Southern routs South Plainfield; Raritan coach Rob Nucci collects career win No. 450

SATURDAY

NONCONFERENCE

1. Southern 61, South Plainfield 6. The Rams (11-0), ranked No. 7 in the New Jersey Wrestling Writers Association Top 20, steamrolled the defending NJSIAA Central Group 3 champion Tigers.

Southern, which will host powerful Delbarton, ranked No. 1 in the NJWWA Top 20, Wednesday night, won 12 bouts, including 10 straight from 150-120. The Rams also had seven pins, including four straight from heavyweight-120, and did not allow a bonus point in the two bouts they lost.

Matt Henrich (150), the NJSIAA seventh-place finisher at 138 last season, began Southern's 10-bout run with a 5-1 win over Nicholas Campagna, the state eighth-place finisher at 150 last season.

Nick Bennet (157), returning region qualifier Collin French (190), returning state qualifier Anthony Evangelista (heavyweight), freshman Anthony Mason (106), returning region qualifiers Sam Pari (113) and Scottie Sari (120) and returning state qualifier and region champion Wyatt Stout (138) pinned.

South Plainfield's J.J. Giordano, the state seventh-place finisher at 144 last season, defeated returning state qualifier Hayden Hochstrasser 5-2 to begin the match.

Southern 61, South Plainfield 6

144: J.J. Giordano (SP) d. Hayden Hochstrasser 5-2.

150: Matt Henrich (S) d. Nicholas Campagna 5-1.

157: Nick Bennet (S) p. Bobby White 3:59.

165: Cole Velardi (S) md. Justin Niemeyer 9-0.

175: Mitch Bivona (S) d. Adam Bowles 3-0.

190: Collin French (S) p. Manuel Alvaranga 3:03.

215: Riley O'Boyle (S) by forfeit.

HWT: Anthony Evangelista (S) p. Aaron Everitt 1:12.

106: Anthony Mason (S) p. Joseph Stanzione :25.

113: Sam Pari (S) p. Justin Culver 1:44.

120: Scottie Sari (S) p. Nicholas Irizarry 1:50.

126: Aldo Pigna (SP) d. David Ferrante 3-2.

132: Conor Collins (S) d. Andrew Loniewski 4-0.

138: Wyatt Stout (S) p. Daniel Gonzalez-Ross 3:20

TRI MEETS

ALLENTOWN TRI

Allentown 42, Freehold 33

Freehold 40, Absegami 39: A pin by Josiah Sweeney in the final bout at 106 pounds gave the Colonials the win over Absegami

MIDDLETOWN NORTH TRI:

Middletown North 35, Hillsborough 29: A 5-3 win in tiebreaker period No. 1 by Lucas Ainbinder over returning state qualifier Matthew Jones in the final bout at 215 pounds clinched the Lions' win over the Raiders.

Middletown North 57, Matawan 15: Matawan's Richard Gomez a 2021 state qualifier, defeated Middletown North's Brady Klinsky, a 2022 state qualifier, 7-4 in the 106-pound bout to hand Klinsky his first defeat of the season, but the Lions defeated the Huskies to sweep the tri.

Gomez's win avenged an 8-5 defeat to Klinsky in last season's District 20 106-pound championship bout.

Middletown North's Matthew Castelli (157) defeated Colin Palumbo 6-3 in a matchup of returning District 20 third-place finishers.

Hillsborough 57, Matawan 18

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP TRI

Freehold Township 36, Shore 35: A 5-4 decision by Ethan Kaufman at heavyweight in the final bout, capped an 18-point run over the final four bouts and gave the Patriots the win over the Blue Devils.

Peter Gosza (175) and Aidan Harrington (190) began the winning run with pins and Nicholas Benjamino (215) proceeded Kaufman with a 6-3 win.

Ocean 55, Shore 20

(Girls) Ocean 48, Freehold Township 36: A pin by Sophie Sharp in the final bout over Emma MacDonald at 113 pounds gave the Spartans the win over the Patriots.

Sharp was fourth at 114 pounds on Jan. 16 in the Shore Conference Girls Tournament.

