Super 32 is always packed with ranked wrestlers, incredible matchups, and deep brackets, but the 2023 version is shaping up to be one of the best high school tournaments in recent memory. Perhaps the best example of the quality of this year's tournament is a 157 lbs bracket featuring the 2022 and 2023 U17 World Champions, Joe Sealey and LaDarion Lockett.

Sealey and Lockett met at Elite 8 Duals in the spring of 2022 at the end of Sealey's sophomore year and Lockett's freshman year. That was before either had made a World team. Since then, the two have been in the same bracket at both the U17 World Team Trials and Ironman, but the rematch had failed to materialize. Also, and more importantly, since then, both Sealey and Lockett have secured gold medals at the U17 World Championships.

Before Lockett and Sealey can meet in the Super 32 finals with a belt on the line, both will need to navigate a loaded bracket that includes 11 top-twenty-ranked wrestlers and dozes more of dangerous foes.

11 Top-20-Ranked Wrestlers

#1 Joseph Sealey, Wyoming Seminary, FL (12th grade)

#2 LaDarion Lockett, Stillwater High School, OK (11th grade)

#5 Conner Harer, Montgomery, PA (12th grade)

#9 Cory Thomas, Pontiac High School, MI (12th grade)

#11 Latrell Schafer, Veterans High School, GA (12th grade)

#13 Leo Contino, Buchanan, CA (11th grade)

#14 Matthew Henrich, Southern, NJ (12th grade)

#17 Christopher Mance, The Lovett School, GA (11th grade)

#17 (145) Joseph Antonio, Saint John Bosco, CA (11th grade)

#18 Andrew Barbosa, Palm Desert, CA (12th grade)

#20 Darius Marines, DCC, MI (12th grade)

Honorable Mention

Asher Cunningham, PA (11th), Benjamin Smith, MD (11th), Bode Marlow, PA (11th), Bradley Rodriguez-Little, MN (11th), Brandon Dean, NJ (11th), Brent Nicolosi, MA (12th), Cameron Milheim, PA (11th), christopher crawford, NY (12th), Dylan Reel, GA (10th), Evan Zombro, WV (10th), Gage Wentzel, PA (9th), Grayson Woodcock, OH (10th), Isaias Jimenez, AZ (12th), Jake Dailey, PA (12th), Jimmy Mastny, IL (9th), Julian Everitt, PA (12th), Kalias Nazario, FL (10th), Liam Fox, IL (12th), Lincoln Jipp, IA (10th), Luke Sipes, PA (11th), Max Nevlin, NJ (11th), Mekhi Neal, MD (12th), Philip Lamka, MI (12th), Seth Larson, GA (12th), Tyler Whitford, NJ (10th), Waylon Cressell, IN (10th)

Sealey holds the top seed in this bracket. If seeds hold, his path could include Grayson Woodcock in the round of 16, either Christopher Crawford or Philip Lamka in the quarterfinals, and either #9 Cory Thomas or #14 Matt Henrich in the semifinals. That group contains multiple ranked wrestlers along with Sealey's teammate, Crawford, who was inside the top-20 until recently. Still, Sealey will be the favorite to make the finals.

Lockett's path to the finals could include Jake Dailey in the round of 16, #13 Leo Contino or #18 Andrew Barbosa in the quarterfinals and either #5 Conner Harer or #11 Latrell Schafer in the semifinals. As the #2 seed, Lockett is certainly on the tougher side of the bracket. PIAA and NHSCA champ  Harer is the highest ranked opponent in his way, but NC State commit Latrell Schafer also looms large as he defeated Lockett at Elite 8 Duals last fall.

2024 Penn State commit Sealey and Lockett, one of the top recruits in the class of 2025, are certainly the favorites. If each can each take care of business in the early rounds, they'll meet for the first time in a folkstyle match with a lot on the line. 157 lbs at Super 32 is a can't-miss bracket for wrestling fans.