Final round results from the 2015 Walsh Jesuit Ironman wrestling tournament.

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio – Final round results from the 2015 Walsh Jesuit Ironman wrestling tournament, which concluded Saturday at Walsh Jesuit High School:

Team standings (top 10)

1. Wyoming Seminary, Pa., 171; 2. Blair Academy, Pa., 146; 3. St. Paris Graham, 126; 4. Montini Catholic, Ill., 118.5; 5. St. Edward, 99; 6. Belle Vernon, Pa., 84; 7. Malvern Prep, Pa., 77.5; 8. Delta, 77; 9. Marmion Academy, Ill., 73; 10. Reynolds, Pa. 61.

Final round results

106: Championship: Keaton (Circleville) d. Demilio (Genoa), 5-4.

Third place: Melendez (Montini Catholic, Ill..) md. Schwartz (Ponderosa, Colo.), 12-4.

Fifth place: Colaiocco (Blair Academy, N.J.) d. Dunlop (Belle Vernon, Pa.), 3-1.

113: Championship: Woods (Montini Catholic, Ill.) d. Mattin (Delta), 3-0.

Third place: Hoskins (Dayton Christian) d. Decatur (CVCA), 4-0.

Fifth place: Stricker (Archbishop Hoban) inj. Cannon (Blair Academy), 1:49.

120: Championship: Mueller (Trinity Christian, Texas) md. Sherman (Blair Academy, N.J.), 15-4.

Third place: Baughman (Wadsworth) d. Davis (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 5-4 TB.

Fifth place: Prata (St. Christopher, Va.) d. Decesare (Padua), 4-2.

126: Championship: Wilson (Steubenville) d. Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.), 8-6.

Third place: Moore (St. Paris Graham) p. Guillen (Perrysburg), :37.

Fifth place: Lambert (Brunswick) d. Mackall (Walsh Jesuit), 3-0.

132: Championship: Duncan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) d. Demison (Bakersfield, Calif.), 1-0.

Third place: Mattox (Central Crossing) md. Townsell (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), 10-2.

Fifth place: Solomon (Franklin Regional, Pa.) d. Olson (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 5-0.

138: Championship: Ladnier (St. Edward) md. Lewan (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 9-1.

Third place: Moore (St. Paris Graham) d. Aronoff (St. Thomas Aquinas, Fla.), 5-3.

Fifth place: Munn (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) d. Hernandez (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), 7-3.

145: Championship: Carr (Massillon Perry) d. Verkleeren (Belle Vernon, Pa.), 5-4 UTB.

Third place: Wick (San Marino, Calif.) d. Brusco (Delaware Hayes), 5-0.

Fifth place: Jordan (St. Paris Graham) d. Budock (Good Counsel, Md.), 1-0.

152: Championship: Manville (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) d. Wick (San Marino, Calif.), 8-1.

Third place: Hong (Kiski Prep, Pa.) d. Carello (Marmion Academy Ill.), 5-1.

Fifth place: Ramirez (Tampa Jesuit, Fla.) d. Vestal (Dayton Christian), 8-3.

160: Championship: Marinelli (St. Paris Graham) p. Justin (Calvary Chapel, Calif.), 4:26.

Third place: Sheets (Stilwell, Okla.) d. Verallis (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 7-2.

Fifth place: Karoly (Blair Academy, N.J.) d. Beverly (Delta), 3-1 SV.

170: Championship: Bell (Belle Vernon, Pa.) d. Thomas (Cavalry Chapel, Calif.), 5-3.

Third place: Dallavia (Blair Academy, N.J.) f. Handwerk (Lutheran West).

Fifth place: Wiederholt (Bellbrook) d. Jordan (St. Paris Graham), 5-3.

182: Championship: Reenan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) d. Warner (Washington, Ill.), 7-5.

Third place: Beard (Malvern Prep, Pa.) d. Traxler (Marmion Academy, Pa.), 5-1.

Fifth place: Blair (Ranch Bernardo, Calif.) d. Page (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 4-2.

195: Championship: Singletary (Blair Academy, N.J.) d. Harris (Urbana), 5-1.

Third place: Darmstadt (Elyria) p. Dietrich (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 3:18.

Fifth place: Naples (Brunswick) f. Frankrone (Trinity, Ky.)

220: Championship: Stencel (Oregon Clay) p. Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.), 3:49.

Third place: Campbell (St. Edward) d. Janney (Malvern Prep, Pa.), 3-1 SV.

Fifth place: Esarco (Canfield) d. Black (The Phelps School, Pa.), 3-2.

285: Championship: Teacher (Central Crossing) p. Hilliard (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 5:16.

Third place: Putnam (Blair Academy, N.J.) d. Abdul-Malik (St. Vincent Pallotti, Md.), 4-3.

Fifth place: Veller (Delta) f. Mullins (Orting, Wash.).

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A record-setting Pac-12 Conference Championship Game gives the mod to Stanford's multi-purpose weapon.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A former NBA general manager is an unindicted co-conspirator in my Heisman Trophy ballot.

Now that my vote for the best college football player in American can be revealed, following the presentation Saturday of the the award to Derrick Henry of Alabama, I can state that the inspiration for making Stanford's Christian McCaffrey No. 1 on my ballot came from Pat Williams, the GM of the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1970s and early 1980 when I covered the team for the Philly Inquirer. 

When the Sixers parted ways with troubled Raymond Lewis, who wasted his promising career to addictions, Williams spoke of the time he scouted Lewis, a Los Angeles streetball legend who supposedly once scored 56 points against Lakers stopper Michael Cooper, at Cal State-Los Angeles.

"He was electrifying," said Williams. "I left the arena and I tingled."  

Seeing a great talent when he is in "the zone" is like that. I flipped back and forth between McCaffrey's virtuoso performance for Stanford in its Pac-12 Conference title game victory over Southern California and the Big Ten title game between Iowa and Michigan State. The former was something of a shootout, the latter a defensive struggle. I usually lean to offense.

Against Southern California, McCaffrey ran for 207 yards, caught a touchdown pass, threw a touchdown pass and broke Barry Sanders' record for all-purpose yards in one season. The Stanford star accounted for 461 all-purpose yards in the game.

Maybe my vote reflected how Sugar Ray Leonard could steal rounds on judges' scorecards in boxing with flurries late in the three-minute periods. But the last impression can also be the most lasting one, too. Seeing McCaffrey in that game was an epiphany, a tingler.

All three players on my ballot made were uncommonly effective in making their teams special. Without them, each team would have been seriously diminished.

I had Alabama's  Henry first on my scorecard down the final stretch of the season until McCaffrey's tour de force. Henry slipped to second.

I put Ohio State's Ezekiel Elliott third. Elliott won the Chicago Tribune's prestigious Silver Football as the Big Ten's Most Valuable Player in 2015. It wasn't his fault he carried only 12 times in the season-ruining loss to Michigan State. It was the fault of the Ohio State coaches, who also bungled the quarterback situation in a season-long crisis of indecision.

I admit I am open to the charge of turning a charitable eye on Ohio State or at least Big Ten players. All things being reasonably equal, I will give the benefit of the doubt to the locals, knowing full well SEC voters do the same for Southern players.

If you want to argue Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson should have been in the top three, much merit is in the argument. He is a fourth player on whom his team, in this case the top-ranked in the land, depended inordinately.

I simply felt that the Big Ten was probably the best conference in the country this season, with Iowa, MSU and OSU in the top six in the last poll before the conference championship games, and that the best player in the best conference deserved a spot on my ballot.

The Clemson quarterback leads the No. 1 team in the nation. That should have earned him more support.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson earned my Heisman Trophy vote on the Troy Smith plan, and I'm surprised the third-place finisher didn't receive more support.

Here's my ballot:

1. Deshaun Watson

2. Christian McCaffrey

3. Derrick Henry

Nine years ago, Smith as the Ohio State quarterback was the overwhelming winner based not on stats, but on winning, leading - and some stats.

Smith ranked seventh in the nation in passer rating, seventh in touchdown passes and 41st in passing yards per game. But he was the quarterback and leader of the undefeated No. 1 team in the country, and despite all their talent, the Buckeyes wouldn't have been the Buckeyes without Smith.

Watson ranks 11th in the nation in passer rating, ninth in touchdown passes and 26th in passing yards per game. Watson, though, did more with his legs than Smith did as a senior, rushing for 887 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also happens to be the quarterback and leader of the undefeated No. 1 team in the country, and despite all their talent, the Tigers wouldn't be the Tigers without Watson.

When it's close, and it is this year, I lean winning and I lean quarterback with my vote. The Heisman is an MVP award to me, unless the numbers are staggering, so a candidate like the quarterback of the No. 1 team in the country will get the benefit of my doubt.

Best team, toughest position. Easy. 

You know the winning quarterback scenario. It worked for Oregon's Marcus Mariota last year and Florida State's Jameis Winston the year before. Watson belongs in that class, and with quarterbacks like Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford, Cam Newton, Robert Griffin III and Johnny Manziel who have also won since Smith.

How we wound up with a consensus of a solid running back whose greatest stat is his total carries - Henry carried it 20 more times than McCaffrey, 68 more times than Leonard Fournette, 77 more times than Ezekiel Elliott and 128 more times than Florida State's Dalvin Cook - befuddles me.

