HSWrestling.Net narrows down the top 10 High School Wrestling teams. After Blair dropped a dual 36-21 to St. Paris Graham they drop two spots in our rankings. Apple Valley remains undefeated and the No. 1 team in the nation.

The HSWrestling.Net 2009 National High School Team Rankings as well as the 2009 National Champion can be found below. After a ridiculous state tournament performance by Apple Valley & St. Paris Graham we had a very tough time picking our true number one. After much deliberation amongst our staffers here at HSWrestling we came to the conclusion that Apple Valley would likely hold off both Blair & St. Paris in a dual this season. We don’t expect to hear good things about the mythical 2009 national champions from the folks in Ohio, PA, or NJ who all had great candidates, however, we strongly believe in our selection of Apple Valley as the #1 team in the nation.

1. Blair Academy N.J.
2. St. Paris Graham Ohio
3. Apple Valley Minn.
4. Central Dauphin Pa.
5. Northampton Pa.
6. Central Mountain Pa.
7. Wyoming Seminary Pa.
8. Massillon Perry Ohio
9. St. Mark Del.
10. Christiansburg Va.
11. Simley Minn.
12. Huxley Ballard Iowa
13. St. Edward Ohio
14. Montini Catholic Ill.
15. Blue Mountain Pa.
16. Clovis Calif.
17. Reynolds Pa.
18. Cumberland Valley Pa.
19. Hastings Minn.
20. Brandon Fla.
21. Park Hill Mo.
22. Wausau West Wisc.
23. Wisconsin Rapids Wisc.
24. High Point N.J.
25. Collins Hill Ga.
26. Roseburg Oreg.
27. Buchanan Calif.
28. Grand Island Neb.
29. Catoosa Okla.
30. Phillipsburg N.J.
31. Iowa City West Iowa
32. Billings Skyview Mont.
33. Poway Calif.
34. Lake Stevens Wash.
35. Don Bosco Iowa
36. Wavery-Shell Rock Iowa
37. Omaha Skutt Neb.
38. Blue Springs Mo.
39. Ponca City Okla.
40. Goddard Kans.

The nation’s best girls high school wrestlers are being honored with the announcement of the eighth annual TheMat.com/ASICS Girls High School All-American Wrestling Team.

The 2008 First Team members were announced at the ASICS/Vaughan Junior National Championships in Fargo, N.D. in July, where they were presented with their trophies. At the same time, it was announced that Tatiana Padilla of Northview High School in California was named the ASICS High School Wrestler of the Year for the second straight year.

There were 10 members of the 2007 First Team who were selected as First Team members again in 2008.

2008 Pre-season Rankings by Bob Preusse

1. Blair Academy N.J.

2. St. Paris Graham Ohio

3. Northampton Pa.

4. Central Dauphin Pa.

5. Apple Valley Minn.

6. St. Edward Ohio

7. Wyoming Seminary Pa.

8. Catoosa Okla.

9. Huxley Ballard Iowa

10. Montini Catholic Ill.

11. Iowa City West Iowa

12. Central Mountain Pa.

13. Massillon Perry Ohio

14. Bishop Lynch Texas

15. Cumberland Valley Pa.

16. Eastern Regional NJ

17. Don Bosco Iowa

18. St. Mark Del.

As early as his sophomore season at Line Mountain, Jon Fausey’s plan was to make his college decision before the start of his senior season.
Fausey made good on that plan this week when he signed a national letter of intent to continue his wrestling career at the University of Virginia. The Cavaliers won out over Cornell and Penn, but Fausey said the decision was a difficult one.

The National High School Wrestling Rankings for Individuals as chosen by Bob Preusse, Amateur Wrestling News.

103
Mark Grey-Fr, Blair Academy, NJ
Tyler Fraley-Soph, Colt Neck, NJ
Jade Rauser-Soph, Broadwater County, MT
Avi Friedman-Sr, Owings Mills, MD
Robert Deutsch-Soph, Voorhees Eastern, NJ
Brandon Davis-Jr, Bear Academy, DE
Kory Mines-Jr, Maple Heights, OH
Kagan Squire-Fr, Wadsworth, OH
Bob Dierna-Soph, Ontario Center, NY
Casey Kenney-Sr, Jay County, IN
Terrell Wilbourn-Soph, Francis Howell, MO
Hayden Zillmer-Soph, Crosby-Ironton, MN

These rankings are provided by WIN Magazine, look for HSWrestling.Net’s State Rankings to come soon!

W.I.N.’S 2008-09 PRESEASON HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS

103 pounds
Rk. Name Yr. Hometown/High School
1. Ryak Finch Jr. Safford, Ariz.
2. Cody Brewer So. Kansas City, Mo./Oak Park
3. Robert Delutsch So. Voorhees, N.J./Eastern
4. Ty Mitch Jr. Aurora, Ohio
5. Sean Boylan Jr. Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s
6. Gus Sako Jr. Lakewood, Ohio/St. Edward
7. Luke Frey So. Montoursville, Pa.
8. Mason Beckman So. Greenville, Pa./H.A. Reynolds
9. Robert Dyar Sr. Vestavia Hills, Ala.
10. Kagen Squire Fr. Wadsworth, Ohio.
11. Jake Bellis Jr. Bloomington, Ill.
12. Mark Grey Fr. Blairstown T’ship, N.J., Blair Academy
13. Carson Kuhn Jr. Sandy, Utah/Alta
14. Brandon Nelsen Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North
15. Joe Orecchio So. Ramsey, N.J./Don Bosco Prep.
16. Tyler Fraley So. Colts Neck, N.J.
17. Jade Rauser So. Townsend, Mont./Broadwater Co.
18. Tanner Moon Jr. Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain
19. Terrel Wilbourn So. St. Charles, Mo./F. Howell Central
20. Freddie Rodriguez Fr. Holt, Mich.

Three-time state champions David Taylor (112) of St. Paris (Ohio) Graham High, Alex Meade (152) of Camden Wyoming (Del.) Caesar Rodney High and Jason Welch (160) of Walnut Creek (Calif.) Las Lomas High are repeat selections to the 14-member First Team as the 23rd annual ASICS All-America Wrestling Team was announced today.

The ASICS All-America Team, selected by a nationwide panel of wrestling experts, is the only national all-star team for which wrestlers enrolled in all four high-school grades are eligible. ASICS is a title sponsor of the ASICS Vaughan USA Wrestling Fargo Junior National Championships and is a major benefactor of the sport at all levels.

The Top Twelve ‘07-’08 Seniors in High School wrestling have been established. Oklahoma State’s #1 recruit Jordan Oliver from Pennsylvania powerhouse Easton topped Rutgers-bound #2 Scott Winston in the ranking.

HSWrestling.Net’s Dirty Dozen
#1 Jordan Oliver (22%)
#2 Scott Winston (15%)
#3 Jason Welch (11%)
#4 Alex Meade (10%)
#5 Nate Moore (8%)
#6 Quentin Wright (7%)
#7 Jake Deitchler (7%)
#8 Tyler Graff (6%)
#9 Mario Mason (4%)
#10 Michael Mangrum (4%)
#11 Jon Burns (3%)
#12 Cody Yohn (2%)