No. 1 Oak Park River Forest 35, No. 4 Clovis 18
The top-ranked Huskies were the last of six dual meets on a weekend trip to the Chicagoland area for fourth-ranked Clovis. Prior to this match, Clovis had upended four of the better teams in Illinois in part of their five weekend wins.
On Friday night at Montini Catholic, Clovis took eleven matches in a 54-9 victory over Washington, which is ranked second in Class 2A; Clovis took ten matches in a 54-13 victory over No. 31 Marmion Academy; while Clovis split the fourteen weight classes against No. 16 Montini Catholic in a 38-27 victory. The other dual meets of the quad went as follows: Montini over Washington 34-27, winning nine bouts; Marmion over Washington on criteria, as the teams split bouts in a 32-32 match; and Montini over Marmion 33-27, with the victorious Broncos winning eight weight classes.
A couple highlights on the individual side of things, Michael Johnson returned to the mats for Montini at 285 pounds. He went undefeated on the evening, and also went undefeated in competition on Saturday. Johnson returns back to the No. 1 ranking in the nation. The other one came from the Montini vs. Marmion dual meet, where Nathan Traxler (Marmion) beat Xavier Montalvo by 7-6 in the ultimate tiebreaker at 182 pounds; Traxler moved up two spots to No. 7 this week, while Montalvo drops three spots to No. 8 in the rankngs.
Then on Saturday, Clovis traveled to Carl Sandburg for another trio of dual meets. In the opener, the Cougars upended New Trier by a 70-3 score, taking home victories in all but one weight class. The following match was a 43-13 victory over No. 20 Carl Sandburg, in which Clovis earned wins in ten weight classes. That would set up the showdown with the nation's best team. The box score is below, and is a decisive and impressive victory for the Huskies.
120: No. 10 Alex Madrigal (OPRF) tech. fall Tristan Gilliland, 15-0
126: Gabe Townsell (OPRF) dec. Dylan Martinez, 8-6
132: Jamie Hernandez (OPRF) dec. Brandon Martino, 5-3
138: Khristian Olivas (Clovis) dec. Savonne Bennette, 5-2
145: No. 4 Larry Early (OPRF) dec. Isaiah Hokit, 11-4
152: No. 1 Isaiah White (OPRF) tech. fall Lane Barnes, 23-6
160: No. 20 Matthew Rundell (OPRF) dec. Dominic Kincaid, 9-6
170: No. 7 Kamal Bey (OPRF) pin Josh Hokit, 3:45
182: A.J. Nevills (Clovis) dec. Max Metzger, 10-6
195: Adam Prentice (Clovis) dec. Ben Bergen, 7-1
220: Seth Nevills (Clovis) won by forfeit; Allen Stallings did not wrestle for OPRF
285: Adam Lemke-Bell (OPRF) dec. Hexton Coronado, 7-2
106: No. 13 Anthony Madrigal (OPRF) major dec. Wyatt Cornelison, 9-1
113: No. 2 Justin Mejia (Cloivs) dec. No. 3 Jason Renteria, 4-2
No. 2 St. Paris Graham 37, No. 15 St. Edward 22
The second-ranked Falcons rallied from a 16-9 halftime deficit to win six of the seven matches after the break in a 37-22 home victory over St. Edward. Two nationally ranked St. Paris Graham wrestlers lost to either an unranked wrestler, or one that was at the time below them in the rankings. A full recap of that dual meet is posted here.
No. 3 Blair Academy 29, No. 10 Bergen Catholic 21
The top two teams in New Jersey took to the mats in the 3:00 p.m. concluding round of the Garden State Duals held on the campus of Rutgers University this past Saturday, and the matchup certainly lived to that billing. Blair Academy was missing two starters from the lineup, though only one of those missing wrestlers would have changed an end-game outcome. The Buccaneers took home eight of fourteen matches, would have been nine if Michael Monica was in the lineup at 145. Below is the detailed box score.
