The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Toronto Raptors Friday night hours after reports claimed free agent Joe Johnson would sign with the Miami Heat. The Cavs have enough to make it back to the NBA Finals but they need to get tougher if they're going to win it all.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - So Joe Johnson isn't walking through that door?

Johnson's preference after escaping the Brooklyn Nets seems to be more playing time in Miami. That's not surprising for a player averaging almost 34 minutes this season.

Johnson's intentions became known - at least according to media reports - not long after LeBron James publicly acknowledged his own druthers.

"(Johnson) knows that we want him," James said Friday before the Cavs lost to the Toronto Raptors. "If he decides to come [to Cleveland], it'd be great. But if not, we'll continue to move on with what we have."

Hours after James called Johnson a "great piece for any team," the Cavs managed to go out and remind everyone -- including themselves -- of their shortcomings. Blowing two double-digit leads against Toronto, the Cavs lost 99-97 in part because Kyle Lowry widely outplayed Kyrie Irving and because Tyronn Lue looked like a rookie head coach.

James' air-balled three at the buzzer was the last failure, but more glaring was the absence of a better inbounds play.

"We lack the mental right now," James told reporters, meaning this loss was more in their heads than in their legs.

You want an upside to missing out on Joe Johnson? We'll try to give you one.

This team must embrace self-reliance. This is the team they'll win or lose with in the playoffs. The cavalry isn't riding in. They are their own cavalry.

This is basically the team, after all, they believed would've been enough - had it remained intact - to take down Golden State in the NBA Finals and raise the city's first banner since 1964.

They have the coach they wanted. (Or at least they no longer have the coach they didn't want.) They improved their roster with the acquisition of Channing Frye.

Lowry goes off on Cavs

They supposedly have the extra motivation of Kevin Love and Irving getting left off the All-Star team (though that didn't seem to be the case for Irving against Lowry in Toronto).

James was either stating a simple fact - that every contender in the league would want Joe Johnson - or he was pining for more toughness in a week that began with Irving succumbing to a bed bug attack in Oklahoma City.

The win over the Thunder said more about the Cavs' vast playoff potential than the numbing loss to Detroit detracted from that narrative. But then the fourth quarter in Toronto threw the door open to doubt again.

The Cavs have enough time to cover the flaw GM David Griffin acknowledged when he decided to change coaches. Remember when Griffin said the Cavs of David Blatt weren't particularly adept at handling prosperity?

The Cavs of Tyronn Lue apparently aren't either. So now what?

Last year's playoffs partially only answered the questions James raised about the big-game inexperience of Love and Irving. Each showed up at various times before injuries conspired to ruin the ending for them and the Cavaliers.

This team will need more complete answers come the playoffs, though.

Missing out on Joe Johnson doesn't make the Cavs significantly less likely to win a NBA championship.

But it's clear winning one will require more than just showing up with an intact roster when the Warriors or the Spurs are the ones walking through the door.

The Buckeyes host Iowa on Sunday in their final home game of the regular season. Watch video

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State basketball team hosts Iowa on Sunday.

Who: No. 8 Iowa Hawkeyes (20-7, 11-4 Big Ten) at Ohio State Buckeyes (18-11, 10-6)

When: Sunday, 4 p.m.

Where: Value City Arena

TV: CBS, with Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner on the call

Iowa projected starters: G Mike Gesell (Sr., 6-2, 8.3 ppg); G Peter Jok (Jr., 6-6, 16.5 ppg); G Anthony Clemmons (Sr., 6-2, 9.2 ppg); F Jarrod Uthoff (Sr., 6-9, 18.6 ppg); C Adam Woodbury (Sr., 7-1, 8.2 ppg)

Ohio State projected starters: G JaQuan Lyle (Fr., 6-5, 10.5 ppg); F Marc Loving (Jr., 6-7, 12.9 ppg); F Keita Bates-Diop (Soph., 6-7, 11.9 ppg); F Mickey Mitchell (Fr., 6-7, 1.2 ppg); C Trevor Thompson (Soph., 6-11, 6.8 ppg)

Breaking down the Hawkeyes: Iowa is coming off a 67-59 loss to Wisconsin on Wednesday night. It was the second straight loss for the Hawkeyes ... Iowa, which started Big Ten play 7-0, is 4-4 in its last eight conference games ... Guard Peter Jok and forward Jarrod Uthoff are both tied for the second best scoring average in Big Ten play with 18.8 points per game ... Uthoff, a National Player of the Year candidate, is the only player from a Power 5 conference with 500 points, 175 rebounds and 75 blocks this season ... The Hawkeyes have won their last two games in Columbus ... Senior center Adam Woodbury is averaging 11.7 rebounds over the last 10 games ... Iowa leads the Big Ten in turnover margin at plus-3 ... Iowa is third in the Big Ten in scoring offense (79.3 ppg), and 10th in scoring defense (68.6 ppg) ... The Hawkeyes are 6th in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (45.6 percent, and 6th in field goal percentage defense (41.1 percent) ... Iowa is 13th in the KenPom ratings, and No. 20 in the RPI.

How must Ohio State change without Jae'Sean Tate?

Breaking down the Buckeyes: Ohio State is coming off an 81-62 loss to No. 6 Michigan State on Tuesday night. That loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Buckeyes ... Ohio State found out before that game that it would be without sophomore forward Jae'Sean Tate, who will miss the rest of the season with a torn labrum. Tate was the Buckeyes leading scorer in Big Ten play ... Freshman forward Mickey Mitchell made his first career start in place of Tate on Tuesday ... The Buckeyes allowed a season-high 14 3-pointers in the loss to Michigan State ... Sunday marks Ohio State's final home game of the season. Former walk-on Jake Lorbach and four student managers will be honored as part of Senior Day ... The Buckeyes are 6-2 at home in Big Ten play, with losses to Maryland and Michigan State ... Ohio State is No. 10 in the Big Ten in scoring offense (70.6 ppg), and No. 6 in the Big Ten in scoring defense (66.7 ppg) ... The Buckeyes are No. 9 in the conference in field goal percentage (44.4 percent), and No. 3 in field goal percentage defense (39.3 percent) ... Ohio State is No. 70 in the KenPom ratings, and No. 77 in the RPI.

Bill's prediction: Iowa 69, Ohio State 66

Pugh, a junior, won his first district title at the Division I Perrysburg District tournament on Saturday.

PERRYSBURG, Ohio – Antwon Pugh wrapped up his 6-3 decision against Perrysburg’s Brock Jones in Saturday’s district wrestling final by hugging his opponent.

The image is much different from the one many wrestling fans have of Pugh this season. That one is from the Medina Invitational Tournament in December, when, after being pinned in the semifinals by Massillon Perry’s David Carr, he shoved Carr in the face and was carried from the mat by an official.

It resulted in his ejection from the tournament and a two-week suspension from Copley’s team.

“I felt pretty low. It was out of character a little bit,” said Pugh, a junior. “Wrestling shows people’s character and I felt like I didn’t really show that.”

Pugh seemed destined to boil over even before the match began. He paced aggressively along the edge of the mat, waiting for his shot at Carr, who was undefeated at the time and ranked No. 1 nationally. During the match, he got in a couple extra shoves out of bounds, leading to penalty points. Then came the face shove after he was pinned.

“There was a lot of hype for that match. You’re wrestling the No. 1 kid in the country,” said Copley coach Gary Kanaga. “It’s a very emotional sport. A very confrontational sport. We sat him out and it hurt him bad. We rose up from that.”

When video of the incident with Carr hit social media, the response was what you’d expect. Pugh is a thug. Pugh is a punk. Pugh should be kicked off the team.

“A lot of the people that do know me said I was on my mojo and things like that,” said Pugh. “Those who don’t know me said some crazy stuff. I really just use that as fuel. Just keeps me focused. But I kind of moved on. I’m not mad at anyone.”

Saturday seemed to be proof of that. Pugh improved to 32-2 with his first district title. He hasn’t lost since the MIT.

Pugh had to make changes before getting to this point. And they began during his two-week suspension.

“We have goals at the beginning of the year but I ripped up the paper and started over,” said Pugh. “I started brand new. What do I need to accomplish by myself away from everybody? Personal-wise, family-wise, just a whole new mindset to it.”

Kanaga sees a better wrestler now in Pugh, one who is more focused and confident. One who is hopefully in better condition to deal with a match with Carr. And it could happen next week.

While some of the state’s top 145 pounders have dropped to 138 and out of reach of Carr this postseason, Pugh has remained.

“Our focus all year was 145. Period,” said Kanaga. “Whoever was there we’re going to wrestle them. To be the best, you have the beat the best. We feel we are one of the best, if not the best and we’re ready to prove it. Our job is to prove we’re the best next week in Columbus.”

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Tyler Naquin, the Indians' No.1 pick in 2012, came to camp this spring ready to compete for a job in an unsettled outfield. The competition just intensfied with Abraham Almonte's 80-game suspension for steroids.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Do you have a question that you'd like to have answered in Hey, Hoynsie? Submit it here or Tweet him at @hoynsie.

@hoynsie Is there a realistic chance that Tyler Naquin starts the season in Cleveland? Graydon Fox, Akron

-- Graydon Fox (@GraydonFox) February 27, 2016

Hey, Graydon: Well, his chances are much better today than they were before Abraham Almonte was suspended for 80 games because of a PED violation. But you could say that about almost everyone of the outfielders in camp.

Naquin needs to have a good camp. I think he's at the point of his career where even if he doesn't win a starting job, he could still make the club as an extra outfielder.

Going into camp the five outfielders thought to have jobs were Rajai Davis, Almonte, Lonnie Chisenhall, Collin Cowgill and Joey Butler. One more spot has opened up.

How Tribe can cope without Brantley, Almonte

Hey, Hoynsie: The Brewers traded power-hitting outfielder Khris Davis to the Oakland Athletics for a pair of prospects in early February. The 28-year-old Davis hit 27 home runs last season, 10th-most in the National League, and batted .247 with 66 RBI in 121 games. Davis is not eligible for free agency until after the 2019 season.

Is there a reason why the Tribe did not try and obtain him as it appears the Brewers did not get that much in return? -- Gary Beckerman, Santa Ynez, Calif.

Hey, Gary: The Indians were interested in Davis, but didn't want to give up the kind of prospects -- catcher Jacob Nottingham and right-hander Bubba Derby -- that the A's did.

One more thing, many teams see Davis strictly as a left fielder. When Michael Brantley returns, where was Davis going to play? It wasn't the best of fits.

@hoynsie In your opinion, which NRI is most likely to make the major league squad out of camp? -Jared Serre, Mayfield

-- Jared (@el_osoalto) February 27, 2016

Hey, Jared: My money is on Joba Chamberlain. I just hope the midges treat him better. By the way, NRI means non-roster invitee, right? It took me a while to figure that out.

Indians sign Joba Chamberlain

Hey, Hoynsie: Are the Indians going to make a bid to host the All-Star Game? - Paul Shymske, Cleveland.

Hey, Paul: I'm sure that's in the plans with all the renovations that they've done at Progressive Field the last two years, but they're going to have to wait for a while because the next three All-Star Games are scheduled for San Diego in 2016, Miami in 2017 and Washington, D.C. in 2018.

Five All-Star games have been held in Cleveland since 1935. The last was on July 8, 1997 when MVP Sandy Alomar won the game for the AL with a tie-breaking two-run homer off Shawn Estes in the seventh inning.

@hoynsie Why did the Tribe not offer M. Aviles a contract extension?
Old brooklyn

-- charles ryals (@chuckohio) February 27, 2016

Hey, Charles: I think they felt confident that Jose Ramirez could replace Aviles for a lot less money.

I'm glad the Tigers signed Aviles because it means Indians fans will get plenty of chances to watch him this year. It's also great to hear that Aviles' daughter, Adriana, is cancer free.

Mike Aviles says daughter is cancer free

Hey, Hoynsie: Why do we keep hearing that the reason behind the Indians not making a trade for offense is because they don't want to trade their starting pitching? Why does it have to be a starter? They have a fairly deep farm system that they could use to pull off a deal. Todd Frazier didn't require any MLB talent. I just don't understand why the fans are being led to believe the only way to improve the offense is to deal from the starting rotation. - Jeff Bowers, New Philadelphia.

Hey, Jeff: From what I heard the first players the Reds asked for were Danny Salazar or Cody Allen. There was also some talk about Jose Ramirez.

Then the conversation turned to minor leaguers, but a firm offer and counter offer didn't materialize except that the Reds wanted Clint Frazier or Bradley Zimmer included in any deal.

The Indians tried to get a third team involved, but the teams could never get a deal set that made everybody happy.

@hoynsie what would be the downside of Santana leading off? Bob Frankish Northfield Center

-- BobFrankish (@BobFrankish) February 27, 2016

Hey Bob: He can't run. You'd lose his pop from the middle of the lineup and I don't think he's crazy about the idea.

Terry Francona 'thinks' about Santana in leadoff spot

Hey, Hoynsie: I don't think Carlos Santana has demonstrated that he will adapt well to playing mostly DH. He complained about batting second and in general has regressed over the last three years. Dexter Fowler could have been signed, losing the precious draft pick, and Santana traded to some team that has farm prospects that were high picks in years past. These trade acquisitions would be younger and closer to the Big Show than any pick the Tribe forfeits in this draft. - Bill Bryson, San Marcos, Tex.

Hey, Hoynsie: You're talking about a team that finished 13th in the AL in homers last year trading their top home run hitter for prospects. It's true that Santana could walk at the end of this season if the Indians don't exercise his 2017 club option, but I think the front office will keep him until it at least gets a feel for how this season is going to go. If they're out of it at the trade deadline, maybe a team needing power would be willing to give up more than a prospect.

But if they traded Santana, they'd lose out on attaching a qualifying offer to him if he became a free agent at the end of the year.

Hey, Hoynsie: In layman's terms, why won't MLB ever have a salary cap, and what would it take to implement one. - Pete Grace, Cleveland.

Hey, Pete: The players don't want a salary cap and in the past have gone on strike to prevent it. The owners, on the other hand, have never been able to hold the line and freeze the players out until they break the union.

