Proper Mindset Helps Howell’s Giovanni Scafidi, Sebastian Ortega Reach NJSIAA Wrestling State Quarterfinals
ATLANTIC CITY -- The mental aspect of wrestling can make or break some wrestlers. The battle between their own ears often takes precedent to what happens on the mat. To win inside the circle, they first need to win inside their own head.
For Howell sophomores Giovanni Scafidi and Sebastian Ortega, having the proper mindset has made all the difference. They are feeling good both mentally and physically, and now they're in the state quarterfinals.
Scafidi and Ortega each won two bouts on Thursday evening at Boardwalk Hall and are two of 26 Shore Conference wrestlers who advanced to Saturday's quarterfinal round of the 2022 NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships. Scafidi, seeded 12th at 138 pounds, won 5-0 over DePaul's Nick Bottazzi in the preliminary round before defeating Raritan's Zach Reilley, the No. 5 seed, 6-0, in the pre-quarterfinals.
"It feels pretty great. I wrestled through all three positions, kept my head clear and my emotions under control," Scafidi said. "My own head is the No. 1 aspect I've been working on since I was a kid. It plays 98 percent of the role in my wrestling. It's the thing I have to fix for times like this to be able to get out there and get what I want."
For Scafidi, the win over Reilley avenged a 3-1 loss during the regular season and showcased what makes him so dangerous. After a scoreless first period, he chose bottom, escaped, and then took Reilley down to go up 3-0. The takedown came with 1:05 left in the period and he was able to ride out Reilly the rest of the way. In the third, Reilley chose down and Scafidi kept him there, eventually turning him for three near-fall points and a 6-0 lead.
"Top is probably my best position," Scafidi said. "I've been working on legs since the first day I went to a clinic on leg riding. I found something I'm good at and I use it to my advantage."
Reaching the semifinals guarantees a wrestler a state medal no worse than sixth place. To get there, Scafidi will have to beat West Essex's Mike Pescatore, who is on a tear of his own after coming from the 20 seed to reach the quarterfinals. He won by 12-0 major decision over Middletown South's Robert Generelli, the No. 4 seed, who beat Scafidi during the regular season.
"I wasn't totally worried about any of my losses," Scafidi said. "I knew it was definitely going to effect my seeding but the seeding doesn't matter here. Everyone comes to wrestle and someone comes to win it. The goal was to get down here and get on the podium. I'm going to continue moving forward."
While Scafidi craves a coveted spot on the podium, Ortega knows exactly what it takes to get there. Now his task is to get back.
Last year's state fifth-place finisher at 113 pounds, Ortega came from the No. 10 seed to reach the quarterfinals at 120 pounds. After a 10-1 major decision over Hackettstown's Nicholas Balella in the first round, the loaded bracket produced a pre-quarterfinal matchup against a fellow returning state medalist, Mount Olive junior Jack Bastarrika.
Scoreless after the first period, Bastarrika, who was sixth in the state at 106 pounds last season, took a 2-0 lead on a reversal with 31 seconds left in the second period. Before the period could come to an end, Ortega reversed Bastarrika to his back with a cradle and stuck him at the 3:56 mark to advance to the quarterfinals.
"He's a tough opponent and I just needed to stick to my offense," Ortega said. "I got reversed late and I just had to keep wrestling through it. It was a cradle but I don't even know how I got it."
It was an up and down regular season for Ortega coming off last season's state medal. He was injured early in the season and missed about three weeks of the season. He absorbed a few losses - none that would be considered egregious by any stretch - but they started to get to him.
"I just have to believe in myself," Ortega said. "In the beginning of the season I was injured and then I got down a few losses and starting getting in my own head. When I started believing in myself again and concentrating on my mindset, doing the moves I practice all the time in the room, it all came together."
To clinch a second state medal in as many years, Ortega will need to vanquish a familiar foe who has had his number this year. Christian Brothers Academy sophomore Alex Nini has taken his game to another level this season and is a state title contender as the No. 2 seed. Ortega defeated Nini twice last season. This year, it's Nini who is 2-0, including a 4-2 win in the Region 6 semifinals. Nini then went on to defeat returning state champion Evan Tallmadge of Brick Memorial in the championship bout.
"I need to get to my ties and on bottom break his ride off me," Ortega said. "Last time he got two stalling points but I didn't get out. I didn't have any offensive points. I need to get to my own offense. I have to believe in my training and tomorrow I will do that."
There were several all-Shore Conference matchups in the pre-quarterfinals, including a meeting between the top two ranked 144-pounders in the Shore. Moving on to the quarterfinals is Wall sophomore Donovan DiStefano, who remained undefeated with a 5-3 decision over Middletown South's David Hussey. Both entered as region champions and Hussey owned a one-spot edge in both the seeds (8) and rankings (1) based on being a two-time state qualifier. It was the matchup we would have seen during the individual Shore Conference Tournament, but that wasn't held this year.
The first period went by with no scoring and Hussey took a 1-0 lead with an escape in the second period. DiStefano scored a takedown 33 seconds into the period but Hussey escaped two seconds later to tie the bout 2-2. DiStefano went down in the third and got out to take a 3-2 lead. He then took Hussey down a second time with 25 seconds on the clock and held on to win 5-3.
"My game plan was basically to control the ties and get to my stuff. I wanted to finish off the match with two takedowns and that's exactly what I did," DiStefano said.
DiStefano is one of several wrestlers who were state qualifiers last season but are competing in Boardwalk Hall for the first time. Last season's state tournament was held at Phillipsburg High School due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
"It's so much different," DiStefano said. "This is A.C. and it's huge, it's this big tournament. Last year was just another gym you're wrestling in. This environment is so cool, so crazy."
The road gets exponentially tougher for DiStefano on Friday morning when he will square off against the No. 1 seed and returning state champion Ty Whalen of Clearview.
"It's gonna be fun," DiStefano said. "Obviously I'm not expected to win so I'm going to let it fly and have some fun."
No. 1 CBA has a Shore Conference-leading six quarterfinalists. The Colts have Nini at 120, senior Garrett Totten at 126, junior Julian George at 138, junior Tyler Barrett at 150, junior Zander Silva at 157, and junior Robert Canterino at 215.
