The Jet's Annual Swapping of Opinions: 145

The Jet's 2025 PIAA AAA 145-Pound Predictions

The Jet arrives with absolute certainty and unwavering confidence, for this is no mere exercise in speculation. No, The Jet deals only in ironclad prophecy, sculpted from cold, hard analysis and sharpened by decades of wrestling wisdom. If you are looking for fence-sitting or "too close to call" nonsense, you are in the wrong place.

At 145 pounds, chaos and carnage loom, but fear not--The Jet has waded through the turmoil and emerged with the truth.

Champion: Dalton Perry (Central Mountain, W-1)

Dalton Perry enters Hershey with 39 wins and only three losses, but do not let that number fool you. The man is a walking takedown machine, and when the lights shine brightest, Perry delivers. With a state title already under his belt, he knows exactly what it takes to get it done in the finals, and The Jet sees no reason to doubt his ability to repeat.

Should you even bother watching the finals? Yes. Will Perry win? Also yes.

Runner-Up: Ramil Islamov (Baldwin, W-2)

Islamov enters this bracket at a ludicrous 44-1, which means one of two things:

1. He is a generational talent, an unstoppable force destined to shake the very foundations of the Giant Center.
2. He has not yet met Dalton Perry.

His defense is impenetrable, his counter-wrestling is sublime, and his gas tank? Limitless. He will battle his way to the finals, but unfortunately, Perry’s offense will prove too much. The Jet predicts a close match, a war of attrition, and ultimately, a silver medal that Islamov will loathe forever.

3rd Place: Eren Sement (Council Rock North, SE-1)

Before we discuss Sement's wrestling, The Jet must first appreciate the absurdity of a man named "Sement" competing in a sport that demands pure grit and relentless toughness. This is a name that commands respect, and his 50-2 record backs it up.

The Jet sees Sement making a deep run, falling just short in the semifinals, and then angrily wrestling his way back through consolations to claim bronze. Will he leave Hershey satisfied? No. But he will leave with hardware.

4th Place: McKaden Speece (Wilson, SC-1)

Speece does not fear adversity. With 40 wins, a rugged style, and a gas tank built for deep-bracket warfare, he will fight his way through the relentless blood round battles. However, in the end, the elite tier of Perry, Islamov, and Sement will prove a bridge too far.

Fourth place is respectable. Fourth place is honorable. But fourth place is also agony, and The Jet predicts Speece will spend the entire offseason staring at his medal in silent rage.

5th Place: Marco Frinzi (Bethlehem Catholic, NE-2)

It is statistically impossible for Bethlehem Catholic to send a wrestler to states and not have him land on the podium. Frinzi is no exception.

A 31-8 record against an absurdly tough schedule tells The Jet everything he needs to know. Frinzi will battle through backside bloodbaths, narrowly dodge elimination, and secure fifth place with a last-second takedown. Expect a buzzer-beater thriller to end his tournament.

6th Place: Jake Mitchell (Cumberland Valley, SC-3)

Cumberland Valley wrestlers do not die--they adapt, survive, and somehow always find a way to wrestle back to a podium finish. Mitchell's 35-6 record tells The Jet that he will take his lumps early but grind his way to a state medal.

By the time he shakes hands in the sixth-place match, expect both of his knees to be wrapped, his face to be bloodied, and his soul to be exhausted. And yet--he will still find a way. Sixth place. Book it.

7th Place: Kane Lengel (Conestoga Valley, SE-2)

Lengel, a 40-match winner, will flirt with a top-five finish, but the depth of this bracket will drag him back down. The Jet foresees multiple overtime heartbreaks, an escape with two seconds left, and at least one challenge brick thrown in vain.

The Jet does not predict Lengel's exact path--only that he will end up in seventh place, exhausted but victorious.

8th Place: Caleb Hoffman (Wyoming Valley West, NE-3)

The Jet respects a man who fights. And Hoffman, at 36-7, will fight tooth and nail to secure the final podium spot. It will be ugly. It will be grueling. But when the dust settles, his name will be called for eighth place.

Final Jet Observations

• Dalton Perry will win. Resistance is futile.
• Islamov will be the best wrestler at states who doesn't win a title.
• Sement's name belongs in wrestling history books.
• Bethlehem Catholic wrestlers do not leave Hershey empty-handed.
• McKaden Speece will place fourth and spend the next year plotting revenge.

The Jet has spoken. The truth is undeniable. Challenge these predictions at your own peril.