Louisville Claims 5th Straight Sectional Title – Wrestling

By Leopard Nation · Published February 26, 2022 · Updated February 27, 2022

Louisville Leopards Wrestling Sectional Champions 2022

Louisville 266 (1st Out of 12)

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The Louisville Leopards Wrestling Team competed at the DII West Branch Sectional Tournament Saturday at West Branch High School. Louisville compiled 266 team points and ran away with their fifth consecutive DII sectional championship. In comparison, the Cloverleaf Colts finished as sectional runner-up with 197 points and the Howland Tigers took third place as a team with 131.5 points.

Team Scores | Individual Results | Louisville Results

Eight Leopards Secure Sectional Titles

Eight different Leopard wrestlers finished undefeated in their respective weight classes en rout to securing individual sectional championships. They included sophomore Kolten Barker (113), junior Dylan Rhoads (126), senior Pablo Castro (132), junior Dominic Hoffarth (138), senior Brenden Severs (157), senior Noah Peterson (175), senior Blake Schaffer (190), and senior Cameron Brazek (285).

Castro and Severs each claimed their third sectional titles in as many seasons. Brazek and Rhoads also secured their second straight sectional crowns after winning titles in last year’s sectional tournament. Peterson was a sectional runner-up in 2021 and Hoffarth took third in 2020. Both earned their first sectional titles along with Barker and Schaffer.

Barker, Castro, and Rhoads Record 3 Pins Each

Barker, Castro, and Rhoads all advanced with a first round bye before earning falls in their championship quarterfinal, semifinal, and final matches. Castro pinned all three of his opponents in the first period. Barker and Rhoads each recorded a pair of first period falls as well. All three wrestlers scored a team high 28 points each to lead Louisville to the team title.

Rhoads, ranked #12 in 126, upset #11 ranked Howland sophomore Adam Heckman with a first period fall in the championship finals.

Hoffarth also tallied 27.5 points with a pair of pins and a 17-0 technical fall against Coventry junior Evan McGhee in the championship semifinals. His second pin came in 1:22 against #24 ranked Howland senior Rian Spangler in the 138 title bout.

Brazek & Schaffer Defeat Top 5 Wrestlers in Finals

Schaffer, ranked #2 in 190, pinned his first two opponents in 36 seconds and 37 seconds respectively. In the championship match, Schaffer earned a 9-4 decision against #5 ranked Poland senior Dillon Smith to claim his first sectional title.

Brazek, ranked #7 in the 285, also pinned his first two opponents each in the second period. Brazek then upset #5 ranked Howland senior Gage Gibson via 1-0 decision to earn his second straight sectional championship.

Brazek, Peterson, and Schaffer also finished with 26 team points each.

Eleven Louisville Wrestlers Qualify for District

Eleven different Louisville wrestlers qualified for the district tournament after Saturday’s sectional action. Other district qualifiers included junior Connor Novosel (120) who placed 2nd, senior Lacy Harvey (106) who took 3rd for the second straight year, and junior Jude Yeager (165) who finished in 4th place.

Novosel, ranked #38 in 120, upset #36 ranked West Branch sophomore Michael Dorris by 8-0 major decision in the quarterfinals. He would later succumb to a first period pin against #37 ranked Alliance senior Maliki Mason. Novosel finished with 19 team points.

Harvey dropped an 8-4 decision to #15 ranked Hoban junior Tommy Conway in the 106 championship semifinals. He took out that loss on Girard sophomore Cody Carpenter in the consolation semifinals with a 34 second pin, the fastest on the day for any Leopard. Harvey would finish with 14 team points.

Others contributing to the Louisville point total were Yeager with 12 team points and senior Josiah Walker (144) with 4 team points.

