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Final individual wrestling rankings
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
by Michael Blouse of the Express Times
103 pounds
1. Fr. Zach Horan (48-6) Nazareth
2. Fr. Jamie Welsh (32-6) Pen Argyl
3. So. Justin Mazza (33-9) Pius X
4. So. Greg Rinker (30-14) Northampton
5. Fr. Rylan Watson (31-7) Phillipsburg
-- Honorable mention: Fr. Anthony Cabrera (18-5) Liberty; Fr. Mike Fake (24-18) Parkland; Fr. Mike Fleck (25-17)
Easton; Fr. Brandon Hartrum (15-16) Wilson; So. Dylan Long (24-11) Northwestern; So. Spencer Parcel (25-10) Hunterdon
Central; Fr. Jaydon Rice (18-14) Freedom; Sr. Jared Saylor (24-7) Catasauqua.
-- Comments: No. 1 Horan took home silver medal, losing 6-1 to Council Rock South's unbeaten Mark Rappo in Class
AAA final at PIAA Wrestling Championships. No. 2 Welsh went 0-2 in Class AA while No. 3 Mazza was 2-3 for eighth-place
medal. (Welsh beat Slate Belt rival in both District 11 and Southeast Regional finals.) No. 4 Rinker was 1-2 at
states. Watson remains No. 5.
112 pounds
1. So. Anthony Marino (30-4) Liberty
2. Sr. Taylor Brown (39-9) Emmaus
3. So. Bobby Stevely (29-7) Delaware Valley
4. So. Brian Bistis (31-8) Hunterdon Central
5. So. Jordan Glykas (31-18) Northampton
-- Honorable mention: Jr. Derek Beckage (24-14) Pen Argyl; Jr. Bobby Detweiler (20-14) Freedom; So. Eddie Faust
(24-12) Northwestern; Jr. Greg Flamisch (18-9) Nazareth; So. Pat Levandowski (28-5) North Hunterdon; So. Corey
Kozimor (29-8) Hackettstown; So. Adam Phillippi (33-7) Saucon Valley; Fr. Joey Rizzolino (30-11) Easton.
-- Comments: No. 1 Marino missed chance at state gold after suffering injury in Northeast Regional quarters. No.
2 Brown reached AAA final and lost to Penn-Trafford's Shane Young 8-3. Marino was 2-0 against Brown this year,
including 9-4 victory in District 11 final. No. 3 Stevely was 1-2 at NJISAA tourney, No. 4 Bistis 0-1. No. 5 Glykas
went 1-2 in Class AAA.
119 pounds
1. Sr. Kegan Handlovic (39-1) Easton
2. Jr. Evan Yenolevich (47-2) Northwestern
3. So. John Horak (33-12) Phillipsburg
4. Jr. Bryan Smith (29-6)
Bethlehem Catholic
5. Sr. Mike Moriarty (28-7) Voorhees
-- Honorable mention: Sr. Dave Dotter (27-19) Nazareth; Sr. Tony Fusco (26-11) North Hunterdon; Jr. Shawn Lance
(28-8) Warren Hills; Sr. Mike Rowe (21-7) Bangor; Fr. Nikko Stevens (25-15) Northern Lehigh.
-- Comments: No. 1 Handlovic beat Lewistown's Matt Snyder 9-4 in Class AAA final to claim second consecutive state
championship. No. 2 Yenolevich lost in AA final. Horak, No. 3, went 1-2 in New Jersey. Smith and Moriarty remain
Nos. 4 and 5, respectively.
125 pounds
1. Jr. Austin Williams (15-3) Pen Argyl
2. Jr. Josh Yurasits (32-16) Northampton
3. Fr. Ryan Krecker (38-15) Nazareth
4. So. Mark Hartenstine (29-7) Easton
5. Jr. D.J. Hartrum (31-9) Wilson
-- Honorable mention: Sr. Jose Arzuaga (31-10) Dieruff; Sr. T.J. Bonilla (21-11) Liberty; Sr. Rick Foley (31-6)
Warren Hills; Sr. Chris Kane (28-7) North Hunterdon; Fr. Matt Lane (24-12) Phillipsburg; Fr. Mike Ottinger (27-15)
Parkland; Sr. Jake Rosocha (24-13) Delaware Valley So. Tanner Simmons (23-9) Catasauqua; Sr. Jarid Solosky (28-13)
Saucon Valley.
-- Comments: No. 1 Williams finished fourth in Class AA. No. 2 Yurasits went 0-2 in AAA tourney while No. 3 Krecker
was 1-2. Hartenstine stays No. 4. No. 5 Hartrum took seventh in Class AA.
