2025-2026 Wrestling Schedule

The Royals opened the season with #1 Brownsburg, #2 Center Grove, Westfield, HSE, and several other top teams at the Center Grove Classic. Blake Getz was crowned champion. Peyton Schoettle, Jack Richardson, and MJ Morton all finished runner-up.

Individual Results:
106 6th – Jack May
113 5th – Caleb Morrow
120 2nd – Peyton Schoettle
13th – Haydn Farris
126 1st – Blake Getz
132 2nd – Jack Richardson
11th – Sam Cochran
138 6th – Jack Andrews
144 3rd – Gavyn Kemp
8th – Noah Plahitko
150 6th – Daniel Kappes
13th – Logan Jackson
157 3rd – Andrew McHugh
165 5th – Jackson McCurdy
8th – Pau Tuang
175 2nd – Michael Morton
10th – Zeke Petty
190 9th – Denis Ruplinger

The Royals opened up their dual season with a win over a tough Indian Creek squad 56-22. Varsity winners last night for Roncalli:

Caleb Morrow

Peyton Schoettle

Blake Getz

Jack Richardson

Jack Andrews

Danny Kappes

Andrew McHugh

Jackson McCurdy

Jake Ready

The Royals went 4-1 on the day placing 5th. Five wrestlers were undefeated on the day: Caleb Morrow, Peyton Schoettle, Blake Getz, Jack Richardson, and MJ Morton.

Team Results:

RHS 77 Homestead 6

RHS 32 Whiteland 35

RHS 61 Yorktown 12

RHS 34 Homestead 24

RHS 63 Ben Davis 10

The Royals dropped a tough last night to 5th ranked Bloomington South 33-25 moving their record to 5-2. 

Winners for the Royals:

Peyton Schoettle

Blake Getz

Jack Richardson

Danny Kappes

MJ Morton

TJ Michalak

BOYS WRESTLING
The Royals took down the Lawrence North Wildcats 45-31 on Senior Night. Winners for Roncalli:
Jack May
Caleb Morrow
Peyton Schoettle
Blake Getz
Gavyn Kemp
Andrew McHugh
Jackson McCurdy
MJ Morton

The Royal wrestlers came home as Marion County Champs for the second straight year and 3rd County Title in school history. The Royals had 5 individual champions including Blake Getz becoming only the 7th wrestler to have 4 county titles.

Top scoring teams:
RONCALLI 262
Franklin Central 209
Decatur Central 181
Perry Meridian 167.5

Individual Results:
Carter Sanford Champ
Caleb Morrow Champ
Peyton Schoettle 3x Champ
Blake Getz 4x Champ
Jack Richardson 3rd
Gavyn Kemp 2nd
Jack Andrews 6th
Andrew McHugh 2nd
Jackson McCurdy Champ
MJ Morton 2nd
Jake Ready 6th

The Boy’s wrestling team placed 3rd in the ultra competitive Mater Dei Holiday Classic with 10 wrestlers making it to the second day of competition. Teams from 5 states competed this year. Team scores:
(#4) Mater Dei 247
(Ky #1) Union County 206
(3a #7) RONCALLI 200
(#5) Avon 185
(3a #6) Floyd Central 137
Civic Memorial IL 113
(TN #3) Father Ryan 103.5

Individual Placers:
Carter Sanford 2nd
Caleb Morrow 3rd
Peyton Schoettle Champ
Blake Getz Champ
Jack Richardson 3rd
Gavyn Kemp 3rd
Jackson McCurdy 5th
MJ Morton 4th
Alex Jarvis 3rd

The Royals defeated Greenfield Central last night 57-19. The wrestlers will head to Franklin for the Team State Duals on Saturday.

Winners last night for the Royals:
Caleb Morrow
Peyton Schoettle
Blake Getz
Jack Richardson
Gavyn Kemp
Jack Andrews
Andrew McHugh
Jackson McCurdy
MJ Morton
Zane Baker

The wrestling team placed 5th at the 3A Team State duals. In the first round, the Royals defeated Hobart, last year’s runner-up 59-12. In the quarterfinals, Roncalli came up one match short losing to Lowell 32-40. The Royals bounced back defeating Munster 64-0 and Floyd Central 43-27. The wrestlers are back in action Wednesday @ Warren Central.

