Luke Roth crowned Champion / Berg, Wilke, and Williamson Place
December 15, 2012
Naperville Central placed 7th at the 25 team Whitlatch Tournament held at Hinsdale Central High School. The two day event was won by Oak Park River Forest. Sandburg took second.
Luke Roth receive the second seed. On Friday, after receiving a bye in the first round, Luke pinned Roach from Dekalb and went home. Return Saturday, Luke pinned Allen of Hinsdale Central to qualify for the semifinals. There he faced Hecox of Harlem. Luke scored the key takedown in the second period had battled to a 3-2 victory. In the finals Luke scored the first takedown against Pyle of Hinsdale midway through the first period. An escape by Pyle made the score 2-1. Pyle escaped again early in the second period and took the lead with a takedown early in the second. Roth took little time coming off the bottom for an escape to close within one, then battled for a huge double leg takedown late in the second period. With the score 5-4, Luke chose bottom to start the third period and quickly escaped to make the score 6-4. The two wrestlers battled for position for the reminder of the time and Luke held on for the championship. Luke is two for two in championship matches this year. The senior earns the team's "I'm Somebody" with his gold medal performance.
Ryan Berg defeated Patula of DGS 13-4 and then pinned Akre of Geneseo to advance to the semifinals in the tournament. There he faced Thurman of Proviso West. Thurman scored the match winning takedown late in the third period to win 3-1. Berg prevailed in the consolation semifinals with a 74 decision against Johnson of Bellville West. Ryan faced Lee of Oak Park River Forest in the third place match. The match also extended late into the third period 1-1 before Lee scored in the final seconds to win 1-5. Ryan Berg finished 4th in the tournament.
Derek Wilke finished 3-3 in the tournament and ended up in 6th place. Wilke chalked up a fall against Schnell of Moline and an 8-0 major decision against Noverini of St. Charles North to qualify for a place. Derek defeated McGee of DeKalb to get into the top six. Wilke scored eight takedowns in the tournament.
Ben Williamson turned in the most workman-like effort, finishing the tournament with a 5-2 record. Williamson won 16-0 in the first round, then won by scores of 16-1, 7-1, and 5-0 in the wrestlebacks to qualify for a place. Ben won by injury default to finish in 7th place.
Jos Saleh won three matches in the tournament and just missed placing at heavyweight. Saleh recorded three falls. Senior Mitch Lee won two matches at 120 pounds. Hunter Stephens battled to two victories at 152, both of them falls. John Needham also won two matches at 160. Justin Tardy earned a hard fought victory at 182, winning 4-3 in double overtime in the first round. Tardy added a second victory in the wrestle-backs. Shuji Mizoguchi and Andrew Cassioppi both earned a pin in the event. Kehrli and Reents both battled gallantly but were unable to pick up a win.
The JV1 team won all three of their duals at Joliet Central High School, winning by scores of 55-16, 55-18, and 64-12. The freshman team also added three dual victories by scores of 48-24, 70-6, and 69-21. The JV2 team competed at the Maine South F/S tournament taking 8th place. Matt Chobak took 3rd place at 132. Szczap, ,Schwiekart and O'Connor each took 4th.
Next up the Redhawks return to DVC competition against Glenbard North at home on Friday, December 21, then host Sandburg, Hindsdale Central and Niles West on Saturday, December 22. The freshman will travel to Plainfield North on December 22.
GO REDHAWKS!