1A regional recaps: Deer Creek-Mackinaw, Ridgeview, PORTA, Central
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
DEER CREEK-MACKINAW
Olympia won its 17th team regional title in program history in dominant fashion for coach Josh Collins, posting 292.5 team points at Deer Creek-Mackinaw.
Eureka (117.5) placed second, followed by Illinois Valley Central (106.5), El Paso-Gridley (105), Tremont (104), Deer Creek-Mackinaw (95), Illini Bluffs (94), Knoxville (79.5), Normal University (48), Midwest Central (24), Manual (23) and Peoria Heights (19).
Olympia advanced 13 wrestlers to the sectional round, including seven individual regional champions. Winning titles for the Spartans were Connor Collins (106), Brandon Gaither (113), Tucker Garey (126), Kenzer Burrell (138), Kaiden Collins (157), Caleb Peters (190) and Cole Maness (215).
Second-place sectional qualifiers for Olympia were Ryan Ballinger (120) and Darian Holloway (285), and third-placers Carter Knobloch (132), Austin Kisner (150), Kayden Thomas (165) and Isaac Warnock (175).
Eureka had four sectional qualifiers, led by regional champs Finn Hoffman (144) and Sam Hoffman (150). Illinois Valley Central also advanced four, led by regional champs Maison Toliver (165) and Owen Moser (175).
Tremont advanced five to the sectional meet, El Paso-Gridley advanced four, and Deer Creek-Mackinaw advanced five, led by a regional champion in Joey Humphries (285). Knoxville advanced two wrestlers to the sectional.
Illinis Bluffs had a pair of regional champs in Liam Major (120) and Barrett Speck (132) among its four sectional qualifiers.
Regional champions
106 Connor Collins, Olympia 34-5
113 Brandon Gaither, Olympia 33-7
120 Liam Major, Illini Bluffs 27-8
126 Tucker Garey, Olympia 34-7
132 Barret Speck, Illini Bluffs 38-3
138 Kenzer Burrell, Olympia 33-14
144 Finn Hoffman, Eureka 34-6
150 Sam Hoffman, Eureka 34-14
157 Kaiden Collins, Olympia 38-8
165 Maison Toliver, Illinois Valley Central 19-4
175 Owen Moser, Illinois Valley Central 35-9
190 Caleb Peters, Olympia 26-10
215 Cole Maness, Olympia 23-17
285 Joey Humphries, Deer Creek-M. 38-5
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Dawson Ohl, Deer Creek-M. 15-14; Luke McAllister, and 14-10
113 Kole Petta, E.P.-Gridley 34-5; Ben Marshall, Deer Creek-M. 21-14
120 Ryan Ballinger, Olympia 23-13; Evan King, Deer Creek-M. 22-18
126 Hunter Toliver, Illinois Valley Central 16-5; Nathan Owens, Illini Bluffs 24-13
132 Henry Watson, Eureka 36-8; Carter Knobloch, Olympia 32-15
138 Ogdan Parker, Illini Bluffs 27-13; Gavin Stoker, Tremont 25-16
144 Lucas Darmer, Knoxville 22-16; Trip Pitts, Tremont 18-14
150 Draven Geltz, Tremont 19-16; Austin Kisner, Olympia 27-9
157 Nolan Whitman, E.P.-Gridley 23-11; Will Vicary, Tremont 15-5
165 Gavin Alliss, Eureka 22-12; Kayden Thomas, Olympia 17-19
175 Caleb Greer, Deer Creek-M. 23-9; Isaac Warnock, Olympia 29-18
190 Braden Gibson, E.P.-Gridley 22-6; James Long, Knoxville 34-8
215 Malikai Bremer, Illinois Valley Central 17-12; Bryson Foster, E.P.-Gridley 21-20
285 Darian Holloway, Olympia 38-4; Ben Buis, E.P.-Gridley 32-8
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Olympia 26, Tremont 14, Normal University 11, Eureka 11
Most tech falls: Olympia 3, Illinis Bluffs 3
Most total match points: Olympia 292, Deer Creek-M. 162, E.P.-Gridley 157
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Tremont’s Will Vicary, 3 falls in 2:40
Most tech falls least time: E.P.-Gridley’s Kole Petta, 2 techs in 6:49
Fastest fall: Tremont’s Nicky Weber 0:16
Fastest tech fall: Illinois Valley Central’s Maison Toliver 1:01
Most team points: Olympia’s Kaden Collins and Cohen Maness 28
Most single-match points: Deer Creek-M.’s Evan King and Knoxville’s Donovan Anthony 21
Most total match points: Deer Creek-M.’s Evan King 57
RIDGEVIEW
The boys from Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher dominated the field in winning the co-op’s 7th team regional title at Ridgeview on Saturday, advancing all 14 wrestlers to the sectional round.
