(through Jan. 26)

(bout minimum: 5)106 - 1. Kevan Gentile, Jim Thorpe, So. (23-2); 2. Colton Rex, Northern Lehigh, Fr. (13-6); 3. Ezra Neff, Lehighton, Fr. (13-6).Honorable Mention - Baily Wehr, Northwestern, Fr. (12-10).Notes - Gentile went 5-0 at the Coal Cracker Round Robin Tournament over the weekend en route to the title at 106 pounds. The sophomore also picked up a first period pin over Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech's Joey Gallian earlier in the week. Since losing to Upper Dauphin's Conner Boyer at the Schuylkill League Tournament, Gentile is 9-0. Rex picked up a forfeit victory in Northern Lehigh's match against Palmerton last week, which was his only match. Neff suffered a 10-0 major decision defeat at the hands of Blue Mountain's Hunter Blankenhorn, who is 23-7 this season, in his only match last week. Wehr notched a forfeit win in Northwestern's contest against Palisades a week ago, which was his only action of the week.113 - 1. Len Ogozalek, Panther Valley, Sr. (28-4); 2. Tanner McHugh, Tamaqua, Fr. (24-9); 3. Zachary Kemmerer, Lehighton, So. (20-6).Honorable Mention - Jason Jacobi, Pleasant Valley, So. (17-11); Ryan Dengler, Northwestern, Fr. (10-4).Notes - Ogozalek posted a 5-0 mark at the Coal Cracker Tournament to claim the title at 113 pounds. The senior also picked up his second victory over McHugh in just over a week, this time a 4-0 decision. In addition to his strong showing over the weekend, Ogozalek also picked up a 15-9 decision victory over Schuylkill Valley's Jethro Solomon last Thursday. McHugh went 3-2 over the weekend en route to a third place finish. Two of his three wins came by fall in the first period. The freshman also earned a victory by fall over Pine Grove's Anthony Yearger earlier in the week. Kemmerer picked up a pin against Blue Mountain's Colton Bender in his only match last week, which was at 120 pounds. Jacobi went 3-2 at the New Oxford Invitational last week, and 4-2 overall. The sophomore's win against Pocono Mountain East's Mark Jordan came in overtime by a 5-4 decision. Dengler did not wrestle last week.120 - 1. Kenny Yanovich, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (26-3); 2. Darren Goida, Panther Valley, So. (18-9); 3. Quentin Bernhard, Northwestern, So. (16-8).Honorable Mention - Antonio Lorenzo, Lehighton, Fr. (11-8); Austin Hemingway, Northern Lehigh, Fr. (11-9).Notes - Yanovich went 4-1 last week, including 3-1 at the New Oxford Invitational, where he finished second at 120 pounds. The senior was forced to forfeit the championship match against Kobin Myers of Boiling Springs due to a shoulder injury mid-way through the second period with the score tied 2-2. It doesn't appear as though the injury will keep Yanovich out for an extended period of time. Goida went 4-2 last week and 4-1 at the Coal Cracker Tournament en route to a second place finish at 120 pounds. Both of Goida's losses were close, as the sophomore suffered a 3-1 (SV) setback to Schuylkill Valley's Mason Shuman on Thursday and a 10-9 loss to Dieruff's Emmanuel Shockley on Saturday. Goida defeated Shockley, who was the top-seed in the tournament, 3-2 earlier in the day. Bernhard lost his only match last week, dropping a 1-0 decision to Palisades' Jacob Wasser at 113 pounds. Wasser is 22-1 this season. Lorenzo picked up a win via forfeit in Lehighton's match against Blue Mountain last week. Hemingway pinned Palmerton's Brandon Traugher in his only match and has now won three in a row and six of his last seven bouts.126 - 1. Colin Mashack, Tamaqua, Sr. (23-1); 2. Matt Schmall, Northern Lehigh, So. (21-5); 3. Tegan Durishin, Lehighton, So. (14-10).Honorable Mention - Jarett White, Northwestern, So. (16-10); Anthony McCue, Pleasant Valley, So. (16-12).Notes - Mashack posted a 5-0 mark at the Coal Cracker Tournament on his way to the title at 126 pounds. Four of the senior's wins came by fall in just under one minute, while the other came via technical fall eight seconds before the end of the first period. Mashack also