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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
High School News472The Genius Ratings By Sectional
Here's a list of each sectional and its contenders, based on the "Genius" POTENTIAL Rating (see Indianamat.com home page). Â Remember that this rating is designed to predict results. Â Individual tournament point differentials are predicted by finding the difference in rating of two teams and multiplying by 3. Â Individual tournament results are obviously widely variable for a number of reasons, so these point spreads are not nearly as effective as the "straight-up" point spread differentials you can pull from POTENTIAL for dual matches. Â This is why these tournament results (like other individual tournaments) will only be weighted half as much as duals. Â Here's a breakdown of the outlook for each sectional:
1. East Chicago Central (10), 9 am CT
Favorite: Munster (GeniusPO #33)
Other contenders: Lake Central (-25.5 points)
My pick: Munster
2. Calumet (8 ), 9 am CT
Favorite: Merrillville (GeniusPO #5)
Next: Calumet (-108.5 points)
My pick: Merrillville
3. Crown Point (8 ), 9 am CT
Favorite: Crown Point (GeniusPO #8)
Next: Kankakee Valley (-85.5 points)
My pick: Crown Point
4. LaPorte (8 ), 9 am CT
Favorite: Portage (GeniusPO #11)
Next: Chesterton (-73.5 points)
My pick: Portage
5. Mishawaka (9), 9 am
Favorite: Mishawaka (GeniusPO #1)
Other contenders: Penn (-52.5 points)
My pick: Mishawaka
6. Plymouth (9), 9 am
Favorite: Warsaw (GeniusPO #95)
Other contenders: Wawasee (-19 points), Plymouth (-27), Culver Academies (-39), Rochester (-43)
My pick: Warsaw
7. Twin Lakes (11), 9 am
Favorite: Logansport (GeniusPO #109)
Other contenders: Pioneer (-20 points), Winamac (-25.5), Rensselaer Central (-26), West Central (-39.5)
My pick: Logansport
8. Lafayette Jefferson (10), 9 am
Favorite: McCutcheon (GeniusPO #23)
Other contenders: Lafayette Jeff (-10.5 points), W.L. Harrison (-28), Delphi (-41)
My pick: McCutcheon
9. Elkhart Memorial (8 ), 9 am
Favorite: Jimtown (GeniusPO #18)
Other contenders: Goshen (-2 points), Elkhart Memorial (-16.5), Fairfield (-53)
My pick: Elkhart Memorial
10. Westview (10), 9 am
Favorite: Prairie Heights (GeniusPO #54)
Other contenders: DeKalb (-4 points), East Noble (-31)
My pick: Prairie Heights
11. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (11), 8 am
Favorite: FW Dwenger (GeniusPO #25)
Other contenders: Carroll (-8 points), Garrett (-10), Whitko (-11), Leo (-46.5)
My pick: Whitko
12. New Haven (10), 8:30 am
Favorite: Homestead (GeniusPO #40)
Other contenders: New Haven (-47 points), Heritage (-49.5)
My pick: Homestead
13. Peru (9), 9 am
Favorite: Huntington North (GeniusPO #30)
Other contenders: Southwood (-42.5 points), Peru (-48.5)
My pick: Huntington North
14. Oak Hill (10), 9 am
Favorite: Marion (GeniusPO #85)
Other contenders: Eastern (Greentown) (-26.5 points), Kokomo (-31.5), Western (-34.5)
My pick: Marion
15. Jay County (9), 8:30 am
Favorite: Bellmont (GeniusPO #15)
Other contenders: South Adams (-44.5 points), Adams Central (-61.5)
My pick: Bellmont
16. Delta (10), 9 am
Favorite: Yorktown (GeniusPO #2)
Next: Muncie Southside (-298.5) Â (Note: GeniusPO predictive ability not accurate with such large separation)
My pick: Yorktown
17. Crawfordsville (9), 9 am
Favorite: Fountain Central (GeniusPO #56)
Other contenders: South Vermillion (-31 points), North Vermillion (-33.5), Crawfordsville (-41)
My pick: Fountain Central
18. Zionsville (12), 8:30 am
Favorite: Carmel (GeniusPO #22)
Other contenders: Westfield (-9.5 points), Hamilton Southeastern (-10), Zionsville (-36.5)
My pick: Carmel
19. Hamilton Heights (12), 9 am
Favorite: Noblesville (GeniusPO #48)
Other contenders: Pendleton Heights (-13 points), Alexandria (-34), Tri-Central (-36)
