Wrestling all-area team
March 24, 2012 11:34PM
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Updated: April 26, 2012 8:28AM
FIRST TEAM
Stevan Micic
Hanover Central, So., 106 pounds
By the numbers: 47-0 record
Skinny: Undefeated state champion. In the final, handed fellow sophomore Nathan Boston of Lawrence North his first high school loss, avenging a loss from last season’s 103 semifinals.
Darden Schurg
Crown Point, Fr., 113
By the numbers: 40-6
Skinny: Placed fourth in the state. Placed third in a semistate, after winning regional and sectional titles.
Paul Petrov
Hanover Central, Sr., 120
By the numbers: 47-0
Skinny: Undefeated state champion. Before winning an exciting final, pinned last season’s 112 champion Mason Todd of Pendleton Heights in the semifinals, avenging a loss from last season’s semis. Bucknell recruit.
Kyle Ayersman
Lake Central, Sr., 126
By the numbers: 52-0
Skinny: Became the 25th three-time champion in state history, winning his last two titles in undefeated fashion. Purdue recruit ended his illustrious high school career with a 193-2 record.
Al Padilla
Merrillville, Sr., 132
By the numbers: 35-8
Skinny: Semistate quarterfinalist, losing to the eventual champion. Won a regional title, after he was a sectional runner-up.
Joe Kelly
Chesterton, Sr., 138
By the numbers: 18-5
Skinny: State qualifier, losing to the eventual champion. Placed fourth in a semistate, after he was a regional runner-up and won a sectional.
Jason Tsirtsis
Crown Point, Sr., 145
By the numbers: 45-0
Skinny: Became the eighth four-time champion in state history. Went 3-0 at the team state meet. Northwestern recruit ended his legendary high school career with a 181-2 record, with his only losses coming as a freshman.
Kenny Hughes
Lowell, So., 152
By the numbers: 35-7
Skinny: State qualifier. Placed third in a semistate, after placing third in a regional and he was a sectional runner-up.
Bobby Steveson
Merrillville, Fr., 160
By the numbers: 39-2
Skinny: Placed fifth in the state. Won semistate, regional and sectional titles. His only losses came to the state third-place finisher in the quarterfinals and Crown Point’s Jason Tsirtsis.
Darryl Peppers
Merrillville, Sr., 170
By the numbers: 39-9
Skinny: Placed eighth in the state. Won semistate, regional and sectional titles.
Dominic Fimbianti
Munster, Sr., 182
By the numbers: 37-4
Skinny: State qualifier. Placed fourth in a semistate, after winning regional and sectional titles.
Kourtney Berry
Merrillville, Sr., 195
By the numbers: 32-1
Skinny: State runner-up, wrestling on a torn right ACL all season. Won semistate, regional and sectional titles.
Tyler Kral
Crown Point, Sr., 220
By the numbers: 44-2
Skinny: State champion, defeating South Bend Clay’s Joe Gallegos in the final to avenge an overtime loss in a semistate final. Went 3-0 in the team state meet. Went 4-1 against Lake Central’s Gelen Robinson, with the one loss coming in team regionals and the wins including in a state semifinal and a semistate semifinal. Won regional and sectional titles.
Fabian Durant
Morton, Sr., 285
By the numbers: 27-2
Skinny: Semistate quarterfinalist. Won regional and sectional titles.
Second Team
Mike Garza
Merrillville, So., 106 pounds
By the numbers: 35-8 record
Skinny: State qualifier. Placed third in a semistate, after winning regional and sectional titles.
Adam Brodie
Merrillville, Sr., 113
By the numbers: 33-13
Skinny: State qualifier. Semistate runner-up, after winning regional and sectional titles.
Adam Garcia
Merrillville, Jr., 120
By the numbers: 44-5
Skinny: Placed fourth in the state. Semistate runner-up to Hanover Central’s Paul Petrov, after winning regional and sectional titles.
Julian Torres
Portage, Jr., 126
By the numbers: 35-8
Skinny: Placed sixth in the state. Placed third in a semistate, after winning regional and sectional titles.
Alex Mavros
Lowell, So., 132
By the numbers: 25-10
Skinny: Semistate qualifier. Won regional and sectional titles.
Mitch Roadruck
Lowell, Jr., 138
By the numbers: 32-6
Skinny: Semistate quarterfinalist. Won regional and sectional titles.
Charlie Mavros
Hanover Central, Sr., 145
By the numbers: 38-4
Skinny: Placed fifth in the state, losing in the quarterfinals to the eventual runner-up. His only other losses came to Crown Point’s Jason Tsirtsis, in semistate, regional and sectional finals.
Chris Katsafaros
Chesterton, Jr., 152
By the numbers: 32-7
Skinny: State qualifier. Placed fourth in a semistate, after winning regional and sectional titles.
Scottie Sopko
Hobart, Fr., 160
By the numbers: 33-7
Skinny: Placed eighth in the state, losing to the eventual champion in the quarterfinals. His only four losses entering the state meet all had come to Merrillville’s Bobby Steveson, including in semistate, regional and sectional finals.
Jeremy Crocker
Lowell, Sr., 170
By the numbers: 36-3
Skinny: Semistate quarterfinalist. Won regional and sectional titles.
Morgan Kral
Crown Point, Fr., 182
By the numbers: 33-8
Skinny: Semistate quarterfinalist. Won regional and sectional titles.
Matt Langbehn
Crown Point, Jr., 195
By the numbers: 31-7
Skinny: State qualifier. Won both of his matches at the team state meet. Placed third in a semistate. Won a regional title, after placing third in a sectional.
Gelen Robinson
Lake Central, So., 220
By the numbers: 47-5
Skinny: Placed third in the state. Placed third in a semistate, after winning regional and sectional titles. Four of his losses came to Crown Point’s Tyler Kral, also getting a win in team regionals against the state champion; and his only other loss came to South Bend Clay’s Joe Gallegos, splitting two matches with the state runner-up.
Scott Pitrowski
Lowell, Sr., 285
By the numbers: 29-4
Skinny: Semistate quarterfinalist. Placed third in a regional, after winning a sectional title.
Honorable mention
106 — Eric Peek, Portage; Brandon Truver, Lake Central; 113 — Nathan Reitz, Griffith; Ruben Rodriguez, Morton; 120 — Josh Fuqua, Crown Point; 126 — Aaron Ayala, Hobart; Trevor Burlison, Crown Point; 132 — Patrick Manning, Hobart; 138 — Jeffrey Martin, Rensselaer; Tony Vasquez, Hobart; 145 — Zach Thorn, Portage; Alex Katsafaros, Chesterton; Matt Hollins, Merrillville; Jake Sebahar, Lake Central; 152 — Zach Sandefur, Merrillville; Tony Morales, Hobart; Jake Fuqua, Crown Point; Mark Maldonado, Highland; 160 — Damian Gomez, Bishop Noll; Dusty Schurg, Crown Point; Dax Jones, Chesterton; 170 — Mike Eldridge, LaPorte; Tyler Scott, Hanover Central; 182 — Exvonte Jones, Portage; Derrick Medley, Gavit; 195 — Ryan Patterson, Lowell; 220 — Michael Nickson, Merrillville; Roberto Yanez, River Forest; 285 — Josh Swope, Crown Point; Trevon Williams, Merrillville; Cody Mullican, LaPorte; Kyle Dalka, Kankakee Valley
