Huntington Wins Team Title at Mark Depugh Holiday Wrestling Classic
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Host Huntington won the team championship at the 2024 Mark Depugh Holiday Wrestling Classic, held December 20th at Huntington High School.
The Huntsmen scored 249 points to outdistance runner-up Hillsboro (214) in the 13 team field. Adena was third with 189 points, McClain fourth and Manchester fifth. (See final team and individual scores below, compliments of Baums Page):
| 1. | Huntington Ross | 249.0 |
| 2. | Hillsboro | 214.0 |
| 3. | Adena | 189.0 |
| 4. | McClain | 185.5 |
| 5. | Manchester | 171.0 |
| 6. | Wellston | 155.0 |
| 7. | Logan Elm | 93.0 |
| 8. | Greenon | 73.5 |
| 9. | Waverly | 64.0 |
| 10. | Piketon | 35.0 |
| 11. | Southeastern | 32.0 |
| 12. | Western | 9.0 |
| Seventh Round | |||||
| 120:1×4 | Aden Breniser (Huntington Ross) pin Michael Zimmerman*GREE (X2) | 1:46 | |||
| Colton Arnett*MANC (X1) pin Landon Frazier (Hillsboro) | 3:17 | ||||
| 126:1×4 | Jude Palmer (Logan Elm) pin Zayne Knisley (McClain) | 0:39 | |||
| Hunter Stephens (Manchester) pin Jimmy Sexton (Huntington Ross) | 3:42 | ||||
| 132:1×6 | Malaki Linton-Wiseman (Wellston) pin Isacc Sherman-Morgan (McClain) | 4:33 | |||
| Ethan Watterman (Southeastern) pin Caleb Barnes (Manchester) | 1:29 | ||||
| Kylan Brown (Hillsboro) pin Zayne Lewellen (Adena) | 1:26 | ||||
| 138:2×4 | 1st- Hunter O’Dell (Greenon) dec. Gordon Cyrus (Huntington Ross) | 16-9 | |||
| 3rd- Julian Parks (Adena) pin Jacob Mick (McClain) | 4:42 | ||||
| 5th-Robert Souder (Hillsboro) dec. Max Bouska (Wellston) | 13-9 | ||||
| 7th-Cooper Kimbrough (Logan Elm) pin Parker Neria (Manchester) | 2:48 | ||||
| 144:1×3 | Dalton Rowland (McClain) pin Bryson Ford (Huntington Ross) | 1:35 | |||
| 150:1×5 | Austyn McWhorter (Adena) pin Ryan Burns (Hillsboro) | 3:56 | |||
| Braydon Dickson (Southeastern) pin Eli Douglas (McClain) | 1:52 | ||||
| 157:2×4 | 1st- Alex Breniser (Huntington Ross) pin Carlos Gonzalez (McClain) | 3:26 | |||
| 3rd- Elijah Wallace (Manchester) pin Nathan Shrum (Piketon) | 2:11 | ||||
| 5th-Cooper Disbennett (Logan Elm) pin Jace Nguyen (Adena) | 0:46 | ||||
| 7th-Cole Rapp*MCCL (X1) pin Braylon Hakes (Greenon) | 2:39 | ||||
| 165:1×5 | David Warner (Adena) pin Mason Collins (Wellston) | 0:59 | |||
| Oris Snyder (McClain) pin Braxton Wagner (Manchester) | 0:39 | ||||
| 175:4×3 | 1st- Carson McNeal (Huntington Ross) pin Hunter Collins (Wellston) | 3:02 | |||
| 3rd- Mason Gilliam (Manchester) forfeit Dallas Downs (Waverly) | Forfeit | ||||
| 5th- Hunter Williams (Adena) pin Ryland McPeek (Greenon) | 3:01 | ||||
