SALEM — Aggressiveness and patience are two attributes that wrestlers use to win state championships.
But it takes the right balance.
Crater's Jake Vizzini did just the right juggling act at the Class 5A state wrestling tournament Friday at the Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion. And it earned him a second straight trip to the finals.
Locked in a 0-0 tie through two rounds with Hermiston's Ethan Parks in a 140-pound semifinal match, Vizzini wiggled away for an escape with 58 seconds left and added a takedown seconds later to secure a 3-0 victory.
Teammate Brock Gutches joined Vizzini in tonight's championship finals with a dominant 15-5 victory over Mazama's Jacob Stutzer at 130 pounds.
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Hermiston, ranked No. 1 in Class 5A, pulled away from the rest of the field Friday with 172 points. Crook County stands second with 126, Crater is third with 112 and Hillsboro fourth with 108.5.
Eagle Point slipped into a tie for seventh with Cleveland at 66.
Roseburg, meanwhile, overhauled West Linn and jumped into the lead in the 6A tourney. The Indians, who advanced Mitchell Lofstedt (112), Adam Brink (189) and John Forrester (215) into the finals, have 153.5 points compared to 138 for West Linn. Grants Pass is sixth with 82 points and South Medford 21st with 23.5.
Vizzini, top-ranked at 140 pounds in Class 5A, used a methodical approach against the third-ranked Parks before finally opening up in the third period. Vizzini will meet Parks' older brother, senior Brent, in tonight's championship bout.
"I've noticed in the past that if I get all wired-up going against a real good wrestler, I get scored on," said Vizzini, who hiked his season record to 40-3. "And so in the big matches I take it slow and wrestle smart.
"I'm still pushing and setting the pace, but I'm waiting for the perfect shot and staying in position defensively."
Vizzini's opportunity came in the final minute of the match when he broke away for an escape and a 1-0 lead. Seconds later, Parks went for a takedown, put himself in a vulnerable position and Vizzini countered for a takedown of his own.
That was all it took for the win. Now it's on to tonight's title match against No. 2-ranked Brent Parks.
"I've put in a lot of hard work to get to this point and I don't plan on stopping now," Vizzini said.
Neither does Gutches, who seems fully recovered from a pinched neck nerve that had him removed on a stretcher from the Reser's Tournament of Champions three weeks ago. The super sophomore has rolled through the state tournament with two falls and Friday's 10-point win over Stutzer.
Gutches steamrolled Stutzer 12-0 in the finals of the Southern Sky Conference district tournament and it was more of the same Friday.
"It's easy to underestimate someone when you beat them bad at district, but I wasn't going to do that," Gutches said. "I was going to wrestle hard the whole time."
The Comets' Will Smith (145), Shawn Ogle (152) and Nick Ryan (215) all lost their semifinal bouts, as did Eagle Point's Blake Platt (125) and Marcus Wyatt (171).
South Medford's lone competitor to reach the 6A semifinal round — Cody Knudsen — had the misfortune of tangling with Sprague sensation R.J. Pena, the nation's top-ranked 125-pounder. Pena scored a fall in 1:33.
Reach reporter Don Hunt at 776-4469, or e-mail dhunt@mailtribune.com
Class 5A
TEAM SCORES (Top 25) — Hermiston 172, Crook County 126, Crater 112, Hillsboro 108.5, Jefferson 85, Thurston 78, Cleveland 66, Eagle Point 66, Silverton 58.5, West Albany 52.5, Century 46, Woodburn 39.5, Corvallis 38, Madras 36, Pendleton 34, The Dalles-Wahtonka 31, Wilsonville 30, Parkrose 26.5, St. Helens 25.5, Lebanon 25, Springfield 23, Willamette 22, Churchill 20, Glencoe 19.5, Mazama 19.
OTHER LOCAL TEAMS — Klamath Union 16.
Local Results
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
SEMIFINALS
125 — Steven Quesada, Wilsonville, major dec. Blake Platt, Eagle Point, 10-1.
130 — Brock Gutches, Crater, major dec. Jacob Stutzer, Mazama, 15-5.
