13 @ Rogers City
103
#7 Zac Decremer (Norway) vs. Nathan Park (Pine River)
#2 Corey Agens (Hesperia) vs. Zach McGowan (Munising)
#9 Patrick Stephens (Mio) vs. Tommy Vogelheim (Rogers City)
#1 Davian Gowens (Hesperia) vs. Austin Marshall (St. Ignace)
Predicted Finish – Gowens, Agens, Decremer, Stephens
112
#6 Jimmy Spencer (Rudyard) vs. Daymian Tabbert (Frankfot)
HM Dylan Hoffart (Norway) vs. Jordan Stone (Pine River)
#8 Joey Traynham (Onaway) vs. Ryan Groendyke (Manton)
HM Tony Moore (Pine River) vs. HM Camden Alden (Charlevoix)
Predicted Finish – Spencer, Traynham, Moore, Stone
119
HM Isaac Nave (Onaway) vs. Landon Elliot (FLFA)
HM Kyle Leonard (Whittemore Prescott) vs. Tim Huddleston (Norway)
HM Robert Raghtzki (Pine River) vs. David Mommerency (Rudyard)
#6 Zach Schaub (TCSF) vs. Wyatt Makosky (Westwood)
Predicted Finish – Schaub, Nave, Leonard, Raghitzki
125
#3 Jared Gauthier (Iron Mt.) vs. Tony Everly (Mio)
Logan Eaves (Hesperia) vs. Austin Miller (Manistique)
Elliott VanDreumel (Pine River) vs. Donny Houle (Norway)
#1 Zack Yates (Hesperia) vs. Justin Saile (Rogers City)
Yates seems to be pretty well positioned to repeat as state champ. He’s already beaten #2 O’Green, and as of now Gauthier is the only other who I see having the potential to pose a legitimate threat. Both have spotless records, and while the jury is still out on Gauthier as a contender, anyone who’s hanging a 0 at this point of they is worth taking note of.
Predicted Finish – Yates, Gauthier, Eaves, VandDreumel
130
HM Alex Edwards (Iron Mt.) vs. HM Tyler Leffingwell (FLFA)
#5 Matt Elliott (FLFA) vs. Trevor Swanson (Westwood)
Cameron Urban (Rogers City) vs. HM Matt Mawby (TCSF)
#4 Michael Meadows (Mancelona) vs. Vincente Carlson (Westwood)
One of the most shocking district final results from last week was Meadow’s upset of previously undefeated state runner-up Elliott. From what I here the match had more than it’s fair share of controversy, and I’d be pretty surprised if Elliott doesn’t reverse the result. That being said, credit Meadows for coming into his own at the right time of the year. Regardless of Saturday’s outcome, He has established himself as a big time threat at the Palace.
Predicted Finish – Elliott, Meadows, Edwards, Mawby
135
HM Jon Willey (Ishpeming) vs. Jacob Chappell (Frankfort)
Noah Sobeck (Rogers City) vs. Tony Giftos (Manton)
HM Corbin Henkel (Iron Mt.) vs. Arturo Perez (Hart)
#4 Trent Roesly (Hesperia) vs. Brett Rautio (Westwood)
Predicted Finish – Roesly, Willey, Henkel, Sobeck
140
#4 Jake Sobeck (Rogers City) vs. Brady Tate (Hart)
HM Tanner Gonzales (Norway) vs. Dakotah Findlay (Whitt-Pres)
#8 Cole Gonzales (Norway) vs. Austin Howard (Whitt-Pres)
#2 Chase Siersema (Hesperia) vs. HM Aaron Bolo (Iron Mt.)
For the record nobody is beating #1 Weaver at the Palace, but I do think that Sobeck is a kid to keep an eye on at this weight. Last year he went 2 & BBQ at the Palace, but prior to that he had swapped victories with the eventual runner-up Elliott. This Sobeck seems to have turned a corner, and I think he will give 2X state finalist Siersema everything he can handle in this district final.
