Roundup of Carbondale Murdale boys and girls and Unity Christian tournaments
By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA
Althoff Catholic claims title at Carbondale’s Murdale Invitational
Althoff Catholic closed in a strong fashion with three champions to help it capture top honors at Carbondale’s 63rd annual Murdale Wrestling Invitational with 193 points, which was 12 better than runner-up Marion, who scored 181 points while Murphysboro took third with 176 points.
The rest of the top 10 in the 31-team competition featured Mascoutah (168.5), Granite City (145), Carterville (136.5), Highland (128.5), Frankfort/Christopher (121), Benton/Sesser-Valier (119) and the host Terriers (114.5).
1 – Althoff Catholic
Leading the way for coach Emanuel Brooks’ champion Crusaders were title winners Dawson Hawthorne (11-0 at 126), Brenden Rayl (19-0 at 132) and Jason Dowell (16-0 at 285). Jacobi Cobbs (17-2 at 106) placed second, Robbie Schallert (11-3 at 138) and Enrique Morales (3-2 at 285) were fourth and Ryan Hogue (11-5 at 144) and Stephen Ache (10-4 at 215) took seventh.
Others who scored points for Althoff Catholic, who didn’t enter individuals at three weights, were Austin Wilkinson (14-9 at 165, 12th), Alex Schallert (9-5 at 150, 13th), Matthew Marshall (190, 13th).and Grayson Peak (175, 27th). Others who placed in the top 16 were John Taylor (11-3 at 132, 11th), Braden Bush (8-7 at 215, 15th) and Karson Fowler (10-7 at 106, 16th).
“I tell my team like my high school coach told me,’The harder I work, the luckier I get’,” Brooks said. “We got a little lucky this weekend bringing home the Tournament title, but we wouldn’t have been in position to get lucky if we hadn’t been putting the work in! I’m happy my boys got the win, but it’s already time to focus on the next challenge.”
2 – Marion
Top performers for coach Darren Lindsey’s second place Wildcats were runners-up Caden Frey (18-5 at 150) and Tate Miller (23-6 at 165), third-place finishers Nate Page (19-8 at 144) and Evan Francis (18-8 at 190) and Riddick Cook (15-5 at 126), who finished fourth. Grayson Sanders (18-10 at 175) took seventh, Justin Murphy (16-10 at 157) was eighth, Bryan Madinger (19-7 at 215) placed ninth and Rigdon Meacham (14-11 at 113) claimed tenth place.
3 – Murphysboro
Turning in the best performances for coach Shea Baker’s third-place Red Devils were champion Paxton Pyatt (30-1 at 113), runners-up Kaiden Richards (23-5 at 120) and Bryce Edwards (24-4 at 144) and third-place finisher Sergio Garcia (21-10 at 126). Maxon Stearns (22-8 at 165) finished fifth, Caybren Hubbard (22-11 at 215) took sixth, Aiston Holt (14-10 at 132) and Lemar Treshansky (18-12 at 138) placed seventh while Logan Tanner (21-10 at 175) and Julien Tanner (11-3 at 285) claimed ninth place.
Other Murdaugh champions were Mascoutah’s Xavier Sonon-Hale (23-4 at 106) and Brock Ross (30-1 at 150), Highland’s Tyson Rakers (18-1 at 157) and Ashton Zobrist (18-4 at 215), Glenwood’s Tyler Clarke (26-6 at 120), McCracken County, KY’s Camryn Freiberg (26-3 at 138), Mt. Vernon’s Dillon White (15-0 at 144), East St. Louis’ Pierre Walton (19-1 at 165), Granite City’s Eli Miller (20-9 at 175) and Frankfort/Christopher’s Conner Henson (30-0 at 190).
Also claiming second-place finishers were Benton/Sesser-Valier’s Cohen Sweely (32-1 at 113), Anna-Jonesboro’s Drew Sadler (22-5 at 126), Freeburg’s Lukas Quartz (12-5 at 132), Mt. Vernon’s Gavin Pedigo (11-6 at 138), Breese Central’s Matthew Walsh (21-5 at 157), Carterville’s Carter Jones (15-4 at 175), Red Bud/Valmeyer’s Danny Jackson (26-2 at 190), East Alton-Wood River’s Drake Champlin (16-1 at 215) and Cahokia’s Demarco Clark (12-3 at 285).
Miller, who was the only individual in the tournament who recorded five falls, had the most team points with 43. White and Freiberg tied for second place with 41 points while Rayl and Walton each collected 40 team points. Rakers got 39.5 points, Hawthorne scored 39 points, Pedigo and Zobrist both finished with 36 points and Jones had 35 team points.
Additional third-place finishers were Glenwood’s Cooper Clarke (23-9 at 106) and Jaxon Ferguson (11-3 at 113), Granite City’s Adrian Mendez (17-10 at 132) and Braxton Tolley (21-9 at 138), Fairfield’s Talan Keoughan (19-4 at 175) and Bentley Rogers (18-5 at 285), Effingham’s Kaiden Stewart (23-4 at 120), Salem’s Keyton King (30-2 at 150), Mascoutah’s Jordan Sonon-Hale (23-6 at 157),Carbondale’s Thomas Imboden (18-6 at 165) and Frankfort/Christopher’s Brandon Turner (25-3 at 215).
Others who finished fourth were Cahokia’s Nathan Fisher (8-4 at 106), Frankfort/Christopher’s Hudson Anderton (26-4 at 113), Salem’s Rylan Moore (26-7 at 120), Anna-Jonesboro’s Jase Holshouser (14-7 at 132), Carbondale’s Joe Prideaux (20-10 at 144), McCracken County, KY’s James Barragan (21-3 at 150), East St. Louis’ Lonnez Smith (18-8 at 157), Herrin’s Kolby Coffey (15-4 at 165), Mascoutah’s Truett Blount (10-9 at 175) Trico/Elverado’s Johnny Ramaker (15-4 at 190) and Richland County’s Zander Schrader (22-7 at 215).
Also taking fifth place were Benton/Sesser-Valier’s Zane Stanley (26-6 at 106), Derek Wilkey (25-6 at 144) and Tiffin Kouzoukas (27-4 at 157), Carterville’s Ramiro Sebastian (17-7 at 113), Landyn Flood (22-4 at 126) and Terry Mick (22-7 at 190), Highland’s Gavin Merkle (15-5 at 120), McCracken County, KY’s Benjamin Kale (22-6 at 132), Mascoutah’s Desi Wade (24-7 at 138), Carbondale’s Jon Martin (18-7 at 150), Trico/Elverado’s Colin Hughey (20-3 at 175), Harrisburg’s Braxton Welge (17-4 at 215) and Freeburg’s Jack Amann (12-6 at 285).
Sixth-place finishes were also turned in by Johnston City’s Jace Weaver (13-7 at 138) and Benjamin Harris (14-7 at 144), Benton/Sesser-Valier’s Braxton Tittle (27-4 at 106), Mt. Vernon’s Jack Clark (11-6 at 113), Carbondale’s Bradley O’dell (16-6 at 120), Goreville/Dongola.Vienna’s Matt Crim (3-2 at 126), Centralia’s Cameron Haake (5-5 at 132), Fairfield’s Nic Masterson (14-8 at 150), Red Bud/Valmeyer’s Alex Wolter (21-8 at 157), Salem’s Granger Motch (26-8 at 165), Frankfort/Christopher’s Clayton Dent (21-6 at 175), Highland’s Ethan Greenwald (6-4 at 190) and Effingham’s Jeremiah Lorton (19-5 at 285).