My pick: Pendleton Heights
20. Lawrence Central (11), 8:30 am
Favorite: Cathedral (GeniusPO #13)
Other contenders: Lawrence North (-28.5 points), North Central (-46)
My pick: Cathedral
21. Decatur Central (11), 9 am
Favorite: Perry Meridian (GeniusPO #3)
Next: Pike (-87 points)
My pick: Perry Meridian
22. Shelbyville (10), 9 am
Favorite: Roncalli (GeniusPO #14)
Other contenders: New Palestine (-14 points), Warren Central (-45.5)
My pick: New Palestine
23. Tri (11), 9 am
Favorite: New Castle (GeniusPO #41)
Other contenders: Rushville (-47 points)
My pick: New Castle
24. Franklin County (9), 9 am
Favorite: South Dearborn (GeniusPO #59)
Other contenders: East Central (-34.5 points), Connersville (-43), Union County (-48)
My pick: South Dearborn
25. Avon (10), 8:30 am
Favorite: Brownsburg (GeniusPO #46)
Other contenders: Danville (-2 points), Avon (-6), Cascade (-33.5)
My pick: Avon
26. Mooresville (8 ), 9 am
Favorite: Franklin (GeniusPO #12)
Other contenders: Center Grove (-31 points), Mooresville (-54)
My pick: Franklin
27. Northview (9), 9:30 am
Favorite: Bloomington South (Genius PO #9)
Next: Northview (-122 points)
My pick: Bloomington South
28. Jennings County (9), 9 am
Favorite: Jennings County (Genius PO #63)
Other contenders: Columbus North (-10 points), Columbus East (-14)
My pick: Jennings County
29. Jeffersonville (10), 9 am
Favorite: Jeffersonville (Genius PO #16)
Next: Floyd Central (-98.5 points)
My pick: Jeffersonville
30. Southridge (10), 9 am
Favorite: Jasper (Genius PO #71)
Next: Knox (-98 points)
My pick: Jasper
31. Castle (9), 9 am CT
Favorite: Castle (GeniusPO #7)
Next: Heritage Hills (-59 points)
My pick: Castle
32. Evansville Central (9), 9 am CT
Favorite: Evansville Reitz (Genius PO #4)
Other contenders: Evansville Mater Dei (-18.5 points)
My pick: Evansville Reitz
High School News553Genius Ratings Version 1.0
Computer Ratings for every Indiana High School wrestling team
--presented by Maligned on behalf of Indianamat.com
What are “Genius Ratings�
Indianamat.com’s “Genius Ratings†are comprehensive computer ratings based on every match result presented in the results section of Indianamat.com’s discussion page, plus many other results gleaned from websites and coaches’ sources. Even matches with out-of-state teams were considered when that team wrestled at least two Indiana opponents.
Two Ratings
The “Genius Ratings†are made up of two separate ratings designed to serve two distinctly different purposes. One rating is called POTENTIAL and uses match scores only to rate all teams, disregarding wins and losses. The other rating is called REWARD and uses only wins and losses data, not considering scores at all.
POTENTIAL
POTENTIAL is specifically designed to be the best possible predictor of future results. It was designed 5 years ago by Maligned and is virtually identical to rating systems currently being incorporated Jeff Sagarin at USA Today, Joe Lunardi at ESPN, baseball analyst Bill James, top Las Vegas odds-makers, and others. This system locks in a team’s true potential by measuring its score differential within the context of its schedule, considering a team’s context to the 100th degree of separation from other teams, if necessary. The difference in rating between your team and another is the expected point differential in a dual meet. Multiply the difference in rating by three to arrive at the expected differential in a full-team individual tournament event. The predictive effect is most useful for teams within about 40 points of each other. (The top teams and bottom teams are separated by impossibly large margins because a top team can beat a good team by 40, which can beat a mid-level team by 40, which can beat a bottom team by 40).
