Mark Aprile
Athletic Director

Betsy Hoffman
Asst. Athletic Director

Jackie Earhart
Athletic Secretary

Walter Kenderski
Athletic Trainer

Mike Smith
High School Principal

Dr. Karen Mantia
Superintendent

2007/08 Varsity Wrestling Results...

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February 28th - March 1st, 2008 - State Tournament @ Schottenstein Center
Alec Marsico was the only Panther wrestler to qualify to compete in State Wrestling Tournament, in the 112 lb weight class in Division 1. Click here for a link to the complete brackets for all weights and all divisions.

February 22nd - 23rd, 2008 - Central District Tournament – Hilliard Davidson HS
The eight Panther wrestlers that qualified at Sectionals last weekend, competed in the Central District Tournament this weekend. As a team they tied with Marion Franklin and West Carrolton for 15th place overall with 43 points. Individually, Alec Marsico qualified to compete in the State Tournament next weekend by winning the 112 lb weight class to become a District Champion, and Josh Will became a District Placer, taking 6th place in the 103 lb weight class. Matt Ferguson (152) and Richard Moore (189) made it to the consolation quarter finals before bowing out.

STATE QUALIFIER
Alec Marsico, 112 lbs, DISTRICT CHAMPION

DISTRICT PLACER
Josh Will, 103 lbs, 6th place

February 16th, 2008 - Central District Sectional Qualifying Tournament - Watkins Memorial HS
This weekend started the Road to the State Championships, with the varsity team competing in the Central District Sectional Qualifying Tournament at Watkins Memorial High School. Overall, the team scored 186 points to finish in second place behind Olentangy High School (203). Individually, eight wrestlers finished in the top four to qualify for the District Tournament, and two other wrestlers finished in fifth place as District alternates. In all the Panthers had one Sectional Champion, three Runners-up, two wrestlers take third, two wrestlers take 4th, two take 5th and two take 6th. Individual Results in weight class order are below:

DISTRICT QUALIFIERS
Josh Will, 103 lbs, 2nd place
Alec Marsico, 112 lbs, 2nd place
Brandon Grogan, 125 lbs, 4th place
Sean Bui, 140 lbs, 4th place
Matt Ferguson, 152 lbs, 3rd place
Connor Gerenscer, 160 lbs, 3rd place
Nick Justus 171 lbs, CHAMPION
Richard Moore, 189 lbs, 2nd place

DISTRICT ALTERNATES
James Rockwood, 119 lbs, 5th place
Jake Hinze, 135 lbs, 5th place

SECTIONAL PLACERS
Alec Lamancusa, 215 lbs, 6th place
Lamar Craig, 285 lbs, 6th place

February 7th, 2008 - Central Crossing OCC Dual
The Varsity Team suffered a tough 48-19 loss to Central Crossing in their final OCC dual meet of the season. On Senior Night, only five Panthers could manage wins, but they included both seniors, James Rockwood and Richard Moore. The Panthers ended the OCC season with a dual meet record of 3-2 in the Central Division. The match started at 145 lbs. Individual results were:

• 145: Hunt (CC) WBF Sean Bui (PN) 0-6
• 152:Matt Ferguson (PN) maj. dec. 16-6 Beatty (CC) 4-6
• 160: Hahr (CC) dec. 5-2 Alex Glackin (PN) 4-9
• 171: Faiella (CC) WBF Dan Quinn (PN) 4-15
• 189: Richard Moore (PN) WBF Maynad (CC) 10-15
• 215: Alec Lamancusa (PN) dec. 3-1 Morley (CC) 13-15
• 285: Schramm (CC) WBF Lamar Craig (PN) 13-21
• 103: Higgins (CC) WBF Josh Will (PN) 13-27
• 112: Alec Marsico (PN) dec. 10-6 Wimer (CC) 16-27
• 119: James Rockwood (PN) dec. 6-4 Hardy (CC) 19-27
• 125: Sanders (CC) WBF Patrick Lynch (PN) 19-33
• 130: Edwards (CC) dec. 8-3 Brandon Grogan (PN) 19-36
• 135: Channel (CC) WBF Dustin Hilty (PN) 19-4
• 140: Fisher (CC) WBF Brock Martin (PN) 19-48

