The Rockridge Rockets 8th grade boys basketball team matched their 7th grade brothers by winning the IESA Class 3A State Championship over South Holland McKinley at Tolono Thursday night. Rockridge wrestlers Dallas Krueger at 138 and Nolan Throne at 145 lead area wrestlers at the Class 1A State Finals in Champaign.
WRESTLING
Class 1A State Finals
113-Brocktyn King (MC) pinned Devion Sanderson (Lisle) then lost to Maddux Blakely (Dakota) by tech fall
138-Dallas Krueger (RR) won by major decision over Will Rude (Sterling Newman) and won by major decision over Ryce Zike (Cumberland)
145-Nolan Throne (RR) won by tech fall over Jesus Lua (Phoenix) and by 7-1 decision over Corbin Moser (Prairie Central)
Allen Catour (O) won by tech fall over Jack Narine (Wilmington) and lost by major decision to Daniel Guiterrez (Dwight)
160-Seth Speaker (MC) lost by fall to Bryce Faworski (Winnebago)
195-Josh Bynum lost by fall to Daniel Jezik (Coal City)
IESA 8TH GRADE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Rockridge 40 McKinley 25