Regional recaps from Deerfield, Rickover, St. Ignatius, Wheeling
By Mike Garofola and Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
2A Antioch individual sectional
DEERFIELD REGIONAL
No. 7 Deerfield won its 13th regional in program history following its 197.0 point effort at home to earn a trip to the St. Ignatius dual-team sectional semifinal contest with Wheeling this Thursday night.
The Warriors regional title at home comes after back-to-back second place results to Wheeling, last year, and IC Prep in 2024.
Grayslake Central, with four individual champions, finished second with 168.5 points, with Antioch third at 153.5 points.
Carmel Catholic (122.5), Grayslake North (68.0), Highland Park (63.5), were the next three on the leader board, with Lake Forest, and Lakes tied for seventh with 38.5 points each.
Deerfield coach Marc Pechter’s club would claim a trio of individual champions: Jorey Becker (120), Adrian Cohen (138) and Jonathan Weissmueller (165) from a field loaded with state ranked men.
The Warriors would also receive second place medals from: Jake Pechter (106), Jayme Cohen (113), Danny Martinez (126), Alex Shvartsman (144), Danny St. John (175), and Josh Dixon at 215.
Jack Jansen (132), and Ben Howard (150) would pitch in with third place medals.
Regional champions:
106- Dominic DeMarco, Grayslake Central, 28-2
113- Vince DeMarco, Grayslake Central, 34-7
120- Jorey Becker, Deerfield, 35-10
126- Krish Sahu, Grayslake Central, 36-7
132- Josh Kubicki, Antioch, 20-20
138- Adrian Cohen, Deerfield, 41-2
144- Chase Nobiling, Antioch, 28-5
150- Antonio Hinojosa, Carmel Catholic, 32-2
157- Warren Nash, Grayslake Central, 34-9
165- Jonathan Weissmueller, Deerfield, 31-14
175- William Lyle, Grayslake Central, 14-5
190- Colin Arquilla, Antioch, 24-6
215- Yaree Sandifer, Lake Forest, 37-5
285- Owen Shea, Antioch, 29-5
Additional sectional qualifiers:
106- Jake Pechter, Deerfield, 40-4, Haydren Gomez, Antioch, 25-17.
113- Jayme Cohen, Deerfield, 32-10, Savi Ruta, Highland Park, 1-8.
120- Alex Gudgeon, Highland Park, 19-7, Charlie Biddle, Lake Forest, 27-15.
126- Danny Martinez, Deerfield, 37-11, Liam Perkins, Carmel Catholic, 14-10.
132- Landon Harper, Grayslake North, 16-9, Jack Jensen, Deerfield, 29-14.
138- Jacob Smith, Antioch, 25-12, Owen Floral, Grayslake Central, 30-12.
144- Alex Shvartsman, Deerfield, 35-8, Trevor Hengl, Grayslake Central, 36-11.
150- Dominic Garcia, Antioch, 29-4, Ben Howard, Deerfield, 24-8.
157- Danny Mandujano, Carmel Catholic, 19-6, Porter Cramond, Lakes, 10-16.
165- Alec Garcia, Antioch, 24-17, Michael Flatley, Lakes, 16-8.
175- Danny St. John, Deerfield, 17-25, Gabe Flowers, Carmel Catholic, 19-8.
190- Daniel Derbedyenyev, Highland Park, 13-6, Angel Rosiles, Grayslake N, 29-15.
215- Josh Dixon, Deerfield, 17-20, Giancarlo Arizmendi-Cruz, Carmel, 6-15.
285- Noah Breckenridge, Carmel Catholic, 24-6, David Williams, Grayslake North, 32-13.
Statistics:
Individual
Most pins: Owen Floral, Grayslake Central, Porter Cramond, Lakes, Liam Perkins, Carmel Catholic 3 each.
Most tech-falls: Trevor Hengl, Grayslake Central, Jack Jansen, Deerfield, Jonathan Weissmueller, Deerfield, 2 each.
Fastest pin: Alexander Shvartsman, Deerfield, 0:13 seconds.
Fastest tech-fall: Aidan Eisenberg, Grayslake Central, 1:24 minutes.
Most team points: Adrian Cohen, Deerfield, Owen Shea, Antioch, Warren Nash, Grayslake Central, William Lyle, Grayslake Central 24.0 each.
Most single match points: Angel Rosiles, Grayslake North, 22.
Most total match points, Jonathan Weissmueller, Deerfield 50.
Team
Most pins: Grayslake Central 14, Deerfield 13, Carmel Catholic 10.
Most tech-falls: Deerfield 5, Grayslake Central 4.
