Boys tournament roundup: Glenbard West, Grant, Sullivan, Geneva
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
Glenbard West Chris Chappell Invitational
The host Hilltoppers took the team title at this year’s Chappell Invite, posting a 246.5-175.5 edge over second-place Libertyville. Lockport (173) was third, Cary-Grove (121.5) placed fourth, and Bartlett (106) rounded out the top five team finishes.
Glenbard West coach Pat McCluskey got four individual titles, four runners-up finishes, two thirds, one fourth and one sixth-place finish among its 13 medalists.
Libertyville had 10 medalists and two additional place-wins from non-scoring wrestlers. Lockport also had 10 medalists, while Cary-Grove and Bartlett each sent eight wrestlers to the podium.
“We wrestled tough as a team today,” McCluskey said. “I was proud of our third-period effort, mental game, and conditioning. It’s always nice for our seniors to win the Chappell, a memory they will not forget.”
The Chappell Invitational is named for Chris Chappell, who wrestled at Glenbard West for long-time coach Bernie Botheroyd, graduating in 1986. Chappell passed away in 2002 at the age of 35 and Botheroyd re-named the Glenbard West Invitational after Chappell in 2006.
1st place: Glenbard West (246.5)
The Hilltoppers got individual titles from Aidan Ortega (106), Carson Prunty (126), Alejandro Aranda (138), and Vince Tortoriello (150), and another title from Jondelle Malunay (144) wrestling for the Glenbard West JV team, which finished sixth in the team standings.
Prunty trailed Lockport’s Isaac Zimmerman 7-0 in their title match at 126 before winning by fall at 5:56. “(Prunty) showed great toughness and poise,” McCluskey said. “(Ortega) works his tail off day in and day out…(Aranda) has been a hammer all year and continues to get better every week…(Tortoriello) is a great technician and loves to compete.
“Jondelle Malunay has been fighting and working hard all year to crack the lineup and today his skills and toughness really showed by winning the tournament with a last second takedown.
Glenbard West also got four second-place finishes, from Christian Lopez (113), Ulises Rosas (132), Brandon Watson (157), and Phin Codinha (215), thirds from Brennen Myra (144) and Tallis Taylor (165), a fourth from Andrew Bargiel (190), and a sixth from Advin Murtic (120).
“I could not be prouder of our team and program this year,” McCluskey said. “Day-in and day-out they come to practice to work hard and get better. We still have three weeks to improve before the regionals so I’m looking forward to seeing their progress.”
2nd place: Libertyville (175.5)
Coach Dale Eggert got individual titles from James Scanio (175) and Caleb Baczek (215), seconds from Tyler Wuh (120) and Jack Treutelaar (190), thirds from Jake Shafer (126), Pierce Adams (157) and Steve Strelow (190), and fifths from Liam Huizenga (106), Elliott Hibbard (138), Ruben Quintero (150), and Ethan Trowbridge (165). Callum O’Connell (157) also placed fifth as a non-scoring wrestler for the Wildcats.
3rd: Lockport (173)
Liam Zimmerman (132) and Jaedon Calderon (157) won titles for the Porters, who also got seconds from Isaac Zimmerman (126) and Chris Miller (165), thirds from Caleb Russell (106), Naseem Jaber (138) and Hunter Rahn (175), fifths from Timmy O’Connor (120) and Ethan Robledo (285), and a sixth from Kyle Holland (215).
Other individual champions at Glenbard West were Elk Grove’s Zander Spatafore (113) and Mikey Milovich (285), Cary-Grove’s Hunter Lenz (120) and Noah Pechotta (165), and Waukegan’s Lamero Ceaser (190).
Team scores:
Glenbard West 246.5, Libertyville 175.5, Lockport 173, Cary-Grove 121.5, Bartlett 106, Glenbard West JV 102, Glenbard South 100, Waukegan 92.5, Elk Grove 72, Thornton 47.5, Proviso East 41.5, Larkin 35
The day’s best:
Glenbard West’s Jondelle Murray won an 11-9 decision for the title at 144 on a last-second takedown, and Elk Grove heavyweight Mikey Milovich gutted out a 1-0 win for the title against Cary-Grove’s Lucas Burton.
Individual statistics:
Cary-Grove’s Landon Locker had the most pins (4) in the least time (13:25) and Libertyville’s Tyler Wuh had the most tech falls (2) in the least time (5:40). Proviso East’s Jaedon Otero had the most combined pins and tech falls (4) in the least time (12:05), and Libertyville’s Steve Strelow had the fastest pin, in 11 seconds. Wuh had the fastest tech fall posted, in 1:40.
Waukegan’s Lamero Ceaser and Libertyville’s Caleb Baczek tied for the most team points scored with 30 apiece, Thornton’s Christian Cossia’s 24 match points were the most of any wrestler, and Otero scored the most total match points with 56.
The largest seed-place difference went to Cary-Grove’s Hunter Lenz, as the No. 8 seed won the title at 120 pounds.
