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Express Times Rankings week of 2/22/06 | |
Individual rankings
Wednesday, February 22, 206
103 POUNDS
1. So. Jordan Oliver (38-0) Easton
2. So. Taylor Brown (27-4) Emmaus
3. Fr. Evan Yenolevich (30-1) Northwestern
4. So. Jared Saylor (11-2) Catasauqua
5. Jr. Matt Rodriguez (24-2) Notre Dame
6. Jr. Desmond Moore (23-3) Dieruff
Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Fr. Steve Demilio (14-3) Bethlehem Catholic;
Fr. Tim Flegler (14-11) Nazareth; So. Tony Fusco (16-6) North Hunterdon;
Fr. D.J. Hartrum (17-12) Wilson; Fr. Shawn Lance (23-6) Warren Hills;
Fr. Charlie McGuinness (17-11) Phillipsburg; Fr. Matt Rust (24-8) Southern Lehigh;
Fr. Bryan Smith (22-9) Palisades; Fr. Josh Yurasits (17-11) Northampton.
Notes: Oliver goes for his second District 11 Class AAA title this weekend at Liberty.
Yenolevich is a favorite in AA. Lance is the man to beat in New Jersey's District 1.
He is looking to become only the seventh Blue Streaks freshman to win a district crown.
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112 POUNDS1. So. Bobby Ward (36-4) Nazareth
2. Jr. Dan Kelly (29-1) Delaware Valley
3. Jr. Tony Comunale (36-2) Pius X
4. Sr. Jon Gregory (24-2) Phillipsburg
5. So. Kegan Handlovic (16-12) Easton
6. So. Gary Atiyeh (27-5) Whitehall
Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Fr. Shane Fenningham (23-10) Northampton;
Sr. Jason Hollenbeck (22-9) Warren Hills; So. Shane Kelly (19-8) Liberty;
Jr. Evan Kolb (17-2) Bethlehem Catholic; So. Victor Konno (27-9) Northwestern;
Jr. Weston Loxley (18-5) Wilson; Jr. Jamie Mandaglio (16-5) North Hunterdon;
So. Mike Rowe (20-9) Bangor; Sr. Eric Sayler (24-5) Freedom;
Fr. Austin Williams (19-7) Pen Argyl.
Notes: Ward should be the No. 1 seed in a loaded District 11-AAA field when the pairings
are released today. Kolb looks to repeat in AA. Dan Kelly goes for his second District 17
title, while Gregory goes for this third straight title in D1. Kelly enters the postseason eight
wins shy of 100 with a career mark of 92-12. He had a nice 8-6 win in Sunday's Group 2
semis over Collingswood's Rich Bushby, whom he had beaten 14-2 for fifth place in last
year's state tournament.
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119 POUNDS
1. Sr. Russ Souders (34-3) Easton
2. Jr. Matt Bogusz (30-3) Parkland
3. Sr. Andrew Flegler (26-8) Nazareth
4. Jr. Pat Strizki (31-1) Hunterdon Central
5. So. Andrew Arnold (31-4) Northern Lehigh
6. Jr. Kris Sigafoos (28-3) Delaware Valley
Others to watch (listed alphabetically): So. Tyler Buddock (14-2) Saucon Valley;
So. Kevin Costenbader (22-8) Palmerton; So. Luke Grassi (19-6) Phillipsburg;
Jr. Guy Handelong (22-7) Bangor; Jr. Keith Morris (20-8) Hackettstown;
Sr. Josh Osorto (2-1) Liberty; Jr. Dan Pacchioli (17-11) Wilson;
Fr. Aaron Ross (21-12) Bethlehem Catholic; Fr. Jimmy Sheptock (23-8) Northampton.
Notes: Souders and Flegler have injuries and welcomed last week off to recover. Souders
is looking for his fourth district title and first in AAA after winning three AA titles at Wilson.
Watch out for Bogusz if they're not up to par. Grassi is a returning D1 champ, while
Strizki-Sigafoos III would be a highlight in Saturday's D17 finals at Hunterdon Central.
