New Jersey State Tournament Day 1 Update
2024 New Jersey State Finals Day 1 Update 2/29 to 3/2 NJ STATE DAY 1 Biggest Upsets 120 (24) Kevin Ruland over (9) Armani McCann (24) Kevin Ruland over (8) Elijah Bayne 126 (16) Seach Hibler over (1) Sammy Spaulding 138 (13) Jake Zaltsman over (4) Josh Lee 150 (20) Jake Wacha over (13) Matt Di Eduardo (20) Jake Wacha over (4) Austin Craft {dq} 175 (21) Jacob Shannon over (12) Nick Gonzalez 190 (20) Salvatore Marchese over (13) Sam Myers 215 (28) Alex Grippo over (5) Timmy Smith 285 (22) Matt Smith over (11) Gabriel McCulloch (20) Donovan Wilkinson over (13) Tim Connolly Best Matches 106 Killian Coluccio over Charles Esposito: 1-0 113 Paul Kenny over Amari Vann: 4-3 138 Blase Mele over Giovani Scafidi: 6-5 144 Nick Villani over Luke Geleta: 6-4 sv 175 Jaden Simpson over Liam Packer: 8-6 215 Dante DeLuca over Rocco Salerno: 5-4 utb Quarterfinals (bold are the matches I’m most looking forward to.) 106 Brody Neill (West Morris Central) vs Alex Esposito (West Essex Regional) Anthony Mason (Southern Regional) vs Michael DiBiase (Red Bank Catholic) Cam Sontz (Delbarton) vs Jordan Segal (Shawnee) Jake Holly (Pope John) vs Killian Coluccio (Christian Brothers) 113 Nathan Braun (Bergen Catholic) vs Joseph DeAngelo (Point Pleasant Boro) Salvatore Borrometi (St Peters Prep) vs John McGinty (St Joes) Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers) vs Anthony DiAndrea (Watchung Hills) Matt Gould (St John Vianney) vs Tyeler Hagensen (Mt Olive) 120 Anthony Knox (St John Vianney) vs Kevin Ruland (Red Bank Regional) Noah Michaels (Red Bank Catholic) vs Logan Brzozowski (Seton Hall Prep) Mikey Bautista (St Joes) vs Anthony Rossi (Hunterdon Central) Gage Summers (Delsea) vs Kurt Wehner (Donovan Catholic) 126 Seach Hibler (Bergen Catholic) vs Laudan Henry (St Peters Prep) Jaden Perez (Delaware Valley) vs Luke Sherlock (Shawnee) Vinnie Paino (St Joes) vs Dalton Weber (Pope John) Sawyer Ostroff (Donovan Catholic) vs Ryan DeGeorge (Delbarton) 132 Adrian DeJesus (St Joes) vs Jackson Slotnick (Williamstown) Nick Balella (Hackettstown) vs Patrick O’Keefe (St John Vianney) Bryce Manera (Southern Regional) vs Chase Hansen (Lower Cape May) Chase Quenalt (Delbarton) vs Carson Walsh (Pope John) 138 Caedyn Ricciardi (St Peters Prep) vs Blase Mele (Princeton) Anthony Depaul (St Augustine Prep) vs Jake Zaltsman (St John Vianney) Dylan Ross (Paramus Catholic) vs Noah Kochman (Bergen Catholic) Donny Almeyda (St Joes) vs Jayden James (Delbarton) 144 Alex Nini (Christian Brothers) vs Donovan DiStefano (Wall) Wyatt Stout (Southern Regional) vs Zach Reilley (Raritan) Jack Myers (Morristown) vs Auggie Hibler (Bergen Catholic) Nick Villani (Bernards) vs Sonny Amato (Rumson) 150 Tyler Venet (Christian Brothers) vs Jayden Iznaga (Bergen Catholic) Gavin Hawk (Phillipsburg) vs Jake Wacha (Pascack Hills) Zach Ballante (St Joes) vs Jamar Dixon (Delsea) Drew Roskos (Delran) vs Gabe Logan (Delbarton) 157 Matt Henrich (Southern Regional) vs Max Nevlin (St Peters Prep) Nick Campagna (Christian Brothers) vs Frank DiBella (St Joes) Ryan Ford (Bergen Catholic) vs Roman Onorato (Paulsboro) Carl Betz (Delbarton) vs Kage Jones (Camden Catholic) 165 Alessio Perentin (Delbarton) vs Cristian Gioia (Governor Livingston) Hayden Hochstrasser (Southern Regional) vs John Quinonez (Paramus Catholic) Jake Zearfoss (Gloucester City) vs Tanner Hodgins (Howell) Ben Garcia (Don Bosco) vs Jordan Chapman (Cranford) 175 Ryan Burton (St Joes) vs Temuulen Mendbileg (St Benedict’s Prep) Connor Scuilla (Hasbrouck Heights) vs Mitch Bivona (Southern Regional) Thomas Brunetti (Hunterdon Central) vs Jaden Simpson (Camden Catholic) Michael Feliciano (Colonia) vs Louie Cerchio (Delbarton) 190 Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial) vs Frankie Martino (Passaic Valley) Nevin Mattessich (Don Bosco) vs Daniel Rella (Paramus Catholic) Vincenzo LaValle (Hanover Park) vs Alex Reyes (Holmdel) Kaleb Jackson (St Joes) vs Tyler Bienus (Mt Olive) 215 Vinnie Lee (Delbarton) vs Dante DeLuca (Don Bosco Prep) Ethan Mendel (Nothern Highlands) vs Nathan Fixon (Governor Livingston) Xavier Williams (Paramus Catholic) vs Matt Jones (Hillsborough) Collin French (Southern Regional) vs Hudson Skove (Rumson) 285 Rocco Dellagatta (St Joes) vs James Lynch (Toms River East) Daniel Eylash (Paramus) vs John Wargo (Phillipsburg) Ben Shue (Bergen Catholic) vs Connor Martin (Delbarton) Lorenzo Portella (Red Bank Catholic) vs Brandon Toranzo (Nutley)
New Jersey State Tournament Preview
