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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) 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
Wrestleback Round 2 Results
106
#6 (Fr) Grant Brown (CBA) p. #5 (So) Dom Francoisi (Middletown South) 1:04
#4 (So) Max Rallo (Ocean Township) d. #7 (So) Connor Mulligan (Brick Twp) 9-4
113
#8 (Fr) Matt Russo (Jackson Liberty) d. #2 (Jr) Ryan Harter (Pt Boro) 3-1
#6 (So) Nick DePierro (Freehold Twp) d. #4 (Sr) Matt Lindo (Raritan) 8-3
120
#8 (Jr) Anthony Scarcella (Raritan) by injury default over #7 (Sr) Kevin Enright (Lacey)
#6 (Fr) Danny Saraiva (Marlboro) d. #5 (So) Zach Wilhelm (Southern) 3-2
126
#3 (Jr) Matt Theobold (TR South) md. #5 (Jr) Karl Waldron (Neptune) 12-0
#1 (Sr) Nick Liguori (Raritan) d. #7 (Jr) Dan Kinsella (Wall) 7-5
132
#3 (Sr) Jesse Meaney (Manchester) p. #4 (Jr) Jason Bohal (Raritan) 3:08
#5 (Sr) Thomas Nulty (Freehold Boro) md. #7 (Sr) Derek Arnette (Shore Regional) 16-8
138
#12 (Jr) Jake Campana (Southern) d. #6 (Fr) Cliff Ruggiero (Brick Memorial) 6-2
#4 (Sr) Brandon Kosheff (Jackson Liberty) d. #3 (So) Orion Rovegno (Ocean Township) 5-2
145
#3 (Sr) Evan Berti (Brick Memorial) d. #4 (Jr) Ashanti Maurice (Howell) 7-2
#5 (Jr) Chris Serpico (Southern) d. #7 (Sr) Zach Mostowsky (Freehold Boro) 6-3
152
#3 (Sr) Steve Johns (Southern) tf. #5 (So) Nick Costa (Brick Memorial) 18-3
#10 (Sr) Jon Buhagiar (Central) d. #4 (So) Joey Schultz (Howell) 5-2
160
#2 (Jr) Anthony Ferraro (St. John Vianney) d. #8 (Jr) Nick Hem (Southern) 3-2
#4 (Sr) Zach Bohm (Howell) d. #6 (Jr) Joe Beverly (Brick Memorial) 1-0
170
#3 (Jr) Tyler Richardson (Brick Memorial) p. #9 (Sr) Cody Kirk (Howell) :53
#10 (Sr) Jimmy Ilvento (Holmdel) d. #4 (Sr) Mike Hoegler (CBA) 3-2
182
#4 (Sr) Andrew LaMura (RBC) d. #3 (Fr) Tyree Sutton (Keansburg) 4-3
#5 (Jr) Glenn Cross (Matawan) d. #6 (Jr) Dan Watson (Brick Twp) 3-2 UTB
195
#5 (Sr) Matt Schofield (Barnegat) d. #3 (So) Ken Bradley (Jackson Memorial) 3-1
#7 (Sr) Vic Ianello (Raritan) d. #4 (Jr) Pat Schinder (Lacey) 2-1
220
#3 (Sr) Taylor Avino (Rumson) p. #4 (Sr) Mike Lopez (Jackson Memorial) 5:33
#7 (Sr) Andrew Matter (Pt Boro) d. #5 (Sr) Francis Palumbo (Matawan) 4-2 OT
Hwt
#8 (So) Tyler Poling (Brick Memorial) d. #3 (Sr) Fernando Perez (TR East) 5-2
#4 (Sr) Brandon Russo (Colts Neck) p. #7 (Jr) Domingo Perez (Asbury Park) 3:09
Region 6 Semifinal Results
106
#1 (So) Joe Ghione (Brick Memorial) d. #4 (So) Max Rallo (Ocean Township) 4-1
#2 (Fr) Mike Russo (Jackson Liberty d. #6 (Fr) Grant Brown (CBA) 7-5
113
#1 (Jr) Kevin Corrigan (TR South) md. #4 (Sr) Matt Lindo (Raritan) 13-1
#3 (So) Erik Beshada (CBA) d. #2 (Jr) Ryan Harter (Pt Boro 8-1
120
#1 (Fr) Zach Hertling (Ocean Township) d. #5 (So) Zach Wilhelm (Southern) 5-0
#3 (Fr) Dan Nobbs (Pt Boro) p. #7 (Sr) Kevin Enright (Lacey) 4:40
126
#4 (Sr) Jalen Ramos (Central) d. #1 (Sr) Nick Liguori (Raritan) 5-0
