#4 Poway
Ranked Wrestlers:
#5 St Edward
Ranked Wrestlers:
#10 Buchanan
Ranked Wrestlers:
#11 Gilroy
Ranked Wrestlers:
#12 St John Bosco
Ranked Wrestlers:
#16 Bixby
Ranked Wrestlers:
#21 Clovis
Ranked Wrestlers
#28 Bakersfield
Ranked Wrestlers
#35 Pomona
Ranked Wrestlers:
#39 Buford
Ranked Wrestlers:
#49 Layton
157 has 6 ranked wrestlers, including 2 in the top 6, and another honorable mention. The weight is also deep in terms of the CA state title competition.
113 has 5 ranked wrestlers, including a CA state champion and last year’s 2 and 3 who wrestled what seemed like a dozen times last year. There’s even some outside of this group who could surprise.
120 has 4 in the top 25 plus 3 honorable mentions who have spent a couple weeks each ranked as well. The 4 at the top aren’t in that top 5 range at the moment, but could be. As it stands, they’re all right around top 10. Should make for some really close battles.
138 has fewer total from the top 25 but it includes 3 in the top 10. Plus there’s an honorable mention as well. There’s a bit of separation between this group, and the rest of the 16 seeds, (and the overall bracket), but the top here is perhaps the most competitive.
165 looks a lot like 138 with 3 in the top 10. The difference is that I think there are more potential landmines from outside this group who could surprise someone.
In the end, you have to give the nod to 157 for the sheer number. But there are quite a few weights that should provide plenty of drama and elite wrestling.
Mantanona and Parco are in the same bracket this year.
Only having access to the top 16 per weight, we have to limit this to the round of 16 and after. Of course there could be someone lurking out there in the round of 64 or 32 that I don’t know about but aside from that, we still get some idea about the difficulty of a draw early on this weekend.
Right away, we’re looking at 190. Borelli surprised folks at Super 32. Picked up a top 20 win. Left the weekend ranked himself. I felt last year was an opportunity to breakthrough for him. I think this year is only better. This is a dangerous round of 16 opponent for top seed JR Miller.
After 190, at 132 Josh Requena is a bonafide upset alert for anyone. He hasn’t yet put it together in the biggest moments, but he has a collection of nice wins scattered through his resume that if Cortez is sleeping, could be more trouble than expected.
Moving to the quarterfinals, where we look at the possible 8 or 9 seeds, at 120 Isaiah Jones has been ranked and still sits on the edge of it. He has a win over a consensus top 10 opponent in Chris Kiser, showing the ability to win over top level kids already.
At 126, Ashton Besmer has already beat the 3 seed, Zinkin, this season. He held his own at the HOF Duals. A big test for the top seed.
Continuing with 132, Selma’s Damian Alvarez seems to rise to the challenge of the biggest events. Definitely can’t look past him in the quarterfinals.
Of course there’s the top level guys like Ignacio Villasenor, Gage Walker, Drew Gorman, and Jace Roller. But you may have already seen them in action, or at least seen their names in other events. The Bixby kids were all out last year with Jersey Robb winning the Doc B title for them at 220. He’s graduated but they return some hammers.
Some of the other names you may not know but should pay a little attention to are the Brown and Miller brothers from St Edward, a pair of Utah kids (though different teams) Geronimo Rivera and Cash Henderson, and I think Isaiah Jones is live for an upset and Lars Michaelson is a name outside the top 25 who could make a name for himself so to speak.
Keep an eye, maybe both, on Dante Hutchings (165) of Pomona, CO. He was a very game opponent for Louie Cerchio in particular at Beast of the East up at 175. Cerchio would be a sizable favorite in the 175 field here. That could mean Hutchings is on the verge of a nice win somewhere down a weight class.
