Wrestling Rankings

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

103 POUNDS

1. Sr. Desmond Moore (31-2) Easton

2. So. Bryan Smith (28-5) Bethlehem Catholic

3. Fr. Jordan Glykas (22-11) Northampton

4. Fr. Brian Bistis (22-8) Hunterdon Central

5. Fr. Garret Henning (16-7) Liberty

6. So. Greg Flamisch (11-13) Nazareth

Others to watch (listed alphabetically): So. Derek Beckage (14-6) Pen Argyl; So. Ryan Brouhard (16-13) Warren Hills; Fr. Lee Coleman (17-11) Bangor; Fr. Brandon Davis (20-11) Parkland; Fr. Eddie Faust (9-6) Northwestern; Fr. Corey Kozimor (21-6) Hackettstown; Fr. Vinny Peoni (15-11) Voorhees; Fr. Adam Phillippi (24-6) Saucon Valley; Jr. Jared Saylor (24-2) Catasauqua; Fr. Bobby Stevely (19-11) Delaware Valley.

Notes: Moore beat Glykas for the second time this season -- 10-6 on Saturday in the District 11 Duals semis. Henning beat Davis for the second time in six days -- 9-6 on Friday -- then was decked by Flamisch in 24 seconds on Saturday. Henning beat Flamisch 9-7 in a previous meeting. Flamisch also lost 2-0 to Glykas on Wednesday and 8-3 to Moore on Saturday. Davis lost to Moore by technical fall on Wednesday. Based on the weekend events, Flamisch goes into the top six and Davis drops out. Peoni lost to Kozimor and Brouhard last week.

112 POUNDS

1. Sr. Dan Kelly (30-0) Delaware Valley

2. Jr. Kegan Handlovic (30-3) Easton

3. Jr. Taylor Brown (21-3) Emmaus

4. So. Evan Yenolevich (32-3) Northwestern

5. Sr. Matt Rodriguez (29-1) Notre Dame

6. So. D.J. Hartrum (20-7) Wilson

Others to watch (listed alphabetically): So. Matt Garnjost (15-7) Allen; Sr. Steven Johnson (20-7) Dieruff; Jr. Tony Fusco (17-8) North Hunterdon; Fr. Eric Hurd (10-8) Nazareth; So. Shawn Lance (23-7) Warren Hills; Fr. Anthony Marino (24-5) Liberty; So. Charlie McGuinness (10-5) Phillipsburg; Jr. Mike Rowe (17-10) Bangor; So. Josh Yurasits (16-15) Northampton.

Notes: No change in order here. Kelly beat McGuinness 7-1 on Wednesday. Tough week for the Stateliner who went 0-3, also losing 2-1 to Watchung Hills' Tommy Ross and 6-4 in OT to Paulsboro freshman Joe Duca. Tough Saturday for Hurd -- losing 15-12 to Marino then 17-5 to Handlovic in D11 AAA Duals.

119 POUNDS

1. Jr. Jordan Oliver (32-1) Easton

2. Sr. Pat Strizki (29-1) Hunterdon Central

3. Sr. Tony Comunale (34-5) Pius X

4. Sr. Gary Atiyeh (22-4) Whitehall

5. So. Austin Williams (23-3) Pen Argyl

6. Fr. Austin Sommer (2-1) Northampton

Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Jr. T.J. Bonilla (19-8) Liberty; Sr. Dan Collins (16-11) Freedom; Jr. Dave Dotter (17-16) Nazareth; Jr. Luckson Etienne (23-5) Hackettstown; Jr. Rick Foley (23-7) Warren Hills; So. Jarrett Hirst (25-5) Dieruff; Fr. Jon Horak (15-10) Phillipsburg; Sr. John Klouda (25-9) Notre Dame; Sr. Evan Kolb (27-7) Bethlehem Catholic; Jr. Sean Kromer (18-10) Central Catholic; Sr. Brian Levandowski (22-4) North Hunterdon; Jr. Mike Moriarty (11-8) Voorhees; Jr. Jarid Solosky (23-5) Saucon Valley.

Notes: Sommer returned in a big way at the D11 Duals. He beat Pleasant Valley's Kyle Cramer 5-4 on Friday and lost a controversial 8-7 OT decision to Easton's Mark Hartenstine on Saturday. The K-Kid had been out since early December with a severe thumb injury. He should be a force at districts in three weeks. Dotter had a big week -- beating Northampton's Josh Yurasits 3-0 on Wednesday, Hirst 4-2 on Friday and Bonilla 2-1 on Saturday. Hirst was ranked sixth at the time. Moriarty upset Etienne 7-6 last Monday. Foley, who majored Moriarty 15-6 on Wednesday, is 17-1 since an 8-6 loss to Levandowski on Jan. 3.

