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B4 – Saturday, January 22, 2011
SOUTH JERSEY
MEAN 15
1) Timber Creek (9-2)
2) Paulsboro (7-0)
3) Haddonfield
4) Camden Catholic
5) Pennsville
6) West Deptford
(17-1)
(9-2)
(14-2)
(9-1)
7) Delsea (13-2)
8) Collingswood (9-2)
9) Cherokee (9-1)
10) Buena (8-3)
11) St. Augustine (5-4)
12) Clearview (11-3)
13) Washington Twp. (7-4)
14) Lenape (6-2)
15) No. Burlington (6-3)
*Records through Thursday
LOCAL RECORDS*
103
Jake Martin, Millville
Tom Gattinella, St. Augustine
Sal Marandino, Buena
Jesse Swope, Delsea
Corey Jacobs, Delsea
Andrew Bergamo, Vineland
Matt Dellinger, St. Augustine
112
John Hennelly, Delsea
Connor Palmieri, Buena
Jor-EL Cartegena, Vineland
119
Billy Ward, Buena
Newt Richardson, Schalick
Ed Donohue, St. Augustine
Bill Betancourt, Millville
Dan DeTetta, Vineland
125
Joe Esposito, St. Augustine
William Elliott, Cumberland
130
Matt Hennelly, Delsea
Justin Pierotti, Buena
Daireck Hatton, Millville
135
Curt Delia, Delsea
Dillan Berghof, Buena
Nick Quiles, Millville
Mark Patterson, St. Augustine
Cruz Flores, Cumberland
140
Dylan Dobzanski, Delsea
Ricky Azeglio, Delsea
Richard Morris, Cumberland
Joe Devone, St. Augustine
Brandon Muessig, Vineland
Jarrett Kelly, Buena
145
Devon Fennimore, Vineland
Tyler Sentman, St. Augustine
Rico Rivera, Millville
152
Ed Shockley, Millville
James Bennett, St. Augustine 11-4
John Scavelli, Delsea
Zack Rahl, Schalick
Mike Jacobs, Delsea
160
Adam Schroeder, St. Augustine 13-3
Rob Elliott, Cumberland
Robert Keener, Delsea
171
Sergio Cortes, Buena
Marcus Nelson, Vineland
189
Bryan Dobzanski, Delsea
Eric Hensel, Buena
Steffen Rodriguez, Vineland
Sean Redden, Delsea
215
Noah Repko, Buena
Nick Pustizzi, Schalick
Chris Johnson, Millville
Emad Ziyahdeh, Buena
HWT
Jeremy Wilson, Millville
Andrew Baumgardner, St. Aug. 10-2
Steven Paul, Cumberland
*Wrestlers must have a .500 record and
a minimum of eight matches, based on
reported results through Thursday.
What was the best Region 8 final
in the last 20 years?
■ 1991: Covington (Overbrook) d.
Lynch (O.C.), 8-4
■ 1995: Calhoun (Wash. Twp.) d.
Bird (Oakcrest), 4-3
■ 1995: Haywood (Schalick) d.
Saul (Millville), 7-6
■ 1996: Ritz (Highland) d. Ruffin
(Paulsboro), 10-5
■ 1998: Manchio (Sterling) p.
Alexander (Delsea), 7:41
■ 2000: Mays (Oakcrest) d. Wig-
gins (Sterling), 5-3
■ 2002: Becker (Kingsway) d.
Galante (O.C.), 10-6 (2 OT)
■ 2008: Hodges (Paulsboro) d.
Grisko (HIghland), 3-2
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103
1) Tom Gattinella, St. Augustine
2) John Gentile, Paulsboro
3) Conner Muli, Shawnee
4) Zach Valcarce, Lower Cape May
5) John Amato, Camden Catholic
112
1) Kyle Klaus, Haddonfield
2) John Hennelly, Delsea
3) John Van Brill, Clearview
4) Michael Zold, Paulsboro
5) Nick Virgilio, Timber Creek
119
1) Robert Deutsch, Eastern
2) Kevin Devoy, Burlington Twp.
