275 Pounds
Pairings are listed in bracket order from top to bottom
FIRST-ROUND PAIRINGS
Ryan McCain (46-0), Pike Central, senior vs. James Parke (32-4), Fort Wayne Elmhurst, junior.
Ben Brubaker (28-3), Rochester, senior vs. Antonio Saffore (27-6), Indianapolis Manual, senior.
John Kimble (27-8), Carmel, junior vs. Tim Duszynski (44-3), Calumet, senior.
Dan Denaut (29-0), Plymouth, senior vs. Brandon Cunningham (37-4), Edgewood, junior.
Reggie Porter (44-7), Indianapolis Cathedral, senior vs. Barry Day (29-7), Winamac, senior.
Keith Brown (25-5), Bremen , senior vs. Merco Hietberg (34-1), Mooresville, junior.
Dustin Bentz (43-2), Madison, senior vs. James Parke (32-11), Fort Wayne Elmhurst.
Dan Spencer (36-3), Merrillville, senior vs. Jason Duncan (33-2), Southmont, senior.
FIRST-ROUND RESULTS
Friday, Feb. 20, 1998
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
FIRST-ROUND RESULTS
Ryan McCain, Pike Central won by forfeit over James Parke, Fort Wayne Elmhurst.
Ben Brubaker, Rochester, pinned Antonio Saffore, Indianapolis Manual, 1:14.
Tim Duszynski, Calumet, pinned John Kimble, Carmel, 4:54.
Dan Denaut, Plymouth, dec. Brandon Cunningham, Edgewood, 6-3.
Reggie Porter, Indianapolis Cathedral, dec. Barry Day, Winamac, 2-1 (OT).
Merco Hietberg, Mooresville, pinned Keith Brown, Bremen , 3:00.
Dustin Bentz, Madison, pinned James Parke, Fort Wayne Elmhurst, :24.
Dan Spencer, Merrillville, won by technical fall over Jason Duncan, Southmont, 5:46 (20-5).
SECOND-ROUND RESULTS
Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
Ryan McCain, Pike Central, dec. Ben Brubaker, Rochester, 3-0.
Dan Denaut, Plymouth, dec. Tim Duszynski, Calumet, 8-2.
Merco Hietberg, Mooresville, pinned Reggie Porter, Indianapolis Cathedral, 2:53.
Dan Spencer, Merrillville, dec. Dustin Bentz, Madison, 8-5.
SEMIFINALS PAIRINGS
Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998
Dan Denaut, Plymouth, dec. Ryan McCain, Pike Central, 10-6.
Dan Spencer, Merrillville, dec. Merco Hietberg, Mooresville, 3-2.
CONSOLATION BRACKET
McCain dec. Hietberg, 3-1 for third place.
Bentz pinned Duszynski, :56 for fifth place.
Brubaker pinned Porter, :46 for seventh place.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Dan Spencer, Merrillville, dec. Dan Denaut, Plymouth, 4-2.
Spencer finished 40-3; Denaut finished 32-1.