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347
IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 11/25/2012
Due to this year's IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.




Rank
Last
Team
Points


1
1
Perry Meridian
115


2
8
Bloomington South
51


3
2(tie)
Merrillville
47


4
2(tie)
Yorktown
42


5
6(tie)
New Palestine
40


6
10
Mishawaka
39


7
12(tie)
Penn
34


8(tie)
12(tie)
Jimtown
32


8(tie)
12(tie)
Franklin Community
32


8(tie)
4
Crown Point
32


11
5
Indianapolis Cathedral
29


12
6(tie)
Danville
28


13
9
Evansville Reitz
27


14
17
Lowell
25


15(tie)
20(tie)
Warren Central
24


15(tie)
12(tie)
Muncie Southside
24


17
15(tie)
Heritage Hills
23


18
18(tie)
Fishers
22


18(tie)
20(tie)
Evansville Mater Dei
22


20(tie)
NR
Western Boone
20


20(tie)
NR
South Dearborn
20


20(tie)
NR
Lake Central
20


20(tie)
20(tie)
Hanover Central
20


20(tie)
20(tie)
Hamilton Southeastern
20


Point values are as follows:
1-20
2-16
3-12
4-10
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
16-1

346
2009 IHSWCA Fall Coaches Clinic
[caption id=attachment_1291" align="alignleft" width="209" caption="Mark Shultz][/caption]

I.H.S.W.C.A. STATE CLINIC


LAWRENCE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Enter Door 11 on the SOUTHWEST side of the School - the gym will be located just past the Commons Area

Parking is a student lot located on the southwest corner of the building.

WED/THUR - OCTOBER 14/15, 2009

FEATURING: MARK SCHULTZ - 1984 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST

IHSWCA CLINIC - SPONSORED BY -

Jim's Wrestling Supplies, Brute Wrestling Gear, & E.I. Sports Apparel
 


 

 
Accomplishments:
 
-1984 Olympic Champion
-1985,87 World Champion
-1981,82,83 NCAA Champion
-1984,85,86,87 Nat. Open FS Champion
-1987 Pan American Games Champion
-1982 World Cup Champion
-1983,85,87 National Sports Festival Champion
-1978 California High School State Champion
-1976 No.California Age 14-15 Gymnastic Champ
-100th Distinguished member inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
-1982 Unanimous "OW" NCAA Championships
-1987 USA Wrestling Athlete of the Year
-1987 Sullivan Award Nominee
-1987 Olympic Magazine Sportsman of the Year
-1985 Wrestling Masters Magazine "International Wrestler of the Year"
-1983 Captain Univ. of Oklahoma wrestling team
-1983 Set the University of Oklahoma record for most victories in a single season without a loss


 
Hotel accommodations:
 
We are off the National FFA Convention weekend, therefore we are establishing a home hotel. There are rooms blocked at the Drury Inn 8180 N. Shadeland Ave.at the rate of $ 84.00 very close to Lawrence North HS. You need to call 1-800-325-0720 use reference # 2072497  Reservations need to be made by September 30.
 
Special Features:
 
IHSWCA Clinic Package
*** Computer USB Drives - thumb drives
*** Pens/Pencils/Paper
*** THE EVER POPULAR     50/50
 
CLINIC INFORMATION:
 
Price - $100.00 individual
$95.00 per coach for staff of 2 to 5
$90.00 per coach over 5
Ex. 6 coaches = $540.00 / 7 = $630.00
** Cost includes: Clinic & materials
2009-10 IHSWCA Membership - $25.00 value
2009-10 NWCA Membership - $ 30.00 value

CLINIC SCHEDULE
** Wednesday  - Oct. 14, 2009 **
6:00 - 7:00 pm    Registration - Lawrence North
7:00 -  8:00          Session 1 - Coaches Round Table - Q's & A's of successful programs.
8:00 - 9:30 IHSAA Rules Interpretation
Lawrence North HS
9:30 - 11:00         IHSWCA Social - Alibi's B & G
sponsored by Pro Industries Fitness& Strength  Equipment
 
** Thursday - Oct. 15, 2009 **
8:00 - 9:00 am   Registration
9:30 - 11:00 MARK SCHULTZ
11:00 - 12:00    IHSWCA BUSINESS MEETING
12:00 - 12:30    Lunch - provided by IHSWCA
12:30 - 2:30      MARK SCHULTZ
 
Once again there will be vendors at the clinic with many cash and carry specials and door prizes.

Click here to view the brochure
Click here for a clinic registration form
 
Click here for an IHSWCA Membership form

344
Scholastic Duals Round 6 Results
Round 6 Results
Virginia Blue 39 Michigan 24
108 VA Badua FF
117 VA Stageburg 7-4 MI Richard
124 VA Smith Fall
130 VA Aiello FF
135 MI Burdandt FF
140 MI Confer FF
145 Double FF
150 VA Lopez FF
157 Double FF
165 VA Floyd FF
176 MI Waskiewicz FF
194 MI Lewis FF
220 VA Deleon FF
290 Double FF
 
Colorado 39 Florida 21
108 FL Pozo FF
117 CO Sisneros TF 18-2 FL Crocker
124 FL Berrios Fall CO Der. Adame
130 CO York 6-0 FL Wisdom
135 CO Watson 6-2 FL Borges
140 CO Dar. Adame Fall FL Harrington
145 CO Hoffman 3-2 FL Rojas
150 CO Garcia TF 18-3 FL Serrano
157 CO Burghardt 8-0 FL Dunwald
165 CO Zink Fall FL Padilla
176 CO Copeland 20-6 FL Jackson
194 FL O'Neill 9-5 CO Hansen
220 FL Herron 8-3 CO Dreiling
290 FL Accomando 4-2 CO Carroll
 
Kentucky 51 Georgia 12
108 KY Ervin 7-3 GA Springer
117 KY Ruschell 8-0 GA Thurmond
124 KY Erwin 7-5 GA Harris
130 KY Carr FF
135 KY Cooper TF 15-0 GA Denland
140 KY Troxell Fall GA Dollar
145 KY Herald 4-3 GA Luke
150 KY Caddell Fall GA Connell
157 GA Gamble 3-2 KY Back
165 KY Lampe 9-4 GA Przbysz
176 GA Holbert Fall KY Buckman
194 GA Bennett 11-4 KY Vanover
220 KY Darrow Fall GA Allen
290 KY Flynn Fall GA Selleck
 
Indiana Blue 26 New York 24
108 IN Schroeder 5-3 NY Lewandoski
117 IN Campbell Fall NY Page
124 IN Binion 4-3 NY Cohen
130 IN Kieffer TF 17-2 NY Caruana
135 NY Compton 7-2 IN Jackson
140 NY Bonaldi 8-2 IN Rueger
145 NY Hamner 6-4 IN Montgomery
150 NY O. Scott 3-2 OT IN Sims
157 NY Kloc 3-2 IN Lynde
165 NY C. Scott 6-2 IN Quiroz
176 NY Lock 4-2 IN Bratcher
194 IN Thatcher FF
220 NY Langworthy 4-0 IN Grubb
290 IN Melby 3-2 NY Sauer
 
