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Boys Wrestling Class A State Final Pairings
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1997-98 
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NOTE: This year's meet will start 1 hour earlier than last year.  Please consult the tournament schedule. 
 
Nick Morphew (So.), Erie (Coop) (29-8) vs. 
Dan Huddlestun (Sr.), Toledo (Cumberland) (30-7) 
WINNER vs. Shaun Hessler (Sr.), Orion (35-1) 
John Sivia (Sr.), Wood River (E Alton-W.R.) (19-4) vs. 
Manuel Palafox (Sr.), Kewanee (H.S.) (22-3) 
WINNER vs. Joey Izzi (Jr.), Peotone (39-0) 
Craig Dziewiatkowski (Fr.), Lombard (Montini) (35-6) vs. 
Chris Acree (Fr.), Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (11-4) 
WINNER vs. Matt Sayers (Fr.), Mt. Zion (32-12) 
Dustin Sloan (So.), Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) (26-12) vs. 
Justin Halliday (Fr.), Coal City (27-15) 
WINNER vs. Cody Rudsell (So.), Stillman Valley (30-3) 
 
Matt Jacobs (Jr.), Dakota (34-3) vs. 
Seth Henry (Jr.), Vandalia (34-2) 
WINNER vs. Doug Lehman (Jr.), Eureka (27-0) 
Sean Phillips (Sr.), Monticello (29-8) vs. 
Dave Aranda (Jr.), Elgin (St. Edward) (28-8) 
WINNER vs. Matt Thielk (Jr.), Sandwich (34-3) 
Warnell Ludington (Jr.), Lisle (Sr.) (32-5) vs. 
Neil Wilken (Jr.), Petersburg (PORTA) (35-6) 
WINNER vs. Jess McMechan (Jr.), Toledo (Cumberland) (37-1) 
Matt Thompson (So.), St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) (26-4) vs. 
Adam Freeze (Sr.), Plano (27-9) 
WINNER vs. Justin Clubb (So.), Stillman Valley (30-1) 
 
Chris Scott (So.), Robinson (18-9) vs. 
Tom Bottoms (Sr.), Oregon (29-6) 
WINNER vs. Michael Wolken (Sr.), St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) (20-4) 
Josh Price (So.), Port Byron (Riverdale) (25-3) vs. 
Jeremy Nice (Jr.), Toledo (Cumberland) (30-8) 
WINNER vs. Andy Lee (Sr.), Manteno (29-2) 
Rob King (Jr.), Tolono (Unity) (23-5) vs. 
Randy Aters (Sr.), Plano (35-6) 
WINNER vs. Beau Brown (Sr.), Harrisburg (35-1) 
Dan Duffy (Jr.), Braidwood (Reed-Custer) (33-7) vs. 
Justin Tuggle (Jr.), Bismarck (B.-Henning) (34-7) 
WINNER vs. Randy Stubbe (Sr.), Dakota (36-2) 
 
Aaron Crone (Sr.), Harvard (35-6) vs. 
Mike Forsyth (Sr.), Lombard (Montini) (30-9) 
WINNER vs. Matt Hartman (Jr.), Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) (32-6) 
Jason McLean (Jr.), Seneca (30-14) vs. 
Brent Suter (Sr.), Oregon (37-3) 
WINNER vs. Brian Cravens (Sr.), Mt. Zion (41-2) 
Jackie Beecham (Jr.), Glasford (Illini Bluffs) (26-8) vs. 
Adam Lape (So.), Vandalia (36-9) 
WINNER vs. Sandro Nunez (Sr.), Plano (21-0) 
Brett Pagel (Jr.), Argenta (A.-Oreana) (32-5) vs. 
Brandon Jones (Sr.), Orion (27-10) 
WINNER vs. Pat Hamilton (Sr.), Morrison (24-1) 
 
Eric Scitzinger (Sr.), Lawrenceville (30-3) vs. 
Brook Hartman (Jr.), Savanna (33-4) 
WINNER vs. John Donovan (Sr.), Normal (University) (28-10) 
Jeremy Benesh (So.), Oregon (37-5) vs. 
Jason Pullen (Fr.), Mt. Zion (24-10) 
WINNER vs. Anthony Marti (Sr.), Norridge (Ridgewood) (36-1) 
Mike DeLosse (Sr.), Rock Island (Alleman) (25-7) vs. 
T.J. Houle (Fr.), Yorkville (27-12) 
WINNER vs. Orin Moore (Jr.), Argenta (A.-Oreana) (35-2) 
Jon Carey (Sr.), Lombard (Montini) (36-5) vs. 
B.J. Hanlon (So.), Clinton (34-11) 
WINNER vs. Matt Fritz (Sr.), Stillman Valley (33-4) 
 
