Glenn Kaiser highlights the top wrestlers in each weight class heading into this weekend’s SOL championships. Also included are the SOL individual rankings heading into the postseason.
Let The Individual Post-Season Begin…
By Glenn Kaiser
It’s official, the dual meet season is over, and the real season is just getting started this weekend. There will be seven League Championships wrestled this weekend, starting tonight, and three of these championships will be right here in the Suburban One League: the American Conference at Norristown, Continental at Pennridge, and the National at Pennsbury.
The SOL will send 12 wrestlers on to Districts next weekend. The American Conference’s top four qualifiers will travel to Oxford for the D1 West Championships, joining the Ches-Mont League, and the Continental and National Conferences will send their top four each to Quakertown for the D1 East war, which includes the top three wrestlers from the Del Val League.
Most surely, many SOL wrestlers will march their way through to the Southeast Regional tournament and on their way to Hershey, PA. Top guns in their weight classes, who plan to be on the podium at the Giant Center March 12, 2016, located right here in our backyards of the Suburban One League include returning Medalists and State Qualifiers:
113: Aiden Burke (CRN) PIAA 6th, Matt Parker (Pennridge) 5th, & Antonio Martoccio (Pennsbury) State Qualifier (SQ).
120: Ben Radner (CRS) unfortunately will not be competing.
126: Kordell Rush (Pennridge) SQ/4th in 2014 & Sofaine Bensmail (NP) SQ
132: Zack Trampe (CRS) 2015 PIAA Runner-up at 126 lbs.
138: Riley Palmer (CRS) 2014 7th Place finish & Colin Devlin (U. Dublin) SQ
145: Dustin Stone (Truman) SQ
152: Dylan Schwartz (CRS) SQ & Colin Shannon (NP) SQ
160: Josh Stillings (Pennridge) SQ
170: Josh Shalinsky (CRN) SQ
182: Kyle Gentile (Pennridge) 5th
195: Joe Doyle (CRS) SQ
220: Gavin Caroff (Quakertown) SQ
285: Bruce Graeber (Neshaminy) 5th
Others who look to live the dream of wrestling in Chocolate Town, USA in the PIAA AAA Individual Championships include:
106: Colton Jordan (Nesh), Marco DiBattista (P-W), Justin Altrogge (Norristown), & Tyler Williams (Souderton)
113: Jason Amy (Upper Moreland) & Ray Calderaio (CBS)
120: Brandon Bach (Soud) Gunnar Fuss (Truman), Jackson Erb (Nesh), & Matt Amy (U. Moreland)
126: Connor Joyce (Pennsbury)
132: Freshmen Ryan Vulakh (NP) & Evan Widng (Pennridge) and Eric Fuentes (Norr)
138: Nick Senderling (Wissahickon), Kristian Courtney (Tennent), & Michael Driver (CBE)
145: Lucas Martoccio (CRS), Joey O’Brien (NP), Joe Little (Nesh), Ben Billings (P-W), August Gershwin (Cheltenham), & Ryan Chalifoux (CBE)
152: Tanner Seislove (Q-town) & newcomer Mason Novak (U. Dublin)
160: Thomas Michaels (Soud) & Vincent Stabilito (Nesh)
170: Kyle Beck (H-H), Noah Wood (Q-town), & David McCoy (Tennent)
182: Nick Bonomo (Q-town) & Sean Harold (Tennent) FR.
195: Patrick Walker (U. Moreland), Keshon Guiellmo (Abington), Ben Stern (Nesh), Justin Litz (Truman), Andrew Reinhold (Pennridge), Owen Verespy (NP), & Nick Chapman (H-H)
220: Jason Speer (Bensalem) & Nick Schuck (H-H)
285: Matt Chapman (H-H), Quincy Williams (P-W), John Anderson (CRS), & Nick Cooper (Bensalem)
Several weight classes will see some very good wrestling throughout the SOL and district tournaments to set up the SE Regional setting. Several deep weight classes that are intriguing include 106, 113, 120, 132, 145, 195, & 285. With over half of the weight classes loaded for bear, the first two weekends of postseason wrestling should be exciting as leagues come together. But it will be at the SE Region at Souderton Area H.S. that will see the cream rise to the top, as only four of the 12 qualifiers will advance. This is down one spot from a year ago, as the SE Region had five state qualifiers in 2015.
Predictions for team titles at all three SOL Championships are: American- Plymouth-Whitmarsh edges Norristown; Continental-Pennridge runs away with it, however North Penn and Quakertown, along with Souderton will be a tight group for second; National-Clear front runner Council Rock South will be pushed by sister school CR North, Neshaminy, and Truman wrestlers.
