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Express Times Rankings week of 3/2/04 |
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Tuesday, March 02, 2004
103 POUNDS
1. So. Andrew Flegler (31-7) Nazareth
2. Fr. Dan Kelly (23-6) Delaware Valley
3. Fr. Pat Strizki (23-7) Hunterdon Central
4. Sr. Tim Dogmanits (24-10) Northampton
5. So. Jon Gregory (19-10) Phillipsburg
6. Fr. Scott Clymer (28-1) Northwestern
( Still wrestling in N.J.: Gregory, So. Kyle Jablon (19-10), Kelly,
So. Adam Kull (20-7) Hillsborough, Fr. Keith Morris (23-6) Hackettstown,
Strizki.
( Still wrestling in Pa.: Clymer, Dogmanits, Flegler, Fr. Adam Hluschak (31-11)
Northern Lehigh.
( Notes: Flegler lost 5-3 to Ward in Northeast region finals. Our confidence was
restored in Dogmanits, who came back to take third after escaping in rideout with
Corona, who chose top to start the 30-second OT. Clymer won AA region title in
rideout. Strizki upset Kelly 3-1 on a takedown at the buzzer to win District 17 title.
Kelly leads season series 2-1 and they stay 2 and 3, for now. We'll see what happens
this weekend at Region 5 tourney. Gregory waltzed to first District 1 title. Jablon and
Morris were second and third in D1.
112 POUNDS
1. Fr. Tim Darling (29-5) Nazareth
2. Jr. Steve Mytych (29-7) Northampton
3. Jr. Josh Oliver (38-5) Easton
4. So. Russell Souders (37-4) Wilson
5. Fr. John Mangini (28-0) Hillsborough
6. Fr. Kris Sigafoos (28-1) Delaware Valley
( Still wrestling in N.J.: Jr. Dan Boemio (22-5) Bridgewater,
So. Normand Lavoie (13-16) Hunterdon Central, Fr. John Mangini (Hillsborough),
Fr. Tyler Riccio (25-4) Watchung Hills, Sigafoos, Fr. Sean Smith (18-10) Warren Hills,
Jr. John Todd (19-9) Phillipsburg.
( Still wrestling in Pa.: Darling, Mytych, Oliver, Souders.
( Notes: Darling beat Mytych, our previous No. 1 for region title and also beat Oliver in
semifinals. Therefore he's new No. 1. Souders won AA region title. Sigafoos had no
trouble claiming D17 title. Mangini edged Pingry's Max Shanaman 8-7 to win D18 title.
Boemio was third in D18. Todd won his second straight D1 title. Smith was third in D1,
while Lavoie stunned Voorhees' Eric Lobell (18-12) 8-4 for third place in D17. Riccio
won D12 title.
119 POUNDS
1. Jr. Seth Ciasulli (37-5) Easton
2. Sr. Sean Carr (35-8) Whitehall
3. Sr. Kevin Vinh (31-9) Nazareth
4. Sr. Mike Pena (29-5) Liberty
5. Sr. Robert Au (27-1) Phillipsburg
6. Jr. Adam Fuderer (25-6) Saucon Valley
( Still wrestling in N.J.: Au, Jr. Brian Costello (18-11) Delaware Valley,
Fr. Garrett Meagher (18-12) North Warren, Jr. Kyle Sutphen (24-5) Somerville,
Sr. Tye Wagner (25-4) Hillsborough.
( Still wrestling in Pa.: Carr, Ciasulli, Fuderer, Jr. Larry Unger (21-4) Salisbury.
( Notes: Big shakeup here as Vinh and Pena didn't even make it out of regions. Ciasulli
made it to region finals, where he stumbled in 5-2 loss to unbeaten Crestwood senior
Joe Kemmerer. Carr came through via stalling call to beat Vinh 3-2 with 10 seconds
left in OT to take third and final state berth. Fuderer remained alive by placing second
in AA. Au became 21st wrestler in school history to win three district crowns Saturday
when he took 119-pound title at D1. Meagher and Costello finished third in D1 and
D17, respectively. Sutphen was second and Wagner third in D18.
125 POUNDS
1. Sr. Ricci Bass (29-3) Liberty
2. Jr. Alex Krom (38-7) Easton
3. Sr. Billy Stenack (27-12) Northampton
4. Jr. Brandon Stillo (22-5) Phillipsburg
5. Jr. Eric Grida (29-2) Saucon Valley
6. So. Phil Santee (15-10) Nazareth
( Still wrestling in N.J.: Jr. Mark Bistis (17-13) Hunterdon Central,
Sr. Griff Campbell (18-11) Hillsborough, Jr. Brian Lasso (25-6) North Warren,
So. Jake Piasecki (18-8) Voorhees, Jr. Jeff Ruggini (15-11) Bridgewater, Stillo.
