Leopards Go 2-1 at Perrysburg Quad, Defeat Perry & Mayfield – Wrestling
The Louisville Leopards Wrestling Team competed in a quad match at Perrysburg High School this past Wednesday. This quad match replaced the originally scheduled Brecksville Invitational, which was cancelled.
The Leopards finished 2-1 against a group of prestigious Division I wrestling programs to up their record to 4-1 on the year. Louisville first defeated the Massillon Perry Panthers 40-27. The Leopards fell to the host Perrysburg Yellow Jackets in close second match 30-28. Finally, LHS downed the Mayfield Wildcats 47-27 to close out the night.
Louisville 40, Massillon Perry 27
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Louisville started off the quad by earning a hard fought 40-27 victory over cross-county powerhouse Perry 40-27.
The Leopards benefited from a forfeit right from the start. Justice Bolyard (195) claimed the free six points for LHS. The Panthers answered back with three straight decisions from Logan Shephard (220), Aiden Fockler (285), and Austin Mcburney (106) to take a 9-6 lead. Charles Curtis (113) then won by 16-1 technical fall to put Perry in front 14-6.
The Leopards rallied by winning 3 of the next 4 match-ups by fall to claim a 28-14 advantage. Dan Adams (120) pinned his opponent in the final minute of the third period, while Garett Lautzenheiser made quick work of his foe in just 46 seconds. Pablo Castro (132) followed with a 10-0 major decision and Davin Rhoads (138) won by pin in just 1:21 for Louisville.
The Panthers refused to go quietly in taking 3 of the next 4 bouts to cut the Leopard advantage to only 7 points. Sam Thompson (145) won by 11-3 major decision and Skyler Ristoff (152) captured a 9-3 decision. Dan Kennedy (160) followed with a key pin for Louisville in 2:57 to break the Perry run and clinch the match for LHS. The Panthers would get within 34-27 after Sam Rhodes (170) also won by fall in the first period of his match.
Brenden Severs (182) closed the match the same way it started by claiming victory through forfeit. LHS won by a 40-27 final tally as a result.
LEOPARDS 40, PANTHERS 27
- 195 Bolyard, Justice (Louisville) defeated Forfeit (PERRY) === {Forfeit} | LHS 6, PHS 0
- 220 Shephard, Logan (PERRY) defeated Peterson, Noah (Louisville) === {Decision 6-3} | LHS 6, PHS 3
- 285 Fockler, Aiden (PERRY) defeated Brazek, Cameron (Louisville) === {Decision 3-2} | LHS 6, PHS 6
- 106 Mcburney, Austin (PERRY) defeated Rhoads, Dylan (Louisville) === {Decision 3-2} | LHS 6, PHS 9
- 113 Curtis, Charles (PERRY) defeated Harvey, Lacey (Louisville) === {Tech Fall 16-1} | LHS 6, PHS 14
- 120 Adams, Daniel (Louisville) defeated Zollars, Cameron (PERRY) === {Fall 5:35} | LHS 12, PHS 14
- 126 Lautzenheiser, Garett (Louisville) defeated Dulcie, Nate (PERRY) === {Fall 0:46} | LHS 18, PHS 14
- 132 Castro, Pablo (Louisville) defeated Waller, Jason (PERRY) === {Maj Dec 10-0} | LHS 22, PHS 14
- 138 Rhoads, Davin (Louisville) defeated Giltz, Christian (PERRY) === {Fall 1:21} | LHS 28, PHS 14
- 145 Thompson, Sam (PERRY) defeated Walker, Josiah (Louisville) === {Maj Dec 11-3} | LHS 28, PHS 18
- 152 Ristoff, Skyler (PERRY) defeated Leonard, Josiah (Louisville) === {Decision 9-3} | LHS 28, PHS 21
- 160 Kennedy, Daniel (Louisville) defeated Allen, Mitchell (PERRY) === {Fall 2:57} | LHS 34, PHS 21
- 170 Rhodes, Sam (PERRY) defeated Stauffer, Austin (Louisville) === {Fall 1:53} | LHS 34, PHS 27
- 182 Severs, Brenden (Louisville) defeated Forfeit (PERRY) === {Forfeit} (Score: 34-21) | LHS 40, PHS 27
Video of the Perry and Perrysburg Matches
Perrysburg 30, Louisville 28
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Louisville was edged by host Perrysburg 30-28 in their second match of the evening. The loss was the Leopards first dual defeat in two seasons,
The score stood at an even 6-6 at the end of three match-ups. The Yellow Jackets Brayden Butzin (220) and Ryan Avalos (106) both claimed decisions. Cameron Brazek (285) won the heavyweight match-up by forfeit for the Leopards first six points of the match.
