Sunday, February 28, 1999
DISTRICT WRESTLING
Elder's Christopfel wins in wild finish
BY MARK SCHMETZER
Enquirer contributor
Elder junior heavyweight Andy Christopfel would have preferred his first career victory over Fairfield's Jeff Ramsey be on the mat, but he'll take what came his way Saturday night.
Christopfel gained a 3-2 decision in the championship match of the Division I district wrestling tournament at Fairfield High School. He and Ramsey finished regulation time amid controversy that stemmed from Christopfel's near-takedown as time expired.
Referee Brian Decker awarded Christopfel two points, then reversed the decision after conferring with assistant referee Jack Beard. By then, though, Ramsey had thrown his headgear in protest, and Christopfel was awarded a penalty point that led to his victory.
“I've been wrestling him since the fourth grade, and this is the first time I've ever beaten him,” said Christopfel (30-5), who qualified for next week's state tournament for the first time in his career. “Tonight, I wrestled my butt off. It would've been better if it was settled on the mat, but I'll have another chance at the state meet.”
“(Ramsey) shouldn't throw his headgear, no matter what,” Fairfield assistant coach Randy Hambrick said. “He's known that since the seventh grade.”
Christopfel's title was one of seven won by area wrestlers in the district tournament. Huber Heights Wayne, the state's No.2 team according to the coaches association poll, won the team title. Fairfield finished second with Sycamore third.
Greater Catholic League schools produced five of the seven area district champions: Elder's Christopfel and Nick Spatola (119 pounds), Moeller's Joe Zinkan (130) and Bobby Lyons (140) and St. Xavier's Vince Carraher (160).
Lakota West's Matt McIntire (125) and Harrison's Brady Morris (215) were the other two local champions.
Lyons's 10-8 win over Sycamore's Omar Scruggs, the defending district champion, was one of the more intense matches of the evening.
“We pretty much respect each other as competitors on the mats, but we're not exactly buddy-buddy off the mats,” said Lyons, a junior. “I lost to him in the Coaches Classic, so this was sweet redemption. In that match, I was a little bit intimidated, but I knew that I was the better wrestler and that I could control the match. I knew if I did that, I would break him down mentally.”
The top four wrestlers in each weight class qualify for the state tournament, which starts Thursday at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus.
Thirty-five wrestlers from area schools, two more than last year, qualified in Division I, led by five each from Fairfield and Sycamore.
“I think our area had a real good showing,” Sycamore coach Gary Listermann said. “I see a lot more state placers coming out of this district than in previous years.”
Team Standings: 1. Dayton Wayne 1261/2, 2. Fairfield 891/2, 3. Sycamore 84, 4. Dayton Carroll 83, 5. Harrison 82, 6. Moeller 80, 7. Elder 74, 8. Centerville 64, 9. St. Xavier 521/2, 10. Lakota West 43. Locals: 12. Oak Hills 41, 14. Winton Woods 38, 17. Glen Este 281/2, 18. Lakota East 27, 20. Princeton 22, 23. Colerain 20, 25. Hamilton 18, 26. Lebanon 171/2, 31. Western Hills 6, 32. Milford 5, 35. (tie) Mason, La Salle 3, 37. Mt. Healthy 1.
Championship Round
103—Ott (Wayne) p. Luther (Glen Este) 1:38; 112—DiSalvo (Carroll) d. Jaynes (W. Carrollton) 7-2; 119—Spatola (Elder) d. Smith (St. Xavier) 10-5, 125—McIntire (Lak. West) d. West (Fairborn) 5-4; 130—Zinkan (Moeller) d. Ruth (Winton Woods) 7-2; 135—Mirisciotti (Butler) d. McIntire (Lak. West) 6-4; 140—Lyons (Moeller) d. Scruggs (Sycamore) 10-8; 145—Morgan (Wayne) d. Blanks (Moeller) 11-5; 152—Kapustka (Centerville) d. Padgett (Fairfield) 3-2; 160—Carraher (St. Xavier) p. Griffith (Centerville) 1:14; 171—Gay (Talawanda) d. Collins (Miamisburg) 13-11; 189—Lammers (Wayne) p. Jones (Lak. East) 1:40; 215—Morris (Harrison) p. Bond (Wayne) 2:31; 275—Christopfel (Elder) d. Ramsey (Fairfield) 3-2.
