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2012-2013 Scheduling
Toms River North is looking to add two teams of similar ability to a quad with Toms River South on Saturday December 22nd. Please contact Bill Wilbert @ wwilbert@trschools if interested.
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Upcoming Events, Camps, Tournaments & More
Going On Now - Hit Training Wrestling Clinic & Conditioning Bootcamp
May 12th - Aggie Spring Duals
June 18-22 & June 25-29 - Tony Caravella's Leg Wrestling & Tilt Camp
July 16th - Kids & Coaches' Clinic at CBA
July 16-20 - Lincroft Wrestling Camp
July 20 - Torch Academy Teen Leadership & Life Skills Program
July 23-26 - Roy Brothers' Training Camp
August 12th - Coach Warren Reid will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
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Next Level Championships will be bringing the Challenge of the Champions Tournament to Stabler Arena at Lehigh University on July 5th-7th. This tournament is open to ALL wrestlers who competed at the varsity level during the 2011-2012 season. For more information, check these links
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NJ Chapter: National Wrestling Hall of Fame
Providing support for the NJ Chapter and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Stillwater, Ok.
Inaugural 2012 HONORS REUNION WEEKEND
NJ NWHOF President Steve Gironda invites the wonderful community of New Jersey Wrestling, with its many alumni throughout the United States, to come to this inaugural annual trilogy of
3 Great Events over 3 Beautiful Days of Wrestling, Friendship, and Celebration!
Contact Steve at ureka51@gmail.com FOR INFO about the Team Championships & Events
(formerly the JERSEY SHORE Summer Duals, 4 Divisions/16 team brackets)
Fri Aug 10th and Sat Aug 11th
Long Branch HS, Long Branch, NJ 07740.
15 Mats- 60 Team Tournament-7 Duals guaranteed per Team Pool/Bracket Format
Divisions: Club Teams, Big HS, Small HS, and Grade School
Teams confirmed to date: NJ, Michigan, NY, PA, and OHIO
Air Conditioned Facility-3 Blocks from the Beautiful Beaches of Pier Village Long Branch-
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NJ National Wrestling Hall of Fame - Induction Dinner Celebration
Sun, Aug 12 2012, 12:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.
Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ,
This years inductees include:
Dave Icenhower - Head Coach of Trenton College of New Jersey (TCNJ)
Warren Reid - Head Coach at Toms River East HS
Joe Foulk - Head Coach of Haddon Twp. HS
Stan Woods - Head Coach of Emerson/Park Ridge
Ron Fox - Reporter The Bergen Record
Ken Pagach - Head Coach of Edison HS
Dr. James Wenz - Outstanding American Award Winner
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NJ National Wrestling Hall of Fame Lunch & Golf Outing
Mon, Aug 13 2012, 12:00p.m. - 8:00p.m.
Mercer Oaks Golf Club 609-936-9603, West Windsor, NJ,
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State Championship Weekend
Congratulations State Medal Winners
1st Place
138: (Jr) BJ Clagon - TR South
182: (Sr) Dallas Winston - Jackson Memorial
2nd Place
145: (Sr) Ken Theobold - TR South
220: (Sr) Lex Knapp - Lacey
3rd Place
120: (Fr) Zach Hertling - Ocean Township
4th Place
126: (Jr) Brian Hamann - Jackson Memorial
5th Place
113: (Jr) Kevin Corrigan - TR South
132: (Jr) Rich Lewis - TR East
195: (Sr) Hayden Hrymack - CBA
6th Place
106: (So) Joe Ghione - Brick Memorial
132: (Sr) Jesse Meaney - Manchester
160: (Sr) Vin Favia - CBA
170: (Jr) Nick Zak - Jackson Liberty
7th Place
195: (Jr) Matt Moore - Brick Memorial
220: (Sr) Colton Bigelow - Ocean Township
Hwt: (Jr) John Appice - Manalapan
8th Place
126: (Sr) Jalen Ramos - Central Regional
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Region 6 Notes
Qualifiers By Team
5: Brick Memorial, Ocean Twp
4: Jackson Liberty, TR South
3: CBA, Jackson Memorial
2: Howell
1: Barnegat, Brick Twp, Central, Colts Neck, Lacey, Long Branch, Manalapan, Manchester, Matawan, Midd South, Neptune, Pt Boro, Raritan, Rumson, Southern, TR East
Qualifiers By District
District 21: 12
District 22: 12
District 23: 8
District: 10
Quaifiers By Grade
Seniors: 20
Juniors: 15
Sophomores: 3
Freshmen: 4
Stuff...
Asbury Park: Domingo Perez came up one win short in his bid to become the first Region medal winner from Asbury (the program has had State medal winners in the 30's, but that was before the start of the tournament.) The junior is back next year and will hold a valuable WB2 pre-seed criteria.
Barnegat: After dropping his quarterfinal bout, senior Matt Schofield stormed through the 195-pound wrestleback bracket to take 3rd place and become the first wrestler in Barnegat's history to advance to the State Tournament.
Brick Memorial: The Stangs advanced 5 of their 11 Region qualifiers to Atlantic City, spearheaded by 106-pound champ Joe Ghione. In all, the Stangs had three finalists, there most since putting four into the finals in 2008. Head Coach Dan O'Cone was named Region 6 Coach of the Year for guiding the Mustangs to the #1 ranking in the Shore Conference, and #3 ranking in the State.
Brick Twp: For the 5th season in the row, the Dragons will be represented in the State Tournament. This year it is junior Dan Wojtaszek who placed 2nd at 160 pounds. Looking ahead to 2012, the Dragons will have eight wrestlers with Region pre-seed criteria.
CBA: After going 8 years without a Region Champion, the Colts got off the snide in style with a pair of titles from Vin Favia and Hayden Hrymack. The two titles matches a program high mark set in 1969 when Pete Black and Gary Segui won championships. Both would go on to place in the State Tourney with Black winning the school's only title. Hrymack had arguably the most dominant tournament as he pinned his weight to the crown.
Central: In a tournament that had very few upsets, Jalen Ramos managed to pull off a pretty sizable one when he knocked off top-seeded Nick Liguori (4th in the State last season) in the 126-pound semi. Ramos, participating in his 4th Region Tournament, went on to finish 2nd and will be making his 1st trip to Atlantic City.
Colts Neck: Senior Brandon Russo became the Cougars' 4th State Qualifier in 5 years with his 3rd place finish in the heavyweight division.
Freehold Boro: Senior Thomas Nulty came up one win short of clinching a spot in the State Tournament, but made school history on Saturday when he recorded career win #110 to pass Josh Davis as the program's all-time wins leader.
Freehold Twp: Sophomore Nick DePierro earned a 4th place medal in the highly competitive 113-pound weight class, but finished one victory shy of clinching a trip to Boardwalk Hall.
Holmdel: Senior Jimmy Ilvento's record-breaking season for the Hornets ended with a 4th place finish in the 170-pound weight class. Ilvento ends his career as the program all-time wins leader with 104 career wins, and 38 wins in a season.
Howell: Two seniors punched their tickets to Atlantic City for the Rebels as Cole Cameron finished 2nd at 138 pounds, and Zach Bohm took 3rd at 160. Surprisingly, the Rebels have not had a Region Champ since 2008, but have collected 11 Region medals over that period.
Jackson Liberty: The Lions put together their best overall performance at the Region Tournament in their young history. Junior Nick Zak opened up the finals by becoming the program's first ever Region Champion. He along with freshmen Mike & Matt Russo, and senior Brandon Kosheff (who collected his 100th career win in his 3rd place match) make up the group of a school-record four Lions making the trip down to Atlantic City.
Jackson Memorial: With championship performances from Dallas Winston and Brian Hamann, the Jags became the first Shore Conference school to have 50 Region Champions. In addition to Winston and Hamann, senior Brad Royle will also be heading to Boardwalk Hall after finishing 2nd at 132 pounds.
Keansburg: The Titans' talented freshman Tyree Sutton advanced to the semifinals, but ultimately fell one win shy of a Top 4 finish. Along with sophomore Romello Union, Sutton gives the rising Keansburg program a solid base to build around over the next few years.
Lacey: Senior Lex Knapp kept his unbeaten season intact as he knocked off another unbeaten wrestler in Ocean's Colton Bigelow in the 220-pound final. In addition to becoming the Lions' first Region Champion since Bowen Daily in 2003, Knapp was voted as the Region's Most Outstanding Wrestler.
Long Branch: The Green Wave had a three year streak with a champion snapped at this year's tournament, but will once again be represented in Atlantic City as junior Jake George placed 2nd in the 152-pound weight class.
Manalapan: After crowning five champs from 2001-2003, the Braves ended an eight year title drought when junior John Appice defeated Ocean's Kyle Gora to claim the heavyweight crown and become the Braves' 25th Region Champion overall.
Manchester: The third time was a charm for Jesse Meaney, who finished 4th as a sophomore and was knocked out in the 1st round of wrestlebacks in 2011, placed 3rd in the brutal 132-pound weight class to earn a trip to Boardwalk Hall. The senior will attempt to keep the Hawks' 4-year streak with a State medal winner alive.
Marlboro: Freshmen stole the show in the 120-pound bracket. In addition to the all-frosh final, Saraiva had a strong showing by placing 4th in the weight class. Along the way, he avenged his District 21 Finals loss to Howell's Ben Esposito with a 5-0 win in the wrestlebacks.
Matawan: During the tournament, junior Glen Cross twice avenged an early season loss to RBC's Andrew LaMura, with the 2nd win coming in the 3rd Place match to earn himself a slot in the State Tournament.
Middletown South: Senior Nick Herring won his 2nd Region Championship (the Eagles first multiple Title winner since Glenn Pritzlaff) and will be making his 3rd consecutive trip to Boardwalk Hall where he will be looking to close his high school career with his first State Medal.
Neptune: Dae'Sean Brown's bid to give Neptune their first Region Champ since Ben Pierce in 1995 was thwarted by Liberty's Nick Zak. Brown's 2nd Place finish is still good enough to give the Fliers there first State Tournament qualifier in over a decade and he will attempt to become their first medal winner since Rohan Meredith in 1999.