Carbondale’s Jon Martin had the most total match points with 84 while Anna-Jonesboro’s Dawson Brunner was second with 69 points. Goreville/Dongola/Vienna’s Matt Crim was seeded 26th and took sixth while Centralia’s Cameron Haake got a 25th seed and also placed sixth.
Carbondale Murdale Boys Wrestling Tournament place matches
106
1st Place Match
Xavier Sonon-Hale (Mascoutah) 23-4, Fr. over Jacobi Cobbs (Althoff Catholic) 17-2, So. (MD 11-0)
3rd Place Match
Cooper Clarke (Glenwood) 23-9, Fr. over Nathan Fisher (Cahokia) 8-4, So. (For.)
5th Place Match
Zane Stanley (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 26-6, Jr. over Braxton Tittle (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 27-4, So. (Dec 14-10)
7th Place Match
Ethan Clark (East St. Louis) 3-6, Fr. over Aden Doolen (Salem) 21-12, Jr. (Fall 3:14)
9th Place Match
Isaac Wood (Carterville) 22-8, Fr. over Jayden Long (Highland) 8-10, Fr. (Dec 9-4)
11th Place Match
Zander Johnson (Granite City) 9-16, Fr. over Jerry Moreno (Murphysboro) 8-11, Jr. (Dec 3-2)
13th Place Match
Hayden Hazel (Richland County) 18-8, Fr. over Cray Harris (McCracken County, KY) 5-4, 7th. (Fall 0:47)
15th Place Match
David Hooper (Frankfort/Christopher) 14-8, Fr. over Karson Fowler (Althoff Catholic) 10-7, Fr. (Fall 1:05)
17th Place Match
Brendan Stewart (Effingham) 18-9, Fr. over Jonah Cox (Highland) 5-8, Fr. (Fall 1:59)
19th Place Match
Conner Crowder (Harrisburg) 11-13, Fr. over Paxton Overturf (Johnston City) 5-11, Fr. (Fall 0:32)
21st Place Match
Carter Poole (Fairfield) 9-12, So. over DaShonn Howard (Carbondale) 0-4, So. (For.)
23rd Place Match
Jack Smith (Anna-Jonesboro) 11-10, Jr. Bye
113
1st Place Match
Paxton Pyatt (Murphysboro) 30-1, So. over Cohen Sweely (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 32-1, So. (M. For.)
3rd Place Match
Jaxon Ferguson (Glenwood) 11-3, Jr. over Hudson Anderton (Frankfort/Christopher) 26-4, Fr. (Dec 11-4)
5th Place Match
Ramiro Sebastian (Carterville) 17-7, Jr. over Jack Clark (Mt. Vernon) 11-6, So. (Dec 5-3)
7th Place Match
Brennan Jeralds (Herrin) 9-10, So. over Jamarcus Agnew (Cahokia) 2-3, Jr. (For.)
9th Place Match
Dashun Caldwell (Granite City) 9-10, Jr. over Rigdon Meacham (Marion) 14-11, Fr. (MD 11-2)
11th Place Match
Anthony Granfeldt (Fairfield) 11-7, Jr. over Billy Green (Granite City) 8-13, Fr. (Fall 2:47)
13th Place Match
Zoee Sadler (Anna-Jonesboro) 23-7, Sr. over Cole Dulumback (Effingham) 16-10, Fr. (TF-1.5 4:29 (16-0))
15th Place Match
James Epplin (Pinckneyville) 8-6, Fr. over Kris Schicker (Salem) 12-16, Fr. (Dec 8-7)
17th Place Match
Nash Harris (McCracken County, KY) 11-10, 7th. over Ian Holzmueller (Carbondale) 10-13, Fr. (MD 12-2)
19th Place Match
Deston Hill (East St. Louis) 5-10, So. over Brody Frey (Highland) 1-11, Fr. (Fall 1:21)
120
1st Place Match
Tyler Clarke (Glenwood) 26-6, Sr. over Kaiden Richards (Murphysboro) 23-5, Sr. (DQ)
3rd Place Match
Kaiden Stewart (Effingham) 23-4, Sr. over Rylan Moore (Salem) 26-7, Fr. (Dec 7-4)
5th Place Match
Gavin Merkle (Highland) 15-5, Sr. over Bradley O`dell (Carbondale) 16-6, Fr. (Dec 6-0)
7th Place Match
Brawnsen Bloodworth (Carterville) 17-8, Sr. over Landon Fausz (Red Bud/Valmeyer) 12-6, Fr. (Fall 5:26)
9th Place Match
Jace Brown (Granite City) 18-9, So. over Antonio Clark (East St. Louis) 13-10, Jr. (Fall 1:01)
11th Place Match
Kenny Novy (Harrisburg) 11-10, So. over Taylor Stroud (McCracken County, KY) 15-10, Fr. (For.)
13th Place Match
Juelz Elliott (Marion) 11-10, So. over Devon Jensen (Freeburg) 13-5, Fr. (Dec 16-13)
15th Place Match
J. R. Wright (Anna-Jonesboro) 15-13, So. over Bryson Schram (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 10-10, Fr. (M. For.)
17th Place Match
Mason Smith-Marcum (Centralia) 7-8, So. over Draven VanAvery (Mt. Vernon) 8-8, So. (Dec 8-2)
19th Place Match
Abraham Jerrells (Frankfort/Christopher) 11-17, So. over Preston Newell (Mascoutah) 5-16, So. (Dec 6-3)
21st Place Match
Max Etherton (Johnston City) 4-14, Fr. over Bentley Stucker (Herrin) 5-12, Fr. (Dec 7-1)
126
1st Place Match
Dawson Hawthorne (Althoff Catholic) 11-0, So. over Drew Sadler (Anna-Jonesboro) 22-5, Sr. (Fall 2:58)
3rd Place Match
Sergio Garcia (Murphysboro) 21-10, Jr. over Riddick Cook (Marion) 15-5, Sr. (TF-1.5 5:34 (18-2))
5th Place Match
Landyn Flood (Carterville) 22-4, Sr. over Matt Crim (Goreville/Dongola/Vienna) 3-2, Jr. (TF-1.5 5:54 (16-1))
7th Place Match
Maguire Leck (Mascoutah) 22-7, Jr. over Kaeden Davis (Richland County) 21-8, So. (For.)
9th Place Match
AJ Williams (Glenwood) 22-13, Jr. over Jedd Wellen (Fairfield) 12-11, Jr. (Fall 3:36)
11th Place Match
Zaven Branch (McCracken County, KY) 17-6, Fr. over Ayden Swan (Carbondale) 13-10, Jr. (M. For.)
13th Place Match
Caleb Osborne (Salem) 21-10, Fr. over Luke Schwarz (Highland) 10-11, Jr. (Fall 0:50)
15th Place Match
Brock Becker (Freeburg) 10-7, So. over Hagle Williams (Frankfort/Christopher) 14-11, Jr. (For.)
