Rochelle-a short-hand Yorchville Christian team traveled to Rochelle and on Tuesday’s IHSA Class 2 Rochel Dual Team gave the hubs everything during the sectional matchup.
Despite accepting fortes in two weight sections, Mustangs pushed late to take the match after a series of victory in mid -weight. Only 175 pound bouts were left to complete, Yorchville Christian erased 18 points deficiency and claws within six digits.
In an excellent battle, which lasted in both ways for the last second of the third period, a match-clining Riversal from Rochelle’s Roman Villobos decided 8–6 on Jackson Allen of Yorkville Christian in a 175-pound match. Wilalobos’s victory led a 39–30 win for Hubs (24–6) and a heartbreaking season-ending necklace for Mustangs (20–10).
Christian Christian head coach Mike Wester of Yorkville said, “We seized two weight, we had an injured starter, two for the first time in our lineup and we were still struggling with the previous match.” “The credit of all goes to young children who supported us and wrestled with heart. This loss should be a little sting as we have gone to these matches in the last few years. Rochelle came out and the match they should have had and we wish him all the best. ,
Rochel’s two state qualifiers, Brock Metzagar and Caden Morris two later Mustangs, won by PIN to take a 190-pound and 215-pound match. Yorkville Christian created a quick pin against Frank Decena after 285-pounder Garat Tonel. Yorkville Christian confiscated both 106-pound and 113-pound weight, as Mustangs competed without the injured state medalist Aiden Larsen, who finished sixth in Champagne.
Yorkville Christian took an important match in a 120-pound orbit, in which Ellie Foster decided 12–6 on Rochelle’s Tony Milburn. The two teams sent state medal winners in the next two matches, as Rochelle’s Xavier Villobos pinned Jackson Wit to 126 -pound bout and Yorchville Christian State Champion Ty Edwards pinned Frank Neska in 132 pounds.
“Our lineup has only a starter, which will leave after this year and it is Ty Edwards.” “He is irreplaceable, but this entire team will return next year and there are many opportunities ahead of us. We have children who are building their skills and have not got a chance to see light because they are behind people like Ty Edwards. We are going to remember our seniors, but I am excited for the future of our program. This team will return next year.”
An unfortunate injury led to a medical forbit in a 138 -pound bout, where a Techdown by Rochelle’s Degan Shabaikar left unable to continue Grasson Johnson of Yorkville Christian. Jeet gave Hubs a 36–15 lead over Mustangs, who responded with four direct win to fight back in the match. Tiras Lombardo won the 8–3 decision in a 144-pound bout, while John Isaac Gray dismissed Rochel’s Brendon Wite for a 7–5 decision in a 150-pound bout.
Yorchville Christian kept Tyler Glin 157 pounds to Matt Lynn and Roshel State Qualifier Grant Gensler 2–0 in overtime in 165 pounds after Robbie Nelson. With a bout balance, Yorkville Christian sent Jackson Ellen to the circle against Roman Villobos, who won the last-second reversal for the hub.