Live results: 2023 Essex County Wrestling Tournament
The best wrestlers from across Essex County have gathered at Codey Arena in West Orange for the annual Essex County Wrestling Tournament. Across Wednesday and Thursday, the county's best will look for bragging rights and a spot on the medal stand.
Follow along with live results as they happen. Refresh your browser page regularly to see updated team scores and results.
ANALYSIS:5 wrestlers who stood out at the Essex County Tournament
Final Team Scores
1. Seton Hall Prep, 342.5; 2. West Essex, 260.5; 3. Caldwell, 162; 4. St. Benedict's Prep, 118; 5. West Orange, 107; 6. Livingston, 102; 7. Nutley, 101; 8. Bloomfield, 98; 9. Belleville, 86; 10. Glen Ridge, 75; 11. Newark East Side, 71; 12. Verona, 64; 13. Columbia, 58.5; 14. Montclair, 46.5; 15. Millburn, 41; 16. Cedar Grove, 32; 17. Irvington, 31; 18. East Orange Campus, 21; 19. Newark Academy, 16; 20. Newark Collegiate, 11; 21. Barringer, 7; 22. Orange, 4.
Finals
106: Anthony Pellegrino (Seton Hall Prep) inj, def. Alex Esposito (West Essex).
113: Logan Brozozowski (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Matthew D'Arcy (St. Benedict's Prep), 0:55.
120: Andre Morero (Seton Hall Prep) Dec Thomas Ruane (West Essex), 4-2.
126: Carlo VanVolkenburg (Seton Hall Prep) MD Franco Graffeo (Nutley), 14-3.
132: Rocco Negron (Belleville) Dec Matthew Farley Jr. (Seton Hall Prep), 5-2.
138: Jason Quirk (Livingston) Dec Brandon Bauer (Seton Hall Prep), 5-3.
144: Anthony Barra (West Essex) inj. def. Nicholas Orejola (Seton Hall Prep).
150: Lorenzo Caamano (Caldwell) inj. def. Phenol Morlan (Livingston).
157: Mike Maglione (West Essex) Dec Jaiden Mendez (West Orange), 10-7.
165: Ian Flanagan (Caldwell) Dec Carmine Masi (West Essex), 3-1.
175: Anthony Cerreto (Seton Hall Prep) Dec Temuulen Mendbileg (St. Benedict's Prep), 4-3.
190: Arthur Rosu (West Orange) Dec Clark Rich (Seton Hall Prep), 7-0.
215: Rocco Salerno (Seton Hall Prep) Dec Chris Nigro (West Essex), 3-1.
285: Brandon Toranzo (Nutley) Fall John Stockelberg (Verona), 1:42.
Third Place
106: Oumar Tounkara (St. Benedict's Prep) Fall Sebastian Kristal (Glen Ridge), 3:35.
113: Nicholas Adams (West Orange) Dec Dominic Holler (Caldwell), 7-2.
120: Leo Tiankee (Belleville) Fall Jesse Wagner (Verona), 5:45.
126: Ethan Kerlin (West Essex) Fall August Katz (Columbia), 5:49.
132: Nick Basante (West Essex) Dec Rahjohn Plummer (Bloomfield), 6-3.
138: Joey Macrino (West Essex) MD Mac Davidson (Glen Ridge), 14-6.
144: Justin Barr (West Orange) Dec Michael Marzano (Bloomfield), 10-6.
150: Jake Ferry (Verona) Dec Chris Babcock (Cedar Grove), 4-3.
157: Chase Carroll (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Jurrod Hughes (East Orange Campus), 3:16.
165: Fernando Collado (Belleville) Dec Damian Torres (Bloomfield), 6-3.
175: Brett Molka (Millburn) Fall Ryder Smith (Glen Ridge), 1:37.
190: John Johns (Newark East Side) Fall Amro Salem (West Essex), 1:49.
215: Kenneth Yu (Caldwell) Dec Sterling Fernandez (Belleville), 4-3.
285: Nelson Clermont (Montclair) Dec Jack Tierney (Seton Hall Prep), 4-2.
Semifinals
106
Anthony Pellegrino (Seton Hall Prep) Dec Sebastian Kristal (Glen Ridge), 9-3.
