London Invite 1-16-10

• raiderrooter

  The London invitational, aka the Harry steel classic, will be held at London High school on Jan. 16th.
  
  I am writing a preview article for the local paper, which I'll also post here, but I need to locate phone number or emails for the coaches of the following teams....
  
  madison plains
  brookhaven
  Worthington Kilbourne
  whetstone
  
  If you know how to get ahold of these gentlemen, have them email me at [email protected], or call me at 740-852-4090.
  
  Thank you
• raiderrooter

  Last year, the Worthington Kilbourne Wolves for the tournament for the 2nd consecutive year (might actually be 3 in a row).
  
  This years teams are: Madison Plains, Brookhaven, Worthington Kilbourne, Northeastern, Logan Elm, Paint Valley, Whetstone, and the host London Red Raiders.
  
  This is wrestled in 2 pools of 4, round robin. The top two finishers move on to the Championship bracket of 4 wrestlers, and the other wrestlers are in the consolation bracket. As long as the pools fill, each wrestler will get the maximum 5 matches for the day.
• huntergreen

  Gonna be hard to beat the Raiders in this one. They are tough as nails!
• oldschoollion123

  Worthington Kilbourne is Solid it should be a fight between London and Kilbourne, I'll give the edge to Kilbourne since they have a full lineup.
• mtrulz

  How's Brookhaven's team this season?
• raiderrooter

  With what I have so far, I think these will be some of the top wrestlers
  
  112 Mack Conklin 15-4 (Whetstone) and Jessy Reeder 16-1 (Northeastern)
  119 Spencer Tuttle 15-1 (whetstone) and Cameron Pierce 15-2 (Northeastern)
  Tuttle and Nick Varazashvili (Kilbourne) are both former champs
  125 Matt Perez (Lon) 13-3 and a DQ, Marcus Moore 12-3 (whet), Corey Lump
  (Paint Valley) is a DQ and former champ
  130 Andrew Taylor (Kilbourne) is a DQ and former Champ, and Aaron
  Thompson (Lon) 14-3 and a DQ
  135 Galo Santos (Lon) 15-3 and a DQ, Baylor Deselem 15-2 (Northeastern)
  is a DQ, and Jordan Ott (Paint Valley) 100 wins, DQ and former Champ
  140 Ben Leach (whet) 17-3, City champ
  145 Pete Laux (Logan Elm) 9-0 and former champ, Marcus Reeder 11-6
  (Northeastern) is a 2X DQ and former champ
  152 Levi Cauley (Northeastern) 10-7 and a DQ
  160 Shane Silvers (Lon) 13-4, DQ and former champ, Tyler Blain (Kilbourne)
  runner up, Jason Potts (Northeastern) a DQ
  171 Kyle Hazlett (Lon) 13-2, Louis Ford (Brookhaven) is 3rd in Central Dist
  189 Keith Carius (Lon) 13-5 and a DQ, Bam Setty (northeastern) 13-3 DQ
  215 Isaac Wojciechowski (Whet) 9-8
  285 Matt Schramm (Lon) 16-2 DQ, Aaron Howard (Northeastern) 10-7 DQ
  and Nolan Taylor (Paint Valley) DQ
  
  Full article will be done in the next few days, still need info from Brookhaven, Paint Valley and Kilbourne.....
• cruiser_96

  

  I'll be interested to see Brookhaven's 145 or 152 pounder. He's a strong and athletic kid. Go Louis Ford!!! (189)
• raiderrooter

  The Preview article is written and sent to the Madison Press. I'll post it tomorrow after the seed meeting.
• cruiser_96

  

  Louis Ford to 171!?!?!?!?!?!?! Okay... Okay...
• Tomahawk

  This is a very well ran tournament. LE seems to be on a rebuilding season, but those things happen. Last years team did graduate some quality talent. Peter Laux imo will do great in this one and should repeat. Raider again thanks for all the kind words concerning the past LE wrestlers as well as my son Corey (4X champ). Keep up the great work and here's to noone getting injured!
  
  NO GUTS NO GLORY!
• raiderrooter

  "This is our best chance to win our own tournament, in the eight years that I have been here", London's wrestling Coach David Kennedy recently said.
  
  The London Red Raiders have had seven individuals win a tournament this year, and the Red Raiders, as a team, also won the Circleville tournament earlier this year. The win in Circleville was the first win under Coach Kennedy.
  
  Even though Kennedy is optimistic about his teams chances, he knows that the road to the Championship will go right thru the Worthington Kilbourne Wolves.
  
  The Wolves have been entered in the Harry Steel Classic for the last two years and have won both times. Last year Kilbourne had 11 wrestlers place in the top four spots, including three individual champions. The year before the Wolves narrowly defeated Logan Elm and Northeastern who tied for 2nd.
  
  This years edition of the Classic includes the aforementioned teams, and Whetstone, Brookhaven, Paint Valley and Madison Plains.
  
  For London, their hopes are well founded in this years results, and in past results.
  
  At 103 Anthony Thompson is 11-4 on the year and won the Logan Elm tourney.
  
