December 15, 2017
NCHS 63 – WV 9
JV1 sweeps quad at Bolingbrook
F/S Win Maine South Tournament - Five Champions
Naperville Central (7-3, 2-2 in DVC) took eight of ten
contested matches and picked up an additional four wins by forfeit to roll
Waubonsie Valley by 54 team points.
The dual started at 170 where Cameron Palmer broke a 6-6 tie
with an escape in the third period to win by one. At 182, Mike Orlandino stepped into the
varsity line-up to pick up a forfeit win.
That set up a marquee matchup at 195 pounds where Jackson Punzel bumped
up to wrestle Garrett St. Clair. St.
Clair scored the opening takedown for a 0-2 lead after the first period. Punzel countered with a reversal to tie the
score in the second period. Punzel
allowed a free escape to fall behind 2-3, but scored a pair of takedowns in the
third period and held on for a 6-5 decision.
Ben Cianchetti won by forfeit at 220. Carson Eipers was defeated by fall at
heavyweight. Rolling back to 106, the
Redhawks rattled off six straight wins.
Tyler Driessens scored a takedown and moved right into a cradle to lock
down a fall. Ryan Chitwood and Colin
Baumgartner won by forfeit at 113 and 120 respectively. Elrin Esporlas scored a takedown with just
seconds left in his match to win with a major decision 9-1 at 126. Ryan Silva looked impressive with a pin
against his opponent in the 132 pound weight class. Fabricio Navarro continued to improve at
138. His fall came in the second period.
Nick Keating lost a tight match 3-2 at 145 pounds. Tariq Sikander, wrestling at 152 pounds, came
from behind with a pin in the second period.
Derek McDaniel completed the Redhawk win, scoring eight takedowns in
route to a 20-5 technical fall.
The Naperville Central JV1 and freshman teams both defeated
Waubonsie Valley. Prior to the dual,
Naperville North brought a group of wrestlers for some friendly exhibition
matches prior to the NCHS vs. WV dual.
Both teams completed well.
On Saturday the Junior Varsity team traveled to Bolingbrook
and won all three duals in the event. They
defeated Oak Forrest, Joliet West and Bolingbrook.
Meanwhile the Redhawk’s put together a freshman-sophomore
team and traveled to Maine South High School and took first place in the F/S
Invitational. Five individual won the tournament. Austin Nesci, Leo Keating, Angelo Eklou,
Anthony Pendolino, and Carson Enfield.