McCaffrey earned my second-place vote because of his dynamic numbers as a runner, receiver and return man. But his team's not in the playoff.

Henry, a very good player, was third for me. Among players with at least 100 carries this season, 38 averaged more yards per carry than Henry's 5.86 yard average.

And Alabama isn't No. 1.

(McCaffrey's 5.79 yards per carry ranks 47th in the nation among rushers with at least 100 carries. Melvin Gordon, who finished second in the Heisman voting last year, had a 7.54 yards per carry average.)

Watson's team is No. 1. Watson, like so many quarterbacks on winning teams before him, should have won the Heisman Trophy.

(On a final note, I'll quit before I'll be knowingly biased for or against any player or team I cover. I didn't think Ezekiel Elliott deserved a top three vote, so I didn't give him one. Not everyone sees it that way.)

Jake Kretzer scored 16 points to help lead Akron over visiting Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, 81-60.

AKRON, Ohio -- Jake Kretzer scored 16 points and four starters scored in double figures and Akron used a fast start to defeat Bethune-Cookman 81-60 on Saturday night.

Antino Jackson scored 12 points, Noah Robotham and Kwan Cheatham Jr., had 11 and Pat Forsythe 10 for the Zips (7-2), who led 40-24 at the half. Kretzer had four 3-pointers as Akron finished 15 of 35 behind the arc (43 percent).

Former St. Vincent-St. Mary High School standout Ricky Johnson led Bethune-Cookman (4-5), which shot 27 percent for the game, with 15 points. Mario Moody and Jordan Potts added 12 apiece with Moody grabbing 14 rebounds for his third straight double-double.

Kretzer had the last five points in an 11-2 run that made it 17-11 midway through the first half. Josh Williams hit a 3 at the 2:44 mark to cap a 10-2 run for a 36-21 advantage.

Lewis 0-4 0-1 0, Smith 2-5 0-0 4, Potts 5-14 0-1 12, Holmes 4-10 0-0 9, Moody 4-10 4-6 12, Salaam 1-5 0-0 2, Ingram 0-2 0-0 0, Forrest 3-8 0-0 6, Johnson 6-14 2-2 15. Totals 25-72 6-10 60.

Cheatham Jr. 3-5 3-4 11, Robotham 4-7 0-0 11, McAdams 1-6 0-0 3, Forsythe 3-8 4-7 10, An. Jackson 4-12 2-3 12, Ivey 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 3-7 0-0 9, Aa. Jackson 0-2 0-0 0, Kretzer 5-10 2-2 16, Johnson 3-4 3-4 9. Totals 26-63 14-20 81.

Halftime-Akron 41-24. 3-Point Goals-Bethune-Cookman 4-24 (Potts 2-6, Johnson 1-5, Holmes 1-6, Moody 0-1, Lewis 0-1, Ingram 0-1, Forrest 0-1, Salaam 0-3), Akron 15-35 (Kretzer 4-7, Robotham 3-6, Williams 3-7, Cheatham Jr. 2-3, An. Jackson 2-5, McAdams 1-6, Aa. Jackson 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Bethune-Cookman 47 (Moody 14), Akron 41 (Cheatham Jr., Forsythe, Johnson, Kretzer 6). Assists-Bethune-Cookman 11 (Potts 3), Akron 15 (An. Jackson 5). Total Fouls-Bethune-Cookman 16, Akron 16. A-2,828.

The 6-foot-3 monster of a running back dreamed of Saturday night. Now it's his reality. Watch video

NEW YORK -- Derrick Henry took up football to play with his cousins. He grew into a 5-star recruit who ran for more yards than any high school player in history.

The 6-foot-3 monster of a running back dreamed of Saturday night. Now it's his reality.

Henry won Alabama's second Heisman Trophy in school history over finalists Christian McCaffrey of Stanford and Deshaun Watson of Clemson. Henry's 1,832 points beat McCaffrey's 1,539 and Watson's 1,165.

He joins Mark Ingram as the only two Alabama members of the most elite club in college football.

Henry's family celebrates at Florida hospital

"It's the Heisman," Henry said two hours before the ceremony. "It would be a dream come true. All those guys that are in the Heisman brotherhood and that fraternity, they are my heroes, man -- the guys I grew up watching.

Henry becomes the first running back to win it since Ingram in 2009. The two Alabama players are the only running backs to win it since Ron Dayne in 1999 since Reggie Bush's award was vacated in 2005.

The ceremony Saturday night marked just another milestone in a historic season for Henry. Emerging from the shadow of T.J. Yeldon, the junior more than lived up to his 5-star recruiting profile.

His 1,986 rushing yards crushed the school record (1,679) and beat Herschel Walker's SEC mark of 1,891 yards. In all, he broke seven Alabama single-season records while climbing the charts in a few more career categories.

The Heisman was in the discussion before the season, but Henry was an outsider. He started the season 10th in the betting odds on opening weekend.

It started with a 147-yard night on just 13 runs in the season opener against Wisconsin. He went sub-100 yards in three of the next five games.

What they're saying about Henry's Heisman win

The campaign made its first big step forward at Texas A&M on Oct. 17. His 236 yards on 32 carries broke both personal bests at Alabama. A week later, Henry's 143 yards on 28 runs included the game-winner with 2:24 left in the 19-14 win over Tennessee.

Things got serious two weeks later in the highly-anticipated showdown with major Heisman favorite Leonard Fournette. The roles were reversed after Henry torched LSU for 210 yards on 38 tries while Fournette managed just 31 on 19 attempts. He would run for at least 200 yards in four of the last five regular-season SEC games.

Henry's touchdowns of 74 and 65 yards at Mississippi State was all the offense Alabama needed. It also pushed his Heisman hopes even closer to reality with 204 yards. Then at Auburn, Henry bumped his personal best up to 271 yards on 46 runs. That included handoffs on the final 14 Tide snaps of a 29-13 win.

Alabama running back Derrick Henry won the award, narrowly beating out Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ezekiel Elliott wasn't sitting in the front row with Derrick Henry, Christian McCaffrey and Deshaun Watson, so you knew the Ohio State running back wasn't going to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night.

Henry won, it was close. McCaffrey finished in second. Elliott, who was considered the favorite to win the trophy coming into this season, finished eighth. But Elliott was also the closest an Ohio State player has been to winning the Heisman since Troy Smith won it in 2006.

Maybe Buckeye fans can take solace in that.

Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett finished fifth last year. Braxton Miller finished fifth in 2012, and ninth in 2013. Elliott was closer to winning the Heisman than either of them, because it's about how the voting breaks down.

Elliott received five first-place votes, seven second-place votes and 28 third-place votes. That gave Elliott 57 total points. Henry, the winner, finished with 378 first-place votes and 1,832 total points. So the difference between Elliott and the winner was 1,775 points -- the closest an Ohio State player has been since Smith won.

Barrett was 2,456 points behind Oregon's Marcus Mariota last year. Miller was 2,114 points behind Florida State's Jameis Winston in 2013, and 1,885 points behind Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel in 2012.

Elliott received more first-place votes than Barrett and Miller received in any of those years.

Many were upset that Elliott wasn't invited to New York when the invitations came out earlier this week. Again, it's about voting, and while Elliott was the closest an Ohio State player has been in nearly a decade, he still wasn't close enough to get to New York.

Henry, McCaffrey, Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson (who finished third) were invited. Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield finished fourth, Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds was fifth, LSU running back Leonard Fournette was sixth and Florida State running back Dalvin Cook was seventh.

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-- Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) December 13, 2015

Five running backs were in the top 10, one of them won. A mere 53 points separated Fournette, Cook and Elliott. This was the year of the running back for an award that's been dominated by quarterbacks for the last 15 years.

Elliott finished fifth in rushing yards behind Henry, McCaffrey, Fournette and Oregon's Royce Freeman. He was second in rushing touchdowns behind Henry. He was sixth in rushing yards per game behind ... you get it.

Elliott had a great season, the kind expected of him when he came out of Ohio State's National Championship run last year. This just happened to be the year that Elliott's numbers weren't enough for him to get near the Heisman.

And he won't get a chance to go for it again. Elliott has already said this will be his last year. That announcement came during a postgame rant about play calling after Ohio State's loss to Michigan State. His comments didn't lose him the Heisman, but running for 33 yards did knocked him out of the race.

McCaffrey and Watson will be back next year to take another run at it. Henry can come back too if he opts not to go to the NFL.

Elliott has won a lot of things during his Ohio State career, but he'll be leaving Columbus without a Heisman Trophy.

Kellon Thomas scored 17 points and Jimmy Hall had 15 to help Kent State defeat visiting Canisius on Saturday, 84-77.

KENT, Ohio -- Kellon Thomas scored 17 points as Kent State held on to edge Canisius, 84-77, on Saturday.

Jimmy Hall added 15 points and four rebounds for the Golden Flashes (7-2). Raasean Davis had 11 points and four rebounds and Chris Ortiz had 10 points and 10 rebounds. The team averaged 54.2 percent shooting from the field and had a 45-29 rebounding edge over Canisius.

Kent State led early and trailed only briefly late in the first half before going back on top to take a 40-36 lead at the break.

Hall struck from inside the paint to give Kent State its biggest lead, 58-48, with 11:02 to play. Jermaine Crumpton tried to close the gap for Canisius, scoring 10 points in the final 10 minutes, but the Golden Flashes held on for the win.

