2023 Walsh Ironman Preview: PA Ranked Wrestlers
Ranked Pennsylvania Wrestlers At Ironman So it looks like the Keystone State is sending 10 schools to Ironman. 8 of the schools compete within the PIAA and 2 are part of the national preps. Below is a chart of the schools from PA at Ironman and the nationally ranked wrestlers from each. Obviously, Wyoming Seminary leads the way in terms of numbers. Schools can only enter one per weight class, so I included multiple where schools have multiple guys ranked and as we get closer to the event, perhaps it’ll become more clear how they shake out. I did go ahead and put Bachmann at 113 for this one but of course they could flip those. Canon-McMillan doesn’t currently have anyone ranked, I would guess Andrew Binni is their top contender. Export XLSExport CSV School 106 113 120 126 132 138 144 150 157 165 175 190 215 285 Bethlehem Catholic PA #17 Keanu Dillard #3 Kollin Rath Bishop McCort PA #3 Jax Forrest #1 Bo Bassett #4 (132) Mason Gibson #2 Melvin Miller #11 Sam Herring Canon-McMillan PA Faith Christian Academy PA #20 Kole Davidheiser #1 (106) Joe Bachmann #12 Gauge Botero #15 Cael Weidemoyer #4 Adam Waters #17 Mark Effendian Frazier PA #2 Rune Lawrence Malvern Prep PA #1 (MS) Matt O’Neill #10 Lukas Littleton #8 Nik O’Neill #13 Jack Consiglio Notre Dame-Green Pond PA #6 Ayden Smith Reynolds PA #7 Louie Gill State College PA #1 Pierson Manville #16 Nick Pavlechko Wyoming Seminary PA #5 Shamus Regan #8 Davis Motyka #5 Nate Desmond #2 Luke Lilledahl #12 Matt Botello #14 Anthony Evanitsky #5 Vince Bouzakis #1 Joe Sealey #8 (157) Chris Crawford #13 Dom Federici #2 Jude Correa #19 Jake Dailey
NCAA D1 Week 1: CA Results
NCAA Week 1: CA Results Iowa State vs Cleveland State 174 MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) tech fall over Ronald Dimmerling (19-3) Nebraska vs North Dakota State 125 Caleb Smith decision over Carlos Negrete (North Dakota State) (9-5) 133 Jacob Van Dee decision over Fernando Barreto (North Dakota State) (5-1) Cal Poly vs Duke 125 Dom Mendez (Cal Poly) tech fall over Logan Agin (20-3) 133 Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) tech fall over Raymond Adams (19-3) 184 Kendall La Rosa (Cal Poly) decision over Conor Becker ( 6-4) 197 Jarad Priest (Cal Poly) tech fallover Kwasi Bonsu (22-7) 285 Connor Barket decision over Joshua Harkey (Cal Poly) (12-7) Cal Poly vs Rutgers 125 #9 Dean Peterson decision over Dom Mendez (Cal Poly) (4-0) 133 #18 Dylan Shawver decision over Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) (9-3) 184 #8 Brian Soldano major decision over Kendall La Rosa (Cal Poly) (14-4) 197 #13 John Poznanski tech fall over Jarad Priest (Cal Poly) (17-1) 285 #11 Yaraslau Slavikouski tech fall over Josh Harkey (Cal Poly) (16-0) Maryland vs American 285 Seth Nevills (Maryland) decision over Will Jarrell (6-2) Oregon State vs North Carolina 141 Lachlan McNeil major decision over Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) (14-2) 184 Trey Munoz (Oregon State) fall over Chris Salazar (0:55) Stanford vs Duke 141 Jason Miranda (Stanford) tech fall over Peter Chacon (15-0) 149 Jaden Abas (Stanford) decision over Jarred Papcsy (12-7) 285 Peter Ming (Stanford) major decision over Connor Barket (12-4) Iowa vs Cal Baptist 133 Brody Teske major decision over Hunter Leake (Cal Baptist) (12-1) 184 Brennan Swafford major decision over Nathan Haas (Cal Baptist) (15-4) Clarion Open 125 Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) 133 Andre Gonzales (OSU) – 5th 149 Tyler Badgett (Pitt) – DNP 149 Marcos Polanco (Purdue) -DNP 157 Jaden Le (Columbia) – 5th 197 Jack Kilner (Edinboro) – DNP Princeton Open 141 Carter Bailey (Lehigh) – 5th 157 Oscar Aranda (Army) – DNP
