Naperville Central 43 - Naperville North 19
January 10, 2013
Naperville Central (10-11, 3-3 in DVC) defeated DVC foe Naperville North 43-19 in a cross-town classic held at North.
The starting weight class was 195 and featured to stars. Ryan Berg (NC) scored a takedown in the opening period but Walker returned the favor scoring midway through the third period to tie the score 3-3. Berg escaped and scored a second takedown and held on to win 6-5. Luke Roth followed Berg's win with a second period fall to make the team score 9-0 in favor of the 'Hawks.
Joe Saleh lost 6-8 in a very exciting overtime match at heavyweight. The Huskie win put North on the team score board 9-3. Shuji Mizoguchi, up by four in the third period, scored a takedown and a fall midway through the third period at 106 pounds. NNHS answered when Derek Wilke was pinned at 113 pounds making the team score 15-9.
Central scored a couple of wins by their seniors in the next two weight classes. Mitch Lee and Aidan Kehrli each scored three takedowns in their matches. Lee won by major decision 11-3 at 120 pounds and Kehrli won 10-6 at 126 pounds. Naperville North pulled to within 7 team points after they pinned Matt Chobak at 132 pound. Team score 22-15.
The Redhawks pulled away for good by winning the next three matches. Ben Williamson made the jump to 138 pounds and won his match 6-5. Hunter Stephens came from behind and scored an exciting first period pin at 145 pounds, and senior John Needham battled to a very exciting 3-2 nail-bitter. The three wins put Naperville Central up for good 34-15. Eric Reents was defeated by a score of 4-17 at 160 pounds.
Louie Giovannetti scored on a hip toss early in his match and coasted to an 8-4 decision. Justin Tardy fell behind by one after being taken down in the first period, but scored an escape and takedown in the second period that resulted in a fall. Tardy was the final match of the evening and put the icing on the cake. Justin Tardy was awarded the team's "I'm Somebody Award" for his match.
NCHS defeated NNHS 51-19 in the JV1 dual. North won the JV2 dual 15-55, and Central came from behind with three straight falls in the final three bouts to defeat North 41-36.
Next up the Redhawks will travel to the Mahomet-Seymour Tournament this weekend. The JV2 team will wrestle at Oswego on Saturday while the freshman will compete at Neuqua Valley Saturday.
GO REDHAWKS!