*please note* this are not the official central district rankings. just done for discussion and nothing more. give me some feedback and feel free to argue but remember, purely just for enjoyment. lots of spelling errors and what not but who has time for word anymore.

My Top 5 Pre Season Teams.
1.Marysville
2.Olentangy
3.Lancaster
4.Hilliard Davidson
5.Dub. Coffman

106
1.Payton Gutierrez, Pickerington North,
2.Taleb Rahman, Marysville, Freshman
3.Andrew Torti, Olentangy, Junior
4.Xander Straughter, Reynoldsburg, Senior
5.Josh Wimer, Central Crossing, Sophomore
Division 2 state placer Gutierrez is now at Pick. North and will be the favorite here at 106. Last year he had a solid season placing 6th at the always tough Brecksville Holiday
and winning the sectional and has good variety in his leg attacks. His only hiccup came at the CIT where he fell short of placing in a tough weight class. Taleb Rahman
was a junior high state runner up last year, and pretty much majored his way to the finals. After seeing what coach Andrews did with David Sparks last year, look for Rahman
to be a top contender at this weight. Andrew Torti broke out last season with a 1st place at his home tournament with a win over Straughter, also wrestling a fantastic state
state duals tournament with a win over Conner Nemec and Pinning Chase Crabtree of graham. Straughter made it to the finals of 4 seperate tournaments, but was the bridesmaid
at each. Fortunitly for him, you dont have to win the district tournament to advance to the big show. Also watch out for Josh Wimer of Central Crossing, he is alot better than i gave him credit for going into last year.
He was really undersized, but still managed to notch some good wins under his belt including a win over Straughter and also Mullucey of Dublin Coffman.


113
1.Jacob Spearman, Lancaster, Senior
2.David Sparks, Marysville, Sophomore
3.Chris Mullucey, Dublin Coffman, Senior
4.Greg Chang, Reynoldsburg, Senior
5.Sam Valenti, Hilliard Darby, Junior
In all likelyhood I see Spearman ending up at this weight. Spearman was a guy who wasn't on my radar last year(i blame the weather forcing them to miss the Austintown Fitch tourny)
and he came out and pretty much dominated everyone from central ohio and wrestled to a respectable 6th at the schott. Hes pretty diverse on his feet which keeps opponents guessing, I think
Sparks will close the gap a bit but not pass him. I had no idea who Sparks was untill he placed 3rd at Top Gun with wins over Crabtree, Hornack(4th @ state), and Martin. The best thing about Sparks is that he is
pretty consistent which will help him at the district meet. Mullucey got his chance to shine this year at 103 and stunned alot of people when he got red hot at medina pulling off 6 straight wins including
one over Victoria(3rd @ state) from Mason. As far as his season went he pretty much did what he was suppose to do, look for similar results this year with placement potential at state. Chang had a solid year
all the way up to the point when he lost to bloss(whom he had beaten the day before) in the match to go. Prior to that he had nice wins over state placer Smith(who beat Gutierrez) and Johnathon Edwards.
Also watch out for Medina placer Valenti of Darby who absolutely lit up state placer P.J. Mueller.

120
1.Ryan Murdock, Dublin Coffman, Senior
2.Artem Timchenko, Olentangy Orange, Junior
3.Giuseppe Penzone, Olentangy Liberty, Sophomore
4.Dakota Riley, Mount Vernon, Junior
5.Davis, Hilliard Davidson, Senior
I have gone back and forth on who to put as the #1 here and my mind is now made up. Timchenko and Murdock split last season with Murdock winning at Medina and Artem winning at state. Both are also 2x
state placers. I think that Artem is the more solid wrestler, however I have to favor Murdock because he has some great big moves and has the balls to go for them(ex:his throw vs. marsico in the match to place in 10).
I feel like i may have overrated Penzone going into last season. It looked like i was right when he placed 7th at Brecksville, but looking back he didnt really beat any state level wrestlers there. He did win elgin
with a great win over Nathan Smith and then beat Chang. He destroyed Bloss in the sectional semi's, but then seemed to falter at districts. This year I think he will be a middle man still behind Murdock
and Timchenko, but will be ahead of the rest of the pack. I don't have alot to say about Dakota Riley, other than he gets better every time I watch him and is going to be tough next season. Davis
of Hilliard Davidson was a district placer, but I just didnt see a big win last season that sticks out to me. Bloss of Franklin Heights is a returning qualifier but will have to put together a great tournament
to make it out again.



