Wrestling: Region 3 championship results

The top four finishers in each weight class advance to the 85th State Wrestling Championships held March 2-4 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

State qualifiers by school

Delbarton 5+4+3+0=12; Phillipsburg 3+2+1+0=6; Mendham 1+0+2+3=6; Caldwell 0+1+1+3=5 Hanover Park 2+2+1+0=5; West Morris 1+0+1+3=5; Warren Hills 0+2+0+1=3; Hackettstown 2+0+0+0=2; Livingston 0+0+1+1=2; North Bergen 0+0+1+1=2; Nutley 0+0+1+1=2; West Orange 0+0+1+1=2; Belvidere 0+1+0+0=1; Columbia 0+0+1+0=1; Randolph 0+1+0+0=1; Verona 0+1+0+0=1; Barringer 0+0+0+0=0; Becton 0+0+0+0=0; Belleville 0+0+0+0=0; Bloomfield 0+0+0+0=0; Chatham 0+0+0+0=0; Cliffside Park 0+0+0+0=0; East Orange 0+0+0+0=0; East Side 0+0+0+0=0; Glen Ridge 0+0+0+0=0; Kearny 0+0+0+0=0; Lyndhurst-North Arlington 0+0+0+0=0; Morris Catholic 0+0+0+0=0; Madison 0+0+0+0=0; Montclair 0+0+0+0=0; Morristown 0+0+0+0=0; Orange 0+0+0+0=0; Rutherford 0+0+0+0=0; Secaucus 0+0+0+0=0; Union City 0+0+0+0=0; Whippany Park 0+0+0+0=0; Wood-Ridge 0+0+0+0=0.

Qualifiers by district

District 9=19; District 10=19; District 11=11; District 12=7

Championships

120 -- 1-Jr. Travis Jones (37-4, D9-1), Phillipsburg, d. 2-So. Alex Strashinsky (21-3, D10-1), Delbarton, 6-5.
126 -- 1-Sr. Patrick Glory (35-0, D10-1), Delbarton, tf. 2-Jr. Domenic DiFrancescantonio (33-7, D11-1), Hanover Park, 17-2, 3:26.
132 -- 1-Jr. Nick Raimo (37-0, D11-1), Hanover Park, tf. 6-Jr. Kyle Tino (24-9, D9-1), Phillipsburg, 21-6, 4:09.
138 -- 1-Jr. Cody Harrison (32-3, D9-1), Phillipsburg, d. 2-Sr. Frank Gabriele (36-3, D10-1), Verona, 6-5.
145 -- 3-Sr. Alex Carida (40-1, D9-1), Hackettstown, d. 1-Sr. Travis Tavoso (30-5, D10-1), Delbarton, 2-1.
152 -- 1-Sr. Brian Meyer (35-2, D9-1), Phillipsburg, d. 2-Sr. Gerald Jones (33-3, D9-2), Caldwell, 2-1.
160 -- 2-So. Kieran Calvetti (27-8, D10-1), Delbarton, d. 1-Sr. Matthew Liberato (26-5, D11-1), Hanover Park, 5-4.
170 -- 1-Sr. Marco Gaita (33-2, D11-1), West Morris, d. 2-Jr. AJ Lonski (26-11, D10-1), Delbarton, 7-6.
182 -- 1-Sr. Cole Kreshpane (27-8,  D10-1), Delbarton, d. 2-Sr. Jarod Ostir (27-2, D12-1), Warren Hills, 7-3.
195 -- 2-So. Gage Armijo (35-2, D9-2), Mendham, d. 4-Sr. Anthony Siragusa (18-10, D10-1), Delbarton, 5-0.
220 -- 1-Sr. Trey Zgombic (19-6, D10-1), Delbarton, d. 2-Jr. Nick Galka (24-4, D12-1), Warren Hills, 10-7.
285 -- 1-Sr. Joe Andes (39-1, D9-1), Hackettstown, p. 2-Jr. Ryan Knox (25-15, D12-1), Randolph, 1:54.
106 -- 1-Fr. Joey Olivieri (37-3, D11-1), Hanover Park, d. 2-Jr. Quinn Melofchik (36-3, D11-2), Belvidere, 3-1.
113 -- 1-So. Anthony Clark (31-2, D10-1), Delbarton, d. 2-Sr. Cullen Day (29-10, D9-1), Phillipsburg, 5-0.
Outstanding Wrestler Awards -- Patrick Glory, Delbarton and Alex Carida, Hackettstown.
Coach of the Year Award -- Dave Post, Phillipsburg.
Assistant Coach of the Year Award -- Mark Delia, Belleville.

