Roundup for Kewanee, Quincy Senior, Geneseo, 618 Girls Scramble and out-of-state tournaments
By Curt Herron for the IWCOA
Kewanee edges Morrison to win own Invitational title
There was quite the battle for the team championship at the Kewanee Invitational between the host Boilermakers and Morrison and although the latter owned advantages in champions (4-3), top-six finishers (11-10) and individuals in the top-10 in team points (3-2), Kewanee prevailed in the category that counts the most, team scores, as it got past Morrison 237.5-231 to claim top honors in the 18-team competition while Sherrard claimed third place with 161 points.
Rounding out the rest of the top-half of the field were Fulton (129.5), St. Bede Academy (120), Farmington/Cuba (116), Monmouth-Roseville (110), Eureka (96) and Rockford Auburn (83.5).
This was the second invite title for Kewanee, which also claimed first place at Seneca and second place at PORTA while Morrison surpassed its best previous tournament finish, which was fourth place at Erie/Prophetstown. The Boilermakers hope to turn in another strong tournament showing when they compete this weekend at Orion’s Bob Mitton Invitational.
1 – Kewanee
Leading the way for coach Charley Eads’ champion Boilermakers were title winners Hunter Vancil (17-4 at 126), Alejandro Duarte (23-2 at 215) and Leocadio Gandarilla (14-3 at 285) as well as second-place finishers Tyson Currie (113), Kingston Peterson (120), Chance DeSplinter (132) and Ace Lafollette (175). Joey McGuire (165) took third, Douglas Swearingren (190) was fourth and Lain Taylor (138) finished fifth. Others who contributed to the winning cause were Dontel Wommack (144) and Brayden Johnson (157). Juan Zepeda (285) also took third and Waylan Lambert (165) was sixth for the Boilermakers JV. Duarte tied three others for the most team points with 30 while Zepeda was one two competitors who had four pins.
“We did well, we know that we can improve in some aspects to make us stronger in the future,” Eads said. “We had an excellent performance overall. I am proud of how they wrestled throughout the tournament. We even had a couple of JV kids in the tournament that won a few matches. We are excited for the upcoming few weeks of wrestling.”
2 – Morrison
Top performers for coach Tom Drosopoulos’ second place Mustangs were champions Cael Wright (30-1 at 106), Levi Milder (22-8 at 157), Brady Anderson (24-6 at 165) and Noah Stout (23-5 at 175) in addition to runners-up Caleb Modglin (144), Carson White (150) and Caleb Carroll (190). Patrick Schaefer (126) placed fourth, Randy Gerlach (120) and Kamden White (132) both took fifth and Landon Rubright (113) finished sixth. Zach Milder (138) and Trevor Tipton (285) also helped their team to make a run at the title. Wright scored 30 team points to tie him with three others for first place in that category.
3 – Sherrard
Turning in the best showings for coach Jeff Garrett’s third-place Tigers were first-place finisher Cooper Thomas (23-9 at 190) and runner-up Jonathan Weakley (215). Jacob Fratzke (132), Quinn Zimmerman (150) and Kaden Dutton (157) took third, Luke Werner (113) and Andrew Knox (144) were fourth and Abby Weber (106) placed sixth. Thomas tied three others for the most team points with 30 while Dutton was one of two competitors who recorded four falls.
Other champions were Rockford Auburn’s Tyrone Sims (13-1 at 113) and Arshoun Island (7-4 at 150), Monmouth-Roseville’s Landon Peterson (19-8 at 120), Knoxville’s Gavyn Stevens (23-8 at 132), Polo/Eastland/Forreston/Milledgeville’s Lucas Nelson (26-4 at 138) and Farmington/Cuba’s Bradlee Ellis (26-2 at 144).
For the champions, Duarte, Nelson, Thomas and Wright tied for the most team points with 30 while Ellis, Milder and Sims were right behind them with 29.5 points. Gandarilla, Peterson, Stevens and Stout were next-best with 28 team points.
Also claiming second-place finishes were Fulton’s Hudson Price (106), Easton Spooner (126) and Skylier Crooks (165), Eureka’s Finn Hoffman (138) and Sam Hoffman (157) and Mendota’s Angil Serrano (285).
The closest title matches were Anderson edging Crooks 7-6 at 165, Stout beating Lafollette 1-0 at 175 and Gandarilla getting past Serrano 4-3 at 285.
Additional third-place finishers were St. Bede Academy’s Michael Benge (113), Max Moreno (126) and Garrett Connelly (190), Monmouth-Roseville’s Keegan Smith (175) and Alex Gandarilla (215), Eureka’s Conner Knapp (106), Mendota’s Gavin Stevenson (120),
Farmington/Cuba’s Chase Frye (138) and Rockford Auburn’s Xzavier Lindhe (144).
Fourth-place finishes were also turned in by Fulton’s Victor Jackson (120) and Grady Gillan (215), Farmington/Cuba’s Austin Brewer (132) and Dillon Durbin (157), Polo/Eastland/Forreston/Milledgeville’s Micah Stringini (165) and Ethan Dewey (175), St. Bede Academy’s Jameson Daley (106), Knoxville’s Gage Fox (138), Monmouth-Roseville’s Gybanhi Mendoza Velverde (150) and ROWVA/Williamsfield’s Ayden Sanders (285).
Others who finished in fifth place were Farmington/Cuba’s Jayden Schmider (106) and Parker Zerfass (113), Fulton’s Wiley Blasdell (157) and Daniel Holman (215), Knoxville’s Gunnar Johnson (126), Monmouth-Roseville’s Alejandro Morales (144), Monmouth United’s Ryker Trego (150), ROWVA/Williamsfield’s Preston Schroeder (165), St. Bede Academy’s Jack Maschmann (175), Eureka’s Ashton Helberg (190) and Putnam County/Hall’s Elijah Leota (285).
Also turning in sixth-place showings were Streator Township/Woodland’s Sebastian Flores (120) and Aydan Radke (215), ROWVA/Willamsfield’s Brady Rickey (132) and Alrec Robinson (138), Fulton’s Brayden Powell (150) and Jeff Kane (190), Manual’s Aydon Doss (126),
Polo/Eastland/Forreston/Milledgeville’s Jaidyn McKinney (144), Mendota’s Gavin Evans (157), Rockford Auburn’s Jaxon Olivencia (175) and Monmouth-Roseville’s Sailas Cung (285).
Xzavier Lindhe was the only one in the tournament who had two victories by technical fall and he also had the most total match points with 71 while Juan Zepeda had the largest seed to place difference with six after being seeded ninth and finishing third.
Team scores
1. Kewanee 237.5, 2. Morrison 231, 3. Sherrard 161, 4. Fulton 129.5, 5. St. Bede Academy 120, 6. Farmington/Cuba 116, 7. Monmouth/Roseville 110, 8. Eureka 96, 9. Rockford Auburn 83.5, 10. Knoxville 69, 11. Polo/Eastland/Forreston/Milledgeville, 12. ROWVA/Williamsfield 59, 13. Mendota 56, 14. Monmouth United 36, 15. Manual 28, 15. Putnam County/Hall 28, 17. Streator Township/Woodland 17.5, Peoria Heights 0.
Kewanee Invitational place matches
106
1st Place Match
Cael Wright (Morrison) 30-1, Fr. over Hudson Price (Fulton) 23-11, Fr. (Fall 1:33)
3rd Place Match
Conner Knapp (Eureka) 11-7, Fr. over Jameson Daley (St. Bede Academy) 11-9, Fr. (Fall 3:20)
5th Place Match
Jayden Schmider (Farmington/Cuba) 13-16, Fr. over Abby Weber (Sherrard) 5-13, Sr. (Fall 1:17)
113
1st Place Match
Tyrone Sims (Rockford Auburn) 13-1, So. over Tyson Currie (Kewanee) 20-5, Sr. (Fall 4:34)
3rd Place Match
Michael Benge (St. Bede Academy) 15-10, Fr. over Luke Werner (Sherrard) 19-12, Jr. (Fall 4:34)
5th Place Match
Parker Zerfass (Farmington/Cuba) 16-14, So. over Landon Rubright (Morrison) 23-12, Fr. (Fall 1:57)
120
1st Place Match
Landon Peterson (Monmouth-Roseville) 19-8, Fr. over Kingston Peterson (Kewanee) 17-7, Jr. (Fall 5:43)
3rd Place Match
Gavin Stevenson (Mendota) 23-12, So. over Victor Jackson (Fulton) 16-13, Fr. (MD 16-7)
5th Place Match
Randy Gerlach (Morrison) 12-22, Fr. over Sebastian Flores (Streator Township/Woodland) 7-8, Fr. (Fall 3:33)
126
1st Place Match
Hunter Vancil (Kewanee) 17-4, Jr. over Easton Spooner (Fulton) 26-12, Fr. (Dec 10-7)
3rd Place Match
Max Moreno (St. Bede Academy) 20-5, Fr. over Patrick Schaefer (Morrison) 18-10, So. (MD 13-0)
5th Place Match
Gunnar Johnson (Knoxville) 11-15, Sr. over Aydon Doss (Manual) 8-17, Jr. (For.)
