FloNationals Pennsylvania Preview

By Jeff Upson | April 3, 2014

It certainly doesn’t hurt that FloNationals returns to our backyard in 2014. And like a year ago – Keystone State wrestlers are flocking to IUP for an opportunity to wrestle with some of the best our Nation has to offer.

What I like most about this year’s Tournament is the amount of seniors that will be in attendance – even those who have already decided on where they will be continuing their wrestling careers. That isn’t to say the underclassmen of this Tournament are not impressive – they are – but it is nice to see wrestlers like Kyle Bova, Ryan Preisch, Evan Delong, Dom Forys, and Tom Sliegh still competing in April.

Overall a stud filled line-up of Pennslyvania wrestlers are going to be featured this weekend with a grand total of six (6) PIAA State Champions on the participant list. Below is a preview of the Pennslyvania wrestlers in each weight-class. I also ranked the top participants in each weight – just for fun! Check it out! You can visit the FloNationals website here – follow the action at TrackWrestling

Pennsylvania Participants Rankings

	106 lbs.
#	Name	–Year–	–2013 –	– 2014–	–2012 –	– 2013–	–2011 –	– 2012–	–2010 –	– 2011–	–Career–	Team	Region	District
1	Gage Curry	10	S6	38-4	S4	38-5					76-9	North Hills	SW	7
2	John Pipa	9	S2	41-10							41-10	Bishop McDevitt	SE	3
3	Nick Lattanze	10	NP4	54-8	NP8	43-9					97-17	Malvern Prep	PA	Prep
4	Riley Palmer	9	S7	40-9							40-9	Council Rock South	SE	1
5	Max Murin	9	S5	37-2							37-2	Central Cambria	SW	6
6	Aaron Burkett	10	S6	38-8	R6	32-9					70-17	Chestnut Ridge	SW	5
7	Sammy Hepler	9	S7	33-7							33-7	Tri-Valley	SE	11
8	Carmine Ciotti	10	SQ	27-5	–	12-8					39-13	Strong Vincent	NW	10
9	William Kaldes	9	SQ	38-9							38-9	Cumberland Valley	SC	3
10	Cole Manley	9	SQ	31-8							31-8	Altoona Area	NW	6
11	Edgar Garcia	12	R4	32-7	S8	38-8	–	36-6	–	26-7	132-28	Avon Grove	SE	1
12	Nolan Link	11	SQ	29-10	–	0-0	–	0-0			29-10	Penn Cambria	SW	6
13	Gage Bayless	9	SQ	39-7							39-7	Reynolds	NW	10
14	Brian Friery	10	R4	35-4	SQ	33-11					68-15	Lewisburg Area	NE	4
15	Dylan Nuttall	11	–	42-4	–	36-5	–	22-8			100-17	Harry S. Truman	SE	1
16	Jake Cherry	9	R6	33-11							33-11	Central Dauphin	SC	3
17	Stephen Caple	11	–	37-4	–	26-10	–	18-19			81-33	West Scranton	NE	2
18	Gavin Park	9	D2	28-7							28-7	Brookville Area	NW	9
19	Vincent Distefanis	9	–	30-12							30-12	Hempfield Area	SW	7
20	Zachary Stedford	9	–	23-13							23-13	North Allegheny	SW	7
21	Alex Salas	9	–	29-10							29-10	Pine-Richland	SW	7
HM—	Sam Sasso	8										Nazareth Area	NE	11
HM	Caleb Morris	8										Waynesburg Central	SW	7
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	113 lbs.
#	Name	Year	2013 –	– 2014	2012 –	– 2013	2011 –	– 2012	2010 –	– 2011	Career	Team	Region	District
1	Joe Wheeling	12	S2	37-2	SQ	34-3	SQ	27-5	–	35-11	133-21	General McLane	NW	10
2	Luke Landefeld	9	SQ	35-10							35-10	North Allegheny	SW	7
3	Charlie Lenox	10	SQ	32-9	SQ	32-16					54-25	McDowell	NW	10
4	Jake Jones	10	–	25-11	R4	32-12					57-23	Stroudsburg	NE	11
5	Aaron Ehrgott	11	R4	29-7	–	27-8	–	17-11			73-26	Meadville Area	NW	10
6	De’Adrian Carter	12	–	26-7	–	17-8	–	8-11	–	0-0	51-26	Baldwin	SW	7
7	Cole Rush	10	–	25-13	–	17-15					42-28	Waynesburg Central	SW	7
8	Josh Haley	9	D5	38-7							38-7	Wyalusing Valley	NE	4
9	Colin Cronin	9	–	24-7							24-7	Upper Darby	SE	1
HM	Cole Matthews	8										Reynolds	NW	10
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	120 lbs.
#	Name	Year	2013 –	– 2014	2012 –	– 2013	2011 –	– 2012	2010 –	– 2011	Career	Team	Region	District
1	Luke Pletcher	10	S1	43-0	S1	41-2					84-2	Greater Latrobe	SW	7
2	Todd Lane	9	S2	37-5							37-5	Southern Columbia Area	NE	4
3	George Phillippi	10	S3	42-5	S1	42-4					84-9	Derry Area	SW	7
4	Tyrone Klump	12	S3	38-7	S3	31-6	SQ	27-8	–	13-11	109-42	Nazareth Area	NE	11
5	Justin Patrick	RS 11	NP4	38-11	S4	37-6	S4	38-3	SQ	32-8	145-28	The Kiski School	PA	Prep
6	Tristan Law	11	S5	34-7	S6	32-7	D4	28-10			94-24	Forest Hills	SW	6
7	Chandler Olson	9	S8	32-7							32-7	Shippensburg Area	SC	3
8	Shae Bloom	10	SQ	33-6	SQ	37-7					70-13	DuBois Area	NW	9
9	Zack Trampe	9	R4	36-12							36-12	Council Rock South	SE	1
10	Michael Bartolo	11	SQ	34-11	SQ	26-10	–	31-10			91-31	Reynolds	NW	10
11	David Pipa	11	–	23-6	SQ	39-9	–	18-3			80-18	Bishop McDevitt	SE	3
12	Jarret Carter	10	SQ	31-10	D3	31-10					62-20	Fort LeBoeuf	NW	10
13	Kevin Kinyua	12	SQ	30-7	–	28-13	–	24-12	–	10-12	92-44	Mount Lebanon	SW	7
14	Scotty Stossel	12	R4	34-9	–	29-12	–	28-10	–	0-0	91-31	North Allegheny	SW	7
15	Shaun Wilson	10	–	25-10	–	28-11					53-21	Waynesburg Central	SW	7
16	Cole Aaron	10	R4	25-12	R4	30-9					55-21	Brookville Area	NW	9
17	Kyle Medrow	10	–	34-7	–	21-13					55-20	West Chester Henderson	SE	1
18	Phil Torresani	12	–	29-7	–	30-7	–	29-8	–	19-17	107-39	Hatboro Horsham	SE	1
19	Kevin Miller	11	–	19-9	R4	27-10	–	16-18			62-37	Norwin	SW	7