Most total match points: Deerfield 251, Grayslake Central 207, Antioch 200.
RICKOVER NAVAL ACADEMY REGIONAL
No. 1 IC Prep would flex its collective muscle in Chicago when it won 12 of 14 weight divisions en route to nearly 300 overall points to easily claim the regional title at Rickover Naval Academy.
The reigning class 2A state champs would amass 295.0 overall points, far ahead of runner-up Fenwick (180.0) and third place host Rickover Naval Academy with 93.0 points.
The next five teams in the final standings were: Elmwood Park (91), Ridgewood 89), Noble/ITW Speer (87.5), Westinghouse College Prep (43.5) and Schurz.
Knights fans would celebrate individual titles from: Michael Bird (103), Drew Murante (113), Kannon Judycki (120), Sam Murante (126), Max Cumbee (132), Jack Hanrahan (138), Frank Nitti (144), Aiden Arnett (150), Joey Pontrelli (157), Brody Kelly (175), Foley Calcagno (190) and Anthony Sebastian (285) who would all pin their opponents in their respective finals.
Freshman Anthony Keating (215) would finish third overall to advance along with his teammates to the Antioch sectional in two weeks.
Next up for the Knights will be a dual-team sectional semifinal at St. Ignatius against the host Wolfpack this Thursday evening.
Regional champions:
106- Michael Bird, IC Prep, 29-13
113- Drew Murante, IC Prep, 30-11
120- Kannon Judycki, IC Prep, 23-8
126- Sam Murante, IC Prep, 24-10
132- Max Cumbee, IC Prep, 36-7
138- Jack Hanrahan, IC Prep, 35-9
144- Frank Nitti, IC Prep, 35-9
150- Aiden Arnett, IC Prep, 34-10
157- Joey Pontrelli, IC Prep, 26-17
165- Jacob Kruszewski, Fenwick, 9-15
175- Brody Kelly, IC Prep, 42-4
190- Foley Calcagno, IC Prep, 35-8
215- Zikomo Mbiewew, Fenwick, 25-11
285- Anthony Sebastian, IC Prep, 33-9
Additional sectional qualifiers:
106- Justin Chogllo, Rickover Naval Academy, 20-8, Palmer Brown, Fenwick,
5-4.
113- Maurizio Campana, Fenwick, 19-7, Jayden Sam, Elmwood Park, 9-14.
120- Harrison Brown, Fenwick, 27-14, Quentin Rodriguez, Elmwood Park, 2-1.
126- Aiden Butler, Rickover Naval Academy, 14-7, Gio Casas, Elmwood Park,
1-1.
132- Solanus Daley, Fenwick, 23-11, Dino Palmisano, Ridgewood, 20-16.
138- Mohammad Khater, Ridgewood, 22-7, Levon Gasparyan, Noble/ITW Speer, 13-15.
144- Luis Cruz, Nobel/ITW Speer, 22-14, Miguel Campoverde, Rickover Naval Academy, 10-10.
150- Alan Krupinski, Ridgewood, 14-11, Quinn Paris, Fenwick, 9-12.
157- Burke Burns, Fenwick, 23-6, Patrick Loughnane, Elmwood Park, 13-11.
165- Gael Martinez-Cabrera, Noble/ITW Speer, 25-16, Abdiel Hernandez, Rickover Naval Academy, 6-19.
175- Daniel Tsymbala, Ridgewood, 14-10, Ricardo Garcia, Fenwick, 20-18.
190- John Tribuzio, Ridgewood, 20-16, Brylon McKay-McCorvey, Noble/ITW Speer, 18-18.
215- Yovany Amaya Berrios, Noble/ITW Speer, 18-12, Anthony Keating, IC Prep, 4-3.
285- Tyler Brooks, Westinghouse College Prep, 9-3, Adam Calicdan, Fenwick, 16-15.
Statistics:
Individual
Most pins: Brylon McKay McCorvey, Nobel/ITW Speer, Adam Calicdan, Fenwick, Joey Pontrelli, IC Prep, Anthony Keating, IC Prep, Patrick Loughnane, Elmwood Park 3 each.
Fastest pin: Xzavior Turcios, Elmwood Park, 0:05 seconds.
Fastest tech-fall: Trevon Strickland, Westinghouse College Prep 2:14 minutes.
Most team points: 11 tied with 24.0
Most single match points: Levon Gasparyan, Nobel/ITW Speer 27
Most total match points: Jordan Lockhart, Westinghouse College Prep 49.
Team:
Most pins: IC Prep 27, Fenwick 14.
