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As the season is just around the corner::
PA Power Wrestling has come out with their pre-season wrestling rankings for both the
State and region. We all know that weights are guess work at best in the first month of the
Season so if you know anything different simply respond on this topic. The local boys
that I see on the lists are as follows: (If I miss someone please add them.)

Listed by: Weight/Name/Year/Preseason Ranking

106-Max Murin/Freshman/ #6

113-Jon Gabriel/Bedford /Soph/ #6
Aaron Burkett/Chestnut Ridge/Soph/#8

120- Tristan Law/Forest Hills/Junior/ #6
Derrick Claar/Chestnut Ridge/Junior #21 **Have heard he will be up in weight class

126-Ryan Easter/Bedford/Senior/#2
Joesph Davis/Cambria Heights/Senior # 14
Joey Swank/Berlin /Soph/ #15

132- Garrett Thomas/Bedford/Senior #8
Trent Crouse/Chestnut Ridge/Junior/ # 12 **Word is he will also be in 145lb range
Tanner Hetrick/Meyersdale/Senior/ #14

138- Toby Brett/Bedford/Senior #12

145- Nick Naglic/Richland/Senior #6
Braden Fochtman/Berlin/Soph/ #11
Seth Diest/Meyersdale/Senior/ #16

152- Taylor Cahill/Berlin/Junior/ #7
Levi Niebauer/Cambria Heights/Junior/ #8

160- Bryce Fochtman/Berlin/Junior/ #6
Landon Lohr/Somerset/Senior/ #10

170- Nico Pecora/Richland/Senior/ #9



182- Gavin Berkley/Meyersdale/Senior/ #7

195-Tyler Oliver/United/Junior/ # 7
Stew Trulick/Berlin/Senior/ #15

220-Seth McLendod/United/Senior/ #6
James Bennett/Hyndman/Senior/ #11

HWT- Austin Buttry/Chestnut Ridge/Senior/ # 2
Aaron Gill/Cambria Heights/Senior/ #14

If I missed anyone I apologize. I have the weight classes listed in order of what I think
Are the strongest down to the weakest.

138,120,182,126,160,285,132,152,145,106,113,170,220,195 (This will change as wrestlers
Settle into their weights and start moving classes.

*170,195 and 220 Have only one returning wrestler which placed in the top 8 this year

8 D5 medalists would be a good showing.

106 Murin is from Central Cambria

113 - I saw a big difference last year between #6 Gabriel and #8 Burkett...Gabriel won all 3 head to head matches; WBF :25, WBF 4:15, and 6-0...plus Gabriel had some wins and close losses (2-2) against elite competitors - Glorioso, Howard, Griffiths; wheras Burkett has lost convincingly when facing similar caliber opponents (0-5) by uncompetitive scores. A statewide ranking system might not realize that Burkett's R6 finish (vs. Gariel's DNP) was significantly aided by the flawed seeding system used at Johnstown.

285 Mironenko of Mifflinburg, state champ 2012, should be a factor this year.

It's nice to see some local boys getting recognition. Especially having 2 locals in ranked in the top 2 (Easter & Buttry). Speaking of those wrestlers i saw that Buttry is going to West Point and Easter committed to Bloomsburg. Congrats to both wrestlers.

Hdons Glorioso is #1 a 113
Those rankings are Soley based on last year results.. Mifflinburg hwt dq'd at Hershey ranked outside top 4? He won it in 2012. And Beckwith beat at least 3 of top 10.... Nice for recognition, but they will change soon

Burkett might still be a 106 pounder and if he is, watch out! He beat (6th) Murin 8-2 a few years ago at Mountain Conference! If Burkett is at 106 he will be a force