WEST ORANGE, NJ – The quarterfinals of the Region 3 wrestling tournament at West Orange HS took place Friday night, Feb. 22.
The semifinals, wrestlebacks, third-place consolations and finals will be held Saturday, Feb. 23, all at WOHS. The top four finishers in each weight division will advance to the NJSIAA state finals at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Feb. 28, March 1-2.
The following are the quarterfinal results of wrestlers from the EssexNewsDaily.com coverage area, in italics:
106-pound weight class
Dylan Guido (Rutherford) p. Naquan Tory (Columbia), 2:27
120
Anthony Clark (Delbarton) t.f. Pierre Senat (Orange), 15-0, 4:56
Robert Bohr (West Morris) p. Jacob Febo (Bloomfield), 2:50
126
James Benjamin (West Orange) by disq. over Vincent Ruccatano (Kearny)
132
Carl Banks (Irvington) d. Logan Nauta (Warren Hills), 8-3
Cahlil Love Jr. (Columbia) p. Peter Tringali (Mendham), 3:32
138
Alex Samara (Madison) d. Edgar Moreno (West Orange), 10-5
145
Alex Winant (Mendham) d. Peter Haverick (Nutley), 13-6
David Guerra (Belleville) p. Nick Samara (Madison), 5:23
Dom Merola (Hanover Park) d. Kevin Adorno (Bloomfield), 7-5
160
Colin Morgan (West Orange) d. Nicholas Hildebrandt (Warren Hills), 11-4
170
Bradley Mika (Wood-Ridge) p. Brian DiPalma (West Orange),0:38
Blake McGowan (Columbia) d. Andrew Bryan (West Morris), 10-3
182
Kieran Calvetti (Delbarton) p. Adonis May (West Orange), 5:46
Zachary Andruchowitz (Bloomfield) p. Noah Ramadan (Kearny), 5:22
195
Gianluca Birnbaum (Hanover Park) d. Nunzio Castaldo (West Orange), 1-0
Austin Paris (Livingston) d. Jamal Joseph (Irvington), 4-3
220
Nashawn Brooks (Irvington) d. Andrew Mauricio (Kearny), 2-0
Gage Armijo (Mendham) p. Javon Whitehead (Bloomfield), 0:16
285
Jeff Diaz (Bloomfield) p. Domenick Castellano (Morris Catholic), 5:42