126
1.Trevor Fiorucci, Olentangy, Senior
2.Logan Strope, Lancaster, Senior
3.Seth McCurdy, Delaware Hayes, Senior
4.Jake Donatelli, Hilliard Darby, Junior
5.Jake Schulze, Dublin Coffman, Senior
Fiorucci will be the only other wreslter next to Delande with state finals experience. A 3x state placer, last season he wrestled pretty well winning his home tournament and Hoover dropping
matches to only state finalists all year untill his loss to the very tough cash at state. Being battle tested vet and not being afraid to mix it up ill give him the #1 spot here. I watched Logan Strope
at Fargo and boy he looked great. Does a great job at using his length and extremely talented. He was undefeated going into districts but was tested well. He does have a win over Fiorucci in the
past but due to how the last two seasons finished out I haveto put Fiorucci at the top. He may go 132 but time will tell.McCurdy has been a name thrown around the last two years, but hasnt quite made the jump yet. Last year he had a solid year placing high at most tournaments, but took some beating when wrestling
state level opponents. This year I think hes ready. Jake Donatelli has looked good this offseason, so ill give him his props.



132
1.Jake Ryan, Olentangy Liberty, Junior
2.Drew McDougle, Gahanna Lincoln, Junior
3.Joe Boswell, Canal Winchester, Senior
4.Cole Nace, Teays Valley, Senior
5.Ryan Lucas, Olentangy, Senior
Jake Ryan had a pretty good freshman year, then this year came out and looked good. A bad draw hurt him at brecksville and then he got hurt somepoint, maybe at elgin. He defaulted 3 times
between sectionals and districts so I gotta believe it was hurting him pretty bad. Regardless he beat McDougle to go and lost a close one to Baran at state. I think this year he is even more improved
and is your #1 here. McDougle, who qualified as a freshman had a pretty good year winning north and elgin along with placing at brecksville. Had some good wins over Hutchins and Caroll. He did
take a loss from Nace and Ryan so hes not unbeatable, but is still one of the top dogs at this weight. Boswell was a qualifier in 09, and then moved to europe if im correct? He came back this year
and placed at everything but wasnt really spectacular. He turned it out come post season and won sectionals and districts with only one close match which was his upset over Caserta(5th). Nace is
not a world beater persay but he is very consistent. I think he was qualifier material last year but ran into D'Urso and Ryan at districts. This year I think he is too experienced and confident to not make
it out.

138
1.Noah Forrider, Marysville, Junior
2.Kasee McDougle, Gahanna Lincoln, Junior
3.Dalton Tullius, Canal Winchester, Senior
4.Austin Johnston, Hilliard Bradley, Senior
5.Hannibal Tate, Hilliard Davidson, Sophomore
Forrider is a stud and owns this weight. I'll never forget watching him place at state as a freshman. Last season he placed at both brecksville and top gun twice beating the younger dailey. How good
is he? Both McDougle and Ryan forfeited to him rather than take their chances. Kasee McDougle hasnt made an awesome post season run yet, but the results are there. He won fairmont and pick north
along with a strong second at elgin where he beat the tough Carl Moody. I first discovered Tullius after he wrestled tough at the elgin tournament beating 4 brakeman ranked wrestlers before taking
second to Drew McDougle. Look for him to make an impact. Johnston, a GMVWA placer...was 2-2 at columbus east last season but had a big win over fosco in the sectional finals. This year he should
be improved enough to qualify. If Tate wants to start he may have to cut here.


