3A Regional recaps for E Aurora, Naperville N, Marist, Morton
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
EAST AURORA REGIONAL
With ten regional champions among its 12 sectional qualifiers, No. 2 defending 3A state champion Marmion Academy won its 13th team regional title in Aurora on Saturday.
Marmion posted 267 points in the win and led the field in pins (14) and tech falls (9) for Cadets coach Anthony Cirrincione.
Marmion reeled off regional title wins from 106-150: Colton Wyller (106), James Morrison (113), Brody Page (120), Aidan McClure (126), Nicholas Garcia (132), Zach Stewart (138), Demetrios Carrera (144) and Ashton Hobson (150). The Cadets also got regional titles from Vincenzo Testa (190) and Joey Favia (285), and thirds from Grayson Garcia (157) and Luke Boersma (215).
No. 17 West Aurora (173.5) placed second, with nine sectional qualifiers led by regional champions Malan Hatfield (157), Marcus Quintana (165) and Dayne Serio (175). Third-place Downers Grove South (155) had seven qualifiers. Downers Grove North (105.5) finished fourth, led by regional champ Nate Olona (215), followed by Wheaton Warrenville South (82.5), East Aurora (51.5), Waubonsie Valley (48) and Metea Valley (25.5).
Downers Grove North had seven qualifiers, Wheaton Warrenville South and Waubonsie Valley had three sectional qualifiers, and Metea Valley had one qualifier.
All 14 title matches were won by either fall, tech fall, or major decision. Only one match on the win-or-go-home third place match was decided by less than a three-point decision, with DG North’s Jack Heldson winning 11-9 at 190 over East Aurora’s Emmanuel Diaz.
Regional champions
106 Colton Wyller, Marmion 30-9
113 James Morrison, Marmion 33-6
120 Brody Page, Marmion 29-14
126 Aidan McClure, Marmion 27-9
132 Nicholas Garcia, Marmion 43-2
138 Zach Stewart, Marmion 18-3
144 Demetrios Carrera, Marmion 33-5
150 Ashton Hobson, Marmion 22-2
157 Malan Hatfield, West Aurora 30-7
165 Marcus Quintana, West Aurora 26-4
175 Dayne Serio, West Aurora 36-3
190 Vincenzo Testa, Marmion 20-4
215 Nate Olona, DG North 37-7
285 Joey Favia, Marmion 35-5
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Rocco Valvano, WWSouth 38-3; Donovan Johnson, W Aurora 14-5
113 Gabe Richmond, W Aurora 28-5; Tommy Tyson, DG South 25-10
120 Tanner Stone, DG South 30-8; Damian Garcia, DG North 34-7
126 Jeremiah Haynes, W Aurora 15-10; Matthew Lisowski, WWSouth 21-22
132 Jadon Dinwiddie, DG South 29-6; Nathan Duffield, Waubonsie 30-12
138 Jack Platt, W Aurora 26-10; Alex Hengles, DG North 35-8
144 Joey Sirmon, WWSouth 24-15; Michael Huicochea, W Aurora 15-9
150 Evan Matkovich, W Aurora 28-10; Caden Chiarelli, DG North 26-11
157 Grayson Garcia, Marmion 18-16; Billy Rausch, DG North 30-14
165 Chase Nailos, Waubonsie 17-12; Andre Auernhamer, DG South 13-7
175 Lucas Marcoux, Metea 30-11; Noah Greene, DG South 34-8
190 Daniel Mensah, DG South 27-7; Jack Heldson, DG North 30-18
215 Luke Boersma, Marmion 30-14; Chris Cali, DG South 28-15
285 AJ Forst, Waubonsie 9-3; Colin Murphy, DG North 34-4
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Marmion 14, DG South 11, DG North 9
Most tech falls: Marmion 9, W Aurora 7, DG South 7
Most total match points: DG South 379, Marmion 355
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: DG North’s Caden Chiarelli, 3 falls in 2:59
Most tech falls least time: W Aurora’s Dayne Serio, 3 techs in 7:03
Fastest fall: Chiarelli 0:10
Fastest tech fall: Serio 1:26
Most team points: 24 (tie)-Marmion’s Joey Favia, W Aurora’s Marcus Quintana, DG North’s Nate Olona
Most single-match points: Waubonsie’s Nathan Duffield 24
Most total match points: DG South’s Noah Greene 60
Largest seed-place difference: Waubonsie’s Nathan Duffield placed third as the No. 7 seed at 132 pounds
NAPERVILLE NORTH
No. 3 Montini Catholic won the 30th team regional title in program history and the first for first-year head coach Sal Annoreno, who took over this year for long-time coach Mike Bukovsky.