posted a pin in under one minute in his other match last week against Pine Grove's Daniel Diaz. Schmall picked up a tech. fall over Palmerton's Daniel Russo in his only match last week. The sophomore has won his last 10 matches, five by fall and three by tech. fall. Durishin turned in another impressive performance last week, picking up a 6-5 overtime victory against Blue Mountain's Bryant Penberth in his only match last week. White earned a 16-2 major decision victory over Palisades' Nick Vinciguerra in his only bout last week. McCue went 3-3 last week, including 3-2 at the New Oxford Invitational. Two of McCue's victories came by fall, with the other coming via decision.132- 1. Dylan Rynkiewicz, Tamaqua, Jr. (27-3); 2. Ali Capobianco, Jim Thorpe, So. (21-5); 3. Ryan Farber, Northern Lehigh, Fr. (19-8).Notes - Rynkiewicz went 4-1 at the Coal Cracker Tournament over the weekend, losing to Catasauqua's Jake Rusnock 4-2 in overtime in the finals. The junior was dominant otherwise, picking up two wins by fall and one by tech. fall en route to a second place finish, while also going 5-1 overall last week. Capobianco suffered a 15-0 (2:23) tech. fall setback to Rynkiewicz on Saturday. The sophomore went 2-3 at the tournament, finishing in fourth place. Farber picked up a first period pin over Plamerton's Travis Stroup in his only match last week. The freshman is 7-2 in his last nine matches.138 - 1. Hunter Davidyock, Panther Valley, Jr. (17-14); 2. Josh Gornick, Lehighton, Jr. (12-11); 3. Andrew Ringler, Palmerton, Fr. (7-4).Notes - Davidyock posted a 4-1 mark at the Coal Cracker Tournament en route to a second place finish at 138 pounds. Davidyock lost in the finals to Midd-West's Tanner Ebright, who is 23-5 this season. Davidyock's other loss last week came in Panther Valley's dual against Schuylkill Valley's Tanner White, who is 23-10 this year. Gornick suffered a loss by fall to Blue Mountain's Christian Gosch in his only match last week. Gosch is 22-10 this season. Ringler did not wrestle last week.145 - 1. Josh Evans, Palmerton, Sr. (20-1); 2. Garrett Gouger, Pleasant Valley, So. (18-11); 3. Antonio Madera, Jim Thorpe, Fr. (19-9).Honorable Mention - Cole Moyer, Northwestern, So. (5-5); Zach Turner, Panther Valley, Jr. (8-8); Conrad Young, Northern Lehigh, So. (14-10).Notes - Evans picked up a 16-0 (4:08) tech. fall victory over Northern Leigh's Ryan Rubio at 138 pounds in his only match last week. With Ringler out, Evans has wrestled at 138 the last two weeks. Gouger, who has wrestled nine of his last 12 matches at 145 pounds, joins the group this week after being at 152 all season. Gouger contested all five of his matches at 145 last week, going 2-3, including 2-2 at the New Oxford Invitational. Madera went 4-1 at the Coal Cracker Tournament, where he finished third. Madera's loss came to Lackawanna Trail's Billy Lee, who is 24-6 this season. The freshman is 8-2 in his last 10 matches. Young lost by fall to Palmerton's Zack Christman in his only match last week. Turner and Moyer did not wrestle last week.152 - 1. Zack Christman, Palmerton, Jr. (19-3); 2. Adam Toth, Tamaqua, Sr. (17-15); 3. Chad Cederberg, Northern Lehigh, So. (10-8).Notes - Christman dropped to 145 pounds for his only match last week, where he pinned Northern Lehigh's Conrad Young in just less than three minutes. Christman has won by either major decision or fall in his last five matches. Toth joins the rankings after going 4-2 in his last six matches. The senior went 3-2 at the Coal Cracker Tournament over the weekend, earning a third place finish at 152 pounds. Cederberg won by forfeit in Northern Lehigh's contest against Palmerton last week.160 - 1. Zachary Graver, Palmerton, Jr. (15-0); 2. Brody Keefe, Pleasant Valley, So. (21-9); 3. Nate Farber, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (19-6).Honorable Mention - Tyler Cann, Lehighton, So. (20-5); Robbie Geisinger, Jim Thorpe, So. (14-14).Notes - Graver keeps the top spot after earning a forfeit victory against Northern Lehigh in his