Ocean Township: Zach Hertling joined Kyle Kiss (2004) and the late Jon Frent (1991) as the third freshman to win a Region Title for Ocean. In all, the Spartans will be sending five to Atlantic City for the 2nd consecutive year.
Pinelands: After a year without a rep in the tourney, Abdullah Abelaziz closed out his career with a trip to the Pine Belt Arena. The senior had one of the highlight wins on Wednesday night when he trailing late in his bout against Beach's Rob Finnerty, he scored a fall at 5:48. Two close losses, including an OT loss to eventual 138-pound runner-up Cole Cameron, ended Abdelaziz's stay in the Tournament.
Pt. Boro: Dan Nobbs was one of the surprises of the tournament as he advanced to the 120-pound finals to set up an all-freshmen battle between himself and Ocean's Hertling. His 2nd-place finish gives Boro a State Tournament qualifier after they had a long streak with qualifiers snapped last season.
Raritan: The Rockets got dealt a bit of a blow in the semis when top-seeded Nick Liguori was knocked off by Jalen Ramos of Central. Liguori ultimately finished 4th and will miss out on the State Tournament after placing 4th in AC last season. Raritan did advance one through to Boardwalk Hall however, as junior Anthony Scarcella wrestled all the way from the #8 seed to place 3rd at 120.
RBC: After one the most successful seasons in recent memory, the Caseys came close to getting their first State Tournament qualifier in quite sometime. Senior Andrew LaMura came up one win shy of making it to Boardwalk Hall when he dropped an 8-3 decision to Matawan's Glen Cross in the 3rd place match.
Rumson: Senior Taylor Avino went 4-1 to place 3rd in the 220-pound bracket. He joins a Shore senior trio that could all be in the medal hunt. If Avino is to medal, he would be the first Bulldog since Patrick Berger and Bryan Heller in 2003.
St. John Vianney: Junior Anthony Ferraro came close twice to clinching a trip to Atlantic City, losing in overtime to Brick's Dan Wojtaszek in the semifinals, then taking Howell's Zach Bohm down to the wire before falling at 5:59.
Shore Regional: Derek Arnette's career came to an end in the wrestleback semifinals on Saturday, dropping a major decision to Freehold's Thomas Nulty. Arnette finishes his career 3rd all-time on the school's all-time wins list with 102 victories.
Southern: The Rams sent 13 wrestlers to the Region Tournament, but in the end it was only senior Steve Johns that will be moving on to Atlantic City. Johns, making his first appearance at Regions, finished in 3rd place at 152. Southern also received 4th-place medals from juniors Jake Campana and Chris Serpico and will return eight wrestlers next season with Region pre-seed criteria.
TR East: Junior Rich Lewis worked overtime to capture his 2nd Region title when he took down Jackson Memorial's Brad Royle 15 seconds into the extra session to capture the crown. Lewis will head to AC looking to top his performance last year when he placed 7th at 119 pounds.
TR South: It was a big day for the big guns from South, as Kevin Corrigan, BJ Clagon, and Ken Theobold all won titles in their respective weights, and looked fairly dominant as they did it. The three champs matches the three titles won by the 1978 team and trails only their 1976 and 1977 teams, who had four each. Also moving on for the Indians was junior Matt Theobold, the 3rd place finisher at 126.
Wall: Junior Dan Kinsella quietly had a nice tournament for Wall, picking up a pair of wins and finishing just one win shy of a Top 4 finish.
Region 6 Finals
170: #1 (Jr) Nick Zak (Jackson Liberty) d. #2 (Jr) Dae'Sean Brown (Neptune) 3-0
182: #1 (Sr) Dallas Winston (Jackson Memorial) md. #2 (Jr) Anthony Miller (Brick Memorial) 10-1
195: #2 (Sr) Hayden Hrymack (CBA) p. #1 (Jr) Matt Moore (Brick Memorial) 5:25
220: #2 (Sr) Lex Knapp (Lacey) d. #1 (Sr) Colton Bigelow (Ocean Township) 5-3
Hwt: #1 (Jr) John Appice (Manalapan) d. #2 (Sr) Kyle Gora (Ocean Township) 3-1
106: #1 (So) Joe Ghione (Brick Memorial) d. #2 (Fr) Mike Russo (Jackson Liberty) 7-3
113: #1 (Jr) Kevin Corrigan (TR South) d. #3 (So) Erik Beshada (CBA) 5-0
120: #1 (Fr) Zach Hertling (Ocean Township) d. #3 (Fr) Dan Nobbs (Pt Boro) 11-4
126: #2 (Jr) Brian Hamann (Jackson Memorial) md. #4 Jalen Ramos (Central) 10-1
132: #2 (Jr) Richard Lewis (TR East) d. #1 (Sr) Brad Royle (Jackson Memorial) 3-1 (OT)
138: #1 (Jr) BJ Clagon (TR South) md. #2 (Sr) Cole Cameron (Howell) 15-5
145: #1 (Sr) Ken Theobold (TR South) d. #2 (Sr) Withler Marcelin (Ocean Township) 6-0
152: #1 (Sr) Nick Herring (Middletown South) d. #2 (Jr) Jake George (Long Branch) 5-2
160: #1 (Sr) Vin Favia (CBA) d. #3 (Jr) Dan Wojtaszek (Brick Twp) 5-1
Region 6 3rd Place Matches
106: #4 (So) Max Rallo (Ocean Township) d. #6 (Fr) Grant Brown (CBA) 8-5
113: #8 (Fr) Matt Russo (Jackson Liberty) p. #6 (So) Nick DePierro (Freehold Twp) 2:29
120: #8 (Jr) Anthony Scarcella (Raritan) d. #6 (Fr) Danny Saraiva (Marlboro) 7-0
126: #3 (Jr) Matt Theobold (TR South) d. #1 (Sr) Nick Liguori (Raritan) 1-0
132: #3 (Sr) Jesse Meaney (Manchester) p. #5 (Sr) Thomas Nulty (Freehold Boro) 1:35
138: #4 (Sr) Brandon Kosheff (Jackson Liberty) d. #12 (Jr) Jake Campana (Southern) 9-8
145: #3 (Sr) Evan Berti (Brick Memorial) d. #5 (Jr) Chris Serpico (Southern) 9-2
152: #3 (Sr) Steve Johns (Southern) p. #10 (Sr) Jon Buhagiar (Central) :28
160: #4 (Sr) Zach Bohm (Howell) p. #2 (Jr) Anthony Ferraro (St. John Vianney) 5:59
170: #3 (Jr) Tyler Richardson (Brick Memorial) p. #10 (Sr) Jimmy Ilvento (Holmdel) 2:28
182: #5 (Jr) Glenn Cross (Matawan / 29-4) d. #4 (Sr) Andrew LaMura (RBC) 8-3
195: #5 (Sr) Matt Schofield (Barnegat) d. #7 (Sr) Vic Ianello (Raritan) 5-2
220: #3 (Sr) Taylor Avino (Rumson) d. #7 (Sr) Andrew Matter (Pt Boro) 10-8 OT
Hwt: #4 (Sr) Brandon Russo (Colts Neck) d. #8 (So) Tyler Poling (Brick Memorial) 8-2
I would like to pass on condolences to the family and friends of Aaron Bosco who I have been informed passed away on Saturday. Bosco, a 1991 Pt. Beach graduate, was a District 23 champion his senior year. He, along with his teammate and friend Dan O'Cone (current head coach at Brick Memorial), was a key member of the Gulls team that won the first Division title in the school's history. In addition to wrestling, Bosco was also a standout fullback for Beach and went on to play at the collegiate level for Rowan where he was a starting fullback for three conference championship teams. RIP Aaron.
District Notes
District 21: Brad Royle (Jackson Memorial) voted Outstanding Wrestler / Scott Pressman (Manalapan) voted Coach of the Year
District 21: Champs by seed: #1 (7), #2 (2), #3 (1), #4 (4)
District 21: Three returning champions that entered (Young, Bohm, & Cross) were denied in their attempts to repeat.
District 21: Each school had at least one medal winner.
Howell: Team title was their 2nd in 4 years, and 8th overall. Their 3 champions were all first-timers and gives the Rebels 106 overall.
Jackson Memorial: Had the most champions in the District (5) and now have 171 all-time, the most of any program in the Shore Conference.
Jackson Liberty: The Lions had 3 champs, and 5 medal winners in all, which are both program highs. The thought of the day, imagine what Jackson's lineup would like if there was no split! Scary good!
Matawan: The Huskies advanced 4 to the Regions, but had their 3-year streak with a champ snapped. One qualifier, Rodriguez, managed to do what 2 of the top Huskies (Antista & Short, both currently wrestling on the college level) in recent history could not do, and that is medal at D21 as a frosh.
Manalapan: Appice broke a 3-year title drought for the Braves with his win at heavyweight. In all, 4 Braves advanced to the Regions which is the most since they sent 5 in 2007.
Colts Neck: Advanced 3 to the Regions, but had their streak of 5 years with a champion snapped.
St. John Vianney: Title wins by Ferraro and Caracappa, gave the Lancers their first year with multiple champs since 2004. Ferraro, a junior, also became the program's 5th 2-time champion. The program has never had a 3-time champion.
Marlboro: Marlboro and Liberty were the only two D21 teams to advance multiple freshmen to the next round, as they each moved a pair on. The last frosh to medal for the Mustangs was in 2008 (Seigel).
Freehold Boro: Became the Colonials 2nd 3-time medal winner in 3 years. Making the finals with Mostowsky marked the 1st time since 2008 that Freehold had 2 finalists.
Freehold Twp: After getting shut out last year, the Patriots had a bounce back year by grabbing 2 medals at this year's tournament.
Holmdel: Big weekend for Ilvento. He became the 1st wrestler in Holmdel history to reach 100 wins, and became their 1st medal winner since Pat Murray in 2006, and their 1st finalist since Joe Moschella in 2005.
District 22: Tyree Sutton (Keansburg) voted Outstanding Wrestler / Cippy Apicelli (Ocean Township) voted Coach of the Year.
