DISTRICT 4
106 Finals Favorite: William Kui, DePaul vs Alex Zangrilli, Pequannock
Third Place: Dan Kee, Lakeland
Prediction: I think Kui wins a very deep weight
Kee made the finals while Dino Cancelleri of Wayne Valley finished third. Two out of three qualifiers correct
113 Finals Favorite: Mojahed Hamdeh, Wayne Hills vs Dylan Pohl, Lakeland
Third Place: Kyle Flynn, Pompton Lakes
Prediction: After moving up a weight, Hamdeh looks to win this one.
Right three qualifiers with Flynn making the final while Pohl finished third
120 Finals Favorite: Tyler Hrycak, Wayne Valley vs Lou Carusillo, DePaul
Third Place: Bobby Gallipoli, Pequannock
Prediction: Hrycak takes it.
West Milford's Tom Mickes took third instead of Gallipoli so two out of three including the winner
126 Finals Favorite: David McFadden, DePaul vs David Zeppetelli, West Milford
Third Place: Jay Tindall, Pequannock
Prediction: McFadden should come out on top.
Pompton Lakes Craig Calderone made the finals while Zeppetelli finished third. Two out of three qualifiers correct including the winner
132 Finals Favorite: Sam Tareky, Wayne Valley vs Ryan Inglett, Wayne Hills
Third Place: Spencer Carey, DePaul
Prediction: Tareky wins it.
Three out of three here including the winner
138 Finals Favorite: Joseph Stambouly, Wayne Hills vs Harrison Gardner, Pequannock
Third Place: Vincent Rigoglioso, Wayne Valley
Prediction: Gardner moves up a weight and wins it
Cory Doebel from DePaul made the finals but the other two qualifiers correct. Did not pick the right winner
145 Finals Favorite: Zack Tareky, Wayne Valley vs Tim Burklow, Pequannock
Third Place: Dylan Kaine, West Milford
Prediction: Burklow wins in an upset.
Three out of three here including the winner
152 Finals Favorite: Patrick VanDuyne, West Milford vs Sal Castiglia, Wayne Valley
Third Place: Dante Amato, Pompton Lakes
Prediction: VanDuyne is the winner here.
Daniel Kilroy from Wayne Hills made the finals with Castiglia finished third so two qualifiers correct.
160 Finals Favorite: Nick Carey, DePaul vs Corey Flynn, Pompton Lakes
Third Place: Travis Canty, Butler
Prediction: Carey gives DePaul another title.
Three out of three here including the winner
170 Finals Favorite: Richard DiZenzo, West Milford vs Zach D'Apolito, Wayne Valley
Third Place: Jacob Foukas, Pequannock
Prediction: D'Apolito get the slight edge here.
DePaul's Matt DeLallo took third instead of Foukas so two out of three including finals but wrong winner
182 Finals Favorite: Nick DePalma, DePaul vs Luke Foukas, Pequannock
Third Place: Jon Fazio, Lakeland
Prediction: DePalma is the overwhelming favorite here.
Three out of three here including the winner
195 Finals Favorite: Anthony Landberg, Wayne Valley vs Dan Mormilo, Pequannock
Third Place: Hunter McConnell, Pompton Lakes
Prediction: I think Mormilo gets the upset here.
McConnell made the finals while DePaul's Scott Lavelle finished third. Two out of three qualifiers correct with wrong winner
220 Finals Favorite: Justin Walker, Wayne Valley vs Robert Levine, Wayne Hills
Third Place: Joe Perkins, DePaul
Prediction: Levine walks away as champion
Spencer Ochner of Pequannock took third instead of Perkins so two out of three including finals but wrong winner
285 Finals Favorite: William Wenzel, West Milford vs Pat Wagner, Wayne Valley
Third Place: Burak Yilmaz, Butler
Prediction: Wenzel wins it in his home gym.
Brett Narbone of Lakeland won the weight and Wagner finished third so two out of three qualifiers correct with wrong winner.
DISTRICT 9
106 Finals Favorite: Ty Agaisse, Delbarton vs Requir van der Merwe, Mountain Lakes
Third Place: Dylan Allison, Morristown
Prediction: I think Agaisse wins He has been a consistent contributor for his team all season and that should continue this weekend.
