MHSAA wrestling update: Stevens, Mucha remain alive

Published 4:32 pm Friday, March 2, 2012

AUBURN HILLS — The Michigan High School Athletic Association Individual Wrestling Finals are nearing the completion of the second round of consolation matches.

Brandywine and Buchanan each advanced a wrestler into tonight’s semifinals, which begin at 7 at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Chanc Ravish (48-3) scored a technical fall over Nick Barnhill of Jonesvile (17-2) to advance to the semifinals where he will face Patrick Waterstradt (38-3) of Athens.

Top-ranked Gage Hutchison has made short work of his first two opponents, scoring first period pins in both matches.

Hutchison (55-0) pinned Jay Sroufe of Dundee in just 41 seconds in the quarterfinals. He will be matched up against Nick Huckabay (38-5) of Montrose in the semifinals.

Staying alive with wins in the second round consolation matches were Niles’ Donte Stevens, who defeated Kasey Shriner of Clio 3-0 in Division 2 and Buchanan’s Jeff Mucha, who defeated Jordon Bennett of Lake Odessa-Lakewood 4-3 in Division 3.

Eliminated from the tournament were Edwardsburg’s Michael Kempton, Niles’ Caey Burandt, Brandywine’s Victor Moranchel and Cassopolis’ Dominic Forbes.

MHSAA Individual Wrestling Finals

At The Palace of Auburn Hills

Championship Quarterfinals

Division 2

145

Gabe Stepanovich (Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern) d. Donte Stevens (Niles), 8-3

Division 3

215

Gage Hutchison (Buchanan) p. Jay Sroufe (Dundee), 0:41

Division 4

130

Chanc Ravish (Brandywine) t.f. Nick Barnhill (Jonesville), 17-2

MHSAA Individual State Finals

At The Palace of Auburn Hills

Consolation Second Round

Division 2

130

Nikolas Leal (Holland) p. Michael Kempton (Edwardsburg), 1:56

135

Travis Heller (Escanaba) d. Casey Burandt (Niles), 4-2

145

Donte Stevens (Niles) d. Kasey Shriner (Clio), 3-0

Division 3

135

Jeff Mucha (Buchanan) d. Jordon Bennett (Lake Odessa-Lakewood), 4-3

Division 4

103

Kyle Barkovich (Lawton) p. Victor Moranchel (Brandywine), 3:35

189

Spencer Gross (New Lothrop) d. Dominic Forbes (Cassopolis), 4-3

Consolation First Round

Division 2

103

Derek Krajewski (Lowell) p. Brenden Meek (Niles), 2:37

130

Michael Kempton (Edwardsburg) d. Dominic Ciaramella (Marysville), 10-8 OT

135

Casey Burandt (Niles) d. Jared Vodry (Cedar Springs), 4-2

152

Matthew Minus (Flint Kearsly) p. Fritzel Findeisen (Niles), 4:08

189

Ryan Casey (Niles) d. Jake Martin (Riverview), 7-2

Division 4

103

Victor Moranchel (Brandywine) d. Brock Vicek (Manchester), 10-6

189

Dominic Forbes (Cassopolis) d. Clae Henderson (Saginaw Nouvel), 8-2