District 22: 6 returning champions repeated: Herring won his 3rd, Favia, Hrymack, Beshada, Liguori, & Bigelow won their 2nd.
District 22: Champs by seed: #1 (10), #2 (1), #3 (3)
Ocean Township: Won 14th team title, which is most all-time for a Monmouth County team. 11 medal winners ties school record and ties Brick Memorial for 2nd most medal winners this weekend.
Raritan: 11th straight year with at least 1 champ, longest active streak in Monmouth County. 9 medal winners matches 2010 total and is most since the team had 10 in 2005. Lindo reached career win #99 on Saturday.
CBA: 8 champs in last 2 years. Will send 8 wrestlers to the Regions for the 2nd consecutive season. Beshada, a sophomore, won his 2nd title matching Dave Santamaria (4-time champ) and Anthony Chirichello (3-time) as CBA wrestlers to win titles in the first 2 years.
Long Branch: Advanced 3 to the Regions, but had their streak of 7 years with a champion snapped.
Middletown South: Herring, the program's career wins leader, won his 3rd title. First Eagle to win 3 or more since Blair Tugman (4-time champ, 1995-1998).
RBC: LaMura was the Caseys' 3rd finalist in 4 years. RBC advanced 3 to Regions after having advanced just 3 combined in the previous 6 tournaments.
Keansburg: Sutton (182) is the team's 1st champ since 2008 and 5th overall. Also the program's 1st freshman to win title.
Rumson: Sending 2 wrestlers to Regions for 1st time since 2009. Avino is the Bulldog's 3rd 2-time medal winner since 2006 and 3rd finalist in 4 years. Iwama was 1 of 4 frosh to medal at D22.
Red Bank: Stambaugh was team's 1st finalist since 2009 and will be the first Buc to make a 2nd appearance in Regions since 2003.
Keyport & Middletown North: Did not advance any wrestlers.
District 23: Cliff Ruggiero voted Outstanding Wrestler / Dan O'Cone voted Coach of the Year.
District 23: Champs by seed: #1 (9), #2 (4), #3 (1)
District 23: Each team had at least 1 medal winner.
Brick Memorial: 7 champs is most for BM since 2001, when they had 8. Mustangs have had at least 1 champ the last 31 years, a Shore Conference record. 6 of their 7 champs, and 9 of their 11 medal winners return next year.
Brick Twp: Wojtaszek gives the team a streak of 4 years with a champ. 11 of their 13 entered wrestlers return next season.
Neptune: Last time Neptune had 3 or more champs was in 1989. All 6 of the Fliers' medal winners this year are juniors, and the team entered a full lineup with just 1 senior.
Wall: Advanced 5 to the Regions, but did not have a champion for just the 2nd time in 13 years.
Pt. Boro: 2 champs gives the Panthers a streak of 16 years with at least 1 champ and multiple champs the last 10.
Shore: Arnette's 2nd place finish gives the Blue Devils at least 1 medalist in each of the last 8 seasons. It will be his 3rd appearance in the Regions. He also became the 3rd wrestler in program history to hit the 100-win mark on Saturday.
Pt. Beach: The 2nd smallest school in the Shore, the Gulls will once again send multiple wrestlers to the Regions with 3 making the trip this year, including 2 sophomores.
Monmouth: After winning just 4 bouts in 2011, Imber continues on as one of the Shore's most improved wrestlers with 22 wins and a trip to the Regions.
Asbury Park: Perez made history on Saturday when he became the Bishops' 1st District Champ in over 40 years, and the 1st Region qualifier from Asbury since the program was restarted.
Manasquan: Warner's 3rd place finish gives the Warriors a Region qualifier for the 2nd season in a row after going 3 years without any.
St. Rose: After a lengthy absence, St. Rose had a wrestler in the finals for the 2nd straight season in Greenquist.
District 24: BJ Clagon voted Outstanding Wrestler / Tom Pfister voted Coach of the Year
District 24: Champs by seed #1 (11), #2 (2), #3 (1)
Southern: Advanced a Shore Conference high 13 wrestlers to Regions. Has now gone 16 straight years with a champ and had multiple champs every year since 2001.
TR South: 5 champs is the most since the team had 6 in 1978. The program has now produced 110 champs.
Lacey: Knapp is the Lions first multi-time champ since 2001. 2001 is also the last time the Lions had 2 champs in the same year.
Central: Ramos heads to Regions for the 4th time and is currently 4th all-time in career wins for Central.
Barnegat: With 4 medal winners, the Bengals send multiple wrestlers to the Regions for the 1st time in the program's 6 year history.
TR East: 1 year after having an 18-year streak with a champion broken, the Raiders crowned 2 champs. Lewis joins the rare club who won their 1st District title after having already won a Region Title and a State Medal.
Manchester: Had a streak of 4 years with a champ broken, but once again is sending multiple wrestlers to the Region tourney.
TR North: Seniors DaSilva & Lake keep their careers going with 3rd place finishes to advance to Regions.
Pinelands: Will have a presence at Regions this season after missing out last season, with Abdelaziz placing 3rd. Rodano was the odd man out in a BRUTAL 132 weight class.
Lakewood & Monsignor Donovan: Did not advance any wrestlers.
Brackets for each District are on their respective District pages.
DISTRICT 21 / DISTRICT 22 / DISTRICT 23 / DISTRICT 24
Congratulations to all of this year's District Champions and medal winners.
Over 1,000 wrestlers took the mat in the Shore Conference this season. We are now down to 168. 112 of those 168 will be return to action on Wednesday night in the opening round of the 2012 Region 6 Wrestling Tournament for the right to join the 56 District champs in Friday Night's quarterfinal as we continue the march to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The seeding meeting for this year's tournament will be on Monday morning.
For all the 4th-place finishers, just a reminder that there is always the possibility that a qualifier has to withdraw from the Regions for various reasons. Be sure to stay around your weight in case there is a withdrawal by one of the Top 3 finishers from your District's weight.
I'll get to work on updating the team pages with records, medal winners, and champions. I'll also have a recap up for each District, with some of the highlights, notes, and milestones later today. So check back for that.
A new MATGUARD Wrestler of the Week Poll will be up either Sunday night or Monday morning. Also should have our final Top 10 team poll up on Monday as well.
District Final Results
District 21
145: Ashanti Maurice (Howell) md. Zach Mostowsky (Freehold Boro) 16-5
152: TJ Liquori (Jackson Liberty) d. Chris Hartigan (Matawan) 9-3
160: Anthony Ferraro (St. John Vianney) d. Zach Bohm (Howell) 3-1
170: Nick Zak (Jackson Liberty) tf. Jimmy Ilvento (Holmdel) 16-1
182: Dallas Winston (Jackson Memorial) tf. Glen Cross (Matawan) 17-2
195: Ken Bradley (Jackson Memorial) tf. Jason Cocklin (Manalapan) 16-1
220: Mike Lopez (Jackson Memorial) d. George McCoy (Howell) 5-3
Hwt: John Appice (Manalapan) d. Brandon Russo (Colts Neck) 5-0
106: Mike Russo (Jackson Liberty) p. Jimmy Slendorn (Howell) 3:00
113: Matt Caracappa (St. John Vianney) d. Matt Russo (Jackson Liberty) 4-2
120: Ben Esposito (Howell) md. Dan Saraiva (Marlboro) 10-0
126: Brian Hamann (Jackson Memorial) p. William Rodriguez (Matawan) 3:19
132: Brad Royle (Jackson Memorial) d. Thomas Nulty (Freehold Boro) 12-6
138: Cole Cameron (Howell) p. Brandon Kosheff (Jackson Liberty) 5:13
Howell Wins Team Title
District 22
106: #3 Max Rallo (Ocean Township) d. #1 Dominic Franciosi (Middletown South) 8-6
113: #1 Erik Beshada (CBA) d. #2 Matt Lindo (Raritan) 7-1
120: #1 Zach Hertling (Ocean Township) d. #2 Anthony Scarcella (Raritan) 4-0
126: #1 Nick Liguori (Raritan) d. #2 Christian Casselli (CBA) 9-2
132: #1 Jason Bohal (Raritan) d. #2 Luke Balina (Long Branch) 3-1
138: #3 Orion Rovegno (Ocean Township) d. #1 Mike Matlaga (CBA) 5-1
145: #1 Withler Marcelin (Ocean Township) md. #3 Gavin Pejakovich (Long Branch) 11-0
152: #1 Nick Herring (Middletown South) d. #2 Jake George (Long Branch) 5-2
160: #1 Vin Favia (CBA) p. #2 Dillion Stambaugh (Red Bank) 4:51
170: #2 Mike Hoegler (CBA) d. #4 Steve Corona (Raritan) 9-2
182: #3 Tyree Sutton (Keansburg) p. #1 Andrew LaMura (RBC) 3:06
195: #1 Hayden Hrymack (CBA) tf. #2 Vic Ianello (Raritan) 15-0
