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WRESTLING - CLASS 1A PRINCETON SECTIONAL

Riverdale, Morrison, Fulton, EP w restlers advance to state

By TY REYNOLDS treynolds@shawmedia.com

PRINCETON – When it comes down to the final few steps of the postseason, it’s survive and advance. For nine area wrestlers, they did just that at Saturday’s Class 1A Princeton Sectional, and achieved their season-long goal of qualifying for the IHSA state tournament.

Led by sectional champions Collin Altensey of Riverdale and Kayden White of Morrison, those nine locals will be wrestling at State Farm Center in Champaign this week.

Riverdale’s Brock Smith and Alex Watson both placed second, while Fulton’s Zane Pannell and Erie-Prophetstown’s Wyatt Goossens both took third. His Panther teammates Jase Grunder and Elijah Friedrichsen finished fourth, as did Morrison’s Nate Schaefer.

White took care of business in the title bout at 182, notching an early takedown against Sandwich’s Alex Alfaro, then adding a few more en route to an 11-2 major decision.

“I was just confident in my offense. I know if I keep on my offense instead of just defending, if I keep going, I’m more than likely going to win,” said White, who’s already hungry for more. “I would say it’s already sunk in now that I’m a sectional champion, but this is just part of the journey. I’m striving for that state title. That’s what I want, and this is just part of the road to get there.”

Altensey was also in control for most of his 152-pound title bout against Stillman Valley’s Jack Seacrist, limiting his opponent’s chances to score and pulling out a 4-2 decision.

“I knew he liked to throw, so I was just planning on tying up his hands and getting in my low shots, and that’s what I did,” Altensey said. “Then I kind of stalled out in the third, but now I know what he does and I’ll just learn from it for state. I’m sure I’ll see him at state.”

It’s Altensey’s second sectional title, and the junior was still trying to wrap his thoughts around it as he received his medal.

“It’ll probably sink in soon, but it’s pretty cool,” he said. “I won it freshman year, so I knew it was really important then. It feels good to be on top now.”

Rams teammate Brock Smith battled through the 132-pound title bout against Dakota’s TJ Silva, as the two went back and forth until the very end. Silva pulled out a 9-8 victory, but the trip to state was a good end to a tough week for Smith.

“I was very sick this week and didn’t go to school a couple of days.

Scott Anderson/Shaw Media Riverdale’s Collin Altensey wrestles Jack Seacrist in the 152-pound weight class at the Class 1A wrestling sectional Saturday, Feb. 12, in Princeton.

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I missed out on a few practices, so really, just my coaches and my teammates picking me up and telling me I had it in me helped a lot,” Smith said. “Those first few matches are what mattered the most. There are 16 spots on that state bracket, and it doesn’t really matter which one you end up on, as long as you end up on top. That’s my plan.”

He also feels like he knows what he has to do differently if he wants to make some noise at state.

“I’ve got to get a bully mentality out there to do what I want when I want,” Smith said. “That’s how I’ve won most of my matches this year, and I lacked that this weekend, and it kind of cost me that finals match. So I’ve got to get that bully mentality back in me, get back on my edge.

Watson was also in an exciting bout at 160 pounds, where he took on LenaWinslow/Stockton’s Marey Roby for the title. The two traded takedowns, and a late escape brought Watson within one point, but that’s where it ended as the Rams junior fell 5-4.

“I beat him earlier in the year, and I was close this time. I probably could have worked my offense a lot more,” Watson said. “Definitely my blast double [leg] and ankle pick were huge for me this weekend. I worked those two takedowns quite a bit.

“But next week is what matters. It shows me what I need to work on, so I’m going to get back in the room and keep working.”

Erie-Prophetstown’s Wyatt Goossens pinned Newman’s Briar Ivey in 5:04 in the third-place bout at 113 pounds. Goossens trailed 4-0 and 7-2 in the first period before turning things around.

“I wasn’t wrestling smart,” said the Panthers freshman, who won by pin in 44 seconds in the blood round. “I let him get on my legs too much, and I went for some sloppy throw, and it didn’t really work out. I got put to my back, but I fought off, and then from there, I just knew that I had to beat him. I knew I could, I could just feel it. I knew I had to come back and win.”

The area’s other third-place finisher was Fulton’s Zane Pannell, who controlled Sherrard’s Ryder Roelf to the tune of a 10-4 decision in their third-place match at 170. Pannell punched his ticket to Champaign with a pin of Newman’s Hunter Luyando in 2:44 in their blood round bout.

“I just wrestled my way, my style,” Pannell said. “My brothers Eli and Max were here and gave me some helpful tips, so that helped.”

Erie-Prophetstown’s Jase Grunder and Elijah Friedrichsen both finished fourth, but were more excited about their wins in the blood round that punched their tickets to state.

Grunder lost 5-0 to Dakota’s Tyler SImmer in the 145-pound third-place bout. But it was his aggressive style that earned him an 8-2 win over Marian’s Nik Jimenez in the blood round.

“Just really the double leg [takedowns] is what did it,” Grunder said. “I did that every time I took him down. I think after I took him down the second time, it kind of hurt him a little bit. I don’t think he expected me to come out firing like I did.”

