Anthony Knox of St. John Vianney wrestling defeated in Escape The Rock final.

SUNDAY

ESCAPE THE ROCK

AT COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH (PA.).

St. John Vianney freshman Anthony Knox, ranked No. 1 in the country at 113 by flowrestling. org, was stunned 6-4 in sudden victory in the 113-pound final by Zachary Jacaruso of Delaware Valley in Milford, Pa.

Jacaruso, a junior, was the PIAA Class 3A 113-pound runner-up last season and is a two-time PIAA District 11 champion. He scored the winning takedown early in the extra period after a stalling point assessed against with one second left in regulation enabled Knox to send the bout into sudden victory.

It was the first defeat of the season for Knox.

Christian Brothers Academy junior Julian George finished third at 138 after he defeated Tom Crook of Jesuit High School in Tampa, Fla, 5-4, in the third place bout. It is the second major tournament George has finished third in. He was third in the season-opening Beast of the East.

St. John Vianney senior Nico Diaz finished fourth at 132 and teammate and freshman Patrick O'Keefe was fifth at 106.

Diaz was defeated 2-1 by Rutgers University recruit Brandon Chletsos of Notre Dame (Pa.) in the third place bout.

It was the second tournament Diaz has placed in this season. He was second in the Sam Cali Invitational.

O'Keefe rode out Eren Sement of Council Rock North (Pa.) in the second part of the first tiebreaker period to record a 2-1 win in the fifth-place bout.

It was the third tournament O'Keefe has placed in this season. He was eighth in the Beast of the East and third at the Sam Cali Invitational.

CBA junior Tyler Barrett was sixth at 152. He was defeated 6-4 by Behkruz Sadriddinov of Council Rock South in the fifth-place bout.

CBA senior Garrett Totten (126) and junior Zander Silva (160) finished seventh and eighth respectively.

CBA finished tied for ninth and St. John Vianney was 15th in the team standings of the 59-team tournament.

SATURDAY

NONCONFERENCE

Point Pleasant Boro 39, Clearview 29: A pin in the next to last bout by Brett Leschinski (190) clinched the Panthers' win over the Pioneers. The pin gave Point Boro a 39-26 lead.

Pins by Joseph DeAngelo (106) and Frankie Burgo (120) highlighted a 24-point run in the first four bouts for Point Boro.

TRI AND QUAD MEETS

BARNEGAT QUAD

Rumson-Fair Haven 60, Donovan Catholic 24

Brick 40, Barnegat 28

Rumson-Fair Haven 74, Barnegat 6

Brick 39, Donovan Catholic 34

Rumson-Fair Haven 54, Brick 30

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP QUAD

Freehold Township 39, Long Branch 32

Freehold Township 48, Central 19

Freehold Township 65, Allentown 0

Long Branch 48, Central 15

Central 66, Allentown 9

SHORE QUAD

Colts Neck 60, Red Bank 24

Red Bank Catholic 50, Colts Neck 24

Colts Neck 45, Shore 30

Shore 46, Red Bank 24: Shore's win gave head coach Dave Porta his 200th career win.

Porta, in his 13th season, is 200-122 for his career. The Blue Devils won the Central Group 1 championship in 2019 and Shore Conference Class B Central championships in 2010, 2016 and 2019 during Porta's tenure. They also

Red Bank's returning state qualifier Phil Stolfa defeated Shore's two-time region qualifier Gabe Scalise 2-1 to avenge a 3-2 defeat in the Buc Classic 132-pound final on Jan. 8

Red Bank Catholic 58, Shore 16

Red Bank Catholic 47, Red Bank 24

KEANSBURG QUAD

Keansburg 54, St. Rose 24

Keansburg 51, Asbury Park 30

Holmdel 39, Keansburg 33

Asbury Park 42, Holmdel 39

Holmdel 54, St. Rose 24

WALL QUAD

Wall 45, Manalapan 30

Northern Burlington 45, Wall 30

Wall 42, Ridge 32

Northern Burlington 39, Manalapan 31

MAINLAND QUAD

Manasquan 42, Egg Harbor Township 31

Manasquan 36, Mainland 30: Michael O'Connor's 7-2 win in the final bout at 113 pounds clinched the win for the Warriors.

