After two days of tough wrestling at the "Mentor Meatgrinder" senior Scott Bulzan finally qualifies for the State Wrestling Tournament to be held on March 4th, 5th and 6th at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.

 

Bulzan completed the feat by going 4-2 on the weekend.  He began his quest with an opening round 13-5 major decision sending him into the quarter-finals against Ryan Hoyt of St. Ignatius, who is currently ranked 2nd in the state at 130 pounds.  Late in the match and leading by 1 point Bulzan was hit with a perterson roll which resulted in a two point reversal and 2 back points leaving the score at 9-6.

 

Bulzan was not about to go quietly, though, as he pulled-off back-to-back wins of 6-3 and 5-2 before meeting a familiar foe in his "go to state" match in Boardman's Ricky Zupko.  The match ended in a 1-1 tie and entered the sudden victory period of the bout.  In this period Bulzan countered a Zupko shot and after a short scramble he took Zupko down with less than 20 seconds remaining earning him an automatic trip to Columbus and into the thrid place match.

 

Scott finished the grouling tournament with a 3-1 loss the Alex Sweeney of Mentor, but none-the-less he has secured a spot at the Shot where he now competes for All-State Honors.

 

GOOD LUCK SCOTT!