1 @ Rockford
103
#6 Vincent Priante (TC West) vs. HM Brendan Stevens (BC Lakeview)
#8 Hayden LaRochelle (BC Lakeview) vs. Michael Fuller (East Kentwood)
#7 Austin Wieczorek (East Kentwood) vs. HM Lee Grabowski (Brighton)
#2 Nolan Smith (Portage Northern) vs. Dalton Lopez (Grandville)
This region is about as tough as I have ever seen, and it starts here with the little guys. Chaos only begins to describe this bracket. Smith has been very solid all year and seems like the guy to beat. He’s beaten LaRochelle, Wieczorek and Grabowski, but they have all been tight matches. Priante has an excellent record and was an RQ a year ago, but like the senior LaRochelle to earn the finals spot. I was extremely impressed with how he stepped up to tech-fall a ranked senior in the blood round of districts.
Predicted Finish – Smith, LaRochelle, Priante, Wieczorek
112
#4 Jared Bennett (Rockford) vs. HM Reece Hughes (Hartland)
HM Jack Snauko (Grand Ledge) vs. HM Brad Stubbefield (Hudsonville)
#5 Josh Brower (Grandville) vs. HM Matthew Heaps (Portage Northern)
#1 Benny Gomez (Holt) vs. Daniel Tomko (GR FHC)
Gomez should be able to put some space between himself and anyone he wrestlers, but beyond from that nothing is going to come easy here. Bennett is a returning state placer who seems to be hitting his stride, but Hughes, his first round opponent, is a freshman who has a few huge wins including one over #3 Rivera-Garcia. Snauko and Heaps are also both impressive freshmen who I am interested to see compete in this loaded group.
Predicted Finish – Gomez, Bennett, Brower, Snauko
119
#4 Stephen Jendritz (Rockford) vs. Jackson Renicker (Brighton)
#3 Romeo Riley (Kalamazoo Central) vs. Mario Rodriguez (Holland WO)
#5 Cam Bertucci (Grand Haven) vs. #6 Jay Jay Brickley (Grand Ledge)
#2 Martin Rodriguez (Holt) vs. Max Postlewait (GR FHC)
By now, many HS wrestling fans in Michigan only need to hear the words “Rockford 119”, and they will know exactly what you’re talking about. With 5 of the 6 ranked wrestlers, the “5 guys, 4 spots” narrative doesn’t get any better than this. Bertucci entered the year #1 in the P15, but has taken a couple losses to Jendritz among others. Riley made a huge statement opening weekend with a win over nationally ranked D3 state champ Kanen Storr, and since then he has backed it up by being one of the state’s most improved wrestler. Last weekend he wrestled MRod to a 6-5 loss in the district final, but he’ll need to get through Jendritz if wants a chance to avenge it.
Predicted Finish – Rodriguez, Jendritz, Bertucci, Riley
125
#10 Austin Tomko (GR FHC) vs. HM Javius Cunningham (Kalamazoo Central)
#7 Kyle Bohnsack (Brighton) vs. HM Boony Merryweather (Grandville)
HM Charlie Hang (East Kentwood) vs. HM Evan Schroder (Portage Northern)
#6 Sage Castillo (Hartland) vs. Terry Gant (Rockford)
Predicted Finish – Castillo, Bohnsack, Tomko, Schroder
130
#9 Dylan Steward (Grand Ledge) vs. #10 Antonio Reyes (Grand Haven)
#7 Nate Hughes (Hartland) vs. Mitch Beekman (Holland WO)
#8 Mino Trevino (Holt) vs. Nick Hughes (GR FHC)
#3 Ben Calandrino (Howell) vs. Mason Priest (Grandville)
Calndrino is clearly the guy to beat here, and barring anything crazy, that leaves 4 top ten guys to fight over 3 spots. Trevino has beaten Steward in each of their 3 bouts over the last couple weeks, so although Calandrino is on his half of the bracket I am feeling pretty about his chances to qualify. On the top half of the bracket, it seems like a wide open race to the finals between Hughes, Steward and Tomko.
