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A pair of Falconer/Cassadaga Valley wrestlers took over No. 1 rankings at their respective weight classes from the Wrestling Review of Western New York after impressive showings at Saturday's Patrick J. Morales Tournament.
Senior Dan Torres took over the top spot at 160 pounds after beating former No. 1 Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama senior Bryce Rowe, 1-0, in Saturday's championship.
Junior Robbie Penhollow took over No. 1 at 170 pounds after pinning Harbor Creek's Shane Watkins in 32 seconds during Saturday's final.
Southwestern senior Giuseppe Hoose took over the top spot at 182 pounds by defeating Maple Grove senior Zak Trim, 7-2, in Saturday's championship bout.
Red Dragons eighth-grader Luke Tomlinson remained No. 1 at 99 pounds after pinning Jamestown's Nick Ewan 2:30 into Saturday's final while senior teammate Shane Hetrick stayed in the top spot at 120 pounds after beating Harbor Creek's Mike Gable, 7-5, in the final bout of the night Saturday.
Fredonia senior Hector Colom is still the top-ranked wrestler at 132 pounds and junior teammate Giovanni Russo is still No. 1 at 138 pounds. Falconer/Cassadaga Valley senior Dylan Ingrao retained his top ranking at 152 pounds, winning the championship Saturday with a 6-4 win over Kane's Alec English.
Rowe dropped down to No. 2 at 160 pounds as did Trim at 182 pounds while Falconer/Cassadaga Valley senior Corey Keefe remained No. 2 at 195 pounds after losing to Harbor Creek's Lucas Folmar, 10-1, in the final. Jamestown senior Noah Turzillo stayed at No. 2 at 220 pounds after winning Saturday's championship, 2-1, over Clarion's Tom Wurster.
Red Raiders junior Cody Pool remained No. 3 at 113 pounds after beating Clarion's Logan Denher, 9-2, in the final Saturday. Fredonia sophomore Dalton Gardner retained his No. 3 spot at 126 pounds.
Gowanda freshman David Ball (99 pounds), Southwestern freshman Garrett Swan (106 pounds), Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama junior Austin Bourgeois (126 pounds), Randolph senior Matt Evans (132 pounds), Falconer/Cassadaga Valley junior Nick Saeger (138 pounds), Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama junior Derek Ecklund (145 pounds), Cattaraugus-Little Valley junior Sam Grey (145 pounds), Jamestown senior Seth MacTavish (145 pounds), Fredonia sophomore Jake Skinner (220 pounds) and Randolph senior Nick Becker (285 pounds) all received honorable-mention status.
Other top-ranked wrestlers include: North Tonawanda junior Tyler Bartolomei (106 pounds), Clarence sophomore Aiden Rabideau (113 pounds), Tonawanda junior Zach Braddell (126 pounds), Niagara-Wheatfield junior Warren McDougald (145 pounds), Lancaster senior Joe Andreessen (195 pounds), Pioneer junior Mike Rigerman (220 pounds) and Grand Island senior Jaquan Johnson (285 pounds).
Falconer/Cassadaga Valley remains the No. 3 Small School in the team rankings while Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama is No. 6, Fredonia is No. 7 and Randolph is No. 9. Pioneer is listed as No. 1.
In the Large School rankings, Jamestown is No. 7 while Lancaster is No. 1.
TEAM RANKINGS
Large School: 1. Lancaster; 2. Grand Island; 3. Niagara-Wheatfield; 4. St. Francis; 5. Clarence; 6. St. Joe's; 7. Jamestown; 8. Hamburg; 9. Frontier; 10. Amherst
Small School: 1. Pioneer; 2. Iroquois; 3. Falconer/Cassadaga Valley; 4. Newfane; 5. Olean; 6. Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama; 7. Fredonia; 8. Akron/Alden; 9. Randolph; 10. Portville.
