Darren Kinnard
Section618.com
CHAMPAIGN — Several wrestlers from the region are still in the hunt for state championships after the first day of the State Wrestling Tournament at the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Anna-Jonesboro’s Drew Sadler (106), Carlyle’s Tyson Waughtel (113), Harrisburg’s Tony Keene (120), Benton’s Mason Tieffel (138), Herrin’s Blue Bishop (145) along with Cahokia teammates Nick DeLoach Jr. (170) and Jason Dowell (285) all went 2-0 to advance to the semifinals in 1A.
Civic Memorial’s Bradley Ruckman (106), Bryce Griffin (145), and Abe Wojcikiewicz along with Triad’s Colby Crouch (126), and Mascoutah’s Santino Robinson (132) all advanced to the 2A semifinals.
The semifinals will start at 7:00 Friday night.
Murphysboro’s Liam Fox (145), Roxana’s James Herrin (220), East Alton/Wood River’s Drake Champlin (220), and Fairfield’s Payton Allen all won their opening matches but dropped their second in 1A. The same goes for Mt. Vernon’s Dillon White (120) and Rider Searcy (145), along with Civic Memorial’s Caleb Scott (126), Triad’s Aaron Postma (152), and Carbondale teammates Brendan Banz (170) and Aiden Taylor (195) in 2A.
Even those who lost on the opening day, can still finish as high as third. Wrestlebacks will start Friday morning at 11:00.
Here’s a list of how the region’s state qualifiers fared on the opening day:
1A
106
Drew Sadler, Anna-Jonesboro 2-0 (semis)
Jackson Graff, Murphysboro 0-1
113
Tyson Waughtel, Carlyle 2-0 (semis)
Kaiden Richards Murphysboro 0-1
120
Tony Keene, Harrisburg 2-0 (semis)
Leyton Cobine, Roxana 0-1
126
Brandon Green Jr, Roxana 0-1
Daniel Dover, Anna-Jonesboro 0-1
132
Logan Riggs, Roxana 0-1
Bryce Edwards, Murphysboro 0-1
138
Mason Tieffel, Benton 2-0 (semis)
145
Blue Bishop, Herrin 2-0 (semis)
Liam Fox, Murphysboro 1-1
152
Braden Johnson, Roxana 0-1
160
Brian Seed, Lawrenceville 0-1
170
Dayton Hoffman, Murphysboro 0-1
Nick DeLoach Jr., Cahokia 2-0 (semis)
Jared Hermann, Robinson 0-1
182
Ty Carter, Red Bud 0-1
195
Nathan Blackwell, Lawrenceville 0-1
220
James Herring, Roxana 1-1
Drake Champlin, EAWR 1-1
Craig Markello, Robinson 0-1
Jude Beers, Johnston City 0-1
285
Jason Dowell, Cahokia 2-0 (semis)
Payton Allen, Fairfield 1-1
2A
106
Bradley Ruckman, Civic Memorial 2-0 (semis)
120
Dillon White, Mt. Vernon 1-1
126
Colby Crouch, Triad 2-0 (semis)
Caleb Scott, Civic Memorial 1-1
132
Santino Robinson, Mascoutah 2-0 (semis)
138
Tyson Rakers, Highland 0-1
145
Bryce Griffin, Civic Memorial 2-0 (semis)
Rider Searcy, Mt. Vernon 1-1
152
Aaron Postma, Triad 1-1
160
Isaiah Duckworth, Carbondale 0-1
170
Abe Wojcikiewicz, Civic Memorial 2-0 (semis)
Brendan Banz, Carbondale 1-1
182
Koen Rodebush, Triad 0-1
Ethan Rivera, Mt. Vernon 0-1
195
Aiden Taylor, Carbondale 1-1
Mason Randall, Mt. Vernon 0-1
285
Jayden Busch, Jerseyville 0-1