THE MORNING CALL'S WRESTLING RANKINGS

103 POUNDS

1. Jr. Anthony Cabrera (Liberty) 33-5.

2. Fr. Evan DiSora ( Easton) 33-8.

3. Soph. DeMarquis Holley (Dieruff) 29-6.

4. Fr. Matt Williams ( Pen Argyl) 39-6.

5. Jr. Anthony Bilotta (Pius X) 32-7.

Honorable mention: Fr. Sean Bianco ( Pleasant Valley) 20-13, 3. fr. Dylan Steffenino (Upper Perk) 31-7, fr. Ian Evans (Parkland) 29-16, fr. Paul Hetrick (Northampton) 20-18, soph. Jacob Hoats (Lehighton) 20-16, fr. Bryan Israel (Saucon Valley) 33-13, jr. Nicholas O'Donnell (Panther Valley) 35-9.

Noteworthy: Cabrera won his first Northeast 3A title with a 3-0 decision over DiSora. Holley just missed states in 3A; Williams returns to top 5 after placing 4th in Southeast 2A, edging Bilotta for a spot in the consolation final. Billotta rebounded to place 5th.

112 POUNDS

1. Soph. Randy Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) 34-5.

2. Soph. Devon Lotito (Liberty) 24-6.

3. Jr. Jamie Welsh (Pen Argyl) 37-9.

4. Sr. Mike Fake (Parkland) 33-9.

5. Sr. Dylan Long (Northwestern) 29-5.

Honorable mention: Fr. Ty Herzog (Northern Lehigh) 28-12, soph. Ernest Klingel (Pleasant Valley) 28-13, fr. Wolfgang McStravick (Upper Perk) 33-10, sr. Greg Rinker (Northampton) 29-11, fr. Michael Rodgers (Central Catholic) 23-10, sr. Matt Valentin (Stroudsburg) 27-12.

Noteworthy: Cruz won the Southeast 2A title with three majors, including a 14-2 decision in the final. Lotito edged Fake on his way to the Northeast 3A final, in which he lost 4-3 Blue Mountain's Corey Keener. Welsh and Long qualified for 2A states.

119 POUNDS

1. Sr. Anthony Marino (Liberty) 29-7.

2. Jr. Franco Ferraina ( Nazareth) 26-7.

3. Sr. Adam Phillippi (Saucon Valley) 38-9.

4. Sr. Brandon Davis (Parkland) 38-9.

5. Soph. Zane Heller (Northern Lehigh) 28-4.

Honorable mention: Sr. Lee Coleman ( Bangor) 23-11, soph. Mike Dahlstrom (Pleasant Valley) 25-9, jr. Josh Fritz ( Emmaus) 26-15, jr. Jaydon Rice (Bethlehem Catholic) 26-12, fr. Tyler Seislove 19-11.

Noteworthy: Marino had a strong run to the Northeast 3A title, majoring Ferraina in the final. Phillippi won a pair of consolation-round decisions to place third in Southeast 2A. Davis and Heller just missed qualifying for states.

125 POUNDS

1. Jr. Zach Horan (Nazareth) 36-1.

2. Jr. Scott Wolfinger (Quakertown) 28-7.

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

4. Sr. Justin Mazza (Pius X) 34-5.

5. Sr. Mike Pokrinchak (Pleasant Valley) 30-10.

Honorable mention: Soph. Richie Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) 27-14, sr. Tyrone Deschler (Saucon Valley) 28-12, sr. Constantine Filipos (Central Catholic) 28-7, jr. Eric Howey (Stroudsburg) 31-9, fr. Mike Marano (Parkland) 21-16, soph. Vinny Pellechia ( Catasauqua) 23-9, jr. Mike Ramos (Allen) 19-9, jr. Dan Rodenberger (Upper Perk) 22-10.

Noteworthy: Horan cruised to his third Northeast 3A title on the way to a bigger medal. Wolfinger once again ran into Council Rock's Matt Rappo (in the Southeast 3A final), and Glykas ran into Horan. Wolfinger and Glkyas meet in the PIAA first round. Mazza headed to 2A states, and Pokrinchak is an alternate for 3A.

130 POUNDS

1. Soph. Mitchell Minotti (Easton) 38-3.

2. Sr. Jordan Toledo (Pleasant Valley) 37-4.

3. Fr. Mike Racciato (Pen Argyl) 41-4.

4. Jr. Greg Noll (Nazareth) 29-11.

5. Jr. Kolby Mashack (Tamaqua) 35-5.

Honorable mention: Sr. A.J. Chernaskey (Saucon Valley) 32-11, jr. George Bastian (East Stroudsburg South) 33-7, jr. Trey Daubert (Northampton) 15-17, soph. Victor Embardino (Notre Dame-Green Pond) 26-13, fr. Ryan Todora (Bethlehem Catholic) 24-10.

