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After hours scouring through each bracket, I’m finally ready to release my full predictions for the 2012 Division 1 and Division 2 Section 1 championships. For D1, I did the semis, finals, third place, and fifth place matches. For D2, I only went up to third place. Before anyone starts pointing out instances where I picked a guy to beat someone who he has already lost to, just know that I’m aware of all of the head-to-head meetings. Whether I have reason to believe that a certain guy may avenge a previous loss, or I just have a hunch, I did pick some “upsets.” That’s part of the fun in doing these types of things.

With that being said, most of my champs are either No. 1 or No. 2 seeds. There will definitely be some upsets along the way, but for the most part I think we know which guys are in the mix for titles. The final placings of each wrestler doesn’t necessarily reflect who I think the top four or top six guys are in certain weight classes, but rather how I think it will play out based on the matchups. I encourage everyone to play along and post your own predictions!

To briefly go over the plan for tomorrow, I’ll be at Clarkstown South covering D1, and my colleague Josh Thomson will be at Croton-Harmon covering D2. As always, follow me on Twitter @vzmercogliano for updates.

For reference, here are the full Division 1 seeds, and the full Division 2 seeds. Now, here are my predictions:

DIVISION 1

99
Semis — No. 1 Nick Barbaria (New Rochelle) over No. 5 Alfredo Olmedo (Arlington); No. 2 Kevin Rodriguez (Port Chester) over No. 3 Jon Errico (Byram Hills)
Finals — Barbaria over Rodriguez
Third place — Olmedo over No. 4 Brandon Fay (Fox Lane)
Fifth place — No. 7 Jay Albis (John Jay-EF) over Errico

106 
Semis — No. 1 Mike Parise (Brewster) over No. 5 Mike DiNardo (Mahopac); No. 2 Blaise Benderoth (North Rockland) over No. 3 Nick Tolli (Arlington)
Finals — Parise over Benderoth
Third place — Tolli over No. 6 Alex Oliveto (Suffern)
Fifth place — DiNardo over No. 4 Bryan Ferrandi (New Rochelle)

113 
Semis — No. 4 John Muldoon (Pearl River) over No. 1 Troy Feniger (North Rockland); No. 2 Dylan Realbuto (Somers) over No. 3 Alex Delacruz (Ossining)
Finals — Realbuto over Muldoon
Third place — Delacruz over Feniger
Fifth place — No. 6 Zack Boker (Mahopac) over No. 11 Dean Guevarra (Clarkstown North)

120
Semis — No. 1 Liam Erickson (Brewster) over No. 4 Jake DiMarsico (North Rockland); No. 3 Adit Thakur (Nyack) over No. 2 Mark Settembrino (RC Ketcham)
Finals — Erickson over Thakur
Third place — DiMarisco over No. 5 Jimmy Kaishian (Yorktown)
Fifth place — Settembrino over No. 6 Ben Ettlinger (Fox Lane)

126
Semis — No. 1 Sam Speno (Fox Lane) over No. 4 Tommy Gonska (Brewster); No. 2 Matt Caputo (North Rockland) over No. 3 Gavin Menchel (Harrison)
Finals — Speno over Caputo
Third place — Menchel over Gonska
Fifth place — No. 6 Danny Murphy (RC Ketcham) over No. 5 Josh Simpfenderfer (RC Ketcham)

132
Semis — No. 1 Danny Ventura (Fox Lane) over No. 4 Colby Kash (Clarkstown North); No. 3 John Tambunting (Scarsdale) over No. 10 Luke Minasi (John Jay-EF)
Finals — Ventura over Tambunting
Third place — Kash over No. 8 Jimmy Duncan (Brewster)
Fifth place — Minasi over No. 2 Mike Morabito (RC Ketcham)

138
Semis — No. 1 Jake Srednicki (Mahopac) over No. 4 Christian Wassweiler (Beacon); No. 2 Tom Grippi (Fox Lane) over No. 6 Max Bachmeier (Mahopac)
Finals — Srednicki over Grippi
Third place — Wassweiler over Bachmeier
Fifth place — No. 7 James Desimone (Suffern) over No. 9 Daniel DeStefano (Suffern)

