THE MORNING CALL WRESTLING RANKINGS

FROM THE MORNING CALL

103 POUNDS

1. Soph. Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) 27-2

2. Sr. Brett Marino (Liberty) 28-3

3. Soph. Matt Williams (Pen Argyl) 30-7

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

5. Fr. Scott Parker (Pennridge) 30-1

Honorable mention: Fr. Dante Albanese (Pius X) 25-10; Fr. Patrick Antonacci (Central Catholic) 23-2; Fr. Kyle Baker (Easton) 23-11; Fr. Collyn Dorney (Quakertown) 21-13; Jr. Jacob Hoats (Lehighton) 24-6; Fr. Bobby Jenne (Souderton) 23-7; Fr. Ethan Lizak (Parkland) 23-8; Fr. Colin Mashack (Tamaqua) 25-7; Sr. Nick O'Donnell (Panther Valley) 31-5; Jr. Guesseppe Rea (Stroudsburg) 24-10; Jr. Brandon Sommer (Northampton) 17-13; Soph. Dante Steffenino (Upper Perk) 29-5; Fr. Kenny Yanovich (Pleasant Valley) 29-5.

Noteworthy: Parker enters after majoring Steffenino for District One Section 2 title. Cruz majored Baker in last week's dual. Marino a big favorite at District 11 3A tournament. In HM, O'Donnell helped Panther Valley to Schuylkill League Division 2 title.

112 POUNDS

1. Fr. Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic) 31-5

2. Sr. Anthony Cabrera (Liberty) 27-3

3. Fr. Chase Zemenak (Nazareth) 23-13

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

5. Fr. Kolton Veit (Souderton) 29-4

Honorable mention: Soph. Sean Bianco (Pleasant Valley) 22-7; Soph. Anthony Dee (Salisbury) 18-8; Fr. Colby Ems (East Stroudsburg South) 20-8; Soph. Ian Evans (Parkland) 20-14; Fr. Josh Evans (Palmerton) 22-4; Soph. Brian Ohl (Jim Thorpe) 22-11; Fr. Ben Ross (Pennridge) 30-6; Fr. Jacob Rusnock (Catasauqua) 18-12; 4. Jr. Peter Stanley (Easton) 21-13; Soph. Dylan Steffenino (Upper Perk) 27-8; Fr. Adam Ziegler (Southern Lehigh) 16-8.

Noteworthy: Moisey holds top spot after 8-4 win over Stanley last week. Potential rematch looms with Welsh in district 2A final. Veit continues strong freshman season with win over Steffenino for Section 2 title. Cabrera looking for another title at 3A districts.

119 POUNDS

1. Jr. Randy Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) 33-5

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

3. Jr. DeMarquis Holley (Dieruff) 27-3

4. Soph. Evan DiSora (Easton) 23-7

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

Honorable mention: Soph. Gregg Donley (Souderton) 22-12; Soph. Kyle Fellman (Upper Perk) 21-14; Soph. Grimaldi Gonzalez (Liberty) 21-7; Soph. Dillon Masington (Palmerton) 22-7; Fr. James Palys (Pocono Mt. East) 23-3; Soph. Michael Rodgers (Central Catholic) 24-8; Sr. Marcus Rushie (E.S. South) 24-4; Soph. George Schaffer (Bangor) 22-4; Soph. Jacob Younger (Emmaus) 19-10.

Noteworthy: Cruz maintained top spot with a 9-0 decision over DiSora. He's favored to win a second district 2A title. Ortman, Holley and DiSora seek to challenge Blue Mountain's Corey Keener at 3A districts. In HM, Fellman topped Donley for the Section 2 title.

125 POUNDS

1. Sr. Franco Ferraina (Nazareth) 24-3

2. Jr. Devon Lotito (Liberty) 28-4

3. Soph. Wolfgang McStravick (Upper Perkiomen) 30-6

4. Soph. Robbie Rizzolino (Easton) 26-9

5. Sr. Jaydon Rice (Bethlehem Catholic) 28-10

Honorable mention: Jr. Joe Dalessandro (Pius X) 26-11; 4. Sr. Mike Fake (Parkland) 15-4; Sr. Josh Fritz (Emmaus) 21-7; Jr. Tyler Galasso (Freedom) 15-11; Jr. Zane Heller (Northern Lehigh) 21-5; Jr. Greg Kabakjian (Souderton) 30-9; Jr. Ethan Keichel (Northwestern) 17-9; Jr. Ernest Klingel (Pleasant Valley) 29-5; Jr. Sam Oberlander (Palmerton) 23-5; Jr. Paul Sloand (Saucon Valley) 20-10.

Noteworthy: McStravick and Rizzolino forced a reorder here. Rizzolino edged Rice in their dual last week. McStravick won Section 2 title and clinched a second straight 30-win season. Ferraina-Lotito rematch would be a good district 3A final.

