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 Dual Previews – Faith Christian Academy vs Wyoming Seminary
Faith Christian at Wyoming Seminary We’ve had some tournaments to look at but the season really gets started with the first major duals. Duals are the lifeblood of the sport from a spectator standpoint and I hope we continue to see that aspect of a team’s schedule feature big matches with competitive battles. While it’s difficult to envision anyone keeping a dual competitive with Sem this season, FCA has some very high caliber wrestlers that will make things interesting and provide what should be exciting moments. When we talk about the strength of Sem, we start with a line up that has 11 out of 14 starters ranked nationally. Then we look at some of the quality among those ranked. Where we find a couple world champions, Super 32 champions, and former PIAA champions making their prep debuts. To say the Blue Knights are loaded in 2023 is a massive understatement. So, it’s a daunting task ahead of FCA. One I’m sure that they’re excited for. And we as fans are excited as well. One of the great things about duals is to see the way coaches maneuver their line ups. Especially when you come in as a heavy underdog against a team like Sem, what does FCA do about it? We shall see. Sometimes there’s not much you can do. Unfortunately, one of their heavy hitters, Gauge Botero is out. He could have possibly lined up against Desmond at 120, giving FCA a real chance to flip that one. He could have taken on Lilledahl at 126, pulling a massive upset or at least keeping those team points down. Either way, he’s out so that’s one less nationally ranked match up we’ll get. Looking at the projected line ups, we’ll still get 5 nationally ranked battles: 106, 113, 165, 175, and with Correa up this week, 285. Based simply on the rankings, 106 is the headliner. Then you look at their 1-0 result at Super 32 and you think there’s a chance Regan flips this outcome here, in his home gym. I’m also interested to see how Weidemoyer bounces back after a tough loss to Asher Cunningham at The Surge with another battle against a top 20 opponent. And then the Adam Waters Dom Federici showdown at 175 should be great. Export XLSExport CSV Matches Faith Christian Wyoming Seminary Winner Team Points FCA Score Sem Score 106 #1 Joe Bachmann #5 Shamus Regan Bachmann FCA (3) 3 113 #21 Kole Davidheiser #9 Davis Motyka Motyka Sem (3) 3 120 Dominic Reynolds #5 Nate Desmond Desmond Sem (6) 9 126 Owin Brunner #2 Luke Lilledahl Lilledahl Sem (6) 15 132 Arment Waltenbaugh #14 Matt Botello Botello Sem (4) 19 138 Mason Wagner Mike Trujillo/Smokey McClure Wagner FCA (3) 6 144 Shane Wagner #15 Anthony Evanitsky Evanitsky Sem (3) 22 150 Chase Hontz #5 Vince Bouzakis Bouzakis Sem (3) 25 157 Max Stein #1 Joe Sealey Sealey Sem (5) 30 165 #25 (157) Cael Weidemoyer #14 Jake Dailey Dailey Sem (3) 33 175 #4 Adam Waters #13 Dom Federici Waters FCA (3) 9 190 Cody Wagner TBD Wagner FCA (3) 12 215 Jason Singer TBD Singer FCA (3) 15 285 #18 Mark Effendian #2 (215) Jude Correa Correa Sem (4) 37 FINAL SCORE 15 37
2023 Ironman Preview: Ranked Wrestlers By Weight
2023 Ironman Ranked Wrestlers by Weight We keep building toward the best in-season tournament of the year. We looked at the ranked wrestlers per school yesterday. You can check that out here: https://tkdwnmedia.com/2023-walsh-ironman-preview-all-ranked-wrestlers/ Now, we have them all broken out by weights. Of course you’ll notice a few things that just come with the territory of wrestling coverage. 1) Multiple guys from the same team at a weight. Ironman doesn’t allow that, so we’ll eventually see where they slot in. For now, I have them where I had them immediately following Super 32. 