Crumpton led the Golden Griffins (3-6) with 25 points.

KENT STATE 84, CANISIUS 77

CANISIUS (3-6)
Robertson 4-10 3-5 13, Valenti 3-8 3-4 12, McMillan 1-10 4-4 6, Bleeker 2-6 1-2 5, Reynolds 2-6 1-1 5, Crumpton 11-15 0-0 25, Weir 3-7 0-0 9, Atkinson 0-3 2-2 2, Gurley 0-0 0-0 0, Douse 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-66 14-18 77.

KENT STATE (7-2)
Thomas 5-13 7-9 17, Hall 5-9 5-7 15, J. Walker 3-5 0-0 7, Cancer 1-3 0-0 3, Spicer 0-0 1-2 1, Davis 5-5 1-2 11, Pollard 4-8 1-6 10, Ortiz 5-10 0-1 10, Edwin 2-3 2-3 6, Jones 2-2 0-0 4, Avery 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-59 17-30 84.

Halftime-Kent State 40-36. 3-Point Goals-Canisius 11-29 (Valenti 3-3, Crumpton 3-6, Weir 3-6, Robertson 2-5, Atkinson 0-2, McMillan 0-3, Bleeker 0-4), Kent State 3-14 (Cancer 1-1, Pollard 1-3, J. Walker 1-3, Edwin 0-1, Ortiz 0-2, Thomas 0-4). Fouled Out-Robertson, Valenti. Rebounds-Canisius 29 (Bleeker 7), Kent State 45 (Ortiz 10). Assists-Canisius 18 (McMillan 5), Kent State 18 (Pollard 5). Total Fouls-Canisius 25, Kent State 18. A-3,107.

Wyoming Seminary, Pa., won the team title. St. Edward was fifth.

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio – St. Edward’s Hunter Ladnier gave Northeast Ohio its only Walsh Jesuit Ironman wrestling tournament champion on Saturday, and Wyoming Seminary, Pa., won the team title. 

Both Ladnier and Wyoming Seminary joined exclusive company. Ladnier, a 138-pounder, is the 37^th Ironman champion for the Eagles and their first since 2012. The Titans became just the fifth team to win the team title, joining Blair Academy, Pa., St. Edward, St. Paris Graham and Walsh Jesuit.

The Eagles, tied for second in the team race after Friday’s matches, finished fifth. Blair, the 12-time champion, was runner-up, followed by Graham and Montini Catholic, Ill.

Here’s a look at the wrestlers who stood out on Saturday:

Ladnier: It’s the second straight year the region has had just one finalist, and it comes two years after Northeast Ohio failed to get a wrestler to the finals for the first time ever.

“It feels good because it’s a difficult tournament, but it’s a tournament in December,” said Ladnier, who last season was fourth at Ironman and a Division I state runner-up. “I’ve got to keep going forward and keep the focus.”

Ladnier was the third seed at 138, and defeated 12^th seed Will Lewan of Montini Catholic in the finals by a 9-1 major decision. Lewan defeated Jaimie Hernandez of Oak River Park Forest, Ill., in the semifinals. Hernandez had taken down top-seed and 2014 Division II state champion Brent Moore of St. Paris Graham.

Lewan was fourth in the Illinois state tournament.

“You see a lot of guys come here well seeded and they don’t make the finals,” said Ladnier. “So I try not to pay attention to the seeds or what they’ve done in the past.”

Noah Baughman, Wadsworth: After winning a Division I state title in 2013, Baughman failed to place last season at Ironman. He reached the quarterfinals before losing a 3-1 decision to Jack Davis of Wyoming Seminary.

But Baughman got a rematch in the third-place match, and won on a stalling call in overtime, 5-4.

“He slowed me down a lot in the quarters and I didn’t get into my offense,” said Baughman. “I tried to move a little more, pound his head a little more to open up my attacks.”

Last season, Baughman lost in the quarterfinals, then lost his next match and was eliminated.

“It’s tough to bounce back. Finishing third is one of the hardest things to do in a tournament, especially after high expectations,” said Baughman. “You’ve got to be mentally strong and want to prove yourself and want to win. After the excruciating feeling last year, I didn’t want to feel that again.”

Jared Campbell, St. Edward: Campbell joined Ladnier as the only Eagles to place. He finished third at 220 with a 3-1 sudden victory against Seth Janney of Malvern Prep, Pa.

Campbell, a junior,  was a Division I state runner-up last season but was seeded 14^th at Ironman. His only loss was by fall in the semifinals to eventual champ Matt Stencel of Oregon Clay, who defeated Campbell in last season’s state final.

“I made one big mistake,” said Campbell. “He caught me and now I have to go back and work and try to fix it.”

Ben Darmstadt, Elyria: Teammate Kevin Vough won the heavyweight division last season, but missed this year’s tournament recovering from a football injury. Darmstadt, a Division I state champ last season, was the top seed at 195 and seemed likely to become the Pioneers’ second Ironman champ, but ran into trouble in the semifinals, losing an 8-4 decision to eventual champ Chase Singletary of Blair Academy.

Darmstadt finished third for the second straight year, getting a third-period pin against Christia Dietrich of Wyoming Seminary in the third-place match.

Alex Marinelli, St. Paris Graham: The senior 160-pounder is already a three-time Division II state champ. On Saturday he became just the eighth four-time Ironman finalist, and won for the second straight year. He was named Outstanding Wrestler.

Team standings (top 10)

1. Wyoming Seminary, Pa., 171; 2. Blair Academy, Pa., 146; 3. St. Paris Graham, 126; 4. Montini Catholic, Ill., 118.5; 5. St. Edward, 99; 6. Belle Vernon, Pa., 84; 7. Malvern Prep, Pa., 77.5; 8. Delta, 77; 9. Marmion Academy, Ill., 73; 10. Reynolds, Pa. 61.

Final round results

106:Championship: Keaton (Circleville) d. Demilio (Genoa), 5-4.

Third place: Melendez (Montini Catholic, Ill..) md. Schwartz (Ponderosa, Colo.), 12-4.

Fifth place: Colaiocco (Blair Academy, N.J.) d. Dunlop (Belle Vernon, Pa.), 3-1.

113:Championship: Woods (Montini Catholic, Ill.) d. Mattin (Delta), 3-0.

Third place: Hoskins (Dayton Christian) d. Decatur (CVCA), 4-0.

Fifth place: Stricker (Archbishop Hoban) inj. Cannon (Blair Academy), 1:49.

120:Championship: Mueller (Trinity Christian, Texas) md. Sherman (Blair Academy, N.J.), 15-4.

Third place: Baughman (Wadsworth) d. Davis (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 5-4 TB.

Fifth place: Prata (St. Christopher, Va.) d. Decesare (Padua), 4-2.

126:Championship: Wilson (Steubenville) d. Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.), 8-6.

Third place: Moore (St. Paris Graham) p. Guillen (Perrysburg), :37.

Fifth place: Lambert (Brunswick) d. Mackall (Walsh Jesuit), 3-0.

132:Championship: Duncan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) d. Demison (Bakersfield, Calif.), 1-0.

Third place: Mattox (Central Crossing) md. Townsell (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), 10-2.

Fifth place: Solomon (Franklin Regional, Pa.) d. Olson (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 5-0.

138: Championship: Ladnier (St. Edward) md. Lewan (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 9-1.

Third place: Moore (St. Paris Graham) d. Aronoff (St. Thomas Aquinas, Fla.), 5-3.

Fifth place: Munn (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) d. Hernandez (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), 7-3.

145: Championship: Carr (Massillon Perry) d. Verkleeren (Belle Vernon, Pa.), 5-4 UTB.

Third place: Wick (San Marino, Calif.) d. Brusco (Delaware Hayes), 5-0.

Fifth place: Jordan (St. Paris Graham) d. Budock (Good Counsel, Md.), 1-0.

152: Championship: Manville (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) d. Wick (San Marino, Calif.), 8-1.

Third place: Hong (Kiski Prep, Pa.) d. Carello (Marmion Academy Ill.), 5-1.

Fifth place: Ramirez (Tampa Jesuit, Fla.) d. Vestal (Dayton Christian), 8-3.

160: Championship: Marinelli (St. Paris Graham) p. Justin (Calvary Chapel, Calif.), 4:26.

Third place: Sheets (Stilwell, Okla.) d. Verallis (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 7-2.

Fifth place: Karoly (Blair Academy, N.J.) d. Beverly (Delta), 3-1 SV.

170: Championship: Bell (Belle Vernon, Pa.) d. Thomas (Cavalry Chapel, Calif.), 5-3.

Third place: Dallavia (Blair Academy, N.J.) f. Handwerk (Lutheran West).

Fifth place: Wiederholt (Bellbrook) d. Jordan (St. Paris Graham), 5-3.

182: Championship: Reenan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) d. Warner (Washington, Ill.), 7-5.

Third place: Beard (Malvern Prep, Pa.) d. Traxler (Marmion Academy, Pa.), 5-1.

Fifth place: Blair (Ranch Bernardo, Calif.) d. Page (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 4-2.

195: Championship: Singletary (Blair Academy, N.J.) d. Harris (Urbana), 5-1.

Third place: Darmstadt (Elyria) p. Dietrich (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 3:18.

