Blair Academy has two wrestlers ranked first in the nation at their respective weight class -- senior Chris Villalonga is tops in the 140 pound weight class, while junior Evan Silver is No. 1 at 112 pounds. Four wrestlers in addition to Ormsbee are also ranked within the top 11 of their respective weight classes -- Max Hvolbeck (103), Mark Grey (119), Jesse Shanaman (152), and Michael Evans (189).
After the Buccaneers’ seven nationally ranked wrestlers, two teams lead the rest of the field with five wrestlers inside the top 20 at their respective weight classes. The first is St Mark’s, DE with led by second-ranked Nick Schenk (130) and third-ranked Bobby Telford (285); others include Tyler Pendergast (112), Sean Dolan (119), and Sean Boylan (125). The other is Apple Valley, MN, which is led by second-ranked Destin McCauley (152) -- though he has yet to compete this season. Other ranked Eagle wrestlers are Matt Kelliher (130), Brandon Kingsley (140), Steven Keogh (160), and Jake Waste (171).
The quartet of teams have four ranked wrestlers in their lineups includes three from Ohio -- Graham, St Edward, and Monroeville -- and the other is Eastern Regional, NJ. Six teams have three ranked wrestlers in their lineups include four from Pennsylvania -- Central Dauphin, Wyoming Seminary, Central Mountain, and Benton -- as well as Park Hill, MO and St Ignatius, OH.
Wrestlers from the Keystone State dominate the rankings, as five Pennsylvania scholastic wrestlers are number one in the nation for their weight class with 36 in the rankings overall. The much hyped, and deservedly so, Class of 2010 from that state has four wrestlers ranked tops in the nation -- Andrew (145) and Dylan (152) Alton of Central Mountain, Marshall Peppelman (160) of Central Dauphin, and Mike McMullan (285) of Wyoming Seminary -- with 25 ranked in all. The other top-ranked wrestler from the Keystone State is Nick Roberts (103) of North Star.
Left behind the dominance of Pennsylvania is that three wrestlers from New Jersey and Ohio each earned top spots in the national rankings. Silver, Villalonga, and Andrew Campolattano (189) of Bound Brook are top-ranked wrestlers from the Garden State. Logan Stieber (125) of Monroeville, Jamie Clark (130) of St Edward, and Chris Phillips (171) of Monroeville are tops in the nation from the Buckeye State. 27 New Jersey wrestlers are ranked, while 26 from Ohio appear in the top 20 nationally.
Rounding out the number one ranked wrestlers in their respective weight class are Ryak Finch (119) of Safford, AZ; Ryen Nieman (135) of Bullock Creek, MI; and Kyle Cowan (215) of Cascia, OK.
In all, 40 states have a wrestler inside the national rankings at this point of the season. Here is the count of wrestlers ranked by state.
36 -- PA (five top ranked); 27 -- NJ (3); 26 -- OH (3); 16 -- IA; 15 -- IL; 14 -- CA, NY; 10 -- OK; 9 -- MI, MN; 8 -- DE, IN, MO, WI; 7 -- KS, VA; 5 -- FL, SD; 4 -- AZ, MD; 3 -- GA, ND, NE, TN, TX, WA; 2 -- ID, MT, NH, NV, OR, UT; 1 -- AK, AL, HI, KY, MA, NC, NM.
Here's to a blessed holiday season and a happy New Year! Enjoy the wrestling!
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