MD – Baltimore County | Archive | December, 2007

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

Third-ranked Perry Meridian flexed some serious muscle Dec. 27-28 at the North Montgomery Invitational, posting a 7-0 dual record that included lopsided wins over four ranked opponents.

Among the Falcons’ victims were sixth-ranked New Palestine (44-18), No. 20 Bloomington South (55-12), and Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference rivals No. 14 Warren Central (58-6) and No. 15 Carmel (53-6). Perry Meridian also handily defeated Portage 51-9, North Montgomery 56-9, and Delphi 70-3.

Can you say WOW?

Coach Jim Tonte’s troops finished with five 7-0 wrestlers. No. 2-ranked senior Jimmy Schoettle recorded six pins and a technical fall at 112 pounds, junior Chris Goodwin had three pins and a major decision at 125, No. 11 senior John Leonard recorded four pins at 140, and 145-pound junior Blake Wood had two pins among the lower weights. Finally, defending state champion and top-ranked senior Chico Adams had four pins at heavyweight.

New Palestine, meanwhile, had four wrestlers go unbeaten: No. 3 Kyle Ulrey (three pins, two tech falls at 152), No. 9 Max Begovich (five pins, one tech fall at 171), No. 15 Luke McCamey (two pins, two major decisions at 189), and 13th-ranked heavyweight Joe Napariu, who competed both there (3-0 with a pin) and at 215 (4-0 with two pins and a major decision).

Bloomington South 103-pounder Shawn Miracle (three pins, one forfeit), Carmel’s 130-pound Will Mascaro (five pins, one major decision), Portage 135-pounder Sean McMurray (two pins, one forfeit, one major decision), and Delphi’s 160-pound Braden Atwood (four pins) made it through unscathed at 7-0 as well.

Mascaro was named the tournament’s most valuable wrestler.

There were eight matches that pitted ranked wrestlers against each other, but only three of them went according to form. And there were two instances where ranked wrestlers fell to unranked opponents.

The rundown:

At 112, Schoettle pinned No. 13 Robert Floyd of Delphi.

At 119, No. 11 Brannigan Barlow of Bloomington South upset No. 5 Jacob Tonte of Perry Meridian by fall but lost 6-4 to No. 8 Don Alderman of Delphi. Alderman, meanwhile, forfeited against Tonte.

At 130, Carmel’s unranked Mascaro upset No. 3 Brian Vest of Perry Meridian 11-4, while No. 6 Michael Torres of Portage did not wrestle.

At 135, No. 7 McMurray of Portage upset No. 5 Jacob Tasseff of Perry Meridian 6-5.

At 140, Leonard upset No. 3 Chris Mascaro of Carmel 8-5.

At 152, Ulrey stopped No. 13 Chris Stepp of Perry Meridian 6-4.

At 171, Begovich pinned No. 10 Shane Evans of Delphi.

At 215, No. 12 Chris Schaeffer of Perry Meridian was upset 8-3 by unranked Billy Pearman of Portage.

Here are your final team results (listed by round and victory):

Perry Meridian (7-0)
#3 Perry Meridian 51, Portage 9
#3 Perry Meridian 55, #20 Bloomington South 12
#3 Perry Meridian 56, North Montgomery 9   
#3 Perry Meridian 58, #14 Warren Central 6
#3 Perry Meridian 70, Delphi 3
#3 Perry Meridian 53, #15 Carmel 6
#3 Perry Meridian 44, #6 New Palestine 18

Carmel (6-1)
#15 Carmel 36, Delphi 28
#15 Carmel 40, North Montgomery 22
#15 Carmel 33, #20 Bloomington South 31
#15 Carmel 30, #6 New Palestine 29
#15 Carmel 34, Portage 23
#15 Carmel 39, #14 Warren Central 29

New Palestine (5-2)
#6 New Palestine 44, #20 Bloomington South 25
#6 New Palestine 52, Delphi 16
#6 New Palestine 43, Portage 19
#6 New Palestine 58, North Montgomery 14
#6 New Palestine 55, #14 Warren Central 12

Warren Central (3-4)
#14 Warren Central 36, North Montgomery 30
#14 Warren Central 33, Portage 32
#14 Warren Central 34, #20 Bloomington South 30

Bloomington South (3-4)
#20 Bloomington South 40, Delphi 36
#20 Bloomington South 36, Portage 32
#20 Bloomington South 53, North Montgomery 25

Portage (2-5)
Portage 34, North Montgomery 29
Portage 38, Delphi 31

Delphi (2-5)
Delphi 39, #14 Warren Central 28
Delphi 42, North Montgomery 30

North Montgomery (0-7)

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The Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association has released its third round of individual wrestler rankings for the 2007-08 season. As usual they mean nothing, according to the IHSWCA website – “only the ‘real’ rankings that take place at Conseco Fieldhouse mean anything!”

Here’s a look at each weight class from Dec. 21 (the next round of rankings will be released Jan. 11); wrestlers are listed by rank followed by last name, school, and grade:

103 pounds
 1     Hawkins, Crown Point 10
 2     Colon, Columbus North 11
 3     J. Armantrout, Muncie South 10
 4     Clark, New Haven 12
 5     Gonzales, Delta 10
 6     Beck, Mishawaka 10
 7     Nelsen, Lawrence North 10
 8     Jo. Kieffer, Roncalli 9
 9     Taylor, Madison 9
 10     Hall, Avon 10
 11     Schoefield, Franklin 10
 12     Perry, Bluffton 10
 13     Kuhn, Evansville Reitz
 14     Barton, Brownsburg 12
 15     Huff, Milan 11
 16     Fisher, Martinsville 10
 17     Hall, Harrison
 18     Stevens, Merrillville 10
 19     Kenney, Jay County 11
 20     Devaney, Rossville 11
     
112 pounds
 1     Eppert, Anderson Highland 11
 2     Schoettle, Perry Meridian 12
 3     Wright, Indianapolis Cathedral 10
 4     Brooks, Warsaw 11
 5     Perez, South Bend Riley 12
 6     Williams, Chesterton 12
 7     A. Johns, Evansville Reitz 11
 8     Richey, Brown County 11
 9     Bevans, Yorktown 10
 10     Fiechter, Adams Central 12
 11     Petrov, Hanover Central 10
 12     Logan, Hamilton Heights 11
 13     Floyd, Delphi 11
 14     Ju. Kieffer, Roncalli 9
 15     Jensen, Terre Haute South 9
 16     T. Fiechter, Southern Wells 11
 17     M. Guerra, Mishawaka 10
 18     Acosta, Avon 10
 19     Martinez, Merrillville 12
 20     Brady, Lowell 10

119 pounds
 1     Weinzapfel, Evansville Mater Dei 12
 2     Rackley, Franklin Central 12
 3     Quiroga, Lawrence North 11
 4     Bartlett, Southwestern (Hanover) 12
 5     Tonte, Perry Meridian 10
 6     Lock, Shelbyville 12
 7     Bowman, Clinton Central 12
 8     Alderman, Delphi 12
 9     A. Guerra, Avon 12
 10     Grey, Indianapolis Cathedral 11
 11     Barlow, Bloomington South 10
 12     Stahl, Elkhart Memorial 10
 13     Moll, Evansville Mater Dei 12
 14     Brown, Centerville 12
 15     Gentis, South Adams 12
 16     Fennell, Crown Point 12
 17     Smith, Princeton 10
 18     Marcuccilli, Wawasee 9
 19     Garretson, Peru 11
 20     Napules, Merrillville 10
     
125 pounds
 1     Harper, Mishawaka 11
 2     March, East Noble 11
 3     N. Jones, Evansville Reitz 12
 4     Leffel, Peru 12
 5     Kepchar, Merrillville 12
 6     Mantel, Zionsville 12
 7     Sheets, Bellmont 11
 8     Porras, Hobart 10
 9     K. Heald, Greenfield-Central 11
 10     Salguero, Providence 11
 11     Bealmear, Tri-West Hendricks 10
 12     Gerber, Bluffton 11
 13     Beck, Leo 10
 14     Marbach, South Adams 12
 15     Willis, Terre Haute North
 16     Bohannon, South Vermillion 11
 17     Cruz, Elwood
 18     Berryman, Anderson Highland 10
 19     Oxley, New Albany 12
 20     Estrada, Avon 12

130 pounds
 1     Marsh, West Noble 12
 2     Spencer, Pike 11
 3     Vest, Perry Meridian 12
 4     Zuber, Evansville Memorial 12
 5     Barrett, Eastern (Green) 11
 6     Torres, Portage 10
 7     Wojdyla, Brown County
 8     Harmon, Southwestern (Hanover) 12
 9     Wade, Gibson Southern 11
 10     Sisk, North Miami 11
 11     Wight, Homestead 12
 12     Larowe, East Noble 10
 13     Roach, Crown Point
 14     Edwards, Lawrence North 12
 15     Youngs, Zionsville 12
 16     Plesac, Hobart
 17     Dickey, Milan 12
 18     Mann, South Adams 12
 19     Meunier, Avon 11
 20     Krier, Brebeuf 12
     