Predicted Finish – Calandrino, Hughes, Trevino, Steward
135
#4 Collin Tomkins (Grandville) vs. Justin Rollins (Hartland)
HM Kolin Leyrer (Holt) vs. HM Unberto Bernal (East Kentwood)
#6 Adam Pawlowski (Mona Shores) vs. Jose Ramos (Brighton)
#1 Austin Eicher (Hartland) vs. Blake Venne (Mona Shores)
Predicted Finish – Eicher, Tomkins, Pawlowski, Leyrer
140
#8 Kam Bush (Grandville) vs. HM Malcolm Evans (Okemos)
HM Patrick Powers (Grand Ledge) vs. Alje Butler (Grandville)
HM John Leark (GR FHC) vs. HM Mike Shaw (Holt)
#5 Jacob Heaps (Portage Northern) vs. Kyle Moody (Holland WO)
Predicted Finish – Heaps, Bush, Leark, Powers
145
#9 Matt Mills (GR FHC) vs. Ryan Salmon (Brighton)
#7 AJ Presley (Holt) vs. HM Braden Zych (Rockford)
#8 Kyle Granger (Holt) vs. #10 Taylor McPhail (Mona Shores)
#3 Jacob Gorial (Hartland) vs. HM Davon Rivera (Grandville)
Usually having half of the top 10 guys in one weight is a big deal, but at Rockford it’s pretty much business as usual. Gorial seems to have settled in quite nicely since moving up from 140, and I don’t see him losing prior to the Palace. Beyond that, I think each of the other 7 guys has a feasible chance to make it out of this brutal bracket alive.
Predicted Finish – Gorial, Presley, Granger, McPhail
152
HM Aaron Cummings (Grand Haven) vs. Nick VanDeWalker (Portage Central)
HM Anthony Colaianne (Hartland) vs. Blake Cramer (Mona Shores)
HM Kamyab Kamali (East Lansing) vs. Jake Brower (Grandville)
#2 Dom Latora (Portage Central) vs. Clayton Castrol (Holland WO)
Predicted Finish – Latora, Colaianne, Kamali, Cummings
160
#1 Dakota Juarez (Grand Haven) vs. Lucas Laforge (Hartland)
#10 Logan Vish (Hartland) vs. HM Sam Karel (Mona Shores)
HM Sam Greco (Grandville) vs. HM Marco Reyes (Holt)
#9 Beau Mourer (Brighton) vs. Isaiah Kinney (GR FHC)
Predicted Finish – Juarez, Mourer, Vish, Reyes
171
HM Mello Frazier (East Kentwood) vs. Nate Smith (Hartland)
#10 Jacob Harvey (BC Lakeview) vs. TJ Lubbers (Hudsonville)
Dan Visscher (Holland WO) vs. Roman Palumbo (Jackson)
#7 Nick Brish (Brighton) vs. Caleb Childers (Rockford)
Predicted Finish – Brish, Harvey, Frazier, Smith
189
#4 Zane Gorby (Caledonia) vs. Nick May (Loy-Norrix)
#10 Gage Sivyer (Holt) vs. Connor Morley (Grand Haven)
#5 Andre Fotis (GR FHC) vs. HM Jake Economu (Hartland)
#9 Luke Ready (Brighton) vs. Keenan Montoya (Holland WO)
Predicted Finish – Ready, Gorby, Fotis, Economu
215
#4 Brandon Houle (Rockford) vs. Tyquan Mills (Portage Northern)
HM Eppe Saarenhiemo (Grandville) vs. Eric Conquest (Brighton)
#8 Ramon Correa (Holland WO) vs. Tim Fischer (Holt)
Aaron Riley (Grand Ledge) vs. Jake VanderVeen (Caledonia)
Predicted Finish – Houle, Correa, Saarnheimo, Riley
285
#1 Parker Tillman (GR FHC) vs. Matt Lloyd (Grand Ledge)
#3 Josh Charneski (Hartland) vs. #9 Chase VanHoef (Grand Haven)
#8 Brent Showers (Rockford) vs. Toney Anderson (Jackson)
#2 Brian Darios (East Lansing) vs. Tyler Medenblik (Hudsonville)
5 all-star caliber heavyweights, but only 4 will be wrestling at the Palace: welcome to Rockford, folks. Tillman and Darios have spotless records on the year, and have been D1’s top 2 heavyweights by a mile. Charneski’s results have fluctuated a bit, but he seems to be hitting his stride at the right time. Showers only has a couple matches under his belt, but has shown some flashes of brilliance during previous seasons.
