Woodlan(Fort Wayne) Semi-State Preview

103lbs

Two of the top wrestlers from last year return to this weight class, lead by defending semi-state champion Danny “the hamminator” Hamm of Prairie Heights. His main foe will be Brock Bevans of Yorktown who defeated him earlier this season. Also in the bracket is an undefeated wrestler from Garrett that has flown under the radar for most of the season. Look for many great match-ups in this weight.

Early Round Bracket Buster Matches

Hayden Lee- Garrett vs. Zach Krumlauf- Dekalb

Brock Bevans- Yorktown vs. Forrest Glogouski- Fairfield

King of the Hill

Brock Bevans- Yorktown

Other State Streeters

Danny Hamm- Prairie Heights

Zach Krumlauf- Dekalb

Andrew Bowman- Homestead

112

Abraham Que of Elkhart Central looks to be the favorite here, but there are numerous landmines in the bracket that could trip up the undefeated senior. There are numerous early matches that are going to be close and hotly contested.

Early Round Bracket Buster Matches

Matt Frane- Dekalb vs. Tommie Lockett- Harding

Frane/Lockett vs. Kyle Jolas- Huntington North

Benjamin Fiechter- Southern Wells vs. Abraham Que- Elkhart Central

Erique Early- Snider vs. Cody Walburn- Adams Central

King of the Hill

Abraham Que- Elkhart Central

Other State Streeters

Kyle Jolas- Huntington North

Schuyler Phillips- Yorktown

Cody Walburn- Adams Central

119

This weight class will be one featuring many young wrestlers with only two seniors represented this year. There is no clear cut favorite this year and the only two returning state qualifiers will most likely meet in the ticket round.

Early Round Bracket Buster Matches

Chas Busz- Whitko vs. Willie Nelson- West Noble

Evan Loe- Peru vs. Chandler Carroll- Yorktown

King of the Hill

Kody George- Homestead

Other State Streeters

Derek Roe- Adams Central

Chandler Carroll- Yorktown

Willie Nelson- West Noble

125

Four former state qualifiers highlight this weight class, but just because they have been to state before does not mean they will make it again as all of them have tough ticket round matches. Jordan Gilbert of Whitko and Nick Crume of Jimtown were both state qualifiers at 112lbs last year, but will most likely meet in the ticket round.

Early Round Bracket Buster Matches

Nick Crume- Jimtown vs. Jordan Gilbert- Whitko

Kalib Jackson- East Noble vs. Philip Gerber- Bluffton

Jackson/Gerber vs. Kris Workman- Taylor

Keelan Rushing- Homestead vs. Tommy Poynter- Dekalb

King of the Hill

Nick Crume- Jimtown

Other State Streeters

Todd Batt- South Adams

Tommy Poynter- Dekalb

Kris Workman- Taylor

130

This weight will feature some very good wrestling led by the Philippine Phenom Travis Barroquillo of Prairie Heights who comes in undefeated on the year. Another wrestler to watch is Garrett’s Brayden Moreau who comes in with only one blemish on his record and that was at a weight class 10lbs higher. The bottom half of the bracket will be very interesting to watch with the first round match-up of Tony Elkins of Snider and Trevor Enchartea of Elkhart Central. In the same quarter-final the 1 vs. 4 match has some intrigue when Bo Ketring of Oak Hill takes on Dalton Baysinger of Yorktown. The ticket round match of Collin Crume of Jimtown and Sebastian Eckert of Huntington North will be a fun one to watch.

Early Round Bracket Buster Matches

Collin Crume- Jimtown vs. Sebastian Eckert- Huntington North

Bo Ketring- Oak Hill vs. Dalton Baysinger- Yorktown

Trevor Echartea- Elkhart Central vs. Tony Elkins- Snider

King of the Hill

Travis Barroquillo- Prairie Heights

Other State Streeters

Brayden Moreau- Garrett

Collin Crume- Jimtown

Tony Elkins- Snider

135

Not much to say here other than Devon Jackson is the head of the class coming in with a perfect record and relatively untested this season. The bottom quarter bracket will have many interesting matches with Gabe Sprunger of South Adams going up against ACAC rival Corey Botts of Leo in the first round and the winner getting to face off with Colin Downey of Huntington North to punch their ticket to state.

Early Round Bracket Buster Matches

Gabe Sprunger- South Adams vs. Corey Botts- Leo

Sprunger/Botts vs. Colin Downey- Huntington North

King of the Hill

Devon Jackson- Yorktown

Other State Streeters

Michael Nix- Bishop Dwenger

Isaiah Bradley- Muncie South

Colin Downey- Huntington North

140

The 140lbs weight class is a complete toss-up with many wrestlers having a shot at the championship and qualifying for state. Recent move-in Cole VanHorn of Yorktown is the class of the field right now, but he could be challenged by numerous wrestlers in this bracket.

Early Round Bracket Buster Matches

Kevin Marsh- West Noble vs. Zach Armstead- Churubusco

Cody Zink- Woodlan vs. Drake Meska- Jay County

King of the Hill

Cole VanHorn- Yorktown

Other State Streeters

Kevin Marsh- West Noble

Drake Meska- Jay County

Brooks Faurote- Bellmont

145

As with last year, this weight class looks to be a barnburner from beginning to the end. All but one ticket-round match will pit wrestlers with four or less losses against each other, which will make for some exciting and heartbreaking wrestling. Add to that the intrigue of some under the radar wrestlers such as Jesse Goodnight of Kokomo and Josh Seldenright of the Howe School, this weight will be full of surprises all day long.

