3A dual team sectional roundup from Hononegah, Addison Trail, Taylorville
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
3A Taylorville Dual Team Sectional
Yorkville 37, Edwardsville 17
No. 6 Yorkville (18-4) is chasing its 12th team state trophy and its second under coach Jake Oster in his eighth year at the helm. Oster led Yorkville to a fourth-place finish last year.
Yorkville has won three team state titles (1976, ’93, ’94) and been state runner-up five times.
Yorkville takes on No. 15 Naperville Central (20-6) in a state quarterfinal dual on Friday, with the winner advancing to Saturday’s semifinal against the winner between No. 16 Libertyville (12-1) and No. 21 Oak Park and River Forest (15-2).
Oster’s squad won 10 of 14 matches Tuesday in winning 37-17 over No. 23 Edwardsville, (11-5), winning seven matches in straight decisions to go with one win by fall, one by tech fall, and one by major decision.
Yorkville 37, Edwardsville 17
157 – Ryder Janeczko (Yorkville) over Aiden Stamp (Edwardsville) MD 16-8
165 – Brendan Landau (Edwardsville) over Caleb Viscogliosi (Yorkville) D 3-1
175 – Luke Zook (Yorkville) over Max Miller (Edwardsville) D 11-4
190 – Luke Chrisse (Yorkville) over Simon Schulte (Edwardsville) D 6-0
215 – Roman Janek (Edwardsville) over Ryan Stockl (Yorkville) D 4-0
285 – Ben Alvarez (Yorkville) over Riley Steinkuhler (Edwardsville) F 1:18
106 – Bryson Nuttall (Edwardsville) over Ramsey Barton (Yorkville) TF 24-6
113 – Liam Fenoglio (Yorkville) over Tyler Perry (Edwardsville) D 6-2
120 – Daniel Martino (Yorkville) over Colin Waddington (Edwardsville) D 9-4
126 – Nathan Craft (Yorkville) over Levi Wilkinson (Edwardsville) D 7-4
132 – Dominic Recchia (Yorkville) over Ian Trauernicht (Edwardsville) MD 16-7
138 – Donovan Rosauer (Yorkville) over Logan Hiller (Edwardsville) SV-1 7-5
144 – Blake Mink (Edwardsville) over Owen Middleton (Yorkville) F 3:44
150 – Jack Ferguson (Yorkville) over KJ Jamison (Edwardsville) TF 19-3
3A Hononegah Dual Team Sectional
Libertyville 45, Prospect 19
No. 16 Libertyville (12-1) went 9-5 in matches won against Prospect (12-9), including five pins, to advance to a state quarterfinal dual on Friday against No. 21 Oak Park and River Forest (15-2). Friday’s winner advances to a Saturday semifinal against the quarterfinal winner between No. 15 Naperville Central (20-6) and No. 6 Yorkville (18-4).
Coaching at one of the smallest 3A public schools in Illinois (enrollment 1,784), coach Dale Eggert has carved out a 38-year hall-of-fame career at Libertyville, with a current dual-meet record of 662-173-2. Eggert has taken Libertyville downstate seven times and led the Wildcats to a fourth-place state finish in 2008.
Libertyville 45, Prospect 19
106 – Jake Shafer (Libertyville) over Thomas Fidler (Prospect) F 3:25
113 – Tyler Wuh (Libertyville) over Evan DeNardis (Prospect) F 3:19
120 – Louis Monroig (Prospect) over Brayden Liu (Libertyville) MD 13-1
126 – Luke Berktold (Libertyville) over Karol Kosciarz (Prospect) F 3:45
132 – Orion Moran (Libertyville) over Ryan Brannigan (Prospect) D 6-2
138 – Anthony Kelly (Libertyville) over Kacper Kosciarz (Prospect) F 2:00
144 – Giorgio DiFalco (Prospect) over Will Carney (Libertyville) D 1-0
150 – Bennett WestFen (Prospect) over Jacob Whisenand (Libertyville) D 7-1
157 – James Scanio (Libertyville) over Joseph Quirk (Prospect) D 7-4
165 – Connor Munn (Prospect) over Charlie Clark (Libertyville) MD 12-3
175 – Matt Kubas (Libertyville) over Michael Matuszak (Prospect) F 2:11
190 – Jaxon Penovich (Prospect) over Erich Walldorf (Libertyville) TF 18-3
215 – Caleb Baczek (Libertyville) over Brock Clay (Prospect) D 11-5
285 – Owen McGrory (Libertyville) over James Brouilette (Prospect) F 1:44
Hononegah 39, Hersey 25
No. 9 Hononegah (11-1) won eight of 14 matches and got bonus points in six of them to win 39-25 over No. 8 Hersey (12-6).
Coach Tyler DeMoss’ program is seeking its fourth team state trophy, having placed fourth twice for coach Marty Kaiser (2005 and 2007), and also placed fourth in 2014 for coach Jason Glodowski.
Hononegah squares off with No. 1 St. Charles East (19-0) in a state quarterfinal on Friday, with the winner advancing to Saturday’s semi-final round against the quarterfinal winner between No. 2 Joliet Catholic (14-4) and No. 3 Mount Carmel (9-2).
