Boys tourney roundups: Reed-Custer, Phillips, Kaneland, Batavia
By Mike Garofola for the IWCOA
2025 COMET CLASSIC
Reed-Custer High School has had its fair share of postseason success with 25 state medal winners in its program history, four earning state championships along the way, and another three trips to the 1A dual-team state tournament.
On Saturday on Comet Drive in Braidwood, the home side welcomed 27 teams, most of which were 1A clubs, bringing numerous state-ranked men with them, including reigning state champion and the the No. 1-ranked guy at 285 pounds, Jason Dowell from Althoff Catholic.
In all, state-ranked wrestlers left the tournament with a dazzling combined record of 320-19.
No. 5 (1A) Jeremy Eggleston (29-1) earned the lone title for tourney host Reed-Custer at 138 pounds.
1st place: Wheeling (224.5 points)
There was a time back in the day that the Wheeling program would always be at or near the top of the table at a tournament’s end.
But after a long dry spell for the Wildcats, current coach and former Hersey star Charlie Curran is helping Wheeling’s program turn the corner in class 2A.
Until the Wildcats won back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024 at Harvard’s Sciacca-Holtfreter Tournament, the program had not won a tournament crown since 2017 in Glenview at the Rus Erb Invite.
The No. 10 (2A) Wildcats (12-1-0) added a second tournament championship this season into its trophy case, winning the Comet Classic on Saturday by leading the field with 34 pins and seven tech-falls.
Rarely does a tourney champion fail to secure an individual title, but while the Wildcats didn’t produce an individual champ, they still scored a whopping 621 total match points to ensure victory.
“We had eleven place-winners, and went 8-3 in the final round in order to beat out our two closest challengers,,” Curran said. “While three of our guys were unable to place, they still put extra team points on the board for us.”
Joey Romano (126), John Scanlon (157), and Jonny Dominguez (190) were all third for Wheeling, with Romano taking home a Comet Classic-high four tech-falls, and 99 total match points.
“(John) Scanlon took third with four pins, and Jonny (Dominguez) took third overall after losing his first match, while adding four pins along the way,” added Curran.
Frankie Katz (106) and Nicholas Montesinos (165) finished fourth overall.
2nd place: Chicago Hope (192.0 points)
No. 4 Arkail Griffin-Edwards, a 2024 state qualifier, won his title at 165 when he tech-falled and majored his way through the division.
The Eagles quintet of Nolan Callahan (113), Josiah Willis (132), Dylan Galvez (138), Ismael Montero (190) and Roy Phelps (285) all garnered second-place medals on the day.
3rd place: Joliet Central (191.5 points)
Senior Charles Walker (32-1) gave Joliet Central its lone individual title at 215 pounds, and was helped by a second-place finish from Aleck Allende at 120.
The trio of Liam Walsh (113), Isaiah Kan (138) and Tremaine Cooper (144) all earned fourth-place medals, while heavyweight Evan Patton led the tournament with five pins.
Others earning championship trophies: Raiden Terry (Seneca, 106, 30-1), Dylan Eimer (Olympia, 113, 29-3), Zach Hoffner (120, Bradley-Bourbonnais, 26-8), Dawson Hawthorne (126, Althoff Catholic, 15-0), Brendan Rayl (132, Althoff Catholic, 23-0), Jeremy Eggleston (138, Reed-Custer, 29-1), Cooper Corder (144, Sandwich, 24-4), Dylan Crouch (150, Dwight, 30-1), Chasen Kazmierczak (157, Wheaton Academy, 28-4), Angel Zamora (175, Hoopeston, 33-1), Logan VanDuyne (190, Wilmington, 27-3), Jason Dowell (285, Althoff Catholic, 20-0)
2025 Comet Classic results
106
1st: Raiden Terry (Seneca) 30-1, d. Charlie Flores (Hoopeston) 32-3, (D 6-4)
3rd: Colton Drinkwine (Reed-Custer) 31-4, d. Frankie Kataz (Wheeling) 24-6, (F 2:57)
5th: Cam Whitehead (Winnebago) 21-9, d. Coyt Rademaker (PORTA) 27-13, (MD 14-2)
113
1st: Dylan Eimer (Olympia) 29-3, d. Nolan Callahan (Hope) 29-7, (TF 2:29 (18-2)
3rd: Kainin Fillbright (PORTA) 32-10, d. Liam Walsh (Joliet C) 23-14, (M. For.)