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DII West Branch Sectional Team Scores

Place	Team	Points
1	Louisville Leopards	266
2	Cloverleaf Colts	197
3	Howland Tigers	131.5
4	Canton South Wildcats	124
5	Revere Minutemen	122
6	Alliance Aviators	121
7	Archbishop Hoban Knights	106
8	Poland Seminary Bulldogs	102.5
9	West Branch Warriors	81
10	Akron Springfield Spartans	61
11	Coventry Comets	50
12	Girard Indians	28

DII West Branch Sectional Individual Results

106

Guaranteed Places

1st Place – Cody Miller of Canton South
2nd Place – Tommy Conway of Hoban
3rd Place – Lacy Harvey of Louisville
4th Place – Sal Bonacuse of Revere
5th Place – Cody Carpenter of Girard
6th Place – Lane Chapman of Ak. Springfield

1st Place Match

Cody Miller (Canton South) 37-2, So. over Tommy Conway (Hoban) 39-7, Jr. (Dec 6-0)

3rd Place Match

Lacy Harvey (Louisville) 31-9, Sr. over Sal Bonacuse (Revere) 22-17, Fr. (Fall 4:25)

5th Place Match

Cody Carpenter (Girard) 9-6, So. over Lane Chapman (Ak. Springfield) 15-25, So. (SV-1 8-6)

113

Guaranteed Places

1st Place – Kolten Barker of Louisville
2nd Place – Dominic Demastus of Ak. Springfield
3rd Place – Russell Cash of Canton South
4th Place – Zion Heller of Howland
5th Place – Sean Barker of Cloverleaf
6th Place – Nate Hang of West Branch

1st Place Match

Kolten Barker (Louisville) 35-8, So. over Dominic Demastus (Ak. Springfield) 19-9, So. (Fall 0:37)

3rd Place Match

Russell Cash (Canton South) 20-18, So. over Zion Heller (Howland) 20-14, Fr. (Fall 2:39)

5th Place Match

Sean Barker (Cloverleaf) 20-11, Sr. over Nate Hang (West Branch) 19-21, So. (Fall 1:55)

120

Guaranteed Places

1st Place – Maliki Mason of Alliance
2nd Place – Connor Novosel of Louisville
3rd Place – Bryce Geer of Canton South
4th Place – Brandon Brinker of Revere
5th Place – Michael Dorris of West Branch
6th Place – Jakob DeLuca of Poland Seminary

1st Place Match

Maliki Mason (Alliance) 30-5, Sr. over Connor Novosel (Louisville) 15-16, Jr. (Fall 1:13)

3rd Place Match

Bryce Geer (Canton South) 23-18, Fr. over Brandon Brinker (Revere) 16-12, Jr. (Dec 9-7)

5th Place Match

Michael Dorris (West Branch) 30-12, So. over Jakob DeLuca (Poland Seminary) 18-17, Fr. (Fall 1:30)

126

Guaranteed Places

1st Place – Dylan Rhoads of Louisville
2nd Place – Adam Heckman of Howland
3rd Place – Garran Leffel of Cloverleaf
4th Place – Tobias Baranek of Hoban
5th Place – Gage Hunter of Poland Seminary
6th Place – Lucas Weinert of Revere

1st Place Match

Dylan Rhoads (Louisville) 31-9, Jr. over Adam Heckman (Howland) 27-7, So. (Fall 1:56)

3rd Place Match

Garran Leffel (Cloverleaf) 31-6, Jr. over Tobias Baranek (Hoban) 39-14, Sr. (Dec 5-1)

5th Place Match

Gage Hunter (Poland Seminary) 24-15, Sr. over Lucas Weinert (Revere) 9-23, Fr. (MD 15-2)

132

Guaranteed Places

1st Place – Pablo Castro of Louisville
2nd Place – Austin Ogle of Revere
3rd Place – Sean Listerman of Hoban
4th Place – Ryan Snyder of Poland Seminary
5th Place – Radley Spencer of Cloverleaf
6th Place – Madison Burn of Howland

1st Place Match

Pablo Castro (Louisville) 42-2, Sr. over Austin Ogle (Revere) 22-13, Jr. (Fall 1:08)

