National High School Ranked Wrestler Weekend Roundup 12/15
Nationally Ranked Wrestlers Weekend Recap As I plan to update rankings after every big weekend, I thought it would be good to share the results from events around the country. Some guys didn’t compete where their team did. In those cases, I left the event blank. There are quite a few weight changes that will be reflected in the next rankings update as well. But here, they are grouped where we had them last week. A couple events I couldn’t find specific match results for. If you see an error or know of a result, let me know. 106 Name School Event Result Notable Wins Notable Losses Joe Bachmann Faith Christian Beast 1st Place Sontz Shamus Regan Wyoming Seminary – Ignacio Villasenor Pomona – Rocco Hayes Sandburg Whitlatch 3rd Place Noble Ezekiel Witt Junction City – Rocco Cassioppi Honenegah Dvorak 1st Place Caleb Noble Waukegan Whilatch 1st Place Hayes Vincenzo Anello Blair Beast 3rd Place McGettigan Tyler Harper Norwalk Waterloo 6-0 Wyatt Lees Detroit Central Catholic Roughneck Duals 9-1 Burnett Cameron Sontz Delbarton Beast 2nd Place Bachmann Killian Colluccio Christian Brothers Ron Mazzola 1st Place Liam McGettigan Gilman Beast 4th Place Anello Allen Woo Montini – Timmy Mazur St Edward LaSalle Quad unknown Luke Green Aurora Solon 3rd Place B. Bickerton Ayden Dodd Perrysburg Roughneck Duals 5-1 Sorrow Gavin Landers Denver Waterloo 6-0 Anthony Mason Southern Regional Robin Leff 1st Place Caden Correll Normal Community – Tanner Tran Father Ryan Dual win Royce Malone Monrovia Columbus East 1st Place Hayden Schwab Don Bosco Waterloo 6-0 Eli Gabrielson St Mary’s Ryken Beast DNP Shin Austin Brown Hannibal KC Stampede 4th Place E. Casula J. Swenson 113 Name School Event Result Notable Wins Notable Losses Paul Kenny Christian Brothers Ron Mazzola 1st Place Dom Munaretto St Charles East Dvorak 1st Place Davis Motyka Wyoming Seminary – Landon Sidun Norwin Beast 3rd Place Dillard; Littleton Ziegler JoJo Uhorchuk Signal Mountain Beast 2nd Place McGinty Smith Ayden Smith Notre Dame-Green Pond Beast 1st Place Uhorchuk Dom Deputy Chestnut Ridge King Of Mountain 1sr Place Grey Burnett Perrysburg Roughneck 7-0 Lees Haakon Peterson Hollendale Badger State unknown Titan Friederichs Watertown Mayer MatBoss 1st Place Hunter Taylor Liberty KC Stampede 1st Place Nicholas Garcia Marmion Academy Carnahan 5th Place Rocklin Zinkin Buchanan Zinkin 1st Place Abram Cline Granite Hills El Cajon 1st Place Carter Pearson Southeast Polk Glenwood 1st Place Rylan Seacrist Brecksville – Gabe Ballard Northampton Beast 3rd Place Fillipos Shabazz Will Detar Trinity Dual win Edwin Sierra Poway – Raekwon Shabazz Middletown Beast DNP Ballard Davidheiser; Batista John McGinty St Joe’s Regional Beast 5th Place Uhorchuk; Filipos Revin Dickman Brownsburg Carnahan 1st Place Henry Aslikyan Birmingham – Aydan Thomas Stillwater – Ethan Timar St Edward LaSalle Quad unknown 120 Name School Event Result Notable Wins Notable Losses Leo DeLuca Blair Beast 1st Place Seidel; Littleton Beric Jordan Stillwater – Nate Desmond Wyoming Seminary – Aaron Seidel North Lebanon Beast 2nd Place Ziegler DeLuca Ethan Rivera Lake Highland Prep – Louie Gill Reynolds – Chris Kiser Ponca City – Ronnie Ramirez Walnut Reno TOC 1st Place Carrillo; Rodriguez Christian Castillo Valiant Prep – Lukas Littleton Mascaro Malvern Prep Beast dnp Sidun Karson Brown St Edward LaSalle unknown Mack Mauger Blackfoot HCC Duals 7-0 Dan Jones Delbarton – Mason Ziegler Quakertown Beast 7th Place Sidun Dillard JJ Peace Cane Bay Hanahan 1st Place Moses Mendoza Gilroy Reno TOC 2nd Place Keanu Dillard Bethlehem Catholic Beast 4th Place Ziegler Jakob Co’Ji Campbell Kenosha St Joseph’s – Dru Ayala Fort Dodge Don Miller 1st Place Isaiah Jones Bixby – Israel Borge Westlake – Talen Eck Thunder Ridge HCC Duals 1-0 Antonio Mills Stone Mountain – Antonio Rodriguez Los Gatos Reno TOC 3rd Place O’Blia Ramirez Bryson Valdez Aztec – 126 Name School Event Result Notable Wins Notable Losses Luke Lilledahl Wyoming Seminary Nationals Olympic Trials Qualified Jax Forrest Bishop McCort Carnahan 1st Place S. Mendoza Anthony Knox St John Vianney Beast 1st Place Isaiah Cortez Gilroy Reno TOC 1st Place Seth Mendoza Mt Carmel Carnahan 2nd Place Blum Forrest JJ McComas Stillwater – Gage Walker Bixby – Jayden Raney Union County Dual win Eren Sement Council Rock North Beast dnp Lopes; Andrick Jackson Blum Lowell Carnahan 3rd Place Hawkins 2x S. Mendoza Sebastian DeGennaro Jensen Beach – Jake Crapps Cass – Porter Matecki Whitfield KC Stampede 1st Place Acklin Isaiah Quintero El Dorado Ed Springs 1st Place Isaiah Schaefer Mater Dei – Colin Martin Staunton River – Hudson Loges Blair – Dawson Youngblut Don Bosco Waterloo 6-0 Andrew Binni Canon-McMillan King Of The Mountain 1st Place Cole Evans Perrysburg Roughneck Duals 6-0 Fuchs Caio Aron College Park – LT Hawkins Crown Point Carnahan 4th Place Blum 2x Koufax Christensen Waukee Northwest Al Garrison Duals 5-0 Michael Romero St John Bosco Reno TOC 5th Place Logan Roman Old Bridge Ron Mazzola 1st Place 132 Name School Event Result Notable Wins Notable Losses Sergio Vega Sunnyside Reno TOC 1st Place Ben Davino St Charles East Dvorak 1st Place Marcus Blaze Perrysburg Roughneck 9-0 Kyler Larkin Valiant Prep – Elijah Cortez