REWARD
The rating entitled “REWARD†is a more politically correct ranking, designed to slot teams according to only their wins and losses within the context of their schedule. No score results are involved with this ranking at all. Again, teams are measured against others as far away as the 100th degree of separation or beyond if necessary. This ranking is ideologically similar to most of the computer ranking systems currently being used by the BCS in college football. About 5% more results were used for this than for POTENTIAL for various reasons (post-football issues, lack of score information, etc.)
Duals AND Tournament Results Used
All possible results were used for these rankings, including individual tournaments. Analysis shows that in full-team, regular season events, final scores of tournaments are great predictors of which teams would defeat which other teams in dual meets. POTENTIAL considers all score differentials between your team and others at all individual tournaments and divides them by 3. In other words, if Team A defeats Team B by 15 points in a tournament, the score differential is recorded as +5 for Team A, not +15.  A win or a loss for finishing ahead or behind a particular opponent at an individual tournament was also incorporated into the REWARD rating. Finally, all individual tournament results are only weighted as being 50% as important as dual meets (except 32-team events, which weight 40% only). For example, you would have to beat a team twice in an individual tournament to receive the same rating benefit as beating them in a dual meet.
Example: Team A finishes 3rd place out of 8 teams in an event and +102 in score against all 7 opponents. Team A’s record is listed as 5-2 against these seven opponents and its POTENTIAL point differential is listed as +34 for these seven separate competitions. Again, all results are then only 50% as important as duals.
Post-Football Results NOT Used
Any match held within two weeks of a given school finishing its football playoffs did not have scores considered for POTENTIAL. However, if a team wrestled and won during that time period against a team who did not have a recent football game, the win was considered in the REWARD rating. Again though, no scores were considered for POTENTIAL. Any loss during the post-football time period for a particular school was not considered at all for any rating. The match result was thrown out completely.
Strength of Schedule
The Strength of Schedule (SOS) component listed here is only as accurate and complete as the information we had available. Some SOS ratings are based on 5 or fewer matches for a team. Especially for some of the very small schools at the bottom of the ratings, the SOS rating can be almost completely disregarded.
The Future of the “Genius Ratingsâ€
Indianamat.com plans to update the “Genius Ratings†after sectional, after team regional, and again after team state. No individual tournament results after sectional will be considered because full teams will not be participating.
For the 2010-2011 season, the “Genius Ratings†will start the season biased heavily toward results from this season and update periodically as results come in—gradually losing all dependence on ’09-‘10 and becoming completely based on ’10-’11.
Click here for the ratings
High School News301Mishawaka Sectional Preview - 2010
The host Cavemen are the clear favorite in this sectional but rival Penn appear to be narrowing the gap. This is always one of the deepest sectionals in the state as it also includes South Bend Clay, who defeated Yorktown in a dual earlier this season, and South Bend Riley, who is rebuilding but seem to have several youngsters peaking at the right time of the season.
This sectional feeds into the Rochester Regional where they are paired with the top four placers from the Plymouth Sectional. The team champion from this sectional will move on to Jimtown High School next Wednesday where they will meet the champion from the Plymouth Sectional.
103The top four seeds appear to be a step ahead of the rest of the field and I look for Mishawaka’s Grant Martsoff to come out on top. He has survived a brutal schedule that will pay dividends during the tournament.
Movin’ On
1. Martsoff (Mishawaka)
2. Ferdig (SB Adams)
3. Johnson (SB Washington)
4. Hildebrandt (Penn)
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Paul Beck of Mishawaka will look to secure his 3rd sectional title as he is the number one seed and clear favorite. A pack of three hungry sophomores led by Penn’s Ben Varner will battle for placing.
