Im pretty sure Matt Stephens is going to be graham's 160 and i saw Gresham was wrestling at 171 for super 32's, but i agree i dont see higgins beating the top elite guys at 160 unfortunately.

Add Desales to my list as well.

Bitter...

How 'bout at 171?

Hizzmuther...Several of the names I listed are likely to be at either 160 or 171. You've got to think with Konner Witt and Ian Miller, Oak Harbor will throw a horse out there at 160 and 171. Miller, in particular, will be close to unbeatable in Ohio this year and where ever he goes may drive others up or down. Kyle Ryan was runner-up at 160 (after winning a title the previous year) and Hudson Evans won the title at 171, both for Graham. One of them will likely be at 171 (with rumors of Isaac Jordan being as high as 152/160. Chaz Gresham (Goshen), only a junior, took a strong third at 152 and could be at either 160 or 171. I would say only Miller would be ranked above him at either weight.

Just looking at the 171-pound bracket from last year, Keith Johnson (Dover) finished 7th and returns. Delane King (Lakewood) took eighth and is back. Nick McCall (Wauseon) was 5th and comes back for his senior season. Each of these guys placed last year at this weight and all likely return here joining a few of the superstars listed above and others moving up from 152 and 160. Higgins, for all his talent and skills, which are considerable, failed to place in the 135-pound bracket. I just don't see him leapfrogging all the wrestlers who have already placed at this weight or weights closer to this. If he was still at 135, he wouldn't be favored to win a title, let alone jumping 30+ pounds and stepping on the mat seasoned State placers at 171.

Don't sell Higgins short.....he has the "small man moves" and "funk" to give the bigger boys fits. If he is strong enough, I think he'll do just fine....

Dad4Sports;552016 wrote:Don't sell Higgins short.....he has the "small man moves" and "funk" to give the bigger boys fits. If he is strong enough, I think he'll do just fine....

I agree he'll do "just fine".

D2 Central District -- Returning District Qualifiers (last year's weights):
Placers in bold

103

Trevor Fiorucci - Olentangy 1st
Tyler Price - Licking Heights 3rd
Payton Gutierrez - DeSales 4th
Curt Fedoush - Buckeye valley
Jake Sharp - Canal Winchester
Dominique Scott - Hartley
Luke Clemens - Highland
Steven Nethers - Licking Valley

112

Dan Doersam - Bexley
Nick Brady - Canal Winchester
Conner Blacka - Jon Alder
Rachel Young - Whitehall
** Anthony McHugh - Olentangy 3rd moved away?**

119

Brady Hutchins - Canal Winchester 2nd
Jose Parsons - Licking Valley 5th
Joe Boswell - Canal Winchester 4th (2009))
Zack White - Big Walnut
Stanley Hendricks - Centennial
Brian Grimes - Hartley
Nick Rhoades - Hamilton Township

125

Josiah Dunlap - Licking Heights 2nd
Al Caserta - Olentangy 3rd
Aaron Thompson - London 4th
DJ Jones - Hartley
Devin Wohrle - Hilliard Bradley
Jajuan Ross - Independence
John Gershom - Lakewood

130

Anthony Fosco - Olentangy 5th
Kyle Maupin - Hamilton Township
Jason Maynard - Licking Heights
Galo Santos - London
Austin Johnston - Hilliard Bradley

135

Andrew Higgins - Hilliard Bradley 1st
Matt Straight - Whitehall
Tyler Schenz - Big Walnut
Austin Cariens - Licking Valley

140

Blake Scipio - Hilliard Bradley 6th
Shawn Stolte - Licking Valley

145

Ian Ferguson - DeSales 6th
Zak Scott - Licking Heights
Drake Jones - Hartley

152

Chris Baker - Jon Alder 2nd
Caleb Hetterscheidt - Olentangy 3rd
Connor Driscoll - Hilliard Bradley
Cody Kucera - Highland
Cory Workman - Licking Valley

160

Jarrod Zang - Hartley 4th
Sam Riggs - Hilliard Bradley
Kevin Yeager - Licking Heights
Jake Legace - Licking Valley
Joey Gadd - Olentangy

171

Delane King - Lakewood 3rd
Travers Clark - Whitehall 4th
Ricky McGrath - Hilliard Bradley
Tyler Harble - Licking Valley

189

Bobby Blankenship - Jon Alder 1st
Bobbie Kent - Granville 6th
Eric Banks - Canal Winchester
Chris Sarnes - Licking Valley
Alex Stinemetz - Olentangy

215

Chase Redman - Licking Valley 1st
Matt Brown - Big Walnut 3rd
Evan Jackson - Hartley 4th
Kirk Willis - Granville
Beau Green - Jon Alder
Anthony Robinson - London
Ezra Kenley - Mifflin
Alex Farrow - Whitehall

285

Chris Settles - Hamilton Township 4th
Hunter Maynard - Watterson 5th
Jason Griffith - Big Walnut
Cole Gordon - Granville
Sydney Omameh - DeSales
Nathan Presley - Canal Winchester (Sectional 2nd - injured - did not wrestle at District)
Bryan Young - Olentangy (Sectional 5th - as District alternate took Pressley's place)

Returning District Qualifiers (by team):

Licking Valley - 8
Hilliard Bradley - 7
Olentangy - 7 ** + 1 alternate who wrestled at District *** McHugh??
Canal Winchester - 6 ** + Dalton Tullius
Hartley - 5
Licking Heights - 5
Big Walnut - 4
Jonathan Alder - 4
Whitehall - 4 ** + Trevor Napier?
DeSales - 3 ** + Lee Wilson
Granville - 3
Hamilton Township - 3
London - 3 ** + Anthony Thompson
Bexley - 2
Highland - 2
Lakewood - 2
Buckeye Valley - 1
Centennial - 1
Independence - 1
Mifflin - 1
Watterson - 1