Brian Allen earned a state title of his own when the Hinsdale Central junior beat Neuqua Valley senior Andrew Geers 4-2 to win the 285-pound title Saturday night at Assembly Hall.
Bartlett senior Sal Annoreno, who won a state title at 132 pounds last year, finished this season with a 31-4 record after losing in the first round of wrestlebacks Friday at the IHSA state wrestling finals.
Oswego East coach Michael Jezioro will bring sophomore Zach Prinz to this weekend’s individual state finals, and Jezioro likely echoed the way every wrestling coach feels heading into Champaign.
Neuqua Valley’s Andrew Geers (37-0 at 285) finished fourth in state at heavyweight the past two seasons, and he stands as this year’s lone sectional champion among eight area wrestlers who survived last weekend’s sectionals and are heading to Champaign for this weekend’s state finals.