Tuesday, February 27, 2007

2. Fr. Jordan Glykas (27-12) Northampton

3. Fr. Adam Phillippi (28-6) Saucon Valley

4. So. Bryan Smith (31-6) Bethlehem Catholic

5. Fr. Brandon Davis (24-13) Parkland

6. So. Greg Flamisch (15-19) Nazareth

Still going in N.J.: Fr. Corey Kozimor (28-8) Hackettstown

Still going in Pa.: Moore; Smith; Glykas; Phillippi; Davis; Flamisch; So. Derek Beckage (19-7) Pen Argyl; Fr. Eddie Faust (15-10) Northwestern.

Notes: Moore won his first District 11 Class AAA title -- pinning Pocono Mountain West's Brendan Kennelly in finals. The Red Rover also beat Flamisch 8-3 in semifinals. Moore is the top seed for this weekend's Northeast Region Tournament at Freedom. Flamisch upset Glykas 2-1 in quarters and finished sixth. Glykas rebounded for the bronze medal so he stays ahead of the Blue Eagle whom he beat earlier this season. Davis was fourth. In AA, Phillippi upset Smith 8-6 for district title. Beckage pinned Faust for third. Kozimor is only one standing in New Jersey after winning the Region 1 title. He's the first Tiger freshman to ever win a region crown.

1. Sr. Dan Kelly (37-0) Delaware Valley

2. Jr. Kegan Handlovic (37-3) Easton

3. Jr. Taylor Brown (25-4) Emmaus

4. So. Evan Yenolevich (37-5) Northwestern

5. Sr. Matt Rodriguez (31-2) Notre Dame

6. So. D.J. Hartrum (23-8) Wilson

Still going in N.J.: Kelly.

Still going in Pa.: Handlovic; Brown; Yenolevich; Rodriguez; Hartrum; Fr. Tyrone Deschler (21-15) Saucon Valley; Fr. Eric Hurd (16-13) Nazareth; Fr. Anthony Marino (27-7) Liberty; So. Josh Yurasits (19-18) Northampton.

Notes: No change in order here. Kelly won his third Region 5 title as expected and earned his fourth trip to states. He was the 112-pound runner-up in Atlantic City last year. Incorrect info ran in Sunday's edition. Handlovic won the D11 AAA title and Brown finished third. Marino was fourth, Hurd fifth and Yursasits sixth. In AA, Yenolevich repeated as district champ by decking Rodriguez in finals. Hartrum was third.

1. Jr. Jordan Oliver (39-1) Easton

2. Sr. Pat Strizki (40-1) Hunterdon Central

3. Sr. Tony Comunale (38-5) Pius X

4. Sr. Gary Atiyeh (26-5) Whitehall

5. Sr. Weston Loxley (13-5) Wilson

6. So. Austin Williams (29-4) Pen Argyl

Still going in N.J.: Strizki.

Still going in Pa.: Oliver; Comunale; Atiyeh; Loxley, Williams; Jr. T.J. Bonilla (23-10) Liberty; Jr. Dave Dotter (21-22) Nazareth; Sr. Evan Kolb (30-10) Bethlehem Catholic; Fr. Austin Sommer (7-3) Northampton.

Notes: Oliver won his third straight D11 AAA title with a 4-2 win over Blue Mountain star Josh Kindig. The Rover had two pins and a technical fall in his other three victories. Atiyeh was third, Bonilla fourth, Sommer fifth and Dotter sixth. Atiyeh also pinned Sommer in the consolation semis for his 100th win. In AA, Comunale majored Loxley 9-1 for his second district title. Loxley dropped to 119 for the postseason and enters at No. 5. He beat Williams 8-6 in OT and Kolb 5-3 in reaching the finals. Williams beat Kolb 8-6 for third.

1. Jr. Andrew Arnold (33-2) Northern Lehigh

2. Sr. Matt Bogusz (31-3) Parkland

3. So. Shane Fenningham (27-8) Northampton

4. Sr. Kris Sigafoos (28-2) Delaware Valley

5. Jr. Luke Grassi (28-8) Phillipsburg

6. Fr. Mark Hartenstine (27-15) Easton

Still going in N.J.: Sigafoos; Grassi.

Still going in Pa.: Arnold; Fenningham; Bogusz; Hartenstine; Jr. Zak Andrews (21-8) Emmaus; Jr. Colin Fischl (24-15) Nazareth; Jr. Victor Konno (25-13) Northwestern; Fr. Phil Racciato (26-12) Pen Argyl.

Notes: Arnold won his second straight D11 AA title, while Bogusz topped Fenningham for AAA crown. Hartenstine was fourth in AAA, Fischl fifth and Andrews sixth. Racciato was third in AA. Sigafoos won his third Region 5 title, while Grassi finished third in Region 1. Both Jersey wrestlers have a good chance of doing well in AC.