February 2nd, 2008 - Best of the Southwest Tournament @ Graham HS
The Varsity Team had a good showing at the “Best of the Southwest” Tournament at Graham High School in St. Paris, OH finishing 4th out of 12 teams behind Graham, Troy Christian, and Lakota West. The Panthers scored 143 points and were just 4.5 points shy of a third place finish. On the day they had one runner-up, one 3rd place finish, four 4th place finishers, four 5th place finishers, and two 6th place finishers. Individual results in weight class order were:

• Josh Will, 103 lbs, 4th place
• Alec Marsico, 112 lbs, 2nd place
• James Rockwood, 119 lbs, 5th place
• Brandon Grogan, 125 lbs, 4th place
• Dustin Hilty, 130 lbs, 4th place
• Sean Bui, 140 lbs, 5th place
• Brock Martin, 145 lbs, 6th place
• Matt Ferguson, 160 lbs, 5th place
• Nick Justus, 171 lbs, 4th place
• Richard Moore, 189 lbs, 5th place
• Alec Lamancusa, 215 lbs, 3rd place
• Lamar Craig, HWT, 6th place

January 31st, 2008 – Thomas Worthington OCC Dual
The Varsity Team put on another dominating performance in beating Thomas Worthington 48-15 at Thomas Worthington High School. The Panthers won the first eight matches of the night on their way to winning eleven of fourteen matches overall, including two pins and three technical falls. The match started at HWT. Individual Results were:

• 285: Lamar Craig (PN) dec. 6-2 JP May (TW) 3-0
• 103: Josh Will (PN) won by Forfeit 9-0
• 112: Danny Donnelly (PN) WBF 3:05 Kurtis Walker (TW) 15-0
• 119: Alec Marsico (PN) dec. 12-7 Jared Sillanpaa (TW) 18-0
• 125: James Rockwood (PN) tech fall 26-11 Austin Washburn (TW) 23-0
• 130: Brandon Grogan (PN) WBF 3:22 John Shelton (TW) 29-0
• 135: Dustin Hilty dec. 3-2 Josiah Messerall (TW) 32-0
• 140: Sean Bui (PN) dec. 9-8 Adli Edwards (TW) 35-0
• 145: Caleb Messerall (TW) WBF 1:20 Anthony Ditosto (PN) 35-6
• 152: Kevin Dean (TW) dec. 4-3 Brock Martin (PN) 35-9
• 160: Matt Ferguson (PN) tech fall 20-3 Dan Link (TW) 40-9
• 171: Mike Brankamp (TW) WBF 3:13 Nick Justus (PN) 40-15
• 189: Richard Moore (PN) tech fall 16-0 Bryan Bowman(TW) 45-15
• 215: Alec Lamancusa (PN) dec. 9-8 Alex Karageorge (TW) 48-15

January 24th, 2008 – Westerville Central OCC Dual
The Varsity Team put on a dominating performance at Westerville Central High School, beating the Warhawks 57-15. The Panthers won ten of fourteen matches overall, and seven of the wins were by fall. The match started at 119 lbs. Individual Results were:

• 119: James Rockwood (PN) WBF 1:59 Kyle Winston (WC) 6-0
• 125: Patrick Lynch (PN) WBF 2:57 Dustin Carson (WC) 12-0
• 130: Paul Chaney (WC) dec. 8-3 Brandon Grogan (PN) 12-3
• 135: Dillon Pinter (PN) WBF 2:56 Johnny Aleshire (WC) 18-3
• 140: Michael Meirelles (WC) dec. 8-6 Sean Bui (PN) 18-6
• 145: Justin Brown (WC) dec. 10-4 Brock Martin (PN) 18-9
• 152: Connor Gerencser (PN) dec. 5-3 Vince Alger (WC) 21-9
• 160: Matt Ferguson (PN) won by forfeit 27-9
• 171: Nick Justus (PN) WBF 5:47 Benjamin Zoky (WC) 33-9
• 189: Richard Moore (PN) WBF 4:12 Zach Swick (WC) 39-9
• 215: Alec Lamancusa (PN) WBF 4:51 Pat McNabb (WC) 45-9
• 285: Doug McNabb (WC) WBF 2:15 Lamar Craig (PN) 45-15
• 103: Josh Will (PN) won by forfeit 51-15
• 112: Alec Marsico (PN) WBF 1:50 Stephen Alger (WC) 57-15

