Nine Prospects Still Available At Super 32

The top five senior and top four junior recruits at Super 32 who have not yet committed to a college.

Oct 20, 2017 by Wrestling Nomad

Nine Prospects Still Available At Super 32

The nation's toughest high school tournament is next weekend, and it will unveil (or remind us of) a number of uncommitted talents. Super 32 is a college recruiter's dream, as you get to see the best scholastic talent in the country come together to wrestle folkstyle in Greensboro, NC.

Some we already know, ones that have impressed us over the course of their high school careers. Here are five seniors and four juniors still in the market for a college team.

152: Brayton Lee, Indiana

The newly crowned king of 152 pounds, Lee seems to have narrowed his school choices down to just two. Despite being No. 6 on the pound-for-pound list, he has yet to win a major national high school event. He has one of the most efficient double leg attacks in the country but could see a challenge from the next athlete on our list.

152: Josiah Rider, Colorado

The lasting memory of Rider for me is his domination of Joe Lee from top in last year's Super 32 semis. The leg rider, no pun intended, was originally committed to Nebraska but has since decommitted and not yet declared a new home for himself.

170: Trent Hidlay, Pennsylvania

I recommend the coaches vying for Hidlay's services lobby for their college towns to build some hoagie establishments. At WNO a few weeks ago, Hidlay mentioned his failure to win last year's Super 32 still eats at him. After beating Kyle Cochran in the Journeymen finals just two weeks prior, Hidlay gave up a takedown to Cochran in the last five seconds of the S32 semis.

160: Phil Conigliaro, Massachusetts

A Beast of the East and National Prep champ this past season, Conigliaro has grown into a full-sized 165-pounder. Check out his overtime win in the Beast finals below.

220: Josiah Jones, Pennsylvania

A state finalist in AA Pennsylvania last season, Jones is one of the best heavyweight prospects still available. He wrestled an extremely tough schedule for Bishop McCort, making the finals at both Powerade and Escape the Rock before getting fifth at FloNationals.

152: Connor Brady, Ohio

Connor Brady is a great example of why you shouldn't just assume that state champs are the only people who should be recruited. Who did Brady finish behind last year in Ohio? That would be Jaden Mattox and David Carr. The Olentangy Liberty junior has wins over Julian Ramirez and Carter Starocci and is No. 8 on the class of 2019 Big Board.

152: Brevin Balmeceda, Florida

We'll find out very quickly if Balmeceda's fourth-place finish at the Grappler Fall Classic was a result of him not being fully peaked or if the losses are indicative of where he's at entering this season. A word to the wise though, be careful when pressuring in against Balmeceda.

138: Kevon Davenport, Michigan

Davenport had a busy summer, going to Cadet Duals and Cadet Pan Ams, winning a Fargo title, and placing in Akron. The junior out of Detroit Catholic Central may feel he has something to prove after not placing at Super 32 last year, but his losses are very forgivable: Vito Arujau and Peyton Robb. Davenport lives in rear standing, able to get to it from slide-bys, front head/short offense, and single legs that turn into mat returns.

132: Andrew Alirez, Colorado

Alirez went through a little growth spurt over the summer, going from 55kg/121lbs at the Junior Open in April, to 58kg/127lbs in Akron, and finally at 132 for Fargo. We have him as the 9th rated prospect at 133, that is if he doesn't hit another growth spurt before his senior year. He has some unfinished business after making the finals last year and losing to Pat Glory.