Lock Haven 174 lber Tyler Stoltzfus (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com)Maybe it's fitting that one of the slowest weeks in competition for the season occurred during the week of the most gluttonous holidays. Most of it, a snoozefest. Either by the lack of usual duals and tournaments, or because of the tryptophan. Maybe both.
That doesn't mean it didn't have its moments. Penn at Iowa lived up to the billing (to me at least), and some fantasy wrestlers made some strides up the leaderboards. Unless you picked up in the transfer portal correctly, chances are your Week 4 scoreboard looked something like mine: a win, 6 Fpts to 3 (take THAT, JR Hewitt!). But there were a few standout stars on the tournament circuit.
174 Tyler Stoltzfus of Lock Haven went with four straight pins to get the high weekly score of 24 Fpts. Followed by his teammate (and probably practice-partner) 165 Avery Bassett, who himself had three pins for 18 Fpts. Tied for second, with three pins of his own (and a win by MFF), was 184 James Lledo (PITT) and Cornell's 149 JJ Wilson was one point shy with 17 Fpts in five matches.
In the overall Fantasy Wrestler Standings, 285 Mason Parris (MICH) added a pin to bring his season total to 41 Fpts, but slipped from #1 to #4 thanks to some tourney performances by 149 John Millner (APP) and 157 Peyten Keller (OHIO), both with 45 Fpts but Millner having the better Points-Per-Match of 4.5 to 3.5, respectively. Army's 125 Ethen “the C is Silent†Berginc had 5 matches in Week 3 (18 Fpts) which helped him keep the #3 spot, despite not wrestling in Week 4.
On to Week 5
It's Vegas week, which means for another year I get to post a favorite song of mine (with the star of the show, direct from the bar - Dean Martin).
Of last year's Top-20 Teams, 18 will be in competitions this week as well as 73 of the 80 D1 teams. Most teams will be at CKLV (10 of last season's Top-20 teams and 33 of the D1 teams).
Cliff Keen Las Vegas has become one of the top tournaments during the regular season, even if some teams decide to Triple-S (Strategically Sit for Seeding) or because of injury or because, who the hell knows why.
Outside of CKLV, a couple other tournaments to keep an eye on include the Cougar Clash and Patriot Open. Both these tournaments should have a good number of D1 schools participating to allow for a good Fantasy scoring opportunity. Other than the typical duals, The Garden State Grapple (EIWA/Big Ten Challenge) will be throwing down in Taylor Ham country, which will give those selected teams two duals on the day.
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Wrestlers I Like This Week
Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score]
*organized by tournament name first, then by school name*
125
Richie Figueroa (ASU)- CKLV
Michael DeAugustino (NW)- CKLV
Brandon Kaylor (ORST)- CKLV
Matt Ramos (PUR)- CKLV
Anthony Noto (LHU)- Vs Davidson [+5], Patriot Open
Pat Glory (PRIN)- Garden State Grapple (WISC & MSU) [+7]
Dylan Shawver/Dean Perterson (RUT)- Garden State Grapple (PENN & DREX) [+7]
Kysen Terukina (ISU)- @ Iowa [+5]
Noah Surtin (MIZZ)- Vs West Virginia [+5]
Ethan Berginc (ARMY)- @ American [+3]
Carter Bailey (LEH)- Vs Penn State [+3]
133
Michael McGee (ASU)- CKLV
Vito Arujau (COR)- CKLV
Roman Bravo-Young (PSU)- @ Rider, @ Lehigh [+9]
Lucas Byrd (ILL)- Vs Pittsburgh, Vs Chattanooga [+7]
Henry Porter (IND)- Garden State Grapple (BING & DREX) [+7]
Rayvon Foley (MSU)- Garden State Grapple (BING & PRIN) [+7]
Cole Rhone (BU)- Patriot Duals [+6]
Michael Colaiocco (PENN)- Garden State Grapple (RUT & WISC) [+6]
Daton Fix (OKST)- Vs Minnesota [+4]
