Naperville Central 26 - Glenbard East 32
November 30, 2012
Naperville Central dropped the DVC opening dual to Glenbard East by a score of 26-32 at home. Glenbard East won eight of the fourteen matches contested.
Eric Reents and Louie Giovannetti were both pinned to start the dual, putting the Redhawks down by 12. Ryan Berg opened his 2012 season with a technical fall at 195 pounds. He won 19-3. Luke Roth also opened the season with a win. Luke scored a major decision 13-5 to pull the Redhawks to within 3 in the team score. Joe Saleh battled but lost an exciting 7-8 decision at heavyweight.
Circling back to 106 pounds, freshman Shuji Mizoguchi started down by four after getting cradled. Shuji fought back to take a 5-4 match lead, but was cradled again in the third period to fall behind 5-9. The wrestlers traded reversals to make the score 7-11. Then in the final seconds, Shuji reversed and scored three nearfall to win in dramatic fashion. Shuji earns "I'm Somebody" honors for his match.
Glenbard East then ran off five decisions in a roll. Derek Wilke was defeated 10-15, Yuki Mizoguchi fell 8-14, Aidan Kehrli lost 0-8, Matt Chobak got beat 7-12, and Ben Williamson was upended 2-10. Those wins iced the dual for the Rams, but the Redhawks ended the contest with three straight wins. Andrew Cassioppi scored a fall at 145 pounds and Hunter Stephens also locked down a pin at 152 pounds. John Needham finish with a hard fought 2-0 decision.
Central won the JV1 contest 47-22, Glenbard East won the JV2 contest 36-49. The Redhawks freshman won 48-27.