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132 Pounds

2017 Finals: Joey Silva, FL dec. Jesse Vasquez, CA, 3-2

2012 Finals: Dean Heil, OH dec. Aaron Pico, CA, 11-9 OT

2008 Finals: Zachariah Neibert (OH) dec. Sam Sherlock (PA) 3-0

The Ranked (14)

#4 - Beau Bartlett (PA) - Returning Runner-Up

#5 - Julian Chlebove - ARIZONA ST. - Returning 5th

#7 - Sam Hillegas (PA) - Returning 4th 

#8 - Dylan D'Emilio (OH) - OHIO ST. - Returning 5th

#10 - Joshua Edmond (MI) - Fargo Cadet Champ

#11 @ 138 - Patrick Noonan (PA) - NHSCA Champ, FloNats 3rd

#12 - Malyke Hines (FL) - LEHIGH - Returning 5th

#14 - Asa Garcia (IN) - INDIANA - FloNationals 3rd 

#14 @ 138 - Frankie Tal-Shahar (FL) - Cadet Trials Runner-Up

#15 - Mick Burnett (OH) - Fargo Runner-Up

#16 - Kenny Hermann (PA) - State 4th

#16 @ 126 - Wyatt Henson, MO - Fargo 3rd

#20 - Justin Rivera (FL) - FloNationals 4th

#20 @ 138 - Gabriel Hixenbaugh (AL) - CAMPBELL

Other Contenders:

Matt Bianchi, WI - State Champ

Cael Berg, MN - State 5th

Marckis Branford, PA - GEORGE MASON - Cadet Trials 7th

Jack Ganos, WI - State Runner-Up

Will Grater, NJ - State 8th

Jordan Hamdan, MI - FloNationals 7th

Kellyn March, SD - Fargo 6th 

Justin McDougald, NY - State Runner-Up (to Busiello)

Darren Miller, PA - BUCKNELL - State 3rd 

Mark Montgomery, NJ

Nick Moore, OH - State Runner-Up

Val Park, OK - FloNationals 8th

Gianno Petrucelli, CA - State 6th

Marcos Polanco, CA - State 4th 

Ryder Ramsey, OK - ARMY - Fargo 8th

Chris Rivera, FL - State 3rd 

Julian Sanchez, OH - ARMY - Returning 8th

Logan Sciotto, NY - State 3rd

Ryan Sokol, MN - 2017 Fargo Champ

Nick Vafiadis, VA - S32 Middle School Runner-Up

Commentary:

A fantastic field of five Top 10 guys, and 70% of all the ranked guys in the nation, 132 offers both high level star power without any foregone conclusions. Any combination of these guys will make the 132lb finals one of the best of the day.

Bartlett led Josh Saunders early in Akron before Saunders won the bout with par terre offense.

Bartlett lost in the finals last year to Jakob Camacho after beating Hillegas (4-1) in semi’s. The other loss for Hillegas was to Connor McGonagle in the 3rd place match. He beat D’Emilio and Edmond along the way. The Edmond match was a close 4-3 decision and Edmond looked fantastic in Fargo, teching his way to the finals. However, Bartlett beat Edmond 8-0 in Akron.

Speaking of Akron, Tal-Shahar was the runner-up in that bracket. He didn't have a good Fargo, but just beat Edmond and Hines to win Grappler Fall Classic.

The real curveball is Julian Chlebove. He wrestled 132 last year and looked small for the weight. He placed 5th losing to Quinn Kinner and Jesse Vasquez while beating Saunders and Crace. His time off the mat might give you a reason to lower expectations a bit, but I’ve seen him recently (at Waterway Duals) and he looks ready to compete - even at a S32 level.

So we have a top tier group of Saunder-Bartlett-Chlebove-Hillegas-D’Emilio-Edmond-Tal-Shahar. Should any of them make the final, no one would bat an eye. With such a strong core I have no problem calling Noonan my darkhorse despite being ranked 11th in the country. I see no one else able to crack the top group. And Noonan gets lost because he missed the state tournament with an injury only to go on and win NHSCA’s and its tournament of champions. That being said, he did lose to Justin Rivera early at FloNationals.

