TOMs National Wrestling High School Team Rankings -3.08.10
Mar 8th, 2010 | By viratas | Category: HS Team Rankings, Open Mat Originals
Plenty of news as 13 of our Top 20 were in action this weekend.
Individual state tournaments were staged in Ohio, New Jersey, and California. In Minnesota, both team and individual state tourneys took place.
In Ohio, Wadsworth edged St. Edwards by 4.5pts to capture the Division I state title. #2 St. Paris Graham destroyed the field in Division II, crowning 6 individual champs.
New Jersey’s state tournament is un-scored, but #19 Long Branch had an outstanding tournament with three finalists and four total in the top 3 (remarkable numbers for NJ’s one-class tournament).
In California, three of our Top 20 were in action as the CIF Championships took place. Former #10 Clovis finished 3rd, and they drop two spots to #12. Former #19, Bakersfield won the state title with one champ and five total placers. They move up a spot to #18. Selma checks in at #20 as they finished state runners-up, with, similar to Long Branch, three total finalists, two champs, and a 5th.
The Minnesota teams dominated as they held two championships on the same weekend. #1 Apple Valley placed a whopping nine guys in the finals with seven of them winning titles. In the dual tournament, AV lost just 7 of the 42 individual bouts. They won 54-12 in the finals.
#11 Simley put seven in the finals of AA with three being crowned champions. They captured the dual title with a 34-17 win in the finals in the team tournament.
Pennsylvania staged its final leg of qualifying before the state tournament, which will start this Thursday.
Enjoy, and feel free to leave a note or discuss the rankings on our message boards.
#1 Apple Valley, MN
Previous: #1
Key Accomplishments: Clash Champs, Cheesehead Champs
Last Week: Won State Dual Title and dominated individual state tournament with nine finalists and seven champions.
Up Next: Season Complete
#2 Graham, St. Paris, OH
Previous: #2
Key Accomplishments: Ironman Runners-Up. Miami Valley Champs. Dual wins vs. #3 Blair, #14 St. Eds. District Champions. Sectional Champions. State Champions
Last Week: Dominated State Tournament with six champions
Up Next: Season Complete
#3 Blair Academy, Blairstown, NJ
Previous: #3
Key Accomplishments: Ironman, Beast, Bethlehem and Final Four Champs. Dual wins over #6 Wyoming Seminary, #7 Collins Hill, #13 St. Edwards, #16 Bishop Lynch. Prep State Champions. National Prep Champions
Up Next: NHSCA’s Class Nationals
#4 Brandon, FL
Previous: #4
Key Accomplishments: Cheesehead Runners-Up. Dual win over Collins Hill. State Champions.
Up Next: NHSCA’s Class Nationals
#5 Central Dauphin, Harrisburg, PA
Previous: #5
Key Accomplishments: POWERade Champs. Beast Runners-Up. New Oxford Tournament Champs. District Duals Champ. Sectional Champs. District Champions.
Last Week: Won District tournament despite disastrous performance. The Rams managed only to qualify 4 wrestlers to the state tournament. Some of their very good wrestlers lost multiple close matches including nationally ranked 103 Tyson Dippery. This puts their chances of winning the state tournament, which would be their third straight title, in serious jeopardy.
Up Next: State Tournament
#6 Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, PA
Previous: #6
Key Accomplishments: Ironman 4th, Beast 3rd, Cheesehead 3rd. Escape the Rock Champs. Mount Mat Madness Champs. Dual win over #13 St. Edwards. PA Prep State Champions. Runners-Up at National Preps
Up Next: Season Complete
#7 Central Mountain, Mill Hall, PA
Previous: #9
Key Accomplishments: King of the Mountain Champs. Ironman 5th. Escape the Rock Runner-Up. State Duals, 3rd. District Champions. Regional Champions.
Last Week: Won Regionals
Up Next: State Tournament
#8 St. Mark’s, Wilmington, DE
Previous: #8
Key Accomplishments: Beast 4th. Bethlehem Runners-Up. Virginia Duals Champs. Mount Mat Madness Runners-up. State Champions.
Up Next: NHSCA Class Nationals
#9 Collins Hill, GA
Previous: #7
Key Accomplishments: Toshiba Midwest Classic Champs, POWERade Runners-Up. 3rd at the Final Four. State Duals Champs. State Individual Champions.
Up Next: Season Complete
#10 Wadsworth, OH
Previous: #11
Key Accomplishments: 6th at Ironman. Brecksville Champs. Dual win over St. Ed’s. Sectional Champs.
Last Week: Edged St. Edwards for State Title
Up Next: Season Complete
#11 Simley, MN
Previous: #12
Key Accomplishments: The Clash Runners-up. 5th at Cheesehead. State Dual Champions.
Last Week: Qualified 13 Wrestlers to the state tournament
Up Next: Season Complete
#12 Clovis High School, Clovis, CA
Previous: #10
Key Accomplishments: Doc Buchanan Champs. Temecula Valley Champs. Clovis West Shootout Champs. Sectional Champs. Masters Champs.
Last Week: State 3rd.
Up Next: Season Complete
#13 Park Hill, Kansas City, MO
Previous: #13
Key Accomplishments: Toshiba Midwest Classic Runners-Up. State Champions.
Up Next: Season Complete
#14 St. Edwards, Lakewood, OH
Previous: #14
Key Accomplishments: 3rd at Ironman. Medina Champs. District Champs.
Last Week: State Runner-Up to Wadsworth
Up Next: Season Complete
#15 Montini Cathlolic, Lombard, IL
Previous: #15
Key Accomplishments: Ironman 10th. Dvorak Champs. 3rd at The Clash. 4th at the Cheesehead. State Duals Championships
Up Next: Season Complete
#16 Bishop Lynch, Dallas, TX
Previous: #16
Key Accomplishments: Ironman, 7th. Dvorak Runners-up (to Montini). NHSCA Runners-Up (to Blair). Dual win over High Point, NJ. National Preps, 3rd.
Up Next: NHSCA’s
#17 Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Previous: #17
Key Accomplishments: Bi-State Champs. The Clash, 4th. Oconomowoc Invite Runners-Up (to Apple Valley). State Champions.
Last Week: Won State Duals
Up Next: Season Complete
#18 Bakersfield, CA
Previous: #19
Key Accomplishments: Temecula Valley and Doc Buchanan Runners-up, Five Counties, 3rd. Masters Sectional Runner-Up. California State Tournament Champions.
Last Week: Won the California State Tournament
Up Next: NHSCA’s Class Nationals
#19 Long Branch, NJ
Previous: 20
Key Accomplishments: 25-3, 7th at the Beast. State Dual Champions. District Champions. Regional Champions.
Last Week: Crowned Two State Champions, a Runner-Up, and a 3rd placer at State Tourney.
Up Next: NHSCA’s Class Nationals
#20 Selma, CA
Previous: 18
Key Accomplishments: 5 Counties Champs, Doc Buchanan, 3rd. State Runners-Up.
Last Week: Crowned two state champions, a runner-up and a 5th.
Up Next: Season Complete
**Release Schedule:
Mondays—National High School Team Rankings
Tuesdays—NCAA Division I Rankings
*Wednesdays —National HS Individual Rankings
Thursday —National High School Wrestler of the Week
*National High School Individual Rankings will be updated each week throughout the year, even in the ‘off-season’. Seniors will remain in the current year rankings until one week after NHSCA Grade Level Nationals (Virginia Beach).