2023 Clarion Open: Notable Matches & Results
Notable Matches & Results 125 Marcus Blaze dec. over Matt Ramos (4-1 SV) Note: Sheesh. Beat a top 2 kid at your high school level and then follow it up beating a returning NCAA finalist? Most had Ramos #1 at 125. I have Richard Figueroa. But either way, this is beyond impressive for the Perrysburg junior. Marcus Blaze dec. over Jax Forrest (9-4) Note: Two elite high schoolers, #2 Forrest takes on #3 Blaze in a collegiate open. And they figure to see each other again soon too. This was exactly what you would expect, and ultimately went Blaze’s way late. Vinny Kilkeary dec. over Louie Gill (3-0) Note: 3 time PIAA state champ Kilkeary (Greater Latrobe) faced current PIAA senior looking for his 2nd state title, Louie Gill. Ultimately, the older Kilkeary came out victorious. 133 Bo Bassett maj. dec. over Andre Gonzales (11-1) Note: Gonzales was a mainstay on the CA podium during his career at Poway. Bassett is a high school sophomore phenom. I was curious to see how this would go. It was all Bassett all the time. 149 Dylan D’Emilio dec. over Collin Gaj (8-4) Note: Another high school kid, Gaj, takes on a solid college opponent. D’Emilio came out of HS about the same level of recruit as Gaj will be in 2025. In the meantime, it was good to see where he is in his progress, especially after the recent loss to Conner Harer. Gaj battled well, looked strong. D’Emilio’s veteran savvy proved a little too much. 174 Rocco Welsh dec. over Simon Ruiz (4-1) Note: Two college true freshmen who finished ranked in the top 2 of their weight classes, Rocco #1. I don’t think they ever saw each other last season, but I would have slightly favored Rocco and that’s basically how it turned out. Both promising youngsters, expected to redshirt. 184 Ryder Rogotzke fall over Seth Shumate (3:32) Note: A pair of recent highly regarded upper weight recruits for the Buckeyes. It was the younger Rogotzke who got the better of this one. FINAL RESULTS 125 1Brayden Palmer (Unattached- UTC) 2Marcus Blaze (Unrostered) 3Matt Ramos (Purdue) 4Nicholas Babin (Columbia) 5Jax Forrest (Unrostered) 6Gregory Diakomihalis (Unattached) 133 1Bo Bassett (Unrostered) 2Vincent Santaniello (Pittsburgh) 3Angelo Rini (Columbia) 4Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) 5Andre Gonzalez (Ohio State) 6Pablo Castro (Kent State) 141 1Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) 2Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) 3Briar Priest (Pittsburgh) 4Anthony Santaniello (Pittsburgh) 5Kai Owen (Columbia) 6Michael Leveille (Purdue) 149 1Dylan D`Emilio (Ohio State) 2Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) 3Zach Price (Gardner-Webb) 4Dylan Chappell (Unattached- Bucknell) 5Nick Vafiadis (Navy) 6Jack Pletcher (Pittsburgh) 157 1Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) 2Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) 3Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell) 4Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) 5Jaden Le (Columbia) 6Joey Blaze (Purdue) 165 1Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) 2Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) 3Stoney Buell (Purdue) 4Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) 6Cooper Noehre (Purdue) 6Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) 174 1Rocco Welsh (Ohio State) 2Sammy Starr (Navy) 3John Worthing (Clarion) 4Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) 5Simon Ruiz (Unrostered-Spartan Combat RTC) 6Brody Baumann (Purdue) 184 1Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) 2Cameron