Movin’ On
1. Beck – Mishawaka
2. Varner – Penn
3. Gleuckart – SB Clay
4. Sailors – SB Riley
119
A very deep field at 119 is highlighted by Penn’s Alex Gregory. Gregory will be looking to pick up his first sectional championship (he was a regional champ last year) as he takes his 33-1 record over to the Cave. Gregory’s lone loss on the season was a tight 1-0 loss to perennial state title contender Brandon Nelson of Lawrence North. Upsets could very well happen at this class.
Movin’ On
1. Gregory (Penn)
2. Olsen (SB Adams)
3. Binion (Mishawaka)
4. Kazmierzak (SB Clay)
125
No clear cut favorite at 125. I see three fairly evenly matched wrestlers that will battle for the blue ribbon. Mishawaka’s Taylor Wisler has fashioned a 28-3 record with his controlling style. Not flashy, but effective. Look for Wisler to win. One of the better semi-final battles of the day should be Penn’s Tyler Chapple versus Clay’s Mitch Hartman.
Movin’ On
1. Wisler – Mishawaka
2. Hartman – Clay
3. Chapple – Penn
4. Martinez – Riley
130
Mishawaka’s Nick Schrader is quietly having an outstanding season. His lone loss was a close decision to Crown Point’s Jason Tsirtsis. Look for Schrader to have a relatively easy go on Saturday as the rest of the field will battle for placing.
Movin’ On
1. Schrader – Mishawaka
2. Manspeaker – Penn
3. Dixon – SB Adams
4. Fowler – SB Washington
135
Another very deep field awaits the fans at the 135 class. Senior Matt Guerra appears to be a step ahead of the field and should pick up a sectional championship. Don’t overlook Penn’s Grant Anglemyer, Clay’s Joe Stroud, or Riley’s Kelly Kolat. Kolat’s name alone should be worth something.
Movin’ On
1. Guerra - Mishawaka
2. Anglemyer – Penn
3. Stroud – Clay
4. Kolat – Riley
140
The top two seeds at 140 appear to be evenly matched. I look for a minor upset and think that Penn’s Ben Sokol will cap his senior year with a championship win over Mishawaka’s Anthony Eddy.
Movin’ On
1. Sokol – Penn
2. Eddy – Mishawaka
3. Acosta – SB Adams
4. Stroud – SB Clay
145
The Mishawaka/Penn monopoly on champions should end at this weight class where South Bend Clay’s junior Laquan Lunford has an unblemished record at 33-0. Penn’s Pat Davenport looks to pull off the upset.
Movin’ On
1. Lunford – SB Clay
2. Davenport – Penn
3. Marshall – Mishawaka
4. Markovich – SB Adams
152
Last year’s state runner-up at 140, Ryan Stahl, headlines the 152 weight class. He should cruise through the field at section with his high risk/high reward style. Stahl might have to tighten up his attack down the road as he appeared a little sloppy in two losses earlier at the Bellmont Invite earlier this season.
Movin’ On
1. Stahl – Mishawaka
2. Hummer – Penn
3. Alwine – SB Clay
4. Stroud – SB Adams
160
Three very talented seniors look to take home the crown at 160. Alex White of Mishawaka is the slight favorite over Penn’s Austin Kunze and Washington’s Malcolm White. It wouldn’t be a big surprise if any of those three comes out on top.
Movin’ On
1. Alex White – Mishawaka
2. Malcolm White – SB Washington
3. Austin Kunze – Penn
4. Zach Amberg – SB Clay
171
Andy Wiseman of Penn and Richard Morin of Mishawaka have separated themselves from the field at 171. The championship match could go either way but I look for the Kingman to beat the Caveman for a second time this year.
