2A regional recaps for Carbondale, Lincoln, Mattoon, Civic Memorial
By Chris Walker for the IWCOA
CARBONDALE REGIONAL
Mascoutah rolled to the Carbondale regional title with seven individual champions, easily outdistancing runner-up Waterloo, 220.5-163.4.
Braxton McCall (106), Xavier Sonon-Hale (126), Desi Wade (138), Brock Ross (157) Sean Murphy (165), Jordan Sonon-Hale (175) and Nygel Bowers (285) won regional titles to lead the Indians.
The win gave Mascoutah its third team regional title in program history, its first since 2007, and the first for coach Cole Witzig.
Waterloo was the only other team to have more than a single champion and the Bulldogs produced five, including Matthew Deutch (113), Konnor Stephens (132), Jaxon Mifflin (144), Joseph Newell (150) and Jaxson Mathenia (215).
Carbondale (135) was third and followed by Marion (129), Mt. Vernon (105), Cahokia (65.5), East St. Louis (59) and Centralia (32).
Regional champions:
106- Braxton McCall, Mascoutah, 27-8
113- Matthew Deutch, Waterloo, 40-5
120- Dalton St Angelo, Mt. Vernon, 22-1
126- Xavier Sonon-Hale, Mascoutah, 32-9
132- Konnor Stephens, Waterloo, 34-10
138- Desi Wade, Mascoutah, 34-6
144- Jaxon Mifflin, Waterloo, 21-19
150- Joseph Newell, Waterloo, 33-11
157- Brock Ross, Mascoutah, 36-0
165- Sean Murphy, Mascoutah, 15-4
175- Jordan Sonon-Hale, Mascoutah, 36-5
190- Evan Francis, Marion, 39-2
215- Jaxson Mathenia, Waterloo, 33-1
285- Nygel Bowers, Mascoutah, 26-12
Additional sectional qualifiers
106- Kaden Luton, Marion, 28-12, Declan Stewart, Mt. Vernon, 16-23.
113- Logan Lott, Mascoutah, 18-24, Murray Beck, Marion, 17-20.
120- Ayden Swan, Carbondale, 24-14, Max Wade, Marion, 31-7.
126- Bradley O`dell, Carbondale, 29-13, Jack Clark, Mt. Vernon, 24-11.
132- Kyler Reisner, Mt. Vernon, 20-14, Hartles Holman, Cahokia, 15-5.
138- Kurt Ford, Carbondale, 22-18, Hunter Detrick, Marion, 15-19.
144- Gavin Pedigo, Mt. Vernon, 21-9, Marcus Nobles, Mascoutah, 22-14.
150- Mark Norris, Cahokia, 20-9, Adrian Nastas, Mascoutah, 18-13.
157- Jon Martin, Carbondale, 23-8, Jonathan McCray, East St. Louis, 20-5.
165- Hudson Maddox, Waterloo, 30-8, Corey Robinson, East St. Louis, 22-6.
175- Lonnez Smith, East St. Louis, 27-8, Vince Goodman, Waterloo, 34-14.
190- Harrison Redenius, Mascoutah, 31-13, Christian Caffey, Carbondale, 27-18.
215- Connor Daly, Carbondale, 26-12, Martez Williams, Cahokia, 22-12.
285- Martin Xoxotla Perez, Carbondale, 7-1, Bradey Starr, Centralia, 20-14.
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Marion 19, Mascoutah 16, Waterloo 14
Most tech falls: Mascoutah 5, East St. Louis 2, Marion 2, Mt. Vernon 2, Carbondale 2
Most totals match points: Marion 255, Mascoutah 240, Carbondale 202
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Marion’s Max Wade, 3 falls in 2:46
Most tech falls least time: Mascoutah’s Jordan Sonon-Hale. 2 techs in 6:07
Fastest fall: Marion’s Kaden Luton 0:18
Fastest tech fall: Mascoutah’s Marcus Nobles 1:20
Most team points: Waterloo’s Jaxson Mathenia, Waterloo’s Jaxon Mifflin, Marion’s Evan Francis, Mascoutah’s Brock Ross 24
Most single-match points: Cahokia’s Hartles Holman 24; Marion’s John Walters 23
Most total match match: Carbondale’s Christian Caffey 43, East St. Louis’ Corey Robinson 42
Largest seed-place differential: Carbondale’s Ayden Swan placed second at 120 as the No. 8 seed.
MATTOON REGIONAL
Sixes were wild on Saturday as Mahomet-Seymour and Mattoon each produced a half dozen champions at the Mattoon Regional with Champaign Central securing the final two individual titles.
