Rolling out the mats for the IHSA wrestling state finals
Feb. 14—All 41 area wrestlers who will step inside State Farm Center on
Thursday have earned their spot in the IHSA state finals. But before the Grand March arrives on Saturday night and state champions are determined in Champaign, here's a look at who each area wrestler will square off against in his first-round match on Thursday:
Class 2A
113 pounds
➜ Talin Baker, Champaign Central, Fr. (30-6) vs. Brian Bahena, Little Village, Sr. (33-10)
126 pounds
➜ Andon Beldo, Centennial, Sr. (30-7) vs. Eli Gonzalez, Washington, Sr. (27-10)
➜ Justus Vrona, Mahomet-Seymour, So. (38-15) vs. Xavier Villalobos, Rochelle, Jr. (40-1)
132 pounds
➜ Ty Rangel, Danville, Jr. (25-9) vs. Ty Edwards, Yorkville Christian, Sr. (43-2)
138 pounds
➜ Trevor Schoonover, Centennial, Sr. (41-8) vs. Jordan Rasof, Deerfield, Jr. (36-7)
144 pounds
➜ Ronald Baker III, Champaign Central, Jr. (13-2) vs. Kiaven Sullivan, Hillcrest, Jr. (25-4)
157 pounds
➜ Gage Decker, Mahomet-Seymour, Sr. (36-9) vs. Ty Smart, Rockford East, So. (32-10)
175 pounds
➜ Phillip Shaw IV, Danville, Sr. (33-1) vs. Caden Casimino, Crystal Lake South, Sr. (30-4)
285 pounds
➜ Jack Barnhart, Centennial, Sr. (40-0) vs. Mick Ranquist, Montini, Sr. (20-6)
Class 1A
106 pounds
➜ Brady Mouser, LeRoy/Tri-Valley, Jr. (42-2) vs. Aleksander Ramos, Nazareth Academy, Fr. (24-11)
➜ Emmitt Holt, St. Joseph-Ogden, Sr. (37-2) vs. Raiden Terry, Seneca, Fr. (40-8)
➜ Steven Uden, Oakwood/Salt Fork, Fr. (31-16) vs. Augustus Swanson, Princeton, So. (32-1)
113 pounds
➜ Brayden Edwards, Oakwood/Salt Fork, Jr. (33-13) vs. Nelson Benesh, Oregon, Fr. (37-7)
120 pounds
➜ EJ Chaon, LeRoy/Tri-Valley, Fr. (30-11) vs. Brayden Teunissen, Marian Central, Jr. (36-5)
126 pounds
➜ Hunter Shike, Unity, So. (38-7) vs. Thomas Soward, Rockridge, Fr. (36-7)
➜ Danny Tay, Ridgeview, Sr. (42-5) vs. Gavin Ekberg, North Boone, Jr. (36-6)
132 pounds
➜ Shawn Schlickman, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher, Sr. (34-11) vs. Brandon Green, Roxana, So. (42-4)
➜ Pedro Rangel, Oakwood/Salt Fork, Jr. (44-5) vs. Keygan Jennings, Farmington, Sr. (40-4)
➜ Taylor Finley, Unity, Fr. (38-16) vs. Carson Bissey, Richland County, Jr. (45-1)
➜ Holden Brazelton, St. Joseph-Ogden, Jr. (45-1) vs. Cole Yarbrough, Vandalia, Fr. (19-4)
144 pounds
➜ Kaden Inman, Unity, Jr. (41-7) vs. Owen McGinnis, Cumberland, So. (44-5)
150 pounds
➜ Carson Maxey, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher, Sr. (36-8) vs. Arkail Griffin, Chicago Hope, Fr. (37-10)
➜ Grant Brewer, Oakwood/Salt Fork, Sr. (39-3) vs. Brody Rudkin, Richmond-Burton, Sr. (24-4)
➜ Coy Hayes, St. Joseph-Ogden, So. (29-8) vs. Brant Widlowski, Coal City, Sr. (43-3)
157 pounds
➜ Ayden Larkin, Hoopeston Area, Jr. (40-11) vs. Gunner Varland, Seneca, So. (28-13)
➜ Bryson Capansky, Oakwood/Salt Fork, Sr. (40-6) vs. Anthony Bauer, Oregon, Sr. (34-6)
➜ Connor Lyons, LeRoy/Tri-Valley, Sr. (39-9) vs. Tony Jones-Blakely, Chicago Hope, Jr. (30-16)
165 pounds
➜ Ryan Rink, Unity, Jr. (39-10) vs. Robert Wells, Paris, Sr. (26-10)
➜ Cooper Miller, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher, Fr. (32-11) vs. Zander Wells, Hillsboro, Sr. (33-7)
➜ Bo Zeleznik, LeRoy/Tri-Valley, Jr. (29-12) vs. Kahne Hyre, Robinson, Jr. (38-3)
➜ Gabriel Kiddoo, Westville, Jr. (32-7) vs. Bowden Delaney, Tremont, Jr. (42-1)
175 pounds
➜ August Christhilf, St. Thomas More, Sr. (38-5) vs. Josue Hernandez, De La Salle, Sr. (27-6)
➜ Thayden Root, Unity, Sr. (44-9) vs. Asher Hamby, Seneca, Sr. (48-6)
➜ Dalton Brown, Oakwood/Salt Fork, Sr. (41-5) vs. Zachary Bradley, Riverdale, Sr. (47-4)
➜ Angel Zamora, Hoopeston Area, Jr. (48-2) vs. Adam Haddad, Northridge, Jr. (28-6)
190 pounds
➜ Hunter Eastin, Unity, Jr. (43-6) vs. Conner Henson, West Frankfort, Jr. (38-10)
➜ Aiden Sancken, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, Sr. (33-6) vs. Kaden Tidwell, Vandalia, Jr. (34-9)
➜ Jamison Chambliss, Oakwood/Salt Fork, Fr. (24-5) vs. Brody Cuppernell, St. Thomas More, Sr. (32-3)
215 pounds
➜ Jacob Bischoff, LeRoy/Tri-Valley, Sr. (42-2) vs. Dominic Alaimo, Reed-Custer, So. (30-14)
285 pounds
➜ Dawson Thayer, Clinton, Jr. (37-10) vs. Roy Phelps, Chicago Hope, Jr. (43-7)
