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WRESTLING: Catholic Central joins elite company by winning fifth straight Oakland County title

Dan Stickradt | January 21, 2014 | Comments (0)

Oxford, Clarkston, Rochester follow suit in loaded field

2013 STATS: http://northoaklandsports.com/2014/01/20/wrestling-oakland-county-championships-results/

2012 STATS: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/12/22/53rd-annual-oakland-county-wrestling-tournament-results/

2011 STATS: http://northoaklandsports.com/2012/12/22/53rd-annual-oakland-county-wrestling-tournament-results/

2010 STATS: http://northoaklandsports.com/2010/12/19/844/

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BY DAN STICKRADT

SENIOR EDITOR

dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com

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OXFORD — If Friday and Saturday’s performance is any indication, than Novi Detroit Catholic Central will still be a major player this season in the hunt for wrestling state championship again this season.

The Shamrocks, the defending Division 1 state champions who are ranked in the top 25 in the nation, joined some elite company Saturday night by winning their fifth straight Oakland County Championships trophy at Oxford Middle School with an impressive 307 team total.

Catholic Central, which moved into Oakland County six seasons ago, could not compete in the county tournament its first year due to a prior commitment. Since then, the Shamrocks have not lost a county meet and joined Hazel Park and Clarkston as the only schools to win five or more straight county titles in the 54 years of the prestigious tournament.

“When you think of all of the great teams that have won here, it’s quite an honor,” said Catholic Central coach Mitch Hancock. “It goes down to the kids. They put in all of the hard work in the offseason and in the season and it shows in a tournament like this.”

Oxford finished second for the sixth year in a row with 247 points, while Clarkston (177.5), Rochester (172.5), Ortonville Brandon (170), Walled Lake Central (166), Walled Lake Northern (143), West Bloomfield (138.5), Holly (138) and Waterford Kettering (133) rounded out the top 10 in a field of over 40 schools.

The Shamrocks had top-eight placers in 11 of the 14 weight classes and did so with two key wrestlers out of the lineup with injuries.

“I’m proud of the guys that stepped into the lineup and did a quality job,” praised Hancock. “It speaks volumes about our guys’ hard work, their work in the offseason. They take pride in winning this tournament.”

Catholic Central racked up four winners and two runners-up on the day, led by champions Myles Amine (140), Malik Amine (145), Nick Bennett (152) and Drew Garcia (171), who all reached the winners circle for the Shamrocks.

GREAT ESCAPE: Rochester’s Shane Shadaia (in blue) plans his next maneuver against Novi Detroit Catholic Central’s Drew Garcia during the 54th Annual Oakland County Wrestling Tournament. Photo | Dan Stickradt

For Bennett, the win was especially rewarding due to the fact that he spent the last two years in Texas after being raised in Michigan and returning to a tradition-rich program such as Catholic Central.

“It’s great to be back here and part of this,” said Bennett. “I know this team has high expectations. This was a lot of fun.”

Oxford, which failed to reach the Final Four at last year’s state tournament for the first time in six years, fought its way to its runner-up finish among the heavy hitters.

“I think this is the sixth straight year we’ve been second at the county,” said Paul McDevitt, who returned to the head coaching position after a six-year hiatus. “We’ve been really high for the past several years but not enough to catch Catholic Central. We’re happy to close the gap on Catholic Central and we’ve distanced ourselves from the rest of the field.”

Michigan State-bound Waterford Kettering’s Matt Okaiye edged Catholic Central’s Jimmy Russell in the 215-pound finals, 5-3, in one of the many tight matches in the final round.

“This was my goal all along, and now I want to take state,” said Okaiye.

Rochester’s Shwan Shadaia won his second straight county title in convincing fashion, topping Walled Lake Central’s Alex Sovel, 11-3, in the finals at 189.

“I had a slow start to the season with a couple of losses, but now I am rounding back in to shape,” said Shadaia, who placed at the county for the fourth straight season. “I am looking to get back (to state) and win it all again.”

West Bloomfield’s Ross Bohro posted an upset, blocking Catholic Central’s Evan Toth from winning his fourth straight crown in the 130-pound division, posting a convincing 10-2 triumph.

“I went out there and wrestled great,” said Bahro.”I know people were talking about (Toth going for four titles). I had something to prove.”

