The Districts are upon this and the Morris-Sussex wrestlers are getting closer to a legitimate chance to compete in Atlantic City.  I'm going to break each weight class down and predict who I think will be advancing.

District Predictions

 

District 1

Location: River Dell
Teams (Morris Sussex Schools in Bold): 

Creskill
Don Bosco Prep
Emerson/Park Ridge
High Point
New Milford
Pascack Hills
Pascack Valley
River Dell
Tenafly
Waldwick-Midland Park

Overview: The top 3 place winners here will advance to the Region 1 tournament next weekend and continue towards the ultimate goal of winning an Individual State Championship. This district features Group 2 Finalist High Point.

106

1. Nick Clayton – High Point 2. Marco Alarcon – Don Bosco Prep 3. Devin Ryan – New Milford

113

1. Jerzey Ryan – New Milford 2. John Allmers – Pascack Valley 3. Ryan Haynes – Don Bosco Prep

120

1. Clayton Utter – High Point 2. Taisei Kurachi – River Dell 3. Mason Ketcham – Don Bosco Prep

126

1. Ryan Hartung – New Milford 2. Patrick Cahill – Pascack Hills 3. Noah Martin – Pascack Valley

132

1. Noah Krawkower – River Dell 2. Nick Savariego – Pascack Valley 3. George Binikos - Tenafly

138

1. Louden Mazzeo – Emerson/Park Ridge 2. Andrew Brevot – High Point 3. Logan Cantone – Don Bosco Prep

144

1. Myles Leonard – Waldwick – Midland Park 2. Gustavo Alarcon – Don Bosco Prep 3. Sutter Totaro – New Milford

150

1.  Shane Woolf – High Point 2. Shawn Mastropierro – New Milford 3. Jeremy Pitcock - Tenafly

157

1.Gabe Case – River Dell 2. Hunter Morton – Pascack Hills 3. Jack Stovall - Cresskill

165

1. Ray Kohan – Pascack Valley 2. Ryan Baudisch – Pascack Hills 3. Cole Mogensen - Tenafly

175

1. Troy Tiger – High Point 2. Drew Petaccia – Pascack Valley 3. Jacob Shannon – Emerson/ Park Ridge

190

1. Brian Soldano – High Point 2. Kai Argyros – Don Bosco Prep 3. Cole Hughes – Emerson/Park Ridge

215

1. Joe Boyle – River Dell 2. Noah Ripley – High Point Ayden Giacomelli – Emerson/Park Ridge

285

1. Arik Hums – High Point 2. Connor Haroutunian – Waldwick/Midland Park 3. Justin Amato – Pascack Valley

District 3

Location: West Milford
Teams (Morris Sussex Schools in Bold):

Dumont
Hawthorne
Lakeland
Mahwah
Newton
Pequannock
Pope John
Sparta
West Milford

Overview: The top 3 place winners here will advance to the Region 1 tournament next weekend and continue towards the ultimate goal of winning an Individual State Championship. This district features 4 Morris Sussex Schools which includes Pope John who just recently won the Non-Public B Team Championship.

106

1. Benjamin Marchetto – West Milford 2.Jack Bergmann – Lakeland 3. Jake Holly – Pope John

113

1. Carson Walsh – Pope John 2. Brandon Massey Hawthorne 3. Anthony Nyhuis – Lakeland

120

1. Hudson Testa – Hawthorne 2. Joseph Ribitzki – Lakeland 3. Jason Athey – Pope John

126

1. Ryan Langenmayr – Lakeland 2. Colin Menier West Milford 3. Zachary Hentschel – Pope John

132

1. Ryan Kozdra – Mahwah 2. Justin Holly – Pope John 3. Logan Hrenenko – Sparta

138

1. Jack Nauta – Pope John 2. Michael Melillo – Newton 3. Cormac Smith – Hawthorne

144

1. Thaylor Sibblies – Newton 2. Sean Walker – Lakeland 3. Nicholas Carbone – West Milford

150

1. Takeo Sibblies – Newton 2. Collin Neal – Pope John 3. Zach Cetera - Dumont

157

1. Tim Greff – Pequannock 2. Aidan Murtagh – Newton 3. Devon Turner - Dumont

165

1. Ashton Navarrete-Hawthorne 2.Tyler Wisnewski – West Milford 3. James Catalioto - Lakeland

175

1. Jimmy Dolan – Pequannock 2. Glenn Roi – Dumont 3. Daniel Barry - Newton

190

1. Dominic Schinina – Hawthorne 2. Melkart Abou-Jaoude – Newton 3. Eddy O’hagan Hawthorne

215

1. Jack Stoll – Pope John 2. Andrew Morzetta – Hawthorne 3. Cooper Struble - Lakeland

285

1. Jake Rubin – Pope John 2. Bradley Maines – Sparta 3. Patrick Teets – Newton

District 4

Location: Jefferson
Teams (Morris Sussex Schools in Bold): 