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125 POUNDS
1. Sr. Mario Giordano (31-6) Nazareth
2. Sr. Chris Wieller (22-5) Northampton
3. Jr. Ju-Ju Drummond (25-10) Easton
4. Jr. Scott Clymer (28-7) Northwestern
5. Jr. Adam Hluschak (36-2) Northern Lehigh
6. Sr. Jon Stillo (25-3) Phillipsburg
Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Jr. Bobby Bisson (20-9) Saucon Valley;
So. Justin Fox (12-5) North Warren; Sr. Bob Fulton (16-8) Delaware Valley;
Sr. Joe Hyndman (28-6) Belvidere; Sr. Eric Lobell (22-9) Voorhees;
Jr. Julian Moses (13-4) Catasauqua; Jr. Mike Richie (19-13) Parkland;
So. Drew Silfies (21-11) Whitehall; Jr. Sean Smith (22-7) Warren Hills;
Sr. Jordan Sonka (21-2) Salisbury; Jr. Keith Swanson (16-10) Hackettstown.
Notes: Giordano-Wieller III may have the Liberty crowd on its feet in AAA districts
on Saturday should they meet. Clymer looks to repeat in AA after winning at 112 last
season. Stillo is eyeing his first D1 title and would become the fourth in his household
to win district gold. His father Frank (1981) and older brothers Frank (2000) and
Brandon (2002, '04, '05) all previously won district titles for the Stateliners.
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130 POUNDS
1. Sr. Willy Horwath (26-3) Liberty
2. Sr. Ray Ward (30-10) Nazareth
3. Jr. Kyle John (29-4) Bethlehem Catholic
4. Sr. Aaron Schweibinz (28-2) Palmerton
5. So. Nick LaFevre (24-6) Delaware Valley
6. Sr. John Paul Goffredo (30-5) Pius X
Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Jr. Scott Arcury (24-5) Notre Dame;
Sr. Andrew Beaman (23-10) Belvidere; Sr. Mike Buddock (17-8) Saucon Valley;
Sr. Kyle Garis (14-12) Wilson; So. Justin Hunsberger (20-7) Salisbury;
Jr. Garrett Meagher (23-5) North Warren; Fr. Nick Pare (15-13) Phillipsburg;
So. Taylor Ulm (21-6) Hackettstown.
Taking injury time: Sr. Mike Biase (16-13) Easton.
Notes: Ward is a returning champ in AAA, while Horwath is still looking for his first title.
The Liberty wrestler has won two meetings with Ward this season -- 7-5 and 7-6.
Schweibinz won his 100th bout on Thursday by pinning Pocono Mountain East's Chris
Williams in 29 seconds. Meagher is looking to become the first North Warren wrestler
to win two district titles this weekend at Warren Hills. LaFevre will likely go 135 in D17,
but we'll wait and adjust next week.
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135 POUNDS
1. Jr. Mike Greck (33-8) Nazareth
2. Sr. Cody Struening (23-6) Wilson
3. Sr. Brandon Christman (27-9) Parkland
4. Jr. Jake Stout (20-10) Northampton
5. Jr. Josh Knerr (31-3) Belvidere
6. Jr. Ryan Cressman (26-8) Bethlehem Catholic
Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Sr. Mike Guenther (26-5) Delaware Valley;
So. Reuben Herrera (22-4) Saucon Valley; So. Robbie Kern (17-11) Whitehall;
Jr. Zach Marlatt (22-12) Northern Lehigh; Sr. Jake Piasecki (17-9) Voorhees;
Sr. Jeremy Tsihlis (13-4) Freedom; Jr. Pete Wilke (21-5) Notre Dame.
Notes: Struening is a returning AA district champ, while Greck goes for his first AAA
gold. Knerr is the No. 1 seed in D1, while Guenther is the favorite in D17.
