3A Regional recaps from Maine S, Hoffman Estates, SC East, Lane Tech
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
MAINE SOUTH REGIONAL
Maine South had 12 sectional qualifiers, including eight regional champions, as the Hawks won the program’s 10th team regional title overall and its seventh for head coach Kevin Hansen.
Maine South won 240.5-203 over second-place Notre Dame, followed by Maine West (126), Leyden (117), Taft (84.5), Maine East (66), Niles West (54) and Mather (20.5).
The Hawks got individual titles from Erie Rosete (106), George Georgiev (113), Brett Harman (132), Emmett Mazukelli (138), Jake Colleran (144), Gavin Hoerr (150), Caden Ljubenko (157) and Marty Greif (175). Maine South also got third-place finishes from sectional qualifiers Ryan Ready (120), Luke Baum (126), Daniel Egan (190) and Matthew Correa (285).
Notre Dame will send 11 wrestlers to the sectional, Leyden will send seven, and Maine West and Maine East will send four. Niles West and Taft had two sectional qualifiers apiece.
Regional champions
106 Erie Rosete, Maine South, 27-8
113 George Georgiev, Maine South, 18-5
120 Ray Long, Notre Dame, 38-4
126 Lucas Goldman, Notre Dame, 23-17
132 Brett Harman, Maine South, 36-4
138 Emmett Mazukelli, Maine South, 33-11
144 Jake Colleran, Maine South, 13-1
150 Gavin Hoerr, Maine South, 23-3
157 Caden Ljubenko, Maine South, 31-4
165 Joshua Mreana, Niles West, 12-7
175 Marty Greif, Maine South, 26-10
190 Eric Worwa, Leyden, 27-3
215 Connor Moynihan, Notre Dame, 27-15
285 Sean Cook, Notre Dame, 36-6
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Lincoln Curley, Maine W, 20-12; Nurmukhamet Taiirov, Maine E, 16-9
113 Danny Huerta, Leyden, 27-5; Jairo Kish, Maine E, 20-8
120 Bernardo Roque, Taft, 32-3; Ryan Ready, Maine S, 14-24
126 Angel Rivera, Taft, 23-6; Luke Baum, Maine S, 18-18
132 Ismail Mehmedovic, Niles W, 18-16; Elizar Farkhatov, Maine E, 4-5
138 John Carr, Notre Dame, 25-19; Zabiel Lagunas, Leyden, 22-18
144 Brady Krueger, Notre Dame, 19-10; Hafid Alicea, Maine W, 23-6
150 Louis Avalos, Maine W, 18-12; Tommy Fitzsimmons, Notre Dame, 29-13
157 Andrew Garcia, Maine E, 18-10; Jake Luczak, Notre Dame, 18-19
165 Jason Castro, Leyden, 21-18; Michael Centracchio, Notre Dame, 20-23
175 Dominic Ganir, Leyden, 27-11; Peter Escamilla, Notre Dame, 14-13
190 Jeramy Hamm, Notre Dame, 33-12; Daniel Egan, Maine S, 8-17
215 Marcel Debski, Maine W 28-11; Zachary Jaffray, Leyden, 19-16
285 Alexander Aguinaga, Leyden, 20-18; Matthew Correa, Maine S, 7-7
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Notre Dame 18, Maine South 16, Maine West 14
Most tech falls: Maine West 4, Maine South 4
Most total match points: Maine South 291, Notre Dame 261
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Maine South’s Matthew Correa, 3 falls in 4:04
Most tech falls least time: Maine South’s Gavin Hoerr, 2 techs in 6:54
Fastest tech fall: Taft’s Bernardo Roque 1:20
Most single-match points: Maine West’s Adrian Trejo 22
Most total match points: Leyden’s Zabiel Lagunas 58
Largest seed-place difference: Maine South’s Correa (285) and Leyden’s Alexander Aquinaga (285); Correa placed third at the No. 3 seed, and Aguinaga placed second as the No. 6 seed.