Glenbard West Chappell Invite results:
106
1st: Aidan Ortega (Glenbard W) 24-3, D. Adrian Valadez (Thornton) 8-2, (F 1:05)
3rd: Caleb Russell (Lockport) 5-16, d. Martrel Davis (Proviso E) 12-7, (Inj. 2:00)
5th: Liam Huizenga (Libertyville) 3-10, D. () , . (Bye)
113
1st: Zander Spatafore (Elk Grove) 20-5, d. Cristian Lopez (Glenbard W) 11-10, (F 5:00)
3rd: Jorge Lopez (Larkin) 9-5, d. Gunner Cotte (C.-Grove) 3-15, (F 1:27)
5th: Gio Ambris (Glenbard W JV) 2-5, D. Arthur Schweitzer (Thornton) 3-2, (F 0:16)
120
1st: Hunter Lenz (C.-Grove) 5-1, d. Tyler Wuh (Libertyville) 7-4, (MD 10-0)
3rd: Manny Rodriguez (GW JV) 7-3, .d. Chase Murrell (Proviso E) 10-7 (MD 11-2)
5th: Timmy O’Connor (Lockport) 13-5, d. Advin Murtic (Glenbard W) 12-13, (F 1:05)
126
1st: Carson Prunty (Glenbard W) 19-3, d. Isaac Zimmerman (Lockport) 21-9, (F 5:56)
3rd: Jake Shafer (Libertyville) 16-11, D. Jordan Quaid Bowman (Glenbard S) 16-6, (MD 15-3)
5th: William Miller (C.-Grove) 3-3, D. Salvador Garcia (Larkin) 8-5, (F 4:29)
132
1st: Liam Zimmerman (Lockport) 27-6, d. Ulises Rosas (Glenbard W) 24-3, (TF-1.5 3:01 (15-0)
3rd: Nick Barton (Bartlett) 19-5, d. Nicasio Acino (Elk Grove) 6-2, (F 3:23)
5th: Jaedon Otero (Proviso E) 8-1, .d. Ignacio Santander (C.-Grove) 10-8, (F 3:52)
138
1st: Alejandro Aranda (Glenbard W) 25-4, d. Cam Engels (Bartlett) 19-5, (F 0:41)
3rd: Naseem Jaber (Lockport) 10-6, d. Emmanuel Adedeji (Thornton) 5-3, (TF-1.5 3:58 (18-3)
5th: Elliott Hibbard (Libertyville) 12-6, d. Jaime Iman (Glenbard W JV) 2-2, (D 7-1)
144
1st: Jondelle Malunay (Glenbard W JV) 3-2, d. Jin Tai (Glenbard S) 22-5, (D 11-9)
3rd: Brennen Myra (Glenbard W) 23-5, d. Damari Miller (Larkin) 15-7, (D 12-8)
5th: David Brown (Waukegan) 11-5, d. Gus Saletta (Bartlett) 3-5, (TF-1.5 2:42 (16-1)
150
1st: Vince Tortoriello (Glenbard W) 22-7, d. Ben Schoettle (GW JV) 2-1 (MD 18-5)
3rd: Joey Caputo (Bartlett) 17-10, d. Truth Thurman (Waukegan) 7-9, (MD 14-5)
5th: Ruben Quintero (Libertyville) 3-7, D. Ezekiel Carillo (Bartlett) 3-7, (F 1:34)
157
1st: Jaedon Calderon (Lockport) 21-9, D. Brandon Watson (Glenbard W) 22-7(MD 13-2)
3rd: Pierce Adams (Libertyville) 11-11 d. Anthony Kinney (Glenbard S) 12-12 (TF-1.5 4:11 (17-1)
5th: Callum O`Connell (Libertyville) 4-1, d. Lawerence Marcelo (Bartlett) 12-12, (TF-1.5 3:06 (17-0)
165
1st: Noah Pechotta (C.-Grove) 24-1, d. Chris Miller (Lockport) 22-12, (D 7-2)
3rd: Tallis Taylor (Glenbard W) 10-4, D. Soren Myra (Glenbard W JV) 5-6, (Inj. 0:00)
5th: Ethan Trowbridge (Libertyville) 14-14, d. Eric Bello (Bartlett) 10-7, (F 0:46)
175
1st: James Scanio (Libertyville) 19-9, D. Reid Sebahar (Glenbard S) 21-11, (F 0:58)
3rd: Hunter Rahn (Lockport) 9-7, D. Dom Thorson (Bartlett) 9-11, (MD 11-1)
5th: Josh Humphrey (C.-Grove) 2-6, d. Marco Gomez (Waukegan) 3-5, (F 1:15)
190
1st: Lamero Ceaser (Waukegan) 13-4, d. Jack Treutelaar (Libertyville) 18-11, (Inj. 4:00)
3rd: Steve Strelow (Libertyville) 8-2, d. Andrew Bargiel (Glenbard W) 11-16, (F 3:37)
5th: Landon Locker (C.-Grove) 6-7, D. Donald Hubbard (Bartlett) 10-10, (F 4:24)
215
1st: Caleb Baczek (Libertyville) 19-1, d. Phin Codinha (Glenbard W) 21-5, (F 1:27)
3rd: Danny Langner (Glenbard S) 25-5, d. James Smrha (Bartlett) 17-6, (F 3:00)
5th: Diego Cano (Glenbard W JV) 2-1, d. Kyle Holland (Lockport) 6-4, (D 5-2)
285
1st: Mikey Milovich (Elk Grove) 21-5, d. Lucas Burton (C.-Grove)) 13-2, Sr. (Dec 1-0)
3rd: Ivan Martinez (Waukegan) 9-2, d. Ambrose Davis (Glenbard S) 7-6, (F 4:00)
5th: Ethan Robledo (Lockport) 9-5, d. Al Kouakou (Proviso E) 7-6, . (F 2:44)
Grant’s Loffredo Duals
Marmion Academy topped St. Charles East 40-30 to win the team title at this year’s 8-team Loffredo Duals, hosted by Grant.
