Division 1 Semifinal Preview

As always, these teams have amazing lineup flexibility.  We will pick it as straight up as we can, but of course they will jockey guys around for the best possible outcomes.

#1 Detroit Catholic Central vs. #5 Rockford

DCC	Weight	Rockford	Match Prediction	Total Score
Gavin Boller 32-10	106	David Watson 18-9	DCC +4	DCC 4-0
Gabriel Ryzyi 37-8	113	Brody Compau 45-0	Rockford +3	DCC 4-3
Brent Coak 25-17	120	Layne Martin 44-0	Rockford +4	Rockford 7-4
Jamison Gregory 29-7	126	Leif Ripple 16-12	DCC +6	DCC 10-7
Ryan Totten	132	Keagan Elliot 41-6	DCC +3	DCC 13-7
Wyatt Lees 39-3	138	Logan Welmerink 27-7	DCC +5	DCC 18-7
Xavier Wey	144	Liam Fitzpatrick 46-0	Rockford +5	DCC 18-12
Grayson Fuchs 23-1	150	Justin Korte 7-11	DCC +6	DCC 24-12
Alexander Buskirk 31-7	157	Will Cowin 15-25	DCC +6	DCC 30-12
Jack Moore 18-15	165	Ares Porter 23-18	DCC +3	DCC 33-12
Braxten Roche 22-7	175	Logan Hammingh 43-1	Rockford +3	DCC 33-15
Caden Krueger 38-4	190	Jason Korte 9-15	DCC +6	DCC 39-15
Collin Payne 32-15	215	Blake Daniels 25-17	DCC +6	DCC 45-15
Paxton Heitsch 19-8	285	Alex Stewart 30-13	Rockford +3	DCC 45-18
Final		Score	DCC	45-18

Rockford is one of the few teams that has the firepower to score some points against DCC.  Granted, DCC is way too deep for Rockford and does not have any holes.  There should be some really fun matches in this one.  Watson won a big match over Vaillant yesterday, but Boller is rolling.  There should be a good match at 113.  Ryzyi is a stud.  He is #3 at 113 and Compau is a sensation, having still yet to lose a match in his high school career.  There should be another good match at 132 between #7 Elliot and #1 Totten, with both bumping up from 126.  At 138, Wemerink is a stud, but Lees is on another level.  Tough matchup for Rockford.  At 144, we will likely see Xavier Wey with Moscovic looking like he is still out with injury.  Fitzpatrick should win this one.  165 should be a good match also, with Moore and Porter.  Rockford really needs this one, but I will take Moore in a close one.  175 should also be a great one with two state champ hopefuls going at it.  I will take Hammingh in a close one.  285 should be a good match also.  Let’s give this one to Stewart.   

#2 Hartland vs. #3 Brighton

Brighton	Weight	Hartland	Match Predictions	Total Score
Liam Wood 13-8	106	Brodie Dunbar 34-9	Hartland +4	Hartland 4-0
Landon Bergmooser 18-20	113	Jase Sensor 23-7	Hartland +6	Hartland 10-0
Bronson Shinkonis 34-7	120	Jonah McPherson 27-11	Brighton +6	Hartland 10-6
Drake Pollins 33-8	126	Michael Abbey 24-12	Brighton +3	Hartland 10-9
Ethan Smith 35-9	132	Dane Dunbar 24-13	Brighton +6	Brighton 15-10
Conrad Eberly 21-9	138	Bodie Abbey 36-0	Hartland +6	Hartland 16-15
Beck Yurkunas 36-12	144	Brayden Tougas 38-5	Hartland +3	Hartland 19-15
Xander Courneya 35-9	150	Ashton Jewell 30-9	Brighton +3	Hartland 19-18
Kaden Tindall 36-7	157	James Kosza 31-9	Hartland +3	Hartland 22-18
Brendan Kero 22-22	165	Dallas Korponic 37-2	Hartland +5	Hartland 27-18
Mason Gardner 31-14	175	Joseph Cappellano 30-6	Hartland +3	Hartland 30-18
Dominic Nauss 35-4	190	Jason Pocock 28-9	Brighton +6	Hartland 30-24
Sullivan Haas 32-8	215	Lucas Bates 28-8	Brighton +3	Hartland 30-27
Alexander Salmon 32-10	285	Will Tobin	Brighton +3	Tied 30-30
Final		Score	Criteria

These two schools have been linked all year.  They are in the same area (thankful they don’t square off before state), they are in the same conference, they wrestle a dual against each other and the conference tournament.  Not only that, they are mirrors of each other in many ways.  They are incredibly deep with some absolute hammers.  In their dual meet this year Hartland won 36-28. 

This time Brighton is without J. Wood so Hartland looks to take the first two matches, looking for bonus points.  At 120 there should be a good match with #5 Shinkonis and #8 McPherson.  Shinkonis pinned him as time expired in the first last time.  Brighton really needs to hope it can replicate that result.  At 132, Abbey pinned Pollins in the third period in a huge match.  Brighton thinks it can flip that match.  Abbey and Pollins both wrestled well yesterday in defeat to hammers Quinlan and Vaughn, respectively.  We will pick Pollins to get the win this time.  At 138 last time, Brighton got another pin as time was running out in the first with Smith defeating Dunbar in 1:57.  Smith is a hammer and wrestling really well right now.  If these two wrestle at 144, it will be a great match.  Neither Yurkunas nor Tougas were deployed yesterday, but they could be back in action today.  If #7 Courneya and #5 Jewell wrestle, that will be a huge swing match also.  Courneya is wrestling really well right now.  We will go with him in a slight upset.  Another great one at 157 between #3 Kosza and #5 Tindall if these two wrestle.  Gardner/Cappellano would be another great swing match if they wrestled here.  At 215, Haas majored Bates last time 10-2.  They would be looking for a similar result.  Last time at 285 Salmon beat Tobin 2-0.  If it plays out this way here, this one ends 30-30.  Why shouldn’t it go to criteria between these two sensational programs?