1A Regional recaps: Auburn, East Alton-Wood River, Herrin, Robinson
Auburn Regional
Defending state runner-up Vandalia had 10 champions, two runners-up and a third-place finisher as it easily claimed top honors in the Auburn Regional with 275 points, placing it well ahead of second place Hillsboro (115.5) and third place Litchfield/ Mt. Olive co-op (109.5).
Shelbyville (105.5), Auburn/ Pawnee co-op (99), Taylorville (78), Pittsfield/ Pleasant Hill co-op (77), Carlinville (29.5), North Mac/ Waverly co-op (23), Illinois School for the Visually Impaired/ Bluffs/ Illinois School for the Deaf/ Routt/ Winchester co-op (11) and Meridian (0) were next.
Top performers for coach Pat Myers’ champion Vandals were title winners Riley Hinton (120), Preston Waughtel (126), Max Philpot (132), Brody Matthews (138), Eli Mabry (144), Dade Kleinik (150), Dillon Hinton (157), Noah Langston (175), Ross Miller (190) and Dominic Swyers (285). Taking second were Kaden Daugherty (106) and Zayne Zinkgraf (165) and placing third was Cooper Galloway (113).
Vandalia, which is ranked third, became one of six schools in IHSA history to win 30 or more regional titles, achieving that impressive feat in the last 31 seasons. The Vandals defeated Murphysboro 46-23 in Thursday’s Taylorville Dual Team Sectional to advance to the IHSA Finals in Bloomington on February 27 where they’ll meet Chicago Hope Academy.
Additional regional title winners were Litchfield/ Mt. Olive’s Braxton Kieffer (165) and Tristan Staggs (215), Auburn/ Pawnee’s Eli Hill (106) and Hillsboro’s Kohl Fuller (113).
Regional champions
106 – Eli Hill (Auburn/ Pawnee) 30-8
113 – Kohl Fuller (Hillsboro) 34-2
120 – Riley Hinton (Vandalia) 19-6
126 – Preston Waughtel (Vandalia) 21-0
132 – Max Philpot (Vandalia) 28-2
138 – Brody Matthews (Vandalia) 30-9
144 – Eli Mabry (Vandalia) 31-6
150 – Dade Kleinik (Vandalia) 26-6
157 – Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) 35-3
165 – Braxton Kieffer (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 32-4
175 – Noah Langston (Vandalia) 27-13
190 – Ross Miller (Vandalia) 33-7
215 – Tristan Staggs (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 35-4
285 – Dominic Swyers (Vandalia) 27-13
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 – Kaden Daugherty (Vandalia) 29-9; Landon Maxedon (Shelbyville) 19-17
113 – Caidyn Pillischafske (Taylorville) 16-15; Cooper Galloway (Vandalia) 11-15
120 – Landon Bandy (Hillsboro) 30-5; Jayce McMillon (Taylorville) 16-14
126 – Vincent Moore (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 34-3; Elijah Scott (Auburn/ Pawnee) 27-14
132 – Bodee Fathauer (Shelbyville) 20-5; Owen Mcdaniel (North Mac/ Waverly) 21-20
138 – Briar Kuhl (Hillsboro) 30-9; Thayden Bailey (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 14-24
144 – Drayven Hamm (Auburn/ Pawnee) 34-12; Johnathan Kirkbride (Shelbyville) 10-4
150 – Trey Boston (Auburn/ Pawnee) 29-8; Lincoln Coffey (Taylorville) 23-12
157 – Gavin Shomaker (Hillsboro) 21-15; Lucas Frieden (Pittsfield/ Pleasant Hill) 14-10
165 – Zayne Zinkgraf (Vandalia) 16-4; Ryne Peavler (Shelbyville) 28-7
175 – Jake Ator (Pittsfield) 16-14; Draven Jones (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 19-21
190 – Jayden Ellinger (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 33-12; Bodine Marable (Pittsfield/ Pleasant Hill) 38-8
215 – Hayden Mudgette (Shelbyville) 28-5; Fisher McEuen (Pittsfield/ Pleasant Hill) 38-7
285 – Taven Agney (Shelbyville) 6-2; Liam Davis (Taylorville) 18-8
Individual statistics
