Hanover Park Tournmant Preview

Hanover Park Tournament Preview

December 15, 2007

Nine Teams: Chatham, Hanover Park, Mountain Lakes, Paramus , Pascack Valley, Pequannock, Pingry, Rahway, West Morris

Preliminary Seeds – all weigh classes will be re-seeded after weigh-ins on Saturday Morning. As you know with these pre-seeding meetings, they rarely ever hold up, especially on opening weekend.

The 1^st weekend tournaments are always fun because you get your 1^st look at a new line ups. With the new certification procedure, some wrestlers maybe up a weigh class.

103:

How many: 6 wrestlers; four freshmen, two sophomores.

Who did what: Sophomore Zach Zotollo from Paramus was seeded 1^st and is the only wrestler with Varsity experience going 4-0 as a freshman.

The skinny on 103: Always fun, the opening tournament 103 where everyone is eager to see the future stars of the program. (6)Dave Cholish is a familiar name from West Morris and (2)Nick Giordano of Hanover Park was a strong Tri-County wrestler. Giordano could add to the strong 103-line at HP over the past two years, following Charles Savino and Angelo Licata.

The field: (5)Jalari Sults – Rahway; (4)Derek Lee – PV; (3)Bobby Weisse – Pequannock;

112:

How many: 8 wrestlers; four freshmen, two sophomores, two juniors

Who did what: Sophomore Joe Brennan of Mountain Lakes was seeded 1^st. 7^th Seed Patrick James of Chatham was 9-16 last year as a junior.

The skinny on 112: (2)Angelo Licata – Hanover Park, who was a 2005 HP tournament finalist at 103 as a freshman, is the #2-seed. Licata missed all of his sophomore season due to an illness.

The field: (3) Tim Crooks - Pequannock; (5)Aaron Sabino – WMC; (4)AJ Scimeca – PV; (3)Rochell Hinton – Rahway; (6)Nick Alpher – Paramus; (7) Patrick James (CHAT)

119:

How many: 8 wrestlers;

Who did what: 2006 HP Tournament Champion Joe Ortiz of Paramus is the #1-seed. Ortiz was the ‘06-‘07 Region II champion, doing so on a 3-1 decision over Vinnie Fava of Don Bosco. Fava won District 5 with an 8-6 victory over Ortiz.

The skinny on 119: Definitely the strongest weigh-class in the lower weights. Senior (3)Nate St. Elme of Rahway (3^rd at 103 last year); (2)Jordan Toma of Hanover Park and (4)Nick Esemplare of Pequannock (4^th at 112 last year) are all possibilities to advance to the finals.

The field: (8)Joe Sweeney - WMC; (5)Joe Natelli – PV; (6)Alex Cameron – Chatham; (7)Ratish Malhotra - Pingry

125:

How many: 8 wrestlers

Who did what: Mike Quinn of Pascack Valley is the #1-seed. Quinn was 31-5 last year, champion of District 8 & finishing in 4^th place in Region II.

The skinny on 125: (2)Charles Savino – Hanover Park makes the jump from 103. Savino and (3) Mark Flemming (112) of West Morris were both 2^nd place finishers last year. Freshman (6) Sean Affilto of Pequannock was a strong Tri-County contender last year.

The field: (8)Danny Walsh – Rahway; (5)Paul Anderson – Paramus; (4)David Rosenbloom – Chatham; (7)Robby Allen - Pingry

130:

How many: 7 wrestlers – only one senior

Who did what: Marc Cirello of Paramus, the #1-seed went 25-14 in ‘06-’07 – 2^nd place finisher is District 5 last year – HP tourn: 3^rd place at 119 last year.

The skinny on 130: Another wide open field with almost all new comers. (5) Gary Nevolis (WMC) and (2)Robert Traver (Chatham) both wrestled a total of 9 matches last season. Nevolis was 3-6 while Traver was 2-7.