Early Round Bracket Buster Matches

Josh Seldenright- The Howe School vs. Zeke Schultz- Adams Central

Seldenright/Schultz vs. Jesse Goodnight- Kokomo

Jon Timmerman- Carroll vs. TJ Burnfield- South Adams

King of the Hill

Andrew Hiestand- Yorktown

Other State Streeters

Cam Matteson- Elkhart Memorial

Jon Timmerman- Carroll

Zeke Schultz- Adams Central

152

Two undefeated wrestlers highlight the field here, with both Carroll’s Reece Lefever and Josh Ehr of South Adams coming in without a loss. Unfortunately the bracket gods did not help out and these two will potentially wrestle in the semi-finals instead of the finals. Adding even more drama to the potential match is that both will be teammates next year at Indiana Tech. On the other half of the bracket there will be many great matches just to get to the semi-finals. The best match of the first round at this weight class and probably any weight class will be the battle of state qualifiers when Zack Zurbrugg of New Haven faces off against Jarod Schwartz of Adams Central. Adding icing to the cake in this match is coach Barry Humble of New Haven will be facing off against Adams Central and former protégé Doug Schultz.

Early Round Bracket Buster Matches

Jarod Schwartz- Adams Central vs. Zack Zurbrugg- New Haven

Dantrell Goodman- Elkhart Memorial vs. Reece LeFever- Carroll

King of the Hill

Reece LeFever- Carroll

Other State Streeters

Jarod Schwartz- Adams Central

Will Busse- Bellmont

Josh Ehr- South Adams

160

The other half of the LeFevers highlights this weight class. Conner LeFever of Carroll leads the way with a perfect record here, but will be challenged early and often. His first round match is not easy with the giant killer Chantz Luginbill of Adams Central in the way. After C-Lef, the rest of the state qualifiers is a toss-up. In the top quarter bracket you have three wrestlers battling it out that have three or less losses. In the second quarter bracket you will have state qualifier Garrett Weber of Leo and two wrestlers with only two losses each. Finally in the lower quarter bracket you have all the wrestlers with seven or more losses. Needless to say picking the winners here will require great skill in drawing names out of a hat.

Early Round Bracket Buster Matches

Christian Harvey- Taylor vs. Cody Conrad- Heritage

Garrett Weber- Leo vs. Jordan Simmons- Winchester

Weber/Simmons vs. Tyler Rimmel- Central Noble

King of the Hill

Conner Lefever- Carroll

Other State Streeters

Cody Conrad- Heritage

Garrett Weber- Leo

John Mahlan- Bellmont

171

Thank you to the bracket gods for separating the best wrestlers in this weight class. Ryley Hankenson of Bellmont and undefeated Jackson Bratcher of Eastbrook lead the way in this weight class. Look for their finals match to be a great one.

Early Round Bracket Buster Matches

Jeff Enrietto- Carroll vs. Brandon Weinkauf- Jimtown

Alex Hostetler- Fairfield vs. Spencer Cooper- Leo

King of the Hill

Jackson Bratcher- Eastbrook

Other State Streeters

Ryley Hankenson- Bellmont

Jeff Enrietto- Carroll

Alex Hostetler- Fairfield

189

This is the most wide open weight class at the Fort Wayne Semi-State. Eleven wrestlers come in with seven losses or less and many of those losses are to others in this same bracket. There are numerous match-ups in the first round that are toss-ups and no clear cut favorite. State qualifiers Brandon Dillenbeck of Goshen and Scott Neff of Yorktown are probably the slight favorites. Dillenbeck has a very dangerous Austin Striggle of Whitko in the first round. One of the best quarter brackets will be the one headlined by Alex Evans of Huntington North. Evans has had a fine season this year, but will be tested by Ben Baker of Bellmont in the first match and then with the winner of the Redrecus McCurrie of Wayne and Tanner Adams of Jimtown match.

Early Round Bracket Buster Matches

Brandon Dillonbeck- Goshen vs. Austin Striggle- Whitko

Spencer Raypole- Carroll vs. Clayton Smith- Eastern

Alex Evans- Huntington North vs. Ben Baker- Bellmont

Redrecus McCurrie- Wayne vs. Tanner Adams- Jimtown

Scott Neff- Yorktown vs. Braxton Siddons- Churubusco

King of the Hill

Alex Evans- Huntington North

Other State Streeters

Brandon Dillenbeck- Goshen

Spencer Raypole- Carroll

Scott Neff- Yorktown

215

State placers Taylor Grubb of Prairie Heights and Travis Thatcher of Bellmont are the headliners at 215lbs. Grubb got the better of Thatcher at the Al Smith, but never count out a Bellmont Brave during the tournament series. Unfortunately this match will occur in the semi-finals and the other half of the bracket is a toss-up.

Early Round Bracket Buster Matches

Alex Jakacki- Leo vs. Chase Spears- Elkhart Memorial

King of the Hill

Taylor Grubb- Prairie Heights

Other State Streeters

Travis Thatcher- Bellmont

Alex Jakacki- Leo

Andrew Chalfant- Winchester

285

Bellmont’s mighty mouse Daniel Meyer comes into Saturday without a blemish on his record and the state’s #1 ranking. He definitely makes the big guys fun to watch as he is very active on his feet and extremely athletic. After him though, there are about 10 wrestlers that could punch their ticket to Conseco.

Early Round Bracket Buster Matches

Daniel Meyer- Bellmont vs. Dominique Stauffer- Elkhart Central

Clay Selman- Angola vs. Josh Mitchell- Heritage

Andrew Mason- Huntington North vs. Selman/Mitchel

King of the Hill

Daniel Meyer- Bellmont

Other State Streeters

Andrew Mason- Huntington North

Ta’Quan Walker- North Side

Eric Forrest- Jimtown