Downers North overpowers competition

Updated: April 30, 2011 4:54PM

Downers Grove North floored the competition Saturday at the West Suburban Silver conference meet at Hinsdale Central.

Downers North scored an impressive 28.30 as a team on the floor to help them to the conference team title with a 155.55. Hinsdale Central was second with a 138.15 and Glenbard West was third with a 124.95.

Luke Wychocki (9.55) , Luke Schubert (9.40) and Matt Rankow (9.35) combined on the floor to help power the Trojans.

“It was the cleanest floor routine we had all year,” Downers North coach Al Bekkedal said. “It looked very good. We had a few mistakes on our rings and high bar, but I thought we had a pretty good day.”

Schubert won the all-around with a 52.90, topping Wychocki, who was second with a 52.30. Hinsdale Central’s Tyler Leahy was third with a 51.60.

“It was the first time I competed all my events in a while,” said Schubert, who rolled his right ankle three weeks ago.

“I didn’t know I would do as well as I did. It felt real good out there.”

Schubert won the parallel bars with a 9.00. Wychocki won the pommel horse with a 9.15 and the high bar with an 8.95. Their teammate Strah Sopcic won the rings with an 8.15.

Leahy won the floor with a 9.60 and the vault with a school-record 9.60.

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