8 Must-Watch Ranked High School Matches From This Weekend
8 Must-Watch Ranked High School Matches From This Weekend
Mid-December means high school wrestling madness. Check out many of the ranked matchups that went down around the country this week!
It's another excellent weekend of high school wrestling across the country. Here are archives of several of the best, ranked matches that went down on Friday and Saturday. Check back in on this article as Beast of the East, Dvorak, and more are still going on. If you saw a ranked match you think I should include, send an email to david.bray@flosports.tv.
182 - #2 Ryder Rogotzke vs #4 Connor Mirasola
Connor Mirasola opened up the top-five matchup against Ryder Rogotzke with three takedowns, but if you've watched Rogotzke long enough, you know he's never out of a match.
195 - #3 Max McEnelly vs #6 Cole Mirasola
U17 World bronze medalist Max McEnelly had a 17 pointer with Cole Mirasola in the MatBoss Minnesota Christmas Tournament finals after both wrestlers earned ranked wins in the semis.
144 lbs - #4 Maxximus Martinez vs Ethan Parco
Los Gatos' Ethan Parco had a breakout performance over Gilroy's #4 Maxximus Martinez in the Reno TOC semifinals.
138 lbs - #6 Grigor Cholakyan vs #19 Paul Kelly
St. John Bosco's Grigor Cholakyan and Poway's Paull Kelly split in their two matches a year ago, and the rubber-match had lead changes and its share of excitement.
175 - #10 Justin Rademacher vs #11 Lucas Condon
We had a ranked matchup in the Reno TOC quarterfinals between Rademacher and Condon who met at 175. Condon is ranked at 170 lbs while Rademacher is up at 182 lbs.
120 - #16 Ben Bast v #18 Brandon Morvari
West Bend West, Wisconsin's Ben Bast and Simley, Minnesota's #18 Brandon Morvari threw down in the MatBoss Minnesota Christmas Tournament finals.
132 - #14 Carlos Stanton vs Tanner Frothinger
Idaho product Tanner Frothinger stunned Carlos Stanton early in their Reno TOC semifinal to earn a shot at #15 Daniel Zepeda in the finals.
113 - Blake Beissel vs #16 Michael Olson
Beissel and Olson met in the finals of the MatBoss Minnesota Christmas Tournament in a match that went all the way to ultimate tie breakers.