The field: (4)Greg Moore – PV; (3)Alfonse Scala – HP; (6)Quaran Womack – Rahway; (7)Will Fischer – Pingry

135:

How many: 8 wrestlers – only one freshman

Who did what: Jude Tropona of Pequannock is the #1-seed and last years’ HP Tourn. Champion at 130 – 3^rd Palce Region 1

The skinny on 135: (2)Louis Mordaga of Paramus was 16-13 last year as a junior.

The field: (8)Dennis Murphy (Chat); (5)Zach Shultis (WMC); (4)Diego Chavez (Rahway); (3)Marc Pompei (HP); (6)James Vandervalk (PV); (8)Dan Levin (Pingry)

140:

How many: 9 wrestlers – interesting bracket

Who did what: Rich Szymaczak (pronounced Szim-check, tell your announcers) went 22-10 last year. Szymaczak took 2^nd here last year.

The skinny on 140: (4)CJ Curcuffe of West Morris, (3)Derek Prol of Pequannck and (2)John Maio of Paramus are all solid candidates to win this with Szymaczak;

The field: (8)Andrew Lowell (MTL); (9)Hector Eagan (CHAT); (5)Thomas Drake (RAH); (6)Mike Savoy (PV); (7)Mike Martinson (Pingry)

145:

How many: 8 wrestlers

Who did what: Nick Ponomarev, 2^nd in Morris County last year and 145 champion here in ’06 is the #1 seed.

The skinny on 145: (3)Chris Tracey of HP went 17-11 last year; (2)Octavio Bent of Rahway was 18-14;

The field: (8)Codey McCarthy (PV); (5)Brian Robertson (MTL); (4)Mike Mordaga (Paramus); (6)Justin Adickes (WMC); (7)Andrew Stubbs (Pingry)

152:

How many: 7 wrestlers

Who did what: #1-seed -- Kevin Stasiak, 31-9 last year as a junior; 152 3^rd Place here in ’06; 4^th place in Region 1;

The skinny on 152: (2)Jake Gruebert of Hanover Park was 17-8 last year as a sophomore; Trevor Topf finished 18-13 from Pingry

The field: (5)Anthony Mordaga (Paramus); (4)Aaron Hurtalt (Rahway); (6)David Rosen(PV); (7)George Furbush (Chatham)

160:

How many: 9 wrestlers

Who did what: #1-seed – John Rizzitello, 34-9 last year as a junior; 152 Champion here last year. Region 2 Champion last year.

The skinny on 160: (3)Hanover Park’s Mike Lomio (3^rd Place MCT) and (2)Josh Arnau Pequannock (3^rd Place HP last year)

The field: (8)Andrew Quckenbush (MTL); (9)Matt Chase (Chat); (5)Spencer Topf (Pingry); (4)Elias Acuna (Rahway); (6)Herbie Skinner (WMC); (7)Damian Murberg (PV)

171:

How many: 8 wrestlers

Who did what: #1-seed – Steve Gandolfo, senior from Pascack Valley. 3^rd Place District 8

The skinny on 171: (2)Daniel Smith - Chatham went 16-10 last year; (3)Austin Marco of Mountain lakes was 14-14 as a freshman.

The field: (8)Abram Bernstein (Pingry); (5)Eric Fralley (HP); (4)Calib Taylor (Rahway);(3) Austin DiMarco (MTL); (6)Justin Rigoglioso (Pequannock); (7)Sean Flannely (Paramus)

189:

How many: 9 wrestlers; 5 of the 9 wrestled in 3 matches or less last season.

Who did what: #1-seed – Brendan Ward, senior from Chatham. 2^nd Place HP Tourn last year;

The skinny on 189: (2)Sal Carfaro of West Morris was 15-13 last year.

The field: (8)Cesar Velarde (Rahway); (9)Ben Carlisisle (PEQ); ((5)Josh LaClair (MTL); (4)Aurthor Pogorzelsky (HP); (3)Diamantes Kryrakhkis (Paramus); (6)Ken Maciver (PV); (7)Josh Muller (Pingry)

215:

How many: 6 wrestlers;

Who did what: #1-seed – Sean O’Brien, senior from Pequannock. 3^rd Place HP Tourn last year;

The skinny on 215: (2)Adam Hodge was 15-10 last year as a junior; (3)Justin Murberg as 13-6 for Pascack Valley as a sophomore.

