West Aurora keeps rolling at Larkin

By Gary Larsen for the IWCOA

One week after winning the team title at Geneva’s 18-team Newbill Invitational, West Aurora was at it again, claiming its second team crown of the season at Saturday’s 16-team Larkin Invitational.

The Blackhawks opened the season by placing second at Antioch’s 24-team Ted DeRousse tournament, and they placed fifth at Hinsdale Central’s 24-team Whitlatch invite. Asked about the key to success for this year’s team, West Aurora junior Dayne Serio had a simple explanation:

“I’d just say we have a lot of grit,” Serio said. “At pretty much all our weight classes, nobody ever gives up, and that comes in the practice room. We have morning practice at 5:30 so the kids that show up, that’s how you know they really want it.”

West Aurora coach Andrew Plata only has three seniors in his lineup, so the future clearly looks bright for the Blackhawks. And Plata agrees that grit is a chief ingredient fueling his program.

“It’s a reflection of the community,” Plata said. “The community helps to kind of raise these guys so it comes from the community and their families. And then it’s just about their ability to believe in it. We (coaches) just kind of encourage them a little bit more and show them that wrestling with grit works, and that getting after it pays off.

“They’re great kids, and they’ve worked hard throughout the entire year.”

West Aurora sent 10 wrestlers to the finals and won six individual titles at Larkin, out-pointing second-place Wheaton North 300-280. Buffalo Grove (151) placed third, followed by Burlington Central (144) and Leyden (97) to round out the top five team finishes.

And West Aurora won its Larkin title without the services of senior Dom Serio (150), who placed fourth in 3A last year. Serio is on the mend and expected back to the Blackhawks’ lineup soon.

West Aurora got titles from Aidan Ambre (106), Peter Kabene (126), Michael Huicochea (138), Evan Matkovich (144), Dayne Serio (165) and Manny Chavez (175). Plata also got seconds from Jeremiah Haynes (113), Marcus Quintana (150), Fernando Anaya (215) and Alfonso Aguilar (285), thirds from Joseph Huicochea (120), Jack Platt (132) and Malan Hatfield (157). Jake Jennings (190) also contributed team points.

The Blackhawks are currently ranked 14th in Class 3A.

“We’ve been putting a lot of hard work in the room and our coaches have been pushing us,” junior Evan Matkovich said. “Conditioning is one of the big things we do, along with off-season training. And we’ve done a lot of off-season stuff too.”

Wheaton North had three individual champions in Ryan Rosch (150), Thomas Fulton (157), and Milo Saenz (190), plus three runners-up for coach Tim Walker, who saw all 14 of his wrestlers place in the top six of their weight classes as the Falcons nearly chased down West Aurora in the final team standings.

“Saturday was an absolute battle,” Walker said. “Our boys showed incredible heart, resilience, and a never-quit attitude—it was inspiring to see them leave it all on the mat.

“This season has been about growth, grit, and coming together as a team, and Saturday was a perfect example of that. Huge credit to West Aurora for making it a thrilling contest. We’re proud of our guys and excited for what’s still ahead.”

Buffalo Grove’s third-place finish featured two champions in Sasha Havrylkiv (113) and Mykolaiv Shamray (120), and eight total top-five medal winners from the group of 10 wrestlers entered in the tournament.

“I’m very proud of today’s efforts,” Buffalo Grove coach George Beres said. “Things are starting to click for a lot of our lineup at the perfect time as we head into the postseason.

“Sasha and Mykola continued to dominate their opponents to their fourth championship this season for each of them. And a big congratulations to Tony Klikas (150). He’s 18-7 on the season and he defeated his first ranked-opponent in his third-place match.”

Larkin Invitational champions:

106 – Aidan Ambre, West Aurora
The first of the Blackhawks’ six individual champions on the day was Aidan Ambre, who won by fall in the finals against Buffalo Grove’s Stone McKone. In a West Aurora lineup on Saturday of only two seniors plus five juniors, five sophomores and two freshmen, the freshman Ambre shined in improving to 17-5 on the year.

