2010 Plymouth Sectional Preview

Based on the seeds, this sectional appear to be wide open and up to 5 teams could contend for the sectional championship. Three teams from the Northern Lakes Conference (Warsaw, Wawasee, Plymouth) and two teams from Lake Maxinkuckee (CMA and Culver Community all seem to have a shot at the team hardware. What team will come out strong is anybodies guess.

This sectional feeds into the Rochester Regional where they are paired with the top four placers from the Mishawaka Sectional. The team champion from this sectional will move on to Jimtown High School next Wednesday where they will meet the champion from the Mishawaka Sectional.

103

Warsaw’s Jared Brooks answered a lot of questions when he mowed down the field at Mishawaka’s Al Smith Invite in late December. He appears to be ready for the big stage in Indianapolis this year.

Movin’ On

1. Brooks - Warsaw

2. Weese - Rochester

3. Newman -Wawasee

4. Betts - Culver Community

112

Only one wrestler has a winning record in this bracket so many will be looking to finish up their season on a high note with a trip to regionals.

Movin’ On

1. Armstrong – Tippy Valley

2. Corsbie - Plymouth

3. Corl - Wawasee

4. Carlson - Warsaw

119

Top seeded Dalton Overmyer of Culver Community looks for his first sectional championship after finishing second as a frosh at 112. To do that he will have to defeat either Seth Fincher of Valley or Charlie Salinas of CMA in what should be a close semifinal match.

Movin’ On

1. Overmyer – Culver Community

2. Salinas – CMA

3. Fincher – Valley

4. Munoz – Warsaw

125

Only 5 wrestlers entered at the 125 bracket so only one will be hanging up the singlet for the season. Will the Wild Man from Burr Oak prevail over the field?

Movin’ On

1. Randolph – Culver Community

2. Duzan - Warsaw

3. Gohlke - Wawasee

4. Kramer - CMA

130

A very interesting finals battle looms at the 130 weight class between a pair of tough seniors. Bremen’s Justin Bogart and CMA’s Josh Brown are the top two seeds. Rochester’s tough Jacob Schroder is capable of upsetting either of these two.

Movin’ On

1. Brown - CMA

2. Bogart – Bremen

3. Schroder - Rochester

4. Clevenger - Wawasee

135

Wawasee’s Bobby Marcuccilli is the headliner at 135 and will be looking to start his bid for Indy with a sectional championship. He will likely face Valley’s tough Austin Nelson in the finals.

Movin’ On

1. Marcuccilli - Wawasee

2. Nelson - Valley

3. Vass - CMA

4. Egierski - Plymouth

140

The finals at 140 should be one of the highlights of the Plymouth Sectional. Warsaw’s Paul Manbu and neighbor Darius Stevens of Triton should battle for supremacy in the finals. Manbu gave Stevens his lone loss on the season back in November.

Movin’ On

1. Manbu - Warsaw

2. Stevens - Triton

3. Rodriquez - Wawasee

4. Jacobs - CMA

145

Another nice finals battle is shaping up at the 145 pound class. State final hopeful Chase Lewandowski will likely battle CMA’s senior Alex Canacci. Canacci is a relative unknown who has battle injuries throughout his career but is a very solid wrestler.

Movin’ On

1. Lewandowski - Plymouth

2. Canacci - CMA

3. Shidler - Rochester

4. Bauters - Valley

152

Tippy Valley’s undefeated Isaac Yoder is a clear favorite. A good semifinal battle looms in the bottom part of the bracket between Bremen’s Trevor Berger and CMA’s Zach Hewitt.

Movin’ On

1. Stahl – Mishawaka

2. Hummer – Penn

3. Alwine – SB Clay

4. Stroud – SB Adams

160

This is another weight class where only one winning record appears. CMA’s Cameron Crowell will likely cruise to a sectional title while the other look to finish their seasons on a positive with a trip to regionals.

Movin’ On

1. Crowell - CMA

2. Clark - Wawasee

3. Benham - Plymouth

4. Stevens - Rochester

171

Culver Community’s Robert Molebash is the returning runner-up at this class and will be tested by either Triton’s Dylan Senff (189 sectional champ last year) or Wawasee’s Joe Melendez..

Movin’ On

1. Molebash – Culver Community

2. Senff - Triton

3. Melendez - Wawasee

4. Miller - Rochester

189

Four very solid wrestlers headline the 189 bracket with all having a legitimate shot to take home the blue ribbon. Culver Community’s freshman Matt Hurford is the number one seed and has victories over second seeded Scott Barry of Plymouth and third seeded Brock Vermillion of Triton. To reach the top of podium, Hurford must first defeat the cagey Ross Hoover of Warsaw.

Movin’ On

1. Hurford – Culver Community

2. Barry - Plymouth

3. Hoover - Warsaw

4. Vermillion - Triton

215

Bremen’s Alan Bollenbacher has stepped up his wrestling this season and has fashioned a fine 27-4 record. He will be tested by a host of quality wrestlers in the rest of the bracket.

Movin’ On

1. Bollenbacher – Bremen

2. James – Culver Community

3. Jones - Wawasee

4. Gamble - Rochester

285

Three outstanding underclass heavies will be on stage at Plymouth. Number one seed Damon Howe of Plymouth is the defending sectional champ. Hot on his heels will be Culver Community’s explosive Jeremiah Harvey and Bremen Super Soph Abe Hall. Hall’s father was a state champ for the Lions back in the 1970s and his son appears to have similar talent.

Movin’ On

1. Howe - Plymouth

2. Harvey – Culver Community

3. Hall - Bremen

4. Kaplanis - Wawasee