Here are the top Memphis-area boys and girls wrestlers heading into the TSSAA postseason
The Tennessee high school boys and girls wrestling season is entering its final month. Here is a look at the top boys and girls high school wrestlers in the Memphis area entering the TSSAA postseason.
Boys
Hunter Heflin, Arlington: Heflin has five top-three finishes this year, including wins in the Swede Umbach Invite and the Stewart Schay Black Horse Invitational.
Noah Martinez, Arlington: Martinez placed second in the Heart of Dixie Classic earlier this year and has been one of the top wrestlers for the Tigers this year.
Joseph Marcin, Arlington: Marcin has a second-place finish in the Bring the Hammer meet and a third-place finish in the Swede Umbach Invite, both in the 113-pound class. He also has a second-place finish in the Heart of Dixie Classic in the 115-pound class.
Edge Leoncio, Arlington: Leoncio has a third-place finish in the Heart of Dixie Classic in the 108-pound class and a fourth-place finish in the Stewart Schay Black Horse Invitational in the 106-pound class.
Jack Anderson, Bartlett: Anderson has three first-place finishes this season, including wins in the Ariel Rojas-Avila Memorial Tournament, Gulf Shores Scuffle and the Stewart Schay Black Horse Invitational.
Tony Hatley, Bartlett: Hatley has three first-place finishes in the 190-pound weight class in the Ariel Rojas-Avila Memorial Tournament, Gulf Shores Scuffle and Ram Rumble.
Jack Branson, Christian Brothers: Branson is one of the top returners this season. He has a first-place finish in the 215-pound weight class in the Stewart Schay Black Horse Invitational. He had a fifth-place finish at the TSSAA state wrestling meet last year.
Mason Butler, Christian Brothers: Butler has a first-place finish in the Trey Culotta Invitational in the 144-pound weight class. Butler placed third in the TSSAA state wrestling meet last season in the 138-pound class.
Joseph Drewry, Christian Brothers: Drewry has three first-place finishes. He placed first in the Trey Culotta Invitational in the 106-pound class. He also finished first in the 106-pound class at the Stewart Schay Black Horse Invitational and first in the 104-pound class in the Tiger Tussle.
Devin Corbin, Collierville: Corbin has three top-three finishes this year in the 120-pound weight class, placing second in the Johnny Drennan 85 Memorial Invitational and two third-place finishes in the Bruiser Brothers Brawl and the Stewart Schay Black Horse Invitational.
Weston Neutz, Collierville: Neutz finished first-place finish in the 132-pound weight class in the Bruiser Brothers Brawl earlier this season.
Robert Santee, Cordova: Santee placed second in the MSCIAA city championships in the 285-pound weight class.
Caeden Nelson, Germantown: Nelson has a first-place finish in the MSCIAA city championship in the 120-pound weight division.
Colby Baltz, Houston: Baltz placed second in both the Stewart Schay Black Horse Invitational and the Spartan Invitational in the 126-pound division.
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William Bush, Houston: Bush placed first in the Memphis City JV Invitational, including a first-place finish in the Panther Invitational and the JV and Freshman City Championships, all in the 190-pound weight class.
Nicholas Moore, Houston: Moore has a second-place finish in the Stewart Schay Black Horse Invitational and an eighth-place finish in the Johnny Drennan 85 Memorial Invitational.
Daryun Mitchell, Memphis Central: Mitchell placed second in the 138-pound weight class in the MSCIAA city championships.
Brady Ehrhart, Memphis University School: Ehrhart placed second in the 190-pound class in the Panther Invitation this season.
Catcher Miller, Memphis University School: Miller placed second in the 175-pound weight class in the Bryant Hornet Swarm and placed third in the GP West Bruin Invitational.
Griffin Davis, St. George’s: Davis placed first in the 157-pound division in the St. Benedict New Year’s Festival. He also has a second-place finish in the 157-pound class at the Jayson Spencer Invite.
Girls
Allie Barker, Arlington: Barker placed first in the Memphis Girls Open in the 100-pound weight class. She also placed fourth in the Rossview Lady Hawks Invitational and a first-place finish in the Tiger Tussle.
Maddie Jones, Bartlett: Jones took second in the Memphis Girls Open in the 126-pound class and first in the Dragon Classic in the 132-pound class.
Ayanna Omollo, Bartlett: Omollo placed first at the GC Girls Invite, second in the Girls Gulf Shores Scuffle in the 185-pound class and second in the Memphis Girls Open.
Elyse Poloni, Collierville: Poloni has third-place finishes in the Tiger Tussle and Dragon Classic in the 126-pound weight class. She also finished fourth in the Memphis Girls Open and Ramsey Rumble.
Janelle Su, Collierville: Su has four top-three finishes this season, including a first-place finish in the Dragon Classic, second place in the Memphis Girls Open and third place in the Maher/Garstin Battle for Indy, all in the 114-pound weight class.
Morgan Gilley, Millington: Gilley has placed top four in every event this season, including first-place finishes in the Tiger Tussle and Dragon Classic. She also has third place finishes in the Red Hawk Rampage and Memphis Girls Open, both in the 145-pound weight division.
Carmen Mack, Millington: Mack placed first in the St. Benedict New Years Festival and fourth in the Memphis Girls Open, both in the 235-pound class.
Alina Cline, Munford: Cline has a second-place finish in the Franklin Admiral Invitational in the 145-pound class this season. She also has third-place finishes in the Tiger Tussle and Tullahoma Garner-Dyer Girls Invitational.
Reach Wynston Wilcox at wwilcox@gannett.com and on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, @wynstonw__.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: TSSAA: Top Memphis-area boys, girls wrestlers heading into postseason