17th Place Match
Gabe Eldridge (Herrin) 14-2, Fr. over Lane Deaton (Harrisburg) 8-15, So. (Fall 0:26)
19th Place Match
Hunter Detrick (Marion) 8-5, Fr. over Parker Allison (Granite City) 4-10, Fr. (Fall 2:42)
21st Place Match
Lucas Ashlock (Centralia) 9-9, Fr. over Xzavier Woodside (Pinckneyville) 10-14, Fr. (Fall 1:28)
23rd Place Match
Promise Houston (East St. Louis) 7-10, Jr. over Anthony Garza (Johnston City) 1-13, Fr. (Dec 10-9)
25th Place Match
Brendon Jones (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 5-13, Fr. over Mitchel Toennies (Breese Central) 2-17, Fr. (Fall 0:46)
132
1st Place Match
Brenden Rayl (Althoff Catholic) 19-0, Sr. over Lukas Quartz (Freeburg) 12-5, Fr. (Fall 0:46)
3rd Place Match
Adrian Mendez (Granite City) 17-10, Fr. over Jase Holshouser (Anna-Jonesboro) 14-7, Fr. (Fall 3:20)
5th Place Match
Benjamin Kale (McCracken County, KY) 22-6, Jr. over Cameron Haake (Centralia) 5-5, Sr. (Dec 7-5)
7th Place Match
Aiston Holt (Murphysboro) 14-10, Sr. over Jon Oliver (Carbondale) 7-6, Fr. (Dec 8-1)
9th Place Match
Isiah Findley (Salem) 26-7, So. over Marcus Nobles (Mascoutah) 15-14, Jr. (MD 10-2)
11th Place Match
John Taylor (Althoff Catholic) 11-3, So. over Gabe Lively (Johnston City) 11-7, Sr. (For.)
13th Place Match
J.Q. Mezo (Harrisburg) 10-4, Jr. over Jeret Edwards (Murphysboro) 21-7, Fr. (Fall 2:36)
15th Place Match
Weston Brockmeyer (Red Bud/Valmeyer) 17-12, Fr. over Kingston Palmer (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 13-13, Jr. (M. For.)
17th Place Match
Max Wade (Marion) 18-10, Jr. over Drew Moffit (Glenwood) 9-10, Sr. (Fall 0:42)
19th Place Match
Braxton Gardner (Frankfort/Christopher) 13-16, Jr. over Addison Mann (Carterville) 7-8, So. (Fall 1:26)
21st Place Match
Lane Witucki (Fairfield) 8-14 over Will Hagerstrom (Effingham) 8-17, So. (Fall 2:00)
23rd Place Match
Gavin Maroon (Highland) 5-12, Fr. over Braden Berndt (Herrin) 10-11, Jr. (For.)
25th Place Match
Mason Riggs (Richland County) 2-2, Jr. over Brody Peavler (Richland County) 1-3, Fr. (Dec 12-6)
27th Place Match
Trevor White (Breese Central) 3-20, Fr. over Levi Knapp (Pinckneyville) 4-20, Fr. (M. For.)
138
1st Place Match
Camryn Freiberg (McCracken County, KY) 26-3, Sr. over Gavin Pedigo (Mt. Vernon) 11-6, Jr. (Fall 1:19)
3rd Place Match
Braxton Tolley (Granite City) 21-9, So. over Robbie Schallert (Althoff Catholic) 11-3, Jr. (Fall 0:34)
5th Place Match
Desi Wade (Mascoutah) 24-7, So. over Jace Weaver (Johnston City) 13-7, Jr. (Fall 3:48)
7th Place Match
Lemar Treshansky (Murphysboro) 18-12, Fr. over Xavier Toliver-Cook (Carbondale) 12-12, Jr. (Fall 1:32)
9th Place Match
Gavin Slack (Carterville) 17-11, Jr. over Kevan Moore (Salem) 22-6, So. (Dec 9-4)
11th Place Match
Zane Bartz (East Alton-Wood River) 8-6, Fr. over Broden Becker (Freeburg) 9-8, So. (Fall 3:00)
13th Place Match
Zach Manning (Red Bud/Valmeyer) 19-10, Sr. over Wyatt Wright (Anna-Jonesboro) 13-13, Sr. (Fall 2:03)
15th Place Match
Eli Britton (Glenwood) 6-6, Fr. over Jaycen McBride (Marion) 8-10, Sr. (For.)
17th Place Match
Kaden Blades (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 9-4, Jr. over Mason Bushue (Effingham) 10-10, So. (Fall 1:29)
19th Place Match
Omar Mendez (Granite City) 7-13, Fr. over Mark Norris (Cahokia) 2-3, Jr. (For.)
21st Place Match
Logan Hoppes (Highland) 6-11, Sr. over Matix Martinez (Centralia) 5-11, So. (Fall 1:29)
23rd Place Match
Harley Coram (Fairfield) 2-3, Sr. over Josh Gale (Pinckneyville) 6-13, Fr. (Fall 1:07)
25th Place Match
Rocko Neal (Harrisburg) 11-10, Jr. over Elliot Imboden (Carbondale) 2-3, Fr. (Fall 1:45)
27th Place Match
Landyn Jones (Richland County) 1-3, Jr. over Chase Heimann (Breese Central) 3-15, So. (Fall 0:23)
144
1st Place Match
Dillon White (Mt. Vernon) 15-0, Sr. over Bryce Edwards (Murphysboro) 24-4, Sr. (Fall 1:51)
3rd Place Match
Nate Page (Marion) 19-8, Fr. over Joe Prideaux (Carbondale) 20-10, Jr. (Fall 3:26)
5th Place Match
Derek Wilkey (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 25-6, So. over Benjamin Harris (Johnston City) 14-7, Sr. (Fall 1:23)
7th Place Match
ryan Hogue (Althoff Catholic) 11-5, Jr. over Jayden Wilkinson (Mascoutah) 14-15, Jr. (Fall 5:45)
9th Place Match
Jay Klemish (Breese Central) 18-12, Jr. over Andrew McElroy (Granite City) 10-17, So. (Dec 4-3)
11th Place Match
Tyler Nolan (Granite City) 9-17, Fr. over Royce Conn (McCracken County, KY) 15-12, Jr. (Fall 3:54)
13th Place Match
Kade Orrell (Salem) 25-8, Fr. over Tyler Adams (East Alton-Wood River) 7-8, Sr. (TF-1.5 3:10 (16-0))
15th Place Match
Nick Bisching (Carterville) 7-9, Sr. over Joshua White (East St. Louis) 11-14, So. (Dec 8-7)
17th Place Match
Tristan Tapp (Trico) 12-8, So. over Dawson Brunner (Anna-Jonesboro) 14-10, Jr. (Fall 3:31)
19th Place Match
Tyler Russell (Herrin) 5-7, Jr. over Brayden Setzer (Red Bud/Valmeyer) 13-16, Fr. (MD 8-0)
21st Place Match
Brayden Pate (Centralia) 7-9, Jr. over Levi Paddock (Richland County) 6-10, So. (Fall 1:06)
23rd Place Match
Gavin Phillips (Salem) 5-3 over Keaton Lambert (Harrisburg) 3-11, So. (Fall 2:19)
25th Place Match
Ean Kreher (Freeburg) 5-9, So. over Jayden Johnson (Goreville) 2-3, Jr. (MD 9-0)
27th Place Match
Vance Vanway (Fairfield) 5-14, So. over Gabe Raddatz (Effingham) 4-20, So. (Dec 21-15)
29th Place Match
Jeremiah McCaskill (Cahokia) 0-3, Fr. Bye
150
1st Place Match
Brock Ross (Mascoutah) 30-1, Jr. over Caden Frey (Marion) 18-5, Jr. (TF-1.5 3:52 (16-0))
3rd Place Match
Keyton King (Salem) 30-2, Sr. over James Barragan (McCracken County, KY) 21-3, Sr. (Dec 6-0)
5th Place Match
Jon Martin (Carbondale) 18-7, Jr. over Nic Masterson (Fairfield) 14-8, Sr. (TF-1.5 3:03 (20-2))
7th Place Match
Lucas Parker (Frankfort/Christopher) 16-10, So. over Baker Moon (Effingham) 15-6, Jr. (Fall 3:08)
9th Place Match
Max Wolter (Red Bud) 20-6, Jr. over Jerry Tate (Johnston City) 11-5, Sr. (Fall 0:53)
11th Place Match
Brock Felty (Harrisburg) 13-11, Sr. over Anthony Miller (Carbondale) 10-4, Jr. (Fall 4:05)
13th Place Match
Alex Schallert (Althoff Catholic) 9-5, Jr. over Landon Johnson (East Alton-Wood River) 9-10, Jr. (MD 12-3)
15th Place Match
Nicholas Supancic (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 8-16, Sr. over Aidan Bramlett (Carterville) 9-13, Jr. (MD 16-8)
17th Place Match
Colsen Wagoner (Breese Central) 12-11, Jr. over Jarred Evans (Centralia) 7-14, So. (TF-1.5 3:00 (20-4))
19th Place Match
Zachary Earney (Granite City) 4-8, So. over Cameron Golladay (Anna-Jonesboro) 4-9, Sr. (For.)
