FOUR BUCCS PLACE AT LCC

Caleb Ryman won the 150 pound weight class at the LCC Invitational. ©Ben Robinson/Color Green Photo

LIMA – Four Covington wrestlers earned a spot on the podium in a very competitive tournament, the Thunderbird Invitational at Lima Central Catholic.

Out of 30 programs in the tournament, the Buccaneers finished fifth as a team with 114.0 points.

Junior Caleb Ryman won the 150 pound weight class, which improved his season record to 35-0. After receiving a first round bye, Ryman pinned Jude Messiah from Carlisle and then captured a 17-1 technical fall victory over Luke Sawmiller (Crestview-Convoy). He advanced to the finals with a 7-4 victory over John Nestor from Preble Shawnee and then won the championship match with a 17-1 technical fall victory over Keaton Jacobs from Spencerville.

Freshman Brody Taylor finished second in the 106 pound weight class. He also started off with a first round bye and then defeated Owen Neece from Greeneview with a pin in 57 seconds. After capturing a 6-2 victory over Ronald Kaufman from Bluffton, Brody advanced to the finals with a 15-2 major decision victory over Exzander Borstelman from Swanton. He dropped the championship match to Thomas Hernandez from Pike-Delta-York.

Sophomore Henry Skaggs finished 7th in the 120 pound weight class. He opened up with a 21-1 technical fall victory over Bernard Eichman from Miami East and then recorded a 5:13 pin over Taven Norris from Carlisle. In the quarterfinal round, Skaggs lost to Wyatt Thieroff from Woodmore to drop into the consolation bracket, but was able to battle back to earn a secured placement by defeating Robert Tyas from Crestview-Convoy with a pin in 2:42. He then dropped his next match to Taven Norris from Carlisle, the same wrestler he pinned earlier in the tournament. Fortunately, Skaggs closed out the tournament with an impressive 1:35 pin over Jaiden Smith from Cory-Rawson.

The final Buccaneer to earn placement at the tournament was sophomore Trenton Havenar, who placed 8th at 215 pounds. After opening up with a bye, Havenar dominated a 9-0 major decision over Gradey Posey from Waynedale. He dropped a match to Cass Chiesa from Pike-Delta-York in the quarterfinal, but responded with a 17-1 technical fall victory over Jesus Rivera from Bluffton to secure placement. He then lost his final two matches in very close decisions to Ty Meyer from Columbus Grove and Kyden Culbertson from Allen East.

Brody Taylor finished runner-up at 106 pounds. ©Ben Robinson/Color Green Photo

Seven more Buccaneers competed in the tournament and all of the results are listed below.

150 – Caleb Ryman (35-0) placed 1st and scored 29.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Caleb Ryman (Covington) 35-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Caleb Ryman (Covington) 35-0 won by fall over Jude Messham (Carlisle) 10-10 (Fall 1:23)
Quarterfinal – Caleb Ryman (Covington) 35-0 won by tech fall over Luke Sawmiller (Crestview-Convoy) 20-8 (TF-1.5 2:36 (17-1))
Semifinal – Caleb Ryman (Covington) 35-0 won by decision over John Nestor (Preble Shawnee) 29-6 (Dec 7-4)
1st Place Match – Caleb Ryman (Covington) 35-0 won by tech fall over Keaton Jacobs (Spencerville) 25-6 (TF-1.5 2:53 (17-1))

106 – Brody Taylor placed 2nd and scored 23.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Brody Taylor (Covington) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Brody Taylor (Covington) 23-9 won by fall over Owen Neece (Greeneview) 11-12 (Fall 0:57)
Quarterfinal – Brody Taylor (Covington) 23-9 won by decision over Ronald Kaufman (Bluffton) 20-5 (Dec 6-2)
Semifinal – Brody Taylor (Covington) 23-9 won by major decision over Exzander Borstelman (Swanton) 24-5 (MD 15-2)
1st Place Match – Thomas Hernandez (Pike-Delta-York) 17-6 won by fall over Brody Taylor (Covington) 23-9 (Fall 1:31)

120 – Henry Skaggs placed 7th and scored 14.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Henry Skaggs (Covington) 18-11 won by tech fall over Bernard Eichman (Miami East) 2-6 (TF-1.5 5:26 (21-1))
Champ. Round 2 – Henry Skaggs (Covington) 18-11 won by fall over Taven Norris (Carlisle) 17-6 (Fall 5:13)
Quarterfinal – Wyatt Thieroff (Woodmore) 26-5 won by tech fall over Henry Skaggs (Covington) 18-11 (TF-1.5 2:00 (15-0))
Cons. Round 4 – Henry Skaggs (Covington) 18-11 won by fall over Robert Tyas (Crestview-Convoy) 18-10 (Fall 2:42)
Cons. Round 5 – Taven Norris (Carlisle) 17-6 won by decision over Henry Skaggs (Covington) 18-11 (Dec 14-12)
7th Place Match – Henry Skaggs (Covington) 18-11 won by fall over Jaiden Smith (Cory-Rawson) 16-11 (Fall 1:35)