In addition to its champions, Mahomet-Seymour had four wrestlers place second while Mattoon had one and that difference was noted in the final standings as the Bulldogs scored a regional-best 238.5 points and most significantly they scored nearly 50 points better than the 192 by runner-up Mattoon.
The team regional title win was the 37th in Mahomet-Seymour’s program history and the 14th under head coach Rob Ledin’ guidance.
Champaign Central took third place with 146.5 and was followed by Charleston (73), Champaign Centennial (63), Danville (50.5), Rantoul (47) and Urbana (27.5).
Regional champions:
106- Creed Cole, Mattoon, 13-5
113- Jaxtyn Howell, Mattoon, 23-8
120- Noah Meints, Mahomet-Seymour, 25-16
126- Tristan Porter, Mattoon, 31-2
132- Jaxson Bagwell, Mattoon, 17-7
138- Talin Baker, Champaign Central, 29-3
144- Justus Vrona, Mahomet-Seymour, 38-9
150- Garrett Waisath, Mahomet-Seymour, 36-12
157- Trae Griffiths, Champaign Central, 22-3
165- Talon Decker, Mahomet-Seymour, 34-6
175- Christopher Dill, Mahomet-Seymour, 27-14
190- Marco Casillas, Mahomet-Seymour, 41-3
215- Carson Kimbro, Mattoon, 11-4
285- Mitchell Clapp, Mattoon, 31-2
Additional sectional qualifiers
106- Carlos Juarez, Danville, 20-9, Myles Hartzler, Mahomet-Seymour, 28-19.
113- Grant Morphew, Mahomet-Seymour, 30-10, Seth Helmuth, Charleston) 6-15.
120- Nathan Helmuth, Charleston, 5-15, Dasch Gage, Mattoon, 3-1.
126- Gideon Hayter, Mahomet-Seymour, 29-10, Rylan Poeta, Champaign Central, 27-6.
132- Elliott Tanner, Champaign Central, 29-7, Collin Booker, Charleston, 22-15.
138- Trotter Titus, Charleston, 29-5, Liam Noonan, Mahomet-Seymour, 21-19.
144- Nehemie Mbangi, Champaign Centennial, 29-10, Malachi Hutchison, Champaign Central, 27-11.
150- Harley Pierce, Mattoon, 23-6, Jaymion Cunningham, Danville, 16-8.
157- Weston Neutz, Mahomet-Seymour, 32-16, Markus Gibson, Champaign Centennial, 16-12.
165- Brandon Almanza, Rantoul, 28-10, Sam Alvarado, Champaign Central, 27-12.
175- Josiah Williams, Danville, 25-5, Maurice Dominick, Champaign Central, 10-6.
190- Sergio Baity, Champaign Centennial, 31-5, David Ward, Champaign Central, 19-13.
215- Frank Watson, Mahomet-Seymour, 21-16, Michael Anthony, Rantoul, 15-13.
285- Remi Bryant, Charleston, 21-12, Jose Torres, Mahomet-Seymour, 24-22.
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Mahomet-Seymour 15, Champaign Central 14, Mattoon 13
Most tech falls: Mahomet-Seymour 3, Urbana 3, Champaign Centennial 3
Most match points: Mahomet-Seymour 293, Mattoon 252, Champaign Central 231
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Marion’s Max Wade, 3 falls in 2:46
Most tech falls least time: Mascoutah’s Jordan Sonon-Hale. 2 techs in 6:07
Fastest fall: Marion’s Kaden Luton 0:18
Fastest tech fall: Mascoutah’s Marcus Nobles 1:20
Most team points: Waterloo’s Jaxson Mathenia, Waterloo’s Jaxon Mifflin, Marion’s Evan Francis, Mascoutah’s Brock Ross 24
Most single-match points: Cahokia’s Hartles Holman 24; Marion’s John Walters 23
Most total match points: Carbondale’s Christian Caffey 43, East St. Louis’ Corey Robinson 42
Largest seed-place differential: Carbondale’s Ayden Swan placed second at 120 as the No. 8 seed.
CIVIC MEMORIAL REGIONAL
While Civic Memorial had the advantage of competing at home in Bethalto, Glenwood had to make an hour-plus trek to begin its state series.
Glenwood travels as well as it wrestles, if not better.
Both teams had five wrestlers crowned as champions, but Glenwood had 10 of its wrestlers advance while Civic Memorial had nine move on as the Titans outscored the runner-up Eagles, 246.5-188.
Glenwood has now won 21 team regional titles and Saturday’s title was the first for head coach Nick Anthony.
Cooper Clarke (106), Pierce Bultmann (113), Jaxon Ferguson (120), Elijah Smith (175) and Cody Moss (285) won regionals for the Titans and Avery Jaime (138), Greg Harkey (144), Knox Verbais (150), James Wojcikiewicz (165) and Kevahn Flanagan (215) soared to the top of the awards stand for the Eagles.
