FCW's Week 9 (and 10) Fantasy Outlook (12/25 -12/31)

I hope you all had and are having a wonderful holiday season. While the food, fun, and festivities are probably at the forefront of your mind, don't forget the other important “F” of the season... Fantasy, of course.

 But first, let's recap the Fantasy Wrestling standings from Weeks 7 & 8.

In the Week 7 Standings, Kent State's Josh Boggan (285) pinned all three of his opponents to lead the week with 18 Fpts. In second, with 17 Fts from four matches, was Arizona State’s Nicco Ruiz (165) in Redshirt. Wyatt Hendrickson had three matches and, surprisingly actually, came in third with 16 Fpts meaning he did not pin everyone! How Crazy!

Week 8’s Fantasy leader is no stranger to weekly outlooks this season, 197 Gabe Sollars (IND) finished at the Sheridan Open with five matches and 21 Fpts. Teammate Donnell Washington (174) finished third for the week with 18 Fpts in four matches. Corbyn Munson (CMU) finished in second for the week with 19 Fpts.

Some shake-ups in the Overall Standings happened as a result of the wild Week 7 & 8 results, with Trent Hidlay (NCST) taking over as the points leader by two Fpts. Caleb Henson falls to second with 71 Fpts.

Zach Elam (MIZZ) remains in the Top-3, but a bonus-filled week for Taye Ghadiali (CAMP) has him up three spots to #4 and only one Fpt behind Elam. 

Speaking of jumps in the standings, Jesse Mendez (OHST) made a huge leap from #16 to now #5 (a +14 Fpt gain), and Stephen Buchanan (OU) from #24 to now #11 (a +9 Fpt gain).

On to Week 9:

This is a much different Weekly Outlook than the past eight articles, mainly because there are only two events: The Ken Kraft Midlands Championships and the Soldier Salute Open.

While some of the entrants are known, there are still some teams that have not released their entries and thus, will most likely see some updates through Thursday and Friday morning.

In addition, Week 10 is an extremely quick turnaround with the Southern Scuffle kicking off Monday at 10 am along with duals on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

As usual, entries are still coming in for each of these tournaments, so keep the notifications on for @FantasyD1Wrestl as updates will be posted to the InterMat Forum Fantasy Wrestling Board.

A reminder of some important rules:

• Wrestlers entered at a weight must compete at that weight or else their results will not be counted. Wrestlers in the “Floater” spots can compete at ANY weight and accumulate Fantasy points.
• A wrestler will LOCK on your roster at 12pm ET on the day of their first competition for the week (refer to the SHP’s Week Preview).
• Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. 
• Check your league settings to know how many add/drops are permitted per week. 

Wrestlers I Like This Week

Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score]

*organized by most potential points to least, then by school alphabetically”:

As of now with the information available, my best plays for Midlands will be marked with “*****”

125:

Diego Sotelo (HARV)- Midlands

Luke Stanich (LEH)- Midlands

Tristan Lujan (MSU)- Midlands

Vinny Kilkeary (OHST)-  Midlands *****

Max Gallagher (PENN)-  Midlands *****

Ryan Miller (PENN)-  Midlands *****

Cooper Flynn (VT)-  Midlands *****

Eric Barnett (WISC)-  Midlands  *****

Ethan Perryman (ISU)- Soldier Salute

Spencer Moore (UNC)-  Soldier Salute

133:

Mason Leiphart (F&M)- Midlands

Dylan Ragusin (MICH)-  Midlands *****

Andre Gonzales (OHST)-  Midlands

Alex Almeyda (PENN)-  Midlands *****

Michael Colaiocco (PENN)-  Midlands *****

Richie Koehler (RID)-  Midlands

Dylan Shawver (RUT)-  Midlands *****

Gable Porter (UVA)-  Midlands

Marlon Yarbrough (UVA)-  Midlands

Sam Latona (VT)-  Midlands *****

141:

Dylan Layton (CSU)- Midlands

Jordan Hamdan (MSU)- Midlands

Brandon Cannon (OHST)-  Midlands *****

CJ Composto (PENN)-  Midlands *****

Joey Oliveri (RUT)-  Midlands *****

Jack Gioffre (UVA)-  Midlands

Tom Crook (VT)-  Midlands *****

Josh Koderhandt (NAVY)-  Soldier Salute

Lachlan McNeil (UNC)-  Soldier Salute

Clay Carlson (SDSU)- Soldier Salute

149:

Douglas Terry (CSU)- Midlands

Kannon Webster (ILL)- Midlands *****

Kelvin Griffin (LEH)- Midlands

Dylan Gilcher (MICH)-  Midlands 

Brock Herman (OHST)-  Midlands

Jackson Polo (PENN)-  Midlands

Andrew Troczynski (PENN)-  Midlands

Quinn Kinner (RID)-  Midlands *****

Michael Gioffre (UVA)-  Midlands *****

Joseph Zargo (WISC)-  Midlands *****

Joel Mylin (MIZZ)-  Soldier Salute

Nick Vafiadis (NAVY)-  Soldier Salute

Daniel Kimball (SDSU)- Soldier Salute

Alek Martin (SDSU)- Soldier Salute

157:

