Timber Creek, Seneca win titles without champs

Despite not having a wrestler reach the top step of the podium, Timber Creek and Seneca each made school history.

The Chargers earned their first team district championship yesterday, holding off runner-up Washington Township by four points, at District 30 competition at Overbrook.

Seneca accomplished the same feat at District 27, utilizing five second-place finishes to capture its first team crown.

The top three wrestlers in each district move in to regional competition, which begins on Tuesday with preliminary and pre-quarterfinal action. Districts 25-28 will convene at Region 7 at Moorestown. Districts 29-32 will wrestle at Region 8 at Absegami. The regional tournament will conclude on Saturday.

Oddly, Timber Creek didn't have a single individual champion but had enought depth to conquer the field. The Chargers had five runners-up in Paul Bauberger (119 pounds), Sly Hall (135), Joe Lowry (145), Bryan Hummell (215) and Rich Bilo (Hwt.).

Washington Township sent five wrestlers to the finals and all were crowned champions - James Higgins (103), Anthony Curcio (112), Frank Higgins (125), Tommy Williamson (160) and Lavar Archie (Hwt.).

Williamstown's Zach Cohen garnered the Outstanding Wrestler award. Cohen, a third-seed, won the 119-pound title after behind second-seeded Jameel Johnson, of Overbrook, 3-2, in the semifinals and top-seeded Bauberger, 7-0 in the final.

Hammonton's Dave Mauriello was honored as the district's Coach of the Year. Two years removed from a 1-19 record, the Blue Devils accumulated a school-record 23 wins this winter.

The results

Team scoring: Timber Creek 151, Washington Township 147, Williamstown 1181/2, Triton 115, Highland 1091/2, Hammonton 79, Overbrook 71, St. Joseph 641/2, Lindenwold 45, Winslow Township 32.

Championship Finals

103 pounds: James Higgins, Washington Township, tech fall Nick Pagano, Hammonton, 15-0. 112: Anthony Curcio, Washington Township, pin Rocco Pagano, Hammonton, 1:55. 119: Zach Cohen, Williamstown, dec. Paul Bauberger, Timber Creek, 7-0. 125: Frank Higgins, Washington Township, dec. Danny Mitchell, Lindenwold, 13-1. 130: Matt Catalano, Highland, pin Ocie Norman, Hammonton, 3:32. 135: Josh Burman, St. Joseph, pin Sly Hall, Timber Creek, 3:43. 140: John Bakuckas, Hammonton, dec. Chris Vicente, Triton, 9-8. 145: Dan Willing, Williamstown, dec. Joe Lowry, Timber Creek, 2-0. 152: Theo Apostle, Williamstown, dec. Anthony Williams, Triton, 13-6. 160: Tommy Williamson, Washington Township, dec. Kharee Conner, Winslow Township, 13-7. 171: Jim Hassett, Williamstown, dec. Nigel Shockley, Triton, 4-3. 189: Joe Grisco, Highland, dec. Keith Corcoran, St. Joseph, 6-3. 215: Mike Daniels, Highland, pin Bryan Hummell, Timber Creek, 4:12. Hwt.: Lavar Archie, Washington Township, pin Rich Bilo, Timber Creek, 1:47.

Consolations

103 pounds: Kevin Broadwater, St. Joseph, dec. Justin Busch, Overbrook, 2-0. 112: Mike Sandoval, Lindenwold, won by forfeit Eric Beck, Triton. 119: Jameel Johnson, Overbrook, dec. Trey Pataky, Triton, 7-2. 125: Bryan Branch, Timber Creek, dec. Jason Christy, Highland, 3-2. 130: Mike Franceshini, Timber Creek, dec. Calisto Ongoro, Lindenwold, 7-2. 135: Kentre Harvin, Williamstown, dec. Tyler Piccard, Highland, 11-1. 140: Shane LaRocca, Timber Creek, dec. Colin Walsh, Washington Township, 6-2. 145: Rob Pendergrast, Highland, dec. Eric Sandy, Washington Township, 5-2. 152: Matt Interlante, Timber Creek, dec. Brandon Price, Overbrook, 5-2. 160: Mike Accardo, Triton, dec. Steve Migoley, Williamstown, 3-0. 171: Eric Thompson, Winslow Township, dec. Jihad Johnson, Timber Creek, 6-1. 189: Steve Forsythe, Triton, dec. Fabian Rivera, Overbrook, 9-0. 215: Tyler Smith, Triton, pin Robert Lloyd, Overbrook, 3:17. Hwt.: Arnett Pointer, Overbrook, dec. Chris Howley, Triton, 8-4.