Pine (Clarion) 3Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) 4James Rowley (Purdue) 6Jack McGill (Columbia) 6Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) 197 1Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) 2Michael Dellagatta (Unrostered-Spartan Combat RTC) 3Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia) 4Lucas Daly (Michigan State) 5Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) 6Jacob Lee (Michigan State) 285 1Nick Feldman (Ohio State) 2John Meyers (Clarion) 3Dorian Crosby (Unattached- Bucknell) 4Vincent Mueller (Columbia) 5Josh Terrill (Michigan State) 6Nolan Neves (Columbia)
High School Wrestlers In The 2023 Clarion Open
High School Wrestlers In The 2023 Clarion Open 125 lbs #2 (126 lbs) Jax Forrest – Bishop McCort, PA #3 (126 lbs) Marcus Blaze – Perrysburg, OH #7 (120 lbs) Louie Gill – Reynolds, PA (NCSU) #21 (120 lbs) Tyler Dekraker – Blair, NJ Andrew Binni – Canon-McMillan, PA (Navy) 133lbs #1 (132 lbs) Bo Bassett – Bishop McCort, PA 141 lbs Dakota King – Barnesville, OH (Ohio State) 149 lbs #2 (144 lbs) Melvin Miller – Bishop McCort, PA #3 (144 lbs) Jaxon Joy – Wadsworth, OH (Cornell) #4 (150 lbs) Collin Gaj – Quakertown, PA (VA Tech) Daxton Chase – Pleasant, OH, Ohio State Commit Skyler King – Barnesville, OH Reese Stephen – Barnesville, OH Jaden Wehler – St. Mary, PA Ty Wilson – Dublin Sciotto, OH (Penn) 165 lbs #5 (165 lbs) Ethan Birden Jr.- Coffman, OH (Ohio State) Owen McMullen – Bishop McCort, PA
2023 Preseason Nationals: Notable Matches And Wrestlers
Notable Wrestlers & Results From Last Weekend In the wake of Super 32, another national event was held last weekend, the annual Preseason Nationals. While the entire brackets of weights weren’t as loaded with ranked wrestlers, there were some individual matches that caught our eye and did play a factor in our first set of rankings (dropping Sunday Nov. 5th). GROUP: 9th-10th 100 | Cason Craft | Champion 113 | Zaiyahn Ornelas | 2nd Place 120 | Kiernan Mienk | 2nd Place 150 | Joe Jeter | Champion GROUP: SHOWCASE 106 | Caden Correll | Champion 113 | Abdi Unle | Champion 113 | Mac Crosson | 2nd Place Key Result: Unle dec. over Crosson (7-6) 120 | Mack Mauger | 3rd Place 120 | Louie Gill | Champion 120 | Talen Eck | 2nd Place 120 | Jake Knight | 4th Place Key Result: Gill dec. over Mauger (7-0) Key Result: Eck dec. over Knight (6-4) Key Result: Mauger dec. over Knight (7-2) 126 | Caio Aron | Champion 132 | Max Brady | Champion 144 | Jaydon Robinson | Champion GROUP: 11th-12th 113 | Raekwon Shabazz | Champion 138 | Elliott Biba | Champion 144 | Dorian Olivarez | Champion 190 | Noah Blair | Champion 190 | Brent Slade | 2nd Place Key Result: Blair dec. over Slade (3-2) So, as I mentioned, not nearly the depth in the brackets to impact rankings tremendously, there were a handful of results to pay attention to that did have an effect. I’d put the Gill win over Mauger at the top of the list. One, Mauger was top 10 coming in. Two, Gill shut him out. After that, I’d go Blair over Slade. Slade is up a lot from he competed last season, but is a solid top 15 wrestler. Blair is similar, though perhaps naturally bigger. You’d expect Blair to control things but you would also want to see it close. That’s what we got. Then, I like Mauger coming back for 3rd. Undeterred by the loss to Gill, he controlled Jake Knight, himself a top 20 type, 7-2. I don’t have the Gill over Eck finals as a key result but that was an injury. Also, keep in mind there were some performances by kids throughout that definitely put them on the radar or got them into that “next 25” group. We’ll be watching how they follow up as the season unfolds.
