⭐ Wrestling: North Jersey team and individual rankings heading into county tournaments

by | Jan 17, 2024

By Sean Farrell – NJ.com

106 pounds

  1. Charles Esposito, St. Joseph 16-6
  2. Oumar Tounkara, Teaneck 11-1
  3. Eddie Hufnagel, Paramus Catholic 9-5
  4. Muhammad Abuhadba, Passaic Tech 18-4
  5. Kaleb Ambrose, Hawthorne 12-2

113 pounds

  1. Nathan Braun, Bergen Catholic 2-1
  2. Jon McGinty, St. Joseph 14-6
  3. Jack Bergmann, Lakeland 14-2
  4. Delvan Rotte, DePaul 14-4
  5. Jack Lorper, Hawthorne 12-1

120 pounds

  1. Mikey Bautista, St. Joseph 8-7
  2. Devin Ryan, New Milford 18-4
  3. Christopher Nucifora, Bergen Catholic 13-6
  4. Brian Little, Don Bosco 11-6
  5. Joseph Rizzuto, DePaul 12-6

126 pounds

  1. Brian Melamud, Bergen Catholic 7-5
  2. Vincent Paino, St. Joseph 15-6
  3. Joseph Petriello, Dumont 10-3
  4. Najati Salim, Clifton 18-2
  5. Nicholas Barone, Paramus Catholic 11-5

132 pounds

  1. Santino Danise, Don Bosco 10-5
  2. Sowzrawca Tsay, Wayne Hills 14-2
  3. Ryan Mitchell, St. Joseph 7-4
  4. Kieran McNeil, Lyndhurst/North Arlington 11-1
  5. Derek Rodriguez, Paramus Catholic 8-7

138 pounds

  1. Dylan Ross, Paramus Catholic 12-3
  2. Ryan Langenmayr, Lakeland 14-4
  3. Donny Almeyda, St. Joseph 13-6
  4. Noah Kochman, Bergen Catholic 11-7
  5. Colin Menier, West Milford 16-0

144 pounds

  1. Santino Rodriguez, Don Bosco 3-2
  2. Benjamin Marchetto, West Milford 12-0
  3. James Sloan, St. Joseph 9-6
  4. Christian Fojon, Ramsey 9-2
  5. Abe Zaretsky, Paramus Catholic 6-8

150 pounds

  1. Zach Ballante, St. Joseph 13-5
  2. Jeremy Quezada, Dumont 11-4
  3. Jake Wacha, Pascack Hills 17-0
  4. Jayden Iznaga, Bergen Catholic 13-5
  5. James Conklin, Passaic Tech 19-3

157 pounds

  1. Ryan Ford, Bergen Catholic 21-2
  2. Frank DiBella, St. Joseph 13-7
  3. Joey Monticello, Don Bosco 12-3
  4. Omar Tarecky, Passaic Tech 20-2
  5. Sean Walker, Lakeland 6-4

165 pounds

  1. John Quinonez, Paramus Catholic 5-2
  2. Benjamin Garcia, Don Bosco 8-2
  3. William Capizzi, Passaic Valley 14-0
  4. Jordan Stallone, Becton/Wood-Ridge 17-0
  5. Nick Barone, Wayne Valley 17-3

175 pounds

  1. Ryan Burton, St. Joseph 16-1
  2. Michael Fuccilli, Don Bosco 8-4
  3. Edward Terreri, Paramus Catholic 4-2
  4. Jacob Shannon, Emerson/Park Ridge 13-2
  5. Gavin Seiler, Westwood 16-2

190 pounds

  1. Daniel Rella, Paramus Catholic 12-1
  2. Kaleb Jackson, St. Joseph 6-2
  3. Pantaleo Varga, Bergen Catholic 17-6
  4. Nevin Mattesich, Don Bosco 14-6
  5. Frankie Martino, Passaic Valley 9-1

215 pounds

  1. Aidan Schlett, St. Joseph 9-3
  2. Xavier Williams, Paramus Catholic 13-6
  3. Dante DeLuca, Don Bosco 14-7
  4. Ethan Mendel, Northern Highlands 19-0
  5. Adam Mashfej, Wayne Hills 15-2

285 pounds

  1. Rocco Dellagatta, St. Joseph 12-4
  2. Benjamin Shue, Bergen Catholic 17-3
  3. Daniel Elyash, Paramus 8-1
  4. Spencer Ribitzki, West Milford 15-0
  5. Robert Ekins, Don Bosco 12-7

Top 25 team rankings

  1. St. Joseph 5-0
  2. Don Bosco 8-3
  3. Paramus Catholic 5-1
  4. Bergen Catholic
  5. Westwood 11-0
  6. Passaic Valley 7-1
  7. Pascack Valley 10-3
  8. Emerson/Park Ridge 10-2
  9. River Dell 13-3
  10. Old Tappan 6-4
  11. Passaic Tech 13-5
  12. Clifton 9-3
  13. West Milford 8-5
  14. Ramapo 7-7
  15. Lakeland 5-2
  16. Wayne Hills 9-4
  17. Hasbrouck Heights 8-2
  18. Wayne Valley 7-5
  19. Pascack Hills 6-5
  20. Butler 9-3
  21. Pompton Lakes 10-4
  22. Demarest 9-7
  23. Cliffside Park/Ridgefield 9-0
  24. Dumont 5-1
  25. New Milford 7-3

(Records through Monday.)