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107 POUNDS: Finalists: Aaron Seidel, Northern Lebanon vs. Dominic Deputy, Chestnut Ridge. Champion: Seidel. Comment: I want to pick Deputy, but returning state champ Seidel beat Deputy, 6-2, in the finals of the King of the Mountain.
114 POUNDS: Finalists: Ayden Smith, Notre Dame-Green Pond vs. Landon Bainey, West Branch. Champion: Bainey. Comment: Bainey beat two highly ranked wrestlers at the Southwest Regional. I'm going with the District 6 kid who's placed sixth twice.
121 POUNDS: Finalists: Gage Botero, Faith Christian Academy vs. Brandt Harer, Montgomery. Champion: Botereo. Comment: Bald Eagle Area's Lucas Fye could meet up with Harer in the semifinals.
127 POUNDS: Finalists: Chris Vargo, Bentworth vs. Coen Bainey, Bald Eagle Area. Champion: Vargo. Comment: Tempted to go with a rematch of Vargo and Burrell's Cooper Hornack, but Bainey beat Hornack twice last season.
133 POUNDS: Finalists: Jaden Pepe, Wyoming Area vs. Scott Johnson, Muncy. Champion: Pepe. Comment: Bedford's Kross Cassidy gets a shot at Johnson in the first round.
139 POUNDS: Finalists: Anthony Evanitsky, Wyoming Area vs. Reagan Milheim, Warrior Run. Champion: Evanitsky. Comment: Clearfield's second-ranked Brady Collins will get top-ranked Evanitsky in the semis.
145 POUNDS: Finalists: Vince Bouzakis, Notre Dame-Green Pond vs. Cade Wirnsberger, Meadowbrook Christian. Champion: Bouzakis. Comment: Penn Cambria's Trent Hoover will get a shot at Wirnsberger in the quarters.
152 POUNDS: Finalists: Conner Harer, Montgomery vs. Ty Watson, Penns Valley. Champion: Harer. Comment: Going out on the limb with Watson to beat Milheim or Lynch in the semis.
160 POUNDS: Finalists: Grant MacKay, Laurel vs. Zeke Dubler, Glendale. Champion: MacKay. Comment: Dubler will have a big semifinal against either Grove City's second-ranked Hunter Hohman, who beat an ill Dubler, 8-4, at the Fred Bell Tournament, or Williamsburg/Huntingdon's Andrew McMonagle.
172 POUNDS: Finalists: Holden Garcia, Notre Dame-Green Pond vs. Adam Waters, Faith Christian Academy. Champion: Waters. Comment: Tyrone's Kyle Scott could get shot at Waters in the quarterfinals.
189 POUNDS: Finalists: Rune Lawrence, Frazier vs. Jake Gilfoil, Bishop McDevitt. Champion: Lawrence. Comment: Lawrence should earn his third state title.
215 POUNDS: Finalists: Austin Johnson, Muncy vs. Abraham Keep, Girard. Champion: Johnson. Comment: Johnson made it to the finals last year before losing.
285 POUNDS: Finalists: Riley Robell, Bishop McDevitt vs. Emmanuel Ulrich, Mifflinburg. Champion: Robell. Comment: Robell could face Tyrone's Braden Ewing in the quarterfinals and Daniel Williams in the semifinals.
OUTSTANDING WRESTLER: Rune Lawrence, Frazier
TEAM CHAMPION: Faith Christian Academy. Comment: PIAA Duals champ Faith Christian Academy will hold off Notre Dame-Green Pond.