Log In


Reset Password

TN Wrestling Rankings

(through March 8)

103 - 1. Nick O'Donnell, Panther Valley, Jr. (35-9); 2. Sean Bianco, Pleasant Valley, Fr. (20-13); 3. Jacob Hoats, Lehighton, So. (20-16).Honorable Mention - Samantha Klingel, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (5-0); Brian Ohl, Jim Thorpe, Fr. (17-17); Michael Ortiz, Northwestern, Sr. (6-0).Notes - All Honorable Mention selections listed here and throughout the rankings are in alphabetical order. Wrestlers must have at least a .500 record to be ranked unless needed to fill out a weight class.O'Donnell was a Southeast Class AA Regional qualifier, and Bianco was a Northeast AAA Regional qualifier.112 - 1. Dylan Long, Northwestern, Sr. (29-5); 2. Ty Herzog, Northern Lehigh, Fr. (28-12); 3. Ernest Klingel, Pleasant Valley, So. (28-13).Injured List - Cody Garner, Sr., Palmerton (5-5); Tyler Heffelfinger, Panther Valley, Fr. (8-8).Notes - Three Regional qualfiers here. Long finished 5th at SE AA and qualified for States again with a win over Herzog in the fifth place bout. Long also reached the 100 win mark. Klingel was a Northeast AAA qualifier.119 - 1. Zane Heller, Northern Lehigh, So. (30-7); 2. Mike Dahlstrom, Pleasant Valley, So. (25-9); 3. Brandon Gurka, Panther Valley, Jr. (26-12).Honorable Mention - Kyle Boyer, Tamaqua, So. (19-19); Ethan Keichel, Northwestern, So. (19-14); Sam Oberlander, Palmerton, So. (17-9).Notes - Heller placed 6th at SE AA, just missing a berth at States.125 - 1. Mike Pokrinchak, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (30-10); 2. Lucas Dise, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (20-10); 3. Eddie Faust, Northwestern, Sr. (19-11).Honorable Mention - Jeremy Gornick, Lehighton, Jr. (17-13).Notes - Pokrinchak placed 4th at NE AAA Regional, just missing the cut for States.130 - 1. Jordan Toledo, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (37-4); 2. Kolby Mashack, Tamaqua, Jr. (35-5), 3. Connor Hedash, Northern Lehigh, Fr. (16-13).Notes - Toledo qualified for States for the fourth time with a 2nd place finish at NE AAA; Mashack earned his second State berth with a 3rd place at SE AA.135 - 1. Nikko Stevens, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (30-7); 2. Jake Chamberlain, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (31-7); 3. Anthony Farole, Lehighton, So. (26-16).Honorable Mention - Brandan Silkowski, Tamaqua, So. (18-17).Notes - Stevens placed 3rd at SE AA Regional, earning his second trip to States. His only loss was against defending State champ Nick Hodgkins of Wyomissing. Chamberlain is headed to States for the first time after placing 3rd at NE AAA. Farole was 6th at SE AA, missing States by one place.140 - 1. Dylan Hofmann, Northern Lehigh, So. (27-8); 2. Dan Costenbader, Palmerton, Sr. (24-9); 3. Alex Yanovich, Pleasant Valley, So. (27-13).Honorable Mention - Zach Coleman, Lehighton, So. (17-16); David Gehr, Pleasant Valley, So. (6-2).Notes - Top three all qualified for Regionals, Hofmann and Costenbader in AA and Yanovich in AAA.145 - 1. Dillon Smith, Jim Thorpe, Sr. (34-10); 2. Bobby Clymer, Northwestern, Jr. (26-6); 3. Justin Christman, Panther Valley, Sr. (24-18).Honorable Mention - Chris Christ, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (12-9); Matt Edmonds, Tamaqua, Jr. (19-12).Notes - Dillon earned his second straight State berth with a 4th place finish at SE AA Regional.152 - 1. Craemer Hedash, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (29-7); 2. David Lucykanish, Lehighton, Sr. (35-8); 3. Mike Englert, Palmerton, Sr. (24-6).Honorable Mention - Mitch Moyer, Lehighton, So. (14-14); Kevin Schaller, Panther Valley, Sr. (24-17); Levi Veppert, Northwestern, So. (18-16).Notes - Craemer earned another trip to States with a 2nd place finish at SE AA Regional.160 - 1. Mike Balliet, Lehighton, So. (20-12); 2. Mike Weaver, Panther Valley, So. (26-12); 3. Kyle Sorensen, Northwestern, Jr. (15-6).Notes - Balliet and Weaver were both Southeast AA Regional qualifiers.171 - 1. Colin Hedash, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (32-3); 2. John Mertz, Lehighton, Sr. (16-9); 3. Alex Lorkowski, Panther Valley, So. (20-19).Notes - Colin makes a return trip to States after 3rd place finish at SE AA Regional.189 - 1. Garth Lakitsky, Tamaqua, Jr. (35-3); 2. Matt Dorward, Lehighton, Sr. (16-14); 3. Cameron Kroemelbein, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (18-14).Notes - Lakitsky placed 2nd at SE AA Regional to earn his second berth at States.215 - 1. John Scheaffer, Panther Valley, Sr. (25-14); 2. Kane Kralik, Palmerton, So. (19-10); 3. Dustin Wentz, Tamaqua, Sr. (26-13).Honorable Mention - Jacen Nalesnik, Lehighton, Fr. (6-3).Notes - Scheaffer was a Southeast AA Regional qualifier.285 - 1. Briar Stern, Lehighton, Sr. (25-11); 2. Ryan Gouger, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (8-16); 3. Alec Eidelman, Northwestern, Jr. (9-20).Injured List - Tyler Mangold, Jim Thorpe, Jr. (10-12).Notes - Stern placed 4th at SE AA Regional and is back for a second trip at States.(Compiled by Joe Plasko)