20	Rui Evanitsky	10	–	31-7	–	11-5					42-11	Scranton	NE	2
21	Devin Stahlnecker	11	–	20-6	–	9-10	–	15-18			44-34	Hughesville	NE	4
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	126 lbs.
#	Name	Year	2013 –	– 2014	2012 –	– 2013	2011 –	– 2012	2010 –	– 2011	Career	Team	Region	District
1	Zach Valley	12	S2	40-4	S4	36-9	S5	37-8	–	11-20	124-41	Northampton Area	NE	11
2	A.C. Headlee	11	S3	39-6	S6	41-6	R4	42-3			122-15	Waynesburg Central	SW	7
3	Sam Krivus	11	S4	41-5	S1	40-3	S3	45-4			126-12	Hempfield Area	SW	7
4	Domenic Forys	12	R4	42-5	S5	43-5	S3	44-5	SQ	34-7	163-22	North Allegheny	SW	7
5	Joey Fick	12	–	27-4	S8	25-7	S7	32-6	–	25-6	109-23	Oley Valley	SC	3
6	Tom Opdenhoff	10	SQ	32-8	D6	30-14					62-22	Central Cambria	SW	7
7	Stone Kepple	10	SQ	34-14	–	27-12					61-26	Derry Area	SW	7
8	Ian Moritz	11	–	20-4	–	0-0	–	2-2			22-6	Fox Chapel Area	SW	7
9	Ryan Hardaway	12	–	33-9	–	26-7	–	29-14	–	27-13	115-43	Kiski Area	SW	7
10	Adam George	11	R6	27-6	D4	21-14	–	22-12			70-32	Richland	SW	6
11	Dalton Long	9	R4	27-13							27-13	Hollidaysburg Area	NW	6
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	132 lbs.
#	Name	Year	2013 –	– 2014	2012 –	– 2013	2011 –	– 2012	2010 –	– 2011	Career	Team	–Region–	–District–
1	Chase Zemenak	12	S2	41-5	S6	25-8	S4	27-7	–	29-16	122-36	Nazareth Area	NE	11
2	Kent Lane	11	S2	28-2	S6	40-3	R4	33-7			101-12	Southern Columbia Area	NE	4
3	Cody Blankenship	12	S3	35-2	SQ	24-6	–	32-6	–	30-6	121-20	Kane Area	NW	9
4	Jesse Rodgers	12	INJ	5-3	S4	40-7	–	38-8	–	24-10	107-28	North Allegheny	SW	7
5	Matt Lattanze	10	NP5	41-4	NP4	45-6					86-10	Malvern Prep	PA	Prep
6	Santino Bonaccorsi	9	R4	29-9							29-9	Bethel Park	SW	7
7	Jonathan Ross	10	R4	31-5	R6	25-7					56-12	Northern York	SC	3
8	Mason Byrne	12	–	30-7	R4	27-7	–	24-12	–	4-6	83-31	East Stroudsburg Area South	NE	11
9	John Ciotti	11	SQ	28-7	–	19-9	SQ	17-12			64-28	Strong Vincent	NW	10
10	Gianpiero DiBattista	11	–	32-7	–	22-15	–	14-16			68-38	Plymouth Whitemarsh	SE	1
11	Evan Myers	10	D2	30-13	D5	17-17					47-30	Southmoreland	SW	7
12	Keagan Lawson	10	–	26-15	–	13-12					39-27	North Hills	SW	7
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	138 lbs.
#	Name	Year	2013 –	– 2014	2012 –	– 2013	2011 –	– 2012	2010 –	– 2011	Career	Team	Region	District
1	Brock Zacherl	12	S1	41-2	S4	35-6	S7	27-4	–	27-1	130-13	Brookville Area	NW	9
2	Jake Wentzel	10	S3	40-2	S8	34-12					74-14	South Park	SW	7
3	Colby Ems	12	S4	36-3	SQ	27-4	SQ	29-8	–	25-11	117-26	–East Stroudsburg Area South–	NE	11
4	Kaleb Young	10	S5	33-3	SQ	27-3					60-6	Punxsutawney Area	NW	9
5	Hayden Hidlay	10	S6	38-5	SQ	28-7					66-12	Mifflin County	NW	6
6	Joey Alessandro	12	SQ	38-9	–	29-9	–	19-6	–	31-8	117-32	Hempfield Area	SW	7
7	Greg Konieczny	11	SQ	32-7	–	37-8	R6	27-11			96-26	LaSalle College	NE	12
8	Lucas Ortiz	10	R5	33-7	–	31-4					64-11	Conestoga Valley	SC	3
9	Gavin Wilkerson	9	D3	39-9							39-9	Greenville	NW	10
10	Wyatt Jennings	10	–	30-8	–	9-10					39-18	Solanco	SC	3
11	Luke Walter	11	D3	35-6	R4	31-11	–	20-16			86-33	Grove City Area	NW	10
12	Ben Tuohey	10	–	23-12	–	23-11					46-23	Garnet Valley	SE	1
13	Shane Ging	10	D7	29-19	D6	27-21					56-40	South Fayette	SW	7
14	Shane Jones	11	–	19-9	–	28-12	–	24-4			71-25	Stroudsburg	NE	11
15	Tanner Ebright	11	D5	29-9	–	28-14	–	10-13			67-36	Midd-West	NE	4
HM	Quentin Milliken	8										Trinity	SE	3
HM	Trent Hidlay	8										Mifflin County	NW	6
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	145 lbs.
#	Name	Year	2013 –	– 2014	2012 –	– 2013	2011 –	– 2012	2010 –	– 2011	Career	Team	Region	District
1	Paul Dunn	11	S3	38-10	–	26-11	–	27-17			91-38	Bethel Park	SW	7
2	DJ Hollingshead	11	S4	37-4	SQ	34-6	–	35-5			106-15	Altoona Area	NW	6
3	Brodie Zacherl	12	S5	39-5	R4	36-6	–	16-8	–	30-13	121-32	Brookville Area	NW	9
4	Nicholas Monico	10	S6	37-12	S8	34-15					71-27	Saegertown	NW	10
5	Demetri Probst	11	SQ	28-12	R4	27-5	R4	25-5			80-22	Central Mountain	NW	6
6	Charlie Andrews	10	D5	30-11	–	25-13					55-24	North Penn	NE	4
7	Isaac Stewart	10	R6	29-7	–	22-9					51-16	Marion Center	SW	6
8	Jonah Barley	9	–	31-9							31-9	Penn Manor	SC	3
9	Drew Landefeld	12	–	9-11	–	22-11	–	4-3	–	24-12	59-37	North Allegheny	SW	7
10	Terry Victor	10	–	22-8	–	17-17					40-25	Waynesburg Central	SW	7
11	Brett Beltz	11	D5	35-11	–	11-8	R6	31-13			77-32	South Fayette	SW	7
12	Justin Haley	11	–	30-8	–	23-11	–	17-18			70-37	Wyalusing Valley Area	NE	4
13	Owen Watkins	9	–	16-12							16-12	General McLane	NW	10
14	Jake Woodley	9	–	21-21							21-21	North Allegheny	SW	7
15	Andrew Burgette	10	–	24-14	–	12-11					36-25	Scranton	NE	2
16	Nick Kusich	11	D7	27-16	D6	30-15	–	24-14			81-45	Avella Area	SW	7
–
	152 lbs.
#	Name	Year	2013 –	– 2014	2012 –	– 2013	2011 –	– 2012	2010 –	– 2011	Career	Team	Region	District
1	Kyle Bova	12	S1	36-0	S2	39-2	SQ	33-5	–	33-5	141-12	Coudersport	NW	9
2	Cole Walter	11	S3	44-3	S7	37-6	S3	39-5			120-14	Mifflinburg Area	NE	4
3	Noah Stewart	10	SQ	34-10	–	31-7					65-17	Mifflin County	NW	6
