For the first time all season, the Panthers took over the top spot in the Small School team rankings while the Golden Falcons fell into the No. 2 spot. Olean remained at No. 3 while Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama jumped Newfane into the No. 5 spot. Fredonia remained No. 6 and Randolph stayed at No. 9.

Niagara Wheatfield took over the top spot among Large Schools after winning the Division I championship Saturday at Starpoint with a victory over new No. 2 Lockport. Clarence dropped from the top spot to No. 3.

Four locals are the top-ranked wrestlers in their respective weight classes with class tournaments awaiting this coming weekend.

Gowanda senior David Poff is No. 1 at 120 pounds, Fredonia junior Hector Colom is No. 1 at 132 pounds, Falconer senior Cameron Page is the top-ranked wrestler at 160 pounds and Maple Grove senior Trevor Micek holds down the top spot at 170 pounds.

Falconer’s Dan Torres holds the leg of Pioneer’s Michael Conrad. Photo by Michelle Gilbert

Randolph freshman Marcus Evans is No. 2 at 106 pounds, Dunkirk/Silver Creek senior Billy Seiders is No. 2 at 138 pounds, Falconer junior Dan Torres is second-ranked at 152 pounds, Torres’ Golden Falcons’ junior teammate Corey Keefe is No. 2 at 182 pounds and Seiders’ Dunkirk/Silver Creek senior teammate Nick Jones is second-ranked at 285 pounds.

Maple Grove junior Shane Hetrick is No. 3 at 113 pounds, Falconer junior Dylan Ingrao is No. 3 at 145 pounds and Southwestern junior Giuseppe Hoose is third-ranked at 152 pounds.

Local honorable-mention selections include: Fredonia freshman Dalton Gardner (113 pounds), Jamestown junior Cody Pool (113 pounds), Maple Grove senior AJ Putt (120 pounds), Fredonia sophomore Giovani Russo (126 pounds), Dunkirk senior Alton Ingram (170 pounds), Falconer sophomore Robbie Penhollow (170 pounds) and Randolph senior Marshall Johnson (195 pounds).

Randolph junior Matt Evans is listed as injured at 126 pounds and Falconer senior Jacob Peru is listed as injured at 182 pounds.

Other top-ranked wrestlers include: Clarence freshman Aiden Rabideau (99 pounds), Lancaster junior Parker Rozler (106 pounds), Lockport senior Mitch Seaver (113 pounds), Niagara Falls freshman Willie McDougald (126 pounds), Depew/Cleveland Hill senior Phil Calandra (138 pounds), Iroquois senior Connor Day (145 pounds), Lockport senior Steven Kapuscinski (152 pounds), Niagara Wheatfield senior Matt Cicco (182 pounds), Lake Shore senior Lawrence Jenkins (195 pounds), Olean senior Jordan McLaughlin (220 pounds) and Lewiston-Porter senior Laith Alsous (285 pounds).

TEAM RANKINGS

Large School — 1. Niagara Wheatfield; 2. Lockport; 3. Clarence; 4. Lancaster; 5. Grand Island; 6. St. Joe’s; 7. Hamburg; 8. Starpoint; 9. Iroquois; 10. Niagara Falls.

Small School — 1. Pioneer; 2. Falconer; 3. Olean; 4. Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama; 5. Newfane; 6. Fredonia; 7. Cheektowaga; 8. Depew/Cleveland Hill; 9. Randolph; 10. Akron.

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS

99: 1. Aiden Rabideau (Clarence-9); 2. Tyler Bartolomei (North Tonawanda-10); 3. Antoine Walker (Clarence-9); HM. Steven Bachman (Grand Island-11), Jake Harry (Lancaster-11), Andy Lucinski (Newfane-8).

106: 1. Parker Rozler (Lancaster-11); 2. Marcus Evans (Randolph-9); 3. Mike Catanzaro (Williamsville North-8); HM. Nick Barberio (Lancaster-10), Doug Ciszak (Pioneer-11), Michael Snowden (Niagara Falls-10).