2024 New Jersey State Finals Preview 2/29 to 3/2 New Jersey State Finals Preview Being primarily focused on the national scene, the nationwide landscape if you will, I’m mostly familiar with the guys I have ranked or have had ranked throughout the season. Of course rankings are just any one person’s opinion, and my opinion could be worth less than the paper this is written on, but I think highly of my opinion and I do have a fairly strong history of Nostradamus like clairvoyance. Like when it comes to betting on games. Which leads me to a side bar. I saw someone in the NJ Wrestling Forum post hypothetical point spreads for the state finals. And I have to say I have mixed emotions. On the one hand, if someone offered actual bettable lines, I’d kill that. On the other hand, betting on high school sports seems a little low, even for me. On the third hand (that I grew from living close to a radiation leak) papa needs some brand new shoes. And let’s be all the way real here, keep it a buck, the tournament is in Atlantic City. Like, I should be able to walk down the boardwalk to like Bally’s, drop a couple racks on a parlay of Knox, James, and Ludington and then sit back and hear the ca-ching all the way home. One day. Until that day, we have today. The day before the main event. The calm before the storm. And so we look at the weight classes and give some thoughts as to what we might see. 106 Top 8 Seeds: Tyler Hildebrandt (Williamstown) #3 Killin Coluccio (Christian Brothers) #4 Cam Sontz (Delbarton) Michael Dibiase (Red Bank Catholic) HM Anthony Mason (Southern Regional) Jordan Segal (Shawnee) Jake Holly (Pope John) Carmine Sipper (Caldwell) Thoughts: The clear top two in this weight are on the same side of the bracket. That’s unfortunate as that means we’ll see them in the semifinals and then someone will have to battle back for 3rd. Based on the season result, we would favor Coluccio just a little over Sontz. But we know freshmen often have big swings in performance and it wouldn’t even take a big swing to flip this one for Sontz. If this were the finals at 106, it would have been among the very best finals matches, maybe even the best one. On the top half of the bracket, I think the 4, 5 quarterfinals should be a close one between Mason and DiBiase. And then the winner there should come out on top in the semifinals. The top seed Hildebrant is looking at a possible rematch with Greyson Petit, who pushed the Williamstown junior 10-7 in the Region 8 bracket. Whether it’s Petit or freshman Brody Neill (West Morris Central), could be an upset alert here. There’s some history between the 8 and 9 seeds, where Alex Esposito beat Sipper for the Region 3 title. I would be thoroughly surprised with anything but a Coluccio/Sontz champion and the other being 3rd. I’ll ride with Anthony Mason as the other finalist, knowing that the top side here is wide open. As for the rest of the top 8, impossible to know how the consolations all shake out. I’m going with (14) Oumar Tounkara (Teaneck) to outpace his seed. Predicted Semifinals: (9) Alex Esposito (West Essex) vs (5) Anthony Mason (Southern) (3) Cam Sontz (Delbarton) vs (2) Killian Coluccio (Christian Brothers) 113 Top 8 Seeds: Nate Braun (Bergen Catholic) Tyeler Hagensen (Mt Olive) #3 Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers) John McGinty (St Joe’s Regional) Salvatore Borrometi (St Peter’s Prep) Anthony DiAndrea (Watchung Hills) Matt Gould (St John Vianney) Joseph DeAngelo (Point Pleasant) Thoughts: The big favorite here is the world champ, 3 seed freshman Paul Kenny. His only losses on the year came to the same PA state champion – needless to say that means he won’t be in this field. And that means, we’d expect him to work his way all the way to the crown on Saturday. There’s no season history between Kenny and the two seeded above him, however, he does have wins over McGinty, Borrometi, and Gould. His best win on the season was over an Ohio state champion, Ethan Timar (would be favored to win this bracket himself). But, some of the matches – like Borrometi – were close. And nothing is ever really certain here. Nate Braun was a finalist last year and should make at least the semifinals here. Almost all of this group was in the 106 bracket last year, where Braun beat Borrometi and DeAngelo. McGinty beat DiAndrea and Gould and Borrometi beat McGinty en route to 3rd. Borrometi has had a solid season, though he did just suffer a loss to Anthony Urso in the Region 6 finals. They could run that back if they each win their first two matches. For Urso, that would mean a win over McGinty. Oddly enough, Urso is slated to wrestle back to back McGinty’s. Hagensen’s only in-state loss this season was to Kurt Wehner, but Wehner is at 120. I don’t see any reason to believe we won’t get the freshman Kenny against the senior Hagensen in the semis. I got (14) Amari Vann (Delsea) as the low seed most likely to reach the podium. Predicted Semifinals: (1) Nate Braun (Bergen Catholic) vs (5) Salvatore Borrometi (St Peter’s Prep) (3) Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers) vs (2) Tyeler Hagensen (Mt Olive) 120 Top 8 Seeds: #1 Anthony Knox (St John Vianney) Kurt Wehner (Donovan Catholic) Mikey Bautista (St Joe’s Regional) Logan Brzozowski (Seton Hall Prep) Noah Michaels (Red Bank Catholic) Anthony Rossi (Hunterdon Central) Gage Summers (Delsea) Elijah Bayne (Rumson) Thoughts: I mean there’s not much to say here other than Knox is without a doubt the heaviest betting favorite to win his bracket – again, if betting were offered. The intrigue is almost entirely about who gets to face him in the finals and who comes out