132
1st Place Match
Gavyn Stevens (Knoxville) 23-8, Fr. over Chance DeSplinter (Kewanee) 13-7, Jr. (Fall 4:37)
3rd Place Match
Jacob Fratzke (Sherrard) 20-7, Sr. over Austin Brewer (Farmington/Cuba) 13-7, So. (MD 20-6)
5th Place Match
Kamden White (Morrison) 23-10, So. over Brady Rickey (ROWVA/Williamsfield) 14-12, So. (TF-1.5 3:22 (21-6))
Cons. Champ Match
Jermain McKnight (Kewanee JV) 3-1, Fr. over Michael Mecina (Manual) 1-2, Jr. (Fall 0:22)
138
1st Place Match
Lucas Nelson (Polo/Eastland/Forreston/Milledgeville) 26-4, Sr. over Finn Hoffman (Eureka) 21-5, Fr. (Fall 2:26)
3rd Place Match
Chase Frye (Farmington/Cuba) 24-8, Fr. over Gage Fox (Knoxville) 28-8, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:00 (17-2))
5th Place Match
Lain Taylor (Kewanee) 21-7, Fr. over Alrec Robinson (ROWVA/Williamsfield) 11-10, So. (Fall 0:28)
Cons. Champ Match
La`Darius Green (Manual) 6-12, Fr. over Keaton Finley (Putnam County/Hall) 1-2, Fr. (Fall 1:27)
144
1st Place Match
Bradlee Ellis (Farmington/Cuba) 26-2, Jr. over Caleb Modglin (Morrison) 27-5, So. (Fall 2:49)
3rd Place Match
Xzavier Lindhe (Rockford Auburn) 12-4, Jr. over Andrew Knox (Sherrard) 21-13, So. (Fall 4:26)
5th Place Match
Alejandro Morales (Monmouth-Roseville) 16-9, Sr. over Jaidyn McKinney (Polo co-op) 21-8, Sr. (Fall 1:48)
Cons. Champ Match
Gavin Allis (Eureka) 10-10, Jr. over Levi Pearson (Knoxville) 16-14, Fr. (Fall 4:00)
150
1st Place Match
Arshoun Island (Rockford Auburn) 7-4, Sr. over Carson White (Morrison) 14-12, Jr. (Fall 0:22)
3rd Place Match
Quinn Zimmerman (Sherrard) 24-9, Fr. over Gybanhi Mendoza Velverde (Monmouth-Roseville) 16-8, Sr. (TF-1.5 2:00 (17-1))
5th Place Match
Ryker Trego (Monmouth United) 14-17, So. over Brayden Powell (Fulton) 10-12, Fr. (Fall 1:13)
Cons. Champ Match
Joey Peters (Farmington/Cuba) 7-11, Sr. over Nicholas Del Pilar (St. Bede Academy) 1-9, Fr. (Fall 0:17)
157
1st Place Match
Levi Milder (Morrison) 22-8, Jr. over Sam Hoffman (Eureka) 19-8, Jr. (TF-1.5 1:59 (21-5))
3rd Place Match
Kaden Dutton (Sherrard) 20-12, Jr. over Dillon Durbin (Farmington/Cuba) 13-9, So. (Fall 1:56)
5th Place Match
Wiley Blasdell (Fulton) 17-18, So. over Gavin Evans (Mendota) 18-14, Jr. (DQ)
Cons. Champ Match
Elijah Mitchell (Kewanee JV) 2-1, So. over Brax Kim (St. Bede Academy) 1-2, Jr. (Fall 2:24)
165
1st Place Match
Brady Anderson (Morrison) 24-6, Jr. over Skylier Crooks (Fulton) 29-8, Sr. (Dec 7-6)
3rd Place Match
Joey McGuire (Kewanee) 17-6, Sr. over Micah Stringini (Polo co-op) 20-10, So. (Fall 3:42)
5th Place Match
Preston Schroeder (ROWVA/Williamsfield) 20-7, Sr. over Waylan Lambert (Kewanee JV) 2-3, Sr. (Fall 1:59)
Cons. Champ Match
Shawn Mcglown (Knoxville) 13-20, So. over Jayden Montgomery (Monmouth-Roseville) 1-13, So. (Fall 1:11)
175
1st Place Match
Noah Stout (Morrison) 23-5, Fr. over Ace Lafollette (Kewanee) 21-6, Fr. (Dec 1-0)
3rd Place Match
Keegan Smith (Monmouth-Roseville)) 16-12, Fr. over Ethan Dewey (Polo co-op) 14-15, So. (Dec 1-0)
5th Place Match
Jack Maschmann (St. Bede Academy) 12-10, Sr. over Jaxon Olivencia (Rockford Auburn) 3-8, So. (Fall 4:10)
Cons. Champ Match
John Armstrong (Knoxville) 6-23, Sr. (Bye)
190
1st Place Match
Cooper Thomas (Sherrard) 23-9, Jr. over Caleb Carroll (Morrison) 13-14, So. (Fall 1:51)
3rd Place Match
Garrett Connelly (St. Bede Academy) 14-11, Sr. over Douglas Swearingen (Kewanee) 18-10, Jr. (Fall 3:03)
5th Place Match
Ashton Helberg (Eureka) 13-14, Fr. over Jeff Kane (Fulton) 23-5, Jr. (MFFL)
Cons. Champ Match
Alex Tucker (Putnam County/Hall) 2-1, So. over Zach Schmidt (Mendota) 0-3, So. (Fall 1:29)
215
1st Place Match
Alejandro Duarte (Kewanee) 23-2, Sr. over Jonathan Weakley (Sherrard) 24-5, Jr. (Fall 1:41)
3rd Place Match
Alex Gandarilla (Monmouth-Roseville) 21-5, Jr. over Grady Gillan (St. Bede Academy) 15-4, Sr. (Dec 20-18)
5th Place Match
Daniel Holman (Fulton) 30-11, Sr. over Aydan Radke (Streator Township/Woodland) 7-9, Sr. (UTB 3-2)
Cons. Champ Match
Cayden Sanders (ROWVA/Williamsfield) 9-11, Sr. over Vann Olcott (Monmouth United) 14-20, Fr. (Fall 0:23)
285
1st Place Match
Leocadio Gandarilla (Kewanee) 14-3, Sr. over Angil Serrano (Mendota) 13-7, Sr. (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match
Juan Zepeda (Kewanee JV) 4-1, Jr. over Ayden Sanders (ROWVA/Williamsfield) 18-13, Sr. (Fall 0:37)
5th Place Match
Elijah Leota (Putnam County/Hall) 3-2, Sr. over Sailas Cung (Monmouth-Roseville) 14-10, Jr. (Fall 0:46)
Cons. Champ Match
Zach Giese (Monmouth United) 2-14, Fr. over Tyler Barbee (Streator Township/Woodland) 1-12, Sr. (Fall 1:16)
Quincy Senior claims first title of the season at its invite
Quincy Senior easily won the title of its own Quincy Invitational with 242.5 points while Mascoutah took second with 196.5 points and Roxana finished third with 159 points. The Blue Devils’ best previous finish was second place last month at Mascoutah’s Dale Breckel Invite.
Others in the top-half of the 18-team field were Palmyra, Missouri (142.5), Jacksonville (127.5), East Peoria (109), Pittsfield (102.5), Cahokia (101) and Pekin (101).
