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Individual District Results

Bulldogs Make History – Advance all 14!! 

On Saturday, February 11 the Bulldogs entered the Individual District Tournament at Dakota High School with 14 wrestlers and left with all 14 wrestlers still alive for the Individual Regional Tournament held at Chippewa Valley next Saturday, February 18.  This is the first time in school history Romeo has advanced all 14 wrestler to regionals.  Romeo had 10 wrestlers in the finals with 6 champions!  It was a tremendous accomplishment and a terrific start to the state tournament series.  

MHSAA District 7-1 Results for Romeo HS

144  Jack Zehnder (23-3) placed 1st and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 2 – Jack Zehnder (Romeo HS) 23-3 won by fall over Benjamin Wright (Ford) 17-19 (Fall 1:50)
  • Quarterfinal – Jack Zehnder (Romeo HS) 23-3 won by tech  over Benjamin Howison (PHN) 25-14 (TF- (18-3))
  • Semifinal – Jack Zehnder (Romeo HS) 23-3 won by dec over Kazi Knowlin (Anchor Bay HS) 33-5 (Dec 5-2)
  • 1st Place Match – Jack Zehnder (Romeo HS) 23-3 won by dec over Jake Ferguson (Dakota HS) 35-8 (Dec 5-3)

150  Joshua McMillan (27-3) placed 1st and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – Joshua McMillan (Romeo) 27-3 won by fall over Griffen Arnold (Anchor Bay) 18-24 (Fall 3:49)
  • Semifinal – Joshua McMillan (Romeo) 27-3 won by tech fall over Zephyr Fegley (Troy) 23-22 (TF- (16-1))
  • 1st Place Match – Joshua McMillan (Romeo) 27-3 won by tech fall over Nathan Guty (Utica) 27-10 (TF- (16-0))

157  James Rivers (33-8) placed 1st and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – James Rivers (Romeo) 33-8 won by fall over Edward Barkham (Stoney Creek) 23-15 (Fall 0:13)
  • Semifinal – James Rivers (Romeo HS) 33-8 won by decision over Thaddeus Kustarz (Utica HS) 31-11 (Dec 6-2)
  • 1st Place Match – James Rivers (Romeo HS) 33-8 won by dec over Nathan Miller (Romeo HS) 27-16 (Dec 4-0)

157  Nathan Miller (27-16) placed 2nd and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – Nathan Miller (Romeo) 27-16 won by fall over Vinny El-Khoury (Athens  – Troy) 14-9 (Fall 1:08)
  • Semifinal – Nathan Miller (Romeo HS) 27-16 won by fall over Jose Hernandez (Adams HS) 22-16 (Fall 1:42)
  • 1st Place Match – James Rivers (Romeo) 33-8 won by decision over Nathan Miller (Romeo HS) 27-16 (Dec 4-0)

165  Tyler Pressel (33-14) placed 3rd and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – Tyler Pressel (Romeo) 33-14 won by dec over Stanley Czabanski (Stoney Creek) 27-12 (Dec 9-4)
  • Semifinal – Jack Nilson (Utica Ford II HS) 30-5 won by decision over Tyler Pressel (Romeo HS) 33-14 (Dec 9-5)
  • Cons. Semi – Tyler Pressel (Romeo) 33-14 won by fall over Logan VanHollebeke (Chipp Val) 33-14 (Fall 3:45)
  • 3rd Place Match – Tyler Pressel (Romeo) 33-14 won by forfeit over Julius Humes (Anchor Bay HS) 39-9 (For.)

190  Brayden Mirjavadi (44-3) placed 1st and scored 0.0 team points

  • Quarterfinal – Brayden Mirjavadi (Romeo) 44-3 won by fall over Anthony Winkfield (Prt Huron) 11-7 (Fall 0:13)
  • Semifinal – Brayden Mirjavadi (Romeo) 44-3 won by tech over Ian Antonelli (Romeo) 22-19 (TF-1.5 4:59 (18-3))
  • 1st Place Match – Brayden Mirjavadi (Romeo) 44-3 won by fall over Tanner Buck (Adams HS) 29-6 (Fall 1:40)