Oklahoma State Wrestling Finals: 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A Finals Line Up
2024 OKLAHOMA 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A FINALS LINE UP 2/24 6:30 PM Central NFHS Network 3A106 Jaxson Brown of BLACKWELL Logan Cass of PAWHUSKA 3A113 Tommy Miller of MARLOW Louden Wolfe of BLACKWELL 3A120 Marcus Williams of MARLOW Gage Jessen of COMANCHE 3A126 Zane Donley of VINITA Colt Collett of CHECOTAH 3A132 Keller Kizarr of MARLOW Jesse Justice of SPERRY 3A138 Kyler Tabor of BERRYHILL Brayden Kochenower of KINGFISHER 3A144 Brantz Bateman of MARLOW Grant Rowe of BLACKWELL 3A150 Zach Dawson of MARLOW Grady Mittasch of PAWNEE 3A157 Cade Gilbert of MARLOW Kolbe Novotny of PAWNEE 3A165 Kyle Harrall of HINTON Brady Benham of SPERRY 3A175 Lawson Knox of MARLOW Lawson Lusk of BLACKWELL 3A190 Jason Osgood of BLACKWELL Cash Waren of PERRY 3A215 Kruz Goff of BLACKWELL Titan Hix of LOCUST GROVE 3A285 Chase Graham of CHRISTIAN HERITAGE Maverick Williamson of SALINA 4A106 Maxwell Bradley of TUTTLE Cason Craft of SALLISAW 4A113 Cooper Jackson of TUTTLE Mason Burnham of CATOOSA 4A120 Chance Fisher of TUTTLE Gerald Harris III of CASCIA HALL 4A126 Tyler Misenheimer of BLANCHARD Rylend Slover of TUTTLE 4A132 Logan Crawford of CACHE Miles Velasquez of CASCIA HALL 4A138 Cory Velasquez of CASCIA HALL Garrett Salt of OOLOGAHTALALA 4A144 #14 Beau Hickman of TUTTLE Treshuan Tecson of CASCIA HALL 4A150 Cole Mayfield of SALLISAW Nick White of TECUMSEH 4A157 Charlie Shafer of CACHE JD Sigman of TECUMSEH 4A165 Baer Webb of SULPHUR Bodie Adams of SALLISAW 4A175 Ethan Teague of TUTTLE Haydan Yocham of BRISTOW 4A190 Shawn Rounsaville of TUTTLE Luke Brooks of POTEAU 4A215 Kale Charboneau of WAGONER Cody Abston of TUTTLE 4A285 Justus Gilliam of SULPHUR Hayden Miller of MIAMI 5A106 Canaan Brummett of CHICKASHA Evan Colbert of DEL CITY 5A113 Kaedin Herendeen of GUTHRIE Hunter Jackson of ELGIN 5A120 #3 Beric Jordan of NOBLE Mason Gillispie of CLAREMORE 5A126 HM Canon Acklin of COLLINSVILLE Legend Ellis of COWETA 5A132 Toby Shipman of COWETA Robert Burke of BISHOP KELLEY 5A138 Dylan Bratt of CHICKASHA Kasen Miller of CARL ALBERT 5A144 Hudson Henslick of COLLINSVILLE Brock Roberts of COWETA 5A150 Deringer Hollenbeck of GROVE Greyson Zellers of BISHOP KELLEY 5A157 Eli Ramirez of DUNCAN Hunter Davidson of EL RENO 5A165 Cooper Zickefoose of CLAREMORE Skylar Red Elk of MACARTHUR 5A175 Braden Brown of MACARTHUR Deontre Buttram of DEL CITY 5A190 Colyn Donnelly of ELGIN Liam Daniels of DEL CITY 5A215 Ritson Meyer of ELGIN Trae Kibble of MACARTHUR 5A285 Jace Williams of ELGIN Deacon Peterson of COWETA 6A106 Jake Goodin of EDMOND NORTH Rudy Rojas of BROKEN ARROW 6A113 HM Aydan Thomas of STILLWATER Van Smith of MUSTANG 6A120 #22Devon Miller of EDMOND NORTH HM Cash Donnell of PIEDMONT 6A126 #9 Gage Walker of BIXBY Julio Aguirre of STILLWATER 6A132 #7 JJ McComas of STILLWATER Isaiah Jones of BIXBY 6A138 #14 Hunter Hollingsworth of EDMOND NORTH #6 Jace Roller of BIXBY 6A144 #8 Layton Schneider of EDMOND NORTH Kadence Roop of BROKEN ARROW 6A150 HM Joseph Jeter of EDMOND NORTH #12 Ishmael Guerrero of BIXBY 6A157 #5 Kody Routledge of EDMOND NORTH #6 Landyn Sommer of STILLWATER 6A165 Zander Grigsby of SAND SPRINGS #2 LaDarion Lockett of STILLWATER 6A175 HM Jude Randall of EDMOND NORTH #18 Clay Giddens-Buttram of BIXBY 6A190 HM Talon McCollom of EDMOND NORTH Wura Yinusa of UNION 6A215 #9 Oscar Williams of EDMOND NORTH Brogan Hardy of PIEDMONT 6A285 #13 Ricky Thomas of EDMOND NORTH Mason Harris of SAND SPRINGS
Wisconsin State Wrestling Finals: 1A, 2A, and 3A Finals Line Up