1. Jr. Bobby Ward (33-6) Nazareth

1. Sr. Ju-Ju Drummond (32-9) Easton

3. Sr. Adam Hluschak (32-3) Northern Lehigh

4. Sr. Mike Richie (24-9) Parkland

5. Sr. Julian Moses (24-3) Catasauqua

6. Sr. Keith Swanson (28-10) Hackettstown

Still going in N.J.: Fr. Mike Hafke (20-8) Voorhees.

Still going in Pa.: Drummond; Ward; Hluschak; Richie; Moses; Jr. Adam Bandel (30-13) Northwestern; Jr. Alex Perez (19-15) Liberty; So. Austin Warman (17-11) Wilson.

Notes: Ward evened his series with Drummond at 2-2 with a 2-1 victory in D11 AAA final. Hluschak claimed his fourth AA medal and his second straight title by tech-falling Bandel. Hafke was second in Region 5 and earned his first trip to AC. Swanson is No. 6 by virtue of an earlier win over Hafke Richie was fourth in AAA. Moses third and Warman fourth in AA.

1. Sr. Mike Greck (38-4) Nazareth

2. Jr. Scott Clymer (40-3) Northwestern

3. Sr. Bobby Bisson (29-7) Saucon Valley

4. Sr. Jake Stout (23-12) Northampton

5. Jr. Tevin Gibson (24-15) Easton

6. Jr. Taylor Ulm (32-5) Hackettstown

Still going in N.J.: Jr. Rich Gebert (25-13) Delaware Valley; Sr. Sean Smith (29-7) Warren Hills.

Still going in Pa.: Greck; Clymer; Bisson; Stout; Gibson; Jr. Zach Heller (15-7) Northern Lehigh; Jr. Pete Himmelwright (12-15) Whitehall; Jr. Shane Kelly (22-11) Liberty; Jr. Ben Rento (28-12) Parkland.

Notes: Greck beat Stout 5-3 for D11 AAA title and Clymer beat Bisson 4-0 for AA crown. Gibson was third and Kelly fourth in AAA. Ulm, who was the No. 2 seed, finished fourth in Region 1. Smith was second in R1 and Gebert third in R5.

. Sr. Andrew Ritchie (39-4) Nazareth

2. So. Jimmy Sheptock (27-7) Northampton

3. Sr. Ryan Cressman (26-5) Bethlehem Catholic

4. Jr. Jake Finocchio (22-11) Freedom

5. Jr. Drew Silfies (21-8) Whitehall

6. Jr. Nick LaFevre (28-6) Delaware Valley

Still going in N.J.: So. Nick Pare (27-10) Phillipsburg.

Still going in Pa.: Ritchie; Sheptock; Cressman; Finocchio; Silfies; Sr. Shawn Brogan (23-8) Northern Lehigh; So. Eric Burgey (21-19) Easton; Sr. Reuben Herrera (28-9) Saucon Valley.

Notes: Ritchie beat Sheptock 3-0 in D11 AAA finals. Ritchie also won 1-0 when they met earlier this season. Cressman won the AA title by beating Brogan 7-3. Herrera was fourth in AA, as was Finocchio in AAA.

1. Sr. Zach Sigley (28-5) Freedom

2. Sr. Adam Counterman (34-7) Nazareth

3. Jr. Braden Turner (29-2) Southern Lehigh

4. Jr. Colin Dailey (36-7) Easton

5. Sr. Cory Vernon (36-2) Hackettstown

6. Sr. Kyle John (33-3) Bethlehem Catholic

Still going in N.J.: Vernon

Still going in Pa.: Sigley; Counterman; Turner; Dailey; John; So. Phil Marano (24-14) Northampton; Sr. Ben Marich (37-8) Northwestern; Sr. Zach Marlatt (27-8) Northern Lehigh.

Notes: Sigley won the D11 AAA title at a loaded weight class. He beat Counterman 5-3 in the finals and Turner 4-3 in semifinals. Turner beat Dailey 4-1 for third. John beat Marich 3-1 for AA title.

1. Sr. Tim Darling (39-4) Nazareth

2. Jr. Mike Wechsler (22-12) Northampton

3. Sr. Adam Fenstermaker 29-6) Northern Lehigh

4. Jr. Owen Vernon (30-8) Hackettstown

5. Sr. Tyler Groholtoski (25-5) Palmerton

6. Jr. Zach Kisslinger (19-15) Liberty

Still going in N.J.: Sr. Kevin Alparone (25-14) Hunterdon Central.

Still going in Pa.: Darling; Wechsler; Fenstermaker; Grohotolski; Kisslinger; So. Ian Heist (22-14) Parkland; Jr. Jeremy Snyder (20-21) Easton; Sr. Adam Thomas (15-7) Wilson.

