Class 1A Sectional roundup
Unity qualifies six, LeRoy/Tri-Valley advances five at Olympia Sectional
While a large number of the teams that took part in the Class 1A Olympia Sectional were happy to advance one or two individuals out of the rugged competition in Stanford, a few were fortunate to qualify significantly more than that, which no doubt gives them a lot more confidence about what their athletes might be able to achieve on the big stage at this weekend’s IHSA Individual Finals in Champaign.
Unity led the field with six state qualifiers, LeRoy/Tri-Valley advanced five and Canton, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher and Olympia all qualified four individuals for state.
Advancing for coach Logan Patton’s Unity Rockets were champion Hunter Eastin (43-6) at 190 and second-place finishers Hunter Shike (38-7) at 126, Kaden Inman (41-7) at 144 and Thayden Root (44-9) at 175. Taking third was Ryan Rink (39-10) at 165 and finishing fourth was Taylor Finley (38-16) at 132. Abram Davidson (39-9) at 157 fell in the semifinals and lost a narrow decision in the consolation semifinals to twice come up one win shy of a state trip.
Qualifying for coach Brady Sant Amour’s LeRoy/Tri-Valley Panthers were title winners Brady Mouser (42-2) at 106, Connor Lyons (39-9) at 157 and Jacob Bischoff (42-2) at 215 while taking fourth place were EJ Chaon (30-11) at 120 and Bo Zeleznik (29-12) at 165. Colton Prosser (32-14) at 138 and Tate Sigler (38-8) at 285 both lost semifinal matches and then fell again in the consolation semifinals to come up one win short of advancement to state.
Coach Zach Crawford’s Canton Little Giants were led by third-place finishers Dyllan Steele (35-6) at 106, Danny Murphy (43-2) at 190 and Connor Williams (41-2) at 285 while Maddux Steele (36-8) at 113 finished in fourth place.
Sectional qualifiers for coach Cody Moody’s Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher Falcons were runners-up Carson Maxey (36-8) at 150 and Cooper Miller (32-11) at 165, third-place finisher Shawn Schlickman (34-11) at 132 and also Aiden Sancken (33-6) at 190, who placed fourth.
Advancing to state for coach Josh Collins’ Olympia Spartans were title winner Bentley Wise (40-8) at 150 and second-place finisher Nolen Yeary (36-6) at 215 as well as Dylan Eimer (29-3) at 113 and Kelton Graden (42-11) at 157, who both took third place. Austin Kisner (36-14) at 120 fell one win shy of a state trip after he lost in the consolation semifinals.
Unity Christian’s VerHeecke brothers, Clinton (39-0) at 120 and Garrett (40-0) at 126, head to state with both having perfect seasons and a combined 79-0 record.
Peoria Notre Dame also had two champions, Ian Akers (38-5) beat Illini Bluffs’ Hunter Robbins (45-2) in a 113 title match for the second time in two weeks and Michael McLaughlin (34-6) at 285 got a quick fall to close out the finals.
Other champions were St. Joseph-Ogden’s Holden Brazelton (45-1) at 132, Mercer County’s Ethan Monson (44-4) at 138, Illini Bluffs’ Jackson Carroll (47-2) at 144, Tremont’s Bowden Delaney (42-1) at 165 and Hoopeston Area/Milford’s Angel Zamora (48-2) at 175.
Also finishing in second place were St. Joseph-Ogden’s Emmitt Holt (37-2) at 106, Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth’s Logan Roberts (42-4) at 120, Farmington/Cuba’s Keygan Jennings (40-4) at 132, Illini Bluffs’ Ian O’Connor (45-7) at 138, Mercer County’s Eli Burns (21-5) at 157, The High School of Saint Thomas More’s Brody Cuppernell (32-3) at 190 and Clinton’s Dawson Thayer (37-10) at 285.