Predicted Finish – Siersema, Sobeck, C. Gonzales, T. Gonzales
145
HM Jordan Tousignant (Ishpeming) vs. Jacob Hoebeck (Hart)
#6 David Jacobs (Hesperia) vs. Cody Spade (Hart)
Jacob Weslin (Iron Mt.) vs. Jordan Brooks (Mio)
#4 Kyle Nixon (Pine River) vs. Jack Ryan (Rogers City)
Predicted Finish – Nixon, Jacobs, Tousignant, Weslin
152
#8 Connor Mills (Boyne City) vs. Nate Smith (Hesperia)
HM Jake Novotny (Charlevoix) vs. Mikey Arndt (Whitt-Pres)
HM Austin Bober (Rogers City) vs. Scott Blamer (Mio)
#7 Chris Schelske (FLFA) vs. HM Zavier Gonzales (Norway)
Predicted Finish – Mills, Bober, Schelske, Gonzales
160
HM Sam Hovie (Charlevoix) vs. Blake Warner (Manton)
#6 Mark Workman (Hesperia) vs. Tyler Villeneuve (Westwood)
HM Jeff Gross (Pine River) vs. Nathanial Meyer (Ishpeming)
#2 Spencer Reterstoff (Hart) vs. Matt Robinson (Boyne City)
Predicted Finish – Reterstoff, Workman, Hovie, Gross
171
HM Taylor Bonetti (Norway) vs. Jake Klingelsmith (TCSF)
HM Adam Langworthy (Pine River) vs. Jared LaFlecher (Rogers City)
HM Brandon Ames (FLFA) vs. James Cryderman (St. Ignace)
#5 Triston Rosted (Manton) vs. Cooper Guidebeck (Westwood)
Predicted Finish – Rosted, Langworthy, Bonetti, Cryderman
189
HM Casey Watson (Onaway) vs. Riley Somers (Manton)
HM Freddy Vanderstelt (Hesperia) vs. Mick Hinkle (Charlevoix)
HM James Christiansen (Iron Mt.) vs. Tyler McCurry (Pine River)
#9 Carl Morgan (Hart) vs. Michael Brock (Manistique)
Predicted Finish – Morgan, Vanderstelt, Watson, McCurry
215
#3 Andrew Selke (Rogers City) vs. Tristan Waters (Mancelona)
Colton McGregor (Mio) vs. Brayden Fitzpatrick (Iron Mt.)
HM Curtis Labadie (BRH) vs. Dom Garcia (Pine River)
HM Noah Thompson (Manton) vs. Trent Deans (Westwood)
Predicted Finish – Selke, Thompson, Labadie, McGregor
285
HM Cory Gillett (Rudyard) vs. HM Chase Morrison (Pine River)
#2 Jake Khoury (TCSF) vs. Kyle Down (BRH)
HM Keegan Richardson (Mancelona) vs. Alec VanHorn (Ishpeming)
#1 Ryan Prescott (Whitt-Pres) vs. Kasey Siegel (Norway)
Predicted Finish – Prescott, Khoury, Richardson, Gillet
14 @ New Lothrop
103
#5 Dayton VanderPloeg (Martin) vs. Austin Western (Sandusky)
#4 Mason Rife (Webberville) vs. HM Marcus Beeson (St. Louis)
#6 Chaz Kehres (Dansville) vs. Isiah Stewart (Marlette)
#3 Connor Krupp (New Lothrop) vs. HM Jose Davila (Kent City)
The 103lbs landscape in D4 is still pretty muddled, but the results of this chart should add some clarity prior to the Palace. VanderPloeg especially strikes me as a wildcard. The soph was virtually unknown prior to the season, but has picked up some big time wins. I think he knocks off Rife in the semis, but stud frosh Krupp will be a bit too much in the finals.
Predicted Finish – Krupp, VanderPloeg, Rife, Kehres
112
#1 Clay Ragon (Dansville) vs. Mary Webster Marlette)
#10 Trevor Hilgendorf (Fulton) vs. Dylan Smith (Bad Axe)
#9 Alex Baker (CCC) vs. Terra Cahoon (Sandusky)
Taylor Barkley (CCC) vs. Jack Thompson (Bad Axe)
Predicted Finish – Ragon, Baker, Hilgendorf, Barkley
119
#2 Dresden Simon (Dansville) vs. Seth Ostenowski (Cass City)
Brendan Cregg (Holton) vs. Cyle Lesko (Vassar)
#7 Konnor Holton (St. Louis) vs. Jake Zuhlke (Marlette)
#3 Cole Hersch (New Lothrop) vs. Martin Lopez (St. Louis)
HUGE matchup here. Prior to the season I can’t imagine there were too many people outside of New Lothrop touting Hersch as a state title contender, but he has proven to be just that. His results have fluctuated a bit, but after watching him pin D2 runner-up Dean and trade big moves with D3 state champ Storr, I am convinced that Hersch is capable of getting his hand raised against anyone at this weight. Simon has been relatively quiet during the season, but he was lights out this fall with a finals appearance at the GFC and All-American finish at Preseason Nationals. I’m very conflicted, but I have to lean towards Simon based on his consistent success over the past 2 years.
