December 14, 2019
For the fourth time in a row, Naperville Central took the
top spot at the 12 team Mickey Marchese Memorial Wrestling Tournament hosted by
Hoffman Estates High School. Naperville
Central competed at all 14 weight classes, finishing with 28 wins against 14
losses. Tournament champions were Tommy
Porter (113), Tyler Driessens (120), Elrin Esporlas (138), and Angelo Eklou
(220). Making the finals and taking
second place were Ryan Silva (152) and Sean King (160). The Redhawks brought four alternate
non-scorers as well and they finished with a record of 4-7.
Tyler Driessens and Elrin Esporlas were both perfect on the
day with three wins apiece, all by fall.
Driessens remains unbeaten and dominated the competition. He defeated Russi of Joliet West in the finals. Elrin was not to be outdone as he looked
outstanding. He pinned Miller of Lane
Tech in the finals. Angelo Eklou won two
matches by fall, with his semifinal bout being a come-from-behind effort. Eklou, seeded 4th, defeated Roath
of South Elgin 5-3 to take the gold.
Sophomore Tommy Porter looked dominate.
He advanced won both of his matches by fall, defeating Yu of Willowbrook
in the gold medal match.
Ryan Silva and Sean King both took home silver. Silva won his semifinal bout against Mabutas
of Willowbrook by major decision 9-1 while King used his cradle to put away
Bolger of Niles Notre Dame in the semifinals.
Ethan Jones (126), Bryce Cooperkawa (132), and Carson
Enfield (285) all won their final bouts to finish in third place. Ethan Olson (106), and Tariq Sikander both
qualified for the semifinals and both took 4th place.
Wrestlers taking 5th place were able to work
their way through the consolation bracket unbeaten. Alex Knusel, wrestling at 132 pounds, won
three matches, two by fall and Austin Longmire won 10-4 in his last bout at 195
pounds. Sophomore Ayden Lutes had the
most matches, winning three of five contests.
The Naperville Central JV team won the JV Streamwood Dual Team
Tournament winning all three duals. NCHS
defeated Jacobs 51-21 in the opening round and defeated Gilford 45-30 in the
semifinals. The Redhawks won the title
dual against Bartlett 59-14.
