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Last Year’s Team State Finals

Perry Meridian Caps Perfect Season with Team Wrestling Title

Perry Meridian capped a per-
fect 28-0 season in overwhelming The 16th Annual
fashion with a 44-21 victory over IHSAA Team Wrestling State Finals - February 26, 2011
Lawrence North (20-5). The title Center Grove High School, Greenwood, Indiana
is Perry Meridian’s first-ever team
wrestling title, the school’s first in a Quarterfinals
boys’ team sport, and sixth overall Perry Meridian 35, Roncalli 27 Evansville Mater Dei 30, Crown Point 25
(Girls Gymnastics 1977-78, 1978- Penn 35, Bellmont 20 Lawrence North 52, Delphi 18
79, 1979-80, and 1981-82; Girls
Track 1987-88). Semifinals
After finishing runner-up Perry Meridian 27, Penn 22 Lawrence North 36, Evansville Mater Dei 35
four times (1991-92, 2001-02,
2003-04, and 2008-09), two of Championship Results
Championship matches began with the 103 lb. weight class.
those coming to Lawrence North Perry Meridian 44, Lawrence North 21
(1991-92, 2003-04), head coach 103 – Nathan Boston, 9, Lawrence North, def. Jacob Cottey, 9, Perry Meridian, TF 18-3
Jim Tonte and the Falcons cel- 112 – Cody LeCount, 9, Perry Meridian, def. Alex Sparks, 10, Lawrence North, Major Dec. 13-4
ebrated at center mat in the 16th 119 – Robert Boston, 11, Lawrence North, def. Aidan Kenny, 9, Perry Meridian, Decision 4-0
annual IHSAA Team Wrestling 125 – Jared McKinley, 11, Perry Meridian, def. Rene Briseno,12, Lawrence North, Fall
State Finals at Center Grove High 130 – Jordan Johnson, 12, Lawrence North, def. Nick Bova, 10, Perry Meridian, Decision 6-0
School in Greenwood, Indiana. 135 – Joe Klinesmith, 12, Perry Meridian, def. Ricardo Briseno, 12, Lawrence North, Decision 9-2
While the Falcons champion- 140 – Matt Rattay, 12, Lawrence North, def. Danny Fagan, 10, Perry Meridian, Major Dec. 22-10
ship match was convincing, the 145 – Daulton Capps, 12, Perry Meridian, def. Corey Gorman, 12, Lawrence North, Fall
road to the title match was much 152 – Kirk Johnson, 11, Perry Meridian, def. Nester Castillo, 12, Lawrence North, Major Dec. 8-0
tougher. Perry Meridian advanced 160 – Derek Harz, 12, Perry Meridian, def. Damon Brooks, 11, Lawrence North, Fall
to the championship round with 171 – Jacob Masengale, 10, Perry Meridian, def. Brandon Douthitt, 12, Lawrence North, Decision 13-7
a close 35-27 quarterfinal victory 189 – Jeremy Haskett, 12, Lawrence North, def. Sam Tasseff, 12, Perry Meridian, Fall
over the sixth-ranked Roncalli. 215 – Logan Cooper, 12, Perry Meridian, def. Unknown, Lawrence North, Forfeit
In the semifinals, Perry Meridian 285 – Donte Winfield, 10, Perry Meridian, def. Deon Lockhart, 11, Lawrence North, Fall
narrowly defeated fourth-ranked
Penn 27-22 in a match that came
down to the final pairing, where
senior Sam Tasseff defeated Penn senior a first period fall. Lawrence North’s Nestor Castillo duked
Mike Ham in a dramatic 10-9 decision. Senior Jordan Johnson of Lawrence it out for the 152-pound class in the team
The championship match began North defeated Perry Meridian state finals. Johnson cruised to a 8-0
with the 285-pound weight class, where sophomore and 2011 individual state major decision that extended the Perry
sophomore Donte Winfield won by finalist, Nick Bova, to capture the Meridian lead 29-15.
fall in the third period over junior Deon 130-pound class with a 6-0 victory. In the 160-pound weight class, Perry
Lockhart. Winfield’s fall vaulted Perry Johnson jumped out to a 4-0 lead with Meridian senior Derek Harz was on a
Meridian to a 6-0 lead and never trailed in a takedown and near fall in the first mission and defeated junior Damon
final match. period and held Bova in check during Brooks of Lawrence North with a fall
103-pound freshman and indi- the scoreless second period. Johnson at 0:52. The victory sealed Lawrence
vidual state champion, Nathan Boston added another near fall as the match North’s fate and gave Perry Meridian an
(Lawrence North), started strong with came to a close to hang on for the insurmountable 35-15 lead.
two takedowns in the first period followed victory. The 171-pound match pitted Falcon
by three more in the second. Boston At 135-pounds, Falcon senior Joe sophomore Jacob Masengale of Perry
dominated the match with a technical Klinesmith defeated Wildcat senior against Lawrence North senior Brandon
fall (18-3) over Wildcat freshman Jacob Ricardo Briseno with near fall during the Douthitt. Masengale scored a second
Cottey. third period to notch a 9-2 decision. period reversal and a near fall in the final
At 112-pounds, Perry Meridian fresh- 140-pound senior Matthew Rattay, seconds to score a 13-7 decision.
man Cody LeCount defeated Wildcat 3rd place finisher at the individual state Lawrence North senior Jeremy
sophomore Alex Sparks 13-4 after jump- finals a week ago, scored a major deci- Haskett needed only 34 seconds to pin
ing out to a 9-4 second period lead. sion (22-10) over sophomore Danny Perry Meridian senior Sam Tasseff at
At 119-pounds, Lawrence North junior Fagan of Perry Meridian. 189-pounds.
Robert Boston defeated Falcon freshman Daulton Capps of Perry Meridan The celebration began for Perry
Aidan Kenny, 4-0. Boston pulled ahead and Corey Gorman of Lawrence North Meridian when Lawrence North forfeited
with a reversal halfway through the sec- headlined the matchup at the 145 lbs. the final match at 215-pounds to Perry
ond period and added an early takedown Capps overpowered Gorman with the Meridian senior Logan Cooper.
in the third to seal the victory, 4-0. fall at 1:38 to once again widen Perry In semifinal action, Lawrence North
Perry Meridian’s junior Jared Meridian’s lead in the overall, 25-15, and Coach Jared Williams advanced
McKinley, individual state champion at and really got things rolling in the right to the championship round defeating
125-pounds a week ago, struck quickly direction. Evansville Mater Dei, 36-35. It came
with a takedown in the first 30 seconds Falcon junior Kirk Johnson, the down to criteria (e), total number of falls,
of the match and went on to defeat state’s 4th place wrestler at last week’s 4-3, after the score was tied at 35 follow-
Lawrence North senior Rene Briseno with individual state tournament, and ing the final pairing.
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