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Mllfoll'll's Qulnten Dunn looks up as he tries to get free from the hold of Western Brown's Taylor Lunsford Friday at the Glenn Sample Classic at Oak Hills. Competition will conclude today.
Elder, Moeller, Oak Hills locked in heated battle early By Tom Ramstetter tramstetter@enquirer.com
Elder had an early lead on the competition in the Open Division Friday night at the Glenn Sample Classic at Oak Hills High School with 30 points, just ahead of topranked Moeller's 23 points. Elder is ranked No. 7 in the latest Enquirer Division I coaches' wrestling poll. Event host Oak Hills, the No. 8 team in the poll, was in third place with 22.5 points. Jake Schultfs pin of Ryle's Kyle Sparks in 1:23 in the 112-pound
class helped propel the Panthers in the early going. Ben Kurzhals also had a pin for Elder in the 119-pound class. In the 125-pound class, Moeller's Drew Hammer made quick work of Jake Sefton, pinning the Ross grappler in 22 seconds. Brendan Walsh beat Mater Dei's Trevor Appell in a major decision for the Crusaders in the 103-pound class. Ian Gillespie won by technical fall in the 130-pound class for EIder. Also in the 130-pound class, Moeller's Matt Holtman pinned
Wyoming's Daniel Zimmerman in 1 2:25. Third-ranked Lakota West was tied with No. 10 Lakota East for fourth place, each with 14 points. Unranked Milford led the pack in the Division I competition with 21 points, ahead of Ryle's 20 and Colerain's 19.5 points. Secondranked Harrison was in sixth place early on with six points. Purcell Marian and Reading topped the Divisions II-III event with 10 points apiece. Competition will concf.\de tonight at Oak Hills.