Boys’ recaps: CCL, CPL championships

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
IWCOA rankings from Rob Sherrill’s Illinois Best Weekly

CHICAGO CATHOLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Marmion Academy topped the field at this year’s 16-team CCL tournament, sending eight wrestlers to the title mat and winning six individual championships for coach Anthony Cirrincione.

The defending 3A state champion Cadets had 13 wrestlers place in the top six of their weight classes in out-pointing defending 2A state champion IC Catholic Prep 294-248. Providence Catholic (182.5) placed third followed by Loyola Academy (172) and Mt. Carmel (168) to round out the top five team finishes.

“The boys wrestled well, competing hard and listening well,” Cirrincione said. “We went in expecting a good performance and the boys delivered.”

No. 2 3A Marmion got titles from a stable of state medal winners in No. 3 Preston Morrison (28-6 at 113), No. 1 Nicholas Garcia (38-2 at 132), No. 1 Zach Stewart (16-1 at 138), No. 2 Demetrios Carrera (28-4 at 144), No. 2 Ashton Hobson (19-1 at 150) and No. 2 Joey Favia (32-4 at 285).

No. 2 Carrera won the outstanding wrestler award after surviving a bracket that included No. 3 3A Justin Williamson of Mt. Carmel, No. 4 3A Kam Luif of Montini, and No. 1 2A Jack Hogan of IC Prep.
Carrera won 11-2 over Hogan in their semifinal match before topping Williamson in a 6-5 decision for the title.

Morrison, Stewart, and Hobson were dominant in winning titles, with . A pair of state champs in Garcia and IC Prep’s Max Cumbee squared off in the finals with Garcia winning a 4-2 decision. Favia won 4-1 in his final at 285 over No. 2 Hunter Wahtola of DePaul College Prep.

1st- Marmion Academy (294)
In addition to their six champions, Marmion got runner-up finishes from No. 2 Colton Wyller (30-7 at 106) and No. 6 Aidan McClure (26-7 at 126), plus a third from Vincenzo Testa (18-3 at 190), a fourth from Grayson Garcia (18-14 at 157), and fifths from Brody Page (25-10 at 120), Daniel Skura (7-17 at 165) and Luke Boersma (29-10).

“Colton Wyller wrestled the number one-ranked kid (Loyola’s Niko Odiotti) to an overtime match, and Aidan McClure competed hard against a number one (Montini’s Bobby Ruscitti) as well,” Cirrincione said. “Grayson Garcia upset higher-ranked wrestlers, Vincenzo Testa took and knows the adjustments he needs to make to get what he is looking for at the end of the season.

“Overall, we came out healthy, wrestled hard, and still have room for improvement, which is exciting down the stretch run.”

2nd- IC Catholic Prep (248)
No. 1 Class 2A Knights Danny Alcocer sent three wrestlers to the top of the awards stand in No. 2 Kannon Judycki (21-8 at 120), No. 1 Brody Kelly (40-4 at 175) and No. 3 Foley Calcagno (33-7 at 190). The Knights also got seconds from No. 1 Max Cumbee (34-7 at 132) and No. 2 Aiden Arnett (32-10 157), thirds from No. 2 Drew Murante (28-11 at 113) and No. 3 Anthony Sebastian (31-9 at 285), and fourths from No. 2 Mike Bird (27-13 at 106), No. 7 Jack Hanrahan (26-14 at 138), No. 7 Jacob Alvarez (23-16 at 150) and No. 9 Joey Pontrelli (24-16 at 165).

3rd- Providence Catholic (182.5)

No. 2 Class 2A Celtics coach Don Reynolds got an individual title from No. 1 Justus Heeg (42-1 at 157), seconds from No. 1 Christian Corcoran (28-9 at 113), No. 1 Tommy Banas (36-7 at 138) and No. 3 Jasper Harper (27-11 at 165), thirds from Andrew Pellicci (22-11 at 150) and No. 5 Ameer Khalil (32-13 at 175), a fourth from Lucas Forsythe (23-20 at 132), a fifth from Max Mandac (30-14 at 126), and a sixth from Luke Banas (28-17 at 144).

