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Thrills, chills, spills and surprises abounded at the Evansville North regional.  Let’s get to the action!

 

106- The final match-up that surprised no one found Mater Dei’s Evan Seng vs. North Posey’s Blake Zirkelbach.  Seng got an early takedown and increased daylight between the two, eventually counting a 10-4 victory.  North’s Joseph Anderson scored the upset of the tournament by dealing Castle’s previously undefeated Leighton Ramsey a 6-5 loss, eliminating him from the state tournament.

 

113- MD’s Reed Egli survived a tight, 9-6 win over North Posey’s Gavin Wheeler in the semifinal.  Egli dominated in the final, pinning Princeton’s Jared Dunn.

 

120- MD’s Cole Ross, eased the seat back and put the cruise control on 95.  Ross chalked two tech falls and a pin to top the podium at 120.  All of this and excellent hair.

 

126- Memorial’s Keegan Williams was at top form and topped the medals stand as the first non-MD champ.  Williams was dominant, as he did not give up a score at the quadrangle palace.

 

132- Nothing to see here.  Evidently, MD’s Alec Freeman was on piecework; he spent less than four minutes on the mat against three opponents.

 

138- MD’s returning State Champ, Blake Boarman, had a bit of a scare in the semifinal.  The senior avoided a borderline slam call against Boonville’s Lane Whitsell.  The final contained no drama as Boarman drubbed North Posey’s Nick Akers with technical fall.

 

145- Text will not do this justice; I recommend shelling out $10 for the Track Wrestling replay.  As is his way, Mater Dei’s Ashton Hayhurst wrestles like you insulted his mother.  Swinging for the fences, Hayhurst hit a chin whip with a back trip and put Mt. Vernon’s Chris Newman to his back for the fall.  Not so fast!  Mt. Vernon coach Tom Alcorn ordered a referee’s conference, while pointing at the rule book.  As it turns out, Hayhurst’s back trip was illegal, resulting in a “no points” exchange.  Many minutes later, the action resumed with Hayhurst scoring a takedown.  Newman, however, was far from done and scored a reversal with swipes at the end of the period.  This time, MD’s Greg Schaefer had a go at the referee, but to no avail.  Newman took a 4-2 lead into the second period.  What followed was the wildest scramble I have witnessed in the 20/21 season.  Hayhurst eventually scored a takedown which was quickly followed by a Newman escape.  I take the earlier statement back—the next scramble was THE wildest one I have seen in 20/21.  This time, Newman made the fatal mistake of stepping over on a whizzer.  Hayhurst was out of tolerance for games and squeezed Newman’s shoulders to the mat for the fall.  Wait!  It was at the buzzer!  Does the fall count?  Yes it does!  Both of these guys are awesome!  I look for them to do damage at the semistate.

 

152- In a marquee final match up, MD’s Scott Fitts found himself in the championship round facing Memorial’s Aiden Farmer.  With the match knotted 1-1 and time winding down, Farmer hit a snap while Fitts attempted a duck under.  Fitts was on the wrong side of the exchange and Farmer scored a spin behind for the “two.”  Farmer won, 3-1.

 

160- MD’s Brody Baumann remains unchallenged riding a pin and two technical falls en route to a regional title.  This is not to detract from Gibson Southern’s runner-up, Owen Bryant.  The Titan senior is a tough out and a bad semi state draw.

 

170- In this COVID-affected season, one has to question the quality of Castle’s win/loss records.  John Purdy put the question to bed, scoring a regional championship with two technical falls and a pin.  This was a balanced and tough class; the sophomore Knight was untouched.

 

182- The other marquee match of the day—MD’s undefeated Gabe Sollars against Castle’s undefeated Evan Reff—was less than scintillating.  Sollars counted a quick takedown and back points for an early lead.  Sollars put in the power half and the fall at 1:25 for the regional title.  Entering the match, Reff was 32-0.  Sollars made it look easy.

