Boys roundup: Western Big 6, South 7, Southland, NIC-10, CPL, Chicagoland Prairie
By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA
WESTERN BIG 6
This year’s Western Big 6 tournament at Sterling was the last for long-time Geneseo coach and IWCOA Hall of Famer Jon Murray, who is stepping aside after the current season after 24 years as the Maple Leafs head coach.
Murray’s boys made it count, posting 240 team points to win the tournament and send their coach off in style.
“It was nice to regain the WB6 title and end my head coaching career on top of the conference,” Murray said.
Murray guided his program to second-place finishes in the Illinois 2A dual team state finals in 2013 and 2014, and a fourth-place finish in 2023. He was named Illinois 2A Coach of the Year by the IWCOA in 2013 and inducted into the IWCOA Hall of Fame in 2023.
The veteran coach will miss it when he’s gone but feels good about the program he’s leaving behind.
“Coaching has given me the opportunity to establish great relationships with not only the wrestlers over the years, but my co-coaches, local community members, and the wrestling community all throughout Illinois,” Murray said. “I do feel the time is right, however. Turns out I’m not getting any younger while at the same time I feel confident the program will be in good hands. A few of our assistant coaches, any of which would make a great head coach, will be applying for the position. And they will be taking over with plenty of great kids coming up the ranks.”
Fifth-ranked 2A Geneseo had five individual conference champions Saturday, five second-place finishers, and three thirds. Quincy (190) placed second, followed by Moline (108.5), Rock Island (106.5), Sterling (100.5), Galesburg (83.5), United (59) and Alleman (15.5).
1st place: Geneseo (240)
Coach Jon Murray’s Maple Leafs got tournament titles from Tim Sebastian (126), Malaki Jackson (150), Zachary Montez (165), Kye Weinzieri (175) and Colten Mooney (215), plus runner-up finishes from Brycen Fahnestock (106), Landen Vincent (120), Devan Hornback (138), Aaron Betcher (190) and Owen King (285), and thirds from Kie Smith (132), Lincoln Barnett (144) and Grady Hull (157).
2nd place: Quincy (190)
The Blue Devils got a trio of individual conference titles from Clayton McClelland (113), Cooper Kamm (138) and King Johnson (285), seconds from Cale Mixer (144), Eli Roberts (150) and Brody Baker (157), thirds from Griffin Finch (106), Wyatt Boeing (126), Gunnar Derhake (165) and Alex Wells (190), and fourths from Derik Lohmeyer (120) and Evan Wakefield (132).
3rd place: Moline (108.5)
The Maroons got second-place finishes from David McDermott (113), Housseyn Ndiaye (132) and DeAnthony Simpson (175), thirds from Collin Ledbetter (120) and Alijah Martin (215), and fourths from Ian Milligan (106), Jaxson Soliz (165) and Stanlee Golden (190).
Individual champions:
Others winning Western Big 6 titles were Rock Island’s Angelo Parker (106), Merrick Stockwell (120), Antonio Parker (144) and Rowan Stockwell (190), Sterling’s Zyan Westbrook (132), and United’s Kayden Marolf (157).
Individual leaders:
Sterling’s Gage Tate posted the most pins (3) in the least time (5:53), and teammate Evan Jones had the fastest F, at 13 seconds. Moline’s Collin Ledbetter had the most tech Fs (2) in the least time (6:05) and teammate Jaxson Soliz posted the fastest tech F, at 2:00.
Quincy’s Cooper Kamm and Geneseo’s Colten Mooney tied for the most team point scored, with 24, and United’s Ramadane Gani scored the most single match points with 25. Moline’s Stanlee Golden scored the most total match points with 50, and Geneseo’s Kie Smith provided the largest seed-place difference as the No. 8 seed finished third at 132 pounds.
