No. 5 St. Paris Graham at No. 7 St. Edward for Buckeye State supremacy
The annual dual meet between Ohio and national powers St. Paris Graham and St. Edward takes place Saturday night at 7 p.m. Eastern Time from St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio. The visiting Falcons are prohibitively favored to win a 16th straight (traditional) state title in Division II, which is the medium-school division; while the host Eagles are favored for what would be a 30th state, and their 18th in the last 20 years in Division I (big-school).
Below are the projected lineups for the dual meet.
106: Bryce Andonian (St. Edward) vs. Jordan Crace (St. Paris Graham)
113: Matt Kazimir/Angelo Rini vs. Jeff Thomas
120: Josh Leidich vs. Justin Stickley
126: Allan Hart vs. No. 11 Mitch Moore
132: Sam Dover vs. Ryan Thomas
138: No. 6 Hunter Ladnier vs. No. 7 Brent Moore
145: Isaac Collier vs. No. 16 Rocky Jordan
152: Jack Conway/Larry Grapo vs. Joey Sanchez
160: Mike Carpenter vs. Garrett Jordan
170: Jared Leidich vs. No. 2 Alex Marinelli
182: Tyler Stepic vs. Gage Braun/Kanan Sarver
195: Cody Howard vs. Gage Braun/Kanan Sarver
220: No. 16 Jared Campbell vs. Johnny Shafer
285: Mike O'Malley/Kevin Ward vs. Nick Newport
In looking at the lineups, there are three key swing bouts: 106, 132, and 138. St. Paris Graham has an advantage in six weight classes: 120, 126, 145, 160, 170, and 182/195 (Sarver). St. Edward has the advantage in five weight classes: 113 (if Kazimir wrestles), 152, 182/195 (against Braun), 220, and 285. St. Paris Graham has the easier path to win, while the upset is plausible for St. Edward.
Multiple matches to note in Illinois
Friday night features No. 19 Marmion Academy hosting No. 31 Montini Catholic. It would be a shock if the visiting Broncos were able to pull off an upset here, as they ae much more of a tournament team with stars in the lower half of the lineup and very little in the way of quality upper weights. On the other hand, the host Cadets have talent and balance within their lineup.
Two individual showdowns should strike the attention of fans. At 132 pounds, Montini Catholic has state champion Dylan Duncan, who is ranked No. 8 nationally; while Marmion Academy features state runner-up Anthony Cheloni. At 138 pounds, Montini Catholic features No. 19 Will Lewan, while Marmion Academy has fellow state tournament and Walsh Ironman placer A.J. Jaffe.
Then on Saturday at Carl Sandburg, the host Eagles (ranked No. 15 nationally) will face both No. 19 Marmion Academy and No. 8 Oak Park River Forest as part of the Carl Sandburg Duals; Marmion Academy and OPRF will not wrestle, as they already met at the Clash two weekends ago. Below are projected lineups for each of the three teams.
106: Joe Domenick (Carl Sandburg) vs. P.J. Ogunsanya (OPRF), Sean McKenna (Marmion Academy)
113: Louie Hayes vs. Roberto Campos, Ryan Fleck/Trevor Chumbley
120: Kevin Stearns vs. No. 9 Jason Renteria, Fleck/Cumbley
126: Robbie Precin/Ben Kirby vs. No. 17 Anthony Madrigal, Jake Polka
132: No. 6 Rudy Yates vs. Gabe Townsell, Anthony Cheloni
138: Christian Robertson vs. Jamie Hernandez, A.J. Jaffe
145: Alex Hirschfield vs. Michael Ordonez, Peter Ferraro/Brad Gross
152: John Prieto vs. Drew Matticks, Michael Callahan
160: Ben Schneider vs. No. 1 Isaiah White, No. 19 Trace Carello
170: Brian Krasowski vs. Rollan Sturkey, Matt Ferraro/Nate Jimenez
182: No. 18 Patrick Brucki vs. D'Unre Garner, Ferraro/Jimenez/No. 6 Nathan Traxler
195: Cole Bateman vs. Max McDermott, Traxler/Peter Capetillo
220: Jack Hart vs. Allen Stallings, Capetillo
285: Malik Scates vs. Chris Middlebrooks, Wes Kramer
Who's Number One Duals at University of Pennsylvania
Five of the nation's top twelve squads are among the eight teams competing at the Who's Number One Duals being conducted on Saturday by FloWrestling at The Palestra on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The teams will be split into two pools.
Pool 1: No. 3 Blair Academy (N.J.), No. 6 Clovis (Calif.), Holy Cross (N.J.), Delbarton (N.J.)
Pool 2: No. 2 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), No. 9 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.), No. 12 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.), St. Augustine Prep (N.J.)
Teams will dual the other squads in their pool and then a crossover match against the team that finished in the same position from the other pool.
