Here is your insider scoop on tomorrow's opponent for the Reynolds Raiders.
Reynolds (2-0) face their toughest dual meet opponent to-date in this young season when they travel to Grove City to continue their long rivalry with the Eagles. This is the 60th meeting between the schools with Ryenolds winning all 59 of the previous matches.
Head coach Wes Phipps has a solid lineup that might match well against the Raiders. Several of his wrestlers have winning records and a some of them have been very successful over the years.
By the numbers:
2022-23 Record: 5-2
W Grove City 59 Mercer 15
W Grove City 54 Franklin 24 at Sharpsville Walleye Duals
W Grove City 72 Maplewood 3 at Sharpsville Walleye Duals
W Grove City 51 Brockway 21 at Sharpsville Walleye Duals
L Norwin 42 Grove City 21 at Sharpsville Walleye Duals
W Grove City 55 Slippery Rock 18 at Sharpsville Walleye Duals
L Greenville 45 Grove City 28
They fielded a full lineup in every match except Greenville. There, they forfeited 107 & 114.
Individual Weight Class Comparisons:
GROVE CITY RECORDS REYNOLDS RECORDS
Wgt Yr Name Record (pins) Yr Name Record (pins)
107 Fr Hudson Wolbert 6- 0 (1) So Angelo Lamonte 5- 4 (3)
Jr Dillion Anderson 1- 0 (0)
114 Jr Anthony Davis 4- 2 (1) Fr Waylon Waite 2- 2 (1)
121 Fr Hudson Hohman 6- 1 (3) Jr Louie Gill 10- 3 (2)
127 So Connor Naser 6- 1 (2) Fr Greyden Gustas 2- 4 (0)
So Connor Geiger 0- 2 (0)
133 Jr Will Schell 3- 4 (1) Jr Chase Bell 4- 4 (2)
139 So Carl Bubenheim 1- 5 (0) Sr Wyatt Sternthal 1- 1 (0)
139 So Hunter McElroy 0- 1 (0) Sr Logan Zagorski 0- 2 (0)
145 So Cody Hamilton 7- 0 (5) Sr Tino Gentile 3- 4 (3)
152 Jr Dominic Garzarell 3- 4 (1) So Louie DeJulia 2- 4 (1)
160 So Ian McCreary 5- 2 (4) So Vito Gentile 4- 4 (2)
172 Jr Hunter Hohman 7- 0 (2) Sr Jalen Wagner 5- 2 (1)
172 Sr Daniel Griffith 1- 0 (0) Fr Rocky Floch 2- 2 (0)
189 So Alex Hackwelder 2- 2 (2) Sr Brayden McCloskey 6- 4 (3)
189 So Nolan Renick 2- 0 (1)
215 Jr Adan Navarro 4- 3 (2) Jr Kolton Wilkinson 2- 4 (0)
285 Sr Mason Boland 3- 4 (2) Fr Casey Resek 1- 4 (0)
TEAM TOTALS TEAM TOTALS
Record 60-29 Record 50-50
Pins 27-23 Pins 18-21
Decisions 3- 6 Decisions 13-14
Major 5- 0 Major 4- 8
Tech 1- 0 Tech 4- 5
Forfeits 24- 0 Forfeits 11- 2 (both injury related)
Individual Notes of interest:
Hudson Wolbert:
3 of his 6 wins are by forfeit
Anthony Davis:
1st year starter.
Won by forfeit 3 times
In others matches he us 1-2 by pin (each 1st period).
Hudson Hohman:
Has 3 pins, 1 major and 2 forfeits.
His one loss was to state qualifier.
Connor Naser:
Of his 6 wins, 4 are by forfeit and 2 are pins.
Cody Hamilton
One of the stars on the team. He has 5 pins and 1 major decision.
30-9 last year; finished 3rd in region and went to states
Ian McCreary:
Has 4 pins. Last loss to was to Luke Gentile of Greenville
Hunter Hohman
We know he is the top performer for the Eagles. Whether he drops to 160, stays at 172 or bumps up to 189, his matchup will most likey be the match of the night.
57-7 career record.
Defending District champ. 7th in state. Won 2 of 3 against Kane Kettering last year.
Has win over last year's 6th place state finisher at 189 (Sewart-Brockway). This is his only time not competing at 172 - indicating his move to 189 was just to wrestle Stewart.
Alex Hackwelder
His 2 wins are pins.
Adan Navarro
His 2 wins on the mat are pins (other 2 were forfeits). All 3 losses were by pin.
Individual Rankings
There are many ranked wrestlers scheduled to wrestle with some potential and interesting matchups. My usual caveates to rankings apply - they are just opinions (but fun to look at)! Those ranked are:
107: Angelo Lamonte(R) - 5th in Region
Hudson Wolbert (GC) - 8th in Region
114: Louie Gill(R) - 4th Nationally; 2nd in State; 1st in Region
121: Hudson Hohman(GC) - Honorable mention in Region
127: Greyden Gustas(R) - 8th in Region
133: Chase Bell(R) - 15th in State; 3rd in Region
145: Cody Hamilton(GC) - 11th in State; 3rd in Region
Tino Gentile(R) - Honorable mention in Region
160: Hunter Hohman(GC) - 3rd in State; 1st in Region
Vito Gentile(R) - 11th in State; 3rd in Region
172: Jalen Wagner(R) - 14th in State; 5th in Region
189: Brayden McCloskey(R) - 20th in State; 7th in Region
Notable Career Records (and pins)
Grove City
Cody Hamilton 37- 9 (22)
Hunter Hohman 57- 7 (27)
Reynolds
Louie Gill 82-10 (30)
Chase Bell 52-30 (27)
Tino Gentile 22-19 (12)
Vito Gentile 33-21 (17)
Jalen Wagner 79-39 (38)
Brayden McCloskey 34-18 (19)
Now, I usually say, "Save me a seat.", but I will be taping the match and the hosts will have a seat in the crow's nest for me. Ryan Hills is unable to make the match. He mumbled something to me about having to work, paying the mortgage and feeding his family. Alas, we now know where his priorities are. Don't expect much in commentary from me. But I will at least try to keep you updated on the score and match time.