Movin’ On
1. Andy Wiseman – Penn
2. Richard Morin – Mishawaka
3. Alex Skipper – SB Adams
4. Houston Anderson – SB Washington
189
South Bend Riley’s Timmy Buckingham headlines the 189 class with his 27-3 record. He did not wrestle last weekend so he might be a little dinged up. Mishawaka’s Danny Abu-Shehab has been improving all season and will look to test the Wildcat senior along with Clay’s Justin McCray.
Movin’ On
1. Buckingham – SB Riley
2. Abu-Shehab – Mishawaka
3. McCray – SB Clay
4. Ham – Penn
215
Mishawaka’s returning state runner-up is the 800 pound gorilla in this class. The overall quality of the 215 class is top-notch with returning semi-state qualifier Eric McDaniel of South Bend Washington and young studs Devin Reagan of Penn and Joe Gallegos of South Bend Clay.
Movin’ On
1. Lentz – Mishawaka
2. Gallegos – SB Clay
3. McDaniel – SB Washington
4. Reagan – Penn
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Returning state qualifier and human eclipse, Travis Thomas of Mishawaka is the favorite to repeat as sectional champ. He will likely face Evan Nixon of Clay before moving on to a tough regional field at Rochester next week.
Movin’ On
1. Thomas – Mishawaka
2. Nixon – Clay
3. Johnson – Penn
4. Kandzierski – SB St. Joe
High School News17622010 IHSAA Wrestling Sectional Brackets
Date: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010.
Admission: $5.
Advancement: The top four place winners in each weight class advance to the regional tournament. Also, the championship team in the individual sectional tournament advances to the regional round of the team tournament.
1. East Chicago Central (10), 9 am CT
East Chicago Central, Hammond, Hammond Bishop Noll, Hammond Clark, Hammond Gavit, Hammond Morton, Highland, Lake Central, Munster, Whiting.
2. Calumet (8), 9 am CT
Calumet, Gary Wallace, Gary West Side, Griffith, Hobart, Lake Station Edison, Merrillville, River Forest.
3. Crown Point (8), 9 am CT
Andrean, Boone Grove, Crown Point, Hanover Central, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, North Newton, Valparaiso.
4. LaPorte (8), 9 am CT
Chesterton, Glenn, Knox, LaPorte, Michigan City, New Prairie, North Judson, Portage.
5. Mishawaka (9), 9 am
LaVille, Mishawaka, Mishawaka Marian, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend St. Joseph’s, South Bend Washington.
6. Plymouth (9), 9 am
Bremen, Culver Academies, Culver Community, Plymouth, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw, Wawasee.
7. Twin Lakes (11), 9 am
Cass, Caston, Frontier, Logansport, North White, Pioneer, Rensselaer Central, South Newton, Twin Lakes, West Central, Winamac.
8. Lafayette Jefferson (10), 9 am
Attica, Benton Central, Carroll (Flora), Delphi, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Central Catholic, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, Seeger, West Lafayette.
9. Elkhart Memorial (8), 9 am
Concord, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Fairfield, Goshen, Jimtown, Northridge, NorthWood.
10. Westview (10), 9 am
Angola, Central Noble, DeKalb, East Noble, Fremont, Howe Military, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview.
11. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (11), 8 am
Carroll (Fort Wayne), Churubusco, Columbia City, Eastside, Garrett, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Northrop, Leo, Whitko.
12. New Haven (10), 8:30 am
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Elmhurst, Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Harding, Heritage, Homestead, New Haven, Woodlan.
13. Peru (9), 9 am
Huntington North, Maconaquah, Manchester, North Miami, Northfield, Peru, Southwood, Wabash, White’s.
14. Oak Hill (10), 9 am
Eastbrook, Eastern (Greentown), Kokomo, Madison-Grant, Marion, Mississinewa, Northwestern, Oak Hill, Taylor, Western.
15. Jay County (9), 8:30 am
Adams Central, Bellmont, Blackford, Bluffton, Jay County, Norwell, South Adams, Southern Wells, Union City.
16. Delta (10), 9 am
Daleville, Delta, Monroe Central, Muncie Central, Muncie Southside, Randolph Southern, Wapahani, Wes-Del, Winchester, Yorktown.
