Wrestling: Easton Lions Club Classic matchups, info

The 34th annual Easton Lions Club All-Star Wrestling Classic will be held Friday at Easton Area High School's 25th Street Gymnasium.

The match pits seniors from New Jersey against their counterparts from Pennsylvania's rugged District 11. The high school event, slated for 8 p.m., is preceded by a youth event at 6.

Pennsylvania won last year's event, 32-15, snapping a three-match skid. New Jersey had won four of the previous five classics. Pennsylvania leads the overall series, 20-13, dating to 1981.

Bouts will be three periods of 2 minutes, 1 1/2  and 1 1/2 minutes in length.

Tickets, available at the door, are $6 for adults, $4 for seniors (65 and older) and $3 for students.

Tentative high school matchups (New Jersey listed first):

120 -- Cody Ihling (31-9, 77-37, D1, R2), Voorhees, vs. Ethan Lizak (44-5, 164-18, D1, R1, S4), Parkland.

126 -- Matt Ritchie (29-8, 103-36, D1), North Warren, vs. Zach Valley (40-4, 125-34, D1, R1, S2), Northampton.

132 -- Ted Caruso (27-6, 71-49, D3), Ridge, vs. Andrew Sutton (33-9, 90-41, D1, R3, S8), Pen Argyl.

138 -- Moumen Akel (25-10, D2, R4), Somerville, vs. Colby Ems (36-4, 99-19, D1, R1, S4), East Stroudsburg South.

145 -- Mike Muscatello (24-7, 44-29, D2), Voorhees, vs. Kyle Baker (28-6, 73-33), Easton.

152 -- Ronald Spera (31-7, 92-31, D2, R2), Mount Olive, vs. Josh Ortman (38-13, 132-47, D2, R2, S6), Parkland.

160 -- Jake Kocsis (41-5, 91-30, D1, R2, S4), Phillipsburg, vs. Bobby Fehr (36-5, 108-44, D1, R1, S7), Northampton.

170 -- Mike Fagg-Daves (41-4, D1, R1, S5), Franklin, vs. Nick Cortopassi (36-8, 84-31, D2, R1, S8), Bethlehem Catholic.

173 -- Joe Guzzo (33-7, 52-29, D1, R2), North Hunterdon, vs. Noah Klingborg (33-14, 73-45, D4, R4), Liberty.

182 -- Cort Hotz (34-5, 78-19, D2, R2), Ridge, vs. Jose Ortiz (38-6, 113-23, D1, R2, S2), Bethlehem Catholic.

195 -- Mike Okolo (25-4, D2), Franklin, vs. Nezar Haddad (45-3, 129-36, D1, R1, S7), Parkland.

285 -- Stephen Johnson (24-3, 87-21, D1, R1, S4), Bound Brook, vs. Brady Mutton (38-2, 100-26, D3, R1, S2), Pen Argyl.