Carroll Regional Preview

Carroll High School in wonderful Huntertown, Indiana will once again play host to regional wrestling action on Saturday.  The host Chargers will look to continue building on one of their most successful seasons ever.  They are led by a quartet of seniors that look to leave the Carroll Fieldhouse with one last victory.  Snider came out as the sectional winner at New Haven will look to continue their late season surge.

103lbs

This weight will be the tale of three seniors and a freshman.  Leading the way is #11 ranked Andrew Bowman of Homestead, but he will be challenged by seniors Kris McKinley of Northrop and Jose Nino of South Side along with undefeated freshman Hayden Lee of Garrett.  The 2 vs. 3 match-ups are interesting and could go either way, but this reporter will give the edge to the seniors.

Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):

Hayden Lee- Garrett

Jose Nino- South Side

Kris McKinley- Northrop

Andrew Bowman- Homestead

112lbs

The first round matches at this weight will all be very intriguing to watch with all of them toss-up matches.  The easiest one to pick is probably Alex Richman of Heritage over Bryce Forrester of Columbia City, but don’t count out Forrester as he has the potential to knock off Richman if he is not ready to wrestle.  Another interesting match is a battle of very familiar names with Colton LeTourneau of Whitko vs. Erique Early of Snider.  LeTourneau is a very familiar name that has had quite a bit of success at Whitko and Early is the son of former state champion Erique Early.  This weight also could be a clean sweep for the New Haven Sectional.

Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):

James Johnson- South Side

Tommie Lockett- Harding

Erique Early- Snider

Alex Richman- Heritage

119lbs

This one of many weight classes where there will be a feature match in the finals.  Chas Busz of Whitko comes in undefeated on the year, while Kody George of Homestead has only one loss.  Busz went to state last year at 103lbs and will look to continue his march towards Conseco once again.  The 2 vs. 3 matchups look to favor New Haven, but they will both be very close and could go either way.

Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):

Chas Busz- Whitko

Mason Meling- Snider

Ali Al-Timeemy- Wayne

Kody George- Homestead

125lbs

Two state qualifiers highlight this weight class.  Last year Jordan Gilbert of Whitko advanced to state at 112lbs, while Homestead’s Keelan Rushing qualified at 125lbs.  They are expected to meet in the finals, but both will be tested in the semi-finals with solid opponents.

Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):

Jordan Gilbert- Whitko

Jared Wilson- Snider

Austun McCray- Garrett

Keelan Rushing- Homestead

130lbs

The headliner in this weight class is Garrett’s 19^th ranked Brayden Moreau who comes in with only one blemish on his record to date.  Tony Elkins of Snider is the favorite in the other half of the bracket, but will be tested all day.  His first opponent, Rance Harris is way better than his 17-15 record shows and Busco’s Adam Boggess has some impressive wins this year.

Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):

Brayden Moreau- Garrett

Reese Sieger- New Haven

Adam Boggess- Churubusco

Tony Elkins- Snider

135lbs

This weight could see a sectional finals rematch between Michael Nix of Bishop Dwenger and Corey Botts of Leo.  Homestead’s Josh Kryder cannot overlook his first opponent or he will be sent home early.

Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):

Michael Nix- Bishop Dwenger

Jeff Clark- Carroll

Corey Botts- Leo

Josh Kryder- Homestead

140lbs

This will be one of the best weight classes to watch all day long.  All of the first round matches have some intrigue and could go either way.  The champions of each sectional should advance, but they do not have any gimme matches.  The 2 vs. 3 match-ups are both interesting with the first being Logan Lee of Garrett against Justin Norris of Homestead.  Both are seniors and Lee’s past two seasons have been ended by a Homestead Spartan.  Sean Cooley of South Side and Busco’s mini Brock Lesnar, Zach Armstead will also be a match to watch.

Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):

Cody Bays- Whitko

Logan Lee- Garrett

Zach Armstead- Churubusco

Cody Zink- Woodlan

145lbs

The sectional champions from this weight should cruise in their first round matches, but as usual the 2 vs. 3 matches will be the ones to watch.  KC Corey of Snider against the Busco bad boy Jason Nicodemus will be a great match.  The other match will be a clash of two sophomores with Brett Schendel of Garrett against Branden Baker of Homestead.

Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):

Jon Timmerman- Carroll

KC Corey- Snider

Brett Schendel- Garrett

Levy Francois- New Haven

152

This weight could feature round three of the Reece Lefever and Zack Zurbrugg series.  So far Lefever has got the better of Zurbrugg, but you cannot count out the motivation from Bulldog coach Barry Humble.  Zurbrugg will have to fend off a very game Isaac Steury in the semi-finals and cannot overlook the lad from Lion country.

Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):

Reece Lefever- Carroll

Carter Delaney- Bishop Dwenger

Isaac Steury- Leo

Zack Zurbrugg- New Haven

160lbs

With an average of just over four losses per person in this weight, it will be quite a test for the undefeated cat owner Conner Lefever.  Arch nemeses Cody Conrad lies waiting on the other half of the bracket, but Conrad will have to fend off ACAC rival Garrett Weber in the semi-finals .  The 2 vs. 3 matches will be fun to watch as Anthony Linnear of North Side will be battling it out with Alex Brenneke of Woodlan in a very good match.  Garrett Weber of Leo will not have an easy time with Harding’s Trevon Carr either.

Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):

Conner Lefever- Carroll

Alex Brenneke- Woodlan

Garrett Weber- Leo

Cody Conrad- Heritage

171lbs

This is another weight that will be fun to watch from beginning to the end.  #16 Jeff Enrietto of Carroll is the headliner here, but he will be tested all day long.  Probably the best match of the first round will be Bishop Dwenger’s super soph Ben Evans against New Haven champ Skyler Messman.  Messman has been hidden deep in the Humble Stable and burst onto the wrestling scene this year.

Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):

Jeff Enrietto- Carroll

Jeremy Salmon- Woodlan

Spencer Cooper- Leo

Skyler Messman- New Haven

189lbs

Yet another great weight to watch and it definitely will provide many exciting matches all day long.  Three of the wrestlers here have been in and out of the rankings all year long and will be itching to get after eachother early and often.  The best first round match will be undefeated Redrecus McCurrie of Wayne against Austin Gibson of Garrett.  Last year McCurrie defeated Gibson with a  late takedown to advance to semi-state.  Another early match to watch is Braxton Siddons of Churubusco against the Harding Hawk’s Nolan Wilson.  Wilson is an excellent athlete that will give Siddons a great match.

Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):

Spencer Raypole- Carroll

Braxton Siddons- Churubusco

Austin Striggle- Whitko

Redrecus McCurrie- Wayne

215lbs

Word on the street is #7 ranked Brad Mills of Homestead has pulled out of the state series due to an injury and this will make this weight class wide open.  With Mills’ injury this could lead to a clean sweep for the Carroll sectional.  Look for Moe Talamantes of Northrop to be the favorite, but he will be tested by Alex Jakacki of Leo.

Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):

Moe Talamantes- Northrop

Clint Davis- North Side

Alex Jakacki- Leo

Gage Andis- Carroll

285lbs

The big guys are highlighted by undefeated Josh Mitchell of Heritage.  He will have a familiar face in the first round in Carroll’s Matt McClure who almost defeated him last year in this same exact match.  Another good first round match will be Eastside’s Matt Beard against Homestead’s late replacement Deshawn Lewis.

Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):

Ta’Quan Walker- North Side

Vernie Starks- South Side

Matt Beard- Eastside

Josh Mitchell- Heritage