Senior staff writer
Twenty-three individual sectional champions are among 65 wrestlers from Southside high schools who will be competing Saturday at 9 a.m. in IHSAA regionals. No. 3 Perry Meridian leads the way with seven sectional champions; Roncalli has six. Each team sends 14 wrestlers to regionals. The Falcons captured the Southport sectional by 14 points, 313- 299, over runner-up Roncalli. Southport was third and Beech Grove fourth.
At Warren Central, Franklin Central finished a distant second to the host champion No. 1-ranked Warriors, 322-167. The Flashes claimed three titles. Lutheran’s Hayden Filipovich won the 182-pound class as the Saints qualified three wrestlers.
At Mooresville, No. 19 Center Grove was as close to the championship as one-half point, falling to rival Franklin, 225-224.5. The Trojans took four titles. Greenwood was fourth with Nick Willham winning the 195-pound class. Qualifiers from the Southport sectional compete Saturday in the Perry Meridian regional with Warren Central qualifiers wrestling at Pendleton Heights and Mooresville qualifiers returning to Mooresville.
Southport results
Beech Grove (5) – 2nd: 132, Harley Taylor. 3rd: 113, Desean Wise; 120, Matthew Pettigrew. 4th: 138, Phenix Carney; 152, Jason Means. Manual (1) – 4th: 285, Will Hickman.
Perry Meridian (14) – Champions: 106, Alex Cottey; 113, Andrew Haggerty; 145, Aiden Warren; 152, Sammy Fair; 160, Brooks Davis; 195, Austin Lane; 220, Jeff McClure. 2nd: 120, James Sturgis; 126, Anthony Cotter; 138, Gabe Smith; 182, Tyler Goodall; 285, Sam Jones. 3rd: 132, Oswaldo Gel Caja; 170, Noah Baker.
Roncalli (14) – Champions: 120, Brayden Lowery; 126, Sam Slivka; 132, Alec Viduya; 138, Tyce Freije; 170, Elijah Mahan; 285, John Harris. 2nd: 106, Kody Glithero; 113, Zach Wilson; 145, David Page; 195, Michael Fletcher. 3rd: 152, Alex Amodeo; 160, Sam Peeples; 182, Lorenzo Salazar. 4th: 220, Spencer Fears.
Southport (8) – Champions: 182, Paydon Frye. 2nd: 152, Cody Nunn; 160, Josh Moore; 170, Jaeden Battista. 3rd, 106, Nathan Smith; 138, Luke Goodwin; 145, Justin Tracy. 4th: 195, Reuben Thang.
Warren Central results
Franklin Central (8) – Champions: 195, Gavin Keesee; 220, Deshawn Young; 285, Antone Alexander. 2nd: 120, Nick Morton. 3rd: 106, Ayden Harper; 145, Chase Coleman. 4th: 138, Kyan Sparks; 182, Geno Mosconi.
Lutheran (3) – Champion: 182, Hayden Filopovich. 3rd, 152, Ante Akins; 195, Logan Beard.
Franklin results
Center Grove (7) – Champions: 106, Michael Tharpe; 113, Hayden Watson; 120, Brayden Littell; 160, Peyton Pruett. 2nd: 138, Drake Buchanan; 152, Sam Howe; 3rd: 170, Jordan Latham.
Greenwood (5) – Champions: 195, Nick Willham. 2nd: 170, Jake Stover. 3rd: 126, Juror Franklin; 145, Anthony Walker; 160, Eli Ross; 220, Owen Green.
Qualifiers from the Southport and Warren Central sectionals compete Saturday in the Perry Meridian regional with Mooresville qualifiers returning to Mooresville.