Notes: Darling won his third straight D11 AAA title -- becoming the third wrestler to reach the 160-win mark in the process. He's 162-14 overall behind leader Tony Comunale of Pius X (167-19). Wechsler was the AAA runner-up. Fenstermaker won the AA title and Grohotolski was third. Kisslinger was fourth in AAA and Thomas fourth in AA. Vernon was fourth in Region 1 and Alparone third in Region 5.

1. Sr. Thad Frick (41-1) Nazareth

2. Jr. Tyler Foreman (25-4) Bangor

3. Sr. Steve Depew (23-3) Wilson

4. Sr. Chris Hrunka (36-2) Warren Hills

5. Sr. Scott Sechler (28-8) Northern Lehigh

6. Sr. J.R. Nettuno (35-7) Hunterdon Central

Still going in N.J.: Hrunka; Nettuno; Sr. Brian Erdek (25-7) Voorhees.

Still going in Pa.: Frick; Foreman; Depew; Sechler; Sr. Jules Knighton (14-11) Easton; Sr. Bobby Relyea (22-9) Whitehall; Sr. Brandon Williams (25-9) Northwestern.

Notes: Frick pinned his way to the D11 AAA title, while Depew claimed the AA gold. Depew beat Sechler 3-2 in overtime in the semifinals. Foreman was the AAA runner-up. Hrunka won his first Region 1 title. Erdek was second and Nettuno third in Region 5.

1. Sr. Marcus Wilson (31-4) Northampton

2. Sr. Ben Clymer (39-6) Northwestern

3. So. Joe Piro (25-15) Easton

4. Sr. Zach Ulm (33-4) Hackettstown

5. Jr. Eric Sergent (23-15) Nazareth

6. Sr. Kyle Crouthamel (25-8) Freedom

Still going in N.J.: Ulm; Sr. Brad Gelegonya (27-9) Delaware Valley.

Still going in Pa.: Wilson; Clymer; Piro; Sergent; Crouthamel; Sr. Derek George (14-6) Palmerton; Jr. Jake Stofko (30-6) Catasauqua; Sr. Jon Wright (21-15) Parkland.

Notes: Wilson beat Piro 9-2 for the D11 AAA title and picked up his 100th win earlier in the tournament. Sergent was a surprising third, beating Crouthamel 4-2 for third place. Clymer won the AA title. Ulm was second in Region 1.

1. Sr. David Crowell (34-8) Nazareth

2. Sr. Zach Rabenold (28-4) Freedom

3. Jr. Tyler Smith (40-1) Belvidere

4. Sr. Sherman Compton (24-6) Liberty

5. Sr. Garrett Sukanick (30-6) Northwestern

6. So. Aaron Chamberlain (27-9) Northampton

Still going in N.J.: Smith.

Still going in Pa.: Crowell; Rabenold; Compton; Sukanick; Chamberlain; Sr. Justin Buss (19-13) Whitehall; So. Daryl Klotz (10-4) Notre Dame; So. Brandon Palik (28-3) Saucon Valley.

Notes: Crowell beat Rabenold 5-3 for D11 AAA title and Compton was third. Sukanick was AA runner-up. Smith pinned his way through Region 1 and set a single-season wins record at Belvidere. Look out for this kid in AC!

1. Sr. Justin Wieller (29-6) Northampton

2. Jr. Ziad Haddad (34-2) Bethlehem Catholic

3. Jr. Cory Rutt (26-6) Easton

4. Jr. Justin Petersen (22-3) Palmerton

5. Jr. Casey Hedash (29-6) Northern Lehigh

6. Sr. Chris Labatch (22-4) Wilson

Still going in N.J.: None.

Still going in Pa.: Wieller; Haddad; Rutt; Petersen; Hedash; Labatch; So. Tim Murphy (15-14) Nazareth; Jr. Kyle Walbert (12-16) Emmaus.

Notes: Wieller went 215 for the postseason and finished second in D11 AAA. He beat Haddad, the AA champ, earlier this season so he's No. 1 here. Rutt, who also bumped up from 189, was fourth in AAA.

1. Sr. Richie Smith (9-0) Pen Argyl

2. Sr. C.J. Triantafyllos (34-4) Belvidere

3. Sr. Tony Culp (35-9) Northwestern

4. Sr. Jim Mutch (32-10) Nazareth

5. Jr. Nick Irwin (10-3) Parkland

6. Sr. Alex Collis (13-4) Northampton

Still going in N.J.: Triantafyllos.

Still going in Pa.: Smith, Culp, Mutch; Irwin; Collis, Sr. Dave Deming (15-6) Bethlehem Catholic; So. Chris Wilson (25-16) Easton

Notes: Smith repeated as D11 AA champ, while Triantafyllos finished second in Region 1. The County Seater lost 15-3 in finals to Lehigh recruit and Jersey state champ Zack Rey of Hopatcong. Mutch is the AAA champ and Collis and Culp third in AAA and AA, respectively.

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