Day One Recap: GMVWA Holiday Wrestling Tournament

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After the first day of the GMVWA Holiday Wrestling Tournament held at Vandalia Butler Student Activity Center in Vandalia, OH, Graham Local leads the team standings with 171 points. Benjamin Logan is in eighth place with 71 points, while W. Liberty-Salem holds 13th with 61.5 points.

The tournament showcased intense competition across all weight classes, with standout performances from wrestlers on all three teams. Graham Local displayed depth and dominance with numerous pins, technical falls, and major decisions, while Benjamin Logan and W. Liberty-Salem also contributed key victories, setting up an exciting second day of action.

GRAHAM LOCAL

Brair Perdue (106 lbs)
2nd round – pin loss to Zane Russell (Wapakoneta) 0:29
3rd consolation – tech fall over Asker Kilich (Bethel) 16-1
4th consolation – maj dec loss to Mikah Mattingly (Male) 14-0

Cooper Breslin (113 lbs)
2nd round – tech fall over Anthany Gevedon (Springfield) 19-2
3rd round – pin over Dalton Shick (Bloom-Carroll) 2:34
Quarterfinals – tech fall loss to Ariah Mills (Buford) 21-6

Baden Root (120 lbs)
2nd round – maj dec over Reece Magoteaux (Versailles) 15-4
3rd round – maj dec over Reed Davis (Cabell Midland) 13-2
Quarterfinals – pin over Hayden Weiss (Alter) 1:36

Jake Landis (126 lbs)
2nd round – pin over Brock Weathers (Centerville) 1:34
3rd round – tech fall over Colten Doggett (Tecumseh) 18-1
Quarterfinals – pin over Colby Campbell (Chillicothe) 0:49

Blaine Demarco (132 lbs)
2nd round – pin over Jimmy Sexton (Huntington) 1:53
3rd round – tech fall over Daylan Sexton (Fairdale) 17-2
Quarterfinals – pin over Cullen White (Boyle County) 0:50

Brookes Platfoot (138 lbs)
2nd round – pin loss to Cael Smith (Chillicothe) 3:40
2nd consolation – pin loss to Giorgi Kvashilava (Centerville) 2:19

Cole Winemiller (150 lbs)
1st round – tech fall over Brett O’Connor (Indian Valley) 16-1
2nd round – tech fall over Oliver Doss (Kenton Ridge) 19-3
3rd round – pin over Clayton Roberts (Great Crossing) 1:33
Quarterfinals – tech fall over Xavier Hummel (Brookville) 16-1

Gabe Krieger (157 lbs)
1st round – tech fall over Brady Hayes (Xenia) 18-2
2nd round – dec over Trey Gregory (Buford) 8-6
3rd round – pin over Camron Wolf (Brookville) 2:21
Quarterfinals – tech fall over Jordan Murrell (Cabell Midland) 22-5

Jake Hoke (165 lbs)
2nd round – tech fall over Arian Braun (Indian Valley) 21-6
3rd round – tech fall over Ben Woosley (Simon Kenton) 21-5
Quarterfinals – tech fall over Silas Krabill (W. Liberty-Salem) 21-5

Kyler Crooks (175 lbs)
1st round – pin over Yousif Al Shuweilly (Fairdale) 1:01
2nd round – pin over Landon Beeman (Covington) 0:47
3rd round – tech fall over J.J. Ferriell (Eaton) 20-1
Quarterfinals – tech fall over Carson Kohl (Cabell Midland) 15-0

Logan Souders (190 lbs)
2nd round – tech fall over Johnathan Schmidt (Eaton) 20-3
3rd round –  dec over Jay Zang (Hartley) 4-0
Quarterfinals – dec loss to Budder Manley (Bid. Rover Valley) 8-4

Danny Hoke (215 lbs)
1st round – pin over Braeden Statesman (Bethel) 0:49
2nd round – pin over Braylon Fisher (Sidney) 0:59
3rd round – pin over Von Price (Brookville) 1:39
Quarterfinals – tech fall over Dash Koelker (Alter) 21-5

Wyatt Kaemerer (285 lbs)
1st round – pin over Caihden Morgan (Circleville) 3:31
2nd round – pin over Nick Webber (National Trail) 3:29
3rd round – pin over Keith Butler (Alter) 5:44
Quarterfinals – dec over Ben Kaiser (Versailles) 7-5

BENJAMIN LOGAN

Seabass Stokes (120 lbs)
2nd round – pin over Marcus Burckhard (Tri-County North) 1:07
3rd round – pin loss to Andrew Hufford (Kenton Ridge) 0:57
4th consolation – pin loss to Reece Magoteaux (Versailles) 0:38

Jeremiah Parker (126 lbs)
2nd round – dec loss to Keegan Hoop (Butler) 10-8
2nd consolation – pin over Ross Wagner (Arcanum) 3:46

3rd consolation – default loss to Zarrin Walton (Preble Shawnee)

Cooper Buck (132 lbs)
2nd round – pin over Braylon Brown (Troy) 3:07
3rd round – dec loss to Edward Anderson (Jonathan Alder) 5-1
4th consolation – pin over Carter Grimes (Northmont) 3:47
5th consolation – tech fall loss to Tristin Falcione (Butler) 16-1