Rancocas Valley successfully defended its team title, beating out rival Northern Burlington on its home mat.

Steven Scotton (119), Quinton Talley (189) and Ben Ijalana (Hwt.) each earned individual titles for the Red Devils.

The results

Team scoring: Rancocas Valley 1691/2, Northern Burlington 144, Hightstown 104, Hamilton East 811/2, Trenton Central 801/2, Allentown 69, New Egypt 58, Hamilton North 56, Hamilton West 461/2, Robbinsville 441/2, Pemberton 35, Trenton Catholic 2.

Championship Finals

103 pounds: Anthony Hollo, Hamilton East, dec. Dan Maiorana, 3-2. 112: Tom Morton, New Egypt, dec. Doug Maiorana, Rancocas Valley, 4-3. 119: Steven Scotton, Rancocas Valley, dec. Pat Pape, Allentown, 10-1. 125: Dustin Renelt, Hamilton East, tech fall Tim Trivisonno, Hightstown, 16-1, 5:01. 130: Ricardo Calamari, Hightstown, dec. Kyle Butler, Pemberton, 7-4. 135: Phil Bowen, Northern Burlington, pin Sean McEvenie, Hightstown, 2:33. 140: Jerome Friedman, Hamilton West, dec. Matt Vahabi, Allentown, 11-7. 145: Jaaziah Bethea, Trenton Central, dec. Jim Maser, Rancocas Valley, 11-4. 152: Caanan Bethea, Trenton Central, won by forfeit Bill Bonnette, Robbinsville. 160: Geoff Bauma, Northern Burlington dec. Bryan Reichert, Rancocas Valley, 8-5. 171: Andrew Rubio, Hamilton East, tech fall Dan Ratner, Hightstown, 19-3, 2:30. 189: Quintin Talley, Rancocas Valley, dec. Andray Ingram, Trenton Central, 8-3. 215: Kenny Amponsa, Highstown, dec. R.J. Melton, Northern Burlington, 8-6. Hwt.: Ben Ijalana, Rancocas Valley, dec. John Humble, Northern Burlington, 5-0.

Consolations

103 pounds: Kevin Prihoda, Hamilton West, pin Rich Grove, Northern Burlington, 1:23. 112: Tim Cowell, Hamilton West, won by forfeit Llyes, Hamilton North. 119: Metellus, Hamilton North, dec. Roman, New Egypt, 4-3. 125: Holliday, Pemberton, pin Townsend, Northern Burlington, 4:32. 130: Carr, New Egypt, dec. Homan, Robbinsville, 3-2. 135: Cain, Rancocas Valley, dec. Meneus, Hamilton North, 4-2 (OT). 140: Van Sciver, Northern Burlington, dec. Meneus, Hamilton North, 2:57. 145: Boyle, Hightstown, dec. Bauma, Northern Burlington, 7-6. 152: Bachman, Allentown, dec. Matey, Northern Burlington, 5-4. 160: Butera, Allentown, pin Russo, New Egypt, 2:32. 171: Morgan, Rancocas Valley, dec. Townsend, Northern Burlington, 6-5. 189: Jiras, Hamilton East, pin Case, Northern Burlington, 4:43. 215: Naylor, Rancocas Valley, dec. Umeh, Hamilton North, 6-2. Hwt.: Krosnodomskie, Hamilton West, dec. Daaka, Trenton Central, 5-3.

