IHSAA Team Wrestling
1996-97 State Finals in Review
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI
WINS TEAM WRESTLING STATE TITLE
Evansville
Mater Dei won the first six matches and nine of the first 12 to successfully
defend its state title with a 32-18 triumph over Penn in the championship round
of the Second Annual Indiana High School Athletic Association Team Wrestling
State Finals March 1, 1997 at Center Grove High School in Greenwood.
Coached
by Mike Goebel, the Wildcats finished the season 24-0. It was their third
straight team state championship in wrestling and the fourth overall.
Evansville
Mater Dei had advanced by defeating New Castle 39-16 in the first round and
Carmel 31-24 in the semifinals. The triumph over New Castle was a rematch of
the 1996 state finals.
Penn
nipped Franklin 30-29 in the first round after trailing 12-9 through the first
six weights. The Kingsmen won the next three matches
and picked up 15 points in the process to take control. Penn came back to
defeat Portage 41-23 in the semifinals.
The
other first-round matches saw Portage defeat Clinton Central 45-22 and Carmel
stop Wawasee 44-15.
The
Second Annual IHSAA Team Wrestling State Finals
March
1, 1997
Center
Grove High School, Greenwood, Indiana
First
Round
Portage
45, Clinton Central 22.
103 – Eric Keith, 9, Portage def. Brandon Campbell, 9, Clinton Central, dec. 6-0.
112 – Leroy Vega, 12, Portage, def. Eli Smith, 11, Clinton Central, fall,
0:43.
119 – Jeremy Campbell, 12, Clinton Central, def. Steve Cook, 12, Portage, dec. 10-6.
125 – Austin Faulkner, 10, Clinton Central, def. Stephan Stanfel, 11, Portage, fall, 4:42.
130 – David Chavez, 12, Portage, def. Matt Parker, 12, Clinton Central,
fall, 1:34.
135 – Juan Miller, 12, Clinton Central, def. Chris Roman, 12, Portage, dec. 6-4 OT.
140 – Fred Joseph, 9, Portage, def. Kyle Kirkendall,
12, Clinton Central, dec. 10-6.
145 – Josh Smith, 12, Clinton Central, def. Jose Torres, 12, Portage,
major decision, 13-5.
152 – Jake Warner, 12, Portage, def. Travis Cochran, 11, Clinton Central,
major decision, 13-1.
160 – Eric Erway, 12, Portage, def. Maik Luddecke, 12, Clinton
Central, technical fall, 4:52.
171 – Adam Alaniz, 11, Portage, def. Mike
Gilbert, 11, Clinton Central, fall, 1:31.
189 – Aaran Branham, 11, Portage, def. Jared
Kirkpatrick, 11, Clinton Central, fall, 1:59.
215 – Chris Armetta, 12, Clinton Central, def.
David Torres, 11, Portage, fall, 0:40.
275 – Ryan Lang, 12, Portage, def. Derrick Lambert, 9, Clinton Central,
fall, 1:25.
Penn
30, Franklin 29.
103 – Todd Cochran, 11, Franklin, def. Rob Hall, 11, Penn, decision, 4-2.
112 – Adam Britton, 12, Penn, def. Justin Hagen, 11, Franklin, decision,
4-3.
119 – Pat Dowty, 12, Franklin, def. Nick Ferrettie, 11, Penn, decision, 8-6.
125 – Jerry Dover, 11, Penn, def. Justin Pickett, 11, Franklin, fall,
5:19.
130 – Nate LaGrange, 11, Franklin, def. Tony
Rodgers, 11, Penn, decision, 8-6.
135 – Tim Morris, 12, Franklin, def. Aaron Lacava,
12, Penn, fall, 5:27.
140 – A.J. Summe, 12, Penn, def. Bryce Hasseman, 9, Franklin, technical fall, 4:32.
145 – Josh Arnold, 10, Penn, def. Tim Wilhoit,
11, Franklin, major decision, 8-0.
152 – Terry Saylor, 10, Penn, def. Elgin Martin, 12, Franklin, fall, 3:19.
160 – Nick Belser, 11, Franklin, def. Jake Kovatch, 12, Penn, major decision, 13-5.
