Nelson Brands finished second at the 29th Al Dvorak Memorial Invitational on Friday at Harlem High School in Machesney Park, Illinois.
Brands went 3-1 at the two-day tournament dropping a 5-3 decision in the 152-pound final to Austin O’Connor of Chicago St. Rita in a matchup of nationally ranked wrestlers.
A defending Illinois state champion, O’Connor is ranked fourth nationally at 152 pounds by Intermat while Brands is ranked 19th.
Brands recorded a first-period pin and back-to-back tech. falls to reach the finals and is 25-1 on the season.
Carter Rohweder (22-5) went 4-3 at the two-day event to finish sixth at 160 pounds, falling to Jack Mulay of Mount Carmel in the fifth place match.
West High placed 19th in the team standings with 79.5 points.
Mason, Ohio won the team title with 202.5 points followed by New Lenox with 194.5 points.
Al Dvorak Memorial Invitational
Team scores – 1. Mason (Ohio) 202.5; 2. New Lenox 194.5; 3. Mount Carmel 187; 4. Wheaton North 118; 5. Huntley 116; 6. Edwardville 111; 7. Luxemberg-Casco (Wis) 102; 8. Rockton 101; 9. Crystal Lake Central 95; 10. Timberland (Mo) 92; 11. Mukwonago (Wis) 91; 12. Bolingbrook 89; 13. Hortonville (Wis) 88.5; 14. Glenbard North 87; 15. St. Rita 86; 16. Yorkville 84.5; 17. Plainfield South 83.5; 18. Algonquin Jacobs 80; 19. West High 79.5; 20. Milton (Wis) 76; 21. Marist 75; 22. Dakota 73; 23. Metea Valley 65.5; 24. Plainfield East 63.5; 25. Harlem 61; 26. Villa Park Willowbrook 57.5; 27. Nequa Valley 54; 28. Antioch 43; 29. Kankakee McNamara 42.5; 30. Legancy Christian Academy (Ohio) 40.5; 31. Freeport 39; 32. Sterling 37; 33. Chicago Washington 32; 34. Arlington Heights 18; Manito Midwest Central 10.
Individual champions, area place winners
106 – 1. Eric Barnett (Hortonville) dec. Pauley Keane (Kankakee McNamara) 6-0
113 – 1. Jacob Lindsey (New Lenox Providence) dec. Anthony Pisciotta (Timberland) 9-7 SV1
120 – 1. Michael McGee (Plainfield East) dec. Tommy Hoskins (Legancy Christian Academy) 8-4
126 – 1. Dylan Burnoski (Bolingbrook) dec. Aaron Schulist (Mukwonago) 4-2 /
132 – 1. Zack Donathan (Mason) pinned We Rachal (Chicago Washington) 4:38
138 – 1. Austin Gomez (Glenbard North) tech. fall Lenny Petersen (Crystal Lake Central) 23-8
145 – 1. Yahya Thomas (Mt. Carmel) dec. Abe Assad (Glenbard North) 9-4
152 – 1. Austin O’Connor (St. Rita) dec. Nelson Brands (West High) 5-3
160 – 1. Devin Donovan (Wheaton North) dec. Elliot Luker (Hortonville) 4-3 SV1; 6. Carter Rohweder (West High).
170 – 1. Andrew Wenger (Dakota) dec. Eric Vermillion (Mason) 7-3
182 – 1. Jack Jessen (Villa Park Willowbrook) pinned Billy Pitzner (Milton) 3:53
195 – 1. John Nowak (Providence) pinned Seamus Odonnell (Crystal Lake Central) 1:25
220 – 1. Diata Drayton (Marist) dec. Maverick McPeek (Dakota) 9-3
285 – 1. Anthony Cassioppi (Hononegah) pinned Bobby Papiernik (Metea Valley) 1:58
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