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Times News mat rankings

(through Feb. 15)

(bout minimum: 5)106 - 1. Kevan Gentile, Jim Thorpe, Jr. (32-1); 2. Matt Peters, Northwestern, Fr. (28-4); 3. Seth Fronheiser, Northern Lehigh, Fr. (24-12).Honorable Mention - Brandon Mader, Tamaqua, Fr. (17-14); Nate Kemmerer, Lehighton, Fr. (23-9); James Gehr, Pleasant Valley, Fr. (21-9);Notes - Gentile went 3-0 a week ago, getting two wins by fall and one by decision. The decision - 8-6 over Williams Valley's Willy Girard - was only Gentile's third such result this season. Gentile has won 23 of his matches by fall this year. In Off the Mat's Class AA state wrestling rankings that were released last week, Gentile came in fifth at 106 pounds. Peters was ranked 14th by Off the Mat. Kemmerer won both of his matches last week, pinning Panther Valley's Justin Ogozalek before winning by decision against Tri Valley's Dawson Boltz. Gehr jumped to 113 pounds for his match against Wallenpaupack, where he pinned Hunter Nakielny in the first period. Mader was pinned by Pine Grove's Danny Howerton in his only bout last week.113 - 1. Colten Rex, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (26-6); 2. Baily Wehr, Northwestern, So. (23-10); 3. John Newhall, Jim Thorpe, Fr. (17-14).Honorable Mention - Antonio Lorenzo, Lehighton, So. (14-14); Mike Lazar, Panther Valley, Sr. (11-7); Gary Goodhile, Panther Valley, So. (9-9).Notes - Newhall won all three of his matches by forfeit last week. Lorenzo earned a split in his two matches last week, pinning Lazar before getting pinned by Tri Valleys' Kyle Stephen.120 - 1. Quentin Bernhard, Northwestern, Jr. (27-3); 2. Jason Jacobi, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (25-5); 3. Zachary Kemmerer, Lehighton, Jr. (24-8).Honorable Mention - Tanner Kennedy, Panther Valley, Fr. (23-16).Notes - Jacobi got a 10-5 decision over Wallenpaupack's Andrew Demchuk in his only bout last week. Kemmerer was 1-1 last week, with his win coming by a 9-3 decision over Kennedy. Kemmerer's loss came by fall to Tri Valley's Caleb Bordner, a former state qualifier that is currently ranked third at 120 pounds by Off the Mat. The junior also drops down from 126 this week after wrestling his last four matches at 120 pounds. In addition to losing to Kemmerer, Kennedy also lost a decision (2-0) to North Schuylkill's Mason Madden-Edwards.126 - 1. Tanner McHugh, Tamaqua, So. (30-4); 2. Jarret White, Northwestern, Jr. (26-5); 3. Darren Goida, Panther Valley, Jr. (24-8).Honorable Mention - Jackson Bernhard, Northwestern, Fr. (10-9).Notes - McHugh defeated Pine Grove's Chad Zimmerman by technical fall in his only match last week. Goida wrestled both of his matches at 132 pounds last week, earning narrow wins in both. The first was a 3-2 decision over Lehighton's Cody Scherer; the second came in overtime (5-3) against North Schuylkill's Jess Wetzel. The matches were Goida's first at the weight since the Anthracite Duals in early January. For now, though, he will stay at 126 pounds.132 - 1. Matt Schmall, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (31-4); 2. Anthony McCue, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (16-6); 3. Hunter Kennedy, Panther Valley, Fr. (24-17).Honorable Mention - Cody Scherer, Lehighton, Fr. (16-11); Dan Russo, Palmerton, Sr. (13-13); Dalton Webster, Northwestern, So. (10-8).Notes - McCue got a forfeit win at 138 pounds in Pleasant Valley's match against Wallenpaupack last week. While Goida bumped up in weight, Kennedy went down to 126 pounds for both of his matches, going 2-0 in the process. The freshman was impressive in both bouts, earning a 19-5 major decision over Lehighton's Grant Wetzel before pinning North Schuylkill's Corbin Kessler. Scherer was 1-1 last week, with his loss coming by a narrow 3-2 decision to Panther Valley's Darren Goida. Still an impressive effort by the freshman, whose win came by forfeit against Tri Valley.138 - 1. Dylan Rynkiewicz, Tamaqua, Sr. (31-2); 2. Tegan Durishin, Lehighton, Jr. (27-7); 3. Caleb Clymer, Northwestern, Fr. (28-10).Honorable Mention - Ali Capobianco, Panther Valley, Jr. (25-12).Notes - Rynkiewicz was ranked 14th at 138 pounds last week by Off the Mat. Durishin was 1-1 last week, earning a 9-3 decision over Capobianco before dropping a 16-5 major decision to Tri Valley's Chase Schaeffer in a match that was contested at 145 pounds. Schaeffer was ranked 11th at 145 by Off the Mat in its most recent rankings. Capobianco bounced back from his loss to Durishin by pinning North Schuylkill's Corey Reinoehl.145 - 1. Ryan Farber, Northern Lehigh, So. (31-4); 2. Hunter Davidyock, Panther Valley, Sr. (18-13); 3. David VanBlargan, Northwestern, Jr. (18-15).Honorable Mention - Tyler Dorn, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (11-7); Cameron Condly, Jim Thorpe, So. (16-15).Notes - Farber was ranked 12th