(through Jan. 25)

(bout minimum: 5)106 - 1. Kevan Gentile, Jim Thorpe, Jr. (19-1); 2. Matt Peters, Northwestern, Fr. (22-4); 3. Seth Fronheiser, Northern Lehigh, Fr. (19-9).Honorable Mention - Brandon Mader, Tamaqua, Fr. (13-10); Nate Kemmerer, Lehighton, Fr. (19-8); James Gehr, Pleasant Valley, Fr. (19-8);Notes - Gentile was again ranked fourth this week among Class AA wrestlers at 106 pounds by Off the Mat. Peters, who is now ranked 15th by Off the Mat, pinned Fronheiser on Sunday to further cement his spot at No. 2 and continue what has been an impressive freshman campaign. Peters also picked up a forfeit win against Palmerton and victory by fall over Notre Dame Green Pond's Ryan McGuire. Fronheiser went 0-3 overall last week, falling to William Allen's Justin Pezolt and Wilson's John Consorti in addition to his loss to Peters. Gehr went 4-2 at the New Oxford Invitational over the weekend, placing fifth at 106 pounds. The freshman also picked up a major decision against Stroudsburg's Anthony Mangione earlier in the week.113 - 1. Colton Rex, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (21-3); 2. Baily Wehr, Northwestern, So. (21-6); 3. John Newhall, Jim Thorpe, Fr. (11-7).Honorable Mention - Antonio Lorenzo, Lehighton, So. (13-12); Mike Lazar, Panther Valley, Sr. (4-2); Gary Goodhile, Panther Valley, So. (10-8).Notes - Rex jumps to the top spot after a perfect 3-0 week, which included a 6-2 decision over Wehr during Northern Lehigh's dual against Northwestern on Sunday. Wehr did pick up two wins in his other matches last week, getting a forfeit victory against Palmerton and a major decision over Notre Dame Green Pond's Raymond Markulicus. There's a chance the two could meet again as soon as tonight, when the Bulldogs and Tigers take part in the Colonial League Wrestling Championships.120 - 1. Quentin Bernhard, Northwestern, Jr. (21-3); 2. Jason Jacobi, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (22-4); 3. Tanner Kennedy, Panther Valley, Fr. (19-9).Honorable Mention - Ezra Neff, Northern Lehigh, So. (16-11).Notes - Wehr bounced back from a loss to Milton Hershey's Myles Taylor at the Elizabethtown Challenge by going 3-0 last week, getting two wins by forfeit before pinning Neff this past Sunday. Neff went 2-1 last week, defeating Williams Allen's Sawson Somogyi and Wilson's Zavery Lesher before getting pinned by Bernhard on Sunday. Jacobi moves down from 126 pounds to 120 this week and slots in at No. 2 after going 5-2 there last week, including 4-2 at the New Oxford Invitational, where he took fifth.126 - 1. Tanner McHugh, Tamaqua, So. (22-3); 2. Jarret White, Northwestern, Jr. (20-5); 3. Darren Goida, Panther Valley, Jr. (16-4).Honorable Mention - Zachary Kemmerer, Lehighton, Jr. (20-7); Jackson Bernhard, Northwestern, Fr. (10-9).Notes - White went 2-1 last week, with his only loss coming by a 6-2 decision to Northern Lehigh's Matt Schmall at 132 pounds. Jackson Bernhard enters the rankings after going 2-1 at the Elizabethtown Challenge and winning his only match last week, an 8-0 major decision over Northern Lehigh's Jacob Kistler.132 - 1. Matt Schmall, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (24-3); 2. Anthony McCue, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (14-4); 3. Hunter Kennedy, Panther Valley, Fr. (15-14).Honorable Mention - Cody Scherer, Lehighton, Fr. (13-9); Dalton Webster, Northwestern, So. (7-5); Dan Russo, Palmerton, Sr. (13-13).Notes - Schmall had an impressive 3-0 week, pinning both William Allen's Alfred Logan and Wilson's Austin Lesher before earning a tough, 6-2 decision over Northwestern's Jarret White, who bumped up from his usual spot at 126 pounds. Webster went 1-1 a week ago, dropping a 5-0 decision to Palmerton's Dan Russo before getting a forfeit win against Notre Dame Green Pond. Russo reenters the rankings after going 2-1 a week ago. The senior picked up an 8-6 decision