Predicted Finish – Tillman, Darios, Charneski, Showers
2 @ Oxford
103
#5 Jon Hollingshed (Dow) vs. Michael Gibbs (Mott)
Jacob Call (Oxford) vs. Brenden Foster (Grand Blanc)
Tyler Vincent (BCC) vs. Andrew Jaracz (Ford II)
HM Kevin Thomas (Troy) vs. Brad Gilson (Swartz Creek)
Predicted Finish – Hollingshed, Thomas, Call, Jaracz
112
#2 Max Johnson (Davison) vs. Dylan Howcroft (Adams)
Chris Miller (Heritage) vs. Greg Miller (Clarkston)
#10 Deven Perez (Davison) vs. Mtich Nelson (Clarkston)
#6 Alex Hrisopoulos (Oxford) vs. JT Mullins (Swartz Creek)
Predicted Finish – Johnson, Hrisopoulos, Perez, C. Miller
119
#8 Noah Gonser (Grand Blanc) vs. Conner Ryan (Clarkston)
HM Jacob Madrigal (Davison) vs. Collin Campbell (Oxford)
#10 Nate Flemming (Grand Blanc) vs. Kajaun Caldwell (Bloomfield Hills)
HM Cam Wilkie (Clarkston) vs. Chase Davis (Port Huron)
The Alpena district was an absolute nightmare at this weight, and there is a chance it will be those same 4 who advance this weekend. However, I think WIlkie will be the one member of the Rochester district to advance. A 2012 SQ, Wilkie is down from 125 a year ago and seems to be doing the best wrestling of his career.
Predicted Finish – Gonser, Flemming, Wilkie, Madrigal
125
#1 Lincoln Olson (Davison) vs. Brett Foltz (Clarkston)
Saban Spangler (Swartz Creek) vs. Jake Anderson (Adams)
#8 Connor Boike (Flushing) vs. HM Carlo Marceau (Eisenhower)
#2 Kyle Noonan (Stoney Creek) vs. Chase Bates (Swartz Creek)
Currently ranked #8 in the Prep 10, the odds of anyone denying Olson’s 3rd title are pretty slim, but if anyone’s going to do it, Noonan would be the guy. He’s a tough vet coming off an impressive summer of wrestling in Fargo and at the Junior Duals.
Predicted Finish – Olson, Noonan, Boike, Marceau
130
#5 Derek Humphrey (Davison) vs. Tim Fedosseev (Troy)
Aidan Peirobon (Stoney Creek) vs. Tyler Butterfield (Grand Blanc)
HM Derrien Vaughn (FCA) vs. Angelo Yousef (Bloomfield Hills)
HM Jack Dionne (Clarkston) vs. Jason Reid (PHN)
Predicted Finish – Humphrey, Dionne, Vaughn, Pierobon
135
#3 Matt Miller (Davison) vs. HM Mike Wells (Ford II)
#7 Eddie Schlickenmeyer (Oxford) vs. Dan Kapraun (Flushing)
HM Evan Bryant (Romeo) vs. Cody Graham (Dow)
#5 Thomas Keyes (Athens) vs. Cole Kemper (Grand Blanc)
Keyes has flown under the radar largely this year, with the exception of a couple big wins over Schlickenmeyer. He’s still yet to lose, and I’m very interested to see how he matches up with returning runner-up and 3X placer miller. However, I think Shlickenmeyer has a good chance to upend Miller in the semis in what will be a battle of two very, very different styles.
Predicted Finish – Miller, Keyes, Schlickenmeyer, Bryant
140
#2 Justin Oliver (Davison) vs. Kyle Masters (Clarkston)
#10 Connor McDill (Eisenhower) vs. RJ Centala (Alpena)
Ivan Nedeljkovic (Port Huron) vs. Andrew Ellicott (Troy)
#1 Tevin Machart (Ford II) vs. Jacob Foster (Grand Blanc)
No doubt about it, this is the match I’m most excited for tomorrow. Machart looked unworldly at the GFC, knocking off Oliver as well as 3X Nebraska state champ Colton Adams by convincing margins. Machart hasn’t been tested much this season, but he didn’t manage to set a new state mark for TF’s. On the other hand, Oliver has had one of the most impressive HS seasons in recent memory, beating multiple nationally ranked opponents to go undefeated at the DCC Super Duals, and going down to the wire with Zac Hall. As impressive as Machart was at the GFC, I just don’t have it in me to pick against Oliver; he has been a man on a mission ever the Machart loss.
