Rumson-Fair Haven won the first seven bouts and blew out Jefferson, 60-15, to win the NJSIAA Group 2 championship for the first state title in program history.
Clutch pins by senior heavyweight Ryan Buchanan and sophomore 165-pounder John Saraiva helped St. John Vianney win a rematch with Camden Catholic, 33-24, to win the Non-Public B state championship. It is the Lancers second state title and first since 1995.
A pin in the opening bout by senior Bradford Birch sent the Rams on their way to a dominant win over Phillipsburg that secured the NJSIAA Group 5 state championship on Sunday at Rutgers.
Rematches are all the rage in the Shore Conference Tournament round of 16. How will round two shake out and who will make it to Middletown South on Saturday?
Brick Memorial won the first six bouts and stormed past Colts Neck, 51-15, to win the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 4 title, the program's Shore Conference-best 18th sectional championship.
Rumson executed 11 pins Wednesday night vs. Point Boro, including in each of the last nine bouts to capture the program's first ever NJSIAA sectional championship.