Marmion beat Crystal Lake South 53-21 and Grant 64-12 to reach the 1st-place dual against St. Charles East. The Saints won 67-8 over South Elgin and 52-17 over DeKalb before taking on Marmion.
Marmion’s Colton Wyller(106), Aidan McClure(113), Preston Morrison(113), Demetrios Carrera(132), Zach Stewart(138), Ashton Hobson(150), Luke Boersma(190), and Joey Favia (215) all went undefeated on the day.
“We wrestled well this weekend,” Marmion coach Anthony Cirrincione said. “Standouts were Preston Morrison and Aidan McClure, who bumped up weight classes and still performed very well. The big standout was Luke Boersma, who has pinned his last four opponents and seems to be figuring out his style and what is going to lead him to reaching his goals. He is on a tear right now.
“It was nice to have (returning state champion) Zach Stewart back in the line-up and he looked good. Wyller, Carrera, Hobson, and Favia all dominated as they have the majority of the season in dual meets. We’re still working towards having everyone compete in a competition at the same time. It has not happened yet, but we are closing in on that first for the season and are excited to see what this group of young men do when finally at full strength.”
St. Charles East got unbeaten performances on the day from Dom Munaretto (120/126), Liam Aye (126), Gavin Woodmancy (138), Ryan McGovern (157), Anthony Gutierrez (165), and Abraham Leidig (175).
In one of the day’s marquee match-ups, a pair of state champions squared off at 126 in St. Charles East’s Dom Munaretto and Marmion’s Nicholas Garcia when the Saints and Cadets competed in the title dual.
Munaretto won 10-9 in an ultimate tie-break decision, exacting a bit of revenge for Garcia’s 4-2 decision over Munaretto in last year’s state title match at 113. Munaretto is currently ranked No. 1 at 120 pounds in Illinois in Class 3A and Garcia is ranked No. 1 at 126 pounds.
DeKalb placed third, first winning 39-34 over Lincoln-Way Central in the day’s closest finish of any dual. DeKalb followed its ensuing loss to St. Charles East with a 42-29 win over host Grant in the 3rd-place dual.
Warren began the day with a 36-28 loss to Grant but then won 56-16 over Crystal Lake South before placing fifth with a 44-24 win over sixth-place Lincoln-Way Central. Lincoln-Way Central topped South Elgin 45-20 to reach the 5th-place dual. South Elgin won 48-31 to place 7th over 8th-place Crystal Lake South.
DeKalb’s 3-0 wrestlers were Jayden Bradley (106), Mike Hodge (144), Hudson Ikens (150) and Jeremiah Piniera (285). Warren got 3-0 days from Caleb Noble (113/120), Royce Lopez (165/175), Aaron Stewart (190) and Anthony Soto (285), while Lincoln-Way Central’s Jadon Zimmer (138/144), South Elgin’s Nicholas Dilallo (113), and Crystal Lake South’s Christopher Talbert (106) and Nathan Randle (132/138) also each went 3-0 in Fox Lake.
Final team standings:
1st: Aurora (Marmion Academy); 2nd: St. Charles (East); 3rd: DeKalb; 4th: Fox Lake (Grant); 5th: Warren; 6th: Lincoln-Way Central; 7th: South Elgin; 8th: Crystal Lake South
Individual statistics:
Among all wrestlers present, St. Charles East’s Abraham Leidig finished with the most pins (3) in the least time (6:56), and Marmion’s Zach Stewart had the most tech falls (3) in the least time (11:22). DeKalb’s Jayden Bradley had to most combined pins and tech falls (3) in the least time (2:51). St. Charles East’s Leidig and Marmion’s Luke Boersma tied for the most team points scored by an individual with 18, and South Elgin’s Evan Hamilton scored the most single-match points with 26. Marmion’s Stewart posted the most total match points with 55.
