Blair Academy (NJ) wins back-to-back national wrestling title

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For the second straight year, Blair Academy (Blairstown, NJ) was crowned the NHSCA/USA TODAY Super 25 high school wrestling national champs. The Bucs won the team championship at the Ironman, Beast of the East and Geary Invitational during the 2016-17 season, plus Blair captured the Who’s No. 1 Duals, beating three nationally-ranked teams.

Falling in behind Blair were Buchanan (Clovis, CA) at No. 2, St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) at No. 3, Lake Highland Prep (Orlando, FL) at No. 4 and Graham (St. Paris, OH) at No. 5

Final 2016-17 NHSCA/USA TODAY Super 25 High School Wrestling Rankings

#1 Blair Academy

Blairstown, New Jersey

#2 Buchanan

Clovis, California

#3 St. Edward

Lakewood, Ohio

#4 Lake Highland Prep

Orlando, Florida

#5 Graham

St. Paris, Ohio

#6 Malvern Prep

Malvern, Pennsylvania

#7 Clovis

Clovis, California

#8 Nazareth

Nazareth, Pennsylvania

#9 Wyoming Seminary

Kingston, Pennsylvania

#10 Bethlehem Catholic

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

#11 Bergen Catholic

Oradell, New Jersey

#12 Poway

Poway, California

#13 Tuttle

Tuttle, Oklahoma

#14 Perry

Massillon, Ohio

#15 Elyria

Elyria, Ohio

#16 Detroit Catholic Central

Detroit, Michigan

#17 Allen

Allen, Texas

#18 Sand Springs

Sand Springs, OK

#19 Olentangy Liberty

Powell, Ohio

#20 Pomona

Arvada, Colorado

#21 Pueblo County

Pueblo, Colorado

#23 Kiski Area

Vandergrift, Pennsylvania

#23 Southeast Polk

Pleasant Hill, Iowa

#24 Lockport Twp.

Lockport, Illinois

#25 Montini Catholic

Lombard, Illinois

Honorable Mention

Apple Valley, MN

Brecksville-Broadview Heights, OH

Broken Arrow, OK

Brownsburg, IN

Camden County, GA

Choctaw, OK

Fort Dodge, IA

Kasson-Mantorville, MN

Mason, OH

Mount Carmel, Chicago, IL

Oak Park River Forest, IL

Park Hill, MO

Shakopee, MN

Staley, MO

Wadsworth, OH

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.