2023 Super 32 Recap
2023 Super 32: The Full Recap 106 2023 Super 32 Top 8 1Joe Bachmann (PA) 2Rocco Hayes (IL) 3Grey Burnett (OH) 4Dominic Deputy (PA) 5Shamus Regan (SC) 6Ignacio Villasenor (CO) 7Ezekiel Witt (KS) 8Cameron Sontz (NJ) Ranked Wrestlers Entering The Weekend: 15 Top Seed & Finish: #1 Joe Bachmann (PA); 1st place Lowest Seed To Place: 13 seed Cam Sontz (NJ); 8th place New Top 25: Cooper Foster (NC) #25 There are a few freshmen coming into this season leading the way nationally in their respective weights. One of those is currently Joe Bachmann of Faith Christian Academy (PA). He just finished 3rd in the world wrestling for Puerto Rico and came into this one as the favorite for the belt. While I may have thought the real battle was going to be on the bottom half, where a collective of ranked kids would vie for a spot in the finals against Bachmann, he did get pushed in back to back matches by Ezekiel Witt and Shamus Regan. Each falling by only 1. It would be a junior from Illinois, Rocco Hayes, who got there. He did so with wins over a fellow Illinoisian named Rocco – Cassioppi. That’s a familiar name. Cassioppi came in seeded a few spots higher by way of a head to head win over Hayes just a week prior. Hayes would capitalize on the opportunity for revenge here. Hayes also was able to upend another stellar freshman, Grey Burnett from Perrysburg, OH. There was even yet another top 3 freshman in this mix, Ignacio Villasenor from Pomona, CO. He got hurt and medically forfeited out to 6th place. In the end, Bachmann would prove his superiority, winning the finals by fall. But with the results against Witt and Regan, perhaps the gap between him and the weight class isn’t as big as I had thought. He still leaves as the top wrestler in the country at 106. Notable that Deputy would lose to Rylan Seacrist early on but come back to finish 4th. 113 2023 Super 32 Top 8 1Aaron Seidel (PA) 2Domenic Munaretto (IL) 3Landon Sidun (PA) 4Joseph Uhorchuk (TN) 5Ayden Smith (PA) 6Jermaine JJ Peace (SC) 7Titan Friederichs (MN) 8Nicholas Garcia (IL) Ranked Wrestlers Entering The Weekend: 12 Top Seed & Finish: #2 Aaron Seidel (PA); 1st place Lowest Seed To Place: 22 seed Titan Friederichs (MN); 7th place New Top 25: Titan Friederichs (MN) #10; Raekwon Shabazz (CT) #21; Braiden Weaver (PA) #25 113 doesn’t have the sheer number of freshmen as 106, but it too has a phenom 9th grader sitting at the top. That would be Paul Kenny of Christian Brothers (NJ). Unfortunately, he wasn’t in this field but there certainly wasn’t a lack of excitement and top notch 113 pound action. Aaron Seidel (Northern Lebanon, PA) came in as the top seed and our #2 behind Kenny. He held onto that spot with nice wins over #7 Ayden Smith (a PA state champion from NDGP), #8 JJ Peace (Cane Bay, SC0 and #21 Raekwon Shabazz (Middletown, CT) on his way to the finals. In those finals, he would take on Illinois state champion and world champion, #3 Dom Munaretto (Lake Charles-East). The match would ultimately go Seidel’s way, 3-0. Munaretto for his part, took out another frosh phenom, #4 Landon Sidun and two prep school teammates, #9 Davis Motyka, and Nikos Filipos en route to his 2nd place finish. Some other notable performances were turned in by #5 JoJo Uhorchuk, #8 JJ Peace, and perhaps the surprise of the weight, Titan Friederichs (Watertown Mayer, MN) who leaves sitting at #10 in our rankings with a pair of wins over #11 Nick Garcia (who himself beat Motyka) and top 8th grader Matt O’Neill (Malvern Prep). I don’t know what event might bring together Christian Brothers and Northern Lebanon during the season, but I would love to get that Seidel Kenny match up. Kenny holds the recent head to head win, but that was freestyle and it was 4-4 on criteria :yikes, this is close. 