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A trio of local athletes are dominating at 182 pounds as the Wrestling Review of Western New York released its Week 2 rankings Sunday.
Maple Grove senior Zak Trim is No. 1 while Falconer/Cassadaga Valley junior Robbie Penhollow is No. 2 and Southwestern senior Giuseppe Hoose is No. 3 after the second week of action. Penhollow beat Hoose with a last-second takedown during a dual meet Wednesday to flip-flop in this week's rankings.
Maple Grove senior Shane Hetrick is No. 1 at 120 pounds where Jamestown junior Cody Pool is No. 3.
Fredonia senior Hector Colom is No. 1 at 132 pounds while Chautauqua Lake junior Austin Bourgeois is an honorable-mention selection.
Falconer/Cassadaga Valley senior Dan Torres is No. 1 at 160 pounds while Chautauqua Lake senior Bryce Rowe is No. 3 after picking up his 150th career victory with a 5-0 showing at the Cheektowaga Duals on Saturday.
Torres' senior teammate Corey Keefe is No. 1 at 195 pounds.
Fredonia sophomore Dalton Gardner is No. 2 at 126 pounds while his junior teammate Giovanni Russo is No. 2 at 138 pounds.
Falconer/Cassadaga Valley senior Dylan Ingrao is No. 2 at 152 pounds where Jamestown senior Seth MacTavish is an honorable-mention choice.
Jamestown senior Nick Ewan is No. 3 at 99 pounds while Salamanca freshman Trevor Ellis is an honorable-mention selection.
Gowanda freshman Davis Ball is No. 3 at 106 pounds while Cattaraugus-Little Valley junior Sam Grey is No. 3 at 145 pounds. Chautauqua Lake's Derek Ecklund is just behind Grey as an honorable-mention choice in the weight class.
Jamestown senior Noah Turzillo is No. 3 at 220 pounds where Fredonia sophomore Jake Skinner is an honorable-mention choice while Jamestown senior Manhattan King is listed as honorable mention at 285 pounds.
Other top-ranked wrestlers are: Depew eighth-grader Carson Alberti at 99 pounds, North Tonawanda junior Tyler Bartolomei at 106 pounds, Lancaster senior Parker Rozler at 113 pounds, Niagara-Wheatfield sophomore Justin McDougald at 126 pounds, Niagara Falls sophomore Willie McDougald at 138 pounds, Niagara-Wheatfield junior Warren McDougald at 145 pounds, Iroquois junior Cory Day at 152 pounds, Akron/Alden senior Jake Sarrow at 170 pounds, Lancaster senior Joe Andreesen at 220 pounds and Grand Island senior Jaquan Johnson at 285 pounds.
Falconer is listed at No. 3 and Fredonia is No. 5 in the Small School rankings, which are led by Pioneer.
Lancaster is No. 1 in the Large School rankings.