1 – Quincy Senior
Top performers for coach Phil Neally’s champion Blue Devils were first-place finishers Clayton McClelland (23-13 at 113), Evan Wakefield (21-13 at 132) and Cale Mixer (17-12 at 144) as well as runners-up Derik Lohmeyer (120), Wyatt Boeing (126) and Cooper Kamm (138). Taking third place were Gunnar Derhake (165), Jayden Wilson (175) and King Johnson (285), placing fourth were Griffin Finch (106) and Eli Roberts (150) and finishing fifth were Alex Wells (190) and Ben Schelp (215) while Jamison Knapp (157) also contributed to the cause. Charles Ray (126) was fifth and Roman Lilo (144) and Eli Zanger (285) placed sixth for the Blue Devils’ J-V entrants.
2 – Mascoutah
Leading the way for coach Chris Lindsay’s second-place Indians were title winners Xavier Sonon-Hale (33-5 at 106), Brock Ross (33-2 at 150) and Jordan Sonon-Hale (28-8 at 157) and runners-up Marcus Nobles (132) and Sean Murphy (165). Macguire Leck (126) and Desi Wade (138) took third, Truett Blount (175) finished fourth and Jayden Wilkinson (144) was fifth.
3 – Roxana
Individuals with the best finishes for coach Rob Milazzo’s third-place Shells were champions Lyndon Thies (29-2 at 175) and Robert Watt (28-2 at 190) and second-place finisher Chloe Skiles (106). Logan Riggs (144) took third, Kaden Carlisle (138) and Trevor Gihring (157) were fourth while Madelyn Murphy (106) and Savion Hall (126) placed sixth.
Other tournament champions were East Peoria’s Alec Del Toro (30-7 at 215) and Jose Del Toro (35-1 at 285), Decatur Eisenhower’s Kayson Duffney (14-1 at 120), Jacksonville’s Deshawn Armstrong (7-0 at 126) and Palmyra, Missouri’s Tyler Spicknall (26-5 at 138) and Brayden Pillars (30-2 at 165).
Watt led all competitors with 32 team points while Alec Del Toro, Pillars, Thies and Wakefield tied for second with 30 points. Ross collected 29.5 team points while Jose Del Toro, Jordan Sonon-Hale, Barnes and Spicknall tied for seventh place with 28 points.
Also taking second place were Pittsfield’s Tucker Cook (190) and Bodine Marable (215), Pekin’s Aydyn Artman (144), Alton’s Brayden Drew (150), Jacksonville’s Joe Reif (157), Illini West’s Shawn Watkins (175), East Peoria’s Keegan Barnes (285) and Palmyra, MO’s Blake Rife (113).
Some of the closest titles matches included McClelland over Rife 4-3 by ultimate tiebreaker at 113, Xavier Sonon-Hale beating Skiles 10-7 by sudden victory at 106, Jordan Sonon-Hale edging Reif 7-5 at 157 and Jose Del Toro getting past teammate Barnes 1-0 at 285.
Others who claimed third place were Quincy Notre Dame’s Oliver Moore (132), Bradi Lahr (157) and Ryan Darnell (190), Cahokia’s Nathan Fisher (106), Pekin’s Kayne Hayes (113), Camp Point Central/Brown County/Southeastern’s Paul Schenk (150), Warsaw/Hamilton’s Malachi McKune (215) and Palmyra, MO’s Emmett Lorenson (120).
Additional fourth-place finishers were Camp Point Central/Brown County/Southeastern’s Jackson Buehler (113), Cahokia’s Jamarcus Agnew (120), Decatur Eisenhower’s Martavious Johnson (132), Quincy Notre Dame’s Cale Hilbing (144), Pittsfield’s Waylon White (165), East Peoria’s Dalton Oakman (190), Pekin’s Bradyn Haynes (215), Jacksonville’s Aiden Surratt (285) and Palmyra, MO’s Luke Lawson (126).
Fifth-place showings were also turned in by Cahokia’s Kindall Williams (165) and Demarco Clark (285), Alton’s Austin Jones (106), Pekin’s Lincoln Hawkins (120), Pittsfield’s Joel Noble (132), Warsaw/Hamilton’s Kai Humphry (138), East Peoria’s Isaiah Rivera (150), Macomb’s Cohen Green (157) and Jacksonville’s Brock Meyer (175).
Sixth-place efforts were also posted by Alton’s Charlie St. Peters (120) and Marshall Skelton (138), Pittsfield’s Jake Oitker (157) and Fisher McEuen (175), Camp Point Central/Brown County/Southeastern’s Josh Collins (132), Pekin’s Ethan Bridgeman (150), Jacksonville’s Kaleb Miller (165), East Peoria’s Gabe Del Toro (190) and Palmyra, MO’s Colby Jones (215).
East Peoria’s Keegan Barnes and Roxana’s Robert Watt both recorded six falls, Jacksonville’s Deshawn Armstrong and Quincy Notre Dame’s Bradi Lahr and Austin Shull all had three wins by technical fall, Armstrong also led everyone with 88 match points while Palmyra, MO’s Brayden Pillars had 76 and Lahr had 75 points and East Peoria’s Gabe Del Toro was seeded 23rd and finished sixth for a differential of 17 places.
Team scores
1. Quincy Senior 242.5, 2. Mascoutah 196.5, 3. Roxana 159, 4. Palmyra, Missouri 142.5, 5. Jacksonville 127.5, 6. East Peoria 109, 7. Pittsfield 102.5, 8. Cahokia 101, 8. Pekin 101, 10. Alton 88, 11. Quincy Notre Dame 79.5, 12. Warsaw/Hamilton 73.5, 13. Camp Point Central/Brown County/Southeastern 67.5, 14. Quincy Senior JV 65.5, 15. Decatur Eisenhower 61, 16. Illini West 27.5, 17. Macomb 22.5, 18. Highland 5.
Quincy Invitational place matches
106
1st Place Match
Xavier Sonon-Hale (Mascoutah) 33-5, Fr. over Chloe Skiles (Roxana) 14-5, Fr. (SV-1 10-7)
3rd Place Match
Nathan Fisher (Cahokia) 11-4, So. over Griffin Finch (Quincy Senior) 15-18, Fr. (Fall 3:05)
5th Place Match
Austin Jones (Alton) 20-12, Fr. over Madelyn Murphy (Roxana) 11-8, So. (TF-1.5 3:59 (15-0))
7th Place Match
Paxton Buehler (Camp Point Central/Brown County/Southeastern) 24-8, Fr. over Kaiden McGee (Jacksonville) 10-14, Fr. (Fall 1:38)
9th Place Match
Curtis Johnson (Cahokia (H.S.)) 0-3, Fr. (Bye)
113
1st Place Match – round robin
Clayton McClelland (Quincy Senior) 23-13, Fr. over Blake Rife (Palmyra, MO) 20-8, Fr. (UTB 4-3)
Third Place Match – round robin
Kayne Hayes (Pekin) 13-11, Jr. over Jackson Buehler (Camp Point Central co-op) 18-16, So. (Fall 1:35)
120
1st Place Match
Kayson Duffney (Decatur Eisenhower) 14-1, Sr. over Derik Lohmeyer (Quincy Senior) 21-17, Fr. (MD 14-2)
3rd Place Match
Emmett Lorenson (Palmyra, MO) 21-8, Fr. over Jamarcus Agnew (Cahokia) 9-4, Jr. (Fall 3:28)
5th Place Match
Lincoln Hawkins (Pekin) 16-10, Fr. over Charlie St. Peters (Alton) 17-10, Fr. (TF-1.5 4:00 (17-0))
7th Place Match
Hunter Hayes (Jacksonville) 22-9, Jr. over Eli Carel (Warsaw/Hamilton) 9-9, So. (Fall 1:11)
9th Place Match
Charlie Welch (Camp Point Central co-op) 20-12, So. over Jimmy Derian (Quincy Senior JV) 3-4, So. (Fall 2:24)
11th Place Match
Samuel Moore (Quincy Notre Dame) 15-14, Fr. over Eli Bruening (Quincy Notre Dame) 15-16, Fr. (Fall 2:25)
13th Place Match
Preston Newell (Mascoutah) 5-20, Jr. (Bye)
126
1st Place Match
Deshawn Armstrong (Jacksonville) 7-0, Jr. over Wyatt Boeing (Quincy Senior) 25-12, Jr. (MD 15-6)
3rd Place Match
Macguire Leck (Mascoutah) 25-13, Jr. over Luke Lawson (Palmyra, MO) 16-15, Sr. (Dec 7-5)
5th Place Match
Charles Ray (Quincy Senior JV) 5-2, Fr. over Savion Hall (Roxana) 10-14, So. (TF-1.5 3:08 (18-0))
7th Place Match
Jomal Dandridge (Alton) 7-22, Jr. over Cian Myers (Quincy Notre Dame) 6-11, Fr. (M. For.)
