Takedown Report

HighSchoolOT’s final statewide and area code rankings for dual-team wrestling

There were four N.C. High School Athletic Association dual-team wrestling champions, and three of them were undefeated against in-state teams. Determining which one finished atop the final HighSchoolOT statewide top 25 rankings wasn’t easy.

That lone head-to-head win between two state champs — 4A champ Northwest Guilford defeating 3A champ Fred T. Foard — is what propelled the Vikings to the top spot. Foard was second, followed by 2A champ Newton-Conover and 1A champ Uwharrie Charter. West Rowan, which was the 3A West runner-up, rounds out the top five.

The full rankings — a statewide Top 25 and Top 15 rankings for each of the state’s six area codes — are below. … rest of story at Highschoolot.com/highschoolot-hsot-final-statewide-and-area-code-rankings-for-wrestling-2023

March 22, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 Team members named

The following wrestlers have earned and will be awarded a spot on a team of the best wrestlers in eastern North Carolina this past season. To recognize them we will present a wooden plaque with their name and weight class engraved on it. They will be made in a similar style to the ones from the previous dozen years or so. (have to look it up).

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March 21, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 – 106 lbs.

TDR Editor’s Note; Typically this lightest weight class is led by the youngest wrestlers and this year has the top 5 spots filled by successful sophomores. Please contact us and share your input sent to us at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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March 19, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 – 113 lbs.

TDR Editor’s Note; The State Champion Jacob Kresicki from First Flight is the clear #1 selection at 113 lbs. State placer Israel Guerra of South Johnston takes the 2nd spot. Regional Champion Carter Duhon leads 10 more state qualifiers in the weight class. We welcome input sent to us at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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March 19, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 – 120 lbs.

TDR Editor’s Note; Three state place winners lead off the top 3 in eastern N.C. followed by a Regional Champion before one ventures into the weeds of head to head match results. Still looking through the thorns and briars to minimize our missteps. We welcome input sent to us at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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March 19, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 – 126 lbs.

TDR Editor’s Note; Been distracted by an intense and exciting three days of wrestling at the National Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma then a journey over to dig up some wrestling history at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater. So much for the excuses. Will offer a rough draft of the last 4 weight classes. Again, we welcome input from interested fans and pundits sent to us at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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March 19, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 – 132 lbs.

TDR Editor’s Note; In one of the deepest weight classes in eastern N.C. we have 7 wrestlers who placed in the top 6 in their division’s state championships. The top 3 wrestlers are clear with State Champion Ian Fritz at 1st and Ryan Mann and Corey Fazekas were runner-ups. All three are sophomores and have a combined record of 152 wins and just 6 losses. Klutey defeated Connick at States while Connick bested Shirley the week before. We welcome input sent to us at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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March 14, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 – 138 lbs.

TDR Editor’s Note; 4A State Champion Avery Buonocore won a regional and state title along with almost all other matches to claim a clear hold as the top wrestler in eastern North Carolina at 138 lbs. Frank Bianco is 2nd with a strong 5th place finish in 4A and defeated G. Rivera and C. Peters in head to head matches and won 2 of 3 with B. Wilman. G. Johnson defeated Lieberman in mid-season before both won their Regional titles in 2A & 3A respectively.
We welcome input sent to us at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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March 14, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

All-Time College Coaching Wins Top 160

The Page with the list of the Top 160 college coaches all-time across all college divisions has been updated. This update is much closer to the end of the season than has been done in other seasons. This posting only shows the top 82 that have 300 or more wins. To see the rest of the list, check out the list on our home page.

After the 2022-2023 season             as of March 2023

ALL-TIME Coaches – with at least 300 wins    
Division I Schools unless noted otherwise     

1. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                        646 – II     (15 wins in 2023)
2. Dale Thomas (Oregon State)                          616 – I
3. Jare Klein (Olivet College)                            569 – III
4. Bill Racich (Ursinus College)                        540 – III
5. David Icenhower (College of New Jersey)    534 – III
6. John Reese (Wilkes Univ.)                             515 – III 
7. Jack Childs (Drexel/Thad. Stevens Tech)     512 – I/JuCo
8. Harold Nichols (Iowa St.)                              493 – I
9. Max Servcies (Wabash)                                  487 – III
10. Doug Parker (Springfield, Mass)                    485 – II
11. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)           476 – I   (14) up 1 spot
12. Milton Martin (Westmar)                               462 – NAIA
13. Don Elia (Carson-Newman/Maryville)          461 – II
14. Ned McGinley (King’s College)                    458 – III
15. Ron Mirikitani (St. Louis C.C.-Meramec)     457 – JuCo
16. John Sacchi (Middlesex Jr. Coll./Rutgers Un.)   447- JuCo/I
17. Gary Taylor (Rider)                                        442 – I
18. Bobby Douglas (Iowa St/CSSB/ArizSU)       440 – I
19. J Robinson (Minnesota)                                  440 – I
20. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)                439 – III   (10) up 1 spot
21. John Johnston (Princeton/Stevens Tech.)      431 – I/JuCo
22. Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth)  428 – II 
23. Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales)             422 – III (30) up 11 spots
24. T.J. Kerr (U. Calif. Bakersfield/San Jose St.)  421– I
25. Tom Jarman (Manchester/Northwest./Taylor)  415-III/I/NAIA
26. Phil Grebinar (Worcester Poly Tech.)            414 — III
27. Jim Miller (Wartburg)                                    413 – III
28. Arthur “Bucky” Maughn (N Dak State)         408 – II
29. Tom Borrelli (Central Michigan/Lake Superior St.)   406 – I/II (6) up 2 spots
30. Bob Skelton (Western New England College) – 402 III
31. Wally Johnson (Minnesota Univ./S.D. State/Luther Coll.)   400 – I
32. Robert Marshall (Del. Valley Coll./Dickinson) – 396 III
33. David James (Cent. Oklahoma)                      396 – II
34. Bob Guzzo (N.C. State/Canton Jr. Coll.)       393 – I/JuCo
35. Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha)    389 – II   (8) up 4 spots
36. Paul Mance (Appalachian St./Herkimer Co.CC)  387 – I/JuCo
37. Bruce Haberli (New York Un./Manhattan Coll.)  384 – III/I   (12) up 8 spots
38. Eric Knuutila (Niagara City C.C.)                  383 – JuCo
39. Dave Amato (Brown/SUNY Potsdam/U.Mass)  381  – I/II/III
40. Bill Lam (North Carolina Univ.)                    378 – I
41. Al Baxter (Buena Vista Univ.)                       376 – III
42. Budd Whitehill (Lycoming Coll.)                  376 – III
43. Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.)        374 – III  (20) up 5 spots
44. Dean Sensenbaugh (Modesto Jr. Coll.)          374 – Calif. Jr. C.
45. Lonnie Timmerman (Drake)                          364
46. Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport)                    359 – III  
47. Dan Gable (Iowa)                                           355
48. Vaughn Hitchcock (Cal-Poly-SLO)               353 – II
49. Russ Hellickson (Ohio St./Wisc.)                   350
50. Ron Gaffner (Muskegon C.C.)                       344- JuCo
51. Rob Koll (Stanford/Cornell Univ.)             334  (6) up 1 spot
52. Roy Minter (Ridgewater C.C.-Willmar)        329- JuCo 
53. Gray Simons (ODU, Tenn, L. Haven, Ind. St.)   327
54. Carl Adams (Boston Univ./Un. Of R.I.)        326 
55. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse)               326  (8) up 7 spots
56. Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.)   324 – II  (5) up 4  spots
57. Bob Bubb (Clarion Univ.)                             322
58. Jack Spates (Oklahoma & Cornell)                322
59. Jeff Swenson (Augsburg Coll.)                      321 – III
60. Tom Kessler (York College)                          321 – III
61. Joe Seay (Okla.St., Ca.-Bak., U.Tenn.-Chatt.)     319 – I/II
62. Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.& Dana College) 319 – II (15) up 10 spots
63. Jody Thompson  (Labette C.C.-Ks.)               318- JuCo
64. Steve Eldridge (U.S. Coast Guard Ac.)          317 – III  – Inc.,
65. Dave Mitchell (Luther College)                  315 – III (14) up 14spots
66. Dennis Deliddo (Cal. St. Fresno)                   313
67. Ron Finley (Oregon Univ.)                            311 
68. Ed Peery (U.S. Naval Academy)                    311 
69. Bob Del Rosa (Case Western Reserve)          310 – III
70. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra)                 307  (13) up 19 spots
71. Randy Stottlemyer (Pittsburgh)                      304
72. Kerry Volkmann (John Carroll)                     304 – III
73. John Owen (North Idaho Jr. Coll.)                 304- JuCo
74. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa)   303  (12) up 15 spots
75. Stan Abel (Oklahoma, Cincinnati)                 302
76. Daryl Arroyo (Springfield, Mass)                  301 – III
77. Willie Myers (Wisconsin-Whitewater)          301 – III
78. Dave Pacheo (Sacramento City College)       301 – Calf. Jr. Col.
79. Ed Kringstad (Bismark State Coll.)           301- JuCo
80. Chuck Williamson (Gloucester Co. Coll.)  300- JuCo
81. Roger Sanders (Bloomsburg, New York Univ.)  300
82. Tim Fader (Wisc.-Eau Claire, Whitewater,& Lacrosse) 300– III (17) up 13 spots

March 11, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 – 145 lbs.

TDR Editor’s Note; Well, admittedly falling behind in posting a weight class a day while traveling up to the Division III Nationals in the mountains of Virginia. Noah Thomas placed highest at the 4A State tournament and defeated all other eastern N.C. wrestlers that he faced. David Saunders did defeat J. Crump when they met at mid season so he will edge up to 3rd place here. We welcome input sent to us at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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March 11, 2023 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment