Boys conference recaps: SPC, SAC, SWSC, ICE, SSC
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE CONFERENCE
Yorkville and Minooka tangled for this year’s Southwest Prairie Conference title, with Yorkville winning the crown 220.5-209.
The Foxes got individual titles from Landon Jenkins (120), Donovan Rosauer (150) and Caleb Viscogliosi (175) to lead a pack of 12 wrestlers finishing in the top four of their weight classes.
Yorkville coach Jake Oster also got second-place finishes from Nathan Craft (132), Nolan Chrisse (138), Donncha Souza (157 and Xavion Ulloa (285), thirds from Vincent Konecki (144) and Maximus Delgado (165), and fourths from Leo Richmond (106), Brook Janeczko (190) and Avery Lane (215).
The 12-team field saw Joliet West place third with 196.5 points, followed by Plainfield South (109), Plainfield North (106.5), Oswego (92.5), Plainfield East (70.5), Plainfield Central (70), Bolingbrook (65.5), Oswego East (38.5), Joliet Central (35.5) and Romeoville (35).
Yorkville led the field with 13 pins and was second in both tech falls (7) and total match points (346).
Minooka led all teams with 10 tech falls and 444 total match points.
Additional SPC champions
106 Julian Medina (Bolingbrook)
113 Nick Murdock-schey (Joliet West)
126 Aidan Durell (Plainfield North)
132 Maddux Tindal (Minooka)
138 Aiden Ortiz (Oswego)
144 Dillon Griffin (Oswego)
157 Mason Vogt (Minooka)
165 Kaden Meyer (Minooka)
190 Chase Pierceall (Plainfield South)
215 Jacob Tyderek (Joliet West)
285 Robbie Murphy (Minooka)
Championship match results
106 Julian Medina (Bolingbrook) F 1:11 Casey Koerner (Joliet W)
113 Nick Murdock-schey (Joliet W) D 4-2 Brian Tejeda (Plainfield E)
120 Landon Jenkins (Yorkville) F 3:02 Pedro Hernandez (Romeoville)
126 Aidan Durell (Plainfield N) TF 3:48 Jakob Crandall (Joliet W)
132 Maddux Tindal (Minooka) TF 5:58 Nathan Craft (Yorkville)
138 Aiden Ortiz (Oswego) SV-1 4-1 Nolan Chrisse (Yorkville)
144 Dillon Griffin (Oswego) MD 12-4 Camden McCloskey (Plainfield E)
150 Donovan Rosauer (Yorkville) D 4-1 Coehn Weber (Joliet W)
157 Mason Vogt (Minooka) TF 4:59 Donncha Souza (Yorkville)
165 Kaden Meyer (Minooka) MD 13-1 Aiden Brown (Joliet W)
175 Caleb Viscogliosi (Yorkville) MD 10-1 Tristan Radeke (Joliet W)
190 Chase Pierceall (Plainfield S) D 11-6 Santino Capodice (Minooka)
215 Jacob Tyderek (Joliet W) D 7-1 Jack Nowicki (Plainfield N)
285 Robbie Murphy (Minooka) D 3-0 Xavion Ulloa (Yorkville)
Third-place match results
106 Justin Majewski (Minooka) MD 17-5 Leo Richmond (Yorkville)
113 Jackson Roberts (Minooka) F 1:16 Giovanni Contreras (Joliet C)
120 Jayden Mizelle (Plainfield C) TF 3:21 Nolan O’Grady (Oswego)
126 Casey Janicki (Minooka) F 2:41 Drew Ritchie (Plainfield S)
132 Sebastian Nevarez (Oswego E) TF 5:06 Blessing Zuze (Joliet C)
138 Brody Rangel (Plainfield C) F 0:16 Giovanni Baker (Joliet W)
144 Vincent Konecki (Yorkville) F 3:26 Kyle McCormick (Plainfield S)
150 Ben Cyrkiel (Minooka) D 13-8 Joaquin Gaskin (Bolingbrook)
157 Diego Segura (Bolingbrook) D 9-5 Israel Booth (Joliet W)
165 Maximus Delgado (Yorkville) D 7-3 Geno Vargas (Bolingbrook)
175 Emiliano Ramirez (Plainfield C) D 4-2 Tommy McClimon (Minooka)
190 James Koulis (Joliet W) F 1:44 Brock Janeczko (Yorkville)
215 Mason Bucon (Plainfield S) F 1:40 Avery Lane (Yorkville)
285 Liam Corona (Plainfield N) D 9-8 Holden Reible (Oswego)
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Yorkville 13, Minooka 11, Plainfield North 11, Joliet West 11, Plainfield South 11
Most tech falls: Minooka 10, Yorkville 7, Joliet West 5
Most total match points: Minooka 444, Yorkville 346, Joliet West 320
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Minooka’s Jackson Roberts, 3 falls in 3:49
Most tech falls least time: Minooka’s Maddux Tindal, 3 techs in 8:52
Fastest tech fall: Tindal, 0:57
Most team points: Bolingbrook’s Julian Medina 25.5, Plainfield North’s Aidan Durell 25.5
Most single match points: Plainfield South’s Julius Pierscionek, 28
Most total match points: Plainfield East’s Nick Polzin, 64
Largest seed-place difference: Minooka’s Tommy McClimon, No. 9 seed placed fourth at 175 pounds.