4	Brendan Burnham	11	–	30-4	S7	34-6	–	22-9			86-19	Pine-Richland	SW	7
5	Jimmy Miller	11	S8	25-12	D4	26-12	D4	19-17			70-41	Brookville Area	NW	9
6	Taylor Cahill	11	SQ	40-6	SQ	35-9	–	27-14			102-29	Berlin Brothersvalley	SW	5
7	Keller Watkins	11	R4	30-7	R4	29-9	R4	28-13			87-29	General McLane	NW	10
8	Mason McCollum	12	R4	35-10	D2	28-16	D5	32-16	–	30-17	125-59	Reynolds	NW	10
9	Shane Piper	11	–	4-3	–	21-15	–	22-17			47-35	Waynesburg Central	SW	7
10	Austin Leon	11	–	25-9	–	28-13	–	23-11			76-33	Seneca Valley	SW	7
11	Micailum Tanner	10	–	26-5	–	23-8					49-13	Port Allegany	NW	9
12	Teegan O’Sullivan	11	–	18-12	–	24-11	–	9-13			51-36	Cathedral Preparatory	NW	10
HM	Michael Beard	8										Malvern Prep	PA	Prep
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	160 lbs.
#	Name	Year	2013 –	– 2014	2012 –	– 2013	2011 –	– 2012	2010 –	– 2011	Career	Team	Region	District
1	Ryan Preisch	12	S3	41-3	S3	33-5	SQ	34-4	R4	27-9	135-21	Milton Area	NE	4
2	Andrew Doak	11	S7	36-6	S7	39-4	S7	41-8			116-18	Blairsville	SW	6
3	Chad Reese	12	S8	37-9	SQ	31-10	–	20-14	–	10-14	98-47	Central Mountain	NW	6
4	Mike Millero	11	SQ	41-10	D4	22-14	–	0-1			63-25	Reynolds	NW	10
5	Charles Sell	11	SQ	37-3	–	29-6	–	15-9			81-18	Bangor	NE	11
6	Nick Stephani	11	R4	36-6	R4	33-5	–	29-9			98-20	Troy Area	NE	4
7	Devin Austin	11	–	30-9	–	35-9	–	22-15			87-33	Penn Trafford	SW	7
8	Tony Palumbo	11	R4	18-4	–	0-0	–	25-17			43-21	Central Catholic	SW	7
9	Colin McCracken	9	–	30-8							30-8	Waynesburg Central	SW	7
10	Nasim Banks	12	–	7-18	–	17-1	–	19-6	–	6-5	49-30	Mariana Bracetti Academy	NE	12
11	Will Roeshot	10	–	22-9	–	0-0					22-9	State College Area	NW	6
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	170 lbs.
#	Name	Year	2013 –	– 2014	2012 –	– 2013	2011 –	– 2012	2010 –	– 2011	Career	Team	Region	District
1	Evan Delong	12	S1	36-0	S2	29-2	S7	41-3	R4	35-5	141-10	Kane Area	NW	9
2	Jared Walker	11	S2	43-2	S7	34-9	SQ	36-15			113-26	South Fayette	SW	7
3	Dakota Geer	10	S3	39-3	–	28-8					67-11	Franklin	NW	10
4	Garrett Hoffman	10	S6	44-5	–	30-10					74-15	Montoursville Area	NE	4
5	John Jakobsen	10	SQ	39-7	R4	31-13					70-20	Stroudsburg	NE	11
6	Jesse Huber	12	–	37-4	–	30-8	–	10-4	–	3-3	80-19	Harry S. Truman	SE	1
7	Hakim Coles	10	–	29-7	–	19-14					48-21	Northeast	NE	12
8	Keshon Truitt	11	D4	19-14	–	24-12	–	4-8			47-34	Redbank Valley	NW	9
9	Deyshawn Carr	11	–	0-0	–	12-8	–	0-0			12-6	Central Tech	NW	10
–
	182 lbs.
#	Name	Year	2013 –	– 2014	2012 –	– 2013	2011 –	– 2012	2010 –	– 2011	Career	Team	Region	District
1	Jared Wehrmann	11	SQ	41-5	R4	30-10	–	33-11			104-26	Wallenpaupack Area	NE	2
2	Kemran Fayikov	12	–	31-5	–	27-7	–	22-15	–	1-2	81-29	Northeast	NE	12
3	Joshua Yeboah-Gyasi	11		25-5	–	16-5	–	14-18			55-28	Upper Darby	SE	1
4	Michael Hughes	9	–	21-11							21-11	Cathedral Preparatory	NW	10
5	Isaiah Burgette	11	D4	25-18	–	21-14	–	0-0			46-32	Scranton	NE	2
–
	195 lbs.
#	Name	Year	2013 –	– 2014	2012 –	– 2013	2011 –	– 2012	2010 –	– 2011	Career	Team	Region	District
1	Tom Sleigh	12	S3	37-1	S3	43-1	SQ	31-10	SQ	29-12	140-24	DuBois Area	NW	9
2	Drew Phipps	10	S4	26-3	SQ	37-8					63-11	Norwin	SW	7
3	Matt Wagner	11	R4	34-8	SQ	43-8	–	28-17			105-33	Delaware Valley	NE	2
4	Garrett Reinwald	11	SQ	40-10	–	24-14	–	0-0			64-24	Fort LeBoeuf	NW	10
5	Zach Stafford	10	SQ	31-10	–	22-8					53-18	Cambridge Springs	NW	10
6	Cole Nye	9	R6	27-11							27-11	Bishop McDevitt	SE	3
7	Ethan Budd	10	D3	28-7	–	11-14					39-21	Port Allegany	NW	9
8	Dalton Rosta	12	D6	24-7	–	15-1	–	0-0	–	0-0	39-8	Laurel	SW	7
9	Toby Cahil	9	D2	29-11							29-11	Berlin Brothersvalley	SW	5
10	Julius Santos	11	–	22-5	–	7-6	–	9-6			38-17	Mariana Bracetti Academy	NE	12
11	Keegan Harris	11	–	27-10	–	9-15	–	0-0			36-25	Pine-Richland	SW	7
12	Travis Schmeling	11	–	25-18	–	20-12	–	0-0			45-30	Greater Latrobe	SW	7
–
	220 lbs.
#	Name	Year	2013 –	– 2014	2012 –	– 2013	2011 –	– 2012	2010 –	– 2011	Career	Team	Region	District
1	Mike Boykin	12	S1	40-0	S3	39-2	SQ	41-3	–	22-9	142-14	Coatesville Area	SE	1
2	Reynold Maines	11	S2	38-2	R6	35-7	D5	28-15			101-24	West Branch	SW	6
3	Jacob Robb	10	S5	43-9	–	27-10					70-19	Kittanning	SW	7
4	Cole Rickert	9	SQ	31-9							31-9	Reynolds	NW	10
5	Thomas Alcaro	11	R4	37-6	–	25-8	–	30-9			92-23	Emmaus	NE	11
6	Ian Mallory	11	SQ	24-16	–	22-16	–	0-0			46-32	General McLane	NW	10
7	Bryce Town	10	R4	29-12	–	0-0					29-12	Brookville Area	NW	9
8	Cal Haines	11	D2	27-6	D1	26-13	–	16-18			69-37	Redbank Valley	NW	9
–
	285 lbs.
#	Name	Year	2013 –	– 2014	2012 –	– 2013	2011 –	– 2012	2010 –	– 2011	Career	Team	Region	District
1	Jacob Beistel	10	S5	38-6	SQ	34-7					72-13	Southmoreland	SW	7
2	Ryan Monk	11	S6	42-5	–	31-7	–	28-17			101-29	Dallas	NE	2
3	Ben Carrillo	12	SQ	29-5	D4	26-13	D3	20-14	–	0-0	75-32	Redbank Valley	NW	9
4	Keaton Rounsville	9	D3	28-9							28-9	Kane Area	NW	9
5	Tyler Mears	11	R4	18-8	–	28-11	–	6-6			52-25	Greater Latrobe	SW	7
6	Hayden Rice	10	–	15-7	–	0-0					15-7	Norwin	SW	7
7	Hunter Gill	9	–	21-10							21-10	Hollidaysburg Area	NW	6
–

