Chagrin Valley Conference wrestlers will have to take the long way to the podium at the Division I and II district tournaments.
While 12 CVC wrestlers advanced to the semifinal round at the Division III Perry District tournament on Friday, only four did the same at the Division II district and all three wrestlers dropped into the consolation bracket at the Division I district at North Canton Hoover.
Here’s a look at how the CVC wrestlers fared at each district:
DIVISION I—NORTH CANTON HOOVER
Lakeside 113-pounder Lucas Eland pinned his first-round opponent but lost to Solon’s Adom Sharpley in the quarterfinal round. He’ll wrestle Canton McKinley’s Zachary Sikon in the second round of consolation wrestling.
Derek Briggs (126) and Hassani Sy (190) of Lakeside both lost in the first round and will open consolation wrestling on Saturday morning.
DIVISION II—GARFIELD HEIGHTS
West Geauga’s Brian Denamen, Edgewood’s Zeke Lucas, Geneva’s Michael Hupertz, and Hawken’s Will Greenberg each won their first two bouts and will wrestle in Saturday’s semifinals.
Denamen used a pin and a 7-6 decision to advance in the 144-pound bracket. He’ll wrestle St. Vincent-St. Mary’s Rylan Hurley in the semifinals. Hurley is the 12th-ranked wrestler in the state.
Lucas edged his first-round opponent, 3-1, and then pinned the next to advance to the 175-pound semifinals. Ranked 13th in the state, Lucas will face No. 11 Qwintin Hancox of Marlington in the semifinals.
Hupertz pinned his way to the 215-pound semifinals where he’ll face off with Akron Buchtel’s Davian Greenlee, who is ranked ninth at 285.
Greenberg is a 285-pound semifinalist after winning his first two bouts by pin and a 3-2 decision. The 27th-ranked Greenberg will square off with Buckeye’s Todd Allen, who is ranked second in the state.
First-round winners who dropped into the consolation bracket after falling in the quarterfinals included Edgewood’s Kyle Vencil (138) and Josh Biller (150); Geneva’s Dominic Palmisano (144); Orange’s Terrance Davis (215); and West Geauga’s Ethan Bartlett (165).
Five more CVC wrestlers hope to take the long way to the podium after losing their first match of the tournament.
Edgewood’s Devon Sanchez (106), Orange’s Fred Berland (165) and Donelle Taylor (285), and West Geauga’s Zander Joltin (113) and Justin Artino (157) bounced back from their first-round losses to win their consolation bracket openers.