5th: David Perez (Wheeling) 17-6, d. Cole Harris (Reed-Custer) 22-10, (D 11-8)
120
1st: Zach Hoffner (Bradley) 26-8, d. Aleck Allende (Joliet C) 26-11, (D 11-7)
3rd: Kaaden Wood (Reed-Custer) 23-7, d. Koby Clark (Marquette) 20-8, (D 5-3)
5th: Miguel Lopez (Wheeling) 23-10, d. Carter Knobloch (Olympia) 23-12, (F 3:57)
126
1st: Dawson Hawthorne (Althoff Cath) 15-0, d. Aiden Bell (Hoopeston) 34-3, (TF 6:00 (22-2)
3rd: Joey Romano (Wheeling) 29-6, d. Mateo Martinez (Olympia) 27-13, (MD 10-2)
5th: Jayden Sanchez (Reed-Custer) 25-8, d. Jowel Maldonado (Joliet C) 22-16, (M. For.)
132
1st: Brenden Rayl (Althoff Cath) 23-0, d. Josiah Willis (Hope) 27-8, (D 15-11)
3rd: Lincoln Hoger (Wheaton Academy) 29-6, d. Zach Bryant (PORTA) 33-10, (D 7-4)
5th: Izaiah Gonzalez (Bremen) 14-3, d. Max Katz (Wheeling) 23-13, (D 8-2)
138
1st: Jeremy Eggelston (Reed-Custer) 29-1, d. Dylan Galvez (Hope) 21-11, (D 9-5)
3rd: Avery Phillips (Seneca) 26-7, d. Isaiah Kan (Joliet C) 27-13, (M. For.)
5th: Hunter King (PORTA) 18-13, d. Jaxson Blanchard (Sandwich) 24-9, (D 10-6)
144
1st: Cooper Corder (Sandwich) 24-4, d. Mike Minor (PORTA) 24-5, (TF 2:00 (17-2)
3rd: Evan Cox (Clifton Central) 32-7, d. Tremaine Cooper (Joliet C) 20-14, (MD 11-2)
5th: Austin Berger (Wheeling) 23-10, d. Alex Mendez (Herscher) 19-12, (D 11-5)
150
1st: Dylan Crouch (Dwight) 30-1, d. Gianni Panozzo (Clifton Central) 32-4, (D 6-3)
3rd: Logan Baker (PORTA) 32-10, d. Joshua Kotalik (Sandwich) 24-13, (F 1:29)
5th: Santori Knight (Hope) 24-15, d. Brysen Manly (Marquette) 22-10, (D 6-5)
157
1st: Chasen Kazmierczak (Wheaton Academy) 28-4, d. Justin Zimmerman (PORTA) 33-6, (MD 11-3)
3rd: John Scanlon (Wheeling) 24-10, d. Giona Panozzo (Clifton Central) 28-10, (F 2:43)
5th: Josh Lehman (Sandwich) 17-7, d. Austin Wilkinson (Althoff Cath) 17-12, (MD 14-1)
165
1st: Arkail Griffin (Hope) 32-1, d. Tyler Jones (Wheaton Academy) 24-2, (TF 5:55 (20-2)
3rd: Reily Leifheit (Marquette) 26-3, d. Nicholas Montesinos (Wheeling) 27-7, (TF 5:20 (25-9)
5th: Mark Bew (Joliet C) 14-5, d. Caleb Jendras (St. Viator) 23-12, (D 8-4)
175
1st: Angel Zamora (Hoopeston) 33-1, d. Kayden Roach (Bradley) 25-10, (F 1:56)
3rd: Gavin Bafia (Dwight) 16-11, d. Kai Kern (Sandwich) 7-3, (D 11-7)
5th: Nathan Vogler (Reed-Custer) 22-8, d. Alex Gagnon (Seneca) 16-9, (M. For.)
