December 9, 2016
NC 42 – MV 27
Naperville Central won their second conference dual in as
many days at home against Metea Valley by a score of 42-27. Central won 7 contested matches, 4 by fall, and
picked up a forfeit.
The event started at 145 pounds where Jake Keating continued
to impress. He scored 8 takedowns to win
by technical fall 21-6. Derek McDaniel
looked very impressive, using a body lock to pin his opponent in the second
period. Luke Russell jumped out to a 5
point lead but couldn’t hold on. He was
defeated at 160 pounds. Jackson Punzel
answered with a first period fall. That
put the Redhawks up 21-7.
Cameron Palmer wrestled well, scoring three takedowns and
two sets of nearfall for a 12-2 major decision.
Ben Cianchetti lost his match at 195 pounds 9-14. Central and Metea traded pins at the 220 and
285 weight classes. Christian Nussbaum
scored a fall in just 53 seconds. Brad
Catalano was pinned in the second period.
At 106 pounds, Kyle Guttosch continued to impress his coaches,
scoring a pin of his own in 53 seconds. That
made the team score lead 33-15 for the Redhawks. Colin Baumgartner was defeated by a score of
2-9. Mujtaba Ahmed won when Metea Valley
forfeited their match at 120 pounds. Joe
Lopez was defeated at 126. Nick Keating
scored a takedown with two point nearfall in the second period and added a
third period takedown for a 8-4 decision.
Cade Wilke lost the final match of the night at 138 pounds.