Barker Wins Ultimate Tiebreaker to Capture 3rd at OHSAA State Tournament – Wrestling
Louisville 15 (34th Out of 113)
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Four Louisville Leopards wrestlers competed at the OHSAA Division II State Tournament this past weekend held at Ohio State’s Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus. Louisville scored 15 points as a team and finished 34th out of 113 schools with wrestlers present in Division II.
Recap | Louisville Results | Team Scores
Cover Photo By Louisville Leopards Wrestling Facebook Page
Barker Wins in Ultimate Tie-Breaker to Take 3rd
Senior Kolten Barker finished 4-1 at the state tournament and captured third place in the 126-pound weight class.
Barker earned an 8-4 decision in first tie-breaker over Clyde sophomore Dawson Brimmer in the opening round Friday. On Saturday, Barker claimed a 5-3 decision against St. Paris Graham freshman Blaine DeMarco in the championship quarterfinals.
Barker’s quest for a state title came to an end in the championship semifinals. He was defeated in a 5-3 decision by St. Mary’s Memorial junior Tate Hisey. Hisey would go on to take the 126 state title on Sunday.
Barker bounced back in the consolation semifinals with a 6-5 decision against Bishop Watterson sophomore Joe Curry in first tie-breaker to advance to the third place match.
In the third place bout, Barker re-united with Demarco for a championship quarterfinal rematch from a day earlier. The heavily contested matchup ended with Barker earning a 3-2 decision in ultimate tie-breaker to capture third place in 126.
Barker ends the season with a final record of 44-6. He also finished with 14 of the Leopards’ 15 team points.
The Rest of the Leopards
Freshman Kaiden Barker (113) earned the only other point and victory for Louisville. He shutout Springfield Shawnee senior Brandon Day by a 6-0 decision in the first round of consolation. Barker bowed out in the next round and finished the season with a 42-7 record.
Colton Rhoads (120) and Aric Criss (132) also represented the Leopards over the weekend as state participants.
Louisville Wrestler State Tournament Results
113 – Kaiden Barker (1.0 Team Points)
- Champ. Round 1 – Carter Trukovich (Galion) 30-5 won by decision over Kaiden Barker (Louisville) 34-9 (Dec 6-4)
- Cons. Round 1 – Kaiden Barker (Louisville) 34-9 won by decision over Brandon Day (Spr. Shawnee) 31-7 (Dec 6-0)
- Cons. Round 2 – Tristan Eckles (East Liverpool) 42-7 won by decision over Kaiden Barker (Louisville) 34-9 (Dec 6-3)
Record: Kaiden Barker 34-9
120 – Colton Rhoads
- Champ. Round 1 – Nile Abbuhl (Indian Valley) 47-9 won by decision over Colton Rhoads (Louisville) 21-13 (Dec 8-4)
- Cons. Round 1 – Mike Thomas (Mad. Comprehensive) 42-9 won by decision over Colton Rhoads (Louisville) 21-13 (Dec 7-6)
Record: Colton Rhoads 21-13
126 – Kolten Barker – 3rd (14.0 Team Points)
- Champ. Round 1 – Kolten Barker (Louisville) 44-6 won in tie breaker – 1 over Dawson Brimmer (Clyde) 46-14 (TB-1 8-4)
