Wrestling: Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex rankings

With the late start to the New Jersey season, our first Open Mike area rankings have been delayed as well, but here they finally are in all of their splendor.

We have some big dual meets on tap this week, including a Hunterdon County showdown on Tuesday, when North Hunterdon travels to Hunterdon Central for a Skyland Conference matchup. Interestingly, I believe the Red Devils got their 800th win on Saturday in a tri-meet with West Deptford and Toms River East. School records list former legendary coach Russ Riegel with 533 wins, but those surely include JV wins or 'B' team wins as they were known in the day.

My records have Riegel at 469-84-6, and along with current coach Steve Gibble's total of 333-113, that would make Central 801-197-6. Another mystery to be solved.

On Friday, Voorhees visits Delaware Valley in another county grudge match.

And of course, on Saturday, we have the annual Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament at Central's venerable Field House. More on the tournament as we draw closer, including seeds, history, predictions, the works.

Also on tap are our first set of Region 1 individual rankings. Look for those around the middle of the week.

But for now, here are the first team rankings:

1. Phillipsburg (1-0) -- Stateliners opened their dual meet season last Saturday with a 51-17 thumping of Northampton (Pa.) at The Pit. Freshman Drew Horun, who is worth keeping an eye on this weekend at the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament, registered one of seven pins against the Konkrete Kids. Sophomore Brandon Paetzell helped P'burg to a third-place finish at the Bethlehem Holiday Classic by winning the 106-pound title.

Up next: at Montgomery on Wednesday; North Hunterdon at The Pit on Thursday; Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament at Hunterdon Central on Saturday.

2. High Point (0-0) -- Wildcats have fattened up on tournaments to start their season -- three in fact -- competing in the Colt Classic, Mustang Classic and Cheesehead Invitational. Coach John Gardner's squad finished 11th in Wisconsin, with juniors Dom Gallo (120) and Jason Gaccione (145) earned fourth-place finishes at Cheesehead over the weekend. As a result, those two, along with freshman Chase Babus (106), wil lmiss the HWS on Saturday due to constraints against the 30-match limit. Also, talented sophomore 126-pounder Jared Kobis broke his hand on Friday and is out indefinitely.

Up next: at Pope John on Wednesday; Newton at home on Friday; Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament at Hunterdon Central on Saturday.

3. Kittatinny (3-0) -- Cougars rolled to dual meet victories over Morris Knolls (34-27), Governor Livingston (61-9) and West Milford (61-18), but had a disappointing showing at the 30th annual Newark Academy Tournament last Saturday -- finishing fourth with 59 points, well behind winner DePaul with 114 1/2. Senior 152-pounder Nick Romyns has been on the shelf with a knee injury and his status for the upcoming HWS tourney is unknown. Coach John Gill's squad is a much better dual team, but certainly needs Romyns back against the big boys.

Up next: Lenape Valley at home on Wednesday; Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament at Hunterdon Central on Saturday.

4. Hunterdon Central (3-0) -- Red Devils knocked off West Deptford and Toms River East last Saturday and are set to host a big county showdown against North Hunterdon on Tuesday, originally scheduled for last Friday when snow wiped out the slate. Central will have a big advantage in the upper weights against North. Senior Gary Dinmore (152), a two-time state runner-up, got his 100th win earlier this season and will seek a second straight county title this weekend, while senior Dylan Nace (132), a three-time HWS finalist, seeks his second title.

Up next: North Hunterdon at home on Tuesday; at Hillsborough on Wednesday; Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament at home on Saturday.

5. Delaware Valley (5-2) -- Terriers are well into the dual meet portion of the schedule -- going 2-1 on Dec. 30 in a quad. Coach Andy Fitz's squad knocked off Middletown North (50-16) and Franklin (61-15) and dropped a 30-18 decision to South Plainfield. Big showdown with Hunterdon County rival Voorhees on Friday in Alexandria Township. Both coaches make no bones about wanting to run the table against county opponents. Keep an eye on freshman Matt Kolonia (9-1) in a wide open 113-pound class at HWS.