Most team points: Dominic Swyers, Vandalia, 28; Tristan Staggs, Litchfield/ Mt. Olive, 26; Kohl Fuller, Hillsboro, 24; Dillon Hinton, Vandalia, 24; Noah Langston, Vandalia, 24; Ross Miller, Vandalia, 24; Max Philpot, Vandalia, 24; Dade Kleinik, Vandalia, 23.5; Brody Matthews, Vandalia, 23.5; Preston Waughtel, Vandalia, 23.5
Most total Match points: Eli Mabry, Vandalia, 47; Brody Matthews, Vandalia, 43; Jayden Ellinger, Litchfield/ Mt. Olive, 36
Most pins: Dominic Swyers, Vandalia, 3 (in 3:57); Draven Jones, Litchfield/ Mt. Olive, 3; Johnathan Kirkbride, Shelbyville 3
Most technical falls: Eli Mabry, Vandalia, 2 (in 8:21)
Largest seed-place difference: Thayden Bailey, Litchfield/ Mt. Olive, 3; Kyle Fay, Auburn/ Pawnee, 3
Team statistics
Most pins: Vandalia 20; Hillsboro 13; Pittsfield co-op 11
Most technical falls: Vandalia 6, Auburn/ Pawnee 2, Shelbyville 2
Most total match points: Vadalia 291, Auburn/ Pawnee 167, Taylorville 158
East Alton-Wood River Regional
Althoff Catholic prevailed in a three-way battle of state-ranked teams thanks to six champions and five other sectional qualifiers at the East Alton-Wood River Regional as the ninth-ranked Crusaders took first place with 236 points while 18th-ranked Freeburg was second with 203.5 and 11th-ranked Roxana claimed third with 190.5.
The rest of the field included Salem (133), Red Bud (65), Sparta/ Steeleville co-op (41.5), East Alton-Wood River (38), Breese Central (32.5), Metro-East Lutheran (21), Dupo (20) and Southwestern (14).
Winning titles for coach Emanuel Brooks’ champion Crusaders were Jacobi Cobbs (113), Nathan Fisher (120), Dawson Hawthorne (132), Colton Stearns (138), Landon Weidler (157) and Pierre Walton (165). Claiming second place were Karson Fowler (106), Jaxon Lynn (126) and Stephen Ache (215) while Robbie Schallert (144) and Austin Wilkinson (190) took third place and Aidan Delisle (175) finished fourth and just missed advancing.
“I was very proud of my boys Saturday,” Brooks said. “My squad overcame a lot of adversity early. Things were not going our way to start the tournament and we were not performing well. Luckily myself and my assistant coach, Corey Ford, were able to make some adjustments and the boys mentally got it together. This helped us to finish strong as a team and secure our second regional title in a row. We had been dealing with sickness and injuries the last three weeks of the season. Fortunately, everyone got healthy right in time for the postseason. Our studs like Walton, Hawthorne, Cobbs, Fisher, Lynn, Stearns and Weidler handled business. Others like Fowler, Schallert and Wilkinson came up big, as well. Senior 215-pounder Stephen Ache might have had the biggest upset win for us and likely was the difference in us winning the title. Now the fun starts!”
Althoff Catholic repeated as a regional champion for the first time since 2017 and 2018, which capped a run of four-straight regionals for coach Josh Harper, who led the program to its only trophy for a fourth-place finish in 2018. This was the tenth regional title for the Belleville school. The Crusaders beat Lawrence County co-op 50-23 in the Taylorville Sectional on Thursday and advanced to the IHSA Dual Team Finals and meet Dixon in the quarterfinals on February 27.
Additional regional title winners were Freeburg’s Eli Schaefer (106), Dane Olmstead (215) and Jack Amann (285), Roxana’s Brandon Green, Jr. (144), Logan Riggs (150) and Lyndon Thies (175), Salem’s Rylan Moore (126) and Red Bud’s Daniel Jackson (190).
