UPDATED 5A RANKINGS 2/1/23

Greetings 5A wrestling fans! Below is the last update for 5A Rankings before the post-season.  Some wrestlers have moved weights and I can assure you that a few more changes most likely will happen by Regions.  I have ranked each weight class for the top 5-7 wrestlers including known VA opponent H-2-H's.  The team race will be the closest it has been in years.  Those 5th & 6th placers could definitely be the difference at States this year.

Enjoy!


106

#1 Noah Rankin Riverbend 9
#2 Josiah Irizzary Tallwood 11
#3 Christian Silvey Salem 9
#4 Anthony Ciotoli Independence 9
#5 Adam Skinner Woodgrove 9

SIGNIFICANT WINS

#1 Rankin DEC 11-0 vs #4 Sawyer (4A Great Bridge)
#1 Rankin FALL vs #4 Sawyer (4A Great Bridge)
#1 Rankin FALL vs #6 Shuler (6A Grassfield)
#1 Rankin DEC 7-2 vs #6 Shuler (6A Grassfield)
#2 Irizzary DEC 1-0 vs #3 Silvey
#2 Irizzary OT DEC 3-1 vs #4 Silvey
#2 Irizzary DEC 4-1 vs #4 Ciotoli
#4 Ciotoli DEC 8-2 vs #4 Shin (6A Chantilly)

Notes: Looks like Saunders will permanently make the jump to either 113 or 120.

113

#1 Cadell Lee Brooke Point 10
#2 Nicholas Saunders Mountain View 12
#3 Dawson Bowden Princess Anne 10
#4 Hunter Elliot Salem 10
#5 Matthew Parthenakis Riverbend 12
#6 Camden Murray Woodgrove 9

SIGNIFICANT WINS

#1 Lee FALL vs #3 Sykes (3A Skyline)
#1 Lee FALL vs #4 Keel (6A Chantilly)
#1 Lee TF 17-2 vs #5 Murray
#1 Lee DEC 2-0 vs #2 Sinati (3A Brentsville)
#1 Lee FALL vs #2 Jones (4A Orange)
#2 Saunders OT DEC 1-0 vs #2 Rankin (@106)
#2 Saunders MAJ DEC 17-5 vs #5 Parthenakis
#3 Bowden DEC 5-0 #3 Elliot
#3 Bowden DEC 7-4 #3 Elliot
#3 Bowden TF 17-1 #4 Parthenakis
#5 Parthenakis FALL vs #2 Looney (1A Grundy)
#5 Parthenakis DEC 10-4 vs #6 Layman (3A Skyline)

Notes: Moved Saunders to 113.

120

#1 Owen Rawls Nansemond River 12
#2 Mohammed Langaneh Glen Allen 12
#3 Lucas Johnson Independence 10
#4 Kyree Flamer Salem 11
#5 Sawyer Jones Woodgrove 9
#6 Chase Beltz Brooke Point 10

SIGNIFICANT WINS

#1 Rawls FALL vs #6 Hersey
#1 Rawls FALL vs #5 Custodio @ 126
#1 Rawls MAJ DEC 12-0 vs #2 Whelan @126
#2 Langaneh DEC 9-7 vs #2 Wells (4A Powhatan)
#2 Langaneh DEC 2-1 vs #2 Wells (4A Powhatan)
#2 Langaneh DEC 9-7 vs #3 Ayo (4A Spotsylvania)
#2 Langaneh FALL vs #5 Kraisser (4A King George)
#3 Johnson DEC 11-10 vs #2 Krajic (6A Chantilly)
#4 Flamer DEC 5-4 vs #2 Stewart (Peninsula Catholic VISSA)
#5 Jones DEC 2-1 vs #5 Hicks (6A West Springfield)
#6 Beltz DEC 12-1 vs #6 Parthenakis

126

#1 Jerry Simon Deep Run 11
#2 Geoff Whelan Mountain View 11
#3 Nate Gipson Riverbend 12
#4 Ben Aguilar Brooke Point 9
#5 James Hersey Hickory 11
#6 Joseph Custodio Kempsville 12
#7 Brodie Carley Woodgrove 10


SIGNIFICANT WINS

#1 Simon DEC 10-0 vs #1 Rubin (6A Thomas Jefferson)
#2 Whelan TF 17-2 vs #5 Marsh (4A Great Bridge)
#3 Gipson DEC 6-4 vs #5 Marsh (4A Great Bridge)
#4 Aguilar DEC 4-2 vs #6 Iparraguirre (6A Chantilly)
#5 Hersey DEC 3-2 vs #4 Marsh (4A Great Bridge)
#5 Hersey DEC 8-4 vs #2 Stewart (Peninsula Catholic VISSA)
#7 Carley DEC 7-4 vs #6 Iparraguirre (6A Chantilly)

132

#1 Parker Trahan Brooke Point 12
#2 David Simon Deep Run 12
#3 Ben Meinert Mountain View 10
#4 Nic Dimond Stonebridge 11
#5 Cameron Rasmussen Riverbend 10
#6 Ben Spagnoli Woodgrove

