- NCHS 67 – Bradley Bourbonnais 10
- NCHS 39 – Prospect 26
- NCHS 47 – Oak Forest 14
- NCHS 59 – Joliet Central 13
December 18, 2021
Naperville Central added for more dual victories at Oak
Forest Mega-Duals, Oak Forest High School.
Seven Redhawks finished undefeated on the day, five of whom won all four
matches: David Pirozhnik (182), Niko Epps (285), Tommy Porter (145), Niko
Besteiro (220), and Neil Rao (138). Ayden
Lutes won all three of his matches, Chris Ramirez won both of his matches as
well.
The Hawks opened with Bradley Bourbonnais. The Redhawks won five of six matches with three falls by Chris Ramirez, Ayden Lutes, and David Pirozhnik all getting falls and Haaris Khan winning by major decision 10-0. Tommy Porter scored a takedown in the third period of his match to cap a come from behind win 10-9. The Boilermakers, struggling with team injuries and illness, forfeited seven weight classes.
In the key matchup of the day, the Redhawks took on the
ranked Knights of Prospect. NCHS won
eight matches, lost five and gave up a forfeit at 106 pounds. Gavin Bohan (152) came back from being down
3-6 after two periods to win 11-10.
Bohan scored two takedowns and two reversals in the final third. Ayden Lutes (160) won by technical fall. After Tristen Hall (170) lost, David
Pirozhnik (182) scored a first period fall.
Haaris Khan (195) just missed in his effort to come from behind, losing
by just one point 5-6.
The Hawks then picked up two key pins at 220 and 285
respectively. Niko Besteiro earned his
in the first period and Senior Niko Epps got his in the second period. The two victories put the Redhawks 26-7 by
team score. The Knights won five of the
next six matches. Central forfeited 106,
Ty Martin (113) lost by a score of 0-9, August Kukis (126) was defeated by a
score of 5-10 and Mitchell Kaszuba (132) was pinned by the defending state
champion Will Baysinger. However, Ethan
Olson (120) scored a key major decision in his match with a score of 12-3. The team score showed 30-26 in favor of NCHS
with two remaining matches.
Neil Rao (138) scored a couple of takedowns in the first
period and was able to earn a third takedown in the final period to win
7-2. The win mathematically won the dual
for the Redhawks who then led by seven: 33-26.
Tommy Porter (145) fell into a deep hole, losing 0-8 after the first
period of his match, but Porter came storming back with a takedown toss and
nearfall in the second period and a threw his opponent to his back in the third
period for the deciding fall.
Naperville Central defeated the host school 47-14. The win came by way of six match wins against
four losses. Ayden Lutes (160) won by
major decision, Pirozhnik (182) got his third pin of the night. Haaris Khan (195) was able to earn a major
decision 9-1. Newcomer Nico Epps earned
another varsity pin at 285. Neil Rao
(138) wrestled very well, winning 9-3
and Tommy Porter (145) won by fall.
In the fourth and final dual, Central defeated Joliet
Central 59-13. Tristen Hall (170) won by
major decision to start the matchup.
David Pirozhnik (182) earned yet another pin for his 13th of the
season. Pirozhnik improves to a record
of 16-1 and leads the team in the fall category. Pirozhnik’s only loss came to the defending
state champion last week. Haaris Khan
(195) continues to showcase his improved wrestling skills, scoring a pin for
his 13th win on the season at varsity. Khan finished the day 3-1. Niko Besteiro (220) picked up a win by
forfeit to cap a perfect 5-0 weekend and improve to 11-5 on the season. Niko Epps filled in a heavyweight and had a banner
day, winning all four varsity matches, three by fall including the match
against Joliet. Tyler Martin (113) lost
in his final effort but sill check in with two victories on the day. Ethan Olson (120) earned his third win at Oak
Forest with a 12-0 major decision. Olson
is second on the team with 51 takedowns so far this season and leads the team
in technical falls with three. August Kukis
(126) quickly dispatched his foe with a pin in just twenty seconds. Kukis ended 2-2.
Neil Rao (138) wrestled excellently with four
decisions. Rao, now 9-4 on the season,
defeated Joliet 7-1. Tommy Porter (145)
scored another pin capping an undefeated weekend and improving to 15-2. Porter is second on the team in pins with
nine. Chris Ramirez (152) finished 2-0,
adding another pin to his record of 11-3.
Gavin Bohan (160) filled in at 160 but lost in a close 3-5
decision. Bohan spit a pair of matches
on the day. Senior Captain Ayden Lutes
(160) did not compete against Joliet Central but won all three of his matches. Lutes remains undefeated on the year 16-0 and
leads the team in takedowns with 57.
Naperville Central won all three of their junior varsity
duals at home against Oak Forest, Bolingbrook and Joliet Central.
The Redhawk Freshman-Sophomore team won the Maine South F/S Invitational
with a team score of 197. Libertyville
(130) and Maine South (102) were second and third respectively. Taking first place was Luke Moen (120), Chris
Bern (138), Hagan Taylor (152), Patrick Bohan (170), John Carens (182), and Jacob
Smetters (195)