Scouting Lake County individual sectionals
CLASS 2A
Antioch individual sectionalWhen: 4:30 p.m. Friday, quarterfinals at 6:30 p.m., Saturday begins at 10 a.m., semifinals at 11:30 a.m., first- and third-place matches at 4:30 p.m.
Advancement: top four individuals in each weight class advance to the 82nd annual IHSA state meet at State Farm Center in Champaign Feb. 14-16.
Area qualifiers: 106 - Vernon Hills freshman Will Ludolph (28-9), Wauconda sophomore Jack Sullivan (27-12); 113 - Antioch sophomore Drew Lehn (21-8), Grayslake North junior Alex Castiglia (22-15), Carmel senior Alex Perez (27-10); 120 - Antioch junior Alex Barbarise (33-3), Grayslake Central junior Jayson Weidman (29-16), Wauconda freshman Colin Husko (27-10); 126 - Antioch junior Danny McPherson (37-5), Wauconda senior Evan Husko (29-6), Grayslake North junior Jake Jozwiak (32-9); 132 - Carmel junior Christian Valadez (23-1), Antioch junior Elijah Reyes (31-14); 138 - Carmel senior Riley Palm (25-1), Antioch junior Devin Nobling (23-18); 145 - Grayslake Central senior Joey Murphy (36-5), Carmel junior Vince Swindell (29-8), Antioch senior Jackie Sistrunk (40-6), Wauconda freshman Nick Bennett (14-14); 152 - Grayslake North junior Adam Blonski (34-7), Grayslake North sophomore Joey Jens (28-7), Carmel senior Andy Clatch (13-9); 160 - Carmel senior Tommy Hoy (33-1), Antioch senior Mikey Volkmar (33-10), Lakes junior Kurtis Smith (8-3); 170 - Grayslake Central senior Alex Cramer (40-0), Antioch junior Niall Schoenfelder (33-8), Carmel junior Yovaniel Garcia (24-6); 182 - Grayslake Central sophomore Adrien Cramer (38-0), Antioch sophomore Chad Cowart (16-15), Lakes sophomore Kaleb Lind (19-18); 195 - Vernon Hills senior Casey Wood (32-9), Grayslake Central senior Ethan Lester (19-9); 220 - Vernon Hills senior Faheem Mannan (28-11), Antioch sophomore Max Ness (14-20), Grayslake North sophomore Noah Green (12-17); 285 - Antioch senior Xavier Sanchez (19-3), Grayslake North senior Wake Caldero (18-11), Lakes senior Jack Brunati (36-3)
Outlook: After easily surging to the regional championship last weekend, host Antioch will be well-represented in this sectional with 11 individuals competing for coach Wilbur Borrero in this powerful meet. There are a couple of star wrestlers to keep an eye, starting with Old Dominion-bound Grayslake Central senior Alex Cramer, who is 40-0 at 170 this season after winning the 160-pound state title last year with a 45-1 record. University of Buffalo-bound Carmel senior Riley Palm (25-1) went 40-0 on his way to the 138-pound state crown as a junior, and he has his sights set squarely on bringing home back-to-back titles next weekend. The Sequoits have five individuals with state meet experience, including Barbarise, who has already reached the state meet twice. Grayslake Central sophomore Adrien Cramer has also emerged as an elite wrestler this season as he takes a 38-0 record into the sectional meet with a return trip downstate pretty much a lock for him at 182 pounds. Jens placed fifth in the state for the Rams as a freshman, but he took second to Blonski last weekend at regionals. Carmel's Hoy takes a 33-1 record into the big meet this weekend with high hopes over the next two weekends.
CLASS 3A
Barrington individual sectionalWhen: 6 p.m. Friday, quarterfinals at 8 p.m., Saturday begins at 10 a.m., semifinals at noon, first- and third-place matches at 4 p.m.
Advancement: top four individuals in each weight class advance to the 82nd annual IHSA state meet at State Farm Center in Champaign Feb. 14-16.
Area qualifiers: 106 - Warren senior Sawyer Nash (36-0), Stevenson freshman Cole Rhemrev (30-9), Libertyville freshman Caelan Riley (25-11), Grant freshman Sean Rogan (13-10); 113 - Warren senior Austin Nash (22-1), Lake Zurich senior Ian McGee (31-2), Stevenson junior Randy Lu (23-15), Grant freshman Justin Warmowski (27-7); 120 - Stevenson senior Tommy Frezza (33-3), Warren junior Cam Domke (34-3), Libertyville senior Peter Kafkis (25-11); 126 - Warren sophomore Joel Vandervere (6-0), Libertyville senior Brandon Murphy (34-7), Lake Zurich senior Justin Wollard (25-14); 132 - Libertyville junior Danny Pucino (38-1), Round Lake junior Ender Kongkaeow (30-11), Warren senior Adam Hergenreder (19-20); 138 - Libertyville senior Michael Gunther (36-3), Round Lake senior Zach McCain (39-7); 145 - Stevenson senior Jason Bickers (25-18), Libertyville senior Alec Goodman (21-24); 152 - Warren sophomore Isaiah Parker (22-5), Grant junior Ethan Geist (30-12), Stevenson senior Ivor Gueorguiev (24-17); 170 - Lake Zurich junior Joey Mrazek (33-4), Mundelein senior Geo Albavera (34-11), Grant junior Kyle Rainey (29-14); 182 - Grant junior Justin Brown (32-8), Mundelein senior D.J. Preston (28-7), Libertyville senior Ryan Damenti (27-9), Stevenson senior Michael Phelps (17-14); 195 - Stevenson senior Max Gomez (32-7), Mundelein sophomore Rudy Osornio (33-12); 220 - Mundelein junior Jason Guadarrama (32-6), Stevenson senior Dan Erdenetsogt (23-13), Libertyville junior Jordan Smith (24-15); 285 - Grant junior Angel Martinez (24-16), Libertyville junior Eddie Downing (14-13)
Outlook: Regional champion Libertyville leads the Lake County area with nine individual qualifiers at this powerful sectional meet, and Warren has numerous top-notch individuals competing here with four regional champions ready to battle. The Blue Devils' lower weights were fantastic last weekend with undefeated Sawyer Nash (36-0 at 106), Austin Nash (22-1 at 113), Cam Domke (34-3 at 120) and Joel Vandervere (third in state in 2018) all set for potential sectional crowns. University of Illinois-bound Libertyville teammates Danny Pucino (third in state in 2018) and Michael Gunther (36-3) are also elite individuals to focus on, while Grant's Justin Brown (182) and Mundelein's Jason Guadarrama (220) also brought home regional titles one week ago. Mundelein would have been much more well represented in this sectional, but elite seniors Logan Kvien (fourth in state in 2018) and Reese Durlacher (two-time state qualifier) are both out for the season due to injuries. Stevenson's Frezza is a two-time qualifier who won a regional title last weekend at Dundee-Crown. Frezza pinned Domke in a dual meet before Domke posted a 6-3 decision over Frezza at the Lake County meet. Lake Zurich teammates McGee (113) and Mrazek (170) also won regional crowns at D-C.