Regional champions
106 – Eli Schaefer (Freeburg) 29-11
113 – Jacobi Cobbs (Althoff Catholic) 36-1
120 – Nathan Fisher (Althoff Catholic) 17-7
126 – Rylan Moore (Salem) 38-5
132 – Dawson Hawthorne (Althoff Catholic) 34-1
138 – Colton Stearns (Althoff Catholic) 14-4
144 – Brandon Green Jr. (Roxana) 25-1
150 – Logan Riggs (Roxana) 35-7
157 – Landon Weidler (Althoff Catholic) 33-2
165 – Pierre Walton (Althoff Catholic) 36-1
175 – Lyndon Thies (Roxana) 38-1
190 – Daniel Jackson (Red Bud) 37-1
215 – Dane Olmstead (Freeburg) 32-4
285 – Jack Amann (Freeburg) 38-4
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 – Karson Fowler (Althoff Catholic) 24-11; Mason Davis (Roxana) 18-14
113 – Trey Skelton (Roxana) 32-12; Eli Quartz (Freeburg) 27-12
120 – Brayden Hendrix (Roxana) 22-16; Kameron Rasul (Salem) 28-16
126 – Jaxon Lynn (Althoff Catholic) 30-6; Landon Fausz (Red Bud) 27-12
132 – Devon Jensen (Freeburg) 19-9; Miles Dennis (Metro-East Lutheran) 21-12
138 – Broden Becker (Freeburg) 24-19; Isiah Findley (Salem) 27-16
144 – Lukas Quartz (Freeburg) 33-8; Robbie Schallert (Althoff Catholic) 24-14
150 – Matthew Walsh (Breese Central) 37-5; Braxton Glodo (Sparta/ Steeleville) 26-8
157 – Tyler Nolan (Red Bud) 32-10; Nathan Raban (Freeburg) 18-11
165 – Cooper Kisgen (Freeburg) 21-17; Killian Merrill (Salem) 35-11
175 – Colt Hess (Freeburg) 30-13; Kyler King (Salem) 31-16
190 – Mason Crump (Roxana) 15-8; Austin Wilkinson (Althoff Catholic) 17-10
215 – Stephen Ache (Althoff Catholic) 17-7; Robert Horton (Roxana) 28-14
285 – Michael Soto (East Alton-Wood River) 20-9; Braxton Barnett (Dupo) 20-7
Individual Statistics
Most Team Points: Daniel Jackson, Red Bud 28, Logan Riggs, Roxana 28; Dawson Hawthorne, Althoff Catholic 27.5; Jacobi Cobbs, Althoff Catholic 24; Nathan Fisher, Althoff Catholic 24; Brandon Green, Jr., Roxana 24; Dane Olmstead, Freeburg 24; Eli Schaefer, Freeburg 24; Landon Weidler, Althoff Catholic 24; Colton Stearns, Althoff Catholic 23.5; Lyndon Thies, Roxana 23.5
Most total match points: Pierre Walton, Althoff Catholic 49; Braxton Glodo, Sparta/ Steeleville 46; Robbie Schallert, Althoff Catholic 43
Most pins: Daniel Jackson, Red Bud 3 (in 2:25); Braxton Barnett, Dupo 3; Brandon Green, Jr., Roxana 3; Logan Riggs, Roxana 3
Most technical falls: Braxton Glodo, Sparta/ Steeleville 2 (in 6:11); Pierre Walton, Althoff Catholic 2
Largest seed-place difference: Rylee McClellan, Roxana 3; Caeden Miraglia, Salem 3
Team statistics
Most total match points: Althoff Catholic 300; Salem 262; Freeburg 256
Most pins: Roxana 18; Althoff Catholic 16; Salem 14
Most technical falls: Althoff Catholic 5; Roxana 5; Freeburg 3; Salem 3
Herrin Regional
Murphysboro had eight champions to help it win the Herrin Regional by a 279-211 margin over second-place Benton while Frankfort Community/ Christopher co-op (130.5) took third place.
Carterville (113.5), Herrin (111.5), Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado co-op (85), Carmi-White County (83.5), Johnston City (79), Anna-Jonesboro (74), Harrisburg (73.5) and Goreville/ Dongola/ Vienna co-op (15) completed the field.
Title winners for coach Shea Baker’s champion Red Devils were Drevan Bramlett (113), Paxton Pyatt (120), Sergio Garcia (126), Jackson Graff (132), Lemar Treshansky (144), Logan Tanner (190), Caybren Hubbard (215) and Julien Tanner (285). Second-place finishers were Jeret Edwards (138), Haegan Hughes (157) and Maxon Stearns (165) while Jace Witzman (150) finished fourth and failed to advance..
Murphysboro, which qualified last year for the IHSA Dual Team Finals for the third time, won two-straight regional titles for the first time since 2015-2016. The fourth-ranked Red Devils lost 46-23 to third-ranked Vandalia on Thursday in the Taylorville Dual Team Sectional.