Most tech-falls: Fenwick 3
Most total match points: IC Prep 279, Fenwick 208
Largest seed-place difference: Elmwood Park 12
ST. IGNATIUS REGIONAL
The host Wolfpack would delight its home crowd with when it won its first-ever regional team championship in program history with 248.5 overall points to roar past the competition Saturday afternoon at the famed high school on the near west side of Chicago.
Individual champions: Julian Lopez (106), Alex Villanueva (120), Colin McCann (132), Colton Huff (138), Luke Sanchez (144), Nino Capuano (150) Melson Ngassa (215) will lead a contingent of (11) into the Antioch sectional in two weeks, and a date with No. 1 IC Prep this Thursday, at home in a dual-team sectional semifinal.
Second place medal winners: Frank Valle (113), Ashok Chacko (165), Colin Offen (190) will join their teammates in Antioch, as will Lucas Capuano (157) and Dave Reardon (285) who both would finish third on the day.
DePaul College Prep, with a quartet of individual champs was second overall with 196.0 overall points, followed by Noble/UIC, far behind in third with 113.0
Lake View would round out the top four with 101.0 points, with Senn (85.5), Amundsen (77.5), Intrinsic Charter (36.5) and Noble Street Charter (15.0) all next.
Regional champions:
106- Julian Lopez, St. Ignatius, 24-12
113- Aedan Dillow, DePaul College Prep, 11-4
120- Alex Villanueva, St. Ignatius, 24-9
126- Colin Bosak, DePaul College Prep, 25-6
132-Colin McCann, St. Ignatius, 33-10
138- Colton Huff, St. Ignatius, 30-4
144- Luke Sanchez, St. Ignatius, 21-3
150- Nino Capuano, St. Ignatius, 26-7
157- Lennon Ojeda, Senn, 18-1
165- Anton Kurbatov, Lake View, 27-4
175- Drew Sendre, DePaul College Prep, 18-13
190- Briant Long, Noble/UIC, 23-7
215- Melson Ngassa, St. Ignatius, 33-7
285- Hunter Wahtola, DePaul College, Prep, 29-2
Additional sectional qualifiers:
106- Wilson Paz, Lake View, 18-6, Aston Parker, DePaul College Prep, 16-16.
113- Frank Valle, St. Ignatius, 11-4, Mavia Khan, Senn, 16-7.
120- Connor Maschek, DePaul College Prep, 18-11, Benjamin Flores, Noble/UIC, 24-4.
126- Leonardo Zapien, Noble/UIC, 33-3, Abel Alvarado, Lake View, 24-7.
132- Julian Collins, Noble/UIC, 26-11, Mitchell Evans, Amundsen, 13-6.
138- Stephon Hondras, Lake View, 17-11, Alexander Gonzalez, Amundsen, 10-8.
144- Nathan Miller, DePaul College Prep, 16-13, Johan Starky, Senn, 8-3.
150- Peter Martin, Amundsen, 25-12, Joseph Reece, Lake View, 14-14.
157- Michael Trout, DePaul College Prep, 16-8, Luca Capuano, St. Ignatius,
19-10.
165- Ashok Chacko, St. Ignatius, 15-12, Patrick Burns, Amundsen, 20-18.
175- Donachie Conlin, Senn, 15-6, Kingston Upshaw, Intrinsic Charter, 10-15.
190- Colin Offen, St. Ignatius, 19-15, Elias Lerner, DePaul College Prep, 10-9.
215- Nico Trautman, St. Ignatius, 26-12, Malik Allen, Noble/UIC, 27-6.
285- Kavon Grant, Noble/UIC, 24-11, Dave Reardon, St. Ignatius, 19-7.
Statistics
Individual
Most pins: Colin Bosak, DePaul College Prep, Aston Parker, DePaul College Prep 3.
Fastest pin: Nino Capuano, St. Ignatius, 0:26 seconds, Amaj Davis, Intrinsic Charter, 0:29 seconds.
Fastest tech-fall: Mavia Khan, Senn, 1:17 minutes.
Most team points: 7 tied with 24.
Most singles match points: Hunter Wahtola, DePaul College Prep, Dave Reardon, St. Ignatius 23 each.
Most total match points: Kingston Upshaw, Intrinsic Charter 48.
Team
Most pins: St. Ignatius 20, DePaul College Prep 17, Lake View 11.
Most total match points: St. Ignatius 202, DePaul College Prep 167, Senn 140.
Largest seed-place difference: Senn 5.
WHEELING REGIONAL
After a long dry spell that extended back to the winter of 2016 and 2017 when Wheeling won back-to-back regional titles, the Wildcats program has been in the deep freeze.