Additional third-place finishers were Quincy Notre Dame’s Bradi Lahr (38-5) at 144 and Taylin Scott (43-4) at 215, PORTA’s Zach Bryant (42-10) at 120, Ridgeview/Lexington’s Danny Tay (42-5) at 126, Tremont’s Mason Mark (41-8) at 138, Peoria Notre Dame’s Chase Daugherty (36-7) at 150 and The High School of Saint Thomas More’s August Christhilf (38-5) at 175.
Others who took fourth place were Pontiac’s Aidan Scholwin (29-5) at 106, Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth’s Kaden Roberts (42-8) at 126, Farmington’s Bradlee Ellis (37-11) at 138, Mercer County’s Zeke Arnold (25-6) at 144, St. Joseph-Ogden’s Coy Hayes (29-8) at 150, Hoopeston Area/Milford’s Ayden Larkin (40-11) at 157, Illini West’s Shawn Watkins (35-9) at 175, Peoria Heights’ Issac Coleman (30-12) at 215 and Beardstown’s Chunk Dailey (34-14) at 285.
Individuals who were all-staters in 2023 who qualified for state again are Hunter Robbins (second at 106 in 2023, second at 106 in 2022), Keygan Jennings (second at 113 in 2023, sixth at 113 in 2022), Brody Cuppernell (second at 195 in 2023), Holden Brazelton (third at 132 in 2023, sixth at 120 in 2022), Clinton VerHeecke (third at 113 in 2023), Ian Akers (fourth at 106 in 2023), Aiden Sancken (fifth at 195 in 2023), Maddux Steele (fifth at 106 in 2023), Jacob Bischoff (sixth at 220 in 2023) and Garrett VerHeecke (sixth at 120 in 2023).
Taylor Finley had the most total match points with 58 while Ayden Larkin was second with 45 points. Kelton Graden was the lone individual in the sectional who recorded five falls. Unity had the most total match points with 186 while Olympia ranked second with 157 points. And Olympia collected the most falls with 13 while Unity was next-best with 10 pins.
Once the individual competition is complete this weekend with many participants in the Olympia Sectional being at or near the top of the awards stand, the focus will shift to four schools’ dual teams. On Tuesday, LeRoy/Tri-Valley will host a Dual Team Sectional in LeRoy and it will face Canton while Unity meets up with Peoria Notre Dame. The winners of the ttwo duals will advance to next weekend’s IHSA Class 1A Dual Team Finals, which take place in Bloomington.
Championship matches for the Class 1A Olympia Sectional Tournament
106 – Brady Mouser (LeRoy/Tri-Valley) 42-2, Jr. over Emmitt Holt (St. JosephOgden) 37-2, Sr. (Dec 1-0)
113 – Ian Akers (Peoria Notre Dame) 38-5, Jr. over Hunter Robbins (Illini Bluffs) 45-2, Sr. (Dec 4-3)
120 – Clinton VerHeecke (Unity Christian) 39-0, So. over Logan Roberts (Warrensburg-Latham) 42-4, Jr. (Fall 1:57)
126 – Garrett VerHeecke (Unity Christian) 40-0, So. over Hunter Shike (Unity) 38-7, So. (Dec 1-0)
132 – Holden Brazelton (St. Joseph-Ogden) 45-1, Jr. over Keygan Jennings (Farmington/Cuba) 40-4, Sr. (TF-1.5 5:43 (15-0))
138 – Ethan Monson (Mercer County) 44-4, Sr. over Ian O’Connor (Illini Bluffs) 45-7, Sr. (SV-1 3-2)
144 – Jackson Carroll (Illini Bluffs) 47-2, Jr. over Kaden Inman (Unity) 41-7, Jr. (MD 14-5)
150 – Bentley Wise (Olympia) 40-8, Sr. over Carson Maxey (Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher) 36-8, Sr. (TB-1 3-2)
157 – Connor Lyons (LeRoy/Tri-Valley) 39-9, Sr. over Eli Burns (Mercer County) 21-5, So. (Dec 11-4)
165 – Bowden Delaney (Tremont) 42-1, Jr. over Cooper Miller (Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher) 32-11, Fr. (Fall 2:28)
175 – Angel Zamora (Hoopeston Area/Milford) 48-2, Jr. over Thayden Root (Unity) 44-9, Sr. (Fall 3:47)
190 – Hunter Eastin (Unity) 43-6, Jr. over Brody Cuppernell (High School of Saint Thomas More) 32-3, Sr. (Dec 7-4)
215 – Jacob Bischoff (LeRoy/Tri-Valley) 42-2, Sr. over Nolen Yeary (Olympia) 36-6, Sr. (TB-1 5-4)
285 – Michael McLaughlin (Peoria Notre Dame) 34-6, Sr. over Dawson Thayer (Clinton) 37-10, Jr. (Fall 1:12)
Third Place matches for the Class 1A Olympia Sectional Tournament
106 – Dyllan Steele (Canton) 35-6, So. over Aidan Scholwin (Pontiac) 29-5, Sr. (Dec 10-3)
113 – Dylan Eimer (Olympia/Delavan) 29-3, Jr. over Maddux Steele (Canton) 36-8, So. (Inj.)