Nini had to grind out a 1-0 win over Pennsville's Cameron Morgan and will face Ortega in the quarterfinals. Totten rolled to a 9-1 major decision over Westfield's Ethan Composto and will wrestle against St. John Vianney's Joe Giordano in the quarterfinals. The two wrestled during the Shore Conference Team Tournament with Totten winning 4-3.
George is the No. 1 seed at 138 and pinned Holy Cross's Richie DeFulvio in the 2:37 to reach the quarterfinals. He will wrestle St. Peter's Prep's Felix Lettini. Barrett defeated Washington Township's Ethan Wilson, 8-2, to set up a match with St. Joseph (Montvale)'s Frank DiBella, whom he defeated in ultimate tiebreaker during the season. Silva cruised with a technical fall and a major decision and will meet Westfield's Sean Murphy in the quarterfinals.
Like at 144, Canterino's bout with Central Regional's Cosmo Zaccaro was a matchup of the top two 215-pounders in the Shore. Canterino came out on top with a 12-6 decision in a match that was tied 5-5 in the third period. Canterino will face Washington Township's Dominic Petracci in the quarterfinals where he hopes to avenge a 1-0 loss from the regular season.
St. John Vianney is right behind CBA with five quarterfinalists: freshman Patrick O'Keefe at 106, freshman Anthony Knox at 113, junior Joe Giordano at 126, senior Nico Diaz at 132, and junior Jasiah Queen at 157. O'Keefe, seeded third, won by fall in both of his bouts and will face Mount Olive's Tyler Hagensen in the quarterfinals. Knox, the No. 4 seed, won by technical fall in both of his bouts and will wrestle St. Augustine's Kaden Naame in the quarterfinals.
Giordano knocked off the No. 6 seed, Morristown's Jack Myers, 5-2, to reach the quarterfinals and get another crack at Totten. Diaz won by major decision over Red Bank's Phil Stolfa for the second time in less than a week to reach the quarterfinals vs. Montville's Aaron Kurzer. Queen scored an impressive 9-2 decision over Old Bridge standout Tyler Sagi to advance to face No. 1 seed Simon Ruiz of Delbarton.
Also advancing to the quarterfinals were Donovan Catholic sophomore Kurt Wehner at 106, Southern Regional junior Conor Collins and Brick Memorial senior Evan Tallmadge at 120, Middletown South junior Jack Zaleski at 126, Brick Memorial junior Anthony Santaniello at 132, Southern Regional sophomore Matt Henrich at 138, Ocean senior Shane Cartagena-Walsh at 157, Howell senior Hunter Mays at 165, Rumson-Fair Haven senior Shay Addison, Red Bank Catholic junior Sabino Portellla, and Brick Memorial freshman Harvey Ludington at 175, and Red Bank Catholic sophomore Lorenzo Portella at heavyweight.
NJSIAA State Championships
At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City
Brackets and Tournament Page
Thursday, March 3, 2 p.m.
Pre-Quarterfinals
106
Adrian DeJesus (St. Peters Prep) 22-3 won by decision over Chase Quenault (Delbarton) 26-6 (Dec 4-0)
Brian Melamud (Bergen Catholic) 31-3 won in tie breaker - 1 over Vincent Paino (St. Joseph`s Montvale) 23-9 (TB-1 3-2)
Kurt Wehner (Donovan Catholic) 20-0 won by major decision over Gage Summers (Delsea) 32-11 (MD 10-0)
Aidan Carmody (Livingston) 29-6 won by decision over Brady Klinsky (Middletown North) 28-7 (Dec 10-5)
Patrick O`Keefe (St. John Vianney) 33-6 won by fall over Dom Digiacomo (Camden Catholic) 28-11 (Fall 5:20)
Tyeler Hagensen (Mt. Olive) 37-4 won by decision over Anthony Rossi (Hunterdon Central) 36-5 (Dec 7-6)
Benjamin Marchetto (West Milford) 39-3 won by decision over Logan Brzozowski (Seton Hall Prep) 26-7 (Dec 3-2)
Logan Wadle (North Hunterdon) 29-6 won by decision over Luke Sherlock (Shawnee) 30-5 (Dec 9-5)
113
Daniel Jones (Delbarton) 31-3 won by fall over Jake Talarico (St. Peters Prep) 22-9 (Fall 4:59)
Logan Roman (Old Bridge) 27-2 won by fall over Joseph Sciarrone (Seton Hall Prep) 28-8 (Fall 2:41)
Kaden Naame (St. Augustine) 23-4 won by decision over Christopher Nucifora (Bergen Catholic) 20-10 (Dec 3-2)
Anthony Knox (St. John Vianney) 30-1 won by tech fall over Santino Danise (Hanover Park) 34-7 (TF-1.5 5:20 (19-4))
Jared Brunner (Eastern) 27-2 won by decision over Lawrence Liss (Matawan) 30-5 (Dec 5-2)
Malik Asfour (Lodi) 22-1 won by decision over Brady Carter (Lacey) 15-4 (Dec 11-4)
Dylan Ross (Paramus Catholic) 32-5 won by decision over Xavier Ortega (Howell) 34-6 (Dec 4-1)