( Still wrestling in Pa.: Bass, Grida, Krom, Stenack, Sr. Johnny Welsh (20-11) Pen Argyl.
( Notes: For second straight week, Bass broke Krom's heart at buzzer -- scoring a reversal
at end to win 4-3 decision in finals. Grida won AA region title with 6-4 OT decision over
Octorara's Casey Ott. Welsh is still alive in AA after placing fourth. Stenack was third in
AAA as expected. Stillo won his second D1 title with 7-2 decision of Lasso. Piasecki was
D17 runner-up, while Campbell finished second and Ruggini third in D18.
130 POUNDS
1. Sr. Joe Kushnerick (36-6) Wilson
2. Jr. Dave Gilio (29-9) Northampton
3. Fr. Justin Cohen (37-7) Nazareth
4. Sr. Brian Ellis (30-10) Liberty
5. Sr. Kyle Ferris (27-7) Somerville
6. Jr. Chris Kelly (26-3) Delaware Valley
( Still wrestling in N.J.: Sr. Ben Conkin (17-8) Bridgewater, Jr. Steve DelVecchio
(10-14) North Hunterdon, Ferris, Kelly, Sr. John Puleo (16-12) Warren Hills,
So. Shane Riccio (26-3) Watchung Hills, Sr. A.J. Varga (15-6) Phillipsburg.
( Still wrestling in Pa.: Cohen, Gilio, Jr. Rich Kessler (27-8) Pius X, Kushnerick.
( Notes: Gilio and Cohen didn't meet, but were second and third, respectively, in AAA
regions. Cohen beat Ellis 9-2 in third-place bout. Ferris suffered his first loss -- 5-3 in
OT to Bound Brook's Jesse Harrington in D18 finals. Kushnerick was AA runner-up.
Kelly was nipped 3-2 by Lawrence's Mark Savino in D17 finals. Varga won second
straight D1 title and was named the OW. Puleo was third in D1.
135 POUNDS
1. Jr. John Paukovits (34-1) Northampton
2. Jr. Joe Caramanica (34-7) Nazareth
3. Jr. Jon Hoagland (24-4) Wilson
4. So. Braylin Williams (28-15) Easton
5. Jr. Nick Alparone (27-3) Hunterdon Central
6. Sr. Bobby Whelan (19-5) Belvidere
( Still wrestling in N.J.: Alparone, Jr. Kevin Lynch (23-5) Hillsborough,
Jr. Alex Massimo (15-12) North Hunterdon, So. Chris Norrell (19-11) Phillipsburg,
Whelan.
( Still wrestling in Pa.: Caramanica, Hoagland, Paukovits.
( Notes: Bangor soph George Lobb's season is over after going 1-2 in AAA regions.
Paukovits beat Caramanica for title -- 9-4. Williams' season also ended upon losing in
OT to eventual third-place finisher Tim McGoldrick of Pleasant Valley. Hoagland
crowned AA champ with OT win in the finals over Schuylkill Valley's Steve Fehnel.
Whelan (D1) and Alparone (D17) also won championships Saturday.
140 POUNDS
1. Sr. Jay Morrison (33-6) Whitehall
2. Sr. Mike Parisi (30-7) Northampton
3. Jr. Ryan Heard (29-5) Pen Argyl
4. Sr. Brian Nicholas (29-9) Wilson
5. Sr. Mike Detsis (25-2) Hillsborough
6. So. C.J. Inglin (25-4) Delaware Valley
( Still wrestling in N.J.: Jr. Anthony Cronce (10-9) Phillipsburg, Detsis, Inglin,
Sr. Steve Kraska (19-7) Somerville, Fr. J.R. Nettuno (14-12) Hunterdon Central,
Sr. Justin Papa (14-7) Voorhees, Fr. Zach Ulm (20-4) Hackettstown.
( Still wrestling in Pa.: Heard, Morrison, Nicholas, Parisi.
( Notes: Status quo here as Morrison beat Parisi for AAA title, while Heard rode
Nicholas out for 30 seconds to claim AA crown. Detsis won D18 title, while Inglin
majored Papa 18-6 for D17 crown. Ulm was D1 runner-up.
