Hey 2a Wrestling Fans! Just for fun I made some ranking based on last year’s results at state. Obviously most guys will change weight, so these won’t be so accurate in a couple weeks, but I thought it would be fun to have an early season ranking. I also did not include head to head during the regular season, or guys that did not compete at state because of injury. These are just based of returning state placer, and best returning qualifier based on performance at state. Some weights were hard to do because of the seniors graduating. I just looked at the state tournament results and put these together, so I probably made mistakes, so fill free to correct and discuss.
Team Rankings (Based on the individual rankings. Doesn’t include other potential point scorers that aren’t ranked. So obviously these are not as accurate as they could be)
1. Ririe 85
2. North Fremont 60
3. Declo 51
4. Clearwater Valley 51
5. St. Maries 50
6. McCall 49
7. Challis 42
8. New Plymouth 40
9. Salmon 38
10.Orofino 37
98
Troy Bruce 10th - Salmon
Dyllon Bishop 11th- NP
Caden Bailey 10th- Soda Springs
Dax Blackmon 10th- Declo
Dylan Soten 10th- St. Maries
Hunter Anderson 10th Raft River
106
Kohl Nielson 10th- N. Fremont
Stetson Mache 11th- Ririe
Austin Mckinnon 12th- Wallace
Layton Clark 10th- Declo
Wray 10th- Malad
Anderson 10th- Grace
113
Clayton Lant 11th- Grace
Riggin Smith 11th- Malad
Sam Martin 10th- St. maries
Tanner Smith 11th- Ririe
Brendon Rice 11th- NP
D. Mcintosh 11th- Salmon
120
Cahl Williams 12th- Salmon
Caden Crider 12th Declo
Jacob Pilgrim 12th N. Fremont
Wes Shaw 10th Dietrich
Andrew Anderson 11th Timberline W?
Mike Macmenamin 12th Kamiah
126
Aurelio Morales 12th Orofino
James Rindlisbaker 12th N. Gem
Michael Barfuss 11th N. Gem
Christian Fabbia 11th Clearwater Valley
Gideon Lowen 10th McCall
Tristan Lockbridge 11th St. Maries
132
Kade Bruno 12th Challis
Chance Williams 12th N. Gem
Hsee Hsee 11th NP
Hayden Maupin 10th N. Fremont
Connor Mickelson 11th Grace
Isaac Mitton 10th Oakley
138
Teegan Dunn 10th Wendell
Dan Schendiman 10th Ririe
Hayden Villa 12th St. Maries
Adonis Stelzfried 11th Marsing
Tucker Baker 12th McCall
Tyrell Ward 11th Malad
145
Riggen Cordingley 11th N. Fremont
Hunter Beus 11th NP
Tyson Thucker 11th Ririe
Beau Carr 10th McCall
Cedar Fisher 11th Clearwater Valley
Lindsay 11th Wendell
152
Hayden Hunt 12th Bear Lake
Genio Lemus 12th West J
Bruin Bradshaw 11th Challis
Josiah Campbell 11th NP
Gage Norton 12th St. Maries
Gabe Mathews 10th Declo
160
Cooper Erickson 12th Challis
Enoch Ward 12th West Side
Caden Hall 12th St. Maries
Davis McElroy 11th Clearwater Valley
Bubba Summers 11th Clearwater Valley
Nolan Jensen 12th Bear Lake
170
Trey Yearsley 12th Ririe
Kenon Brown 11th Potlatch
Lane Schilling 11th Clearwater Valley
Ty Dominguez 12th Clearwater Valley
Dylan Hunt 11th Malad
Miles Johnson 11th Wendell
182
Parker Pyle 11th McCall
Peyton Whipple 12th Kamiah
Chris Gunderson 12th Ririe
Sergio Cono 11th N. Femont
Rhett Peck, 12th Aberdeen
Miguel Juarez 10th Declo
195
Gabe Sommers 10th Ririe
George Bolling 12th Orofino
Tyler Lusk 12th Bear Lake
Chase Adkison 12th Grangeville
Scott Carr 12th McCall
Amarr 12th Challis
220
Brandon Stump 12th Grangeville
Cole Barrett 12th Firth
Jacob Hensley 12th Soda Springs
Dawson Osterhout 11th Declo
Layten Gould 11th Kamiah
Kelton Sand 11th Potlatch
285
Parker Walters 12th Grangeville
Ty Bahem 12th Melba
Kelton White 12th West J
Xavier Lopez 11th Orofino
Spencer Watson 12th Aberdeen
After the first week I definitely see a lot of movement in weight classes just curious to see what everyone else saw, and any sleepers?