21st Place Match
Patrick Dover (Murphysboro) 7-18, Jr. over Brady Woodsworth (Goreville/Dongola/Vienna) 0-4, Sr. (Fall 2:47)
23rd Place Match
Miles Tompson (Richland County) 0-4, So. Bye
157
1st Place Match
Tyson Rakers (Highland) 18-1, Sr. over Matthew Walsh (Breese Central) 21-5, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:46 (20-4))
3rd Place Match
Jordan Sonon-Hale (Mascoutah) 23-6, Jr. over Lonnez Smith (East St. Louis) 18-8, Jr. (Dec 9-3)
5th Place Match
Tiffin Kouzoukas (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 27-4, Sr. over Alex Wolter (Red Bud/Valmeyer) 21-8, Sr. (Fall 3:36)
7th Place Match
Cooper Lobek (Salem) 22-10, Sr. over Justin Murphy (Marion) 16-10, Sr. (For.)
9th Place Match
Tyshawn Welch (Carbondale) 13-9, Jr. over Micheal Minor (Frankfort/Christopher) 19-9, Jr. (Dec 9-8)
11th Place Match
Peyton Robinson (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 20-12, Jr. over Jeremiah Musgrave (Fairfield) 10-7, Sr. (Dec 5-0)
13th Place Match
John Walters (Marion) 10-6, Jr. over Haegan Hughes (Murphysboro) 16-11, So. (Fall 2:15)
15th Place Match
Lucas Salazar (Anna-Jonesboro) 11-16, Sr. over Ben McDowell (Effingham) 10-17, Fr. (MD 10-0)
17th Place Match
Garrett Ray (Herrin) 7-5, So. over Karson Lukancic (Harrisburg) 6-13, So. (Fall 0:46)
19th Place Match
Jose Silva (Carterville) 6-8, Jr. over William Ellis (Trico/Elverado) 6-12, So. (Fall 1:18)
21st Place Match
Jaydeb Emery (East Alton-Wood River) 6-9, Fr. over Braden McGee (Johnston City) 4-13, So. (Fall 1:57)
23rd Place Match
Konner Mayoral (Centralia) 3-13, So. over Logan Harrelson (Goreville/Dongola/Vienna) 1-4, Fr. (Fall 0:50)
25th Place Match
Markus Dunn (Cahokia) 1-2, So. over Bowen Weesner (Richland County) 0-3, Fr. (TF-1.5 3:16 (19-3))
165
1st Place Match
Pierre Walton (East St. Louis) 19-1, Jr. over Tate Miller (Marion) 23-6, Sr. (Fall 1:32)
3rd Place Match
Thomas Imboden (Carbondale) 18-6, Sr. over Kolby Coffey (Herrin) 15-4, Sr. (Dec 6-5)
5th Place Match
Maxon Stearns (Murphysboro) 22-8, So. over Granger Motch (Salem) 26-8, Jr. (MD 12-0)
7th Place Match
Briar Butler (Harrisburg) 18-5, Sr. over Trevor Fath (Pinckneyville) 17-8, Jr. (Fall 5:07)
9th Place Match
Sean Murphy (Mascoutah) 22-8, Jr. over Maizon Milestone (Glenwood) 20-13, Sr. (Fall 3:51)
11th Place Match
Kobe Cali (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 8-3, Jr. over Austin Wilkinson (Althoff Catholic) 14-9, Fr. (SV-1 6-3)
13th Place Match
Elijah Kolb (Granite City) 12-16, Sr. over Gavin Langley (Highland) 9-11, Jr. (Fall 4:14)
15th Place Match
Bryson Aaron (Frankfort/Christopher) 13-14, Fr. over Gavin Baldwin (Red Bud/Valmeyer) 9-13, Sr. (TF-1.5 1:42 (15-0))
17th Place Match
Kindall Williams (Cahokia) 4-1, Sr. over Gage Emmerich (Effingham) 7-6, Jr. (Dec 9-2)
19th Place Match
Geremia Lodi (Richland County) 8-12, Sr. over Preston Camp (Salem) 8-5, So. (For.)
21st Place Match
Spencer Crotser (Carterville) 14-11, Jr. over Aiden Dunn (Fairfield) 5-5, Jr. (Fall 1:50)
23rd Place Match
Jeramiah Walden (Carbondale) 7-12, Jr. over Joseph Hutton (Centralia) 10-9, Sr. (For.)
25th Place Match
Myan Carter (Anna-Jonesboro) 3-3, Jr. over Drake Hilliard (Goreville/Dongola/Vienna) 2-3, Jr. (Fall 2:26)
27th Place Match
Landen Ricklefs (Breese Central) 5-14, Jr. over Travis Dugge (East Alton-Wood River) 3-10, So. (Fall 0:44)
29th Place Match
Antoine Georis (Richland County) 1-3, Sr. over Landon Kreher (Freeburg) 4-9, Jr. (Fall 2:10)
175
1st Place Match
Eli Miller (Granite City) 20-9, Fr. over Carter Jones (Carterville) 15-4, So. (Fall 3:08)
3rd Place Match
Talan Keoughan (Fairfield) 19-4, Sr. over Truett Blount (Mascoutah) 10-9, Sr. (Fall 0:42)
5th Place Match
Colin Hughey (Trico/Elverado) 20-3, Sr. over Clayton Dent (Frankfort/Christopher) 21-6, Sr. (MD 12-1)
7th Place Match
Grayson Sanders (Marion) 18-10, Sr. over Izaiah Dalton (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 20-8, Sr. (M. For.)
