Boys recaps: CCL, NIC-10, ESCC, CPL

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA

CHICAGOLAND CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE

Marian Central Catholic snared the team title at this year’s Chicagoland Christian Conference meet, 215-180.5 over Chicago Hope Academy, sending eight wrestlers to the title mat and getting individual titles from Dean Martinez (106), Hogan Rice (113), Zane Mochocki (138), Brendan Nardin (150) and Dan French (215).

Coaches Jordan Blanton and Ryan Prater also got seconds from Austin Hagevold (144), Nic Astacio (165), and Josh Gawronski (175), thirds from Zach Wheadon (120), Noah Cerny (157) and Sam Sarfo (190), and a fourth from Camden Spiniolas (132).

“A great weekend for us, highlighted by an entire team effort,” Blanton said. “Notably freshmen Hogan Rice (113) and Brendan Nardin (150) winning titles along with  sophomore Zane Mochocki (138), and junior Diego Martinez (106). And senior leader Dan French (215) with a championship performance.”
Chicago Hope also had five champions on the day, Wheaton Academy had three champs, and McNamara had one.

Wheaton Academy (154.5) placed third, followed by McNamara (119), Northridge Prep (97.5), Chicago Christian (20), Harvest Christian, Alden-Hebron. Intrinsic Charter-Downtown, Christian Heritage Academy, and St. Edward.

Additional conference champions
120 Nolan Callahan, Chicago Hope Academy
126 Obadiah Willis, Chicago Hope Academy
132 Jeremiah Lawrence, Chicago Hope Academy
144 Lincoln Hoger, Wheaton Academy
157 Dylan Galvez, Chicago Hope Academy
165 Tyler Jones, Wheaton Academy
175 Arkail Griffin, Chicago Hope Academy
190 Tristin Golden, McNamara
285 Hezzy Garcia, Wheaton Academy

Championship match results
106 Diego Martinez (Marian) TF 3:26 Elliot Hardy (Wheaton Ac)
113 Hogan Rice (Marian) F 2:34 Evan Johnson (McNamara)
120 Nolan Callahan (Hope Ac) TF 3:33 Patrick Manio (Northridge)
126 Obadiah Willis (Hope Ac) F 1:56 Buckley Kazmeirzak (Wheaton Ac)
132 Jeremiah Lawrence (Hope Ac) D 5-2 Brennan O`Donnell (Harvest Ch)
138 Zane Mochocki (Marian) D 16-9 Alex Kostecka (McNamara)
144 Lincoln Hoger (Wheaton Ac) D 4-2 Austin Hagevold (Marian)
150 Brendan Nardin (Marian) TF 1:59 Javier Rodriguez (Northridge)
157 Dylan Galvez (Hope Ac) F 3:45 Cole Kimberlin (McNamara)
165 Tyler Jones (Wheaton Ac) TF 4:18 Nic Astacio (Marian)
175 Arkail Griffin (Hope Ac) F 0:52 Josh Gawronski (Marian)
190 Tristin Golden (McNamara) F 0:37 Martin Rodriguez (Hope Ac)
215 Dan French (Marian) F 1:14 Ian De Souza (Wheaton Ac)
285 Hezzy Garcia (Wheaton Ac) F 0:09 Alex Barstatis (Wheaton Ac)

Third-place match results
106 Michael Magallon (Northridge) F 1:41 Danny Shin (Wheaton Ac)
113 Zion Kaunley (Wheaton Ac) F 0:48 Jonathan Andreson (Wheaton Ac)
120 Zach Wheadon (Marian) F 1:07 Jonathan Nelson (Intrinsic)
126 Julian Liu (Chicago Ch) F 4:49 Sky Shang (Northridge)
132 Blake Arseneau (McNamara) D 14-10 Camden Spiniolas (Marian)
138 Eli Shin (Wheaton Ac) F 2:44 Patrick Kopecky (Northridge)
144 Chance Woods (Hope Ac) TF 5:08 George McShane (Northridge)
150 Santori Knight (Hope Ac) inj. Logan Klein (Alden-H.)
157 Noah Cerny (Marian) F 3:24 Noah Fields (Intrinsic)
165 Ismael Martinez (Hope Ac) M. Fft. Caleb Acevedo (Intrinsic)
175 Cullen Bramer (McNamara) MD 18-10 Torsten Karlson (Wheaton Ac)
190 Sam Sarfo (Marian) F 4:00 Ezra Luthardt (Northfield (Ch Heritage Ac)
215 Mastewal Evely (Hope Ac) D 7-1 Mason Hemenover (McNamara)
285 Kian Bramer (McNamara) D 7-4 Thomas Suter (Northridge)