The new breed of players has not been tested in labor disputes like those that came before them, but in the 21 years (including 2016) that there has been labor peace in baseball, it's clear that competitive balance is not the reason owners would push for a salary cap. It's been speculated if they do push for a cap, it would be to save money, not level the playing field.

Compared to the NFL and NBA, when it comes to winning championships, MLB is just as competitive as the sports with salary caps. In the last 15 years, MLB has crowned 10 different World Series champions, compared to 10 in the NFL and NHL and five in the NBA.

Still, MLB is far from perfect because most mid-to-small market teams don't have the wherewithal to consistently contend.

Hey, Hoynsie: Can you ask the Tribe how much it received in revenue sharing funds the last two years and how much it has spent on the ballpark? - Marwick, Cleveland.

Hey, Marwick: No team is going to come out and say how much it gets in revenue sharing unless somebody leaks Deadspin another batch of MLB financials. Several years ago, the Indians were receiving about $20 million a year in revenue sharing. I would think they're well beyond that now.

The cost for the renovations at Progressive Field last year was believed to be an estimated $20 million to $25 million. I have not heard a figure on this year's renovations.

Departed President Mark Shapiro said the renovations before the 2015 season did not come from revenue sharing money. The Indians shared the cost with Delaware North, which runs the concessions at Progressive Field.

Hey, Hoynsie: Why do fans get on their high horse when a player is popped with PEDs? Abraham Almonte was one bad stretch away from selling insurance for a living. Yeah I'm disappointed by it too, but nobody's perfect. -- Matt Olschlager, Parma.

Hey, Matt: It's an interesting dynamic. An NFL football player can get banged for a positive test and no one raises an eyebrow. But let a middle-of-the-road outfielder like Almonte test positive and it's the end of the world.

I think baseball and its players are held to a higher standard than the other professional sports. I'm not quite sure why.

Almonte suspended 80 games for positive test

No. 5 Xavier visits Seton Hall today and No. 6 Michigan State plays host to Penn State in key NCAA Men's Basketball games.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- No. 5 Xavier is at Seton Hall (12:30 p.m., FS1) and No. 6 Michigan State is home to Penn State today (noon, BTN) with both ranked teams looking to set themselves up for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Xavier (25-3, 13-3 Big East) is coming off a statement win over No. 1 Villanova and finally seems to be getting attention after hanging near the top of the AP Top 25 poll for most of the season.

Michigan State (23-5, 10-5 Big Ten) can still win the Big Ten title and has become one of the favorites to win the national championship.

Also in the Big Ten, No. 8 Iowa is at Ohio State (4 p.m., CBS) trying to rebound from a loss to Wisconsin.

You can get previews for all these games, along with updates, scores and TV schedules on our live scoreboard.

Today's Top 25 schedule

• No. 5 Xavier at Seton Hall, 12:30 p.m., FS1
• No. 6 Michigan State vs. Penn State, noon, BTN
• No. 8 Iowa at Ohio State, 4 p.m., CBS
• No. 13 Oregon vs. Washington, 8:30 p.m., ESPNU
• No. 15 Duke at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m., CBS
• No. 24 SMU vs. Tulane, 3 p.m., CBSSN

About last night: No. 1 Villanova rebounded from its loss to Xavier by downing Marquette, 89-79. ... No. 2 Kansas clinched at least a share of its 12th consecutive Big 12 championship by beating Texas Tech, 67-58. ... Co-No. 3 Virginia took care of business by beating No. 7 North Carolina, 79-73, but co-No. 3 Oklahoma lost to No. 25 Texas, 76-63, as the Longhorns closed the game with a 25-5 run.

Kent State lost its second straight MAC game at Miami. ... Cleveland State rallied but fell short against Wright State, 55-51.

The Cleveland Cavaliers (41-16) are stumbling, having lost two of their last three games before they visit the Washington Wizards (27-30) this afternoon.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Cleveland Cavaliers (41-16) are stumbling, having lost two of their last three games before they visit the Washington Wizards (27-30) this afternoon. LeBron James questioned his team's mental toughness afterwards and we'll see if they can respond for this outing with John Wall.

Tipoff: 1:00 p.m. at Verizon Center.

TV/radio: FOX Sports Ohio; WTAM 1100, 87.7 La Mega.

Last game: The Cavaliers suffered a devastating loss to the Toronto Raptors in falling 99-97 on Friday, losing the season series.

Cavaliers' probable starting lineup: 6-3 Kyrie Irving (18.6 ppg, 4.3 apg), 6-6 J.R. Smith (12.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 41% 3-pt range), 6-8 LeBron James (24.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 6.6 apg), 6-10 Kevin Love (16.0 ppg, 10.2 rpg) and 6-10 Tristan Thompson (7.8 ppg, 9.6 rpg).

Raptors' probable starting lineup: 6-4 John Wall (19.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 9.8 apg), 6-6 Garrett Temple (7.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg), 6-7 Jared Dudley (9.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg), 6-8 Otto Porter Jr. (11.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg) and 6-11 Marcin Gortat (13.7 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 1.4 bpg).

Season series: Tied, 1-1.

Injuries for Cleveland: Mo Williams (knee) is out.

Injuries for Washington: Gary Neal (leg) is questionable.

Cavaliers' next opponent: They're right back at it on Monday night against the Indiana Pacers for the third time this season. The game will be at The Q at 7 p.m. on FOX Sports Ohio and NBATV. Cleveland has won the first two matchups this season.

The OHSAA released pairings Sunday for the upcoming state wrestling tournament at Ohio State.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The OHSAA released pairings Sunday for the upcoming state wrestling tournament at Ohio State.

The event will feature 672 wrestlers competing across three divisions March 3-5.

Here are opening-round matchups for Thursday and links to brackets.

(NOTE: Pairings should be read as 1 vs. 2, 3 vs 4, and so on)

DIVISION I

(Districts: PE – Perrysburg; KF – Kettering Fairmont; HD – Hilliard Darby; ME – Mentor)

See full Division I brackets.

106 Weight Class:

1. PE-1 Bryce Andonian, Lakewood St. Edward, (9), 33-4


2. KF-4 Jovan Fuqua, Cincinnati Princeton, (10), 40-10


3. ME-3 Jack Gorman, Aurora, (9), 40-8


4. HD-2 Zach Williams, Delaware Hayes, (9), 39-10


5. ME-2 Jake Canitano, Solon, (9), 43-4


6. HD-3 Gio DiSabato, Hilliard Davidson, (10), 50-1 (15:I-106-6th)


7. PE-4 Jared Dressler, Medina, (10), 36-14


8. KF-1 Zach Shupp, Fairfield, (10), 37-0


9. ME-1 Gabriel Tagg, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, (9), 39-5


10. HD-4 Marcus Najdusak, Grove City, (11), 39-7


11. PE-3 Matt Zuckerman, Elyria, (9), 27-17


12. KF-2 Sam Glassco, Mason, (9), 42-4


13. PE-2 Tate Zeman, Avon, (10), 39-8


14. KF-3 Lucas Byrd, Cincinnati LaSalle, (9), 32-8


15. ME-4 Johnny Craker, Mayfield Village Mayfield, (12), 40-10


16. HD-1 Brakan Mead, Powell Olentangy Liberty, (11), 41-2 (15:I-106-2nd)

113 Weight Class:

1. KF-1 Chad Craft, Clayton Northmont, (11), 41-1


2. ME-4 Gannon Petrullo, Dover, (11), 38-7


3. HD-3 Coleton Chase, Lancaster, (12), 39-3 (15:I-106-7th)


4. PE-2 Matt Kazimir, Lakewood St. Edward, (10), 15-3


5. HD-2 William Harris, Dresden Tri-Valley, (10), 39-5


6. PE-3 Caleb Yates, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne, (11), 39-8 (15:I-106-1st)


7. KF-4 Josh Suddeth, Vandalia Butler, (9), 28-14


8. ME-1 Matt Fields, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, (10), 18-5


9. PE-1 Brendon Fenton, Elyria, (10), 34-9 (15:I-113-7th)


10. HD-4 Jakaria Hossan, Dublin Coffman, (11), 36-11


11. ME-3 Spencer Dusi, Willoughby South, (12), 39-6


12. KF-2 Jordan Ward, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, (9), 30-8


13. ME-2 Jarod Bronstrup, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, (12), 19-4 (15:I-106-3rd, 14:I-106-5th)


14. KF-3 Jaimen Hood, Mason, (11), 42-8


15. PE-4 Logan Heil, Brunswick, (9), 32-11


16. HD-1 Jackson Lakso, Grove City Central Crossing, (12), 43-6

120 Weight Class:

1. KF-1 Chase Craft, Clayton Northmont, (11), 37-3 (15:I-113-8th)


2. PE-4 Cody Moosman, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne, (11), 35-13


3. ME-3 Tyson Long, Shaker Heights, (11), 39-7


4. HD-2 Seth Transue, Dublin Jerome, (12), 40-8


5. ME-2 Andy Garr, Aurora, (9), 38-8


6. HD-3 Zach Collins, Grove City Central Crossing, (11), 35-11


7. KF-4 Colin Schuster, Mason, (11), 43-8 (15:I-120-8th)


8. PE-1 Noah Baughman, Wadsworth, (12), 36-1 (15:I-113-3rd, 14:I-106-1st)


9. ME-1 Harry Feuer, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, (12), 36-14 (15:I-113-5th, 14:I-106-8th)


10. HD-4 Derek Sharp, Marysville, (11), 40-11


11. KF-3 Brandon Hertel, Cincinnati Glen Este, (12), 27-5


12. PE-2 Nick Henneman, Oregon Clay, (11), 42-7 (15:I-113-6th)


13. KF-2 A.J. Warner, Fairborn, (11), 42-8


14. PE-3 Lamonte Chapman, Fremont Ross, (10), 33-6


15. ME-4 Chase Sommers, Uniontown Lake, (11), 31-13


16. HD-1 Jordan Rosselli, Powell Olentangy Liberty, (10), 34-4

126 Weight Class:

1. HD-1 Cameron Lathem, Ashville Teays Valley, (12), 46-7 (14:I-120-8th)


2. ME-4 Andrew Murphy, Dover, (11), 43-7


3. KF-3 Drew Saunier, Springboro, (11), 35-11


4. PE-2 Alan Hart, Lakewood St. Edward, (11), 32-5 (15:I-113-1st, 14:I-106-7th)


5. KF-2 Austin Murphy, Cincinnati Elder, (10), 39-5


6. PE-3 Garrett Lambert, Brunswick, (12), 32-6 (15:I-126-5th, 14:I-113-8th)


7. HD-4 Zach Furnas, Powell Olentangy Liberty, (11), 31-11


8. ME-1 Alex Mackall, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, (12), 27-4 (15:I-120-2nd, 14:I-120-1st, 13:II-106-7th)


