The Portage County Tournament takes place Jan. 3 and is the county’s biggest regular-season wrestling event with every area program participating.
This year’s tournament includes five PCT champions from a year ago: Dylan Benedum (Mogadore), Johnny Bollinger (Streetsboro), Gavin Edwards (Roosevelt), Dominic Kemble (Southeast) and Rocco Wrobel (Crestwood). It also includes a state champion, the Rockets’ Jarreau Walker, who didn’t compete in last year’s PCT.
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In the team standings, Rootstown looks to repeat as PCT champion. The Rovers have won the vast majority of PCT titles in recent years. Aurora, which disrupted Rootstown’s streak in 2024, is a little hard to predict with standouts like Drake Brasiel, Michael Kennedy and Nick Turba not competing. Streetsboro, a top-three finisher in each of the last four years, is certainly a leading contender led by its powerful lightweights. Host Garfield, Roosevelt and young Southeast can’t be ignored, either.
We’ll have live updates from Garrettsville throughout the afternoon:
Final results
Team standings
First place
106: Johnny Bollinger (Streetsboro) def. Nick Coffman (Southeast), 5:37
113: Damian Kemble (Southeast) def. Levi Daniels (Crestwood), 2:34
120: Jarreau Walker (Streetsboro) def. Tyler Devlin (Crestwood), 21-4
126: Rocco Wrobel (Crestwood) def. Caileb Tomkins (Mogadore), 2:48
132: Dominic Kemble (Southeast) def. AJ Freudeman (Field), 20-4
138: Luke Kaufman (Garfield) def. Trevor Osborne (Southeast), 2-0
144: Gavin Cantera (Southeast) def. Nate Marzec (Rootstown), 0:42
150: Cameron Rogowski (Streetsboro) def. Keaton Ellison (Garfield), :46
157: Jerry Benci (Streetsboro) def. Cole Porter (Garfield), 4:41
165: Gavin Edwards (Roosevelt) def. Griffin Kline (Garfield), 1:20
175: Avery Conroy (Streetsboro) def. Tye Berquist (Crestwood), 3:46
190: Michael Berquist (Crestwood) def. Landon Durstine (Southeast), 4:47
215: Dylan Benedum (Mogadore) def. Ethan Humbert (Roosevelt), 16-0
285: Chase Moyer (Rootstown) def. Fontana Luca (Aurora), 2:57
Third place
106: Colt Tomkins (Mogadore) def. Warren Hartung (Rootstown), 4:34
113: Jayden Kittle (Streetsboro) def. Cam Lewicki (Garfield), 17-2
120: Jacob Dunfee (Roosevelt) def. Vincer John Kelly (Southeast), 17-1
126: Brayden Kittle (Streetsboro) def. Logan Wilson (Rootstown), 15-0
132: Jacob Morris (Crestwood) def. Ayden Moyer (Rootstown), 15-3
138: Alex Ely (Rootstown) def. Ka’Yir Brown (Roosevelt), 16-5
144: Nolyn Dufala (Streetsboro) def. Garett Smith (Field), 2:44
150: Carson Saltsman (Rootstown) def. Kingston Kurtz (Roosevelt), 5:18
157: Tobias Brunner (Roosevelt) def. Jake McGowan (Rootstown), 7-1
165: Lucian Mazzocco (Streetsboro) vs. Jackson DeAngelis (Rootstown)
175: Noah Catanese (Roosevelt) def. Will Henson (Field), 2:42
190: Bradley Davis (Ravenna) def. Daniel Hudson (Field), 3:56
215: Kiel Reuting (Rootstown) def. Doug Sipes (Crestwood), 3:35
285: Austin McIntyre (Crestwood) def. Matthew Trusky (Mogadore), 4:14
Fifth place
106: Trevor Lott (Rootstown) def. Nathan Torchinsky (Aurora), 0:33
113: James Georger (Crestwood) vs. Carter Fertig (Roosevelt), 17-2
120: Jacob Bodovetz (Streetsboro) def. Kayne Smith (Waterloo), 7-0
126: Broc Sclimenti (Field) def. Mason King (Rootstown), forfeit
132: Everette McDole (Streetsboro) def. Ryder Denning (Ravenna), 7-6
138: Jakob Devlin (Crestwood) def. Colin Scalia (Streetsboro), 4:56
144: Marc Grubb (Garfield) def. Robby Georger (Crestwood), 1:00
150: Nick Lukart (Crestwood) def. Max Bultrowicz (Garfield), 0:58