Elliott Duy (Jr.), Sandwich (33-5) vs. 
Bob White (So.), Morrison (29-6) 
WINNER vs. Bryant Mangler (Sr.), El Paso (33-5) 
Jeremy Jensen (Sr.), Burlington (Central) (27-12) vs. 
David Cutsinger (Jr.), Somonauk (26-8) 
WINNER vs. Brad Owens (Sr.), Mt. Zion (42-1) 
Nick Keyes (Sr.), Camp Point (Central) (29-10) vs. 
T.J. West (Sr.), Clinton (27-6) 
WINNER vs. Adam Enriquez (Sr.), Lombard (Montini) (39-4) 
Brad Prunty (Sr.), Macomb (35-3) vs. 
David Davis (Jr.), Roxana (30-8) 
WINNER vs. Chris Cornell (So.), Maple Park (Kaneland) (33-11) 
 
Mike Kimberlin (Fr.), Kankakee (McNamara) (33-6) vs. 
Paul Roberts (Sr.), Argenta (A.-Oreana) (30-4) 
WINNER vs. Steve Amy (So.), Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) (33-0) 
Matt Emerick (Sr.), Vandalia (34-8) vs. 
Eric Cameron (Sr.), Peotone (29-7) 
WINNER vs. Brent Skogsberg (Sr.), Byron (32-6) 
Bryan Bellini (Sr.), Sterling (Newman) (28-3) vs. 
Jerry Hinrichsen (Sr.), Eureka (34-1) 
WINNER vs. Ben Hay (Jr.), Sandwich (37-0) 
Micah Jones (Sr.), Fithian (Oakwood) (31-2) vs. 
Scott Thiele (Sr.), Rockford (Lutheran) (37-4) 
WINNER vs. Shane Mendenhall (Jr.), Mt. Zion (36-4) 
 
Jacob Herron (Sr.), Pittsfield (30-3) vs. 
Buddy Gaver (Jr.), Yorkville (24-10) 
WINNER vs. Scott Gentes (Sr.), El Paso (39-1) 
Dan Blagaich (Sr.), Lombard (Montini) (30-4) vs. 
Justin Fitzjarrald (Sr.), Warrensburg (W.-Latham) (23-9) 
WINNER vs. Jarid Dyal (Sr.), Byron (39-0) 
Dan Martin (Sr.), Macomb (28-5) vs. 
Tony Herrell (Sr.), Savanna (35-5) 
WINNER vs. Nick White (Sr.), Sandwich (38-0) 
Nigel Collins (So.), Sterling (Newman) (28-6) vs. 
Tyrone Byrd (Fr.), Clinton (29-9) 
WINNER vs. Brian Hawxhurst (So.), Mt. Zion (36-7) 
 
Dennis Hennessy (Jr.), Braidwood (Reed-Custer) (20-5) vs. 
Louis Smith (Sr.), Vandalia (31-6) 
WINNER vs. Paul Cleary (Jr.), El Paso (38-0) 
Sam Sanders (Sr.), Lawrenceville (23-7) vs. 
Matt McClain (Sr.), Kankakee (McNamara) (24-15) 
WINNER vs. Jay Pasquesi (Sr.), Richmond (R.-Burton) (35-2) 
Steve Nulle (So.), Harvard (33-6) vs. 
Chad Cox (Jr.), Orion (29-8) 
WINNER vs. Dan Niles (So.), Yorkville (32-3) 
Brent Davis (Sr.), Petersburg (PORTA) (36-3) vs. 
Chris Boettner (Sr.), Dakota (30-12) 
WINNER vs. Gabe Ward (Sr.), Warrensburg (W.-Latham) (31-1) 
 