Alex Esposito (West Essex) Dec Oumar Tounkara (St. Benedict's Prep), 11-7.
113
Logan Brozozowski (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Nicholas Adams (West Orange), 0:19.
Matthew D'Arcy (St. Benedict's Prep) MD Dominic Holler (Caldwell), 11-0.
120
Andre Morero (Seton Hall Prep) TF Jesse Wagner (Verona), 16-0 (2:55).
Thomas Ruane (West Essex) Dec Leo Tiankee (Belleville), 6-5.
126
Carlo VanVolkenburg (Seton Hall Prep) Fall August Katz (Columbia), 1:19.
Franco Graffeo (Nutley) Dec Ethan Kerlin (West Essex), 2-0.
132
Rocco Negron (Belleville) MD Nick Basante (West Essex), 11-3.
Matthew Farley Jr. (Seton Hall Prep) Dec Rahjohn Plummer (Bloomfield), 8-4.
138
Brandon Bauer (Seton Hall Prep) Dec Joey Macrino (West Essex), 7-0.
Jason Quirk (Livingston) MD Mac Davidson (Glen Ridge), 13-3.
144
Nicholas Orejola (Seton Hall Prep) MD Justin Barr (West Orange), 13-4.
Anthony Barra (West Essex) Dec Michael Marzano (Bloomfield), 5-3.
150
Lorenzo Caamano (Caldwell) Dec Chris Babcock (Cedar Grove), 1-0.
Phenol Morlan (Livingston) MD Jake Ferry (Verona), 19-8.
157
Mike Maglione (West Essex) Fall Jurrod Hughes (East Orange Campus), 1:56.
Jaiden Mendez (West Orange) Dec Chase Carroll (Seton Hall Prep), 6-0.
165
Ian Flanagan (Caldwell) Fall Damian Torres (Bloomfield), 1:07.
Carmine Masi (West Essex) MD Fernando Collado (Belleville), 10-2.
175
Anthony Cerreto (Seton Hall Prep) Dec Brett Molka (Millburn), 9-3.
Temuulen Mendbileg (St. Benedict's Prep) Fall Ryder Smith (Glen Ridge), 2:48.
190
Arthur Rosu (West Orange) Fall Amro Salem (West Essex), 3:37.
Clark Rich (Seton Hall Prep) Fall John Johns (Newark East Side), 3:09.
215
Rocco Salerno (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Sterling Fernandez (Belleville), 1:58.
Chris Nigro (West Essex) Fall Kenneth Yu (Caldwell), 3:19.
275
Brandon Toranzo (Nutley) Dec Jack Tierney (Seton Hall Prep), 10-4.
John Stockelberg (Verona) Fall Nelson Clermont (Montclair), 4:33.
Team Scores (thru Quarterfinals)
1. Seton Hall Prep, 213; 2. West Essex, 180.5; 3. Caldwell, 109; 4. Bloomfield, 84; 5. West Orange, 83; 6. St. Benedict's Prep, 76; 7. Nutley, 74; 8. Belleville, 68; 9. Glen Ridge, 67; 10. Livingston, 66; 11. Verona, 53; 12. Newark East Side, 45; 13. Columbia, 40.5; 14. Montclair, 36.5; t-15. Cedar Grove, 29; t-15. Millburn, 29; 17. East Orange Campus, 21; 18. Irvington, 19; t-19. Newark Academy, 11; t-19. Newark Collegiate, 11; 21. Barringer, 7; 22. Orange, 4.
Quarterfinals
106
Anthony Pellegrino (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Matthew Miller (Bloomfield), 3:28.
Sebastian Kristal (Glen Ridge) Dec Reid Ordower (Columbia), 11-7.
Oumar Tounkara (St. Benedict's Prep) Dec Carmine Sipper (Caldwell), 3-2.
Alex Esposito (West Essex) TF Christopher Cifelli (Nutley), 18-2 (5:42).
113
Logan Brozozowski (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Anthony Lizama (Bloomfield), 1:47.
Nicholas Adams (West Orange) Dec Christian Basante (West Essex), 9-4.
Matthew D'Arcy (St. Benedict's Prep) Fall Jared Van Allen (Columbia), 5:12.
