Brackets are out for the weekend of 3/1. For the guys listed above:
Weiss and Perry have already qualified for states. They have this weekend off.
Mason Gibson (SW AA Regionals 133 --
BRACKETS HERE):
Gibson enters as D6-1, 40-5. Got the 2-seed behind Quaker Valley SR Jack Kazalas (D7-1, 40-3).
Gibson will bonus his way thru this field. The biggest names are Burgettstown SR Parker Sentipal (D7-2, 39-5, S4 in 2022) and Kazalas (S8 in 2022). Gibson will likely get Sentipal in the semis and Kazalas in the finals.
Brock Weiss (Jersey Shore 139):
Weekend off. Has already qualified for AAA states.
Dalton Perry (Central Mtn 139):
Weekend off. Has already qualified for AAA states.
Ty Watson (SW AA Regionals 152 --
BRACKETS HERE):
Watson enters unseeded as D6-3, 31-4.
He opens with Burrell FR Ben Catullo (D7-5, 26-21). He'll bonus Catullo.
Next, in the quarters he'll get the 1-seed, Burgettstown SR Rudy Brown (D7-1, 43-4). He has a good chance of winning this.
If he beats Brown, in the semis he'll get a rematch vs. Penn Cambria SR Trent Hoover (D6-2, 37-4). Hoover won their match at D6 in SV.
If he gets past Hoover, looming in the bottom half is state #1 Melvin Miller (McCort FR, D6-1, 49-3).
SW Regional advances the top 6 to states. It's hard to imagine Watson finishing worse than 5th in this field.
Asher Cunningham (State College 160):
Weekend off. Has already qualified for AAA states.
Potential recruits of note:
Jax Forrest (SW AA Regionals 127 --
BRACKETS HERE):
Forrest enters as the 3-seed as D6-1, 46-1. This is actually a pretty strong bracket with returning S2 Chris Fargo (Bentworth SR, D7-1, 34-2, Edinboro commit); S4 Nico Fanella (Indiana JR, D7-2, 32-3); and Lucas Fye (BEA SR, D6-3, 36-6, Lock Haven commit).
Forrest will win this bracket. He'll get Fanella in the quarters, D5-1 Mason Weyant (Chestnut Ridge SR, 40-9) in the semis, and Vargo in the finals. Forrest vs. Vargo is a likely preview of the state finals.
Bo Bassett (SW AA Regionals 139 --
BRACKETS HERE):
Bassett enters as the 2-seed behind returning S1/2x finalist Cooper Hornack (Burrell SR, 34-4, Columbia commit). The only other notable wrestler is Burgettstown SR Gaven Suica (D7-2, 36-6, S8 in 2022, Edinboro commit).
Bassett will win this bracket. He'll likely get Suica in the semis and Hornack in the finals. Bassett vs. Hornack is a likely preview of the state finals.