2016 - 2017 Rankings

[rankit]

Pre- Dual meet Action Rankings
A lot is still up in the air, especially with most teams not even wrestling yet and so dont know where kids will be.  Bishop Hendricken is by far the biggest question with many kids graduating and a lot of their light guys being young and probably growing a weight class or two.  The middle and light upper weights are pretty spotty with the majority of place finishers from last year being gone.   Also tried to reflect some of the kids that have moved or switched schools.  

I will try and update these weekly at first seeing where kids are, then as Certification date hits bi-weekly 



December 14th Rankings 


106
Fallon LSA
Holland Pil
Fry Cov
Lavallee John
Reilley Cumb


113
Williams BH
Watts Pil
Estrada Barr
Rodrick CE
Merritt Char
B. Rizzo NP

HM
Joy NK


120
Hussey EP
Wheeler NP
Caltagoirone Cov
Lenoard Barr
Turrano Wstr
DaPonte TG


126
Young Cov
Nappi BH
A.Rizzo NP
Gaudiana LSA
McDowell Woon


132
DiSano BH
Brown Cov
Zuller Pil
Baptista Cumb
Hamilton WW
Lynch Pon

HM
Hellmann Barr
VanHorn Char
Mallone Mt. H


138
Bloom MB
Andrews Pon
Duckworth SK
Myers Narr
Sheldon EP
Baccalla John


145
Rivet BH
McGill Pon
Tougas Cumb
Holdridge Wstr


152
Teeves MB
Sangarie Cumb
Charleson LSA
Brown TG


160
Potter Pil
Arcand BH
Riggs Pon
Chagnon EP
Bauchannan Mt. P


170
Packem Pon
Harrison LSA
DiMouro BH
Bradley CW


182
Wrzesain Char
Baylon Linc
Lancaster Mt. H


195
Thibideau Mt. H
Gincastro NK
DelBonis LSA
Lopez-Giron Hope
Boesche BH
Daugherty Char


220
Fenwick Cent
Cayoto Tol
Olbrych EP
Taft Mt. H
Lannigan CE


285
Brown NK
Cole BH
Kenney John
Wilcox Cumb
Brayall Linc
Ayirian Smith

[rankit]

I honestly forgot about Fry he'll be on the board next round, Clarke it'll be about if he can get down to 113, otherwise he cant be on the board as his teammates are there. Gaudiana may go up one spot but not above Nappi or Young until he beats one of them or they lose. Nappi may not even be at this weight.

As for Merritt that would be putting him above a lot of state paper. Winning the wilson cup without going through Holland (yes I know the kid he beat beat him) isn't exactly a huge reason to put him above a 3, 4, 5, from last year, lets let him beat someone first.

[JimmyM]

Dec 15, 2016 13:23:37 GMT -5 brokenarrow said:

Just some thoughts.

106
Don't underestimate Joziah Fry. He's undersized but could upset some folks if he hits a throw being a judo kid.

113
Merritt, has been wrestling since he was in the womb so I think I'd put him up at #2. I think his experience will come into play.

120
Where is Mason Clarke going? Not sure if he's at 120 but if so, keep an eye out for him. Has potential.

126
Gaudiana, should probably be higher but we'll see how that shakes out. He looked pretty dominant at Mount Hope taking first place and beating some good competition.

Agreed, Guadiana and Fallon both tore up the Mt Hope, very impressive Fallon is rightfully #1 and Guadiana should be at #2 behind Young for now even though Young won't be at 126.

Also agreed that Fry will be tough at 106 he sbhoukd fit into the rankings somewhere.

Holland is at 113 and Watts at 120. There should be some interesting wrestle offs for pilgrim with Castaldi a returning placer at 113 also factoring in. All 3 of those kids are pretty even and I would assuming are competing to fill 113 and 120.

Merrit should definitely move up higher than fifth once he gets some matches under his belt.

Lynch should be higher than 6 at 132 definitely before Hamilton and Bautista.

DelBonis should be ranked at 195 returning place finisher will be a real contender this year.