Dual results:
1st place dual: Marmion 40, St. Charles East 30
120 – James Morrison (Marmion) d. Jayden Hernandez (SC East) D 11-9
126 – Dom Munaretto (SC East) d. Nicholas Garcia (Marmion) UTB 10-9
132 – Demetrios Carrera (Marmion) d. Payton Lee (SC East) TF 17-2
138 – Gavin Woodmancy (SC East) d. Grayson Garcia (Marmion) Maj 13-0
144 – Zach Stewart (Marmion) d. Logan Tatar (SC East) TF 19-3
150 – Ashton Hobson (Marmion) d. Isaac Lenard (SC East) F 1:32
157 – Ryan McGd.n (SC East) d. Andrew Haritos (Marmion) TF 21-6
165 – Anthony Gutierrez (SC East) d. Jack Young (Marmion) F 0:48
175 – Abraham Leidig (SC East) d. Anthony Haddad (Marmion) F 3:19
190 – Luke Boersma (Marmion) d. Rocco Lobrillo (SC East) F 1:10
215 – Joseph Favia (Marmion) d. Cooper Murray (SC East) D 5-2
285 – Matt Medina (SC East) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf
106 – Colton Wyller (Marmion) d. Nate Butcher (SC East) F 0:38
113 – Aidan McClure (Marmion) d. Dlan Sons (SC East) F 1:56
3rd place dual: DeKalb 42, Grant 29
120 – Owen Burgess (DeKalb) d. Breiydyn Hoffman (Grant) F 1:10
126 – Vince Jasinski (Grant) d. Tyler Daub (DeKalb) TF 18-1
132 – Ayden Shuey (DeKalb) d. Sammy Mendez (Grant) D 10-7
138 – Erik Rodriguez (Grant) d. Alan Izaguirre (DeKalb) F 3:47
144 – Mike Hodge (DeKalb) d. Adrian Khi (Grant) F 3:33
150 – Hudson Ikens (DeKalb) d. Nathan Flores (Grant) Maj 11-3
157 – Grayson Lennon (Grant) d. Preston Kjell (DeKalb) F 1:56
165 – Sean Kolkebeck (DeKalb) d. Aaden Arroyo (Grant) F 3:03
175 – Christian Wittkamp (Grant) d. Hussul Greer (DeKalb) F 1:19
190 – Casey Gipson (Grant) d. Elvis Mora (DeKalb) F 3:30
215 – Nick Waddle (DeKalb) d. Tyler Zdon (Grant) F 2:28
285 – Jeremiah Piniera (DeKalb) d. Ian Hernandez (Grant) D 7-1
106 – Jayden Bradley (DeKalb) d. Brady Myatt (Grant) TF 17-1
113 – Julian Hartwig (DeKalb) d. Larry Quirk (Grant) D 7-1
5th place dual: Warren 44, Lincoln-Way Central 24
120 – Jonathan Marquez (Warren) d. Eric Hoselton (LW Central) TF 21-4
126 – Brooks Mcray (LW Central) d. Luis Calderon (Warren) D 9-4
132 – Evan Glowinski (Warren) d. Michael Heimberg (LW Central) Maj 9-1
138 – Jadon Zimmer (LW Central) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf
144 – Jadon Zimmer (LW Central) d. Kyle Miron (Warren) F 1:40
150 – Simon Castillo (Warren) d. Zander Zilewicz (LW Central) Maj 12-4
157 – Jalen Byrd (LW Central) d. Justice Humphreys (Warren) D 1-0
165 – Royce Lopez (Warren) d. Caden Harvey (LW Central) Maj 10-0
175 – Aaron Stewart (Warren) d. Will Mohney (LW Central) TF 19-2
190 – Caleb Vanleer (Warren) d. Justin Langford (LW Central) F 2:40
215 – Aiden Hennings (LW Central) d. Don Powyer (Warren) F 1:50
285 – Anthony Soto (Warren) d. Ethan Toosley (LW Central) Maj 10-1
106 – Walter Thomas (Warren) d. Finn Fifer (LW Central) F 5:16
113 – Caleb Noble (Warren) d. Devin De La Vega (LW Central) F 1:24
7th place dual: South Elgin 48, Crystal Lake South 31
120 – Drew Raval (S Elgin) d. Logan Eugenio (CL South) F 3:35
126 – Vaughn Tiria (CL South) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf
132 – Devin Carillo (CL South) d. Jameson Rybacki (S Elgin) F 1:44
138 – Nathan Randle (CL South) d. Aamir Nieves Allen (S Elgin) D 7-1
144 – Aiden Marrello (CL South) d. Amaan Khan (S Elgin) TF 21-4
150 – Dane Henson (S Elgin) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf
157 – Nathan Jung (S Elgin) d. Ethan Egge (CL South) F 1:27
165 – Zachary Stinson (CL South) d. Deelan Zamora-Alomar (S Elgin) TF 18-0
175 – Connor DeMoulin (S Elgin) d. Gabriel Randle (CL South) F 4:34
190 – Karl Pretzer (S Elgin) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf
215 – Deremit Zamora (S Elgin) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf
285 – Alejandro Facio (S Elgin) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf
106 – Christopher Talbert (CL South) d. Evan Hamilton (S Elgin) F 0:56
113 – Nicholas Dilallo (S Elgin) d. Annalee Aarseth (CL South) F 0:22
Sullivan Slam
St. Rita snared the Sullivan Slam team title at this year’s 20-team tournament, with 10 of the 11 Mustangs entered finishing in the top six of their weight divisions, including five individual champions, three second-place finishers, one fourth- and one fifth-place medalist.
