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New Palestine is 11-1. I will copy everything from the book and post it tomorrow night.

That really sucks. Good football coaches KNOW there is nothing better for their players than wrestling! Whiteland has traditionally been a solid program that has produced state champs. They're down some this year but they handled it well. Most of us have been on the wrong end of a lopsided dual at some point. We got handled by Perry last year BAD. I think they wrestled 5 or 6 JV kids against us and still kicked us in the ass. The Whiteland kids were respectful and showed class. Good luck to them this year.

New Palestine, 2A, Yes

Really nice kid. I worked with him a little bit over the summer at the Arilngton RTC. I wouldn't say he's "lanky" but he has a longer body type for the weight. Good worker, interested in learning and getting better. Tremendous athlete.

I hate to say I told ya so, but... just kidding I like to be right. The Guru Re: Ips wrestlers that going to make some nosie this year ? Reply #2 on: August 07, 2011, 07:41:08 PM ? Modify Remove -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Duncan Especially if he can find some consistent offense in competition. That kid's a super stud waiting to happen.

NP 52 - Pike 21

Very cool.

continued: 152 Rank Year First Last City State 1 Sr. Mitch Minotti Easton PA 2 Jr. Isaiah Martinez Lemoore CA 3 Sr. Max Schneider Lane Tech IL 4 Jr. Brian Murphy Glenbard North IL 5 Sr. Brandon Kingsley Apple Valley MN 6 Jr. Coleman Hammond Bakersfield CA 7 Jr. Joey LaVallee Reno NV 8 Sr. Zach Witte Cedar Rapids IA 9 So. Josh Llopez La Plata MD 10 Sr. Jake Elliott Oakmont CA 11 Sr. Zach Dailey Massillon-Perry OH 12 Jr. Keilan Torres Altus OK 13 Jr. Chandler Rogers Mead WA 14 Sr. Brett Pfarr LeSeur-Henderson MN 15 Jr. Garrett Hammond Chambersburg PA 16 Sr. Jared Reis Napolean ND 17 Sr. Nick Becker Hartford Union WI 18 Sr. Pete Galli St. Paul?s MD 19 Sr. Kyle Ash Tulsa Union OK 20 Jr. Nick Wanzek Simley MN Honorable Mention Jr. Travis Berridge Brandon FL So. Patrick Coover Blair Academy NJ Sr. Cody Copeland Greenville PA Sr. Travis Curley St. Johns MI Sr. TJ Fox Field OH Jr. Eric Hoffman N. Calvert MD So. Bryce Pappas St. Mary?s MD So. Garrett Peppelman Central Dauphin PA Sr. Tyler Manion Pitt CC PA Jr. Ryder Newman Las Vegas NV Sr. Chris Nevinger Letchworth NY Sr. Dylan Palacio Longwood NY Jr. JaVaughn Perkins Omaha NE Jr. Abraham Rodriguez Hermiston OR 160 ? Chance has won everything this summer. Some said ?but it was only Cadets? when he won double Fargo titles. But he ran through a 160lb field at the Super32 that featured ten ranked wrestlers. Joey Davis proved himself in the spring with his FloNats title and (more importantly) his finals win against then #2-Ian Miller. He also beat Isaiah Martinez twice this summer. Jordan may just be as talented as anyone, at any weight, in the country. However, we haven?t seen him compete since his state tournament and outside of Ironman, he hasn?t had much resistance. *Devon Gobbo, sadly, has opted for surgery after tearing up his knee at Super32. He?ll miss his senior season before he heads to Harvard.* 160 Rank Year First Last City State 1 So. Chance Marsteller Kennard Dale PA 2 Sr. Iceman Davis Sante Fe CA 3 Jr. Bo Jordan St. Paris-Graham OH 4 Jr. Eric Morris Wyoming Seminary PA 5 Sr. Brian Brill Central Mountain PA 6 Sr. Clark Glass Brandon FL 7 Sr. Justin Koethe Iowa City-West IA 8 Sr. Micah Barnes Simley MN 9 Jr. Oliver Pierce Allen TX 10 Sr. Dylan Reel Washington IL 11 Sr. Victor Periera Newark CA 12 Sr. Jim Wilson McNair CA 13 Sr. Jordan Wohlfert St. Johns MI 14 Sr. Felipe Martinez Genoa OH 15 Sr. Zak Benitz Wisconsin Rapids WI 16 Jr. Nick Kee Scotland NC 17 Jr. Tyler Askey Northgate GA 18 Sr. Taylor Lewandowski Foley MN 19 Sr. Ryan Gartner Wilmot WI 20 Jr. Daniel Woiwor Apple Valley MN *INJ* Sr. Devon Gobbo Delbarton NJ Honorable Mention Jr. Jacob Davis St. Edwards OH Jr. Zach Epperly Christiansburg VA So. Andrew Garcia Detroit CC MI Sr. Jimmy Kloc Iriquois NY So. Chip Ness Buford GA Sr. Zeb Wahle Council Bluffs IA 170 ? Massa?s the man here all the way after winning Fila JR?s and dominating at S32. The real question was for #2. Nevills has been at this weight his entire high school career and while Brunson had a fantastic Fargo, he?s up 18lbs from where he won that title. 170 Rank Year First Last City State 1 Sr. Taylor Massa St. Johns MI 2 Sr. Zach Nevills Clovis CA 3 Sr. Zac Brunson Churchill OR 4 Sr. Cody Allala Hopewell VA 5 Sr. Geordan Speiller Pine Castle FL 6 Sr. Jason Luster Pittsburgh CC PA 7 Sr. Steve Congenie Villa Park IL 8 Sr. Alex Meyer Southeast Polk IA 9 Sr. Mark Martin St. Edwards OH 10 Sr. Isaac Jordan St. Paris Graham OH 11 Jr. Ricky Robertson Carl Sandberg IL 12 Jr. Zach Beard Tuttle OK 13 Sr. Silas Nacita Bakersfield CA 14 Sr. Kalvin Hill Minooka IL 15 Sr. McCoy Newburg Independence TN 16 Sr. Cooper Moore Jackson County MN 17 Sr. Kegan Gennerich Hortonville WI 18 Jr. Tsvetomir Petrushev Peachtree GA 19 Sr. Elliot Riddick Bethlehem Catholic PA 20 Jr. Troy Hembury Muncy PA Honorable Mention Sr. Kyle Begin Anoka MN Sr. Tyler Coates Ellensburg WA Jr. Matt Grey Ringers WI Sr. Ryan Harrington West Morris NJ Jr. Kyle Koziel Brandon FL Sr. Sean Mappes Center Grove IN So. Burke Paddock Warsaw NY Sr. Matt Reed Wichita KS Jr. Troy Seymour Peru NY Sr. Ben Sullivan Apple Valley MN Jr. Parker Vonegidy Marshville NC 182 ? This weight is like 126 2.0. Reyes has a tough California state title and the last two NHSCA championships. He?s by far the ?cleanest?. The next tier has all beaten up on each other. Griffin beat Rogers at the Western Regional. Thomas beat Griffin in three periods at both Fila JR?s and Fargo. However Thomas took two losses at Super32, one to Reck (who?s up at 195), one to Gresham. Griffin?s lone loss at S32 came to Dudley, who?s also up at 195. 