By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

Call it perfection, call it domination or simply call it a state championship.

Streetsboro sophomore Jarreau “RoRo” Walker has his hand raised after winning the Division II state championship at 106 pounds.
Shannon Eldreth/Special to Portage Sports

The 2025 season for Streetsboro sophomore phenom Jarreau “RoRo” Walker is now complete and it also checks every one of those three boxes.

A clean record at 34-0.

A dominating season in which he still has yet to give up a takedown in his entire career. He had pins, technical falls and major decisions.

And now, he is a state champion.

Walker won the Division II state title at 106 pounds on Sunday evening with an 11-3 major decision over Jonathan Alder sophomore Rayce Watson.

The victory makes Walker the sixth Rockets wrestler in program history to win a state championship — and seventh overall, with Joe Boardwine repeating the feat in 1992 and 1993.

Other Streetsboro wrestlers who reached the top of the podium include John Purcell (1985), Jim Boardwine (1992), Butch Inghram (1997) and Steve Blunk (2004).

Walker arrived in Columbus with a glowing 30-0 record and also No. 1 ranking in his weight class.

Jarreau “RoRo” Walker celebrates after winning the 106 pound state championship on Sunday at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus.
Shannon Eldreth/Special to Portage Sports

In the days leading up to the state finals, Streetsboro head coach Mark Skonieczny said of Walker:

“There are a bunch of things he’s got going for him. He’s an extremely confident kid. He believes nobody in the country can beat him, so he has that strut and that attitude when he walks out there. He’s just so quick, he’s strong for the weight class, he’s extremely talented, he’s great at all three positions, he’s great on his feet, he’s great on top. If he gets on top of you, he’s going to turn you, if you’re on your feet, he’s taking you down and if you choose top, he’s getting out from the bottom. He’s just good at all three positions.

“I’m expecting the exact same results this weekend as we got last weekend. He may be contested a little bit more because now you’re getting down to the best of the best, but it just seems like he has pulled that far away from the competition this season.”

On Sunday, Walker turned his coach’s confidence into a real-life event.

And did it quickly.

Walker went on the offensive right from the start and raced out to a 7-0 lead, including a four-point near fall and Walker led 7-1 after the first period.

Walker’s lead grew to 11-2 in the second period before riding out the third period for his state title. All three of the points scored on Walker in the final by Watson were scored on stalls.