Wrestling Rankings

Individual wrestling rankings 103 Name Record School Class
1 Anthony Cabrera 26-5 Liberty Jr.
2 Cody Barbiche 31-4 Delaware Valley Jr.
3 Anthony Bilotta 27-5 Pius X Sr.
4 Evan Disora 27-6 Easton Fr.
5 Matty Williams 31-3 Pen Argyl Fr.

Honorable mention: Fr. Ian Evans (25-12) Parkland, So. DeMarquis Holley (22-3) Dieruff, So. Bryan Israel (29-8) Saucon Valley, Fr. Tyler Kozimor (24-10) Hackettstown. n Taking injury time: Fr. Darian Cruz (23-3) Bethlehem Catholic, Fr. Zach Fisher (10-2) Phillipsburg.

Notes: Status quo. All Top 5 wrestlers from Pennsylvania were off. Barbiche won NJSIAA District 17 title. Kozimor took first place at District 1.

112 Name Record School Class
1 Jamie Welsh 31-6 Pen Argyl Jr.
2 Randy Cruz 28-5 Beth. Catholic So.
3 Devon Lotito 16-4 Liberty So.
4 Mike Pongracz 32-3 Delaware Valley Fr.
5 Mike Fake 28-6 Parkland Jr.

Honorable mention: Jr. Mike Fleck (17-15) Easton, So. Tyler Galasso (17-10) Freedom, Fr. Ty Herzog (22-7) Northern Lehigh, Sr. Dylan Long (22-2) Northwestern. Sr. Greg Rinker (24-7) Northampton, Jr. Ryan Nicotra (24-8) Hackettstown.

Notes:Status quo. All Top 5 wrestlers from Pennsylvania were off. Pongracz won District 17 gold medal. Nicotra took title at District 1.

119 Name Record School Class
1 Alex Shaffer 27-0 Hunterdon Central So.
2 Brandon Davis 32-5 Parkland Sr.
3 Franco Ferraina 23-5 Nazareth Jr.
4 Dylan Thorsen 20-1 Belvidere So.
5 Adam Phillippi 31-6 Saucon Valley Sr.

Honorable mention: So. James Elphick (17-4) Pen Argyl, Jr. Josh Fritz (19-9) Emmaus, So. Zane Heller (24-4) Northern Lehigh, Jr. Brett Marino (14-13) Liberty, Jr. Jaydon Rice (19-9) Bethlehem Catholic, Fr. Robbie Rizzolino (24-11) Easton, So. Cole Sheptock (13-11) Northampton.

Notes:Status quo. No. 1 Shaffer defeated Mike Busch of Voorhees by fall in 3:04 to win District 17 crown. Davis and Ferraina both were off. Thorsen suffered first defeat, 6-4 in overtime, to West Morris Mendham's Ben Conover in District 1 final. Phillippi was 1-0.

125 Name Record School Class
1 Zach Horan 28-1 Nazareth Jr.
2 Bobby Stevely 32-2 Delaware Valley Sr.
3 Anthony Marino 23-6 Liberty Sr.
4 Corey Kozimor 25-2 Hackettstown Sr.
5 Spencer Parcel 24-6 Hunterdon Central Sr.

Honorable mention: So. Rich Cruz (19-10) Bethlehem Catholic, Sr. Tyrone Deschler (24-10) Saucon Valley, Sr. Eddie Faust (17-9) Northwestern, Sr. Jordan Glykas (16-9) Northampton, Sr. Justin Mazza (28-2) Pius X, So. Vinny Pellechia (21-6) Catasauqua, Sr. Mike Ramos (14-6) Allen, Jr. Rylan Watson (23-8) Phillipsburg.

Notes: Status quo. No. 1 Horan and Marino both enjoyed another week off. Stevely suffered 7-5 loss to Parcel in District 17 final but they will remain in current positions, for now. Kozimor became four-time District 1 champion.

130 Name Record School Class
1 Brian Bistis 32-0 Hunterdon Central Sr.
2 Mitch Minotti 31-3 Easton So.
3 Mikey Racciato 35-3 Pen Argyl Fr.
4 Greg Noll 22-8 Nazareth Jr.
5 Matt Schuebel 24-4 Warren Hills Jr.

Honorable mention: Sr. A.J. Chernaskey (29-8) Saucon Valley, Sr. Doug Cowley (19-12) Belvidere, So. Victor Embardino (23-9) Notre Dame, So. Ronnie Honickel (19-6) Voorhees, Fr. Ryan Todora (20-7) Bethlehem Catholic, Sr. Adam Simon (20-11) Phillipsburg.