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140 POUNDS
1. Sr. Braylin Williams (33-3) Easton
2. Jr. Andrew Ritchie (26-12) Nazareth
3. So. Braden Turner (25-2) Southern Lehigh
4. Jr. Zach Sigley (19-7) Freedom
5. Jr. Cory Vernon (27-0) Hackettstown
6. Sr. Josh Hunsberger (22-3) Salisbury
Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Jr. Adam Fenstermaker (26-11) Northern Lehigh;
Sr. Ryan Hess (18-10) Pen Argyl; Sr. Shane Hutchinson (15-9) Liberty;
Jr. Ben Marich (28-8) Northwestern; Sr. Brandon Salinas (22-10) Whitehall;
Sr. Nick Simon (15-10) Phillipsburg; Sr. Jake Wandler (14-15) Northampton.
Notes: We may see Williams-Ritchie III in AAA finals on Saturday. Vernon seeks a second
straight D1 title and to become the first at his school to repeat since Jack Palmer and Todd
Garriques went back-to-back and belly-to-belly in 1991-92.
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145 POUNDS
1. Jr. Tim Darling (34-2) Nazareth
2. Sr. Dan Konno (33-4) Northwestern
3. Sr. T.J. Laky (21-7) Central Catholic
4. So. Colin Dailey (29-11) Easton
5. So. Mike Wechsler (14-11) Northampton
6. Jr. Mason Repsher (16-10) Liberty
Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Jr. Kevin Alparone (23-6) Hunterdon Central;
Sr. Mike Brogan (20-11) Northern Lehigh; Jr. Chris Hrunka (25-6) Warren Hills;
Jr. Billy Strathern (19-9) Hackettstown.
Notes: Darling is expected to go 145 for the postseason in his quest for a second state
title. He will shoot for a second straight AAA district title this weekend.
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152 POUNDS
1. Sr. Phil Santee (28-4) Nazareth
2. Jr. Marcus Wilson (22-7) Northampton
3. Sr. George Lobb (26-3) Pius X
4. Sr. C.J. Inglin (27-3) Delaware Valley
5. Sr. Chris Norrell (24-3) Phillipsburg
6. So. Tyler Foreman (19-2) Bangor
Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Jr. Steve Depew (21-8) Wilson;
Sr. Kyle Honickel (19-9) Voorhees; Jr. Jules Knighton (21-13) Easton;
Sr. A.J. Papa (23-7) Parkland; Jr. Bobby Relyea (15-13) Whitehall;
Jr. Scott Sechler (31-7) Northern Lehigh; Jr. Jarred Shipp (19-9) Palmerton;
Jr. Jake Stofko (18-6) Catasauqua; Jr. Brandon Williams (25-9) Northwestern.
Notes: Santee is expected to go 152 for the postseason and enters our rankings at No. 1. He wasn't
eligible during the regular season, by our rules, because he had been down as low as 145. Lobb
was a runner-up in AA last season. Inglin won his 100th bout on Thursday in Del Val's 42-19
win over Raritan in the Central Group 2 sectional final. Inglin (102-24) added two more wins
on Sunday to pass Ricky Kurtz (101-33) for third on the school's all-time wins list.
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160 POUNDS
1. Sr. Dave Richmond (29-0) Warren Hills
2. Jr. Thad Frick (33-5) Nazareth
3. Sr. James Sciascia (34-3) Pius X
4. Sr. Frank Heffernan (32-4) Northern Lehigh
5. Sr. Josh Ballan (23-3) Whitehall
6. Jr. Zach Rabenold (24-4) Freedom
Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Sr. Bruce Chatenka (20-6) Catasauqua;
Jr. Derek George (23-7) Palmerton; Sr. Erik Hafke (18-10) Voorhees;
Jr. Seth Kranich (23-6) Notre Dame; So. J.J. Mitchell (19-7) Hackettstown;
Jr. J.R. Nettuno (18-4) Hunterdon Central; Fr. Joe Piro (18-20) Easton;
Jr. Michael Vasquez (22-8) Dieruff.
Notes: Richmond goes for his fourth D1 title this weekend, while Heffernan looks
to repeat as AA champ. Frick will be tough to beat in AAA. Nettuno returned last
week from a broken hand and will be the D17 favorite.