It was the second pin in a final bout by a girl that enabled a team to win a match in four days. Lakewood's Marlen Castillo had the match-clinching pin in an open match Jan. 18 against Brick.

The match had the maximum 84 combined points that can be scored in a match. Ocean had six pins and won two by forfeit. Freehold Township had six pins.

BARNEGAT TRI

Manasquan 42, Barnegat 37

Pinelands 41, Barnegat 31: A pin by Jake Greenberg in the final bout at 138 pounds capped a 17-point run over the final three bouts as the Wildcats defeated the Bengals.

Josiah Hart (126) began the winning run with a win by technical fall. Returning state qualifier Mason Livio (132) gave Pinelands a 35-31 lead headed into the final bout with a pin.

Manasquan 41, Barnegat 34: A pin by Michael O'Connor in the final bout at 138 pounds gave Manasquan the win over the Bengals.

QUAD MEETS

JACKSON MEMORIAL QUAD

Jackson Memorial 55, Donovan Catholic 21: The Jaguars won the final six bouts from 165-106 - five by pin - as they defeated the Griffins.

Donovan Catholic's Sawyer Ostroff (126) pinned Jonathan Espinoza in a matchup of returning state qualifiers. Ostroff was at Howell last season.

Camden Catholic 54, Donovan Catholic 24: The Irish's talented freshman Sammy Spaulding defeated Kurt Wehner, the NJSIAA seventh-place finisher at 106 last season, 13-11 in the final bout at 120 pounds as Camden Catholic defeated the Griffins.

Seton Hall Prep 56, Donovan Catholic 9: The Pirates' Carlo VanVolkenburgh (126) defeated Ostroff 7-4 in a matchup of returning state qualifiers as Seton Hall Prep defeated the Griffins.

Donovan Catholic heavyweight Sam Rock defeated returning state qualifier Jack Tierney 4-2 in sudden victory.

KEANSBURG QUAD

Keansburg 60, New Egypt 16

Keansburg 63, Spotswood 16

Keansburg 66, Neptune 15

Neptune 40, New Egypt 39

Spotswood 54, Neptune 24

RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN QUAD

St. Joseph (Metuchen) 57, Red Bank 13

St. Joseph (Metuchen) 57, 5. Brick Memorial 15

5. Brick Memorial 52, Rumson-Fair Haven 18: Brick Memorial's Ben Szuba (215) defeated Conor Delaney, the Region 5 sixth-place finisher at 215 last season, 3-0, in the Mustangs' win over the Bulldogs.

Brick Memorial's Anthony Santaniello, a three-time state finalist and the 2021 state 120-pound champion, wrestled at 132 for the first time this season. He recorded two pins and a forfeit. Santaniello had been weighing in at and wrestling at 138 until today.

5. Brick Memorial 58, Red Bank 17

Rumson-Fair Haven 47, Red Bank 28

St. Joseph (Metuchen) 59, Rumson-Fair Haven 16

WALL QUAD

Wall 63, Monmouth 16

Red Bank Catholic 51, Wall 24: Red Bank Catholic heavyweight Lorenzo Portella, the state seventh-place finisher at heavyweight last year, defeated Kei'Sun Sanders, the Central Region sixth-place finisher at 220 in 2021, 3-2 in the ultimate tie-breaker in the Caseys' win over the Crimson Knights.

Red Bank Catholic 55, Holmdel 24

Red Bank Catholic 70, Monmouth 12

Wall 51, Holmdel 22

Holmdel 59, Monmouth 21

NEW BRUNSWICK QUAD

Marlboro 48, New Brunswick 32

Piscataway 45, Marlboro 28

Marlboro 51, Burlington City 23

NOTRE DAME QUAD

Toms River South 42, Eastern 36: Pins by three-time region qualifier Ray Gardner (138) and Jon Fitzgerald (144) in the final two bouts gave Toms River South the win over the Vikings

Toms River South 47, Notre Dame 30

Toms River South 63, Sayreville 17

GLOUCESTER CITY QUAD

Gloucester City 61, Toms River North 6

Washington Township 71, Toms River North 10

COLTS NECK QUAD

6. Manalapan 48, Colts Neck 23

Colts Neck 53, Manchester 15

10. Lacey 47, Colts Neck 20: Colts Neck's Tyler Russ (144), a returning state qualifier, handed Lacey's returning region fifth-place finisher Matt Gauthier his first defeat of the season with an 8-4 victory.