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
99: 1. Luke Tomlinson (Maple Grove-8); 2. Carson Alberti (Depew-8); 3. Andy Lucinski (Newfane-9). HM: David Ball (Gowanda-9), Brian Bielic (Grand Island-8), Myles Gronowski (Lancaster-8)
106: 1. Tyler Bartolomei (North Tonawanda-11); 2. Mikey Evans (Springville-9); 3. Jake Harry (Lancaster-12). HM: Logan Haseley (Niagara-Wheatfield-7), Garrett Swan (Southwestern-9), Owen Weller (Frontier-10). IR: Zach Russell (Pioneer-9)
113: 1. Aiden Rabideau (Clarence-10); 2. Parker Rozler (Lancaster-12); 3. Cody Pool (Jamestown-11). HM: Mohamed Alshawai (Lackawanna-8), Josh Gill (Lockport-11), Alex Skowronski (East Aurora-10)
120: 1. Shane Hetrick (Maple Grove-12); 2. Nick Bierfeldt (Olean-11); 3. Ryan Forrest (Hamburg-10). HM: Tyler Barry (Iroquois-9), Colby Petrie (Medina-10), Michael Snowden (Niagara Falls-11)
126: 1. Zach Braddell (Tonawanda-11); 2. Justin McDougald (Niagara-Wheatfield-10); 3. Dalton Gardner (Fredonia-10). HM: Austin Bourgeois (Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama-11), Anthony Corigliano (Clarence-12), Owen Kissell (Akron/Alden-12)
132: 1. Hector Colom (Fredonia-12); 2. Willie McDougald (Niagara Falls-10); 3. Andy Burden (Clarence-12). HM: Matt Evans (Randolph-12), Colton Slade (Iroquois-12), Jacob Vergien (Iroquois-12)
138: 1. Giovanni Russo (Fredonia-11); 2. Jake DeWolf (Niagara-Wheatfield-11); 3. Johnny Putney (East Aurora-11). HM: Vinny Catanzaro (Williamsville North-12), Gavin Kulp (Olean-10), Nick Saeger (Falconer/Cassadaga Valley-11)
145: 1. Warren McDougald (Niagara-Wheatfield-11); 2. Cory Day (Iroquois-11); 3. Caleb Riordan (Pioneer-12). HM: Derek Ecklund (Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama-11), Sam Grey (Cattaraugus-Little Valley-11), Seth MacTavish (Jamestown-12)
152: 1. Dylan Ingrao (Falconer/Cassadaga Valley-12); 2. Ryan Stencel (Lancaster-10); 3. Adam Daghestani (Grand Island-10). HM: Tyler Choate (Royalton-Hartland/Barker-12), Icar Simon (Olean-11), Josh Thibeault (Niagara-Wheatfield-11)
160: 1. Dan Torres (Falconer/Cassadaga Valley-12); 2. Bryce Rowe (Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama-12); 3. Robbie PeQueen (Akron/Alden-12). HM: Cody Fouts (Lewiston-Porter-12), Marcus Muffoletto (St. Francis-12), Brandon Simonson (Amherst-12)
170: 1. Robbie Penhollow (Falconer/Cassadaga Valley-11); 2. Jake Sarow (Akron/Alden-12); 3. Dominik Thomas (St. Francis-11). HM: Dan Emblidge (Grand Island-12), Joe Mannarino (Clarence-12), Derek Wojciechowski (Frontier-12)
182: 1. Giuseppe Hoose (Southwestern-12); 2. Zak Trim (Maple Grove-12); 3. Connor Kenney (Grand Island-11). HM: Steve Daskavitz (Lockport-12), Julian Nixon (Newfane-12), Pat Walsh (Olean-11)
195: 1. Joe Andreessen (Lancaster-12); 2. Corey Keefe (Falconer/Cassadaga Valley-12); 3. Nolan Thomas (St. Francis-11). HM: Blake Bielec (Grand Island-10), Elijah Stones (Medina-12), Millard Young (Akron/Alden-11)
220: 1. Mike Rigerman (Pioneer-11); 2. Noah Turzillo (Jamestown-12); 3. Cam Walter (Williamsville North-12). HM: Jayden Heers (Newfane-11), Ben Schwab (Royalton-Hartland/Barker-10), Jake Skinner (Fredonia-10)
285: 1. Jaquan Johnson (Grand Island-12); 2. Anthony Robinson (Starpoint-12); 3. Calik Kennedy (Amherst-12). HM: Nick Becker (Randolph-12), Alex Buckley (Lake Shore-12), Ty Castinelli (Newfane-11)