17. Crawfordsville (9), 9 am
Covington, Crawfordsville, Fountain Central, North Montgomery, North Vermillion, Rockville, South Vermillion, Southmont, Turkey Run.
18. Zionsville (12), 8:30 am
Carmel, Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Fishers, Frankfort, Hamilton Southeastern, Lebanon, Rossville, Sheridan, Western Boone, Westfield, Zionsville.
19. Hamilton Heights (12), 9 am
Alexandria, Anderson, Anderson Highland, Elwood, Frankton, Guerin Catholic, Hamilton Heights, Lapel, Noblesville, Pendleton Heights, Tipton, Tri-Central.
20. Lawrence Central (11), 8:30 am
Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Howe Academy, Indianapolis Manual, Indianapolis Scecina, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis).
21. Decatur Central (11), 9 am
Ben Davis, Decatur Central, Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Indianapolis Northwest, Indianapolis Washington, Park Tudor, Perry Meridian, Pike, Southport, Speedway.
22. Shelbyville (10), 9 am
Beech Grove, Eastern Hancock, Franklin Central, Greenfield-Central, Mount Vernon (Fortville), New Palestine, Roncalli, Shelbyville, Triton Central, Warren Central.
23. Tri (11), 9 am
Blue River Valley, Cambridge City Lincoln, Centerville, Hagerstown, Knightstown, New Castle, Northeastern, Richmond, Rushville, Shenandoah, Tri.
24. Franklin County (9), 9 am
Batesville, Connersville, East Central, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Milan, South Dearborn, Union County.
25. Avon (10), 8:30 am
Avon, Brownsburg, Cascade, Cloverdale, Danville, Greencastle, North Putnam, Plainfield, South Putnam, Tri-West Hendricks.
26. Mooresville (8), 9 am
Center Grove, Franklin, Greenwood, Indian Creek, Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville, Whiteland.
27. Northview (9), 9:30 am
Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Edgewood, Northview, Owen Valley, Sullivan, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South, West Vigo.
28. Jennings County (9), 9 am
Bedford North Lawrence, Brown County, Columbus East, Columbus North, Jennings County, Madison, Seymour, Scottsburg, Southwestern (Hanover).
29. Jeffersonville (10), 9 am
Charlestown, Christian Academy of Indiana, Corydon Central, Eastern (Pekin), Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, New Albany, New Washington, Providence, Salem.
30. Southridge (10), 9 am
Crawford County, Forest Park, Jasper, Mitchell, North Knox, Paoli, Pike Central, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington.
31. Castle (9), 9 am CT
Boonville, Castle, Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, Princeton, South Spencer, Tecumseh, Tell City, Wood Memorial.
32. Evansville Central (9), 9 am CT
Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz, Mount Vernon, North Posey.
High School News483Delta Sectional Preview
By AJ
It is no secret that Yorktown is the odds on favorite to not only win the sectional, but win it in run away fashion again this year. This is arguably the best team Yorktown has ever had from top to bottom in their lineup. There are not very many weight class champions that are up in the air, but there will be a lot of 3rd place matches that will be very interesting. The only weight class champions really in discussion are 119, 145 and 215. Can Bradley or Anderson put together two tough matches and knock off top seed Harry? Can Harper ride the Yorktown wave and defeat top seeded Heuchan? Will Chalfant be able to keep Neff from gaining one more Yorktown sectional crown? Will Yorktown advance all 14 wrestlers to the Regional? We will find out all these answers on Saturday as we enjoy a great day of wrestling at Delta High School.