Butler
Jefferson
Kinnelon
Kittatinny
Manchester Regional
North Warren
Pompton Lakes
Vernon Twp – Walkill Valley
Wayne Hills

Overview: The top 3 place winners here will advance to the Region 1 tournament next weekend and continue towards the ultimate goal of winning an Individual State Championship. Kittatinny enters as Group 1 runner ups and Jefferson was runner ups in North 1 Group 2. 

106

Butler’s Jason Chrostowski comes in with a 32-2 record and currently owns a victory over Kinnelon’s Jack Doty. Look for a rematch in the finals with Chrostowski coming out on top.

1.    Jason Chrostowski – Butler 2. Jack Doty – Kinnelon 3. Christophe Ahlborn, Pompton Lakes

113

Zach Haase of North Warren comes in with a 17-7 record while Jefferson’s Max Alonso comes in with a 17-10 record. Look for this to be a finals matchup with Alonso coming out on top.

1.    Max Alonso – Jefferson 2. Zach Haase – North Warren 3. Collin Altieri – Kinnelon

120

Brett Redner of Butler was a round away from placing in the 2020 season and a Regional Qualifier last season. He is looking to get back to Atlantic City this year and will start off the post season with a tough finals match against Shane Nelson of Kittatinny who was a Region Qualifier a year ago. Look for Redner to win this match-up and move into next week Region 1 Tournament.

1.    Brett Redner – Butler 2. Shane Nelson – Kittatinny 3. Thomas Dugan – North Warren

126

Kinnelon’s Evan Mougalian a State Champion in 2020 and a State Runner up in 2021 will look to end his career on top of the podium in Atlantic City. Look for him to get a District Title in the process.

1.    Evan Mougalian – Kinnelon 2. Logan Sykes – Butler 3. Arben Silvestro – Manchester Regional

132

Chris Casale of Kittatinny enters the post season with a 21-7 record and was a Region Qualifier a year ago. Look for him to meet Jefferson’s Michael VanderMeulen in the finals who was also a Region Qualifier last year and come out with a District Title for Kittatinny.

1.    Chris Casale – Kittatinny 2. Michael VanderMeulen – Jefferson 3. John Sees – Wayne Hills

138

Ryan Flammer of Jefferson enters the post season with a 25-7 record and a 4th place finish in the Morris County Tournament. Look for him to meet Kinnelon’s Andrew Davies in the finals in what will be an entertaining match. Look for Flammer to come out on top.

1.    Ryan Flammer – Jefferson 2. Andrew Davies – Kinnelon 3. Reece Smith – Kittatinny

144

Jack Oseback of Wayne Hills a Region Qualifier last year enters the District Tournament with a 21-3 record.  Look for him to meet Kittatiny’s Bryce Cosefeld in the finals and get a District Title for Wayne Hills.

1.    Jack Oseback – Wayne Hills 2. Bryce Cosefeld – Kittatiny 3. Wyatt Frawley – Butler

150

Steve Darling of Kittatinny an 8th place finisher from a season ago enters the tournament with a 26-3 record. Look for him to start his quest to reach the podium again with a District Title.

1.    Steve Darling – Kittatinny 2. Ryan Beck – Butler 3. Nicholas Laccitiello – Pompton Lakes

157

Joseph Dibiase of Jefferson enters the tournament with a 23 – 9 record. Look for him to meet Isaac Thomas of Vernon-Twp-Walkill Valley and get another District Champion for Jefferson.

1.    Joseph Dibiase – Jefferson 2. Isaac Thomas – Vernon Twp – Walkill Valley 3. Nikolas Pagano – North Warren

165

Ethan Darling of Kittatinny enters with a 20-9 record.  Look for him to meet Daniel Lovett of Vernon Twp – Walkill Valley and give Kittatinny another District Champion.