Louisville won the next four matches to pull ahead 19-6 on their hosts. Dan Adams (113) started off the run with a 12-3 major decision. Lacey Harvey (120), Garett Lautzenheiser (126), and Pablo Castro (132) then earned back-to-back-to-back decisions for the Leopards to give them a double digit advantage.
The Yellow Jackets stung back with 20 straight points over the next 4 matches. Joey Blaze (138) earned a 4-0 shutout decision and then Wynton Denkins (145) racked up points in a wild 25-10 technical fall. Alex Garee (152) and Noah Ewen (160) followed with back-to-back falls for Perrysburg to put them in front 26-19.
Dan Kennedy (170) responded with a hard-fought 4-3 decision to get Louisville within 26-22. Then Brenden Severs (182) made quick work of his opponent needing just 34 seconds to complete the win by pin. That put LHS back in front 28-26.
It all came down to the 195 bout to decide the match. Ryan Musgrove proved victorious for the Yellow Jackets with a 12-3 major decision as host Perrysburg prevailed 30-28.
The loss snaps the Leopards 19-dual match winning streak dating back to February 7, 2019 when they won at Lake 40-31. Louisville’s last dual defeat came in the 2019 DII, Region 12 Championship against the Beaver Local Beavers 51-21.
YELLOW JACKETS 30, LEOPARDS 28
- 220 Butzin, Brayden (PERRYSBURG) defeated Peterson, Noah (Louisville) === {Decision 5-1} | LHS 0, PHS 3
- 285 Brazek, Cameron (Louisville) defeated Forfeit (PERRYSBURG) === {Forfeit} | LHS 6, PHS 3
- 106 Avalos, Ryan (PERRYSBURG) defeated Rhoads, Dylan (Louisville) === {Decision 6-1} | LHS 6, PHS 6
- 113 Adams, Daniel (Louisville) defeated Chavez, Diego (PERRYSBURG) === {Maj Dec 12-3} | LHS 10, PHS 6
- 120 Harvey, Lacey (Louisville) defeated You, Nick (PERRYSBURG) === {Decision 8-7} | LHS 13, PHS 6
- 126 Lautzenheiser, Garett (Louisville) defeated Takats, Myles (PERRYSBURG) === {Decision 11-7} | LHS 16, PHS 6
- 132 Castro, Pablo (Louisville) defeated Denkins, Allenson (PERRYSBURG) === {Decision 10-5} | LHS 19, PHS 6
- 138 Blaze, Joey (PERRYSBURG) defeated Rhoads, Davin (Louisville) === {Decision 4-0} | LHS 19, PHS 9
- 145 Denkins, Wynton (PERRYSBURG) defeated Walker, Josiah (Louisville) === {Tech Fall 25-10} | LHS 19, PHS 14
- 152 Garee, Alex (PERRYSBURG) defeated Yeager, Jude (Louisville) === {Fall 0:56} | LHS 19, PHS 20
- 160 Ewen, Noah (PERRYSBURG) defeated Leonard, Josiah (Louisville) === {Fall 2:51} | LHS 19, PHS 26
- 170 Kennedy, Daniel (Louisville) defeated Hawker, Jackson (PERRYSBURG) === {Decision 4-3} | LHS 22, PHS 26
- 182 Severs, Brenden (Louisville) defeated Perry, Jesse (PERRYSBURG) === {Fall 0:34} | LHS 28, PHS 26
- 195 Musgrove, Ryan (PERRYSBURG) defeated Bolyard, Justice (Louisville) === {Maj Dec 12-3} (Score: 22-27) | LHS 28, PHS 30
Louisville 48, Mayfield 27
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The Leopards roared out of the gate and staved off a vicious Wildcats comeback attempt to earn a 48-27 victory in their final match of the quad.