Weight
Favorite
Top Challenger
Dark Horse
103
Bevans (Y)
Phenis (RS)
Rigney (MS)
112
Gonzales (De)
Shaw (WD)
Bryant (Mun C)
119
Harry (Wap)
Bradley (MS)
Anderson (Y)
125
Bevans (Y)
Armantrout (MS)
Sterling (De)
130
Jackson (Y)
Crabtree (Mun C)
Douthitt (MS)
135
Hiestand (Y)
Harry (Wap)
York (Da)
140
Martin (RS)
Rench (Y)
Quinn (WD)
145
Heuchan (Mun C)
Harper (MS)
Boyd (Win)
152
Smith (Y)
Simmons (Win)
Reed (MS)
160
Holcomb (Win)
Osborn (Mun C)
Osgood (Mon C)
171
Castner (Y)
Pointer (Mun C)
Phillips (RS)
189
Brown (Y)
Crabtree (MS)
Thomas (Mon C)
215
Chalfant (Win)
Neff (Y)
Morris (Mon C)
HW
Janney (Y)
Hershberger (Win)
Reyes (MS)
High School News6592010 Jeffersonville Wrestling Sectional Preview
Host Jeffersonville Red Devils look to defend their Wrestling Sectional Crown this Saturday. The Red Devils are heavily favored with 7 of their 14 wrestlers receiving 1st seeds. Corydon has 3 - 1st seeds, with Charlestown, Floyd Central, New Albany, and Providence each getting 1 – 1st seed. There are a total of 6 top 20 ranked wrestlers and 18 returning semi-state qualifiers.
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# 1 seed, Jeff Sophomore Alonzo Shepherd (36-4)(semi-state qualifier), #20 in the state, is the defending champ and will likely have a rematch of last years finals with # 2 seed, Corydon sophomore Matthew Lahue (20-3)(semi-state qualifier). However, Lahue will have to get by # 3 seed, Floyd Central junior Caleb Happel (24-6) to get to the finals.
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#1 seed, Jeff Senior Curtis Smith (33-8)(3X semi-state qualifier), will be looking for his 3rd Sectional Crown and will likely have # 2 seed, Floyd Central sophomore Zach Thomas (19-14) in the finals.
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#1 seed, Jeff Senior Devon Miller (36-4)(semi-state qualifier), looks to get his first sectional crown and will likely meet up with # 2 seed New Washington freshman, Brady Meenach (20-15). But Meenach will have to get by semi-state qualifier, # 3 seed, Justin Wolf of Charlestown.
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# 2 seed, Charlestown senior, Jeff Stotridge (13-3)(State qualifier), #20 in the state, has to be the favorite despite the # 2 seed. He will likely meet # 1 seed, Corydon senior, Dustin Springer in the finals.
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This will be one of the more competitive weight classes of the day. Corydon senior Jackson Fowler (16-12)(semi-state qualifier) got the # 1 seed but will have to get by scrappy Jeff senior, Shawn Simpson (28-13). # 2 seed, Floyd Central senior, Aaron Witt (26-4)(semi-state qualifier), #17 in the state, will have to get by # 3 seed New Albany senior, and state qualifier, Tim Martin (29-5).
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# 1 seed, Jeff junior Renaldo Weekley (36-5)(semi-state qualifier), #12 in the state, will be a heavy favorite. He will likely face the winner of # 3 seed Floyd Central senior Tom Denny(21-6) and # 2 seed New Washington junior Lane Massingham(32-5).
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#1 seed, Charlestown senior Taylor Newcomb(24-5)(semi-state qualifier) will likely meet #2 seed, New Albany senior Lawrence Rickman(32-3)(semi-state qualifier) in the finals.
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#1 seed, Floyd Central senior Ben Moberly (29-1)(semi-state qualifier), #7 in the state, will be a slight favorite over undefeated, #2 seed New Washington senior Josh Sampson(36-0)(semi-state qualifier).
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#1 seed, Providence senior Jacob Golembeski (27-5)(semi-state qualifier) will be the favorite and will likely meet the winner of #3 seed Darien Tatgenhorst(27-8) and #2 seed Mark Daugherty(16-4)(semi-state qualifier).
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#1 seed, Jeff sophomore Brandon Marlin(28-14) will likely meet #2 seed, Charlestown sophomore Jacob Hall(23-10) in the finals.