9th Place Match
Case Hughes (Camp Point Central co-op) 18-13, So. over Dalton Davis (Pekin) 7-9, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:24 (18-3))
11th Place Match
Quintez Willis (Cahokia) 1-7, Fr. over Logan Borrowman (Pittsfield) 0-4, Fr. (Fall 3:33)
132
1st Place Match
Evan Wakefield (Quincy Senior) 21-13, Sr. over Marcus Nobles (Mascoutah) 17-10, Jr. (Fall 2:44)
3rd Place Match
Oliver Moore (Quincy Notre Dame) 18-3, Sr. over Martavious Johnson (Decatur Eisenhower) 11-5, Fr. (Dec 5-3)
5th Place Match
Joel Noble (Pittsfield) 18-12, Jr. over Josh Collins (Camp Point Central co-op) 22-12, Fr. (Fall 1:25)
7th Place Match
Marquez Singleton (Alton) 11-16, Sr. over Angel Ortiz (East Peoria) 2-4, Jr. (Dec 5-0)
9th Place Match
Austin Olps (Camp Point Central co-op) 15-14, Fr. over Evan Smith (Warsaw/Hamilton) 10-12, Jr. (Fall 1:42)
11th Place Match
Abel Jimenez (Quincy Senior JV) 3-3, Fr. over Emmanuel Burrell (Cahokia) 2-6, So. (Dec 19-12)
13th Place Match
Joe Poor (Palmyra, MO) 5-9, Fr. over Demarco Cochran (Macomb) 1-14, So. (For.)
15th Place Match
Oliver Bruns (Quincy Notre Dame) 2-6, Fr. (Bye)
138
1st Place Match
Tyler Spicknall (Palmyra, MO) 26-5, Jr. over Cooper Kamm (Quincy Senior) 25-15, So. (Dec 14-11)
3rd Place Match
Desi Wade (Mascoutah) 29-8, So. over Kaden Carilsle (Roxana) 18-10, Sr. (Dec 11-8)
5th Place Match
Kai Humphry (Warsaw/Hamilton) 18-6, Sr. over Marshall Skelton (Alton) 25-11, Sr. (M. For.)
7th Place Match
Austin Ragar (Quincy Senior JV) 6-10, Jr. over Lucas Ludwig (Quincy Notre Dame) 12-9, Jr. (Fall 2:21)
9th Place Match
Austin Shull (Quincy Notre Dame) 9-11, Jr. over Tyler Hughes (Jacksonville) 15-12, Fr. (Fall 1:33)
11th Place Match
Ethan Paul (Quincy Senior JV) 2-4, Fr. over Jack Bush (Decatur Eisenhower) 9-9, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:18 (25-9))
13th Place Match
Tucker Pines (Pittsfield) 14-9, Fr. over Zoe Bloyd (Quincy Senior JV) 1-5, Fr. (Fall 0:38)
15th Place Match
Jeremiah McCaskill (Cahokia) 2-9, Fr. over Cole Brooks (East Peoria) 12-13, Jr. (For.)
144
1st Place Match
Cale Mixer (Quincy Senior) 17-12, Jr. over Aydyn Artman (Pekin) 16-7, Sr. (Fall 3:03)
3rd Place Match
Logan Riggs (Roxana) 23-8, Jr. over Cale Hilbing (Quincy Notre Dame) 23-10, So. (Fall 2:19)
5th Place Match
Jayden Wilkinson (Mascoutah) 20-13, Jr. over Roman Lilo (Quincy Senior JV) 7-6, Fr. (Dec 9-4)
7th Place Match
Jacksyn Holderfield (Macomb) 12-10, Jr. over Liam Kilgore (East Peoria) 9-11, So. (TF-1.5 3:08 (19-3))
9th Place Match
Mark Norris (Cahokia) 10-7, Jr. over Wesley Ortiz (Jacksonville) 17-11, Fr. (Fall 2:44)
11th Place Match
Elijah Raymer (East Peoria) 2-4, So. over Landyn Seal (Pittsfield) 3-10, Fr. (Fall 1:44)
13th Place Match
Kevonte Banks (Decatur Eisenhower) 8-7, So. over Jacob Hull (Pittsfield) 1-23, So. (Fall 0:51)
15th Place Match
Nhymeir Dawson (Decatur Eisenhower) 3-13, Fr. over Peyton Wright (Highland) 0-6, Fr. (M. For.)
150
1st Place Match
Brock Ross (Mascoutah) 33-2, Jr. over Brayden Drew (Alton) 27-10, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:34 (16-0))
3rd Place Match
Paul Schenk (Camp Point Central co-op) 22-11, Sr. over Eli Roberts (Quincy Senior) 22-10, Sr. (Fall 5:39)
5th Place Match
Isaiah Rivera (East Peoria) 12-12, Jr. over Ethan Bridgeman (Pekin) 8-15, Jr. (Fall 3:40)
7th Place Match
Jordyn Phelps (Warsaw/Hamilton) 10-12, Jr. over John Harper (Jacksonville) 15-15, So. (M. For.)
9th Place Match
Pharell Holman (Cahokia) 5-6, So. over Colton Cross (Roxana) 4-11, Jr. (Fall 1:13)
11th Place Match
Aidan Burwell (East Peoria) 5-17, Jr. over Armond Kennedy (Cahokia) 1-4, Fr. (Fall 1:32)
13th Place Match
William Stevens IV (Roxana) 5-6, So. over Blaine Mock (Quincy Senior JV) 0-5, Fr. (Fall 0:47)
15th Place Match
Ryan Turnbaugh (Quincy Notre Dame) 7-7, So. (Bye)
157
1st Place Match
Jordan Sonon-Hale (Mascoutah) 28-8, Jr. over Joe Reif (Jacksonville) 26-5, Jr. (Dec 7-5)
3rd Place Match
Bradi Lahr (Quincy Notre Dame) 27-4, Jr. over Trevor Gihring (Roxana) 26-6, Sr. (TF-1.5 5:00 (16-0))
5th Place Match
Cohen Green (Macomb) 25-10, Sr. over Jake Oitker (Pittsfield) 16-11, Jr. (Dec 4-1)
7th Place Match
John Sullivan (Mascoutah) 10-6, Sr. over Michael Young (Decatur Eisenhower) 10-7, Fr. (MD 12-4)
9th Place Match
Keaton Jones (Camp Point Central co-op) 15-18, So. over Ethan Prim (Warsaw/Hamilton) 9-13, Jr. (Fall 3:30)
11th Place Match
Mason Marlow (Pekin) 6-10, So. over Ashton Spratt (Cahokia) 1-4, So. (Fall 1:05)
13th Place Match
Markus Dunn (Cahokia) 1-7, So. over Darion Phiffer (Cahokia) 3-8, So. (Fall 0:15)
15th Place Match
Jamison Knapp (Quincy Senior) 0-5, So. (Bye)
165
1st Place Match
Brayden Pillars (Palmyra, MO) 30-2, Sr. over Sean Murphy (Mascoutah) 31-8, So. (TF-1.5 4:33 (19-3))
3rd Place Match
Gunnar Derhake (Quincy Senior) 27-11, Sr. over Waylon White (Pittsfield) 22-7, Sr. (Fall 3:22)
5th Place Match
Kindall Williams (Cahokia) 12-5, Sr. over Kaleb Miller (Jacksonville) 20-12, Sr. (Fall 1:38)
7th Place Match
Wyatt Durham (East Peoria) 12-16, Jr. over Joey Cavanaugh (Alton) 12-13, Sr. (Fall 4:36)
9th Place Match
Jake Ator (Pittsfield) 5-2, Fr. over Mason Collins (Camp Point Central co-op) 15-19, Sr. (Fall 2:43)
11th Place Match
Rylee McClellan (Roxana) 3-4, Fr. over Ryder Rodhouse (Pittsfield) 7-7, Jr. (TF-1.5 5:37 (22-7))
13th Place Match
Jordan Leonard (Warsaw/Hamilton) 6-15, So. over Trace Holmes (Pekin) 4-14, Jr. (Dec 11-5)
15th Place Match
Millie Bassett (Quincy Senior JV) 3-5, Fr. over Leighton Lambert (Macomb) 6-15, So. (Fall 1:17)
175
1st Place Match
Lyndon Thies (Roxana) 29-2, Jr. over Shawn Watkins (Illini West) 22-2, Sr. (Fall 1:56)
3rd Place Match
Jayden Wilson (Quincy Senior) 14-12, Jr. over Truett Blount (Mascoutah) 15-14, Sr. (MD 17-7)
5th Place Match
Brock Meyer (Jacksonville) 19-12, Fr. over Fisher McEuen (Pittsfield) 12-8, So. (Fall 0:34)
7th Place Match
Alexander Waller (Pekin) 10-12, Fr. over Jeshua McPheeters (Macomb) 13-13, So. (For.)