Carson Walsh (Pope John XXIII) 23-3 won by decision over Jeffrey Jacome (South Plainfield) 32-1 (Dec 4-3)
120
Conor Collins (Southern Regional) 34-0 won by decision over Jake Zaltsman (St. John Vianney) 24-9 (Dec 6-0)
Gavin Hawk (Phillipsburg) 35-7 won by decision over Brett Redner (Butler) 38-5 (Dec 3-2)
Luke Stanich (Roxbury) 31-0 won by major decision over Donovan Chavis (St. Peters Prep) 25-7 (MD 8-0)
Nico Calello (St. Joseph - Metuchen) 37-1 won by decision over Ryan Mansueto (Raritan) 29-9 (Dec 8-2)
Evan Tallmadge (Brick Memorial) 30-3 won by decision over Clayton Utter (High Point) 22-4 (Dec 5-2)
Jackson Young (Camden Catholic) 26-4 won by decision over John Hildebrandt (Williamstown) 30-4 (Dec 1-0)
Sebastian Ortega (Howell) 25-5 won by fall over Jack Bastarrika (Mt. Olive) 32-11 (Fall 3:56)
Alex Nini (Christian Brothers Academy) 29-2 won by decision over Cameron Morgan (Pennsville) 24-3 (Dec 1-0)
126
Evan Mougalian (Kinnelon) 41-1 won by tech fall over Daniel Haws (Lenape Valley) 32-5 (TF-1.5 4:46 (15-0)
Nathan Taylor (Kingsway) 26-5 won by decision over Angelo Messina (Freehold Boro) 31-5 (Dec 11-5)
Aidan Wallace (Bergen Catholic) 22-3 won by major decision over Wayne Rold (Camden Catholic) 25-10 (MD 10-0)
Jack Zaleski (Middletown South) 32-5 won by decision over John Hager (Delbarton) 26-8 (Dec 5-0)
Garrett Totten (Christian Brothers Academy) 34-5 won by major decision over Ethan Composto (Westfield) 32-5 (MD 9-1)
Joe Giordano (St. John Vianney) 25-8 won by decision over Jack Myers (Morristown) 35-2 (Dec 5-2)
Joe Manno (St. Joseph`s Montvale) 22-8 won in sudden victory - 1 over James Day (Phillipsburg) 35-4 (SV-1 3-1)
Caedyn Ricciardi (St. Peters Prep) 33-3 won by decision over D`Amani Almodovar (St. Augustine) 22-6 (Dec 6-0)
132
Tyler Vazquez (Delbarton) 30-0 won by tech fall over Gabe Scalise (Shore Regional) 43-4 (TF-1.5 3:54 (21-5)
Jackson Sichelstiel (Paulsboro) 26-4 won by decision over Mayson Harms (Roselle Park) 35-4 (Dec 4-2)
Nico Diaz (St. John Vianney) 35-5 won by major decision over Phil Stolfa (Red Bank Regional) 36-4 (MD 16-7)
Aaron Kurzer (Montville) 28-3 won by decision over Mateo Sgambellone (St. Joseph`s Montvale) 23-7 (Dec 2-0)
Ryan Ford (Bergen Catholic) 27-4 won by fall over Ryan Kozdra (Mahwah) 36-3 (Fall 2:50)
Samuel Kotch (Cinnaminson) 40-2 won by decision over Hunter Horsey (Oakcrest) 40-3 (Dec 9-5)
Jamar Dixon Jr. (Delsea) 34-8 won by decision over Jonathan Fuller (St. Peters Prep) 29-10 (Dec 2-1)
Anthony Santaniello (Brick Memorial) 38-1 won by tech fall over Attila Valy (Wayne Valley) 31-5 (TF-1.5 4:34 (16-1))
138
Julian George (Christian Brothers Academy) 35-3 won by fall over Richie DeFulvio (Holy Cross) 33-3 (Fall 2:37)
Felix Lettini (St. Peters Prep) 31-5 won by decision over Joe Innamorato (Phillipsburg) 32-8 (Dec 7-3)
Giovanni Scafidi (Howell) 24-9 won by decision over Zach Reilley (Raritan) 32-4 (Dec 6-0)
Mike Pescatore (West Essex) 31-4 won by major decision over Robert Generelli (Middletown South) 29-5 (MD 12-0)
Alex Almeyda (St. Joseph`s Montvale) 26-6 won by decision over Joey Miranda (Kingsway) 25-8 (Dec 6-2)
Matt Henrich (Southern Regional) 30-3 won by decision over Landon Kearns (St. Thomas Aquinas ) 37-5 (Dec 6-1)
Alessio Perentin (Delbarton) 30-4 won by fall over Luke Jacobs (Westfield) 32-5 (Fall 3:12)
Joseph Cangro (Bergen Catholic) 24-4 won by decision over Branden Palcko (Paul Vi) 33-3 (Dec 8-5)
144
Ty Whalen (Clearview) 31-2 won by tech fall over Drew Roskos (Delran) 41-3 (TF-1.5 4:55 (16-0)
Donovan DiStefano (Wall) 26-0 won by decision over David Hussey (Middletown South) 32-6 (Dec 5-3)
Richie Grungo (St. Augustine) 24-4 won by decision over Brendan Connolly (Northern Highlands) 27-5 (Dec 11-9)
Ken Sherman (Holy Spirit) 30-7 won by major decision over Jared Lee (Warren Hills) 36-4 (MD 10-1)
Joe Fongaro (Boonton) 38-1 won by decision over Roman Onorato (Paulsboro) 31-7 (Dec 7-1)
Zach Ballante (Paramus Catholic) 32-7 won by decision over Christopher Bacchioni (Bergen Catholic) 21-6 (Dec 2-0)
J.J. Giordano (South Plainfield) 36-3 won by decision over David DiPietro (Kingsway) 18-7 (Dec 4-3)
Cross Wasilewski (Delbarton) 33-4 won by major decision over Jacob Zearfoss (Gloucester City) 38-5 (MD 9-1)
150
Andrew Troczynski (Delbarton) 34-1 won by decision over Ryan Smith (Brick Memorial) 32-5 (Dec 7-2)
Jake Slotnick (St. Augustine) 27-5 won by decision over Josh Palmucci (Kingsway) 28-7 (Dec 6-1)