[hicpunch]

Gosselin from burr should be listed at 45. Went undefeated in div 2 as a freshman last year and won Smithfield tournament

Lynch from pong going 45
Gill from pong going 52

Lopez from hope going 220

[2poundsover]

Thoughts....

BH
Nappi going 120
Rivet going 138
Disano going 145

Pilgrim
If Holland cant make the cut back to 106 their projected lineup will be

113 Holland
120 Capaldi
126 Watts

Moses Brown
Did they find the biggest loop hole yet? Bloom and Tieves is not on their roster yet. If their added not until February, they will only have to make weight once. Both of them could wrestle only one match and they will be seeded #1 in their weight class...not fair

North Kingstown
Don't sleep on the NK's big three at 195, 220, Hwt. All three of them Gincastro (195) Ruggieri (220) Brown (HWT) could represent NK in the finals

Lincoln
Tyler Balon at 182 is pound for pound one of the toughest (mentally and physically) wrestlers in RI this season

Coventry
Fenwick, really?? When did RI wrestling add free agency? I guess in order to beat Bishop Hendricken, you might as well recruit too

*If you include La Salle and Pong that's three previous state place finishers transferred along with 2 outstanding freshman this season

[spiral101]

Dec 20, 2016 0:09:51 GMT -5 2poundsover said:

Thoughts....

BH
Nappi going 120
Rivet going 138
Disano going 145

Pilgrim
If Holland cant make the cut back to 106 their projected lineup will be

113 Holland
120 Capaldi
126 Watts

Moses Brown
Did they find the biggest loop hole yet? Bloom and Tieves is not on their roster yet. If their added not until February, they will only have to make weight once. Both of them could wrestle only one match and they will be seeded #1 in their weight class...not fair

North Kingstown
Don't sleep on the NK's big three at 195, 220, Hwt. All three of them Gincastro (195) Ruggieri (220) Brown (HWT) could represent NK in the finals

Lincoln
Tyler Balon at 182 is pound for pound one of the toughest (mentally and physically) wrestlers in RI this season

Coventry
Fenwick, really?? When did RI wrestling add free agency? I guess in order to beat Bishop Hendricken, you might as well recruit too

*If you include La Salle and Pong that's three previous state place finishers transferred along with 2 outstanding freshman this season

I really cannot stand how MB does this. It's annoying and unfair to the rest of the state. They basically decide to take the whole year off, see where all of the tough wrestlers are going, let them beat up on one another and then when they feel the need too/have to make weight once, then get a "special circumstance" high seed and are all well and good for state tournament time. Make the weight and wrestle all season long just like everyone else. In my opinion, they are only hurting themselves in the long run and aren't truly getting the life experience of being a wrestler and are missing the daily grind of cutting while trying to maintain their lives as student-athletes.

[shoot]

Both teves and bloom have legit injuries.

[JimmyM]

LaSalle over Coventry

Significant matches:

Caltagirone over Guadiana 3-1
Harrison over Metcalf Fall

Pono over Hendricken

Significant matches:

Disano over McGill 4-3

[JimmyM]

Also Pilgrim over Cumberland

Sangare pinned by Kavanaugh

Watts lost by decision to Passante

[switch1]

Sangare pinned by Kavanaugh not a surprise. This Sangare brother is a sophomore just back to wrestling last 2 weeks. He will improve. The Sangare that was expected to win, pinned his guy. No surprises there.

[JimmyM]

Not trying to step on anyone's toes but there has been a lot of action of recently and I haven't seen rankings in a while so i'll give it a crack, first full rankings of the season:

Team (Tourney) Rankings (Based ((Approximately)) off of placement points according to individual power rankings):

1) Hendi
2) Pono
3) Pilgrim
4) Coventry
5) Cumberland

Note: 1 and 2 were very close with 3 not being too far behind.

