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Last Year’s Team State Finals

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