WANTAGE -- Warren Hills' wrestling team wasn't looking for any moral victories on Saturday, but the Blue Streaks left a rugged quad with a little satisfaction.
Starting off the match with two pins, Warren Hills won four of the first five bouts en route to a 36-25 victory over host High Point. Coach Jarrett Hosbach's Streaks (7-6) went 1-2 on the day, dropping their opener against Paramus, 46-21, and the nightcap with Cranford, 40-25.
"[The win over High Point] mattered the most, but every match is important," said Hosbach, who had to wrestle the final two dual meets without starters Cody Harrison (106) and Codey O'Rourke (120) as both sustained injuries in the loss to Paramus.
"Every match is an opportunity. We're not saying we had a great day getting one win. This was very competitive. Teams challenged us in different ways and hopefully we challenged them."
High Point (12-5), which also went 1-2, entered the match with Warren Hills following a thrilling 29-28 win on criteria against Cranford. Coach John Gardner's 'Cats, who dropped a 46-15 decision to Paramus in their finale, won seven of 14 bouts against Cranford and prevailed on greater number of first points (12-11). Sophomore Shane Kobis (18-10) delivered a huge pin in 5:39 at 138, while senior Jared Kobis (17-0), a Region 1 champion, came through with a 3-1 win in sudden victory at 145 to cut High Point's deficit to three at 28-25.
Junior Aric Wingle's 4-2 win over Dave Busch at 152 knotted the team score at 28. Another stunner was senior Kurt Rosner only dropping a 1-0 decision to Cranford senior Niko Cappello (21-4), who was seventh in the state last year, at 195. Rosner entered the match 0-3 and with two career wins on the varsity level.
"It was a good win for us," said Gardner, whose team is expected to be the No. 2 seed in the upcoming North 1, Group 2 sectional tournament. "We still have a lot of work to do."
In the middle round, Jarod Ostir and Kurt Nemeth, who recently dropped to 182, started Warren Hills off with pins at 170 and 182, while freshman Nick Galka's 6-2 win over Matt McDonnell at 195 gave the visitors a commanding 15-0 lead. After Kevin Lewis' major at 220 got High Point on the board, Taylan Zafis delivered another blow by decking Cliff Rutter, a District 3 runner-up, with a headlock in 1:52 in what proved to be the swing bout at 285.
"It started at a real good spot for us," Hosbach said of the match opening at 170.
After dropping the first two bouts by falls, Gardner was forced to insert McDonnell at 195 and bump Lewis and Rutter up a weight in order to try and win all three matchups.
Zach Nauta's 6-3 win over Shane Kobis at 138 made it 33-19, forcing High Point to win out and get some major bonus points in the process. But Jared Kobis mustered only a 5-0 win at 145 and Wingle had to settle for a 5-3 win at 152 -- avenging a 5-3 loss to Rashon Wade Taylor at the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament on Jan. 9.
Senior Anthony Roessner closed out the win with an 11-6 decision over Rob Turro at 160. High Point still holds an 11-10 edge in the series with Warren Hills, which has now won two straight including a 47-21 win over the 'Cats at home last year. Blue Streaks junior Matt Valli (22-0) remained unbeaten with three wins on the day, including a 10-3 decision over Cranford's Tom DiGiovanni (19-4), a third-place finisher in Region 3.
As far as the medical report, neither High Point or Warren Hills came out unscathed.
Harrison, a good-looking freshman, sustained what appeared to be a head injury in a 7-1 loss to Paramus' Kyle Kaiser (24-3), who was fourth in Region 2 last season. O'Rourke, who had his left elbow heavily taped coming in, sat out the final two matches after a 2-0 loss to Jack Bessen.
"We'll know more on Monday," said Hosbach, who held Galka and sophomore 113-pounder Kyle Wulff out against Cranford.
The 'Cats also sat several starters in their final match against Paramus, which went 3-0, including a 36-25 win over Cranford.
"We'll be all right," said Gardner, whose squad has a big showdown against archrival Kittatinny at home on Friday night. "We're closing in on February and no wrestler is 100 percent. They're sore or tired. It's the nature of the beast."
In a wild and bizarre match between Cranford (11-3) and Paramus (15-3), an illegal slam proved to be the swing bout as Ryan Freeman, fourth in the state two years ago, won by disqualification over Chris Scorese, a Region 3 runner-up last season, at 132 pounds. The bout was tied at 3 in the second period when referee Dave Marotta awarded a penalty point for the slam.
After injury time had expired, Freeman jumped up and appeared ready to resume, but the bout was halted much to the dismay of the Cranford fans. Paramus won three of the final four bouts to seal it.
WARREN HILLS 36, HIGH POINT 25
170 -- Jarod Ostir, WH, p. Liam Gorman, :16.
182 -- Kurt Nemeth, WH, p. Kurt Rosner, 1:32.
195 -- Nick Galka, WH, d. Matt McDonnell, 6-2.
220 -- Kevin Lewis, HP, md. Brody Oberly, 13-3.
285 -- Taylan Zafis, WH, p. Cliff Rutter, 1:52.
106 -- Devin Flannery, HP, forfeit.
113 -- Kyle Wulff, WH, d. Maverick Liebl, 3-2 TB.
120 -- Justin Liebl, HP, p. Chris Ostir, 1:09.
126 -- Matt Valli, WH, forfeit.
132 -- Trey Osborn, HP, d. Pedro Cruz, 7-2 TB.
138 -- Zach Nauta, WH, d. Shane Kobis, 6-3.
145 -- Jared Kobis, HP, d. Cameron Nauta, 5-0.
152 -- Aric Wingle, HP, d. Rashon Wade Taylor, 5-3.
160 -- Anthony Roessner, WH, d. Rob Turro, 11-6.
