VERSAILLES – In the sectional tournament the Covington Buccaneers finished 6th as a team and advanced four wrestlers to the district meet next week. Plus, on Friday at Eaton, two Lady Buccs performed well, Ava Ostrov and Chloe Aselage.

As a team, the Buccaneers finished with 140.0 team points, which was sixth out of 23 teams in a very competitive tournament.

The four wrestlers who advanced to the district meet were Caleb Ryman (157), Trenton Havenar (215), Brody Taylor (106) and Weston Roth (138).

Caleb Ryman won the 157-pound weight class with a 1:21 pin against Bronston Olivera from National Trail, an 18-2 technical fall victory over Hank Smith from Versailles and a Default against Gabe Krieger from Graham. His performance that led to a sectional championship was extremely impressive.

Trenton Havenar finished 2nd in the 215-pound weight class as he advanced to the finals with a 3:14 pin over Adam Brandt from Versailles and a 19-10 major decision victory over Sam Bradford from West Liberty-Salem. In the finals against Logan Souders from Graham, Havenar suffered a serious injury early in the match to force an injury default. The overall impact of the injury is uncertain at this point, but hopefully it doesn’t end his amazing season.

Brody Taylor has battled injuries throughout the season, but was able to showcase his toughness by finishing 3rd in the 106-pound weight class. His victories were in a 45 second pin over Brair Perdue from Graham, a 50 second pin against Kolson Petty from Lehman and a 17 second pin against Cash Scott from Indian Lake. His only defeat came against Brian Fulton from Miami East in the quarterfinal.

Weston Roth, a freshman, advanced to the district meet by finishing 4th in a very loaded 138-pound weight class. He captured four wins by pins over Riley McMurchy from Arcanum, Evan Awan from Troy Christian, Keagan Kemp from Miami East, and J.J. Shirk from Indian Lake. His two losses were against Cole Brewer from Versailles and Brookes Platfoot from Graham.

Four more Buccaneers secured district alternate status by finishing fifth in their weight classes; Henry Skaggs (126), Liam Geeding (150), Diego Lopez (165) and Landon Beeman (175). Geeding won four out of six matches, Skaggs and Beeman won three out of five matches, and Lopez won two out of four matches.

Three more Buccaneer wrestlers competed hard, but came up short from placing; Eddie Deaton (120), Jonny Miller (132), and Gavin Brown (144).

BUCCS WRESTLING RESULTS:

106 – BRODY TAYLOR (3RD)
Brody Taylor (Covington) pin* Brair Perdue (Graham Local) – 0:45
Brian Fulton (Miami East) pin Brody Taylor (Covington) – 2:53
Brody Taylor (Covington) pin Kolson Petty (Lehman Cath.) – 0:50
Brody Taylor (Covington) pin Cash Scott (Indian Lake) – 0:17

120 – EDDIE DEATION
Reece Magoteaux (Versailles) pin Eddie Deaton (Covington) – 3:13
Max Woodgeard (Twin Valley So.) maj. dec. Eddie Deaton (Covington) – md10-1

126 – HENRY SKAGGS (5TH)
Henry Skaggs (Covington) pin Carlos Gonzalez (Spr. Cath. Cent.) – 1:30
Henry Skaggs (Covington) pin Ross Wagner (Arcanum) – 5:11
Lucas Shore (Miami East) tech. fall Henry Skaggs (Covington) – tf17-2
Kaiden Galvan (Graham Local) maj. dec. Henry Skaggs (Covington) – md13-5
Henry Skaggs (Covington) maj. dec. Jace Bergman (Versailles) – md18-4

132 – JONNY MILLER
Nathan Attisano (Legacy Christian) tech. fall Jonny Miller (Covington) – tf18-2
Sam DeLand (Versailles) dec. Jonny Miller (Covington) – 9-4

138 – WESTON ROTH (4TH)
Weston Roth (Covington) pin Riley McMurchy (Arcanum) – 0:26
Cole Brewer (Versailles) pin* Weston Roth (Covington) – 5:01
Weston Roth (Covington) pin Evan Awan (Troy Christian) – 1:57
Weston Roth (Covington) pin Keagan Kemp (Miami East) – 2:15
Weston Roth (Covington) pin J.J. Shirk (Indian Lake) – 2:49
Brookes Platfoot (Graham Local) tech. fall Weston Roth (Covington) – tf16-1