190
1st: Logan VanDuyne (Wilmington) 27-3, d. Ismael Montero (Hope) 17-19, (F 1:39)
3rd: Jonny Dominguez (Wheeling) 26-6, d. Colton Schneider (St. Viator) 25-10, (MD 16-6)
5th: Wes Weatherford (Ottawa) 23-8, d. Brayden O`Connor (Bradley) 17-16, (F 4:00)
215
1st: Charles Walker (Joliet C) 32-1, d. Dominic Alaimo (Reed-Custer) 29-2, (MD 16-4)
3rd: Sebastian Sanderson (Tinley Park High School) 26-2, d. Devon Blanchard (Sandwich) 27-6, (D 6-1)
5th: Eddie Juarez (Wheeling) 24-4, d. Jeremy Johanik (Wheaton Academy) 24-7, (F 2:51)
285
1st: Jason Dowell (Althoff Cath) 20-0, d. Roy Phelps (Hope) 30-3, (D 1-0)
3rd: Jeremy Gagnon (Seneca) 29-1, d. Josh Cowman (Winnebago) 17-12, (F 2:39)
5th: Pablo Morales (Wheeling) 24-8, d. Evan Patton (Joliet C) 16-16, (F 1:12)
CLINT ARLIS INVITATIONAL
State super-powers Marmion Academy, Washington and Hononegah would dominate the proceedings on Saturday at host Batavia High School.
The Clint Arlis Invitational, named after the son of head coach Tom Arlis, who passed away suddenly in January of 2022 at the age of 34, has attracted quality teams year after year, and this season was no different.
Marmion, Washington and Hononegah brought along an impressive 21 top 10-rated wrestlers, six of whom are No. 1 in their respective weight divisions.
Tourney champion Marmion Academy saw five wrestlers claim top prizes. Both Marmion and Washington each entered eight wrestlers ranked in the top 10 in their weight classes.
“We were without four starters, but we wrestled well up and down our lineup, and had enough firepower to win this great event,” said Cadets co-head coach Anthony Cirrincione.
1st place: Marmion Academy (222.0 points)
The Cadets (9-2-0) earned a tourney-best five individual titles, led by No. 1 Demetrios Carrera (31-4) at 132 and No. 2 Zach Stewart (22-2) at 138 pounds.
Carrera came over from South Elgin during the offseason, where he advanced twice to state, while Stewart was a state champion a year ago at 138.
Stewart enjoyed a marvelous day in Batavia as he led the tourney with four tech falls, one of which was the fastest (1:00) posted. He also shared top honors for most team points (28) scored along with Hononegah star Connor Diemel.
No. 8 Colton Wyller (32-4) won his third major title of the season at 106, and No. 5 Ashton Hobson (14-4) claimed the top prize at 150. Teammate Mateusz Nycz continues to shine, as the No. 4 man at 285 tech-falled and pinned his way to the title.
Joseph Favia (215) and Preston Morrison (113) were runners-up in their respective weight divisions, with Aidan McClure (120) and Luke Boersma (190) adding to the final team score with third-place medals for the No. 3 team in 3A.
“Mateusz has been a great leader, teammate and a consistent performer, and a most dependable guy for our team,” Cirrincione said. “He currently has fifteen pins, ten tech-falls and over a hundred take-downs, making him No. 1 or 2 on our team for numbers of wins, pins, tech-falls and takedowns.
“He just committed to play football at Dartmouth next fall, and they are getting a phenomenal young man.”
2nd place: Washington (208.5 points)
The reigning 2A state champion Panthers (15-3-0) would watch its triple threat of No. 1 men Peyton Cox (22-2) at 144, Wyatt Medlin (35-3) at 157 and junior Josh Hoffer (35-3) at 215 pounds.
Cox appears on course to finally collect his biggest trophy of his career after three straight second-place state medals, while Medlin, No. 1 (2A) in the state at 150, bumped up a weight and never missed a beat with a pair of falls and one tech-fall.
Medlin was the 2024 state 2A champion at 150 pounds.
Hoffer avenged a 3-2 defeat a year ago here to Joseph Favia (Marmion Academy) with a 4-2 decision over the No. 2 (3A) Cadets junior. The two-time state medalist now has three major titles this season.
Noah Woods (126) and Sean Thornton (285) were second overall today, with teammates: Symon Woods (106) and Michael Mendoza (138) third. Wyatt Leman would add a fourth place finish for the Panthers.
3rd place: Hononegah (172.0 points)
No. 12 Hononegah was without the three-time state medalist, No. 3 TJ Silva (138), along with 2024 state medal winners Bruno Cassioppi (132) and Brody Sendele (165), who both remain on the injured list.
The Indians got Batavia titles from Connor Diemel (175), Kurt Smith (190), Jackson Olson (120) and Rocco Cassioppi (126), a second from Kristian DeClercq a(106), and fourths from Max Haskins (157) and Cruise Brolley (165).