182 Rank Year First Last City State 1 Sr. Nikko Reyes Clovis West CA 2 Sr. Jordan Rogers Mead WA 3 Sr. Kyle Crutchmer Tulsa Union OK 4 Sr. Brandon Griffin Sprague OR 5 Sr. Wes Phipps Grove City PA 6 Sr. Chaz Gresham Goshen OH 7 Sr. Jordan Thomas Greenville MI 8 Jr. Cody Weircioch Canon-McMillan PA 9 Sr. Jack Dechow Richmond IL 10 Sr. Scott Gibbons Metarie LA 11 Jr. Dominic Abounader St. Edwards OH 12 Sr. Taylor McGiffen Alton IL 13 Sr. Brandon McBride Olympus UT 14 Sr. Reece Wright-Conklin Lawrence KS 15 Jr. Dakota DesLauriers Burrell PA 16 Jr. Ray O?Donnell Saucon Valley PA 17 Sr. Tevin Shaw Piscataway NJ 18 Sr. Kevin Beazley Detroit CC MI 19 Sr. Connor King Poway CA 20 Sr. Greg Wilson Keller TX Honorable Mention Sr. Michael Baker Twinsburg OH Jr. Jaeden Bernstein Vorhees NJ Sr. Jason Grimes Atlanta GA Sr. JJ Jude Johnson Central KY Sr. Robert Marchese Oak Hills CA Jr. Jacob Morrissey Oconto Falls WI Sr. Anthony Pafumi St. Peters Prep NJ 195 ? Peterson was otherworldly in Fargo. Other than a close one with Brooks, he torched the field. Brooks was 4th behind Peterson and two outgoing seniors. Along with Tim Lambert and Joey Ward, Tim Dudley?s stock may have rose more than any other?s in the last eight months. He won S32 and NHSCA?s. 195 Rank Year First Last City State 1 Sr. Devin Peterson Wisconsin Rapids WI 2 Sr. Sam Brooks Oak Park IL 3 Sr. Gage Harrah Crystal Lake IL 4 Sr. Huston Evans St. Paris-Graham OH 5 Sr. Ben Stroh Chinook MT 6 Sr. Tim Dudley Irmo SC 7 Sr. Willie Miklus SE Polk IA 8 Sr. Mitch Sliga Fishers IN 9 Sr. Roland Dunlap Muskego WI 10 Sr. Dwight Howes Arvada CO 11 Sr. Perry Hills Pitt CC PA 12 Sr. David Reck Colonial Forge VA 13 Sr. Jesse Doyle Wheatmore NC 14 Sr. Jared Bartel Mason City IA 15 Sr. Matt McCutcheon Kiski Area PA 16 Sr. Brooks Climmons Pope GA 17 Sr. Joe Jessen Millbrook VA 18 Sr. Preston Lehman West Fargo ND 19 Sr. Kevin Marvel McDonough MD 20 Sr. Broc Berg Kasson-Mantorville MN Honorable Mention Jr. Tyler Denova Bremen GA Sr. Matt McClimens Pacific MO Sr. Nate Shaw Bettendorf IA Sr. James Suvak St. Edward OH Sr. Dallas Winston Jackson Memorial NJ Jr. Jordan Ellingwood Plainfield Central IL 220 ? The Top Ten here are incredibly solid and all have fine records of success. Coon?s only loss at Fargo came to Morgan McIntosh. Coon then went on to World Gold at Cadets. Anyone who missed the Cox ? Snyder bouts at Fargo should go back and watch them on themat.tv. They?re a treat with two active big guys really going at it. Cox won in GR. Snyder in FS. 220 Rank Year First Last City State 1 Jr. Adam Coon Fowlerville MI 2 Sr. Mike Kroells Scott West MN 3 So. Kyle Snyder Good Counsel MD 4 Jr. J?Den Cox Hickman MO 5 So. Thomas Haines Solanco PA 6 Sr. Gabe Dean Lowell MI 7 Sr. Josh Marchok Schaumberg IL 8 Sr. Brad Johnson Lockport IL 9 Sr. Eric Laytos Lackawanna Trail PA 10 Sr. Ryan Solomon Milton PA 11 Sr. Jordan Gruettner Muskego WI 12 Sr. AJ Vizcarrando Wyoming Seminary PA 13 Sr. Ty Walz St. Edwards OH 14 Sr. Matt Meadows CVCA OH 15 Jr. Spencer Empey Reed NV 16 Jr. Alex Bambic Desert Vista AZ 17 Sr. Austin Lobsinger West Valley CA 18 Jr. Nate Rotert Spearfish SD 19 Jr. Nick Cobb Allen TX 20 Sr. Hashem Omari Kansas City MO Honorable Mention Sr. Nolan Boyd Deer Creek OK Sr. Brett Geilenfeldt Marquette WI Sr. JT Goodwin Bear Creek CA Sr. Mitchell Keppy Riverdale IL Jr. Nick Lupi Huntington NY Jr. Brian Moran Fowlerville MI Sr. Joe Scanlan Johnston IA Sr. Jimmy Trull Bellevue WA HWT ? Status quo from last year. Although Vollaro outplaced him in Fargo, Black has owned their series meetings to the tune of 9-1. Nick Nevills wrestled Black down to the wire twice at the Cheesehead last year. He then went on to win a state title in single-class California as just a Freshman. *NHSCA Champ and State Runner-Up Dawson Peck had Tommy John surgery and will miss his senior season before matriculating to Virginia Tech.* HWT Rank Year First Last City State 1 Jr. Brooks Black Blair Academy NJ 2 Sr. Doug Vollaro Pine Castle FL 3 So. Nick Nevills Clovis CA 4 Sr. Nick Tavanello Wadsworth OH 5 Sr. John Rizzo Richland PA 6 Sr. Austin Georgen Caledonia MN 7 Sr. Averee Robinson Susquehanna PA 8 Sr. Greg Kuhar St. Edwards OH 9 Sr. Mike Shoff Cambridge NE 10 Sr. John Dreggors Springstead FL 11 So. Sam Stoll Kasson-Mantorville MN 12 Sr. Travis Morgan Stillwater OK 13 Fr. Michael Johnson, Jr. Wyoming Seminary PA 14 Jr. Joe Bexley Bremen GA 15 Sr. Gaylen Edmo Fort Hall ID 16 Sr. Cody Klempay Canon-McMillan PA 17 Sr. Mimmo Lytle Swanton OH 18 Sr. Riley Shaw Washington OH 19 Sr. James Buss De LaSalle IL 20 Sr. John Shupp Vacaville CA *INJ* Sr. Dawson Peck Chambersburg PA Honorable Mention Sr. Gavin Andrews Granite Bay CA Sr. Jeremy Brazil Vernon Hills IL Sr. Jared Groner Oregon City OR Sr. Tanner Lowe Coon Rapids MN Sr. Evan McGhee Ardmore OK Jr. Chet Spears Sheldon OR Sr. DaQuante Timbers Freedom VA Sr. Kacee Sauer Holley NY