140 — Jake Vizzini, Crater, dec. Ethan Parks, Hermiston, 3-0.
145 — Jeremy Dupont, Madras, major dec. Will Smith, Crater, 12-2.
152 — Ryan Barton, Hermiston, dec. Shawn Ogle, Crater, 7-1.
171 — Barry Hood, Jefferson, major dec. Marcus Wyatt, Eagle Point, 10-2.
215 — Daniel Leach, Woodburn, dec. Nick Ryan, Crater, 5-1.
285 — Demerti Enesi, The Dalles-Wahtonka, dec. Jesse Nork, Klamath Union, 4-0.
QUARTERFINALS
103 — Ben Jorgensen, Hermiston, dec. Trenton Kaiser, Eagle Point, 8-4.
112 — Chase Winters, Hermiston, dec. Spenser Doran, Eagle Point, 3-1 OT.
119 — Tarrence Williams, Jefferson, tech. fall Nick Ferris, Crater, 6:00.
125 — Blake Platt, Eagle Point, pinned Michael Savage, Pendleton, 2:34.
130 — Jacob Stutzer, Mazama, dec. AJ Almaguer, Hermiston, 2-0; Brock Gutches, Crater, pinned Taylor Donahue, West Albany, 1:06.
135 — Kenny Melton, Pendleton, dec. Brady Holland, Eagle Point, 8-4.
140 — Jake Vizzini, Crater, pinned Cameron Winfrey, Marshfield, 3:20; Ethan Parks, Hermiston, major dec. Garrett Davis, Eagle Point, 11-0.
145 — Will Smith, Crater, dec. Billy Goldsberry, West Albany, 6-5.
152 — Shawn Ogle, Crater, dec. Alexander Kramer, The Dalles-Wahtonka, 7-5 OT; Bo Christianson, Corvallis, pinned Scott Leonardo, Eagle Point, 2:22.
160 — Brennon DeMott, dec. Logan Brooks, Crater, 8-3.
171 — Marcus Wyatt, Eagle Point, dec. Dustin Chapman, Crook County, 4-1; David Irish, Sherwood, pinned Zach Young, Crater, 1:34.
215 — Nick Ryan, Crater, pinned Jon Murray, Churchill, 1:25.
285 — Tyrel Albert, Crook County, tech. fall Jared Kerns, Mazama, 5:12; Jesse Nork, Klamath Union, pinned Elliot Baum, Jefferson, 4:17.
CONSOLATION BRACKET
SECOND ROUND
103 — Spencer Pottebaum, Cleveland, major dec. Josh Coker, Klamath Union, 11-1.
112 — David Marienau, Dallas, pinned Jeremy Artoff, Crater, 1:34; Zack Kezer, Crater, forfeit over Colten Stephens, South Albany.
119 — Patrick Davis, Cleveland, pinned Jeff Skelton, Crater, :57; Richard Quesada, WIlsonville, dec. Daniel Soto, Eagle Point, 3-0.
125 — Kevin Leonardo, Eagle Point, dec. Brent Espinoza, Crater, 5-3.
135 — Bryce Fielder, Springfield, pinned Matt Wilson, Eagle Point, 3:38; Clay Knechtges, Cleveland, forfeit over Cole Saltenberger, Mazama.
140 — Arin Zon, Crater, pinned Brandon Newman, Thurston, 2:08.
145 — Garret Yarbrough, Thurston, forfeit over Tripp Thompson, Crater; Nathan Mosier, Glencoe, major dec. Tony Pinedo, Eagle Point, 13-5.
152 — Robby Mannenbach, Eagle Point, pinned Jeffrey Maddox, Sherwood, 4:40.
160 — Johnathan Platt, Eagle Point, dec. Mitch Fargher, St. Helens, 5-0; Adam Fugitt, Willamette, pinned Josh Scharminach, Ashland, 4:34.
171 — Grant Bacon, Century, dec. Chris Phillips, Mazama, 10-6.
189 — Dario Mobley, Crater, pinned Jack Ostoja, Cleveland, 1:43; Chris Brown, Crater, pinned Ben Atchison, Mountain View, 1:58.