Indiana Gold 28 Pennsylvania 23
108 PA Roberts 6-4 IN Petrov
117 PA Keener 6-5 IN Ayersman
124 IN Kieffer Fall PA DiSanto
130 IN Raley 11-6 PA Fought
135 IN Tsirtsis 4-2 PA DePalma
140 PA Cimato 7-3 IN Rattay
145 PA Harner 3-2 IN Johnson
150 IN D. Welch 7-6 PA Martoccio
157 IN C. Welch Fall PA Parker
165 PA Staudenmayer 11-3 IN Lefever
176 IN Stein 9-1 PA Moyer
194 IN Sliga 9-2 IL Solomon
220 PA Peck Fall IN Knura
290 PA Dillman 8-5 IN Meyer
 
Illinois Orange 50 New Jersey Green 15
108 IL King FF
117 IL Granthum Fall NJ Masi
124 IL Pearce 8-4 NJ Griffin
130 IL Richards TF 20-4 NJ Polizzi
135 NJ Birmingham 7-5 IL Williams
140 NJ Quintero 5-3 IL Gantt
145 NJ Bakauckas 10-4 IL Buhrman
150 IL Traylor 4-3 NJ Rappa
157 NJ Siegfried FF
165 IL Ventimiglia FF
176 IL Velencia 13-9 NJ Cosgrove
194 IL McGiffen 11-4 NJ Rios
220 IL Blair FF
290 IL Crum Fall NJ Nolan
 
Illinois Navy 49 Virginia Orange 15
108 IL Fontanetta Fall VA Smith
117 VA Harlowe 7-5 IL Elmore
124 VA Richardson 5-1 IL Sabatello
130 IL Gosinski Fall VA Budd
135 IL Savenok 12-4 VA Topper
140 IL Avelar 8-1 VA Eure
145 IL Smith Fall VA Simmons
150 IL Chino 5-0 VA Cronin
157 IL Anthony Fall VA Grimes
165 IL Brooks TF 21-6 VA Jones
176 VA Mejia FF
194 VA Jessen 7-1 IL Johnson
220 IL Marchok Fall VA Davis
290 IL Allen 6-4 VA Burbank

343
Scholastic Duals Round 1 Results
Round 1
Pennsylvania 70 Virginia Blue 0
108 Roberts 14-1 Stageberg
117 Keener 6-5 Smith
124 DiSanto Fall Aiello
130 Fought 19-7 Thomas
135 Cimato 15-0 Kelly
140 DePalma FF
145 Martoccio Fall White
150 Harner Fall Lopez
157 Parker Fall Hessman
165 Standenmayer 17-2 Floyd
176 Moyer 5-0 Youngs
194 Solomon 14-1 English
220 Peck Fall Deleon
290 Dillman FF
 
Illinois Navys Result 55 New Jersey White 0
108 fontanetta Fall :57
117 Elmore Fall 1:04
124 Sabatello Forfeit
130 Gosinsky 20-8
135 Togher 4-1
140 Avelar 2-0
145 Smith 7-0
150 Chino 14-0
157 Anthony 10-0
165 Taylor 18-5
176 Brooks 6-4
194 Johnson4-3
220 Marchok 5-1
290 Allen 7-3
 
New York 65 Ohio 8
108 NY Lewandoski fall Hillaire OH
117 NY Page fall Lorence OH
124 NY Cohen 4-1 Maclellan OH
130 NY Carvana fall Meadows OH
135 NY Compton 8-0 Ratay OH
140 NY Bonaldi 3-1 Claxton
145 NY Hamner fall Havener OH
150 NY Scott FF
157 NY Kloc FF
165 NY Scott fall Tiley OH
176 Ny Lock 17-2 Meadows OH
194 OH Utley 15-3 Fallato NY
220 OH Meadows 2-0 Langworthy NY
290 NY Sauer fall Goodnight OH
 
New Jersey Green 31 Florida 30
108 FL Pozo fall Gentile NJ
117 FL Crocker fall Mast NJ
124 FL Berrio FF
130 FL Wisdom 4-0 Polizzi NJ
135 NJ Birmingham 13-7
140 Nj Quintero 3-2 ONeill FL
145 NJ Backuckas Fall Rojas FL
150 NJ Rappa 15-3 Serrano FL
157 NJ Intile 6-2 Dunwald FL
165 NJ Gabriel fall Padilla FL
176 FL Jackson 7-6 Cosgrove NJ
194 FL O'Neill 4-2 Rios NJ
220 FL Herron 5-4 OT Marr NJ
290 NJ Nolan Fall Accomando FL
 
Indiana Blue 58 Georgia 12
108 GA Springer 3-1 Schroeder IN
114 IN Campbell Fall GA Thurmond
124 IN Binion Fall GA Harris
130 IN Kieffer FF
135 IN Jackson 15-2 GA Pendland
140 IN Rueger Fall GA Dollar
145 IN Montgomery FF
150 IN Sims Fall Connell GA
157 IN Lynde 7-2 GA Gamble
165 IN Quiroz 4-2 GA Przybysz IN
176 IN Bratcher Fall GA Holbert
194 GA Bennett Fall IN Thatcher
220 GA Allen 3-2 IN Grubb
290 IN Melby Fall GA Selleck
 
Illinois Orange 43 Colorado 16
108 IL King Fall CO Whitten
117 CO Sisneros 10-2 IL Granthum
124 IL Pearce Fall CO Adame
130 IL Richards 6-3 CO York
135 IL Williams Fall CO Watson
140 IL Gant Fall Adame CO
145 CO Hoffman 4-3 IL Buhrman
150 CO Garcia 6-5 IL Traylor
157 CO Burghardt 4-2 IL Hardy
165 IL Ventimiglia 13-8 CO Zink
176 CO Copeland 10-4 IL Velencia
194 IL McGiffen 17-9 CO Hansen
220 IL Blair 6-5 CO Dreiling
290 IL Crum Fall CO Carroll
 
Indiana Gold 78 Michigan 0
108 IN Petrov 19-4 MI Wood
117 IN Ayersman 11-1 MI Richard
124 IN Kieffer 15-0 MI Puchovan
130 IN Raley FF
135 IN Tsirtsis Fall MI Burandt
140 IN Rattay Fall MI Confer
145 IN Johnson FF
150 IN D. Welch FF
157 IN C Welch FF
165 IN Lefever FF
176 IN Stein Fall MI Waskiewicz
194 IN Sliga 4-3 MI Lewis
220 IN Kniola FF
290 IN Meyer FF
 
Virginia Orange 29 Kentucky 28
108 KY Ervin 11-6 VA Smith
117 VA Harlowe 11-4 KY Ruschelle
124 VA Richardson 18-2 KY Ervin
130 KY Carr Fall VA Topper
135 KY Cooper 11-2 VA Budd
140 KY Troxell 5-2 VA Fure
145 VA Simmons 9-4 KY Herald
150 KY Caddell 7-3 VA Cronin
157 VA Grimes 12-8 Back KY
165 KY Lampe 10-3 VA Jones
176 KY Buckman Fall VA Mejia
194 VA Jessen Fall Vanover KY
220 VA Davis 11-4 KY Darrow
290 VA Burbank Fall KY Flynn

342
Overall Standings and Results
*Note the rankings are strictly based of wins and losses. Each team gets 1 point for a win and -.5 points for a loss.
 
Click on a team for more information about their wins and losses.
 
