Claypoole leads Lakers at D-III Berkshire Sectional — and more

BURTON — When it comes to postseason wrestling, Pymatuning Valley senior Bennett Claypoole said mat management is everything.

“You don’t want to be too risky, but you still want to be dominant,” he said.

Claypoole won the 157-pound bracket during Saturday’s Division Sectional Tournament at Berkshire High School.

He was one of five Lakers who placed at the tournament.

The top four in each weight class advanced to the district at Independence next weekend. The fifth-place finisher is an alternate.

Caleb Marrison placed second at 120, Damion Shoff took third at 150 and August Marrison and Silas Marrison posted fifth at 132 and 190, respectively.

Claypoole racked up a pair of technical falls on his way to the championship mat where he met Berkshire’s Estevon Huesca.

It was the second meeting of the season between the two.

Claypoole dominated the first meeting, but the rematch was much closer.

He said manage situations more carefully in the postseason is crucial.

“You really don’t want to do anything too risky, but you also want to be dominant,” Claypoole said. “You know, you don’t want to be very defensive and not getting that offense going.”

Claypoole didn’t take the lead in the match until he scored a takedown late in the second period, giving him a 3-1 advantage.

He then had the choice of taking the bottom position for the third period.

It took Claypoole 24 seconds to work the escape, then it was time to wrestle smart, meaning rely on defense and don’t do anything too risky.

“You have to know what kind of wrestler you are,” Claypoole said. “For me, I know my neutral is pretty good, I know I can get out of bottom pretty quickly. I know if I work my mat management right, I can dictate the match.”

Claypoole is now 38-5 on the season. Last year, he finished fifth at Independence.

“I’m ready to punch my ticket this time,” Claypoole said of his hopes of getting to the state tournament in two weeks.

PV coach Dave Miller said being able to manage the mat is often the difference between who advances in the postseason and who goes home.

“It’s vastly more important,” Miller said. “Regular season, yeah, it’s important, but you’re looking at what you can and can’t get away with.

“Here, we want to do stuff that is high percentage, that we know we’re good at. We don’t want to take risks that we don’t need to, because if it doesn’t work out, that can end your season. So, mat management is very important.”

The 120 sectional championship match between Caleb Marrison and Independence’s Mitch Meyer was different.

Claypoole and Huesca wrestled a low-scoring match, Marison and Meyer was not that way.

Marison went out aggressive, however, wound up on his back on two occasions in the first period alone. By the end of the first period, he was down 11-0.

But in the second period, Marrison stormed back, reversing Meyer right to his back for six points.

He eventually lost a 20-12 decision.

Marrison, who did not start wrestling until a year ago, said he knew the mistakes that cost him.

“Two dumb things I did,” he said. “I had him pinned and I pulled my arm out. The third period, I had him in a double underhook and I thought i could throw him. I just ran out of energy. I felt like I was really close to beating him.”

Miller also felt like Marison could have won.

“He went out guns blazing, and it almost worked out for him a couple of times,” Miller said. “I think next time we wrestle that kid, we’re going take a different approach and see if it doesn’t work out a little bit better for us.”

Meyer was the district runner-up a year ago at Independence. Miller believes that if Marison can put together a well-managed match, he can end his season in Columbus.

“He can put together a good match when he needs to,” Miller said. “I think he has a good shot at getting deep into next week. He took sixth last year at 113. He kind of has an idea of what it takes. We’ll see how it goes”

Saint John also competed at Berkshire Saturday.

Bobby Shinault took second at 175, while Alex Echeverria was fifth at 138.

While PV and Saint John were at Berkshire, Grand Valley headed west for the D-III sectional at Beachwood.

The Mustangs brought six wrestlers to the sectional tournament, and all six qualified for the district tournament at Independence.

Joseph Montgomery-Stoltz notched first at 138.

“Joseph Montgomery-Stoltz was very impressive,” Mustangs coach Jonathon Jackson said. “He wrestled with a perfect balance of aggression and composure to pin his way through the bracket.”

Montgomery-Stoltz went 3-0, including pinning Beachwood’s Talmage Bang at 2:30 in the finals.

Luke Giddings and Dexter Plott finished second at 215 and 285, respectively; Zeal Waldo and Jesse DeLisle, third, 113 and 190, respectively, and Ashton Lampman was fourth at 190.

GV finished fourth in the team standings with 116 points.