Manasquan 67, St. Joseph (Hammonton) 6.

MIDDLETOWN SOUTH QUAD

Delsea 37, Middletown South 28: A pin by two-time state placewinner Jared Schoppe (175) in the final bout clinched the Crusaders win over the Eagles.

Middletown South had won seven straight bouts from 120-157 to wipe out a 28-0 deficit and tie the match 28-28 before a 4-3 win by returning region qualifier Tyson Derenberger over Nick Holland at 165 gave Delsea a 31-28 lead headed into the final bout.

Pins by Kaden King (120) and Robert Generelli (138) highlighted the Middletown South.

Middletown South 39, St. Joseph (Metuchen) 27: Consecutive pins by Nick Holland (165) and Jack Reiter (175) enabled the Eagles to clinch the win over the Falcons.

The pins gave Middletown South a 39-21 lead with one bout remaining.

Two-time state top five finisher Jack Zaleski (126) defeated two-time region sixth-place finisher Giovanni Alejandro 1-0 and two-time state qualifier David Hussey majored two-time region qualifier Vincent Genna 17-4.

Paramus Catholic 37, Middletown South 16: A pin by returning state qualifier Daniel Rella (150) started a 21-point run over the final six bouts as the Paladins defeated the Eagles and swept the quad.

Middletown South had erased an early 16-0 deficit and tied the match 16-16 by winning four straight bouts from 126-144. Zaleski's pin in 34 seconds at 132 highlighted the surge.

Paramus Catholic 34, Delsea 18

VINELAND QUAD

Vineland 42, Pinelands 40

Moorestown 52, Pinelands 21

Audubon 46, Pinelands 27

WOODSTOWN QUAD

Woodstown 48, Toms River East 13

Rancocas Valley 51, Toms River East 24

HAMMONTON QUAD

Toms River South 46, Hammonton 30

Lower Cape May 54, Toms River South 24

Gloucester City 39, Toms River South 25

HUNTERDON CENTRAL QUAD

Hunterdon Central 68, Middletown North 6: Hunterdon Central's returning state qualifier Anthony Rossi (106) defeated Middletown North sophomore and returning region qualifier Brady Klinsky 10-6.

Brick Memorial 38, Hunterdon Central 25: A pin in 45 seconds by returning state champion Evan Tallmadge (120) began a four-bout, 18-point run tfrom 120-138 that gave the Mustangs a 24-9 lead and talented freshman Harvey Ludington (175) and Cory Martin (190) won by technical fall and pin respectively after the Red Devils closed to within 27-22 to put the match away as Brick Memorial defeated Hunterdon Central in the featured match of the quad.

Tallmadge, last year's 113-pound state champion, picked up his 100th career win during Brick Memorial's sweep of the quad, which also involved Middletown North and Absegami.

A pin in 31 seconds by returning state champion Anthony Santaniello (132) was also part of the run that gave Brick Memorial the lead for good.

Ludington teched returning region qualifier Vincent Brito 17-2. Martin's pin came in 43 seconds.

Brick Memorial senior and two-time state qualifier Ryan Smith defeated returning 2020 region qualifier Aidan Portnoy 6-0.

RARITAN QUAD

Raritan 51, Marlboro 24

Raritan 44, Jackson Memorial 21: A 10-7 win by returning region qualifier Kieran Falzon (190) over past region sixth-place finisher Mike Rauch highlighted a four-bout 21-point run from 175-heavyweight as the Rockets defeated the Jaguars.

Robert Mulligan (175), Nicholas Burns (215) and Sean Lane (heavyweight) also had pins during that run.

Raritan 56, Somerville 16

Somerville 39, Marlboro 36

Jackson Memorial 51, Marlboro 16

WATCHUNG HILLS QUAD

Ocean 36, Hillsborough 35: A pin by 2020 region fifth-place finisher and three-time region qualifier Gio Poniros (144) started a four-bout, 23-point run from 144-165 that gave the Spartans a 33-13 lead in their win over the Raiders.