9. PE-1 Mario Guillen, Perrysburg, (12), 33-2 (15:I-120-3rd, 14:I-113-3rd, 13:I-106-5th)


10. KF-4 Hunter Jones, Fairfield, (12), 25-12


11. HD-3 J.D. Woods, Grove City Central Crossing, (12), 36-10


12. ME-2 Marco Regalbuto, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, (9), 34-10


13. HD-2 Josh Grant, Westerville North, (11), 30-2


14. ME-3 Jake Donahue, Massillon Washington, (12), 42-5 (15:I-120-5th)


15. PE-4 William Rodriguez, Lakewood, (11), 22-6


16. KF-1 Elijah Perkins, Miamisburg, (11), 38-4

132 Weight Class:

1. ME-1 Jarrod Brezovec, Aurora, (11), 36-2 (14:I-106-4th)


2. PE-4 Luke Baughman, Wadsworth, (9), 33-13


3. KF-3 Dylan Buis, Cincinnati Oak Hills, (12), 24-10


4. HD-2 Walker Heard, Marysville, (9), 33-8


5. KF-2 Zachary Donathan, Mason, (11), 45-6 (14:I-106-6th)


6. HD-3 Connor Brady, Powell Olentangy Liberty, (9), 42-3


7. ME-4 Andrew Fairbanks, Austintown-Fitch, (11), 39-10


8. PE-1 Sam Dover, Lakewood St. Edward, (9), 31-5


9. HD-1 Jaden Mattox, Grove City Central Crossing, (10), 39-1 (15:I-113-2nd)


10. KF-4 Edward Collins, Hamilton, (12), 39-12


11. PE-3 Khyron Vidales, Perrysburg, (12), 43-9


12. ME-2 Gary Define, Massillon Perry, (11), 35-9


13. PE-2 Jeremy Rezabek, Strongsville, (12), 29-5


14. ME-3 Andre Stowers, Maple Heights, (12), 34-2 (15:I-126-8th)


15. HD-4 Luke Hernandez, Dresden Tri-Valley, (11), 37-5


16. KF-1 Corey Shie, Cincinnati LaSalle, (11), 39-3 (14:I-120-5th)

138 Weight Class:

1. PE-1 Hunter Ladnier, Lakewood St. Edward, (12), 38-1 (15:I-132-2nd)


2. HD-4 Riley Amador, Hilliard Bradley, (11), 39-13


3. KF-3 Sam Meddings, Fairfield, (11), 28-7


4. ME-2 Joe Koontz, Massillon Perry, (11), 26-3 (15:II-138-4th)


5. KF-2 Eric Beck, Cincinnati LaSalle, (11), 39-6


6. ME-3 Nathan Langston, Solon, (12), 44-7


7. PE-4 Adam Kirresh, Avon, (12), 42-7


8. HD-1 James Wimer, Grove City Central Crossing, (12), 40-4 (15:I-132-5th)


9. KF-1 Jake Thompson, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, (10), 27-8


10. ME-4 Noah McCumbers, Massillon Washington, (12), 40-8


11. HD-3 Alexander Gore, Lewis Center Olentangy, (10), 31-10


12. PE-2 Moises Guillen, Perrysburg, (11), 44-4 (15:I-132-3rd, 14:I-120-7th)


13. HD-2 Jake Marsh, Marysville, (10), 38-6


14. PE-3 Josh Heil, Brunswick, (12), 40-4 (15:I-132-7th, 14:I-120-6th, 13:I-106-3rd)


15. KF-4 Jake Meridieth, Cincinnati Elder, (11), 21-14


16. ME-1 Justin DeMicco, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, (12), 38-7 (15:I-138-3rd, 14:I-126-5th)

145 Weight Class:

1. ME-1 David Carr, Massillon Perry, (10), 41-1 (15:III-138-1st)


2. KF-4 Hunter Perdue, Cincinnati LaSalle, (11), 32-11


3. HD-3 Trey Grenier, Powell Olentangy Liberty, (11), 22-2


4. PE-2 Brock Jones, Perrysburg, (12), 46-7


5. HD-2 Cameron Jenkins, Westerville North, (11), 39-4


6. PE-3 Isaac Collier, Lakewood St. Edward, (12), 26-10


7. ME-4 Morgan Peterson, Solon, (12), 38-19


8. KF-1 Ryley Regan, Miamisburg, (12), 39-5 (15:I-138-8th)


9. HD-1 Dominick Demas, Dublin Coffman, (11), 41-0 (15:I-138-1st, 14:I-138-6th)


10. PE-4 Zack Molnar, Brunswick, (12), 21-14


11. ME-3 Chris Motter, Hudson, (12), 37-7


12. KF-2 Jack Stein, Mason, (11), 42-11


13. ME-2 Farouq Muhammed, Shaker Heights, (9), 38-4


14. KF-3 Cornell Beachem, Cincinnati Winton Woods, (10), 42-3


15. HD-4 Derek Wurzauf, Grove City Central Crossing, (12), 33-17


16. PE-1 Antwon Pugh, Copley, (11), 32-2 (15:I-138-7th)

152 Weight Class:

1. PE-1 Nick Kiussis, Brunswick, (11), 36-3 (15:I-138-2nd, 14:I-132-2nd)


2. HD-4 Lane Hinkle, Mount Vernon, (12), 37-9 (15:I-160-3rd)


3. ME-3 Emil Soehnlen, Massillon Perry, (10), 39-9


4. KF-2 Jakob Ottaway, Springboro, (12), 37-6


5. ME-2 Gary Wokojance, Barberton, (9), 37-8


6. KF-3 Justin Howell, Centerville, (12), 15-11


7. PE-4 Josh Herhold, Perrysburg, (11), 26-5


8. HD-1 Greg Brusco, Delaware Hayes, (12), 49-3 (15:I-138-4th, 13:I-113-4th)


9. KF-1 Andrew Sams, Fairfield, (11), 38-1 (14:I-126-8th)


10. ME-4 Cole Gavin, Aurora, (12), 38-6


11. PE-3 Jack Conway, Lakewood St. Edward, (12), 23-5 (15:I-145-3rd)


12. HD-2 Willy Plaisir, Dublin Coffman, (12), 40-4


13. PE-2 Cody Surratt, Wadsworth, (11), 34-9


14. HD-3 Connor Thomas, Powell Olentangy Liberty, (12), 32-10


15. KF-4 Jacoby Ward, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, (12), 34-7 (15:I-138-6th, 14:I-132-4th, 13:I-120-8th)


16. ME-1 Austin Hiles, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, (12), 34-9 (15:I-152-3rd)

160 Weight Class:

1. ME-1 Mario Graziani, Youngstown Boardman, (12), 23-2 (14:I-145-8th)


2. HD-4 Carl Turner, Gahanna Lincoln, (12), 45-11


3. KF-3 Blake Wilson, Cincinnati LaSalle, (10), 30-7


4. PE-2 Michael Carpenter, Lakewood St. Edward, (11), 19-9


5. KF-2 Robby Oswald, Cincinnati Elder, (12), 30-12


6. PE-3 Mikah Price, Elyria, (12), 31-10 (15:I-152-8th)


7. ME-4 Cal Miller, Cleveland St. Ignatius, (11), 33-10


8. HD-1 Kyle Lawson, Powell Olentangy Liberty, (11), 33-1 (15:II-152-1st, 14:II-138-1st)


9. PE-1 Joey Baughman, Wadsworth, (10), 39-6 (15:I-145-5th)


10. KF-4 Conner Homan, Loveland, (12), 38-9


11. ME-3 Jadon Kinney, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, (11), 29-13


12. HD-2 Jared Ball, Hilliard Darby, (10), 41-4


13. ME-2 Adam Green, Austintown-Fitch, (12), 41-13


14. HD-3 Max Wright, Delaware Hayes, (11), 52-3


15. PE-4 Leo Romp, Perrysburg, (12), 37-12


16. KF-1 Dylan Roth, Cincinnati Oak Hills, (12), 41-5

170 Weight Class:

1. HD-1 Trevor Lawson, Powell Olentangy Liberty, (10), 43-6


2. KF-4 Mark Kimbrell, Kettering Fairmont, (11), 38-8


3. ME-3 Joey Andrassy, Stow-Munroe Falls, (11), 29-3


4. PE-2 Alex Jones, Wadsworth, (11), 22-6


5. ME-2 Victor Marcelli, Massillon Jackson, (10), 38-5


6. PE-3 Tony Caraffi, Olmsted Falls, (12), 46-5


7. HD-4 Will Stratton, Hilliard Bradley, (12), 40-9


8. KF-1 Ti`Ric Evans, Cincinnati Elder, (10), 42-2


9. ME-1 Andrew McNally, Uniontown Lake, (12), 40-1 (15:I-170-1st, 14:I-152-5th)


10. PE-4 Alec Forrer, Grafton Midview, (11), 38-7


11. HD-3 Brandon Goldsmith, Westerville North, (12), 30-5


12. KF-2 Michael Baker, Cincinnati LaSalle, (9), 35-8


13. HD-2 Joseph Terry, Pickerington Central, (12), 41-4


14. KF-3 Brett Bryant, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, (11), 24-10 (15:I-160-6th)


15. ME-4 Logan Lacourt, Massillon Perry, (12), 25-11


16. PE-1 Brendan Price, Elyria, (11), 43-9

182 Weight Class:

1. HD-1 Eric Deluse, Lancaster, (12), 47-1 (15:I-182-8th)


2. KF-4 Sam Wyche, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, (10), 26-11


3. PE-3 J.T. Brown, Elyria, (11), 42-8 (15:I-170-4th)


4. ME-2 Jimmy Leonard, Louisville, (11), 36-7


5. PE-2 Aaron Huff, Lorain, (11), 41-8


6. ME-3 Bubba Arslanian, Aurora, (11), 45-8


7. HD-4 Nate Longo, Dublin Coffman, (12), 45-9


8. KF-1 Jacob Bria, Fairfield, (12), 35-4


9. PE-1 Tyler Stepic, Lakewood St. Edward, (11), 30-9


10. ME-4 Zach Blackiston, Massillon Perry, (10), 25-15


11. HD-3 Patrick Yeo, Hilliard Bradley, (12), 30-11


12. KF-2 Avery Jones, Cincinnati Glen Este, (12), 46-6


13. HD-2 Colton Carroll, Ashville Teays Valley, (12), 38-6


14. KF-3 Joe Cochran, Springfield, (10), 40-3


15. PE-4 Anthony Perrine, Macedonia Nordonia, (11), 28-4 (15:I-182-5th)


16. ME-1 Kaden Russell, Cleveland St. Ignatius, (11), 34-5

195 Weight Class:

1. ME-1 Devin Johnson, Chardon, (12), 32-3


2. PE-4 Dakota Howard, Lakewood St. Edward, (10), 28-9


3. HD-3 Noah Satterfield, Marysville, (12), 40-9


4. KF-2 Logan Kemp, Centerville, (12), 34-4


5. HD-2 Chris Martinez, Delaware Hayes, (12), 41-6


6. KF-3 Trevor Hankins, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, (10), 21-8


7. ME-4 Chris Droege, Austintown-Fitch, (12), 31-14


8. PE-1 Ben Darmstadt, Elyria, (12), 45-1 (15:I-182-1st, 14:I-152-2nd)


9. HD-1 A.J. Jones, Worthington Thomas Worthington, (12), 39-1 (15:I-195-6th)


10. KF-4 Devon Amburgy, Lebanon, (12), 37-5


11. ME-3 Grant Martin, Uniontown Lake, (12), 35-7 (15:I-195-8th)


12. PE-2 Aaron Naples, Brunswick, (11), 38-5


13. ME-2 Kyle Vilsack, Cleveland St. Ignatius, (12), 30-9


14. PE-3 Noel Caraballo, Olmsted Falls, (12), 46-2 (15:I-220-2nd)


15. HD-4 Austin Torr, Gahanna Lincoln, (12), 41-8


16. KF-1 Gary Traub, Cincinnati Sycamore, (12), 38-4 (15:I-195-4th)

220 Weight Class:

1. KF-1 Jack Meyer, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, (12), 39-3 (15:I-220-5th)


2. ME-4 Mark Gordon, Mentor, (11), 33-14


3. PE-3 Todd Hastings, Amherst Steele, (12), 39-8


4. HD-2 Ryan Kraynak, Hilliard Bradley, (12), 33-6


5. PE-2 Matt Stencel, Oregon Clay, (12), 41-1 (15:I-195-1st, 14:I-182-2nd)


6. HD-3 Ben Frye, Dublin Coffman, (11), 47-2


7. KF-4 Drew Fenton, West Chester Lakota West, (12), 7-3


8. ME-1 Floyd Rogers, Green, (12), 36-2


9. HD-1 Leo Crosby, Zanesville, (12), 31-1


10. PE-4 Clay McComas, Wadsworth, (10), 31-13


11. KF-3 David Henson, Clayton Northmont, (12), 35-12


12. ME-2 Eddie Sternad, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, (12), 36-13


13. KF-2 Quinton Mincy, Cincinnati Walnut Hills, (11), 34-3


14. ME-3 Matt Klingbergs, Chardon, (11), 30-5


15. HD-4 Ras Lumpkins, Dublin Scioto, (12), 36-6


16. PE-1 Jared Campbell, Lakewood St. Edward, (11), 37-1 (15:I-195-2nd)

285 Weight Class:

1. PE-1 Kevin Vough, Elyria, (11), 28-0 (15:I-285-1st, 14:I-285-3rd)


2. ME-4 Kyle Claridy, Kent Roosevelt, (12), 33-12


3. KF-3 Joseph Hensley, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, (12), 35-7


4. HD-2 Winston Spiker, Dresden Tri-Valley, (12), 37-5


5. KF-2 Jon Spaulding, Liberty Township Lakota East, (11), 28-6


6. HD-3 Sterling Roseberry, Dublin Coffman, (12), 39-3


7. PE-4 Matt Lee, Amherst Steele, (10), 32-11


8. ME-1 Nik Urban, Willoughby South, (12), 40-3 (14:I-285-6th)


9. KF-1 Jonathan Floyd, Springboro, (12), 37-5 (15:I-285-4th)


10. HD-4 R.J. Harris, Zanesville, (11), 39-3


11. PE-3 Patrick Simon, Olmsted Falls, (12), 41-13


12. ME-2 Adam Gregorie, Massillon Perry, (12), 28-7


13. PE-2 Arman Samouk, Copley, (12), 43-6


14. ME-3 Josh Burger, Aurora, (12), 45-4 (14:I-285-8th)


15. KF-4 Tim Tanner-Blair, West Chester Lakota West, (12), 31-7


16. HD-1 Kameron Teacher, Grove City Central Crossing, (12), 43-0

DIVISION II

(Districts: AL – Alliance; FO – Fostoria; CL – Claymont; WI – Wilmington)

See full Division II brackets.

