December 17, 2022
- NCHS 45 – Bradley Bourbonnais 27
- NCHS 19 – Prospect 50
- NCHS 44 – Oak Forest 28
- NCHS 66 – Joliet Central 9
In the opening dual Central defeated Bradley Bourbonnais by a score of 45-27. The Boilermakers forfeited five weight classes. Central won three of the contested matches. Chris Bern (152) won with a first period fall, Henry Rydwelski (170) won by decision 9-3 and Niko Besteiro (220) won by fall.
In dual two, NCHS was defeated by highly ranked Prospect by
a score of 19-50. Central’s points came
by way of four wins. CJ Bierman overcame
a five-point deficit to win by major decision 15-5 at 126 pounds. His win was followed in victory by Mitchell
Kaszuba at 132 pounds. Niko Besteiro
(220) locked down his second pin of the day.
Jacob Cochran finished the contest with a pin at 106 pounds.
The third contest pitted the Redhawks against the host
school Oak Forest, won by NCHS 44-28. Central
won seven of thirteen matches, five by fall and all five of the last
matches. Vince Bern picked up a forfeit
at 120 pounds. After three consecutive
losses the Hawks scored wins at 145 and 152 pounds. Hagan Taylor headlocked to a fall in 52
seconds. Chris Bern scored three
takedowns in the opening period and coasted to a 10-7 victory. Down by a score of 15-27, Central started a
five match winning streak with three consecutive falls. The first from Jacob Smetters (195) who
scored his pin in the second period.
Niko Besteiro (220) earned his third consecutive win with a first round
fall. He improved his record to 15-3. Chase Enfield (285) scored two takedowns
before putting his opponent’s shoulders to the mat in the second round. Jacob Cochran (106) scored ten points by
nearfall on the road to a 16-1 technical fall.
Junior Tyler Martin completed the dual with a fall at 113.
The final dual saw the Redhawks defeat Joliet Central 66-9. Central won twelve of fourteen matches, nine
by fall, two by decision and one by forfeit.
Wrestlers winning by fall were CJ Bierman, Mitchell Kaszuba, Hagan
Taylor, Chris Bern, John Carens, Jacob Smetters, Chase Enfield, Jacob Cochran
and Ty Martin. Taylor, Enfield and
Martin all have 12 wins each on the season.
The Naperville Central junior varsity team won all three of
their duals at Bolingbrook in decisive fashion.
The Hawks defeated Joliet Central 57-14, Oak Forest 57-12, and
Bolingbrook 78-6. Triple winners were
Jack Schwartz, Gavin McDonald, Luke Moen, Charles Kuang, Bradley Anderson,
Javier Sevilla, Luci Antonietti, Alexander Kelsey, Joe Thomas and Duncan Foley.
Central put together a freshman-sophomore team that took
second place at the nine team Maine South FS Tournament. Hersey won the event with 178 points to
Central’s 149.5 points. Brother Rice
third with 136 points and Maine South fourth with 128.5 points. Take the gold were Jake Moore (101), Zach
Moen (113), Paul Peradotti (160), and Nick Zbylut (182). Silver medalist were Austin Wadas-Luis (138)
and Nithilan Gandi (220). Matt Guerin (152)
won four matches and took third place.