“Aidan gets after it and he has a good mentality, no matter what,” West Aurora coach Andrew Plata said.

Top-seeded Ambre opened with a tech fall and then won by fall in his semifinal bout against Maine East’s Duncan Tenezaca (19-11). Second-seeded McKone (15-6) used a tech fall and then a 12-2 major in his semifinal against Wheaton North’s Dylan Le (19-10) to reach the finals.

Ambre led 6-1 after a period and he was up 10-1 in the second period before winning by fall at 2:14.

Le placed third, Tenezaca was fourth, East Aurora’s Christian Sebastian (14-9) took fifth and Elmwood Park’s Oscar Ruiz-Villa (9-8) placed sixth.

113 – Sasha Havrylkiv, Buffalo Grove
Ranked 7th in Illinois in Class 3A, Buffalo Grove freshman Sasha Havrylkiv (22-1) might well be one of those freshmen on a path to making a big name for himself once the state tournament arrives.

Which would surprise absolutely no one in the Buffalo Grove program.

“Sasha is a phenomenal wrestler and he continues to dominate matches,” Bison coach George Beres said. “He has a mentality to attack in every situation and score. He is still learning folkstyle wrestling and only has about 35 matches under his belt in folkstyle, so we’re excited to see him continue to develop this year and over the next three seasons.”

Havrylkiv won his fourth tournament title of the year Saturday, when he posted a tech fall on the title mat against West Aurora’s Jeremiah Haynes (16-11). Top-seeded Havrylkiv posted a pair of falls to reach the title match.

Burlington Central’s Eduardo Vences (20-11) took third at 113, Wheaton North’s Daniel Hyde (19-8) was fourth, Maine East’s Jairo Kish (14-15) placed fifth and Thornton-Fractional North’s Edwin Gomez (11-13) placed sixth.

120 – Mykola Shamray, Buffalo Grove

Buffalo Grove freshman Mykola Shamray (28-4) may not be ranked in the top 20 at 120 in Class 3A, but that’s just fuel for the fire.

“Mykola came into today’s tournament with a relentless mindset,” Bison coach George Beres said. “He wanted to make sure after today people knew who he was.”

Second-seeded Shamray topped a pair of wrestlers ranked in the top 20 at Larkin; first he won a 9-3 decision in his semifinal match against West Aurora’s Joseph Huicochea (22-14) and then won 6-0 in the finals over Wheaton North’s top-seeded Rocco Macellaio (25-8).

Two of Shamray’s four losses came while wrestling up at 126. His coach sees big things in the near future for the freshman.

“We’re very proud of Mykola and his progress so far this season,” Beres said. “We’re looking forward to seeing what he does over the next few weeks in the postseason.”

Huicochea wrestled back to place third, Leyden’s Alexander Rodriguez was fourth, Niles West’s fayyaz Munshi took fifth, and Larkin’s Uriel Nunez finished sixth.

126 – Peter Kabene, West Aurora
A week after placing third at Geneva’s Newbill Invitational, West Aurora sophomore Peter Kabene (19-14) found himself seeded third at Larkin at 126 pounds. By the end of the day, Kabene stood on the highest step of the awards podium.

“Peter is another one of our younger guys and he’s still learning, but he learns something every single time out,” coach Andrew Plata said.

On Saturday, Kabene learned how to win a close match with an opponent coming after him. Kabene led 6-2 in the second period of his title match against Wheaton North’s top-seeded Caden Cahill (19-8) when Cahill cut his deficit to 6-5 with a takedown. Kabene escaped to start the third period for a 7-5 lead and then held Cahill off to the victory.

Kabene reached the finals with a semifinal pin at 49 seconds over Thornton-Fractional North’s second-seeded Tamilore Ogundeyi (11-8), while Cahill won a semifinal tech fall over Larkin’s Salvador Garcia (11-7).

Maine East’s John Moor (12-12) finished third at 126, Garcia took fourth, Ogundeyi was fifth, and Burlington Central’s David Wyruchowski placed sixth.