However, head coach Charlie Curran, former Hersey star and later an all-American at Elmhurst College, has helped turn the Wildcats into a solid group, witnessed by its second consecutive regional title on Saturday.
The Wildcats would eventually put some distance between themselves and runner-up Wauconda, scoring a tourney-high 193.5 points, 20.5 better than the Bulldogs 173.0.
St. Viator, with its three individual champions, finished third with 120.5 points.
Cary-Grove (115.5), Vernon Hills (92.0), Fenton (84.0), Northridge Prep (74.5) and Streamwood, in its first year in class 2A was eighth with 37.0.
The regional champion Wildcats will travel to St. Ignatius on Thursday to play Deerfield in a dual-team sectional semifinal.
The Wildcats will send 11 into the Antioch sectional in two weeks, where they will be lead by the championship foursome of : Frankie Katz (113), David Perez (120), Nicholas Montesinos (165), and heavyweight Pablo Morales.
They will joined by 106-pound runner-up Tommy Katz, Austin Berger, second at 150, and John Scanlon, second at 150, along with third place medal winners: Christian Giron (126), Juan Escanuela (132), Byron Arreola (144) and Eddie Juarez at 215.
Regional champions:
106- Thomas Emery, St. Viator, 37-8
113- Frankie Katz, Wheeling, 23-12
120- David Perez, Wheeling, 21-9
126- Mason Porten, Wauconda, 31-15
132- Rene Reyna, Fenton, 33-6
138- Ethan Sandal, Vernon Hills, 18-11
144- George McShane, Northridge Prep, 30-10
150- Wyatt Roland, Wauconda, 34-13
157- Brian Hart, Wauconda, 38-6
165- Nicholas Montesinos, Wheeling, 29-8
175- Brody McKenna, Wauconda, 37-10
190- Jaxon Penovich, St. Viator, 41-5
215- Colton Schneider, St. Viator, 33-14
285- Pablo Morales, Wheeling, 29-4
Additional sectional qualifiers:
106- Tommy Katz, Wheeling, 13-15, Michael Magallon, Northridge Prep, 12-19.
113- Maddon Gunn, Wauconda, 28-12, Charles Dominguez, Vernon Hills, 28-12.
120- Nicholas Ruiz, Wauconda, 27-13, Tony Lopez, Vernon Hills, 26-17.
126- Nathan Flores, St. Viator, 19-14, Christian Giron, Wheeling, 19-11.
132- Henry Kos, Cary-Grove, 23-13, Juan Escanuela, Wheeling, 20-17.
138- Jacob Turner, Cary-Grove, 33-9, Liam Harris, Wauconda, 27-15.
144- Ignacio Santander, Cary-Grove, 22-14, Byron Arreola, Wheeling, 19-18.
150- Austin Berger, Wheeling, 19-15, Javier Rodriguez, Northridge Prep, 26-12.
157- John Scanlon, Wheeling, 24-11, Leonardo Zavala, Cary-Grove, 31-9.
165- Jacob Becker, Vernon Hills, 30-6, Omar Diaz, Fenton, 33-5.
175- Dereck Mazariegos, Fenton, 19-8, Anthony Basso, Cary-Grove, 19-15.
190- Timur Arzumanov, Vernon Hills, 23-13, Landon Locker, Cary-Grove, 16-11.
215- Finn Loomis, Wauconda, 33-11, Eddie Juarez, Wheeling, 28-9.
285- Wynn Philippi, St. Viator, 32-12, Robert Solideo, Fenton, 17-9.
Statistics
Individual:
Most pins: Javier Rodriguez, Northridge Prep, Robert Solideo, Fenton, Anthony Basso, Cary-Grove. 3.
Most tech-falls: George McShane, Northridge Prep, 3 (12:32 minutes).
Fastest pin: Patrick Manio, Northridge Prep, 0:01 seconds.
Fastest tech-fall: Thomas Suter, Northridge Prep, 1:36 minutes.
Most team points: Brian Hart, Wauconda, Jaxon Penovich, St. Viator, 24.0
Most single match points: Landon Locker, Cary-Grove, 28
Most total match points: Wyatt Roland, Wauconda, Mason Porten, Wauconda, Landon Locker, Cary-Grove, George McShane, Northridge Prep. 48 each.
Team
Most pins: Fenton 12, Cary-Grove 10
Most tech-falls: Wauconda 6, Northridge Prep, Vernon Hills 5 each.
Most total match points: Wheeling 360, Wauconda 273, Vernon Hills 270.