Melvin Miller leads at 165 as Pennsylvania puts three in national top 10

Miller is our pick to stay on top, but Camryn Howard leads the junior challengers in a field split evenly between seniors and juniors.

Melvin Miller holds No. 1 in the national high school boys rankings at 165 pounds. The Bishop McCort senior leads a top 10 with five seniors and five juniors. Our pick is Miller to hold the top spot.

Camryn Howard is our pick to challenge him. The Bellport junior from New York sits at No. 2, making him the highest-ranked junior in this group.

The seniors to know

Behind Miller, Rocco Cassioppi of Hononegah in Illinois stands at No. 3, followed by Joe Bachmann of Faith Christian Academy in Pennsylvania at No. 4. Josh Piparo of St. Peter's Prep in New Jersey ranks No. 6, while Mason Horwat of Derry Area in Pennsylvania rounds out the group at No. 10.

Our junior watch

We like Matthew Staples as another candidate to climb. The New Prairie junior from Indiana ranks No. 5. The other juniors to watch are No. 7 Grayson Eggum of Stillwter in Minnesota, No. 8 Zane Gerlach of South Anchorage in Alaska and No. 9 Thunder Page of Andover in Kansas.

Pennsylvania has the largest presence with three wrestlers: Miller, Bachmann and Horwat, all seniors. New York, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, Minnesota, Alaska and Kansas each have one wrestler in the top 10.

Our vote goes to Miller to stay No. 1. Cast yours: Who is your pick to lead this 165-pound group, and which junior will climb highest?