120 – Zach Bryant (PORTA) 42-10, So. over EJ Chaon (LeRoy/Tri-Valley) 30-11, Fr. (Dec 6-2)
126 – Danny Tay (Ridgeview/Lexington) 42-5, Sr. over Kaden Roberts (Warrensburg-Latham) 42-8, Jr. (Dec 1-0)
132 – Shawn Schlickman (Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher) 34-11, Sr. over Taylor Finley (Unity) 38-16, Fr. (Dec 14-8)
138 – Mason Mark (Tremont) 41-8, Sr. over Bradlee Ellis (Farmington/Cuba) 37-11, So. (Dec 10-4)
144 – Bradi Lahr (Quincy Notre Dame) 38-5, So. over Zeke Arnold (Mercer County) 25-6, Sr. (Dec 3-0)
150 – Chase Daugherty (Peoria Notre Dame) 36-7, Sr. over Coy Hayes (St. Joseph-Ogden) 29-8, So. (Dec 5-1)
157 – Kelton Graden (Olympia) 42-11, Jr. over Ayden Larkin (Hoopeston Area/Milford) 40-11, Jr. (Fall 1:33)
165 – Ryan Rink (Unity) 39-10, Jr. over Bo Zeleznik (LeRoy/Tri-Valley) 29-12, Jr. (Fall 1:26)
175 – August Christhilf (High School of Saint Thomas More) 38-5, Sr. over Shawn Watkins (Illini West) 35-9, Jr. (MD 9-1)
190 – Danny Murphy (Canton) 43-2, Sr. over Aiden Sancken (Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher) 33-6, Sr. (MD 11-2)
215 – Taylin Scott (Quincy Notre Dame) 43-4, Jr. over Issac Coleman (Peoria Heights) 30-12, Sr. (Dec 3-2)
285 – Connor Williams (Canton) 41-2, So. over Chunk Dailey (Beardstown) 34-14, Jr. (Fall 4:31)
Oakwood/Salt Fork, Vandalia lead the way at Vandalia Sectional
Oakwood/Salt Fork likely enjoyed one of its most successful sectional performances in the program’s history as it qualified seven individuals from the Class 1A Vandalia Sectional for this weekend’s IHSA Class 1A Individual Finals at State Farm Center in Champaign.
Coach Mike Glosser’s Comets, who returned most of his team that went 22-12 last season and beat IC Catholic Prep in the quarterfinals before taking fourth place in the IHSA Dual Team Finals in the first state appearance for the Fithian school that co-ops with Tri-Valley in Downs. The team’s seven state qualifiers was the third-best for all Class 1A schools, ranking behind only Coal City (10 at Chicago Hope Academy) and Marian Central Catholic (8 at Byron). Oakwood/Salt Fork entered sectional week ranked third in Class 1A by Illinois Matmen, behind only top-ranked Marian Central Catholic and defending Class 1A champions, Coal City.
