IHSAA Team Wrestling

1996-97 State Finals in Review

EVANSVILLE MATER DEI WINS TEAM WRESTLING STATE TITLE

Evansville Mater Dei won the first six matches and nine of the first 12 to successfully defend its state title with a 32-18 triumph over Penn in the championship round of the Second Annual Indiana High School Athletic Association Team Wrestling State Finals March 1, 1997 at Center Grove High School in Greenwood.

Coached by Mike Goebel, the Wildcats finished the season 24-0. It was their third straight team state championship in wrestling and the fourth overall.

Evansville Mater Dei had advanced by defeating New Castle 39-16 in the first round and Carmel 31-24 in the semifinals. The triumph over New Castle was a rematch of the 1996 state finals.

Penn nipped Franklin 30-29 in the first round after trailing 12-9 through the first six weights. The Kingsmen won the next three matches and picked up 15 points in the process to take control. Penn came back to defeat Portage 41-23 in the semifinals.

The other first-round matches saw Portage defeat Clinton Central 45-22 and Carmel stop Wawasee 44-15.

The Second Annual IHSAA Team Wrestling State Finals

March 1, 1997

Center Grove High School, Greenwood, Indiana

First Round

Portage 45, Clinton Central 22.

103 – Eric Keith, 9, Portage def. Brandon Campbell, 9, Clinton Central, dec. 6-0.

112 – Leroy Vega, 12, Portage, def. Eli Smith, 11, Clinton Central, fall, 0:43.

119 – Jeremy Campbell, 12, Clinton Central, def. Steve Cook, 12, Portage, dec. 10-6.

125 – Austin Faulkner, 10, Clinton Central, def. Stephan Stanfel, 11, Portage, fall, 4:42.

130 – David Chavez, 12, Portage, def. Matt Parker, 12, Clinton Central, fall, 1:34.

135 – Juan Miller, 12, Clinton Central, def. Chris Roman, 12, Portage, dec. 6-4 OT.

140 – Fred Joseph, 9, Portage, def. Kyle Kirkendall, 12, Clinton Central, dec. 10-6.

145 – Josh Smith, 12, Clinton Central, def. Jose Torres, 12, Portage, major decision, 13-5.

152 – Jake Warner, 12, Portage, def. Travis Cochran, 11, Clinton Central, major decision, 13-1.

160 – Eric Erway, 12, Portage, def. Maik Luddecke, 12, Clinton Central, technical fall, 4:52.

171 – Adam Alaniz, 11, Portage, def. Mike Gilbert, 11, Clinton Central, fall, 1:31.

189 – Aaran Branham, 11, Portage, def. Jared Kirkpatrick, 11, Clinton Central, fall, 1:59.

215 – Chris Armetta, 12, Clinton Central, def. David Torres, 11, Portage, fall, 0:40.

275 – Ryan Lang, 12, Portage, def. Derrick Lambert, 9, Clinton Central, fall, 1:25.

Penn 30, Franklin 29.

103 – Todd Cochran, 11, Franklin, def. Rob Hall, 11, Penn, decision, 4-2.

112 – Adam Britton, 12, Penn, def. Justin Hagen, 11, Franklin, decision, 4-3.

119 – Pat Dowty, 12, Franklin, def. Nick Ferrettie, 11, Penn, decision, 8-6.

125 – Jerry Dover, 11, Penn, def. Justin Pickett, 11, Franklin, fall, 5:19.

130 – Nate LaGrange, 11, Franklin, def. Tony Rodgers, 11, Penn, decision, 8-6.

135 – Tim Morris, 12, Franklin, def. Aaron Lacava, 12, Penn, fall, 5:27.

140 – A.J. Summe, 12, Penn, def. Bryce Hasseman, 9, Franklin, technical fall, 4:32.

145 – Josh Arnold, 10, Penn, def. Tim Wilhoit, 11, Franklin, major decision, 8-0.

152 – Terry Saylor, 10, Penn, def. Elgin Martin, 12, Franklin, fall, 3:19.

