Sunday, December 1, 2013

Naperville Central opens the 2013-2014 wrestling season 2-1 at home

November 30, 2013

NC 47 – Batavia 9
NC 28 – Downers Grove South 35
NC 63 – Lane Tech 18

The Naperville Central wrestling team opens the 2013-14 season by winning two of three at home.  Central defeated Batavia in the first dual by a score of 47-9.  Of the twelve matches contested, Naperville won ten.  Freshman Jake Keating won by fall in 15 seconds to start season.  Shuji Mizoguchi scored the first takedown by lost to Doranski by a score of 2-7.  Then the Redhawks reeled of nine wins in a row.  Veteran starter Derek Wilke won 17-4.  Connor Cesaretti won 6-3 and Cam Hayes won 8-0.  Ben Williamson scored a 15-0 technical fall at 138 and Matt Chobak followed with a 22-7 technical fall of his own.  Rick Marciniak won by fall.  Riley Guttosch and Robby Martins both won by major decisions 13-3 and 15-5 respectively.  Kyle Hildebrand won by fall.  Alex Hunter lost by fall at the end of the dual.

Downers Grove South won a closely contested dual in the second contest of the day.  Both teams gave up two forfeits.  Central had four wins.  Derek Wilke came from behind to win 4-2.  Connor Cesaretti won his second match of the day 10-2.  Ben Williamson scored two sets of nearfalls in the third period to win 6-2 against Nugent in the match of the night.  Rick Marciniak scored a last second fall in the second period.

NCHS won nine of ten matches in the last dual against Chicago Lane Tech.  Pins were scored by Mizoguchi, Wilke, Cesaretti, Williamson, Chobak, Guttosch, Hildebrand, and Hunter.  Derek Wilke won his match 6-2.

The Redhawk JV1 team finished 3-0 on the day beating Batavia 56-9, Stagg 42-33, and Downers Grove South 40-30.  JV2 team beat DGS 65-12 and lost to Stagg 30-50.  The freshman competed at the Hinsdale Central tournament.  Christian Nussbaum was the champion at 220 pounds.

Next up the Redhawks travel to Lake Park to open DVC competition on Friday, Dec. 6 with action starting at 5:30pm.

GO REDHAWKS!