WICHITA, Kan.—
Regional tournaments are quickly approaching and wrestlers are in preparation to make their respective runs at state. These rankings are a good indication as to who to expect to see at the state tournaments Feb. 22 and 23.Class 6A – Click here for complete rankings
6A is the lone class with any changes at the top of any weight class and they came at 120 and 220. In 120, Kevin Perez of Junction City moved into the top spot and bumped Manhattan’s Kian Clemens to No. 2. In 220, Shawnee Mission West’s Ramiro Gatica became the No. 1 wrestler in the weight class. Wichita North’s Caleb Franklin is now No. 2.
Garden City is still the top team in 6A as Junction City holds steady at No. 2. Derby sits comfortably at No. 3. Manhattan and Gardner-Edgerton round out the top five for the second straight week.
106 –Michael Prieto – Garden City
113 – Sean DeShazer – Wichita Heights
120 –Kevin Perez – Junction City
126 –Blake Stovall – Olathe North
132 –Tevin Briscoe – Garden City
138 –Dane Edwards – Dodge City
145 –Andrew Millsap – Junction City
152 –Ben Becker - Derby
160 – Dustin Williams – Gardner-Edgerton
170 –Alan Clothier - Lawrence
182 –Andrew Denning - Lawrence
195 –Seth Pesek – Gardner-Edgerton
220 –Ramiro Gatica – SM West
285 – Will Geary – Topeka
Class 5A – Click here for complete rankings
With no changes in 5A, these top grapplers are in the middle of preparation for regional tournaments. Andover Central’s Zac Gentzler has held the top spot for the entirety of the winter season. The same goes for Leavenworth’s Nathan Butler in 285.
Ark City, with no surprise, is still the top team in 5A. St. Thomas Aquinas and St. James Academy still sit at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. Newton and Valley Center round out the top five for the second straight week.
106 –Logan Terrill – Ark City
113 –PJ Cheney – KC Turner
120 – Zac Gentzler – Andover Central
126 – Chris Burley – Great Bend
132 – Tyler Dickman – St. Thomas Aquinas
138 – Isaac Dulgarian – St. Thomas Aquinas
145 –Cody Eastman - Ark City
152 –Wyatt Villers – Ark City
160 – Noel Torres – Emporia
170 – Bryant Guillen – Topeka Seaman
182 – Nick Meck – Shawnee Heights
195 – Preston Weigel – Hays
220 – Ben Ewing – St. Thomas Aquinas
285 – Nathan Butler – Leavenworth
Class 4A – Click here for complete rankings
Augusta’s Jake Goldenstein has held the No. 1 ranking for all of the winter season in 106. He finished as a runner-up at last year’s state tournament. El Dorado’s Austin Hughey, another AVCTL wrestler, also finished in second place last season, but has held the top spot in 145 for the majority of the season.
Bonner Springs and Colby, respectively, are the top two teams in the classification. Andale remains as the third-ranked team as Fort Scott and El Dorado get comfortable in fourth and fifth.
106 – Jake Goldenstein - Augusta
113 – Cesar Regalado - Pratt
120 – Tyler Mies - Andale
126 – Dustin Reed - Colby
132 – Kyle Wilson - Wamego
138 – Bryce Shoemaker - Baldwin
145 – Austin Hughey – El Dorado
152 – Jonathan Blackwell – Bonner Springs
160 – Aaron Puckett – Bonner Springs
170 – Trevor Whittaker – Smoky Valley
182 – Levi Eck - Andale
195 –Tyler Gastineau - Goodland
220 – Justin Scott – Jefferson West
285 –Josh Horn - Winfield
Class 3-1A – Click here for complete rankings
Halstead’s Alex Thibault has been the top guy in 152 for the entire winter season. Nobody has been able to touch him in 2012-13, so it will be fun to see how he does at regionals and then, hopefully, state. Fredonia’s Brogan Humphrey has been on fire since his Newton Tournament of Champions win.
Plainville has gotten pretty comfortable in the No. 1 spot this winter season, but Hoisington nips at the Cardinals’ wings at No. 2. Norton and Scott City are Nos. 3 and 4. Hoxie is the No. 5 team in 3-1A.
106 –Chris Deters - Marysville
113 – Trey Francka – Chase Co.
120 –Logan Bowen – Atchison County
126 –Brandon Ball – Hoisington
132 –John Risewick – Norton
138 –Brogan Humphrey - Fredonia
145 – Tagen Lambotte - Rossville
152 –Alex Thibault – Halstead
160 –Calvin Occhs – Hoxie
170 –Jared Johnson – Pleasant Ridge
182 – Kyler Atwood – Smith Center
195 – Harrison Gilliland - Plainville
220 – Ryker Greenbaum - Douglass
285 – Clay Wilcox - Chaparral
