THE MORNING CALL WRESTLING RANKINGS

FROM THE MORNING CALL

103 POUNDS

1. Soph. Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) 26-2

2. Sr. Brett Marino (Liberty) 27-3

3. Soph. Matt Williams (Pen Argyl) 31-7

4. Soph. Bryan Israel (Saucon Valley) 29-3

5. Soph. Dante Steffenino (Upper Perk) 27-4

Honorable mention: Fr. Dante Albanese (Pius X) 25-9; Fr. Patrick Antonacci (Central Catholic) 22-2; Fr. Kyle Baker (Easton) 23-10; Jr. Jacob Hoats (Lehighton) 23-6; Fr. Bobby Jenne (Souderton) 22-5; Fr. Ethan Lizak (Parkland) 23-8; Fr. Colin Mashack (Tamaqua) 22-5; Sr. Nick O'Donnell (Panther Valley) 30-5; Fr. Scott Parker (Pennridge) 27-1; Jr. Guesseppe Rea (Stroudsburg) 23-10; Jr. Brandon Sommer (Northampton) 16-12; Fr. Kolton Veit (Souderton) 26-4; Fr. Kenny Yanovich (Pleasant Valley) 28-5.

Noteworthy: Cruz had three technical falls and a pin in Becahi's run to the state 2A duals title. Williams had three falls at state duals.

112 POUNDS

1. Fr. Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic) 30-5

2. Sr. Anthony Cabrera (Liberty) 26-3

3. Fr. Chase Zemenak (Nazareth) 22-13

4. Jr. Peter Stanley (Easton) 21-12

5. Sr. Jamie Welsh (Pen Argyl) 26-7

Honorable mention: Soph. Sean Bianco (Pleasant Valley) 22-7; Soph. Anthony Dee (Salisbury) 17-8; Fr. Colby Ems (East Stroudsburg South) 19-8; Soph. Ian Evans (Parkland) 20-14; Fr. Josh Evans (Palmerton) 21-4; Soph. Brian Ohl (Jim Thorpe) 22-9; Fr. Ben Ross (Pennridge) 26-5; Fr. Jacob Rusnock (Catasauqua) 18-12; Soph. Dylan Steffenino (Upper Perk) 24-7; Fr. Adam Ziegler (Southern Lehigh) 16-8.

Noteworthy: Moisey went 4-0, with a pin and technical, at 2A duals. Zemenak lost twice to top competition, both by 1 point and once in the ultimate-tiebreaker period. Stanley's 2-2 record in 3A duals included losses to state-ranked wrestlers. Welsh was 4-1 at 2A duals. Moisey-Stanley on tap Wednesday.

119 POUNDS

1. Jr. Randy Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) 32-5

2. Fr. Josh Ortman (Parkland) 22-7

3. Jr. DeMarquis Holley (Dieruff) 25-3

4. Soph. Evan DiSora (Easton) 23-6

5. Sr. Lucas Dise (Northern Lehigh) 21-5

Honorable mention: Soph. Gregg Donley (Souderton) 20-11; Soph. Grimaldi Gonzalez (Liberty) 20-7; Soph. Dillon Masington (Palmerton) 21-7; Fr. James Palys (Pocono Mt. East) 22-3; Soph. Michael Rodgers (Central Catholic) 23-9; Sr. Marcus Rushie (E.S. South) 24-4; Soph. George Schaffer (Bangor) 22-4.

Noteworthy: Cruz maintains top spot after 4-0 performance at state duals and will face DiSora on Wednesday. DiSora lost a pair of close bouts at 3A duals, including a 2-0 decision against Central Dauphin in which potential third-period back points weren't awarded. Holley had 4 pins at the Husky Duals.