Sophomore Michael Poniros (150) had a pin and returning region sixth-place finisher Shane Cartagena-Walsh (165) had a technical fall during the run.

A win by two-time state qualifier Jared Tracey (190) clinched the match for Ocean. That win made it 36-17. Hiillsborough pinned in the final three bouts.

Ocean 42, Watchung Hills 37: Returning state qualifier James Farina's pin at 126 pounds started a run of three straight pins that gave the Spartans an 18-6 lead on their way to the win over the Warriors.

All seven of Ocean's wins were six-pointers.

Freshman Michael Volek (132), Gio Poniros (138), returning region sixth-place finisher Nicholas Benner (157), Cartagena-Walsh and Najib Noorzaie (175) all pinned and Watchung Hills forfeited to Tracey at 215.

Ocean led 42-21 before Watchung Hills won the final three bouts.

Ocean 39, Emerson-Park Ridge 36: Gio Poniros' 7-1 win at 144 started a four-bout, 21-point run that was culiminated by pins from Michael Poniros (150), Benner and Cartagena-Walsh (165) that gave the Spartans a 36-18 lead in their win over the Cavaliers.

Tracey's 5-3 win at 190 clinched the match with two bouts left. Ocean forfeited the last two weights.

Volek (132) recorded a 5-2 win over 2020 region qualifier Kenny Brouwer

MONMOUTH QUAD

Manchester 51, Neptune 24

Monmouth 60, Neptune 18

Monmouth 39, Matawan 38: A 15-10 win by Angelo Incorvaia over Elishua Dawkins in the final bout at 157 pounds gave the Falcons the win over the Huskies.

Joshua Fetter (137) and Nasir Watson (144) had consecutive pins to give Monmouth a 36-32 lead before a pin by Colin Palumbo (150) gave Matawan a 38-36 lead headed into the final bout.

Monmouth 46, Manchester 34: Pins by Fetter (138), Watson (144) and Incorvaia (150) in the final three bouts enabled the Falcons to rally for the win over the Hawks.

Manchester 40, Matawan 39: Pins by Maxwell Anderson (126) and Austrin Mitosky (138) sandwiched around a technical fall by William Hinkson (132) enabled the Hawks to erase a 36-23 deficit and grab a 40-36 lead and then the Huskies could manage just a decision in the final bout.

Manchester 60, Neptune 15

EAST BRUNSWICK QUAD

Point Pleasant Beach 78, East Brunswick 4

Sayreville 37, Point Pleasant Beach 35

Woodbridge 38, Point Pleasant Beach 30

LIVINGSTON QUAD

Old Bridge 36, Freehold 33

Seton Hall Prep 32, Freehold 28

Livingston 57, Freehold 18

ESCAPE THE ROCK

AT COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH (PA.)

St. John Vianney freshman Anthony Knox advanced to the 113-pound semifinal by recording two technical falls and a pin in his three bouts Saturday.

Christian Brothers Academy's Garrett Totten (126), Julian George (138), Tyler Barrett (152) and Zander Silva (160) were all defeated in the quarterfinals, but are still alive in the wrestlebacks. St. John Vianney freshman Patrick O'Keefe was defeated in the quarterfinal, but is alive in the wrestlebacks.

CBA is 11th in the team standings and St. John Vianney 20th in the 59-team tournament.

HENRY BORESCH DUALS

Howell 39, North Hunterdon 28: A pin by senior Michael Edmundson (120) in the next to last bout clinched Howell's win over the Lions and gave it its second Boresch Duals championship.

Howell's other championship in the eight-team dual-meet tournament came in 2015.

North Hunterdon, the 2020 NJSIAA Group 4 champion, had cut a 27-4 deficit to 27-22 with a four-bout, 18-point run from 190-106) before Howell freshman Xavier Ortega (113) pinned to make it 33-22 headed into the 120-pound bout.

Nick Acque (157) and Hunter Mays (165), last season's NJSIAA 160-pound champion, had pins as part of a six-bout 27-point run for Howell that gave it the 27-4 lead.

Returning state qualifier Giovanni Scafidi (138), Rob Wiessel (144) and Gavin Merkel started the run with decisions. Scafidi won 2-0 and Merkel 8-7.