The wrestling team captured their 10th Circle City Conference Championship.
Team Results:
1st Round vs Guerin Catholic 60-22
2nd Round vs Brebeuf Jesuit 67-6
3rd Round vs Bishop Chatard 56-18

The #17 overall Royals defeated the the #5 Fighting Irish last night 32-28. The match started at 126 and Roncalli came out with 3 big wins to start the dual. Teams traded tough wins until the Royals came up big with two falls from Alex Jarvis and Zane Baker. The Royals end the dual season 16-5. Next up is sectionals a week from Saturday.
Winners for RHS:
126 Blake Getz fall
132 Jack Richardson maj dec
138 Gavyn Kemp maj dec
150 Andrew McHugh dec
175 MJ Morton maj dec
215 Alex Jarvis fall
285 Zane Baker fall

JV winners
Haydn Farris
Symon Schoettle
Jeremiah Castillo
Noah Plahitko
Zeke Petty
Dom Dozier

The Royal wrestlers won the Southport Sectional for the 2nd year in a row. 12 of 14 wrestlers move on to the Regional next Saturday.
Top team scores:
RONCALLI-275
Perry Meridian-201
Franklin Central-196.5
Warren Central-156.5
Southport-143

Individual Results
106 Carter Sanford Champ
113 Caleb Morrow Champ
120 Peyton Schoettle Champ
126 Blake Getz Champ
132 Jack Richardson 3rd
138 Gavyn Kemp Champ
144 Jack Andrews 2nd
150 Andrew McHugh Champ
157 Danny Kappes 5th
165 Jackson McCurdy Champ
175 MJ Morton Champ
190 Jake Ready 4th
215 Alex Jarvis 3rd
285 Zane Baker 5th

The Royal wrestlers fell just a little short of the team Regional title, however will send 9 wrestlers on to the Semi-State next Saturday at New Castle. Top team scores:

New Palestine 160.5

RONCALLI 160

Warren Central 111.5

Lawrence North 90.5

Franklin Central 87

Perry Meridian 50

Individual Placements:

Carter Sanford Champ

Caleb Morrow Champ

Peyton Schoettle Champ

Blake Getz Champ

Jack Richardson 4th

Gavyn Kemp 2nd

Andrew McHugh 4th

Jackson McCurdy Champ

MJ Morton 2nd

The Royal wrestlers started the semi-state extremely strong going eight for 9 in the first round. A few guys came up a little short in the ticket round, but the Royals will match the school record of 5 wrestlers at the state tournament again this year.
Top team scores:
Cathedral 165
New Palestine 116
RONCALLI 113.5
Zionsville 82.5
Warren Central 71

Individual Results (Top 4 move on)
106 Carter Sanford 1-1 DNP
113 Caleb Morrow 2nd
120 Peyton Schoettle 2nd
126 Blake Getz CHAMP(3x Semi-State Champ)
132 Jack Richardson 4th
138 Gavyn Kemp 1-1 DNP
150 Andrew McHugh DNP
165 Jackson McCurdy 1-1 DNP
175 MJ Morton 3rd

All State information can be found here:
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/wrestling/2025-26-tournament?round=state-finals

JV winners for the Royals:

Symon Schoettle

Noah Plahitko

TJ Michalak

The Royals looked great in the individual 5-way at Center Grove only losing 4 of 28 matches on the day. 

Results: 

Symon Schoettle- 3-0 (2 falls) 

Hayden Farris- 2-0 (2 falls)

Sam Cochran- 3-0 

Eli Baker- 2-1 (1 Fall)

Jeremiah Castillo- 3-0 (3 falls)

Noah Plahitko- 3-0 (1 fall)

Logan Jackson- 2-0 

Pau Tuang- 2-1 (1 fall)

Zeke Petty- 2-1 (2 falls)

Dom Dozier- 2-1 (2 falls)

JV Winners

Haydn Farris

Noah Plahitko

JV Winners:
Billy Couch
Jeremiah Castillo
Sam Cochran
Logan Jackson

Spectator Tickets:  https://gofan.co/event/5149290?schoolId=IN362

The JV boys wrestling team headed to Mater Dei for the JV Holiday Classic.
Individual results:
Jack May 3-2, 3rd
Haydn Farris 3-2, 3rd
Symon Schoettle 3-2, 3rd
Sam Cochran 3-1, 3rd
Billy Couch 2-3,11th
Eli Baker 4-1, 3rd
Jeremiah Castillo 3-2, 4th
Noah Plahitko 3-2, 4th
Zeke Petty 1-3, 10th
Dom Dozier 0-4, 12th
Denis Ruplinger 3-1, 5th

Winners last night for the Royals:
Eli Baker
Denis Ruplinger
Jake Ready
Hadyn Farris

WRESTLING
@ Team State
The wrestling team placed 5th at the 3A Team State duals. In the first round, the Royals defeated Hobart, last year’s runner-up 59-12. In the quarterfinals, Roncalli came up one match short losing to Lowell 32-40. The Royals bounced back defeating Munster 64-0 and Floyd Central 43-27. The wrestlers are back in action Wednesday @ Warren Central.

The wrestling team captured their 10th Circle City Conference Championship.
Team Results:
1st Round vs Guerin Catholic 60-22
2nd Round vs Brebeuf Jesuit 67-6
3rd Round vs Bishop Chatard 56-18

JV winners
Haydn Farris
Symon Schoettle
Jeremiah Castillo
Noah Plahitko
Zeke Petty
Dom Dozier

Admission: $7 Cash or Card – Teams and fans should enter through Door 7.