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Last Year’s Team State Finals

MISHAWAKA TOPS YORKTOWN FOR WRESTLING STATE TITLE
Mishawaka capped a perfect 31-0
season in dominating fashion with a
37-17 victory over Yorktown (34-2) in
the 15th Annual IHSAA Team Wrestling
State Finals at Center Grove High
School. The title is Mishawaka’s third
overall and second in the three years
under coach Darrick Snyder in the dual
format.
The formula for success was
virtually the same as when top-ranked
Mishawaka advanced an impressive
10 wrestlers to the Individual State
Finals at Conseco Fieldhouse. Nine of
those wrestlers earned medals includ-
ing senior Paul Beck, a runner-up at
112-pounds, and senior Christian Lentz, victorious in the 152-pound match with Scott Neff.
a runner-up at 215-pounds. While the the championship round’s first fall that Yorktown senior Ross Janney, the
Cavemen had no individual champions, came in the third period over Tiger 285-pound state champion, closed out
their impressive team depth vaulted senior Caleb Smith. his perfect 55-0 season with a fast :31
them to a team title by capturing 10 of In a high scoring affair, senior Alex fall over senior Travis Thomas.
the 14 weight classes in the finals. White continued the Caveman streak In semifinal action, Mishawaka
The championship match began with with a 13-10 decision at 160-pounds advanced to the championship round
the 103-pound class, where Yorktown over Yorktown junior Andie Higgins. by defeating the third-ranked Perry
sophomore Brock Bevans notched a 9-7 The celebration officially began Meridian (26-2), 41-15. Yorktown
victory over Mishawaka freshman Grant when 189-pound senior Danny Abu- and head coach Trent McCormick
Martsolf. shehab sealed the Mishawaka title advanced to the championship with
Beck got things rolling for the with a fall over Yorktown senior Grant a 30-27 victory over Castle (22-4)
Cavemen when he won in decisive Brown. that was decided on the final pairing.
fashion, an 11-1 major decision over At 215-pounds, Lentz finished his Yorktown’s 215-pound junior Scott
Yorktown freshman Schuyler Phillips. stellar career with a dominating 14-1 Neff gutted out a 7-2 decision over
Sophomore Layton Binion followed with major decision over Yorktown junior Castle’s Travis Daugherty.
a 6-2 decision over Yorktown’s Jake
Anderson to put the Cavemen out in
front 7-3. The 15th Annual
The Tigers responded and made IHSAA Team Wrestling State Finals - February 27, 2010
things interesting by grabbing a 11-7 Center Grove High School, Greenwood, Indiana
advantage with a pair of major decisions
by 125-pound senior Derek Bevans and Quarterfinals Yorktown 31, Roncalli 24
Castle 54, Harrison (West Lafayette) 15
130-pound sophomore Devon Jackson. Perry Meridian 39, Indianapolis Cathedral 20 Mishawaka 45, Crown Point 19
Jackson was an individual runner-up
at 130-pounds at the Individual State Semifinals
Championships. Mishawaka 41, Perry Meridian 15 Yorktown 30, Castle 27

135-pound senior Matt Guerra, Championship Results
gutted out a 5-4 overtime decision Championship matches began with the 103 lb. weight class.
over Tiger junior Andrew Hiestand that Mishawaka 37, Yorktown 17
seemed to set the stage for what was 103 – Brock Bevans, 10, Yorktown def. Grant Martsolf, 09, Mishawaka, Decision 9-7
to follow. Despite Guerra’s post-match 112 – Paul Beck, 12, Mishawaka def. Schuyler Phillips, 09, Yorktown, Major Dec. 11-1
celebration that resulted in a team point 119 – Layton Binion, 10, Mishawaka def. Jake Anderson, 12, Yorktown, Decision 6-2
deduction, Mishawaka would go on to 125 – Derek Bevans, 12, Yorktown def. Taylor Wisler, 11, Mishawaka, Major Dec. 12-4
win the next seven matches in a row. 130 – Devon Jackson, 10, Yorktown def. Nick Schrader, 12, Mishawaka, Major Dec 10-1
140-pound senior Anthony Eddy 135 – Matt Guerra, 12, Mishawaka def. Andrew Hiestand, 11, Yorktown, Decision 8-4
140 – Anthony Eddy, 12, Mishawaka def. Josh Rench, 12, Yorktown, Decision 7-1
gave Mishawaka the lead back at 12-11 145 – Darius Marshall, 11, Mishawaka def. Cody Harper, 12, Yorktown, Decision 6-3
with a 7-1 win over Yorktown’s Josh 152 – Ryan Stahl, 12, Mishawaka def. Caleb Smith, 12, Yorktown, Fall (5:44)
Rench. 160 – Alex White, 12, Mishawaka def. Andie Higgins, 11, Yorktown, Decision 13-10
Junior Darius Marshall followed with 171 – Richard Morin, 12, Mishawaka def. Trent Castner, 12, Yorktown, Decision 5-1
an extremely hard fought 6-3 decision 189 – Danny Abu-shehab, 12, Mishawaka def. Grant Brown, 12, Yorktown, Fall (2:31)
in the 145-pound match over Yorktown 215 – Christian Lentz, 12, Mishawaka def. Scott Neff, 11, Yorktown, Major Dec. 14-1
senior Cody Harper. 285 – Ross Janney, 12, Yorktown def. Travis Thomas, 12, Mishawaka, Fall (0:31)
Caveman senior Ryan Stahl was
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