TEAM RANKINGS
Large School: 1. Lancaster; 2. Grand Island; 3. St. Francis; 4. Niagara-Wheatfield; 5. Clarence
Small School: 1. Pioneer; 2. Iroquois; 3. Falconer; 4. Newfane; 5. Fredonia
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
99: 1. Carson Alberti (Depew-8); 2. Andy Lucinski (Newfane-9); 3. Nick Ewan (Jamestown-12). Honorable mention: Luke Brydges (Amherst-8), Trevor Ellis (Salamanca-9), Adam Huntington (Newfane-8)
106: 1. Tyler Bartolomei (North Tonawanda-11); 2. Zach Russell (Pioneer-9); 3. David Ball (Gowanda-9). Honorable mention: Michael Alberti (Depew/Cleveland Hill-10), Bryce Bolognese (Lancaster-9), Logan Louck (St. Francis-11)
113: 1. Parker Rozler (Lancaster-12); 2. Doug Ciszak (Pioneer-12); 3. Mikey Evans (Springville-9). Honorable mention: Josh Gill (Lockport-11), Jake Harry (Lancaster-12), Donald Sinclair (Niagara Falls-9)
120: 1. Shane Hetrick (Maple Grove-12); 2. Aiden Rabideau (Clarence-10); 3. Cody Pool (Jamestown-11). Honorable mention: Nick Barberio (Lancaster-11), Devin Collins (Hamburg-8), Michael Snowden (Niagara Falls-11)
126: 1. Justin McDougald (Niagara-Wheatfield-10); 2. Dalton Gardner (Fredonia-10); 3. Ryan Forrest (Hamburg-10). Honorable mention: Anthony Corigliano (Clarence-12), Kyle Killian (Lake Shore-11), Brandon Swaciak (Iroquois-12)
132: 1. Hector Colom (Fredonia-12); 2. Zach Braddell (Tonawanda-11); 3. Owen Kissell (Akron/Alden-12). Honorable mention: Austin Bourgeois (Chautauqua Lake-11), Tyler Le (Cheektowaga-11), Ben Parish (St. Joe's-10)
138: 1. Willie McDougald (Niagara Falls-10); 2. Giovanni Russo (Fredonia-11); 3. Vinny Catanzaro (Williamsville North-12). Honorable mention: Andy Burden (Clarence-12), Jake DeWolf (Niagara-Wheatfield-11), Jacob Vergien (Iroquois-12)
145: 1. Warren McDougald (Niagara-Wheatfield-11); 2. Johnny Putney (East Aurora-11); 3. Sam Grey (Cattaraugus-Little Valley-11). Honorable mention: Derek Ecklund (Chautauqua Lake-11), Preston Flugel (Albion-12), Austin Sliwinski (Cheektowaga-11)
152: 1. Cory Day (Iroquois-11); 2. Dylan Ingrao (Falconer/Cassadaga Valley-12); 3. Caleb Riordan (Pioneer-12). Honorable mention: Adam Daghestani (Grand Island-10), Seth MacTavish (Jamestown-12), Josh Thibeault (Niagara-Wheatfield-11)
160: 1. Dan Torres (Falconer/Cassadaga Valley-12); 2. Ryan Stencel (Lancaster-10); 3. Bryce Rowe (Chautauqua Lake-12). Honorable mention: Jay Breeden (Grand Island-12), Ty Slaugenhouph (St. Joe's-12), Derek Wojciechowski (Frontier-12)
170: 1. Jake Sarrow (Akron/Alden-12); 2. Dominik Thomas (St. Francis-11); 3. Dan Emblidge (Grand Island-12). Honorable mention: Cody Fouts (Lewiston-Porter-12), Joe Mannarino (Clarence-12), Mike Ventresca (Frontier-12)
182: 1. Zak Trim (Maple Grove-12); 2. Robbie Penhollow (Falconer/Cassadaga Valley-11); 3. Giuseppe Hoose (Southwestern-12). Honorable mention: Connor Kenney (Grand Island-11), Julian Nixon (Newfane-12), Anthony Maiola (Amherst-12)
195: 1. Corey Keefe (Falconer/Cassadaga Valley-12); 2. Nolan Thomas (St. Francis-11); 3. Steve Daskavitz (Lockport-12). Honorable mention: Blake Bielec (Grand Island-10), John Lapiana (Lancaster-12), Mike Pataky (Orchard Park-10)
220: 1. Joe Andreesen (Lancaster-12); 2. Mike Rigerman (Pioneer-11); 3. Noah Turzillo (Jamestown-12). Honorable mention: Ben Schwab (Royalton-Hartland/Barker-12), Jake Skinner (Fredonia-10), Cam Walter (Williamsville North-12)
285: 1. Jaquan Johnson (Grand Island-12); 2. Anthony Robinson (Starpoint-12); 3. Calik Kennedy (Amherst-12). Honorable mention: Ty Castinelli (Newfane-11), Manhattan King (Jamestown-12), Trevor Smith (Pioneer-11)