113: 1. Mitch Seaver (Lockport-12); 2. Justin McDougald (Niagara Wheatfield-9); 3. Shane Hetrick (Maple Grove-11); HM. Dalton Gardner (Fredonia-9), Colby Petrie (Medina-9), Cody Pool (Jamestown-11).

120: 1. David Poff (Gowanda-12); 2. Zach Braddell (Tonawanda-10); 3. Matt Genau (Williamsville South-12); HM. Dontay Gill (Lockport-12), Owen Kissell (Alden-11), AJ Putt (Maple Grove-12).

126: 1. Willie McDougald (Niagara Falls-9); 2. Nick Kozlowski (Portville-12); 3. Johnny Putney (East Aurora-10); HM. Brent Bachman (Royalton-Hartland/Barker-12), Giovani Russo (Fredonia-10), Trey Wiedeman (Pioneer-12). IR. Matt Evans (Randolph-11).

132: 1. Hector Colom (Fredonia-11); 2. Jake DeWolf (Niagara Wheatfield-10); 3. Warren McDougald (Niagara Wheatfield-10); HM. Zach Brown (Newfane-11), Vinny Catanzaro (Williamsville North-11), Jake Vergien (Iroquois-10).

138: 1. Phil Calandra (Depew/Cleveland Hill-12); 2. Billy Seiders (Dunkirk/Silver Creek-12); 3. Jacob Page (Eden-12); HM. Cory Day (Iroquois-10), Alex Handley (Alden-12), Caleb Riordan (Pioneer-11).

145: 1. Connor Day (Iroquois-12); 2. Katrella Jackson (Cheektowaga-12); 3. Dylan Ingrao (Falconer-11); HM. Johnny Fiebelkorn (Akron-11), Brian Ghiandoni (Starpoint-12), Charlie Johnstone (Newfane-10).

152: 1. Steven Kapuscinski (Lockport-12); 2. Dan Torres (Falconer-11); 3. Giuseppe Hoose (Southwestern-11); HM. Logan Kent (North Tonawanda-11), Icar Simon (Olean-10), Michael Conrad (Pioneer-12).

160: 1. Cameron Page (Falconer-12); 2. Danny Emblidge (Grand Island-11); 3. Dominick Crouse (Sweet Home-12); HM. Eric Bartnik (Cheektowaga-12), Garrett House (St. Joe’s-11), Sawyer Overhoff (Eden-12).

170: 1. Trevor Micek (Maple Grove-12); 2. Jacob Smeader (Hamburg-12); 3. Nick Martone (St. Joe’s-12); HM. Alton Ingram (Dunkirk-12), Robbie Penhollow (Falconer-10), Jake Sarow (Akron-11).

182: 1. Matt Cicco (Niagara Wheatfield-12); 2. Corey Keefe (Falconer-11); 3. Joe Andreessen (Lancaster-11); HM. Ian Baker (Springville-12), Steven Daskavitz (Lockport-11), Dillon Knoll (Hamburg-12). IR. Jacob Peru (Falconer-12).

195: 1. Lawrence Jenkins (Lake Shore-12); 2. Tyler Smith (Pioneer-12); 3. Freddie Nixon (St. Joe’s-12); HM. Marshall Johnson (Randolph-12), Veysal Muktasimov (North Tonawanda-12), Christian Rider (Clarence-12).

220: 1. Jordan McLaughlin (Olean-12); 2. Mason Mastrangelo (Lancaster-12); 3. Matt Eldridge (Depew/Cleveland Hill-12); HM. Mason Hoose (Canisius-12), Anthony Robinson (Starpoint-11), Shaerod Rodgers (Lake Shore-12).

285: 1. Laith Alsous (Lewiston-Porter-12); 2. Nick Jones (Dunkirk/Silver Creek-12); 3. Joe Ramunno (West Seneca East-12); HM. Jaquan Johnson (Grand Island-11), Calik Kennedy (Amherst-11), Sean Kloss (Clarence-12).