109 – 1. #7 (113) Villasenor, Ignacio – Pomona (CO) (9)
109 – 2. #19 Mazur, Timmy – St. Edward (OH) (10)
109 – 3. Melgoza, Carlos – Kingsburg (10)
109 – 4. HM Kikiniou, Arseni – Poway (9)
109 – 5. Garza, Anthony – Clovis (9)
109 – 6. HM Woodward, Blake – Buchanan (10)
109 – 7. Telford, Tanner – Corner Canyon (UT) (9)
109 – 8. Maestas, Josiah – SLAM Academy (NV) (12)
109 – 9. Lara, Isaiah – South (12)
109 – 10. Mazzei, Levi – Frontier (12)
109 – 11. Jauragui, Hunter – Fountain Valley (10)
109 – 12. Martin, Caine – Camarillo (9)
109 – 13. Garcia, Xavier – Clovis West (9)
109 – 14. Granados, Nathaniel – Merced (11)
109 – 15. Dawson, Drew – Roseburg (OR) (10)
109 – 16. Montero, Troy – St. John Bosco (10)
116 – 1. #5 (120) Ramirez, Ronnie – Walnut ()
116 – 2. #11 Zinkin, Rocklin – Buchanan (10)
116 – 3. #18 Sierra, Edwin – Poway (11)
116 – 4. #13 Cline, Abram – Granite Hills-El Cajon (12)
116 – 5. #22 Timar, Ethan – St. Edward (OH) (11)
116 – 6. Valdez, Paulo – Hesperia (11)
116 – 7. Castillo, Anthony – Central (11)
116 – 8. Lewis, Thunder – Clovis (10)
116 – 9. Willcox, Sean – St. John Bosco (10)
116 – 10. Murillo, Max – Canyon Springs (9)
116 – 11. Valencia, Elijah – Merced (12)
116 – 12. Sidhu, Siraj – Del Oro (10)
116 – 13. Scott, Saxton – Idaho Falls (ID) (11)
116 – 14. Bozanic, Dominic – Gilroy (10)
116 – 15. Bastian, Aiden – Layton (UT) (10)
116 – 16. Romero, Steve – Toppenish (WA) (10)
123 – 1. #10 Brown, Karson – St. Edward (OH) (10)
123 – 2. #11 Quintero, Isaiah – El Dorado-Placentia (12)
123 – 3. HM Rodriguez, Antonio – Los Gatos (10)
123 – 4. #13 Mendoza, Moses – Gilroy (10)
123 – 5. #10 (126) Mauger, Mack – Blackfoot (ID) (12)
123 – 6. Carrillo, Nathan – St. John Bosco (10)
123 – 7. HM Huerta, CJ – Buchanan (10)
123 – 8. HM Jones, Isaiah – Bixby (OK) (10)
123 – 9. OBlia, Dale – Mullen (CO) (12)
123 – 10. Hicks, Slater – Valencia (9)
123 – 11. Lowe, Elijah – Lake Gibson (FL) (12)
123 – 12. Bosh, Lander – Layton (UT) (10)
123 – 13. Rivas, Caleb – Golden West (11)
123 – 14. Carlson, Mason – Syracuse (UT) ()
123 – 15. Perez, Christian – Del Oro (10)
123 – 16. Plascencia, Cairo – Central (11)
129 – 1. #4 Cortez, Isaiah – Gilroy (11)
129 – 2. #7 Walker, Gage – Bixby (OK) (12)
129 – 3. HM Zinkin, Nikade – Clovis (11)
129 – 4. HM Rivera, Geronimo – Layton (UT) (11)
129 – 5. Casey, Deven – Immaculate Conception (IL) (11)
129 – 6. Manns, Khimari – St. Edward (OH) (11)
129 – 7. Townson, Billy – Poway (11)
129 – 8. HM Besmer, Ashton – Buchanan (10)
129 – 9. HM Zuniga, Justyce – Toppenish (WA) (10)
129 – 10. Lopez, Jeff – Clovis West (11)
129 – 11. Romero, Michael – St. John Bosco (9)
129 – 12. Ellis, Austin – Davis (UT) (9)
129 – 13. Garcia, Christian – Walnut ()
129 – 14. Lucio, Anthony – Fountain Valley (12)
129 – 15. Vela, Eziequel – Oakdale (12)
129 – 16. Sandoval, Josiah – Elk Grove (12)
135 – 1. #3 Cortez, Elijah – Gilroy (11)
135 – 2. #23 Kleimann, Layne – Mountain Ridge (UT) (11)
135 – 3. #18 (126) Saldate, Manuel – SLAM Academy (NV) (11)
135 – 4. Fretwell, Christian – Lake Gibson (FL) (11)
135 – 5. Luna, Bryce – St. Francis ()
135 – 6. Cardenas, Travis – Chandler (AZ) (10)
135 – 7. Murillo, Richard – Canyon Springs (12)
135 – 8. Alvarez, Damian – Selma (12)
135 – 9. Perez, Jacob – Monache (11)
135 – 10. Maestas, Leo – Clovis West (11)
135 – 11. Navida, Elias – Poway (12)