3rd Place Match

Sean Listerman (Hoban) 38-13, Sr. over Ryan Snyder (Poland Seminary) 20-19, So. (Fall 1:54)

5th Place Match

Radley Spencer (Cloverleaf) 6-10, So. over Madison Burn (Howland) 3-13, Fr. (Fall 4:23)

138

Guaranteed Places

1st Place – Dominic Hoffarth of Louisville
2nd Place – Rian Spangler of Howland
3rd Place – Tristan Craddock of Cloverleaf
4th Place – Evan McGhee of Coventry
5th Place – Rayden Carver of Alliance
6th Place – Frank Garcia of Poland Seminary

1st Place Match

Dominic Hoffarth (Louisville) 34-4, Jr. over Rian Spangler (Howland) 32-8, Sr. (Fall 1:22)

3rd Place Match

Tristan Craddock (Cloverleaf) 34-7, So. over Evan McGhee (Coventry) 29-12, Jr. (Dec 5-0)

5th Place Match

Rayden Carver (Alliance) 21-19, So. over Frank Garcia (Poland Seminary) 31-13, Sr. (Fall 4:51)

144

Guaranteed Places

1st Place – Cade Cass of Cloverleaf
2nd Place – Joshua Hamrick of Ak. Springfield
3rd Place – Carter Mock of Howland
4th Place – Prince Smith of Hoban
5th Place – Kody Arntz of Coventry
6th Place – Parker Jones of Revere

1st Place Match

Cade Cass (Cloverleaf) 31-1, Sr. over Joshua Hamrick (Ak. Springfield) 31-8, Sr. (Fall 1:45)

3rd Place Match

Carter Mock (Howland) 29-13, Jr. over Prince Smith (Hoban) 24-17, Sr. (Fall 2:37)

5th Place Match

Kody Arntz (Coventry) 26-12, Sr. over Parker Jones (Revere) 15-19, Fr. (SV-1 4-2)

150

Guaranteed Places

1st Place – Tomas Simmons of Alliance
2nd Place – Zach Olechnowicz of Revere
3rd Place – Nolan Rudesill of Howland
4th Place – Hayden Jarvis of Cloverleaf
5th Place – Dalton Cooksey of Coventry
6th Place – Peyton Weigand of Hoban

1st Place Match

Tomas Simmons (Alliance) 27-4, Sr. over Zach Olechnowicz (Revere) 32-11, So. (Dec 3-1)

3rd Place Match

Nolan Rudesill (Howland) 15-11, Jr. over Hayden Jarvis (Cloverleaf) 27-13, So. (Fall 4:02)

5th Place Match

Dalton Cooksey (Coventry) 24-14, Jr. over Peyton Weigand (Hoban) 24-17, Fr. (Dec 8-7)

157

Guaranteed Places

1st Place – Brenden Severs of Louisville
2nd Place – Ethan Fricke of Canton South
3rd Place – Lucas Oslin of Poland Seminary
4th Place – Nicholas Holmes of Ak. Springfield
5th Place – Colin Butler of Revere
6th Place – Tucker Steiner of Girard

1st Place Match

Brenden Severs (Louisville) 35-8, Sr. over Ethan Fricke (Canton South) 19-7, So. (Fall 3:24)

3rd Place Match

Lucas Oslin (Poland Seminary) 21-16, So. over Nicholas Holmes (Ak. Springfield) 27-15, Jr. (Fall 1:00)

5th Place Match

Colin Butler (Revere) 18-23, So. over Tucker Steiner (Girard) 23-24, Fr. (Dec 11-6)

165

Guaranteed Places

1st Place – Austin Peterson of Cloverleaf
2nd Place – Tyler Pugh of Canton South
3rd Place – Jackson Eddy of Alliance
4th Place – Jude Yeager of Louisville
5th Place – Christopher Mijavec of Howland
6th Place – Colin Jocek of Revere