I was impressed with the line up North Fremont had. They've worked hard building their numbers with their younger groups over the years and they're filling out a pretty dang tough roster. Looks like they even beat Sugar over the weekend. Any upsets in that dual or was it just matchups?
North Fremont was impressive, they look like thev might have the depth to make a run at it, I do know Ririe was missing a couple of their seniors with injuries. Cordingly looks almost unbeatable.
Looks like a good list. I recognize a lot of the names. I just dont know the kids there
Now that guys are more settled in their weights, we can update these a bit. Here are my thoughts:
98
Dax Blackmon - Declo
Dylan Sotin - St. Maries
After these two it is anyone's guess. Based on results I would expect Parkinson from Ririe, Davis from Malad, and Rodriguez and Fontaign from McCall to all be in there.
106
Kyle Rice - NP
Burtenshaw - WJ
Phillps - Declo
Lloyd -Bear Lake
This weight and 98 are tough to rank due to the lack of wrestlers and returners. I doubt anyone makes it through a full match with Rice.
113
Troy Bruce - Salmon
Again tough to say after Bruce. I expect Clark from Declo, Cordingley from NF, Machen from Ririe and Ethington and Hennage from NP to be in here somewhere.
120
T. McPherson - Bear Lake
Clayton Lunt - Grace
Riggin Smith - Malad
Trent Meyers - NP
Woodmancey - Malad
AV Morino - Declo
Kohl Nielson - NF
Lunt is defending champ at 113, but narrowly lost to McPherson. However, Meyers is very tough and should contend for a title.
126
Caden Crider - Declo
James Rindlisbaker - North Gem
Michael Barfuss - NG??
Christian Fabbi - CV
Brendon Rice - NP
Cahl Williams - Salmon
Jacob Pilgrim - NF
Crider narrowly beat Rindlisbaker. Barfuss has a weigh-in here, but has mostly been at 132. Everyone should be fighting for 3rd after the top 2.
132
Kade Bruno - Challis
Aurelio Morales - Orofino
Michael Barfuss - NG??
Gideon Lowen - McCall
Nathaniel Nesbitt - NP
Wes Shaw - Dietrich, or is he at Gooding?
Ben Velasco - Aberdeen
Zane Helm - Melba
Top 2 are pretty well settled. Bruno has been at 138 as well.
138
Hsee Hsee - NP*
Connor Mickelson - Grace
Isaac Mitton - Oakley
Brayden Turcott - Orofino
Tucker Baker - McCall
Joel Campbell - NP
Hayden Villa - St. Maries
Chance Williams from NG has not wrestled yet, but if he is 138, he should be #1. Where the the Britos from NG? Campbell is a tough freshman.
145
Hunter Beus - NP (assuming he is here)
Teagan Dunn - Wendell
Levi Jackson - Oakley
Adonis Stelzfried - Marsing (if he is here)
Gabe Prather - Potlatch
Nicholas Perkins - Firth
Tough weight to rank with unknown weights and lack of head to head. Beus should be #1 if he is there. Chance Williams should be #1 if he is there.
152
Riggen Cordingley - NF
Derek Mathews - Declo
Ty Dominguez - CV
Dan Schwendiman - Ririe
Josiah Campbell - NP
Jake Svedin - Melba
Tyson Thacker - Ririe
Hayden Maupin - NF
Cordingley should dominate his way to a title. Mathews is a very tough freshman.
