Ohio Mat Sharks edge Michigan squads at Midwest Grand Challenge

5/23 – Although Jenison fieldhouse was packed with many and most of
Michigan's best high school wrestlers yesterday, it was an Ohio squad that
was still standing when the dust settled.

Last year it was Michigan out-gunning Ohio as Team Grizzly edged the Ohio
Samsons, but this year, the Midwest title goes back to Ohio with the Mat
Sharks.

Mat Sharks out of Tiffin, Ohio won the 22-team high school division, edging
Rampage Red out of Michigan 30-25 in the finals.

In the semi-finals, the Mat Sharks trailed Michigan Xtreme Black 21-16 after
Division 2 State Champ Jordan Thomas of Xtreme defeated Ohio state placer
Nick McCall 5-3.  Then,  Mat Shark 194lber Michael Pollard scored an
unexpected fall to put the Sharks up 22-21 with two bouts remaining.  After
Drake Renas pulled out a 3-0 decision to give Xtreme a 24-22 lead, it came
down to Collin Teff of Xtreme and Ohio State recruit Max Gladstone.  In their
finale, Teff from was in on a deep double leg when Gladstone used his length
to step over, sending Teff to his back and securing a fall to send the Mat
Sharks to the finals. 

Heading into the 152lb match, Mat Sharks trailed Rampage Red 25-6 after
dropping five of the first seven matches. The Mat Sharks were then able to reel off 7 straight matches and win the championship bout 30-25.

There were countless big time, major individual matchups throughout the day.  Two nationally ranked wrestlers suffered losses.  Lowell sophomore Gabe Dean, who was a Division 1 State Runner-Up this year, was wrestling up at 215 where he knocked off 2x State champ and Senior National Champ Nick McDiarmid of Hartland in overtime.
Click here to watch the Dean-McDiarmid match

Another major matchup came at 117lbs where 2x Michigan state champ Freddie Rodriguez of Holt bumped up to wrestle Ohio state champ Dean Heil of St Edwards in a battle of nationall ranked wrestlers.  Heil, who had a significant size advantage over the smaller Rodriguez, came away with a 8-2 win.
Click here to watch the Rodriguez-Heil match

In the final team standings, MYWAY Blue edged Michigan Xtreme to finish 3rd and MYWAY Gold finished 5th, followed by Ohio Samsons in 6th.

Team MYWA doubled up, winning both the Elementary and Middle School Divisions.

Read below for boxscores from semifinal and final rounds of the High School division and check out the Michigan Grappler Video Page to watch matches from the event.

Midwest Grand Challenge Videos


Midwest Grand Challenge Results

---Finals --
Championship Match
Mat Sharks 30, Rampage Red 25
108 Martin Rodriguez (Rampage) fall Derik Kopp 2:25
117 Freddie Rodriguez (Rampage) fall Dustin Noreyko 2:04
124 Joey White (Rampage) fall Jake Haas 2:04
129 Tim Wiseman (Mat Sharks) dec Garrett Edwards 6-1
135 Derek Davidson (Rampage) dec Dalton Nicely 5-3
140 Johnny Matacic (Mat Sharks) dec Kyle Horr 7-4
145 Hans Rasmussen (Rampage) md Austin Yarnell 12-3
150 Randy Langis (Mat Sharks) dec Ryan Watts 7-3
157 DJ Beauch (Mat Sharks) dec Kevin Nash 4-1
165 Zach Brown (Mat Sharks) dec Josh Roberts 2-0
176 Miles Chapman (Mat Sharks) dec Luke Jones 5-3
194 Nick McCall (Mat Sharks) fall Brian Moran 4:02
220 Michael Pollard (Mat Sharks) dec Justin Heiserman 8-3
290 Max Gladstone (Mat Sharks) dec Keith Williams 5-1

3rd Place Match
MYWA Blue 37, MI Xtreme Black 18
108 Mitch Rogaliner (MYWA) dec Hayden Lee 6-0
117 Tyler Frese (MYWA) dec Tim Lambert 6-5
124 Mike Shaw (MYWA) fall Dan Graham 3:42
129 Taylon Knobloch (MYWA) mdec Connor Hughes 10-0
135 Taylor Simaz (MYWA) dec Nick Trimble 5-1
140 Jaylyn Bohl (MYWA) dec Angelo Latora 3-2
145 Matt Smith (MYWA) dec Adam Fahs 4-2
150 Terner Gott (Xtreme) dec Andrew Kelley 5-1
157 Brandon Hill (MYWA) mdec David Ward 11-2
165 Adam Bonner (Xtreme) fall Caleb Haddad 4:22
176 Jordan Thomas (Xtreme) wins by forfeit
194 John Rizgallah (MYWA) mdec Paul Dunneback 8-0
220 Nick McDiarmid (MYWA) mdec Drake Renas 8-0
290 Collin Teff (Xtreme) dec Dustin Gajowiak 5-1


