12/5/2024
The Redhawks
improved to 2-0 (1-0 in DVC) with a decisive dual victory against Neuqua Valley
by a score of 74-6. The contest took place at Naperville Central High School. The Wildcats forfeited five weight
classes. Central won eight of the
remaining nine matches. The first six wins
by Hawks were decided without wrestling a third period.
Sophomore Nicolas
Olvera scored a technical fall over Caprio by a score of 17-2 to start the dual
at 165 pounds. Captain Henry Rydwelski
followed at 175 with a pin over Strange.
After Neuqua forfeited to Paul Peradotti at 190, Central’s Nithilan
Gandi scored a first period mat-slapper against Ibrahim at 215.
The Wildcats
forfeited to 285 pounder William Erbeck, 106 pounder Dalton Meluch and 113
pounder Jack Schwartz ahead of Central’s Austin Aguinaldo’s pin against Bandla
late in the section period of the 120 pound match. At 126 pounds the Hawks Jake Moore scored
another fall over Podracky and at 132 pounds Jacob Cochran defeated Gold also
by fall.
Central
earned victories at 138 and 144 pounds. Vince
Bern scored a 19-3 technical fall over Khodzhamuratov and Stavros Gerousis a
10-1 major decision over Ridges. CJ Bierman
picked up the fifth forfeit for the Hawk.
Nicholas Pape of Neuqua Valley defeated Central’s Yusuf Sikander at 157.
Naperville Central JV1 team defeated Neuqua Valley 69-12 and the freshman team defeated the Wildcats 75-14.