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Last Year’s Individual State Finals

PORTAGE’S McMURRAY WINS THIRD STRAIGHT WRESTLING CROWN

Cleveland (42-0) at 215 and; Yorktown
senior Ross Janney (52-0) at 285.
Princeton’s Drake Stein (44-2) pulled
a surprise in upending defending champ
Michael Duckworth (49-1), 4-1 in the
171 pound championship match.
Crown Point and Warren Central
each had two state champions on the
evening. Tsirtsis and Roach for the
Bulldogs and Wright and senior Michael
Johnson-Jones (44-1) at 189 for the
Warriors.
The weekend’s three session event
drew 25,811 fans.

IHSAA 2010 Individual State Champions
Sean McMurray etched his name into state wrestling
history Saturday night as the Portage senior won his third The 72nd Annual
consecutive championship during the 72nd annual festivi- IHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals
ties at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. February 19-20, 2010
McMurray (42-0) became the 24th individual to finish Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.
as a three-time state champion following a 9-0 victory over 103 – Cody Phillips, 10, Union County (45-0) def.
Indianapolis Cathedral’s Tyler Willis in the 160 pound final. Paul Petrov, 10, Hanover Central (48-1), dec. 8-3.
McMurray was the 135 pound winner as a sophomore and
won the 152 title last season when he finished 49-0. 112 – Kyle Ayersman, 10, Lake Central (40-1) def.
In addition to McMurray, four others – Union County’s Paul Beck, 12, Mishawaka (47-2), dec. 2-0 OT.
Cody Phillips, Warren Central’s Brandon Wright, Crown 119 – Brandon Nelsen, 12, Lawrence North (44-1) def.
Point’s Jason Tsirtsis and Hobart’s Francisco Porras – each Daniel Bradley, 12, Knox (40-1), dec. 6-2.
won their second state championship.
Phillips won his second consecutive at 103 pounds best- 125 – Brandon Wright, 12, Warren Central (33-2) def.
ing Hanover Central sophomore Paul Petrov, 8-3. Phillips, Ethan Raley, 11, Indian Creek (37-2), dec. 9-1.
just a sophomore, remained unbeaten for his career posting 130 – Jason Tsirtsis, 10, Crown Point (42-0) def.
a 45-0 mark this year following a 49-0 freshman campaign. Devon Jackson, 10, Yorktown (53-1), dec. 4-0 OT.
It was Petrov’s first setback this year in 49 matches.
In a battle of former state champs, Warren Central 135 – Brock Norton,12, Carroll (Fort Wayne) (39-0) def.
senior Brandon Wright (33-2) emerged the winner taking a Mason Berryman,12, Anderson Highland (36-1), decision 3-1.
9-1 decision from Indian Creek’s Ethan Raley (37-2) in the 140 – Francisco Porras, 12, Hobart (42-1) def.
125 pound final. It was the second state championship for Justin Beck, 12, Leo (36-3), dec. 5-1.
Wright who also won the 112 pound crown as a sophomore
while a student at Indianapolis Cathedral. He also finished 145 – Eric Roach, 11, Crown Point (41-0) def.
as the state runner-up during his freshman and junior years Doug Welch, 11, Castle (48-1), dec. 5-3.
at Cathedral. He became the second individual in state 152 – Sam Bennett, 12, Anderson Highland (42-0) def.
finals history to win state titles at two different schools. Zachary Corpe, 12, Elkhart Memorial (36-3), dec. 6-2.
Tsirtsis remained undefeated for his sophomore year
(42-0) handing Yorktown sophomore Devon Jackson his 160 – Sean McMurray, 12, Portage (42-0) def.
first defeat (53-1) in a 4-0 overtime victory at 130 pounds. Tyler Willis, 10, Indianapolis Cathedral (43-2), dec. 9-0.
Tsirtsis won the125 pound title in 2009. 171 – Drake Stein, 11, Princeton (44-2) def.
After winning the 130 pound state championship in Michael Duckworth, 12, Union County (49-1), dec. 4-1.
2009, Porras completed his senior season 42-1 taking a 5-1
decision from Leo senior Justin Beck (36-3) at 140 pounds. 189 – Michael Johnson-Jones, 12, Warren Central (44-1) def.
It was the third consecutive final match appearance for Braden Atwood, 12, Delphi (48-1), dec. 4-2 OT.
Porras. He finished as the 125 runner-up in 2008. 215 – Nathan Cleveland, 12, Lowell (42-0) def.
Five others also finished undefeated seasons – Carroll Christian Lentz, 12, Mishawaka (46-3), dec. 2-1 OT.
(Fort Wayne) senior Brock Norton (39-0) at 135; Crown
Point junior Eric Roach (41-0) at 145; Anderson Highland 285 – Ross Janney, 12, Yorktown (52-0) def.
senior Sam Bennett (42-0) at 152; Lowell senior Nathan James Travis, 12, Merrillville (44-1), dec. 3-2.
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