Page 28 - 2012-13 Wrestling State Finals Program

Last Year’s Individual State Finals

Crown Point’s Jason Tsirtsis Makes History with Fourth State Title

Crown Point’s Jason Tsirtsis made history He was one of two Bulldogs to stand at the
on Saturday becoming the eighth individual in top of the awards stand along with 220 pound
Indiana history to win four straight wrestling teammate Tyler Kral (41-2) who defeated South
state championships at Bankers Life Fieldhouse Bend Clay’s Joe Gallegos (45-3), 3-2.
in Indianapolis.
Matching Crown Point’s haul was another
Tsirtsis won all four of his matches in domi- Lake County school, Hanover Central, which
nating fashion throughout the weekend including saw Stevan Micic and Paul Petrov win two of
a 22-7 technical fall over Indianapolis Cathe- the first three title matches of the evening.
dral’s Vinny Corsaro in the 145 pound final. He
joins his brother Alex who also won four state Micic (47-0) defeated Nathan Boston (44-1)
crowns while at Griffith from 2001-04. of Lawrence North in the 106 pound match, 5-1,
while Paul Petrov (47-0) rallied to top Brenden
Tsirtsis adds the 145 pound crown to his Campbell (53-3) of New Castle at 120 pounds,
resume after winning at 125 pounds as a fresh- 14-11.
man, 130 as a sophomore and the 140 bracket
last year. He owns a perfect 42-0 record this Lake Central’s Kyle Ayersman (52-0) earned
season, including a 170-2 career mark heading his third straight championship winning the
into Crown Point’s appearance in the following 126 pound class with a 1-0 decision over Cody
weekend’s Team State Finals. LeCount (46-1) of Perry Meridian.

The 74th Annual IHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals
February 17-18, 2012
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.

106 – Stevan Micic 10 Hanover Central (47-0) def. Nathan Boston, 10 Lawrence North (44-1), dec. 5-1.
113 – Jarred Brooks 12 Warsaw (35-0) def. Schuyler Phillips 11, Yorktown (47-2), dec. 18-6.
120 – Paul Petrov 12 Hanover Central (47-0) def. Brenden Campbell, 12 New Castle (53-3), dec. 14-11.
126 – Kyle Ayersman 12 Lake Central (52-0) def. Cody LeCount, 10 Perry Meridian (46-1), dec. 1-0.
132 – Jared McKinley 12 Perry Meridian (48-1) def. Todd Batt, 12 South Adams (45-3), dec. 9-2.
138 – Devon Jackson 12 Yorktown (52-0) def. Josh Farrell 11, Greenfield-Central (39-4), major dec. 12-2.
145 – Jason Tsirtsis 12 Crown Point (42-0) def. Vincent Corsaro 10, Indianapolis Cathedral (35-4), tech. fall, 22-7.
152– Isaiah Bradley 11 Muncie Southside (44-0) def. Luke Kriech, 11 Franklin Community (35-6), dec. 2-1
160 – Brian Harvey 12 Indianapolis Cathedral (47-0) def. Connor Robinson, 12 New Palestine (39-9),
major dec. 12-4.
170 – Sean Mappes 12 Center Grove (46-0) def. Jake Masengale, 11 Perry Meridian (47-2), dec. 7-6
182 – Tanner Lynde 12 Delphi (52-0) def. Lukas Schaeffer 12, Westfield (53-1), dec. 8-1.
195 – Mitch Sliga 11 Fishers (49-0) def. Kourtney Berry 12, Merrillville (32-1) Pin 3:20.
220 – Tyler Kral 12 Crown Point (41-2) def. Joe Gallegos 12, South Bend Clay (45-3), dec. 3-2.
285 – Abraham Hall 12 Bremen (50-0) def. Dominique Stauffer, 12 Elkhart Central (38-2), dec. 3-1.

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