9th Place Match
Destry Bergman (Quincy Senior JV) 4-2, Fr. over Levi Merioles (Alton) 11-18, Sr. (Fall 2:47)
11th Place Match
Kale Weiman (Palmyra, MO) 7-9, Fr. over Aiden Reynolds (Macomb) 4-15, So. (Fall 3:31)
13th Place Match
Ashton White (Warsaw/Hamilton) 4-19, Fr. over Johnny Powell (Macomb) 3-9, So. (For.)
15th Place Match
Zakhi Nicholson (Cahokia) 0-5, Fr. (Bye)
190
1st Place Match
Robert Watt (Roxana) 28-2, Sr. over Tucker Cook (Pittsfield) 20-7, Sr. (Fall 1:38)
3rd Place Match
Ryan Darnell (Quincy Notre Dame) 28-6, Sr. over Dalton Oakman (East Peoria) 29-8, Jr. (TF-1.5 3:54 (17-2))
5th Place Match
Alex Wells (Quincy Senior) 22-18, So. over Gabe Del Toro (East Peoria) 6-5, Fr. (Fall 5:55)
7th Place Match
Henley Snow (Palmyra, MO) 7-7, So. over Chris McGough (Quincy Senior JV) 3-4, So. (Fall 1:18)
9th Place Match
Kaiden Ridenbark (Pittsfield) 7-3, So. over Kaleb McGlothlin (Pekin) 10-7, So. (Fall 3:12)
11th Place Match
Jesse Davidsmeyer (Pittsfield) 4-4, Sr. over Martez Williams (Cahokia) 13-8, So. (Fall 1:19)
13th Place Match
Logan Baker (Warsaw/Hamilton) 10-12, So. over William Woosley (Alton) 12-15, So. (Fall 3:03)
15th Place Match
Hayden Greenia (Jacksonville) 11-16, Fr. over Chase Yelton (Illini West)) 10-12, Jr. (Fall 0:57)
17th Place Match
Able Faircloth (Mascoutah) 11-19, So. over Pierre Taylor (Cahokia) 1-7, So. (Fall 1:08)
215
1st Place Match
Alec Del Toro (East Peoria) 30-7, Jr. over Bodine Marable (Pittsfield) 21-4, Jr. (Fall 2:19)
3rd Place Match
Malachi McKune (Warsaw/Hamilton) 15-8, Sr. over Bradyn Haynes (Pekin) 20-11, Fr. (Fall 1:26)
5th Place Match
Ben Schelp (Quincy Senior) 10-16, Jr. over Colby Jones (Palmyra, MO) 10-15, Fr. (Fall 2:31)
7th Place Match
Robert Horton (Roxana) 9-11, Jr. over Payden Wilson (Quincy Senior JV) 2-4, Fr. (Fall 0:50)
9th Place Match
Liam Heise (Jacksonville) 13-19, Fr. over Jacob Brooks (Alton) 14-11, Jr. (Fall 3:08)
11th Place Match
M`lyk Berry (Cahokia) 5-9, Fr. over Daniel Williams (Cahokia) 0-4, So. (Fall 0:46)
13th Place Match
Keshon Wright (Decatur Eisenhower) 5-8, Jr. (Bye)
285
1st Place Match
Jose Del Toro (East Peoria) 35-1, Sr. over Keegan Barnes (East Peoria) 17-7, Jr. (Dec 1-0)
3rd Place Match
King Johnson (Quincy Senior) 26-14, Jr. over Aiden Surratt (Jacksonville) 28-7, Sr. (Dec 11-7)
5th Place Match
Demarco Clark (Cahokia) 15-5, Sr. over Eli Zanger (Quincy Senior JV) 5-3, Fr. (Fall 0:33)
7th Place Match
Kavon Newby (Alton) 14-14, Jr. over Brodey Renier (Highland) 8-9, Fr. (Fall 2:34)
9th Place Match
Ace Harper (Palmyra, MO) 23-10, So. over Hunter Waters (Pittsfield) 4-3, Fr. (Fall 0:39)
11th Place Match
Cayden Scott (Decatur Eisenhower) 3-8, Sr. over Caden Davidsmeyer (Pittsfield) 4-4, Fr. (Fall 1:12)
13th Place Match
Mason Waller (Pekin) 5-12, So. over Alex Crites (Mascoutah) 2-20, So. (Fall 0:13)
15th Place Match
Cooper Hildebrand (Quincy Senior JV) 1-5, So. over Conway VanFleet (Macomb) 6-14, Jr. (Fall 3:14)
17th Place Match
Elijah Terpstra (Pittsfield) 4-10, Fr. (Bye)
Geneseo captures own invite for fourth championship of the season
Geneseo held off strong challenges from Huntley and Joliet Catholic Academy to claim top honors at its own Geneseo Wrestling Invitational when it scored 241 points while Huntley took second place with 228.5 and JCA finished in third place with 218.5 points.
It was the second title in two weeks for the Maple Leafs, who are coached by 2023 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Jon Murray. Their last previous first place finish was at Morton after they collected titles at Rockford East and Lincoln last month.
Other teams that filled out the top-half of the 20-team competition were Civic Memorial (170), Moline (164), IC Catholic Prep (157.5), Loyola Academy (135), Morton (128), Plainfield North (108.5) and York (106.5).
1 – Geneseo
The first-place Maple Leafs received championships from Izaac Gaines (28-2 at 144), Zachary Montez (30-0 at 165), Kye Weinzierl (30-2 at 175) and Owen King (17-2 at 285) while Grady Hull (157) claimed second place. Devan Hornback (132) finished fourth, Aaron Betcher (190) and Colten Mooney (215) were fifth and Tim Sebastian (126) took sixth. Other contributors who helped the hosts win their own invitational were Brycen Fahnestock (106), Elliott Kreiner (113), Lincoln Barnett (138) and Malaki Jackson (150).
2 – Huntley
Leading the way for coach B.J. Bertelsman’s runner-up Red Raiders were champions Cameron Abordo (25-11 at 120) and Radic Dvorak (34-3 at 157) while Colin Abordo (113), Dylan Cerny (190) and Wyatt Theobald (215) finished in second place. Gavin Nischke (138) took fourth and Cael Saldana (106) and Vlad Maluhin (144) placed fifth.
3 – Joliet Catholic Academy
Top performers for the third-place Hilltoppers, who are coached by 2025 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Ryan Cumbee, were title winners Jason Hampton (28-9 at 126) and Nico Ronchetti (27-6 at 190) while Kane Robles (106) and Dawson Mack (138) took second place. Finishing in third were Maddux Tindal (120), Matthew Laird (132) and Elias Gonzalez (144) while Derrick Pomatto (215) claimed sixth place.
Others who captured championships were Loyola Academy’s Niko Odiotti (18-2 at 106) and Kai Calcutt (24-0 at 215), Civic Memorial’s Bradley Ruckman (29-3 at 132) and Knox Verbais (29-6 at 150), Plainfield North’s Maddox Garbis (22-2 at 113) and IC Catholic Prep’s Jacob Alvarez (21-14 at 138).
Ronchetti led all competitors with 34 team points while Calcutt was second with 33.5 and Dvorak ranked third with 33 team points. Next in line were Odiotti with 32.5, King with 32 points and Garbis, Hampton and Ruckman tied with 31.5 team points. Montez scored 30.5 points and Cameron Abordo and Verbais both finished with 30 team points.