Friedrichsen fell 6-1 to Polo’s Daniel Engel in the third-place match at 285, a bout that was scoreless until the final 38 seconds. Engel caught Friedrichsen off-balance and scored a takedown, then the Panthers senior popped right back up to make it 2-1. But Engel recorded a takedown and back points in the final three seconds to pull away.

A n d w h i l e F r i e d r i c h s e n w a s bummed out about finishing with a loss, he looked back with pride at the run he had to make through wrestlebacks, including a come-from-behind

Scott Anderson/Shaw Media Morrison’s Kayden White wrestles Sandwich’s Alex Alfaro in the 182-pound weight class at the Class 1A wrestling sectional Saturday in Princeton.

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Girls basketball

Rockridge 72, Morrison 45: The Fillies fell behind 35-12 by halftime and never recovered in a Three Rivers West road loss.

Shelby Veltrop finished with 15 points, Camryn Veltrop scored 14 points, Diana Robbins added eight points, and Kendra Fisher chipped in six points for Morrison.

Eastland 48, Fulton 29: The Cougars built a 29-12 halftime lead and rolled to an NUIC South road win over the Steamers. Fulton was led by Lara Bielema, Miraya Pessman and Kylie Smither with six points each.

Riverdale 50, Bureau Valley 19: The Storm lost a Three Rivers crossover game in Port Byron to close the regular season.

Oregon 42, Riverdale 35: The Hawks trailed by six points at halftime, but rallied with a 27-14 run in the second half to top the Rams in a regional quarterfinal in Port Byron.

F u l t on 4 4 , M i l l ed ge v i l l e 3 6 : Kylie Smither poured in 19 points to lead the Steamers past the Missiles on Stan Borgman Court.

M i r a y a P e s s m an a d d ed s e v e n points for Fulton, which led 13-11 after the first quarter, then trailed 23-22 at halftime before taking a 32-30 lead into the final period.

Alleman 45, Erie-Prophetstown 13:

The Panthers’ season came to an end with a 2A regional quarterfinal loss in Rock Island.

Boys basketball

Fulton 67, Amboy 24: The Steamers jumped out to a 21-3 lead through the opening quarter and never looked back in an NUIC South win over the visiting Clippers.

Ethan Price led Fulton with 12 points, Patrick Lower scored nine, and Brock Mason, Mason Dykstra and Ryan Eads added eight points each in a balanced effort. Eleven Steamers scored in the game.

Orion 59, Morrison 56: The Chargers built a 30-27 halftime lead and hung on for a Three Rivers West win over the Mustangs in Orion.

Alex Anderson paced Morrison with 15 points. Danny Mouw and Mason Dykstra scored 12 points each. Andre McQueen added 10 points for the Mustangs.

Rockridge 57, Erie-Prophetstown 50:

The Rockets built a 27-15 halftime lead en route to a Three Rivers West win over the Panthers.

Mason Misfeldt led Erie-Prophetstown with 15 points. Connor Sibley chipped in seven points.

Fulton 80, Polo 25: The Steamers seized a 45-10 halftime lead and never relented, going on to beat the Marcos in an NUIC South home game.

Brock Mason led Fulton with 18 points. Patrick Lower and Ryan Eads added 10 points each.

U n i t e d T o w n s h i p 5 4 , F u l t o n 4 2 :

Baylen Damhoff scored 21 points, but the Steamers lost to the Class 4A Panthers in East Moline. victory in the blood round to punch his ticket to state.

Friedrichsen trailed 4-1 in the consolation semifinal, but bounced back to beat Marengo’s Michael Macias 5-4. He celebrated by grappling with head coach Tod McCullough, before eventually taking McCullough to the mat as the two embraced in a bear hug.

“I was very excited. I didn’t want to hurt him, but I was very excited,” Friedrichsen said with a smile. “Honestly, it’s just another thing that I needed to keep working hard for. Getting put on my back twice sucks, but I just need to fix what I can. I’m proud of myself because I overcame the adversity of losing my second match. To all the kids on our team that said, ‘Oh, you’ve got to wrestle three more to make it now,’ I just said, ‘That’s just three more wins for us.’ It’s just more hard work that we need to push ourselves for.”

Morrison’s Nate Schaefer fell in the third-place match at 220 pounds, as he was pinned in 1:47 by Dixon’s Justin Dallas.

But it was after the blood round when Schaefer shared an emotional moment with his father, Adam, a former Morrison state qualifier. Schaefer defeated Wheaton Academy’s Peter Johanik 3-0 to earn a state berth, and after hugging his mom, Schaefer walked over to his dad, who was sitting on the floor at the edge of the mat in tears, and embraced him while saying, “I did it, Dad!”

“I’ve never seen my dad cry. That’s all I’ve ever wanted it to have my name on the wall [as Morrison state qualifiers] next to my dad’s name,” Nate Schaefer said. “It was all mental. I had to keep my head, wrestle smart. Talent can only take you so far, and it came down to how bad I wanted to w i n . T h a t b l o o d r o u n d m a t c h , I wanted it real bad, and you get to a point where you feel like you know you can win.”

Riverdale’s Tharren Jacobs (106) and Eli Hinde (145), and Erie-Prophetstown’s Andrew Bomleny (195) lost in the blood round and finished one win shy of the state tournament.