Riverside's Brendon Griffin became his school's first four-time district champion and won thhe Outstanding Wrestler award at Burlington City.

Griffin knocked off Holy Cross' Jeff Longley in the 189-pound title bout by a 10-3 decision.

Eastern knocked off defending team champion Delran, beating the Bears by 12 points.

Mike Crowley (119), Hank Stinson (125), Mark Maloney (130), Preston Keiffer (145) and Kris Deichert (Hwt.) each won individual titles for the Vikings. Crowley and Deichert each delivered key overtime wins.

Delran's Dennis Smith won the Coach of the Year award. The Bears had a program-best 27-1 record, with its only loss to mighty Paulsboro in the South Jersey Group 1 championship.

The results

Team scoring: Eastern 193, Delran 181, Cinnaminson 1181/2, Bordentown 891/2, Burlington City 86, Moorestown 85, Willingboro 70, Holy Cross 641/2, Burlington Township 45, Riverside 41, Westampton Tech 14.

Championship Finals

103 pounds: P.J. Schmidt, Moorestown, dec. Alex Verbaro, Cinnaminson, 12-7. 112: Dan Hughes, Delran, dec. Scooter Golden, Eastern, 10-9. 119: Mike Crowley, Eastern, dec. Kelvin Watford, Willingboro, 13-11 (OT). 125: Hank Stinson, Eastern, dec. Ben Sweezy, Delran, 17-7. 130: Mark Maloney, Eastern, dec. John Darling, Moorestown, 6-4. 135: Jake Sweezy, Delran, dec. Nick Priest, Burlington City, 6-0. 140: Jim Weideman, Delran, dec. Justin Pencook, Cinnaminson, 9-2. 145: Preston Keiffer, Eastern, dec. Anthony Saulle, Delran, 11-3. 152: Vinny Commisso, Delran, dec. Kyle Hess, Cinnaminson, 4-3. 160: John Bujanowski, Burlington City, dec. Phil Hook, Eastern, 3-2. 171: Josh Slezak, Bordentown, dec. Brandon Johnston, Burlington City, 4-3. 189: Brendan Griffin, Riverside, dec. Jeff Longley, Holy Cross, 10-3. 215: Max Larson, Delran, dec. Mitch Sparks, Cinnaminson, 4-2. Hwt.: Kris Deichert, Eastern, dec. Jerome Williams, Holy Cross, 5-3 (OT).

Consolations

103 pounds: John Villane, Holy Cross, dec. Alex Radcliffe, Burlington Township, 8-7. 112: Terrance Scotton, Burlington Township, dec. Jim Grogan, Holy Cross, 9-7. 119: Mike Evans, Moorestown, dec. John Kearns, Cinnaminson, 3-1 (OT). 125: Jason Cassidy, Bordentown, pin Jared Baylor, Moorestown, 3:42. 130: Andrew Carthan, Delran, pin Andrew Mogel, Cinnaminson, 1:39. 135: Mike Moore, Willingboro, pin Zach Schultice, Riverside, 3:19. 140: Daymein Scott, Eastern, pin Pat McGregor, Burlington City, 5:50. 145: Tyler Sheehan, Bordentown, dec. Joe Breder, Cinnaminson, 5-2. 152: Miles Little, Burlington Township, dec. Josh Boone, Burlington City, 14-8. 160: Wayne Pullen, Bordentown, won by forfeit Toby Grace, Moorestown. 171: Cedric Gonnet, Eastern, dec. Walter Borden, Willingboro, 11-3. 189: Thomas Lee, Bordentown, dec. Brett Eble, Delran, 5-4 (OT). 215: Drew Harris, Willingboro, dec. Nick Dekovitch, Bordentown, 5-2. Hwt.: Justin Embler, Cinnaminson, pin Garrick Stafford, 1:44.

Seneca parlayed its depth into a team championship at Cherokee.

The Golden Eagles had five runner-ups with Sean Walsh (119), Vince Catalani (125), Bobby Conrad (135), Larry Welch (145) and Zach Schewe.

