Montini Catholic's Dylan Ragusin is coming off a title at the Doc Buchanan Invitational (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)The last calendar week set some narrative about who the best team in the country that is not Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) or Blair Academy (N.J.) should be. Entering the week, it was Buchanan (Calif.) holding that No. 3 overall position. However, on Dec. 31, Montini Catholic (Ill.) upended the Bears 26-25 as they won eight matches including all five that were decided by two points or less. Then, this past weekend, it was Buchanan that prevailed as champions of the Doc Buchanan Invitational, a tournament that featured 14 Fab 50 teams.
Currently ranked No. 3 in the country is Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.), who was ranked top five in the preseason and moved up to No. 4 very early in the season. The Shamrocks have dominated their competitions so far this season, including tournament titles in a seven day stretch at the Brecksville Holiday Tournament and DCC Invitational; each field featured five (or more) nationally ranked teams.
Come Saturday, Detroit Catholic Central will host its annual Super Duals event, and this year's field is -- as always -- very strong. Six teams will join the Shamrocks for four rounds of dual meet action: No. 5 Montini Catholic, No. 7 St. Edward (Ohio), No. 16 Davison (Mich.), No. 18 Brighton (Mich.), No. 49 Dundee (Mich.), and Woodhaven
Below is the schedule of competition, with the first round slated for a 9:30 a.m. ET start.
Round 1: Brighton vs. Montini Catholic, Davison vs. St. Edward, Detroit Catholic Central vs. Dundee
Round 2: Davison vs. Woodhaven, Detroit Catholic Central vs. Montini Catholic, Dundee vs. St. Edward
Round 3: Brighton vs. Dundee, Detroit Catholic Central vs. Woodhaven, Montini Catholic vs. St. Edward
Round 4: Brighton vs. Woodhaven, Davison vs. Montini Catholic, Detroit Catholic Central vs. St. Edward
Below is a listing of notable wrestlers based on their projected weight class:
106: No. 14 Caden Horwath (Davison), Joseph Fernau (Montini Catholic), Wyatt Richter (St. Edward), Quaylon Newton (Brighton), Drew Heethuis (Detroit Catholic Central), Braeden Davis (Dundee)
113: Sean Seefeldt (St. Edward), Nick Gonzalez (Montini Catholic), Dylan Gilcher/Anthony Walker (Detroit Catholic Central), Aden Williams (Davison), Aiden Smith (Brighton)
120: Casey Swiderski (Dundee), Nain Vazquez (Montini Catholic), Richard Delsanter (St. Edward)
126: No. 7 Dylan Ragusin (Montini Catholic), Mason Shrader (Brighton), Aiden Davis (Dundee)
132: Andrew Chambal (Davison), Scott Richter (St. Edward), Ethan Stiles (Montini Catholi), Sam Freeman (Brighton), Camden Trupp (Detroit Catholic Central), Austin Fietz (Dundee)
138: No. 5 Josh Edmond (Detroit Catholic Central), Eddie Homrock (Brighton), Christian Killion (Dundee), Evan Bennett (St. Edward)
145: No. 15 Fidel Mayora (Montini Catholic), Luke Geog (St. Edward), Tyler Swiderski (Dundee), Mark Shaeffer (Detroit Catholic Central), Zach Johnson (Brighton), James Johnston (Davison)
152: No. 13 Bryce Hepner (St. Edward), Joe Roberts (Montini Catholic), Joshua Barr (Davison), Logan Sanom (Detroit Catholic Central), Dominic Lomazzo (Dundee)
160: No. 3 Padraic Gallagher (St. Edward), No. 7 Derek Gilcher (Detroit Catholic Central), Stoney Buell (Dundee), Brayden Thompson (Montini Catholic)
170: No. 1 Alex Facundo (Davison), Hudson Hightower (St. Edward), Manuel Rojas (Detroit Catholic Central), Dane Donabedian (Brighton), Jaxon Guinn (Dundee)
182: Trevor Swier (Montini Catholic), Michael Garcar (St. Edward), Jay Nivison/Max Callahan (Davison)
195: Josh LaBarbera (Montini Catholic)
220: Brendin Yatooma (Detroit Catholic Central), Greyson Stevens (Brighton), Jimmy Colley (Davison)
285: No. 12 Steven Kolcheff (Detroit Catholic Central), Luke Stanton (Brighton)
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