SBLive Sports is seeking votes for the National High School Upper Weight Wrestler of the Week. The nominees include wrestlers who achieved notable victories in various competitions, and the winner will be announced in the next week's poll. Voting ends on Sunday, January 14th at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific).

By the Numbers
  • Cash Raymond (Simley, MN) beat Danny Heiser (Evansville, WI) 10-9 in the finals of the Cheeshead Invitational.
  • Andrew Barbosa (Palm Desert, CA) won his title bout at Doc Buchanan over Ismael Guerrero (Bixby, OK), 4-0, and defeated Grigor Cholakyan (St. John Bosco, CA) in the quarters, 7-2.
  • Lukas Zalota (Malvern Prep, PA) defeated the No. 6 prep wrestler Mark Ayala (Northfield, Mount Hermon, MA) 3-0 at the Bissell Tournament.
  • Sonny Kling (Canyon Springs, CA) was crowned the Doc B champ at 190 with a pin in the finals over Trevyn Gates (Pleasant Grove, UT), 5:05.
  • Ryan Ahern (Rockford, MI) won the gold at the Detroit Catholic Central Invitational by defeating the host’s No. 20 Connor Bercume, 5-2.
  • Coby Merrill (JW North, CA) avenged a previous loss to No. 10 Robert Platt (Poway, CA) and won the Doc B meeting 3-2.
  • Dillan Johnson (Joliet Catholic, IL) defeated No. 4 Koy Hopke (Amery, WI) 4-1 in the finals.
State of Play
  • Voting for the Upper Weight National Wrestler of the Week is ongoing until January 14th.
  • Previous week's winner was Leonard Ashley of First Colonial (VA).
What's Next

The winner will be announced in next week's poll.