County wrestlers qualify for semi-state

The Carmel, Hamilton Southeastern and Westfield wrestling teams all claimed champions at Saturday’s North Montgomery regional.
The Greyhounds picked up victories at 120 pounds by Brendan Mattingly and at 160 pounds by Jack Eiteljorge. Mattingly remains undefeated for the year at 33-0. Overall, Carmel qualified 10 wrestlers into next Saturday’s New Castle semi-state by virtue of their top four finishes.
Hamilton Southeastern advanced eight wrestlers to semi-state and picked up a 106-pound championship from Jacob Simone. Westfield got two champions, 113-pounder Carson Eldred and 138-pounder Noah Robinson, and sent six wrestlers on to semi-state.
Fishers qualified two wrestlers on to New Castle in 138-pound runner-up Alexander Strueder and 170-pound runner-up JD Farrell. Sheridan’s Justin Delph finished third at 152 pounds and also moves on to semi-state.
In the team standings, Carmel finished second to Zionsville, while HSE placed fourth and Westfield was fifth.

AT NORTH MONTGOMERY
Team scores: Zionsville 184, Carmel 139.5, North Montgomery 124, Hamilton Southeastern 95, Westfield 90.5, Southmont 46, Fishers 30, Lebanon 29.5, Crawfordsville 17, South Vermillion 12.5, Clinton Central 11, Sheridan 11.
106 pounds: 1. Jacob Simone (HSE), 2. Suhas Chundi (CA)
113 pounds: 1. Carson Eldred (W), 3. Jake Shafer (CA)
120 pounds: 1. Brendan Mattingly (CA), 4. Jacob Lemieux (HSE)
126 pounds: 2. Kyle Holman (CA), 4. Luke Brogan (W)
132 pounds: 2. Milo Merkel (W)
138 pounds: 1. Noah Robinson (W), 2. Alexander Strueder (F), 3. Jacob Garcia (HSE)
145 pounds: 4. Garret Sharp (CA)
152 pounds: 2. Kyle Saez (W), 3. Justin Delph (SH)
160 pounds: 1. Jack Eiteljorge (CA), 2. Ethan Blake (HSE)
170 pounds: 2. JD Farrell (F), 4. Ranvir Sandhu (HSE)
182 pounds: 2. Logan Hart (CA), 4. Ryan Mahoney (W)
195 pounds: 2. Andrew Irick (HSE), 4. Cameron Bacon (CA)
220 pounds: 3. Haakon Van Beynen (CA), 4. Crae Kunkleman (HSE)
285 pounds: 3. Jack Williams (CA), 4. Nathan Shuey (HSE)

Three Noblesville wrestlers qualified for the semi-state after their finishes at the Pendleton Heights regional on Saturday.
Dalton Huffman was the runner-up at 126 pounds, while 132-pounder Justin Johnson-Sparks and 138-pounder Gary Kitko both placed fourth in their respective classes.
Guerin Catholic’s Jeff Dunasky took second at 145 pounds and also moves on to semi-state. Qualifiers from Pendleton Heights also advance to New Castle.

AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS
Team scores: Cathedral 242, Lawrence North 80, Frankton 70, Elwood 60, North Central 57.5, Mount Vernon 51, Pendleton Heights 51, Lawrence Central 44, Noblesville 29.5, Lapel 28, Anderson 17, Tipton 16, Guerin Catholic 14, Bishop Chatard 9.
126 pounds: 2. Dalton Huffman (N)
132 pounds: 4. Justin Johnson-Sparks (N)
138 pounds: 4. Gary Kitko (N)
145 pounds: 2. Jeff Dunasky (GC)