125 POUNDS

1. Jr. Andrew Arnold (28-2) Northern Lehigh

2. So. Shane Fenningham (24-7) Northampton

3. Sr. Matt Bogusz (28-3) Parkland

4. Sr. Kris Sigafoos (22-1) Delaware Valley

5. Jr. Luke Grassi (19-7) Phillipsburg

6. Jr. Zak Andrews (18-5) Emmaus

Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Jr. Jose Arzuaga (25-6) Dieruff; Jr. Colin Fischl (19-10) Nazareth; Sr. Guy Handelong (20-9) Bangor; Jr. Victor Konno (19-11) Northwestern; Sr. Weston Loxley (10-4) Wilson; Sr. Jamie Mandaglio (21-4) North Hunterdon; Sr. Keith Morris (20-6) Hackettstown; Fr. Phil Racciato (20-11) Pen Argyl.

Notes: Fenningham beat Fischl 8-3 on Wednesday and lost 12-0 to Easton's Ju-Ju Drummond (No. 1 at 130) on Saturday. Arnold went 2-0 at D11 AA Duals. Grassi scored a nice 7-2 win over Paulsboro state qualifier Niko Lopez on Saturday.

130 POUNDS

1. Sr. Ju-Ju Drummond (29-6) Easton

2. Jr. Bobby Ward (24-6) Nazareth

3. Sr. Adam Hluschak (27-3) Northern Lehigh

4. Sr. Julian Moses (20-2) Catasauqua

5. Jr. Ben Rento (24-10) Parkland

6. So. Seth Csazar (15-14) Northampton

Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Jr. Adam Bandel (26-9) Northwestern; Sr. Andrew Boyle (17-9) North Hunterdon; Jr. Rich Gebert (19-11) Delaware Valley; Fr. Mike Hafke (16-8) Voorhees; Sr. Garrett Meagher (19-6) North Warren; So. Aaron Ross (23-9) Bethlehem Catholic; Sr. Keith Swanson (22-6) Hackettstown.

Notes: Drummond beat Ward 3-2 in a thriller on Saturday in D11 AAA final -- the Rover's second win over Ward in a week. Hluschak beat Moses by technical fall 17-1 on Wednesday.

135 POUNDS

1. Sr. Mike Greck (30-4) Nazareth

2. Jr. Scott Clymer (32-3) Northwestern

3. Jr. Taylor Ulm (25-2) Hackettstown

4. Sr. Bobby Bisson (26-6) Saucon Valley

5. Jr. Tevin Gibson (18-13) Easton

6. Sr. Jake Stout (20-11) Northampton

Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Sr. Scott Arcury (25-5) Notre Dame; Fr. Oliver Brukardt (15-10) Phillipsburg; Jr. Kevin Catullo (18-8) North Hunterdon; Jr. Jake Finocchio (17-9) Freedom; Jr. Shane Kelly (19-9) Liberty; So. Kris Krawchuk (10-4) Northern Lehigh; Sr. Mike Richie (21-7) Parkland; Jr. Brant Simmons (19-9) North Warren; Sr. Sean Smith (22-4) Warren Hills.

Notes: The ever-improving Gibson enters at No. 5 after majoring previous No. 6 Mike Richie of Parkland -- 12-4 on Wednesday. Gibson capped the week with a 4-3 win over Stout in D11 AAA semis. Stout also lost 5-3 to Greck on Wednesday. Greck majored Gibson 14-5 in D11 AAA final. Stout drops two spots from his previous No. 4 spot. Smith returned for Warren Hills last week and went 4-1.

140 POUNDS

1. Sr. Andrew Ritchie (30-4) Nazareth

2. So. Jimmy Sheptock (24-6) Northampton

3. Jr. Drew Silfies (19-5) Whitehall

4. Jr. Nick LaFevre (22-4) Delaware Valley

5. Sr. Josh Knerr (26-4) Belvidere

6. Sr. Reuben Herrera (24-7) Saucon Valley

Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Sr. Shawn Brogan (19-7) Northern Lehigh; So. Eric Burgey (16-15) Easton; Sr. Ryan Cressman (21-5) Bethlehem Catholic; So. Alex Depew (16-9) Wilson; Fr. Mike Englert (16-6) Palmerton; Jr. Sean Hutchison (19-14) Parkland; So. Kevin Jones (20-11) Notre Dame; So. Nick Pare (20-6) Phillipsburg; Jr. Matt Sanquini (20-9) Hunterdon Central; Jr. Russ Snyder (19-8) Central Catholic; Sr. Billy Strathern (21-6) Hackettstown.

Notes: New No. 1 here as Ritchie beat Sheptock 1-0 on Wednesday. Herrera goes in at No. 6, replacing Cressman after beating the Golden Hawk 3-2 on Wednesday.