[standings league_id=2]

342
Indianamat.com Team Rankings 12/21
1. Crown Point (12-0)
2. Perry Meridian (9-0)
3. Evansville Mater Dei (9-0)
4. Merrillville (12-0)
5. Mishawaka (12-2)
6. Yorktown (23-1)
7. Lawrence North (8-4)
8. Penn (7-3)
9. Roncalli (13-1)
10. Bellmont (15-2)
11. Cathedral (7-3)
12. Center Grove (10-1)
13. Westfield (16-3)
14. Franklin (8-5)
15. Carmel (5-1)
16. Evansville Reitz (15-0)
17. Bloomington South (5-2)
18. Warren Central (4-2)
19. Jennings County (19-1)
20. Jimtown (12-0)

341
Pendleton Heights Individual Regional Breakdown
The sign above the door to the Pendleton Heights gymnasium reads- "Abandon all hope all ye 119 and 125 lbers who enter here". OK, it doesn't say that, but it should. The always entertaining Pendleton Heights individual regional is highlighted by two weights dominated by state champions and top contenders. However, like all the state's regionals, all the weights feature some truly excellent wrestlers. Here's the breakdown:
 
103
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Little Todd, 103 Top Dog][/caption]
 
Top Dog: #12 Mason Todd, Pendleton Heights. The nationally decorated freshman Arabian wrestler brings just one loss to the party. That one loss is to #2 Cody Philips of Union County, considered by many to be the wrestler to beat at 103 for the entire state. Other than that one stumble, Todd has had a magnificent first year campaign. Like his brothers before him, Todd looks to make a mark on Indiana wrestling. He'll have some serious tests here but he is the slight favorite IMO. This is his first regional and the competition here is very stiff; on the other hand, there's nothing wrong with wrestling in your home gym. His potential semis match with Price could be a dandy and it will almost certainly have important ramifications for semi-state and beyond. 103 can be a surprising weight class, so Todd is not a lock by any stretch; in fact, he's only the 3rd highest ranked kid at the regional. This is a pretty strong weight class; I'm looking forward to it. 
 
 
 
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See ya next week at New Castle
 
#9 Brian Harvey, Cathedral. Harvey has wrestled seemingly everyone at 103 this season and has had a great freshman season. He'll have to beat Boston or O' Neal to advance to the finals. He gets to avoid Todd and Price until the finals, if he makes it that far. That win over Price last weekend looms large here and he is a safe bet to make the finals and nab a top-2 seed for New Castle next weekend. 
 
#7 Dominique Price, Arsenal Technical High School. The very close loss to Harvey last weekend means that the IPS product must face Todd in the semis. Price is not a household name, but he is very capable of winning this regional. He is legit and I expect to see him at Conseco this year and beyond. He was runner-up to Brandon Nelson at this weight last year.
 
Robert Boston, Lawrence North. This was a tough call, as O'Neal is very tough and has an outstanding record. Still, I think Boston's record is a little misleading, considering the schedule LN has faced. Boston has had some solid national results in the past and I think he'll find a way to beat the Tri-Central wrestler. He will be hard-pressed to beat Todd or Price for 3rd place, but stranger things have happened.
 
Best 'ticket punch' match: O'Neal vs Boston.
 
 
 
112  
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Brandon Nelson, 112 Top Dog][/caption]
 
 Top Dog: #2 Brandon Nelson, Lawrence North. Nelson is a strong favorite here and he'll be a strong favorite next weekend as well. He is a very experienced wrestler and he'll likely be wrestling under the lights in a couple of weeks.
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Come on down][/caption]
 

 See ya next week at New Castle
 
#12 Blake Roytek, Cathedral- Roytek is similar to Harvey--the kid has wrestled just about everyone at his weight. Roytek has actually lost to indianamat's #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5 wrestlers this year. However, he hasn't been blown out by any of them; impressively, he lost to #1 ranked  Anthony Hawkins of Crown Point by a 4-2 score. He's one of those kids who wrestles to his opponents' ability; Gadient could definitely pull an upset here. I think Roytek will make it to the finals and lose a respectable decision to Nelson.
Tyler Gadient, Noblesville. Basically, he and Wilson are very evenly matched and it wouldn't be a surprise if either kid won. 
Andrew Wilson, Pendleton Heights. WeeMom will likely hate me for putting him below Gadient, but at least I have him qualifying for semi-state.

Best 'ticket punch' match: Wilson's first round tussle with Tech's Aaron Thurman.
 
 
119
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Brandon Wright, 119 Top Dog][/caption]
 
Top Dog: #1 Brandon Wright, Cathedral. It's hard to bet against Eppert, but Wright has historically peaked in the postseason--a scary thought considering Wright's excellent regular season. His battle with Camden will be the first of 3 likely postseason matches. Wright is nothing less than a monster and should secure a top seed at New Castle.


 

 
 
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Come on down][/caption]
 

See ya next week at New Castle
 
#2 Camden  Eppert, Anderson Highland- Purdue-bound Eppert is very familiar with Wright. As methodical and hard-working as the Scots wrestler is, I'm sure he's been specifically preparing for his matchups with Wright.  I expect him to give Wright his toughest matches from here on out, even at Conseco. However, Wright's mind-blowing quickness is hard to prepare for, even if you've scouted him heavily. Also, Camden needs to make sure he doesn't overlook Cosby in the semis.
#16 Storm Cosby, Tech. The City champ is very unfortunate to be stuck with this group of competitors. Although Cosby is very game, I just don't see him beating Wright or Eppert. I do, however, see him securing a #3 seed by beating Eshelman. He lost his first match at regionals last year.
Justin Eshelman, Pendleton Heights. Eshelman is a returning semi-state qualifier and will be wrestling on his home mat. I think he'll advance to New Castle, but it will be incredibly difficult for him to finish above 4th.
Best 'ticket punch' match:  Cosby vs. Levi Lanning of Alexandria. Lanning was a semi-state qualifier last year and Cosby was not. I hope Storm isn't looking past him.
 
 
125
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Cashe Money, Top Dog 125][/caption]
 
Top Dog: Christoper "Cashe" Quiroga, Lawrence North. A no-brainer. #1 at 125 , nationally accomplished/ranked and #1 on indianamat's pound for pound ranking. Although Cashe has been the hottest wrestler in the state all year, this is actually a very deep and tough weight for a regional. I don't think it will matter; Purdue recruit Quiroga continues his march for another state title.


 
 

   
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Come on down][/caption]
 


See ya next week at New Castle

#5 Mason Berryman, Anderson Highland- Berryman will have to get through John Grey to get to the finals, but I think he'll pull it off. He is a legit #5 and a likely state placer.
 


#7 John Grey, Cathedral-Grey can beat anyone at this weight not named Quiroga or Tsirtsis. However, he keeps a lot of matches close, even against lesser oppponents--kind of like Roytek in that he wrestles to the level of his opponent. I think Berryman beats him this time.
Jarrid Logan, Hamilton Heights-Another tough field for Logan to try to survive. He doesn't get a break in his opening match--Posey is a very tough out and could pull the slight upset.
Best 'ticket punch' match: Logan vs. Lovester Posey, Tech
 
 
130
 
Top Dog: Colin Bullock, Hamilton Heights. A slightly shallow weight class gives Bullock a very solid chance at earning a regional title. Bryant, Bell and Franklin could definitely de-rail his plans, but Bullock will look to bounce back from a tough team performance vs. Carmel and Coach Willoughby will have the Huskies prepared.
 
 
 
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Come on down][/caption]
 
See ya next week at New Castle

 
Josh Franklin, Lawrence Central. Franklin is capable of beating Bullock, but he'll have his work cut out for him in the semis, as Anderson Highland's tough Dominique Bryant awaits.
 
