PLANO — Landen Lage of the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher High School wrestling team won the 126-pound championship in the Reaper Classic on Saturday.
Lage (11-0) triumphed via a 4-0 decision in the title match over Hoopeston Area’s Aiden Bell.
Lage pinned Elgin St. Edwards in 1:28 before winning via 4-2 decision over Yorkville Christian in the quarterfinals and via 18-3 technical fall over Sandwich’s Jakob Gruca in the semifinals.
As a team, GCMS/Fisher finished fourth among 20 teams with a score of 125 ½ behind Yorkville Christian (233), Plano (159) and Princeton (131).
Nolan Lowe (10-1) won via 3:08 pinfall in the 138-pound third-place match over Glen Ellyn Glenbard South’s Diego Myers.
Nolan Lowe pinned Wheaton St. Francis’ Grant Rabanus in the quarterfinals before losing via 21-6 technical fall to Maple Park Kaneland’s Alex Gochis. In the consolation semifinals, Nolan Lowe won via 19-2 technical fall over Yorkville Christian’s Adrian Wadas-Luis.
At 190 pounds, Jaxon Wright (11-1) pinned Sandwich’s Kaden Clevenger in 4 ½ minutes in the third-place match.
Wright pinned Arlington Heights St. Viator’s Colton Schneider in 4:24 before pinning Hoopeston Area’s Earl Kelnhofer in 4:51 in the quarterfinals.
After losing via 1:01 pinfall to Yorkville Christian’s Jackson Allen in the semifinals, Wright pinned Dixon’s Seth Shaffer in the consolation semifinals.
Hudson Babb (10-2) won via 20-4 technical fall over Chase Siguenza in the third-place match at 150 pounds.
Babb pinned East Aurora’s Demetris Surge in 1:42 before pinning Hoopeston Area’s RaSiah Jones in 1:21 in the quarterfinals. Antoine Gilford of Plano won via 8-7 decision over Babb in the semifinals before Babb won via 18-2 technical fall over Ottawa Marquette’s Bryson Manley in the consolation semifinals.
Corbin Ragle (6-3) placed fourth in the 157-pound bracket.
Ragle pinned Aurora Metea Valley’s Lucas Marcoux in 1:10 before winning via 5-0 decision over Hoopeston Area’s David Bell in the quarterfinals. Plano’s Caidan Ronning pinned Ragle in 23 seconds in the semifinals before Ragle won via 1:56 pinfall over Marcoux in the consolation semifinals and lost via 15-0 technical fall in the third-place match to Dixon’s Jayden Weidman.
Ethan Lowe (7-3) finished sixth in the 144-pound bracket.
Ethan Lowe won via 12-4 major decision over Amboy’s Caiden Heath before pinning Yorkville Christian’s Austin Wadas-Luis in six minutes in the quarterfinals. Princeton’s Ace Christiansen won via 17-1 technical fall over Lowe in the semifinals before Heath won via 16-6 major decision over Lowe in the consolation semifinals and Dixon’s Preston Richards pinned Lowe in 4:44 in the fifth-place match.
Cooper Miller (8-4) finished sixth in the 165-pound class.
Miller pinned Isaiah Baron of Chicago De La Salle in 1:35 before winning via 20-5 technical fall over Plano’s Oscar Cervantes in the quarterfinals. Ottawa Marquette’s Reily Leifheit pinned Miller in 2:36 in the semifinals before Miller lost via 4:34 pinfall to Yorkville Christian’s Isaac Gray in the consolation semifinals and was pinned in 47 seconds by Hoopeston Area’s Ayden Larkin in the fifth-place match.
At 285 pounds, Cohen Kean (7-2) lost via 1:18 pinfall to Mendota’s Angil Serrano before winning via 2-1 decision over Brandon Monroy and losing via 6-4 decision to Plano’s Tyler Mast in the consolation rounds.
At 113 pounds, Camden Brucker (2-2) lost via 6-5 decision to Yorkville Christian’s Christian Sandoval and via 19-3 technical fall to Chicago De La Salle’s Justin Forbes.
At 215 pounds, Gavin Rushing lost via 1:38 pinfall to Sandwich’s Devon Blanchard and via 47-second pinfall to East Aurora’s Hiran Lopez.
REAPER WRESTLING CLASSIC
At Plano
Team scores
- Yorkville Christian, 233; 2. Plano, 159; 3. Princeton, 131; 4. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher, 125.5; 5. Hoopeston Area, 124.5; 6. Sandwich, 124; 7. Dixon, 116.5; 8. Chicago De La Salle, 115; 9. Ottawa Marquette, 106.5; 10. Amboy, 97.5; 11. Glen Ellyn Glenbard South, 83.5; 12. Maple Park Kaneland, 73; 13. Aurora East Aurora, 65.5; 14. Wheaton St. Francis, 43.5; 15. Chicago Heights Marian Catholic, 37; 16. Mendota, 36.