Cherokee's Kyle Packer became a four-time district champion, but it wasn't easy. The 130-pounder scored a 3-2 overtime victory over two-time district champ Ricky Bailey, of Palmyra. The win earned Packer the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler award.

Cherokee' Bill Roller was named Coach of the Year. The Chiefs enjoyed one of the program's best seasons with an 18-9 record and a postseason berth.

The results

Team scoring: Seneca 1821/2, Cherokee 137, Cherry Hill East 1241/2, Lenape 1101/2, Bishop Eustace 92, Cherry Hill West 801/2, Palmyra 69, Shawnee 52, Maple Shade 38, Medford Tech 22.

Championship Finals

103 pounds: Alex Moritz, Palmyra, pin Nick Nardelli, Lenape, 0:59. 112: T.J. Shea, Bishop Eustace, dec. Hugh Nawn, Lenape, 6-1. 119: Frank Genther, Cherry Hill West, dec. Sean Walsh, Seneca, 2-1. 125: Andrew Aguilar, Cherry Hill West, dec. Vince Catalani, Seneca, 7-3. 130: Kyle Packer, Cherokee, dec. Ricky Bailey, Palmyra, 3-2 (OT). 135: Jim Rafferty, Bishop Eustace, dec. Bobby Conrad, Seneca, 8-1. 140: Shawn Steets, Cherokee, dec. Matt Cole, Bishop Eustace, 4-2. 145: Jesse Cohen, Cherry Hill East, dec. Larry Welch, Seneca, 4-4 (ride-out). 152: Kirk Kirazis, Maple Shade, dec. Andre Harmon, Cherry Hill East, 10-0. 160: Ken Wilkinson, Cherokee, dec. Bobby Carroll, Seneca, 5-3. 171: Karl Reed, Lenape, dec. Tim Connor, Seneca, 9-0. 189: Jonavin Webb, Cherokee, dec. Vince Termini, Lenape, 9-2. 215: Dave Convissar, Cherry Hill East, dec. Chris Selvoski, Lenape, 19-5. Hwt.: Kaleef King, Cherry Hill East, dec. Zach Schewe, 2-0 (OT).

Consolations

103 pounds: Rocco Angelozzi, Cherokee, dec. Gideon Giardinelli, Cherry Hill West, 9-1. 112: Mike Cecchini, Palmyra, dec. John Casey, Cherry Hill East, 8-5. 119: James Mansfield, Shawnee, dec. Steve Pestridge, Cherry Hill East, 8-6. 125: Dante Merlino, Bishop Eustace, dec. Nick Moritz, Palmyra, 10-3. 130: Brad Sanders, Lenape, dec. Dave Magazzo, Seneca, 4-2. 135: Drew Williams, Lenape, dec. Dave Ellis, Cherokee, 7-2. 140: Frank Dolan, Cherry Hill East, dec. Chris Connolly, Shawnee, 15-5. 145: Nicholas Fillari, Cherry Hill West, dec. Steve Canale, Shawnee, 7-5. 152: Eric Levenseller, Seneca, pin T.J. Skymer, Shawnee, 1:48. 160: Josh Schill, Medford Tech, pin Matt Brickner, Maple Shade, 0:56. 171: Tom Saling, Cherokee, dec. Anthony Sarlo, Cherry Hill West, 7-6. 189: Jake Czepiel, Seneca, dec. Paul Stewart, Cherry Hill WEst, 5-2. 215: Chris Peoples, Seneca, pin Anthony Farrace, Cherokee, 5:57. Hwt.: Anthony Canale, Shawnee, pin John Wade, Medford Tech, 4:47.

Camden Catholic tied a school-record with nine champions as the Irish cruised to their 12th straight team title, including the last seven in this district at Collingswood.

Mike Tully (103), Taylor Walsh (112), Corey Schmidt (119), Ryan Masterson (130), Jackson Brady (145), Joe Miller (160), Anthony Trongone (171), Chris Franz (189), and Anthony Maloney (Hwt.) each reached the top step of the podium for the Irish. For Trongone, it was his third district title.