190  Ian Antonelli (22-19) placed 4th and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Ian Antonelli (Romeo HS) 22-19 won by fall over Haeseon Yoon (Adams HS) 1-10 (Fall 1:17)
  • Quarterfinal – Ian Antonelli (Romeo HS) 22-19 won by dec over Tristan Ludeman (Troy HS) 23-15 (Dec 4-2)
  • Semifinal – Brayden Mirjavadi (Romeo) 44-3 won by tech over Ian Antonelli (Romeo) 22-19 (TF-1.5 4:59 (18-3))
  • Cons. Semi – Ian Antonelli (Romeo) 22-19 won by major dec over Logan Duncan (Ike) 19-18 (MD 14-4)
  • 3rd Place Match – Logan Criteser (Dakota) 33-7 won by decision over Ian Antonelli (Romeo) 22-19 (Dec 3-1)

285  Iban Contreras (35-6) placed 3rd and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – Iban Contreras (Romeo HS) 35-6 won by fall over Fadi Mikha (Utica HS) 21-17 (Fall 5:03)
  • Semifinal – Brad Haver (Dakota HS) 23-6 won by fall over Iban Contreras (Romeo HS) 35-6 (Fall 5:34)
  • Cons. Semi – Iban Contreras (Romeo) 35-6 won by fall over Christopher Hinojosa (Port Huron) 13-7 (Fall 1:12)
  • 3rd Place Match – Iban Contreras (Romeo) 35-6 won by dec over Cameron Williams (Roch) 23-11 (Dec 8-5)

106  Sean Williams (19-20) placed 3rd and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – Sean Williams (Romeo HS) 19-20 won by fall over Drake Sharp (Troy HS) 21-11 (Fall 1:05)
  • Semifinal – Bryce Holt (Romeo HS) 38-8 won by fall over Sean Williams (Romeo HS) 19-20 (Fall 1:21)
  • Cons. Semi – Sean Williams (Romeo HS) 19-20 won by fall over Hudson Blake (Rochester HS) 9-18 (Fall 0:37)
  • 3rd Place Match – Sean Williams (Romeo) 19-20 won by tech over Brenden Vertigan (PHuron) 27-9 (TF- (18-1))

106  Bryce Holt (38-8) placed 1st and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – Bryce Holt (Romeo HS) 38-8 won by fall over Omkar Prabhu (Troy HS) 8-6 (Fall 1:50)
  • Semifinal – Bryce Holt (Romeo HS) 38-8 won by fall over Sean Williams (Romeo HS) 19-20 (Fall 1:21)
  • 1st Place Match – Bryce Holt (Romeo) 38-8 won by major dec over Carl Nihranz (Dakota HS) 35-8 (MD 12-2)

113  Owen Perry (20-17) placed 2nd and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – Owen Perry (Romeo) 20-17 won by tech fall over Ryan Cerbolles (Troy) 30-12 (TF- (16-0))
  • Semifinal – Owen Perry (Romeo) 20-17 won by decision over Colin Choranziak (Anchor Bay) 36-13 (Dec 9-4)
  • 1st Place Match – Orion Wilson (Dakota) 42-1 won by major dec over Owen Perry (Romeo) 20-17 (MD 16-2)

126  Owen Youngblood (34-11) placed 2nd and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Owen Youngblood (Romeo) 34-11 won by fall over Tyler Girand (Eisenhowr) 6-8 (Fall 1:03)
  • Quarterfinal – Owen Youngblood (Romeo) 34-11 won by fall over Bradley Cooper (PHN HS) 31-18 (Fall 0:52)
  • Semifinal – Owen Youngblood (Romeo HS) 34-11 won by decision over Avi Shah (Troy HS) 39-10 (Dec 5-3)
  • 1st Place Match – Drew Astorga (Dakota) 28-5 won in OT over Owen Youngblood (Romeo ) 34-11 (UTB 3-2)

132  Alex Angelo (38-7) placed 1st and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – Alex Angelo (Romeo) 38-7 won by fall over Kenneth Morgan (Port Huron HS) 11-19 (Fall 1:27)
  • Semifinal – Alex Angelo (Romeo) 38-7 won by decision over Andrew Kovach (Utica Ford II HS) 35-13 (Dec 5-2)
  • 1st Place Match – Alex Angelo (Romeo) 38-7 won by decision over Hunter Thomson (Utica HS) 31-7 (Dec 9-5)

138  Marcus Donovan (23-10) placed 2nd and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – Marcus Donovan (Romeo HS) 23-10 won by tech over Harrison Fletcher (PHN) 34-18 (TF- (20-5))
  • Semifinal – Marcus Donovan (Romeo) 23-10 won by major dec over Dominic Beccari (Adams) 26-13 (MD 13-4)
  • 1st Place Match – Sam Agnello (Eisenhower) 31-2 won by dec over Marcus Donovan (Romeo) 23-10 (Dec 7-6)