Jacksonville’s Dashawn Armstrong (126) and Springfield Southeast’s Chris Hull (190) also won regional titles.
Granite City (111.5) was third, Jacksonville (109) took fourth and Troy Triad (103) was fifth. Other teams who competed included Jersey (85), Springfield (60), Springfield Southwest (49.5) and Highland (5).
Regional champions:
106- Cooper Clarke, Glenwood, 34-4
113- Pierce Bultmann, Glenwood, 38-5
120- Jaxon Ferguson, Glenwood, 27-6
126- Dashawn Armstrong, Jacksonville, 28-5
132- Will Kelly, Triad, 35-4
138- Avery Jaime, Civic Memorial, 31-6
144- Greg Harkey, Civic Memorial, 26-7
150- Knox Verbais, Civic Memorial, 40-6
157- Nicholas Hartley, Jersey, 31-4
165- James Wojcikiewicz, Civic Memoriał, 35-7
175- Elijah Smith, Glenwood, 35-5
190- Chris Hull, Springfield Southeast, 14-4
215- Kevahn Flanagan, Civic Memorial, 33-13
285- Cody Moss, Glenwood, 38-3
Additional sectional qualifiers
106- Cody Weidner, Civic Memorial, 37-10, Maddox Williams, Jersey, 33-6.
113- Hunter Hayes, Jacksonville, 34-8, Bo Allison, Jersey, 25-16.
120- Hunter Hodge, Jersey, 25-11, Brody Johnson, Civic Memorial, 15-14.
126- Jace Brown, Granite City, 16-9, Jake Tuxhorn, Glenwood, 24-23.
132- Jordan Kholian, Jacksonville, 28-5, Aj Williams, Glenwood, 33-13.
138- Brody Smith, Troy Triad, 13-7, Eli Britton, Glenwood, 9-11.
144- Omar Mendez, Granite City, 21-14, Glen Henry, Troy Triad, 25-11.
150- Wesley Ortiz, Jacksonville, 25-20, Finnley Try, Glenwood, 26-20.
157- Bryce Bryant, Springfield, 29-6, Gavin Woolverton, Troy Triad, 19-18.
165- Julian Rammelkamp, Glenwood, 32-14, Julian Pagliara, Springfield, 25-11.
175- Shamar Brownlee, Springfield, 19-5, Tristian Ward, Civic Memorial, 28-11.
190- Eli Miller, Granite City, 26-10, Brock Meyer, Jacksonville, 33-10.
215- Zacharia Fry, Springfield Southeast, 24-8, Mason Streb, Glenwood, 31-16.
285- Hudson Davis, Civic Memorial, 32-9, Raymond Morales, Granite City, 20-11.
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Glenwood 29, Civic Memorial 12, Troy Triad 11, Granite City 11
Most tech falls: Jacksonville 5, Troy Triad 4, Springfield 4
Most match points: Glenwood 264, Civic Memorial 225, Jacksonville 202
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Glenwood’s Elijah Smith 3 falls in 5:55, Glenwood’s Jake Tuxhorn 3 falls in 6:06, Jersey’s Maddox Willians 3 falls in 6:17, Glenwood’s Mason Streb 3 falls in 10:23
Most tech falls least time: Jacksonville’s Dashawn Armstrong 2 techs in 2:58, Granite City’s Parker Allison 2 techs in 7:27, Jersey’s Nicholas Hartley 2 techs in 7:33, Troy Triad’s Bryce Cast 2 techs in 9:02, Springfield’s Julian Pagliara 2 techs in 9:04
Fastest fall: Springfield Southeast’s Chris Hull 0:08, Civic Memorial’s Kevahn Flanagan 0:13, Granite City’s Paul Brandt 0:15, Troy Triad’s Brody Smith 0:19, Granite City’s Brendon Freyerabend 0:22
Fastest tech fall: Jacksonville’s Dashawn Armstrong 1:19, Jacksonville’s Dashawn Armstrong 1:39, Troy Triad’s Brody Smith 1:46
Most team points: Glenwood’s Cody Moss 24, Glenwood’s Jaxon Ferguson 24, Glenwood’s Pierce Bultmann 24, Glenwood’s Elijah Smith 24
Most single-match points: Springfield’s Julian Pagliara 24
Most total match points: Jacksonville’s Dashawn Armstrong 49, Troy Triad’s Bryce Cast 43, Springfield’s Julian Pagliara 43
Largest seed-place differential: Jacksonville’s Wesley Ortiz placed second at 150 as the No. 6 seed.
