Regional recaps from Glenbard S, Ag Science, Oak Forest, Evergreen Park
GLENBARD SOUTH REGIONAL
Riverside-Brookfield won the program’s eighth regional title and sixth in the last seven years, as the Bulldogs had eight sectional qualifiers for coach Nick Curby at Saturday’s 2A Glenbard South regional.
Riverside-Brookfield had four regional champions in Riley Cavaliere (18-14 at 106), Izaiah Gonzalez (28-3 at 132), Tony Lombardo (25-4 at 138), and Nick O’Connor (28-5 at 175), got seconds from qualifiers Jayden Tulian (10-13 at 126) and Gerald Evans (24-12 at 190), and thirds from Aiden Veltman (14-13 at 150) and Joe Alberts (15-14 at 215).
The Bulldogs won 180.5-171.5 over second-place Hinsdale South, which also had eight sectional qualifiers. The Hornets were led by regional champions Alexander Schuetz (120), Noah Koehler (157), Benjamin Miller (190) and Jonathan Mansker (215).
Little Village (151) placed third, followed by host Glenbard South (110), Kennedy (85.5), Kelly (82.5), Nazareth Academy (82) and Back of the Yards (50).
Little Village had eight sectional qualifiers, led by regional champion Christian Sebastian (113). Glenbard South had two qualfiers, both champions, in Jin Tai (144) and Ambrose Davis (28-7. Kelly advanced six to the sectional, led by regional champ Leovardo Juarez (150); Kennedy advanced four, led by champion Christian Vega (165); Alek Ramos (126) led Nazareth’s four qualifiers; and Back of the Yards had one sectional qualifier in Ethan Munoz (175).
Regional champions
106 Riley Cavaliere (18-14) Riverside-Brookfield
113 Christian Sebastian (18-2) Little Village
120 Alexander Schuetz (26-5) Hinsdale South
126 Alek Ramos (29-5) Nazareth Acadedmy
132 Izaiah Gonzalez (28-3) Riverside-Brookfield
138 Tony Lombardo (25-4) Riverside-Brookfield
144 Jin Tai (37-5) Glenbard South
150 Leovardo Juarez (32-7) Kelly
157 Noah Koehler (15-19) Hinsdale South
165 Christian Vega (27-7) Kennedy
175 Nick O`Connor (28-5) Riverside-Brookfield
190 Benjamin MIller (25-7) Hinsdale South
215 Jonathan Mansker (22-10) Hinsdale South
285 Ambrose Davis (28-7) Glenbard South
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Jayden Robles, Kelly; Tristan Hernandez, HInsdale South
113 Josue Tankson, Kennedy; Emilio Fortiz , Nazareth
120 Richie Gulli, Nazareth, Benito Chavez, Little Village;
126 Jayden Tulian, Riverside-Brookfield; Isaah Montes, Kelly
132 Jovanni Harris, Little Village; Joaquin Fortiz , Nazareth
138 David Bahena, Little Village; Owen MIller, HInsdale South
144 Jason Jude III, HInsdale South; Daniel Camacho, Little Village
150 Ruben Kasman, Glenbard S; Aiden Veltman, Riverside-Brookfield
157 Jaasiel Rodriguez, Little Village; Habibullo Begov, Kennedy
165 Anthony Kinney, Glenbard S; Ruben Yanez, Kelly
175 Ethan Munoz, Back of the Yards; Nicholas Jungman, Kennedy
190 Gerald Evans, Riverside-Brookfield; Jesse Herrera Kelly
215 Daniel Smith, Little Village; Joe Alberts, Riverside-Brookfield
285 James Cardenas, HInsdale South; Ruben Tello, Little Village
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Riverside-Brookfield 17, Hinsdale South 13, Little Village 13
Most tech falls: Little Village 4, Nazareth Academy 3
Most total match points: Little Village 247, Hinsdale South 189, R-B 158
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: R-B’s Joe Alberts, 3 falls in 2:11
Most tech falls least time: Nazareth’s Alek Ramos, 2 techs in 5:40
Fastest fall: Glenbard South’s Jin Tai 0:18
Fastest tech fall: Little Village’s Daniel Camacho 1:48
Most single-match points: Little Village’s David Bahena 23
Most total match points: Little Village’s Benito Chavez 48
Largest seed-place difference: Hinsdale South’s Noah Koehler won the title at 157 as the No. 5 seed
EVERGREEN PARK REGIONAL
Host No. 23 Evergreen Park steamrolled the competition to win the ninth team regional title in its program’s history. Coach Ron Zimmerman’s squad had 12 individual regional champions and two runners-up in posting 280 team points to run away with the team title.
Evergreen Park led the field in pins (18), tech falls (4) and total match points (192).
De La Salle (82) finished second, followed by Hubbard (74.5), Solorio (65.5), Hyde Park (59), King (53), Noble/Comer (36) and South Shore International (28.5).