Team scores
Marmion Academy 294, IC Catholic Prep 248, Providence Catholic 182.5, Loyola Academy 172, Mount Carmel 168, Montini Catholic 164.5, Brother Rice 117.5, St. Ignatius 63, St. Rita 54.5, St. Laurence 41.5, DePaul 40.5, St. Francis 25, Fenwick 24, De La Salle 19, Leo 7, Aurora Central Catholic 0

Additional champions
106 No. 1 Niko Odiotti (27-2) Loyola
126 No. 1 Bobby Ruscitti (36-0) Montini
165 No. 1 Liam Kelly (25-2) Mt. Carmel
215 No.1 Kai Calcutt (30-2) Loyola

Additional runners-up
120 No. 4 Allen Woo (29-8) Montini
144 No, 3 Justin Williamson (17-6) Mt. Carmel
150 No. 8 James Hemmila (20-5) Loyola
175 No. 6 AJ Tack (23-10) Montini
190 Colin Goggin (10-3) Brother Rice
215 Melson Ngassa (29-7) St. Ignatius
285 No. 2 Hunter Wahtola (28-2) DePaul

Championship match results
106 Niko Odiotti (Loyola) SV-1 8-5 Colton Wyller (Marmion)
113 James Morrison (Marmion) MD 12-3 Christian Corcoran (Providence)
120 Kannon Judycki (IC Prep) F 5:24 Allen Woo (Montini)
126 Bobby Ruscitti (Montini) D 8-3 Aidan McClure (Marmion)
132 Nicholas Garcia (Marmion) D 4-2 Max Cumbee (IC Prep)
138 Zach Stewart (Marmion) MD 9-0 Tommy Banas (Providence)
144 Demetrios Carrera (Marmion) D 6-5 Justin Williamson (Mt. Carmel)
150 Ashton Hobson (Marmion) F 2:45 James Hemmila (Loyola)
157 Justus Heeg (Providence) MD 16-5 Aiden Arnett (IC Prep)
165 Liam Kelly (Mt. Carmel) F 1:07 Jasper Harper (Providence)
175 Brody Kelly (IC Prep) F 5:56 AJ Tack (Montini)
190 Foley Calcagno (IC Prep) F 0:48 Colin Goggin (Brother Rice)
215 Kai Calcutt (Loyola) F 1:15 Melson Ngassa (St. Ignatius)
285 Joseph Favia (Marmion) D 4-1 Hunter Wahtola (DePaul)

Third-place match results
106 Sebastian Gracia (Mt. Carmel) TF 5:56 Mike Bird (IC Prep)
113 Drew Murante (IC Prep) MD 20-7 Daniel Macatangay (Mt. Carmel)
120 Justin Forbes (De La Salle) D 7-6 Daniel Myint (Loyola)
126 Brody Koselke (Mt. Carmel) fft. Gavin Pardilla (Loyola)
132 Mikey Malizzio (Montini) D 2-0 Lucas Forsythe (Providence)
138 Colton Huff (St. Ignatius) D 10-3 Jack Hanrahan (IC Prep)
144 Kam Luif (Montini) D 7-3 Jack Hogan (St. Rita)
150 Andrew Pellicci (Providence) D 5-4 Jacob Alvarez (IC Prep)
157 Daniel Malan (Loyola) inj. Grayson Garcia (Marmion)
165 Jonathan Harris (Brother Rice) D 5-4 Joey Pontrelli (IC Prep)
175 Ameer Khalil (Providence) D 4-1 Otis Davis (Brother Rice)
190 Vincenzo Testa (Marmion) TF 3:57 Kevin May (Montini)
215 Xavier Bitner (St. Laurence) MD 11-3 Dan Costello (Brother Rice)
285 Anthony Sebastian (IC Prep) D 5-3 Gavin Ericson (Montini)

Statistics
TEAM: IC Catholic Prep led all teams present with 21 pints, followed by Marmion with 20 and Mt. Carmel with 13. Providence posted the most tech falls in the least time with seven tech falls in 19:27, followed by Montini with seven in 22:39. IC Catholic also led the field with 386 total match points, followed by Mt. Carmel with 356 and Marmion with 344.

INDIVIDUAL: Marmion’s Luke Boersma posted the most pins in the least time with four in 16:02, followed by IC Prep’s Foley Calcagno with three pins in 6:07. Loyola’s Gavin Pardilla had the most tech falls in the least time with two techs in 4:35, followed by Brother Rice’s Jonathan Harris with two falls in 5:05.

