The Southsider Voice
Visit us at these places!
  • Home
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • Sports
    • Car Nutz
    • Stilley Goes Trackside
    • Southside Deaths
    • Personal Recollections
    • Reminiscing
  • About the Voice
  • Advertising
  • Contact
  • Newspaper Archive
  • Classifieds

SECTIONAL WRESTLING CHAMPS

2/3/2021

0 Comments

 
​Center Grove claimed its fourth consecutive IHSAA wrestling sectional championship Saturday at Mooresville. The victory celebration included, front row, Ava Hood, Reese Courtney, Xaier Flores, Michael Tharpe, middle row, Gracely Clouser, Charlie LaRocca, Mason Crump, Riley Rust, Drake Buchanan, back row,  Sam Howe, Bryce Rayner, Bryce Crump, Owen Green, Hayden Watson, Hyatt Yeager, Noah Clouser, and Sam Hesser. Individual champions are holding their bracket boards.
Perry Meridian’s wrestling team celebrates the program’s 26th sectional championship and 22nd in a row Saturday at Southport. In front with the Falcons’ latest trophy are individual sectional champions, from left, Alex Cottey, Keaton Morton, and Aiden Warren as they are surrounded by teammates and coaches.
​Falcons, Trojans capture sectional wrestling championships

By Al Stilley
Editor

Perry Meridian and Center Grove claimed IHSAA sectional wrestling championships Saturday.
The Falcons dominated the Southport Sectional with nine individual title-holders with Roncalli second, 317-218, with Beech Grove fourth.
Center Grove edged runner-up Franklin, 241.5-222.5, with four individual champions. Greenwood was ninth in points.

Franklin Central finished second to sectional host Warren Central, 315-214. Lutheran was sixth with 81 points.

Twenty-one wrestlers representing eight different high schools also brought home individual championships. Overall, 68 wrestlers qualified Saturday for regional action.

Reigning 113-pound state champion Alex Cottey of Perry Meridian advanced as well as teammate and 2020 state runner-up Matthew Koontz. Lutheran’s Hayden Filipovich, ranked No. 2 in the state, won the 195-pound weight class title at Warren Central.

Among coaches pleased with their team performances, Roncalli coach Wade McClurg stated, “Overall, we thought our guys did an outstanding job.  We ended up getting all 12 of our wrestlers through to regional competition and finished above our seed in a few weight classes.”

Regionals are Saturday with the top four in each weight class qualifying for semistate competition, Saturday, Feb. 13. Southside wrestlers who qualified from Warren Central and Southport sectionals advance to the Southport Regional and qualifiers from the Mooresville Sectional return to Mooresville for the regional. No spectators are to be admitted due to health protocols.

REGIONAL QUALIFIERS

From Southport Sectional
BEECH GROVE (7) – Champion: Max Comado, 285. Second: Alex Murray, 195. Fourth: Jacob VanHook, 113; Alex Hernandez, 132; Ethan Thompson, 138; Aeden Crawley, 182; Nate Thompson, 220.

EMMERICH MANUAL (1) – Fourth: Michael Church, 126.

PERRY MERIDIAN (14) – Champions: Toby Billerman, 106; Alex Cottey, 113; Keaton Morton, 120; Matthew Koontz, 152; Jakob Sheets, 160; Jajuan Dale, 170; Aiden Warren, 182; Ronin Hammond, 195; Jeffrey McClure, 220.  Second: Brady McKivitz, 145; Kevin Lian, 285. Third: Joseph Kam, 126; Jamason Roll, 132; Ronald Bik, 138.

RONCALLI (12) – Champion: Bryce Lowery, 126; Zach Wilson, 145. Second: Drew Willis, 132; Kody Glithero, 138; Andrew Stuck, 152; Luke Hansen, 160; Sam Peeples, 182; Justin Lewis, 220;  Third: Braden Getz, 106; Tim Oo, 113; Patrick McGinley, 120. Fourth: Hadyn Ball, 170.

SOUTHPORT (11) – Champion: Bryce Pardue, 132; Luke Goodwin, 138. Runner-up: Nathan Smith, 106; Josh Foxworthy, 113; Braden McMillan, 120;  Keegan Logan, 126. Third, Andrew Goodwin, 145; Daunte Hon, 160; Gage Nelson, 170; Ceu Thang, 220. Fourth: Evan Hammond, 152.

From Warren Central Sectional
FRANKLIN CENTRAL (10) Champion: Aataeveon Jordan, 220; Antone Alexander, 285. Second: Ayden Harper, 113; Kyan Sparks, 126; Cayden Shelton, 145; Chase Coleman, 160;  Johnny Weisheit, 182. Third: Cole Dewell;  Ernest Mosconi, 170. Fourth: Gauge Clark, 106.

LUTHERAN (2) – Champion: Hayden Filipovich, 195. Second: Clayton Hughes, 106.
From Mooresville Sectional
​
CENTER GROVE (11) – Champions: Charlie LaRocca, 106; Hayden Watson, 145; Riley Rust, 152; Dale Buchanan, 182. Second: Hyatt Yeager, 120; Michael Tharpe, 126; Noah Clouser, 132; Bryce Crump, 195; Owen Green, 285. Third: Reese Courtney, 113. Fourth: Mason Crump, 160.
0 Comments

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    August 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    February 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    February 2021
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014

    RSS Feed

 DROP OFF: The Toy Drop 6025 Madison Ave., Suite D
Indianapolis, IN  46227  |  317-781-0023
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 17187, Indianapolis, IN 46217

ads@southsidervoice.com | news@southsidervoice.com
Website by IndyTeleData, Inc.