220: #1 Colton Bigelow (Ocean Township) d. #2 Taylor Avino (Rumson) 3-2
Hwt: #1 Kyle Gora (Ocean Township) p. #3 Pat Toal (Raritan) 2:34
Ocean Township Wins Team Title
District 23
106: Joe Ghione (Brick Memorial) md. Connor Mulligan (Brick Twp) 10-0
113: Ryan Harter (Pt Boro) d. Tray Watkins (Pt Beach) 4-0
120: Dan Nobbs (Pt Boro) d. Sean Stephenson (Brick Memorial) 2-1 (OT)
126: Karl Waldron (Neptune) d. Dan Kinsella (Wall) 4-3
132: Alec Donovan (Brick Memorial) d. Derek Arnette (Shore) 6-0
138: Cliff Ruggiero (Brick Memorial) p. Rob Finnerty (Pt Beach) 5:51
145: Evan Berti (Brick Memorial) d. Sekou Harris (Neptune) 4-3
152: Nick Costa (Brick Memorial) d. Nick Greenquist (St Rose) 3-0
160: Dan Wojtaszek (Brick Twp) p. Drew Donner (Wall) 3:11
170: Dae'Sean Brown (Neptune) d. Tyler Richardson (Brick Memorial) 13-9
182: Anthony Miller (Brick Memorial) d. Dan Watson (Brick Twp) 5-1 (OT)
195: Matt Moore (Brick Memorial) p. Anthony Dzugan (Brick Twp) :58
220: John Seidle (Neptune) p. Andrew Matter (Pt Boro) 1:56
Hwt: Domingo Perez (Asbury Park) d. Tyler Poling (Brick Memorial) 9-2
Brick Memorial Wins Team Title
District 24
106: Matt Wilhelm (Southern) d. Brandon Murray (TR South) 3-1 (OT)
113: Kevin Corrigan (TR South) p. Bryan Brown (Southern) 5:04
120: Zach Wilhelm (Southern) md. Kevin Enright (Lacey) 10-1
126: Matt Theobold (TR South) d. Jalen Ramos (Central) 2-0
132: Rich Lewis (TR East) d. Jesse Meaney (Manchester) 2-1
138: BJ Clagon (TR South) tf. Jake Campana (Southern) 20-3
145: Ken Theobold (TR South) md. Christopher Serpico (Southern) 10-0
152: Steve Johns (Southern) md. Jon Buhagiar (Central) 11-3
160: Nick Hem (Southern) md. Antres Clagon (TR South) 11-1
170: Nick Osborn (TR South) d. Connor Case (Southern) 8-6
182: Steve Hodgson (Southern) d. Greg Moran (Barnegat) 5-1
195: Patrick Schnider (Lacey) d. Matt Schofield (Barnegat) 10-8 (OT)
220: Lex Knapp (Lacey) d. Jeff Paton (Central) 3-1
Hwt: Fernando Perez (TR East) d. Josh Ghigliotty (Southern) 3-2 (OT)
Southern Regional Wins Team Title
District 3rd Place Results
District 21
106: Nick Ottaviano (Colts Neck) tf. Fred Terranova (Jackson Memorial) 16-0
113: Nick DePierro (Freehold Twp) d. Pete Ottaviano (Colts Neck) 4-3
120: Ryan Carl (Colts Neck) d. Hakan Yuksel (Matawan) 6-0
126: Pete Powell (Marlboro) d. Nick Macchio (Manalapan) 5-3
132: Mike Aronson (Manalapan) md. Tyler Kugler 9-1
138: Spencer Young (Jackson Memorial) d. Ed Chandler (Manalapan) 9-5
145: Nick Cioffi (SJV) by medical forfeit
152: Joey Schultz (Howell) d. Dylan McLaughlin (Jackson Memorial) 2-1
160: Ben Aquilina (Manalapan) p. Ryan Berg (Matawan) 1:07
170: Cody Kirk (Howell) d. John Baumann (Freehold Twp) 9-5
182: Zach Goldrosen (Marlboro) d. Nathan Litowsky (Howell) 5-3
195: Matt Sulkowski (Howell) d. Frank Lefkowitz (Colts Neck) 5-0
220: Francis Palumbo (Matawan) p. Tom Fazio (Holmdel) 4:58
Hwt: Eric Kakauridze (Freehold Twp) p. Anthony Fermincola (Holmdel) 4:49
District 22
106: #5 Grant Brown (CBA) d. #2 Dylan Seidenberg (Raritan) 4-3
113: #3 Jordan Eugenis (Ocean Township) d. #4 David Carmona (Long Branch) 5-3
120: #5 Marcus Iwama (Rumson) d. #3 Nick Menkin (Long Branch) 11-7
126: #3 Andrew MacNeille (Ocean Township) d. #4 William Terrarosa (Red Bank) 6-4
132: #3 Romello Union (Keansburg) d. #4 Tom Koehler (Middletown South) 10-8 (OT)
138: #4 Devin Holmes (Raritan) p. #2 Nick George (Long Branch) 2:36
145: #4 Andrew Blasco (Midd South) d. #2 Tyler Sookdeo (Raritan) 13-6
152: #4 Dan States (RBC) d. #3 Nick Pappayliou (Ocean Township) 4-3
160: #5 Paul Alwell (RBC) d. #6 Joe Prevost (Keyport) 3-1
170: #1 Chris Pappayliou (Ocean Township) d. #6 Shawn McCord (RBC) 5-1
182: #2 Jacob Bell (Ocean Township) p. #5 Connor Sheehan (Raritan) 1:35
195: #3 Sam Sottile (Ocean Township) d. #4 Vin Roselli (Long Branch) 2-1 (UTB)
220: #3 Nick Rice (Raritan) d. #4 Nick D'Amico (CBA) 8-2
Hwt: #2 Kirby Gardner (CBA) d. #5 Trevor Finn (Midd South) 1-0
District 23
106: Denzel Tovar (Wall) md. Naisyr Brown (Neptune) 16-3
113: Isiah Haymon (Neptune) p. Jack Wishart (Wall) 5:32
120: Dean Sherry (Brick Twp) tf. Eliezer Santiago (Neptune) 21-6
126: William Scott (Brick Twp) p. Ryan Budzek 2:55
132: Jose Caraballo (Neptune) d. Dominick Cardella (Monmouth Reg) 7-4
138: Steve Cimmino (Brick Twp) md. Christian Felstedt (Manasquan) 10-1
145: Riley Kelly (Point Beach) d. Sam Koenig (Shore) 7-5
152: Dan DiMaria (Point Boro) p. Justin Patterson (Neptune) 4:42
160: Joe Beverly (Brick Memorial) md. Chris Graham (Shore) 11-3
170: Max McClelland (Wall) md. Dan Baillie (Shore) 11-3
182: Evan Imber (Monmouth) d. Wollman (Shore) 2-1 (2OT)
195: Harry Warner (Manasquan) d. Nedar Etienne (Asbury Park) 3-2
220: Don Hamill (Wall) d. Dave Wallis (Brick Twp) 3-2
Hwt: Mike Nasen (Brick Twp) d. Aldo Guisse (Wall) 4-3 (TB)
District 24
106: Nick Fogarty (Barnegat) d. Corey Byrne (Pinelands) 5-2
113: Ben Mrozinski (Lacey) md. Vinny Fichera (TR North) 13-1
120: Chris Phillips (Central) d. Tom Poklikuha (Pinelands) 4-2
126: Matt Yostpile (Southern) d. Joe Mandara (Barnegat) 5-3
132: Garrett Applegate (TR South) d. Joe Rodano (Pinelands) 8-7
138: Abdullah Abdelaziz (Pinelands) d. Chris Stafford (Manchester) 9-5
145: Ed Santiago (Barnegat) d. John Kroon (Central) 9-4
152: Dan DaSilva (TR North) d. Danny Moore (Lacey) 12-8
160: Kyle Lake (TR North) p. Ryan Kirk (Barnegat) 1:24
170: Donald Jacob (TR East) p. Trevor Finch (Lacey) 2:11
182: Armando Leonor (TR East) md. Anthony Ravallo (TR South) 17-3
195: Jesse Bauta (Southern) d. Josh Foca (Central) 4-2
220: Zeb Collins (Southern) d. Marvin Hayden (TR South) 4-1
Hwt: Ken Johnson (Manchester) by injury default over Jake Fernandez (Lacey)
DISTRICT PREVIEWS & PREDICTIONS
DISTRICT 21
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BRACKETS
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DISTRICT 21 / DISTRICT 22 / DISTRICT 23 / DISTRICT 24
COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Central Regional's Jon Buhagiar has committed to attend the School of Engineering and wrestle at York College (Pa) next season. Also committing to York is Freehold Township's Tom Boylan. Congratulations to both wrestlers, and best of luck at the next level. CLASS OF 2012 COLLEGE LIST
CLICK HERE for updated Statewide Individual Rankings on NJWrestlingNews.com
REGION RANKINGS have been updated for results through the end of the regular season. This will be the last update until after the State Tournament. Again, if you don't see Updated 2/14 at the top of the page, you will have to hit the REFRESH button on your browser. I still have no idea why that is.
Congratulations Raritan Rockets - 2012 Group 2 Champions!
ASBURY PARK PRESS: Raritan Joins The State's Elite With First State Championship
NJ.COM: Raritan Wins First Title With Triumph Over Delsea
Group 2 Finals: Raritan 30 - Delsea 28
182: Marshall Brooks (D) md. Connor Sheehan 16-8
195: Bryan Dobzanski (D) d. Vic Ianello 8-2
220: Nick Rice (R) d. Sean Redden 3-2 (2OT)
Hwt: Tre Porch (D) d. Pat Toal 1-0
106: Dylan Seidenberg (R) d. Tom Carney 7-2
113: Matt Lindo (R) p. Jake Keintz :59
120: Anthony Scarcella (R) p. John Borelli 1:53
126: Nick Liguori (R) p. Dylan Pistilli
132: John Hennelley (D) d. Jason Bohal 7-3
138: Devin Holmes (R) d. Dylan Recinto 7-1
145: Curt Delia (D) p. Matt Best 1:53
152: Tyler Sookdeo (R) d. David Gresk 6-0
160: Dylan Dobzanski (D) d. Kyle Lynch 6-0
170: Derrick DeWoody (D) by forfeit
Raritan wins the Group 2 Championship!!!
2011-2012 Season
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Weight Classes
106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, 285
2011-2012 Dates of Importance
1/15: All-Star Invitational (Tentative)
1/24: Shore Conference Tournament Begins
1/26: Shore Conference Tournament Round 2 & 3
1/28: Shore Conference Tournament Final 4 @ Long Branch
1/28: Sectional Qualifying Cutoff
2/6: Sectionals Begin
2/10: Sectional Finals
2/11: NWCA National Duals at Rutgers
2/12: Group Championships
2/17-18: District Tournaments
2/22, 24-25: Region Tournaments
3/2-4: NJSIAA Tournament
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2012-2013 Scheduling
Toms River North is looking to add two teams of similar ability to a quad with Toms River South on Saturday December 22nd. Please contact Bill Wilbert @ wwilbert@trschools if interested.