132 – Austin Lee, Burlington Central

The adrenaline kicks in for a wrestler when he’s trailing in a match and time is running out.

“My coaches were shouting ‘short time, short time,’ so I knew I had to push it, and fake, and create angles to get that takedown,” Burlington Central senior Austin Lee said.

Second-seeded Lee (24-7) trailed Maine East’s top-seeded Dulguun Nywamdavaa (22-9) 4-3, late in the third period of their title match Saturday, when he made his move.

“I knew he was going to be backing up and playing cautious, but I was able to create an angle for me to shoot, and I got him on the edge,” said Lee, whose takedown in the waning seconds of the match earned him a 6-4 decision win for the title at 132 pounds.

“It was a good hard match and you need something like that to help get you ready for the state series that’s coming up,” Lee said. “Everything’s flowing together, everything is moving in the right direction, and I can’t wait for regionals. I’m a senior so now every match can be my last match so I just have to go out there and give it all I’ve got.”

West Aurora’s Jack Platt (26-15) placed third at 132, T-F North’s Deshawn Jones (12-9) took fourth, Wheaton North’s Elliot Conway (9-8) was fifth and Larkin’s Nicholas Castillo (13-11) finished sixth.

138 – Michael Huicochea, West Aurora

As a ninth-seeded freshman in a field of nine wrestlers in the bracket at 138, West Aurora’s Michael Huicochea didn’t flinch. Instead, inserted into coach Andrew Plata’s varsity lineup for the first time, Huicochea thrived.

“Michael is a freshman and he’s always hanging around, waiting for an opportunity,” Plata said. “That opportunity popped up today with some weight changes. Evan (Matkovich) and Marcus (Quintana) bumped up, we slid Michael in at 138, and he took advantage of it.”

Huicochea (4-0) pinned top-seeded Grant Rabanus (9-5) of St. Francis in their quarterfinal 

match, then won a 12-1 major decision in his semifinal against fourth-seeded Michael Hammond (11-10) of Larkin.

A pin on the title mat against Leyden’s second-seeded Michael Miranda gave Huicochea the first varsity tournament title of his career.

Miranda (5-2) opened his tournament with a win by fall and then a 7-4 sudden victory decision in his semifinal match against Wheaton North’s Jacob Veltri (21-8).

Veltri wrestled back to place third, Hammond was fourth, East Aurora’s Joshue Delgado was 

fifth and Burlington Central’s Barry Yildirim finished sixth.

144 – Evan Matkovich, West Aurora
With starting state medal winner Dom Serio absent from West Aurora’s lineup Saturday, junior Evan Matkovich and sophomore Marcus Quintana agreed to bump up in weight for the sake of the team.

And there’s always an added bonus to bumping up in weight: “I get to eat a little more,” Matkovich said.

Matkovich slowly and methodically took care of business in the finals at 144, winning West Aurora’s fourth individual title of the day and improving to 33-5 in the process. Top-seeded Matkovich led 3-0 after a period in his final against Harvest Christian’s Max Mulhearn (26-6), then got busy the rest of the way to a 17-1 tech fall win. Matkovich is ranked in the top 20 at 138 in Illinois in Class 3A; Mulhearn is ranked in the top 25 at 138 in 1A.

Matkovich posted two tech falls and a major decision on the day wrestling at 144. He may continue to wrestle up a weight until Serio returns to the lineup.

“I have to be more tactical because I really can’t be as physical,” Matkovich said about wrestling larger opponents. “That will only take you so far against guys that are a little bigger than you are. Just don’t make a mistake, keep your position, and keep working your technique.

“It’s a little harder on top because guys are a lot stronger, but I’ve been working my rides and tilts and stuff, and using my leverage has worked a lot for me.”

Larkin’s Damari Miller (21-8) placed third, Wheaton North’s Andrew Langas (14-6) took fourth, St. Francis’ Paul Coco (15-9) was fifth and Niles West’s Qaisar Sadat (22-11) took sixth.

150 – Ryan Rosch, Wheaton North
Trailing 9-2 to start the third period of his title match against West Aurora’s Marcus Quintana, Wheaton North’s Ryan Rosch had his work cut out for him.