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Zach Sirrine was selected the Northeast Lakes Coach of the Year for Division VI in girls basketball.

In the regular season, Sirrine guided the Mustangs to a 19-3 overall, 13-1 Northeastern Athletic Conference mark, and a conference championship.

In the postseason, the Mustangs defeated Springfield 44-34 for a sectional final win.

GV advanced to the district tournament for the first time in 11 years, and set a single-season school record with 20 victories in the process.

"It has everything to do with the girls," Sirrine said of the honor. "It's a reflection of much hard work they put in."

First-team Ashtabula County-Madison selections were Madison sophomore Gianna LaMarco in Division III (20 points per game); Edgewood junior Carly Kray (23.5 ppg.) D-IV and Grand Valley junior Cloe Turk (14.0) and freshman Riley Rowland (13.1) D-VI.

Second team choices consisted of Edgewood senior Annie Johnston and junior Faith Vencill in D-IV; Pymatuning Valley junior Mckenna Jordan, D-V and GV sophomore Bre Rowland, and Saint John freshman Milani Johnson, both D-VI.

Madison freshman CC Alley, in D-III, and Conneaut senior Alexis Kiser and junior Alexis Warner, D-IV, were among the D-III third-team all-district selections.

The honorable mention all-district teams included: Geneva senior Tahkyah Myers and freshmen Isabel Stocker and Elli Burns, Madison sophomore Maddie White and Lakeside senior Daneja Holley and sophomore Elyzah Maunus in D-III; Jefferson seniors Abby Feick, Dani Furman and Leah Valenti, D-VI; Pymatuning Valley senior Sadie Paul, D-V and Saint John freshman Riley Ann Hatfield and seniors Marissa Arrieta-Williams and Alexa Jordan, D-VII.

The Northeast Lakes All-District girls basketball teams are picked by OPSMA members from the Ashtabula Star Beacon, cleveland.com, the News-Herald in Willoughby, Chronicle-Telegram in Elyria and Morning Journal in Lorain.

The All-Ohio teams will be announced after the conclusion of the boys state championships during the week of March 23.

The Northeast Lakes All-District girls basketball teams include players in schools from Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties.

Find out below who made the teams:

DIVISION I

First team

Sidney Butera, Strongsville, 5-4, jr., 25.9 points; Nina Rodriguez, Mentor, 5-5, sr., 19.2; Regan Braaten, Berea-Midpark, 5-7, jr., 19.0; Jordyn Webb, Cleveland John Hay, 5-10, jr., 19.6; Lindsay Meriwether, Parma Normandy, 5-9, jr., 15.2; Ashlyn McKinney, Mentor, 6-1, fr., 15.3.

Second team

Bella Pinkney, Lorain, 5-3, fr. 14.9; Ziley Minich, Parma Normandy, 5-6, jr., 14.5; Keira Coleman, Mentor, 5-6, so., 10.2; Carly Fisher, Cleveland John Hay, 5-4, jr., 17.0; Lilly Jones, Berea-Midpark, 5-8, fr., 9.4; Emma Arnold, Berea-Midpark, 5-8, jr., 9.2.

Player of the Year: Nina Rodriguez, Mentor

Coach of the Year: James Hrusovsky, Mentor

Honorable mention

Lyla Willis, Mentor; Rosie Jordan, Strongsville; Casey Friel, Berea-Midpark; Hayley McClintock, Mentor; Peyton Willis, Mentor; Addi Keeper, Mentor; Sana Hicks, Cleveland John Hay; Concenstance Mallett, Cleveland John Hay; KaMariana Scott, Elyria;

DIVISION II

First team

Jesse Simon, Olmsted Falls, 5-11, sr., 15.4; Gemma Wichman, Rocky River Magnificat, 5-11, sr., 14.6; Emma Shaefer, Olmsted Falls, 6-0, jr., 11. 5; Kaitlin Dobida, Eastlake North, 5-10, sr., 19.5; Marissa Blackford, Solon, 5-11, sr., 13.4; Ashley Perdion, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, 5-9, jr., 10.8; Charleigh Doxley, Lakewood, 5-5, jr., 16.5.