135 – 12. Grajeda, Jesse – St. John Bosco (9)
135 – 13. Butler, Adam – St. Edward (OH) (11)
135 – 14. Suetos, Jayson – Granite Hills-El Cajon ()
135 – 15. Ruiz, Paris – Buchanan (11)
135 – 16. Requena, Joshua – Camarillo (10)
141 – 1. #4 Gorman, Drew1 – Buford (GA) (11)
141 – 2. #3 Kelly, Paul – Poway (12)
141 – 3. #7 (144) Roller, Jace – Bixby (OK) (12)
141 – 4. HM Brown, Kade – St. Edward (OH) (12)
141 – 5. Garza-Alarcon, D`mitri – Fort Lupton (CO) (12)
141 – 6. HM Bauder, Gavin – Buchanan (12)
141 – 7. Barrows, Derek – Pomona (CO) (10)
141 – 8. Paris, Austin – Grand County (UT) (10)
141 – 9. Thongseng, Tommy – Exeter (12)
141 – 10. Torrez, Marcos – Toppenish (WA) (12)
141 – 11. Worthley, Jason – Fremont (UT) (11)
141 – 12. Windrath, Hercules – Fountain Valley (12)
141 – 13. Evans, Russell – Beaver (UT) (12)
141 – 14. Van Bebber, Alek – Kingsburg (12)
141 – 15. Lewis, Wyatt – Clovis (9)
141 – 16. Hooiman, Drake – SLAM Academy (NV) (10)
147 – 1. #6 Toscano, Joseph – Buchanan (10)
147 – 2. HM Bennett, Ryan – St. Edward (OH) (12)
147 – 3. Mirabal, Moses – Gilroy (12)
147 – 4. Bull, Noah – Layton (UT) (10)
147 – 5. Raby, Alias – Anderson (10)
147 – 6. Shahbazyan, Slava – Chaminade (10)
147 – 7. Priest, Braden – Bakersfield (11)
147 – 8. Reece, Garrett – Regis Jesuit (CO) ()
147 – 9. French, Jagger – Del Oro (12)
147 – 10. Carini, Mario – Poway (9)
147 – 11. O`Brien, Lucan – St. Edward (OH) (12)
147 – 12. Berg, Anthony – Whitney (12)
147 – 13. Yoshitake, Ryder – San Marino (12)
147 – 14. Wright, James – Clovis (12)
147 – 15. Victoria, Jayson – Granada (12)
147 – 16. Greyan, Tigran – St. John Bosco (10)
153 – 1. #1 Mantanona, Brock – Palm Desert (12)
153 – 2. #12 Parco, EJ – Los Gatos (12)
153 – 3. #13 Zepeda, Daniel – Gilroy (11)
153 – 4. #10 Root, Laird – Poway (12)
153 – 5. Caro, Marcus – Rancho Bernardo (12)
153 – 6. Del Bosque, Max – Clovis North (11)
153 – 7. Reynolds, Noah – Clovis (12)
153 – 8. Herrera, Christian – Bakersfield (12)
153 – 9. Delgado, Gabriel – SLAM Academy (NV) (11)
153 – 10. Kelly, Brody – Immaculate Conception (IL) (10)
153 – 11. Fox, Liam – Cheyenne East (WY) (11)
153 – 12. Concepcion, Aaron – South Anchorage (AK) (12)
153 – 13. Fernandez, Tristan – Bonita (11)
153 – 14. Regis, Gavin – Layton (UT) (10)
153 – 15. Frost, Jaxtyn – Buchanan (12)
153 – 16. Tellez, Yazir – St. John Bosco (12)
160 – 1. #6 Cholakyan, Grigor – St. John Bosco (12)
160 – 2. #4 Contino, Leo – Buchanan (11)
160 – 3. #12 Guerrero, Ishmael – Bixby (OK) (11)
160 – 4. HM Priest, Beau – Bakersfield (11)
160 – 5. #21 (150) Maldonado, Gianni – Lake Gibson (FL) ()
160 – 6. #15 (165) Skellenger, Jadon – Bishop Kelley (ID) (12)
160 – 7. #11 Barbosa, Andrew – Palm Desert (12)
160 – 8. Eaton, Bradley – St. Edward (OH) (11)
160 – 9. Farrer, Brad – Pleasant Grove (UT) (11)
160 – 10. Khosravy, Arvin – Chaminade (12)
160 – 11. Creason, Christopher – El Diamante ()
160 – 12. Leon, Brian – Roosevelt-Eastvale (12)
160 – 13. Aramburu, Antonio – Corona Del Mar (12)
160 – 14. Johnson, Brodie – Pitman (11)
160 – 15. Estevez, Jack – Poway (12)
160 – 16. Daniels, Noah – Sheldon (10)
168 – 1. #8 Guffey, Collin – Granite Hills-El Cajon (12)
168 – 2. #4 Antonio, Joseph – St. John Bosco (11)
168 – 3. #9 Giddens-Buttram, Clay – Bixby (OK) (12)
168 – 4. Kikiniou, Aleksiandr – Poway (12)
168 – 5. HM Reyes, Adrien – Clovis (11)