Predicted Finish – Simon, Hersch, Holton, Cregg
125
#2 Dallas O’Green (CCC) vs. Christean Lefter (Mayville)
HM Dillon Solomon (SMLS) vs. Owen Hilgendorf (Fulton)
#9 Dustin Scott (Montabella) vs. Owen Gaffney (Weberville)
#4 Dalton Birchmeier (New Lothrop) vs. Ryan Bockheim (Kent City)
Predicted Finish – O’Green, Birchmeier, Scott, Solomon
130
#9 Garret Martin (Holton) vs. Tate Larson (Sandusky)
Jake LaValley (Mayville) vs. Zach Reed (Kent City)
HM Malachi Marshall (Laingsburg) vs. Darren Dickson (Cass City)
#3 Gabe Bennett (New Lothrop) vs. Clint Kupiec (Fulton)
Predicted Finish – Bennett, Martin, Marshall, Kupiec
135
#6 Jed Abbot (St. Louis) vs. Kane Milliken (Vassar)
#10 Dalton Kuklewski (Montabella) vs. HM Kyle Baxter (New Lothrop)
#9 Gabe Flood (Montague) vs. HM Trevor Copes (New Lothrop)
#5 Todd Noblin (Vassar) vs. Jeremy Groen (GCC)
Predicted Finish – Abbot, Noblin, Kuklewski, Copes
140
#5 Brandon Rodenburg (Kent City) vs. Balke Lebolda (Cass City)
Jesse Fischer (Marlette) vs. Devin Veldhuis (Martin)
#6 Hayden Cregg (Holton) vs. Luke Middleton (Mayville)
#3 Steve Garza (New Lothrop) vs. Matt Potter (GCC)
One of the most exciting freshman to watch last year was Garza, who ended up finishing 4th in the state at 130lbs. Because of his transfer to NL he’s only been eligible for a couple weeks, so it’s hard to know what to make of him at this point. However, I think we will have a pretty clear idea of where he stands following matchups with Cregg and then potentially Rodenburg.
Predicted Finish –Rodenburg, Garza, Cregg, Veldhuis
145
#3 Darren Decker (CCC) vs. HM Sam Bumhoffer (SMLS)
#7 Nick Baker (Vassar) vs. Ryan VanderLaan (GCC)
#9 Zack Taubitz (Montabella) vs. HM Mauricio Diaz-Reyes (Pigeon-Laker)
#2 Aaron Bauman (New Lothrop) vs. Zack Ross (St. Louis)
Big time matchup. It’s not often you see two returning state placers at 152 drop down to 145 the next year, but that’s exactly what we have with Bauman/Decker. #1 Water, last years 135lbs champ, is still the favorite, but whoever walks out of this bracket on Saturday has to placed at the top of the conversation as well. Don’t forget about Baker either, a 2X state placer. Between, he Bauman and Decker there will be 5 all-state medals floating around this group, and that doesn’t even account for returning SQ’s Taubitz and Diaz-Reyes!
Predicted Finish – Bauman, Decker, Taubitz, Baker
152
#2 Dillen Decker (CCC) vs. Conner LeRoy (SVL)
HM Kyle Giddings (Mayville) vs. Joe Eager (St. Louis)
#9 KJ Herremans (Kent City) vs. Zack Towne (SMLS)
#1 Austin Hughes (SNCC) vs. Preston Widener (Kent City)
Upset alert! Well maybe not that big of an upset, but Hughes has had a vice grip on the #1 spot at this weight all year. He’s been a perennial contender, but this year represent’s his final chance to nab the state title that has narrowly eluded him for 3 years. However, I’ve been high on Decker since the 2012 GFC, and I’ve got a gut feeling he’s the one who comes out on top. The pair met in both the district and regional finals last season, with Decker taking their initial meeting and Hughes the latter.