Dominique Bryant, Anderson Highland. The senior Scots wrestler, like Franklin, could win the whole shooting match this weekend. However, his opening match with Cathedral's Stringfield could be a landmine. That one is far from a gimme.
 
Greg Bell, Lawrence North. Bell is a little inconsistent, but he's capable of beating good opponents and he's wrestled a ton of studs this season. His first round match with 33-5 Tri-Central sophomore Keegan Pyke could easily be his first and last match at regionals. This weight is wide open.
 
Best 'ticket punch' match: Bell vs Pike, Stringfield vs Bryant.
 
 
135
 
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Dom Corsaro, 135 Top Dog][/caption]
 
Top Dog: #13 Dominic Corsaro, Cathedral. Corsaro is a returning state placer, but like 130, this weight is far from clear. Corsaro will be the favorite, but strong tests could come from Heights' Alley or essentially anyone in the bracket. A very wide open bracket here.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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See ya next week at New Castle
 
Braydon Alley, Hamilton Heights-Alley is going to need a high finish here to set himself up to advance at New Castle. This wide open field is going to get a lot tougher at semi-state, so the Huskies wrestler must perform at a high level in this spot.
 
Matt Ratay, Lawrence North
 Zach Long, Elwood
Best 'ticket punch' match:  Haydon Buck (Tri-Central) vs. Ratay, Long vs. Levi Lucas (Manual)
 
 
140
 
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Tony Mac, 140 Top Dog][/caption]
 
Top Dog-#2 Tony McGinley, Cathedral-McGinley is battling an injury and didn't participate in the team regionals. He also forfeited his sectional finals match with Butts. If he's not too limited by his injury, he should cruise through this regional. If he's really bunged up and gimpy, anything is possible. I wouldn't underestimate the McGinleys....wrestling is their business.

 
 
 
 
 
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See ya next week at New Castle

 
Dominique Butts, Lawrence Central-A fortunate turn of events makes it appear that butts will be a 2nd seed at New Castle. Can he take advantage and make a run to Conseco?
Zach Bowers, Hamilton Heights-An unfortunate turn of events puts McGinley in his path early in the regional. Bowers is a tough, smart wrestler and a bunged-up McGinley might be vulnerable.
Montrail Johnson, Tri-Central
Best 'ticket punch' match: McGinley/Pore, Butts/Gregg and Johnson/Shelton
 
 
 
145
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Sammy Bennett, 145 Top Dog][/caption]
 
Top Dog-#1 Sammy Bennett, Anderson Highland-This is a loaded field, but Bennett has passed every test thus far this season. McGinley looms large in Bennett's future, but Specht or Goodwin shouldn't be overlooked either. Last year's runner-up at 145 will be tested.
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Come on down][/caption]
 

See ya next week at New Castle
#6 Gavin McGinley, Cathedral. You know it's a tough field if Gavin Mac isn't the favorite. While on paper McGinley is a strong favorite to reach the regional finals, Heights' Miller is not a cupcake. Assuming McGinley beats Miller, he could pull the upset over Bennett, making Bennett's road to Conseco a lot bumpier.
AJ Miller, Hamilton Heights. The senior Miller is solid and battle-tested. Still, this is one tough group and Miller will have his hands full with Goodwin for 3rd place.
Matt Goodwin, Lawrence North. The formerly ranked senior has yet to taste the sweet flavor of State Street. He is a very capable kid; he needs to just advance to New Castle, then he can regroup and try to make a run to Conseco. A potential matchup with Miller for 3rd could be huge for each kid's chances to make it to state.
Best 'ticket punch' match: Goodwin vs. Noblesville's Wayne Specht. The two wrestlers are a combined 58-10.
 
 
 
152
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Calvin Sullivan, 152 Top Dog][/caption]
 
Top Dog-#4 Calvin Sullivan, Cathedral. Cal is undefeated this year and has placed 5th at state the past 2 seasons. He will be a tough nut to crack for anyone in Pendleton on Saturday. While anything is possible in wrestling, Sullivan is among the strongest favorites in the regional.
 
 
 
 

 
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See ya next week at New Castle
Matt Miller, Hamilton Heights. Beat Holt last week and should be 2nd best here this weekend.
#15 Nick Holt, Pendleton Heights. Wrestling on his home mat, perhaps Holt returns the favor to Miller, who wrestled on his home mat last week. Should be a good one.
Mike Taylor, Lawrence Central
Best 'ticket punch' match: Holt vs. LN's Ethan Wilson
 
160
 
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Big Todd, 160 Top Dog][/caption]
 
-#3 Matt Todd, Pendleton Heights-Another Arabian Todd at the top of the heap. Matt is very experienced, is undefeated and has already experienced the State experience. This is a very dangerous field, and Todd will have to navigate through a minefield that features Cathedral's explosive freshman Willis and one-loss Anthony Bill of Chatard.








Top Dog
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 
 
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See ya next week at New Castle
 

#11 Tyler Willis, Cathedral-The phenom continues to improve; at this point, there's no telling what he will do in the postseason. He seems to have elevated his game to a superior level--he absolutely is capable of beating the much more experienced Todd. He has a fairly clear path to the finals.

 
 
 
 
#10 Anthony Bill, Bishop Chatard- Willis gave Bill his first loss last week. Will Bill Kill this weekend? Kill, Bill, Kill
 
[caption id=" align="alignnone" width="137" caption="Kill Bill][/caption]
 



 
Ibragim Komilov, North Central
Best 'ticket punch' match: Komilov vs Anderson's Mark Buehler
 
 
171
 
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Bryce Grimes, 171 Top Dog][/caption]
 
Top Dog
- #4 Bryce Grimes, Lawrence North-Another deep field in Pendleton. Grimes is stout but he'll have his hands full with Moats and Fleenor or Hofmeister. That said, I like his chances quite a bit. I think he's the best guy in the weight not named Atwood or Duckworth.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Come on down][/caption]
 

 
See ya next week at New Castle
 
#9 Kevin Moats, Tipton-Moats brings a nearly spotless record into this tough regional. Moats could have 2 difficult matches under his belt before he meets Grimes in the finals. Whoever wins this field will have earned it and will be in good shape heading towards Conseco from New Castle.
 
Andy Fleenor, Noblesville-Just a hunch here. Truthfully, he's going to have a very tough match with Hofmeister just to advance out of the regional.
 
Phillip Buehler, Anderson- 32-5 ain't too shabby
Best 'ticket punch' match: Fleenor/Hofmeister could be one of the best matches of the day.
 
189
 
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Sandberg, 189 Top Dog???][/caption]
 
Top Dog
- #16 Daniel Sandberg, Lawrence Central-This was a very tough call, as there are at least 4 other kids who could take the weight. Another Dingo hunch here, so take it for what it's worth. His first opponent is 35-7. I like Sandberg in this spot because he's wrestled the most grueling schedule of the top participants here.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Come on down][/caption]
 

 
See ya next week at New Castle
 
Henry Nichols, Pendleton Heights-Nichols won a tough Heights sectional last weekend and will be looking to follow it up with a solid performance here. His first opponent is 29-5. His potential 2nd opponent is 31-3. No easy way out at this weight.
 
 
Zac Garrity, Hamilton Heights- A lot depends on his health. One of the most snake-bitten kids in recent years, Garrity has the tools to put a strong run together. Will this be the year he breaks through? That injury may determine the answer.
 
