It all comes down to this.
The 336 wrestlers who will compete for 14 state titles in Atlantic City this weekend have been set and it’s time for five day of talk, debate and dissection of each weight class between now and Friday.
Click the link below to see the list of local qualifiers who finished top three in their respective regions over the weekend to earn their trip down to AC.
And be sure to stay tuned to The Varsity Aces blog on Tuesday beginning at 1 p.m. when I will live blog from the state seeding meeting with who got seeded where and why.
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NJSIAA STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT
at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City
March 7-9
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North Jersey Qualifiers
106
Jonathan Tropea, St. Joseph; Paco Robles, Emerson/Park Ridge; Evan DeLuise, Don Bosco; Phil Ruiz, Becton/Wallington; James Murdoch, Clifton.
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113
Nick Suriano, Bergen Catholic; Avery Shay, Don Bosco; Ryan Freeman, Paramus; Mojahed Hamdeh, Wayne Hills; Dan Kee, Lakeland; Kareem Askew, Clifton; Dan Ortega, North Bergen.
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120
Luis Gonzalez, Don Bosco; Tyler Casamenti, Bergen Catholic; Mike Andreano, Glen Rock/Saddle Brook; Will Kui, DePaul; Khalid Zawaide, Clifton.
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126
Kyle Bierdumpfel, Don Bosco; Pete Lipari, Bergen Catholic; Taylor Shay, Hackensack; Matt Noble, DePaul; Tyler Hrycak, Wayne Valley; Marc Mastropietro, Hasbrouck Heights/Wood-Ridge; Tyler Tepe, Passaic Valley; Nicholas Legreaux, Passaic Tech.
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132
JP Ascolese, Bergen Catholic; DJ Tirelli, River Dell; Alex Sebahie, Paramus; Anthony Giraldo, North Bergen; Mohamed Farhan, Clifton; Matthew Rose, Hasbrouck Heights/Wood-Ridge.
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138
Joe Trovato, Paramus; Joe Oliva, Ridgewood; Laurien Anghelina, Bergen Catholic; Brandon Kui, DePaul; Thomas Dunphy, Passaic Valley.
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145
Matt Zovistoski, St. Joseph; Sean Kelly, Northern Highlands; Danny Lynch, River Dell; Dave McFadden, DePaul; Manny Dominguez, North Bergen.
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152
Joe Grello, Bergen Catholic; Tyler Mullen, Old Tappan; Tyler Kallensee, River Dell; Patrick DePasque, Clifton.
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160
Jordan Pagano, Bergen Catholic; Cenzo Cariddi, River Dell; Chris Jacobson, Glen Rock/Saddle Brook; Dan Kilroy, Wayne Hills; Nick Carey, DePaul; Roy Forys, Becton/Wallington; James Sonzogni, Clifton.
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170
Luke Farinaro, Don Bosco; Kevin Mulligan, Bergen Catholic; Dennis Kolenovic, Bogota/Wallington; Sean Roesing, Secaucus; Nathan Bueno, Becton/Wallington.
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182
Johnny Sebastian, Bergen Catholic; Vinnie Mainiero, St. Joseph; Jeff Lombardi, Don Bosco; Nick DePalma, DePaul; Jan Castellanos, Secaucus.
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195
Robbie Maggiulli, Emerson/Park Ridge; Dominic Carfagno, St. Joseph; Danny DeLorenzi, Bergen Catholic; Anthony Landberg, Wayne Valley; Mauro Altamura, Hasbrouck Heights/Wood-Ridge.
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220
Zack Chakonis, Don Bosco; Christian Jenco, Bergen Catholic; Shaun Stanley, Pascack Hills; Justin Walker, Wayne Valley; Justin Gomez, North Bergen.
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285
Kevin Wilkins, St. Joseph; Zac Suarez, New Milford; Kevin Feder, Don Bosco; Emmanuel Soriano, Passaic Tech; Tarek Awad, Clifton.
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