Coach Josh Carter marched eight wrestlers to the top of the awards stand in regional champions Bentley Fields (106), Cam Brucker (132), Landen Lage (138), Nolan Lowe (144), Hunter Brandon (150), Hudson Babb (157), Sam Manson (190) and Jaxon Wright (215).
Placing second for GCMS/Fisher were sectional qualifiers Ian Rotramel (113), Gage Martin (126), Cooper Miller (165) and Carson Sexton (285). Also advancing were third-placers Kaden Huster (120) and Ethan Lowe (175).
Unity (159) placed second, followed by St. Joseph-Ogden (142.5), LeRoyTri-Valley (118.5), Heyworth (117.5), Monticello (99), Hoopeston Area/Milford (77), Clinton (63), Ridgeview (51), Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin/Armstrong (33), DeLand-Weldon/Bement-Cerro Gordo-Blue Ridge (23), and St. Thomas More (21.5).
Regional champions
106 Bentley Fields, GCMS/Fisher 36-8
113 Ben Wells, S.J.-Ogden 40-6
120 Emmett Roeder, Heyworth 33-9
126 Aiden Bell, H Area/Milford 35-1
132 Camden Brucker, GCMS/Fisher 36-9
138 Landen Lage, GCMS/Fisher 38-2
144 Nolan Lowe, GCMS/Fisher 37-9
150 Hunter Brandon, GCMS/Fisher 38-10
157 Hudson Babb, GCMS/Fisher 41-1
165 Abram Davidson, Unity 41-6
175 Tristan Stamp, Heyworth 40-4
190 Sam Manson, GCMS/Fisher 19-12
215 Jaxon Wright, GCMS/Fisher 24-9
285 Cam Wagner, S.J.-Ogden 28-6
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Dylan Warner, H Area/ Milford 20-11; Hayden Hageman, LeRoy/Tri-Valley 29-12
113 Ian Rotramel, GCMS/Fisher 30-13; Jake Baughman, LeRoy/Tri-Valley 28-11
120 Briley Carter, Clinton 9-2; Kaden Huster, GCMS/Fisher 22-6
126 Gage Martin, GCMS/Fisher 30-11; Kellan Lamb, Monticello 25-19
132 Nick Litchfield, Monticello 29-8; Ethan Haas, LeRoy/Tri-Valley 16-6
138 AJ Daly, Unity 35-12; Weston Hicks, Monticello 20-19
144 Hayden Smith, Unity 36-12; Devan Roberson, LeRoy/Tri-Valley 23-16
150 Devin Glik, Unity 24-17; Nathan Daly, S.J.-Ogden 31-12
157 Ben Mullins, Unity 33-14; Logan Stout, Heyworth 38-8
165 Cooper Miller, GCMS/Fisher 37-10; Coy Hayes, S.J.-Ogden 38-8
175 Josh Heath, Unity 36-11; Ethan Lowe, GCMS/Fisher 33-15
190 Vance McComas, S.J.-Ogden 28-17; Earl Kelnhofer, H Area/Milford 29-12
215 Jackson Ritch, LeRoy/Tri-Valley 26-14; Jarrod Fulcher, Heyworth 37-8
285 Carson Sexton, GCMS/Fisher 32-12; Landynn Balla, BHRA/Armstrong 32-8
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: GCMS/Fisher 22, Monticello 15, LeRoy/Tri-Valley 14
Most tech falls: GCMS/Fisher 10, SJ-Ogden 6, 4 each from Unity and Heyworth
Most total match points: GCMS/Fisher 373, SJ-Ogden 297, LeRoy/Tri-Valley 280
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Ridgeview’s Carter Ludwig, 3 falls in 3:44
Most tech falls least time: H Area/Milford’s Aiden Bell, 3 techs in 9:19
Fastest fall: Monticello’s Weston Hicks 0:12
Fastest tech fall: GCMS/Fisher’s Landen Lage and Hunter Brandon 1:27
Most team points: Unity’s Abram Davidson 27.5
Most single-match points: Davidson and GCMS/Fisher’s Jaxon Wright 22
Most total match points: Bell 50
Largest seed-place difference: Monticello’s Kellan Lamb placed third as the No. 10 seed at 126 pounds.