Gilroy Reno TOC 1st Place Gutierrez Adrian DeJesus St Joe’s Regional – Nik O’Neill Malvern Prep Beast 3rd Place Walsh Lopes Drew Gorman Buford KC Stampede 1st Place J. Tucker Jordyn Raney Union County Dual win Adrian Meza Valiant Prep – Dillon Campbell Legacy Christian – Matt Botello Wyoming Seminary – Logan Swensen Wayzata MatBoss 1st Place Mason Gibson Bishop McCort – Kellen Wolbert Oconowomoc Wickersham 1st Place Brandt Harer Montgomery Dandy Mini Mart Duals 6-0 Matt Lopes Blair Beast 1st Place O’Neill; Ricciardi; Sement Caedyn Ricciardi St Peters Prep Beast 2nd Place Mutarelli Lopes Jake Hockaday Brownsburg Carnahan 1st Place Anthony Mutarelli Council Rock South Beast 7th Place Andrick Ricciardi; Little Draegen Orine Seckman – Layne Kleimann Mountain Ridge Reno TOC 5th Place Gutierrez; Saldate Brock Weiss Jersey Shore Dandy Mini Mart Duals 2-0 Jayce Paridon Lake Highland Prep – Gunner Andrick Point Pleasant Beast 5th Place Little Walsh; Mutarelli 138 Name School Event Result Notable Wins Notable
2023 Beast Of The East Prediction
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2023 Beast of the East Preview: Ranked Wrestlers By Weight & School
2023 Beast of the East: Ranked Wrestlers By Team & Weight So here’s a look at all the ranked wrestlers by school and listed per weight. Definitely over 60, and that’s without the Wyoming Seminary A team in attendance too. Of course some others, like Blair, could have guys not enter as well. I think you’d have to say 175 is the best weight at the top. 4 in the top 10, including the new #1 and Ironman champ Wright. If DeLuca wrestles here, finals against Seidel would be salty. Export XLSExport CSV School 106 113 120 126 132 138 144 150 157 165 175 190 215 285 Blair Academy, NJ #8 Vince Anello #1 Leo DeLuca #17 Matty Lopes #11 Billy Dekraker #19 Logan Rozynski #18 PJ Ognissanti #6 Will Henckel #4 Carter Neves Delbarton, NJ #11 Cam Sontz #13 Jayden James Faith Christian Acad, PA #1 Joe Bachmann #5 Gauge Botero #23 Nick Singer #6 Adam Waters #18 Mark Effendian Malvern Prep, PA #11 Lukas Littleton Mascaro #7 Nik O’Neill #5 Jack Consiglio #24 Nick Wehmeyer St Joe’s Regional, NJ #20 John McGinty #9 Zack Ballante #8 Ryan Burton #16 Rocco Dellagatta Quakertown, PA #13 Mason Ziegler #6 Collin Gaj #24 Calvin Lachman Bethlehem Catholic, PA #17 Keanu Dillard #5 Kollin Rath Council Rock South, PA #20 Anthony Mutarelli #15 Bekhruz Sadriddinov Gilman School, MD #13 Liam McGettigan #19 Emmitt Sherlock Nazareth, PA #8 Tahir Parkins #6 Sean Kinney St Peter’s Prep, NJ #18 Caedyn Ricciardi Batavia, NY #21 Casper Stewart Bergen Catholic, NJ #14 Ryan Ford Brick Memorial, NJ #5 Harvey Ludington Brooke Point, VA #23 Chase Van Hoven Central Dauphin, PA #25 Ryan Garvick Civic Memorial, IL #13 Bryce Griffin Council Rock North, PA #9 Eren Sement Cranford, NJ #15 Jordan Chapman Green Hill, TN #22 Jake Stacey Liberty, VA #25 Noah Hall Northampton, PA #16 Gabe Ballard Northern Lebanon, PA #4 Aaron Seidel Norwin, PA #4 Landon Sidun Notre Dame, PA #5 Ayden Smith Parkersburg South HS, WV #1 Gage Wright (1) Point Pleasant HS, WV #25 Gunner Andrick Rumson, NJ #18 Hudson Skove Signal Mountain, TN #5 JoJo Uhorchuk Somerset, FL Kendrick Hodge Staunton River, VA #17 Colin Martin St John Vianney, NJ #3 Anthony Knox St Mary’s Ryken, MD #21 Mekhi Neal Thomas Jefferson, PA #4 Maddox Shaw Xavier, CT #19 Raekwon Shabazz
2023 Zinkin Classic Preview
2023 Zinkin Classic: Preview Those in the California know know that DOC B is the pinnacle tournament, the crown jewel of the Golden State. And then a group of about five tournaments can make reasonable arguments they are the next best thingt. On a year-to-year basis Five Counties, Temecula, LCC’s Hamada, and the LA TOC all take turns as the “next best”. However, we’d say that the Zinkin Classic year in and year out, typically is that next level invite. And the reason is quite simple, you get basically the entire Central Valley, and all of Buchanan’s and Clovis High kids in the brackets. Year after year, this tournament serves as the “de facto” wrestle off for the most storied programs in California. This year will be no different. Buchanan, ranked #1 in the State, is still regarded as the premier program and the favorite to Win an 8th title in 8 tries. But this is also the most vulnerable this team has been in years. They have 0 returning State Champions and several holes that will need to be addressed. Additionally, Gilroy, St. John Bosco, and Poway all have multiple top ranked kids that can cause complete chaos at the state meet. So back to the Zinkin. Buchanan should win the tourney, and the results will likely determine who we will see in Bakersfield, late February. 106 lbs This weight class is absolutely loaded. There could be 10 of the top 12 kids in the state per the CA Ranker. Leading the pack: Birmingham sophomore Henry Aslikyan. He will be the #1 seed. We will also see the season debut of Buchanan wrestler Blake Woodward at this weight class. Standout Freshman Anthony Garza of Clovis High could be the #3 seed. However, as a Freshman, we get him in the #8 spot. Add an additional six State Qualifiers into this bracket! Fireworks will start in the round of 16. 