Jackson County Central slid down one place to fifth in the final Class 1A team boys wrestling ratings as compiled by The Guillotine. Chatfield continues to be rated first, with Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, Staples-Motley and Holdingford also ranked ahead of the Huskies.
JCC’s first-round opponent at next week’s state tournament, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, moved up two places from eighth to sixth.
The Knights are seeded fourth for the state tournament and the Huskies fifth. LCWM did beat JCC head-to-head in a dual earlier this month.
Four Jackson County Central wrestlers are listed in the individual rankings:
107: Kyler Thier, 6th
114: Kayden Eller, 3rd
121: Isaac Rodriguez, 10th
139: Nolan Ambrose, 1st
Martin County has one ranked wrestler in Class 2A
133: Torrey Paplow, 6th
Simley is again the Class 2A team leader, with Kasson-Mantorville moving up a place to second.
Mounds View is the Class 3A leader, with Apple Valley on top of the girls poll.
Following are the complete team ratings:
Class 1A boys
1. Chatfield 1
2. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 3
3. Staples-Motley 5
4. Holdingford 2
5. Jackson County Central 4
6. Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Area 8
7. Kenyon-Wanamingo 6
8. Royalton/Upsala 7
9. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie 12
10. United North Central NR
11. Frazee 9
12. Paynesville 10
Others receiving votes: West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle-Browerville, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, Canby, Adrian Area, Mille Lacs, Osakis, Dover-Eyota, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.
Class 2A boys
1. Simley 1
2. Kasson-Mantorville 3
3. Totino-Grace 4
4. Zumbrota-Mazeppa 2
5. Becker 6
6. Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran NR
7. United 7
8. Scott West 5
9. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 9
10. Marshall 8
11. Little Falls 10
12. Rocori 11
Others receiving votes: New London-Spicer, Annandale/Maple Lake, Grand Rapids, Perham, New Ulm Area, Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus, St. Peter, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, Pierz.
Class 3A boys
1. Mounds View 1
2. St. Michael-Albertville 4
3. Shakopee 2
4. Stillwater Area 3
5. Hastings 5
6. Waconia 7
7. Wayzata 8
8. Albert Lea Area 9
9. Apple Valley 10
10. New Prague 6
11. Forest Lake NR
12. Willmar NR
Others receiving votes: Anoka, Northfield, Farmington, Bemidji, Owatonna, Chaska/Chanhassen, Andover, Cambridge-Isanti.
Girls
1. Apple Valley 1
2. Bemidji 2
3. St. Michael-Albertville 3
4. South St. Paul 4
5. Hastings 6
6. Mora 5
7. Forest Lake 7
8. Eastview 8
9. Centennial 9
10. Stillwater Area 10
Others receiving votes: Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Southland, Chatfield, Pine Island, Bloomington Kennedy, Sauk Centre/Melrose, Byron, Thief River Falls, Marshall, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro/Mabel-Canton, Milaca/Faith Christian.