120 2023 Super 32 Top 8 1Anthony Knox (NJ) 2Nathan Desmond (PA) 3Ronnie Ramirez (CA) 4Christian Castillo (AZ) 5Ethan Rivera (FL) 6Keanu Dillard (PA) 7Antonio Mills III (GA) 8Antonio Rodriguez (CA) Ranked Wrestlers Entering The Weekend: 9 Top Seed & Finish: #1 Anthony Knox (NJ); 1st place Lowest Seed To Place: unseeded Antonio Rodriguez (CA); 8th place New Top 25: #20 Israel Borge (MO), #22 Antonio Rodriguez (CA), #25 Canon Acklin (OK) There were two main storylines at 120 this year. The first was Anthony Knox going for a 2nd Super 32 belt. He got his first in 2021 and was coming back for the second one last year. That got upended by Bo Bassett in the finals and so he had to wait. It wasn’t always clear in the run up to 2023 whether it would be Bassett for a 3rd time, but it would be someone very accomplished either way. With Bassett up a few weight classes now, it turned out to be Christian Castillo. He’s just a Super 32 champion himself, as well as a world champion, Who’s #1 winner, etc. The point is, he’s a highly decorated kid and a more-than-worthy 2 seed to challenge Knox. Only it wouldn’t be Castillo in the finals. PA state champ, and new Wyoming Seminary transfer, Nate Desmond had other ideas. Some of those ideas were that he should be the finalist. And so it was. A 4-1 decision in the semifinals for Desmond. And there he was in the finals against Knox. Knox, who had to get past Desmond’s former teammate, Keanu Dillard, also a PA state champion. And he did that. A 12-2 major decision. It was one more performance in a run of dominance to the Sunday afternoon finals. Ultimately, Knox would prove to be every bit the big favorite he was coming in. In fact, he was the only champion to win every match with bonus points. A feat he now
2023 Super 32: Pablo’s CA Recap
By Pablo DiMaria Pablo’s Blue Ribbon Recaps: 2023 Super 32 CA Edition Sahakian Claims a Super 32 Championship Belt; Team California Finishes in Fourth Place Greensboro, North Carolina – The Super 32 tournament is not to be taken lightly by the average wrestler. Sometimes not even the elite of the elite from California survives the competition at the conclusion of the two-day event. Every match at the 32 tournament, which is held at the Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina, could be compared to a state tournament match. And in most brackets, you’ll run into the toughest opponents you’ll see all season, including the state finals. Only Fargo compares with the sheer quality of depth on an annual basis. But that’s freestyle. This is folk. While the Keystone state stole the show, claiming titles in seven out of the first eight bouts, Team California had a good showing with Nicholas Sahakian (285; St. John Bosco) winning a belt. Eight wrestlers from CA finished in the top 8 in their respective weight classes and the state finished 4th as a “team”. As we expected, a battle between Nicholas Sahakian of St. John Bosco and former Palm Desert star Daniel Herrera was set up for the heavyweight finals. It happened and it did not disappoint. A stalling point earned by Sahakian in the second period was enough for him to win the belt as neither could secure a single takedown in the 2-1 contest. This is the second year Sahakian has placed in this event as he was seventh last year at 220 pounds. It wasn’t the deepest weight in the tournament this weekend (with only 5 ranked wrestlers entering the weekend) but Sahakian showed he’s a serious threat nationally at the new weight. State runner-up Antonio Rodriguez (Los Gatos) picked up some nice wins to reach the round of 16 at 120lbs. Unfortunately, his Cinderella run was put to a stop by the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the country Anthony Knox of New Jersey, 15-0. Rodriguez’s run in the tournament continued strong as he won a pair of matches, including pinning 2022 15U Freestyle National Champion Tyler Dekraker of Virginia in the third period to procure a spot on the podium. Rodriguez concluded the tournament with an eighth-place performance. 