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Upcoming Events, Camps, Tournaments & More
Going On Now - Hit Training Wrestling Clinic & Conditioning Bootcamp
May 12th - Aggie Spring Duals
June 18-22 & June 25-29 - Tony Caravella's Leg Wrestling & Tilt Camp
July 16th - Kids & Coaches' Clinic at CBA
July 16-20 - Lincroft Wrestling Camp
July 20 - Torch Academy Teen Leadership & Life Skills Program
July 23-26 - Roy Brothers' Training Camp
August 12th - Coach Warren Reid will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
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Next Level Championships will be bringing the Challenge of the Champions Tournament to Stabler Arena at Lehigh University on July 5th-7th. This tournament is open to ALL wrestlers who competed at the varsity level during the 2011-2012 season. For more information, check these links
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NJ Chapter: National Wrestling Hall of Fame
Providing support for the NJ Chapter and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Stillwater, Ok.
Inaugural 2012 HONORS REUNION WEEKEND
NJ NWHOF President Steve Gironda invites the wonderful community of New Jersey Wrestling, with its many alumni throughout the United States, to come to this inaugural annual trilogy of
3 Great Events over 3 Beautiful Days of Wrestling, Friendship, and Celebration!
Contact Steve at ureka51@gmail.com FOR INFO about the Team Championships & Events
Come enhance, enjoy and support this August 11th weekend with the outstanding NJ
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Historic Legends, Coaches, Wrestlers and Families on this great
weekend.
It KICKs OFF WITH...GREAT WRESTLING!!!!...multi state field for all divisions...
Annual NJ National Wrestling Hall of Fame - U.S. Team Championships
It KICKs OFF WITH...GREAT WRESTLING!!!!...multi state field for all divisions...
Annual NJ National Wrestling Hall of Fame - U.S. Team Championships
(formerly the JERSEY SHORE Summer Duals, 4 Divisions/16 team brackets)
Fri Aug 10th and Sat Aug 11th
Long Branch HS, Long Branch, NJ 07740.
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Divisions: Club Teams, Big HS, Small HS, and Grade School
Teams confirmed to date: NJ, Michigan, NY, PA, and OHIO
Air Conditioned Facility-3 Blocks from the Beautiful Beaches of Pier Village Long Branch-
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NJ National Wrestling Hall of Fame - Induction Dinner Celebration
Sun, Aug 12 2012, 12:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.
Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ,
This years inductees include:
Dave Icenhower - Head Coach of Trenton College of New Jersey (TCNJ)
Warren Reid - Head Coach at Toms River East HS
Joe Foulk - Head Coach of Haddon Twp. HS
Stan Woods - Head Coach of Emerson/Park Ridge
Ron Fox - Reporter The Bergen Record
Ken Pagach - Head Coach of Edison HS
Dr. James Wenz - Outstanding American Award Winner
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NJ National Wrestling Hall of Fame Lunch & Golf Outing
Mon, Aug 13 2012, 12:00p.m. - 8:00p.m.
Mercer Oaks Golf Club 609-936-9603, West Windsor, NJ,
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State Championship Weekend
Congratulations State Medal Winners
1st Place
138: (Jr) BJ Clagon - TR South
182: (Sr) Dallas Winston - Jackson Memorial
2nd Place
145: (Sr) Ken Theobold - TR South
220: (Sr) Lex Knapp - Lacey
3rd Place
120: (Fr) Zach Hertling - Ocean Township
4th Place
126: (Jr) Brian Hamann - Jackson Memorial
5th Place
113: (Jr) Kevin Corrigan - TR South
132: (Jr) Rich Lewis - TR East
195: (Sr) Hayden Hrymack - CBA
6th Place
106: (So) Joe Ghione - Brick Memorial
132: (Sr) Jesse Meaney - Manchester
160: (Sr) Vin Favia - CBA
170: (Jr) Nick Zak - Jackson Liberty
7th Place
195: (Jr) Matt Moore - Brick Memorial
220: (Sr) Colton Bigelow - Ocean Township
Hwt: (Jr) John Appice - Manalapan
8th Place
126: (Sr) Jalen Ramos - Central Regional
CLICK HERE FOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKETS
Region 6 Notes
Qualifiers By Team
5: Brick Memorial, Ocean Twp
4: Jackson Liberty, TR South
3: CBA, Jackson Memorial
2: Howell
1: Barnegat, Brick Twp, Central, Colts Neck, Lacey, Long Branch, Manalapan, Manchester, Matawan, Midd South, Neptune, Pt Boro, Raritan, Rumson, Southern, TR East
Qualifiers By District
District 21: 12
District 22: 12
District 23: 8
District: 10
Quaifiers By Grade
Seniors: 20
Juniors: 15
Sophomores: 3
Freshmen: 4
Stuff...
Asbury Park: Domingo Perez came up one win short in his bid to become the first Region medal winner from Asbury (the program has had State medal winners in the 30's, but that was before the start of the tournament.) The junior is back next year and will hold a valuable WB2 pre-seed criteria.
Barnegat: After dropping his quarterfinal bout, senior Matt Schofield stormed through the 195-pound wrestleback bracket to take 3rd place and become the first wrestler in Barnegat's history to advance to the State Tournament.
Brick Memorial: The Stangs advanced 5 of their 11 Region qualifiers to Atlantic City, spearheaded by 106-pound champ Joe Ghione. In all, the Stangs had three finalists, there most since putting four into the finals in 2008. Head Coach Dan O'Cone was named Region 6 Coach of the Year for guiding the Mustangs to the #1 ranking in the Shore Conference, and #3 ranking in the State.
Brick Twp: For the 5th season in the row, the Dragons will be represented in the State Tournament. This year it is junior Dan Wojtaszek who placed 2nd at 160 pounds. Looking ahead to 2012, the Dragons will have eight wrestlers with Region pre-seed criteria.
CBA: After going 8 years without a Region Champion, the Colts got off the snide in style with a pair of titles from Vin Favia and Hayden Hrymack. The two titles matches a program high mark set in 1969 when Pete Black and Gary Segui won championships. Both would go on to place in the State Tourney with Black winning the school's only title. Hrymack had arguably the most dominant tournament as he pinned his weight to the crown.
Central: In a tournament that had very few upsets, Jalen Ramos managed to pull off a pretty sizable one when he knocked off top-seeded Nick Liguori (4th in the State last season) in the 126-pound semi. Ramos, participating in his 4th Region Tournament, went on to finish 2nd and will be making his 1st trip to Atlantic City.
Colts Neck: Senior Brandon Russo became the Cougars' 4th State Qualifier in 5 years with his 3rd place finish in the heavyweight division.
Freehold Boro: Senior Thomas Nulty came up one win short of clinching a spot in the State Tournament, but made school history on Saturday when he recorded career win #110 to pass Josh Davis as the program's all-time wins leader.
Freehold Twp: Sophomore Nick DePierro earned a 4th place medal in the highly competitive 113-pound weight class, but finished one victory shy of clinching a trip to Boardwalk Hall.
Holmdel: Senior Jimmy Ilvento's record-breaking season for the Hornets ended with a 4th place finish in the 170-pound weight class. Ilvento ends his career as the program all-time wins leader with 104 career wins, and 38 wins in a season.
Howell: Two seniors punched their tickets to Atlantic City for the Rebels as Cole Cameron finished 2nd at 138 pounds, and Zach Bohm took 3rd at 160. Surprisingly, the Rebels have not had a Region Champ since 2008, but have collected 11 Region medals over that period.
Jackson Liberty: The Lions put together their best overall performance at the Region Tournament in their young history. Junior Nick Zak opened up the finals by becoming the program's first ever Region Champion. He along with freshmen Mike & Matt Russo, and senior Brandon Kosheff (who collected his 100th career win in his 3rd place match) make up the group of a school-record four Lions making the trip down to Atlantic City.
Jackson Memorial: With championship performances from Dallas Winston and Brian Hamann, the Jags became the first Shore Conference school to have 50 Region Champions. In addition to Winston and Hamann, senior Brad Royle will also be heading to Boardwalk Hall after finishing 2nd at 132 pounds.
Keansburg: The Titans' talented freshman Tyree Sutton advanced to the semifinals, but ultimately fell one win shy of a Top 4 finish. Along with sophomore Romello Union, Sutton gives the rising Keansburg program a solid base to build around over the next few years.
Lacey: Senior Lex Knapp kept his unbeaten season intact as he knocked off another unbeaten wrestler in Ocean's Colton Bigelow in the 220-pound final. In addition to becoming the Lions' first Region Champion since Bowen Daily in 2003, Knapp was voted as the Region's Most Outstanding Wrestler.
Long Branch: The Green Wave had a three year streak with a champion snapped at this year's tournament, but will once again be represented in Atlantic City as junior Jake George placed 2nd in the 152-pound weight class.
Manalapan: After crowning five champs from 2001-2003, the Braves ended an eight year title drought when junior John Appice defeated Ocean's Kyle Gora to claim the heavyweight crown and become the Braves' 25th Region Champion overall.
Manchester: The third time was a charm for Jesse Meaney, who finished 4th as a sophomore and was knocked out in the 1st round of wrestlebacks in 2011, placed 3rd in the brutal 132-pound weight class to earn a trip to Boardwalk Hall. The senior will attempt to keep the Hawks' 4-year streak with a State medal winner alive.
Marlboro: Freshmen stole the show in the 120-pound bracket. In addition to the all-frosh final, Saraiva had a strong showing by placing 4th in the weight class. Along the way, he avenged his District 21 Finals loss to Howell's Ben Esposito with a 5-0 win in the wrestlebacks.
Matawan: During the tournament, junior Glen Cross twice avenged an early season loss to RBC's Andrew LaMura, with the 2nd win coming in the 3rd Place match to earn himself a slot in the State Tournament.
Middletown South: Senior Nick Herring won his 2nd Region Championship (the Eagles first multiple Title winner since Glenn Pritzlaff) and will be making his 3rd consecutive trip to Boardwalk Hall where he will be looking to close his high school career with his first State Medal.
Neptune: Dae'Sean Brown's bid to give Neptune their first Region Champ since Ben Pierce in 1995 was thwarted by Liberty's Nick Zak. Brown's 2nd Place finish is still good enough to give the Fliers there first State Tournament qualifier in over a decade and he will attempt to become their first medal winner since Rohan Meredith in 1999.