125 POUNDS

1. Sr. Jaydon Rice (Bethlehem Catholic) 28-9

2. Sr. Franco Ferraina (Nazareth) 23-3

3. Jr. Devon Lotito (Liberty) 27-4

4. Sr. Mike Fake (Parkland) 15-4

5. Jr. Sam Oberlander (Palmerton) 22-5

Honorable mention: Jr. Joe Dalessandro (Pius X) 26-10; Jr. Tyler Galasso (Freedom) 15-11; Jr. Zane Heller (Northern Lehigh) 21-5; Jr. Greg Kabakjian (Souderton) 26-8; Jr. Ethan Keichel (Northwestern) 17-9; Jr. Ernest Klingel (Pleasant Valley) 28-5; Soph. Robbie Rizzolino (Easton) 25-9; Jr. Paul Sloand (Saucon Valley) 20-10.

Noteworthy: Rice went 3-1 at 2A state duals, losing to Reynolds' Mason Beckman, ranked No. 1 statewide in Class 2A. Ferraina lost 9-5 to Clearfield's Nolan Barger but rebounded with 2 wins. Oberlander went 2-0 last week.

130 POUNDS

1. 1. Sr. Zach Horan (Nazareth) 37-0

2. Jr. Mike Dahlstrom (Pleasant Valley) 33-2

3. Sr. Calvin Daly (Easton) 24-10

4. Sr. Damien Hopper (Central Catholic) 22-1

5. Jr. Richie Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) 18-11

Honorable mention: Sr. Sean Aris (Pocono Mt. West) 17-10; Sr. Michael Crawn (Bangor) 18-5; Sr. Brandon Mayberry (Wilson) 16-7; Soph. Michael Ortiz (Northwestern) 18-4; Jr. Javier Rivas (Dieruff) 22-6; 4-0 husky duals; Fr. Jesse Snyder (Palisades) 13-4.

Noteworthy: Horan's 7-0 week included 5 pins and 2 more decisions over Canon McMillan freshman Solomon Chishko. The second came with back points in OT. Daly lost a close call to Central Dauphin's Shyheim Brown. Cruz had 3 wins in 2A state duals, 1 in OT.

135 POUNDS

1. Soph. Mike Racciato (Pen Argyl) 37-2

2. Sr. Scott Wolfinger (Quakertown) 21-5

3. Sr. Greg Noll (Nazareth) 32-7

4. Sr. Kolby Mashack (Tamaqua) 26-1

5. Jr. Vinny Pellechia (Catasauqua) 30-1

Honorable mention: Sr. George Dalessandro (Pius X) 22-11; Sr. Eric Howey (Stroudsburg) 25-9; Soph. Mike Marano (Parkland) 18-15; Jr. Mark Misczenski (Easton) 16-14; Jr. Jose Morales (Dieruff) 17-10; Soph. Nick Musa (E.S. South) 16-6; Sr. Daniel Rodenberger (Upper Perk) 22-8; Jr. Jason Stephen (Northampton) 25-8; Jr. Alex Yanovich (Pleasant Valley) 29-6.

Noteworthy: Racciato's 6-0 week featured wins over a pair of state-ranked wrestlers, including No. 3 Jeremy Landowski of Burrell. Racciato is No. 1 in Class 2A. Wolfinger is 7-0 since returning from a December injury. Noll had a monster weekend, beating two 3A wrestlers ranked among the top 4 statewide.

140 POUNDS

1. Sr. Joey Rizzolino (Easton) 32-5

2. Soph. Ryan Todora (Bethlehem Catholic) 30-6

3. Sr. Luciano Burriesci (Pen Argyl) 29-9

4. Sr. Nikko Stevens (Northern Lehigh) 20-5

5: Sr. Zach Wilson (Northampton) 17-10.

Honorable mention: Sr. Elijah Angradi (Stroudsburg) 17-10; Sr. Paul Derkits (Central Catholic) 18-13; Soph. Eric Matz (Catasauqua) 20-7; Sr. George Bastian (E.S. South) 18-6; Sr. Briar Malischewski (Quakertown) 23-7; Sr. Eric Seals (Allen) 17-9.