Fifth place: Naples (Brunswick) f. Frankrone (Trinity, Ky.)

220: Championship: Stencel (Oregon Clay) p. Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.), 3:49.

Third place: Campbell (St. Edward) d. Janney (Malvern Prep, Pa.), 3-1 SV.

Fifth place: Esarco (Canfield) d. Black (The Phelps School, Pa.), 3-2.

285: Championship: Teacher (Central Crossing) p. Hilliard (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 5:16.

Third place: Putnam (Blair Academy, N.J.) d. Abdul-Malik (St. Vincent Pallotti, Md.), 4-3.

Fifth place: Veller (Delta) f. Mullins (Orting, Wash.).

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Senior Deven Stover scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Wildcats (2-0), who are ranked fourth in the cleveland.com Top 25.

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio – About two minutes remained in St. Ignatius’ 89-59 boys basketball win against Cleveland Heights when the fans behind coach Brian Becker’s bench dispersed signs.

The white pieces of cardboard read, “Becker 300,” to signify his 300th career victory.

They also doubled as fans inside a cramped Lutheran East High School, which serves as host to six Heights games this season.

“It had to be over 100 degrees in this gym,” Becker said. “I think our depth showed. When our five through 10 guys matched their five through 10 guys, I think we got the better of them and that was the difference in the game.”

The starters were good, too. Senior Deven Stover scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Wildcats (2-0), who are ranked fourth in the cleveland.com Top 25. Four starters reached double figures, including senior point guard Kyle Kalish (12) and juniors Austen Yarian (10) and Matt Davet (10) in the front court.

Stover had plays like this one in the first half. @Hou3ni_Jpic.twitter.com/NyQsfhPBa0

— Matt Goul (@mgoul) December 13, 2015

Check back later for more videos and reaction.

A look into the scorebook won’t tell the bench’s contribution. St. Ignatius’ reserves outscored Heights’ bench by only a 25-24 margin. Tigers senior forward Malik Smith, a UNC-Asheville recruit, scored a team-high 15 points to make that difference so tight.

Heights’ only lead came because of Yahel Hill’s opening 3-pointer, an advantage Stover evaporated with a solo five-point run that included a dunk and 3 of his own.

The Wildcats followed with a 10-point run to close the first quarter and added five more to start the second. Swift passing created open shots, and St. Ignatius hit 9-of-14 attempts in the first quarter. The performance sent the Wildcats on their way to Becker’s milestone.

“We had to get this one,” Stover said. “It was real special.”

St. Ignatius' 15-point run from first to second qtr included this @kkalish5 first qtr buzzer beater. #NEOvarsitypic.twitter.com/ugMrLzhx75

— Matt Goul (@mgoul) December 13, 2015

The coach looked on the accomplishment with a humble perspective.

“All that means is I’ve been able to coach a lot of real good young men and have a real good staff,” Becker said. “It also means I’m getting old.”

Both teams are off until Friday, when they will open back-to-back nights of competition.

St. Ignatius plays Friday at Kenston, followed by a home date with Canton McKinley. Cleveland Heights is at Shaw on Friday in Lake Erie League play and follows Saturday with a matchup vs. No. 5 Cleveland Central Catholic at the Hoops With a Heart Classic at Walsh University.

For Saturday to be only St. Ignatius' second game, Becker left pleased while Heights coach Jeremy Holmes was not surprised.

“You know a veteran group when you see one,” Holmes said. “They probably did it all summer. St. Ignatius is who they are: very disciplined and skilled.”

Holmes' crew cut a 21-point deficit to 50-42 midway through the third on consecutive dunks by junior Jaylen Harris. However, Stover hit one of his three 3-pointers with a left-handed shot and 6-5 frame. With the bench providing breaks -- Stover said Becker instructed them to signal if tired -- the Wildcats quickly pushed their lead to an uncatchable difference.

“Last year we played in a couple of hot gyms like Bedford,” Stover said. “We knew that coming in, so we practiced harder.”

Six Heights home games are being played at Lutheran East this season because of construction to Cleveland Heights High School. The renovations have moved daily school activities to Wiley Middle School.

The Tigers fell to 0-4 in the process, but Holmes reminded his players of their competition. Their setbacks have come against Wilmington, Canton McKinley and a three-point loss Friday to Bedford, which is No. 10 in the cleveland.com Top 25.

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Check out Ohio high school girls basketball statewide scores for Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Here are Ohio high school girls basketball statewide scores for Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015.