at 145 pounds by Off the Mat. Davidyock continued his hot streak, going 2-0 a week ago against Lehighton and North Schuylkill. The senior pinned the Indians' Cody Semmel and held on for a 2-1 decision over the Spartans' Joe Alexander. Over his last nine matches, Davidyock is 6-3. Dorn won by forfeit in PV's match against Wallenpaupack last week. Condly enters the rankings after going 3-0 last week. The sophomore picked up a major decision over Williams Valley's Zach Ulsh in his first bout and capped his week by pinning Mahanoy's Zane Houser before the end of the first period. Sandwiched between those victories was a forfeit against Salisbury.152 - 1. Conrad Young, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (28-8); 2. Trevor Dorn, Pleasant Valley, So. (18-10); 3. Mathew Wolfe, Palmerton, Sr. (15-10).Honorable Mention - Xander Kern, Panther Valley, Fr. (10-9); Zachary Glassic, Panther Valley, Sr. (14-12).Notes - Dorn moved up to 160 pounds against Wallenpaupack, where he pinned Jackson Murray. Glassic posted impressive wins against Lehighton and North Schuylkill, getting a major decision over Lehighton's Dustin Koons before pinning North Schuylkill's Nick Price in the first period.160 - 1. Nate Farber, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (23-9); 2. Garrett Gouger, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (23-13); 3. Tyler Cann, Lehighton, Jr. (17-8).Honorable Mention - Zack Christman, Palmerton, Sr. (12-7); Antonio Madera, Jim Thorpe, Jr. (6-5); Malik Roper, Tamaqua, Sr. (5-2); Grant Lorkowski, Panther Valley, Sr. (18-15).Notes - With Christman inactive due to injury, Farber jumps to the top. Farber was ranked 14th at 160 by Off the Mat. Gouger dropped down to 152 pounds against Wallenpaupack, where he pinned John Hannon. Cann went 1-1 a week ago, with his win coming by a 12-7 decision over Panther Valley's Lorkowski. His loss came against Tri Valley's Anthony Snyder, ranked 10th at 152 pounds by Off the Mat. Lorkowski rebounded from his loss to Cann by picking up a 5-3 decision over North Schuylkill's Craig Fisher.170 - 1. Brody Keefe, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (28-4); 2. Zachary Graver, Palmerton, Sr. (17-4); 3. Austin Arnold, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (9-2).Honorable Mention - Andrew Sorensen, Northwestern, Jr. (11-4); Tim Gergar, Palmerton, Sr. (4-4); Robbie Geisinger, Jim Thorpe, Jr. (18-10).Notes - Keefe earned an impressive 13-5 major decision over Wallenpaupack's Todd Frick in his only match last week. Graver was ranked ninth at 170 by Off the Mat. Geisinger went 2-1 last week, picking up a forfeit against Salisbury before earning a decision over Matt Lewandowski.182 - 1. Connor Frey, Lehighton, Jr. (28-3); 2. Dylan Moyer, Panther Valley, Jr. (24-11); 3. Jarred Mooney, Palmerton, So. (20-9).Honorable Mention - Chad Cederberg, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (12-10).Notes - Frey was 2-0 last week, pinning both of his opponents (Panther Valley's Hunter Kerestes and Tri Valley's Cole Smeltz) in 36 seconds. Frey was ranked fourth at 182 pounds by Off the Mat last week. Moyer avoided Frey and picked up a forfeit against Lehighton. The junior suffered a 2-1 decision loss to North Schuylkill's CJ Steinhilber at 182 pounds.195 - 1. Trent Thomas, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (24-5); 2. Alexander Russo, Northwestern, Sr. (25-8); 3. Stephen Scheib, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (19-15).Honorable Mention - John Iles, Palmerton, So. (14-13).Notes - Thomas was victorious in sudden victory overtime against Wallenpaupack's Jerome Haupt, claiming a 4-2 decision.220 - 1. Rian Shubeck, Panther Valley, Sr. (19-2); 2. Wyatt Clements, Lehighton, Jr. (17-10); 3. Jason Schaffer, Northern Lehigh, So. (15-14).Honorable Mention - Caleb Campbell, Jim Thorpe, So. (6-4).Notes - Shubeck was dominant in both of his matches last week, pinning Lehighton's Erik Skrincosky in 40 seconds before grabbing a 14-3 major decision over North Schuylkill's Michael Damiter. Shubeck was ranked seventh at 220 pounds by Off the Mat last week. Clements dropped a 5-3 decision to Tri Valley's Dan Scheib in his only match last week. Campbell went 1-2 a week ago, pinning Salisbry's Bailey Marcks in his one win.285 - 1. Cameron Kates, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (31-4); 2. Ahmad Curtis, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (21-6); 3. Tre Nelson, Palmerton, Sr. (15-5);Honorable Mention - Jacob Murray, Northwestern, Jr. (15-11); Will Focht, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (4-3); Alexander Smith, Lehighton, Jr. (12-10).Notes - Curtis won by forfeit in PV's match against Wallenpaupack last week. Smith picked up two wins last week, a forfeit against Panther Valley and a 3-1 decision over Tri Valley's Alan Renninger.(compiled byPatrick Matsinko)