only match last week. Graver's last three wins have come via forfeit. Keefe moves from 170 pounds to 160 this week, where he has wrestled his last seven matches. That move knocks everyone else back a spot in what is now one of the deepest weight classes in the rankings. Keefe went 5-2 last week, including 4-2 at the New Oxford Invitational, where he finished fifth at 160 pounds. Farber picked up a decision victory over Palmerton's Jared Mooney at 170 pounds in his only match last week. Farber's previous nine matches were at 160 pounds. Cann picked up a win by fall over Blue Mountain's Cole Angstadt at 152 pounds in his only match last week. Geisinger went 2-3 and finished fourth at the Coal Cracker Tournament as the top-seed at 160 pounds. The sophomore picked up a win over Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech's Connor Pringle in his other match last week.170 - 1. Austin Arnold, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (16-9); 2. Matt Buss, Panther Valley, Jr. (15-13); 3. Timothy Gergor, Palmerton, Jr. (3-2).Notes - Arnold picked up a win over Palmerton's Mathew Wolfe at 182 pounds in his only match last week. Prior to that bout, Arnold had wrestled his previous nine matches at 170. The junior is 8-1 in his last nine matches. Buss went 3-2 at the Coal Cracker Tournament over the weekend, where he finished fifth. The junior lost his other bout last week to Schuylkill Valley's Jacob Bailey. Gergor did not wrestle last week.182 - 1. Connor Frey, Lehighton, So. (20-5); 2. Trent Thomas, Pleasant Valley, So. (17-14); 3. Collin Moyer, Tamaqua, So. (17-16).Honorable Mention - Dylan Moyer, Panther Valley, So. (14-11); Jared Mooney, Palmerton, Fr. (8-7).Notes - Frey bumped up to 195 pounds for his only match last week and suffered a 3-2 decision loss to Blue Mountain's Zach Yackenchick, who is 21-6 this season. Frey is 7-2 in his last nine matches. Thomas joins the group after going 6-3 last week. The sophomore went 5-3 at the New Oxford Invitational where he finished sixth at 182 pounds. Collin Moyer went 2-3 last week, including 2-2 at the Coal Cracker Tournament, where he placed fifth at 182 pounds. Mooney suffered an 8-1 decision loss at 170 pounds to Northern Lehigh's Nate Farber in his only match last week. Dylan Moyer did not wrestle last week.195 - 1. Richard Nase, Panther Valley, Sr. (20-3); 2. Kyle Oliphant, Tamaqua, So. (16-10); 3. Mathew Wolfe, Jr. (11-7).Notes - Nase went 4-1 at the Coal Cracker Tournament over the weekend, finishing second at 195 pounds. Nase's loss came to Dieruff's Jovon Reyes, who is 24-1 this season. Nase bounced back quickly though, pinning Oliphant in his next match. Nase is 5-1 in his last six matches, with four wins coming by fall, two in the first period. Oliphant went 1-4 at the tournament, placing sixth. Wolfe lost to Northern Lehigh's Austin Arnold at 182 pounds last week, his second consecutive defeat.220 - 1. Rian Shubeck, Panther Valley, Jr. (23-4); 2. Stephen Scheib, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (9-7).Notes - Shubeck went 4-0 at the Coal Cracker Tournament, claiming the title at 220 pounds. The junior also picked up a win via fall over Schuylkill Valley's Nick Scheidt earlier in the week. Shubeck has won his last six matches, all by fall. Scheib did not wrestle last week.285 - 1. Ahmad Curtis, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (14-5); 2. Cameron Kates, Northern Lehigh, So. (19-9); 3. Lukas Mika, Panther Valley, So. (15-11).Honorable Mention - Alex Raub, Palmerton, Sr. (9-5).Notes - Curtis went 4-2 last week, including 3-2 at the New Oxford Invitational. All of the junior's wins at the tournament came by fall. Kates picked up a forfeit win in Northern Lehigh's match against Palmerton last week. Mika wrestled extremely well last week, posting a 5-1 record and a 4-1 mark at the Coal Cracker Tournament, where he finished second at 285 pounds. Mika's loss came to Dieruff's Shai Hines, who is 21-6 this season. Raub did not wrestle last week.(compiled byPatrick Matsinko)