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By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA

IWCOA rankings from Rob Sherrill’s Illinois Best Weekly
Dual team state finals will take place at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington Feb. 27-28

1A Oregon Team Sectional

Lena-Winslow/Stockton 50, Wheaton Academy 21

Long-time head coach Kevin Milder will take his boys from No. 2 Lena-Winslow/Stockton (31-3) to the team state finals for the fifth time in program history, after topping Wheaton Academy (16-10) 50-21 at Oregon and improving to 31-3 in duals this season.

Milder guided the program to state title wins in 2017 and 2019, a second-place finish in 2012, and a third-place finish in 2023.

Milder’s squad will take on No. 6 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher (26-2) in a state quarterfinal dual at 7 p.m. in Bloomington.

Lena-Winslow/Stockton took nine of 14 matches in the win, including seven wins by fall. Milder got pins from Keller Otto (120), Brandon White (126), Mauricio Glass (138), Sam Sikora (157), Mark Detwiler (165), Eli Larson (190) and Oliver McPeek (215). The team also got a tech fall from Arrison Bauer (144) and a straight decision win from Jeremiah Luke (285).

Wheaton Academy coach Steve Aiello was seeking his program’s first trip to the state finals. The Warriors (16-10) got a pin from Elliot Hardy (106), a tech fall from Lincoln Hoger (150), a major decision win from Zion Kaunley (113), and straight decision wins from Oscar Smith (132) and Tyler Jones (175).

Dual results

106 – Elliot Hardy, (Wheaton Ac) d. Reece Hartzell, (L-W/Stockton) F 1:08

113 – Zion Kaunley, (Wheaton Ac) d. Carson Hill, (L-W/Stockton) MD 10-2

120 – Keller Otto, (L-W/Stockton) d. Danny Shin, (Wheaton Ac) F 2:29

126 – Brandon White, (L-W/Stockton) d. Buckley Kazmeirzak, (Wheaton Ac) F 3:15

132 – Oscar Smith, (Wheaton Ac) d. Huntlee Burris, (L-W/Stockton) D 6-3

138 – Mauricio Glass, (L-W/Stockton) d. Eli Shin, (Wheaton Ac) F 3:30

144 – Arrison Bauer, (L-W/Stockton) d. Nico Chiappetta, (Wheaton Ac) TF 15-0

150 – Lincoln Hoger, (Wheaton Ac) d. Tegan Arnold, (L-W/Stockton) TF 15-0

157 – Sam Sikora, (L-W/Stockton) d. Joey Guidi, (Wheaton Ac) F 2:59

165 – Mark Detwiler, (L-W/Stockton) d. Noah Daniels, (Wheaton Ac) F 2:59

175 – Tyler Jones, (Wheaton Ac) d. John Mensendike, (L-W/Stockton) D 7-2

190 – Eli Larson, (L-W/Stockton) d. Joseph Senneses, (Wheaton Ac) F 1:03

215 – Oliver McPeek, (L-W/Stockton) d. Ian De Souza, (Wheaton Ac) F 1:45

285 – Jeremiah Luke, (L-W/Stockton) d. Hezzy Garcia, (Wheaton Ac) D 14-8

Dixon 57, Morrison 20

No. 5 Dixon (16-4) and coach Micah Hey earned the program’s second trip to the team state finals with a 57-21 win over No. 21 Morrison (23-10) at Oregon. Former coach Chris Bishop took the program downstate in 2017 and placed third.

Dixon (16-4) won 10 of 14 matches against No. 21 Morrison (23-10), with seven pins coming from Doolan Long (132), Charlie Connors (144), Adam Staples (165), Blake Dingley (175), Dawson Kemp (215), Dylan Bopes (285), and Riley Paredes (113). The Dukes also got a tech fall from Preston Richards (150) and a major decision win from Jack Ragan (120). Morrison forfeited at 106 to Dixon’s Gage Heath.

Morrison coach Tom Drosopoulos got tech fall wins from Patrick Schaefer (138) and Caleb Modglin (157) and a major decision win at 190 from Noah Stout. Dixon forfeited at 126 to Morrison’s Eli Modglin.
Dixon will square off against No. 9 Althoff Catholic (17-0) at 5 p.m. in Bloomington.

Dual results

132 – Doolan Long, (Dixon) d. Jaken Updike (Morrison) F 1:23

138 – Patrick Schaefer (Morrison) d. Channing Sarver, (Dixon) TF 18-3

144 – Charlie Connors, (Dixon) d. Randy Gerlach (Morrison) F 0:21

150 – Preston Richards, (Dixon) d. Mason Grismore (Morrison) TF 19-4

157 – Caleb Modglin (Morrison) d. Neomiah Holloway, (Dixon) TF 16-0

165 – Adam Staples, (Dixon) d. Conrad Eichman (Morrison) F 2:59

175 – Blake Dingley, (Dixon) d. Ethan Bush (Morrison) F 1:14

190 – Noah Stout (Morrison) d. Seth Shaffer, (Dixon) MD 11-1

215 – Dawson Kemp, (Dixon) d. Caleb Carroll (Morrison) F 0:35

285 – Dylan Bopes, (Dixon) d. Corbin Allen (Morrison) F 0:43

106 – Gage Heath, (Dixon) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 – Riley Paredes, (Dixon) d. Landon Rubright (Morrison) F 1:44

120 – Jack Ragan, (Dixon) d. Cael Wright (Morrison) MD 14-6

126 – Eli Modglin (Morrison) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

1A Taylorville Team Sectional

Althoff Catholic 50, Lawrenceville 23

Coach Emanuel Brooks will take No. 9 Althoff Catholic (17-0) downstate for the third time in program history after the Crusaders’ 50-23 win over Lawrenceville (11-6) at Taylorville. Althoff placed fourth in state in 2018 for former coach Josh Harper.

Brooks’ boys earned a 9-5 edge in matches won and got bonus points in all nine wins. Pins came from Jaxon Lynn (126), Dawson Hawthorne (132), Colton Stearns (138) and Stephen Ache (215), and the Crusaders got tech fall wins from Nathan Fisher (120), Landon Weidler (157), Ryan Hogue (165) and Pierre Walton (175). Lawrenceville forfeited at 113 to Althoff’s Prudence Sniker (113).

Lawrenceville coach Cody Bobe got tech falls from James O’Dell (106), Cale Seitzinger (150), and Jude DeCausey (285), and major decision wins from Hudson Meek (144) and Malikye Williams (190).

Lawrenceville was after its third trip to the state finals since 1984. The program placed third in state in ’84 and fourth in ’85, and last qualified in 1996 for former coach Jim Dunn. The program placed second in state twice, in 1939 and 1940 for coach Bob Emmons, who also guided the program to a third-place finish in 1942.

Althoff Catholic will take on No. 5 Dixon (16-4) in a state quarterfinal dual at 5 p.m. in Bloomington.

Dual results
106 – James O`Dell (Lawrenceville) d. Karson Fowler, (Althoff Cath) TF 15-0

113 – Prudence Snider, (Althoff Cath) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

120 – Nathan Fisher, (Althoff Cath) d. Kyler Guercio (Lawrenceville) TF 19-2

126 – Jaxon Lynn, (Althoff Cath) d. Drew Seitzinger (Lawrenceville) F 4:42

132 – Dawson Hawthorne, (Althoff Cath) d. Dayton Ledbetter (Lawrenceville) F 0:37

138 – Colton Stearns, (Althoff Cath) d. Jude Shick (Lawrenceville) F 0:37

144 – Hudson Meek (Lawrenceville) d. robbie Schallert, (Althoff Cath) MD 12-1

150 – Cale Seitzinger (Lawrenceville) d. John Taylor, (Althoff Cath) TF 18-3

157 – Landon Weidler, (Althoff Cath) d. Daniel Kiser (Lawrenceville) TF 19-2

165 – Ryan Hogue, (Althoff Cath) d. Tucker Waldrop (Lawrenceville) TF 16-1

175 – Pierre Walton, (Althoff Cath) d. Nick Morehead (Lawrenceville) TF 17-2

190 – Malikye Williams (Lawrenceville) d. Austin Wilkinson, (Althoff Cath) MD 10-1

215 – Stephen Ache, (Althoff Cath) d. Leroy Werich (Lawrenceville) F 0:51

285 – Jude DeCausey (Lawrenceville) d. Braden Bush, (Althoff Cath) TF 16-0

Vandalia 46, Murphysboro 23
No. 3 Vandalia (28-2) won nine of 14 matches against No. 3 Murphysboro (22-8) to punch its ticket to the team state finals for the 25th time in program history. Only Montini and its 26 state finals appearances stands ahead of Vandalia for the most appearances in Illinois history.

Vandalia is seeking its third consecutive team trophy, having placed fourth in 2024 and second in state last season. The program has won 11 team state trophies, including a state title in 1996 under coach Glenn Exton.

First-year Vandalia head coach Pat Myers got pins from Brody Matthews (138), Dade Kleinik (150), Dillon Hinton (165) and Cole Yarborough (175) in the win, and tech fall wins from Preston Waughtel (120) and Max Philpot (132). Ross Miller (190) and Elijah Mabry (144) won straight decisions, and Cooper Galoway (106) won by forfeit.

Murphysboro was seeking its fourth team state finals appearance overall under coach Shea Baker, who took the Red Devils downstate in 2016 and 2025, placing third in Illinois in 2016. The Red Devils got pins from Caybren Hubbard (215) and Jace Witzman (157), a tech fall from Drevan Bramlett (113), and a straight decision wins from Julien Tanner (285) and Paxton Pyatt (120).

Vandalia will face No. 17 Chicago Hope Academy (17-12) in a state quarterfinal dual at 7 p.m. in Bloomington.

Dual results

215 – Caybren Hubbard (Murphysboro) d. Braxton Dunn (Vandalia) F 1:04

285 – Julien Tanner (Murphysboro) d. Dominic Swyers (Vandalia) D 4-0

106 – Cooper Galoway (Vandalia) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 – Drevan Bramlett (Murphysboro) d. Kaden Daughtery (Vandalia) TF 17-1

120 – Paxton Pyatt (Murphysboro) d. riley Hinton (Vandalia) D 11-6

126 – Preston Waughtel (Vandalia) d. Sergio Garcia (Murphysboro) TF 18-2

132 – Max Philpot (Vandalia) d. Jackson Graff (Murphysboro) TF 18-0

138 – Brody Matthews (Vandalia) d. Jeret Edwards (Murphysboro) F 3:55

144 – Elijah Mabry (Vandalia) d. Lemar Treshansky (Murphysboro) D 8-7

150 – Dade Kleinik (Vandalia) d. Sayvair Williams (Murphysboro) F 0:33

157 – Jace Witzman (Murphysboro) d. Zayne Zinkgraf (Vandalia) F 2:43

165 – Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) d. Haegan Hughes (Murphysboro) F 2:33

175 – Cole Yarborough (Vandalia) d. Phoenix Hickam (Murphysboro) F 2:00

190 – Ross Miller (Vandalia) d. Logan Tanner (Murphysboro) D 8-2

1A Canton Team Sectional

Olympia 40, PORTA 33

No. 8 Olympia (19-5) heads to the team dual state finals for the 11th time in program history, after its 40-33 win over No. 13 PORTA (26-6) in Canton. It will mark the second consecutive finals appearance for coach Josh Collins.

Collins’ boys earned an 8-6 edge in matches won, forfeiting the final match of the dual. The Spartans got pins from Caleb Peters (215), Darian Holloway (285), Brandon Gaither (113) and Kenzer Burrell (138), tech falls from Tucker Garey (126) and Carter Knobloch (132), and straight decision wins from Kaden Collins (157) and Connor Collins (106).

Olympia won three state trophies for former coach Mike Manahan, placing third in 1999, fourth in 2000 and second in ’01. Former coach Pete Cleary led the program to a third-place finish in 2017.
Long-time PORTA coach Jeff Hill got pins from Logan Baker (165), Caleb Peters (215), Kainin Fillbright (120), a tech fall from Justin Zimmerman (190) and a major decision win from Zach Bryant (150). Olympia forfeited at 144 to PORTA’s Hunter King at 144.

PORTA was seeking its 11th state finals appearance under Hill’s guidance. Hill guided his program to a state title in 2010, a second-place finish in 2014, and fourths in 2005, 2009 and 2013.
Olympia will face No. 1 Coal City (39-0) in a state quarterfinal dual at 5 p.m. in Bloomington.

Dual results

150 – Zach Bryant, (PORTA) d. Austin Kisner, (Olympia) MD 14-4

157 – Kaden Collins, (Olympia) d. Jamarion Thomas, (PORTA) D 12-5

165 – Logan Baker, (PORTA) d. Kayden Thomas, (Olympia) F 1:59

175 – Caleb Cass, (PORTA) d. Jacob Cassel, (Olympia) F 0:52

190 – Justin Zimmerman, (PORTA) d. Isaac Warnock, (Olympia) TF 15-0

215 – Caleb Peters, (Olympia) d. Jayden Minor, (PORTA) F 1:19

285 – Darian Holloway, (Olympia) d. JJ Dyson, (PORTA) F 2:47

106 – Connor Collins, (Olympia) d. Coyt Rademaker, (PORTA) D 8-4

113 – Brandon Gaither, (Olympia) d. Jon Blankenship, (PORTA) F 2:59

120 – Kainin Fillbright, (PORTA) d. Ryan Ballinger, (Olympia) F 2:56

126 – Tucker Garey, (Olympia) d. Landon Webb, (PORTA) TF 15-0

132 – Carter Knobloch, (Olympia) d. Ryan McCoy, (PORTA) TF 15-0

138 – Kenzer Burell, (Olympia) d. Jaxen Feagans, (PORTA) F 3:53

144 – Hunter King, (PORTA) d. Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher 57, Canton 20

No. 6 GCMS/Fisher coach Josh Carter will take the co-op program to its fourth state finals appearance after winning 57-20 over host No. 16 Canton (17-7). Carter’s boys are chasing a third state finals trophy, as the program placed fourth in state in 2017 for coach Ryan Birt, second in 2010, and fourth again in 2015 for Carter.

GCMS/Fisher (26-2) won 10 of 14 matches against Canton (17-7) and earned bonus points throughout.  Falls came from Hunter Brandon (150), Ethan Lowe (175), Sam Manson (190), Jaxon Wright (215), Bentley Fields (106), Ian Rotramel (113), and Landen Lage (138). Carter also got tech fall wins from Hudson Babb (157), Cooper Miller (165) and Nolan Lowe (144).

Canton’s wins came by fall from Connor Williams (285), Dyllan Steele (120) and Maddux Steele (126), and by sudden-victory decision at 132 from Jacob Hardesty.

Canton coach Zach Crawford was seeking the program’s second trip to the state finals, having taken the Little Giants downstate in 2023.

GCMS/Fisher will face No. 2 Lena-Winslow/Stockton (31-3) in a state quarterfinal dual at 5 p.m. in Bloomington.

Dual results
150 – Hunter Brandon, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Grady Smith (Canton) F 0:00

157 – Hudson Babb, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Alex Carrier (Canton) TF 16-0

165 – Cooper Miller, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Daniel Kees (Canton) TF 18-1

175 – Ethan Lowe, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Eli Piper (Canton) F 1:14

190 – Sam Manson, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Alex Webster (Canton) F 3:16

215 – Jaxon Wright, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Johnny Nidiffer (Canton) F 1:23

285 – Connor Williams (Canton) d. Carson Sexton, (GCMS/Fisher) F 1:10

106 – Bentley Fields, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Dash Shepler (Canton) F 2:34

113 – Ian Rotramel, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Dean Bruketta (Canton) F 1:23

120 – Dyllan Steele (Canton) d. Kaden Huster, (GCMS/Fisher) F 3:11

126 – Maddux Steele (Canton) d. Gage Martin, (GCMS/Fisher) F 1:29

132 – Jacob Hardesty (Canton) d. Camden Brucker, (GCMS/Fisher) SV-1 4-1

138 – Landen Lage, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Kole VanMiddlesworth (Canton) F 1:37

144 – Nolan Lowe, (GCMS/Fisher) d. Ayden Stewart (Canton) TF 16-0

Canton’s team score was adjusted by -1.0 for uc – 132

By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA

Stillman Valley

Lena-Winslow/ Stockton co-op won its eighth regional title since 2012 after collecting 236.5 points, which was 77.5 ahead of runner-up Oregon, at the 11-team Stillman Valley Regional. The PantherHawks had six champs and four other qualifiers for the Byron Individual Sectional.

Title winners for the PantherHawks, who are coached by 2020 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Kevin Milder, were Carson Hill (113), Brandon White (126), Arrison Bauer (144), Eli Larson (190), Oliver McPeek (215) and Jeremiah Luke (285) while Keller Otto (120), Mauricio Glass (138), Sam Sikora (157) and John Mensendike (170) took second place. Huntlee Burris (132) lost a 4-3 decision in the third-place match to miss out on advancing to the sectional.

Lena-Winslow/ Stockton, which is ranked second, beat Wheaton Academy 50-21 in Thursday’s Oregon Dual Team Sectional. As a result, it advances to the IHSA Class 1A Dual Team Finals in Bloomington and meets Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/ Fisher co-op in the quarterfinals on February 27. The team hopes that it will be assured of its fifth state trophy, which includes 1A titles in 2017 and 2019, second place in 2012 and third place in 2023. 

Oregon (159) was ranked 12th while Byron, an honorable mention selection, beat out West Carroll 133-125 for third place. Stillman Valley (111.5), Dakota/ Orangeville co-op (88), Polo/ Forreston/ Eastland/ Milledgeville co-op (65.5), Galena/ East Dubuque co-op (54), Winnebago (54), Durand/ Pecatonica co-op (46) and Boylan Catholic (13.5) rounded out the field.

Additional regional champions were Oregon’s Josiah Perez (120), Jack Benesh (132) and Nelson Benesh (138), West Carroll’s Connor Knop (157) and Jonner Smith (165), Winnebago’s Cam Whitehead (106), Polo/ Forreston/ Eastland/ Milledgeville’s Kaenyn McCarren (150) and Byron’s Brody Stien (175).