Hubbard advanced six sectional qualifiers, followed by De La Salle (5), Solorio (4), Hyde Park (3), King (3), Noble/Comer (2) and South Shore (1).
Regional champions
106 Brayden Mateja-Bates (29-14) Evergreen Park
113 Ethan Brantley (9-17), Evergreen Park
120Justin Forbes (23-3) De La Salle
126 Jayden Cervantes (35-8) Evergreen Park
132 Adrian Cervantes (21-3) Evergreen Park
138 Michael Chatman (27-4) Evergreen Park
144 Lucas Landry (30-15) Evergreen Park
150 Jacob Ruvalcaba (27-8) Evergreen Park
157 Esau Ruvalcaba (17-2) Evergreen Park
165 Owen Brady (26-15) Evergreen Park
175 Zubayr Harris (3-0) Evergreen Park
190 James Templin (8-28) Evergreen Park
215 Landon Robinson-Gwin (19-12) Evergreen Park
285 Justin Powell (23-4) Hyde Park
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Alpha Kamate, King; Angeluis Vicarte, Solorio
113 Fabian Munoz, Hubbard
120 Damian Perez, Evergreen Park; Kemaree Taylor, King
126 Mateo Villanueva, De La Salle; Andres Santana, Hubbard
132 Tray Harrison, Noble/Comer; Jayden Carrasco, De La Salle
138 Dakhari Esters South Shore International; Deontae Anderson King
144 Angel Villalba, Hubbard; Ivan Alcantar, Solorio
150 Jarell Bates, Noble/Comer; Angel Castro, De La Salle
157 Jacob Butnariu, Hubbard; Christopher Hernandez, Solorio
165 Octavio Cobb, Hubbard
175 Jeremiah Palmer, Hyde Park; Adrian Gutierrez, De La Salle
190 Bye
215 Mikel Robinson, Hyde Park; Nathan Galeana, Hubbard
285 Willie Johnson, Evergreen Park; Juan Zavala, Solorio
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Evergreen Park 18, Solorio 9, De La Salle 5
Most tech falls: Evergreen Park 4, De La Salle 2
Most total match points: Evergreen Park 192, Solorio 91
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Evergreen Park’s Zubayr Harris, 3 in 3:04
Most tech falls least time: Evergreen Park’s Adrian Cervantes, 2 in 3:31
Fastest fall: Hyde Park’s Justin Powell 0:15
Fastest tech fall: South Shore’s Gabriel Ferrell 0:59
Most team points: 24 (tie) Evergreen Park’s Harris, Jacob Ruvalcaba, Lucas Landry
Most single-match points: Evergreen Park’s Michael Chatman 23
Most total match points: Chatman 41
Largest seed-place difference: Harris won the title at 175 as the No. 5 seed
OAK FOREST REGIONAL
No. 9 Oak Forest won the 13th regional title in program history by a wide margin at home — nine of which have come under current head coach Shawn Forst. The Bengals posted 251 team points and advanced 13 wrestlers to next week’s sectional meet.
Oak Forest had eight regional champions, three runners-up and two third-placers to lead all teams. The Bengals also led the tournament with 15 pins, 3 tech falls, and 232 total match points.
Thornton Fractional North (109.5) finished second, followed by Kankakee (103), Crete-Monee (89.5), Marian Catholic (66), Tinley Park (53), Thornton Fractional South (42) and Bremen (42).
TF North had one regional champ and six sectional qualifiers; Kankakee had four qualifiers; Crete-Monee advanced two, both regional champions; Marian Catholic had four sectional qualifiers; Tinley Park, TF South and Bremen each had a regional champ and two sectional qualifiers.