171 – Geno Roderick, 12, Franklin, def. Nic Boehnlein,
12, Penn, fall, 1:02.
189 – Mike McBride, 11, Penn, def. Seth Brown, 11, Franklin, decision, 6-4
OT.
215 – Bo Sands, 12, Penn, def. Justin Strain, 12, Franklin, decision, 9-6.
275 – Chris Woodall, 12, Franklin, def. Randy Carnes, 12, Penn, forfeit.
Evansville
Mater Dei 39, New Castle 16.
103 – Curtiss Vanness, 10, Evansville Mater Dei,
def. Cory Cook, 10, New Castle, dec. 7-1.
112 – Greg Schaefer, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Chris Pinon, 11, New Castle, fall, 3:14.
119 – Dan Jankowski, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Craig Akers, 9, New
Castle, dec. 4-0.
125 – B.J. Hauke, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def.
Brinton Gray, 9, New Castle, fall 1:06.
130 – Jeremiah Kissick, 12, New Castle, def.
John Werner, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, technical fall 3:29.
135 – Joe Mayer, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Danny King, 11, New
Castle, fall 5:19.
140 – Ben Harvey, 12, New Castle, def. Jeremy Kiesel,
12, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. 5-3.
145 – Josh Kissick, 12, New Castle, def. Brandon
Boots, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. 4-1.
152 – Mike Bishop, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Chip Marsh, 12, New
Castle, dec. 6-3.
160 – Nick Miller, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Jason Griffith, 11, New
Castle, dec. 6-4.
171 – Mike Schroeder, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Josh Martin, 11, New
Castle, dec. 12-5.
189 – Jeremy Herrmann, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Bryan Troxell, 11, New Castle, dec.
12-6.
215 – David Hisch, 10, Evansville Mater Dei,
def. Jackie Mix, 12, New Castle, dec. 13-9.
275 – Jeremy Motl, 12, New
Castle, won by forfeit.
Carmel
44, Wawasee 15.
103 – Conor Johnson, 10, Carmel, def. Chet Wortinger, 10, Wawasee, dec. 5-2.
112 – Travis Coy, 11, Wawasee, def. Andy Wright,
10, Carmel, dec. 6-5.
119 – Chris Hinton, 12, Carmel, def. Jacen
Hendricks, 10, Wawasee, dec.
5-2.
125 – Josh Collison, 11, Carmel, def. Troy
Hendricks, 12, Wawasee, dec.
2-1.
130 – Brent Borrowman, 12, Carmel, def. Kevin
Carr, 10, Wawasee, dec.
major decision, 14-3.
135 – Carl Zenor, 12, Carmel, def. Ryan Johnson,
11, Wawasee, major decision, 9-1.
140 – Darrell Carr, 12, Wawasee, def. Tim
Griffin, 11, Carmel, fall, 0:57.
145 – Matt Ross, 12, Carmel, def. Jason Carr, 11, Wawasee,
dec. 3-2.
152 – Shaun Belin, 11, Wawasee,
def. Wes Addington, 11, Carmel, fall 5:00.
160 – John Kopnisky, 12, Carmel, def. Corey
Hardin, 10, Wawasee, fall 1:09.
171 – John Rolling, 12, Carmel, def. Rob Burke, 12, Wawasee,
dec. 9-3.
189 – Todd Wright, 12, Carmel, def. Jesse Leonard, 11, Wawasee,
fall 2:34.
215 – Ernie Muniz, 12, Carmel, def. Tom Bryan, 9, Wawasee,
dec. 5-1.
275 – Chris Stewart, 12, Carmel, def. Jamie Salazar, 10, Wawasee, fall, 5:20.
Semifinals
Evansville
Mater Dei 31, Carmel 24.
103 – Curtis Vanness, 11, Evansville Mater Dei,
def. Conor Johnson, 10, Carmel, dec.
4-0.
112 – Greg Schaefer, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Andy Wright, 10,
Carmel, major decision, 23-10.
119 – Dan Jankowski, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Chris Hinton, 12,
Carmel, dec. 3-1.
125 – B.J. Hauke, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def.
Josh Collison, 11, Carmel, dec.