2024 WISCONSIN 1A, 2A, 3A FINALS LINE UP 2/24 5:30 PM Central NFHS Network D1-106 HM William Du Chemin of Wilmot Union vs Andy DiPiazza of Kaukauna D1-113 HM Ethan Bast of West Bend West vs Brayten Casey of Menomonie D1-120 HM Liam Neitzel of Hudson vs Maximus Hay of Brown Deer/Messmer/Shorew. D1-126 Carter Freeman of Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln vs Easton Cooper of D.C. Everest D1-132 HM Kellen Wolbert of Oconomowoc vs HM Lucas Peters of Kaukauna D1-138 HM Declan Koch of Neenah vs HM Tyson Peach of Milton D1-144 #19 Jacob Herm of Neenah vs Cole Sarbacker of Stoughton D1-150 #24 Wyatt Duchateau of Arrowhead vs Henry Niebauer of Hortonville D1-157 #2 Charlie Millard of Homestead vs Ramon Gulmatico of Arrowhead D1-165 #8 Caleb Dennee of Marshfield vs #15 Liam Crook of Kaukauna D1-175 #16 Jake Stoffel of Appleton North vs Benjamin Ott of Nicolet D1-190 #1 Connor Mirasola of West Bend West vs Ethan Winkelman of Hudson D1-215 #1 Aeoden Sinclair of Milton vs Garett Kawczynski of Port Washington D1-285 #5 Cole Mirasola of West Bend West HM Brock Arndt of Appleton North D2-106 HM Shane Rochon of Dodgeville vs Westin Ingham of Amery D2-113 #12 Haakon Peterson of Dodgeville vs Ethan Hady of Richland Center D2-120 HM Charlie Meudt of Dodgeville vs Wyatt Magolski of New London D2-126 Reid Spurley of Dodgeville vs Bob Huntley of Brillion D2-132 Colton Hush of BaldwinWoodville vs Peter Tomazevic of Freedom D2-138 Cole Bozile of Oconto Falls vs Caleb Delebreau of LuxemburgCasco D2-144 #16 Owen Seffrood of Darlington/Black Hawk vs Kellen Kelly of Saint Croix Falls D2-150 #19 Danny Heiser of Evansville vs Max Ronsman of LuxemburgCasco D2-157 Gage Losiewicz of Medford Area vs Tanner Halopka of Abbotsford/Colby D2-165 #17 Owen Wasley of Saint Croix Central vs Eyan Dessellier of Kiel D2-175 Justin Klinkner of Two Rivers vs Espyn Sweers of Mauston/Necedah D2-190 Silas Dailey of Plymouth vs #21 Wyatt Ingham of Amery D2-215 #19 Ian Smith of Northwestern Chase Matthias of Two Rivers D2-285 #4 Koy Hopke of Amery vs Hunter Vander Heiden of Freedom D3-106 Aidan Gruenenfelder of Pecatonica/Argyle vs Blake Underwood of Marathon D3-113 #24 Jake Fitzpatrick of Aquinas vs Drew Dolphin of Kenosha Christian Life D3-120 #15 Co`Ji Campbell of Ken. St. Joseph Cath. Ac. vs Maddux Wendling of Valders D3-126 Wyatt Unser of Glenwood City vs Brody Miess of Riverdale D3-132 Mason Carpenter of Lourdes Ac./Valley Chr. (Osh.) vs Roen Carey of Mineral Point D3-138 #18 Dawson Johnson of Cumberland vs Elliott Biba of IowaGrant/Highland D3-144 Colton Weiler of Auburndale vs Ian Crapp of Fennimore D3-150 Blake Carton of Shiocton vs Stone Pomeroy of Random Lake D3-157 HM Tristan Steldt of Fennimore vs Micah Kuchta of Coleman D3-165 HM Toren Vandenbush of Random Lake vs Kade Rule of Mineral Point D3-175 David Malin of Aquinas vs Carter Lueck of Stratford D3-190 Tyson Martin of Aquinas vs Matthew Roach of Ladysmith D3-215 Jackson Shramek of BlairTaylor vs Joe Schoeder of Cedar GroveBelgium D3-285 Evan Gratz of Fennimore vs Vanden Hoffman of WeyauwegaFremont
Nuthin But A G Thang: Alex Gutierrez
Flip Through To Read Story: Full Text: It doesn’t take a genius (heck, even I could draw these parallels) to equate wrestlers to warriors and wrestling to a battle. A battle of wits. A battle of wills. A battle of ultimate want to. And for those who really do want to win any battle, they’d be wise to heed the words of legendary strategist Sun Tzu, “Every battle is won before it is fought.” Words that sound great – amazing even – to win, before any fighting actually takes place. But to turn such a dream to reality… well, it doesn’t just happen. It’s not accidental. And it’s not magic. In fact, I’d say there’s a pretty clear path to setting oneself up for the sort of victory Tzu espoused lo these many centuries. A path that I’ve identified as having a few key steps, but no shortcuts. You can cheat yourself, but you can’t cheat the process. And what is that process exactly? Purpose. Preparation. Persistence. Simon Sinek made perhaps the most popular case for the importance of identifying one’s purpose and the role it plays in success. He referred to it as the “why” but you can call it whatever you want. The idea, of course, is that it is the underlying reason you, me, and we do anything. We all have finite time to work with and a need to figure out exactly how we spend that time we have. And the driving force behind that figuring out is the why, or the purpose. And it’s undeniable that having a clear purpose is important. It sets the compass, pointing you in the right direction. But it’s not enough. Not by a long shot. Every journey requires preparation. Even a trip to the grocery store usually entails a car that needs gas, an awareness of the weather outside, and things like traffic at a specific hour. Easy preparation, admittedly, but preparation nonetheless. Something a little more daunting, like say, scaling Mount Everest, requires even more precise and arduous preparation. And then something like achieving wrestling greatness might fall somewhere between those two endeavors, but no doubt requires its own preparation. A sharpening of the mind, body, and spirit are all necessary