Also winning regional championships were Benton’s Braxton Tittle (106), Peyton Robinson (150) and Derek Wilkey (157), Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado’s Trevor Fath (165) and Jonathan Ramaker (175) and Harrisburg’s Rocko Neal (138).
Regional champions
106 – Braxton Tittle (Benton) 42-2
113 – Drevan Bramlett (Murphysboro) 34-6
120 – Paxton Pyatt (Murphysboro) 43-4
126 – Sergio Garcia (Murphysboro) 40-7
132 – Jackson Graff (Murphysboro) 30-14
138 – Rocko Neal (Harrisburg) 28-3
144 – Lemar Treshansky (Murphysboro) 25-9
150 – Peyton Robinson (Benton) 32-11
157 – Derek Wilkey (Benton) 38-6
165 – Trevor Fath (Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado) 29-4
175 – Jonathan Ramaker (Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado) 33-1
190 – Logan Tanner (Murphysboro) 28-8
215 – Caybren Hubbard (Murphysboro) 40-7
285 – Julien Tanner (Murphysboro) 42-3
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 – Jack Smith (Anna-Jonesboro) 31-10; Dylan Combs (Carmi-White County) 18-11
113 – Cameron Urbaniak (Herrin) 29-6; Zayden Butcher (Benton) 31-13
120 – Isaac Wood (Carterville) 26-11; Zane Stanley (Benton) 40-7
126 – Hudson Anderton (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) 39-8; Kingston Palmer (Benton) 13-10
132 – Braden Berndt (Herrin) 20-11; Austin Campbell (Carterville) 21-14
138 – Jeret Edwards (Murphysboro) 32-14; Jace Weaver (Johnston City) 31-7
144 – Lukas Parker (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) 28-6; Kaden Blades (Benton) 41-5
150 – Michael Minor (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) 17-9; Gavin Slack (Carterville) 25-12
157 – Haegan Hughes (Murphysboro) 24-17; Julian Wyant (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) 32-16
165 – Maxon Stearns (Murphysboro) 35-6; Bryson Aaron (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) 25-8
175 – Kobe Cali (Benton) 26-4; Terry Mick (Carterville) 27-10
190 – Dominick Khoshaba (Herrin) 22-14; Juan Salazar (Johnston City) 26-11
215 – Wade Rees (Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado) 28-7; Braxton Welge (Harrisburg) 20-3
285 – Joeseph Hercules (Johnston City) 27-12; Bryce Reimann (Carterville) 18-8
Individual statistics
Team points: Julien Tanner, Murphysboro 28; Logan Tanner, Murphysboro 28; Derek Wilkey, Benton 28; Lemar Treshansky, Murphysboro 27.5; Peyton Robinson, Benton 27; Caybren Hubbard, Murphysboro 26; Paxton Pyatt, Murphysboro 26; Trevor Fath, Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado 25; Rocko Neal, Harrisburg 24; Braxton Tittle, Benton 24
Most total match points: Brendon Jones, Benton 69; Zane Stanley, Benton 57; Jace Witzman, Murphysboro 56
Most pins: James Flores, Benton, 4 (in 15:06)
Most technical falls: Paxton Pyatt, Murphysboro, 3 (in 10:30)
Largest seed-place difference: James Flores, Benton 6
Team statistics
Most total match points: Murphysboro 387; Benton 368; Carterville 246
Most pins: Benton 21; Frankfort Community/ Christopher 17; Murphysboro 17
Most technical falls: Murphysboro 10; Benton 7; Frankfort Community/ Christopher 3
Robinson Regional
The Lawrence County co-op of Lawrenceville and Red Bud had three champions and 10 qualifiers to win the title of the Robinson Regional with 229 points while Oakwood/ Salt Fork co-op took second with 208.5 points despite having seven champions and host Robinson was third with 152 points. This was the program’s first regional title since 1998.
Oakwood/ Salt Fork was ranked tenth while Lawrence County was an honorable mention selection. The runner-up Comets finished ahead of Lawrence County at Cumberland’s Skull and Crossbones and ABE’s Rumble. Oakwood/ Salt Fork had also won regional titles the past three seasons.
Cumberland (129.5), Westville/ Georgetown-Ridge Farm co-op (124), Richland County (108.5). Effingham (99.5), Paris (83.5), Mt. Carmel (81.5), Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine co-op (72), Fairfield (31) and Marshall (24) were the other teams in the competition.
