State Wrestling: Rocky's Marquez wins state title

CHAMPAIGN - Rock Island's Andrew Marquez celebrates his victory over Crystal Lake Central's Cayden Parks after their Class 2A 190-pound title match at the IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals. Marquez dominated Parks on his way to a 9-2 decision on his way to the top of the podium Saturday evening. To make it to the title bout, the senior defeated Mt. Vernon's Mason Randall (34-12), Jack Paris (9-5) from Fenwick, and Niles Notre Dame senior Jim Amatore (36-10).

Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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Andrew Marquez vs Cayden Parks

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Photo Gallery | Spartans' Emmitt Holt state title run halted

Champaign - St. Joseph-Ogden's Emmitt Hold wrestles Dakota's Brandon White during their Class 1A 106-pound wrestleback at the 2024 IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals on Thursday. Holt gave his all but came up short 5-3. The senior closed his last year as Spartan wrestler with a 37-6 record. Below are more photos from the final match of his prep career.

Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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Photo Gallery | SJO wrestling falls at first home meet of the season

Hunter Ketchum wraps up Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin's Cooper Carpenter during their 220-pound exhibition match on Tuesday. Ketchum, a four-year starter at goalie for the SJO soccer program, pinned Carpenter one minute and 19 seconds into their bout. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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SJO's Landen Butts fights for wrist control while going head-to-head with BHRA's Ayden Golden. Golden won the match by pin at 3:32. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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Spartan Coy Hayes ties up BHRA's Donavan Guduskas trying to get back points. Hayes eventually would win the match by fall at 3:05. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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SJO's Devan Swisher looks to his coaching corner while wrestling Blue Devils' Marcus Schreiner. Swisher went the distance by lost by way of a 7-4 decision. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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SJO's Devan Swisher looks for a shot in on Blue Devils' Marcus Schreiner during their 160-pound match. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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Carson Sarnecki tries to escape from BHRA's Christian Walton during their 170-pound. Sarnecki was pinned at 5:32 in the first home meet of the season. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin's Nathaniel Gnaden takes down SJO's Owen Birt during their 220-pound match. Gnaden narrowly won the match on points besting Birt, 10-6. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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Owen Birt looks for an opportunity to shoot in on BHRA's Nathaniel Gnaden during second period action. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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SJO's Brandon Goodwin does his best to keep BHRA's Grahm Abbed from scoring during their 126-pound bout. Goodwin was later pinned by Abbed at 2:32. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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After collecting a few points, Spartans' Lexi Wirth focuses on getting control of Mike Rodgers during their 138-pound exhibition match. Despite a hard-fought effort Wirth was pinned at 2:53. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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St. Joseph-Ogden 220-pounder Quincy Jones pins Blue Devils' Cooper Carpenter. Jones secured the exhibition win in just 36 seconds. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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Ketchum and Birt pick up wins for SJO at road match

St. Joseph-Ogden won five matches during their dual meet against host El Paso-Gridley on January 20. The wins were not enought to carry the Spartans to victory who dropped the match, 48-28.

Emmit Holt picked up the team's only forfeit win at 113-pounds.

Holden Brazelton (120 lbs), juniors Hunter Ketchum (183 lbs), and Owen Birt at195 lbs, along with frosh Quincy Jones (220 lbs), recorded the Spartans' other victories.

Brazelton, a freshman, won his match by major decision, 15-3. His other three teammates all won by pinning their opponents.

The Spartans will celebrate senior night with a triangle engagement verses Hoopeston Area starting at 5:30pm and Westville at around 6:15pm on Thursday, January 27.

Results

Final Score: El Paso-Gridley 48 - St. Joseph-Odgen 28

113 Holt, Emmitt (SJO) over Forfeit (EPG) Forfeit 6-0
120 Brazelton, Holden (SJO) over Gibson (EPG) Maj Dec 15-3 10-0
126 Roth (EPG) over Butts, Landen (SJO) Fall 1:15 10-6
132 Greene (EPG) over Forfeit, (SJO) Forfeit 10-12
138 Melick (EPG) over Denhart, Garrett (SJO) Fall 1:48 10-18
145 Gentes (EPG) over Falls, Matt (SJO) Fall 0:36 10-24
152 Jeffereys (EPG) over Forfeit, (SJO) Forfeit 10-30
160 Whitman (EPG) over Forfeit, (SJO) Forfeit 10-36
170 Langland (EPG) over Forfeit, (SJO)
182 Ketchum, Hunter (SJO) over Shaffer (EPG) Fall 1:21 16-42
195 Birt, Owen (SJO) over Duffy (EPG) Fall 2:38 22-42
220 Jones, Quincy (SJO) over Blackmore (EPG) Fall 4:30 28-42
285 Evans (EPG) over Cotter, Austin (SJO) Fall 0:46 28-48

Spartan wrestling drops dual meet to Clinton, 46-30

EL PASO -- Despite picking up 16 points in forfeits from Clinton, the St. Joseph-Ogden wrestling team fell 46-30 to the Maroons in a triangle meet at El Paso-Gridley on Thursday.

SJO senior Matt Falls secured one of two wins after an 8-3 decision over Clinton's Jacob Hubble at 145-pounds.

Later at 195-pounds, Spartan junior Owen Birt went the distance for a 6-1 win over Kaedyn Sloat-Shannon.

The Spartans will host their last home meet of the season this Thursday against Hoopeston Area starting at 5:30pm.

Box Score

Final Score: Clinton 46 - St. Joseph-Ogden 30

106 Ortiz (Clinton HS) over Forfeit, (SJO) Forfeit 0-6
113 West (Clinton HS) over Holt, Emmitt (SJO) Fall 4:38
120 Wirth, Lexi (SJO) over Forfeit (Clinton HS)
126 Poole (Clinton HS) over Brazelton, Holden (SJO) Fall 3:44
132 Fair (Clinton HS) over Butts, Landen (SJO) Fall 0:16
138 Denhart, Garrett (SJO) over Forfeit (Clinton HS)
145 Falls, Matt (SJO) over Hubble (Clinton HS) Decision 8-3
152 Morelack (Clinton HS) over Forfeit, (SJO)
160 Hibbard (Clinton HS) over Forfeit, (SJO)
170 Thums (Clinton HS) over Forfeit, (SJO)
182 Ketchum, Hunter (SJO) over Forfeit (Clinton HS)
195 Birt, Owen (SJO) over Sloat (Clinton HS) Decision 6-1
220 Jones, Quincy (SJO) over Forfeit (Clinton HS)
285 Thayer (Clinton HS) over Cotter, Austin (SJO) Maj Dec 19-8