http://news.theopenmat.com/2011/11/2011-12-cling-gear-preseason-rankings-%E2%80%93-updated-119/ [glow=red,2,300]TOM's latest national rankings presented by Clinch Gear[/glow] 2011-12 Clinch Gear Preseason Rankings ? Updated 11/9 Published on November 9, 2011 by viratas ? 29 Comments With new information coming in regarding weights, we?ve updated the national preseason rankings. Of course, these updates also reflect the bevy of prominent preseason tournaments that were staged in prepping for the regular year. There are always some conflicting results; wrestler A beat wrestler B in one tournament, but lost to him in another. Many wrestlers who outplaced others in Fargo slipped behind them in Greensboro, etc, etc. Someone once asked me, ?Is it fair to say that your rankings are the way you would predict the outcome if they all wrestled each other?? To which I answered, ?Absolutely not.? Given the choice, there?s several instances where I?d take a guy ranked, say 9th, to beat someone ranked 5th. However the guy ranked 5th, in my opinion, has the better resume. It?s the only fair way to do it, and a good example of the process that goes on in compiling rankings. It?s rarely ever clear-cut. And the plethora of contradictory placings might help folks understand that ?totality? of resume supersedes most everything else. That is: when there is a position discrepancy, rankings are a product of who has the longest and most proven track record coupled with enough recent success to justify their position. Another thing to consider is the reduced middle weight this year. Of course, this is where a glut of talent is in high school wrestling. But in the infinite wisdom of the powers that be, a weight class has been erased in this region. The result is condensed talent from 126 through 145. Many very successful and credentialed wrestlers find themselves on the outside looking in. The honorable mention list could serve as a very respectable Top 20 in and of itself. Likewise, the expanded upper weights are rather depleted. To be candid, the wrestlers in the back half of some of the upper weights have resumes that pale in comparison to those of the honorable mention kids at lower weights. That being said, an interesting phenomenon has resulted in the weight changes. While 182 won?t likely be strong, unilaterally, across the country, the list of top flight guys in the rankings is extremely crowded there, with some 171lbers going up, and some 189ers dropping. We?ll go weight-by-weight here, offering commentary, and, at times, a rationale. If there are any questions or comments (and we?re sure there?ll be plenty), feel free to email me at willie@theopenmat.com or discuss them on our HS message board. *Notes: Wrestlers are listed at the last weight they competed at unless reported otherwise. If a wrestler is listed at an incorrect weight, please notify us at the above email address. *Honorable Mention list is in no particular order, but is not comprehensive. In essence, it?s a working list of athletes on my radar, and will be published only here, and at the end of the season. 106 ? With many guys moving up, there?s a host of new names here. Starting at the top, Tommy Thorn had a fantastic summer winning Fila?s, Fargo, and competing at the Cadet Worlds. There has been speculation that he and Bresser will move up to 113, and Darian Cruz is likely to be back down, but Thorn is our #1 here until further notice. 