Wrestling Sectional Brackets (PART ONE)

On Saturday, the EAHS wrestling team will travel to Hempfield for its sectional tournament to determine who will be advancing to Hersheypark Arena next weekend for the District Three tournament.

Let's take a look at the brackets by weight. Today we'll do 103-140 pounds and we'll finish tomorrow with 145-285 pounds.

103 pounds:
(Matt Hoover is the No. 2 seed at 103.)
First Round:
No. 9 Nathan Noyes, CV, vs. No. 8 Andres Gutierrez, JPM
No. 7 Hans Herr, Sol, vs. No. 10 Corey Swartzentruyer, PM
Wrestlers with byes: No. 1 Austin Miller, Hemp; No. 2. Matt Hoover, E-town; No. 3. Dylan Pallas, MC; No. 4 Corey Aspril, L-S; No. 5 Caleb Osisek, Don; No. 6 Sean Hughes, CC.
Quarterfinals:
Miller, Hemp, vs. Noyes/Gutierrez winner.
Osisek, Don, vs. Aspril, L-S.
Pallas, MC, vs. Hughes, CC.
Hoover, E-town vs. Herr/Swartzentruyer winner.
Analysis: This bracket could shape up to be a rematch of the L-L Tournament finals of Miller and Hoover, where Miller won 7-2.

112 pounds:
(E-town's Calvin Anderton is the No. 5 seed at 112).
Quarterfinals:
No. 1 Lexis Ortiz, JPM, vs. No. 8 Mike Good, L-S
No. 5 Calvin Anderton, E-town, vs. No. 4 Brooks Kenderdine, MT
No. 3 Wink Charles, Sol, vs. No. 6 Brett Pallas, CC
No. 7 Terry Tirko, Don, vs. No. 2 Dakota Minnich, Hemp
Analysis: This is Ortiz' bracket to lose. I don't think anyone will be able to beat him on Saturday. That said, Anderton stands a very good chance at making districts. If he wins in the quarterfinals, he'll get Ortiz in the semis.

119 pounds:

(E-town's Owen Bradley is the No. 5 seed at 119.)
First Round:
No. 9 Will Farr, Don, vs. No. 8 Tyler Martin, CV.
No. 5 Owen Bradley, E-town, vs. No. 12 Spencer Haldeman, L-S.
No. 6 Jose Castro, MT, vs. No. 11 Chevy Houser, CC.
No. 7 Joe Buckwalter, MC, vs. No. 10 Ian Houck, Leb.
Wrestlers with byes: No. 1 Bobby Rehm, PM; No. 2 Alex Fisher, Sol; No. 3 Josh Rosario, JPM; No. 4 Cody Shoenberger, War.
Quarterfinals:
No. 1 Rehm, PM, vs. Farr/Martin winner.
No. 4 Shoenberger, War, vs. Bradley/Haldeman winner.
No. 3 Rosario, JPM, vs. Castro/Houser winner.
No. 2 Fisher, Sol, vs. Houck/Buckwalter winner.
Analysis: Rehm earned OW at the L-L Tournament last month, but I think Fisher will win this bracket. Bradley wrestled at 112 at leagues, but has bumped up to 119. He's got a pretty good bracket through the semis, and stands an excellent chance at advancing. He seems more comfortable and natural wrestling at 119, so watch for him to do well.

125 pounds:

(E-town's Jeremy Rivera is the No. 2 seed at 125.)
First round:
No. 8 Justin Emrich, CC, vs. No. 9 Gary Pabon, Hemp.
No. 5 Tyler Funk, PM, vs. No. 12 Eajal Alvarez, L-S.
No. 6 Bryan Knouse, Don, vs. No. 11 Erik Banh, CV.
No. 7 Ian Stoeckl, War, vs. No. 10 Evan Thomas, MT.
Wrestlers with byes: No. 1 Dan Neff, Sol; No. 2 Jeremy Rivera, E-town; No. 3 Devin Anderson, JPM; No. 4 Tyler Griffith, MC.
Quarterfinals:
No. 1 Neff, Sol vs. Pabon/Emrich winner.
No. 4 Griffith, MC, vs. Funk/Alvarez winner.
No. 3 Anderson, JPM, vs. Knouse/Banh winner.
No. 2 Rivera, E-town, vs. Stoeckl/Thomas winner.
Analysis:
Rivera and Neff met in the finals of the L-L tournament, and could be primed for a rematch. Neff gets the nod in this bracket, but Rivera should get through to Hersheypark.