2) Guys at weights they won’t be competing in now that the season started. Basing rankings off a major event like Super 32 makes sense because we see hundreds of kids at one place against each other. However, once the season starts, we see movement. I expect that to be true here as well. So, with about 10 days to go, we’ll just have to deal with that the best we can. For the rest of the content leading up to next weekend, hopefully I can get even more accurate entries for the full preview. As for the weights, 150 leads the way with 14 out of 25. 144 comes next with 13. 106, 126, 144, 157, and 175 feature the top 2 in those weight classes. In the matter of 126, we have the top 4 in the same bracket, and 7 out of the top 10. When compared to Super 32 there are definitely weights that will prove tougher here. 126 is one. 144 is another one. 150 of course, assuming Duke is healthy now. With football season over for most, 285 also has many more from the top 10 here. And then 175 is easily the biggest jump in quality from Greensboro to Cuyahoga Falls. As mentioned, I’ll be back with a more in depth preview of the entire event. Export XLSExport CSV 106 Rank Name School 1 Joe Bachmann Faith Christian 2 Ignacio Villasenor Ponderosa 4 Grey Burnett Perrysburg 5 Shamus Regan Wyoming Seminary 15 Ayden Dodd Perrysburg 18 Rylan Seacrist Brecksville 20 Caden Correll Normal Export XLSExport CSV 113 Rank Name School 3 Dom Munaretto St Charles East 6 Ayden Smith Notre Dame Green Pond 9 Davis Motyka Wyoming Seminary 12 Nick Garcia Marmion Academy 20 Kole Davidheiser Faith Christian 21 Aydan Thomas Stillwater Export XLSExport CSV 120 Rank Name School 2 Leo DeLuca Blair 4 Beric Jordan Stillwater 5 Nate Desmond Wyoming Seminary 6 Louie Gill Reynolds 9 Lukas Littleton Mascaro Malvern Prep 10 Jayden Raney Union County 11 Gauge Botero Faith Christian 12 Mack Mauger Blackfoot 13 Ethan Rivera Lake Highland Prep 16 Keanu Dillard Bethlehem Catholic 18 Porter Matecki Whitfield Export XLSExport CSV 126 Rank Name School 1 Marcus Blaze Perrysburg 2 Luke Lilledahl Wyoming Seminary 3 Jax Forrest Bishop McCort 4 Jordyn Raney Union County 6 JJ McComas Stillwater 8 Seth Mendoza Mt Carmel 9 Dillon Campbell Legacy Christian 14 Gage Walker Bixby 16 Jake Hockaday Brownsburg 19 Noah Nininger Staunton River 21 Tommy Verrette Ponderosa Export XLSExport CSV 132 Rank Name School 1 Bo Bassett Bishop McCort 3 Ben Davino St Charles East 8 Nik O’Neill Malvern Prep 12 Sebastian DeGennaro Jensen Beach 14 Matt Botello Wyoming Seminary 15 Matty Lopes Blair 21 Billy Dekraker Blair 22 Jayce Paridon Lake Highland Prep Export XLSExport CSV 138 Rank Name School 2 Jace Roller Bixby 5 Mason Gibson Bishop McCort 9 Cooper Hilton Baylor 11 Sam Herring Bishop McCort 12 Kade Brown St Edward 14 Ty Guerra St Charles East 18 Hunter Hollingsworth Edmond North 19 Chase Van Hoven Brooke Pointe 21 Gunner Andrick Point Pleasant 22 Jackson Tucker Hillsboro 23 Yandro Soto Lake Highland Prep Export XLSExport CSV 144 Rank Name School 1 Pierson Manville State College 2 Jax Joy Wadsworth 4 Jack Consiglio Malvern Prep 5 Ryan Bennett St Edward 8 Melvin Miller Bishop McCort 9 Chris Coates Liberty 10 Logan Paradice Baylor 14 Anthony Evanitsky Wyoming Seminary 15 Gavin Linsman Liberty 17 Logan Rozynski Blair 20 Zeno Moore Lake Highland Prep 20 (138) Omar Ayoub Dublin Coffman 21 Jaydon Robinson Homewood Flossmoor Export XLSExport CSV 150 Rank Name School 1 PJ Duke Minisink Valley 3 Kollin Rath Bethlehem Catholic 5 Vince Bouzakis Wyoming Seminary 8 PJ Ognissanti Blair 7 Claudio Torres Lake Highland Prep 9 Kody Routledge Edmond North 14 Clayton Giddens Bixby 17 Eugene Harney Sycamore 18 Layton Schneider Edmond North 20 Jadon Skellenger Bishop Kelly 21 Jason Mara Meridian 22 Gianni Maldonado Lake Gibson 23 Will Denny Marist 24 Hunter Sturgill Baylor Export XLSExport CSV 157 Rank Name School 1 Joe Sealey Wyoming Seminary 2 LaDarion Lockett Stillwater 13 Eddie Enright Mt Carmel 14 Aaron Stewart Warren Township 16 Emmitt Sherlock Gilman School 19 Collin Young IC Catholic 22 Asher Cunningham State College Export XLSExport CSV 165 Rank Name School 1 Will Henckel Blair 4 Ethan Birden Dublin Coffman 8 (157) Chris Crawford Wyoming Seminary 10 Colin Kelly Mt Carmel 13 Xavier Giles Green Farms Academy 