106 Rank Year First Last City State 1 So. Tommy Thorn St. Michael-Albertville MN 2 So. Nathan Boston Lawrence North IN 3 Jr. Ronnie Bresser Henley OR 4 Fr. Matt Kolodzik Miami Valley OH 5 Sr. Jordan Bremer Woodberry Central IA 6 So. Ryan Millhof Collins Hill GA 7 So. Noah Teaney Oak Park MO 8 So. Jaydin Clayton Fulton MO 9 So. Stevan Micic Cedar Lake IN 10 Fr. Michael Kemerer Franklin Regional PA 11 Jr. Paul Mascarenas Rio Rancho NM 12 Fr. Ke-Shawn Hayes Park Hill MO 13 Fr. Austin Assad Brecksville OH 14 Fr. Davion Jeffries Collinsville OK 15 So. Sean Russell Collins Hill GA 16 So. Dante Rodriguez Grand Island NE 17 So. Tommy Pawelski Montini IL 18 Fr. Cameron Sykora Border West MN 19 So. Coy Ozias Christiansburg VA 20 So. Brent Fleetwood Smyrna DE Honorable Mention 7th Brady Berge Kasson-Mantorville MN So. Sean Cannon Henderson NV Fr. AC Headlee Hempfield PA Fr. Isaiah Hokit Wasco CA Fr. Cody Karstetter Sand Springs OK So. William Koll Ithaca NY So. Ethan Lizak Parkland PA Fr. Dylan Lucas Brandon FL Fr. Skyler Petry WEM-JWP MN Sr. Jan Rosenberg Morris Nolls NJ Fr. Israel Saavedra Pitman CA Jr. Kyle Sether Oregon City OR So. Zach Siegel Scott West MN Fr. Angel Velasquez Central Catholic CA Sr. Javier Vieryra Salina South KS So. Gannon Volk Apple Valley MN 113- There are several new faces here as well. Other than Brooks and Wert, most of last year?s 112?s have moved up. Brooks and Tomasello split their Fargo and Super32 finals, with Brooks winning the latest meeting. It may be a little surprising to some to see the phenom Valencia all the way up at #3 to debut, but he?s already posted a fantastic performance. Last month at Nuway Vegas, he beat a pair of ranked wrestlers, Micah Perez and Johnson Mai, who both placed top three in Fargo JR?s this summer. 113 Rank Year First Last City State 1 Jr. Jarred Brooks Warsaw IN 2 Jr. Nathan Tomasello CVCA OH 3 Fr. Zahid Valencia St. John Bosco CA 4 Jr. Micah Perez Central Union CA 5 Jr. JR Wert Christiansburg VA 6 Sr. Phil Laux Iowa City West IA 7 Jr. Barlow McGhee Rock Island IL 8 So. Joey McKenna Blair Academy NJ 9 Jr. Kyle Gliva Simley MN 10 Jr. Sebastian Pique Carl Sandberg IL 11 Sr. Matt Garelli Elmhurst IL 12 Sr. Johnson Mai North Torrence CA 13 Jr. Darian Cruz Bethlehem Catholic PA 14 Jr. Jaret Singh Kearney MO 15 Fr. Sam Krivus Hempfield PA 16 Sr. Cassidy Oshiro Maryknoll HI 17 So. Zac Hall St. John?s MI 18 So. Jordan Northrup Harlem IL 19 So. Josh Alber Dakota IL 20 Fr. Freddy Stroker Bettendorf IA Honarable Mention Jr. Brendan Calas Seton Hall Prep NJ Jr. Zac Gentzler Andover KS So. Luis Gonzalez North Bergen NJ So. Micah Hight Caesar Rodney DE Fr. Brandon James Lawrence North IN So. Isaiah Locsin Live Oaks CA So. Dalton Macri Canon-Mac PA Jr. Tristan Manderfield Foley MN Sr. Matt Manley Perry OK So. Jonathan Marmelejo Glenbard North IL Jr. Doug Miner Spirit Lake IA Jr. Jarred Oftedahl Benilde-St. Margarets MN So. Mason Pengilly Porterville CA Jr. Jordan Shearer West Fargo ND Sr. Gunner Woodburn Claremore OK 120 ? This weight is sort of ?up in the air? as far as a true #1 goes. Although Roberts has a fine track record, his status at #1 is contentious; there are several comparable kids here all the way down to DiCamillo. *Dalton Brady was originally slated to board at the Olympic Training Center and forego high school eligibility. However, those plans have changed and he will be wrestling in high school back in his native Arizona.* 120 Rank Year First Last City State 1 Sr. Nicky Roberts North Star PA 2 Jr. Dalton Brady Chandler AZ 3 Sr. Tim Lambert Forest Hills East MI 4 Sr. George DiCamillo St. Ignatius OH 5 Sr. Ryan Taylor St. Paris-Graham OH 6 So. Jared Cortez Glenbard North IL 7 Jr. Ryan Diehl Trinity PA 8 Sr. Dylan Peters Denver-Tripoli IA 9 Sr. Eric Montoya Volcano Vista NM 10 Sr. Mason Todd Pendelton Heights IN 11 Jr. Connor Schram Canon-Mac PA 12 Sr. Max Hvolbeck Blair Academy NJ 13 Sr. Colton Howell St. Charles MO 14 So. Colton Adams Scottsbluff NE 15 So. Gary Wayne Harding Collinsville OK 16 Jr. Deshaun Brown West Mesa NM 17 So. Zeke Moisey Bethlehem Catholic PA 18 So. Johnny Jimenez Marmion Academy IL 19 So. Emilio Saavedra Pitman CA 20 So. Seth Gross Apple Valley MN Honorable Mention Jr. Andrew Crone Hartland Arrowhead WI Sr. Drew Ferguson-Mitchell Collins Hill GA Jr. James Flint Brandon FL Sr. Calib Freeman Claremore OK So. Josh Fuqua Crown Point IN Sr. Kagan Galvadon Ft. Collins CO Sr. Austin Hood Louisburg KS Sr. Kaleb Lemaire Caesar Rodney DE Jr. Daniel Lewis Blue Springs MO So. Isaiah Locsin Live Oaks CA Sr. Will Mason Cape Henry Collegiate VA