Noteworthy: Rizzolino is dropping to 135, which may have contributed to losses to Council Rock South's Matt Rappo and Central Dauphin's Nick Varndell. Todora went 4-0 at 2A duals, winning a pair of one-point decisions.

145 POUNDS

1. Jr. Mitch Minotti (Easton) 32-2

2. Sr. John Lynch (Saucon Valley) 25-4

3. Sr. Justin Heller (Parkland) 19-7

2. Sr. D.P. Miller (E.S. South) 17-6

5. Soph. Ty Herzog (Northern Lehigh) 22-4

Honorable mention: Soph. Travis Buddock (Saucon Valley) 14-7; Jr. Victor Embardino (Notre Dame-Green Pond) 19-6; Jr. Anthony Farole (Lehighton) 25-5; Sr. Matt Gotzon (Southern Lehigh) 14-6; Jr. Connor Hedash (Northwestern) 15-8; Sr. Kyle Kilpatrick (Wilson) 17-9; Jr. Evan Mashack (Tamaqua) 18-11; Sr. Justin Mazzella (Jim Thorpe) 22-7; Jr. Aaron Morekin (Whitehall) 21-6; Sr. Matt Murphy (Pocono Mt. East) 18-8; Jr. Cole Sheptock (Northampton) 21-6.

Noteworthy: Minotti's best win at 3A state duals was a 1-0 decision over Greater Latrobe's Noah Kail at 152. Minotti, headed to 140, also had 2 pins. Miller went 3-0 last week.

152 POUNDS

1. Sr. John Lambert (Northampton) 21-5

2. Sr. Bobby Clymer (Northwestern) 24-4

3. Sr. Rex Lutz (Pen Argyl) 25-8

4. Sr. Kyle Dehaut (Bethlehem Catholic) 22-7

5. Jr. Justin Marsh (Palisades) 20-2

Honorable mention: Soph. Matt Bonshak (Whitehall) 20-5; Jr. Billy Christensen (Wilson) 21-3; Jr. Kevin Finn (ES South) 21-9; Sr. Luke Gotzon (Southern Lehigh) 20-4; Sr. Josh LaBar (Pius X) 27-10; Sr. Anthony Minotti (Easton) 22-8; Sr. Dylan Moore (Pennridge) 22-5; Sr. Ryan Price (Pocono Mt. East) 19-5; Jr. Aaron Transue (Stroudsburg) 21-11; Soph. Josh Young (Freedom) 17-5.

Noteworthy: Lutz maintains his No. 3 spot based on head-to-head win over Dehaut at district 2A duals. Dehaut was sharper at state duals, though, going 4-0. Dehaut likely will see Easton's Anthony Minotti or Mason McIntyre on Wednesday.

160 POUNDS

1. Sr. Ryan Krecker (Nazareth) 25-1

2. Sr. Mike Ottinger (Parkland) 23-2

3. Jr. Elliot Riddick (Bethlehem Catholic) 29-6

4. Sr. Mason McIntyre (Easton) 21-1

5. Jr. Jonathan Blank (Notre Dame-Green Pond) 24-2

Honorable mention: Sr. Leroy Bachert (Emmaus); Sr. Peter Jenne (Souderton) 23-9; Sr. Nate Pompei (Upper Perk) 20-11; Sr. Travis Veronsky (Tamaqua) 24-7; Sr. Kyle Sorensen (Northwestern) 23-6; Sr. Ed Helm V (Pocono Mt. East) 15-6; Sr. John Fritz (Jim Thorpe) 29-5; Sr. Tim Kunkel (Northampton) 17-8.

Noteworthy: Krecker is rounding into postseason form, going 7-0 at 3A state duals with a pair of 26-second pins. Riddick bettered the 2A field, and McIntyre (dropping to 152) was 4-0 in 3A. Blank had 4 pins at Husky Duals, where he also scored a 3-2 decision over Norristown's Juan Carbajal, who has 19 wins in 3A.