Predicted Finish – Decker, Hughes, Herremans, Giddings
160
#7 Joey Durham (Montabella) vs. George Curtis (Webberville)
#3 Billy Abbott (Vassar) vs. HM Austin Eggleston (Laingsburg)
#5 Collin Henry (Marlette) vs. #10 Jayson Ellicott (Kent City)
#1 Josh Wendling (New Lothrop) vs. Jackson Miller (St. Louis)
Predicted Finish – Wendling, Abbott, Henry, Durham
171
#1 Shane Rodenburg (Kent City) vs. TJ Moore (Cass City)
#3 Pat Brown (Sandusky) vs. Scott Hutson (Ravenna)
#4 Jonny Durham (Montabella) vs. Tommy Ferguson (Marlette)
#2 Taylor Krupp (New Lothrop) vs. Jordan Crofoot (Kent City)
What we have here is a mini version of the state tournament. With #1-4 present, I think we will have a pretty clear idea of what to expect at the Palace. I think Rodenburg and Krupp are both good bets to advance through their half of the bracket, but after that it’s a much tougher call. I’ve been high on Rodenburg for a while now, but Krupp’s a matchup nightmare. I’m going to stick to my guns, but it’s not a pick I feel terribly confident about.
Predicted Finish – Rodenburg, Krupp, Brown, Durham
189
#8 Clayton Howd (St. Louis) vs. Daymon Tabako (Cass City)
HM Jacob Stid (Dansville) vs. Devin Hacker (Bad Axe)
#10 Gabe Zimmer (Ravenna) vs. HM Ryan Weckle (Mayville)
#3 Cody Symons (New Lothrop) vs. Frank Smith (CCC)
Predicted Finish – Symons, Howd, Zimmer, Weckle
215
#1 Kevin Koenig (Laingsburg) vs. Ethan Montei (Cass City)
#6 Owen Wilson (New Lothrop) vs. Mason Bolt (Kent City)
HM Austin Hopkins (CCC) vs. Michael Shaver (Mayville)
#5 Dakota Clark (New Lothrop) vs. Judson Klichermann (Montabella)
Predicted Finish – Koenig, Clark, Wilson, Hopkins
285
#4 Danny Davidson (Montabella) vs. Zach Prill (Bad Axe)
HM Mykhalo Hetmanskyy (St. Louis) vs. Caleb Selves (SLMS)
#7 Tom Devos (Kent City) vs. Ricky Schell (Marlette)
HM David Robertson (New Lothrop) vs. Jordan Bird (Laingsburg)
Predicted Finish – Davidson, Devos, Hetmanskyy, Robertson
15 @ Climax-Scots
103
#10 Reese Jones (Watervliet) vs. Grady Garlinger (Mendon)
HM Jacob Chapman (Lawton) vs. Justin VanDyken (Schoolcraft)
HM Owen Flowers (Decatur) vs. Dakota Trimm (ACS)
Jacob Butters (Bronson) vs. Josh Rukas (Bangor)
Predicted Finish – Jones, Flowers, Chapman, VanDyken
112
#5 Julian Torres (Lawton) vs. Rogelio Segundo (White Pigeon)
HM Jesse Lochmundy (Brandywine) vs. HM Steve Waring (ACS)
HM Maher Raimerz (Bangor) vs. Trey Shafer (Reading)
#7 Justin Braford (Schoolcraft) vs. Collin Kelley (Cassopolis)
Predicted Finish – Torres, Braford, Ramirez, Waring
119
#8 Jeremiah Durian (Bloomingdale) vs. Wes Disbro (Bronson)
HM Ethan Sharp (Schoolcraft) vs. David Helmuth (Decatur)
#9 Ishmael Hodge (Bangor) vs. Sam Ebersberger (Schoolcraft)
#10 Walter Betz (Springport) vs. Kaci Lintz (Brandywine)
Predicted Finish – Durian, Hodge, Helmuth
125
#5 Savion Willis (Bangor) vs. Caleb Henckel (Mendon)
#6 Jamie Summerville (Gobles) vs. HM Spencer Fox (Schoolcraft)
#10 Pat Lynch (Watervliet) vs. Tyler Britton (Reading)
HM Tyler Teague (Springport) vs. HM Khalil Brown (Cassopolis)
Absolutely an awesome chart, the possible combinations seem endless. Willis emerged last with a district title, but he has returning SQ Henckel right off the bat. Meanwhile, stud frosh Teague made a statement wit ha district title of his own, but he will be tasked with wrestling Brown in the first round; a senior who has fallen a match short of qualifying the past 2 seasons.
