CVC wrestlers projected to flourish in Region VI quarterfinals – The Trentonian

JACKSON There are two reasons why it promises to be a productive weekend for Colonial Valley Conference wrestlers at the Region VI Tournament at Jackson Liberty High School.

One is the simple fact they are competing in what is regarded as one of the weakest regions in the state. The other is there are some quality CVC wrestlers in the field with a host of them seemingly capable of a top-four finish and a berth at the states in Atlantic City next week.

The most obvious choice to win a title is the CVC's all-time winningest wrestler in Allentown's Joe Lamparelli (37-0), who is clearly the class of the 120-pound bracket. Should he prevail, Lamparelli would become the CVC's first three-time region champion.

CVC wrestlers seeded second heading into Friday night's quarterfinals are Allentown senior Nick Golden (160) and Hightstown sophomore heavyweight Brenden Hansen.

Golden (35-1) is part of a 160-pound weight class headed up by Pt. Pleasant Boro's Ty Bailey. As a point of reference, Bailey beat Hightstown's Alex Stavrou, 6-5, in last week's District 23 final, while Golden beat Stavrou, 10-0, in the Mercer County Tournament.

The heavyweight field is headed up by a tough customer in Ocean Township's Joe Terasi, but don't sell Hightstown's Hansen short. As his 35-1 record attests, if Hansen gets you a bad spot it's very difficult to get out. He also will be heavily favored Friday against Lawrence's Moaamen Nasr.

Among the other CVC wrestlers to keep your eye on are Hightstown's Kether Thornton (36-1 at 132) and Robbinsille's Drake Torrington (32-2 at 126). Second at regions last year, Torrington could very well be headed to a semifinal against top-seeded Nico Messina of Freehold Boro. Torrington lost to Messina, 11-5, in a late January dual.

In addition to Hansen against Nasr, local head-to-heads in the quarters include Robbinsville's Shailen Savur (31-2) against Hightstown's Robert Fattore at 106, and Northern Burlington's Garrett Totten against Steinert's Sal Famularo at 113.

Famularo is an interesting story. After missing nearly the entire season with an injury, he suddenly reemerged to win a district championship.

QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS

106: Evan Tallmadge (Brick Twp.) 32-1 vs. Colin Oden (Middletown North) 22-13; Lucas Toree (Pt. Pleasant Boro) 25-5 vs. Michael Lyristis (Colts Neck) 25-9; Shailen Savur (Robbinsville) 31-2 vs. Robert Fattore (Hightstown) 26-11; Blake Tarnowski (Ocean Twp.) 24-6 vs. Angelo Messina (Freehold Boro.) 25-6.

113: Tyler Klinsky (Middletown North) vs. Cory Stallworth (Trenton Central) 27-8; Vincent Principe (CBA) 17-11 vs. Demetri Poniros (Ocean Twp.) 7-3; Garrett Totten (Northern Burlington) vs. Salvatore Famularo (Hamilton East) 8-1; dylan kelleher (Long Branch) 17-12 vs. Cole Meyer (Wall) 18-4.

120; Joey Lamparelli (Allentown) 37-0 vs. James Latendorf (Pt. Pleasant Boro); Gio Poniros (Ocean Twp.) 24-11 vs. Dorian Hall (Jackson Liberty); Sebastiano Nini (CBA) vs. Hector Santiago (Freehold Twp.) 25-9; Blake Geibel (Northern Burlington) vs. Fred Luchs (Middletown North) 37-6.

126: Nico Messina (Freehold Boro.) 33-2 vs. Ethan Wisnewski (Burlington Twp.) 28-10; Romeo Willis-Parreott (Jackson Liberty) 28-7 vs. Drake Torrington (Robbinsville) 32-2; Thomas O`Keefe (Middletown North) 37-5 vs. Mike Bruno (Wall) 20-15; joseph conlon (Long Branch) 23-11 vs. Julian George (CBA) 29-5.

132; Jack Nies (Ocean Twp.) 34-2 vs. Angel Bonnano (Long Branch) 24-1; Zander Silva (CBA) 26-6 vs. Riley Simon (Pt Pleasant Beach) 25-8; Kether Thornton (Hightstown) 36-1 vs. Nicholas Moldaver (Colts Neck) 24-13; Tyler Ferris (Wall) 15-7 vs. Joseph Fiordaliso (Monroe) 32-4.

