Eight Redhawks Advance to Sectionals
2/2/2019
Naperville Central finished in second place at the IHSA Regional
Tournament held at Aurora Marmion Academy.
The host team won the event and thereby qualified for the State Dual
Tournament. The top three at each weight
class qualify for the IHSA Individual Sectional Tournament. The Redhawks qualified eight wrestlers.
1. Marmion Academy 225
2. Naperville Central 169.5
3. Batavia 135
4. Naperville North 89
5. Waubonsie Valley 81
6. Wheaton Warrenville South 75
7. Metea Valley 73
8. West Aurora 68
9. Aurora East 21.5
Top seeded Tyler Driessens (113) advanced to the semifinals with a bye
where he won by fall. Driessens defeated
Jaffe (Marmion) by a score of 10-2 to win the tournament. Driessens is now a two-time sectional
qualifier. Jackson Punzel (170) finished
with a record of 3-0 to run his overall record to 36-3 on the season. Punzel defeated ranked Daum (Marmion) by a
score of 6-3 in the finals to qualify for sectionals second time. In perhaps the easiest road to the top of the
podium, Ben Cianchetti (195) won the event by receiving a bye in the first
round and a medical forfeit in the finals.
Cianchetti pinned Carmody (WV) in his only match. Incredibly, 25 of Cianchetti’s 30 wins this
year are by fall and he has over 100 varsity wins over his career and will make
his second trip to sectionals.
Three Redhawks reached the finals and took second place. Freshman Tommy Porter (106) was the only Hawk
to better his seed at the event. After
receiving the third seed, Porter avenged a loss from earlier this season by
defeating Woo (WWS) in the semifinals.
Porter lost to state #1 ranked Sotelo (MA) in the finals. Porter reached the 30 win plateau with his
semifinal win. Colin Baumgartner (120)
posted two wins to make the finals including a 7-5 victory over Waszek (WWS) in
the semifinals. Baumgartner earned his
30th win of the season and extended his team leading takedown total
to 125. He will advance to the sectionals
for the second time. Cameron Palmer
(182) battled for two wins including an 8-3 decision over Gonzalez (WWS) in the
semifinals. Palmer’s two wins were his
30th and 31st wins of the season and he is now a two-time
sectional qualifier.
Two Central wrestlers won their matches for third to qualify. Senior Kyle Guttosch (138) won by technical
fall over Janiec (WWS) to advance to the sectionals for the third time in his
stellar career. Guttosch also joins the
30-win club this year with his record now at 31-7. Guttosch leads the team with 47 sets of
near-fall. Leo Keating (126) defeated
Champion (NN) by fall in the third place match.
Keating is now 23-10 on the season with 15 of those wins coming by fall.
Two Hawks finished in fourth place and are alternates for the sectional
tournament. Ryan Silva finished 2-2 in
the toughest weight class in the event, 145 pounds. Angelo Eklou (220) also finished 2-2 on the
day. Eklou’s record is at 33-6.
Special thanks to Jenneh Fatorma and Brook Irwin for keeping the
records at this event (and all year) and to Carson Enfield for helping with the
video.
Next up the sectional eight will compete at Bolinbrook High School for the
sectional tournament that will begin Friday, February 8, (afternoon time TBA)
and continue Saturday. The top four from
each weight class will qualify for IHSA Individual State to be held on the
campus of the University of Illinois the following weekend.
GO REDHAWKS!