#2 (Jr) Brian Hamann (Jackson Memorial) d. #3 (Jr) Matt Theobold (TR South) 7-2
132
#1 (Sr) Brad Royle (Jackson Memorial) p. #5 (Sr) Thomas Nulty (Freehold Boro) 5:15
#2 (Jr) Richard Lewis (TR East) d. #3 (Sr) Jesse Meaney (Manchester) 3-2
138
#1 (Jr) BJ Clagon (TR South md. #4 (Sr) Brandon Kosheff (Jackson Liberty) 21-12
#2 (Sr) Cole Cameron (Howell) d. #6 (Fr) Cliff Ruggiero (Brick Memorial) 10-4
145
#1 (Sr) Ken Theobold (TR South) p. #5 (Jr) Chris Serpico (Southern) 5:02
#2 (Sr) Withler Marcelin (Ocean Township) d. #3 (Sr) Evan Berti (Brick Memorial) 4-1
152
#1 (Sr) Nick Herring (Middletown South) md. #4 (So) Joey Schultz (Howell) 14-4
#2 (Jr) Jake George (Long Branch) d. #3 (Sr) Steve Johns (Southern) 7-3
160
#1 (Sr) Vin Favia (CBA) d. #4 (Sr) Zach Bohm (Howell) 7-2
#3 (Jr) Dan Wojtaszek (Brick Twp) d. #2 (Jr) Anthony Ferraro (St. John Vianney) 3-2 OT
170
#1 (Jr) Nick Zak (Jackson Liberty) d. #4 (Sr) Mike Hoegler (CBA) 1-0
#2 (Jr) Dae'Sean Brown (Neptune) d. #3 (Jr) Tyler Richardson (Brick Memorial) 12-6
182
#1 (Sr) Dallas Winston (Jackson Memorial) d. #5 (Jr) Glenn Cross (Matawan) 1-0
#2 (Jr) Anthony Miller (Brick Memorial) d. #3 (Fr) Tyree Sutton (Keansburg) 6-5
195
#1 (Jr) Matt Moore (Brick Memorial) d. #4 (Jr) Pat Schinder (Lacey) 5-1
#2 (Sr) Hayden Hrymack (CBA) p. #3 (So) Ken Bradley (Jackson Memorial) 5:15
220
#1 (Sr) Colton Bigelow (Ocean Township) tf. #5 (Sr) Francis Palumbo (Matawan) 17-1
#2 (Sr) Lex Knapp (Lacey d. #3 (Sr) Taylor Avino (Rumson) 8-2
Hwt
#1 (Jr) John Appice (Manalapan) d. #4 (Sr) Brandon Russo (Colts Neck) 6-0
#2 (Sr) Kyle Gora (Ocean Township) p. #3 (Sr) Fernando Perez (TR East) 4:12
Wrestleback Round 1 Results
106
#5 (So) Dom Francoisi (Middletown South) d. #8 (Fr) Matt Wilhelm (Southern) 10-3
#7 (So) Connor Mulligan (Brick Twp) d. #3 (So) Jimmy Slendorn (Howell) 4-0
113
#8 (Fr) Matt Russo (Jackson Liberty) p. #5 (Jr) Matt Caracappa (St. John Vianney) 5:26
#6 (So) Nick DePierro (Freehold Twp) d. #7 (Jr) Jordan Eugenis (Ocean Township) 3-1
120
#8 (Jr) Anthony Scarcella (Raritan) d. #4 (Sr) Sean Stephenson (Brick Memorial) 4-3
#6 (Fr) Danny Saraiva (Marlboro) d. #2 (Jr) Ben Esposito (Howell) 5-0
126
#5 (Jr) Karl Waldron (Neptune) d. #8 (Fr) William Scott (Brick Twp) 7-6
#7 (Jr) Dan Kinsella (Wall) d. #6 (So) Christian Casselli (CBA) 5-2
132
#7 (Sr) Derek Arnette (Shore Regional) by forfeit
#4 (Jr) Jason Bohal (Raritan) d. #8 (Jr) Mike Aronson (Manalapan) 6-1
138
#3 (So) Orion Rovegno (Ocean Township) d. #10 (Sr) Abdullah Abdelaziz (Pinelands) 3-1
#12 (Jr) Jake Campana (Southern) d. #9 (Jr) Steve Cimmino (Brick Twp) 5-1
145
#7 (Sr) Zach Mostowsky (Freehold Boro) d. #11 (Jr) Sekou Harris (Neptune) 5-3
#4 (Jr) Ashanti Maurice (Howell) d. #8 (Sr) Gavin Pejakovich (Long Branch) 12-11
152
#10 (Sr) Jon Buhagiar (Central) d. #11 (Sr) Dan DaSilva (TR North) 2-0
#5 (So) Nick Costa (Brick Memorial) d. #8 (So) TJ Liquori (Jackson Liberty) 9-8
160
#6 (Jr) Joe Beverly (Brick Memorial) md. #10 (Sr) Kyle Lake (TR North) 11-2