120 appears to be a tough weight in the state this season, as Team California had another wrestler place in the 120-pound weight class. That wrestler was Ronnie Ramirez of Walnut, the 2023 CIF state champion at 113 pounds. As the No. 6 seed, Ramirez advanced to the quarterfinals before dropping a match via fall to the eventual runner-up Nate Desmond of Pennsylvania. In the consolation bracket, Ramirez got past 2023 Pennsylvania AAA state champion Keanu Dillard, 3-2 in overtime, before pulling out a 5-4 match over the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the country at 113 pounds in Christian Castillo to finish 3rd. Seeded No. 3 at 138 pounds, Poway’s Paul Kelly worked his way to the quarterfinal round before Maddox Shaw of Pennsylvania upset Kelly via a fall in the third period; Shaw went on to win the tournament by defeating the No. 4 wrestler in the country Landon Robideau of Minnesota. Kelly won three additional matches before dropping his last match in the third-place bout to finish in fourth place. Kelly becomes Poway’s highest-place winner at this prestigious event. You might think a kid who finished outside the top 3 in his own state would be at a severe disadvantage here. But, wrestlers from California are a different breed. Ethan Parco joined Rodriguez as the second Los Gatos wrestler to earn a medal this weekend. Parco outscored his first three opponents 25-2 to qualify for the quarterfinals; in the quarterfinal round, Parco dropped a heartbreaking 5-3 match to Kody Routledge of Oklahoma, the eventual runner-up at 150 pounds. After winning in the bloodrounds, Parco dropped another match before defeating Nolan Liess of New York, 7-4 to claim the seventh-place medal. Not to be outdone by his teammates, Dylan Pile, also of Los Gatos, would walk away with an 8th place finish. Pile found himself hanging with the No. 1 seed and eventual champion Ladarion Lockett of Oklahoma. A reversal in the second period was the wrestling move that allowed Ladarion to defeat Pile. Pile went on to win five consecutive matches to finish in eighth place, thus helping Greg Varela and Los Gatos High to have three place winners in this tournament. You can’t write about a national tournament and not talk about Buchanan High and its grapplers. This past weekend, Leo Contino added to his already fantastic resume by placing fourth at 157 pounds. Blanking out his first four opponents, Contino was triumphant in advancing to the semifinal round. In the quarterfinal round, with seconds left in the third period, Contino escaped and earned the point to win his match over Matthew Henrich, the 2023 New Jersey state champion. His dark horse run in the tournament ended in the semifinal round after being defeated by 2022 Super 32 champion La Darion Lockett, 7-1. Contino downed three-time Michigan state champion Darius Marines 7-3 before being defeated 3-2 by Conner Harer in the third-place bout. Joseph Antonio of St. John Bosco was the talk of the tournament. Proceeding to the quarterfinal round, Antonio put on a takedown clinic when he disposed of the No. 3 seed and Michigan State recruit Cory Thomas 20-4 with six takedowns to none. His run in the championship bracket wasn’t over yet as he also knocked out the No.2 seed and two-time Pennsylvania state champion Conner Harer 8-3. A takedown in the second and third periods was enough for Antonio to get the win and advance to the finals. Antonio was ready to add one more upset to his Super 32 run. Nevertheless, he ran into a brick wall in LaDarion Lockett, a World Champion. The match was tied at one after regulation, with an escape for Lockett and a stalling point awarded to