Oakwood/Salt Fork had no champions and was led by second-place finishers Brayden Edwards (33-13) at 113 and Dalton Brown (41-5) at 175 while Pedro Rangel (44-5) at 132, Grant Brewer (39-3) at 150, Bryson Capansky (40-6) at 157 and Jamison Chambliss (24-5) at 190 took third place and Steven Uden (31-16) at 106 finished fourth. Jack Ajster (37-13) at 138 and Carter Chambliss (33-17) at 144 both lost one-point decisions in the consolation semifinals to fall one win shy of state trips and Carter Chambliss also dropped a two-point decision in the semifinals.
Coach Jason Clay’s host Vandals joined Unity as the Class 1A teams with the fourth-highest total of state qualifiers with six. In a season highlighted by Vandalia winning its 1000th dual meet in program history, the Vandals are ranked fourth in Class 1A and hope to make another visit to Dual Team Finals, something they’ve done 13 times since 2007 under Clay. Vandalia needs to beat the host team at the Benton Dual Team Sectional to get back to state.
State qualifiers for Vandalia are sectional champions Max Philpot (45-2) at 106 and Kaden Tidwell (34-9) at 190, runner-up Dillon Hinton (43-3) at 138 and fourth-place finishers Elijah Mabry (34-12) at 113, Brody Matthews (34-14) at 120 and Cole Yarbrough (19-4) at 132. Artan Mustafa (36-16) at 150 and Ross Miller (25-23) at 157 lost in the consolation semifinals to fall one win shy of a state trip.
Another team that is having a memorable season is Roxana, which is ranked fifth and will take on Oakwood/Salt Fork in the Benton Dual Team Sectional to determine which team will earn a trip to Bloomington for the IHSA Class 1A Dual Team Finals. The last time that Roxana took part in that competition was in 2014 when coach Rob Milazzo’s Shells lost in the quarterfinals.
State qualifiers are champion James Herring (42-3) at 285, runners-up Brandon Green, Jr. (42-4) at 132, Braden Johnson (33-7) at 150 and Lyndon Thies (43-5) at 157 and fourth-place finisher Logan Riggs (40-9) at 126. Elias Thies (30-17) at 175 and Robert Watt (41-8) at 190 both lost in the consolation semifinals and thus fell one win shy of trips to the state finals.
In one of the biggest stories of the sectional, Auburn senior Joey Ruzic (42-1), a two-time defending IHSA champion, suffered his first loss when he was pinned in 0:47 by Harrisburg senior Tony Keene (41-2) in the 126 title match.
Carlyle’s two-time defending state champion, junior Tyson Waughtel, improved to 47-0 after winning the title at 120 and his freshman brother Preston moved to 46-0 after taking first at 113. Benton senior Mason Tieffel, another defending IHSA champion and two-time finalist, improved to 51-0 when he won the title at 138. Also remaining unbeaten was Murphysboro senior Liam Fox (47-0) at 157, who added to a title by teammate Bryce Edwards (43-7), who won at 144.
Individuals who’ve only lost once this season also won two of the championships, Richland County’s Carson Bissey (45-1) at 132 and Herrin’s Blue Bishop (43-1) at 150. Other sectional title winners were Johnston City’s Jude Beers (40-2) at 215, Robinson’s Kahne Hyre (38-3) at 165 and Red Bud/Valmeyer’s Ty Carter (44-3) at 175.
Other second-place finishers were Litchfield/Mt. Olive’s Vincent Moore (33-8) at 106, Anna-Jonesboro’s Drew Sadler (47-3) at 120, Fairfield’s Scotty Cuff (29-5) at 144, Paris’ Robert Wells (26-10) at 165, Mt. Zion’s Keller Stocks (42-11) at 190, Frankfort Community’s Brandon Turner (43-7) at 215 and Althoff Catholic’s Jason Dowell (28-2) at 285.