Up next: at North Warren on Monday; Voorhees at home on Friday; Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament at Hunterdon Central on Saturday.

6. North Hunterdon (4-1) -- Lions are bracing for a big clash with Hunterdon Central on Tuesday before its annual rivalry match with P'burg on Thursday. Coach Tim Flynn's club prepped for a tough week by going 1-1 at the Easton (Pa.) Invitational last Saturday. North rolled to a 74-6 victory over East Stroudsburg North before a 40-18 loss to the host Red Rovers. Junior Ryan Pomrinca (12-0 at 126) and senior Mike Ciavarro (12-0 at 152) are among the unbeatens in the Open Mike area.

Up next: at Hunterdon Central on Tuesday; at Phillipsburg on Thursday; Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament at Hunterdon Central on Saturday.

7. Voorhees (6-1) -- Vikings also got the jump on some area teams with seven dual meets in the books. Coach Eric Hall's team went 3-0 last Saturday -- knocking off Lawrence (61-9), Hopewell Valley (32-24) and Princeton (56-9). Senior Mike Muscatello (138) returned to the lineup and went 2-1, while senior Thomas Beishke (132) remains sidelined while following concussion protocol. He hasn't competed since opening day on Dec. 20 at the Warren Hills quad. Also in that one, junior heavyweight Alex Fischetti was lost for the season with a torn ACL in his right knee.

Up next: at West Morris on Tuesday; at Delaware Valley on Friday; Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament at Hunterdon Central on Saturday.

8. Warren Hills (2-3) -- Blue Streaks went 1-1 last Saturday at the Easton Invitational -- dropping a 44-25 decision to the host Red Rovers before bouncing back with a 74-6 win over Sanford (Del.). This after winning its own John Goles Invitational for the second straight year. Freshman Matt Valli (113), junior John Fluck (120) and Steve Cleaver (182) won titles in the 56th annual event. Injuries have been an issue, as seniors Tai Adetula (132) and Ryan Witner (220) have lost by injury defaults. Senior Justin Pidoto (145-152), a Region 1 qualifier as a freshman, also has not wrestled this season.

Up next: Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament at Hunterdon Central on Saturday.

9. Sparta (4-1) -- Spartans are off to a 4-1 start for the second straight season, including a big 33-28 win over Lenape Valley on Saturday. Coach Frank Battaglia's program has come a long way since an 8-17 campaign two seasons ago. Garrett Gerndt (113), Ryan Pyper (138), Ian Burke (145) and Jake Vogel (285) all had pins against the Patriots. The Spartans also dropped a 49-18 decision to Roselle Park on Saturday.

Up next: Jefferson at home on Tuesday; Mount Olive at home on Wednesday; Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament at Hunterdon Central on Saturday.

10. Lenape Valley (0-2) -- Patriots are off to a slow start, dropping a 33-28 decision to Sparta on Saturday, along with a 51-15 loss to Roselle Park. The loss to the Spartans is the first in recent memory. Coach Doug Vetter's squad went 4-3 in bouts that were decided by five points or fewer against its county rival. In addition, standout junior Glenn Haines (138) did not wrestle in either dual meet.

Up next: Kittatinny at home on Wednesday; Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament at Hunterdon Central on Saturday.

Wrestling: Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex schedule

Monday, Jan. 6

Skyland Conference

Belvidere at Bernards, 7 p.m.

Delaware Valley at North Warren, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 7

(All matches, 7 p.m., unless noted)

Skyland Conference

North Hunterdon at Hunterdon Central, 6 p.m.

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Jefferson at Sparta

Independent

Voorhees at West Morris

Wednesday, Jan. 8

(All matches, 7 p.m.)

Skyland Conference

Phillipsburg at Montgomery

Hunterdon Central at Hillsborough

Belvidere at Pingry

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

High Point at Pope John

Lenape Valley at Kittatinny

Wallkill Valley at Newton

Morris Knolls at Vernon

Mount Olive at Sparta

Hopatcong at Hackettstown

Jefferson at North Warren

Thursday, Jan. 9

Skyland Conference

North Hunterdon at Phillipsburg, 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 10

Skyland Conference

Voorhees at Delaware Valley, 6:30 p.m.

