Here are my predictions for the upcoming Passaic County Coaches Association Wrestling Championships. These were done before official seeding so may be wrong before the event starts. In addition to the Top 3 Individual finishers, I am going to attempt to do the Top 3 Team Finishes.
1-Passaic Valley
2-Lakeland
3-PCTI
1-Lakeland, Passaic Valley. 3-Wayne Valley
***Seeding or weights could change before start of event***
106 Finals Favorite: Mohammed Abuhadba, PCTI vs. Kaleb Ambrose, Hawthorne
Third Place: Jamal Kouzer, Wayne Hills
Prediction: I am leaning towards Ambrose
ONE OF THREE. RIGHT WINNER. LAKELANDS CHANCE SEVERS FINISHED SECOND AND ABUHADBA THIRD.
113 Finals Favorite: Jack Lorper, Hawthorne vs. Shane Singh, Passaic Valley
Third Place: Delvan Rotte, DePaul
Prediction: Lorper is my choice.
RIGHT THREE, WRONG ORDER. ROTTE WON, LORPER TOOK SECOND AND SINGH THIRD.
120 Finals Favorite: Jack Bergmann, Lakeland vs. Branden Rosario, Passaic Valley
Third Place: Joey Rizzuto, DePaul
Prediction: I like Bergmann here.
TWO OF THREE. RIGHT WINNER. RIZZUTO WAS SECOND AND PASSAIC’S CHRIS MORALES WAS THIRD.
126 Finals Favorite: Najati Salim, Clifton vs. Anthony Nyhuis, Lakeland
Third Place: Adam Janouk, Wayne Valley
Prediction: Salim is the pick
PERFECT THREE FOR THREE
132 Finals Favorite: Sowzy Tsay, Wayne Hills vs. Colin Menier, West Milford
Third Place: Angelo Fusaro, Pompton Lakes
Prediction: Tsay should take it.
TWO OF THREE. RIGHT FINALS, WRONG WINNER. WAYNE VALLEY’S COLE PERRY WAS THIRD.
138 Finals Favorite: Ryan Langenmayr, Lakeland vs. Noah Zindaki, Wayne Valley
Third Place: Adam Khater, Clifton
Prediction: Langenmayr is the favorite.
TWO OF THREE. RIGHT FINALS AND WINNER. WAYNE HILLS MATTHEW MAY WAS THIRD.
144 Finals Favorite: Ben Marchetto, West Milford vs. Kaden Matari, Passaic Valley
Third Place: Adam Suzay, Wayne Valley
Prediction: Marchetto should win it in his home gym.
TWO FOR THREE. POMPTON LAKES CHRISTIAN MURICA WON, SUZAY SECOND AND MARCHETTO THIRD.
150 Finals Favorite: James Conklin, PCTI vs. Rafat Al Kardali, Wayne Valley
Third Place: Cormac Smith, Hawthorne
Prediction: Conklin should prevail
THREE FOR THREE. RIGHT WINNER, WRONG ORDER. SMITH WAS SECOND AND AL-KARDALI THIRD.
157 Finals Favorite: Omar Tarecky, PCTI vs. Sean Walker, Lakeland
Third Place: Nicholas Laccitiello, Pompton Lakes
Prediction: I am leaning towards Walker here.
THREE FOR THREE. RIGHT ORDER, WRONG WINNER.
165 Finals Favorite: William Capizzi, Passaic Valley vs. Joseph Geleta, Clifton
Third Place: Joseph Lucarello, Wayne Hills
Prediction: I am giving the edge to Geleta
TWO FOR THREE. RIGHT WINNER. POMPTON LAKES CHAD MCCONNELL WAS SECOND AND LUCARELLO THIRD.
175 Finals Favorite: Ashton Fava, Wayne Hills vs. Nick Barone, Wayne Valley
Third Place: Dante Benvenuti, Passaic Valley
Prediction: Fava takes the battle of Wayne.
THREE FOR THREE. RIGHT WINNER, WRONG ORDER. BENVENUTI WAS SECOND AND BARONE THIRD.
190 Finals Favorite: Frankie Martino, Passaic Valley vs. Nick Doktor, Clifton
Third Place: Laith Ahmad, Wayne Hills
Prediction: In what I think will be the match of the night, I am going with Martino.
TWO FOR THREE. RIGHT FINALS AND WINNER. WAYNE VALLEY’S SEAN VAN DALINDA TOOK THIRD.
215 Finals Favorite: Brandon Veneziano, Passaic Valley vs. Adam Mashfej, Wayne Hills
Third Place: Mason Brancato, Pompton Lakes
Prediction: Mashfej in a tight match.
THREE FOR THREE. WRONG ORDER. VENEZIANO WON, BRANCATO SECOND AND MASHFEJ THIRD.
285 Finals Favorite: Spencer Ribitzki, West Milford vs. Cooper Struble, Lakeland
Third Place: Isaac Cazimovski, Clifton
Prediction: In a rematch of last years final, Ribitzki wins again.
TWO FOR THREE. RIGHT FINALS AND WINNER. DEPAULS JOSH TURNER TOOK THIRD