Additional third-place finishers were Murphysboro’s Kanton Richards (33-17) at 106, Benton’s Cohen Sweely (39-7) at 113, Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine’s Ian Rosborough (35-5) at 120, Althoff Catholic’s Brenden Rayl (33-2) at 126, Anna-Jonesboro’s Daniel Dover (33-12) at 138, Cumberland’s Owen McGinnis (44-5) at 144, Hillsboro’s Zander Wells (33-7) at 165, Mt. Zion’s Vincent Fiore (37-4) at 175, East Alton-Wood River’s Drake Champlin (48-3) at 215 and Mt. Zion’s Remington Hiser (43-4) at 285.
Also finishing fourth were Cumberland’s Brayden Olmstead (43-7) at 138, Frankfort Community’s Lucas Parker (35-17) at 144, Shelbyville’s Kaz Fox (36-9) at 150, Shelbyville’s Ryne Peavler (40-7) at 157, Westville/Georgetown-Ridge Farm’s Gabriel Kiddoo (32-7) at 165, Auburn’s Joey Barrow (31-11) at 175, Frankfort Community’s Conner Henson (38-10) at 190, Carmi-White County’s Nelson Rider (38-5) at 215 and Lawrenceville/Red Hill’s Dylan Camden (39-12) at 285.
Drake Champlin was the lone competitor in the sectional to collect four falls. Oakwood/Salt Fork easily had the most total match points with 196 while Murphysboro was second with 117. And Roxana collected the most falls with 18 while Vandalia was next-best with 12 pins.
Championship matches for the Class 1A Vandalia Sectional
106 – Max Philpot (Vandalia) 45-2, Fr. over Vincent Moore (Litchfield/Mt. Olive) 33-8, So. (Dec 8-1)
113 – Preston Waughtel (Carlyle) 46-0, Fr. over Brayden Edwards (Oakwood/Salt Fork) 33-13, Jr. (Fall 2:17)
120 – Tyson Waughtel (Carlyle) 47-0, Jr. over Drew Sadler (Anna-Jonesboro) 47-3, Jr. (Dec 7-3)
126 – Tony Keene (Harrisburg) 41-2, Sr. over Anthony Ruzic (Auburn/Franklin/New Berlin) 42-1, Sr. (Fall 0:47)
132 – Carson Bissey (Richland County) 45-1, Jr. over Brandon Green Jr. (Roxana) 42-4, So. (Dec 5-3)
138 – Mason Tieffel (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 51-0, Sr. over Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) 43-3, So. (MD 17-4)
144 – Bryce Edwards (Murphysboro) 43-7, Jr. over Scotty Cuff (Fairfield) 29-5, Sr. (Dec 4-3)
150 – Blue Bishop (Herrin) 43-1, Sr. over Braden Johnson (Roxana) 33-7, Sr. (MD 13-4)
157 – Liam Fox (Murphysboro) 47-0, Sr. over Lyndon Thies (Roxana) 43-5, So. (Dec 3-2)
165 – Kahne Hyre (Robinson) 38-3, Jr. over Robert Wells (Paris) 26-10, Sr. (Fall 3:56)
175 – Ty Carter (Red Bud/Valmeyer) 44-3, Sr. over Dalton Brown (Oakwood/Salt Fork) 41-5, Sr. (Dec 4-3)
190 – Kaden Tidwell (Vandalia) 34-9, Jr. over Keller Stocks (Mt. Zion) 42-11, So. (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match
215 – Jude Beers (Johnston City) 40-2, Sr. over Brandon Turner (Frankfort Community) 43-7, Jr. (Dec 10-8)
285 – James Herring (Roxana) 42-3, Sr. over Jason Dowell (Althoff Catholic) 28-2, Jr. (UTB 10-9)
Third Place matches for the Class 1A Vandalia Sectional
106 – Kanton Richards (Murphysboro) 33-17, Fr. over Steven Uden (Oakwood/Salt Fork) 31-16, Fr. (Dec 5-0)
113 – Cohen Sweely (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 39-7, Fr. over Elijah Mabry (Vandalia) 34-12, Fr. (Fall 3:10)
