1/27/2024
- Naperville Central 264.5
- Naperville North 184
- DeKalb 145
- Neuqua Valley 90
- Metea Valley 75.5
- Waubonsie Valley 47
Just like the varsity and the JV2 teams did last week, the Redhawk
JV1 team won the DuPage Valley Conference Tournament, thereby winning at all
three levels. The event was hosted by
DeKalb High School. In the 48-year
history of Naperville Central wrestling, the Redhawks have only once before won
championships in all three levels in the DuPage Valley Conference, in
2019. Central doubled up their losses
with wins, finishing with an overall record of 30-15. The Hawks competed 19 wrestlers in the tournament,
twelve of whom made the finals and nine of those finished as DVC Champions out
of fourteen weight classes. Of the 30
wins, 18 came by fall and one more by technical fall.
The nine individuals that brough home gold were Dalton Meluch (106), Jake Moore (113), Flynn Collins (120), Gavin McDonald (132), Stavros Gerousis (138), Yusuf Sikander (157), Nick Olvera (165), Paul Peradotti (175), and Luciano Antonietti (190). McDonald won three matches, all by fall to dominate the 132 pound weight class. McDonald finishes the year with a stellar 19-3 JV record with 18 pins, the most on the junior varsity team. Gerousis also won both of his matches by pin. He end the season with an unblemished JV record of 17-0. Nick Olvera won the 165 pound class and he is only a freshman. Olvera is undefeated at the JV level with a 13-0 record.
Senior Luci Antonietti finished his senior season strong,
winning both matches, including a 9-4 decision in the finals. Antonietti concludes with a 22-2 season JV
record. Antonietti finishes tied for the
most wins at the JV level. Look for
Antonietti to possibly be on the 21-man dual team. Sikander lead the team in takedowns in the
tournament with nine to add to his team-leading total of 42 on the season. The champion concludes the season with a 16-3
record.
Sophomore Dalton Meluch won 16-3 and then pinned his
opponent in the finals to become DVC champion.
His season record is 15-3. Jake
Moore needed only one win to become a gold medalist, but it wasn’t an easy
match. Moore eked out a 5-4 decision
over Beedon of Naperville North to improve to 13-1. Collins also needed just one victory to stand
atop the podium. He defeated Fowler of
DeKalb 13-5, scoring three takedowns in the match, to improve to 10-3 for the
season. Sophomore Paul Peradotti scored
a 9-4 decision for gold over Dobrzycki of Naperville North. Peradotti concludes the JV season with a 19-2
record.