Joe Roberts (ILL)- Midlands

Zack Mattin (MICH)-  Midlands 

Chase Saldate (MSU)- Midlands *****

Jude Swisher (PENN)-  Midlands *****

Andrew Clark (RUT)-  Midlands

Dylan Cedeno (UVA)-  Midlands

Rafael Hipolito (VT)-  Midlands *****

Paniro Johnson (ISU)-  Soldier Salute

Jason Kraisser (ISU)-  Soldier Salute

Cameron Steed (MIZZ)-  Soldier Salute

Cael Swensen (SDSU)- Soldier Salute

165:

Joshua Kim (HARV)- Midlands

Hunter Mays (LEH)- Midlands *****

Beau Mantanona (MICH)-  Midlands 

Caleb Fish (MSU)-  Midlands

Lucas Revano (PENN)-  Midlands *****

Colton Washleski (RID)-  Midlands

Dean Hamiti (WISC)-  Midlands *****

Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY)-  Soldier Salute

174:

Adam Kemp (CP)- Midlands  *****

Noah Fox (F&M)- Midlands

Phillip Conigliaro (HARV)- Midlands *****

Edmond Ruth (ILL)- Midlands *****

Nick Incontrera (PENN)-  Midlands *****

Justin McCoy (UVA)-  Midlands *****

Tyler Eichens (UNC)-  Soldier Salute

184:

James Conway (F&M)- Midlands

Layne Malczewski (MSU)-  Midlands *****

Ryder Rogotzke (OHST)-  Midlands *****

Maximus Hale (PENN)-  Midlands

Brain Soldano (RUT)-  Midlands *****

Max Maylor (WISC)-  Midlands

Colton Hawks (MIZZ)-  Soldier Salute

Sean Harman (MIZZ)-  Soldier Salute

Gavin Kane (UNC)-  Soldier Salute

197:

Ben Smith (CSU)- Midlands

Michael Beard (LEH)- Midlands *****

Martin Cosgrove (PENN)-  Midlands

Cole Urbas (PENN)-  Midlands

Andy Smith (VT)-  Midlands

Sonny Sasso (VT)-  Midlands *****

Max Shaw (UNC)-  Soldier Salute

285:

Luke Luffman (ILL)- Midlands *****

Jacob Bullock (IND)- Midlands

Josh Terrill (MSU)-  Midlands

Ryan Catka (UVA)-  Midlands *****

Jimmy Mullen (VT)-  Midlands *****

Cade Lautt (UNC)-  Soldier Salute

Luke Rassmussen (SDSU)- Soldier Salute

Week 10:

As stated before, we have another quick turnaround from Week 9 into Week 10 with the Southern Scuffle taking place early Monday of the new year (1/1/2024). So, along with the Southern Scuffle, here are some other Fantasy plays for Week 10 up to Thursday 1/4.

1/1 at the Southern Scuffle: Air Force, Army, Bloomsburg, Brown, Bucknell, Chattanooga, Clarion, CSU Bakersfield, Drexel, Duke, Indiana, Oklahoma, and VMI

Teams locking Tuesday 1/2: Missouri and Virginia Tech

Teams Locking Wednesday 1/3: Lindenwood and Purdue

Teams Locking Thursday 1/4: Michigan and South Dakota State

Be on the lookout for the remaining Week 10 updates on the InterMat Forum which will include a slate of weekend duals and the F&M Open.

Wrestlers I like for Week 10 from 1/1 to 1/4:

125:

Matt Ramos (PUR)- Vs Lindenwood [+5]

Michael DeAugustino (MICH)- @ South Dakota State [+3]

133:

Dustin Norris (PUR)- Vs Lindenwood [+3]

141:

Sergio Lemley (MICH)- @ South Dakota State [+4]

Greyson Clark (PUR)- Vs Lindenwood [+4]

Josh Edmond (MIZZ)- Vs Virginia Tech [+3]

149:

Caleb Henson (VT)- @ Missouri, @ Cornell [+8]

Austin Gomez (MICH)- @ South Dakota State [+3] *if wrestles

Marcus Pplanco (PUR)- Vs Lindenwood [+3]

157:

Joey Blaze (PUR)- Vs Lindenwood [+5]

Will Lewan (MICH)- @ South Dakota State [+3]

165:

Stoney Buell (PUR)- Vs Lindenwood [+5]

Cam Amine (MICH)- @ South Dakota State [+4]

Keegan O’Toole (MIZZ)- Vs Virginia Tech [+4]

174:

Mekhi Lewis (VT)- @ Missouri, @ Cornell [+6]

Brody Baumann (PUR)- Vs Lindenwood [+4]

184:

James Rowley (PUR)- Vs Lindenwood [+5]

197:

Jacob Cardenas (COR)- Vs Virginia Tech [+5]

Ben Vanadia (PUR)- Vs Lindenwood [+4]

Tanner Sloan (SDSU)- Vs Michigan [+4]

Rocky Elam (MIZZ)- Vs Virginia Tech [+3]

285:

Lucas Davison (MICH)- @ South Dakota State [+4]

Zach Elam (MIZZ)- Vs Virginia Tech [+3]