113 lbs Let’s start with Rocklin Zinkin, Buchanan #1 seed, Thunder Lewis Clovis High #2 seed, sound familiar? These two tangled five times last season with many of those matchups listed as “instant classics”. The 3 seed should be Sacramento area sophomore Siray Sidhu. This Del Oro (Newcastle) wrestler is coming off a 5th place finish at the state meet. Add in, seven additional wrestlers ranked in the top 15 in the state of California. Did we say the Fireworks will start in the round of 16? Yes, we did. We said it for 106 and we say it again for 113. 120 lbs #5 ranked CJ Huerta, Buchanan, placed third at the State Meet last season. The sophomore returns and is undefeated on this young season. #2 seed will be Golden West’s Caleb Rivas and Elk Grove Senior Octavio Negrete will come in as the #3 seed. Eight of the top 10 seeds are from the Central Valley. This tourney will shape the preliminary pecking order in the Central Valley. 126 lbs Defending champion Nikade Zinkin Clovis will lead the field. Currently ranked #2 in State, he will be challenged by returning State placer Mason Carillo Royal HS. Buchanan’s Ashton Besmer, currently #6 in the State, and a defending Zinkin champion, will be in as the #3 seed, coming off an impressive win down south at the “Hamada Classic”. Get this: an additional six ranked wrestlers in the state of CA top 16 will be in the field. Did we say the Fireworks will start in the round of 16? Yes, because it’s a recurring theme! 132 lbs Tournament high Fifty-Five wrestlers registered. Jacob Perez Monache will be the #1 seed. Then complete top 20 chaos. Paris Ruiz of Buchanan will be the #2 seed. He owns a win over Fargo Champion Leo Maestas. Remember those wrestle off’s, Buchanan will enter two other wrestlers, each on their own merit would be top 15 in the State or better. Led by Post Season Nationals All American Anthony Harris. How about Ivan Arias who was last seen at Super 32, 4-2 overall. Adding to the intrigue will be Clovis West wrestle offs with Jeff Lopez and above mentioned Maestas. Eli Granada of Clovis gave Elijah Cortez a battle just last week. Returning State qualifier Josh Requena of Camarillo in the field, the Round of 16 will be tough to navigate. Dare we say, fireworks? 138 lbs This class will be led by returning State Finalist Gavin Bauder of Buchanan. He is undefeated this year and is the #1 seed. Aiden Simmons of Bakersfield returning State placer and he is undefeated; he comes in at the #2 seed. They will be challenged by two-time returning State Medalist Thomas Thongseng of Exeter. This weight will include two standout entries from Clovis High (#4 Wyatt Lewis and #6 Raymond Rivera). Top ten seeds are from the Central Section. 144 lbs #1 Seed will be returning State Finalist Joseph Toscano. He has majored or pinned everyone this season at 13-0. Hercules Windrath Fountain Valley this Cal Poly commit is undefeated and will be the #2 seed. Slava Shahbazyan of Chaminade is undefeated and the #3 seed. Add in #7 Ranked Jagger French of Del Oro also undefeated and #8 James Wright Clovis who is undefeated. Four other top 20 ranked wrestlers in the bracket. Fun will start in the round of 16. 150 lbs By far the most wide-open bracket of the tournament. Seeds appear to represent the Southern Section, San Joaquin Section and of course the Central Section. However, our #1 Seed is North Coast’s Jayson Victoria of Granada High School. Based on body of work this year, #3 seed Noah Reynolds Clovis would appear to be the favorite. The field of 53 wrestlers also includes #2 seed Max Delbosque Clovis North, Christian Herrera Bakersfield and Jaxtyn Frost Buchanan who should all be in the mix. Also, Jacob Belden San Clemente and Sean Otero Norwalk will represent the Southern Section. 157 lbs At this weight we can expect to see State #1 Beau
2023 Beast of the East Preview: Ironman Teams & Wrestlers
2023 Beast of the East: Teams And Wrestlers From Ironman So here’s a look at all the schools and their wrestlers who competed at Ironman last week. I included the place they earned where relevant (number in parentheses). I believe Lilledahl and Sealey from Sem will be sitting this out, choosing to compete at Senior Nationals instead. Obviously, others could be doing that too. I don’t know. Export XLSExport CSV School 106 113 120 126 132 138 144 150 157 165 175 190 215 285 *Bethlehem Catholic, PA Louden Hower Reef Dillard Keanu Dillard Ryder Campbell Marco Frinzi Shane McFillin Kollin Rath (3) Charlie Scanlan George Pavis Dario Cruz Jacob Lance *Blair Academy, NJ Vince Anello (6) Michael Batista Leo DeLuca (1) Ryan Meier Matty Lopes Billy Dekraker (3) Logan Rozynski (7) Barry Norman PJ Ognissanti (5) Will Henckel (5) Pete Snyder Cael Mielnik Carter Neves (1) *Brecksville HS, OH Rylan Seacrist (6) Brett Stanley Harrison Haffner Jace Jett David Zambounis Jack Nauer Zack Aquila Evan Rizzo Brayden Kobylinski Riley McPherson Frank Aquila EJ German *Brooke Point, VA Chase Van Hoven *Caravel Academy, DE Eddie Radecki *Christiansburg HS, VA Jacob Robie Parker Ferrell *Faith Christian Acad, PA Joe Bachmann (1) Kole Davidheiser Owin Brunner Mason Wagner Shane Wagner Chase Hontz Max Stein Nick Singer (8) Adam Waters (5) Cody Wagner Jason Singer Mark Effendian (6) *Gilman School, MD Liam McGettigan (7) Tyson Sherlock Emmitt Sherlock (7) Gabe Smith *Lake Highland Prep, FL Chazz Robinson Ethan