High school wrestling: 2021 Northwest Herald All-Area Team

First Team

Lower Weights

Dom Ducato, Jacobs. so.

Ducato (106) finished, 28-2 and those only two losses came at the IWCOA Boys Open Class 3A State Championships, where he took fourth place.

Elon Rodriguez, Marian Central, sr.

Rodriguez (126) won the Class 2A state title with a 3-2 thriller after finishing as runner-up in 2020. Rodriguez (25-0) will wrestle at Triton Junior College.

Nik Jimenez, Marian Central, jr.

Jimenez (132) won the IWCOA Class 2A state title in a 4-0 match a year after finishing as an IHSA state runner-up in Class 1A at Harvard. He finished this season 25-0.

Chris Moore, Marian Central, so.

Moore (138) took his only loss in the state championship match and finished 16-1 but was a big part of the Hurricanes winning the state team title.

Jeremy Jakowitsch, Huntley, sr.

Jakowitsch (138) finished third in Class 3A and was 29-2 for the season. He also had placed third in the IHSA Class 3A State Tournament in 2020.

Middle Weights

Dillon Carlson, Crystal Lake Central, jr.

Carlson (145) won the Class 2A third-place match at state to finish the season 24-2. He was one of three Tigers to medal in the state tournament.

Brody Hallin, McHenry, jr.

Hallin (152) was unbeaten heading into the Class 3A state tournament, and although he took two losses there, he finished fourth and was 31-2 for the season.

Scott Burke, Marian Central, sr.

Burke (152) finished his high school career with a pin in the third-place match. He was 22-4 for the state champion Hurricanes and will wrestle at NCAA Division III Loras.

Caden Ernd, Crystal Lake Central, sr.

Ernd (170) battled back from a knee injury in time to make his run to the state title, which he won in a 1-0 decision. Ernd (13-0) will wrestle at Illinois.

Upper Weights

Dylan Connell, Marian Central, sr.

Connell (182) ended his career with four individual state titles, three in IHSA tournaments and this year’s in the IWCOA tournament. He won the title match, 9-1, to finish 24-0 for the season. He will wrestle at Illinois.

KT Sivertsen, Crystal Lake South, sr.

Sivertsen (182) won the Class 2A state tournament third-place match by a pin. He finished his season at 18-4. He was 8-1 in FVC matches.

Julian Ryerson, Crystal Lake Central, sr.

Ryerson (195) won his last two matches by pins to take the third-place match at the state tournament. Ryerson finished 21-7 for the season.

Ryan Golnick, Jacobs, sr.

Golnick (220) narrowly missed a medal at last year’s Class 3A state tournament. He was not denied this time, as he won his last two matches by decisions to grab third place. He was 26-5.

Brock Wood, Richmond-Burton, jr.

Wood (220) won the Class 1A state title with a 5-2 decision. Wood (22-1) juggled baseball and wrestling through the months of May and June and made it work. He started for a 25-6 baseball team and finished with a state title in wrestling.

Second Team

Lower Weights

Josh Glover, Marian Central, jr., 106

Jimmy Norris, McHenry, so., 106

Charlie Fitzgerald, Marian Central, so., 113

James Wright, Jacobs, so., 120

Amaire Jones, Dundee-Crown, sr., 126

Middle Weights

Ruben Melgarejo, McHenry, so., 152

Nathan Larson, Hampshire, sr., 160

Shane Moran, Crystal Lake South, sr., 170

Colin Wrobel, Burlington Central, sr., 182

Upper Weights

Porter Leith, Dundee-Crown, so., 195

Ryder Hunkins, Huntley, jr., 195

Noah Ross, Burlington Central, sr., 195

Joe Miller, Marian Central, sr., 220

Joe Swanson, Cary-Grove, sr., 220

Honorable Mention

Max Astacio, Marian Central, fr., 145

Patryk Barnas, Hamp, jr., 285

Jack Baruch, Jacobs, sr., 126

Amador Castro, Crystal Lake South, so., 120

Boston Chicketaev, Crystal Lake Central, sr., 182

Nick Davidson, Marian Central, so., 120

Tyler Evans, Prairie Ridge, so., 120

Tommy Evans, Prairie Ridge, sr., 182

Bryce Fiegel, Harvard, sr., 132

Lou Gaddy, Marian Central, sr., 170

Rannin Gruen, Cary-Grove, jr., 113

Sam Henkle, Huntley, jr., 120

Andrew Hudec, Crystal Lake Central, sr., 285

Matt Impastato, Dundee-Crown, jr., 138

Jake Jensen, Huntley, jr., 126

Pedro Jimenez, McHenry, fr., 132

Garret Johnson, Crystal Lake Central, sr., 160

Nathan Kim, Burlington Central, jr., 170

Kaden Randazzo, Huntley, sr., 182

Joel Ridle, Jacobs, sr., 145

Zach Rogala, Huntley, jr., 132

Nathan Rosas, Harvard, sr., 195

Ivan Rosas, Harvard, 145

Joey Scrivani, Jacobs, fr., 160-170

Niko Skoulikaris, Hamp, so., 145

Jack Stone, Prairie Ridge, sr., 138

Ethan Struck, Marengo, so., 126-132

Tanner Ward, Jacobs, sr., 138