126: Peter Lipari (BC) tech. fall Zach Jones, 16-0
132: No. 7 Charles Tucker (Blair) dec. Shane Griffith, 11-5
138: No. 2 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair) maj. dec. Lauren Angelhina, 12-3
145: Brady Ford (BC) dec. Max Pickett, 3-2
152: No. 3 Jordan Kutler (Blair) pin Jared Rolon, 1:08
160: Peter Bearse (Blair) dec. Peter Brennan, 9-5
170: No. 8 Brandon Dallavia (Blair) dec. Joe Grello, 5-3
182: No. 14 Chase Singletary (Blair) dec. Kevin Mulligan, 5-0
195: Daniel DeLorenzi (BC) dec. Neil Putnam, 2-1
220: No. 10 David Showunmi (Blair) maj. dec. Jordan Michalski, 10-2
285: Joe Caggiano (BC) major dec. Ian Day, 10-2
106: Carmen Ferrante (BC) dec. Matthew Vinci, 8-3
113: No. 15 Zach Sherman (Blair) dec. Evan Quinn, 8-4
120: No. 2 Nick Suriano (BC) dec. Requir van der Merwe, 8-2
Onto this coming weekend, and we'll start with an overview of No. 2 Blair Academy, and their trip to No. 15 St. Edward (Ohio) to take on the host Eagles and No. 50 Marist (Illinois). Wrestling starts at Noon, with Blair vs. Marist, then St. Edward vs. Marist, and then St. Edward vs. Blair.
No. 2 Blair Academy vs. No. 15 St. Edward
106: Matthew Vinci (Blair) vs. Matthew Kazimir (SE) -- Vinci went 1-2 at the Walsh Ironman, Kazimir won two matches to advance to the quarterfinals before bowing out a match short of placement; among their results was a match against a common opponent, Vinci lost 3-0, while Kazimir won 5-0.
113: No. 15 Zach Sherman vs. Allan Hart -- Hart out-placed Sherman at the Ironman, fifth as opposed to eighth. However, each had a different outcome when wrestling No. 8 Mitch Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) in dual meet competition this month; Sherman pulled off the 4-2 upset, while Moore beat Hart by 2-0 decision.
120: Requir van der Merwe vs. Cade Hepner or Mason Daugherty -- van der Merwe went 3-2 at the Ironman, while Hepner went two-and-out. Van der Merwe is also a returning National Prep placer. Even if Daugherty makes his varsity season debut, dropping to 120 pounds, this is an "on paper" loss for the Eagles.
126: Andrew Monohan vs. L.J. Bentley -- Monahan did not wrestle at the Ironman, but a relative co-equal peer in Andrew Merola went 2-2; Bentley also failed to place, as he advanced to the quarterfinals but lost two straight to bow out a match short. Both Blair Academy wrestlers have lost to No. 19 Eli Seipel (St. Paris Graham) this year, while Bentley pulled off a 6-5 upset in the dual meet last week.
132: No. 7 Charles Tucker vs. No. 16 Hunter Ladnier -- Tucker scored a 7-2 dec. over Ladnier in the third place bout at the Ironman. However, Ladnier was able to avenge his Ironman loss last weekend in a 9-1 major dec. over No. 18 Rocky Jordan; Tucker's front-side loss at the Ironman came in the semifinals, 6-4 to Jordan.
138: No. 2 Matthew Kolodzik vs. Isaac Collier -- Kolodzik finished as runner-up at the Ironman, while Collier went 1-2.
145: Michael Monica vs. Jack Conway -- Monica went 3-2 to finish a match short of placement at the Ironman, while Conway was out of the lineup. However, Monica has split matches this season against Brent Moore (St. Paris Graham), while Moore earned a decisive victory over Conway in the dual meet.
152: No. 3 Jordan Kutler vs. Michael Carpenter -- Kutler finished third at the Ironman, while Carpenter went two-and-out at 160 pounds. Against No. 14 Kyle Lawson (St. Paris Graham), Kutler won, while Carpenter lost decisively.
160: Peter Bearse vs. D.J. Williamson -- Neither wrestler was in the lineup for the Walsh Ironman, and they wrestled different opponents in the dual meet against St. Paris Graham. The best benchmark comparative is last week when Bearse upended Brennan of Bergen Catholic 9-5; Brennan and Williamson were both close to state qualification last year.