Ocean Township: Zach Hertling joined Kyle Kiss (2004) and the late Jon Frent (1991) as the third freshman to win a Region Title for Ocean. In all, the Spartans will be sending five to Atlantic City for the 2nd consecutive year.
Pinelands: After a year without a rep in the tourney, Abdullah Abelaziz closed out his career with a trip to the Pine Belt Arena. The senior had one of the highlight wins on Wednesday night when he trailing late in his bout against Beach's Rob Finnerty, he scored a fall at 5:48. Two close losses, including an OT loss to eventual 138-pound runner-up Cole Cameron, ended Abdelaziz's stay in the Tournament.
Pt. Boro: Dan Nobbs was one of the surprises of the tournament as he advanced to the 120-pound finals to set up an all-freshmen battle between himself and Ocean's Hertling. His 2nd-place finish gives Boro a State Tournament qualifier after they had a long streak with qualifiers snapped last season.
Raritan: The Rockets got dealt a bit of a blow in the semis when top-seeded Nick Liguori was knocked off by Jalen Ramos of Central. Liguori ultimately finished 4th and will miss out on the State Tournament after placing 4th in AC last season. Raritan did advance one through to Boardwalk Hall however, as junior Anthony Scarcella wrestled all the way from the #8 seed to place 3rd at 120.
RBC: After one the most successful seasons in recent memory, the Caseys came close to getting their first State Tournament qualifier in quite sometime. Senior Andrew LaMura came up one win shy of making it to Boardwalk Hall when he dropped an 8-3 decision to Matawan's Glen Cross in the 3rd place match.
Rumson: Senior Taylor Avino went 4-1 to place 3rd in the 220-pound bracket. He joins a Shore senior trio that could all be in the medal hunt. If Avino is to medal, he would be the first Bulldog since Patrick Berger and Bryan Heller in 2003.
St. John Vianney: Junior Anthony Ferraro came close twice to clinching a trip to Atlantic City, losing in overtime to Brick's Dan Wojtaszek in the semifinals, then taking Howell's Zach Bohm down to the wire before falling at 5:59.
Shore Regional: Derek Arnette's career came to an end in the wrestleback semifinals on Saturday, dropping a major decision to Freehold's Thomas Nulty. Arnette finishes his career 3rd all-time on the school's all-time wins list with 102 victories.
Southern: The Rams sent 13 wrestlers to the Region Tournament, but in the end it was only senior Steve Johns that will be moving on to Atlantic City. Johns, making his first appearance at Regions, finished in 3rd place at 152. Southern also received 4th-place medals from juniors Jake Campana and Chris Serpico and will return eight wrestlers next season with Region pre-seed criteria.
TR East: Junior Rich Lewis worked overtime to capture his 2nd Region title when he took down Jackson Memorial's Brad Royle 15 seconds into the extra session to capture the crown. Lewis will head to AC looking to top his performance last year when he placed 7th at 119 pounds.
TR South: It was a big day for the big guns from South, as Kevin Corrigan, BJ Clagon, and Ken Theobold all won titles in their respective weights, and looked fairly dominant as they did it. The three champs matches the three titles won by the 1978 team and trails only their 1976 and 1977 teams, who had four each. Also moving on for the Indians was junior Matt Theobold, the 3rd place finisher at 126.
Wall: Junior Dan Kinsella quietly had a nice tournament for Wall, picking up a pair of wins and finishing just one win shy of a Top 4 finish.
Region 6 Finals
170: #1 (Jr) Nick Zak (Jackson Liberty) d. #2 (Jr) Dae'Sean Brown (Neptune) 3-0
182: #1 (Sr) Dallas Winston (Jackson Memorial) md. #2 (Jr) Anthony Miller (Brick Memorial) 10-1
195: #2 (Sr) Hayden Hrymack (CBA) p. #1 (Jr) Matt Moore (Brick Memorial) 5:25
220: #2 (Sr) Lex Knapp (Lacey) d. #1 (Sr) Colton Bigelow (Ocean Township) 5-3
Hwt: #1 (Jr) John Appice (Manalapan) d. #2 (Sr) Kyle Gora (Ocean Township) 3-1
106: #1 (So) Joe Ghione (Brick Memorial) d. #2 (Fr) Mike Russo (Jackson Liberty) 7-3
113: #1 (Jr) Kevin Corrigan (TR South) d. #3 (So) Erik Beshada (CBA) 5-0
120: #1 (Fr) Zach Hertling (Ocean Township) d. #3 (Fr) Dan Nobbs (Pt Boro) 11-4
126: #2 (Jr) Brian Hamann (Jackson Memorial) md. #4 Jalen Ramos (Central) 10-1
132: #2 (Jr) Richard Lewis (TR East) d. #1 (Sr) Brad Royle (Jackson Memorial) 3-1 (OT)
138: #1 (Jr) BJ Clagon (TR South) md. #2 (Sr) Cole Cameron (Howell) 15-5
145: #1 (Sr) Ken Theobold (TR South) d. #2 (Sr) Withler Marcelin (Ocean Township) 6-0
152: #1 (Sr) Nick Herring (Middletown South) d. #2 (Jr) Jake George (Long Branch) 5-2
160: #1 (Sr) Vin Favia (CBA) d. #3 (Jr) Dan Wojtaszek (Brick Twp) 5-1
Region 6 3rd Place Matches
106: #4 (So) Max Rallo (Ocean Township) d. #6 (Fr) Grant Brown (CBA) 8-5
113: #8 (Fr) Matt Russo (Jackson Liberty) p. #6 (So) Nick DePierro (Freehold Twp) 2:29
120: #8 (Jr) Anthony Scarcella (Raritan) d. #6 (Fr) Danny Saraiva (Marlboro) 7-0
126: #3 (Jr) Matt Theobold (TR South) d. #1 (Sr) Nick Liguori (Raritan) 1-0
132: #3 (Sr) Jesse Meaney (Manchester) p. #5 (Sr) Thomas Nulty (Freehold Boro) 1:35
138: #4 (Sr) Brandon Kosheff (Jackson Liberty) d. #12 (Jr) Jake Campana (Southern) 9-8
145: #3 (Sr) Evan Berti (Brick Memorial) d. #5 (Jr) Chris Serpico (Southern) 9-2
152: #3 (Sr) Steve Johns (Southern) p. #10 (Sr) Jon Buhagiar (Central) :28
160: #4 (Sr) Zach Bohm (Howell) p. #2 (Jr) Anthony Ferraro (St. John Vianney) 5:59
170: #3 (Jr) Tyler Richardson (Brick Memorial) p. #10 (Sr) Jimmy Ilvento (Holmdel) 2:28
182: #5 (Jr) Glenn Cross (Matawan / 29-4) d. #4 (Sr) Andrew LaMura (RBC) 8-3
195: #5 (Sr) Matt Schofield (Barnegat) d. #7 (Sr) Vic Ianello (Raritan) 5-2
220: #3 (Sr) Taylor Avino (Rumson) d. #7 (Sr) Andrew Matter (Pt Boro) 10-8 OT
Hwt: #4 (Sr) Brandon Russo (Colts Neck) d. #8 (So) Tyler Poling (Brick Memorial) 8-2
I would like to pass on condolences to the family and friends of Aaron Bosco who I have been informed passed away on Saturday. Bosco, a 1991 Pt. Beach graduate, was a District 23 champion his senior year. He, along with his teammate and friend Dan O'Cone (current head coach at Brick Memorial), was a key member of the Gulls team that won the first Division title in the school's history. In addition to wrestling, Bosco was also a standout fullback for Beach and went on to play at the collegiate level for Rowan where he was a starting fullback for three conference championship teams. RIP Aaron.
District Notes
District 21: Brad Royle (Jackson Memorial) voted Outstanding Wrestler / Scott Pressman (Manalapan) voted Coach of the Year
District 21: Champs by seed: #1 (7), #2 (2), #3 (1), #4 (4)
District 21: Three returning champions that entered (Young, Bohm, & Cross) were denied in their attempts to repeat.
District 21: Each school had at least one medal winner.
Howell: Team title was their 2nd in 4 years, and 8th overall. Their 3 champions were all first-timers and gives the Rebels 106 overall.
Jackson Memorial: Had the most champions in the District (5) and now have 171 all-time, the most of any program in the Shore Conference.
Jackson Liberty: The Lions had 3 champs, and 5 medal winners in all, which are both program highs. The thought of the day, imagine what Jackson's lineup would like if there was no split! Scary good!
Matawan: The Huskies advanced 4 to the Regions, but had their 3-year streak with a champ snapped. One qualifier, Rodriguez, managed to do what 2 of the top Huskies (Antista & Short, both currently wrestling on the college level) in recent history could not do, and that is medal at D21 as a frosh.
Manalapan: Appice broke a 3-year title drought for the Braves with his win at heavyweight. In all, 4 Braves advanced to the Regions which is the most since they sent 5 in 2007.
Colts Neck: Advanced 3 to the Regions, but had their streak of 5 years with a champion snapped.
St. John Vianney: Title wins by Ferraro and Caracappa, gave the Lancers their first year with multiple champs since 2004. Ferraro, a junior, also became the program's 5th 2-time champion. The program has never had a 3-time champion.
Marlboro: Marlboro and Liberty were the only two D21 teams to advance multiple freshmen to the next round, as they each moved a pair on. The last frosh to medal for the Mustangs was in 2008 (Seigel).
Freehold Boro: Became the Colonials 2nd 3-time medal winner in 3 years. Making the finals with Mostowsky marked the 1st time since 2008 that Freehold had 2 finalists.
Freehold Twp: After getting shut out last year, the Patriots had a bounce back year by grabbing 2 medals at this year's tournament.
Holmdel: Big weekend for Ilvento. He became the 1st wrestler in Holmdel history to reach 100 wins, and became their 1st medal winner since Pat Murray in 2006, and their 1st finalist since Joe Moschella in 2005.
District 22: Tyree Sutton (Keansburg) voted Outstanding Wrestler / Cippy Apicelli (Ocean Township) voted Coach of the Year.
