South Dearborn
Knights

Team Info

Record
Boys: 0-0
Girls: 0-0
Conference: 0-0
Sectional: 0-0
vs. 4A: 0-0
vs. 3A: 0-0
vs. 2A: 0-0
vs. 1A: 0-0

Address:
5770 Highlander Place Aurora, IN 47001
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Enrollment: 689
State: Indiana
Class: 2A
Conference: Eastern Indiana
Colors: Red White and Navy

Coaching Staff
Boys Head Coach: Jesse Schaefer
Girls Head Coach:
Assistant Coaches: Garrett Walton, Corbin Walston

Boys State Series
Sectional: Franklin County
Regional: Richmond
Semi-State: New Castle

Girls State Series
Sectional: None
Regional: None

Boys Schedule

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Date/Time	Opponent
Dec 06 02:00 pm	Milan 7-way(2) at Milan	Add Result
Dec 10 06:00 pm	at Connersville (1)	Add Result
Dec 13 02:00 pm	Worthington Kilbourne, Ohio Duals(2) at Worthington Kilbourne(OH)	Add Result
Dec 17 11:00 pm	at Taylor(OH) (1)	Add Result
Dec 20 02:00 pm	Columbus East Invitational(2) at Columbus East	Add Result
Jan 10 02:00 pm	Nick Shadday Invitational(2) at Madison	Add Result
Jan 13 11:00 pm	vs. East Central (1)	Add Result
Jan 17 02:00 pm	Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference(2) at South Dearborn	Add Result
Jan 31 02:00 pm	24. IHSAA Sectional at Franklin County(0) at Franklin County	Add Result
Feb 07 02:00 pm	12. IHSAA Regional at Richmond(0) at Richmond	Add Result
Feb 14 02:00 pm	3. IHSAA Semi-State at New Castle(0) at New Castle	Add Result

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Girls Schedule

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Date/Time	Opponent
Dec 27 02:00 pm	New Albany Christmas Invite(0) at New Albany	Add Result

Boys Roster

Cain Hopkins

c/o 2026
113lbs

Jayden Coy

c/o 2028
120lbs

Liam Hubbartt

c/o 2026
126lbs

Zander Schaefer

c/o 2026
150lbs

Girls Roster

Franklin County Sectional

Record vs. sectional teams

School	Record
Batesville	0-0 (0-0)
Union County	0-0 (0-0)
Connersville	0-0 (0-0)
East Central	0-0 (0-0)
Franklin County	0-0 (0-0)
Greensburg	0-0 (0-0)
Lawrenceburg	0-0 (0-0)
Milan	0-0 (0-0)
Rushville	0-0 (0-0)
South Dearborn	0-0 (0-0)

Eastern Indiana

Record vs. conference teams

School	Record
Batesville	0-0
Connersville	0-0
East Central	0-0
Franklin County	0-0
Greensburg	0-0
Lawrenceburg	0-0
Rushville	0-0
South Dearborn	0-0

Title History

Sectional (11): 1986, 1987, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
Regional (7): 1987, 1994, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2018, 2019

Season History

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Year	W-L-T	Coach	Titles
2025	4-9-0	Jesse Schaefer
2024	10-13-0	Jesse Schaefer
2023	0-13-0	Jesse Schaefer
2022	3-23-0	Jesse Schaefer
2021	12-14-0	Jesse Schaefer
2020	1-5-0	Jesse Schaefer
2019	9-9-0	George Gardner	Regional, IHSWCA 2A Team State Qualifier
2018	18-8-0	George Gardner	Regional, Sectional
2017	16-8-0	George Gardner
2016	12-6-0	George Gardner	Sectional, IHSWCA 2A Team State Qualifier
2015	21-3-0	George Gardner	Regional, Sectional
2014	13-6-0	George Gardner	Sectional
2013	11-7-0	George Gardner
2012	11-7-0	George Gardner
2011	4-3-0	George Gardner
2010	7-1-0	George Gardner	Sectional
2009	7-0-0	George Gardner
2008	8-0-0	George Gardner	Regional, Sectional
2007	8-0-0	George Gardner	Regional
2006	8-3-0	George Gardner
2005	11-4-0	George Gardner
2004	10-3-0	George Gardner
2003	11-5-0	George Gardner
2002	9-3-0	George Gardner	Sectional
2001	10-4-0	George Gardner	Sectional
2000	7-9-0	George Gardner
1999	5-14-0	George Gardner
1998	9-8-0	George Gardner
1997	5-8-0	George Gardner
1996	12-2-0	George Gardner	Sectional
1995	14-5-1	George Gardner
1994	19-2-0	George Gardner	Regional
1993	22-2-0	George Gardner
1992	13-4-0	George Gardner
1991	10-6-0	George Gardner
1990	12-3-0	George Gardner
1989	12-3-0	George Gardner
1988	15-4-0	George Gardner
1987	0-0-0		Regional, Sectional
1986	0-0-0		Sectional