SOUTHLAND ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
A single point decided the team champion at this year’s Southland Athletic Conference tournament, as Rich Township edged Thornton 168-167.
Thornton earned a 13-12 edge in wrestlers who finished in the top six of their weight classes but Rich Township had four individual champions to Thornton’s two and posted a 14-12 edge in pins for the tournament. Each team had two tech falls in the hard-fought battle.
Rich Township coach Alex Pell got individual titles from Caleeb Jones (120), Kyrin King (126), Carl Jeffries (132) and Tristin King (150) to lead the Raptors to their third consecutive SAC title.
Rich Township also got second-place finishes from Alphonso Clark (138), Orlando Hughes (157), Joshua Johnson (165), Nicholas Parker (190) and Joshua Madison (215), thirds from Dontrell Nieves (106) and David Maldonado (144), and a fifth from Malachi Rowser (285).
Crete-Monee (118.5) finished third at this year’s SAC meet, followed by Kankakee (117.5) and Bloom Township (75).
Crete-Monee tied Rich Township with four individual champions, Kankakee had three, and Bloom had one individual champion.
Additional champions
106 Angel Mojica (Crete-Monee)
113 Adrian Valadez (Thornton)
138 Ethan Dudley (Crete-Monee)
144 Julio Bastida (Bloom)
157 Trevon Williams (Crete-Monee)
165 Mark Bew (Thornton)
175 Charles Hill (Kankakee)
190 Marquan Riley (Kankakee)
215 Jacob Vinardi (Kankakee)
285 Dominic Jackson (Crete-Monee)
Additional runners-up
106 Kayden Miller (Thornton)
113 Kaliph Whitlow (Kankakee)
120 Colyer Bland (Crete-Monee)
126 Joseph Mendez (Bloom)
132 Deonte Theus (Kankakee)
144 Emmanual Adedeji (Thornton)
150 Christian Cossia (Thornton)
175 Brandon Dumas (Thornton)
285 Vincent Marshall (Thornton)
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Rich Township 14, Thornton 12, Crete-Monee 9
Most tech falls least time: Rich Township, two in 6:11
Most total match points: Rich Township 232, Thornton 206, Kankakee 122
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins leas time: Thornton’s Mark Bew, three falls in 3:13
Fastest tech fall: Crete-Monee’s Trevon Williams 1:48
Fastest fall: Rich Township’s Kyrin King 0:15
Most team points: 22 (3-way tie) Bew, Crete-Monee’s Dominic Jackson and Ethan Dudley
Most single match points: Thornton’s Kayden Miller 22
Most total match points: Rich Township’s Alphonso Clark 43
Largest seed-place difference: Bloom’s Julio Bastida won the title at 144 pounds as the No. 5 seed.
SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN CONFERENCE
Lockport Township coach Jameson Oster sent eight wrestlers to the title mat and got four individual champions in winning this year’s Tom Lahey SWSC tournament.