Regional champions

106 – Cam Whitehead (Winnebago) 31-4 

113 – Carson Hill (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 28-17

120 – Josiah Perez (Oregon) 39-0

126 – Brandon White (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 28-9 

132 – Jack Benesh (Oregon) 24-5

138 – Nelson Benesh (Oregon) 38-4

144 – Arrison Bauer (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 42-3 

150 – Kaenyn McCarren (Polo/ Forreston/ Eastland/ Milledgeville) 22-5

157 – Connor Knop (West Carroll) 26-0

165 – Jonner Smith (West Carroll) 33-1

175 – Brody Stien (Byron) 41-1

190 – Eli Larson (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 42-1

215 – Oliver McPeek (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 41-2

285 – Jeremiah Luke (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 38-3

Additional sectional qualifiers
106 – Carter Paulson (Stillman Valley) 31-7; Aiden Salo (Byron) 30-12

113 – Jordan Lowe (Oregon) 20-10; Carter Mancilla (Dakota) 19-14 

120 – Keller Otto (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 31-16; Parker McGlinn (Winnebago) 19-8

126 – Isaiah Perez (Oregon) 33-7; Connor Higgins (Galena/ East Dubuque) 24-5

132 – Hunter King (Byron) 24-11; Jack McIntyre (West Carroll) 29-6

138 – Mauricio Glass (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 32-11; Guillermo Kalata (Stillman Valley) 14-13

144 – Harlan Kinney (Dakota/ Orangeville) 19-14; Jordan Donahue (Galena/ East Dubuque) 19-13

150 – Cole Herrell (West Carroll) 27-6; Cael O`Horo (Byron) 24-15

157 – Sam Sikora (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 34-11; Dylan Dach (Byron) 22-15 

165 – Ethan Waugh (Stillman Valley) 30-4; Brannick Alexander (Dakota/ Orangeville) 21-8

175 – John Mensendike (Lena-Winslow/ Stockton) 37-7; Jay Pearson (Dakota/ Orangeville) 24-10

190 – Will Julian (Byron) 34-6; Micah Stringini (Polo/ Forreston/ Eastland/ Milledgeville) 33-9

215 – Jacksyn Windham (Oregon) 22-15; Dermot Dolan (Durand/ Pecatonica) 14-3

285 – Riley Boyer (Byron) 16-14, Trey Jones (Durand/ Pecatonica) 28-10

Individual statistics

Most team points: Arrison Bauer, Lena-Winslow/ Stockton 28; Jonner Smith, West Carroll 28; Connor Knop, West Carroll 27.5; Jack Benesh, Oregon 26.5; Kaenyn McCarren, Polo/ Forreston/ Eastland/ Milledgeville 25.5; Jeremiah Luke, Lena-Winslow/ Stockton 24; Nelson Benesh, Oregon 23.5; Oliver McPeek, Lena-Winslow/ Stockton 23; Cam Whitehead, Winnebago 23; Brody Stien, Byron 22.5

Most total match points: Brody Stien, Byron 56; Jack Benesh, Oregon 51; Dylan Dach, Byron 50

Most pins: Jonner Smith, West Carroll 3 (in 4:41), Brannick Alexander, Dakota/ Orangeville 3; Arrison Bauer, Lena-Winslow/ Stockton 3; Dermot Dolan, Durand/ Pecatonica 3; Guillermo Kalata, Stillman Valley 3; Micah Stringini, Polo/ Forreston/ Eastland/ Milledgeville 3

Most technical falls: Brody Stien, Byron 3 (in 7:20)

Largest seed-place difference: Xander Bell, Stillman Valley 3; Gavin Sinkiawic, Dakota/ Orangeville 3

Team statistics

Most total match points: Lena-Winslow/ Stockton 270; Stillman Valley 257; Byron 243

Most pins: Lena-Winslow/ Stockton 18; Oregon 12; Stillman Valley 11

Most technical falls: Byron 5; Winnebago 5

Princeton

Dixon captured its third regional title and first since 2019 when it had five champions, three runners-up and a third-place finisher to help it claim top honors at the Princeton Regional with 221 points, which was 44 points ahead of runner-up Sandwich, who beat out Marquette Academy 177-172 for second place in the 11-team competition at Prouty Gym in Princeton.

Top performers for coach Micah Hey’s first place Dukes were title winners Riley Paredes (106), Doolan Long (126), Charlie Connors (144), Dawson Kemp (215) and Dylan Bopes (285) as well as second-place finishers Jack Ragan (120), Preston Richards (150) and Blake Dingley (175) and also Seth Shaffer (190), who took third while Adam Staples (165) claimed fourth place.

Dixon, which defeated first-time regional winner Morrison 57-20 in Thursday’s Oregon Dual Team Sectional, advanced to the IHSA Dual Team Finals for the second time and faces Althoff Catholic in the quarterfinals on February 27. Its other appearance was in 2017 when coach Chris Bishop led the program to third place in Class 2A. The Dukes came into the regional ranked fifth while Sandwich was 20th and Marquette Academy was 25th and Kewanee and the host Tigers were both honorable mention selections.

Princeton, which had four title winners, got past Kewanee 145-139.5 for fourth place while the remainder of the field included Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille co-op (63), Mendota (60), ROWVA/ Williamsfield co-op (49.5), Saint Bede Academy (29.5), Putnam County/ Hall co-op (26) and Somonauk/ Leland co-op (18). 

Additional champions were Princeton’s Augustus Swanson (113), Kane Dauber (138), Casey Etheridge (165) and Eli Berlin (190), Marquette Academy’s Wesley Janick (120), Koby Clark (132) and Brysen Manly (157) and Sandwich’s Cooper Corder (150) and Joshua Kotalik (175).

Note: Curt’s full story on the Princeton Regional will appear in the next few days with more news about Dixon qualifying for the IHSA Dual Team Finals at Thursday’s Oregon Sectional.

Regional champions

106 – Riley Paredes (Dixon) 33-1 

113 – Augustus Swanson (Princeton) 42-1

120 – Wesley Janick (Marquette Academy) 28-2

126 – Doolan Long (Dixon) 30-10  

132 – Koby Clark (Marquette Academy) 29-7

138 – Kane Dauber (Princeton) 23-2 

144 – Charlie Connors (Dixon) 37-4

150 – Cooper Corder (Sandwich) 36-1 

157 – Brysen Manly (Marquette Academy) 24-13

165 – Casey Etheridge (Princeton) 41-5

175 – Joshua Kotalik (Sandwich) 41-5 

190 – Eli Berlin (Princeton) 36-10

215 – Dawson Kemp (Dixon) 33-8 

285 – Dylan Bopes (Dixon) 27-5

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 – Aden Spinelli (Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille) 25-2; Dakota Harmon (Marquette Academy) 31-11

113 – Connor Eggers (Marquette Academy) 23-13; Kegan Miller (ROWVA/ Williamsfield) 26-9

120 – Jack Ragan (Dixon) 34-5; Connor Blanchard (Sandwich) 22-16

126 – Logan Huenefeld (Marquette Academy) 29-13; Dom Urbanski (Sandwich) 22-23

132 – Max Moreno (Saint Bede Academy) 35-7; Corbin Brown (Princeton) 32-13 

138 – Jaxson Blanchard (Sandwich) 30-7; Beau Thompson (Marquette Academy) 29-12 

144 – Lain Taylor (Kewanee) 36-7; Caiden Heath (Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille) 23-8

150 – Preston Richards (Dixon) 35-6; Dontel Wommack (Kewanee) 27-12

157 – Gavin Evans (Mendota) 29-8; Jack Forth (Sandwich) 27-18

165 – Reily Leifheit (Marquette Academy) 31-4; Brayden Johnson (Kewanee) 28-16

175 – Blake Dingley (Dixon) 28-15; Ace Lafollette (Kewanee) 30-11

190 – Kai Kern (Sandwich) 26-14; Seth Shaffer (Dixon) 26-18 

215 – Alex Schaefer (Marquette Academy) 26-2; Kaden Clevenger (Sandwich) 30-10 

285 – Airies Simmons (Kewanee) 21-5; Justin Doden (Putnam County/ Hall) 19-16 

Individual statistics

Most team points: Eli Berlin, Princeton 28; Kane Dauber, Princeton 28; Cooper Corder, Sandwich 26.5; Wesley Janick, Marquette Academy 26; Dylan Bopes, Dixon 24; Dawson Kemp, Dixon 24; Joshua Kotalik, Sandwich 24; Doolan Long, Dixon 24; Riley Paredes, Dixon 24; Augustus Swanson, Princeton 24

Most total match points: Trayvon Rucker, Mendota 46; Cooper Corder, Sandwich 42; Charlie Connors, Dixon 38

Most pins: Augustus Swanson, Princeton 3 (in 2:09); Eli Berlin, Princeton 3; Connor Blanchard, Sandwich 3; Kaden Clevenger, Sandwich 3: Kane Dauber, Princeton 3; Justin Doden, Putnam County/ Hall 3; Caden Heath, Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille 3; Dakota Harmon, Marquette Academy 3; Dawson Kemp, Dixon 3; Joshua Kotalik, Sandwich 3; Brayden Johnson, Kewanee 3; Ace Lafollette, Kewanee 3; Doolan Long, Dixon 3; Kegan Miller, ROWVA/ Williamsfield 3

Most technical falls: Tommy DeRidder, ROWVA/ Williamsfield 1 (in 2:00); Jayden Carreon, ROWVA/ Williamsfield 1; Charlie Connors, Dixon 1; Cooper Corder, Sandwich 1; Connor Eggers, Marquette Academy 1; Landyn Greenhagen, Kewanee 1; Logan Huenefeld, Marquette Academy 1; Maks Niedzwiedz, Saint Bede Academy 1; Kingston Peterson, Kewanee 1; Preston Richards, Dixon 1; Aden Spinelli, Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille 1; Allister Swanson, Princeton 1; Lain Taylor, Kewanee 1; Dom Urbanski, Sandwich 1

Largest seed-place difference: Ty Florschuetz, Amboy/ Ashton-Franklin Center/ LaMoille 4

Team statistics

Most total match points: Kewanee 259; Sandwich 243; Dixon 209

Most pins: Dixon 22, Kewanee 18; Sandwich 17

Most technical falls: Kewanee 3; Dixon 2; Marquette Academy 2; ROWVA/ Williamsfield 2; Sandwich 2

Riverdale

Morrison had five champions to help it capture its first regional title in the program’s long history when it scored 165.5 points at the Riverdale Regional while Rockridge edged Newman Central Catholic 150-149.5 for second place in the 12-team competition in Port Byron.

Coach Tom Drosopoulos’ first place Mustangs were led by champions Cael Wright (120), Eli Modglin (126), Patrick Schaefer (138), Caleb Modglin (150) and Noah Stout (190). Mason Grismore (144) and Caleb Carroll (215) took fourth and fell shy of trips to the Byron Sectional. 

Riverdale (135) took fourth place while Rock Falls (124.5), Sherrard (123), Mercer County (110.5), Fulton (105.5), Erie/ Prophetstown co-op (97.5), Alleman (51.5), Orion (42) and Quad Cities Christian School (-1) were the other teams that were in the regional tournament. 

Morrison, which was ranked 21st, fell to Dixon 57-20 in Thursday’s Oregon Dual Team Sectional. Newman Central Catholic (22nd) and Rockridge (23rd) were ranked in the top-25 while Riverdale, Rock Falls and Mercer County were all honorable mention selections.

Additional title winners were Rockridge’s Nate Lower (106) and Thomas Sowards (157), Riverdale’s Dean Wainwright (132) and Jake Schradeya (215), Newman Central Catholic’s Landon Near (113), Rock Falls’ Josiah Tarbill (144), Mercer County’s Eli Burns (165),

Alleman’s Jordan Thompson (175) and Erie/ Prophetstown’s Caleb Reymer (285).

Regional champions

106 – Nate Lower (Rockridge) 36-2 

113 – Landon Near (Newman Central Catholic) 37-3 

120 – Cael Wright (Morrison) 39-7

126 – Eli Modglin (Morrison) 40-3 

132 – Dean Wainwright (Riverdale) 41-3

138 – Patrick Schaefer (Morrison) 25-16 

144 – Josiah Tarbill (Rock Falls) 33-11 

150 – Caleb Modglin (Morrison) 39-4 

157 – Thomas Sowards (Rockridge) 35-6 

165 – Eli Burns (Mercer County) 41-5 

175 – Jordan Thompson (Alleman) 25-15

190 – Noah Stout (Morrison) 40-7 

215 – Jake Schradeya (Riverdale) 33-13

285 – Caleb Reymer (Erie/ Prophetstown) 35-7 

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 – Tyler Grennan (Newman Central Catholic) 25-10; Coltin Hartman (Fulton) 32-9

113 – Boston Morford (Mercer County) 28-10; Hudson Price (Fulton) 33-7 

120 – Javen Reyes (Newman Central Catholic) 29-11; Ben Porter (Riverdale) 34-14

126 – Zhyler Hansen (Newman Central Catholic) 31-6; Tennyson Hampton (Alleman) 33-7

132 – Landon Blanton (Newman Central Catholic) 36-4; Clayton Blumenstein (Rockridge) 35-7 

138 – Jaqavon Avant-Orr (Riverdale) 12-10; Tucker Ullrich (Rock Falls) 32-6 

144 – Noah Wetzell (Erie/Prophetstown) 36-10; Klay Goodnight (Rockridge) 32-13 

150 – Tristan Hovey (Erie/ Prophetstown) 24-6; Andrew Knox (Sherrard) 32-15

157 – Eli Boswell (Mercer County) 29-13; Quinn Zimmerman (Sherrard) 30-15 

165 – Ryan Lower (Rockridge) 38-4; Kaden Dutton (Sherrard) 32-15

175 – Mason Kuebel (Fulton) 31-7; Gideon Heist (Sherrard) 33-13

190 – Cooper Thomas (Sherrard) 34-10; Matthew Clemen (Newman Central Catholic) 30-17

215 – John Holland (Erie/ Prophetstown) 21-6; Jonathan Weakley (Sherrard) 34-8 

285 – Tanner McKeag (Rockridge) 35-10; Henry Schradeya (Riverdale) 19-12

Individual statistics

Most team points: Eli Modglin, Morrison 28; Landon Near, Newman Central Catholic 27.5; Noah Stout, Morrison 27; Josiah Tarbill, Rock Falls 27; Jake Schradeya, Riverdale 26; Thomas Sowards, Rockridge 26; Dean Wainwright, Riverdale 26; Patrick Schaefer, Morrison 25.5; Caleb Modglin, Morrison 25; Nate Lower, Rockridge 24; Jordan Thompson, Alleman 24

Most total match points: Klay Goodnight, Rockridge 52; Tucker Ullrich, Rock Falls 50; Hudson Price, Fulton 46

Most pins: Lane Weber, Mercer County 3 (in 4:33); Wiley Bladsell, Fulton 3; Kaden Dutton, Sherrard 3; Gideon Heist, Sherrard 3; Eli Modglin, Morrison 3; Henry Schradeya, Riverdale 3; Jonathan Weakley, Sherrard 3; Quinn Zimmerman, Sherrard 3

Most technical falls: Excequiel Ocampo, Mercer County 2 (in 9:21)

Largest seed-place difference: Lucas Dunbar, Riverdale 4

Team statistics

Most total match points: Newman Central Catholic 295; Morrison 255; Fulton 234

Most pins: Sherrard 16; Fulton 15; Rockridge 15

Most technical falls: Newman Central Catholic 5

Richmond-Burton

Wheaton Academy had two title winners and nine other sectional qualifiers to help it claim its first regional championship after scoring 184.5 points in the Richmond-Burton Regional while Marengo edged Johnsburg 177-174.5 for second in the 11-team tournament in Richmond.

Winning titles for coach Steve Aiello’s champion Warriors were Lincoln Hoger (144) and Tyler Jones (165) while Elliot Hardy (106), Buckley Kazmierzak (126), Eli Shin (138) and Hezzy Garcia (285) placed second and Zion Kaunley (113), Massimo Chan (120), Joey Guidi (150), Joseph Senneses (190) and Ian De Souza (215) finished in third place.

Richmond-Burton (120), Plano (101), North Boone (70), Harvest Christian (36.5), Alden-Hebron (26.5), Genoa-Kingston (10), Aurora Central Catholic (6) and St. Edward (0) completed the field. 

Wheaton Academy, who fell 50-21 to Lena-Winslow/ Stockton co-op in Thursday’s Oregon Dual Team Sectional, was an honorable mention selection in the 1A rankings while Johnsburg  was ranked 19th and Marengo and Richmond-Burton were honorable mention selections.

Host Richmond-Burton had four title winners, Lelan Nelson (126), Maxwell Martin (157), Shane Falasca (215) and Breckin Campbell (285). Additional regional champions were Johnsburg’s Tanner Hansen (150), Duke Mays (175) and Jackson Hjorth (190), North Boone’s Drew Patel (113) and Gabe Marella (120), Plano’s Wyatt Crowe (106), Harvest Christian’s Brennan O’Donnell (132) and Marengo’s Mitchell Aukes (138). 

Regional champions

106 – Wyatt Crowe (Plano) 29-14

113 – Drew Patel (North Boone) 27-9 

120 – Gabe Marella (North Boone) 30-5 

126 – Lelan Nelson (Richmond-Burton) 27-5

132 – Brennan O`Donnell (Harvest Christian) 34-2

138 – Mitchell Aukes (Marengo) 38-3 

144 – Lincoln Hoger (Wheaton Academy) 39-5 

150 – Tanner Hansen (Johnsburg) 32-12

157 – Maxwell Martin (Richmond-Burton) 33-6

165 – Tyler Jones (West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) 39-2

175 – Duke Mays (Johnsburg) 34-6

190 – Jackson Hjorth (Johnsburg) 22-8 

215 – Shane Falasca (Richmond-Burton) 27-8

285 – Breckin Campbell (Richmond-Burton) 29-7 

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 – Elliot Hardy (Wheaton Academy) 16-9; Elijah Ancog (Johnsburg) 19-14

113 – Kai Surdick (Johnsburg) 22-18; Zion Kaunley (Wheaton Academy) 22-17

120 – Chase Vogel (Johnsburg) 31-6; Massimo Chan (Wheaton Academy) 20-15

126 – Buckley Kazmierczak (Wheaton Academy) 22-18; Grant Price (Marengo) 16-24

132 – Wyatt Franckowiak (Richmond-Burton) 33-9; Chase Davis (Johnsburg) 38-8

138 – Eli Shin (Wheaton Academy) 28-15; Micah Klos (Johnsburg) 22-17

144 – Max Mulhearn (Harvest Christian) 29-11; Owen Ostler (Marengo) 22-13

150 – Logan Boley (Marengo) 23-14; Joey Guidi (Wheaton Academy) 23-18 

157 – Kainoa Ancog (Johnsburg) 33-8; Hunter Boley (Marengo) 29-10

165 – Gavin Baros (Marengo) 17-7; Dylan Falasca (Richmond-Burton)) 19-14

175 – Conner Sacco (Marengo) 19-7; Colton Crowell (Alden-Hebron) 12-16

190 – Frankie Solis (Marengo) 35-7; Joseph Senneses (Wheaton Academy) 23-22

215 – Owen Bills (Marengo) 17-5; Ian De Souza (Wheaton Academy) 32-16

285 – Hezzy Garcia (Wheaton Academy) 32-7; Christian Allen (North Boone) 29-13

Individual statistics

Most team points: Breckin Campbell, Richmond-Burton 28; Wyatt Crowe, Plano 24; Lelan Nelson, Richmond-Burton 24; Mitchell Aukes, Marengo 23.5; Lincoln Hoger, Wheaton Academy 23.5; Tyler Jones, Wheaton Academy 23; Duke Mays, Johnsburg 23; Hezzy Garcia, Wheaton Academy 22; Drew Patel, North Boone 22; Maxwell Martin, Richmond-Burton 21; Brennan O’Donnell, Harvest Christian 21

Most total match points: Chase Davis, Johnsburg 47; Hunter Boley, Marengo 46; Gavin Baros, Marengo 39; Isaac Nevarez, Plano 39

Most pins: Breckin Campbell, Richmond-Burton 3 (in 3:25); Colton Crowell, Alden-Hebron 3;

Joey Guidi, Wheaton Academy 3; Micah Klos, Johnsburg 3

Most technical falls: Chase Davis, Johnsburg 2 (in 10:14)

Largest seed-place difference: Gavin Baros, Marengo 4

Team statistics

Most total match points: Johnsburg 258, Marengo 248; Wheaton Academy 208

Most pins: Wheaton Academy 17; Marengo 15; Johnsburg 12

Most technical falls: Marengo 4; Johnsburg 3 

Auburn Regional 

Defending state runner-up Vandalia had 10 champions, two runners-up and a third-place finisher as it easily claimed top honors in the Auburn Regional with 275 points, placing it well ahead of second place Hillsboro (115.5) and third place Litchfield/ Mt. Olive co-op (109.5). 

