CVC wrestlers well represented in Region 6 seedings
The seeding and pairings were released on Tuesday for this weekend’s Region 6 tournament at Jackson Liberty High School and it wasn’t difficult to spot the three weights where Colonial Valley Conference wrestlers have the best chance to make a major impact.
The highest seed for a CVC wrestler went to Ewing’s Collin Elam. A junior with a record of 31-2, Elam was seeded No. 2 and on Friday night will face the winner of the opening-round bout between Steinert’s No. 7 Louis Bilardo (23-4) and Jackson Liberty’s Kareem Fayed. Elam pinned Bilardo in the third-place match at the Mercer County Tournament.
The CVC is well represented overall at 215 because it also includes Notre Dame’s Will Renda and Allentown’s No. 6 Pasquale Stanco, who was this year’s MCT champion.
Keeping in mind the top four in each weight class will advance to the state tournament the following week in Atlantic City, CVC wrestlers are also in a good spot at 175 pounds where Robbinsville’s district champion Richard Esterly (31-2) is seeded third and Hamilton’s Dontae Bryan (24-4) is fourth.
The CVC is also very much in the medal hunt at 215 where Hamilton sophomore and MCT champion Jacob Howland (26-1) got the No. 4 seed.
Howland will open against Ewing’s Kenneth Waugh in a weight that also includes Notre Dame’s MCT runner-up Nick Csillan. Howland’s only loss this year was by the score of 2-1 against Jackson Liberty’s Luis Valente in last week’s District 21 final.
The other two CVC district champs at Region 6 are Allentown’s Charles Case (34-1 at 113) and Notre Dame’s Nick Franzen (36-3 at 157). Both are seeded fifth along with Robbinsville’s Anthony Viscido (126).
The highest seed for a Northern Burlington wrestler went to Galiano Zeppadoro, who is in the third spot at 120. There are some real hammers in this tourney, including Brick Memorial’s Anthony Santaniello and Harvey Ludington.
Santaniello was second in the state last year and Ludington was first.
The following are the seeds and opening-night pairings:
106: 1. Michael DiBiase (Wall) vs. winner of
9. Ethan Michaels (Colts Neck) vs. 8. Joshua Renna (Long Branch); 12. Trevopveerr Doremus (Shore) vs. 5. Alex Provines (CBA); 13. Saran Siva (Lawrence) vs. 4. Armani McCann (Jackson Liberty); 3. Joseph Weikel (Jackson Memorial) vs. winner of 11. Josiah Sweeney (Freehold) vs.
6. Rocco Giangeruso (Northern Burlington);
7. Michael Napolitano vs. 2. Joseph DeAngelo (Point Pleasant Boro).
113: 1. Bobby Duffy (CBA) vs. winner of 9. Jack Kane (Hightstown) vs. 8. Michael McGarigle (Northern Burlington); 5. Charles Case (Alllentown) vs. 4. Gavin Martin (Brick Memorial);
3. Frankie Burgio (Point Pleasant Boro) vs. 14. Aidan Loughran (Point Pleasant Beach); 11. Charles Mahoney (Wall) vs. 6. Sam Sheridan (Freehold); 7. Nick Cavallo (Monroe) vs. winner of 15. Ryan Beharry (Long Branch) vs. 2. Anthony Urso (Jackson Liberty).
120: 1. Xavier Ortega (Howell) vs. winner of
9. Andrew O’Reilly (Robbinsville) vs. 8. Luke DeBenedett (Point Pleasant Beach); 12. Saul Marin (Lakewood) vs. 5. Luis Espinoza (Jackson Memorial), winner vs. 4. James Renna (Long Branch); 3. Galiano Zeppadoro (Northern Burlington) vs. winner of 11. Connor Uhrig (Allentown) vs. 6. Joshua Shumsky (Monroe); 10. Ryan Walsh (Monmouth) vs. 7. Tucker Pazinko (Jackson Liberty), winner vs. 2. Tyler Venet (CBA).
126: 1. Sebastian Ortega (Howell) vs. winner of 9. Andrew Camponegro (Monroe) vs. 8.
P.J. Niethe (Point Pleasant Beach); 12. Javier Guzman (Long Branch) vs. 5. Anthony Viscido (Robbinsville), winner vs. 4. Jonathan Espinoza (Jackson Memorial); 3. Alexander Grant (Freehold Township) vs. winner of 11. Joshua Merendino (Lawrence) vs. 6. Michael O’Connor (Manasquan); 10. Ben Waitzel (Wall) vs. 7. Peter Abline (Jackson Liberty), winner vs. 2. A.J. Falcone (CBA).
132: 1. Anthony Santaniello (Brick Memorial) vs. winner of 9. Giacomo Bottoni (Robbinsville) vs. 8. Dominick Interrante (Wall); 5. Nikko Rucci (Jackson Memorial) vs. winner of 13. Thomas Drea (Neptune) vs. 4. Torey Falkinburg (Manasquan); 3. Joe Dolci (Toms River North) vs. winner of 11. Joseph Leskowski (Brick) vs. 6. Christopher Cropanese (Hightstown); 10. Rommel Mendez (Lawrence) vs. 7. Michael Volek (Ocean), winner vs. 2. Giovanni Scafidi (Howell) 138: 1. Alex Nini (CBA) vs. winner of 9. Wyatt Olmo (Monroe) vs. s. 8. J.J. Machnik (Howell);
12. Collin Hartz (Bordentown) vs. 5. Nate Fletcher (Point Pleasant Boro), winner vs. 4. Lucas Lipari (Jackson Memorial); 3. Angelo Messina (Freehold) vs. winner of 11. Andrew Sherry (Brick) vs. 6. Tristan Pedre (Toms River North); 10. Jack Madigan-Green (Notre Dame) vs. 7. Brody Elk (Brick Memorial), winner vs. 2. Joey Giordano (Long Branch).