WESTERN BIG 6 TOURNAMENT RESULTS:
106
1st: Angelo Parker (Rock Island) 26-11, d. Brycen Fahnestock (Geneseo) 16-19, (MD 12-4)
3rd: Griffin Finch (Quincy) 17-22, d. Ian Milligan (Moline) 6-5, (F 1:12)
113
1st: Clayton McClelland (Quincy) 29-14, d. David McDermott (Moline) 12-11, (F 1:23)
3rd: Tennyson Hampton (Alleman) 28-7, d. Landon Henson (United) 2-2, (Inj. 2:21)
120
1st: Merrick Stockwell (Rock Island) 23-9, d. Landen Vincent (Geneseo) 19-7, (D 1-0)
3rd: Collin Ledbetter (Moline) 26-13, d. Derik Lohmeyer (Quincy) 23-19, (D 13-6)
126
1st: Tim Sebastian (Geneseo) 24-15, d. Cael Lyons (Sterling) 26-8, (F 1:41)
3rd: Wyatt Boeing (Quincy) 27-13, d. Maricio Parker (Rock Island) 21-15, (D 15-10)
132
1st: Zyan Westbrook (Sterling) 29-2, d. Housseyn Ndiaye (Moline) 16-9, (F 3:06)
3rd: Kie Smith (Geneseo) 12-6, d. Evan Wakefield (Quincy) 24-17, (F 2:55)
138
1st: Cooper Kamm (Quincy) 28-15, d. Devan Hornback (Geneseo) 32-6, (F 3:34)
3rd: Orlando Castellano (Galesburg) 28-13, d. Xavier Marolf (United) 2-2, (MD 20-9)
144
1st: Antonio Parker (Rock Island) 34-4, d. Cale Mixer (Quincy) 22-15, (F 2:45)
3rd: Lincoln Barnett (Geneseo) 17-16, d. Caleb Johnson (Galesburg) 23-14, (D 14-11)
150
1st: Malaki Jackson (Geneseo) 22-5, d. Eli Roberts (Quincy) 23-11, (MD 10-2)
3rd: Josiah Carter (Galesburg) 32-8, d. Ramadane Gani (United) 1-2, (TF 4:04 (18-3)
157
1st: Kayden Marolf (United) 3-0, d. Brody Baker (Quincy) 21-10, (D 9-2)
3rd: Grady Hull (Geneseo) 30-7, d. Tatum Allen (Sterling) 24-13, (D 7-0)
165
1st: Zachary Montez (Geneseo) 33-0, d. Anthony Makwala (Galesburg) 33-4, (TF 3:37 (20-4)
3rd: Gunnar Derhake (Quincy) 30-12, d. Jaxson Soliz (Moline) 24-18, (F 2:33)
175
1st: Kye Weinzierl (Geneseo) 34-2, d. DeAnthony Simpson (Moline) 29-11, (F 1:04)
3rd: Gage Tate (Sterling) 21-5, d. Mason Taylor (Galesburg) 29-14, (F 3:46)
190
1st: Rowan Stockwell (Rock Island) 24-11, d. Aaron Betcher (Geneseo) 13-7, (MD 12-2)
3rd: Alex Wells (Quincy) 25-19, d. Stanlee Golden (Moline) 4-2, (F 3:58)
215
1st: Colten Mooney (Geneseo) 28-11, d. Charlie Reyes (Sterling) 6-5, (F 3:05)
3rd: Alijah Martin (Moline) 16-18, d. Davis H-Akue (United) 2-2, (D 15-8)
285
1st: King Johnson (Quincy) 29-14, d. Owen King (Geneseo) 20-3, (TB-1 6-2)
3rd: Larry Randolph (Galesburg) 30-10, d. Oswaldo Navarro (Sterling) 14-9, (F 4:23)
SOUTH 7 CONFERENCE DUALS
Marion repeated as South 7 champions for coach Darren Lindsey, sweeping its four duals at host Centralia. The Wildcats won 66-18 over Centralia, 65-12 over Cahokia, 57-18 over Mt. Vernon and 50-30 over Carbondale in improving to 26-4 in dual meets this season.
Going a perfect 4-0 on the day for the Wildcats were Riddick Cook (120), Max Wade (126), Caden Fry (150), Justin Murphy (157), Grayson Sanders (175), Evan Francis (190) and Bryan Madinger (215). Winning three matches for Lindsey were Rigdon Meacham (113), Jaycen McBride (138), and Tate Miller (165).
“Winning conference was one of our team goals,” Lindsey said. “We knew we’d have a solid dual team full of experienced wrestlers, with a few holes, but I never thought they’d be as successful as they’ve been to this point.”
Carbondale was the lone team to come within 20 points of the South 7 champs. Carbondale went 3-1 on the day to place second, winning 59-21 over Centralia, 61-18 over Mt. Vernon, and 63-18 over Cahokia. Mt. Vernon went 2-2 to finish third, followed by Centralia and Cahokia.
