Favorites prevail; Grant is team champ
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Vernon Hills' Jordan Reich (right) battles Round Lakes' Tyler Johnson at 106 pounds during Saturday's NSC Tournament. Reich took sixth place. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
NSC WRESTLING SCOREBOARD
2012 TOURNEY CHAMPS Antioch (2)
182 — Zach Freundt (sr.) 33-8
Grant (4)
106 — Nick Kramer (sr.) 29-10
120 — Ben Soumar (sr.) 32-3)
170 — Tony Cashmore (jr.) 32-5
220 — Quinton Quarles (sr.) 32-2
Lake Zurich (2)
160 — Scott Hoff (sr.) 32-4
Libertyville (2)
113 — Steve Polakowski (soph.) 27-7
145 — Austin Pettinato (jr.) (29-9)
Mundelein (1)
138 — Matt Ornoff (sr.) 32-0
Stevenson (1)
152 — Justin Weber (jr.) 32-4
Vernon Hills (1)
Hwt — Jeremy Brazil (sr.) 35-1
Warren (1)
195 — Shakhiem Chapman (sr.) 33-2
Zion-Benton (1)
132 — Abel Rios (jr.) 25-1
TEAM SCORES
1) Grant 224.5; 2) Libertyville 213; 3) Antioch 166.5; 4) Lake Zurich 147; 5) Zion-Benton 134; 6) Stevenson 111;7) Warren 102.5; 8) Wauconda 91.5; 10) Vernon Hills 67; 11) Round Lake 62; 12) Lakes 43; 13) Lake Forest 22; 140 North Chicago 16.
REGIONAL SITES
AREA BIG SCHOOLS At Libertyville
At Stevenson
Deerfield, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Lake Zurich & Stevenson
AREA SMALLER SCHOOLS At Marengo
At Antioch
Antioch, Grayslake Central, Grayslake North, Lakes, Carmel & North Chicago
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Updated: March 31, 2012 2:05AM
The form chart held up beautifully at the North Suburban Conference wrestling tournament that was contested over the weekend at Libertyville High School.
In the team scoring, NSC Prairie Division powerhouse Grant and Lake Division leader Libertyville finished 1-2, as expected.
And in the individual competition, the 14 championships were won by 10 No. 1 seeds and four No. 2 seeds.
The tourney featured wrestlers from 14 teams, but only three of the schools — Zion-Benton, Grant and Antioch — entered a competitor in all 14 weight classes.
Mundelein had no entry in five weight classes, North Chicago in six, Lakes in six, and Lake Forest in 12.
The Scouts were represented only by Regis Durbin at 160 and Chance Shea at 170. Shea was pinned by eventual champ Tony Cashmore of Grant in the early going, but strung together four wins in the consolation bracket and earned a third-place medal.
“I thought we gave Grant a run for their money. They are a good team and we fought them the whole day,” said Libertyville coach Dale Eggert. “It wasn’t a good Friday night (preliminary-round bouts) but it was an excellent Saturday.”
The area’s only unbeaten wrestlers remains Mundelein senior Matt Ornoff, who is 32-0 at 138 pounds.
Vernon Hills heavyweight Jeremy Brazil is 35-1 and he’ll be competing in the Class 2A state-tourney series. His loss this year was to a Class 3A standout.
Regional competition is this coming weekend.
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