Akr. Coventry 45, Streetsboro 41

Akr. Hoban 51, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 28

Akr. SVSM 77, Cle. St. Joseph 52

Amanda-Clearcreek 78, Cols. School for Girls 24

Amherst Steele 51, N. Olmsted 45

Anna 46, Ft. Loramie 45

Antwerp 48, Rockford Parkway 28

Arcanum 61, Lewisburg Tri-County N. 6

Arlington 59, Cols. Hartley 26

Ashland 50, Lexington 36

Atwater Waterloo 50, Mantua Crestwood 48

Avon 57, N. Ridgeville 42

Beavercreek 57, Lebanon 30

Bedford 70, Warrensville Hts. 23

Bellbrook 42, Franklin 35

Berea-Midpark 58, Avon Lake 35

Blanchester 44, Mowrystown Whiteoak 29

Bluffton 71, Van Buren 33

Bridgeport 81, Bishop Donahue, W.Va. 66

Brookfield 59, Farrell, Pa. 29

Brooklyn 41, Oberlin 31

Brunswick 60, Elyria 48

Bucyrus 56, N. Robinson Col. Crawford 47

Bucyrus Wynford 39, Sycamore Mohawk 37

Byesville Meadowbrook 56, Coshocton 23

Can. South 41, Salem 31

Carey 69, Arcadia 36

Carrollton 59, Beloit W. Branch 40

Centerville 64, Xenia 36

Chesterland W. Geauga 47, Orange 39

Chillicothe Unioto 48, Frankfort Adena 35

Cin. Glen Este 61, Cin. Anderson 55

Cin. Hills Christian Academy 39, St. Bernard 17

Cin. Madeira 48, Cin. Wyoming 47

Cin. Mariemont 71, Cin. Deer Park 24

Cin. McAuley 58, Harrison 12

Cin. NW 51, Oxford Talawanda 50

Cin. Oak Hills 54, Middletown 48

Cin. Turpin 48, Cin. Walnut Hills 40

Clayton Northmont 46, Troy 38

Cle. E. Tech 58, Cols. Northland 49

Cle. Hts. 48, E. Cle. Shaw 45

Cols. DeSales 45, Dublin Jerome 41

Cols. Watterson 41, Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 25

Columbia Station Columbia 47, Fairview 29

Columbus Grove 69, Elida 34

Covington 68, Union City Mississinawa Valley 41

Creston Norwayne 63, Lucas 28

Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 49, Akr. Manchester 42

Day. Carroll 76, Cin. Purcell Marian 38

Day. Chaminade Julienne 67, Cin. McNicholas 50

Day. Miami Valley 68, Camden Preble Shawnee 37

Delaware Christian 28, Groveport Madison Christian 27

Dresden Tri-Valley 48, New Lexington 45

Dublin Coffman 58, Westerville S. 51

Eaton 48, Day. Oakwood 37

Fairfield 45, Cin. Sycamore 44

Fairview, Ky. 44, Franklin Furnace Green 40

Findlay 80, Sylvania Southview 43

Franklin Middletown Christian 73, Day. Temple Christian 36

Galloway Westland 31, Groveport-Madison 30

Gates Mills Gilmour 73, Youngs. Mooney 24

Genoa Area 44, Delta 31

Germantown Valley View 32, Monroe 28

Gorham Fayette 73, Sherwood Fairview 40

Granville 58, Johnstown-Monroe 45

Granville Christian 58, Cols. Wellington 45

Greenfield McClain 64, Lees Creek E. Clinton 29

Hamilton New Miami 45, Cin. Gamble Montessori 35

Hamilton Ross 34, Cin. Mt. Healthy 25

Hanoverton United 45, Mineral Ridge 15

Hebron Lakewood 46, Newark Cath. 23

Hilliard Bradley 49, Hilliard Davidson 28

Kalida 51, Ft. Jennings 47

Kettering Alter 69, Hamilton Badin 31

Kings Mills Kings 39, Cin. Withrow 30

Kirtland 50, Cuyahoga Hts. 30

Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 41, Cin. Princeton 37

Lima Sr. 58, Lima Cent. Cath. 38

Lodi Cloverleaf 83, Akr. Springfield 34

Louisville 62, Alliance 27

Macedonia Nordonia 53, Cuyahoga Falls 31

Malvern 77, Magnolia Sandy Valley 30

Mansfield Sr. 50, Wooster 48

Mansfield St. Peter's 38, Mansfield Christian 25

Maple Hts. 63, Lorain 26

Mason 75, Hamilton 54

Mason Co., Ky. 57, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 13

Mayfield 62, Willoughby S. 40

McComb 49, Defiance Ayersville 44, OT

McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 64, Cory-Rawson 16

Mechanicsburg 61, N. Lewisburg Triad 48

Mentor 59, Euclid 31

Miamisburg 53, Sidney 41

Middletown Fenwick 40, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 27

Milford 57, Austintown Fitch 41

Miller City 84, Waynesfield-Goshen 33

Millersburg W. Holmes 38, Orrville 34

Milton-Union 59, Greenville 43

Minerva 50, Alliance Marlington 28

Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 48, Ft. Recovery 46

New Bremen 52, Delphos Jefferson 47

New Carlisle Tecumseh 77, St. Paris Graham 32

New Concord John Glenn 41, Zanesville W. Muskingum 37

New Philadelphia 51, Dover 31

New Washington Buckeye Cent. 86, Morral Ridgedale 31

Newton Local 60, Tipp City Bethel 30

Oberlin Firelands 45, Medina Buckeye 39

Ohio Deaf 23, Ky. School for the Deaf, Ky. 14

Ottoville 63, Ada 31

Parma Normandy 79, Garfield Hts. 35

Parma Padua 59, Cle. Hts. Beaumont 48

Pataskala Licking Hts. 66, Johnstown Northridge 47

Pataskala Watkins Memorial 51, Heath 32

Peninsula Woodridge 48, Mogadore Field 42

Perry 64, Wickliffe 7

Philo 54, Crooksville 22

Piketon 45, Chillicothe Zane Trace 34

Portsmouth Notre Dame 53, Portsmouth Clay 39

Richfield Revere 48, Aurora 41

Richmond Hts. 65, Middlefield Cardinal 34

Riverside Stebbins 45, Spring. NW 44

Rocky River Lutheran W. 60, Lorain Clearview 24

Rootstown 64, Hartville Lake Center Christian 53

Southeastern 51, Chillicothe Huntington 43

Spring. Cath. Cent. 60, W. Liberty-Salem 17

Spring. Kenton Ridge 108, Spring. Greenon 20

Stow-Munroe Falls 50, Hudson 48

Strongsville 45, Medina 41

Tipp City Tippecanoe 75, Lewistown Indian Lake 14

Trenton Edgewood 50, Morrow Little Miami 34

Upper Sandusky 49, Attica Seneca E. 45

Urbana 63, Bellefontaine 53

Ursuline Academy 47, Louisville Aquinas 44

Versailles 52, Casstown Miami E. 39

W. Chester Lakota W. 84, Cin. Colerain 12

Wadsworth 59, Twinsburg 29

Warsaw River View 49, Uhrichsville Claymont 38

Washington C.H. Miami Trace 48, Chillicothe 45

Waynesville 69, Day. Northridge 30

West Middlesex, Pa. 42, Girard 32

Westlake 41, Lakewood 23

Willard 57, Sandusky 32

Williamsport Westfall 67, Bainbridge Paint Valley 56

Willow Wood Symmes Valley 61, Crown City S. Gallia 39

Wilmington 60, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 58

Zanesville 30, Cambridge 28

Proctorville Fairland 53, Trotwood-Madison 30

McArthur Vinton County 48, Reedsville Eastern 38

Minford 59, Athens 39

Nelsonville-York 62, Waverly 47

Wellston 33, Oak Hill 27

Wheelersburg 47, Logan 42

Beaver Eastern vs. Racine Southern, ppd.

Continental vs. Hicksville, ppd.

Check out Ohio high school boys basketball statewide scores for Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Here are Ohio high school boys basketball statewide scores for Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015.

Albany Alexander 60, Minford 46

Anna 61, New Knoxville 50

Antwerp 79, Continental 72, 4OT

Botkins 59, Ridgeway Ridgemont 54

Bradford 75, Xenia Christian 64

Brunswick 73, Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 44

Buffalo, W.Va. 67, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 52

Casstown Miami E. 63, Milton-Union 29

Centerville 59, Xenia 54

Chesapeake 81, Athens 74

Chesterland W. Geauga 49, Chardon 48

Chillicothe Unioto 72, Frankfort Adena 51

Cin. Elder 58, Cin. Walnut Hills 53

Cin. La Salle 58, Hamilton 37

Cin. Moeller 68, Cin. Mt. Healthy 42

Cin. St. Xavier 59, Day. Thurgood Marshall 40

Clayton Northmont 46, Troy 38

Collins Western Reserve 71, Ashland Mapleton 42

Columbus Grove 51, Arlington 42

Copley 59, Richfield Revere 43

Day. Dunbar 73, Versailles 54

Day. Oakwood 84, Day. Miami Valley 46

Defiance 73, Bryan 44

Delphos St. John's 50, Fremont St. Joseph 36

Dresden Tri-Valley 55, Cols. Mifflin 44

Dublin Jerome 90, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 54

Findlay 49, Lima Bath 46, 2OT

Fostoria St. Wendelin 53, Vanlue 43

Ft. Loramie 62, New Bremen 41

Ft. Recovery 64, Lima Shawnee 59

Gorham Fayette 44, Sherwood Fairview 36

Greenfield McClain 54, Jackson 52, 3OT

Greenwich S. Cent. 58, New London 51

Lebanon 54, Beavercreek 36

Leipsic 71, Miller City 69, 3OT

Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 49, W. Chester Lakota W. 32

Lima Cent. Cath. 69, Ottawa-Glandorf 49

Lima Temple Christian 64, Cory-Rawson 33

Mansfield Temple Christian 32, Tree of Life 28

McComb 73, Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 53

McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 57, Harrod Allen E. 55

Middletown Madison Senior 60, New Paris National Trail 36

Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 59, Kenton 50

N. Robinson Col. Crawford 75, Attica Seneca E. 59

Norwalk 52, Ashland 50

Ohio Deaf 23, Ky. School for the Deaf, Ky. 20

Oldenburg, Ind. 71, Cin. DePaul Cristo Rey 29

Piketon 47, Chillicothe Zane Trace 46

Poland Seminary 50, West Middlesex, Pa. 43

Port Clinton 55, Elmore Woodmore 36

Portsmouth Clay 57, Manchester 47

Raceland, Ky. 66, Portsmouth W. 34

Russia 55, Arcanum 31

S. Charleston SE 59, Spring. Shawnee 48

Shaker Hts. 86, Warrensville Hts. 70

Sidney 60, Miamisburg 49

Southeastern 41, Chillicothe Huntington 40

Spencerville 49, Ottoville 36

Springfield 79, Vandalia Butler 47

Tol. Rogers 47, Rossford 45

Tol. Woodward 59, Elida 56

Trotwood-Madison 79, Proctorville Fairland 61

Union City Mississinawa Valley 63, Troy Christian 59

Wapakoneta 49, Minster 39

Washington C.H. 79, Waverly 55

Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 61, Tol. Waite 59

Williamsport Westfall 68, Bainbridge Paint Valley 49

Worthington Kilbourne 48, Dublin Scioto 46

Zanesville Rosecrans 69, Zanesville W. Muskingum 46

Bethel-Tate 65, Cols. Beechcroft 63, OT

Oak Hill 49, Bidwell River Valley 31

Pomeroy Meigs 71, Ironton Rock Hill 39

Seaman N. Adams 43, McDermott Scioto NW 33

Celina vs. Maria Stein Marion Local, ppd. to Dec 19.

Greenville vs. Coldwater, ppd. to Jan 11.

Hamler Patrick Henry vs. Defiance Tinora, ppd. to Feb 9.

The Lake Erie Monsters of Cleveland defeated the Chicago Wolves, 2-1, on Star Wars Night at The Q

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The force was with the home team on Star Wars Night at The Q on Saturday as the Lake Erie Monsters outgunned the Chicago Wolves, 2-1.

The victory was second-place Lake Erie's second in two nights over their divisional rivals in the AHL Central. It lifted their record to 15-6-1-2 on the season over all, and an impressive 10-1-0-2 on home ice. The fifth place Wolves slipped to 11-10-1-2.

The Q crowd of 11,127 was the season's second largest.

Oliver Bjorkstrand started the scoring for the Monsters by shooting through heavy traffic for his first goal in professional hockey at 19:13 of the first period, assisted by Trent Vogelhuber and Justin Falk.

The Monsters went up 2-0 when Daniel Zaar scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season on a breakaway at 3:33 of the second period.

They seemed poised to take full control of the game after killing a third penalty, but Chicago scrapped back into it second later, at 12:57 of second frame, on a goal by Ivan Barbashev, with assists going to Yannick Veilleux and Scooter Vaughan.

Anton Forsberg stopped 23 shots in net for the win. Chicago's Pheonix Copley stopped 23 of 25 and took the loss.

The Monsters next play the Grand Rapids Griffins at 7 p.m. Wednesday at The Q.

Check out high school sports highlights from Saturday.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Here are high school sports highlights from Saturday.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Shaker Heights 86, Warrensville Heights 70: Senior Jeramie Burge led the Shaker Heights Red Raiders to their first win of the year. His 19-point performance helped the Red Raiders to a victory over Warrensville Heights. The Red Raiders (1-2) also got help from senior Amani Redus with 15 points and junior J'Van Beasley chipped in 11 points. 

The Tigers (1-4), playing without senior Yavari Hall, who is nursing a sore ankle, got a game-high 30-point outing by senior Brandon Peters. Freshman Brandon Rush had 14 points.

Copley 59, Revere 43: The Indians had three players in double figures in their victory against the Minutemen, led by Bryce Harvey’s 17 points. Larnell Neally added 16 points and Drew Bodnar scored 13.