145 POUNDS
1. Jr. Joey Ecklof (35-2) Northampton
2. So. Alex Caruso (27-2) Watchung Hills
3. So. Kyle Honickel (29-0) Voorhees
4. Sr. Dan Horwath (30-8) Liberty
5. Sr. Mazen Kholi (28-13) Parkland
6. Jr. Jordan Nettuno (14-11) Easton
( Still wrestling in N.J.: Sr. Ed Ahart (10-19) Phillipsburg,
Jr. Joe Ambrose (11-12) Hillsborough, Caruso, Honickel,
Jr. Zubin Karimattam (16-14) Hunterdon Central,
Sr. Rory Molnar (14-10) Hackettstown, Jr. Tom Spinelli (6-16) Somerville.
( Still wrestling in Pa.: Ecklof, Sr. Kris Holzworth (28-3) Palisades, Horwath, Kholi.
( Notes: Ecklof had no problem in romping his way to AAA title. Horwath was second
and Kholi third -- eliminating Nettuno along the way with 5-4 OT decision in
wrestlebacks. Holzworth is still alive after placing fifth in AA. Caruso won second
D12 title, while Honickel remained unbeaten in claiming first D17 title. Molnar was
second in D1.
152 POUNDS
1. Sr. Mike Rogers (31-1) Easton
2. So. Dave Richmond (24-0) Warren Hills
3. Sr. Mike Gatti (28-1) Watchung Hills
4. Jr. Eric Bauder (28-12) Emmaus
5. So. A.J. Papa (24-13) Parkland
6. So. James Sciascia (31-5) Bangor
( Still wrestling in N.J.: Jr. Vinny Catullo (14-7) North Hunterdon,
Jr. Dom DiStano (15-14) Somerville, Fr. Brian Erdek (14-16) Voorhees, Gatti,
Jr. David Kolodziejczyk (16-9) Belvidere, Sr. John Newman (22-6) Hillsborough,
Richmond, So. Dave Quinn (18-12) Hunterdon Central.
( Still wrestling in Pa.: Bauder, Sr. Brad Nicholas (32-11) Wilson, Rogers.
( Notes: Rogers won AAA title, no surprise there. Bauder moves back in at No. 4 by
virtue of third-place finish in AAA -- beating Papa 5-2 for bronze. Sciascia was
eliminated in AAA wrestlebacks. Nicholas, who lost to Sciascia earlier this season,
was fourth in AA to reach states. Richmond won his second straight D1 title -- the
first at his school to win back-to-back crowns since two-time state champ Justin
Colaluce (1997-98). Gatti won D12 title and Catullo captured D17 prize by
pinning Erdek.
160 POUNDS
1. Sr. Sean Richmond (28-2) Easton
2. Sr. Billy Haydt (32-7) Northampton
3. Sr. Ricky Kurtz (26-3) Delaware Valley
4. Sr. Jeff Harrington (26-3) Hunterdon Central
5. Jr. Jon Molchany (36-2) Catasauqua
6. Jr. Sal Crivellaro (31-5) Bethlehem Catholic
( Still wrestling in N.J.: Sr. Mike Duffy (14-15) Phillipsburg,
Sr. Eric Foley (25-6) North Warren, Harrington,
Sr. Pat Jastrzebski (23-5) Hillsborough, Kurtz,
Jr. Craig McGuinness (19-12) Somerville, Jr. Steve Voyce (20-8) Voorhees.
( Still wrestling in Pa.: Crivellaro, Haydt, Molchany, Richmond.
( Notes: Richmond beat Haydt for second straight week and third time this season
-- 3-2 in AAA region finals. Molchany was second and Crivellaro third as both lost
to same wrestler in AA tournament. Harrington upset Kurtz 4-3 on controversial
takedown late in bout and was named OW at D17. Kurtz still leads all-time series
7-2 and stays ahead of his rival for now. Foley lost 6-4 OT heartbreaker in D1 finals.
171 POUNDS
1. Jr. Nick Guida (26-5) Parkland
2. Sr. Mike Somma (28-1) Hunterdon Central
3. Jr. Scott Hunter (38-5) Emmaus
4. Sr. Doug Bernaski (30-14) Nazareth
5. Sr. Jared Duffy (19-5) Phillipsburg
6. Sr. Jack Gill (19-7) Northern Lehigh
( Still wrestling in N.J.: So. Zach Dorland (12-13) North Warren, Duffy,
Jr. Mark Kearsing (24-5) Watchung Hills, Jr. Chris Monticcio (11-13) Hillsborough,
Jr. Jon Rothman (21-5) Bridgewater, Somma, Jr. Mike Thorsen (16-5) Voorhees.
( Still wrestling in Pa.: Guida, Hunter.