Predicted Finish –Willis, Lynch, Summerville, Brown
130
#2 Kyle Barkovich (Lawton) vs. Jonah Grimm (Mendon)
HM Todd Myers (ACS) vs. Ethan May (Decatur)
#8 Lucian Parish (Decatur) vs. Cass Cortright (Springport)
#6 Kahle Scheenks (Bronson) vs. Brad Yazel (Watervliet)
Barkovich has had an absolutely awesome season despite coming up from 112lbs, and I’m starting to think he is my pick to win it all. Parish is a tough customer himself who was also at 112 a year, but Barkovich has absolutely put on a clinic in their meetings so far this year. I think Scheenks squeezes by Parish in the semis, but Barkovich wins handily in the finals.
Predicted Finish – Barkovich, Scheenks, Parish, Myers
135
#1 Brock Thumm (Watervliet) vs. Jared Shepard (Union City)
#3 Cole Menck (Lawton) vs. Hunter Winger (Quincy)
#2 Hunter Bell (Decatur) vs. Trent Shafer (Reading)
HM Nick Cooper (Springport) vs. Alex Wait (Gobles)
We have the top 3 present, but it’s not quite as exciting when the guys have seen each other as much these 3 have in recent weeks. Thumm beat Bell by a point the final weekend season, but Bell defaulted to him in last week’s district final. Meanwhile, Menck has lost to Bell twice in the past 2 weeks: by fall at district, and 5-4 at their league meet. It will be interesting to see how Menck matches up with Thumm in the semis, and also what adjustments Bell has made over the past 2 weeks since his last meeting with Thumm (assuming they are both in the finals).
Predicted Finish – Thumm, Bell, Menck, Cooper
140
#10 Travis Smith (Lawton) vs. Dalton Hard (Quincy)
HM Zac Sharp (Schoolcraft) vs. Calvin Williamson (Hartford)
#9 Paul Lochmondy (Brandywine) vs. HM Brandon Tanner (Springport)
#7 Andreas Montoya (Constantine) vs. Andrew Doepker (TORV)
Predicted Finish – Montoya, Smith, Lochmondy, Tanner
145
HM Brandon Earles (Brandywine) vs. Kyle Hartwick (Constantine)
David Erwin (Bronson) vs. Jacob Gray (Lawton)
HM Alex Goldsberry (Gobles) vs. Zack Mobley (ACS)
#10 Zeth Caudill (Springport) vs. Elijah Luth (Decatur)
Predicted Finish – Caudill, Earles, Goldsberry, Mobley
152
#6 Chris O’Donnell (Lawton) vs. Cole Vance (Constantine)
#10 Andrew Grady (Springport) vs. Steven McKenzie (Marcellus)
HM Jukoada Sexton (Bronson) vs. Brandon Dembinski (Gobles)
#5 Andy Waterman (Constantine) vs. Sam Burge (Brandywine)
Predicted Finish – Waterman, O’Donnell, Sexton, Grady
160
#9 Bert Saldana (Hartford) vs. Danny Cleveland (Mendon)
HM Dan Waterman (Constantine) vs. HM Manny Lawson (Gobles)
Daniel Brown (Springport) vs. Hunter Liberty (TORV)
#5 Steven Rantz (Schoolcraft) vs. Mason Arent (Watervliet)
Predicted Finish – Rantz, Waterman, Saldana, Brown
171
#6 Brody Conner (Lawton) vs. Randy Waterman (Constantine)
#10 Devon Kozel (Bangor) vs. HM Jack Bensley (Schoolcraft)
#7 Jason Nash (Decatur) vs. Dakota Waring (Homer)
#8 Brett Burtrum (Bronson) vs. Austin Green (Cassopolis)
All sorts of craziness, and somebody very good will be going home early. Conner, Nash and Burtrum are all returning state placer, so it’s hard to pick against them returning to the Palace. Meanwhile, Kozel is an elite freshmen, and Bensley is a senior who fell just short of qualifying at 215 a year ago. I could see either nabbing the 4th spot, but I like the way Kozel competed when he was up at 189 all season.