Daniel Rella (Paramus Catholic) 30-6 won by fall over Evan Mendez (St. Joseph - Metuchen) 35-7 (Fall 1:18)
Damain Weaver (Lyndhurst/No. Arlington) 29-1 won by fall over Maxwell Nevlin (St. Peters Prep) 24-11 (Fall 5:01)
Tyler Barrett (Christian Brothers Academy) 34-6 won by decision over Ethan Wilson (Washington Township) 35-7 (Dec 8-2)
Frank DiBella (St. Joseph`s Montvale) 26-6 won by decision over Alexander Martinez (Bound Brook) 28-7 (Dec 4-3)
Nicholas Campagna (South Plainfield) 35-1 won by decision over Steven Dalling (Kittatinny) 33-5 (Dec 5-4)
Laith Hamdeh (Passaic County Tech) 36-1 won by decision over Giovanni Rivera (Morristown) 34-6 (Dec 5-4)
157
Simon Ruiz (Delbarton) 30-1 won by major decision over Jordan Chapman (Cranford) 32-4 (MD 10-1)
Jasiah Queen (St. John Vianney) 21-2 won by decision over Tyler Sagi (Old Bridge) 42-3 (Dec 9-2)
Michael Murphy (Westfield) 35-2 won by major decision over Nick Acque (Howell) 28-8 (MD 10-2)
Zander Silva (Christian Brothers Academy) 30-4 won by major decision over Sean Haas (Caldwell) 29-6 (MD 10-0)
Tanner Peake (Hunterdon Central) 39-4 won by decision over Ryan Burton (DePaul) 30-7 (Dec 7-1)
Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Ocean Township) 22-2 won by decision over David Turner (Morris Hills) 31-5 (Dec 9-3)
Sean Cowan (Absegami) 34-6 won by decision over Eric Broadie (Bergen Catholic) 16-10 (Dec 9-6)
Dakota Morris (Kingsway) 34-3 won by major decision over Rocco Dellagatta (St. Joseph`s Montvale) 20-4 (MD 11-0)
165
Hunter Mays (Howell) 37-1 won by fall over Ryan Boyer (Rumson-Fair Haven) 28-9 (Fall 1:53)
Owen Disbrow (St. Thomas Aquinas ) 37-3 won by decision over Michael Mastroeni (Hopatcong) 35-8 (Dec 5-1)
Jurius Clark (Camden Catholic) 33-3 won by decision over Colin Murray (Cranford) 35-2 (Dec 8-6)
Louis Cerchio (Delbarton) 36-3 won by major decision over Stephen Malia (Warren Hills) 36-2 (MD 11-3)
Eric Freeman (Paramus) 36-1 won by tech fall over Max Lee (Livingston) 26-7 (TF-1.5 2:04 (15-0))
Roberto Padilla (St. Joseph`s Montvale) 28-7 won by decision over Dennis Virelli (St. Augustine) 20-10 (Dec 1-0)
Brock Zurawski (Lower Cape May) 38-2 won by major decision over Anthony Harris (St. Peters Prep) 27-9 (MD 13-2)
Nicholas Fea (Bergen Catholic) 28-1 won by fall over James Circle (Lacey) 31-8 (Fall 3:17)
175
Shay Addison (Rumson-Fair Haven) 35-1 won by tech fall over Trey Mcleer (St. Augustine) 13-4 (TF-1.5 4:19 (16-0))
Stratos Kantanas (Livingston) 34-1 won by fall over Hunter Perez (Mt. Olive) 32-8 (Fall 5:41)
Jared Schoppe (Delsea) 38-1 won by decision over Jacob Ventura (Pingry) 27-7 (Dec 5-3)
Justin Onello (Bergen Catholic) 30-5 won by decision over Vincent Lee (Delbarton) 20-4 (Dec 9-2)
Michael Dellagatta (St. Joseph`s Montvale) 34-3 won by decision over Chris Olah (Camden Catholic) 28-7 (Dec 7-0)
George Rhodes (Absegami) 35-4 won by decision over Luke Ceneri (Clifton) 17-6 (Dec 4-3)
Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial) 31-1 won by injury default over DJ Henry (Howell) 26-4 (Inj. 3:09)
Sabino Portella (Red Bank Catholic) 25-1 won by decision over Max Borton (Seneca) 39-3 (Dec 8-4)
190
Brian Soldano (High Point) 35-0 won by fall over Mike Malucelli (Marlboro) 29-3 (Fall 0:44)
Anthony Moscatello (Mt. Olive) 38-5 won in sudden victory - 1 over Vincenzo LaValle (Hanover Park) 36-3 (SV-1 3-1)
David Giulian (Middle Twp.) 34-4 won by decision over Jared Tracey (Ocean Township) 26-2 (Dec 8-5)
Danny Digiovacchino (Delsea) 37-3 won by fall over Jamie Mazzacco (Shore Regional) 30-5 (Fall 2:49)
Alex Uryniak (North Hunterdon) 33-3 won by decision over Kai Argyros (Don Bosco Prep) 22-10 (Dec 7-2)
Joshua Palacio (North Bergen) 33-2 won by tech fall over Alex Marshall (St. Augustine) 26-5 (TF-1.5 5:42 (16-0))
Nicholas Olivieri (Delbarton) 25-12 won by decision over Hudson Skove (Rumson-Fair Haven) 35-3 (Dec 3-1)
Remy Brancato (Bergen Catholic) 30-4 won by fall over Jake Fern (Ridge) 32-6 (Fall 5:44)
215
Martin Cosgrove (Camden Catholic) 21-0 won by fall over Edward Padilla (Livingston) 30-6 (Fall 0:55)
David Pierson (Phillipsburg) 34-4 won by decision over Nicholas Burns (Raritan) 35-3 (Dec 5-1)
Robert Canterino (Christian Brothers Academy) 33-4 won by decision over Cosmo Zaccaro (Central Regional) 36-4 (Dec 12-6)
Dominic Petracci (Washington Township) 35-3 won by major decision over Scott Lynch (Audubon) 36-5 (MD 11-2)