Montini had eight individual regional champions in Naperville among its 11 sectional qualifiers. Winning titles for Annoreno were Erik Klichurov (113), Allen Woo (120), Bobby Ruscitti (125), Mikey Malizzio (132), Kam Luif (144), Santino Tenuta (165), AJ Tack (175) and Gavin Ericson (285). Montini also got second-place finishes from Jeremy Huf (138) and Sam Swais (215), and a third from Will Konder (157).
No. 25 Naperville Central (199) placed second, getting regional titles from Alexi Aguinaldo (106), Vince Bern (150), Reid Balis (157) and Paul Peradotti (190). Third-place Naperville North (144.5) got a title from Tavfik Ibragimov (215) and were followed in the team standings by Lyons (107.5), Glenbard East (70.5), Willowbrook (68), Hinsdale Central (56.5) and Argo (14.5).
Naperville Central had 10 sectional qualifiers. Naperville North had six, followed by Lyons with five, led by regional champion Griff Powell (138). Glenbard East and Willowbrook each had four sectional qualifiers and Hinsdale Central advanced two.
The closest title match came at 126 pounds, with Montini’s Ruscitti winning a sudden-victory 11-8 decisionover Glenbard East’s Ismael Chaidez.
The third-place mat saw Naperville North’s Kai Balice win a 14-12 decision to earn sectional advancement at 150 against Argo’s Skylar A. Phipps. At 175, Willowbrook’s Korvyn Nieves won a sudden-victory, 18-15 decision over Naperville North’s David Hurrle to advance.
Regional champions
106 Alexi Aguinaldo, Naperville C 24-14
113 Erik Klichurov, Montini 31-2
120 Allen Woo, Montini 35-8
126 Bobby Ruscitti, Montini 40-0
132 Mikey Malizzio, Montini 32-10
138 Griff Powell, Lyons 38-3
144 Kam Luif, Montini 15-2
150 Vince Bern, Naperville C 37-10
157 Reid Balis, Naperville C 36-11
165 Santino Tenuta, Montini 21-6
175 AJ Tack, Montini 28-10
190 Paul Peradotti, Naperville C 41-4
215 Tavfik Ibragimov, Naperville N 32-1
285 Gavin Ericson, Montini 29-10
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Luca Ligammari, Lyons 12-21; Nick Greenfield, Glenbard E 27-15
113 Leo Kingji, Willowbrook 16-12; Rowen Patel, Naperville C 18-22
120 Aris Neal, Willowbrook 26-7; Cole Forsyth, Glenbard E 24-6
126 Ismael Chaidez, Glenbard E 33-5; Jake Moore, Naperville C 40-8
132 Michael Arredondo, Naperville N 31-6; Logan Barrios, Hinsdale C 29-7
138 Jeremy Huf, Montini 22-11; Jacob Cochran, Naperville C 43-4
144 Jonathan Martinez, Hinsdale C 21-15; Stavros Gerousis, Naperville C 8-2
150 Jesse Nunez-Garcia, Lyons 30-15; Kai Balice, Naperville N 27-11
157 Timothy Garmon, Naperville N 13-2; Will Konder, Montini 27-18
165 Cornell Fennessee, Lyons 30-18; Travis Jones, Willowbrook 24-11
175 Nicolas Olvera, Naperville C 38-9; Korvyn Nieves, Willowbrook 22-13
190 Orlando Hoye, Glenbard E 18-2; JT Hill, Naperville N 29-5
215 Sam Swais, Montini 2-1; Caelon Young, Naperville C 34-12
285 Jimmy Hillmann, Lyons 33-13; Jake Johnson, Naperville N 20-10
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Naperville Central 18, Montini 16, Naperville North 10
Most tech falls: Montini 7, Naperville Central 6, Lyons 5
Most total match points: Montini 322, Naperville Central 313
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Naperville Central’s Caelon Young, 3 falls in 3:20
Most tech falls least time: Naperville Central’s Vince Bern, 3 techs in 10:43
Fastest fall: Montini’s Gavin Ericson 0:26
Fastest tech fall: Montini’s Bobby Ruscitti 1:09
Most team points: 24 (tied)-Naperville Central’s Alexi Aguinaldo, Montini’s Ericson, Kam Luif, Santino Tenuta
Most single-match points: Lyons’ Griff Powell 23
Most total match points: Bern 54
Largest seed-place difference: Montini’s Sam Swais and Willowbrook’s Korvyn Nieves. Swais placed second as the No. 2 seed at 215, and Nieves placed third as the No. 8 seed at 175.
