The REPORTER
Hamilton County wrestlers are holding their own when it comes to state recognition in the IndianaMat.com rankings.
Fifteen county athletes are ranked across nine different weight classes. The website lists its top 20 wrestlers in each class, with the exception of 285 pounds, which has 30 wrestlers.
Fishers leads the local schools with four ranked wrestlers, while Hamilton Heights has three. One of them is Kendall Moe, who is rated first in the girls 100-pound rankings and 18th among the boys.
These rankings were as of Dec. 13.
106 pounds: 18. Kendall Moe, Hamilton Heights.
120 pounds: 8. Porter Temples, Westfield; 10. Chayce Yant, Fishers.
126 pounds: 17. Peter Nguyen, Guerin Catholic.
138 pounds: 18. Teyon Leonard, Fishers.
150 pounds: 3. Michael Major, Carmel; 11. Carson Fettig, Hamilton Heights, 20. Adam Gerstner, Hamilton Southeastern.
157 pounds: 13. Michael Cain, Hamilton Heights; 14. Aidan Kincaide, Noblesville; 15. Zach Lang, Hamilton Southeastern.
165 pounds: 12. Xavier Smith, Fishers.
175 pounds: 14. Chris Quarles, Fishers.
285 pounds: 11. Austin Hastings, Noblesville; 23. Aiden Padgett, Westfield.
Carmel’s Tamir Halevi is rated eighth in the IndianaMat.com New Castle semi-state 113-pound rankings. (Richie Hall)
In addition to the state-wide list, IndianaMat.com lists a top eight in each weight class for each of the four IHSAA semi-states. The path of all Hamilton County wrestlers leads to the New Castle semi-state.
Here are semi-state rankings for each weight class.
106 pounds: 4. Moe.
113 pounds: 8. Tamir Halevi, Carmel.
120 pounds: 1. Temples, 4. Yant.
126 pounds: 2. Nguyen; 8. Nick Anderson, Hamilton Southeastern.
132 pounds: 3. Caleb Mattingly, Carmel; 5. Isaac Kuhn, Hamilton Heights.
138 pounds: 4. Leonard; 8. Jake Saez, Westfield.
144 pounds: 7. Jaylyn Pugh, Hamilton Heights.
150 pounds: 1. Major, 3. Fettig, 4. Gerstner.
157 pounds: 3. Cain, 5. Kincaide, 6. Lang.
165 pounds: 3. Smith, 8. Carter Richardson, Noblesville.
175 pounds: 3. Quarles, 8. Gage Gulley, Noblesville.
190 pounds: 6. Evan Lawhead, Hamilton Southeastern; 7. Riley Davison, Westfield.
285 pounds: 2. Hastings, Noblesville; 3. Killian Miller, Carmel.