The Ultimate Fan Guide to the 2010 Division 3 High School Wrestling Forecast by Brian Brakeman
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2010 HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING FORECAST (39th ANNUAL EDITION)
Brian F. Brakeman
January 26, 2010

Division 3

285 pounds

All-Ohio
State Champion: KF-1 Tyler Obringer - Senior - Spencerville High School - Spencerville, Ohio [2009:D3-285-6th, 2008:D3-285-5th]
2nd place: HE-1 Garren Dilley - Senior - Amanda-Clearcreek High School - Amanda, Ohio [2009:D2-215-4th, 2008:D2-189-A]
3rd place: MH-1 Greg Dailey - Senior - Independence High School - Independence, Ohio [2009:D3-285-7th]
4th place: MH-2 Kyle Kelly - Senior - Manchester High School - Akron, Ohio [2009:D3-215-5th]
5th place: KF-2 Mike Stenger - Junior - Clinton-Massie High School - Clarksville, Ohio [2009:D3-285-Q, 2008:D3-285-A]
6th place: OC-1 Mimmo Lytle - Sophomore - Swanton High School - Swanton, Ohio [2009:D3-285-8th]
7th place: OC-2 Clint Endicott - Junior - Crestview High School - Ashland, Ohio [2009:D3-285-Q]
8th place: MH-3 Anthony Chizmadia - Senior - Keystone High School - LaGrange, Ohio

Qualifiers
9. KF-3 Todd DeLong - Sophomore - Tri - County North High School - Lewisburg, Ohio [2009:D3-285-A]
10. MH-4 Jake Martin - Senior - Mapleton High School - Ashland, Ohio
12. KF-4 Cody Johnson - Junior - Dixie High School - New Lebanon, Ohio
13. OC-3 Marcus Moser - Junior - Tinora High School - Defiance, Ohio
14. HE-2 Cody Setser - Senior - Northmor High School - Galion, Ohio
16. OC-4 Nino Majoy - Sophomore - Huron High School - Huron, Ohio
17. HE-3 Damien McAfee - Senior - Liberty Union High School - Baltimore, Ohio
23. HE-4 Danny Richards - Junior - Garaway High School - Sugarcreek, Ohio

Challengers
11. MH-5 Eddie Flinner - Junior - Triway High School - Wooster, Ohio [2009:D3-285-Q]
15. KF-5 Dominic Chiurco - Senior - Malvern High School - Malvern, Ohio
18. KF-6 Tyler Tschuor - Senior - Central Catholic High School - Lima, Ohio
19. MH-6 Justin Croasmun - Senior - Rootstown High School - Rootstown, Ohio
20. OC-5 Ben St. John - Senior - Woodmore High School - Elmore, Ohio
21. MH-7 Jordan Richards - Senior - Norwayne High School - Creston, Ohio
22. MH-8 Craig Frankford - Senior - Girard High School - Girard, Ohio
24. HE-5 Aaron Silverio - Junior - Shadyside High School - Shadyside, Ohio
25. OC-6 Charlie Chesser - Junior - Margaretta High School - Castalia, Ohio
26. HE-6 Troy Haslam - Senior - River High School - Hannibal, Ohio
27. KF-7 Tyler Jewell - Senior - Carlisle High School - Carlisle, Ohio
28. KF-8 Christian Elfers - Junior - Reading High School - Reading, Ohio

Tyler Obringer, the big senior from Spencerville, provides a dilemma for the forecaster. He is clearly very talented, winning 95% of his bouts - almost all of them on quick falls - but struggling in bouts that last more than a period or so. For example, last year his four district bouts and his first two state bouts consumed a total of 4 minutes 13 seconds - an average of about 42 seconds per bout. However, forced to go six minutes in the semifinals he lost quietly to Morosko, 5-2. This year at Marion Harding it was much the same story - a total of 31 seconds mat time in the quarter and semifinals and then a 4-1 loss to a strong finals opponent. So what can we expect? Well, I picked him last year but I am hoping for better conditioning, one or two additional takedown moves and an injury-free season.

Kettering Fairmont District
Obringer should again win that Fairmont District but it won't be quite the cakewalk it was last year. Stenger is getting better. Last year Obringer pinned him in 64 seconds but Stenger survived the consolation winnowing and got a district 4th. He didn't win any state bouts but he got the experience. I saw him this year at Brecksville and he is highly improved. He got pinned by Bures but came back to beat him for 5th, 12-3. During that process he also beat Johnson - a district threat - in overtime. Also back is state alternate DeLong who lost one of those marathon overtimes to Treon in his go-to-state bout and then watched Treon finish fourth the next weekend. Tschuor, who has wrestled Obringer more time than most people brush their teeth in a lifetime, also lurks at this district. Elfers and Jewell are possibilities. I think at least three will place out of this district.

Maple Heights District
Obringer faces a multitude of threats out of Maple Heights. Dailey was seventh last year but I think he was better than that. He was second at North Coast and won at Hawken over a tough Burlanek. A big key will be getting a good draw by winning the district. Maybe even more dangerous for Obringer is Kelly. Relatively small, he could go 215 pounds. He out hustles and out conditions the bigger boys with staggering results. He has already won three tournaments. He was a state qualifier at 215 pounds last year and won four bouts - finishing 5th. At Plymouth he beat state placer Lytle in what was one of his better wins. He could easily better that here. Chizmadia won two district bouts in Division 2 last year and is an experienced big man. He won at Avon Lake and Cuyahoga Heights but wrestled poorly at Brecksville winning only twice. Martin wrestles in a lot of smaller tournaments, most recently at Plymouth and wins them all. I'm not sure how prepared he is for top grade talent. Last year he was 2-2 at the district level. Flinner won an important overtime battle that resulted in a district 4th. Obringer got him very early in the first round but he lost an ultimate overtime bout in the first round consolation. He was second at the WIT and he just kind of sticks around and finesses out a win. That's my top five with Croasmun, Frankford, Rogers and Richards long shot possibilities.

Owens Community College District
There are two podium-ready wrestlers at Owens. Lytle, who it turned out after I talked to him, is a long lost cousin. Apparently he came from the athletic side of the family while I did not. In compensation nobody on my side is named Mimmo. At any rate, he beat Endicott twice at the district level to qualify and then won just enough to get 8th. He won this year at Elyria Catholic and Toledo St. John Jesuit but wasn't at Woodmore to wrestle Kelly. Endicott has been exceptional this year. He won at Elgin, pinning the excellent Marrero and Setser and looks able to challenge anyone. Still, Lytle did beat him twice last year. The rest of this district is at a slightly lower level. St. John was close to qualification but lost to Endicott 2-0. Moser also had a couple of district wins, while Majoy was third at Elgin. Chesser is someone who could pull an upset.

Heath District
The most critical decision at Heath is whether Garren Dilley will participate and, if so, at what weight class. He was fourth at 215 pounds last year in Division 2 and he is the real deal. I am given to understand that he would be allowed to wrestle as low as 189 pounds, which sounds like maybe he'll be at 215 pounds. However, the rumor mill keeps coming up with the 285-pound class. I'll rank him here but he would be very high at the 215-pound list as well. There are no returning state qualifiers among the rest of the heavyweights so the door is wide open. Setser and Chiurco look to be about as good as anybody and have the most district experience (they both won twice at that level). Endicott and Majoy both beat Setser but he still finished fourth. McAfee is another possibility while the river schools will probably feature Silverio and Haslam. Watch for Richards out of Garaway who has had some big wins.