D2 Cenral district predictions

• redman

  Im pretty sure Matt Stephens is going to be graham's 160 and i saw Gresham was wrestling at 171 for super 32's, but i agree i dont see higgins beating the top elite guys at 160 unfortunately.
• ksig489

  Add Desales to my list as well.
• hizzmuther

  Bitter...
  
  How 'bout at 171?
• Bitterrunner-up

  Hizzmuther...Several of the names I listed are likely to be at either 160 or 171. You've got to think with Konner Witt and Ian Miller, Oak Harbor will throw a horse out there at 160 and 171. Miller, in particular, will be close to unbeatable in Ohio this year and where ever he goes may drive others up or down. Kyle Ryan was runner-up at 160 (after winning a title the previous year) and Hudson Evans won the title at 171, both for Graham. One of them will likely be at 171 (with rumors of Isaac Jordan being as high as 152/160. Chaz Gresham (Goshen), only a junior, took a strong third at 152 and could be at either 160 or 171. I would say only Miller would be ranked above him at either weight.
  
  Just looking at the 171-pound bracket from last year, Keith Johnson (Dover) finished 7th and returns. Delane King (Lakewood) took eighth and is back. Nick McCall (Wauseon) was 5th and comes back for his senior season. Each of these guys placed last year at this weight and all likely return here joining a few of the superstars listed above and others moving up from 152 and 160. Higgins, for all his talent and skills, which are considerable, failed to place in the 135-pound bracket. I just don't see him leapfrogging all the wrestlers who have already placed at this weight or weights closer to this. If he was still at 135, he wouldn't be favored to win a title, let alone jumping 30+ pounds and stepping on the mat seasoned State placers at 171.
• Dad4Sports

  Don't sell Higgins short.....he has the "small man moves" and "funk" to give the bigger boys fits. If he is strong enough, I think he'll do just fine....
• Bitterrunner-up

  Dad4Sports;552016 wrote:Don't sell Higgins short.....he has the "small man moves" and "funk" to give the bigger boys fits. If he is strong enough, I think he'll do just fine....

  
  I agree he'll do "just fine".
• Dad4Sports

  D2 Central District -- Returning District Qualifiers (last year's weights):
  Placers in bold
  
  103
  
  Trevor Fiorucci - Olentangy 1st
  Tyler Price - Licking Heights 3rd
  Payton Gutierrez - DeSales 4th
  Curt Fedoush - Buckeye valley
  Jake Sharp - Canal Winchester
  Dominique Scott - Hartley
  Luke Clemens - Highland
  Steven Nethers - Licking Valley
  
  112
  
  Dan Doersam - Bexley
  Nick Brady - Canal Winchester
  Conner Blacka - Jon Alder
  Rachel Young - Whitehall
  ** Anthony McHugh - Olentangy 3rd moved away?**
  
  119
  
  Brady Hutchins - Canal Winchester 2nd
  Jose Parsons - Licking Valley 5th
  Joe Boswell - Canal Winchester 4th (2009))
  Zack White - Big Walnut
  Stanley Hendricks - Centennial
  Brian Grimes - Hartley
  Nick Rhoades - Hamilton Township
  
  125
  
  Josiah Dunlap - Licking Heights 2nd
  Al Caserta - Olentangy 3rd
  Aaron Thompson - London 4th
  DJ Jones - Hartley
  Devin Wohrle - Hilliard Bradley
  Jajuan Ross - Independence
  John Gershom - Lakewood
  
  130
  
  Anthony Fosco - Olentangy 5th
  Kyle Maupin - Hamilton Township
  Jason Maynard - Licking Heights
  Galo Santos - London
  Austin Johnston - Hilliard Bradley
  
  135
  
  Andrew Higgins - Hilliard Bradley 1st
  Matt Straight - Whitehall
  Tyler Schenz - Big Walnut
  Austin Cariens - Licking Valley
  
  140
  
  Blake Scipio - Hilliard Bradley 6th
  Shawn Stolte - Licking Valley
  
  145
  
  Ian Ferguson - DeSales 6th
  Zak Scott - Licking Heights
  Drake Jones - Hartley
  
  152
  
  Chris Baker - Jon Alder 2nd
  Caleb Hetterscheidt - Olentangy 3rd
  Connor Driscoll - Hilliard Bradley
  Cody Kucera - Highland
  Cory Workman - Licking Valley
  
  160
  
  Jarrod Zang - Hartley 4th
  Sam Riggs - Hilliard Bradley
  Kevin Yeager - Licking Heights
  Jake Legace - Licking Valley
  Joey Gadd - Olentangy
  
  171
  
  Delane King - Lakewood 3rd
  Travers Clark - Whitehall 4th
  Ricky McGrath - Hilliard Bradley
  Tyler Harble - Licking Valley
  
  189
  
  Bobby Blankenship - Jon Alder 1st
  Bobbie Kent - Granville 6th
  Eric Banks - Canal Winchester
  Chris Sarnes - Licking Valley
  Alex Stinemetz - Olentangy
  
  215
  
  Chase Redman - Licking Valley 1st
  Matt Brown - Big Walnut 3rd
  Evan Jackson - Hartley 4th
  Kirk Willis - Granville
  Beau Green - Jon Alder
  Anthony Robinson - London
  Ezra Kenley - Mifflin
  Alex Farrow - Whitehall
  
  285
  
  Chris Settles - Hamilton Township 4th
  Hunter Maynard - Watterson 5th
  Jason Griffith - Big Walnut
  Cole Gordon - Granville
  Sydney Omameh - DeSales
  Nathan Presley - Canal Winchester (Sectional 2nd - injured - did not wrestle at District)
  Bryan Young - Olentangy (Sectional 5th - as District alternate took Pressley's place)
• Dad4Sports

  Returning District Qualifiers (by team):
  
  Licking Valley - 8
  Hilliard Bradley - 7
  Olentangy - 7 ** + 1 alternate who wrestled at District *** McHugh??
  Canal Winchester - 6 ** + Dalton Tullius
  Hartley - 5
  Licking Heights - 5
  Big Walnut - 4
  Jonathan Alder - 4
  Whitehall - 4 ** + Trevor Napier?
  DeSales - 3 ** + Lee Wilson
  Granville - 3
  Hamilton Township - 3
  London - 3 ** + Anthony Thompson
  Bexley - 2
  Highland - 2
  Lakewood - 2
  Buckeye Valley - 1
  Centennial - 1
  Independence - 1
  Mifflin - 1
  Watterson - 1