215 — Dan Lee, Mazama, pinned Forest Lammert, Lebanon, 2:07; Sean Clark, Marshfield, pinned Bronz Kaae, Ashland, 1:52.
285 — Josh Barraza, Hermiston, pinned Brandon Hesse, Crater, 1:40.
THIRD ROUND
103 — Joe Gardner, Thurston, pinned Trenton Kaiser, Eagle Point, 1:53.
112 — Spenser Doran, Eagle Point, pinned Hoang Huyen, Marshall, :56; Zack Kezer, Crater, dec. Zane Smith, Thurston, 6-0.
119 — David Frasier, Glencoe, dec. Nick Ferris, Crater, 4-0.
125 — Kevin Leonardo, Eagle Point, dec. Robbie Olea, Hillsboro, 10-4.
130 — Kody Dixon, Crook County, dec. Sirgeo Jefferson, Klamath Union, 12-9.
135 — Brady Holland, Eagle Point, dec. Ken Dube, North Eugene, 11-4.
140 — Arin Zon, Crater, major dec. Chad Lanz, Churchill, 15-5; Josh Sim, West Albany, dec. Garrett Davis, Eagle Point, 4-1.
152 — Robby Mannenbach, Eagle Point, dec. Scott Leonardo, Eagle Point, 8-3.
160 — Kodi Thompson-Moore, Marshfield, dec. Logan Brooks, Crater, 8-2; Johnathan Platt, Eagle Point, dec. Travis Pearch, Jefferson, 5-3.
171 — Steven Hazel, Thurston, dec. Zach Young, Crater, 9-8.
189 — Rourke Ketchum, Dallas, dec. Dario Mobley, Crater, 7-3; Chris Brown, Crater, pinned RJ McKeever, Cleveland, :48.
215 — Dan Lee, Mazama, dec. Jay Lowe, Cleveland, 7-0.
285 — Josh Barraza, Hermiston, pinned Jared Kerns, Mazama, 2:48.
Class 6A
TEAM SCORES (Top 25) — Roseburg 153.5, West Linn 138, Redmond 131.5, Canby 126.5, Newberg 110.5, Grants Pass 82, Oregon City 77.5, Sprague 66, Westview 62.5, Milwaukie 53.5, Forest Grove 49.5, David Douglas 46.5, Barlow 43.5, Hood River Valley 36, West Salem 35, North Salem 34, Southridge 34, Tigard 29, McMinnville 28, Beaverton 24, South Medford 23.5, McKay 23, Centennial 22.5, Clackamas 22, Gresham 20.
OTHER LOCAL TEAMS — South Eugene 10, Sheldon 9, North Medford 2.
Local Results
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
SEMIFINALS
112 — Mitchell Lofstedt, Roseburg, tech. fall Dylan Fauver, Grants Pass.
119 — Prescott Garner, West Linn, major dec. Tyler Lander, Roseburg, 14-3; Kyle Richardson, Canby, dec. Jay Tovey, Roseburg, 6-1.
125 — RJ Pena, Sprague, pinned Cody Knudsen, South Medford, 1:33.
130 — Shaun Nance, Grants Pass, dec. David Ewing, Southridge, 6-2.
140 — Austin Enoch, Redmond, pinned Colin Hanlin, Grants Pass, :54.
160 — Niko Karpontinis, Roseburg, pinned Andrew Marshall, Oregon City, 3:19.
171 — Tanner Marval, Grants Pass, pinned Lane Locke, West Linn, 4:27.
189 — Matt Winterbourne, Forest Grove, pinned Hank Turner, South Eugene, 3:30; Adam Brink, Roseburg, dec. Ken Wheatt, Reynolds, 5-4.
215 — John Forrester, Roseburg, major dec. Matt Vanderkin, Forest Grove, 12-4.
QUARTERFINALS
103 — Alex Kostenborder, Sprague, dec. Steven Evans, Roseburg, 4-0.
112 — Mitchell Lofstedt, Roseburg, pinned Eric Van Wagoner, Westview, 1:30; Dylan Fauver, Grants Pass, Robert Youngman, Lincoln, 3:01.
