Wrestling Blogs - Brandon Scott

And thus, the biggest, earliest and best preseason tournament of the year is concluded. What's left after a long, great day of wrestling? Movers and shakers! Some wrestlers staked their claim as greater than anyone realized, while others pronounced themselves verified, and still others may have hurt themselves in the wake of their placement (or non, as the case may be)

sheesh, that was wordy.

103:
1. Alex Cisneros (Selma, CA)
2. Jacob Crawford (Milbrook, VA)
3. Joe Orecchio (Don Bosco Prep, NJ)
4. Jon Fahy (Trinity, KY)
5. Jake Smith (Robinson, VA)
6. Shyheim Brown (Central Dauphin, NJ)
7. Brandon Jeske (Poquoson, VA)
8. Nathan Kraisser (Centennial, MD)

Right: Cisneros, Kraisser, Orecchio

Wrong: Hall and Ralston didn't place, although Hall was one match away.

Wash: Francaville didn't show up and Wilbourn moved up.

Best Job Award: Definitely Cisneros, the CA stud traveled across the country and got the job done.? Just a freshman, he has a bright, bright future.? He should place himself in the rankings after his performance.

112:
1. Devin Carter (Christiansburg, VA)
2. Robert Dyar (Vestavia Hills, AL)
3. Jerome Robinson (St. Ignatius, OH)
4. Bryan Whitt (Norfolk Academy, VA)
5. Brian St. James (Centennial, GA)
6. Josh Fisher (Roane County, WV)
7. Terry Dawson (Brandon, FL)
8. Narcisco Inchaurrequi (Lorain Southview, OH)

Right: Devin Carter BABY! (Yes, on a technicality, but a big technicality!) Jerome Robinson.

Wrong: Stephen Spradlin, Kory Mines and Ryan Renkey did not place. Mines was two matches away.

Wash: Megaludis, Throckmorton, Boylan did not show.

Best Job Award: Robert Dyar. Showing that there are other sports in Alabama other than football, Dyar defeated OH State Placer Jerome Robinson in the semis.

119:
1. David Klingsheim (Liberty, CA)
2. Frank Goodwin (Mt. St. Joseph, MD)
3. Camden Eppert (Anderson Highland, IN)
4. Shane Gentry (Colonial Forge, VA)
5. AJ Schopp (Tyrone, PA)
6. Alan Waters (Park Hill, MO)
7. Tyler Cox (Campbell County, WY)
8. Mitchell Port (Bellefonte, PA)

Right: Gentry.

Wrong: I had Klinghsheim too low. Waters and Cox finished much lower than I predicted. This will probably put to rest any argument for Cox as a viable #1. At least until further notice.

Wash: Frank Cagnina and Zach Neibert moved up (Niebert to 130??!!). Sean Dolan didn't show up. Evan Warrington was a match away from placing.

Best Job Award: Has to be Klingsheim. Beat Waters 10-2 in the semis and finished the deal to take home a Belt.


125:
1. Tucker Armstrong (St. Paris Graham, OH)
2. Frank Cagnina (Queen of Peace, NJ)
3. Michael Garofalo (Colonial Forge, VA)
4. Nathan Pennessi (Greater Latrobe, PA)
5. Kyler Killian (Middletown, PA)
6. Nikkolas Pena (Selma, CA)
7. Ryan Fillingame (Sultana, CA)
8. Eric Dunnet (Eastern, NJ)

Right: Armstrong, Cagnina.

Wrong: Jamie Franco, Raymond Borja (match away), Tony James, Tyler Liberatore and Brandon Westerman all did not place.

Wash: Jimmy Chase didn't show

Best Job Award: Tucker Armstrong. I told you the kid was tough. What a tuneup for the gauntlet that is the Ironman.

130:
1. Zach Neibert (St. Paris Graham, OH)
2. Sam Sherlock (West Mifflin, PA)
3. Joey Lazor (Union Grove, GA)
4. Corey Mock (Chapel Hill, NC)
5. Jacob Walters (St. John, MI)
6. Taylor Walsh (Camden Catholic, NJ)
7. Chris Dardanes (Oak Park-River Forest, IL)
8. Erick Spjut (The Woodlands, TX)

Right: Mock, Dardanes, Spjut.

Wrong: Anthony Curcio, Daniel Osterman(match away) did not place.

Wash: Schenk and Harper did not show. Squires moved up.

Best Job: Zach Neibert moves up two weight classes and wins a pretty tough tournament. What a great job. The only question now, is, what does the do to the St. Paris Graham lineup?

135:
1. David Taylor (St. Paris Graham, OH)
2. Josh Kindig (Blue Mountain, PA)
3. Ellis Coleman (Oak Park-River Forest, IL)
4. Josh Dziewa (Council Rock, South)
5. Kodi Silvestri (Walkill Valley, NJ)
6. Stephen Dutton (Rocky Point, NY)
7. Wilson Metellus (South Dade, FL)
8. Ian Squires (Colonial Forge, VA)

Right: The top FOUR baby! (and in order)

Wrong: None

Wash: Joe Lospinoso moved up.

Best Job Award: David Taylor. Silences the naysayers and routinely wrestled and beat (and sometimes dominated) much bigger opponents. His riding is uncanny, and dangit, he's starting to look like his future coach, Cael Sanderson. His ankle pick is eerily reminiscent of his future coach, too.

140:
1. Andrew Alton (Central Mountain, PA)
2. Taylor Massa (St. John, MI)
3. Drake Houdashelt (Fort Zumwalt West, MO)
4. Ben Dorsay (Cox, VA)
5. Mark Hartenstine (Easton, PA)
6. Cody Combs (Sussex Central, DE)
7. Colin Shober (Schuykill Valley, PA)
8. Philip Marano (Northampton, PA)

Right: Alton, Massa, Shober and Combs

Wrong: Troy Silver (1-2, ouch) and Mike Nevinger

Wash: Colin Palmer and Steven Sandefer did not show.