1st Place Match

Austin Peterson (Cloverleaf) 29-13, Sr. over Tyler Pugh (Canton South) 33-6, So. (Dec 5-1)

3rd Place Match

Jackson Eddy (Alliance) 32-7, So. over Jude Yeager (Louisville) 10-17, Jr. (Fall 3:22)

5th Place Match

Christopher Mijavec (Howland) 12-19, Fr. over Colin Jocek (Revere) 7-11, Fr. (Fall 2:41)

175

Guaranteed Places

1st Place – Noah Peterson of Louisville
2nd Place – Huddson Brink of West Branch
3rd Place – James Nespeca of Cloverleaf
4th Place – Avery Siwula of Girard
5th Place – C.J. Daniel of Alliance
6th Place – David Lacey of Hoban

1st Place Match

Noah Peterson (Louisville) 21-9, Sr. over Huddson Brink (West Branch) 29-8, Jr. (Dec 7-3)

3rd Place Match

James Nespeca (Cloverleaf) 35-8, Jr. over Avery Siwula (Girard) 24-18, So. (Fall 1:00)

5th Place Match

C.J. Daniel (Alliance) 8-13, So. over David Lacey (Hoban) 18-9, Sr. (Fall 4:37)

190

Guaranteed Places

1st Place – Blake Schaffer of Louisville
2nd Place – Dillon Smith of Poland Seminary
3rd Place – Lakota Hagenbaugh of Cloverleaf
4th Place – Anthony Fortier of Howland
5th Place – Landon Gingo of Coventry
6th Place – Adam Zumbar of Alliance

1st Place Match

Blake Schaffer (Louisville) 43-3, Sr. over Dillon Smith (Poland Seminary) 25-5, Sr. (Dec 9-4)

3rd Place Match

Lakota Hagenbaugh (Cloverleaf) 14-5, Jr. over Anthony Fortier (Howland) 17-9, Jr. (Dec 9-4)

5th Place Match

Landon Gingo (Coventry) 9-11, Jr. over Adam Zumbar (Alliance) 26-15, So. (Fall 0:57)

215

Guaranteed Places

1st Place – Steven Marra of West Branch
2nd Place – Brandon Ridenour of Cloverleaf
3rd Place – Aiden Mozden of Alliance
4th Place – Brayden Pirone of Poland Seminary
5th Place – Jayson Clark of Canton South
6th Place – Daniel Colebank of Hoban

1st Place Match

Steven Marra (West Branch) 38-0, Sr. over Brandon Ridenour (Cloverleaf) 31-11, Sr. (Fall 3:04)

3rd Place Match

Aiden Mozden (Alliance) 19-7, So. over Brayden Pirone (Poland Seminary) 31-15, Sr. (MD 12-3)

5th Place Match

Jayson Clark (Canton South) 17-11, So. over Daniel Colebank (Hoban) 17-8, Fr. (Fall 0:52)

285

Guaranteed Places

1st Place – Cameron Brazek of Louisville
2nd Place – Gage Gibson of Howland
3rd Place – Colton Carmichael of Revere
4th Place – Greg Rockwell of West Branch
5th Place – Timmy Shores of Cloverleaf
6th Place – Matt Guizar of Canton South

1st Place Match

Cameron Brazek (Louisville) 38-3, Sr. over Gage Gibson (Howland) 21-3, Sr. (Dec 1-0)

3rd Place Match

Colton Carmichael (Revere) 32-11, Sr. over Greg Rockwell (West Branch) 26-16, Sr. (Dec 5-2)

5th Place Match

Timmy Shores (Cloverleaf) 19-23, So. over Matt Guizar (Canton South) 22-11, Jr. (Fall 5:40)