145
1.Travis Luft, Teays Valley, Senior
2.Anthony Fosco, Olentangy, Senior
3.Lee Wilson, Hilliard Davidson, Junior
4.Jake Zoller, Hilliard Bradley, Senior
5.Tyler McCourt, Dublin Coffman, Senior
Luft has progressed well, he owned everyone in the district last year and would have been champ had it not been for the dayton boys who will not be back. He won both olentangy and pick north
and placed a solid 3rd at brecksville. Fosco of Olentangy caught fire at the East district tournament. I don't believe he had a match go the distance. He made the state semis in a huge upset over
Faust of Lexington. He is extremely funky and could give fits to anyone at this weight. He could be at 138 but looked big when i last saw him. Lee Wilson is an enigma as far as what he will do at the district tournament this year.
He has been hurt district time the last two years but has wins over Murdock, Timchenko, and Josh Hall. He is also a 2x brecksville placer whos athletic style I could see giving Luft trouble. Zoller suprised me last year qualifying after having won only
one match at the GMVWA. What I didnt notice was both his losses were to state qualifiers. He is also pretty funky and a go between him and Fosco could be fun to watch. also watch out for returning Coffman State Alternate McCourt.

152
1.Chase Delande, Hilliard Davidson, Senior
2.Connor Driscoll, Hilliard Bradley, Senior
3.Chase Boyd, Marysville, Junior
4.Dez Hauber, Central Crossing, Senior
5.Ason Sunkle, Pickerington Central, Junior
Superman goes to sleep at night wearing Chase Delande pajama's! Delande was already having a good season placing 4th at brecksville despite coming in late for football. Delande caught fire
at just the right time and rolled through sectionals and districts unchallenged before coming out on top of a turned upside down state bracket. Despite the talented competitiors, I doubt we see Delande
lose in central Ohio this year. Connor Driscoll(who's name I did not know untill after the state tournament) missed almost the entire season to injury and comes out and places at state. I don't know
much else about this kid but its going to be interesting to see what he does with a full season. Boyd was another case of a Marsyville kid just coming out of nowhere and being tough. Had a couple of
good wins at brecksville and had a great district tournament eliminating both Gill and Hardy. Dez Hauber has been good for awhile now, but just hasnt made the big jump yet. I think some weight cutting
has hurt him in the past, so maybe wrestling this high a weight will be good for him. Sunkle of Pick Central is a goofy guy but has been making big jumps winning wapakoneta last season.

160
1.Tyler Miller, Marysville, Senior
2.Tyler Bowens, Hilliard Darby, Senior
3.Alex Mickley, Hilliard Davidson, Senior
4.Matt Lybarger, Mount Vernon, Sophomore
5.Ethan Bond, Lancaster, Junior
Miller had an impressive year placing at the top gun. He avenged a loss to Mickley in the match to go and then made good use of it placing 6th at the schott. Bowens
was 2nd at pick north and a placer at medina, and is now a 2x state qualifier. He can throw almost anyone and does so without hesitation. Look for him to be a force this season.
Mickley missed alot of last season due to football but came
back and was still solid, but not as good as he could of been I think. He beat Miller at sectionals, but was pinned by him in the match to go. Whether he comes back sooner this year or not, he will be an impact player at this weight.
Lybarger had a great year for a freshman, placing at the Waize, SWOWCA, and Clay. After placing at the district tournament, he continued his season by taking 7th at the NHSCA freshman nationals. After a year of maturity, I think
he will be ready to challenge for a trip to the state tournament. Also watch Bond from Lancaster, who won columbian and shocked Tyler Bowens in the first round at districts before falling to Kaczkowski and Lybarger.

170
1.Vince Pickett, Central Crossing, Senior
2.Zach Brown, Westerville Central, Senior
3.Mike Mayberry, Worthington Kilbourne, Senior
4.Andrew Shackelford, Thomas Worthington, Junior
5.John Waldrop, Newark, Senior
Pickett transfering to Westfall during the southwestern levy kinda took him off some peoples map that year where he finished 8th in d3. Tough, but I don't think anyone expected him to come out
as good as he did last year. His lone loss going into the state tournament was from Kyle Bryant(3rd @ 152). Once there he took a solid 4th losing to Brandenburg and the tough Tylan Coleman. He
just about walked through the district last year and has state title potential this season. Zach Brown has been very good the last two years, but took a bad draw as a sophomore and fell victom to the Bowens
crazy throwything last season. At this weight he will be head and shoulders above anyone behind him, he could go 160, but I dont know why he would. He placed 3rd at Top Gun and also had a 2-5 match with
Pickett. I've learned Mayberry will be higher, but im too lazy to move him. I don't know alot about Mayberry or Shackelford except for some district results. I'm a biased Waldrop fan. Waldrop had a pretty decent season, placing at the Waize
and Columbian followed by winning St.Charles, but his sectional tournament last season was puzzling, He very well could be the 3rd best in the weight class however.