106 lbs.

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Gage Curry (North Hills)

At 106 lbs. a total of eight (8) wrestlers with PIAA Medals will take to the mats including 2x PIAA Class AAA State medalist Gage Curry (North Hills). Curry placed third in the 2013 FloNationals at 106 lbs. 2014 PIAA Class AA State runner-up John Pipa (Bishop McDevitt) has remained active early in the off-season wrestling for the second time in two weeks after finishing sixth at 113 lbs. in the NHSCA Freshman Nationals last weekend. 2x National Prep medalist Nick Lattanze (Malvern Prep) is an impressive sophomore who could make some noise at 106 lbs. Several PIAA State Medalists including Max Murin (Central Cambria), Riley Palmer (Council Rock South), Aaron Burkett (Chestnut Ridge), Sam Hepler (Tri-Valley), and senior Edgar Garcia (Avon Grove) will all compete for a spot on the medal stand. Five (5) other PIAA State Qualifiers add to the mix in a loaded 106 lbs. bracket. Eighth grade wrestlers Sam Sasso (Nazareth Area) and Caleb Morris (Waynesburg Central) are two accomplished youth wrestlers who will throw their hats in the high school ring. Below is a list of the PA wrestlers who will compete at 106 lbs. I think a total of four (4) wrestlers could earn medals at 106 lbs. (Curry, Pipa, Lattanze, and Murin).

*Late entry Brian Courtney (Athens Area) makes 106 lbs. even deeper. Courtney was a PIAA Class AA State third place finisher as a freshman.

High School 106 Alex Salas (9th) OMP Pennsylvania

High School 106 Brian Friery (10th) Bison Legend Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 106 caleb morris (8th) Waynesburg Pennsylvania

High School 106 Carlos Chavez (12th) Ligonier Rams Pennsylvania

High School 106 Carlos Rosas-Morales (12th) BTS Philadelphia Pennsylvania

High School 106 Carmen Ciotti (10th) Team Ciotti Pennsylvania

High School 106 Cole Manley (9th) Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 106 Edgar Garcia Elizalde (12th) Defiant Pennsylvania

High School 106 Gage Bayless (9th) Reynolds Pennsylvania

High School 106 Gavin Park (9th) Brookville Pennsylvania

High School 106 Jacob Mejias (10th) Upper Darby Pennsylvania

High School 106 Jacob Reid (9th) West Chester Henderson Pennsylvania

High School 106 Jacob Burgette (8th) Mat Assassins Pennsylvania

High School 106 Jake Cherry (9th) Central Dauphin High School Pennsylvania

High School 106 Leno Ciotti (8th) Team Ciotti Pennsylvania

High School 106 Max Murin (9th) Central Cambria/ Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 106 Nick Lattanze (10th) malvern Pennsylvania

High School 106 Nolan Link (11th) Penn Cambria/Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 106 Riley Palmer (9th) council rock Pennsylvania

High School 106 Sam Sasso (8th) Dark Knights Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 106 Sammy Hepler (9th) Tri-Valley Pennsylvania

High School 106 Vincent Distefanis (9th) Hempfield Pennsylvania

High School 106 William Kaldes (9th) Cumberland Valley Pennsylvania

High School 106 Zach Robles (10th) Beat the Streets Philadelphia Pennsylvania

High School 106 Aaron Burkett New Paris PA

High School 106 Gage Curry Pittsburgh PA

High School 106 Dylan Nuttall Levittown Pennsylvania

High School 106 Braden Stahlnecker Hughesville Pennsylvania

High School 106 Zachary Stedeford Sewickley Pennsylvania

High School 106 Joshua Rivera (10th) Mat Assassins Pennsylvania

High School 106 Eric Appenzeller (9th) Beat the Streets Philadelphia Pennsylvania

High School 106 John Pipa (9th) Bishop McDevitt Pennsylvania

113 lbs.

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Joe Wheeling (General McLane)

Surprisingly the 113 lbs. bracket is rather slim for a weight that normally consists of younger wrestlers who compete year round. Regardless, Pennslyvania will have a handful of wrestlers who could earn a spot on the podium. 2014 PIAA State Class AAA Runner-up Joe Wheeling (General McLance) will be heading to West Virginia University next season to join older brother Tim on the Mountaineer wrestling team. Last season Wheeling came one win shy of placing at 106 lbs. in the FloNationals. Talented freshman Luke Landefeld (North Allegheny) is a hard-working wrestler who has the potential to upset higher seeded wrestlers. Last season as an eight grade wrestler Landefeld went (0-2) at 106 lbs. in the FloNationals. 2x PIAA Class AAA State qualifier Charlie Lenox (McDowell) could also win several matches at 113 lbs. Eighth grade wrestler Cole Matthews (Reynolds) is looking to follow in the foot steps of older brother Austin Matthews who was a PIAA State Champion who qualified for the NCAA Tournament this season for Clarion. Cole is an accomplished youth wrestler and the FloNational will be a good test for him. Below is a list of the PA wrestlers who will compete at 1113 lbs. I feel only one (1) or two (2) wrestlers will make it to the podium (Wheeling and Landefeld).