#8 (Jr) Nick Hem (Southern) d. #5 (Jr) Dillion Stambaugh (Red Bank) 5-3 OT
170
#9 (Sr) Cody Kirk (Howell) p. #5 (Sr) Nick Osborn (TR South) 3:13
#10 (Sr) Jimmy Ilvento (Holmdel) d. #6 (Jr) Connor Case (Southern) 5-3
182
#4 (Sr) Andrew LaMura (RBC) d. #8 (Sr) Steve Hodgson (Southern) 3-1 OT
#6 (Jr) Dan Watson (Brick Twp) d. #7 (Sr) Zach Goldrosen (Marlboro) 5-3 OT
195
#5 (Sr) Matt Schofield (Barnegat) d. #9 (Jr) Anthony Dzugan (Brick Twp) 3-2
#7 (Sr) Vic Ianello (Raritan) d. #6 (Sr) Matt Sulkowski (Howell) 6-3
220
#7 (Sr) Andrew Matter (Pt Boro) p. #6 (Jr) John Seidle (Neptune) 3:20
#4 (Sr) Mike Lopez (Jackson Memorial) d. #8 (Sr) Nick Rice (Raritan) 3-2 UTB
Hwt
#8 (So) Tyler Poling (Brick Memorial) d. #5 (Sr) Eric Kakauridze (Freehold Twp) 2-1
#7 (Jr) Domingo Perez (Asbury Park) d. #6 (Sr) Josh Ghigliotty (Southern) 3-1
Quarterfinal Results
106
#1 (So) Joe Ghione (Brick Memorial) d. #8 (Fr) Matt Wilhelm (Southern) 8-2
#4 (So) Max Rallo (Ocean Township) md. #5 (So) Dom Francoisi (Middletown South) 13-5
#6 (Fr) Grant Brown (CBA) md. #3 (So) Jimmy Slendorn (Howell) 11-2
#2 (Fr) Mike Russo (Jackson Liberty) p. #7 (So) Connor Mulligan (Brick Twp) 1:03
113
#1 (Jr) Kevin Corrigan (TR South) d. #8 (Fr) Matt Russo (Jackson Liberty) 4-0
#4 (Sr) Matt Lindo (Raritan) d. #5 (Jr) Matt Caracappa (St. John Vianney) 5-2
#3 (So) Erik Beshada (CBA) d. #6 (So) Nick DePierro (Freehold Twp) 10-4
#2 (Jr) Ryan Harter (Pt Boro) d. #7 (Jr) Jordan Eugenis (Ocean Township) 2-1
120
#1 (Fr) Zach Hertling (Ocean Township) p . #8 (Jr) Anthony Scarcella (Raritan) 3:29
#5 (So) Zach Wilhelm (Southern) d. #4 (Sr) Sean Stephenson (Brick Memorial) 8-3
#3 (Fr) Dan Nobbs (Pt Boro) md. #6 (Fr) Danny Saraiva (Marlboro) 9-1
#7 (Sr) Kevin Enright (Lacey) d. #2 (Jr) Ben Esposito (Howell) 6-4
126
#1 (Sr) Nick Liguori (Raritan) by inj default over #8 (Fr) William Scott (Brick Twp)
#4 (Sr) Jalen Ramos (Central) md. #5 (Jr) Karl Waldron (Neptune) 10-1
#3 (Jr) Matt Theobold (TR South) p. #6 (So) Christian Casselli (CBA) 3:21
#2 (Jr) Brian Hamann (Jackson Memorial) tf. #7 (Jr) Dan Kinsella (Wall) 16-0
132
#1 (Sr) Brad Royle (Jackson Memorial) d. #8 (Jr) Mike Aronson (Manalapan) 6-1
#5 (Sr) Thomas Nulty (Freehold Boro) d. #4 (Jr) Jason Bohal (Raritan) 13-11 (OT)
#3 (Sr) Jesse Meaney (Manchester) by forfeit
#2 (Jr) Richard Lewis (TR East) md. #7 (Sr) Derek Arnette (Shore Regional) 12-4
138
#1 (Jr) BJ Clagon (TR South) md. #9 (Jr) Steve Cimmino (Brick Twp) 19-7
#4 (Sr) Brandon Kosheff (Jackson Liberty) d. #12 (Jr) Jake Campana (Southern) 3-0
#6 (Fr) Cliff Ruggiero (Brick Memorial) d. #3 (So) Orion Rovegno (Ocean Township) 4-3 OT
#2 (Sr) Cole Cameron (Howell) d. #10 (Sr) Abdullah Abdelaziz (Pinelands) 5-1 OT
145
#1 (Sr) Ken Theobold (TR South) p. #8 (Sr) Gavin Pejakovich (Long Branch) 3:25
#5 (Jr) Chris Serpico (Southern) d. #4 (Jr) Ashanti Maurice (Howell) 3-2
#3 (Sr) Evan Berti (Brick Memorial) d. #11 (Jr) Sekou Harris (Neptune) 8-1