Zach Kovacs of Parsippany took third instead of Allison so two out of three including winner
113 Finals Favorite: Nick Farro, Delbarton vs Austin Nash, Hanover Park
Third Place: Matt Mastrobuono, Whippany Park
Prediction: This will be a hard fought finale and could easily go into UTB. While I think Farro will be tough, Nash has been a hair better lately. I give the slightest of edges to him here.
Right three qualifiers, wrong winner
120 Finals Favorite: Anthony Cefolo, Hanover Park vs Christian Innarella, Delbarton
Third Place: Robert Fornini, Parsippany Hills
Prediction: This is a no-brainer on who reaches the finals. We should see a Morris County Tournament rematch here between Cefolo, State Champion at 106 last year and Innarella, 6th at 113 a year ago. I think Cefolo squeaks by here but the slimmest of margins. I still think both make the state tournament and are on the medal stand come Sunday.
Fornini had to withdraw due to injury. Stephen Persaud of Parsippany took third. GOt the final right but had wrong winner
126 Finals Favorite: Gennaro Cuccolo, Hanover Park vs Sam Kovacs, Parsippany
Third Place: Matt Davis, Delbarton
Prediction: Cuccolo should win this match. He has beaten Kovacs twice already this season, a 3-2 decision for his 100th career victory on Jan. 18th and 4-3 in the MCT final.
Morristown's Frank Crippen took third instead of Davis so two out of three including winner
132 Finals Favorite: Nick Anderson, Delbarton vs Joe Zecca, Hanover Park
Third Place: Christian Signorelli, Parsippany Hills
Prediction: Anderson gets the win here. He is a reigning state medalist and takedown machine. He is too much for Zecca to handle.
Right three qualifiers with Signorelli making the finals while Zecca took third
138 Finals Favorite: Travis Vasquez, Delbarton vs Christian Bassolino, Hanover Park
Third Place: Davin Tranfield, Morristown
Prediction: This is a toss-up. I think both wrestlers match up evenly but I will give Vasquez the edge here.
Par Hills Kyle Bota took third instead of Tranfield so two out of three but wrong winner
145 Finals Favorite: Dan Reed, Delbarton vs Anthony Oliveri, Hanover Park
Third Place: Michael Persaud, Parsippany
Prediction: Again another open weight class. I am giving Reed the edge as a county champion. One thing I was always told when I got into covering high school sports; Dont pick against a champion.
Morristown's Chris Forte took third instead of Persaud so two out of three including winner
152 Finals Favorite: Anthony Bassolino, Hanover Park vs Sam Mual, Parsippany Hills
Third Place: Nicholas Serafini, Whippany Park
Prediction: Bassolino has been impressive since the Morris County Tournament and after suffering a 1-0 loss to Bound Brook's Joshua Ugalde in the Group 1 finals, he looks to and should rebound in the Districts.
Joseph Tavoso of Delbarton made the finals and Morristown's Justin Contreras finished third so one out of three here
160 Finals Favorite: Josef Johnson, Delbarton vs Steven Stringas, Parsippany Hills
Third Place: Ryan Paff, Hanover Park
Prediction: Johnson is too strong at this weight. He should win the District Title in relatively quick fashion.
Max-Daniel Sokollek of Mountain Lakes took third instead of Paff so two out of three including the winner
170 Finals Favorite: Michael Weiss, Parsippany Hills vs Andrew Massefski, Parsippany
Third Place: Oziegbe Uhunmwangho, Weequahic
Prediction: Massefski took the last matchup 2-1 in tiebreaker. I think Weiss doesn't let it get that far this time. I look for him to get the win here.
Whippany Park's Vin Mattia took third instead of Uhunmwangho so two out of three including the winner
182 Finals Favorite: Nicholas Pizzuta, Parsippany vs Stevan Webb, Whippany Park
Third Place: James McGinley, Parsippany Hills
Prediction: This was a one point match, 6-5 the last time the two met on Jan. 31. I think Webb gets his revenge and wins the District championship
Webb finished third while Morristown's Charles Sanderson made the finals so two out of three finalists but wrong winner
195 Finals Favorite: Nicholas D`Uva, Parsippany Hills vs Matt Valazquez, Parsippany
Third Place: Alexis Villegas, Morristown
Prediction: D'Uva moves on to Region 3 as the champion.
Valazquez finished third while Delbarton's Austin Gobbo made the finals so two out of three finalists including the winner
220 Finals Favorite: Steven Hill, Parsippany Hills vs James Grogan, Delbarton
Third Place: Freddy Ruiz, Morristown
Prediction: I have Hill as the winner here. He seems to be a step above the rest of the 220 weight class.
