Bear Tracks Preseason 5 - AAA 285

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BEAR TRACKS 2024 – 2025

Edition – Preseason 5

There are two added enhancements for the preseason #5 rankings.
First, each school’s wrestling schedule for the upcoming weekend (December 7th), has been added beside the ranked wrestler’s name.
Second, all scheduled duals, Tris and quads schedule from December 4th through December 6th are listed at the bottom. If a school is not wrestling Saturday, December 7th, their wrestlers’ SCHOOL will be marked as “IDLE”. If the given school’s schedule is not available yet, it is marked as “SCHEDULE NOT AVAILABLE YET”. There is no need to designate FOOTBALL. This added feature can give everybody a preview of what match ups could happen for the upcoming weekend. Follow the rankings and the schedules and enjoy!!!!!

Other information:
1 The rankings are listed for the entire state and then also broken down by region.
2 The ranked wrestlers below are ranked at their projected weight class for the start of the season.
3 Outsiders and Freshmen Extraordinaires are listed in alphabetical order.
4 In the regional rankings, the wrestlers retain their state rankings to reflect regional strength.

Date of Issue: November 30, 2024

Wrestler information is listed as follows: Name, School, State Tournament Place/Designation, Grade, QOP, SCHEDULED WEEKEND EVENT for December 7th

Weight Classes:
285 AAA
1 Kehler, University, State Champion, Senior
2 Arbogast, Fairmont Senior, Runner Up, Senior
3 Pollard, Martinsburg, Third Place, Senior, QOP 1
4 Middleton, Parkersburg South, Fourth Place, Senior, QOP 25
5 Cochran, Riverside, Sixth Place, Senior, QOP 8
6 Osafa-Mensah, Washington, Blood Round, Senior, QOP 25
7 Means, Wheeling Park, Q1, Senior, QOP 14
8 Cantrell, Nitro, Q1, Senior, QOP 14
9 Cote, Winfield, Q1, Senior, QOP 14
10 Payne, George Washington, Q, Sophomore, QOP 0
11 Ryan, Hurricane, Freshman Extraordinaire
12 Edens, Cabell Midland, Outsider, Junior

REGION 1
1 Kehler, University, State Champion, Senior
2 Arbogast, Fairmont Senior, Runner Up, Senior
7 Means, Wheeling Park, Q1, Senior, QOP 14

REGION 2
3 Pollard, Martinsburg, Third Place, Senior, QOP 1
6 Osafa-Mensah, Washington, Blood Round, Senior, QOP 25

REGION 3
5 Cochran, Riverside, Sixth Place, Senior, QOP 8
8 Cantrell, Nitro, Q1, Senior, QOP 14
10 Payne, George Washington, Q, Sophomore, QOP 0

REGION 4
4 Middleton, Parkersburg South, Fourth Place, Senior, QOP 25
9 Cote, Winfield, Q1, Senior, QOP 14
11 Ryan, Hurricane, Freshman Extraordinaire
12 Edens, Cabell Midland, Outsider, Junior

Comments: All teams need to get a 285 if they do not have one.

SCHEDULED MATCHES DECEMBER 4TH THROUGH 6TH:
December 4th:
Lewis County vs Buckhannon-Upshur. Wheeling Park vs John Marshall. TRI: Brooke vs Weir vs Linsly.

December 5th
The Logan County Battlecade: Man vs Chapmanville vs Logan. Cabell Midland vs Hurricane. Brooke vs Edison. St. Marys vs Ravenswood.

December 6th
George Washington vs Capital

December 7th
TRI: Greenbrier East vs Blacksburg
Quad: Morgantown vs three out of state schools