Second team

Camilynne Shields, Cleveland John Marshall, 5-5, jr., 14.0; Oceanne Kabore, Shaker Heights, 6-0, so., 8.0; Dayvon Evans, Cleveland Heights, 5-8, sr., 14.0; Emma Wilhelm, Painesville Riverside, 6-1, jr., 9.3; Brooke Haddad, Cleveland St. Joseph Acdemy, 5-8, sr., 12.0; Brooke Schroeder, North Ridgeville, 5-6, jr., 12.5; Caiya La, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, 5-8, jr., 12.1.

Player of the Year: Gemma Wichman, Rocky River Magnificat

Coach of the Year: Joe Zenir, Brecksville-Broadview Heights

Honorable mention

Sydney Montgomery, Mayfield; Ariana Hueter, Lakewood; Elise Laporte, Rocky River Magnificat; Izzy Wilson, Rocky River Magnificat; Elle Lakios, Rocky River, Magnificat; Danielle Brown, Cleveland John Marshall; Santiyana Dorsey, Cleveland John Marshall; Alexa Januszewski, Mayfield; Paige Swoope, Cleveland Heights; Grace Largent, Olmsted Falls; Avery DeLisio, Olmsted Falls; Maddy Ferrari, Eastlake North; Josalyn Hackney, Brecksville-Broadview Heights; Nalani Grayson, Cleveland John Marshall; Aniyja Hayes, Cleveland John Marshall; Maya Woods, Brecksville-Broadview Heights; Kaylie Gaiter-Davis, Solon; Madeline Kormuth, Solon; Sophie Stehik, Cleveland St. Joseph Academy; Lily Sanfilippo, Cleveland St. Joseph Academy; Nyah Dowdell, Cleveland Rhodes; Karmella Haywood, Cleveland Rhodes; Trinity McKenzie, Cleveland Rhodes; Ra’Nayuia Rose, Cleveland John Adams; Azhar’ie Willis, Cleveland John Adams; Lizzie Godlewski, Rocky River Magnificat; Reyna Balderas, North Ridgeville; Abby Owens, Avon; Alaina Pagan, Avon; Lauryn Bohannon, North Ridgeville; Jordyn White, Painesville Riverside; Aubrey Laurenty, Painesville Riverside; Madison Owens, Painesville Riverside; Rhys Shantery, Painesville Riverside.

DIVISION III

First team

Tatiana Mason, Lyndhurst Brush, 5-10, jr., 24.6; Gianna LaMarco, Madison, 5-5, so., 20.0; Nylah Mason, Lyndhurst Brush, 5-8, so., 20.3;. Izzy Lapp, Parma Padua Franciscan, 5-11, so., 16.9; Morgan Cicek, Chagrin Falls Kenston, 5-6, sr., 16.7; Olivia Miller, Avon Lake, 5-10, sr., 15.9; Nora Bruder, Rocky River, 5-7, jr., 16.9; Skyler Ballard, Warrensville Heights, 5-5, so., 17.4.

Second team

Elizabeth Lang, Rocky River, jr., 13.5; Leah DiFranco, Grafton Midview, 5-7, sr., 13.9; Madelyn Lee, Bay Village Bay, 5-7, so., 11.9; Maria Goske, Cleveland Heights Beaumont, 5-7, sr.; Coco Cochran, Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, 5-10, so., 13.0; Jakalyn Brown, Lyndhurst Brush, 6-2, sr., 9.0; Sophia Spade, Parma Padua Franciscan, 5-6, jr., 14.5; Molly Milligan, Avon Lake, 5-11, jr., 12.5.

Third team

Cameron Gerlica, Chardon, 5-7, sr., 13.0; Aadriana Moses, Warrensville Heights, 5-8, jr., 18.4; C.C. Alley, Madison, 5-6, fr., 12.1; Chloe Kazma, Bay Village Bay, 5-11, fr., 11.5; Aurora Young, Chagrin Falls Kenston, 5-11, sr., 11.8; Norah Trefz, Bay Village Bay, 5-4, sr., 11.3; Ella Stanton, Westlake, 5-5, sr., 12.0.