Predicted Finish – Conner, Butrum, Nash, Kozel
189
#6 Cole Southworth (Decatur) vs. Jared Mroz (White Pigeon)
#5 Cody Mikel (Schoolcraft) vs. David Curl (Decatur)
HM Tymari Brown (Cassopolis) vs. Devon Hoover (White Pigeon)
#1 Jacob Cooper (Springport) vs. Charlie Rodriguez (Brandywine)
Predicted Finish – Cooper, Southworth, Mikel, Brown
215
#7 Weston DeHaven (Watervliet) vs. Brendan Hunter (Springport)
#9 Adam Lammers (Springport) vs. HM Austin Glynn (Decatur)
#10 Skylar Riker (Bronson) vs. HM Kenny Aemisegger (Bangor)
#8 Ethan Simmons (ACS) vs. Kyle Stanage (Brandywine)
It doesn’t get much more balanced than #7-10 along with 2 HM’s. This could play out in any number of ways, but I’m most interested in the performance of Simmons, a freshman stud who has worked his way into the top 10. Of this bunch DeHaven is the only won with a Palace appearance under his belt, and I have to imagine he is hungry to return after falling short a year ago.
Predicted Finish – DeHaven, Riker, Simmons, Lammers
285
#5 Austin Kennedy (Decatur) vs. Calep Piper (Schoolcraft)
#9 Cory Katterhienrich (Brandywine) vs. Alex Miller (Constantine)
#6 Logan Kennedy (Decatur) vs. Andrew Cocanower (Constantine)
#10 Austin Mayfield (Lawton) vs. Cole Harrison (Mendon)
You gotta love a pair of brothers on the same regional bracket. Austin and Logan Kennedy met in last week’s district final with big bro Austin recording a pin over freshmen sensation Logan. I think both are good bets to be in the finals again on Saturday. However, despite taking 4th to him at districts Mayfield has beaten Austin this year, so there is definitely some parity here.
Predicted Finish – A. Kennedy, L. Kennedy, Katterhienrich, Mayfield
16 @ Hudson
103
#8 Robert LeFever (Erie Mason) BYE
HM Seth Harvey (Addison) vs. Sam Thompson (Byron)
HM Zach Lopinski (Hudson) BYE
Frankie Najera (Adrian Madison) vs. Hunter Mellinger (Clinton)
Predicted Finish – LeFever, Lopinski, Harvey, Najera
112
#2 Roddy Hamdan (Hudson) vs. Thomas Johnson (Memphis)
#4 Marcus Richardson (Addison) vs. Doug Laviolette (Luth-West)
#3 Tyler Roberts (Hudson) vs. Evan Shovels (Clinton)
Trevor Williams (Bentley) vs. Michael Iler (Jonesville)
Predicted Finish – Hamdan, Roberts, Richardson, Williams
119
#1 Logan Griffin (Erie Mason) vs. Dillon Mitchell (Memphis)
#5 Jason Richardson (Addison) vs. HM Lammont Cannon (HPRA)
#4 Isaac Dusseau (Hudson) vs. Zech Johnston (Clinton)
HM Calvin Moten (Beecher) vs. Terry Burns (Sand Creek)
Upset alert! Returning state runner-up Dusseau took his lumps this year at 125lbs, but now down at his natural weight I think he has a real chance to finish his career as a state champ. Grifin, the defending state champ, has never been one to blow people away, and I think Dusseau can use his size and strength to eek out a narrow, low-scoring win.
