Where: Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Friday's schedule: Preliminaries, 2:30 p.m.; pre-quarterfinals, to follow.
Saturday's schedule: Wrestlebacks (first three rounds), 9 a.m.; quarterfinals, noon; semifinals, plus fourth and fifth round of wrestlebacks, 6 p.m.
Sunday's schedule: Sixth round of wrestlebacks, 10 a.m.; consolation finals (third through eighth places), to follow; championships, 3 p.m.
Here are Open Mike's predictions for the top eight finishers at each of the 14 weight classes.
106 -- 1. Dante Mininno, Gateway-Woodbury; 2. Anthony Clark, Delbarton; 3. Nick Kayal, Bergen Catholic; 4. Dylan Cedeno, Fair Lawn; 5. Nick Schutzenhofer, Christian Brothers Academy; 6. Samuel Eddie Alverez, St. Joseph-Montvale; 7. Nicholas DeNora, Passaic Valley; 8. McKenzie Bell, Kingsway.
113 -- 1. Joe Manchio, Seneca; 2. Antonio Mininno, Gateway-Woodbury; 3. Robert Howard, Bergen Catholic; 4. Eddie Ventresca, Pope John; 5. Victor Lopez, West Orange; 6. Jack Prendergast, Woodstown; 7. Enrique Sanchez, Queen of Peace; 8. Mitchell Polito, East Brunswick.
120 -- 1. Patrick Glory, Delbarton; 2. JoJo Aragona, Pope John; 3. Mark Schleifer, East Brunswick; 4. Hunter Graf, Hunterdon Central; 5. Michael Kelly, St. Peter's Prep; 6. Joe Heilmann, South Plainfield; 7. Lucas Revano, Camden Catholic; 8. Edison Echevarria, Delsea.
126 -- 1. Nick Raimo, Hanover Park; 2. Shane Metzler, West Morris; 3. Carmen Ferrante, Bergen Catholic; 4. Anthony Clarizio, Cedar Grove; 5. Jake Rotunda, Pope John; 6. Anthony Duca, Paulsboro; 7. Daniel Percelay, DePaul; 8. Kyle Slendorn, Howell.
132 -- 1. Quinn Kinner, Kingsway; 2. Gianni Ghione, Brick Memorial; 3. Robert Garcia, Pope John; 4. Chris Scorese, Cranford; 5. Andrew Gapas, North Hunterdon; 6. Russell Benson, Raritan; 7. Ray Wetzel, Queen of Peace; 8. Matt Valli, Warren Hills.
138 -- 1. Gerard Angelo, Bergen Catholic; 2. Jake Benner, Ocean Township; 3. Robert Cleary, Bound Brook; 4. Matt Kolonia, Delaware Valley; 5. Evan DeLuise, Don Bosco Prep; 6. Alex Carida, Hackettstown; 7. Travis Layton, Woodstown; 8. Trace Kinner, Kingsway.
145 -- 1. Nick Palumbo, Lenape Valley; 2. Ricky Cabanillas, DePaul; 3. Nicholas Lombard, Monroe Township; 4. Joe Casey, Bound Brook; 5. Brian Meyer, Phillipsburg; 6. Nicholas Santos, St. Peter's Prep; 7. Garrett Beam, Queen of Peace; 8. Nicholas O'Connell, Southern.
152 -- 1. Stephan Glasgow, Bound Brook; 2. Shane Griffith, Bergen Catholic; 3. Michael O'Malley, Hasbrouck Heights; 4. Robert Kanniard, Wall; 5. Dominic Fano, Montville; 6. Dillon Taylor, St. Augustine Prep; 7. Avery DiNardi, Holy Cross; 8. Omar Abdelhamid, Rutherford.
160 -- 1. Mekhi Lewis, Bound Brook; 2. Kyle Cochran, Paramus; 3. Michael Petite, Piscataway; 4. Christopher Foca, Bergen Catholic; 5. Jake Maxwell, Buena; 6. Michael Fernandes, Voorhees; 7. Blaine Shade, Timber Creek; 8. Andrew Meyers, Toms River East.
170 -- 1. Bryan McLaughlin, Woodbridge; 2. Dominick Mandarino, Don Bosco Prep; 3. Bill Janzer, Delsea; 4. Aidan Monteverdi, Seton Hall Prep; 5. Vince Concina, Cranford; 6. Shane Reitsma, Howell; 7. Anthony Asatrian, Bergen Catholic; 8. Nicholas Caracappa, St. John Vianney.
182 -- 1. Shane Sosinsky, Northern Highlands; 2. George Walton, Bound Brook; 3. Dominic Mainiero, Queen of Peace; 4. Sean Bowker, Rancocas Valley; 5. Dean Helstowski, Brick Township; 6. Christian Dalla Riva, Caldwell; 7. L.J. Castellano, Delbarton; 8. Michael Iodice, Hunterdon Central.
195 -- 1. Kyle Lightner, Delaware Valley; 2. Joseph McKenzie, Wall; 3. Chad Watt, Woodstown; 4. Brian Bonino, Paramus; 5. Michael Taulane, Collingswood; 6. Theo Addison, Rumson-Fair Haven; 7. Josh Lewis, Emerson-Park Ridge; 8. Nick Faber, Neptune.
220 -- 1. Robert Melise, Phillipsburg; 2. Peter Acciardi, Don Bosco Prep; 3. Victor Lacombe, Hunterdon Central; 4. Eric Keosseian, Howell; 5. Zach DelVecchio, South Plainfield; 6. Jake Brown, Pope John; 7. Joe Soreco, DePaul; 8. Sean O'Malley, Hasbrouck Heights.
285 -- 1. Eric Chakonis, Don Bosco Prep; 2. Dylan D'Amore, Montgomery; 3. Alex Esposito, Cranford; 4. Michael Porcaro, Sayreville; 5. Elyezer Oliviery, Union City; 6. Alexander Lagrippo, Woodbridge; 7. Parker Fox, Montville; 8. Charlie Tordik, North Hunterdon.
At 113 you totally disregard Montgomery from Roselle Park. He has already defeated your pick for #6 Pendergrast.
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ReplyDeleteTough weight. Sometimes it's when you lose and where you fall in the brackets.
ReplyDeleteMy homer predictions: @170 Marco Gaita takes 6th, and @126 Shane Metzler pulls off a 2-1 upset over Raimo in the finals for the championship.
ReplyDeleteAgree that Gaita has a good shot to place. I saw Raimo-Metzler in the R3 finals, nothing there makes me think an upset will happen in AC. But looking forward to part III.
DeleteIt was actually the D11 final that gave a glimpse of a potential upset. Metzler was up 3-0 in the 2nd, and 3-1 in the 3rd before Raimo won in triple OT.
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