Dominic Holler (Caldwell) Fall Patrick Chell (Nutley), 1:33.
120
Andre Morero (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Solomon Soriente (Caldwell) , 1:01.
Jesse Wagner (Verona) Fall Jose Martinez (Newark East Side), 3:22.
Thomas Ruane (West Essex) MD Merlin Dilone (St. Benedict's Prep), 12-1.
Leo Tiankee (Belleville) Fall Ethan Young (West Orange), 1:58.
126
Carlo VanVolkenburg (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Aedan Lopez (West Orange), 0:43.
August Katz (Columbia) MD Juan Millian (Bloomfield), 13-0.
Franco Graffeo (Nutley) Fall Jayden Lee (Montclair), 0:33.
Ethan Kerlin (West Essex) Fall Christopher Taddeo (Livingston), 1:42.
132
Rocco Negron (Belleville) Fall Edwin Cuaresma (Newark East Side), 1:30.
Nick Basante (West Essex) Dec Willie Kemp (St. Benedict's Prep), 9-6.
Rahjohn Plummer (Bloomfield) Fall Adin Fastov (Newark Academy), 2:45.
Matthew Farley Jr. (Seton Hall Prep) Fall David Kelly (Glen Ridge), 4:40.
138
Brandon Bauer (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Marco Cocca (Caldwell), 1:59.
Joey Macrino (West Essex) MD Jayson Turner (Irvington), 10-2.
Mac Davidson (Glen Ridge) MD Clayden Leybovich (Nutley), 13-0.
Jason Quirk (Livingston) inj. def. Joao Faria (St. Benedict's Prep).
144
Nicholas Orejola (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Adolfo Cadillo (Cedar Grove), 0:19.
Justin Barr (West Orange) Fall Derek Mingmongkol (Columbia), 4:41.
Michael Marzano (Bloomfield) Dec Alexander Diorio (Livingston), 4-1.
Anthony Barra (West Essex) Fall Jake Simone (Caldwell), 1:17.
150
Lorenzo Caamano (Caldwell) Fall Bertan Kurtsoy (Millburn), 1:05.
Chris Babcock (Cedar Grove) Dec Coy Aniche-Farre (Seton Hall Prep), 5-3.
Phenol Morlan (Livingston) Fall Michael Cetrulo (Newark Academy), 0:57.
Jake Ferry (Verona) Fall Nick Janish (West Essex), 1:54.
157
Mike Maglione (West Essex) Fall Nicholas Mignone (Caldwell), 4:14.
Jurrod Hughes (East Orange Campus) Fall Aziah Robinson (Irvington), 2:54.
Jaiden Mendez (West Orange) Fall Estuardo Lopez (Bloomfield), 4:47.
Chase Carroll (Seton Hall Prep) Dec Rory Subarsky (Livingston), 3-2 (UTB).
165
Ian Flanagan (Caldwell) Fall Sean Vilchez (Nutley), 0:35.
Damian Torres (Bloomfield) Fall Kwabena Abrokwa (Newark East Side), 0:51.
Carmine Masi (West Essex) Dec Evan Surmay (Seton Hall Prep), 8-1.
Fernando Collado (Belleville) Dec Facundo Serron (St. Benedict's Prep), 8-1.
175
Brett Molka (Millburn) Dec Peter Schauer (West Essex), 5-0.
Anthony Cerreto (Seton Hall Prep) Fall William Jennings (Nutley), 3:37.
Ryder Smith (Glen Ridge) Dec Joseph Jean Marie (Livingston), 8-1.
Temuulen Mendbileg (St. Benedict's Prep) MD Andrew Fonseca (Caldwell), 15-4.
190
Arthur Rosu (West Orange) Fall Leandro Brito (Bloomfield), 0:58.
Amro Salem (West Essex) Fall Ammar Mahmoud (Nutley), 1:47.
John Johns (Newark East Side) Fall Pedro Moura (Livingston), 1:48.
Clark Rich (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Jordan Brown-Davis (Montclair), 0:28.
215
Rocco Salerno (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Dermen Clerville (Irvington), 1:45.
Sterling Fernandez (Belleville) Dec Jesse Gibbs (Glen Ridge), 10-7.