Predicted Finish – Dusseau, Griffin, Richardson, Cannon
125
#7 Jacob Voss (Addison) vs. Nick LaCross (Clinton)
HM Mike Peetee (Sand Creek) vs. Zaid Rashad (HPRA)
#8 Austin Wilt (Adrian Madison) vs. Perry Alexander (Beecher)
HM Brad Thompson (Memphis) vs. David Fairbanks (Jonesville)
Predicted Finish – Voss, Wilt, Thompson, Peetee
130
#1 Carter Ballinger (Jonesville) vs. Cody Christy (Memphis)
HM Robert Standlick (Sand Creek) BYE
#7 Mason Lopinski (Hudson) vs. Eric Strable (Memphis)
HM Colin Haag (Addison) vs. Bryce Davis (Byron)
Predicted Finish – Ballinger, Lopinski, Standlick, Haag
135
#7 Mason Groenhout (Addison) vs. Andrew Gadde (Memphis)
#8 Carlos Randall (Hudson) vs. Demetrius Gooley (Beecher)
Avery Cantu (Adrian Madison) vs. Hunter Kennedy (Byron)
HM Caleb Richter (Luth-West) vs. Kyle Lakatos (Sand Creek)
Predicted Finish – Groenhout, Richter, Randall, Cantu
140
#1 Cole Weaver (Hudson) vs. Dillon Peyerk (New Haven)
Ethan Lowry (Jonesville) vs. Huntter Trubiano (Clinton)
HM Isaiah Espinoza (Adrian Madison) vs. Jacob Armstrong (Byron)
HM Jacob Low (Bendle) vs. Daniel Barta (Blissfield)
Predicted Finish – Weaver, Espinoza, Low, Lowry
145
#1 JD Waters (Hudson) vs. Nick Aguinaga (New Haven)
HM Jeremiah Osterhout (Bentley) vs. Noah Nieman (Blissfield)
#8 Nick Klemm (Adrian Madison) vs. RJ Dickinson (Bendle)
#5 Zack Francis (Luth-West) vs. Mike Burger (Adrian Madison)
Predicted Finish – Waters, Francis, Klemm, Osterhout
152
#3 Kyle Johnson (Hudson) vs. Austin Davis (Byron)
Calvin Payne (Concord) vs. Nick Rolland (Clinton)
HM Taylor Daher (Byron) vs. Jake Kimble (Addison)
#4 Ali Rashad (HPRA) vs. Blake Scrogge (Sand Creek)
Predicted Finish – Johnson, Rashad, Daher, Payne
160
#8 Trevor McDormett (Sand Creek) vs. Andrew Wiggle (Memphis)
Clayton Brockway (Hudson) vs. Kamdan Ward (Clinton)
Brian Sumber (Hudson) vs. Alex Dicicco (New Haven)
Jacob Bayer (Blissfield) vs. Josiah Rabine (New Haven)
Predicted Finish – McDormett, Sumber, Brockway, Rabine
171
#9 Roger Fox (Sand Creek) vs. Kenny Deshano (Clinton)
Keegan Ward (Clinton) vs. Tyler Grames (Hudson)
HM Kevin Curby (Hillsdale) vs. Jacob Burg (Memphis)
Jonah Lambart (Luth-West)) vs. Caleb Bangerter (Blisfield)
Predicted Finish – Fox, Curby, Lambart, Burg
189
#4 Charlie Robertson (Sand Creek) vs. Jake Klausmeier (RHLN)
Garrett Griffiths (Jonesville) vs. Dattahn Wade (New Haven)
#7 Mitch Ely (Hudson) vs. Mike Murley (MHBF)
#2 Nathan Philburn (Byron) vs. Terry Young (Addison)
Predicted Finish – Philburn, Robertson, Ely, Griffiths
215
#2 Jake Morgan (Hudson) vs. Thomas Krueger (Luth-West)
Dakota Underwood (Blissfield) vs. Trevor Schultz (RHLN)
#4 Jon Rodriguez (Jonesville) vs. Brett Tschinhart (Clinton)
HM Patrick Harbin (Loyola) vs. Austin Ray (JVL)
Predicted Finish – Morgan, Rodriguez, Harbin, Underwood
285
#3 Nate Boardman (Hillsdale) vs. Brandon Schrupp (RHLN)
Richard Cleese (Adrian Madison) vs. John Rogers (Bentley)
#8 Nick Burt (Addison) vs. Aaron Kelley (Byron)
HM Alan Taylor (Loyola) vs. Isaiah Espinoza (Adrian Madison)
One of the wrestlers I’m most intrigued by this weekend in Taylor. A 2X SQ, Taylor has seemingly been off the grid this season, but he is spotless in the few matches he has wrestled. I remember him showing flashes of greatness a sophomore, and his current HM status may turn out to be wildly conservative. However, he will have to get Burt to make the finals, an opponent he lost to at last year’s regional.
Predicted Finish – Boardman, Burt, Taylor, Cleese
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