COVINGTON – In the first wrestling event this season in the home gymnasium, the Covington Buccaneers showcased exciting execution by defeating Sidney and Springfield in duals.
The Buccaneers started off with a dominating 56-18 victory over Springfield with 12 of the points surrendered were due to two forfeits. Covington only suffered one loss in a match against Springfield and won 10 of the 11 in the contest.
Covington then defeated Sidney 60-15 by winning eight out of the ten matches. Covington forfeited two matches at 106 and 285 pounds, while Sidney forfeited three matches at 106, 113 and 138 pounds.
At the varsity level Covington won 18 out of the 21 matches.
The Buccaneer wrestlers who went 2-0 were Brody Taylor, Henry Skaggs (1 pin), Weston Roth, Gavin Brown (1 pin), Liam Geeding (1 pin), Caleb Ryman (2 pins), Diego Lopez (2 pins), Gibson Leach (1 pin) and Trenton Havenar (2 pins). Eddie Deaton and Gibson Leach both won one match while Brody Taylor captured two forfeits and Christian Clark and Gibson Leach got one forfeit each.
In the extra matches outside of the duals, the Buccaneers finished 2-5 with the wins captured by two freshmen, Wyatt Kerber and Grayson Feight.
The Buccaneers have nine days to prepare for a very competitive tournament at Lima Central Catholic on January 30th and 31st.
COVINGTON 56 – SPRINGFIELD 18
106 – Don Martinez (Springfield) win by Forfeit – 0-6
113 – Brody Taylor (Covington) win by Forfeit – 6-6
120 – Eddie Deaton (Covington) win by 6-3 decision over Anthony Gevedon ((Springfield) – 9-6
126 – Henry Skaggs (Covington) win by 9-6 decision overTyree Beal (Springfield) – 12-6
132 – Jonny Miller (Covington) win by Forfeit – 18-6
138 – Weston Roth (Covington) win by 5:58 fall over Owen Jenkins (Springfield) – 24-6
144 – Gavin Brown (Covington) win by 11-0 major decision over Javen Sheppard (Springfield) – 26-6
150 – Liam Geeding (Covington) win by 13-1 major decision over Eugene Neetchy (Springfield) – 32-6
157 – Caleb Ryman (Covington) win by 0:37 fall over Landers Similien (Springfield) – 38-6
165 – Diego Lopez (Covington) win by 6:39 fall over Tahzie Williams (Springfield – 44-6
175 – Gibson Leach (Covington) win by Forfeit – 50-6
190 – Nlake Slauter (Springfield) win by 5:41 fall over A.J. Reyes (Covington) – 50-12
215 – Trenton Havenar (Covington) win by 1:28 fall over Sam Jones (Springfield) – 56-12
285 – Da’Quain Garrett (Springfield) win by Forfeit – 56-18
COVINGTON 60 – SIDNEY 15
106 – Forfeit by both teams – 0-0
113 – Brody Taylor (Covington) win by Forfeit – 6-0
120 – Kelly Maleki (Sidney) win by 3:50 fall over Eddie Deaton (Covington) – 6-6
126 – Henry Skaggs (Covington) win by :38 fall over Spencer Nicely (Sidney) – 12-6
132 – Kalen Woodell (Sidney) win 7-5 decision over Jonny Miller (Covington) – 12-9
138 – Christian Clark (Covington) win by Forfeit – 18-9
144 – Weston Roth (Covington) win by 1:41 fall over Owen Helman (Sindey) – 24-9
150 – Gavin Brown (Covington) win by 3:37 fall over Blake Holtzclaw (Sidney) – 30-9
157 – Liam Geeding (Covington) win by 4:49f all over Chaise Johnson (Sidney) – 36-9
165 – Caleb Ryman (Covington) win by 0:18 fall over Andrew Scoggin (Sidney) – 42-9
175 – Diego Lopez (Covington) win by 0:53 fall over Carson Bailey (Sidney) – 48-9
190 – Gibson Leach (Covington) win by 1:03 fall over Ethan Moore (Sidney) – 54-9
215 – Trenton Havenar (Covington) win by 1:38 fall over Braylon Fisher (Sidney) – 60-9
285 – Will Boehn (Sidney) win by Forefit – 60-15
EXTRA MATCHES
113 – Paidynn Marshal (Sidney) win by 4:18 fall over Ava Ostrov (Covington)
132 – Wyatt Kerber (Covington) win by 1:46 fall over Carson Spaulding (Sidney)
138 – CJ Moore Jr. (Springfield) win by 6:03 fall over Wyatt Kerber (Covington)
138 – CJ Moore Jr. (Springfield) win by 1:05 fall over Chloe Aselage (Covington)
138 – Camdyn Bitten (Springfield) win by 1:28 fall over Christian Clark (Covington)
144 – Grayson Feight (Covington) win by 4:03 fall over Darrion Monroe (Springfield)
144 – Darrion Monroe (Springfield – win by 8-3 decision over Caiden Walters (Covington)