Shelbyville (105.5), Auburn/ Pawnee co-op (99), Taylorville (78), Pittsfield/ Pleasant Hill co-op (77), Carlinville (29.5), North Mac/ Waverly co-op (23), Illinois School for the Visually Impaired/ Bluffs/ Illinois School for the Deaf/ Routt/ Winchester co-op (11) and Meridian (0) were next.

Top performers for coach Pat Myers’ champion Vandals were title winners Riley Hinton (120), Preston Waughtel (126), Max Philpot (132), Brody Matthews (138), Eli Mabry (144), Dade Kleinik (150), Dillon Hinton (157), Noah Langston (175), Ross Miller (190) and Dominic Swyers (285). Taking second were Kaden Daugherty (106) and Zayne Zinkgraf (165) and placing third was Cooper Galloway (113). 

Vandalia, which is ranked third, became one of six schools in IHSA history to win 30 or more regional titles, achieving that impressive feat in the last 31 seasons. The Vandals defeated Murphysboro 46-23 in Thursday’s Taylorville Dual Team Sectional to advance to the IHSA Finals in Bloomington on February 27 where they’ll meet Chicago Hope Academy. 

Additional regional title winners were Litchfield/ Mt. Olive’s Braxton Kieffer (165) and Tristan Staggs (215), Auburn/ Pawnee’s Eli Hill (106) and Hillsboro’s Kohl Fuller (113).

Regional champions

106 – Eli Hill (Auburn/ Pawnee) 30-8

113 – Kohl Fuller (Hillsboro) 34-2

120 – Riley Hinton (Vandalia) 19-6

126 – Preston Waughtel (Vandalia) 21-0 

132 – Max Philpot (Vandalia) 28-2

138 – Brody Matthews (Vandalia) 30-9

144 – Eli Mabry (Vandalia) 31-6

150 – Dade Kleinik (Vandalia) 26-6 

157 – Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) 35-3 

165 – Braxton Kieffer (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 32-4

175 – Noah Langston (Vandalia) 27-13

190 – Ross Miller (Vandalia) 33-7

215 – Tristan Staggs (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 35-4

285 – Dominic Swyers (Vandalia) 27-13

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 – Kaden Daugherty (Vandalia) 29-9; Landon Maxedon (Shelbyville) 19-17

113 – Caidyn Pillischafske (Taylorville) 16-15; Cooper Galloway (Vandalia) 11-15

120 – Landon Bandy (Hillsboro) 30-5; Jayce McMillon (Taylorville) 16-14

126 – Vincent Moore (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 34-3; Elijah Scott (Auburn/ Pawnee) 27-14

132 – Bodee Fathauer (Shelbyville) 20-5; Owen Mcdaniel (North Mac/ Waverly) 21-20

138 – Briar Kuhl (Hillsboro) 30-9; Thayden Bailey (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 14-24

144 – Drayven Hamm (Auburn/ Pawnee) 34-12; Johnathan Kirkbride (Shelbyville) 10-4

150 – Trey Boston (Auburn/ Pawnee) 29-8; Lincoln Coffey (Taylorville) 23-12

157 – Gavin Shomaker (Hillsboro) 21-15; Lucas Frieden (Pittsfield/ Pleasant Hill) 14-10

165 – Zayne Zinkgraf (Vandalia) 16-4; Ryne Peavler (Shelbyville) 28-7 

175 – Jake Ator (Pittsfield) 16-14; Draven Jones (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 19-21

190 – Jayden Ellinger (Litchfield/ Mt. Olive) 33-12; Bodine Marable (Pittsfield/ Pleasant Hill) 38-8

215 – Hayden Mudgette (Shelbyville) 28-5; Fisher McEuen (Pittsfield/ Pleasant Hill) 38-7

285 – Taven Agney (Shelbyville) 6-2; Liam Davis (Taylorville) 18-8

Individual statistics

Most team points: Dominic Swyers, Vandalia, 28; Tristan Staggs, Litchfield/ Mt. Olive, 26; Kohl Fuller, Hillsboro, 24; Dillon Hinton, Vandalia, 24; Noah Langston, Vandalia, 24; Ross Miller, Vandalia, 24; Max Philpot, Vandalia, 24; Dade Kleinik, Vandalia, 23.5; Brody Matthews, Vandalia, 23.5; Preston Waughtel, Vandalia, 23.5

Most total Match points: Eli Mabry, Vandalia, 47; Brody Matthews, Vandalia, 43; Jayden Ellinger, Litchfield/ Mt. Olive, 36

Most pins: Dominic Swyers, Vandalia, 3 (in 3:57); Draven Jones, Litchfield/ Mt. Olive, 3; Johnathan Kirkbride, Shelbyville 3

Most technical falls: Eli Mabry, Vandalia, 2 (in 8:21)

Largest seed-place difference: Thayden Bailey, Litchfield/ Mt. Olive, 3; Kyle Fay, Auburn/ Pawnee, 3

Team statistics

Most pins: Vandalia 20; Hillsboro 13; Pittsfield co-op 11

Most technical falls: Vandalia 6, Auburn/ Pawnee 2, Shelbyville 2

Most total match points: Vadalia 291, Auburn/ Pawnee 167, Taylorville 158  

East Alton-Wood River Regional

Althoff Catholic prevailed in a three-way battle of state-ranked teams thanks to six champions and five other sectional qualifiers at the East Alton-Wood River Regional as the ninth-ranked Crusaders took first place with 236 points while 18th-ranked Freeburg was second with 203.5 and 11th-ranked Roxana claimed third with 190.5.

The rest of the field included Salem (133), Red Bud (65), Sparta/ Steeleville co-op (41.5), East Alton-Wood River (38), Breese Central (32.5), Metro-East Lutheran (21), Dupo (20) and Southwestern (14).

Winning titles for coach Emanuel Brooks’ champion Crusaders were Jacobi Cobbs (113), Nathan Fisher (120), Dawson Hawthorne (132), Colton Stearns (138), Landon Weidler (157) and Pierre Walton (165). Claiming second place were Karson Fowler (106), Jaxon Lynn (126) and Stephen Ache (215) while Robbie Schallert (144) and Austin Wilkinson (190) took third place and Aidan Delisle (175) finished fourth and just missed advancing.

“I was very proud of my boys Saturday,” Brooks said. “My squad overcame a lot of adversity early. Things were not going our way to start the tournament and we were not performing well. Luckily myself and my assistant coach, Corey Ford, were able to make some adjustments and the boys mentally got it together. This helped us to finish strong as a team and secure our second regional title in a row. We had been dealing with sickness and injuries the last three weeks of the season. Fortunately, everyone got healthy right in time for the postseason. Our studs like Walton, Hawthorne, Cobbs, Fisher, Lynn, Stearns and Weidler handled business. Others like Fowler, Schallert and Wilkinson came up big, as well. Senior 215-pounder Stephen Ache might have had the biggest upset win for us and likely was the difference in us winning the title. Now the fun starts!”

Althoff Catholic repeated as a regional champion for the first time since 2017 and 2018, which capped a run of four-straight regionals for coach Josh Harper, who led the program to its only trophy for a fourth-place finish in 2018. This was the tenth regional title for the Belleville school. The Crusaders beat Lawrence County co-op 50-23 in the Taylorville Sectional on Thursday and advanced to the IHSA Dual Team Finals and meet Dixon in the quarterfinals on February 27.

Additional regional title winners were Freeburg’s Eli Schaefer (106), Dane Olmstead (215) and Jack Amann (285), Roxana’s Brandon Green, Jr. (144), Logan Riggs (150) and Lyndon Thies (175), Salem’s Rylan Moore (126) and Red Bud’s Daniel Jackson (190).

Regional champions

106 – Eli Schaefer (Freeburg) 29-11 

113 – Jacobi Cobbs (Althoff Catholic) 36-1

120 – Nathan Fisher (Althoff Catholic) 17-7

126 – Rylan Moore (Salem) 38-5

132 – Dawson Hawthorne (Althoff Catholic) 34-1

138 – Colton Stearns (Althoff Catholic) 14-4 

144 – Brandon Green Jr. (Roxana) 25-1 

150 – Logan Riggs (Roxana) 35-7

157 – Landon Weidler (Althoff Catholic) 33-2

165 – Pierre Walton (Althoff Catholic) 36-1

175 – Lyndon Thies (Roxana) 38-1

190 – Daniel Jackson (Red Bud) 37-1 

215 – Dane Olmstead (Freeburg) 32-4 

285 – Jack Amann (Freeburg) 38-4 

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 – Karson Fowler (Althoff Catholic) 24-11; Mason Davis (Roxana) 18-14 

113 – Trey Skelton (Roxana) 32-12; Eli Quartz (Freeburg) 27-12

120 – Brayden Hendrix (Roxana) 22-16; Kameron Rasul (Salem) 28-16

126 – Jaxon Lynn (Althoff Catholic) 30-6; Landon Fausz (Red Bud) 27-12

132 – Devon Jensen (Freeburg) 19-9; Miles Dennis (Metro-East Lutheran) 21-12

138 – Broden Becker (Freeburg) 24-19; Isiah Findley (Salem) 27-16

144 – Lukas Quartz (Freeburg) 33-8; Robbie Schallert (Althoff Catholic) 24-14

150 – Matthew Walsh (Breese Central) 37-5; Braxton Glodo (Sparta/ Steeleville) 26-8

157 – Tyler Nolan (Red Bud) 32-10; Nathan Raban (Freeburg) 18-11

165 – Cooper Kisgen (Freeburg) 21-17; Killian Merrill (Salem) 35-11

175 – Colt Hess (Freeburg) 30-13; Kyler King (Salem) 31-16

190 – Mason Crump (Roxana) 15-8; Austin Wilkinson (Althoff Catholic) 17-10

215 – Stephen Ache (Althoff Catholic) 17-7; Robert Horton (Roxana) 28-14

285 – Michael Soto (East Alton-Wood River) 20-9; Braxton Barnett (Dupo) 20-7

Individual Statistics

Most Team Points: Daniel Jackson, Red Bud 28, Logan Riggs, Roxana 28; Dawson Hawthorne, Althoff Catholic 27.5; Jacobi Cobbs, Althoff Catholic 24; Nathan Fisher, Althoff Catholic 24; Brandon Green, Jr., Roxana 24; Dane Olmstead, Freeburg 24; Eli Schaefer, Freeburg 24; Landon Weidler, Althoff Catholic 24; Colton Stearns, Althoff Catholic 23.5; Lyndon Thies, Roxana 23.5

Most total match points: Pierre Walton, Althoff Catholic 49; Braxton Glodo, Sparta/ Steeleville 46; Robbie Schallert, Althoff Catholic 43

Most pins: Daniel Jackson, Red Bud 3 (in 2:25); Braxton Barnett, Dupo 3; Brandon Green, Jr., Roxana 3; Logan Riggs, Roxana 3

Most technical falls: Braxton Glodo, Sparta/ Steeleville 2 (in 6:11); Pierre Walton, Althoff Catholic 2

Largest seed-place difference: Rylee McClellan, Roxana 3; Caeden Miraglia, Salem 3

Team statistics

Most total match points: Althoff Catholic 300; Salem 262; Freeburg 256

Most pins: Roxana 18; Althoff Catholic 16; Salem 14

Most technical falls: Althoff Catholic 5; Roxana 5; Freeburg 3; Salem 3

Herrin Regional

Murphysboro had eight champions to help it win the Herrin Regional by a 279-211 margin over second-place Benton while Frankfort Community/ Christopher co-op (130.5) took third place.

Carterville (113.5), Herrin (111.5), Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado co-op (85), Carmi-White County (83.5), Johnston City (79), Anna-Jonesboro (74), Harrisburg (73.5) and Goreville/ Dongola/ Vienna co-op (15) completed the field.

Title winners for coach Shea Baker’s champion Red Devils were Drevan Bramlett (113), Paxton Pyatt (120), Sergio Garcia (126), Jackson Graff (132), Lemar Treshansky (144), Logan Tanner (190), Caybren Hubbard (215) and Julien Tanner (285). Second-place finishers were Jeret Edwards (138), Haegan Hughes (157) and Maxon Stearns (165) while Jace Witzman (150) finished fourth and failed to advance..

Murphysboro, which qualified last year for the IHSA Dual Team Finals for the third time, won two-straight regional titles for the first time since 2015-2016. The fourth-ranked Red Devils lost 46-23 to third-ranked Vandalia on Thursday in the Taylorville Dual Team Sectional.

Also winning regional championships were Benton’s Braxton Tittle (106), Peyton Robinson (150) and Derek Wilkey (157), Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado’s Trevor Fath (165) and Jonathan Ramaker (175) and Harrisburg’s Rocko Neal (138).

Regional champions

106 – Braxton Tittle (Benton) 42-2 

113 – Drevan Bramlett (Murphysboro) 34-6

120 – Paxton Pyatt (Murphysboro) 43-4

126 – Sergio Garcia (Murphysboro) 40-7 

132 – Jackson Graff (Murphysboro) 30-14 

138 – Rocko Neal (Harrisburg) 28-3

144 – Lemar Treshansky (Murphysboro) 25-9 

150 – Peyton Robinson (Benton) 32-11

157 – Derek Wilkey (Benton) 38-6

165 – Trevor Fath (Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado) 29-4 

175 – Jonathan Ramaker (Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado) 33-1

190 – Logan Tanner (Murphysboro) 28-8 

215 – Caybren Hubbard (Murphysboro) 40-7

285 – Julien Tanner (Murphysboro) 42-3

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 – Jack Smith (Anna-Jonesboro) 31-10; Dylan Combs (Carmi-White County) 18-11 

113 – Cameron Urbaniak (Herrin) 29-6; Zayden Butcher (Benton) 31-13

120 – Isaac Wood (Carterville) 26-11; Zane Stanley (Benton) 40-7

126 – Hudson Anderton (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) 39-8; Kingston Palmer (Benton) 13-10

132 – Braden Berndt (Herrin) 20-11; Austin Campbell (Carterville) 21-14

138 – Jeret Edwards (Murphysboro) 32-14; Jace Weaver (Johnston City) 31-7

144 – Lukas Parker (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) 28-6; Kaden Blades (Benton) 41-5

150 – Michael Minor (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) 17-9; Gavin Slack (Carterville) 25-12

157 – Haegan Hughes (Murphysboro) 24-17; Julian Wyant (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) 32-16

165 – Maxon Stearns (Murphysboro) 35-6; Bryson Aaron (Frankfort Community/ Christopher) 25-8

175 – Kobe Cali (Benton) 26-4; Terry Mick (Carterville) 27-10

190 – Dominick Khoshaba (Herrin) 22-14; Juan Salazar (Johnston City) 26-11

215 – Wade Rees (Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado) 28-7; Braxton Welge (Harrisburg) 20-3

285 – Joeseph Hercules (Johnston City) 27-12; Bryce Reimann (Carterville) 18-8

Individual statistics

Team points: Julien Tanner, Murphysboro 28; Logan Tanner, Murphysboro 28; Derek Wilkey, Benton 28; Lemar Treshansky, Murphysboro 27.5; Peyton Robinson, Benton 27; Caybren Hubbard, Murphysboro 26; Paxton Pyatt, Murphysboro 26; Trevor Fath, Pinckneyville/ Trico/ Elverado 25; Rocko Neal, Harrisburg 24; Braxton Tittle, Benton 24

Most total match points: Brendon Jones, Benton 69; Zane Stanley, Benton 57; Jace Witzman, Murphysboro 56

Most pins: James Flores, Benton, 4 (in 15:06)

Most technical falls: Paxton Pyatt, Murphysboro, 3 (in 10:30)

Largest seed-place difference: James Flores, Benton 6

Team statistics

Most total match points: Murphysboro 387; Benton 368; Carterville 246

Most pins: Benton 21; Frankfort Community/ Christopher 17; Murphysboro 17

Most technical falls: Murphysboro 10; Benton 7; Frankfort Community/ Christopher 3

Robinson Regional

The Lawrence County co-op of Lawrenceville and Red Bud had three champions and 10 qualifiers to win the title of the Robinson Regional with 229 points while Oakwood/ Salt Fork co-op took second with 208.5 points despite having seven champions and host Robinson was  third with 152 points. This was the program’s first regional title since 1998.

Oakwood/ Salt Fork was ranked tenth while Lawrence County was an honorable mention selection. The runner-up Comets finished ahead of Lawrence County at Cumberland’s Skull and Crossbones and ABE’s Rumble. Oakwood/ Salt Fork had also won regional titles the past three seasons.

Cumberland (129.5), Westville/ Georgetown-Ridge Farm co-op (124), Richland County (108.5). Effingham (99.5), Paris (83.5), Mt. Carmel (81.5), Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine co-op (72), Fairfield (31) and Marshall (24) were the other teams in the competition.

Winning regional titles for coach Cody Bobe’s Lawrence County co-op team were Dalton Baker (106), Cale Seitzinger (150) and Nick Morehead (175) while Kyler Guercio (120), Hudson Meek (144), Daniel Kiser (157) and Jude DeCausey (215) claimed second place and Grayson Allender (113), Drew Seitzinger (126) and Malikye Williams (190) finished in third place. Lawrence County fell 50-23 to Althoff Catholic in Thursday’s Taylorville Dual Team Sectional.

Oakwood/ Salt Fork got titles from Steven Uden (113), Weston Frazier (120), Pedro Alberto Rangel (126), Mason Swartz (132), Devin Ehler (138), Tyler Huchel (144) and Jamison Chambliss (190). Additional regional champions were Cumberland’s Owen McGinnis (157) and Max Strader (215), Paris’ Joshua Lamour (165) and Mt. Carmel’s Carter Pyatt (285).