( Notes: Guida is AAA region champ after 13-1 major of Delaware Valley (Pa.)
sophomore Frankie Colletta. Hunter finished third by eliminating Bernaski 3-1.
Gill went 1-2 and didn't medal in AA after winning district title previous week.
Somma won his third straight D17 title, while Duffy garnered first D1 championship.
Kearsing won his first D12 title. Rothman was D18 runner-up. Thorsen was third
in D17 title.
189 POUNDS
1. Sr. Josh Haines (36-1) Northampton
2. Sr. Pete Grodziak (31-8) Parkland
3. Jr. Zach Pizarro (36-12) Easton
4. Sr. Dan Brice (27-2) Warren Hills
5. Jr. Bryan Kopesky (20-8) Phillipsburg
6. So. Scott Snyder (27-5) Northern Lehigh
( Still wrestling in N.J.: Brice, Sr. Clay Butler (19-9) Delaware Valley,
Jr. Bob Kadel (21-9) North Warren, Kopesky, Sr. Phil Lavoie (25-3) Hillsborough,
Jr. Pete Reid (14-12) Hunterdon Central, Sr. Ed Rios (23-5) Franklin.
( Still wrestling in Pa.: Grodziak, Haines.
( Notes: Haines won deceivingly close 2-0 decision over Honesdale's Josh Arnone (41-1).
Grodziak edged Pizarro 3-2 for third place medal. Snyder went 1-2 in AA regions. Brice
pinned Kopesky to capture D1 crown. Reid beat Butler 5-3 for D17 crown. Lavoie won
D18 title by avenging earlier loss to Rios.
215 POUNDS
1. Sr. Jon Oplinger (36-1) Northampton
2. Sr. Adam Atiyeh (37-6) Parkland
3. Sr. Marcus Millen (22-8) Easton
4. Fr. Roy Dragon (25-3) Bridgewater
5. Sr. Mark Amerman (20-3) Hillsborough
6. Sr. Rob Perricone (23-6) Voorhees
( Still wrestling in N.J.: Amerman, Jr. Jeff Case (16-11) North Warren, Dragon,
Jr. Marion Easley (14-10) Somerville, Jr. Matt McWhorter (8-10)
Hunterdon Central, Perricone, Sr. Alex Plotkin (17-10) Watchung Hills,
So. Dave Sbriscia (19-10) Warren Hills.
( Still wrestling in Pa.: Atiyeh, Oplinger.
( Notes: Oplinger won AAA title. Atiyeh, who lost to Miller previous week in rideout,
turned tables in rematch by winning rideout for third at AAA regions. The loss means
Millen won't get shot to repeat as state medallist. Dragon decked Amerman for D18
title -- after being pinned twice previously by Amerman. Case was D1 runner-up,
while Perricone claimed D17 title.
275 POUNDS
1. Sr. Jason Groller (38-4) Easton
2. Jr. Bryan Reiss (34-2) Emmaus
3. Sr. Devin Derrico (27-6) Liberty
4. Sr. Matt Snyder (25-9) Northampton
5. Sr. Rob Keyes (22-3) Hunterdon Central
6. Sr. Jesse Miller (23-1) Somerville
( Still wrestling in N.J.: Sr. Jason Acquaye (18-2) Franklin,
Sr. Sean Bourland (11-14) Hackettstown,
Sr. Mike Hoyt (15-14) Warren Hills, Keyes, Miller,
Jr. Walt Pierson (8-18) Phillipsburg,
Sr. Steve Reif (12-16) Watchung Hills, Jr. Kenny Somers (23-7) Voorhees.
( Still wrestling in Pa.: Groller, Reiss, Snyder.
( Notes: Groller took down Reiss four times en route to second victory in as many
weeks -- 9-4 in AAA region finals. After Derrico went down with knee injury, that
opened door for Snyder to take third in AAA. Pierson, a first-year wrestler, won
D1 title with 3-1 decision over Bourland. Keyes decked Somers for D17 title,
while Miller stuck Acquaye for D18 championship.
Rankings are compiled by Mike Weilamann, Nick Fierro, and Brian Fortner. Records
reflect matches and tournaments that have been reported to or covered by The
Express-Times. Two wrestlers from the same team cannot be included in the rankings
at the same weight, and they have to be ranked at the lowest weight that they've
competed in, unless they move up for the postseason. Blair Academy is not eligible
for our individual or team rankings this season. Only wrestlers from PIAA or NJSIAA
member schools will be considered. Questions about the rankings should be directed to
Mike Weilamann by phone at 800-360-3601 or email at mweilamann@express-times.com
