Lakota East Athletic Results- Winter 2002-03 Season
Date
Event
Team Placings
Dual W/L/T Record
Lakota East Highlights
12/4
Princeton/Sycamore
-Defeated Pinceton 64-16
Defeated Sycamore 45-23
2-0
Winners for East versus Princeton: Falls-Matt Mayles (103), Toshia Nishimura (112), Josh Hlebak (125), James Canfield (171), John Wipprecht (189), Tony Johnson (275)...Decisions-William Johnson (119), Dan Crone (135), Adam Schmittauer (152), Rob Conley (160).
Winners for East versus Sycamore: Falls-William Johnson and Kevin Hacker (140)...Decisions-Matt Mayles, Toshia Nishmura, CJ Absher (130), Dan Crone, Rob Conley, James Canfield, Tony Johnson.
12/13-12/14
Holiday Invitational @ Cleveland, OH
5th out of 32 teams
n/a
First Place...Tony Johnson (275) by a 14-2 major decision
2nd Place-Tim Sizemore (140), 4th Place-Kent Pierson (130), 5th Place Rob Conley (160), 5th Place James Canfield (171).
12/20-21
Coaches Classic @ Mson H.S.
5th place
n/a
Tony Johnson-1st place @ 275; also winner of most pins in least time award. Tony defeated Wesley Taylor (5th at State in 2001) of Harrison 9-5 in the finals. Tim Sizemore-2nd place @140, Rob Conley-2nd place @152, Kody Pierson-3rd place @119, Kent Pierson-3rd place @ 125, James Canfield-5th place @171.
12/27-28
Medina Invitational
East had a strong showing by finishing in 7th place.Ê Here is a listing of the top 10 out of 42 competing teams:Ê 1) St. Edwards, 240 pts.Ê 2) Massilon Perry, 224.5 pts.Ê 3) Davison, Michigan (currently ranked #9 in the country), 200.5 pts.Ê 4)Ê Pickerington, 189.5 pts.Ê 5)Ê Claymont, 131.5 pts.Ê 6)Ê Westland, 121 pts.Ê 7)Ê Lakota East and Olmsted Falls, 105.5 pts.Ê 9)Ê St. Ignatious, 102 pts.Ê 10)Ê Lake Catholic, 98 pts.Ê
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Individual placers for East included:Ê Champion-Tony Johnson (Junior, 275 lbs.).Ê This is Tony's third tournament championship in a row this season (North Canton Hoover, SWOWCA Classic, Medina).Ê Tony's current record is 17-0.Ê Sophomore, Kody Pierson (119 lbs.) placed 5th.Ê Kody placed 3rd at the SWOWCA Classic a week ago and is currently 10-5.Ê Junior, Rob Conley (160 lbs.) placed 6th.Ê Rob placed 5th at North Canton Hoover and 2nd at the SWOWCA Classic.Ê He is currently 14-6.Ê Sophomore, Kent Pierson (125 lbs.) was one win away from placing in the top 6 at Medina and therefore finished the tournament with a 4-2 record and in the top 8.Ê Kent placed 4th at North Canton Hoover and 3rd at the SWOWCA Classic.Ê Both CJ Absher (senior, 130 lbs.) and Tim Sizemore (junior, 135 lbs.)Ê finished the Medina Invitational with 3-2 overall records.Ê Sizemore previously placed 2nd at North Canton Hoover and 2nd at the SWOWCA Classic.
1/3
Fairfield
East 38
Fairfield 29
3-0
East defeated Fairfield for the second year in a row and second time in the school's 6 year history.Ê Falls were recorded by Matt Dillon (140 lbs.) and Tony Johnson (275 lbs.).Ê Tim Sizemore recorded a technical fall at 135 lbs.Ê Kody Pierson (119 lbs.), Kent Pierson (125 lbs.), and Rob Conley (152 lbs.) all recorded major decisons.Ê James Canfield (171 lbs.) also notched a victory.