| 7th-Aiden Ford*HROS (X1) pin Grayson Fox (Logan Elm) | 3:03 | ||||
| 9th-Aaron Maggard*WAVE (X3) pin Braiden Fisher*WELL (X2) | 3:37 | ||||
| 11th-Connor Pettit (Piketon) Bye Bye | Bye | ||||
| 190:1×6 | Jackson McNeal (Huntington Ross) pin Mathias Hostetler (Hillsboro) | 1:15 | |||
| Joshua Smith (McClain) pin Brendan Barnes (Manchester) | 0:24 | ||||
| Hunter Skaggs*MCCL (X1) forfeit Ashton Gilbert (Waverly) | Forfeit | ||||
| 215:4×3 | 1st- Peewee Tolliver (Waverly) pin Gauge Cushman (Wellston) | 1:03 | |||
| 3rd-Jeffrey Thompson (Logan Elm) pin Connor Yochum*HILL (X2) | 2:15 | ||||
| 5th-John Deans (Hillsboro) pin Nathan Greer (Greenon) | 3:27 | ||||
| 7th-James Brown (McClain) pin Brandon Ireland*WELL (X4) | 0:50 | ||||
| 9th-Johnathan Adams (Manchester) pin Archer Fuson*MANC (X1) | 0:17 | ||||
| 11th-Nathaniel Short*GREE (X3) Bye Bye | Bye | ||||
| 285:4×4 | 1st- Andrew Shelton (Hillsboro) pin Chase Trivette (Adena) | 0:58 | |||
| 3rd- Ernie Cyrus (Huntington Ross) pin Gavin Azbell (Logan Elm) | 3:53 | ||||
| 5th- Hunter Shelton (Manchester) pin Dereck Plummer*WELL (X2) | 3:17 | ||||
| 7th-Connor Salyer (Piketon) pin Ethan Murdoch*LELM (X6) | 4:53 | ||||
| 9th- Brady Setzer (Wellston) pin Garrett Chandler (Western) | 0:18 | ||||
| 11th-Garrett Greiner*HILL (X4) pin Austin Speakman*LELM (X7) | 0:43 | ||||
| 13th-Xander Althouse (Southeastern) pin Aiden Ireland*WELL (X3) | 0:46 | ||||
| 15th-Austin Lhamon*SOUT (X1) pin Eric Mercer*WELL (X5) | 1:39 | ||||
| Sixth Round | |||||
| 120:1×4 | Aden Breniser (Huntington Ross) tech. fall Colton Arnett*MANC (X1) | tf19-1 | |||
| Landon Frazier (Hillsboro) pin Michael Zimmerman*GREE (X2) | 0:14 | ||||
| 126:1×4 | Jimmy Sexton (Huntington Ross) pin Zayne Knisley (McClain) | 2:12 | |||
| Hunter Stephens (Manchester) pin Jude Palmer (Logan Elm) | 2:23 | ||||
| 132:1×6 | Malaki Linton-Wiseman (Wellston) pin Caleb Barnes (Manchester) | 0:28 | |||
| Zayne Lewellen (Adena) pin Ethan Watterman (Southeastern) | 0:29 | ||||
| Kylan Brown (Hillsboro) pin Isacc Sherman-Morgan (McClain) | 3:10 | ||||
| 138:2×4 | Hunter O’Dell (Greenon) tech. fall Julian Parks (Adena) | tf21-6 | |||
| Gordon Cyrus (Huntington Ross) pin Jacob Mick (McClain) | 3:55 | ||||
| Robert Souder (Hillsboro) pin Parker Neria (Manchester) | 0:38 | ||||
| Max Bouska (Wellston) pin Cooper Kimbrough (Logan Elm) | 2:48 | ||||
| 144:1×3 | Sam Hunt (Hillsboro) pin Bryson Ford (Huntington Ross) | 0:35 | |||
| 150:1×5 | Avery Gilliam (Manchester) pin Braydon Dickson (Southeastern) | 3:23 | |||
| Ryan Burns (Hillsboro) pin Eli Douglas (McClain) | 0:22 | ||||