THIRD-PLACE

Lacey vs. South Plainfield

SEMIFINALS

Howell 62, Lacey 6

North Hunterdon 35, South Plainfield 32

QUARTERFINALS

1. Howell 58, 8. Bound Brook 18

4. Lacey 47, 5. Hanover Park 28: Lacey's 2019 state qualifier Brady Carter wrestled at 113 pounds for the first time this season. The NJSIAA's two-pound weight allowance kicked in today.

2. North Hunterdon 60, 7. Toms River North 18

CONSOLATIONS

Newton 57, Toms River North 23

Seventh-Place

Bound Brook 45, Toms River North 30

WAR ON THE SHORE

AT STEPHEN DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL, BERLIN, MD.

Southern had five champions in returning state runner-up Conor Collins (120), unbeaten freshman Wyatt Stout (126), sophomore returning state qualifier Matt Henrich (138) and juniors Nick Bennet (145) and Riley O'Boyle (220) all won championships in the 17 team tournament consisting of teams from Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Connecticut.

Southern finished with 240.5 points, 10 more than runner-up Mount Saint Joseph (MD.).

Collins, the NJSIAA runner-up at 113 last year, had two pins and two major decisions,. |

Stout defeated Anthony Basile of Xavier, Conn. 6-4 on a last-second takedown. He pinned in his other two bouts.

Henrich pinned in his final and had a pin, a major decision, a pin and a decision as he came from the No. 4 seed.

Bennet also came from the No. 4 seed and won his final 11-6. He had two pins and a technical fall in his other three bouts.

O'Boyle came from the No. 8 seed and defeated the No. 1 seed 4-2 in sudden victory period No. 1 in the quarterfinal and then pinned the No. 4 seed in the semifinal and the No. 2 seed in 1:39 in the final.

Junior and 2020 state qualifier Cole Velardi (152) came in second. He was defeated 5-4 in his final on a third period takedown.

FRIDAY

CLASS A SOUTH

Toms River South 45, Central 36

Brick Memorial 56, Toms River East 14

NONDIVISIONAL

Point Pleasant Boro 45, Colts Neck 30

Jackson Memorial 57, Jackson Liberty 8

Manasquan 60, St. Rose 7

NONCONFERENCE

Shore 51, Middlesex 19

LAKEWOOD TRI

Toms River North 40, Lakewood 36

Toms River North 48, Trenton 27

Lakewood 60, Trenton 20

WAR ON THE SHORE

AT STEPHEN DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL, BERLIN, MD.

Shore Conference Team: Southern.

THURSDAY

HOWELL TRI

Howell 66, Manalapan 3

Howell 52, St, Thomas Aquinas 18

It was a milestone night for the Howell High School wrestling program.

Howell's 66-3, 52-18 wins over Manalapan and St. Thomas Aquinas enabled the program to reach the 800-win mark.

In its 58th season, the program, which was originally Southern Freehold, has a record of 800-256-4.

John Gagliano, who is in his 25th season as Howell's head coach, has been involved in a lot of the success of the program both coaching and wrestling-wise.

Howell has gone 507-79 under Gagliano, the Shore's all-time winningest wrestling coach. Gagliano was also a region champion in 1986 and a district champion in 1987 when the program was coached by Doug Bower

During Gagliano's coaching tenure, Howell won NJSIAA Group 5 championships in 2017 and 2018, NJSIAA sectional championships in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018, Shore Conference Tournament championships in 2014, 2016 and 2019, 18 Shore Conference divisional titles, including 15 straight from 2006-2020, seven NJSIAA district team championships.

The group, sectional and SCT titles during Gagliano's tenure are the only ones the program has won.

Three of Howell's four state champions - Joey Langel (2008), Eric Keosseian (2017) and Hunter Mays (2021) have come under Gagliano. Howell's other state champion was the great Carlos Fontanez in 1965 when the school was Southern Freehold. Fontanez also won a state title in 1963 and was a state runner-up in 1964 for Freehold.

Overall, Howell has 24 divisional championships and 13 team district titles.

The program has had six head coaches. Other coaches who had great success at Howell were Ron Surgent (113-49-2 from 1964-77) and Bower (140-49-2 from 1981-93).