Notes: New No. 1 ... close call among top three. Unbeaten Bistis, who won District 17 crown, drops to 130 and assumes No. 1 spot. Pennsylvania wrestlers in Top 5 all were off last week and drop one position. Schuebel defeated Cowley 8-4 for District 1 title.

135 Name Record School Class
1 Joey Rizzolino 25-10 Easton Jr.
2 John Lynch 30-3 Saucon Valley Jr.
3 Vinnie Peoni 26-5 Voorhees Sr.
4 David Volyn 23-6 Hunterdon Central Jr.
5 Justin Heller 28-11 Parkland Jr.

Honorable mention: Jr. Luciano Burriesci (24-13) Pen Argyl, Sr. Matt Klacik (15-10) Freedom, Sr. John Horak (22-11) Phillipsburg, Jr. Nikko Stevens (23-5) Northern Lehigh, Jr. Ian Stout (16-8) Nazareth, So. Derek Zehnbauer (18-12) Delaware Valley.

Notes: New No. 1. Rizzolino, who was off last week, returns to top spot with Bistis dropping to 130. Lynch went 1-0. Peoni captured District 17 title with 10-5 overtime win over Volyn in final. Heller was off.

140 Name Record School Class
1 Mark Hartenstine 34-0 Easton Sr.
2 Tyler Torcivia 26-5 Nazareth Sr.
3 Erik Mitchell 26-7 Hackettstown Sr.
4 Rex Lutz 29-8 Pen Argyl Jr.
5 Anthony Gaito 25-4 Warren Hills Sr.

Honorable mention: Jr. Dan Brockerhoff (22-11) Phillipsburg, So. Dylan Hofmann (22-5) Northern Lehigh, Sr. Michael Kistler (25-8) Parkland, Sr. Matt Knowles (23-12) Delaware Valley, So. Ryan Larkin (8-7) Hunterdon Central, So. Mark Misczenski (7-3) Easton.

Notes: Major changes. Pennsylvania wrestlers in Top 5 all were off. Mitchell defeated Gaito 5-1 and jumps from honorable mention to No. 3 while Gaito drops from second to fifth. Larkin upset way to District 17 title.

145 Name Record School Class
1 Mike Ottinger 31-5 Parkland Jr.
2 Ryan Krecker 27-3 Nazareth Jr.
3 Oliver Brukardt 33-2 Phillipsburg Sr.
4 Phil Racciato 32-3 Pen Argyl Sr.
5 Kyle Mesce 31-4 Delaware Valley Sr.

Honorable mention: Jr. Chris Carey (22-8) Hunterdon Central, Jr. Bobby Clymer (21-4) Northwestern, Sr. Dan Costenbader (19-5) Palmerton, So. Nathan Dow (22-7) Belvidere, Sr. Jake Giovannini (26-6) Pius X, Sr. Garret Henning (17-9) Liberty, Jr. Anthony Minotti (21-11) Easton, So. Elliot Riddick (23-7) Bethlehem Catholic, So. Beau Vranken (25-7) North Hunterdon, Sr. Aaron Williams (22-11) Whitehall, Jr. Zack Wilson (18-13) Northampton. Taking injury time: Sr. Storm Deemer (9-4) Warren Hills.

Notes: Movement in middle of loaded weight class. Top 5 Pennsylvania wrestlers were off last week. Brukardt dropped to 145 and slots in at third after capturing District 1 title. Mesce won District 17 crown and retains fifth spot.

152 Name Record School Class
1 Kevin Brown 30-0 North Warren Sr.
2 Austin Sommer 29-4 Northampton Sr.
3 Chris Cancelliere 29-2 North Hunterdon Jr.
4 Craemer Hedash 23-5 No. Lehigh Sr.
4 Kyle Dehaut 26-6 Bethlehem Catholic Jr.

Honorable mention: Sr. Ahmed Burton (13-5) Allen, Sr. Greg Chrin (27-5) Notre Dame, Sr. Mike Englert (20-5) Palmerton, Sr. Ryan Gellner (25-8) Delaware Valley, Jr. Matt Gotzon (16-5) Southern Lehigh, Sr. Seth Guth (25-7) Whitehall, Sr. Xavier Isley (18-6) Dieruff, Sr. Andy Moore (17-14) Parkland, Sr. Todd Johnson (20-10) Hunterdon Central.

