Those teams were placed into pre-determined matchups based on their sectional (second layer) assignment. In Class 3A, it happened that No. 16 Marmion Academy faced No. 17 Carl Sandburg on Tuesday night. For the second time this season, Marmion Academy came up with a narrow win; this time it was 29-26 as the teams split bouts as 7-7.
Also in Class 3A, No. 8 Oak Park River Forest and No. 40 Montini Catholic advanced to the team state tournament. Oak Park River Forest is the defending champion and prohibitive favorites to reach the final; the Huskies open with Hononegah before most likely facing Lockport in the semifinal. After beating Carl Sandburg on Tuesday, the award for Marmion Academy is a quarterfinal date with nationally ranked Montini Catholic, the winner will be prohibitively favored to beat Providence Catholic or Fox Lake Grant in the semifinal. The likely final will placed Oak Park River Forest against Marmion Academy, a match that OPRF won at the Clash.
In Class 2A, a pair of nationally ranked teams have dominated the classification throughout the season. Each placed ten wrestlers at the state tournament this past weekend. No. 14 Mt. Carmel had one champ, one runner-up, five in third, and then one each take fourth through sixth; while No. 20 Washington was led by three champs, one runner-up, a third, two each in fourth and fifth, and one in sixth. However, the infinite wisdom of the IHSA has set that up as a semifinal match, presuming each clears opening round opposition; Washington vs. Cahokia and Mt. Carmel vs. Antioch. The lower half-bracket will most likely feature a semifinal between Crystal Lake Central and Marian Catholic.
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