Will face No. 1 Lakewood St. Edward during Saturday’s opening round
Brackets have been set for Saturday’s Division I state duals wrestling tournament.
Action will begin at Lakewood St. Edward at 9 a.m.
The Marysville Monarchs have been seeded eighth.
They will face No. 1 seed Lakewood St. Edward in the opening round.
Other first-round matches are as follows:
-Elyria (No. 5) vs. Dublin Coffman (No. 4);
-Brecksville Broadview Heights (No. 5) vs. Cincinnati LaSalle (No. 6);
-Mason (No. 7) vs. Wadsworth (No. 2).
“I thought based on first-round state duals results we were in a position to be the seventh seed rather than eighth,” said MHS head coach Shawn Andrews. “However, in the end that really doesn’t matter a whole lot.
“We are grateful to have the chance to get at least two matches this weekend against some of the best teams in the state.
“We will go into this weekend trying to learn a little more about ourselves and our wrestling as we approach the postseason,” he said.
“Our program philosophy is always to see the best competition possible throughout the year,” said Andrews. “Any time we can qualify to compete with seven of the other top teams in the state we are grateful for the opportunity.”
The tournament will feature a winner’s and loser’s brackets.
Teams that fall during opening-round matches will still have to opportunity to battle for a third place spot.