Third-place consolations

106 -- 3-Fr. Nicholas Nardone (30-5, D10-1), Delbarton, md. 6-So. Robert Bohr (27-10, D11-3), West Morris, 12-2.
113 -- 4-Sr. Michael Caso (31-9, D11-2), West Morris, d. 5-So. Tristan Navarino (28-14, D9-2), Mendham, 3-1.
120 -- 4-Jr. Dom DiGena (39-3, D9-2), Mendham, md. 6-So. Darren Jones (32-8, D9-3), Caldwell, 10-0.
126 -- 3-Sr. Anthony Petrillo (38-2, D12-1), Livingston, d. 4-Sr. Codey O'Rourke (26-8, D12-2), Warren Hills, 9-5.
132 -- 3-Fr. Justin Cantor (26-4, D12-1), North Bergen, p. 7-Jr. Peter Tringali (33-9, D9-2), Mendham, 2:46.
138 -- 5-So. Dante Stefanelli (13-6, D10-2), Delbarton, d. 3-So. Alex Jones (18-5, D9-2), Caldwell, 3-1.
145 -- 2-Sr. Sean Conley (31-7, D11-1), Hanover Park, d. 4-Jr. Alex Winant (34-8, D9-2), Mendham, 5-3.
152 -- 3-Jr. Vincent Andreano (27-8, D10-1), Delbarton, d. 4-Jr. Justin LeMay (30-6, D11-1), West Morris, 4-3.
160 -- 4-Sr. Frank DeMaio (35-4, D10-3), Nutley, d. 8-Jr. John DeVito (30-10, D11-2), West Morris, 7-6.
170 -- 4-Sr. Lance Wissing (38-4, D9-1), Phillipsburg, p. 6-Sr. Frank Gabriele (32-6, D10-2), Nutley, :56.
182 -- 3-Sr. Sebastian Rawls (34-6, D10-2), West Orange, p. 4-Sr. Kenneth Newman (27-7, D12-2), Livingston, 1:05.
195 -- 3-Sr. Kyle Schaffer (31-5, D9-1), Caldwell, d. 1-Sr. Noah Tandy (28-9, D10-2), West Orange, 7-3.
220 -- 6-Sr. Giuseppe Canino (24-18, D9-2), Mendham, d. 5-Sr. Stephen Murphy (30-9, D9-1), Caldwell, 8-1.
285 -- 5-Sr. Galileo Hetherington (27-10, D10-2), Columbia, d. 6-Jr. Nicholas Huntt (18-11, D12-3), North Bergen, 5-2.

Fifth-place consolations

106 -- 4-So. Michael Rodriguez (25-8, D10-2), Becton, d. 5-Jr. Dominick Cofone (17-7, D10-3), Nutley, 8-5.
113 -- 3-So. Jake Bursese (28-8, D11-1), Hanover Park, p. 7-Sr. Mark DeAngelis (25-13, D9-3), Caldwell, 1:44.