Ben Vondersaar, Theodore Guerin- Did you know that Theodore Guerin was a woman? A nun, in fact? It's true. On a more releveant point, Vondersaar is a coach's son and is capable of winning this weight. 31-3 isn't a coincidence.
Best 'ticket punch' match: All of 'em. Not one kid in the bracket with double digit losses. Very impressive
 
215
 
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Colin Warner, 215 Top Dog][/caption]
 
Top Dog
-#8 Colin Warner, Tipton. Warner looks to build on his state qualification last season and will be a solid favorite here. Anything short of a championship will make an attempted run at Conseco a lot more difficult.

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Come on down][/caption]
 

 
See ya next week at New Castle
 
Jake Buchanan, Cathedral-Likely the only kid with a solid chance at knocking off Warner. Buchanan is very solid and doesn't beat himself.
 
JR Smart, Lapel-Just taking a stab here. Very wide open field past Buchanan and Warner.
 
Michael Raby, North Central-See Smart, JR
Best 'ticket punch' match: Smart/Lawrence Central's Jaylen Clark
 
285
 
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Ethan Cuevas, King of the Giants][/caption]
 
Top Dog
-#6 Ethan Cuevas, North Central-Cuevas has very quietly established himself as a very strong state contender. He should be the class of this field, although Stokes is a tough semis matchup. Becker should keep it respectable in the finals, but it will be a big upset and a big blow to his state chances if Cuevas doesn't win this regional.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Come on down][/caption]
 

 
See ya next week at New Castle
 
Andrew Becker, Elwood-Heights sectional winner sports an impressive 35-2 record.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
[caption id=" align="alignleft" width="105" caption="Blade will stick you][/caption]
 

 
 
 
Wesley "Snipes" Stokes, Cathedral- Nimble giant has improved considerably from the beginning of the season to now.  A good sleeper pick here and at New Castle.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jackson Kerfoot, Hamilton Heights
Best 'ticket punch' match: Kerfoot/ Lawrence Central's Eric Thigpen
 

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Stein Falls in Junior Greco-Roman National Championship
Drake Stein of Princeton High School was defeated by California's Lucas Sheridan in the 189lbs finals of the Junior Greco-Roman National Championships.  Stein lost the first period 6-0 and the second period 4-0.  Congrats to Stein on a great tournament.

339
Junior Freestyle and Greco-Roman Nationals Preview
The world’s largest wrestling meet will take place next week in Fargo, North Dakota. This event will feature over 2000 entries in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling amongst the Cadet and Junior age divisions. The event will also feature the Junior Women’s freestyle division. The host for the event will be North Dakota State University and wrestling will take place in the Fargodome. Wrestling will take place on 24 mats laid across the dome’s indoor football field. Good luck to all of the Indiana wrestlers participating.
 
Indiana Participants




Adam
Boles
Both
105
Tri-West


Scott
Fozo
Freestyle
112
Mishawaka


Logan
Ables
Both
119
Carroll(Fort Wayne)


Brenden
Campbell
Freestyle
119
New Castle


Patrick
Parham
Freestyle
119
Carmel


Brandon
Nelson
Freestyle
125
Lawrence North


Travis
Barroquillo
Both
130
Prairie Heights


Tyler
Chapple
Both
130
Penn


Alex
Griesemer
Both
130
Princeton


Jordan
Johnson
Freestyle
135
Lawrence North


Derek
Lunsford
Both
135
Pike Central


Jason
Tsirtsis
Freestyle
135
Crown Point


Kalob
Heald
Freestyle
140
Cascade


Connor
Mullins
Freestyle
140
New Castle


Sam
Horrocks
Freestyle
145
Bloomington South


Drake
Meska
Both
145
Yorktown


Cameryn
Brady
Both
152
Lowell


Michael
Hummer
Both
152
Penn


Kirk
Johnson
Both
152
Perry Meridian


Reece
Lefever
Both
152
Carroll(Fort Wayne)


Derek
Harz
Both
160
Perry Meridian


Sean
Mappes
Both
160
Center Grove


Caleb
Smith
Greco
160
Princeton


Mitchell
Judkins
Both
171
Speedway


Connor
LeFever
Both
171
Carroll(Fort Wayne)


Logan
Cooper
Both
189
Perry Meridian


Drake
Stein
Both
189
Princeton


Alex
Corbin
Greco
215
Carmel


Jeremy
Haskett
Freestyle
215
Lawrence North


Jeffrey
Mofield
Freestyle
215
New Castle


Mark
Collett
Both
285
Jennings County


Adam
Decker
Both
285
Beech Grove


Garett
Strychalski
Both
285
Penn


Wrestlers to Watch
 
Brendan Campbell will be moving up to the Junior division after placing 8th as a Cadet last year.  Already this summer he went 6-2 at the Junior Duals in freestyle.   Campbell finished 3rd during the IHSAA season.
 
Brandon Nelsen(notice the correct spelling Coach Weimer) is making a return trip to Fargo where he placed 4th two years ago.  This season Nelsen won a state championship and is looking to close out his prep career wrestling on the stage in the Fargodome.
 
The pride of Wolcottville, Travis Barroquillo, will be making his second trip to Fargo.  He is a two time state qualifier, placing 7th this season.  He also finished 5th at USAW Folkstyle Nationals this spring.
 
Jason Tsirtsis’ resume keeps getting longer and longer each week.  Already a two-time state champion, he also has two FILA Cadet freestyle titles.  The one title that has so far eluded him though, is a prestigious Fargo title.  In 2008 he placed 4th and last season he lost in the finals.  He placed 4th at FILA Juniors this spring beating a couple current college wrestlers along the way.
 
Kirk Johson, Cameryn Brady and Conner Mullins will all look to make an impact on the national scene after having great IHSAA seasons.
 
Sean Mappes placed 7th last year in Greco-Roman and will look to duplicate that feat this year.  Mappes had a great showing at the Central Regionals, only losing to Iowa stud Justin Koethe.  Mappes also was one match from placing in both styles at FILA Cadet Nationals.
 
Caleb Smith will be taking his skills to the mat in Greco once again.  He was one match from placing last year and is coming off a silver medal in the Pan Am Junior Games just last week.
 
Another Princeton wrestler, state champion Drake Stein, will be heading to Fargo for the third straight year.  Stein placed 8th two years ago in Greco as a Cadet and is coming off a great IHSAA season.  Stein went 5-1 at the Junior Duals in Greco-Roman.
 
Mark Collett is another former Greco All-American looking to come back from Fargo with hardware once again.
 
Everyone’s favorite curly haired twins, Reece and Conner Lefever, will also be gracing the mats in Fargo.  Conner placed 8th during the IHSAA season and placed 7th at USAW Folkstyle Nationals, while Reece was a state qualifier during the IHSAA season and one match from placing at USAW Folkstyle Nationals.

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IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 12/24
Due to this year’s IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.  Here is the inaugural poll.