Statistics
TEAM: Marian Central Catholic finished with 17 pins to lead the field, followed by Chicago Hope Academy with 13 and Northridge Prep with 12. Marian also led the tournament with six tech falls to five each from Wheaton Academy and Hope. Marian scored 311 total match points to lead the way, followed by Wheaton Academy with 252 and Hope with 234.

INDIVIDUAL: Chicago Christian’s Julian Liu had the most pins in the least time with three in 7:22, followed by McNamara’s Tristin Golden with two falls in 55 seconds. McNamara’s Blake Arseneau had the most tech falls in the least time with two in 2:34, followed by Hope’s Nolan Callahan with two pins in 9:09.
Wheaton Academy’s Hezzy Garcia posted the fastest fall in nine seconds, followed by Northridge Prep’s Sky Shang with a fall in 17 seconds. Northridge Prep’s George McShane had the fastest tech fall in 37 seconds followed by McNamara’s Arseneau with a tech in 1:11.

Marian’s Brendan Nardin scored the most team points with 23.5, and there was a three-way tie for the most single-match points with 23 among Arseneau and Intrinsic’s Noah Fields and Caleb Acevedo. McNamara’s Cullen Bramer finished with the most total match points with 60, followed by Arseneau with 54 and Marian’s Zane Mochocki with 39.

Marian’s Brendan Nardin provided the largest seed-place difference as the No. 8 seed won the title at 150 pounds.

NIC-10 CONFERENCE

Hononegah sent 10 wrestlers to the title mat and got seven individual titles as it rolled to its third consecutive NIC-10 title with 249.5 points at host Auburn.

Coach Tyler Demoss got individual titles from Kristian DeClerq (120), Jackson Olson (126), Rocco Cassioppi (150), Bruno Cassioppi (165), Brody Sendele (175), Alex Martin Pecino (190) and Harrison Kinney (215). Hononegah also got seconds from Logan Harris (113), Isaiah Martinez (132) and Evan Musil (144), thirds from Ronan Quimby (157) and Wyatt Kinney (285), and a fourth from Logan Person (138).
All 13 of Hononegah’s entered wrestlers finished in the top four of their weight classes and the team’s 20 pins were the most in the field.

Freeport (169) placed second, followed by Rockford East (151.5), Harlem (134), Belvidere North (71), Belvidere (62), Guilford (46.5), Jefferson (37),  Boylan Catholic (19.5), and Auburn (3).

Additional NIC-10 champions
106 Jace Scribner, Rockford East
113 Treyden Diduch, Freeport
132 Bryson Teunissen, Belvidere North
138 Izayah Olejniczak, Harlem
144 Landon VanAcker, Belvidere
157 Ty Smart, Rockford East
285 Antonio Osorio-Pasillas, Jefferson

Championship match results
106 Jace Scribner (Rockford E) TF 1:33 Logyn Dal Collo (Harlem)
113 Treyden Diduch (Freeport) D 7-3 Logan Harris (Hononegah)
120 Kristian DeClerq (Hononegah) F 4:30 Dominic Angileri (Guilford)
126 Jackson Olson (Hononegah) F 2:54 Robert Cory (Harlem)
132 Bryson Teunissen (Belvidere N) TF 3:21 Isaiah Martinez (Hononegah)
138 Izayah Olejniczak (Harlem) F 3:15 Chris Burgos (Rockford E)
144 Landon VanAcker (Belvidere) D 4-0 Evan Musil (Hononegah)
150 Rocco Cassioppi (Hononegah) TF 3:00 Dana Wickson (Rockford E)
157 Ty Smart (Rockford E) md. fft. Sajjad Abdulrazzaq (Freeport)
165 Bruno Cassioppi (Hononegah) TF 2:31 Andrew Bucci (Belvidere N)
175 Brody Sendele (Hononegah) TF 1:18 Jakhari Randle (Freeport)
190 Alex Martin Pecino (Hononegah) D 5-2 Charles Faulkner (Harlem)
215 Harrison Kinney (Hononegah) F 2:20 Chandler Jack (Harlem)
285 Antonio Osorio-Pasillas (Jefferson) D 8-2 Kareem Odeh (Freeport)

