OCC Champions

On: By: Roxie Bell
Yellow Jacket wrestlers win the Ohio Cardinal Conference Championship, upsetting perennial champion Ashland on Saturday.  Individual OCC Champions are Brock Blankenhorn, AJ Fonner, Rylan Firebaugh, Mason Mitchell, and Mavrik Gregory! 2nd place Preston Hempfield, Jake Taylor, Kayden Packard, Alex Taylor. Third place Aden Burdulis, Kyler Howard, and Luke Mullins. Charlie Bell took 4th.
Team    Scores    
1.    Mount Vernon    249.0    
2.    Ashland    221.5    
3.    West Holmes    202.5    
4.    New Philadelphia    151.0    
5.    Wooster    98.0    
6.    Mad. Comprehensive    83.5    
7.    Mansfield Senior    65.0    
8.    Lexington    54.0    
CHAMPIONSHIP – First Place
106    Brock Blankenhorn (Mount Vernon) dec. Peyton Martin (West Holmes)        5-2
113    Mason Taylor (West Holmes) pin Preston Hempfield (Mount Vernon)        1:14
126    A.J. Fonner (Mount Vernon) tech. fall Blaike Hobson (New Philadelphia)        tf20-5
132    Rylan Firebaugh (Mount Vernon) dec. Hunter McCluggage (West Holmes)        6-5
144    Mason Mitchell (Mount Vernon) pin Ezekiel Williams (New Philadelphia)        2:14

Congratulations Coach Firebaugh!  OCC Wrestling Coach of the Year.

150    Mavrik Gregory (Mount Vernon) maj. dec. Noah Fent (Ashland)        md12-3
157    Jon Metzger (Ashland) dec. Jake Taylor (Mount Vernon)        2-0
165    Dominik Whitesel (Mad. Comprehensive) dec. Kayden Packard (Mount Vernon)        3-1
215    Mekhi Bradley (Mansfield Senior) dec. Alex Taylor (Mount Vernon)        9-3

CONSOLATION – Third Place
120    Aden Burdulis (Mount Vernon) pin Vincent Hardin (Lexington)        2:56
138    Tyler Dodson (Ashland) dec. Charlie Bell (Mount Vernon)        5-0
175    Kyler Howard (Mount Vernon) pin Cole Porter (West Holmes)        1:00
190    Luke Mullins (Mount Vernon) pin Julian Franklin (Wooster)        2:38
Information courtesy of Mount Vernon City Schools