Camden Catholic also crowned nine champions in 2004.

Haddonfield's Andrew Hessert, the first wrestler in school history with over 100 career wins, earned the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler award after beating Camden Catholic's Dakota Moore, 8-2, in the 140-pound final.

Haddon Township's Chris Hoffman garnered Coach of the Year honors after the Hawks went 15-5 and qualified for the playoffs.

The results

Team scoring: Camden Catholic 281, Collingswood 1761/2, Haddon Township 1061/2, Haddonfield 86, Sterling 78, Pennsauken 55, Haddon Heights 32, Paul VI 311/2, Audubon 26, Camden 0.

Championship Finals

103 pounds: Mike Tully, Camden Catholic, dec. Cal Stack, Haddonfield, 8-2. 112: Taylor Walsh, Camden Catholic, pin Russell Barbee, Haddon Township, 3:12. 119: Corey Schmidt, Camden Catholic, dec. D.J. Richards, Haddon Township, 16-5. 125: Rich Pennisi, Collingswood, dec. Alan Dyer, Camden Catholic, 7-0. 130: Ryan Masterson, Camden Catholic, pin Will Heinel, 2:20. 135: Rusian Abbasov, Sterling, dec. Alex Wight, Collingswood, 3-2. 140: Andrew Hessert, Haddonfield, dec. Dakota Moore, Camden Catholic, 8-2. 145: Jackson Brady, Camden Catholic, pin Eric Davidson, Collingswood, 2:58. 152: Bill Stratton, Haddon Township, dec. Vince Simone, Collingswood, 5-3. 160: Joe Miller, Camden Catholic, dec. Jesse Hamrick, Collingswood, 11-6. 171: Anthony Trongone, Camden Catholic, pin Joe Rivera, Sterling, 1:56. 189: Chris Franz, Camden Catholic, pin Mark DiLiberto, Collingswood, 4:18. 215: Josh Bekier, Haddon Township, dec. Kyle Falzone, Collingswood, 3-2. Hwt.: Anthony Maloney, Camden Catholic, dec. Joe Ali, Sterling, 3-0.

Consolations

103 pounds: Brent Polumbo, Collingswood, dec. Kamran Gasanov, Sterling, 14-6. 112: Andrew Burrough, Audubon, dec. Isaiah Oswald, Haddonfield, 2-0. 119: Ken Chambers, Collingswood, dec. Johnny Gregorio, Haddonfield, 13-6. 125: Mike Dunn, Haddon Township, pin Rogelio Vazquez, Pennsauken, 3:32. 130: A.J. Andreotti, Pennsauken, dec. Joe DelViscio, Haddonfield, 9-4. 135: Joseph Arensberg, Audubon, pin Joe Wooden, Pennsauken, 2:53. 140: Harry Leon, Pennsauken, dec. Louis Papa, Haddon Heights, 11-6. 145: Quain Bevans, Pennsauken, dec. Vince Bianchini, Paul VI, 14-7. 152: Mike Carwile, Haddonfield, dec. Brett McCormick, Camden Catholic, 11-8. 160: Tyler Cunningham, Haddon Township, dec. Jake Falana, Sterling, 11-10. 171: Eric Odinio, Sterling, dec. Evan Walsh, Paul VI, 5-3. 189: Isiah Miles, Sterling, dec. Nick Marchiefave, Haddon Township, 3-0. 215: Matt Posch, Camden Catholic, pin Hasan Pringle, Pennsauken, 3:08. Hwt.: Joe Barnet, Paul VI, dec. Anthony Haubois, Collingswood, 5-3 (OT).

Paulsboro sent 11 wrestlers to the finals and cruised to its 10th consecutive team championship.

Freshman Joey Duca, of Paulsboro, won the Outstanding Wrestler award during his three wins at 112 pounds.