135 pounds
 1     Galka, Hobart 12
 2     Rutledge, Tipton 11
 3     Price, North Posey 12
 4     Krulik, Martinsville 11
 5     Tasseff, Perry Meridian 11
 6     Sullivan, Indianapolis Cathedral 11
 7     McMurray, Portage 10
 8     Brown, Carroll (Fort Wayne) 12
 9     D. Youngs, Zionsville 11
 10     Clem, Perry Meridian 12
 11     J. Van Horn, Franklin 12
 12     Churchard, Valparaiso 12
 13     Dotson, Hamilton Heights 12
 14     Whitaker, Muncie South 11
 15     Corpe, Elkhart Memorial 10
 16     Hall, South Bend Riley
 17     Smith, Mishawaka 11
 18     Hacha, Plymouth 12
 19     Schendel, Garrett 10
 20     Sprunger, South Adams 11
 20     Mele, Fishers 10

140 pounds
 1     Sandefer, Mishawaka 11
 2     Elvidge, Warsaw 12
 3     Mascaro, Carmel 12
 4     T. McGinley, Indianapolis Cathedral 11
 5     Ward, Hanover Central 12
 6     Lymburner, South Bend Riley
 7     Kern, Peru 11
 8     Taylor, Western 10
 9     Linthicum, Bellmont 12
 10     Wenzara, Pendleton Heights 12
 11     Leonard, Perry Meridian 12
 12     Stein, Princeton
 13     Kolb, Tri-West Hendricks
 14     Dulaney, Yorktown 10
 15     Denton, Cascade 12
 16     Dillon, Hobart 11
 17     Almaraz, Highland 11
 18     Surma, Munster 12
 19     Babb, Evansville Reitz 11
 20     Spicer, Edgewood 11
     
145 pounds
 1     Cosgrove, Hobart 12
 2     T. Baker, Bellmont 11
 3     Spaw, East Noble 12
 4     Harlan, Wabash 12
 5     Rodriguez, New Albany 12
 6     Ad. Keener, Warsaw 12
 7     Houchens, Evansville Reitz 12
 8     Markou, Peru
 9     G. McGinley, Indianapolis Cathedral 12
 10     Duncan, Rushville 11
 11     Conway, Crown Point 12
 12     Ott, Columbus North 12
 13     Oviatt, LaPorte 11
 14     Booker, Lawrence North 12
 15     Isenhour, Anderson Highland 12
 16     Ray, North Newton 11
 17     Farrell, Fishers 11
 18     Weiss, Heritage Hills 10
 19     Stultz, Northview 12
 20     Mays, Northridge 11

152 pounds
 1     Runyan, Martinsville 11
 2     Deutsch, Columbia City 12
 3     Ulrey, New Palestine 12
 4     Mosier, Yorktown 12
 5     Mersich, Mishawaka 12
 6     Bennett, Anderson Highland 10
 7     An. Keener, Warsaw 12
 8     Pettijohn, Castle
 9     Long, South Bend Washington 12
 10     Sands, Hanover Central 12
 11     Minix, Winamac 11
 12     Mitchel, Peru 12
 13     Stepp, Perry Meridian 12
 14     Sadtler, Columbus North 12
 15     Moore, Southmont 12
 16     Monix, Lowell 11
 17     Norville, Mishawaka 12
 18     Vallejo, Wawasee 12
 19     Harbrecht, Chesterton 12
 20     Estrada, Munster 11
     
160 pounds
 1     Howe, Hanover Central 12
 2     Freeman, Greenfield-Central 12
 3     Wedding, E. Memorial 11
 4     Mappes, Center Grove 11
 5     Peter, Westfield 11
 6     R. Baker, Bellmont 12
 7     Moats, Tipton 10
 8     Yatsko, Milan 12
 9     Atwood, Delphi 10
 10     Powell, Northridge 11
 11     Myers, Crown Point 11
 12     Durphey, Shelbyville 11
 13     Puskar, Lowell 12
 14     Corner, Peru 12
 15     Tobias, Columbus North
 16     Fruth, Hammond Clark 12
 17     C. Hofmeister, Indianapolis Cathedral 12
 18     Powell, Northridge 11
 19     Alvey, Floyd Central 11
 20     Billings, Elkhart Central 12

171 pounds
 1     Samuels, Floyd Central 12
 2     James, Culver Academies 12
 3     Jenkins, New Albany 12
 4     Bultemeier, Bellmont 12
 5     Norville, Mishawaka 12
 6     Todd, Pendleton Heights 12
 7     Szymborski, Crown Point 12
 8     Warren, Mooresville 12
 9     Begovich, New Palestine 12
 10     Evans, Delphi 12
 11     Blackwell, Roncalli 11
 12     Dickerson, North Central 12
 13     Duckworth, Union County 10
 14     Neely, Merrillville
 15     Graber, Northridge 11
 16     Abbott, Huntington North
 17     Day, Southmont 12
 18     Cave, Indian Creek 12
 19     Homburg, Logansport 12
 20     Leavitt, Kokomo 12
     
189 pounds
 1     Konrath, Jimtown 12
 2     Schneider, Evansville Mater Dei 12
 3     Salas, Merrillville 12
 4     Shrewsbury, Crown Point 11
 5     McGrady, Columbus East 12
 6     Dum, Indianapolis Chatard 12
 7     B. Baker, Bellmont 11
 8     Hodges, Southmont 11
 9     Cook, Providence 11
 10     Brown, Evansville North 12
 11     Henrikson, Greensburg 12
 12     Tatgenhorst, Jeffersonville 11
 13     Lantz, Fairfield 11
 14     Richardson, North Newton 12
 15     McCamey, New Palestine 12
 16     Straub, Mishawaka 12
 17     Wentz, Brownsburg 12
 18     Peterson, South Dearborn 12
 19     Waters, Greenwood 11
 20     Morton, New Haven 12

215 pounds
 1     Malone, South Bend Riley 12
 2     Harper, Norwell 12
 3     Steinhart, Jasper 12
 4     Woods, Leo 12
 5     Coffey, Brown County 12
 6     Shire, East Noble 12
 7     Warner, Tipton 11
 8     Hammock, Fort Wayne Luers 11
 9     Balentine, Mishawaka 12
 10     Garrity, Hamilton Heights 11
 11     Bugay, Southport 12
 12     Schaeffer, Perry Meridian 12
 13     Hahn, North Central (Indianapolis) 12
 14     Lowder, Zionsville
 15     Brock, Crawfordsville 11
 16     Crable, McCutcheon 12
 17     Schenck, Providence 12
 18     Riley, Wawasee 12
 19     Ruggeri, Mt. Vernon 11
 20     Kersher, Evansville Mater Dei 12
 20     Kiegly, New Prairie 11
     
Heavyweight
 1     Adams, Perry Meridian 12
 2     Morin, Mishawaka 12
 3     Chalfant, Winchester 11
 4     Campbell, Evansville Reitz 12
 5     Pyle, Central Noble 12
 6     Wurm, Bellmont 12
 7     Hale, Westfield 12
 8     Lovely, Culver Academies 12
 9     MacDonald, Harrison (West Lafayette) 12
 10     Palmer, South Bend Riley 12
 11     Deurloo, Plymouth 11
 12     Arthur, Bloomington North 11
 13     Napariu, New Palestine 12
 14     Kenton, Culver Community 12
 15     Gaskill, Bellmont 12
 16     Johnson, Madison 12
 17     Bugay, Southport 12
 18     Polsen, Lawrence North 12
 19     Faber, Hanover Central 12
 20     Wilbur, Greenfield-Central 12

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The fourth round of team rankings for the 2007-08 wrestling season has been released by the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association, and the big news is Evansville Mater Dei no longer rules the roost. That’s because the 12-time state champion has fallen to the second spot as defending state runner-up Mishawaka takes over at the top.

Elsewhere, Avon and Castle make great leaps in the pre-Christmas poll as the Orioles jump from 18th to eighth while the Knights barrel all the from the ranks of the unranked to ninth. Like Castle, a trio of other teams – Floyd Central (16th), New Haven (17th), and South Bend Riley (19th) – cracks the Top 20.

The rest of the top five – No. 3 Perry Meridian, No. 4 Indianapolis Cathedral, and fifth-ranked Crown Point – remains the same.

Teams are listed by rank followed by school and number of votes received. Here is your Top 20-plus from Dec. 17 – and check out comments from poll coordinator Darrick Snyder below!):

1. Mishawaka 391
2. Evansville Mater Dei 385
3. Perry Meridian 378
4. Indianapolis Cathedral 317
5. Crown Point 313
6. New Palestine 296
7. Bellmont 287
8. Avon 221
9. Castle 219
10. Lawrence North 143
11. Elkhart Memorial 116
12. Merrillville 115
13. Evansville Reitz 109
14. Warren Central 91
15. Carmel 86
16. Floyd Central 83
17. New Haven 81
18. Columbus North 75
19. Franklin 73
19. South Bend Riley 73
20. Bloomington South 67

Also receiving votes: Anderson Highland, Center Grove, Columbia City, East Central, Elkhart Central, Evansville Memorial, Hamilton Heights, Jeffersonville, LaPorte, Peru, Portage, Yorktown, Zionsville

From Darrick Snyder, Mishawaka wrestling coach …

“Team rankings are certainly always open to lots of debate. These were some of the closest votes we have had the last couple of years, and several teams were very close to being ranked or moving up. I want to thank the coaches for taking the time to vote and thank all of you who helped to provide extra information, especially decbell1 – now that is one organized guy.

