Joey King finally beat Richie Koehler to finish fifth at 120 pounds while Nick Caracappa placed third at 170 pounds at the NJSIAA Wrestling Championships.
Dean Peterson, Kyle Slendorn, Jake Benner and Rob Kanniard suffered losses in the NJSIAA Wrestling Championships state finals, but have plenty of reasons to hold their heads high.
St. John Vianney's Dean Peterson, Howell's Kyle Slendorn, Ocean's Jake Benner, Toms River South's Cole Corrigan and Wall's Rob Kanniard advanced to the state finals at the NJSIAA Wrestling Championships in Atlantic City.
Ocean's Alex Poniros and Freehold Township's Kyle Hillermeier reached the quarterfinals as No. 25 seeds as a total of 19 Shore Conference wrestlers advanced to the state quarterfinals in Atlantic City.