So. Jason Nolf Kittaning PA Jr. Brad Perkins Oak Park MO Sr. Paul Petrov Cedar Lake IN Sr. Cody Phillips Union County IN Sr. Billy Rappo Council Rock-South PA Jr. Colton Schilling Sweet Home OR Jr. Cory Stainbrook Streetsboro OH So. Will Steltzlen Collinsville OK Jr. Nate Thomas Kasson-Mantorville MN Fr. Anthony Valencia St. John Bosco CA Sr. Jordan Wigger Summerville SC 126 ? Unbelievable. The talent here this year is obscene. There are half a dozen kids at 126 with credentials enough to justify a true #1. Although he doesn?t compete in as many events as the others, Gulibon?s record is the cleanest, with two wins over Dance and two over Malone in the two years. Dance won Fargo. And although he lost to Ashnault in S32 finals late, his 1st in JR Freestyle and 2nd in S32 trumps Ashnault?s 3rd in Cadet FS and 1st at S32. Gilman went unscathed at Fargo, but he?s up a weight here. Again, here?s my email so you can disagree: willie@theopenmat.com 126 Rank Year First Last City State 1 Sr. Jimmy Gulibon Derry PA 2 Jr. Joey Dance Christiansburg VA 3 Sr. Rossi Bruno Brandon FL 4 Sr. Thomas Gilman Omaha Skutt NE 5 Jr. Anthony Ashnault South Plainfield NJ 6 Sr. Corey Clark South Polk IA 7 Sr. Dom Malone Wyoming Seminary PA 8 Jr. Zain Retherford Benton PA 9 Jr. Dean Heil St. Edwards OH 10 Sr. Randy Cruz Bethlehem Catholic PA 11 Sr. Nathan Kraisser Ellicott City MD 12 Sr. Hunter Weber Marshall WI 13 Sr. Corey Keener Blue Mountain PA 14 Sr. Kyle Ayersman Lake Central IN 15 Sr. Daniel Gaytan Clovis CA 16 Sr. Drew Templeman Orting WA 17 Sr. Sam Brancale Eden Prairie MN 18 Sr. Kyle Garcia Choctaw OK 19 Sr. Nick Hermann Amarillo TX 20 Sr. Zach Watson Baylor School TN Honorable Mention Sr. Ares Carpio WA Sr. Clay Cathey Skyview MT Sr. Russell Coleman Park Hill MO Sr. Eric Devos Iowa City West IA Jr. Tyson Dippery Central Dauphin PA Sr. Morgan Engrbrecht Sturgis SD Jr. Dennis Gustafson Forest Park VA Sr. Steven Hopkins Tahoma WA Sr. Austin Hood Louisburg KS Jr. Curtis Lampert Sparks NV Sr. Joey Munos S. St. Paul MN Sr. Maverick Passaro South Eastport NY Sr. Martin Ramirez Elk Grove CA Jr. Renaldo Rodriquez-Spencer Buffalo NY So. Tate Robinson Christian Brothers TN Jr. Jacob Schmitt St. Johns MI Sr. Jake Smith Newark Memorial CA Jr. Juan Torres Simley MN Sr. Isaiah Varona South Dade FL Sr. Josh Walker Tulsa Union OK So. Chad Walsh Camden Catholic NJ 132 ? No real surprises here. Grey had a great summer winning the spot on the JR World Team and taking 5th. I went high with Joey Ward here. 1) Because he beat Squire for the state title and 2) because he was a whisker from making Super32 finals. And he looked great down there. Bull market on him. Edgar Bright may be low for some. He did have a fantastic summer in winning the Fargo title over Ashnault. But he did take a loss to an unranked guy in that tournament and I?m always a little leery when kids go up in weight. Plus, his number of quality wins is still limited. That?s simply the difference between talent and resume. He?ll have plenty of chances to move up as there will be several ranked guys present at Ironman. 132 Rank Year First Last City State 1 Sr. Mark Grey Blair Academy NJ 2 Sr. Zane Richards Carbondale IL 3 Sr. Alex Cisneros Selma CA 4 Jr. Bradon Jeske Cox VA 5 Sr. Eddie Klimara Providence Catholic IL 6 Sr. Joey Ward Moeller OH 7 Sr. Jared McKinley Perry Meridian IN 8 Jr. Kevin Norstrem Brandon FL 9 So. Hayden Tuma Boise ID 10 Sr. Joey Palmer Orting WA 11 Sr. Dakota Trom Apple Valley MN 12 Sr. Kagan Squire Wadsworth OH 13 Jr. Edgar Bright St. Edwards OH 14 Sr. Brent Fickel Padua Franciscan OH 15 Sr. Jeff Ott Belmont Abbey MA 16 Sr. Kyle Larson West Des Moines Valley IA 17 Jr. Mitch Bengston St. Cloud Apollo MN 18 Jr. Troy Heilman South Plainfield NJ 19 Jr. Victor Lopez Poway CA 20 Sr. Luke Zeiger Glasgow MT Honorable Mention So. Tyler Berger Hermiston OR Sr. Dakota Bauer Iowa City West IA Sr. Chris Caton Northside CA NC Sr. Anthony Finochiarro Conastota NY Sr. Eric Friedman St. Pauls MD Jr. Stephen Myers Grant