“I also wanted to mention that I did not have us (Mishawaka) ranked No. 1. I have always been of the opinion that Mater Dei is first until someone in Indiana defeats them. I am asked, however, to collect the results and post so that is what I did even though I know that it just put a huge target on our backs. Thanks, coaches (ha ha)!

“Good luck to everyone. I truly feel like Indiana is headed in the right direction, and I see so many teams taking positive steps to get to the next level. It is going to be a fun ride.

Remember to talk to your principals and athletic directors … and make sure they know how important Team State is for our sport.”

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By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

Despite some crummy Week 5 weather around the state, nearly every big tournament and meet was able to take place. Here’s a rundown of all the big wrestling events that occurred Dec. 10-15 …

Marion County Tournament: #3 Perry Meridian wins third straight crown
Perry Meridian won half the weight classes Dec. 15 at Franklin Central as the third-ranked Falcons totaled 310.5 points to wrap up their third straight Marion County Tournament championship.

Ninth-ranked Lawrence North had three champs and scored 228.5 points to place second, while No. 11 Warren Central (155) took third and Roncalli (144.5) finished fourth.

All but two of the 14 weights featured a state-ranked champion, and there were a pair of upsets in the finals. At 119, Franklin Central’s No. 6 D.J. Rackley pinned No. 4 Cashé Quiroga of Lawrence North in an eye-popping 56 seconds, while sixth-ranked D’Marcus Spencer of Pike posted a 5-2 decision over Perry Meridian’s No. 2 Brian Vest at 130.

Here’s the lowdown from indystar.com …

Even though two rounds of wrestling remained Saturday, Perry Meridian’s third straight Marion County championship was essentially won during the morning’s semifinal round.

The third-ranked Falcons captured 10 of 12 semifinal matches to extend a 22.5-point lead over No. 9 Lawrence North to 84.5 points with only one round of wrestlebacks and the finals remaining.

Perry Meridian wound up winning seven individual championships, rolling up 310.5 points to dominate the second-place Wildcats (228.5 points).

“After the quarterfinals (on Friday) we kind of felt like we were in trouble,” Perry Meridian coach Jim Tonte said. “We didn’t look very good Friday night, but we came back and looked a lot better Saturday morning. I was really pleased with how we did in the semifinals.”

Two Falcons had dominant days. At 135 pounds, fifth-ranked Jacob Tasseff (14-0) won all four matches by fall, including a pin of Franklin Central’s Kyle Ettner with 1:25 to go. John Leonard (14-0) also was dominant, pinning all four foes. He stopped North Central’s Joe Grahn 58 seconds into the second period in the 140-pound finals.

“Tasseff is on a pin parade,” Tonte said. “And right now, Johnny Leonard is on fire. He’s in a zone to where he’s totally focused.”

Defending state champ Chico Adams had to go to overtime to stop Southport’s Bart Bugay in the 285-pound finals. Adams (14-0) got around on Bugay for a takedown with just two seconds left in overtime to pull out a 3-1 win. Both of Bugay’s losses this season are to Adams.

Perry Meridian’s Jimmy Schoettle (13-0), ranked second in the state at 112 pounds, moved to 13-0 with a 10-4 win against Roncalli’s Justin Kieffer. Falcon Chris Goodwin downed Franklin Central’s Korey Dubois 4-2 at 125 pounds, while Goodwin’s teammate, Chris Stepp, built up an 8-0 lead before pinning Lawrence North’s Ethan Wilson with eight seconds left in the 152-pound finals. Falcon Chris Schaefer (13-0) stayed undefeated with a 3-2, double-overtime win against North Central’s Zach Hahn at 215 pounds.

Lawrence North had three individual champs. Brandon Nelsen got a takedown with 33 seconds left to edge Roncalli’s Josh Kieffer 7-6 at 103 pounds. Qwion Booker, seeded just fourth, knocked off both the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds on his way to the 145-pound crown. His first-period takedown keyed a 3-1 win against Perry Meridian’s Blake Wood in the finals. Bryce Grimes got a takedown against Perry Meridian’s Cory Hudgins with two seconds left to clinch a 5-2 win at 160 pounds.

“We kind of figured it could be decided in the semifinals, and we lost all four matches (against the Falcons) in that round,” Lawrence North coach Jared Williams said. “Even if we’d won those matches, I’m not sure it would have mattered. They had all 14 kids (place), and we only had 11. That’s a lot of ground to make up.”

In a high-profile match, Pike’s sixth-ranked D’Marcus Spencer (17-0) built a 5-1 lead through two periods and held on for a 5-2 win against No. 2 Brian Vest of Perry Meridian at 130 pounds. It was Vest’s first loss in 13 matches.

Franklin Central’s sixth-ranked D.J. Rackley (18-0) knocked off No. 4 Cashé Quiroga of Lawrence North in the 119-pound finals, putting Quiroga on his back and pinning him just 56 seconds into their match. Rackley was named the meet’s outstanding wrestler.

Roncalli’s Jacob Blackwell improved to 13-0 after dominating Warren Central’s Kyle Willis 17-1 in the 171-pound finals. The Roncalli senior pinned his previous three opponents before his championship match was stopped with 1:31 remaining.

Beech Grove’s Thomas Logan eased past Franklin Central’s Kevin Slemensek 12-1 in the 189-pound finals.

Team scores
1. #3 Perry Meridian 310.5
2. #9 Lawrence North 228.5
3. #11 Warren Central 155
4. Roncalli 144.5
5. Franklin Central 133
6. North Central (Indianapolis) 83
7. Beech Grove 82
8. Pike 81.5
9. Ben Davis 79
10. Southport 61
11. Lawrence Central 47.5
12. Decatur Central 30
13. Speedway 28
14. Brebeuf 11

The championship matches:

103 – #1 Brandon Nelsen (LN) dec. #9 Josh Kieffer (Roncalli), 7-6
112 – #2 Jimmy Schoettle (PM) dec. #18 Justin Kieffer (Roncalli), 10-4
119 – #6 D.J. Rackley (FC) pin #4 Cashé Quiroga (LN), 0:56
125 – #16 Chris Goodwin (PM) dec. Korey Dubois (FC), 4-2
130 – #6 D’Marcus Spencer (Pike) dec. #2 Brian Vest (PM), 5-2
135 – #5 Jacob Tasseff (PM) pin Kyle Ettner (FC), 4:35
140 – #17 John Leonard (PM) pin Joe Grahn (NC), 2:58
145 – #8 Qwion Booker (LN) dec. Blake Wood (PM), 3-1
152 – #14 Chris Stepp (PM) pin Ethan Wilson (LN), 5:52
160 – Bryce Grimes (LN) dec. Cory Hudgins (PM), 5-2
171 – #11 Jacob Blackwell (Roncalli) tech fall Kyle Willis (WC), 17-1
189 – Thomas Logan (BG) major dec. Kevin Slemensek (FC), 12-1
215 – #13 Chris Schaefer (PM) dec. Zach Hahn (NC), 3-2 (2OT)
Hwt – #1 Chico Adams (PM) dec. #18 Bart Bugay (Southport), 3-1 (OT)

The Carnahan: #5 host Crown Point rolls to victory
Fifth-rankled Crown Point crowned nine champions Dec. 15 as the host Bulldogs rolled up 308.5 points en route to the title at the seven-team Carnahan. Hanover Central (195.5) took second, with Knox (181) third.

The day’s lone large upset came at 152 pounds, where fifth-ranked Matt Sands of Hanover Central finished second behind South Bend Washington’s No. 10 Kyle Long.
 
Here’s the lowdown from nwi.com …

Times No. 1 Crown Point took nine first-place finishes en route to a sweeping victory in the annual Carl W. Carnahan tournament. It was the sixth consecutive season that the host ‘Dogs took home the champion plaque.

Crown Point finished with 308.5 points, followed by Hanover Central (195.5), Knox (181), Lake Station (145) and South Bend Washington (138).

“As a team, we had a great day,” C.P. coach Scott Vlink said. “Winning this tournament again was a great way to finish the first half of our season, and puts us in a good position for the second half.”

The Bulldogs placed 11 wrestlers in the championship match of their weight class, coming out with nine winners, seven of them on pins.

Repeat champions for the ‘Dogs included Anthony Hawkins (103), Tony Conway (145) and Andrew Szymborski (171). Szymborski wrestled Saturday for the first time this season, finally recovering from a broken wrist he suffered in C.P.’s second-round football sectional game against Merrillville.

“Man, that was the longest six weeks,” Szymborski said. “I tried to do my best to stay in shape, but it felt really good to finally get back on the mat. This is my third straight year winning this tournament in my weight class. I wanted to come back and have a shot at defending my crown.”