6. Manalapan 54, Manchester 9

10. Lacey 40, 6. Manalapan 28: A pin by Gauthier (144) gave the Lions a 34-25 lead headed into the final three bouts and then Kyle Leonard (150) followed with a major decision as Lacey went on to defeat Manalapan.

Lacey jumped out to an 18-0 lead with consecutive pins by Jayden Martins (175), Luciano Ferranti (190) and unbeaten returning state qualifier Matt Coon (215).

Lacey 40, Manalapan 28

175: Jayden Martins (L) p. Sergey Zavalnik 2:11.

190: Luciano Ferranti (L) p. Constantine Kilaras 4:57.

215: Matt Coons (L) p. Kenny Wines 2:19.

HWT: Artem Reinikov-Jouk (M) p. Mike Seeley :31.

106: Brendan Schuler (L) by forfeit.

113: Andrew Mucciolo (M) by forfeit.

120: Aidan Flynn (L) d. Gage Grant 7-2.

126: Anthony Vitola (M) d. John Downs 9-3.

132: Vincent DePierro (M) md. Aidan Ott 14-3.

138: Vincent Kain (M) p. Tyler French 1:58.

144: Matt Gauthier (L) p. Vincent Balzano :21.

150: Kyle Leonard (L) md. Anthony Mucciolo 12-4.

157: Daniel Orsen (M) d. Aidan White 1-0.

165: Casey Delvecchio (L) d. Austin Stakemann 7-6.

DUAL MEET TOURNAMENTS

PATRIOT DUALS

3. St. John Vianney 73, North Warren 6

3. St. John Vianney 53, High Point 18: A pin by returning region qualifier Thomas Cleary (175) over Shane Woolf, last year's Region 1 sixth-place finisher at 150, highlighted the Lancers' win over last season's NJSIAA Group 2 runner-up Wildcats in the semifinal of the Patriot Duals.

3. St. John Vianney 46, North Hunterdon 27: Michael Foley's pin of returning state 215-pound eighth-place finisher Brendan Raley highlighted the Lancers' win over the Lions as St. John Vianney won the Patriot Duals championship for the second straight season.

Foley was the Region 5 fifth-place finisher at 215 last season.

St. John Vianney is ranked No. 11 in the NJWWA Top 20. North Hunterdon is ranked No. 17 in the NJWWA rankings

A pin by returning state qualifier Cole Stangle gave St. John Vianney the lead for good at 15-12 after five bouts and started a four-bout 20-point run that also included a pin by returning state fifth-place finisher Jasiah Queen (165) and a win by technical fall by Cleary (175).

ST. JOHN VIANNEY 46, NORTH HUNTERDON 27

126: Jake Zaltsman (SJV) p. Grant Goldan 1:43.

132: Anthony Paulino (SJV) d. Shane Wysocki 5-2.

138: Joshua Joubert (NH) p. Abraham Adu-Amoako 3:31.

144: Daniel DeLusant (NH) p. John Saraiva 2:28.

150: Cole Stangle (SJV) p. Evan Kinney 1:32.

157: Kevin McBride (SJV) d. Brian Wilson 11-4.

165: Jasiah Queen (SJV) p. Aaron Yarnell 1:25.

175: Thomas Cleary (SJV) tf. Thales Gondim 17-2.

190: Alex Uryniak (NH) p. Luca Minardo 1:11.

215: Michael Foley (SJV) p. Brendan Raley 5:26.

HWT: Louis White (NH) d. Ryan Buchanan 4-0.

106: Matthew Gould (SJV) tf. Reid Buzby 15-0.

113: Joseph Celentano (NH) p. Ryan Kearney 1:40.

120: Anthony Knox (SJV) by forfeit.