County KY Sr. Mitch Newhouse Massillon-Perry OH Sr. Josh Pennell St. Johns MI Jr. Clayton Ream Wentzville MO Sr. Freddie Rodriquez Holt MI Sr. Austin Roper Kirksville MO Sr. Justin Scherkenbach Muskego WI Sr. Garrison White Concord NC 138 ? Otherwise cut-and-dry. Tsirtsis is your clear #1. It will become cloudy, however, should he move up to 145. #2 was a tough call. But Skon?s loss at S32 (which he did avenge) gave Liberatore the edge. 138 Rank Year First Last City State 1 Sr. Jason Tsirtsis Crown Point IN 3 Sr. Tyler Liberatore Wharton FL 2 Sr. Nate Skonieczny Walsh Jesuit OH 4 Sr. Quinton Murphy Holley NY 5 Jr. Jake Short Simley MN 6 Sr. John Meeks DM Roosevelt IA 7 Sr. Todd Preston Blair Academy NJ 8 Sr. Case Garrison St Paris Graham OH 9 Jr. Anthony Collica Solon OH 10 Jr. Austin Matthews Reynolds PA 11 Sr. Devon Jackson Yorktown IN 12 Jr. Mikey Racciato Pen Argyl PA 13 Sr. Natrelle Deminson Bakersfield CA 14 Sr. Joey Delgado Hermiston OR 15 Sr. Laike Gardner Biglerville PA 16 Sr. Chase Ferman Broken Arrow OK 17 Sr. Steve Spearman Erie McDowell PA 18 Jr. Brandon Sorenson Denver-Tripoli IA 19 So. Nikko Villareal Gilroy CA 20 Jr. BJ Clagon Toms River South NJ Honorable Mention Fr. Fox Baldwin Osceola FL So. Jack Bass Allen TX Jr. Ryan Blees Bismarck ND Sr. Shyheim Brown Central Dauphin PA Sr. Topher Carton Davenport Assumption IA Jr. Kevin Cooper Morningview KY Sr. Brian Crutchmer Tulsa Union OK Sr. Dylan D?Urso Reynolds PA Sr. John Fahy Trinity KY Sr. Tyler Goodwin Arundel MD Sr. Jack Hathaway Iowa City-West IA So. Aaron Hartman Palm Harbor FL Sr. Jamel Hudson St. Anthony?s NY Jr. Kyle Langenderfer Lincoln Way East IL So. Grant Leeth Fulton MO Sr. Ben Morgan Forest Lake MN Jr. Neal Molloy Danville IN Jr. Shayne Tucker Bella Vista CA Sr. Skyler Wood Platte County MO 145 ? Whitford gets the edge in a battle between two Fargo champs. Both had losses in that tournament, but while Whitford was otherwise dominant, Realbuto had three bouts go to the 3rd period. 145 Rank Year First Last City State 1 Jr. Ben Whitford St. Johns MI 2 Sr. Brian Realbuto Somers NY 3 Sr. Gabe Moreno Urbandale IA 4 Sr. Jacob Crawford Millbrook VA 5 Sr. Lenny Richardson St. Peters Prep NJ 6 Sr. Matt Cimato LaSalle PA 7 So. Solomon Chisko Canon-Mac PA 8 So. Bryce Brill Mt. Carmel IL 9 Sr. Rylan Lubeck Wisconsin Rapids WI 10 So. Dylan Milonas Blair Academy NJ 11 So. Jack Clark McDonough MD 12 Sr. Tony DeAngelo Southern Alamance NC 13 Jr. Collin Holler Carl Sandburg IL 14 8th Mark Hall Apple Valley MN 15 Jr. Grant LaMont Maple Mountain UT 16 Sr. Angelo Silvestro Marmion Academy IL 17 Sr. Eleazar Deluca Phoenix OR 18 Sr. Andrew Morse Lowell MI 19 Sr. Blake Kastl St. Paris Graham OH 20 Sr. Willie Fox Gilroy CA Honorable Mention Jr. Alexander Anciete Las Vegas NV Jr. Kaleb Baker Christian Brothers TN So. Paden Bailey Catoosa OK Sr. Dylan Cottrell Roane County WV Sr. Jake Faust Lexington OH Sr. Jordan Henrickson Loveland CO Sr. Michael Hooker Father Ryan TN Jr. Jeremiah Lutz Woodstock GA Sr. Ty Lydic Latrobe PA Sr. Curt Maas Medford MN So. Logan Marcicki Detroit CC MI Jr. Jake Marlin Creston IA Jr. TJ Miller Camden Catholic NJ Sr. Connor Melde Bergen Catholic NJ Sr. Alec Mooradian Detroit CC MI Jr. Bo Nickal Allen TX Jr. Russ Parsons Blair Academy NJ Sr. Cody Ross Springstead FL Jr. Cain Salas Oak Park MO Sr. Taylor Simaz Allegan MI Sr. Will Switzer Archbishop Spaulding MD Jr. Devin Vasquez El Paso TX 152 ? Since winning the NHSCA JR title over DeAngelo, Minotti?s been out after having shoulder surgery. Expect him back late December, early January. Schneider has been out even longer. Should surgery had sidelined him for his individual state tournament. But he?s reportedly ready to roll for early December. Kingsley may seem rather low at 5. But he?s taken losses to both Murphy and Martinez recently. Hammond had a disappointing state tournament, bad a fantastic Fargo. Consider that he?s just going to be Junior, and the three kids that placed ahead of him were all outgoing Seniors.