A lot of eyes will be on Sokol, who won Fargo in 2017 before having to stay off the mat for an extended time due to injuries. He returned last week and went 3-1 with a loss to Eddie Bolivar.

Willie's Picks:  1. Chlebove (PA)        2.  Bartlett (AZ)      3.  Hillegas (PA)    

4.  D'Emilio (OH)      5. Noonan (PA)     6.  Tal-Shahar (FL)     7. Edmond (MI)      8. Burnett (OH)

138:
2017 Finals: Ryan Anderson, PA dec. Jaden Abas, CA, 3-2 OT

2012 Finals: Zain Retherford, PA dec. Neal Malloy, IN, 5-0

2008 Finals: David Taylor (OH) dec. Josh Kindig (PA) 1-0

The Ranked (11)

#3 - Jaden Abas (CA) - STANFORD - Returning Runner-Up

#4 - Gabriel Tagg (OH) - N. CAROLINA - Fargo Runner-Up

#5 - Jesse Vasquez (CA) - Returning Runner-Up

#6 - Jordan Crace (OH) - MICHIGAN ST. - Ironman Runner-Up

#7 - Mosha Schwartz (CO) - FloNationals Champ

#8 - Manzona Bryant (OH) - FloNationals Runner-Up

#9 - Luke Baughman (OH) - INDIANA - Ironman 4th

#10 - Ed Scott (PA) - Fargo 5th 

#12 - Lucas Revano (NJ) - PENN - Fargo 4th

#17 @ 145 - Devin Schwartzkopf (MO) - NHSCA Runner-Up, FloNats 3rd

#19 - Jackson Dean (DE) - PENN - Fargo 3rd 

Other Contenders:

Dylan Avery, OJ - State Champ

Sincere Bailey, IL - State 3rd 

Joey Bianchi, WI - State Runner-Up

Noah Castillo, FL - State 3rd

Jagger Condomitti, PA - Fargo 6th

Derek Gilcher, MI - State Champ

Job Greenwood, CO - State Runner-Up

Conner Gimson, IN - State 5th

Isaiah Gonzalez, WA - State Champ

Peyton Hall, WV - FloNationals 6th 

Max Kauffman, AL - State Runner-Up

Ty Linsenbigler, PA 

Alek Martin, OH - State Runner-Up

Aiden Medora, WI - WISCONSIN - FloNationals 8th

Wade Monebrake, OH - State Runner-Up (to Decatur)

Alex Mosconi, IN - State Runner-Up

Bryce Nickel, AZ - NHSCA Final

Micah Norwood, OH

Stockton O’Brien, UT - State Champ

Luke Odom, IL - ILLINOIS - Fargo 3rd 

Cam Robinson, PA - State 5th

Cayden Rooks, IN - INDIANA - State Runner-Up

Alex Samson, NY - State 6th 

Blake Saito, OH - State 8th

Nick Stonecheck, GA - State Champ

Gavin Quiocho, WV - State Champ

Aaden Valdez, CO - State Runner-Up

Nick Valfiadis, VA - S32 Middle School Runner-Up

Alec Viduya, IN - State 4th

Chase Warden, TX - Fargo 5th 

Dylan Weaver, NJ

Tyler Williams, PA - State 6th

Commentary:

I love this weight.

Although there is a certain pecking order - one that includes Abas, Tagg, Vasquez, and Crace - it differs from 132 in that the top tier at that weight seems impenetrable, where here, I could see someone coming out of ‘the others’ to make the finals.

Tagg (who was 2nd) and Abas (3rd) beat Crace (6th) in Fargo. Abas just lost to O’Toole (registered at 145 here) at WNO. Also in Fargo, Crace beat Revano. He defaulted to Scott in the ⅚ match.  

Vazquez took just two losses last year, Both to Joey Silva and both very narrowly - in the finals here and in Ironman semi’s. He hasn’t wrestled a match since Juniors at US Open Week and I’m dying to see him again. He’s incredibly difficult to score on and is a strong contender to make it back to the finals.

The next group has been a bit up and down, but very capable of multiple big wins. Schwartz was just 3-2 here last year losing to Tyler Hunt and D’Emilio. But he stopped cutting so much weight and went on a tear, taking 3rd at NHSCA’s and 1st at FloNats where he beat Medora and Bryant.