“I just knew I had to keep wrestling,” Rosch said. “And I had to keep calm because you have to keep calm throughout all your matches. Otherwise you’ll get sloppy.”

Rosch (20-5) escaped to start the third period, then pushed the pace against Quintana (33-4) throughout the third period to earn the takedowns he needed to knot the score at 10-10. A final Rosch takedown gave him his first lead of the match at 13-10, and he kept the door shut from there for the win.

“I just saw what I needed to do,” Rosch said. “I practice hard and I knew my cardio was way better, so if I just keep banging and working my set ups, things will open up eventually. And I know mentally I can really push myself.”

Quintana is ranked No. 7 at 144 in 3A, and he bumped up to 150 to help his team on Saturday. Rosch is ranked in the top 25 in 3A at 150.

Third-seeded Rosch opened with a fall and then won by tech fall in his semifinal match against Niles North’s second-seeded Oliver Quiros (25-6). Top-seeded Quintana won a 13-3 major decision in his semifinal against Buffalo Grove’s fourth-seeded Tony Klikas (18-7).

With the state tournament looming, Rosch is ready to put last year’s experience behind him.

“I got pretty sick last year at sectionals and I weighed in about 9 pounds under and I didn’t make it out of sectionals,” Rosch said. “It was a real bummer but this year I’m ready to go — I’m healthy, getting good sleep, taking vitamins, and eating good when I can.”

Klikas wrestled back to place third, Quiros placed fourth, Maine East’s Andrew Garcia (14-9) took fifth and Burlington Central’s Jack Aguirre (7-7) finished sixth.

157 – Thomas Fulton, Wheaton North
It was an ever-so-slightly disgruntled Thomas Fulton who stepped off the awards stand after the Wheaton North senior won the title at 157 on Saturday.

“I don’t feel like I wrestled my best,” Fulton said. “I was a little rusty in my first match. In my second match, I probably should’ve cut him because he was tight on bottom and I couldn’t get the turn. And my last match I probably should’ve gotten more work on takedowns.

Ah, the life of a perpetually dissatisfied wrestler. All the best ones know there’s always something they could have done better, and Fulton is one of those.

“I feel like I wrestled decently, but I could’ve pushed the pace a little harder and cut some people so I could get more reps on my feet,” he said.

Ranked sixth at 157 in 3A, Fulton improved to 26-3 with his pin at 1:06 in the Larkin finals against Thornton-Fractional North’s Joseph Merritt (17-5). Top-seeded Fulton used a tech fall and a major decision to reach the title mat, while Merritt posted two pins to get to Fulton.

Fulton was asked what he wants to work on as he prepares for the post-season.

“I think everything about me needs to get better,” he said. “I think my top needs work, I need to work on turning people better, I need to work on exploding right off the whistle on bottom, and in neutral I need to get more aggressive in my attacks.

“I’ve got to work on a couple more takedowns and I wish I could get a couple more matches in. But there were some 2A and 1A schools here so it was nice to get a different look instead of wrestling the same people throughout the season.”

West Aurora’s Malan Hatfield (16-9) placed third at 157, Niles North’s Connor Riley (21-10) was fourth, Buffalo Grove’s Khurshedov Jahongir (13-15) took took fifth, and St. Francis’ Maddox Hale (6-10) finished sixth.

165 – Dayne Serio, West Aurora
Currently ranked third at 165 in 3A, West Aurora junior Dayne Serio (36-1) was a state qualifier last year who’s got his sights clearly set on medaling in Champaign.

After all, it’s in his blood. His senior brother Dom placed fourth in Champaign at 150 last year, and his father Rob took third place in Illinois at 145 for Glenbard North back in 1994.

Since reaching Champaign but coming up one win shy of a guaranteed state medal last year, Serio feels like he’s taken a few strides.

“Last year it was a lot of take ‘them down and ride them out’ on top,” Serio said. “This year I’m a lot better on my feet. I’m getting a lot more techs and a lot more takedowns. But I still need more top work and work on my feet, to sharpen stuff up.”