120 -- 5-So. Charlie Treston (31-11, D12-2), Randolph, d. 3-So. Alex Leon (33-6, D12-1), Secaucus, 5-0.
126 -- 5-Sr. Yousef Salem (19-6, D12-3), North Bergen, d. 7-Sr. Alex Schlegel (28-11, D9-1), Mendham, 6-2.
132 -- Jr. Edgar Moreno (28-10, D10-3), West Orange, d. Jr. Devin Rocha (32-9, D10-2), Columbia, 7-2.
138 -- 4-Jr. Sean Savercool (22-4, D12-1), Whippany Park, d. 7-Sr. Scott Finnis (27-15, D12-2), Randolph, 4-0.
145 -- 6-Sr. Alex Vindici (20-3, D12-1), Randolph, d. So. Michael Charles (18-15, D10-2), West Orange, 15-11.
152 -- 5-Sr. John Gabriele (36-7, D10-2), Verona, p. 6-Jr. Janny Lopez Valle (22-9, D12-1), Randolph, 1:49.
160 -- 3-Jr. Colin Morgan (29-9, D10-2), West Orange, md. 7-So. Thomas Stigliano (31-10, D12-1), Whippany Park, 14-6.
170 -- Jr. Nick Zarra (21-16, D11-3), Hanover Park, d. Jr. Nick Riggio (30-12, D10-3), Verona, 5-4.
182 -- 8-Jr. Austin Roth (22-12, D9-1), Phillipsburg, p. 7-Sr. Kyle Winbush (26-13, D12-3), Randolph, 2:47.
195 -- 8-Sr. Shamyr Brodders (19-16, D9-3), Phillipsburg, d. 7-Jr. Derek Rooney (11-10, D12-2), Randolph, 10-5.
220 -- 4-Sr. Robert Rosen (24-7, D11-1), West Morris, forfeit, 3-Sr. Kenny Pena (24-13, D12-2), Cliffside Park.
285 -- 4-Jr. Duro Ajayi (21-15, D12-2), Warren Hills, d. 3-Sr. Jason Kopich (25-10, D10-1), Becton, 1-0.

Second wrestlebacks

106 -- 3-Fr. Nicholas Nardone (29-5, D10-1), Delbarton, tf. 5-Jr. Dominick Cofone (17-6, D10-3), Nutley, 18-3, 3:29; 6-So. Robert Bohr (27-9, D11-3), West Morris, d. 4-So. Michael Rodriguez (24-8, D10-2), Becton, 3-1.

113 -- 5-So. Tristan Navarino (28-13, D9-2), Mendham, d. 3-So. Jake Bursese (27-8, D11-1), Hanover Park, 11-5; 4-Sr. Michael Caso (30-9, D11-2), West Morris, p. 7-Sr. Mark DeAngelis (25-12, D9-3), Caldwell, 2:54.

120 -- 6-So. Darren Jones (32-7, D9-3), Caldwell, p. 5-So. Charlie Treston (30-11, D12-2), Randolph, 2:34; 4-Jr. Dom DiGena (38-3, D9-2), Mendham, d. 3-So. Alex Leon (33-5, D12-1), Secaucus, 10-5.

126 -- 3-Sr. Anthony Petrillo (37-2, D12-1), Livingston, d. 5-Sr. Yousef Salem (18-6, D12-3), North Bergen, 3-2; 4-Sr. Codey O'Rourke (26-7, D12-2), Warren Hills, d. 7-Sr. Alex Schlegel (28-10, D9-1), Mendham, 7-0.

132 -- 7-Jr. Peter Tringali (33-8, D9-2), Mendham, md. Jr. Devin Rocha (32-8, D10-2), Columbia, 12-4; 3-Fr. Justin Cantor (25-4, D12-1), North Bergen, d. Jr. Edgar Moreno (27-10, D10-3), West Orange, 6-2.

138 -- 3-So. Alex Jones (18-4, D9-2), Caldwell, p. 4-Jr. Sean Savercool (21-4, D12-1), Whippany Park, 1:46; 5-So. Dante Stefanelli (12-6, D10-2), Delbarton, tf. 7-Sr. Scott Finnis (27-14, D12-2), Randolph, 15-0, 3:16.