Kenneth Yu (Caldwell) Fall Christia Morrice (Cedar Grove), 4:52.
Chris Nigro (West Essex) Dec Shawn Cartajena (Newark East Side), 7-5.
285
Brandon Toranzo (Nutley) Fall Joshua Schumann (Glen Ridge), 0:27.
Jack Tierney (Seton Hall Prep) Dec Gabriel McCulloch (Bloomfield), 1-0.
John Stockelberg (Verona) Fall Ryan Zamarra (Millburn), 2:22.
Nelson Clermont (Montclair) TF Theo Stewart (Newark Collegiate), 17-2 (3:32).
First Round
106
Anthony Pellegrino (Seton Hall Prep), bye
Matthew Miller (Bloomfield) Dec. Tommy Sica (Cedar Grove), 7-2.
Sebastian Kristal (Glen Ridge) Fall Menelik James (Newark Collegiate), 2:19.
Reid Ordower (Columbia) Fall Jordan Mcghee (Barringer), 1:04.
Oumar Tounkara (St. Benedict's Prep) Fall Dylan Alvarenga (West Orange), 0:24.
Carmine Sipper (Caldwell) Fall John Loudon (Verona), 2:41.
Christopher Cifelli (Nutley) Fall Juan Osorto (Newark East Side), 1:05.
Alex Esposito (West Essex) Fall James Bonardi (Livingston), 1:40.
113
Logan Brozozowski (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Christopher Belcuore (Livingston), 1:38.
Anthony Lizama (Bloomfield) Dec. Aaron Amici (Glen Ridge), 7-5.
Christian Basante (West Essex) Fall Raymond Ponce-Oliver (Newark Collegiate), 1:47.
Nicholas Adams (West Orange) Fall Kenneth Powell (Montclair), 2:56.
Matthew D'Arcy (St. Benedict's Prep) Fall Rocco Russomanno (Belleville), 1:08.
Jared Van Allen (Columbia) T.F. Arlenson Mendrana (Newark East Side), 22-5 (2:50).
Patrick Chell (Nutley) Fall Richie Galioto (Cedar Grove), 4:26.
Dominic Holler (Caldwell) Fall Jason Santiago (Orange), 0:37.
120
Andre Morero (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Maguelso Pierre (Orange), 0:43.
Solomon Soriente (Caldwell) Fall Noah Silber (Millburn), 3:58.
Jesse Wagner (Verona) Dec Jesus Rivera (Newark Collegiate), 13-6.
Jose Martinez (Newark East Side) Fall Jackson Flores (Newark Academy), 0:23.
Thomas Ruane (West Essex) Fall Derrick Crutcher (Barringer), 0:35.
Merlin Dilone (St. Benedict's Prep) Dec Jacob Harlow (Nutley), 8-2.
Ethan Young (West Orange) Fall Jerry D'Alessio (Cedar Grove), 6:54.
Leo Tiankee (Belleville) Fall Salvatore Rosa (Livingston), 2:41.
126
Carlo VanVolkenburg (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Matthew Reis (Newark East Side), 0:46.
Aedan Lopez (West Orange) Fall Eric Figueroa (Newark Collegiate), 2:28.
Juan Millian (Bloomfield) Fall Jerome Johnson (East Orange Campus), 1:16.
August Katz (Columbia) Fall Rocco Conforti (Caldwell), 3:05.
Franco Graffeo (Nutley) Fall Christian Chevrin (St. Benedict's Prep), 1:15.
Jayden Lee (Montclair) Dec Gerard Immersi (Cedar Grove), 8-7.
Christopher Taddeo (Livingston) Fall Luke Olczak (Glen Ridge), 5:52.
Ethan Kerlin (West Essex) Fall Daniel San Martin (Belleville), 1:47.
132
Rocco Negron (Belleville) Fall Jordan Orland (Caldwell), 0:57.
Edwin Cuaresma (Newark East Side) Fall Matthew Nocerino (Nutley), 1:50.
Willie Kemp (St. Benedict's Prep) Fall Jairo Carchi (Orange), 2:44.
Nick Basante (West Essex) Fall Pierce Asfalg (Cedar Grove), 4:49.
