Hamilton County teams wrestle on the road this week
Hamilton County wrestling teams have all been on road trips this week, traveling across Indiana to compete in holiday tournaments.
One of the larger tournaments in the state was the Mooresville Holiday Classic, which was held on Wednesdays and Thursdays and featured 32 teams. Carmel, Guerin Catholic and Hamilton Southeastern all competed there, and all three of those teams had something to celebrate when the awards were presented.
The Greyhounds were the happiest of all as they walked away with the team championship. Carmel scored 293 points, well ahead of second-place Delta’s 208.5 points.
Twelve of the Greyhounds’ 14 wrestlers placed in the top eight of the tournament. Four Carmel athletes won their weight classes, starting with Caleb Mattingly at 126 pounds. Isaac Ward followed with a first place of 132, then Michael Major won with 138. Trevor Gallagher added a championship with 152 pounds.
Two other hounds were runners-up: Nayl Sbay with 145 and Jack Milligan with 285. Jackson Elliott (with 113), Alex Ryan (with 182) and Seth Richardson (with 195) all took third place. Other place winners included Lito Ledezma (fourth with 120), Jairo Ojeda (fifth with 160) and Matthew Green (eighth with 170).
Hamilton Southeastern had a strong tournament, finishing just under fourth with 166.5 points, just behind third-placed Terre Haute South’s 168 points. The Royals had seven place winners, including two champions: Zack Wagner with 170 and Dom Burgett with 285; Burgett remains unbeaten for the season 15-0.
Zach Lang scored a second place finish for Southeastern at 152 pounds. The other Royals place winners were Aidan Smalley (sixth with 106), Nick Anderson (sixth with 120), Nick Jakubs (sixth with 160) and Chris Casler (eighth with 138).
Guerin Catholic finished 28thth, a total of 48 points. Peter Nguyen was the Golden Eagles’ only place winner, but he made an impression, finishing second at 120 pounds. Nguyen made his way to the championship match before losing to Delta’s Neal Mosier by an 8-2 decision in a match of undefeated wrestlers. Nguyen is still 19-1 for the season.
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The Carmel and Hamilton Southeastern girls teams also competed in the Mooresville Holiday Classic, and both teams had top-10 team results Thursday. The Greyhounds finished fifth with 78 points while the Royals finished sixth with 76 points.
Chloe DeLeon was a Carmel Champion and won at 126 pounds. Two other greyhounds placed third: Zentavia Coatie with 120 and Grace Marshall with 182. Other place winners were Josie Bellotti (fifth with 160), Jessica Xie (sixth with 113) and Alisha Calcuttawala (seventh with 145).
The Royals were led by Emily Anderson, the 120lb winner. Anderson is undefeated for the season at 15-0. Two other Southeastern wrestlers were runners-up: Jayda Harris with 160 and Fanta Sall with 195. Kelli Crawford was fifth with 182 and Charlie Parsons sixth with 152.
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Hamilton Heights won Thursday’s 14thth annual Cub Classic in Madison.
The Huskies, ranked 5th in Class 2A, edged out two other top teams to capture the championship. Heights scored 272.5 points, ahead of runner-up and 3A No. 4 East Central (261 points) and 2A No. 9 Heritage Hills (241 points).
The Huskies had four champions that day. Carson Fettig won at 145 pounds, then Heights swept the top three divisions: Evan Tilton at 195 (going undefeated 28-0), Josh Brown at 220, and Mason Moran at 285. Five other Heights wrestlers finished second: Justin Tilton at 126, Simon Kuhn at 132, Alex Furst at 138 and Michael Cain at 170 and Jimmy Lacey at 182.
Blain Zachary (at 152) and Aiden Furst (at 160) both placed third in their weight classes. Cooper Doucette (at 113) and Gavin Archer (at 120), both finished in fifth place.
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Noblesville competed in the North Montgomery Duals on Thursday and Friday.
Thursday’s portion was a round robin of doubles, and the Millers went 4-1 in that contest. Noblesville defeated Revers 78-3, North Montgomery 60-22, Pendleton Heights 39-36 and North Putnam 60-22, losing only to Rochester 62-6.
Carlos Argueta finished 4-0 for the Millers at 195 pounds. Four other wrestlers went 4-1: Luke Chastain with 126, Caleb Leeman with 138, CJ Livingston with 145 and Austin Hastings with 220. Five athletes from Noblesville finished Thursday with 3-2 records: Bryan Young with 106, Lawson McRae with 113 , Carter Richardson with 152, Aden Widget with 170 and Oscar Solis-Rodrigues with 182.
On Friday, teams returned to North Montgomery for the individual competition. The team score was also recorded and the Millers finished third with 140 points. Rochester walked away with the team title with 227 points, followed by Rensselaer Central with 201 points.
Noblesville had eight place winners, and all eight wrestled in the same weight class as Thursday. Leeman and Hastings both finished second in their divisions, with Widget and Solis-Rodrigues third. Chastain, Livingston and Richardson all placed fourth and Argueta placed sixth.
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Fishers placed third at the Spartan Classic held in Connersville on Thursday and Friday.
The Tigers scored 166 points. Greenfield-Central became team champions with 214 points and New Castle second with 172.
Fishers had six place winners at the event, including two runners-up: Griffin Ingalls at 126 pounds and Chris Quarles at 182 pounds. Chayce Yant was third at 120 pounds while Jacob Carroll was third at 220 pounds. Will Hruskoci was seventh at 106 pounds while Xavier Smith was seventh at 160 pounds.
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Sheridan finished fourth in the Eastern Holiday Classic, a series of nine doubles races held on Thursday and Friday.
The Blackhawks were 6-3 for the event. On Thursday, early in the match, Sheridan beat Northwestern 54-15 and Taylor 72-6, but lost the next three duels to Fremont 54-22, Tri-Central 42-40 and Madison-Grant 51-24. The Hawks rebounded Friday and won all four of their duels, beating Carroll 48-21, Eastern 54-30, Eastbrook 48-36 and Tipton; The duel with the Blue Devils ended in a 36-36 draw, but Sheridan won on tiebreak criteria.
Jacob Jones and Peyton Cross both finished the meeting 9-0. Jones won all of his matches at 182 pounds while Cross was spinning between 220 and 285 pounds. Kevin Speck finished 8-1 at 152 while Ryker Ream posted a 7-2 record at 160 pounds. Owen Whitlow finished 6-3 at 106 while Jace Warren was 5-1 at 195. Zach Bales went 5-4 at 170 pounds.
Sheridan placed fourth at the Eastern Holiday Classic. Coach Steve Leonard (left) scored his 100th career win during the meet, while Peyton Cross set a new school record for wins at 110. (photo provided)
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Westfield finished 18thth at the Al Smith Classic Wrestling Invitational Thursday and Friday in Mishawaka.
The Shamrocks scored 82 team points. Ike O’Neill was second at 145 pounds, while two other Westfield wrestlers finished seventh: Porter Temples at 113 and Jonathan Tanner at 195.
