Hanover Park Wrest. 3rd place matches

Team Scores: Paramus 182; Rahway 129; Hanover Park 119; West Morris 116.5; Pequannock 114; Pascack Valley 66; Mountain Lakes 54; Chatham 45; Pingry 12

(103) St Elme 8-3 Sweeney

(112) Herrera fall 1:30 Esempiare

(119) Cirella 2-1 M. Johnstone

(125) A. Johnston 6-5 Anderson – So many great bronze medal matches, but this is the one I can call the best 3^rd place match. Tied 1-1 late in the match, scored a 5 point play and nearly had the Hanover Park freshman pinned. Johnstone fought off the pin and had enough energy to send the gym into a uproar. With less than 15 seconds left, Johnstone reversed Anderson to his back and got the 5 count as the buzzer sounded. Final 6-5. Even better, both wrestlers showed the ultimate sign of respect with the class post match hug, all class.

(130) Valdo 5-4 Bonner

(135) Jankoski 3-2 Rueben

(140) Prol 1-0 Niedzinski

(145) Tracey 0:54 Kennedy

(152) Stasiak 16-10 Fricke

(160) Arnum 8-3 DiMarco

(171) Hodge 2-0 Walsh

(189) Agio Fall 1:56 Gandolfo

(215) O’Brien 4-2 Steffanelli

(HWT) Kyriakakir – fall 0:30 – Meringer