Grogan finished third while John Dubose of Mountain Lakes made the finals so two out of three qualifiers including the winner
285 Finals Favorite: Nick LaShell, Hanover Park; Adrian Macko Parsippany Hills,
Third Place: Salaam Jones, Weequahic
Prediction: In a rematch of the Morris County Finals, I think LaShell comes out on top. He has really separated himself lately from the rest of what was a month ago a wide open weight.
Parsippany's Fardeen Yunus took third instead of Jones so two out of three including the winner
DISTRICT 10
106 Finals Favorite: Casey Egan, Seton Hall vs Vincent Simonetti, Union
Third Place: Emanuel Rodriguez, Chatham
Prediction: I like Simonetti to walk away with the title.
Rodriguez made the finals and Simonetti placed third so right three qualifiers but wrong winner
113 Finals Favorite: John DeVito, Roselle Park vs Angelo Mascola, Seton Hall
Third Place: John Serruto, Millburn
Prediction: DeVitoe wins his second straight title after taking 106 a year ago.
Three for three here including the winner
120 Finals Favorite: Brenden Calas, Seton Hall vs Andy Santmaria, Roselle Park
Third Place: Ryan Nobrega, Union
Prediction: Calas is the overwhelming favorite, if his recent injury didn't affect his preparation.
Nehehima Shury of Irvington finished third instead of Nobrega so two out of three including the winner
126 Finals Favorite: Nicholas Testa, Summit vs Joshua Gergich, Roselle Park
Third Place: Nelson Mendez, Barringer.
Prediction: Testa should win it.
Nick Polimeni of Seton Hall made the finals and won it so two out of three with the wrong winner
132 Finals Favorite: Nicholas Abbott, Summit vs John Costa, Madison
Third Place: Anthony Canfora, Seton Hall.
Prediction: Abbott takes the title.
Bobby Vail of Roselle Park finished third while Canfora made the final. Two out of three with the correct winner
138 Finals Favorite: Joe Fulinello, Roselle Park vs Dylan Pollock, Millburn
Third Place: Dylan Mulcahy, Chatham
Prediction: I think Fulinello makes a run and wins the weight.
Right three qualifiers but wrong winner as Pollock defeats Mulcahy in the finals
145 Finals Favorite: Christian Munoz, Barringer vs Justin Engel, Chatham
Third Place: Pete Hilburn, Roselle Park
Prediction: I like Engel here.
Hillburn made the final and Tom Grosso of Seton Hall finished third so two out of three with the wrong winner
152 Finals Favorite: Isaac Antonetty, Barringer vs Brian Matthews, Roselle Park
Third Place: Khashari Wilson, Columbia
Prediction: Antonetty should take it.
Ishmael Crawford of Irvington took third instead of Wilson so two out of three with the wrong winner
160 Finals Favorite: Steve Loersky, Roselle Park vs Jean-Paul Jepthe, Irvington
Third Place: Brandon Paris, Union
Prediction: Loersky wins by the slimmest of margins.
Summit's Colm Dougherty took third instead of Paris so two out of three including the winner
170 Finals Favorite: Phil Woods, Roselle Park vs Christopher Auriemma, Columbia
Third Place: Dom Luppino, Madison
Prediction: Woods wins it.
Three out of three here including winner
182 Finals Favorite: Allen Nunez, Roselle Park vs D'yvenot Beaublanc, Irvington
Third Place: Matt Fastiggi, Madison
Prediction: Nunez gives Roselle Park another champion
Three out of three here including winner
195 Finals Favorite: Nick Haboj, Madison vs Kyle Cato, Barringer
Third Place: Alex Reason, Columbia
Prediction: I am going with Cato here.
Matthew Policarpio of Millburn made the finals and Roselle Park's Marc Signorello took third. One out of three here with wrong winner
220 Finals Favorite: Anthony Iarussi, Summit vs Donovan Mantone, Madison
Third Place: Vincent Picarelli, Roselle Park
Prediction: Mantone gives Madison a champion.
Right three qualifiers with Picarelli making the finals while Mantone took third
285 Finals Favorite: Rodney Cenat, Columbia vs Kristian Lewis, Union
Third Place: Michael Baumgartner, Madison
Prediction: Lewis wins his second straight heavyweight crown.
Millburn's Joshua Jimenez took third instead of Baumgartner so two out of three but the wrong winner