PORTA
Host PORTA won its 22nd team regional title overall on Saturday, 21 of which have come under coach Jeff Hill, who has guided the program to five state finals trophies that includes a 2010 team state title.
The Bluejays posted 189.5 points, with four regional champions leading a group of nine sectional qualifiers. Winning titles for PORTA were Coyt Radamaker (106), Kainin Fillbright (120), Jaxen Feagans (138) and Justin Zimmerman (165).
Zach Bryant (144), Hunter King (150) and Caleb Cass (175) placed second to advance, along with third-place Logan Baker (157).
Mt. Zion (158.5) placed second, followed by Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth (155), Rochester (138), Williamsville (85.5), Unity Christian/Argenta-Oreana (75), Sacred Heart-Griffin (52.5), Pleasant Plains/Pleasant Hill (38), St. Teresa (30) and Riverton (28).
Regional champions
106 Coyt Radamaker, PORTA 36-6
113 Austin Barr, Rochester 18-6
120 Kainin Fillbright, PORTA 36-8
126 Zayden Mansfield, Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth 34-9
132 Harrison Lott, Riverton 33-1
138 Jaxen Feagans, PORTA 35-10
144 Garrett VerHeecke, Unity Christian/Argenta-Oreana 42-0
150 Clinton VerHeecke, Unity Christian/Argenta-Oreana 39-0
157 Charlie Wittmer, Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth 40-4
165 Justin Zimmerman, PORTA 32-2
175 Carson Thornton, Mt. Zion 27-3
190 Casen Lyons, Sacred Heart-Griffin 37-2
215 Keller Stocks, Mt. Zion 41-2
285 Cash Thomas, Pleasant Plains 12-0
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Harrison Kolba, Rochester 33-10; Manny Penaranda, Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth 26-19
113 Rhett Wilson, Williamsville 19-11; Jon Blankenship, PORTA 18-16
120 Taygan Gossard, Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth 33-11; Tyler Matthews, Unity Christian/Argenta-Oreana 19-18
126 Miles Carroll, Rochester 30-4; Maison Chandler, Mt. Zion 25-14
132 Sammy Toth, Mt. Zion 22-7; Dwaine Goforth, St. Teresa 22-2
138 Vincent Baker, Mt. Zion 34-10; Francisco Lopez Banderas, Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth 32-14
144 Zach Bryant, PORTA 35-6; Travon Street, Mt. Zion 24-6
150 Hunter King, PORTA 24-14; Connor Misner, Mt. Zion 27-20
157 Jovonis Lunford, Sacred Heart-Griffin 29-10; Logan Baker, PORTA 35-9
165 James Escobar, Rochester 35-4; Rylyn Owens, Mt. Zion 26-13
175 Caleb Cass, PORTA 19-9; Owen Alderson, Williamsville 14-16
190 Sam Shaw, Williamsville 20-6; Brody York, St. Teresa 14-7
215 Connor Broughton, Rochester 28-9; Graham Blackwell, Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth 30-15
285 Evan Ashmore, Mt. Zion 23-8; Colton Maltby, Rochester 28-10
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: PORTA 15, Mt. Zion 14, W.-Latham/M.-Forsyth 13
Most tech falls: PORTA 5, Mt. Zion 4, W.-Latham/M.-Forsyth 3
Most total match points: W.-Latham/M.-Forsyth 260, PORTA 259, Mt. Zion 247
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Williamsville’s Owen Alderson, 4 falls in 10:23
Most tech falls least time: PORTA’s Coyt Radamaker, 2 techs in 4:20
Fastest fall: Rochester’s Colton Maltby 0:15
Fastest tech fall: Williamsville’s Sam Shaw 0:40
Most team points: Mt. Zion’s Carson Thornton 28
Most single-match points: Rochester’s James Escobar 23
Most total match points: W.-Latham/M.-Forsyth’s Francisco Lopez Banderas 41
Largest seed-place difference: Anderson placed third as the No. 7 seed at 175 pounds.