#2 (Sr) Withler Marcelin (Ocean Township) d. #7 (Sr) Zach Mostowsky (Freehold Boro) 4-2
152
#1 (Sr) Nick Herring (Middletown South) d. #8 (So) TJ Liquori (Jackson Liberty) 10-6
#4 (So) Joey Schultz (Howell) d. #5 (So) Nick Costa (Brick Memorial) 7-4
#3 (Sr) Steve Johns (Southern) d. #11 (Sr) Dan DaSilva (TR North) 5-0
#2 (Jr) Jake George (Long Branch) d. #10 (Sr) Jon Buhagiar (Central) 5-2
160
#1 (Sr) Vin Favia (CBA) d. #8 (Jr) Nick Hem (Southern) 7-2
#4 (Sr) Zach Bohm (Howell) d. #5 (Jr) Dillion Stambaugh (Red Bank) 6-0
#3 (Jr) Dan Wojtaszek (Brick Twp) d. #6 (Jr) Joe Beverly (Brick Memorial) 6-0
#2 (Jr) Anthony Ferraro (St. John Vianney) tf. #10 (Sr) Kyle Lake (TR North) 16-1
170
#1 (Jr) Nick Zak (Jackson Liberty) d. #9 (Sr) Cody Kirk (Howell) 3-0
#4 (Sr) Mike Hoegler (CBA) d. #5 (Sr) Nick Osborn (TR South) 1-0
#3 (Jr) Tyler Richardson (Brick Memorial) d. #6 (Jr) Connor Case (Southern) 3-0
#2 (Jr) Dae'Sean Brown (Neptune) d. #10 (Sr) Jimmy Ilvento (Holmdel) 3-1
182
#1 (Sr) Dallas Winston (Jackson Memorial) d. #8 (Sr) Steve Hodgson (Southern) 10-4
#5 (Jr) Glenn Cross (Matawan) d. #4 (Sr) Andrew LaMura (RBC) 5-1
#3 (Fr) Tyree Sutton (Keansburg) d. #6 (Jr) Dan Watson (Brick Twp) 8-3
#2 (Jr) Anthony Miller (Brick Memorial) d. #7 (Sr) Zach Goldrosen (Marlboro) 3-1
195
#1 (Jr) Matt Moore (Brick Memorial) p. #9 (Jr) Anthony Dzugan (Brick Twp) 1:04
#4 (Jr) Pat Schinder (Lacey) d. #5 (Sr) Matt Schofield (Barnegat) 6-2
#3 (So) Ken Bradley (Jackson Memorial) d. #6 (Sr) Matt Sulkowski (Howell) 5-1
#2 (Sr) Hayden Hrymack (CBA) p. #7 (Sr) Vic Ianello (Raritan) 1:30
220
#1 (Sr) Colton Bigelow (Ocean Township) d. #8 (Sr) Nick Rice (Raritan) 7-1
#5 (Sr) Francis Palumbo (Matawan) d. #4 (Sr) Mike Lopez (Jackson Memorial) 3-2
#3 (Sr) Taylor Avino (Rumson) p. #6 (Jr) John Seidle (Neptune) 2:40
#2 (Sr) Lex Knapp (Lacey) d. #7 (Sr) Andrew Matter (Pt Boro) 5-0
Hwt
#1 (Jr) John Appice (Manalapan) d. #8 (So) Tyler Poling (Brick Memorial) 5-1
#4 (Sr) Brandon Russo (Colts Neck) d. #5 (Sr) Eric Kakauridze (Freehold Twp) 2-0
#3 (Sr) Fernando Perez (TR East) d. #6 (Sr) Josh Ghigliotty (Southern) 4-2 (2OT)
#2 (Sr) Kyle Gora (Ocean Township) d. #7 (Jr) Domingo Perez (Asbury Park) 3-2
Records by District in Quarters
District 21: 16-16
District 22: 16-11
District 23: 10-16
District 24: 14-12
Region 6 Preview & Predictions
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106
Russo has been the king of this weight class all season long, with his lone loss coming when he bumped to 113. Ghione, a state placer at 103 last season, spent all season at 113 before coming down to 106 for the post-season. It's going to take a pretty decent-sized upset to break up that potential final. 3rd-seeded Slendorn's three losses in the Shore were a pair of defeats to Russo, and a loss to #4 Rallo, which he avenged twice. Rallo opens with #5 Franciosi in what will be a rubber match between the two.
