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Which central Ohio boys wrestlers advanced to OHSAA state tournament?
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The Dublin Coffman boys wrestling team continued its dominance in central Ohio at the Division I level, winning its eighth consecutive district title March 7 at Hilliard Darby.
The Shamrocks scored a tournament-record 263.5 points in the two-day event, easily outdistancing runner-up Olentangy Liberty (153.5). Coffman set the previous record of 247 in 2022.
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Coffman had six champions and qualified 10 wrestlers for the state tournament March 13-15 at Value City Arena.
The top four wrestlers in each weight class advanced.
"The [tournament] record was a good goal for the team to set," Coffman coach Chance Van Gundy said. "We just have to wrestle our best [at state] and see where that lands us."
In Division II at Wilmington, DeSales won the title (230.5) ahead of CCL rival and defending state champion Watterson (212).
DeSales had three champions and qualified nine wrestlers for state, while Watterson had four champions and advanced eight to state.
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"The guys wrestled tough from whistle to whistle," DeSales coach Collin Palmer said. "Some of them had to dig deep and figure out ways to win matches, and they did just that."
Here are the central Ohio state qualifiers from the boys district tournaments. When four qualifiers are listed for a weight class, they are in order of finish.
Olentangy's Daniel Stephens controls Hilliard Darby's Tyson Keyes during the final at heavyweight in the Division I district tournament March 7 at Darby. Stephens won by pin.
Division I (Hilliard Darby)
106 pounds:Jacob Willaman (Olentangy Berlin), Ryan Noble (Watkins Memorial), Cole Perry (Olentangy Liberty), Ricky Molasso-Matessa (Upper Arlington)
113: Loc Webber (Dublin Coffman) , Zac Dodt (Thomas Worthington), Trevor Bridges (Teays Valley), Brian Waller (Marysville)
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120:Oliver Lester (Coffman), Brady Todd (Worthington Kilbourne), Nick Coverstone (Hilliard Darby), Mason Spence (Westerville North)
126:Tommy Wurster (Coffman), Josh Zimmer (Teays Valley), Jake Shirck (New Albany), Cole Dodson (UA)
132:Blaze Van Gundy (Coffman), Jack Williams (Marysville), Grant Sedlick (UA), Maddux Nauman (Berlin)
138:Finnegan Cox (Delaware Hayes), Preston Schuler (Olentangy), Alex Mickens (Liberty), Brayden Becker-Shaw (Berlin)
144:Huggy Williams (Liberty), Trent Sharp (Marysville), Austin Rohrbach (Hilliard Bradley), Isaiah Callahan (Coffman)
150:Aiden Milam (Liberty), Cash Clark (Berlin), Landon Moses (Olentangy), Daksh Adengada (Dublin Jerome)
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157:Eli Esguerra (Coffman), Mavrik Gregory (Mount Vernon), Carter Shank (Marysville), Jacob Ramirez (Central Crossing)
165:Grayson Woodcock (Coffman), Chase Cone (Berlin), Keegen Andrews (Marysville), Derek Deichert (Westerville South)
175:Kile Sentieri (Marion Harding), Rylan Moran (Westerville Central), Gauge Woods (Bradley), Hamde Bakeye (Whitehall-Yearling)
190:Dylan Frass (Liberty), Michael Feeney (Coffman), Luke Mullins (Mount Vernon), Peter Graham (Teays Valley)
215:Logan Krooner (Darby), Mason Parrill (Coffman), Jackson Lane (Liberty), Cooper Frye (Delaware)
Heavyweight:Daniel Stephens (Olentangy), Tyson Keyes (Darby), Braylon Wright (Coffman), WoJo Moore (Watkins Memorial)
Westerville Central's Rylan Moran, right, battles Marion Harding's Kile Sentieri in the final at 175 pounds in the Division I district tournament March 7 at Darby. Sentieri rallied for a 6-4 win.
Division II
Wilmington
106:Mark Mobley (DeSales, first), Sid Hunt (Watterson, second)
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113:Henry Geiger (Granville, third)
120:Rayce Watson (Jonathan Alder, first), Eddie Vitu (DeSales, second), Nash Finley (Granville, third)
126:Josh Sheets (DeSales, first), Anthony Bergeron (Granville, second), Elias Kline (Bloom-Carroll, fourth)
138:Grayson Debevoise (DeSales, first), Thomas Lindsay (Watterson, second)
144:Blake Eckelbarger (DeSales, second)
150:James Lindsay (Watterson, first), Reed Bodie (DeSales, second)
157:Tommy Rowlands (Watterson, first), Jonah Jenkins (DeSales, second)
165:Luke Sanchez (Granville, second), Joel Welch (DeSales, third), Miles D'Orazio (Watterson, fourth)
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175:Paul Byerly (Jonathan Alder, fourth)
190:Landon Lucas (Watterson, second)
215:Michael Boyle (Watterson, first), Tanner Arledge (DeSales, second)
Heavyweight:A.J. DeMassimo (Watterson, first)
Norwalk
106:Brody Miller (Licking Valley, third)
113:Vincent Martiah (Hartley, second)
120:Brady Byler, (Highland, third)
126:Joe Curry (Licking Valley, first), Carson Schehl (Lakewood, second)
138:Ayden Douglas (Licking Valley, second)
144:Kasey Clark (Highland, third)
165:Cael Gilmore (Highland, first)
215:Joe Zang (Hartley, fourth)
Gallipolis
106:Kevin Downing (Circleville, fourth)
190:Eli Wright (Westfall, second)
Olentangy Liberty's Dylan Frass controls Dublin Coffman's Michael Feeney in the final at 190 pounds in the Division I district tournament March 7 at Hilliard Darby. Frass won 12-9 in overtime.
Division III
Coshocton
113:Conner Wygle (Utica, second)
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Troy
106:Parker Frakes (Liberty Union, fourth)
113:Rocco Castricone (Mount Gilead, third)
138:Jimmy Landis (Liberty Union, third)
165:Rylan Puckett (West Jefferson, second)
190:Bobby Kapala (Ready, second)
215:Ayden Cordle (West Jefferson, fourth)
High school sports reporter Frank DiRenna can be reached at fdirenna@dispatch.com and at @DispatchFrank on X.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: OHSAA wrestling boys state tournament qualifiers from central Ohio
