NCHS 46 - Niles West 12, NCHS 28 - Hinsdale Central 45, NCHS 13 - Sandburg 54
December 22, 2012
Naperville Central finished 1-2 in a quadrangular at home against top opponents. Luke Roth and Ben Williamson led the Redhawks, each with three wins on the day. Williamson scored two falls and a decision at 132 pounds including a fall in just 12 seconds. Williamson earns the "I'm Somebody" award for his performance. Luke Roth won by forfeit, then won 5-1 in a rematch of the championship match at the Whitlatch tournament. Luke closed out the day with a solid 7-1 decision against Sandburg.
Several Redhawk wrestlers finished 2-1 on the day. Shuji Mizoguchi won two matches at 106 pounds. He won by fall against Hinsdale Central and won 7-6 against Niles West. Derek Wilke added two pins in his efforts at 113 pounds. Hunter Stephens came from behind twice to chalk up two wins at 145 pounds, scoring decisions of 12-7 and 18-12. Ryan Berg added two more wins to his total at 195 pounds. Ryan won 4-1 and 12-3 and contributed five more takedowns to his stats. Joe Saleh scored four points in the final seconds of his match against Niles West to pull out a 4-3 decision and won 7-3 against Sandburg.
Senior Aidan Kehrli won 10-8 in an exciting match at 120 pounds against Niles West. Down 4-5 entering the final period, Kehrli scored a reversal and two takedowns in the final frame to win 10-8. John Needham scored a late takedown in his match against NW to win 7-6. Mitch Lee and Justin Tardy also earned wins.
The Redhawk JV1 team also competed in the event and finished 2-1 on the day. NCHS defeated Niles West 80-0 and Hinsdale Central 69-12 before losing to Sandburg 28-44.
The Redhawk freshman won all three duals at Plainfield North on Saturday.
The Redhawks will compete in a varsity quad at home next Friday, December 28.
GO REDHAWKS!