Rahjohn Plummer (Bloomfield) Fall Nicolae Stanescue (Verona), 4:39.
Adin Fastov (Newark Academy) MD Jonathan Mason Jr. (West Orange), 11-3.
David Kelly (Glen Ridge) Fall Timothy Howell (Newark Collegiate), 2:49.
Matthew Farley Jr. (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Abdul Ahmed (Livingston), 1:34.
138
Brandon Bauer (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Adrian Kim (East Orange Campus), 2:53.
Marco Cocca (Caldwell) Dec Charlie Fjeldal (Verona), 9-5.
Joey Macrino (West Essex) Fall Orlin Solarzano (Newark East Side), 3:33.
Jayson Turner (Irvington) Fall Luis Suriel (Bloomfield), 3:51.
Mac Davidson (Glen Ridge) Fall CaMoore Jones (Orange), 4:03.
Clayden Leybovich (Nutley) Fall Cameron Wright (Newark Academy), 5:26.
Joao Faria (St. Benedict's Prep) Fall Gideon Tsoutsouris (Millburn), 5:30.
Jason Quirk (Livingston) Fall Brandon Torres (West Orange), 1:25.
144
Nicholas Orejola (Seton Hal Prep) Fall Nyzairh Williams (Newark Collegiate), 1:10.
Adolfo Cadillo (Cedar Grove) Fall Luke Talbert (Millburn), 1:59.
Justin Barr (West Orange) Fall Alexander Balsera (Newark Collegiate), 5:02.
Derek Mingmongkol (Columbia) Fall Matthew Padilla (St. Benedict's Prep), 0:45.
Michael Marzano (Bloomfield) Fall Logan Knoetig (Verona), 2:40.
Alexander Diorio (Livingston) Fall Wilian Roca (Orange), 2:26.
Jake Simone (Caldwell) Fall Saayan Kalra (Glen Ridge), 3:33.
Anthony Barra (West Essex) Fall Ethan Pinilis (Montclair), 1:02.
150
Lorenzo Caamano (Caldwell) Fall Jack Lebiedzinski (Montclair), 0:20.
Bertan Kurtsoy (Millburn) Fall Sean Harrington (West Orange), 5:47.
Coy Aniche-Farre (Seton Hall Prep) MD Christopher Centeno (Bloomfield), 16-6.
Chris Babcock (Cedar Grove) Fall Riley Walsman (Columbia), 1:11.
Phenol Morlan (Livingston) Fall Samir Sostre (Glen Ridge), 1:53.
Michael Cetrulo (Newark Academy) Dec Connor Harlow (Nutley), 4-3.
Nick Janish (West Essex) Dec Markel Simeon (Irvington), 6-5.
Jake Ferry (Verona) Fall Mozia Mitchell (St. Benedict's Prep), 1:29.
157
Mike Maglione (West Essex), bye.
Nicholas Mignone (Caldwell) Dec Joel Gonzalez (Verona), 9-7.
Aziah Robinson (Irvington) Fall Will Walsman (Columbia), 4:59.
Jurrod Hughes (East Orange Campus) Fall Robert Kelly (Cedar Grove), 1:51.
Jaiden Mendez (West Orange) Fall Finneas Jones (Montclair), 3: 10.
Estuardo Lopez (Bloomfield) Dec Marcelo Gripi (Newark East Side), 7-4.
Chase Carroll (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Grant Sanders (Millburn), 1:11.
Rory Subarsky (Livingston) Fall Testimon Oladosu (St. Benedict's Prep), 1:05.
165
Ian Flanagan (Caldwell) Fall Lukas Alexander (Columbia), 3:01.
Sean Vilchez (Nutley) Fall Ethan Alvarenga (West Orange), 3:36.
Kwabena Abrokwa (Newark East Side) Fall Jackson Weiss (Livingston), 1:44.
Damian Torres (Bloomfield) Fall Jake Liloia (Glen Ridge), 0:47.
Carmine Masi (West Essex) Fall Edmund Dakar (Cedar Grove), 3:34.
Evan Surmay (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Clinton Laurenard (Irvington), 1:25.
