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Ohio falls to Bellarmine 20-17 in Ohio Wrestling Showcase
By: Seth Lee
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ATHENS, OH (WOUB) — Wrestling returned to the Convocation Center for the Ohio Wrestling Showcase. The Bobcats open up competitive play with Bellarmine, while Ashland faces Indiana University in Indianapolis, and Wabash saw Baldwin Wallace.
Ohio is coming off a Southeast Open appearance where only two Bobcats found the podium. Senior Max Hermes and Junior Wyatt Schmitt led Ohio in the 165 and 285 lb. weight classes, both placing sixth in their respective weight classes. Sophomores Konner Lambers and Carson Weber placed sixth in the Sophomore/Freshman division of the Open. Brayden Teunissen led the underclassmen with a fifth-place finish at the 125 lb. weight class.
125 lb.
Brayden Teunissen vs Joe Calvin
Starting off the match was Brayden Teunissen facing off against Joe Calvin. The first round was quiet, as neither wrestler gave any ground. Teunissen mainly controlled the tie-ups but couldn’t piece together a sequence and gain possession. The second period saw Teunissen on bottom to start. Calvin would ride Teunissen for 23 seconds amid cries from the crowd for stalling. A Teunissen escape would be short lived before a tie up saw Calvin gain control for a take down. The third period saw Calvin escape immediately for a 4-1 lead. Teunissen’s conservative approach and lack of willingness to take a shot would be his downfall as Calvin held on for a 4-1 decision.
133 lb.
Konner Lambers vs Shay Korhorn
The second match for Ohio started much like its predecessor, conservative with shots being matched with stalemates. After the end of the first period, Lambers and Korhorn remained even at zero. Shay Korhorn would escape early to get on the board, but Konner Lambers would answer back with a takedown to steal the lead 3-1. Another escape for Korhorn left the match at 3-2 going into the final period. Lambers would secure an escape but not before Korhorn would accumulate 12 seconds of riding time. Korhorn would commit to a double leg shot and Lambers would capitalize to extend his lead. The final minute saw Lambers jump up from four points to 13 after three consecutive takedowns for a 13-4 major decision.
141 lb.
Prestyn Parks vs Trayce Eckman
Ohio regained the overall lead 4-3 and looked to further distance themselves from the Knights with Prestyn Parks in the 141 lb. weight class. Eckman and Parks came out aggressive, trading shots but securing no early points. Trayce Eckman would break the ice with a takedown and four near-fall points to take a 7-0 lead. A Parks escape and subsequent Eckman takedown would send the match to the second period 10-1. Halfway into the second period, Parks had yet to escape and Eckman had secured over a minute of riding time. However, Parks would escape for the first time this period and Eckman would make him pay with his third takedown of the match, 13-2. Eckman would start to look for a tech fall, allowing Parks to escape and taking him back down three more times for a tech fall 20-4.
149 lb.
Carson Weber vs AJ Rallo
Bellarmine now leads 8-4 overall and Ohio would need a win to keep Bellarmine within reach. Weber and Rallo would trade arms while never giving any ground. The first period would end 0-0. Weber would start on bottom and wait until the final seconds for a reversal and give himself a 2-0 lead for the final period. Rallo had 1:55 seconds of riding time going into the third. Weber would spend the entire period on top of Rallo never giving his opponent an inch of space. Weber would win on a 2-0 decision.
157 lb.
Dominic Serio vs Issac Johns
Ohio had closed the gap to just one for Sophomore Dominic Serio to capitalize. Serio would immediately get a leg pick and turn it to a takedown to tie the match at 4-4 after Johns’ attack. Serio continued to roll with another shot and takedown for a 7-5 lead with a minute left in the first period. Never keeping his foot off the gas, Serio ended the first period up 10-6. Johns started the second period on top, hoping to have the success of Carson Weber in the match prior. Despite being down 11-6, Isaac Johns would flip Dominic Serio and get the pin late in the second period (5:52).
165 lb.
Max Hermes vs Noah Hall
Ohio now needed their senior more than ever, and Bellarmine looked to put the match out of reach up 14-7. The first period started conservatively, a theme for the Bobcats, before Hermes would get a takedown and an early lead in the first 3-0. Hall selected down to begin the second period and was warned with a stalling call while Hermes acquired a full two minutes of riding time. Max Hermes would get a quick takedown in the third for a 7-0 lead and over three minutes of riding time. Hall would be hit with another stalling call, and Hermes’ win would be upgraded to a major decision 9-0.
174 lb.
Adonis Bonar II vs Jack Ring
Bellarmine would send in Jack Ring for the 174 lb. weight class to face Adonis Bonar II for a decisive match in the overall rankings. After a delayed start, waiting for Ring to find his way to the Convocation Center’s center court, a blood time in the first would cause even more waiting for the match’s first point for a rowdy Convo crowd. Bonar II would wait until after the first intermission buzzer to make a move and would be forced to halt his momentum. Jack Ring escaped from the down position early to secure the first point of the match. A quick tussle and roll around found Ring on top and leading 4-0 going into the final period. Ring continued to bleed, and the second intermission would be extended to plug Ring’s bleeding nose. Bellarmine and Jack Ring suffered a stalling call and Bonar II got on the board down 1-4. However, a quick takedown made the stalling call irrelevant and pushed Ring up even more, 7-1. Jack Ring claimed the decision 8-1 to extend Bellarmine’s lead to 6, 17-11.
184 lb.
Jeremy Olszko vs Gavin Ricketts
Olszko and Ricketts would trade moves before Olszko would nail a takedown before the end of the first period. A leg injury to Ricketts stopped play just two seconds before the first period ended. Ricketts would be able to stand and move around, and the match would continue. The second period continued the deadlock, with neither wrestler scoring a point the entire period. Olszko would be granted a stalling point after Ricketts was warned and then called for a stall. The fourth would see no points either way, and Jeremy Olszko held on to a 5-0 decision to push Ohio closer to the Knights.
197 lb.
Drew Lincicome vs Andrew Liber
With just two matches left in the dual, Drew Lincicome would need to win for Ohio to close the 17-14 gap. A controversial injury and no takedown call kept this match at zero as Andrew Liber suffered a tweaked knee but continued wrestling after stretching and walking around on it. The first period ends 0-0. Liber escapes for a 1-0 lead, and the third stalemate of the match keeps the score as is. The second period would end 1-0. In the final period of play, Lincicome secured a takedown for the late lead; however, a Liber reversal knotted the score back up at 3-3. Two more stalling calls later, Ohio tied the dual at 17s after Lincicome’s 5-3 decision.
285 lb.
Wyatt Schmitt vs Justin Hoffer
Ohio and Bellarmine both called on their heavyweights to decide the dual. The first period remained scoreless in a hand-fighting battle for control. Hoffer selected down and managed an easy escape with the lead in the final match. Wyatt Schmitt had a tall task ahead of him with a four-point deficit in a match he had yet to score in. Hoffer maintained control the rest of the match and secured a Knight victory 20-17 in 4-1 decision.
Ohio will look to flip its luck in Princeton on November 14 for the Princeton Quad.