The field: (5)Gary Pyrus (Rahway); (4)Jeff Furbish (Chatham); (6)Antonio Delvoscovo (HP)

285:

How many: 6 wrestlers;

Who did what: #1-seed – Doug Meringer, junior from Hanover Pk. 4^th Place HP Tourn last year;

The skinny on 285: (4)Blaise Rosati of Mountain Lakes, (3)Zach Chibave and (2)Andre Hunt of Rahway fill out the evenly matched up bracket – all with a great chance of advancing to the finals.

The field: (5)Ryan Maciver (PV); (6)Jordan Guttoso (Pequannock)

Who’s the team: You could make a great argument for Pequannock with the stacked middle class. Paramus has 5 wrestlers seeded #1 or #2. Hanover Park is evenly balanced through the field and strong down low.

Last year - click here for Hanover Pk Final Recap

(1) Paramus 182; (2) Rahway 129; (3) Hanover Park 119; (4) West Morris 116 5: (5) Pequannock 114; (6) Pascack Valley 66; (7) Mountain Lakes 54; (8) Chatham 46; (9) Pingry 12

103 Pete Tropona (Pequannock) pin. Charles Savino (Hanover Park), 1:08.
112 Joe Ortiz (Paramus) pin. Mark Fleming (West Morris), 1:01.
119 Chris Cholish (West Morris) dec. Mike Quinn (Paramus), 3-1.
125 Adam Fallacro (Pascack Valley) dec. Stewart Minaya (Rahway), 6-2.
130 Jude Tropona (Pequannock) dec. Anthony Cirello (Paramus), 1-0.
135 Ryan Wilson (Rahway) pin. Rich Szymczak (Hanover Park), :56.
140 John Maio (Paramus) dec. Frank Paling (Rahway), 14-2.
145 Nick Ponomarev (Pequannock) dec. Kevin Karcich (West Morris), 7-4
152 Jon Rizzitello (Paramus) dec. Shane Brennan (Mountain Lakes), 9-4.
160 Danb Zotollo (Paramus) dec. Dan Smith (Chatham), 5-2.
171 Ron Landy (Hanover Park) pin. Mike Derici (Paramus), 1:22.
189 Shedirck Goodrich (Rahway) pin. Brendan Ward (Chatham), 2:24.
215 Frank Stefanelli (West Morris) maj. dec. Zac Flowerman (Pingry), 15-6.
Hwt. Chris Raupers (Pascack Valley) pin. Kevin Yurinich (West Morris), 1:20.

Consolations

103 Nate St. Elme (Rahway) dec. Joe Sweeney (West Morris), 8-3.
112 Juan Herrera (Rahway) pin. Nick Esemplatre (Pequannock), 1:30.
119 Marc Cirello (Paramus) dec. Mike Johnston (Hanover Park), 2-1.
125 Anthony Johnstone (Hanover Park) dec. Ray Anderson (Paramus), 6-5.
130 Dan Valdo (West Morris) dec. Aaron Bonner (Rahway), 5-4.
135 Brian Jankowski (Paramus) dec. Dan Reuben (Mountain Lakes), 3-2.
140 Derek Prol (West Morris) dec. Kyle Niedzinski (Hanover Park), 1-0.
145 Chris Tracy (Hanover Park) pin. Ryan Kennedy (Paramus), :54.
152 Kevin Stasiak (Pequannock) dec. Jeff Fricke (Chatham), 16-10.
160 Josh Arnau (Pequannock) dec. Austin Marco (Mountain Lakes), 8-3.
171 Adam Hodge (West Morris) dec. Ricky Walsh (Rahway), 2-0.
189 Devon Agic (Paramus) pin. Steve Gandolfo (Pascack Valley), 1:56.
215 Shawn O'Brien (Pequannock) dec. Francois Vandamn (Mountain Lakes), 4-2.
285 D. Kyiriakair (Paramus) pin. Doug Merenger (Hanover Park), :30.

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