After a scoreless first period on the title mat at 165 on Saturday against Wheaton North’s Julian Flores (20-7), Serio kicked things up a notch. He escaped to start the second period and used two takedowns and a turn to take an 11-1 lead heading into the third. One more takedown in the final period and Serio had a 14-1 major decision locked up.

“He had a lot of answers to my offense in the first period so I had to kind of work around it,” said Serio, who also won individual tournament titles at Geneva and Antioch this year.

Buffalo Grove’s Chris Chi (17-6) placed third, Burlington Central’s Jake Rhymes (9-9) was fourth, East Aurora’s Emmanuel Diaz (12-7) placed fifth and Niles North’s Evan Lazik (13-19) finished sixth.

175 – Manny Chavez, West Aurora

A week after placing fourth at Geneva’s Newbill tournament, West Aurora senior Manny Chavez took three big steps up the podium at Larkin. Top-seeded Chavez (29-8) opened with a win by fall in quarterfinal match before winning by tech fall over Wheaton North’s Lewis Vanderschoot (15-7) to reach the finals.

Burlington Central’s second-seeded Jonah Chavez (3-0) won by fall to open his tournament, then won an 8-6 decision in his semifinal against Leyden’s Christopher Quizhpi (16-7) before being forced to medical default the title match to West Aurora’s Chavez.

Vanderschoot wrestled back for third place, Quizhpi took fourth, Buffalo Grove’s Sonny Tugs (20-14) finished fifth and East Aurora’s Armani Meola (16-10) placed sixth.

190 – Milo Saenz, Wheaton North

Wheaton North coach Tim Walker was happy with wrestlers up and down his lineup Saturday, but he wasn’t happier for any one of them more than he was for Milo Saenz.

“He’s a senior at Wheaton North who has been an outstanding example for us since his freshman year,” Walker said. “He’s only one of a few wrestlers in his class who have made it through our program for all years. This was Milo’s first varsity tournament championship and that’s super significant for him as we move towards the postseason.”

As the fourth seed at 190, Saenz improved to 17-8 with his 11-6 title-mat decision over Burlington Central’s second-seeded Michael Junitz (25-11). Saenz opened with a tech fall and followed that with a 14-10 semifinal win over Maine East’s top-seeded Adrian Shkeir (23-7).

“(Saenz) has won and lost some close matches against tough opponents,” Walker said, “but I would consider him a sleeper to upset some top dogs at regionals and sectionals.”

Shkeir wrestled back for third place, Leo’s Jubril Kannike(10-6) took fourth, Niles North’s Shiloh Martinez (16-10) placed fifth and East Aurora’s Roman Cepeda (11-8) was sixth.

215 – Erick Worwa, Leyden

Conant, Palatine, Leyden and now Larkin — the tournament titles for Leyden junior Erick Worwa keep piling up.

Does he take it for granted?

“No. You have to compete,” Worwa said. “I want to compete. I don’t want to get anything the easy way. I want to compete with (an opponent) and just see who comes out on top.”

After an opening bye, top-seeded Worwa (25-2) used two tech falls to reach the title match, where he won by fall against West Aurora’s Fernando Anaya (14-10). Worwa’s two tech falls in 5:39 were the most tech falls in the least time of any wrestler in the tournament.

“I felt mostly in control,” Worwa said. “There was a lot of cutting and going for the re-shot.
“I feel good. Since the start of the year, with all the training we’re doing, I feel like I really rose above myself, and got much better compared to last year. I’m taking it all more seriously — harder workouts, breaking a sweat, pushing myself, and just not taking anything easy.”

Maine East’s Adrian Shkeir placed third, Leo’s Jubril Kannike was fourth, Niles North’s Shiloh Martinez placed fifth and East Aurora’s Roman Cepeda placed sixth at 215.

285 – Jaylen Torres, St. Francis

St. Francis junior Jaylen Torres placed second at 285 in 1A last year, but with this season’s state tournament looming he feels much different than he did 365 days ago for one very important reason.