145
Semis — No. 1 Joe Mastro (Yorktown) over No. 4 Josh Perlmutter (Hen Hud); No. 2 Mike Caputo (North Rockland) over No. 3 Dale White (John Jay-EF)
Finals — Caputo over Mastro
Third place — White over No. 6 Giancarlo Morreale (Fox Lane)
Fifth place — Perlmutter over No. 5 Ryan Becker (Clarkstown North)

152
Semis — No. 1 Brian Realbuto (Somers) over No. 4 Brad Marvin (RC Ketcham); No. 2 Ben Miller (Mamaroneck) over No. 3 Kyle McAlpin (Brewster)
Finals — Realbuto over Miller
Third place — Marvin over No. 5 Desmond Djekovic (Tappan Zee)
Fifth place — McAlpin over No. 6 Nick Didio (North Rockland)

160
Semis — No. 1 Matt Pasqualini (Fox Lane) over No. 5 Devante Harrell (Ossining); No. 2 Phil Siegel (Hen Hud) over No. 3 Nick Giella (Suffern)
Finals — Pasqualini over Siegel
Third place — Giella over Harrell
Fifth place — No. 8 Aaron Gallagher (Mahopac) over No. 6 Anthony Scott (Arlington)

170
Semis — No. 1 Aaron Butler (New Rochelle) over No. 5 Steven Sabella (Yorktown); No. 3 Brenden Nunziata (Arlington) over No. 2 Jack Braun (Scarsdale)
Finals — Butler over Nunziata
Third place — Sabella over Braun
Fifth place — No. 6 Harry Erickson (Brewster) over No. 9 Valdon Djekovic (Tappan Zee)

182
Semis — No. 1 Jacob Berkowitz (Scarsdale) over No. 5 Michael Amato (Beacon); No. 3 Thomas Murray (Yorktown) over No. 10 AJ Alverez (Carmel)
Finals — Berkowitz over Murray
Third place — No. 6 Mike Rosenthal (John Jay) over Alverez
Fifth place — No. 9 Jason DiBenedetto (Somers) over Amato

195
Semis — No. 1 Mike Spinelli (Mahopac) over No. 4 Paul Okeke (Clarkstown South); No. 7 Nick Giancaspro (Somers) over No. 3 Scott Wymbs (Horace Greeley)
Finals — Spinelli over Giancaspro
Third place — No. 2 Deondre Pierce over Wymbs
Fifth place — Okeke over No. 8 Trent Lofaro (Ossining)

220
Semis — No. 1 Dom DeVita (Somers) over No. 4 Chris McGann (Tappan Zee); No. 2 Tyler Lilly (New Rochelle) over No. 3 Dan Clune (Fox Lane)
Finals — Lilly over DeVita
Third place — Clune over McGann
Fifth place — No. 6 Bryan Burger (Suffern) over No. 5 Jason Dorsainville (East Ramapo)

285
Semis — No. 1 Sean Barry (Hen Hud) over No. 4  Brent Lobien (Horace Greeley); No. 2 David Varian (Yorktown) over No. 3 Michael Manni (Tappan Zee)
Finals — Barry over Varian
Third place — Manni over No. 6 Charles Francois (Nyack)
Fifth place — Lobien over No. 5 Frank Curnaj (Sleepy Hollow)

DIVISION 2

99
Semis — No. 1 Tyler Aslanian (Edgemont) over No. 5 Nick Wilt (Hastings); No. 2 Joe Dillon (Nanuet) over No. 3 Andrew Barsuch (Croton-Harmon)
Finals — Aslanian over Dillon
Third place — Barsuch over Wilt

106
Semis — No. 1 Vinny Skokos (Nanuet) over No. 4 Rich Dosin (Hastings); No. 2 Jonah Gerstel (Ardsley) over No. 3 Tyler Wexler (Irvington)
Finals — Skokos over Gerstel
Third place — Wexler over Dosin