  Matt Perez, at 125 pounds, was a District Qualifier (DQ) last year, and won Circleville and Logan Elm.
  
  Aaron Thompson won both of those tournaments, and the 130 pounder is 14-3 on the year. Thompson was also a DQ last year.
  
  At 135, Galo Santos was also a DQ last year, and is 15-3 this season, with wins at Logan Elm and Circleville.
  
  Shane Silvers, at 160, sports a 13-4 record. Silvers is the lone returning Harry Steel Champ for the Red Raiders. Silvers is also a 2 time District Qualifier.
  
  Kyle Hazlett will wrestle at 171 for London, Hazlett won at Logan Elm last week, and has an impressive 13-2 record.
  
  In the 189 class, Keith Carius, has a record of 13-5. Carius was a DQ last season, and also took the trophy last week at Logan Elm.
  
  Anthony Robinson, at 215, has shown marked improvement of late, as he finished 3rd at Logan Elm last week.
  
  Matt Schramm, the big boy in the lineup, literally and figuratively, has the teams best record. In his 16-2 mark, both losses came in tournament finals, but he also placed 1st in the 32 team field at North Canton.
  
  Silvers, Schramm, Perez and Hazlett are also the top ranked wrestlers in the District in the most recent coaches poll. Carius and Santos are each ranked 3rd.
  
  Senior Ronnie Colvin will miss his final home tournament since he is injured. Colvin is twice a District Qualifier and a former Classic Champ.
  
  Worthington Kilbourne and Northeastern are both bringing strong teams and are expected to contend.
  
  The Kilbourne Wolves have six individuals who have won tournaments this year, and are led by Andrew Taylor. The 130 pounder won the Classic last year, and also qualified for the District tournament. He was also the winner at the Tournament of Champions at Kilbourne, and Upper Arlington.
  
  The Northeastern Jets have five DQ's, including 2 time qualifier Marcus Reeder. Reeder won the Classic in 2008 and was a runner up last year.
  
  Top wrestlers by class:
  
  103 - Anthony Thompson (Lon) 11-4, Anthony Lehnen (Whet) 8-7, Nico Shaut (WK).
  112 - Jessy Reeder (NE) 16-1 and finished second last year, Mack Conklin (Whet) 15-4 and Zach Badowi (WK)
  119 - Nick Varazashvili (WK) a Classic Champ in 2009, Spencer Tuttle 15-1 (Whet) a Champ in 2008, Cameron Pierce 15-2 and a DQ, and Donovan Evans a DQ for Madison Plains.
  125 - Matt Perez (Lon) 13-3, with two tourney wins, Corey Lump (PV)A DQ, and Classic Champ last year, Marcus Moore (Whet) 12-3 and David Hutchinson (WK)
  130 - Andrew Taylor (WK) 2 tourney wins and 2009 Classic Champ, Aaron Thompson (Lon) 14-3 and a DQ
  135 - Jordan Ott (PV) 2009 Champ and has 100 career wins, Baylor Deselem (NE) 15-2 and a DQ, Galo Santos (Lon) 15-3 with two tournament wins
  140 - Ben Leach 17-3 (Whet) City League Champ, Cole Howard (NE) 7-4
  145 - Pete Laux (LE) 9-0 and the 2009 Champ, Marcus Reeder (NE) 11-6 and a 2008 Champion
  152 - Levi Cauley (NE) 10-7 and a DQ
  160 - Shane Silvers (Lon) 13-4 a DQ who was the Champ in 2008, Tyler Blain (WK) was a runner up last year and has won three tourneys this year, Jason Potts a DQ last year.
  171 - Ryan Bott (WK) has two tourney wins this year, Kyle Hazlett 13-2 (Lon) won at Logan Elm
  189 - "Bam" Setty 13-3 (NE) was a DQ last year, Keith Carius (Lon) 13-5 a DQ who won last week.
  215 - Jedidiah Bressman (WK) 10-5 with two runner up finishes, Isaac Wojciechowski (Whet) 9-8, Anthony Robinson (Lon)
  285 - Matt Schramm (Lon) 16-2, a DQ and tournament winner, Aaron Howard (NE) 10-7 and a DQ, Nolan Taylor (PV) a DQ and Kevin Bennett (Whet) 5-4.
  
  The Classic is named for Harry Steel. Steel was a Madison County Resident who won the Gold Medal in wrestling in the 1924 Olympics.
  
  Tournament action starts at 10AM and the finals are expected to start after 3PM.
• raiderrooter

  There it is. I didn't change anything, but there were a few kids that changed weight classes, and a few that are out. If you go, and buy a program, you will see the changes..
  