144: 1. Julian George (CBA) vs. 8. Christopher Wolf (Jackson Memorial); 5. Liam Flanigan (Freehold Township) vs. winner of 13. Jordan
Robbinsville’s Anthony Viscido, top, controls Delaware Valley’s Matt Roche, bottom, in their 126-pound bout during a wrestling dual meet in Robbinsville.
Blaise (West Windsor-Plainsboro South) vs. 4. Tyler Russ (Colts Neck); 3. Kieran Bruen (Howell vs. winner of 11. Jacob Van Der Horn (Hamilton North) vs. 6. Alex Messinger (Robbinsville); 10. Sam Scaturro (Point Pleasant Boro) vs. 7. Daniel Ramirez (Long Branch); 15. Tommy Prince (Brick Memorial) vs. 2. James Farina (Ocean).
150: 1. Tyler Barrett (CBA) vs winner of 9 Jordan Ayyash (Jackson Liberty) vs. 8. Devron Lewis (Hightstown); 5. Logan Smith (Long Branch) vs. winner of 13. Eli Evans (Bordentown) vs. 4. Ryan Acquisto (Point Pleasant Boro); 3. Cael Huxford (Jackson Memorial) vs. winner of 11. Nolan O’Grady (Robbinsville) vs. 6. Mason Pirnik (Brick Memorial); 10. Hayden Joyce (Northern Burlington) vs. 7. Ty Koch (Shore), winner vs. 2. Donovan DiStefano (Wall).
157: 1. Zander Silva (CBA) vs. 8. Quincy Essanason (Neptune); 5. Nicholas Franzen (Notre Dame) vs. winner of 13. Max Wright (Brick Memorial) vs. 4. Jack Rosta (Northern Burlington); 3. Jack Thompson (Point Pleasant Boro) vs. 14. Ian Mallon (Brick), winner vs. 6. Andrew Fata (Freehold); 10. John Calamia (Jackson Memorial) vs. 7. Gavin Merkel (Howell); 15. Will Kinsella (Wall) vs. 2. Maximus Bandelt (Jackson Liberty).
165: 1. Anthony Lawrence (CBA) vs. 8. Trey Tallmadge (Brick Memorial); 12. Tyler Criscuolo (Point Pleasant Boro) vs. 5. Spencer Gangel (Northern Burlington); 13. Joshua Candelaria (Brick) vs. 4. Joseph Berryman (Freehold); 3. Joe Layton (Colts Neck) vs. winner of 11. Julien DeLorenzo (Bordentown) vs. 6. Omar Ebrahim (Ewing); 10. Cristian Cunalata (Long Branch) vs.
7. Michael Ponioros (Ocean), winner vs. 2. Luke Hamann (Jackson Memorial).
175: 1. Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial) vs. winner of 9 Gavin Dwyer (Ewing) vs. 8. Morgan Peterson (New Egypt); 5. Omar Cholula-Conde (Monroe) vs. winner of 13. Dean Natale (Colts Neck) vs. 4. Dontae Bryant (Hamilton West);
3. Richard Esterly (Robbinsville) vs. winner of
11. Sam Yedman (Point Pleasant Beach) vs. 6. Tornick Kajaia (Long Branch); 10. Elliot Morris (Hamilton East) vs. 7. Griffin Goldmacher (Northern Burlington), winner vs. 2. Nick Stump (CBA).
190: 1. D.J. Henry (Howell) vs. 8. Paul Novello (Jackson Memorial); 12. Giovanni Angelitta (Northern Burlington) vs. 5. Amir Shakhnavazov (Colts Neck); 13. Chris Guzzo (Monroe) vs. 4. Peter Grippo (CBA); 3. Ben Szuba (Brick Memorial) vs. winner of 11. Dream Hemingway (Hamilton East) vs. 6. Aidan Harrington (Freehold Township); 10. Luke Cox (Allentown) vs. 7. Corey Norton (Shore), winner vs. 2. Jake Klein (Jackson Liberty).
215: 1. Robert Canterino (CBA) vs. winner of 9 Bashaar Ismail (Shore) vs. 8. Dane Cofer (Howell); 5. Nick Levach (Bordentown) vs. 4. Nicholas Benjamino (Freehold Township); 3. Justin Krosnicki (Jackson Memorial) vs. 14. Will Renda (Notre Dame); 11. Tyler Taylor (Long Branch) vs. 6. Pasquale Stanco (Allentown);
10. Kareem Fayed (Jackson Liberty) vs. 7. Louis Bilardo (Hamilton East), winner vs. 2. Collin Elam (Ewing).
HWT: 1. Ryan Fischer (Jackson Memorial) vs. winner of 9 Noah Mammeri (Manasquan) vs.
8. Jordan Lizardi (Brick Memorial); 12. Nick Csillan (Notre Dame) vs. 5. Thomas Richards (Howell); 13. Kenneth Waugh (Ewing) vs. 4. Jacob Howland (Hamilton West); 3. Luis Valente (Jackson Liberty) vs. 6. Mark Godsil (Long Branch); 10. Jack Runner (Bordentown) vs. 7. Anthony Goncalves (Brick), winner vs. 2. Kei’sun Sanders (Wall).