Lockport posted 228 points, followed by Lincoln-Way East (199), Lincoln-Way West (198.5), Carl Sandburg (167.5), Lincoln-Way Central (113.5), host Homewood-Flossmoor (110.5), Andrew (65.5), Bradley-Bourbonnais (63) and Stagg (13.5).
The Porters got individual titles from Noe Hernandez (106), Anthony Sutton (120), Evan Curry (150), and Justin Wardlow (157), second-place finishes from Isaac Zimmerman (132), Naseem Jaber (144), Chris Miller (175) and Drew Silzer (190), a third from Ethan Robledo (285), and a fourth from Xavier Briseno (215).
Lockport led the field with eight tech falls, was second with 11 pins, and was first in total match points with 324.
Lincoln-Way West tied Lockport with four individual champions; Lincoln-Way East and Lincoln-Way Central had two champions each; and Sandburg and Homewood-Flossmoor had one champion apiece.
Additional SWSC champions
113 Kyle Hayes, Sandburg
126 Chazz DiBenedetto, Homewood-Flossmoor
132 Brady Glynn, Lincoln-Way West
138 Shane Stream, Lincoln-Way West
144 Kaidge Richardson, Lincoln-Way East
165 Max Herman, Lincoln-Way West
175 Jalen Byrd, Lincoln-Way Central
190 Colton Zvonar, Lincoln-Way East
215 Jimmy Talley, Lincoln-Way West
285 Aiden Hennings, Lincoln-Way Central
Notable
Lincoln-Way West’s Brady Glynn won a wild match for the title at 132, winning a 16-15 decision against Lockport’s Isaac Zimmerman, and on the third-place mat at 138 pounds, Lincoln-Way East’s JT Theis won a 12-11 decision against Lincoln-Way Central’s Eric Hoselton.
Championship match results
106 Noe Hernandez (Lockport) TF 4:59 Cullen Parks (B-Bourbonnais)
113 Kyle Hayes (Sandburg) F 3:50 Kellan Hack (LW West)
120 Anthony Sutton (Lockport) TF 5:01 Charlie Strezo (LW West)
126 Chazz Robinson (H-F) inj. Carter DiBenedetto (LW West)
132 Brady Glynn (LW West) D 16-15 Isaac Zimmerman (Lockport)
138 Shane Stream (LW West) D 7-0 Oscar Kalman (Sandburg)
144 Kaidge Richardson (LW East) TF 4:08 Naseem Jaber (Lockport)
150 Evan Curry (Lockport) F 2:39 Nicholas Rociola (Andrew)
157 Justin Wardlow (Lockport) MD 13-4 Brady Ritter (Sandburg)
165 Max Herman (LW West) TF Obaida Hasan (Sandburg)
175 Jalen Byrd (LW Central) MD 13-1 Chris Miller (Lockport)
190 Colton Zvonar (LW East) F 3:43 Drew Silzer (Lockport)
215 Jimmy Talley (LW West) fft. Justin Powers (LW East)
285 Aiden Hennings (LW Central) F 1:11 Gage LaDere (LW East)
Third-place match results
106 Michael Scott (LW West) inj. Timmy Lorimer (LW East)
113 Dino Dajani (LW East) TF 3:37 Ben Jurkovic (Andrew)
120 Nathan Powers (LW East) D 8-4 Brandon Kalman (Sandburg)
126 Zayne Salah (Sandburg) inj. Razi Perez (B-Bourbonnais)
132 Ethan Hamilton (H-F) D 5-1 Macartan Parker (Sandburg)
138 JT Theis (LW East) D 12-11 Eric Hoselton (LW Central)
144 Marcus Beach-Larrieu (H-F) TF 5:47 Dylan Wrobel (LW Central)
150 Melyson Vrapi (Sandburg) F 4:42 Henry Maier (H-F)
157 Max Mularz (LW East) MD 8-0 Samer Suleiman (Stagg)
165 Zachary Ankarlo (LW East) F 0:40 Angelo Jura (Andrew)
175 Kayden Roach (B-Bourbonnais) F 5:09 Adrian Askar (Sandburg)
190 Xavier Pratt (H-F) D 9-5 Evan Vogt (LW Central)
215 Wyatt Hochgraber (Sandburg) MD 10-0 Xavier Briseno (Lockport)
285 Ethan Robledo (Lockport) F 5:12 Khalan Clemens (B-Bourbonnais)
Statistics
TEAM: Lincoln-Way East led all teams with 14 pins with Lockport next with 11 pins and Lincoln-Way Central with 10. Lockport’s eight tech falls led the field, followed by Lincoln-Way West with six and Lincoln-Way East with five. Lockport also led the way in total match points with 324, followed by Lincoln-Way East with 310 and Lincoln-Way West with 272.