170: No. 8 Brandon Dallavia vs. Jared Leidich -- Dallavia placed third at the Ironman, while Leidich went two-and-out
182: No. 14 Chase Singletary vs. Tyler Stepic -- Singletary placed eighth in an absolutely loaded Ironman weight class, having to beat a nationally ranked wrestler just to place; while Stepic went 3-2.
195: Neil Putnam vs. Jared Campbell -- Putnam placed seventh at the Ironman, including a 6-2 front-side victory over Campbell, who went 2-2
220: No. 10 David Showunmi vs. Parker Knapp -- Showunmi placed first, while Knapp placed third at the Ironman, though the two did not wrestle; both are past Junior National freestyle All-Americans, Showunmi this past summer, with Knapp doing so in the summer of 2013
285: Ian Day vs. Mike O'Malley -- Neither competed at the Ironman, with O'Malley being the better wrestler and athlete. A week before the Ironman, O'Malley was making valuable contributions at the defensive end position to a state title-winning football team.
Bound Brook in-season dual meet gauntlet continues
The trek of No. 22 Bound Brook, N.J. to take on seemingly every in-state team that matters this season, as well as some other formidable out-of-state opponents, continued this past Saturday in the championship match of the Pequannock Duals. The Crusaders did battle with No. 42 DePaul Catholic, as they came out with a 33-30 victory, taking home nine weight classes. Key to the victory was the fact they went 4-0 in matches decided by two points or less.
Bound Brook takes on four Fab 50 teams this week: No. 38 Phillipsburg, N.J. tonight, No. 45 Delbarton, N.J. on Friday, No. 35 Don Bosco Prep, N.J. on Saturday, and No. 36 St. Peter's Prep, N.J. on Monday. The Crusaders are also scheduled to take on Brick Memorial, N.J. on Saturday, which is ranked right around fifth in the Garden State.
At the moment, Phillipsburg is missing its best wrestler, as No. 8 Brandon Paetzell (113) has been out of the lineup since after the Northampton, Pa. dual meet on January 3rd. Absent of Paetzell, the Stateliners feature two wrestlers who placed at the Beast of the East in Max Elling (160/170) and Jimmy Schuitema (160/170), with four other wrestlers that also placed at the Bethlehem Liberty Holiday Classic.
Delbarton represents a stern test for Bound Brook through the lower and middle-weights, though the lack of quality in the upper-weights is likely to be the undoing for them against the Crusaders. Notable wrestlers in the Delbarton lineup include Powerade runner-up Patrick Glory (106), No. 18 Ty Agaisse (120), returning state placer Nick Farro (126), Beast of the East champion Travis Vasquez (145), and No. 18 Joseph Tavoso (152).
Dual meets against Don Bosco Prep and St. Peter's Prep should be absolute slugfests, as each features talent in multiple segments of the lineup. Those two squads wrestled on Monday, with Don Bosco Prep winning on criteria after the teams split bouts in a 27-27 dual meet. Half of the matches were decided by two points or less, and each team won two matches by fall.
Ed Winger Classic represents stern mid-term in Iowa
Fredy Stroker is ranked No. 2 by InterMat at 145 pounds (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)The following top eight ranked individuals are expected to compete, as per rankings from January 8th posted by The Predicament.