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Newton at High Point, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 11

Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament at Hunterdon Central, 9:30 a.m.

Wrestling: Boresch Duals steal show on wild Saturday

Newton High School was the place to be on Saturday, as four teams ranked in the New Jersey Wrestling Writers' Top 20 were on hand for the ninth annual Henry Boresch Duals.

Hanover Park, ranked No. 12, rolled to the title -- knocking off No. 10 Howell, 35-31, in the semifinals and No. 16 Raritan, 35-29, in the final. Earlier in the semis, Raritan snapped No. 18 South Plainfield's 50-match win streak (57 in a row vs. New Jersey teams) with a 29-28 victory on criteria (most bouts won, 8-6). It was the first loss for the Tigers since dropping a 37-29 decision to Christiansburg (Va.) in the Virginia Duals on Jan. 14, 2012. Eight days prior, South Plainfield lost 29-28 to St. Peter's Prep.

The last Shore Conference team to beat South Plainfield was Jackson -- 34-20 on Jan. 16, 2010.

Most impressive was the way Hanover Park, now in Group 2 after a runner-up finish in Group 1 last season, took out Howell's studs in the middle weights in order to move into the final.

The loss also snapped South Plainfield's two-year reign as Boresch Duals champion.

Host Newton went 1-2 on the day -- finishing seventh with a 55-18 win over Waldwick/Midland Park. Coach Eric Bollette's Braves opened with a 55-6 loss to South Plainfield before a 44-16 loss to Caldwell in the wrestleback semifinals.

'Cats wrap Cheesehead tour

High Point concluded a tough two days of wrestling with an 11th place finish in the prestigious Cheesehead Invitational at Kaukauna, Wisc. The Wildcats totaled 327.5 points in an event won by nationally-ranked Montini Catholic (Ill.), which amassed 554.5 points.

Dom Gallo (6-2 at 120) and Jason Gaccione (5-2 at 145) placed fourth for coach John Gardner's squad, while Mike Derin (3-4 at 132), Tommy Hooker (4-4 at 160) and Kyle Stoll (3-4 at 195) finished sixth. 

High Point opens its dual meet season on Wednesday at Pope John, before hosting Newton on Friday. It will be interesting to see if all the 'Cats regulars compete in next weekend's Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament. Gallo (12-2) and Gaccione (11-3), for example, have 14 bouts in the books before any dual meets. Only three wrestlers had fewer than five bouts at Cheesehead, including sophomore Jared Kobis, who is on the shelf with a broken hand sustained in his second match on Friday.

Blue Streaks fall to Rovers

Warren Hills made its annual trek across the Delaware River, where it went 1-1 at the Easton (Pa.) Invitational. Coach Jarrett Hosbach's team dropped a 44-25 decision to the host Red Rovers before rebounding with a 73-6 pasting of Sanford (Del.).

Bonus points were the difference against Easton, as Warren Hills (2-3) gave up a ton in the loss, while dropping two key bouts. Freshman Matt Valli fell, 8-3, to Anthony Roche at 113, while district and region champion Max Nauta suffered a 3-0 loss to Jimmy Saylor at 138.

Warren Hills fell to 3-11 all-time against Easton dating to 1948, when the Streaks were Washington High School. Washington defeated Easton -- 25-9 in 1948, 34-8 in '50 and 21-20 in '54. Red Rovers have won the last eight meetings since 1956, including a 47-22 victory in 2009. Schools have met just four times since 1991, with Easton winning 43-21 in '91 and 38-11 in '92.

Konkrete special: 'Liners roll

Phillipsburg opened its dual meet season -- two days later than expected -- with an impressive 51-17 win over Northampton (Pa.) at The Pit. Coach Dave Post's team was slated to open on Thursday night against a tough Parkland (Pa.) squad, but the match was snowed out.

