Sunday, December 6, 2015

Naperville Central Wrestles Glenbard North at Home

NCHS 13 – GN 45

December 4, 2015

Naperville Central hosted Glenbard North at home and lost by a score of 13-45.  Sophomore Nick Keating lost the opening match by a score of 3-10.  At 126 pounds Gomez of Glenbard North scored three takedowns in the opening period but Jake Keating scored four points in the second period to make the score 7-9.  Keating pulled to within one point midway through the third period, but Gomez scored the final takedown to win the exciting bout 8-11.


Glenbard North won the next eight bouts, but then senior Alex Hunter scored a fall in the first period to put Central on the board.  Junior Christian Nussbaum, competing at 285 pounds scored a late takedown on a powerful double leg drive and held on to win 6-5.  After Glenbard North took the 106 pound match, Shuji Mizoguchi scored two takedowns and a couple of sets of back points to win the final match of the night 9-0.