1
Perry Meridian
111


2
Merrillville
57


3
Yorktown
48


4
Bloomington South
47


5
New Palestine
46


6
Mishawaka
42


7
Indianapolis Cathedral
39


8(tie)
Warren Central
34


8(tie)
Heritage Hills
32


8(tie)
Danville
32


11
Hamilton Southeastern
30


12
Jay County
28


13
Franklin Community
26


14
Fishers
25


15(tie)
Crown Point
25


15(tie)
Penn
24


17
Muncie Southside
24


18
Jimtown
24


18(tie)
Evansville Mater Dei
24


20(tie)
Hanover Central
23


20(tie)
Western Boone
22


20(tie)
Lowell
22


20(tie)
Lake Central
22


20(tie)
Castle
22


Point values are as follows:
1-22
2-18
3-13
4-11
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
16-1

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Middle School State Dual Championship
The second annual Middle School State Dual Championship will be held once again at Yorktown Middle School. Last year's champion Franklin Middle School will look to defend their title against another tough field. The field consists of eight teams from around the state. Look for some great match-ups of numerous individuals that will be gracing the Conseco podium in the very near future. The teams participating include: Yorktown, Muncie Wilson(Muncie South), Indian Springs(Columbia City), Chesterton, Avon, Franklin, Doe Creek(New Palestine), and Delta. Good luck to all the competitors this weekend.
 
Click here for the official program of the event.

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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

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IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 1/9
Due to this year’s IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.




1
Perry Meridian
119


2
Yorktown
57


3
Mishawaka
56


4
New Palestine
53


5
Crown Point
45


6
Indianapolis Cathedral
44


7
Merrillville
43


8
Warren Central
41


9
Hamilton Southeastern
37


10
Penn
36


11(tie)
Lowell
32


11(tie)
Franklin Community
32


13
Danville
30


14
Bloomington South
29


15
Evansville Mater Dei
28


16
Muncie Southside
25


17(tie)
Jimtown
24


17(tie)
Avon
24


19(tie)
South Bend Clay
23


19(tie)
Heritage Hills
23


19(tie)
Hanover Central
23


19(tie)
Fishers
23


Point values are as follows:
1-22
2-18
3-13
4-11
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
16-1

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Team Ranking Comparison 12/15
IndianaMat.com
IHSWCA


1. Crown Point
1. Crown Point


2. Perry Meridian
2. Perry Meridian


3. Evansville Mater Dei
3. Mater Dei


4. Merrillville
4. Mishawaka


5. Mishawaka
5. Merrillville


6. Yorktown
6. Yorktown


7. Penn
7. Bloomington South


8. Franklin
8. Penn


9. Roncalli
9. Franklin


10. Cathedral
10. Bellmont


11. Lawrence North
11. Roncalli


12. Bellmont
12. Evansville Reitz


13. Carmel
13. Jeffersonville


14. Evansville Reitz
14. Castle


15. Center Grove
15. Cathedral


16. Bloomington South
16. Lawrence North


17. Warren Central
17. South Bend Clay


18. Westfield
18. Jennings County


19. Jeffersonville
19. Carmel


20. New Palestine
20. Center Grove



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Indianamat.com Team Rankings 12-5-11
1. Perry Meridian
2. Crown Point
3. Roncalli
4. Evansville Mater Dei
5. Merrillville
6. Mishawaka
7. Yorktown
8. Franklin Community
9. Penn
10. Hamilton Southeastern
11. Bellmont
12. Evansville Reitz
13. Center Grove
14. Cathedral
15. New Palestine
16. Warren Central
17. Lawrence North
18. Jeffersonville
19. Westfield
20. Jennings County

335
IndianaMat.com Team Rankings 12/23
Rank
Last
Team
W-L
Notable Wins
Losses
Recent Matches


1
1
Perry Meridian
10-0
Center Grove, Avon

Marion Co. Champs


2
2
Evansville Mater Dei
5-0
Ev. Memorial, Bloomington South

W, Union Co. (KY)


3
3
Franklin Community
11-0
Crown Point, Cathedral, Portage

W, Center Grove 58-3


4
4
Merrillville
5-0
Portage




5
5
Penn
9-0
Portage

W, Portage 60-9


6
8
Cathedral
8-1
Crown Pt, Portage, Warren C.
Franklin,
Indy City Champs


7
6
Warren Central
4-1
Avon
Cathedral
3rd-Marion County


8
7
Portage
12-4
Crown Point, Mishawaka
Merrillville, Franklin, Cathedral, Penn
L, Penn 60-9


9
9
Crown Point
5-3
Westfield, Lake Central
Franklin, Cathedral, Portage
W, Lake Central 49-13


10
10
Yorktown
19-0
New Palestine, North Mont.

W, Floyd Central 70-3


11
11
New Palestine
15-1

Yorktown
W, Greenfield C. 51-20


12
12
Carroll (Fort Wayne)
15-0
East Noble

W, Bellmont 36-28


13
13
Westfield
14-1
Southmont, Mishawaka
Crown Point
2nd-Hamilton Co.


14
HM
North Montgomery
11-2
Southmont
Yorktown
W, Southmont 37-33


15
14
Southmont
13-3
Mishawaka
Cathedral, Westfield, N. Montgomery
L, N. Montgomery 37-33


16
15
Mishawaka
9-3
Lowell
Portage, Southmont, Westfield



17
18
Avon
7-3
HSE, Brownsburg
Cathedral, Warren Central, PM
1st-Jeff Classic


18
HM
Evansville Memorial
9-2
Ev. Reitz
Mater Dei, Union Co. (KY)



19
HM
Franklin Central
8-0


2nd-Marion County


20
16
Center Grove
5-2
Bloomington South
Perry Meridian, Franklin
L, Franklin 58-3



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Northern States Conference Preview
No Clear Favorite in Northern States Race
- Jimtown, New Prairie appear strongest
 
The theme of the 2009 Northern States Conference wrestling tournament appears to be depth. The team that will take the crown will likely be the one that can place the most wrestlers in the most weight classes as no one team appears to be dominant.
Both Jimtown and New Prairie appear to have the depth necessary to carry themselves to a team title but Knox may have a say in the outcome as they will bring many outstanding grapplers to the clash Saturday at Jimtown High School. Following is a weight class breakdown of the meet:
 

103 –
 
Matt Lindsey of Triton brings a 21-1 record to Jimtown Saturday with his only loss coming to Jacob Schroeder of Rochester. Michael Wireman is the second seed with a 20-8 record.

112 –
 
This class appears to wide open as each of the seeded wrestlers beat one or more of the other seeds. LaVille’s Sean Webb (20-8) is the top seed, followed by Glenn’s Travis Mowery (15-8), Jimtown’s Zach Slough (14-6), and Knox’s Dakota Martin (17-10).

119 –
 
Knox’s ninth ranked Danny Bradley is the class of the field with his 25-0 record. Second seeded Kaleb McCallum of Glenn has bumped up to 119 late in the season and brings a 24-8 record to the table.

125 –
 
A two man battle looks to be waged here as number one seed Collin Crume (28-6) of Jimtown might face off with second seeded Kyle Hernandez of Knox (25-4) in the finals.

130 –
 
Another weight class where the top seeds all own victories over each other, this weight class seeds went based on winning percentage with Bremen’s Justin Bogart (23-5) earning the #1 seed, New Prairie’s Joe Zigler (25-7) at number two, Knox’s Devann Biddle (14-4) at three and Jimtown’s John Michael Moore (23-9) at four.

135 –
 
Jimtown’s returning semi-state qualifier Jeremy Hill (33-3) is the clear favorite here and he is the one seed, New Prairie’s Aaron Jeske (20-8) and LaVille’s Danny Kline (20-8) are the number two and three seeds respectively.