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171 POUNDS
1. Sr. Mike Wolfer (22-7) Northampton
2. Jr. Kyle Crouthamel (20-7) Freedom
3. Jr. David Crowell (28-8) Nazareth
4. Jr. Garrett Sukanick (23-5) Northwestern
5. Sr. Chris Ramos (22-6) Liberty
6. Jr. Zach Ulm (27-1) Hackettstown
Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Sr. Matt Carr (18-9) Delaware Valley;
Sr. Zach Dorland (14-11) North Warren; Sr. Billy Hoffman (21-7) Voorhees;
Jr. Jared Holenda (23-5) Catasauqua; Sr. Nick Hosford (29-6) Northern Lehigh;
Sr. Cory McFadden (6-3) Bethlehem Catholic; Sr. Dave Quinn (24-5) Hunterdon Central.
Notes: Wolfer-Crouthamel-Crowell will square off in AAA districts. Wolfer has
won 2 of 3 against Crouthamel this season and has yet to face Crowell. Crouthamel
beat Crowell 6-3 in December. Ulm is looking for his first D1 title after back-to-back
runner-up finishes.
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189 POUNDS
1. Sr. P.J. DiStefano (27-3) Whitehall
2. Jr. Justin Wieller (28-4) Northampton
3. Sr. Scott Snyder (35-0) Northern Lehigh
4. So. Cory Rutt (31-8) Easton
5. So. Ziad Haddad (28-6) Bethlehem Catholic
6. Sr. Sherman Compton (23-8) Liberty
Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Jr. Travis Hoffman (17-7) Voorhees;
Sr. Maher Kholi (21-10) Parkland; Jr. Mike Limoli (24-6) Delaware Valley;
Fr. Brandon Palik (20-5) Saucon Valley; So. Justin Peterson (29-1) Palmerton;
Jr. Greg Sanguinito (17-4) Notre Dame; So. Tyler Smith (25-8) Belvidere.
Taking injury time: Jr. Kyle Frey (6-2) Warren Hills.
Notes: Wieller may be going 215 for the postseason -- where he won a region title last season.
Snyder is gunning for his second straight AAA title.
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215 POUNDS
1. Sr. Dave Sbriscia (26-3) Warren Hills
2. Sr. Brandon Boyer (25-1) Saucon Valley
3. Jr. Brad Gelegonya (22-4) Delaware Valley
4. Sr. Zach Voyce (23-5) Voorhees
5. Jr. Jim Mutch (22-16) Nazareth
6. Jr. C.J. Triantafyllos (27-7) Belvidere
Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Jr. Dave Deming (22-10) Bethlehem Catholic;
Jr. Matt Gerstner (17-11) North Warren; So. Nick Irwin (23-7) Parkland;
Sr. J.T. Shook (18-9) Wilson.
Notes: Sbriscia, a returning D1 champ, bumped up to 275 on Saturday and lost 8-3 to
Hopatcong state qualifier Zack Rey. Gelegonya, who weighs about 174, enters the
rankings and slides in at No. 3. He was out, by our rules, because he had competed at
171 this season. He defeated Voyce 15-9 in the Hunterdon-Warren semis and
Triantafyllos 8-3 on Jan. 11.
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275 POUNDS
1. Jr. Richie Smith (24-0) Pen Argyl
2. Sr. Justin Oplinger (27-4) Northampton
3. Jr. Mike Mutch (30-7) Nazareth
4. Sr. Jared Glass (25-2) Dieruff
5. Jr. Chris Labatch (11-3) Wilson
6. Jr. Tony Culp (20-14) Northwestern
Others to watch (listed alphabetically): Sr. Mike Frazier (16-9) Allen;
Sr. Mark Grosch (16-18) Northern Lehigh; So. Andrew Jennings (25-4) North Warren;
Sr. Dan Kavanagh (12-10) Notre Dame; Sr. Hunter Murphy (21-9) Hunterdon Central;
Sr. Alex Obleschuk (15-11) Salisbury; Sr. Anthony Smock (18-10) Whitehall.
Notes: Smith is a heavy favorite to repeat in AA, while Oplinger and Mutch could meet
for AAA gold on Saturday. Glass also bears watching in the AAA field.
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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
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