Wadle reached the championship bout at 106 pounds and was the lone local medalist during the first day of action at Phillipsburg High School. - North Hunterdon High School's wrestlers capped a strong season Saturday at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association State Wrestling Championships. The Top 4 in each of the 14 weight classes qualify for the state tournament on March 3-5 at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). When that weight came up the coaches all looked at each other and decided why not give him a chance. Its nice to have a younger team and yet still win back-to-back South Jersey titles. (26) Riley Boos (Delsea, 23-14) vs. (7) Frank DiBella (St. Joseph-Montvale, 15-7). Our teams have won at the county, conference and state levels. (24) Tanner Perez (Mount Olive, 24-11) vs. (9) Drew Roskos (Delran, 38-3). North Hunterdon vs Delaware Valley - New Jersey High School Wrestling 2023 HS Basketball LIVE 702 1 waiting Premieres Jan 18, 2023 UNITED STATES BOTANIC GARDEN Live Stream, New Jersey. (22) Michael Craft (Camden Catholic, 30-6) vs. (11). On Friday and Saturday, wrestlers will compete at one of eight region tournaments scattered across the state. 5 in the state at 157. He lifts hard. "It was a goal at the start of the season," said Lion sophomore Joseph. First time there, he didnt wrestle his best match. 26 High School Boys Wrestling: Howell vs. North Hunterdon in the Boresch Duals NEW! Which wrestlers have hit 100 wins heading into regions? (17) Tyler Lucia (Washington Township, 22-7) vs. (16) Tim Kolshorn (Ridge, 36-6). We hadnt planned on using him today, but it just felt right, Hrunka said. The opening round is. Then the heavyweights took over, and it was smooth sailing to the state final for the Lions. The Livingston wrestler was able to escape, however, and tie up the score before the end of the period. (1) Alex Nini (Christian Brothers Academy, 20-2) vs. (32) Joey Macino (West Essex, 30-10). In a match not as close as the final indicates, North Hunterdon - the top-seed in the group round - swept the uppers emphatically en route to a 36-31 victory over fourth-seeded Shawnee in the NJSIAA/Rothman Orthopedics Group 4 semifinals in Annandale on Friday night. Dr. Matthew B. McDonald III, Children's Specialized Hospital president and CEO, welcomes Maui, the facility's new full-time therapy dog to the staff. 1. (18) Jason Brown (Cherokee, 24-10) vs. (15) Justin Holly (Pope John, 8-4). (1) Julian George (Christian Brothers Academy, 23-2) vs. (32) Tommy DiPietro (Kingsway, 22-14). Please consider supporting NJ.com with a subscription. I dont think we wrestled badly but swing matches at 157 and 175 didnt go our way, said Shawnee coach Kyle Packer. Brad Wilson | For lehighvalleylive.com | Feb 12, 2023. I was thinking to trust the conditioning and that no matter what I could push past what he could push past, said Raley. (24) Patrick Day (Phillipsburg, 18-16) vs. (9) Jacob Zearfoss (Gloucester City, 41-1). Our journalism needs your support. Livingston) vs. (12) Devin Ryan (New Milford), (20) Jake Taylor (Delaware Valley) vs. (13) Luke Sherlock (Shawnee), (29) Charles Case (Allentown) vs. (4) Jake Talarico (St. Peters Prep), (3) Robert Duffy (Christian Brothers Academy) vs. (30) Cole Rose (Princeton), (19) Frankie Burgio (Point Pleasant Boro) vs. (14) Christian Hoopes (Washington Township), (22) Hayden Holmes (Paulsboro) vs. Christopher Nucifora (Bergen Catholic), (27) Dom DiGiacomo, Camden Catholic vs. (6) Logan Roman (Old Bridge), (7) Kurt Wehner (Donovan Catholic) vs. (26) Malik Asfour (Lodi), (23) Charlie Piccione (Warren Hills) vs. (10) Dalton Webber (Pope John), (18) Richard Gomez (Matawan) vs. (15) Anthony Urso (Jackson Liberty). He was eating everything he could eat every day and he was 100 pounds. (3) Ryan Ford (Bergen Catholic, 19-5) vs. (30) Justin Barr (West Orange, 28-8). He returned to . 5 Season opener:. I just want to say thank you to all of them.. (23) Reece Smith (Kittatinny, 25-6) vs. (10) Mayson Harris (Roselle Park, 32-5). Weve got a lot of great opportunities for guys tomorrow to place. Please subscribe today to lehighvalleylive.com. So, when he hit a couple of big kids in a tough region, he couldnt quite make it through. (31) Vincent Faldetta (Egg Harbor Township, 27-12) vs. (2) Zach Reilley (Raritan, 38-1). He was defeated by Delbarton freshman Daniel Jones in . (28) Liam Flanigan (Freehold Township) vs. (5) Jamar Dixon (Delsea, 38-3). REGION 4: Live results from North Hunterdon. Everyone knew North Hunterdon had a handful of hammers in its lineup. James Farina (Ocean, 32-4). The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. He wrestled great, Hrunka said. All rights reserved (About Us). Jake Aferiat covers the SEC, Skyland and UCC. (3) Giovanni Alejandro (St. Joseph-Metuchen, 35-3) vs. (30) Nate Fletcher (Point Pleasant Boro, 29-9). Johnson, 36-5) vs. (12) John Quinonez (Paramus Catholic, 27-8). Evan Kinney gave North a 4-0 lead as he led off the match with an 11-0 major at 144. (29) Colin Palumbo (Matawan, 28-7) vs. (4) Christopher Bacchioni (Bergen Catholic, 25-6). (18) Anthony Barra (West Essex, 33-6) vs. (15) Rhett Washleski (Hunterdon Central, 30-3). The store will close mid-December. Give him the credit. That enabled coach Chris Hrunka to forfeit 138. (28) Dominic DelleMonache (Morris Knolls) vs. (5) Donovan DiStefano (Wall, 31-1). User Agreement,
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Shawnees Chris Balzan got the Renegades off to a good start in the opening bout at 132, using five takedowns to notch a major decision, 12-2, over Vincenzo Darrow. (23) Jake Wacha (Pascack Hills, 33-8) vs. (10) Roman Onorato (Paulsboro, 36-6). The fun part of wrestling is that until the score says you cant winyoure never out of it until youre out of it., 144 Evan Kinney (North Hunterdon) over Ryan Wolf (Jackson Memorial Hs) Maj 11-0, 150 Daniel DeLusant (North Hunterdon) over Christopher Wolf (Jackson Memorial Hs) Fall 3:00, 157 Cael Huxford (Jackson Memorial Hs) over Brian Wilson (North Hunterdon) TF 17-2, 165 John Calamia (Jackson Memorial Hs) over Aaron Yarnell (North Hunterdon) Dec 5-1, 175 Luke Hamann (Jackson Memorial Hs) over Thales Gondim (North Hunterdon) Fall 3:10, 190 Alex Uryniak (North Hunterdon) over Paul Novello (Jackson Memorial Hs) Fall 0:54, 215 Louis White (North Hunterdon) over Justin Krosnicki (Jackson Memorial Hs) UTB 4-3, 285 Brendan Raley (North Hunterdon) over Ryan Fischer (Jackson Memorial Hs) Dec 2-1, 106 Joseph Celentano (North Hunterdon) over Joseph Weikel (Jackson Memorial Hs) Maj 11-2, 113 Logan Wadle (North Hunterdon) over Jay Seda (Jackson Memorial Hs) Maj 10-2, 120 Luis Espinoza (Jackson Memorial Hs) over Shane Wysocki (North Hunterdon) Dec 6-2, 126 Jonathan Espinoza (Jackson Memorial Hs) over Grant Goldan (North Hunterdon) Maj 18-4, 132 John VanDoren (North Hunterdon) over Nikko Rucci (Jackson Memorial Hs) SV-1 7-5, 138 Lucas Lipari (Jackson Memorial Hs) over Unknown (Unattached) Fort, Slain Sayreville Councilwoman Dwumford remembered, Slain Sayreville Councilwoman Dwumford remembered during Wednesday evening memorial service, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Click HERE for the 2018 North Football Clothing. Farina worked on top for the entire final period, but as Wadle made his last push to escape, the Ocean Township wrestler was called for an illegal hold, which put the Lion ahead 5-4 in the closing seconds. REGION 5 . Chris Hrunka on the stress of being a wrestling coach in any match, One match, one bout, one move could be the end of it. 4 seed Shawnee (21-4) Friday night in a state semifinal at 6 p.m. North 1 champ and No. (19) Lorenzo Caamano (Caldwell, 29-3) vs. (14) Stephen ONeil Jr. (Seton Hall Prep, 12-6). The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. North Hunterdon High School Annandale, NJ Sync Games to Calendar Events Sports Details & Contact Live Now No live events at this time. |. Jones took firm control of Saturdays final with a takedown that quickly turned into a cradle and back points, and pushed the Delbarton wrestlers lead to 8-0 in the second period. North Hunterdon got off to a fast start as senior Alex Uyrniak (28-1, 100-16) got it going at 190 with a 29 second fall his 100th career victory. (1) Julian George (Christian Brothers Academy, 23-2) vs. (32) Tommy DiPietro (Kingsway, 22-14). $7.50 Students with High School ID. Another huge effort came from North Hunterdon regular 215-pounder Brendan Raley, who once again bumped up to 285 and scored a buzzer-beating escape for a 2-1 win over previously-unbeaten Ryan Fischer (28-1). Children five and under admitted free. I went up to him and asked him if he could do this. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. (26) Jackson Bush (Delaware Valley., 28-10) vs. (7) Joey Giordano (Long Branch, 23-2). Sectional Tournaments: $12.00 Adults. NJ.com's High School Game Changers Sports Awards: Nominate your game changer now! (25) William Cella (Hunterdon Central, 24-5) vs. (8) Luke Geleta (Phillipsburg, 33-6). They are better than they seem on paper.. Hrunka credited the sophomores commitment to gaining size and strength for his improvement. (1) Zach Ballante (Paramus Catholic) vs. (32) Justin Hatton (Washington Township), (17) Ryan Datz (Pitman) vs. (16) Gustavo Alarcon (Don Bosco), (24) Omar Tarecky (Passaic Co. Tech) vs. (9) David Hussey (Middletown South), (25) Vincent Genna(St. Joseph-Metuchen) vs. (8) Tyler Sagi (Old Bridge), (28) Billy Templeton (Montville) vs. (5) Dennis Virelli (St. Augustine Prep), (21) Anthony Verdi (St Peters Prep) vs. (12) Nick Bennet (Southern), (20) Logan Wiecoreck (Voorhees) vs. (13) Jack Thompson (Point Pleasant Boro), (29) Liam Packer (Phillipsburg) vs. (4) Alessio Perentin (Delbarton), (3) Zander Silva(Christian Brothers Academy) vs. (30) James