New Trier tops at Glenbrook South

New Trier took top honors with 207.5 points at the Class 3A Glenbrook South wrestling sectional, where Mid-Suburban League teams earned their fair share of individual sectional qualifiers Saturday.

Prospect (154.5) finished second, followed by Wheeling (125) and Hersey (115.5) in the eight-team field.

The Knights had two champions: Jon Bilancia decisioned Hersey’s Deon Rice 5-3 at 195, and Max Treviline won by a 14-4 major decision against New Trier’s John Benson at 220. The Knights’ other sectional qualifiers were Sam Lobono (2nd at 106), Joe Benway (3rd at 113), Joe Abu-Bakr (3rd at 132), Harry Hamilton (2nd at 138), Adrian Wroblewski (3rd at 145), Mike Etchingham (2nd at 170), Dan Fiumetto (2nd at 182) and Oluwashola George (3rd at 285).

Hersey’s Stephfon Scales earned a 10-7 decision over New Trier’s Chris Alcock at 120, Conrad Bugay edged Fremd’s Ronnie Hauser 4-3 for the title at 132 and Hunter Rollins decisioned Paul Papoutsis 10-7 at 160. Matt Korff also advanced with a third-place finish at 152, along with Rice at 195.

Wheeling had a pair of champions — Eddie Scanlon at 170 and Igor Romanowski at 285. Leo Giordano also advanced to sectional with a second-place finish at 152.

Fremd’s Tim Divizio will join Hauser in sectional action after finishing second at 126; he fell 8-7 to Glenbrook South’s Cort Ro in the championship match.

Class 2A at Marengo: Crystal Lake Central had six champions and rolled to the team title with 220 points, besting second-place Wauconda (147.5) and third-place Vernon Hills (141) to earn a spot in the dual team series.

Wauconda’s only champion was Devin Tortorice at 120, but the Bulldogs also advanced Tyler Holt (third at 132), Bruce Pearl (second at 145), Alex Schwickrath (third at 160), Josh Conour (third at 170), Nate Mageria (second at 195), Jake Sherman (third at 220) and Max Mattalaino (third at 285).

Vernon Hills had a winner at 285 in Jeremy Brazil and had sectional qualifiers in Jordan Reich (second at 106), Brea Cruz (third at 113), Patrick Conrad (second at 120), Felipe Vasquez (second at 126), Jacob Hallendorf (third at 138), Dan Klema (third at 152) and Tim Claussen (third at 195).

St. Viator senior Elliot Hilgert advanced with a third-place finish at 145; the Lions have an alternate at 182, where Joseph Bansfield finished fourth.