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Griffith
Panthers

Team Info
Record
Overall: 13-6
Conference: 4-0
Sectional: 3-0
vs. 4A: 0-1
vs. 3A: 4-2
vs. 2A: 3-2
vs. 1A: 6-1
Girls: 0-0

Address:
600 N. Wiggs St. Griffi th, IN 46319
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Enrollment: 618
State: Indiana
Class: 2A
Conference: Greater South Shore
Colors: Black and Gold

Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Chris Sojka
Assistant Coaches: Josh Wise Chris Pajdzik Brett Kenney Alec Noworul Juan Tirado Seth Rincon Sonyay Gaskew

State Series Sectional: Portage
Regional: Hobart
Semi-State: East Chicago
Boys Schedule
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Date/Time Opponent
Nov 21
12:30 am
vs. Lowell (1) Loss 42-33
Nov 29
11:30 pm
vs. Boone Grove (1) Win 54-18
Dec 02
02:00 pm
Harvest Classic(2)
at Lake Central
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15th Place
Dec 05
11:30 pm
vs. Calumet (1) Win 41-33
Dec 09
02:00 pm
Trojan Invitational(2)
at Indianapolis Bishop Chatard
vs. Faith Christian Loss 46-30
vs. Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Loss 42-35
vs. Riverton Parke Win 66-15
vs. Peru Win 51-30
Dec 13
11:30 pm
at Illiana Christian (1) Win 60-24
Dec 16
03:00 pm
Munster Super Dual(2)
at Munster
vs. Michigan City Update Result
vs. Munster Loss 54-21
vs. LaPorte Win 42-40
vs. New Prairie Loss 47-22
vs. Gary West Side Win 60-24
vs. Illiana Christian Win 55-18
Dec 21
11:30 pm
at Lake Station Edison (1) Win 42-39
Dec 27
03:00 pm
Kankakee Valley Duals(2)
at Kankakee Valley
vs. Pioneer Win 48-36
vs. Crown Point Loss 60-18
vs. Hammond Bishop Noll Win 69-6
vs. Kankakee Valley Win 42-33
vs. Highland Win 51-30
Jan 06
02:00 pm
Lake County Tournament(2)
at Hanover Central
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10th Place
Jan 10
11:00 pm
at Hammond Central (1) Update Result
Jan 13
02:00 pm
Greater South Shore Conference(2)
at Lake Station Edison
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3rd Place
Jan 27
02:00 pm
2. IHSAA Sectional at Portage(0)
at Portage
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6th Place
Feb 03
02:00 pm
1. IHSAA Regional at Hobart(0)
at Hobart
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Feb 10
03:00 pm
1. IHSAA Semi-State at East Chicago(0)
at East Chicago Central
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Girls Schedule
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Date/Time Opponent
Nov 11
02:00 pm
Highland Girls Open(0)
at Highland
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Dec 30
02:00 pm
IHSGW Regional - Hobart(0)
at Hobart
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Jan 05
02:00 pm
IHSGW Semi-State - Penn(0)
at Penn
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Boys Roster

Jeffery Fleming
  • c/o 2026
  • 113lbs
Jason Dillon
  • c/o 2025
  • 120lbs
Zach Kenney
  • c/o 2026
  • 126lbs
Landon Westenfeld
  • c/o 2025
  • 138lbs

Girls Roster

Paola Villarruel
  • (c/o 2024)
  • 100lbs
Grace Pinkelton
  • (c/o 2027)
  • 100lbs

Portage Sectional

Record vs. sectional teams

School Record
River Forest 7-1 (1-0)
Portage 18-4 (1-0)
Hobart 14-5 (2-0)
Griffith 13-6 (3-0)
Highland 13-11 (2-2)
Lake Station Edison 8-7 (0-2)
Calumet 5-9 (0-2)
Andrean 0-11 (0-3)

Greater South Shore

Record vs. conference teams

School Record
Griffith 4-0
River Forest 3-0
Calumet 2-1
Wheeler 2-1
Lake Station Edison 2-3
Boone Grove 1-4
Hebron 0-1
Hammond Bishop Noll 0-2
Whiting 0-2

Title History

Sectional (6): 1969, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Regional (3): 1992, 2001, 2003
SemiState (1): 2003

Season History

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Year W-L-T Coach Titles
2023 2-7-0 Chris Sojka
2022 0-3-0 Adam Garcia
2021 0-4-0 Adam Garcia
2020 4-5-0 Adam Garcia
2019 6-5-0 Adam Garcia
2018 3-8-0 Adam Garcia
2017 5-7-0 Adam Garcia
2016 2-4-0 Daniel Bedoy
2015 4-3-0 Daniel Bedoy
2014 0-0-0 Daniel Bedoy
2011 0-0-0 Travis Walls
2007 0-0-0 Travis Walls
2005 0-0-0 Travis Walls
2004 0-0-0 Travis Walls IHSWCA Coaches Cup, Sectional
2003 0-0-0 Travis Walls Regional, Semi-State, IHSAA State 2nd, IHSAA Team State Qualifier, IHSAA Team State Semi-Finalist, Sectional
2002 0-0-0 Travis Walls Sectional
2001 0-0-0 Travis Walls Regional, Sectional
1993 0-0-0 Scott Hendron
1992 0-0-0 Regional, Sectional
1979 0-0-0
1969 0-0-0 Sectional

