Washington (Warren Hills), which competed against Phillipsburg in the previous seven Pin Cancer matches, has withdrawn from the event, and Delaware Valley has stepped in to face P'burg in the eighth annual version on July 25 at Maloney Stadium.
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| The Pin Cancer match annually draws good crowds. |
"We're happy to have the opportunity to get in a fairly visible event," Terriers coach Andy Fitz said on Tuesday. "It fits perfectly into our summer program. It's a local rivalry for a great cause. It was a no-brainer [to enter]."
Blue Streaks coach Dave Sbriscia, who just completed his first season in charge of his alma mater, declined to cite specific reasons for why his team will no longer compete in the Pin Cancer rivalry match.
"It's a decision we made for the program. We thought it was time to move on," Sbriscia said. "We didn't make that decision without speaking to a number of people in the community beforehand. There will be some other charity things that we'll be doing."
P'burg coach Dave Post, who recently reached out to Fitz to come aboard, is looking forward to starting a new chapter in the charity event.
"We're excited. [Del Val] is very similar to us with what we do [in summer wrestling]," said Post, who started the event along with former Blue Streaks coach and P'burg alum Jarrett Hosbach in 2012. "We started the tradition and we want to keep it rolling. The kids look forward to having the match."
Delaware Valley, which will likely go by Frenchtown for the Pin Cancer matchup since it's against NJSIAA rules to use school names and uniforms, will host the 2020 event at Tap Webb Memorial Field -- a grass surface. Maloney Stadium is in the process of being converted from grass to turf.
"They have a good following. We see them at the 1,000 Island Duals [summer tournament] and they have just as many people following them as we do," Post said. "When we wrestle them in dual action [during the season] it's always packed. Andy and his staff put the time and I'm sure they'll make it a special event when it's at their place."
Phillipsburg owns a 37-6 edge in the high school series against Delaware Valley dating to 1975, including a 36-16 victory on the road this past season on Feb. 1 at Hutchins Memorial Gym. Fitz's team also participated in the first "Return to The Pit" match two seasons ago, dropping a 64-6 decision to the Stateliners.
P'burg won the first four Pin Cancer matches before Washington ended that run with a 28-24 in 2016 at Warren Hills' auxiliary gym. The event was moved indoors for the first time due to rain, as was the case again for the 2017 event at Phillipsburg -- a 54-10 win for the Stateliners -- before the match returned outdoors last season -- a 48-6 rout for the 'Liners at Warren Hills School District Stadium.
(2018 Pin Cancer results)
PHILLIPSBURG 48, WASHINGTON 6
107 -- Fr. James Day, P, d. Fr. Jared Lee, 5-0.
113 -- So. Logan Maczko, P, d. Fr. Noah DiNapoli, 6-0.
120 -- Fr. Joey Innamorato, P, p. Fr. Max Pagano, :40.
125 -- So. Jason Tino, P, d. Jr. Greg Slivka, 8-6.
130 -- Sr. Bryce Parenti, P, p. Fr. Stephen Malia, 1:53.
135 -- Sr. Travis Jones, P, p. Jr. Logan Nauta, 3:47.
140 -- Jr. Nick Gorab, W, d. Sr. Luke Hardin, 2-1 OT (rideout).
145 -- Sr. Kyle Tino, P, md. Jr. Geir Nemeth, 13-1.
155 -- Sr. Thomas Abode, P, d. Sr. Chris Ostir, 4-3.
167 -- Sr. Cody Harrison, P, md. Jr. Nick Hildebrant, 10-0.
180 -- Jr. Jacob Wicks, P, d. Fr. Tyler McCatharn, 7-0.
200 -- Sr. Austin Roth, P, md. So. Logan Polcari, 8-0.
215 -- Sr. Nick Galka, W, d. So. Gage Horvath, 7-1.
285 -- Jr. Cody Cruts, P, d. Sr. Duro Ajayi, 7-5.
Officials -- Chip Castner, Frank Leitner and Joe Benvenuto.
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