Cody Smith (138 lbs)
2nd round – pin loss to Ayden Johns (Bloom-Carroll) 1:45
2nd consolation – pin loss to Dalton Davis (Sidney) 0:34

Owen Weaks (144 lbs)
1st round – tech fall over Wyatt Dinnen (Greenon) 17-2
2nd round – tech fall over Cooper Turner (Covington) 17-2
3rd round – pin over Adam Wallace (Northmont) 2:38
Quarterfinals – tech fall over Devin Caito (Bellbrook) 17-2

Bode Clapsaddle (150 lbs)
1st round – pin loss to Edward Kessen (Del St. John’s) 0:55
2nd consolation – dec loss to Sam Milnickel (Milton-Union) 11-7

Maxwell Troth (157 lbs)
1st round – pin loss to Leo Mauro (Centerville) 3:03
2nd consolation – pin loss to Bryce Hartel (Fairdale) 1:16

Emerson Carpenter (165 lbs)
1st round – pin over Van Patterson (Tri-County North) 0:29
2nd round – pin over Caleb Grieshop (Carroll) 1:20
3rd round – pin loss to Micah Thompson (Boyle County) 0:51
4th consolation – pin over Asher Merritt (Troy) 1:53
5th consolation – pin loss to Malachi McCullough (Washington CH) 2:20

Ethan Carpenter (175 lbs)
1st round – pin over Tapp Gallagher (Bellbrook) 2:18
2nd round – pin over Jaxon Blake (Nelsonville-York) 0:27
3rd round – tech fall over Jacob Redenbaugh (Carroll) 17-2
Quarterfinals – maj dec over Max Weimer (Springboro) 15-7

Levi Achor (190 lbs)
2nd round – dec over Walker Stone (Nelsonville-York) 10-8
3rd round – pin loss to Jace Love (Butler) 1:55
4th consolation – pin over Johnny Tran (Fairdale) 4:17
5th consolation – dec loss to Cale Henry (Versailles) 4-1

WEST LIBERTY-SALEM

Wyatt Shoemaker (113 lbs)
1st round – dec loss to Layton Combs (Butler) 3-2
2nd consolation – dec over Hans Sammetinger (Wapakoneta) 11-4
3rd consolation – tech fall over Anthany Gevedon (Springfield) 17-0
4th consolation – pin over John Gallagher-Yerman (Cham. Julienne) 1:25
5th consolation – pin loss to Logan Parcell (Bid. River Valley) 1:18

Adam Griffith (120 lbs)
2nd round – pin loss to Bronko Braun (Indian Valley) 0:55
2nd consolation – pin loss to Dawson Coffee (Hil. Bradley) 0:27

Lucas Merriman (126 lbs)
2nd round – pin over Jacob Campbell (Springboro) 2:17
3rd round – disq loss to Tanner Miller (Middletown)
4th consolation – tech fall over Brock Albright (Indian Valley) 19-3
5th consolation – pin over Striker Kenney (Carroll) 1:14

Madden Kilgore (132 lbs)
2nd round – tech fall loss to Raiden Boney (Nelsonville-York) 21-6
3rd consolation – tech fall over Cameron Galaise (Centerville) 15-0
4th consolation – pin loss to Daylan Sexton (Fairdale) 3:57

Kyler Langhardt (138 lbs)
1st round – tech fall over Haydn Scott (Eaton) 16-0
2nd round – maj dec over Isaac Wiseman (Cabell Midland) 18-6
3rd round – dec over Connor Slentz (Northmont) 12-10
Quarterfinals – pin loss to Ryan Morgan Jr. (Alter) 0:51

Derek Wall (144 lbs)
1st round – pin loss to Tanner Sampson (Brookville) 3:22
2nd consolation – dec loss to Mason Smith (Simon Kenton) 5-4

Silas Krabill (165 lbs)
1st round – maj dec over George Minhinnick (Big Walnut) 14-3
2nd round – tech fall over Cameron Watkins (Jonathan Alder) 21-5
3rd round – pin Jeremy Marks (Great Crossing) 5:17
Quarterfinals – tech fall loss to Jake Hoke (Graham Local) 21-5

Robert Park (175 lbs)
1st round – pin loss to Tanner Young (Bid. River Valley) 1:11
2nd consolation – dec over Travis Ellis (Waynesville) 9-4
3rd consolation – pin over Eli Watkins (Piqua) 5:27
4th consolation – pin loss to J.J. Ferriell (Eaton) 2:06

Sam Bradford (215 lbs)
2nd round – pin over Jacob Moore (Bloom-Carroll) 1:58
3rd round – pin over Adam Brandt (Versailles) 3:50
Quarterfinals – tech fall loss to Presley Stewart (Eaton) 19-2

Maverick Reames (285 lbs)
1st round – pin over Jai’den Carter (Butler) 0:55
2nd round – dec loss to Eli Deeter (Milton-Union) 8-2
2nd consolation – pin over David Brown (Male) 2:27
3rd consolation – dec loss to Connor Rutherford (Chillicothe) 7-4