“Last year I had a torn labrum that I had to wrestle through,” Torres said. “I couldn’t really get to the ties I wanted to — the underhooks and things like that.”

Currently ranked third at 285 and with two healthy shoulders, Torres improved to 17-1 with his pin on the Larkin title mat against West Aurora’s Alfonso Aguilar (28-9). Top-seeded Torres won by fall in his semifinal match at 2:00 against Wheaton North’s Carl Givens (11-4), while Aguilar won 10-6 against Leo’s Jesse Howard (7-2) to reach the finals.

After being in Champaign’s Grand March last year and placing second in state, Torres’ goal this year is the obvious one: “To win it,” he said. “I’ve got to get it back.

“I still need to take more shots. I know I’m faster than most of these heavyweights so I need to get past that mental block and just take more shots.”

Wheaton North’s Carl Givens placed third at 285, Leo’s Jesse Howard took fourth, Niles North’s Julius Caban was fifth and Burlington Central’s Reece Parinello took sixth.

Individual highlights:
Wheaton North’s Andrew Langas posted the most pins (4) in the least time (4:50) of any wrestler in the tournament, while Leyden’s Erick Worwa finished with the most tech falls (2) in the least time (5:39). The fastest fall came from Buffalo Grove’s Chris Chi, in 18 seconds, and Wheaton North’s Thomas Fulton had the fastest tech fall, in 1:04.

West Aurora freshman Michael Huicochea scored the most team points with 29, and there was a three-way tie for the most single-match points scored with 23, between Larkin’s Damari Miler, Buffalo Grove’s Sonny Tugs, and Thornton-Fractional North’s Deshawn Jones. Miller also posted the most total match points in the tournament, with 61.

The largest seed-place difference came when 9th-seeded Huicochea of West Aurora won the title at 138 pounds.

Team scores:
West Aurora 300, Wheaton North 280, Buffalo Grove 151, Burlington Central 144, Leyden 97, Maine East 97, East Aurora 75.5, Niles North 73.5, Larkin 66.5, Thornton-Fractional North 57, St. Francis 48.5, Niles West 29.5, Leo 29.5, Harvest Christian 21, Elmwood Park 13.5, Harvard 8

Larkin Varsity Invitational results:

106

1st: Aidan Ambre(W Aurora) 17-5, d. Stone McKone(Buffalo Grove) 15-6, (F 2:14)

3rd: Dylan Le(Wheaton North) 19-10, d. Duncan Tenezaca(Maine East) 19-11, (F 5:29)

5th: Christian Sebastian(E Aurora) 14-9, d. Oscar Ruiz-Villa(Elmwood Park) 9-8, (TF 2:32(17-0)

113

1st: Oleksandr Havrylkiv(Buffalo Grove) 22-1, d. Jeremiah Haynes(W Aurora) 16-11, (TF 2:46(20-4)

3rd: Eduardo Vences(Burlington Central) 20-11, d. Daniel Hyde(Wheaton North) 19-8, (TF 4:50(22-5)

5th: Jairo Kish(Maine East) 14-15, d. Edwin Gomez(T.F. North) 11-13, (TF 3:06(18-0)

120

1st: Mykola Shamray(Buffalo Grove) 28-4, d. Rocco Macellaio(Wheaton North) 25-8, (D 6-0)

3rd: Joseph Huicochea(W Aurora) 22-14, d. Alexander Rodriguez(Leyden) 8-9, (TF 3:39(18-3)

5th: Fayyaz Munshi(Niles West) 11-15, d. Uriel Nunez(Larkin) 3-5, (D 11-6)

126

1st: Peter Kabene(W Aurora) 19-14, d. Caden Cahill(Wheaton North) 19-8, (D 7-5)

3rd: John Moor(Maine East) 12-12, d. Salvador Garcia(Larkin) 11-7, (MD 11-2)

5th: Tamilore Ogundeyi(T.F. North) 11-8, d. David Wyruchowski(Burlington Central) 9-19, (D 8-5)

132

1st: Austin Lee(Burlington Central) 24-7, d. Dulguun Nyamdavaa(Maine East) 22-9, (D 6-4)

