Daily Chronicle 2021 All-Area Wrestling Team

Player of the year – Ben Aranda, sr., 113 pounds, DeKalb

First team

Cameron Phillips, jr., 106, Kaneland - Phillips went 34-4 on the year.

Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com Kaneland's Cameron Phillips, left, wrestles Aurora Christian's Noah Dial in the 106-pound match during the Sycamore wrestling regional Saturday. (Joe Lewnard)

Caden Grabowski, soph., 120, Kaneland - Grabowski finished the year 32-8.

Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com Aurora Christian's Chris Moore, top, wrestles Kaneland's Caden Grabowski in the 113-pound match during the Sycamore wrestling regional Saturday. (Joe Lewnard)

Danny Aranda, fresh., 126, DeKalb - Aranda finished 10-2 on the season. He took fifth at the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association state meet.

DeKalb's Danny Aranda and Sycamore's Samuel Sprinkle wrestle in front of a crowd in the football stadium as the clouds gather overhead during their 126 pound match Friday afternoon at DeKalb High School. A short rain delay halted wrestling for a few minutes during the match. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Blake McGee, sr., 138, DeKalb - McGee wrapped up his prep career with a 14-0 mark.

DeKalb's Blake McGee trys to turn Sycamore's Syler Larson during their 138 pound match Friday afternoon in the football stadium at DeKalb High School. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Brayden Peet, jr., 145, Sycamore - Peet finished the season 25-0, one of two undefeated wrestlers for the Spartans. He won the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Official Association state championship after the season as well.

Sycamore's Brayden Peet controls Kaneland's Dylan Hawkins during their match Thursday at Sycamore High School. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com)

Tommy Curran, jr., 145, DeKalb - Curran went 8-0 on the season. He took second at the IWCOA 3A tournament after the season.

DeKalb Tommy Curran, left, goes head to head with St. Charles Peyton Scroeder in 132 weight class during the first day of the Don Flavin Dual Meet invitational at DeKalb High School on Dec. 27th. (David Toney)

Damien Lopez, jr., 152, DeKalb - Lopez went 12-0 on the season.

DeKalb's Damien Lopez lifts Sycamore's Maxxim Mathey during their 152 pound match Friday afternoon in the football stadium at DeKalb High School. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Zack Crawford, soph., 160, Sycamore - Crawford didn’t lose in 25 matches this season for Sycamore. He was sixth at the IWCOA state tournament after the season as well.

Sycamore's Zack Crawford tries to get Kaneland's Grant Baldridge to his back during their 160 pound match Thursday at Sycamore High School. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com)

Bradley Gillum, jr., 170, DeKalb - Gillum finished with a 12-0 mark for DeKalb. Although there was no IHSA state tournament, he won a title through the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association.

DeKalb Wrestler Bradley Gillum, left, wrestles in the160 weight class wrestles against st. Charles East Gavin Tatar taking the win 16-3 during the Don Flavin Dual Meet invitational at DeKalb High School in the first day of competition Dec. 27th. (David Toney)

Colton Berg, sr., 170, Sycamore - Berg went 22-3 on the season.

Sycamore's Colton Berg works to try and pin Morris' Braidy Brown during their 170 pound match Friday afternoon at Sycamore High School. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Bryson Buhk, jr., 195, DeKalb - Buhk went 9-2 this year, then after the season took fifth at the IWOCA state tournament.

DeKalb's Bryson Buhk, right, grapples with Brownsburg's Jahmon Spiller after a restart in their 182-pound match Saturday in the Don Flavin Wrestling Tournament in DeKalb. (Mary Beth)

Dylan Shuman, sr., 220, Sycamore - Shuman went 22-3 this year.

Sycamore's Dylan Shuman works to score against Kaneland's Miles Ripper during their 220 pound match in the finals of the Interstate 8 Conference team tournament Friday at Sycamore High School. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Miles Ripper, sr., 220, Kaneland - Ripper had a 33-5 record this year.

Kaneland's Miles Ripper, right, grapples with Sycamore's Dylan Shuman in a 220-pound consolation semifinal in the Class 2A Rochelle Sectional. (Mary Beth)

Gavin Engh, jr., 285, DeKalb - Engh posted a 12-2 mark on the season.

DeKalb's Gavin Engh gets the pin against Batavia's Christian Allen during their match at 285 Wednesday night at DeKalb High School. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Honorable mention - Eduardo Castro, fresh., 106, DeKalb; Jacob Luce, fresh., 120, DeKalb; Syler Larson, sr., 138, Sycamore; Jesse Torres, sr., 145, Genoa-Kingston; Christian Duffing, soph., 145, Kaneland; Lane Robinson, soph., 152, Kaneland; Grant Baldridge, sr., 160, Kaneland; Jack Yore, sr., 170, Kaneland; Gable Carrick, fresh., Sycamore, 182; Jack Certa, sr., 182, Kaneland; Bryson Buhk, jr., 195, DeKalb; Erik Garcia, sr., 220, Genoa-Kingston; Lincoln Cooley, soph., 285, Sycamore

Daily Chronicle 2021 All-Area Wrestling Team

Eddie Carifio