130 POUNDS

1. Sr. Zach Horan (Nazareth) 38-0

2. Jr. Mike Dahlstrom (Pleasant Valley) 34-2

3. Sr. Scott Wolfinger (Quakertown) 25-5

4. Jr. Richie Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) 19-11

5. Sr. Damien Hopper (Central Catholic) 23-1

Honorable mention: Sr. Sean Aris (Pocono Mt. West) 17-10; Sr. Michael Crawn (Bangor) 18-5; Sr. Calvin Daly (Easton) 24-11; Sr. Brandon Mayberry (Wilson) 17-7; Soph. Michael Ortiz (Northwestern) 18-4; Jr. Vinny Pellechia (Catasauqua) 30-1; Jr. Javier Rivas (Dieruff) 23-6; Fr. Jesse Snyder (Palisades) 13-4.

Noteworthy: Wolfinger dropped to 130, where he went 4-0 in winning his third Section 2 title. Cruz scored a big personal win, edging Easton's Daly 5-3 in OT. In HM, Pellechia has pinned his last six opponents at 130.

135 POUNDS

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

2. Sr. Joey Rizzolino (Easton) 33-5

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

4. Sr. Eric Howey (Stroudsburg) 26-9

5. Jr. Jason Stephen (Northampton) 26-9

Honorable mention: Sr. Alex Barday (Pennridge) 13-4; Sr. George Dalessandro (Pius X) 23-11; Soph. Mike Marano (Parkland) 18-15; Jr. Mark Misczenski (Easton) 17-14; Jr. Jose Morales (Dieruff) 18-10; Jr. Aaron Morekin (Whitehall) 23-6; Soph. Nick Musa (E.S. South) 16-7; Sr. Daniel Rodenberger (Upper Perk) 26-9; Soph. Tyler Seislove (Quakertown) 16-8; Jr. Alex Yanovich (Pleasant Valley) 30-6.

Noteworthy: Rizzolino, who dropped from 140, lands at No. 2 here, behind Racciato, who is ranked No. 1 in the state in 2A. With a 7-1 decision over Stephen, Noll stretched his winning streak to 16 and will be one to watch this postseason.

140 POUNDS

1. Jr. Mitch Minotti (Easton) 33-2

2. Sr. Kolby Mashack (Tamaqua) 31-1

3. Sr. Briar Malischewski (Quakertown) 27-7

4. Soph. Ryan Todora (Bethlehem Catholic) 30-7

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

Honorable mention: Sr. Elijah Angradi (Stroudsburg) 18-10; Sr. Paul Derkits (Central Catholic) 19-13; Soph. Eric Matz (Catasauqua) 20-7; Sr. George Bastian (E.S. South) 19-6; Sr. Eric Seals (Allen) 18-9; 4. Sr. Nikko Stevens (Northern Lehigh) 20-5; 5: Sr. Zach Wilson (Northampton) 19-10.

Noteworthy: Minotti, dropping from 145, defeated Todora 5-1 last week and claims the top spot. Mashack is ranked No. 6 in the state in 2A. Malischewski had three pins to win Section 2 title.

145 POUNDS

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

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

3. Sr. D.P. Miller (E.S. South) 18-6

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

5. Jr. Cole Sheptock (Northampton) 23-6

Honorable mention: Jr. Victor Embardino (Notre Dame-Green Pond) 19-6; Jr. Anthony Farole (Lehighton) 26-5; Sr. Matt Gotzon (Southern Lehigh) 14-6; Sr. Kyle Kilpatrick (Wilson) 18-9; Jr. Evan Mashack (Tamaqua) 20-15; Sr. Justin Mazzella (Jim Thorpe) 22-7; Sr. Matt Murphy (Pocono Mt. East) 18-9.

Noteworthy: Everybody moves up one spot, with Sheptock claiming the No. 5 position following two pins. Lynch and Herzog did not meet during the regular season. That's a possible matchup for the district 2A final.

152 POUNDS

1. Sr. Mason McIntyre (Easton) 22-1

2. Sr. John Lambert (Northampton) 23-5

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

4. Sr. Kyle Dehaut (Bethlehem Catholic) 22-8

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

Honorable mention: Soph. Matt Bonshak (Whitehall) 22-5; Soph. Travis Buddock (Saucon Valley) 14-7; Jr. Billy Christensen (Wilson) 21-3; Jr. Zach Coleman (Lehighton) 21-10; Jr. Kevin Finn (ES South) 22-9; Sr. Luke Gotzon (Southern Lehigh) 20-4; Jr. Connor Hedash (Northern Lehigh) 15-8; Sr. Peter Jenne (Souderton) 25-10; Sr. Josh LaBar (Pius X) 28-10; 3. Sr. Rex Lutz (Pen Argyl) 25-8; Sr. Anthony Minotti (Easton) 22-8; Sr. Dylan Moore (Pennridge) 25-7; Sr. Ryan Price (Pocono Mt. East) 20-5; Jr. Aaron Transue (Stroudsburg) 21-11; Soph. Josh Young (Freedom) 17-5.