215 – Trenton Havenar placed 8th and scored 8.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Trenton Havenar (Covington) 16-8 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Trenton Havenar (Covington) 16-8 won by major decision over Gradey Posey (Waynedale (Applecreek)) 22-10 (MD 9-0)
Quarterfinal – Cass Chiesa (Pike-Delta-York) 26-8 won by fall over Trenton Havenar (Covington) 16-8 (Fall 1:07)
Cons. Round 4 – Trenton Havenar (Covington) 16-8 won by tech fall over Jesus Rivera (Bluffton) 10-14 (TF-1.5 2:52 (17-1))
Cons. Round 5 – Ty Meyer (Columbus Grove) 19-8 won by decision over Trenton Havenar (Covington) 16-8 (Dec 4-3)
7th Place Match – Kyden Culbertson (Allen East) 21-8 won by decision over Trenton Havenar (Covington) 16-8 (Dec 4-2)

113 – Eddie Deaton
Champ. Round 1 – Eddie Deaton (Covington) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Noah Dickerson (Greeneview) 21-5 won by fall over Eddie Deaton (Covington) 0-2 (Fall 3:52)
Cons. Round 2 – Eddie Deaton (Covington) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Landon Abt (Blanchester) 11-7 won by decision over Eddie Deaton (Covington) 0-2 (Dec 1-0)

132 – Isaiah Mumford
Champ. Round 1 – Isaiah Mumford (Covington) 2-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Qwintin Howard (Crestview-Ashland) 13-6 won by fall over Isaiah Mumford (Covington) 2-2 (Fall 0:44)
Cons. Round 2 – Isaiah Mumford (Covington) 2-2 won by fall over Abel Rodriguez (Crestview-Convoy) 8-8 (Fall 0:41)
Cons. Round 3 – Isaiah Mumford (Covington) 2-2 won by fall over Trent Westgerdes (Coldwater) 10-11 (Fall 2:33)
Cons. Round 4 – Caleb Slife (Troy Christian) 20-9 won by tech fall over Isaiah Mumford (Covington) 2-2 (TF-1.5 3:58 (18-3)

144 – Liam Geeding
Champ. Round 1 – Liam Geeding (Covington) 1-2 won by fall over Kyle Heller (McComb ) 14-9 (Fall 2:35)
Champ. Round 2 – Garret Bollack (Triad) 31-9 won by fall over Liam Geeding (Covington) 1-2 (Fall 4:41)
Cons. Round 2 – Andrew Mitchell (Crestview-Ashland) 11-11 won by fall over Liam Geeding (Covington) 1-2 (Fall 2:28)

157 – Jack Blumenstock
Champ. Round 1 – Jack Blumenstock (Covington) 3-2 won by fall over James Pappas (Madeira) 12-11 (Fall 1:20)
Champ. Round 2 – Miles McDorman (Allen East) 30-10 won by tech fall over Jack Blumenstock (Covington) 3-2 (TF-1.5 3:20 (18-1))
Cons. Round 2 – Jack Blumenstock (Covington) 3-2 won by fall over Cayden Everhart (Triad) 7-20 (Fall 3:28)
Cons. Round 3 – Jack Blumenstock (Covington) 3-2 won by fall over Alex Robertson (Perry) 10-10 (Fall 3:30)
Cons. Round 4 – Cody Ricker (Lincolnview) 25-5 won by fall over Jack Blumenstock (Covington) 3-2 (Fall 1:28)

165 – Kaden Thompson
Champ. Round 1 – Kaden Thompson (Covington) 14-12 won by fall over Graham Knepper (Woodmore) 17-13 (Fall 5:14)
Champ. Round 2 – Lane Lopez (Pike-Delta-York) 18-11 won by tech fall over Kaden Thompson (Covington) 14-12 (TF-1.5 3:48 (22-6))
Cons. Round 2 – Kaden Thompson (Covington) 14-12 won by fall over Gavin Rittenhouse (Tinora) 11-12 (Fall 1:22)
Cons. Round 3 – Kaden Thompson (Covington) 14-12 won by medical forfeit over Trent Snodgrass (Carlisle) 13-4 (M. For.)
Cons. Round 4 – Ayden Martin (Crestview-Convoy) 13-5 won by major decision over Kaden Thompson (Covington) 14-12 (MD 10-2)

175 – Aveyen Meek
Champ. Round 1 – Aveyen Meek (Covington) 17-7 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Michael Holtsberry (Swanton) 20-11 won by fall over Aveyen Meek (Covington) 17-7 (Fall 4:00)
Cons. Round 2 – Aveyen Meek (Covington) 17-7 won by fall over Sha-Lynn Boroff (Lincolnview) 8-16 (Fall 1:00)
Cons. Round 3 – Aveyen Meek (Covington) 17-7 won by fall over Louscius Whitesel (Crestview-Ashland) 8-14 (Fall 1:40)
Cons. Round 4 – Landon Rich (Woodmore) 25-8 won by fall over Aveyen Meek (Covington) 17-7 (Fall 2:15)

190 – Mason Epperson
Champ. Round 1 – Mason Epperson (Covington) 1-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Connor Sintobin (Pike-Delta-York) 27-7 won by fall over Mason Epperson (Covington) 1-2 (Fall 1:29)
Cons. Round 2 – Mason Epperson (Covington) 1-2 won by fall over Bentlee Feasel (Crestview-Convoy) 6-16 (Fall 0:31)
Cons. Round 3 – Austin Haley (Ottawa-Glandorf) 16-7 won by decision over Mason Epperson (Covington) 1-2 (Dec 5-1)

Henry Skaggs placed 7th at 120 pounds. ©Ben Robinson/Color Green Photo
Trenton Havenar placed 8th at 215 pounds. ©Ben Robinson/Color Green Photo