INDIVIDUAL: LW Central’s Aiden Hennings had the most pins in the least time with three in 1:59, followed by LW East’s Zachary Ankario with three falls in 2:52. LW West’s Max Herman posted the most tech falls in the least time with three in 7:36, followed by LW East’s Kaidge Richardson with three in 10:54.
LW Central’s Hennings also had the fastest fall in 12 seconds, with teammate Eric Hoselton next with a fall in 24 seconds.
There was a four-way tie for the most team points scored (28) between Sandburg’s Kyle Hayes, LW Central’s Hennings, LW East’s Colton Zvonar and Homewood-Flossmoor’s Chazz Robinson.
Hermann led the way in single-match points with 22, and in total match points with 63. Richardson was next in total match points with 54, followed by Lockport’s Justin Wardlow with 49.
The largest seed-place difference came from Lockport’s Ethan Robledo, who was seeded No. 6 and placed third at 285 pounds.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL EIGHT CONFERENCE
Top-ranked Coal City dominated the field at this year’s Illinois Central Eight tournament, sending all 14 wrestlers to the title mat and winning 12 individual titles.
Coal City scored 276 points and led the field in pins (20) and total match points (235).
Reed-Custer (112) placed second, followed by Herscher (94), Lisle (82.5), Wilmington (50), Manteno (48.5), Peotone (46) and Streator (20.5).
Wiinning titles for Coalers coach Mark Masters were Jake Munsterman (106), Tyson Price (120), Owen Petersen (126), Cooper Morris (132), Luke Munsterman (138), Max Christensen (144), Brody Widlowski (150), Aidan Kenney (157), Mason Garner (165), Brock Finch (175), Cade Poyner (215) and Payton Vigna (285). Placing second for Coal City were Ryder Gill (113) and Evan Greggain (190).
Additional champions
113 Colton Drinkwine, Reed-Custer
190 Logan VanDuyne, Wilmington
Notable
The closest decision of the final round came on the title mat at 285, with Coal City’s Payton Vigna winning a 5-4 decision over Wilmington’s Will Wilson.
Championship match results
106 Jake Munsterman (Coal City) F 1:39 Sebastian Lara (Lisle)
113 Colton Drinkwine (Reed-Custer) F 0:59 Ryder Gill (Coal City)
120 Tyson Price (Coal City) F 4:20 Kaden Shroyer (Herscher)
126 Owen Petersen (Coal City) F 5:07 Jonah Young (Peotone)
132 Cooper Morris (Coal City) F 1:53 Jayden Sanchez (Reed-Custer)
138 Luke Munsterman (Coal City) F 0:35 Rylan West (Reed-Custer)
144 Max Christensen (Coal City) F 5:29 Johnny Consuegra-Lopez (Lisle)
150 Brody Widlowski (Coal City) TF 1:48 Owen Bollino (Herscher)
157 Aidan Kenney (Coal City) F 3:00 Ibraheem Harb (Lisle)
165 Mason Garner (Coal City) F 3:20 Reed Newbrough (Reed-Custer)
175 Brock Finch (Coal City) F 1:37 Nathan Vogler (Reed-Custer)
190 Logan VanDuyne (Wilmington) TF 5:22 Evan Greggain (Coal City)
215 Cade Poyner (Coal City) TF 4:26 Colton Carson (Herscher)
285 Payton Vigna (Coal City) D 5-4 Will Wilson (Wilmington)
Third-place match results
106 Carter Webber (Manteno) D 9-4 Jimmy O’Connor (Peotone)
113 Zachary Maglione (Herscher) F 1:58 Hector Estrada (Peotone)
120 Jakub Lichaj (Reed-Custer) TF 5:57 Sebastian Rafacz (Lisle)
