Staff Report
Following are reports from the four wrestling sectionals
ââ?¬â?? Decatur Central, Shelbyville, Tri, and Franklin
County ââ?¬â?? that feed into the team
semistate at New Castle.
The top two sectional teams move on to the team
regionals Feb. 1 at 16 sites, while the top four wrestlers in each weight class
advance to the individual regionals Feb. 4 at 16 sites. The process repeats
itself the following week (team semistates Feb. 8 at eight sites, individual
semistates Feb. 11 at four sites), with the individual state finals set for
Feb. 17-18 at Conseco Fieldhouse and the eight-school team state finals Feb. 25
at Center Grove.
Individual
and team results from Jan. 28:
1. Perry
Meridian 383.5
Davis 234
162
71
Top four finishers:
(PM) dec. Austin Marshall (South) 15-2
Overbay (BD) pin Jamel Hill (P) 1:27
(PM) default over Noel Salas (R)
Bastnagel (B) pin Kevin Lewis (W) 1:24
(PM) pin Patrick Krier (B) 3:41
Matthews (BD) dec. Josh Buck (DC) 16-6
Clem (PM) pin Lloyd-Morris Thornton (BD) 1:21
Wood (South) pin Michael Routon (DC) 3:54
Tassoff (PM) dec. Gabriel Arrivillaga (BD) 7-2
Harris (N) pin Billy Edwards (South) 3:19
(PM) pin Graham Hudson (W) 2:26
Jackson (DC) dec. Kevin Miller (P) 13-2
Walpole (PM) pin Terrell Grizzle (BD) 1:55
Williams (South) dec. Brian Ward (P) 11-3
145 ââ?¬â?
(PM) pin Corey Phillips (BD) 1:10
Dotson (N) pin Alan McNeal (South) 2:14
(PM) dec. Cahmelan Porter (BD) 4-3
Schleb (South) dec. Michael Judkins (Speed) 9-8
(PM) dec. Jeff Edwards (N) 8-6
Payne (South) dec. Nic Middleton (DC) 9-6
Masengale (PM) pin Eric Golliday (South) 3:53
Beall (BD) pin Demarcus Austin (Speed.) 4:02
Livergood (PM) pin Charles Warner (W) 4:00
(South) dec. David Burns (N) 7-5
Knudsen (BD) dec. Josh Esco (W) 7-2
Tompkins (PM) dec. Dustin Weber (P) 5-0
Adams (PM) pin Jason Bonner (W) 0:31
Golden (BD) dec. Charlie Munes (DC) 5-2
ââ?¬â?? Two Top 20 teams duked it out, and 12th-ranked Warren Central
narrowly defeated No. 16 New Palestine, 233-232, to capture the team title.
Both teams will advance to the Beech Grove Regional.
216-212 advantage going into the finals, but the Warriors won four of the first
eight weight classes to surge ahead. The Dragons were able to win three of the
final six matchups, but it wasnââ?¬â?¢t enough as Warren Central held on ââ?¬â?? barely ââ?¬â??
for victory.
Bruce Lloyd handed Shelbyville�s eighth-ranked Justen Lock his first loss of
the season in the 103-pound class to get the ball rolling for the Warriors in
the finals. Fourth-ranked Chris Conte (125) and No. 9 Josh Norris (130) then notched
back-to-back victories before Carl Griffin won Warren Central�s fourth and
final title at 145.
when Steve Nichols and second-ranked Jesse Walley won back-to-back at 152 and
160, respectively. After Jordan Wagner defeated Triton Central�s Matt Sullivan
at 189, it was up to New Pal�s Joe Napariu to upset third-ranked Andrew
Quintana of Mt. Vernon (Fortville) in the heavyweight battle.
But the title dream ended quickly as Quintana pinned Napariu in just 26 seconds.
Grove�s Danny Coyne (ranked No. 3 at 112) led a strong showing by the
third-place Hornets, who also notched victories by top-ranked Ethan Harris
(119) and No. 15 Eddie Mobley (215).
report.
number of finishers 1st thru 6th place):
0 1 1 0 0 2
championship matches:
Lock (Shelbyville)
Coyne (Beech Grove) pin 3:13 Charlie Lind (Roncalli)
Harris (Beech Grove) dec. 6-2 Ben Kesterman (Triton Central)
2:59 Chris Schutt (Mt.