St. Rita coach Ryan Klinger’s squad outpointed second-place Johnsburg 241.5-191.5, followed by Bradley-Bourbonnais (156.5), Northridge Prep (133) and Perspectives (124) to round out the top five team finishes.
“The boys are really starting to turn a corner and fire on all cylinders,” Klinger said. “We’re a little banged up and have a lot of sickness running through the lineup but all our back ups are chomping at the bit to compete and wrestling hard whenever they get the opportunity.
“We’re very focused on fundamentals, staying in good position, capitalizing on our opponent’s mistakes, and letting our conditioning take over in the third period.”
1st place: St. Rita (241.5)
Last year’s Class 2A third-place medalist at 106 pounds, junior Jack Hogan (120) kicked off the parade of eight Mustangs who reached the title mat at Sullivan. Hogan used three falls to reach the finals, where he won by tech fall for the title. Hogan is currently ranked No. 7 at 120 in 2A.
“All our kids wrestled great on Saturday,” Klinger said. “Jack Hogan received the outstanding wrestler award for the lower weights and Nolan Keenan received the outstanding wrestler award for the upper weights. Both guys are very focused and determined. We work a lot on mindset and still being able to wrestle hard and pull out victories when you’re in deep waters.”
The Mustangs’ Luke Pappalas (132) won St. Rita’s next title, followed by Nino Protti (138), a two-time state qualifier currently ranked No. 7 at 132 pounds. Nolan Keenan (150) and James Bansley (190) also won Sullivan Slam titles for St. Rita, which got seconds from Cleto Protti (126), Micah Spinazzola (165) and James Kevin (175), a fourth from Joe Franklin (144), and a fifth from Mitch Street (215). Eli Erkapc also contributed team points for St. Rita at 285.
“This tournament really helped build confidence in all our wrestlers,” Klinger said. “Our staff is noticing a big shift in the way everyone is wrestling in our program. Rita wrestling is getting better and better every time we step in the circle. It’s all about building momentum as we go into February. We have a great team of hardworking young men who built a great bond together going into the end of the season.”
2nd place: Johnsburg (191.5)
Johnsburg coach James Sylvanus got a pair of individual titles from Chase Vogel (113) and Duke Mays (175), and seconds from Kai Surdick (106) and Landon Johnson (24-4). The Skyhawks also got a third from Tanner Hansen (126), a fourth from Jackson Hjorth (165), fifths from Chase Vogel (120) and Kainoa Ancog (150), and a sixth from Micah Klos (132).
3rd place: Bradley-Bourbonnais (156.5)
The Boilermakers took third led by an individual champion in Cullen Parks (106), a third from Kayden Roach (175), a fourth from Coen McGill (157), fifths from Jason Smith (113) and Raziel Perez (126), and sixths from Zach Hoffner (120) and Max Fischer (138) for coach Mike Spiwak.
The other individual Sullivan Slam champions were Northridge Prep’s Joe Kopecky (126) and Adam Haddad (165), Hubbard’s Fabian Salazar (144), Sullivan’s Abobaker Stanikzai (157), Amundsen’s James Reshoft (215), and Leo’s Nicholas Armour (285).
Team scores:
St. Rita 241.5, Johnsburg 191.5, Bradley-Bourbonnais 156.5, Northridge Prep 133, Perspectives 124, Maine West 118, Taft 94.5, Niles West 88, Senn 76, Sullivan 69.5, Mather 68, Rickover Naval Academy 64.5, Lane 59, Amundsen 56.5, Phillips 56, Noble/UIC 50, Hubbard 49.5, Leo 44.5, Intrinsic 30, Ridgewood 22
Individual statistics:
Niles West’s Jacob Collings had the most pins (4) in the least time (5:44), and Johnsburg’s Chase Vogel had the most tech falls (3) in the least time (6:06). Bradley-Bourbonnais’ Cameron Borneman had the fastest tech fall win, in 48 seconds.
Leo’s Nicholas Armour scored the most team points with 30, Lane’s Adgate VanderBrug scored the most single-match points with 23, and Senn’s Lennon Ojeda scored the most total match points with 69. St. Rita’s Joe Franklin provided the largest seed-place difference of the tournament, when the No. 15 seed placed fourth at 144 pounds.