Dacunto (North Warren), (19) Matthew Castelli (Middletown North) vs. (14) Thaylor Sibblies (Newton), (22) Cody Miller(Warren Hills) vs. (11) Nicholas Delorenzo (Toms River East), (27) Grady Keebler (Moorestown) vs. (6) Damian Weaver (Lyndhurst/North Arlington), (26) Jake Kreisberg (Governor Livingston) vs. (7) Jordan Chapman (Cranford), (23) Nicholas Franzen (Notre Dame) vs. (10) Austin Craft (Camden Catholic), (18) Benjamin Dryden (Kingsway) vs. (15) Ethan Dalling (Kittatinny), (31) Gavin Merkel (Howell) vs. (2) Aiden Wallace (Bergen Catholic), (1) Louis Cerchio (Delbarton) vs. (32) Trey Tallmadge (Brick Memorial), (17) Ray Kohan Pascack Valley vs. (16) Tyson Derenberger (Delsea), (24) Michael Fuccilli (Don Bosco) vs. (9) Eric Broadie (Bergen Catholic), (25) Ian Flanagan (Caldwell) vs. (8) Jake Slotnick (St. Augustine Prep), (28) Jeremy Pitcock (Tenafly) vs. (5) Garett Tettemer (Delaware Valley), (21) Hunter Cleaver (Phillipsburg) vs. (12) Anothony Lawrence (Christian Brothers Academy), (20) Joesph Berryman (Freehold Borough) vs. (13) KalebWright (Gloucester City), (29) Gavin Gomes (Morris Knolls) vs. (4) Michael Murphy (Westfield), (3) Cole Velardi (Southern) vs. (30) Isaiah Ruiz (Cinnaminson), (19) Luke Hamann (Jackson Memorial) vs. (14) Luke Theis (Delran), (22) Jason Petroski (Randolph) vs. (11) Ryan Burton (St Joseph Montvale), (27) Justus Niemeyer (South Plainfield) vs. (6) Max Nevlin (St Peters Prep), (26) Nicholas Sindoni (Clearview) vs. (7) Daniel Rella (Paramus Catholic), (23) Daniel Hennessey (Old Bridge) vs. (10) Sean Cowan (Absegami), (18) William Wilson (North Brunswick) vs. (15) Matt Leslie (Morris Hills), (31) Malik Reid (Franklin) vs. (2) Jasiah Queen (Saint John Vianney), (1) Simon Ruiz (Delbarton) vs. (32) Andrew Tighe (West Deptford), (17) Mitch Bivona (Southern) vs. (16) Michael Drazek (Warren Hills), (24) Tornick Kajaia (Long Branch) vs. (9) Justin Onello (Bergen Catholic), (25) Avery Mack (Old Bridge) vs. (8) Tyler Bienus (Mount Olive), (28) Richard Esterly (Robbinsville) vs. (5) Joshua Palacio (North Bergen), (21) Thomas Cleary (St. John Vianney) vs. (12) Alexander Reyes (Holmdel), (20) John Hangey (Cherokee) vs. (13) Nick Stump (Christian Brothers Academy), (29) Anthony Forte (Morris Knolls) vs. (4) Jared Schoppe (Delsea), (3) Sabino Portella (Red Bank Catholic) vs. (30) Jacob Shannon (Emerson/Park Ridge), (19) Nick Layton (Ocean City) vs. (14) Cole McFadden (Pitman), (22) Adam Bowles (South Plainfield) vs. (11) Nevin Mattessich (Don Bosco), (27) Connor Hille (Phillipsburg) vs. (6) Rocco Dellagatta (St Joseph-Montvale), (26) Lucas Esposito (Cranford) vs. (7) Edward Terreri (Paramus Catholic), (23) Carmen Marano (St Peters Prep) vs. (10) Jimmy Dolan (Pequannock), (18) Ty Smith (Lenape) vs. (15) Michael Feliciano (Colonia), (1) Michael Dellagatta (St Joseph-Montvale)vs. (32) Tyler Duffy (Pascack Hills), (17) Dante DeLuca (Don Bosco) vs. (16) Ethan Mendel (Northern Highlands), (24) Ben Szuba (Brick Memorial) vs. (9) Vincent Lee (Delbarton), (25) Danny Digiovacchino (Delsea) vs. (8) DJ Henry (Howell), (28) Michael Palmieri (Red Bank Catholic) vs. (5) Alex Uryniak (North Hunterdon), (21) Sam Myers (Audubon) vs. (12) Frankie Martino (Passaic Valley), (20) Cole DuBois (West Deptford) vs. (13) Shane Kanterman (Cranford), (29) Aidan Harrington (Freehold Township) vs. (4) Xavier Williams (Paramus Catholic), (3) Anthony Harris (St. Peters Prep) vs. (30) Nick Doktor (Clifton), (19) Collin French (Southern) vs. (14) Brian Christie (St. Joseph-Metuchen), (22) Mason Brown (Williamstown) vs. (11) Caleb Rivera (Phillipsburg), (27) Arthur Rosu (West Orange) vs. (6) George Rhodes (Absegami), (26) Matt Coon (Lacey) vs. (7) Brock Zurawski (Lower Cape May), (23) Conor Delaney (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. (10) Joey Witcoski (Hillsborough), (18) Pantaleo Varga (Bergen Catholic) vs. (15) Jake Klein (Jackson Liberty), (31) Nathan Faxon (Governor Livingston) vs. (2) Vincenzo LaValle (Hanover Park), (1) Joseph Abill (Clifton) vs. (32) Matthew Murray (Paramus Catholic), (17) Henry Forte (Delbarton) vs. (16) Matt Jones (Hillsborough), (9) Robert Canterino (Christian Brothers Academy) vs. (24) Justin Krosnicki (Jackson Memorial), (25) Cosmo Zaccaro (Central) vs. (8) Brendan Raley (North Hunterdon), (5) Anthony Moscatello (Mount Olive) vs. (28) Nicholas Benjamino (Freehold Township), (21) Collin Elam (Ewing) vs. (12) Steven Coghan (St. Thomas Aquinas), (13) Robert Ekins (Don Bosco) vs. (20) Joey Toner (Gateway/Woodbury), (29) Adam Mashfej (Wayne Hills) vs. (4) Riley OBoyle (Southern), (3) AJ Fricchione (Bergen Catholic) vs. (30) Christopher Oliver (Ridge), (19) Rocco Salerno (Seton Hall Prep) vs. (14) Alejandro Camarena (Pascack Hills), (11) Jonathan Graham (Highland/Triton) vs. (22) Anderson Olcott (Delaware Valley), (27) Lucas Ainbinder (Middletown North) vs. (6) Jarett Pantuso (Warren Hills), (7) Hudson Skove (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. (26) Tommy Borgia (West Morris), (23) Christopher San Paolo (Kingsway) vs. (10) James Lynch (Toms River East), (15) Michael Foley (St. John Vianney) vs. (18) John Vinciguerra (Woodstown), (31) Robert McDevitt (Holy Spirit) vs. (2) Aidan Schlett (St. Joseph-Montvale), (1) Jim Mullen (St. Joseph-Montvale) vs. (32) Jackson Youtz (Mount Olive), (17) Connor Martin (Delbarton vs. (16) Jackson Harris (Shawnee), (9) Anthony Evangelista (Southern) vs. (24) Luis Valente (Jackson Liberty), (25) Connor Reynolds(St. Peters Prep) vs. (8) John Wargo (Phillipsburg), (5) Ryan Fischer (Jackson Memorial) vs. (28) Gabe McCulloch (Bloomfield), (21) Josue Cordoba (Plainfield) vs. (12) Hunter Seubert (Watchung Hills), (13) Ike Shlders (Gateway/Woodbury) vs. (20) Arik Hums (High Point), (29) Jacob Howland (Hamilton West) vs. (4) Daniel Elyash (Paramus), (3) Lorenzo Portella (Red Bank Catholic) vs. (30) Nick Gellien (Sterling), (19) Benji Shue (Bergen Catholic) vs. (14) Keisun Sanders (Wall), (11) Christian Quandt (Hillsborough) vs. (22) Cameron Baumann (Voorhees), (27) Ren Yoshikubo (River Dell) vs. (6) Rocco Bennett (Delsea), (7) Scott Lynch (Audubon) vs. (26) Sam Rock (Donovan Catholic), (23) Spencer Ribitzki (West Milford) vs. (10) Jake Tulli (St. Joseph-Metuchen), (15) Edison Andino (Millville) vs. (18) Gavin McGill (Rutherford), (31) Artem Reinikov-Jouk (Manalapan) vs. (2) Max Acciardi (Paramus Catholic), Here are the pairings for the NJSIAA wrestling, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Here are the pairings for the NJSIAA 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