Third-place match results
106 Collin Mirtl (Belvidere) F 2:52 Yehezqel Nyatangi (Freeport)
113 Sebastian Abwe (Rockford E) F 2:49 Landon Chambers (Belvidere N)
120 Jaydee Doke (Harlem) F 0:58 David Cannon (Rockford E)
126 Jaylen Lowe (Freeport) D 8-4 Aiden Neblu (Belvidere N)
132 Victor Onofre (Rockford E) TF 4:24 Mecose Johnson (Jefferson)
138 Thomas Olson (Freeport) F 3:18 Logan Person (Hononegah)
144 Blake Slusser (Freeport) F 3:56 Mario Mendez (Harlem)
150 Mathias Rada (Freeport) F 3:05 Miles Himes (Guilford)
157 Ronan Quimby (Hononegah) MD 10-1 Max Brzozowski (Boylan)
165 Jayden Wright (Freeport) TF 4:00 Peyton Lawrence (Harlem)
175 Xander Luangphakdy (Rockford E) F 1:01 David Hendrickson (Belvidere)
190 Jeremiah Childress (Guilford) F 1:28 Connor Chouinard (Jefferson)
215 Israel Goodman (Freeport) F 5:06 Etungano Kakozi (Rockford E)
285 Wyatt Kinney (Hononegah) F 0:32 Benjamin Prochnicki (Belvidere)

Statistics
TEAM: Hononegah finished with the most pins in the tournament with 20, followed by Freeport with 17 and Rockford East with 14. Rockford East led the field with five tech falls in 12:28, followed by Hononegah with five techs in 14:03 and Belvidere North with four techs in 12:10. Rockford East finished with the most total match points with 341, followed by Hononegah with 308 and Freeport with 294.

INDIVIDUAL: Hononegah’s Wyatt Kinney had the most pins in the least time with three falls in 2:09, followed by Rockford East’s Xander Luangphakdy with three pins in 5:09. Rockford East’s Jace Scribner had the most tech falls in the least time with two in 3:29, followed by Belvidere North’s Bryson Teunissen with two techs in 6:46.

Hononegah’s Rocco Cassioppi posted the fastest fall in 18 seconds, followed by Belvidere’s Benjamin Prochnicki with a fall in 27 seconds. Rockford East’s Ty Smart posted the fastest tech fall in 52 seconds, followed by Hononegah’s Brody Sendele with a tech fall in 1:18.

There was a four-way tie for the most team points scored (24) among Hononegah’s Kristian DeClercq, Harrison Kinney, Jackson Olson, and Harlem’s Izayah Olejniczak. Rockford East’s Ty Smart posted the most single-match points with 41, followed by Harlem’s Peyton Lawrence with 25. Lawrence scored the most total-match points with 53, followed by Teunissen with 47.

EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC CONFERENCE

No. 6 Marist edged No. 1 Joliet Catholic at this year’s eight-team East Suburban Catholic Conference meet, 236-200, led by five individual champions, four runners-up, and all 14 of its scoring wrestlers finishing in the top four of their weight classes.

Winning titles for Marist coach Brendan Heffernan were Elio Gil (106), Jaxon Jorgensen (144), Tommy Fidler (150), Ethan Sonne (157), and Jonathan Fields (165). The Redhawks also got seconds from Dylan Weber (126), Te’Jon Beals (132), Ronin Haran (175) and Tom O’Brien (215), thirds from Crue Hatchell (113), Axel Rodriguez (138), Jacob Crawford (150), and Jack Watson (285), and fourths from Rocco Maharas (106), Aiden Weber (113), Colin Phelan (120), Joe Bronske (138), Marty McMeel (175) and Collin Coffey (190).