The NBA is unwatchable.

BJ does not like to train. He looked flabby and out of shape for the Diaz fight. The dude is still a total badass with really crafty hands. He just doesn't have a fire in his belly for it. He'll be back for a couple typical "battle-of-the-legends" fights that nobody really cares about.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/marylands-wrestling-program-among-those-awaiting-a-major-decision/2011/11/09/gIQAGcxg6M_story.html Anyone heard yet?

Typical...

http://btn.com/2011/10/04/btn-announces-wrestling-tv-schedule/ 2011-2012 Wrestling (all times ET) Date Away Home Time Airs Sun., Nov.20 Minnesota at Penn State Noon LIVE Sun., Jan. 8 Northwestern at Wisconsin 3 p.m. Same Day Delay ? 9 p.m. Fri., Jan. 13 Iowa at Nebraska 8 p.m. Same Day Delay, 10 p.m. Sun., Jan. 15 Indiana at Michigan State 2 p.m. Same Day Delay, 9 p.m. Fri. Jan. 20 Purdue at Wisconsin 8 p.m. LIVE Sun., Jan. 22 Iowa at Penn State 2 p.m. Same Day Delay, 10 p.m. Fri., Jan. 27 Northwestern at Illinois 6 p.m. LIVE Sun., Jan. 29 Minnesota at Iowa 3 p.m. Same Day Delay, 10 p.m. Fri., Feb. 3 Michigan at Ohio State 6 p.m. LIVE Sun., Feb.5 TBD at TBD TBD Same Day Delay, 6:00pm Sun., March 4 Big Ten Championships at Purdue 3 p.m. LIVE

