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UPDATED OCTOBER 11, 2018

Last year we went all season long without rankings. Every year, many fans start the season with their “top wrestlers” list but it usually just puts returning wrestlers back in the previous season’s weight classes.

Here is the first individual ranking list for the upcoming season. Important points to consider are as follows:

1. My first source of information is the Super 32 early entry list. This is as factual as we can get right now.
2. The next source is the “word on the street”.
3. There will be many returning state champions and place winners that are not on this first ranking because I have no idea if they are wrestling, still a WV resident or what they weigh.
4. The wrestlers are listed in alphabetical order and not my opinion of who is better. They will be listed by Name/School/Last Season’s Finish/Source/Region.
5. Some weight classes are left blank because of no facts or educated guesses of who might be in the given weight class.
6. Input that can be backed up is wanted. Either comment or inbox me.

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106: Cochran/John Marshall/NA/Word on the street/R1
106: Dolan/Spring Mills/3rd in state/Super 32/R2
106: Shelek/Wheeling Park/NA/Word on the street/R1


113: Carman/John Marshall/NA/Word on the street/R1
113: Murphy/ Wheeling Park/STQ/Word on the street/R1


120: Donahue/Parkersburg/Runner up in state/Super 32/R4
120: Hartley/St. Albans/State Champion/Super 32/R3
120: Johnson/South/3rd in states/Super 32/R4
120: Simpson/University/NA/Super 32/R1


126: Gray/John Marshall/5th in States/Word on the street/R1
126: Miller/Musselman/Runner up in state/Super 32/R2
126: Simpson/University/3rd in state/Super 32/R1 or Staud/University/State Champion/Super 32/R1
126: Windland/Parkersburg South/Runner up in state/Word on the street/R4

132: Simpson/University/3rd in state/Super 32/R1 or Staud/University/State Champion/Super 32/R1
132: Welker/Wheeling Park/STQ/Word on the street/R1




138: Gooch/Wheeling Park/3rd in state/Word on the street/R1
138: Love/John Marshall/4th in State/Word on the street/R1
138: Quiocho/South/State Champion/Super 32/R4

145: Roberts/South/State Champion/Super 32/R4
145: Shelek/Wheeling Park/Runner up in state/Word on the street/R1

152: Best/Parkersburg/Runner up in state/Super 32/R4
152: Dempsey/Huntington/State qualifier/Super 32/R4
152: Hinzman/South/State champion/Super 32/R4
152: Mitchell/Wheeling Park/4th in state/Word on the street/R1


160: Nixon/Wheeling Park/NA/Word on the street/R1


170: Carmen/John Marshall/Runner up in state/Super 32/R1
170: Casto/St. Albans/5th in state/Super 32/R3


182: Berisford/John Marshall/2nd in State/Word on the street/R1
182: Lanham/Huntington/State champion/Super 32/R4
182: Stevens/Spring Valley/4th in state/Word on the street/R4

195: McCool/John Marshall/ STQ/Word on the street/R1


220: Amos/South/State Champion/Super 32/R4

285: Chapman/Riverside/4th in state/Word on the street/R3
285: Cook/Hurricane/NA/Word on the street/R4
285: Haga/South/Runner up in state/Super 32/R4
285: Stanley/Spring Valley/Runner up in state/Word on the street/R4
285: Stiffler/Woodrow Wilson/NA/Word on the street/R3
285: Williams/John Marshall/5th in State/Word on the street/R1
285: Wood/Wheeling Park/3rd in state/Word on the street/R1

195: Bradbury/Washington/5th in state/Word on the street/R2

*182 has not been ruled out.

126: Holt/St. Albans/State Champion/Word on the street/R3

132: Hoover, C/Greenbrier East/STQ/Word on the street/R3

195 Dalton Fullerton South St Qualifier
160 Wyatt Linder South St Qualifier

Word in the ‘hood

Bob Katz, two time ohio div. II placer, moved to Capitol, 138

Gator wrote:195 Dalton Fullerton South St Qualifier
160 Wyatt Linder South St Qualifier

Word in the ‘hood

Can Fullerton make 182 if Amos ends the season at 195? Or would he go 220?

Bearhugger wrote:

Gator wrote:195 Dalton Fullerton South St Qualifier
160 Wyatt Linder South St Qualifier

Word in the ‘hood

Can Fullerton make 182 if Amos ends the season at 195? Or would he go 220?

Possibly

285: Kilmer/Musselman/STQ/Super 32/R2

132 Ian Irizarry, South, 2017 State 4th Place
138 Mike Shamblin, South, 2017 State Champion

brentsams wrote:132 Ian Irizarry, South, 2017 4th Place
138 Mike Shamblin, South, 2017 State Champion

Is he going 138 or 132?

brentsams wrote:132 Ian Irizarry, South, 2017 State 4th Place
138 Mike Shamblin, South, 2017 State Champion

Where is Quiocho going?

Bearhugger wrote:

brentsams wrote:132 Ian Irizarry, South, 2017 4th Place
138 Mike Shamblin, South, 2017 State Champion

Is he going 138 or 132?