Prediction
It's tough to pick against Russo because he has been so dominant at this weight, but I still look at Ghione as a 113. I think he has the strength to get through here.
1st: #1 Ghione (Brick Mem) / 2nd: #2 Russo (Liberty) / 3rd: #3 Slendorn (Howell) / 4th: #4 Rallo (Ocean Twp)
113
Corrigan breezed through the 112-pound bracket here last year, winning each of his bouts by seven points on his way to the title. He could go on a similar run again this year. The rest of the field looks very balanced here and it could come down to who just gets hot at the right time, in which case the 5th-seeded Caracappa could be very dangerous coming off his great run to the D21 Title. He gets a big test again right out of the gate in #4 Lindo. The bottom bracket will be a great battle. #2 Harter, a 4th-place finisher last year at 103, lost to #3 Beshada and beat #6 DePierro. DePierro beat Beshada, but lost to #7 Eugenis who lost by 1 to Beshada. Get all that?
Prediction
Corrigan has run wild over this division all year, and I don't see that changing this weekend.
1st: #1 Corrigan (TR South) / 2nd: #3 Beshada (CBA) / 3rd: #2 Harter (Pt Boro) / 4th: #5 Caracappa (SJV)
120
Top-seeded Hertling has had an outstanding freshman campaign with his only loss coming in the Group Finals, With a 6-0 record against the rest of the field, he has to be considered the favorite. The 4 vs 5 bout should be one of the best of Friday night and will be the 3rd meeting of the season between Stephenson, a 4th-place finisher in 2010, and Wilhelm, an 8th place finisher in NJ last season. The winner of that one should have a lot of momentum headed into Saturday. In the bottom bracket there are two more talented freshmen on the board with the 3rd-seeded Nobbs and the 6th-seeded Saraiva, who suffered his first defeat of the season to #2 Esposito in the D21 final. Coming off that 10-0 win over Saraiva, Esposito is a strong choice to come out of the bottom bracket.
Prediction
It would be tempting to look for the 4/5 winner as an upset pick, but it's tough to go against Hertling who wrestles well beyond his years.
1st: #1 Hertling (Ocean Twp) / 2nd: #2 Esposito (Howell) / 3rd: #4 Wilhelm (Southern) / 4th: #3 Stephenson (Brick Mem)
126
The top 4 here has a great resume in #1 Liguori (4th in NJ), Hamann (4th in NJ-2010), Theobold (State Qualifier), and Ramos (4th R6 / 4X R6 qualifier). The sleeper here could be the 5th-seeded Waldron, a 2-time D23 champ.
Prediction
After missing the post-season last season due to injury, some may have forgotten just how good Hamann is. I think he gives a reminder this weekend in a great bracket.
1st: #2 Hamann (Jackson Mem) / 2nd: #1 Liguori (Raritan) / 3rd: #3 Theobold (TR South) / 4th: #4 Ramos (Central)
132
One of the best weight classes here. The top bracket could be a war with the top-seeded Royle having split a pair of falls with his quarterfinal opponent #8 Aronson. The other matchup up top features #4 Bohal, who placed 4th at 130 last season, against #5 Nulty, a 3-time qualifier who also owns a win over Aronson. In the bottom bracket, last year's 119-pound champ and 7th-place State placer Lewis is the #2 seed. He got a stiff test from #3 Meaney (4th in R6 at 130 in 2010) in last week's D24 final. The two could meet again provided they can get by #6 Donovan, the D23 champ, and #7 Arnette, a D23 champ in 2010 and 3-time R6 qualifier.
Prediction
With a bracket this tough, the seeds rarely hold... but that's my best guess here.
1st: #1 Royle (Jackson Mem) / 2nd: #2 Lewis (TR East) / 3rd: #3 Meaney (Manchester) / 4th: #4 Bohal (Raritan)
138
All 34 of the wins by Clagon, a State runner-up last season, have been by major or better this year. He is a huge favorite here. The bottom bracket could be wild. #2 Cameron is a pinning machine and has been on fire as of late as evident by his three falls in his D24 title run. Likewise, Rovegno has come from out of nowhere to rack up some impressive wins down the stretch to capture the D22 championship and the 3rd seed here. He gets one of the Shore's big home run hitters in #6 Ruggiero, who can put just about anyone to their backs from his feet, in the opener.