Consolation Final
103—Leugers (Fairfield) d. Langdon (Harrison) 5-3; 112—Kaney (Wayne) d. Garcia Colerain 3-2; Percifull (W. Carrollton) d. Cooke (Colerain) 8-2; 125—Williams (Wayne) d. Ja. Wilcox (Oak Hills) 7-4; 130—McCoy (Elder) d. Smith (Hamilton) 7-5; 135—Wahoff (Fairfield) d. Stamper (Miamisburg) 9-2; 140—Snyder (Tecumseh) d. Ruberg (Harrison) 6-4; 145—Pliev (Princeton) d. Kaplan (Sycamore) 7-3; 152—Niehaus (Harrison) d. Stevens (Carroll) 10-5; 160—Clemens (Carroll) over Abrams by default; 171—Livingston (Sycamore) d. Shepard (Oak Hills) 9-3; 189—Thompson (Winton Woods) over Hudson (Sycamore) by default; 215—
Null (Troy) d. Quimby (Fairfield) 5-4; 275—Miller (Carroll) p. Hyams (Sycamore) 3:55.
Division II
Local wrestlers who won their weight class include Taylor's Tony Brock (112), Lemon- Monroe's Zack Hensley (125), Ross' Aaron Ray (130), Alter's Adam Hickman (135), Bethel-Tate's Robbie Phillips (140), Edgewood's Kurt Stoffregan and Springboro's Joel Weimer (171).
Team Standings: 1. Graham 1231/2, 2. Purcell Marian 97, 3. Indian Lake 961/2, 4. Tippecanoe 791/2, 5. Edgewood 76, 6. Springboro 74, 7. Milton-Union 691/2, 8. Shawnee 651/2, 9. Taylor 571/2, 10. Eaton 56, 11. Alter 52, 12. Bethel-Tate 52, 13. Wilmington 39, 14. Preble Shawnee, 15. Lemon-Monroe. Locals: Ross 29, Franklin 231/2, Turpin 22, Kings 161/2, Clermont Northeastern 11, McNicholas 9, Roger Bacon 8, New Richmond 7, Western Brown 6, Norwood 3.
Championship
103— Wooton (Graham) tf. Klofta (Indian Lake) 23-8; 112— Brock (Taylor) md. Rogers (Purcell Marian) 14-3; 119— Trostel (Graham) tf. Fox (Blanchester) 21-5; 125— Hensley (Lemon-Monroe) tf. Mauro (Alter) 19-4; 130— Ray (Ross) d. Battles (Springboro) 14-8; 135— Hickman (Alter) md. Jones (Shawnee) 16-8; 140— Phillips (Bethel-Tate) d. Jenkins (Indian Lake) 12-8; 145— Stoffregan Edgewood) d. Mackesy (Indian Lake) 14-12; 152— Garver (Graham) d. Ryder (Northwestern) 3-0; 160— Avery (Milton-Union) p. Foster (Ross) 1—50; 171— Weimer (Springboro) p. Moyer (Eaton) 3—23; 189— Hart (Shawnee) d. Sanders (Milton-Union) 10-4; 215— Jackson (Tippecanoe) d. Williams (Edgewood) 8-6 (OT); 275— Welch (Eaton) md. Benschlein (Indian Lake) 10-0.
Consolation Final
103— Meinking (Purcell Marian) d. Smith (Wilmington) 6-2; 112— Markley (Graham) p. Lombardo (Turpin) 3—23; 119— Black (Purcell Marian) d. Holm (Turpin) 6-4; 125— Avery (Milton-Union) d. Jolliff (Preble Shawnee) 10-5; 130— Allen (Shawnee) md. Klofta (Indian Lake) 11-2; 135— Valerio (Edgewood) d. Horne (Wilmington) 6-4; 140— Hitchens (Tippecanoe) d. Wood (Preble Shawnee) 5-4; 145— Menefield (Purcell Marian) d. Petro (Tippecanoe) 10-3; 152— Reamer (Taylor) md. Blair (Valley View) 11-2; 160— Knull (Graham) d. Magee (Springboro) 7-2; 171— Klepacz (Tippecanoe) md. Dalton (Bellbrook) 10-2; 189— Bucholtz (Northridge) d. Asbury (Tippecanoe) 2-1; 215— Faubion (Bethel-Tate) by default over Cameron (Eaton); 275— Williams (Purell Marian) d. Miller (Franklin) 5-1.