Individual champions:
Others earning Batavia championship medals were Batavia’s Kai Enos (113), and Iowa-Grant/Highland, Wisconsin’s Jaxon Busse (165).
Clint Arlis Invitational results:
138
1st: Zach Stewart (Marmion) 22-2, d. Ben Messier (Naperville N) 27-4, (TF 2:30 (19-4)
3rd: Michael Mendoza (Washington) 22-14, d. Braeden Grisham (Oswego E) 25-10, . (D 11-8)
5th: Aidan Cummings (DG North) 26-11, d. Jullian Vallianatos (Lemont) 20-10, (TF 2:18 (15-0)
144
1st: Peyton Cox (Washington) 27-4, d. Jake Colleran (Maine S) 26-6, (TF 1:56 (16-1)
3rd: Caden Chiarelli (DG North) 29-7, d. Ryan Johnston (McHenry) 30-10, (F 2:49)
5th: Jonathan Kopcio (Marmion) 19-17, d. Cole Hubbard (Batavia) 19-12, (TF 4:44 (17-2)
150
1st: Ashton Hobson (Marmion) 14-4, d. Marcus Poe (Bolingbrook) 15-10, (TF 2:59 (16-0)
3rd: Gavin Hoerr (Maine S) 14-2, d. Leo Rosas (West Chicago) 23-5, (For.)
5th: Billy Rausch (DG North) 9-8, d. Timothy Garmon (Naperville N) 15-15, (F 1:54)
157
1st: Wyatt Medlin (Washington) 35-3, d. Tyson Imhoff (Iowa-Grant/Highland) 25-8, (F 4:28)
3rd: Max Haskins (Hononegah) 31-8, d. Chase Osborne (Batavia) 9-9, (F 3:26)
5th: Bennett WestFen (Prospect) 31-8, d. Liam O`Sullivan (DG North) 28-11, (MD 13-2)
165
1st: Jaxon Busse (I-G/Highland) 31-2, d. Tommy McDermott (Bolingbrook) 25-6, (MD 14-2)
3rd: Cruise Brolley (Washington) 26-10, d. Aiden Schuldt (McHenry) 24-9, (TF 4:18 (20-3)
5th: Joseph Quirk (Prospect) 12-9, d. Colin Peyton (Batavia) 20-17, (F 3:56)
175
1st: Connor Diemel (Hononegah) 30-5, d. Jackson McGuire (I-G/Highland) 23-7, (F 1:55)
3rd: Jack Brown (Batavia) 11-6, d. Jack Lasota (DG North) 26-9, (D 9-3)
5th: Gavin Payne (Prospect) 22-13, d. Garrett Patnoudes (Oswego E) 10-8, . (F 3:20)
190
1st: Kurt Smith (Hononegah) 32-4, d. Gavin Hinderman (Iowa-Grant/Highland) 19-7, (MD 14-3)
3rd: Luke Boersma (Marmion) 25-13, d. Wyatt Leman (Washington) 25-15, (SV-1 4-1)
5th: Brady Valle (Naperville N) 16-19, d. Brock Wrede (Prospect) 20-16, (D 3-1)
215
1st: Josh Hoffer (Washington) 35-3, d. Joseph Favia (Marmion) 11-5, (D 4-2)
3rd: Asher Sheldon (Batavia) 21-4, d. Josh Edwards (Oswego E) 27-12, (F 1:53)
5th: Tavfik Ibragimov (Naperville N) 25-6, d. Brody Lidbury (McHenry) 23-10, (M. For.)