Sullivan Slam results:
106
1st: Cullen Parks (B-Bourbonnais) 9-6, d. Kai Surdick (Johnsburg) 19-10, (D 14-7)
3rd: Mohammed Zia Nadre (Sullivan) 13-4, d. Kenye Flanigan (Perspectives) 12-5, (F 0:00)
5th: Justin Chogllo (Rickover) 3-1, d. Leonardo Rodriquez (Taft) 2-2, (F 0:00)
113
1st: Chase Vogel (Johnsburg) 23-5, d. Daveon Farmer (Perspectives) 14-6, (TF-1.5 2:00 (15-0)
3rd: Leo Zapien (UIC Noble) 3-1, .d. Jonathan Pawlowski (Rickover) 10-2, (D 14-10)
5th: Jason Smith (B-Bourbonnais) 5-6, d. Vito Capili (Taft) 3-2, (F 3:40)
120
1st: Jack Hogan (St. Rita) 22-4, d. Donald Bunton (Perspectives) 16-4, (TF-1.5 3:07 (15-0)
3rd: Logan Battersby (Maine W) 25-6, d. Daniel Garcia (Hubbard) 25-3, (F 2:57)
5th: Chase Davis (Johnsburg) 26-7, d. Zach Hoffner (B-Bourbonnais) 22-8, (MD 16-3)
126
1st: Joe Kopecky (Northridge) 17-4, d. Cleto Protti (St. Rita) 18-5, (D 13-9)
3rd: Tanner Hansen (Johnsburg) 20-8, d. Jayden Perez (Taft) 2-1, (M. For.)
5th: Raziel Perez (B-Bourbonnais) 9-3, d. Santy Cruz (Senn) 3-2, . (F 0:45)
132
1st: Luke Pappalas (St. Rita) 12-10, d. Justin Hernandez (Rickover) 14-2, (D 8-3)
3rd: Mohamad Khater (Ridgewood) 17-6, d. Jeremy Catchings (Phillips) 2-2, (F 1:53)
5th: Jacob Collings (Niles W) 13-8, d. Micah Klos (Johnsburg) 11-6, (F 1:12)
138
1st: Nino Protti (St. Rita) 21-5, d. Landon Johnson (Johnsburg) 24-4, (D 7-4)
3rd: Benjamin Malmberg (Maine W) 18-15, d. Mohsen Maliky (Sullivan) 14-5, (F 4:22)
5th: James Hill (Phillips) 4-1, d. Max Fischer (B-Bourbonnais) 9-15, (F 4:46)
144
1st: Fabian Salazar (Hubbard) 27-1, d. Lennon Ojeda (Senn) 3-1, . (F 5:36)
3rd: Javi Rodriguez (Northridge) 8-4, d. Joe Franklin (St. Rita) 2-2, (F 1:25)
5th: Qaisar Sadat (Niles W) 19-7, d. Ben Kubal (B-Bourbonnais) 9-11, (F 2:00)
150
1st: Nolan Keenan (St. Rita) 21-7, d. George McShane (Northridge) 16-6, (F 5:21)
3rd: Dylan Kroschel (Maine W) 20-8, d. Sebastian Gordon (Niles W) 16-9, (D 9-4)
5th: Kainoa Ancog (Johnsburg) 20-11, d. Noah Fields (Intrinsic) 11-6, (F 2:58)
157
1st: Abobaker Stanikzai (Sullivan) 16-4, d. Fenton Pratt (Chicago Lane) 3-1, N/A. (F 0:32)
3rd: Louis Avalos (Maine W) 15-9, d. Coen McGill (B-Bourbonnais) 4-9, (F 1:54)
5th: Joshua Mreana (Niles W) 11-17, d. Omobobola Bankole (Mather) 16-7, (TF-1.5 5:07 (18-3)
165
1st: Adam Haddad (Northridge) 19-2, d. Micah Spinazzola (St. Rita) 11-2, (D 7-1)
3rd: Peter Greco (Maine W) 24-5, d. Jackson Hjorth (Johnsburg) 12-5, (F 2:47)
5th: Noah Sherrod (Intrinsic) 4-1, d. Willem Johnston (Mather) 2-3, (F 3:27)
175
1st: Duke Mays (Johnsburg) 17-5, d. James Kevin (St. Rita) 13-7, (F 2:25)
3rd: Kayden Roach (B-Bourbonnais) 21-10, d. Zomire Dilworth (Mather) 18-4, (TF-1.5 2:41 (17-1)
5th: Ricky Moore (Taft) 4-1, d. Zbigniew Kordalewski (Maine W) 18-11, (D 9-8)
190
1st: James Bansley (St. Rita) 14-14, d. Mivontae Russell (Perspectives) 18-1, (TF-1.5 4:47 (18-3)
3rd: Josh Taylor (Taft) 3-1, d. Brayden O`Connor (B-Bourbonnais) 14-13, (D 4-1)
5th: Adrian Zepeda (Amundsen) 14-1, d. Malik Allen (UIC Noble) 3-2, . (F 3:18)
215
1st: James Reshoft (Amundsen) 12-2, d. Elijah Jamison (Perspectives) 14-4, (F 3:36)
3rd: Charleston Rice (Phillips) 3-1, d. Julian Rios (Mather) 16-6, (D 12-5)
5th: Mitch Street (St. Rita) 12-5, .d. Jamonte Jones (Senn) 3-2, . (F 1:07)
285
1st: Nicholas Armour (Chicago Leo) 4-0, d. Thomas Suter (Northridge) 13-8, (F 2:00)
3rd: Manny Olojo (Niles W) 14-4, d. Eligiah Pagan (Taft) 2-2, (F 0:18)
5th: Dontrelle Anderson (Perspectives) 12-3, d. Denzel Lockhart (Mather) 15-10, (F 0:50)
Geneva’s Newbill Wrestling Invitational
West Aurora had three individual champions, one second-place finisher, two thirds, three fourths, and two fifth-place finishers among its 11 medalists, as the Blackhawks won the Newbill team title 227.5-193 over second-place Downers Grove North.