Vernon)
McAllen (Franklin Central) dec. 3-1 Ben Louzon (Beech Grove)
(Mt. Vernon)
Griffin (Warren Central) dec. 6-4 Brian Brown (Greenfield)
Nichols (New Palestine) dec. 7-4 Caleb Freeman (Greenfield)
(Eastern Hancock)
Smith (Triton Central) dec. 4-0 Max Begovich (New Palestine)
Quintana (Mt. Vernon) pin 0:26 Joe Napariu (New
Palestine)
finishers:
Bruce Lloyd 10 30-5 Warren Central
Justen Lock 10 35-1 Shelbyville
High School
DJ Rackley 10 27-3 Franklin Central
Kyle Heald 9 24-12 Greenfield
Central
Wade McClurg 10 19-6 Beech Grove
Kyle Denton 11 28-9 New Palestine
ââ?¬â??
Danny Coyne 12 26-1 Beech Grove
Charlie Lind 11 19-15 Roncalli
High School
Korey DuBois 10 23-10 Franklin Central
Ezekiel Espenocilla 12 4-14 Warren Central
Matt Logan 9 21-14 New Palestine
Jeremiah Branson 9 19-18 Shelbyville
High School
ââ?¬â??
Ethan Harris 11 27-0 Beech Grove
Ben Kesterman 11 37-4 Triton Central
David Cho 11 26-6 Warren Central
Tyler Hercamp 11 29-12 New Palestine
James Brown 10 21-16 Mount Vernon
Scott Chappo 11 16-17 Greenfield
Central
ââ?¬â??
Chris Conte 11 33-3 Warren Central
Justin Arthur 11 13-2 Beech Grove
Adam Keeton 11 16-12 New Palestine
Brent Fleshood 11 20-13 Mount Vernon
Jake Currans 12 18-9 Franklin Central
Nathaniel Kriech 10 5-9 Greenfield
Central
ââ?¬â??
Josh Norris 11 26-6 Warren Central
Chris Schutt 12 24-11 Mount Vernon
Austin Early 10 23-11 Greenfield Central
Mateo Agresta 10 10-8 Beech Grove
Blaik Kesterman 9 25-12 Triton Central
David Waldroup 10 10-7 New Palestine
ââ?¬â??
Brandon McAllen 11 23-5 Franklin Central
Ben Louzon 10 18-12 Beech Grove
Nathan Barnette 10 17-11 New Palestine
Fred Williams 9 4-3 Warren Central
Tyler Carson 12 22-11 Triton Central
Chris Bova 9 4-9 Roncalli
High School
ââ?¬â??
Eric Markins 11 32-8 Triton Central
Drew Harting 12 16-9 Mount Vernon
Chuck Woodard 10 25-13 Warren Central
Eddie Waldrep 12 17-11 New Palestine
David Smith 12 21-15 Franklin Central
Eric Lovell 11 11-18 Rocalli
High School
ââ?¬â??
Carl Griffin 12 23-10 Warren Central
Brian Brown 12 29-5 Greenfield
Central
Adam Cayce 12 21-10 New Palestine
Chris Jilg 11 33-8 Eastern Hancock
Evan Beck 10 33-7 Triton Central
Chris Hammett 11 23-12 Mount Vernon
ââ?¬â??
Steve Nichols 12 31-3 New Palestine
Caleb Freeman 10 25-8 Greenfield
Central
Andrew Smith 11 22-10 Mount Vernon
Alex Miller 12 16-19 Shebyville
High School
Nate McPheron 11 9-7 Triton Central
Bobby Baker 12 25-8 Warren Central
ââ?¬â??
Jessy Walley 12 28-0 New Palestine
Nick Lawrence 12 31-7 Eastern Hancock
Kyle Willis 10 24-14 Warren Central
Ben Rodgers 11 22-12 Greenfield
Central
Kevin Robbins 11 24-15 Triton Central
Brent King 12 16-12 Franklin Central
ââ?¬â??
Keith Smith 11 38-5 Triton Central
Max Begovich 10 19-3 New Palestine
TaMario Morris 10 7-5 Warren Central
Alex Adams 11 17-11 Beech Grove
Jake Carter 10 18-14 Franklin Central
Brett Walden 12 14-21 Mount Vernon
ââ?¬â??
Jordan Wagner 11 30-8 New Palestine
Matt Sullivan 11 30-9 Triton Central
Cody Neeb 12 30-8 Mount Vernon
Jamie Arnold 11 16-8 Warren Central
Thomas Logan 10 22-12 Beech Grove
Tom Prince 12 15-16 Greenfield
Central
ââ?¬â??
Eddie Mobley 12 24-2 Beech Grove
Matt Whyde 12 33-1 Mount Vernon
David Dildine 11 17-16 Roncalli
High School
Rex Olds 11 28-8 Shelbyville
High School
Luke McCamey 11 8-3 New Palestine
Cody Anderson 11 21-17 Triton Central
ââ?¬â??
Andrew Quintana 12 34-0 Mount Vernon
Joe Napariu 10 24-8 New Palestine
Frank Woods 12 19-10 Beech Grove
Dustin Cross 12 19-14 Triton Central
Brandon Wilburn 10 7-4 Greenfield
Central
Billy Lloyd 11 22-16 Eastern Hancock
2. Centerville
215.5
3. Rushville 182
4. Richmond
134.5
5. Tri 129
6. Northeastern 109.5
7. Shenandoah 90
8. Cambridge City
Lincoln 82.5
9. Blue River Valley
64.5
10. Hagerstown
49
11. Knightstown 48
ââ?¬â??
2-Toney-NE
3-Stewart-Rush
4-Noe-Rich
112 ââ?¬â??
2-Krathwohl-Shen
3-Kountz-BRV
4-Downhour-Rush
119 ââ?¬â??
2-Delaney-NC
3-Pipenger-Center
4-Smith-Rich
125 ââ?¬â??
2-Uphaus-Center
3-Stanton-CCL
4-Leeka-Tri
130 ââ?¬â??
2-Betters-NC
3-Sonnier-CCL
4-Bailey-Rush
135 ââ?¬â??
2-Wooldridge-Knight
3-Duncan-Rush
4-Brown-Center
140 ââ?¬â??
2-Edmondson-NC
3-Freeman-NE
4-Morgan-Rush
145 ââ?¬â??
2-Haynes-Shen
3-Fields-Rich
4-Hamilton-NE
152 ââ?¬â??
2-Wise-CCL
3-Perry-NE
Bridgeman-Tri
160 ââ?¬â??
2-Province-Center
3-Weber-Tri
4-Carr-Rich
171 ââ?¬â??
2-Whaley-Shen
3-Ryse-Rush
4-Jones-Center
189 ââ?¬â??
2-Landreath-Rush
3-Petit-NE
4-Wagner-Tri
215 ââ?¬â??
2-Stevens-Center
3-Durham-Rich
4-Stewerf-Rush
275 ââ?¬â??
2-Wysong-Hag
3-Alafogianis-NC
4-Carpenter-Center
COUNTY SECTIONAL
Central 298
2. South Dearborn 200.5
3. Milan 195.5
4. Greensburg
174
5. Union County 160
6. Franklin County 113.5
7. Connersville
88
8. Batesville 75
9. Lawrenceburg 52
Top four finishers:
ââ?¬â??
2-Sullivan-SD
3-Miller-M
4-Merk-EC
112 ââ?¬â??
2-Joerger-EC
3-Burris-SD
4-Collier-C
119 ââ?¬â??
2-Witte-Sd
3-Bloom-C
4-Flodder-B
125 ââ?¬â??
2-Houchens-SD
3-Riley-FC
4-Dickey-M
130 ââ?¬â??
2-Reiger-G
3-Olding-EC
4-Bugni-SD
135 ââ?¬â??
2-Yatsko-M
3-Segrist-SD
4-Linger-G
140 ââ?¬â??
2-Lockwood-EC
3-Hampton-SD
4-Day-C
145 ââ?¬â??
2-Mathews-UC
3-Arnold-FC
4-Bedinghaus-SD
152 ââ?¬â??
2-Wilhelm-EC
3-Linville-G
4-Pinkard-L
160 ââ?¬â??
2-Yatsko-M
3-Wood-G
4-Curran-UC
171 ââ?¬â??
2-Meinders-M
3-Jones-SD
4-Sitterding-B
189 ââ?¬â??
2-Scudder-G
3-Anderson-EC
4-Mccormick-M
215 ââ?¬â??
2-Herbert-M
3-Kruezman-B
4-Knigga-EC
275 ââ?¬â??
2-Mardis-UC
3-Krieger-C
4-Alfred-FC
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