*Late entry Gregg Wert Jr. is an eighth grade wrestler who ill be a force to reckon with competing for Trinity (Camp Hill) next season.

High School 113 Aaron Ehrgott (11th) Victory wrestling club Pennsylvania

High School 113 Charles Lenox (10th) McDowell High School Pennsylvania

High School 113 Chase Anklam (8th) Dark Knights Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 113 Cole Wano (10th) Big Dawg Pennsylvania

High School 113 colin cronin (9th) Upper Darby Pennsylvania

High School 113 Deadrian Carter (12th) PWC Pennsylvania

High School 113 Ezekiel Beatty (11th) No Team Pennsylvania

High School 113 Jake Jones (10th) junkyard dogs Pennsylvania

High School 113 Jake Keiper (11th) Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 113 Joe Wheeling (12th) ragin raisons Pennsylvania

High School 113 Jon Guevara (11th) Beat the Streets Philadelphia Pennsylvania

High School 113 Josh Haley (9th) Bison Legend Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 113 Luke Landefeld (9th) North Allegheny Pennsylvania

High School 113 Cole Matthews Greenville Pennsylvania

High School 113 Cole Rush Waynesburg PA

120 lbs.

Luke Pletcher (Greater Latrobe)

Just has he made it two for two in PIAA State Championships sophomore Luke Pletcher (Greater Latrobe) will attempt to make it two for two in FloNational Titles. The 2x PIAA Class AAA State Champion won the 2013 FloNational title at 106 lbs. with an impressive win over eighth grader Spencer Lee score (3-1). Lee, who is not registered in the 2014 FloNationals, went on to have an undefeated freshman campaign for Franklin Regional dominating his way to a PIAA Class AAA State Champion. Joining Pletcher are a group of viable opponents. Former PIAA Class AA State Champion George “Mickey” Phillippi (Derry Area) placed sixth at the 2013 FloNationals at 113 lbs. and is coming off a third place finish at the 2014 PIAA State Tournament. Southern Columbia Area freshman Todd Lane was a 2014 PIAA Class AA State runner-up at 120 lbs. and should continue that success into the FloNationals. Senior Tyrone Klump (Nazareth Area) will look to improve on a fifth place finish in last seasons FloNationals at 106 lbs. Last week Klump was a runner-up at the NHSCA Senior Nationals and enters as a 2x PIAA Class AAA State third place medalist. The dark horse of the group is Kiski Prep wrestler Justin Patrick. In his first season at Kiski Prep Patrick placed fourth at the National Prep Tournament at 120 lbs. Patrick, a 2013 FloNationals eighth place medalist, spent three season at Ligonier Valley High School where twice he finished at a PIAA Class AA fourth place medalist. Transferring to Kiski Prep Patrick received an extra year of eligibility. Additionally 2x PIAA Class AA State Medalist Tristan Law (Forest Hills) and freshman PIAA Class AAA State Medalist Chandler Olson (Shippinsburg Area) will compete for a spot on the medal stand. 2x PIAA Class AAA State Qualifier Shae Bloom (DuBois Area) placed sixth at 106 lbs. in the 2013 FloNationals and will have a tough time repeating that feat in 2014. Below is a look at all the Pennslyvania wrestlers who will be competing at 120 lbs. Call me crazy but I think Pennsylvania could earn six (6) medals at 120 lbs. With the depth of talent I don’t think it is that far fetched.

*Late entry Jake Gromacki (Cathedral Prep) is a 4x PIAA Class AAA State Medalist who is looking for another FloNationals medal.

High School 120 Tyrone Klump (12th) Dark Knights Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 120 Rui Evanitsky (10th) Mat Assassins Pennsylvania

High School 120 Evan Drill (10th) Fury Wrestling Club New Jersey

High School 120 David Pipa (11th) Bishop McDevitt Pennsylvania

High School 120 Chandler Olson (9th) Renegade Force Pennsylvania

High School 120 Cole Aaron (10th) Brookville Pennsylvania

High School 120 George Phillippi (10th) Big Dawg Pennsylvania

High School 120 Jarrette Carter (10th) Victory wrestling club Pennsylvania

High School 120 Justin Patrick (RS Jr) Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 120 Kevin Kinyua (12th) PWC Pennsylvania

High School 120 Kevin Miller (11th) Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 120 Kyle Medrow (10th) West Chester Henderson Pennsylvania

High School 120 Luke Pletcher (10th) No Team Pennsylvania

High School 120 Philip Torresani (12th) Hatboro-Horsham Pennsylvania

High School 120 Shae Bloom (10th) DuBois Pennsylvania

High School 120 Shaun Wilson (10th) Waynesburg Pennsylvania

High School 120 todd lane (9th) Bison Legend Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 120 Triston Law (11th) Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 120 zack trampe (9th) council rock Pennsylvania

High School 120 Michael Bartolo Greenville Pa

High School 120 Devin Stahlnecker Hughesville Pennsylvania

High School 120 Scotty Stossel Pittsburgh PA

126 lbs.

Sam Krivus (Hempfield Area)

You guessed it – another top heavy bracket that will feature a trio of WPIAL wrestlers who have all been ranked in the Nation this season. 2013 PIAA State Champion and junior Sam Krivus (Hempfield Area) had a disappointing trip to Hershey in 2014 finishing fourth at 126 lbs. Still, Krivus is considered one of the top 126 lbs. wrestlers in the Nation and will look to repeat as a FloNational Champion. Last season Krivus defeated 2x PIAA Class AA State Champion Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) in the finals at 120 lbs. (2-1 TB). Cruz finished as an NCAA All-American in his true-freshman season at Lehigh last month. Two other WPIAL stars will headline 126 lbs. with 2014 PIAA Class AAA third place medalist A.C. Headlee (Waynesburg Central) and North Allegheny senior Dom Forys. Forys was a 2x PIAA State Medalist in his career and this season he was the South West Regional fourth place finisher – falling to Headlee in an intense match. Headlee would go on to finish in third place at the PIAA State Tournament, improving on a sixth place finish from 2013. In the consolation finals Headlee upset Sam Krivus by fall. 2014 PIAA Class AAA State runner-up Zach Valley (Northampton Area) will hope to improve on his fifth place finish at last seasons FloNationals. Valley is a 3x PIAA State Medalist who defeated Krivus in the State semifinals in tie-breaker to advance into his first PIAA State Finals. Adding to the mix is 2x PIAA State Medalist Joey FIck (Oley Valley) who competed at 132 lbs. in his senior season. Below is a look at all the Pennsylvania wrestlers competing at 126 lbs. I think four (4) Keystone State wrestlers will rise to the podium (Krivus, Valley, Headlee, and Forys).

*Late entry Travis Stefanick (Nazareth Area) is a freshman who will add to an already stacked weight-class.