Regional champions

106 – Dalton Baker (Lawrence County) 26-6 

113 – Steven Uden (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 36-6 

120 – Weston Frazier (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 33-3

126 – Pedro Alberto Rangel (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 25-12

132 – Mason Swartz (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 36-5

138 – Devin Ehler (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 39-1 

144 – Tyler Huchel (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 34-5 

150 – Cale Seitzinger (Lawrence County) 33-6

157 – Owen McGinnis (Cumberland) 33-7

165 – Joshua Lamour (Paris) 26-0

175 – Nick Morehead (Lawrence County) 28-9 

190 – Jamison Chambliss (Oakwood/ Salt Fork) 31-2 

215 – Max Strader (Cumberland) 29-10 

285 – Carter Pyatt (Mt. Carmel) 30-6

Additional sectional qualifiers

106 – Jonah LeDuc (Effingham) 29-9; Kason Cramer (Westville/ Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 17-17 

113 – Landon Cornwell (Robinson) 32-11; Grayson Allender (Lawrence County) 22-10

120 – Kyler Guercio (Lawrence County) 24-8; Gracen Elliott (Robinson) 32-11

126 – Declyn Paddock (Richland County) 19-9; Drew Seitzinger (Lawrence County) 25-13

132 – Sawyer Welbaum (Cumberland) 37-6; Kaeden Davis (Richland County) 19-5

138 – Broady Kelly (Robinson) 40-3; Vance Johnson (Westville/ Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 23-8

144 – Hudson Meek (Lawrence County) 29-7; Jude Wirey (Oblong/ Hutsonville/ Palestine) 25-5 

150 – Isaiah Hall (Mt. Carmel) 21-14; Connor Schrader (Robinson) 25-8

157 – Daniel Kiser (Lawrence County) 24-12; Liam Hughes (Westville./ Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 26-13

165 – Kellen Poole (Robinson) 24-22; Daniel Nichols (Cumberland) 32-11

175 – Lenox Parker (Robinson) 18-7; Gage Emmerich (Effingham) 11-11

190 – Ethan Miller (Westville/ Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 32-4; Malikye Williams (Lawrence County) 29-7

215 – Jude DeCausey (Lawrence County) 19-8; Zander Schrader (Richland County) 28-3

285 – Jeremiah Lorton (Effingham) 34-6; Logan Curl (Paris) 21-6

Individual statistics

Most team points: Carter Pyatt, Mt. Carmel 28; Max Strader, Cumberland 28; Weston Frazier, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 27.5; Joshua Lamour, Paris 27.5; Owen McGinnis, Cumberland 27.5; Nick Morehead, Lawrence County 27.5; Mason Swartz, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 27.5; Steven Uden, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 27.5; Devin Ehler, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 27; Tyler Huchel, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 27

Most total match points: Liam Hughes, Westville/ Georgetown-Ridge Farm 52; Joshua Lamour, Paris 52; Keagan Leclaire, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 51

Most pins: Jessiah Lee, Robinson 4 (in 11:05), Daniel Nichols, Cumberland 4

Most technical falls: Gage Emmerich, Effingham 2 (in 6:28); Gracen Elliott, Robinson 2; Broady Kelly, Robinson, 2

Largest seed-place difference: Keagan Leclaire, Oakwood/ Salt Fork 7

Team statistics

Most total match points: Lawrence County 335; Robinson 295; Oakwood/ Salt Fork 288

Most pins: Lawrence County 17; Oakwood/ Salt Fork 16; Cumberland 16

Most technical falls: Robinson 6; Lawrence County 5; Oakwood/ Salt Fork 5

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

By Chris Walker for the IWCOA

COAL CITY REGIONAL

The defending Class 1A state champs still pack a wallop as evidenced by its debut showing in the state series, more than doubling the score of its nearest competitor, Bishop McNamara.

Behind 11 regional champion wins, a pair of runner-up battles and a third-place victory, the Coalers advanced all 14 weight classes while scoring 329 points.

Jake Munsterman (106), Owen Petersen (126), Cooper Morris (132), Luke Munsterman (138), Max Christensen (144), Brody Widlowski (150), Aidan Kenney (157), Mason Garner (165), Brock Finch, (175), Cade Poyner (215) and Payton Vigna (285) won regional titles to lead the way for Coal City. In addition, Gavin Roudis (113) and Evan Greggain (190) took second and Tyson Price (132) was third for the Coalers.
It was the 19th team regional title in Coal City’s program history and the 9th for coach Mark Masters, who has guided the program to two state titles and eight total state finals trophies.

Bishop McNamara scored 126.5 points to take second. The Fightin’ Irish didn’t have a champion, but Blake Arseneau (132), Alex Kostecka (138), Cole Kimberlin (157) and Kian Bramer (285) all placed second and Evan Johnson (113) was third.

Reed-Custer was third with 126.5, just getting past the 122.5 from Seneca to snag third place. Clifton Central was fifth with 114. Colton Drinkwine (113) won a title for Reed-Custer, Raiden Terry (120) won one for Seneca.

The other seven teams among the large field included Herscher (84.5), Pontiac (82.5), Manteno (81.5), Peotone (58), Wilmington (51), Dwight (26) and Prairie Central (16.5).

Logan VanDuyne (190) had the lone title for Wilmington. 

Regional champions:

106- Jake Munsterman, Coal City, 40-3

113- Colton Drinkwine, Reed-Custer, 30-4

120- Raiden Terry, Seneca, 35-3

126- Owen Petersen, Coal City, 37-4

132- Cooper Morris, Coal City, 39-3

138- Luke Munsterman, Coal City, 37-5

144- Max Christensen, Coal City, 39-5

150- Brody Widlowski, Coal City, 30-1

157- Aidan Kenney, Coal City, 40-1

165- Mason Garner, Coal City, 34-4

175- Brock Finch, Coal City, 33-1

190- Logan VanDuyne, Wilmington, 35-3

215- Cade Poyner, Coal City, 39-3

285- Payton Vigna, Coal City, 32-9

Additional sectional qualifiers

106- Carter Webber, Manteno, 21-13, Jimmy OConnor, Peotone, 23-11.

113- Gavin Roudis, Coal City, 24-7, Evan Johnson, Bishop McNamara, 24-9.

120- Cole Harris, Reed-Custer, 32-9, Tyson Price, Coal City, 18-7.

126- Jonah Young, Peotone, 8-8, Jack Voigts, Pontiac, 34-7.

132- Blake Arseneau, Bishop McNamara, 26-8 ,Jayden Sanchez, Reed-Custer, 33-12.

138- Alex Kostecka, Bishop McNamara, 25-11, Abraham Eggenberger, Herscher, 27-7.

144- Evan Cox, Clifton Central, 34-9, Alexander Mendez, Herscher, 32-14.

150- Giona Panozzo, Clifton Central, 28-8, Chase Rod, Seneca, 27-9.

157- Cole Kimberlin, Bishop McNamara, 16-8, Brayden Quas, Pontiac, 30-6.

165- Lucas Hetman, Manteno, 26-9, Reed Newbrough, Reed-Custer, 28-14.

175- Lucas Maier, Pontiac, 36-3, Gavin Bafia, Dwight, 31-11.

190- Evan Greggain, Coal City, 30-8, Landen Venecia, Seneca, 31-7.

215- Dominic Alaimo, Reed-Custer, 34-9, Colton Carson, Herscher, 38-11.

285- Kian Bramer, Bishop McNamara, 19-17, Josh McCurry, Clifton Central, 29-11.

Statistics

TEAM

Most pins: Coal City 24, Clifton Central 16, Bishop McNamara 15

Most tech falls: Coal City 8, Seneca 5, Reed-Custer 4, Clifton Central 4

Most totals match points: Coal City 339, Seneca 242 Clifton Central 235, Bishop McNamara 233, Herscher 231

INDIVIDUAL

Most pins least time: Coal City’s Cade Poyner, 3 falls in 2:24, Seneca’s Colton Angeloff, 3 falls in 2:40, Coal City’s Jake Munsterman, 3 falls in 3:23

Most tech falls least time: Coal City’s Gavin Roudis, 2 techs in 7:23, Reed-Custer’s Colton Drinkwine, 2 techs in 8:00, Coal City’s Max Christensen, 2 techs in 8:06, Coal City’s Luke Munsterman, 2 techs in 8:25, Seneca’s Chris Thompson, 2 techs in 9:04

Fastest fall: Pontiac’s Hunter McCullough 0:15, Coal City’s Brody Widlowski 0:15, Coal City’s Cade Poyner 0:15, Manteno’s Franklin Jordan 0:15, Coal City’s Jake Munsterman 0:20

Fastest tech fall: Reed-Custer’s Collin Bryant 2:14, Coal City’s Max Christensen 2:33, Coal City’s Gavin Roudis 2:36

Most team points: Coal City’s Jake Munsterman 28, Wilmington’s Logan VanDuyne 28, Coal City’s Aidan Kenney 28, Coal City’s Cade Poyner 28, Coal City’s Brody Widlowski 27.5

Most single-match points: Herscher’s Alexander Mendez 29, Reed-Custer’s Nathan Vogler 24, Prairie Central’s Benjamin Bartlett 23

Most total match points: Herscher’s Alexander Mendez 47, Coal City’s Max Christensen 44, Clifton Central’s Colton Vaughn 42

Largest seed-place differential: Peotone’s Thomas Raschke placed fourth at 138 as the No. 11 seed.

CHICAGO MILITARY ACADEMY-BRONZEVILLE REGIONAL

Lucky number 7 is the basis for many myths and folklore.

As for wrestling, it proved to be lucky number for Phillips which had 7 regional champions and used their strong performances to win the C. Military Academy-Bronzeville Regional with 188 points. 

Jameel Ross (106), Oluwatimileyin Ishola (120), Andrew Price (126), Jeremy Catching (132), 

Tyran Pritchett (190), Charleston Rice (215) and Kaleb Billingslea (285) all won titles for Phillips. Kalvin Moore (144) and Roderick Johnson placed second and Trevon Morgan (175) was third.

Corliss was second with 145.5 points. Ja`karyon Williams (113), Amaje Long (150), Grant Smith (165) and Christopher Russel (175) led the way for Corliss. Christian Laws (157) and Isreal Kirkman (285) placed second and Damarion Ambrose (144) was third.

Leo was third with 112.5 points. Leading the way for Leo was regional champion Vandell Dudley (138). Leo has six wrestlers advancing, including Robert Nickson (126) and Khamari Carter (190) who took second and Ayden Bright (150), Jubril Kannike (215) and Roman Maddox (285) who placed third.

Host C. Military Academy-Bronzeville placed fourth with 96 points with Marcus Freeman (144) leading the way by winning a regional title. Damon Harris (175) and Cody Steele (215) took second and Demien Flores (126), Ramzy Inusah (138) and Isreal Paul (190) placed third.

DuSable was fifth with 37.5 points.

Other teams in action included St. Francis De Sales (35), Dyett (34.5), Chicago Christian (33), Bowen (17), Fenger (10), Harlan (4) and Englewood STEM (0).

Regional champions:

106- Jameel Ross, Phillips, 6-0

113- Ja`karyon Williams, Corliss, 16-4

120- Oluwatimileyin Ishola, Phillips, 12-7

126- Andrew Price, Phillips, 31-5

132- Jeremy Catching, Phillips, 33-7

138- Vandell Dudley, Leo, 3-0

144- Marcus Freeman, C. Military Academy-Bronzeville, 18-5

150- Amaje Long, Corliss, 19-4

157- Cory Underwood, DuSable, 15-4

165- Grant Smith, Corliss, 24-1

175- Christopher Russel, Corliss, 18-2

190- Tyran Pritchett, Phillips, 8-1

215- Charleston Rice, Phillips, 33-5

285- Kaleb Billingslea, Phillips, 7-1

Additional sectional qualifiers

106- none

113- Demond Smith, Fenger, 7-4.

120- Elijah Bell, DuSable, 3-13.

126- Robert Nickson, Leo, 1-1, Demien Flores, C. Military Academy-Bronzeville, 12-8.

132- Julian Liu, Chicago Christian, 2-1, Caliph Gregory, Dyett, 4-2.

138- Isaac Liu, Chicago Christian, 1-1, Ramzy Inusah, C. Military Academy-Bronzeville, 7-5.

144- Kalvin Moore, Phillips, 18-2, Damarion Ambrose, Corliss, 15-6.

150- Christopher Thomas, DuSable, 12-8, Ayden Bright, Leo, 13-6.

157- Christian Laws, Corliss, 21-4, Mario Tolbert, St. Francis De Sales, 8-12.

165- Roderick Johnson, Phillips, 27-8, Jamion Simmons, Bowen, 6-3.

175- Damon Harris, C. Military Academy-Bronzeville, 4-9, Trevon Morgan, Phillips,  1-1.

190- Khamari Carter, Leo, 13-10, Isreal Paul, C. Military Academy-Bronzeville, 13-5.

215- Cody Steele, C. Military Academy-Bronzeville, 5-6, Jubril Kannike, Leo, 10-7.

285- Isreal Kirkman, Corliss, 9-7, Roman Maddox, Leo, 4-9.

Statistics

TEAM

Most pins: Leo 11, Phillips 10, C. Military Academy-Bronzeville 10, Corliss 10

Most tech falls: Phillips 3, Chicago Christian 2, Leo 2

Most totals match points: Phillips 181, Leo 163, Corliss 159

INDIVIDUAL

Most pins least time: DuSable’s Cory Underwood, 3 falls in 4:52, Leo’s Ayden Bright, 3 falls in 5:35

Most tech falls least time: Chicago Christian’s Julian Liu, 2 techs in 4:49, Phillips’ Tyran Pritchett, 2 techs in 7:19

Fastest fall: Phillips’ Kaleb Billingslea 0:12, Corliss’ Israel Kirkman 0:23, Leo’s Jubril Kannike 0:30, C. Military Academy-Bronzeville’s Israel Paul 0:30

Fastest tech fall: Phillips’ Tyran Pritchett 1:22

Most team points: Phillips’ Andrew Price 24, DuSable’s Cory Underwood 24, Corliss’ Amaje Long 24

Most single-match points: Corliss’ Grant Smith 24, Corliss’ Lorenzo Flower 23, Leo’s Vandell Dudley 21

Most total match points: Leo’s Vandell Dudley 47, Phillips’ Tyran Pritchett 42, Chicago Christian’s Julian Liu 41

Largest seed-place differential: DuSable’s Cory Underwood won a regional title at 157 as the No. 6 seed.

SULLIVAN REGIONAL

Chicago Hope Academy made a big statement in its bid to return its team to state again after capturing nine individual titles at the Sullivan Regional and rolling to a huge victory with 215.5 points. Runner-up Sullivan had 153 and Noble/Golder was third with 132.
The day marked Hope Academy’s 8th team regional title overall and its 7th under head coach Dan Willis.

Champions for the Eagles included, Nolan Callahan (120), Obadiah Willis (126), Jeremiah Lawrence (132), Chance Woods (138), Santori Knight (150), Dylan Galvez (157), Ismael Martinez (165), Arkail Griffin (175), Mastewal Evely (215). The team’s lone other wrestler, Martin Rodriguez (190), placed second.

Sullivan’s three champions were Mohammed Zia Nadre (106),  Benito Goudy (113) and Charles Harris (285). Sullivan had nine wrestlers qualify to the sectional. 

Horizon/Southwest Chicago (80), Clemente (49.5), Clark (37) and Marshall (26) also wrestled with Lorenzo Harris (144) winning a title for Marshall and Sami Marrero (190) doing the same for Horizon/Southwest Chicago.

Regional champions:

106- Mohammed Zia Nadre, Sullivan, 20-4

113- Benito Goudy, Sullivan, 1-0

120- Nolan Callahan, Chicago Hope Academy, 18-4

126- Obadiah Willis, Chicago Hope Academy, 37-3

132- Jeremiah Lawrence, Chicago Hope Academy, 24-2

138- Chance Woods, Chicago Hope Academy, 39-2

144- Lorenzo Harris, Marshall, 18-3

150- Santori Knight, Chicago Hope Academy, 19-3

157- Dylan Galvez, Chicago Hope Academy, 35-6

165- Ismael Martinez, Chicago Hope Academy, 27-9

175- Arkail Griffin, Chicago Hope Academy, 39-1

190- Sami Marrero, Horizon/Southwest Chicago, 16-2

215- Mastewal Evely, Chicago Hope Academy, 25-16

285- Charles Harris, Sullivan, 29-3

Additional sectional qualifiers

106- Jayden Romero, Noble/Golder, 18-11.

113- Julian Arreola, Horizon/Southwest Chicago, 5-13.

120 – Moneeb Alsakka, Sullivan, 26-7, Samuel Cruz, Clemente, 18-4.

126- Kori Barnett, Horizon/Southwest Chicago, 6-12, Micah Machin, Clemente, 14-7.

132- Alejandro Salas, Noble/Golder, 27-7, Fahim Amini, Sullivan, 9-17.

138- Alonte Lorek, Horizon/Southwest Chicago, 20-6, Malachi Dudley, Noble/Golder, 2-9

144- Liam Drysch, Noble/Golder, 17-6, Maher Almeshaal, Sullivan, 12-7.

150- Samiollah Muradi, Sullivan, 17-16, Jayden Mendez, Noble/Golder, 5-5.

157- Shaider Perez, Sullivan, 20-15.

165- Darius Williams, Noble/Golder, 9-14, Kamerion Jones, Clark, 14-8.

175- Aldo De Paz, Noble/Golder, 5-3, Lavell Levy, Clark, 12-7.

190- Martin Rodriguez, Chicago Hope Academy, 18-12, Thomas Collins, Clark, 9-3.

215- David Abiona, Sullivan, 16-17, Ruben Amador, Noble/Golder, 16-14.

285- Damien Rivera, Noble/Golder, 8-4, Terry Walker, Marshall, 10-6.

Statistics

TEAM

Most pins: Chicago Hope Academy 13, Noble/Golder 11, Sullivan 8

Most tech falls: Chicago Hope Academy 4

Most totals match points: Chicago Hope Academy 160, Clemente 137, Noble Golden 103

INDIVIDUAL

Most pins least time: Noble/Golder’s Jayden Mendez, 2 falls in 1:18, Sullivan’s Moneeb Alsakka, 2 falls in 1:23, Horizon/Southwest Chicago’s Sami Marrero, 2 falls in 1:54

Most tech falls least time: Chicago Hope Academy’s Arkail Griffin, 2 techs in 3:09, Chicago Hope Academy’s Santon Knight, 2 techs in 4:59.

Fastest fall: Chicago Hope Academy’s Mastewal Evely 0:13, Sullivan’s Mohammed Zia Nadre 0:19, Horizon/Southwest Chicago’s Sami Marrero 0:26

Fastest tech fall: Chicago Hope Academy’s Arkail Griffin 1:09, Chicago Hope Academy’s Santori Knight 1:36, Chicago Hope Academy’s Arkail Griffin 2:00

Most team points: Chicago Hope Academy’s Mastewal Evely 24, Chicago Hope Academy’s Ismael Martinez 24, Chicago Hope Academy’s Chance Woods 24, Chicago Hope Academy’s Obadiah Willis 24, Chicago Hope Academy’s Nolan Callahan 24.

Most single-match points: Noble/Golder’s Malachi Dudley 22, Chicago Hope Academy’s Santori Knight 20, Clemente’s Micah Machin 20, Clemente’s Nicky Duran 19

Most total match points: Chicago Hope Academy’s Santori Knight 37, Clemente’s Samuel Cruz 36, Clemente’s Micah Machin 36, Chicago Hope Academy’s Arkail Griffin 35, Clemente’s Eric Roman 35

Largest seed-place differential: Noble/Golder’s Darius Williams placed second at 165 as the No. 7 seed. 

WALTHER CHRISTIAN REGIONAL

Yorkville Christian dominated the Walther Christian Regional in Melrose Park as the Mustangs won 11 individual titles en route to a big team victory with 288.5 points.

Davin Torza (106), Phoenix Senodenos (113), Christian Sandoval (120), Jackson Witt (132), Adrian Wadas-Luis (144), Austin Wadas-Luis (150), Tyler Gleason (165), Kenny Fox (175), Dominic Loomis (190), Jackson Allen (215) and Hayden Wheeler (285) all won titles for the Mustangs.
It was Yorkville Christian’s 5th consecutive team regional title for coach Mike Vester.

All 14 wrestlers advanced for the Mustangs as Ryan Festerling, Jr. (126) and Ryan Alaimo (138) took second and Myles Holland (157) placed third.

Distant runner-up St. Francis scored 154.5 points with eight sectional qualifiers, including  Paul Coco (138) and Chase Siguenza (157) who earned titles. Santino Pignatelli (120), Alex Swiatek (150) ,August Eggleston (165) and James Reitmann (175) placed second and Bobby DeLa Cruz (144) and Bryan Martinez (190) were third.

Lisle was third with 135.5. The Lions sent five to the finals with Alexander Ferari (126) winning their lone title. Also advancing after placing second were, Sebastian Lara (106),  Johnny Consuegra-Lopez (144), Ibraheem Harb (157) and Wilson Wunder (215). Taking third place for the Lions were Sebastian Rafacz (120), Jackson Buchelt (150) and Bequer Zamarripa (165).

