TIMES NEWS Mat Rankings

(through Feb. 15)

103 - 1. Nick O'Donnell, Panther Valley, Jr. (30-6); 2. Sean Bianco, Pleasant Valley, Fr. (16-8); 3. Jake Hoats, Lehighton, So. (16-14).

Honorable Mention - Michael Ortiz, Northwestern, Fr. (6-0); Brian Ohl, Jim Thorpe, Fr. (15-15); Samantha Klingel, Pleasant Valley, Jr. (5-0).

Notes - No changes. O'Donnell hits 30 wins and was 5-0 at Coal Cracker Round Robin tournament over the weekend.

112 - 1. Ty Herzog, Northern Lehigh, Fr. (22-7); 2. Ernest Klingel, Pleasant Valley, So. (24-9); 3. Jason McEvoy, Lehighton, So. (7-17).

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

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

Notes - Herzog scored a major decision over McEvoy and takes over top spot from Klingel for the time being.

119 - 1. Zane Heller, Northern Lehigh, So. (24-4); 2. Mike Dahlstrom, Pleasant Valley. So. (22-7); 3. Ethan Keichel, Northwestern, So. (18-13).

Honorable Mention - Brandon Gurka, Panther Valley, Jr. (25-10); Sam Oberlander, Palmerton, So. (17-8); Jeremy Gornick, Lehighton, Jr. (17-11); Kyle Boyer, Tamaqua, So. (16-16).

Notes - Top three remain the same for now. Gurka was 4-0 at Coal Cracker Round Robin.

125 - 1. Alex Yanovich, Pleasant Valley, So. (24-8); 3. Lucas Dise, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (18-8); 3. Dillon Massington, Palmerton, Fr. (12-13).

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

Notes - Yanovich's loss came against Stroudsburg's Eric Howey. Dise returned to the No. Lehigh line-up and scored a fall.

130 - 1. Jordan Toledo, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (31-2); 2. Connor Hedash, Northern Lehigh, Fr. (16-13); 3. Brandan Silkowski, Tamaqua, So. (16-15).

Notes - Status quo for now. Toledo bumped up to 140 vs. Stroudsburg.

135 - 1. Kolby Mashack, Tamaqua, Jr. (24-2); 2. Nikko Stevens, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (23-5); 3. Mike Pokrinchak, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (23-6).

Honorable Mention - Anthony Farole, Lehighton, So. (18-12); Cody Grohotolski, Palmerton, So. (10-11); David Gehr, Pleasant Valley, So (6-2).

Notes - Top three remains the same. Stevens scored a win vs. Farole on Saturday.

140 - 1. Jake Chamberlain, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (24-5); 2. Dylan Hofmann, Northern Lehigh, So. (22-5); 3. Dan Costenbader, Palmerton, Sr. (20-5).

Honorable Mention - Zach Coleman, Lehighton, So. (15-14).

Notes - Top three remain the same.

145 - 1. David Lucykanish, Lehighton, Sr. (28-4); 2. Dillon Smith, Jim Thorpe, Sr. (26-7); 3. Bobby Clymer, Northwestern, Jr. (22-4).

Honorable Mention - Chris Christ, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (12-9); Justin Christman, Panther Valley, Sr. (21-15); Ryan Sokolowski, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (13-14); Matt Edmonds, Tamaqua, Jr. (16-9).

Notes - Smith lost twice to Norristown's Brandon Parker, a District and Regional runner-up, at the Coal Cracker Round Robin, both times by a point. That gives Lucykanish, who had a major decision over Christ on Saturday, his turn at the top here.

152 - 1. Craemer Hedash, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (23-5); 2. Mike Englert, Palmerton, Sr. (21-4); 3. Kevin Schaller, Panther Valley, Sr. (23-15).

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

Notes - Craemer remains in front of the pack here.

160 - 1. Mike Weaver, Panther Valley, So. (22-8); 2. Kyle Sorensen, Northwestern, So. (13-4); 3. Mike Balliet, Lehighton, So. (15-9).

Honorable Mention - Zach Fleming, Northern Lehigh, Sr. (7-8).

Notes - Weaver ran into some tough competition at the Coal Cracker Round Robin but has a win over Sorensen, so he stays put. Balliet gave Craemer Hedash a battle before falling. Fleming lost to Moyer by a point.

171 - 1. Colin Hedash, Northern Lehigh, Jr. (26-1); 2. John Mertz, Lehighton, Sr. (12-7); 3. Alex Lorkowski, Panther Valley, So. (18-17).

Notes - No changes.

189 - 1. Garth Lakitsky, Tamaqua, Jr. (27-1); 2. Cameron Kroemelbein, Pleasant Valley, Sr. (17-12); 3. Nate Black, Lehighton, Sr. (11-11).

Honorable Mention - Kane Kralik, Palmerton, Fr. (16-7); Matt Dorward, Lehighton, Sr. (12-12); Keith Cheadle, Panther Valley, So. (14-15).

Notes - Lakitsky stays on top. Kroemelbein's loss was up two weight classes at heavyweight. Black lost but has a win over Kralik, so he'll stay in third for now. Cheadle returns to Panther Valley line-up at 189.

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

Notes - Scheaffer placed third at the Coal Cracker Round Robin.

285 - 1. Briar Stern, Lehighton, Sr. (20-8); 2. Tyler Mangold, Jim Thorpe, Jr. (10-12); 3. Alec Eidelman, Northwestern, Jr. (9-16).

Notes - Stern hits the 20-win mark.

(Compiled by Joe Plasko)