DISTRICT 10 AAA WRESTLING RANKINGS

These rankings are purely subjective and are based upon the following criteria: 1) results of head-to-head competition; 2) results against mutual opponents; 3) quality of overall competition; 4) previous year’s performance; and 5) personal observation. The rankings are designed solely for the fans’ enjoyment and to promote interest in the sport of high school wrestling. With few exceptions, wrestlers are ranked at the lowest weight at which they have competed during the current season.

The following District 10 AAA rankings were prepared 2/15/04 by Dan Albaugh of Waterford, Pa. Please note that certain wrestlers/teams in the D-10 rankings have an asterisk (*) following their names. This indicates that wrestler/team is currently ranked in the state according to the 2/17/04 issue of “Off the Mat Weekly Wrestling Rankings and Results” of Clearfield, PA. On a weekly basis, “Off the Mat Weekly” ranks the top 25 wrestlers in Pennsylvania for each weight class of AA and AAA.

To find out where your favorite wrestler is ranked #1 through #25 in the state, subscribe to “Off the Mat Weekly”. To obtain subscription information, contact “Off the Mat Weekly” at offthemat@usachoice.net. “Off the Mat Weekly” has been publishing PA high school wrestling rankings for nine years and is located at 5510 Park St., Clearfield, PA 16830.

THE RANKINGS BELOW WERE PREPARED SUNDAY, 2/15/04

103:
1) Joe McCullough, Erie Prep (fr.) *
2) Dan Pascuzzi, Warren (fr.)
3) Ashton Osterberg, General McLane (jr.)
4) Matt Lewis-Jones, McDowell (fr.)

112:
1) Matt McClellan, Oil City (sr.) *
2) John Heynoski, Erie Prep (jr.)
3) Bobby Steetle, Franklin (soph.)
4) Adam Green, Conneaut Lake (jr.)

119:
1) Jake Keene, General McLane (sr.) *
2) Luke Miller, Franklin (jr.)
3) Greg Tenney, Oil City (soph.)
4) Alex Lauffenberger, Warren (soph.)

125:
1) Jacob Spuck, Oil City (jr.) *
2) Hadley Harrison, General McLane (soph.) *
3) Brad Crolli, Erie Prep (jr.)
4) Ben Mellring, Franklin (jr.)

130:
1) Chad George, McDowell (sr.) *
2) Josh Garrity, Erie Prep (sr.) *
3) Brian Pascuzzi, Warren (jr.)
4) Don Osinski, General McLane (soph.)

135:
1) Jason Ardillo, Erie Prep (soph.)
2) Devon McCray, Corry (jr.)
3) Scott Goodwill, Warren (sr.)
4) Nick Perrine, Franklin (fr.)

140:
1) Jeff Wozniak, Erie Prep (sr.) *
2) Greg Murphy, Corry (jr.)
3) Alex Hamilton, Meadville (fr.)
4) Lou Decker, General McLane (fr.)

145:
1) Bryan Kuhn, McDowell (sr.) *
2) Jonah Davis, Oil City (sr.) *
3) Dave Milano, Erie Prep (sr.)
4) Matt Baker, Meadville (sr.)

152:
1) Hayden Harrison, General McLane (sr.) *
2) Pat Smith, Erie Prep (sr.) *
3) Ryan Uber, Warren (jr.)
4) Nathan Kucnick, McDowell (soph.)

160:
1) Jon Wentz, Erie Prep (soph.) *
2) Chris Crawford, Franklin (jr.)
3) Jake Lauffenberger, Warren (sr.) *
4) Dana Goodwill, Corry (soph.)

171:
1) Branden Stearns, General McLane (jr.) *
2) Kory Hubbard, Conneaut Lake (soph.) *
3) Kevin Deiner, Erie Prep (jr.)
4) Andrew Riddle, Franklin (jr.)

189:
1) Sean Connole, Erie Prep (sr.) *
2) Mark Anthony, McDowell (sr.)
3) Mike Murkens, Franklin (jr.)
4) Travis Goss, General McLane (jr.)

215:
1) Josh Cherish, Oil City (jr.) *
2) Ben McMillin, Conneaut Lake (jr.) *
3) Brandon Edwards, Corry (jr.)
4) Joel Goodwill, Warren (soph.)

275:
1) Stephan Tighe, Erie Prep (jr.) *
2) Joe Welton, Erie Central (jr.)
3) Bill Chase, Corry (sr.)
4) Matt Tenney, Oil City (jr.)