IDK, as of last weekend, 138 Shamblin

Bearhugger wrote:

brentsams wrote:132 Ian Irizarry, South, 2017 State 4th Place
138 Mike Shamblin, South, 2017 State Champion

Where is Quiocho going?

IDK, as of last weekend, 145 Quiocho

Lineup from Columbus Day Duals in York PA
98 Nathan Ford (freshman)
106 Sam Miller (junior, 2018 reserve)
113 Devin Easton (sophomore, 2018 state 5th place)
120 Brayden Johnson (sophomore, 2018 state 3rd place)
126 Tucker Windland (senior, 3x state runner-up)
132 Jude Childers (freshman)
138 Mikey Shamblin (senior, 2018 IR, 2017 state champion)
145 Gavin Quiocho (sophomore, 2018 state champ)
152 Brayden Roberts (junior, 2018 state champ)
160 Zane Hinzman (senior, 2018 state champ)
170 forfeit
182 Oscar Lemus (freshman)
195 Noah Buckalew (sophomore, 2018 IR)
220 Braxton Amos (junior, 2918 state champ)
285 Louden Haga (senior, 3x state runner-up)

Missing - Ian Irizarry (injury), 170 Wyatt Linder (football, 2018 state qualifier), 195 Dalton Fullerton (football, 2018 state qualifier)

Heard from a reliable source......

126 Windland/Irizzary
132 Shamblin
138 Quiocho
145 Roberts
152 Hinzman

Gator wrote:Heard from a reliable source......

126 Windland/Irizzary
132 Shamblin
138 Quiocho
145 Roberts
152 Hinzman

These upper three are in line with the Super 32 weights.

Gator wrote:Heard from a reliable source......

126 Windland/Irizzary
132 Shamblin
138 Quiocho
145 Roberts
152 Hinzman

From an even more reliable source, there will be zero Irizarrys wrestling for South

brentsams wrote:

Bearhugger wrote:

brentsams wrote:132 Ian Irizarry, South, 2017 State 4th Place
138 Mike Shamblin, South, 2017 State Champion

Where is Quiocho going?

IDK, as of last weekend, 145 Quiocho

Lineup from Columbus Day Duals in York PA
98 Nathan Ford (freshman)
106 Sam Miller (junior, 2018 reserve)
113 Devin Easton (sophomore, 2018 state 5th place)
120 Brayden Johnson (sophomore, 2018 state 3rd place)
126 Tucker Windland (senior, 3x state runner-up)
132 Jude Childers (freshman)
138 Mikey Shamblin (senior, 2018 IR, 2017 state champion)
145 Gavin Quiocho (sophomore, 2018 state champ)
152 Brayden Roberts (junior, 2018 state champ)
160 Zane Hinzman (senior, 2018 state champ)
170 forfeit
182 Oscar Lemus (freshman)
195 Noah Buckalew (sophomore, 2018 IR)
220 Braxton Amos (junior, 2918 state champ)
285 Louden Haga (senior, 3x state runner-up)

Missing - Ian Irizarry (injury), 170 Wyatt Linder (football, 2018 state qualifier), 195 Dalton Fullerton (football, 2018 state qualifier)

I believe Ford at 98 is an 8th grader
(and, not that it matters, but I believe Windland was only state runner-up two times and place 3rd or 5th the other, I didn't look it up)

I agree with Gator about his projected lineup, with Hinzman possibly moving up to 160.

shemailman wrote:

Gator wrote:Heard from a reliable source......

126 Windland/Irizzary
132 Shamblin
138 Quiocho
145 Roberts
152 Hinzman

From an even more reliable source, there will be zero Irizarrys wrestling for South

Oh really, better than the horse’s mouth?

The word on the street is that all of Souths returning wrestlers have been drafted directly to the pros. So according to Wvssac they r no longer eligible to wrest in high school

Also on a much better note. the Wvssac has made a bid and is favored to win said bid to replace the
NCAA as the governoring body over college athletics.

True story
DNA test have proven that beerhugger and gator are twin brothers separated at birth

Frank wrote:True story
DNA test have proven that beerhugger and gator are twin brothers separated at birth

Ouch!

Based on Super 32 entry, we will shift Miller from 126 to 132. Carman from 170 to 182.

Based on Super 32, one could add at 106lb: Samantha Miller (girls All American)/Parkersburg South

KDunbar wrote:Based on Super 32, one could add at 106lb: Samantha Miller (girls All American)/Parkersburg South

I will add her to my list per your nomination.

Gator wrote:

Frank wrote:True story
DNA test have proven that beerhugger and gator are twin brothers separated at birth

Ouch!

TS
Malematmaid both fertilizered the eggs and carried them to term.
U can’t make this stuff up!

I suppose shemailman donated the sperm?

KDunbar wrote:I suppose shemailman donated the sperm?

Thru some kind of digestive method.
Modern science is amazing

Frank wrote:

Gator wrote:

Frank wrote:True story
DNA test have proven that beerhugger and gator are twin brothers separated at birth

Ouch!

TS
Malematmaid both fertilizered the eggs and carried them to term.
U can’t make this stuff up!

Fake news