1st place dual:
Marion 50, Carbondale 30
157 – Justin Murphy (Marion) over Tyshawn Welch (Carbondale) Maj 14-5
165 – Thomas Imboden (Carbondale) over Tate Miller (Marion) F 3:36
175 – Grayson Sanders (Marion) over Max Epplin (Carbondale) TF 24-6
190 – Evan Francis (Marion) over Dakari Westley (Carbondale) F 0:27
215 – Bryan Madinger (Marion) over Connor Daly (Carbondale) F 4:26
285 – Jordyn Lomax-Brown (Carbondale) over Logan Black (Marion) F 0:47
106 – Dajuan Anderson (Carbondale) over (Unattached) Forf
113 – Rigdon Meacham (Marion) over Ian Holzmueller (Carbondale) F 2:19
120 – Riddick Cook (Marion) over Bradley O`dell (Carbondale) F 1:06
126 – Max Wade (Marion) over Ayden Swan (Carbondale) F 2:00
132 – Jon Oliver (Carbondale) over Juelz Elliott (Marion) F 0:32
138 – Jaycen McBride (Marion) over Xavier Toliver-Cook (Carbondale) F 0:00
144 – Joe Prideaux (Carbondale) over Nate Page (Marion) F 4:33
150 – Caden Frey (Marion) over Jon Martin (Carbondale) F 1:56
Marion’s team score was adjusted by -1.0 for unsportsmanlike 165
3rd place dual:
Mt. Vernon 48, Centralia 36
157 – Savion Williams (Mt. Vernon) over Jarred Evans (Centralia) F 1:33
165 – Esaias Jefferson (Mt. Vernon) over Joseph Hutton (Centralia) F 2:15
175 – Reed Nichols (Centralia) over (Unattached) Forf
190 – Hunter Nichols (Centralia) over (Unattached) Forf
215 – Titan Whitfield (Mt. Vernon) over Emmanuel Alvira (Centralia) F 0:13
285 – Bradey Starr (Centralia) over Justin Zuchowski (Mt. Vernon) F 0:11
106 – Brylan Guthrie (Centralia) over (Unattached) Forf
113 – Jack Clark (Mt. Vernon) over (Unattached) Forf
120 – Franc Jackson (Mt. Vernon) over Mason Smith-Marcum (Centralia) F 2:49
126 – Lucas Ashlock (Centralia) over Draven VanAvery (Mt. Vernon) F 2:50
132 – Cameron Haake (Centralia) over Silas Stachyra (Mt. Vernon) F 1:07
138 – Gavin Pedigo (Mt. Vernon) over Matix Martinez (Centralia) F 0:43
144 – Aidan Barton (Mt. Vernon) over (Unattached) Forf
150 – Dillon White (Mt. Vernon) over Cooper Green (Centralia) F 1:20
SOUTHLAND ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Rich Township snared its third consecutive Southland Athletic Conference tournament crown, winning 155-139.5 over second-place Crete-Monee at host Bloom in Sauk Village, followed by Bloom (127.5), Kankakee (74.5) and Thornton (68).
Rich Township coach Alex Pell got individual SAC titles from Dominic Morton (106), Raekwon Lindsay (113), Kyrin King (120), Sean Johnson (132), and Tristin King (144), seconds from Caleeb Jones (126), Alphonso Clark (138), Torian Collins (150), and Kelcey Span (190), a third from Emmanuel Gyan (215), and fourths from Kamron Montgomery (157), Jose Rodriguez (165), and Nicholas Parker (175).
“The team has worked hard this season to grow and develop into competitive wrestlers, and it showed that our team is peaking at the right time,” Pell said. “We had multiple wrestlers step up and wrestle their best matches of the season and fought hard to help us win. I look forward to seeing how they perform this weekend at our regional event.”
Second-place Crete-Monee got individual titles from Jaylene Johnson (165), Kijuan Springfield (175) and Malaki Scott (215), and third-place Bloom Township got titles from Jonathan Ivy (150), Tristan Duhem (157) and George Range (285).
Individual champions:
Others winning individual SAC titles were Kankakee’s Aidan Fields (126) and Jacob Vinardi (190), and Thornton’s Emmanuel Adedeji (138).
Individual leaders:
Thornton’s Emmanuel Adedeji had the most pins (4) in the least time (4:10), and posted the fastest pin at 2 seconds. Kankakee’s Jakil Whalum had the most tech Fs (2) in the least time (10:05) and Bloom’s Amerie Brown had the fastest tech F, at 1:22.
Thornton’s Adedeji and Crete-Monee’s Kijuan Springfield tied for the most team points scored, with 20, Rich Township’s Caleeb Jones had the most single-match points with 25, and Kankakee’s Whalum earned the most total match points with 55.