Prediction
Clagon remains in Beast Mode as he looks to make a run at the top spot in AC.
1st: #1 Clagon (TR South) / 2nd: #2 Cameron (Howell) / 3rd: #6 Ruggiero (Brick Mem) / 4th: #4 Kosheff (Liberty)
145
Top-seeded Theobold, a 2-time Region medal winner and 7th place finisher in NJ last season, looms large in the top bracket and will be tough to keep from the finals. The 4/5 bout will be very interesting with Maurice, who can put up points in bunches when he's on, against the very underrated Serpico. In the bottom, #2 Marcelin was a Region finalist last year and made it to AC. Likewise for the #3 seed Berti, who advanced to Boardwalk Hall after finishing 3rd at 140 a year ago. Harris and Mostowsky are making their 1st Region appearances and will look to play spoilers.
Prediction
It's awfully tough to see anyone taking out Theobold, but there's a very solid field here looking for the remaining AC bids.
1st: #1 Theobold (TR South) / 2nd: #3 Berti (Brick Mem) / 3rd: #2 Marcelin (Ocean Twp) / 4th: #5 Serpico (Southern)
152
Herring is returning champ, and a 2-time State qualifier, and already holds a 5-2 win over #2 George, who finished one win shy of a medal last season, making Herring the favorite here. 3rd-seeded Johns has quietly put together a solid year, and after an impressive run to the D24 championship, could be in line for a trip to AC to close out his high school career.
Prediction
Herring is a solid pick to repeat, while George and Johns are two very smart wrestlers who will make it tough for the rest of the field to break through.
1st: #1 Herring (Midd South) / 2. #2 George (Long Branch) / 3. #3 Johns (Southern) / 4. #5 Costa (Brick Mem)
160
Top-seeded Favia is a 2-time State qualifier and placed 6th in AC last season. He'll be looking for his 1st Region title, but has a very solid field that will look to keep him from the top spot. #4 Bohm and #5 Stambaugh both survived on Wednesday, with each pulling out 1-point wins. If the seeds hold in the bottom bracket, the semi between #2 Ferraro and #3 Wojtaszek would be a matchup between two of the Shore's best pinners.
Prediction
This is a great Top 4, and if anyone from 5-8 breaks through to grab one of the AC bids it would be one heck of a run.
1st: #1 Favia (CBA) / #3 Wojtaszek (Brick Twp) / #3 Ferraro (SJV) / #4 Bohm (Howell)
170
Zak was a runner-up at 160 last season and finished one win shy of a medal in AC. The bottom bracket here is TOUGH. The 2nd-seeded Brown has had a monster year and has been one of only a few wrestlers in the Shore to give Zak a match this season. Ilvento, is all the way down at the 10-seed and matches up with Brown on Friday night in a rematch of 9-7 bout won by Brown in their dual match meeting. The 4/5 match should be a good one as well with #4 Hoegler, who sometimes gets overlooked in the CBA lineup, and #5 Osborn who is making his 3rd Region apperance.
Prediction
It's hard to imagine that Zak won't get through to the finals, and I have a feeling the bottom bracket will grab the remaining three medals.
1st: #1 Zak (Liberty) / 2nd: #2 Brown (Neptune) / 3rd: #10 Ilvento (Holmdel) / 4th: #3 Richardson (Brick Mem)
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Winston is a returning champ and State runner-up. A clear favorite here, he could get a decent test out of the gate against an underrated #8 Hodgson. The 4/5 matchup between LaMura and Cross is an Icebreaker Finals rematch won by LaMura, 6-2. The bottom bracket should be a wide open contest. #2 Miller makes his third appearance in three years and gets #7 Goldrosen, making his 2nd appearance, right out of the gate. #3 Sutton, only a freshman, is a great story but has a tough draw on Friday night in #6 Watson who took Miller to OT in the D23 final.
Prediction
I'm staying safe... again... and going with Winston. Miller and Winston are just about dead even, but Miller has a knack for finding a way in tight matchups.
1st: #1 Winston (Jackson Mem) / 2nd: #2 Miller (Brick Mem) / 3rd: #6 Watson (Brick Twp) / 4th: #5 Cross (Matawan)
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Friday night will produce a couple tightly contested District matches in this weight. In the 4/5 match, Schinder used a furious rally to record two takedowns in the final nine seconds to send his D24 final bout against Schofield to overtime where he pulled out the win. The 3/6 match of Bradley and Sulkowski is a D21 semi rematch won by Bradley, 2-0. Top-seeded Moore was a 4th place finisher ago, but may find himself as an underdog in this weight as #2 Hrymack has put together an awesome year and is one of five remaining unbeaten wrestlers in the tourney.