1.    Ethan Darling – Kittatinny 2. Daniel Lovett – Vernon Twp – Walkill Valley 3. Justin Morgan – Manchester Regional

175

Richard Devries of Pompton Lakes enters the tournament with a 23-8 record. Look for him to meet Ashton Fava of Wayne Hills and win a District Title for Pompton Lakes.

1.    Richard Devries – Pompton Lakes 2. Ashton Fava – Wayne Hills 3. Tucker Lockburner – Kittatinny 

190

Mohammed Suliman of Wayne Hills enters the tournament with a 24-4 record. Look for him to meet Butler Freshman Luca Toriello in the finals and earn a District Championship for Wayne Hills.

1.    Mohammed Suliman – Wayne Hills 2. Luca Toriello – Butler 3. Tyler Holste – Kittatinny 

215

Peter Delaportas of Jefferson enters the District Tournament as the 1 seed and a State Qualifier from the 2020 season. Look for him to win another District Title for Jefferson and become one step closer to getting back down to Atlantic City.

1.    Peter Delaportas – Jefferson 2. JJ Wohlers – North Warren 3. Andy Sanchez – Pompton Lakes

285

Dylan Patscher of Jefferson a Region Qualifier last year will look to start off his quest to Atlantic City with a District Title. Ty Eldred of Kittatinny a 6th place finisher in the Region Tournament last year also is looking to get to Atlantic City and win a District Title.  Look for Patscher to come out on top with a win.

1.    Dylan Patscher – Jefferson 2. Ty Eldred – Kittatinny   3. Shane Saulnier – Vernon Twp – Walkill Valley

District 10

Location: Phillipsburg
Teams (Morris Sussex Schools in Bold): 

Phillipsburg
Hanover Park
Hackettstown
Verona
Belvidere
Glen Ridge 
Rutherford
Whippany Park
Columbia

Overview: The top 3 place winners here will advance to the Region 3 tournament next weekend and continue towards the ultimate goal of winning an Individual State Championship. This district features Group 5 Champion Phillipsburg and Group 2 Semi-finalist Hanover Park.

106

1. Aiden Scheeringa - Hacketstown2.Jared Van Allen -Columbia 3. Christian Cesaro – Hanover Park

113

1. Santino Danise – Hanover Park 2. Patrick Horvath – Belvidere 3. Sal Palmisano – Whippany Park

120

1. Todd Walsh – Whippany Park 2. Gavin Hawk – Phillipsburg 3. Nicholas Balella - Hacketstown

126

1. James Day – Phillipsburg 2. Vincent Keeler – Rutherford 3. Austin Zellars - Hacketstown

132

1. Luke Geleta – Phillipsburg 2. Derek Bernardino – Verona 3. David Kelly Glen Ridge

138

1. Joe Innamorato – Phillipsburg 2. Massimo Mancini – Hanover Park 3. Arthur Ehrhardt – Whippany Park

144

1. Jonathan Ehrhardt – Whippany Park 2 .JJ Herninko – Rutherford 3. Jake Ferry - Verona

150

1. Matthew Donofrio – Phillipsburg 2. Michael Fahmie – Whippany Park 3. Shawn Pawlowski - Hacketstown

157

2. Hunter Cleaver – Phillipsburg 2. Ryder Smith – Glen Ridge 3. Edward Dyjeczynski – Hanover Park

165

1. Nate Zastowny – Phillipsburg 2. Louis Paradiso – Hanover Park 3. Kyle Belw – Belvidere 

175

1. Jayden Czupak – Verona 2. Connor Hille – Phillipsburg 3. Nick Davino – Hanover Park

190

1.  Vincenzo LaValle – Hanover Park 2. Nick Handler – Verona 3 Evan Yanoff - Hacketstown

215

1. David Pierson – Phillipsburg 2. Tyson Carroll – Columbia 3.Matthew Bretz – Whippany Park

285

1. John Wargo – Phillipsburg   2.Anthony Rios – Hanover Park 3. Russell Pantuso - Belvidere

District 11

Location: Morristown
Teams (Morris Sussex Schools in Bold): 

Barringer
Lyndhurst/North Arlington
Livingston
Morristown
Newark Academy
Seton Hall Prep
Weehawken
West Morris Central
West Orange

Overview: The top 3 place winners here will advance to the Region 3 tournament next weekend and continue towards the ultimate goal of winning an Individual State Championship. This district features Group 5 Semi Finalist Livingston.

