OSWrestle Jan 5 2A Rankings

6 New #1’s in 2A

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Several wrestlers used the Knockout over the last 2 weeks to springboard to the #1 spot in the latest Orlando Sentinel Rankings. Washburn pinned Guzman in the semis and finished 2nd to take over the top spot at 106. Basile beat former #1 Andrew Austin of Charlotte 8-4 to claim the 126 lb. Knockout title as well as the #1 spot. Brennan Van Hoecke put on a show at the Knockout - pinning defending 3A State Champ Sebastian Melguizo of SW Miami to win the 132 Knockout title and claim the #1 spot in 2A.

Jack Crook beat Oklahoma’s Bryce Dauphin and Woodward Academy’s Michael Kilic to claim the Knockout title at 145 (and yes - the top spot in 2A … he beat the former #1 Christian Moder 6-0 in the quarters of the Knockout). Gavin McDermott was the only wrestler to not benefit for being at the Knockout as he moved from #2 to #1 at 182 after former #1 Joe Burgess of Winter Springs moved down to 170. And Dedric Marshall moved from #2 at 195 to #1 at 220 after downing Chase Thompson of American Heritage Delray Beach in the semis before losing to Harley Andrews of Tuttle Oklahoma in the Knockout finals.

18 wrestlers make their debut

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Tampa Freedom’s Hamzah Mohamad followed up a tournament title at the Corey Hill Memorial with a spot on the podium at the Knockout and vaulted himself into the rankings at #3. 17 others joined Mohamad in the rankings this week (making their debut although I don’t know if any were ranked before December 15 because I haven’t been tracking it). Joining Mohamad in the top 10 is Port Charlotte’s Alejandro Villada at #8 at 160 lbs.

Mohamad is the biggest mover

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Obviously Mohamad is the biggest mover over the last few weeks - coming from unranked to #3 at 152 lbs. But he isn’t the only Tampa Freedom wrestler to make a move into the top 3 - joined by teammate Ryan Bennett. Villada and McNichols made big moves into the rankings also. Barron Collier’s Cory Cannan used the Knockout as a platform to show he should be in the top 5 and was rewarded with a move from #9 to #5 at 170 (he was #9 at 160).

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