TOP 75 RETURNING WRESTLERS IN DISTRICT 10 AA
Finalized by Dan Albaugh on 11/24/11

This list is not a ranking of the 75 best wrestlers in District 10 AA. Rather, this list ranks the top 75 returning District 10 AA wrestlers who have the best opportunity to go far in the post-season tournaments of the 2011-2012 season. Obviously, a lot of “hair-splitting” goes into preparing a purely subjective list of this nature. By hair-splitting, I mean that the chances of the #16 wrestler are probably as good as the #8 wrestler and there’s not a whole lot of difference between #25 and #50 and #60 and #75. Keep in mind that District 10 AA has sent 103 wrestlers to States in the past three years – 34 in 2011, 33 in 2010 and 36 in 2009. So, any wrestler listed in the top 75 has a good chance to go to Hershey.

This is my 12th year of doing a Top Returning Wrestlers list. It was prepared without the advantage of knowing at exactly what weight each wrestler will be. As always, don’t take this list too seriously as it was put together for fun and to generate some early-season wrestling conversation. It was not compiled to create complaints or great controversy.

For any wrestler who doesn’t see his or her name, but feels it should be included, then please use this list an incentive to do well. I’ll truly be rooting for you to prove me wrong!

* = Returning State Qualifier from 2010-11 (21 total – includes Placewinners)
** = Returning State Placewinner from 2010-11 (10 total)
*** = Returning State Champion from 2010-11 (0 total)

1) Cody Copeland, Greenville (sr.) **
2) Austin Matthews, Reynolds (jr.) **
3) Wes Phipps, Grove City (sr.) **
4) Dylan D’Urso, Reynolds (sr.) **
5) Matt Mongera, Seneca (sr.) **
6) Evan Daley, Fort LeBoeuf (jr.) **
7) Joe Hibbler, Seneca (sr.) **
8) Matt Bryer, Cochranton (sr.) **
9) Aaron Roberts, Jamestown (sr.) **
10) George McGuire, Fort LeBoeuf (soph.) **
11) Kody Pace, Fort LeBoeuf (sr.) *
12) Tyler Landfried, Greenville (sr.) *
13) Jarray Norris, Sharon (jr.) *
14) Alex Svetz, North East (sr.) *
15) Craig Cihon, Fort LeBoeuf (sr.) *
16) Blake Heim, Reynolds (sr.) *
17) Riley Smith, Fort LeBoeuf (sr.) *
18) Garret Smith, Seneca (sr.) *
19) Randy Perkins, Greenville (sr.)
20) Tim Vargo, Union City (jr.)
21) Xavier Ross, Sharon (sr.) *
22) Shawn Reynolds, Cambridge Springs (sr.) *
23) Brandon Puckley, Fort LeBoeuf (sr.)
24) Kevin Nowakowski, Harborcreek (sr.)
25) Cam Cyphert, Cochranton (jr.)
26) Nate Stidham, Hickory (sr.)
27) Taylor Fox, Fort LeBoeuf (jr.)
28) Brandon Stafford, Saegertown (sr.)
29) Cody Buchanan, Sharon (jr.) *
30) Jeff Burger, Union City (jr.)
31) Tyler Miller, Reynolds (sr.)
32) Cyle Yaple, Seneca (jr.)
33) Taylor Ellis, Conneaut Lake (soph.)
34) Justin Rhodes, Reynolds (sr.)
35) Josh Tomiczek, Saegertown (sr.)
36) Justin East, Cambridge Springs (sr.)
37) Corey Voorhis, North East (jr.)
38) Austin Andrews, Cochranton (jr.)
39) Mason McCollum, Reynolds (soph.)
40) Jesse Rivera, Grove City (sr.)
41) Ben Bucher, Sharpsville (soph.)
42) Jonas Reaugh, Jamestown (jr.)
43) R.J. Swartz, Mercer (sr.)
44) Zak Dennis, Maplewood (jr.)
45) Zane O’Brien, Mercer (soph.)
46) Tyler Gentile, Greenville (sr.)
47) Adam Sallot, Harborcreek (sr.)
48) Forrest Christmann, Slippery Rock (jr.)
49) Kyle Lukowich, Conneaut Lake (soph.)
50) Gordan Bieber, Slippery Rock (sr.)
51) Matt Humes, Saegertown (soph.)
52) Cole Cameron, Grove City (sr.)
53) Sam Breese, Lakeview (soph.)
54) Trey Maher, Grove City (jr.)
55) Seth Rendulic, Conneaut Lake (sr.)
56) Dylan Baker, Eisenhower (sr.)
57) Blake Horne, Greenville (jr.)
58) Landon Clayton, Lakeview (sr.)
59) Logan Head, Eisenhower (sr.)
60) Shawn Croyle, Sharon (soph.)
61) Jake Johnson, Eisenhower (jr.)
62) Ian Anthony, Commodore Perry (sr.)
63) Alex DiGregorio, Reynolds (soph.)
64) Alec Gawne, Mercer (sr.)
65) Brad Malinowski, Fort LeBoeuf (soph.)
66) Nick Floch, Jamestown (jr.)
67) Ossie Bowers, Fort LeBoeuf (jr.)
68) Jamar Henry, Reynolds (jr.)
69) Chet Simoni, Grove City (soph.)
70) Ryan Northcott, Cochranton (jr.)
71) Josh Lewis, Youngsville (sr.)
72) R.J. Boozer, Cochranton (soph.)
73) Matt Tofani, Reynolds (sr.)
74) Caleb Peterson, Cochranton (jr.)
75) Nick Van Damia, Fort LeBoeuf (sr.)

NOTE: From my Top 75 list of last year, I missed one State qualifier (Shawn Reynolds of Cambridge Springs). Nate Dias of Greenville was not included in my 2010-11 Top 75 Returners list because he was not on a wrestling roster at the season start. George McGuire of Fort LeBoeuf was not included in my 2010-11 Top 75 Returners list because he was a freshman and not a returner. To see my 2010-11 Top 75 picks, click here.