District 22: 6 returning champions repeated: Herring won his 3rd, Favia, Hrymack, Beshada, Liguori, & Bigelow won their 2nd.
District 22: Champs by seed: #1 (10), #2 (1), #3 (3)
Ocean Township: Won 14th team title, which is most all-time for a Monmouth County team. 11 medal winners ties school record and ties Brick Memorial for 2nd most medal winners this weekend.
Raritan: 11th straight year with at least 1 champ, longest active streak in Monmouth County. 9 medal winners matches 2010 total and is most since the team had 10 in 2005. Lindo reached career win #99 on Saturday.
CBA: 8 champs in last 2 years. Will send 8 wrestlers to the Regions for the 2nd consecutive season. Beshada, a sophomore, won his 2nd title matching Dave Santamaria (4-time champ) and Anthony Chirichello (3-time) as CBA wrestlers to win titles in the first 2 years.
Long Branch: Advanced 3 to the Regions, but had their streak of 7 years with a champion snapped.
Middletown South: Herring, the program's career wins leader, won his 3rd title. First Eagle to win 3 or more since Blair Tugman (4-time champ, 1995-1998).
RBC: LaMura was the Caseys' 3rd finalist in 4 years. RBC advanced 3 to Regions after having advanced just 3 combined in the previous 6 tournaments.
Keansburg: Sutton (182) is the team's 1st champ since 2008 and 5th overall. Also the program's 1st freshman to win title.
Rumson: Sending 2 wrestlers to Regions for 1st time since 2009. Avino is the Bulldog's 3rd 2-time medal winner since 2006 and 3rd finalist in 4 years. Iwama was 1 of 4 frosh to medal at D22.
Red Bank: Stambaugh was team's 1st finalist since 2009 and will be the first Buc to make a 2nd appearance in Regions since 2003.
Keyport & Middletown North: Did not advance any wrestlers.
District 23: Cliff Ruggiero voted Outstanding Wrestler / Dan O'Cone voted Coach of the Year.
District 23: Champs by seed: #1 (9), #2 (4), #3 (1)
District 23: Each team had at least 1 medal winner.
Brick Memorial: 7 champs is most for BM since 2001, when they had 8. Mustangs have had at least 1 champ the last 31 years, a Shore Conference record. 6 of their 7 champs, and 9 of their 11 medal winners return next year.
Brick Twp: Wojtaszek gives the team a streak of 4 years with a champ. 11 of their 13 entered wrestlers return next season.
Neptune: Last time Neptune had 3 or more champs was in 1989. All 6 of the Fliers' medal winners this year are juniors, and the team entered a full lineup with just 1 senior.
Wall: Advanced 5 to the Regions, but did not have a champion for just the 2nd time in 13 years.
Pt. Boro: 2 champs gives the Panthers a streak of 16 years with at least 1 champ and multiple champs the last 10.
Shore: Arnette's 2nd place finish gives the Blue Devils at least 1 medalist in each of the last 8 seasons. It will be his 3rd appearance in the Regions. He also became the 3rd wrestler in program history to hit the 100-win mark on Saturday.
Pt. Beach: The 2nd smallest school in the Shore, the Gulls will once again send multiple wrestlers to the Regions with 3 making the trip this year, including 2 sophomores.
Monmouth: After winning just 4 bouts in 2011, Imber continues on as one of the Shore's most improved wrestlers with 22 wins and a trip to the Regions.
Asbury Park: Perez made history on Saturday when he became the Bishops' 1st District Champ in over 40 years, and the 1st Region qualifier from Asbury since the program was restarted.
Manasquan: Warner's 3rd place finish gives the Warriors a Region qualifier for the 2nd season in a row after going 3 years without any.
St. Rose: After a lengthy absence, St. Rose had a wrestler in the finals for the 2nd straight season in Greenquist.
District 24: BJ Clagon voted Outstanding Wrestler / Tom Pfister voted Coach of the Year
District 24: Champs by seed #1 (11), #2 (2), #3 (1)
Southern: Advanced a Shore Conference high 13 wrestlers to Regions. Has now gone 16 straight years with a champ and had multiple champs every year since 2001.
TR South: 5 champs is the most since the team had 6 in 1978. The program has now produced 110 champs.
Lacey: Knapp is the Lions first multi-time champ since 2001. 2001 is also the last time the Lions had 2 champs in the same year.
Central: Ramos heads to Regions for the 4th time and is currently 4th all-time in career wins for Central.
Barnegat: With 4 medal winners, the Bengals send multiple wrestlers to the Regions for the 1st time in the program's 6 year history.
TR East: 1 year after having an 18-year streak with a champion broken, the Raiders crowned 2 champs. Lewis joins the rare club who won their 1st District title after having already won a Region Title and a State Medal.
Manchester: Had a streak of 4 years with a champ broken, but once again is sending multiple wrestlers to the Region tourney.
TR North: Seniors DaSilva & Lake keep their careers going with 3rd place finishes to advance to Regions.
Pinelands: Will have a presence at Regions this season after missing out last season, with Abdelaziz placing 3rd. Rodano was the odd man out in a BRUTAL 132 weight class.
Lakewood & Monsignor Donovan: Did not advance any wrestlers.
Brackets for each District are on their respective District pages.
DISTRICT 21 / DISTRICT 22 / DISTRICT 23 / DISTRICT 24
Congratulations to all of this year's District Champions and medal winners.
Over 1,000 wrestlers took the mat in the Shore Conference this season. We are now down to 168. 112 of those 168 will be return to action on Wednesday night in the opening round of the 2012 Region 6 Wrestling Tournament for the right to join the 56 District champs in Friday Night's quarterfinal as we continue the march to Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The seeding meeting for this year's tournament will be on Monday morning.
For all the 4th-place finishers, just a reminder that there is always the possibility that a qualifier has to withdraw from the Regions for various reasons. Be sure to stay around your weight in case there is a withdrawal by one of the Top 3 finishers from your District's weight.
I'll get to work on updating the team pages with records, medal winners, and champions. I'll also have a recap up for each District, with some of the highlights, notes, and milestones later today. So check back for that.
A new MATGUARD Wrestler of the Week Poll will be up either Sunday night or Monday morning. Also should have our final Top 10 team poll up on Monday as well.
District Final Results
District 21
145: Ashanti Maurice (Howell) md. Zach Mostowsky (Freehold Boro) 16-5
152: TJ Liquori (Jackson Liberty) d. Chris Hartigan (Matawan) 9-3
160: Anthony Ferraro (St. John Vianney) d. Zach Bohm (Howell) 3-1
170: Nick Zak (Jackson Liberty) tf. Jimmy Ilvento (Holmdel) 16-1
182: Dallas Winston (Jackson Memorial) tf. Glen Cross (Matawan) 17-2
195: Ken Bradley (Jackson Memorial) tf. Jason Cocklin (Manalapan) 16-1
220: Mike Lopez (Jackson Memorial) d. George McCoy (Howell) 5-3
Hwt: John Appice (Manalapan) d. Brandon Russo (Colts Neck) 5-0
106: Mike Russo (Jackson Liberty) p. Jimmy Slendorn (Howell) 3:00
113: Matt Caracappa (St. John Vianney) d. Matt Russo (Jackson Liberty) 4-2
120: Ben Esposito (Howell) md. Dan Saraiva (Marlboro) 10-0
126: Brian Hamann (Jackson Memorial) p. William Rodriguez (Matawan) 3:19
132: Brad Royle (Jackson Memorial) d. Thomas Nulty (Freehold Boro) 12-6
138: Cole Cameron (Howell) p. Brandon Kosheff (Jackson Liberty) 5:13
Howell Wins Team Title
District 22
106: #3 Max Rallo (Ocean Township) d. #1 Dominic Franciosi (Middletown South) 8-6
113: #1 Erik Beshada (CBA) d. #2 Matt Lindo (Raritan) 7-1
120: #1 Zach Hertling (Ocean Township) d. #2 Anthony Scarcella (Raritan) 4-0
126: #1 Nick Liguori (Raritan) d. #2 Christian Casselli (CBA) 9-2
132: #1 Jason Bohal (Raritan) d. #2 Luke Balina (Long Branch) 3-1
138: #3 Orion Rovegno (Ocean Township) d. #1 Mike Matlaga (CBA) 5-1
145: #1 Withler Marcelin (Ocean Township) md. #3 Gavin Pejakovich (Long Branch) 11-0
152: #1 Nick Herring (Middletown South) d. #2 Jake George (Long Branch) 5-2
160: #1 Vin Favia (CBA) p. #2 Dillion Stambaugh (Red Bank) 4:51
170: #2 Mike Hoegler (CBA) d. #4 Steve Corona (Raritan) 9-2
182: #3 Tyree Sutton (Keansburg) p. #1 Andrew LaMura (RBC) 3:06
195: #1 Hayden Hrymack (CBA) tf. #2 Vic Ianello (Raritan) 15-0
