With sectionals only nine days away, Hamilton County wrestling teams are preparing for the post-season and also finishing up their regular seasons.
Among the Wednesday meets was an all-county contest between Carmel and Hamilton Southeastern at the Royals’ gym. The Greyhounds, ranked No. 7 in the IndianaMat.com team standings, won the dual 55-9, taking 12 of the 14 matches.
Carmel won the first six matches, including pins from Isaac Ward at 113 pounds and Nathan Powell at 132 pounds, before Southeastern got its first win, a decision victory from Reece Luhmann at 145. The ‘Hounds then started another streak of six straight wins, with Jackson Mitchell (160) and Billy Kepler (195) getting victory by fall. The Royals’ Andrew Irick finished the meet with a pin at 285 pounds; Irick is ranked No. 2 in that weight class. (A complete list of ranked county wrestlers appears below.)
CARMEL 55, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 9
Meet started at 106 pounds
106: Suhas Chundi (C) def. Mat Benson (HSE) by technical fall, 20-5
113: Isaac Ward (C) def. Kyler Sapp (HSE) by fall, 1:38
120: Luke Farling (C) def. Blake Alvarado (HSE) by major decision, 17-3
126: Joey Langeman (C) def. Ryan Hartig (HSE) by technical fall, 18-3
132: Nathan Powell (C) def. Nick Burris (HSE) by fall, 5:25
138: Brendan Mattingly (C) def. Jake Lemieux (HSE) by decision, 10-5
145: Reece Luhmann (HSE) def. Jake Shafer (C) by decision, 5-2
152: Paul Ginella (C) def. Cam Roberts (HSE) by major decision, 9-1
160: Jackson Mitchell (C) def. Shane Collins (HSE) by fall, 1:18
170: Gabe Davin (C) def. Ronan Hiner (HSE) by decision, 6-4
182: Zach White (C) def. Max Broom (HSE) by decision, 11-4
195: Billy Kepler (C) def. Jake Schneider (HSE) by fall, 2:27
220: Haakon Van Beynen (C) def. Devin Dudley (HSE) by major decision, 11-1
285: Andrew Irick (HSE) def. Collin O’Connor (C) by fall, 1:37
Westfield, ranked No. 19 by IndianaMat, cruised to a dual meet win over North Montgomery 68-12 at The Rock.
The Shamrocks won 12 of the 14 matches, with Gabe Arvin, Cardon Eldred, Thadeus O’Neil, Milo Merkel and Jackson Anderson getting pins. Westfield coach Phil Smith said that Westfield “had an opportunity to get some young guys in the line-up” with Cooper Pfieffer and Jason Rooney also winning matches.
WESTFIELD 68, NORTH MONTGOMERY 12
Meet started at 195 pounds
195: Gabe Arvin def. Dunne by fall, 1:22
220: Dakota Arvin lost to Drew Webster by fall, 1:59
285: Mike Platonov won by forfeit
106: Owen Matthews won by forfeit
113: Cooper Pfieffer def. Moffitt by technical fall, 16-0
120: Carson Eldred def. B. Hall by fall, 1:07
126: Thadeus O’Neill def. W. Campbell by fall, 3:37
132: Milo Merkel def. C. Hall by fall, 3:53
138: Jason Rooney def. C. Campbell by decision, 4-1
145: Kevin Dotse won by forfeit
152: Alec McLaren won by forfeit
160: Austin McClure won by forfeit
170: Jackson Anderson def. Caffoon by fall, 5:55
182: Jonathan Tanner lost to McCloud by fall, 3:15
Fishers took care of North Central 51-16 in a dual meet at the Tiger Den.
The Tigers won 10 of the 14 matches, including pins from Tyler Lindamood (145 pounds), James Carroll (170), JD Farrell (220), Griffin Ingalls (113), PJ Pritchett (120) and Josh Thompson (138).
FISHERS 51, NORTH CENTRAL 16
Meet started at 145 pounds
145: Tyler Lindamood def. Ch. Johnson by fall, 5:22
152: Zach Willard won by forfeit
160: Miro Bruvold lost to Cl. Johnson by decision, 8-4
170: James Carroll lost to Harrington by fall, 3:26
182: Jon Rubio def. Metcalf by decision, 11-6
195: Wyatt Holley won by forfeit
220: JD Farrell def. Brown by fall, 3:05
285: Max Kohne lost to Watts by decision, 5-2
106: Anthony Riley def. Schenk by decision, 4-2
113: Griffin Ingalls def. Harris by fall, 1:54
120: PJ Pritchett def. Coffield by fall, 3:26
126: Zach Strueder lost to Vital by major decision, 14-3
132: Dylan Parodi def. Chavero by decision, 4-3
138: Josh Thompson def. Hill by fall, 1:11
Westfield wrestlers Dakota Arvin (left) and Ike O’Neill help roll up a mat after the Shamrocks finished their dual meet win over North Montgomery Wednesday at The Rock. Westfield beat the Chargers 68-12. (Richie Hall)