AJ Fricchione (Bergen Catholic) 26-7 won by decision over Chris Stavrou (Hightstown) 37-2 (Dec 6-2)
Brendan Raley (North Hunterdon) 37-2 won by decision over Aidan Schlett (St. Joseph`s Montvale) 26-9 (Dec 14-10)
Jack Stoll (Pope John XXIII) 21-3 won by fall over Andrew Morzetta (Hawthorne) 28-4 (Fall 1:16)
P.J. Casale (Passaic Valley) 26-0 won by fall over Marcus Hebron (Lower Cape May) 34-6 (Fall 0:42)
285
Jim Mullen (St. Joseph`s Montvale) 29-2 won by fall over Christian Steensen (Marlboro) 37-2 (Fall 0:58)
Lorenzo Portella (Red Bank Catholic) 27-2 won by decision over Anthony Evangelista (Hammonton) 32-8 (Dec 8-2)
Liam Akers (North Hunterdon) 37-1 won by fall over Brenden Hansen (Hightstown) 35-5 (Fall 1:48)
Joseph Abill (Clifton) 38-3 won by fall over Aidan Geisenheimer (Cherokee) 31-5 (Fall 1:37)
Dominick Brogna (Bergen Catholic) 25-11 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Brandon Armstrong (Paulsboro) 29-7 (UTB 2-2)
Tyler McCatharn (Warren Hills) 36-4 won by fall over Rocco Bennett (Delsea) 31-5 (Fall 5:33)
Dylan Patscher (Jefferson Township) 39-1 won by fall over Arthur Edmonds (Eastside (Paterson)) 26-5 (Fall 2:44)
Max Acciardi (Paramus Catholic) 33-1 won by tech fall over Ty Eldred (Kittatinny) 32-7 (TF-1.5 2:13 (18-1))
Preliminary Round
106
1-Adrian DeJesus (St. Peter's Prep) tf. 32-Jackson Bauer (Seneca), 2:48 (6-0)
17-Chase Quenault (Delbarton) d. 16-Carter Pack (Holy Spirit), 3-1
9-Vincent Paino (St. Joseph-Montvale) p. 24-Marco Alarcon (Don Bosco Prep), 3:27
8-Brian Melamud (Bergen Catholic) md. 25-Kevin Beck (Middlesex), 9-1
5-Kurt Wehner (Donovan Catholic) p. 28-Owen Kucharski (Delaware Valley), 3:01
21-Gage Summers (Delsea) d. 12-Tyler Venet (CBA). 5-4
13-Brady Klinsky (Middletown North) p. 20-Jason Meola (Kingsway), 3:45
4-Aidan Carmody (Livingston) p. 29-James McGinty (Parsippany Hills), 0:15
3-Patrick O'Keefe (St. John Vianney) p. 30-Tyler Hildebrandt (Williamstown), 5:43
19-Dom Digiacomo (Camden Catholic) d. 14-Jason Seda (Jackson Memorial), 4-1
11-Tyler Hagensen (Mount Olive) p. 22-Beniamino DiCocco (St. Thomas Aquinas), 1:44
6-Anthony Rossi (Hunterdon Central) d. 27-Devin Ryan (New Milford), 7-3
7-Logan Brzozowski (Seton Hall Prep) md. 26-Joey DeAngelo (Point Boro) 13-3
10-Benjamin Marchetto (West Milford) d. 23-Michael DiBiase (Wall), 3-0
18-Luke Sherlock (Shawnee) d. 15-Chris Hong (Paramus), 9-4
2-Logan Wadle (North Hunterdon) md. 31-Aiden Sheeringa (Hackettstown), 14-1
113
1-Daniel Jones (Delbarton) tf. 32-Xavier Stokes (Delsea) 4:30 (15-0)
16-Jake Talarico (St. Peter's Prep) d. 17-James Sloan (St. Joseph-Montvale), 5-1
9-Logan Roman (Old Bridge) d. 24-Jerzey Ryan (New Milford), 4-3
8-Joseph Sciarrone (Seton Hall Prep) p. 25-Adam Albino (Bogota/Ridgefield Park), 3:34
5-Kaden Naame (St. Augustine) md. 28-Anthony Viscido (Robbinsville), 13-1
12-Christopher Nucifora (Bergen Catholic) p. 21-Sean Markey (Bound Brook), 1:49
20-Santino Danise (Hanover Park) md. 13-Max Elton (Holy Spirit), 10-2
4-Anthony Knox (St. John Vianney) tf. 29-John Dooley (Haddon Township), 3:57 (19-3)
3-Jared Brunner (Eastern) p. 30-Peter Plesh (Hunterdon Central), 0:54
19-Lawrence Liss (Matawan) by injury default over 14-Ryan Dubnik (Freehold Township), 3:35
11-Brady Carter (Lacey) p. 22-Trey Friedman (Lenape), 2:41
6-Malik Asfour (Lodi) tf. 27-Joe Aldrich (Somerville), 5:48 (18-2)
7-Dylan Ross (Paramus Catholic) d. 26-Kevin Riedinger (Warren Hills), 5-2
10-Xavier Ortega (Howell) d. 23-Frankie Burgio (Point Boro), 4-0
15-Carson Walsh (Pope John) md. 18-Dezmond Lenaghan (Donovan Catholic), 17-3
2-Jeffrey Jacome (South Plainfield) d. 31-Anthony Cadicina (Ramsey), 6-0
120
1-Conor Collins (Southern) p. 32-Justin Fearon (Middletown North), 2:36
16-Jake Zaltsman (St. John Vianney) d. 17-Taisei Kurachi (River Dell), 4-1
9-Gavin Hawk (Phillipsburg) p. 24-Scott Rayack (Gov. Livingston), 2:00
25-Brett Redner (Butler) d. 8-Michael Campanaro (West Morris Central), 8-2
5-Luke Stanich (Roxbury) p. 28-Carlo Vanvolkenburgh (Seton Hall Prep), 3:47
12-Donovan Chavis (St. Peter's Prep) p. 21-Chase Bish (Paulsboro), 1:47
20-Ryan Mansueto (Raritan) d. 13-Donny Almeyda (St. Joseph-Montvale), 3-2 TB-1
4-Nico Calello (St. Joseph-Metuchen) p. 29-Brandon Ribiero (Westfield), 1:30
3-Evan Tallmadge (Brick Memorial) tf. 30-Joseph Cappello (Paramus Catholic), 1:47 (16-0)
14-Clayton Utter (High Point) d. 19-Sean Dever (Egg Harbor), 9-2