Noteworthy: Minotti continued his postseason tear with a Northeast 3A title, while Toledo qualified for his fourth state tournament. Racciato headed as the runner-up in Southeast 2A, where Mashack placed third. Noll, who had so many tough wins this season, fell to Blue Mountain's Tyler Rauenzahn in the Northeast 3A consolation final.

135 POUNDS

1. Jr. Joey Rizzolino (Easton) 31-11.

2. Jr. Nikko Stevens (Northern Lehigh) 30-7.

3. Sr. Jacob Chamberlain (Stroudsburg) 31-7.

4. Jr. John Lynch (Saucon Valley) 36-5.

5. Jr. Luciano Burriesci (Pen Argyl) 32-16.

Honorable mention: Soph. Anthony Farole (Lehighton) 26-16, jr. Justin Heller (Parkland) 34-14, sr. Matt Klacik (Freedom) 21-14, jr. Arian Kohler (East Stroudsburg South) 21-12, jr. Josh LaBar (Pius X) 25-14.

Noteworthy: Rizzolino finished second in Northeast 3A, falling to Crestwood's Hunter McGraw in the final. Stevens beat Lynch and Burriesci to take third in Southeast 2A. Chamberlain won the Northeast 3A consolation final in OT. Burriesci took the fifth spot in the Southeast.

140 POUNDS

1. Sr. Mark Hartenstine (Easton) 40-2.

2. Sr. Tyler Torcivia (Nazareth) 34-7.

3. Jr. Rex Lutz (Pen Argyl) 33-11.

4. Sr. Mike Kistler (Parkland) 30-12.

5. Sr. Garret Henning (Liberty) 24-13.

Honorable mention: Sr. Dan Costenbader (Palmerton) 24-9, sr. Jacob Giovannini (Pius X) 29-8, soph. Dylan Hofmann (Northern Lehigh) 27-8, jr. Rich Jasinski (Pennridge) 22-9, sr. Mike McLaughlin (Wilson) 16-7, soph. Alex Yanovich (Pleasant Valley) 27-13.

Noteworthy: Hartenstine, second in Northeast 3A, hopes to get one more crack at Blue Mountain's Josh Kindig. Torcivia, meanwhile, is waiting for a last chance at Hartenstine. That could come in the state semis.

145 POUNDS

1. Jr. Mike Ottinger (Parkland) 36-6.

2. Jr. Ryan Krecker (Nazareth) 33-4.

3. Sr. Phil Racciato (Pen Argyl) 38-3.

4. Jr. Donald-Paul Miller (Pocono Mt. East) 33-4.

5. Sr. Tyler Lauchaire (Stroudsburg) 30-9.

Honorable mention: Jr. Bobby Clymer (Northwestern) 26-6, jr. Briar Malischewski (Quakertown) 30-12, jr. Anthony Minotti (Easton) 26-15, jr. Dylan Moore (Pennridge) 24-12, soph. Elliot Riddick (Bethlehem Catholic) 27-11, sr. Dillon Smith ( Jim Thorpe) 34-10, sr. Aaron Williams ( Whitehall) 24-16.

Noteworthy: Busy weight class. Shoulder injury prevented Ottinger from wrestling Northeast 3A final against Krecker. Racciato took gold in Southeast 2A. Miller has lost three times to Lauchaire but won bout that counted most: the consy final to secure a trip to states. Depending on Ottinger's status, Lauchaire (fourth in Northeast 3A) could go to Hershey as well.

152 POUNDS

1. Sr. Austin Sommer (Northampton) 36-4.

2. Jr. Kyle Dehaut (Bethlehem Catholic) 34-6.

3. Sr. Craemer Hedash (Northern Lehigh) 29-7.

4. Sr. Ahmed Burton (Allen) 17-8.

5. Sr. Eric Koch (Quakertown) 25-9.

Honorable mention: Sr. Greg Chrin (Notre Dame-Green Pond) 30-8, soph. Ethan Dilcherd (Nazareth) 14-17, soph. Dalton Fleming (Upper Perk) 20-16, sr. Mike Englert (Palmerton) 24-7, sr. Seth Guth (Whitehall) 31-11, sr. David Luckykanish (Lehighton) 35-8, sr. Andy Moore (Parkland) 23-17.

Noteworthy: Sommer made easy work of the Northeast 3A bracket, getting a pin and a major on his way to the title. Dehaut hit a five-point move in OT for a dramatic win over Hedash in the Southeast 2A final. After winning his first regional bout, Burton was injured and couldn't continue.

160 POUNDS

1. Sr. Wade Rivera (Parkland) 41-4.

2. Soph. Jon Blank (Notre Dame-Green Pond) 34-6.

3. Sr. Mike Brown (Liberty) 26-11.

4. Jr. Zack Bambary (Easton) 26-17.

5. Sr. Brian McLaughlin (East Stroudsburg South) 30-9.

Honorable mention: Soph. Michael Balliet (Lehighton) 20-12, sr. Edwin Gonzalez (Quakertown) 23-8, jr. Mason McIntyre (Freedom) 11-6, sr. Josh Rodriguez (Whitehall) 17-9, jr. Kyle Sorensen (Northwestern) 15-6, soph. Michael Weaver (Panther Valley) 25-10.

