Geneva within striking distance at Riverside Rumble

Geneva closed out the first day of the 2018 Riverside Rumble in second place behind the host Beavers.

Riverside enters Day 2 with 155 points with Geneva close behind with 140. Chagrin Falls is 16th with 34.5 points.

“The boys came into the tournament determined and focused,” Geneva coach Chris Stamper said. “They wrestled smart and strong and are looking to continue the same way on Day 2.”

Geneva’s Jayden Sabol (106), Brier Streets (113), Josh Cupp (120), Johnny Wayslaw (126), Jesse McElroy (132), Braden Bilicic (152), Caleb Selman (160), Cole Vennis (170), Brad Harper (195) and Charles Taylor (220) all advanced to Saturday’s championship bracket.

Sabol finished pool wrestling with a 2-0 mark and two pins. Wayslaw, McElroy, Selman, Bilicic and Taylor all finished the day 3-0 with three pins. Streets was 3-0 with two pins, Cupp was 2-1 with two pins and Vennis and Harper both ended Day 1 with a 2-1 record and one pin.

Taylor needed just 59 seconds to pin all three of his first day opponents.

Chagrin Falls’ Alex Maciech (113), Jonathan Mares (132) and Henry Woofter (285) also advanced to the championship bracket.

Woofter pinned all three of his foes in just 1 minute, 48 seconds. Maciech and Mares ended the day with a 2-1 record.

First Round

106
Jayden Sabol (Geneva) pin Austin Stanke (Jackson-Milton) 2:50

113
Brier Streets (Geneva) dec. Ryan Osborne (Conneaut) 11-4
Ryan Hoernig (North) pin Alex Maciech (Chagrin Falls) 0:27

120
Jake Edelman (Pymatuning Valley) pin Josh Cupp (Geneva) 2:55
Ethan Wannett (Lakeside) Default Ronan Fritz (Chagrin Falls) Default

126
Johnny Wayslaw (Geneva) pin Caleb Beach (Pymatuning Valley) 0:44

132
Jesse McElroy (Geneva) pin Jacob McRae (Lakeside) 2:15
Jonathan Mares (Chagrin Falls) maj. dec. Sam Becker (Brecksville) md11-0

138
Deonte Dean (Lorain) dec. Devin Cerjan (Geneva) 18-12
Joey Nowosielshi (North) pin Sam Partain (Chagrin Falls) 5:00

145
Anthony Pizzuto (Jackson-Milton) pin Keith Ramsey (Geneva) 0:40
Nick Campbell (Brecksville) pin Trenton Kruse (Chagrin Falls) 3:11

152
Braden Bilicic (Geneva) pin Tyson Seig (SVSM) 3:22
Lucas Woodworth (Jefferson Area) pin Alex Partain (Chagrin Falls) 0:42

160
Caleb Selman (Geneva) pin Kaden Johnston (Jefferson Area) 1:22

170
Cole Vennis (Geneva) pin Kendra Rozalski (Conneaut) 1:31

182
Justin Berg (Geneva) pin Diego Coriano*HNA (X1) 1:00

195
Brad Harper (Geneva) pin Mike Eickhoff (SVSM) 0:13

220
Charles Taylor (Geneva) pin Noah Kneier (Riverside) 0:35
Dominik Rossi*HNA (X1) pin Holden Woofter (Chagrin Falls) 3:29

285
Henry Woofter (Chagrin Falls) pin Michael Battaglia (Riverside) 1:03
Victor Verba (Pymatuning Valley) pin Antonio Saldana (Geneva) 0:26

Second Round

106
Jayden Sabol (Geneva) pin TaiJhon Carter (Brush) 0:51

113
Brier Streets (Geneva) pin William Sanson*null (X5) 4:44
Alex Maciech (Chagrin Falls) pin Eric Robinson (Brush) 0:35

120
Josh Cupp (Geneva) pin Hunter Crouse (Brush) 4:30
Bryan Curry (Holy Name) Default Ronan Fritz (Chagrin Falls) Default

