By Cort Reynolds
ADA__Ada High School hosted its annual 18-team wrestling invitational tournament Saturday, February 3, in the varsity gym.
Mohawk won the team title with 276.5 points. Fostoria was a distant second (192.5), followed by Lake in third (187). Ada tallied 97 points.
Bulldog senior Clayton McClain took second in the 150 lbs. division to post the top Ada finish. He was seeded second in the 18-man 150 class, which was split into four different pools.
McClain went 4-0 to win Pool D behind two pins and a pair of majority decision wins in preliminary competition. This advanced him to a stacked final four against the other three undefeated winners of Pool A, B and C.
In the semifinals of the 150 lbs. tournament, he decisioned Crestview senior Levi Grace 5-3. In the title round match, McClain lost a 14-4 decision to Fostoria senior James Simms to finish 5-1 at the event.
Sophomore Silas Riblet (113) and junior Liam Vieira (144) each finished fourth in their respective weight classes.
Riblet went 2-1 with two pins during preliminary action in Pool A. He lost in the semifinals to eventual 113 lbs. champion Mason Snyder of Lake. In the third-place bout, he dropped a 7-5 decision to finish 2-3 on the day.
Fourth seed Vieira was a perfect 3-0 in Pool B action. He lost in the quarterfinals, then fell in the third-place bout by pin to end up 3-2 Saturday.
Junior Landon Simon came in a solid fifth at the 215 lbs. class. Simon was 2-1 with two pins in Pool C. He then won the consolation quarterfinals by pin to advance to the fifth-place bout.
Simon then pinned junior Brady Fuerst of Columbus Grove at 2:13 to capture fifth and finish 4-1 on the day.
Freshman Wyatt Fisher ended up eighth at 132 lbs. Fisher was 2-1 with a pair of pins in Pool A action. He then lost in the quarterfinals and in the seventh-place match to end up 2-3 on the day.
Freshman Layne Simon went 2-2 in Pool C of the 157 lbs. bracket.
The Bulldogs wrestle at Rossford Saturday, Feb. 10.
Ada will host the Northwest Conference championship meet for the first time Saturday, Feb. 17.
Ada placers
150: 4x5 Placers
1st James Simms 12, Fostoria, md14-4
2nd Clayton McClain 12, Ada
113: 2x4 Placers
1st Mason Snyder 11, Lake, Fall 3:28
2nd Logan McBride 9, Eastwood
3rd Barrett Hernandez 9, Fostoria, Dec 7-5
4th Silas Riblet 10, Ada
144: 4x4 Placers
1st Evan England 12, Mohawk, Fall 3:20
2nd Andy Case 12, Bucyrus
3rd Matthew Balderama 12, Fostoria, Fall 5:32
4th Liam Vieira 11, Ada
215: 4x4 Placers
1st Braylan Mullholand 11, Mohawk, Dec 5-2
2nd Ryan Gifford 12, Van Buren
3rd Evan Walls 12, Crestview, Fall 1:31
4th Toni Hernandez-Hill 12, Fostoria
5th Landon Simon 11, Ada, Fall 2:13
132: 4x4 Placers
1st Liam Pursell 10, Mohawk, Fall 1:35
2nd Jacob Haser 12, Triad
3rd Myer Kirian*MOH 9, X1, Dec 10-8
4th Conner Niese 9, Cory-Rawson
5th Kamren Johnson 11, Antwerp, Dec 7-2
6th Graden Maag 10, Columbus Grove
7th Austin McMichael 10, Spencerville, Fall 0:11
8th Wyatt Fisher 9, Ada
Team scores
1. Mohawk 276.5 points
2. Fostoria 192.5
3. Lake 187
4. Eastwood 170
5. Van Buren 162.
6. Triad 153.5
7. Bucyrus 150
8. Crestview 142
9. Spencerville 109
10. Ada 97
11. Columbus Grove 79
12. Elgin 68
13. Antwerp 61
14 (3-way tie). Cory-Rawson 32.0; Delphos Jefferson 32.0; Lima Senior 32.0
17. LCC 29.5
18. Ridgedale 15.5