Facundo Serron (St. Benedict's Prep) Fall Matt Steitz (Verona), 1:39.
Fernando Collado (Belleville) Fall Angel Maldonado (East Orange Campus), 0:38.
175
Brett Molka (Millburn) Fall Kelsey Romelien (West Orange), 3:46.
Peter Schauer (West Essex) Falll Jarell Spriggins (Barringer), 2:50.
Anthony Cerreto (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Ever Baca (Orange), 4:00.
William Jennings (Nutley) Fall Christian Vasquez (Verona), 1:34.
Ryder Smith (Glen Ridge) Fall Lou Thelemaque (Columbia), 1:25.
Joseph Jean Marie (Livingston) Fall Michael Willis (Cedar Grove), 5:08.
Andrew Fonseca (Caldwell) MD Trevor Frantantoni (Bloomfield), 15-2.
Temuulen Mendbileg (St. Benedict's Prep) Fall Ackley Koutiebou (Irvington), 3:22.
190
Arthur Rosu (West Orange), bye.
Leandro Brito (Bloomfield) Fall Jadon Mccoy (Orange), 1:36.
Ammar Mahmoud (Nutley) Dec Billy Nicholas (Irvington), 6-5.
Amro Salem (West Essex) Fall Basil Waynick (St. Benedict's Prep), 1:19.
John Johns (Newark East Side), bye
Pedro Moura (Livingston) vs. Alexander Nunez (Barringer)
Jordan Brown-Davis (Montclair) Fall Nick Alexander (Columbia), 1:14.
Clark Rich (Seton Hall Prep), bye.
215
Rocco Salerno (Seton Hall Prep), bye.
Dermen Clerville (Irvington) Dec Joderson Remys (Orange), 9-3.
Jesse Gibbs (Glen Ridge) Fall Aaron Baez (Barringer), 1:44.
Sterling Fernandez (Belleville) Fall Sam Alcantara (West Orange), 0:48.
Christia Morrice (Cedar Grove), bye.
Kenneth Yu (Caldwell) Fall Miguel De La Fuente (Livingston), 2:18.
Chris Nigro (West Essex) Fall Niref Simpson (Newark Collegiate), 1:03.
Shawn Cartajena (Newark East Side), bye.
285
Brandon Toranzo (Nutley), bye.
Joshua Schumann (Glen Ridge) Fall Eldin Gashi (West Essex), 5:02.
Jack Tierney (Seton Hall Prep) Fall Alex Henriquez (West Orange), 3:10.
Gabriel McCulloch (Bloomfield) MD Nicholas Endl (Livingston), 9-1.
John Stockelberg (Verona) Fall Alvins Collin (East Orange Campus), 1:12.
Ryan Zamarra (Millburn) Fall Tyler Wint (Irivington), 1:20.
Theo Stewart (Newark Collegiate) Fall Evan Wang (Newark Academy), 1:47.
Nelson Clermont (Montclair) Fall Kelly Nwosu (St. Benedict's Prep), 1:37.
Preliminary Round
113
Christopher Belcuore (Livingston) Fall Evan Tsang (Verona), 2:00.
120
Maguelso Pierre (Orange) Fall Marco Quinones (East Orange Campus), 1:47.
132
Jordan Orland (Caldwell) Fall Elijah Battle (Barringer), 1:04.
138
Adrian Kim (East Orange Campus) Fall Connor Kerney (Cedar Grove), 5:30.
144
Nyzairh Williams (Newark Collegiate) Fall Michael Koster (Nutley), 4:39.
Logan Knoetig (Verona) Fall Noah Alequin (Barringer), 1:32.
Ethan Pinilis (Montclair) Fall Franco Russomanno (Belleville), 4:26.
150
Jack Lebidzinski (Montclair) Fall Zha'kie Allen (Newark Collegiate), 1:52.
Mozia Mitchell (St. Benedict's Prep) Dec Christol Georges (Orange), 6-5.
165
Lukas Alexander (Columbia) Fall Milo Sedarat (Montclair), 3:00.
175
Kelsey Romelien (West Orange) MD Natan Da Silva (Newark East Side), 10-2.
Johan Rivas (Belleville) Fall Ackley Koutiebou (Irvington), 1:33.
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