Saturday January 19th, 2008 - Wapakoneta Invitational Tournament
The Varsity took their last overnight trip of the regular season, and won the Team Title at the Wapakoneta Invitational. Every wrestler placed in the top 6 and the Panthers scored 298.5 points to beat Marysville by 6.5 points. Along the way they crowed 4 individual champions. Individual results in weight class order were:

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• Josh Will, 103 lbs, 3 rd place
• Alec Marsico, 122 lbs, CHAMPION
• James Rockwood, 119 lbs, 3 rd place
• Pat Lynch, 125 lbs, 6 th place
• Brandon Grogan,130 lbs, CHAMPION
• Jacob Hinze,135 lbs, 5 th place
• Sean Bui, 140 lbs, CHAMPION
• Brock Martin, 145 lbs, 3 rd place
• Connor Gerenscer, 152 lbs, 3 rd place
• Matt Ferguson, 160 lbs, CHAMPION
• Nick Justice, 171 lbs, 2 nd place
• Richard Moore, 189 lbs, 3 rd place
• Alec Lamancusa, 215 lbs, 4 th place
• Lamar Craig, HWT, 5 th place

January 17th, 2008 – Marysville OCC Dual
The Varsity Wrestlers won 8 of 14 matches but still dropped a heart-breaker to Marysville 28-29 in an OCC Dual Thursday evening. Individual results were:

• 112: Marsico (PN) WBF Parker (M) 6-0
• 119: McCombs (M) WBF Stolz (PN) 6-6
• 125: Rockwood (PN) dec. 2-0 Green (M) 9-6
• 130: Grogan (PN) dec. 10-3 Wirtz (M) 12-6
• 135: Bass (M) dec. 5-3 Hilty (PN) 12-9
• 140: Bui (PN) dec. 5-3 Sisler (M) 15-9
• 145: Marsh (M) tech 17-2 Martin (PN) 15-14
• 152: Roshon (M) dec. 9-4 Gerencser (PN) 15-17
• 160: Ferguson (PN) dec. 7-4 Buchanon (M) 18-17
• 171: Justus (PN) dec. 7-2 Fults (M) 21-17
• 189: Moore (PN) maj.dec. 11-1 Phlipot (M) 25-17
• 215: Weeks (M) WBF Lamacusa (PN) 25-23
• 285: Miller (M) WBF Craig (PN) 25-29
• 103: Will (PN) dec. 10-5 Sparks (M) 28-29

January 12th, 2008 – Mentor Duals
The Varsity Team competed in the Mentor Duals, at Mentor High School in Mentor, OH. The competition there was very tough with several of the boys wrestling wrestlers ranked in the top 10 in Ohio during the day. In the end the team posted a 2-3 record for the day. They opened the tournament against Solon High School and dropped that dual meet by a 21-45 score. Next, they wrestled Elyria High School, the eventual champions of the tournament, and lost by a similar 22-47 score. After this the team rebounded to beat Willoughby South High School 47-21 and then went on to wrestle the Mentor Cardinals, where they dropped their third meet of the day by a 20-46 margin. But again, they rebounded to beat Oregon Clay High School (near Toledo) by the score of 39-30. No Panthers went undefeated on the day but Alec Marsico (112 lbs) , Matt Ferguson (160 lbs), and Alec Lamancusa (215 lbs) all posted 4-1 records on the day.

