Four wrestling teams came through the OPRF field house in Oak Park last weekend and all four left after being pummeled by the host.
The OPRF wrestling squad continued its domination this season by crushing Grant 52-15 on Friday and handedly sweeping through a quad on Saturday. The Huskies downed Wheaton North 47-17, 10th-ranked Libertyville 46-22 and St. Rita 50-20 on Saturday to push their record to a perfect 14-0. OPRF is currently ranked No. 1 in the state.
Ten OPRF wrestlers went undefeated on Saturday. Joey Brown (103-pound weight division), Ellis Coleman (140), Danny Martin (145), Sam Brooks (152), Ben Brooks (189) and Matt Monson (215) all won three-straight matches apiece at the quad. Charlie Johnson (130), Chris Dardanes (130), Aaron Minnis (135) and Nick Dardanes (135) also finished undefeated, taking at least one match.
On Friday, against 15th-ranked Grant, a team that pulverized the Huskies back in 2006 in the first round of the Dual Team State Finals, OPRF won 11 of the 14 matches, including seven in a row to close out the meet. The Huskies jumped off to a 19-0 start with wins by Brown (103), Kendall Hutchinson (112), Martin (145), and Sam Brooks (152).
Other OPRF winners included Jake Venerable (125), Chris Dardanes (130), Nick Dardanes (135), Coleman (140), Ben Brooks (189), Monson (215), and LaQuan Hightower (285).
Nick Dardanes, who is ranked No. 1 in the state in his weight class, defeated fifth-ranked Jason Montemayor with a technical fall, and Sam Brooks scored a major decision victory over 12th-ranked Tyler Dempsey.
The Huskies jump back into West Suburban (Silver) Conference competition on Thursday, Jan. 15, when they travel to 11th-ranked Hinsdale Central. The Red Devils are also 3-0 in the conference along with the Huskies and boast eight ranked grapplers to OPRF’s nine.
OPRF also hosts Proviso West on Friday and travels to the Dundee Crown Tournament on Saturday.