South 2nd, Edgewood 5th at Columbus East wrestling invite
COLUMBUS — Bloomington South produced four champions but fell just short of host Columbus East at the Olympians wrestling invitational on Saturday, with Edgewood winning two titles and placing fifth.
Columbus East had 234 points to 209½ for the Panthers, who forfeited two weights, but still topped Terre Haute South (192), Fishers (156) and Edgewood (149) in the eight-school meet. Aiden Gann, Delaney and Tristan Ruhlman and Aiden Reynolds were champs for South, while Cash Turner and Lane Deckard each won for Edgewood.
Gann picked up his first varsity tourney title, beating THS's Luke May, 7-0, in the title bout at 120.
Delaney Ruhlman romped through the 138 bracket with two pins of less than 30 seconds before besting Fisher's Josh Thompson, 10-0, in the final.
At 145, Reynolds took care of Terre Haute South's Alex Rose, 11-4. And at 220, Tristan Ruhlman, coming off a pin of 36 seconds and a 22-7 technical fall, had no problems with THS's Josh Howell in a 15-4 major.
Deckard has found himself in several close matches already this season and finished this one out, holding off South's Cade Meier, 5-4, in the final at 132.
"Lane's schedule has not been favorable to him early in the season," Edgewood coach Greg Ratliff said. "He's faces some hammers right away. But we knew this could be a sectional preview, so we were looking to wrestle Cade well and wrestle him hard. No matter the outcome, we wanted to compete.
"And he did that. Cade is a good wrestler. He's tough. And Lane picked up a first period takedown that was crucial. Those two points were a huge deal. He's jsut now getting his conditioning back, so I feel good about him going forward."
Edgewood's Turner had three pins en route to his crown at 126, taking care of Richmond's Jake Necessary in 1:58 in the final.
"What I liked from Cash today where the takedowns," Ratliff said. "If that part of his game steps up, then I think he'll really continue to improve. In the championship match, he took a couple of pretty good shots."
The Panthers also saw Tuff Fender take second at 170, pinned in the final in 2:50, while taking third were Miles Libby at 113; Ryan Younger (160), who came back with two pins after a rough opener; Boone Fowler (182), who won three straight after dropping a tough 3-2 decision in his opener; and Aiden Akers (285), who finished up with three consecutive pins.
Edgewood's Landon Bell made the 152 final, but was pinned in 1:14 by Columbus East's Tyler Williams. Logan Anderson was fourth at 182 and Chris Davis used a pin to gain fifth at 285.
WRESTLINGCOLUMBUS EAST INVITATIONAL
Columbus East 234
Bloomington South 209½
Terre Haute South 192
Fishers 156
Edgewood 149
Heritage Hills 84
Greensburg 69
Richmond 55
Bloomington South, Edgewood individual results
106: 1. Quenton Riley, F, d. Makenzie Smith, HH, 7-2; 3. Tristan Smith, G, p. Rylie Austin, Edg (2-2, 1 pin, 1 fft), 2:20. South, forfeit.
113: 1. Noah Lykins, CE, md. Griffin Ingalls, F, 10-0; 3. Miles Libby, BS (3-1, 2 fft), md. Caleb Steele, G, 8-0. Edgewood, forfeit.
120: 1. Aiden Gann, BS (3-0, 2 pins), d. Luke May, THS, 7-0. Edgewood, forfeit.
126: 1. Cash Turner, Edg (3-0, 3 pins), p. Jake Necessary, R, 1:58; 3. Dylan Parodi, F, d. Harrison May, THS, 5-0; 5. Ethan Roudebush, BS (2-2), d. Bo Wagner, CE, 7-0.
132: 1. Lane Deckard, Edg (3-0, 1 pin), d. Cade Meier, BS (2-1, 1 pin, 1 md), 5-4; 3. Reece Fisher, CE, d. Zach Strueder, F, 1-0; 5. AJ Sauer, THS, p. Jared Owens, Edg (1-3, 1 pin), 2:26.
138: 1. Delaney Ruhlman, BS (3-0, 2 pins), md. Josh Thompson, F, 10-0; 3. Nate Recknor, THS, d. Tony Ruiz-Tapia, CE, 11-5; 7. Masen Cornwell, Edg (1-2), p. Liz Pavy, G, 1:15.
145: 1. Aiden Reynolds, BS (3-0, 1 pin), md. Alex Rose, THS, 11-4; 3. Tyler Lindamood, F, p. Brenden Chew, HH, 2:03; 7. Andrew Bell, Edg (1-2), p. Tanner Thompson, G, 3:15.
152: 1. Tyler Williams, CE, p. Landon Bell, Edg (2-1, 2 pins), 1:14; 3. Jorge Franco, THS, d. Micah Belcher, R, 8-4; 5. Alijah Tungate, CE, d. Drew Chandler, BS (1-3), 6-4 (SV-OT); 7. Abraham Friz, F, p. Thomas Carlisle, BS (0-3), :20.
160: 1. Kade Law, CE, p. Nate Lommack, THS, 4:00; 3. Ryan Younger, BS (3-1, 2 pins), d. Jackson Fox, CE, 4-2; 5. Jack Guiley, R, p. Gaeb Novak, Edg (1-3, 1 fft), 1:47.
170: 1. Sam Morrill, CE, p. Tuff Fender, BS (2-1, 1 pin), 2:50; 3. Curtis Kearschner, F, p. Sean Kissinger, CE, :40; 7. Daniel Wilson, Edg (1-2), p. Eli Moore, G, :36.
182: 1. Jaden Durnill, CE, d. Jacob White, CE, 9-3; 3. Boone Fowler, BS (3-1, 2 pins), md. Logan Anderson, Edg (2-2, 2 pins), 10-2.
195: 1. Nick Casad, THS, p. Reece Novak, Edg (2-1, 1 pin, 1 fft); 1:24; 3. Josh Scraeder, CE, md. Brody Ford, HH, 8-0. South, forfeit.
220: 1. Tristan Ruhlman, BS (3-0, 1 pin, 1 tf), md. Josh Howell, THS, 15-4; 3. Wyatt Holley, F, d. Hunter Kolley, HH, 2-0; 5. Tommy Morrill, CE, p. Marley Klick, Edg (1-3, 1 pin), 2:00.
285: 1. Ashton Hartwell, CE, d. Christian Verst, THS, 12-10 (SV-OT); 3. Aiden Akers, BS (3-1, 3 pins), p. Max Kohne, F, 2:15; 5. Chris Davis, Edg (2-2, 1 md), p. Grant Long, R, 4:01.