TN Wrestling Rankings

(through Feb. 8)

103 - 1. Nick O'Donnell, Panther Valley, Jr. (24-6); 2. Sean Bianco, Pleasant Valley, Fr. (15-8); 3. Jake Hoats, Lehighton, So. (15-14).

Honorable Mention - Michael Ortiz, Northwestern, Fr. (6-0); Brian Ohl, Jim Thorpe, Fr. (13-12); Samantha Klingel, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (5-0).

Notes - Top three remain the same. Bianco scored major decision over Hoats Monday.

112 - 1. Ernest Klingel, Pleasant Valley, So. (24-8); 2. Ty Herzog, Northern Lehigh, Fr. (21-7), 3. Jason McEvoy, Lehighton, So. (7-16).

Injured List - Tyler Heffelfinger, Panther Valley, Fr. (8-8); Cody Garner, Palmerton, Sr. (5-5).

Inactive List - Dylan Long, Northwestern, Sr. (23-2).

Notes - Long had not wrestled in recent weeks, including District Duals. He will be ranked if he returns to action. Klingel takes over top spot, Herzog moves to second. McEvoy takes over third slot for now to fill out weight class.

119 - 1. Zane Heller, Northern Lehigh, So. (23-4); 2. Mike Dahlstrom, Pleasant Valley. So. (21-7); 3. Ethan Keichel, Northwestern, So. (18-13).

Honorable Mention - Brandon Gurka, Panther Valley, Jr. (20-10); Sam Oberlander, Palmerton, So. (17-8); Jeremy Gornick, Lehighton, Jr. (17-11); Kyle Boyer, Tamaqua, So. (16-16).

Notes - Heller, Dahlstrom remain 1-2. Keichel pinned Gurka to take over third slot. Dahlstrom beat Gornick by tech fall on Monday.

125 - 1. Alex Yanovich, Pleasant Valley, So. (24-7); 3. Lucas Dise, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (17-8); 3. Dillon Massington, Palmerton, Fr. (12-13).

Inactive List - Eddie Faust, Northwestern, Sr. (17-7).

Notes - Yanovich stays at number one. Dise was out of the line-up for District Duals but is second for now. Massington moves to third, as Faust, like Long, has been out of the line-up. Faust will be ranked again if he returns to action.

130 - 1. Jordan Toledo, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (30-2); 2. Connor Hedash, Northern Lehigh, Fr. (15-13); 3. Brandan Silkowski, Tamaqua, So. (16-15).

Notes - Toledo is first area wrestler to hit the 30-win mark this season.

135 - 1. Kolby Mashack, Tamaqua, Jr. (24-2); 2. Nikko Stevens, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (22-5); 3. Mike Pokrinchak, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (22-6).

Honorable Mention - Anthony Farole, Lehighton, So. (18-11); Cody Grohotolski, Palmerton, So. (10-11); David Gehr, Pleasant Valley, So (5-2).

Notes - Stevens drops down from 140. He lost to Pen Argyl's Mike Racciato at 135 on Monday. Farole lost to Toledo by tech fall Monday.

140 - 1. Jake Chamberlain, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (23-5); 2. Dylan Hofmann, Northern Lehigh, So. (21-5); 3. Dan Costenbader, Palmerton, Sr. (20-5).

Honorable Mention - Zach Coleman, Lehighton, So. (15-13).

Notes - With Stevens' drop, Chamberlain takes over top spot. Hofmann drops down from 145 and moves into second; Hofmann has a 4-3 win over Costenbader.

145 - 1. Dillon Smith, Jim Thorpe, Sr. (24-5); 2. David Lucykanish, Lehighton, Sr. (27-4); 3. Bobby Clymer, Northwestern, Jr. (22-4).

Honorable Mention - Chris Christ, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (12-8); Justin Christman, Panther Valley, Sr. (20-11); Ryan Sokolowski, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (13-13); Matt Edmonds, Tamaqua, Jr. (16-9).

Notes - Smith, Lucykanish remain 1-2. Clymer moves into third after beating Christman and avenging a loss vs. Pen Argyl's Phil Racciato at District Duals. Christ bumps up from 135.

152 - 1. Craemer Hedash, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (22-5); 2. Mike Englert, Palmerton, Sr. (21-4); 3. Kevin Schaller, Panther Valley, Sr. (21-11).

Honorable Mention - Levi Veppert, Northwestern, So. (17-14); Mitchell Moyer, Lehighton, So. (13-14).

Notes - Top three remain the same. Craemer dropped a wild 16-12 decision to Phil Racciato at District Duals Monday.

160 - 1. Mike Weaver, Panther Valley, So. (19-5); 2. Kyle Sorensen, Northwestern, So. (13-4); 3. Mike Balliet, Lehighton, So. (15-8).

Honorable Mention - Zach Fleming, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (7-7).

Notes - Status quo here. Weaver cemented top spot with win over Sorensen at District Duals.

171 - 1. Colin Hedash, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (28-1); 2. John Mertz, Lehighton, Sr. (11-7); 3. Alex Lorkowski, Panther Valley, So. (16-13).

Notes - Top three remain the same here.

189 - 1. Garth Lakitsky, Tamaqua, Jr. (27-1); 2. Cameron Kroemelbein, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (17-11); 3. Nate Black, Lehighton, Sr. (11-10).

Honorable Mention - Kane Kralik, Palmerton, Fr. (16-7); Matt Dorward, Lehighton, Sr. (12-12).

Notes - Lakitsky's loss was vs. Blue Mountain's Brook Gosch, the Schuylkill League 215 pound champ. Kroemelbein bumped up to 215 and scored a fall over Lehighton's Jacen Nalesnik Monday.

215 - 1. John Scheaffer, Panther Valley, Sr. (19-8); 2. Dustin Wentz, Tamaqua, Sr. (21-11); 3. Jacen Nalesnik, Lehighton, Fr. (6-3).

Notes - No changes here for now.

285 - 1. Briar Stern, Lehighton, Sr. (19-8); 2. Tyler Mangold, Jim Thorpe, Jr. (10-12); 3. Alec Eidelman, Northwestern, Jr. (9-16).

Inactive - Keith Cheadle, Panther Valley, So. (12-11).

Notes - Stern stays fixed at number one. Eidelman moves into third for Cheadle, who is ineligible, to fill out the weight class.

(Compiled by Joe Plasko)