144 – GAVIN BROWN
Gavin Henry (Indian Lake) tech. fall Gavin Brown (Covington) – tf15-0
Will Beisner (Arcanum) pin Gavin Brown (Covington) – 2:51

150 – LIAM GEEDING (5TH)
Gabe Cole (Miami East) dec. Liam Geeding (Covington) – 13-10
Liam Geeding (Covington) pin Cooper Overman (Ft. Recovery) – 2:34
Liam Geeding (Covington) pin Sam Milnickel (Milton-Union) – 1:40
Liam Geeding (Covington) tech. fall Dominic Owens (Cedarville) – tf18-2
Brandt Patton (Versailles) pin Liam Geeding (Covington) – 4:36
Liam Geeding (Covington) def. Gabe Cole (Miami East) – Default

157 – CALEB RYMAN (1ST)
Caleb Ryman (Covington) pin* Bronston Olivera (National Trail) – 1:21
Caleb Ryman (Covington) tech. fall Hank Smith (Versailles) – tf18-2
Caleb Ryman (Covington) Default Gabe Krieger (Graham Local) – Default

165 – DIEGO LOPEZ (5TH)
Matt Nye (Spr. Cath. Cent.) tech. fall Diego Lopez (Covington) – tf25-10
Diego Lopez (Covington) pin Joesph Shewman (Twin Valley So.) – 1:30
Landyn Knapke (Versailles) pin Diego Lopez (Covington) – 4:33
Diego Lopez (Covington) pin Logan Hale (Indian Lake) – 4:50

175 – LANDON BEEMAN (5TH)
Robert Park (West Liberty-Salem) pin Landon Beeman (Covington) – 5:19
Landon Beeman (Covington) pin Van Patterson (Tri-County North) – 1:45
Landon Beeman (Covington) dec. Wendell Hurless (Indian Lake) – 6-3
Keaton Sutter (Anna) pin Landon Beeman (Covington) – 4:27
Landon Beeman (Covington) def. Noah Campbell (Triad) – Default

215 – TRENTON HAVENAR (2ND)
Trenton Havenar (Covington) pin* Adam Brandt (Versailles) – 3:14
Trenton Havenar (Covington) maj. dec. Sam Bradford (West Liberty-Salem) – md19-10
Logan Souders (Graham Local) Default Trenton Havenar (Covington) – Default

TWO LADY BUCCS COMPETE WELL IN DISTRICT

EATON – In girls wrestling on Friday, two Lady Buccs performed well in the district tournament at Eaton High School. Both Ava Ostrov (120) and Chloe Aselage (140) finished sixth place in their weight classes.

Ostrov captured three wins by pins over Annabelle Mackie from National Trail, Michelle Claros from Trotwood-Madison, and Lilly Caudill from Brookville. Aselage also captured three wins by pins over Marissa Lloyd from Brookville, Madalynn Lynch from Carlisle, and Haylee Bloom from Tri-County North.

There progressive throughout the season hopefully leads them to more success next year.

120 – AVA OSTROV (6TH)
Ava Ostrov (Covington) pin Annabelle Mackie (National Trail) – 3:16
P.J. Broadus (Lebanon) pin* Ava Ostrov (Covington) – 3:09
Ava Ostrov (Covington) pin Michelle Claros (Trotwood-Madison) – 0:53
Ava Ostrov (Covington) pin Lilly Caudill (Brookville) – 4:33
Jorja Lunkenheimer (Lak. East) tech. fall Ava Ostrov (Covington) – tf18-0
Marlee Trantanella (Eaton) pin Ava Ostrov (Covington) – 2:44

140 – CHLOE ASELAGE (6TH)
Chloe Aselage (Covington) pin Marissa Lloyd (Brookville) – 3:38
Abbie Schmidt (Eaton) pin* Chloe Aselage (Covington) – 0:17
Chloe Aselage (Covington) pin Madalynn Lynch (Carlisle) – 1:23
Chloe Aselage (Covington) pin Haylee Bloom (Tri-County North) – 2:02
Grace Stewart (Carroll) pin Chloe Aselage (Covington) – 0:31
Carmen Cerros Avelar (Dixie) tech. fall Chloe Aselage (Covington) – tf21-4