SOUTHLAND ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT PLACERS
106 – 1st: Dominic Morton of Richton Park (Rich Township), 2nd: Angel Mojica of Crete (C.-Monee), 3rd: Lilly O`Brien of Bloom
113 – 1st: Raekwon Lindsay of Richton Park (Rich Township), 2nd: Joseph Mendez of Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.), 3rd: Aiden Roop of Crete (C.-Monee), 4th: Aurthor Schweitzer of Harvey (Thornton)
120 – 1st: Kyrin King of Richton Park (Rich Township), 2nd: Jayden Stovall of Crete (C.-Monee)
126 – 1st: Aidan Fields of Kankakee, 2nd: Caleeb Jones of Richton Park (Rich Township)
3rd: Brandon Bastida of Bloom, 4th: Jordan Kirkpatrick of Crete (C.-Monee), 5th: Jaylen Smith of Harvey (Thornton)
132 – 1st: Sean Johnson of Richton Park (Rich Township), 2nd: Jakil Whalum of Kankakee, 3rd: Arryck Dowdy of Bloom, 4th: Drew Sanders of Harvey (Thornton), 5th: Kejuan Hawkins of Crete (C.-Monee)
138 – 1st: Emmanuel Adedeji of Harvey (Thornton), 2nd: Alphonso Clark of Richton Park (Rich Township), 3rd: Kamron Harris of Crete (C.-Monee), 4th: Cameron Davenport of Bloom, 5th: Deonte Theus of Kankakee
144 – 1st: Tristin King of Richton Park (Rich Township), 2nd: Gerard Fleming of Crete (C.-Monee), 3rd: Julio Bastida of Bloom, 4th: Christian Cossia of Harvey (Thornton), 5th: Sighel Lewis of Kankakee
150 – 1st: Jonathan Ivy of Bloom, 2nd: Torian Collins of Richton Park (Rich Township), 3rd: Jason Adams of Crete (C.-Monee), 4th: Jayden Blogg of Kankakee
157 – 1st: Tristan Duhem of Bloom, 2nd: Tykhary James of Harvey (Thornton), 3rd: Jarele Johnson of Crete (C.-Monee), 4th: Kamron Montgomery of Richton Park (Rich Township)
165 – 1st: Jaylene Johnson of Crete (C.-Monee), 2nd: Quenton Mingo of Harvey (Thornton), 3rd: Amerie Brown of Bloom, 4th: Jose Rodriguez of Richton Park (Rich Township)
175 – 1st: Kijuan Springfield of Crete (C.-Monee), 2nd: Charles Hill of Kankakee, 3rd: Jeremy Burnett of Bloom, 4th: Nicholas Parker of Richton Park (Rich Township), 5th: Oscar Cruz of Harvey (Thornton)
190 – 1st: Jacob Vinardi of Kankakee, 2nd: Kelcey Span of Richton Park (Rich Township), 3rd: D`Andre Cotton of Bloom, 4th: Jyishon Hudson of Crete (C.-Monee)
215 – 1st: Malakai Scott of Crete (C.-Monee), 2nd: Vincent Marshall of Harvey (Thornton), 3rd: Emmanuel Gyan of Richton Park (Rich Township), 4th: Jabarie Brown of Bloom
285 – 1st: George Range of Bloom, 2nd: Dominic Jackson of Crete (C.-Monee), 3rd: Rogelio Cornejo of Kankakee, 4th: DeJon Williams of Harvey (Thornton)
NIC-10 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Hononegah ran away with the team title at this year’s NIC-10 tournament, posting 282.5 team points and sending 11 conference champions to the podium. Coach Tyler DeMoss also got one third, one fourth, and one fifth-place finisher.
Harlem (135.5) placed second, followed by Freeport (130), Rockford East (123.5) and Belvidere North (93.5) to round out the top five team finishes.
1st place: Hononegah (282.5)
DeMoss got individual titles from Kristian DeClecq (31-10 at 106), Isaiah Martinez (19-10 at 113), Jackson Olson (38-7 at 120), Rocco Cassioppi (38-2 at 126), Evan Musil (32-13 at 132), TJ Silva (34-3 at 144), Bruno Cassioppi (5-0 at 150), Max Haskins (37-8 at 157), Brody Sendele (11-1 at 165), Connor Diemel (38-5 at 175) and Kurt Smith (39-4 at 190). Hononegah also got a third from Ethan Ballard (215), a fourth from Ronan Quimby (138), and a fifth from Luke Petravicz (285).
2nd place: Harlem (135.5)
Harlem got an individual title from Chandler Jack (285), seconds from Jaydee Doke (120) and Owen Recoy (138), thirds from Izayah Olejniczak (132) and Preston Fadness (150), and fourths from Ryne Sauberlich (106), Michael Melenas (113), Andre Jones (175) and Cully Nelson (215).
3rd place: Freeport (130)
Freeport got an individual title from Israel Goodman (215), seconds from Thomas Olson (126) and Kyle Clem (175), thirds from Treyden Diduch (106), Maddox Olson (165), Michael Tillmon (190) and Kareem Odeh (285), and a fourth from Blake Slusser (144).
Rockford East’s Donald Cannon (25-3 at 138) also won an individual conference title.
Team scores:
Hononegah 282.5, Harlem 135.5, Freeport 130, Rockford East 123.5, Belvidere North 93.5, Guilford 64, Belvidere 54.5, Auburn 53, Jefferson 23, Boylan Catholic 10
Individual leaders:
Hononegah’s Rocco Cassioppi had the most pins (3) in the least time (2:25), while Rockford East’s Eddie Esguerra posted the fastest F, at 16 seconds. Harlem’s Preston Fadness had the most Fs (2) in the least time (3:29) and Hononegah’s Kurt Smith had the fastest tech F, in 1:08.
Hononegah’s Jackson Olson, teammate Rocco Cassioppi, and Freeport’s Israel Goodman tied for the most team points scored (24), Rockford East’s Ty Smart scored the most single match points with 23, and Belvidere North’s Bryson Teunissen scored the most total match points with 66.
Auburn’s Jaxon Olivencia provided the largest seed-place difference in the tournament, as the No. 7 seed placed third at 175 pounds.