 

195- No drama at 195.  North Posey’s Wyatt Willman spent six minutes on the mat, while dominating the regional.  Willman is strong and slick; he far can he go?

 

220- F5 tornado, Reitz’s Logan Huggins, continued his path of destruction.  30-0, the senior spent less than four minutes on the mat.  I am out of words.

 

285- Entering the day, MD’s James Ralph was a big favorite.  Ralph found his huckleberry in the form of Boonville’s Cordell Heuring.  Huering took Ralph to double overtime before Ralph scored an escape and 2-1 win.

 

You are happy if you are a fan of:

 

Mater Dei- The Wildcats claimed nine champions and lapped the field, scoring 261 points to runner-up Memorial’s 88 points.  The team race was over at the completion of the first round; mathematically, the Wildcats could not be caught.  MD advanced all 14 to the semi state, while claiming nine champions.  It is hard to find fault with this edition of the crew from 1300 Harmony Way.

 

Memorial- The Tigers shocked the field with their runner-up performance.  Coach Larry Mattingly has peaked his team at the right time.  ERMHS takes five to the semi state.

 

North Posey- Coach Cody Moll has it rocking in Poseyville.  His Vikings claim six semi states slots and will look to advance to State.

 

Reitz- Coach Scott Ferguson’s Panthers completed an undistinguished season, but turned it on in the regional, claiming a champion and four semi state slots.

 

It’s a mixed bag if you are a fan of:

 

Castle- The Knights saw two of the undefeated wrestlers handed their first loss of the season.  Even worse, one of them is done.  On the other hand, John Purdy was dominant and remains unblemished. 

 

You are not happy if you are a fan of:

 

Boonville- The Pioneers won their first-ever sectional a week ago, defeating their personal evil empire that is Castle.  At the Evansville North regional, Boonville crashed to earth, finishing a disappointing ninth.

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Thrills, chills, spills and surprises abounded at the Evansville North regional.  Let’s get to the action!

 

106- The final match-up that surprised no one found Mater Dei’s Evan Seng vs. North Posey’s Blake Zirkelbach.  Seng got an early takedown and increased daylight between the two, eventually counting a 10-4 victory.  North’s Joseph Anderson scored the upset of the tournament by dealing Castle’s previously undefeated Leighton Ramsey a 6-5 loss, eliminating him from the state tournament.

 

113- MD’s Reed Egli survived a tight, 9-6 win over North Posey’s Gavin Wheeler in the semifinal.  Egli dominated in the final, pinning Princeton’s Jared Dunn.

 

120- MD’s Cole Ross, eased the seat back and put the cruise control on 95.  Ross chalked two tech falls and a pin to top the podium at 120.  All of this and excellent hair.

 

126- Memorial’s Keegan Williams was at top form and topped the medals stand as the first non-MD champ.  Williams was dominant, as he did not give up a score at the quadrangle palace.

 

132- Nothing to see here.  Evidently, MD’s Alec Freeman was on piecework; he spent less than four minutes on the mat against three opponents.

 

138- MD’s returning State Champ, Blake Boarman, had a bit of a scare in the semifinal.  The senior avoided a borderline slam call against Boonville’s Lane Whitsell.  The final contained no drama as Boarman drubbed North Posey’s Nick Akers with technical fall.

 

145- Text will not do this justice; I recommend shelling out $10 for the Track Wrestling replay.  As is his way, Mater Dei’s Ashton Hayhurst wrestles like you insulted his mother.  Swinging for the fences, Hayhurst hit a chin whip with a back trip and put Mt. Vernon’s Chris Newman to his back for the fall.  Not so fast!  Mt. Vernon coach Tom Alcorn ordered a referee’s conference, while pointing at the rule book.  As it turns out, Hayhurst’s back trip was illegal, resulting in a “no points” exchange.  Many minutes later, the action resumed with Hayhurst scoring a takedown.  Newman, however, was far from done and scored a reversal with swipes at the end of the period.  This time, MD’s Greg Schaefer had a go at the referee, but to no avail.  Newman took a 4-2 lead into the second period.  What followed was the wildest scramble I have witnessed in the 20/21 season.  Hayhurst eventually scored a takedown which was quickly followed by a Newman escape.  I take the earlier statement back—the next scramble was THE wildest one I have seen in 20/21.  This time, Newman made the fatal mistake of stepping over on a whizzer.  Hayhurst was out of tolerance for games and squeezed Newman’s shoulders to the mat for the fall.  Wait!  It was at the buzzer!  Does the fall count?  Yes it does!  Both of these guys are awesome!  I look for them to do damage at the semistate.