Also claiming second-place finishes were IC Catholic’s Kannon Judycki (120) and Max Cumbee (126), Riverdale’s Dean Wainwright (132), Loyola Academy’s Danny Malan (144), York’s Jackson Hanselman (150), Civic Memorial’s James Wojcikiewicz (165), Lincoln’s Dawson McConnell (175) and Oak Forest’s Jose Montesino (285).
Some of the closest title matches included Weinzierl getting past McConnell 7-4 in sudden victory at 175, Cameron Abordo defeating Judycki 6-5 at 120, Hampton edging Cumbee 5-4 at 126 and Ruckman beating Wainwright 4-3 at 132
Additional third-place finishers were IC Catholic Prep’s Mike Bird (106) and Isaac Barrientos (175), Morton’s Noah Harris (113) and Caiden Robison (138), York’s Mondo Martinelli (126) and Mikey Grazzini (215), Riverdale’s Kolton Kruse (150) and Jake Baustian (285), United Township’s Kayden Marolf (157), Marian Catholic’s Joey Baranski (165) and Civic Memorial’s Luke McCoy (190).
Others who finished fourth were Moline’s Collin Ledbetter (120), Jaxson Soliz (165) and DeAnthony Simpson (175), Loyola Academy’s Gavin Pardilla (126) and August Close (190), Morton’s Ryan Siebenthal (106), Oak Forest’s Jacob Sebek (113), Belvidere North’s Dominick Girardin (144), IC Catholic Prep’s Joey Pontrelli (150), York’s Benjamin Gorny (157), Oak Forest’s Andrius Vasilevskas (215) and Civic Memorial’s Hudson Davis (285).
Fifth-place finishes were also posted by Moline’s David McDermott (113), Housseyn Ndiaye (132) and Hassan Ndiaye (157), Rich Township’s Kyrin King (120), Civic Memorial’s Avery Jaime (126), United Township’s Xavier Marolf (138), Dunlap’s Colton Mosack (150), Oak Forest’s Blake Bussie (165), East St. Louis’ Corey Robinson (175) and Plainfield North’s Liam Corona (285).
Sixth-place efforts were also turned in by Granite City’s Jace Brown (120), Adrian Mendez (132) and Eli Miller (175), York’s Tommy Conners (113) and Frank Nitti (144), Moline’s Jack Sibley (150) and Nehemiah Lenzen (285), Plainfield North’s Andrew Stahl (106), Dunlap’s Tristan Mosack (138), East St. Louis’ Nez Smith (157), Morton’s Clay Mckee (165) and United Township’s Tiyendoutote Dokambire (190).
IC Catholic Prep’s Isaac Barrientos, Moline’s Jaxson Soliz and and JCA’s Maddux Tindal all recorded four falls, Plainfield North’s Maddox Garbis was the only individual to capture four wins by technical fall, IC Catholic Prep’s Mike Bird collected 97 match points while Garbis had 80 and Loyola Academy’s August Close was seeded 28th but finished fourth for a 24-place difference.
Team scores
1. Geneseo 241, 2. Huntley 228.5, 3. Joliet Catholic Academy 218.5, 4. Civic Memorial 170, 5. Moline 164, 6. IC Catholic Prep 157.5, 7. Loyola Academy 135, 8. Morton 128, 9. Plainfield North 108.5, 10. York 106.5, 11. Oak Forest 101, 12. Riverdale 75.5, 13. United Township 70, 14. East St. Louis 57, 15. Dunlap 54, 16. Granite City 52, 17. Lincoln 44, 18. Marian Catholic 42, 19. Rich Township 37, 20. Belvidere North 30.
Geneseo Wrestling Invitational place matches
106
1st Place Match
Niko Odiotti (Loyola Academy) 18-2, Fr. over Kane Robles (Joliet Catholic Academy) 24-11, Fr. (MD 21-9)
3rd Place Match
Mike Bird (IC Catholic Prep) 20-15, Fr. over Ryan Siebenthal (Morton) 20-17, So. (Fall 2:56)
5th Place Match
Cael Saldana (Huntley) 24-13, Fr. over Andrew Stahl (Plainfield North) 16-13, Fr. (Fall 3:33)
113
1st Place Match
Maddox Garbis (Plainfield North) 22-2, Sr. over Colin Abordo (Huntley) 32-8, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:00 (21-5))
3rd Place Match
Noah Harris (Morton) 27-11, So. over Jacob Sebek (Oak Forest) 30-3, So. (Fall 1:57)
5th Place Match
David McDermott (Moline) 8-10, Fr. over Tommy Conners (York) 17-19, So. (Fall 4:49)
120
1st Place Match
Cameron Abordo (Huntley) 25-11, Jr. over Kannon Judycki (IC Catholic Prep) 19-15, So. (Dec 6-5)
3rd Place Match
Maddux Tindal (Joliet Catholic Academy) 26-8, So. over Collin Ledbetter (Moline) 23-9, So. (Fall 1:14)
5th Place Match
Kyrin King (Rich Township) 21-8, So. over Jace Brown (Granite City) 19-12, So. (Dec 11-7)
126
1st Place Match
Jason Hampton (Joliet Catholic Academy) 28-9, Jr. over Max Cumbee (IC Catholic Prep) 7-4, So. (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match
Mondo Martinelli (York) 38-4, Sr. over Gavin Pardilla (Loyola Academy) 20-3, Jr. (Dec 6-2)
5th Place Match
Avery Jaime (Civic Memorial) 25-10, So. over Tim Sebastian (Geneseo) 20-15, Sr. (Dec 11-6)
132
1st Place Match
Bradley Ruckman (Civic Memorial) 29-3, Sr. over Dean Wainwright (Riverdale) 31-2, Jr. (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match
Matthew Laird (Joliet Catholic Academy) 19-6, So. over Devan Hornback (Geneseo) 29-5, Sr. (Fall 5:08)
5th Place Match
Housseyn Ndiaye (Moline) 13-8, So. over Adrian Mendez (Granite City) 19-13, Fr. (TF-1.5 2:10 (18-2))
138
1st Place Match
Jacob Alvarez (IC Catholic Prep) 21-14, Fr. over Dawson Mack (Joliet Catholic Academy) 16-9, Fr. (Dec 4-1)
3rd Place Match
Caiden Robison (Morton) 31-9, Sr. over Gavin Nischke (Huntley) 26-13, So. (Dec 15-9)
5th Place Match
Xavier Marolf (United Township) 18-6, Jr. over Tristan Mosack (Dunlap) 22-12, Sr. (Fall 2:54)
144
1st Place Match
Izaac Gaines (Geneseo) 28-2, So. over Danny Malan (Loyola Academy) 19-3, Jr. (MD 13-1)
3rd Place Match
Elias Gonzalez (Joliet Catholic Academy) 23-16, Sr. over Dominick Girardin (Belvidere North) 20-7, Sr. (Dec 10-3)
5th Place Match
Vlad Maluhin (Huntley) 5-3, Sr. over Frank Nitti (York) 32-4, Jr. (M. For.)
