Naperville Central 18 - Wheaton North 53
December 8, 2011
Naperville Central 1-7 (0-2) lost to Wheaton North at NCHS. The Redhawks were lead by their newly crowned captains who both came away with pins. Kirk Cherep started the dual at 132 with a fall in the second period. Kirk improves to 7-1 on the year. Tom Mitrenga, wrestling at 160, scored a fall in the first period in his match. Junior Ryan Berg fought to a tough 12-6 win at 195 pounds. Ryan scored a takedown with backpoints in the first period and followed that up with a throw for five more points in the third period. Senior Steven Splan came from a 1-4 deficit to win his match 10-4 at 120 pounds. Steven scored four points on near-falls. Steven was the winner of the "I'm Somebody" award for the night.
The Redhawks were outscored 13-19 in takedowns.
The Naperville Central Redhawk junior varsity teams faired better. The JV1 team defeated Wheaton North 54-23 and the JV2 team won 61-15. NCHS freshman lost 30-51.
Next up for NCHS is West Aurora tonight at home. Action starts at 6:00 with varsity slated to begin about 7:30.
GO REDHAWKS!