Blue Lion sophomore Cameron Jones lifts his opponent into the air during one of his matches at the annual Washington C.H. bracket tournament on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2024. Jones took fifth place at the event.
Tyler Flora | Record-Herald photos
The Washington Blue Lion varsity wrestling team hosted their annual bracket tournament on Saturday, with a total of 16 teams participating. Three teams withdrew from the tournament due to weather conditions.
Washington finished in third place as a team with 172 points. A total of 13 Blue Lions placed at the event, with three runner-up, three third place, two fourth-place, and five fifth-place finishers.
Centerville was the team champion again after winning the event a season ago. The Elks scored 256.5 points. Little Miami was the runner-up with 192.5 points.
Also competing in the event was Waynesville, Campbell County (KY), Piqua, Clairmont Northeastern, Fairland, Waverly, Bethel-Tate, Alexander, Paint Valley, West Union, Stivers, North College Hill, and Piketon.
Individual placers for Washington:
At 106 pounds, Nathan Snyder placed fourth. Snyder went 0-2 Saturday.
At 113 pounds, Bradley Forsythe placed fourth and Jude Worth placed fifth. Forsythe finished 1-2 and Worth went 0-2.
At 120 pounds, Talon Freese placed second. Freese went 1-1 on Saturday.
At 126 pounds, Casen Snyder placed fifth. Snyder finished 2-2 on Saturday.
At 138 pounds, Jared Rivera placed fifth. Rivera went 3-2 on Saturday.
At 150 pounds, Malachi McCullough placed third. McCullough finished 3-1 on Saturday.
At 157 pounds, Tristan Vires placed third. Vires went 3-1 on Saturday.
At 165 pounds, Mack Parsley placed second. Parsley went 2-1 on Saturday.
At 175 pounds, Brendan Peters placed fifth. Peters went 4-2 on Saturday.
At 190 pounds, Cameron Jones placed fifth. Jones went 3-2 on Saturday.
At 285 pounds, Jake Bashor placed second and Brady Rohrer placed third. Bashor went 3-1 and Rohrer went 5-1 on Saturday.
The Blue Lions will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 27 at New Lexington High School.