140 –
 
New Prairie’s dangerous Dillan Escobedo (15-13) earned the #1 seed based on victories over second seeded Darius Stevens (22-9) of Triton and #3 seed Matt Hill (20-11) of Jimtown.

145 –
 
Niles Goodman of New Prairie (20-9) is the one seed followed by LaVille’s Preston Pittman (15-12) and largely untested Mike Stout (10-4) of Culver.

152 –
 
Jordan Martin of New Prairie looks to be the class of the field with his 23-4 record. Knox’s Mike Hernandez (20-9) and Glenn’s Josh Dunbar (21-11) both look to challenge for a spot in the finals as the second and third seeds respectively.

160 –
 
A three man battle shapes up at 160 where top seeded Jimmy Krause (19-8) will battle New Prairie’s second seeded Ryan Balanow (23-6) and Triton’s third seed, Zach Clark (27-5).

171 –
 
This may be the deepest weight class of the meet. Jimtown’s Zach Spurgeon enters battle tested and as the top seed. Second seeded Robert Molebash of Culver owns a victory over state ranked Reece Farnham of Northridge and Knox’s Adam Winebrenner (3rd seed) has an outstanding 25-4 record. 4th seeded Dylan Senff (18-5), along with unseeded Jake Cornell (23-6) and New Prairie’s Jeff Jurczak (19-7) appear very capable of upsetting the big guns at this weight class. **NOTE: Triton’s eighth ranked state qualifier Blake Hoffer was injured last Saturday and is taking a week off to heal for sectionals.

189 –
 
Knox’s Alex Windbigler brings an outstanding 25-5 record to the top seed and he will be chased by New Prairie’s second seeded Eric Singleton (20-8).

215 –
 
New Prairie’s third ranked Kannon Keigley (31-1) is the clear favorite here. He has one loss on the season to Lowell’s second ranked Nathan Cleveland. Keigley has a win over highly regarded Christain Lentz of Mishawaka and will be looking at the conference meet as way to springboard him to a deep tournament run over the next month.

HWT –
 
John Glenn goliath Craig Fitzgerald (ranked second in the state) and Jimtown senior Zack Stone (ranked #15) appear to be class of this field. Fitzgerald, undefeated on the year, is the returning conference champ and placed 6th in the state last year. Stone is a semi-state qualifier from last year and placed 3rd at the Al Smith tournament. There was no head to head match-up as Stone was dinged up earlier in the year when Glenn and Jimtown matched up

331
IHSWCA Team Rankings 11/18/2011
3A Wrestling Team Rankings
2A Wrestling Team Rankings
1A Wrestling Team Rankings


1. Perry Meridian
1. Yorktown
1. Evansville Mater Dei


2.  Crown Point
2. Bellmont
2. Alexandria


3. Penn
3. Jimtown
3. Fountain Central


4.  Roncalli
4. Evansville Memorial
4. South Adams


5. Merrillville
5. Delphi
5. Prairie Heights


6. Mishawaka
6. Fairfield
6. Adams Central


7. Hamilton Southeastern
7. Danville
7. Speedway


8. Center Grove
8.(tie) Garrett
8. Chururbusco


9. Reitz
8.(tie) Peru
9. Southridge


10. Cathedral
10. Hanover Central
10. Eastern (Howard)


Overall Top 20
1.) Perry Meridian – (300)
2.) Crown Point– (271)
3.) Mater Dei– (254)
4.) Penn – (241)
5.) Roncalli– (209)
6.) Merrillville – (204)
7.) Mishawaka – (192)
8.) Bellmont – (186)
9.) Yorktown– (183)
10.) Hamilton Southeastern– (160)
11.) Center Grove– (112)
12.) Reitz– (99)
13.) Cathedral – (89)
14.) Franklin Community– (85)
15.) Jeffersonville – (76)
16.) Lawrence North– (67)
17.) Jennings County– (41)
18.) New Castle– (32)
19.) Carmel– (28)
20.) Bloomington South– (24)
 
Other teams receiving votes:
Adams Central, Ben Davis, Castle, Columbus East, Delphi, Evansville Memorial, Fishers, Fort Wayne Carroll, Fort Wayne Snider, Greenfield Central, New Palestine, Noblesville, South Bend Clay, Westfield

331
2012 Junior Greco-Roman Preview
Past 5 Years All-Americans




Year
Weight
Place
Name


2008
130
7th
D’Marcus Spencer


2008
215
6th
George Malone


2010
189
2nd
Drake Stein


2011
160
8th
Kirk Johnson


2011
171
8th
Conner Lefever


With only five All-Americans in the past five years, Indiana is looking to improve on their showing in the Junior Greco-Roman championships.  This year's team is highlighted by two former All-Americans, which will increase the chances of having multiple All-Americans like last year.  Leading the way is 2011 160lbs All-American Kirk Johnson from Perry Meridian.  Johnson has a methodical style that makes it very difficult to score on.  Another wrestler to watch is 2009 Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Sean Mappes.  Mappes won a state title this year and will look to continue his streak.  He has been within a match or two of placing the past two years.  Two other wrestlers have seen success at the regional level in Riley Lefever and Anders Douglass.  Lefever placed second at Central Regionals in Greco and also had a 5-3 record at the Junior Duals.  He will try to continue the Lefever legacy and finish with some hardware like his older brother Conner did last year.  Douglass finished 3rd at the Central Regionals in Greco this year and has steadily improved over the past couple years.  Two others to watch are state qualifiers Brent McCreary and Dalton Halbig.




Name
Weight
State Credentials
National Credentials


Adam Boles
120




Dominique Shelby
120




Anders Douglass
126

Central Regionals 3rd


John Cimmerman
138




Sammy Ferdig
145




Josh Juarez
145




Matthew Ruddick
152




Kirk Johnson
160
2012- 3rd, 2011- 4th, 2010- 4th
2011 Junior Greco 8th, 2012 FloNationals 7th


Brent McCreary
160
 2012 State Qualifier



Chase Hack
160




Sean Mappes
170
2012 State Champion
2011 USAW Folkstyle Nationals 4th,2010 Cadet Greco 7th


Paul Matthews
170




Riley Lefever
170

Central Regionals Greco 2nd, Junior Duals 5-3


Dalton Halbig
195
2012 State Qualifier




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IHSWCA Update for August 20, 2009
IHSWCA members and the wrestling community:
The IHSWCA executive board would like to welcome all the student-athletes and teachers back to school.  I know personally it is an exciting time as I start making plans for another season.  Indiana had some excellent results this summer.  Many teams participated in the Disney Duals and the ISWA organized its annual summer trips including Cadet/Junior Nationals in Fargo.  Now that the summer tournaments have concluded, it is back to work.  Everyone should expect to see some changes this year from an association standpoint so stay on the lookout for information.
 
We do have some good news to announce.  The Scholastic Duals Tournament has been moved from Delaware to Wabash College in Crawfordsville.  The IHSWCA has been sending teams to this tournament for several years and are excited to have it in our back yard.  Thank you to Wabash College and Coach Brian Anderson for securing the event.
 
Secretary/Treasurer Minch, Vice-President McCormick, and I will be meeting later this month to review our by-laws.  I can tell you there will be changes made and you will be updated after this meeting.  We will be looking at things that have become antiquated and no longer serve the best interests of the organization.  We are also looking at changing some items such as when and how coaches of the year awards will be selected and presented.
 
