On that note, there may be some luster lost on the pair of dual meets that Prior Lake wrestles this week against nationally ranked teams in the Gopher State. Thursday night at 7 p.m. Central Time, the Lakers host No. 7 Apple Valley; while they travel to No. 48 Shakopee Friday night at 7 p.m. in what will preview a section tournament final come February. The following wrestlers for each team are preseason ranked by The Guillotine (in order of ranking):
106: Samuel Webster (Shakopee), Curtis LeMair (Prior Lake), Nate Larson (Apple Valley)
113: Kyle Rathman (Apple Valley), Alex Crowe (Shakopee), Zach Smith (Prior Lake)
120: Brent Jones (Shakopee), Noah Buck (Apple Valley)
126: Alex Lloyd (Shakopee)
138: Malou Woiwor (Apple Valley), Tyson Leon (Shakopee), Dylan Sogge (Prior Lake)
145: Brock Morgan (Apple Valley), Alex Coleman (Shakopee), Kenny O'Neil (Prior Lake)
152: Zach Chytka (Apple Valley)
160: No. 20 Owen Webster (Shakopee)
170: No. 1 Mark Hall (Apple Valley)
182: Alex King (Shakopee)
195: No. 1 Bobby Steveson (Apple Valley)
220: Gable Steveson (Apple Valley), Rylee Streifel (Prior Lake)
285: No. 18 Alex Hart (Prior Lake)
Gardner-Edgerton High School Invitational
While the national-level tournament schedule is very light this week, this event in Kansas does have a pair of nationally ranked teams from out of state: No. 6 Southeast Polk, Iowa and No. 22 Broken Arrow, Okla. The sixteen-team field features schools from Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Notable in addition to the nationally ranked teams are state champions Skutt Catholic (Neb.) and St. James Academy (Kan.), as well as top five at state last year teams in Olathe North (Kan.) and Platte County (Mo.)
Notable wrestlers in the field by weight class:
106: Nathan Lendt (Southeast Polk)
113: Tanner Skidgel (Cascia Hall, Okla.), Korbin Meink (Skutt Catholic), Adam Brown (Southeast Polk)
120: No. 16 Matt Schmitt (Platte County), Tanner Rohweder (Iowa City West, Iowa), Jeff Heinz (Skutt Catholic)
126: No. 9 Markus Simmons (Broken Arrow), Nolan Hellickson (Southeast Polk), Clay Weil (Dodge City, Kan.)
138: No. 5 Davion Jeffries (Broken Arrow), No. 20 Ethan Karsten (Platte County), Keegan Shaw (Southeast Polk), Zak Hensley (St. James Academy), Blake Stovall (Olathe North, Kan.), Billy Higgins (Skutt Catholic)
145: Aaron Meyer (Southeast Polk), Bailey Vanderpool (Skutt Catholic)
152: Briar Dittmer (Southeast Polk), Johnny Blankenship (Platte County)
160: No. 19 Paden Bailey (Broken Arrow)
170: No. 18 Isaac Dulgarian (Olathe North, Kan.), Matt Pratt (St. James Academy), John Milani (Iowa City West, Iowa)
195: Steven Page (Broken Arrow), Emilio Fowler (Gardner Edgerton, Kan.), Deion Mikesell (Southeast Polk), Donovan Doyle (Iowa City West, Iowa)
220: No. 10 Ethan Andersen (Southeast Polk), Seth Pesek (Gardner Edgerton, Kan.)
285: No. 4 Jacob Marnin (Southeast Polk), Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow)
No. 28 Marist hosts No. 17 Marmion Academy on Saturday morning
In an Illinois showdown of Fab 50 teams, No. 28 Marist will host No. 17 Marmion Academy as part of a triangular meet that also includes Chicago St. Rita starting at 9:00 a.m. Central Time. Here is a breakdown of the ranked (or honorable mention) wrestlers in Class AAA per Illinois Matmen for all three teams in attendance on Saturday.