2023 Super 32 Semifinals
2023 Super 32 Semifinals 106 #1 Joe Bachmann (PA) vs #7 Shamus Regan (SC) #2 Ignacio Villasenor (CO) vs #11 Rocco Hayes (IL); Hayes winner by forfeit 113 #3 Aaron Seidel (PA) vs #11 Ayden Smith (PA) #4 Dom Munaretto (IL) vs #5 Landon Sidun (PA) 120 #1 Anthony Knox (NJ) vs #14 Keanu Dillard (PA) #8 Nate Desmond (PA) vs #2 Chris Castillo (AZ) 126 #2 Jax Forrest (PA) vs #7 Nik O’Neill (PA) #9 JJ McComas (OK) vs #8 Seth Mendoza (IL) 132 #1 Ben Davino (IL) vs #4 Sergio Vega (AZ) #2 Bo Bassett (PA) vs #3 Kyler Larkin (AZ) 138 #4 Landon Robideau (MN) vs #8 Luke Simcox (PA) #9 Maddox Shaw (PA) vs #5 Alex Braun (MN) 144 #12 Melvin Miller (PA) vs #19 Brogan Tucker (OH) #8 Auggie Hibler (NJ) vs #4 Cam Catrabone (NY) 150 n/a Wil Denny (IL) vs #14 Kody Routledge (OK) #4 Kollin Rath (PA) vs #8 Claudio Torres (FL) 157 #2 LaDarion Lockett (OK) vs #7 Leo Contino (CA) #13 Joseph Antonio (CA) vs #3 Conner Harer (PA) 165 #12 LJ Araujo (ID) vs #7 Latrell Schafer (GA) #9 Dom Bambinelli (GA) vs #1 Alessio Perentin (NJ) 175 #7 Cole Han-Lindemeyer (MN) vs #15 Dom Federici (PA) #9 Ryan Burton (NJ) vs #21 Landon Jones (GA) 190 #1 Aeoden Sinclair (WI) vs #3 Tucker Hogan (PA) #9 Karson Tompkins (TX) vs #2 Rune Lawrence (PA) 215 #10 Mike Mocco (FL) vs #9 Oscar Williams (OK) #17 Rylan Kuhn (MO) vs #18 Anthony Harris (NJ) 285 #7 Nick Sahakian (CA) vs #16 Nick Pavlechko (PA) #14 Daniel Herrera (CA) vs #9 Spencer Lanosga (LA)
2023 Super 32 Day 1 Updates: 106-132
Super 32 Day 1 Update (106-132) 106 113 120 126 132 Notable Results: Round of 16 #12 Ezekiel Witt over #15 John McGinty (2-1) #7 Shamus Regan over #23 Cam Sontz (1-0) #17 Rylan Seacrist over #6 Dom Deputy (8-5) #11 Rocco Hayes over #8 Rocco Cassioppi (5-3) #3 Grey Burnett over #25 Ayden Dodd (6-1) Round of 32 #11 Rocco Hayes over Cooper Merli (4-2) #25 Ayden Dodd over #23 Gavin Landers (1-0) Wyatt Lees over Eric Casula (1-0) Round of 64 #12 Ezekiel Witt over Brandon Bickerton (1-0) Thunder Beard over Mason Haines (5-3) Consolations #15 John McGinty over #23 Gavin Landers (3-0) Upsets #17 Rylan Seacrist over #6 Dom Deputy Quarters Matches #1 Joe Bachmann vs #12 Ezekiel Witt #10 Caleb Noble (IL) vs #7 Shamus Regan (SC) #2 Ignacio Villasenor (CO) vs #16 Rylan Seacrist (OH) #11 Rocco Hayes (IL) vs #3 Grey Burnett (OH) Final Day 1 Thoughts Bachmann looks as good as you would imagine. Cooper Foster (NC) had himself a nice run to the round of 16. Ranked and eliminated: #22 Julian Rios (MA); #23 Gavin Landers (IA) Biggest surprise: Hayden Schwab (IA). Cooper Foster (NC). The three remaining matches on the bottom half will be classic IMO. Notable Results: Round of 16 #11 Ayden Smith over #22 Aydan Thomas (4-2) #8 Davis Motyka over Titan Friederichs (4-0) Matt O’Neill over #10 Dru Ayala (fall; 3:58) Round of 32 Raekwon Shabazz over Revin Dickman (9-1) #12 JJ Peace over Bruno Cassioppi (11-6) #13 Rocklin Zinkin over Mikey Bautista (5-4) #22 Aydan Thomas over #17 Alex Pierce (3-0) Nikos Filipos over #16 Nathan Rioux (6-3) Titan Friederichs over #18 Nick Garcia (7-4) Round of 64 Raekwon Shabazz over #25 Tyler Garvin (4-1) Matt O’Neill over Amari Vann (2-0) Consolations Braiden Weaver over Nikos Filipos (9-2) Braiden Weaver over #17 Alex Pierce (1-0) #22 Aydan Thomas over #16 Nathan Rioux (9-1) #18 Nick Garcia over #10 Dru Ayala (7-0) Mikey Bautista over Bruno Cassioppi (5-1) Upsets Matt O’Neill over #10 Dru Ayala Ayala entered as a consensus top 15, maybe top 10 kid in the