106 Weight Class:

1. WI-1 Jordan Crace, St. Paris Graham Local, (9), 37-4


2. FO-4 Tyler Capodice, Sandusky Perkins, (12), 42-9


3. CL-3 Dalton Burcher, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley, (9), 46-6


4. AL-2 Conor McCrone, Mentor Lake Catholic, (9), 32-7


5. CL-2 Tim Young, Steubenville, (11), 41-5


6. AL-3 Dominic Carone, Streetsboro, (10), 27-4


7. WI-4 Cole Houser, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan, (10), 31-7


8. FO-1 Josh Venia, Toledo Central Catholic, (12), 34-4 (15:II-106-1st, 14:II-106-3rd)


9. AL-1 Jacob Decatur, Cuyahoga Falls CVCA, (9), 21-6


10. CL-4 Thane Kaufman, Millersburg West Holmes, (10), 39-9


11. WI-3 Wade Monebrake, Eaton, (9), 37-11


12. FO-2 Charley Bohls, Napoleon, (11), 43-10


13. WI-2 Dawson Carter, Hillsboro, (10), 43-3


14. FO-3 Jake Bartinelli, Medina Buckeye, (10), 36-10


15. AL-4 Edward Suber IV, Tallmadge, (9), 35-11


16. CL-1 Ben Pasiuk, Carrollton, (9), 47-3

113 Weight Class:

1. FO-1 Eric Bartos, Medina Buckeye, (11), 42-6 (15:II-106-7th)


2. AL-4 Joe Wright, Akron Coventry, (10), 30-11


3. CL-3 Alex Lucas, Minerva, (11), 34-9


4. WI-2 Jeffrey Thomas, St. Paris Graham Local, (9), 34-8


5. CL-2 Jacob Johnson, Plain City Jonathan Alder, (10), 43-3


6. WI-3 Jake Gentry, Hamilton Ross, (10), 33-4


7. FO-4 Brad Huhn, Sheffield Brookside, (11), 35-10


8. AL-1 Lukus Stricker, Akron Archbishop Hoban, (11), 43-3


9. CL-1 Ana Abduljelil, Whitehall-Yearling, (12), 42-2 (14:II-113-7th, 13:II-113-5th)


10. WI-4 Matt Asher, Clarksville Clinton-Massie, (10), 25-13


11. FO-3 Louie LaChapelle, Maumee, (12), 33-11


12. AL-2 Jake Ondash, Mantua Crestwood, (12), 32-10


13. FO-2 Caden Blust, Tiffin Columbian, (9), 34-7


14. AL-3 Hunter Ryan, Mentor Lake Catholic, (10), 28-8


15. CL-4 Brady O'Connor, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley, (9), 32-16


16. WI-1 Nate Keaton, Circleville, (10), 49-0 (15:II-106-4th)

120 Weight Class:

1. AL-1 Hunter Kosco, Canal Fulton Northwest, (11), 24-0 (15:II-113-3rd, 14:II-106-5th)


2. WI-4 Brayden Ploehs, Hamilton Ross, (9), 34-16


3. CL-3 Sammy Southers, Minerva, (12), 37-9


4. FO-2 Tony DeCesare, Parma Padua Franciscan, (12), 44-5 (15:II-113-2nd, 14:II-106-2nd, 13:I-106-6th)


5. CL-2 Addison Fogle, Newark Licking Valley, (10), 27-10


6. FO-3 Matthew Taylor, Ashland, (11), 43-10


7. AL-4 David Massey, Peninsula Woodridge, (10), 41-7


8. WI-1 Justin Stickley, St. Paris Graham Local, (12), 39-3 (15:II-106-2nd, 14:II-106-6th)


9. CL-1 Tyler Warner, Uhrichsville Claymont, (12), 35-2 (15:II-120-1st, 14:II-106-1st, 13:II-106-1st)


10. FO-4 Blaine Hunter, Elida, (12), 42-7 (14:II-113-8th)


11. AL-3 Dante Ginnetti, Poland Seminary, (12), 40-4 (15:II-113-5th)


12. WI-2 Nick Berry, Dayton Carroll, (12), 31-6


13. AL-2 Matthew Cardello, Cuyahoga Falls CVCA, (10), 21-4 (15:II-106-8th)


14. WI-3 Jordan Hamblin, Mt. Orab Western Brown, (10), 37-10


15. CL-4 Domenic Carfagna, Columbus St. Francis DeSales, (11), 42-7


16. FO-1 Seth Beard, Napoleon, (12), 48-2 (15:II-120-5th, 14:II-113-3rd, 13:II-106-2nd)

126 Weight Class:

1. CL-1 Tariq Wilson, Steubenville, (12), 48-0 (15:II-120-2nd, 14:II-113-2nd, 13:II-106-6th)


2. AL-4 Mitchell Skleres, Mentor Lake Catholic, (11), 19-6


3. FO-3 Charlie Nash, Norwalk, (12), 40-6 (15:II-113-4th, 14:II-106-8th)


4. WI-2 Coby Hughes, Washington C.H. Miami Trace, (10), 44-5


5. FO-2 Rosendo Beltran, Toledo Central Catholic, (12), 33-5


6. WI-3 Tayler Steele, Waynesville, (11), 34-4


7. CL-4 Justin Shaw, Carrollton, (10), 47-9


8. AL-1 Luke Wymer, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, (10), 41-9


9. FO-1 Tra Jones, Sandusky, (12), 36-3


10. WI-4 Casey Ragle, Norwood, (10), 40-6


11. CL-3 Chandler Golec, Uhrichsville Claymont, (11), 19-6


12. AL-2 Errik Gerback, Alliance Marlington, (11), 37-9


13. CL-2 Tyliq Stewart, Whitehall-Yearling, (11), 40-6


14. AL-3 Hunter DeShon, Akron Coventry, (12), 30-9 (15:II-120-8th)


15. FO-4 Danny Assaf, Defiance, (11), 41-10


16. WI-1 Mitch Moore, St. Paris Graham Local, (10), 43-1 (15:II-113-1st)

132 Weight Class:

1. FO-1 Collin Adkins, Bellevue, (12), 52-1 (15:II-138-6th)


2. CL-4 Daniel Hague, Wintersville Indian Creek, (12), 41-13


3. AL-3 Eli Yoho, Peninsula Woodridge, (11), 46-5


4. WI-2 Ryan Thomas, St. Paris Graham Local, (10), 36-7 (15:II-138-3rd)


5. AL-2 Cory Simpson, Mogadore Field, (12), 46-4 (15:II-126-4th, 14:II-113-4th, 13:II-106-8th)


6. WI-3 Jacob Boldman, Wilmington, (12), 34-3


7. FO-4 Angel Granados, Napoleon, (9), 38-17


8. CL-1 Lane Peters, Uhrichsville Claymont, (12), 15-3 (15:II-126-5th, 14:II-113-6th)


9. WI-1 Hunter Bray, Franklin, (12), 38-2 (15:III-126-3rd, 14:III-106-2nd, 13:III-106-3rd)


10. AL-4 Parkar Utley, Alliance, (10), 18-5


11. FO-3 Hunter Yackee, Wauseon, (10), 46-11


12. CL-2 Jashon Hubbard, Steubenville, (10), 24-3 (15:II-106-3rd)


13. FO-2 LeConte Merrell, Mansfield Madison Comprehensive, (11), 19-3


14. CL-3 Beau Smith, Lisbon Beaver, (9), 35-13


15. WI-4 Brandon Planck, New Richmond, (11), 37-10


16. AL-1 Kevon Freeman, Mentor Lake Catholic, (10), 34-5 (15:II-120-6th)

138 Weight Class:

1. WI-1 Brent Moore, St. Paris Graham Local, (12), 46-1 (15:II-145-1st, 14:II-132-2nd, 13:II-120-3rd)


2. FO-4 Taylor Komives, Ontario, (12), 31-9


3. AL-3 Quinton Kelley, Akron Archbishop Hoban, (10), 28-12


4. CL-2 Miles Mazik, Wintersville Indian Creek, (11), 49-3


5. AL-2 Luke McKeon, Mentor Lake Catholic, (10), 28-11


6. CL-3 Hayden Bullard, Johnstown-Monroe, (12), 47-10 (15:II-138-8th)


7. WI-4 Derek Spears, Mt. Orab Western Brown, (9), 27-11


8. FO-1 Tyler Copeland, Wapakoneta, (11), 23-4 (15:II-132-5th)


9. AL-1 C.J. Frost, Canfield, (12), 30-9


10. CL-4 Cole Woods, Millersburg West Holmes, (12), 48-5 (15:II-126-8th, 14:II-120-2nd)


11. FO-3 Greg Briggs, Lodi Cloverleaf, (12), 42-6


12. WI-2 Alex Kowal, Middletown Bishop Fenwick, (11), 49-3


13. FO-2 Thurston Dyer, Upper Sandusky, (12), 37-4


14. WI-3 Trenten Scott, Franklin, (11), 38-7


15. AL-4 Justin Mason, Conneaut, (11), 42-6


16. CL-1 Jake Martinez, Newark Licking Valley, (11), 48-5 (15:II-138-7th)

145 Weight Class:

1. CL-1 Dakotah Goff, Steubenville, (12), 38-8


2. WI-4 Gavin Pearson, Oxford Talawanda, (12), 40-8


3. AL-3 Brennan Joseph, Alliance Marlington, (12), 20-4 (15:II-132-8th)


4. FO-2 Timothy Gage Grunden, Defiance, (10), 35-3


5. AL-2 Dave Esarco, Poland Seminary, (12), 37-11


6. FO-3 Sid Ohl, Ashland, (11), 44-6


7. CL-4 Joe Knipp, Carrollton, (12), 36-13


8. WI-1 Rocky Jordan, St. Paris Graham Local, (10), 44-3 (15:II-132-2nd)


9. FO-1 Sandro Ramirez, Wauseon, (10), 35-2 (15:II-126-3rd)


10. AL-4 Dylan Miller, Beloit West Branch, (10), 15-12


11. WI-3 Mac Altom, Eaton, (12), 30-10


12. CL-2 Jason Keyes, Lisbon Beaver, (12), 40-6 (15:II-132-7th)


13. WI-2 Jake Henderson, Mt. Orab Western Brown, (11), 39-5


14. CL-3 Kevin Beal, Lancaster Fairfield Union, (12), 40-5


15. FO-4 Lance Smith, Fostoria, (12), 37-11


16. AL-1 Joe Boley, Mentor Lake Catholic, (12), 34-7

152 Weight Class:

1. WI-1 Davey Tunon, Clarksville Clinton-Massie, (12), 41-1 (15:III-152-3rd)


2. AL-4 Nick Vespucci, Mantua Crestwood, (11), 39-9


3. CL-3 Justice Avery, Uhrichsville Claymont, (12), 29-10


4. FO-2 Seth Boggs, Sandusky Perkins, (12), 46-3


5. CL-2 Jarrett Munyan, Thornville Sheridan, (10), 39-9


6. FO-3 Vince Zitiello, Bay Village Bay, (12), 42-6


7. WI-4 Trevon Ward, Norwood, (12), 32-13


8. AL-1 Georgio Poullas, Canfield, (11), 41-2 (15:II-126-6th, 14:II-126-6th)


9. CL-1 Luciano Mendicino, Granville, (11), 34-1


10. FO-4 Kohle Clellan, Defiance, (12), 30-5


11. WI-3 Joey Sanchez, St. Paris Graham Local, (10), 36-10


12. AL-2 Isaac Yoho, Peninsula Woodridge, (10), 46-6


13. WI-2 Jack Peura, Tipp City Tippecanoe, (12), 26-4 (15:II-145-6th)


14. AL-3 Michael McIntire, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, (11), 49-10


15. CL-4 Logan Dusenberry, New Philadelphia, (12), 33-13


16. FO-1 Richard Jackson, Toledo Central Catholic, (12), 33-4 (15:II-160-3rd)

160 Weight Class:

1. CL-1 Ashton Eyler, Uhrichsville Claymont, (10), 13-2


2. FO-4 Dylan Plaugher, Wapakoneta, (12), 28-5


3. AL-3 Kyle Myers, Canal Fulton Northwest, (12), 33-5


4. WI-2 Tyler Young, Hamilton Ross, (12), 36-5


5. AL-2 David Heath, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, (10), 42-11


6. WI-3 Eric Altman, Mt. Orab Western Brown, (10), 35-7


7. CL-4 Michael Jude, Lancaster Fairfield Union, (11), 39-6


8. FO-1 Eric Fasnacht, Parma Padua Franciscan, (12), 42-5 (15:II-160-7th)


9. WI-1 Garrett Jordan, St. Paris Graham Local, (12), 42-4 (15:II-170-3rd)


10. AL-4 Kade Byland, Salem, (12), 34-7


11. CL-3 Brenton Miller, Carrollton, (11), 35-10


12. FO-2 Keysean Amison, Sandusky Perkins, (11), 39-11


13. CL-2 Ethan Fout, Newark Licking Valley, (12), 20-3


14. FO-3 Noah Clary, Upper Sandusky, (10), 37-6


15. WI-4 Gunnar Dawson, Middletown Madison, (11), 42-8


16. AL-1 David Crawford, Canfield, (10), 33-8 (15:II-152-6th)

170 Weight Class:

1. AL-1 Ben Knaus, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, (12), 16-6 (15:II-152-7th)


2. CL-4 Tarin Rauch, Uhrichsville Claymont, (11), 22-11


3. FO-3 Tre Terry, Lima Bath, (11), 38-8


4. WI-2 Micah Linton, Circleville Logan Elm, (12), 47-3


5. FO-2 Braden Neuberger, Norwalk, (12), 46-3 (15:II-160-8th)


6. WI-3 Chase Sayers, Hamilton Ross, (12), 40-7


7. AL-4 Anthony Audi, Poland Seminary, (12), 37-8


8. CL-1 Aidan Pasiuk, Carrollton, (11), 38-4 (15:II-152-4th)


9. WI-1 Alex Marinelli, St. Paris Graham Local, (12), 44-0 (15:II-160-1st, 14:II-160-1st, 13:II-152-1st)


10. FO-4 Conner Carneal, Lodi Cloverleaf, (12), 38-11


11. CL-3 Anthony Moran, Newark Licking Valley, (12), 33-8


12. AL-2 John Miller, Perry, (12), 37-10


13. CL-2 Shawn Livingston, Steubenville, (12), 42-5 (15:II-160-6th)


14. AL-3 Isaih Watson-Kirksey, Alliance, (12), 41-6


15. WI-4 Jackson Gear, Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas, (10), 32-8


16. FO-1 Alex Andrews, Napoleon, (11), 42-9

182 Weight Class:

1. FO-1 Robbie Bowers, Defiance, (11), 37-5 (15:II-160-2nd)


2. AL-4 Dominic Cooper, Canfield, (10), 31-9


3. WI-3 Gage Braun, St. Paris Graham Local, (10), 33-12


4. CL-2 Mathieu Holt, Granville, (11), 39-14


5. WI-2 Stone Day, Germantown Valley View, (10), 30-4


6. CL-3 Billy Cooper, Jackson, (11), 34-3


7. FO-4 Shykel Jones, Sandusky, (12), 34-13


8. AL-1 John Szep, Mentor Lake Catholic, (12), 36-5


9. WI-1 Tyler Wiederholt, Bellbrook, (12), 39-2 (15:II-152-2nd, 14:II-145-6th)


10. CL-4 Justin Reynolds, Gallipolis Gallia Academy, (12), 47-9


11. FO-3 Josh Barr, Bay Village Bay, (11), 15-3


12. AL-2 Dalton Cox, Canal Fulton Northwest, (12), 45-4


13. FO-2 Tre Campbell, Wauseon, (12), 49-4 (15:II-182-3rd, 14:II-160-4th)


14. AL-3 Evan Schenk, Perry, (11), 40-5


15. WI-4 Baden Pinson, Reading, (11), 39-6


16. CL-1 Jud Ramage, Byesville Meadowbrook, (10), 48-3

195 Weight Class:

1. CL-1 Zach Baker, Marengo Highland, (11), 45-5


2. WI-4 Jared Fenner, Washington C.H. Miami Trace, (11), 40-10


3. FO-3 Abdullah Silmi, Norwalk, (11), 14-6


4. AL-2 Chris Cook, Akron Coventry, (12), 38-5


5. FO-2 Landon Hall, Wapakoneta, (11), 30-7 (15:II-182-6th)


6. AL-3 Justin Sanders, Mentor Lake Catholic, (12), 23-8


7. CL-4 Owen Loughman, Thornville Sheridan, (9), 37-13


8. WI-1 Jack Harris, Urbana, (12), 33-1 (15:II-182-2nd, 14:II-182-2nd, 13:II-182-5th)


9. FO-1 Tony Banister, Wauseon, (11), 46-5 (15:II-195-8th)


10. AL-4 Jerrell Martin, Alliance, (11), 34-14


11. CL-3 Tim Albertson, Steubenville, (12), 33-10


12. WI-2 Kavan Sarver, St. Paris Graham Local, (11), 37-6


13. CL-2 Alex Eckels, Granville, (11), 30-15


14. WI-3 Jacob Altman, Mt. Orab Western Brown, (12), 32-12


15. FO-4 Ben Ocheltree, LaGrange Keystone, (12), 41-5


16. AL-1 Joe Fornaro, Chesterland West Geauga, (12), 31-8

220 Weight Class:

1. AL-1 Jacob Esarco, Canfield, (12), 31-4 (15:II-220-4th)


2. CL-4 Logan Ford, New Philadelphia, (12), 43-4


3. WI-3 Nick Svarda, Middletown Madison, (12), 41-1 (15:III-195-1st)


4. FO-2 Jalen Gowdy, Sandusky, (12), 20-3


5. WI-2 Steven Major, Lewistown Indian Lake, (12), 37-8


6. FO-3 Tristen Weirich, Ashland, (12), 51-4


7. AL-4 Ben Norman, Girard, (12), 42-11


8. CL-1 Brody Robinson, Carrollton, (12), 31-10


9. FO-1 Garit Witt, Clyde, (12), 27-2 (15:II-220-3rd)


10. WI-4 Karson Chasteen, Hamilton Ross, (11), 19-6


11. AL-3 Ben Higgins, Alliance Marlington, (12), 30-7 (15:II-220-8th)


12. CL-2 Alec Love, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley, (12), 39-12


13. AL-2 Trey Ellis, Poland Seminary, (12), 34-7


14. CL-3 Jared Croswell, Columbus Bishop Hartley, (12), 34-5


15. FO-4 Brandon Phillips, Maumee, (10), 34-8


16. WI-1 Johnny Shafer, St. Paris Graham Local, (9), 33-5

285 Weight Class:

1. WI-1 Logan Ferrell, Tipp City Tippecanoe, (12), 40-5


2. CL-4 Jaret Aubiel, Uhrichsville Claymont, (12), 21-12


3. AL-3 Mason Giordano, Canfield, (11), 32-12


4. FO-2 Jamez Young, Sandusky, (11), 33-8


5. AL-2 Mitch Bischoff, Norton, (12), 33-3 (15:II-285-5th)


6. FO-3 Sean Williams, Mansfield Madison Comprehensive, (12), 31-8


7. WI-4 Trevor Hicks, Washington C.H. Washington, (11), 40-9


8. CL-1 Michael Furbee, St. Clairsville, (12), 47-1 (15:III-220-7th)


9. AL-1 Ian Sharp, Beloit West Branch, (11), 37-1


10. FO-4 Collin Shirley, Rocky River, (12), 39-8


11. WI-3 Jeremy Rosenblum, Hamilton Ross, (12), 37-8


12. CL-2 Matt Adams, New Lexington, (12), 51-3


13. WI-2 Colvin Turner, Franklin, (11), 30-6


14. CL-3 Wes Cochran, Delaware Buckeye Valley, (11), 34-7


15. AL-4 Dom Sciarretti, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, (12), 37-14


16. FO-1 Jared Hoy, Bellevue, (12), 50-2

DIVISION III

(Districts: HE – Heath; GH – Garfield Heights; WA – Waite; TR – Troy)

See full Division III brackets.

