With the NCAA season officially getting underway this week, many are looking forward to the early season collegiate open tournaments for a first look at their favorite college wrestlers. However, over the last several years we have also seen some of the nation’s top high school wrestlers throw their hat in the ring to see where they stack up against college competition. This weekend, we will see many high schoolers in action at both the Clarion and Southeast Open tournaments. 

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The weight I’m particularly excited for is 125 pounds at the Clarion Open. With high schoolers like Jax Forrest, Marcus Blaze, and Louie Gill entering the mix in a field that includes #1 Matt Ramos, #12 Brayden Palmer, #33 Colton Camacho, and more, expect there to be fireworks. Some other guys to keep an eye on to make some noise are Bo Bassett, Ethan Birden Jr., Collin Gaj, Jaxon Joy, Melvin Miller, and Logan Paradice. 

Let’s take a look at all of the high schoolers currently registered for the Clarion and Southeast Opens this weekend!

Clarion Open (17 High Schoolers Registered)

Location: Waldo S. Tippin Gymnasium, Clarion, PA

Date: 11/5/23 Start Time: 9:00 AM ET

Teams Participating: Bucknell, Buffalo, Brown, Clarion, Columbia, Edinboro, Gardner-Webb, George Mason, John Carroll, Kent State, Michigan State, Navy, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Pitt-Johnstown, Purdue, West Liberty

125 lbs

#1 (126 lbs) Jax Forrest- HS Sophomore, PA

#3 (126 lbs) Marcus Blaze- HS Junior, OH

#12 (120 lbs) Louie Gill- HS Senior, PA, NC State Commit

Andrew Binni- HS Senior, PA, Navy Commit

Tyler Dekraker- HS Sophomore, NJ

Seeds:

1- Matt Ramos Purdue

2- Nicholas Babin- Columbia 

3-Brayden Palmer-UTC 

4-Markel Baker-GMU

5-Colton Comacho-Pitt

6-Drew West Gardner Webb 

7-Joey Fischer Clarion 

8-Gregory Diakomihalis-Cornell 

9-Tristan Lujan MSU

133lbs

#1 (132 lbs) Bo Bassett- HS Sophomore, PA

Seeds:

1-Nic Bouzakis-Ohio State 

2-Angelo Rini-Columbia 

3-Andre Gonzalez-Ohio State 

4-Dustin Norris-Purdue 

5-Adrian Hunter-Brown 

6-Tommy Maddox Buffalo

141 lbs

Dakota King- HS Senior, OH, Ohio State Commit

Seeds:

1-Todd Carter G-Webb 

2-Amonn Ohl-Edinboro 

3-Briar Priest Pitt 

4-Caleb Brooks Buffalo 

5-Tye Varndell Clarion 

6-Christian White Purdue

149 lbs

#2 (145 lbs) Melvin Miller- HS Freshman, PA 

#4 (145 lbs) Jaxon Joy- HS Senior, Cornell Commit

#10 (160 lbs) Collin Gaj- HS Junior, PA, Virginia Tech Commit

Daxton Chase- HS Senior, OH, Ohio State Commit

Skyler King- HS Senior, OH

Reese Stephen- HS Senior, OH

Jaden Wehler- HS Junior, PA 

Ty Wilson- HS Senior, OH, Penn Commit

Seeds:

1-Dylan D’Emilio Ohio State

2 Dylan Chappell Bucknell Unattached 

3-Ryan Burgos Edinboro

4-Kyle Schickel Clarion

5-Zach Price Gardner Webb 

6-Richard Fedalen Columbia 

7-Marcos Polanco Purdue

8-Finn Solomon Pitt

165 lbs

#5 (160 lbs) Ethan Birden Jr.- HS Senior, OH, Ohio State Commit

Owen McMullen- HS Sophomore, PA 

1- Josh Ogunsanya Columbia 

2-Bryce Hepner Ohio State 

3-Stoney Buell Purdue 

4-Marcus Petite Buffalo 

5-Cooper Noehre Purdue 

6-Keegan Rothrock Brown

Southeast Open (7 High Schoolers Registered)

Location: Roanoke College Cregger Center, Salem, VA 

Date: 11/4/23 Start Time: 10:00 AM ET

Teams Participating: Campbell, Chattanooga, Franklin & Marshall, Limestone University, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon State, St. Andrews, Virginia, Virginia Tech, VMI

133 lbs

Caiden Saavedra- HS Junior, VA

149 lbs 

#8 (145 lbs) Logan Paradice- HS Junior, GA

Riley Brewer- GA

Beau Lewis- HS Junior, VA

157 lbs 

Caleb Neal- HS Junior, VA

174 lbs 

Jacob Stacey- HS Senior, TN

184 lbs 

Joe Burch- HS Sophomore

Check out both the Clarion and Southeast Open tournaments LIVE on FloWrestling this weekend!

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