120 – Ian Rosborough (Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine) 35-5, Sr. over Brody Matthews (Vandalia) 34-14, Fr. (MD 18-7)
126 – Brenden Rayl (Althoff Catholic) 33-2, Jr. over Logan Riggs (Roxana) 40-9, So. (Fall 3:01)
132 – Pedro Rangel (Oakwood/Salt Fork) 44-5, Jr. over Cole Yarbrough (Vandalia) 19-4, Fr. (Fall 1:23)
138 – Daniel Dover (Anna-Jonesboro) 33-12, Sr. over Brayden Olmstead (Cumberland) 43-7, Sr. (Dec 4-3)
144 – Owen McGinnis (Cumberland) 44-5, So. over Lucas Parker (Frankfort Community) 35-17, Fr. (Fall 1:11)
150 – Grant Brewer (Oakwood/Salt Fork) 39-3, Sr. over Kaz Fox (Shelbyville) 36-9, Sr. (Fall 5:49)
157 – Bryson Capansky (OakwoodSalt Fork) 40-6, Sr. over Ryne Peavler (Shelbyville) 40-7, So. (Dec 9-8)
165 – Zander Wells (Hillsboro) 33-7, Sr. over Gabriel Kiddoo (Westville/Georgetown-Ridge Farm) 32-7, Jr. (MD 17-8)
175 – Vincent Fiore (Mt. Zion) 37-4, Sr. over Joey Barrow (Auburn/Franklin/New Berlin) 31-11, Sr. (Dec 9-6)
190 – Jamison Chambliss (Oakwood/Salt Fork) 24-5, Fr. over Conner Henson (Frankfort Community) 38-10, Jr. (Fall 3:40)
215 – Drake Champlin (East Alton-Wood River) 48-3, Jr. over Nelson Rider (Carmi-White County) 38-5, Sr. (Fall 1:32)
285 – Remington Hiser (Mt. Zion) 43-4, Sr. over Dylan Camden (Lawrenceville/Red Hill) 39-12, Jr. (Fall 2:28)
Coal City qualifies 10 at Chicago Hope Academy Sectional
Defending Class 1A champion Coal City heads to the University of Illinois’ State Farm Center on a high note after it qualified 10 individuals at the Chicago Hope Sectional for the IHSA Class 1A Individual State Finals, which get underway on Thursday in Champaign.
That’s the highest total of any school in Class 1A, two more than Marian Central Catholic qualified at Byron and three more than Oakwood/Salt Fork advanced from Vandalia.
The only schools with more state qualifiers are Mount Carmel (13) and Joliet Catholic Academy (11) in Class 3A as well as Montini Catholic (12) in Class 2A while IC Catholic Prep (10), also in Class 2A, has an equal number who are advancing.
IWCOA Hall of Fame coach Mark Masters’ Coalers won half of the titles at their sectional while De La Salle Institute and Seneca both had two champions and Chicago Hope Academy, Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington and Manteno each had one first-place finisher.
Winning titles for Coal City were Cooper Morris (38-7) at 113, Culan Lindemuth (31-14) at 120, Brody Widlowski (23-3) at 126, Noah Houston (36-10) at 132, Brant Widlowski (43-3) at 150, Landin Benson (22-2) at 165 and Cade Poyner (40-7) at 190. Taking second place was Owen Petersen (42-4) at 106 and Mason Garner (35-4) at 138 and placing fourth was Brock Finch (37-12) at 144.
De La Salle Institute, which is coached by Jason Davidson, was led by champions Jeremiah Lawrence (22-4) at 106 and David McCarthy (27-5) at 285 and runner-up Josue Hernandez (27-6) at 175. Taking third place were Darrel Oman (17-7) at 113, Mario Perez (23-12) at 132 and Nicholas Arvetis (20-10) at 157 while taking fourth place was Malik Warren (25-9) at 165. The seven state qualifiers have established a new standard for the Meteors’ program.
