Two Millers, three Huskies go unbeaten at first day of North Montgomery Duals

The REPORTER

The Noblesville and Hamilton Heights boys wrestling teams competed in the first day of the North Montgomery Duals on Thursday.

Both teams went 2-2 in dual meets at the tournament. The Millers beat North Putnam 65-9 in their first match, then fell to Lincoln Way Central 44-21 and Hanover Central 44-32 before defeating Pendleton Heights 51-27.

Meanwhile, Hamilton Heights won its first dual 67-9 over North Montgomery, then fell to Rensselaer Central 42-32 and Whiteland 58-22. The Huskies beat Sullivan 78-6 in their fourth dual. As a result, Noblesville and Heights wrestled each other in the ninth-place dual, with the Millers winning 47-29.

Noblesville had two undefeated wrestlers at the tournament: Zach Nekolite at 126 pounds and Evan Nicholls at 175. Kai Kaohi (at 106), AJ Kramer (at 144) and Yan Tioua (at 190) all were 4-1, while Mason Presits (at 150), Aden Widget (at 157) and Cale Metzler (at 215) all finished 3-2.

The Huskies had three unbeaten wrestlers: Simon Kuhn at 138, Michael Cain at 165 and Drew Laitas at 285. Justin Tilton finished 4-1 at 144 pounds, while Finn Bowman (at 113), Cooper Doucette (at 120), Aidan Furst (at 150) and Joey Sigler (at 190) all were 3-2.