Evansville Central Sectional Re-Cap

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A great day of wrestling on First Avenue!  Let us look at how it shook out.

 

106- In one of the day’s key matchups, North Posey’s Blake Zirkelbach and Mater Dei’s Evan Seng served up a good one, with Seng collecting a 5-1 win.  It is entirely possible that you will see this championship match the next two weeks.

 

113 & 120- Mater Dei’s Reed Egli and Cole Ross coasted, pinning the field.

 

126- Do not get into a chess match with MD’s Jacob Pierre.  Pierre got the big end of 3-1 stick against a game Zach Traylor of Reitz.

 

132 & 138- Mater Dei practice partners, Alec Freeman and Blake Boarman took different paths to dominance, with Freeman pinning the field and Boarman teching the field.

 

145- In the other highly anticipated final, Mater Dei’s Ashton Hayhurst was impressive against Mt. Vernon’s Chris Newman.  From the opening whistle, Hayhurst wrestled as if anything less than a pin would be underachievement.  Hayhurst delivered, scoring the fall against a quality opponent. 

 

152 & 160- Mater Dei’s Scott Fitts mounted the top of the podium, followed by a championship run offered by Brody Baumann. 

 

170- Mt. Vernon’s Brady Hook broke the string of MD champs with a 5-2 win over MD’s Blake Weidner.  Hook was composed and wrestled with a purpose.  We may see these two go at again in a week.

 

182- MD’s Gabe Sollars continued his reign of terror, collecting three pins and extending his perfect season.

 

195- NP’s Wyatt Willman followed with a compelling case, eventually pinning Mt. Vernon’s Blake Ritzert and rolling his record up to 25-0.

 

220- MD’s Nick Boots pushed the pace against Reitz’s Logan Huggins and closed the gap.  At the end of the day, Huggins claimed an 8-4 victory.  Huggins is slick and heady.  He is a solid 27-0.

 

285- Did you see MD’s James Ralph lift North’s Gage Sales head-high with an inside single leg?  Wow!  That was a lot of force hitting the mat.  Do not get into a strength contest with Ralph.

 

North Posey had a good day and will advance nine to the regional, most of whom have a good chance of wrestling in Jasper the following weekend.  NP is a solid team.  Could North Posey have nudged Boonville for the Castle Sectional title?  Mt. Vernon’s day was mixed; they advance six to the North Regional.

 

In a sport filled with thrilling wins and bitter disappointments, Saturday could not have been much better for Mater Dei as the ‘Cats put up a gaudy 331.5 points.  The Wildcats wrestled to their top seeds, while winning at 106 and 145, where they were two-seeds.  Unseeded sophomore Clay Martin put an exclamation mark on the day, finishing third at 195.  Spoiler alert:  push on him and you will receive a nasty surprise.