Player of the Year: Tatiana Mason, Lyndhurst Brush

Coach of the Year: Jamey Pfahl, Rocky River

Honorable mention

Evelyn Ritt, Avon Lake; Trinity Osterman, Chagrin Falls Kenston; Maddie White, Madison; Carolina Chilton, Bay Village Bay; Anna Weingart, Bay Village Bay; Hunter Crum, Grafton Midview; Leila Morgan, Grafton Midview; Kamila Roman, Cleveland Garrett Morgan; Nia Sims, Cleveland Garrett Morgan; Yahira Oliver, Cleveland JFK; Maliyah Rankin, Cleveland JFK; Char’laya Sanders, Cleveland JFK; Taniyah Lewis, Warrensville Heights; Amaya Capps, North Olmsted; Liana Ostrowski, Westlake; Daneja Holley, Ashtabula Lakeside; Elyzah Maunus, Ashtabula Lakeside; Tahkyah Meyers, Geneva; Isabel Stocker, Geneva; Elli Burns, Geneva; Addisyn Harris, Lyndhurst Brush; Juliana Ferreira, Lyndhurst Brush; Capril DuFour, Chardon; Ava Arnold, Chardon; Lilli Dillworth, Chardon; Julia Scales, Gates Mills Hawken; Brynn Munn, Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin; Maya Rowan, Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin.

DIVISION IV

First team

Tristan Williams, Shaker Heights Laurel, 5-8, sr., 22.8; Annie Sullivan, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy, 6-2, fr., 17.3; Ari Dimacchia, Elyria Catholic, 5-11, so., 11.0; Claire Coljohn, Parma Heights Holy Name, 5-9, jr., 20.1; Faelynn Beckrest, Chesterland West Geauga, 5-7, jr., 22.8; Carly Kray, Ashtabula Edgewood, 5-7, jr., 23.5; Emily Mechenbier, Perry, 6-1, so., 13.7;

Second team

Jordyn Copley, Oberlin Firelands, 5-10, sr., 14.4; Aliciana Medina, Rocky River Lutheran West, 5-6, sr., 14.9; Maliona Martin, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 5-7, jr., 12.0; Annie Johnston, Ashtabula Edgewood, 5-6, sr., 12.2; Faith Vencill, Ashtabula Edgewood, 6-0, jr., 13.7; Jordyn Meyer, Shaker Heights Laurel, 5-7, jr., 12.5; Claire Petrus, Elyria Catholic, 6-0, jr., 10.7; Olivia Schneider, Shaker Heights Laurel, 5-8, sr., 11.4;

Third team

Alexis Warner, Conneaut, 5-6, jr. 13.3; Mia Lynch, Perry, 5-9, jr., 12.1; Gabby Rodriguez, Elyria Catholic, 5-5, sr., 9.2; Jaila Wiggins, Garfield Heights Trinity, 5-8, sr., 10.3; Maddie Kandrach, Rocky River Lutheran West, 5-8, sr., 13.5; Morgan Pfundstein, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy, 5-7, jr., 9.0; Alexis Kiser, Conneaut, 5-9, sr., 12.3; Anaya Domanski, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy, 5-8, so., 8.3; Jordan Cremona, Parma Heights Holy Name, 5-10, 10.1.

Player of the Year: Tristan Williams, Shaker Heights Laurel

Coach of the Year: Amber Iwais, Parma Heights Holy Name

Honorable mention

Reese Grammes, Shaker Heights Laurel; Sydnee Robinson, Shaker Heights Laurel; Sophia Niederst, Elyria Catholic; Addison Schrader, Oberlin Firelands; Princess Gray, Garfield Heights Trinity; Janae Smith, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East; Imani Dotson, Cleveland Central Catholic; Aubrey Hopkins, Perry; Dakota Porter, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East; Taliyah Pollard, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East; Layla Rudolph, Parma Heights Holy Name; Nilah Thorton, Garfield Heights Trinity; Payton McCorvey, Garfield Heights Trinity; Erin Rossoll, Gates Miles Gilmour; Sophie Sivon, Perry; Payton Winters, Perry; Devinae Sanders, Cleveland East Tech; Abby Feick, Jefferson Area; Dani Furman, Jefferson Area; Leah Valenti, Jefferson Area Jefferson; Heaven Thorn, Cleveland East Tech. Zariah Berry, Cleveland Bard; Chalai Mack, Cleveland Bard; Mariyah Benjamin, Cleveland Glenville.

DIVISION V

First team

Madyson Sokolowski, LaGrange Keystone, 5-6, jr., 24.8; Zoe Walters, Beachwood, 5-5, so., 20.0; Avery Russell, Chagrin Falls, 5-8, jr., 18.4; Elizabeth Dunmire, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph, sr., 16.7; Stella Bateman, Burton Berkshire, 5-11, so., 13.6; Jayda Gaines, LaGrange Keystone, 5-6, so., 14.5.