Freshman Drew Horun, who needed just 1:05 to deck Northampton's Alex Darabaris, had one of seven pins for the 'Liners (1-0), who won 11 bouts.

PHILLIPSBURG 51, NORTHAMPTON (Pa.) 17

138 -- Jr. Donald Agans (3-2), P, d. So. Mark Schuon (0-1), 7-1.
145 -- Jr. Corey Zinsmeister (5-2), P, d. Fr. Cade Moisey (6-5), 2-1.
152 -- Jr. Jimmy Schuitema (5-2), P, p. Jr. Josh Coleman (5-6), 3:45
160 -- Jr. Max Elling (10-3), P, p. Jr. George Stilgenbauer (0-6), 2:27.
170 -- Sr. Bobby Fehr (10-3), N, md. Sr. Broderick Bupivi (8-6), 13-4.
182 -- Sr. Jake Kocsis (10-2), P, p. So. Devon Turner (4-8), 4:57.
195 -- Jr. Tim Hinkle (2-2), P, p. Jr. Jason Kocher (3-8), 5:39.
220 -- Jr. Joe Maso (4-2), P, p. Sr. Alex Quaglieri (0-3), :45.
285 -- Fr. Drew Horun (5-4), P, p. Fr. Alex Darabaris (1-8), 1:05.
106 -- So. Brandon Paetzell (10-1), P, d. Fr. Dan Moran (11-4), 3-2.
113 -- Jr. Michael Scheetz (5-0), N, d. So. Tyler Agans (1-5), 8-2.
120 -- So. DJ Wissing (7-5), P, p. Sr. Brandon Wallander (1-7), 1:17.
126 -- Sr. Zach Valley (13-2), N, md. Sr. Tylor Petchonka (4-5), 13-2.
132 -- Jr. Todd Hetrick (13-3), N, forfeit.

Wrestling: 'Cats claw through Day 1 of Cheesehead

High Point's wrestling team fought through a tough opening day at the prestigious Cheesehead Invitational in Kaukauna, Wisc.

Heck, it was a battle just to get there. After being delayed for hours in the midst of Thursday's snowstorm at Newark-Liberty International Airport, parents and fans gave up seats on their flight to allow the team to travel. The Wildcats are looking to make the most of their opportunity.

"Why would they want to go if we weren't out there," said 'Cats coach John Gardner. "Some of them drove to [Philadelphia] and were able to fly out. We have about 10-12 fans out here, which is nice."

After Day 1, Gardner's squad stood in seventh place among the 26-team field. Five wrestlers, Dom Gallo (3-0 at 120), Mike Derin (2-0 132), Jason Gaccione (2-0 at 145), Kyle Stoll (2-0 at 195) and Bobby McDonnell (2-0 at 220) all went unbeaten on the first day.

Gallo (9-0) is off to great start this season after winning titles at the Colt Classic and Mustang Classic. The junior, a District 3 champion and fourth in Region 1 last season, won by major decision in his opener, followed by two decision victories.

"He's been pretty good," Gardner said. "The kid he wrestled in the last round [Nathan Sands of Waverly-Shellrock, Iowa] was the top seed in his pool."

Unfortunately, it wasn't all good news. Talented sophomore 126-pounder Jared Kobis, who decked his first-round opponent, sustained a fractured hand just 1:05 into his second bout and is out indefinitely. It's the same hand Kobis broke in the fall while working out with Gaccione. The loss of Kobis is a big blow to a team looking to repeat as Group 2 champion.

"I've said all along that we can be pretty good," Gardner said. "Obviously, losing Kobis hurts. He was looking real good, too. We're going to take a step back from here. We have some weights where we're already kind of thin. We will have to use some kids that are not going to be ready."

Heavyweight Christian Campbell is gaining some valuable experience on a big stage after winning a wrestle-off with Region 1 qualifier Gunny Wassong. Campbell, who was 3-6 for his varsity career coming in, went 1-2 on the day.