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#1 seed, Jeff senior Caleb Browner(40-1)(semi-state qualifier), #7 ranked in the state, will be the heavy favorite. He will likely meet #2 seed, Charlestown junior Ethan Bowen(16-10) in the finals.
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#1 seed, Jeff junior Nelson Bowen(22-11) will likely meet #2 seed, Providence senior Joey Libretto(19-6) in the finals.
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#1 seed, Corydon junior Ryan Dewitt(19-2) will likely meet #2 seed, Jeff junior Jimmy Pratt (30-9) in the finals.
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#1 seed, New Albany senior Taylor Hoke(29-6)(semi-state qualifier) will meet the winner of #3 seed, Jeff sophomore Elijah Curtley(23-11) and #2 seed, Charlestown junior John Slaten(23-10) in the finals.
TOP 4 SEEDS IN EACH WEIGHT CLASS
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1.Alonzo Shepherd - Jeff
2.Mathew LaHue-Coryden
3.Caleb Happel-Floyd Central
4.Joshua Coomer-New Albany
112
1.Anthony "Curtis" Smith- Jeff
2.Zach Thomas- Floyd Central
3.Austin Jamison-New Albany
4.Corbin Hammond-New Washington
119
1.Devon Mliller-Jeff
2.Brady Meenach-New Washington
3.Justin Wolf-Charlestown
4.Chase Laughead-New Albany
125
1.Dustin Springer-Coryden
2.Jeff Stotridge-Charlestown
3.Robert "Tre" Marler-New albany
4.Kevim Castro-Jeff
130
1.Jackson Fowler-Coryden
2.Aaron Witt-Floyd Central
3.Tim Martin-New Albany
4.Sean Simpson-Jeff
135
1.Renaldo "Nado" Weekley-Jeff
2.Laine Massingham-New Washington
3.Tom Denny-Floyd Central
4.Ethan Banet-Christian Academy(IN)
140
1.Taylor Newcomb-Charlestown
2.Lawrence Rickman-New Albany
3.Drew Denny-Floyd Central
4.Jordan Kaelin-Providence
145
1.Ben Moberly-Floyd Central
2.Josh Sampson-New Washington
3.Cory Suddeth-Charlestown
4.Tyler Gilliatt-Salem
152
1.Jacob Golembeski-Providence
2.Mark Daughtery-Charlestown
3.Darien Tatgenhorst-Jeff
4.Eric Foster-Floyd Central
160
1.Brandon Marlin-Jeff
2.Jacob Hall-Charlestown
3.Matthew O'Connel-New Albany
4.Shane Sneed-Floyd Central
171
1.Caleb Browner-Jeff
2.Ethan Bowen-Charlestown
3.Humphrey Blaine-Salem
4.Jacob Faulkenburg-Floyd Central
189
1.Nelson Bowen-Jeff
2.Joey Libretto-Providence
3.William Faith-New Albany
4.Patrick Kehrwald-New Washington
215
1.Ryan DeWitt-Coryden
2.James "Jimmy" Pratt-Jeff
3.Andrew Sharp-Floyd Central
4.Cody Leasor-New Albany
289
1.Taylor Hoke-New Albany
2.John Slaten-Charlestown
3.Elijah Curtley-Jeff
4.Fred Edwards-Floyd Central
High School News847Team Rankings 1/25/10
1. Mishawaka (23-0)
2. Crown Point (12-1)
3. Yorktown (27-1)
4. Perry Meridian (22-1)
5. Castle (15-3)
6. Evansville Reitz (17-1)
7. Evansville Mater Dei (17-1)
8. Merrillville (17-2)
9. Penn (17-3)
10. Portage (14-6)
11. Bloomington South (17-4)
12. Bellmont (19-5)
13. Franklin (20-6)
14. Roncalli (12-3)
15. Jeffersonville (22-6)
16. Cathedral (18-3)
17. New Palestine (22-5)
18. Carmel (7-4)
19. Lawrence North (10-5)
20. Center Grove (19-5)
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