Page 31 - 2011-12 Individual Wrestling State Finals Program

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. IHSAA - Pure Spirit. Pure Sport! 31