Where: Merrillville High School
When: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. (first round); approx. 5 p.m. (finals).
Advancement: Top four finishers in each weight class advance to the state finals Feb. 15 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
No. 1 seeds: 106 — Jake Sinkovics (Mishawaka), Michael Garza (Merrillville); Chris Trent (New Prairie), Daniel Davis (Harrison); 113 — Stevan Micic (Hanover Central), Gaige Torres (Portage), Zach Davis (Penn), Mason Tribbett (Twin Lakes); 120 — Drew Hughes (Lowell), Adam Garcia (Mer), Luis Munoz (Warsaw), Jackie Chambers (Lafayette Jefferson);126 — Josh Fuqua (Crown Point), Blake Denton (TL), Dylan Logsdon (Por), Daniel Hesch (Mish);132 — Trevor Burlison (CP), Justin Atkinson (Benton Central), Grant Marsolf (Mish); Jacob Covaciu (Mer); 138 — Tommy Forte (Mish), Isaac Rentas (Mer), Darden Schurg (CP), Hunter Hickman (Rensselaer); 145 — Chris Katsafaros (Chesterton), Tristan Macri (Mish), Stephon Wilkins (Por), Jason VanMeter (West Lafayette); 152 — Dusty Schurg (CP), Danny Roach (Por), Trevor Manspeaker (Penn), Connor Armuth (Harr); 160 — Kenny Hughes (Low), Mark Maldonado (Highland), Caleb Medrano (McCutcheon), Chase Hack (South Bend Riley); 170 — Bobby Steveson (Merr), Jeffery Wiseman (Penn), Mike Eldridge (LaPorte), Jade Doty (W.L.); 182 — Matt Hurford (Culver), Tyler Scott (H.C.), Tony Rodriguez (Hobart); 195 — Morgan Kral (C.P.), Jacob Ricks (B.C.), Jaylin Allen (S.B. Clay), Alex Jara (Merr), Jerry Conard (B.C.); 220 — Gelen Robinson (Lake Central), Braxton Eby (Mish), Ben Standifer (LP), Seth Meyer (Harr); 285 — Shakir Carr (S.B. Clay), Josh Bartoszek (H.C.), Shawn Streck (Merr), Francisco Franco (L.J.).
Fast facts: Merrillville has the most No. 1 seeds (six), one more than Crown Point, Penn and Mishawaka. Micic (106), Forte (132) and Steveson (160) are returning champions.











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