11-John Hildebrandt (Williamstown) p. 22-Connor Kerwin (Passaic Valley), 0:16
6-Jackson Young (Camden Catholic) md. 27-Jonathan Espinosa (Jackson Memorial), 11-2
7-Jack Bastarrika (Mount Olive) d. 26Bryce Manera (Holy Spirit), 5-1
10-Sebastian Ortega (Ho0well) md. 23-Nicholas Balella (Hackettstown), 10-1
18-Cameron Morgan (Pennsville) d. 15-Jacob DelVecchio (South Plainfield), 3-2
2-Alex Nini (CBA) tf. 31-Brett Balzan (Shawnee), 5:31 (17-2)
126
1-Evan Mougalian (Kinnelon p. 32-Brian Vargas (Hackensack), 4:18
17-Daniel Haws (Lenape Valley) d. 16-Nick Cottone (Shawnee), 7-3
9-Nathan Taylor (Kingsway) tf. 24-Ryan Lengenmayr (Lakeland), 3:48 (16-0)
25-Angelo Messina (Freehold) d. 8-Wyatt Stout (Southern), 9-7
5-Aidan Wallace (Bergen Catholic) md. 28-Daniel Smith (Bridgewater-Raritan), 11-1
12-Wayne Rold (Camden Catholic) d. 21-Daniel Hong (Paramus), 5-1
20-John Hager (Delbarton) d. 13-Sawyer Ostroff (Howell), 6-3
4-Jack Zaleski (Middletown South) md. 29-Devin Horton (Paulsboro), 16-2
3-Garrett Totten (CBA) md. 30-Shaun Quirk (Livingston), 15-3
19-Ethan Composto (Westfield) p. 14-James Farina (Ocean), 5:07
11-Joe Giordano (St. John Vianney) d. 22-Blase Mele (Princeton), 5-2
6-Jack Myers (Morristown) d. 27-Giovanni Alejandro (St. Joseph-Metuchen), 2-1
7-James Day (Phillipsburg) p. 26-Mason Livio (Pinelands), 2:51
10-Joe Manno (St. Joseph-Montvale) p. 23-Tim Kolshorn (Ridge), 0:44
15-D'Amani Almodovar (St. Augustine) d. 18-Hogan Horsey (Oakcrest), 7-2
2-Caedyn Ricciardi (St. Peter's Prep) p. 31-Colin Menier (West Milford), 1:51
132
1-Tyler Vazquez (Delbarton) tf. Rocco Negron (Bellville), 1:34 (16-1)
17-Gabe Scalise (Shore Regional) p. 16-Vincent DePierro (Manalapan), 5:51
9-Jackson Sichelstiel (Paulsboro) d. 24-Kieran Bruen (Howell), 8-3
8-Mayson Harms (Roselle Park) d. 25-Braden Kmak (Raritan), 6-0
5-Nico Diaz (St. John Vianney) md. 28-Anthony Barra (West Essex), 13-4
12-Phil Stolfa (Red Bank) d. 21-Shawn Redfield (Warren Hills), 5-3
13-Mateo Sgambellone (St. Joseph-Montvale) md. 20-Luke Geleta (Phillipsburg), 12-0
4-Aaron Kurzer (Montville) d. 29-Noah Krakower (River Dell), 4-2
3-Ryan Ford (Bergen Catholic) p. 30-Giovanni Maglione (JFK-Iselin), 0:43
14-Ryan Kozdra (Mahwah) p. 19-Justin Holly (Pope John), 3:05
11-Hunter Horsey (Oakcrest) d. 22-Isiah Shafer (Paul VI), 7-0
6-Samuel Kotch (Cinnaminson) md. 27-Kevin Stubbs (Sterling), 16-4
7-Jonathan Fuller (St. Peter's Prep) d. 26-Joe Dolci (Toms River North), 7-3
10-Jamar Dixon Jr., (Delsea) d. 23-Hayden Hochstrasser (Southern), 5-1
15-Attila Valy (Wayne Valley) d. 18-Nick DeLorenzo (North Hunterdon), 10-3
2-Anthony Santaniello (Brick Memorial) tf. 31-Jake Hastings (Shawnee), 4:52 (16-0)
138
1-Julian George (CBA) p. Andrew Brevot (High Point), 1:07
16-Richie DeFulvio (Holy Cross) d. 17-Michael Williams (Highland), 10-3
9-Felix Lettini (St. Peter's Prep) md. 24-Brandon Flores (Manville), 10-2
8-Joe Innamorato (Phillipsburg) d. 25-Tyler Russ (Colts Neck), 5-3
5-Zach Reilley (Raritan) d. 28-John Quinonez (Paramus Catholic), 10-3
12-Giovanni Scafidi (Howell) d. 21Nick Bottazzi (DePaul), 5-0
20-Mike Pescatore (West Essex) d. 13-Louden Mazzeo (Emerson/Park Ridge(, 7-0
4-Robert Generelli (Middletown South) d. 29-Giovanni Degeorge (Delsea), 4-3
3-Alex Almeyda (St. Joseph-Montvale) tf. 30-Francesco Rossiter (Metuchen), 4:54 (23-8)
14-Joey Miranda (Kingway) tf. 19-Gavin Haegele (Eastern), 4:36 (17-0)
11-Landon Kearns (St. Thomas Aquinas) md. 22-Michael Melillo (6-3)
6-Matt Henrich (Southern) d. 27-Daniel DeLusant (North Hunterdon), 6-3
7-Alessio Perentin (Delbarton) d. 26-Brandon Bauer (Seton Hall Prep), 11-6
10-Luke Jacobs (Westfield) md. 23-Massimo Mancini (Hanover Park), 13-3
15-Brandon Palcko (Paul VI) p. 18-Braden Scott (Brick Memorial), 3:48
2-Joe Cangro (Bergen Catholic) tf. 31-Jason Brown (Cherokee), 2:55 (16-0)
144
1-Ty Whalen (Clearview) p. 32-Ian Flanagan (Caldwell), 2:22 (18-1)
17-Drew Roskos (Delran) d. 16-Jack Oseback (Wayne Hills), 2-0
9-Donovan DiStefano (Wall) d. 24-Vincent Genna (St. Joseph-Metuchen), 9-3
8-David Hussey (Middletown South) d. 25-Chase Casey (Camden Catholic), 8-1
5-Richie Grungo (St. Augustine) d. 28-Gustavo Alarcon (Don Bosco Prep), 3-0
21-Brendan Connolly (Northern Highlands) d. 12-Angelo Pellicci (St. Peter's Prep), 6-4
13-Jared Lee (Warren Hills) d. 20-Kael Huxord (Jackson Memorial), 7-1