Hanover Central, which finished second as a team, was led by two-time state champ Andrew Howe.

The senior Wisconsin recruit wrestled at 160 in the tournament, winning all three matches to take first in his class.

“I have also wrestled at 171 and even 189 this year,” Howe said. “The class doesn’t mean much of a difference to me. I wanted to get some good work in as preparation for the postseason, and this is a good place to do that. You see a lot of quality competition here.”

Morton coach Scott Garrison, whose team is still recovering from the fire that displaced them earlier this season, was happy with the way his Governors battled in the tourney, taking sixth place with 103 points.

“A tournament against top flight competition like this one is really good for our program,” Garrison said. “Our boys need to see what has to be done in order to take themselves to the next level.”

Morton’s Dan Camp (171) and Rob Johnston (189) were runners-up in their class.

Other winners included Hanover’s Drew Faber (heavyweight), Crown Point’s Jim Bakalik (215) and Marcus Shrewsbury (189), South Bend Washington’s Kyle Long (152), and Knox’s Danny Bradley (112).

Team scores
1. #5 Crown Point 308.5
2. Hanover Central 195.5
3. Knox 181
4. Lake Station 145
5. South Bend Washington 138
6. Hammond Morton 103
7. Hammond 70

The top six individuals per weight class:

103 pounds
1st – #3 Anthony Hawkins (CP)
2nd – Sean Lynch (K)
3rd – Josh Harris (LS)

112 pounds
1st – Dan Bradley (K)
2nd – #13 John Petrov (HC)
3rd – Dallas Schurg (CP)
4th – Tevin Hinton (SBW)
5th – Derek Butler (H)
6th – Steve Whittinghill (LS)

119 pounds
1st – #14 Anthony Fennell (CP)
2nd – Jarrad Edwards (SBW)
3rd – Devann Biddle (K)
4th – Luis Madrigal (LS)
5th – Jeremy Olsen (HC)

125 pounds
1st – Jake Rosenbaum (CP)
2nd – Kyle Hernandez (K)
3rd – Nolan Dodge (LS)
4th – Ron Olsen (HC)
5th – DaVaughn Ellis (SBW)
6th – Jorge Morales (HM)

130 pounds
1st – Eric Roach (CP)
2nd – Andy Owen (LS)
3rd – John Colgrove (HM)
4th – Delvante Cunningham (H)
5th – Josh Heineman (K)

135 pounds
1st – Josh Flamme (CP)
2nd – Jordan Hennington (H)
3rd – Tyler Polthoff (K)
4th – Rene DeSantiago (HC)
5th – Matt VanDiver (LS)

140 pounds
1st – #11 Brandon Ward (HC)
2nd – Nick Mohamed (CP)
3rd – Jack Hammons (LS)
4th – Jimmie Krause (K)
5th – Vince Hill (SBW)
6th – Hector Serrano (H)

145 pounds
1st – #11 Tony Conway (CP)
2nd – Adam Warn (HC)
3rd – David Figuero (SBW)
4th – Chris Hammons (LS)
5th – David Fisher (SBW)
6th – Zach Dennis (K)

152 pounds
1st – #10 Kyle Long (SBW)
2nd – #5 Matt Sands (HC)
3rd – Jeremy Pogorzelski (CP)
4th – Aaron Hammons (LS)
5th – Coty Majchrzak (K)
6th – Brandon Machura (HM)

160 pounds
1st – #1 Andrew Howe (HC)
2nd – Malcome White (SBW)
3rd – Adam Winebrenner (K)
4th – Jeremy Kooi (CP)
5th – Brandon Mihalic (HM)
6th – Jacob Hoover (LS)

171 pounds
1st – #15 Andrew Szymborski (CP)
2nd – Dan Camp (HM)
3rd – Mike Hernandez (K)
4th – Jared Stevens (HC)
5th – Carlos Miranda (H)
6th – Jamie Bueno (SBW)

189 pounds
1st – #4 Marcus Shrewsbury (CP)
2nd – Rob Johnson (HM)
3rd – Eric McDaniel (SBW)
4th – Jon Lynch (K)
5th – Evan Watson (HC)

215 pounds
1st – Jim Bakalik (CP)
2nd – Nathan Chambers (K)
3rd – John Anderson (HM)
4th – Brandon Kenton (HC)
5th – Juan Mendez (SBW)

Heavyweight
1st – #20 Drew Faber (HC)
2nd – Matt Childress (CP)
3rd – Justin Fenes (HM)
4th – Andrew Hicks (LS)
5th – David Conley (SBW)
6th – Josh McCline (H)

Jeffersonville Classic: #19 Carmel, Southwestern finish 1-2
Jeffersonville, Muncie South, New Albany, and Carmel all earned three individual champions Dec. 15 at the 30th Annual Jeffersonville Classic. But it was Carmel’s depth that earned the No. 19 Greyhounds 245.5 points and the team title.

Southwestern (Hanover) finished second with 189.5 points, while South Dearborn (186.5) placed third and No. 20 host Red Devils (180.5) ended up fourth in the 14-team field.

The only big upset came at 215 pounds, where Muncie South’s E. King defeated Southwestern’s eighth-ranked J. Smith. There also was a slight surprise at 112, where Madison’s 19th-ranked Gibson finished fourth and No. 20 (at 103) Smith of Jeffersonville took second behind Carmel’s unranked Ackermann.

Fifth-ranked 145-pounder Ivan Rodriguez, one of the trio of New Albany champs, was named the meet’s outstanding wrestler.

Here’s the lowdown from news-tribune.net …

JEFFERSONVILLE — If you look at the team standings from the 30th Annual Jeffersonville Classic, it would appear that everything went according to plan Dec. 15.

As expected, 19th-ranked Carmel and Southwestern took first and second place, respectively, while South Dearborn was third in the 14-team field. The host Red Devils clipped New Albany for fourth place.

But there was still plenty of room for surprises in the individual brackets.

From his position as a No. 7 seed, Jeff sophomore Caleb Browner took the title in the 160-pound weight class, pinning Carmel’s Nolan Pachciarz in the final and surprising everyone but himself.

“I was just talking to him the other day,” said Jeff coach Danny Struck. “And he said, ‘why am I so low? I should be a bit higher.’ He’s really the motor of our team and he prides himself on wearing everyone down in practice.”

While Browner pulled off the day’s biggest surprise, his teammates were busy crashing finals and winning titles of their own, as the Devils made five tourney finals and won two championships.

Junior Tyler Tatgenhorst claimed Jeff’s second victory, beating state-ranked Alan Peterson of South Dearborn. The Devils’ John Clark also made the heavyweight finals, while teammate Dominique Smith entered the third period tied with Muncie Southside’s Bryant Whitaker in the final 135 bout before falling, 5-2. Curtis Smith was second at 112 for Jeff.

“We only have three seniors in the lineup, so I’m pretty pleased,” said Struck, who saw his team even its record with New Albany at 1-1. “All the kids that won or went to the finals, this was their first time (in the tournament).”

The Bulldogs advanced three wrestlers to finals and got three resounding victories.

Nick Oxley picked up the first trophy for his team — and his second Jeff Classic crown — by pinning Charlestown’s Jeff Stotridge in the first period of their 125 match. Three classes later, Ivan Rodriguez continued to look like a solid state tournament contender, capping off his run through the bracket with a tough overtime win over Carmel’s Bob Corpus. The win improved Rodriguez to 21-0.
“Ivan had a good match,” said New Albany coach Eric Burres, who also got to present Rodriguez with his trophy, as the tournament honored its past winners. “He stayed active and kept at it. It paid off for him.”

J.T. Jenkins led the whole way in capturing the 171 title for the Bulldogs, padding a 4-3 lead with a late takedown to beat Carmel’s Andrew Molin. Overall, New Albany also had three third-place finishers in a day that went about like Burres expected.

“We did pretty well,” Burres said. “You always have a couple of matches that you wish you had won. We’re just going to go back to the drawing board and work out some of the kinks.

“We’re almost halfway through the season, and that’s when we want to really turn it on. In about a week, we’ll really start to get after it.”

It was tougher going for Charlestown, which entered the Classic after going unbeaten at the Mid-Southern Conference Duals and also holding a victory over New Albany.

But the injury-plagued Pirates ended up in eight place overall, claiming a second-, a third- and a fifth-place finish. Charlestown was without the services of two grapplers seeded third in their weight classes.

“We were sky-high for duals, but for whatever reason we were flat today,” said Charlestown coach Tom Kendrick. “We didn’t have a good week of practice.”

Sophomore Mark Daughterty was third at 152, while Craig Brown finished fifth at 189. Kevin Gonzalez (sixth at 112) drew some of the biggest applause of the day when he was given an award for the highest grade-point average in his weight class. Still, the Pirates improved from last season’s visit to the Classic, where they did not place a finisher higher than fifth.

“Each individual weight class has good competition,” Kendrick said. “At the top, this tournament is as good as ever.”

The Pirates will try to regroup for the South Putnam Invitational on Friday, Dec. 28.