285
1st: Mateusz Nycz (Marmion) 30-4, d. Sean Thornton (Washington) 28-9, (F 4:43)
3rd: Bode Brokopp (Iowa-Grant/Highland) 30-3, d. Peter Rodriguez (DG North) 27-11, (F 1:59)
5th: Tyler Fortis (Maine S) 25-2, d. Colin Murphy (DG North) 2-3, (F 3:31)
106
1st: Colton Wyller (Marmion) 32-4, d. Kristian Dlercq (Hononegah) 24-10, (F 1:30)
3rd: Symon Woods (Washington) 31-5, d. Griffin Wineski (Iowa-Grant/Highland) 21-11, (TF 4:47 (19-4)
5th: Damian Garcia (DG North) 23-12, d. Alex Powers (Lemont) 15-12, (TF 3:55 (18-0)
113
1st: Kai Enos (Batavia) 27-6, d. Preston Morrison (Marmion) 23-8, (MD 12-0)
3rd: Emanuel Rangel (West Chicago) 18-8, d. Jerry Donnelly (Andrew) 24-7, (F 1:09)
5th: Adam Beedon (Naperville N) 22-5, d. Anthony Martinez (Jacobs) 12-14, (F 1:46)
120
1st: Jackson Olson (Hononegah) 33-7, d. Nadeem Haleem (Andrew) 26-4, (MD 15-7)
3rd: Aidan McClure (Marmion) 18-6, d. Tyler Tiancgo (DG North) 30-8, (MD 15-1)
5th: Isaac Harris (Bolingbrook) 16-10, d. Enrique Garcia (Jacobs) 25-6, (M. For.)
126
1st: Rocco Cassioppi (Hononegah) 32-2, d. Noah Woods (Washington) 32-2, (D 7-2)
3rd: Brett Harman (Maine S) 24-6, d. Kyle Pasco (Batavia) 15-12, (D 7-1)
5th: Alex Hengles (DG North) 13-7, d. Connor McDonald (Naperville N) 28-6, (D 7-5)
132
1st: Demetrios Carrera (Marmion) 31-4, d. Jack Duraski (Batavia) 26-6, (MD 14-4)
3rd: Ryan Hanson (McHenry) 31-8, d. Cory Zator (Lemont) 21-8, (D 7-5)
5th: Christian Chiarelli (DG North) 24-9, d. Evan Musil (Hononegah) 26-13, (F 1:18)
2025 MARGARET FLOTT INVITATIONAL
Plainfield Central ruled this year’s eight-team Margaret Flott Invitational, using its upper weight strength, three individual titles, and nine top-four medal winners to edge host Kaneland by five points (103.5-98.5) to win the championship crown in Maple Park.
Freeport was third (83.0), Crystal Lake South (65.0) fourth and St. Charles North fifth overall with 58.5 points.
Crystal Lake South’s No. 5 (2A) Nathan Randle, a two-time state qualifier and state runner-up in 2023 while at Wauconda, claimed his fourth major title of the year. Randle also won at Vernon Hills, Rockford East, and Glenbrook South, and his tourney-high three pins and 56 total match points earned him his fourth title at Kaneland.
Host Kaneland has enjoyed a memorable period from 2016 to last year, when it collected nine of its 34 state medals, including a fifth-place finish last season from Kamron Scholl at 120 pounds.
The Lady Knights have a terrific program of their own, led by 2024 state champion Angelina Gochis, who won here a year ago at 106 pounds. Gochis (21-0) is currently the No. 1 rated 110-pounder in the state.
1st place: Plainfield Central (103.5 points)
Wildcats big man Anthony Minnito (215, 24-4) grabbed his first major title of the season, while teammate Antonio Montoya (9-4) earned his at 285 pounds.
Liam Thompson (126), Brody Rangel (132, three pins), Jack Bowen (138), Stanford Moss (165) and Michael Laudadio (175) would provide the extra firepower from their second-place medals, and Nicholas Brier (190) was fourth overall.
2nd place: Kaneland (98.5 points)
The Gochis family would treat the home town fans to a trio of championship victories, the first from the aforementioned Angelina and then from Alex Gochis (28-0) No. 9 in the state at 138 pounds, and Apollo Gochis taking home his title at 175.
Angelina would claim the most single match points on the day with 23, and Alex had a tourney-high three tech-falls.
The Knights’ Jack Gruber (144), Wyatt Yakle (150) and heavyweight Levi Herst were all runners-up, with Camden Skipper (120) and JR Warfel (215) both earning third place medals. Cristian Perez (157) and Hudson Giannini (165) were fourth overall.
3rd place: Freeport (83.0 points)
The Pretzels landed a pair of individual champions on the day from the Olson boys, Thomas (126, 25-9) and Maddox (165, 22-8).
Thomas Olson won a hard fought 1-0 decision in his final while Maddox, a senior, had an easier time as he pinned his way to his 165-pound title. Michael Tillmon (190) and Israel Goodman (215) were runners-up, with teammate Blake Susser fourth at 144.