182
1.Brocky Leidecker, Teays Valley, Senior
2.Garrett Foster, Pickerington Central, Senior
3.Ricky McGrath, Hilliard Bradley, Senior
4.Caleb Dick, Grove City, Senior
5.Wehseh Juty, Briggs, Junior
Leidecker could be at 195, but I like him here. Hes a 3x qualifier with tons of talent but just hasnt put it together in march yet. He was a brecksville placer with a nice win over Brown from gahanna
and didn't loss to anyone who didnt qualify i dont believe. Garret Foster had a good year, but then fell to Kamba at districts which pretty much doomed him. McGrath is a really hardworking kid whos
style I think will wear out alot of bigger guys. Dick had a nice win over Morgan Miller at sectionals, and is a solid option here. I picked Juty here because he is funky as hell and I like him.

195
1.Morgan Miller, Marysville, Junior
2.Lenns Kamba, Olentangy Orange, Sophomore
3.Spencer Marshall, Lancaster, Senior
4.James Lowrey, Upper Arlington, Senior
5.Ryan Steiner, Dublin Coffman
Miller came out on top of a pretty weak 189 weight class last year. He was a Top Gun placer but did lose to Dick at Sectionals. A bit of homerism goes to my #2 pick Kamba but he will turn some
heads this year. Spencer Marshall is another one people will scratch their heads about but I like him. Lowrey was a suprise district placer last season and steiner is also tough.

220
1.Alex Steinmetz, Olentangy, Senior
2.Wes King, Dublin Scioto, Senior
3.Kyle Dotson, Groveport Madison, Senior
4.Brett Mowery, Dublin Jerome, Junior
5.Thomas Taylor, Marysville, Senior
Steinmetz is now a 2x SQ and had a solid season. He was second at both Olentangy and Hoover and has a victory by fall over my #2 at this weight. King placed at olentangy and Pick north and wrestled
well at districts. Dotson didnt have a sweet record but did some serious work at districts, same goes for Mowery. Taylor was tough but faltered at districts.


HWT
1.Pat Eflein, Pickerington North, Senior
2.Bryan Young, Olentangy, Senior
3.Luke Fleming, Olentangy Liberty, Senior
4.Kevin Miller, Lancaster, Senior
5.Kyle Thirkield, Marysville, Senior
Pat Eflein had a breakout season placing at the Solon Comet Classic, Pick North, and Medina. He is your top dog here. Bryan Young was a qualifier in d2 and I believe had a win over Fleming.
Fleming was a brecksville runner up and made some big strides just in time to qualify for the show. Miller is a solid heavyweight option, he was 1st at the Wazie and 2nd at Columbian also winning a
match at districts. Thirkield was a qualifier two years ago but had some struggles this past season.

Well done, westie.

End of rant.

Solid list with good opinion to back it up. Not sure on Coffman and Lancaster outside of Murdock/Spearman they just don't have a guy thats a really big(for sure) scorer at District level. They have a few that can chip in but then again that will depend heavily on the brackets. And if Wilson is up to 45 not sure how much he can add to Hilliards march. I think hes more around the 126 range but could be wrong. I like Santino DiSabato amd Conner Borton to be in the mix at 103 or 112. If Santino's at 103 I think hes the pick.
My top 5
1.Marysville/odds on favorite just solid at most weights and if they wrestle their best it will be tough for anybody to catch them
2.Hilliard Davidson/ Fine line for success they could really push Marysville or drop low. Much depends on guys like Wilson/Davis/Tate if those guys come through they will challenge and might win
3.Olentangy/next in line they also can push Marysville and if the cards fall right come away with the title.
4.Liberty/Defending champs 3 soild scorers will depend on the improvement of the others
5.Teays Valley/Pick North Pick North actually has the ability to move up significantly because they are very strong at the bookends with 2 solid picks for Champs. TV has two solid champs and if they can get the Naces going they can move up.