126 Alexander Ferari (Lisle) F 1:34 Gage Clark (Herscher)
132 Garritt Benstine (Streator) D 10-7 Ethan Punzalan (Manteno)
138 Everett Osenga (Herscher) F 3:26 Jesus Martinez (Streator)
144 Alexander Mendez (Herscher) D 10-4 Oakley Rivera (Wilmington)
150 Arrone Vinceslao (Lisle) MD 11-3 Wayde Beachy (Peotone)
157 Kayden Budimir (Manteno) TF 4:36 Jordan Karmide (Peotone)
165 Bequer Zamarripa (Lisle) BYE
175 Tim Powlick (Wilmington) F 1:41 Zohaib Khan (Lisle)
190 Shaun Chantome (Manteno) TF 2:40 Aiden Shultz (Reed-Custer)
215 Dominic Alaimo (Reed-Custer) TF 4:00 Franklin Jordan (Manteno)
285 Christian Mounts (Reed-Custer) BYE
Statistics
TEAM: Coal City led all teams with 20 pins on the day, followed by Reed-Custer with six and Peotone with five. Manteno posted five tech falls to lead the field, followed by Herscher with four and Coal City with three. Coal City’s 235 total match points led the way, followed by Herscher with 173 and Manteno with 155.
INDIVIDUAL: Including varsity and jayvee competitors, Coal City’s Jaxon Trofimchuck had the most pins in the least time with three in 2:41, followed by Reed-Custer’s Braydon Pratscher with three pins in 2:55. Manteno’s Carter Webber posted the most tech falls in the least time with two in 4:17, followed by Herscher’s Alexander Mendez with two techs in 8:33. Reed-Custer’s Nolan Wilkins had the fastest fall in 14 seconds, followed by Coal City’s Brody D’Orazio with a fall in 16 seconds. Manteno’s Webber posted the fastest tech fall in 1:25, followed by Lisle’s Alexander Ferari with a tech in 1:37.
Coal City’s Ryker Long, Gabriel Hamilton, and Reed-Custer’s Braydon Pratscher tied for the tournament lead with 24 team points, followed by Coal City’s Roberto Rodriguez with 23.5.
Manteno’s Brady Anders scored the most single-match points with 25, followed by Wilmington’s Logan VanDuyne with 23. Herscher’s Mendez scored the most total match points with 49, followed by Wilmington’s Oakley Rivera with 46.
SOUTH SUBURBAN CONFERENCE
Oak Forest won its second consecutive SSC team title and its third in the last four years, out-pointing second-place Evergreen Park 225.5-207.
Eleven of coach Shawn Forst’s wrestlers finished in the top four of their weight classes, led by individual champions Roberto Rangel (113), Austin Perez (150) and Jason Janke (175).
The Bengals sent nine wrestlers to the championship mat and got runner-up finishes from Jason Schickel (106), Hunter Kroll (120), Jacob Sebek (126), Dylan McBride (138), Nathan Izguerra (190) and Andrius Vasilevskas (215). Oak Forest also got fourths from Derek Rodriguez (157) and Shane Matthews (285).
Oak Forest led the field with 21 pins in the tournament and posted the most total match points with 299.
Evergreen Park led all teams with five individual champions. Lemont had three champions, while Oak Lawn, Shepard, and Tinley Park had one apiece.
Lemont (98) placed third, followed by Shepard (92.5), Oak Lawn (85.5), Reavis (76.5), Thornton Fractional North (76), Argo (54), Richards (45.5), Tinley Park (45), Eisenhower (43), Thornton Fractional South (41), Hillcrest (36.5) and Bremen (16).