LINCOLN REGIONAL
It was a two-team race for the Lincoln Regional title as Bloomington and Morton went neck and neck with each team walking away with six individual champions and just eight points separating the squads.
Ultimately, it was Bloomington coach Jake Lehr’s squad that came out on top with five wrestlers placing second and another two taking third as they had 13 qualify overall compared to the 11 from the Potters, who had four wrestlers narrowly come up short in their respective title bouts and another who won on the third-place mats.
The win marked Bloomington’s 18th team regional, its first since 2014, and the first with Lehr at the helm.
Bloomington prevailed over Morton, 242.5-234.5 while Normal Community West was a distant third with 116 with 120-pounder Jacob Payne leading the way with a title.
Other teams in action included Pekin (93), Lincoln (76), Lanphier (57.5), Decatur Eisenhower (22.5) and MacArthur (16). Pekin’s Lincoln Hawkins won the title at 138.
Regional champions:
106- Trygg Herron, Morton, 28-8
113- Cooper Bye, Bloomington, 21-9
120- Jacob Payne, Normal Community West, 18-11
126- Noah Harris, Morton, 32-7
132- Harrison Dea, Morton, 40-1
138- Lincoln Hawkins, Pekin, 24-10
144- Tyler Barlow, Bloomington, 22-5
150- Brody Cabrera, Bloomington, 18-8
157- Leighton Vandegraft, Bloomington, 21-12
165- Chris Rose, Bloomington, 17-7
175- Colton Mckee, Morton, 30-7
190- Miles Chaffer, Morton, 10-8
215- Benjamin Chaffer, Morton, 35-12
285- David Williams, Bloomington, 2-0
Additional sectional qualifiers
106- Urijah Power, Lincoln, 20-12, Angel Lopez, Bloomington, 0-1.
113- Donovan Lowery, Normal Community West, 15-12, Evan Bierma, Morton, 19-17.
120- Lincoln Steers, Bloomington, 17-12, Eric Russell, Decatur Eisenhower, 25-7.
126- Saville Dangerfield, Bloomington, 15-12, Maxx Jager, Normal Community West, 17-18.
132- Jack Schweitzer, Bloomington, 17-15, Ambre Hursey, Normal Community West, 10-8.
138- Lincoln Yerby, Morton, 27-17, Lakin Adams, Lincoln, 26-15.
144- Brody Watson, Morton, 29-17, Giovanni Sundeen, Lincoln, 22-15.
150- Griffin McGrew, Normal Community West, 20-17, Tahj Morens, Lanphier, 22-7.
157- Ben Eichorn, Morton, 30-18, Anthony Steskal, Lanphier, 14-10.
165- Collin Jones, Morton, 18-22, Cole Smith, Normal Community West, 15-13.
175- Tyler Gardner, Bloomington, 16-16, Alexander Waller, Pekin, 16-15.
190- Zavian Turner, Bloomington, 11-15, Tucker Mosbach, Normal Community West, 23-17.
215- Bradyn Haynes, Pekin, 20-8, Preston Ifft, Bloomington, 18-13.
285- Mason Waller, Pekin, 15-17, Caleb Zirklebach, Lincoln, 30-14.
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Morton 19, Bloomington 16, Normal Community West 9
Most tech falls: Lanphier 3
Most match points: Bloomington 204, Lanphier 196, Morton 193
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Bloomington’s Preston Ifft 3 falls in 2:32, Lanphier’s Tahj Morens 3 in 5:32, Bloomington’s Brody Cabrera 3 falls in 6:40, Morton’s Evan Bierma 3 falls in 7:52
Most tech falls least time: Decatur Eisenhower’s Zayne Means 1 tech in 1:34, Pekin’s Lincoln. Hawkins 1 tech in 1:54, and 9 others tied with 1 tech fall between 2:27 and 5:52
Fastest fall: Bloomington’s Cooper Bye 0:00, Normal Community West’s Jacob Payne 0:20, Morton’s Ben Eichorn 0:24, Bloomington’s David Williams 0:27, Morton’s Colton Mckee 0:29, Lanphier’s Anthony Steskal 0:30
Fastest tech fall: Decatur Eisenhower’s Zayne Means 1:34
Most team points: Morton’s Noah Harris 24, Morton’s Harrison Dea 24, Bloomington’s David Williams 24, Bloomington’s Brody Cabrera 24
Most single-match points: Lanphier’s Leandre Huggins 25, Normal Community West’s Rudy Abreu 24, Decatur Eisenhower’s Eric Russell 22
Most total match points: Decatur Eisenhower’s Eric Russell 48, Lanphier’s Carl Velez 45, Pekin’s Lincoln Hawkins 44
Largest seed-place differential: Pekin’s Alexander Waller placed third at 175 as a No. 6 seed.