HOFFMAN ESTATES REGIONAL
Conant won the 24th team regional title in its program’s history and its seventh for coach Chad Hey. The Cougars got individual regional titles from Damian Ramos (126) and Jackson Spizziri (175) to help lead a hard-fought win, 199-190.5, over second-place Schaumburg.
Conant also got runner-up finishes from Brian Hoffman (113), Emmett Arens (132) and Mike Goolish (138), and the six third-place finishes Conant had put them over the top. Hey got thirds from Ryu Yamazaki (106), Vehbi Unal (150), Shaba Kokumbaev (165), Tarik Yurtsever (190), Jaiden Thorney (215) and Evan Mueller (285) in the team win.
Lake Park (169) finished third, followed by South Elgin (112), Hoffman Estates (79), Elk Grove (63), Elgin (44) and Larkin (22.5).
Schaumburg advanced nine wrestlers to the sectional, followed by South Elgin (7), Lake Park (6), Elk Grove (3), Elgin (3), Hoffman Estates (2) and Larkin (1).
Regional champions
106 Maurizio Castro, Elk Grove, 19-6
113 Austin Phelps, Schaumburg, 13-5
120 Liam Lovelace, Lake Park, 32-9
126 Damian Ramos, Conant, 20-5
132 Zander Spatafore, Elk Grove, 28-6
138 Aiden Quevedo, Schaumburg, 19-6
144 Nicholas Merola, Lake Park, 35-1
150 Dmytro Patykovski, Hoffman Estates, 18-3
157 Maks Wala, Lake Park, 16-12
165 Daniel Duran, Schaumburg, 22-13
175 Jackson Spizzirri, Conant, 10-4
190 Alex Gavrylyuk, Lake Park, 21-16
215 Victor Juarez, Elgin, 24-3
285 Christofer Arciniega-Sanchez, Schaumburg, 22-14
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Leo Salas, South Elgin, 21-10; Ryu Yamazaki, Conant, 19-11
113 Brian Hoffman, Conant, 20-14; Jacob Kim, Elk Grove, 1-2
120 Evan Hamilton, South Elgin, 17-14; Kyle Elizondo, Hoffman Estates, 7-5
126 Bryan Sanchez, Schaumburg, 12-8; Sal Garcia, Larkin, 27-6
132 Emmett Arens, Conant, 29-6; Marco Linaris, Lake Park, 3-5
138 Mike Goolish, Conant, 20-15; Connor Ignacio, South Elgin, 22-12
144 Logan Dilallo, South Elgin, 24-7; Brody Hinkle, Schaumburg, 24-12
150 John Gough, Schaumburg, 14-10; Vehbi Unal, Conant, 18-9
157 Emilio Guzman, Elgin, 18-6; Nolan Zuniga, Schaumburg, 13-15
165 Dane Henson, South Elgin, 19-13; Shaba Kokumbaev, Conant, 17-8
175 Damir Duharkic, Hoffman Estates, 13-12; Deelan Zamora, South Elgin, 9-8
190 Matthew Carver, Schaumburg,19-17; Tarik Yurtsever, Conant, 16-19
215 Antonin Svaboda, Lake Park, 24-14; Jaiden Thorney, Conant, 17-9
285 Alejandro Facio, South Elgin, 21-13; Evan Mueller, Conant, 12-15
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Conant 18, Lake Park 15, Schaumburg 13
Most tech falls: Conant 6, Schaumburg 5, Lake Park 2
Most total match points: Conant 347, Schaumburg 287, Lake Park 263
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Conant’s Shaba Kokumbaev, 3 falls in 8:17
Most tech falls least time: Conant’s Jackson Spizzirri, 2 techs in 9:51
Fastest fall: Lake Park’s Massimo DiFranco 0:20
Fastest tech fall: Schaumburg’s Aiden Quevedo 2:15
Most team points: Lake Park’s Alex Gavrylyuk and Liam Lovelace, 24
Most total match points: Schaumburg’s Cooper Tull 44
Largest seed-place difference: Lake Park’s Marco Linaris placed third as the No. 7 seed at 132 pounds.
