The December edition of the high school wrestling coaches' rankings is a big one. 

Not only is it the first follow-up to the preseason team rankings, but it is also the first time the coaches release their rankings of athletes for each weight class in each classification. 

In total, 11 teams and 35 athletes were recognized as some of the best in the state. Two local wrestlers were even named the top athlete in their classification weight class. 

River Bluff’s girls team leads the way, coming in as the third-ranked team in the girls rankings. The Gator girls also have the most individual athletes ranked, with six.

Sophia Voudouris was the state runner-up in her weight class last year and is ranked No. 2 in the 135-pound weight class this year. 

Nyla Charriez, Gracie Beaulieu, Tenley Heintz, Amy Robinson and Kyrra Shipman-Lutz are also ranked. 

All three 5A Division I teams are ranked. Lexington leads all, coming in at 14th in the team rankings. River Bluff is not far behind at 16, and Dutch Fork was ranked 19th. 

In Division II, Chapin cracked the top 10, sitting ninth overall. White Knoll is also ranked at 13. 

In 4A, Gilbert is the only local team ranked, sitting 17th out of 20. 

In the combined 2A/A rankings, Pelion and American Leadership earned a spot. 

Gilbert’s girls and White Knoll’s girls round things out, sitting ninth and 11th in the combined girls rankings. 

For the individual athletes, Dutch Fork’s Jackson Stocker is ranked No. 1 in the 5A Division I 132-pound weight class. Dayton Daniel is the only other No. 1-ranked wrestler in the county, leading the 138-pound weight class for American Leadership in the 2A/A classification. 

Seven other athletes are ranked inside the top three. These are River Bluff’s Peter Vaporis and Amy Robinson; Swansea’s Daniel Aguilar, Patrick Larry,  Aniya Ruiz and Hayden Moore; and Gilbert’s Rory Travis. 

Below is a list of all the ranked teams and individual athletes from Lexington County. 

Local wrestling teams ranked

5A Division I

14. Lexington

16. River Bluff

19. Dutch Fork

5A Division II

9. Chapin

13. White Knoll

4A

17. Gilbert

2A/A

11. Pelion

19. American Leadership

Girls

3. River Bluff Girls

9. Gilbert Girls

11. White Knoll Girls

Ranked Lexington County wrestlers 

5A

113 lbs 

6. Bryson Hipps - Dutch Fork

126 lbs

3. Peter Vaporis - River Bluff

8. Adrian Galo - White Knoll

132 lbs

1. Jackson Stocker - Dutch Fork

138 lbs

5. Will Edwards - River Bluff 

4A

106 lbs 

6. Colton Jennings - Airport 

113 lbs

6. Collin Comer - Gilbert

120 lbs 

7. Jay Tyler Dufries - Airport

132 lbs 

7. Charlie Wingard - Gilbert

150 lbs

7. Anthony Culick - Gilbert 

165 lbs

7. Mike Slocum - Airport

190 lbs

5. Johnathon Brown - Airport 

6. Jake Stroud - Gilbert 

3A

144 lbs 

5. Landon Cunningham - Swansea

150 lbs 

2. Daniel Aguilar - Swansea

175 lbs 

3. Patrick Larry - Swansea 

215 lbs

6. Jerel Wine - Swansea

2A/A

126 lbs

7. Hayden Hutto - American Leadership

138 lbs

1. Dayton Daniel - American Leadership

285 lbs 

8. Greg Kempson - American Leadership

Girls

100 lbs 

4. Abbie Daniel - American Leadership

105 lbs 

8. Jemizhia Delli - White Knoll

125 lbs 

6. Nyla Charriez - River Bluff 

130 lbs

2. Hayden Moore - Swansea

4. Gracie Beaulieu - River Bluff 

135 lbs

2. Sophia Voudouris - River Bluff 

8. Sophia Smoak - White Knoll 

140 lbs 

4. Skyler Simmons - Airport

7. Tenley Heintz - River Bluff

145 lbs

3. Amy Robinson - River Bluff

155 lbs

4. Givyn Dyer - Airport

5. Grace Jumper - Chapin 

170 lbs

2. Rory Travis - Gilbert

4. Kyrra Shipman-Lutz - River Bluff

235 lbs

3. Aniya Ruiz - Swansea