along this journey. And each of these aspects requires its own regimen and its diligence to reach optimum output or performance. And then, with all that being established and set, you have to have the mindset, the discipline, to stay the course. Because the cliché about god laughing at your plans is a cliché for a reason… almost nothing goes according to plan. But that doesn’t mean planning and preparation are therefore useless, quite the contrary. The more comfortable you are in the uncomfortable, the more scenarios you have accounted for and put yourself through, the more adaptable to those changes you become. The inability for us to ever fully control external variables around us only makes preparation tantamount. So, when things start to arise against your plans, will you still see it through? We’d all like to believe so, but if the road to hell is paved with good intentions, the road to failure is paved with hopes and dreams. It takes more. And in this sport, it takes all you have. And then asks for more. And not everyone is built for it, and that’s fine. But for those few who are, we cheer them on and celebrate their greatness. But you’ll notice that as we talk about the things needed to chase greatness on the mat, and greatness off it, what isn’t necessary, and what can often be detrimental to it, is being loud about it. Boasting. Arrogant. Drawing unnecessary attention. What did we learn from Lil Wayne a little over 10 years ago? Real. G’s. Move. In. Silence. And while G literally means ‘gangster’, what it means to be gangster transcends any and every lifestyle and pursuit. A real G knows what they want and goes after it. A real G doesn’t let anyone get in the way of their mission. A real G puts in work. Work that goes unnoticed, unpublished, and uncelebrated. NBA star Damian Lillard also has a quote along these lines, “if you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody.” Real. G’s. Move. In. Silence. Like lasagna, and like Alex Gutierrez. The Central Catholic sophomore has spent the better part of his early career under the radar and overlooked. But he’s been working, moving, behind the scenes, with one goal in mind: wrestling greatness. And he’s had the season so far to set himself up for it. This weekend he stands at the threshold of CA wrestling immortality. A state championship. A chance to prove that greatness can come from anywhere, anyone. If they really want it. He really wants it. It’s his why. And it’s here now. He’s here now. Prepared. Whether you heard him coming or not. I was able to speak with Alex briefly and learn a little more about the top seed at 132 pounds this weekend in Bakersfield. So, I ask everyone, describe your start in the sport? Sometimes it’s a deep family history and sometimes it’s like you’re the first in your family to wrestle. It’s not a deep family history, but my older brother was in it first and then I followed. And I was scared. But I learned quickly that I had to adapt and get tougher and over some years I was able to do that. And did you feel pressure to succeed early on? Not really, it was just something for us to do, to keep us busy. As I got more success and showed some potential then it was like ok we have to keep this going. So the pushing for more came once there was some success. I’d say when I got 3rd at Reno Worlds. So, you compete for Central Catholic in Modesto, but I
February 22nd State Finals Ranked Wrestlers
All the ranked (top 25) wrestlers in state finals action this weekend. California 106: #24 Arseni Kikiniou (Poway) 113: #9 Edwin Sierra (Poway); #10 Rocklin Zinkin (Bucanan); #20 Abram Cline (Granite Hills) 120: #6 Ronnie Ramirez (Walnut); #8 Isaiah Quintero (El Dorado); #11 Moses Mendoza (Gilroy); #25 Slater Hicks (Valencia) 126: #4 Isaiah Cortez (Gilroy); #11 Nikade Zinkin (Clovis) 132: #8 Alex Gutierrez (Central Catholic); #9 Elijah Cortez (Gilroy) 138: #1 Daniel Zepeda (Gilroy); #3 Paul Kelly (Poway) 144: #6 Joe Toscano (Buchanan) 150: #1 Brock Mantanona (Palm Desert); #5 Miguel Estrada (Frontier); #10 EJ Parco (Los Gatos) 157: #10 Andrew Barbosa (Palm Desert); #11 Grigor Cholakyan (St John Bosco); #12 Leo Contino (Buchanan) 165: #4 Collin Guffey (Granite Hills); #5 Joseph Antonio (St John Bosco) 175: #15 Angelo Posada (Poway) 190: #7 Sonny Kling (Canyon Springs); #16 Diego Costa (Palm Desert); #20 Thomas Sandoval (Vacaville) 215: #5 Coby Merrill (JW North); #14 Robert Platt (Poway) 285: #2 Cody Merrill (Gilroy); #7 Nicholas Sahakian (St John Bosco); #25 Bryson Harrington (Buchanan) Connecticut 113: #21 Raekwon Shabazz (Xavier) Idaho 126: #17 Mack Mauger (Blackfoot) 138: #18 Kolter Burton (Century); #25 Carson Exferd (Nampa) 150: #9 Jason Mara (Meridian) 285: #23 Shilo Jones (Mountain