Rivera (5) Charlie Desena Jayce Paridon Colin Kacena Zeno Moore Claudio Torres Marrion Nelson Omer Barak Robert Kucharczk (5) Ronin Tracy *Malvern Prep, PA Brendan Kelly Tyler Conroy Lukas Littleton Mascaro (7) Jason Torres Nik O’Neill (3) Shane Reilly Jack Consiglio (2) Ray Fitzgerald Nate Rickards Jack Chamberlain Lukas Zalota Nick Wehmeyer (7) Stosh Zalota Matt Connolly *McDonogh School, MD Matt Tees Cole Genua Dominic Manna JJ DiMonte Noah Onkst *Notre Dame, PA Ayden Smith (3) Tanner Berkenstock Gavyn Kelton Jared Gonzalez Nino Morici Nate Thomas Dominic Sumpolec Keegan Ramsey Connor Smalley Gino Guerrisi *Parkersburg South HS, WV Nate Murphy Makiya Powell Gage Wright (1) Ayden Morris *Point Pleasant HS, WV Carter Price Gunner Andrick Conner Blessing Andrew Schoon Josh Woyan Kolton Weaver *Staunton River, VA Colin Martin (6) Landon Jobber-Spence (6) *Sussex Central, DE Malachi Stratton *Wyoming Seminary, PA Shamus Regan (2) Davis Motyka (1) Nate Desmond (3) Luke Lilledahl (1) Matt Botello (4) Mat Dimen Smokey McClure Vince Bouzakis (1) Anthony Evanitsky Joe Sealey (2) Dom Federici Jake Dailey (2) Jude Correa (1)
2023 Beast of the East Preview: Teams By State and Region
2023 Beast of the East School List Obviously, not every school is bringing all their wrestlers. Some will bring the ones expected to be most competitive and get the most out of the experience. Others, like Sem, may have a guy or two headed to Senior Nationals this weekend instead. Again, I always try to be as accurate as possible but I can only work with the info I am given. So first up, the school list at this year’s BOTE. I have them grouped by state, or by region if the state doesn’t have many entries. The BOTE is one of the toughest tournaments in-season every season. In fact, I’d say it’s a pretty clear #2 behind Ironman. Credit to the school and wrestlers set to compete in both on back to back weekends. Those schools are marked with an *. How it compares to Ironman. You lose all the Oklahoma schools, as well as most of the Ohio and Illinois schools. But you pick up a lot of New Jersey schools, some different Pennsylvania schools, and a whole bunch more from Virginia and the New England area. With Blair, Sem, and Lake Highland competing in both, it does ensure that whatever is missing from Ironman, the drop off isn’t too steep. The addition of New Jersey in particular gives us a first look at some of the nation’s best as this is the first week of the season for The Garden State. I’ll be back with more between now and Saturday. Export XLSExport CSV Delaware Maryland Midwest New England New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Southeast Virginia Appoquinimink HS, DE Bullis School, MD Illinois Connecticut Bergen Catholic, NJ Attica / Batavia HS, NY *Bethlehem Catholic, PA Arkansas Battlefield HS, VA Caesar Rodney HS, DE *Gilman School, MD Civic Memorial HS, IL Danbury HS, CT *Blair Academy, NJ Chenango Forks HS, NY Central Dauphin HS, PA Central Arkansas HS, AR Benedictine Prep, VA Cape Henlopen HS, DE Landon School, MD Ohio Fairlield College Prep, CT Brick Memorial HS, NJ Fulton HS, NY Conwell-Egan HS, PA Georgia Brentsville HS, VA *Caravel Academy, DE Loyola Blakefiled, MD *Brecksville HS, OH Lewis Mills HS, CT Camden Catholic HS, NJ Herricks HS, NY Council Rock North HS, PA Fowler Branch HS, GA *Brooke Point, VA DE Military Academy, DE *McDonogh School, MD Copley HS, OH Simsbury HS, CT Cherokee HS, NJ Long Beach HS, NY Council Rock South HS, PA Florida Chantilly HS, VA Indian River HS, DE Mount St. Joes, MD West Virginia New Fairfield HS, CT Cranford HS, NJ Newburg Free Academy, NY Downingtown West, PA *Lake Highland Prep, FL *Christiansburg HS, VA Red Lion Christian, DE St Francis Academy, MD *Parkersburg South HS, WV Newtown HS, CT Delbarton, NJ Tamarac HS, NY *Faith Christian Acad, PA Somerset HS, FL Deep Run HS, VA Salesainum School, DE St Mary’s Ryken, MD *Point Pleasant HS, WV Xavier HS, CT Delran HS, NJ Valley Central HS, NY Germantown Academt, PA Louisiana Donovan Catholic HS, NJ Smyrna, DE DC Maine DePaul Catholic HS, NJ Wantagh HS, NY Gettysburg HS, PA Sam Houston HS, LA Eastern View HS, VA St Elizabeth HS, DE St John’s College, DC Noble HS, ME Don Bosco Prep, NJ Williamsville North HS, NY Haverford School, PA North Carolina Faquier HS, VA St George’s HS, DE Massachussetts Dumont HS, NJ *Malvern Prep, PA Charlotte Christian, NC First Colonial HS, VA St Mark’s HS, DE Belmont Hill HS, MA Gloucester HS, NJ Nazareth, PA Southlake Christ Acad, NC Fishburne Military, VA *Sussex Central, DE Northfield Mt Hermon, MA Hackettstown HS, NJ Northampton HS, PA Topsail HS, NC Frank W Cox HS, VA Sussex Tech, DE New Hampshire Haddonfield Memorial HS, NJ Northern Lebanon HS, PA Union Pines HS, NC George C Marshall HS, VA Tatnall School, DE St Paul’s HS, NH Hanover Park HS, NJ Norwin HS, PA South Carolina Grassfield HS, VA Tower Hill HS, DE Timberlane HS, NH Highland Regional HS, NJ *Notre Dame, PA Eastside HS, SC Great Bridge, VA William Penn HS, DE Holy Cross Prep, NJ Quakertown HS, PA Tennessee Herndon HS, VA Holy Spirit HS, NJ Saucon Valley, PA Green Hill HS, TN Independence HS, VA Howell HS, NJ The Phlps School, PA Dobyns Bennett HS, TN JW Robinson HS, VA Jackson Liberty HS, NJ Thomas Jefferson HS, PA Signal Mountain