106: Harlan Steffensmeier (Fort Madison), Gauge Perrien (Southeast Polk), Spencer Hutchinson (West Des Moines Valley), Max Tracy (Dallas Center Grimes)
113: No. 18 Jack Wagner (Bettendorf), Nathan Lendt (Southeast Polk), Ethan Ksiazek (Johnston), Matt Robertson (Pleasant Valley), Tate Bettani (Ballard Huxley)
120: Jacob Schwarm (Bettendorf), Tanner Rohweder (Iowa City West), Zach Barnes (Southeast Polk), Grant Stotts (West Des Moines Valley), Alec Ksiazek (Johnston)
126: Nolan Hellickson (Southeast Polk), Henry Pohlmeyer (Johnston), Darien Collins (Pleasant Valley), Jackson Gallagher (Bettendorf)
132: Paul Glynn (Bettendorf), Michael Zachary (Dowling Catholic), Spencer Nevills (Pleasant Valley), Tanner Hocker (Fort Madison), Nathan Macki (Ballard Huxley), Bradley Irwin (Centerville)
138: Daniel Kelly (Cedar Falls), Colton Clingenpeel (Council Bluffs Jefferson), Keegan Shaw (Southeast Polk), Merrick Purcell (Dowling Catholic), Shane Vaughan (Johnston), Chase Seaney (Fort Madison), Trevor Harsh (ADM Adel)
145: No. 2 Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf), Aaron Meyer (Southeast Polk), Christian Foote (Pleasant Valley), Jack Koethe (West Des Moines Valley)
152: Jacob Woodard (Bettendorf), Briar Dittmer (Southeast Polk), Marcus Coleman (Ames)
160: No. 7 Dayton Racer (Bettendorf), Jakkub Fahrenkrug (North Scott), Zach Johnston (ADM Adel)
170: No. 14 Isaiah Patton (Dowling Catholic), Casey Crawford (Indianola)
182: John Milani (Iowa City West), Hank Swalla (Ames), David Carr (Pleasant Valley)
195: No. 16 Colin Kreiter (North Scott), Donovan Doyle (Iowa City West), Deion Mikesell (Southeast Polk), Joe Brett (Dowling Catholic)
220: No. 8 Ethan Anderson (Southeast Polk), Cordell Eaton (North Scott), Cole Baker (Dallas Center Grimes), Brady Smith (West Des Moines Valley)
285: No. 3 Jacob Marnin (Southeast Polk), Jake Heinrich (Urbandale), Eli Alger (Dowling Catholic), Tom Dusen (Johnston), Alex Silberstein (Ballard Huxley)
Notable ranked wrestler outcomes from the past week
Top Gun 120-pound final -- Tyler Warner (Claymont, Ohio) upended Alex Mackall (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) 3-2 in the ultimate tiebreaker. Warner moved up three spots to No. 9, while Mackall drop four spots to No. 11
Escape the Rock, 126 pounds -- Luke Karam (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) beat Ben Lamantia (St. Anthony's, N.Y.) 3-0 in the semifinal, before losing 3-2 to Anthony Cefolo (Hanover Park, N.J.) in the final. Both Karam and Cefolo move up one spot, to No. 8 and No. 5 respectively, while Lamantia remains put at No. 17
Battle for the Belt 145-pound final -- No. 19 Ralphy Tovar (Poway, Calif.) beat No. 20 Zander Wick (San Marino, Calif.) by 3-1 decision. That represents a drop of one spot for each wrestler, due to a shift in weight class up to 145 by another wrestler.
Hudson Super 16, 170 pounds -- Devin Skatzka (Richmond, Mich.) bumped up to this weight from 160, and lost in the semifinal to No. 20 Brandon Whitman (Dundee, Mich.). Skatzka was hoping to meet No. 3 Logan Massa (St. Johns, Mich.) in the final; however, it was Whitman who got that chance, Whitman lost by 21-6 tech. fall. Skatzka drops five spots in the 160 rankings to No. 13
Bill Dies Memorial, 182-pound final -- Kollin Moore (Norwayne, Ohio) pinned Ben Darmstadt (Elyria, Ohio) in 3:51. Furthermore, Moore was on the verge of scoring a tech. fall at the time of the pin. After the win, Moore moves up seven spots to No. 6 nationally, while Darmstadt dropped one spot to No. 9 nationally.
The Rumble, 182-pound final -- No. 12 Seth McLeod (Post Falls, Idaho) beat No. 15 Jacob Armstrong (Salem Hills, Utah) by 5-0 decision. This represents a one spot drop for McLeod, due to Moore's move up in the rankings, while Armstrong held still in the rankings.
Escape the Rock, 220-pound final -- No. 5 Andrew Dunn (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) dec. No. 6 Patrick Grayson (Colonial Forge, Va.) 10-5. The wrestlers remain in their ranking slots of last week.
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