Oxford had two winners on the day, led by Zach Wood (285) and Alex Hrisopoulos (112). Wood defeated Rochester’s Cameron Daniels, 2-1.

“We’ve had a lot of close matches,” said Wood of his rivalry with Daniels which dates back two years. “I got him this time.”

Andrew Price of Rochester Stoney Creek had another thrilling win, topping Oxford’s Wes Maskill, 5-4, in the 160-pound finals. Walled Lake Central’s Ben Freeman (103) and Daniel Shear (119), Stoney Creek’s Kyle Noonan (125) and Troy Athens’ Thomas Keyes (135) rounded out the winners.

RESULTS

54^TH ANNUAL OAKLAND COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Dec. 21-22 at Oxford Middle School)

TEAM SCORES — 1. Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 307; 2. Oxford, 247; 3. Clarkston, 177.5; 4. Rochester, 172.5; 5. Ortonville Brandon, 170; 6. Walled Lake Central, 166; 7. Walled Lake Northern, 143; 8. West Bloomfield, 138.5; 9. Holly, 138; 10. Waterford Kettering, 133; 11. Rochester Stoney Creek, 126; 12. South Lyon, 123.5; 13. Rochester Adams, 112.5; 14. White Lake Lakeland, 110.5; 15. Southfield, 110; 16. Troy, 105; 17. Lake Orion, 95.5; 19. Hazel Park, 80.5; 20. Birmingham Seaholm, 79; 21. Pontiac, 77; 22. Farmington Harrison, 74.5; 23. Walled Lake Western, 73.5; 24. Novi, 71; 25. Auburn Hills Avondale, 69; 26. Waterford Mott, 65; 27. Farmington, 63; 28. Birmingham Groves, 62; 29. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 60; 30. Ferndale, 58.5; 31. Berkley, 51; 32. Bloomfield Hills, 48; 33. (tie) North Farmington, 36; Royal Oak, 36; 35. Milford, 35; 36. Livonia Clarenceville, 25; 37. Birmingham Brother Rice, 23; 38. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 21; 39. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 18; 40. South Lyon East, 9; 41. Madison Heights Madison, 6; 42. (tie) Madison Heights Lamphere, 0; Clawson, 0; Troy Bethany Christian, 0; Lake Orion Baptist, 0; Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, 0; Oak Park, 0; Madison Heights Bishop Foley, 0; Pontiac Academy For Excellence, 0.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

140 POUNDS — 1. Myles Amine (Novi Detroit Catholic Central) d. Sam Johnson (Holly) 9-2; 3. Anthony Chudler (Walled Lake Western) d. Davion Williams (Southfield) 6-2; 5. Mario Giglio (West Bloomfield) maj. dec. Brock Mather (Auburn Hills Avondale) 12-2; 7. Andrew Ellicott (Troy) d. Jason Medawar (Waterford Mott) 10-3.

145 — 1. Malik Amine (Novi Detroit Catholic Central) p. Christian Lauderback (Walled Lake Northern) 3:39; 3. Davion Logan (Pontiac) d. Corbin Moorer (Waterford Mott) 7-5; 5. Ryan Morgan (Rochester) d. Kyle Benkasrki (Novi) 9-5; 7. John Staron (Troy Athens) maj. Dec. Kyle Masters (Clarkston) 10-0.

152 — 1. Nick Bennett (Novi Detroit Catholic Central) tech. fall Kyle Pepper (Holly) 16-1; 3. Jack Addy (Rochester Adams) d. Noah Kinne (Oxford) 8-1; 5. Thor Wardell (Ortonville Brandon) d. Ben Wright (Novi) 5-2; 7. Nolan Ericksen (Clarkston) tech. fall Reed Cortright (Birmingham Seaholm) 16-1.

160 — 1. Andrew Price (Rochester Stoney Creek) d. Wes Maskill (Oxford) 5-4; 3. P.J. Kern (Walled Lake Northern) d. Will Jacobs (White Lake Lakeland) 4-1; 5. Tyler Morland (Novi Detroit Catholic Central) injury default Andrew Scott (Holly); 7. Keonta Fuqua (Pontiac) d. John Hood (Novi) 7-2.