Best Job Award: Massa. Proved that he is ready to battle on the high school level. The middle school phenom is talented in all three styles.

145:
1. Jackson Morse (Lowell, MI)
2. Joseph Napoli (Cumberland Valley, PA)
3. Dylan Alton (Central Mountain, PA)
4. Joe Cozart (Brandon FL)
5. Ryan Dunphy (Passaic Valley, NJ)
6. Nick Waldrop (Freesom, CA)
7. Blake Roulo (Matoaca, VA)
8. Harrison Hightower (University, OH)

Right: Morse, Napoli, Alton, Cozart, Roulo (kinda), Hightower

Wrong: Gabriel Bird, Kaleb Friedley

Wash: David Habat moved up

Best Job Award: Jackson Morse. I told you this was the toughest weight class and Morse proved he is one of the nation's best. The Michigan state champ defeated the #1 or #1A ranked JUNIOR in the nation, in the semis.

152:
1. Marshall Peppelman (Central Dauphin, PA)
2. Brandon Rolnick (Lawrencevill School, NJ)
3. Taylor Knapp (Collins Hill, GA)
4. David Habat (St. Ignatius, OH)
5. John Hayden Countryman (Prattville, AL)
6. Matthew Spataro (Bergen Catholic, NJ)
7. Chris Moon (Fauquier, VA)
8. Jimmy Vollrath (Council Rock South, PA)

Right: Peppelman, Rolnick, Knapp

Wrong: Glenn Cannici, Alex Eggers, Issah Meade, Wally Figaro

Wash: Adam Miller moved up

Best Job Award: Peppelman. He handled the move up in weight classes quite amicably. Only close match was Rolnick.

160:
1. Justin Armstrong (Bishop Lynch, TX)
2. Adam Miller (Sparta, MI)
3. Corey Lear (Benton, PA)
4. Ed Shupe (Council Rock South, PA)
5. Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ)
6. Tristan Warner (Cumberland Valley, PA)
7. Daniel McGillivray (Fauquier, VA)
8. Jack Roberts (Union Gove, GA)

Right: Armstrong and Lear

Wrong: Stephen West (match away). Zach Berridge and John Nichols. What can I say? I'm a Florida Homer.

Wash: Jason Luster, Derek Felton and?Briar Runyan did not show

Best Job Award: Armstrong. Beats Lear and Miller consecutively.

171:
1. Andrew Clement (Grassfield, VA)
2. Stephen Doty (Kirkwood, MO)
3. Anthony Saulle (Delran, NJ)
4. Ryan Callahan (Wallkill Valley, NJ)
5. Jacob Harmer (Gainesville, FL)
6. Jamie Westwood (Queen of Peace, NJ)
7. Braden Carter (Christiansburg, VA)
8. Willy Crawford (Fluvanna, VA)

Right: Saulle, Harmer, Carter

Wrong: Ethan Blackstock, Levi Clemons (match away)

Wash: Tanner Eitel, Ed Ruth, and Nick Milano did not show

Best Job Award: Clement. As far as I can tell, Clement did not wrestle last year. I heard it was due to injury. He is a two-time VA state champ, and it looks like rust will not be a factor as he establishes himself as a national-caliber wrestler.

189:
1. Derrick Borlie (Millbrook, VA)
2. Nicholas Mills (University, OH)
3. Nicholas Ruggear (Oxford, PA)
4. Josh Smith (Octorara, PA)
5. Caylor Williams (Palm Bay, FL)
6. Harrison Honeycutt (Lake Norman, NC)
7. Ben Brooks (Oak Park-River Forest, IL)
8. James Nicholson (Upper Moreland, PA)

Right: Mills, Borlie, Smith, Williams

Wrong: Piro (match away)

Wash: Dallas Brown, Dillon Kern and Billy Kurling did not place.

Best Job Award: Derrick Borlie. Beats Smith (PA State Placer) in semis and Mills (OH State Placer) in finals.

215:
1. Antonio Giorgio (Warwick, PA)
2. Christian McLean (Southwest Guilford, NC)
3. Nicholas McDiarmid (Fowlerville, MI)
4. Ryan Nelisse (Elyria, OH)
5. Willie Wiggins (South Dade, FL)
6. Fred Moses (Argo, IL)
7. Christopher Penny (Frank W Cox, VA)
8. Zachery Walker (Lassiter, GA)

Right: Giorgio, Wiggins, McDiarmind, Nelisse

Wrong: CJ Collins, Vinny Campanile, Pierce Embry

Wash: Preston Willared did not show

Best Job Award: Antonio Giorgio further cements himself as one of, if not the best upper-weights (189 - 285) in the country.

285:
1. Sam Brownlee (Canon-McMilan, PA)
2. Joe McElhinney (Cochranton, PA)
3. Adam Peters (Cleveland, TN)
4. Andrew Severson (St. Benedicts, TN)
5. Zach Hanson (Parkersburg South, WV)
6. Patrick Quinn (Gray's Creek, NC)
7. Greg Clarke (Franklin County, VA)
8. Peter Codella (Collins Hill, GA)

Right: Brownlee

Wrong: None (I only picked Brownlee to win)

Wash: None

Best Job Award: Brownlee. Repeats as Super 32 winner.

Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament:
Jackson Morse. There is no other way to put it. The kid not only shows he is one his state's best (MI) but proves he is worth a look by every school in the nation.

Biggest Surprise:
Technically is Jackson Morse, but he has an award already. In that case, it has to be Zach Neibert. The supposed 119lb starter for Graham, jumps up two weight classes and wins convincingly.