150
Guaranteed Places
1st Place Match
Knox Verbais (Civic Memorial) 29-6, Fr. over Jackson Hanselman (York) 35-7, Jr. (Dec 8-1)
3rd Place Match
Kolton Kruse (Riverdale) 33-3, Sr. over Joey Pontrelli (IC Catholic Prep) 16-14, So. (Dec 12-9)
5th Place Match
Colton Mosack (Dunlap) 26-7, So. over Jack Sibley (Moline) 14-8, Sr. (MD 16-7)
157
1st Place Match
Radic Dvorak (Huntley) 34-3, So. over Grady Hull (Geneseo) 26-6, Jr. (MD 12-0)
3rd Place Match
Kayden Marolf (United Township) 15-4, Sr. over Benjamin Gorny (York) 29-14, Jr. (Fall 1:46)
5th Place Match
Hassan Ndiaye (Moline) 22-15, So. over Nez Smith (East St Louis) 22-13, Jr. (Fall 4:46)
165
1st Place Match
Zachary Montez (Geneseo) 30-0, Sr. over James Wojcikiewicz (Civic Memorial) 27-8, So. (MD 14-3)
3rd Place Match
Joey Baranski (Marian Catholic) 25-6, Sr. over Jaxson Soliz (Moline) 22-15, Jr. (Fall 1:26)
5th Place Match
Blake Bussie (Oak Forest) 23-13, Sr. over Clay Mckee (Morton) 34-7, Sr. (Inj. 0:00)
175
1st Place Match
Kye Weinzierl (Geneseo) 30-2, Jr. over Dawson McConnell (Lincoln ) 26-4, Sr. (SV-1 7-4)
3rd Place Match
Isaac Barrientos (IC Catholic Prep) 21-14, Fr. over DeAnthony Simpson (Moline) 26-10, Jr. (Fall 1:07)
5th Place Match
Corey Robinson (East St Louis) 23-11, So. over Eli Miller (Granite City) 22-12, Fr. (UTB 13-12)
190
1st Place Match
Nico Ronchetti (Joliet Catholic Academy) 27-6, Sr. over Dylan Cerny (Huntley) 23-10, Sr. (Fall 1:15)
3rd Place Match
Luke McCoy (Civic Memorial) 11-4, Jr. over August Close (Loyola Academy) 10-14, Jr. (TF-1.5 2:00 (18-1))
5th Place Match
Aaron Betcher (Geneseo) 12-6, Sr. over Tiyendoutote Dokambire (United Township) 8-12, Jr. (Dec 9-3)
215
1st Place Match
Kai Calcutt (Loyola Academy) 24-0, Jr. over Wyatt Theobald (Huntley) 25-12, Sr. (Fall 1:45)
3rd Place Match
Mikey Grazzini (York) 24-8, Sr. over Andrius Vasilevskas (Oak Forest) 29-6, Jr. (Dec 5-4)
5th Place Match
Colten Mooney (Geneseo) 25-11, So. over Derrick Pomatto (Joliet Catholic Academy) 3-3, So. (Dec 9-8)
285
1st Place Match
Owen King (Geneseo) 17-2, Sr. over Jose Montesino (Oak Forest) 19-12, Sr. (Fall 2:55)
3rd Place Match
Jake Baustian (Riverdale) 20-9, Sr. over Hudson Davis (Civic Memorial) 18-12, Jr. (Fall 3:12)
5th Place Match
Liam Corona (Plainfield North) 14-14, Jr. over Nehemiah Lenzen (Moline) 3-14, Jr. (Fall 1:41)
Edwardsville takes first in 618 Girls Wrestling Scramble
Edwardsville continued its tournament success when it took first place at the 618 Girls Wrestling Scramble at the Jon Davis Wrestling Center in Edwardsville. The Tigers scored 193.5 points to easily win the title, finishing 88 points ahead of runner-up Collinsville, who had 105 points.
Freeburg edged Belleville West 69-68.5 for third place. Others in the top half of the 16-team competition were Vandalia (66.5), Roxana (62), Triad (62) and Civic Memorial (61).
1 – Edwardsville
The Tigers, who are coached by 2019 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Jon Wagner, earlier won invites at Granite City, Pontiac and Oswego East. They had four champions, five second-place finishers and three individuals who took third place and three more who claimed fourth place.
Finishing in first place were Emma Rogers (100), Genevieve Dykstra (110), Gianna Linhorst (115) and Holly Zugmaier (135) while Brooklyn Alldredge (125), Olive Linhorst (130), Jaylynn Parker (140), Abbrey DeWerff (155) and Angie Nunez (235) settled for second place.
Taking third place were Hailey Buckingham (110), Emily Rogers (125) and Lydia Blind (140) and finishing fourth were Liliana Houbion (115), Alexandra Chong (120) and Zinnia Allen (170). Others who contributed for the Tigers were Sammi Suhre (125), Madison Aldrich (130), Alex Simpson (135), Arabella Kirbach (140), Abigail Hayes (170) and Isabella Appiah (190).
2 – Collinsville
Leading the way for coach Jordan May’s runner-up Kahoks were title winners Londyn Long (120), Addyson Bailey (130) and Tashieya Taylor (145) as well as runner-up Claire Dudley (105) and fourth-place finisher Emma Ford (110).
3 – Freeburg
Top performers for coach Dan Quartz’s third-place Lady Midgets were champion Aubrey Raban (140), runner-up Aubrey Rutmanis (115) and third-place finisher Grace Stratton (155).
Additional 618 Scramble title winners were Vandalia’s Sophie Bowers (125), Brynn Swyers (170) and Gracey Simmons (235), Roxana’s Chloe Skiles (105), O’Fallon’s Kira Thompson (155) and Belleville West’s Brooke Stelhorn (190).
Raban led all of the champions in most team points with 28 while Stelhorn was next with 27.5 points and Bailey and Thompson tied for third with 26 team points. Bowers had 25.5 points, Long scored 24 team points, Zugmaier collected 23 points and Dykstra, Linhorst, Skiles, Stratton, Swyers and Taylor all finished with 22 team points.
Also finishing in second place were Roxana’s Madelyn Murphy (100) and Emma Gischer (170), Belleville West’s Jala Singleton (110), Mt. Vernon’s Deziare Jones (120), East St. Louis’ Jariyah Powell (135), Civic Memorial’s Audrey Whipple (145) and Highland’s Nina Landmann (190).
Only two of the title matches weren’t decided by fall and just one of the championships was settled by a decision, and that was at 100, where Rogers claimed a 7-4 victory over Murphy.
Others who claimed third-place were Civic Memorial’s Kendall-Moss Smith (115) and Alicia Dominguez (130), Triad’s Cloe Graumenz (120) and Harmony Martin (145), Robinson’s Serenity Canady (100), Mt. Vernon’s Lily Davis (105), O’Fallon’s Scarlett Gentille (135), Belleville West’s Ju’Bri Edwards (170), Highland’s Sophia Elkins (190) and Waterloo’s Mya Phasey (235).
Fourth-place finishes were also turned in by Belleville West’s Zaniyla Cooper (105), Alyssa Hardt (140) and Andre’a Kirkpatrick (190), Robinson’s Dasia McCracken (100) and Macee Hammond (155), Triad’s Alina Ayran (130) and Belle Jarnagin (235), Civic Memorial’s Claire Shaw (125), Waterloo’s Madelyn Edler (135) and Mt. Vernon’s Daniya Musgrave (145).
Freeburg’s Grace Stratton was the only individual in the competition to record five pins and needed only 2:05 to accomplish that feat and she also had the quickest fall in 10 seconds. The champion Tigers had the top two scorers in total match points with Holly Zugmaier leading the way with 40 points and Lydia Blind next-best with 35 points.
Team scores
1. Edwardsville 193.5, 2. Collinsville 105, 3. Freeburg 69, 4. Belleville West 68.5, 5. Vandalia 66.5, 6. Roxana 62, 6. Triad 62, 8. Civic Memorial 61, 9. O’Fallon 42, 10. Mt. Vernon 40, 11. Waterloo 39, 12. Robinson 28, 13. East St. Louis 24, 14. Highland 20, 15. Alton 8, 16. Jersey Community 6.