View) Kansas 113: #11 Zeke Witt (Manhattan) 165: #16 Colin McAlister (Mill Valley) 285: #24 Brett Carroll (Olathe East) Missouri 120: #15 Porter Matecki (Whitfield); #16 Hunter Taylor (Liberty) 132: #18 Draegen Orine (Seckman) 138: #15 Jackson Tucker (Hillsboro) 144: #18 Gavin Linsman (Liberty) 150: #25 Logan Rubinstein (Holt) 165: #22 Sam Richardson (Hillsboro) 175: #14 Peyton Westpfahl (Liberty) 285: #11 Sampson Stillwell (St Michael) New York 150: #13 Cam Catrabone (Williamsville North) 157: #1 PJ Duke (Minisink Valley) 175: #22 Braidon Woodward (Palmyra-Macedon) 190: #10 Elijah Diakomihalis (Hilton) Oklahoma 120: #3 Beric Jordan (Noble); #22 Devon Miller (Edmond North) 126: #5 JJ McComas (Stillwater); #13 Gage Walker (Bixby) 138: #13 Hunter Hollingsworth (Edmond North) 144: #7 Layton Schneider (Edmond North); #8 Jace Roller (Bixby); #12 Beau Hickman (Tuttle) 157: #5 Kody Routledge (Edmond North); #6 Landyn Sommer (Stillwater); #14 Ishmael Guerrero (Bixby) 165: #2 LaDarion Lockett (Stillwater) 175: #10 (165) Layton Schneider (Edmond North) 215: #9 Oscar Williams (Edmond North) 285: #13 Ricky Thomas (Edmond North) South Carolina 126: #15 JJ Peace (Cane Bay) 190: #24 Cason Howle (Greenwood) South Dakota 285: #3 Navarro Schunke (Brandon Valley) West Virginia 138: #20 (132) Gunner Andrick (Point Pleasant) 175: #1 Gage Wright (Parkersburg South) 285: Brock Kehler (University) National Preps 106: #5 Shamus Regan (Wyoming Seminary); #10 Liam McGettigan (Gilman) 113: #5 Davis Motyka (Wyoming Seminary); #16 Mike Batista (Blair) 120: #2 Leo DeLuca (Blair); #4 Nate Desmond (Wyoming Seminary; #14 Ethan Rivera (Lake Highland Prep) 126: #1 Luke Lilledahl (Wyoming Seminary) 132: #4 Nick O’Neill (Malvern Prep); #12 Matt Botello (Wyoming Seminary); #19 Jayce Paridon (Lake Highland Prep) 138: #12 Billy Dekraker (Blair) 144: #2 Jack Consiglio (Malvern Prep); #10 Logan Rozynski (Blair) 157: #4 Vince Bouzakis (Wyoming Seminary); #18 Paul Ognissanti (Blair) 165: #1 Joe Sealey (Wyoming Seminary); #9 Emmitt Sherlock (Gilman) 175: #11 Dom Federici (Wyoming Seminary); #24 Haden Bottiglieri (Belmont Hill) 190: #14 Jake Dailey (Wyoming Seminary) 215: #1 Jude Correa (Wyoming Seminary) 285: #6 Carter Neves (Blair)
Pablo’s Blue Ribbon Wrestling Previews: CA State Finals Preview
PABLO’S BLUE RIBBON CA STATE PREVIEW By Pablo Di Maria With over 800 programs in the Golden State and 560 wrestlers competing this week, the single-division state tournament is considered by many as the toughest in the country. The 14-weight-class field is as diverse as the state itself and only the most mentally and physically will survive the double-elimination challenge to earn one of the 112 state medals. Mechanics Bank Arena welcomes this exclusive group that has survived the grind of the state qualifier tournaments. Wrestlers will vie for individual glory, but several programs are looking for the team state title. In the race are the following teams. #1 Poway (San Diego) 2023 State finish: 2nd The Mean Green Machine is in a position to win their fifth-team state title in school history. They won their first state title in 1986, and then won team titles in 1999, and 2005, and the last state title came in 2009. With all 14 wrestlers advancing to the CIF state tournament, Poway could emerge as team state champions on Saturday evening. Potential finalists include Arseni Kikiniou (106), Edwin Sierra (113), Paul Kelly (138), Angelo Posada (175), and Robert Platt at 215-pounds. Also expected to help win the state title include Billy Townson (126), Elias Navida (132), Mario Carini (144), Laird Root (150), and Adam Farha (285). If Poway does win the team title, it would be the first under the tutelage of coach John Meyers. #2 Buchanan (Central) 2023 State finish: 1st No other team in California history has owned the state tournament like Buchanan High has in the last seven seasons. Buchanan will be going for an unprecedented eighth consecutive CIF state team title on Saturday evening. Coach Troy Tirapelle and staff have the numbers to do so as they also qualified all 14 members of the varsity squad. Team leaders looking for an individual state title are Blake Woodward (106), Rocklin Zinkin (113), Gavin Bauder (138), Joseph Toscano (144), Branson John (175), and Bryson Harrington (285). Additional support should also come from Chris Huerta (120), Ashton Besmer (126), Jaxtyn Frost (150), and Alec Dansby (215). The Bears will need to get those bonus points early in the rounds to get the momentum going and win another team state title. #3 Gilroy (Central Coast) 2023 State finish: 3rd There was no team better than Gilroy High last weekend at the Central Coast Section tournament held by Watsonville High, as the Mustangs won their 21stconsecutive