January 10th, 2008 – Delaware Hayes OCC Dual
The Varsity Wrestlers opened up the OCC Duals portion of their schedule with a win over visiting Delaware Hayes High School by the score of 39-24. Individual results were:

• 285: Todd Munday (DH) fall Lamar Craig (PN) 0-6
• 103: Josh Will (PN) Forfeit 6-6
• 112: Alec Marsico (PN) Forfeit 12-6
• 119: James Rockwood (PN) dec. 8-4 Greg Flaglor (DH) 15-6
• 125: Michael Austin (DH) fall Brandon Grogan (PN) 15-12
• 130: Dustin Hilty (PN) 3OT dec. 1-0 Mark Rieman (DH) 18-12
• 135: Brent Spivey (DH) fall Dillon Pinter (PN) 18-18
• 140: Sean Bui (PN) fall Dylan Thomas (DH) 24-18
• 145: Brock Martin (PN) dec. 11-7 Nate Hauff (DH) 27-18
• 152: Matt Ferguson (PN) dec. 5-2 Joey Sumner (DH) 30-18
• 160:Nik Oesterle (DH) dec. 8-3 Joe George (PN) 30-21
• 171: Christian Brooks (DH) maj.dec. 8-0 Dan Quinn (PN) 30-24
• 189: Richard Moore (PN) Forfeit 36-24
• 215: Alec Lamacusa (PN) dec. 5-1 Nick Spalsbury (DH) 39-24

January 5th, 2008 – Kevin Cleveland Memorial Tournament
The Varsity team competed in the Kevin Cleveland Memorial Tournament at Dublin Scioto High School, and finished in second place overall thanks to a strong showing in the final round at the 5 lowest weights. Trailing Brunswick going into the final round, all 5 wrestlers at the lowest weights won their matches to secure second place over Brunswick by 2.5 points. First place was won by Mason HS with 313 points, followed by PHSN with 189, followed by Brunswick with 186.5 in third. Overall PHSN had 11 of their 14 wrestlers place at the tournament, and all were in the top six places. The eleven placers were (in weight class order):

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• Josh Will, 103 lbs, 3-1, 5th place
• Alec Marsico, 112 lbs, 5-0, CHAMPION
• James Rockwood, 119 lbs, 4-1, 3rd place
• Brandon Grogan, 125 lbs, 3-2, 3rd place
• Dustin Hilty, 130 lbs, 3-1, 3rd place
• Sean Bui, 140 lbs, 3-2, 6th place
• Brock Martin, 145 lbs, 3-2, 6th place
• Matt Ferguson, 160 lbs, 3-2, 6th place
• Nick Justus, 171 lbs, 3-2, 4th place
• Richard Moore, 189 lbs, 3-2, 4th place
• Alec Lamancusa, 215 lbs, 2-2, 4th place

December 28 – 29, 2007 – Wadsworth Grizzly Invitational Tournament
The Varsity Team took only 11 wrestlers to this year's GIT, but still managed a 9th place finish out of 27 teams, scoring 96.5 points. Both of those marks were improvements from last year. Five wrestlers placed at the 2007 GIT. They were (in weight class order):

• 112 lbs - Alec Marsico - 5th Place
• 125 lbs - Brandon Grogan - 5th Place
• 152 lbs - Conner Gerenscer - 8th place
• 160 lbs - Matt Ferguson - CHAMPION
• 215 lbs - Alex Lamancusa - 7th Place

December 22nd, 2007 – Panther Duals
The Varsity Wrestlers placed 3rd while hosting the annual Panther Duals Tournament at PHSN. The Panthers opened the tournament by beating cross town rival Pickerington Central by a 50-22 score, and then reeled off wins against Reynoldsburg 39-27, and Dublin Scioto 54-21 to place second (on a tie breaker) in their half of the bracket behind Fairfield. That sent the Panthers to a Championship round match-up with Teays Valley, where the Panthers fell by the score of 15-47. That sent the Panthers into the 3rd Place match, where they soundly defeated River View by the score of 48-18.

Several wrestlers faired very well at the Panther Duals. Brandon Grogan, 125 lbs, was the only Panther to go 5-0 on the day. Several other wrestlers contributed 4 wins with individual 4-1 records on the day. They were (in weight class order):

• Josh Will, 103 lbs
• Alec Marsico, 112 lbs
• James Rockwood, 119 lbs
• Matt Ferguson, 160 lbs
• Nick Justus, 171 lbs
• Richard Moore, 189 lbs

December 15th, 2007 – Medina Duals
The Varsity Wrestling Team opened their season by placing 3rd at the Medina Duals with a 3-2 record. The Panthers opened the dual tournament with a loss to Mayfield 29-32, then rebounded with a win against Berkshire 44-35. The Panthers then dropped their next dual to Medina by the same 29-32 score before beating Copely-Fairlawn 54-21 and Hubbard 50-20.

