Bedford at Chestnut Ridge preview

You asked for it (well, Travis did anyway), so here it is: A breakdown of tonight’s big match featuring Bedford (3-0) at Chestnut-Ridge (4-0):

Likely matchups

106-Jake Warren (3-2) vs. Sam Shank (3-1).

Common opponent: Colton Gennett (North Star). Shank pinned Gennett; Warren won 6-4 in OT.

Edge: Chesntut Ridge.

113-Ryan Easter (5-1) vs. Derrick Claar (4-0).

Common opponent: Lenny Beeman (North Star). Easter pinned Beeman in :40; Claar pinned in :50.

Edge: Bedford.

120-Garrett Thomas (5-3) vs. Trent Crouse (3-1).

Common opponent: Nick Roberts (North Star). Roberts majored Thomas 16-2; Roberts majored Crouse 14-0.

Edge: Bedford.

126-Toby Brett (5-3) vs. Zach Etterman (1-3).

Common opponent: Tayte Mostoller (North Star). Mostoller dec. Brett, 4-2; pinned Etterman, 2:43.

Edge: Bedford.

132-Caleb Grimes (1-4) vs. Colby Hillegass (2-0) or Jerimiah Zimmerman (2-0).

Common opponent: Ryan Horner (North Star). Grimes majored Horner, 13-2; Hillegass dec. Horner, 3-2.

Edge: Bedford, if Hillegass; Chesntut Ridge, if Zimmerman.

138-Zach Dudek (2-3) vs. Shane Pfaunmiller (2-2) or Dustin Bence (2-2).
Common opponent: Tevin Mostoller (North Star). Mostoller dec. Dudek, 8-5; Mostoller dec. Pfaunmiller, 5-2.

Edge: Chestnut Ridge, if Pfaunmiller; Bedford, if Bence.

145-Devin Clark (1-1) or Jesse Martin (0-3) vs. Bence or Pfaunmiller.

Common opponents: None. 9-18

Edge: Bedford, if Bence. Chestnut Ridge, if Pfaunmiller.

152-Tanner Williams (5-3) vs. Teddy Albright (1-1) or Kyle Winegardner (1-1).

Common opponents: None.

Edge: Bedford.

160-Josiah Koontz (2-3) vs. Bradie Bollman (1-0) or Kavan Holderbaum (3-1).

Common opponent: Tanner Revak (North Star). Koontz dec. Revak, 7-2; Revak dec. Holderbaum, 8-5.

Edge: Bedford, if Holderbaum. Chestnut Ridge, if Bollman. 

170-Cody Yingling (4-2) or Dylan Evans (4-3) vs. Matt Dull (4-0).

Common opponent: Neil Yoder (North Star). Yoder pinned Evans, 1:30; Dull pinned Yoder, 4:59.

Edge: Chestnut Ridge.

182-Evans or Yingling vs. Tyler Dibert (3-0).

Common opponents: None.

Edge: Chestnut Ridge.

195-Mike Brett (7-3) vs. Luke Fochtman (4-0) or Dan Albright (3-1).

Common opponents: None.

Edge-Bedford.

220-Jacob Krupa (7-2) vs. Fochtman or Albright.

Common opponents: None.

Edge: Bedford.

285-Justin Easter (1-5) vs. Austin Buttry (3-1).

Common opponents: None.

Edge: Chestnut Ridge.

 My prediction: Bedford 39-21*

*-I have absolutely no insight into the status of Zimmerman and/or Bollman. I'm simply listening to the folks on Bleacher Coaches who seem to believe that even if they're in the lineup they'll be at less than 100 percent. If one or both are in the lineup and completely healthy, this gets much closer.

The score is a bit more lopsided than I actually think it will be, but that's what I got when I came up with head-to-head matchups. I probably underestimated Chestnut Ridge because I haven't seen the Lions yet. Even if I take away six bonus points, I still end up with a 33-21 victory for the Bisons. I just don't see Chestnut Ridge winning enough bouts or piling up enough bonus points to pull off the upset. But then again, I probably wouldn't have predicted them to beat North Star or Claysburg-Kimmel, either.