Pete Nance had 14 points for Revere and Mike Hill added 10.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Wadsworth 59, Twinsburg 29: The top-ranked team in the cleveland.com Top 25 poll established an early lead and never looked back. Sophia Fortner scored 17 points, Lexi Lance added 16 and Jodi Johnson had 11 for Wadsworth.

Dasja Anderson scored 11 for Twinsburg.

Mentor 59, Euclid 31: Ten players scored for Mentor, the No. 2 team in this week’s cleveland.com Top 25 poll, led by Nicole Heffington (13 points), Katie Jelenic (12 points) and Jenna Koski (11 points).

Constance Chaplin led Euclid with 11 points.

Archbishop Hoban 51, Walsh Jesuit 28: Rachel Chesser scored a game-high 16 points and teammate Dani Calson added 11 more for the No. 11 Knights, who pulled away from Walsh Jesuit by scoring 21 points in the second quarter to open up a 31-17 lead at halftime.

Brunswick 60, Elyria 48: Four players scored double digits for the Blue Devils, paced by Farrah Benner’s 18 points. Olivia Andrew (12 points), Gabbi Campbell (11 points) and Paige Billetz (10 points) also contributed in the victory.

Elyria’s Shayla Middlebrooks tallied a game-high 27 points, with Sami Harjar chipping in 12 more.

Mayfield 60, Willoughby South 42: Julia Debaltzo’s 22 points paced the Wildcats to their fourth win in six games this year, while Shannise Dillard chipped in 16 points and Alexa Pasquale added 15.

Angie Adams had a team-high 11 points for Willoughby South.

Cleveland Heights 48, Shaw 45: Arion Nichols scored 17 points, Tomasia Pierce added 10 more and the Tigers pulled out a 3-point win against the Cardinals.

Shawnshirae Brown-Kirby and Tiara Humphries both scored 12 points for Shaw.

BOYS HOCKEY

Avon Lake 9, Avon 2: Shane Docherty scored a hat trick and added two assists for the Shoremen, with teammates Jarret Greene and Zach Zwierecki each notching two goals in the victory against the Eagles.

Parma Senior 5, Benedictine 5: Connor Braid netted three goals for the Redmen in its tie against the Bengals. Five different players scored for Benedictine, with Clayton Hongosh scoring once and notching two assists.

Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 10, Brecksville-Broadview Heights 0: Joe Iabemarco scored four goals and added two assists to pace the Lions in their win against tbe Bees. Jaret Chipollone chipped in two goals and Grey Wilson notched three assists. 

SWIMMING

Mayfield and Shaker Heights split their dual meet, with the Mayfield girls claiming a 112-68 decision, and the Shaker Heights boys tallying a 109-74 victory. 

WRESTLING

North Coast Classic: Trinity finished second with 335 points behind tournament champion Greensburg Salem with 413 on Saturday in Normandy at the Independence Fieldhouse. Copley and Willoughby South followed with 318 points tying for third place and fifth place Solon rounded out the Top 5 finishers with 303.

Five local wrestlers remain undefeated after winning their weight classes including Solon freshman Jake Canitano (106-pounds), Solon senior Nathan Langston (138-pounds), St. Vincent-St. Mary junior Michael McIntire (152), Perry junior Evan Schenk (182) and STVM junior Jaret Lester (195).

Firestone sophomore Ronnie Rowan (120) and Willoughby South senior Spencer Dusi (113) rounded out the list of locals to win their weight classes.

Team standings (10)

1. Greensburg Salem 413; 2. Trinity 335; T3. Copley 318; T3. Willoughby South 318; 5. Solon 303; T6. Coventry 292; T6. South Moreland 292; 8. St. Vincent-St. Mary 283; 9. Madison 271; 10. Perry 263.

Final round results

106 Championship: Jake Canitano (Solon) dec. Joey Hirsch (Solon) 7-0.
3rd Place: Johnny Craker (Mayfield) m.d.Nicci Polifrone (Hudson) 8-0.
5th Place: Isaac Beal (Coventry) m.d. Derek Berdysz (Benedictine) 19-8.

113 Championship: Spencer Dusi (Willoughby South) m.d. 14-0 Joe Wright 14-0.
3rd Place: Dajauhn Hertzog (Greensburg Salem) d. Sam Fender (Padua) 5-3.
5th Place: Logan Hawk (Stow) d. Joe Cucuzza (Brunswick) 6-4.

120 Championship: Ronnie Rowan (Akron Firestone) d. Ryan Gute (Berea-Mid) 15-9.
3rd Place: Mike Farkas (Willoughby South) m.d. Tim Tusick (Padua) 10-2.
5th Place: Austin Hinzman (Coventry) p. Adam Nedolast (Copley) 1:46.

126 Championship: Tyler Griffiths (South Moreland) ff. DJ Skiba (Brunswick).
3rd Place: Lance Hansen (Willoughby South) d. Joe Hersh (Madison) 5-1.
5th Place: Mason Coleman (Hudson) d. Jake Bily (Normandy) 5-4.

132 Championship: Chris Eddins (Greensburg Salem) d. Isaac Hendershot (Willoughby South) 7-2.
3rd Place: Ryan Yocum (Trinity) m.d. Hunter DeShon (Coventry) 13-2.
5th Place: Sam Lofaso (Padua) ff.

138 Championship: Nathan Langston (Solon) d. Doug Gudenburr (Ringgold HS) 6-3.
3rd Place: Kyle Jenkins (Stow) d. Clayton Meyer (Perry) 2-OT 10-9.
5th Place: Jake Virgin (South Moreland) p. Zeke Torres (Bay Village) 1:45.

145 Championship: Evan Myers (South Moreland) m.d. Connor Kloepfer (Bay Village) 11-3.
3rd Place: Liam Wissinger (Brunswick) d. Dylan Bailey (Madison) 2-0.
5th Place: Gino Cecchine (Trinity) d. Drew Benos (Independence) 4-3.

152 Championship: Michael McIntire (St. Vincent St. Mary) inj. Brandon Grimes (Copley)
3rd Place: Vincenzo Zitiello (Bay Village) d. Morgan Peterson (Solon) 3-0.
5th Place: Austin Mullen (Hudson) d. Sam Cales (Perry) 7-3.

160 Championship: Alec Shaw (Greensburg Salem) m.d. Jaden Datz (South Moreland) 13-5.
3rd Place: David Heath (St. Vincent St. Mary) d. Collin Hall (Hudson) 4-2.
5th Place: Mike Wenzel (Benedictine) p. Bryan Zehe (Madison) 4:15.

170 Championship: Teegan Hahn (Greensburg Salem) d. Frank Tusick (Brunswick) 7-2.
3rd Place: John Miller (Perry) d. Colton Murray (Copley) 6-2.
5th Place: Matt Nemec (Ringgold HS) d. Mike Jacobucci (Columbia) 8-7.

182 Championship: Evan Schenk (Perry) d. Korbin Bundy (Greensburg Salem) 9-2.
3rd Place: Connor Knabe (Copley) d. Alec Chapman (North Royalton) 3-1.
5th Place: Dawson Leavines (Trinity) p. Jason Garcia (Solon) 0:51.

195 Championship: Jaret Lester (St. Vincent St. Mary) d. Chris Cook (Coventry) 6-4.
3rd Place: Matt Klingbergs (Chardon) m.d. Tyler Wieland (Berea-Mid) 9-1.
5th Place: Maundrio Roper (Akron Firestone) d. Bo Haines (Ringgold HS) 4-3.

220 Championship: Derek Berberick (Greensburg Salem) p. Nick Mason (Perry) 3:10.
3rd Place: Madison Prokop (Copley) d. John Stecyk-Burmeister (Stow) 7-3.
5th Place: Sam Dull (Madison) d. Dustin Clute (Chardon) 4-1.

285 Championship: Jake Beistel (South Moreland) d. Nik Urban (Willoughby South) 5-4.
3rd Place: Arman Samouk (Copley) d. Austin Fife (Trinity) 7-0.
5th Place: Nick O`Brien (Willoughby South) p. Jake Vogler (North Royalton) 2:49. 

Ironman: See reporter Scott Patsko's report from this event.

BOWLING

Warrior Warm Up: Green claimed first place on the boys side with a final score of 4,515, while Fairport took the top spot among the girls teams with 3,367 pins at the Warrior Warmup Tournament at Legend Lanes, hosted by Walsh Jesuit.

The top scores posted participants in the boys tournament came from Conner Novak of Nordonia (787), Jared Tharp of Green (703), Jake Ewing of Green (697), Sam McKenzie of Coventry (649) and Michael Presby of Walsh Jesuit (639).

Top scores among the girls’ bowlers came from Katelyn Dickersonof Fairport (730), Morgan Rittenburger of Nordonia (518), Nicole Hannon of Cuyahoga Falls (510), Julia Parso of Berea-Midpark (505) and Sara Weckerly of Cuyahoga Falls (478).

Luke Rockhold also claimed the UFC middleweight title with a bloody fourth-round stoppage of previously unbeaten champion Chris Weidman in front of a frenzied crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

LAS VEGAS -- Conor McGregor stopped Jose Aldo with one spectacular punch just 13 seconds into the first round Saturday night, backing up his bravado and claiming the undisputed featherweight title at UFC 194.

McGregor (19-2) finished the fight with an electrifying exchange shortly after the opening bell, slipping Aldo's lead right and cracking Aldo on the jaw with a huge left hand.

