wjd
Well-Known Member
Just for fun here are my top 8 rankings for 108,115, and 122:
108
1-Kevavle Corona
2-Yabarra Sunnyside
3-Kelly chandler
4-Deibal Desert Mountain
5-Richards Mountain view
6-Boyle Westwood
7-Del Río Desert Vista
8- Arellano kofa
113
1- Garcia sunnyside
2- Valenzuela Kofa
3- Duron Cibola
4- Rivera Tucson
5- Smith Dobson
6- Jarman Mesa
7- Hornbuckle desert vista
8- Everett Gomez Desert Ridge
120
1- Loaiza Sunnyside
2- Ramirez Red Mountain
3- Zaragoza Cibola
4- Rodriquez Basha
5- Wood Desert Ridge
6- Santillana Mesa
7- Alonso Kofa
8- Martinez Desert vista
Notes: I think Chris Kelly wins it all. I've seen him beat Kavavle multiple times handily but that was preseason and I'm only going off performance this high school season and last high school season. Not including any off season stuff.
I haven't seen Duron from Cibola wrestle much on track so idk what's going on there. I know he beat Valenzuela at freakshow in OT but that was preseason.
Rivera from Tuccon has has lost to Gomez this year but Gomez hasn't done enough to prove a higher ranking IMO. Jarman from Mesa has beaten Gomez head to head. Rivera placed high at Flowing Wells and is a returning state champ. Jarman also beat Steve Smith in the preseason but again I'm not counting preseason.
Good to see someone getting some discussion going before we head into regionals and state, but I can't help but feel you have a little family bias in the 103 predictions. Is Kelly wrestling for Chandler? Everytime I check Chandler results in Trackwrestling, he's not in the lineup. For sure, he'll be up there, but the two you have ranked above him are very tough. A few names missing from your list and I'm sure there are more as I've only seen matches in the east valley involving Mountain View or Highland, plus what I've followed on trackwrestling. Figueroa from Highland beat Boyle early in the season (6-5 match that got close in the end). Based on that, I figure those two are close in ability. Garcia from Pinnacle has beaten Figueroa twice and Del Rio has pinned him. I'd rank both of those wrestlers in the top 6.
I haven't seen your brother wrestle yet at Mesa. I have to ask, is he a great leg rider like the rest of the Jarman clan? Good luck to your family members at regionals and state.