This summer we became aware the NFHS was looking at weight classes.  It appears that a change would go into effect for the 2010-11 season.  The NFHS is studying three proposed options and a decision will come at a later date.  I am still exploring what role Indiana plays and how much input you as association members and our executive board has in the process.  We do have representation with the NFHS.  David Cloud of Pendleton Heights sits on the NFHS Board and Tom Miller of Lafayette Jeff is now our region director for the NWCA.  I personally believe an adjustment could help improve our sport and still be fair for our student athletes.
 
The ISWA recently held its annual budget meeting.  Many items were discussed and hopefully it will lead to improvements to our programs.  One significant change will be how Cadet and Junior Duals teams will be selected.  A new process has been proposed and is tentatively approved.  A few details still need to be worked out, but it will balance being fair with allowing some flexibility in forming competitive teams.
 
Cale A. Hoover
Center Grove HS, Social Studies Teacher, Head Wrestling Coach
IHSWCA President
ISWA Junior Director
Hooverc1@centergrove.k12.in.us
317-881-0581 ext. 1287
317-502-8796

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2011 IHSAA State Finals Live Blog
2011 IHSAA Wrestling State Finals
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IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 1/15
Due to this year’s IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.




1
Perry Meridian
107


2
Yorktown
59


3
Mishawaka
57


4
New Palestine
53


5
Crown Point
47


6
Bloomington South
46


7
Warren Central
45


8(tie)
Merrillville
40


8(tie)
Indianapolis Cathedral
40


10
Hamilton Southeastern
36


11
Lowell
31


12
Danville
29


13
Franklin Community
27


14(tie)
South Bend Clay
25


14(tie)
Penn
25


14(tie)
Muncie Southside
25


14(tie)
Jimtown
25


18(tie)
Heritage Hills
24


18(tie)
Avon
24


20(tie)
Lake Central
23


20(tie)
Hanover Central
23


20(tie)
Fishers
23


20(tie)
Evansville Mater Dei
23


20(tie)
Culver Community
23


Point values are as follows:
1-22
2-18
3-13
4-11
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
16-1

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IndianaMat.com Team Rankings 1/7/13
1. Perry Meridian
 
2. Franklin Community
 
3. Warren Central
 
4. Bloomington South
 
5. Penn
 
6. Merrillville
 
7. Evansville Mater Dei
 
8. Crown Point
 
9. Portage
 
10. Hamilton Southeastern
 
11. New Palestine
 
12. East Noble
 
13. Center Grove
 
14. Carroll(Fort Wayne)
 
15. Mishawaka
 
16. Jasper
 
17. Floyd Central
 
18. Yorktown
 
19. Zionsville
 
20. Westfield

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Indianamat.com Staff Pre-season picks for 2009-2010
Starting with this season, indianamat.com’s staff will be making pre-season predictions and post-season awards. The term pre-season is used loosely, obviously, since we’re well into the season. However, given the nature of the sport, with weight class changes, eligibility issues, move-ins and move-outs, we had to wait a little while to compile our predictions. This was meant as something fun and yet another topic for fans to argue about. Best of luck to all Indiana wrestlers this season.

Starting with this season, indianamat.com’s staff will be making pre-season predictions and post-season awards. The term pre-season is used loosely, obviously, since we’re well into the season. However, given the nature of the sport, with weigh class changes, eligibility issues, move-ins and move-outs, we had to wait a little while to compile our predictions. This was meant as something fun and yet another topic for fans to argue about. Best of luck to all Indiana wrestlers this season.
Wrestler(s) of the year:

Brandon Wright, Warren Central – Our voters liked Wright’s combination of in-state and national excellence. Wright is a substantial favorite this season at 125 and is off to a great start, including a 14-7 over 2X state placer Justin Kieffer. Wright also nabbed a runner-up finish at the very prestigious Super 32 tourney earlier this year.

and

Jason Tsirtsis, Crown Point – The staff also liked Tsirtsis’ accomplishments and season outlook, which pretty much mirror Wright’s. Jason is also a prohibitive favorite at 130 and already has two wins over top-10 rivals this season. Tsirtsis followed up an exceptional summer with a runner-up finish at the Super 32 tournament in North Carolina.

Tie

Also receiving votes:  Sean McMurray, Portage
Senior wrestler of the year:

Sean McMurray, Portage – The two-time (soon to be three-time?) champ has as impressive a resume as anyone and already has beaten two #2 ranked wrestlers this season. He has significant national accomplishments as well and is one of the truly elite wrestlers in the state.

Also receiving votes: Brandon Wright, Warren Central
Freshman of the year:

Mitch Sliga, Fishers – Fishers’ freshman sensation got the nod, partially because of his impressive middle-school resume, partially because of the fine season he’s had thus far and partially because he competes at a weight that heavily favors upper-classmen.

Also receiving votes: Neal Molloy – Danville
Team champs:

Mishawaka – The Cavemen feature depth and quality at all weights, and are greatly bolstered by the presence of former Elkhart Memorial stud Ryan Stahl. The tradition-rich squad put a pretty good beating on the competition at the Traicoff and looked poised for a third all-time team title.

Also receiving votes: Evansville Mater Dei
Merrillville SS wrestler of the year:

Sean McMurray, Portage

Also receiving votes: Jason Tsirtsis (Crown Point), Eric Roach (Crown Point), Frankie Porras (Hobart)
New Castle SS wrestler of the year:

Brandon Wright, Warren Central

Also receiving votes: Brenden Campbell (New Castle), Sammy Bennett (Anderson Highland), Cody Phillips (Union County)
Evansville SS wrestler of the year:

Aaron Stevenson, Indian Creek – The standout football player is also a pretty terrific wrestler. Stevenson stormed his way through 189 last year en route to a 3rd place finish as a sophomore. He’s the current #1 ranked wrestler at 189 and looks to garner his first state title this year.

Also receiving votes: John Sims (Evansville Mater Dei), Dustin Kief (Franklin)
Fort Wayne SS wrestler of the year:

Brock Norton, Carroll – Norton had a fantastic year last season and currently carries the heavy crown that comes with a #1 ranking at 135, a very deep and strong weight class.

Also receiving votes: Tony Lovejoy (Fort Wayne Luers), Andrew Hiestand (Yorktown)
Surprise state finals team:

Yorktown – On the heels of their impressive national performances in Florida and Missouri, the Tigers look to break through this season to qualify for the team title at Center Grove. They have made the big show twice, in 2000 and 2001.

Also receiving votes: Bloomington South, Franklin, New Palestine, Huntington North, Jeffersonville
Coach of the year:

Trent McCormick, Yorktown – It’s kind of hard to top a USA Wrestling National Coach of the year award, but Coach McCormick is a class act and represents the state and his school with incredible integrity, intelligence and hard work…plus, he’s created a pretty beastly program.

Also receiving votes: Darrick Snyder (Mishawaka), Danny Struck (Jeffersonville)


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Pound for Pound Rankings 1/28/2009
IndianaMat.com Pound for Pound Rankings 1/28/2009
1.  Cashe Quiroga
2.  Sean McMurray
3.  Eric Roach
4.  Jason Tsirtsis
5.  Josh Harper
6.  Brandon Wright
7.  Steven Sandefer
8.  Marcus Shrewsbury
9.  Justin Brooks
10. Michael Duckworth
10. Briar Runyan
10. Camden Eppert
 
Honorable Mention
Braden Atwood
Kyle Mosier
Daniel Young