4-Ken Sherman (Holy Spirit) md. 29-Anthony Profaci (Monroe), 10-0
3-Joe Fongaro (Boonton) p. 30-Aidan Portnoy (Hunterdon Central), 1:04
19-Romano Onorato (Paulsboro) d. 14-Nicholas Coletta (Cedar Grove), 6-3
11-Zach Ballante (Paramus Catholic) p. 22-Cole Stangle (St. John Vianney), 1:07
6-Christopher Bacchioni (Bergen Catholic) d. 27-Ricky Cassidy (West Essex), 3-1
26-David DiPietro (Kingsway) md. md. 7-Myles Leonard (Waldwick-Midland Park), 9-1
10-JJ Giordano (South Plainfield) d. 23-Joey Ortega (A.L. Johnson). 3-2
18-Jacob Zearfoss Gloucester City) d. 15-Jake Rosenthal (Toms River North), 3-2
2-Cross Wasilewski (Delbarton) tf. 21-Christian Calvo (Watchung Hills), 4:19 (15-0)
150
1-Andrew Troczynski (Delbarton) tf. 32-Kevin McBride (St. John Vianney), 2:46 (15-0)
17-Ryan Smith (Brick Memorial) d. 16-Cole Velardi (Southern), 6-4
9-Josh Palmucci (Kingsway) md. 24-DJ Hainey (Paulsboro), 14-0
8-Jake Slotnick (St. Augustine) d. 25-Jason Smith (Boonton), 3-1
5-Daniel Rella (Paramus Catholic) p. 28-Brandon Drea (Cherry Hill West), 3:47
12-Evan Mendez (St. Joseph-Metuchen) p. 21-Collin Neal (Pope John), 4:15
13-Maxwell Nevlin (St. Peter's Prep) md. 20-Alex Quintano (Middletown South), 15-4
4-Damian Weaver (Lyndhurst) d. 29-Shawn Mastropierro (New Milford), 7-2
3-Tyler Barrett (CBA) md. 30-Chris Colasurdo (Delaware Valley), 11-3
19-Ethan Wilson (Washington Township) d. 14-Tyler Bienus (Mount Olive), 6-5
11-Alexander Martinez (Bound Brook) p. 22-Nick Benner (Ocean), 3:12
6-Frank DiBella (St. Joseph-Montvale) d. 27-Jack Thompson (Point Boro), 3-2
7-Steven Dalling (Kittatinny) d. 26-William Schlegel (Mendham), 7-3
10-Nicholas Campagna (South Plainfield) d. 23-Thomas Lapinski (Cherokee), 7-2
18-Giovanni Rivera (Morristown) p. 15-Nick Canonica (Hunterdon Central), 1:15
2-Laith Hamdeh (Passaic Tech) tf. 31-Andres Cortes (Gateway), 4:24 (16-1)
157
1-Simon Ruiz (Delbarton) p. 32-Aidan Dick (Clearview), 2:29
16-Jordan Chapman (Cranford) md.17- Hunter Cleaver (Phillipsburg), 12-2
9-Jasiah Queen (St. John Vianney) md. 24-Roger Diaz (St. Peter's Prep), 10-0
8-Tyler Sagi (Old Bridge) md. 25-Stephen O'Neill Jr. (Seton Hall Prep), 13-4
5-Michael Murphy (Westfield) p. 28-Harry Liu (Watchung Hills), 2:59
21-Nick Acque (Howell) d. 12-Charley Cossaboone (Ocean City), 4-3
20-Sean Haas (Caldwell) d. 13-Joe McCullough (Toms River East), 8-5
4-Zander Silva (CBA) tf. 29-Joe Berryman (Freehold), 2:26 (16-0)
3-Tanner Peake (Hunterdon Central) p. 30-Logan Hurwitt (Northern Highlands), 2:43
19-Ryan Burton (DePaul) d. 14-Evan Brown (Cherokee), 7-6
11-Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Ocean) md. 22-Gabe Case (River Dell), 13-2
6-David Turner (Morris Hills) d. 27-Brian Bienus (Mount Olive), 3-1 SV
7-Eric Broadie (Bergen Catholic) md. 26-Nick D'Alessio (Middlesex), 9-1
10-Sean Cowan (Absegami) p. 23-Devon Turner (Dumont), 3:38
18-Rocco Dellegatta (St. Joseph-Montvale) p. 15-Taylor Donnelly (Audubon), 3:41
2-Dakota Morris (Kingsway) tf. Renaldo King (Rancocas Valley), 2:20 (17-1)
165
1-Hunter Mays (Howell) tf. 32-Nicholas Sindoni (Clearview), 3:04 (22-7)
17-Ryan Boyer (Rumson-Fair Haven) d. 16-Thomas Brunetti (Hunterdon Central), 4-3
9-Michael Mastroeni (Hopatcong) md. 24-Ethan Dalling (Kittatinny), 12-3
8-Owen Disbrow (St. Thomas Aquinas) md. 25-Nate Zastowny (Phillipsburg), 10-1
5-Jurius Clark (Camden Catholic) d. 28-Jack Martin (Pingry), 3-2
12-Colin Murray (Cranford) d. 21-Ashton Navarrete (Hawthorne), 7-5
13-Stephen Malia (Warren Hills) d. 20-Izaiah Otero (Highland), 4-2
4-Louis Cerchio (Delbarton) md. 29-Ray Kohan (Pascack Valley), 13-1
3-Eric Freeman (Paramus) p. 30-Justin Rhyne (Haddonfield), 1:29
14-Max Lee (Livingston) d. 19-Brandon Smith (Freehold), 7-4
11-Dennis Virelli (St. Augustine) d. 22-Tyson Derenberger (Delsea), 7-1
6-Roberto Padilla (St. Joseph-Montvale) d. 27-Kostantinios Mavrikidis (Paramus Catholic), 5-0
7-Brock Zurawski (Lower Cape May) p. 26-Ford Zajac (Colts Neck), 1:59
10-Anthony Harris (St. Peter's Prep) p. 23-Jack Miller (Hillsborough), 4:19
19-Jimmy Circle (Lacey) d. 15-Nick Stump (CBA), 14-9
2-Nick Fea (Bergen Catholic) p. William Wilson (North Brunswick), 2:30
175
1-Shay Addison (Rumson-Fair Haven) p. 32-Daniel Fishman (Old Bridge), 0:38
16-Trey Mcleer (St. Augustine) d. 17-Anthony Lawrence (CBA), 6-5
9-Stratos Kantanas (Livingston) p. 24-Jack Reiter (Middletown South), 5:34