CLASS A CENTRAL

Raritan 46, Ocean 27

138: Zach Reilly (R) p. Lucas Keenan :25.

144: Alex Auletta (R) d. Gio Poniros 7-3.

150: Quinn Peters (R) p. Michael Poniros 3:26.

157: Nicholas Benner (O) p. Nicholas Cadoo 1:17.

165: Shane Cartagena-Walsh (O) p. Jack Devaney 4:21.

175: Najib Noorzaie (O) p. Robert Mulligan 3:36.

190: Jared Tracey (O) p. Kieran Falzon 2:26.

215: Sean Lane (R) p. Abimael Andrw :31.

HWT: Nicholas Burns (R) p. Isaac Bozarth 1:25.

106: Aidan Davis (R) p. Nate Fazio 1:35.

113: Nicholas Sheldrick (R) md. Chaunci Jones 14-1.

120: Avery Rafalko (R) d. Jake Schwartz 5-4.

126: James Farina (O) d. Ryan Mansueto 7-3.

132: Braden Kmak (R) p. Michael Volek 5:36.

NONCONFERENCE

Freehold 45, Robbinsville 30

Point Pleasant Beach 59, Hamilton East 18

RED BANK TRI

Red Bank 57, St. Rose 9

Red Bank 65, Keyport 6

Keyport 30, St. Rose 27

SCHEDULE (subject ot change)

FRIDAY

CLASS A SOUTH

Toms River South at Central, 5:30 p.m.

Toms River East at Brick Memorial, 6:30 p.m.

NONDIVISIONAL

Colts Neck at Point Pleasant Boro, 6 p.m.

Jackson Memorial at Jackson Liberty, 6 p.m.

NONCONFERENCE

Trenton at Lakewood, 5 p.m.

Middlesex at Shore, 6 p.m.

WAR ON THE SHORE

AT STEPHEN DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL, BERLIN, MD.

Shore Conference Team: Southern.

SATURDAY

TRI AND QUAD MEETS

Brick/Donovan Catholic/Rumson-Fair Haven at Barnegat, 9 a.m.

Central/Long Branch/Allentown at Freehold Township, 9 a.m.

Colts Neck/Red Bank Catholic/Red Bank at Shore, 9 a.m.

Holmdel/Asbury Park/St. Rose at Keansburg, 9 a.m.

Manalapan/Northern Burlington/Ridge at Wall, 9 a.m.

Manasquan/Egg Harbor Township/St. Joseph (Hamm.) at Mainland, 9 a.m.

Delsea/Paramus Catholic/St. Joseph (Metuchen) at Middletown South, 9 a.m.

Pinelands/Audubon/Moorestown at Vineland, 9 a.m.

Toms River East/Clearview/Haddonfield at Woodstown, 9 a.m.

Brick Memorial/Middletown North/Absegami at Hunterdon Central, 10 a.m.

Jackson Memorial/Marlboro/South Brunswick at Raritan, 10 a.m.

Manchester/Matawan/Neptune at Monmouth, 10 a.m.

Ocean/Emerson/Hillsborough at Watchung Hills, 10 a.m.

Point Pleasant Beach/Sayreville/Woodbridge at East Brunswick, 10 a.m.

ESCAPE THE ROCK

AT COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH (PA.)

Shore Conference Teams: CBA, St. John Vianney.

HENRY BORESCH DUALS

AT NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL

QUARTERFINALS

1. Howell vs. 8. Bound Broook, 9 a.m.

4. Lacey vs. 5. Hanover Park, 9 a.m.

7. Toms River North vs. 2. North Hunterdon, 9 a.m.

SEMIFINALS

Howell-Bound Brook winner vs. Lacey-Hanover Park winner.

Toms River North-North Hunterdon winner vs. South Plainfield-Newton winner.

CONSOLATIONS

Howell-Bound Brook loser vs. Lacey Hanover Park loser.

Toms River North-North Hunterdon loser vs. South Plainfield-Newton loser.

CONSOLATION ROUND

Fifth and seventh-place matches.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

First and Third-place matches.

