WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School varsity wrestling team defeated neighbor Seton Hall Prep, 42-36, Friday, Feb. 12 at WOHS.
Each team won seven bouts. WOHS had four pins and was awarded three forfeits. SHP had four pins, two major decision wins and one technical fall win.
Colin Morgan pinned Joseph Pratola in the 126-pound bout to lead the WOHS Mountaineers.
SHP won the Essex County Tournament team title earlier this season.
Results
170-pound bout: Sebastian Rawls, WO, pinned Robert Cannon, 1:32.
182: Gabriel Andrade, WO, won by forfeit.
195: Michael Daley, WO, won by forfeit.
220: Jonathan Alvarado, SHP, pinned Noah Tandy, 5:00.
285: Brian Velez, WO, pinned Nikolaos Diakides, 4:53.
106: Andrew Roberts, WO, pinned Daniel Caicedo, 1:36.
113: Victor Lopez, WO, won by forfeit.
120: Maguire Pecci, SHP, pinned Terrence Toussaint, 1:56.
126: Colin Morgan, WO, pinned Joseph Pratola, 1:56.
132: Charles Cunningham, SHP, major decisioned Julio Johnson, 17-4.
138: Jake Smith, SHP, major decisioned Issac Arowosaye, 10-1.
145: Danny Young, SHP, pinned Abraham Dada, 4:40.
152: Aidan Monteverdi, SHP, won by techincal fall over Kevin Valle, 18-3, 4:40.
160: T.J. Calas, SHP, pinned Temitayao Adesokan, 3:02.
SHP finished its dual meet season with a 11-9 record. As they prepare for the District 10 Tournament at Millburn HS on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19-20, they hope to win the district title. Some of their top wrestlers are:
152: Junior Aidan Monteverdi – 27-3 record.
160 – Junior T.J. Calas – 26-3
126 – Sophomore Charlie Cunningham – 25-3
132 – Junior Jake Smith – 23-8
220 – Freshman Jonathan Alvarado – 20-8
120 – Senior Joe Pratola – 19-8
145 – Sophomore Danny Young – 17-12
WOHS will compete in the District 14 Tournament at Livingston HS on Saturday, Feb. 20.
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