3) Chad Walsh, Camden Catholic
4) Billy Ward, Buena
SPORTS www.thedailyjournal.com/sports The Daily Journal
Wrestlers’ pre-match routines vital to success
Grapplers need to
get loose, pumped
mentally prepared, most wrestlers
are turning to their iPods.
The genres vary widely from
hard rock to rap and some
wrestlers even like something a
o an outsider, the pre-match little soothing to calm the nerves.
T rituals of wrestlers may
seem a little odd, but there’s
a rhyme and reason to all the
But universally, music is a means
of tuning everything else out and
focusing.
“Before my match, I usually
jumping jacks, pacing and shadow
wrestling behind the team bench. just listen to whatever’s playing
and think about what moves I’ll
In reality, the routine is care-
use,” Fennimore said.
fully thought out
and executed. For Cumberland senior 160-
pounder Rob Elliott, the pre-
The practice
has also match playlist of about 55 songs is
changed over meaningful.
the last few “What I choose for before my
years as near- matches is something to bring out
ly every the anger,” Elliott said. “It lets the
single emotion come out and it helps me
wrestler wrestle on the mat.”
tunes out Elliott said his ever-expanding
12-2 patrick playlist is designed to remind him
10-4 the gym-
9-3 nasium BUGANSKI of when he started wrestling
6-2 and tunes when he was 8-years old. He strug-
7-3 into some music to help get men- Staff photo/Cody Glenn
gled and didn’t even win his first
5-5 match until he was 11. For that
4-4
tally prepared for battle. Vineland’s Edison Brooks (left) warms up by jumping rope before a match against
However, the basic principle Absegami on Wednesday reason, Eminem’s “Recovery” is a
15-0 remains the same: get loose and mainstay before matches.
13-4 get pumped. bouts before, I’ll start warming up Quiles said. “Just get comfortable “That album basically
5-4 and stretching,” Millville senior on your feet and ready to wrestle. (reminds me) of how I recovered
135-pounder Nick Quiles said. “I “I like to jump around or I
17-0 Getting loose from being a person that every-
11-2 used to do less and coach stressed might shadow wrestle a little bit. body could just pin to a person
An individual wrestler can that it’s really important to get a If anything, it’s just stance main-
6-6 that you know is not easy to beat
sometimes wait up to two hours good warmup in before your tenance, and I’m just getting com-
5-5 anymore,” Elliott said. “It’s like
5-5 before their bout. So it’s vital for match. You can just feel it, if you fortable on my feet for when I get
being reborn again.”
kids to warm up on their own. don’t warm up before the match, out there.”
14-1 The playlist must be working.
That’s where the jumping jacks you’re not going to wrestle as good,
10-1 Elliott, a defending District 31
and shadow wrestling comes in. you’re not going to be quick on Getting pumped
champion, is 8-2 so far this season.
12-0 “I like to be prepared, I like to your feet.”
13-5 break a sweat before I go out Unfortunately, before each
While it’s important to get a
7-4 there,” Vineland sophomore 145- good sweat going, it’s also impera- match, wrestlers can’t watch the
pounder Devon Fennimore said. scene from “Vision Quest” where Patrick Buganski covers high
19-2 tive not to tire yourself out before Louden Swain warms up and Red
16-1 Timing is key when it comes to hitting the mat. school wrestling for The Daily Jour-
10-1 pre-match routines. Rider’s “Lunatic Fringe” is play- nal. Contact him at (856) 563-5255 or
“(I like to get) an elevated heart ing. But when it comes to getting pbuganski@thedailyjournal.com.
8-2 “When it’s about three or four rate, a little bit of a sweat as well,”
9-4
18-3
16-6
9-5 THE INSIDE STUFF NEWS AND NOTES
10-6
■ Haddonfield will High Point, New Jersey’s
Q &A
5-4 By PATRICK BUGANSKI
6-6 wrestle Washington Town- top-ranked team, faces off
Staff Writer ship at the famed Palestra against Easton, the No. 1
8-1 pbuganski@thedailyjournal.com on the campus of the Uni- ranked team in Pennsylva-
7-7 versity of Pennsylvania. nia. Blair Academy,
4-4
The Buena Regional High School Sergio Cortes The meet, scheduled for ranked No. 2 in the nation,
12-2 wrestling team relies heavily on some Jan. 30, will start at 10 a.m. is also among the 10-team
Buena
talented young grapplers, but it would- and will be followed by the field.