| 157:2×4 | Alex Breniser (Huntington Ross) pin Nathan Shrum (Piketon) | 3:23 | |||
| Carlos Gonzalez (McClain) tech. fall Elijah Wallace (Manchester) | tf28-12 | ||||
| Cooper Disbennett (Logan Elm) pin Cole Rapp*MCCL (X1) | 3:23 | ||||
| Jace Nguyen (Adena) pin Braylon Hakes (Greenon) | 2:21 | ||||
| 165:1×5 | Max Castellanos (Hillsboro) pin Braxton Wagner (Manchester) | 5:21 | |||
| Mason Collins (Wellston) maj. dec. Oris Snyder (McClain) | md12-3 | ||||
| 175:4×3 | Carson McNeal (Huntington Ross) pin Dallas Downs (Waverly) | 3:37 | |||
| Hunter Collins (Wellston) pin Mason Gilliam (Manchester) | 2:53 | ||||
| Ryland McPeek (Greenon) pin Aiden Ford*HROS (X1) | 2:22 | ||||
| Hunter Williams (Adena) pin Grayson Fox (Logan Elm) | 0:59 | ||||
| Braiden Fisher*WELL (X2) Bye Bye | Bye | ||||
| Aaron Maggard*WAVE (X3) pin Connor Pettit (Piketon) | 0:18 | ||||
| 190:1×6 | Jackson McNeal (Huntington Ross) pin Hunter Skaggs*MCCL (X1) | 0:49 | |||
| Brendan Barnes (Manchester) forfeit Ashton Gilbert (Waverly) | Forfeit | ||||
| Joshua Smith (McClain) pin Mathias Hostetler (Hillsboro) | 1:37 | ||||
| 215:4×3 | Peewee Tolliver (Waverly) pin Jeffrey Thompson (Logan Elm) | 1:29 | |||
| Gauge Cushman (Wellston) pin Connor Yochum*HILL (X2) | 1:42 | ||||
| John Deans (Hillsboro) pin James Brown (McClain) | 2:38 | ||||
| Nathan Greer (Greenon) pin Brandon Ireland*WELL (X4) | 0:54 | ||||
| Archer Fuson*MANC (X1) Bye Bye | Bye | ||||
| Johnathan Adams (Manchester) pin Nathaniel Short*GREE (X3) | 0:27 | ||||
| 285:4×4 | Andrew Shelton (Hillsboro) pin Gavin Azbell (Logan Elm) | 2:17 | |||
| Chase Trivette (Adena) pin Ernie Cyrus (Huntington Ross) | 1:01 | ||||
| Hunter Shelton (Manchester) pin Connor Salyer (Piketon) | 0:52 | ||||
| Dereck Plummer*WELL (X2) pin Ethan Murdoch*LELM (X6) | 4:21 | ||||
| Brady Setzer (Wellston) pin Austin Speakman*LELM (X7) | 0:47 | ||||
| Garrett Chandler (Western) pin Garrett Greiner*HILL (X4) | 1:50 | ||||
| Aiden Ireland*WELL (X3) pin Austin Lhamon*SOUT (X1) | 2:24 | ||||
| Xander Althouse (Southeastern) pin Eric Mercer*WELL (X5) | 0:19 | ||||
| Fourth Round | |||||
| 175:4×3 | Carson McNeal (Huntington Ross) pin Ryland McPeek (Greenon) | 2:51 | |||
| Dallas Downs (Waverly) pin Aiden Ford*HROS (X1) | 4:52 | ||||
| Mason Gilliam (Manchester) pin Hunter Williams (Adena) | 5:29 | ||||
| Hunter Collins (Wellston) pin Grayson Fox (Logan Elm) | 1:22 | ||||
| 215:4×3 | Peewee Tolliver (Waverly) pin James Brown (McClain) | 1:18 | |||
| Jeffrey Thompson (Logan Elm) pin John Deans (Hillsboro) | 1:36 | ||||
| Connor Yochum*HILL (X2) pin Brandon Ireland*WELL (X4) | 0:17 | ||||
| Gauge Cushman (Wellston) pin Nathan Greer (Greenon) | 1:27 | ||||