220: #1 Colton Bigelow (Ocean Township) d. #2 Taylor Avino (Rumson) 3-2
Hwt: #1 Kyle Gora (Ocean Township) p. #3 Pat Toal (Raritan) 2:34
Ocean Township Wins Team Title
District 23
106: Joe Ghione (Brick Memorial) md. Connor Mulligan (Brick Twp) 10-0
113: Ryan Harter (Pt Boro) d. Tray Watkins (Pt Beach) 4-0
120: Dan Nobbs (Pt Boro) d. Sean Stephenson (Brick Memorial) 2-1 (OT)
126: Karl Waldron (Neptune) d. Dan Kinsella (Wall) 4-3
132: Alec Donovan (Brick Memorial) d. Derek Arnette (Shore) 6-0
138: Cliff Ruggiero (Brick Memorial) p. Rob Finnerty (Pt Beach) 5:51
145: Evan Berti (Brick Memorial) d. Sekou Harris (Neptune) 4-3
152: Nick Costa (Brick Memorial) d. Nick Greenquist (St Rose) 3-0
160: Dan Wojtaszek (Brick Twp) p. Drew Donner (Wall) 3:11
170: Dae'Sean Brown (Neptune) d. Tyler Richardson (Brick Memorial) 13-9
182: Anthony Miller (Brick Memorial) d. Dan Watson (Brick Twp) 5-1 (OT)
195: Matt Moore (Brick Memorial) p. Anthony Dzugan (Brick Twp) :58
220: John Seidle (Neptune) p. Andrew Matter (Pt Boro) 1:56
Hwt: Domingo Perez (Asbury Park) d. Tyler Poling (Brick Memorial) 9-2
Brick Memorial Wins Team Title
District 24
106: Matt Wilhelm (Southern) d. Brandon Murray (TR South) 3-1 (OT)
113: Kevin Corrigan (TR South) p. Bryan Brown (Southern) 5:04
120: Zach Wilhelm (Southern) md. Kevin Enright (Lacey) 10-1
126: Matt Theobold (TR South) d. Jalen Ramos (Central) 2-0
132: Rich Lewis (TR East) d. Jesse Meaney (Manchester) 2-1
138: BJ Clagon (TR South) tf. Jake Campana (Southern) 20-3
145: Ken Theobold (TR South) md. Christopher Serpico (Southern) 10-0
152: Steve Johns (Southern) md. Jon Buhagiar (Central) 11-3
160: Nick Hem (Southern) md. Antres Clagon (TR South) 11-1
170: Nick Osborn (TR South) d. Connor Case (Southern) 8-6
182: Steve Hodgson (Southern) d. Greg Moran (Barnegat) 5-1
195: Patrick Schnider (Lacey) d. Matt Schofield (Barnegat) 10-8 (OT)
220: Lex Knapp (Lacey) d. Jeff Paton (Central) 3-1
Hwt: Fernando Perez (TR East) d. Josh Ghigliotty (Southern) 3-2 (OT)
Southern Regional Wins Team Title
District 3rd Place Results
District 21
106: Nick Ottaviano (Colts Neck) tf. Fred Terranova (Jackson Memorial) 16-0
113: Nick DePierro (Freehold Twp) d. Pete Ottaviano (Colts Neck) 4-3
120: Ryan Carl (Colts Neck) d. Hakan Yuksel (Matawan) 6-0
126: Pete Powell (Marlboro) d. Nick Macchio (Manalapan) 5-3
132: Mike Aronson (Manalapan) md. Tyler Kugler 9-1
138: Spencer Young (Jackson Memorial) d. Ed Chandler (Manalapan) 9-5
145: Nick Cioffi (SJV) by medical forfeit
152: Joey Schultz (Howell) d. Dylan McLaughlin (Jackson Memorial) 2-1
160: Ben Aquilina (Manalapan) p. Ryan Berg (Matawan) 1:07
170: Cody Kirk (Howell) d. John Baumann (Freehold Twp) 9-5
182: Zach Goldrosen (Marlboro) d. Nathan Litowsky (Howell) 5-3
195: Matt Sulkowski (Howell) d. Frank Lefkowitz (Colts Neck) 5-0
220: Francis Palumbo (Matawan) p. Tom Fazio (Holmdel) 4:58
Hwt: Eric Kakauridze (Freehold Twp) p. Anthony Fermincola (Holmdel) 4:49
District 22
106: #5 Grant Brown (CBA) d. #2 Dylan Seidenberg (Raritan) 4-3
113: #3 Jordan Eugenis (Ocean Township) d. #4 David Carmona (Long Branch) 5-3
120: #5 Marcus Iwama (Rumson) d. #3 Nick Menkin (Long Branch) 11-7
126: #3 Andrew MacNeille (Ocean Township) d. #4 William Terrarosa (Red Bank) 6-4
132: #3 Romello Union (Keansburg) d. #4 Tom Koehler (Middletown South) 10-8 (OT)
138: #4 Devin Holmes (Raritan) p. #2 Nick George (Long Branch) 2:36
145: #4 Andrew Blasco (Midd South) d. #2 Tyler Sookdeo (Raritan) 13-6
152: #4 Dan States (RBC) d. #3 Nick Pappayliou (Ocean Township) 4-3
160: #5 Paul Alwell (RBC) d. #6 Joe Prevost (Keyport) 3-1
170: #1 Chris Pappayliou (Ocean Township) d. #6 Shawn McCord (RBC) 5-1
182: #2 Jacob Bell (Ocean Township) p. #5 Connor Sheehan (Raritan) 1:35
195: #3 Sam Sottile (Ocean Township) d. #4 Vin Roselli (Long Branch) 2-1 (UTB)
220: #3 Nick Rice (Raritan) d. #4 Nick D'Amico (CBA) 8-2
Hwt: #2 Kirby Gardner (CBA) d. #5 Trevor Finn (Midd South) 1-0
District 23
106: Denzel Tovar (Wall) md. Naisyr Brown (Neptune) 16-3
113: Isiah Haymon (Neptune) p. Jack Wishart (Wall) 5:32
120: Dean Sherry (Brick Twp) tf. Eliezer Santiago (Neptune) 21-6
126: William Scott (Brick Twp) p. Ryan Budzek 2:55
132: Jose Caraballo (Neptune) d. Dominick Cardella (Monmouth Reg) 7-4
138: Steve Cimmino (Brick Twp) md. Christian Felstedt (Manasquan) 10-1
145: Riley Kelly (Point Beach) d. Sam Koenig (Shore) 7-5
152: Dan DiMaria (Point Boro) p. Justin Patterson (Neptune) 4:42
160: Joe Beverly (Brick Memorial) md. Chris Graham (Shore) 11-3
170: Max McClelland (Wall) md. Dan Baillie (Shore) 11-3
182: Evan Imber (Monmouth) d. Wollman (Shore) 2-1 (2OT)
195: Harry Warner (Manasquan) d. Nedar Etienne (Asbury Park) 3-2
220: Don Hamill (Wall) d. Dave Wallis (Brick Twp) 3-2
Hwt: Mike Nasen (Brick Twp) d. Aldo Guisse (Wall) 4-3 (TB)
District 24
106: Nick Fogarty (Barnegat) d. Corey Byrne (Pinelands) 5-2
113: Ben Mrozinski (Lacey) md. Vinny Fichera (TR North) 13-1
120: Chris Phillips (Central) d. Tom Poklikuha (Pinelands) 4-2
126: Matt Yostpile (Southern) d. Joe Mandara (Barnegat) 5-3
132: Garrett Applegate (TR South) d. Joe Rodano (Pinelands) 8-7
138: Abdullah Abdelaziz (Pinelands) d. Chris Stafford (Manchester) 9-5
145: Ed Santiago (Barnegat) d. John Kroon (Central) 9-4
152: Dan DaSilva (TR North) d. Danny Moore (Lacey) 12-8
160: Kyle Lake (TR North) p. Ryan Kirk (Barnegat) 1:24
170: Donald Jacob (TR East) p. Trevor Finch (Lacey) 2:11
182: Armando Leonor (TR East) md. Anthony Ravallo (TR South) 17-3
195: Jesse Bauta (Southern) d. Josh Foca (Central) 4-2
220: Zeb Collins (Southern) d. Marvin Hayden (TR South) 4-1
Hwt: Ken Johnson (Manchester) by injury default over Jake Fernandez (Lacey)
DISTRICT PREVIEWS & PREDICTIONS
DISTRICT 21
DISTRICT 22
DISTRICT 23
DISTRICT 24
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BRACKETS
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CLICK HERE FOR DISTRICT 22 BRACKETS
CLICK HERE FOR DISTRICT 23 BRACKETS
CLICK HERE FOR DISTRICT 24 BRACKETS
DISTRICT 21 / DISTRICT 22 / DISTRICT 23 / DISTRICT 24
COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Central Regional's Jon Buhagiar has committed to attend the School of Engineering and wrestle at York College (Pa) next season. Also committing to York is Freehold Township's Tom Boylan. Congratulations to both wrestlers, and best of luck at the next level. CLASS OF 2012 COLLEGE LIST
CLICK HERE for updated Statewide Individual Rankings on NJWrestlingNews.com
REGION RANKINGS have been updated for results through the end of the regular season. This will be the last update until after the State Tournament. Again, if you don't see Updated 2/14 at the top of the page, you will have to hit the REFRESH button on your browser. I still have no idea why that is.
Congratulations Raritan Rockets - 2012 Group 2 Champions!
ASBURY PARK PRESS: Raritan Joins The State's Elite With First State Championship
NJ.COM: Raritan Wins First Title With Triumph Over Delsea
Group 2 Finals: Raritan 30 - Delsea 28
182: Marshall Brooks (D) md. Connor Sheehan 16-8
195: Bryan Dobzanski (D) d. Vic Ianello 8-2
220: Nick Rice (R) d. Sean Redden 3-2 (2OT)
Hwt: Tre Porch (D) d. Pat Toal 1-0
106: Dylan Seidenberg (R) d. Tom Carney 7-2
113: Matt Lindo (R) p. Jake Keintz :59
120: Anthony Scarcella (R) p. John Borelli 1:53
126: Nick Liguori (R) p. Dylan Pistilli
132: John Hennelley (D) d. Jason Bohal 7-3
138: Devin Holmes (R) d. Dylan Recinto 7-1
145: Curt Delia (D) p. Matt Best 1:53
152: Tyler Sookdeo (R) d. David Gresk 6-0
160: Dylan Dobzanski (D) d. Kyle Lynch 6-0
170: Derrick DeWoody (D) by forfeit
Raritan wins the Group 2 Championship!!!
2011-2012 Season
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Weight Classes
106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, 285
2011-2012 Dates of Importance
1/15: All-Star Invitational (Tentative)
1/24: Shore Conference Tournament Begins
1/26: Shore Conference Tournament Round 2 & 3
1/28: Shore Conference Tournament Final 4 @ Long Branch
1/28: Sectional Qualifying Cutoff
2/6: Sectionals Begin
2/10: Sectional Finals
2/11: NWCA National Duals at Rutgers
2/12: Group Championships
2/17-18: District Tournaments
2/22, 24-25: Region Tournaments
3/2-4: NJSIAA Tournament
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