HS Wrestling: Berea-Midpark High School Finish In 1st place at North Coast Classic

Berea-Midpark Wrestling navigated the 33 team field at the North Coast Classic and claimed the team title Saturday afternoon . Pino Dipierro was crowned the individual champion in the 113 pound weight class. In addition, six more Titans found their way to the gold bracket and placed inside the top-5 of their respective weight classes.

The Titans wrestled 96 bouts over the course of two days, winning at a 64% rate (61-35). Bonus points came in a flurry as well, racking up 45 pins, three tech falls and three major decisions.

Caden Wendling rattled off seven falls single-handedly. Dipierro wasn’t far behind with six pins and a major decision.

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The Titans will open SWC Dual action on Thursday December 13th as they host North Olmsted in the Bob Purdy Gym. Wrestling begins at 7pm.

TITANS GOLD BRACKET RESULTS

106 lbs. | Brian Kennedy (4th Place)
Semifinal – Johnny Novak (St. Ignatius) won by MD over Brian Kennedy (BMHS) | (MD 14-2)
Cons. Semi – Brian Kennedy (BMHS) won by fall over Billy Smith (Perkins) | (Fall 2:00)
3rd Place Match – Carlo Santoro (Mayfield) won by decision over Brian Kennedy (BMHS) | (Dec 3-0)

113 lbs. | Pino Dipierro (1st Place)
Semifinal – Pino Dipierro (BMHS) won by fall over Max Oprzadek (Perkins) | (Fall 1:20)
1st Place Match – Pino Dipierro (BMHS) won by tech fall over Jacob Hamad (Nordonia) | (TF-1.5 0:00 (16-0))

120 lbs. | Shane Heil (4th Place)
Cons. Round 2 – Shane Heil (BMHS) won by MD over Nick Gayner (Revere) | (MD 10-1)
Cons. Semi – Shane Heil (BMHS) won by decision over Jackson Reineke (Hawken) | (Dec 12-9)
3rd Place Match – Nick Sabin (Mentor) won by decision over Shane Heil (BMHS) | (Dec 7-3)

132 lbs. | Caden Wendling (3rd Place)
Semifinal – Patrick McGraw (St. Ignatius) won by decision over Caden Wendling (BMHS) | (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Semi – Caden Wendling (BMHS) won by fall over Cooper Krauth (Revere) | (Fall 2:23)
3rd Place Match – Caden Wendling (BMHS) won by fall over Mico Miloradovic (Brunswick) | (Fall 1:16)

170 lbs. | Jimmy Paletta (5th Place)
Cons. Round 2 – Jimmy Paletta (BMHS) won by fall over Griffen Novotny (Bay) | (Fall 1:52)
Cons. Semi – Richie Eyre (Tallmadge) won by decision over Jimmy Paletta (BMHS) | (Dec 6-1)
5th Place Match – Jimmy Paletta (BMHS) won by decision over Jake Mack (Solon) | (Dec 2-1)

195 lbs. | Zach Porch (5th Place)
Cons. Round 2 – Zach Porch (BMHS) won by fall over Michael Porter (Willoughby S) | (Fall 2:00)
Cons. Semi – Nate Amato (Tallmadge) won by fall over Zach Porch (BMHS) | (Fall 1:00)
5th Place Match – Zach Porch (BMHS) won by fall over Shane McGinnis (Hudson) | (Fall 3:00)

285 lbs. | Jack Chapman (5th Place)
Cons. Round 2 – Jack Chapman (BMHS) won by fall over Garrett O`Connell (Hudson) | (Fall 0:46)
Cons. Semi – William Lindsey (Hawken) won by MD over Jack Chapman (BMHS) | (MD 14-5)
5th Place Match – Jack Chapman (BMHS) won by fall over Dakota Marion (BVA) | (Fall 0:50)