Other teams included Westmont (63.5), Walther Christian (58), Ida Crown (57), Chicago Academy (29), Foreman (27), Universal (14) and Christian Heritage Academy (6).

Regional champions:

106- Davin Torza, Yorkville Christian, 34-9

113- Phoenix Senodenos, Yorkville Christian, 24-4

120- Christian Sandoval, Yorkville Christian, 26-19

126- Alexander Ferari, Lisle, 28-2

132- Jackson Witt, Yorkville Christian, 8-4

138- Paul Coco, St. Francis, 21-8

144-Adrian Wadas-Luis, Yorkville Christian, 34-12

150- Austin Wadas-Luis, Yorkville Christian, 33-14

157- Chase Siguenza, St. Francis, 11-1

165- Tyler Gleason, Yorkville Christian, 33-11

175- Kenny Fox, Yorkville Christian, 23-19

190- Dominic Loomis, Yorkville Christian, 8-3

215- Jackson Allen, Yorkville Christian, 42-5

285- Hayden Wheeler, Yorkville Christian, 33-12

Additional sectional qualifiers

106- Sebastian Lara, Lisle, 22-9, Luke Jimenea, Westmont, 26-8.

113- Caleb Novick, Ida Crown, 7-6, Laith Hamdan, Chicago Academy, 9-3.

120- Santino Pignatelli, St. Francis, 9-10, Sebastian Rafacz, Lisle, 14-17.

126- Ryan Festerling, Jr., Yorkville Christian, 27-15, Conner San Juan, Foreman, 8-6.

132- Ardan Baglaev, Westmont, 31-10, Santiago Vasquez, Walther Christian, 17-21.

138- Ryan Alaimo, Yorkville Christian, 15-5, Abdelrahman Tlig, Chicago Academy, 10-3.

144- Johnny Consuegra-Lopez, Lisle, 22-7, Bobby DeLa Cruz, St. Francis, 11-10.

150- Alex Swiatek, St. Francis, 6-8, Jackson Buchelt, Lisle, 7-4.

157- Ibraheem Harb, Lisle, 25-9, Myles Holland, Yorkville Christian, 21-9.

165- August Eggleston, St. Francis, 8-7, Bequer Zamarripa, Lisle, 17-17.

175- James Reitmann, St. Francis, 17-9, Steven Rodriguez, Walther Christian, 21-11.

190- Terrel Washington, Foreman, 19-5, Bryan Martinez, St. Francis, 9-12.

215- Wilson Wunder, Lisle, 14-16, Ayden Starck, Ida Crown, 13-2.

285- Rafael Castrejon-Tello, Westmont, 30-8, James Almond, Walther Christian, 13-18.

Statistics

TEAM

Most pins: Yorkville Christian 19, St. Francis 11, Lisle 9

Most tech falls: Yorkville Christian 5, Lisle 4, St. Francis 2

Most totals match points: Yorkville Christian 304, Lisle 151, St. Francis 145

INDIVIDUAL

Most pins least time: Ida Crown’s Ayden Starck, 3 falls in 5:03, Chicago Academy’s Abdelraham Tlig, 3 falls in 5:53

Most tech falls least time: Yorkville Christian’s Christian Sandoval, 2 techs in 9:59

Fastest fall: Ida Crown’s Ayden Starck 0:10, Yorkville Christian’s Phoenix Senodenos 0:25, Walter Christian’s Steven Rodriguez 0:36, Yorkville Christian’s Jackson Allen 0:37 (twice)

Fastest tech fall: St. Francis’ Chase Siguenza 2:21, St. Francis’ Bryan Martinez 2:42, Lisle’s Johnny Consuegra-Lopez 3:42

Most team points: Yorkville Christian’s Dominic Loomis 25, Yorkville Christian’s Adrian Wadas-Luis 24, Yorkville Christian’s Austin Wadas-Luis 24, Yorkville Christian’s Tyler Gleason 24, Yorkville Christian’s Jackson Allen 24, St. Francis’ Paul Coco 24, Yorkville Christian’s Kenny Fox 23.5

Most single-match points: Yorkville Christian’s Davin Torza 23, Yorkville Christian’s Christian Sandoval 21, Yorkville Christian’s Dominic Loomis 21, Yorkville Christian’s Kenny Fox 20

Most total match points: Yorkville Christian’s Christian Sandoval 38, Yorkville Christian’s Davin Torza 38, St. Francis’ Bryan Martinez 33

Largest seed-place differential: St. Francis’ Bryan Martinez placed third at 190 as the No. 6 seed and Walter Christian’s Xander Martinez placed fourth at 215 as the No. 7 seed.

By Chris Walker for the IWCOA

MORRIS REGIONAL

Just eight points separated the top two squads at the Morris Regional with Batavia besting Sycamore, 212.5-204.5. Per IHSA records, it was Batavia’s second team regional title.

Joey Calvillo (106), Kyle Pasco (132) and Cole Hubbard (157) won titles for Batavia coach Scott Bayer and were just three of eight wrestlers to advance to the finals for the regional champions. Kai Enos (120), Ricardo Alfaro (126), Elias Chaney (138), Daniel Gonzalez (150) and Colin Peyton (165) placed second for the Bulldogs and Brady Johansen (144), Blake Vandeloo (175), Jack Brown (190) and Jaden Lehman (215) took third as the Bulldogs advanced a dozen wrestlers to the sectional.

Liam Schroeder (113), Tyler Lockhart (126), Jayden Dohogne (144), Cooper Bode (165) and Collin Hughes (285) won titles for Sycamores as the five champs were the most by any team at the regional. The Spartans also had a second place finish from Adam Carrick (215) and a couple thirds. The Spartans had eight sectional qualifiers.

Morris finished in third place with 145.5 points behind championship victories from Paxton Valentine (120), Brock Claypool (138) and Carter Skoff (150). Morris had seven sectional qualifiers.

Burlington Central (97) took fourth and was followed by Geneva (78), Kaneland (65.5), Ottawa (56) and Streator (30).

Regional champions:

106- Joey Calvillo, Batavia, 29-14

113- Liam Schroeder, Sycamore, 40-1

120- Paxton Valentine, Morris, 32-4

126- Tyler Lockhart, Sycamore, 32-10

132- Kyle Pasco, Batavia, 23-11

138- Brock Claypool, Morris, 40-5

144- Jayden Dohogne, Sycamore, 33-5

150- Carter Skoff, Morris, 28-1

157- Cole Hubbard, Batavia, 25-12

165- Cooper Bode, Sycamore, 39-4

175- Apollo Gochis, Kaneland, 33-9

190- Wes Weatherford, Ottawa, 33-5

215- Michael Junitz, Burlington Central, 28-4

285- Collin Hughes, Sycamore,  27-5

Additional sectional qualifiers

106- Devin DiSilvestro, Geneva, 20-10, Brody Sliker, Streator, 23-16.

113- Mayson Munson, Ottawa, 30-5, Owen Sater, Morris, 36-9.

120- Kai Enos, Batavia, 27-7, Eduardo Vences, Burlington Central, 25-8.

126-Ricardo Alfaro, Batavia, 22-17, Oscar Nelson, Burlington Central, 6-11.

132-Parker Barry, Morris, 31-11, Charlie Olson, Sycamore, 27-8.

138-Elias Chaney, Batavia, 23-20, Jesus Martinez, Streator, 35-11.

144-Chase Valentine, Morris, 15-11, Brady Johansen, Batavia, 15-25.

150-Daniel Gonzalez, Batavia, 27-18, Colten Heltsley, Kaneland, 28-19.

157-RJ Perez, Burlington Central, 20-3, Douglas Gemberling, Sycamore, 28-14.

165-Colin Peyton, Batavia, 21-9, Josh Karther, Kaneland, 24-18.

175-David Rueth, Geneva, 19-8, Blake Vandeloo, Batavia, 10-15.

190-Malachi Congo, Morris, 31-11, Jack Brown, Batavia, 16-11.

215- Adam Carrick. Sycamore, 24-18, Jaden Lehman, Batavia, 17-21.

285-Mark Atkins, Geneva, 26-12, Benjamin Hultgren, Burlington Central, 18-7.

Statistics

TEAM

Most pins: Batavia 18, Sycamore 17, Morris 8

Most tech falls: Sycamore 5, Morris 4

Most totals match points: Sycamore 261, Batavia 203, Burlington Central 201

INDIVIDUAL

Most pins least time: Batavia’s Blake Vandeloo, 3 falls in 3:51, Batavia’s Jaden Lehman 3 falls in 5:55, Burlington Central’s Benjamin Hultgren 3 falls in 5:59

Most tech falls least time: Kaneland’s Apollo Gochis, 2 techs in 3:24, Burlington Central’s Michael Junitz, 2 techs in 6:36, Sycamore’s Douglas Gemberling, 2 techs in 6:40, Geneva’s David Rueth, 2 techs in 6:48, Sycamore’s Charlie Olson, 2 techs in 7:24

Fastest fall: Burlington Central’s Benjamin Hultgren 0:12, Sycamore’s Collin Hughes 0:19, Sycamore’s Collin Hughes 0:20, Morris’ Owen Sater 0:23, Batavia’s Alexander Linde-Marin 0:28, Sycamore’s Adam Carrick 0:28, Burlington Central’s Benjamin Hultgren 0:30

Fastest tech fall: Burlington Central’s Eduardo Vence 0:56

Most team points: Sycamore’s Liam Schroeder 24, Sycamore’s Jayden Dohogne 24, Batavia’s Cole Hubbard 24, Sycamore’s Collin Hughes 24

Most single-match points: Streator’s Zander Austin 23

Most total match points: Streator’s Jesus Martinez 50, Sycamore’s Charlie Olson 47, Sycamore’s Douglas Gemberling 45

Largest seed-place differential: Batavia’s Blake Vandeloo placed third at 175 as the No. 7 seed.

STERLING REGIONAL

Geneseo sent nine wrestlers to the finals and came away with six individual champions to win the Sterling Regional, quite outdistancing itself from the rest of the eight-team field, including runner-up Rock Island, 223.5-151.5.

Landen Vincent (138), Malaki Jackson (144), Izaac Gaines (165), Kye Weinzierl (175), Harrison Hill (190) and Josh Stahl (285) were crowned champions for the Maple Leafs. Tad Moore (113), Grady Hull (157) and Colten Mooney (215) placed second and Phoenix Heller (126) was third.
The win marked the 12th team regional title in Geneseo’s program history.

Rock Island’s Angelo Matute (120) and Rowan Stockwell (215) won titles, Angelo Parker (106), Maricio Parker (138) and Emilio Guzman (285) placed second and Parker Stannke (144) and Ian McGowan (150) were third.

Sebastian Abwe (113), Victor Onofre (132), Dana Wickson (150) and Ty Smart (157) were among the four regional champions who helped Rockford East place third overall, sneaking past Freeport 119.5-119.

Freeport’s Treyden Diduch (106) and Rochelle’s Aidan Lopez (126) were the lone champions from their respective schools.

Galesburg edged Rochelle 92-91.5 for fifth. Sterling (50.5) and LaSalle-Peru (43) also competed.

Regional champions:

106- Treyden Diduch, Freeport, 36-2

113- Sebastian Abwe, Rockford East, 24-12

120- Angelo Matute, Rock Island, 16-9

126- Aidan Lopez, Rochelle, 40-3

132- Victor Onofre, Rockford East, 26-6

138- Landen Vincent, Geneseo, 24-8

144- Malaki Jackson, Geneseo, 30-9

150- Dana Wickson, Rockford East, 34-5

157- Ty Smart, Rockford East, 37-3

165- Izaac Gaines, Geneseo, 33-2

175- Kye Weinzierl, Geneseo, 30-1

190- Harrison Hill, Geneseo, 29-9

215- Rowan Stockwell, Rock Island, 27-7 

285- Josh Stahl, Geneseo, 26-7

Additional sectional qualifiers

106- Angelo Parker, Rock Island, 26-7, Jace Scribner, Rockford East, 19-4.

113- Tad Moore, Geneseo, 29-16, Evan Jones, Sterling, 19-17.

120- Gianni Verucchi, LaSalle-Peru, 18-16, Jrue Montoya, Freeport, 20-15.

126- Cael Lyons, Sterling, 24-10, Phoenix Heller, Geneseo, 9-23.

132- Angel Hernandez, Rochelle, 23-11, Landon Darst, Galesburg, 20-16.

138- Maricio Parker, Rock Island, 27-11, Thomas Olson, Freeport, 32-16.

144- Blake Slusser, Freeport, 32-14, Parker Stannke, Rock Island, 23-17.

150- Brenden Voight, Rochelle, 35-11, Ian McGowan, Rock Island, 22-15.

157- Grady Hull, Geneseo, 27-11, Jack Bernardi, Galesburg, 23-12.

165- Anthony Makwala, Galesburg, 25-5, Jentz Watson, LaSalle-Peru, 27-12.

175- Roman Villalobos, Rochelle, 11-4, Mason Taylor, Galesburg, 30-9.

190- Cale Johnson, Galesburg, 27-10, Jakhari Randle, Freeport, 20-18.

215- Colten Mooney, Geneseo, 29-10, Israel Goodman, Freeport, 29-11.

285- Emilio Guzman, Rock Island, 30-8, Kareem Odeh, Freeport, 24-8.

Statistics

TEAM

Most pins: Freeport 12, Geneseo 11

Most tech falls: Geneseo 7, Rockford East 5, Rock Island 3, Rochelle 3

Most totals match points: Geneseo 281, Rock Island 253, Freeport 249

INDIVIDUAL

Most pins least time: Galesburg’s Mason Taylor, 3 falls in 4:02, Freeport’s Israel Goodman, 3 falls in 7:30

Most tech falls least time: Rockford East’s Ty Smart, 2 techs in 3:54, Geneseo’s Izaac Gaines, 2 techs in 5:09, Rochelle’s Brenden Voight, 2 techs in 7:18

Fastest fall: Rock Island’s Angelo Parker 0:34, Galesburg’s Anthony Makwala 0:34, Freeport’s Jrue Montoya 0:38, Rochelle’s Roman Villalobos 0:41, Rochelle’s Alex Pellicer 0:47

Fastest tech fall: Rockford East’s Ty Smart 1:03, Geneseo’s Kye Weinzierl 1:26, Rockford East’s Sebastian Abwe 2:00

Most team points: Freeport’s Treyden Diduch 24, Geneseo’s Harrison Hill 24, Rock Island’s Angelo Matute 23.5

Most single-match points: Rockford East’s Ty Smart 21 (twice), Rochelle’s Angel Hernandez 19, Geneseo’s Izaac Gaines 19, Geneseo’s Kye Weinzierl 19, Sterling’s Landon Heckman 19, Rockford East’s Jace Scribner 19

Most total match points: Freeport’s Kareem Odeh 49, Izaac Gaines 48, Galesburg’s Jack Bernardi 45

Largest seed-place differential: Galesburg’s Jack Bernardi placed third at 157 as the No. 7 seed.

HARVARD REGIONAL

Marian Central Catholic won its seventh team regional title at Harvard on Saturday and is chasing a third consecutive state finals trophy for coach Jordan Blanton.

The three Crystal Lake schools were among the top finishers at this year’s Harvard Regional, but none of them could catch up to Marian, which is sending 12 wrestlers onto the sectional after winning handily with 238 points. 

Runner-up Crystal Lake Central scored 179.5 points.

Hogan Rice (113), Cam Spiniolas (126), Brendan Nardin (150), Dan French (190) and Jimmy Mastny (215) won titles for Marian, which had nine wrestlers advance to the finals, including Noah Cerny (157), a seventh seed. Cerny joined Diego Martinez (106), Austin Hagevold (144), and Nic Astacio (165) in placing second while Zach Wheadon (120), Zane Mochocki (138) and Josh Gawronski (175) took third.

Crystal Lake Central had three champions, including Jackson Marlett (120), Nicholas Marchese (144) and Logan Gough (285). The Tigers were busy in the finals, advancing a wrestler to half of the 14 matches. Brandon Carbone (132), Daniel Zuehlke (138), Daniel Snow (150) and Nicholas Zuehlke (175) placed second and Dylan Ramsey (126) took third.

Prairie Ridge placed third with 121 points. Matt Moritz (157) and Aiden Rodriguez (175) led the way by winning titles. 

Crystal Lake South was right behind Prairie Ridge with 120.5 points. Christopher Talbert (106), Nathan Randle (138) and Aiden Marrello (165) were victorious in their respective title matches to guide the Gators to fourth place.

Woodstock scored 96.5 points to place fifth. Belvidere North (71) slid ahead of Woodstock North (70) and Harvard (38.5) just got past Belvidere (37.5).

Regional champions:

106- Christopher Talbert, Crystal Lake South, 29-10

113- Hogan Rice, Marian, 33-12

120- Jackson Marlett, Crystal Lake Central, 20-4

126- Cam Spiniolas, Marian, 23-19

132- Bryson Teunissen, Belvidere North, 26-9

138- Nathan Randle, Crystal Lake South, 34-2

144- Nicholas Marchese, Crystal Lake Central, 35-4

150- Brendan Nardin, Marian, 7-0

157- Matt Moritz, Prairie Ridge, 30-10

165- Aiden Marrello, Crystal Lake South, 40-2

175- Aiden Rodriguez, Prairie Ridge, 38-2

190- Dan French, Marian, 23-5

215- Jimmy Mastny, Marian, 46-1

285- Logan Gough, Crystal Lake Central, 28-9

Additional sectional qualifiers

106- Diego Martinez, Marian, 23-14, Tymen Robinson, Prairie Ridge, 25-9.

113- Logan Aarseth, Crystal Lake South, 26-8, Cole Malo, Woodstock, 27-11.

120- Olin Wiedel, Woodstock North, 27-13, Zach Wheadon, Marian, 10-29.

126- Taqiuldin Baker, Woodstock, 35-3, Dylan Ramsey, Crystal Lake Central, 29-5.

132- Brandon Carbone, Crystal Lake Central, 29-11, Lorenzo Massart, Prairie Ridge, 22-15.

138- Daniel Zuehlke, Crystal Lake Central, 24-14, Zane Mochocki, Marian, 22-22.

144- Austin Hagevold, Marian, 22-15, Landon VanAcker, Belvidere, 30-9.

150- Daniel Snow, Crystal Lake Central, 19-12, Connor Calvin-Garcia, Woodstock, 18-7.

157- Noah Cerny, Marian, 19-26,  Gavin Hastings, Crystal Lake South, 16-19.

165- Nic Astacio, Marian, 31-17, Andrew Bucci, Belvidere North, 24-13.

175- Nicholas Zuehlke, Crystal Lake Central, 28-10, Josh Gawronski, Marian, 5-4.

190- Frank Matviychuk, Prairie Ridge, 29-9, Jaxson Hansen, Woodstock, 20-12.

215- David Randecker, Woodstock North, 27-6, Sam Reed, Belvidere North, 12-13.

285- Benjamin Prochnicki, Belvidere, 13-10, Bernardo Tavares Vigilato, Prairie Ridge, 10-15.