618 Girls Wrestling Scramble place matches
100
1st Place Match
Emma Rogers (Edwardsville) won by decision over Madelyn Murphy (Roxana) (Dec 7-4)
3rd Place Match
Serenity Canady (Robinson) won by fall over Dasia McCracken (Robinson) (Fall 3:04)
105
1st Place Match
Chloe Skiles (Roxana) won by fall over Claire Dudley (Collinsville) (Fall 1:52)
3rd Place Match
Lily Davis (Mt. Vernon) won by fall over Zaniyla Cooper (Belleville West) (Fall 2:27)
110
1st Place Match
Genevieve Dykstra (Edwardsville) won by fall over Jala Singleton (Belleville West) (Fall 4:26)
3rd Place Match
Hailey Buckingham (Edwardsville) won by major decision over Emma Ford (Collinsville) (Maj 9-0)
115
1st Place Match
Gianna Linhorst (Edwardsville) won by fall over Aubrey Rutmanis (Freeburg) (Fall 0:42)
3rd Place Match
Kendall Moss-Smith (Civic Memorial) won by fall over Liliana Houbion (Edwardsville) (Fall 1:17)
120
1st Place Match
Londyn Long (Collinsville) won by fall over Deziare Jones (Mt. Vernon) (Fall 0:37)
3rd Place Match
Cloe Graumenz (Triad) won by decision over Alexandra Chong (Edwardsville) (Dec 4-2)
125
1st Place Match
Sophie Bowers (Vandalia) won by fall over Brooklyn Alldredge (Edwardsville) (Fall 1:41)
3rd Place Match
Emily Rogers (Edwardsville) won by major decision over Claire Shaw (Civic Memorial) (Maj 10-0)
130
1st Place Match
Addyson Bailey (Collinsville) won by fall over Olive Linhorst (Edwardsville) (Fall 1:52)
3rd Place Match
Alicia Dominguez (Civic Memorial) won by fall over Alina Ayran (Triad) (Fall 2:51)
135
1st Place Match
Holly Zugmaier (Edwardsville) won by major decision over Jariyah Powell (East St. Louis) (Maj 14-0)
3rd Place Match
Scarlett Gentille (O`Fallon) won by fall over Madelyn Edler (Waterloo) (Fall 1:16)
140
1st Place Match
Aubrey Raban (Freeburg) won by fall over Jaylynn Parker (Edwardsville) (Fall 2:47)
3rd Place Match
Lydia Blind (Edwardsville) won by fall over Alyssa Hardt (Belleville West) (Fall 3:07)
145
1st Place Match
Tashieya Taylor (Collinsville) won by fall over Audrey Whipple (Civic Memorial) (Fall 3:00)
3rd Place Match
Harmony Martin (Triad) won by fall over Daniya Musgrave (Mt. Vernon) (Fall 1:02)
155
1st Place Match
Kira Thompson (O`Fallon) won by fall over Abbrey DeWerff (Edwardsville) (Fall 3:59)
3rd Place Match
Grace Stratton (Freeburg) won by fall over Macee Hammond (Robinson) (Fall 0:31)
170
1st Place Match
Brynn Swyers (Vandalia) won by fall over Emma Gischer (Roxana) (Fall 3:52)
3rd Place Match
Ju`Bri Edwards (Belleville West) won by fall over Zinnia Allen (Edwardsville) (Fall 1:23)
190
1st Place Match
Brooke Stelhorn (Belleville West) won by fall over Nina Landmann (Highland) (Fall 2:35)
3rd Place Match
Sophia Elkins (Highland) won by fall over Andre`a Kirkpatrick (Belleville West) (Fall 1:24)
235
1st Place Match – round robin
Gracey Simmons (Vandalia) won by fall over Angie Nunez (Edwardsville) (Fall 3:46)
3rd Place Match – round robin
Mya Phasey (Waterloo) won by fall over Belle Jarnagin (Triad) (Fall 1:21)
Springfield High wins Springfield City Tournament title
Springfield High went 3-0 to win the round robin tournament for Springfield schools while Lanphier, Sacred Heart-Griffin and Southeast went 1-2 and finished in that order. Springfield High won 52-23 over Lanphier, 45-33 over Sacred Heart-Griffin and 45-29 over Southeast. Lanphier beat Sacred Heart-Griffin 40-36 and Sacred Heart-Griffin won 38-33 over Southeast.
Turning in 3-0 records for coach Sean Kenny’s champion Senators were Reaghan Madura (113), Bryce Bryant (150), Cody L Stevens (157) and Shamar Brownlee (190) and Eli Taylor (126/132) went 2-0. Alan Rodriguez (126/132), Julian Pagliara (165), Oliver Record-Frank (175) and Jackson O’Connor (215/285) all went 2-1.
Lanphier beat Sacred Heart-Griffin 40-36 and Sacred Heart-Griffin won 38-33 over Southeast. Going 3-0 for the runner-up Lions were Phoenix Criss (106) and Jaylen Crowder (175) while Ella Miloncus (126), Leandre Hughes (138), Kyndell Johnson (144) and Derek Lawson (285) all went 2-1.
Posting 3-0 records for the third-place Cyclones were Albert Eck (120) and Destin Lathon (165) while Bosco Hyde (106), Cooper Balen (150) and Jowan Davis (215) went 2-1. Turning in 3-0 efforts for the fourth-place Spartans were Karson Beenenga (132), Brayden McBride (138), Frank Kittrell (144) and Gabe Lobmaster (215) while Jameson Britt (120) and Chris Hull (190) went 2-1.
Out of state tournaments
Waterloo boys second at St. Charles Invitational in Missouri
Waterloo’s boys scored 206.5 points to take second place in the St. Charles Invitational, finishing ahead of Warrenton, Missouri, who placed third with 175 points. Mexico, Missouri won the title of the 28-team competition that was held in St. Charles, Missouri with 240 points.
Top performers for coach Chase Guercio’s Bulldogs were title winners Jackson Deutch (190) and Jaxson Mathenia (215) and second-place finishers Matthew Deutch (106), Konnor Stephens (132) and Drew Glowacki (285). Claiming third place were Bladen Sease (157) and Vince Goodman (175) while Ty Kinzinger (138) took sixth.
Jackson Deutch (22-7) won the 190 title with a fall in 5:37 over Benton, MO’s Kaden Lee. Mathenia (25-2) took first at 215 with a win by technical fall in 5:08 over Ft. Zumwalt West’s Christian Tucker. Matthew Deutch lost by technical fall to Mexico, MO’s Carlos Juarez Ramirez at 106, Stephens lost by technical fall to Fulton, MO’s Cole Blattner at 132 and Glowacki got pinned by STEAM Academy at MSB, MO’s Reggie Thomas at 285.
Mathenia finished in a three-way tie for the most team points with 32.5 while Jackson Deutch tied three others for fourth in team points with 32. Mathenia tied one other for the most wins by technical fall with three while Goodman tied four others for the most pins with four.
In the girls tournament at the same school, Granite City took seventh place with 95 points and Waterloo also competed. Leading the way for the Warriors was Demi Barnes, who took second at 170 after losing by fall in 1:50 to Wright City, MO’s Caelyn Hanff in the finals. Makayla Bonner (110) took third, Briana Ramirez (105) finished fourth, Audrey Barnes (135) placed fifth and Taylor Duncan (100) and Chloe West (155) were sixth. Leading the way for Waterloo was Izabell McBride (190), who took fifth place.
There was another invitational held in St. Charles, Missouri and it took place at St. Charles West. In that event, Krista McBride was the lone entrant for the Goreville/Dongola/Vienna co-op and she took second place at 190 after losing by fall in 0:31 to St. Charles West, MO’s Lexington Johnson in the finals.
Richmond-Burton boys finish second at Warriors Duals in Wisconsin
Richmond-Burton went 4-1 and took second place at the Warriors Duals in Muskego, Wisconsin after falling 44-27 to Germantown, Wisconsin in the deciding meet of round robin competition.
Coach Tony Nelson’s Rockets, who were the only team in the 16-team field from Illinois, claimed wins over Stoughton (59-18), Mukwonago (58-23), Slinger (40-30) and host Muskego (45-36). The team now has six top-three finishes in tournaments this season, winning titles at their own invite, Glenbrook South and Palatine and placing third at Rockford East and Princeton.
Posting 5-0 records for the runner-up Rockets were Lelan Nelson (106), Adam Glauser (120), Emmett Nelson (144) and Breckin Campbell (190) while Clayton Madula (126), Shane Falasca (215) and Colin Kraus (285) went 4-1 and Blake Livdahl (175) posted a 2-1 record.Glauser tied five others for the most team points with 30 while Emmett Nelson tied for third in most total match points with 65.
O’Fallon boys take fourth place in 141 Rumble 2025 in Missouri
O’Fallon’s boys collected 126.5 points to claim a fourth-place finish at the 15-team 141 Rumble 2025, which took place at Rockwood Summit in Fenton, Missouri.
Gavin Gentille (28-4) captured a title at 215 while Jayden Wiegand (113) and Logan Thomas (157) finished in second place to lead the way for the Panthers, who were the lone Illinois team in the tournament. Kyle Kujawa (165) and Triston Manrique (190) finished fourth, Ahmed Al Janabi (150) and Payton Chanerl (175) were fifth and Maddox Noles (175) took sixth.
Gentille captured a 6-4 decision over Festus, MO’s Dylan Johnson in the 215 title match. Wiegand lost by fall in 4:58 to DeSoto, MO’s Landon Tomlinson in the 113 finals and Thomas got pinned in 3:20 by Northwest, MO’s Kaleb Belcher in the 157 title match.
Chanerl was the only competitor in the tournament who recorded four falls. Al Janabi ranked second in most match points with 64, tied one other individual for the second-best total of wins by technical fall with three and also tied for second in largest seed to place difference after finishing in fifth place after being seeded 15th at 150.