Division III
• Three local wrestlers claimed individual titles at the district wrestling tournament at Xenia. Reading's Tim Kelly (135) and Gary Blair (152) both won their weights while Locakland's Gerald Gertz claimed the 140-pound championship.
Eight local wrestlers advanced to the championship round. Shawn Burroughs (112) and Ryan Opichka (119) both of Madeira and D.J. Engel (130) and Bryan Kirby (171) of Reading and Josh Short (135) of Carlisle all lost in the championship match.
Versailles claimed the team title with Reading finishing fifth.
Team Standings: 1. Versailles 129, 2. West Liberty-Salem 1161/2, 3. Oakwood 115, 4. Brookville 1011/2, 5. Reading 971/2, 6. Carlisle 88, 7. Madeira 87, 8. Lehman 591/2, 9. Tri-County North 59, 10. Covington 58, 11. Indian Hill 50, 12. Batavia 47, 13. Greeneview 441/2, 14. Dixie 44, 15. North College Hill 31, 16. National Trail 30, 17. Mechanicsburg 281/2, 18. Lockland 28, 19. Deer Park 27, 20. Summit 25, 21. Miami East 24, 22. Covington Central 231/2, 23. Tri-Village 11, 24. Clinton-Massie 10, 25. Landmark Christian 7, 26. (tie) Finneytown 6, Wyoming 6, 28. Mariemont 5, 29. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 3.
Championship
103—Lacure (Greeneview) p. Savage (Oakwood) 2:44; 112—Hockwalt (Oakwood) p. Burroughs (Madeira) :57; 119—Morris (Carlisle) default over Opichka (Madeira); 125—Schultz (Brookville) d. Hundley (Dixie) 8-5; 130—Perry (Brookville) d. Engel (Reading) 9-5; 135—Kelly (Reading) d. Short (Carlisle) 5-3; 140—Gertz (Lockland) d. Schmitmeyer (Versailles) 6-3; 145—
Barga (Versailles) p. Stevenson (West Liberty-Salem) 1:26; 152—Blair (Reading) d. Hoffer (Mechanicsburg) 3-2; 160—Statzer (Tri-County North) d. Johnston (Lehman) 6-5; 171—Hoylman (West Liberty-Salem) tf. Kirby (Reading) 17-1; 189—Harmon (Carlisle) md. Yancik (Brookville) 12-2; 215—Flora (Miami East) d. Fetters (Covington) 14-10; Hwt—
Lampe (Lehman) p. Link (Versailles) 2:50.
Consolation Finals
103—Kuykendall (Madeira) md. Gieseke (West Liberty) 8-0; 112—Magoteaux (Versailles) md. Frye (North College Hill) 10-1; 119—Lee (Oakwood) d. Brown (Greeneview) 12-6; 125—Maurice (West Liberty) md. Kelch (Versailles) 17-7; 130—
Lee (Oakwood) d. McLain (Lehman) 11-9; 135—
Griffith (West Liberty) p. Harris (Brookville) 2:09; 140—Combs (Indian Hill) p. Linebaugh (Clinton-Massie) 2:00; 145—Batdorf (Covington) p. Hitt (Batavia) 3:44; 152—Henry (Versailles) md. Peters (Tri-Village) 11-3; 160—Owens (Covington) d. Saylor (West Liberty) 10-4; 171—Wagner (Catholic Central) md. Statzer (Tri-County North) 8-0; 189—
Cole (National Trail) d. Cardoza (Madeira) 14-7; 215—Rahe (Indian Hill) d. Sayer (Deer Park) 6-0; Hwt—Whitaker (Batavia) p. Redmond (National Trail) 3:23.
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