160 – Nick Belser, 11, Franklin, def. Jake Kovatch, 12, Penn, major decision, 13-5.

171 – Geno Roderick, 12, Franklin, def. Nic Boehnlein, 12, Penn, fall, 1:02.

189 – Mike McBride, 11, Penn, def. Seth Brown, 11, Franklin, decision, 6-4 OT.

215 – Bo Sands, 12, Penn, def. Justin Strain, 12, Franklin, decision, 9-6.

275 – Chris Woodall, 12, Franklin, def. Randy Carnes, 12, Penn, forfeit.

Evansville Mater Dei 39, New Castle 16.

103 – Curtiss Vanness, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Cory Cook, 10, New Castle, dec. 7-1.

112 – Greg Schaefer, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Chris Pinon, 11, New Castle, fall, 3:14.

119 – Dan Jankowski, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Craig Akers, 9, New Castle, dec. 4-0.

125 – B.J. Hauke, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Brinton Gray, 9, New Castle, fall 1:06.

130 – Jeremiah Kissick, 12, New Castle, def. John Werner, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, technical fall 3:29.

135 – Joe Mayer, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Danny King, 11, New Castle, fall 5:19.

140 – Ben Harvey, 12, New Castle, def. Jeremy Kiesel, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. 5-3.

145 – Josh Kissick, 12, New Castle, def. Brandon Boots, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. 4-1.

152 – Mike Bishop, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Chip Marsh, 12, New Castle, dec. 6-3.

160 – Nick Miller, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Jason Griffith, 11, New Castle, dec. 6-4.

171 – Mike Schroeder, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Josh Martin, 11, New Castle, dec. 12-5.

189 – Jeremy Herrmann, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Bryan Troxell, 11, New Castle, dec. 12-6.

215 – David Hisch, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Jackie Mix, 12, New Castle, dec. 13-9.

275 – Jeremy Motl, 12, New Castle, won by forfeit.

Carmel 44, Wawasee 15.

103 – Conor Johnson, 10, Carmel, def. Chet Wortinger, 10, Wawasee, dec. 5-2.

112 – Travis Coy, 11, Wawasee, def. Andy Wright, 10, Carmel, dec. 6-5.

119 – Chris Hinton, 12, Carmel, def. Jacen Hendricks, 10, Wawasee, dec. 5-2.

125 – Josh Collison, 11, Carmel, def. Troy Hendricks, 12, Wawasee, dec. 2-1.

130 – Brent Borrowman, 12, Carmel, def. Kevin Carr, 10, Wawasee, dec. major decision, 14-3.

135 – Carl Zenor, 12, Carmel, def. Ryan Johnson, 11, Wawasee, major decision, 9-1.

140 – Darrell Carr, 12, Wawasee, def. Tim Griffin, 11, Carmel, fall, 0:57.

145 – Matt Ross, 12, Carmel, def. Jason Carr, 11, Wawasee, dec. 3-2.

152 – Shaun Belin, 11, Wawasee, def. Wes Addington, 11, Carmel, fall 5:00.

160 – John Kopnisky, 12, Carmel, def. Corey Hardin, 10, Wawasee, fall 1:09.

171 – John Rolling, 12, Carmel, def. Rob Burke, 12, Wawasee, dec. 9-3.

189 – Todd Wright, 12, Carmel, def. Jesse Leonard, 11, Wawasee, fall 2:34.

215 – Ernie Muniz, 12, Carmel, def. Tom Bryan, 9, Wawasee, dec. 5-1.

275 – Chris Stewart, 12, Carmel, def. Jamie Salazar, 10, Wawasee, fall, 5:20.

Semifinals

Evansville Mater Dei 31, Carmel 24.

103 – Curtis Vanness, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Conor Johnson, 10, Carmel, dec. 4-0.

112 – Greg Schaefer, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Andy Wright, 10, Carmel, major decision, 23-10.

119 – Dan Jankowski, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Chris Hinton, 12, Carmel, dec. 3-1.