Predicted Finish – Oliver, Machart, McDill, Centala
145
#4 Dom Russ (Davison) vs. John Staron (Athens)
Corbin Moorer (Mott) vs. Shawn Thompson (BCC)
#5 Milik Dawkins (FCA) vs. Sam Addy (Adams)
Tyler Slating (Clarkston) vs. Lucas Schutt (FCA)
Predicted Finish – Russ, Dawkins, Slating, Moorer
152
#3 Thomas Garty (Davison) vs. Nolan Ericksen (Clarkston)
#9 Jack Addy (Adams) vs. Hunter Scheider (Midland)
#7 Brenan McRill (Davison) vs. HM Viktor Gegic (Ford II)
#8 Seth Decent (Romeo) vs. Lorenzo Redmond (FCA)
Predicted Finish – Garty, McRill, Addy, Decent
160
Zach Reynolds (Grand Blanc) vs. Devon Fulcher (Lake Orion)
HM Aaron Wells (Ford II) vs. D’Mario Blue (FCA)
#4 Davon Jackson (BCC) vs. Noah Kinne (Oxford)
#5 Andrew Price (Stoney Creek) vs. Jarred Lachance (Midland)
Jackson had been enjoying a terrific season, but an injury suffered a couple weeks back nearly cost him the final weeks of his senior season. Luckily he was cleared to compete in districts, but he defaulted in the finals and it looks like he will have to battle health as well as opponents from here on in. Price has been rock solid all year, and I think he will take advantage and grind out a regional title.
Predicted Finish – Price, Wells, Jackson, Kinne
171
#2 Jordan Cooks (Davison) vs. Zeb Throne (Oxford)
#5 Shane Shadaia (Rochester) vs. Seth Miller (Grand Blanc)
HM Mark Lange (Davison) vs. HM Sam Mason (Utica)
#4 Wes Maskill (Oxford) vs. Robert Tucker (Swartz Creek)
Predicted Finish – Cooks, Maskill, Shadaia, Mason
189
HM Dwayne Nichols (BCC) vs. Conan Stoehr (Troy)
HM Grant Krause (Oxford) vs. Herbie Keskes (FCA)
HM Andre Houston (BCC) vs. Wyatt Harden (Oxford)
#2 Shwan Shadaia (Rochester) vs. Nathan Angliss (Grand Blanc)
Predicted Finish – Shadaia, Nichols, Houston, Keskes
215
#7 Jerron Thomas (FCA) vs. Jamal Pettiford (Oxford)
HM Anthony Whyte (Heritage) vs. HM Nate Troutvine (Clarkston)
#10 Jake Ellis (Davison) vs. HM Kyle Walker, (Utica)
#5 Ben Line (Oxford) vs. Felix Suszek (Alepna)
Predicted Finish – Line, Thomas, Ellis, Whyte
285
HM Dakota Powers (Davison) vs. HM Zach Wood (Oxford)
HM Jayvon Stringer (Bloomfield Hills) vs. Eveon Deloney (Grand Blanc)
HM Austin Espinoza (Romeo) vs. Dom Trevino (Port Huron)
#5 Cam Daniels (Rochester) vs. Austin Hawks (Alpena)
Predicted Finish – Daniels, Wood, Stinger, Espinoza
3 @ Brownstown Woodhaven
103
Kyle Boxeth (Saline) vs. Leann Abad (Mott)
#10 Carl Antrassian (Monroe) vs. Dylan Hoagland (Southgate)
HM Xavier Graham (Woodhaven) vs. Moody Nasser (Crestwood)
#9 John Siemasz (Glenn) vs. Jesse Jividen (Lincoln Park)
Predicted Finish – Antrassian, Siemasz, Graham, Boxeth
112
#3 Donte Rivera-Garcia (Southgate) vs. John Hurley (AA Huron)
#9 Kevin Fuller (Saline) vs. Jeremy Nelson (Franklin)
Tyler Rogaliner (Bedford) vs. Tyler Castillo (Lincoln Park)
#8 Brandon Harris (Plymouth) vs. Lee Hewson (Royal Oak)
Predicted Finish – Harris, Rivera-Garcia, Fuller, Rogaliner
119
Josh Perez (Churchill) vs. Nick Robertson (Franklin)
HM Chris Brown (Belleville) vs. Ryan Conroy (Garden City)
HM Hunter Grasso (Woodhaven) vs. Abe Ajami (Fordson)
#9 Mo Youssef (Plymouth) vs. Kohsuke Tashiro (Seaholm)
Predicted Finish – Youssef, Brown, Grasso, Perez
125
#4 Nathan Atienza (Franklin) vs. Brad Stewart (Bedford)
HM Austin Koehler (Belleville) vs. Riley Benson (U of D)
Devin McClain (Woodhaven) vs. Suhail Almadhagi (Edsel Ford)
#5 Kevin Huynh (Glenn) vs. Colton Thompson (Roosevelt)
Atienza has been absolutely stellar as a freshman, and he really kicked it into gear after being pinned by Huynh early in the season. Since then he has had Huynh’s number, beating him multiple times in close decisions. They will likely have another installment in the finals on Saturday, while I like Koehler to take 3rd. Stewart and McClain have traded wins over the past couple weeks, and will likely have a rubber match in the blood round.