The following nationally ranked wrestlers are possible competitors on Saturday.
106: No. 15 Michael Colaiocco (Blair Academy)
113: No. 4 Patrick Glory (Delbarton), No. 16 Chris Cannon (Blair Academy)
120: No. 2 Justin Mejia (Clovis), No. 18 Gerard Angelo (Bergen Catholic)
126: No. 1 Nick Suriano (Bergen Catholic), No. 2 Luke Karam (Bethlehem Catholic), No. 5 Joey Silva (Lake Highland Prep), No. 6 Ty Agaisse (Delbarton)
132: No. 10 Requir van der Merwe (Blair Academy)
138: No. 4 Shane Griffith (Bergen Catholic)
160: No. 16 Ryan Karoly (Blair Academy)
170: No. 4 Brandon Dallavia (Blair Academy), No. 6 Michael Labriola (Bethlehem Catholic), No. 10 Joe Grello (Bergen Catholic), No. 12 Elijah Cleary (Lake Highland Prep)
195: No. 3 Chase Singletary (Blair Academy), No. 5 Josh Hokit (Clovis), No. 6 Kevin Mulligan (Bergen Catholic)
220: No. 5 Matt Correnti (Holy Cross), No. 9 A.J. Nevills (Clovis)
285: No. 6 Seth Nevills (Clovis)
No. 6 Clovis will also take on No. 2 Bergen Catholic on Thursday night
As part of the perennial California state champions' trip to the east coast, the No. 6 ranked Cougars will compete in a dual meet at No. 2 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) on Thursday night. This should be a stern test for each team, though Clovis is likely to be without at least two starters due to injury, No. 2 Justin Mejia at 120 pounds and returning state qualifier Brandon Martino at 1378/145. There will be two other dual meets within the event at Bergen Catholic: Clovis facing Paramus (N.J.), who placed 10th at the Beast of the East in December; along with Bergen Catholic facing arch rival No. 33 Don Bosco Prep (N.J.)
Below are the projected lineups for each squad:
106: Richie Halal (Bergen Catholic), Brandon Betancourt/Brandon Paulson (Clovis), Mike Reardon (Don Bosco Prep), Kyle Kaiser (Paramus)
113: Carmen Ferrante, Wyatt Cornelison, Ryan Caywood, Joey Pettineo
120: No. 18 Gerard Angelo, No. 2 Justin Mejia/Cody Okerson, Tommy Chiellini, Jack Bessen
126: No. 1 Nick Suriano, Brandon Rhoads/Max Anderson, TBD, Nick Petinneo
132: Chris Foca, Rhoads/Anderson, Evan Deluise, Ryan Freeman
138: No. 4 Shane Griffith/Ricky Cabanillas, Jordan Geiger, Robert Arloro, Joe Capone
145: Andrew Somple, Dylan Martinez, Taylor Shay, Brandon Loftiss
152: Brady Ford, Jared Hill, Dominick Mandarino, Alex Sebahie
160: Jerod Rolan/Anthony Astarian, Victor Vargas, No. 6 Kyle Bierdumpfel, Kyle Cochran
170: No. Joe Grello, Jerrin Dean, Costa Hartofilis, Chris Voorhis
182: Josh McKenzie, Ruger Wyneken, Peter Acciardi, Ryan Forero
195: No. 6 Kevin Mulligan, No. 5 Josh Hokit, Alec Corrao, Brian Bonino
220: Danny DeLorenzi/TBD, No. 9 A.J. Nevills, John Grifonetti, Michael Daniele
285: Antonio Alfano, No. 6 Seth Nevills, Eric Chakonis, Sam Daniels
It should be noted that Bergen Catholic wrestled without Griffith and DeLorenzi at Doc Buchanan. One, both, or neither may be back for the Crusaders' competitions this week.
No. 30 Southeast Polk travels to No. 32 West Des Moines Valley in Iowa showdown on Saturday
With both squads having taken eight matches from No. 34 Fort Dodge in Thursday night dual meets over the course of the season, this match between Southeast Polk and West Des Moines Valley is for the top spot in the state of Iowa. This will also only be chapter one as a dual meet for the season, as the teams will most likely meet in the Class 3A District 5 final to determine a spot among the eight teams in the state dual meet tournament.
Southeast Polk beat Fort Dodge 36-27 on December 17, while West Des Moines Valley earned their 42-28 victory on January 7. This matchup will take place as part of multi-team dual meet event at West Des Moines Valley on Saturday.
Below are projected lineups for this dual meet (* indicates wrestler is ranked in the top ten in their weight class in Iowa 3A per The Predicament as of January 7).