SIGNIFICANT WINS

#1 Trahan DEC 3-0 vs #4 Dimond
#1 Trahan DEC 3-0 vs #3 Brown (6A Grassfield)
#1 Trahan FALL vs #3 Meinert
#1 Trahan DEC 10-0 vs #5 Rasmussen
#3 Meinert DEC 4-2 vs #5 Rasmussen
#4 Dimond DEC 15-4 vs # 6 Spagnoli

Notes: Trahan moves down from 138 

138

#1 Chase Van Hoven Brooke Point 10
#2 Trey Thebarge Tallwood 12
#3 Dominic Castrejon Mountain View 11
#4 Austen Watson Woodgrove 11
#5 Karl Ludwig Kempsville 9
#6 Owen Cherry First Colonial 11

SIGNIFICANT WINS

#1 Van Hoven MAJ DEC 12-0 vs #2 Stroud @138 (3A Brentsville)
#1 Van Hoven MAJ DEC 14-0 vs #2 Rerras @138 (6A Westfield)
#1 Van Hoven DEC 7-2 vs #2 Alyea (3A Skyline)
#1 Van Hoven DEC 1-0 vs #1 Foard (St. Benedictine – VISSA)
#1 Van Hoven FALL vs #2 Castrejon
#2 Thebarge FALL vs #2 Stroud (3A Brentsville)
#2 Thebarge DEC 12-6 vs #5 Ludwig
#2 Thebarge FALL vs #1 Asher (2A Strasburg)
#3 Castrejon FALL vs #1 Dodd @138 (Central)
#4 Watson FALL vs #2 Stroud (3A Brentsville)
#5 Ludwig DEC 3-1 vs #6 Cherry
#5 Ludwig DEC 5-2 vs #6 Cherry

Notes: Van Hoven now at 138 (was previously ranked at 132)

144

#1 Carson Main Riverbend 11
#2 Tyler Traves Mountain View 9
#3 Alex Noblin Prince George 11
#4 Carter Shupert Cox 12
#5 Payton Beal Independence 12


SIGNIFICANT WINS
#1 Main DEC 6-5 vs #2 Lewis (Great Bridge 4A)
#1 Main DEC 5-0 vs #2 Traves (Mt View)
#1 Main FALL vs #1 Cherry (6A Kellam)
#1 Main MAJ DEC 11-2 vs #1 Cherry (6A Kellam)
#1 Main MAJ DEC 13-2 vs #1 Solomon @150 (4A Skyline)
#1 Main FALL vs #1 Gordon (1A Grundy)
#1 Main FALL vs #5 Shupert
#1 Main DEC 5-0 vs #3 Divello (3A Skyline)
#1 Main FALL vs #4 Robie @150 (3A Christiansburg)
#1 Main MAJ DEC 15-2 vs #5 Cambeis (4A Jefferson Forest)
#2 Traves DEC 13-2 vs #2 Smoot (4A Eastern View)
#2 Traves DEC 17-4 vs #2 Smoot (4A Eastern View)
#2 Traves DEC 7-2 vs #1 Neal (4A Great Bridge)
#2 Traves DEC 7-4 vs #1 Hegg (6A Oakton)
#2 Traves FALL vs #4 Owens (4A Hanover)
#2 Traves TF 15-0 vs #5 Shupert
#2 Traves FALL vs #3 Eppard (1A Riverheads)
#3 Noblin DEC 7-4 vs #5 Cambeis (4A Jefferson Forest)
#3 Noblin DEC 1-0 vs #5 Cambeis (4A Jefferson Forest)
#5 Beal DEC 5-1 vs #3 Teter (4A Sherando)

Notes: Traves now at 144; According to Trackwrestling Noblin has not wrestled since late December

150

#1 Leonard Ashley Granby 10
#2 Kristian Molina Stafford 12
#3 Gus Fleming Brooke Point 11
#4 Gavin Mosley First Colonial 12
#5 Cameron Mckay Deep Run 12
#6 Thomas Brooks Stone Bridge 12
#7 Blake Jones Mountain View 10

SIGNIFICANT WINS
#2 Molina FALL vs #7 Jones
#3 Fleming MAJ DEC 15-7 vs #7 Jones
#4 Gavin Mosley 9-3 vs #7 Jones
#5 Mckay DEC 3-1 vs #3 Teter (4A Sherando)
#7 Jones DEC 5-2 vs #2 Molina

Notes: Ashley has been wrestling at 150 most of the season. Still may be eligible for 144. Fleming moves down from 157. Mckay moves up from 144.