Predicted Finish – Atienza, Huynh, Koehler, Stewart
130
HM Hassan Ajami (Fordson) vs. Kevin Stinnette (Monroe)
#2 Ben Griffin (Canton) vs. Cam Smith (Brother Rice)
Keith Lee (Southfield) vs. Payton Beneteau (Glenn)
#1 Kyle Abdellatif (Ypsilanti) vs. Trevor Anderson (Lincon Park)
Heading into the postseason most of the focus was on Griffin & Calandrino at 130lbs, but with a fall over Griffin in last week’s district final Abellatif proved he is every bit the contender they are. Griffin will get a shot to earn his #1-ranking back Saturday on a chart that should allow both to cruise to the finals.
Predicted Finish – Griffin, Abdellatif, Ajami, Smith
135
Colin Vargo (Roosevelt) vs. Jamonthy Houze (Belleville)
HM Holden Baker (Saline) vs. Shane Brady (Seaholm)
Haidar Al-Hussien (Crestwood) vs. Brandon Bellant (Bellevile)
#2 Jordan Markey (Lincoln) vs. Nicholas Jelonek (U of D)
Predicted Finish – Markey, Baker, Bellant, Vargo
140
#4 Logan Parks (Southgate) vs. Ty Jasman (Canton)
#9 Jon Conn (Plymouth) vs. Jush Tesarz (Brother Rice)
#7 Logan DiCarlo (Monroe) vs. HM Davion Williams (Southfield)
#6 Robert Freter (AA Pioneer) vs. Austin Steele (Franklin)
Parks has been among the state’s most improved this season, and I think he is more of a state title contender than people realize. Freter too has been a much improved darkhorse, and he lost to Parks in an OT barn burner when they met earlier in the season. In order to get a rematch Freter will likely to need to get through DiCarlo, a familiar opponent who Freter has beaten on multiple occasions, but has also lost to.