171 — 1. Drew Garcia (Novi Detroit Catholic Central) d. Shane Shadaia (Rochester) 5-1; 3. Andy Bovay (White Lake Lakeland) d. Matthew Sears (Ortonville Brandon) 3-1; 5. Sam DeQuattro (Walled Lake Northern) d. Zeb Throne (Oxford) 1-0; 7. Zak Carter (Waterford Kettering) d. Kas Waitkus (Clarkston) 2-0.

189 — 1. Shwan Shadaia (Rochester) maj. decision Alex Sovel (Walled Lake Central) 11-3; 3. Dalton Bedgood (Waterford Kettering) d. Logan Mendelson (Birmingham Groves) (4-2, OT); 5. Travis Tank (South Lyon) p. Conan Stoehr (Troy) 2:01; 7. Jamal Pettiford (Oxford) maj. decision Mo Mokbel (North Farmington) 15-4.

215 — Matt Okaiye (Waterford Kettering) d. Jimmy Russell (Novi Detroit Catholic Central) 5-3; 3. Ben Line (Oxford) maj. decision over Nate Troutvine (Clarkston) 8-0; 5. Michael Robinson (Farmington Harrison) d. Kimani Davidson (Auburn Hills Avondale) 9-8; 7. Jameson Donahue (South Lyon) d. Trent Bekker (Farmington) 5-1.

285 — 1. Zach Wood (Oxford) d. Cameron Daniels (Rochester) 2-1; 3. Justin Hollins (West Bloomfield) p. Ezekiel Baker (Southfield) 2:21; 5. Johnathan Dixon (South Lyon) p. David Murray (Troy) 0:52; 7. Josh Dabney (Orchard Lake St. Mary’s) p. Jayvon Stringer (Bloomfield Hills) 3:50.

103 — 1. Ben Freeman (Walled Lake Central) p. Nolan Klapec (White Lake Lakeland) 2:59; 3. Brendan Ladd (Ortonville Brandon) p. Kevin Thomas (Troy) 2:28; 5. Justin Miller (Walled Lake Northern) d. Michael Gibbs (Waterford Mott) 7-1; 7. Jacob Caldwell (Holly) by forfeit Chase Walkowiak (Farmington).

112 — 1. Alex Hrisopoulos (Oxford) d. Bryan LaVearn (Ortonville Brandon) 5-0; 3. Aaron Parr-Besemer (Berkley) d. Michael Volyanyuk (Farmington Harrison) 9-3; 5. Greg Miller (Clarkston) p. Kaleb Marion (Walled Lake Central) 1:56; 7. Tom Herrman (Novi Detroit Catholic Central) maj. dec. Lee Hewson (Royal Oak) 11-0.

119 — 1. Daniel Shear (Walled Lake Central) tech. fall David Moore (Lake Orion) 16-1; 3. Hunter Truba (Hazel Park) d. Damione Davis (Pontiac) 6-2; 5. Parker O`Brien (Novi Detroit Catholic Central) d. Connor Ryan (Clarkston) 8-1; Kyle Gray (Auburn Hills Avondale) d. Devin Brewster (Troy Athens) 6-0.

125 — 1. Kyle Noonan (Rochester Stoney Creek) p. Tyler Dukart (Rochester) 1:04; 3. Cameron Wilkie (Clarkston) d. Collin Campbell (Oxford) 6-0; 6. Joe Lyon (Novi Detroit Catholic Central) p. Tim Fedosseev (Troy) 3:00; 7. Jake Anderson (Rochester Adams) p. Dominic Paterra (Walled Lake Central) 3:28.

130 — 1. Ross Bahro (West Bloomfield) maj. dec. Evan Toth (Novi Detroit Catholic Central) 10-2; 3. Brandon Conrad (Waterford Kettering) d. Bret Foltz (Clarkston) 5-1; 5. Aidan Pierobon (Rochester Stoney Creek) d. Trevor Bageris (Milford) 13-11; 7. Gordon Dwyer (Ortonville Brandon) p. Ben Weddle (Walled Lake Northern) 4:08.

135 — 1. Thomas Keyes (Troy Athens) d. Edwin Schlickenmeyer (Oxford) 7-5; 3. Matt Gudeneau (West Bloomfield) d. Jake Dionne (Clarkston) 7-4; 5. Greg Johnson (Novi Detroit Catholic Central) d. Ethan Douglas (Ortonville Brandon) (9-7, OT); 7. Keith Lee (Southfield) p. Will Tang (Rochester Adams) 4:33.

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