These teams just have more up top scoring that you need to get higer on the board.

I saw Wilson a few times and he is real big, but good weight. Double Arm Bars-- Agreed, Connor Borton (Orange) is more than likely at 113 and he has looked good this summer.

I like Santino Disabato, and certainly the added weight will help, but Guttierez and Torti will be huge.

For Coffman, Mullucey is also a player, although Ryan Murdock is their big gun, for sure.

Top three at Heavyweight is NICE!

Thanks for the breakdown, Westie.

Finally.....someone sees the light.....thanks Westie....

Look for Forridor to go at 132 & Boyd 138 for Marysville

Westie, I follow the Davidson program and am not familiar with Lee Wilson. I don't think he was with the program last year. Could you enlighten me?

Lee Wilson is a transfer from the d2 program desales. He wrestled well his fresman year beating the wrestlers i mentioned and placed at brecksville. He got hurt towards the end of the year I believe and didnt wrestle at sectionals. This year once again placed at brecksville but was hurt. Wrestled at sectionals but defaulted out of districts.

double arm bars;867239 wrote:Solid list with good opinion to back it up. Not sure on Coffman and Lancaster outside of Murdock/Spearman they just don't have a guy thats a really big(for sure) scorer at District level. They have a few that can chip in but then again that will depend heavily on the brackets. And if Wilson is up to 45 not sure how much he can add to Hilliards march. I think hes more around the 126 range but could be wrong. I like Santino DiSabato amd Conner Borton to be in the mix at 103 or 112. If Santino's at 103 I think hes the pick.
My top 5
1.Marysville/odds on favorite just solid at most weights and if they wrestle their best it will be tough for anybody to catch them
2.Hilliard Davidson/ Fine line for success they could really push Marysville or drop low. Much depends on guys like Wilson/Davis/Tate if those guys come through they will challenge and might win
3.Olentangy/next in line they also can push Marysville and if the cards fall right come away with the title.
4.Liberty/Defending champs 3 soild scorers will depend on the improvement of the others
5.Teays Valley/Pick North Pick North actually has the ability to move up significantly because they are very strong at the bookends with 2 solid picks for Champs. TV has two solid champs and if they can get the Naces going they can move up.

These teams just have more up top scoring that you need to get higer on the board.

Coffman returns the 2nd most underclass points and Lancaster the third. Coffman has Murdock and Mullucey to lead the way as well as wreslters like McCourt, Steiner, and Schluze who should all be tough. Lancaster has two studs in Sperman and Strope, along with other standouts Beatty, Bond and Miller. It will be close, and I most def overlooked Liberty, but they may have lost too much.

That would mean more if Olentangy,Hilliard Bradley and Canal Winchester were not in the mix. Add in the fact that Davidson and Pickerington North have additional firepower and last year means less.

Does Coffman have Anthony Alexander returning......125 lbs last season

i think he moved

i just noticed that anthony alexander kid pinned state champ tyler hackworth...wow

Anthony Alexander longer at Dublin Coffman he moved

Did Alexander move within Columbus?

Tate 138? That's a big cut!

double arm bars;867478 wrote:That would mean more if Olentangy,Hilliard Bradley and Canal Winchester were not in the mix. Add in the fact that Davidson and Pickerington North have additional firepower and last year means less.

It means just as much since the Central District will not have Springboro, Beavercreek, Centerville and the other Dayton teams.

6 minutes;867584 wrote:Tate 138? That's a big cut!

6 minutes, no idea if he can make it or if he will be there. I just hear 145 will be wilson, and I think delande wont want to give up 152, so unless tate goes 160 who knows.

Mickley at 160. Tate started last season at 171, so not beyond realm of possibility that he goes 170...or more.

Great read Westie!
Thnx for the time to put this together.

wildcats1984;867330 wrote:Finally.....someone sees the light.....thanks Westie....

I C the Lite!

Tate started at 152 last season!

I just checked...Tate did max out at 152 last year. Still, if at Davidson, his height could probably handle 170.

looking back and reading this if you guys see some sentences that dont make sense its because the program i used was weird, deleted alot of words...