over Salisbury's Zachary Adams after defeating Webster. Russo's loss came to Saucon Valley's Jason Jones. McCue drops down from 138 pounds to 132 this week after going 5-2 there a week ago, including 4-2 at the New Oxford Invitational, where he took seventh.138 - 1. Dylan Rynkiewicz, Tamaqua, Sr. (23-2); 2. Tegan Durishin, Lehighton, Jr. (24-5); 3. Caleb Clymer, Northwestern, Fr. (22-9).Honorable Mention - Ali Capobianco, Panther Valley, Jr. (18-9); Zachary Glassic, Panther Valley, Sr. (9-6).Notes - Rynkiewicz was ranked 16th at 138 pounds this week by Off the Mat. Clymer continued his solid season by going 3-0 last week, defeating Palmerton's Brandon Traugher and Northern's Lehigh's Austin Hemingway with first period pins. The freshman other's victory came via a 4-1 decision over Notre Dame Green Pond's Reese Cornish.145 - 1. Ryan Farber, Northern Lehigh, So. (24-3); 2. David VanBlargan, Northwestern, Jr. (16-11); 3. Hunter Davidyock, Panther Valley, Sr. (11-8);Honorable Mention - Tyler Dorn, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (10-5).Notes - Farber was dominant in going 3-0 this past week. The sophomore got a forfeit win against William Allen, and followed that with a technical fall over Wilson's Matt Russell before capping his week with a 12-6 decision over VanBlargan. Prior to his loss to Farber, VanBlargan had picked up two forfeit wins against Palmerton and Notre Dame Green Pond. Dorn went 2-3 last week, including 2-2 at the New Oxford Invitational, where he did not medal.152 - 1. Conrad Young, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (17-6); 2. Trevor Dorn, Pleasant Valley, So. (16-9); 3. Mathew Wolfe, Palmerton, Sr. (15-9).Honorable Mention - Xander Kern, Panther Valley, Fr. (9-7).Notes - Young remained locked in en route to posting a 3-0 mark last week. The junior pinned William Allen's Matthew Gross in under a minute in his first bout, and capped his week with a 13-2 major decision over Northwestern's Jason Hottinger on Sunday. Wolfe also defeated Hottinger, with his win coming by a 13-4 major decision. Wolfe earned a forfeit win against Salisbury before dropping a 3-2 decision to Saucon's Bret Svites. Dorn comes down from 160 pounds to 152 and moves into second. The Pleasant Valley sophomore went 2-4 last week at 152, including 2-3 at the New Oxford Invitational, where he took sixth.160 - 1. Zack Christman, Palmerton, Sr. (12-7); 2. Nate Farber, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (17-7); 3. Garrett Gouger, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (20-11).Honorable Mention - Tyler Cann, Lehighton, Jr. (16-6); Antonio Madera, Jim Thorpe, Jr. (6-5); Malik Roper, Tamaqua, Sr. (5-2); Grant Lorkowski, Panther Valley, Sr. (11-11).Notes - Christman, who was ranked 16th this week at 160 pounds by Off the Mat, did not wrestle in Palmerton's matches last week. Farber, who was ranked two spot ahead of Christman this week by Off the Mat, went 3-0 a week ago, grabbing 6-0 decisions over both William Allen's Wilberto Sicard and Wilson's Dan Fischer before pinning Northwestern's Sam Day in 21 seconds on Sunday. Gouger enters the mix after dropping down from 170 this past week. He handled the transition fairly well, taking eighth at the New Oxford Invitational over the weekend.170 - 1. Brody Keefe, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (25-4); 2. Zachary Graver, Palmerton, Sr. (16-4); 3. Austin Arnold, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (5-1).Honorable Mention - Andrew Sorensen, Northwestern, Jr. (7-2); Tim Gergar, Palmerton, Sr. (4-4); Robbie Geisinger, Jim Thorpe, Jr. (12-7).Notes - Keefe drops to 170 pounds this week and takes over the top spot. The junior excelled at the New Oxford Invitational, taking second place. Keefe's only loss came to Troy Area's Nick Stephani in the championship match. Keefe did earn an impressive 5-0 decision over Blue Mountain's