106 Finals Favorite: Brandon Paetzell, Phillipsburg vs Shane Metzler, West Morris
Third Place: Shane Murphy, Mount Olive
Prediction: Paetzell comes out on top here.
106 1-Brandon Paetzell, Phillipsburg vs 8-Steven Skuropacki, North Warren; 4-Ryan Mosher, Warren Hills vs 5-Thomas Masucci, Mendham; 3-Shane Murphy, Mount Olive vs 6-Steve Nicotra, Hackettstown; 2-Shane Metzler, West Morris vs 7-Gio Campana, Belvidere.
113 Finals Favorite: Matt Valli, Warren Hills vs Kade Loughney, West Morris
Third Place: Tony Figueroy, Hackettstown
Prediction: I like Loughney at this weight
113 1-Matt Valli, Warren Hills bye; 4-James Smith, Belvidere vs 5-Terk Klaysons, Mendham; 3-Kade Loughney, West Morris vs 6-Thomas Harrington, Mount Olive; 2-Tony Figueroy, Hackettstown bye.
120 Finals Favorite: Joe Renne, Hackettstown vs John Schade, West Morris
Third Place: Zach Nauta, Warren Hills
Prediction: Renne wins close.
120 1-Joe Renne, Hackettstown bye; 4-Zach Nauta, Warren Hills vs 5-Ryan Hanlon, Mount Olive; 3-John Schade, West Morris vs 6-Dylan Bluestone, Mendham; 2-Gino Fluri, North Warren vs 7-Javan Viola, Belvidere.
126 Finals Favorite: Dylan Luciano, West Morris vs Matt Ritchie, North Warren
Third Place: Chris Schlegel, Mendham
Prediction: Richie celebrates winning his 100th career match during this tournament with a District championship.
126 1-Dylan Luciano, West Morris bye; 4-Chris Schlegel, Mendham vs 5-Brandon Baker, Hackettstown; 3-Austin Pidoto, Warren Hills vs 6-Matthew Orzillo, Mount Olive; 2-Matt Ritchie, North Warren vs 7-Matt Hambacher, Belvidere.
132 Finals Favorite: Max Nauta, Warren Hills vs Steve Friedman, Phillipsburg
Third Place: Kenny Morgan, Belvidere
Prediction: I look for Nauta to pull this one out.
132 1-Max Nauta, Warren Hills vs 8-Harrison Mauer, Mendham; 4-Mike Oros, West Morris vs 5-Matt Nicotra, Hackettstown; 3-Kenny Morgan, Belvidere vs 6-Dan O'Neill, Mount Olive; 2-Steve Friedman, Phillipsburg vs 7-Shannon Grogan, North Warren.
138 Finals Favorite: Eric Friedman, Mendham vs David Migliaccio, West Morris
Third Place: Corey Zinsmeister, Phillipsburg
Prediction: Friedman looks to be the winner here.
138 1-Eric Friedman, Mendham vs 8-Carsen Johnson, Warren Hills; 4-Brett Hoffmaster, Belvidere vs 5-Dominick Hink, Mount Olive; 3-Corey Zinsmeister, Phillipsburg vs 6-Anthony Duardo, North Warren; 2-David Migliaccio, West Morris vs 7-Anthony Gonzalez, Hackettstown.
145 Finals Favorite: Anthony Carida, Hackettstown vs Kenny Kane, Belvidere
Third Place: Tommy Vazzano, Mount Olive
Prediction: A total hunch here but I like Carida at this weight.
145 1-Tommy Vazzano, Mount Olive; 4-Anthony Carida, Hackettstown vs 5-John Norgard, North Warren; 3-Anthony Roessner, Warren Hills vs 6-Troy Navarino, Mendham; 2-Kenny Kane, Belvidere vs 7-Noah Yaskulka, West Morris.
152 Finals Favorite: Max Elling, Phillipsburg vs Johnny Hayes, North Warren
Third Place: Ronald Spera, Mount Olive
Prediction: Elling wins a close one.
152 1-Max Elling, Phillipsburg vs 8-Matt Epstein, Mendham; 4-Caleb Isemann, West Morris vs 5-Rene Sousa, Belvidere; 3-Johnny Hayes, North Warren vs 6-Shane Deemer, Warren Hills; 2-Ronald Spera, Mount Olive vs 7-Tyler Palomino, Hackettstown.
160 Finals Favorite: Anel Kadiric, Mount Olive vs David Harris, Belvidere
Third Place: Ryan Ostir, Warren Hills
Prediction: I am going to go with Harris in the minor upset here.
160 1-Anel Kadiric, Mount Olive bye; 4-Eldin Ribic, Hackettstown vs 5-Raymond Katz, Mendham; 3-Ryan Ostir, Warren Hills vs 6-Bryan Benson, North Warren; 2-David Harris, Belvidere vs 7-Ben Yaskulka, West Morris.
170 Finals Favorite: Jake Kocsis, Phillipsburg vs Kevin Merle, Belvidere
Third Place: Jack Butrymowicz, North Warren
Prediction: Kocsis should win this title
170 1-Jake Kocsis, Phillipsburg bye; 4-Aldo Cammalleri, West Morris vs 5-Kyle Connelly, Hackettstown; 3-Jr. Jack Butrymowicz, North Warren vs 6-Kurt Nemeth, Warren Hills; 2-Kevin Merle, Belvidere vs 7-Dan Maresca, Mendham.
182 Finals Favorite: Sam Button, Mendham vs Anthony Colabella, Mount Olive
Third Place: Stephen Merle, Belvidere
Prediction: Button is the winner here.
182 1-Sam Button, Mendham bye; 4-Steve Cleaver, Warren Hills vs 5-Scott Anderson, Hackettstown; 3-Anthony Colabella, Mount Olive vs 6-Nate Makarevich, North Warren; 2-Stephen Merle, Belvidere bye.
195 Finals Favorite: Aaron Flitcroft, Mendham vs Joe Maso, Phillipsburg
Third Place: Theodore Gurnowski, Hackettstown
Prediction: Maso wins a close one.
195 1-Aaron Flitcroft, Mendham bye; 4-Alex Leontaris, North Warren vs 5-Ryan Stephen, Belvidere; 3-Theodore Gurnowski, Hackettstown vs 6-Taylor Parkinson-Gee, West Morris; 2-Joe Maso, Phillipsburg vs 7-Daniel Colabella, Mount Olive.
220 Finals Favorite: Jesse Windt, West Morris vs Tim Byrne, Mendham
Third Place: Ryan Witner, Warren Hills
Prediction: Byrne has been on a role the last few weeks but Windt has been on one for two years. Windt takes it here.
220 1-Jesse Windt, West Morris bye; 4-Phillip Mathusek, Mount Olive vs 5-Mark Wolfe, Belvidere; 3-Ryan Witner, Warren Hills vs 6-Colin Mayer, North Warren; 2-Tim Byrne, Mendham vs 7-Tahke Martin, Hackettstown.
285 Finals Favorite: Andrew Pacheco, Warren Hills vs Will O'Connell, North Warren
Third Place: Alec Skaltsis, Mendham
Prediction: Pacheco is the class of this weight and should medal in Atlantic City.
285 1-Andrew Pacheco, Warren Hills vs 8-John Jensen, Hackettstown; 4-Gregory Clint, Mount Olive vs 5-Robert Melise, Phillipsburg; 3-Alec Skaltsis, Mendham vs 6-Bryan Snyder, Belvidere; 2-Will O'Connell, North Warren vs 7-Alex Kaltenhauser, West Morris.
