3A Regional recaps for DeKalb, Grant, Rolling Meadows
By Mike Garofola for the IWCOA
DEKALB REGIONAL
No. 19 Hononegah, last year’s 3A state runner-up, kept its closest rivals at bay all throughout the day to win the DeKalb regional team title with 223.0 overall points.
Huntley was next with 184.0 points, followed by Hampshire at 173.0.
Hononegah will face Grant this Thursday in a dual-team sectional semifinal.
Host DeKalb (140.5) was fourth, with Harlem (71.0), Guilford (40.0), Jefferson (16.0) and Auburn (11.0) rounding out the rest of the field.
The NIC-10 champs earned five individual titles: Jackson Olson (126), Evan Musil (144), Rocco Cassioppi (150), Bruno Cassioppi (165), and Brody Sendele at 175.
The Indians also received second place medals from: Logan Harris (113), Kristian DeClercq (120), Isaiah Martinez (132), in addition to third place medals by: Quinton Martinez (157), Alex Martin Pecino (190), and Harrison Kinney (215).
Regional champions:
106- Julian Hartwig, DeKalb, 22-4
113- Cael Saldana, Huntley, 20-5
120- Colin Abordo, Huntley, 37-6
126- Jackson Olson, Hononegah, 27-8
132- Ayden Shuey, DeKalb, 25-8
138- Colin Huminsky, Huntley, 33-14
144- Evan Musil, Hononegah, 26-16
150- Rocco Cassioppi, Hononegah, 39-2
157- Michael Brannigan, Hampshire, 30-8
165- Bruno Cassioppi, Hononegah, 35-4
175- Brody Sendele, Hononegah, 37-3
190- Waylon Theobold, Huntley, 34-11
215- Carter Hinz, Hampshire, 16-0
285- Know Homola, Hampshire, 33-4
Additional sectional qualifiers:
106- Luther Rajcevich, Hampshire, 25-12, Noah Gutierrez, Huntley, 18-26.
113- Logan Harris, Hononegah, 25-8, Matthew Frykman, DeKalb, 22-10.
120- Kristian DeClercq, Hononegah, 25-14, Dominic Angileri, Guilford, 25-4.
126- Cameron Abordo, Huntley, 16-6, Tyler Daub, DeKalb, 18-22.
132- Isaiah Martinez, Hononegah, 22-13, Marquis Thumand, Hampshire, 22-10.
138- Izayah Olejniczak, Harlem, 32-13, Hayes Halstead, DeKalb, 16-20.
144- Gavin Nischke, Huntley, 32-13, Midaris Chappelle, DeKalb, 16-9
150- Cam Matthews, DeKalb, 28-10, Matthew Keaty, Huntley, 24-18.
157- Malik Warren, DeKalb, 21-11, Quinton Martinez, Hononegah, 19-6.
165- Alexander Vega, Huntley, 24-21, Jasper Hintz, Hampshire, 19-16.
175- Charles Faulkner, Harlem, 19-9, Hussul Greer, DeKalb, 10-29.
190- Giovanni Marino, Hampshire, 10-5, Alex Martin Pecino, Hononegah, 27-14.
215- Max Dziamidau, Huntley, 22-26, Harrison Kinney, Hononegah, 28-12.
285- Chandler Jack, Harlem, 29-13, Antonio Osario-Pasillas, Jefferson, 20-3.
Statistics:
Individual:
Most pins: Harrison Kinney (Hononegah), Marquis Thumand (Hampshire) 3.
Most tech-falls: Dominic Angelieri (Guilford) 3 in 5:48 minutes.
Fastest pin: Bruno Cassioppi (Honenegah) 0:12 seconds.
Fast tech-fall: Hayes Halstead (DeKalb) 1:22 minutes.
Most single match points: Aric Abbott (Hampshire), Coliin Huminsky (Huntley), Logan Harris (Hononegah) 21.
Most total match points: Dominic Angelieri (Guilford) 53.
Team:
Most pins: Hononegah 18, Hampshire 15
Most tech-falls: Guilford, DeKalb 4
Most pins/tech-falls combined: Hononegah 21
Most total match points: Hononegah 267, Hampshire 248, Huntley 242.
GRANT REGIONAL
No. 5 Grant crushed its competition on Saturday in Fox Lake inside Benedetti Field House – using eight individual champions, and a total of 11 sectional qualifiers to overwhelm the 8-team field on its home mats.