HS, TN Kellam HS, VA Lakeland Regional HS, NJ *Wyoming Seminary, PA Summit HS, TN Liberty Bealeton HS, VA Morristown HS, NJ Loudon County HS, VA New Milford HS, NJ Mountain View HS, VA Northfield Valley Regional HS, NJ New Kent, VA Paramus HS, NJ Orange County HS, VA Paramus Catholic HS, NJ Riverbend HS, VA Phillipsburg HS, NJ Riverheads HS, VA Pingry HS, NJ Sherendo HS, VA Point Pleasant HS, NJ St Stephen’s School, VA Pope John XXIII, NJ *Staunton River, VA Rumson Fair-Haven, NJ Skyline HS, VA Seton Hall Prep, NJ St Paul’s VI HS, VA Shawnee HS, NJ Wilson Memorial HS, VA Sommerville HS, NJ Woodbridge Senior HS, VA St Augustine Prep, NJ Yorktown HS, VA St Joseph Metuchen HS, NJ St John Vianney HS, NJ St Joesph’s Regional HS, NJ St Peter Prep, NJ Sterling HS, NJ Wall HS, NJ Washington Township, NJ Watchung Hills HS, NJ West Morris HS, NJ Williamstown HS, NJ
2023 Ironman Recap
2023 Ironman Full Tournament Recap Top 10 Teams: 1 Wyoming Seminary (PA), PA 268.0 2 Blair Academy, NJ 174.5 3 Edmond North, OK 146.0 4 St. Edward, OH 121.0 5 Bishop McCort, PA 120.5 6 Malvern Prep, PA 113.0 7 Faith Christian Academy, PA 107.0 8 Stillwater, OK 104.5 9 Lake Highland Prep, FL 83.5 10 Perrysburg, OH 78.0 As we usually see, 4 of the top 10 schools are from the prep ranks. Out of those 4, 2 are the top 2. And of course, Sem is expected to be highly dominant this season and so far so good on that. They had 7 finalists and 4 champions. When we look at the 268 team points, we immediately ask, where does that rank all-time at this tournament? So we shall see. First off, last year Blair Academy won with 190.5. That would have been good enough to win this year, had Sem not existed or something. We’ll also look at where the 93.5 point gap between 1 and 2 ranks as well. The top historical team point totals: 1 1999 St Edward 297 2 2001 Blair Academy 287 3 2008 Blair Academy 282 4 2018 Blair Academy 276 5 2003 Blair Academy 273 6 2023 Wyoming Seminary 268 7 2000 St Edward 264 8 2006 St Edward 260 9 2011 Blair Academy 252 10 2007 St Paris Graham 247 10 2017 Blair Academy 247 Ok so, Blair Academy is just different. That’s crazy. The Buccaneers have 6 of the top 11 team point totals. No one is close to that. But this year’s Blue Knights definitely held their own from a historical perspective with the 6 highest score ever. As for the winning margin, as you would imagine, Blair is going to win that again most likely. 1 2018 Blair Academy +100 2 1999 St Edward +97 3 2023 Wyoming Seminary +93.5 4 2003 Blair Academy +90 5 2016 Blair Academy +69 6 1997 St Edward +56 7 2017 Blair Academy +53 8 2008 Blair Academy +48 8 2012 Blair Academy +48 10 2001 Blair Academy +46 So yes, once again the Blair Bucs dominate this list. However, the 2023 Blue Knights can walk away knowing they were one of the most dominant teams in this tournament’s history. As for the 7 finalists and 4 champions. Again, we assume Blair will lead the way. And in fact, the 2001 Blair team finished with 6 champions which is tied with 1997 St Edward for the most. As far as medalists overall, the 2003 Blair team is the only to date to have 14 (the max possible now) reach the podium. Oddly, they only had 1 champion that year. So, we didn’t see any records broken by the nation’s #1 team, but we did see a level of domination we expected. I mean you take an already stacked line up and add 3 PIAA state champions, what do you expect to happen? So now we get to the weight recaps. 106 Top 8: Joey Bachmann of Faith Christian Academy Shamus Regan of Wyoming Seminary (PA) Ignacio Villasenor of Pomona Caleb Noble of Warren Township Rocco Cassioppi of Hononegah Vincenzo Anello of Blair Academy Liam McGettigan of Gilman School Timmy Mazur of St. Edward Coming in, we had a possible clash between #1 Joe Bachmann and #2 Ignacio Villasenor. We could have seen this one at Super 32 but Villasenor medical forfeited out of that and instead it was Bachmann against Rocco Hayes of Illinois. Now, assuming Villasenor was healthy, we were set up for a classic. We still did get a classic in the finals as it would be round 3 of the Bachmann vs Shamus Regan series. They went 1-0 in the Super 32 semifinals, 7-4 in a dual last week, and ultimately 5-3 here. All results in favor of Bachmann. The reason we didn’t see Villasenor (assuming he would have then got past Regan in the semifinals) is that yet another star freshman from Blair Academy – Vince Anello – outlasted him in a 3-2 UTB thriller. Coming into the event, Anello was ranked by yours truly and no one else. However, anyone the least bit familiar with the youth wrestling scene wouldn’t be shocked that he sort of announced his arrival on the HS scene with a 6th place finish. There was a little Illinois drama going on at this weight as Rocco Cassioppi would ultimately take 5th with wins over instate foes, Caleb Noble and Caden Correll. Along with Hayes, who wasn’t here, 106 in Illinois should be exciting. The surprise performance of the weekend at 106 goes to Gilman School’s Liam McGettigan. Somewhat off the radar, he walks away with a 7th place medal, one of only 2 from the Chesapeake Bay State to do so. The highlight of his tournament run was probably the 3-2 battle with Regan in the quarterfinals. 