106 Weight Class:

1. HE-1 Klay Reeves, Johnstown Northridge, (9), 31-7


2. GH-4 Jacob Kuhlins, Massillon Tuslaw, (10), 37-15


3. TR-3 Camron Neal, Camden Preble Shawnee, (11), 37-5


4. WA-2 Cole Mattin, Delta, (9), 42-7


5. TR-2 Jacob Edwards, Troy Christian, (10), 42-3


6. WA-3 Dylan Burns, Milan Edison, (10), 50-8


7. HE-4 Jordan Hoselton, Chillicothe Zane Trace, (9), 38-9


8. GH-1 Zack Larue, Akron Manchester, (9), 22-2


9. WA-1 Dylan D'Emilio, Genoa Area, (9), 47-1


10. TR-4 Jordan Crist, Amanda-Clearcreek, (10), 35-8


11. HE-3 Colton Bethel, West Lafayette Ridgewood, (11), 48-5


12. GH-2 John Kumher, Burton Berkshire, (11), 30-8


13. HE-2 Jake Neer, Galion Northmor, (11), 36-7


14. GH-3 Luke Hopkins, Cuyahoga Heights, (9), 23-8


15. WA-4 Trevor Schaller, Swanton, (10), 29-13


16. TR-1 Ronnie Pietro, Miamisburg Dayton Christian, (10), 33-6 (15:III-106-4th)

113 Weight Class:

1. TR-1 Graham Shore, Casstown Miami East, (10), 43-5 (15:III-106-7th)


2. HE-4 Cody Welch, Nelsonville-York, (12), 32-11


3. GH-3 Christian Wellman, Apple Creek Waynedale, (12), 50-2 (15:III-106-6th)


4. WA-2 Tanner Krotzer, Rossford, (11), 41-5


5. GH-2 Alec Bailey, Akron Manchester, (10), 32-9


6. WA-3 Dakota Blanton, Greenwich South Central, (9), 31-5


7. TR-4 Kobe Cunningham, Lima Central Catholic, (11), 38-9


8. HE-1 Greg Quinn, Shadyside, (11), 53-0 (15:III-113-4th, 14:III-106-6th)


9. GH-1 Dalton Leightner, Rootstown, (11), 42-4


10. WA-4 Evan Guilford, Defiance Ayersville, (11), 49-5


11. TR-3 Tyler Wetzel, Mechanicsburg, (11), 32-7 (15:III-113-8th)


12. HE-2 Carter Wolf, Marion Pleasant, (10), 34-10


13. TR-2 Tommy Hoskins, Miamisburg Dayton Christian, (10), 42-2 (15:III-113-1st)


14. HE-3 Ryan Fulwider, London Madison Plains, (11), 33-8


15. GH-4 Brendan Williamson, Kirtland, (12), 34-8


16. WA-1 Julian Sanchez, Genoa Area, (9), 27-5

120 Weight Class:

1. GH-1 Seth Hayes, Rootstown, (12), 44-8 (15:III-126-5th)


2. WA-4 Zane Peterson, Liberty Center, (11), 29-15


3. TR-3 Alex Rhine, Mechanicsburg, (11), 48-8 (15:III-106-3rd)


4. HE-2 Matt Seifert, Utica, (11), 37-5


5. TR-2 Michael Sergent, Troy Christian, (11), 40-6 (14:III-113-4th)


6. HE-3 Griffin Jenkins, Galion Northmor, (12), 35-15


7. GH-4 Terry Stockton, North Jackson Jackson-Milton, (12), 27-12


8. WA-1 Drew Mattin, Delta, (11), 43-5 (15:III-106-1st, 14:III-106-3rd)


9. TR-1 Hunter Lucas, Lima Central Catholic, (12), 42-2 (15:III-113-2nd, 14:II-106-4th)


10. HE-4 Jacson Muldrew, Shadyside, (9), 47-5


11. GH-3 Gavin Stika, Creston Norwayne, (10), 29-7 (15:III-106-8th)


12. WA-2 Cameron Gessner, Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic, (12), 41-6


13. GH-2 Isaac Elliott, Massillon Tuslaw, (11), 36-6


14. WA-3 Bruce Hrynciw, Oak Harbor, (11), 31-3


15. TR-4 Ruger Goeltzenleuchter, Haviland Wayne Trace, (11), 45-3


16. HE-1 Brandon White, Cadiz Harrison Central, (12), 45-4

126 Weight Class:

1. TR-1 George Clemens, Haviland Wayne Trace, (12), 46-0 (15:III-120-6th)


2. HE-4 Aaron Kitts, Galion Northmor, (10), 26-10


3. WA-3 Noah Mattin, Archbold, (11), 38-5


4. GH-2 Logan Kissell, Garrettsville Garfield, (10), 35-5 (15:III-126-7th)


5. WA-2 Jonny Wheeler, Northwood, (12), 38-5


6. GH-3 Joey Bowen, Akron Manchester, (12), 38-7 (15:III-113-5th, 14:III-106-7th, 13:III-106-7th)


7. TR-4 Josh Clary, Miamisburg Dayton Christian, (12), 25-9


8. HE-1 Caleb Brooks, Columbus Bishop Ready, (10), 46-3 (15:III-106-5th)


9. GH-1 John Smith, Ashland Mapleton, (12), 36-0 (15:III-132-4th)


10. WA-4 Daniel Price, Sycamore Mohawk, (10), 40-10


11. HE-3 Dallas Scott, Centerburg, (10), 31-10


12. TR-2 Richie Stalnaker, Newark Catholic, (10), 31-9


13. HE-2 Luke Coniker, Steubenville Catholic Central, (11), 36-4


14. TR-3 Alex Isbrandt, Casstown Miami East, (10), 40-6 (15:III-113-7th)


15. GH-4 Tony Paolucci, Rootstown, (12), 39-7


16. WA-1 Damian D'Emilio, Genoa Area, (12), 43-6

132 Weight Class:

1. GH-1 Stan Bleich, Elyria Catholic, (11), 32-2 (15:III-126-6th)


2. TR-4 Zane Strubler, Casstown Miami East, (10), 35-11


3. WA-3 Dylan Mansor, Oak Harbor, (11), 36-8


4. HE-2 Kolby Rayner, Caldwell, (12), 37-4


5. WA-2 Brady Barnett, Milan Edison, (11), 50-3 (15:III-132-2nd, 14:III-113-6th)


6. HE-3 Conan Becker, Galion Northmor, (10), 45-4


7. GH-4 Trey Combs, Cuyahoga Heights, (11), 18-3


8. TR-1 Nick Miller, Mechanicsburg, (12), 48-7


9. HE-1 Alex Gordy, Chillicothe Southeastern, (12), 47-1


10. WA-4 Jadon Dix, Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic, (12), 31-17


11. GH-3 Michael Yacapraro, Wooster Triway, (11), 48-2


12. TR-2 Kamron Paulus, West Milton Milton-Union, (11), 35-3


13. GH-2 Brad Trescott, Rootstown, (11), 42-9


14. TR-3 Chase Sumner, Ada, (10), 39-4


15. HE-4 Dylan Little, Newcomerstown, (12), 45-11


16. WA-1 Jake Spiess, Delta, (12), 46-3 (15:III-120-1st, 14:III-113-3rd, 13:III-106-1st)

138 Weight Class:

1. HE-1 Brendan Fitzgerald, Grandview Heights, (12), 42-3


2. TR-4 Tanner Bey, Versailles, (11), 44-10


3. WA-3 Hugo Villerreal, Gibsonburg, (10), 40-7


4. GH-2 Riley Smucker, Smithville, (10), 46-7


5. WA-2 Trevor Scherf, Oak Harbor, (11), 28-8


6. GH-3 Cody Rhoads, Orwell Grand Valley, (11), 40-4


7. HE-4 Hunter Stoffer, Magnolia Sandy Valley, (11), 24-14


8. TR-1 Tanner Smith, Mechanicsburg, (11), 47-5 (15:III-120-5th)


9. WA-1 Dustin Marteney, Delta, (12), 28-5 (15:III-138-2nd, 14:III-132-5th, 13:III-126-8th)


10. GH-4 Pierre Savage, Warrensville Heights, (12), 33-9


11. HE-3 Santino Kusic, Bridgeport, (9), 35-10


12. TR-2 Henry Danishek, Miamisburg Dayton Christian, (10), 28-10


13. HE-2 Jake Farley, Galion Northmor, (12), 21-7


14. TR-3 Ryan Ford, Covington, (12), 44-6 (15:III-138-3rd, 14:III-132-3rd)


15. WA-4 J.D. McNett, Tontogany Otsego, (10), 42-10


16. GH-1 Brian Persinger, Wooster Triway, (11), 48-3

145 Weight Class:

1. TR-1 Logan Lacure, Miamisburg Dayton Christian, (12), 28-0 (15:III-145-1st, 14:III-145-1st, 13:III-120-2nd)


2. GH-4 Brandon Neikirk, Middlefield Cardinal, (12), 40-6


3. WA-3 Alex Neuberger, Milan Edison, (11), 46-11


4. HE-2 Jonathan Junk, Zanesville West Muskingum, (12), 39-8


5. WA-2 Rhett Petersen, Oak Harbor, (12), 40-6


6. HE-3 Bobby Stewart, Belmont Union Local, (12), 48-4


7. TR-4 Spencer Seibert, Coldwater, (12), 52-6


8. GH-1 Ian Maund, Ashland Mapleton, (11), 36-4


9. HE-1 Colt Yinger, Nelsonville-York, (10), 48-2


10. WA-4 Adam Bates, Genoa Area, (11), 45-11


11. TR-3 Chase Mayabb, West Milton Milton-Union, (12), 41-3


12. GH-2 Josh Tompkins, Mogadore, (12), 35-9


13. TR-2 Wade Smiddy, Mechanicsburg, (12), 46-3 (15:II-145-5th)


14. GH-3 Anthony Renforth, North Lima South Range, (12), 36-7


15. HE-4 Cody Hawthorne, Shadyside, (11), 39-12


16. WA-1 Derek Gross, Norwalk St. Paul, (11), 45-1 (15:III-145-2nd, 14:III-138-4th)

152 Weight Class:

1. GH-1 Garrett Hall, Doylestown Chippewa, (12), 47-3


2. WA-4 Parker Brown, Sycamore Mohawk, (10), 40-11


3. HE-3 Hobie Howiler, Barnesville, (12), 34-7


4. TR-2 Jake Gutierrez, Springfield Catholic Central, (12), 31-3 (15:III-132-8th)


5. HE-2 Steele Strout, Johnstown Northridge, (11), 38-7


6. TR-3 Luke Buxton, New Lebanon Dixie, (12), 35-6


7. GH-4 Anthony Scurry, Warrensville Heights, (11), 44-2


8. WA-1 Jesse Beverly, Delta, (11), 44-4 (15:III-160-2nd, 14:III-152-3rd)


9. HE-1 Brett Kahl, Shadyside, (12), 48-7


10. TR-4 Corey Bogan, Mechanicsburg, (11), 40-14


11. GH-3 Logan Stanley, Apple Creek Waynedale, (10), 53-6


12. WA-2 Jake Huston, Oak Harbor, (11), 32-14


13. GH-2 Hunter Flinner, Wooster Triway, (12), 17-4


14. WA-3 Dylan Hall, Bloomdale Elmwood, (12), 44-7


15. HE-4 Brennen Alverson, Coshocton, (12), 37-11


16. TR-1 Nick Vestal, Miamisburg Dayton Christian, (12), 38-6 (15:III-152-2nd, 14:III-145-7th)

160 Weight Class:

1. TR-1 Kaleb Romero, Mechanicsburg, (11), 48-0 (15:III-152-1st, 14:III-138-1st)


2. WA-4 Noah Baker, Bloomdale Elmwood, (11), 35-15


3. GH-3 Trevor Ulman, Akron Manchester, (12), 32-18


4. HE-2 Antony Risley, Cadiz Harrison Central, (12), 48-4


5. GH-2 Pat Jordan, Rootstown, (12), 9-4 (15:III-152-7th)


6. HE-3 Hunter Watt, Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley, (12), 42-10


7. TR-4 Isaiah Pritchard, New Lebanon Dixie, (12), 38-9


8. WA-1 Damion Vitt, Bascom Hopewell-Loudon, (12), 46-1 (15:III-152-5th)


9. GH-1 Reid Stanley, Apple Creek Waynedale, (12), 57-1 (15:III-145-5th, 14:III-145-4th, 13:III-145-7th)


10. HE-4 Benton Bair, Grandview Heights, (12), 36-15


11. TR-3 Brett Vonderwell, Delphos St. John's, (11), 25-11


12. WA-2 Chase Fetter, Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic, (12), 38-5


13. TR-2 Corey Dieringer, Versailles, (12), 40-12


14. WA-3 Drake Barnett, Galion, (12), 16-3


15. GH-4 Manuel Garza, Rittman, (11), 48-4


16. HE-1 Josh Doherty, West Jefferson, (11), 51-1

170 Weight Class:

1. WA-1 Cole Draper, Sycamore Mohawk, (11), 49-6 (15:III-170-6th)


2. TR-4 Hunter Binkley, Delphos Jefferson, (11), 31-8


3. GH-3 Luke Sorboro, Rootstown, (11), 47-3 (15:III-160-5th)


4. HE-2 Tristin Siemer, Columbus Bishop Ready, (10), 39-6


5. GH-2 Kyle Ice, Apple Creek Waynedale, (11), 52-5


6. HE-3 Teagan Mcfadden, Bainbridge Paint Valley, (12), 47-6


7. WA-4 Trevor Mack, Northwood, (11), 27-7


8. TR-1 Jacob Thompson, North Lewisburg Triad, (12), 35-0


9. HE-1 Matt McFarland, Belmont Union Local, (12), 35-4


10. GH-4 Dillon Stallsmith, Atwater Waterloo, (12), 42-11


11. TR-3 Austin Delk, Brookville, (12), 33-7


12. WA-2 David Bell, Archbold, (12), 38-10


13. TR-2 Dawson Davis, Williamsburg, (12), 46-3


14. WA-3 Sam Stoll, Milan Edison, (10), 50-7


15. HE-4 Jackson Dunn, Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley, (10), 35-3


16. GH-1 Zach Steiner, Creston Norwayne, (11), 34-2 (15:III-152-6th)

182 Weight Class:

1. HE-1 Hudson Jump, Grandview Heights, (9), 38-5


2. WA-4 Chase Carpenter, Sherwood Fairview, (12), 44-6


3. TR-3 Corbin Bunsold, Richwood North Union, (12), 52-1


4. GH-2 Josh Bialosky, Beachwood, (11), 40-4


