District 1
106 Finals Favorite: CJ Miele, Mount Olive vs Brandon Paetzell, Phillipsburg
Third Place: Austin Pidoto, Warren Hills
Prediction: I think Paetzell comes out on top here.
John Schade of West Morris wound up making the finals instead of Miele but I had the correct winner so I am 2 out of 3 here including the winner
113 Finals Favorite: Max Nauta, Warren Hills vs Zach Fisher, Phillipsburg
Third Place: Dylan Luciano, West Morris
Prediction: Max Nauta wins this weight.
Three out of three here including the winner
120 Finals Favorite: Corey Fleming, West Morris vs Matt Richie, North Warren
Third Place: Steve Friedman, Phillipsburg
Prediction: Fleming should win the title.
Mendham's Vince Pallone took third instead of Friedman so two out of three including the winner
126 Finals Favorite: Joe Krathochvil, Warren Hills vs David Migliaccio, West Morris
Third Place: Matt Nicotra, Hackettstown
Prediction: Krathochvil adds a District Title to go with the HWS title.
Phillipsburg's Tylor Petchonka took third instead of Nicotra so two out of three including the winner
132 Finals Favorite: Anthony Johnson, Phillipsburg vs Brandon Rothman, Hackettstown
Third Place: Ron Spera, Mount Olive
Prediction: Johnson walks away the winner
Mendham's Eric Friedman made the final while Rothman finished third so two out of three including the winner.
138 Finals Favorite: Nick Matthews, West Morris vs Max Elling, Phillipsburg
Third Place: Kevin Bundschuh, Warren Hills
Prediction: Matthews gave West Morris a 100-career winner earlier in the season and adds a District title to his list of accomplishments this season.
Right qualifiers, wrong winner.
145 Finals Favorite: Jesse Thorsen, Belvidere vs Andrew Kaluzny, Phillipsburg
Third Place: Brandon Carcuffe, West Morris
Prediction: Jesse Thorsen will take it here.
Two out of three here including the winner with Hackettstown's Tyler Kozimor making the final instead of Kaluzny.
152 Finals Favorite: Jimmy Schuitema, Phillipsburg vs Evan Butka, Warren Hills
Third Place: Tommy Vazzano, Mount Olive
Prediction: Schuitema wins this battle of tradition school rivals
North Warren's Johnny Hayes took third instead of Vazzano so two out of three including the winner
160 Finals Favorite: Sam Button, Mendham vs Jake Kocsis, Phillipsburg
Third Place: David Harris Belvidere
Prediction: In one of the closest matches, Kocsis pulls it out.
Picked the right final but wrong winner and John Sickles of West Morris took third instead of Harris so two out of three.
170 Finals Favorite: Adam Kratch, West Morris vs Anthony Colabella, Mount Olive.
Third Place: Ryan Ostir, Warren Hills
Prediction: Colabella has the slight edge here.
Phillipsburg's Broderick Bupivi won the weight but Colabella took third so two out of three
182 Finals Favorite: Evan Bray, Belvidere vs Joe Maso, Phillipsburg
Third Place: Nick Scheuplein, Mount Olive
Prediction: Bray should run through this weight
Warren Hills Steven Cleaver took third instead of Scheuplein so two out of three including the winner
195 Finals Favorite: Jesse Windt, West Morris vs Ryan Witner, Warren Hills
Third Place: Jim Conte, Mendham
Prediction: Windt wins a close match.
Mount Olive's Andrew Trejo took third instead of Conte so two out of three including the winner
220 Finals Favorite: J.B. Lawson, Belvidere vs Tyler Bridygham, Warren Hills
Third Place: Pete Andrich, Mount Olive
Prediction: J.B. Lawson wins this going away
Mendham's Aaron Flitcroft took third while Andrich made the final against Lawson, so two out of three including the winner
285 Finals Favorite: Ryan Appleby, Belvidere vs Andrew Pacheco, Warren Hills
Third Place: Jarrett Williams, Phillipsburg
Prediction: Call it a hunch but I think Pacheco wins here
Three out of three here including the winner
DISTRICT 2
106 Finals Favorite: Garrett O'Shea, Morris Knolls vs Stephen Caserta, Roxbury
Third Place: Joe Aumann, Hopatcong
Prediction: Caserta and O'Shea have split matches a pair of matches this season. Caserta should take the rubber match.
Three out of three here including the winner
113 Finals Favorite: AJ Vindici, Randolph vs Michael Glasser, Montville
Third Place: Austin Perrault, Morris Knolls
Prediction: Vindici wins it in his own gym.
Roxbury's Troy Stanich took third instead of Perrault so two out of three including the winner
120 Finals Favorite: Devon LaFranco, Roxbury vs Peter Lipari, Lenape Valley
Third Place: Joey Spaziani, Hopatcong
Prediction: Lipari pulls out a close win.
Three out of three here including the winner
126 Finals Favorite: Matt Vozzo, Randolph vs Anthony Fano, Montville
Third Place: Dylan Sullivan, Morris Hills
Prediction: Vozzo wins a close one here.
Dylan Sullivan of Morris Hills won the weight while Morris Knolls Mike Nigro took third so two out of three here
132 Finals Favorite: Glenn Haines, Lenape Valley vs Jake Legotte, Roxbury
Third Place: Jake Federico, Randolph
Prediction: Haines takes it.
Morris Knolls Cassius Russell took third instead of Federico so two out of three including the winner
138 Finals Favorite: Matt Benvenuto, Lenape Valley vs Adam Fano, Montville
Third Place: Kyle Weis, Morris Knolls
Prediction: Benvenuto takes the championship
Roxbury's Tommy Miller took third instead of Weis so two out of three including the winner
145 Finals Favorite: Jordan Marks, Montville vs Jonathan Patane, Roxbury
Third Place: David Ji, Randolph
Prediction: Marks hits the bulls eye in the final.