His one loss at NHSCA’s...Schwartzkopf, who went 2nd at NHSCA and 3rd at Flo. He lost in NHSCA finals to Colton Yapoujian. 

Both Schwartzkopf and Revano were at Journeymen last week at 145. Schwartkopf was 2nd, beating Darracott and losing to Cael Valencia. Revano was 4th and lost to both. Revano beat Scott in Fargo consi semi’s, 7-6. Scott was also 3rd at NHSCA’s where he beat Peyton Hall. 

Willie's Picks:  1.  Vasquez (CA)       2.  Abas (CA)      3.  Tagg (OH)     

4. Crace (OH)     5. Schwartzkopf (MO)     6. Schwartz (CO)     7. Scott (PA)      8. Linsenbigler (PA)

145:
2017 Finals: Mason Phillips, WA md. Quincy Monday, TX, 13-4

2012 Finals: Grant Leeth, MO default Solomon Chishko, PA

2008 Finals: Andrew Alton (PA) maj. dec. Taylor Massa (MI) 15-5

The Ranked (12)

#2 - Ryan Anderson (PA) - IOWA ST. - Returning Champ

#2 @ 138 - Keegan O'Toole (WI) - MISSOURI - Fargo Champ

#3 - Fidel Mayora (IL): Cadet Trials Runner-Up

#4 - Kevon Davenport (MI) - NEBRASKA - Cadet Trials 3rd 

#8 @ 152 - Christopher Donathan (OH) - State Runner-Up

#9 @ 152 - Michael North (OH) - MARYLAND - FloNationals Champ

#14 - James Whitaker (MI) - VIRGINIA - FloNationals Champ

#15 - Ryan Vulakh (PA) - GEORGE MASON - Returning 7th

#16 - Cael Valencia (CA) - Fargo 3rd

#17 - Charlie Darracott (GA) - State Champ

#19 - Andrew Cerniglia (PA) - State 4th 

#20 - Caleb Dowling (PA) - State Runner-Up

Other Contenders:

Kolby Allred, VA - State Champ

Alec Cook, WV - State Champ

Jaxon Garoutte, CO - State Runner-Up

Dashawn Farber, GA/PA - State Champ

Erik Gibson, PA - S32 Middle School Runner-Up

AJ Kovacs, CT - State Champ

Liam Lusher, WV - State Runner-Up

Matt Lee, IN - State 7th

Alfonso Martinez, AZ 

Warren McDougald, NY - State 3rd 

Chance McLane, MT - State Champ

Gabe Miller, PA - PENN - State 6th 

Avry Mutschler, MI - KENT ST. - FloNationals 8th

Antonio Petrucelli, PA - Fargo 4th
Brayden Roberts, WV - State Champ

Antonio Segura, CO - Fargo 8th

Alex Strashinsky, NJ - Fargo 7th

Anthony Ulaszek, CO - State 4th

Wade Unger, NJ - State 5th

Alex Whitworth, GA - State Champ

Luka Wick, CA - State 5th 

Lucas Willis, FL - State Champ

Joey Zargo, NJ - Fargo 7th 

Commentary:

Fargo Champ (O’Toole) and defending S32 (Anderson) with tons of threats throughout. 

Anderson has been incredibly consistent. After winning S32 last year where he beat Abas and Marshall Keller, Anderson’s only losses have been to Top 3 guys: Manville (whom he also beat), Aragona, and Real Woods.

None of our next three ranked contenders came to S32 last year. 

O’Toole took 5th at Akron and then won Fargo where his path was Mosha Schwartz, Ed Scott, and Gabe Tagg. He’s coming off a win over Abas and a loss to Aragona at WNO. I think he’s gonna be a bit undersized and perhaps (as a Junior) a year away from winning a S32 belt, but he’ll be in the mix for a high placing.

Next up is Fidel Mayora who is just a bull. He’s a tough out and upped his stock in Akron beating Luke Surber and Cade Devos before taking 1 of 3 against Manville in the finals. 