Notreworthy: Rivera lost a close one to Hazleton's Pat LaBuz, falling 3-2 in the Northeast 3A final. Blank bounced back from a semifinal loss in Southeast 2A with two consolation-round pins to take third. Brown came close to states, beating McLaughlin before dropping a 2-0 decision in the Northeast 3A consy final.

171 POUNDS

1. Sr. Luke DeLuise (Pius X) 35-3.

2. Sr. Matt Transue (Stroudsburg) 30-7.

3. Jr. Colin Hedash (Northern Lehigh) 32-3.

4. Sr. Tate Klidonas (Emmaus) 34-6.

5. Jr. Ed Helm V (Pocono Mt. East) 30-6.

Honorable mention: Jr. Ben Bradley (Nazareth) 27-10, sr. Nick Edmonson (Saucon Valley) 35-8, sr. Tyler Marx (Northampton) 18-10, sr. John Mertz (Lehighton) 15-10, sr. Tyler Wolfe (Quakertown) 32-12.

Noteworthy: DeLuise, the OW of the District 11 2A tournament, took second in Southeast 2A. The final state bid in Northeast 3A came down to a Transue-Klidonas rematch: Transue won 6-2 to advance. Hedash edged Edmonson on his way to third in Southeast 2A.

189 POUNDS

1. Jr. Ian Gimbar (Saucon Valley) 40-5.

2. Jr. Tarik Haddad (Parkland) 35-10.

3. Jr. Garth Lakitsky (Tamaqua) 35-3.

4. Sr. Chris Pintado (Liberty) 28-7.

5. Fr. Aaron Bradley (Nazareth) 25-10.

Honorable mention: Sr. Matt Dorward (Lehighton) 16-14, soph. Luke Garner (Catasauqua) 25-11, sr. Nick Hale (Upper Perk) 26-12, jr. Tyler Horn (Pen Argyl) 29-14, soph. Troy Newhard (Emmaus) 26-12, sr. Kevin Rehm (Whitehall) 30-11, sr. Robert Smothers (Souderton) 30-7.

Noteworthy: Gimbar reversed Lakitsky with 3 seconds left to win their Southeast 2A final. If there's a fourth bout between them, it would come in the state final. Haddad gave Crestwood's Mike Mirra a duel in the Northeast 3A final, ultimately falling 4-3. Pintado made states with a 6-2 win in the Northeast 3A consy final.

215 POUNDS

1. Sr. Taray Carey (Whitehall) 31-1.

2. Jr. Joe Stolfi (Souderton) 34-2.

3. Sr. Curtis Garner (Catasauqua) 27-2.

4. Jr. Jalal Paige (Easton) 27-17.

5. Sr. Josh Scheaffer (Panther Valley) 25-14.

Honorable mention: Soph. Kane Kralik (Palmerton) 20-10, jr. Tim Kunkel ( Northampton) 18-16, jr. Martin LaLuz ( Bethlehem Catholic) 22-11, sr. Allen Marvin (Stroudsburg) 31-11, soph. David Wilke (Nazareth) 10-14.

Noteworthy: Carey lost for the first time, running into Selinsgrove's unbeaten Spencer Myers in the Northeast 3A final. Stolfi won the Southeast 3A title, and Garner took third in Southeast 2A. Marvin made the Northeast 3A consolation semis, nearly reaching states after a pair of losses to Wilke at districts.

285 POUNDS

1. Sr. Tony Bourizk (Whitehall) 28-4.

2. Jr. Josh Gonzalez (Pocono Mt. West) 28-9.

3. Sr. Briar Stern (Lehighton) 25-11.

4. Sr. D.J. King (Nazareth) 26-9.

5. Sr. Kenny Zurbano (Saucon Valley) 26-15.

Honorable mention: Fr. Shaun Heist (Parkland) 19-18, sr. Tom Lapping (East Stroudsburg South) 21-14, soph. Kirby Mutton (Pen Argyl) 20-16, soph. Marcus Newsom (Northampton) 15-20, sr. Luke Texeria (Pius X) 23-14, sr. Gregg Walker (Quakertown) 24-8.

Noteworthy: Bourizk walked the highwire in the Northeast 3A consolations, winning 1-0 and 4-2 in OT to reach states. The OT win came against Gonzalez in the consy final. Stern was fourth, and Zurbano sixth in Southeast 2A.

The Morning Call wrestling rankings are compiled by Mark Wogenrich. Honorable-mention wrestlers are listed in alphabetical order. Please send comments, corrections and additions to mark.wogenrich@mcall.com.

Thanks to Mark Wogenrich