In a Wednesday battle of top-10 ranked wrestling teams, No. 9 Carmel edged out No. 8 Center Grove 30-27 at the Trojans’ gym.
The Greyhounds dropped the first match by decision, but then took the next four, all by decision, to build a 12-3 lead. Eitan Halevi (120 pounds), Brac Hooper (126), Luke Farling (132) and AJ Gunn (138) all picked up victories for Carmel.
Center Grove had its two best wrestlers up next at 145 and 152, and both won by technical fall. The ‘Hounds won the next two, with Robert Major getting a pin at 160 pounds and Jake Shafer winning at 170.
After absorbing a fall at 182, Billy Kepler (195) and Zach White (220) both won by decision, giving Carmel a 30-19 lead. The Trojans won the next two bouts, but the Greyhounds held them both to major decisions, allowing them to get the team win.
CARMEL 30, CENTER GROVE 27
Meet started at 113 pounds
113: Isaac Ward lost to Courtney by decision, 5-2
120: Eitan Halevi def. Yeager by decision, 10-3
126: Brac Hooper def. McConnell by decision, 6-0
132: Luke Farling def. Clouser by decision, 13-6
138: AJ Gunn def. Howe by decision, 11-9
145: Nathan Powell lost to Watson by technical fall, 19-4
152: Alex Amos lost to Rust by technical fall, 20-5
160: Robert Major def. M. Crump by fall
170: Jake Shafer def. Rainer by decision, 4-1
182: Horal Halevi lost to Buchanan by fall
195: Billy Kepler def. B. Crump by decision, 3-2
220: Zach White def. Gattone by decision, 11-5
285: Mekhi Simmons lost to Green by major decision, 14-4
106: Gavin Thompson lost to Larocca by major decision, 14-5
‘Rocks win on the road
The Westfield wrestling team won on the road Tuesday, beating Southmont 51-13 in a dual meet.
The Shamrocks won 11 of the 14 matches, including pins by Owen Matthews at 106 pounds and Mike Platonov at 285. Dylan Driver (113), Braxton Vest (120) and Ian Watson (145) all got technical fall victories.
Three Westfield wrestlers won by major decision: Ike O’Neill (132) was victorious 11-0, Alec McLanre (138) was a 12-4 winner and Jackson Anderson (160) took his match 13-0. Austin McClure (170) won by a 4-3 decision and Dakota Arvin (220) was a 4-0 decision winner. Jason Rooney won at 152 by forfeit.
The Shamrocks will wrestle Saturday at the Henry Wilk Invitational at Penn, taking on the No. 10 Kingsmen in their first meet of the day.