Marist led all teams with nine wrestlers in the finals. Joliet Catholic had eight in the finals, St. Patrick and Notre Dame had four finalists each, and Saint Viator sent two to the title mat.

Marist lost 30-28 to Joliet Catholic in their dual meeting this year, but earned a 18-14 edge in pins at the ESCC meet and an edge in total match points, 291-270.

Additional ESCC champions
113 Jack Koenig, St. Patrick
120 Ray Long, Notre Dame
175 Van Grasser, St. Patrick
190 Jaxon Penovich, Saint Viator
285 Sean Cook, Notre Dame

Notable
The lone overtime match of the final round came on the third-place mat at 215, where Saint Viator’s Colton Schneider won a sudden-victory decision, 3-0 over Notre Dame’s Connor Moynihan.
The closest final score of the tournament came on the title mat at 113, where St. Patrick’s Jack Koenig won an 11-10 decision over Joliet Catholic’s Colton Schultz.

Championship match results
106 Elio Gil (Marist) MD 19-5 Kane Robles (Joiet Catholic)
113 Jack Koenig (St. Patrick) D 11-10 Colton Schultz (Joliet Catholic)
120 Ray Long (Notre Dame) fft. Daniel Goodwin (St. Patrick)
126 Lukas Foster (Joliet Catholic) D 9-5 Dylan Weber (Marist)
132 Jason Hampton (Joliet Catholic) TF 4:40 Te’Jon Beals (Marist)
138 Adante Washington (Joliet Catholic) MD 10-1 Patrick Hulne (St. Patrick)
144 Jaxon Jorgensen (Marist) D 7-3 Matthew Laird (Joliet Catholic)
150 Tommy Fidler (Marist) F 1:12 Tommy Fitzsimmons (Notre Dame)
157 Ethan Sonne (Marist) F 5:12 Nolan Vogel (Joliet Catholic)
165 Jonathan Fields (Marist) TF 2:43 Joey Cameron (Carmel)
175 Van Grasser (St. Patrick) F 5:38 Ronin Haran (Marist)
190 Jaxon Penovich (St. Viator) F 1:29 Jeramy Hamm (Notre Dame)
215 Ryker Czubak (Joliet Catholic) F 3:12 Tom O’Brien (Marist)
285 Sean Cook (Notre Dame) D 4-1 Wynn Philippi (St. Viator)

Third-place match results
106 Thomas Emery (St. Viator) TF 1:49 Rocco Maharas (Marist)
113 Crue Hatchell (Marist) fft. Aiden Weber (Marist)
120 Finn McDermott (Joliet Catholic) D 7-0 Colin Phelan (Marist)
126 Calvin Stahl (St. Patrick) F 3:43 Aleksander Ramos (Nazareth)
132 Dean Angelo III (St. Patrick) D 8-3 Josh Jimenez (St. Patrick)
138 Axel Rodriguez (Marist) fft. Joe Bronske (Marist)
144 Antonio Reyes (St. Patrick) F 2:51 Brady Krueger (Notre Dame)
150 Jacob Crawford (Marist) D 9-5 Aurelio Munoz (Joliet Catholic)
157 Danny Mandujano (Carmel) F 3:40 Colin Walsh (Notre Dame)
165 Andrew Rieger (St. Patrick) D 8-5 Michael Centracchio (Notre Dame)
175 Vince Skedel (Joliet Catholic) MD 12-1 Marty McMeel (Marist)
190 Aidan Bishop Joliet Catholic) D 10-3 Collin Coffey (Marist)
215 Colton Schneider (St. Viator) SV-1 3-0 Connor Moynihan (Notre Dame)
285 Jack Watson (Marist) MD 11-0 Daniel Dalach (Joliet Catholic)

Statistics
TEAM: Marist led the field with 18 pins, followed by Joliet Catholic with 14 and St. Patrick with 10. St. Patrick posted the most tech falls with five, followed by Notre Dame, Marist, and Joliet Catholic with two tech falls apiece. Marits led all teams with 291 total match points, followed by Joliet Catholic with 270 and St. Patrick with 222.