NIC-10 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
106
1st: Kristian Dlercq (Hononegah) 31-10, d. Dominic Angileri (Guilford) 14-2, (D 8-4)
3rd: Treyden Diduch (Freeport) 29-5, d. Ryne Sauberlich (Harlem) 9-7, (F 0:37)
113
1st: Isaiah Martinez (Hononegah) 19-10, d. Tyrone Sims (Rockford (Auburn) 18-3, (MD 12-3)
3rd: Moises Maronez (Belvidere N) 22-15, d. Micheal Melenas (Harlem) 6-10, (F 3:05)
5th: Lucas Molina (Guilford) 8-11, d. Tyler Gentry (Rockford E) 20-18, (F 5:19)
120
1st: Jackson Olson (Hononegah) 38-7, d. Jaydee Doke (Harlem) 20-11, (F 0:55)
3rd: Aiden Nebiu (Belvidere N) 24-18, d. Amair Johnson (Jefferson) 9-8, (D 9-4)
5th: Braylon Cain (Freeport) 11-9, d. Alex Keopila (Rockford E) 2-11, (F 1:23)
126
1st: Rocco Cassioppi (Hononegah) 38-2, d. Thomas Olson (Freeport) 32-12, (F 0:29)
3rd: Bryson Teunissen (Belvidere N) 23-7, d. Victor Onofre (Rockford E) 17-12, (MD 19-5)
5th: Nathan Corder (Harlem) 13-9, d. Mecose Johnson (Jefferson) 14-10, (F 3:58)
132
1st: Evan Musil (Hononegah) 32-13, d. Geren Stapleton (Belvidere N) 14-4, (MD 10-0)
3rd: Izayah Olejniczak (Harlem) 18-9, d. Chris Burgos (Rockford E) 16-16, (D 11-7)
5th: Brodin Slabaugh (Boylan) 12-15, d. Jaylen Lowe (Freeport) 8-13, (TF 2:38 (18-2)
138
1st: Donald Cannon (Rockford E) 25-3, d. OWEN RECOY (Harlem) 15-7, (TF 4:47 (22-1)
3rd: Ayden Macklin (Guilford) 14-6, d. Ronan Quimby (Hononegah) 9-19, (F 0:39)
5th: Antonio Flood (Jefferson) 7-4, d. Guillermo Ortiz (Freeport) 7-15, (F 4:23)
144
1st: Thomas Silva (Hononegah) 34-3, d. Dominick Girardin (Belvidere N) 28-10, (TF 2:37 (18-1)
3rd: Landon VanAcker (Belvidere) 17-6, d. Blake Slusser (Freeport) 30-15, (F 3:29)
5th: Gavin Warner (Harlem) 14-12, d. Xavier Fleming (Rockford E) 7-9, (F 1:30)
150
1st: Bruno Cassioppi (Hononegah) 5-0, d. Dana Wickson (Rockford E) 28-5, (TF 3:45 (20-3)
3rd: Preston Fadness (Harlem) 19-9, d. Arshoun Island (Rockford (Auburn) 12-6, (D 11-8)
5th: Braeden Leftwich (Guilford) 12-16, d. Michael Blomberg (Boylan) 1-19, (Inj. 0:00)
157
1st: Max Haskins (Hononegah) 37-8, d. Ty Smart (Rockford E) 32-10, (MD 15-4)
3rd: Mario Beasley (Belvidere) 10-2, d. Mar`quarius Suggs (Guilford) 11-10, (F 1:28)
5th: Mathias Rada (Freeport) 11-8, d. DYLAN GOODALL (Harlem) 6-6, (MD 9-1)
165
1st: Brody Sendele (Hononegah) 11-1, d. Andrew Bucci (Belvidere N) 25-10, (TF 2:39 (15-0)
3rd: Maddox Olson (Freeport) 30-10, d. Dardan Jakupi (Rockford (Auburn) 6-10, (F 1:46)
5th: Arturo Alvarez (Belvidere) 9-8, d. Damion Stevenson (Rockford E) 4-14, (F 4:35)
175
1st: Connor Diemel (Hononegah) 38-5, d. Kyle Clem (Freeport) 27-10, (TF 1:50 (19-4)
3rd: Jaxon Olivencia (Rockford (Auburn) 8-9, d. Andre Jones (Harlem) 8-5, (F 3:15)
5th: David Hendrickson (Belvidere) 5-8, d. Tylen Michel (Guilford) 5-10, (F 2:15)
190
1st: Kurt Smith (Hononegah) 39-4, d. Kane Phommarath (Guilford) 11-5, (TF 1:08 (15-0)
3rd: Michael Tillmon (Freeport) 26-18, d. Ismail Bilolo (Rockford E) 18-13, (D 9-7)
5th: Eyzaiah Campos Blanks (Boylan) 12-14, d. Devin Williamson (Jefferson) 0-7, (F 2:20)
215
1st: Israel Goodman (Freeport) 36-8, d. Etungano Kakozi (Rockford E) 27-16, (F 0:41)
3rd: Ethan Ballard (Hononegah) 16-18, d. Cully Nelson (Harlem) 15-12, (F 0:40)
5th: Sam Reed (Belvidere N) 8-24, d. Teh Reh (Guilford) 8-18, (MD 13-3)
285
1st: Chandler Jack (Harlem) 26-7, d. Eddie Esguerra (Rockford E) 26-14, (F 3:42)
3rd: Kareem Odeh (Freeport) 14-6, d. Manny Pizano (Belvidere) 10-9, (D 6-0)
5th: Luke Petravicz (Hononegah) 11-21, d. Antonio Osorio-Pasillas (Jefferson) 12-7, (F 0:57)
CHICAGO PUBLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Lane Tech dominated the field at this year’s Chicago Public League Championships, posting 296.5 points thanks to five individual CPL titles, and 11 wrestlers finishing in the top six of their weight classes.