130 pounds
1. Sr. Jordan Oliver (40-0) Easton
2. Sr. Luke Grassi (37-8) Phillipsburg
3. So. Austin Sommer (36-11) Northampton
4. Sr. Victor Konno (46-6) Northwestern
5. Sr. Colin Fischl (34-15) Nazareth
-- Honorable mention: Jr. Victor Alpizar (24-11) Whitehall; Sr. Kevin Catullo (29-10) North Hunterdon; Jr. Andrew
Duckworth (25-17) Bethlehem Catholic; Sr. Luckson Etienne (30-8) Hackettstown; So. Craemer Hedash (32-12) Northern
Lehigh; Sr. P.J. Steinbeiser (28-11) Delaware Valley.
-- Comments: No. 1 Oliver captured third straight Class AAA state title by beating Blue Mountain's Josh Kindig
4-2 in final. Grassi, No. 2, capped career with bronze medal at NJSIAAs. No. 3 Sommer was 0-2 at states. No. 4
Konno was 2-3 and finished sixth in Class AA.
Fischl remains No. 5.
135 pounds
1. Jr. Shane Fenningham (40-8) Northampton
2. Sr. Taylor Ulm (33-4) Hackettstown
3. Sr. Rich Gebert (36-7) Delaware Valley
4. So. Oliver Brukardt (27-10) Phillipsburg
5. Sr. Tevin Gibson (31-13) Easton
-- Honorable mention: Sr. Zak Andrews (35-8) Emmaus; Fr. Kyle Dehaut (20-13) Bethlehem Catholic; Jr. Kris Krawchuk
(36-12) Northern Lehigh; Sr. Alex Perez (28-11) Liberty; So. Phil Racciato (30-12) Pen Argyl; Sr. Drew Silfies
(19-6) Whitehall; So. Tyler Torcivia (24-21) Nazareth; Jr. Ricky Williams (41-13) Northwestern.
-- Comments: No. 1 Fenningham took fifth place in PIAA Class AAA. No. 2 Ulm was 1-2 in New Jersey tournament and
No. 3 Gebert 2-2. Brukardt stays at No. 4. Gibson, No. 5, was 1-2 in
Class AAA.
140 pounds
1. Sr. Bobby Ward (20-2) Nazareth
2. Sr. Nick LaFevre (36-3) Delaware Valley
3. Sr. Ben Rento (31-12) Parkland
4. Jr. Phil Marano (34-11) Northampton
5. Jr. Austin Warman (25-13) Wilson
-- Honorable mention: Jr. Patrick Corpora (20-15) Easton; Sr. Jake Finocchio (24-17) Freedom; Sr. Shane Kelly (26-10)
Liberty; So. Erik Mitchell (21-11) Hackettstown; Jr. Mike Simon (25-13) Phillipsburg; So. Jerry Somma (30-8) Hunterdon
Central.
-- Comments: No. 1 Ward went 3-2 in loaded Class AAA bracket and finished seventh. No. 2 LaFevre was 1-2 in NJSIAAs.
Rento, No. 3, continued strong finish with fifth-place medal in Class AAA. No. 4 Marano went 0-2 and No. 5 Warman
was 1-2.
145 pounds
1. Sr. Braden Turner (38-9) Northampton
2. Sr. Reuben Herrera (39-4) Saucon Valley
3. Jr. Nick Pare (31-11) Phillipsburg
4. Jr. Eric Burgey (35-11) Easton
5. So. Mike Hafke (26-10) Voorhees
-- Honorable mention: Jr. Tyler Cozzubbo (28-17) Pius X; Jr. Ricky Graff (21-15) Warren Hills; So. Seth Guth (19-15)
Whitehall; Jr. Ian Heist (24-15) Parkland; Sr. Zach Heller (31-9) Northern Lehigh; Jr. Ken Maciborski (27-21) Nazareth;
Jr. Aaron Ross (29-14) Bethlehem Catholic; Sr. Matt Sanquini (20-9) Hunterdon Central; Sr. Brant Simmons (29-8)
North Warren.
-- Comments: No. 1 Turner was 3-2 in Class AAA and finished fourth. No. 2 Herrera was 3-2 and took fourth in Class
AA. Pare, No. 3, was 1-2 in New Jersey. No. 4 Burgey was 3-2 and took seventh, No. 5 Hafke went 0-2.
152 pounds
1. Jr. Jimmy Sheptock (41-4) Northampton
2. Sr. Owen Vernon (41-3) Hackettstown
3. Sr. Colin Dailey (31-9) Easton
4. So. Kevin Brown (34-12) North Warren
5. So. Greg Chrin (29-14) Notre Dame
-- Honorable mention: Fr. Ian Gimbar (26-12) Saucon Valley; Sr. Zach Kisslinger (22-15) Liberty; Sr. Anthony Laverghetta
(27-15) Bethlehem Catholic; Jr. Billy Loftus (22-10) North Hunterdon; Sr. Kyle Manning (24-9) Bangor; Jr. Nathan
Soto (22-12) Dieruff.