9-3.
130 – Brent Borrowman, 12, Carmel, def. John
Werner, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. 12-6.
135 – Joe Mayer, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Carl Zenor,
12, Carmel, dec. 4-2.
140 – Chad Schulte, 12, Carmel, def. Jeremy Kiesel,
12, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. 3-0.
145 – Matt Ross, 12, Carmel, def. Brandon Boots, 11, Evansville Mater Dei,
dec. 2-1.
152 – Mike Bishop, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Wes Addington,
11, Carmel, fall 3:16.
160 – John Kopnisky, 12, Carmel, def. Nick
Miller, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, major decision, 12-4.
171 – Mike Schroeder, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. John Rolling, 12,
Carmel, dec. 5-0.
189 – Tom Jankowski, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Matt Snider, 12,
Carmel, fall 3:17.
215 – Todd Wright, 12, Carmel, won by forfeit.
275 – Chris Stewart, 12, Carmel, won by forfeit.
Penn
41, Portage 23.
103 – Eric Keith, 9, Portage, def. Rob Hall, 11, Penn, dec.
7-2.
112 – Adam Britton, 12, Penn, def. Andrew Bradbury, 10, Portage, fall
4:16.
119 – Leroy Vega, 12, Portage, def. Nick Ferrettie,
11, Penn, technical fall, 3:44.
125 – Jerry Dover, 11, Penn, def. Stephan Stanfel,
11, Portage, fall 3:28.
130 – Tony Rodgers, 11, Penn, def. David Chavez, 12, Portage, dec. 7-6.
135 – Aaran Lacava,
12, Penn, def. Chris Roman, 12, Portage, dec. 6-5.
140 – A.J. Summee, 12, Penn, def. Fred Joseph,
9, Portage, fall 3:43.
145 – Josh Arnold, 10, Penn, def. Jose Torres, 12, Portage, dec. 3-2.
152 – Jake Warner, 12, Portage, def. Terry Saylor, 10, Penn, dec. 5-1.
160 – Jake Kovatch, 12, Penn, def. Eric Erway, 11, Portage, dec. 3-1.
171 – Nic Boehnlein, 12, Penn, def. Adam Alaniz, 11, Portage, fall 1:54.
189 – Mike McBride, 11, Penn, def. Aaron Branham, 11, Portage, technical
fall 2:56.
215 – David Torres, 11, Portage, def. Brent Ladig,
10, Penn, fall 1:37.
275 – Ryan Lang, 12, Portage, def. Jason Sill, 9, Penn, fall 2:33.
Championship
Evansville
Mater Dei 32, Penn 18.
103 -- Curtis Vanness, 11,
Evansville Mater Dei, def. Rob Hall, 11, Portage, dec.
3-1
112 -- Greg Schaeffer, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, def.
Adam Britton, 12, Penn, technical fall 4:18.
119 -- Dan Jankowski, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Nick
Ferrettie, 11, Penn, dec. 5-1.
125 -- B.J. Hauke, 12,
Evansville Mater Dei, def. Jerry Dover, 11, Penn, dec.
9-7.
130 -- John Werner, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Tony
Rodgers, 11, Penn, dec. 6-4.
135 -- Joe Mayer, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Aaron Lacava, 12, Penn, fall 5:08.
140 -- A.J. Summe, 12, Penn,
def. Jeremy Kiesel, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, fall
3:45.
145 -- Brandon Boots, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Josh
Arnold, 10, Penn, dec. 3-0.
152 -- Terry Saylor, 10, Penn, def. Mike Bishop, 12,
Evansville Mater Dei, dec. 6-5.
160 -- Nick Miller, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Jake Kovatch, 12, Penn, dec. 3-1 (OT).
171 -- Nic Boehnlein, 12, Penn,
def. Mike Schroeder, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. 4-3.
189 -- Tom Jankowski, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Mike
McBride, 11, Penn, dec. 5-4.
215 -- Bo Sands, 12, Penn, def. Jeremy Herrmann, 11,
Evansville Mater Dei, dec. 6-3.
275 -- Randy Carnes, 12, Penn, def. David Hisch, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, dec.
8-6.