Statistics

TEAM

Most pins: Marian 19, Woodstock 13, Crystal Lake Central 12

Most tech falls: Prairie Ridge 7, Crystal Lake South 5, Marian 5, Belvidere North 4

Most totals match points: Marian 280, Prairie Ridge 270, Crystal Lake South 258, Crystal Lake Central 237

INDIVIDUAL

Most pins least time: Marian’s Zane Mochocki, 3 falls in 7:15, Woodstock’s Cole Malo, 3 falls in 7:46, Marian’s Josh Gawronski, 3 falls in 8:37

Most tech falls least time: Prairie Ridge’s Aiden Rodriguez, 3 techs in 11:29

Fastest fall: Crystal Lake Central’s Logan Gough 0:27, Crystal Lake South’s Logan Aarseth 0:28, Crystal Lake Central’s Nicholas Zuehlke 0:30, Belvidere’s Landon VanAcker 0:31, Woodstock’s Ayden Dobler 0:32

Fastest tech fall: Crystal Lake Central’s Dylan Ramsey 1:44, Belvidere North’s Bryson Teunissen 2:23, Prairie Ridge’s Lorenzo Massart 2:23

Most team points: Marian’s Brendan Nardin 28, Crystal Lake Central’s Nicholas Marchese 27, Marian’s Dan French 24, Marian’s Jimmy Mastny 24

Most single-match points: Marian’s Hogan Rice 23, Marian’s Diego Martinez 22, Prairie Ridge’s Lorenzo Massart 22

Most total match points: Prairie Ridge’s Aiden Rodriguez 61, Prairie Ridge’s Lorenzo Massart 55, Woodstock’s Connor Calvin-Garcia 51

Largest seed-place differential: Marian’s Noah Cerny placed second at 157 as the No. 7 seed.

METAMORA REGIONAL

Washington rolled to its 15th team regional title overall and its eighth for coach Nick Miller, who is aiming to steer his program to a third straight state finals trophy. The Panthers have won six state titles, four under Miller.

Coming off a second place finish at state in 2A a season ago, the Panthers came out flying in the state series, qualifying 13 wrestlers to the sectional including eight champions: Symon Woods (106), Micah Jackson (113), Lucas Bach (126), Logan Makiney (132), Wyatt Medlin (165), Wyatt Leman (175), Josh Hoffer (215) and Sean Thornton (285).

Washington won 8 of 9 finals matches, posting 254 points, more than 100 points ahead of the 141.5 produced by Peoria Notre Dame, which took second. Host Metamora was third with 139.

Washington’s Cruise Brolley (157) placed second and Sage Davis (120), Cayden Park (144), Sebastian Howe (150) and Zane Heubi (190) took third for the regional champions.

Peoria Notre Dame’s Freddie Couri (120) and Jack Bartoletta won titles and will be joined by five of their teammates in sectional action as Tomie Couri (106), Jesus DeLa Cruz (113), Remington Joesting (132) and Brady Mullens (285) placed second and Alijah Atkins (165) took third.

Connor Graham (144), Grady Neal (157) and Mark Aeschliman (190) had the pleasure of winning titles in their home gym for Metamora. Jayden Lambert (215) took second and Kade Schieber (132) and Tolan Pfaff-Blankenship (138) placed third.

East Peoria’s Cooper Chester picked up win no. 29 to win the 150-pound title and help his team to fourth place with 120 points. Jaxson Cornelius (126), Cole Brooks (144) and Dalton Oakman (190) came up short in title matches, placing second, while Wyatt Durham (157), Alec Del Toro (215) and Keegan Barnes (285) punched their sectional-qualifying tickets by bouncing back to place third.

Peoria Richwoods (73) was fifth and followed by Limestone (49.5), Dunlap (43) and Peoria (28).

Regional champions:

106- Symon Woods, Washington, 30-9

113- Micah Jackson, Washington, 23-17

120- Freddie Couri, Peoria Notre Dame, 23-13

126- Lucas Bach, Washington, 20-11

132- Logan Makiney, Washington, 32-10

138- Jack Bartoletta, Peoria Notre Dame, 30-15

144- Connor Graham, Metamora, 42-4

150- Cooper Chester, East Peoria, 29-3

157- Grady Neal, Metamora, 40-4

165- Wyatt Medlin, Washington, 36-0

175- Wyatt Leman, Washington, 28-8

190- Mark Aeschliman, Metamora, 36-10

215- Josh Hoffer, Washington, 28-4

285- Sean Thornton, Washington, 31-9

Additional sectional qualifiers

106- Tomie Couri, Peoria Notre Dame, 31-16, Nick McDonald, Dunlap, 14-13.

113- Jesus DeLa Cruz, Peoria Notre Dame, 29-12, Kaiden Capranica, Limestone, 19-13.

120- Kaleb Fuchs, Limestone, 13-8, Sage Davis, Washington, 21-20.

126- Jaxson Cornelius, East Peoria, 24-15, Logan Keller, Limestone, 13-13. 

132- Remington Joesting, Peoria Notre Dame, 34-8, Kade Schieber, Metamora, 19-20.

138- Kencey Purdle, Peoria, 2-1, Tolan Pfaff-Blankenship, Metamora, 13-8.

144- Cole Brooks, East Peoria, 32-9, Cayden Park, Washington, 18-18.

150- Gabe Robb, Peoria Richwoods, 21-2, Sebastian Howe, Washington, 18-24.

157- Cruise Brolley, Washington, 34-8, Wyatt Durham, East Peoria, 25-11.

165- Jayden Schmick, Dunlap, 31-8, Alijah Atkins, Peoria Notre Dame, 36-13.

175- Colton Mosack, Dunlap, 27-11, Alex Martinez, Peoria Richwoods,  21-7.

190- Dalton Oakman, East Peoria, 32-5, Zane Heubi, Washington, 25-19.

215- Jayden Lambert, Metamora, 35-8, Alec Del Toro, East Peoria, 32-4.

285- Brady Mullens, Peoria Notre Dame, 30-9, Keegan Barnes, East Peoria, 34-9. 

Statistics

TEAM

Most pins: Washington 14, Metamora 7

Most tech falls: Washington 8, Peoria Notre Dame 6, Metamore 5

Most totals match points: Washington 362, Metamora 239, Peoria Notre Dame 226

INDIVIDUAL

Most pins least time: Limestone’s Kaiden Capranica, 3 falls in 7:40

Most tech falls least time: Washington’s Cayden Park, 2 techs in 3:55, Metamora’s Grady Neals, 2 techs in 5:55, Washington’s Sebastian Howe, 2 techs in 9:19

Fastest fall: East Peoria’s Cole Brooks 0:29, Peoria Richwoods’ Joseph Nelson 0:34, Washington’s Wyatt Medlin 0:35

Fastest tech fall: East Peoria’s Cooper Chester 1:02, Washington’s Logan Makiney 1:41, Washington’s Wyatt Medlin 1:52

Most team points: Washington’s Lucas Bach 24, Washington’s Josh Hoffer 24, Metamora’s Mark Aeschliman 23.5

Most single-match points: Washington’s Micah Jackson 23, Washington’s Wyatt Medlin 21, Peoria Richwoods’ Gabe Robb 21, Dunlap’s Jayden Schmick 21

Most total match points: Washington’s Cayden Park 55, Metamora’s Grady Neal 48, Peoria Notre Dame’s Alijah Atkins 44

Largest seed-place differential: Peoria’s Kencey Purdle placed second at 138 as the No. 6 seed.

By Mike Garofola for the IWCOA

Barrington coach Dan Keller knew his men would be in for a fierce battle for a regional title once the IHSA released the class 3A assignments.

Both Barrington and Stevenson were coming off impressive efforts last weekend to win at the MSL and Lake County Invite tournaments, respectively, setting up a potential powder keg of thrills for the big audience inside the Foglia Health and Recreation Building in Palatine, on the sprawling campus of Harper Community College.

“When it was Stevenson in our regional, along with a strong team like Fremd from our conference, plus some really good wrestlers from the rest of the field, we knew we would be in for a tough day,” Keller said.

“(With) a really tough non-conference and tournament schedule we set up for the guys, I really felt we would be ready for the challenge today, and even though we were neck-and-neck with a very good Stevenson team, I knew in the end if the guys did what we knew they were capable of that we could win and advance.”

Next up for the Broncos will be a 6 p.m. dual-team sectional semifinal on Thursday against Loyola Academy in Fox Lake, at Grant.
Barrington will send nine wrestlers to its own individual sectional in two weeks. Six Broncos claimed individual championship trophies.

Stevenson advanced 10, Lake Zurich and Palatine five each, with Buffalo Grove and Fremd earning four spots in sectional play. Dundee-Crown (3) and Jacobs (2) will add to the sectional lineup.

Before Stevenson found its stride, the Patriots would be chasing a Barrington advantage that at one time was 53.5 points (166.5-128.0) around the noon hour, which was cut to just one point (190.5-189.5) before the eventual champs earned four individual titles, each via bonus-point victories.

“Stevenson is such a great team and program,” Keller said. “We have a lot of respect for them and Shane (Cook), so to get past them is a very nice accomplishment.”

Last season, the Broncos won a similarly tight affair over Stevenson at the Dundee-Crown regional, only to fall to eventual state runner-up Hononegah, 41-24.

106- Stefan Vihrov (Stevenson)

Freshman Stefan Vihrov (35-8) has been the perfect leadoff man for the Stevenson Patriots this season, witnessed by his astonishing 35 wins, two major victories, and a pair of second place medals all leading up to his 106-pound title here.

Vihrov and his sophomore teammate Daniel Berdich have provided the perfect dynamic duo at the top of the lineup, and it was his pin of Aiden Healey (Dundee-Crown, 27-6) that got the Patriots off and running in the final session.

“That’s my job, to give us a win and bonus points, especially in a tournament as important as this one,” Vihrov said. “After my second period near-fall, all I wanted to do was go for a tech fall or pin to give us extra team points.”

That near-fall Vihrov spoke of gave him a 9-3 advantage that would balloon to 18-5 at five minutes before he registered his pin.

Healey will move on, as will Fremd freshman Will Bousk (31-12) who was a MSL champion a week ago.

113- Daniel Berdich (Stevenson)

Daniel Berdich has provided the lower weight firepower all season long that has helped fuel a terrific Stevenson attack, while making himself one of the names to watch in the postseason.

After helping the Patriots to their Lake County Invite title last weekend, the Patriots’ sophomore mashed the competition with bonus-point victories in all three of his matches en route to the 113-pound title.

Berdich (31-4) opened his tournament with a pin, followed by a tech fall, before closing out Lucas Crandall (31-10) in a contest that would see the No. 1 seed defeat the No. 2 seed with a 12-0 major decision.

“Daniel has fully committed himself to the sport,” Stevenson coach Shane Cook said. “He trains year round, works incredibly hard, loves to learn, and wrestles at a high pace. He’s always looking to score points.”

No. 7-rated Berdich, a 2025 state qualifier, has recorded either a tech-fall or pin in (23) of his 31 victories on the season thus far.

Freshman Dunamis Philip (Palatine, 20-5) advanced following his third place victory.

120- Kaleb Pratt (Barrington)

After the Vihrov-Berdich duo earned enough bonus points to draw the Patriots within one point of Barrington, it would be a hard-fought 2-0 decision from No. 3 Kaleb Pratt that effectively put the eventual regional champions in front for good.

The Broncos’ talented junior would execute a perfect reversal midway through the second period to take the lead for good over No. 10 Mykola Shamray (31-6), who was rode hard in the second period and unable to get anything going after the Pratt (40-5) reversal.

“We’ve wrestled before,” Pratt said. “We know each other pretty well and I just didn’t feel like he wanted to be offensive in this match, and not attempt to open things up.”
Pratt recorded a major decision victory over the sophomore a week earlier in their MSL championship match.

“I obviously wanted to get bonus points for our team, but it was more important to get the win, especially after Stevenson got those first two at 106 and 113.”

Stevenson senior Evan Mishels (31-12) advances to sectionals after a pin in his third place contest.

126- Saul Ramirez (Barrington)

Saul Ramirez (27-12) kept the Barrington faithful on the edge of its seats all throughout his contest with Ben Arbotante (Jacobs, 34-11), but not because the Broncos senior provided a lively, high-scoring six minutes of wrestling.

“It wasn’t my best effort of the season, I could have pushed the pace, and opened things up a lot more,” Ramirez said. “But I guess I was able to find a burst of energy when I needed it most.”
Ramirez won a tense 3-1 decision over Arbotante, who lost in the blood round a year ago at the Barrington sectional.

The Jacobs’ senior appeared to have enough in his tank to hold onto a 1-0 advantage late into the third period, until Ramirez struck with a late take-down to take the lead for good.

Stevenson senior Marcelo Cantu (29-8) who lost to Ramirez (8-2) in the semifinals, came back to secure third place with a 10-5 decision over Jonathan Diaz from Lake Zurich.

132- Ryan Dorn (Barrington, 34-5)

As high-profile matches go, the title match at 132 had everyone’s attention..

It was No. 3 Ryan Dorn from Barrington vs. No. 5 Shawn Kogan (Stevenson) in a rematch of sorts, that saw Dorn manage a 5-4 decision early on.

However, this contest would carry far more importance in the team race both clubs were involved in.

“Shawn is a great wrestler, so it was important to wrestle smart, look for my chances and be aggressive in my attack in order to score points,” said Dorn (34-5) moments after his 12-4 major decision victory.

“It was a good match for myself, and especially our team with the bonus points from the major.” Dorn said. “I was happy to get that first tilt, and thought about a second late in the match, but it wasn’t quite there, and I didn’t want to risk anything at that point.”

An active first period ended at 7-2, later to 8-2 after two periods before Dorn added four more points from a near-fall one minute from time.

The two rivals will likely be on opposite sides of the bracket at sectionals in two weeks, perhaps leading to a third meeting between the two stars.

Armando Aguilar-Rodriguez (Palatine, 18-13) came back in wrestle-backs to place third and earn his first sectional appearance.

138- Mikey Polyakov (Stevenson)

Mikey Polyakov looks to be in fine form and as good as new, after missing considerable time to an injury — witnessed by a superb two-match effort on his way to the 138-pound title.

The Patriots junior opened his tournament with a fall in just 33 seconds, before unleashing a magnificent six-minute effort against Barrington sophomore Matthew Blanke (18-7) on his way to a 17-3 major decision victory.

“I was out for five-and-a half weeks with a hip flexor injury, which takes a long time to heal, but right now I feel a hundred percent, so I’m ready for these last couple of weeks of the season,” said Polyakov, who was a 2025 state qualifier and now the owner of two major titles on the season.

“I did a lot of extra work, especially my cardio to get myself ready for my return, and I’m really excited for sectionals and another trip to state,” added Polyakov, now 20-4.

Junior Evan Honegger (Lake Zurich, 27-14) won his third place match to advance.

144- Jimmy Whitaker (Barrington)

Jimmy Whitaker continues to make the middle of the Barrington lineup — along with teammate Daniel Blanke at 150 — a lethal and dangerous scoring machine.

The Broncos’ senior earned his third major title of the campaign with yet another marvelous effort on the mat, pinning his way to a regional title just one week after recording a trio of pins to claim the 144-pound title at the MSL tournament.

“I am feeling really good right now with everything, especially my arm-bar, which is kind of becoming the bread-and-butter of my game,” said Whitaker, who is now a dazzling 38-7 and has beaten Stevenson senior Valentin Vihrov (33-7) twice this season.

“Mentally I’m feeling it right now, which is a good thing in this sport, but I also know there’s still a lot of work ahead of me,” added Whitaker, who was a state qualifier in 2024, before missing most of the season a year ago with an injury.

Lincoln Riemer (Lake Zurich, 14-11) won his third place match to advance to sectionals.

150- Daniel Blanke (Barrington)

The Whitaker pin increased the Broncos advantage to ten points over Stevenson (203.0-193.0) and that lead would increase further thanks to another fabulous bit of work from Daniel Blanke (37-9), who left no doubt as to who was the best at 150 pounds on this day.

The No. 7 man in the state easily claimed his second consecutive major when he pinned his way to the top of the podium. His final pin came at just 37 seconds over Dundee-Crown senior Jadon Wheatley (24-12), who will making his second sectional appearance of his career.

“Win first, then go after bonus points to help the team,” Blanke said. “It really is a team sport when you get to regionals.”

The Broncos’ junior would unload on a trio of opponents a week ago at the MSL tournament – needing just over 4 1/2 minutes to finish the job – far more than the 2:40 minutes he spent on Saturday to dash the hopes of his rivals.

“My shots, set-ups, and hand-fighting are things I spent a lot of time working on during the offseason, and I’ll continue to do so the rest of the way,” added Blanke, who is now a two-time regional champ, and 30-match winner a year ago after his first appearance at state.

Stevenson freshman Kingsley Chen (22-14) wrestled back to earn a third place medal.

157- Anthony Klikas (Buffalo Grove)

Whenever Anthony Klikas (Buffalo Grove, 27-7) and Palatine senior Daniel Derevlyak (26-10) meet, the scorers’ table needs to be ready to add points as quickly as it can.

One week ago at the MSL tournament, it was an all-out point scoring contest, with Klikas winning a 32-point thriller (17-15) after overcoming an almost insurmountable deficit.

On Saturday, when Klikas would concede four straight points to see his 7-2 advantage shrink to 7-6 just seconds into the third period, the affable junior admitted it may be a case of deja vu all over again.

However, an 8-0 run fueled by a late near-fall would ensure an easier time for the Bison faithful who would watch Klikas earn his first regional title after a 15-6 major decision triumph.

“We’ve wrestled three times now, and I am 3-0 against Daniel, but there’s always a chance we could meet again in two weeks at sectionals,” opined Klikas

“Last week at conference, things really got away from me. All of a sudden I was down like 13-1. But I didn’t panic and I think that match really helped me today.”

Dom Sponsel (23-18), a sophomore from Fremd, is headed to his first sectional appearance after recording a pin in his third place match.

165- Karl Bep (Palatine)

As a self-described sponge who absorbs everything the Palatine coaching staff has tossed at him during his short time with the big club, Karl Bep has gone from nowhere to somewhere since his start in the sport during his freshman year.

The Pirates’ senior, who won at the 70th Berman Holiday Classic in his home gym with a marvelous three-match effort, was at it again Saturday. He recorded a pin followed by an outstanding 20-2 tech-fall result over Filip Kawalec (Lake Zurich, 24-14) to win his first regional crown and an automatic first round bye at the Barrington sectional.

“I’ve only been in this sport for three years, so there is so much to catch-up on and to learn,” Bep (27-7) said. “But I’m a hard worker who will do whatever it takes to improve, and fortunately for me we have a great coaching staff with coach Tulga (Zuunbagen), the guy I credit for all my progress and success.

“I am looking forward to wrestling right here at Harper next season, but first I want to do my best to get to state and do well there.”

Kosuke Hirata (Stevenson, 24-15) will advance after his third place finish.

175- Sam Cushman (Barrington)

Sam Cushman earned Barrington’s sixth and final individual title to effectively close out its rivals, following his 18-0 tech-fall over Philip Boyko (29-9) from runner-up Stevenson.

Both finalists pinned their way into the final. No. 19 rated Cushman (31-10) unveiled an all-action pace in the opening period to earn a 3-0 advantage. The lead extended to 6-0 after four minutes, before a third period explosion saw the Broncos junior register a pair of four-point near fall moves to increase his lead to 14-0.

“I’m a completely different wrestler compared to the start of the season,” Cushman said. “My attack is so much better, and although there was a game plan in place for my final, I knew I wanted to score first and just add points along the way to keep pressure on him.”

Cushman, who won an MSL title a week ago, conceded a pin to Boyko earlier in the season but made amends in a big way for himself to pad the Broncos’ score sheet.

Buffalo Grove senior Sonny Tugs (23-11) moves on after his third place victory.