Aldo (25-2) actually finished his punch and hit McGregor with a left, but the champ fell senseless to the ground. McGregor pounced, only to be pulled off in victory.

Aldo had won 18 consecutive fights over the last 10 years, but nothing seems to slow McGregor. The loquacious Irish brawler goaded Aldo throughout the promotion of their delayed bout, only to back up every word he said.

"Precision beats power, and timing beats speed," McGregor said. "Jose was a phenomenal champion. He deserved to go a little bit longer, but I still feel at the end of the day, precision beats power and timing beats speed. That's what happened."

Luke Rockhold also claimed the UFC middleweight title with a bloody fourth-round stoppage of previously unbeaten champion Chris Weidman in front of a frenzied crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

But the sellout crowd was packed with thousands of screaming Irish fans who traveled to see whether their braggadocious countryman could back up his talk.

McGregor, a former plumber who was fairly late to take up mixed martial arts as a career, has won 15 consecutive fights since November 2010 while building an international celebrity. He is 7-0 in UFC bouts, stopping his last five opponents with his vicious punching power.

He picked one of the UFC's most daunting targets in Aldo, who had made seven consecutive title defenses. McGregor targeted the imperious Brazilian champion with a steady stream of trash talk and entertaining antics, infuriating Aldo while making himself into a pay-per-view draw and arguably the UFC's second-biggest star behind Ronda Rousey.

McGregor and Aldo were scheduled to meet at UFC 189 in July, but Aldo pulled out with an injury two weeks before the bout. McGregor stopped Chad Mendes to win the interim title belt but never stopped talking about Aldo.

Slowly but surely, the Eastern Conference champions are becoming whole after Iman Shumpert made his season debut in the team's 111-76 rout of the Orlando Magic.

ORLANDO, Fla. - While the basketball world had its eyes glued to the Golden State Warriors as they moved to 24-0 Friday by winning in double overtime in Boston, the Cavaliers were south of them, quietly being restored.

Slowly but surely, the defending Eastern Conference champions are becoming whole after Iman Shumpert made his season debut in the team's 111-76 rout of the Orlando Magic. In his first game after having preseason wrist surgery, he finished with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go with three rebounds off the bench in 24 minutes.

"I wanted to play him longer because he looked so good," Cavaliers coach David Blatt said. "Shump brings a lot to the table for this team in particular, and it was just great to see him back out there playing."

In case the world forgot, the Cavaliers will be reintroducing themselves shortly. It's almost time for the Warriors to share the wealth.

Some of that attention, the circus-type atmosphere and intrigue, will be swiped away from the Warriors similar to how Shumpert stole the ball from Victor Oladipo when it looked like the Magic guard had a clean fastbreak in Friday's opening quarter.

The ball ricocheted off of Oladipo and went out of bounds. There was no glue lost from Shumpert's sticky fingers during his hiatus.

"He does what he does. He's back," Blatt said. "We've seen that a lot."

The disparity between the Warriors and the rest of the league wasn't supposed to be this substantial. Injuries have held back the Cavs, but the anticipation is that the gap can now be closed.

The Magic got a courtside view of how overbearing the Cavaliers can be when near full health. When Kyrie Irving returns from his knee rehab -- and that could happen in the next few days -- the Cavs will have what they envisioned when the roster was built: all 15 guys available for another championship pursuit.

"It's great to have bodies," LeBron James said. "Coach is going to have a great opportunity to do what he wants to do with the lineups. We're just missing one more piece and once we get that, we can really start to see what we're capable of doing."

That final piece is eager to get back in action. This week, Irving has been diligently trying to persuade the organization to activate him, cleveland.com was told. The Cavaliers have been urging patience for the three-time All-Star.

Irving is traveling and participating in full practices, waiting to be cleared. It could be as soon as Tuesday in Boston. He sat at his locker stall after the trouncing on Friday just marveling at his teammates.

After ceding the spotlight to the NBA champs for the first two-dozen games of teh season, the Cavaliers are eager to reassert themselves.

James doesn't like being overlooked. He's known for manufacturing slights in order to fuel his motivation. Up to this point it has been the blue and gold, not the wine and gold, in the spotlight. The Warriors are having an historic year.

But help is on the way for Cleveland and there's plenty of time to steal some of that limelight. Or better yet, just take it, like the Cavs did Friday in Orlando.

That Cavs-Warriors Christmas Day showdown in The Bay just got more serious. Let the games begin.

The Cleveland Browns play a full game in a dominating victory over the San Francisco 49ers thanks to defense, Isaiah Crowell and Johnny Manziel.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Finally, a reason to cheer.

That's what the Browns gave their fans Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium as they dominated the San Francisco 49ers, 24-10.

It was a game when the defense finally played like the unit fans of the orange helmets were supposed to see this season. Johnny Manziel did enough right to make you say, "I want to see more of Johnny Manziel."

It was a game when the Browns actually had a big-time running attack.

It was a game where the Browns finally performed as they were supposed to this season.

Tough, aggressive defense. A rugged running game. Solid quarterback play. Let's add something else to the list: The game was fun to watch. We're talking 481 yards of total offense.

Guess what? The Browns actually won a game in December! The last time they did that was Dec. 9, 2012. This game broke a 13-game losing streak after Dec. 1.

So fans, don't be afraid to smile. This game doesn't solve many of your favorite team's problems. But on this Sunday, they played like a real NFL team that had a sense of purpose and a huge dose of passion.

The seven-game losing streak is over.

As coach Mike Pettine said, "We could have felt sorry for ourselves and got caught off in all the negativity, but we didn't... We earned this and deserve it."

A WIN IS REALLY A WIN

You can point at the 49ers, who came in with a record of 4-8. Their offense is the lowest scoring in the NFL, averaging only 14 points a game. Their defense was ranked 28th.

So it's not as if the Browns smothered New England and Tom Brady. But this is a team that was 2-15 dating back to last season. Victories have been rare, and one like this can be savored. That's especially true because the Browns played so well, especially as the game progressed and their confidence grew.

After losing so many games by such wide margins, it was interesting to see how the Browns would respond. Remember that they were spanked 37-3 a week ago by the Bengals.

AS THE CROW RUNS!

The Browns entered the day with only two rushing touchdowns, one by quarterback Josh McCown.

Isaiah Crowell rumbled for 145 yards on 20 carries. He had dashes of 54 and 50 yards and scoring runs of one and three yards. He's suddenly the powerful Crowell who showed so much promise a year go.

"He ran hard, broke some tackles," said Pettine.

Duke Johnson had a strong game, running for 78 yards in 13 carries. Give the Browns 230 yards on the ground, by far their best performance of the year.

Let the offensive line take a bow. They opened Grand Canyon-type holes and created time for Manziel to throw.

MANZIEL RESPONDS

It is fair to keep the context that Manziel was facing a defense battered by the Browns running game.

Nonetheless, he continued to show improvement. He was seldom confused by some of the strange formations and blitzes employed by 49ers defensive coordinator Eric Mangini.

Manziel was 21-of-31 for 270 yards. He made only one really horrible play, a poor pass leading to an interception near the end of the first half. It was one of those Johnny Run Around plays with no real plan in mind.

But that was the exception. Manziel made several superb throws off the run. Gary Barnidge caught a 30-yard pass, Travis Benjamin a 24-yarder at the end of scrambles. When he took off and left the pocket, he was looking for an open receiver rather than to simply run for a first down.

He developed a real chemistry with veteran Brian Hartline, who caught eight passes. Hartline was his security receiver, the man who knew how to find an open spot on the field. But in the fourth quarter he suffered a broken collarbone and is out for the season.

So even on a good day, there was some bad news.

"Overall, we saw Johnny's poise and composure and he stayed in pocket except when he needed to get out," said Pettine. "He had a good week of practice, and it showed."

THE DEFENSE SHOWS UP

"Our guys really played hard and tackled well," said Pettine.

Nine sacks ... after entering with only 17 in the first 12 games. So give credit to the defense of Jim O'Neil and Pettine, who finally had a game plan that completely frustrated Blaine Gabbert and the 49ers.

Rookie Nate Orchard had his best pro game with two sacks. Armonty Bryant had two sacks. The entire defense set the tone for day.

"We won a football game today," said Pettine. "There's nothing like winning. We wanted to find a way."

Mike Pettine said the Browns will miss his leadership and his productivity.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Unfortunately for Brian Hartline, he now knows exactly how Josh McCown feels.

Hartline suffered a broken collarbone during Sunday's 24-10 victory over the 49ers and is out for the season. It's the same injury that McCown suffered two weeks ago against the Ravens.

But unlike McCown, who stood on the sidelines in a sling, Hartline's fracture won't heal properly on its own and he'll have to undergo surgery.

"It is (a blow) because you're not just losing his production,'' said coach Mike Pettine. "This is a guy that's a leader. He's a leader in the locker room, he's a leader in the meeting rooms, he's a leader on the practice field and then on gameday, he's a guy that wants the ball.  That's the only negative is sometimes he gets, 'I want the ball' which is great. You want guys like that. I can't say enough (about him).''

The injury occurred during Hartline's best game of the season. He finished the game with eight catches for 107 yards, including a 34-yard reception that led to Gary Barnidge's 2-yard TD catch for a 17-3 advantage at the end of the third quarter. Hartline had three catches on the drive for 42 yards. Unfortunately, he broke the collarbone on the last of those, a 5-yarder to the 2.