113 Top 8: Davis Motyka of Wyoming Seminary (PA) Hunter Taylor of Liberty Ayden Smith of Notre Dame Grey Burnett of Perrysburg Revin Dickman of Brownsburg Rylan Seacrist of Brecksville Dom Munaretto of St. Charles East Nicolas Garcia of Marmion Academy While I didn’t have Motyka winning the whole thing, I did say that his veteran savvy and just overall toughness could prove to be the difference between him and what is still a relatively young bunch. Of course Munaretto came in a fairly big favorite, having won this tournament a year ago and coming off a Super 32 championship in October. Though Buckeye State native Rylan Seacrist would send him to the consolations in the quarterfinals. Munaretto would then suffer another defeat to Indiana’s Revin Dickman before closing out with a 7th place finish and win over fellow Illinois wrestler Nick Garcia. Seacrist for his part looked like a definite viable title contender in that quarterfinals. It was 7-3. He was in control through the whole thing. He had the crowd behind him. Unfortunately he would suffer an injury I and
CA Ranked Wrestlers Weekend 12/10 Update
CA Ranked Wrestlers Update With most of Buchanan, Poway, and Gilroy in action, we had a few of the nationally ranked wrestlers from CA competing this weekend. Here’s a look at how they did. Of course most of these events don’t involve other nationally ranked wrestlers, so only their tournament finish is listed. There were 2 matches over the weekend that did have national implications. Collin Guffey met Leo Contino in the LCC Finals. Angelo Posada faced David Alonso in the Eastvale Finals. In the case of Guffey and Contino that was a top 10 match up, though currently ranked at different weights. For Posada and Alonso, Posada is on the brink of the top 10 while Alonso is in the next group of 25 where a win over Posada likely would have moved him in. I included the full list of current nationally ranked wrestlers from CA. If you know a result for someone that I missed, let me know, I’ll add it. 113 #15 Abram Cline (Granite Hills) – La Costa Canyon Champion #24 Henry Aslikyan (Birmingham) – Marauder Invite Champion 120 #8 Ronnie Ramirez (Walnut) – La Costa Canyon Champion #20 (113) Edwin Sierra (Poway) – Eastvale Champion 126 #17 (120) Moses Mendoza (Gilroy) – Weber Lawson Champion 132 #4 (126) Isaiah Cortez (Gilroy) – Weber Lawson Champion 138 #5 (132) Elijah Cortez (Gilroy) – Weber Lawson Champion 144 #6 (138) Paul Kelly (Poway) – Eastvale Champion #18 Joseph Toscano (Buchanan) – La Costa Canyon Champion 150 #9 Laird Root (Poway) – Eastvale Champion 157 #1 (150) Daniel Zepeda (Gilroy) – Weber Lawson Champion 165 #10 Collin Guffey (Granite Hills) – La Costa Canyon Champion #6 (157) Leo Contino (Buchanan) – La Costa Canyon Runner-Up {Guffey decision over Contino 7-1} 175 #13 Angelo Posada (Poway) – Eastvale Champion {Posada decision over Alonso 6-2} Complete List Of CA Nationally Ranked Wrestlers: 113 #13 Rocklin Zinkin (Buchanan) #15 Abram Cline (Granite Hills) #20 Edwin Sierra (Poway) #24 Henry Aslikyan (Birmingham) 120 #8 Ronnie Ramirez (Walnut) #17 Moses Mendoza (Gilroy) #24 Antonio Rodriguez (Los Gatos) 126 #4 Isaiah Cortez (Gilroy) #15 Isaiah Quintero (El Dorado) #24 Michael Romero (St John Bosco) 132 #5 Elijah Cortez (Gilroy) 138 #6 Paul Kelly (Poway) #25 Gavin Bauder (Buchanan) 144 #18 Joseph Toscano (Buchanan) 150 #1 Brock Mantanon (Palm Desert) #2 Daniel Zepeda (Gilroy) #8 Miguel Estrada (Frontier) #9 Laird Root (Poway) #10 Grigor Cholakyan (St John Bosco) #12 EJ Parco (Los Gatos) 157 #2 Joseph Antonio (St John Bosco) #6 Leo Contino (Buchanan) #11 Andrew Barbosa (Palm Desert) 165 #10 Collin Guffey (Granite Hills) #22 Adrien Reyes (Clovis) 175 #13 Angelo Posada (Poway) 190 #6 Sonny Kling (Canyon Springs) #18 Eugenio Franco (Corona Del Mar) #19 Thomas Sandoval (Vacaville) #22 Diego Costa (Palm Desert) 215 #1 Cody Merrill (Gilroy) #13 Robert Platt (Poway) 285 #8 Nick Sahakian (St John Bosco) #17 Coby Merrill (JW North)
2023 Ironman Day 1 Update
2023 Ironman Day 1 Update QUARTERFINALS RESULTS 106 Quarterfinal – Joey Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy) 3-0 won by decision over Timmy Mazur (St. Edward) 3-1 (Dec 7-2) Quarterfinal – Rocco Cassioppi (Hononegah) 6-0 won by decision over Caleb Noble (Warren Township) 6-2 (Dec 4-2) Quarterfinal – Shamus Regan (Wyoming Seminary (PA)) 4-0 won by decision over Liam McGettigan (Gilman School) 2-1 (Dec 3-2) Quarterfinal – Vincenzo Anello (Blair Academy) 4-0 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Ignacio Villasenor (Pomona) 3-1 (UTB 3-2) 113 Quarterfinal – Rylan Seacrist (Brecksville) 44-7 won by decision over Dom Munaretto (St. Charles East) 3-1 (Dec 7-3) Quarterfinal – Hunter Taylor (Liberty) 3-0 won by decision over Ethan Timar (St. Edward) 2-1 (Dec 5-2) Quarterfinal – Davis Motyka (Wyoming Seminary (PA)) 4-0 won by decision over Grey Burnett (Perrysburg) 3-1 (Dec 3-2) Quarterfinal – Ayden Smith (Notre Dame) 4-0 won by decision over Nicolas Garcia (Marmion Academy) 2-1 (Dec 7-2) 120 Quarterfinal – Leo DeLuca (Blair Academy) 4-0 won by decision over Louie Gill (Reynolds) 3-1 (Dec 6-3) Quarterfinal – Ethan Rivera (Lake Highland Prep) 4-0 won by decision over Lukas Littleton Mascaro (Malvern Prep) 3-1 (Dec 5-0) Quarterfinal – Nathan Desmond (Wyoming Seminary (PA)) 4-0 won by decision