Winning regional titles for coach Cody Bobe’s Lawrence County co-op team were Dalton Baker (106), Cale Seitzinger (150) and Nick Morehead (175) while Kyler Guercio (120), Hudson Meek (144), Daniel Kiser (157) and Jude DeCausey (215) claimed second place and Grayson Allender (113), Drew Seitzinger (126) and Malikye Williams (190) finished in third place. Lawrence County fell 50-23 to Althoff Catholic in Thursday’s Taylorville Dual Team Sectional.
Oakwood/ Salt Fork got titles from Steven Uden (113), Weston Frazier (120), Pedro Alberto Rangel (126), Mason Swartz (132), Devin Ehler (138), Tyler Huchel (144) and Jamison Chambliss (190). Additional regional champions were Cumberland’s Owen McGinnis (157) and Max Strader (215), Paris’ Joshua Lamour (165) and Mt. Carmel’s Carter Pyatt (285).
Regional champions
106 – Dalton Baker (Lawrence County) 26-6
113 – Steven Uden (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 36-6
120 – Weston Frazier (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 33-3
126 – Pedro Alberto Rangel (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 25-12
132 – Mason Swartz (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 36-5
138 – Devin Ehler (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 39-1
144 – Tyler Huchel (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 34-5
150 – Cale Seitzinger (Lawrence County) 33-6
157 – Owen McGinnis (Cumberland) 33-7
165 – Joshua Lamour (Paris) 26-0
175 – Nick Morehead (Lawrence County) 28-9
190 – Jamison Chambliss (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 31-2
215 – Max Strader (Cumberland) 29-10
285 – Carter Pyatt (Mt. Carmel) 30-6
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 – Jonah LeDuc (Effingham) 29-9; Kason Cramer (Westville/ Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 17-17
113 – Landon Cornwell (Robinson) 32-11; Grayson Allender (Lawrence County) 22-10
120 – Kyler Guercio (Lawrence County) 24-8; Gracen Elliott (Robinson) 32-11
126 – Declyn Paddock (Richland County) 19-9; Drew Seitzinger (Lawrence County) 25-13
132 – Sawyer Welbaum (Cumberland) 37-6; Kaeden Davis (Richland County) 19-5
138 – Broady Kelly (Robinson) 40-3; Vance Johnson (Westville/ Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 23-8
144 – Hudson Meek (Lawrence County) 29-7; Jude Wirey (Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine) 25-5
150 – Isaiah Hall (Mt. Carmel) 21-14; Connor Schrader (Robinson) 25-8
157 – Daniel Kiser (Lawrence County) 24-12; Liam Hughes (Westville./ Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 26-13
165 – Kellen Poole (Robinson) 24-22; Daniel Nichols (Cumberland) 32-11
175 – Lenox Parker (Robinson) 18-7; Gage Emmerich (Effingham) 11-11
190 – Ethan Miller (Westville/ Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 32-4; Malikye Williams (Lawrence County) 29-7
215 – Jude DeCausey (Lawrence County) 19-8; Zander Schrader (Richland County) 28-3
285 – Jeremiah Lorton (Effingham) 34-6; Logan Curl (Paris) 21-6
Individual statistics
Most team points: Carter Pyatt, Mt. Carmel 28; Max Strader, Cumberland 28; Weston Frazier, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 27.5; Joshua Lamour, Paris 27.5; Owen McGinnis, Cumberland 27.5; Nick Morehead, Lawrence County 27.5; Mason Swartz, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 27.5; Steven Uden, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 27.5; Devin Ehler, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 27; Tyler Huchel, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 27
Most total match points: Liam Hughes, Westville/ Georgetown-Ridge Farm 52; Joshua Lamour, Paris 52; Keagan Leclaire, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 51
Most pins: Jessiah Lee, Robinson 4 (in 11:05), Daniel Nichols, Cumberland 4
Most technical falls: Gage Emmerich, Effingham 2 (in 6:28); Gracen Elliott, Robinson 2; Broady Kelly, Robinson, 2
Largest seed-place difference: Keagan Leclaire, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 7
Team statistics
Most total match points: Lawrence County 335; Robinson 295; Oakwood/ Salt Fork 288
Most pins: Lawrence County 17; Oakwood/ Salt Fork 16; Cumberland 16
Most technical falls: Robinson 6; Lawrence County 5; Oakwood/ Salt Fork 5