Devon Krammes, a Schuylkill League champion, in the quarterfinals. Graver, who was ranked 12th this week by Off the Mat, went 1-1 a week ago. The senior started strong, pinning Salisbury's Dillon Trenge in his first bout. But Saucon's Jason Lynch, who was ranked fifth by Off the Mat, proved to be too much, as Graver dropped a 9-1 major decision. Arnold returned from an almost two-week absence on Sunday in impressive fashion. The senior got a late takedown on Sorenson to earn a 3-2 decision, a win the ultimately helped propel the Bulldogs past the Tigers. Sorenson won his two other matches last week, pinning both Palmerton's Cowan Unger and Notre Dame Green Pond's Dominic Scartelli in the first period. Gergar did not wrestle in Palmerton's matches last week.182 - 1. Connor Frey, Lehighton, Jr. (23-3); 2. Dylan Moyer, Panther Valley, Jr. (15-8); 3. Jarred Mooney, Palmerton, So. (19-9).Honorable Mention - Antonio Santana, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (5-4); Chad Cederberg, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (7-7).Notes - Frey maintained his status as one of the best in the state, coming in at No. 4 in this week's Off the Mat rankings of 182-pound wrestlers. Mooney posted three dominant victories a week ago, pinning Salisbury's Dante Martinez and Saucon's Nate Kehs while also earning an 11-3 major decision over Northwestern's Anthony Fillis. Cederberg enters the rankings after going 2-1 a week ago. The junior started with a loss to William Allen's Josh Bennicoff, but rebounded with wins over Wilson's Josh Roberti and Fillis, with the latter coming by a 1-0 decision. Santana lost his only match last week, getting pinned by Stroudsburg's Jake Jakobsen.195 - 1. Trent Thomas, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (21-5); 2. Alexander Russo, Northwestern, Sr. (19-8); 3. Stephen Scheib, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (15-11).Honorable Mention - John Iles, Palmerton, So. (14-12).Notes - Thomas went 3-1 at the New Oxford Invitational, taking second place to

G.A.R. Memorial's Zachary Faust. Russo went 3-0 a week ago, pinning Iles and picking up a 12-5 decision over Scheib. Scheib went 2-1 last week, with his only loss coming to Russo on Sunday. Iles struggled in his three bouts, going 0-3. In addition to losing to Russo, the Palmerton sophomore also suffered setbacks to Salisbiury's Alexander Nicholas and Saucon Valley's Devan VanVliet.220 - 1. Rian Shubeck, Panther Valley, Sr. (4-1); 2. Wyatt Clements, Lehighton, Jr. (16-8); 3. Jason Schaffer, Northern Lehigh, So. (11-10).Notes - Schaffer won his only match last week, earning a 4-2 decision over Northwestern's Jacob Murray, who dropped down from 285 pounds.285 - 1. Cameron Kates, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (24-3); 2. Ahmad Curtis, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (18-6); 3. Tre Nelson, Palmerton, Sr. (15-4);Honorable Mention - Jacob Murray, Northwestern, Jr. (14-6); Will Focht, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (4-3); Alexander Smith, Lehighton, Jr. (10-9).Notes - Kates continued his dominance last week, going 3-0. In addition to a forfeit win over William Allen, the junior picked up two wins by fall against Wilson's Trevor Loebsack (1:40) and Northwestern's Quin Moyer (3:26). Curtis took fifth at the New Oxford Invitational over the weekend. Nelson jumps from honorable mention to third after yet another stellar week. The Palmerton senior went 3-0, pinning all three of his opponents before the end of the second period. Two of those falls, against Northwestern's Moyer and Saucon's Trey Polak, came in the first period. Murray went 1-1 a week ago, picking up an 11-9 decision over Notre Dame Green Pond's Juwan Georges before dropping a 4-2 decision to Northern Lehigh's Jason Schaffer at 220 pounds, his first bout at the weight this season.(compiled by Patrick Matsinko)