Others earning championship medals were Aiden Marrello (Crystal Lake South, 144, 27-4), Liam O’Brien (St. Charles North, 150, 20-7), and David Randecker (Woodstock North, 190, 15-7).
Margaret Flott Invitational results:
106 – No matches/results to report
113
1st: Angelina Gochis (Kaneland) 7-0, d. Christopher Talbert (CL South) 26-9, (TF 3:55 (23-4)
3rd: Joseph Mendez (Bloom Twp) 1-2, d. Skyler Stewart (St. Charles N) 15-11, (F 4:18)
120
1st: Jayden Mizelle (Plainfield C) 13-3, d. Daniel Krive (Deerfield) 11-5, (F 1:57)
3rd: Camden Skipper (Kaneland) 6-9, d. Emiliano Castillo (St. Charles N) 6-8, (F 3:28)
126
1st: Thomas Olson (Freeport) 25-9, d. Liam Thompson (Plainfield C) 14-10, (D 1-0)
3rd: Anthony Farinella (St. Charles N) 15-14, d. Vaughn Tiria (CL South) 7-10, (F 2:49)
5th: Spencer Rotter (Deerfield) 6-4, d. Ben Krasnik (Deerfield) 2-11, (F 1:11)
132
1st: Nathan Randle (CL South) 28-0, d. Brody Rangel (Plainfield C) 16-10, (F 0:58)
3rd: Keelen Kassenbrock (St. Charles N) 7-14, d. Nathan Levy (Deerfield) 8-8, (F 0:27)
5th: Brandon Bastida (Bloom Twp)
138
1st: Alex Gochis (Kaneland) 28-0, d. Jack Bowen (Plainfield C) 22-8, (TF 4:00 (17-0)
3rd: Landon Tellez (St. Charles N) 12-10, d. Devyn Carrillo (CL South) 5-6, (D 11-10)
5th: Benjamin Weinstein (Deerfield) 14-7, d. Guillermo Ortiz (Freeport) 3-8, (D 10-7)
144
1st: Aiden Marrello (CL South) 27-4, d. Jack Gruber (Kaneland) 8-7, (TF 4:42 (17-1)
3rd: Brogan Sons (St. Charles N) 17-13, d. Blake Slusser (Freeport) 23-10, (TF 4:22 (16-0)
5th: Ariel Oberfeld (Deerfield) 14-9, d. Charlie Jungman (Deerfield) 14-5, (D 9-2)
150
1st: Liam O`Brien (St. Charles N) 20-7, d. Wyatt Yakle (Kaneland) 4-3, (MD 9-0)
3rd: Trenton Combs (Woodstock N) 11-14, d. Leo Camasta (CL South) 2-2, (F 1:13)
5th: Sajjad Abdulrazzaq (Freeport) 23-13, d. Armani Esparza (Plainfield C) 3-7, (F 1:43)
157
1st: Donavyn Fernandez (Freeport) 25-5, d. Doug Mejdrich (St. Charles N) 16-12, (MD 10-2)
3rd: Caleb Padilla (Deerfield) 13-8, d. Cristian Perez (Kaneland) 1-2, (F 0:34)
5th: Emiliano Ramirez (Plainfield C) 9-15, d. Tristan Duhem (Bloom Twp) 0-3, (F 2:50)
165
1st: Maddox Olson (Freeport) 22-8, d. Stanford Moss (Plainfield C) 3-5, (F 2:23)
3rd: Zachary Stinson (CL South) 8-18, d. Hudson Giannini (Kaneland) 4-6, (SV-1 12-9)
5th: Jackson Chappel (St. Charles N)
175
1st: Apollo Gochis (Kaneland) 16-3, d. Michael Laudadio (Plainfield C) 5-13, (MD 12-0)
3rd: Jeremy Burnett (Bloom Twp)
190
1st: David RanDker (Woodstock N) 15-7, d. Michael Tillmon (Freeport) 20-15, (MD 10-1)
3rd: D`Andre Cotton (Bloom Twp) 1-2, d. Nicholas Breier (Plainfield C) 2-11, (MD 21-11)
215
1st: Anthony Minnito (Plainfield C) 24-4, d. Israel Goodman (Freeport) 27-7, (MD 15-3)
3rd: JR Warfel (Kaneland) 4-9, d. Jabarie Brown (Bloom Twp) 0-3, (F 1:26)
285
1st: Antonio Montoya (Plainfield C) 9-4, d. Levi Herst (Kaneland) 4-8, (F 0:27)
PHILLIPS ELITE TOURNAMENT
Wendell Phillips Academy in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago is the oldest Black high school in the city, opening its doors in 1904 and named after Wendell Phillips, a great humanitarian, educator, abolitionist and orator.
