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Opening round state opponents for OPRF wrestlers

By  George M. Wilcox
   
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The IHSA released the pairings for the Class 3A state individual wrestling tournament Monday afternoon. The tournament begins Thursday night at Assembly Hall in Champaign.

Oak Park-River Forest leads all tournament teams with 11 qualifiers. The first-round pairings:

106: Roberto Campos (36-8) vs. Darvell Flag, Joliet West (28-14)

113: Gabe Townsell (36-9) vs. Zac Denny, Harlem (35-8)

120: Matthew Rundell (29-5) vs. Sebastian Pique, Sandburg (12-2)

126: Isaiah White (42-2) vs. Joe Nugent, Downers Grove South (41-12)

132: Larry Early (42-0) vs. Jayvin Bandy, Joliet West (33-7)

145: Johnny Gahagan (34-7) vs. Coord Wiseman, Barrington (29-7)

152: Kamal Bey (26-4) vs. A.J. Villareal, Lyons (37-8)

160: Davonte Mahomes (40-0) vs. Austin Metz, O’Fallon (33-4)

170: Allen Stallings (19-15) vs. Sean Jones, Harlem (36-8)

182: Joe Ariola (42-0) vs. Chris Pajak, Sandburg (34-13)

195: Andre Lee (31-8) vs. Jameer Thurman, Proviso West (34-2)

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