171/Senior
7-3 n’t be ranked No. 10 in The Daily Jour- college matchup between ■ Trivia Time: What is
8-5 nal Mean 15 without some solid senior
8-7 Penn and Hofstra. one thing that Delsea
leadership. with what we’re doing wrong and we’ll fix ■ Paulsboro is on the coach Greg Sawyer, West
Sergio Cortes, a 171-pounder, is one of that. Then when the match comes, whatever verge of collecting the pro- Deptford coach John Craig
8-2 those leaders. In just his third year on he taught us, we’ll throw it out on the mats. gram’s 1,000th victory. If and Timber Creek coach
5-5 the mats, Cortes plays a solid role on the Q: There’s so much young talent on the
the Red Raiders’ continue Nick Cottone have in com-
8-5 team, compiling a record of 8-5. The team, what’s it like having them around? their undefeated season, mon?
5-4 Chiefs are not only looking to bounce A: It makes me happy. There’s so many the milestone would come If you guessed that
back and make the playoffs after a rare younger kids on the team that came in here against bitter rival West each has their respective
14-3 absence from the postseason last year, not knowing what they’re doing and they’re
14-3
Deptford on Jan. 31. Pauls- programs among the elite
7-2
they’re looking to make a run at a sec- getting it quick. And they keep going, they boro’s program, which in South Jersey, you’re
12-8 tional title. Cortes is a key part of that don’t stop. Some people quit, these guys don’t. made its debut in 1940, right. But, if you guessed
goal. He recently spoke to The Daily Q: You guys missed the playoffs last took a 991-76-12 mark into that each wrestled in the
11-4 Journal about Buena’s season. year, how much has that been on your Friday night’s showdown 1997 Region 8 finals,
9-3
10-5
Question: As one of a few seniors on the minds this season? with Haddonfield. The you’re a true wrestling
5-4 team, what’s your role in the room? A: Our coach is on our case; he wants us to Red Raiders have had just junkie. Sawyer won the
Answer: I help out the ones that just came get to the playoffs. We are non-stop 24/7 in one losing season (4-9 in 189-pound title with a 7-2
12-2 in, the freshmen, because they don’t really 1968). decision over Absegami’s
practice because we want to win a South Jer-
9-3 know what they’re doing. I’m hyper and I like sey (title). ■ The prestigious Chris Carlino while Craig
to help people, so I just get in and help them Q: Which of your team members could National High School suffered a 14-3 loss to
and get everybody motivated. you see being cast as a member of Jersey Coaches Association Final Highland’s Mike McGin-
Q: What makes coach Doug Castellari Four will be held today at ley at 160 and Cottone
Shore in the future?
such a good coach? A: Eric Hensel, because he’s crazy. He jokes the Easton (Pa.) Middle dropped a 6-1 decision to
A: He pushes us to our limits. He motivates around, but he’s mature at the same time. And School Gym. The most Absegami’s Ryan Ander-
us, he makes us feel good and he’ll tell us Jarrett Kelly also. anticipated match will be son at 112.
what we’re doing wrong. He’ll go into detail contested at 11:45 when — Tom McGurk
(a program at) Lakeside (Mid-
dle School), but up until three
years ago, they had nothing.
Would you consider it a
better wrestling state?
From top to bottom, yes. Who has the best-looking
“
There’s the size of the state,
Millville coach Scott Stay had a suc-
cessful high school wrestling career in you have to figure how many singlets?
Pennsylvania before taking his talents Stay more kids are competing. Do I 10 Results include only The
to the NCAA Division I level at North think if the state champions teams that received
Carolina. So what is wrestling like in from Pennsylvania and the state champions from 9 six or more votes. shamrock,
the Keystone State? New Jersey had a dual meet (Pennsylvania) 8 I just
”
would win? It depends on the year. I think they
What are the biggest differences 7 like it.
between New Jersey and Pennsylvania would be pretty close. I think the difference is the
high school wrestling? 3rd, 4th and 5th place guys. The kids who take 6 6 Answer: Camden Catholic
Wrestling is wrestling, it doesn’t matter fourth or fifth in Pennsylvania might be a state
Camden Catholic
where you do it. I guess the biggest difference finalist in New Jersey just because it’s fewer kids.