Davenport also didn’t appear at S32 a year ago but is a finalist contender. His Akron ledger was almost as identical to Mayora’s. He took 3rd, losing only to Manville beating Surber, Scott, and eventual Fargo Champ Bryce Andonian. 

My next title contender is FloNat’s Champ James Whitaker who first made his mark on the national scene at S32 last year, placing 5th with wins over Mitch Moore and Vulakh. He won FloNationals with wins over Marshall Keller, Jason Kraisser, and Darracott.

That’s my finalist group: Anderson-O’Toole-Mayora-Davenport-Whitaker.

I think Donathan and North, who finished 2nd and 4th in their same state tourney bracket will be mid-placers. Last year neither placed in Greensboro, with Donathan losing to Cam Amine and Josh Otto and North losing to Brock Mauller and an unranked wrestler. North would rebound with four ranked wins at Ironman and a FloNats title with wins over Otto and Kolby Ho. 

I like a couple darkhorses to contend for placings. Cael Valencia just went 3rd in FS, 1st in GR in Fargo and just knocked off Lucas Revano and Devin Schwartzkopf at Journeymen. And give me him and AJ Kovacs (CT) to surprise some people.

Willie's Picks:  1. Anderson (PA)        2. Davenport (MI)       3.  O'Toole (WI)     

4. Whitaker (MI)     5.  Donathan (OH)     6. Mayora (IL)     7. Valencia (CA)      8. North (OH)

152: 

2017 Finals: Brevin Balmeceda, FL dec. Josh Kim, CA, 4-0

2012 Finals: Mark Hall, MN dec. Garrett Hammond, PA, 8-5

2008 Finals: Jackson Morse (MI) dec. Joseph Napoli (PA) 4-3

The Ranked (9)

#2 @ 160 - Brevin Balmeceda (FL) - OK STATE - Returning Champ

#3 - Connor Brady (OH) - VIRGINIA TECH - Fargo 3rd

#4 - Cameron Amine (MI) - MICHIGAN - Returning 5th

#5 - Thayne Lawrence (PA) - State Champ

#13 @ 160 - Aaron Gandara (CA) - Cadet Trials 7th

#16 - Sonny Santiago (CA) - Cadet Trials 5th

#17 - John Martin Best (WV) - Fargo Runner-Up

#18 - Clayton Ulrey (PA) - Fargo 5th

#20 - Cole Handlovic (PA) - State 6th

Other Contenders:

BJ Bailey, IL - State Runner-Up

Bennett Berge, MN

Nick Bennett, NJ - State Runner-Up

Donny Cates, NC - NC STATE - Fargo 3rd 

Lucas Da Silva, GA - State Champ

Drew Eller, GA - State Champ

Baylor Fernandes, IL - MINNESOTA - State 4th

Nathan Haubert, PA - LEHIGH - State Champ

Johnny Lovett, FL - State Champ

Christian Minto, FL - NHSCA 4th

Kyle Mosher, NY - COLUMBIA - State 5th

Joey Martin, CA - S32 Middle School Champ

Jacob Mariakis, GA - State Champ

Nathan Moore, WA - State Champ 

Elliot Rodgers, IN - State Runner-Up

Daniel Segura, OH - State 4th

Daniel Snediker, WA - State Champ

Commentary:

Balmeceda is the returning champ. His only losses in the last year are to Facundo last week at WNO and to Justin Ruffin who was 3rd in the S32 bracket Balmeceda won.

Connor Brady is one of the most consistent performers in the country that never won ‘a big one’. He placed 5th here two years and 3rd at Fargo in July. This could be his moment. He just came off a Journeymen tournament in which he beat Lawrence (5-4) and majored John Martin Best (11-1). 

Lawrence burst on the national scene last year at this very event when he beat Alex Lloyd. His losses were to eventual champ Mason Phillips and then Lloyd in the blood round.

Amine makes for three guys who stand out as obvious title contenders. He was 5th at both last year’s S32 and this year’s Fargo where he teched Gandara but had to default to Lloyd in the semi’s when he rolled his ankle.

While the rest of the field has the ability to knock anyone off, they fall into the next tier.

Best was the Fargo Runner-Up to Carson Manville. Santiago beat him last week at Journeymen and lost to Lawrence (5-1). Brady beat Santiago in the blood round at Fargo.