Connor Brown (MIZZ)- Vs West Virginia [+3]
141
Vince Cornella (COR)- CKLV
Brock Hardy (NEB)- CKLV
Ryan Jack (NCST)- CKLV
Zach Price (GWU)- Patriot Duals [+7] , Patriot Open
Sammy Alvarez (RUT)- Garden State Grapple (PENN & DREX) [+8]
Beau Bartlett (PSU)- @ Rider, @ Lehigh [+7]
Joseph Zargo (WISC)- Garden State Grapple (PENN & PRIN) [+6]
Julian Sanchez (ARMY)- @ American [+3]
Jake Bergeland (MINN)- @ Oklahoma State [+3]
Cole Matthews (PITT)- @ Illinois [+3]
149
John Millner (APP)- CKLV
Kyle Parco (ASU)- CKLV
Sammy Sasso (OHST)- CKLV
James Latona (NAVY)- Patriot Open
Jarrod Verkleeren (UVA)- @ Queens , @ Campbell [+9]
Austin Gomez (WISC)- Garden State Grapple (PENN & PRIN) [+7]
Graham Rooks (IND)- Garden State Grapple (BING & DREX) [+6]
Brock Mauller (MIZZ)- Vs West Virginia [+4]
157
Will Lewan (MICH)- CKLV
Peyton Robb (NEB)- CKLV
Ed Scott (NCST)- CKLV
Paddy Gallagher (OHST)- CKLV
Clayton Ulrey (VT)- Patriot Open
Peter Pappas (GMU)- Patriot Duals [+6] , Patriot Open
Ashton Eyler (LHU)- Vs Davidson [+3], Patriot Open
Quincy Monday (PRIN)- Garden State Grapple (WISC & MSU) [+7]
Anthony Artalona (PENN)- Garden State Grapple (RUT & WISC) [+6]
Nathan Lukez (ARMY)- @ American [+3]
Josh Humphreys (LEH)- Vs Penn State [+3]
Brayton Lee (MINN)- @ Oklahoma State [+3]
Jarrett Jacques (MIZZ)- Vs West Virginia [+3]
Dazjon Casto (PITT)- @ Illinois [+3]
165
Julian Ramirez (COR)- CKLV
Carson Kharchla (OHST)- CKLV
Roderick Mosley (GWU)- Patriot Duals [+7] , Patriot Open
Avery Bassett (LHU)- Vs Davidson [+4], Patriot Open
Justin McCoy (UVA)- @ Queens, @ Campbell [+10]
Dean Hamiti (WISC)- Garden State Grapple (PENN & PRIN) [+9]
Evan Barczak (DREX)- Garden State Grapple (IND & RUT) [+8]
Caleb Fish (MSU)- Garden State Grapple (BING & PRIN) [+8]
Dalton Harkins (ARMY)- @ American [+3]
Keegan O'Toole (MIZZ)- Vs West Virginia [+3]
174
Michael Labriola (NEB)- CKLV
Mekhi Lewis (VT)- CKLV
Logan Messer (GMU)- Patriot Duals [+8] , Patriot Open
Tyler Stoltzfus (LHU)- Vs Davidson [+4], Patriot Open
Carter Starocci (PSU)- @ Rider, @ Lehigh [+9]
Donnell Washington (IND)- Garden State Grapple (BING & DREX) [+7]
Edmond Ruth (ILL)- Vs Chattanooga , Vs Pittsburgh [+6]
Nick Incontrera (PENN)- Garden State Grapple (RUT & WISC) [+6]
Ben Pasuik (ARMY)- @ American [+3]
Peyton Mocco (MIZZ)- Vs West Virginia [+3]
Dustin Plott (OKST)- Vs Minnesota [+3]
184
Trent Hidlay (NEB)- CKLV
Parker Keckeisen (UNI)- CKLV
Kaleb Romero (OHST)- CKLV
Trey Munoz (ORST)- CKLV
Malachi Duvall (GMU)- Patriot Duals [+7] , Patriot Open
Sam Fisher (VT)- Patriot Open
Brian Soldano (RUT)- Garden State Grapple (PENN & DREX) [+10]
Aaron Brooks (PSU)- @ Rider, @ Lehigh [+8]
Layne Malczewski (MSU)- Garden State Grapple (BING & PRIN) [+7]
Sahm AbdulRazzaq (ARMY)- @ American [+3]
Sean Harman/Colton Hawks (MIZZ)- Vs West Virginia [+3]
Reece Heller (PITT)- @ Illinois [+3]
197
Issac Trumble (NCST)- CKLV
Tanner Sloan (SDSU)- CKLV
Max Dean (PSU)- @ Rider, @ Lehigh [+6]
Lou DePrez (BING)- Garden State Grapple (MSU & IND) [+7]
Tyler Mousaw (VMI)- Vs Duke, Vs Franklin & Marshall [+7]
Rocky Elam (MIZZ)- Vs West Virginia [+4]
Nino Bonaccorsi (PITT)- @ Illinois [+3]
285
Cohlton Schultz (ASU)- CKLV
Mason Parris (MICH)- CKLV
Yaraslau Slavilouski (HARV)- CKLV
Triston Norris (APP)- Patriot Open
Issac Reid (LHU)- Vs Davidson [+4], Patriot Open
Greg Kerkvliet (PSU)- @ Rider, @ Lehigh [+9]
Joshua Neisenbaum (DUKE)- Vs Franklin & Marshall, @ VMI [+6]
Trent Hillger (WISC)- Garden State Grapple (PENN & PRIN) [+6]
Taye Ghadiali (CAMP)- Vs Virginia [+4]
Anthony Cassioppi (IOWA)- Vs Iowa State [+4]
Zach Elam (MIZZ)- Vs West Virginia [+3]
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