INDIVIDUAL: St. Patrick’s Antonio Reyes had the most pins in the least time with three in 7:56, followed by Marist’s Jack Watson with two pins in 1:32. Notre Dame’s Brady Krueger had the most tech falls in the least time with two in 4:46, followed by St. Patrick’s Jack Koenig with a tech fall in 1:43. Saint Viator’s Jaxon Penovich posted the fastest fall in 15 seconds, followed by Watson with a pin in 16 seconds. Krueger had the fastest tech fall in 1:01 followed by Koenig with his tech in 1:43.

Joliet Catholic’s Jason Hampton scored the most team points with 23.5, St. Patrick’s Dean Angelo had the most single-match points with 24, and Saint Viator’s Thomas Emery posted the most total match points with 52.

The largest seed-place difference came from Joliet Catholic’s Daniel Dalach, as the No. 7 seed placed fourth at 285 pounds.

CHICAGO PUBLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Lane sent three individual champions to the awards stand to win this year’s Chicago Public League Championships, hosted by Whitney Young. The Champions posted 169 points to win the team title.
Taft (153.5) placed second with two CPL champions, Amundsen (139) finished third, followed by Curie (135), Kelly (132), Hancock (116), Agricultural Science (99.5), Kenwood (95.5), Noble/UIC (93) and Sullivan (86.5) to round out the top 10 team finishes in the 53-team field.

Lane coach Matthew Yan got titles from Jose Curiel (113), Joaquin Salameda (132) and Fenton Pratt (150), thirds from Joe Siprut (144) and Harrison Yankellow (157), a fourth from Angel Santana (138), fifths from Logan Gabriana (126) and Adam Sanchez (190) and a sixth from Apolo Abney (215).

Lane led all teams with four tech falls, led all teams in total match points with 328, and was second in pins with 21.

Hubbard (86) placed 11th on Saturday, followed by Crane (70.5) Goode STEM Academy (60), Corliss (59.5) Rickover Naval Academy (58.5), Clark (54), Payton/Jones Co-op (53.5), Solorio (52), ITW Speer (50), Kennedy (42.5), Phillips (42.5), Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville (41), Golder (39.5), King (39), Little Village (38), Phoenix Military Academy (38), Senn (34), Chicago Academy (32), Morgan Park (31.5), Dyett (27), Schurz (27), South Shore International College Prep (26), Clemente (24), Hyde Park (23), Horizon/Southwest (20), Lindblom (19), Back of the Yards (17), Comer (16), Englewood STEM (16), Lake View (16), Westinghouse (13), Mather (12), Fenger (10), Marshall (10), Roosevelt/Von Stueben Co-op (10), Foreman (6.5), Simeon (6), DuSable (3), Bogan (0), Chicago Vocational (0), Bowen (0), Perspectives/Leadership (0), Washington (0).

Additional champions
106 Dreyton Pedregosa (Taft)
120 Bernardo Roque (Taft)
126 Jeremy Powell (Ag Science)
138 Alonte Lorek (Horizon/SW) 
144 Jayden Veal (Goode STEM)
157 Lennon Ojeda (Senn)
165 Anton Kurbatov (Lake View)
175 Malakai Davis (Hancock)
190 Kameron Love (Kenwood)
215 Thomas Davis (Goode STEM)
285 Dameon Norman (Kenwood)

Notable

The day’s closest finals matches came at 106 and 113. First, Taft’s Dreyton Pedregosa won a 12-10 decision for the title at 106 against Sullivan’s Mohammed Zia Nadre.

On the title mat at 113, Lane’s Jose Curiel won a 13-12 decision against Kennedy’s Josue Tankson.

On the third-place mat, Taft’s Angel Rivera won a 4-3 decision at 126 over Little Village’s Jovanni Harris.