CCS championship, accumulated 331.5 points, and advanced 12 wrestlers to the big dance. During the 2017-2018 and 2019 seasons the Mustangs finished as team state runners-up. This weekend they have the potential to win a team state title with potential finalists Isaiah Cortez (126), Elijah Cortez (132), Daniel Zepeda (138), Moses Mirabal (144), and Cody Merrill (285). Those finalist points could be enough to get Gilroy over the mountain and get their first CIF state team title. The postseason is an entirely different beast and Gilroy will need all the help they can get from the rest of the team. #4 St. John Bosco (Southern) 2023 State finish: 7th When it comes to the Southern Section, St. John Bosco is a beast of a team having won the section tournament in 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023, and 2024. However, they have yet to win a team state title despite having such former athletes as Aaron Pico, Cade Olivas, Zahid, and Anthony Valencia. This season they qualified 11 wrestlers to the big show. They will need all the support they can from the entire squad. However, they’ll be led by Sean Willcox (113), Nathan Carrillo (120), Jesse Grajeda (132), Grigor Cholakyan (157), Joseph Antonio (165), and Nicholas Sahakian (285) who could pick up those clutch wins to help Bosco win a team state title. #5 Clovis (Central) 2023 State finish: 4th Clovis High is one of the winningest programs in the Golden State. Year after year they produce great teams and individuals. This year is no exception as they qualified 13 grapplers for the big dance. Coach Gabriel Schaeffer and the staff will need all the help they can get from the entire team to win a 14th state team title. Leaders for the Cougars are Anthony Garza (106), Thunder Lewis (113), Nikade Zinkin (126), Noah Reynolds (150), Adrien Reyes (165), and Joe Buck (175). 106lbs Returning medalist Zack Hoover (Laguna Creek) 2023 8th Multiple All-Americans in Freestyle, Greco, Folkstyle, and NHSCA, make this weight class a fun one to watch. 2024 San Diego Section champion Arseni Kikiniou (Poway) looks to be the odds-on-favorite, but the Central Section is very deep in this weight class, and they will have something to say about the results on Saturday night. Anthony Garza (Clovis) overturned the results from two weeks ago as he defeated then No. 2 Blake Woodward (Buchanan) 2-0 with a clutch takedown in the first period. We could see a sixth match occurring in the semifinals this week. A freshman making weights is Central Coast Section champion Aiden Garcia (Palma). Garcia’s lone blemish on the season was at the Christopher Bert Mar Invitational where he bumped up a weight class and lost in the finals. The lone returning state medalist from this weight class is Zack Hoover (Laguna Creek). After winning the Sac-Joaquin Section for the first time this past weekend, Hoover will be making his third trip to the state tournament. Keep an eye on double Pan-Am Champion Henry Aslikyan (Birmingham) who hopes to become the second-ever state champion from the Los Angeles City Section this weekend. The Southern Section will also have a say regarding medal distribution. Leading the contingent are gold and blue champions Hunter Jauregui (Fountain Valley) and Caine Martin (Camarillo). Can’t forget about runner-up Marcus Tolentino (Northview). Others vying for a spot on the podium include San Diego Section runner-up Emilio Escobar (Granite Hills), Sac-Joaquin Section runner-up Nathaniel Granados (Merced), and North Coast Section Champion Connor Jeong (Castro Valley High School). 113lbs Returning medalist
Indiana State Wrestling Finals: Finals Line Up
2024 INDIANA FINALS LINE UP 2/17 7:30 PM Central Flowrestling Tournament Results 106 Peyton Schoettle of Roncalli vs Mason Jones of Lake Central 113 #15 Revin Dickman of Brownsburg vs HM Nathan Rioux of Avon 120 Charlie LaRocca of Center Grove vs Ty Henderson of Evansville Mater Dei 126 Luke Rioux of Avon vs #14 Isaiah Schaefer of Evansville Mater Dei 132 Hayden DeMarco of Chesterton v #16 Jake Hockaday of Brownsburg 138 Kyrel Leavell of Warren Central vs HM Clinton Shepherd of Crown Point 144 Zar Walker of Mishawaka High School vs Easton Doster of New Haven 150 #24 Wyatt Krejsa of Center Grove vs Hunter May of Floyd Central 157 Mitchell Betz of Western vs Adrian Pellot of Merrillville 165 Duke Myers of Bellmont vs HM Waylon Cressell of Warren Central 175 Bray Emerine of Floyd Central vs Chase Leech of Garrett High School 190 HM Gunner Henry of Brownsburg vs Noah Weaver of Rossville 215 #25 Will Clark of Crown Point vs Brandon Johnson of Lawrence North 285 Hosia Smith of Indianapolis Cathedral vs Nate Johnson of Center Grove
Utah State Wrestling Finals: 6A Finals Line up