145 -- 2-Sr. Sean Conley (30-7, D11-1), Hanover Park, d. So. Michael Charles (18-14, D10-2), West Orange, 9-4; 4-Jr. Alex Winant (34-7, D9-2), Mendham, md. 6-Sr. Alex Vindici (19-3, D12-1), Randolph, 14-3.

152 -- 3-Jr. Vincent Andreano (26-8, D10-1), Delbarton, d. 5-Sr. John Gabriele (35-7, D10-2), Verona, 10-3; 4-Jr. Justin LeMay (30-5, D11-1), West Morris, tf. 6-Jr. Janny Lopez Valle (22-8, D12-1), Randolph, 17-2, 4:08.

160 -- 8-Jr. John DeVito (30-9, D11-2), West Morris, d. 3-Jr. Colin Morgan (28-9, D10-2), West Orange, 11-9 SV; 4-Sr. Frank DeMaio (34-4, D10-3), Nutley, d. 7-So. Thomas Stigliano (31-9, D12-1), Whippany Park, 8-2.

170 -- 6-Sr. Frank Gabriele (32-5, D10-2), Nutley, d. Jr. Nick Zarra (20-16, D11-3), Hanover Park, 3-2; 4-Sr. Lance Wissing (37-4, D9-1), Phillipsburg, d. Jr. Nick Riggio (30-11, D10-3), Verona, 3-2.

182 -- 3-Sr. Sebastian Rawls (33-6, D10-2), West Orange, d. 8-Jr. Austin Roth (21-12, D9-1), Phillipsburg, 3-1; 4-Sr. Kenneth Newman (27-6, D12-2), Livingston, md. 7-Sr. Kyle Winbush (26-12, D12-3), Randolph, 13-3.

195 -- 3-Sr. Kyle Schaffer (30-5, D9-1), Caldwell, md. 8-Sr. Shamyr Brodders (18-16, D9-3), Phillipsburg, 10-0; 1-Sr. Noah Tandy (28-8, D10-2), West Orange, p. 7-Jr. Derek Rooney (11-9, D12-2), Randolph, 3:54.

220 -- 5-Sr. Stephen Murphy (30-8, D9-1), Caldwell, p. 3-Sr. Kenny Pena (24-13, D12-2), Cliffside Park, 5:58; 6-Sr. Giuseppe Canino (23-18, D9-2), Mendham, d. 4-Sr. Robert Rosen (23-7, D11-1), West Morris, 3-1.

285 -- 5-Sr. Galileo Hetherington (26-10, D10-2), Columbia, d. 3-Sr. Jason Kopich (25-9, D10-1), Becton, 5-3; 6-Jr. Nicholas Huntt (18-10, D12-3), North Bergen, d. 4-Jr. Duro Ajayi (20-15, D12-2), Warren Hills, 3-1.

First wrestlebacks


106 -- 5-Jr. Dominick Cofone (17-5, D10-3), Nutley, d. 8-Fr. Logan Maczko (18-15, D9-1), Phillipsburg, 10-4; 6-So. Robert Bohr (26-9, D11-3), West Morris, forfeit, 7-Jr. Austin Hufnagel (24-6, D12-1), Cliffside Park.

113 -- 5-So. Tristan Navarino (27-13, D9-2), Mendham, md. 8-So. Michael Petrillo (18-19, D12-1), Livingston, 11-3; 7-Sr. Mark DeAngelis (25-11, D9-3), Caldwell, p. Fr. Jacob Baeza (31-7, D11-3), Kearny, 2:59.

120 -- 5-So. Charlie Treston (30-10, D12-2), Randolph, d. So. Conner Cortese (26-8, D12-3), Chatham, 8-4; 3-So. Alex Leon (33-4, D12-1), Secaucus, p. 7-Fr. Dom Merola (21-17, D11-1), Hanover Park, 1:29.