Brother Rice placed third with 189.5 points, followed by Naperville North (179.5) and Joliet Central (141) to round out the top five team finishes in the 18-team field.
1st place: West Aurora (227.5)
The Blackhawks got individual titles from Evan Matkovich (138), Marcus Quintana (144) and Dayne Serio (165), seconds from Dominic Serio (150), thirds from Peter Kabene (126) and Alfonso Aguilar (285), fourths from Joseph Huicochea (120), Malan Hatfield (157) and Manny Chavez (175), and fifths from Aidan Ambre (106) and Jack Platt (132).
Kabene (126) won the closest medal-round match with an 11-10 decision for third against Brother Rice’s Jimmy Lotito.
2nd place: Downers Grove North (193)
Four second-placers led the Trojans to a second-place team finish, in Tyler Tiancgo (120), Alex Hengles (126), Caden Chiarelli (144) and Peter Rodriguez (285). Coach Chris McGrath also got thirds from Liam O’Sullivan (157) and Jack Lasota (175), a fourth from Christian Chiarelli (132), fifths from Aidan Cummings (138) and Owen Kelly (150), and sixths from Jack Helsdon (190) and Nate Olona (215).
3rd place: Brother Rice (189.5)
A trio of individual champions led the way for coach Jan Murzyn, in Bobby Conway (132), Frank Mitchell (157) and James Crane (190). The Crusaders also got a second-place finish from Dan Costello (175), thirds from Oliver Davis (138) and Jack O’Conner (150), a fourth from Jimmy Lotito (126), and a fifth from Colin Goggin (215).
Team scores:
West Aurora 227.5, Downers Grove North 193, Brother Rice 189.5, Naperville North 179.5, Joliet Central 141, Dundee-Crown 114, Glenbard East 107.5, Lane Tech 97.5, Geneva 93.5, Stillman Valley 87.5, Glenbrook North 72.5, Wheaton Warrenville South 63, Lake Zurich 59, Addison Trail 55, Plainfield Central 46, Shepard 33.5, Metea Valley 23, Boylan 0, Oak Lawn 0
The day’s best:
The closest decision win of the finals went to Geneva heavyweight Joseph Petit in a 1-0 decision win over Downers Grove North’s Peter Rodriguez.
The title match at 157 went to overtime, with Brother Rice’s Frank Micelli winning 7-4 on a takedown in overtime against Lane Tech’s Nasser Hammouche.
Individual statistics:
Glenbrook North’s Shane Onixt had the most pins (4) in the least time (5:04) of all wrestlers present, while Geneva’s Sam Sikorsy had the most tech falls (4) in the least time (18:03). Stillman Valley’s Xander Bell had the fastest pin in 15 seconds, while West Aurora’s Marcus Quintana, Glenbrook North’s Onixt, and Naperville North’s Tyler Sternstein tied for the most team points scored, with 30 apiece. Stillman Valley’s Bell scored the most single-match points with 28 and Geneva’s Sikorsky scored the most total-match points with 69. West Aurora’s Peter Kabene provided the largest seed-place difference in the tournament, as the No. 14 seed placed third at 126.
