Naperville Central takes 2nd at the 22 team M-S Williams Bulldog Invitational
Berg, Roth crowned champs, 10 Redhawks place
January 12, 2013
Naperville Central took second place at the 22-team M-S Williams Invitational held at Mahomet-Seymour. Ten Redhawks placed in the top 8 including champions Ryan Berg (195) and Luke Roth (220). The Redhawks won 37 matches to just 19 losses. Bellville West bettered NCHS by just 13.5 team points. Yorkville came in third place.
Ryan Berg, 195, got the number one seed and drew a bye into the quarterfinals. There, Ryan defeated Lawrence of Rock Island by a score of 12-3. In the semifinals, Ryan defeated Weltha of Bloomington 7-3. In the championship match, Berg scored three more takedowns for a 9-3 victory against Sebby of Sandwich. Berg scored 10 takedowns in the tournament and was recognized by the team with the "I'm Somebody Award."
Luke Roth, 220, also got the number one seed and also drew a bye into the quarterfinals. Roth won by fall against Stehl of Normal West in the first period. In the semifinals, Luke edged Davis of Bellville West by a 2-1 margin. Luke scored four takedowns in route to a 9-3 victory in the championship match against Landin of Andrew. Landin entered the match with a record of 23-0.
Ben Williamson, 132 pounds, finished in fourth place after winning 15-0 and then 7-4 in the quarterfinals. Ben lost in overtime to Wiggins of Rock Island 1-6 and then lost in his third place match also in overtime by a score of 6-8.
Four Redhawks finished in fifth place, each finishing with a record of 4-1. In the sixteen wins, eleven were by fall. At the 106 pounds, freshman Shuji Mizoguchi scored two falls and won 6-0 against Collins of Mattoon in the place match. At 113, sophomore Derek Wilke added three pins of his four wins and won 8-3 in his place match verses Emma of Sandwich. Junior Louie Giovannetti had three pins of his own including a pin in his place match against Cajina of Yorkville. Finally, senior Joe Saleh locked down three pins, the last to Brann of Tinley Park Andrew in his fifth place match.
Seniors Mitch Lee and Hunter Stephens ended the day with a 3-2 record and in 6th place. Lee had a decision, technical fall and fall in his three wins. Stephens won all three of his matches by fall.
Matt Chobak finished the day 2-1 for 7th place. Aidan Kehrli finished 2-2 with a pin, John Needham, Eric Reents, and Justin Tardy all got a win in the tournament.
The Naperville Central JV2 team lost all three of their duals in a quad at Oswego, losing to Oswego, Lockport, and Minooka. The Naperville Central freshman team swept their quad at Neuqua Valley, defeating Neuqua 69-4, Leyden 61-15 and Glenbard East 54-10.
Next up the Redhawks will face West Chicago in the final dual of the season. Senior night will be held in the main gym on Friday, January 18. On Saturday, January 19 the Redhawk JV1 and JV2 teams will compete in the DVC conference tournaments. The JV1 tournament will be held at Naperville Central High School.
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