"[Campbell] might get as many matches here as he has in his career," Gardner said. "We could have some kids wrestle four or five times on Saturday. It will be a tough day, but that's why we [came out here]."

The Cheesehead uses a "hybrid" 32-man bracket, in which eight wrestlers from four pools compete in a round-robin format. The top two wrestlers in each pool advance to the eight-man championship bracket, while the bottom two fall on the consolation side.

Action resumes at 10 a.m. ET on Saturday, with the championship round and third- and fifth-place matches to be contested at 7 p.m.

High Point totaled 105.5 points on Friday, as only 24.5 points separated second through seventh places.

The 'Cats met up with an old friend in Wisconsin, as Zach Wagenhoffer, younger brother of former High Point state champ Drew Wagenhoffer, competes for Waverly-Shellrock. Zach went 1-2 at 138 pounds.

"There he was warming up, wearing a High Point sweatshirt," Gardner said.

Day 1 results:

106 -- Chase Babus (1-2)
Defeated Ben Schlueter (Edwardsville, Ill.), 10-7 TB
Lost to Paul Bianchi (Two Rivers, Wisc.), pin in :54
Lost to Jake Gliva (Simley, Minn.), pin in 1:56

113 -- Mike Garrity (0-1)
Lost to Bradley Kish (Kenyon-Wanamingo, Minn.), pin in 3:50

120 -- Dom Gallo (3-0)
Defeated Jasmine Bailey (Iowa City West), 17-3
Defeated AJ Jaffe (Marmion Academy, Ill.), 11-4
Defeated Nathan Sands (Waverly-Shellrock, Iowa), 8-3

126 -- Jared Kobis (1-1)
Defeated Brandon Hill (Sheboygan Falls, Wisc.), pin in 1:54
Lost to John Roddick (Sparta, Wisc.), injury default in 1:05

132 -- Mike Derin (2-0)
Defeated Kyle Nordstrom (Simley, Minn.), pin in 3:08
Defeated Quentin Propson (Wrightstown, Wisc.), 16-3

138 -- Ryan Cullen (0-1)
Lost to Byron Vaughn (Omaha North, Neb.), 18-8

145 -- Jason Gaccione (2-0)
Defeated Trevell Timmons (Lockport, Ill.), 9-2
Defeated Peyton Einerson (Wisconsin Rapids), 4-1

152 -- Chris Auer (1-2)
Defeated Levi Meier (Waverly-Shellrock, Iowa), 7-0
Lost to Tyler Jackson (Omaha North, Neb.), 15-2
Lost to Brady Buchheit (Southeast Polk, Iowa), 5-4

160 -- Tommy Hooker (2-1)
Defeated Patrick Reilly (Stoughton, Wisc.), 17-2, 4:24
Lost to Xavier Montalvo (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 18-9
Defeated Cal Stoflet (Wisconsin Rapids), pin in 4:00

170 -- Colby Brands (0-1)
Lost to Jack Becker (Sheboygan Falls, Wisc.), 4-3

182 -- Antonio Porraspita (2-1)
Defeated Brady Zimmer (Ellsworth, Wisc.), 8-3
Lost to Cameron Throneberry (Edwardsville, Ill.), 7-3
Defeated Trent Trull (Kaukauna, Wisc.), 5-4

195 -- Kyle Stoll (2-0)
Defeated Brock Steldt (Ellsworth, Wisc.), pin in 5:08
Defeated Zach Haen (Kaukauna, Wisc.), pin in :39

220 -- Bobby McDonnell (2-0)
Defeated Mitch Yoerger (Iowa City West), pin in 3:26
Defeated Garry Baizley (Hartford, Wisc.), pin in 1:35

285 -- Christian Campbell (1-2)
Defeated Seth Donkers (Kenyon-Wanamingo, Minn.), 7-0
Lost to Jacob Marnin (Southeast Polk, Iowa), pin in 2:16
Lost to Aydan Wynos (Iowa City West), pin in 4:36

Wrestling: Warren Hills to face hosts in Easton Invite

As part of the reshuffling for Saturday's Easton Invitational, Warren Hills will take on Easton at 10 a.m. The Blue Streaks were to open the day against Caesar Rodney of Delaware at 9 a.m.