Past Wrestlers

Connor Cervantes
  • (c/o 2023)
  • X | X | X | 4th at 182lbs
Cole Reitz
  • (c/o 2020)
  • X | X | X | X
Gabriel Campos
  • (c/o 2020)
  • X | X | X | X
Cole Cervantes
  • (c/o 2019)
  • X | X | X | 8th at 152lbs
Thomas Perez
  • (c/o 2018)
  • X | X | X | X
Trenton Pulliam
  • (c/o 2018)
  • X | X | X | X
Jeremiah Reitz
  • (c/o 2017)
  • 1st at 106lbs | Qualifier at 120lbs | 2nd at 120lbs | 5th at 132lbs
Manny Aguirre
  • (c/o 2017)
  • X | X | X | X
Keith Hernandez
  • (c/o 2017)
  • X | X | X | X
Ja'Mal Quarles
  • (c/o 2016)
  • X | X | X | X
Ben Stassin
  • (c/o 2016)
  • X | X | X | X
Brian Orzechowicz
  • (c/o 2011)
  • X | X | X | 6th at 112lbs
Scotty Houldeson
  • (c/o 2008)
  • Qualifier at 152lbs | X | X | X
Steve Siokos
  • (c/o 2007)
  • X | X | X | 4th at 125lbs
Kaleb Matthews
  • (c/o 2006)
  • X | X | Qualifier at 171lbs | X
Angel Escobedo
  • (c/o 2005)
  • 1st at 112lbs | 1st at 125lbs | 1st at 130lbs | 1st at 135lbs
Santana Adame
  • (c/o 2005)
  • X | 7th at 103lbs | X | 5th at 125lbs
Nick Lan-Chi
  • (c/o 2005)
  • X | X | X | Qualifier at 215lbs
Alex Tsirtsis
  • (c/o 2004)
  • 1st at 119lbs | 1st at 130lbs | 1st at 135lbs | 1st at 145lbs
Andrae Hernandez
  • (c/o 2004)
  • 4th at 125lbs | 3rd at 125lbs | 1st at 130lbs | 1st at 135lbs
Jose Escobedo
  • (c/o 2004)
  • 7th at 103lbs | 2nd at 103lbs | Qualifier at 119lbs | 1st at 119lbs
David Martin
  • (c/o 2003)
  • X | 4th at 160lbs | X | Qualifier at 189lbs
David Sexton
  • (c/o 2001)
  • X | X | X | 6th at 130lbs
Marcello Garcia
  • (c/o 1993)
  • X | X | X | 5th at 103lbs
Scott Blount
  • (c/o 1979)
  • X | X | X | Qualifier at 112lbs

IHSAA Placement History

Champions (12): Alex Tsirtsis(2001), Angel Escobedo(2002), Alex Tsirtsis(2002), Angel Escobedo(2003), Andrae Hernandez(2003), Alex Tsirtsis(2003), Jose Escobedo(2004), Angel Escobedo(2004), Andrae Hernandez(2004), Alex Tsirtsis(2004), Angel Escobedo(2005), Jeremiah Reitz(2014)
Runner-ups (2): Jose Escobedo(2002), Jeremiah Reitz(2016)
3rd Place (1): Andrae Hernandez(2002)
4th Place (4): Andrae Hernandez(2001), David Martin(2001), Steve Siokos(2007), Connor Cervantes(2023)
5th Place (3): Marcello Garcia(1993), Santana Adame(2005), Jeremiah Reitz(2017)
6th Place (2): David Sexton(2001), Brian Orzechowicz(2011)
7th Place (2): Jose Escobedo(2001), Santana Adame(2003)
8th Place (1): Cole Cervantes(2019)
Qualifiers (7): Scott Blount(1979), Jose Escobedo(2003), David Martin(2003), Scotty Houldeson(2005), Kaleb Matthews(2005), Nick Lan-Chi(2005), Jeremiah Reitz(2015)


IHSGW Placement History

3rd Place (2): Paola Villarruel(2022), Paola Villarruel(2023)


Collegiate All-Americans (7)

NCAA DI: (6): Alex Tsirtsis(7th in 2006), Angel Escobedo(4th in 2007), Andrae Hernandez(8th in 2007), Angel Escobedo(1st in 2008), Angel Escobedo(5th in 2009), Angel Escobedo(3rd in 2010)
NCAA DIII: (1): Cole Cervantes(8th in 2021)

Top 25 Career Wins

Wrestler(School) Career Record
1. Alex Tsirtsis 236-0
2. Andrae Hernandez 229-5
3. Angel Escobedo 223-1
4. Jose Escobedo 171-14
5. Santana Adame 157-32
6. Brian Orzechowicz 122-29
7. Jeremiah Reitz 114-6
8. Steve Siokos 110-49
9. David Martin 98-11
10. David Sexton 43-14
11. Nick Lan-Chi 39-4
12. Scotty Houldeson 36-10
13. Kaleb Matthews 30-12
14. Ja'Mal Quarles 0-0
15. Ben Stassin 0-0
16. Manny Aguirre 0-0
17. Cole Cervantes 0-0
18. Marcello Garcia -
19. Scott Blount -
20. Keith Hernandez -
21. Cole Reitz -
22. Thomas Perez -
23. Trenton Pulliam -
24. Gabriel Campos -
25. Connor Cervantes -



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