120: Nick Lukanich (Marist), Jake Sizer (St. Rita)
126: Andy O'Brien (Marist), Tino Ortiz (St. Rita)
132: No. 14 at 126 Austin O'Connor (St. Rita), A.J. Jaffe (Marmion Academy)
138: Anthony Cheloni (Marmion Academy)
145: Nick Gasbarro (Marist), Michael Callahan (Marmion Academy), Jack Threloff (St. Rita)
152: David Kasper (Marist), Matt Ferraro (Marmion Academy)
160: Trace Carello (Marmion Academy)
170: Riley DeMoss (Marmion Academy)
182: No. 10 Alex Benoit (Marist), No. 12 Nathan Traxler (Marmion Academy)
220: No. 19 Lucas Warren (Marmion Academy)
285: Jake Ford (Marist), Tom Schofield (St. Rita)
No. 45 Washington, Ill. hosts multiple fellow Fab 50 opponents on Saturday
After falling short by a 30-28 score against Carl Sandburg, Ill. on this past Saturday's travels to Lincoln-Way West, No. 45 Washington returns to the mats this coming Saturday against more tough competition. The Panthers welcome No. 2 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. and No. 30 Evansville Mater Dei, Ind. among other squads.
The 30-28 loss against Carl Sandburg featured the squads splitting the fourteen matches at seven apiece. With three matches to go, the Panthers held a 28-18 lead. However, the rival Eagles responded with a pin from Patrick Brucki wrestling up a weight at 182 pounds before getting 7-3 and 5-4 decisions in the last two matches in the dual meet. A potential feature match between No. 9 Elijah Oliver (Washington) and Rudy Yates at 120 pounds did not happen, with Yates wrestling up at 126 pounds; Oliver earned a 17-5 major decision against his Carl Sandburg opponent, while Yates earned a 9-5 decision against returning state runner-up Ethan Reel.
Here are the notable wrestlers for each of the three Fab 50 teams assembling in Washington, Ill. this coming Saturday:
106: No. 12 Anthony Madrigal (Oak Park River Forest), Trey Keeley (Washington)
113: No. 4 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest), Dack Punke (Washington), Kyle Luigs (Evansville Mater Dei)
120: No. 9 Elijah Oliver (Washington), Alex Madrigal (Oak Park River Forest), Will Egli (Evansville Mater Dei)
126: No. 17 Gabe Townsell (Oak Park River Forest), Alex Johnson (Evansville Mater Dei), Ethan Reel (Washington)
132: Joe Lee (Evansville Mater Dei), Jamie Hernandez (Oak Park River Forest), Blaize Punke (Washington)
138: No. 6 Nick Lee (Evansville Mater Dei), Ryder Punke (Washington), Savonne Bennette (Oak Park River Forest)
145: No. 4 Larry Early (Oak Park River Forest), Blake Jourdan (Evansville Mater Dei)
152: No. 2 Isaiah White (Oak Park River Forest)
160: No. 14 Matthew Rundell (Oak Park River Forest), Randy Meneweather (Washington), Ashton Forzley (Evansville Mater Dei)
170: No. 5 Kamal Bey (Oak Park Rive Forest), Jacob Warner (Washington)
182: Sam Bassmeier (Evansville Mater Dei)
195: Seth Orth (Evansville Mater Dei)
220: Allen Stallings (Oak Park River Forest), Jacob Godinez (Washington)
285: Adam Lemke-Bell (Oak Park River Forest)
No. 10 Franklin Regional, Pa. travels west to take on perennial power No. 31 St. Edward, Ohio
Unless there is some sort of structural change due to the St. Edward football team making it to the state final, which will be played on Saturday at 3 p.m. Eastern in Ohio Stadium, the No. 31 Eagles wrestling squad will host a super dual starting at 10 a.m. which features No. 10 Franklin Regional along with three other teams. The visiting Panthers are the defending Pennsylvania big-school state champions in both the dual meet and individual tournaments, with five nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 2 Devin Brown (113), No. 1 Spencer Lee (120), No. 3 Michael Kemerer (145), No. 3 Josh Maruca (152), and No. 4 Josh Shields (160).
With five wrestlers so strong, it's going to be a tough ask for a team to knock them off in dual meet competition. Pretty much, the opponent is going to have to go at least 7-2 in the other nine matches, more likely 8-1 given the mass of bonus points coming from the "fab five" for Franklin Regional. They have two other pretty formidable wrestlers in Gus Solomon (120/126) and Dom Giannangelli (132/138), who would be state tournament caliber kids in a different state qualification setting.