126 -- 5-Sr. Yousef Salem (18-5, D12-3), North Bergen, d. 8-Jr. Nicholas Fiorillo (18-9, D9-2), Glen Ridge, 2-1; 7-Sr. Alex Schlegel (28-9, D9-1), Mendham, d. 6-So. Eli Shepard (21-15, D11-2), West Morris, 2-0.

132 -- Jr. Devin Rocha (32-7, D10-2), Columbia, d. 8-Sr. John Cumming (16-14, D10-1), Delbarton, 5-1; 3-Fr. Justin Cantor (24-4, D12-1), North Bergen, d. 2-Sr. Sebastian Cornejo (33-6, D11-2), Morris Catholic, 11-5.

138 -- 4-Jr. Sean Savercool (21-3, D12-1), Whippany Park, md. 8-So. David Guerra (25-6, D11-2), Belleville, 13-5; 7-Sr. Scott Finnis (27-13, D12-2), Randolph, d. 6-Sr. Michael Rubin (17-16, D11-1), Hanover Park, 4-2 SV.

145 -- So. Michael Charles (18-13, D10-2), West Orange, d. 5-Jr. Jayson Zinsmeister (19-14, D9-3), Phillipsburg, 6-2; 6-Sr. Alex Vindici (19-2, D12-1), Randolph, p. Jr. Blake McGowan (18-10, D10-3), Columbia, 1:45.

152 -- 5-Sr. John Gabriele (35-6, D10-2), Verona, d. 8-Jr. Nicholas Graessle (22-14, D12-3), Whippany Park, 7-2; 6-Jr. Janny Lopez Valle (22-7, D12-1), Randolph, p. Fr. Aidan Watson (23-9, D11-2), Morristown, :45.

160 -- 8-Jr. John DeVito (29-9, D11-2), West Morris, md. 5-Sr. Josh Ramos (21-10, D9-1), Phillipsburg, 13-2; 7-So. Thomas Stigliano (31-8, D12-1), Whippany Park, p. 6-Jr. Victor Jorge (35-6, D9-2), Lyndhurst-North Arlington, 5:51.

170 -- Jr. Nick Zarra (20-15, D11-3), Hanover Park, d. 5-Sr. Joseph Marchesano (29-3, D9-2), Glen Ridge, 9-7 SV; Jr. Nick Riggio (30-10, D10-3), Verona, p. 3-Sr. Robinson Reyes (32-5, D12-1), Secaucus, 1:48.

182 -- 8-Jr. Austin Roth (21-11, D9-1), Phillipsburg, md. 5-Sr. Billy Fauerbach (28-13, D10-3), Verona, 9-0.
7-Sr. Kyle Winbush (26-11, D12-3), Randolph, forfeit, 6-Jr. Luke Stefanelli (25-8, D11-1), West Morris.

195 -- 8-Sr. Shamyr Brodders (18-15, D9-3), Phillipsburg, d. 5-Sr. Devonne Swan (12-5, D11-1), East Orange, 5-3 SV; 7-Jr. Derek Rooney (11-8, D12-2), Randolph, d. 6-Sr. Ryan Valese (24-6, D12-1), Livingston, 10-3.

220 -- 5-Sr. Stephen Murphy (29-8, D9-1), Caldwell, d. Sr. Joseph Dalessio (21-8, D10-2), Nutley, 2-1 TB2.
6-Sr. Giuseppe Canino (22-18, D9-2), Mendham, d. Sr. Jordan Delvalle (20-13, D10-3), West Orange, 3-2 TB2.

285 -- 5-Sr. Galileo Hetherington (25-10, D10-2), Columbia, d. Jr. Xavier Gulley (15-11, D9-2), Bloomfield, 2-1.
6-Jr. Nicholas Huntt (17-10, D12-3), North Bergen, p. 7-Sr. Paul Fadeski (12-24, D11-1), Kearny, 3:01.