The region champion won at 126, while second-seeded Trent Tutko downed top-seeded Josh Forand of Millville, 4-1. Returning region qualifiers: DAmani Almodovar, St. Augustine; Charley Cossaboone, Ocean City; Sean Cowan, Absegami; Sean Dever, Egg Harbor Twp. Toughest quarterfinal bout: Going to go with the 3-6 matchup at 165 here with Clearviews Nicholas Sindoni (5-4) vs. Kingsways Brady Whitzell (8-7). The goal is to get better every day and get after whatever championships we can, he said. I try not to think too much (going out there), I dont want to overwhelm myself, Maxwell said. 1904-Omari Watson, Clayton d. 3-Cole DuBois, Schalick, 6-3. 2. On Thursday, the NJSIAA released new district and regional alignments for the state individual wrestling tournament. Bill Evans | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com By browsing this site, we may share your information with our social media partners in accordance with our. Paramus Catholic had 12 champions in District 6 and all 14 of its wrestlers advance to the Region 2 Tournament. 3 team Kingsway, 54-9, on Dec. 21 and took care of No. Boys' Wrestlers to Watch (listed by Mat Pack's rankings) Jared Schoppe, Delsea. . Prediction: 1. "It was a message for us, just to keep our heads on straight and stay focused., Senior Austin Boos said, Coach Sawyer has been really fired up for this match. ; Paul Labonne, Woodstown; Adrien Laboy, Woodstown; Cameron Morgan, Pennsville; Jared Schoppe, Delsea; John Vinciguerra, Woodstown; Kevin Watson, Pennsville; Jaydan Wright, Millville; Alex Zimmermann, Delsea. Outlook: First of two Hennellys to capture district gold. @BEvansSports. ; Richie Grungo, St. Augustine; Marcus Hebron, Lower Cape May; Hogan Horsey, Oakcrest; Hunter Horsey, Oakcrest; Logan Krowicki, Cedar Creek; Aiden Leypoldt, Ocean City; Alex Marshall, St. Augustine; Kaden Naame, St. Augustine; Sal Palmeri, Holy Spirit; Gavin Paolone, Holy Spirit; George Rhodes, Absegami; Julian Rivera, Absegami; Ken Sherman, Holy Spirit; Jake Slotnick, St. Augustine; Francisco Velazquez, Oakcrest; Dennis Virelli, St. Augustine; Gavin Watson, Pennsville; Brock Zurawski, Lower Cape May. Prediction: 1. 2022 G3 Champ 2015 G3 State Champion, 1991 G2 State Champion. … And Hopkins is a kid with no wins, he goes out there and only gets majored, that was huge.. 3. Toughest weight class: The heavyweight division often contains some unpredictability and this district is no different. 1382-Cody Ford, Pennsville p. 5-Alberto Rubi Leon, Schalick, 2:36. Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, Josh Hitchner, Woodstown. This is awesome. (1) Mahalo Camba, Cumberland (22-0) vs. (9) Chris Sipple, Woodstown (1-4)-(8) Tre Porch, Delsea (4-14) winner; (5) Nick Pustizzi, Schalick (10-14) vs. (4) Chris Johnson, Millville (12-11); (3) Anthony Jagielski, Pennsville (22-7) vs. (6) Tony Hayward, Penns Grove (5-6); (7) Anthony Figueroa, Vineland (10-11) vs. (2) Kyle Lloyd, Kingsway (21-3). 14 Mt. (19), 1/18/2023, Delsea (74) at Williamstown (0), 1/20/2023, Delran (7) at Delsea (70), Jack Welch Duals, First round - round robin - Pool 4, 1/20/2023, Morris Hills (4) at Delsea (72), Jack Welch Duals, First round - round robin - Pool 4, 1/20/2023, Warren Hills (15) at Delsea (39), 1/28/2023, Delsea (58) at Hunterdon Central (9), 1/28/2023, Watchung Hills (15) at Delsea (57), 2/1/2023, St. Augustine (25) at Delsea (39), 2/4/2023, Lower Cape May (11) at Delsea (65), 2/6/2023, Absegami (12) at Delsea (56), NJSIAA Team Tournament, Quarterfinal Round, South Jersey, Group 3, 2/6/2023, Seneca (3) at Delsea (67), NJSIAA Team Tournament, Semifinal Round, South Jersey, Group 3, 2/8/2023, Jackson Liberty (9) at Delsea (53), NJSIAA Team Tournament, Final Round, South Jersey, Group 3, 2/10/2023, Delsea (52) at South Plainfield (6), NJSIAA Group Championships, Semifinal Round, Group 3, 2/12/2023, Warren Hills (24) at Delsea (35), NJSIAA Group Championships, Final Round, Group 3, 2/17/2023, 2023 NJSIAA District 31 - 190, Semifinal Round, 2/17/2023, 2023 NJSIAA District 31 - 190, Final Round, 2/24/2023, 2023 NJSIAA Region 8 - 190, Quarterfinal Round, 2/25/2023, 2023 NJSIAA Region 8 - 190, Semifinal Round, 2/25/2023, 2023 NJSIAA Region 8 - 190, Third-Place Consolations, 2/28/2023, 2023 NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships - 190, Preliminary Round, 2/28/2023, 2023 NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships - 190, Third-Place Consolations, Region 8 notes: Delsea defending champ, state placer flies under radar, into semis. By browsing this site, we may share your information with our social media partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Boos pin provided a much-needed bolt of energy to the Delsea bench too. 1 p.m., Finals, approx. It was just another night at the office for the Crusaders, who checked into Sundays state Group 3 championship with a 52-6 thrashing of South Plainfield. Delsea, which was the consensus No. The realignment maintains regional groupings but spreads out the state's . 