The host Eagles have a very balanced lineup, one that has virtually no holes. However, they also have no clear high end wrestlers in a national context. The projected lineup is as follows, though upper-weights may be slightly impacted by football:
106: Matt Kazimir, freshman, Preseason Nationals (grades 9-10) runner-up
113: Allan Hart, sophomore, state placer
120: L.J. Bentley, senior, state placer/NHSCA Juniors runner-up
126: Mason Daugherty, junior
132: Nick Santillo, sophomore
138: Isaac Collier, junior, state alternate
145: Hunter Ladnier, junior, state qualifier
152: Jack Conway, junior
160: D.J. Williamson, senior, state alternate
170: Michael Carpenter/Jared Leidich, sophomore/junior
182: Adam Wukie, senior
195: Jared Campbell, sophomore, state alternate
220: Parker Knapp, senior, state placer/2013 Junior National freestyle All-American
285: Kevin Ward, junior
Other teams competing at St. Edward on Saturday are Padua (Ohio), Huntington (W. Va.), and McCallie (Tenn). Huntington is led by returning state champions Logan Grass (113) and Jordan Allen (126); McCallie is led by state champions James Westbrooks (132) and Trel Phillips (195/220). Padua features four state-ranked wrestlers in state runner-up Tony Decesare (113), state placer Paul Petras (126), two-time state placer Kyle Kaminski (152), and Eric Fasnacht (160).
The rest of the Fab 50:
No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. -- travel to the Caruso Invitational hosted by St. Benedict's Prep (N.J.) on Saturday
No. 3 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. -- host the Friends of Sem Wrestling Duals on Saturday
No. 5 Clovis, Calif. -- travel to the Lakeside Invitational on Saturday
No. 6 Southeast Polk, Iowa -- host Johnston in Thursday night dual meet
No. 7 Apple Valley, Minn. -- dual meet at Lakeville North (Minn.) on Friday, travel to Independence (Iowa) Invitational on Saturday
No. 8 Archer, Ga. -- travel to Southern Slam at Eastside (S.C.)
No. 9 Stillwater, Okla. -- host Shawnee in Thursday dual meet, travel to Sapulpa for dual meet next Tuesday
No. 11 Montini Catholic, Ill. -- host dual meets on Thursday and Friday, travel to Bowen for quad on Saturday that includes Mt. Carmel
No. 12 Buchanan, Calif. -- travel to the Ponderosa Duals on Saturday
No. 14 Bettendorf, Iowa -- travel to the Keith Young Invitational hosted by Cedar Falls (Iowa) on Saturday
No. 17 Marmion Academy, Ill. -- dual meet at Hononegah on Wednesday evening
No. 19 Cumberland Valley, Pa. -- host CV Kickoff Classic
No. 20 Poway, Calif. -- travel to Sidney (Mont.) Eagle Invitational Tournament
No. 22 Broken Arrow, Okla. -- dual meet at Muskogee on Thursday
No. 25 St. Michael-Albertville, Minn. -- dual meet at Monticello on Friday, host STMA Invite on Saturday
No. 26 Tuttle, Okla. -- host Western Heights in dual meet next Tuesday
No. 27 Bakersfield, Calif. -- host Driller Invitational on Saturday
No. 28 Marist, Ill. -- dual meet at home against Cary Grove on Friday
No. 29 Delta, Ohio -- travel to Perrysburg for dual meets against Mason and Hopewell-Loudon on Saturday
No. 32 Neosho, Mo. -- host tournament on Saturday
No. 33 West Fargo, N.D. -- travel to Dan Unruh Invitational at Wahpeton (N.D.)
No. 34 Kaukauna, Wis. -- host the Kaukauna Duals on Saturday
No. 36 Brandon, Fla. -- travel to the Chamberlain Duals
No. 37 Crook County, Ore. -- compete in Central Oregon Wrestling Officials Tournament
No. 38 Belle Vernon, Pa. -- travel to Eastern Area Invitational Wrestling Tournament
No. 39 McDonogh, Md. -- host Ray Oliver Invitational
No. 40 Brecksville, Ohio -- dual meet at Claymont (Ohio) on Saturday
No. 42 Pleasant Grove, Utah -- dual meet on Thurday, Millard Duals and Salem Hills Tournament this weekend
No. 43 Mesa Mountain View, Ariz. -- host dual meet against Mesa on Thursday
No. 46 Mediapolis, Iowa -- dual meet at Davenport Assumption (Iowa) on Thursday, travel to Burlington Tournament on Saturday
No. 47 Colonial Forge, Va. -- home dual meet vs. Battlefield on Wednesday, travel to Skyline Elite Opener on Saturday
No. 48 Shakopee, Minn. -- host Shakopee Invitational on Saturday
No. 49 Penn, Ind. -- travel to Bloomington Invitational on Saturday
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