Noteworthy: McIntyre, wrestling as well as anyone, assumes top spot following first-period pin of Dehaut. Lambert collected a pin and major last week. Clymer, Dehaut and Marsh are contenders for district 2A title.

160 POUNDS

1. Sr. Ryan Krecker (Nazareth) 26-1

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

3. Jr. Elliot Riddick (Bethlehem Catholic) 30-6

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

5. Sr. Rich Jasinski (Pennridge) 16-0

Honorable mention: Sr. Leroy Bachert (Emmaus); 22-4; Jr. Anthony Clifford (Central Catholic) 20-10; Sr. Nate Pompei (Upper Perk) 22-13; Sr. Travis Veronsky (Tamaqua) 28-8; Sr. Kyle Sorensen (Northwestern) 23-6; Sr. Ed Helm V (Pocono Mt. East) 16-6; Sr. John Fritz (Jim Thorpe) 30-6; Sr. Tim Kunkel (Northampton) 18-9.

Noteworthy: The Krecker-Ottinger duel likely will continue Saturday at Liberty. Ottinger won districts last year, but an injury prevented him from defending at regionals. Krecker won their regular-season bout in OT. Jasinski, who returned to the lineup in January, won the Section 2 title.

171 POUNDS

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

2. Sr. Cody Ambrose (Upper Perk) 31-5

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: Jr. Michael Balliet (Lehighton) 24-7; Sr. Zach Bambary (Easton) 12-12; Sr. Matt Edmonds (Tamaqua) 24-9; Soph. Joseph Fogle (Pocono Mt. East) 20-6; Soph. Keith Hird (Dieruff) 14-8; Sr. Steve Yerkes (Quakertown) 21-12.

Noteworthy: Weight class remains dominated by 2A wrestlers. Hedash tops the field and is the returning district 2A silver medalist. Ambrose won Section 2 title with three falls.

189 POUNDS

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

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

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

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

5. Jr. Marcus Newsom (Northampton) 20-6

Honorable mention: Sr. Ben Bradley (Nazareth) 16-9; Jr. Dalton Fleming (Upper Perk) 27-8; Sr. Randall Harrison (Pennridge) 20-9; Jr. Troy Newhard (Emmaus) 21-6; Fr. Jovon Reyes (Dieruff) 17-3; Sr. Blake Smith (Pocono Mt. East) 20-6; Sr. Brandon Steele (Liberty) 17-11.

Noteworthy: Newsom enters the top 5 on a roll, having won 10 in a row. He avenged December loss to Bradley with 2-1 win last week. In HM, Fleming was second in Section 2.

215 POUNDS

1. Sr. Joe Stolfi (Souderton) 35-1

2. Sr. Garth Lakitsky (Tamaqua) 32-0

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

4. Soph. Tyler Greene (Easton) 29-8

5. Jr. Nick Sharga (Northampton) 29-5

Honorable mention: Soph. Josh Alpha (Bethlehem Catholic) 20-10; Sr. Jaime Aquilla (Allen) 15-9; Jr. Ryan Barry (Pen Argyl) 24-11; Soph. Evan Kauffman (Freedom) 11-4; Jr. Kane Kralik (Palmerton) 20-6; Jr. Matt Jorgensen (Quakertown) 19-8; Jr. David Wilke (Nazareth) 23-12.

Noteworthy: Stolfi and Lakitsky remained dominant, adding a combined five pins to their records. Stolfi had three in winning his third Section 2 title and repeating as OW. He has 32 on the season. Lakitsky added two more, giving him 27.

285 POUNDS

1. Sr. Jalal Paige (Easton) 34-4

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

3. Soph. Aaron Bradley (Nazareth) 20-3

4. Jr. Joe McNamara (Souderton) 27-3

5. Jr. Shaquane Williams (Pius X) 27-7

Honorable mention: Sr. Steven Farr (Dieruff) 25-6; Sr. Lance Francois (E.S. North) 19-4; Sr. Jordan Gonzalez (Allen) 12-6; Jr. Kirby Mutton (Pen Argyl) 26-7; Soph. Daulton Romano (Southern Lehigh) 16-8; Jr. Andrew Romeo (Bangor) 17-6; Sr. Jake Swearingen (Quakertown) 21-12.

Noteworthy: No changes among the top five. McNamara placed third at Section 2, beating Swearingen in the consolation final. Gonzalez, second at 3A districts last year, should get a final matchup with Paige on Saturday.

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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