190- Lucas Nance (Fremd)

Lucas Nance is arguably one of the best 190-pounders in the state, and after another superb weekend of wrestling, the Fremd senior is on a collision course with No. 1 Aaron Stewart in two weeks at the Barrington sectional.

The No. 2 man just behind Stewart, the Vikings’ star is now 33-5 after defeating Aaron Jafri (Barrington, 28-17) with his 19th tech-fall victory of the season

“Lucas is quite an amazing young man,” begins Vikings head coach Jeff Keske.

“He’s a tremendous student-athlete. He scored a 35 on his ACT, has an amazing support group with his parents, grandparents, and family, who have always been there for him, and his leadership skills are second to none. So is his work ethic, and as a wrestler one of the many strengths he has is those great (heavy) hips.”

The University of Chicago-bound Nance is a clinical and precise finisher, who can score points from many ways. He was one win away from a state medal a year ago and finished the 2025 campaign with a 39-10 overall record.

Aleksander Krotoszynski (30-16) became the fourth man from Buffalo Grove to advance into the Barrington sectional following his third place triumph.

215- Teigen Moreno (Dundee-Crown)

Teigen Moreno admits time is running out on the Dundee-Crown four-year star, who in three previous trips to the Barrington sectional has come up empty, including back-to-back blood-round losses to end his season in heart-breaking fashion.

“Enough is enough,” Moreno said. “This is my last chance to get downstate and win a medal for the Dundee-Crown program.”
Moreno (37-2) pinned his way into the final match against the super-sophomore from Lake Zurich, Rocco DiCanio (36-4), who a week ago won the Lake County Invite crown at 215 pounds.

“Twice at sectionals, I ran into (Loyola’s defending state champion) Kai Calcutt early, and went into wrestle-backs, where things ended badly.

“But I feel better than ever and ready for sectionals. It feels like if all goes well, I’ll be up against Calcutt again, only this time in the sectional final.”

With his 6-2 championship victory, Moreno is likely to be placed on the opposite side of the bracket from Calcutt.

Moreno’s three victories gives him 140 for his career, and the Chargers senior will wrestle next season at the University of Dubuque.

Lucas Retzler (Jacobs, 23-15) is on his way to his first sectional appearance following his pin at 5:44.

285- Hakeem Coleman (Fremd, 6-1)

Fremd coach Jeff Keske is sold on the future of his big man Hakeem Coleman, who missed all of the football season due to a knee injury.  But through hard work and dedication, Coleman has now earned a first-round bye at sectionals, as perhaps a sleeper in the 285-pound weight class.

“Hakeem (6-1) is a fierce competitor, who has put in the extra work to allow him to  slowly come back from his injury,” Keske said. “He is definitely someone to watch at sectionals and during the next two years.”

The three-sport athlete (football and track) was a middle-school wrestling champion in Buffalo Grove before his family moved into the Fremd district.

 A hard-fought 4-0 decision over Adriel Arana (Barrington) in his semifinal would send the sophomore into the final where he recorded a 7-4 victory over Jacari Travis (24-11) from Palatine.

Arana (20-22) would later earn his first trip to sectionals after the Broncos junior registered a pin in his third place contest with Aaron Von Heimburg from Stevenson.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS

Barrington 226.0, Stevenson 204.0, Fremd 110.0, Palatine 97.5, Lake Zurich 87.0, Buffalo Grove 82.0, Jacobs 69.0, Dundee-Crown 61.5.

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA

EAST AURORA REGIONAL

With ten regional champions among its 12 sectional qualifiers, No. 2 defending 3A state champion Marmion Academy won its 13th team regional title in Aurora on Saturday.

Marmion posted 267 points in the win and led the field in pins (14) and tech falls (9) for Cadets coach Anthony Cirrincione.

Marmion reeled off regional title wins from 106-150: Colton Wyller (106), James Morrison (113), Brody Page (120), Aidan McClure (126), Nicholas Garcia (132), Zach Stewart (138), Demetrios Carrera (144) and Ashton Hobson (150). The Cadets also got regional titles from Vincenzo Testa (190) and Joey Favia (285), and thirds from Grayson Garcia (157) and Luke Boersma (215).

No. 17 West Aurora (173.5) placed second, with nine sectional qualifiers led by regional champions Malan Hatfield (157), Marcus Quintana (165) and Dayne Serio (175). Third-place Downers Grove South (155) had seven qualifiers. Downers Grove North (105.5) finished fourth, led by regional champ Nate Olona (215), followed by Wheaton Warrenville South (82.5), East Aurora (51.5), Waubonsie Valley (48) and Metea Valley (25.5).

Downers Grove North had seven qualifiers, Wheaton Warrenville South and Waubonsie Valley had three sectional qualifiers, and Metea Valley had one qualifier.

All 14 title matches were won by either fall, tech fall, or major decision. Only one match on the win-or-go-home third place match was decided by less than a three-point decision, with DG North’s Jack Heldson winning 11-9 at 190 over East Aurora’s Emmanuel Diaz.

Regional champions
106 Colton Wyller, Marmion 30-9
113 James Morrison, Marmion 33-6
120 Brody Page, Marmion 29-14
126 Aidan McClure, Marmion 27-9
132 Nicholas Garcia, Marmion 43-2
138 Zach Stewart, Marmion 18-3
144 Demetrios Carrera, Marmion 33-5
150 Ashton Hobson, Marmion 22-2
157 Malan Hatfield, West Aurora 30-7
165 Marcus Quintana, West Aurora 26-4
175 Dayne Serio, West Aurora 36-3
190 Vincenzo Testa, Marmion 20-4
215 Nate Olona, DG North 37-7
285 Joey Favia, Marmion 35-5

Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Rocco Valvano, WWSouth 38-3; Donovan Johnson, W Aurora 14-5

113 Gabe Richmond, W Aurora 28-5; Tommy Tyson, DG South 25-10

120 Tanner Stone, DG South 30-8; Damian Garcia, DG North 34-7

126 Jeremiah Haynes, W Aurora 15-10; Matthew Lisowski, WWSouth 21-22

132 Jadon Dinwiddie, DG South 29-6; Nathan Duffield, Waubonsie 30-12

138 Jack Platt, W Aurora 26-10; Alex Hengles, DG North 35-8

144 Joey Sirmon, WWSouth 24-15; Michael Huicochea, W Aurora 15-9

150 Evan Matkovich, W Aurora 28-10; Caden Chiarelli, DG North 26-11

157 Grayson Garcia, Marmion 18-16; Billy Rausch, DG North 30-14

165 Chase Nailos, Waubonsie 17-12; Andre Auernhamer, DG South 13-7

175 Lucas Marcoux, Metea 30-11; Noah Greene, DG South 34-8

190 Daniel Mensah, DG South 27-7; Jack Heldson, DG North 30-18

215 Luke Boersma, Marmion 30-14; Chris Cali, DG South 28-15

285 AJ Forst, Waubonsie 9-3; Colin Murphy, DG North 34-4

Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: Marmion 14, DG South 11, DG North 9
Most tech falls: Marmion 9, W Aurora 7, DG South 7
Most total match points: DG South 379, Marmion 355

INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: DG North’s Caden Chiarelli, 3 falls in 2:59
Most tech falls least time: W Aurora’s Dayne Serio, 3 techs in 7:03
Fastest fall: Chiarelli 0:10
Fastest tech fall: Serio 1:26
Most team points: 24 (tie)-Marmion’s Joey Favia, W Aurora’s Marcus Quintana, DG North’s Nate Olona
Most single-match points: Waubonsie’s Nathan Duffield 24
Most total match points: DG South’s Noah Greene 60
Largest seed-place difference: Waubonsie’s Nathan Duffield placed third as the No. 7 seed at 132 pounds

NAPERVILLE NORTH

No. 3 Montini Catholic won the 30th team regional title in program history and the first for first-year head coach Sal Annoreno, who took over this year for long-time coach Mike Bukovsky.

Montini had eight individual regional champions in Naperville among its 11 sectional qualifiers. Winning titles for Annoreno were Erik Klichurov (113), Allen Woo (120), Bobby Ruscitti (125), Mikey Malizzio (132), Kam Luif (144), Santino Tenuta (165), AJ Tack (175) and Gavin Ericson (285). Montini also got second-place finishes from Jeremy Huf (138) and Sam Swais (215), and a third from Will Konder (157).

No. 25 Naperville Central (199) placed second, getting regional titles from Alexi Aguinaldo (106), Vince Bern (150), Reid Balis (157) and Paul Peradotti (190). Third-place Naperville North (144.5) got a title from Tavfik Ibragimov (215) and were followed in the team standings by Lyons (107.5), Glenbard East (70.5), Willowbrook (68), Hinsdale Central (56.5) and Argo (14.5).

Naperville Central had 10 sectional qualifiers. Naperville North had six, followed by Lyons with five, led by regional champion Griff Powell (138). Glenbard East and Willowbrook each had four sectional qualifiers and Hinsdale Central advanced two.

The closest title match came at 126 pounds, with Montini’s Ruscitti winning a sudden-victory 11-8 decisionover Glenbard East’s Ismael Chaidez.

The third-place mat saw Naperville North’s Kai Balice win a 14-12 decision to earn sectional advancement at 150 against Argo’s Skylar A. Phipps. At 175, Willowbrook’s Korvyn Nieves won a sudden-victory, 18-15 decision over Naperville North’s David Hurrle to advance.

Regional champions
106 Alexi Aguinaldo, Naperville C 24-14
113 Erik Klichurov, Montini 31-2
120 Allen Woo, Montini 35-8
126 Bobby Ruscitti, Montini 40-0
132 Mikey Malizzio, Montini 32-10
138 Griff Powell, Lyons 38-3
144 Kam Luif, Montini 15-2
150 Vince Bern, Naperville C 37-10
157 Reid Balis, Naperville C 36-11
165 Santino Tenuta, Montini 21-6
175 AJ Tack, Montini 28-10
190 Paul Peradotti, Naperville C 41-4
215 Tavfik Ibragimov, Naperville N 32-1
285 Gavin Ericson, Montini 29-10

Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Luca Ligammari, Lyons 12-21; Nick Greenfield, Glenbard E 27-15

113 Leo Kingji, Willowbrook 16-12; Rowen Patel, Naperville C 18-22

120 Aris Neal, Willowbrook 26-7; Cole Forsyth, Glenbard E 24-6

126 Ismael Chaidez, Glenbard E 33-5; Jake Moore, Naperville C 40-8

132 Michael Arredondo, Naperville N 31-6; Logan Barrios, Hinsdale C 29-7

138 Jeremy Huf, Montini 22-11; Jacob Cochran, Naperville C 43-4

144 Jonathan Martinez, Hinsdale C 21-15; Stavros Gerousis, Naperville C 8-2

150 Jesse Nunez-Garcia, Lyons 30-15; Kai Balice, Naperville N 27-11

157 Timothy Garmon, Naperville N 13-2; Will Konder, Montini 27-18

165 Cornell Fennessee, Lyons 30-18; Travis Jones, Willowbrook 24-11

175 Nicolas Olvera, Naperville C 38-9; Korvyn Nieves, Willowbrook 22-13

190 Orlando Hoye, Glenbard E 18-2; JT Hill, Naperville N 29-5

215 Sam Swais, Montini 2-1; Caelon Young, Naperville C 34-12

285 Jimmy Hillmann, Lyons 33-13; Jake Johnson, Naperville N 20-10

Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: Naperville Central 18, Montini 16, Naperville North 10
Most tech falls: Montini 7, Naperville Central 6, Lyons 5
Most total match points: Montini 322, Naperville Central 313

INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Naperville Central’s Caelon Young, 3 falls in 3:20
Most tech falls least time: Naperville Central’s Vince Bern, 3 techs in 10:43
Fastest fall: Montini’s Gavin Ericson 0:26
Fastest tech fall: Montini’s Bobby Ruscitti 1:09
Most team points: 24 (tied)-Naperville Central’s Alexi Aguinaldo, Montini’s Ericson, Kam Luif, Santino Tenuta
Most single-match points: Lyons’ Griff Powell 23
Most total match points: Bern 54
Largest seed-place difference: Montini’s Sam Swais and Willowbrook’s Korvyn Nieves. Swais placed second as the No. 2 seed at 215, and Nieves placed third as the No. 8 seed at 175.

MARIST

Host Marist won its 24th team regional title overall and its fifth for coach Brendan Heffernan, winning Saturday’s competition with 280 team points. Carl Sandburg (222) placed second and Brother Rice (185.5) finished third.

Heffernan had 11 individual regional champions and 13 total sectional qualifiers, with titles coming from Elio Gil (106), Colin Phelan (120), Dylan Weber (126), Te’Jon Beals (132), Axel Rodriguez (138), Jaxon Jorgensen (144), Tommy Fidler (150), Ethan Sonne (157), Ronin Haran (175), Tom O’Brien (215) and Jack Watson (285).

Also advancing to the sectional for Marist were second-placer Crue Hatchell (113) and third-placer Collin Coffey (190).

Shepard (85) finished fourth, followed by Reavis (40), Oak Lawn (38), Stagg (37), Eisenhower (36) and Thornton (34.5).

Sandburg regional champ Kyle Hayes (113) led a group of 11 sectional-qualifying Eagles, and Brother Rice’s nine qualifiers were led by regional champs Otis Davis (165) and Colin Goggin (190).
Shepard, Thornton and Stagg had two qualifiers each, while Reavis and Oak Lawn had one apiece.

Regional champions
106 Elio Gil, Marist 26-8
113 Kyle Hayes, Sandburg 29-11
120 Colin Phelan, Marist 25-13
126 Dylan Weber, Marist 18-9
132 Te’Jon Beals, Marist 29-12
138 Axel Rodriguez, Marist 33-10
144 Jaxon Jorgensen, Marist 13-3
150 Tommy Fidler, Marist 35-9
157 Ethan Sonne, Marist 31-3
165 Otis Davis, Brother Rice 25-6
175 Ronin Haran, Marist 30-17
190 Colin Goggin, Brother Rice 13-3
215 Tom O’Brien, Marist 31-15
285 Jack Watson, Marist 28-12

Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Anthony Hayes, Sandburg 27-6; Owen Manning, Brother Rice 18-16

113 Crue Hatchell, Marist 28-19; Adrian Valadez, Thornton 26-6

120 Brandon Kalman, Sandburg 19-19; Javier Corral, Stagg 20-11

126 Zayne Salah, Sandburg 28-15; Vinny Miceli, Brother Rice 21-7

132 James Lotito, Brother Rice 17-9; Macartan Parker, Sandburg 24-15

138 Oscar Kalman, Sandburg 28-12; Henry Manning, Brother Rice 16-13

144 Oliver Davis, Brother Rice 31-5; Khalid Eid, Oak Lawn 33-6

150 Brandon Leech, Shepard 33-9; Arturo Balderas, Brother Rice 27-9

157 Brady Ritter, Sandburg 38-5; Samer Suleiman, Stagg 3-1

165 Aiden Hill, Shepard 36-10; Obaida Hasan, Sandburg 30-15

175 Adnan Askar, Sandburg 27-16; Mark Bew, Thornton 18-7

190 Rayshawn Doles, Eisenhower 22-10; Collin Coffey, Marist 13-21

215 Dan Costello, Brother Rice 19-5; Wyatt Hochgraber, Sandburg 36-9

285 Rami Hindi, Sandburg 24-15; Dan Ramirez, Reavis 12-6

Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: Sandburg 21, Brother Rice 15, Marist 14
Most tech falls: Brother Rice 11, Marist 9, Oak Lawn 4, Stagg 4
Most total match points: Marist 414, Brother Rice 387, Sandburg 239

INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Sandburg’s Wyatt Hochgraber, 3 falls in 2:28
Most tech falls least time: Brother Rice’s Vinny Miceli, 3 techs in 6:09
Fastest fall: Marist’s Jonathan Fields 0::17
Fastest tech fall: Miceli 1:10
Most team points: Sandburg’s Kyle Hayes 24, Marist’s Jack Watson 24
Most single-match points: Thornton’s Kayden Miller 27
Most total match points: Miceli 62
Largest seed-place difference: Thornton’s Mark Bew placed third as the No. 8 seed at 175 pounds.

MORTON REGIONAL

Mount Carmel won a ninth consecutive team regional title for coach Alex Tsirtsis and the program’s 36th overall regional crown at Morton.

The Caravan’s eight individual champions and 12 total sectional qualifiers earned 247.5 team points, well ahead of second-place host Morton (158). St. Laurence (153) placed third, followed by Kenwood (101), Hancock (54), Curie (45), Simeon (39), and Lindblom (25).

Mount Carmel’s champions were Sebastian Gracia (106), Daniel Macatangay (113), Brody Koselke (126), William Grafton-Hodgetts (132), George Hollendoner (138), Justin Williamson (144), Kenneth Seggerson (190) and Landin Carter (285). The Caravan also got second’s from Luke Erwinski (120), Jaxon Gineris (150) and Daniel Lynch (175) and a third from Mason Edwards (215).

Regional champions Jose Berrios (120), Daniel Gonzalez (165) and Santiago Moya (175) led Morton’s crew of seven sectional qualifiers. Regional champ Xavier Bitner (215) led a group of nine qualifiers for St. Laurence, and Kenwood’s five qualifiers included a regional champ in Demeir Williams (157). Hancock had three sectional qualifiers, while Curie and Lindblom each had two.

Regional champions
106 Sebastian Gracia, Mount Carmel 21-8
113 Daniel Macatangay, Mount Carmel 15-13
120 Jose Berrios, Morton 26-21
126 Brody Koselke, Mount Carmel 14-6
132 William Grafton-Hodgetts, Mount Carmel 17-13
138 George Hollendoner, Mount Carmel 12-13
144 Justin Williamson, Mount Carmel 18-7
150 Davion Hall, Simeon 16-1
157 Demeir Williams, Kenwood 11-5
165 Daniel Gonzalez, Morton 12-10
175 Santiago Moya, Morton 34-5
190 Kenneth Seggerson, Mount Carmel 14-11
215 Xavier Bitner, St. Laurence 28-3
285 Landin Carter, Mount Carmel 5-4

Additional sectional qualifiers
106 Liam Kissane, St. Laurence 24-5; Jonathan Mendoza-Rodriguez, Lindblom 22-10

113 Ithan Payne, Lindblom 15-5; Armani Diaz, St. Laurence 8-5

120 Luke Erwinski, Mount Carmel 17-15; Ariyan Kernaghan, Kenwood 9-6

126 Nicolas Jaramillo, Morton 23-17; Marcell Jackson, Kenwood 10-5

132 Adrian Pintado, St. Laurence 12-13; Leland Pulido, Curie 19-8

138 Adrian Rodriguez, Hancock 24-10; Daniel Malvaez, Morton 9-7

144 Francisco Camargo, Curie 21-4; Jaden Rodriguez, Morton 16-22

150 Jaxon Gineris, Mount Carmel 15-15; Nathan Sirevicius, St. Laurence 7-12

157 Joseph McGeehan, St. Laurence 8-12; Jayden Melendez, Morton 1-3

165 Jesse Cozzie, St. Laurence 12-10; Francisco Ambriz, Hancock 6-6

175 Daniel Lynch, Mount Carmel 13-14; Malakai Davis, Hancock 34-2

190 Matthew Zalinski, St. Laurence 25-6; Kameron Love, Kenwood 15-1

215 Dantrell Fraizer, Simeon 14-3; Mason Andrews, Mount Carmel 9-10

285 Dameon Norman, Kenwood 13-3; Anthony Rocush, St. Laurence 5-3

Statistics
TEAM

Most pins: Mount Carmel 12, Morton 12, St. Laurence 9
Most tech falls: Mount Carmel 8, Morton 2
Most total match points: Mount Carmel 327, Morton 215, St. Laurence 206

INDIVIDUAL
Most pins least time: Kenwood’s Ariyan Kernaghan, 2 falls in 1:40
Most tech falls least time: Mount Carmel’s George Hollendoner, 2 techs in 3:53
Fastest fall: St. Laurence’s Matthew Zalinski 0:12
Fastest tech fall: Hollendoner 1:04
Most team points: 24 (tie)-Mount Carmel’s Daniel Macatangay, St. Laurence’s Xavier Bitner, Morton’s Jose Berrios
Most single-match points: 22 (tie)-St. Laurence’s Anthony Rocush and Nicholas Robles, Morton’s Daniel Malvaez
Most total match points: Mount Carmel’s Jaxon Gineris 46
Largest seed-place difference: Mount Carmel’s Mason Andrews placed third as the No. 6 seed at 215 pounds

By Chris Walker for the IWCOA

CARBONDALE REGIONAL

Mascoutah rolled to the Carbondale regional title with seven individual champions, easily outdistancing runner-up Waterloo, 220.5-163.4. 