Kenwood (145.5) placed second, followed by Hancock (139.5), Little Village (122.5) and Taft (112) to round out the top five team finishes in the 53-team field. Agricultural Science (110.5) placed sixth, Goode STEM Academy (103) was seventh, Kennedy (91.5) took eighth, Curie (85.5) was ninth and Mather (84.5) placed 10th.
Lane got individual varsity titles from Jeremiah Arroyo-McMullan (106), Alex Valentin (132), Abbas Abdulamir (138), Nasser Hammouche (157), and Vernon Cole (165), thirds from Eyob Abebe (175) and Adrian Meza (285), fifths from Jose Curiel (113) and Joaquin Curiel (113), and sixths from Cole Calace (150) and Maddox Bartoli (190).
Individual champions:
Other CPL champs were Taft’s Bernardo Roque (113) and Evan Jocic (215), Kennedy’s Victor Alvarado (120), Little Village’s Jovanni Harris (126), Hubbard’s Fabian Salazar (144), Goode STEM Academy’s Xavier Woods (150), Hancock’s Malaki Davis (175), Horizon/Southwest Chicago’s Sami Marrero (190), and Kenwood’s Dameon Norman (285).
Team scores (top 25):
Lane Tech 296.5, Kenwood 145.5, Hancock 139.5, Little Village 122.5, Taft 112, Agricultural Science 110.5, Goode STEM Academy 103, Kennedy 91.5, Curie 85.5, Mather 84.5, Senn 81, Amundsen 79, Kelly 74, Phoenix Military Academy 70.5, South Shore International 70, Lindblom 58, Morgan Park 50, Sullivan 50, Schurz 47, Back of the Yards 46, Clark 45, Foreman 45, Westinghouse 43, King 42.5, ITW David Speer Academy 41.5
Individual leaders:
Clark’s Anthony Spivey posted the most pins (6) in the least time (5:48), while teammate Amarjae Devine had the fastest pin, at 10 seconds. Kennedy’s Victor Alvarado had the most tech Fs (4) in the least time (9:04).
Goode’s Xavier Woods scored the most team points with 33, South Shore’s Dakhari Esthers scored the most single match points with 31, and Phoenix Military Academy’s Elijah Torres finished with the most total match points, with 121.
Kenwood’s Dameon Norman provided the largest seed-place difference, as the No. 28 seed placed first at 285 pounds.
CPL CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS:
106
1st: Jeremiah Arroyo-McMullan (Lane Tech) 24-6, d. Mohammed zia Nadre (Sullivan) 24-5, (TF 4:04 (18-2)
3rd: Keandre Beal (Goode) 19-10, d. Justin chogllo Chogllo (Rickover) 10-5, (F 4:57)
5th: Kenye Flanagan (Perspectives) 24-7, d. Jonathan Mendoza-rodriguez (Lindblom) 15-18, (F 0:49)
113
1st: Bernardo Roque (Taft) 35-2, d. Leonardo Zapien (Noble/UIC) 30-4, (TF 3:49 (19-4)
3rd: Amari Frankiln (Hyde Park) 12-2, d. Daveon Farmer (Perspectives) 19-10, (F 5:46)
5th: Jose Curiel (Lane Tech) 22-20, d. Damarcus Washington (King) 12-10, (F 0:50)
120
1st: Victor Alvarado (Kennedy) 32-3, d. Donald Bunton jr (Perspectives) 26-5, (TF 1:47 (20-5)
3rd: Elijah Torres (Phoenix) 20-5, d. David Ruiz (Taft) 26-15, (F 3:15)
5th: Joaquin Salameda (Lane Tech) 25-20, d. Abel Alvarado (Lake View) 13-5, (F 5:02)
126
1st: Jovanni Harris (Little Village) 27-6, d. Angel Rivera (Taft) 21-9, (F 4:25)