125 – B.J. Hauke, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Josh Collison, 11, Carmel, dec. 9-3.

130 – Brent Borrowman, 12, Carmel, def. John Werner, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. 12-6.

135 – Joe Mayer, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Carl Zenor, 12, Carmel, dec. 4-2.

140 – Chad Schulte, 12, Carmel, def. Jeremy Kiesel, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. 3-0.

145 – Matt Ross, 12, Carmel, def. Brandon Boots, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. 2-1.

152 – Mike Bishop, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Wes Addington, 11, Carmel, fall 3:16.

160 – John Kopnisky, 12, Carmel, def. Nick Miller, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, major decision, 12-4.

171 – Mike Schroeder, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. John Rolling, 12, Carmel, dec. 5-0.

189 – Tom Jankowski, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Matt Snider, 12, Carmel, fall 3:17.

215 – Todd Wright, 12, Carmel, won by forfeit.

275 – Chris Stewart, 12, Carmel, won by forfeit.

Penn 41, Portage 23.

103 – Eric Keith, 9, Portage, def. Rob Hall, 11, Penn, dec. 7-2.

112 – Adam Britton, 12, Penn, def. Andrew Bradbury, 10, Portage, fall 4:16.

119 – Leroy Vega, 12, Portage, def. Nick Ferrettie, 11, Penn, technical fall, 3:44.

125 – Jerry Dover, 11, Penn, def. Stephan Stanfel, 11, Portage, fall 3:28.

130 – Tony Rodgers, 11, Penn, def. David Chavez, 12, Portage, dec. 7-6.

135 – Aaran Lacava, 12, Penn, def. Chris Roman, 12, Portage, dec. 6-5.

140 – A.J. Summee, 12, Penn, def. Fred Joseph, 9, Portage, fall 3:43.

145 – Josh Arnold, 10, Penn, def. Jose Torres, 12, Portage, dec. 3-2.

152 – Jake Warner, 12, Portage, def. Terry Saylor, 10, Penn, dec. 5-1.

160 – Jake Kovatch, 12, Penn, def. Eric Erway, 11, Portage, dec. 3-1.

171 – Nic Boehnlein, 12, Penn, def. Adam Alaniz, 11, Portage, fall 1:54.

189 – Mike McBride, 11, Penn, def. Aaron Branham, 11, Portage, technical fall 2:56.

215 – David Torres, 11, Portage, def. Brent Ladig, 10, Penn, fall 1:37.

275 – Ryan Lang, 12, Portage, def. Jason Sill, 9, Penn, fall 2:33.

Championship

Evansville Mater Dei 32, Penn 18.

103 -- Curtis Vanness, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Rob Hall, 11, Portage, dec. 3-1

112 -- Greg Schaeffer, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Adam Britton, 12, Penn, technical fall 4:18.

119 -- Dan Jankowski, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Nick Ferrettie, 11, Penn, dec. 5-1.

125 -- B.J. Hauke, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Jerry Dover, 11, Penn, dec. 9-7.

130 -- John Werner, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Tony Rodgers, 11, Penn, dec. 6-4.

135 -- Joe Mayer, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Aaron Lacava, 12, Penn, fall 5:08.

140 -- A.J. Summe, 12, Penn, def. Jeremy Kiesel, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, fall 3:45.

145 -- Brandon Boots, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Josh Arnold, 10, Penn, dec. 3-0.

152 -- Terry Saylor, 10, Penn, def. Mike Bishop, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. 6-5.

160 -- Nick Miller, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Jake Kovatch, 12, Penn, dec. 3-1 (OT).

171 -- Nic Boehnlein, 12, Penn, def. Mike Schroeder, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. 4-3.

189 -- Tom Jankowski, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, def. Mike McBride, 11, Penn, dec. 5-4.

215 -- Bo Sands, 12, Penn, def. Jeremy Herrmann, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. 6-3.

275 -- Randy Carnes, 12, Penn, def. David Hisch, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. 8-6.