113
Semis — No. 1 Trey Aslanian (Edgemont) over No. 4 Stephen Samolsky (Ardsley); No. 2 Sky Korek (Edgemont) over No. 3 Stephen Paternostro (Pleasantville)
Finals — Aslanian over Korek
Third place — Paternostro over Samolsky

120
Semis — No. 1 Anthony Calvano (Nanuet) over No. 4 Max Abramsky (Edgemont); No. 2 DJ Frederich (Croton-Harmon) over No. 3 Josh Dooz (Dobbs Ferry)
Finals — Frederich over Calvano
Third place — Dooz over Abramsky

126
Semis — No. 1 Drew Longo (Ardsley) over No. 4 Will Graybeal (Edgemont); No. 2 Graham Williamson (Pleasantville) over No. 3 Dan Guido (Croton-Harmon)
Finals — Longo over Williamson
Third place — Guido over Graybeal

132
Semis — No. 1 David Occhipinti (Croton-Harmon) over No. 4 Nick Jolly (Lourdes); No. 3 Colin Hopkins over No. 2 Chris Bruno (Putnam Valley).
Finals — Occhipinti over Hopkins
Third place — Bruno over Jolly

138
Semis — No. 4 Johnny Martin (Croton-Harmon) over No. 1 Dean Rogener (Westlake); No. 2 Matt Dillon (Nanuet) over No. 3 Peter Berman (Edgemont)
Finals — Dillon over Martin
Third place — Rogener over No. 5 Kyle Kelvas (Putnam Valley)

145
Semis — No. 1 Brett Pastore (Irvington) over No. 4 Nick O’Halloran (Westlake); No. 2 Jack McCormack (Edgemont) over No. 6 Brandon Abrahante (Hastings)
Finals — Pastore over McCormack
Third place — Abrahante over No. 3 Andrew Horan (Croton-Harmon)

152
Semis — No. 1 Scott Porter (Pawling) over No. 5 Peter Jones (Irvington); No. 2 Edgar Solis (Westlake) over No. 3 Anthony Gentile (Putnam Valley)
Finals — Porter over Solis
Third place — Gentile over Jones

160
Semis — No. 1 Mike Buhlmann (Nanuet) over No. 5 Peter Salzarulo (Pleasantville); No. 2 Mike Boyle (Dobbs Ferry) over No. 3 Con Coffinas (Westlake)
Finals — Boyle over Buhlmann
Third place — Coffinas over Salzarulo 

170
Semis — No. 1 John Messinger (Putnam Valley) over No. 4 Cole McKinney (Pleasantville); No. 2 Peter Smith (Nanuet) over No. 3 Chris Kim (Edgemont)
Finals — Messinger over Smith
Third place — Kim over McKinney

182
Semis — No. 1 Oliver Mold (Pawling) over No. 4 Rocco Esposito (Pawling); No. 2 Kevin Brundage (Nanuet) over No. 3 Evan Shlom (Ardsley)
Finals — Mold over Brundage
Third place — Shlom over Esposito

195
Semis — No. 1 Dan Breit (Nanuet) over No. 5 Kevin Degnan (Irvington); No. 2 Chris Kraft (Croton-Harmon) over No. 6 Dennis DeLeon (Dobbs Ferry)
Finals — Breit over Kraft
Third place — DeLeon over Degnan

220
Semis — No. 1 Daniel Kornberg (Edgemont) over No. 5 Matt Acevedo (Pawling); No. 3 Quentin Bailey over No. 2 Christopher Minnozi (Hastings)
Finals — Kornberg over Bailey
Third place — Minnozi over Acevedo

285
Semis — No. 1 Obum Anyichie (Pleasantville) over No. 5 Josh Nelson (Nanuet); No. 2 Anthony DiNardo over No. 3 Joe Morello (Dobbs Ferry)
Finals — Anyichie over DiNardo
Third place — Nelson over Morello

Good luck to all of the wrestlers who will be competing this weekend!

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