Haubert, a PA State Champ, went 0-2 at Journeymen last week. Let’s see how he comes back.

Jacob Mariakis was a blood round finisher here last year. He and Fernandes should be in the mix for a placing. 

Keep an eye on Joey Martin. The incoming freshman will eventually be a star.

Willie's Picks:  1. Brady (OH)         2.  Lawrence (PA)      3.  Amine (MI)      

4.  Balmeceda (FL)      5. Santiago (CA)      6.  Best (WV)      7.  Ulrey (PA)      8. Gandara (AZ)

160:
2017 Finals: Ryan Thomas, OH dec. Dustin Plott, OK, 8-7 OT

2012 Finals: Isaiah Martinez, CA dec. Josh Llopez, MD, 9-4

2008 Finals: Marshall Peppelman (PA) dec. Brandon Rolnick (NJ) 3-1

The Ranked (7)

#1 - Alex Facundo (MI) - Cadet World Bronze

#7 @ 170 - Matthew Ortiz (IL) - INDIANA - Ironman 6th

#8 - Joshua Otto (WI) - WISCONSIN - Cadet Trials Runner-Up

#11 - Gavin Kane (GA) - NHSCA 3rd 

#12 - Tyler Stoltzfus (PA) - NHSCA 3rd

#16 - Farouq Muhammed (OH) - Returning 4th

#20 - Jacob Lagoa (OH) - State Champ

Other Contenders:

Vince Andreano, NJ

Ethan Baney, PA - State 4th 

Noah Blake, CA - AIR FORCE - State 3rd

Graham Calhoun, IN - NHSCA Champ

Jack Chesman, NY - State Runner-Up

Coy Cohenour, MT - NHSCA 6th 

Corey Connolly, NY - State 4th

Ethan Davis, FL - State Runner-Up

Aurileus Dunbar, PA - State 3rd

David Ferrante, IL - State 4th

Kekana Fouret, ID - NHSCA 5th

Luca Frinzi, PA - LEHIGH - State 7th

Hunter Jump, OK - State Champ

Troy Mantanona, CA - State 7th

Ty McGeary, PA - State 6th 

Jaxon Moore, UT - State Runner-Up

Collin Nation, FL - State Runner-Up

Ben Pasiuk, OH - State Runner-Up

Cory Peterson, IL - NHSCA 5th

Todd Perry, FL - State Champ

Wyatt Pfau, CO - State Champ

Cole Rees, PA - NHSCA Champ

Keller Rock, AZ - State 3rd

Brenden Severs, OH - S32 Middle School Runner-Up

Donnell Washington, IN - NHSCA Runner-Up

Max Wilner, CA - NHSCA Champ

Commentary:

Despite Facundo winning Fargo Cadets last year, it wasn’t until his 4th place finish in Greensboro that he got people all in a tizzy. Now he’s known as one of the best pound-for-pound wrestlers in the country entering just his sophomore season and he’s in a field which, despite having a lot of depth, he should have little trouble navigating.

Ortiz beat Blake at Ironman last year. Otto has been hot and cold. The ‘hot’ was making the Akron finals and taking 1 of 3 bouts from Facundo. 

Farouq Muhammed is my surprise finalist pick of the tournament. He was 4th here last year losing only to Balmeceda and Ruffin and wins over Otto, Jake Marsh, Matt Grippi, and Peter Enos. 

Give me Kane and Stoltzfus as the next, ‘mid’ tier. Kane won 4-3 at Journeymen after Stoltzfus beat Gandara. 

The darkhorse to watch is Calhoun. He’s had a number of ranked wins, so the ability is there. If he can put a consistent tourney together he can make a run. He beat Kane at JMen but lost to unranked Connolly.

I also really like Donnell Washington and have been waiting for him to bust out. He was the NHSCA Runner-Up to Balmeceda. He also placed 8th in Akron.

Willie's Picks:  1. Facundo (MI)       2.  Muhammed (OH)      3.  Otto (IL)    

4. Ortiz (IL)       5. Stoltzfus (PA)        6. Calhoun (IN)      7.  Kane (GA)      8. Washington (IN)