SHAWNEE DUALS

AT SHAWNEE HIGH SCHOOL

4. Raritan 64, Burlington Township 6: The win gave Raritan head coach Rob Nucci career win No. 450. The Rockets won NJSIAA Group 2 championships in 2012 and 2022, NJSIAA Central Group 2 sectional championships in 2004, 2012, 2018 and 2022, 14 Shore Conference divisional titles and six NJSIAA district team championships in Nucci's 22 seasons. Nucci was the head coach at Pinelands for two seasons before he became Raritan's head coach.

4. Raritan 35, Shawnee 30: Robert Mulligan's pin in the final bout at 165 pounds gave the Rockets the win over Shawnee.

It was the second time in three days, A win by Mulligan enabled Raritan to win a match. He had the match-clinching 1-0 win over Delaware Valley's Kevin Roman in the next-to-last bout in Raritan's 34-33 win on criteria Thursday night.

Raritan rallied from a 25-9 deficit with six bouts remaining with a 20-point run from 132-150. The decision by Nucci and his coaching staff to bump away from Shawnee's returning state qualifier Brett Balzan at 126 paid off as returning state qualifier Ryan Mansueto bumped up to 132 and pinned; Unbeaten sophomore Alex Delaurier bumped up to 138 and win by technical fall; Returning state qualifier Zach Reilley bumped up to 144 and pinned and returning state qualifier Braden Kmak bumped up to 150 and defeated returning region fifth-place finisher Chris Ahrens 9-6.

St. Peter's Prep 64, 4. Raritan 18: The Marauders, ranked No. 4 in the NJWWA Top 20, jumped out to a 35-0 lead after six bouts and went on to defeat the Rockets, who are ranked No. 20 in the NJWWA rankings.

Raritan did have three consecutive pins from 126-138 by Mansueto, Delaurier and Reilley. Reilley pinned two-time state qualifier Angelo Pellicci.

ST. PETER'S PREP 64, RARITAN 18

190: Anthony Harris (SPP) p. Kieran Falzon 3:20.

215: Domenick Lettini (SPP) p. Jonathan Gazerwitz 3:17.

HWT: Connor Reynolds (SPP) p. Ryan Settle :47.

106: Salvatore Borrometi (SPP) p. Jaidan Torres :54.

113: Jake Talarico (SPP) by forfeit.

120: Giovanni Schinina (SPP) tf. Jake McCully 2:00 (15-0).

126: Ryan Mansueto (R) p. Oskar Gluckow 2:27

132: Alex Delaurier (R) p. John McClelland :40.

138: Zach Reilley (R) p. Angelo Pellicci :26.

144: Jonathan Fuller (SPP) p. Braden Kmak 3:27.

150: Joseph Ruiz (SPP) p. Giacobe Manon 1:15.

157: Anthony Verdi (SPP) tf. Logan Dennehy 2:28 (18-3).

165: Carmen Marano (SPP) p. Juan Santos 1:13.

175: Max Nevlin (SPP) p. Stephen Moser :34.

Shawnee 45, Toms River East 27

Toms River East 52, Burlington Township 23

Lower Cape May 41, Toms River East 33

St. Peter's Prep 52, Central 25

Lower Cape May 51, Central 21

Central 48, Burlington Township 27

JACK WELCH DUALS

AT MOORESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL

Howell 52, Moorestown 28

Howell 36, Long Branch 28: A pin by two-time state qualifier Giovanni Scafidi (132) in the first bout of the match started a 19-6 run over the first five bouts of the match as Howell defeated the Green Wave and went 4-1 in the two-day tournament, with its only defeat coming to Kingsway by a 36-35 score Friday night.

J.J. Machnik (138) followed Scafidi's pin with a major decision. Then, after Howell forfeited to Jtwo-time state qualifier Joe Giordano at 144, returning state qualifier Kieran Bruen (150) pinned and returning district champion Gavin Merkel (157) edged region qualifier Logan Smith 8-6.

After Long Branch pulled within 19-13, two-time state qualifier D.J. Henry (190) started a three-bout, 12-point run with a pin.

A win by technical fall by Xavier Ortega (120) in the next-to-last bout clinched the match for Howell.