over Mack Mauger (Blackfoot) 3-1 (Dec 3-1) Quarterfinal – Beric Jordan (Stillwater) 4-0 won by decision over Devon Miller (Edmond North) 3-1 (Dec 7-2) 126 Quarterfinal – Luke Lilledahl (Wyoming Seminary (PA)) 4-0 won by major decision over Porter Matecki (Whitfield) 5-1 (MD 14-4) Quarterfinal – Seth Mendoza (Mt. Carmel) 7-0 won by decision over Jayden Raney (Union County) 2-1 (Dec 3-2) Quarterfinal – JJ (Rogers) McComas (Stillwater) 3-0 won by decision over Cole Evans (Perrysburg) 3-1 (Dec 4-3) Quarterfinal – Jax Forrest (Bishop McCort) 33-1 won by major decision over Colin Martin (Staunton River) 4-1 (MD 15-7) 132 Quarterfinal – Ben Davino (St. Charles East) 4-0 won in tie breaker – 1 over Matthew Lopes (Blair Academy) 2-1 (TB-1 5-2) Quarterfinal – Jordyn Raney (Union County) 4-0 won in sudden victory – 1 over Mason Gibson (Bishop McCort) 28-4 (SV-1 7-5) Quarterfinal – Dillon Campbell (Legacy Christian Academy) 49-2 won by decision over Mathew Botello (Wyoming Seminary (PA)) 3-1 (Dec 5-2) Quarterfinal – Marcus Blaze (Perrysburg) 3-0 won by major decision over Jayce Paridon (Lake Highland Prep) 2-1 (MD 13-4) 138 Quarterfinal – Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort) 22-0 won by tech fall over Charles Curtis (Massillon Perry) 2-1 (TF-1.5 2:33 (20-5)) Quarterfinal – William Dekraker (Blair Academy) 4-0 won by decision over Jackson Tucker (Hillsboro) 2-1 (Dec 5-3) Quarterfinal – Tyler Guerra (St. Charles East) 4-0 won by decision over Mathew Hart (Baylor School) 3-1 (Dec 4-1) Quarterfinal – Omar Ayoub (Dublin Coffman) 56-2 won by decision over Hunter Hollingsworth (Edmond North) 3-1 (Dec 3-1) 144 Quarterfinal – Pierson Manville (State College) 204-16 won in tie breaker – 1 over Logan Rozynski (Blair Academy) 3-1 (TB-1 2-1) Quarterfinal – Layton Schneider (Edmond North) 4-0 won by decision over Jaydon Robinson (Winter Springs) 3-1 (Dec 1-0) Quarterfinal – Jack Consiglio (Malvern Prep) 5-0 won by decision over Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort) 3-1 (Dec 3-2) Quarterfinal – Brodie Dominique (Archbold) 66-4 won by decision over Brogan Tucker (St Paris Graham) 3-1 (Dec 7-3) 150 Quarterfinal – Kollin Rath (Bethlehem Catholic) 65-3 won by decision over Will Denny (Marist) 3-1 (Dec 4-2) Quarterfinal – Kody Routledge (Edmond North) 4-0 won by fall over Claudio Torres (Lake Highland Prep) 3-1 (Fall 5:35) Quarterfinal – Jaxon Joy (Wadsworth) 4-0 won by major decision over Ty Wilson (Dublin Scioto) 3-1 (MD 11-2) Quarterfinal – Vince Bouzakis (Wyoming Seminary (PA)) 4-0 won by major decision over Wyatt Krejsa (Center Grove) 3-1 (MD 12-2) 157 Quarterfinal – Ishmael Guerrero (Bixby) 5-0 won by decision over Paul Ognissanti (Blair Academy) 2-1 (Dec 5-4) Quarterfinal – Landyn Sommer (Stillwater) 4-0 won by decision over Eugene Harney (Sycamore) 2-1 (Dec 5-4) Quarterfinal – Aaron Stewart (Warren Township) 8-0 won by decision over Hunter Sturgill (Baylor School) 3-1 (Dec 3-1) Quarterfinal – Asher Cunningham (State College) 67-16 won by fall over Anthony Evanitsky (Wyoming Seminary (PA)) 2-1 (Fall 4:52) 165 Quarterfinal – Angelo Ferrari (Melissa) 4-0 won by decision over Emmitt Sherlock (Gilman School) 3-1 (Dec 4-1) Quarterfinal – Ethan Birden (Dublin Coffman) 52-2 won in tie breaker – 1 over William Henckel (Blair Academy) 3-1 (TB-1 2-1) Quarterfinal – LaDarion Lockett (Stillwater) 4-0 won by decision over Clay Giddens-Buttram (Bixby) 3-1 (Dec 5-1) Quarterfinal – Joe Sealey (Wyoming Seminary (PA)) 4-0 won by major decision over Anthony Rinehart (Crown Point) 4-1 (MD 15-2) 175 Quarterfinal – Tyler Eise (Ponderosa) 3-0 won in tie breaker – 1 over Carson Thomas (La Salle) 3-1 (TB-1 2-1) Quarterfinal – Gage Wright (Parkersburg South) 3-0 won by decision over Dominic Federici (Wyoming Seminary (PA)) 3-1 (Dec 9-5) Quarterfinal – Colin Kelly (Mt. Carmel) 7-0 won in sudden victory – 1 over Adam Waters (Faith Christian Academy) 2-1 (SV-1 3-1) Quarterfinal – Peyton Westpfahl (Liberty) 4-0 won by decision over Ty Miller (St. Edward) 2-1 (Dec 3-2) 190 Quarterfinal – Nathan Taylor (Green Farms Academy) 5-0 won by decision over Landon Jobber-Spence (Staunton River) 4-1 (Dec 9-2) Quarterfinal – Jake Dailey (Wyoming Seminary (PA)) 4-0 won by tech fall over Leimana Fager (Corner Canyon) 14-1 (TF-1.5 3:50 (16-0)) Quarterfinal – Jarrell Miller (St. Edward) 3-0 won by decision over Robert Kucharszk (Lake Highland Prep) 2-1 (Dec 3-2) Quarterfinal – Cade Ziola (Skutt Catholic) 4-0 won by decision over Nick Wehmeyer (Malvern Prep) 3-1 (Dec 4-3) 215 Quarterfinal – Jude Correa (Wyoming Seminary (PA)) 4-0 won by fall over Kai Calcutt (Loyola Academy) 2-1 (Fall 0:24) Quarterfinal – Michael Mocco (Cardinal Gibbons) 4-0 won by decision over Will Clark (Crown Point) 2-1 (Dec 6-2) Quarterfinal – Rune Lawrence (Frazier ) 4-0 won by fall over Oscar Williams (Edmond North) 2-1 (Fall 1:08) Quarterfinal – Max Shulaw (St. Francis Desales) 3-0 won by decision over Rylan Kuhn (St. Pius X) 2-1 (Dec 5-4) 285 Quarterfinal – Carter Neves (Blair Academy) 3-0 won
2023 Walsh Ironman Preview: Weight By Weight