3rd: Jayden Carrasco (Washington) 11-3, d. Tray Harrison (Noble/Comer) 12-7, (TF 3:45 (16-1)
5th: Andrew Price (Phillips) 21-7, d. K Manning (Roosevelt/Von Stueben) 11-6, (F 1:10)
132
1st: Alex Valentin (Lane Tech) 35-6, d. Justin Hernandez (Rickover) 27-4, (TF 4:13 (15-0)
3rd: James Hill (Phillips) 25-4, d. Armani Vargas (Taft) 28-14, (D 7-4)
5th: Moses Pittman (King) 19-8, d. Dakhari Esters (South Shore International) 25-6, (MD 15-2)
138
1st: Abbas Abdulamir (Lane Tech) 28-12, d. Randy Lazaro (Schurz) 16-1, (MD 12-3)
3rd: Cliffon Johnson (Kelly) 17-4, d. Isaac Banks (Noble/Comer) 17-3, (TF 3:25 (17-0)
5th: Adrian Junco (Taft) 20-21, d. Isaiah Diaz (Goode) 25-15, (D 13-9)
144
1st: Fabian Salazar (Hubbard) 36-1, d. Maurice Bush (Agricultural Science) 32-4, (MD 12-3)
3rd: Jayden Veal (Goode) 27-7, d. Mason Micou (Crane) 14-3, (D 8-2)
5th: Davian Hall (Simeon) 8-3, d. Awwal Ogunsolu (Kelly) 26-8, (F 5:31)
150
1st: Xavier Woods (Goode) 36-2, d. Lennon Ojeda (Senn) 22-3, (TF 2:35 (15-0)
3rd: Ryan Singleton (Ch Mil Academy) 20-3, d. Corey Underwood (DuSable) 27-3, (MD 16-8)
5th: Jacob Jackson (King) 19-7, d. Cole Calace (Lane Tech) 26-13, (M. For.)
157
1st: Nasser Hammouche (Lane Tech) 34-8, d. Mylan Williams (Curie) 25-4, (TF 4:05 (18-2)
3rd: Justin Tarr (Noble/UIC) 15-5, d. Laquaris Moore (Corliss High School) 16-8, (F 1:22)
5th: Emiliano Ruiz (Kelly) 14-8, d. Felipe-juan Aguilar-urbina (Little Village) 24-9, (D 8-7)
165
1st: Vernon Cole (Lane Tech) 14-0, d. Kendall Taylor (Ch Mil Academy) 17-3, (TF 4:44 (18-1)
3rd: Willem Johnston (Mather) 16-4, d. Jose Puga (Noble/Golder) 28-4, (M. For.)
5th: Brayan Ruiz-cruz (BOT Yards) 26-11, d. Nicholas Jungman (Kennedy) 20-11, (Inj. 4:00)
175
1st: Malakai Davis (Hancock) 15-0, d. Adrian Zepeda (Amundsen) 31-2, (MD 10-1)
3rd: Eyob Abebe (Lane Tech) 29-11, d. Ricky Moore (Taft) 23-10, (TF 2:24 (15-0)
5th: Caleb Gordon (Ch Mil Academy) 20-4, d. Marquel Wilson (Agricultural Science) 31-15, (D 10-6)
190
1st: Sami Marrero (Horizon/Southwest Chicago) 20-0, d. Mivontae Russell (Perspectives) 28-2, (TF 5:19 (19-4)
3rd: Josh Taylor (Taft) 26-17, d. Dylan Wilborn (Goode) 25-13, (Inj. 3:46)
5th: Dantrell Fraizer (Simeon) 9-2, d. Maddox Bartoli (Lane Tech) 15-12, (M. For.)
215
1st: Evan Jocic (Taft) 30-2, d. Kaleb Abney (Phoenix) 18-3, (MD 15-1)
3rd: Alexander Robinson (King) 18-3, d. Charleston Rice (Phillips) 18-7, (D 8-1)
5th: Aiden Quezada (Lindblom) 8-2, d. Steven Prince (Bowen) 20-3, (D 5-1)
285
1st: Dameon Norman (Kenwood) 13-3, d. Josue Olivo (Lindblom) 24-6, (TB-1 2-1)
3rd: Adrian Meza (Lane Tech) 21-10, d. Justin Powell (Hyde Park) 18-3, (D 6-5)
5th: Anthony Spivey (Clark) 11-3, d. Christopher De leon (Kennedy) 23-10, (F 0:30)
CHICAGOLAND PRAIRIE DUALS
Seneca went 5-0 to win the team title at this year’s Chicagoland Prairie dual tournament, hosted by Walther Christian in Melrose Park. The Fighting Irish won 72-11 over Dwight, 72-12 over Walther, 64-18 over second-place St. Bede, 54-28 over Marquette, and 62-15 over Westmont.