Louisville dominated from the start in taking 6 of the first 7 match-ups to amass a 30-6 lead at the midway point of the match. Dylan Rhoads (106), Garett Lautzenheiser (126), Pablo Castro (132), and Davin Rhoads (138) all won by fall during the run. Cameron Brazek (285) and Dan Adams (113) also claimed decisions for the Leopards.
Mayfield’s only points came from Eddie Wallace (120) who came away with a first period pin. That soon changed as the Wildcats won the next 4 bouts to shrink their deficit to 30-27. Dominic Tudini (145), Colton Brandenburg (152), and John Doe (170) all won by fall for MHS. Anthony Santoro (160) also won an 11-8 decision during Mayfield’s streak of victories.
Louisville put the match away with back-to-back falls following the Wildcat run. Brenden Severs (182) pinned his opponent in just 14 seconds to give the Leopards a comfortable 36-27 advantage. Justice Bolyard (195) followed with the match-clinching pin in 2:31 to put LHS ahead 42-27.
Noah Peterson (220) also claimed the final match of the evening for the Leopards via forfeit to make the final score 48-27.
LEOPARDS 48, WILDCATS 27
- 285 Brazek, Cameron (Louisville) defeated Mangelluzzi, Antonio (MAYFIELD) === {Decision 7-1} | LHS 3, MHS 0
- 106 Rhoads, Dylan (Louisville) defeated Dalmasano, Frankie (MAYFIELD) === {Fall 2:11} | LHS 9, MHS 0
- 113 Adams, Daniel (Louisville) defeated Gerome, Dominic (MAYFIELD) === {Decision 3-2} | LHS 12, MHS 0
- 120 Wallace, Eddie (MAYFIELD) defeated Harvey, Lacey (Louisville) === {Fall 1:26} | LHS 12, MHS 6
- 126 Lautzenheiser, Garett (Louisville) defeated Beck, Breadan (MAYFIELD) === {Fall 0:29} | LHS 18, MHS 6
- 132 Castro, Pablo (Louisville) defeated Fritz, Dwight (MAYFIELD) === {Fall 5:41} | LHS 24, MHS 6
- 138 Rhoads, Davin (Louisville) defeated Siambo, Gregory (MAYFIELD) === {Fall 5:05} | LHS 30, MHS 6
- 145 Tudini, Dominic (MAYFIELD) defeated Kennedy, Daniel (Louisville) === {Fall 1:32} | LHS 30, MHS 12
- 152 Brandenburg, Colton (MAYFIELD) defeated Leonard, Josiah (Louisville) === {Fall 3:44} | LHS 30, MHS 18
- 160 Santoro, Anthony (MAYFIELD) defeated Kennedy, Daniel (Louisville) === {Decision 11-8} LHS 30, MHS 21
- 170 Doe, John (MAYFIELD) defeated Leonard, Josiah (Louisville) === {Fall 1:27} | LHS 30, MHS 27
- 182 Severs, Brenden (Louisville) defeated Traczyk, Mikey (MAYFIELD) === {Fall 0:14} | LHS 36, MHS 27
- 195 Bolyard, Justice (Louisville) defeated Milano, Dom (MAYFIELD) === {Fall 2:31} | LHS 42, MHS 27
- 220 Peterson, Noah (Louisville) defeated Fero, Chris (MAYFIELD) === {Forfeit} | LHS 48, MHS 27
UP NEXT: The Leopards will next host a perennial wrestling powerhouse in the Lakewood St. Edward Eagles on Friday, January 8 at 5:00 PM.
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