Geneva Newbill Invitational results:
106
1st: Aiden Healey (Dundee Crown) 27-6, d. Michael Pannarale (Stillman Valley) 21-4, (F 5:54)
3rd: Lorenz Rios Loud (Glenbard E) 21-5, d. Rocco Valvano ( WW South) 17-8, (D 7-1)
5th: Aidan Ambre (W Aurora) 13-5, d. Jeremiah Arroyo-McMullan (Lane) 15-4, (F 2:17)
113
1st: Sam Sikorsky (Geneva) 4-0, d. Liam Walsh (Joliet C) 20-13, (TF-1.5 2:45 (16-0)
3rd: Adam Beedon (Naperville N) 18-3, d. Cole Forsyth (Glenbard E) 16-5, (D 7-1)
5th: Santiago Trejo-Huerigo (Addison Trail) 19-5, d. Xander Bell (Stillman Valley) 14-7, (TF-1.5 2:43 (16-0)
120
1st: Ismael Chaidez (Glenbard E) 24-2, d. Tyler Tiancgo (DG North) 25-6, (D 7-2)
3rd: Aleck Allende (Joliet C) 23-10, d. Joseph Huicochea (W Aurora) 19-11, (D 4-3)
5th: Ryan Beedon (Naperville N) 21-7, d. George Driesbach (Geneva) 3-2, (F 4:56)
126
1st: Connor McDonald (Naperville N) 23-3, d. Alex Hengles (DG North) 8-6, (D 8-3)
3rd: Peter Kabene (W Aurora) 16-13, d. Jimmy Lotito (Brother Rice) 16-8, (D 11-10)
5th: Jowel Maldonado (Joliet C) 18-14, d. Kellen Oxborrow (Lake Zurich) 16-10, (D 3-1)
132
1st: Bobby Conway (Brother Rice) 13-3, d. Alex Valentin (Lane) 26-6, (F 0:52)
3rd: Chris Gerardo (Dundee Crown) 27-8, d. Christian Chiarelli (DG North) 19-7, (F 4:39)
5th: Jack Platt (W Aurora) 22-13, d. Andrew Wendt (Geneva) 3-2, (F 4:47)
138
1st: Evan Matkovich (W Aurora) 28-5, d. Ben Messier (Naperville N) 23-2, (MD 13-1)
3rd: Oliver Davis (Brother Rice) 23-3, d. Jack Bowen (Plainfield C) 19-7, (MD 14-3)
5th: Aidan Cummings (DG North) 22-9, d. Isaiah Kan (Joliet C) 23-12, (D 9-4)
144
1st: Marcus Quintana (W Aurora) 29-3, d. Caden Chiarelli (DG North) 24-6, (F 1:30)
3rd: Matthias Hautzinger (Addison Trail) 14-5, d. Vermaat VanderBrug (Lane) 24-8, (F 2:36)
5th: Zachary Mally (Naperville N) 20-7, d. Shane Salerno (Glenbard E) 14-11, (TF-1.5 2:46 (17-0)
150
1st: Tyler Sternstein (Naperville N) 22-4, d. Dominic Serio (W Aurora) 27-3, (Inj. 0:00)
3rd: Jack O`Conner (Brother Rice) 20-8, d. Henry Hildreth (Stillman Valley) 21-4, (F 1:55)
5th: Owen Kelly (DG North) 14-9, d. Jadon Wheatley (Dundee Crown) 15-13, (TF-1.5 3:51 (16-0)
157
1st: Frank Micelli (Brother Rice) 25-3, d. Nasser Hammouche (Lane) 26-8, (OT 7-4)
3rd: Liam O`Sullivan (DG North) 25-7, d. Malan Hatfield (W Aurora) 13-7, (D 10-6)
5th: Mark Bew (Joliet C) 9-3, d. Lucas Marcoux (Metea) 3-2, (TF-1.5 3:58 (17-1)
165
1st: Dayne Serio (W Aurora) 31-1, d. Ethan Waugh (Stillman Valley) 20-6, (TF-1.5 4:00 (15-0)
3rd: Henry Hafner (Glenbrook North) 16-6, d. Alen Bautista (Addison Trail) 8-11, (Inj. 0:00)
5th: Leo Mundinger (Glenbard E) 12-12, d. JT Hill (Naperville N) 12-10, (D 12-5)
175
1st: Shane Onixt (Glenbrook North) 21-3, d. dan costello (Brother Rice) 17-6, (F 0:46)
3rd: Jack Lasota (DG North) 22-7, d. Manny Chavez (W Aurora) 24-8, (F 1:45)
5th: Xavier Eggert (Joliet C) 17-15, d. Aidan Hill (Shepard) 12-5, (F 2:00)
190
1st: James Crane (Brother Rice) 24-3, d. Zach Anderson (Dundee Crown) 19-8, (F 1:35)
3rd: Orlando Hoye (Glenbard E) 17-9, d. Rocco DiCanio (Lake Zurich) 24-8, (M. For.)
5th: Brady Valle (Naperville N) 12-16, d. Jack Helsdon (DG North) 16-11, (MD 13-0)
215
1st: Charles Walker (Joliet C) 27-1, d. Teigen Moreno (Dundee Crown) 28-4, (MD 12-3)
3rd: Tavfik Ibragimov (Naperville N) 20-4, d. Anthony Minnito (Plainfield C) 20-4, (F 1:46)
5th: Colin Goggin (Brother Rice) 21-6, d. Nate Olona (DG North) 18-9, (MD 12-1)
285
1st: Joseph Pettit (Geneva) 4-0, d. Peter Rodriguez (DG North) 21-9, (D 1-0)
3rd: Alfonso Aguilar (W Aurora) 24-8, d. Ashton Kibbe ( WW South) 18-7, (Inj. 0:00)
5th: Roy Ramirez (Dundee Crown) 24-13, d. Jacob Zdanowicz (Lake Zurich) 8-18, (D 7-1)