Championship match results

106 Dreyton Pedregosa (Taft) D 12-10 Mohammed Zia Nadre (Sullivan)
113 Jose Curiel (Lane) D 13-12 Josue Tanskon (Kennedy)
120 Bernardo Roque (Taft) TF 1:34 Benito Chavez (Little Village)
126 Jeremy Powell (Ag Science) F 4:18 Donald Bunton (Perspectives)
132 Joaquin Salameda (Lane) TF 4:58 Tray Harrison (Comer)
138 Alonte Lorek (Horizon/SW) fft. Randy Lazaro (Schurz)
144 Jayden Veal (Goode STEM) D 11-7 Maurice Bush (Ag Science)
150 Fenton Pratt (Lane) F 4:31 Davion Hall (Simeon)
157 Lennon Ojeda (Senn) F 3:12 Damian Chavez (Taft)
165 Anton Kurbatov (Lake View) F 3:42 Grant Smith (Corliss)
175 Malakai Davis (Hancock) F 0:44 Willem Johnston (Mather)
190 Kameron Love (Kenwood) D 7-3 Sami Marrero (Horizon/SW)
215 Thomas Davis (Goode STEM) TF 3:42 Daniel Smith (Little Village)
285 Dameon Norman (Kenwood) D 4-1 Justin Powell (Hyde Park)

Third-place match results
106 Jonathan Mendoza-Rodriguez (Lindblom) TF 1:35 Wilson Paz (Lake View)
113 Christian Sebastian (Little Village) fft. Tommy Lam (Mather)
120 Moneeb Alsakka (Sullivan) F 4:37 Daniel Garcia (Hubbard)
126 Angel Rivera (Taft) D 4-3 Jovanni Harris (Little Village)
132 Alejandro Salas (Golder) F 4:00 Angel Ceballos (Solorio)
138 David Bahena (Little Village) F 2:51 Angel Santana (Lane)
144 Joe Siprut (Lane) inj. Lorenzo Harris (Marshall)
150 Leovardo Juarez (Kelly) MD 15-4 Lloyd Johnson (Morgan Park)
157 Harrison Yankellow (Lane) F 3:28 Jacob Burnariu (Hubbard)
165 Christian Vega (Kennedy) TF 4:57 Celvin Bung (Mather)
175 Nicholas Jungman (Kennedy) F 5:30 Christopher Russell (Corliss)
190 Dmyrtii Mykhniak (Taft) F 1:37 Sylvester Staples (Ag Science)
215 Dantrell Frazier (Simeon) F 4:35 Dontrell Anderson (Perspectives)
285 Charles Harris (Sullivan) F 2:45 Eligiah Pagan (Taft)

Statistics
TEAM: Taft led the field with 22 pins, followed by Lane with 21 and 18 from Curie and Amundsen. Lane posted the most tech falls with four, followed by three apiece from Payton/Jones Co-op, Rickover Naval Academy and Agricultural Science. Lane posted the most total match points with 328, followed by Curie with 298 and Amundsen with 289.

INDIVIDUAL: Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville’s Dwight McNeil posted the most pins in the least time with six falls in 15:16, followed by Simeon’s Dantrell Frazier with six pins in 18:38. Solorio’s Angel Ceballos posted the most tech falls in the least time with three in 10:44, followed by Lane’s Joe Siprut with three techs in 10:45. UIC’s Martez Burden and Phillips’ Jacob Reames tied for the fastest fall in nine seconds, followed by Little Village’s Daniel Smith with a pin in 10 seconds. Payton/Jones Co-op’s Louis Ceffalo had the fastest tech fall in 1:12, followed by Hubbard’s Daniel Garcia and Phillips’ Andrew Price, who each posted a tech fall in 1:27.

Taft’s Aiden Lombardi posted the most team points with 34, and Golder’s Ubaldo De Paz had the most single-match points with 34. Amundsen’s Owen Shields was next with 29 single-match points. Dyett’s Zimblist Griffin had the most total match points with 98, followed by Lane’s Joe Siprut with 96.
The largest seed-place difference came from Morgan Park’s Lloyd Johnson, as the No. 25 seed placed fourth at 150 pounds.