Girls Season History

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Year

W-L-T

Coach

Titles

Past Wrestlers

Landon Walton

(c/o 2025)
X | X | X | X

Alex Kemper

(c/o 2022)
X | X | X | X

Isaiah Otto

(c/o 2022)
X | X | X | X

Jackson Goodall

(c/o 2022)
X | X | X | X

Kaitlyn Fischer

(c/o 2022)
X | X | X | X

Eli Otto

(c/o 2021)
X | X | X | Qualifier at 145lbs

Kenneth (Dylan) McGill

(c/o 2021)
X | X | X | X

James Morehead

(c/o 2020)
X | X | X | X

Austin Boggs

(c/o 2019)
X | X | X | X

Zach Dick

(c/o 2019)
X | X | X | X

Zach Otto

(c/o 2019)
X | X | X | X

Garrett Walton

(c/o 2018)
X | X | X | X

Luke Utterback

(c/o 2018)
X | X | X | X

Ethan Chase

(c/o 2018)
X | X | X | X

Cainan Schaefer

(c/o 2017)
X | Qualifier at 106lbs | X | Qualifier at 132lbs

McKelti Espedilla

(c/o 2016)
X | X | X | X

Dylon Neff

(c/o 2016)
X | X | X | X

Nathan Boggs

(c/o 2016)
X | X | X | X

Daemon Lane

(c/o 2015)
X | X | X | X

Brandon Manning

(c/o 2015)
X | X | X | X

Blake Griffin

(c/o 2013)
X | X | 3rd at 145lbs | X

Nicholas Manning

(c/o 2011)
X | X | Qualifier at 152lbs | 2nd at 171lbs

Tyler Clark

(c/o 2010)
X | Qualifier at 119lbs | Qualifier at 125lbs | Qualifier at 130lbs

Ronald Wilger

(c/o 2004)
X | X | Qualifier at 135lbs | Qualifier at 140lbs

Michael Lane

(c/o 1997)
X | X | X | 8th at 160lbs

Billy Black

(c/o 1995)
X | X | Qualifier at 171lbs | X

Jamie Roberts

(c/o 1995)
X | X | X | Qualifier at 151lbs

Jeremy Bolt

(c/o 1995)
Qualifier at 103lbs | X | X | X

Bryce Gipson

(c/o 1994)
X | X | X | Qualifier at 130lbs

Jesse Schaefer

(c/o 1994)
X | X | Qualifier at 125lbs | X

Troy Tice

(c/o 1993)
X | X | X | 7th at 119lbs

Jim Bartlett

(c/o 1990)
Qualifier at 98lbs | X | X | X

John Hoskins

(c/o 1988)
X | X | Qualifier at 155lbs | X

Glenn Burris

(c/o 1987)
X | X | X | Qualifier at 145lbs

IHSAA Boys State Placement History

Runner-ups (1): Nicholas Manning(2011)
3rd Place (1): Blake Griffin(2012)
6th Place (1): Bryer Hall(2018)
7th Place (1): Troy Tice(1993)
8th Place (1): Michael Lane(1997)
Qualifiers (17): Glenn Burris(1987), John Hoskins(1987), Jim Bartlett(1987), Jeremy Bolt(1992), Jesse Schaefer(1993), Bryce Gipson(1994), Billy Black(1994), Jamie Roberts(1995), Ronald Wilger(2003), Ronald Wilger(2004), Tyler Clark(2008), Tyler Clark(2009), Tyler Clark(2010), Nicholas Manning(2010), Cainan Schaefer(2015), Cainan Schaefer(2017), Eli Otto(2021)

IHSAA Girls State Placement History

2025 was the first year of IHSAA Sanctioned Girls wrestling. From 2017-2024 the girls state tournament was organized by the IHSGW association.

7th Place (1): Kaitlyn Fischer(2022)

Top 25 Career Wins

Wrestler(School)	Career Record
1. Cainan Schaefer	170-12
2. Jeremy Bolt	139-19
3. Ronald Wilger	117-31
4. Tyler Clark	111-17
5. Troy Tice	101-19
6. Bryce Gipson	101-29
7. Nicholas Manning	72-5
8. Blake Griffin	39-7
9. Brandon Manning	38-6
10. Nathan Boggs	35-10
11. Daemon Lane	28-18
12. Michael Lane	-
13. Eli Otto	-
14. Alex Kemper	-
15. Billy Black	-
16. McKelti Espedilla	0-0
17. Dylon Neff	0-0
18. Glenn Burris	-
19. Garrett Walton	0-0
20. Isaiah Otto	-
21. Jamie Roberts	-
22. Landon Walton	-
23. Luke Utterback	-
24. Austin Boggs	-
25. Ethan Chase	-

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