MARIST
Host Marist won its 24th team regional title overall and its fifth for coach Brendan Heffernan, winning Saturday’s competition with 280 team points. Carl Sandburg (222) placed second and Brother Rice (185.5) finished third.
Heffernan had 11 individual regional champions and 13 total sectional qualifiers, with titles coming from Elio Gil (106), Colin Phelan (120), Dylan Weber (126), Te’Jon Beals (132), Axel Rodriguez (138), Jaxon Jorgensen (144), Tommy Fidler (150), Ethan Sonne (157), Ronin Haran (175), Tom O’Brien (215) and Jack Watson (285).
Also advancing to the sectional for Marist were second-placer Crue Hatchell (113) and third-placer Collin Coffey (190).
Shepard (85) finished fourth, followed by Reavis (40), Oak Lawn (38), Stagg (37), Eisenhower (36) and Thornton (34.5).
Sandburg regional champ Kyle Hayes (113) led a group of 11 sectional-qualifying Eagles, and Brother Rice’s nine qualifiers were led by regional champs Otis Davis (165) and Colin Goggin (190).
Shepard, Thornton and Stagg had two qualifiers each, while Reavis and Oak Lawn had one apiece.
Regional champions
106 Elio Gil, Marist 26-8
113 Kyle Hayes, Sandburg 29-11
120 Colin Phelan, Marist 25-13
126 Dylan Weber, Marist 18-9
132 Te’Jon Beals, Marist 29-12
138 Axel Rodriguez, Marist 33-10
144 Jaxon Jorgensen, Marist 13-3
150 Tommy Fidler, Marist 35-9
157 Ethan Sonne, Marist 31-3
165 Otis Davis, Brother Rice 25-6
175 Ronin Haran, Marist 30-17
190 Colin Goggin, Brother Rice 13-3
215 Tom O’Brien, Marist 31-15
285 Jack Watson, Marist 28-12
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Anthony Hayes, Sandburg 27-6; Owen Manning, Brother Rice 18-16
113 Crue Hatchell, Marist 28-19; Adrian Valadez, Thornton 26-6
120 Brandon Kalman, Sandburg 19-19; Javier Corral, Stagg 20-11
126 Zayne Salah, Sandburg 28-15; Vinny Miceli, Brother Rice 21-7
132 James Lotito, Brother Rice 17-9; Macartan Parker, Sandburg 24-15
138 Oscar Kalman, Sandburg 28-12; Henry Manning, Brother Rice 16-13
144 Oliver Davis, Brother Rice 31-5; Khalid Eid, Oak Lawn 33-6
150 Brandon Leech, Shepard 33-9; Arturo Balderas, Brother Rice 27-9
157 Brady Ritter, Sandburg 38-5; Samer Suleiman, Stagg 3-1
165 Aiden Hill, Shepard 36-10; Obaida Hasan, Sandburg 30-15
175 Adnan Askar, Sandburg 27-16; Mark Bew, Thornton 18-7
190 Rayshawn Doles, Eisenhower 22-10; Collin Coffey, Marist 13-21
215 Dan Costello, Brother Rice 19-5; Wyatt Hochgraber, Sandburg 36-9
285 Rami Hindi, Sandburg 24-15; Dan Ramirez, Reavis 12-6
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Sandburg 21, Brother Rice 15, Marist 14
Most tech falls: Brother Rice 11, Marist 9, Oak Lawn 4, Stagg 4
Most total match points: Marist 414, Brother Rice 387, Sandburg 239
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Sandburg’s Wyatt Hochgraber, 3 falls in 2:28
Most tech falls least time: Brother Rice’s Vinny Miceli, 3 techs in 6:09
Fastest fall: Marist’s Jonathan Fields 0::17
Fastest tech fall: Miceli 1:10
Most team points: Sandburg’s Kyle Hayes 24, Marist’s Jack Watson 24
Most single-match points: Thornton’s Kayden Miller 27
Most total match points: Miceli 62
Largest seed-place difference: Thornton’s Mark Bew placed third as the No. 8 seed at 175 pounds.