The results

Championship Finals

103 pounds: Eric Dunnet, Paulsboro, pin Chuck Zeislof, Gateway, 1:17. 112: Joey Duca, Paulsboro, pin Tony Cocciolone, Pitman, 0:57. 119: Ed Wurtenberger, Paulsboro, dec. Ryan Layton, Clearview, 3-1. 125: Niko Lopez, Paulsboro, dec. Dustin Overs, Gateway, 12-3. 130: Anthony Rizzolo, Deptford, pin Robert McCormick, Clyaton, 3:01. 135: D.J. Thomas, Pitman, dec. Matthew Kappler, Deptford, 11-4. 140: Scott Wear, Clayton, dec. Joe Palese, Depford, 9-8. 145: Jim Gentile, Paulsboro, dec. John Hughes, Clearview, 5-2. 152: Jeff Hamilton, Paulsboro, dec. Josh Kerr, West Deptford, 7-5. 160: Mike Cucinotta, Paulsboro, dec. Cameron Aregood, Gateay, 16-5. 171: Zach Greenwald, Paulsboro, dec. D.J. Delia, Clearview, 5-3 (OT). 189: Gerald Hodges, Paulsboro, dec. Leverne Harris, Glassboro, 12-1. 215: Alex Silvestro, Paulsboro, pin Rick McIlvaine, Pitman, 3:35. Hwt.: Demitrius Hester, Paulsboro, pin Steve Connors, Pitman, 1:54.

Consolations

103 pounds: Anthony Knauer, Gloucester Catholic, dec. Tommy Wittman, Clearview, 13-1. 112: Nick Uva, Glassboro, dec. Shane Layton, West Deptford, 11-1. 119: Justin Danenhower, Deptford, pin Ryan Kizitaff, Gateway, 3:02. 125: Wesley Miller, Clearview, pin Mike Mucci, West Deptford, 5:44. 130: Anthony Valente, Gloucester Catholic, dec. Nick Luther, Pitman, 5-0. 135: Tyler McCord, Clayton, dec. Anthony Sica, Clearview, 14-3. 140: Ryan Hoehn, Paulsboro, dec. Joey Palimeno, Clearview, 4-2. 145: Brian Lewis, West Deptford, dec. Josh Scheeper, Clayton, 9-6. 152: Shawn Mantici, Deptford, dec. Shea Graham, Pitman, 6-2. 160: Aaron Kautz, Clearview, pin Bill Reichert, West Deptford, 3:29. 171: Jack Flannery, West Deptford, dec. Steve Crawford, Clayton, 7-2. 189: Steve Flannery, West Deptford, pin Eli Toth, Clayton, 4:17. 215: Jeff Jarrell, West Deptford, pin Nick Kowalski, Gateway, 1;53. Hwt.: Lou Piscopo, Gateway, dec. Gerry Pacitti, West Deptford, 2-0.

Kingsway earned its second consecutive team title and fourth in five years, flattening the competition at Delsea.

The Dragons crowned four titlists with Rich Bushby (125), Ryan Dormann (140), Mark Hague (145) and Cody Berry (215).

Schalick's Aaron Wilcox, who almost missed the tournament with an injury, earned his third district title and was named Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament for the second time. Wilcox defeated Kingsway's John Renard, 5-1, in the 130-pound final.

Kingsway's Tom McConnell was named Coach of the Year after guiding the Dragons to an 18-4 record and the state Group 3 title.

The championship finals were one of most competitive in the area, as four bouts were decided by one point and another went into overtime.

The results

Team scoring: Kingsway 236, Schalick 152, Delsea 148, Pennsville 121.5, Millville 100, Vineland 70, Penns Grove 54, Sacred Heart 51.5, Woodstown 36, Cumberland 28.