9th Place Match
Logan Tanner (Murphysboro) 21-10, So. over Caleb Williford (Harrisburg) 13-6, Sr. (Dec 5-4)
11th Place Match
Corey Robinson (East St. Louis) 17-9, So. over Killian Merrill (Salem) 23-8, Jr. (Dec 7-6)
13th Place Match
Liam Kobbeman (Highland) 13-10, Sr. over Juan Salazar (Johnston City) 13-7, So. (MD 8-0)
15th Place Match
Cody Trowbridge (Highland) 7-3, Sr. over Dakari Westley (Carbondale) 9-6, Fr. (Fall 2:27)
17th Place Match
Logan McDonald (Richland County) 8-7, Sr. over Kaylin Riley (Freeburg) 11-7, Jr. (Fall 2:41)
19th Place Match
Titus Dover (Anna-Jonesboro) 10-8, Fr. over Dominick Khoshaba (Herrin) 4-8 (Fall 2:38)
21st Place Match
Wyatt Rau (Salem) 7-2 over Brayden Hicks (Red Bud/Valmeyer) 8-13, Sr. (Fall 3:43)
23rd Place Match
Chevelle Isom (Marion) 10-5, Jr. over Anakin Ricklefs (Breese Central) 6-18, Jr. (Fall 3:51)
25th Place Match
Reed Nichols (Centralia) 7-12, So. over Trent Reardon (Effingham) 4-13, Jr. (Fall 1:03)
27th Place Match
Grayson Peak (Althoff Catholic) 5-6, So. over Pierre Taylor (Cahokia) 1-4, So. (For.)
29th Place Match
Steven Scroggins (East Alton-Wood River) 0-3, So. Bye
190
1st Place Match
Conner Henson (Frankfort/Christopher) 30-0, Sr. over Danny Jackson (Red Bud/Valmeyer) 26-2, Fr. (Fall 2:42)
3rd Place Match
Evan Francis (Marion) 18-8, Jr. over Johnny Ramaker (Trico/Elverado) 15-4, Jr. (Dec 3-2)
5th Place Match
Terry Mick (Carterville) 22-7, So. over Ethan Greenwald (Highland) 6-4, Sr. (Fall 3:06)
7th Place Match
Jacob Miller Green (Freeburg) 10-7, Fr. over Isaiah Harris (McCracken County, KY) 8-5, Jr. (DFF)
9th Place Match
Carson Osborne (Salem) 27-4, Sr. over Martez Williams (Cahokia) 3-2, So. (TF-1.5 3:00 (20-2))
11th Place Match
Nick Christopher (Murphysboro) 10-12, Jr. over James Flores (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 10-10, Jr. (Dec 6-3)
13th Place Match
Matthew Marshall (Althoff Catholic) 7-8, So. over Harrison Redinous (Mascoutah) 2-3, Fr. (Fall 3:35)
15th Place Match
Canaan Cook (East Alton-Wood River) 5-4, Jr. over Layne Flach (Effingham) 5-15, Jr. (Fall 3:44)
17th Place Match
Brendan Hicks (Harrisburg) 11-5, Sr. over Alex Palmer (Anna-Jonesboro) 11-11, Sr. (TF-1.5 2:39 (18-1))
19th Place Match
Jonathan Moss (Breese Central) 6-14, Jr. over Delton Morgan (Richland County) 1-4, So. (Fall 1:57)
21st Place Match
Evan Musgrave (Fairfield) 2-7, Jr. over Hunter Nichols (Centralia) 4-17, So. (Fall 1:04)
23rd Place Match
Noah Drummond (Herrin) 5-14, Sr. over Kolton Hildebrand (Granite City) 1-12, So. (M. For.)
215
Guaranteed Places
1st Place Match
Ashton Zobrist (Highland) 18-4, Sr. over Drake Champlin (East Alton-Wood River) 16-1, Sr. (UTB 4-3)
3rd Place Match
Brandon Turner (Frankfort/Christopher) 25-3, Sr. over Zander Schrader (Richland County) 22-7, Jr. (Fall 1:17)
5th Place Match
Braxton Welge (Harrisburg) 17-4, Jr. over Caybren Hubbard (Murphysboro) 22-11, So. (MD 12-4)
7th Place Match
Stephen Ache (Althoff Catholic) 10-4, Jr. over Brody Beckmann (Breese Central) 13-8, Jr. (Fall 1:02)
9th Place Match
Bryan Madinger (Marion) 19-7, Sr. over Carl Watkins (Carterville) 19-9, So. (TF-1.5 2:32 (17-2))
11th Place Match
Abel Faircloth (Mascoutah) 8-17, So. over Joeseph Hercules (Johnston City) 9-7, Jr. (Fall 2:59)
13th Place Match
Logan Dirden (Herrin) 5-3, Sr. over Reid Dillow (Trico/Elverado) 7-10, So. (MD 11-2)
15th Place Match
Braden Bush (Althoff Catholic) 8-7, Jr. over Tristan Burnett (Granite City) 9-14, So. (Fall 0:23)
17th Place Match
Keegan Bare (Fairfield) 4-1, Sr. over Connor Daly (Carbondale) 19-13, Jr. (Dec 6-0)
19th Place Match
Femi Balugun (Glenwood) 3-2 over Domonique Bryant (McCracken County, KY) 4-7, Sr. (Fall 3:45)
21st Place Match
Kevin Haywood (East St. Louis) 8-8, So. over Payton Fruits (Pinckneyville) 6-11, So. (Fall 0:48)
23rd Place Match
Leo Pilcher (Salem) 5-11, So. over Keegan Woodall (Effingham) 4-15, So. (Fall 4:21)
25th Place Match
Tristin Vail (Marion) 8-3, Fr. over M`lyk Berry (Cahokia) 1-3, Fr. (Fall 3:10)
27th Place Match
Braxton Lingle-Hurt (Goreville/Dongola/Vienna) 1-3, So. over Michael Lukesh (Goreville/Dongola/Vienna) 0-4, Fr. (Dec 3-2)
29th Place Match
Luke McNiel (Effingham) 0-3 Bye
285
1st Place Match
Jason Dowell (Althoff Catholic) 16-0, Sr. over Demarco Clark (Cahokia) 12-3, Sr. (Fall 1:28)
3rd Place Match
Bentley Rogers (Fairfield) 18-5, Sr. over Enrique Morales (Althoff Catholic) 3-2 (Fall 5:05)
5th Place Match
Jack Amann (Freeburg) 12-6, So. over Jeremiah Lorton (Effingham) 19-5, Jr. (Dec 4-1)
7th Place Match
Matt Brown (Harrisburg) 20-5, Jr. over Jordyn Lomax-Brown (Carbondale) 15-6, Sr. (For.)
9th Place Match
Julien Tanner (Murphysboro) 11-3, Jr. over Michael Soto (East Alton-Wood River) 10-6, Jr. (Fall 1:54)
11th Place Match
Jeremiah Bouchard (Carterville) 17-10, So. over Gentry Michels (Richland County) 16-14, Fr. (Fall 1:19)
13th Place Match
Logan Black (Marion) 10-16, So. over Bradey Starr (Centralia) 9-13, So. (TF-1.5 2:51 (17-2))
15th Place Match
Tyson Wilson (Benton/Sesser-Valier) 2-3, Jr. over Max Watson (McCracken County, KY) 10-10, So. (For.)
