January 3, 2014
Naperville Central defeated St. Charles North by a score of 49-9 and lost to Plainfield East and Stevenson by scores of 21-46 and 23-49 respectively. Derek Wilke, 113, lead the way for the Redhawks with three wins by scores of 9-1, 21-4, and 12-2. Wilke racked up 14 takedowns on the day and did not give up an offensive point. He was named the team’s “I’m Somebody” Award winner. Ben Williamson, 138, reentered the line-up and locked up three wins of his own. Williamson won 11-0, 9-0, and by fall in 1:52. Williamson also did not give up a single point (including escapes) on the day.
Connor Cesaretti had an excellent day wrestling at 126 pounds. Connor won two matches by scores of 1-0 and 4-2 and lost to highly regarded Krause by a score of 0-1. Matt Chobak, 145, won twice with a 4-3 win and a fall. Rick Marciniak, 152, won two matches by scores of 12-2 and 14-4. Riley Guttosch, 160, picked up two wins, a pin and a forfeit.
Shuji Mizoguchi, Evin Kilicarslan, Cam Hayes, Laddie Skarecky, and Kyle Hildebrand also picked up wins for the Hawks.
The junior varsity team took 4th place at the 12 team Libertyville Invitational. Joe Graf was the top finisher, taking 2nd. Jake Keating, Luc Jandt, Robby Martins, and Christian Nussbaum finished in third place.
Next up the Redhawks varsity and junior varsity teams compete at Schaumburg for a quad on Saturday while the freshman team competes at Hinsdale South at a tournament.
GO REDHAWKS!