113 pounds
Quarterfinals – Christian Sandoval (Yorkville) dec. Camden Brucker (GCMSF), 6-5.
Consolation quarterfinals – Justin Forbes (DeLaSalle) tech. fall Brucker (GCMSF), 19-3.
126
Round two – Landen Lage (GCMSF) pinned Andres Sanchez (Elgin St. Edwards), 1:28.
Quarterfinals – Lage (GCMSF) dec. Ryan Alaimo (Yorkville), 4-2.
Semifinals – Lage (GCMSF) tech. fall Jakob Gruca (Sandwich), 18-3.
Championship match – Lage (GCMSF) dec. Aiden Bell (Hoopeston Area), 4-0.
138
Quarterfinals – Nolan Lowe (GCMSF) pinned Grant Rabanus (Wheaton St. Francis), 1-3.
Semifinals – Alex Gochis (MPK) tech. fall Nolan Lowe (GCMSF), 21-6.
Consolation semifinals – Nolan Lowe (GCMSF) tech. fall Adrian Wadas-Luis (Yorkville), 19-2.
Third-place match – Nolan Lowe (GCMSF) pinned Diego Myers (Glenbard), 3:08.
144
Round two – Ethan Lowe (GCMSF) maj. dec. Caiden Heath (Amboy), 12-4.
Quarterfinals – Ethan Lowe (GCMSF) pinned Austin Wadas-Luis (Yorkville), 6:00.
Semifinals – Ace Christiansen (Princeton) tech. fall Ethan Lowe (GCMSF), 17-1.
Fifth-place match – Preston Richards (Dixon) pinned Ethan Lowe (GCMSF), 4:44.
150
Round two – Hudson Babb (GCMSF) pinned Demetris Surge (East Aurora), 1:42.
Quarterfinals – Babb (GCSMF) pinned RaSiah Jones (Hoopeston Area), 1:21.
Semifinals – Antoine Gilford (Plano) dec. Babb (GCMSF), 8-7.
Consolation semifinals – Babb (GCMSF) tech. fall Brysen Manley (Marquette), 18-2.
Third-place match – Babb (GCMSF) tech. fall Chase Siguenza (St. Francis), 20-4.
157
Round two – Corbin Ragle (GCMSF) pinned Lucas Marcoux (Matea Valley), 1:10.
Quarterfinals – Ragle (GCMSF) dec. David Bell (Hoopeston Area), 5-0.
Semifinals – Caidan Ronning (Plano) pinned Ragle (GCMSF), :23.
Consolation semifinals – Ragle (GCMSF) pinned Marcoux (Metea Valley), 1:56.
Third-place match – Jayden Weidman (Dixon) tech. fall Ragle (GCMSF), 15-0.
165
Round two – Cooper Miller (GCMSF) pinned Isaiah Baron (De La Salle), 1:35.
Quarterfinals – Miller (GCMSF) tech. fall Oscar Cervantes (Plano), 20-5.
Semifinals – Reily Leifheit (Marquette) pinned Miller (GCMSF), 2:36.
Consolation semifinals – Isaac Gray (Yorkville) pinned Miller (GCMSF), 4:34.
Fifth-place match – Ayden Larkin (Hoopeston Area) pinned Miller (GCMSF), :47.
190
Round two – Jaxon Wright (GCSMF) pinned Colton Schneider (Arlington Heights St. Viator), 4:24.
Quarterfinals – Wright (GCMSF) pinned Earl Kelnhofer (Hoopeston Area), 4:51.
Semifinals – Jackson Allen (Yorkville) pinned Wright (GCMSF), 1:01.
Consolation semifinals – Wright (GCMSF) pinned Seth Shaffer (Dixon), 1:21.
Third-place match – Wright (GCMSF) pinned Kaden Clevenger (Sandwich), 4:30.
215
Round two – Devon Blanchard (Sandwich) pinned Gavin Rushing (GCMSF), 1:38.
Consolation round three – Hiran Lopez (East Aurora) pinned Rushing (GCMSF), :47.
285
Round two – Angil Serrano (Mendota) pinned Cohen Kean (GCMSF), 1:18.
Consolation round three – Kean (GCSMF) dec. Brandon Monroy (East Aurora), 2-1.
Consolation quarterfinals – Tyler Mast (Plano) dec. Kean (GCMSF), 6-4.