FRIDAY

NONDIVISIONAL

10. Lacey 40, Toms River East 33

Brick 43, Asbury Park 31

Brick 42, St. Rose 6

Wall 46, Manasquan 29

7. Middletown South 55, Toms River North 9

8. Point Pleasant Boro 63, Point Pleasant Beach 18

NONCONFERENCE

East Brunswick 38, Brick 30

5. Brick Memorial 42, A.L. Johnson 33

9. Jackson Liberty 47, Monroe 27

Bergen Catholic 33. 2. Christian Brothers Academy 12

JACK WELCH DUALS

AT MOORESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL

Howell 52, Cherokee 21

Howell 48, Holy Spirit 28

Kingsway 36, Howell 33

Long Branch 43, Clearview 33

Long Branch 46, Newton 28

THURSDAY

NONDIVISIONAL

Holmdel 45, Red Bank 29

NONCONFERENCE

1. Southern 42, Phillipsburg 12: Southern showed Thursday night it is without question the team to beat for the NJSIAA Group 5 championship.

The Rams, ranked No. 7 in the New Jersey Wrestling Writers Association Top 20, soundly defeated No. 9 and defending Group 5 champion Phillipsburg (9-1). The two are likely to meet again Feb. 12 in the Group 5 championship match at Rutgers University's Jersey Mike's Arena .

Phillipsburg defeated Southern 27-25 last year in the Group 5 semifinal at Southern. Southern leads the series 9-7, which includes six meetings in the NJSIAA Tournament.

Southern (10-0) won 10 of the 14 bouts and did not give up a bonus point in the four they lost.

A six-bout, 25-point run from 132-165 gave Southern a 32-3 lead after nine bouts.

Among the wins during that run were a major decision by two-time state qualifier Conor Collins (132) over returning region runner-up Gavin Hawk; a 5-4 win by Wyatt Stout (138) over Luke Geleta in a matchup of returning state qualifiers and a 9-1 major decision by returning state fifth-place finisher Cole Velardi (165) over returning state qualifier Hunter Cleaver.

SOUTHERN 42, PHILLIPSBURG 12

113: Attila Vigilante (S) d. Dawson McWilliams 8-2.

120: Scottie Sari (S) md. Gavin Geleta 14-1.

126: Kyle Beenders (P) d. David Ferrante 10-7.

132: Conor Collins (S) md. Gavin Hawk 14-4.

138: Wyatt Stout (S) d. Luke Geleta 5-4.

144: Hayden Hochstrasser (S) by forfeit.

150: Matt Henrich (S) tf. Patrick Day 5:23 (23-8).

157: Nick Bennet (S) d. Liam Packer 5-2.

165: Cole Velardi (S) md. Hunter Cleaver 9-1.

175: Connor Hille (P) d. Mitch Bivona 7-5.

190: Caleb Rivera (P) d. Collin French 4-2.

215: Riley O'Boyle (P) p. Logan Kries 3:12.

HWT: John Wargo (P) d. Anthony Evangelista 6-0.

106: Anthony Mason (S) md. Massimo Gonzalez 12-0.

4. Raritan 34, Delaware Valley 33

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NOTE: Raritan on criteria - most bouts won, 8-6.

Old Bridge 48, Donovan Catholic 13: The Knights' Logan Roman (120) edged the Griffins' Kurt Wehner 4-3 to highlight Old Bridge's win over Donovan Catholic.

Roman was one win from a state medal at 113 last season. Wehner was seventh in the state at 106 last season.

Lakewood 51, Ewing 26

WEDNESDAY

CLASS A NORTH

Freehold 38, Freehold Township, 34: Pins by Sam Sheridan (113), Xander Bartuk (120), Riley Tate (138) and Andrew Fata (157) propelled the Colonials (2-7, 2-4)) to the win over the Patriots (5-4., 1-3).

Christian Borromeo (132) and Aidan Harrington (190) pinned for Freehold Township.