145 POUNDS

1. Sr. Zach Sigley (23-5) Freedom

2. Jr. Colin Dailey (30-5) Easton

3. Sr. Kyle John (28-3) Bethlehem Catholic

4. Sr. Cory Vernon (27-1) Hackettstown

5. Sr. Adam Counterman (26-6) Nazareth

6. Sr. Ben Marich (31-6) Northwestern

Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Sr. Tyler Groholtoski (15-4) Palmerton; Jr. Robbie Kern (25-4) Saucon Valley; So. Phil Marano (21-11) Northampton; Sr. Zach Marlatt (22-6) Northern Lehigh; Fr. Wade Rivera (17-14) Parkland; Sr. Jerry Robbins (18-6) Phillipsburg.

Notes: Marich avenged an earlier loss with an 11-2 major of Kern in D11 AA semis on Saturday. Kern won their previous meeting 5-1 on Jan. 22. John beat Marich 7-0 in D11 AA final. Dailey's pin of Nazareth reserve Kent Beers clinched Easton's 29-26 win over Nazareth in D11 AAA final. John beat Kern 5-3 on Wednesday.

152 POUNDS

1. Sr. Tim Darling (30-4) Nazareth

2. Jr. Braden Turner (25-1) Southern Lehigh

3. Jr. Owen Vernon (23-4) Hackettstown

4. Jr. Mike Wechsler (19-11) Northampton

5. Sr. Adam Fenstermaker (24-6) Northern Lehigh

6. Jr. Jeremy Snyder (17-16) Easton

Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Sr. Kevin Alparone (16-10) Hunterdon Central; So. Ian Heist (18-12) Parkland; Jr. Anthony Laverghetta (17-15) Bethlehem Catholic; Sr. Adam Thomas (11-5) Wilson.

Notes: Darling went over the 150-win mark for his career with four wins last week -- only the 10th wrestler in D11 history to do so. He stands at 153-14 overall entering the week. Wechsler decked Snyder in D11 AAA semis on Saturday.

160 POUNDS

1. Sr. Thad Frick (32-1) Nazareth

2. Sr. Scott Sechler (23-7) Northern Lehigh

3. Jr. Tyler Foreman (21-3) Bangor

4. Sr. Steve Depew (19-3) Wilson

5. Sr. Brian Erdek (19-5) Voorhees

6. Sr. Chris Hrunka (28-1) Warren Hills

Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Sr. Jared Holenda (17-8) Catasauqua; Sr. Jules Knighton (10-6) Easton; Sr. John Limpar (16-11) Saucon Valley; Jr. J.J. Mitchell (25-3) Hackettstown; Sr. J. R. Nettuno (25-5) Hunterdon Central; Sr. Bobby Relyea (19-7) Whitehall; Sr. Jared Shupp (12-3) Palmerton; Sr. Brandon Williams (19-7) Northwestern; Sr. Michael Vasquez (22-7) Dieruff.

Notes: Crazy week here. Hrunka, who was No. 2, suffered his first loss to Erdek -- 6-5 on Wednesday. Erdek then lost 4-3 to Nettuno on Saturday. Erdek also bumped up to deny Hackettstown's Zach Ulm his 100th win last Monday. Hrunka beat Ulm 7-4 on Jan. 27. and Nettuno 6-3 in Hunterdon-Warren finals. Nettuno stays out for now because the other two beat Ulm. It's a tough call.

171 POUNDS

1. Sr. Marcus Wilson (27-4) Northampton

2. Sr. Ben Clymer (31-6) Northwestern

3. Sr. Kyle Crouthamel (21-6) Freedom

4. So. Joe Piro (21-12) Easton

5. Sr. Zach Ulm (24-3) Hackettstown

6. So. Matt Santini (21-5) Phillipsburg

Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Sr. Brad Gelegonya (21-7) Delaware Valley; Sr. Derek George (9-5) Palmerton; Sr. Seth Kranich (21-9) Notre Dame; Jr. Dan Lasso (20-8) North Warren; Jr. Eric Sergent (16-14) Nazareth; Jr. Jake Stofko (26-4) Catasauqua; Jr. Kent Woolf (13-12) Hunterdon Central; Sr. Jon Wright (18-12) Parkland.

Notes: Piro, previously No. 2 here, had another rough week -- losing to the unranked Wright 4-2 on Wednesday before getting decked by Wilson in D11 AAA semis. In between, the Rover was winning 16-4 before getting caught and pinned by Blue Mountain's Corey Seasock. Piro was able to save two team points for Easton in a 14-1 loss to Nazareth's Dave Crowell (No. 2 at 189) as the Rovers won 29-26 in D11 AAA final. Ulm got his 100th win on the third try -- pinning Bound Brook's Andrew Lafleur on Thursday to become the third Tiger to reach the century mark. Santini beat Gelegonya for the second time this season -- 8-7 on Wednesday.