The Bulldogs would erase a heart-breaking loss a week ago to Stevenson in the Lake County Invite with its tourney-high 246.5 overall points, while Libertyville and Warren finished far off the pace with 163.0, and 131.5 points.
The Bulldogs’ second consecutive regional crown means it will now host Hononegah this Thursday in a dual-team sectional semifinal.
The eight individual champions for the home side were: Brady Myatt (106), Jayce Glauser (120), Breiydyn Hoffman (126), Erik Rodriguez (138), Vince Jasinski (144), John Von Hoene (150), Matthew Longabaugh (215) and Ajani Williams (285).
Larry Quirk (113), and Xavier Arroyo (190) were second, while senior, and 2025 state qualifier, Casey Gipson earned a third place medal at 190.
Mundelein (124.5) Zion-Benton (74.0), Round Lake (61.5), McHenry (52.5) and Waukegan (32.0) would follow the top three.
Regional champions:
106- Brady Myatt, Grant, 32-9
113- Caleb Noble, Warren, 39-1
120- Jayce Glauser, Grant, 28-5
126- Breiyden Hoffman, Grant, 24-21
132- Alexander Osborne, Libertyville, 27-12
138- Erik Rodriguez, Grant, 34-6
144- Vince Jasinski, Grant, 39-5
150- John Von Hoene, Grant, 21-15
157- Ethan Banda, Mundelein, 33-5
165- Royce Lopez, Warren, 36-2
175- Ilya Dvoriannikov, Warren, 22-8
190- Aaron Stewart, Warren, 32-4
215- Matthew Longabaugh, Grant, 19-16
285- Ajani Williams, Grant, 27-14
Additional sectional qualifiers:
106- Mateo Marin, Round Lake, 21-13, Anand Verma, Libertyville, 18-22.
113- Larry Quirk, Grant, 27-15, Tyson Rivard, McHenry, 24-15.
120- Brayden Sroka, Zioń-Benton, 16-6, Diego Rea, Warren, 11-8.
126- Tyler Wuh, Libertyville, 30-12, Andrew Chirinos, Waukegan, 21-13.
132- Emilio Chavarria, Round Lake, 17-16, Kentrell Golladay, Waukegan, 16-12.
138- Dylan Solesky, Zion-Benton, 26-7, Jake Shafer, Libertyville, 21-15.
144- Ryan Johnston, McHenry, 38-8, Elliott Hibbard, Libertyville, 24-15.
150- Eli Murray, Mundelein, 22-15, Joe Minogue, Libertyville, 6-3.
157- Callum O’Connell, Libertyville, 16-19, Narciso Gonzalez, Round Lake,
23-7.
165- Michael Vincic, Mundelein, 34-5, Pierce Adams, Libertyville, 31-12.
175- Xavier Arroyo, Grant, 12-8, Daniel Hernandez, Mundelein, 34-10.
190- James Scanio, Libertyville, 30-9, Casey Gipson, Grant, 36-11.
215- Caleb VanLeer, Warren, 10-6, Nathan O’Neill, Mundelein, 6-2.
285- Marc Walsh, McHenry, 24-10, Nolan Lopez, Warren, 25-14.
Statistics
Individual
Most pins: Casey Gipson, Grant, Anand Verma, Libertyville 3 each.
Fastest pin: Aaron Stewart, Warren, 0:17 seconds.
Fastest tech-fall: Ethan Banda, Mundelein, 1:03 minutes.
Most single match points: Matthew Cabalquinto, Mundelein 24.
Most total match points: Jake Shafer, Libertyville, Alexander Osborne, Libertyville 42 each.
Largest seed-place difference: Callum O’Connell, Libertyville. 6th to 2nd place.
Team
Most pins: Grant 19.
Most tech-falls: Mundelein, Libertyville 6 each.
Most total match points: Libertyville 288, Mundelein 243, Grant 239.
Largest seed-place difference: Libertyville 7.
ROLLING MEADOWS REGIONAL
On the strength of its brilliant top rated duo of Niko Odiotti (106) and Kai Calcutt (215), Loyola Academy would lift its first regional team championship trophy in program history on Saturday in Arlington Heights at the Rolling Meadows regional.
Odiotti and Calcutt would lead a Ramblers club that broke free of runner-up Hersey around the noon hour (141.5-133.0) before outscoring the Huskies
72.5-54.0 the rest of the way en route to collecting 213.0 overall points.