3rd: Jack Platt(W Aurora) 26-15, d. Deshawn Jones(T.F. North) 12-9, (F 5:44)

5th: Elliot Conway(Wheaton North) 9-8, d. Nicholas Castillo(Larkin) 13-11, (TF 6:00(17-0)

138

1st: Michael Huicochea(W Aurora) 4-0, d. Michael Miranda(Leyden) 5-2, (F 1:27)

3rd: Jacob Veltri(Wheaton North) 21-8, d. Michael Hammond(Larkin) 11-10, (MD 12-0)

5th: Joshue Delgado(E Aurora) 15-13, d. Barry Yildirim(Burlington Central) 6-14, (F 0:20)

144

1st: Evan Matkovich(W Aurora) 33-5, d. Max Mulhearn(Harvest Christian) 26-6, (TF 4:48(17-1)

3rd: Damari Miller(Larkin) 21-8, d. Andrew Langas(Wheaton North) 14-6, (D 23-22)

5th: Paul Coco(St. Francis) 15-9, d. Qaisar Sadat(Niles West) 22-11, (F 4:31)

150

1st: Ryan Rosch(Wheaton North) 20-5, d. Marcus Quintana(W Aurora) 33-4, (D 13-11)

3rd: Tony Klikas(Buffalo Grove) 18-7, d. Oliver Quiros(Niles North) 25-6, (D 4-2)

5th: Andrew Garcia(Maine East) 14-9, d. Jack Aguirre(Burlington Central) 7-7, (M. For.)

157

1st: Thomas Fulton(Wheaton North) 26-3, d. Joseph Merritt(T.F. North) 17-5, (F 1:06)

3rd: Malan Hatfield(W Aurora) 16-9, d. Connor Riley(Niles North) 21-10, (MD 13-1)

5th: Khurshedov Jahongir(Buffalo Grove) 13-15, d. Maddox Hale(St. Francis) 6-10, (F 1:31)

165

1st: Dayne Serio(W Aurora) 36-1, d. Julian Flores(Wheaton North) 20-7, (MD 14-1)

3rd: Chris Chi(Buffalo Grove) 17-6, d. Jake Rhymes(Burlington Central) 9-9, (F 2:35)

5th: Emmanuel Diaz(E Aurora) 12-7, d. Evan Lazik(Niles North) 13-19, (F 3:13)

175  

1st: Manny Chavez(W Aurora) 29-8, d. Jonah Chavez(Burlington Central) 3-0, (M. For.)

3rd: Lewis Vanderschoot(Wheaton North) 15-7, d. Christopher Quizhpi(Leyden) 16-7, (F 5:09)

5th: Sonny Tugs(Buffalo Grove) 20-14, d. Armani Meola(E Aurora) 16-10, (D 5-1)

190

1st: Carlo Saenz(Wheaton North) 17-8, d. Michael Junitz(Burlington Central) 25-11, (D 11-6)

3rd: Adnan Shkeir(Maine East) 23-7, d. Jubril Kannike(Leo Catholic) 10-6, (F 1:57)

5th: Shiloh Martinez(Niles North) 16-10, d. Roman Cepeda(E Aurora) 11-8, (MD 14-1)

215

1st: Erick Worwa(Leyden) 25-2, d. Fernando Anaya(W Aurora) 14-10, (F 3:36)

3rd: Nick Tortoriello(Wheaton North) 18-9, d. Christiano Marogy (Buffalo Grove) 15-17, (F 3:49)

5th: Hiran Lopez(E Aurora) 13-9, d. Cristian Vargas(Niles North) 4-6, (F 2:54)

285 

1st: Jaylen Torres(St. Francis) 17-1, d. Alfonso Aguilar(W Aurora) 28-9, (F 5:44)

3rd: Carl Givens(Wheaton North) 11-4, d. Jesse Howard(Leo Catholic) 7-2, (F 0:33)

5th: Julius Caban(Niles North) 4-5, d. Reece Parinello(Burlington Central) 4-13, (F 3:12)