---Semi Finals --
Rampage Red 33, MYWA Blue 23
108 Freddie Rodriguez (Rampage dec Mitch Rogaliner (Bedford) 12-7
117 Tyler Frese (MYWA) mdec Luke Bell 10-1
124 Joey White (Rampage) dec Mike Shaw 3-2
129 Taylan Knobloch (MYWA) mdec Garrett Edwards 9-1
135 Derek Davidson (Rampage) fall Taylor Simaz 4:24
140 Jaylyn Bohl (MYWA) dec Kyle Horr 1-0
145 Matt Smith (MYWA) dec Hans Rasmussen 5-4
150 Steve Sattler (Rampage) dec Andrew Kelly 7-6
157 Kevin Nash (Rampage) dec Brandon Hill 3-2
165 Josh Roberts (Rampage) fall Caleb Haddad 1:13
176 Luke Jones (Rampage) wins by forfeit
194 John Rizgallah (MYWA) fall Brian Moran :27
220 Nick McDiarmid (MYWA) dec Justin Heiserman 5-1
290 Buster Wilson (Rampage) dec Dustin Gajowiak 5-4

Mat Sharks 28, MI Xtreme Black 24
108 Hayden Lee (Xtreme) dec Derik Kopp 8-6 OT
117 Tim Lambert (Xtreme) fall Dustin Noreyko 1:57
124 Jared VanVleet (MatSharks) mdec Dan Graham 11-0
129 Tim Wiseman (MatSharks) dec Connor Hughes 401
135 Johnny Matacic (MatSharks) dec Nick Trimble 6-4
140 Angelo Latora (Xtreme) dec Dalton Nicely 8-2
145 Adam Fahs (Xtreme) dec Austin Varnell 12-5
150 Randy Langis (MatSharks) dec Terner Gott 9-6
157 DJ Beauch (MatSharks) dec David Ward 4-3
165 Adam Bonner (Xtreme) dec Miles Chapman
176 Jordan Thomas (Xtreme) dec Nick McCall 5-3
194 Mike Pollard (MatSharks) fall Paul Dunneback 1:20
220 Drake Renas (Xtreme) dec Zane Krall 3-0
290 Max Gladstone (MatSharks) fall Collin Teff 3:20


---Consolation Semi Finals --
Samsons 28, Mason (OH) 25
108 Ruben Victoria (Mason) dec Ryan Hornack 3-0
117 Erik Martinez (Mason) win by forfeit
124 Dean Heil (Samson) dec Brian Luria 9-3
129 Stephen Myers (Mason) dec Mike Griffith 8-3
135 Matt Hammer (Samson) mdec Jorge Gonzales 12-0
140 Jacob Simmons (Mason) dec Matt Meur 5-3
145 Jesse Gorsek (Mason) dec Evan Evangilista 5-4
150 Andrew Romanchik (Samson) dec Kyle McIntyre 6-0
157 Jake Piatt (Samson) tfall Eoin Walden 15-0
165 Kyle Ryan (Samson) dec Aaron Walden 7-3
176 Todd Gaydosh (Samson) majdec Jake Suess 10-2
194 Brandon Walker (Mason) dec Kurt Schaefer 3-2
220 Matt Meadows (Samson) win by forfeit
290 Mike Nueskabel (Mason) majdec Zack Maxworthy 11-1

MYWA Gold 40, Pioneer 24
108 Jordan Spurlin (MYWA) mdec Logan Davis 12-0
117 Matt Canon (P) fall Chase Lewis 1:04
124 Collin Lesko (MYWA) dec Brandon Egnor 5-1
129 Anthony Lesko (MYWA) dec Alex Parker 7-1
135 Eli Garcia (P) fall Devin Wilcox 2:26
140 Steve Burkett (MYWA) dec Narsisco Inchaurregui 6-4
145 Connor Kamcyz (P) win by forf
150 Sam Heppler (MYWA) win by forf
157 Devan Price (P) fall Matt Galvin 1:03
165 Jake Hosking (MYWA) win by forf
176 Rafael Rodriguez (MYWA) dec Anthony Ellis 8-2
194 Eric Ford (MYWA) dec Austin Tacket 5-0
220 Justin Dozier (MYWA) pin Ricky JOnes 2:30
290 Adam Robinson (MYWA) dec Clint Endicott 1-0



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