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UPDATED OCTOBER 2, 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. I am only listing 3 to 5 wrestlers for each weight class where able. 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.

AAA

106: Dolan/Spring Mills/3rd in state/Super 32/R2

113:

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: 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

132: Simpson/University/3rd in state/Super 32/R1 or Staud/University/State Champion/Super 32/R1


138: Quiocho/South/State Champion/Super 32/R4

145: Roberts/South/State Champion/Super 32/R4

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

160:

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

182: Lanham/Huntington/State champion/Super 32/R4
182: Stevens/Spring Valley/4th in state/Word on the street/R4

195:

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

285: Chapman/Riverside/4th in state/Word on the street/R3
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

152: Piner/Greenbrier East/STQ/Word on the street/R3

106: Shelek/Wheeling Park/NA/Word on the street/R1

113: Murphy/Wheeling Park/STQ/Word on the street/R1

132: Welker/Wheeling Park/STQ/Word on the street/R1

138: Gooch/Wheeling Park/3rd in state/Word on the street/R1

145: Shelek/Wheeling Park/State Runner up/Word on the street/R1

152: Mitchell/Wheeling Park/4th in state/Word on the street/R1

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

285: Wood/Wheeling Park/3rd in state/Word on the street/R1

106: Cochran/John Marshall/NA/Word on the street/R1
113: Carman/John Marshall/NA/Word on the street/R1
126: Gray/John Marshall/5th in States/Word on the street/R1
138: Love/John Marshall/4th in State/Word on the street/R1
182: Berisford/John Marshall/2nd in State/Word on the street/R1
195: McCool/John Marshall/ STQ/Word on the street/R1
285: Williams/John Marshall/5th in State/Word on the street/R1

I think you may be missing Jordan Wood possibly 160 and Anthony Carman, possibly 170

WP1992 wrote:I think you may be missing Jordan Wood possibly 160 and Anthony Carman, possibly 170

Anthony Carmen has been listed since day one. I am only listing wrestlers in which I am given third party verification.

If you are saying Wood is 160, I will gladly slot him in. He is definitely a preseason ranked wrestler, I jusr need to know where.

126 Tucker Windland South Word in the ‘hood.

Gator wrote:126 Tucker Windland South Word in the ‘hood.

Is Amos still contemplating 195????

Bearhugger wrote:

Gator wrote:126 Tucker Windland South Word in the ‘hood.

Is Amos still contemplating 195????

He may loom there looking for some competition.

Gator wrote:

Bearhugger wrote:

Gator wrote:126 Tucker Windland South Word in the ‘hood.

Is Amos still contemplating 195????

He may loom there looking for some competition.

I heard basically the same thing.

285: Cook/Hurricane/NA/Word on the street/R4