168 – 6. HM John, Branson – Buchanan (12)
168 – 7. HM Hutchings, Dante – Pomona (CO) (12)
168 – 8. Bennie, Kaden – Layton (UT) (12)
168 – 9. Alonso, David – Palm Desert (12)
168 – 10. Manzo, Evan – Etiwanda (12)
168 – 11. Garcia, Kaleo – Gilroy (10)
168 – 12. Simmons, Austin – Bakersfield (12)
168 – 13. Love, Banks – Bingham (UT) (12)
168 – 14. Kintner, Kaiden – Toppenish (WA) (12)
168 – 15. Major, Javon – Paloma Valley (11)
168 – 16. Bojorquez, Junior – South (12)
178 – 1. #19 Miller, Ty – St. Edward (OH) (11)
178 – 2. #16 Posada, Angelo – Poway (11)
178 – 3. HM Buck, Joe – Clovis (12)
178 – 4. Ontiveros, Mason – Pitman (10)
178 – 5. Garcia, Carlos – Oakdale (12)
178 – 6. Honey, Jacob – Bakersfield (12)
178 – 7. Bussey, Levi – Granite Bay (11)
178 – 8. Perez, Nicholas – Hughson (12)
178 – 9. McWilliams, Max – Calvary Chapel-Santa Ana (12)
178 – 10. Catalano, Primo – Chaminade (11)
178 – 11. Closson, Jake – Pleasant Grove (UT) ()
178 – 12. Borelli, Larry – Los Banos (12)
178 – 13. Kitchen, Brock – Buchanan (12)
178 – 14. Ybarra, Kalob – Pomona (CO) (10)
178 – 15. Iten, Seth – Holtville (12)
178 – 16. Nelson, Kaewett – Hoopa (12)
193 – 1. #10 Miller, Jarell – St. Edward (OH) (11)
193 – 2. #6 Kling, Sonny – Canyon Springs (12)
193 – 3. Michaelson, Lars – Bremerton (WA) (12)
193 – 4. #16 Franco, Eugenio – Corona Del Mar (12)
193 – 5. Fager, Leimana – Corner Canyon (UT) (11)
193 – 6. Marin, Mark – Clovis (11)
193 – 7. Villwok, Mason – Elkhorn (NE) (12)
193 – 8. Roberts, Sean-Michael – Buchanan (12)
193 – 9. Gates, Trevyn – Pleasant Grove (UT) ()
193 – 10. Burford, Wes – Oakdale (10)
193 – 11. Mir, Kage – Bishop Gorman (NV) (11)
193 – 12. #20 Costa, Diego – Palm Desert (12)
193 – 13. Puckett, Hank – Bixby (OK) (12)
193 – 14. McCloskey, Conor – Buford (GA) (11)
193 – 15. Shurtleff, Landen – Payson (UT) ()
193 – 16. Borelli, Brokton – Los Banos (11)
218 – 1. #14 Platt, Robert – Poway (12)
218 – 2. Merrill, Coby – JW North (10)
218 – 3. Smith, Cayaen – Pleasant Grove (UT) (12)
218 – 4. #10 (285) Henderson, Cash – Woods Cross (UT) (12)
218 – 5. #24 Murillo, Michael – Bakersfield (12)
218 – 6. #16 Calcagno, Mike – Immaculate Conception (IL) (12)
218 – 7. Slaper, Jonny – St. Edward (OH) (12)
218 – 8. Whitworth, Ryland – Fountain Valley (12)
218 – 9. Maltese, Harry – Fairfax (VA) (10)
218 – 10. Whitehead, Melvin – Liberty (NV) (11)
218 – 11. Gooley, Carson – Meridian (ID) (12)
218 – 12. Rodriguez, Kevin – Chaminade (11)
218 – 13. Murphy, Samuel – McDonald County (MO) (12)
218 – 14. Dansby, Alec – Buchanan (12)
218 – 15. Wilson, Dominic – Tulare Union (11)
218 – 16. Corona, Elias – Oakdale (12)
288 – 1. #1 Merrill, Cody – Gilroy (12)
288 – 2. #9 Sahakian, Nicholas – St. John Bosco (11)
288 – 3. Nava, Anthony – Toppenish (WA) (11)
288 – 4. Hitt, Jayce – McDonald County (MO) (12)
288 – 5. Ritter, Garrett – Bixby (OK) (12)
288 – 6. Harrington, Bryson – Buchanan (12)
288 – 7. Stanley, Adam – Bakersfield (11)
288 – 8. Farha, Adam – Poway (12)
288 – 9. Norcross, Jacob – Bishop Gorman (NV) (12)
288 – 10. Byrd, Takoa – Layton (UT) (12)
288 – 11. Follette, Declan – Laguna Creek (12)
288 – 12. Johnson, Emilio – Oakdale (12)
288 – 13. Avila, Gary – Bullard (12)
288 – 14. Chacon, Joey – Clovis West (12)
288 – 15. Ceja, Troy – Pitman ()
288 – 16. Arellano, Adrian – Pomona (CO) (11)
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