157: Parker Blake (Field) def. Dylan Brown (Rootstown, 3:19
165: Peyton Custer (Mogadore) vs. Owen Evan’s (Field)
175: Darius Collins (Streetsboro) def. Joe Jares (Southeast), 17-2
190: Ethan Kurtz (Roosevelt) def. Matthew Galen (Rootstown), 6-5
215: Aiden Long (Rootstown) def. Noah Brode (Ravenna), 1:48
285: James Lombardo (Roosevelt) wins via bye
Avery Conroy adds an exclamation point for Streetsboro
There’s your championship moment for the Streetsboro Rockets. Crestwood’s Tye Berquist the impressive double and bridge to take an 11-1 lead midway through the second period. Streetsboro’s Avery Conroy battles back with an escape, shot and then the cradle. What a cradle it was (video soon to come) as Conroy the remarkable comeback from an 11-1 deficit to pin in 3:46.
That should cap the title for the Rockets.
Streetsboro starting to run away with the team title
The Rockets have had an amazing final round. Four championships already, including Cameron Rogowski and Jerry Benci going back-to-back at 150 and 157, respectively. Add on three third-place winners and three fifth-place winners and Streetsboro has a healthy 217-190.5 lead over second-place Crestwood.
Luke Kaufman wins 138 title
Maybe the best final of the day as Garfield’s Luke Kaufman and Southeast’s Trevor Osborne were scoreless before Kaufman managed the reversal in the third period.
A 2-0 final in favor of Kaufman as he wins the PCT title on his home mat. Much more to come from that one.
Crestwood, Streetsboro continue to pick up points at 126
Crestwood’s Rocco Wrobel repeats as PCT champion, this time at 126. He was dominant as can be, amassing 16 points in just over two-and-a-half minutes, before ultimately landing the pin in 2:48. But the Red Devils’ ability to pick up points on the Rockets is limited by Brayden Kittle’s emphatic tech fall in his third-place match.
Streetsboro leads Crestwood, 201-179.5.
Southeast is third with 159 points.
Jarreau Walker expands Streetsboro’s lead with title at 120
The Rockets needed their lightweights to perform. They certainly have. Johnny Bollinger won the title with a pin at 106. Jayden Kittle got a tech fall in his 113 third-place match. And now Jarreau Walker the tech fall for the 120 title. That’s 16 big points for Streetsboro, which now leads 197.5-173.5 over Crestwood.
Damian Kemble wins 113 title
I’ve talked about Southeast’s remarkable freshman class before. Well, here we go. That’s freshman Damian Kemble winning the 113 title in authoritative fashion.
Johnny Bollinger repeats as champion to begin finals
We’ll start finals with 106. Streetsboro’s Johnny Bollinger with a takedown after a pretty solid scramble with Southeast’s Nick Coffman. Upon 3-0 after a period, Bollinger bowls Coffman down in the second for another takedown. He adds another early in the third en route to a pin as Bollinger wins his second straight PCT title at 106.
Quick break before finals
Super close between Streetsboro (179.5) and Crestwood (173.5) entering finals. Both programs have five wrestling for first place. The Rockets have four wrestling for third and the Red Devils have three. And both have four wrestling for fifth place.
Southeast (3rd, 153) actually has the most wrestlers competing for first (six) but only has a combined two wrestlers competing in the third- and fifth-place matches, which will hurt the Pirates’ title odds.
List of third- and fifth-place matches
With the consolation semifinals underway, we can begin to finalize our third- and fifth-place PCT matches!