Championship Finals

103 pounds: Robert Jillard, Delsea, dec. Kurtis Becker, Kingsway, 3-2. 112: Eric Reger, Delsea, dec. Ron Cuff, Schalick, 2-1. 119: Luke Fedechko, Delsea, dec. Erick Wilson, Schalick, 6-1. 125: Rich Bushby, Kingsway, dec. Josh Caban, Millville, 3-2. 130: Aaron Wilcox, Schalick, dec. John Renard, Kingsway, 5-1. 135: Anthony Baldosaro, Delsea, dec. John Berkauzer, Schalick, 19-6. 140: Ryan Dormann, Kingsway, dec. Rich Sparks, Schalick, 1-0. 145: Mark Hague, Kingsway, dec. Scott Kronberger, Delsea, 11-4. 152: Dustin Deckard, Pennsville, dec. Rob Whedon, Kingsway, 3-1 (OT). 160: Ben Lloyd, Delsea, dec. James Hoffman, Millville, 13-3. 171: John Starcevich, Pennsville, dec. Tom Macauley, Kingsway, 2-0. 189: Mike Castellini, Woodstown, pin Rick DeMartin, Kingsway, 1:51. 215: Cody Berry, Kingsway, dec. Bobby Blough, Sacred Heart, 12-6. Hwt.: Martin Kuhn, Millville, pin Dymier Sharper, Penns Grove, 0:44.

Consolations

103 pounds: Sean Diemma, Vineland, dec. Anthony Parente, Schalick, 8-2. 112: Thomas Hunter, Pennsville, won by forfeit over Matt Maccarone, Kingsway. 119: Ryan Mosher, Sacred Heart, dec. Justin Salvatore, Kingsway, 3-2. 125: Andrew Corbett, Schalick, dec. Zach Inman, Pennsville, 7-2. 130: Mike Michalek, Pennsville, pin Phil String, Woodstown, 3:29. 135: Josh Smith, Kingsway, dec. Shane Cox, Pennsville, 11-5. 140: Kurt DeWoody, Delsea, dec. Ronnie Durham, Vineland, 3-1. 145: Josh Zane, Pennsville, dec. Chris Johnson, Schalick, 6-0. 152: Scott Kelly, Sacred Heart, dec. Bobby Fabrizi, Millville, 7-1. 160: Mark Gattuso, Kingsway, pin Bryan Danner, Vineland, 3:14. 171: Anthony Smith, Vineland, pin John Stiles, Millville, 3:00. 189: Anthony Meridan, Penns Grove, dec. Colin Dwyer, Schalick, 3-0. 215: Wayne Scott, Penns Grove, pin Gary Robinson, Vineland, 2:34. Hwt.: A.J. Karr, Pennsville, dec. Jim Roblin, Vineland, 7-6.

St. Augustine sent six wrestlers to the finals and crowned three champs en route to its first district championship since 1985 at Absegami.

Justin Rivera (112), Jose Matos (119) and Mike DiGalbo (140) won titles for the Hermits, who held off runner-up Buena by 111/2 points.

Rivera captured the Outstanding Wrestler award after a 3-2 overtime win over Lower Cape May's A.J. Fisher.

Absegami, which had claimed 10 of the previous 11 team championships, had one champion - Craig Capella at 215.

The results

Team scoring: St. Augustine 162, Buena 1501/2, Absegami 115, Oakcrest 114, Holy Spirit 881/2, Lower Cape May 77, Middle Township 69, Egg Harbor Township 641/2, Ocean City 44, Mainland 12.

Championship Finals

103 pounds: Sean Boylan, Holy Spirit, dec. Brian Conley, St. Augustine, 5-4. 112: Justin Rivera, St. Augustine, dec. A.J. Fisher, Lower Cape May, 3-2 (OT). 119: Jose Matos, St. Augustine, pin Tom Breder, Buena, 3:02. 125: Anthony Luma, Egg Harbor Township, pin C.J. Conger, St. Augustine, 0:30. 130: Jerile Garrett, Holy Spirit, pin Mike Boczar, St. Augustine, 2:39. 135: Fred Shea, Buena, pin Brett Sterr, Absegami, 2:52. 140: Mike DiGalbo, St. Augustine, dec. Nick Masarone, Oakcrest, 13-4. 145: Ryan Grusemeyer, Buena, dec. Dave Foulke, Absegami, 15-2. 152: Eric DeShields, Lower Cape May, dec. Josh Gamble, Buena, 9-8. 160: Zach Agostino, Egg Harbor Township, dec. Mike Gamble, Buena, 8-7. 171: Brian Donahue, Middle Township, dec. Shawn Barca, St. Augustine, 15-5. 189: Mac Mancuso, Holy Spirit, dec. Bill Damiano, Lower Cape May, 7-1. 215: Craig Capella, Absegami, dec. Joe Sperlak, Middle Township, 12-6. Hwt.: Bryan Tomasello, Oakcrest, pin Jon Flegel, Absegami, 1:26.