“We’ve really pushed this group hard,” Kendrick said. “We’ll get in shape, get healthier and we’ll be fine.”

New Washington finished 14th on the day with 22 points, getting a third-place finish in the 145 bracket from Josh Sampson.

A winter storm early Saturday didn’t keep any of the teams from attending the event, which got off to a later-than-usual start and stretched into evening. Other than the fact that the field was minus two teams, it was another Jeff Classic full of the predictable and the unforeseen.
And those other two spots should be filled next year, when the Classic turns 31.

“We’re planning on adding two teams,” Struck said. “We’re looking at Bloomington South and Franklin Central next year, so it’s only going to get tougher. We’re not adding to the bottom. We’re adding teams that can win it.”

Team scores
1. #19 Carmel 245.5
2. Southwestern (Hanover) 189.5
3. South Dearborn 186.5
4. #20 Jeffersonville 180.5
5. New Albany 174.5
6. Muncie South 150.5
7. Madison 130
8. Charlestown 122
9. Jennings County 97.5
10. Scottsburg 80
11. Salem 41
12. Paoli 39.5
13. Batesville 35
14. New Washington 22

The top four individuals per weight class:

103 pounds
1. #6 J. Armantrout (MS)
2. #10 Taylor (Mad)
3. Scroeder (SW)
4. Ballard (SD)

112 pounds
1. Ackermann (Car)
2. #20 (at 103) Smith (Jeff)
3. McCord (SD)
4. #19 Gibson (Mad)

119 pounds
1. #5 Bartlett (SW)
2. Clark (SD)
3. Martin (NA)
4. Douthit (MS)

125 pounds
1. #19 Oxley (NA)
2. Stotridge (Charles)
3. T. Armantrout (MS)
4. Coleman (Car)

130 pounds
1. #4 Harmon (SW)
2. Mascero (Car)
3. Martin (NA)
4. Roberts (Mad)

135 pounds
1. Whitaker (MS)
2. Smith (Jeff)
3. Frascella (Car)
4. Armand (JC)

140 pounds
1. #8 Mascero (Car)
2. Witte (SD)
3. Forbis (NA)
4. O’Neil (SW)

145 pounds
1. #5 Rodriguez (NA)
2. Corpus (Car)
3. Sampson (NW)
4. Schroeder (SW)

152 pounds
1. Reed (Car)
2. Rodgers (Scott)
3. Daugherty (Charles)
4. Young (Mad)

160 pounds
1. Browner (Jeff)
2. Pachciarz (Car)
3. Chasteen (Scott)
4. Bruther (SW)

171 pounds
1. #3 Jenkins (NA)
2. #16 Molin (Car)
3. Biggs (JC)
4. Henderson (Scott)

189 pounds
1. #11 Tatgenhorst (Jeff)
2. #17 Peterson (SD)
3. Sailor (SW)
4. Benales (Paoli)

215 pounds
1. E. King (MS)
2. #8 J. Smith (SW)
3. Hayes (Jeff)
4. Forman (Jeff)

Heavyweight
1. #17 Johnson (Mad)
2. Smith (Jeff)
3. Spurgeon (Salem)
4. Pierce (Car)

Dual meet: #5 Crown Point 33, #8 Merrillville 30
There was one big dual meet in Week 4 involving schools ranked in the state’s Top 10. Although each team won seven matches Dec. 12, it was fifth-ranked visiting Crown Point that escaped No. 8 Merrillville with a 33-30 victory.

The difference in the meet that featured either three- or six-point outcomes? While the home-standing Pirates, who dominated the heavier weight classes, registered two falls and a win by forfeit for 18 team points, Crown Point was able to pick up four pins.

In bouts involving two ranked opponents, the Bulldogs won both decisions – No. 3 Hawkins over No. 18 Stevens by a 7-4 count at 103, and 119-pound No. 14 Fennell over No. 18 Napules, 10-5. But the match very well turned on Crown Point’s decision to bump fourth-ranked 189-pound junior Marcus Shrewsbury up to 215 to avoid a monster battle with No. 3 senior Jake Salas.

Salas ended up with a forfeit victory at 189, while Shrewsbury scored a pin of Merrillville’s unranked Day just six seconds ahead of the final buzzer.

The individual results:

103 – #3 Hawkins (CP) dec. #18 Stevens (M), 14-7
112 – Martinez (M) dec. Schurg (CP), 4-2
119 – #14 Fennell (CP) dec. #18 Napules (M), 10-5
125 – Valdivia (M) dec. Rosenbaum (CP), 6-4
130 – Roach (CP) pin Deluna (M), 2:20
135 – #6 (at 125) Kepchar (M) pin Renn (CP), 3:31
140 – Bruno (CP) pin Richmond (M), 4:56
145 – Mohamed (CP) dec. Jones (M), 7-4
152 – #11 (at 145) Conway (CP) pin Barcennes (M), 5:53
160 – Smithers (M) dec. Pogorzelski (CP), 5-1
171 – #14 Neely (M) pin Cotrell (CP), 3:46
189 – #3 Salas (M) won by forfeit
215 – #4 (at 189) Shrewsbury (CP) pin Day (M), 5:54
Hwt – Travis (M) dec. Childress (CP), 8-2

New Pal Super Duals: Cancelled
The six-team New Palestine Super Duals held Dec. 15 was cancelled after the second round.

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Ivan Rodriguez of New Albany upends Jacob Felser of South Dearborn in a 145-pound match Dec. 15 at the Jeffersonville Classic. Rodriguez, who won this match 8-2 and finished first at 145, was named the meet’s outstanding wrestler. Photo by C.E. Branham.

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GARY – Second-ranked Mishawaka made a major statement Dec. 8 at the Chris Traicoff Memorial Wrestling Invitational held at Calumet. The Cavemen posted a perfect 5-0 record, including three lopsided victories over Top 10-ranked opponents, in capturing the team title.

After advancing to the top tier following easy wins over Lake Station (75-6) and Valparaiso (68-7), coach Darrick Snyder’s Cavemen proceeded to lay waste to No. 9 Lawrence North (47-11), fifth-ranked Crown Point (43-12), and No. 4 Indianapolis Cathedral (47-10).

Combined with a similar dominating performance on the same day by third-ranked Perry Meridian at its own Quin Duals meet in Indianapolis and two unexpectedly close dual-meet victories this week by defending state champion Evansville Mater Dei, you might expect a new No. 1 team in the next set of state rankings. (Click here for the latest individual rankings.)

Despite its 37-point loss in the day’s biggest match, Indianapolis Cathedral submitted the day’s second-best team performance.

The Fighting Irish advanced to the top tier by downing host Calumet 65-9 and Floyd Central 45-21. From there, Cathedral eked out a 33-25 victory over Crown Point and also beat Lawrence North 43-30 in addition to the Mishawaka defeat.

Crown Point put a 41-18 hurting on Lawrence North to finish third in the four-team top tier. The Bulldogs won their first two matches with 57-12 and 39-16 counts over Munster and Franklin, while Lawrence North had opened with 43-18 and 38-22 victories over Anderson Highland and Portage.

The meet’s other ranked team, No. 12 Franklin, finished sixth overall. The Grizzly Cubs opened with a 51-12 defeat of Lowell before falling to Crown Point. Although Franklin beat Valparaiso (50-24) and Portage (39-23), an upset 30-27 loss to Floyd Central resulted in the Highlanders capturing fifth place.

Here are your entire team results (thank you, Jim Wadkins!):

Round 1
#2 Mishawaka 75, Lake Station 6
Valparaiso 60, Lafayette Jefferson 18
Portage 70, Fort Wayne Snider 3
#9 Lawrence North 43, Highland 18
#5 Crown Point 57, Munster 12
#12 Franklin 51, Lowell 12
Floyd Central 36, Southmont 28
#4 Indianapolis Cathedral 65, Calumet 9
 
Round 2
Winners’ bracket
#2 Mishawaka 68, Valparaiso 7
#9 Lawrence North 38, Portage 22
#5 Crown Point 39, #12 Franklin 16
#4 Indianapolis Cathedral 45, Floyd Central 21

Losers’ bracket
Lake Station 56, Lafayette Jefferson 42
Highland 64, Fort Wayne Snider 18
Munster 39, Lowell 36
Southmont 49, Calumet 26

Round-robin matches for placement
13th- through 16th-place
Lowell 57, Calumet 24
Lowell 36, Lafayette Jefferson 32
Lowell 60, Fort Wayne Snider 12
Lafayette Jefferson 57, Fort Wayne Snider 18
Lafayette Jefferson 46, Calumet 30
Calumet 58, Fort Wayne Snider 16
 
9th- through 12th-place
Munster 35, Southmont 30
Munster 48, Lake Station 32
Munster 42, Highland 33
Southmont 39, Highland 28
Southmont 69, Lake Station 6
Highland 45, Lake Station 36
 
5th- through 8th-place
Floyd Central 30, #12 Franklin 27
Floyd Central 32, Portage 31
Floyd Central 59, Valparaiso 12
#12 Franklin 50, Valparaiso 24
#12 Franklin 39, Portage 23
Valparaiso 32, Portage 31 (criteria)
 
1st- through 4th-place
#2 Mishawaka 47, #9 Lawrence North 11
#2 Mishawaka 43, #5 Crown Point 12
#2 Mishawaka 47, #4 Indianapolis Cathedral 10
#4 Indianapolis Cathedral 33, #5 Crown Point 25
#4 Indianapolis Cathedral 43, #9 Lawrence North 30
#5 Crown Point 41, #9 Lawrence North 18
 
Here are your overall team standings:

1. #2 Mishawaka (5-0)
2. #4 Indianapolis Cathedral (4-1)
3. #5 Crown Point (3-2)
4. #9 Lawrence North (2-3)
5. Floyd Central (4-1)
6. #12 Franklin (3-2)
7. Valparaiso (2-3)
8. Portage (1-4)
9. Munster (4-1)
10. Southmont (3-2)
11. Highland (2-3)
12. Lake Station (1-4)
13. Lowell (3-2)
14. Lafayette Jefferson (2-3)
15. Calumet (1-4)
16. Fort Wayne Snider (0-5)

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The Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association has released its second set of individual wrestler rankings for the 2007-08 season. As usual they mean nothing, according to the IHSWCA website – “only the ‘real’ rankings that take place at Conseco Fieldhouse mean anything!”