1/4
Colerain @ Lakota Freshman School-Varsity 7:00 PM
East 38
Colerain 31
3-1
East suffered its first defeat of the season.Ê Falls were recorded by Kody Pierson and Tony Johnson.Ê Rob Conley recorded a major decison and Ryan Schmittauer, Dan Crone, and James Canfield all recorded regular decisions.
1/9
Harrison
East 34
Harrison 33
4-1
Trailing by 5 points and needing a pin to pull out the win, Matt Dillon (130) pinned his opponent with 6 seconds left to give East the come-from-behind victory. The match also featured a battle between two returning state placers at heavyweight, where Tony Johnson scored an 8-3 decision against Wesly Taylor. The win moved Tony to 20-0 this year. Also winning for the Hawks: Tim Sizemore, Ron Conley, James Canfield, Chris Moon, Kody and Kent Pierson.
1/17
Quad @ OSU
East 9
St. Paris Graham 61
East 13
Mater Dei 58
4-3
Lakota East competed this past weekend in the 1st annual National Wrestling Coaches Association High School Super Quad. This event was held before the NWCA Collegiate National Duals held at Ohio State University's St. John Arena. Teams competing in the event were Lakota East (2002 8th DI Ohio State Tournament), St. Paris Graham (2002 DII Ohio State Champions and currently ranked #2 in the country), Mater Dei (IN) (8 time running Indiana State Champions and currently ranked 12th in the country), Parkersburg South (WV) (2002 West Virginia State Champions), and Lisbon Beaver Local. On Friday, East competed against St. Paris Graham and Mater Dei. East was defeated by Graham by a score of 61-9. Tim Sizemore (135 lbs.) defeated Tyler Schlater (State Qualifier) by a score of 9-3. Tony Johnson recorded a fall at 275 lbs. East was also defeated by Mater Dei, IN by a score of 58-13. Tim Sizemore notched a 7-3 decison over Scott (Indiana State Placewinner). Rob Conley recorded a 15-6 decision at 152 lbs. and Tony Johnson recorded his 15th fall of the season at 275 lbs. Tony is now 22-0. Taking on the best competition in the country should prove to be a very valuable experience for East.
1/23
Lakota West
East 28
West 31
4-4
East took a 25-18 lead but couldn't hold it in the final 4 matches of the evening.
Winners for East: Tim Sizemore, Rob Conley, Chris Moon, Tony Johnson, Kody Pierson and Matt Dillon.
1/24
Hamilton
East 47
Hamilton 21
5-4
Breakdown by weight class:
103 Mayles dec. Hollandsworth 8-2 112 Kist maj. dec. Nishimura 15-2 119 Kody Pierson maj. dec. Burk 14-6 125 Kent Pierson dec. Josh Allen 10-4 130 Dillon pinned Harris 3:27 135 Sizemore maj. dec. Joe Allen 19-8 140 Ryan Schmittauer pinned Hamblin 1:25 145 Adam Schmittauer dec. Freeman 2-0 152 Emmons pinned Conley 5:58 160 Frasure pinned Santos 5:05 171 Gadd pinned Canfield 3:53 189 Nichols pinned McGuire 5:34 215 McCoy pinned Moon 3:37 275 Johnson received a Forfeit
1/30
Moeller (Senior Night)
Moeller 36
East 19
5-5
Falls were recorded for East by Matt Dillon (130 lbs.) and Tim Sizemore (135 lbs.). Tony Johnson (275 lbs.) recorded a major decision and Rob Conley (160 lbs.) notched a regular decision.
2/8
GMC Championships@Hamilton
2nd Place-166 points
Despite the fact that East had 2 starters out of the line-up (Matt Mayles and Ryan Schmittauer) and one other wrestler default out of the tournament after the semi-final round due to an injury (James Canfield), the team still managed to put together a good performance.