16 Jake Dailey Wyoming Seminary Export XLSExport CSV 175 Rank Name School 1 Angelo Ferrari Melissa 2 Ty Eise Ponderosa 4 Adam Waters Faith Christian 6 Gage Wright Parkersburg South 10 Pete Snyder Blair 11 Jarrel Miller St Edward 13 Dom Federici Wyoming Seminary 15 Talon McCallom Edmond North 17 Carson Thomas LaSalle Export XLSExport CSV 190 Rank Name School 2 Rune Lawrence Frazier 12 Cade Ziola Skutt Catholic 13 Peyton Westphal Liberty 17 Nate Taylor Green Farms Academy 18 De’Alcapon Veazy Ponderosa 22 Matt Kowalski Springboro Export XLSExport CSV 215 Rank Name School 2 Jude Correa Wyoming Seminary 5 Max Shulaw St Frances DeSales 7 Cash Henderson Woods Cross 8 Mike Mocco Cardinal Gibbons 19 Rylan Kuhn St Pius X 24 Will Clark Crown Point Export XLSExport CSV 285 Rank Name School 2 Dillan Johnson Joliet Catholic 3 Carter Neves Blair 5 Aidan Fockler Massillon Perry 8 Parker Ferrell Christiansburg 12 Ricky Thomas Edmond North 13 Sampson Stillwell St Michael 17 Nick Pavlechko State College 18
George Costanza As Wrestling Coach
George Costanza Coaches Wrestling With all the new interest in AI and ChatGPT, I decided to write an episode of Seinfeld where George Costanza becomes a wrestling coach. [Seinfeld and wrestling fans unite] INT. COFFEE SHOP – DAY Jerry and George are sitting at a table, having coffee. Jerry: “So, what have you been up to lately, George?” George: “Oh, you know, same old stuff. Trying to find a job, watching TV, sleeping.” Jerry: “Sounds exciting.” George: “Actually, I started coaching high school wrestling.” Jerry: “What? You don’t know anything about wrestling!” George: “I know enough to be a coach. It’s all about strategy and motivation.” Jerry: “I don’t know about that. You’re not exactly the motivational type.” George: “I’ll have you know that I’m an excellent motivator. I give them pep talks and tell them they’re the best. They eat it up!” Jerry: “I can’t even picture you in a wrestling singlet.” George: “Ha ha. Very funny. But I’m serious about this. I think I could be a great coach.” Jerry: “Okay, so what’s your big strategy?” George: “Well, I tell them to go for the legs. That’s where the weak spot is. And then, I tell them to put the other guy in a headlock and don’t let go until they submit.” Jerry: “That’s it? That’s your big strategy?” George: “Hey, it works for me.” Just then, Elaine walks in. Elaine: “Hey guys, what’s up?” Jerry: “George thinks he’s a wrestling coach now.” Elaine: “What? You know nothing about wrestling.” George: “That’s not true. I know enough to be a coach.” Elaine: “Okay, prove it. Let’s see you take on Kramer in a match.” George: “Kramer? He’s twice my size!” Elaine: “Chicken.” George: “Fine, I’ll do it. But only if you guys come to the match and cheer me on.” Jerry: “We wouldn’t miss it for the world.” INT. HIGH SCHOOL GYM – NIGHT The gym is packed with people cheering on the wrestlers. Jerry, Elaine, and Kramer are in the front row, cheering George on. George is in his wrestling singlet, ready to take on Kramer. The match begins, and George quickly goes for the legs, just like he said. Kramer, however, is too strong and throws George to the ground. Jerry: “Uh oh. This doesn’t look good.” Elaine: “Come on, George! You can do it!” Kramer puts George in a headlock, just like George said to do to his opponents. But George can’t seem to break free. Jerry: “It’s not looking good for George.” Suddenly, George remembers something he saw on TV. He uses a move he saw on a wrestling match and flips Kramer over onto his back. The crowd goes wild as the referee declares George the winner. Jerry, Elaine, and Kramer rush to George and lift him up in the air. Jerry: “I can’t believe it! You did it!” George: “I told you, I’m an excellent motivator.” Kramer: “That was amazing, George. You should be a wrestling coach.” George: “I already am.” Elaine: “Well, I guess you proved us all wrong.” George: “I told you, I know what I’m doing.” The group cheers as the camera pans out on the gym and the cheering crowd.