| Third Round | |||||
| 132:1×6 | Malaki Linton-Wiseman (Wellston) pin Kylan Brown (Hillsboro) | 1:51 | |||
| Zayne Lewellen (Adena) pin Caleb Barnes (Manchester) | 1:23 | ||||
| Isacc Sherman-Morgan (McClain) pin Ethan Watterman (Southeastern) | 1:30 | ||||
| 138:2×4 | Hunter O’Dell (Greenon) pin Robert Souder (Hillsboro) | 1:50 | |||
| Jacob Mick (McClain) pin Max Bouska (Wellston) | 0:43 | ||||
| Cooper Kimbrough (Logan Elm) pin Parker Neria (Manchester) | 1:47 | ||||
| Gordon Cyrus (Huntington Ross) maj. dec. Julian Parks (Adena) | md14-5 | ||||
| 150:1×5 | Austyn McWhorter (Adena) pin Braydon Dickson (Southeastern) | 0:35 | |||
| Eli Douglas (McClain) tech. fall Avery Gilliam (Manchester) | tf31-15 | ||||
| 157:2×4 | Alex Breniser (Huntington Ross) pin Carlos Gonzalez (McClain) | 1:17 | |||
| Cooper Disbennett (Logan Elm) tech. fall Braylon Hakes (Greenon) | tf19-3 | ||||
| Elijah Wallace (Manchester) pin Jace Nguyen (Adena) | 5:30 | ||||
| Nathan Shrum (Piketon) pin Cole Rapp*MCCL (X1) | 2:27 | ||||
| 165:1×5 | David Warner (Adena) pin Braxton Wagner (Manchester) | 0:58 | |||
| Oris Snyder (McClain) pin Max Castellanos (Hillsboro) | 0:48 | ||||
| 175:4×3 | Carson McNeal (Huntington Ross) pin Braiden Fisher*WELL (X2) | 1:06 | |||
| Dallas Downs (Waverly) pin Mason Gilliam (Manchester) | 3:56 | ||||
| Hunter Williams (Adena) pin Connor Pettit (Piketon) | 1:10 | ||||
| Hunter Collins (Wellston) tech. fall Ryland McPeek (Greenon) | tf16-0 | ||||
| 190:1×6 | Jackson McNeal (Huntington Ross) pin Joshua Smith (McClain) | 0:26 | |||
| Brendan Barnes (Manchester) pin Hunter Skaggs*MCCL (X1) | 3:09 | ||||
| Mathias Hostetler (Hillsboro) pin Ashton Gilbert (Waverly) | 0:20 | ||||
| 215:4×3 | Peewee Tolliver (Waverly) pin Nathan Greer (Greenon) | 1:18 | |||
| Jeffrey Thompson (Logan Elm) pin Johnathan Adams (Manchester) | 0:59 | ||||
| Gauge Cushman (Wellston) pin James Brown (McClain) | 1:28 | ||||
| 285:4×4 | Andrew Shelton (Hillsboro) pin Austin Speakman*LELM (X7) | 0:25 | |||
| Connor Salyer (Piketon) pin Aiden Ireland*WELL (X3) | 0:22 | ||||
| Gavin Azbell (Logan Elm) pin Austin Lhamon*SOUT (X1) | 0:52 | ||||
| Hunter Shelton (Manchester) pin Brady Setzer (Wellston) | 0:56 | ||||
| Ernie Cyrus (Huntington Ross) pin Eric Mercer*WELL (X5) | 0:27 | ||||
| Ethan Murdoch*LELM (X6) pin Garrett Chandler (Western) | 3:31 | ||||
| Chase Trivette (Adena) pin Xander Althouse (Southeastern) | 0:10 | ||||
| Dereck Plummer*WELL (X2) pin Garrett Greiner*HILL (X4) | 3:05 | ||||
| Second Round | |||||
| 132:1×6 | Malaki Linton-Wiseman (Wellston) pin Zayne Lewellen (Adena) | 1:06 | |||