Consolations

103 pounds: Mark Rodriguez, Buena, dec. Chris White, Middle Township, 12-1. 112: Nick Librizzi, Absegami, dec. James Jackson, 11-8. 119: Ryan Cheek, Oakcrest, pin Shane Robinson, Absegami, 5:19. 125: Earl Winterbottom, Oakcrest, pin Johnny McCardell, Ocean City, 5:14. 130: Dan Renner, dec. Dustin Nickel, Middle Township, 12-10. 135: Zach Chalow, St. Augustine, dec. Mike Alteri, Lower Cape May, 5:34. 140: Dillon Hammond, Absegami, dec. Bob Cantoni, 9-1. 145: Matt Graham, Ocean City, pin Mike Budd, Middle Township, 1:34. 152: Zack Gettings, Oakcrest, dec. Jon Baltz, Ocean City, 8-0. 160: David Zeak, Oakcrest, dec. Andrew Barbato, St. Augustine, 8-2. 171: Jordan Corona, Holy Spirit, dec. Josh Eggie, Oakcrest, 12-6. 189: Leonard Okoth, Oakcrest, pin Steve Hevalow, Absegami, 4:39. 215: Jerel Santiago, Egg Harbor Township, dec. John Pierotti, Buena, 7-3. Hwt.: Dom Hendrickson, Buena, pin Will Martin, Holy Spirit, 2:33.

Final 2006-2007.

BURLINGTON COUNTYLeague   Overall   

Liberty DivisionW   L   W   L

x-Rancocas Valley. . . 5   0   18   4

Northern Burlington. . . 4   1   16   10

Moorestown. . . 3   2   15   13

Pemberton. . . 2   3   5   17

Willingboro. . . 1   4   7   20

Westampton Tech. . . 0   5   3   17

x-clinched title

League   Overall   

Patriot DivisionW   L   W   L

x-Delran. . . 4   0   27   1

Cinnaminson. . . 3   1   18   6

Burlington Township. . . 2   2   14   6

Holy Cross. . . 1   3   11   10

Bordentown. . . 0   4   22   11

x-clinched title

League   Overall   

Freedom DivisionW   L   W   L

x-New Egypt. . . 6   0   13   14

Riverside. . . 5   1   10   13

Burlington City. . . 3   2   12   10

Palmyra. . . 3   3   7   23

Maple Shade. . . 2   4   2   19

Medford Tech. . . 1   5   5   13

Trenton Catholic. . . 0   6   1   9

x-clinched title

COLONIAL CONFERENCELeague   Overall   

W   L   W   L

x-Paulsboro. . . 9   0   23   2

Collingswood. . . 8   1   19   4

Sterling. . . 6   3   16   7

Haddonfield. . . 6   3   15   10

Haddon Township. . . 5   4   15   4

West Deptford. . . 5   4   15   6

Gateway. . . 2   6   9   9

Audubon. . . 2   6   10   12

Haddon Heights. . . 1   8   5   16

Lindenwold. . . 0   9   7   22

x-clinched title

OLYMPICLeague   Overall   

American DivisionW   L   W   L

x-Eastern. . . 4   0   20   4

Cherokee. . . 3   1   18   9

Cherry Hill East. . . 2   2   13   4

Washington Township. . . 1   3   8   12

Lenape. . . 0   4   12   15

x-clinched title