Pre-Region Bear Tracks 2025 - AA/A 165

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BEAR TRACKS 2024 – 2025

2025 Edition – 5 Pre-regional tournament edition.

Date of Issue: February 20th, 2025
NEW BUSINESS AND MESSAGES:
1 Pay close attention to each wrester’s state ranking and then how it breaks down into each region. What are the toughest regions for this weight class?????
2 Each ranked wrestler’s regional tournament LOCATION has been added beside their name.
3 There could be some additional wrestlers added in due to performance at conference tournaments.
4 Unfortunately, there are some ranked wrestlers that have been removed due to season ending injuries.
5 There are a few wrestlers that have changed weight classes. They will be ranked in their new weight class using preseason criteria in the absence of head-to-head wins and common opponents.

Wrestler information is listed as follows: Name, School, State Tournament Place/Designation, Grade, QOP, REGION LOCATION

Weight Class:
165 AA/A
1 Preolitti, East Fairmont, Runner Up, Sophomore St. Marys R1
2 Sullivan, Berkeley Springs, Fifth Place, Senior, QOP 16 St. Marys R1
3 Eden, Hoover, Fourth Place, Senior, QOP 25 Hoover R3
4 Dauch, Point Pleasant, Fifth Place, Senior, QOP 16 Millwood R4
5 Bush, Ravenswood, Third Place, Senior, QOP 12 Millwood R4
6 J. DeFelice, Weir, Outsider, Sophomore St. Marys R1
7 Miller, Cameron, Freshman Extraordinaire St. Marys R1
8 Rotruck, Keyser, Shaft Level 1, Junior, QOP 15 St. Marys R1
9 Hart, Independence, Q1, Sophomore, QOP 14 Hoover R3
10 Lephew, Midland Trail, Outsider, Senior Hoover R3
11 Harlow, South Harrison, Q, Sophomore, QOP 4 Braxton R2
12 Simmons, Shady Spring, Q, Sophomore, QOP 10 Hoover R3
13 Lapeer, Wahama, Outsider Millwood R4
14 DeMoss, StM, Outsider, St. Marys R1
15 Bodkin, East Hardy Braxton R2
16 Bryant, Clay County, Outsider Braxton R2
17 Deaton, Tyler Consolidated, Outsider St. Marys R1
18 Ferguson, Webster County, Q, Senior, QOP 13 Hoover R3
19 Staton, Calhoun County, Q, Junior, QOP 2 Millwood R4
20 Poe, Lincoln, Outsider, Junior Braxton R2

REGION 1
1 Preolitti, East Fairmont, Runner Up, Sophomore St. Marys R1
2 Sullivan, Berkeley Springs, Fifth Place, Senior, QOP 16 St. Marys R1
6 J. DeFelice, Weir, Outsider, Sophomore St. Marys R1
7 Miller, Cameron, Freshman Extraordinaire St. Marys R1
8 Rotruck, Keyser, Shaft Level 1, Junior, QOP 15 St. Marys R1
14 DeMoss, St Marys, Outsider, St. Marys R1
17 Deaton, Tyler Consolidated, Outsider St. Marys R1

REGION 2
11 Harlow, South Harrison, Q, Sophomore, QOP 4 Braxton R2
15 Bodkin, East Hardy Braxton R2
16 Bryant, Clay County, Outsider Braxton R2
20 Poe, Lincoln, Outsider, Junior Braxton R2

REGION 3
3 Eden, Hoover, Fourth Place, Senior, QOP 25 Hoover R3
9 Hart, Independence, Q1, Sophomore, QOP 14 Hoover R3
10 Lephew, Midland Trail, Outsider, Senior Hoover R3
12 Simmons, Shady Spring, Q, Sophomore, QOP 10 Hoover R3
18 Ferguson, Webster County, Q, Senior, QOP 13 Hoover R3

REGION 4
4 Dauch, Point Pleasant, Fifth Place, Senior, QOP 16 Millwood R4
5 Bush, Ravenswood, Third Place, Senior, QOP 12 Millwood R4
13 Lapeer, Wahama, Outsider Millwood R4
19 Staton, Calhoun County, Q, Junior, QOP 2 Millwood R4

GENERAL COMMENTS: The Coalfield Conference made 165 a little messy. However, the top two AA wrestlers in the Coalfield finished to their seed. Calhoun’s Staton is ranked low due to changing weight classes. This is probably the most dynamic weight class in AA/A throughout the state.