| Kylan Brown (Hillsboro) pin Ethan Watterman (Southeastern) | 0:57 | ||||
| Isacc Sherman-Morgan (McClain) pin Caleb Barnes (Manchester) | 0:45 | ||||
| 138:2×4 | Hunter O’Dell (Greenon) tech. fall Jacob Mick (McClain) | tf17-1 | |||
| Robert Souder (Hillsboro) pin Max Bouska (Wellston) | 3:29 | ||||
| Julian Parks (Adena) pin Parker Neria (Manchester) | 0:21 | ||||
| Gordon Cyrus (Huntington Ross) tech. fall Cooper Kimbrough (Logan Elm) | tf20-1 | ||||
| 150:1×5 | Austyn McWhorter (Adena) pin Avery Gilliam (Manchester) | 1:03 | |||
| Ryan Burns (Hillsboro) pin Braydon Dickson (Southeastern) | 0:59 | ||||
| 157:2×4 | Alex Breniser (Huntington Ross) pin Cooper Disbennett (Logan Elm) | 2:45 | |||
| Carlos Gonzalez (McClain) pin Braylon Hakes (Greenon) | 1:34 | ||||
| Elijah Wallace (Manchester) pin Nathan Shrum (Piketon) | 3:22 | ||||
| Jace Nguyen (Adena) pin Cole Rapp*MCCL (X1) | 2:45 | ||||
| 165:1×5 | David Warner (Adena) pin Max Castellanos (Hillsboro) | 0:27 | |||
| Mason Collins (Wellston) pin Braxton Wagner (Manchester) | 1:13 | ||||
| 175:4×3 | Grayson Fox (Logan Elm) pin Braiden Fisher*WELL (X2) | 0:40 | |||
| Aiden Ford*HROS (X1) pin Connor Pettit (Piketon) | 0:59 | ||||
| Ryland McPeek (Greenon) pin Aaron Maggard*WAVE (X3) | 1:10 | ||||
| 190:1×6 | Jackson McNeal (Huntington Ross) pin Brendan Barnes (Manchester) | 1:40 | |||
| Joshua Smith (McClain) pin Ashton Gilbert (Waverly) | 1:28 | ||||
| Mathias Hostetler (Hillsboro) pin Hunter Skaggs*MCCL (X1) | 0:37 | ||||
| 215:4×3 | Nathan Greer (Greenon) pin Archer Fuson*MANC (X1) | 0:25 | |||
| Connor Yochum*HILL (X2) pin Johnathan Adams (Manchester) | 1:24 | ||||
| James Brown (McClain) pin Nathaniel Short*GREE (X3) | 0:32 | ||||
| 285:4×4 | Andrew Shelton (Hillsboro) pin Connor Salyer (Piketon) | 1:29 | |||
| Austin Speakman*LELM (X7) pin Aiden Ireland*WELL (X3) | 0:52 | ||||
| Gavin Azbell (Logan Elm) pin Brady Setzer (Wellston) | 2:52 | ||||
| Hunter Shelton (Manchester) pin Austin Lhamon*SOUT (X1) | 0:48 | ||||
| Ernie Cyrus (Huntington Ross) pin Ethan Murdoch*LELM (X6) | 3:28 | ||||
| Garrett Chandler (Western) pin Eric Mercer*WELL (X5) | 3:03 | ||||
| Chase Trivette (Adena) pin Dereck Plummer*WELL (X2) | 0:19 | ||||
| Garrett Greiner*HILL (X4) pin Xander Althouse (Southeastern) | 1:32 | ||||
| First Round | |||||
| 113:1×2 | Colton Arnett (Manchester) pin Michael Zimmerman (Greenon) | 1:31 | |||
| 120:1×4 | Aden Breniser (Huntington Ross) pin Landon Frazier (Hillsboro) | 1:53 | |||
| Colton Arnett*MANC (X1) pin Michael Zimmerman*GREE (X2) | 1:31 | ||||
| 126:1×4 | Jimmy Sexton (Huntington Ross) pin Jude Palmer (Logan Elm) | 1:18 | |||