Hononegah 39, Hersey 25
106 – Rocco Cassioppi (Hononegah) over Cole Anselmi (Hersey) F 0:35
113 – Bruno Cassioppi (Hononegah) over Danny Lehman (Hersey) TF 16-1
120 – Anthony Orozco-Diaz (Hersey) over Jackson Olson (Hononegah) F 4:59
126 – Elijah Garza (Hersey) over Evan Musil (Hononegah) MD 12-3
132 – Abdullokh Khakimov (Hersey) over Robert Darling (Hononegah) D 7-4
138 – Thomas Silva (Hononegah) over Maksim Mukhamedaliyev (Hersey) D 10-3
144 – Jake Hanson (Hersey) over Max Aranki (Hononegah) D 9-2
150 – Frank Tagoe (Hersey) over Max Haskins (Hononegah) D 5-1
157 – Brody Sendele (Hononegah) over Tim Boldt (Hersey) MD 18-6
165 – Connor Diemel (Hononegah) over Alex Garza (Hersey) F 1:17
175 – Kurt Smith (Hononegah) over Nolan Saccone (Hersey) F 2:46
190 – Greyson Cotone (Hononegah) over Leo Delgado (Hersey) F 1:38
215 – Anthony Cambria (Hersey) over Ethan Ballard (Hononegah) F 1:52
285 – Isaak Smith (Hononegah) over Gus Dammann (Hersey) D 10-5
3A Addison Trail Dual Team Sectional
St. Charles East 49, Maine South 21
St. Charles East (19-0) posted seven pins among its nine wins in ousting Maine South (20-12), 49-21 at Addison Trail. The top-ranked Saints are chasing their second consecutive 3A state title and coach Jason Potter’s boys open Friday’s quarterfinal round against No. 9 Hononegah (11-1), with the winner advancing to a state semifinal Saturday against the quarterfinal winner between No. 2 Joliet Catholic (14-4) and No. 3 Mount Carmel (9-2).
St. Charles East is chasing its third overall team state trophy, having also placed third in 1997 under former head coach, current assistant coach, and IWCOA and Illinois Wrestling hall-of-famer Mick Ruettiger.
St. Charles East 49, Maine South 21
144 – Gavin Hoerr (Maine South) over Logan Tatar (St. Charles E) D 3-0
150 – Jayden Colon (St. Charles E) over Gavin Hoerr (Maine South) F
157 – Gavin Connolly (St. Charles E) over Dlan Ide (Maine South)) F
165 – Anthony Gutierrez (St. Charles E) over Aidan Swenson (Maine South) F
175 – Brody Murray (St. Charles E) over Evan Rioch (Maine South) F
190 – Cooper Murray (St. Charles E) over Tommy Behzad (Maine South) F
215 – Brandon Swartz (St. Charles E) over Leo McDonald (Maine South) F
285 – Tyler Fortis (Maine South) over Matt Medina (St. Charles E) D 7-1
106 – Kaden Potter (St. Charles E) over George Georgiev (Maine South) D 7-0
113 – Christos Vaselopulos (Maine South) over Andrew Han (St. Charles E) F 3:46
120 – Brett Harman (Maine South) over Liam Aye (St. Charles E) F 0:31
126 – Gavin Woodmancy (St. Charles E) over Jack Handley (Maine South) MD 11-2
132 – Luke Morrison (Maine South) over Payton Lee (St. Charles E) D 7-5
138 – Ben Davino (St. Charles E) over Jake Colleran (Maine South) F 1:22
Oak Park and River Forest 41, Schaumburg 24
No. 21 OPRF (15-2) won nine of 14 matches for coach Paul Collins in winning 41-24 over Schaumburg (19-7). The Huskies posted three falls and five wins by major decision among its nine victories.
OPRF is seeking a state trophy for the ninth time in program history. The Huskies placed second in state in 1988 under coach Norm Parker, and won two team state titles in 2009 and 2014 under coach Mike Powell. OPRF also finished second in Illinois in 2012 under Powell.
Collins led the Huskies to team state titles in 2015 and 2016, and second-place finishes in 2018 and 2019.
OPRF takes on No. 16 Libertyville (12-1) in a state quarterfinal dual Friday and the winner advances to a Saturday semifinal against the quarterfinal winner between No. 15 Naperville Central (20-6) and No. 6 Yorkville (18-4).
OPRF 41, Schaumburg 24
144 – Jeremiah Hernandez (OPRF) over Rocco Fontela (Schaumburg) D 4-3
150 – David Ogunsanya (OPRF) over Callen Kirchner (Schaumburg) MD 13-5
157 – Gavin Hinkle (Schaumburg) over Isaac Davies (OPRF) F 4:49
165 – Kolin Little (Schaumburg) over Emmett Baker (OPRF) D 1-0
175 – Hugh Vanek (OPRF) over Keegan Creighton (Schaumburg) MD 10-2
190 – Carey Robinson (OPRF) over James Zinchuk (Schaumburg) MD 13-4
215 – Eric Harris (OPRF) over Karl Makinano (Schaumburg) F 5:53
285 – Cesar Alvarez-Cuatepitzi (Schaumburg) over Terrence Garner (OPRF) F 2:59
106 – Michael Rundell (OPRF) over Austin Phelps (Schaumburg) MD 18-5
113 – Gabriel Rojas (OPRF) over Bryan Sanchez (Schaumburg) F 5:34
120 – Brady Phelps (Schaumburg) over Ruben Acevedo (OPRF) F 5:55
126 – Zev Koransky (OPRF) over Adrian Quevedo (Schaumburg) MD 16-6
132 – Aiden Quevedo (Schaumburg) over Aiden Noyes (OPRF) D 3-1
138 – Joseph Knackstedt (OPRF) over Aidan Ploski (Schaumburg) F 2:37