Wilmington Boys Wrestling — 2008-09
Name: Wilmington High School
City: Wilmington
City Population: 6,097
County: Will
Enrollment: 510
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/White
Conference: Interstate Eight
Superintendent: Jay Plese
Principal: Joe Hermes
Athletic Director: Keith Miller
Head Coach: Rob Murphy
Assistant Coaches: Eddie VanDuyne, Mark Shell, Robbie Murphy, Josh Peters
Trainer: Bryce Davis, Chad Koch
Captains: John VanDuyne, Jake Murphy, Steve Heino
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Stillman Valley, 36-23, for Class A State Championship
Wt. Name Ht. Age Yr.
103 Alex Jones 5-8 16 Jr.
103 .Charlie Mannix 5-0 14 Fr.
112 Garth Cartwright 5-8 18 Sr.
112 Matt Menozi 5-6 15 Fr.
119 Jason Cruthis 5-7 17 So.
119 Blake Olson 5-9 16 So.
125 Ty Kane 5-10 16 So.
125 Zack Skory 5-7 15 Fr.
130 Steve Heino 5-9 18 Sr.
130 Ben Storbeck 5-10 17 Jr.
135 Jeff Burgett 5-10 17 Jr.
135 John VanDuyne 5-10 18 Sr.
140 Zack Boyle 5-10 18 Sr.
140 Bryan Evans 5-11 18 Sr.
145 Jason Conlin 5-9 14 Fr.
145 Justin Gruca 5-9 17 Jr.
152 Jake Murphy 6-0 18 Sr.
160 Tom Courtney 5-11 18 Sr.
160 Ian Issert 5-11 16 So.
171 Jeremy Bailey 6-0 16 So.
171 Chris Evans 5-9 16 So.
189 Steve Liaromatis 6-1 16 So.
189 Alex Peterson 5-11 15 Fr.
215 Dino Saracco 5-10 16 Jr.
285 Alfonso Dingillo 6-2 18 Sr.
285 Bob O'Brien 6-0 17 Jr.
Name W-L TD PF-PA
OPPONENT TOTALS () 129-433 189 24-203
TEAM TOTALS () 433-129 896 203-24
Alex Jones (103) 7-0 62 13-0
.Charlie Mannix (103) 9-10 2 1-7
Garth Cartwright (112) 30-8 53 16-0
Matt Menozi (112) 3-0 0 0-0
Jason Cruthis (119)
Blake Olson (119) 33-13 97 12-2
Ty Kane (125)
Zack Skory (125) 8-1 7 6-0
Steve Heino (130) 36-4 91 18-1
Ben Storbeck (130) 4-1 2 1-0
Jeff Burgett (135)
John VanDuyne (135) 40-1 0 87-18
Zack Boyle (140)
Bryan Evans (140) 33-8 83 18-0
Jason Conlin (145) 3-2 9 2-1
Justin Gruca (145) 14-10 35 7-2
Jake Murphy (152) 38-3 91 18-0
Tom Courtney (160) 24-17 33 16-3
Ian Issert (160) 0-0 0 0-0
Jeremy Bailey (171) 40-3 107 19-0
Chris Evans (171)
Steve Liaromatis (189) 21-10 34 13-2
Alex Peterson (189) 10-3 19 3-0
Dino Saracco (215) 24-18 43 6-2
Alfonso Dingillo (285) 30-9 39 15-4
Bob O'Brien (285) 1-1 2 1-0
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
12/9 Plainfield (Central) L 14 41
12/9 Morris W 54 11
12/16 Manteno W 50 6
12/17 Clifton (Central) W 48 28
12/17 Dwight W 48 24
12/18 Chicago (St. Rita) W 43 27
12/18 Kankakee (McNamara) W 56 16
12/27 Champaign (St. Thomas More) W 54 12
12/27 Vandalia W 54 12
12/27 Robinson W 66 12
1/3 Mahomet (M.-Seymour) W 51 20
1/3 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) W 49 15
1/6 Westmont W 69 6
1/6 Peotone W 75 0
1/13 Seneca W 62 9
1/13 Sandwich W 52 18
1/20 Plano W 57 12
1/20 Braidwood (Reed-Custer) W 55 9
1/22 Lisle (Sr.) W 50 18
1/22 Herscher W 74 6
1/24 Richton Park (Rich South) W 55 18
1/24 Bloomington (H.S.) W 34 27
1/24 Chicago (Marist) W 49 30
1/27 Coal City W 50 22
Lisle (Sr.) Sectional
*2/24 Lisle (Sr.) W 60 13
Year W-L
Wilmington
1994-95 7-14
1995-96 14-7
1996-97 11-10
1997-98 17-7
1998-99 17-5
1999-00 14-7
2000-01 18-3
2001-02 20-4
2002-03 20-3
2003-04 19-3
2004-05 18-6
2005-06 22-4 (2nd)
2006-07 25-3 (1st)
2007-08 26-2 (1st)
2008-09 24-1
15 yrs. 272-79
2002-A 30 36 0-1 (20-4) DNP Rob Murphy
L 30 36 Roxana
2006-A 100 88 2-1 (22-4) 2nd Rob Murphy
W 36 22 Orion
W 49 21 Lisle (Sr.)
L 15 45 Dakota
2007-A 104 74 3-0 (25-3) 1st Rob Murphy
W 29 28 Harvard
W 45 17 Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)
W 30 29 Vandalia
2008-A 105 80 3-0 (26-2-0) 1st Rob Murphy
W 31 28 Vandalia
W 38 29 Lisle (Sr.)
W 36 23 Stillman Valley