High School 126 Dalton Long (9th) Hollidaysburg Tigers Pennsylvania

High School 126 Dreux Harper (10th) Victory wrestling club Pennsylvania

High School 126 Ian moritz (11th) Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 126 Joey Fick (12th) steel mat club Pennsylvania

High School 126 Richie Gilson (11th) Bison Legend Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 126 Ryan Hardaway (12th) Kiski Area Pennsylvania

High School 126 Shane Newell (11th) Bison Legend Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 126 stone kepple (10th) Derry Area Pennsylvania

High School 126 Zach Valley (12th) Dark Knights Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 126 Dom Forys Pittsburgh PA

High School 126 Adam George johnstown pa

High School 126 A.C. Headlee Waynesburg Pa

High School 126 Sam Krivus Greensburg Pa

High School 126 Tommy Opdenhoff Johnstown Pa

132 lbs.

Chase Zemenak (Nazareth Area)

Two (2) PIAA State Runner-ups will highlight the 132 lbs. weight class with Chase Zemenak (Nazareth Area) and Kent Lane (Southern Columbia Area). Zemenak is a 3x PIAA Class AAA State medalist with 2014 being his highest finish. The Bloomsburg recruit will be joined by PIAA Class AA State runner-up Kent Lane. It was the juniors second PIAA State Medal after finishing in sixth place in 2013 and also earning a 2013 FloNationals sixth place medal at 120 lbs. Don’t count out Kane Area senior Cody Blankenship who holds a career record of (121-20). In 2014 the senior earned his first career PIAA State Medal finishing in third place. The dark horse at 132 lbs. is North Allegheny senior Jesse Rodgers. This season Rodgers was sidelined due to an injury that required surgery. Unable to return in time for the individual post-season Rodgers will again hit the mat at the 2014 FloNationals after finishing in sixth place in 2013 at 132 lbs. Rodgers will be heading to Rider next season taking with him a 2013 PIAA State fourth place medal. Joining his brother in the 2014 FloNationals is Matt Lattanze (Malvern Prep) who is a 2x National Prep medalist. This season the sophomore finished in fifth place for Malvern Prep. Impressive freshman Santino Bonnaccorsi (Bethel Park) was one win shy from qualifying for the PIAA State Tournament finishing in fourth place at the South West Regional Tournament. Another wrestler who has been knocking on the PIAA State Tournament door is Northern York sophomore Jonathan Ross who twice place in the South Central Regional. Below is a look at all the Pennsylvania wrestler who will be competing in the 2014 FloNationals. I think Pennsylvania will earn three (3) medals at 132 lbs. with (Zemenak, Lane, and Rodgers).

High School 132 Daniel Contraguerro (9th) Mat Factory Pennsylvania

High School 132 Evan Myers (10th) Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 132 Gianpiero DiBattista (11th) Plymouth Whitemarsh Pennsylvania

High School 132 Giovanni Ciotti (11th) Team Ciotti Pennsylvania

High School 132 Jonathan Ross (10th) Northern Pennsylvania

High School 132 Keagan Lawson (10th) North Hills Pennsylvania

High School 132 Kent Lane (11th) Bison Legend Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 132 Mason Byrne (12th) Dark Knights Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 132 Matt Lattanze (10th) malvern Pennsylvania

High School 132 Maximum Livingston (9th) Upper Team Pennsylvania

High School 132 Nick Ragosta (10th) Coudersport Pennsylvania

High School 132 Nino Bonaccorsi (9th) Bethel Park Pennsylvania

High School 132 Tony Lombardo (12th) Bethlehem Catholic Pennsylvania

High School 132 JOSHUA KEESECKER BROOKVILLE PA

High School 132 Jesse Rodgers Pittsburgh Pa

High School 132 Chase Zemenak Nazareth PA

138 lbs.

Brock Zacherl (Brookville Area)

Clarion recruit and 2014 PIAA Class AA State Champion Brock Zacherl (Brookville Area) headlines the 138 lbs. weight-class. The State Champion and 3x PIAA State Medalist will look to improve on a third place finish at the 2013 FloNationals. Joining Zacherl are four recent PIAA State Medalist that include sophomore Jake Wentzel (South Park), senior Colby Ems (East Stroudsburg Area South), sophomore Kaleb Young (Punxsutawney Area), and sophomore Hayden Hidlay (Mifflin County). Wentzel earned his second straight PIAA State medal this season finishing in third place. Colby Ems made his third straight trip to Hershey and picked up his first career PIAA State Medal finishing in fourth place at 138 lbs. The 2014 PIAA State 138 lbs. bracket was a deep weight to say the least. Two of the wrestlers to earn medals this season were sophomores Kaleb Young and Hayden Hidlay. Despite defeating Young in the Northwest Regional finals, Hidlay fell to Young in the fifth place match. The two sophomores are both in search of their first medal at the FloNationals. A handful of other Pennsylvania wrestlers will challenge the top tier wrestlers such as Joey Alessandro (Hempfield Area). Greg Konieczny (LaSalle College), and Lucas Ortiz (Conestoga Valley). Keep an eye on two eighth grade wrestlers who will be competing in the high school division. Quentin Milliken, a Mifflin County native who will be wrestling for Trinity in Camp Hill; and Trent Hidlay who is the younger brother of Hayden Hidlay. Below is a complete list of the Pennsylvania wrestlers who will be competing in the 2014 FloNationals. I think PA gets four (4) wrestlers on the medal stand (Zacherl, Bulsak, Ems, Young/Hidlay).

High School 138 Ben Sippel (11th) No Team Pennsylvania

High School 138 Ben Tuohey (10th) malvern Pennsylvania

High School 138 Brock Zacherl (12th) Brookville Pennsylvania

High School 138 Colby Ems (12th) Dark Knights Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 138 Gavin wilkerson (9th) T3 Elite Wrestling Pennsylvania

High School 138 Jacob wentzel (10th) South Park Pennsylvania

High School 138 Joel Leise (9th) Reynolds Pennsylvania

High School 138 Kiernan Kelly (10th) Redland Pennsylvania

High School 138 Luke Walter (11th) T3 Elite Wrestling Pennsylvania

High School 138 Quentin Milliken (8th) Renegade Force Pennsylvania

High School 138 Shane Jones (11th) Junkyard dogs Pennsylvania

High School 138 Shane Ging (10th) PWC Pennsylvania

High School 138 Tanner Ebright (11th) Bison Legend Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 138 Trent Hidlay (8th) Bison Legend Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 138 Tyler DeLorenzo (8th) Dark Knights Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 138 Wyatt Jennings (10th) Defiant Pennsylvania

High School 138 Joey Alessandro North Huntingdon PA

High School 138 Charlie Andrews Covington Pa

High School 138 Hayden Hidlay Lewistown PA

High School 138 Greg Konieczny Philadelphia Pa.

High School 138 Lucas Ortiz Leola PA

High School 138 Andy Walker Watsontown PA

High School 138 Kaleb Young brookville Pa

145 lbs.

