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