Predicted Finish – Parks, Freter, Conn, DiCarlo
145
HM Jacob Balogh (Southgate) vs. Austin Avision (Woodhaven)
HM Sofus Nielson (Plymouth) vs. Quinn Chapman (Lincoln Park)
HM Adeeb Alcodray (Crestwood) vs. Kendall Freeman (Lincoln)
#1 Alec Pantaleo (Canton) vs. Kyran Daniels (Mott)
Predicted Finish – Pantaleo, Nielson, Balogh, Alcodray
152
#4 Quentin Santiago (Roosevelt) vs. Aaron Heinonen (Wayne)
Cody Stanley (Southgate) vs. Billy Duncan (Woodhaven)
#10 Nick Frazier (Franklin) vs. Caleb McCabe (Salem)
HM Blake Montrie (Bedford) vs. Ken Steele (Frankling)
Predicted Finish – Santiago, Frazier, Montrie, Stanley
160
#2 Jordan Atienza (Franklin) vs. Connor Harmon (Monroe)
Jarod Ammons (Woodhaven) vs. Medhi Al-Hassan (Dearborn)
Stephen Slattery (Saline) vs. Jared Hagan (Crestwood)
#8 Joey Shaver (Plymouth) vs. Dominick Adams (Brother Rice)
Predicted Finish – Atienza, Shaver, Ammons, Harmon
171
#6 Shon Powell (Brother Rice) vs. Charles Jones (AA Skyline)
HM Tyler Hammack (Monroe) vs. Sonny Botello (Lincoln Park)
Nick Lamping (U of D) vs. Chris Slattery (Saline)
#9 Hussein Youssef (Plymouth) vs. Jamil Jomaa (Dearborn)
Predicted Finish – Powell, Youssef, Hammack, Botello
189
HM Chris Pauly (Southgate) vs. Baker Hadwan (Churchill)
#6 Ben Beallas (Bedford) vs. Josh Retting (Franklin)
#7 Mitch Gross (Salem) vs. Logan Mendelson (Groves)
#1 Derek Hillman (Woodhaven) vs. Elijah Small (U of D)
Predicted Finish – Hillman, Beallas, Gross, Pauly
215
#9 Levonte Perdue (Mott) vs. Brandon Underwood (Belleville)
Tony Biggs (AA Skyline) vs. Anthony Saadatjoo (Seaholm)
HM KJ Wooley (Canton) vs. HM Cody Tis (Southgate)
#1 Jordon Brandon (Glenn) vs. Joe Fortin (Franklin)
Predicted Finish – Brandon, Perdue, Wooley, Tis
285
HM Ali Wahab (Crestwood) vs. Nate Irvine (Glenn)
#6 Adam Ortman (Bedford) vs. Ezekiel Baker (Southfield)
Michael Jordan (Plymouth) vs. Julian Martell (Edsel Ford)
#4 Aaron Mauldin (Wayne) vs. Blake Johnson (Lincoln Park)
Predicted Finish – Mauldin, Ortman, Wahab, Johnson
4 @ Walled Lake Northern
103
#1 Ben Freeman (WLC) vs. Eli Weaver (Roseville)
#4 Sal Caruso (Dakota) vs. Justin Miller (WLN)
HM Nolan Klapec (Lakeland) vs. Nathan Hollifield (Fraser)
#3 Jack Medley (Anchor Bay) vs. HM Kaleb Marion (WLC)
Predicted Finish – Freeman, Medley, Caruso, Klapec
112
#7 Mike Volyanyuk (Harrison) vs. Tyler Thompson (GPS)
Nolan Romanowski (Anchor Bay) vs. Tommy Hermann (DCC)
HM Parker O’Brien (DCC) vs. Nolan Bayagich (SHS)
HM Brandon Hazelton (L’Anse Creuse) vs. Cory Conrad (Kettering)
Predicted Finish – Volyanuk, O’Brien, Hazelton, Romanowski
119
#1 Trevor Zdebski (DCC) vs. Nick Hollifield (Fraser)
HM Eddie Dickow (SHS) vs. Dom Pattera (WLC)
#7 Dan Shear (WLC) vs. Adam Wiscombe (Anchor Bay)
HM Zack Prater (Dakota) vs. Warren Stanfield (North Farmington)
Predicted Finish – Zdebski, Shear, Prater, Dickow
125
#3 Brandon Conrad (Kettering), Sr. vs. Andrew Burnham (Dakota)
Jeff Andrews (Anchor Bay) vs. Tim Nelson (Milford)
Shunhe Wang (Northville) vs. Jason Hertel (WDLS)
HM Dan Pfeffer (Fraser) vs. Tank Alcodray (Stevenson)
Predicted Finish – Conrad, Pfeffer, Andrews, Wang
130
#4 Ross Bahro (West Bloomfield) vs. Eric Zadick (L’Anse Creuse)
HM Jon Price (Chip Valley) vs. Dan Allor (Harrison)
#6 Evan Toth (DCC) vs. HM Mike Srbinovich (L’Anse Creuse)
HM Joe Dombrowski (Anchor Bay) vs. Ben Weddle (WLN)
Predicted Finish – Bahro, Dombowski, Toth, Price
135
#9 Austin Murray (WLW) vs. Jacob Girard (L’Anse Creuse)