country. O’Neill is elite but still at the junior high level. Might not have been a real upset but definitely deserves a mention. Titan Friederichs over #18 Nick Garcia. One of the ways to truly tell an “upset” is when the surprise winner goes on to lose their next match and possibly finish lower than the kid they beat. The fact Friedrichs is still alive (Garcia is too), could just mean he was overlooked. Niko Filipos over #16 Nathan Rioux. Another one that is less of an upset than it appears. Filipos was right on the rankings cusp, Rioux right outside the top 15. These things happen. Braiden Weaver over #17 Alex Pierce (1-0) Quarters Matches #3 Aaron Seidel vs #12 JJ Peace Seidel looking dominant. Every bit the part of #1. Has it been too easy? Peace is a nice step up. #11 Ayden Smith vs Matt O’Neill Upperclassman vs 8th grader. Would think Smith has the advantage but O’Neill came to play today. #4 Dom Munaretto vs #8 Davis Motyka Last time they met in a folkstyle match I believe Munaretto got the 13-2 major decision. #5 Landon Sidun vs #7 JoJo Uhorchuk This is a crazy clash of body types. Final Day 1 Thoughts Seidel looking dominant. Matt O’Neill showing Malvern has some elite talent on deck. Ranked and eliminated: #10 Dru Ayala. #16 Nathan Rioux. #17 Alex Pierce. #18 Nathan Rioux. #25 Tyler Garvin (MD). (not a strong showing for my 16-18). Biggest surprise: Ayala & Garvin eliminated. Braiden Weaver and Titan Friederichs. Could O’Neill win this whole thing? Notable Results: Round of 16 #19 Tyler Dekraker over #16 CJ Huerta (2-1) #20 Antonio Mills over #23 Cam Stinson (4-0) #14 Keanu Dillard over Blake Beissel (6-1) #11 Ethan Rivera over Israel Borge (5-4) Round of 32 #19 Tyler Dekraker over Mason Rohr (4-3) Upsets None that stand out Quarters Matches #1 Anthony Knox vs #20 Antonio Mills Knox should dominate. Mills is still quality. #14 Keanu Dillard vs #11 Ethan Rivera I think this should be the best of the bunch. #8 Nate Desmond vs #15 Ronnie Ramirez PA state champ vs CA state champ. Favor Desmond but should be good. #19 Tyler Dekraker vs #2 Chris Castillo Feels like Dekraker has slipped from folks minds nationally. Might not get the win but should be closer than the rankings indicate. Final Day 1 Thoughts These one seeds all look unbeatable. Knox no different. Castillo looks ready for the anticipated showdown with Knox. Ranked already eliminated: None. This weight is really living up to all the seeding and expectations. All the top 8 seeds are in the quarterfinals. Notable Results: Round of 16 #7 Nik O’Neill over #18 TJ Verrette (3-0) #9 JJ McComas over #15 Jackson Blum (4-1) #14 Jake Crapps over #20 Mason Ziegler (4-2) Dawson Youngblut over #22 Nikade Zinkin (9-4) Round of 32 #17 Noah Nininger over Billy Townson (4-1) Dawson Youngblut over #13 Jake Hockaday (fall; 3:03) #25 Caio Aron over Leo Maestas (7-0) #22 Nikade Zinknin over Geronimo Rivera (9-7) #18 TJ Verrette over Justyce Zuniga (5-0) Consolations #25 Caio Aron over Charlie Desena (8-4) #20 Mason Ziegler over #13 Jake Hockaday (13-2) Colin Martin over Ethan Uhorchuk (4-3) Isaiah Schaefer over Leo Maestas (8-5) Upsets Ivan Arias over Tim Koester (4-1) LT Hawkins over Colin Martin (4-2) LT Hawkins over Patrick O’Keefe (fall; 6:30) #20 Mason Ziegler over #13 Jake Hockaday (13-2) Dawson Youngblut over #13 Jake Hockaday (fall; 3:03) Quarters Matches #1 Jax Forrest vs #17 Noah Nininger Forrest should win with bonus points. #7 Nik O’Neill vs Dawson Youngblut This could be the best of the 4. #9 JJ McComas vs #14 Jake Crapps Another very very solid quarter match. #11 Eren Sement vs #8 Seth Mendoza This is the match for Sement to really show he’s grown coming into the season. 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