DUAL MEET TEAMS
1) Erie Prep (Jeff Catrabone) * [#6]
2) General McLane (Tim Mulholland)
3) McDowell (Eric Witherite)
4) Franklin (Scott Ziegler)

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NW REGION AAA WRESTLING PREDICTIONS & ACTUAL FINISHES - D-6, D-8, D-9 & D-10

Here are the predicted and actual finishes at the Northwest Region AAA Tournament held 2/27-28/04 at the Altoona Fieldhouse. The top three placewinners at Regionals moved on to the State Tournament in Hershey on 3/4-6/04.

The following NW Region AAA predictions were prepared 2/22/04 by Dan Albaugh of Waterford, Pa. Please note that certain wrestlers/teams in the NW Region rankings have a number in brackets [ ] following their names. This indicates that wrestler/team was currently ranked in the state according to the 2/24/04 issue of “Off the Mat Weekly Wrestling Rankings and Results” of Clearfield, PA. On a weekly basis, “Off the Mat Weekly” ranks the top 25 wrestlers in Pennsylvania for each weight class of AA and AAA.

To find out where your favorite wrestler and team are ranked #1 through #25 in the state, subscribe to “Off the Mat Weekly”. To obtain subscription information, contact “Off the Mat Weekly” at offthemat@usachoice.net or visit the “Off the Mat” page on the D10 Wrestling Web site. “Off the Mat Weekly” has been publishing PA high school wrestling rankings for 10 years and is located at 5510 Park St., Clearfield, PA 16830.

PREDICTED FINISH AT REGIONALS (Actual finish in parentheses)
103:
1) Matt Kyler, Clearfield/D9 (soph.) [#1] (Matt Kyler, Clearfield)
2) Andrew Winters, Indian Valley/D6 (sr.) [#12] (Andrew Winters, Indian Valley)
3) Joe McCullough, Erie Prep/D10 (fr.) [#13] (Joe McCullough, Erie Prep)
4) Matt Bonson, Lewistown/D6 (fr.) [#20] (Matt Bonson, Lewistown)

PREDICTED FINISH AT REGIONALS (Actual finish in parentheses)
112:
1) Brad Pataky, Clearfield/D9 (jr.) [#1] (Brad Pataky, Clearfield)
2) Kyle Fluke, State College/D6 (soph.) [#12] (Kyle Fluke, State College)
3) John Heynoski, Erie Prep/D10 (jr.) [#22] (Brandon Dixon, DuBois)
4) Tyler Fishburn, Bellefonte/D6 (soph.) [#24] (Adam Green, Conneaut Lake)

PREDICTED FINISH AT REGIONALS (Actual finish in parentheses)
119:
1) Adam Homan, State College/D6 (jr.) [#22] (Jake Keene, General McLane)
2) Mike Robinson, Lewistown/D6 (fr.) [#21] (Mike Robinson, Lewistown)
3) Jake Keene, General McLane/D10 (sr.) [#23] (Luke Miller, Franklin)
4) Bryant Clontz, Bald Eagle Area/D6 (soph.) (Chris Bloom, Clearfield)

PREDICTED FINISH AT REGIONALS (Actual finish in parentheses)
125:
1) Tom Barger, Clearfield/D9 (soph.) [#15] (Hadley Harrison, General McLane)
2) Kyle Dolan, Central Mountain/D6 (jr.) [#25] (Kyle Dolan, Central Mountain)
3) Hadley Harrison, General McLane/D10 (soph.) [#23] (Tom Barger, Clearfield)
4) Jacob Spuck, Oil City/D10 (jr.) [#18] (Ryan Dobo, Phillipsburg-Osceola)

PREDICTED FINISH AT REGIONALS (Actual finish in parentheses)
130:
1) Garrett Desmond, Central Mountain/D6 (sr.) [#8] (Garrett Desmond, Central Mountain)
2) Chad George, McDowell/D10 (sr.) [#13] (Chad George, McDowell)
3) Josh Garrity, Erie Prep/D10 (sr.) [#23] (Don Osinski, General McLane)
4) Don Osinski, General McLane/D10 (soph.) (Nathan Barroner, Hollidaysburg)

PREDICTED FINISH AT REGIONALS (Actual finish in parentheses)
135:
1) Clint Shirk, Bald Eagle Area/D6 (sr.) [#3] (Clint Shirk, Bald Eagle Area)
2) Kyle Keane, Bradford/D9 (jr.) [#5] (Joe Ciampoli, Altoona)
3) Joe Ciampoli, Altoona/D6 (sr.) [#8] (Kyle Keane, Bradford)
4) Scott Goodwill, Warren/D10 (sr.) (Scott Goodwill, Warren)

