shaw 2-0
3 285 Jason Goard-12 Louisville Pin2:06 Cody Luther-12 Revere 3-0
4 285 Max Vanscoy-12 Akron SVSM Dec Jason Goard-12 Louisville 10-9

See Full Individual Results and Brackets on Baum’s Page

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