Hersey would finish with 187.0 points, Prospect 139.0, and Glenbrook South with 128.5 to round out the top four.
Niles North 101.5 Evanston 81.5, Glenbrook North 79.0, Rolling Meadows 56.0, and New Trier 49.5 would all follow.
The Ramblers will meet Barrington on Thursday in a dual-team sectional semifinal at Grant Community High School, and send eight into the Barrington individual sectional, beginning with its six champions:
Niki Odiotti, Quentin Williams (113), Mateo Hatzopoulos (138), James Hemmila (150), Danny Malan (157) and Kai Calcutt, who is now a three-time regional champion.
Sophomore Daniel Myint (120) and senior Gavin Padilla (126) were both second overall.
Prospect senior James Brouilette would surprise No. 10 Jeremy Marshall (Evanston) in the 285-pound final with a hard fought 1-0 victory, dashing the hopes of Marshall, a 2025 state qualifier, of earning his sixth major title of the season.
Regional champions:
106- Niki Odiotti, Loyola Academy, 28-2
113- Quentin Williams, Loyola Academy, 23-12
120- Cole Anslemi, Hersey, 21-5
126- Oleksandr (Sasha) Havrylkiv, Hersey, 35-4
132- Roman Ocampo, Glenbrook South, 31-7
138- Mateo Hatzopoulos, Loyola Academy, 14-11
144- Nolan Variano, Hersey, 23-15
150- James Hemmila, Loyola Academy, 22-4
157- Danny Malan, Loyola Academy, 25-4
165- Frank Tagoe, Hersey, 33-4
175- Joe Quirk, Prospect, 30-6
190- John Rappa, Rolling Meadows, 29-1
215- Kai Calcutt, Loyola Academy, 31-2
285- James Brouilette, Prospect, 37-6
Additional sectional qualifiers:
106- Viggo Baranowski, Hersey, 16-15, Gavin Ventura, Niles North, 23-16.
113- Carlo Difalco, Prospect, 34-12, Jayden Garcia, Rolling Meadows, 24-11.
120- Daniel Myint, Loyola Academy, 28-11, Diego Arteaga, Glenbrook South,
22-12.
126- Gavin Pardilla, Loyola Academy, 30-7, Ermuun Urtnasan, Glenbrook South, 29-4.
132- Gael Garcia, Niles North, 27-15, Kyle Lochner, Hersey, 17-18.
138- Matthew Miralles, New Trier, 15-11, Everett Georgacakis, Hersey, 6-9.
144- Josh Edelheit, Glenbrook South, 27-7, Jordan Mokhtarian, Glenbrook North,
30-16.
150- Honorio Yin, Hersey, 20-12, Joey Marquardt, Glenbrook South, 25-14.
157- Henry Hafner, Glenbrook North, 34-12, Evan Lazik, Niles North, 26-20.
165- Rodrigo Salinas, Evanston, 35-3, Gavin Payne, Prospect, 32-7.
175- Nicholas Marcus, Niles North, 32-14, Diego Lopez, Evanston 42-6.
190- Brock Wrede, Prospect, 30-17, Art Bytyqi, Evanston, 29-6.
215- Owen Dewey, Prospect, 30-12, Ben Zebron, Hersey, 7-15.
285- Jeremy Marshall, Evanston, 41-2, Cooper Kemnitz, New Trier, 31-10.
Statistics
Individual
Most pins: Danny Malan, Loyola Academy 3.
Most tech-falls: Ermuun Urtnasan, Glenbrook South 3.
Fastest pin: Gavin Padilla, Loyola Academy 0:10 seconds.
Fastest tech-fall: Oleksandr Havrylkiv, Hersey 1:42 minutes, and 1:48 minutes.
Most team points: James Hermmila, Loyola Academy 27.5, Roman Ocampo, Glenbrook South 27.0.
Most single match points: Quinn Muriel, Evanston 30.
Most total match points: Diego Arteaga, Glenbrook South 56.
Largest seed-place difference: Doniven Smith, Hersey, 9th to 4th overall.
Team
Most pins: Loyola Academy 17, Prospect 13, Glenbrook North 10.
Most tech-falls: Hersey 8.
Most total match points: Glenbrook South 335, Hersey 334, Loyola Academy 276.
Largest seed-place difference: Hersey 11.