Warren Hills (1-2) will still face Sanford (Del.) at noon.

Friday night's round of the annual Easton Invitational was wiped out due to Thursday's snowstorm.

North Hunterdon and Warren Hills are the lone teams entered from the Open Mike area.

Stay tuned for any further changes. Here is Saturday's schedule as of 6 p.m. on Friday (subject to change):

First round, 10 a.m.

Caesar Rodney (Del.) vs. Hatboro-Horsham (Pa.)
Easton (Pa.) vs. Warren Hills

Second round, noon

Warren Hills vs. Sanford (Del.)

Third round, 1 p.m.

Easton (Pa.) vs. Xavier (Conn.)
Caesar Rodney (Del.) vs. Pocono Mountain (Pa.)
Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) vs. TBA

Fourth round, 3 p.m.

Easton (Pa.) vs. Sanford (Del.)
Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) vs. Xavier (Conn.)
East Stroudsburg North (Pa.) vs. Hatboro-Horsham (Pa.)
Dieruff (Pa.) vs. Pocono Mountain (Pa.)

Fifth round, 5 p.m.

North Hunterdon vs. East Stroudsburg North (Pa.)

Sixth round, 7 p.m.

North Hunterdon vs. Easton (Pa.)
Dieruff (Pa.) vs. East Stroudsburg North (Pa.)

Wrestling: Stellar field set for action in Boresch Duals

The ninth annual Henry Boresch Duals will be contested on Saturday at Newton High School. The event, named in honor of the legendary Braves coach, includes several of New Jersey's top-ranked teams.

Howell, ranked No. 10 in the preseason New Jersey Wrestling Writers Top 20, is the No. 1 seed, while two-time defending Boresch Duals champion and No. 18 South Plainfield, the 2013 Group 3 champion, is the No. 2 seed. No. 16 Raritan, the Duals' two-time runner-up and 2011 champion, is the No. 3 seed, while No. 12 Hanover Park, last season's Group 1 runner-up, is the No. 4 seed.

"We've had some tough teams in the past, but never this deep," said veteran coach Eric Bollette, whose Newton teams have competed in five of the previous seven championship matches, winning four.

Morris Knolls, Caldwell and Waldwick/Midland Park round out the eight-team field.

Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for students. Weigh-ins will be held from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Wrestling starts at 9 a.m. All times approximate as a new round will begin following the completion of the previous session.

Here is the schedule and seeds (approximate times following the opening round):

Quarterfinals, 9 a.m.

1-Howell vs. 8-Waldwick
5-Morris Knolls vs. 4-Hanover Park

Quarterfinals, 10:30 a.m.

3-Raritan vs. 6-Caldwell
2-South Plainfield vs. 7-Newton

Wrestleback semifinals, noon

Howell-Waldwick loser vs. Hanover Park-Morris Knolls loser
Raritan-Caldwell loser vs. South Plainfield-Newton loser

Semifinals, 1:30 p.m.

Howell-Waldwick winner vs. Hanover Park-Morris Knolls winner
Raritan-Caldwell winner vs. South Plainfield-Newton winner

Consolation round, 3 p.m.

Fifth and seventh place matches.

Championship round, 4:30 p.m.

First and third place matches.

Memory lane of champions

2006 -- Don Bosco 50, Haddonfield 24

2007 -- Newton 54, Pequannock 9

2008 -- Newton 36, Haddonfield 31

2009 -- Newton 43, Haddonfield 18

2010 -- Newton 34, Don Bosco 32

2011 -- Raritan 41, Newton 24

2012 -- South Plainfield 47, Raritan 18

2013 -- South Plainfield 62, Raritan 8

Wrestling: Parkland at Phillipsburg preview

UPDATE: Match has been postponed due to impending bad weather. No makeup date has been announced.