106: *Nick Oldham (West Des Moines Valley) vs. Mark Ames/Devin Harmison (Southeast Polk)
113: *Spencer Hutchinson/Noah Micka vs. *Gauge Perrien
120: Damond Lockner vs. *Adam Brown
126: *Grant Stotts/Tristan Cobb vs. *Nathan Lendt
132: Stotts/Cobb vs. *Zach Barnes
138: Noah Carr vs. *Cody Batterson
145: *Joel Shapiro vs. Gunner Jorgensen
152: Joe Nicholson vs. Solomon Jones
160: *Jack Koethe vs. Gavin Babcock
170: *Austin Stotts/Tanner Smith vs. *Cody Wonderlich
182: Stotts/Smith vs. *Kameron Padavich
195: Connor Corbin vs. Eric Pingel
220: *Rocky Lombadi vs. No. 6 *Ethan Andersen
285: Riley McClaskey vs. Daniel Ramirez
Let the state championship season commence!
Even though the state championships for both classifications in Alaska (123A and 4A) were held four weekends ago, state championship season in the "Lower 48 (err, 47)" starts this weekend. It commences with the dual meet championships for the state of Georgia in all six classifications. No. 22 Archer is the heavy favorite in Class 6A, which is the largest division; while No. 28 Camden County is strongly favored in Class 5A.
Escape the Rock Tournament anchored by four Fab 50 teams
Over 45 teams are slated to compete at the Escape the Rock Tournament on Saturday and Sunday at Council Rock South (Pa.), which is outside of Philadelphia. Nationally ranked teams are No. 11 Belle Vernon Area (Pa.), No. 20 Malvern Prep (Pa.), No. 26 Boyertown (Pa.), and No. 33 Don Bosco Prep (N.J.). Other notable squads include Colonial Forge (Va.), Council Rock South (Pa.), Cumberland Valley (Pa.), and Pennridge (Pa.)
Preliminary seeds have been posted for the event on the tournament website . As a result, the following entrants are in the national rankings.
106: No. 19 Kurt McHenry (St. Paul's, Md.)
113: No. 7 Matthew Parker (Pennridge, Pa.), No. 11 Jakob Campbell (Boyertown, Pa.), No. 12 Julian Chlebove (Northampton, Pa.)
132: No. 12 Zach Trampe (Council Rock South, Pa.)
145: No. 6 Jarod Verkleeren (Belle Vernon Area, Pa.), No. 9 Eric Hong (Kiski Prep, Pa.)
160: No. 6 Kyle Bierdumpfel (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.)
170: No. 3 Austin Bell (Belle Vernon Area, Pa.)
182: No. 7 Michael Beard (Malvern Prep, Pa.), No. 16 Kyle Gentile (Pennridge, Pa.)
195: No. 13 John Jakobsen (Stroudsburg, Pa.), No. 17 Rashon Lusane (Malvern Prep, Pa.)
220: No. 2 Jordan Wood (Boyertown, Pa.), No. 18 Seth Janney (Malvern Prep, Pa.)
285: No. 19 Andrew Gunning (Bethlehem Liberty, Pa.)
No. 1 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) travels to the Eastern States Classic in New York State
Over 150 schools will be sending competitors to the Eastern States Classic this Friday and Saturday at Sullivan Community College in Loch Sheldrake, N.Y. Anchoring the field will be defending champions Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), the nation's top ranked team, though they will be absent one of their best wrestlers -- Mason Manville, who is ranked No. 1 nationally at 152 pounds. Also in the field are two other Fab 50 teams, No. 40 Monroe Woodbury (N.Y.) and No. 42 Long Beach (N.Y.), as well as Hilton (N.Y.)
Below is a listing of nationally ranked wrestlers slated to compete in this event:
106: No. 1 Adam Buseillo (Eastport-South Manor, N.Y.)
113: No. 6 Thomas Cox (Deer Park, N.Y.), No. 1 overall junior high wrestlers Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.)
120: No. 17 Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, N.Y.)
126: No. 12 Peter Pappas (Plainview JFK, N.Y.)
132: No. 2 Vitali Arujau (Syosset, N.Y.)
138: No. 1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Hilton, N.Y.)
145: No. 10 Frankie Gissendanner (Penfield, N.Y.), No. 15 Leonard Merkin (Poly Prep, N.Y.)
152: No. 11 Chris Mauriello (Hauppauge, N.Y.)
160: No. 13 Alex Herringshaw (Holland Patent, N.Y.)
170: No. 9 Louie Deprez (Hilton, N.Y.)
182: No. 11 (at 195) Christian Dietrich (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), No. 12 Kevin Parker (Shenendehowa, N.Y.)
195: No. 1 (at 182) Nick Reenan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), No. 7 Christian Araneo (Ward Melville, N.Y.)
220: No. 15 Will Hilliard (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.)
285: No. 9 Edwin Rubio (John Glenn, N.Y.)
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