Wrestling: Conference day for several county teams

Saturday was a big day in high school wrestling, as several conference meets took place.
Noblesville hosted the Hoosier Crossroads Conference meet at The Mill. Brownsburg ran away with the team standings, scoring 252 points. Hamilton Southeastern was a strong second, totaling 173.5 points. Ronan Hiner won an individual championship for the Royals at 170 pounds, defeating the Bulldogs’ Jahmon Spiller in a 7-2 decision.
Two weight classes saw all-Hamilton County finals. At 113 pounds, Fishers’ Griffin Ingalls edged out Westfield’s Dylan Driver in sudden victory, by the score of 4-2. The Shamrocks’ Carson Eldred then won the 120-pound bout, by forfeit over the HSE’s Jacob Simone.
The Tigers had two champions on the day. JD Farrell picked up Fishers’ second blue ribbon with a win at 195 pounds, beating Brownsburg’ Isaiah Street in the championship match by a second-period fall.
Westfield finished fourth in the team standings, with Fishers seventh and Noblesville eighth. The Millers had two wrestlers place fifth: Cesar Sierra at 138 pounds and Adam Rider at 285 pounds.

Team scores: Brownsburg 252, Hamilton Southeastern 173.5, Avon 154, Westfield 151, Zionsville 150, Franklin Central 141.5, Fishers 91, Noblesville 29.
County place winners:
106 pounds: 2. Braxton Vest (W), 3. Mat Benson (HSE), 5. Anthony Riley (F), 6. Cade Iles (N).
113 pounds: 1. Griffin Ingalls (F), 2. Dylan Driver (W), 6. Kyler Sapp (HSE).
120 pounds: 1. Carson Eldred (W), 2. Jacob Simone (HSE), 4. PJ Pritchett (F).
126 pounds: 4. Thadues O’Neill (W), 6. Keaton Sepiol (N).
132 pounds: 2. Milo Merkel (W), 4. Gaige Lloyd (HSE), 6. Dylan Parodi (F).
138 pounds: 4. Jake Lemieux (HSE), 5. Cesar Sierra (N).
145 pounds: 3. Reece Luhmann (HSE), 5. Tyler Lindamood (F), 6. Kip Botta (W).
152 pounds: 3. Alec McLaren (W), 6. Trayvon Ternoir (HSE).
160 pounds: 4. Austin McClure (W), 6. Ryan Cast (HSE).
170 pounds: 1. Ronan Hiner (HSE), 6. Josh Evans (N).
182 pounds: 3. Max Broom (HSE), 5. Seth Martin (W).
195 pounds: 1. JD Farrell (F), 4. Jake Schneider (HSE), 5. Gabe Arvin (W).
220 pounds: 3. Dakota Arvin (W), 4. Devin Dudley (HSE), 6. Wyatt Holley (F).
285 pounds: 2. Andrew Irick (HSE), 5. Adam Rider (N).

Carmel finished second as a team at the Metropolitan Conference meet, which take place at Lawrence North Saturday morning.
The Greyhounds scored 222 points, behind only Warren Central’s 280.5 points. Carmel had two individual champions, starting with 106-pounder Suhas Chundi, who beat the Warriors’ Zac Dray in the championship match by a 15-5 major decision. Brendan Mattingly won at 138 pounds, with a 10-6 decision victory over Warren’s Jevian Ross in the final.

Team scores: Warren Central 280.5, Carmel 222, Center Grove 148, North Central 139, Lawrence North 131, Ben Davis 107.5, Pike 94, Lawrence Central 85.
Carmel results
106 pounds: 1. Suhas Chundi.
113 pounds: 3. Isaac Ward.
120 pounds: 4. AJ Gunn.
126 pounds: 3. Joey Langeman.
132 pounds: 5. TJ Barrett.
138 pounds: 1. Brendan Mattingly.
145 pounds: 2. Jake Shafer.
152 pounds: 4. Paul Ginella.
160 pounds: 2. Jackson Mitchell.
170 pounds: 2. Gabe Davin
182 pounds: 2. Garrett Sharp.
195 pounds: 3. Billy Kepler.
220 pounds: 2. Haakon Van Beynen.
285 pounds: 6. Collin O’Connor.

Hamilton Heights finished third at the Hoosier Conference meet, which took place at Western.
The Huskies scored 143 points, behind the host Panthers and runner-up Rensselaer Central. Heights had two champions, starting with Luke Stohler. The 195-pounder won that division’s championship by major decision, 10-0 over Rensselaer’s Pierce Taylor. Alex Naylor scored the Huskies’ second championship, winning at 220 pounds by beating Northwestern’s Jullion Creason in a 4-2 sudden victory decision.

Team scores: Western 225.5, Rensselaer Central 187.5, Hamilton Heights 143, Twin Lakes 124, Lafayette Central Catholic 113.5, West Lafayette 102.5, Benton Central 93, Northwestern 92, Lewis Cass 61.5, Tipton 55.
Heights place winners
106 pounds: 2. Isaiah Rodriguez.
120 pounds: 6. Cole Cowan.
126 pounds: 6. John Taylor.
132 pounds: 6. Devonte Henson.
145 pounds: 2. Cooper Mansfield.
160 pounds: 3. Alex Kraus.
182 pounds: 4. Kolton Myers.
195 pounds: 1. Luke Stohler.
220 pounds: 1. Alex Naylor.
285 pounds: 4. Josh Brown.

Guerin Catholic hosted the Circle City Conference meet on Saturday and finished as team runner-up.
The Golden Eagles beat Bishop Chatard 58-18 in their first-round match, then defeated Brebeuf Jesuit 60-24 in the second round. Guerin Catholic fell to a dominant Roncalli team 82-0 in the final.

Hamilton Southeastern’s Ronan Hiner (blue) won the 170-pound championship at the Hoosier Crossroads Conference meet Saturday at Noblesville. Hiner is pictured wrestling Westfield’s Jackson Anderson. (Kent Graham)

Noblesville’s Josh Evans (left) placed fifth at 170 pounds. (Kent Graham)