171 Pounds

Pairings are listed in bracket order from top to bottom

 

FIRST-ROUND PAIRINGS

Rich Stradling (35-0), Lebanon, senior vs. Tony Unfried (33-7), Evansville Mater Dei, junior.

Matt Arvesen (26-3), Plymouth, sophomore vs. Scott VanDerAa (31-3), Winamac, senior

Ryan Myszak (25-3), Hammond Gavit, senior vs. Paul Ruble (36-9), Bellmont , senior.

Joshua Hardy (39-0), Princeton, senior vs. Ryan Williams (31-8), Beech Grove, sophomore.

Thomas Hammock (40-2), Fort Wayne Luers, junior vs. Mark Kaiser (34-6),

Crown Point, senior.

Josh Martin (32-5), New Castle, senior vs. Joshua Griggs (34-3), Vincennes Lincoln, senior

Scott Livers (39-11), Evansville Reitz, senior vs. Nick Hardwick (46-1),

Lawrence North, junior.

John Comeau (39-0), South Bend Washington, senior vs. Chris Mace (35-3),

Muncie Southside, senior.

 

FIRST-ROUND RESULTS

Friday, Feb. 20, 1998

Market Square Arena, Indianapolis

Rich Stradling, Lebanon, dec. Tony Unfried, Evansville Mater Dei, 12-6.

Scott VanDerAa, Winamac, pinned Matt Arvesen, Plymouth, 1:26.

Ryan Myszak, Hammond Gavit, won by forfeit over Paul Ruble, Bellmont.

Joshua Hardy, Princeton, dec. Ryan Williams, Beech Grove, 2-1 (OT).

Thomas Hammock, Fort Wayne Luers, dec. Mark Kaiser, Crown Point, 8-5.

Josh Martin, New Castle, dec. Joshua Griggs, Vincennes Lincoln, 4-3.

Scott Livers, Evansville Reitz, pinned Nick Hardwick, Lawrence North, :57.

John Comeau, South Bend Washington, dec. Chris Mace, Muncie Southside, 9-0.

 

 

SECOND-ROUND RESULTS

Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998

Market Square Arena, Indianapolis

Rich Stradling, Lebanon, dec. Scott VanDerAa, Winamac, 6-3.

Joshua Hardy, Princeton, dec. Ryan Myszak, Hammond Gavit, 6-4.

Thomas Hammock, Fort Wayne Luers, dec. Josh Martin, New Castle, 9-5.

John Comeau, South Bend Washington, pinned Scott Livers, Evansville Reitz, 4:56.

 

SEMIFINALS RESULTS

Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998

Joshua Hardy, Princeton, dec. Rich Stradling, Lebanon, 5-1.

John Comeau, South Bend Washington, dec. Thomas Hammock, Fort Wayne Luers, 3-1.

 

CONSOLATION BRACKET

Hammock won by forfeit over Stradling for third place.
Livers dec. Myszak 12-3 for fifth place.

Martin dec. VanDerAa for seventh place.

 

CHAMPIONSHIP

Joshua Hardy, Princeton, dec. John Comeau, South Bend Washington, 7-4.

Hardy finished 43-0; Comeau finished 42-1.