2007/08 JV Wrestling Results...

February 9th, 2008 - Jon Post JV Tournament @ Westerville North HS
The JV Team closed out their season finishing in second place out of twenty teams at the Jon Post JV Tournament. The Panthers had eight wrestlers place in the top six, which included one champion, one runner-up, two third place finishes, three fourth place finished, and one fifth place finish. Congratulations on a job well done, and a great season. Individual results in weight class order were:

• Eli Corder, 103 lbs, CHAMPION
• Jordan Stolz, 119 lbs, 5th place
• Patrick Lynch, 125 lbs, 4th place
• Jacob Hinze, 135 lbs, 4th place
• Anthony Ditosto, 145 lbs, 2nd place
• Mike Loeffler, 152 lbs, 3rd place
• Scott Glackin, 160 lbs, 4th place
• Ryan Campbell, 189 lbs, 3rd place

February 7th, 2008 - Central Crossing OCC Dual
There were only 2 JV matches wrestled at the Central Crossing Dual. Jacob Hinze (135) lost by fall and Tyler Paxton (215) won by fall.

January 31st, 2008 – Thomas Worthington OCC Dual
There were only 3 JV matches wrestled at the Thomas Worthington Dual. Brandon Howes (130) won by technical fall 16-1, Mike Patton (145) won a 13-3 major decision, and Joe George (152) won by fall.

January 26th, 2008 - Cardinal Invitational - Thomas Worthington HS
The JV Team competed in the Cardinal Invitational over the weekend where they had 8 wrestlers place in the top six. Two wrestlers finished as runners up, two took 4th, one took 5th, and three took sixth. Individual results in weight class order were:

• Danny Donnelly, 112 lbs, 6th place
• Jordan Stolz, 119 lbs, 6th place
• Brandon Howes, 135 lbs, 2nd place
• Anthony Ditosto, 145 lbs, 2nd place
• Mike Loeffler, 152 lbs, 4th place
• Joe George, 160 lbs, 5th place
• Dan Quinn, 171 lbs, 4th place
• Mike Davis, HWT, 6th place

January 24th, 2008 – Westerville Central OCC Dual
There were only 2 JV matches wrestled at the Westerville Central Dual. Anthony Ditosto (160) won by fall, and Mike Davis (HWT) lost by fall.

Saturday January 19th, 2008 - Gahanna JV Tournament
The JV Team headed to Gahanna on Saturday for a JV tournament. Six wrestlers finished in the top 5, with 4 of them finishing as the runner up for their weight class. Individual results in weight class order were:

• Jordan Stolz, 119 lbs, 5th place
• Scott Montell, 125 lbs, 2nd place
• Mike Loeffler, 152 lbs, 2nd place
• Alex Glackin, 160 lbs, 2nd place
• Dan Quinn, 171 lbs, 2nd place
• Zach Wood, 189 lbs, 5th place
• Alec Keller, 189 lbs, 6th place
• Zach Marshall, 215 lbs, 5th place
• Mike Davis, HWT, 5th place

January 17th, 2008 – OCC Dual – Marysville
The JV Team beat Marysville by the score of 48-21. Only the matches contested were scored.

January 12th, 2008 – John Rarey Classic – Groveport, OH
The JV Team competed in the Groveport John Rarey Classic, in Groveport, OH. The team was led by Brock Martin and Jordan Stolz who each won 4 matches and took 2nd place in their respective weight classes. JV wrestlers that placed in the tournament were (in weight class order):

• Jordan Stolz, 119 lbs, 2nd place
• Scott Montell, 125 lbs, 4th place
• Jacob Hinze, 135 lbs, 5th place
• Brock Martin, 145 lbs, 2nd place
• Alex Glackin, 160 lbs, 3rd place
• Zach Marshall, HWT, 5th place

January 10th, 2008 – OCC Dual – Delaware Hayes
The JV Team shut out Delaware by the score of 48-0. Only the matches contested were scored.

January 2nd, 2008 – Groveport JV Quad
MeetResults not available at this time.

