CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Rocky River placed eighth in Saturday's Al Pinter Memorial Tournament hosted by Cuyahoga Heights High School. [results]

Five placers led the Pirates to a team score of 63.5, which slotted the Pirates eighth in an 11-team field. Leading the River mat men were Dylan Heffron (third at 113 pounds), Connor Schiefferle (fourth at 150), and Henry Lange (fifth at 120).

Heffron went 2-2 in the meet. The freshman grappler logged a 16-0 tech fall and pin in 1:09. He has now registered two tournament thirds in his first two prep meets.

Waynedale had 13 top-3 finishers and won the tournament with a team score of 358.5.


CANNON FIRE ...

SIX-SHOOTERS: Placing sixth for the Pirates were Larry Jones at 165 and John Sadiku at 190.

CONFERENCE CALL: Rocky River went 1-1 in Thursday's Great Lakes Conference opener, a tri-match hosted by Buckeye High School. The Pirates defeated Holy Name 45-30; they lost to host Buckeye 65-18. [Individual bout results unavailable at time of publication.]


by Skip Snow

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