As the Road to LeHigh Continues, The 3rd Edition of the National Prep Rankings Are Revealed

Escape The Rock Results factor into the latest update as the National Preps draw nearer.
Noah Tucker of Bullis School (MD) holds the top-ranking at 175 in the third edition of the National Prep rankings.
Noah Tucker of Bullis School (MD) holds the top-ranking at 175 in the third edition of the National Prep rankings. / Noah Tucker

As time flies, so do the rankings reports. This is already the third edition of the National Prep Tournament Rankings of January. Before you know it, these wrestling squads will be gathered at Lehigh competing for Prep glory.

There wasn’t much going on in the National Prep World over the last week. After two weeks of chaos things have simmered down for a moment. Last week’s changes were very pronounced. The changes this week are more subtle.

With not much activity involving the prep teams this week there is not a lot to write about. A handful were assembled at the snow shortened Escape The Rock endeavor with Lake Highland Prep coming out ahead of Blair Academy in their fifth meeting this season. Malvern Prep was third in the Escape Team Count.

National Prep Tournament Rankings as of Jan. 23, 2026

106-Pounds

1-Jack Anello (Blair Academy, NJ) FR

2-Evan Cies (Malvern Prep, PA) FR

3-Lucas Forman (Wyoming Seminary, PA) SO

4-Charles Cooper (Loyola-Blakefield, MD) FR

5-Damian DuChez (Bullis School, MD) SO

6-Carter Lirgg (Cardinal Newman, SC) FR

7-Colten Calvin (Father Ryan, TN) SO

8-Will Hughes (Athens Christian, GA)

9-Tyler Knight (Father Ryan, TN) FR

10-Cooper Combs (Christian Brothers, TN) FR

11-Dominic Simpson (Montgomery Bell, TN) 8th

12-Jonathan Comes (Lakeway Christian Academy, TN) FR

13-Tristan Mouton (Baylor School, TN) JR

14-Braidyn Taby (McDonogh School, MD) FR

15-Dylan Deck (Germantown Academy, PA) FR

16-Lane Gowl (Archbishop Spalding, MD) FR

113-Pounds

1-Justin Farnsworth (Malvern Prep, PA) JR

2-Tanner Tran (Father Ryan, TN) SR

3-Royce Wetzler (Benedictine Prep, VA) JR

4-Brock Humphrey (Linsly School, WV) SO

5-Will Webb (Wyoming Seminary, PA) SO

6-Liam McGettigan (Lake Highland Prep, FL) JR

7-Eric Bocanegra (Blair Academy, NJ) JR

8-Riley Alcantar (Baylor School, TN) FR

9-Charlie Mutschler (Archbishop Spalding, MD) SO

10-Jacob Naylor (McDonogh School, MD) SO

11-Knox Ritchie (McCallie School, TN) FR

12-Nolan Hardeman (Boyd Buchanan, TN) SR

13-Cade Riddle (Lakeway Christian Academy, TN) FR

14-Jaxson Sgurletta (Greens Farms Academy, CT) FR

15-Aiden Morris (New York Military Academy, NY) SO

16-James Wright (Mt. St. Joseph, MD) SR

120-Pounds

1-Mikey Batista (Blair Academy, NJ) JR

2-Cooper Merli (New York Military Academy, NY) SR

3-Christopher Swann (Baylor School, TN) SR

4-Liam Davis (Lake Highland Prep, FL) SR

5-Rocco Lombardo (Malvern Prep, PA) FR

6-Wyatt Spencer (Wyoming Seminary, PA) SO

7-Tyler Verceles (Loyola-Blakefield, MD) SO

8-Kole Davidheiser (Hill School, PA) JR

9-Max Berman (Germantown Academy, PA) SO

10-Max Lu (Haverford School, PA)

11-Chase Kastner (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

12-Eli Chesla (Archbishop Spalding, MD) SR

13-Nate Manos (Athens Christian, GA)

14-Nathan Matthis (Mt. St. Joseph, MD) FR

15-Axel Ritchie (McCallie School, TN) SR

16-JD Vassar (Gilman, MD) JR

126-Pounds

1-Adais Ortiz (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

2-Jackson Heslin (Greens Farms Academy, CT) SR

3-Jack Baron (Germantown Academy, PA) SR

4-Finnegan O’Brien (Blair Academy, NJ) SO

5-Johnny Green (New York Military Academy, NY)

6-Isaac Novod (Belmont Hill, MA) JR

7-Julian Rios (Phillips Andover, MA) SR

8-Alex Marchetti (Wyoming Seminary, PA) FR

9-Peter Rincan (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA) SR

10-Eli Gabrielson (Archbishop Spalding, MD) JR

11-Jayden Jackson (Loyola-Blakefield, MD) SR

12-Brendan Kelly (Malvern Prep, PA)

