Vote for the Week 5 Shore Sports Network Wrestler of the Week

It’s time to get your vote in for who had the top performance in the Shore this week to choose the Shore Sports Network Wrestler of the Week. The winner will be announced on Thursday right here on ShoreSportsNetwork.com. Voting will end Wednesday at midnight.

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Week 5 Wrestler of the Week nominees (listed in alphabetical order)

Matt Benedetti, Jr., Manalapan 

Benedetti’s double-overtime win over Kenneth Koenig helped the Braves to a 37-25 win over Colts Neck to snap a four-year losing streak to the Cougars. Benedetti was 5-0 overall during the week and is 17-2 this season.

 

Al DeSantis, Jr., Shore

DeSantis defeated Ocean’s Jack Nies, 5-2, for a key victory that helped the Blue Devils edge Ocean, 34-33, for their first win over a ranked opponent in program history. DeSantis was 2-0 for the week and is 13-2 this season.

 

Liam Horan, Jr., Rumson-Fair Haven 

Horan defeated Lakewood’s Dante Morris, 1-0, in the Buc Classic 195-pound final to hand the returning state qualifier his first loss of the season. Horan’s win was part of a 5-0 week that also included a win over Middletown North’s Nico Cerbo, a returning region qualifier. Horan is 14-3 this season.

 

Gavyn Read, Jr., Keansburg

Read won the Buc Classic 120-pound title as the No. 5 seed, taking out the top-seed, Red Bank’s Phil Stolfa, 7-3, before pinning Jackson Liberty’s Dorian Hall in the final to earn Most Outstanding Wrestler honors.

 

David Rubin, So., Matawan 

Rubin went 3-0 on the week with a 5-2 win over Middletown South’s Travis Tuminelli and a win by fall over Marlboro’s Harrison Gordon to move up in the 113-pound rankings and improve his season record to 16-1.

 

Stiviny Silva, Sr., Long Branch

With Long Branch in must-win mode down 10 with three bouts left, Silva delivered a 4-3 double-overtime win over Nick Benner that kept the Green Wave alive on their way to a 30-28 comeback victory over Ocean. Silva was 3-0 for the week.

 

Matt Spirko, Sr., Raritan 

Spirko pinned Ocean’s Joe Teresi in a matchup of two of the top heavyweights in the Shore to help the Rockets to a 38-19 win over the Spartans. Spirko was 3-0 on the week and is 9-2 this season.

 

John Stout, Sr., Southern

In the marquee bout between two returning state qualifiers, Stout won by 11-3 major decision over Brick Memorial’s David Szuba during a 48-24 victory for the Rams. Stout, a Region 8 champion last year, was 3-0 on the week to run his season record to 17-0.

 

 

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