 

152- In a marquee final match up, MD’s Scott Fitts found himself in the championship round facing Memorial’s Aiden Farmer.  With the match knotted 1-1 and time winding down, Farmer hit a snap while Fitts attempted a duck under.  Fitts was on the wrong side of the exchange and Farmer scored a spin behind for the “two.”  Farmer won, 3-1.

 

160- MD’s Brody Baumann remains unchallenged riding a pin and two technical falls en route to a regional title.  This is not to detract from Gibson Southern’s runner-up, Owen Bryant.  The Titan senior is a tough out and a bad semi state draw.

 

170- In this COVID-affected season, one has to question the quality of Castle’s win/loss records.  John Purdy put the question to bed, scoring a regional championship with two technical falls and a pin.  This was a balanced and tough class; the sophomore Knight was untouched.

 

182- The other marquee match of the day—MD’s undefeated Gabe Sollars against Castle’s undefeated Evan Reff—was less than scintillating.  Sollars counted a quick takedown and back points for an early lead.  Sollars put in the power half and the fall at 1:25 for the regional title.  Entering the match, Reff was 32-0.  Sollars made it look easy.

 

195- No drama at 195.  North Posey’s Wyatt Willman spent six minutes on the mat, while dominating the regional.  Willman is strong and slick; he far can he go?

 

220- F5 tornado, Reitz’s Logan Huggins, continued his path of destruction.  30-0, the senior spent less than four minutes on the mat.  I am out of words.

 

285- Entering the day, MD’s James Ralph was a big favorite.  Ralph found his huckleberry in the form of Boonville’s Cordell Heuring.  Huering took Ralph to double overtime before Ralph scored an escape and 2-1 win.

 

You are happy if you are a fan of:

 

Mater Dei- The Wildcats claimed nine champions and lapped the field, scoring 261 points to runner-up Memorial’s 88 points.  The team race was over at the completion of the first round; mathematically, the Wildcats could not be caught.  MD advanced all 14 to the semi state, while claiming nine champions.  It is hard to find fault with this edition of the crew from 1300 Harmony Way.

 

Memorial- The Tigers shocked the field with their runner-up performance.  Coach Larry Mattingly has peaked his team at the right time.  ERMHS takes five to the semi state.

 

North Posey- Coach Cody Moll has it rocking in Poseyville.  His Vikings claim six semi states slots and will look to advance to State.

 

Reitz- Coach Scott Ferguson’s Panthers completed an undistinguished season, but turned it on in the regional, claiming a champion and four semi state slots.

 

It’s a mixed bag if you are a fan of:

 

Castle- The Knights saw two of the undefeated wrestlers handed their first loss of the season.  Even worse, one of them is done.  On the other hand, John Purdy was dominant and remains unblemished. 

 

You are not happy if you are a fan of:

 

Boonville- The Pioneers won their first-ever sectional a week ago, defeating their personal evil empire that is Castle.  At the Evansville North regional, Boonville crashed to earth, finishing a disappointing ninth.

 

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A great day of wrestling! A lot of fun matches that were very entertaining! Hayhurst/Newman and also the Fulks/Madden and the Anderson/Ramsey match, to name a few. It's unbelievable that this event was even able to take place with the current pandemic. A special thanks to everyone that worked their butts off to make this a reality behind the scenes.  Form the Kemper family congratulations to the many wrestlers heading to Jasper. 

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