Here’s a look at each weight class from Dec. 7 (the next round of rankings will be released Dec. 21); wrestlers are listed by rank followed by last name, school, and grade:

103 pounds
 1     Nelsen, Lawrence North 10
 2     Colon, Columbus North 11
 3     Hawkins, Crown Point 10
 4     Larowe, East Noble 10
 5     Moll, Evansville Mater Dei 12
 6     J. Armantrout, Muncie South 10
 7     Clark, New Haven 12
 8     Fiechter, Southern Wells 11
 9     Jo. Kieffer, Roncalli 9
 10     Taylor, Madison 9
 11     Schoefield, Franklin 10
 12     Perry, Bluffton 10
 13     Barton, Brownsburg 12
 14     Gonzales, Delta 10
 15     Beck, Mishawaka 10
 16     Huff, Milan 11
 17     Hall, Harrison (West Lafayette)
 18     Stevens, Merrillville 10
 19     Neely, Perry Meridian
 20     Smith, Jeffersonville 10

112 pounds
 1     Eppert, Anderson Highland 11
 2     Schoettle, Perry Meridian 12
 3     Wright, Indianapolis Cathedral 10
 4     Brooks, Warsaw 11
 5     Perez, South Bend Riley 12
 6     Williams, Chesterton 12
 7     Johns, Evansville Reitz 11
 8     Fiechter, Adams Central 12
 9     Wight, Homestead 12
 10     Bealmear, Tri-West Hendricks 10
 11     Bevans, Yorktown 10
 12     Logan, Hamilton Heights 11
 13     Petrov, Hanover Central 10
 14     Stahl, Elkhart Memorial 10
 15     Logan, Hamilton Heights 11
 16     Mooney, Providence 11
 17     Floyd, Delphi 11
 18     Ju. Kieffer, Roncalli 9
 19     Gibson, Madison 11
 20     Olsen, South Bend Adams 12

119 pounds
 1     March, East Noble 11
 2     Hall, South Bend Riley 11
 3     Weinzapfel, Evansville Mater Dei 12
 4     Quiroga, Lawrence North 11
 5     Bartlett, Southwestern (Hanover) 12
 6     Rackley, Franklin Central 12
 7     Tonte, Perry Meridian 10
 8     Lock, Shelbyville 12
 9     Bowman, Clinton Central 12
 10     Alderman, Delphi 12
 11     Porras, Hobart 10
 12     Brown, Centerville 12
 13     Gentis, South Adams 12
 14     Fennell, Crown Point 12
 15     Smith, Princeton 10
 16     Marcuccilli, Wawasee 9
 17     Garretson, Peru 11
 18     Napules, Merrillville 10
 19     Lovitt, Noblesville 10

125 pounds
 1     Harper, Mishawaka 11
 2     Allen, Portage 12
 3     Jones, Evansville Reitz 12
 4     Leffel, Peru 12
 5     Purtlebaugh, Martinsville 11
 6     Kepchar, Merrillville 12
 7     Bohannon, South Vermillion 11
 8     Wade, Gibson Southern 11
 9     Corpe, Elkhart Memorial 10
 10     Mantel, Zionsville 12
 11     Schendel, Garrett 10
 12     Sprunger, South Adams 11
 13     K. Heald, Greenfield-Central 11
 14     Salguero, Providence 11
 15     Marbach, South Adams 12
 16     Goodwin, Perry Meridian 11
 17     Bealmear, Tri-West Hendricks
 18     Berryman, Anderson Highland 10
 19     Oxley, New Albany 12
 20     Estrada, Avon 12

130 pounds
 1     Galka, Hobart 12
 2     Vest, Perry Meridian 12
 3     Richey, Brown County 11
 4     Harmon, Southwestern (Hanover) 12
 5     Brown, Carroll (Fort Wayne) 12
 6     Spencer, Pike 11
 7     Edwards, Lawrence North 12
 8     Zuber, Evansville Memorial 12
 9     Davis, Wawasee 12
 10     Barrett, Eastern Greene 11
 11     Torres, Portage 10
 12     Sisk, North Miami 11
 13     Faulkenburg, Floyd Central 12
 14     Jude, Harrison (West Lafayette) 12
 15     Smith, Munster 12
 16     Sheets, Bellmont 11
 17     Youngs, Zionsville 12
 18     Mann, South Adams 12
 19     Milenbaugh, Columbus North 11
 20     Krier, Brebeuf 12

135 pounds
 1     Rutledge, Tipton 11
 2     Churchard, Valparaiso 12
 3     Price, North Posey 12
 4     Krulik, Martinsville 11
 5     Tasseff, Perry Meridian 11
 6     Marsh, West Noble 12
 7     McMurray, Portage 10
 8     C. Bullock, Hamilton Heights 11
 9     Girard, Culver Community 12
 10     D. Youngs, Zionsville 11
 11     Clem, Perry Meridian 12
 12     Dotson, Hamilton Heights 12
 13     Hacha, Plymouth 12
 14     Young, Culver Academies 11
 15     Zenthoefer, Evansville Mater Dei 11
 16     Sparks, Peru 10
 17     Hall, South Bend Riley
 18     Smith, Mishawaka 11
 19     Dickey, Milan 12
 20     Mele, Fishers 10

140 pounds
 1     Cosgrove, Hobart 12
 2     Sandefer, Mishawaka 11
 3     Spaw, East Noble 12
 4     Surma, Munster 12
 5     Duncan, Rushville 11
 6     Woodrome, New Albany 12
 7     Sullivan, Indianapolis Cathedral 11
 8     Mascaro, Carmel 12
 9     Denton, Cascade 12
 10     Pingleton, Northview 12
 11     Ward, Hanover Central 12
 12     Dillon, Hobart 11
 13     Kern, Peru 11
 14     Dulaney, Yorktown 10
 15     Linthicum, Bellmont 12
 16     Wenzara, Pendleton Heights 12
 17     Leonard, Perry Meridian 12
 18     Babb, Evansville Reitz 11
 19     Ernstberger, Providence 12
 20     Walker, Martinsville 11

145 pounds
 1     T. Baker, Bellmont 11
 2     Elvidge, Warsaw 12
 3     Fahlsing, Homestead 12
 4     Harlan, Wabash 12
 5     Rodriguez, New Albany 12
 6     Houchens, Evansville Reitz 12
 7     Markou, Peru
 8     Booker, Lawrence North 12
 9     Isenhour, Anderson Highland 12
 10     T. McGinley, Indianapolis Cathedral 11
 11     Conway, Crown Point 12
 12     Ott, Columbus North 12
 13     Oviatt, LaPorte 11
 14     Ray, North Newton 11
 15     Stein, Princeton
 16     Weiss, Heritage Hills 10
 17     Taylor, Western 10
 18     Oliver, New Castle 12
 19     Stultz, Northview 12
 20     Farrell, Fishers 11

152 pounds
 1     Runyan, Martinsville 11
 2     Deutsch, Columbia City 12
 3     Ulrey, New Palestine 12
 4     Mosier, Yorktown 12
 5     Sands, Hanover Central 12
 6     Mersich, Mishawaka 12
 7     Bennett, Anderson Highland 10
 8     G. McGinley, Indianapolis Cathedral 12
 9     Ad. Keener, Warsaw 12
 10     Long, South Bend Washington 12
 11     Minix, Winamac 11
 12     Mitchel, Peru 12
 13     Warren, Mooresville 12
 14     Stepp, Perry Meridian 12
 15     Sadtler, Columbus North 12
 16     Moore, Southmont 12
 17     Monix, Lowell 11
 18     Norville, Mishawaka 12
 19     Vallejo, Wawasee 12
 20     Harbrecht, Chesterton 12