8. Manalapan 55, Marlboro 12: Manalapan head coach Scott Pressman picked up career win No. 350 as Manalapan (17-2, 4-1)) defeated the Mustangs (1-12, 0-5). Pressman has a career record of 350-164. Manalapan won the NJSIAA Central Group 5 championship and advanced to the Group 5 championship match in 2020 and won NJSIAA district team championships in 2017 and 2022 under Pressman. Pressman was the head coach at Freehold before he became Manalapan's head coach

2. Christian Brothers Academy 53, 10. Middletown South 20: Freshmen Robert Duffy (113), freshman Brendan Boyer (138), returning state third-place finisher Zander Silva (157), returning state qualifier Nick Stump (175) and returning region qualifier Peter Grippo (190) all pinned as the Colts (6-7, 5-0) took another major step toward the divisional title with the win over the Eagles (5-4, 2-3).

CBA, which already defeated Manalapan, Middletown North and Howell, has divisional matches remaining with Freehold Township on Jan. 25 and Marlboro on Feb. 1.

Freshman Jimmy Jakub (144) defeated returning region qualifier Alec Holland 3-1

Middletown South's returning region champion and three-time state qualifier David Hussey (165) defeated returning state qualifier Anthony Lawrence 3-1 in sudden victory.

Howell 38, 9. Middletown North 37: A win by technical fall by two-time state qualifier Giovanni Scafidi (132) in the next-to-last bout gave Howell the lead for good at 38-34 and then J.J. Machnik (138) held returning state qualifier Justin Fearon to an 8-2 decision in the last bout as Howell (9-5, 3-2) defeated the Lions (11-4, 3-3).

Scafidi's win concluded a three-bout 16-point run that enabled Howell to wipe out a 34-22 deficit.

Returning state qualifier Xavier Ortega (120) began the run with a pin. Two-time state qualifier and 2021 state 113-pound fifth-place finisher Sebastian Ortega (126) pulled Howell within 34-33 headed into Scafidi's bout.

Middletown North had built its 34-22 lead with a 16-6 run from 213-113 that was highlighted by pins by Lucas Ainbinder (215) and returning state qualifier Brady Klinsky (106) around a pin by Howell heavyweight Thomas Richards.

Howell's Kylie Gudewitz, who won the Shore Conference girls 114-pound championship at Monday held her opponent at 113 to a major decision. She has not gotten pinned in any of her eight bouts against the boys this season.

Returning district champion Gavin Merkel (165) and returning state qualifier D.J. Henry (190) also pinned for Howell.

Returning region fifth-place finisher Colin Oden (144), Matthew Castelli (157) and Christian Cueto (175) also pinned for Middletown North.

CLASS A CENTRAL

4. Raritan 43, Wall 25

Rumson-Fair Haven 75, Monmouth 3

CLASS A SOUTH

5. Brick Memorial 67, Central 9: Sophomore Ben Szuba (215) defeated returning state qualifier Cosmo Zaccaro 5-2 as the Mustangs (10-3, 5-1) defeated the Golden Eagles (1-14, 1-4).

Mason Pirnik (150), Maxwell Wright (157), defending state 175-pound champion Harvey Ludington (175), Armando Vazquez (190), freshman Michael Napolitano (106), Kson Young (120), 2021 state champion and three-time state finalist Anthony Santaniello (138) and returning district champion Brody Elk (144) all pinned for Brick Memorial.

1. Southern 67, Toms River South 3: The Rams (9-0, 6-0) clinched a tie for the divisional championship with the win over Toms River South (3-8, 1-4) It is third straight season Southern has won at least a share of the divisional title and the 13th divisional championship in its history.

Southern will clinch the divisional title outright with a win over Toms River North on Feb. 1.

David Ferrante (126), returning state fifth-place finisher Cole Velardi (165), Mitch Bivona (175), Alexander Skipper (215) and returning state qualifier Anthony Evangelista (heavyweight) pinned for Southern.

Toms River East 65, Toms River North 14

CLASS B NORTH

Colts Neck 68, Neptune 8

Long Branch 50, Red Bank 26

Ocean 54, Matawan 29

CLASS B CENTRAL

Shore 44, Keansburg 28: A win by technical fall by Ty Koch (150) gave the Blue Devils (8-4, 5-0) the lead for good at 20-19 halfway through the match and they went on to defeat the Titans (9-2, 3-2) and clinch the outright divisional title.

