No. 5 Brick Memorial used an 11-3 advantage in bonus points and held off a furious rally in the final four bouts to edge No. 10 Ocean for a dramatic 29-27 victory on Thursday night.
Two key major decisions, an early tossup win and a wave of pin-falls set up Raritan's closer at 150 as the Rockets beat Point Boro to claim their second straight Central Group II title.
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TOMS RIVER -- With a state title pinned on his riding ability, there was no way Southern senior Mike Racanelli was going to let his opponent get to his feet.
"I would have stopped breathing before I let him get up," Racanelli said...
Results from Friday's NJSIAA Sectional Finals involving Shore Conference teams.
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NJSIAA TEAM TOURNAMENT
SECTIONAL FINALS
North Jersey Section 2, Group IV
FINAL: 1-Phillipsburg 45, 2-Middletown North 16
145: Brian Meyer (P) tf. Jacob An...
HAZLET -- Pack your bags, Raritan. It's time to head west once again.
The Rockets will make what seems like their annual trip to Frenchtown to square off against Delaware Valley in a sectional final after defeating Point Boro 32-19 on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II Tournament...
Results from the NJSIAA Team State Championships
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NJSIAA Team Tournament
Group Finals
Group V
FINAL: Southern 27, Howell 24
Second state title for Southern and first since 2005
160: Seon Bowker (S) d. Fra...
BRICK -- A disqualification win on an illegal slam could've made Colts Neck's historic postseason victory on Monday controversial, but the Cougars erased any doubt by piling up bonus points against Brick Memorial.
The Cougars, seeded fifth in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV Tournament, recorded five pins out of their seven victories while winning by DQ and forfeit in the other two to take down
The NJSIAA Wrestling Team Tournament is being seeded Tuesday morning at the NJSIAA headquarters in Robbinsville.
The final set of power points was released Sunday night, but there are expected to be changes based on head-to-head results and corrections or additions to matches wrestled before the Jan...