17th Place Match
Levi Jones (Anna-Jonesboro) 14-5, Sr. over Ethyn Bradley (Goreville/Dongola/Vienna) 2-3, Sr. (DQ)
19th Place Match
Luke Pruett (Breese Central) 10-12, So. over Marcus Smith (Johnston City) 5-12, Sr. (Fall 1:21)
21st Place Match
Alex Crites (Mascoutah) 1-11, Jr. over Dennis Rottmann (Highland) 3-17, Fr. (Dec 3-1)
23rd Place Match
Westin Riley (Frankfort/Christopher) 0-4, So. Bye
Team Scores
1. Althoff Catholic 192, 2. Marion 181, 3. Murphysboro 176, 4. Mascoutah 168.5, 5. Granite City 145, 6. Carterville 136.5, 7. Highland 128.5, 8. Frankfort/Christopher 121, 9. Benton/Sesser-Valier 119, 10. Carbondale 114.5, 11. McCracken County, KY 109, 12. Anna-Jonesboro 107, 13. Salem 104.5, 14. Fairfield 99, 15. Glenwood 98.5, 16. Harrisburg 98.5, 17. East St. Louis 89.5, 18. Mt. Vernon 87.5, 19. Cahokia 72.5, 20. Breese Central 70.5, 21. Freeburg 70, 21. Red Bud/Valmeyer 70, 23. East Alton-Wood River 66, 24. Richland County 64.5, 25. Effingham 63.5, 26. Herrin 63, 27. Johnston City 62.5, 28. Trico/Elverado 52, 29. Centralia 49, 30. Goreville/Dongola/Vienna 25, 31. Pinckneyville 11.
Marion edges Glenwood for Carbondale Murdale Girls title
The outcome of Carbondale’s Murdale Girls Wrestling Tournament came down to the very last match and Marion got a pin from Olivia McDermott over Cahokia’s Kamryn Brown in 1:41 in the third-place match at 285 to give the Wildcats 105 points, which was four more than runner-up Glenwood, who owned a 101-100 advantage heading into the final match of the event.
McCracken County, Kentucky took third place with 92 points while Cahokia (82), Freeburg (79), Vandalia (66.5), Frankfort/Christopher (66), Unity (55), Granite City (53) and Murphysboro (47) rounded out the top 10 teams in the competition which featured athletes from 24 schools.
1 – Marion
Leading the way for coach Darren Lindsey’s champion Wildcats were title winner Alauni Muex (18-2 at 120), third-place finishers Melissa Comerford (12-5 at 145) and Olivia McDermott (13-4 at 235) and fourth-place medalists Nevaeh Duey (120), DJ Tucker-Lester (130) and Joelene Nappier-Feth (9-4 at 135).
Others who were part of the dramatic title win were Alexis Shepard (100), Carley Williams (125), Addison Arnold (12-9 at 130), Brooklyn Phemister (12-5 at 140), Riki Herman (155), Daisjha Cooper (11-6 at 155), Mykenzie Reams (8-7 at 170) and Sofia Hernandez-Pina (190).
The Wildcats had a busy stretch as they also took part in Caldwell County’s Richey Rumble on Thursday in Princeton, Kentucky where they scored 89 points and placed seventh out of 18 teams and were the lone school from north of the Ohio River to take part in the competition. Top finishers in the Rumble were Muex (second at 120), Comerford (second at 145), Shepard (fifth at 100), Nappier-Feth (fifth at 138), McDermott (fifth at 285) and Williams (sixth at 126).
“She’s one of the hardest working wrestlers on the team,” Lindsey said of Muex. “Marion has wrestled in four tournaments and she has been in the finals of all of them racking up three second-place finishes to go with her Murdale championship. She is only a second-year wrestler but she works hard and is hungry to get better. Marion has good numbers on the girls team, filling 12 of the 14 weight classes, and that really helps with the team’s success. Our other top wrestlers have been senior Olivia McDermott, sophomore Mellissa Comerford and junior Brooklyn Phemister.”
2 – Glenwood
Coach Garrad Straube’s Titans came up just a bit short of winning the championship with only six entrants after also finishing six points behind champion North Callaway, Missouri at the Orchard Farm Invitational in Saint Charles, Missouri on December 13 with just five individuals competing and placing third at Jacksonville’s Crimson Ladies Holiday Invite on December 30, again with just six competitors.
Top performers for the Titans were champions Kadi Wilbern (22-1 at 105) and Jenna Tuxhorn (22-1 at 145), runners-up Olivia Jarrett (115) and Isabella Resendez (19-7 at 135) as well as third-place finisher Kenzi Milestone (21-8 at 130) while Elsie Dozier (12-12 at 155) also added points as the team with only six entrants came up just short of capturing the championship.
“We had a good tournament,” Straube said. “We’re a young team. We were close to winning the Murdale Tournament, but that’s not necessarily our goal as a team right now. We’re taking huge strides, but I’d rather take six girls who work really hard and want to make a real impact than a bunch of people who you can’t count on. We’re developing and moving towards the postseason really well. I was impressed we were that close to the top, but I want to be right there in a few weeks.”
3 – McCracken County, Kentucky
Turning in the best finishes for coach Steven Spadafino’s Mustangs from Paducah, Kentucky were runners-up Emmery Evans (16-7 at 100) and Hermayoni Gembe (130) and third-place finisher Lakelynn Janssen (16-6 at 125) while Jillian Conn (6-4 at 100), Eelynn Hayden (11-4 at 125) and Lillian Harned (13-7 at 190) all finished in fourth place.
Murdale Invitational championships were also won by Granite City’s Audrey Barnes (18-3 at 135) and Demi Barnes (15-3 at 170), Mt. Vernon’s Lily Davis (7-3 at 100), Anna-Joneboro’s Haydyn Williamson (10-4 at 110), Carbondale’s Delaney Measimer (13-0 at 115). Vandalia’s Sophie Bowers (17-0 at 125), Cahokia’s Te’Aja Young (4-0 at 130), Carterville’s Jacee Mardirosian (9-4 at 140), Freeburg’s Grace Stratton (10-4 at 155), Goreville/Dongola/Vienna’s Krista McBride (13-1 at 190) and Unity’s Phoenix Molina (18-3 at 235).
Stratton and Young tied for the lead in most team points with 28 while Mardirosian, Muex and Tuxhorn all ranked third with 26 points. Bowers scored 25 team points while Demi Barnes, McBride and Measimer all collected 24 points and Williamson had 23.5 team points.
Others who claimed second-place finishes were Freeburg’s Brielle Becker (12-3 at 105) and Aubrey Raban (3-1 at 140), Vandalia’s Brynn Swyers (12-5 at 170) and Gracey Simmons (7-3 at 235), Red Bud/Valmeyer’s Emma Smith (10-8 at 110), Frankfort/Christopher’s Sophia Bechelli (7-2 at 120), Murphysboro’s Gabby Mason (11-2 at 125), Mascoutah’s Rylee Mathews (8-4 at 145), Unity’s Anna Vasey (20-3 at 155) and Highland’s Sophia Elkins (8-4 at 190).