13-Samuel Comes (Lakeway Christian Academy, TN) SR

14-Alex Choo (St. John’s, TX) SO

15-Chris Phillips (Baylor School, TN) JR

16-Brady Haskell (Phillips Andover, MA) SO

132-Pounds

1-Shamus Regan (Lake Highland Prep, FL) JR

2-Vince Anello (Blair Academy, NJ) JR

3-Lukas Littleton-Mascaro (Malvern Prep, PA) SR

4-Marcus Heck (Wyoming Seminary, PA) JR

5-Jaxon Lane (McCallie School, TN) SO

6-Jake Tamia (Mt. St. Joseph, MD) SR

7-Jaxsen Bailey (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

8-Drew Roggie (St. Christopher’s, VA) SR

9-Shai Sabag (Germantown Academy, PA) JR

10-Maddox Preskitt (Bishop Lynch, TX) SR

11-AJ Stover (Peddie School, NJ) SO

12-Preston White (Ben Lippen, SC) SR

13-Josh White (Athens Christian, GA) JR

14-Garrett Clark (Kinkaid, TX) SR

15-Clayton Waltenbaugh (Hill School, PA)

16-Isaac Cicchetti (Archbishop Spalding, MD) SO

138-Pounds

1-Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA) JR

2-Tyler Conroy (Malvern Prep, PA) SR

3-Yandel Morales (Lake Highland Prep, FL) SR

4-Ryan Rios (Blair Academy, NJ) SR

5-Jack Dragoumanos (Belmont Hill, MA) SR

6-Brighton Karvoski (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

7-Noah Rankin (St. Christopher’s, VA) SR

8-Malachi Puckett (Baylor School, TN) JR

9-Robert Douangmala (Mount Saint Charles Academy, RI) SO

10-Landon Lill (Peddie School, NJ) FR

11-Adam Seidman (Germantown Academy, PA)

12-Matt Mercado (New York Military Academy, NY)

13-Quentin Bailey (Archbishop Spalding, MD) JR

14-Luke Galipeau (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA) JR

15-George Mamakos (Linsly School, WV) SO

16-Mason Comegys (McDonogh, MD) FR

144-Pounds

1-Tyler DeKraker (Lake Highland Prep, FL) SR

2-Matt O’Neill (Malvern Prep, PA) SO

3-Weston Borgers (Blair Academy, NJ) SO

4-Matthew Dailey (Wyoming Seminary, PA) JR

5-William Hamilton (McCallie School, TN) JR

6-Tyler Stephens (Mt. St. Joseph, MD) JR

7-Noah Meulen (Hill School, PA)

8-Joseph Mahoney (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

9-Gabe Burns (Athens Christian, GA)

10-Josh Hale (Loyola-Blakefield, MD) SR

11-Nate Foldes (Benedictine Prep, VA) JR

12-George Emendorfer (Baylor School, TN) SR

13-Nicholas Arado (Charlotte Country Day School, NC)

14-Gavin Ulrich (Metrolina Christian Academy, NC) SR

15-Wilson Jamison (Christian Brothers, TN) SR

16-Braden Lane (St. John’s, TX) JR

150-Pounds

1-Charlie DeSena (Lake Highland Prep, FL) SR

2-Michael Turi (Wyoming Seminary, PA) SR

3-Walker Turley (St. Christopher’s, VA) SR

4-Declan O’Byrne (Malvern Prep, PA) JR

5-Colby Houle (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA) SR

6-Andrew McCarthy (New York Military Academy, NY) SR

7-Brooklyn Pickett (Mt. St. Joseph, MD) SO

8-Hunter Avalos (All Saints, TX) JR

9-Spear Gorelick (Charlotte Latin, NC) SR

10-Dylan Villers (McCallie School, TN) SO

11-Ben Koch (Blair Academy, NJ)

12-Elliott Crews (Benedictine Prep, VA) SO

13-Niko Colavecchio (Paul VI, VA) JR

14-Jack Signor (Episcopal Academy, PA) SR

15-Kimoni Giles (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

16-Ashton Frison (Christian Brothers Academy, TN) SO

157-Pounds

1-Zeno Moore (Lake Highland Prep, FL) SR

2-Jeremy McGrath (Greens Farms Academy, CT) JR

3-Brian Chamberlain (Wyoming Seminary, PA) SR

4-Zane Leitzel (Archbishop Spalding, MD) SR

5-Raymond Fitzgerald (Malvern Prep, PA) JR

6-Joseph Schinder (Blair Academy, NJ) JR

7-Shea Morris (New York Military Academy, NY) JR

8-Myles Burroughs (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA) JR

9-Cole Albert (Hill School, PA) SR

10-William Phillips (Baylor School, TN) SR

11-Ziko Majidov (Poly Prep, NY) SR

12-Justin Lim (Roxbury Latin, MA)

