Wrestling: Carmel wins Mooresville Classic

The Sheridan wrestling team had four individual champions at the Eastern Holiday Classic, which took place Tuesday and Wednesday. Pictured are Austin Bond (126 pounds, named Most Outstanding Wrestler), Peyton Cross (220 pounds), Noah Ehrie (145 pounds) and Jacob Jones (182 pounds). (Photo provided)

The Carmel wrestling team won the Mooresville Holiday Classic, which took place Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Greyhounds finished with a team total of 224 points, ahead of runner-up Castle’s 213.5. Delta finished third with 188 and Hamilton Southeastern placed fourth by scoring 182 points. Guerin Catholic was 20th with 58 points.
Carmel freshman Michael Major won the 132-pound division with an 11-2 major decision.
The Royals got a win from Ryan Cast at 170 pounds; he triumphed with a 12-4 major decision in the championship bout. Southeastern’s Dom Burgett won at 285 pounds with a 3-1 decision in the final. Guerin Catholic’s Peter Nguyen finished third at 113 pounds.

Hamilton County placings
106: 4. Tamir Halevi (C)
113: 3. Peter Nguyen (GC), 4. Jackson Elliott (C), 5. Nick Anderson (HSE)
120: 8. Caleb Mattingly (C)
132: 1. Michael Major (C)
138: 3. Trevor Gallagher (C)
145: 5. Nayl Sbay (C), 7. Ryan Hartig (HSE)
152: 2. Eitan Halevi (C)
160: 2. Nathan Powell (C)
170: 1. Ryan Cast (HSE)
182: 6. Zach Wagner (HSE)
195: 2. Max Broom (HSE), 4. Samuel Johnson (C)
220: 4. Charlie Irish (HSE)
285: 1. Dom Burgett (HSE), 3. Jack Milligan (C)

Sheridan had an excellent time at the Eastern Holiday Tournament this week, finishing with a winning team record and crowning four undefeated champions.
The Blackhawks went 6-3 as a team, improving their record to 18-5 for the season. Those 18 dual wins are a new school record. The four unbeaten Sheridan wrestlers – Austin Bond at 126 pounds, Noah Ehrie at 145, Jacob Jomes at 182 and Peyton Cross at 220 – all finished the event with perfect 9-0 records. Bond was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the meet.
Presten Weir went 7-2 at 152, while Jace Warren was 6-3 at 160 pounds. Trai Fitzgerald (at 120) and Gabe Holler (at 170) both finished the event with 5-4 records.
A complete list of team results appears below.

TEAM RESULTS
Sheridan 54, Northwestern 18
Sheridan 54, Taylor 21
Fremont 48, Sheridan 33
Sheridan 42, Tri-Central 36
Sheridan 48, Eastbrook 30
Sheridan 42, Carroll 24
Eastern 45, Sheridan 34
Alexandria 49, Sheridan 36
Sheridan 45, Tipton 18

Noblesville competed in the North Montgomery Duals, and had some place-winners in the individual portion of the tournament on Wednesday.
Gage Gulley (at 145 pounds) and Austin Hastings (at 195) both finished as runners-up in their respective weight classes. Keaton Sepiol took third at 132, while Carter Richardson (at 152) and Jacob Long (at 220) both got fourth-place finishes. Jacob Etchison took fifth at 285.
In the team portion of the duals on Tuesday, Noblesville finished in ninth place. The Millers lost to Whiteland 41-30 and Western 54-30, then beat North Montgomery 64-16, West Vigo 51-27 and North Central 42-30.
Gulley and Hastings both went 5-0 on Tuesday, with Long and Richardson both finishing 4-1. Etchison was 3-2 on the day.