Additional SSC champions
106 Alex Powers, Lemont
120 Damian Perez, Evergreen Park
126 Cory Zator, Lemont
132 Adrian Cervantes, Evergreen Park
138 Michael Chatman, Evergreen Park
144 Khalid Eid, Oak Lawn
157 Essau Ruvacalba, Evergreen Park
165 Aiden Hill, Shepard
190 Judah Heeg, Lemont
215 Sebastian Sanderson, Tinley Park
285 Willie Johnson, Evergreen Park
Championship match results
106 Alex Powers (Lemont) F 4:23 Jason Schickel (Oak Forest)
113 Roberto Rangel (Oak Forest) F 2:32 Andy Casmiro (Reavis)
120 Damian Perez (Evergreen Pk) F 1:32 Hunter Kroll (Oak Forest)
126 Cory Zator (Lemont) MD 14-2 Jacob Sebek (Oak Forest)
132 Adrian Cervantes (Evergreen Pk) F 1:10 Amir Akilani (Richards)
138 Michael Chatman (Evergreen Pk) D 8-2 Dylan McBride (Oak Forest)
144 Khalid Eid (Oak Lawn) D 4-1 Lucas Landry (Evergreen Pk)
150 Austin Perez (Oake Forest) TF 5:38 Brandon Leech (Shepard)
157 Essau Ruvacalba (Evergreen Pk) D 7-5 David Albright (Tinley Pk)
165 Aiden Hill (Shepard) F 5:31 Larry Watson (Hillcrest)
175 Jason Janke (Oak Forest) MD 21-8 Titus Woodring (TF South)
190 Judah Heeg (Lemont) F 1:43 Nathan Izguerra (Oak Forest)
215 Sebastian Sanderson (Tinley Pk) MD 11-3 Andrius Vasilevskas (Oak Forest)
285 Willie Johnson (Evergreen Pk) F 5:19 Dan Ramirez (Reavis)
Third-place match results
106 Brayden Mateja-Bates (Evergreen Pk) F 2:00 Aden Long (Oak Lawn)
113 Ibrohim Mahmadov (Richards) F 3:08 Edwin Gomez (TF North)
120 Amari Brown (Hillcrest) F 3:36 David Guerra (Argo)
126 Jayden Cervantes (Evergreen Pk) TF 2:48 Henry Eckardt (Shepard)
132 Malachi Turner (Bremen) D 22-16 Deshawn Jones (TF North)
138 Melik Robinson (TF North) TF 5:48 Romeo Gonzalez (Oak Lawn)
144 Gio Romero (Argo) MD 13-2 Tyrese Howard (Shepard)
150 Skylar A. Phipps (Argo) D 10-3 Leonel Flores (Richards)
157 Joe Massey (Shepard) F 1:11 Derek Rodriguez (Oak Forest)
165 Derrick Sparkman (TF North) F 0:36 Owen Brady (Evergreen Pk)
175 Michael Starzyk (Argo) D 9-5 Vincent DelliColli (Lemont)
190 Rayshawn Doles (Eisenhower) F 3:30 Reggie Miller (TF South)
215 Landon Robinson-Gwin (Evergreen Pk) SV-1 6-3 Andrew Cetera (Oak Lawn)
285 Lavar Davis (Eisenhower) TF 5:15 Shane Mathews (Oak Forest)
Statistics
TEAM: Oak Forest led all teams with 21 pins, followed by Evergreen Park with 19 and Reavis with 10. Lemont led the field with four tech falls, followed by Oak Lawn and Oak Forest with three apiece. Oak Forest posted 299 total match points to lead the way, followed by Evergreen Park with 256 and Lemont with 253.
INDIVIDUAL: TF South’s Reggie Miller posted the most pins in the least time with four in 5:30, followed by Oak Forest’s Derek Rodriguez with four falls in 11:36. Lemont’s Judah Heeg had the fastest tech fall in 1:20, followed by teammate Cory Zator with a tech in 1:39.
Eisenhower’s Rayshawn Doles posted the fastest fall in 22 seconds, followed by Bremen’s Malachi Turner with a pin in 24 seconds.
Shepard’s Aiden Hill and Evergreen Park’s Damian Perez and Willie Johnson tied for the most team points scored with 26. Oak Forest’s Austin Perez, Bremen’s Malachi Turner, and Richards’ Ibrohim Mahmadov tied for the most single-match points with 22 apiece.
Lemont’s Vincent DelliColli led the field with 55 total match points, followed by Argo’s Gio Romero and Oak Forest’s Jason Janke with 54 apiece. The largest seed-place difference came from Eisenhower’s Lavar Davis, as the No. 10 seed placed third at 285 pounds.