Saturday, December 15, 2018

Naperville Central (9-0, 3-0 in DVC) Defeats Neuqua Valley 50-18.

12/14/2018

The Redhawks traveled to Neuqua Valley and came away with another DVC win, overtaking their opponents by a score of 50-18.  Central won nine of the 13 contested matches and remain undefeated on the season.


Junior standout Angelo Eklou got the dual started well for the Redhawks with a major decision at 220 pounds.  After Carson Enfield was upended at heavyweight, the Hawks ran off three matches in a row.  Freshman Tommy Porter scored three takedowns and held on to a 6-4 decision at 106 pounds.  Tyler Driessens used a cradle to pin his opponent at 113 in the first period.  Colin Baumgartner was able to take the decision 7-2 at 120 pounds.  Leo Keating fell to Dennis Murphy at 126. 

The Redhawks got back on track with wins at 132, 138, 145, and 152.  Elrin Esporlas continues to look impressive.  He came away quick, first period fall to start the run.  Kyle Guttosch was up next and he dominated from the top position, raking up near-fall points for a 18-2 technical fall.  Ryan Silva got the job done on his feet.  He used take-em-down, let-em-up strategy to wear down his opponent before locking down a fall in the third period.  Sean King battled to a first period stalemate but took advantage of his opportunity on top to lock down a fall in the second period.

Neuqua Valley answered with a win at 160 where Roth fell short of his come-from behind effort, losing 5-6 to Mohler and at 170 where top ranked Boumans won by fall over Palmer.  Senior Captain Jackson Punzel scored a fall at 182 to close out the contest.  Ben Cianchetti pick up a forfeit at 195 pounds.

The NCHS JV1 team won all but one of their contested matches, putting away their rivals by a team score of 61-18.  The NCHS freshman team also came out ahead with a dual victory by a score of 57-18.  Neuqua Valley did not field a JV2 team.