Regional champions
106 Jason Schikel (24-13) Oak Forest
113 Roberto Rangel (19-2) Oak Forest
120 Hunter Kroll (24-13) Oak Forest
126 Jacob Sebek (26-9) Oak Forest
132 Malachi Turner (25-7) Bremen
138 Melik Robinson (23-5) TF North
144 James Stadtler (14-16) Oak Forest
150 Austin Perez (26-3) Oak Forest
157 Trevon Williams (26-4) Crete-Monee
165 Titus Woodring (29-5) TF South
175 Jason Janke (27-6) Oak Forest
190 Nathan Izguerra (20-10) Oak Forest
215 Sebastian Sanderson (31-2) Tinley Park
285 Dominic Jackson (27-1) Crete-Monee
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Angel Mojica, C.-Monee; Jayden Henderson, TF North
113 Edwin Gomez, TF North; Kaliph Whitlow, Kanka
120 Amari Brown, Hillcrest; Tristan Cooks, Marian
126 Matthew Dial, Marian; Sean Unzueta, Bremen
132 Josh Schickel, Oak Forest; Deshawn Jones, TF North
138 Dylan McBride, Oak Forest; Jakil Whalium, Kankakee
144 Henry Bretzlaff, Kankakee ; Cody Thornton, TF North
150 Gerard Fleming, C.-Monee; Jaiden Corral, Kankakee
157 David Albright, Tinley Park H.S.; Ethan Mendez, TF North
165 Larry Watson, Hillcrest; Ethan Copher, Oak Forest
175 Kameron Washington, TF North; Charles Hill, Kankakee
190 Reggie Miller, TF South; Adrian Esparza, Marian
215 Andrius Vasilevskas, Oak Forest; Kendrick CRITE, Kankakee
285 Javier Perez, Marian; Shane Mathews, Oak Forest
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Oak Forest 15, Kankakee 11, Marian Catholic 7
Most tech falls: Oak Forest 3, Marian Catholic 2, TF North 2
Most total match points: Oak Forest 232, Kankakee 188, TF North 161
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Oak Forest’s Shane Matthews, 3 in 13:15
Most tech falls least time: Marian Catholic’s Tristan Cooks, 2 in 6:30
Fastest fall: Bremen’s Malachi Turner 0:16
Fastest tech fall: Tinley Park’s Sebastian Anderson 1:23
Most team points: 24 (tie) Crete-Monee’s Dominic Jackson, Bremen’s Malachi Turner, TF South’s Titus Woodring, Oak Forest’s Austin Perez
Most single-match points: Kankakee’s Charles Hill 20
Most total match points: Matthews 44
Largest seed-place difference: Crete-Monee’s Gerard Fleming (150) and Marian Catholic’s Javier Perez (285) both placed second as No. 6 seeds.
CHICAGO AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE REGIONAL
No. 2 Providence Catholic dominated the 2A regional hosted by Chicago Agricultural Science in Chicago. The Celtics posted 292.5 team points to second-place St. Rita’s 165, followed by Lemont with 109.5 points in third.
All 14 of Providence’s entered wrestlers reached the finals, and coach Don Reynolds sent 11 regional champions to the top of the awards stand.
Per the IHSA website, the Celtics’ win marks the 25th regional title in program history. Providence has won 20 team sectionals and 10 state titles.
Richards (99) finished fourth, followed by Goode STEM Academy (63.5), Agricultural Science (58.5), Morgan Park (25.5) and Perspectives/Leadership (19).
St. Rita had 10 sectional qualifiers, followed by Lemont (6), Richards (5), Agricultural Sciences (4), Goode STEM Academy (2) and Perspectives/Leadership (1).
Regional champions
106 Cole Lemberg (20-17) Providence Catholic
113 Christian Corcoran (29-9) Providence Catholic
120 Nate Ortiz (21-6) Providence Catholic
126 Max Mandac (31-14) Providence Catholic
132 Lucas Forsythe (24-20) Providence Catholic
138 Tommy Banas (37-7) Providence Catholic
144 Jack Hogan (22-4) St. Rita
150 Andrew Pellicci (23-11) Providence Catholic
157 Justus Heeg (43-1) Providence Catholic
165 Jasper Harper (28-11) Providence Catholic
175 Ameer Khalil (33-13) Providence Catholic
190 Judah Heeg (34-1) Lemont
215 Riley Teller (3-0) Providence Catholic
285 Mark Kelleher (24-12) St. Rita
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Alex Powers, Lemont; Jack Braun, St. Rita
113 Ibrohim Mahmadov, Richards; Evan Jacobsen, Lemont
120 Elijah Sawyers, Ag Science; Omari Jones, St. Rita
126 Cory Zator, Lemont; Donald Bunton, Perspectives/Leadership
132 Amir Akilani, Richards; Jeremy Powell, Ag Science
138 Luke Pappalas, St. Rita; Bryce Moore, Ag Science
144 Luke Banas, Providence; Jayden Veal, STEM Academy
150 Maurice Bush, Ag Science; Leonel Flores, Richards
157 Andrew Lehman, St. Rita; Conrad Bydlon, Lemont
165 Micah Spinazzola, St. Rita; Sammy Chigaros, Richards
175 Keishawn Triplett, St. Rita; Vincent Dellicolli, Lemont
190 Brayden McKay, Providence; James Bansley, St. Rita
215 Thomas Davis, STEM Academy; Mitch Street St. Rita
285 Ryan Lenahan, Providence; Josh Valenzuela, Richards
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Providence 17, St. Rita 11, Richards 10
Most tech falls: St. Rita 6
Most total match points: Providence 261, St. Rita 252, Richards 198
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Richards’ Sammy Chigaros, 3 falls in 8:16
Most tech falls least time: STEM Academy’s Jayden Veal, 3 techs in 9:05
Fastest fall: Providence’s Luke Banas 0:14
Fastest tech fall: Richards’ Amir Akilani 0:51
Most team points: 24 – Providence’s Cole Lemberg, Christian Corcoran, Lucas Forsythe
Most single-match points: Richards’ Ilyas Khan 32
Most total match points: STEM Academy’s Jayden Veal 59
Largest seed-place difference: Providence’s Riley Teller won the regional title at 215 as the No. 6 seed.