130 pounds:
First Round:
No. 8 Austin Theis, Don, vs. No. 8 Travis Quinn, War.
No. 7 Cody Lloyd, CC, vs. No. 10 Donovan McDonald, MT.
Wrestlers with byes: No. 1 Jordan Stephanchick, Hemp; No. 2 Ian Rineer, PM; No. 3 Joe Welk, Sol; No. 4 Austin Ballantine, JPM; No. 5 Antonio Rodriguez, E-town; No. 6 Adam Mummau, MC.
Quarterfinals:
No. 1 Stephanchick, Hemp. vs. Quinn/Theis winner.
No. 4 Austin Ballantine, JPM, vs. No. 5 Antonio Rodriguez, E-town.
No. 3 Joe Welk, Sol, vs. No. 6 Adam Mummau, MC.
No. 2 Ian Rineer, PM, vs. Lloyd/McDonald winner.
Analysis: I would say the champ of this bracket will be Stephanchick, Rineer or Welk. Don't be surprised if those are the three to advance to districts as well.

135 pounds

(E-town's Troy Ernest is the No. 4 seed at 135.)
First Round:
No. 8 Jared Manley, Hemp, vs. No. 9 Richard Sonnon, CC.
No. 5 Bobby Haldeman, L-S, vs. No. 12 Tai Nguyen, Leb.
No. 6 Brock Snider, Sol, vs. No. 11 Matthew Morgante, MT.
No. 7 Matt Martin, MC, vs. No. 10 Benjy McQuate, CV.
Wrestlers with byes: No. 1 Matt Myers, War; No. 2 Sean Kincade, PM; No. 3 Vince Grove, Don; No. 4 Troy Ernest, E-town.
Quarterfinals:
No. 1 Myers, War, vs. Sonnon/Manley winner.
No. 4 Ernest, E-town, vs. Haldeman/Nguyen winner.
No. 3 Grove, Don, vs. Snider/Morgante winner.
No. 2 Kincade, PM, vs. Martin/McQuate winner.
Analysis: Myers won this weight in leagues and will be the favorite to repeat. Kincade should meet him in the finals, but keep an eye on Solanco's Brock Snider, who could be a dark horse. Should Ernest advance to the semis, he'll likely get Myers.

140 pounds:

(E-town's Justin Lewis is the No. 6 seed at 140.)
First Round:
Just one match, No. 8 Brandon Johnson, Don, vs. No. 9 Hunter Busansky, L-S.
Quarterfinals:
No. 1 Andy Eshleman, PM, vs. Johnson/Busansky winner.
No. 4 Adam Chapis, War, vs. No. 5 Connor Moran, Sol.
No. 3 Shane Wagner, MT, vs. No. 6 Justin Lewis, E-town.
No. 2 Woodie Hermann, Hemp, vs. No. 7 Evan Eshleman, MC.
Analysis: This is a tricky one to predict. If Lewis gets his cradle locked in, he can beat just about anyone, but he'll have a tough go against Wagner in the first round. I like Hermann to win this bracket, but it could realistically be Hermann, Wagner or Eshleman and maybe even Adam Chapis.

Don't forget to check back tomorrow for a look at the remaining seven weights.

LIVE BLOG ALERT: I will be attempting to do a live blog of the sectional tournament on Saturday. You'll be able to follow the live blog right here on this site, so if you can't make the tournament, check it out. Disclaimer: this is all hinging on getting wireless Internet access at Hempfield. I was able to get it at CV for the league tourney, but I'm not 100 percent sure yet if I can get it at Hempfield. But if I can, I will have a live blog.