Jason Hartman (Sr.), Mt. Olive (21-6) vs. 
Josh Conroy (Sr.), Coal City (33-8) 
WINNER vs. Eric Polinder (Jr.), Chillicothe (IVC) (35-3) 
Bruno Selimos (Sr.), Sandwich (15-5) vs. 
Nathan Hill (Sr.), Lawrenceville (34-1) 
WINNER vs. Marc Heng (Sr.), Oregon (35-7) 
J.D. Lane (Sr.), Fairbury (Prairie Cent.) (35-4) vs. 
Ben Faivre (Sr.), Polo (33-4) 
WINNER vs. Jesse Izzo (Sr.), Lombard (Montini) (39-1) 
Ted Voight (Sr.), Johnsburg (33-1) vs. 
Luke Powell (Jr.), Eureka (18-8) 
WINNER vs. Ty Kidd (Sr.), Vandalia (38-2) 
 
Justin Calvert (Sr.), Port Byron (Riverdale) (27-4) vs. 
Jay Lentz (Sr.), Hillsboro (32-4) 
WINNER vs. Shelby Stockton (Jr.), Petersburg (PORTA) (34-4) 
Oliver Vogt (Sr.), Roxana (26-10) vs. 
Shawn Babcock (Jr.), Stillman Valley (33-6) 
WINNER vs. Jason Rodriguez (Sr.), Coal City (34-0) 
Kevin Price (Jr.), Yorkville (30-7) vs. 
Mark Haberland (Jr.), Manito (Midwest Central) (31-7) 
WINNER vs. John Harper (Jr.), Jacksonville (ISD) (24-3) 
Greg Head (Sr.), El Paso (28-11) vs. 
Brian Floral (Sr.), Norridge (Ridgewood) (30-2) 
WINNER vs. Shawn Robinson (Sr.), Harvard (37-1) 
 
Nick O'Bert (Jr.), Coal City (34-4) vs. 
Adam Reymer (Sr.), Erie (Coop) (34-3) 
WINNER vs. Adam Stimpson (Sr.), Rock Island (Alleman) (35-7) 
Joe Cerny (Sr.), Elgin (St. Edward) (32-3) vs. 
Ryan Olson (Sr.), Mendota (33-5) 
WINNER vs. Winston Taylor (Jr.), Mt. Zion (36-7) 
Dave Harvey (Sr.), Bridgeport (Red Hill) (30-1) vs. 
Ross Bracey (Jr.), El Paso (23-11) 
WINNER vs. Jacob Tjelle (Jr.), Dwight (34-4) 
Scott Schultz (So.), Chillicothe (IVC) (20-6) vs. 
Anthony Lach (Sr.), Vandalia (36-6) 
WINNER vs. Chad Williamson (Sr.), Rock Falls (30-0) 
 
Scott Street (Sr.), Vandalia (37-3) vs. 
Carl Goebel (Jr.), Lena (L.-Winslow) (27-10) 
WINNER vs. Sean Corrington (Jr.), Chillicothe (IVC) (33-5) 
A.J. Bianchi (Sr.), Harvard (33-5) vs. 
Brandon Wallar (Sr.), Warrensburg (W.-Latham) (25-12) 
WINNER vs. Bryan Flood (Sr.), Wilmington (35-5) 
Mike Hasty (So.), Eureka (27-8) vs. 
James Voss (Sr.), Plano (29-5) 
WINNER vs. Ross Combes (Sr.), Monticello (35-1) 
Terry Bell (Sr.), Lombard (Montini) (23-12) vs. 
James Brown (Sr.), St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) (26-7) 
WINNER vs. Matt Kuebel (Sr.), Fulton (H.S.) (38-0) 
 
Bill O'Malley (Sr.), Harvard (26-10) vs. 
Ray Isbell (Sr.), Peotone (29-8) 
WINNER vs. Sam DiGrino (Sr.), Macomb (32-4) 
Travis Martinez (Sr.), Plano (25-4) vs. 
Zack Rackow (Sr.), Lena (L.-Winslow) (34-5) 
WINNER vs. Chris Houseman (Sr.), Anna (A.-Jonesboro) (27-1) 
Jesse Carter (Sr.), Clinton (31-7) vs. 
Jamie Hubbard (Sr.), Johnston City (15-4) 
WINNER vs. Jack Leffler (Sr.), Coal City (35-0) 
Jason Clay (Sr.), Vandalia (35-8) vs. 
Doug Fahnestock (Sr.), Peoria Heights (30-6) 
WINNER vs. Pat Babcock (So.), Stillman Valley (38-1) 
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