189 POUNDS

1. Sr. Justin Wieller (27-5) Northampton

2. Sr. David Crowell (26-7) Nazareth

3. Sr. Zach Rabenold (24-3) Freedom

4. Jr. Cory Rutt (24-5) Easton

5. Jr. Tyler Smith (29-1) Belvidere

6. Sr. Kyle Frey (27-3) Warren Hills

Others to watch (listed alphabetically): So. Kevin Booth (13-6) Palmerton; Sr. Justin Buss (15-11) Whitehall; Sr. Brian Chatenka (22-4) Catasauqua; Sr. Sherman Compton (20-5) Liberty; Sr. Mike Crann (20-9) North Warren; Sr. Dave Deming (11-4) Bethlehem Catholic; So. Casey Hedash (24-5) Northern Lehigh; Sr. Travis Hoffman (22-3) Voorhees; So. Daryl Klotz (6-2) Notre Dame; Sr. Russ Korbul (19-5) North Hunterdon; So. Brandon Palik (24-2) Saucon Valley; Sr. Garrett Sukanick (23-5) Northwestern.

Notes: Wieller had a big week with a 3-1 win over Crowell on Wednesday and a sound 7-2 win over Rutt on Saturday. The K-Kid has beaten Crowell twice this season. That'll be some district with the top four going at it. Crowell also pinned Compton on Saturday. Palik bumped up and beat Wilson's Chris Labatch (No. 2 at 215) 4-2 in D11 AA quarters. Smith beat Frey 3-1 on Saturday to avenge his only loss of the season -- 2-1 to Frey in the Hunterdon-Warren finals. He's beaten the Blue Streak twice in their three meetings dating to last year. Deming apparently is going 285 for the rest of the season and Hoffman will enter districts at 215. We'll adjust for the postseason.

215 POUNDS

1. Sr. Ziad Haddad (29-2) Bethlehem Catholic

2. Sr. Chris Labatch (19-2) Wilson

3. Jr. Justin Petersen (18-2) Palmerton

4. Sr. Kaleb Wisner (24-4) Belvidere

5. So. Chris Wilson (21-11) Easton

6. Sr. Jim Mutch (25-9) Nazareth

Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Sr. Frank Aversa (21-9) Hunterdon Central; So. Jared Crouse (13-11) Phillipsburg; Sr. Matt Gerstner (21-8) North Warren; Jr. Eric Gimbar (20-11) Saucon Valley; Jr. Nick Irwin (7-2) Parkland; Sr. Alvin Jennings (11-6) Warren Hills; Sr. Greg Sanguinito (21-11) Notre Dame; So. Dan Shust (15-10) North Hunterdon.

Notes: Hard to figure this weight class. Wilson beat Mutch 2-1 on Saturday to reverse a 4-1 loss to the Blue Eagle earlier this season. That series is tied 2-2 dating to last year. Mutch beat Northampton's Alex Collis (No. 6 at 285) 2-1 in triple-OT on Wednesday, while Wilson lost to Collis 3-2 on Saturday. Go figure! By the way, Wilson's brother Dan is a Union County champion for Plainfield (N.J.) High School. Dan Wilson was at Easton last year and is now living with his grandparents in Plainfield. Irwin lost 5-2 to Liberty's Compton on Friday in D11 AAA quarters. Haddad looking like a AA state title contender with four pins last week. He decked Gimbar on Wednesday.

285 POUNDS

1. Sr. Richie Smith (4-0) Pen Argyl

2. Sr. Tony Culp (28-7) Northwestern

3. Sr. Alex Collis (8-3) Northampton

4. Sr. C.J. Triantafyllos (26-2) Belvidere

. So. Will Fletcher (19-5) Palisades

6. Jr. Steve Kircher (19-11) Saucon Valley

Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Jr. Colin Curzi (15-6) North Hunterdon; So. A.J. Fernandez (17-13) Liberty; Jr. Ken Kaszyk (17-5) Voorhees; Sr. David Snyder (19-8) Central Catholic; Sr. Nick Souders (18-10) Hackettstown.

Taking injury time: Sr. Mike Mutch (12-1) Nazareth.

Notes: Collis moves up the ladder after a win over Easton's Chris Wilson and a close overtime loss to Nazareth's Jim Mutch -- both are ranked at 215. Culp pinned Kircher on Saturday in D11 AA semis.

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Rankings are compiled by Mike Weilamann and Brian Fortner. Records reflect matches and tournaments that have been reported to or covered by The Express-Times. Two wrestlers from the same team cannot be included in the rankings at the same weight, and they have to be ranked at the lowest weight they've competed at, unless they move up for the postseason. Blair Academy and all Mountain Valley Conference and Somerset County schools are not eligible for our individual and team rankings. Valid questions about the rankings or corrections on records by coaches only should be directed to Mike Weilamann by e-mail at mweilamann@express-times.com