106

1) Fallon LSA
2) Holland Pil
3) Lavallee John
4) Reilley Cumb
5) Fry Cov
6) Iacabucci BH

113

1) Williams BH
2) Passante Cumb
3) Merritt Char
4) Watts Pil
5) Rodrick CE
6) Skiffington SK

120

1) Hussey EP
2) Wheeler NP
3) Clark COV
4) Castaldi PIL
5) Lenoard Barr
6) Porcaro Cumb

126

1) Caltagirone Cov
2) Guadiana LSA
3) Nappi BH
4) A.Rizzo NP
5) McDowell Woon
6) Bonanno West

132

1) Brown Cov
2) Zuller Pil
3) Villanova Pon
4) Kelly Cumb
5) Hamilton WW
6) Mallon Mt. H

138

1) Rivet BH
2) Andrews Pon
3) Young Cov
4) Duckworth SK
5) Myers Narr
6) Baccalla John

145

1) Bloom MB
2) Lynch Pon
3) Tougas Cumb
4) Holdridge Wstr
5) Diaz Woon
6) Lyons SK

152

1) Disano BH
2) McGill Pon
3) Teeves MB
4) Charleson LSA
5) Sangare Cumb
6) Brown TG

160

1) Potter Pil
2) Peckham Pon
3) Harrison LSA
4) Bauchannan Mt. P
5) DiMauro BH
6) Burgess John

170

1) Macomber Pon
2) Lancaster Mt. H
3) Arcand BH
4) Turano West
5) Hayes Cumb
6) Parton Pil

182

1) Wrezesion Char
2) Balon Linc
3) Riggs Pon
4) Ladas SK
5) Kavanaugh Pil
6) LaPoint NK

195

1) Thibadeau Mt. H
2) DelBonis LSA
3) Hunt NP
4) Gincastro NK
5) Dougherty Char
6) Amirault TG

220

1) Fenwick Cov
2) Ruggeri NK
3) Taft Mt H
4) Eckert Pil
5) Circa Pon
6) Reynolds Cumb

285

1) Brown NK
2) Cole BH
3) Kenney John
4) Wilcox Cumb
5) Brayall Linc
6) Martin NP

[JimmyM]

Dec 23, 2016 19:52:13 GMT -5 brokenarrow said:

Thanks to "FUNK" for putting together a solid ranking sheet.

I'd only make a couple of changes.

Pono has to go #1 over Hendi #2, and La Salle has to go at 4 as the upper weights of La Salle spanked Coventry's uppers.  I mean looking at the box scores, Coventry won the first 6 matches and lost the next 8 in a row.  That's a heart breaker for a coach.  You simply cannot be competitive when stuff like that happens.  It's a shame too, because Coventry is solid down low.

Now, for 113, I have no conclusive evidence to point to but, Merritt will beat BH's Williams.  He may not be #1 yet but he should be.  As for Fenwick, is he in Coventry?  You have him listed there.

Dec 23, 2016 19:31:32 GMT -5 JimmyM said:

Not trying to step on anyone's toes but there has been a lot of action of recently and I haven't seen rankings in a while so i'll give it a crack, first full rankings of the season:

Team (Tourney) Rankings (Based ((Approximately)) off of placement points according to individual power rankings):

1) Hendi
2) Pono
3) Pilgrim
4) Coventry
5) Cumberland

Note: 1 and 2 were very close with 3 not being too far behind.

106

1) Fallon LSA
2) Holland Pil
3) Lavallee John
4) Reilley Cumb
5) Fry Cov
6) Iacabucci BH

113

1) Williams BH
2) Passante Cumb
3) Merritt Char
4) Watts Pil
5) Rodrick CE
6) Skiffington SK

120

1) Hussey EP
2) Wheeler NP
3) Clark COV
4) Castaldi PIL
5) Lenoard Barr
6) Porcaro Cumb

126

1) Caltagirone Cov
2) Guadiana LSA
3) Nappi BH
4) A.Rizzo NP
5) McDowell Woon
6) Bonanno West

132

1) Brown Cov
2) Zuller Pil
3) Villanova Pon
4) Kelly Cumb
5) Hamilton WW
6) Mallon Mt. H