126
Johnny Wayslaw (Geneva) pin Luis Guevara (Lakeside) 1:32

132
Jesse McElroy (Geneva) pin Jonathan Mares (Chagrin Falls) 3:07

138
Chris Hager (Brecksville) tech. fall Devin Cerjan (Geneva) tf18-2
Ryan Staton (Jackson-Milton) pin Sam Partain (Chagrin Falls) 2:40

145
Anthony Pizzuto (Jackson-Milton) pin Trenton Kruse (Chagrin Falls) 1:35
Nick Campbell (Brecksville) pin Keith Ramsey (Geneva) 1:23

152
Braden Bilicic (Geneva) pin Lucas Woodworth (Jefferson Area) 0:59
Tyson Seig (SVSM) pin Alex Partain (Chagrin Falls) 3:33

160
Caleb Selman (Geneva) pin Zain Williams (St. John) 1:27
Eli Funk (North) pin Adam Gralnick (Chagrin Falls) 0:45

170
Soren Osicka (Brecksville) maj. dec. Cole Vennis (Geneva) md10-2

182
Freddy Lisy (Euclid) pin Justin Berg (Geneva) 1:26

195
Colin Pallister*HMI (X3) pin Brad Harper (Geneva) 4:38

220
Charles Taylor (Geneva) pin Dominik Rossi*HNA (X1) 0:11
Noah Kneier (Riverside) pin Holden Woofter (Chagrin Falls) 0:26

285
Henry Woofter (Chagrin Falls) pin David Specht (Jefferson Area) 0:15
Laron Parks (Euclid) pin Antonio Saldana (Geneva) 0:14

Third Round

106

113
Brier Streets (Geneva) pin Parker WeskelHMI (X4) 2:42 Alex Maciech (Chagrin Falls) Default Aiden HortonNOR (X7) Default

120
Josh Cupp (Geneva) pin Kayla Wojick (Highland Milford) 1:34
Jordan Jarvi (Conneaut) Default Ronan Fritz (Chagrin Falls) Default

126
Johnny Wayslaw (Geneva) pin Francisco Velez (Holy Name) 0:29

132
Jesse McElroy (Geneva) pin Sam Becker (Brecksville) 1:22
Jonathan Mares (Chagrin Falls) tech. fall Jacob McRae (Lakeside) tf24-9

138
Sam Lassnick (Lake Catholic) pin Sam Partain (Chagrin Falls) 3:30

145
Trenton Kruse (Chagrin Falls) pin Keith Ramsey (Geneva) 1:45

152
Braden Bilicic (Geneva) pin Alex Partain (Chagrin Falls) 2:26

160
Caleb Selman (Geneva) pin Ryan Murphy (Highland Milford) 0:52
Sam Olson (University School) pin Adam Gralnick (Chagrin Falls) 0:31

170
Cole Vennis (Geneva) maj. dec. Eric Hiser (North) md15-1

182
Kenny Crouch (Pymatuning Valley) dec. Justin Berg (Geneva) 5-0

195
Brad Harper (Geneva) Default Damon Scott (Brush) Default

220
Charles Taylor (Geneva) pin Holden Woofter (Chagrin Falls) 0:13

285
Henry Woofter (Chagrin Falls) pin John Chalfant*PVA (X4) 0:30
Antonio Saldana (Geneva) pin Jose Cruz (Lakeside) 1:33

Steve Hare
Steve Harehttp://www.ohiovarsity.com
Steve Hare is the Chagrin Valley Conference's Sports Information Director. He also created and publishes OhioVarsity.com, an online publication dedicated to providing hyperlocal coverage to area high school athletic programs. Hare began covering high school sports for the Lake County News Herald in 1997. Hare attended Willoughby South High School through the middle of his senior year, then graduated from Berkshire High School in Burton in 1986. He played football, wrestled and was an all-Geauga county baseball player (1986). He lives in Chardon with his wife Paulette and their children.

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