| Hunter Stephens (Manchester) maj. dec. Zayne Knisley (McClain) | md11-3 | ||||
| 132:1×6 | Malaki Linton-Wiseman (Wellston) pin Ethan Watterman (Southeastern) | 0:47 | |||
| Kylan Brown (Hillsboro) pin Caleb Barnes (Manchester) | 0:45 | ||||
| Isacc Sherman-Morgan (McClain) pin Zayne Lewellen (Adena) | 0:48 | ||||
| 138:2×4 | Hunter O’Dell (Greenon) pin Max Bouska (Wellston) | 1:24 | |||
| Jacob Mick (McClain) pin Robert Souder (Hillsboro) | 0:47 | ||||
| Julian Parks (Adena) tech. fall Cooper Kimbrough (Logan Elm) | tf18-0 | ||||
| Gordon Cyrus (Huntington Ross) pin Parker Neria (Manchester) | 0:49 | ||||
| 144:1×3 | Dalton Rowland (McClain) pin Sam Hunt (Hillsboro) | 1:07 | |||
| 150:1×5 | Austyn McWhorter (Adena) pin Eli Douglas (McClain) | 0:22 | |||
| Ryan Burns (Hillsboro) pin Avery Gilliam (Manchester) | 1:05 | ||||
| 157:2×4 | Alex Breniser (Huntington Ross) pin Braylon Hakes (Greenon) | 0:49 | |||
| Carlos Gonzalez (McClain) maj. dec. Cooper Disbennett (Logan Elm) | md18-5 | ||||
| Elijah Wallace (Manchester) pin Cole Rapp*MCCL (X1) | 3:11 | ||||
| Nathan Shrum (Piketon) pin Jace Nguyen (Adena) | 0:56 | ||||
| 165:1×5 | David Warner (Adena) pin Oris Snyder (McClain) | 2:56 | |||
| Mason Collins (Wellston) pin Max Castellanos (Hillsboro) | 0:32 | ||||
| 175:4×3 | Carson McNeal (Huntington Ross) pin Grayson Fox (Logan Elm) | 0:30 | |||
| Hunter Williams (Adena) pin Aiden Ford*HROS (X1) | 0:35 | ||||
| Hunter Collins (Wellston) pin Aaron Maggard*WAVE (X3) | 0:30 | ||||
| 190:1×6 | Jackson McNeal (Huntington Ross) pin Ashton Gilbert (Waverly) | 0:49 | |||
| Joshua Smith (McClain) pin Hunter Skaggs*MCCL (X1) | 0:53 | ||||
| Mathias Hostetler (Hillsboro) pin Brendan Barnes (Manchester) | 2:26 | ||||
| 215:4×3 | Peewee Tolliver (Waverly) pin Archer Fuson*MANC (X1) | 0:45 | |||
| John Deans (Hillsboro) pin Brandon Ireland*WELL (X4) | 0:42 | ||||
| Connor Yochum*HILL (X2) dec. Jeffrey Thompson (Logan Elm) | 6-4 | ||||
| Gauge Cushman (Wellston) pin Nathaniel Short*GREE (X3) | 0:29 | ||||
| 285:4×4 | Andrew Shelton (Hillsboro) pin Aiden Ireland*WELL (X3) | 0:25 | |||
| Connor Salyer (Piketon) pin Austin Speakman*LELM (X7) | 0:33 | ||||
| Brady Setzer (Wellston) pin Austin Lhamon*SOUT (X1) | 1:28 | ||||
| Gavin Azbell (Logan Elm) pin Hunter Shelton (Manchester) | 5:43 | ||||
| Ernie Cyrus (Huntington Ross) pin Garrett Chandler (Western) | 5:13 | ||||
| Ethan Murdoch*LELM (X6) pin Eric Mercer*WELL (X5) | 0:24 | ||||
| Chase Trivette (Adena) pin Garrett Greiner*HILL (X4) | 0:16 | ||||
| Dereck Plummer*WELL (X2) pin Xander Althouse (Southeastern) | 3:36 | ||||