Seneca coach Todd Yegge’s boys are ranked at No. 22 in the current Illinois poll. The Fighting Irish got perfect 5-0 days from Chris Thompson (106), Raiden Terry (113), Avery Phillips (138), Ryan Flynn (150) and Jeremy Gagnon (285), a 4-0 day from Landen Venecia (190), and 4-1 performances from Wyatt Coop (113/120), Ryker Terry (132), Nick Grant (165) and Alex Gagnon (175).
“We wrestled very well overall on Saturday in winning the CPFL championship for the second straight year,” Seneca coach Todd Yegge said. “This was a nice preparation and confidence- builder for our athletes as we get ready for regionals at Herscher. We were happy with our offense as we scored a lot of points and kept that mindset to keep scoring the next point which will help us as we head into the pressure of the postseason.”
Second-place St. Bede went 4-1 on the day and third-place Westmont went 3-2.
1st place dual: Seneca 64, St. Bede 18
120 – Wyatt Coop (Seneca) over Gabriel Bunch (Peru (St. Bede)) Fall 0:57
126 – Max Moreno (Peru (St. Bede)) over Landon Hebel (Seneca) Fall 0:30
132 – Ryker Terry (Seneca) over Kristopher Penaverde (Peru (St. Bede)) Fall 0:19
138 – Avery Phillips (Seneca) over Maks Niedzwiedz (Peru (St. Bede)) Fall 1:42
144 – Devon Daemicke (Seneca) over Nicholas Del Pilar (Peru (St. Bede)) Fall 0:59
150 – Ryan Flynn (Seneca) over (Unattached) Forf
157 – Jordan Coventry (Peru (St. Bede)) over Ayden Perez (Seneca) Fall 1:45
165 – Nick Grant (Seneca) over (Unattached) Forf
175 – Alex Gagnon (Seneca) over Jack Maschmann (Peru (St. Bede)) TF 18-1
190 – Landen Venecia (Seneca) over Garrett Connelly (Peru (St. Bede)) Fall 1:54
215 – William Sramek (Peru (St. Bede)) over Colton Angeloff (Seneca) Fall 1:27
285 – Jeremy Gagnon (Seneca) over Grady Gillan (Peru (St. Bede)) Fall 3:39
106 – Chris Thompson (Seneca) over Jameson Daley (Peru (St. Bede)) Fall 1:52
113 – Raiden Terry (Seneca) over Michael Benge (Peru (St. Bede)) TF 18-3
3rd place dual: Westmont 41, Marquette 39
106 – Mason Ponce (Westmont) over Logan Leskanich (Ottawa (Marquette)) Fall 1:13
113 – Luke Jimenea (Westmont) over Shea Conner (Ottawa (Marquette)) Fall 0:40
120 – Koby Clark (Ottawa (Marquette)) over Ardan Baglaev (Westmont) Dec 12-9
126 – Jackson Jagger (Westmont) over (Unattached) Forf
132 – Christian Rosa (Westmont) over (Unattached) Forf
138 – Beau Thompson (Ottawa (Marquette)) over Lawrence Walker (Westmont) Fall 3:10
144 – Hunter DeMink (Ottawa (Marquette)) over (Unattached) Forf
150 – Brysen Manly (Ottawa (Marquette)) over (Unattached) Forf
157 – Sean Patterson (Westmont) over Nolan DeMink (Ottawa (Marquette)) Fall 3:56
165 – Reily Leifheit (Ottawa (Marquette)) over (Unattached) Forf
175 – Landyn Mcemery (Ottawa (Marquette)) over (Unattached) Forf
190 – Vincent Willkommen (Westmont) over (Unattached) Forf
215 – Alex Schaefer (Ottawa (Marquette)) over Mason Cabrera (Westmont) Fall 0:17
285 – Rafael Castrejon-Tello (Westmont) over Adrian Schaefer (Ottawa (Marquette)) TF 19-3
5th place dual: Walther Christian 36, Dwight 18
132 – Mekhi Hakey (Dwight) over Gabriel Montoya (Melrose Park (Walther Christian)) Fall 2:00
138 – Double Forfeit
144 – Caleb Peterson (Melrose Park (Walther Christian)) over (Unattached) Forf
150 – Dylan Crouch (Dwight) over Antonio Gonzalez (Melrose Park (Walther Christian)) Fall 2:34
157 – Kevin Gomez (Melrose Park (Walther Christian)) over (Unattached) Forf
165 – Double Forfeit
175 – Gavin Bafia (Dwight) over Tyler Schoessow (Melrose Park (Walther Christian)) Fall 3:19
190 – Emmanuell Hernandez (Melrose Park (Walther Christian)) over (Unattached) Forf
215 – Joshua Lewis (Melrose Park (Walther Christian)) over (Unattached) Forf
285 – Jonathan Perez (Melrose Park (Walther Christian)) over (Unattached) Forf
106 – Ben Peterson (Melrose Park (Walther Christian)) over (Unattached) Forf
113 – Double Forfeit
120 – Double Forfeit
126 – Double Forfeit