The Morning Call high school wrestling rankings

  • Pen Argyl's Mikey Racciato (left), here wrestling Saucon Valley's Nathan Harka, won his 175th bout last week. He is tied with Easton's Jordan Oliver for No. 2 on the all-time wins list in District 11.
Pen Argyl's Mikey Racciato (left), here wrestling Saucon Valley's… (Emily Robson, THE MORNING…)
February 11, 2013



2. Fr. Jacob Lizak (Parkland) 30-4

3. Sr. Jaryd Flank (Wilson) 24-0

4. Jr. Collyn Dorney (Quakertown) 28-3

5. Fr. Jacob Wasser (Palisades) 28-3

Honorable Mention: Fr. Joe Curzi (Liberty) 19-5, Fr. Tegan Durishin (Lehighton) 23-5, Fr. Hunter Gimbor (Brandywine) 27-3, Fr. Jake Jones (Stroudsburg) 26-7, Jr. Lenny Ogozalek (Panther Valley) 28-6, Fr. Lucas Schaf (Emmaus) 24-6, Jr. Travis Shoemaker (Allen) 16-9, Soph. Travis Smith (Nazareth) 18-8, Soph. Dustin Steffenino (Upper Perkiomen) 34-5, Soph. Michael Scheetz (Northampton) 20-5.

Noteworthy: Karam was 4-0 in helping Hawks to their third consecutive PIAA Class 2A duals title. Lizak was 5-1 at 3A duals, falling to state-medal contender Zach Elvin of Central Dauphin. Dorney has won four in a row. Wasser has pinned eight of his last nine opponents. In HM. Schaf has 17 bonus-point wins.


1. Jr. Scott Parker (Pennridge) 25-0

2. Jr. Ethan Lizak (Parkland) 34-2

3. Jr. Tyrone Klump (Nazareth) 20-5

4. Soph. Todd Hetrick (Northampton) 19-9

5. Jr. Kenny Yanovich (Pleasant Valley) 27-2

Honorable Mention: Sr. Christian Farah (Bangor) 15-3, Fr. Evan Fidelibus (Easton) 26-9, Sr. Manny Flores (Stroudsburg) 18-12, Fr. Cole Karam (Bethlehem Catholic) 11-5, Fr. Zach Kemmerer (Lehighton) 15-8, Fr. Tyler Marsh (Palisades) 26-6, Jr. Colin Mashack (Tamaqua) 19-0, Soph. John Ritter (Liberty) 19-9, Fr. Tanner Seislove (Quakertown) 20-12.

Noteworthy: Parker, ranked No. 1 in District One, has pinned three of his last four opponents in 15 seconds or less. Lizak had a 6-0 week, including a 3-2 win over Mifflin's Hayden Hidlay. In HM, Mashack had two technical falls and a pin at a weekend tournament.



2. Jr. Ben Ross (Pennridge) 31-1

3. Jr. Kolton Veit (Souderton) 21-1

4. Jr. Zach Valley (Northampton) 26-5


Honorable Mention: Jr. Dante Albanese (Pius X) 22-11, Soph. Daniel Clowney (Pocono Mt. West) 19-6, Sr. Michael Connelly (Liberty) 11-4, Jr. Josh Evans (Palmerton) 22-3, Sr. James Felipa (Pleasant Valley) 21-9, Soph. Daniel Ferrara (Pocono Mt. East) 22-4,Soph. Shane Jones (Stroudsburg) 25-9, Jr. Nicholas Kauffman (Whitehall) 18-7, Jr. Anthony Parisi (Easton) 14-4, Fr. Matt Schmall (Northern Lehigh) 17-6, Sr. Dante Steffenino (Upper Perkiomen) 37-3, Sr. Matt Williams (Pen Argyl) 25-6.

Noteworthy: Cruz was 4-0 at 2A duals, as did Israel. Ross is No. 2 in District One, followed by Veit and Steffenino. At 3A duals, Steffenino had a pin and two technical falls.



2. Sr. Grimaldi Gonzalez (Liberty) 25-2

3. Fr. James Saylor (Easton) 20-4

4. Jr. Andrew Sutton (Pen Argyl) 26-7

5. Sr. Anthony Dee (Salisbury) 24-1

Honorable Mention: Jr. Mason Byrne (E.S. South) 17-4, Jr. Ryan Carty (Central Catholic) 20-7, Sr. Tyler Harka (Saucon Valley) 23-16, Sr. Travis Haycock (Pius X) 18-8, Sr. Dillon Masington (Palmerton) 20-5, Sr. Grady Millick (Parkland) 21-12, Soph. Andrew Nicosia (Pocono Mt. East) 22-8, Fr. David Reif (Notre Dame-GP) 13-7, Soph. Nick Sanders (Palisades) 18-13, Jr. Daniel Schmeck (Brandywine) 27-7.

Noteworthy: Moisey, wrestling while sick, was 3-0 at state duals. Dee moves into top 5 after going 5-0 at weekend tournament, with a four falls and an overtime win against a wrestler with a 23-4 record. Dee's only loss is to Sutton, who had a nice win against Pius X last week.


1. Sr. Robbie Rizzolino (Easton) 29-3

2. Sr. Wolfgang McStravick (Upper Perkiomen) 37-5

3. Jr. Chase Zemenak (Nazareth) 16-3


5. Jr. Colby Ems (E.S. South) 18-1

Honorable Mention: Jr. Anthony Calantoni (Wilson) 21-6, Soph. Michael Comunale (Pius X) 29-4, Sr. Ian Evans (Parkland) 28-12, Sr. Daniel Johnson (Pocono Mt. East) 13-1, Jr. Jacob Rusnock (Catasauqua) 22-12, Soph. Nick Schneider (Saucon Valley) 16-10, Jr. Adam Ziegler (Southern Lehigh) 14-4, Sr. Jacob Younger (Emmaus) 19-12, Fr. Lee Todora (Bethlehem Catholic) 16-12.

Noteworthy: Rizzolino defeated McStravick, the former No. 1 at 138, at state duals. McStravick, who also fell to Delaware Valley's Jalen Palmer, moves into No. 2 spot here.




3. Jr. Josh Ortman (Parkland) 31-10

4. Jr. Kyle Baker (Easton) 20-12

5. Sr. Tyler Seislove (Quakertown) 24-6

Honorable Mention: Soph. Zack Christman (Palmerton) 18-6, Sr. Seever Hoyak (Notre Dame-GP) 23-6, Fr. Cole Franklin (Emmaus) 22-9, Sr. Jon Raso (Pius X) 24-7, Soph. Dylan Rynkiewicz (Tamaqua) 24-6, Soph. Charles Sell (Bangor) 16-2, Jr. Jesse Snyder (Palisades) 24-3.

Noteworthy: Todora, who was 3-0 at 2A duals, is the new No. 1 here with McStravick's drop. Ortman had a 5-1 week, including a 4-1 win over Baker. Seislove, whose last two wins were against returning sectional place winners, moves into the top 5.



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