Leopards Win District & Advance to State for 4th Straight Year – Wrestling

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DII Perry Lower District Tournament

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Jenny Can Cleaning AdThe Louisville Leopards Varsity Wrestling Team hosted OHSWCA Dual Team DII Perry Lower District Tournament Saturday at Louisville High School. Louisville defeated the Salem Quakers 45-27 in their district semifinal before downing the Canfield Cardinals 51-30 in the district final. The Leopards remain undefeated in dual matches this season improving to 9-0. 

Louisville advances to the OHSWCA Dual Team State Tournament for the fourth consecutive season after winning the district championship in their home gym. The OHSWA Dual Team State Tournament will be held at New Lexington High School on Saturday, February 11.

District Semifinal Vs. Salem | District Final Vs. Canfield

District Semifinal: Louisville 45, Salem 27

Equitable Advisors - Bryce MathieLouisville built a 30-0 lead from the onset in their district semifinal match against Salem. Freshman Colton Rhoads (106), senior Connor Novosel (113), freshman Beau Nezbeth (120), and senior Dylan Rhoads (132) all recorded pins while building the Leopard advantage. Juniors Kolten Barker (126) and Tanner Frank (138) also notched decisions as Louisville won the first six bouts of the match.

Later on, sophomore Wyatt Smith (165) also won by fall and senior Jude Yeager (175) earned a decision to put the Leopards ahead 45-9. Louisville forfeited the remaining matches to advance to the district final with a 45-27 win. Senior Dominic Hoffarth (150) also claimed an earlier forfeit for the Leopards.

Sophomore Shawn German (144) was the lone Salem winner on the mat earning a decision. Quaker winners by forfeit included senior Ethin Whitman (190), junior Trenton McCoy (215), and senior Ryan Kamperman (285).

LEOPARDS 45, QUAKERS 27

  • 106 Colton Rhoads 9 (Louisville) pin Gage Brannon 11 (Salem), 1:10.4 | LHS 6, SHS 0
  • 113 Connor Novosel 12 (Louisville) pin Caleb Burt 10 (Salem), 2:38 | LHS 12, SHS 0
  • 120 Beau Nezbeth 9 (Louisville) pin Josh Mayhew 9 (Salem) 3:08.9 | LHS 18, SHS 0
  • 126 Kolten Barker 11 (Louisville) dec. Cyle Burt 11 (Salem), 4-0 | LHS 21, SHS 0
  • 132 Dylan Rhoads 12 (Louisville) pin Joey Kana 10 (Salem) 1:00 | LHS 27, SHS 0
  • 138 Tanner Frank 11 (Louisville) dec. Brittan Allen 12 (Salem), 6-3 | LHS 30, SHS 0
  • 144 Shawn German 10 (Salem) dec. Blake Balderson 10 (Louisville) Dec 5-1 | LHS 30, SHS 3
  • 150 Dominic Hoffarth 12 (Louisville) won by forfeit | LHS 36, SHS 3
  • 157 Aiden Stecker 10 (Salem) won by forfeit | LHS 36, SHS 9
  • 165 Wyatt Smith 10 (Louisville) pin Xavier Ansman 12 (Salem), 3:45.5 | LHS 42, SHS 9
  • 175 Jude Yeager 12 (Louisville) dec. Ayden Patchin 10 (Salem), 12-5 | LHS 45, SHS 9
  • 190 Ethin Whitman 12 (Salem) won by forfeit | LHS 45, SHS 15
  • 215 Trenton McCoy 11 (Salem) won by forfeit | LHS 45, SHS 21
  • 285 Ryan Kamperman 12 (Salem) won by forfeit | LHS 45, SHS 27

Records: Louisville 8-0

District Final: Louisville 51, Canfield 30

My Fit Life Personal Trainer Side AdThe Leopards won 7 of the first 8 matchups in building a 39-6 advantage. Louisville was spotted 18 points from the start after senior Connor Novosel (113), freshman Beau Nezbeth (120), and senior Kolten Barker (126) all claimed victories through forfeit. Senior Dylan Rhoads (132) followed by expanding the Leopard lead to 24-0 with a 41 second pin.

Senior Ty Stricko (138) claimed the Cardinals first victory via pin just before the first period ended. Junior Tanner Frank (144) answered back with a 6-3 decision to put LHS ahead 27-6. Senior Dominic Hoffarth (150) and sophomore Wyatt Smith (157) followed with back-to-back pins to up the Louisville advantage to 39-6.

Lingenhoel Group - Arden and Lisa Lingenhoel - Cutler Real Estate AdSenior Niko Poullas (165) and freshman Tristan Miller (175) responded with back-to-back victories by fall to crack the door open for Canfield. However, Louisville clinched the match when senior Gavin Hamilton (190) claimed a forfeit in the next weight class to put LHS ahead 45-18 with three matches remaining.

Senior Jimmy Scharrer (215) and junior Vince Luce (285) both claimed forfeits for Canfield in the heavyweight matchups. Freshman Colton Rhoads (106) also won by fall in the final matchup of the evening to finalize the score at 51-30.

LEOPARDS 51, CARDINALS 30

  • 113 Connor Novosel 12 (Louisville) won by forfeit | LHS 6, CHS 0
  • 120 Beau Nezbeth 9 (Louisville) won by forfeit | LHS 12, CHS 0
  • 126 Kolten Barker 11 (Louisville) won by forfeit | LHS 18, CHS 0
  • 132 Dylan Rhoads 12 (Louisville) pin Bobby Levonyak 9 (Canfield), 0:41 | LHS 24, CHS 0
  • 138 Ty Stricko 12 (Canfield) pin Luke Miller 10 (Louisville), 1:23.2 | LHS 24, CHS 6
  • 144 Tanner Frank 11 (Louisville) dec. Matt Miller 12 (Canfield), 6-3 | LHS 27, CHS 6
  • 150 Dominic Hoffarth 12 (Louisville) pin Arius Gingrich 9 (Canfield), 0:44 | LHS 33, CHS 6
  • 157 Wyatt Smith 10 (Louisville) pin Noah Frank 12 (Canfield), 1:56.7 | LHS 39, CHS 6
  • 165 Niko Poullas 12 (Canfield) pin Jude Yeager 12 (Louisville), 1:34.3 | LHS 39, CHS 12
  • 175 Tristan Miller 9 (Canfield) pin Micah Bricker 9 (Louisville), 1:01.7 | LHS 39, CHS 18
  • 190 Gavin Hamilton 12 (Louisville) won by forfeit | LHS 45, CHS 18
  • 215 Jimmy Scharrer 12 (Canfield) won by forfeit | LHS 45, CHS 24
  • 285 Vince Luce 11 (Canfield) won by forfeit | LHS 45, CHS 30
  • 106 Colton Rhoads 9 (Louisville) pin Quinn Gaca 10 (Canfield), 2:44 | LHS 51, CHS 30

Records: Louisville 9-0

UP NEXT: The Leopards will next compete at the OHSWCA State Tournament on Saturday, February 11. 

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