St. Rita’s James Bansley posted the fastest fall in 19 seconds, followed by Mt. Carmel’s Landin Carter with a fall in 28 seconds. Providence Catholic’s Justus Heeg posted the fastest tech fall in 59 seconds, followed by Montini’s AJ Tack with a tech fall in 1:36.

IC Prep’s Brody Kelly posted the most team points with 30, and Loyola’s Kai Calcutt and Mt. Carmel’s Liam Kelly followed with 29.5 points apiece. Heeg also posted the most single-match points with 27, followed by teammate AJ Mendez and Brother Rice’s Oliver Davis with 24 apiece.

Heeg led all wrestlers with 60 total match points, followed by IC Prep’s Drew Murante with 57.
The largest seed-place difference came from IC Prep’s Foley Calcagno, who was seeded No. 12 and won the title at 190 pounds.


CHICAGO PUBLIC LEAGUE DUAL TEAM TOURNAMENT

Lane left no doubt where the best dual team in the Chicago Public League resides.
Coach Matt Yan’s Champions won 69-12 over Corliss, 51-21 over Crane, and then 46-20 in the CPL title dual against Taft to claim the top prize at this Saturday’s 8-team CPL Dual Team Championship.

“This season has been a learning year for a lot of our guys who are new to the lineup,” Yan said. “We’re oddly experienced and young at the same time.

“We have seniors making up half the lineup, while the other half is all guys who are new to varsity — two freshmen, four sophomores and two juniors. So it’s been a tough transition for the newcomers, but a welcome one.

“We are 23-9 in dual meets, which is a testament to the work these guys have put in during the offseason.”

Going a perfect 3-0 on the day for Lane were Alexis Rodriguez (120), Angel Santana (138), Joe Siprut (144), Harrison Yankellow (157), and Jose Lagunas (175). Jose Curiel (113) and Apollo Abney (215) went 2-0 for Lane, and going 2-1 were Logan Gabriana (126) and Adam Sanchez (190).
Lane’s title-dual win over Taft included a few individual reversals of fortune since Lane won 42-30 over Taft in their December dual meeting.

Yankellow lost by 6-3 decision to Taft’s Damian Chavez in a December dual but turned the tide in a 13-2 major decision win Saturday. At 215, Abney avenged a December loss to Taft’s Tyler Shoessow with an 8-3 decision win.

“Harrison’s dominant win was the standout performance for me,” Yan said. “He’s really improved this season. Fenton Pratt, our senior at 150, also won an 8-3 match that could have gone either way. He beat that same kid (Taft’s Anthony Miller) 9-8 in the first dual with a score in the last 20 seconds.

“Our boys really brought it in the finals, and we had more of our regular starters in the lineup this time. Joe Siprut’s pin at 144 was huge, and Logan Gabriana (126) was able to limit their state qualifier (Taft’s Bernardo Roque) to a technical fall.

“Our other seniors really stepped up and secured wins, including two pins by Jeremiah Arroyo-McMullan (106) and Jose Curiel (113). It was really a total team effort. “

Agricultural Science won 48-31 over Crane in the third-place dual, Noble/UIC won 42-36 over Noble/ITW Speer for fifth place, and Hancock placed seventh Saturday.

Statistics
TEAM: Taft led all teams with 20 pins, followed by Noble/UIC and Lane with 17 apiece. Hancock, Crane and Lane each posted three tech falls.

Lane scored the most team points with 166, followed by Taft with 160 and Noble/UIC with 131. Lane also had the most total match points with 281, followed by Crane with 212 and Taft with 210.

INDIVIDUAL: Noble/Speer’s Gael Martinez-Cabrera posted the most pins in the least time with three falls in 2:50, followed by Agricultural Science’s Maurice Bush with three falls in 4:33. Hancock’s Nicholas Anguiano had the most tech falls in the least time with two techs in 5:23, followed by Taft’s Angel Rivera with a tech in 1:43.

Noble/UIC’s Malik Allen posted the fastest fall in 23 seconds, followed by Lane’s Jeremiah Arroyo-McMullan with a fall at 26 seconds. Taft’s Rivera had the fastest tech fall at 1:43 followed by Hancock’s Anguiano with a tech at 2:16.

