Dragons ranked fourth overall in Power Poll
The New Palestine wrestling team was ranked fourth overall in Indiana Mat’s first Power Poll of 2016.
The Dragons carry a 9-1 dual-meet record this season.
Indiana Mat Power Poll
Wednesday
Rank, Team Points
1. Warren Central 83
2. Brownsburg 78
3. Penn 64
4. New Palestine 63
5. Indianapolis Cathedral 61
6. Evansville Mater Dei 57
7. Lowell 50
8. Merrillville 50
9. Portage 46
10. Columbus East 42
11. Perry Meridian 42
12. Danville 35
13. Delta 32
14. Lawrence North 32
15. Lawrenceburg 32
16. Yorktown 31
17. Avon 23
18. Chesterton 23
19. Franklin Community 23
20. Hobart 22
Ranking notes: Lowell and Merrillville tied for 7th … Columbus East and Perry Meridian tied for 10th … Delta, Lawrence North and Lawrenceberg tied for 13th … Avon, Chesterton and Franklin Community tied for 17th … The IndianaMat Power Poll is based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll gives point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.
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Five local wrestlers hold spots in rankings
The New Palestine Dragons have four wrestlers in the latest individual rankings released by Indiana Mat on Wednesday.
Three of the four are undefeated and two of those three are ranked first in their individual weight class. The unbeaten trio includes Alec White at 113 pounds, Chad (C.J.) Red at 132 and Jared Timberman at 145.
Greenfield-Central’s Gavin Rose broke through at 106 pounds in the recent rankings with the Hoosier Heritage Conference meet set for Saturday.
Local ranked wrestlers
Weight, ranking, name, school, record
106, 15th, Gavin Rose, Greenfield-Central, 10-4
113, 2nd, Alec White, New Palestine, 28-0
132, 1st, Chad Red, New Palestine, 25-0
145, 1st, Jared Timberman, New Palestine, 30-0
152, 16th, Eugene Starks, New Palestine, 20-5
Other standout wrestlers in area
Weight, name, school, record
160, Jared Waterman, Eastern Hancock, 16-1
113, Chase Wilkerson, Mt. Vernon, 25-6
126, Carter Noehre, Greenfield-Central, 26-6
170, Brad Lowe, Greenfield-Central, 24-5
285, Peyton Wuerch, Mt. Vernon, 25-1
Note: Minimum of 15 wins and winning percentage of 80-plus.
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Prep calendar
Today
Girls basketball
New Castle at Greenfield-Central, 6 p.m.
Boys basketball
Waldron at Eastern Hancock, 7:30 p.m.
New Castle at Greenfield-Central, 7:30 p.m.
Rushville at Mt. Vernon, 7:30 p.m.
Pendleton Heights at New Palestine, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Girls basketball
Eastern Hancock at Triton Central, 1:30 p.m.
New Palestine at Whiteland, 1:30 p.m.
Shelbyville at Mt. Vernon, 2:30 p.m.
Boys basketball
Eastern Hancock at Union County, 7:30 p.m.
Indianapolis Howe at Mt. Vernon, 7:30 p.m.
Greenfield-Central at Triton Central, 7:30 p.m.
Mooresville at New Palestine, 7:30 p.m.
Swimming
HHC Meet at New Palestine, 11 a.m.
Wrestling
HHC Meet at Yorktown, 9 a.m.
Eastern Hancock Invitational, 9 a.m.