Seneca’s qualifiers were title winners Gunner Varland (28-13) at 157 and Chris Peura (44-4) at 215, second-place finisher Nate Othon (36-11) at 150 as well as Raiden Terry (42-8) at 106 and Asher Hamby (48-6) at 175, who placed third. The Fighting Irish are coached by Todd Yegge.
Advancing for for coach Dan Willis’ Chicago Hope Academy Eagles were champion Santiago Chaparro (45-2) at 144, third-place finishers Josiah Wells (35-14) at 120, Arkail Griffin (37-10) at 150 and Roy Phelps (43-7) at 285 and also Tony Jones-Blakely (30-16) at 157, who took fourth.
The other two champions were Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington’s Dylan Crouch (45-1) at 138 and Manteno’s Carter Watkins (33-2) at 175.
Peotone had three second-place finishers, Blake Anderson (18-11) at 113, Micah Spinazzola (34-11) at 144 and Ian Kreske (33-10) at 165 and Wilmington had three runners-up, Landon Dooley (31-10) at 120, Parker Adams (33-8) at 157 and Logan VanDuyne (31-8) at 190. Others who took second place were Herscher’s Gerrit Osenga (27-7) at 126, Clifton Central’s Kayden Cody (25-10) at 132, Chicago Military Academy at Bronzeville’s Sean Brown (23-2) at 215
and Leo’s Nicholas Armour (33-5) at 285.
Other third-place finishers were Phoenix STEM Military Academy’s Jose Lua (20-3) at 138 and Kaleb Abney (22-6) at 215, Clifton Central’s Gianni Panozzo (44-5) at 144 and Hunter Hull (24-7) at 190, Walther Christian Academy’s Caleb Peterson (31-10) at 126 and Northridge Prep’s Jon Suter (33-3) at 165.
Nazareth Academy had three fourth-place finishers, Aleksander Ramos (24-11) at 106, Charlie Dvorak (21-18) at 113 and Andrew Fowler (28-12) at 150. Others who placed fourth were King College Prep’s Moses Pittman (31-11) at 132 and Calvin Savage (34-3) at 190, Clifton Central’s Giona Panozzo (36-13) at 138 and Noah Gomez (16-5) at 285, Bishop McNamara’s Blake Arseneau (21-7) at 120, Wilmington’s Oakley Rivera (30-16) at 126, Northridge Prep’s Adam Haddad (28-6) at 175 and Reed-Custer’s Dominic Alaimo (30-14) at 215.
Malik Warren edged Ian Kreske 51-50 for the most total match points while Kaleb Abney, Brock Finch, Jon Suter and Raiden Terry all collected four falls. De La Salle Institute had the most total match points with 270 while Chicago Hope Academy and Coal City tied for second with 244 points. The Coalers had a big advantage in pins, getting 26 of them, while Seneca had 16 falls.
Once this week concludes and the athletes from the sectional conclude what have been very successful individual performances, the focus will shift to the Coal City Dual Team Sectional.
Coal City meets De La Salle Institute on Tuesday in one dual meet and Chicago Military Academy at Bronzeville faces Rickover Naval Academy in the other to see who advances to the IHSA Class 1A Dual Team Finals, which takes place next weekend in Bloomington.