138

1) Rivet BH
2) Andrews Pon
3) Young Cov
4) Duckworth SK
5) Myers Narr
6) Baccalla John

145

1) Bloom MB
2) Lynch Pon
3) Tougas Cumb
4) Holdridge Wstr
5) Diaz Woon
6) Lyons SK

152

1) Disano BH
2) McGill Pon
3) Teeves MB
4) Charleson LSA
5) Sangare Cumb
6) Brown TG

160

1) Potter Pil
2) Peckham Pon
3) Harrison LSA
4) Bauchannan Mt. P
5) DiMauro BH
6) Burgess John

170

1) Macomber Pon
2) Lancaster Mt. H
3) Arcand BH
4) Turano West
5) Hayes Cumb
6) Parton Pil

182

1) Wrezesion Char
2) Balon Linc
3) Riggs Pon
4) Ladas SK
5) Kavanaugh Pil
6) LaPoint NK

195

1) Thibadeau Mt. H
2) DelBonis LSA
3) Hunt NP
4) Gincastro NK
5) Dougherty Char
6) Amirault TG

220

1) Fenwick Cov
2) Ruggeri NK
3) Taft Mt H
4) Eckert Pil
5) Circa Pon
6) Reynolds Cumb

285

1) Brown NK
2) Cole BH
3) Kenney John
4) Wilcox Cumb
5) Brayall Linc
6) Martin NP

I personally agree with you that Merritt is the man to beat at 113 but like you said I don't have anything to justify putting him over a state finalist (for now). I do believe Fenwick will be at Coventry been hearing that rumor for a while now.     

I  did the team rankings according to how many place finishers each team is projected to have and how high those finishes would be , the weakness of that being that it fails to account for wrestlers that score points for their team while failing to place and for bonus points. Team rankings definitely up for discussion I just found that to be the most systematic way to do it for the time being. 

[shoot]

Lancaster smashed the pono kid at NP tourny. Not sure if it was that kid but he was up big and then stuck him i believe.

[mazalin]

Hussey, EP is out 6-8 weeks with a broken leg.

[eptownies]

Dec 30, 2016 9:14:37 GMT -5 mazalin said:

Hussey, EP is out 6-8 weeks with a broken leg.

hopefully 4 to 6 weeks and he can make it back in time. Senior yr. that really *!!

[mazalin]

Couldn't agree more with eptownies. Hussey is a great kid and a great wrestler. Its horrible that it happened his senior year. i wouldn't be surprised if he makes it back for states.

[2poundsover]

Good luck to Hussey, he's a great kid

First of all, I want to say thank you for doing the rankings and getting the conversation started

Random Ranking Thoughts:

145 Dougherty from Chariho beat Lyons from Sk in the 3rd/4th match at South County. Both of them should be battling for 5th/6th this season

220 Eckert from Pil should be off the rankings. Had two "bad losses" to both Charhio and Woon at South County Tournament.

Both Cayo Tolman and NP Caden Jolcimat should be ranked
Dont forget Lanigan CE, only one match away last year from placing
Lopez is going 220 so far this season

Seems like there are plenty of 220 this season making the "bracket" intersting

220
Fenwick
Ruggeri
Taft
Lopez
Cayo
Jolcimat

Hm Lanigan

Was there any wrestling at all this week?

[atlantaal]

Apparently I sent a PM to 2poundsover rather than a post reply, but there were several tournaments last week including at least two that involved RI teams: the Lowell Holiday tournament which Mt. Hope attended, and the Marshfield, Mass. tourney that Cumberland won. I've posted results in the Brackets section. Also, some of the scores from the Chariho-SK-Johnston-EP quad Dec. 29 are posted on RIIL.org.

[JimmyM]

Significant results from the past week or two:

Duckworth over Young @ 138
Anderson over Tougas @ 145
Bautista over Van Horn @ 132
Peckham over Potter @ 160
Cirka over Eckert @ 220
Sangare over Dougerty @ 195

If anyone has significant results from any tournaments from over winter break feel free to share.

[hicpunch]

Jarell from Eg is back. He wrestled 170 last night