ST. CHARLES EAST REGIONAL
Glenbard West made a strong challenge for the team title in St. Charles East’s home gym, but in the end the host Saints held the Hilltoppers off, winning 232-221 on Saturday.
The win gave St. Charles East coach Jason Potter a fourth consecutive team regional title and the 10th in program history.
Wheaton North (148) placed third, followed by Glenbard North (146.5), West Chicago (73.5) Bartlett (50.5), Addison Trail (27.5) and St. Charles North (2).
St. Charles East had six regional champions among its 11 sectional qualifiers. Winning titles for the Saints were Will Difatta (113), Dom Munaretto (120), Kaden Potter (132), Liam Aye (138), Gavin Woodmancy (144) and Cooper Murray (215). The Saints also got runner-up finishes from Max Aye (106), Declan Sons (126), Luciano Litro (165) and Matt Medina (285), and a third from Jayden Hernandez (150).
Glenbard West also had 11 sectional qualifiers, followed by Glenbard North (8), Wheaton North (6), West Chicago (3), Bartlett (2), and Addison Trail (1).
Regional champions
106 Aidan Ortega, Glenbard W, 39-1
113 Will Difatta, SC East, 16-15
120 Dom Munaretto, SC East, 42-0
126 Vannak Khiev, Glenbard N, 30-7
132 Kaden Potter, SC East, 27-13
138 Liam Aye, SC East, 31-14
144 Gavin Woodmancy, SC East, 31-13
150 Leo Rosas, West Chicago, 9-1
157 Jondelle Malunay, Glenbard W, 34-10
165 Tallis Taylor, Glenbard W, 29-11
175 Julian Flores, Wheaton N, 29-6
190 Ryan Rosch, Wheaton N, 28-2
215 Cooper Murray, SC East, 37-7
285 Marc Tchapda, Glenbard W, 31-9
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Maximus Aye, SC East, 20-18; Dominic Melody, Glenbard N, 23-10
113 Cristian Lopez, Glenbard W, 29-13; Jadiel Castillo, Glenbard N, 11-8
120 Nikolas Duarte, Addison Trail, 24-3;Lukas Thompson, Glenbard N, 26-14
126 Declan Sons, SC East, 30-16; Emanuel Rangel, West Chicago, 27-4
132 Caden Cahill, Wheaton N, 22-15; Brian Correa, West Chicago, 23-8
138 Alejandro Aranda, Glenbard W, 31-11; Rocco Macellaio, Wheaton N, 5-2
144 Brennen Myra, Glenbard W, 30-14; Evan Madiol, Wheaton N, 26-11
150 Vince Tortoriello, Glenbard W, 32-5; Jayden Hernandez, SC East, 26-10
157 Cameron Engels, Bartlett, 16-5; Marco Rafael, Glenbard N, 24-13
165 Luciano Litro, SC East, 20-18; Jacob Veltri, Wheaton N, 26-13
175 Vince Schoettle, Glenbard W, 24-12; Xavier Smiley, Glenbard N, 21-14
190 Joseph Fitak, Glenbard N, 22-14; Andrew Bargiel, Glenbard W, 17-15
215 Phin Codinha, Glenbard W, 21-10; Tyler Hvorick, Glenbard N, 16-8
285 Matt Medina, SC East, 26-14; Chase Paduch, Bartlett, 12-4
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Glenbard North 15, Glenbard West 14
Most tech falls: St. Charles East 7, Wheaton North 4
Most total match points: Wheaton North 327, St. Charles East 313
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: West Chicago’s Brian Correa, 3 falls in 7:33
Most tech falls least time: St. Charles East’s Dom Munaretto, 2 techs in 3:24
Fastest fall: Bartlett’s Jayden Johnson 0:17
Fastest tech fall: Addison Trail’s Nikolas Duarte 1:09
Most team points: Wheaton North’s Ryan Rosch 23.5
Most single-match points: Glenbard West’s Jondelle Malunay 23
Most total match points: West Chicago’s Emanuel Rangel 53
LANE TECH REGIONAL
Oak Park and River Forest (266) marched seven regional champions to the top of the awards stand and had 13 sectional qualifiers in winning its 20th team regional title for first-year coach and former OPRF state champion Jason Renteria.