119 — Tyler Lander, Roseburg, pinned Jonathan Osborne, Barlow, :39; Jay Tovey, Roseburg, pinned Daniel Vo, Reynolds, 2:12.
125 — Cody Knudsen, South MEdford, dec. Adam Lee, Southridge, 9-4 OT; Cody Grahn, Barlow, dec. Justin Eldred, Grants Pass, 4-3.
130 — Sean Connolly, Westview, dec. Mike Cowell, Grants Pass, 12-8; Adam Vinton, Clackamas, dec. Dylan Westwang, Roseburg, 3-1; Shaun Nance, Grants Pass, dec. Kyle Wirkuty, Centennial, 9-8.
140 — Colin Hanlin, Grants Pass, dec. Travis Gamache, Tualatin, 5-3 OT; Brent Mangum, Tigard, dec. Beau Bushnell, Grants Pass, 10-7.
145 — Alex Bunch, Canby, dec. Tony Castro, Roseburg, 4-1.
160 — Niko Karpontinis, Roseburg, major dec. Adam Amer, North Salem, 11-3.
171 — Tanner Marval, Grants Pass, dec. Kyle Cox, North Salem, 14-11.
189 — Hank Turner, South Eugene, major dec. Tyler Steele, West Salem, 12-4; Adam Brink, Roseburg, over Derek Johnson, Canby.
215 — John Forrester, Roseburg, major dec. Aaron Zelick, Wilson, 24-14.
285 — Jimmy Haman, Milwaukie, pinned Tom Carlson, Grants Pass, 1:00.
CONSOLATION BRACKET
SECOND ROUND
103 — Ian Smith, North Salem, pinned Kyle Perry, Grants Pass, 1:20; Nathan Andrews, Tualatin, major dec. Dan Faas, Roseburg, 9-0.
112 — Steven Lines, South Medford, pinned Sean Jacobson, Grant, 1:39.
119 — Logan Krellwitz, West Linn, pinned Justin Hoy, Grants Pass, 1:53.
135 — Sam Mecham, Roseburg, pinned Travis Tracy, Canby, 4:34.
145 — Ken Hyland, South Medford, tech. fall Ryan Henderson, Lincoln, 3:19; Cameron Callaghan, West Linn, pinned Colton Major, North Medford, 1:20.
152 — Josh Weaver, Roseburg, dec. Alex Cortez, South Medford, 4-3; Alex Reser, Westview, tech. fall Ken Kelley, Roseburg, 2:23.
171 — Andy Loscutoff, Canby, dec. Brandon Romano, Roseburg, 11-6.
215 — Andrew Roberts, Sheldon, pinned Adam Peulen, Sprague, 2:03.
285 — Marshall Kennedy, Tigard, pinned Scott Carlson, South Medford, 1:47; Brandon Galvez, Roseburg, pinned Job Johnson, Grant, 4:46.
THIRD ROUND
112 — Andrew Kim, West Linn, pinned Steven Lines, South Medford, 4:51.
125 — Justin Eldred, Grants Pass, pinned Will Berrigan, Sunset, 4:50.
130 — Dylan Westwang, Roseburg, dec. Dan Nelson, McNary, 6-0; Sean Baker, Hood River Valley, pinned Mike Cowell, Grants Pass, :31.
135 — Andy Howe, Tigard, dec. Sam Mecham, Roseburg, 6-4.
140 — Austin Thompson, Beaverton, dec. Beau Bushnell, Grants Pass, 6-0.
145 — Ken Hyland, South Medford, pinned Tim Pigsley, McNary, 1:47; Cameron Callaghan, West Linn, dec. Tony Castro, Roseburg, 3-1 OT.
152 — Tate Koenig, Canby, dec. Josh Weaver, Roseburg, 9-5.
215 — Sean Field-Eaton, Tigard, dec. Andrew Roberts, Sheldon, 5-4.
285 — Jared Carr, Oregon City, pinned Grandon Galvez, Roseburg, 3:30; Eric Perry, Westview, pinned Tom Carlson, Grants Pass, 2:10.