Third place
106: Warren Hartung (Rootstown) vs. Colt Tomkins (Mogadore)
113: Jayden Kittle (Streetsboro) vs. Cam Lewicki (Garfield)
120: Jacob Dunfee (Roosevelt) vs. Vincer John Kelly (Southeast)
126: Brayden Kittle (Streetsboro) vs. Logan Wilson (Rootstown)
132: Jacob Morris (Crestwood) vs. Ayden Moyer (Rootstown)
138: Alex Ely (Rootstown) vs. Ka’Yir Brown (Roosevelt)
144: Nolyn Dufala (Streetsboro) vs. Garett Smith (Field)
150: Kingston Kurtz (Roosevelt) vs. Carson Saltsman (Rootstown)
157: Jake McGowan (Rootstown) vs. Tobias Brunner (Roosevelt)
165: Lucian Mazzocco (Streetsboro) vs. Jackson DeAngelis (Rootstown)
175: Noah Catanese (Roosevelt) vs. Will Henson (Field)
190: Bradley Davis (Ravenna) vs. Daniel Hudson (Field)
215: Doug Sipes (Crestwood) vs. Kiel Reuting (Rootstown)
285: Austin McIntyre (Crestwood) vs. Matthew Trusky (Mogadore)
Fifth place
106: Trevor Lott (Rootstown) vs. Nathan Torchinsky (Aurora)
113: James Georger (Crestwood) vs. Carter Fertig (Roosevelt)
120: Kayne Smith (Waterloo) vs. Jacob Bodovetz (Streetsboro)
126: Mason King (Rootstown) vs. Broc Sclimenti (Field)
132: Everette McDole (Streetsboro) vs. Ryder Denning (Ravenna)
138: Jakob Devlin (Crestwood) vs. Colin Scalia (Streetsboro)
144: Marc Grubb (Garfield) vs. Robby Georger (Crestwood)
150: Nick Lukart (Crestwood) vs. Max Bultrowicz (Garfield)
157: Dylan Brown (Rootstown) vs. Parker Blake (Field)
165: Peyton Custer (Mogadore) vs. Owen Evan’s (Field)
175: Darius Collins (Streetsboro) vs. Joe Jares (Southeast)
190: Ethan Kurtz (Roosevelt) vs. Matthew Galen (Rootstown)
215: Noah Brode (Ravenna) vs. Aiden Long (Rootstown)
285: James Lombardo (Roosevelt)
Team race is a fun watch
After the Rovers have dominated the PCT in recent years, we might see a new winner in 2026!
Crestwood (152.5), Streetsboro (152) and Southeast (146) are in an incredibly tight race in the team standings.
The Pirates have six in the finals. The Red Devils and Rockets have five apiece but both have far more alive in the consolation brackets than Southeast.
The finals include a number of huge matchups as it relates to the team standings. Literally, the first three weight classes will feature a Southeast-Streetsboro, Crestwood-Southeast and Crestwood-Streetsboro battle!
List of championship matches
To prepare you (and I) for later today, here’s a list of all of today’s PCT championship matches, as they are revealed:
106: Johnny Bollinger (Streetsboro) vs. Nick Coffman (Southeast)
113: Levi Daniels (Crestwood) vs. Damian Kemble (Southeast)
120: Jarreau Walker (Streetsboro) vs. Tyler Devlin (Crestwood)
126: Rocco Wrobel (Crestwood) vs. Caileb Tomkins (Mogadore)
132: Dominic Kemble (Southeast) vs. AJ Freudeman (Field)
138: Trevor Osborne (Southeast) vs. Luke Kaufman (Garfield)
144: Gavin Cantera (Southeast) vs. Nate Marzec (Rootstown)
150: Cameron Rogowski (Streetsboro) vs. Keaton Ellison (Garfield)
157: Jerry Benci (Streetsboro) vs. Cole Porter (Garfield)
165: Gavin Edwards (Roosevelt) vs. Griffin Kline (Garfield)
175: Tye Berquist (Crestwood) vs. Avery Conroy (Streetsboro)
190: Michael Berquist (Crestwood) vs. Landon Durstine (Southeast)
215: Dylan Benedum (Mogadore) vs. Ethan Humbert (Roosevelt)
285: Chase Moyer (Rootstown) vs. Fontana Luca (Aurora)
Semifinals underway
Semifinals have begun here in Garrettsville.