Paul Dunn (Bethel Park)

An interesting group of wrestlers from PA make up the 145 lbs. bracket. Bethel Park junior Paul Dunn sprang onto the State Wrestling scene this season when he entered his first PIAA Class AAA State Tournament as the South West Region third place finisher. Dunn went an impressive (5-1) in the Tournament to finish in third place at 152 lbs. In the consolation finals Dunn defeated Altoona Area junior DJ Hollingshead who earned his first PIAA State Medal in his second try. Two PIAA Class AA State Medalist will be in position to earn medals as senior Brodie Zacherl (Brookville Area) and sophomore Nick Monico (Saegertown) join a talented list of PA wrestlers. Below is a look at all the Pennsylvania wrestlers who will be competing in the 2014 FloNationals. In my opinion PA may only see two (2) wrestlers make it onto the podium at 145 lbs.

High School 145 Andrew Burgette (10th) Mat Assassins Pennsylvania

High School 145 Brett Beltz (11th) PWC Pennsylvania

High School 145 Brodie Zacherl (12th) Brookville Pennsylvania

High School 145 Charlie Andrews (10th) Bison Legend Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 145 Demetri Probst (11th) Mat town usa Pennsylvania

High School 145 DJ Hollingshead (11th) Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 145 Drew Landefeld (12th) North Allegheny Pennsylvania

High School 145 Isaac Stewart (11th) marion center Pennsylvania

High School 145 Jonah Barley (9th) Law Pennsylvania

High School 145 Justin Smith (11th) Penn Trafford Pennsylvania

High School 145 Justin Haley (11th) Bison Legend Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 145 nick kusich (11th) Avella Pennsylvania

High School 145 Nick Monico (10th) Hilltop Wrestling Pennsylvania

High School 145 Owen Watkins (9th) ragin` raisins Pennsylvania

High School 145 Patrick Kane (11th) Upper Darby Pennsylvania

High School 145 Robert Romance (11th) Phoenixville Pennsylvania

High School 145 Sean Kalmeyer (10th) North Allegheny Pennsylvania

High School 145 Terell Williams (9th) Johnstown Pennsylvania

High School 145 terry victor (10th) Waynesburg Pennsylvania

High School 145 Travis Templeton (11th) Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 145 Adam Claar Tyrone Pennsylvania

High School 145 Storm McDonald Berlin Pa

High School 145 Jake Woodley Pittsburgh PA

152 lbs.

Kyle Bova (Coudersport)

Undefeated 2014 PIAA Class AA State Champion Kyle Bova (Coudersport) brings a career record of (141-12) into the 2014 FloNationals. Bova finished as the State runner-up in 2013 and captured the Championship this season at 160 lbs. 3x PIAA Class AA State Medalist Cole Walter (Mifflinburg Area) is a junior who is more than capable of earning a FloNationals medal at 152 lbs. Talented sophomore Noah Stewart (Mifflin County) was a 2014 PIAA Class AAA State qualifier and junior Brendan Burnham (Pine-Richland) was a 2013 PIAA Class AAA State seventh place medalist as a sophomore. Brookville Area junior Jimmy Miller has improved each season and was able to earn a PIAA Class AA State eighth place medal this season at 160 lbs. Pennsylvania youth stud Michael Beard is only an eighth grader but will be one to watch at 160 lbs. Below is a complete list of the Pennsylvania wrestlers who will be competing in the 2014 FloNationals at 152 lbs. Overall I think Pennsylvania will earn two (2) medals with Kyle Bova leading the way.

High School 152 Ben Previte (10th) South Fayette Pennsylvania

High School 152 Blaine Harteis (10th) Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 152 Cole Walter (11th) Bison Legend Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 152 James Slater (11th) Reynolds Pennsylvania

High School 152 Jimmy Miller (11th) Brookville Pennsylvania

High School 152 Josiah Ramadhan (10th) Port Allegany Pennsylvania

High School 152 Keller Watkins (11th) ragin` raisins Pennsylvania

High School 152 kyle bova (12th) PA mountain men Pennsylvania

High School 152 Mac Tanner (10th) Port Allegany Pennsylvania

High School 152 Mason McCollum (12th) Reynolds Pennsylvania

High School 152 michael beard (8th) malvern Pennsylvania

High School 152 Nathanial Vukovich (10th) Kittanning Pennsylvania

High School 152 Noah Stewart (10th) Renegade Force Pennsylvania

High School 152 Taylor Cahill (11th) Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 152 Teagan O`Sullivan (11th) Victory wrestling club Pennsylvania

High School 152 brendan burnham Gibsonia Pennsylvania

High School 152 austin leon cranberry twp pa

High School 152 Shane Piper Spraggs Pa

160 lbs.

Ryan Preisch (Milton Area)

Lehigh recruit Ryan Preisch (Milton Area) is a 2x PIAA Class AA State third place medalist who will highlight a 160 lbs. bracket. Preisch was a 2013 FloNationals fourth place finisher at 152 lbs. Joining Preisch are two PIAA State Medalists in Blairsville’s 3x PIAA Class AA State medalist junior Drew Doak and Central Mountain senior Chad Reese. Keep an eye on Bangor’s sophomore Charles Sell who is up two weights from his 145 lbs. post-season weight and Penn Trafford junior Devin Austin who is a consistent wrestler who can keep it tight with almost any opponent. Below is a complete list of the Pennsylvania wrestler who will be competing in the 2014 FloNationals at 160 lbs. Overall I think Pennsylvania gets two medals here – Preisch and Doak.

High School 160 Chad Reese (12th) Bison Legend Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 160 charles sell (11th) bangor Pennsylvania

High School 160 Colin McCracken (9th) Waynesburg Pennsylvania

High School 160 Devin Austin (11th) Penn Trafford Pennsylvania

High School 160 Drew Doak (11th) Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 160 Edwin Morales (10th) Beat the Streets Philadelphia Pennsylvania

High School 160 Evan Pascucci (12th) Apache Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 160 Nasim Banks (12th) Beat the Streets Philadelphia Pennsylvania

High School 160 Nick Stephani (11th) Python Pennsylvania

High School 160 Ryan Preisch (12th) Bison Legend Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 160 Tony Palumbo (11th) Pitt Bull Pennsylvania

High School 160 Mike Millero Greenville PA

High School 160 Will Roeshot State College PA

170 lbs.

Garrett Hoffman (Montoursville Area)

One of the more impressive weights of the Tournament will be 170 lbs. where undefeated PIAA Class AA State Champion Even Delong (Kane Area) anchors the group. Delong, a Clarion recruit, earned his third straight PIAA State Medal after finishing as the runner-up last season. Speaking of runner-ups, South Fayette junior Jared Walker was a 2014 PIAA Class AA State runner-up at 160 lbs. a season after finishing in seventh place. Franklin’s super sophomore Dakota Geer was a 2014 170 lbs. PIAA Class AA State third place medalist in his first appearance at the State Tournament. Fellow sophomore wrestler Garrett Hoffman (Montoursville Area) also earned a PIAA State Medal in his first trip to Hershey finishing in sixth at 170 lbs. after being forced to injury default his final two matches of the Tournament. Keep an eye on Stroudsburg sophomore John Jackobson. Below is a complete list of the Pennsylvania wrestlers who will be competing in the 2014 FloNationals at 170 lbs. Overall I think the Keystone State earns four (4) medals, (Delong, Walker, Geer, and Hoffman).