160 pounds
 1     Howe, Hanover Central 12
 2     Freeman, Greenfield-Central 12
 3     Wedding, Evansville Memorial 11
 4     Mappes, Center Grove 11
 5     Peter, Westfield 11
 6     R. Baker, Bellmont 12
 7     Moats, Tipton 10
 8     An. Keener, Warsaw 12
 9     Billings, Elkhart Central 12
 10     Biberstine, Southern Wells 11
 11     Yatsko, Milan 12
 12     Atwood, Delphi 10
 13     Myers, Crown Point 11
 14     Phelps, New Palestine 10
 15     Durphey, Shelbyville 11
 16     Puskar, Lowell 12
 17     Corner, Peru 12
 18     Tobias, Columbus North
 19     Fruth, Hammond Clark 12

171 pounds
 1     Samuels, Floyd Central 12
 2     James, Culver Academies 12
 3     Jenkins, New Albany 12
 4     Bultemeier, Bellmont 12
 5     Norville, Mishawaka 12
 6     Graber, Northridge 11
 7     Cook, Providence 11
 8     Todd, Pendleton Heights 12
 9     Begovich, New Palestine 12
 10     Evans, Delphi 12
 11     Blackwell, Roncalli 11
 12     Dickerson, North Central (Indianapolis) 12
 13     Duckworth, Union County 10
 14     Neely, Merrillville
 15     Szymborski, Crown Point 12
 16     Molin, Carmel 12
 17     Day, Southmont 12
 18     Cave, Indian Creek 12
 19     Homburg, Logansport 12
 20     Leavitt, Kokomo 12

189 pounds
 1     Konrath, Jimtown 12
 2     Schneider, Evansville Mater Dei 12
 3     Salas, Merrillville 12
 4     Shrewsbury, Crown Point 11
 5     McGrady, Columbus East 12
 6     Dum, Indianapolis Chatard 12
 7     B. Baker, Bellmont 11
 8     Hodges, Southmont 11
 9     Brown, Evansville North 12
 10     Henrikson, Greensburg 12
 11     Tatgenhorst, Jeffersonville 11
 12     Lantz, Fairfield 11
 13     Richardson, North Newton 12
 14     McCamey, New Palestine 12
 15     Straub, Mishawaka 12
 16     Wentz, Brownsburg 12
 17     Peterson, South Dearborn 12
 18     Waters, Greenwood 11
 19     Hill, Cascade 9
 20     Cleveland, Lowell 10

215 pounds
 1     Malone, South Bend Riley 12
 2     Harper, Norwell 12
 3     Steinhart, Jasper 12
 4     Woods, Leo 12
 5     Coffey, Brown County 12
 6     Shire, East Noble 12
 7     Warner, Tipton 11
 8     Smith, Southwestern (Hanover) 11
 9     Hammock, Fort Wayne Luers 11
 10     Balentine, Mishawaka 12
 11     Garrity, Hamilton Heights 11
 12     Bugay, Southport 12
 13     Schaeffer, Perry Meridian 12
 14     Lowder, Zionsville
 15     Brock, Crawfordsville 11
 16     Crable, McCutcheon 12
 17     Schenck, Providence 12
 18     Riley, Wawasee 12
 19     Ruggeri, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 11
 20     Kersher, Evansville Mater Dei 12

Heavyweight
 1     Adams, Perry Meridian 12
 2     Morin, Mishawaka 12
 3     Chalfant, Winchester 11
 4     Campbell, Evansville Reitz 12
 5     Hahn, North Central (Indianapolis) 12
 6     Huffman, Providence 12
 7     Pyle, Central Noble 12
 8     Wurm, Bellmont 12
 9     Hale, Westfield 12
 10     Lovely, Culver Academies 12
 11     Napariu, New Palestine 12
 12     MacDonald, Harrison (West Lafayette) 12
 13     Palmer, South Bend Riley 12
 14     Arthur, Bloomington North 11
 15     Kenton, Culver Community 12
 16     Gaskill, Bellmont 12
 17     Johnson, Madison 12
 18     Bugay, Southport 12
 19     Polsen, Lawrence North 12
 20     Faber, Hanover Central 12

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By Craig Adkins
Contributing Writer

CARMEL – It’s a tough to replace a 6’6” forward that led the team in scoring and rebounding a year ago, but that’s exactly what Class 4A No. 7 Carmel was forced to do in a big Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference opener with rival North Central (Indianapolis) Dec. 7.

Making his first start of the young season, junior forward and 5A state champion football quarterback Morgan Newton scored 13 points and pulled down seven rebounds in place of standout wide receiver Jordan Brewer, helping the host Greyhounds stay undefeated with an 80-75 victory over the defending 4A runner-up No. 9 Panthers at the Eric Clark Activities Center.

The Carmel catalyst wasn’t sharp-shooting swingman Stuart Douglass, who has signed with Michigan. Although Douglass did put up 20 points on the night, including five 3-pointers, it was point guard Daniel Moore who lit up the stat sheet with 26 points, six rebounds, and eight assists.

Slicing through North Central’s in-your-face defense, Moore wasn’t bothered by any of it. He just kept working through it and guiding his team to victory.

“I love Daniel Moore,” said Carmel coach Mark Galloway. “We talk about it every day, how we have the joy of having him. He’s special – so tough, a competitor that makes plays.

“He makes everyone around him better, and he really stepped up and made some huge plays for us tonight.”

The first quarter solely belonged to the Greyhounds (4-0 overall, 1-0 MIC), who outscored the visitors 18-8 to open the game. But it was the final two minutes that really told the first-quarter story.

With 1:39 left, Moore drained a three to break an 8-8 tie. Newton put his first bucket in, followed by an easy layup for Adam Rapp on a back-door pass from Moore. Moore then capped off a 10-0 Carmel run to end the quarter with a three from the left wing just before time expired.

“We found out this afternoon that Jordan wouldn’t be playing tonight, so we sat down as a team and figured out what we had to do,” Moore said.

North Central, meanwhile, took the second quarter by a 16-10 count to trail just 28-24 at the half.

Run and gun was the theme of the second half for both squads as Carmel amassed 52 points to North Central’s 51.

The game turned with 5:39 left in the third. North Central coach Doug Mitchell lost his cool on what he thought was a cheap foul when the referees determined Carmel’s Charlie Hansen got hacked. Mitchell shared his feelings on the play, receiving a technical foul.

Hansen made one of two foul shots, and Douglass followed suit by also making one of two technical shots.

The ensuing Panther possession resulted in a steal by Newton and a breakaway one-handed slam by the 6’4” forward. Yet the dunk and the technical on Mitchell pumped up both teams as they combined for 29 points from that point on to close out the third.

After being down down by four points at the half and by five after three, however, North Central found itself in a huge hole when Carmel took its biggest lead at 70-57 with about three minutes left. Yet the Panthers were able to take a good chunk out of that with a 12-4 run to make it 74-69 with a little over a minute left.

That’s when Newton snagged a big offensive rebound and putback off the glass. When Douglass caught a pass from Moore and took a three – the ball bouncing off the rim, off the top of the glass, and swishing through for his fifth three of the night – that was it.

With just three ties and three lead changes throughout a somewhat tight battle, it seemed that Carmel always a counter for North Central. The Panthers shot just a hair better outside the arc, going 9 of 20 to the Greyhounds’ 8 of 20. But despite shooting just 12 of 18 from the line, that was the difference for Carmel in this win as North Central only got to the line five times, making four.

“I love it that we have guys that play like a team – the way they shared the ball in the second half, passing up good shots for better shots,” Galloway said. “One thing we’ve gotta talk about (though) is time management and shot selection.”

North Central (2-1, 0-1 MIC), which turns right back around Saturday afternoon to tackle 4A No. 1 Marion (2-0) at Hinkle Fieldhouse in the Circle City Classic, placed four players in double figures. Terone Johnson led the way with 21, points followed by Damon Ellison (18), James Hollowell (16), and Evan Gordon (12).

Carmel also had four players reach double figures in points. In addition to Moore, Douglass, and Newton, Hansen grabbed a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

The Greyhounds next hit the road Dec. 14 for another MIC contest at winless Fishers (0-4, 0-1).

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By Will Willems
Contributing Writer

INDIANAPOLIS – Third-ranked host Perry Meridian allowed only one of five opponents to reach double figures in scoring Dec. 8 as the Falcons rolled to a perfect 5-0 Quin Duals record that included huge wins over ranked opponents New Palestine and Avon.

Coach Jim Tonte’s Falcons never broke a figurative sweat on the day in blasting through four opponents before posting a decisive 44-12 victory over No. 18 Avon for the team title. Among the four earlier wins was a surprisingly one-sided 54-9 beatdown of sixth-ranked New Palestine that included a suffocating 42-0 lead to start the match.

The Falcons outscored their three unranked victims by an amazing 215-9 count in downing Lake Central 65-4, Lawrence Central 70-3, and Franklin County 80-0.

While Perry Meridian left no doubt about whom the top team was, there also was no doubt that the trio of ranked teams proved they were the class of the field. New Palestine ended up 4-1 with three lopsided victories in placing second, while Avon also won three matches handily to finish third.
    