160
Davis McElroy - CV
Hayden Hunt - Bear Lake
Bruin Bradshaw - Challis
Gabe Mathews - Declo
Beau Carr - McCall
Tyrek Mago - NF
McElroy gets the top spot due to highest returning placer at 160, but expect that Hunt and Bradshaw will give him a run.
170
Cooper Erickson - Challis
Enoch Ward - West Side
Trey Yearsley - Ririe?? (if he is here)
Kenon Brown - Potlatch
Lane Schilling - CV
Tuff Bentz - McCall
Abel Torres - Aberdeen
Erickson is defending champ at 160. Yearsley has not wrestled a match yet.
182
Peyton Whipple - Kamiah
Parker Pyle - McCall
Chris Gundersen - Ririe
Nolan Jensen - Bear Lake
Dylan Hunt - Malad
Sergio Cano - NF
Whipple won a close match with Pyle in Potlatch.
195
Gabe Sommers - Ririe
George Bolling - Orofino
Caden Hall - St. Maries
Tyler Lusk - Bear Lake
Bubba Summers - CV
Hayeden Hood - NF
Tucker Palmer - Malad
Top 3 are all in the mix for a title. Summers comes all the way up from 160.
220
Parker Walters - Grangeville
Dawson Osterhout - Declo
Scott Carr - McCall
Xavier Lopez - Orofino
Kelton Saad - Potlatch
Darren Tapp - Malad
Jose Castillo - NF
Walters is the defending champ at 285 and is down at 220. Lopez was 4th at 285 last year and was pinned by Carr.
285
Caleb Breedlove - Orofino
Kelton White - WJ
Cole Barrett - Firth
Spencer Watson - Aberdeen (if he is wrestling)
Nick Gundersen - Ririe
David Straw - McCall
Peyton Thompson - Declo
Breedlove should dominate everyone.
Teams:
Should be a good race this year. Ririe returns a lot of points, but Declo and North Fremont should challenge. McCall looks strong, as does New Plymouth. Malad should score some points. Orofino and CV look good from the North. It should be a very competitive year and the title may come down to the last matches.
Heading into the home stretch just want to see where everyone's thoughts are now on favorites in each weight class,
98-i think blackmon from declo is the clear favorite, parkison from ririe pushes him a little harder every time the meet,
106-I don't see anyone beating rice from NP
113-machen and Bruce to battle it out, could go either way.
120-this one is anybody's guess, could go a lot of ways.
126-crider from declo has too much experience for the other guys
138-i barfuss Bruno this weekend in a close one, going to have to go with barfuss in a good one
138-Chance finnaly gets it done this year looked good at magic.
145-if Matthews stays at 145 I think he wins it, could be the start of something special, kid is really good.
152-if Mathews goes here I'm going with Mathews If not cordingly wins it.
160- who knows, Bradshaw has beat hunt, hunt beat Jensen, Jensen has beat Bradshaw, Mathews has wrestled good lately, and who knows about ward and mclerroy, think it goes to whoever has a hot weekend,
170-erickson goes back to back
182- I think yearsley from ririe is to athletic for anyone else in this weight
195-hall from St Marie', sommers and Bolling right close this year.
220- ousterhout looks much better than the competition
285- haven't seen breedlove that much but did see white Beat McGinnis this weekend and that is enough for me going with white from west j
I find it interesting that you pick Matthews that win it even at 152 after being beat by Cordingley both times they have met. Even though the last time they met the score was somewhat close, Cordingley controlled the entire match. I think this could be a good year for upsets to happen. it seems like the competition is all pretty close at the top of the weights and look for there to be some good matches comet end of the year
I just think that Mathews now believes he belongs in the mat with corsingly and that can change the game a bit
Cordingly^^
After Magic Valley, some of these weights have sorted out, others are more complicated.
If Mathews thinks he can beat Cordingley, then he will stay at 152. No doubt he is very tough, especially for a freshman, but Cordingley is just tougher. Mathews can be a potential 4 timer if he stays at 145 this year.
98
Dax Blackmon - Declo
Dylan Sotin - St. Maries
Parkinson - Ririe
Tayson Davis - Malad
Rindlisbaker - NG
Rodriguez - McCall
Blackmon dominated his way through the Magic Valley Classic and looks to be a clear favorite. Sotin is the only one he has not wrestled.
