Early state rankings filled with area athletes
Although the season is only a month old, many of the area’s top wrestlers already have asserted themselves as the best in the state.
The current state high school wrestling rankings are filled with several names from area schools.
The following is a list of who’s ranked where as the season sets to kick off post-winter-break action this weekend.
Class 6A
125 pounds
1-Nathan McCormick, Blue Valley North
2-Alonzo Hernandez, Garden City
3-Koty Russell, Free State
4-JT Kozlowski, Junction City
5-Lucas Wagner, Manhattan
6-Brandon Marlatt, Derby
160 pounds
1-Brandon Bonewell, Goddard
2-Coty Reinhart, Derby
3-Tatum Flores, Wichita South
4-George White, Blue Valey NW
5-David Lalo, Olathe East
6-Brian Cain, Lawrence
Class 5A
135 pounds
1. Joe Hagan, 12, Wichita Kapaun
2. Brett Delich, 12, Mill Valley
3. Jake Walker, 10, OP Aquinas
4. Tavo Dikin, 11, Emporia
5. Cade Blair, 10, Valley Center
215 pounds
1. Joe Bach, 12, Liberal
2. Jake Cole, 11, Wichita Carroll
3. EJ Walter, 12, OP Aquinas
4. Malcolm Sharp, 12, KC-Sumner
5. Jack Delashmit, 12, Mill Valley
Class 4A
112 pounds
1-Nathan Furches, 11, Clearwater
2-Alan Callahan, 11, Baldwin
3-Sharky Slyter, 11, Paola
4-Logan Singular, 10, Clay Center
5-Adam Leedy, 11, Chanute
119 pounds
1-Derrick Weller, 10, KC-Piper
2-Ryne Cokeley, 9, St. James
3-Nick Rockhold, 12, Baldwin
4-Jared Ribelin, 12, Royal Valley
5-Zach Jesseph, 11 Chanute
125 pounds
1-Trent Cox, 11, Andale
2-Zach Peters, 11, Augusta
3-Bryce Hood, 10, Louisburg
4-Gage Huffman, 12, Clay Center
5-Dylan Mumaw, 12, Jeff West
6-Mitch Mosely, 11, Paola
7-Nathan Reed, 10, Colby
8-Matt Burkdoll, 12, Santa Fe Trail
130 pounds
1-Matt Noblet, 12, Paola
2-Cameron Jesseph, 11, Chanute
3-Kevin Callahan, 12, Baldwin
4-Brent Luedke, 12, Colby
5-Brandon Huber, 12, Concordia
135 pounds
1-CJ Napier, 11, Columbus
2-Hunter Olsen, 12, Colby
3-Chris Bowser, 12, Clay Center
4-Ryan Weaver, 11, Santa Fe Trail
5-Izaak Winter, 12, Anderson County
6-Chris Coover, 11, Ottawa
140 pounds
1-A.J. Stephans,12, Goodland
2-Chase Wells, 11, Santa Fe Trail
3-Brandon Hopkins, 12, Anderson County
4-Russell Naylor, 12, Spring Hill
5-Heath Stephens, 12, Colby
6-Allen Rasmussen, 12, Santa Fe Trail
7-Travis Adcox, 12, Tonganoxie
171 pounds
1-Blake Willman, 12, Clay Center
2-Chris Stuart, 12, Augusta
3-C.J. Randall, 12, Prairie View
4-Tanner Kriss, 11, Colby
5-Gabe Mason, 12, Baldwin
189 pounds
1-Derek Heckel, 12, Ulysses
2-Alex Rupnick, 12, Royal Valley
3-Joel Marrs, 10, Clay Center
4-Evan Meyers, 12, Eudora
5-Andy Stanton, 12, Prairie View
6-Chris Ewing, 12, Santa Fe Trail
215 pounds
1-Jake Kober, 12, Santa Fe Trail
2-Nick Kriss, 12, Colby
3-Kody Page, 12, Wellington
4-Kendall Pierce, 11, Circle
5-Austin Hamm, 12, Spring Hill
285 pounds
1-Spencer Hilley, 12, Clearwater
2-Bobby Doxon, 12, Goodland
3-Taylor Brown, 12, Colby
4-Alex Hackathorn, 12, Perry-Lecompton
5-Cameron Adcox, 12, Tonganoxie
6-Sam Blecha, 12, Ottawa
Class 1A-3A
103 pounds
1-Francisco Antillion, Scott City
2-Michael Provencher, Rossville
3-Andrew Meiher, Herington
4-Jerimiah Breen, Wellsville
5-Troy Bainter, Norton
112 pounds
1-Carlos Galloway, Stokton
2-Jordan Bauer, Alma-Wabaunsee
3-Zachary Hoehn, Wellsville
4-Alex Jost, Hillsboro
5-Jordan Keller, St. Francis
119 pounds
1-Aaron Patton, Wellsville
2-Colin Hase, Silver Lake
3-Dan Weigel, Plainville
4-Jace Campbell, Oakley
5-Aaron Geist, Osborne

