Naperville Central reported to the mat for the third day in a row. In this, the first tournament of the season, the Redhawks took 6th place in the 12 team Hoffman Estates Tournament. Ben Williamson and Derek Wilke made the finals, each taking second place. Rick Marciniak battled to a third place finish. Shuji Mizoguchi and Riley Guttosch both took 4th place, Kyle Hildebrand took 5th place and Evin Kilicarslan took 6th place.
At 138, Williamson’s route to the finals included a technical fall followed by a tough 6-0 win in the semifinals against Brooks from Libertyville. Williamson returned to the line-up after sitting out this week due to a shoulder injury. Derek Wilke, wrestling at 113 pounds, won by fall in the first round and secured a 2-0 win in the semifinals against Veer from Willowbrook.
Rick Marciniak won 11-1 in the first round. After losing in the semifinals, Rick defeated Millsap of Lincoln-Way Central 8-4. Rick came back from a 0-4 deficit to win in come-from-behind fashion. Rick was recognized as the team’s “I’m Somebody” winner for his efforts. Riley Guttosch and Shuji Mizoguchi both finished fourth after both won by fall in the first round.
Kyle Hildebrand earned three victories in the tournament with a win by fall, by decision (6-0) and by injury default to take 5th place.
Connor Cesaretti, Nick Nunziato, Matt Chobak, and Alex Hunter all came out with a victory in the tournament as well.
The Redhawks finished 2-1 at the JV level at the Streamwood Duals, ending in 3rd place. The Hawks were narrowly defeated by DeKalb in the semifinals 34-40. They defeated Streamwood 74-6 and Downers Grove South 63-12. The freshman team won all three duals competing at Lyons Township. They beat Glenbard South 54-30, Fenwick 52-30 and Lyons 46-45. The win against Lyons was decided by the 9th tiebreaker criteria, most nearfalls scored.
This week the Redhawks will wrestle at the highly competitive “Whitlatch” tournament at Hinsdale Central on Friday and Saturday. The underlevels will compete at Glenbard West on Friday. On Saturday, the JV team will travel to Oak Forest for a quad, the sophomores will wrestle at the Maine South tournament and the freshman will go to Hinsdale South for a quad.
GO REDHAWKS!