December 28th, 2007 – West Jefferson JV Tournament
Results not available at this time.

December 11th, 2007 – West Jefferson Tri Meet
The JV Team defeated Upper Arlington 53-15 and West Jefferson 33-18 in a tri-meet Tuesday night. The Panthers were led by Jordan Stolz (119), Patrick Lynch (125), Dillon Pinter (135), Joe George (160), and Lamar Craig (HWT), who each went 2-0 and won both of their matches by fall. Also posting wins for the Panthers were Eli Corder (103), Michael Patton (145), Anthony Ditosto (145), Mike Loeffler (152), Alex Glackin (160), Ryan Campbell (189), and Tyler Paxton (HWT).

December 8th, 2007 – Reynoldsburg JV Tournament
The JV Team opened their season by placing 2nd at the Reynoldsburg JV Tournament on Saturday. In all, fifteen Panthers placed in the top 6 at the tournament including two Champions, and four runners-up. Individual results in weight class order were:

• Eli Corder, 103 lbs, CHAMPION
• Chris Lady, 119 lbs, 5th place
• Patrick Lynch, 125 lbs, 2nd place
• Scott Montell, 125 lbs, 6th place
• Brandon Howes, 130 lbs, 2nd place
• Jacob Hinze, 135 lbs, CHAMPION
• Dillon Pinter, 135 lbs, 2nd place
• Andrew Wilson, 140 lbs, 4th place
• Michael Patton, 145 lbs, 8th place
• Joe George, 160 lbs, 5th place
• Alex Glackin, 160 lbs, 6th place
• Dan Quinn, 171 lbs, 3rd place
• Ryan Campbell, 189 lbs, 5th place
• Zach Marshall, HWT, 7th place
• Tyler Paxton, HWT, 2nd place

2007/08 Freshman Wrestling Results...

Saturday January 19th, 2008 - Marysville Freshmen Tournament
The Freshmen Team competed in their last freshman only tournament of the season, crowing 2 Champions, and four runners up. Individual results in weight class order were:

• Eli Corder, 103 lbs, 2nd place
• Danny Donnelly, 112 lbs, 2nd place
• Brandon Howes, 130 lbs, CHAMPION
• Dillon Pinter,135 lbs, CHAMPION
• Michael Patton, 145 lbs, 2nd place
• Anthony Ditosto, 152 lbs, 2nd place
• Joe George, 160 lbs, 3rd place
• Ryan Campbell, 189 lbs, 3rd place

January 12th, 2008– Buckeye Freshmen Classic – Centerville, OH
The Freshmen Team competed in the Buckeye Freshman Classic in Centerville, OH over the weekend, and brought home two individual championships AND the overall team championship (175 pts), besting Mason's freshmen by only 1.5 points. Individual placers at this tournament were (in weight class order):

• Eli Corder, 103 lbs, 4th place
• Danny Donnelly, 112 lbs, 2nd place
• Brandon Howes, 130 lbs, CHAMPION
• Dillon Pinter, 135 lbs, CHAMPION
• Anthony Ditosto, 152 lbs, 3rd place
• Joey George, 160 lbs, 5th place
• Ryan Campbell, 189 lbs, 4th place

January 5th, 2008 – Mega Meet at Pickerington Central
The Freshman Team competed in the Mega Meet at Pickerington Central this weekend. Individual placers at this tournament were (in weight class order):

• Eli Corder, 103 lbs, 2nd place
• Brandon Howes, 130 lbs, CHAMPION
• Anthony Ditosto, 145 lbs, 2nd place
• Tyler Paxton, 245 lbs, 3rd Place

December 15th, 2007 – Pickerington North Freshmen Tournament
The Freshmen Team came in second place overall with 143 points behind only Hilliard Darby with 175 at this tournament. Individual placers at this tournament were (in weight class order):

• Eli Corder, 103 lbs, 2nd
• Danny Donnelly, 112 lbs, 4th
• Brandon Howes, 130 lbs, 2nd
• Dillon Pinter, 135, CHAMPION
• Joe George, 160, CHAMPION
• Lamar Craig, HWT, 2nd
• Tyler Paxton, HWT, 4th