106
Kyle Rice - NP
Burtenshaw - WJ
Wray - Malad
Phillps - Declo
Lloyd - Bear Lake
As expected, Rice manhandled everyone at Magic Valley. Don't think anyone can last a match, let alone beat him.
113
Troy Bruce - Salmon
Machen - Ririe
Whitaker - Raft River
Clark - Declo
Ethington - NP
Bruce is a solid #1, as expected. Next 4 are all fairly close.
120
T. McPherson - Bear Lake
Clayton Lunt - Grace
McIntosh - Salmon
Riggin Smith - Malad
Brendon Rice - NP
Chafin - GF
AV Morino - Declo
Woodmancey - Malad
Kohl Nielson - NF
McPherson and Lunt have traded wins and seem to be a toss up. Myers from NP went up to 126. Will Brendon Rice go to 120? If so, I would put him at about #3-5. McIntosh had had a good tournament.
126
Trent Myers - NP
Tanner Smith - Ririe
James Rindlisbaker - North Gem
Caden Crider - Declo
Christian Fabbi - CV
Cahl Williams - Salmon
Jacob Pilgrim - NF
Myers broke into 126 in a big way and controlled every match. Rindlisbaker avenged his loss to Crider. Smith broke in big as well. Williams did not wrestle, must have been hurt.
132
Michael Barfuss - NG
Kade Bruno - Challis
Aurelio Morales - Orofino
Gideon Lowen - McCall
Nathaniel Nesbitt - NP
Wes Shaw - Dietrich
Ben Velasco - Aberdeen
Zane Helm - Melba
This is a tough one. Bruno lost to Barfuss, Morales has not and will not wrestle either of them until State. Gotta go with Barfuss for now. Rankings are a little muddled after Lowen.
138
Chance Williams - NG
Joel Campbell - NP
Hsee Hsee - NP
Connor Mickelson - Grace
Brayden Turcott - Orofino
Tucker Baker - McCall
Hayden Villa - St. Maries
Chance Williams looks to be a clear #1. Campbell had a good tournament.
145
Derek Mathews - Declo
Teagan Dunn - Wendell
Hunter Beus - NP (assuming he is here)
Jake Svedin - Melba
Levi Jackson - Oakley
Dan Schwendiman - Ririe
Gabe Prather - Potlatch
Stelzfried - Marsing
This weight got an influx of new guys fleeing from Cordingley at 152. As a result, 152 is now very weak (aside from Cordingley). Mathews defaulted out after the quarters, but I think he is the best guy here. Svedin gave him a good match and is only ranked below Beus because Beus beat him every time last year. Top 4 are all tough. Stelzfried got hurt, but should compete when healthy.
152
Riggen Cordingley - NF
Ty Dominguez - CV
Josiah Campbell - NP
Isaac Mitton - Oakley
Tyson Thacker - Ririe
Hayden Maupin - NF
This weight cleared out, with probably good reason.
160
Enoch Ward - West Side
Davis McElroy - CV
Bruin Bradshaw - Challis
Hayden Hunt - Bear Lake
Beau Carr - McCall
Gabe Mathews - Declo
Garrett Jensen - Ririe
Tyrek Mago - NF
This weight is a bit of a mess. Ward went down here from 170. McElroy has not wrestled anyone in the top 8, but is the 2nd highest returning placer. Bradshaw won the MVC and pinned Hunt and Carr. He has split with Jensen. Jensen lost to Mathews and Carr pinned Mathews.
170
Cooper Erickson - Challis
Kenon Brown - Potlatch
Lane Schilling - CV
Tuff Bentz - McCall
Abel Torres - Aberdeen
Isai Arriaga Marsing
Erickson dominated at MVC.