Braxton McCall (106), Xavier Sonon-Hale (126), Desi Wade (138), Brock Ross (157) Sean Murphy (165), Jordan Sonon-Hale (175) and Nygel Bowers (285) won regional titles to lead the Indians.
The win gave Mascoutah its third team regional title in program history, its first since 2007, and the first for coach Cole Witzig.

Waterloo was the only other team to have more than a single champion and the Bulldogs produced five, including Matthew Deutch (113), Konnor Stephens (132), Jaxon Mifflin (144), Joseph Newell (150) and Jaxson Mathenia (215).

Carbondale (135) was third and followed by Marion (129), Mt. Vernon (105), Cahokia (65.5), East St. Louis (59) and Centralia (32).

Regional champions:

106- Braxton McCall, Mascoutah, 27-8
113- Matthew Deutch, Waterloo, 40-5

120- Dalton St Angelo, Mt. Vernon, 22-1

126- Xavier Sonon-Hale, Mascoutah, 32-9

132- Konnor Stephens, Waterloo, 34-10

138- Desi Wade, Mascoutah, 34-6

144- Jaxon Mifflin, Waterloo, 21-19

150- Joseph Newell, Waterloo, 33-11

157- Brock Ross, Mascoutah, 36-0

165- Sean Murphy, Mascoutah, 15-4

175- Jordan Sonon-Hale, Mascoutah, 36-5

190- Evan Francis, Marion, 39-2

215- Jaxson Mathenia, Waterloo, 33-1

285- Nygel Bowers, Mascoutah, 26-12

Additional sectional qualifiers

106- Kaden Luton, Marion, 28-12, Declan Stewart, Mt. Vernon, 16-23.

113- Logan Lott, Mascoutah, 18-24, Murray Beck, Marion, 17-20.

120- Ayden Swan, Carbondale, 24-14, Max Wade, Marion, 31-7.

126- Bradley O`dell, Carbondale, 29-13, Jack Clark, Mt. Vernon, 24-11.

132- Kyler Reisner, Mt. Vernon, 20-14, Hartles Holman, Cahokia, 15-5.

138- Kurt Ford, Carbondale, 22-18, Hunter Detrick, Marion, 15-19.

144- Gavin Pedigo, Mt. Vernon, 21-9, Marcus Nobles, Mascoutah, 22-14.

150- Mark Norris, Cahokia, 20-9, Adrian Nastas, Mascoutah, 18-13.

157- Jon Martin, Carbondale, 23-8, Jonathan McCray, East St. Louis, 20-5.

165- Hudson Maddox, Waterloo, 30-8, Corey Robinson, East St. Louis, 22-6.

175- Lonnez Smith, East St. Louis, 27-8, Vince Goodman, Waterloo, 34-14.

190- Harrison Redenius, Mascoutah, 31-13, Christian Caffey, Carbondale, 27-18.

215- Connor Daly, Carbondale, 26-12, Martez Williams, Cahokia, 22-12.

285- Martin Xoxotla Perez, Carbondale, 7-1, Bradey Starr, Centralia, 20-14.

Statistics

TEAM

Most pins: Marion 19, Mascoutah 16, Waterloo 14

Most tech falls: Mascoutah 5, East St. Louis 2, Marion 2, Mt. Vernon 2, Carbondale 2

Most totals match points: Marion 255, Mascoutah 240, Carbondale 202

INDIVIDUAL

Most pins least time: Marion’s Max Wade, 3 falls in 2:46

Most tech falls least time: Mascoutah’s Jordan Sonon-Hale. 2 techs in 6:07

Fastest fall: Marion’s Kaden Luton 0:18

Fastest tech fall: Mascoutah’s Marcus Nobles 1:20

Most team points: Waterloo’s Jaxson Mathenia, Waterloo’s Jaxon Mifflin, Marion’s Evan Francis, Mascoutah’s Brock Ross 24

Most single-match points: Cahokia’s Hartles Holman 24; Marion’s John Walters 23

Most total match match: Carbondale’s Christian Caffey 43, East St. Louis’ Corey Robinson 42

Largest seed-place differential: Carbondale’s Ayden Swan placed second at 120 as the No. 8 seed.

MATTOON REGIONAL

Sixes were wild on Saturday as Mahomet-Seymour and Mattoon each produced a half dozen champions at the Mattoon Regional with Champaign Central securing the final two individual titles.

In addition to its champions, Mahomet-Seymour had four wrestlers place second while Mattoon had one and that difference was noted in the final standings as the Bulldogs scored a regional-best 238.5 points and most significantly they scored nearly 50 points better than the 192 by runner-up Mattoon.
The team regional title win was the 37th in Mahomet-Seymour’s program history and the 14th under head coach Rob Ledin’ guidance.

Champaign Central took third place with 146.5 and was followed by Charleston (73), Champaign Centennial (63), Danville (50.5), Rantoul (47) and Urbana (27.5).

Regional champions:
106- Creed Cole, Mattoon, 13-5
113- Jaxtyn Howell, Mattoon, 23-8

120- Noah Meints, Mahomet-Seymour, 25-16

126- Tristan Porter, Mattoon, 31-2

132- Jaxson Bagwell, Mattoon, 17-7

138- Talin Baker, Champaign Central, 29-3

144- Justus Vrona, Mahomet-Seymour, 38-9

150- Garrett Waisath, Mahomet-Seymour, 36-12

157- Trae Griffiths, Champaign Central, 22-3

165- Talon Decker, Mahomet-Seymour, 34-6

175- Christopher Dill, Mahomet-Seymour, 27-14

190- Marco Casillas, Mahomet-Seymour, 41-3

215- Carson Kimbro, Mattoon, 11-4

285- Mitchell Clapp, Mattoon, 31-2

Additional sectional qualifiers

106- Carlos Juarez, Danville, 20-9, Myles Hartzler, Mahomet-Seymour, 28-19.

113- Grant Morphew, Mahomet-Seymour, 30-10, Seth Helmuth, Charleston) 6-15.

120- Nathan Helmuth, Charleston, 5-15, Dasch Gage, Mattoon, 3-1.

126- Gideon Hayter, Mahomet-Seymour, 29-10, Rylan Poeta, Champaign Central, 27-6.

132- Elliott Tanner, Champaign Central, 29-7, Collin Booker, Charleston, 22-15.

138- Trotter Titus, Charleston, 29-5, Liam Noonan, Mahomet-Seymour, 21-19.

144- Nehemie Mbangi, Champaign Centennial, 29-10, Malachi Hutchison, Champaign Central,  27-11.

150- Harley Pierce, Mattoon, 23-6, Jaymion Cunningham, Danville, 16-8.

157- Weston Neutz, Mahomet-Seymour, 32-16, Markus Gibson, Champaign Centennial, 16-12.

165- Brandon Almanza, Rantoul, 28-10, Sam Alvarado, Champaign Central, 27-12.

175- Josiah Williams, Danville, 25-5, Maurice Dominick, Champaign Central, 10-6.

190- Sergio Baity, Champaign Centennial, 31-5, David Ward, Champaign Central, 19-13.

215- Frank Watson, Mahomet-Seymour, 21-16, Michael Anthony, Rantoul, 15-13.

285- Remi Bryant, Charleston, 21-12, Jose Torres, Mahomet-Seymour, 24-22.

Statistics

TEAM

Most pins: Mahomet-Seymour 15, Champaign Central 14, Mattoon 13

Most tech falls: Mahomet-Seymour 3, Urbana 3, Champaign Centennial 3

Most match points: Mahomet-Seymour 293, Mattoon 252, Champaign Central 231

INDIVIDUAL

Most pins least time: Marion’s Max Wade, 3 falls in 2:46

Most tech falls least time: Mascoutah’s Jordan Sonon-Hale. 2 techs in 6:07

Fastest fall: Marion’s Kaden Luton 0:18

Fastest tech fall: Mascoutah’s Marcus Nobles 1:20

Most team points: Waterloo’s Jaxson Mathenia, Waterloo’s Jaxon Mifflin, Marion’s Evan Francis, Mascoutah’s Brock Ross 24

Most single-match points: Cahokia’s Hartles Holman 24; Marion’s John Walters 23

Most total match points: Carbondale’s Christian Caffey 43, East St. Louis’ Corey Robinson 42

Largest seed-place differential: Carbondale’s Ayden Swan placed second at 120 as the No. 8 seed.

CIVIC MEMORIAL REGIONAL

While Civic Memorial had the advantage of competing at home in Bethalto, Glenwood had to make an hour-plus trek to begin its state series.

Glenwood travels as well as it wrestles, if not better.

Both teams had five wrestlers crowned as champions, but Glenwood had 10 of its wrestlers advance while Civic Memorial had nine move on as the Titans outscored the runner-up Eagles, 246.5-188.
Glenwood has now won 21 team regional titles and Saturday’s title was the first for head coach Nick Anthony.

Cooper Clarke (106), Pierce Bultmann (113), Jaxon Ferguson (120), Elijah Smith (175) and Cody Moss (285) won regionals for the Titans and Avery Jaime (138), Greg Harkey (144), Knox Verbais (150), James Wojcikiewicz (165) and Kevahn Flanagan (215) soared to the top of the awards stand for the Eagles. 

Jacksonville’s Dashawn Armstrong (126) and Springfield Southeast’s Chris Hull (190) also won regional titles.

Granite City (111.5) was third, Jacksonville (109) took fourth and Troy Triad (103) was fifth. Other teams who competed included Jersey (85), Springfield (60), Springfield Southwest (49.5) and Highland (5). 

Regional champions:

106- Cooper Clarke, Glenwood, 34-4

113- Pierce Bultmann, Glenwood, 38-5

120- Jaxon Ferguson, Glenwood, 27-6

126- Dashawn Armstrong, Jacksonville, 28-5

132- Will Kelly, Triad, 35-4

138- Avery Jaime, Civic Memorial, 31-6

144- Greg Harkey, Civic Memorial, 26-7

150- Knox Verbais, Civic Memorial, 40-6

157- Nicholas Hartley, Jersey, 31-4

165- James Wojcikiewicz, Civic Memoriał, 35-7

175- Elijah Smith, Glenwood, 35-5

190- Chris Hull, Springfield Southeast, 14-4

215- Kevahn Flanagan, Civic Memorial, 33-13

285- Cody Moss, Glenwood,  38-3

Additional sectional qualifiers

106- Cody Weidner, Civic Memorial, 37-10, Maddox Williams, Jersey, 33-6.

113- Hunter Hayes, Jacksonville, 34-8, Bo Allison, Jersey, 25-16.

120- Hunter Hodge, Jersey, 25-11, Brody Johnson, Civic Memorial, 15-14.

126- Jace Brown, Granite City, 16-9, Jake Tuxhorn, Glenwood, 24-23.

132- Jordan Kholian, Jacksonville, 28-5, Aj Williams, Glenwood, 33-13.

138- Brody Smith, Troy Triad, 13-7, Eli Britton, Glenwood, 9-11.

144- Omar Mendez, Granite City, 21-14, Glen Henry, Troy Triad, 25-11.

150- Wesley Ortiz, Jacksonville, 25-20, Finnley Try, Glenwood, 26-20.

157- Bryce Bryant, Springfield, 29-6, Gavin Woolverton, Troy Triad, 19-18.

165- Julian Rammelkamp, Glenwood, 32-14, Julian Pagliara, Springfield, 25-11.

175- Shamar Brownlee, Springfield, 19-5, Tristian Ward, Civic Memorial, 28-11.

190- Eli Miller, Granite City, 26-10, Brock Meyer, Jacksonville, 33-10.

215- Zacharia Fry, Springfield Southeast, 24-8, Mason Streb, Glenwood, 31-16.

285- Hudson Davis, Civic Memorial, 32-9, Raymond Morales, Granite City, 20-11.

Statistics

TEAM

Most pins: Glenwood 29, Civic Memorial 12, Troy Triad 11, Granite City 11

Most tech falls: Jacksonville 5, Troy Triad 4, Springfield 4

Most match points: Glenwood 264, Civic Memorial 225, Jacksonville 202

INDIVIDUAL

Most pins least time: Glenwood’s Elijah Smith 3 falls in 5:55, Glenwood’s Jake Tuxhorn 3 falls in 6:06, Jersey’s Maddox Willians 3 falls in 6:17, Glenwood’s Mason Streb 3 falls in 10:23

Most tech falls least time: Jacksonville’s Dashawn Armstrong 2 techs in 2:58, Granite City’s Parker Allison 2 techs in 7:27, Jersey’s Nicholas Hartley 2 techs in 7:33, Troy Triad’s Bryce Cast 2 techs in 9:02, Springfield’s Julian Pagliara 2 techs in 9:04

Fastest fall: Springfield Southeast’s Chris Hull 0:08, Civic Memorial’s Kevahn Flanagan 0:13, Granite City’s Paul Brandt 0:15, Troy Triad’s Brody Smith 0:19, Granite City’s Brendon Freyerabend 0:22

Fastest tech fall: Jacksonville’s Dashawn Armstrong 1:19, Jacksonville’s Dashawn Armstrong 1:39, Troy Triad’s Brody Smith 1:46

Most team points: Glenwood’s Cody Moss 24, Glenwood’s Jaxon Ferguson 24, Glenwood’s Pierce Bultmann 24, Glenwood’s Elijah Smith 24

Most single-match points: Springfield’s Julian Pagliara 24

Most total match points: Jacksonville’s Dashawn Armstrong 49, Troy Triad’s Bryce Cast 43, Springfield’s Julian Pagliara 43

Largest seed-place differential: Jacksonville’s Wesley Ortiz placed second at 150 as the No. 6 seed.

LINCOLN REGIONAL

It was a two-team race for the Lincoln Regional title as Bloomington and Morton went neck and neck with each team walking away with six individual champions and just eight points separating the squads.

Ultimately, it was Bloomington coach Jake Lehr’s squad that came out on top with five wrestlers placing second and another two taking third as they had 13 qualify overall compared to the 11 from the Potters, who had four wrestlers narrowly come up short in their respective title bouts and another who won on the third-place mats.
The win marked Bloomington’s 18th team regional, its first since 2014, and the first with Lehr at the helm.

Bloomington prevailed over Morton, 242.5-234.5 while Normal Community West was a distant third with 116 with 120-pounder Jacob Payne leading the way with a title.

Other teams in action included Pekin (93), Lincoln (76), Lanphier (57.5), Decatur Eisenhower (22.5) and MacArthur (16). Pekin’s Lincoln Hawkins won the title at 138.

Regional champions:

106- Trygg Herron, Morton, 28-8

113- Cooper Bye, Bloomington, 21-9

120- Jacob Payne, Normal Community West, 18-11

126- Noah Harris, Morton, 32-7

132- Harrison Dea, Morton, 40-1

138- Lincoln Hawkins, Pekin, 24-10

144- Tyler Barlow, Bloomington, 22-5

150- Brody Cabrera, Bloomington, 18-8

157- Leighton Vandegraft, Bloomington, 21-12

165- Chris Rose, Bloomington, 17-7

175- Colton Mckee, Morton, 30-7

190- Miles Chaffer, Morton, 10-8

215- Benjamin Chaffer, Morton, 35-12

285- David Williams, Bloomington, 2-0

Additional sectional qualifiers

106- Urijah Power, Lincoln, 20-12, Angel Lopez, Bloomington, 0-1.

113- Donovan Lowery, Normal Community West, 15-12, Evan Bierma, Morton, 19-17.

120- Lincoln Steers, Bloomington, 17-12, Eric Russell, Decatur Eisenhower, 25-7.

126- Saville Dangerfield, Bloomington, 15-12, Maxx Jager, Normal Community West,  17-18.

132- Jack Schweitzer, Bloomington, 17-15, Ambre Hursey, Normal Community West, 10-8.

138- Lincoln Yerby, Morton, 27-17, Lakin Adams, Lincoln, 26-15.

144- Brody Watson, Morton, 29-17, Giovanni Sundeen, Lincoln, 22-15.

150- Griffin McGrew, Normal Community West, 20-17, Tahj Morens, Lanphier, 22-7.

157- Ben Eichorn, Morton, 30-18, Anthony Steskal, Lanphier, 14-10.

165- Collin Jones, Morton, 18-22, Cole Smith, Normal Community West, 15-13.

175- Tyler Gardner, Bloomington, 16-16, Alexander Waller, Pekin, 16-15.

190- Zavian Turner, Bloomington, 11-15, Tucker Mosbach, Normal Community West, 23-17.

215- Bradyn Haynes, Pekin, 20-8, Preston Ifft, Bloomington, 18-13.

285- Mason Waller, Pekin, 15-17, Caleb Zirklebach, Lincoln, 30-14.

Statistics

TEAM

Most pins: Morton 19, Bloomington 16, Normal Community West 9

Most tech falls: Lanphier 3

Most match points: Bloomington 204, Lanphier 196, Morton 193

INDIVIDUAL

Most pins least time: Bloomington’s Preston Ifft 3 falls in 2:32, Lanphier’s Tahj Morens 3 in 5:32, Bloomington’s Brody Cabrera 3 falls in 6:40, Morton’s Evan Bierma 3 falls in 7:52

Most tech falls least time: Decatur Eisenhower’s Zayne Means 1 tech in 1:34, Pekin’s Lincoln. Hawkins 1 tech in 1:54, and 9 others tied with 1 tech fall between 2:27 and 5:52

Fastest fall: Bloomington’s Cooper Bye 0:00, Normal Community West’s Jacob Payne 0:20, Morton’s Ben Eichorn 0:24, Bloomington’s David Williams 0:27, Morton’s Colton Mckee 0:29, Lanphier’s Anthony Steskal 0:30

Fastest tech fall: Decatur Eisenhower’s Zayne Means 1:34

Most team points: Morton’s Noah Harris 24, Morton’s Harrison Dea 24, Bloomington’s David Williams 24, Bloomington’s Brody Cabrera 24

Most single-match points: Lanphier’s Leandre Huggins 25, Normal Community West’s Rudy Abreu 24, Decatur Eisenhower’s Eric Russell 22

Most total match points: Decatur Eisenhower’s Eric Russell 48, Lanphier’s Carl Velez 45, Pekin’s Lincoln Hawkins 44

Largest seed-place differential: Pekin’s Alexander Waller placed third at 175 as a No. 6 seed.

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.