A Brief Intro
A Brief Intro To Me With A Made Up Q&A Some Basic FAQ’s 1: Where am I from? Los Angeles CA 2: Where do I live? Baltimore MD 3: Did I wrestle? Yes, for 4 years of HS 4: Was I good? In my own mind. 5: When did I start doing all this? When I was coaching back in 2016. 6: What Is My Mission? To be a positive influence toward the growth of the sport of wrestling. 7: What Is My Vision? That I will create one of the most trusted sources for all things wrestling. 8: What Is My Goal? That I will appeal to and connect with an audience currently outside the wrestling community and bring them into the fold. 9: What Makes Me Different From Others? I’m 100% independent and free of agenda beyond my mission. I have unique ways of telling stories, designing and delivering content, and connecting with people. 10: What Do I Regret Most About My Wrestling Career? That I didn’t take it *seriously* as a lifelong endeavor and ended up without much of a career at all. That when I was first introduced to the sport I thought it was lame and not really worth my time. I was too cool for it. 11: What Do I Like Most About Wrestling Now? That you get out what you put in 12: Why Do You Focus On HS Wrestling? I think the challenges unique to HS athletes make for compelling stories and they’re still closer to the beginning of their journey than the end. 13: How Can We Support What You’re Doing? 1) Follow on Facebook, IG, Tiktok, YouTube = Tkdwn Media 2) Subscribe here 3) Introduce me to potential advertisers and sponsors of upcoming content series 4) I’ll have merchandise for sale soon 14: Will I Ever Charge For Content Access? No. That’s not conducive to growing the sport. Final Thoughts: In today’s entertainment landscape, everyone has a content platform and charges a subscription. We’ve cut the cord only to buy back all the same channels independently. Wrestling has a few people providing content from rankings to podcasts to articles and most if not all charge for access. I’m also asking people to join me on this journey and possibly subscribe to me. I’m not a lifer. I don’t come with a history or legacy of equity built in within the wrestling community. I don’t have a name that people just see and jump on board. Yet. So in the meantime, my plan is to continue setting the bar for quality in content and build that trust from the ground up. I think the people I’ve met so far and done stories on, etc will attest to the respect I have for the sport, the people in it, and the approach I have. I’m excited for how Ive grown and look forward to much more!
Chris Ayres To Stanford
Chris Ayres was named the new head coach for Stanford wrestling on September 11, 2023. His first season with the Cardinal will mark his 18th season as an NCAA D1 head coach.Prior to Stanford, he was a four-time Ivy League Coach of the Year over 17 seasons leading the Princeton Tigers. His career record is 93-168, but includes the Tigers first individual champion since 1951 (Pat Glory) and the first two four-time All-Americans in program history. He also let Princeton to its first Ivy League title since the early 80’s. Under Ayres, the Tigers won 10 EIWA individual titles and placed in the top 5 at EIWAs from 2016-22. Princeton has earned 48 bids to the NCAA Championships since 2010. More News