He exited on his sixth 100-yard game of his career, and achieved it in only three quarters.

"I don't know what he ended up with from a production standpoint but it was probably his best game of the year and that's a big blow,'' said Pettine. "That tempers (the victory) a little bit because here's a guy that does everything right, gives us all that he has and that's a tough one.''

Hartline has played hard during the losing streak and even got better as the negative drumbeat grew louder. Over the past four games, he's averaged 7.5 catches and 85 yards.

After last week's 37-3 loss to the Bengals, Hartline was so upset he refused to be interviewed, saying "I want to keep a job.''

He cautioned that some players lose focus when the losses mount.

"You're probably at a point nowhere it gets difficult to a task of staying motivated to an extent,'' he said after that blowout loss. "Not that you're not going to work hard, but you know the numbers. You know how things are. You know come Jan. 3 it's your last game. I'm sure there's as handful of free agents that want to stay healthy. I'm sure there are a lot that want to continue to produce.

"There are a lot that want to be here next year. Everyone's reason or everyone's motive is a little different. It just adds more to - you don't want to just always take care of yourself  - but you can't help but have that creep into each person's mind. We have to stay together, keep working hard. We have to go find some wins to finish the season right because believe it or not, come spring, everyone here's going to be asking, 'You guys won the last two games. Can that build momentum for next year?'

"If we can focus on something like that and find some silver lining and get a couple wins to finish the year to launch us into next year, that would be advantageous."

Hartline, who's fourth on the team with 46 catches, third with 523 yards, and tied for third with two TDs, was determined that his film would show him working hard until the bitter end, and he was proving that against the 49ers.

"We saw a lot of guys doing that (last week),'' he said. "Would you say 100%? I wouldn't say 100%, but the majority of the guys -- again, it's like we've talked before this is going to be a large evaluation process or time and I think that overall guys are going to be evaluated in the worst of times and they'll use that information moving forward so it isn't like they're pointless.

"We're still trying to build something here. We know we're not where we want to be and this time can be valuable if you use it the right way.''

Unfortunately for Hartline, he won't be there to set the tone over the final three games.

 

It is truly amazing the amount of support I've received the last 2 hours from Browns fans, Buckeye fans AND Dolphins fans. Thank you all!

-- Brian Hartline (@brianhartline) December 13, 2015

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Sure, it was against the 49ers. The Browns needed a win, though, and they got one. Following the game, Dennis Manoloff and I broke everything down on our postgame podcast.

Among the topics we discussed:

Did Johnny Manziel show you enough on Sunday to give you hope?

There's at least a little curiosity to see how he plays in Seattle.

The defense finally played well.

But, then again, it was the 49ers.

You can listen in the player above, subscribe on iTunes or download the mp3 here.

The Cleveland Browns saw much more good Sunday than bad from Johnny Manziel, who recognized his mistakes and overcame them against San Francisco -- Bud Shaw's Sports Spin

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Johnny Manziel took more hits from his Surface tablet than he did the San Francisco 49ers defense.

His good plays far outnumbered his bad in Sunday's 24-10 win over a Niners defense that brought the "mush" but not much "rush" to the task of containing the Browns and Manziel.

After his worst moment of the afternoon - a reckless interception thrown across his body and the field in the first half - Manziel sat on the bench and reviewed the blunder.

Seeing Gary Barnidge running open, Manziel banged the screen against his head five times.

"I think the (tablet) survived," he said.

Better yet, Manziel thrived.

Owning mistakes and overcoming them doesn't always happen in the same game for young quarterbacks, but it did for Manziel Sunday.

Pettine didn't see Manziel's sideline frustration play out, When described to him the coach joked, "Beat me to it then."

Before the Johnny Manziel Protection League gets outraged about Pettine not singing enough praise, the head coach listed a bunch of positives and said, "He did a lot of good things today and a lot of them were mental."

This would've been a good day filled with promise for anybody trying to learn the toughest job in professional sports, let alone a 23-year old who spent his birthday benched for bye week discretions.

 Browns roll over San Francisco 49ers, 24-10.

Ignore the quality of the opponent for now. Manziel and the Browns could only play the team on their schedule. And they dominated that team.

In the end, we can't say Manziel is a franchise quarterback worth investing in for next season. There are other strings attached to him.

But we can say Blaine Gabbert is no Johnny Manziel. And let that be enough for one December Sunday for a team that won its third game in 13 tries.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel gestures for a first down after Manziel got face masked in the end zone in the first half. Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com Sunday, December 13, 2015, ClevelandJoshua Gunter 

More good will be required against much better teams (Seattle, Kansas City and Pittsburgh) over the next three weeks.

If professional progress continues for Manziel, even if more wins don't, the Browns can at least turn the page to weighing Manziel's recognition of what's expected of NFL quarterbacks between games, during bye weeks and over long off seasons away from football.

Sunday could only answer some of the tough questions the organization needs to answer  in deciding whether to entrust 2016 to him or take advantage of a Top 5 pick in the draft to replace him.

 Suffice to say Manziel Month is off to a good start. He acquitted himself well enough to inject a measure of intrigue into a season drained of suspense and hope over the past two months.

Quarterback hasn't been the No. 1 problem for the Browns this season. It also hasn't been the No. 1 solution.

Can Manziel be that against top teams? How about without the kind of running game (230 yards) on display Sunday against the league's No. 28 ranked run defense?

We don't know. The chances are Seattle  and Kansas City will shed more light soon.

"It's going to be a challenge," Manziel said. "We obviously know what we are up against these next couple of weeks."

Pettine complimented Manziel on his awareness of the Niners defensive schemes and the overall game situation.

This might strike you as the cliched raves of the winner's post-game press conference. But after last year it's important for Manziel to show he's attending to the detail work that separates the best quarterbacks from the rest.

He ran into one bad sack near the goal line with San Francisco only rushing three. He benefitted from a facemask penalty in the end zone while scrambling on a play that didn't figure to end well for him.

 But as he did after an early fumble against Pittsburgh, he didn't let the mistakes pile up.

Manziel hasn't been behind center much recently, let along with a lead. You'd have to back to his college days for that.

He did make one reference to those high times Sunday. But it was in beating himself up over the terrible inteception.

"This isn't freakin' Texas A&M," he said, meaning he knows you don't get away with that in the NFL.

Once the fourth quarter rolled around, Pettine wanted plays called late in the clock. He gave Manziel credit for managing that aspect of the game.

A small step maybe. But together with his patience in the pocket  and his accuracy (21-31 for 270 yards) it added up to more for Manziel.

How much? The Browns don't have to decide anything about Manziel's future as their starting quarterback until the season ends.

Sticking with him next year will still require a great leap of faith.

Will it help if he has a signature win? Probably, but nobody expects that in the next three weeks.

It won't be held against him if the Browns don't slay one of their next three opponents.

What will a lack of recognition on his part about the mistakes he's made that can't be reviewed on the sideline. When he starts beating himself up over those, the Browns may have something.

Orchard had 18.5 sacks his senior season at Utah, but it took him a while to get one in the NFL.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Nate Orchard had his best game as a pro on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. Or did he?

"No. Definitely not," Orchard said after the game. "It's a great feeling to get those sacks, get them out of the way. It's been too long. Going back to the drawing board, there's a couple of things technique-wise, obviously finishing tackles and then in a couple of my drops just need to be in the right position, but other than that it was a great game to be out there and to get those two sacks just felt good."

Orchard, drafted in the second round by the Browns in May, was second in the nation in sacks with 18.5 during his senior season at Utah. Orchard's last sack, in fact, came in his final college game during the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl almost a year ago to the day.

"It was frustrating, but you can't come in and expect the same expectations just because everyone's situation is different," Orchard said. "Scheme is different and so you've got to learn to adjust and understand what's going on before you can excel and make those big plays again."

Orchard was one of seven Browns players to register a sack against Blaine Gabbert and the 49ers on Sunday. Linebacker Armonty Bryant had two sacks of his own and is leading the team with 5.5 sacks. Defensive lineman Desmond Bryant had 1.5 sacks, linebacker Christian Kirksey and safety Donte Whitner each had one sack, rookie defensive lineman Xavier Cooper had .5 sack and safety Jordan Poyer registered the first sack of his career.

"Man, it's awesome," Desmond Bryant said of Orchard's performance. "Nate comes in here every day. He puts in hard work and I know he's been a little down on himself but to go out there and get two sacks today, man, it was awesome."

"We played a complete game," Orchard said. "Everybody did their job really well and that's what happened. That's the outcome and it's been too long since we've had something like this, so this was a great feeling and everyone's happy about it."

Barnidge keeps on going: Lest you thought tight end Gary Barnidge might take it easy after signing a contract extension earlier this week, he hauled in five catches for 84 yards and a touchdown on Sunday. Barnidge's eighth touchdown catch of the season leaves him one shy of the team record for touchdown catches by a tight end, set by Ozzie Newsome in 1979.

Tough debut: Running back Glenn Winston waited a while for his first career carry. The undrafted free agent in 2014 has been with the Browns since the 49ers sent him packing in August of last year. He finally took his first NFL handoff with 1:51 left in the first quarter only to fumble the football. The 49ers recovered.

Winston left the game after that and was diagnosed with a concussion.