WAR ON THE SHORE

AT STEPHEN DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL, BERLIN, MD.

Shore Conference Team: Southern.

SUNDAY

ESCAPE THE ROCK

AT COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH (PA.).

Shore Conference Teams: CBA, St. John Vianney.

WEDNESDAY

Related: Garrett Totten win over Jack Zaleski clinches CBA wrestling win over Middletown South and Wednesday scoreboard

TUESDAY

CLASS A CENTRAL

St. John Vianney 57, Monmouth 24

CLASS A SOUTH

Southern 68, Brick 9

Jackson Memorial 62, Central 15

CLASS B SOUTH

Manchester 63, Lacey 7

NONDIVISIONAL

Lacey 45, Ocean 22

106: Brendan Schuler (L) p. Nate Fazio 1:39

113: John Downs (L) p. Chaunci Jones 1:18.

120: Brady Carter (L) by forfeit.

126: Aiden Ott (L) by forfeit.

132: Matt Gauther (L) p. Michael Volek 1:05.

138: James Farina (O) d. Mason Heck 8-6.

144: Gio Poniros (O) d. Andre Ferrauiolo 2-1.

150: Michael Poniros (O) d. Tyler Santana 6-3.

157: Nick Benner (O) md. Kevin Fazio 9-1.

165: Shane Cartagena-Walsh (O) p. Jayden Martins :35.

175: Luciano Ferranti (L) p. Reuven Israeli 1:14.

190: James Circle (L) p. Sahmi Noorzaie 1:27.

215: Jared Tracey (O) d. Matt Coon 9-2.

HWT: John Clayton (L) d. Iqbal Ahmadi 5-4.

Point Pleasant Boro 51, Toms River North 24

NONCONFERENCE

Raritan 47, Old Bridge 28

215: Nicholas Burns (R) p. Robert Orzol 4:42.

HWT: Sean Lane (R) md. Nicholas Caruso 9-1.

106: Aidan Davis (R) by disqualification over Jacob Lucash.

113: Logan Roman (OB) p. Avery Rafalko 2:46.

120: Ryan Mansueto (R) md. Brandon Koczon 17-6.

126: Jesse Koczon (OB) p. Jake McCully :34.

132: Braden Kmak (R) p. Jake Tenebruso 3:26.

138: Zach Reilly (R) p. Rocco Celentano :30.

144: Alex Auletta (R) p. Austin Miller 3:44.

150: Quinn Peters (R) p. Isa McMillan 3:57.

157: Tyler Sagi (OB) p. Nicholas Cadoo 2:57.

165: Daniel Hennessey (OB) by disqualification over Jack Devaney.

175: Daniel Fishman (OB) p. Robert Mulligan 3:13.

190: Kieran Falzon (R) d. Avery Mack 9-6.

NOTE: Old Bridge deducted two team points for unsportsmanlike conduct.

MONDAY

NONDIVISIONAL

Barnegat 60, Keansburg 18

Raritan 65, Matawan 16

HOWELL TRI

Howell 57, Freehold Township 9

Jackson Memorial 62, Freehold Township 13

Howell 46, Jackson Memorial 21

HWT: Ryan Fischer (JM) p. Thomas Richards 3:07.

106: Jason Seda (JM) p. Liam Clark 2:55.

113: Xavier Ortega (H) md. Luis Esponosa 17-4.

120: Jonathan Espinosa (JM) d. Michael Edmundson 5-2.

126: Sawyer Ostroff (H) d. Lucas Lipari 9-5.

132: Kieran Bruen (H) md. Nikko Rucci 13-1.

138: Giovanni Scafidi (H) p. George Ebid 3:03.

144: Kael Huxford (JM) d. Rob Wiessel 6-0.

150: Gavin Merkel (H) p. Quinn Bohringer 1:16.

157: Nick Acque (H) p. William Kovacs 1:53.

165: Hunter Mays (H) p. Luke Hamman 1:05.

175: Ian Soutar (H) p. Benjamin Leach 5:15.

190: D.J. Henry (H) tf. Mike Rauch 3:17 (16-1).

215: Nicholas Afanador (JM) d. Dane Colfer 3-0.

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