HM Greg Johnson (DCC) vs. Kyle Cendrowski (Dakota)
#10 Matt Gudenau (West Bloomfield) vs. Noah Brown (WDLS)
#8 Tabu Gannt (SHS) vs. Jared Davidson (South Lyon)
Predicted Finish – Gannt, Murray, Gudeneau, Johnson
140
#3 Myles Amine (DCC) vs. Tyler Ringler (WDLS)
Nick Papas (Dakota) vs. David Joyner (Milford)
HM Anthony Chudler (WLW) vs. Jacob Browning (Chip Valley)
Evan Lockemy (Chip Valley) vs. Tim Smerdon (WLC)
Predicted Finish – Amine, Chudler, Lockemy, Papas
145
#2 Malik Amine (DCC) vs. Chris Good (L’Anse Creuse)
Mario Giglio (West Bloomfield) vs. Matt Keys (Fraser)
#6 Christian Lauderback (WLN) vs. Darren Rydzewski (WDLS)
HM Jeff Fresch (Roseville) vs. Patrick Liess (WLN)
Predicted Finish – Amine, Lauderback, Fresch, Giglio
152
#1 Nick Bennett (DCC) vs. Michael Bowden (GPN)
#6 Alex Bozinovski (Dakota) vs. Jacob Stitely (WLC)
Tristen Szajna (Chip Valley) vs. Adam McGrath (DCC)
#5 Tyler Grimsley (Anchor Bay) vs. Majdi Hatem (Stevenson)
Predicted Finish – Bennett, Grimsley, Bozinovski, Szajna
160
#6 Tyler Morland (DCC) vs. Tristan Oliver (Chip Valley)
HM Zach Carter (Kettering) vs. Andrew Lock (GPN)
#7 Patrick Kern (WLN) vs. Kyle Minor (Roseville)
#3 Jake Johnson (Dakota) vs. HM Connor Vaughan (Stevenson)
This is a very strong group that will send someone very worthy home early. Morland and Johnson should meet in a very intriguing finals match. Morland has been absolutely phenomenal as a freshman, but Johnson is physically one of strongest wrestlers in the entire state. Kern likely cost himself a shot a the finals by losing to Morland last week, but he is a good bet for 3rd. That likely means Carter vs. Vaughn for the final spot, a pair of wrestlers who traded wins with each other at districts.
Predicted Finish – Johnson, Morland, Kern, Lock
171
#1 Drew Garcia (DCC) vs. Ross Morisette (Anchor Bay)
#8 Josh Burnham (Dakota) vs. HM Sam DeQuattro (WLN)
HM Andy Bovay (Lakeland) vs. Sam Doran (Lakeview)
#3 Devan Richter (L’Anse Cresue) vs. Tyler James (Kettering)
Richter really seems to have found his groove. He’s been lights out throughout his senior year, and I’m interested to see how competes against an elite opponent like Garcia. Burnham is clear choice for 3rd, and after that I think 4th spot up for grabs to pretty much anyone.
Predicted Finish – Garcia, Richter, Burnham, Bovay
189
#3 Nick Giese (DCC) vs. Austin Potter (WDLS)
James Donehue (South Lyon) vs. Pieter Barone (L’Anse Creuse)
#8 Alex Sovel (WLC) vs. Greg Brohl (Dakota)
HM Tyler Petrone (Roseville) vs. Tyler Lovelace (Milford)
Predicted Finish – Giese, Sovel, Petrone, Lovelace
215
#2 Matt Okaiye (Kettering) vs. Armin Halkic (SHS)
Matt Rice (Cousino) vs. Blake Peterson (Milford)
#3 Jimmy Russell (DCC) vs. Oscar Flores (Chip Valley)
#6 Antonio Balabani (Dakota) vs. Oscar Flores (Chip Valley)
Upset alert! Russell made incredible progress over the past season, and has pushed Okaiye to the limit in each of their past 2 meetings. He will need to get through a very solid Balabani in the finals, but it’s tough to beat a good wrestler three times in a row, and Russell is a s persistent as they come.
Predicted Finish – Russell, Balabani, Peterson
285
#7 Justin Hollins (West Bloomfield) vs. Jacob Van Ittersum (WDLS)
Rex Corless (WDLS) vs. Jamie Demers (WLN)
#10 Jake Sokoll (Lakeland) vs. Donald Strong (L’Anse Creuse)
HM Jim Shock (Fraser) vs. Brandon Krol (Milford)
Predicted Finish – Hollins, Sokoll, Shock, Corless
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