Additional third-place finishers were Frankfort/Christopher’s Nikolette Ronketto (12-2 at 100), Granite City’s Briana Ramirez (14-6 at 105), Johnston City’s Kenni Lafollete (110), Breese Central’s Abigayle Haller (5-2 at 115), Mascoutah’s Zoe Nelson (12-4 at 120), East St. Louis’ Jariyah Powell (9-4 at 135), Mt. Vernon’s Daniya Musgrave (9-4 at 140), Murphysboro’s Nahima Mateo (11-2 at 155), Cahokia’s Janylah Holman (3-1 at 170) and Trico/Elverado’s Maddie Ramaker (3-1 at 190).
And fourth-place efforts were also turned in by Cahokia’s Simia Brown (3-2 at 140) and Kamryn Brown (6-4 at 235), Mascoutah’s Jhayla Lawson (105), Unity’s Elizabeth Farney (110), Freeburg’s Aubrey Rutmanis (10-8 at 115), Murphysboro’s Roxie Royster (145), Salem’s Sierra Malone (5-2 at 155) and Frankfort/Christopher’s Lily Browning (7-4 at 170).
Murphysboro’s Nahima Mateo, Freeburg’s Grace Stratton and Cahokia’s Te’Aja Young all had the most falls with four. Vandalia’s Sophie Bowers led all competitors with 45 total match points while Mt. Vernon’s Lily Davis was next-best with 42 points. Young won the championship at 130 despite being seeded ninth, the largest seed to place difference in the tournament.
Carbondale Murdale Girls Wrestling Tournament place matches
100
1st Place Match
Lily Davis (Mt. Vernon) 7-3, So. over Emmery Evans (McCracken County, KY) 16-7, 7th. (MD 13-4)
3rd Place Match
Nikolette Ronketto (Frankfort/Christopher) 12-2, Sr. over Jillian Conn (McCracken County, KY) 6-4, Fr. (MD 14-2)
105
1st Place Match
Kadi Wilbern (Glenwood) 22-1, So. over Brielle Becker (Freeburg) 12-3, Fr. (Fall 3:29) – round robin
3rd Place Match
Briana Ramirez (Granite City) 14-6, Jr. over Jhayla Lawson (Mascoutah) 0-3, Fr. (MD 12-2)
110
1st Place Match
Haydyn Williamson (Anna-Jonesboro) 10-4, So. over Emma Smith (Red Bud/Valmeyer) 10-8, So. (TF-1.5 4:33 (19-3))
3rd Place Match
Kenni Lafollete (Johnston City) 7-10, Fr. over Elizabeth Farney (Unity) 9-12, So. (Fall 1:55)
115
1st Place Match
Delaney Measimer (Carbondale) 13-0, So. over Olivia Jarrett (Glenwood) 7-8, Fr. (Fall 1:51)
3rd Place Match
Abigayle Haller (Breese Central) 5-2, So. over Aubrey Rutmanis (Freeburg) 10-8, Fr. (Fall 0:22)
120
1st Place Match
Alauni Muex (Marion) 18-2, Jr. over Sophia Bechelli (Frankfort/Christopher) 7-2, Jr. (Fall 3:14)
3rd Place Match
Zoe Nelson (Mascoutah) 12-4 over Nevaeh Duey (Marion) 4-5, So. (Fall 1:20)
125
1st Place Match
Sophie Bowers (Vandalia) 17-0, Sr. over Gabby Mason (Murphysboro) 11-2, Jr. (TF-1.5 2:22 (19-2))
3rd Place Match
Lakelynn Janssen (McCracken County, KY) 16-6, Sr. over Eelynn Hayden (McCracken County, KY) 11-4, Fr. (For.)
130
1st Place Match
Te`Aja Young (Cahokia) 4-0, Fr. over Hermayoni Gembe (McCracken County, KY) 10-10, Jr. (Fall 0:33)
3rd Place Match
Kenzi Milestone (Glenwood) 21-8, Fr. over DJ Tucker-Lester (Marion) 8-9, Jr. (Fall 2:32)
135
1st Place Match
Audrey Barnes (Granite City) 18-3, So. over Isabella Resendez (Glenwood) 19-7, So. (Dec 5-0)
3rd Place Match
Jariyah Powell (East St. Louis) 9-4, Fr. over Joelene Nappier-Feth (Marion) 9-4, So. (TF-1.5 4:29 (15-0))
140
1st Place Match
Jacee Mardirosian (Carterville) 9-4, So. over Aubrey Raban (Freeburg) 3-1, Sr. (Fall 4:00)
3rd Place Match
Daniya Musgrave (Mt. Vernon) 9-4, Fr. over Simia Brown (Cahokia) 3-2, Sr. (Fall 3:02)
145
1st Place Match
Jenna Tuxhorn (Glenwood) 22-1, Jr. over Rylee Mathews (Mascoutah) 8-4, Fr. (Fall 1:30)
3rd Place Match
Melissa Comerford (Marion) 12-5, So. over Roxie Royster (Murphysboro) 4-5, Jr. (Fall 5:58)
155
1st Place Match
Grace Stratton (Freeburg) 10-4, Jr. over Anna Vasey (Unity) 20-3, Jr. (Fall 2:38)
3rd Place Match
Nahima Mateo (Murphysboro) 11-2, Jr. over Sierra Malone (Salem) 5-2, Jr. (Fall 1:04)
170
1st Place Match
Demi Barnes (Granite City) 15-3, Fr. over Brynn Swyers (Vandalia) 12-5, Jr. (Fall 2:53)
3rd Place Match
Janylah Holman (Cahokia) 3-1, Fr. over Lily Browning (Frankfort/Christopher) 7-4, So. (Fall 0:49)
190
1st Place Match
Krista McBride (Goreville/Dongola/Vienna) 13-1, Jr. over Sophia Elkins (Highland) 8-4, So. (Fall 5:03)
3rd Place Match
Maddie Ramaker (Trico/Elverado) 3-1, Sr. over Lillian Harned (McCracken County, KY) 13-7, So. (Fall 5:52)
235
1st Place Match
Phoenix Molina (Unity) 18-3, Jr. over Gracey Simmons (Vandalia) 7-3, So. (Fall 3:04)
3rd Place Match
Olivia McDermott (Marion) 13-4, Sr. over Kamryn Brown (Cahokia) 6-4, Fr. (Fall 1:41)
Team scores
1. Marion 105, 2. Glenwood 101, 3. McCracken County, KY 92, 4. Cahokia 82, 5. Freeburg 79, 6. Vandalia 66.5, 7. Frankfort/Christopher 66, 8. Unity 55, 9. Granite City 53, 10. Murphysboro 47, 11. Mascoutah 45, 12. Mt. Vernon 36.5, 13. Carbondale 30, 14. Carterville 29, 15. Anna-Jonesboro
27.5, 16. Salem 26.5, 17. Goreville/Dongola/Vienna 24, 18. Red Bud/Valmeyer 21, 19. Breese Central 20. Johnston City 19, 21. Highland 18, 22. East St. Louis 16.5, 23. Trico/Elverado 16, 24. Benton/Sesser-Valier 10.
Yorkville Christian wins title at Unity Christian New Years Duals
Yorkville Christian added to titles that it won last month at Joliet Central’s McLaughlin and at Plano’s Reaper when it claimed top honors at Unity Christian’s New Years Duals in Decatur by claiming a 63-12 victory over Mattoon in the first-place meet of the championship division.
