Page 30 - 2009-10 Individual Wrestling State Finals Program

Last Year’s Individual State Finals

CROWN POINT PULLS OUT THREE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

senior Daniel Young (48-0) on a fall at the
5:32 mark of Indianapolis Cathedral’s Gavin
McGinley. He became his school’s first
wrestling state champion. Martinsville senior
Briar Runyan (43-0) claimed an 8-3 decision
from Pendleton Heights’ Matt Todd at 160.
Runyan was last year’s runner-up at 152.
Senior Billy Baker (42-0) of Bellmont won
a 4-1 decision over Mishawaka’s Christian
Lentz at 215 and Winchester senior Adam
Chalfant (39-0) won his school’s first title
beating Mount Vernon’s Alexander White,
7-2.
East Noble senior Taylor March (39-1)
also won his school’s first state champion-
IHSAA 2009 Individual State Champions ship with a 4-3 victory over Mitchell Richey
of Brown County in the 135 bout. March had finished as a
Crown Point came away the big winner Saturday night runner-up his first two years and placed third last season.
with three of its wrestlers winning state championships dur- At 130, Hobart junior Francisco Porras (40-1) returned
ing the 71st Annual IHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals after last year’s runner-up finish at 125 to capture the 130
at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. title with a 4-1 win over D’Marcus Spencer of Pike.
Junior Anthony Hawkins (42-0) and senior Marcus
Shrewsbury (42-0) both remained unbeaten winning the The 71th Annual
112 and 189 pound crowns, while freshman Jason Tsirtsis IHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals
(40-2) won the 125 pound title. Hawkins defeated Roncalli’s
February 20-21, 2009
Josh Kieffer, 2-1, in overtime and Shrewsbury handled Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.
Northridge’s Drew Graber, 6-3, in a battle of unbeatens.
Tsirtsis, the younger brother of four-time state champion 103 –Cody Phillips, 9, UNion County (49-0) defeated Dusty
Alex Tsirtsis (2001-04), handled Indianapolis Cathedral’s Kief, 10, Franklin Community (43-6), fall, 2:34.
John Grey, 16-3. 112 – Anthony Hawkins, 11, Crown Point (42-0) defeated Josh
The Crown Point trio became the third, fourth and fifth Kieffer, 10, Indianapolis Roncalli (44-5), dec. 2-1 OT
state champions in school history and the first ones since 119 – Camden Eppert, 12, Anderson Highland (40-2) defeated
1975. They’ll compete with their teammates along with Brandon Wright, 11, Indianapolis Chathedral (48-3), dec. 3-2 OT
seven other teams during next Saturday’s Team State 125 –Jason Tsirtsis, 9, Crown Point (40-2) defeated John Grey,
Finals at Center Grove High School in Greenwood. 12, Indianapolis Cathedral (44-5), dec. 16-3.
Also, Mishawaka’s Steve Sandefer and Portage’s Sean
McMurray both won their second consecutive state titles. 130 – Francisco Porras, 11, Hobart (40-1) defeated D’Marcus
Sandefer (44-1), a senior, edged Elkhart Memorial’s Ryan Spencer, 12, Pike (40-4), dec. 4-1.
Stahl, 6-5, to repeat as 140 pound champ, while the junior 135 – Taylor March, 12, East Noble (39-1) defeated Mitchell
McMurray won an 8-5 decision from Chesterton’s Anthony Richey, 12, Brown County (43-1), dec. 4-3.
Quiroz in the 152 championship. McMurray completed a 140 – Steven Sandefer, 12, Mishawaka (44-1) defeated Ryan
49-0 campaign after winning the 135 crown a year ago. Stahl, 11, Elkhart Memorial (42-3), dec. 6-5.
For the third year in a row, Anderson Highland senior 145 – Damiel Young, 12, Culver Academies (48-0) defeated
Camden Eppert and Indianapolis Cathedral junior Brandon Gavin McGinley,12, Ind. Cathedral (33-5), fall, 5:32.
Wright squared off with a state championship at stake. The
rubber match between the two went to Eppert (39-4) who 152 –Sean McMurray, 11, Portage (49-0) defeated Anthony
Quiroz, 9, Chesterton (37-12), dec. 8-5.
took a 3-2 overtime decision in the 119 pound final. In their
two previous state title bouts, Eppert took a 6-3 decision in 160 – Briar Runyan, 12, Martinsville (43-0) defeated Matt Todd,
2007 at 103 and Wright triumphed 5-2 last year at 112. 12, Pendelton Heights (46-1), dec. 4-1.
Two Union County individuals also won championships 171 – Michael Duckworth, 11, Union County (48-1) defeated
as freshman Cody Phillips finished off a perfect season Bryce Grimes, 12, Lawrence North (46-2), dec. 2-0.
with an impressive pin just 2:34 into his 103 pound final 189 – Marcus shrewsbury, 12, Crown Point (42-0) defeated
with Franklin’s Dusty Kief. Junior Michael Duckworth (48-1), Grew Graber, 12, Northridge (43-1), dec. 6-3.
last year’s runner-up at 160, claimed a 2-0 decision over 215 – Billy Baker, 12, Bellmont (42-0) defeated Christian Lentz,
Lawrence North’s Bryce Grimes in the 171 final. 11, Mishawaka (44-4), dec. 4-1.
Four others polished off undefeated seasons.
The 145 pound championship went to Culver Academies 285 –Adam Chalfant, 12, Winchester (39-0) defeated Alexander
White, 12, Mount Vernon (53-2), dec. 7-2.
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