MORTON REGIONAL
Mount Carmel won a ninth consecutive team regional title for coach Alex Tsirtsis and the program’s 36th overall regional crown at Morton.
The Caravan’s eight individual champions and 12 total sectional qualifiers earned 247.5 team points, well ahead of second-place host Morton (158). St. Laurence (153) placed third, followed by Kenwood (101), Hancock (54), Curie (45), Simeon (39), and Lindblom (25).
Mount Carmel’s champions were Sebastian Gracia (106), Daniel Macatangay (113), Brody Koselke (126), William Grafton-Hodgetts (132), George Hollendoner (138), Justin Williamson (144), Kenneth Seggerson (190) and Landin Carter (285). The Caravan also got second’s from Luke Erwinski (120), Jaxon Gineris (150) and Daniel Lynch (175) and a third from Mason Edwards (215).
Regional champions Jose Berrios (120), Daniel Gonzalez (165) and Santiago Moya (175) led Morton’s crew of seven sectional qualifiers. Regional champ Xavier Bitner (215) led a group of nine qualifiers for St. Laurence, and Kenwood’s five qualifiers included a regional champ in Demeir Williams (157). Hancock had three sectional qualifiers, while Curie and Lindblom each had two.
Regional champions
106 Sebastian Gracia, Mount Carmel 21-8
113 Daniel Macatangay, Mount Carmel 15-13
120 Jose Berrios, Morton 26-21
126 Brody Koselke, Mount Carmel 14-6
132 William Grafton-Hodgetts, Mount Carmel 17-13
138 George Hollendoner, Mount Carmel 12-13
144 Justin Williamson, Mount Carmel 18-7
150 Davion Hall, Simeon 16-1
157 Demeir Williams, Kenwood 11-5
165 Daniel Gonzalez, Morton 12-10
175 Santiago Moya, Morton 34-5
190 Kenneth Seggerson, Mount Carmel 14-11
215 Xavier Bitner, St. Laurence 28-3
285 Landin Carter, Mount Carmel 5-4
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Liam Kissane, St. Laurence 24-5; Jonathan Mendoza-Rodriguez, Lindblom 22-10
113 Ithan Payne, Lindblom 15-5; Armani Diaz, St. Laurence 8-5
120 Luke Erwinski, Mount Carmel 17-15; Ariyan Kernaghan, Kenwood 9-6
126 Nicolas Jaramillo, Morton 23-17; Marcell Jackson, Kenwood 10-5
132 Adrian Pintado, St. Laurence 12-13; Leland Pulido, Curie 19-8
138 Adrian Rodriguez, Hancock 24-10; Daniel Malvaez, Morton 9-7
144 Francisco Camargo, Curie 21-4; Jaden Rodriguez, Morton 16-22
150 Jaxon Gineris, Mount Carmel 15-15; Nathan Sirevicius, St. Laurence 7-12
157 Joseph McGeehan, St. Laurence 8-12; Jayden Melendez, Morton 1-3
165 Jesse Cozzie, St. Laurence 12-10; Francisco Ambriz, Hancock 6-6
175 Daniel Lynch, Mount Carmel 13-14; Malakai Davis, Hancock 34-2
190 Matthew Zalinski, St. Laurence 25-6; Kameron Love, Kenwood 15-1
215 Dantrell Fraizer, Simeon 14-3; Mason Andrews, Mount Carmel 9-10
285 Dameon Norman, Kenwood 13-3; Anthony Rocush, St. Laurence 5-3
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Mount Carmel 12, Morton 12, St. Laurence 9
Most tech falls: Mount Carmel 8, Morton 2
Most total match points: Mount Carmel 327, Morton 215, St. Laurence 206
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Kenwood’s Ariyan Kernaghan, 2 falls in 1:40
Most tech falls least time: Mount Carmel’s George Hollendoner, 2 techs in 3:53
Fastest fall: St. Laurence’s Matthew Zalinski 0:12
Fastest tech fall: Hollendoner 1:04
Most team points: 24 (tie)-Mount Carmel’s Daniel Macatangay, St. Laurence’s Xavier Bitner, Morton’s Jose Berrios
Most single-match points: 22 (tie)-St. Laurence’s Anthony Rocush and Nicholas Robles, Morton’s Daniel Malvaez
Most total match points: Mount Carmel’s Jaxon Gineris 46
Largest seed-place difference: Mount Carmel’s Mason Andrews placed third as the No. 6 seed at 215 pounds