Blair Academy (NJ) crowned national high school wrestling champs

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Blair Academy (Blairstown, NJ) is the No. 1 team in the final USA TODAY/National High School Coaches Association Super 25 High School Wrestling Rankings. The Bucs, who began the season as the top-ranked team in our preseason poll, had to battle back from a season-opening second place finish at the Ironman in Ohio in December.

Wyoming Seminary (Kingston, PA), which finishes No. 2 in the final poll, won the Ironman and took over the top spot in our rankings, a position it held until a late January loss to Blair in a dual match.

Rounding-out the final Top 5 are Graham (St. Paris, OH) at No. 3, Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ) at No. 4 and Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem, PA) at No. 5.

Last weekend, Bethlehem Catholic ended its season in-style by winning the Class AAA team title with three state champs.

Final NHSCA/USA TODAY Super 25 High School Wrestling Rankings

#1 Blair Academy

Blairstown, New Jersey

Previous: #1

#2 Wyoming Seminary

Kingston, Pennsylvania

Previous: #2

#3 Graham

St. Paris, Ohio

Previous: #3

#4 Bergen Catholic

Oradell, New Jersey

Previous: #4

#5 Bethlehem Catholic

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Previous: #5

#6 Buchanan

Clovis California

Previous: #6

#7 St. Edward

Lakewood, Ohio

Previous: #7

#8 Oak Park River Forest

Oak Park, Illinois

Previous: #8

#9 Clovis

Clovis, California

Previous: #9

#10 Belle Vernon Area

Belle Vernon, PA

Previous: #10

#11 Lake Highland Prep

Orlando, Florida

Previous: #11

#12 Tuttle

Tuttle, Oklahoma

Previous: #12

#13 Poway

Poway, California

Previous: #13

#14 Apple Valley

Apple Valley, Minnesota

Previous: #14

#15 Washington Community

Washington, Illinois

Previous: #15

#16 Marmion Academy

Aurora, Illinois

Previous: #16

#17 Carl Sandburg

Orland Park, Illinois

Previous: #17

#18 Elyria

Elyria, Ohio

Previous: #18

#19 Mount Carmel

Chicago, Illinois

Previous: #19

#20 St. Michael-Albertville

Albertville, Minnesota

Previous: #20

#21 Nazareth

Nazareth, Pennsylvania

Previous: #21

#22 Boyertown

Boyertown, Pennsylvania

Previous: #22

#23 Malvern Prep

Malvern, Pennsylvania

Previous: #23

#24 Archer

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Previous: #24

#25 Delta

Delta, Ohio

Previous: Not Ranked

Receiving consideration (alphabetical) – Allen (Texas); Anoka (Minnesota); Brownsburg (Indiana); Camden County (Georgia); Fort Dodge (Iowa); Kasson-Mantorville (Minnesota); Kiski Area (Pennsylvania); Pomona (Colorado); Southeast Polk (Iowa); Warren Central (Indiana); West Des Moines Valley (Iowa)

Note: The USA TODAY/NHSCA Super 25 High School Wrestling Rankings are produced by High School Football America for the NHSCA.

 

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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.