182
Peyton Whipple - Kamiah
Parker Pyle - McCall
Trey Yearsley - Ririe
Bubba Summers - CV
Tyler Lusk - Bear Lake
Chris Gundersen - Ririe
Nolan Jensen - Bear Lake
Dylan Hunt - Malad
Sergio Cano - NF
Pyle was not at MVC. Yearsley looked pretty good. Summers went down from 195 at Orofino. Lusk came down from 195 as well.
195
Parker Walters - Grangeville
Gabe Sommers - Ririe
George Bolling - Orofino
Caden Hall - St. Maries
Hayeden Hood - NF
Tucker Palmer - Malad
Interesting weight. Walters is down at 195 now and beat Bolling at Orofino.
220
Dawson Osterhout - Declo
Scott Carr - McCall
Kelton Saad - Potlatch
Xavier Lopez - Orofino
Orozco - Wendell
Darren Tapp - Malad
Jose Castillo - NF
Osterhout and Carr had a good match in the finals of the MVC that Osterhout won 12-11
285
Kelton White - WJ
Caleb Breedlove - Orofino
Cole Barrett - Firth
Spencer Watson - Aberdeen
Green - Wendell
Alvarez - McCall
This ranking is based on White pinning McGinnis. McGinnis beat Breedlove solidly, but I think Breedlove will beat White at State.
Teams:
Ririe narrowly beat Declo at the MVC. If Mathews did not default, then Declo could have won. I think those two are the favorites at State. Malad and McCall were 3rd and 4th and should do well at State, along with North Fremont. New Plymouth was 5th at the MVC and is in the mix for a trophy as well. More weights should shake out after the Aberdeen Tournament. Should be a good year.
Just an update now that that we are almost as the end of the regular season. There are several weights where guys have split. I tried to give the ranking to the guy who won the most recent match.
98
Dax Blackmon - Declo
Dylan Sotin - St. Maries
Parkinson - Ririe
Tayson Davis - Malad
Rindlisbaker - NG
Rodriguez - McCall
No real changes here. Sotin beat Parkinson this weekend.
106
Kyle Rice - NP
Burtenshaw - WJ
Wray - Malad
Phillps - Declo
Lloyd - Bear Lake
Fontaign - McCall
No real changes here either.
113
Troy Bruce - Salmon
Machen - Ririe
Whitaker - Raft River
Clark - Declo
Ethington - NP
Nothing to add here. Bruce is a solid #1. Next 4 are all fairly close.
120
Kohl Nielson - NF
T. McPherson - Bear Lake
Clayton Lunt - Grace
McIntosh - Salmon
Riggin Smith - Malad
Brendon Rice - NP
Chafin - GF
AV Morino - Declo
Woodmancey - Malad
Nielson beat McPherson and Lunt. Rice did go down to 120. Those top 6 are all tough.
126
Trent Myers - NP
Tanner Smith - Ririe
James Rindlisbaker - North Gem
Caden Crider - Declo
Jacob Pilgrim - NF.
Cahl Williams - Salmon
Christian Fabbi - CV
Pilgrim beat Williams in the Sugar-Salem finals. Smith controlled Fabbi. Rindlisbaker and Crider did not wrestle this weekend.
132
Michael Barfuss - NG
Kade Bruno - Challis
Gideon Lowen - McCall
Aurelio Morales - Orofino
Wes Shaw - Dietrich
Ben Velasco - Aberdeen
Nathaniel Nesbitt - NP
Zane Helm - Melba
Barfuss and Bruno did not wrestle this weekend. Lowen beat Morales, and they are now 1-1. Velasco beat Nesbitt.
138
Chance Williams - NG
Hsee Hsee - NP
Joel Campbell - NP
Brayden Turcott - Orofino
Tucker Baker - McCall
Hayden Villa - St. Maries
Ryan Nelson - RR
Connor Mickelson - Grace
Williams won Sugar. Hsee beat Campbell this weekend. Turcott didn't wrestle this weekend but has split with Villa and beat Baker. Nelson beat Mickelson.
145
Derek Matthews - Declo
Teagan Dunn - Wendell
Hunter Beus - NP (assuming he is here)
Hayden Maupin - NF
Levi Jackson - Oakley
Dan Schwendiman - Ririe
Gabe Prather - Potlatch
Matthews has not wrestled since Magic Valley and is likely hurt. Still think he is #1 if healthy. Maupin beat Jackson at Sugar. Svedin was at 152 this weekend.
