Wrestling: Voorhees at North Hunterdon preview

What: Voorhees Vikings at North Hunterdon Lions.

Where: North Hunterdon Regional High School, Clinton Township.

When: Thursday, 7 p.m.

Conference: Skyland Raritan Division.

Records: Voorhees 10-2; North Hunterdon 3-1.

Coaches: Eric Hall (54-11, third season); Tim Flynn (46-22, fourth season).

Series history: Voorhees won the last meeting, 38-26, on Jan. 18, 2012. North Hunterdon's last win was, 36-26, on Jan. 19, 2011. Lions also won, 40-27, in 2010 and, 65-10, in 2009.

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

106 -- Fr. Kyle DiNapoli (7-4) vs. So. Paul Robinson (7-3).

113 -- Jr. Cody Ihling (13-3) vs. Fr. Derek Ciavarro (5-5).

120 -- Jr. Thomas Beishke (9-4) or So. Jon Blunk (5-7) vs. So. Ryan Pomrinca (11-1).

126 -- Fr. Garret Birchenough or Beishke vs. Sr. Matt Moncourtois (6-6).

132 -- Sr. Tyler Yarnell (10-5) vs. Fr. Brian Smolinsky (5-3) or Jr. Eric Martin (3-3).

138 -- Jr. Christian Okulicz (10-5) vs. So. Michael Sicola (3-2) or Jr. Jim Hughes (0-0).

145 -- Jr. William Gonsiewski (4-9) or Jr. Mike Muscatello (8-7)  vs. Jr. Mike Ciavarro (12-2).

152 -- Gonsiewski or Muscatello vs. Sr. Brendan Balzano (1-6).

160 -- Jr. Jordan Juliano (7-7) vs. Jr. Joe Guzzo (6-5).

170 -- Sr. Jadaen Bernstein (15-0) or Jr. Cody Kubinak (1-2) vs. Sr. Brandon Loftus (7-4).

182 -- Sr. Nick Ruggiero (14-2) or Bernstein vs. Sr. Liam Korbul (10-3).

195 -- Sr. Kyle Levy (13-1) or Ruggiero vs. Sr. Dan Pepe (7-4).

220 -- Sr. Emilio Guevara (9-6) or Levy vs. Sr. Brad Straight (1-5).

285 -- So. Alex Fischetti (10-2) vs. Jr. Anthony Buygi (3-5).

Breakdown: Classic Hunterdon County rivalry on tap here. Straight up, Voorhees rates as favorites at 113, 132, 138, 152, 170, 220 and 285. North gets the nod at 106, 120, 126 and 145. I'd call 160, 182 and 195
tossups -- leaning toward North at 182 and Voorhees at 195. Vikes match up well in this one because of their strong upper weights. I really don't see where either team gains by shuffling. Ideally, the Lions would love to get 182 and 195, but they're close, and bumping up to try and win 220 leaves a hole at 182. Look for Beishke to bump up to 126 away from Pomrinca. Lions need wins at 126, 132 and 160 and probably both 182 and 195, plus some bonus points, to pull this off. I think the teams split 182 and 195. They also have to limit bonus points at 138, 170, 220 and perhaps 285. It's a lot to ask of a team that hasn't been on the mat since Dec. 27.

Prediction: Voorhees, 32-25.