Goshen Regional Preview

103lbs

Top Dawg: Danny Hamm- Prairie Heights

Onward to the Coliseum

Will Nelson- West Noble

Nico Hensely- Angola

Matt Frane- Dekalb

This weight class is a toss-up from beginning to the end.  Bryce Hershberger came out of nowhere to win the Elkhart Memorial Sectional, while Danny Hamm avenged a conference finals loss at Westview.  All of the first round matches are very interesting and could conceivably go either way.  This could be a sweep for the Westview sectional, however.

112lbs

Top Dawg: Nick Crume- Jimtown

Onward to the Coliseum

Abraham Que- Elkhart Central

Brett Martz- Fairfield

Jonathan Weimer- West Noble

Last week Jimtown freshman sensation Nick Crume upended returning state qualifier Abraham Que for the second time this season.  The two will meet again in the semi-finals this week, but Que will have to go through a tough Alex Mix of Dekalb in the first round.

119lbs

Top Dawg: Steven Ross- Concord

Onward to the Coliseum

Kaleb Jackson- East Noble

Gary Houser- Northridge

Zach Slough- Jimtown

Former state placer and two-time state qualifier Steven Ross of the mighty Concord Minutemen leads the way at 119lbs.  He cannot overlook East Noble’s Kaleb Jackson who has had some close matches with many of the better wrestlers in the area.  The 2vs. 3 match-ups in the first round will be interesting as all the competitors are very evenly matched.

125lbs

Top Dawg: Travis Barroquillo- Prairie Heights

Onward to the Coliseum

Kevin Kelly- Elkhart Memorial

Bryson Nesbit- East Noble

Lucas Willms- Fremont

Two-time regional champion, Barroquillo is looking for his third straight crown in Redskin country.  He has been on a mission since not qualifying for state last season.  He has beaten all the top competitors in the regional at least once this season except Northwood’s Zach Rhymer.  Rymer will have a tough match with East Noble’s Bryson Nesbitt in the first round.

130lbs

Top Dawg: Collin Crume- Jimtown

Onward to the Coliseum

Lucas Riecke- East Noble

Logan Hayes- Prairie Heights

Tommy Poynter- Dekalb

This will be yet another hotly contested weight class.  Three wrestlers are all capable of coming home as the champion with Collin Crume of Jimtown being the leading contender.  Others that will challenge him are Lucas Riecke of East Noble and Tommy Poynter of Dekalb.

135lbs

Top Dawg: Jeremy Hill- Jimtown

Onward to the Coliseum

Taylor Grimes- East Noble

Cam Matteson- Elkhart Memorial

Adam Steele- Prairie Heights

The leader of the pack here is undefeated Jeremy Hill of Jimtown. Hill has blitzed through his competitors this season and will look to do the same at regional.  He will likely have a rematch with Elkhart Memorial’s Cam Matteson in the finals this week.

140lbs

Top Dawg: Ryan Ntende- Goshen

Onward to the Coliseum

Travis Gaff- Dekalb

Matt Hill- Jimtown

Doug Rush- West Noble

From top to bottom this is a very good weight class.  There are four wrestlers here with a shot at the title this week.  All of them can beat eachother, so this will be quite an interesting weight to watch.  Leading the way is Goshen’s Ryan Ntende, but he cannot overlook Doug Rush of West Noble, Matt Hill of Jimtown or Travis Gaff of Dekalb.

145lbs

Top Dawg: Tanner Boman- Dekalb

Onward to the Coliseum

Andrew Stegelmann- Goshen

Brock Bateman- Lakeland

Alberto Rios- Elkhart Memorial

This looks to be a three horse race with Boman leading out of the gate.  Boman avenged an earlier loss to Bateman in the sectional finals last week.  Both Bateman and Boman cannot overlook Goshen’s Stegelmann who will have home mat advantage.

152lbs

Top Dawg: Zack Corpe- Elkhart Memorial

Onward to the Coliseum

Chris Hogendobler- Concord

Jimmy LaRowe- East Noble

Aaron Mason- Dekalb

Zack Corpe is the headliner in this weight, but he will be pushed by East Noble’s Jimmy LaRowe.  Both wrestlers have lost to Munster’s Alex Surma earlier in the season.  Look for those two to duke it out in the finals in an exciting match.

160lbs

Top Dawg: Franciso Garcia- Goshen

Onward to the Coliseum

Ryan Chandler- Prairie Heights

Tanner Adams- Jimtown

Jacob Rupright- West Noble

This weight class is also a toss-up from the beginning to the end.  Francisco Garcia of Goshen could end up winning it, but could also lose in the first round.  Tanner Adams of Jimtown will have a tough match with Tyler Rimmel of Central Noble, while an NECC rivalry match occurs between Adam Kolakowski of Fairfield and Jake Rupright of West Noble.

171lbs

Top Dawg: JB Singer- Goshen

Onward to the Coliseum

Logan Counterman- Prairie Heights

Brandon Weinkauf- Jimtown

Alex Hostetler- Fairfield

This weight class is also very competitive from top to bottom. JB Singer of Goshen looks to be the favorite, but he cannot overlook Hostetler or Counterman if he wants to be the regional champ.

189lbs

Top Dawg: Brandon Dillenbeck- Goshen

Onward to the Coliseum

Carson Sappington- Elkhart Memorial

Chris Smith- Lakeland

Jordan Bontrager- Fairfield

Dillenbeck won the sectional title in the third meeting between him and Elkhart Memorial’s Cason Sappington in the past two weeks.  Sappington is leading the series 2-1 and will look to avenge his loss from last week. Sappington cannot over look Lakeland’s Chris Smith if he wants a rematch with Dillenbeck.

215lbs

Top Dawg: Taylor Grubb- Prairie Heights

Onward to the Coliseum

Shane Hendrickson- Elkhart Memorial

Dalton Lepley- Dekalb

Brandon Daniels- Goshen

Taylor Grubb of Prairie Heights and Shane Hendrickson of Elkhart Memorial are the two favorites in this weight.  As long as not monumental upsets occur the finals match between these two will be very competitive.

285lbs

Top Dawg: Jacob Clark- Goshen

Onward to the Coliseum

Gabe Zimmerly- Westview

Eric Forest- Jimtown

Dominique Stauffer- Elkhart Central

There are many quality big guys coming to Goshen.  Hometown favorite Jacob Clark will look to win his second straight regional title this week, but will be challenged along the way from Gabe Zimmerly of Westview or Eric Forest of Jimtown.  Clark is not exciting to watch, but he gets the job done.