13-Joshua Stonebraker (Cary School, NC) JR

14-Connor Allison (Mt. St. Joseph, MD) JR

15-Dominic Manna (McDonogh, MD) JR

16-Ruger Pennington (Montgomery Bell, TN) 8th

165-Pounds

1-Blake Jacobson (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

2-Barry Norman (Blair Academy, NJ) SR

3-Arment Waltenbaugh (Hill School, PA) SR

4-Lucas Boe (Lake Highland Prep, FL) JR

5-Nate Consigli (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA) SR

6-Sammy Almedina (Wyoming Seminary, PA) SO

7-Stephen Smith (Malvern Prep, PA) JR

8-Jet Rank (St. Thomas, TX)

9-Cole Wilson (Paul VI, VA) SR

10-Xavier Stoops (Cornerstone Christian, TX)

11-Findley Smout (Christian Brothers Academy, TN) SR

12-Jackson Moffit (Athens Christian, GA)

13-Soshiant Ahanj-Elias (Bullis School, MD) SO

14-Liam Kilner (Heights School, MD) SR

15-Morgan Tannery (Kinkaid, TX) SR

16-Zaydan Morgan (McCallie School, TN) JR

175-Pounds

1-Noah Tucker (Bullis School, MD) JR

2-Titus Norman (Baylor School, TN) SR

3-Nadav Nafshi (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

4-Chase Hetrick (Malvern Prep, PA) FR

5-Ryan Meier (Blair Academy, NJ) SR

6-Brodie Bedford (All Saints, TX) SR

7-Casey Liess (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA) JR

8-Lucas Parietti (Wyoming Seminary, PA)

9-Jack Harty (Greens Farms Academy, CT) JR

10-Ryan Barone (Fishburne Military School, VA) SR

11-Arthur Konschak (Gilman School, MD) JR

12-Gunner Colbert (Paul VI, VA) SO

13-Jon Cross (McCallie School, TN) JR

190-Pounds

1-Salah Tsarni (Blair Academy, NJ) JR

2-Jackson Angelo (Lake Highland Prep, FL) SR

3-Tyler Neiva (Greens Farms Academy, CT) SR

4-Lucas Alvan (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA)

5-Mason Chamberlain (Malvern Prep, PA) FR

6-Bojan Sulc (Gonzaga, D.C.) SR

7-Braeden Simoneaux (New York Military Academy, NY) JR

8-Dylan Reel (Baylor School, TN) SR

9-William Childs (Athens Christian, GA)

10-George Tate (Good Counsel, MD) SR

11-Townsend Winans (Cape Henry Collegiate, VA) JR

12-Brody Belville (Brentwood Academy, TN) SR

13-Jackson Laws (Cannon School, NC) JR

14-John Bramlett (Christian Brothers Academy, TN) SO

15-Haden Myers (St. Paul’s, MD) SR

16-TC Wills (All Saints, TX) SR

215-Pounds

1-Max Konopka (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

2-Cash Colbert (Paul VI, VA) SR

3-Gabriel Smith (Hill School, PA)

4-Colton Bell (Lake Highland Prep, FL) SO

5-Bradley DiMiglio (Malvern Prep, PA) FR

6-TJ Kellas (Blair Academy, NJ) SO

7-Cooper Gentle (McCallie School, TN) SR

8-Ty Brown (Chattanooga Christian School, TN)

9-Rock Shurette (Baylor School, TN) SO

10-Evan Gavin (St. Mary’s Ryken, MD) SR

11-Nolan Addeo (Hammond School, SC)

12-Brock Shrable (Southland, GA) SR

285-Pounds

1-Cael Mielnik (Blair Academy, NJ) JR

2-Lukas Zalota (Malvern Prep, PA) SR

3-James Bechter (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA)

4-Ryder Smith (Chattanooga Christian School, TN) SR

5-Ryan Schneider (Greens Farms Academy, CT) JR

6-Anderson Palian (Wyoming Seminary, PA) SR

7-Isaiah Taylor (AIM Academy, PA) SR

8-Grant Silverfield (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

9-Preston Broadway (Metrolina Christian, NC)

10-Sean Boyd (Benedictine Prep, VA) JR

11-Cameron Black (DeMatha, MD) SR

12-Lance Clelland (St. Christopher’s, VA) JR

13-Italo Chavarria-Mendez (St. Thomas, TX) SR

14-Kayden Bennett (Suffield Academy, CT) SR

15-Tyler Rebick (Avon Old Farms, CT)

16-Cannon Voiles (McCallie School, TN) JR


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Billy Buckheit
BILLY BUCKHEIT

Billy Buckheit is a long-time high school wrestling expert and journalist who has been doing the individual national high school wrestling rankings for SBLive Sports since 2022. He also provides coverage a major high school wrestling tournaments throughout the year. Billy previously served as the senior wrestling writer for Varsity Sports Network and the Baltimore Banner. He has also served on the seeding committees for many prestigious regional and national tournaments. In addition, he is the editor of Billy B's Wrestling World, a popular Facebook page dedicated to high school wrestling, and is an editorial contributor for the Maryland State Wrestling Association (MSWA).