IHSAA Regional
Hobart H.S.

Team Scores
1. Merrillville - 198.5
2. Hobart - 171.0
3. Portage - 147.0
4. River Forest - 66.0
5. Highland - 56.0
6. Munster - 49.0
7. Calumet - 46.0
8. Hammond Central - 32.0

Gallery: (2-5-2022) Wrestling - 2022 IHSAA Regional

106

Joy Cantu (22-14) placed 4th and scored 8.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Joy Cantu (Merrillville) 22-14 won by fall over Poala Villarruel (Griffith) 17-6 (Fall 0:40)
• Semifinal - Seth Aubin (Hobart) 32-9 won by major decision over Joy Cantu (Merrillville) 22-14 (MD 10-0)
• 3rd Place Match - E`Shawn Tolbert (Portage) 21-4 won by fall over Joy Cantu (Merrillville) 22-14 (Fall 2:22)

113

Matthew Maldonado (22-13) placed 2nd and scored 16.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Matthew Maldonado (Merrillville) 22-13 won by fall over Aidan Schiedt (River Forest.) 19-12 (Fall 5:14)
• Semifinal - Matthew Maldonado (Merrillville) 22-13 won by decision over Owen Bunton (Portage) 24-10 (Dec 10-6)
• 1st Place Match - Trevor Schammert (Hobart) 37-3 won by fall over Matthew Maldonado (Merrillville) 22-13 (Fall 5:42)

120

Nasir Christion (24-11) placed 3rd and scored 12.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Nasir Christion (Merrillville) 24-11 won by major decision over Miles Conrad (Portage) 17-15 (MD 12-3)
• Semifinal - Daniel Mata (Hobart) 27-10 won by decision over Nasir Christion (Merrillville) 24-11 (Dec 7-6)
• 3rd Place Match - Nasir Christion (Merrillville) 24-11 won by fall over Joe Capello (Andrean) 25-11 (Fall 0:15)

126

David Maldonado (30-6) placed 1st and scored 22.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - David Maldonado (Merrillville) 30-6 won by fall over Jon Schultz (River Forest.) 15-10 (Fall 0:45)
• Semifinal - David Maldonado (Merrillville) 30-6 won by major decision over Jose Gonzales (Portage) 17-11 (MD 14-6)
• 1st Place Match - David Maldonado (Merrillville) 30-6 won by major decision over Donovan Ruiz (Hobart) 28-7 (MD 11-1)

132

Ruben Padilla (14-2) placed 1st and scored 21.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Ruben Padilla (Merrillville) 14-2 won by fall over Ulises Tobon (Calumet) 16-19 (Fall 0:15)
• Semifinal - Ruben Padilla (Merrillville) 14-2 won by major decision over Alejandro Ramirez (River Forest.) 22-8 (MD 21-7)
• 1st Place Match - Ruben Padilla (Merrillville) 14-2 won by decision over Michael Ortega (Portage) 24-13 (Dec 13-8)

138

Lucas Clement (18-6) placed 1st and scored 23.5 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Lucas Clement (Merrillville) 18-6 won by fall over Jack Nelson (Highland) 20-21 (Fall 3:15)
• Semifinal - Lucas Clement (Merrillville) 18-6 won by tech fall over Ezekiel Gomez (Munster) 16-8 (TF-1.5 5:39 (17-2))
• 1st Place Match - Lucas Clement (Merrillville) 18-6 won by fall over Tive Delgado (Portage) 18-14 (Fall 3:40)

145

Adrian Pellot (16-7) placed 2nd and scored 16.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Adrian Pellot (Merrillville) 16-7 won by fall over Avion Wilson (Highland) 12-20 (Fall 5:33)
• Semifinal - Adrian Pellot (Merrillville) 16-7 won by decision over Jonny McGill (Hobart) 27-7 (Dec 6-0)
• 1st Place Match - Manolo Hood (Portage) 24-10 won by decision over Adrian Pellot (Merrillville) 16-7 (Dec 2-1)

152

Taijon Span (20-13) placed 2nd and scored 16.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Taijon Span (Merrillville) 20-13 won by fall over Aurelio Castro (Andrean) 14-16 (Fall 3:43)
• Semifinal - Taijon Span (Merrillville) 20-13 won by decision over Benjamin Tollard (Portage) 16-8 (Dec 9-7)
• 1st Place Match - Aidan Costello (Hobart) 31-8 won by major decision over Taijon Span (Merrillville) 20-13 (MD 8-0)

160

Caleb Carter (30-5) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Caleb Carter (Merrillville) 30-5 won by fall over Alan Turich (Hobart) 15-11 (Fall 1:24)
• Semifinal - Caleb Carter (Merrillville) 30-5 won by fall over Hunter Sopkowski (Highland) 19-12 (Fall 4:54)
• 1st Place Match - Caleb Carter (Merrillville) 30-5 won by fall over Quentin Falls (Calumet) 30-9 (Fall 2:27)

170

Cameron Crisp (18-7) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Lucas Underwood (Portage) 10-11 won by decision over Cameron Crisp (Merrillville) 18-7 (Dec 13-7)

182

Exavier King (4-3) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Joshua Hubbard (Highland) 24-14 won by fall over Exavier King (Merrillville) 4-3 (Fall 2:28)

195

Ryan Gonzalez (26-9) placed 2nd and scored 16.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Ryan Gonzalez (Merrillville) 26-9 won by fall over Caleb Thornberry (Portage) 8-11 (Fall 3:05)
• Semifinal - Ryan Gonzalez (Merrillville) 26-9 won by decision over Kaleb Paceley (River Forest.) 21-9 (Dec 5-1)
• 1st Place Match - Justin Sawyer (Hobart) 15-3 won by decision over Ryan Gonzalez (Merrillville) 26-9 (Dec 3-2)

220

James Veal (6-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Ashton Battistella (Hobart) 26-10 won by fall over James Veal (Merrillville) 6-12 (Fall 3:55)

285

Theodore Sparks (30-4) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Theodore Sparks (Merrillville) 30-4 won by fall over Ryan Rose (Griffith) 5-18 (Fall 0:44)
• Semifinal - Theodore Sparks (Merrillville) 30-4 won by fall over Nathan Paceley (River Forest.) 20-4 (Fall 1:26)
• 1st Place Match - Theodore Sparks (Merrillville) 30-4 won by fall over Trey White (Portage) 28-6 (Fall 5:36)

Next Match: Saturday, February 12th when the Pirates travel to East Chicago Central H.S. to compete in the IHSAA Semi-State Championships, start time is 9:00 am.