The Roselle Park wrestling team, after winning 20 matches and reaching the Central Jersey, Group 1 final, captured District 10 at Millburn again.
Winning championships for the Panthers were Joe Devito at 113, Pete Hilburn at 145, Brian Matthews at 152, Steve Loevsky at 160, Phil Woods at 170 and Allen Nunez at 182.
Roselle Park won District 10 for the second straight year and for the fourth time in the past five seasons dating back to 2009.
Westfield won District 11 at Westfield, while South Plainfield again finished first in District 12 at South Plainfield.
Qualifying wrestlers – those who finished first, second and third from those three districts – will compete in Region 3 at Union, beginning Wednesday night. Competition continues Friday night and concludes Saturday.
Those who advance out of the regions – first-, second- and third-place qualifiers – will then compete in the NJSIAA Tournament at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall, scheduled for March 8, 9 and 10.
DISTRICT 10
AT MILLBURN
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TEAM SCORES:
1-Roselle Park 230
2-Seton Hall Prep 140.5
3-Madison 107
4-Irvington 86
5-Summit 80
6-Millburn 78
7-Barringer 67
8-Columbia 60
9-Union 55
10-Chatham 39
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FINALS:
106: Casey Egan, SHP, pin Emanuel Rodriguez, Chatham, 1:49.
113: Joe Devito, Roselle Park, pin Angelo Mascola, Seton Hall Prep, 1:49.
120: Brendan Calas, SHP, maj. dec. Andy Santamaria, Roselle Park, 11-2.
126: Nick Polimeni, SHP, dec. Josh Gergich, Roselle Park, 5-2.
132: Nick Abbott, Summit, dec. Anthony Canfora, Seton Hall Prep, 4-3.
138: Dylan Pollack, Millburn, dec. Dylan Mulcahy, Chatham, 12-6.
145: Pete Hilburn, RP, maj. dec. Christian Munoz, Barringer, 13-0.
152: Brian Matthews, Roselle Park, pin Isaac Antonetty, Barringer, 3:17.
160: Steve Loevsky, Roselle Park, dec. Jepthe Jean-Paul, Irvington, 13-7.
170: Phil Woods, RP, maj. dec. Christopher Auriemma, Columbia, 10-0.
182: Allen Nunez, Roselle Park, dec. Dyuenet Beaublanc, Irvington, 5-2.
195: Petar Haboj, Madison, pin Matthew Policarpio, Millburn, 1:25.
220: Anthony Iarussi, Summit, pin Vincent Picarelli, Roselle Park, :13.
HWT: Rodney Cenat, Columbia, pin Kristian Lewis, Union, 3:28.
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THIRD-PLACE QUALIFIERS:
106: Vincent Simonetti, Union
113: Josh Serruto, Millburn
120: Nehehima Shury, Irvington
126: Nelson Mendez, Barringer
132: Bobby Vail, Roselle Park
138: Joe Fulinello, Roselle Park
145: Tom Grosso, Seton Hall Prep
152: Ishmael Crawford, Irvington
160: Colm Doughtery, Summit
170: Dom Luppino, Madison
182: Matt Fastiggi, Madison
195: Marc Signorello, Roselle Park
220: Donovan Mantone, Madison
HWT: Joshua Jiminez, Millburn
DISTRICT 11
AT WESTFIELD
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TEAM SCORES:
1-Westfield 189.5
2-Scotch Plains 154.5
3-Cranford 151
4-Brearley 116
5-Rahway 99.5
6-Linden 82.5
7-Elizabeth 78
8-Newark Central 0
Shabazz 0
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FINALS:
106: Nick Kalimtzis, Westfield, dec. Wesley Ortiz, Elizabeth, 6-3.
113: Nick Tekula, Linden, dec. Nick DeMarco, Brearley, 9-2.
120: Devin Jefferson, Rahway, dec. Tommy Cunningham, S.Plains, 7-1.
126: Isaac Valentin, Rahway, dec. Tim Murphy, Brearley, 10-6.