PREDICTED FINISH AT REGIONALS (Actual finish in parentheses)
140:
1) Mike Depellegrini, Lewistown/D6 (jr.) [#2] (Mike Depellegrini, Lewistown)
2) Matt Shank, Indian Valley/D6 (sr.) [#8] (Matt Shank, Indian Valley)
3) Jeff Wozniak, Erie Prep/D10 (sr.) [#11] (Brandon Behrer, State College)
4) Brandon Behrer, State College/D6 (sr.) [#9] (Mike Pride, Punxsutawney)

PREDICTED FINISH AT REGIONALS (Actual finish in parentheses)
145:
1) Bryan Kuhn, McDowell/D10 (sr.) [#3] (Bryan Kuhn, McDowell)
2) Chris Decker, State College/D6 (jr.) [#23] (Matt Baker, Meadville)
3) Brad Steinbach, St. Mary’s/D9 (soph.) [#21] (Brad Steinbach, St. Mary’s)
4) Dave Fisher, Bald Eagle Area/D6 (jr.) [#22] (Chris Decker, State College)

PREDICTED FINISH AT REGIONALS (Actual finish in parentheses)
152:
1) Hayden Harrison, General McLane/D10 (sr.) [#3] (Hayden Harrison, General McLane)
2) Landis Wright, Bald Eagle Area/D6 (soph.) [#10] (Pat Smith, Erie Prep)
3) Pat Smith, Erie Prep/D10 (sr.) [#8] (Lucas Aughenbaugh, Clearfield)
4) Ryan Uber, Warren/D10 (jr.) (Landis Wright, State College)

PREDICTED FINISH AT REGIONALS (Actual finish in parentheses)
160:
1) Jake Lauffenburger, Warren/D10 (sr.) [#10] (Jake Lauffenberger, Warren)
2) Casey Neely, Bradford/D9 (sr.) [#11] (Casey Neeley, Bradford)
3) Tom DeAntonio, Altoona/D6 (sr.) [#21] (Mario Morelli, DuBois)
4) Adam White, Phillipsburg-Osceola/D6 (sr.) [#19] (Adam Stout, Lewistown)
Note: Jon Wentz of Erie Prep [#12] injured and did not wrestle.

PREDICTED FINISH AT REGIONALS (Actual finish in parentheses)
171:
1) Branden Stearns, General McLane/D10 (jr.) [#16] (Branden Stearns, General McLane)
2) Brian Shaw, Hollidaysburg/D6 (soph.) [#11] (Brian Shaw, Hollidaysburg)
3) Kory Hubbard, Conneaut Lake (soph.) [#22] (J.B. Frye, Punxsutawney)
4) Scott Hall, Clearfield/D9 (jr.) [#15] (Kory Hubbard, Conneaut Lake)

PREDICTED FINISH AT REGIONALS (Actual finish in parentheses)
189:
1) Monte Rockey, Bald Eagle Area/D6 (sr.) [#2] (Monte Rockey, Bald Eagle Area)
2) Sean Connole, Erie Prep/D10 (sr.) [#5] (Sean Connole, Erie Prep)
3) Kevin Suhey, State College/D6 (sr.) [#12] (Kevin Suhey, State College)
4) Tom Meyers, Central Mountain/D6 (sr.) [#23] (Travis Goss, General McLane)

PREDICTED FINISH AT REGIONALS (Actual finish in parentheses)
215:
1) Josh Cherish, Oil City/D10 (jr.) [#7] (Josh Cherish, Oil City)
2) Mark Anthony, McDowell/D10 (sr.) [#15] (Ben McMillin, Conneaut Lake)
3) Ben McMillin, Conneaut Lake/D10 (jr.) [#13] (Travis Stem, Bald Eagle Area)
4) Eric Shaw, Hollidaysburg/D6 (jr.) [#23] (Justin Masorti, State College)

PREDICTED FINISH AT REGIONALS (Actual finish in parentheses)
275:
1) Stefan Tighe, Erie Prep/D10 (jr.) [#13] (Stefan Tighe, Erie Prep)
2) Joe Welton, Erie Central/D10 (jr.) [#20] (James West, McDowell)
3) Ron Pollock, Phillipsburg-Osceola/D6 (jr.) [#22] (Joe Welton, Erie Central)
4) Gabe Bowley, DuBois/D9 (soph.) (Gabe Bowley, DuBois)

DUAL MEET TEAMS:
1) Erie Prep/D10 (Jeff Catrabone) [#6]
2) Bald Eagle Area/D6 (Don Peters) [#15]
3) Clearfield/D9 (Jeff Aveni) [#19]
4) State College/D6 (Ron Pifer)
5) Central Mountain/D6 (Rob Weikel)
6) Lewistown/D6 (Ken Whitsel)