St. Patrick (193) finished second, followed by York (146), Lane (116.5), Proviso East (84), Proviso West (61), Payton (24) and Crane Medical Prep (23).
OPRF got individual titles from Michael Rundell (113), Jamiel Castelberry (126), Alex Cohen (132), Zev Koransky (144), Aiden Noyes (150), David Ogunsanya (157) and Lucas Albrecht (215). Five more Huskies placed second in Jordan Dezara (106), Zachary Chasson (120), Isaiah Gibson (138), Jeremiah Hernandez (165) and Pierre Nelson (285), while Donovan Lopez (175) placed third to advance.
St. Patrick had 10 sectional qualifiers, followed by by York with nine, Lane with five, Proviso East with three, and Proviso West and Crane with one sectional qualifier apiece.
Regional champions
106 Jeremiah Arroyo-McMullan, Lane, 40-2
113 Michael Rundell, OPRF, 34-3
120 Danny Goodwin, St. Patrick, 39-1
126 Jamiel Castleberry, OPRF, 29-3
132 Alex Cohen, OPRF, 26-13
138 Pat Hulne, St. Patrick, 37-8
144 Zev Koransky, OPRF, 26-8
150 Aiden Noyes, OPRF, 29-7
157 David Ogunsanya, OPRF, 27-3
165 Jackson Hanselman, York, 39-4
175 Van Grasser, St. Patrick, 32-2
190 Dylan Crump, Proviso East, 15-9
215 Lucas Albrecht, OPRF, 7-3
285 Martaevion Howard, Proviso East, 23-6
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Jordan Dezara, OPRF, 15-16; Suhail Osman, York, 9-24
113 Jack Koenig, St. Patrick, 38-4; Andre Rice, Proviso W, 22-4
120 Zachary Chasson, OPRF, 7-7; Brayden Burrell, Crane, 12-9
126 Calvin Stahl, St. Patrick, 32-8; Tommy Conners, York, 13-12
132 Dean Angelo, St. Patrick, 27-15; Mike McNamara, York, 12-13
138 Isaiah Gibson, OPRF, 26-14; Charlie Brown, York, 16-18
144 Antonio Reyes, St. Patrick, 31-12; Sean Campbell, York, 7-17
150 Mark Bilek, St. Patrick, 20-20; Fenton Pratt, Lane, 35-14
157 Cole Calace, Lane, 9-2; Christian Eddy, Proviso E, 9-6
165 Jeremiah Hernandez, OPRF, 22-13; Andrew Rieger, St. Patrick, 24-19
175 Noah Blust, York, 16-13; Donovan Lopez, OPRF, 9-6
190 Adam Sanchez, Lane, 20-19; Beau Walker, York, 27-16
215 Tim Golden, St. Patrick, 19-16; Apolo Abney, Lane, 22-17
285 Pierre Nelson, OPRF, 22-10; Arthur Verwoerdt, York, 17-11
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: OPRF 19, York 16, Lane 13
Most tech falls: OPRF 6, St. Patrick 4
Most total match points: OPRF 273, St. Patrick 260
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: York’s Beau Walker, 3 falls in 1:15
Most tech falls least time: Proviso East’s Johnniel Otero, 2 techs in 5:16
Fastest fall: Proviso West’s Andre Rice 0:13
Fastest tech fall: Otero 1:17
Most single-match points: OPRF’s Alex Cohen 25
Most total match points: Otero 44, St. Patrick’s Pat Hulne 44
Largest seed-place difference: Proviso East’s Dylan Crump (190) and Christian Eddy (157); Crump won a regional title as the No. 5 seed, and Eddy placed third as the No. 7 seed.