132: Gavin Murray, Cranford, dec. Matt Barber, Westfield, 3-1.
138: Nick Velez, Westfield, dec. Brian Lapham, Scotch Plains, 3-0.
145: Niko Capello, Cranford, dec. Nick Rotondo, Westfield, 5-0.
152: Colin Barber, Westfield, maj. dec. Jonniel Bazan, Elizabeth, 19-6.
160: John Balboni, Brearley, dec. James Dwyer, Cranford, 7-2.
170: Joe Balboni, Brearley, pin Matt Ridge, Scotch Plains, 1:05.
182: Jeff Velez, Brearley, dec. Brian Bulger, Westfield, 4-3.
195: Nick Arnold, Westfield, pin Rob Kessler, Cranford, 1:55.
220: Jeff Weiss, Cranford, maj. dec. Chris Gonzalez, Linden, 8-0.
HWT: Anthony Tufaro, Scotch Plains, dec. Joe Romero, Elizabeth, 3-0.
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THIRD-PLACE QUALIFIERS:
106: Josh Sheehy, Linden
113: J.T. Beirne, Scotch Plains
120: Gabe Magalhaes, Linden
126: Andrew Tompkins, Cranford
132: Wesley Martinez, Elizabeth
138: Diego Attaca, Linden
145: Davon Jefferson, Rahway
152: Corey Birch, Cranford
160: Justin Becker, Rahway
170: Kevin Frega, Westfield
182: Corey Markovitch, Cranford
195: dan van brunt, Scotch Plains
220: David Tobe, Elizabeth
HWT: Kyle Kania, Westfield
DISTRICT 12
AT SOUTH PLAINFIELD
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TEAM SCORES:
1-South Plainfield 315
2-Watchung Hills 164
3-Gov. Livingston 113
Johnson 113
5-New Providence 69
6-Plainfield 52
7-Middlesex 47
8-North Plainfield 44
9-Colonia 40
10-Rutgers Prep 16
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FINALS:
106: Ryan Walsh, SP, pin Tyler Gazaway, New Providence, 2:46.
113: Dan Hedden, SP, dec. Alex Pollera, Watchung Hills, 6-4 (OT).
120: Jon Mele, GL, dec. Ray Jazikoff, South Plainfield, 5-4.
126: Corey Stasenko, SP, dec. Mike Magaldo, Watchung Hills, 7-4.
132: Scott DelVeccchio, SP, maj. dec. Ryan Hoy, GL, 18-7.
138: Anthony Ashnault, South Plainfield, won by forfeit.
145: Troy Heilmann, SP, pin Anthony DiRosa, Watchung Hills, 3:07.
152: Dylan Painton, SP, pin. Pete Melendez, Colonia, 1:46.
160: Inan Sikel, South Plainfield, pin. Diego Rivera, Plainfield, 1:09.
170: Mike Carroccia, Watchung Hills, pin. Jordan Handwerger, SP, 4:50.
182: Collin Lynch, South Plainfield, dec. Kyle Dotey, Middlesex, 5-3.
195: Shane Haddad, GL, dec. James Valley, North Plainfield, 8-6.
220: Ed Olenick, Johnson, dec. Tory Russell, South Plainfield, 3-2.
HWT: Tyler Calderone, SP, dec. Anthony Rizzolo, Watchung Hills, 2-1.
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THIRD-PLACE QUALIFIERS:
106: Kyle Gregorio, Johnson
113: Carmine Boccellari, New Prov.
120: David Mupo, Watchung Hills
126: Charlie Hudak, Johnson
132: Brian Mooney, Johnson
138: John Coler, Johnson
145: Dan Smith, New Providence
152: Derrick Washington, Plain.
160: Stephen Paterno, Johnson
170: Joe Cirrocca, New Providence
182: Kevin Coleman, Plainfield
195: Luigi Girardi, South Plainfield
220: Anthony Carbajal, Watchung Hills
HWT: Ryan Baron, Johnson