What: Parkland Trojans at Phillipsburg Stateliners.

Where: The Pit at Phillipsburg High School.

When: Thursday, 7 p.m.

Conference: Independent.

Records: Parkland 1-1; Phillipsburg 0-0.

Coaches: Ryan Nunamaker (143-50, 10th season); Dave Post (42-13, fourth season).

Series history: Phillipsburg leads 18-2 dating to 1975, when both schools were members of the defunct East Penn Conference. 'Liners won the last five meetings, including a 53-9 pasting in 1995, before the series ended with P'burg, which won 13 in a row from 1977-89, moving to the Skyland Conference for the 1995-96 school year. Trojans are 0-10 all-time at The Pit -- winning 29-19 in 1975 and 32-27 in 1990 at home.

Note: Parkland wrestlers listed first with season records in parentheses.

106 -- So. Jacob Lizak (11-3) or Fr. Nick Bauer (3-3) vs. So. Brandon Paetzell (9-1).

113 -- So. Andrew Mastrangelo (3-2) or J. Lizak vs. So. Tyler Agans (1-4).

120 -- Sr. Ethan Lizak (10-2) vs. So. DJ Wissing (6-5).

126 -- So. Brayson Haas (1-6) vs. Sr. Tylor Petchonka (4-4).

132 -- Sr. Jareed Hasan (4-6) or Jr. Tom Yankanich (1-4) vs. Jr. Steve Friedman (5-4).

138 -- Jr. Rob Wetherhold (5-6) vs. Jr. Corey Zinsmeister (4-2).

145 -- Sr. Nathan Christman (2-2) vs. Jr. Jimmy Schuitema (4-2) or Sr. Garrett Wolfinger (2-2).

152 -- Sr. Josh Ortman (6-5) vs. Jr. Max Elling (9-3).

160 -- Fr. Frank Guida (8-5) or Jr. Billy Hoh (2-1) vs. Sr. Broderick Bupivi (8-5).

170 -- Sr. Marques Sturdivant (7-5) vs. Sr, Jake Kocsis (9-2).

182 -- Sr. Rahmeir Thompson (1-1) vs. Jr. Yann Ondele (1-2) or Jr. Mohamed Ahmed-Fouad (0-2).

195 -- Sr. Nezar Haddad (9-2) vs. Jr. Joe Maso (3-2).

220 -- Jr. Omas Haddad (12-1) vs. Jr. Tim Hinkle (1-2) or Fr. Drew Horun (4-4).

285 -- Sr. Alex Neith (2-5) vs. Fr. Robert Melise (0-0) or Horun.

Breakdown: Excellent matchup to start Phillipsburg's dual meet season as the former East Penn Conference rivals meet for the first time in nearly 30 years. This figures to be a close one on paper. Look for both teams to make lineup moves. The Trojans will likely bump PIAA Class AAA state qualifier Jacob Lizak from 106 to 113 to try and get a split of those weights. Parkland favored at 113 (J. Lizak), 120, 152 (slight with Ortman vs. Elling), 195 and 220. Give P'burg the edge at 106, 126, 132, 138, 145 and 170. I'd call 160, 182 and 285 tossups, but leaning toward the 'Liners, who did not enter a heavyweight in the Reno or Bethlehem Holiday tournaments. P'burg could put Wolfinger in at 145 and try to run everyone up through 182 -- making the hosts favorites at 160, 170 and 182, with the edge at 152 as well. Parkland would need two of the tossups to win and likely 152, with Ortman, an eighth-place finisher in Class AAA last season. The Haddads are also state qualifiers. Bonus points should be at a minimum, but the 'Liners have the chance for more, and being at home where the Trojans have never won is always a plus. Wrestler to watch is Trojans' Ethan Lizak, a three-time state finalist and champ in 2012 and '13, with a career mark of 130-15. Parkland, which recently finished third in the prestigious Powerade Tournament, opened its season with a 42-17 thumping of Easton before a 42-21 loss to Nazareth.

Prediction: Phillipsburg, 30-26.