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Triad senior Jacob Thompson picked up a big tournament win Saturday at the Lima Central Catholic Thunderbird Invitational.
The tourney is considered a marquee Division III meet and often a preview of who will qualify to the state tournament.
Mechanicsburg won the 41-team tournament with 276.5 points and had four champions. Miami East claimed second with 153.5 points and Covington was a close third with 151.5 points.
Triad finished 19th with 58 points and WL-Salem was 39th with 10 points.
Competing as the third seed at 170 pounds, Thompson made his way to the semifinals with three pins. He knocked off Nate Fry of Ayersville by a 13-3 major decision.
In the finals, Thompson made quick work of Andrew Caris of Eastwood with a pin in 57 seconds to win the tournament.
Zizzo (138) reached the semifinals with a bye and two pins before he was beaten by Mechanicsburg state placer Tanner Smith by a 20-6 technical fall. Zizzo bounced back with a another pin in the consolation semifinals to reach the third-place bout. There he lost 11-9 to Trevor Reed from New London.
For WL-Salem, Tanner Workman (120) went 3-2 at the tournament and Ely Serna recorded a win by major decision.
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