Are there different styles?
St. Augustine
is just the number of kids who wrestle in Penn-
Cumberland
sylvania. I know where I grew up, there were I think styles are regional. Like South Jersey,
Vineland
7th, 8th and 9th grade wrestling teams and Central Jersey and North Jersey are different,
Millville
Delsea
every single school had them. There’s a lot South Eastern Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Valley
and Western Pennsylvania out by Pittsburgh Steven Paul
more kids starting really young and a lot more Cumberland, Senior
are different.
school-organized teams. Millville recently got Heavyweight
— Patrick Buganski *Out of 78 total votes.
THE DAILY JOURNAL’S REGION 7 AND 8 RANKINGS
5) Jovanni Arroyo, Oakcrest (15-1) 4) Curt Delia, Delsea (19-2) 3) Jake Siegfried, Highland (13-0) 2) Mike Zeuli, Cherokee (6-0)
(10-4) 125 5) Kevin Birmingham, Timber Creek (14-4) 4) Tyler Orfe, Bishop Eustace (19-5) 3) Carson Stack, Haddonfield (18-0)
(12-3) 1) Coley O’Brien, Ocean City (14-0) 140 5) Phil Bakuckas, Hammonton (12-2) 4) Rigo Morfin, New Egypt (16-0)
(13-0) 2) Brandon Keller, Timber Creek (15-2) 1) Travis McDowell, Delran (16-0) 160 5) Bryan Dobzanski, Delsea (14-3)
(10-1) 3) Joe Esposito, St. Augustine (14-1) 2) Wayne Stinson, Northern Burlington (13-3) 1) Ben Fanjoy, Cherokee (16-0) 215
(7-4) 4) Donte Scott, Paulsboro (7-2) 3) Drew Spector, West Deptford (13-1) 2) Codie Spatz, Burlington Twp. (13-1) 1) Kris Rahn, Haddonfield (17-4)
5) Jason Gallagher, Bishop Eustace (14-3) 4) Austin Wetterau, Shawnee (13-1) 3) Steve Nelson, Haddon Township (15-0) 2) Kevin Stadtmueller, Absegami (14-2)
(18-3) 130 5) Colton Newsome, Pennsville (16-5) 4) Anthony Dawson, Paulsboro (13-2) 3) Eric McMullen, Paulsboro (12-3)
(15-0) 1) Matt Sausman, Camden Catholic (12-2) 145 5) Robert Schlitt, Haddonfield (17-3) 4) Brian Smolsky, Cherry Hill West (17-2)
(17-0) 2) Chalie Huff, Washington Township (12-1) 1) C.J. Cobb, Williamstown (12-1) 171 5) Mauro Correnti, Holy Cross (13-1)
(8-4) 3) Matt Hennelly, Delsea (12-0) 2) Will Dengler, Haddonfield (15-3) 1) Declan Devaney, Seneca (15-1) HWT
(14-3) 4) Tyler Mullarkey, Holy Cross (9-2) 3) Brett Carrero, Deptford (18-0) 2) Matt Cosgrove, Paulsboro (12-4) 1) Greg Webb, Paul VI (10-0)
5) Ron Hoover, Haddon Township (14-2) 4) Eric Hamrick, Collingswood (13-3) 3) Conor Wasson, Lenape (12-2) 2) Dan Garwood, Clearview (13-1)
(18-0) 135 5) Dylan Dobzanski, Delsea (18-3) 4) Andrew Hughes, Clearview (13-1) 3) Kyle Lloyd, Kingsway (6-1)
(15-0) 1) Tyler Scotton, Willingboro (11-0) 152 5) Steve Swayze, Washington Township (11-2) 4) Steve Schwartz, Absegami (15-3)
(12-1) 2) T.J. Miller, Camden Catholic (17-0) 1) James Green, Willingboro (11-0) 189 5) Andrew Baumgardner, St. Augustine (10-2)
(15-0) 3) Dan Cornew, Clearview (17-0) 2) Dymere Rappa, Paulsboro (9-5) 1) Brian Lussier, Cherry Hill East (14-0)