152
Riggen Cordingley - NF
Josiah Campbell - NP
Jake Svedin - Melba
Ty Dominguez - CV
Isaac Mitton - Oakley
Tyson Thacker - Ririe
Abel Torres - Aberdeen
After Cordingley and Campbell, I don't know what to think. Svedin came back up to 152 and pinned Dominguez, but lost to Thacker. Dominguez pinned Thacker. Mitton has beat Thacker. Torres and Svedin have beat Mitton. Svedin and Thacker have beat Torres.
160
Bruin Bradshaw - Challis
Enoch Ward - West Side
Hayden Hunt - Bear Lake
Garrett Jensen - Ririe
Davis McElroy - CV
Beau Carr - McCall
Gabe Mathews - Declo
Tyrek Mago - NF
This is a wild weight. Bradshaw took 2nd at Red Halverson, is 1-1 with Jensen, but pinned Hunt and Carr and beat Matthews twice. Ward and Hunt have split with Ward pinning him this weekend and winning Sugar. Jensen pinned McElroy and Carr this weekend, but lost to Mago by DQ in a match that he was ahead in, according to Track. Jensen lost to Mathews and Carr pinned Mathews.
170
Cooper Erickson - Challis
Kenon Brown - Potlatch
Lane Schilling - CV
Tuff Bentz - McCall
Isai Arriaga Marsing
Dylan Hunt - Malad
Not much has changed. Erickson was 5th at Halsverson. Brown was 3rd at Rumble. Schilling did not wrestle this weekend. Hunt has been at 170 recently.
182
Peyton Whipple - Kamiah
Chris Gundersen - Ririe
Parker Pyle - McCall
Trey Yearsley - Ririe
Bubba Summers - CV
Nolan Jensen - Bear Lake
Hayeden Hood - NF
Not sure what to do with this one. Whipple didn't wrestle this weekend. Summers beat Pyle, but lost to Gundersen and Yearsley. Pyle beat Yearsley, but lost to Gundersen. Gundersen and Yearsley have beat each other, but Gundersen has won more recently. Lusk went up to 195 for Sugar and Hood came down to 182.
195
Parker Walters - Grangeville
Caden Hall - St. Maries
Gabe Sommers - Ririe
George Bolling - Orofino
Lusk - Bear Lake
Tapp - Malad
Tucker Palmer - Malad
Another interesting weight. Walters did not wrestle this weekend, but is 2-1 with Bolling. Hall beat Sommers. Orofino was at CV tournament and Bolling should have wrestled Hall and Sommers, but he went to the Rumble by himself instead. Lusk came back up. Tapp came down from 220.
220
Dawson Osterhout - Declo
Scott Carr - McCall
Brandon Stump - Grangeville
Kelton Saad - Potlatch
Xavier Lopez - Orofino
Orozco - Wendell
Jose Castillo - NF
Stump was 2nd last year and wrestled this weekend, but lost to Carr.
285
Kelton White - WJ
Caleb Breedlove - Orofino
Cole Barrett - Firth
Spencer Watson - Aberdeen
Green - Wendell
Straw - McCall
Alvarez - McCall
Breedlove did not compete this weekend. Straw beat Alvarez.
Teams:
Not much has changed. I still think Ririe and Declo are the favorites at State. Close behind are North Fremont, McCall, Malad, and New Plymouth.
Thanks for the update, love the chaos in the 160 lb weight class that could be won by anyone in the top 5 or 6, seeding at state will be oh so important, might actually decide the finals. I do agree that Bolling should have wrestled, he could have put all of seedings to bed, I think he lost more than he gained by not wrestling in Clearwater.
Also how are the Mathews boys doing, hope they both make it back for state
Hopefully Mathews is back on his feet could be a good chance to see a preview of the 145 lbs state finals match in challis this weekend
What is everyone's predictions for this weekend, does ririe have enough for the win or will declo or north take the title.