  Good Luck to the Red Raiders!! And let's hope no one gets injured!
• huntergreen

  Good work raiderrooter. Always nice to see this article. Good luck Red Raiders, bring home the title!
• raiderrooter

  Results:
  
  Worthington Kilbourne 189.5
  London 181.0
  Northeastern 151.0
  Paint Valley 141.0
  Brookhaven 112.0
  Logan Elm 103.5
  Whetstone 102.5
  Madison Plains 12.5
  
  Finals:
  103 Nico Shaut (WK) 9-0 Anthony Thompson (L)
  112 Jesse Reeder (NE) 14-10 Zac Badowi (WK)
  119 Matt Perez (L) 5-2 Spencer Tuttle (Whet)
  125 Corey Lump (PV) 5-4 Arron Thompson (L)
  130 Galo Santos (L) 5-4 Andrew Taylor (WK)
  135 Jordan Ott (PV) 23-5 Connor wolfe (WK)
  140 Ben Leach (Whet) 7-6 Marcus Reeder (NE)
  145 Pete Laux (LE) 11-0 Wes Hurley (PV)
  152 Isaiah Ealy (B) 8-5 Levi Cauley (NE)
  160 Tyler Blaine (WK) 15-0 Jared Chastain (L)
  171 Louis Ford (B) 10-3 Ryan Bott (WK)
  189 Keith Carius (L) 11-8 Brandon Setty (NE)
  215 Anthony Harr (LE) 7-6 Anthony Robinson (L)
  285 Nolan Taylor (PV) by forfeit
• pioneersfan

  Where was Shane Silvers the 160 from London? or Kyle Hazlett?
• cruiser_96

  

  I''d love to see 3rd and 4th results. 5th and 6th if possible!
• Pete4HOF

  pioneersfan wrote: Where was Shane Silvers the 160 from London? or Kyle Hazlett?

  Silvers did not wrestle - injury. Colvin was out due to injury earlier in the season. Hazlett placed 3rd in a tough 171 class. Schramm did not wrestle in the championship match for heavyweight due to an ankle injury. With those guys all healthy - London might have captured 1st place. Great effort by the entire team yesterday!
• raiderrooter

  OK, Cruiser. since I have nothing else to do at the moment..
  
  103
  3rd place Brendan Thomas (B) inj. default Anthony Lhnen (Whet)
  5th place Tony Nguyen (Whet) over BYE
  
  112
  3rd place Dallas Immel (PV) pin 3:35 Tyler Harvey (B)
  5th place Ty Parker (Whet) pin 0:51 Marquise Austin (B)
  
  119
  3rd place Cameron Pierce (NE) 10-7 Kyle Wahl (WK)
  5th place Donovan Evans (MP) pin 5:38 Levi Immel (PV)
  
  125
  3rd place David Hutchinson (WK) 6-0 Tien Trinh (B)
  5th place Marcus Moore (Whet) 4-1 Devin Kauffenbarger (NE)
  
  130
  3rd place Baylor Deselem (NE) pin 2:29 Stephen White (LE)
  5th place Jalen Bonner (B) pin 0:42 Nathan Armstrong (Whet)
  
  135
  3rd place Cole Howard (NE) pin 1:50 Aaron Moss (LE)
  5th place Johnny Berse (Whet) over BYE
  
  140
  3rd place Eric Clemens (WK) forfeit Jeremyah Tennant (PV)
  5th place Alex roth (LE) pin 0:34 DeShawn McGee (B)
  
  145
  3rd place Devin Robinson (B) pin 0:57 Lentwan Smith (B)
  5th place David Heath (WK) pin 3:40 David Sydow (NE)
  
  152
  3rd place Brandon Roberts (L) pin 2:10 Josh Kingery (LE)
  5th place Skylar Farley (Whet) pin 2:42 Quentin Tesi (PV)
  
  160
  3rd place Jacob Hamilton (LE) pin 2:48 Clay Cottrill (PV)
  5th place Travonte Burney (B) pin 2:20 Laquan Steverson (Whet)
  
  171
  3rd place Kyle Hazlett (L) pin 0:53 Kevin Favors (Whet)
  5th place Zach Winget (NE) pin 0:09 Colton Branscomb (PV)
  
  189
  3rd place CW Boyles (WK) pin 2:53 Charles Gould (Whet)
  5th place Roddy Long (PV) pin 0:05 Jacob Glasspoole (LE)
  
  215
  3rd place Jedidiah Bressman (WK) pin 0:32 Isaac Wojociechowski (Whet)
  5th place Sean Hunter (MP) 6-5 Tyler Murray (PV)
  
  285
  3rd place Aaron Howard (NE) over Demoty Thompson (B)
  5th place Kyle Eveland (LE) 2-1 Kevin Bennett (Whet)
• cruiser_96

  

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• oldschoollion123

  Raider is Dakota Jackson 145 London still wrestling? I did not see his name he is a pretty tough kid.
• raiderrooter

  oldschoollion123 wrote: Raider is Dakota Jackson 145 London still wrestling? I did not see his name he is a pretty tough kid.

  I think the short answer is NO, but I have no idea why not
• oldschoollion123

  raiderrooter wrote:

  oldschoollion123 wrote: Raider is Dakota Jackson 145 London still wrestling? I did not see his name he is a pretty tough kid.

  I think the short answer is NO, but I have no idea why not

  Just wondered I know he wrestled in the WCH Reserve tournament a few weeks ago