Streetsboro’s Johnny Bollinger and Southeast’s Nick Coffman both dominant in their semifinals. That will be your 106-pound title match.
Crestwood’s Levi Daniels wins a tight semifinal at 113 against Streetsboro’s Jayden Kittle, scoring the lone four points of the match in the third period. He started with an early escape, then got the clinching takedown with 21 seconds remaining. He’ll face Southeast’s Damian Kemble in the finals.
At 120, Streetsboro’s Jarreau Walker is on a revenge tour after a tough end to his weekend in Brecksville. He wins his quarterfinal and semifinal matchups by a combined score of 35-4 and will face Crestwood’s Tyler Devlin in the finals.
Quite a rally from Mogadore’s Caileb Tomkins at 126. Down 16-5, he rallies with a pin midway through the third period to top Rootstown’s Mason King. He’ll face Crestwood’s Rocco Wrobel in the finals.
At 132, Rootstown’s Ayden Moyer managed to stay on top of Field’s AJ Freudeman for the entire second period. But Freudeman, back to neutral to start the third, dominated the final period, landing an early single and scoring plenty of mat points from there for a 9-0 win. He’ll face Southeast’s Dominic Kemble in the finals.
Buoyed by that strong freshman class, the Pirates will likely be one of the most improved teams in the standings this year. Trevor Osborne at 138 is Southeast’s fourth finalist. Four finalists in the first six weight classes. That’s awfully impressive. He’ll face Garfield’s Luke Kaufman in the finals.
Make it five finalists in the first seven weight classes for Southeast as freshman Gavin Cantera advances to the finals in 144, where he’ll face Rootstown’s Nate Marzec.
Maybe one of the better semifinals of the day as Garfield’s Keaton Ellison holds off Rootstown’s Carson Saltsman for the 4-2 decision at 150. He’ll face Streetsboro’s Cameron Rogowski in the finals.
Another great semifinal at 190, by the way, as Ravenna’s Bradley Davis and Crestwood’s Michael Berquist trade reversals. It was a thrilling match, but down 5-3, Davis had to shoot in the third period and Berquist did a great job staying low and compact for the 9-4 win.
A little Portage County Tournament history to begin the day
Let’s take a look at the PCT team standings in recent years:
2025: 1. Rootstown 182; 2. Aurora 158; 3. Streetsboro 148.5; 4. Crestwood 130.5; 5. Roosevelt 122; 6. Garfield 108.5; 7. Southeast 83.5; 8. Field 74; 9. Mogadore 73; 10. Waterloo 54; 11. Ravenna 8
2024: 1. Aurora 315.5; 2. Rootstown 312.5; 3. Streetsboro 274.5; 4. Garfield 211.0; 5. Crestwood 209.5; 6. Field 170.0; 7. Mogadore 166.5; 8. Waterloo 158.0; 9. Southeast 136.0; 10. Roosevelt 81.0; 11. Ravenna 69.5
2023: 1. Rootstown 257.0; 2. Streetsboro 251.5; 3. Garfield 144.5; 4. Aurora 111.5; 5. Mogadore 110.5; 6. Field 99.0; 7. Crestwood 96.5; 8. Waterloo 90.0; 9. Southeast 85.0; 10. Ravenna 72.0
2022: 1. Rootstown 206; 2. Garfield 179; 3. Streetsboro 173.5; 4. Southeast 144; 5. Mogadore 141; 6. Waterloo 103.5; 7. Field 92; 8. Crestwood 91.5; 9. Ravenna 85; 10. Roosevelt 46
2021: 1. Rootstown 189; 2. Mogadore 174; 3. Southeast 106.5; 4. Garfield 103.5; 5. Streetsboro 103
Contact Jonah L. Rosenblum at jrosenblum@recordpub.com and follow him on Twitter at @JLRSports.
This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Portage County Tournament wrestling live updates
Reporting by Jonah Rosenblum, Ravenna Record-Courier / Record-Courier
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