Watch the finals http://www.flowrestling.org/coverage/240421-Eastern-Michigan-Open-2011-GOhioCasts

I'm Rick James &^%*%! I heard that dude is actually a very tough wrestler.

Congratulations Jose!

I like the genius ratings. It's a cool idea.

Just put it out there, and let it be... Arguing back and forth with people and defending every little mistake or nuance makes you look unprofessional.

I call it the BIG 3! JOBS - CARS - GIRLS The BIG 3 has derailed more promising young men than any other combination in the history of mankind. They want to get laid... really bad... but girls want a guy to have a car... and you need money to pay for the car... Bye Bye wrestling.

1. You need a solid feeder system that develops technically solid kids coming in to the high school every year. If you have roughly a full Freshman team coming in every year, consisting of technically sound, committed kids, who understand what it takes to be successful at the next level, you're WAY ahead of 95% of the programs in Indiana. This enables you to reload year after year and stay solid throughout the weight classes. 2. Culture and team identity are huge. The programs with an identity and culture of being hard-nosed workers are consistently better than those who lack any culture or tradition. When you have this, it makes it something special to be a part of. And that is what kids today are looking for. They want to be part of something special. The young kids coming up through the system look up to the HS athletes and are hungry for their shot. 3. Coaching staff. You need a coaching staff that is on the same page, with assistants who accept and excel in their specific roles. You also need coaches who are good at developing the marginal wrestlers in the room. It's not often that your studs against their studs are the difference makers in a dual or tournament. It's usually the team that can develop their less-talented/experienced guys throughout the course of the season that wins consistently. When you wrestle a Perry Meridian or Mater Dei, their marginal guys are always solid and they wrestle smart. That's huge...

#2 ranked 120lb senior Thomas Gilman of Nebraska has committed to wrestle for the Hawkeyes. Along with #2 ranked 195lb Sam Brooks of Oak Park Illinois and 2x Illinois champ and 1x Iowa champ Topher Carton. These are three HUGE recruits for Brands and company. http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2011/10/18/hawkeyes-reel-in-another-top-prospect/

Anyone wanna take a shot at a projected lineup for this season?

Cooperman is a freaky wrestling savant. Very crafty guy and one of the best young coaches in the country IMO.

BTN set to replay this episode tonight at 11:30pm (10/16) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_VdsLLMjek&feature=youtu.be