Prediction
Tough to go against Hrymack here after the season he's put together.
1st: #2 Hrymack (CBA) / 2nd: #1 Moore (Brick Mem) / 3rd: #4 Schinder (Lacey) / 4th: #3 Bradley (Jackson Mem)
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Both undefeated, a #1 Bigelow vs. #2 Knapp final could bring the house down. There's work to be done before we get there though. The third-seeded Alvino, who lost 3-2 to Bigelow in the D22 final, will be a tough obstacle for anyone here. He's got a tough one off the bat though in the D23 champ Seidle. The 5th-seeded Palumbo, who was a win away from Top 4 at 215 last year, will be looking to avenge a 2-point D21 semi loss to #4 Lopez in another interesting Friday night bout.
Prediction
Tough to pick against a Bigelow/Knapp final, but there is definitely some spoiler potential here. I'm gonna play it safe though... again!
1st: #1 Bigelow (Ocean Twp) / 2nd: Knapp (Lacey) / 3rd: Alvino (Rumson) / 4th: #6 Seidle (Neptune)
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Top-seeded Appice's lone loss came at the All-Star Invitational. Outside of a few matchups, he's seldom been tested. One of his tests was the 2nd-seeded Gora, a State qualifier last season, whom he defeated 5-4 in a December dual. Friday's 4/5 bout is a rubber match between Russo and Kakauridze. Kakauridze took the 1st meeting, 2-1, while Russo won the rematch by fall at the Districts. #6 Ghigliotty has gone 0-3 vs. #3 Perez, but two of those losses were 1-point decisions, so a Friday upset isn't off the table there. The Gora vs. #7 Perez quarter should also be very interesting as Gora represents Perez's toughest matchup to date.
Prediction
This should be a very interesting weight class as many of the participants have met previously in tightly contested matches. Appice looks to have a slight edge here as he's the only one in the field unbeaten in the Shore.
1st: #1 Appice (Manalapan) / 2nd: #2 Gora (Ocean Twp) / 3rd: #3 Perez (TR East) / 4th: Russo (Colts Neck)
Wednesday Night's Preliminary Resuls
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#6 (Fr) Grant Brown (CBA) d. #11 (Jr) Nick Fogarty (Barnegat) 12-6
#7 (So) Connor Mulligan (Brick Twp) d. #10 (So) Nick Ottaviano (Colts Neck) 9-4 (OT)
NOTE: There were only 2 bouts due to Murray and Brown not making weight.
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#8 (Fr) Matt Russo (Jackson Liberty) md. #9 (Jr) Isaiah Haymon (Neptune) 12-0
#4 (Sr) Matt Lindo (Raritan) d. #13 (Jr) Ben Mrozinski (Lacey) 4-2
#6 (So) Nick DePierro (Freehold Twp) p. #11 (So) Bryan Brown (Southern) 5:05
#7 (Jr) Jordan Eugenis (Ocean Township) d. #10 (So) Tray Watkins (Pt Beach) 6-4
100 WINS FOR LINDO
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#8 (Jr) Anthony Scarcella (Raritan) d. #9 (Fr) Dean Sherry (Brick Twp) 5-1
#6 (Fr) Danny Saraiva (Marlboro) md. #11 Chris Phillips (Central) 8-0
#7 (Sr) Kevin Enright (Lacey) md. #10 Ryan Carl (Colts Neck) 12-0
NOTE: There were only 3 bouts due to Iwama withdrawing.