CAMP POINT CENTRAL
Canton captured its 6th team regional title and its fourth consecutive title for coach Zach Crawford. The Little Giants (234) had five regional champions and 11 total sectional qualifiers to lead the 12-team regional field.
Canton got titles from Dyllan Steele (120), Maddux Steele (126), Jacob Hardesty (132), Daniel Kees (165) and Connor Williams (285), seconds from Rhett Larson (106) and Alex Carrier (157), and thirds from Dean Bruketta (113), Jireh Hedges (138), Ayden Stewart (144) and Grady Smith (150).
Host Central (149.5) placed second, followed by Quincy Notre Dame (149), Beardstown (138), Farmington (127), Monmouth-Roseville (57), Macomb (52), Illini West (49), Monmouth United (44), Warsaw (27), Seymour (20), and Abingdon-Avon (9).
Regional champions
106 Isaac Showalter, Farmington 37-0
113 Jack Welch, Central 35-7
120 Dyllan Steele, Canton 25-0
126 Maddux Steele, Canton 29-4
132 Jacob Hardesty, Canton 30-4
138 Landon Peterson, M.-Roseville 34-1
144 Bradlee Ellis, Farmington 36-1
150 Cale Hilbing, Notre Dame 32-5
157 Bradi Lahr, Notre Dame 40-3
165 Daniel Kees, Canton 28-9
175 Gunner Looker, Beardstown 38-4
190 Matayo Renteria, Illini West 24-15
215 Logan Haverback, Beardstown 29-10
285 Connor Williams, Canton 33-1
Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Rhett Larson, Canton 16-8; Jordan Friday, Central 29-12
113 Bryan Islas, Beardstown 28-9; Dean Bruketta, Canton 16-20
120 Ethan Hoyt, Macomb 32-6; Greyson Steele, Central 31-15
126 Josh Collins, Central 13-10; Ian Winner of Farmington 13-20
132 Case Hughes, Central 24-15; Alex Armenta, Beardstown 17-5
138 Charlie Welch, Central 14-6; Jireh Hedges, Canton 22-13
144 Austin Shull, Notre Dame 30-13; Ayden Stewart, Canton 20-10
150 Chase Frye of Farmington 10-1; Grady Smith, Canton 15-9
157 Alex Carrier, Canton 28-10; Charlie Scarber, Seymour 9-1
165 Maddox Medrano, Beardstown 39-5; Abram Zanger, Notre Dame 23-9
175 Jeshua McPheeters, Macomb 35-9; Grant Hamilton, Central 30-19
190 Payton McCoy, Beardstown 20-14; Roan Van Cleave, Notre Dame 14-8
215 Stormy Guthrie, Illini West 12-6; Dawson Stafford, Notre Dame 19-23
285 Caleb Zook, Notre Dame 28-15; Sailas Cung, M.-Roseville 19-5
Statistics
TEAM
Most pins: Canton 19, Notre Dame 16, Farmington 15
Most tech falls: Canton 6, Central 3
Most total match points: Canton 371, Beardstown 190, Notre Dame 186
INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Canton’s Connor Williams, 3 falls in 2:02
Most tech falls least time: Canton’s Jacob Hardesty, 2 techs in 5:29
Fastest fall: Williams 0:19
Fastest tech fall: Central’s Case Hughes 1:06
Most team points: 28 – Beardstown’s Gunner Looker, Farmington’s Bradlee Ellis, Monmouth-Roseville’s Landon Peterson
Most single-match points: 23 – Canton’s Ayden Stewart, Beardstown’s Alex Armenta
Most total match points: Stewart 70, Hardesty 57