138: Logan Waller (Colts Neck) vs. Mason Louderback (Notre Dame) 23-15; Reece Schenck (Lawrence) 27-12 vs. Michael Lonnay (Raritan) 25-3; Alex Poniros (Ocean Twp.) 29-3 vs. Kip Lovgren (Pt Pleasant Beach) 22-10; Zachary Zuckerman (Delran) 35-4 vs. Ryan Zimmerman (Long Branch) 35--1.

145: Avery Clarke (Freehold Twp.) 14-1 vs. Malachi McNeil-Ways (Delran) 32-6; Nicolas Zamaloff (Wall) 20-8 vs. Matt Paglia (Allentown) 33-5; Jesse Bowers (Pt Pleasant Beach) 31-2 vs. Anthony Profaci (Monroe) 28-7; Chris Mc Carthy (Middletown North) 19-5 vs. Tyler Barrett (CBA) 27-4.

152: Nicholas Vargas (Wall) 31-4 vs. Steven Schmitz (Jackson Liberty) 19-9; Eren Ibas (Delran) 35-4 vs. ryan carey (Long Branch) 31-5; Jack Bailey (Pt. Pleasant Boro) 27-7 vs. Eddie Farrell (Middletown North) 28-13; Jared Kerr (Pt Pleasant Beach) 23-7 vs. Ian McCabe (Monroe) 32-2.

160: Ty Bailey (Pt. Pleasant Boro) 31-3 vs. Sabino Portella (Red Bank Catholic) 29-4; Chris Fanelli (Monroe) 25-9 vs. Jake Dallarda (Lawrence) 34-3; Alex Stavrou (Hightstown) 32-6 vs. Jared Tracey (Ocean Twp.) 28-5; Joseph Barsky (Colts Neck) 19-13 vs. Nicholas Golden (Allentown) 35-1.

170: Brendan Newbury (Wall) 21-11 vs. Ryan Bennett (Hamilton West); John Liotta (Pt Pleasant Beach) 11-4 vs. James Ball (Burlington City) 18-4; Te`amo Nazario (Trenton Central) vs. Jack Friedman (Long Branch) 22-11; Paskal Miga (Allentown) 27-7 vs. Anthony Bailey (Raritan) 18-5 won by fall over Anthony Cerasi (Monroe) 22-8

182: Luke Rada (Colts Neck) 34-2 vs. Chimdindu Molokwu (Jackson Liberty) 29-7; Andrew Conklin (Long Branch) 19-9 vs. Nicholas Aquilano (Raritan) 28-6; Jason Sherlock (Pt Pleasant Beach) 33-3 vs. Gavin O`Connor (Pt. Pleasant Boro) 20-11; Jason Baldorossi Jr. (Bordentown Regional) 30-8 vs. Jacob Whitworth (Wall).

195: Kenneth Koenig (Colts Neck) 29-8 vs. Brandon Rzuczek (Northern Burlington) 28-7; Patrick O`Dwyer (Long Branch) vs. Louis Pilla (Wall) 18-15; Hao Tang (Brick Twp.) 24-5 vs. Chris Stavrou (Hightstown) 31-4; Tyler Travis (Delran) 25-8 vs. Aidan Meyler-McAuliffe (Red Bank Catholic) 25-7.

220: Tracey Taylor (Long Branch) 27-2 vs. Kei`sun Sanders (Wall) 22-14; Nico Cerbo (Middletown North) 37-5 vs. Sean Theis (Delran) 30-7; Bryan Bonilla (Hightstown) 36-2 vs. Raymond Santiago (Colts Neck) 15-6; Kevin Lind (Raritan) 24-7 vs. Ameir Pittman (Burlington City) 29-2.

Hvy: Joseph Teresi (Ocean Twp.) 34-3 vs. Matthew Cody (Red Bank Catholic) 22-11; Thomas Lidondici (Colts Neck) 25-3 vs. Antonio Martinez (Freehold Twp.) 18-11; Liam Buday (Pt Pleasant Beach) 25-5; Moaamen Nasr (Lawrence) 24-10 vs. Brenden Hansen (Hightstown) 35-1.