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Last year we went all season long without rankings. Every year, many fans start the season with their “top wrestlers” list but it usually just puts returning wrestlers back in the previous season’s weight classes.

Here is the first individual ranking list for the upcoming season. Important points to consider are as follows:

1. My first source of information is the Super 32 early entry list. This is as factual as we can get right now.
2. The next source is the “word on the street”.
3. There will be many returning state champions and place winners that are not on this first ranking because I have no idea if they are wrestling, still a WV resident or what they weigh.
4. I am only listing 3 wrestlers for each weight class where able. The wrestlers are listed in alphabetical order and not my opinion of who is better. They will be listed by Name/School/Last Season’s Finish/Source/Region.
5. Some weight classes are left blank because of no facts or educated guesses of who might be in the given weight class.
6. Input that can be backed up is wanted. Either comment or inbox me.

AAA

106: Dolan/Spring Mills/3rd in state/Super 32/R2

113:

120: Donahue/Parkersburg/Runner up in state/Super 32/R4
120: Hartley/St. Albans/State Champion/Super 32/R3
120: Johnson/South/3rd in states/Super 32/R4
120: Simpson/University/NA/Super 32/R1

126: Miller/Musselman/Runner up in state/Super 32/R2
126: Simpson/University/3rd in state/Super 32/R1 or Staud/University/State Champion/Super 32/R1

132: Simpson/University/3rd in state/Super 32/R1 or Staud/University/State Champion/Super 32/R1


138: Quiocho/South/State Champion/Super 32/R4

145: Roberts/South/State Champion/Super 32/R4

152: Best/Parkersburg/Runner up in state/Super 32/R4
152: Dempsey/Huntington/State qualifier/Super 32/R4
152: Hinzman/South/State champion/Super 32/R4

160:

170: Carmen/John Marshall/Runner up in state/Super 32/R1
170: Casto/St. Albans/5th in state/Super 32/R3

182: Lanham/Huntington/State champion/Super 32/R4

195:

220: Amos/South/State Champion/Super 32/R4

285: Haga/South/Runner up in state/Super 32/R4

Bearhugger must be a Parkersburg lover.

I took it that he is only listing individuals that he has some at least reliable information on the status and weight class for the upcoming year.
Besides, what's not to love?

KDunbar wrote:I took it that he is only listing individuals that he has some at least reliable information on the status and weight class for the upcoming year.
Besides, what's not to love?

That is correct. I do not want to rank a wrestler to only find out his family moved to Christiansburg or he gave up wrestling to pursue the drama club.

If you're bringing up drama, I'm assuming it must involve TrueSouthFanInHuntington in some fashion. At least that's the "word on the street" that I've been hearing.

Kdumbar is the man

182: Stevens/Spring Valley/4th in state/Word on the street/R4

285: Stanley/Spring Valley/Runner up/Word on the street/R4

That's quite a jump in weight for Stanley. It'll be interesting to see how it works out.

KDunbar wrote:That's quite a jump in weight for Stanley. It'll be interesting to see how it works out.

Keep in mind that there was a wrestler that went from 182 to 285 right before the regions. He ended up as runner up in the state. That was 2017. Anything is possible in WV wrestling.

KDunbar wrote:That's quite a jump in weight for Stanley. It'll be interesting to see how it works out.

He will get smashed!!!!

Hurtful comments about me...I have feelings too.

285: Stiffler/Woodrow Wilson/NA/Word on the Street/R3

Truesouthfaninhunt wrote:Hurtful comments about me...I have feelings too.

No need to be all dramatic about it, they weren't "comments", just passing along rumors.

285: Austin Chapman/Riverside/4th in the state/Word on the street/R3

fan125 wrote:285: Austin Chapman/Riverside/4th in the state/Word on the street/R3

I knew he was due back. Thank you for your contribution to the rankings and confirmation on Mr. Chapman.