The Indiana High School Athletic Association sectional wrestling tournament took place on Saturday at New Haven High School with Leo capturing the team title with 247 points.
Snider (210), Homestead (191) and South Side (124) finished second through fourth, respectively, while New Haven took fifth at 111-1/2 points.
North Side (88), Wayne (85), Woodlan (64-1/2), Heritage (60) and Bishop Luers (27) rounded out the team standings.
Herschberger recorded a 10-0 victory over Homestead’s Gabe Scott before defeating Heritage’s Tyler Andrews 15-12. He then claimed the sectional championship with a pin of Snider’s Mekhi Spencer in 54 seconds.
Woodlan’s Juan Ortega advanced to the regional tournament after finishing in third place. Ortega defeated North Side’s Madjid Tohir 3-1 before falling to Leo’s Clayton Jackson via pin at 1:49.
Ortega then got past New Haven’s Zack Bowman 9-3 before clinching the regional berth with an 8-4 victory over Snider’s Elijah Talamantez.
Woodlan’s Mitch Hoot finished fifth at 113 and Dirk Herschberger was fifth at 160. Logan Dietel placed sixth at 170.
The regional will take place at Carroll High School on Saturday starting at 9:00 a.m.
