December
9, 2017
1.
Naperville Central 270.5
2.
Notre Dame College Prep 162.5
3.
Maine West 136
4.
Hoffman Estates 105
5.
Bolingbrook 100
6.
Crystal Lake South 95
7.
Willowbrook 87
8.
South Elgin 72
9.
Simeon 62
10.
Lane Tech 43
11.
Elgin 21
12.
Streamwood 13
Naperville
Central wins 40th anniversary Mickey Marchese Tournament held at Hoffman
Estates High School. There were 12 teams at the event. The Redhawks
outscores second place Niles Notre Dame Prep by over 100 points. NCHS advanced 10
of their 14 wrestlers to the finals and five were crowned champions.
Senior
Nick Keating lead the way for the Hawks with three pins in the tournament. The
145 pounder defeated Biekki of Bolingbrook by fall in the finals. Ben
Cianchetti also swept all three matches by fall to earn the 220 pound crown. He
pinned Allen of Simion for the gold.
Senior
Derek McDaniel had a pin and a technical fall to advance to the finals. He then
defeated Muellner of Maine West by a score of 14-4 for first place at 152. Juniors
Colin Baumgartner and Cameron Palmer won their weight classes at 120 and 170
respectively. Baumgartner scored a last pair of nearfall points to secure a 6-3
win in the title match verses Crump of Notre Dame. Palmer scored 4 early points
and held on for a 4-2 match for the blue ribbon.
Central
had five individuals take second in the event including Sophomore Sean King at
160 pounds. King pinned the first seed in the second round and finished 3-1
despite being unseeded. Senior Fabricio also advanced unseeded to the finals at
138 with a pair of 5-4 decisions in the quarters and semis. Jackson Punzel
scored two pins at 182 before running into top ranked Jessen of Willowbrook in
the finals. Tyler Driessens (106) and Angelo Eklou (195) both started in the
semifinals and won their matches to get to the championship match. The
sophomores both earned pins as well. Driessens pinned Engle of Bolingbrook and
Eklou pinned Aldabbagh of South Elgin.
Ryan
Silva took fourth at 132, winning in the quarter finals by fall. Elrin Esporlas
finished 4-1 in the tournament and Ryan Chitwood finished 2-1. Both took 5th.
Each wrestler earned to falls. Carson Eipers competed at heavyweight for the
Redhawks, but lost both of his matches.
The
Redhawks brought three non-scoring individuals to Hoffman Estates to compete
and they finished with a record of 7-6 collectively. At 126 pounds Leo Keating
placed 4th after winning two matches. Also wrestling at 126, freshman Anthony
Pendolino ended up 3-2 (one loss by forfeit to his teammate) for a sixth place
finish. Freshman Shane Roth (138) had an unfortunate day, departing by
injury after at 4-0 won in the opening round.
The
NCHS JV1 team took second at the Streamwood Dual Tournament. Tariq
Sikander, Manny Rivera, Matt Kaszuba, and Mike Orlandino were top performers at
the event.
Next
up the Redhawks will host Waubonsie Valley in DVC dual action on Friday,
December 15.
Go
Redhawks!