Union County is No. 1 in the first KentuckyWrestling.com regular-season rankings.
The Braves returned two individual state champions from last season in sophomore Saul Ervin (106 pounds) and junior Bryce Sheffer (120).
Louisville-area schools in the top 10 are No. 2 Trinity, No. 3 St. Xavier, No. 5 Oldham County, No. 7 Fern Creek and No. 10 North Oldham.
Trinity returns three defending state champions in seniors Keegan Duncan (132), Ben Barton (152) and Tyler Frankrone (182). Defending champion Alex McIntosh (170), a senior, returns for Oldham County.
Fern Creek is the defending state team champion but lost both of its individual winners from last season to graduation – Jorge Vega (113) and Kohl Dodd (195).
Here are the complete rankings:
* Top 25 teams: 1. Union County, 2. Trinity, 3. St. Xavier, 4. Johnson Central, 5. Oldham County, 6. Woodford County, 7. Fern Creek, 8. Campbell County, 9. Walton-Verona, 10. North Oldham, 11. Lafayette, 12. Henry Clay, 13. Cooper, 14. Male, 15. Ryle, 16. Harrison County, 17. LaRue County, 18. Iroquois, 19. Wayne County, 20. Central, 21. John Hardin, 22. Doss, 23. Christian County, 24. North Hardin, 25. Meade County.
* Top-ranked individuals: 106 pounds – Adam Bender (Lexington Catholic); 113 – Tylan Tucker (Woodford County); 120 – Saul Ervin (Union County); 126 – Zane Brown (Male); 132 – Keegan Duncan (Trinity); 138 – Angel Vazquez (Lafayette); 145 – Mason Smith (Walton-Verona); 152 – Ben Barton (Trinity); 160 – Max Andreoni (Woodford County); 170 – Johnny Meiman (Ryle); 182 – Max Emerson (Oldham County); 195 – Tyler Frankrone (Trinity); 220 – Brandon Reed (Iroquois); 285 – Landon Young (Lafayette).