DII West Branch Sectional – Louisville Wrestler Results

106 – Lacy Harvey (31-9) – 3rd Place – 14.0 Team Points

Champ. Round 1 – Lacy Harvey (Louisville) 31-9 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Lacy Harvey (Louisville) 31-9 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal – Tommy Conway (Hoban) 39-7 won by decision over Lacy Harvey (Louisville) 31-9 (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Semi – Lacy Harvey (Louisville) 31-9 won by fall over Cody Carpenter (Girard) 9-6 (Fall 0:34)
3rd Place Match – Lacy Harvey (Louisville) 31-9 won by fall over Sal Bonacuse (Revere) 22-17 (Fall 4:25)

113 – Kolten Barker (35-8) – 1st Place – 28.0 Team Points

Champ. Round 1 – Kolten Barker (Louisville) 35-8 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Kolten Barker (Louisville) 35-8 won by fall over Lucca Bruno (Revere) 7-16 (Fall 2:33)
Semifinal – Kolten Barker (Louisville) 35-8 won by fall over Nate Hang (West Branch) 19-21 (Fall 0:50)
1st Place Match – Kolten Barker (Louisville) 35-8 won by fall over Dominic Demastus (Ak. Springfield) 19-9 (Fall 0:37)

120 – Connor Novosel (15-16) – 2nd Place – 19.0 Team Points

Champ. Round 1 – Connor Novosel (Louisville) 15-16 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Connor Novosel (Louisville) 15-16 won by major decision over Michael Dorris (West Branch) 30-12 (MD 8-0)
Semifinal – Connor Novosel (Louisville) 15-16 won by decision over Bryce Geer (Canton South) 23-18 (Dec 2-0)
1st Place Match – Maliki Mason (Alliance) 30-5 won by fall over Connor Novosel (Louisville) 15-16 (Fall 1:13)

126 – Dylan Rhoads (31-9) – 1st Place – 28.0 Team Points

Champ. Round 1 – Dylan Rhoads (Louisville) 31-9 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Dylan Rhoads (Louisville) 31-9 won by fall over Gavin Chapman (West Branch) 13-24 (Fall 1:00)
Semifinal – Dylan Rhoads (Louisville) 31-9 won by fall over Tobias Baranek (Hoban) 39-14 (Fall 2:42)
1st Place Match – Dylan Rhoads (Louisville) 31-9 won by fall over Adam Heckman (Howland) 27-7 (Fall 1:56)

132 – Pablo Castro (42-2) – 1st Place – 28.0 Team Points

Champ. Round 1 – Pablo Castro (Louisville) 42-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Pablo Castro (Louisville) 42-2 won by fall over Radley Spencer (Cloverleaf) 6-10 (Fall 1:07)
Semifinal – Pablo Castro (Louisville) 42-2 won by fall over Ryan Snyder (Poland Seminary) 20-19 (Fall 0:44)
1st Place Match – Pablo Castro (Louisville) 42-2 won by fall over Austin Ogle (Revere) 22-13 (Fall 1:08)

138 – Dominic Hoffarth (34-4) – 1st Place – 27.5 Team Points

Champ. Round 1 – Dominic Hoffarth (Louisville) 34-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Dominic Hoffarth (Louisville) 34-4 won by fall over Mason Braswell (Ak. Springfield) 6-12 (Fall 0:54)
Semifinal – Dominic Hoffarth (Louisville) 34-4 won by tech fall over Evan McGhee (Coventry) 29-12 (TF-1.5 3:26 (17-0))
1st Place Match – Dominic Hoffarth (Louisville) 34-4 won by fall over Rian Spangler (Howland) 32-8 (Fall 1:22)

144 – Josiah Walker (8-18) – 4.0 Team Points

Champ. Round 1 – Josiah Walker (Louisville) 8-18 won by fall over A.J. Nichols (Canton South) 8-7 (Fall 2:42)
Quarterfinal – Carter Mock (Howland) 29-13 won by decision over Josiah Walker (Louisville) 8-18 (Dec 6-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Parker Jones (Revere) 15-19 won by decision over Josiah Walker (Louisville) 8-18 (Dec 8-5)

150 – Wyatt Smith (14-17)