2024 UTAH 6A FINALS LINE UP 2/17 4:30 PM Mountain Flowrestling 106 Samuel Moody of Riverton Tanner Telford of Corner Canyon 113 Aiden Bastian of Layton Corbyn Robison of Westlake 120 Mason Carlson of Syracuse Lander Bosh of Layton 126 HM Geronimo Rivera of Layton #8 Israel Borge of Westlake 132 Curtis Borge of Westlake Hudson Palmer of Farmington 138 HM Layne Kleimann of Mountain Ridge Jason Worthley of Fremont 144 Noah Bull of Layton Tege Kelley of American Fork 150 Gavin Regis of Layton Josh Fish of Westlake 157 #17 Brayden Robison of Westlake Hixon Canto of Pleasant Grove 165 Logan Hancey of Fremont Brad Farrer of Pleasant Grove 175 Kaden Bennie of Layton Banks Love of Bingham 190 HM Leimana Fager of Corner Canyon #18 Trevyn Gates of Pleasant Grove 215 Ridge Lindley of Fremont #22 Cayaen Smith of Pleasant Grove 285 Takoa Byrd of Layton Kaydon Williams of Corner Canyon
Nebraska State Wrestling Finals: A-D Finals Line up
2024 NEBRASKA FINALS LINE UP 2/17 3:00 PM Central NFHS Network A106 Cole Caniglia of Creighton Prep vs Jack Sponenburgh of Kearney A113 HM Abdirahman Unle of Omaha Bryan vs Tyler Haneborg of North Platte A120 Presden Sanchez of Creighton Prep vs Enrique Haynes of Millard West A126 Brenyn Delano of Columbus vs Cree Soe of Omaha Bryan A132 Scottie Meier Jr of Lincoln East vs Jermaine Dortch of Omaha North A138 #21 Miles Anderson of Millard South vs Mason Petersen of Columbus A144 Kevin Boston of Omaha Central vs Tanner Hosick of Bellevue West A150 Logan Glynn of Millard South vs LaBrian Parker of Bellevue East A157 Sam Nachtigal of Kearney vs Harrell Jackson of Millard West A165 Henry Reilly of Millard South v Jaeston Delano of Columbus A175 JT Smith of Creighton Prep vs Joe Andreasen of Lincoln Pius X A190 Adonis Bonar of Creighton Prep vs Jaeden Thompson of Norfolk A215 HM Caeden Olin of Millard South vs Justyce Hostetler of Grand Island A285 #9 Tyson Terry of Omaha North vs Cooper Johnson of Lincoln Southeast B106 Ben Ziola of Omaha Skutt Catholic vs Grey Klucas of Waverly B113 Cadyn Coyle of Bennington vs Cole Welte of Omaha Skutt Catholic B120 Hunter Jacobsen of Waverly vs Garrett Schultz of Wayne B126 Chance Houser of Scottsbluff vs Luke Farmen of Lincoln Christian B132 Garrison Brehm of Waverly vs Jordan Shirley of Gering B138 Brayden Canoyer of Waverly vs Cristian Ramos of Omaha Skutt Catholic B144 Tyler Harrill of Omaha Skutt Catholic vs Tristan Campbell of McCook B150 Kyler Lauridsen of Bennington vs Garrett Rine of Waverly B157 Brock Malcom of Cozad vs Ty Bouaphakeo of Bennington B165 Riley Johnson of Omaha Skutt Catholic vs Levi McGrew of Lincoln Christian B175 Drew Moser of Waverly vs Merrick Johnson of Beatrice B190 #9 Cade Ziola of Omaha Skutt Catholic vs Seth Erickson of York B215 Mason Villwok of Elkhorn vs Tony Palmer of South Sioux City B285 Orion Parker of Plattsmouth vs Keagyn Linden of York C106 Kendall Schindler of David City vs Jace Martin of Wood River C113 HM Zaiyahn Ornelas of Wilber-Clatonia vs Ayden Wintz of Battle Creek C120 Ryan Stusse Jr. of Battle Creek vs Hayden Schmit of David City C126 Robbie Fisher of Crofton/Bloomfield vs Devin Nuttelman of Cross County/Osceola C132 Dakota Gibson of Doniphan-Trumbull vs Carson Wood of Boone Central C138 John Alden of ONeill vs Iverson Mejia of Wilber-Clatonia C144 Tristan Burbach of Central City vs Will Sprenger of Valentine C150 Orrin Kuehn of Minden vs Brenden Bolling of Pierce C157 Quinn Bailey of Chadron vs Bryce Kunz of Central City C165 Wyatt Tramp of Crofton/Bloomfield vs Cy Petersen of Syracuse C175 Brek Thompson of Battle Creek vs Ashton Meinecke of St. Paul C190 Trent Moudry of Bishop Neumann vs Max Denson of Broken Bow C215 Jaret Peterson of Chase County vs Cal Wells of Broken Bow C285 Markey Hinrichs of Fillmore Central vs Tycen Breckner of Doniphan-Trumbull D106 Brody Jensen of Burwell vs Beau Johnson of Plainview D113 Sebastian Sauceda of Shelton vs Grady Dempcy of Sutherland D120 Cable Larsen of Garden County vs Colt Kromarek of Plainview D126 Lance Russell of High Plains Community vs Uriel Guzman of Palmer D132 Braxton Siebrandt of Wisner-Pilger vs Jaxon Smith of Elm Creek D138 Gatlin Krepela of Pleasanton vs Cauy Kohl of Sutherland D144 Jakob Kavan of Aquinas Catholic vs Dylan Brichacek of Howells-Dodge D150 Jarrett Dodson of Centennial vs Rowan Jarosik of Sandy Creek D157 Kelby Coufal of Aquinas Catholic vs Jett Vrbka of Shelby-Rising City D165 Taaron Lavicky of Axtell vs Tyce Porter of Anselmo-Merna D175 Wyatt Urkoski of High Plains Community vs Chase Gracey of Mullen D190 Brett Bridger of Fullerton vs Wyatt Reichenberg of Banner County D215 Calib Svoboda of Aquinas Catholic vs Luke Pawloski of Pleasanton D285 Collin Vrbka of Shelby-Rising City vs Josiah Brezina of Aquinas Catholic