5. TR-2 Peyton Hamrick, Rockford Parkway, (12), 28-2


6. GH-3 Gaige Willis, Andover Pymatuning Valley, (10), 43-3 (15:III-170-8th)


7. HE-4 Jeremy Bresciani, Coshocton, (12), 39-10


8. WA-1 Kian Thompson, Oak Harbor, (11), 42-7


9. TR-1 Daniel Beemer, Ottawa-Glandorf, (10), 45-2


10. GH-4 Tristan Anderson, Apple Creek Waynedale, (12), 57-4 (15:III-195-7th, 14:III-195-4th)


11. HE-3 Carlos Kusic, Bridgeport, (12), 40-8


12. WA-2 Madison Jaso, Gibsonburg, (11), 34-7


13. HE-2 Caleb Johnson, Bainbridge Paint Valley, (12), 49-4 (15:III-182-4th)


14. WA-3 Dylan Rogers, Delta, (10), 32-15


15. TR-4 Josh Pearson, Gahanna Columbus Academy, (10), 26-5


16. GH-1 James Handwerk, Rocky River Lutheran West, (11), 45-3 (15:III-170-1st)

195 Weight Class:

1. WA-1 Jack Staggs, Milan Edison, (12), 25-0 (15:III-182-5th)


2. HE-4 Drew Lowery, Toronto, (12), 43-4


3. TR-3 Kyle Gigandet, Versailles, (12), 43-9


4. GH-2 Paul Skye, Mogadore, (10), 37-7


5. TR-2 Kent Petersen, Hamler Patrick Henry, (11), 37-3


6. GH-3 John Kelbly, Smithville, (11), 51-2 (15:III-182-8th)


7. WA-4 Caleb Carpenter, Liberty Center, (9), 32-14


8. HE-1 Dalton Hoover, Martins Ferry, (10), 32-2


9. TR-1 Jordan Leasure, Amanda-Clearcreek, (12), 45-0


10. GH-4 Kade Marker, Newbury, (11), 31-7


11. WA-3 Dylan Thorp, Oak Harbor, (11), 39-8


12. HE-2 Jake Burns, West Jefferson, (11), 33-2


13. WA-2 Matt Herrick, Genoa Area, (11), 44-7


14. HE-3 Caide Bunfill, Barnesville, (11), 41-7


15. TR-4 Jeffrey Botts, Bethel-Tate, (12), 40-3


16. GH-1 Will Bolanz, Atwater Waterloo, (11), 46-2

220 Weight Class:

1. WA-1 Devon Richard, Delta, (12), 42-5 (15:III-220-6th, 14:III-220-5th)


2. TR-4 Elijah Pryce, Cincinnati Purcell Marian, (12), 40-10


3. HE-3 Clay Poling, Caldwell, (12), 34-2


4. GH-2 Jerek Cropper, Akron Manchester, (12), 35-10 (15:III-220-4th)


5. HE-2 Hunter Bodkin, Martins Ferry, (10), 39-9


6. GH-3 Zach Hackett, Brookfield, (12), 23-2


7. WA-4 Nick Devore, Van Buren, (12), 40-9


8. TR-1 Reece Human, Carlisle, (11), 24-4 (15:II-220-5th)


9. GH-1 Collin Kelly, Mogadore, (12), 35-3 (15:III-220-8th)


10. HE-4 Tanner Potts, Woodsfield Monroe Central, (12), 34-9


11. WA-3 Cameron Conaway, Greenwich South Central, (12), 49-2 (15:III-220-5th, 14:III-220-4th)


12. TR-2 Dylan Hartley, Mechanicsburg, (11), 27-10


13. WA-2 Tyler Tudor, Pemberville Eastwood, (11), 40-9


14. TR-3 Ben Sullivan, New Paris National Trail, (11), 15-1 (15:III-220-3rd, 14:III-220-2nd)


15. GH-4 Dedric Isaac, Rittman, (10), 34-7


16. HE-1 Milan Pozderac, Fredericktown, (12), 35-5

285 Weight Class:

1. HE-1 Chance Rucker, Caldwell, (12), 35-2


2. GH-4 Zack States, Mogadore, (12), 32-8


3. WA-3 Derek Smith, Defiance Tinora, (11), 45-4


4. TR-2 Blake Sampson, Bluffton, (12), 36-5


5. WA-2 Brandon Garber, Oak Harbor, (12), 40-6


6. TR-3 Ben Ferguson, Casstown Miami East, (12), 39-6 (15:III-285-8th)


7. HE-4 Andrew Bevan, London Madison Plains, (12), 36-9


8. GH-1 Austin Mathis, Orwell Grand Valley, (11), 30-6


9. WA-1 Chance Veller, Delta, (12), 41-5 (15:III-285-1st, 14:III-285-7th)


10. TR-4 Brandon Cox, Richwood North Union, (12), 48-4


11. GH-3 Jacob Hochstetler, Orrville, (12), 27-8


12. HE-2 Francesco Borsellino, Magnolia Sandy Valley, (11), 41-1


13. GH-2 Jonah Ours, West Salem Northwestern, (12), 33-9


14. HE-3 Dom Wallace, Martins Ferry, (11), 24-9


15. WA-4 Jack Hagemeyer, Bloomdale Elmwood, (12), 36-9


16. TR-1 Brandon Bennett, Hamler Patrick Henry, (12), 39-1 (15:III-285-7th)

Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin is ready to challenge in today's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin had the fastest lap during Saturday's final practice and will be a driver to watch in today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

The green flag is scheduled to drop at 1 p.m., with coverage on Fox beginning at 12:30. You can follow along live at NASCAR's Race Center.

Hamlin pushed his No. 11 Toyota to a fast lap of 188.450 mph Saturday. Ironically, the second-fastest lap belong to Martin Truex Jr., who finished second to Hamilin in the the closest Daytona 500 finish ever. Hamlin starts 12th today and Truex is ninth.

Kurt Busch assumed the pole position after Friday's qualifying when brother Kyle Busch's car failed inspection after winning the pole and was moved to the back of the field.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP

Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500

Site: Hampton, Georgia.

Schedule and TV: Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (Fox, 12:30-5 p.m.).

Live scoring link: Click here for NASCAR's Race Center.

Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (tri-oval, 1.54 miles).

Race distance: 500.5 miles, 325 laps.

Last year: Jimmie Johnson raced to the first of his five 2015 victories, pulling away after a late restart.

Last week: Denny Hamlin won the season-opening Daytona 500, beating Martin Truex Jr. by 0.010 seconds in the closest finish in the history of the race. Hamlin gave Joe Gibbs Racing its first Daytona 500 victory since 1993, and Toyota its first ever.

Fast facts: Ty Dillon is driving Stewart-Haas Racing's No. 14 Chevrolet in place of the injured Tony Stewart. Retiring at the end of the season, Stewart fractured his back in an accident on an all-terrain vehicle. Brian Vickers was 26th subbing for Stewart at Daytona. Vickers will return to the car next week in Las Vegas. ... The track had two races a year from its opening in 1960 to 2010. Speedway Motorsports Inc. shifted one of the races to Kentucky Speedway.

Next race: Kobalt 400, March 6, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas.

XFINITY

Heads Up Georgia 250

Saturday's race: Kyle Busch won his 77th XFINITY Series race with his first win ever at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Next race: Boyd Gaming 300, March 5, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas.

CAMPING WORLD TRUCK

Georgia 200

Saturday's race: John Hunter Nemechek held off Cameron Hayley in a two-lap dash at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Next race: Alpha Energy Solutions 250, April 2, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia.

NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING

CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals

Site: Chandler, Arizona.

Schedule and TV: Sunday, final eliminations (Fox Sports 1, 5-8 p.m.).

Track: Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.

Last year: Matt Hagan won the Funny Car final, beating Del Worsham with a track-record run. Tony Schumacher won in Top Fuel, and Rodger Brogdon in Pro Stock.

Last event: Ron Capps topped the Funny Car field Feb. 14 in the season-opening Winternationals in Pomona, California. Steve Torrence won in Top Fuel, and Greg Anderson in Pro Stock.

Fast facts: John Force has a record 143 Funny Car victories and 16 season titles. He will be 67 in May. ... Worsham won the Funny Car season title last year, Antron Brown took the Top Fuel crown, and Erica Enders won in Pro Stock.

Next event: Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 17-20, Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Florida.

VERIZON INDYCAR

Next race: Season-opening Firestone Grand Prix Of St. Petersburg, March 13, Streets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida.

FORMULA ONE

Next race: Season-opening Australian Grand Prix, March 20, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Bosa posted unofficial 40-yard dash times of 4.87 and 4.89 seconds on Sunday at the NFL Combine.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Joey Bosa wasn't happy with his time in the 40-yard dash during defensive lineman workouts on Sunday at the NFL Combine.

According to one analyst, they might have been good enough to get him the first overall pick in the NFL Draft.

Bosa posted unofficial times of 4.87 and 4.89 seconds on his two 40 runs on Sunday (you can watch his first run below). NFL Network Draft analyst Mike Mayock said he expected Bosa to run in the 4.7s, and in an interview on the NFL Network, Bosa said he was aiming for the high 4.6 or low 4.7 range.

Bosa's official time was 4.86 seconds.

Those times are plenty good for Bosa, at least according to one person in Indy.

Longtime NFL executive and scout Gil Brandt hand-timed Bosa at 4.86, saying that might have been enough for Bosa to lock down the No. 1 overall pick in April's NFL Draft.

Bosa said he's unsure whether he'll run the 40 again at Ohio State's Pro Day on March 11.

Appreciate the support from everyone. Was a great experience and I had fun out there competing. Can't wait for April.

-- Joey Bosa (@jbbigbear) February 28, 2016

It will take more than a good 40 time for Bosa to climb up to No. 1 overall, but the combine is a chance for Bosa to put up numbers that match the hype that surrounds him. Bosa said he conducted formal interviews with 13 teams, including Tennessee, which picks No. 1, and the Browns, who own the No. 2 pick.

Ole Miss offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil is considered the most likely candidate to go No. 1 overall to the Titans.

Even if he wasn't happy with his 40 numbers, they were still good for a guy who measured 6-foot-5 and 269 pounds.

Bosa's hand work and technique are good enough to make up for any lack of speed.

"His technique is ready to go for the NFL," Mayock said of Bosa during the NFL Network broadcast.

Had Joey Bosa at 4.86 in his first 40. Good run. Could be enough to get him to No. 1. #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/ESBm8OARK0

-- Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) February 28, 2016

Bosa also did some hybrid linebacker drills Sunday. He wanted  show teams he can play outside linebacker in a 3-4 scheme.

Anything Bosa can do to make himself stand out in Indy gives him a better chance of moving up to No. 1 overall. Though right now most mock drafts you'll find have him going between Nos. 4 and 6.

Joey Bosa brings the ZOOM!