It is Shore's first divisional title since 2019 and ninth overall.

Keansburg closed to within 20-18 after a 4-0 win by William Huhn at 157 before Lucas White (165), Corey Norton (190) and Bashaar Ismail (215) during an 18-3 run over a four-bout stretch that enabled Shore to extend its lead to 38-22 and clinch the match with two bouts remaining.

Domenic Demarzo (120) and Trevor Doremus (106) also pinned for Shore.

Michael Burke (126), Dominic Terracciano (132) and Michael Menture (heavyweight pinned for Keansburg.

Point Pleasant Beach 64, Keyport 15

Point Pleasant Beach 72, St. Rose 6

CLASS B SOUTH

Jackson Liberty 60, Barnegat 12

Point Pleasant Boro 58, Manchester 18

NONDIVISIONAL

Lakewood 40, Brick 28: Marlen Castillo's pin in the final bout at 120 pounds clinched the Piners' the win over the Green Dragons.

According to Frank D'Esposito of the Web Site shoreconferencewrestling.com it appears is the first pin for a girl in a final bout that clinched a match in Shore Conference history.

Castillo also had a pin at 113 pounds in Lakewood's win over Hamilton West Wednesday night.

Castillo is 3-1 in Lakewood boys matches this season.

Holmdel 36, Pinelands 34: Freshman Alex Reyes' 4-0 win over returning region qualifier Gavin Wagner was the difference in the Hornets' win over the Wildcats (3-11). Holmdel is now 10-4.

6. Lacey 64, Manasquan 2

NOTE: Manasquan had a point deducted for unsportsmanlike-conduct.

NONCONFERENCE

Lakewood 42, Hamilton West 33

Red Bank Catholic 67, Pennsville 9

Red Bank Catholic 61, Lawrence 12

TUESDAY

NONDIVISIONAL

Keansburg 45 Barnegat 26

Jackson Liberty 31, 8. Manalapan 29: Sophomore Jordan Aayash (150) defeated Vincent Kain 11-9 in the final bout to give the Lions (6-2) the win over Manalapan.

The result snapped Manalapan's 12-match winning streak.

Manalapan had grabbed a 29-28 lead heading into the final bout with a 13-point run from 132-144. Christian Spezio (132) pinned. Returning state qualifier Vincent DePierro (138) won by major decision and Anthony Mucciolo (144) won by decision.

A pin by freshman Tucker Pazinko (126) gave the Lions a 28-16 lead with four bouts remaining.

Jackson Liberty built a 9-0 lead with decisions in the first three bouts from 157-175.

Heavyweight Artem Reinikov-Jouk pinned for Manalapan.

Jackson Liberty 31, Manalapan 29

157: Matthew LaBianca (JL) d. Daniel Orsen 12-7.

165: Maximus Bandelt (JL) d. Austin Stakemann 12-6.

175: Kareem Fayed (JL) d. Sergey Zavalnik 11-5.

190: Kenny Wines (M) md. Jared Martin 13-4.

215: Jake Klein (JL) md. Constantine Kilaras 13-1.

HWT: Artem Reinikov-Jouk (M) p. Luis Valente :55.

106: Armani McCann (JL) by forfeit.

113: Anthony Urso (JL) d. Andrew Mucciolo 11-6.

120: Anthony Vitola (M) p. Dominic Urso 1:10.

126: Tucker Pazinko (JL) p. Gage Grant 1:16.

132: Christian Spezio (M) p. Joseph Lefurge 1:16.

138: Vincent DePierro (M) md. Peter Albine 10-0.

144: Anthony Mucciolo (M) d. Peter LaBianca 7-3.

150: Jordan Aayash (JL) d. Vincent Kain 11-9

NONCONFERENCE

Point Pleasant Beach 49, Hamilton North 21

MONDAY

HAMMONTON QUAD

Collingswood 52, Pinelands 15

Hammonton 58, Pinelands 21

Ocean City 42, Pinelands 28

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Shore NJ Wrestling: Southern with another big win; Jan, 21 roundup