SOL Rankings heading into the 2016 PIAA Individual post-season are as follows:
Weight | Rank | Name | School | Grade | Record |
106 | 1 | Justin Altrogge | Norristown | 11 | 26-1 |
| 2 | Marco DiBattista | P-W | 10 | 23-1 |
| 3 | Colton Jordan | Neshaminy | 9 | 26-4 |
| 4 | Tyler Williams | Souderton | 9 | 21-2 |
| 5 | John Stahl | Quakertown | 9 | 26-6 |
113 | 1 | Matt Parker | Pennridge | 11 | 34-3 |
| 2 | Aiden Burke | CR North | 11 | 26-5 |
| 3 | Antonio Martoccio | Pennsbury | 10 | 23-2 |
| 4 | Ray Calderaio | CB South | 11 | 17-2 |
| 5 | Jason Amy | U. Moreland | 11 | 23-4 |
120 | 1 | Brandon Bach | Souderton | 11 | 26-3 |
| 2 | Gunnar Fuss | Truman | 9 | 25-2 |
| 3 | Matt Amy | U. Moreland | 12 | 25-2 |
| 4 | Jackson Erb | Neshaminy | 9 | 29-4 |
| 5 | Gianncarlo Flores | CR North | 10 | 13-10 |
126 | 1 | Kordell Rush | Pennridge | 12 | 29-5 |
| 2 | Sofaine Bensmail | North Penn | 12 | 20-10 |
| 3 | Connnor Joyce | Pennsbury | 12 | 23-5 |
| 4 | Talib Davis | U. Dublin | 12 | 23-5 |
| 5 | Cary Palmer | CR South | 11 | 20-12 |
132 | 1 | Zack Trampe | CR South | 11 | 36-1 |
| 2 | Ryan Vulakh | North Penn | 9 | 30-2 |
| 3 | Evan Widing | Pennridge | 9 | 21-10 |
| 4 | Eric Fuentes | Norristown | 11 | 25-5 |
| 5 | Austin Hain | Abington | 12 | 23-7 |
138 | 1 | Riley Palmer | CR South | 11 | 31-3 |
| 2 | Colin Devlin | U. Dublin | 12 | 24-1 |
| 3 | Michael Driver | CB East | 12 | 24-5 |
| 4 | Nick Senderling | Wissahickon | 10 | 27-2 |
| 5 | Kristian Courtney | Tennent | 11 | 20-7 |
145 | 1 | Lucas Martoccio | CR South | 12 | 35-7 |
| 2 | Dustin Stone | Truman | 12 | 23-5 |
| 3 | Mikey O'Brien | North Penn | 12 | 28-4 |
| 4 | Ryan Chalifoux | CB East | 12 | 22-7 |
| 5 | Ben Billings | P-W | 12 | 20-2 |
152 | 1 | Dylan Schwartz | CR South | 12 | 33-5 |
| 2 | Colin Shannon | North Penn | 11 | 27-4 |
| 3 | Tanner Seislove | Quakertown | 12 | 23-8 |
| 4 | Mason Novak | U. Dublin | 9 | 22-8 |
| 5 | Shane Rose | Abington | 11 | 19-5 |
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160 | 1 | Josh Stillings | Pennridge | 10 | 32-7 |
| 2 | Luke Ely | CR North | 12 | 21-6 |
| 3 | Thomas Michaels | Souderton | 12 | 24-3 |
| 4 | Vincent Stabilito | Neshaminy | 11 | 24-6 |
| 5 | Joe Hwang | H-H | 12 | 15-10 |
170 | 1 | Josh Shalinsky | CR North | 12 | 17-3 |
| 2 | David McCoy | Tennent | 11 | 19-5 |
| 3 | Kyle Beck | H-H | 12 | 9-4 |
| 4 | Noah Wood | Quakertwon | 11 | 5-1 |
| 5 | Tommy DiSisto | P-W | 11 | 21-6 |
182 | 1 | Kyle Gentile | Pennridge | 12 | 31-3 |
| 2 | Nick Bonomo | Qtwn | 12 | 25-7 |
| 3 | Tyler Gettman | CR South | 11 | 19-20 |
| 4 | Sean Harlold | Tennent | 9 | 22-5 |
| 5 | Alec Sager | CB East | 12 | 15-12 |
195 | 1 | Joe Doyle | CR South | 11 | 33-6 |
| 2 | Patrick Walker | U. Moreland | 12 | 25-2 |
| 3 | Keshon Guiellmo | Abington | 12 | 24-3 |
| 4 | Ben Stern | Neshaminy | 12 | 22-7 |
| 5 | Andrew Reinhold | Pennridge | 12 | 20-9 |
220 | 1 | Gavin Caroff | Quakertown | 12 | 28-5 |
| 2 | Jasin Speer | Bensalem | 12 | 22-4 |
| 3 | Nick Schuck | H-H | 12 | 21-10 |
| 4 | Tyler Leidy | NP | 12 | 17-11 |
| 5 | Noah Stribny | Upper Merion | 12 | 17-5 |
285 | 1 | Bruce Graeber | Neshaminy | 12 | 27-1 |
| 2 | Matt Chapman | H-H | 12 | 25-4 |
| 3 | Quincy Wiliams | P-W | 12 | 22-4 |
| 4 | John Anderson | CR South | 12 | 27-16 |
| 5 | Nick Cooper | Bensalem | 10 | 17-2 |
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