The @OhioStAthletics edge rusher just ran a 4.89u 40-yard dash! #NFLCombine https://t.co/RIXVlBpWAV

-- NFL (@NFL) February 28, 2016

Joey Bosa (@OhioStAthletics) takes on the field drills [?] #NFLCombine https://t.co/VlGpR5FsDD

-- NFL Network (@nflnetwork) February 28, 2016

Here's a look at Bosa's 40 time compared to those of J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney:

.@jbbigbear vs @JJWatt vs @clownejd

Yeah...#NFLCombinehttps://t.co/qGvx8KXeai

-- NFL Network (@nflnetwork) February 28, 2016

LeBron James will not play against the Washington Wizards, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced this morning.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - LeBron James will not play tonight against the Washington Wizards, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced this morning.

Richard Jefferson will start in his place.

There is no injury. The team just decided it would be best to rest its star player. This is only the second time James has taken a game off this season. The first was in Miami on Dec. 5.

James is averaging 24.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.6 assists. Resting James comes at an odd time since the Cavaliers have dropped two of their last three games. After the loss to Toronto on Friday, James questioned his team's mental toughness. It was a game James played the entire second half.

We'll see how Cleveland comes out today without its best player.

Get the latest updates and analysis on the Cleveland Cavaliers game against the Washington Wizards.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Cavaliers will not have LeBron James, as they take on the Washington Wizards on Sunday afternoon. He will rest after playing 40 minutes in Friday's loss. 

Follow along in the comments section as Chris Haynes, Joe Vardon and Chris Fedor bring you observations and analysis throughout the game.

Make sure to follow Haynes, Vardon and Fedor on Twitter.

Scoring Summary:

End of 3rd Quarter - Cavs trail Wizards, 96-70. Kyrie Irving leads the way with 23 points. Kevin Love has added 12 points. The Wizards are led by John Wall and Otto Porter Jr. -- each with 21 points. 

End of 2nd Quarter - Cavs trail Wizards, 63-54. The Cavs are led by Kyrie Irving's 16 points. Kevin Love has added 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting. Washington's John Wall leads all scorers with 18 points. 

End of 1st Quarter - Cavs trail Wizards, 35-28. The Cavs are led by Kyrie Irving's 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting. Kevin Love has added six points and five rebounds. Washington's John Wall has seven points and five assists. Marcin Gortat has also added seven points. 

Game 58: Cavs (41-16) vs. Wizards (27-30)

Tip off: 1 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena

TV/radio: Fox Sports Ohio; WTAM AM/1100, WMMS 100.7 FM, 87.7 FM (ESP)

Cavs probable starting lineup: Kyrie Irving, J.R. Smith, Richard Jefferson, Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson.

Wizards probable starting lineup: John Wall, Garrett Temple, Otto Porter Jr., Jared Dudley and Marcin Gortat.

The Browns are not currently interested in trading for 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick despite a report by NFL Network that they would be.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns are not interested in trading for 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick despite an NFL Network that they are.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Saturday that the Browns and Texans, both in need of quarterbacks, would be among teams interested in trading for the former second-round pick and Super Bowl participant.

But the Browns have no such interest at this time, and John McClain of the Houston Chronicle tweeted Sunday: 'By the way, the Texans have no interest in trading for Colin Kaepernick. 

Kaepernick has been linked to the Browns because coach Hue Jackson loved him when he was head coach of the Raiders in 2011 and Kaepernick was coming out Nevada.  Jackson has said the Raiders tried to trade up to draft, and the lamented the fact it didn't happen.

Kaepernick took the 49ers to the Super Bowl after his second season, where they lost to the Ravens. He's gone 27-20 in his five season and 4-2 in the playoffs. He's thrown 56 touchdowns and only 26 interceptions and has a 88.4 rating.  But he went  2-6 in an injury-marred season in 2015 and was benched in favor of Blaine Gabbert. Ultimately, he finished the season on injured reserve. He's also recovering from surgeries to his shoulder, thumb and knee.

Any team trading for him will have to assume his $11.9 million salary for 2016, which will be fully guaranteed on April 1.

The Browns are expected to draft either North Dakota State's Carson Wentz or Cal's Jared Goff at No. 2, but have said they'll explore all options to improve the team.

The 49ers have said they want to keep Kaepernick, but according to NFL Network, he wants to be traded.

On Thursday, coach Chip Kelly told 49ers reporters that Kaepernick "wants to be here" and that he excited to work with him.

"I've never thought that, 'Hey, I'm going to go to San Francisco and he's not going to be there,''' he said. "I don't know why everybody else looks at it that way, either. ... Kap's really good. He had the ball on the 5 yard line, taking the team in to win the Super Bowl. You can just look at the tape and know how talented he is. Our job is acquiring talent, not getting rid of talent."

49ers owner Jed York recently told the The San Jose Mercury News that his last conversation with Kaepernick was good.

"I asked how he was feeling,'' York said. "I hope he's doing well. I care about his health and well-being because I think he can be a big piece of what we're doing going forward."

It's Carson Wentz over Jared Goff for Browns at No. 2, experts at NFL Combine say

49ers GM Trent Baalke also said at the NFL Combine that Kaepernick would "absolutely'' be on the roster April 1st, but that was before NFL Network's Ran Getlin reported that he wants out.

    In 2013, Jackson told Peter King of si.com that "we wanted the kid in the worst way.''

He acknowledged that the late Raiders owner Al Davis was also upset that they didn't land him.

"Scouting him, I fell in love with the kid,'' said Jackson. "Leader, won a ton of games at Nevada, really impressive when you talked to him, strong, all the tools to win in the NFL. No doubt in my mind he was going to be good.''

The Indians have five left-handed relievers in camp. How many of them will manager Terry Francona carry on the opening day roster?

CLEVELAND, Ohio - When John McNamara managed the Indians in 1990 and 1991, left-hander Jesse Orosco was in the bullpen. Orosco would go on to set the record for career appearances by a pitcher in the big leagues, but often McNamara seemed reluctant to bring him into games.

Sometimes he'd just let Orosco warm up, almost like a decoy.

Terry Francona, the Indians current manager, said there will be no decoy lefties in his bullpen.

"I don't ever want to have a lefty just to have a lefty," Francona told reporters in Goodyear, Ariz. "If you have a lefty you're not going to use, it doesn't do you any good. If we take a lefty, we want have the confidence we can use him in situations where it can help us."

The Indians have five lefty relievers in camp - Kyle Crockett, Giovanni Soto, Ross Detwiler, Tom Gorzelanny and Joe Thatcher. Crockett and Soto are on the 40-man, Detwiler, Gorzelanny and Thatcher are spring training invitees.

Crockett was drafted in 2013. By 2014 he was in the big leagues and pitching well. Things did not go well last year and he did most of his work at Class AAA Columbus.

"I struggled with my mechanics at the beginning of the year," said Crockett, who posted a 4.08 ERA in 31 games for the Indians. "I was thinking about it too much and trying to fix everything instead of going out there and just competing.

"Toward the end of the year I just stopped worrying about the mechanical issues and I feel a lot better coming into spring training."

Francona said one of Crockett's problems was that pitching coach Mickey Callaway wanted him to throw a two-seam fastball last spring to give him a different look. Crockett had trouble mastering the pitch.

"Mickey is kind of kicking himself because I think he feels it really kind of messed him up," said Francona. "This year that's by the wayside. Sometimes those things just don't work, and you never want to screw a kid up.

"But it just seemed like it was tough for him to get straightened out. He went to Triple-A and got hit a round a little bit, probably for the first time. "

Crockett went 3-1 with a 5.97 ERA in 29 games at Columbus. The opposition hit .339 against him.

Over the winter, Crockett got stronger and started throwing earlier than normal.

"I got about 10 bullpens in before I came to camp," said Crockett. "My mechanics feel a lot more consistent. I feel I'm getting on top of the ball a lot more."

When asked how many lefty relievers he would carry, Francona said, "I can't answer it just like that . . . And to have a lefty it does help. If you have two lefties, certainly it helps more. Not for just getting guys out, but not burning that one lefty because for everytime they get in a game there's probably a situation where you have him up and the situation dissolves. So you don't want to hurt a guy."

Hello, Grover: Former Tribe manager Mike Hargrove is in camp as a special instructor.

"Grover knows he's welcomed in this camp anytime," said Francona. "I love having him here. He's been in this chair more than I have, especially in Cleveland."

Francona and Hargrove play golf during the winter in Tucson.

"I've know him for a long time and have a lot of respect for how he's done things," said Francona.

Learning process: Francona believes Danny Salazar is going to get better as a pitcher. Meanwhile, Francona and his coaching staff are learning more about Salazar every year.

"We as a staff did some assuming when he first came up," said Francona, referring to Salazar's big league debut in 2013. "He was in mid-season form. He was on the 60-65 pitch limit and he was rearing back and throwing really hard. Teams were never able to get a bead on him because he rarely faced a lineup a second time.

Danny Salazar shines, Tribe beats Toronto

"Then when he made the club in 2014, and was trying to turn lineups over, we realized the game was starting to speed up on him. Some of his youth was showing. That's OK, too, but we hadn't noticed it because it never showed. So he had to go back to Triple-A a little bit and he did a good job there."

Salazar went 6-8 with a 4.25 ERA in 20 starts for the Indians in 2014. Last year, he went 14-10 with a 3.45 ERA in 30 starts.

"Last spring we challenged him a little bit to pick it up in some areas," said Francona. "He did that and it's really transferred into success on the field. And I still think because he's young he has room to grow."

Easy does it: Jeff Manship's ERA from 2015 is like the light from a distant star. It's there for everyone to see, but will it ever be reached again?

Manship went 1-0 with a 0.39 ERA in 32 games for the Indians in 2015. It was the lowest ERA in club history for a pitcher with more than 30 appearances in a season.

How one tweak helped Tribe's Jeff Manship

Francona would love to see Manship repeat that performance, but he's not going to hold him to it.

"The one thing we told him is that he had such a low ERA last year that I don't know if it's doable again," said Francona. "I hope it is, but we can't have him going into a year thinking, 'If I give up a run . . .'"

Too often we asked the former Buckeye captain about everything except football. Now it's football time. Watch video

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Who cares if he's nice? Who cares if he possesses a social conscience about larger causes and individual empathy for people in need? Who cares what he thinks about anyone else?

Stop. 

Let's talk Joshua Perry, football monster. For at least one day, we owe him that.

I have talked to Perry, Ohio State's senior outside linebacker and captain in 2015, about his role as a Buckeye spokesman before. As the national college football world descended on Columbus before the College Football Playoff for the 2014 season, everyone always asked Perry about others. Need a quote for your feature on another Buckeye? Perry was your guy. He knew that.

If you did talk to Perry about himself, it typically wasn't about football. It was about his outreach in the world, helping sick children, raising money for causes, his life away from the field.

His works there deserved coverage. My major contribution to the Perry coverage was his take on Black Lives Matter.

But I'm not sure any of us got around to football with Perry all that often. How often did we ever really break down the skills and the game of a three-year starter with 293 tackles the last three years who ranked fourth, first and second on the team in tackles those seasons?

At the NFL Combine in Indianapolis this week, same thing. 

First, we crowded around him at a table for an interview session. Of the 13 Buckeyes who talked in Indy, only Perry and receiver Jalin Marshall, a projected late-round pick, sat at tables. The other 11 were sent to one of three podiums in front of more TV cameras. That's a clear delineation of spotlght.

Then came the questions. Over 11 minutes, Perry was asked 24 questions.

* The first was whether he's Josh or Joshua.

* Three were about his haircut.

* Seven were about former Ohio State teammates or the program itself.

* Four were about being a role model.

* Two were big-picture NFL and combine questions.

* One asked who he's supporting in the presidential election.

"I'm just trying to learn how to run fast right now," Perry said to that one.

His interview was more like the one I did with one of the Harvard guys, not one you'd do with one of the two coaches first-team All-Big Ten picks from the Ohio State defense this season.

Of the six questions that did address his combine hopes and football skills, I asked three. I'd vowed to myself to ask Perry only about his hopes as a football player on this one day. He was owed that, and you're owed that.

This is a guy projected as a second-round pick, No. 44 overall, by draft analyst Matt Miller, as a third-round pick by NFL.com. This is a guy who might start in the NFL for a decade, who was mentioned by the NFL Network's Mike Mayock in the group of second- and third-round linebackers who could play inside or outside.

So how does he translate to the NFL? (Football question alert.)

"I guess you want to get down to production, because every team is looking for productive guys, a guy who can make tackles," Perry said. "Just being a bigger guy who can thump. Every team is going to need one of those. 

"But also I don't think people, we played on a fast defense with some really good athletes, but I think people kind of undersell my athleticism a little bit."

Why, because there were so many good players on that defense? (Football followup.)

"Probably a little bit of everything," Perry said. "There were times, I'm not even going to front, where I should have been a better athlete on film."

Perry is back from a groin injury that kept him from playing in the Senior Bowl. He was ready for the drills and workouts at the combine Sunday, which was the workout day for linebackers. And he was ready to talk football.

He's on the reverse of the Apology Tour conducted by players with problems they need to explain. 

Perry is a fine human being. Let's let him talk football.

"Everyone wants a solid character guy on their team, but obviously you're there to play football, especially once you get to the league," Perry said. "That's your business, that's how you eat and everybody's paycheck is riding on that. 

"I showed them that. One thing I did back in school is I spent a lot of time at the facility working on football stuff. I made sure that's known to people."

Perry told teams about his time watching film, his work on the weight room and when they asked him to explain defensive concepts, he had a mission.

"I'm able to do it in a way that's, 'Dang, he really understands ball, he loves this thing and this is what he wants to do.,'" Perry said.

Nice guy? Sure. But a football monster, too.

The former three-star running back ran a 4.47-second unofficial 40-yard dash, which is currently the top time for linebackers and faster than all three Ohio State wide receivers who ran yesterday, including Braxton Miller.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ever since Darron Lee made the transformation from high school quarterback to Ohio State outside linebacker, his speed and athleticism made him one of the best defensive playmakers in the country. 

Now it's translating into numbers. 

The former three-star running back ran a 4.47-second unofficial 40-yard dash, which is currently the top time for linebackers and faster than all three Ohio State wide receivers who ran yesterday, including Braxton Miller. Lee's second 40 was clocked unofficially at 4.49. 