-- Comments: No. 1 Sheptock lost in overtime in Class AAA first-round match but bounced back to win five straight
to take third place. No. 2 Vernon was 6-1 in NJSIAAs to also earn bronze medal. Dailey remains No. 3. Brown, No.
4, was 3-3 and finished eighth. No. 5 Chrin went 1-2.
160 pounds
1. Sr. Mike Wechsler (39-7) Northampton
2. Sr. Tyler Foreman (20-4) Bangor
3. Jr. Alex Depew (30-8) Wilson
4. Sr. Jeremy Snyder (29-11) Easton
5. Sr. J.J. Mitchell (26-8) Hackettstown
-- Honorable mention: So. Matt Artigliere (29-10) Warren Hills; Sr. Sean Johnson (23-10) Delaware Valley; Sr. Sean
Hutchinson (27-13) Parkland.
-- Comments: No. 1 Wechsler was 3-2 at PIAA tourney and earned seventh-place medal. Foreman remains at No. 2. Depew
was 1-2 in Class AA. Snyder and Mitchell stay at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively.
171 pounds
1. Sr. Ben Clymer (46-2) Northwestern
2. Sr. Eric Sergent (40-13) Nazareth
3. Jr. Matt Santini (28-13) Phillipsburg
4. Jr. Seth Csaszar (21-8) Northampton
5. Sr. Dan Lasso (31-8) North Warren
-- Honorable mention: So. Tate Klindoas (27-10) Emmaus; Jr. Devin Malarchik (18-9) Catasauqua; So. Kyle O'Donnell
(19-18) Bethlehem Catholic; Jr. Dan Shust (27-9) North Hunterdon; Sr. Kent Woolf (26-6) Hunterdon Central.
-- Comments: No. 1 Clymer earned OW award in Class AA with impressive 12-1 major over Montoursville's Gene Baier
in final. No. 2 Sergent was 0-2 in AAA. Santini, No. 3, went 0-1 in NJSIAAs. Csaszar remains No. 4. Lasso was 0-1
and stays No. 5.
189 pounds
1. Sr. Tyler Smith (37-2) Belvidere
2. Jr. Brandon Palik (38-2) Saucon Valley
3. Jr. Joe Piro (44-8) Northampton
4. Sr. Brian Norrell (35-5) Phillipsburg
5. Sr. Dan Wilke (30-6) Notre Dame
-- Honorable mention: So. Evan Brown (20-16) Bangor; So. Taray Carey (22-10) Whitehall; Jr. Steve Searfoss (24-18)
Nazareth.
-- Comments: No. 1 Smith suffered 6-5 loss in quarterfinals but came back through consolation bracket to take bronze
medal at NJSIAA tournament. No. 2 Palik could not compete at PIAAs because of injury. Piro, No. 3, was 3-2 in Class
AAA and finished seventh. Norrell and Wilke stay at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively.
215 pounds
1. Jr. Daryl Klotz (15-4) Liberty
2. Sr. Justin Petersen (43-4) Palmerton
3. Sr. Casey Hedash (33-6) Northern Lehigh
4. Jr. Chris Wilson (30-8) Easton
5. Sr. Nick Irwin (39-7) Parkland
-- Honorable mention: Jr. Aaron Chamberlain (30-10) Northampton; Jr. Jared Crouse (28-12) Phillipsburg; Sr. Eric
Gimbar (29-11) Saucon Valley; Sr. Ryan Huff (24-12) Delaware Valley; Jr. Tim Murphy (27-15) Nazareth; So. Jon Slack
(27-10) Warren Hills; Jr. Branden Strohl (22-13) Catasauqua.
-- Comments: No. 1 Klotz prevailed in first-round match before suffering back-to-back losses in PIAA Class AAA
tourney. No. 2 Petersen was fourth in Class AA with a win over No. 3 Hedash, who took sixth. Wilson stays at No.
4 and Irwin at No. 5.
285 pounds
1. Sr. Ziad Haddad (39-0) Bethlehem Catholic
2. Jr. Will Fletcher (34-7) Palisades
3. Sr. Colin Curzi (30-5) North Hunterdon
4. Sr. Tyler Sell (30-6) Northwestern
5. Jr. Sean Searfass (30-10) Freedom
-- Honorable mention: So. Anthony Bourizk (21-11) Whitehall; Sr. Stan Chan (24-15) Emmaus; Jr. Dennis Rhyder (22-10)
Wilson; Jr. Erik Schaffer (26-16) Northampton; Sr. Conor Stiefken (16-12) Delaware Valley.
-- Comments: No. 1 Haddad followed up last year's silver medal at PIAA Class AA Championships with gold this season.
He beat Sharpsville's Phil Catrucco 4-2 in final. No. 2 Fletcher went 1-2 in AA and No. 3 Curzi was 0-1 in NJSIAAs.
Sell and Searfass remain Nos. 4 and 5, respectively.
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