CRANFORD 40, WARREN HILLS 25
182 -- Niko Cappello, C, forfeit.
195 -- Kurt Nemeth, WH, md. Dylan Budnik, 9-0.
220 -- Alex Esposito, C, d. Brody Oberly, 8-3.
285 -- Taylan Zafis, WH, p. Kevin Doran, 4:43.
106 -- Conor Halipn, C, forfeit.
113 -- Anthony Capece, C, forfeit.
120 -- Jacob DiNapoli, WH, p. AJ Bencivenga, 2:35.
126 -- Matt Valli, WH, d. Tom DiGiovanni, 10-3.
132 -- Chris Scorese, C, p. Pedro Cruz, 4:54.
138 -- Zach Nauta, WH, d. Mike Nigro, 4-2.
145 -- Vince Concina, C, md. Cameron Nauta, 10-0.
152 -- Brian McGovern, C, p. Rashon Wade Taylor, 1:08.
160 -- Anthony Roessner, WH, d. Dave Busch, 3-2.
170 -- Andrew Tompkins, C, d. Jarod Ostir, 3-2.
PARAMUS 46, HIGH POINT 15
182 -- Chris Voorhis, P, d. Liam Gorman, 4-2.
195 -- Matt McDonnell, HP, forfeit.
220 -- Sam Daniels, P, d. Kevin Lewis, 9-4.
285 -- Michael Daniele, P, d. Thomas Hubmaster, 5-0.
106 -- Kyle Kaiser, P, md. Brandon LaRue, 10-0.
113 -- Devin Flannery, HP, d. Thomas Casey, 5-0.
120 -- Jack Bessen, P, d. Justin Liebl, 4-0.
126 -- Trey Osborn, HP, injury default over Nick Pettineo, 2:58.
132 -- Christian Carmichael, P, p. Derek Sarapuchiello, 3:26.
138 -- Nick Ciambrone, P, d. Shane Kobis, 9-3.
145 -- Brandon Loftiss, P, p. Oviane Marsh, 2:22.
152 -- Alex Sebahie, P, forfeit.
160 -- Kyle Cochran, P, p. Trevor Pritchard, :32.
170 -- Kyle McIntyre, P, d. Rob Turro, 4-2.
PARAMUS 46, WARREN HILLS 21
160 -- Alex Sebahie, P, p. Anthony Roessner, 4:30.
170 -- Kyle Cochran, P, forfeit.
182 -- Chris Voorhis, P, d. Nick Galka, 3-1.
195 -- Kurt Nemeth, WH, forfeit.
220 -- Sam Daniels, P, d. Brody Oberly, 5-2.
285 -- Michael Daniele, P, p. Taylan Zafis, 2:42.
106 -- Kyle Kaiser, P, d. Cody Harrison, 7-1.
113 -- Kyle Wulff, WH, md. Thomas Casey, 13-0.
120 -- Jack Bessen, P, d. Codey O'Rourke, 2-0.
126 -- Matt Valli, WH, tf. Christian Carmichael, 20-3, 5:14.
132 -- Pedro Cruz, WH, injury default over Nick Pettineo, 3:13.
138 -- Ryan Freeman, P, p. Zach Nauta, 3:44.
145 -- Nick Ciambrone, P, md. Cameron Nauta, 10-1.
152 -- Brandon Loftiss, P, p. Rashon Wade Taylor, 4:19.
HIGH POINT 29, CRANFORD 28
160 -- Brian McGovern, C, p. Trevor Pritchard, 3:53.
170 -- Rob Turro, HP, md. Josh Dechillo, 18-4.
182 -- Andrew Tompkins, C, d. Liam Gorman, 2-0.
195 -- Niko Cappello, C, d. Kurt Rosner, 1-0.
220 -- Kevin Lewis, HP, p. Dylan Budnik, :29.
285 -- Alex Esposito, C, d. Cliff Rutter, 13-9.
106 -- Devin Flannery, HP, d. Conor Halipn, 4-0.
113 -- Anthony Capece, C, md. Maverick Liebl, 14-1.
120 -- Tom DiGiovanni, C, d. Justin Liebl, 5-1.
126 -- Trey Osborn, HP, d. AJ Bencivenga, 4-0.
132 -- Chris Scorese, C, forfeit.
138 -- Shane Kobis, HP, p. Mike Nigro, 5:39.
145 -- Jared Kobis, HP, d. Vince Concina, 3-1 SV.
152 -- Aric Wingle, HP, d. Dave Busch, 4-2.
Note: High Point wins on Criteria 8 (greater number of first points)
PARAMUS 36, CRANFORD 25
170 -- Kyle McIntyre, P, md. Josh Dechillo, 10-1.
182 -- Andrew Tompkins, C, d. Chris Voorhis, 3-1.
195 -- Niko Cappello, C, forfeit.
220 -- Sam Daniels, P, d. Dylan Budnik, 5-1.
285 -- Alex Esposito, C, p. Michael Daniele, 4:34.
106 -- Kyle Kaiser, P, p. Conor Halipn, 1:32.
113 -- Anthony Capece, C, md. Thomas Casey, 14-3.
120 -- Tom DiGiovanni, C, d. Jack Bessen, 2-0.
126 -- Nick Pettineo, P, p. AJ Bencivenga, 3:51.
132 -- Ryan Freeman, P, disqualification over Chris Scorese.
138 -- Nick Ciambrone, P, d. Mike Nigro, 5-3.
145 -- Vince Concina, C, d. Brandon Loftiss, 2-0.
152 -- Alex Sebahie, P, d. Brian McGovern, 9-7.
160 -- Kyle Cochran, P, tf. Dave Busch, 18-3, 4:51.
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