Wrestling: State Tournament schedule, stats

What: 86th State Wrestling Championships.

Where: Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

When: Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Lewis Fernandes (top left) looks to repeat at 285.

Thursday's schedule: Preliminaries, 2:30 p.m.; pre-quarterfinals, to follow.

Friday's schedule: Wrestlebacks (first three rounds), 9 a.m.; quarterfinals, noon; semifinals and girls quarterfinals, 6.p.m.; fourth and fifth round of wrestlebacks, to follow.

Saturday's schedule: Sixth round of wrestlebacks, 10 a.m.; boys consolation finals (third through eighth places) and girls consolation semifinals with medal round and championships to follow; boys championships, 3:30 p.m.

Returning state champions (8, including 1 prior to 2018, '19 weights): Jr. Anthony Clark, Delbarton (first-2017, first-2018, 120); Jr. Robert Howard, Bergen Catholic (second-2017, first-2018, 126); So. Joey Olivieri, Hanover Park (126); Sr. Nick Raimo, Hanover Park (second-2016, first-2017, third-2018, 132); Sr. Ricky Cabanillas, DePaul (second-2017, first-2018, 145); Sr. Lucas Revano, Camden Catholic (sixth-2016, fifth-2017, first-2018, 145); Sr. Jacob Cardenas, Bergen Catholic (195); Sr. Lewis Fernandes, Voorhees (285).

Returning medal winners (36, previous finishes, 2019 weights): So. Brett Ungar, Hunterdon Central (sixth-2018, 106); So. Dean Peterson, St. John Vianney (second-2018, 113); So. Nicholas Nardone, Delbarton (third-2018, 113); Jr. Nick Kayal, Bergen Catholic (third-2017, fourth-2018, 113); Sr. Quinn Melofchik, Belvidere (seventh-2018, 113); So. Vincent Santaniello, Brick Memorial (eighth-2018, 113); Jr. Eddie Ventresca, Pope John (sixth-2017, third-2018, 120); Jr. McKenzie Bell, Kingsway (seventh-2018, 120); Sr. Samuel Alvarez, St. Joseph-Montvale (second-2017, second-2018, 126); Sr. Nicky Cabanillas, DePaul (fifth-2018, 126); Jr. CJ Composto, Westfield (fifth-2018, 126); Sr. Luke Mazzeo, Emerson-Park Ridge (sixth-2018, 132); Sr. Travis Jones, Phillipsburg (seventh-2018, 132); Jr. Will Grater, Don Bosco Prep (eighth-2018, 132); Jr. Andrew Clark, Collingswood (eighth-2018, 132); Sr. JoJo Aragona, Pope John (third-2016, second-2017, third-2018, 138); Jr. Alex Poniros, Ocean Township (seventh-2018, 138); Sr. Alec Bobchin, Princeton (eighth-2018, 138); Sr. Wade Unger, Bergen Catholic (fifth-2018, 145); Sr. Wyatt McCarthy, Newton (seventh-2018, 145); Sr. Nick Bennett, Delsea (second-2018, 152); Sr. Cody Harrison, Phillipsburg (eighth-2017, fourth-2018, 152); Sr. George Worthy, Paulsboro (fifth-2018, 152); Sr. Robert Kanniard, Wall (fourth-2017, second-2018, 160); Sr. Corey Fischer, West Deptford (seventh-2018, 160); Jr. Shane Reitsma, Howell (sixth-2018, 170); Jr. Brandon Green, Paulsboro (seventh-2018, 170); Sr. Christopher Foca, Bergen Catholic (third-2017, second-2018, 182); Jr. John Poznanski, Colonia (third-2018, 182); Sr. Nick Addison, Rumson-Fair Haven (fourth-2018, 182); Sr. Zach Mafaro, Kittatinny (sixth-2018, 182); Sr. Santino Morina, Paulsboro (eighth-2017, fifth-2018, 182); Sr. Luke Niemeyer, South Plainfield (fifth-2018, 195); Sr. Tyreke Brown, Penns Grove (fifth-2018, 220); Sr. Jervey Sistrunk, Bound Brook (third-2018, 285); Sr. Kevin Cerruti, Long Branch (seventh-2018, 285).

Previous placewinners (6, 2019 weights): Jr. Justin Bierdumpfel, St. Joseph-Montvale (seventh-2017, 120); Sr. Hunter Gutierrez, Lacey (fifth-2017, 132); Sr. Darby Diedrich, Howell (seventh-2017, 138); Sr. Robbie Garcia, Pope John (fourth-2017, 152); Sr. Nicholas O'Connell, Southern (eighth-2017, 152); Sr. Zach DelVecchio, South Plainfield (seventh-2016, fourth-2017, 220).

Returning medal winners by region:

Region 1 (8, Ventresca, Bierdumpfel, Alvarez, Grater, Aragona, McCarthy, Garcia, Mafaro)
Region 2 (8, Kayal, Howard, N. Cabanillas, Mazzeo, R. Cabanillas, Unger, Foca, Cardenas)
Region 3 (5, Melofchik, Nardone, Anthony Clark, Olivieri, Raimo)
Region 4 (6, Composto, Jones, Harrison, Poznanski, Fernandes, Sistrunk)
Region 5 (6, Ungar, Peterson, Bobchin, Addison, Niemeyer, DelVecchio)
Region 6 (3, Poniros, Kanniard, Cerruti)
Region 7 (10, Santaniello, Gutierrez, Andrew Clark, Diedrich, Revano, Worthy, Fischer, Reitsma, Green, Morina)
Region 8 (4, Bell, Bennett, O'Connell, Brown)