Notebook: Central Crossing Comets wrestlers see practice time pay off
Coach Jamie Ramirez is learning more about his Central Crossing wrestling team despite limited competition.
The Comets saw their workouts in the practice room pay off with strong performances during the holiday break.
During a home quad Dec. 30, they defeated Westerville South 54-24 and Ready 54-16 and lost to Central District-power Delaware 36-30 to move to 5-3 in dual competitions.
“We’ve added quite a bit of duals,” said Ramirez, whose team opened OCC-Buckeye Division action Jan. 7 against Lancaster. “(Normally) by this time we would’ve had two or three tournaments.
Reynoldsburg Roundup: Wrestling team primed for successful season
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The weekend before the state tournament was postponed last March, the Reynoldsburg wrestling program had its first Division I state qualifier in six years when Noah Ratliff advanced by placing third at district at 152 pounds.
The Raiders lost Ratliff to graduation he went 45-7 last season and finished 119-35 for his career but they don’t believe they’ll endure a similar drought between qualifiers going forward.
Leading a group of talented returnees is sophomore Logan Smalley, who won a sectional championship at 120 and was 30-5 before being unable to compete at district because of injury.