5 Old Tappan vs. No. Outlook: Top five are all strong wrestlers, but only three will advance to Region 8. (1) Robert Elliot, Cumberland (22-3) vs. (9) Brandon Matlock, Milllville (0-15)-(8) Zach Rahl, Schalick (6-14) winner; (5) Vance Johnson, Woodstown (14-17) vs. (4) Michael Macauley, Kingsway (10-7); (3) Nick Elmer, Penns Grove (22-7) vs. (6) Michael Jacobs, Delsea (6-17); (7) Adien Rodriguez, Vineland (6-14) vs. (2) Colton Newsome, Pennsville (19-12). Coach of the Year pick: Delseas Greg Sawyer. Minutes after his state-title clinching victory, the junior 215-pounder was hoisted onto his teammates shoulders to start a wild celebration an image that will be forever etched into the history of the Delsea Regional High School wrestling team. Did you know? We knew that. Maxwells 4-3 decision put the finishing touches on the victory as the Crusaders rallied from a big deficit to capture the state Group 3 title, knocking off Warren Hills 28-27 in a thrilling final at Franklin High school. On a roll. Tom McGurk is a regional sports editor for the Courier-Post, The Daily Journal and Burlington County Times, covering South Jersey sports for over 30 years. NJ Wrestling: NJSIAA district realignment approved - Asbury Park Press The proposal also says that fourth-place region finishers will be seeded the same way as the top three finishers for the state tournament. Cowan owns wins by decision over Farrow and Cossaboone this season. (The team title) means a lot, especially coming off the loss in the state final, Ruggiero said. By browsing this site, we may share your information with our social media partners in accordance with our. Michael Gleisberg, Vineland. South Jersey high school wrestling's Season in Review for 2022-23 They won the team title again, with 235 1/2 points. Nick Elmer, Penns Grove. Kurtis Becker, Kingsway. Delsea, which was the consensus No. Returning region qualifiers: Mason Brown, Williamstown; Jared Brunner, Eastern; Michael Davidson, Williamstown; Justin Flood, Hammonton; Gavin Haegele, Eastern; Aiden Hardy, Washington Twp. But I didnt believe it until I got that first takedown (in the final).. Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, The area has never been blanked of a state title since the tournament began in 1982. Delbarton, the NJSIAA Nonpublic A runner-up the last two seasons, will be in District 17. Pre-quarterfinals and quarterfinals begin at 5:30 p.m. Friday.. Delsea Wrestling 2022-2023 - NJ.com He kept working that cross-face cradle and working for stuff. The run of success appears to be just getting started. 5 Washington Township, 47-22, on Wednesday. Grant Kircher, Pennsville. Its like any other year. I had the same approach (coming into the tournament this year as last year). Maxwell scored a pivotal takedown in the second period, but it was a third-period reversal that proved to be the deciding factor. The NJSIAA state individual tournament gets underway with competition in 32 districts across the Garden State. Delsea (25-1) will face off against a familiar opponent in Sundays state final as the Crusaders match up against Warren Hills (18-3). Outlook: Impressive freshman season for young Red Devil Elmer, who could be a factor here. Second-seeded LeBoeuf, which beat Frazier 45-24 during Monday's pigtail round of the tournament, faces Warrior Run. Austin Boos, who delivered a stunning and meet-changing pin in last years wrestling final, played a pivotal role on the football field. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. YouTube's privacy policy is available here Palcko has posted 13 straight wins since his only loss of the season a 1-0 decision to the top-ranked 144-pounder Chase Casey, of Camden Catholic. 1 ranked team in the state, had 13 champions in District 2 and all 14 of its wrestlers advance to the Region 1 Tournament. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 7/1/2023). N.J.s 100-win wrestlers: Who joined the century club ahead of the postseason? Outlook: It's been a breakout year for Lail, a sophomore who missed most of his freshman year with injury. Denied takedown points at the buzzer in the third period, Ruggiero, seeded second, got the decisive two points with 11 seconds left in the one-minute extra session for the 4-2 win over Buena's Mason Brestle, the top seed. Top-seeded Kingsway junior Trace Kinner, the runner-up at 113 last season, pulled out a 7-1 victory over Delsea's Edison Echevarria at 120. |, Jake Aferiat | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com This year, I knew I had a chance of winning it. Outlook: Hitchner, the fifth seed, was a runner-up and region quarterfinalist last year. Tom Maxwell was honored as the top assistant. Delsea sophomore Chris Recinto, who lost in the final at 106 last year, pinned Pennsville's Michael Smith in 1:31 for the title. All rights reserved (About Us). It started with sophomore Giovanni DeGeorge pinning freshman Julian Rivera in 5:12 at 132. Photos: Chaparral HS football practice. it's not my fault haha Prediction: 1. The squad knocked off Williamstown in the postseason and defeated Cherokee in the regular-season finale. Delsea, Camden Catholic earn state crowns, Paulsobor wrestles to second Joseph Robinson, Penns Grove. 2 ranked public school in the state, had 10 champions and 14 finalists in District 31, which feeds into the Region 8 Tournament. NJSIAA District 31 wrestling results from Delsea, 2023 Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement updated 5/1/2021). Delsea, which was the consensus No. Youve just got to peak. Shore NJ Wrestling: Southern, CBA, St. John Vianney in same region Ricky Michalek, Pennsville. 2. 1/32 NJSIAA Group 2 Wrestling Team Final - Raritan vs. High Point 149 shares By Bill Evans | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com On Saturday, 32 districts will be contested. The Crusaders knocked off the Blue Streaks in last years championship with a 28-27 decision. NJSIAA District 31 wrestling results from Delsea, 2022 - nj.com 4 Ryan Datz. Two stalling calls?, the senior said. The NJSIAA does not recognize team competition when the season reaches the district stage. Jackson Memorial, which was.