Below is the video of Lee's first attempt: 

.@DLeeMG8 (@OhioStAthletics) just ran a 4.47u 40! [?] [?] #NFLCombine https://t.co/OkWWka7DSx

-- NFL (@NFL) February 28, 2016

Lee also posted the top broad jump of any linebacker prospect at the combine at 11'1", better than Travis Feeney (10'10"), Leonard Floyd (10'7"), Joshua Perry (10'4") and Darrell Overton (10'3"). Below is video of Lee's broad jump: 

Darron Lee's 11-foot, 1 inch broad jump is the second best of any participant [?] pic.twitter.com/V708YBzUQT

-- BuckeyesNews (@BuckeyesNews) February 28, 2016

Lee's in an interesting situation because he's basically unanimously projected as a first-round pick by all expert draft analysts, it's just a matter of whether he could improve his stock enough to get grabbed in the top 15. 

As for anyone clamoring to see Bradley Zimmer or Clint Frazier -- the top-ranked prospects in the Indians' system -- receive an opportunity to crack the Opening Day lineup, don't hold your breath.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Terry Francona said he's comfortable with the Indians' outfield options, even without Abraham Almonte available. The Tribe's manager is not, however, comfortable with considering one of the organization's top prospects to fill the void.

Francona told reporters in Goodyear, Arizona on Saturday that he would not urge the front office to seek external candidates for the outfield competition. Instead, players such as Tyler Naquin, Joey Butler, Will Venable and Shane Robinson will jockey for a spot on the Opening Day roster.

The Indians signed Venable to a minor league contract on Friday. The two sides had conversed for weeks. Venable preferred a guaranteed job, but he eventually settled for the non-roster invitation to spring training.

"We've been talking about that for a while, trying to get in our camp some guys who can potentially help us, but doing it on the right terms," Francona told reporters on Saturday. "We didn't want to lose a roster spot. I don't blame [Venable]. He needed to get to a point where he was comfortable, too. We're happy to have him in camp. We're just trying to get some depth in our camp. He'll certainly go right into that mix."

Terry Francona said he's "completely comfortable" with the OF in Cleveland's camp, when asked about Almonte's situation and free agents.

-- Hayden Grove (@H_Grove) February 27, 2016

As for anyone clamoring to see Bradley Zimmer or Clint Frazier -- the top-ranked prospects in the Indians' system -- receive an opportunity to crack the Opening Day lineup, don't hold your breath.

"Zimmer isn't even ready to go full bore yet," said Francona, citing Zimmer's recovery from a broken bone in his foot. "We were on the fence about bringing him to camp, but we had a lot of outfielders and when he wasn't ready to do what everybody was doing, we didn't think it made any sense to bring a kid in here and have him stand around, if he can't do the conditioning test and things like that. So that eliminated that.

"They're just not far enough along in their progression. For somebody to expect them to give us a lift, that's not fair to the players. I think at some point, we think both of them are going to help us, but that wouldn't be fair. That's just the reaction of not thinking it through."

Another former first-round draft choice could factor into the equation, though. Naquin, the club's top selection in 2012, could play under a brighter spotlight this spring, now that Almonte received an 80-game suspension.

"It's going to open up an opportunity for somebody," Francona said. "We told Naquin, even before Abe, that he's right smack in the middle of some competition. There might be a guy this spring who hits .500 and he might not make the club. We need to balance a lot of different things: roles, positions, things like that. But more often than not, a guy comes in and has a good camp and puts himself in a good light and if you can help a major league team, you usually find a way to help."

We'll do it live: Pitchers and position players conducted live batting practice on Saturday. For pitchers, it's an opportunity to work on their repertoire with an actual hitter in the batter's box. For hitters, it's a chance to work on timing.

"The [pitchers] I saw looked healthy and crisp and good," Francona said.

A new Juan: A contender for the third-base job, Juan Uribe arrived at the team's complex in Goodyear on Saturday to take a physical. The veteran infielder, who will turn 37 next month, is expected to compete for the starting gig at the hot corner.

It remains inexplicable why the Cavaliers didn't double-team Toronto's shooting star in that shocking loss last week.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Friday night, we saw the Flip side of a great one-man effort beating a team.

The Cavaliers coaches exposed Matthew Dellavedova with no help on Toronto guard Kyle Lowry, whose shot was as wet and whose shooting was as sick as any slang term for either that you can think up. 

We had all been there before.

Going back in time

It was the fifth game of the 2007 Eastern Conference finals, the zenith of LeBron James' first term in his Cavs career.

The late Flip Saunders, the coach of the Detroit Pistons, the reigning power in the Eastern Conference at the time, had as much impact on the outcome of the game as Fred Zollner, the original owner of the franchise way back when it was in Fort Wayne. Saunders was expected to be a bit more active than that in times of crisis.

James dribbled away the shot clock at the top of the foul circle on the Cavs' last possession in the second overtime, then crossed over quicker than a double agent and hit the layup that for all practical purposes put the Cavs in the NBA Finals.

Inexplicable then

I didn't understand then, nor do I now, almost nine years later, why Saunders didn't run a second or third player at James. He wasn't simply hot, he was a magnesium flare, scoring 48 points overall, scoring  the Cavs last 25 points, 29 of their last 30, and all 18 in the two overtimes. Yet Saunders and his staff passively let James decide the game.

Inexplicable now

Lowry was 14 for 20 in the game on Friday. He already had  scored 41 points as he feinted and dribbled against Delly at the end. Lowry is lighting up the Cavs (31 points per game, 66 percent shooting) like the red goal light in hockey.

Dellavedova was a better defensive choice than Kyrie Irving and, judging from how it disabled Irving recently, probably so was a bed bug infestation.

But Lowry executed a quick step-back move for clearance, then swished what was close to a 3-pointer for the victory in what was billed as a critical game.

I don't think the loss was that big a deal. The Cavs won the East without home-court advantage as the second seed last year. There's no reason to think a better rested James or, in an optimistic view, a healthy enough Iman Shumpert could not use their greater wingspan at least to give Lowry a different look.

What was critical  was not even Irving's defense, although he certainly  didn't make Lowery work much on defense either in the game, as colleague Terry Pluto observed.

The puzzle was why head coach Tyronn Lue, formerly the team's defensive coordinator, didn't act like one and run so many guys at Lowry that he had to give the ball up.

Saunders finally used that tactic in the sixth, close-out game back in 2007. The Cavs' Boobie Gibson sank open threes off James' assists and fashioned a surreal box score line of 31 points on nine field goal attempts as the Cavs won.

Different sports, same idea

Baseball's Earl Weaver used to say, after walking a dangerous hitter, "I just got tired of that SOB beating me. Let somebody else do it."

Weaver gave the guy a pass, as an intentional walk is sometimes called. The Cavs needed to make Lowry pass.

I don't care which other player the Cavs left open. That guy would have been less likely to beat them than Lowry.

Better? Really?

There is plenty of time to atone, of course, But even with James getting a rest on Sunday, a listless, 30-down-at-one-point loss in Washington still recalled the debacle against Golden State in David Blatt's last days.

Is this the coaching upgrade general manager David Griffin thought he would get after firing Blatt?

Kansas looks to lock up the Big 12 title outright and put a firm grip on a No. 1 seed when it plays at No. 25 Texas tonight.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Kansas is expected to become No. 1 when the Associated Press Top 25 poll is announced this afternoon and can take a big step toward securing a No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament if it can get past No. 25 Texas tonight (9 p.m., ESPN).

Kansas will likely become No. 1 overall because of Villanova's loss to Xavier. A victory tonight would give Kansas a 2 1/2 game lead over West Virginia with one conference game left. The Jayhawks clinched at least a share of their 12th consecutive Big 12 championship on Saturday.

You can get previews, scores, stats, updates and more on our live scoreboard.

Today's Top 25 schedule:

• No. 2 Kansas at No. 25 Texas, 9 p.m., ESPN
• No. 7 North Carolina vs. Syracuse, 7 p.m., ESPN
• No. 17 Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State, 7 p.m., ESPNU

On the Horizon: The Horizon League Tournament starts on Friday in Detroit and Valparaiso (26-5, 16-2) is the No. 1 seed for the fourth time in five seasons. The championship game is scheduled for March 8.

The first round opens at noon with fourth-seed Green Bay (19-12, 11-7) against No. 9 Cleveland State (9-22, 4-14).

The week ahead: On Tuesday, Baylor plays at Oklahoma (8 p.m., ESPN) and Indiana is at Iowa (9 p.m. ESPN). ... On Wednesday, Miami (Fla.) is at Notre Dame (7 p.m. ESPN2). On Saturday, Ohio State is at Michigan State (noon, ESPN) and Iowa State is at Kansas (4 p.m., ESPN).

Small and speedy, look for the Ohio State linebacker to move into the top half of the first round after a huge NFL Combine. Watch video

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Darron Lee is the right linebacker at the right time with the right speed.

High school quarterback, redshirt his first year at Ohio State, two-year starter for the Buckeyes, modern NFL linebacker.

"I'd say it's a perfect transition, the stars aligned in that aspect," Lee said when I asked him at the NFL Combine last week if he was entering the league at the ideal moment for a 6-foot-1, 232-pound guy with exceptional speed and good coverage skills.

"I don't really know why the game is getting a lot faster. It's more of a passing league and the quarterback is getting the ball out quicker and making linebackers run. That's all I know. That's all I've been seeing on Sundays."

So on a February Sunday in Indianapolis, he showed just why he'll fit so well on fall Sundays.

Lee's 4.43 time in the 40 was faster than Ohio State teammates Ezekiel Elliott and Braxton Miller and the fastest by a combine linebacker in nine years.

His broad jump of 11 feet, 1 inch led the way this year and was the third-best broad jump among linebackers since 2006. 

His vertical jump of 35 1/2 inches was fifth among the linebackers. His 20-yard shuttle of 4.2 tied for third among linebackers.

Speed to blitz and cover, agility to turn and chase down ballcarriers, explosion to get past blockers. And the 232 pounds? That big enough?

"I'm not really worried about that. I usually play at 235. I just really didn't have a big breakfast today," Lee said.

Prepare yourself for this: Lee will be selected in the top half of the first round of the NFL Draft on April 28. The NFL Network's Mike Mayock said after Lee's performance he could see him moving from the second round into the first.

It will be high first, because a team will fall in love. If former Ohio State linebacker Ryan Shazier, Lee's easiest comparison when it comes to size, speed and instinct, went No. 15 to Pittsburgh in 2014 NFL Draft, then think of Lee the same way.

"That's one of the reasons we evaluated Ryan Shazier as highly as we did, his ability to play lateral football was very impressive," Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said at the combine. "He could make plays that maybe a traditional run-stopping style of linebacker wasn't able to make.

"I think game speed, the ability to cover ground laterally, it's important."

Shazier didn't run the 40 at the NFL Combine because of a minor hamstring pull, but when he ran at Ohio State's Pro Day, his 4.38 blew people way. Pro Day times are always faster than combine times, but figure Lee and Shazier might tie if they raced.

Shazier did other combine drills and his 42-inch vertical jump was off the charts, more than six inches better than Lee. Shazier's 6.91 3-cone drill bested Lee's 7.12.

Lee did beat Shazier in the broad jump by three inches, and Lee's 20-yard shuttle of 4.20 just edged Shazier's 4.21.

So Shazier was a freak. And Lee is in the same freak athlete range as a linebacker, maybe with even a better feel for the game than Shazier at the same age. Remember though, Lee has played linebacker for just three seasons.

"I know a lot of teams are looking for speed," Lee said. "I feel that's something I'll be able to do, me tuning up my technique and becoming more of a linebacker over these next couple of years, that will help me out."

He'll learn what he needs to learn. Like Shazier, Lee already possesses what few linebackers do - better speed than a running back and the tackling ability that doesn't make you worry about his size. 

"I feel linebackers are changing in the league, to be honest - a lot smaller," Lee said. "There aren't really too many bigger guys. The game is getting faster and you need guys to cover. You're starting to see that change a lot this year in the league."

Shazier was a step in that change. Lee is another step.

Rewinding Lee's big combine

"To sign a little bit late and show up a little bit later when there are guys already working out and having routines, it's hard. But it's something that I wasn't able to control and I'm here now and I'll try to do the best I can to be ready."

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When the calendar flipped to February, Juan Uribe was somewhat worried. When he had visa issues, which delayed his arrival time to the Indians' spring training complex, he became anxious.

Uribe prefers to show up early to spring camp. He didn't have that chance this year, but he's in the fold now and, barring injury, he'll be the Indians' Opening Day third baseman.

"I like to report to spring training a week before everybody shows up," Uribe told reporters Sunday through translator Nelson Perez, the Indians' assistant strength and conditioning coach. "To sign a little bit late and show up a little bit later when there are guys already working out and having routines, it's hard. But it's something that I wasn't able to control and I'm here now and I'll try to do the best I can to be ready."

Uribe said the Indians expressed interest in him as soon as he became a free agent. That provided him with some comfort, even as the offseason petered away and he still lacked employment.

"I had a feeling the Indians were going to sign me and we were going to be able to get to a deal," Uribe said. "I was calm, but a little bit worried."

Indians manager Terry Francona didn't mince words when discussing how Uribe's arrival impacts the competition -- or lack thereof -- for the third base gig. Uribe will be the starter. Giovanny Urshela will likely begin the season at Triple-A Columbus.

"We were trying to get [Uribe] all winter," Francona said. "Trying to slow down Gio for a little bit and letting him develop, we were good with."

So why didn't the two sides strike an agreement until late February?

"There are a lot of things that were attractive [about him]," Francona said. "During the winter, players have their sights set on [a certain] contract. Sometimes it takes a while."

Uribe took ground balls and hit in the cage on Sunday, his first day of work in Tribe camp.

"It's pretty apparent that he's been working out and playing baseball," Francona said. "He swung the bat [well]."

Why signing of Uribe makes (temporary) sense

Voting booth: The Indians were aiming for 100,000 signatures by Friday on a petition to have Bob Feller recognized by the White House with the Presidental Medal of Freedom. As of Monday morning, the petition had slightly fewer than 14,000 signatures. You can sign the petition here.

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