Second team

Lizzie Bammerlin, Mentor Lake Catholic, 5-5, so., 13.1; McKenna Jordan, Andover Pymatuning Valley, 5-5, jr. 9.0; Claire Dahler, Fairview Park Fairview, 5.6, so., 11.7; Ivy Martin, Burton Berkshire, 5-6, jr., 10.5; Sydney Dunmire, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph, jr., 11.5; Bella Diaz, Sheffield Brookside, 5-0, sr., 12.7; Ella Zampedro, Mentor Lake Catholic, 5-5, sr., 12.3.

Player of the Year: Madyson Sokolowski, LaGrange Keystone

Coach of the Year: Brittany Laseak, Chagrin Falls

Honorable mention

Ryane Kerrigan, Fairview Park Fairview; Abby Kay, Chagrin Falls; Sophia Clarico, LaGrange Keystone; Bailey Brennen, Sheffield Brookside; Gabby Byrne, Chagrin Falls; Olivia Kruse, Chagrin Falls; Emily Larkin, Fairview Park Fairview; La’Nayshia Bailey, Cleveland Collinwood; Sadie Paul, Andover Pymatuning Valley; Julia Young, Burton Berkshire; Blyth Bors, Burton Berkshire; Kiera Schulz, Mentor Lake Catholic; Madelyn Gibbons, Mentor Lake Catholic; Leila Johnson, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph; Geanice Bostick, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph; Cecelia Oriani, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph.

DIVISION VI

First team

Honor Hall, Richmond Heights, 5-11, sr., 20.0; Natalie Miller, Columbia Station Columbia, 5-10, so., 12.4 Alyssa Goebel, Columbia Station Columbia, 5-6, sr., 11.4; Vinae Williams, Richmond Heights, 5-6, fr., 12.0; Anna Dumstorff, Kirtland, 5-4, jr., 11.4; Cloe Turk, Orwell Grand Valley, 5-9, jr., 14.0; Riley Rowland, Orwell Grand Valley, 5-3, fr., 13.1.

Second team

Janiah Bowen-Pride, Oberlin, 5-3, sr., 13.0; Ella Adams, Fairport Harbor Fairport Harding, jr., 14.5; Bre Rowland, Orwell Grand Valley, 5-7, so., 8.7; Aniyah Johnson, Willoughby Andrews Osborne Academy, 5-6, jr., 10.4; Raquel Dickson, Richmond Heights, 6-1, so., 8.0; Milani Johnson, Ashtabula St. John, 5-5, fr., 8.0.

Player of the Year: Honor Hall, Richmond Heights

Coach of the Year: Zach Sirrine, Orwell Grand Valley

Honorable mention

Shelby Gallion, Wellington; Jana Vale, Fairport Harbor Fairport Harding; Jayana Jones, Oberlin; Lauren Palagyi, Kirtland; Gabby D’Amato, Kirtland; Bella Herhuth, Columbia Station Columbia; Lexi Miller, Columbia Station Columbia; Riley Ann Hatfield, Ashtabula Saint John, Marissa Arrieta Williams, Ashtabula Saint John, Alexa Jordan, Ashtabula Saint John; Lauren Palagi, Kirtland.

DIVISION VII

First team

Briella Bendik, Elyria Open Door Christian, 5-7, fr., 27.0; Riley McPeek, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian, 6-2, fr., 14.5; Brooklynn Domzalski, Cuyahoga Heights, 5-6, so., 13.1; Ivy Kaminski, Middlefield Cardinal, 5-9, jr., 19.5; Kamryn O’Leary, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian, 5-4, sr., 10.2; Kate Burman, Elyria First Baptist, 5-4, sr., 17.0; Emily Pleva, Middlefield Cardinal, 5-6, jr., 8.5;

Player of the Year: Briella Bendik, Elyria Open Door Christian

Coach of the Year: Lisa Stopp, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian

Honorable mention

Alexis Unger, Cuyahoga Heights; Alyssa Mason, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian; Mari Hopkins, Cuyahoga Heights; Hope Murphy, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian; Addie Deka, Cuyahoga Heights; Kara Gravley, Elyria First Baptist; Jo Wacker, Elyria First Baptist; Kathryn Krueger, North Ridgeville Lake Ridge Academy; Natalie Soltis, Middlefield Cardinal.