Gianni Ghione

BRICK TOWNSHIP -- In a battle of powerhouse programs, it was the depth and balance of Southern that got the best of Brick Memorial. The Rams, ranked No. 1 in the Shore Sports Network Top 10, won eight bouts and survived a late scare to fend off the seventh-ranked Mustangs 37-27 in a Shore Conference Class A South match on Friday evening...

Four teams and 10 individuals are ranked in the state in New Jersey Advance Media's latest set of polls. In the New Jersey Top 20, Southern, Christian Brothers Academy, Wall and Howell are ranked with the Rams at No. 12, CBA at No. 13, the Crimson Knights at No...

Complete results Photo gallery by Ray Richardson BRICK TOWNSHIP — A season ago, the obstacles Ocean's Jake Benner had to navigate on Monday at the Mustang Classic was enough to psych him out before he even stepped on the mat. After a 29-win freshman season and a district championship to his name, the talented sophomore now knows he can compete with the best...

Brick Memorial junior Gianni Ghione said Tuesday than he has verbally committed to wrestle Princeton University. Technically Ghione has committed to the admissions process at Princeton and still has to be formally accepted, but he has made it clear that Princeton is where he looks to continue his career...

Follow Bob Badders on Twitter for updates of the state tournament. Semifinals Results Brackets ATLANTIC CITY — For a program as storied as Brick Memorial, it’s not every day the Mustangs do something unprecedented. Yet on Saturday at Boardwalk Hall, four Brick Memorial wrestlers combined to turn in a day for the ages and move within one victory of being crowned a state champion...

Follow Bob Badders on Twitter for updates from the state tournament.    Tweets by @Bob_Badders   NJSIAA Tournament At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City CLICK HERE FOR BRACKETS Semifinals   106 Pat Glory (Delbarton) d. Rich Koehler ...

Follow Bob Badders on Twitter for updates from the state tournament. CLICK HERE FOR BRACKETS  ATLANTIC CITY — When Matt Wilhelm was getting ready for the state tournament this time last season, he saw his seed and let it psych him out...

Follow Bob Badders on Twitter for scores and news from around the Shore.  VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS BRICK TOWNSHIP — The best-case scenario according to Matt Wardlaw was to somehow make it through the NJSIAA District 23 Tournament, which was not exactly a given for a wrestler who entered the individual postseason as the No...

Follow Bob Badders on Twitter for scores and news from around the Shore.   2015 NJSIAA District 23 Tournament Saturday Feb. 21 at Brick Memorial  Click here for brackets Prelims and quarterfinals, 10 a.m. Semifinals, 1 p.m. ...

Follow Bob Badders on Twitter for scores and news from around the Shore.  *Click here for video highlights* BRICK — When gauging his team’s performances on a match-to-match basis, Brick Memorial head coach Mike Denver has a pretty simple format...

Follow Bob Badders on Twitter for scores and news from around the Shore. *Click here for video highlights*   BRICK TOWNSHIP — When Brick and Brick Memorial get together - in any sport - it’s an event the fan base salivates over, and when both wrestling teams in one of New Jersey’s best grappling towns are at a high level, the hype only grows. ...

Follow Bob Badders on Twitter for scores and results from around the Shore.   BRICK -- After a tough opening week, Khalil Haskins was ready for something good to happen. The St. John Vianney junior's fortunes turned on Saturday at the prestigious Brick Memorial Mustang Classic when he rose to the top of a tough 132-pound weight class to claim the title, holding off highly-touted Delsea freshman Bi