High School 170 Jared Walker (11th) South Fayette Pennsylvania

High School 170 dakota geer (10th) Victory wrestling club Pennsylvania

High School 170 Deyshawn Carr (10th) Victory wrestling club Pennsylvania

High School 170 Evan DeLong (12th) Kane Pennsylvania

High School 170 Garrett Hoffman (10th) Bison Legend Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 170 Hakim Coles (10th) Beat the Streets Philadelphia Pennsylvania

High School 170 John Jakobsen (10th) Junkyard dogs Pennsylvania

High School 170 KeShon Truitt (11th) Redbank Valley Pennsylvania

High School 170 Jesse Huber Levittown Pennsylvania

182 lbs.

The slimmest group of Pennsylvania wrestler is at 182 lbs. Only one (1) PIAA State qualifier will be featured at 182 lbs. with Wallenpaupack Area junior Jared Wehrmann who ended his season with a (41-5) record. Northeast senior Kemran Fayikov had a solid season and could surprise the field. Below is a complete list of Pennsylvania wrestlers who will be competing in the 2014 FloNationals at 182 lbs. I think the Keystone State strikes out and fails to earn a medal at 182 lbs.

High School 182 Josh Yeboah-Gyasi (11th) Mejias Trained Pennsylvania

High School 182 Isaiah Burgette (11th) Mat Assassins Pennsylvania

High School 182 Kemran Fayikov (12th) Beat the Streets Philadelphia Pennsylvania

High School 182 MICHAEL HUGHES (9th) Victory wrestling club Pennsylvania

High School 182 Jared Wehrmann Greentown Pa

195 lbs.

Tom Sleigh (DuBois Area)

Two of the top 195 lbs. wrestlers in the State this season will highlight the PA field. 2x PIAA Class AAA State third place medalist Tom Sleigh (DuBois Area) qualified for the State Tournament all four seasons and will continue his career at Bucknell next season. Last season Sliegh finished with a sixth place medal at 170 lbs. in the 2013 FloNationals. He will be joined by 2014 PIAA Class AAA State fourth place medalist Drew Phipps (Norwin). The sophomore, who placed second at the NHSCA Sophomore Nationals last weekend, fell to Sleigh in the consolation finals by a score of (3-2). A trio of PIAA State Qualifiers will join these two with junior Matt Wagner (Delaware Valley), junior Garrett Reinwald (Fort LeBoeuf), and sophomore Zach Stafford (Cambridge Springs). Also keep an eye on Bishop McDevitt freshman Cole Nye who was a 2014 South East Regional sixth place finisher wrestling up at 220 lbs. Below is a complete list of the wrestlers who will be competing at the 2014 FloNationals at 195 lbs. Overall I think PA earns two (2) medals here (Sleigh, Phipps).

High School 195 Dalton Rosta (12th) No Team Pennsylvania

High School 195 Drew Phipps (10th) Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 195 Ethan Budd (10th) Port Allegany Pennsylvania

High School 195 Garrett Reinwald (11th) Victory wrestling club Pennsylvania

High School 195 jake smith (11th) Penn Trafford Pennsylvania

High School 195 Julius Santos (11th) Beat the Streets Philadelphia Pennsylvania

High School 195 Keegan Harris (11th) Pine-Richland Pennsylvania

High School 195 Toby Cahill (9th) Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 195 Tom Sleigh (12th) DuBois Pennsylvania

High School 195 Zach Stafford (10th) Cambridge Springs Pennsylvania

High School 195 Cole Nye Harrisburg PA

High School 195 Travis Schmeling Latrobe PA

High School 195 matthew wagner Mill Rift pa

220 lbs.

State Champion Mike Boykin (Coatsville Area)

That Champ is here! Mike “Freight-Train” Boykin is arguably the top high school senior who has yet to make a decision for future plans. The undefeated 2014 PIAA Class AAA State Champion burst onto the National Wrestling scene after defeating superb sophomore Jordan Wood (Boyertown Area) in the Regional and State finals. Boykin is an exciting athlete who has a ton of potential. He isn’t the only PIAA State finalist on the list as West Bracnh’s junior Reynold “Buzzy” Maines is entered at 220 lbs. Maines was 2014 PIAA Class AA State runner-up falling to undefeated State Champion Jake Temple (Avella Area) for the second time in as many weeks. Fellow South West Regional wrestler Jacob Robb (Kittanning) was a PIAA Class AA fifth place medalist this season and the sophomore may surprise some wrestlers at the 2014 FloNationals. Keep an eye on Emmaus junior Thomas Alcro and Brookville Area sophomore Bryce Town. Below is a complete list of the Pennsylvania wrestlers who will be competing in the 2014 FloNatinals at 220 lbs.

High School 220 Bryce Town (10th) Brookville Wrestling Club Pennsylvania

High School 220 cal haines (11th) No Team Pennsylvania

High School 220 Ian Mallory (11th) General McLane Pennsylvania

High School 220 Jacob Robb (10th) Mat Factory Pennsylvania

High School 220 Michael Boykin (12th) Coatesville Pennsylvania

High School 220 THOMAS ALCARO (11th) emmaus Pennsylvania

High School 220 Cole Rickert Transfer PA

285 lbs.

Ryan Monk (Dallas)

A rather young group of wrestlers make up the heavyweight division with Southmoreland sophomore Jake Beistel leading the way. Beistel was a 2014 PIAA Class AA State fifth place medalist after qualifying for the State Tournament in his freshman season. Dallas junior Ryan Monk recently competed in the NHSCA Junior Nationals where he placed fourth.Monk was a 2014 PIAA Class AAA State sixth place medalist in his first career trip to Hershey. Redbank Valley senior Ben Carillo should hold his own and keep an eye on Norwin sophomore Hayden Rice. Below is a complete list of the Pennsylvania wrestlers who will be competing in the 2014 FloNationals at heavyweight. Wrapping up the Tournament I think Pennsylvania earns two (2) medals (Beistel, Monk) at 285 lbs.

*Late entry Scott Augustine (McDowell) will be heading to American University next season. The 2014 PIAA Class AAA State Medalist will be in the hunt for a medal at the 2014 FloNationals.

High School 285 Hayden Rice (10th) Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 285 hunter gill (9th) Hollidaysburg Tigers Pennsylvania

High School 285 Jake Beistel (10th) Southmoreland/Young Guns PA Pennsylvania

High School 285 Keaton Rounsville (9th) Kane Pennsylvania

High School 285 Ryan Monk (11th) Dallas Pennsylvania

High School 285 RYAN ZERONAS (11th) Reynolds Pennsylvania

High School 285 Tyler Mears (11th) Young Guns Pennsylvania

High School 285 Ben Carrillo Templeton Pennsylvania

High School 285 Ryan Dustevich Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

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