- Quarterfinal – Kolten Barker (Louisville) 44-6 won by decision over Blaine Demarco (Graham Local) 29-16 (Dec 5-3)
- Semifinal – Tate Hisey (St. Marys Memorial) 45-2 won by decision over Kolten Barker (Louisville) 44-6 (Dec 5-3)
- Cons. Semi – Kolten Barker (Louisville) 44-6 won in tie breaker – 1 over Joe Curry (Watterson) 41-5 (TB-1 6-5)
- 3rd Place Match – Kolten Barker (Louisville) 44-6 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Blaine Demarco (Graham Local) 29-16 (UTB 3-2)
Record: Kolten Barker 44-6
132 – Aric Criss
- Champ. Round 1 – Cannan Smith (Chillicothe) 45-4 won by fall over Aric Criss (Louisville) 17-11 (Fall 0:53)
- Cons. Round 1 – Romeo Cordoba (Napoleon) 48-19 won by decision over Aric Criss (Louisville) 17-11 (Dec 10-8)
Record: Aric Criss 17-11
DII State Tournament Team Scores
| Place | School Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Local | 135.5 |
| 2 | Buckeye | 125.0 |
| 3 | Col. DeSales | 95.0 |
| 4 | Watterson | 83.0 |
| 5 | Wauseon | 67.0 |
| 6 | Ontario | 65.0 |
| 7 | Carrollton | 58.0 |
| 8 | Galion | 47.0 |
| 9 | St. Marys Memorial | 46.0 |
| 10 | Steubenville | 40.5 |
| 11 | Hartley | 39.0 |
| 12 | Alliance | 37.0 |
| 13 | Indian Valley | 36.0 |
| Perkins | 30.0 | |
| Reading | 30.0 | |
| 16 | Napoleon | 29.5 |
| 17 | Akron SVSM | 28.5 |
| 18 | Bexley | 26.5 |
| 19 | Beaver Local | 25.0 |
| Howland | 25.0 | |
| 21 | Clyde | 24.0 |
| 22 | Wapakoneta | 23.5 |
| Franklin | 22.0 | |
| Jonathan Alder | 22.0 | |
| Mar. Highland | 22.0 | |
| 26 | Hawken | 21.0 |
| Oakwood | 21.0 | |
| 28 | Woodridge | 20.0 |
| 29 | Chillicothe | 19.5 |
| 30 | Canton South | 19.0 |
| Hubbard | 19.0 | |
| 32 | Chardon NDCL | 18.0 |
| Morgan | 18.0 | |
| 34 | Benedictine | 15.0 |
| Louisville | 15.0 | |
| 36 | Marlington | 14.0 |
| West Holmes | 14.0 | |
| 38 | Ash. Edgewood | 13.0 |
| Girard | 13.0 | |
| Rossford | 13.0 | |
| Sheridan | 13.0 | |
| 42 | Butler | 11.0 |
| New Lexington | 11.0 | |
| 44 | CVCA | 9.0 |
| Cal. River Valley | 9.0 | |
| Claymont | 9.0 | |
| Heb. Lakewood | 9.0 | |
| John Glenn | 9.0 | |
| Logan Elm | 9.0 | |
| 50 | Bloom-Carroll | 8.0 |
| Cham. Julienne | 8.0 | |
| 52 | Celina | 7.0 |
| Clear Fork | 7.0 | |
| East Liverpool | 7.0 | |
| Granville | 7.0 | |
| Luth. West | 7.0 | |
| 57 | Minerva | 6.0 |
| Philo | 6.0 | |
| 59 | Defiance | 5.5 |
| 60 | Gallia Academy | 5.0 |
| Streetsboro | 5.0 | |
| 62 | Athens | 4.0 |
| Canfield | 4.0 | |
| Clinton-Massie | 4.0 | |
| Jefferson Area | 4.0 | |
| Warren | 4.0 | |
| 67 | Lexington | 3.0 |
| Miami Trace | 3.0 | |
| Salem | 3.0 | |
| Vinton County | 3.0 | |
| 71 | McClain | 2.0 |
| Padua Franciscan | 2.0 | |
| Vermilion | 2.0 | |
| 74 | Ben. Logan | 1.0 |
| Kenton | 1.0 | |
| Mad. Comprehensive | 1.0 | |
| Madison | 1.0 | |
| New Philadelphia | 1.0 | |
| Tallmadge | 1.0 | |
| Tippecanoe | 1.0 | |
| Tri-Valley | 1.0 | |
| WCH Washington | 1.0 | |
| 83 | Bedford | -1.0 |
| Buckeye Valley | -1.0 |
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