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2019 OHSAA Individual Wrestling State Tournament Coverage

Streaming broadcast will be of each Division’s mat during the Final Session.
Each broadcast will begin at 5:15 PM on March 9 and will include the Parade of Champions and award ceremonies for that Division.

State Tournament Information

 
ATTENTION FANS: There will be additional security measures in place at the Schottenstein Center for the state tournament. Please allow yourself extra time when traveling to the arena.

State Tournament Schedule

Thursday, March 7
2:00 p.m. - Doors open
3:00 p.m. - Session 1, Championship Preliminaries and Consolations Round 1 (504 matches)
3:00 p.m. - Division III Championship Preliminaries begin on Mats 1-10
4:10 p.m. - Division II Championship Preliminaries begin on Mats 1-10
5:35 p.m. - Division I Championship Preliminaries begin on Mats 1-10
7:05 p.m. - Division III Consolations Round 1 begin on Mats 1-10
7:50 p.m. - Division II Consolations Round 1 begin on Mats 1-10
8:25 p.m. - Division I Consolations Round 1 begin on Mats 1-10
 
Friday, March 8
9:00 a.m. - Doors open
10:00 a.m. - Session 2, Championship Quarterfinals and Consolations Round 2 (336 matches)
10:00 a.m. - Division III Championship Quarterfinals begin on Mats 1-10
10:35 a.m. - Division II Championship Quarterfinals begin on Mats 1-10
11:20 a.m. - Division I Championship Quarterfinals begin on Mats 1-10
12:10 p.m. - Division III Consolations Round 2 begin on Mats 1-10
12:50 p.m. - Division II Consolations Round 2 begin on Mats 1-10
1:35 p.m. - Division I Consolations Round 2 begin on Mats 1-10
 
5:30 p.m. - Doors open
6:15 p.m. - Ohio Coaches of the Year, Media & Sportsmanship Awards
6:30 p.m. - Session 3, Championship Semifinals and Consolation Quarterfinals (168 matches)
6:30 p.m. - Division I Championship Semifinals begin on Mats 1 & 2
6:30 p.m. - Division I Consolation Quarterfinals begin on Mat 3
6:30 p.m. - Division II Championship Semifinals begin on Mats 4 & 5
6:30 p.m. - Division II Consolation Quarterfinals begin on Mat 6
6:30 p.m. - Division III Championship Semifinals begin on Mats 7 & 8
6:30 p.m. - Division III Consolation Quarterfinals begin on Mat 9
8:40 p.m. - Division I Consolation Quarterfinals continue on Mats 1-3
8:40 p.m. - Division II Consolation Quarterfinals continue on Mats 4-6
8:40 p.m. - Division III Consolation Quarterfinals continue on Mats 7-9
 
Saturday, March 9
9:00 a.m. - Doors open
10:00 a.m. - Session 4, Consolation Semifinals and Consolation Finals (210 matches)
10:00 a.m. - Division I  Consolation Semifinals begin on Mats 1-3
10:00 a.m. - Division II Consolation Semifinals begin on Mats 4-6
10:00 a.m. - Division III Consolation Semifinals begin on Mats 7-9
11:00 a.m. - Division I Third, Fifth and Seventh Place matches begin on Mats 1-3
11:00 a.m. - Division II Third, Fifth and Seventh Place matches begin on Mats 4-6
11:00 a.m. - Division III Third, Fifth and Seventh Place matches begin on Mats 7-9
 
4:15 p.m. - Doors open
5:20 p.m. - Hall of Fame Ceremonies
5:30 p.m. - Session 5, Championship Finals (42 matches)
5:30 p.m. - Parade of Champions
5:45 p.m. - Division I First Place matches begin on Mat 1
5:45 p.m. - Division II First Place matches begin on Mat 2
5:45 p.m. - Division III First Place matches begin on Mat 3

Recap

Lakewood St. Edward, St. Paris Graham and Genoa Area Repeat as Team Champions; D'Emilio Becomes Ohio's 32nd Four-Time State Champion
 
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lakewood St. Edward, St. Paris Graham and Genoa Area repeated as individual wrestling team state champions and Genoa Area senior Dylan D'Emilio earned his fourth-straight state title on Saturday at the 2019 OHSAA individual wrestling state tournament at the Jerome Schottenstein Center.
 
D'Emilio became the 32nd four-time state champion in OHSAA history after pinning New Paris National Trail's Peyton Lane in 1:35. D'Emilio finished his senior season with a 54-3 record, bringing his high school career record to 210-6 and placing him tied for ninth all-time in career wins. D'Emilio led Genoa to its second-straight individual tournament team championship. The Comets have now won back-to-back titles in the OHSAA dual team and individual wrestling state tournaments.
 
Genoa finished the tournament with a Division III record 172 points. Including D'Emilio's title, the Comets had six wrestlers finish atop the podium and one finish in third. Senior Oscar Sanchez won the Division III 120 pound weight class to become a two-time state champion. Sanchez finished second in the 113 pound class in 2018 and won the 106 pound class in 2017. Senior Julian Sanchez defeated Delta's Cole Mattin 3-1 in the 132 pound class, junior Dustin Morgillo defeated Ashtabula St. John's Nick Burgard 5-1 in the 145 pound class, junior Kevin Contos won 9-2 over Ashland Mapleton's Beau Lefever in the 152 pound class and James Limongi finished an undefeated senior season with a 7-1 win over Ashtabula St. John's Ethan Ducca. Limongi won the 160 pound class in 2017, as well.
 
In Division II, it was business as usual for St. Paris Graham as the Falcons won their 19th-straight and 21st overall individual tournament team title; however, this is the first title for Graham without Jeff Jordan on the roster as a coach or student-athlete. Coach Jordan retired following the 2018 season after 25 years on the coaching staff and four years as a wrestler. Graham's 21st title came by way of two first-place finishes, a second-place finish, two third-placers and a fourth-place finish. Sophomore Alek Martin won the 138 pound class title with a 6-5 ultimate tiebreaker win over Bishop Hartley's Micah Norwood and senior Jeff Thomas won the 152 pound class with a 6-4 sudden victory over Aurora's Dylan Fishback. The Falcons finished with 123.5 points.
 
Additionally in Division II, the 69th and 70th three-time state champions were crowned. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA senior twins Jacob and Jordan Decatur won the 113 and 132 pound class, respectively. Jacob won the 113 pound class for the third-straight year with Jordan's  previous titles coming in the 132 pound and 126 pound classes.
 
In the most closely-contested division, Lakewood St. Edward won the Division I team championship for the fifth-straight year, eighth  year in the past nine and 21st year in the last 23. The Eagles' 33rd overall title was led by seven wrestlers reaching the championship match, the most by any school in the tournament. Junior Bryce Hepner won the 138 pound class, senior Sam Dover won the 152 pound class and sophomore Padraic Gallagher won the 160 pound class. In the 145 pound class, two-time state champion Bryce Andonian was upset 6-5 in the championship match. St. Edward edged second-place Cincinnati La Salle 194.5 to 186.5. La Salle's 186.5 is the most points by a second-place team across all divisions.
 
The Wresters of the Tournament were Padraic Gallagher (Lakewood St. Edward) in Division I, Jordan Decatur (Cuyahoga Falls CVCA) in Division II and Dylan D’Emilio (Genoa) in Division III.
 
Attendance for session five was 12,195, bringing the tournament's total attendance to 54,797.