Phillips was a basketball power in the mid-1970’s, winning a state title in 1975, and again last year in class 2A. On Saturday, the school’s wrestling program hosted the Phillips Elite Tournament as it welcomed 25 teams, all but three from Chicago.
When competition ended, it was St. Ignatius College Prep that lifted the championship trophy with 135.0 points, edging Joliet Catholic Academy (127.5) which sent its first team to a tournament at Geneseo, where it finished third behind the host club and Huntley.
Crane was third with 124.0 points, followed by Lindblom (116.0) and Phoenix Military Academy with 110.5.
1st place: St. Ignatius College Prep (135.0 points)
The Wolfpack used a tourney high 22 pins and an individual title from Ashok Chacko at 157, in addition to third place trophies from Chinadue Madu (285) and a fourth place finish from Luke Sanchez at 138 to edge their rivals from Joliet Catholic Academy.
Coach Ben Sanchez will begin to prepare his club for the Chicago Catholic League conference tournament next weekend, hosted by state 2A power Montini Catholic
2nd place: Joliet Catholic Academy (127.5 points)
The Hilltoppers celebrated an Aurelio Munoz (4-0) title at 132 pounds, plus a pair of second place trophies from Jon Higueros (106) and Andrew Staab at 138.
Maddox Stonitsch added a fourth place finish at 144.
3rd place: Chicago Crane (124.0 points)
Chicago Crane would have a tourney-best five top-four medals on the day, the best coming from runners-up Mason Micou (144) and Pernell Taylor (215).
The duo of Tayfun McElwain (157) and Christian Bonner (190) were third overall while teammate Ronell Newburn (150) earned a fourth-place medal.
Others earning championship medals were: Mohammed zia Nadre (106, Sullivan, 19-4), Leo Zapien (113, UIC, 19-3), Kingston Sawyers (120, Chicago Ag-Science, 14-0), Jovanni Harris (126, Little Village, 21-6), Emmanuel Adedeji (138, Thornton, 9-3), Maurice Bush (144, Chicago-Ag Science, 16-1), Ryan Singleton (150, CMA Bronzeville, 16-2), Kendall Taylor (165, CMA Bronzeville, 14-2), Adrian Zepeda (175, Amundsen, 20-1), Samel Marrero (190, Horizon, 20-0), Kaleb Abney (215, Phoenix Military Academy, 4-0), Justin Powell (285, Hyde Park, 17-1).
Phillips Elite tournament results:
106
1st: Mohammed zia Nadre (Sullivan) 19-4, d. Jon Higueros (Joliet Cath) 11-7, (F 1:43)
3rd: Jeremy Powell (Chicago Ag Science ) 10-2, d. Jonathan Mendoza-Rodriguez (Lindblom) 6-4, (TF 2:54 (19-3)
5th: Adrian Valadez (Thornton) 11-3, d. Julian Lopez (St Ignatius) 2-2, (F 0:33)
113
1st: Leo Zapien (UIC) 19-3, .d. Amari Franklin (Hyde Park) 7-1, (F 4:29)
3rd: Ithan Payne (Lindblom) 5-4, d. Cartiere Jackson (Goode STEM ) 12-5, (F 1:44)
5th: Marcelo Acosta (Phoenix Military) 3-1, d. Dominic Flores (Joliet Cath) 6-11, (MD 10-0)
120
1st: Kingston Sawyers (Chicago Ag Science ) 14-0, d. Elijah Torres (Phoenix Military) 3-1, (D 10-9)
3rd: Benito Chavez (Little Village) 18-8, d. Kevin Zavala (Lindblom) 2-5, (TF 4:00 (17-0)