171 POUNDS

1. Sr. Colin Hedash (Northern Lehigh) 23-2

2. Sr. Cody Ambrose (Upper Perk) 27-5

3. Soph. Ray O'Donnell (Saucon Valley) 29-4

4. Jr. Levi Veppert (Northwestern) 24-5

5. Sr. Tyler Horn (Pen Argyl) 30-9

Honorable mention: Sr. Matt Edmonds (Tamaqua) 20-8; Soph. Joseph Fogle (Pocono Mt. East) 19-6; Soph. Keith Hird (Dieruff) 14-8; Jr. Michael Balliet (Lehighton) 23-7.

Noteworthy: No changes and not much action here. O'Donnell had a pin at 189, and Horn lost a pair of close calls to Burrell's Dakota Deslauriers, ranked No. 4 in Class 2A.

189 POUNDS

1. Sr. Ian Gimbar (Saucon Valley) 30-2

2. Jr. Luke Garner (Catasauqua) 25-1

3. Sr. Ben Bradley (Nazareth) 16-8

4. Sr. Cory Bruder (Parkland) 18-6

5. Jr. Dylan Evans (Pen Argyl) 24-9

Honorable mention: Jr. Dalton Fleming (Upper Perk) 25-7; Jr. Troy Newhard (Emmaus); Fr. Jovon Reyes (Dieruff) 17-3; Sr. Blake Smith (Pocono Mt. East) 19-6; Sr. Brandon Steele (Liberty) 17-10; Jr. Marcus Newsom (Northampton) 18-6.

Noteworthy: Evans twice ran into Burrell's Jay Taylor, ranked No. 4 in Class 2A, and lost both. Bradley went 1-3 at 3A state duals, though he avenged a Thursday loss to Canon McMillan's Ian Binotto on Saturday.

215 POUNDS

1. Sr. Joe Stolfi (Souderton) 32-1

2. Sr. Garth Lakitsky (Tamaqua) 27-0

3. Sr. Tarik Haddad (Parkland) 17-3

4. Soph. Tyler Greene (Easton) 28-8

5. Jr. Nick Sharga (Northampton) 27-5

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Honorable mention: Soph. Josh Alpha (Bethlehem Catholic) 20-9; Sr. Jaime Aquilla (Allen) 15-8; Jr. Ryan Barry (Pen Argyl) 24-11; Soph. Evan Kauffman (Freedom) 11-4; Jr. David Wilke (Nazareth) 23-11.

Noteworthy: Every victory Stolfi and Lakitsky have earned on the mat has come by pin. They have combined for 51 in all (Stolfi has 29, Lakitsky 22). Greene looks to bounce back from a tough OT loss to Central Dauphin's Zak Koller in the 3A duals final.

285 POUNDS

1. 2. Sr. Jalal Paige (Easton) 33-4

2. Sr. Josh Gonzalez (Pocono Mt. West) 24-1

3. Soph. Aaron Bradley (Nazareth) 19-3

4. Jr. Joe McNamara (Souderton) 24-2

5. Jr. Shaquane Williams (Pius X) 26-7

Honorable mention: Sr. Steven Farr (Dieruff) 24-6; Sr. Lance Francois (E.S. North) 18-4; Sr. Jordan Gonzalez (Allen) 10-6; Jr. Kirby Mutton (Pen Argyl) 26-7; Soph. Daulton Romano (Southern Lehigh) 16-8; Jr. Andrew Romeo (Bangor) 17-6; Sr. Jake Swearingen (Quakertown) 19-9.

Noteworthy: Paige went 4-0 at 3A state duals, and Bradley won 5 close decisions. Gonzalez has won 8 straight. In HM, Mutton went 5-0 at 2A duals, and Swearingen had a 2-0 week.

The Morning Call wrestling rankings are compiled by Mark Wogenrich. Honorable-mention wrestlers are listed in alphabetical order. Records based on those reported by coaches and to the National Wrestling Coaches Association website. Please send comments, corrections and additions to mark.wogenrich@mcall.com.

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