The 2023 Walsh Ironman Tournament Preview There is no question what the toughest in-season tournament is every year. It’s this one. Just like there is no question what the toughest preview for this tournament is every year. It’s this one. Let’s get to it. 106 Export XLSExport CSV Seed Rank Name School State 1 1 Joe Bachmann Faith Christian PA 2 2 Ignacio Villasenor Pomona CO 3 4 Shamus Regan Wyoming Seminary Preps 4 7 Caleb Noble Warren Township IL 5 8 Rocco Cassioppi Hononengah IL 6 12 Ayden Dodd Perrysburg OH 7 20 Vincenzo Anello Blair Preps 8 NR Brighton Karvoski Green Farms Preps This is basically all freshmen. I don’t know who was in line for 4 Ironman titles prior to Covid, but there are couple sophomores who won last year back again, and this entire group is eligible for that should they come out crowned the champion. The favorite has to be Bachmann. He’s one of the top 2, 3 freshmen in the country and has done nothing coming into the season to give us reason to think otherwise. Villasenor was supposed to be a big challenger at Super 32 but suffered an injury and forfeited out. Assuming he’s rested, recovered, and ready I think he poses a nice challenge here. Regan battled Bachmann in the Super 32 semis to 1-0. They just wrestled again in last week’s headlining dual. Bachmann came out 7-3 that time. So, we’d give the edge to Bachmann again but these kids are super familiar with each other so you never know. Noble had an impressive Spring and Summer heading into his first HS season. I think right now you make him a clear candidate to reach the podium but not quite the title contender of the top 3. Cassioppi, like Noble, has been everywhere it seems. He’s picked up big wins – Dodd at Super 32 for example – and taken some tough losses. No one is more battle-tested. We’ll see if that serves him well through the frontside or even to spur a top 3 consolation run. Dodd is joined his teammate, Grey Burnett (113), to make up one of the most formidable lower weight duos in the country. When Burnett was at 106, he was top 5. Dodd comes in just outside our top 10 but should do substantially better than last year’s 1-2 showing. This might be some folks’ first time catching Anello. He enters this season as a super heralded youth star. He should be a fixture in the Blair lineup for years. I would be surprised and impressed if he knocked off one of the top 3. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he beat anyone else. Darkhorse(s): I think we always see Ohio guys overperform. That might be someone like Lincoln Rohr of Massillon Perry. Most Interesting Round Of 16: Caleb Noble vs Mason Rohr Potential Quarterfinals: Bachmann vs Karvoski Noble vs Cassioppi Villasenor vs Anello Regan vs Dodd Semifinals: Bachmann vs Cassioppi Villasenor vs Regan Finals: Bachmann vs Villasenor Champion: Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian, PA) 113 Export XLSExport CSV Seed Rank Name School State 1 2 Dom Munaretto St Charles East IL 2 5 Ayden Smith Notre Dame Green Pond PA 3 12 Grey Burnett Perrysburg OH 4 25 Hunter Taylor Liberty MO 5 20 Ethan Timar St Edward OH 6 8 Davis Motyka Wyoming Seminary Preps 7 11 Nicholas Garcia Marmion Academy IL 8 23 Aydan Thomas Stillwater OK We didn’t have to wait long to find our first returning champion. Last year, Munaretto was a freshman at 106 and left the weekend with the gold. His toughest battle proved to be the semifinals match up with Smith. Ayden is a multi-time PIAA state champ and I’m sure would love that rematch, since it’s most likely to occur in the finals. Smith would ultimately take 3rd last year. As mentioned with Dodd at 106, Burnett is the freshman phenom of this bunch and could definitely shake things up (as much as you’d say a 3 seed shakes things up). He took a slight upset loss at Super 32 to Rocco Hayes and while Hayes isn’t here for any possible revenge, what better way to get back to national prominence than a deep Ironman run? I have him coming in ranked 12th at 113 but he’s certainly capable of making me look dumb there. Hunter Taylor gets the 4 seed and you won’t find him ranked by anyone nationally but me. So who is right? We shall see. He’s the elder statesman of the group, a senior committed to Oregon State. That could prove valuable in tough spots. Last year he finished 8th with 2 losses to Sebastian DeGennaro and a respectable loss at the hands of Marcus Blaze. There’s a couple Ohio kids that seem to fluctuate in other rankings, Timar is one of them. He finished 4th last year, ultimately losing to Smith in the consolation finals. He would go on to capture an Ohio D1 state title, that included a finals over Rylan Seacrist (seeded 9 here). Perhaps a bit of discrepancy between the 6 seeded Motyka and where I have him ranked among the group. As mentioned with Burnett, this could be the sort of match up Burnett ultimately wins. I just have to give a little credit to Motyka at this weight. Garcia has been a fast riser after a very impressive Super 32 performance. Last year at Ironman, Garcia took a big loss to Javaan Yarbrough and then to Motyka. He avenged Motyka as part of that Super 32 run. Perhaps they get a rubber match of sorts this weekend. Aydan Thomas has had some really high moments and some sort of head scratching losses over the last year. I believe at his best, he could probably take out anyone here but Munaretto. But it’s tough to predict that for him. Darkhorse(s): Kole Davidheiser is the highest ranked unseeded. Depending where he lines up, he could