BARNESVILLE — Barnesville, Union Local and Martins Ferry dominated the Ohio Division III sectional wrestling tournament Saturday inside the Greenhouse at Barnesville High School. The three combined to advance three dozen individuals to district action next weekend in the Wigwam at Coshocton High School.

The Shamrocks had all 14 wrestlers punch their tickets as they claimed the team title with 295 points, which was 54.5 ahead of the Jets, who have 13 individuals still alive. The Purple Riders finished third with 219 points and had 10 qualifiers.

Barnesville crowned half-a-dozen champions, led by senior Hines Ford (175). He was joined by juniors Easton Stephen (106), Colt Carpenter (144) and Christien Hannahs (215), while sophomore Haden Bowman (132) and freshman Jaxon Aberegg (120) also won titles. Ford finished fourth in the state at 175 last year, while Carpenter was fifth at 138.

Finishing as runnersup were Hoyt Hartshorn (113); Bentley Stephen (126); Ryder King (138) and Layden Loring (150). Taking third were Braxton Loring (165) and Austin Armstrong (190), while Knoxx Mankin (157) and Zachary Foster (285) qualified fourth.

The Jets had three champions in sophomore Gamble Gossett (126); and juniors Gunnar Gossett (157) and Brody Perzanowski (190). The older Gossett was a state runnerup last winter at 144 and finished sixth at 144 as a freshman. Perzanowski was sixth at 175 last year and sixth at 157 as a frosh.

Placing second were Cole Rogers (120) and Kolten Snyder (215), while Max Dubiel (113); Preston Apostolec (150); Ethan Meyer (175) and Kolten Clark (285) finished third. Luke Kildow (106); Jaxon Lewis (132), George Groves (138) and Dominic Crum (165) all took fourth.

The Purple Riders champs were freshman Jayce Nixon (113); sophomore Colton Nixon (138) and junior Richard Welshans (165). Nixon placed seventh at 126 last year.

Taking second were Brycen Yourkovich (106); Silas Simpson (132); Keenan Lucey (144) and Nathaniel Shreve (175). Finishing third were Mason Baker (157) and Tayson Palmer (215). Cole Patterson (150) was fourth.

Shadyside had third-place finishers in Rylan Jack (120), Levin Green (126) and Josiah Green (132), while Jaycob Trigg (144) was fourth.

Bellaire is sending third-place Alex Ney (144) and fourth-place Kayse Rejonis (215).

River’s Tyler Winkler (165) placed second and Steubenville Catholic’s Patrick Morrow (120) finished fourth.

AT SANDY VALLEY, Buckeye Local placed third in the team race with 119 points and qualified five individuals, including champion Nathan Dentz (120). Chase Milton (132) was second, while Izaiah Hundley (126) and Ryder Tibbs (190) finished third. Trey McCoy (150) was fourth.

Toronto had four individuals punch their tickets, with Heath Thomas (285) leading the way as a champion. Drake Bouscher (175) was a runnerup, while Caden McGrath (157) and Christian Briggs (190) both placed third.

Bridgeport’s Ax’Zavior Santana (138) won a sectional championship. Cole Weekley (126) placed second and Dakota Lashhorn (144) was fourth.

Harrison Central’s lone advancer was Jakob Kreptowski (132) who took fourth.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Tyler Consolidated 75, Wood County Christian 62

WILLIAMSTOWN — Kolbin Highley drilled six three-pointers en route to 19 points as the Silver Knights prevailed. Austin Peck added 14 and Landon Boggs had 11.

Washington 53, Wheeling Park 42

WHEELING — In a battle of Patriots teams, Washington came out on top on the road against Park.

Jasiah King led Washington with 19 points.

For Park, JD Williams scored 16 and Josh Huffman finished with 12.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Indian Creek 48,

Indian Valley 19

CADIZ–Kaydence Walker scored a game-high 21 points as the second-seeded Redskins advanced to the regional round via a 48-19 victory Saturday at Cadiz over the Braves.

The win gives head coach Steve Eft and company another district title and a meeting with Buckeye Valley (23-2) on Tuesday at Zanesville. The Barons advanced with a dominant win against Worthington Christian, 56-22, in the Central District 2 finale.

COLLEGE MENS

BASKETBALL

Wheeling 93, West Liberty 91

WHEELING — West Liberty saw a five-point halftime lead slip away Saturday afternoon as Wheeling rallied inside their home Alma McDonough Center.

The Hilltoppers (24-4, 18-2 MEC) received 36 points from their bench and shot the ball efficiently for much of the afternoon, but the Cardinals (19-8, 14-6 MEC) capitalized on second-chance opportunities, scoring 15 points off offensive rebounds to secure the narrow win.

Wheeling outscored West Liberty by seven in the second half to complete the comeback.

Tee Harris led Wheeling with 35 points and nine rebounds. Ayden Goll finished with 15 points and four assists, and Caleb Murray scored 13.

Jamie Muldowney paced West Liberty with 30 points, knocking down six three-pointers in a standout performance. Myles Montgomery added 14 points and two steals, while Cameron Williams finished with 13 points and four steals.