Notes: Changes down below. No. 1 Brown decisioned West Morris Mendham's Ryan Harrington 3-1 in overtime to win District 1 title. Cancelliere finished first at District 17. Top 5 Pennsylvania wrestlers all were off last week. Dehaut moves into Top 5 at fifth position.

160 Name Record School Class
1 Jerry Somma 31-0 Hunterdon Central Sr.
2 Wade Rivera 35-3 Parkland Sr.
3 Matt Artigliere 23-3 Warren Hills Sr.
4 Mike Brown 21-8 Liberty Sr.
5 Josh Rodriguez 15-4 Whitehall Sr.

Honorable mention: Jr. Zack Bambary (19-14) Easton, So. Jonathan Blank (26-5) Notre Dame, Jr. Luke Gotzon (15-3) Southern Lehigh, Jr. John Lambert (23-8) Northampton, Jr. Mason McIntyre (6-3) Freedom.

Notes: Movement in middle. Somma stays No. 1 after claiming crown at District 17 tournament. Rivera and Brown were off. Artigliere easily took District 1 title. Rodriguez remains in fifth position despite 4-3 setback to Lambert based on earlier 6-0 win.

171 Name Record School Class
1 Colin Hedash 26-1 Northern Lehigh Jr.
2 Tate Klidonas 27-3 Emmaus Sr.
3 Mike Hafke 30-2 Voorhees Sr.
4 Luke DeLuisea 29-2 Pius X Sr.
5 Nick Edmonson 29-5 Saucon Valley Sr.

Honorable mention: Jr. Ben Bradley (22-6) Nazareth, So. Dylan Evans (30-7) Pen Argyl, So. Luke Garner (21-6) Catasauqua, Sr. Cody Lewis (13-4) Hunterdon Central, Sr. Tyler Marx (15-7) Northampton, Sr. Chris Pintado (22-5) Liberty.

Notes:New No. 5. All Pennsylvania wrestlers ranked were off last week. Hafke rolled to District 17 championship. Edmonson moved into fifth spot.

189 Name Record School Class
1 Ian Gimbar 33-5 Saucon Valley Jr.
2 Andrew Scudder 25-9 Hackettstown Sr.
3 Tarik Haddad 29-9 Parkland Jr.
4 Jake Maffucci 25-8 Hunterdon Central Jr.
5 Troy Newhard 22-6 Emmaus So.

Honorable mention: Jr. Tyler Horn (22-11) Pen Argyl, So. Brandon Hull (22-12) Phillipsburg, Jr. Martin LaLuz (18-10) Bethlehem Catholic, Sr. Kevin Rehm (24-7) Whitehall.

Notes:New No. 5. Gimbar remains in top spot after week off. Scudder finished second at District 1. Haddad had week off. Maffucci took second at District 17. Newhard was off but moves Into fifth position.

215 Name Record School Class
1 Taray Carey 25-0 Whitehall Sr.
2 Kyle O'Donnell 26-1 Warren Hills Sr.
4 Francis Roscioli 21-3 Wilson Sr.
4 Nick Sharga 18-8 Northampton So.
5 Aaron Bradley 20-7 Nazareth Fr.

Honorable mention: Sr. Dan Brereton (25-5) Voorhees, Jr. Jalal Paige (22-13) Easton, Sr. Sam Tintle (20-12) Phillipsburg, Sr. Khalid Zubaydi (21-8) Hackettstown.

Notes:Status quo. No. 1 Carey was 1-0 last week. O'Donnell decisioned Zubaydi 8-3 to capture District 1 crown. Roscioli and Bradley did not compete. Sharga went 0-1.

285 Name Record School Class
1 Jack Delia 31-0 North Hunterdon Jr.
2 Brad Bormann 26-3 Hunterdon Central Sr.
3 Steve Giraldo 29-4 Hackettstown Jr.
4 D.J. King 21-6 Nazareth Sr.
5 Jon Slack 25-4 Warren Hills Sr.

Honorable mention: Sr. Tony Bourizk (22-3) Whitehall, Sr. Ryan Fazzi (21-13) Phillipsburg, Sr. Curtis Garner (19-1) Catasauqua, Sr. Greg Ritter (26-3) Belvidere, Sr. Justin Williams (15-10) Liberty.

Notes: Movement in middle. Delia defeated Bormann for third time this season, 5-2, in District 17 final. Giraldo won District 1 with 8-4 decision over Slack. Giraldo jumps from honorable mention to third position. King was off last week.

Source: Express Times