157

#1 Thomas Stofka First Colonial 11
#2 Zach Turner Riverbend 12
#3 Eli Beltran Mountain View 11
#4 Parker Tillery Cox 12
#5 Zach Burton Stone Bridge 12
#6 Chance Wingert Brooke Point 11

Notes: There may be some additional  changes at this weight class. Looks like Stofka will be at 157. Wingert moves down from 165

SIGNIFICANT WINS

#1 Stofka DEC 8-2 vs #2 Aaron Turner @157 (4A Great Bridge)
#1 Stofka DEC 11-5 vs #2 Burkes @157 (2A Strasburg)
#1 Stofka FALL vs #4 Tillery
#2 Turner OT FALL vs #3 Molina @150
#2 Turner MAJ DEC 10-1 vs #6 Wingert
#2 Turner MAJ DEC 12-4 vs #3 Beltran
#2 Turner DEC 3-1 vs #4 Tillery
#3 Beltran DEC 4-2 vs #4 Tillery
#4 Tillery FALL vs #2 Campos (6A Ocean Lakes)
#4 Tillery DEC 13-9 vs #5 Burton
#4 Tillery DEC 6-2 vs #3 Fleming (now @150)
#4 Tillery FALL vs #3 Fleming (now @150)
#5 Burton DEC 6-0 vs #3 Fleming (now @150)
#5 Burton TF vs #6 Wingert

165

#1 Rafeal Hipolito Independence 12
#2 Tyler Haley Cox 12
#3 Logan Eastman Riverbend 12
#4 Connor DeZorzi North Stafford 12
#5 Brady Leischner Mountain View
#6 Randall Brown Stone Bridge 11

SIGNIFICANT WINS

#1 Hipolito TF 17-2 vs #3 Fleming now at 150
#1 Hipolito MAJ DEC 19-8 vs #1 Lockhart @157 (6A Battlefield)
#2 Haley FALL vs #6 Wingert now at 157
#2 Haley DEC 7-2 vs #3 Eastman
#3 Eastman DEC 6-3 vs #4 Dezorzi
#3 Eastman FALL vs #5 Leischner
#4 Dezorzi DEC 6-3 vs #5 Leischner

Notes: Hipolito has been wrestling at 165 since Beast of the East. May still be eligible for 157.

175

#1 Corey Bell Mountain View 12
#2 Lennon Soaper Riverbend 12
#3 Christian Moffit Woodgrove 12
#4 Camden Bauswell Nansemond River 11
#5 Rudy Wagner 9/Ethan Muerillo 10 Cox
#6 Tyler Klinger First Colonial 12

SIGNIFICANT WINS

#1 Bell FALL vs #4 Bauswell
#2 Soaper DEC 4-3 vs #2 Smoot (4A Eastern View)
#2 Soaper DEC 4-0 vs #5 Muerillo
#5 Wagner 6-2 DEC vs #6 Klinger
#6 Klinger DEC 1-0 vs #5 Murphy (@ 190)

Notes: Bell is back in action

190

#1 Jacob Wright Riverbend 12
#2 Remus Montalvo Brooke Point 12
#3 Micah Osborne Prince George 12
#4 Cameron Owens Woodgrove 11
#5 Aiden Manning Cox 12

SIGNIFICANT WINS

#1 Wright OT DEC 4-2 vs #2 Montalvo
#2 Montalvo DEC 7-4 vs #3 Christopher (4A Spotsylvania)
#2 Montalvo DEC 12-5 vs #4 Owens
#2 Montalvo FALL vs #5 Manning

215

#1 Eddie Vargas Brooke Point 12
#2 Issac Castrejon Mountain View 12
#3 Jacob Pressinger Riverbend 11
#4 Seth Murphy Nansemond River 12
#5 Grayson Starrett JR Tucker 12
#6 Gift Nwokoro Riverside 12

SIGNIFICANT WINS

#1 Vargas DEC 3-0 vs #3 Pressinger
#1 Vargas DEC 4-3 vs #2 Castrejon
#2 Castrejon FALL vs #4 Epperly (4A Hanover)
#2 Castrejon OT DEC 3-1 vs #3 Pressinger
#2 Castrejon DEC 2-1 vs #5 Starrett
#2 Castrejon DEC 4-1 vs #4 Murphy
#3 Pressinger DEC 3-2 vs #3 Howard @ 285
#3 Pressinger FALL vs #6 Oxley (3A Lord Botetourt)
#4 Murphy DEC 4-2 vs #5 Starrett
#5 Starret DEC 5-4 vs #1 Vargas

285

#1 Colin Pederson First Colonial 12
#2 Clay Bachman Mountain View 11
#3 Greydon Howard Cox 11
#4 William Jones Gloucester 10
#5 Behanzin Bowen Prince George 12

SIGNIFICANT WINS

#1 Pederson DEC 3-2 vs #3 Howard
#1 Pederson DEC 7-3 vs #2 Bachman
#2 Bachman DEC 4-3 vs #3 Howard
#2 Bachman OT DEC 4-2 vs Looney #1 (1A Grundy)

Team Rankings (Tournament)

#1 Mountain View
#2 Riverbend
#3 Brooke Point
#4 Cox
#5 Woodgrove
#6 First Colonial
#7 Independence