But it was an early match of these two titans that ended up determining second place in the team standings behind Perry Meridian. A Round 1 showdown ended with New Pal barely holding off Avon’s upset bid, 30-29. The Dragons also earned wins over Lawrence Central (69-3), Franklin County (66-6), and Lake Central (55-12).

Avon, meanwhile, bounced back in a big way after the opening-round loss to defeat Lake Central 62-5, and the Orioles also posted victories over Franklin County (73-6) and Lawrence Central (54-12).

Ten state-ranked wrestlers went undefeated on the day, including seven for Perry Meridian: Jimmy Schoettle (No. 2 at 112 pounds), Jacob Tonte (No. 7 at 119), Brian Vest (No. 2 at 130), Jacob Tasseff (fifth at 135), John Leonard (17th at 140), Chris Schaefer (No. 13 at 215), and Chico Adams (the top-ranked defending state champion at heavyweight).

The other three unbeatens were from New Pal: Kyle Ulrey (No. 3 at 152), Max Begovich (No. 9 at 171), and Luke McCamey (No. 14 at 189).

Here are your final team results:

Perry Meridian (5-0)
#3 Perry Meridian 65, Lake Central 4
#3 Perry Meridian 70, Lawrence Central 3
#3 Perry Meridian 54, #6 New Palestine 9
#3 Perry Meridian 80, Franklin County 0
#3 Perry Meridian 44, #18 Avon 12

New Palestine (4-1)
#6 New Palestine 30, #18 Avon 29
#6 New Palestine 69, Lawrence Central 3
#6 New Palestine 66, Franklin County 6
#6 New Palestine 55, Lake Central 12

Avon (3-2)
#18 Avon 54, Lawrence Central 12
#18 Avon 73, Franklin County 6
#18 Avon 62, Lake Central 5

Lawrence Central (2-3)
Lawrence Central 51, Franklin County 24
Lawrence Central 42, Lake Central 32

Lake Central (1-4)
Lake Central 53, Franklin County 18

Franklin County (0-5)

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By Will Willems
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INDIANAPOLIS – Lawrence North coach Jared Williams said there was still some room for improvement from his No. 9 Wildcats after their Dec. 5 home match against 19th-ranked Carmel. That may not bode well for the rest of the state after Lawrence North cruised to a 43-24 Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference victory.
   
“In most places, we wrestled very well,” Williams said. “I feel good about getting a win against a team like Carmel – they are very good, and they are solid all the way through.

“There were some spots, though, that we could improve.”
   
Carmel took control of the match early at 3-0 when Will Mascaro, moving up a weigh class from his normal 125 pounds, used a late reversal to defeat Jeremiah Edwards, 14-13. Back-to-back pins by Dan Frascella and Chris Mascaro at 135 and 140, respectively, raised the lead to 15-0.
   
The lead was nearly extended in the next match at 145. But a reversal attempt by Carmel’s Bob Corpas with just three seconds left wasn’t completed before the final buzzer, allowing the Wildcats to finally get on the board with Matt Goodwin’s 4-3 victory.
   
Lawrence North (8-0 overall, 2-0 MIC) then was able to show some muscle. Qwion Booker managed a pin of Brandon Krieger at 5:35 of their 152-pound match, a surprising result in a back-and-forth battle that stood at 6-5 when the fall occurred.
   
“They got a lot of momentum right out of the gate,” Williams said. “It was big for Goodwin and Booker to go out and get those wins.”

Carmel’s lead grew to 18-9 after Nolan Pachciarz’s 6-2 decision over Ethan Wilson at 160. But Bryce Grimes scored a pin over No. 12 Molin at 171 to cut the deficit to three for Lawrence North.
   
Then came the match of the night: the 189-pound showdown between Josh Yoder of Carmel and Lawrence North’s Matt Brumfield. Another back-and-forth match that had it all, this one stood at 11-10 in Carmel’s favor when Brumfield caught Yoder off guard and registered a pin, bringing the Wildcats their first lead at 21-18s.
   
“We thought the match was going to be like that,” Williams said. “Matt really didn’t wrestle very well – he’s better than that. But he was able to come out on top of some of those scrambles and get us those points.”
   
Carmel (1-1, 0-1) reclaimed its final lead at 24-21 in the next match at 215 with Gary Porter’s pin of B.J. Grimes. But pins by Nick Polson at heavyweight and Brandon Nelson at 103 returned the lead and grew it to 33-24 for four-time state champion Lawrence North.
   
“The pin by Polson was big,” Williams said. “We expect a lot more out B.J. Grimes at 215, and that (his loss by fall) was certainly something we didn’t expect to happen.

“But they had some momentum there, and we were able to stop it.”
   
Greg Bell (112), Eric Ross (119), and Cashe Quiroga (125) each won decisions to close out the match, giving the Wildcats an impressive five straight individual wins to end the night.
   
Williams said he is pleased with the progress of his team in the early part of the 2007-08 season.

“We are where we want to be,” Williams said. “At this point in the season, we don’t want to be in peak condition or as sharp as we can be.

“We are very pleased at where we are, but we certainly have a lot of work to get where we need to be at the end of the year.”

The individual results:

103 – #4 Nelsen (LN) pin Parham (C), 3:58 (LN, 33-24)
112 – Bell (LN) dec. Ackerman (C), 11-7 (LN, 36-24)
119 – Ross (LN) dec. Settineri (C), 7-3 (LN, 39-24)
125 – #2 (at 112) Quiroga (LN) major dec. Coleman (C), 20-6 (LN, 43-24)
130 – #7 (at 125) Will Mascaro (C) dec. #5 (at 119) Edwards (LN), 14-13 (C, 3-0)
135 – Frascella (C) pin Langhammer (LN), 1:37 (C, 9-0)
140 – #10 Chris Mascaro (C) pin Kinder (LN), 1:52 (C, 15-0)
145 – Goodwin (LN) dec. Corpus (C), 4-3 (C, 15-3)
152 – #14 (at 135) Booker (LN) pin Krieger (C), 5:35 (C, 15-9)
160 – Pachciarz (C) dec. Wilson 6-2 (LN), (C, 18-9)
171 – Bryce Grimes (LN) pin #12 Molin (C), 5:09 (C, 18-15)
189 – Matt Brumfield (LN) pin Yoder (C), 4:28 (LN, 21-18)
215 – Courter (C) pin B.J. Grimes (LN), 2:30 (C, 24-21)
285 – Polson (LN) pin Pierce (C) 1:29, (LN, 27-24)

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The third set of team rankings for the 2007-08 wrestling season have been released by the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association, with New Palestine the big mover as we head into Week 4 action. The Dragons move all the way from 11th up to sixth this time around.

Elsewhere, Crown Point cracks the first five by bumping up one spot to fifth, while Franklin, Evansville Reitz, and Jeffersonville makes their poll debuts at Nos. 12, 16, and 20, respectively. The first four – defending state champ Evansville Mater Dei at No. 1 followed by Mishawaka, Perry Meridian, and Indianapolis Cathedral – remain unchanged.

Teams are listed by rank followed by school and number of votes received. Here is your Top 20-plus from Dec. 5:

1. Evansville Mater Dei 398
2. Mishawaka 376
3. Perry Meridian 357
4. Indianapolis Cathedral 321
5. Crown Point 319
6. New Palestine 294
7. Bellmont 290
8. Merrillville 196
9. Lawrence North 194
10. Elkhart Memorial 151
11. Warren Central 116
12. Franklin 111
13. Evansville Memorial 105
14. Bloomington South 100
15. Center Grove 94
16. Evansville Reitz 82
17. Columbus North 80
18. Avon 76
19. Carmel 71
20. Jeffersonville 63

Also receiving votes: Anderson Highland, Castle, East Central, Elkhart Central, Evansville Reitz, Floyd Central, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Garrett, Hanover Central, Hobart, Jasper, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lawrence Central, Munster, New Castle, New Haven, Peru, Portage, South Bend Riley, South Dearborn, Southmont, Tipton, Westfield, Yorktown, Zionsville

Here is the list of the 22 coaches who contribute to the poll:

1. Bob Brennan, Zionsville
2. Royce Deckard, Bloomington
3. Brent Faurote, Bellmont
4. Scott Ferguson, Evansville Reitz
5. Al Hartman, South Bend Clay
6. Bob Harmon, Castle
7. Andy Hobbs, Peru
8. Jim Maglis, Princeton
9. Larry Mattingly/Jeff Schaefer, Evansville Memorial
10. Sean McGinley, Indianapolis Cathedral
11. JD Minch, North Montgomery
12. David Moldanado, Merrillville
13. Rex Peckinpaugh, New Castle
14. Chad Red, Lawrence Central
15. Darrick Snyder, Mishawaka
16. Danny Struck, Jeffersonville
17. Tim Spray, Pioneer
18. Jim Tonte, Perry Meridian
19. Paul Voigt, Carroll (Fort Wayne)
20. Jim Watkins, Calumet
21. Jared Williams, Lawrence North
22. Rob Willman, Floyd Central

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