My breakdown on this title tilt is below:
Chestnut Ridge (9-0) at Westmont Hilltop (10-0)
PA Power State Class AA Rankings: Chestnut Ridge (6th); Westmont Hilltop (9th)
PA Power State Class AA Rankings: Chestnut Ridge (6th); Westmont Hilltop (9th)
Tuesday night at WHHS
Probable Lineups (Chestnut Ridge wrestlers listed first)
106 - Kai Burkett or Simon Osman vs. Connor Lamantia
113 - Nathan Holderbaum, Burkett, or Osman vs. Tanner Kushner or Luke Benner
120 - Ross Dull or Holderbaum vs. Zane Blackburn or Kushner
126 - Gryphon Callihan or Taylor Claycomb vs. Connor Polacek or Blackburn
132 - Trevor Weyandt vs. Roy Dunn or Polacek
138 - Luke Moore vs. Ethan Kelly or Noah Korenoski
145 - Baltzer Bollman vs. Kelly or Korenoski
152 - Daniel Moore vs. Hudson Holbay
160 - Seth Holderbaum vs. Camden Moors
170 - Jared McGill or Mason McVicker vs. Mason Muto or Hunter Holbay
182 - McGill or McVicker vs. Muto or Holbay
195 - Austin Crouse vs. Tanner Dluhos or Noah Gresh
220 - Duane Knisely vs. Dluhos or Gresh
285 - Dalton Seace vs. Max Yonko
Analysis: Though websites such as Trackwrestling and PA-Wrestling.com are helpful with records, I didn't have time to track everything down for this preview. Based on this past weekend, Westmont's lineup at the Mercer Tournament went as this from 106 up: Lamantia, Kushner, Blackburn, Polacek, Dunn, Korenoski, Kelly, Holbay, Moors, Holbay, Dluhos, Gresh, and Yonko. The Ultimate Duals were cancelled due to weather, so Chestnut Ridge's last time out in last Tuesday's duals with Penn Cambria and Greater Johnstown went as this: Burkett, Holderbaum, Dull, Callihan, Weyandt, Moore, Bollman, Moore, Holderbaum, McVicker, McGill, Crouse, Knisely and Seace. McVicker, who competed for the Lions in junior high, joined the team recently and gives them another option in the upperweights.
So straight up, Chestnut Ridge is favored at 106, 132 (slight), 182 (with McGill), 195, 220, and 285. Favor Westmont at 113, 120, 138, 145, and 152. That leaves 126, 160, and wherever McVicker may be at as toss-ups. In comparing each team's dual against Forest Hills, Chestnut Ridge will be heavily favored up top and that could be the difference as I feel the Lions have more chances at bonus points throughout the lineup. Of course, don't take that as gospel as I'm rarely right about much. Either way, this should be a good one.
Prediction: Chestnut Ridge, 33-25.
113 - Nathan Holderbaum, Burkett, or Osman vs. Tanner Kushner or Luke Benner
120 - Ross Dull or Holderbaum vs. Zane Blackburn or Kushner
126 - Gryphon Callihan or Taylor Claycomb vs. Connor Polacek or Blackburn
132 - Trevor Weyandt vs. Roy Dunn or Polacek
138 - Luke Moore vs. Ethan Kelly or Noah Korenoski
145 - Baltzer Bollman vs. Kelly or Korenoski
152 - Daniel Moore vs. Hudson Holbay
160 - Seth Holderbaum vs. Camden Moors
170 - Jared McGill or Mason McVicker vs. Mason Muto or Hunter Holbay
182 - McGill or McVicker vs. Muto or Holbay
195 - Austin Crouse vs. Tanner Dluhos or Noah Gresh
220 - Duane Knisely vs. Dluhos or Gresh
285 - Dalton Seace vs. Max Yonko
Analysis: Though websites such as Trackwrestling and PA-Wrestling.com are helpful with records, I didn't have time to track everything down for this preview. Based on this past weekend, Westmont's lineup at the Mercer Tournament went as this from 106 up: Lamantia, Kushner, Blackburn, Polacek, Dunn, Korenoski, Kelly, Holbay, Moors, Holbay, Dluhos, Gresh, and Yonko. The Ultimate Duals were cancelled due to weather, so Chestnut Ridge's last time out in last Tuesday's duals with Penn Cambria and Greater Johnstown went as this: Burkett, Holderbaum, Dull, Callihan, Weyandt, Moore, Bollman, Moore, Holderbaum, McVicker, McGill, Crouse, Knisely and Seace. McVicker, who competed for the Lions in junior high, joined the team recently and gives them another option in the upperweights.
So straight up, Chestnut Ridge is favored at 106, 132 (slight), 182 (with McGill), 195, 220, and 285. Favor Westmont at 113, 120, 138, 145, and 152. That leaves 126, 160, and wherever McVicker may be at as toss-ups. In comparing each team's dual against Forest Hills, Chestnut Ridge will be heavily favored up top and that could be the difference as I feel the Lions have more chances at bonus points throughout the lineup. Of course, don't take that as gospel as I'm rarely right about much. Either way, this should be a good one.
Prediction: Chestnut Ridge, 33-25.