5th: Jim Higgins (St Ignatius) 4-1, d. Benjamin Flores (UIC) 13-7, . (F 2:58)
126
1st: Jovanni Harris (Little Village) 21-6, d. Alonte Lorek (Horizon) 15-7, . (F 1:37)
3rd: Mohammed Mohammed-gazal (King) 12-8, d. Julian Collins (UIC) 17-7, . (F 1:19)
5th: Murphy Keegan (Joliet Cath) 14-7, d. Deonce Scott (Phoenix Military) 3-2, (TF 4:54 (17-2)
132
1st: Aurelio Munoz (Joliet Cath) 4-0, d. Mohamad Khater (Ridgewood) 22-10, (TF 3:56 (21-4)
3rd: James Hill (Phillips) 16-3, d. Moses Pittman (King) 15-6, (F 3:23)
5th: David Bahena (Little Village) 12-5, d. Joshua Marrero (Phoenix Military) 3-2, (F 3:06)
138
1st: Emmanuel Adedeji (Thornton) 9-3, d. Andrew Staab (Joliet Cath) 15-6, (F 1:44)
3rd: Nakia Smith (Corliss) 4-1, d. Luke Sanchez (St Ignatius) 3-2, (F 1:09)
5th: Anthony Suarez (Little Village) 18-8, d. Keshaun Colemen (Hyde Park) 9-6, (F 3:24)
144
1st: Maurice Bush (Chicago Ag Science ) 16-1, d. Mason Micou (Crane) 3-1, . (D 9-3)
3rd: Awwal Ogunsolu (Kelly) 3-1, d. Maddox Stonitsch (Joliet Cath) 10-4, (TF 5:52 (23-4)
5th: Sergio Ramirez (Lindblom) 12-5, d. Christian Cossia (Thornton) 5-4, . (F 3:26)
150
1st: Ryan Singleton (CMA Bronzeville) 16-2, d. Jacob Jackson (King) 15-5, (TF 5:55 (18-2)
3rd: Roderick Johnson (Phillips) 14-4, d. Ronell Newburn (Crane) 2-2, . (F 2:46)
5th: Luca Capuano (St Ignatius) 4-1, d. Leonardo Juarez (Kelly) 4-2, . (F 3:50)
157
1st: Ashok Chacko (St Ignatius) 4-0, d. Tayfun Mcelwain (Crane) 3-1, . (F 3:10)
3rd: Andrew Payne (Hope) 21-9, .d. John Tribuzio (Ridgewood) 9-12, (F 0:29)
5th: Laquaris Moore (Corliss) 4-1, d. Oscar De la cruz (CMA Bronzeville) 9-10, (D 14-7)
165
1st: Kendall Taylor (CMA Bronzeville) 14-2, d. Oscar Lazaro (Schurz) 20-1, (F 5:04)
3rd: Erick Arroyo (Lindblom) 7-5, d. Kiran McCarter (Amundsen) 11-7, (F 2:52)
5th: Quenton Mingo (Thornton) 3-1, N/A.d. Brayan Ruiz (Back of the Yards) 13-7, (D 15-9)
175
1st: Adrian Zepeda (Amundsen) 20-1, d. Jaiden Santiago (Little Village) 20-6, (F 0:58)
3rd: Martin Rodriguez (Hope) 7-8, .d. Christopher Russell (Corliss) 2-2, N/A. (DQ)
5th: Marquel Wilson (Chicago Ag Science ) 14-5, d. Adrian Del Villar (Crane) 3-2, . (Inj. 2:00)
190
1st: Samel Marrero (Horizon) 20-0, .d. Tyran Pritchett (Phillips) 12-2, (F 5:02)
3rd: Christian Bonner (Crane) 3-1, .d. Malik Allen (UIC) 18-6, . (F 2:00)
5th: Erik Martinez (Back of the Yards) 13-3, d. Pharoah McThune (King) 11-4, (F 3:46)
215
1st: Kaleb Abney (Phoenix Military) 4-0, d. Pernell Taylor (Crane) 3-1, . (F 0:50)
3rd: Vincent Marshall (Thornton) 5-5, d. Seth Turner (UIC) 12-9, . (F 2:36)
5th: Aiden Bishop (Joliet Cath) 3-1, d. Robert Hardwick (Goode STEM ) 7-12, (F 1:04)
285
1st: Justin Powell (Hyde Park) 17-1, d. Josue Olivo (Lindblom) 8-3, (F 2:00)
3rd: Chinadue Madu (St Ignatius) 3-1, d. Charles Harris (Sullivan) 19-1, (M. For.)
5th: Jeremiah Arnold (Corliss) 4-1, N/A.d. Luis Romero-Garmendia (Kelly) 8-8, (F 1:48)