8-Hunter Perez (Mount Olive) p. 25-Jayden Czupak (Verona), 4:35 (19-4)
5-Jared Schoppe (Delsea) d. Edward Terreri (Paramus Catholic), 5-2
12-Jacob Ventura (Pingry) d. 21-Drew Petaccia (Pascack Valley), 6-2
13-Vincent Lee (Delbarton) p. 20-Matt Bryant (Manchester), 1:04
4-Justin Onello (Bergen Catholic) md. 29-Owen Weigle (Ewing), 8-0
3-Michael Dellagatta (St. Joseph-Montvale) p. 30-Kenny Coghan (St. Thomas Aquinas), 1:47
19-Chris Olah (Camden Catholic) d. 14-Owen Frizzell (Warren Hills), 6-1
22-Luke Ceneri (Clifton) d. 11-Christopher Baker (Watchung Hills), 5-0
6-George Rhodes (Absegami) d. Jay Stokes (Shawnee), 6-1
7-Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial) tf. 26-Braydon Castillo (Lower Cape May), 3:04 (15-0
10-DJ Henry (Howell) tf. 23-Luke Yager (North Hunterdon), 5:13 (16-1)
18-Max Borton (Seneca) md. 15-Jimmy Dolan (Pequannock), 11-2
2-Sabino Portella (Red Bank Catholic) p. 31-Daric Anderson (Ridgewood), 1:19
190
1-Brian Soldano (High Point) p. 32-Melkart Abou-Jaoude (Newton), 1:00
17-Mike Malucelli (Marlboro) d. 16-Brian Christie (St. Joseph-Metuchen), 7-3
9-Anthony Moscatello (Mount Olive) p. 24-Mike Rauch (Jackson Memorial), 3:48
8-Vincenzo LaValle (Hanover Park) p. 25-Luke DuPont (Holmdel), 1:25
5-David Giulian (Middle Township) md. 28-Cory Martin (Brick Memorial), 14-3
12-Jared Tracey (Ocean) p. 21-Matt Coon (Lacey), 2:21
20-Jamie Mazzacco (Shore Regional) md. 13-Xavier Williams (Paramus Catholic), 14-3
4-Danny Digiovacchino (Delsea) p. 29-Sam Williams (Ocean City), 1:25
3-Alex Uryniak (North Hunterdon) p. 30-Alek Katsikis (Cherry Hill East), 1:59
14-Kai Argyros (Don Bosco Prep) md. 19-Connor Bauman (Rancocas Valley), 15-6
11-Joshua Palacio (North Bergen) p. 22-Kevin Langlois (Lenape), 0:49
6-Alex Marshall (St. Augustine) md. 27-Matt Schneider (Delaware Valley), 11-2
7-Hudson Skove (Rumson-Fair Haven) d. 26-Ryan Galka (Warren Hills), 6-2
10-Nicholas Olivieri (Delbarton) p. 23-Bobby Turso (Ridgewood), 1:55
18-Jake Fern (Ridge) p. 15-Shane Kanterman (Cranford), 1:14
2-Remy Brancato (Bergen Catholic) d. 31-Jacob Gerish (DePaul), 7-1
215
1-Martin Cosgrove (Camden Catholic) p. 32-Nicholas Wisbeski (South Brunswick), 0:32
16-Edward Padilla (Livingston) d. 17-Carlos Angel (Bound Brook), 12-5
9-Nick Burns (Raritan) p. 24-Lensely Therlonge (Irvington), 1:40
8-David Pierson (Phillipsburg) md. 25-Mohamed Abdelatty (Lawrence), 11-2
5-Robert Canterino (CBA) p. 28-Alejandro Camerena (Pascack Hills), 5:47
21-Cosmo Zaccaro (Central Regional) md. 12-Matthew Jones (Hillsborough), 8-0
20-Scott Lynch (Audubon) d. 13-Riley Camoia (Mount Olive), 8-6 SV
4-Dominic Petracci (Washington Township) d. 29-Trevor Bowen (Delaware Valley), 7-0
3-AJ Fricchione (Bergen Catholic) d. 30-Daniel Elyash (Paramus), 5-4 TB-1
19-Chris Stavrou (Hightstown) d. 13-Jarett Pantuso (Warren Hills), 7-2
11-Brendan Raley (North Hunterdon) d. 22-Lucas Allen (Montgomery), 8-3
6-Aidan Schlett (St. Joseph-Montvale) d. 27-Riley O'Boyle (Southern), 5-1
7-Jack Stoll (Pope John) p. 26-Tyson Carroll (Columbia), 2:55
23-Andrew Morzetta (Hawthorne) p. 10-Luke Maxwell (Delsea), 4:22
15-Marcus Hebron (Lower Cape May) d. 18-Jake Klein (Jackson Liberty), 8-2
2-PJ Casale (Passaic Valley) p. 31-Jeremiah Davis (Sterling), 2:35
285
1-Jimmy Mullen (St. Joseph-Montvale) p. Jack Tierney (Seton Hall Prep), 0:51
16-Christian Steensen (Marlboro) d. 17-Justin Evans (Irvington), 2-1
24-Anthony Evangelista (Hammonton) d. 9-Bryand Garcia (New Brunswick), 7-0
8-Lorenzo Portella (Red Bank Catholic) d. 25-Justin Gradzki (Northern Highlands), 5-2
5-Liam Akers (North Hunterdon) p. 28-SAm Azzaretti (Brick Memorial), 4:58
12-Brendan Hansen (Hightstown) p. 21-Henry Frayne (West Morris), 0:55
13-Aidan Geisenheimer (Cherokee) p. 20-Kevin Shriner (Cranford), 4:56
4-Joseph Abill (Clifton) p. 29-John Dodaro (Lacey), 2:20
3-Dominick Brogna (Bergen Catholic) p. 30-Brian Moyer (St. Thomas Aquinas), 2:55
19-Brandon Armstrong (Paulsboro) d. 14-John Wargo (Phillipsburg), 7-3
22-Rocco Bennet (Delsea) d. 11-Jule Dolci (Northern Burlington), 5-2
26-Arthur Edmonds (Paterson Eastside) p. 7-Matt Jannucci (Colts Neck), 0:36
6-Tyler McCatharn (Warren Hills) d. 27-Ike Sholders (Gateway), 4-1
10-Dylan Patscher (Jefferson) p. 23-John Stone (Washington Township), 5:09
15-Ty Eldred (Kittatinny) d. 18-Jonathan Green (Camden Catholic), 6-4
2-Max Acciardi (Paramus Catholic) p. Jake Tulli (St. Joseph-Metuchen), 1:38