106

1. Aidan Carmody – Livingston 2. Logan Brzozowski – Seton Hall Prep 3. Mark Montuore – West Morris Central

113

1.Michael Ferrante – West Morris Central 2. Joseph Sciarrone – Seton Hall Prep 3. Anthony Pellegrino - Livingston

120

1. Michael Campanaro – West Morris Central 2. Jason Quirk – Livingston 3. Mason Gervasio - Morristown

126

1. Jack Myers – Morristown 2. Shaun Quirk – Livingston 3.Michael Hare – West Morris Central

132

1. Brandon John Dean – West Morris Central 2. Jaiden Mendez – West Orange 3. Sean Curnow - Morristown

138

1. Malachi Sheppard – West Morris Central 2. Brandon Bauer Seton Hall Prep 3. Eddie Ortiz- Lyndhurst/North Arlington

144

1. JuanDavid Argueta – Morristown 2. Nicholas Orejola – Seton Hall Prep 3. Dean Muttart – West Morris Central

150

1. Giovanni Rivera – Morristown 2. Damain Weaver - Lyndhurst/North Arlington 3; Zachary Vera - Livingston

157

1.Stephen O’Neil Jr. – Seton Hall Prep 2. Matthew Regateiro – West Orange 3. Oliver Aung - Morristown

165

1. Max Lee – Livingston 2. Thomas Montillo - Lyndhurst/North Arlington 3. Jeremy Bocchino - Morristown

175

1. Stratos Kantanas – Livingston 2. Connor Watson – Morristown 3. Ari Rosu – West Orange

190

1. Vincent Militello – Livingston 2. Arthur Rosu – West Orange 3 – Greydon Carchich - Morristown

215

1. Edward Padilla – Livingston 2. Robert Murphy – Morristown 3, Sean Tandy West Orange

285

1. Henry Frayne – West Morris Central 2. Jonathan Alvarado – Morristown 3. Jack Tierney – Seton Hall Prep

District 12

Location: Randolph
Teams (Morris Sussex Schools in Bold): 

Becton/Wood-Ridge
Caldwell
East Orange
Madison
Montclair
North Bergen
Randolph
Secacus
Warren Hills 
West Morris Mendham

Overview: The top 3 place winners here will advance to the Region 3 tournament next weekend and continue towards the ultimate goal of winning an Individual State Championship. This district features Group 3 Finalist Warren Hills.

106

1. Tyler Fabin – Randolph 2. Charlie Piccione – Warren Hills 3. Blaise Pasquier – West Morris Mendham

113

1. Kevin Riedinger – Warren Hills 2. Evan Cabrera – North Bergen 3. Alex LoCascio - Randolph

120

1. Josh Lee – Warren Hills 2. Ross Berkowitz – Montclair 3. Becket Cheddar - Madison

126

1.Nicholas Gregory – Randolph 2. Jesse Pepper – Montclair 3. Anthony Collins Madison

132

1. Shawn Redfield – Warren Hills 2. Lorenzo Caamano – Caldwell 3. Joe Leon – Secaucus 

138

1. Dean Costantino – Secaucus 2. Carlos Dominguez – Madison 3. Kayleb Egoavil - Caldwell

144

1. Jared Lee – Warren Hills 2. Tyler Nisler – North Bergen 3. Ian Flanagan - Caldwell

150

1. William Schlegel – West Morris Mendham 2. Cody Miller – Warren Hills 3. Michael McGuire - Madison

157

1. Sean Haas – Caldwell 2. Michael Drazek – Warren Hills 3. Jordan Stallone - Becton/Wood-Ridge

165

1. Stephen Malia – Warren Hills 2. Jason Petroski – Randolph 3. Connor Gilfillan - Madison

175

1. Owen Frizzell Warren Hills 2. Sean Fleites – North Bergen 3. Marc DeJesus – Caldwell 

190

1. Joshua Palacio – North Bergen 2. Ryan Galka – Warren Hills 3. AJ Wilson Madison

215

1. Jarett Pantuso – Warren Hills 2. Julian Moszcynski – Madison 3. Joaquin Ynestroza - Randolph

285

1. Tyler McCatharn – Warren Hills 2. Josh Herrmann – West Morris Mendham 3. Dylan Formisano – Secuacus