Morris Knolls Luke Drugac made the finals while Patane finished third so two out of there here
152 Finals Favorite: Dean Drugac, Morris Knolls vs Sean Rodgers, Randolph.
Third Place: Dominic LaBell, Lenape Valley
Prediction: Rodgers wins in his last match at Randolph.
Three out of three here including the winner
160 Finals Favorite: Dillion Artigliere, Roxbury vs Joe LaBell, Lenape Valley
Third Place: Troy Bongiovanni, Hopatcong
Prediction: Artigliere is the class of this weight.
Morris Hills Steve Acevedo made the finals while LaBell finished third so two out of there here
170 Finals Favorite: Parker Meytrott, Montville vs DJ Barrett, Lenape Valley
Third Place: James Monaghan, Roxbury
Prediction: Meytrott is the overwhelming favorite here.
Three out of three here including the winner
182 Finals Favorite: Mike Burns, Morris Knolls vs Peter Sutton, Roxbury
Third Place: Dan Palma, Morris Catholic
Prediction: Burns in the overwhelming favorite here.
Morris Hills Dean Carlotti took third instead of Palma so two out of three including the winner
195 Finals Favorite: Jose Delgado, Morris Hills vs Stephen Arthur, Roxbury
Third Place: Kristian Barrett, Lenape Valley
Prediction: Arthur takes this one after making the county finals at this weight.
Three out of three here including the winner
220 Finals Favorite: Zac Kazaba, Randolph vs Laurence Bueno, Montville
Third Place: Dante James, Lenape Valley
Prediction: Kazaba wins a close one here.
Right qualifiers, wrong finalist.
285 Finals Favorite: Victor Burgos, Hopatcong vs Bobby Sperling, Lenape Valley
Third Place: Ryan O'Connor, Roxbury
Prediction: Burgos takes it here.
Mendham's Ethan Fox took third instead of O'Connor so two out of three including the winner
DISTRICT 3
106 Finals Favorite: Dom Gallo, High Point vs Austin Sisco, Pope John
Third Place: Trevor Morales, Newton
Prediction: Gallo is the overwhelming favorite here.
Kittatinny's Jake VanWingerden took third instead of Morales so two out of three including the winner
113 Finals Favorite: Bryan Damon, Jefferson vs William Hurtt, Wallkill Valley
Third Place: Christian Silva, Kittatinny.
Prediction: Damon should win his second title.
Pope John's Ezekiel Lewie-Cepero took this while Silva made the finals so two out of there here
120 Finals Favorite: Jared Kobis, High Point vs Matt Tripodi, Jefferson
Third Place: Nick Klinger, Kittatinny
Prediction: Kobis gets the win
Three out of three here including the winner
126 Finals Favorite: Ian Burke, Sparta vs Austin Scrivani, Kittatinny
Third Place: Connor McHugh, High Point
Prediction: Burke takes the title after finished third last year.
Picked the right final but wrong winner. Still two out of three here
132 Finals Favorite: Mike Derin, High Point vs Joe Hocking, Wallkill Valley
Third Place: Nils Holley, Jefferson
Prediction: Derin wins in a one point match over Hocking.
Vernon's Tin VanLenton took third instead of Holley so two out of three including the winner
138 Finals Favorite: Tom Murphy, Kittatinny vs Chris Auer, High Point
Third Place: Jim Lodema, Wallkill Valley
Prediction: Murphy has been on a role and it continues with a District championship.
Right three qualifiers with Lodema making the final while Auer finished third
145 Finals Favorite: Jason Gaccione, High Point vs Nick Romyns, Kittatinny
Third Place: Anthony Gignatelli, Pope John
Prediction: Romyns avenges a 3-2 loss from last year's HSW in the only meeting between to two.
Three out of three here including the winner
152 Finals Favorite: Luke Bohn, Jefferson vs Ryan Ward, Vernon
Third Place: Connor Zandarski, Kittatinny
Prediction: Bohn wins it
High Point's Thomas Hooker took third instead of Zandarski so two out of three including the winner
160 Finals Favorite: David Popek, Kittatinny vs Moses Yasin, High Point
Third Place: Al Falco, Sparta
Prediction: Popek is the best of a very down weigh class
Right qualifiers, wrong winner
170 Finals Favorite: Kieran Gerrity, Kittatinny vs Antonio Porraspita, High Point
Third Place: Tyler Zimmerman, Jefferson
Prediction: Gerrity wins his second straight title after winning at 160.
Three out of three here including the winner
182 Finals Favorite: Josh Sibblies, Newton vs Jake Brook, Kittatinny
Third Place: Alex Reiman, Wallkill Valley
Prediction: In what could one of the best District finals in the state, Sibblies gets the slight edge due to a 1-0 victory in the HWS finals.
Right qualifiers, wrong winner
195 Finals Favorite: Kyle Stoll, High Point vs Gus Protogerpoulos, Newton
Third Place: Dylan Wunder, Kittatinny
Prediction: Stoll wins it.
Right three qualifiers with Wunder making the final while Protogerpoulis finished third
220 Finals Favorite: Garrett Armstrong, Kittatinny vs Bobby McDonnell, High Point
Third Place: Robert Hajnos, Jefferson
Prediction: Armstrong has two close wins over McDonnell and this should be the third.
Three out of three here including the winner
285 Finals Favorite: Noa Merritt, Pope John vs Gunther Wassong, High Point
Third Place: Tom Smith, Kittatinny
Prediction: Merritt takes the title
Three out of three here including the winner