Champ. Round 1 – Wyatt Smith (Louisville) 14-17 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Tomas Simmons (Alliance) 27-4 won by decision over Wyatt Smith (Louisville) 14-17 (Dec 3-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Wyatt Smith (Louisville) 14-17 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Dalton Cooksey (Coventry) 24-14 won by decision over Wyatt Smith (Louisville) 14-17 (Dec 4-2)

157 – Brenden Severs (35-8) – 1st Place -27.5 Team Points

Champ. Round 1 – Brenden Severs (Louisville) 35-8 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Brenden Severs (Louisville) 35-8 won by tech fall over Colin Butler (Revere) 18-23 (TF-1.5 4:36 (18-2))
Semifinal – Brenden Severs (Louisville) 35-8 won by fall over Lucas Oslin (Poland Seminary) 21-16 (Fall 1:56)
1st Place Match – Brenden Severs (Louisville) 35-8 won by fall over Ethan Fricke (Canton South) 19-7 (Fall 3:24)

165 – Jude Yeager (10-17) – 4th Place – 12.0 Team Points

Champ. Round 1 – Jude Yeager (Louisville) 10-17 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Jude Yeager (Louisville) 10-17 won in sudden victory – 1 over Syncere Hill (Hoban) 13-14 (SV-1 12-10)
Semifinal – Tyler Pugh (Canton South) 33-6 won by major decision over Jude Yeager (Louisville) 10-17 (MD 13-3)
Cons. Semi – Jude Yeager (Louisville) 10-17 won by decision over Colin Jocek (Revere) 7-11 (Dec 5-1)
3rd Place Match – Jackson Eddy (Alliance) 32-7 won by fall over Jude Yeager (Louisville) 10-17 (Fall 3:22)

175 – Noah Peterson (21-9) – 1st Place – 26.0 Team Points

Champ. Round 1 – Noah Peterson (Louisville) 21-9 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Noah Peterson (Louisville) 21-9 won by fall over Keith Brockley (Ak. Springfield) 4-17 (Fall 1:11)
Semifinal – Noah Peterson (Louisville) 21-9 won by fall over Avery Siwula (Girard) 24-18 (Fall 1:18)
1st Place Match – Noah Peterson (Louisville) 21-9 won by decision over Huddson Brink (West Branch) 29-8 (Dec 7-3)

190 – Blake Schaffer (43-3) – 1st Place – 26.0 Team Points

Champ. Round 1 – Blake Schaffer (Louisville) 43-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Blake Schaffer (Louisville) 43-3 won by fall over Coriann Grimes (Hoban) 9-20 (Fall 0:36)
Semifinal – Blake Schaffer (Louisville) 43-3 won by fall over Adam Zumbar (Alliance) 26-15 (Fall 0:37)
1st Place Match – Blake Schaffer (Louisville) 43-3 won by decision over Dillon Smith (Poland Seminary) 25-5 (Dec 9-4)

215 – Gavin Knisley (3-10)

Champ. Round 1 – Brandon Ridenour (Cloverleaf) 31-11 won by fall over Gavin Knisley (Louisville) 3-10 (Fall 1:25)
Cons. Round 1 – Gavin Knisley (Louisville) 3-10 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Brayden Pirone (Poland Seminary) 31-15 won by fall over Gavin Knisley (Louisville) 3-10 (Fall 0:56)

285 – Cameron Brazek (38-3) – 1st Place – 26.0 Team Points

Champ. Round 1 – Cameron Brazek (Louisville) 38-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Cameron Brazek (Louisville) 38-3 won by fall over Timmy Shores (Cloverleaf) 19-23 (Fall 3:36)
Semifinal – Cameron Brazek (Louisville) 38-3 won by fall over Matt Guizar (Canton South) 22-11 (Fall 3:31)
1st Place Match – Cameron Brazek (Louisville) 38-3 won by decision over Gage Gibson (Howland) 21-3 (Dec 1-0)