Clinton edged Heyworth 41-40 to claim third place while Tremont beat Illinois Valley Central 51-18 for fifth place and the host Unity Christian/Argenta-Oreana co-op won 41-29 over Mahomet-Seymour to finish in seventh place.
In the challenge division, Pittsfield took first with a 33-30 win over Centennial, Rantoul beat University High 54-30 for third place and Alleman won 51-12 over Ridgeview/Lexington for fifth.
Coach Mike Vester’s champion Mustangs advanced to the title meet with a 60-0 victory over Heyworth in the semifinals after beating Mahomet-Seymour 72-0 in the quarterfinals.
Top performers for the first-place Mustangs were Ryan Festerling, Jr. (106/113), 7-0; Aiden Larsen (120/126), 7-0; Austin Wadas-Luis (144/150), 7-0; Hayden Wheeler (190), 7-0; Robby Nelson (157), 6-0; Garrett Tunnell (285), 6-0; Isaac Gray (165), 5-0; Tyler Gleason (175), 4-0; Adrian Wadas-Luis (138), 6-1; Xander Oliver (215), 5-1; Owen Curran (144/150), 5-2; Christian Sandoval (113/120), 5-2; and Ryan Alaimo (126/132), 4-2.
“It was a good weekend to get some matches for a lot of our kids, including many of our JV and backups,” Vester said. “We had three starters out as well so this gave them a chance to get well and heal up for our January push.
“The kids wrestled really loose and it was a great team bonding weekend staying overnight on Friday and spending two days together growing as a team. We have a tourney this week at Morton where there will be some great wrestling with teams like Geneseo, Normal Community, Morton, etc. And next week we have a home tri meet with Morris and Ottawa Marquette and then travel on Saturday to take on number four Brother Rice.”
The runner-up Mattoon Greenwave, who are coached by Brett Porter, won 49-26 over Clinton in the semifinals after beating Illinois Valley Central 53-24 in the quarterfinals.
Leading the way for Mattoon were Ben Capitosti (144/150), 7-0; Tristan Porter (126/132), 7-0; Brody Goonan (138/144), 6-1; Mitchell Clapp (215), 5-1; Ean Freeman (165/175), 5-1; Vincent Gibson (120), 5-1; Creed Cole (106), 5-2; and Blaine Howell (175/190), 4-2.
In the championship dual, Larsen opened with a fall over Gibson at 120, Porter won a 13-6 decision over Alaimo and then Jackson Witt pinned Aceson Lee and Adrian Wadas-Luis won by fall over Goonan to give the Mustangs an 18-3 lead. After Capitosti recorded a fall over Curran, Austin Wadas-Luis pinned Brayden Dailey and Nelson won by fall over Josh Dubson.
Yorkville Christian continued its run as Gray won a major decision over Freeman, Gleason pinned Daijuan Hester and Wheeler picked up a forfeit win. After Clapp won a 6-2 decision over Oliver, Tunnell won by forfeit, Festerling was a winner by technical fall over Cole and Sandoval picked up a forfeit win to conclude the title meet and cap a 7-0 weekend for the Mustangs.
The third-place Clinton Maroons moved to the semifinals with a 42-38 over Unity Christian/Argenta-Oreana while fourth place Heyworth beat Tremont 43-36 to reach the semifinals. Clinton, which is coached by Matt Cooper, claimed third after getting two pins and two forfeit wins in the late going to rally from a 34-17 deficit with five matches left to win by one point over coach Andrew Sims’ Hornets.
Turning in the best showings for Clinton were Cayden Bostic (106), 7-0; Dawson Thayer (285), 7-0; Kristan Hibbard (190), 5-0; Dave Advincula (215), 5-1; Briley Carter (120), 4-1; Ariana Humes (113), 4-1; Brayden Dalton (126/132), 5-2; and Gabe Walker (138), 4-2.
Posting the best records for Heyworth were Tristan Stamp (165), 4-0; Trevor Soice (144), 6-1; Landon Nieslawski (106/113), 5-2; Carter Brooks (157), 3-1; and Brody Simons (175), 3-1.
Tremont bounced back from its loss to Heyworth with a 42-33 win over Mahomet-Seymour while IVC followed its loss to Mattoon with a 34-25 victory over Unity Christian/Argenta-Oreana.
Leading the way for Tremont were Bowden Delaney (175/190), 6-0; Chase Stedman (138/144), 5-1; Will Vicary (157/165), 4-1; Levi Horton (144), 3-1; Nicky Weber (113/120), 5-2; Blaine Williams (175/190), 5-2; Gavin Stoker (120/126), 4-2; and Owen Weiss (150/157), 4-2.
Illinois Valley Central was led by Owen Moser (175), 6-1; and Antonio Toliver (150/157), 3-1.
Turning in the top records for host Unity Christian/Argenta-Oreana were Clinton VerHeecke (138/144), 7-0; Garrett VerHeecke (132), 7-0; Everett Roughton (157), 4-0; Thomas Kralik (138/144), 3-0; and Gavin George (144), 3-1.
The best efforts for Mahomet-Seymour were turned in by Myles Hartzler (106), 5-1; Nino Caballero (157), 3-1; Mason Corray (285), 3-1; and Liam Noonan (126), 4-2.
Pittsfield beat Saint Thomas More 42-16 and University High 47-18 to reach the challenge division first-place match where it met up with Centennial, who beat Rantoul 41-36 to advance.
Leading the way for Pittsfield were Jake Oitker (157), 7-0; Elijah Terpstra (285), 4-0; Tucker Pines (132/138), 6-1; Fisher McEuen (175), 4-1; Waylon White (165), 4-1; Bodine Marable (215), 3-1; Joel Noble (132/138), 5-2;and Tucker Cook (190), 4-2.
Posting the top records for Centennial were Moses Kim (215), 6-0; Sergio Baity (190), 5-1; Lazerrick Zander (144), 5-1; and Mosiah Rosas (120), 4-2.
The best showing for Rantoul was turned in by Darius Williams (165), 5-2. University High received its top efforts from Joshua Butler (120), 4-0; Joshua Caraballo (150), 3-0; Charlie Karun (190); 3-0; and Mahasvin Vinothasha (144), 3-1.
Leading performers for Alleman were Tennyson Hampton (113/120), 5-1; and Jordan Thompson (190/215), 4-2. Ridgeview/Lexington’s top individuals were Judson Stover (150/157), 7-0; and Landon Christner (132/138/144), 5-2. And turning in the best effort for Saint Thomas More was Philip Christhilf (165), 5-0.
Yorkville Christian took first place in pool one while Illinois Valley Central was second. Mattoon won pool two with Tremont taking second. And Clinton was the top team in pool three while Heyworth placed second.
There was a four-way tie for the most team points with 42 between Ben Capitosti, Dawson Thayer, Garrett VerHeecke and Hayden Wheeler while Ryan Festerling, Jr. and Aiden Larsen both had 41 points. Clinton VerHeecke and Judson Stover both scored 40 points, Cayden Bostic had 39 points and Jake Oitker, Tristan Porter and Austin Wadas-Luis tied with 37 team points.
Garrett VerHeecke, Larsen and Capitosti all recorded six falls while Larsen had the most total match points with 71 and Bowden Delaney ranked second with 69 match points.