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#8 (Fr) William Scott (Brick Twp) d. #9 (Fr) William Rodriguez (Matawan) 6-4
#4 (Sr) Jalen Ramos (Central) md. #13 (Sr) Matt Yostpile (Southern) 14-2
#6 (So) Christian Casselli (CBA) d. #11 (Fr) Pete Powell (Marlboro) 6-4
#7 (Jr) Dan Kinsella (Wall) d. #10 (So) Andrew MacNeille (Ocean Township) 8-1
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#8 (Jr) Mike Aronson (Manalapan) d. #9 (Jr) Luke Balina (Long Branch) 3-2
#5 (Sr) Thomas Nulty (Freehold Boro) d. #12 (Jr) Garrett Applegate (TR South) 4-0
#3 (Sr) Jesse Meaney (Manchester) md. #14 (Jr) Jose Caraballo (Neptune) 11-0
#7 (Sr) Derek Arnette (Shore Regional) d. #10 (So) Romello Union (Keansburg) 8-1
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#9 (Jr) Steve Cimmino (Brick Twp) d. #8 (Sr) Mike Matlaga (CBA) 4-2
#4 (Sr) Brandon Kosheff (Jackson Liberty) d. #13 (Sr) Devin Holmes (Raritan) 9-4
#12 (Jr) Jake Campana (Southern) d. #5 (Jr) Spencer Young (Jackson Memorial) 8-5
#10 (Sr) Abdullah Abdelaziz (Pinelands) p. #7 (Sr) Rob Finnerty (Pt Beach) 5:48
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#8 (Sr) Gavin Pejakovich (Long Branch) tf. #9 (So) Riley Kelly (Pt Beach) 17-2
#5 (Jr) Chris Serpico (Southern) d. #12 (Jr) Ed Santiago (Barnegat) 5-4
#11 (Jr) Sekou Harris (Neptune) d. #6 (Sr) Nick Cioffi (St. John Vianney) 11-6
#7 (Sr) Zach Mostowsky (Freehold Boro) d. #10 (Jr) Andrew Blasco (Middletown South) 6-4
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#4 (So) Joey Schultz (Howell) d. #13 (Sr) Nick Greenquist (St Rose) 6-5
#11 (Sr) Dan DaSilva (TR North / 23-9) d. #6 (So) Chris Hartigan (Matawan) 8-7
#10 (Sr) Jon Buhagiar (Central) d. #7 (Jr) Dan States (RBC) 8-1
#2 (Jr) Jake George (Long Branch) md. #15 (Sr) Dan DiMaria (Pt Boro) 15-6
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#5 (Jr) Dillion Stambaugh (Red Bank) d. #12 (Sr) Paul Alwell (RBC) 3-2
#4 (Sr) Zach Bohm (Howell) d. #13 (So) Ben Aquilina (Manalapan) 1-0
#6 (Jr) Joe Beverly (Brick Memorial) d. #11 (Fr) Antres Clagon (TR South) 6-1
#10 (Sr) Kyle Lake (TR North) p. #7 (Jr) Drew Donner (Wall) 2:42
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#9 (Sr) Cody Kirk (Howell) p. #8 Steve Corona (Raritan) 1:52
#3 (Jr) Tyler Richardson (Brick Memorial) p. #14 (So) Shawn McCord (RBC) 1:01
#6 (Jr) Connor Case (Southern) vs. #11 (Sr) Donald Jacob (TR East) 9-4
#10 (Sr) Jimmy Ilvento (Holmdel) d. #7 (Sr) Max McClelland (Wall) 3-2
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#5 (Jr) Glenn Cross (Matawan) d. #12 (Sr) Evan Imber (Monmouth Regional) 3-2
#6 (Jr) Dan Watson (Brick Twp) d. #11 (Jr) Armando Leonor (TR East) 8-1
#4 (Sr) Andrew LaMura (RBC) tf. #13 (Jr) Jacob Bell (Ocean Township) 17-1
#7 (Sr) Zach Goldrosen (Marlboro) d. #10 (So) Greg Moran (Barnegat) 9-4
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#9 (Jr) Anthony Dzugan (Brick Twp) d. #8 (Sr) Sam Sottile (Ocean Township) 7-6
#5 (Sr) Matt Schofield (Barnegat) d. #12 (So) Jesse Bauta (Southern) 5-3
#6 (Sr) Matt Sulkowski (Howell) d. #11 (Sr) Jason Cocklin (Manalapan) 3-0
#7 (Sr) Vic Ianello (Raritan) vs. #10 (Jr) Harry Warner (Manasquan) 9-2
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#8 (Sr) Nick Rice (Raritan) d. #9 (Sr) George McCoy (Howell) 5-1
#5 (Sr) Francis Palumbo (Matawan) d. #12 (Jr) Jeff Paton (Central) 3-2
#3 (Sr) Taylor Avino (Rumson) d. #14 (Sr) Zeb Collins (Southern) 10-4
#7 (Sr) Andrew Matter (Pt Boro) d. #10 (Sr) Don Hamill (Wall) 3-2 (UTB)
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#8 (So) Tyler Poling (Brick Memorial) d. #9 (Sr) Kirby Gardner (CBA) 5-1
#5 (Sr) Eric Kakauridze (Freehold Twp) d. #12 (So) Pat Toal (Raritan) 2-1
#4 (Sr) Brandon Russo (Colts Neck) p. #13 (Jr) Mike Nasen (Brick Twp) 3:14
#6 (Sr) Josh Ghigliotty (Southern) d. #11 (Sr) Ken Johnson (Manchester) 4-3 (UTB)
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