Championship matches for the Class 1A Chicago Hope Academy Sectional
106 – Jeremiah Lawrence (De La Salle Institute) 22-4, So. over Owen Petersen (Coal City) 42-4, Fr. (Dec 8-5)
113 – Cooper Morris (Coal City) 38-7, Fr. over Blake Anderson (Peotone) 18-11, Fr. (Fall 1:11)
120 – Culan Lindemuth (Coal City) 31-14, Jr. over Landon Dooley (Wilmington) 31-10, Sr. (TF-1.5 5:09 (16-0)
126 – Brody Widlowski (Coal City) 23-3, So. over Gerrit Osenga (Herscher) 27-7, Sr. (Dec 9-2)
132 – Noah Houston (Coal City) 36-10, So. over Kayden Cody (Clifton Central) 25-10, Sr. (Dec 9-4)
138 – Dylan Crouch (Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington) 45-1, Jr. over Mason Garner (Coal City) 35-4, So. (Dec 7-2)
144 – Santiago Chaparro (Chicago Hope Academy) 45-2, Sr. over Micah Spinazzola (Peotone) 34-11, So. (Dec 6-2)
150 – Brant Widlowski (Coal City) 43-3, Sr. over Nate Othon (Seneca) 36-11, Sr. (Fall 2:58)
157 – Gunner Varland (Seneca) 28-13, So. over Parker Adams (Wilmington) 33-8, Sr. (Dec 13-6)
165 – Landin Benson (Coal City) 22-2, Jr. over Ian Kreske (Peotone) 33-10, Sr. (MD 24-11)
175 – Carter Watkins (Manteno) 33-2, Sr. over Josue Hernandez (De La Salle Institute) 27-6, Sr. (SV-1 3-1)
190 – Cade Poyner (Coal City) 40-7, So. over Logan VanDuyne (Wilmington) 31-8, So. (Fall 3:28)
215 – Chris Peura (Seneca) 44-4, Sr. over Sean Brown (Chicago (Chicago Military Academy at Bronzeville) 23-2, Sr. (Fall 0:29)
285 – David McCarthy (De La Salle Institute) 27-5, Jr. over Nicholas Armour (Leo) 33-5, Jr. (Dec 8-7)
Third Place matches for the Class 1A Chicago Hope Academy Sectional
106 – Raiden Terry (Seneca) 42-8, Fr. over Aleksander Ramos (Nazareth Academy) 24-11, Fr. (TF-1.5 4:32 (16-1)
113 – Darrel Oman (De La Salle Institute) 17-7, Sr. over Charlie Dvorak (Nazareth Academy) 21-18, So. (Fall 3:16)
120 – Josiah Willis (Chicago Hope Academy) 35-14, Fr. over Blake Arseneau (Bishop McNamara) 21-7, So. (Fall 4:36)
126 = Caleb Peterson (Walther Christian Academy) 31-10, Jr. over Oakley Rivera (Wilmington) 30-16, Fr. (MD 17-3)
132 – Mario Perez (De La Salle Institute) 23-12, Sr. over Moses Pittman (King College Prep) 31-11, Jr. (Fall 1:22)
138 – Jose Lua (Phoenix STEM Military Academy)) 20-3, Sr. over Giona Panozzo (Clifton Central) 36-13, So. (MD 12-2)
144 – Gianni Panozzo (Clifton Central) 44-5, Jr. over Brock Finch (Coal City) 37-12, So. (Dec 6-1)
150 – Arkail Griffin (Chicago Hope Academy) 37-10, Fr. over Andrew Fowler (Nazareth Academy) 28-12, Sr. (Dec 10-4)
157 – Nicholas Arvetis (De La Salle Institute) 20-10, Sr. over Tony Jones-Blakely (Chicago Hope Academy) 30-16, Jr. (Dec 6-4)
165 – Jon Suter (Northridge Prep) 33-3, Sr. over Malik Warren (De La Salle Institute) 25-9, So. (Fall 1:26)
175 – Asher Hamby (Seneca) 48-6, Sr. over Adam Haddad (Northridge Prep) 28-6, Jr. (Fall 1:35)
190 – Hunter Hull (Clifton Central) 24-7, Sr. over Calvin Savage (King College Prep) 34-3, Sr. (Dec 8-2)
215 – Kaleb Abney (Chicago (Phoenix STEM Military Academy)) 22-6, Jr. over Dominic Alaimo (Reed-Custer) 30-14, So. (Fall 1:41)
285 – Roy Phelps (Chicago Hope Academy) 43-7, Jr. over Noah Gomez (Clifton Central) 16-5, Sr. (Dec 2-0)