February 21, 2015
Ben Williamson finished 2-2 in at the state tournament and
advanced to the final eight before bowing out.
Jake Keating was eliminated after losing his only match.
Jake Keating was defeated by top ranked Kirk Johansen of
Glenbard North at 106 pounds. Keating
battled Johansen into the third period.
Keating scored a takedown in the second period. Johansen was defeated in the following round,
thereby eliminating Keating from the tournament.
Ben Williamson scored a 6-1 victory against Ordonez of York
in the opening round at 138 pounds.
Williamson was winning 1-0 late in the third period of the match with
the only point scored an escape by Williamson in the second period. With just one second left in the match,
Williamson was penalized for stalling to tie the score and send the match into
overtime. In overtime, Williamson scored
a takedown with three point nearfall for the victory.
In the state quarterfinals, Williamson was pinned by Shayne
Oster of Lockport in the third period.
Williamson scored the first takedown and took a 2-0 lead to the second
period. There, Williamson was called for
stalling twice in a row (once for not returning his opponent to the mat and
once for putting himself in a potentially dangerous situation). The ensuing escape by Oster make the score
2-3 for the Lockport wrestler going into the third period. Williamson was unable to escape and was
pinned at the 5:11 mark.
In the wrestle-backs, Williamson defeated Jon Cullen of Cary
Grove by a score of 3-1.
Williamson. Neither wrestler
scored in the first period. Williamson
scored an escape to start the second period and added a takedown to take a 3-0
lead to the third period. Cullen scored
a late escape. The win by Williamson put
him in the final eight in the bracket.
In the second round wrestle-back Williamson was defeated by
Andrew Mehrholz of Deerfield. Mehrholz
tied up with an underhook and attempted a throw, but Williamson countered with
a re-throw, but couldn’t hold on as Mehrholz was able to roll out of the
situation. Then Mehrholz scored a
takedown and three point nearfall to take control of the match. Williamson attempted several throws and turns
to try to get back into the match, but was only able to score a takedown.
Ben Williamson finishes his stellar high school wrestling career
as a three time state qualifier with a school record 137 wins.
On Monday, February 23 the Rehawks will recognize their
wrestlers and the season at the Award Banquet. The event will take place at 6:30 in the aux.
gym.
GO REDHAWKS.