Taft’s Taje Oussama finished with the most single-match points with 21, followed by Anguiano and Rivera with 20 apiece. Lane’s Joe Siprut finished with the most total match points with 49, followed by Anguiano with 42 and Crane’s Deniko Fox with 36.

Championship dual result: Lane 46, Taft 20

120 – Alexis Rodriguez (Lane) d. Gabriel Palacios (Taft) F 2:26

126 – Bernardo Roque (Taft) d. Logan Gabriana (Lane) TF 17-1

132 – Yehor Shymko (Taft) d. Joaquin Salameda (Lane) F 0:46

138 – Angel Santana (Lane) d. Kevin Sanchez (Taft) D 7-4

144 – Joe Siprut (Lane) d. Oussama Taje (Taft) F 3:07

150 – Fenton Pratt (Lane) d. Anthony Miller (Taft) D 8-3

157 – Harrison Yankellow (Lane) d. Damian Chavez (Taft) MD 11-2

165 – Isaac Mendez (Lane) d. Ryan Ridgeway (Taft) D 4-1

175 – Jose Lagunas (Lane) d. Joel Flores (Taft) F 2:31

190 – Dmyrtii Mykhniak (Taft) d. Adam Sanchez (Lane) D 18-14

215 – Apolo Abney (Lane) d. Tyler Schoessow (Taft) D 8-3

285 – Eligiah Pagan (Taft) d. Henry Ferrell (Lane) F 2:34

106 – Jeremiah Arroyo-McMullan (Lane) d. Weston Amato (Taft) F 0:26

113 – Jose Curiel (Lane) d. Dreyton Pedregosa (Taft) F 1:54

3rd place dual: Agricultural Science 48, Crane 31

120 – Brayden Burrell (Crane) d. Charlie Bradley (Ag Science) TF 18-0

126 – Elijah Sawyers (Ag Science) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

132 – Jeremy Powell (Ag Science) d. Danny Lau (Crane) F 4:58

138 – James Gregory (Ag Science) d. Isaac Dumas (Crane) F 5:04

144 – Deniko Fox (Crane) d. Arthor Gardunio (Ag Science) TF 17-1

150 – MAURICE BUSH (Ag Science) d. Mauricio Caterino (Crane) F 0:37

157 – Franklin Pennix (Ag Science) d. Jason Lin (Crane) F 3:45

165 – Tayfun Mcelwain (Crane) d. Dennis Diviney (Ag Science) F 1:23

175 – Adrian Del Villar (Crane) d. Jamir Johnson (Ag Science) F 1:42

190 – Sylvester Staples (Ag Science) d. Jasper Korotko (Crane) F 0:34

215 – Donovan Kenerson (Ag Science) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

285 – Musa Hamadeh (Ag Science) d. Markius Woods (Crane) Inj 2:33

106 – Christian Kim (Crane) d. Jessie Greene (Ag Science) Inj 2:52

113 – James Kirk (Crane) d. Zachary Thomas (Ag Science) D 10-3

5th place dual: Noble/UIC 42, Speer 36

120 – Benjamin Flores (UIC) d. Adrian Ortiz (Speer) F 1:56

126 – Leonardo Zapien (UIC) d. George Pineda (Speer) F 3:02

132 – Julian Collins Jr (UIC) d. Dajuan Reed (Speer) F 1:18

138 – Ethan Mandujano (Speer) d. Marcellus Blount (UIC) F 1:17

144 – Luis Cruz (Speer) d. Kendrian Walker (UIC) F 2:32

150 – Deonte Thomas (UIC) d. Luis Donis Corleto (Speer) F 4:33

157 – Andy Del Lano (Speer) d. Demetrius Douglas (UIC) F 2:15

165 – Gael Martinez-Cabrera (Speer) d. Vince Chiorlu (UIC) F 0:55

175 – Samuel Vargas (Speer) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

190 – Briant Long (UIC) d. Brylon McKay McCorvey (Speer) F 0:43

215 – Malik Allen (UIC) d. Yovany Amaya Berrios (Speer) F 4:36

285 – Kavon Grant (UIC) d. Jonathan Rosa (Speer) F 0:43

106 – Double Forfeit

113 – Dyllan Ornelas (Speer) d. Idonije Manuel (UIC) F 1:10