Capturing GMC Championships for East
Sophomore Kody Pierson, junior Tim Sizemore, junior Chris Moon, and junior Tony Johnson.
Sophomore Kent Pierson and junior Rob Conley finished 2nd. Senior Matt Dillon finished 3rd and sophomore David Daly finished 4th. This was Sizemore and Johnson's 2nd GMC Title. Tony Johnson also received the GMC Wreslter of the Year Award. Next up for East is the Sectional Championships to be held at Wilmington H.S. on February 14-15.
2/14-2/15
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Sectional Championships @ Wilmington H.S
2nd Place-194.5 points
Lakota East had 5 individual champions (all seeded second or better) and qualifed 8 of 14 wrestlers to the district tournament.
Champions:
103-Matt Mayles (3-2 dec.)
119-Kody Pierson (6-2 dec.)
130-Matt Dillon (6-5 dec.)
135-Tim Sizemore (14-0 major dec.)
275-Tony Johnson (15-4 major dec.)
Other qualifiers:
125-Kent Pierson (3rd), 153-Rob Conley (2nd), 215-Chris Moon (2nd).
2/21-2/22
District Championships @ Wilmington 4:00 PM
1st-St. Xavier 130.0
2nd-East 127.5
3rd-Carroll 119
4th- Elder 101
5th-West 91.5
This past weekend (February 21-22) East finished 2nd in the District Championships held at Wilmington H.S. East was edged out (2 pts.) by St. X. This was East's highest District finish in it's 6 years of existance. All 8 wrestlers that East qualified for the District Championships placed in the top 6. Tim Sizemore (135 lbs.) and Tony Johnson (275 lbs.) captured their 1st District Championships. Senior, Matt Dillon (130 lbs.) finished as a District Runner-up. Sophomore Twin brothers-Kody Pierson (119 lbs.) and Kent Pierson (125 lbs.) finished 4th. These 5 wrestlers are automatic qualifiers for the Ohio State Championships to be held at Ohio State University on February 27-March 1. Matt Mayles (103 lbs.) and Rob Conley (152 lbs.) both finished 5th and will act as alternates for the State Championships. Chris Moon (215 lbs.) placed 6th.
2/27-3-1
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio
21st (6.5 points) after day one.
11th (18.5) after 4 rounds
24th (24.5) after all rounds
Championship Preliminaries
Tim Sizemore (135) defeated Antonio Ramirez (Toledo) 18-2 (tech fall).
Tony Johnson (275) defeated Kevin Quinn (Lakewood) 16-6 (major decision).
Kody Pierson (119) lost to Ryan Riggs (Massillon Perry) 15-5.
Kent Pierson (125) lost to Jason Johnstone (Massillon Perry) pin-3:02.
Matt Dillon (130) lost to Nathan Spencer (Mayfield Village) 19-1 (tech fall).
Consolation Round One
Kody Pierson (119) lost to Matt McDiarmid (Lakewood) 4-2 OT
Kent Pierson (125) lost to John Gruniesen (Dublin Scioto) 5-4
Matt Dillon (130) lost to Kris Stolz (Westerville South) 9-7
Quarterfinal Round
Tim Sizemore (135) defeated A.J. Carl (Mentor) 10-9
Tony Johnson (275) pinned Joey Smith (Galloway) 1:12
Semi-Finals (Friday 7:45 PM)
Tim Sizemore (135) lost to Tony Cunningham (Groveport) 3-2
Tony Johnson (275) lost to Derrick Bendau (Mayfield) 14-7
Consolation Semi-Finals
Tim Sizemore (135) lost to Nick Uhas (Hillard Davidson) 5-3
Tony Johnson (275) lost to Kirk Nail (Hillard Davidson) 5-3 OT
Fifth Place Finals
Tim Sizemore (135) defeated Joe Murray (Fitch) 5-0
Tony Johnson (275) pinned Joey Smith (Galloway) 2:19
