Four wrestlers on Shore Thing White have twice appeared in the finals of the single-class New Jersey state tournament: Taylor Walsh (140/145), Steve Santos (152), Mac Mancuso (189), and Jimmy Lawson (285); while a pair of wrestlers, Jordan Beverly (135) and Joe McAuley (145), were runners-up this past year in the Garden State.
High School division runners-up Young Guns Black steamrolled through its three preliminary pool matches with scores of 70-3, 73-3, and 74-0. In the round of 16 dual meet, they advanced with a 33-19 defeat of Wrecking Crew Red. However, the next two matches went right down to the wire. In the quarterfinals, an 8-6 decision by John Rizzo at 285 pounds (over Tyler Cowman) gave the squad its eighth win of the dual meet enabling it to sneak by Diesel 26-25. Key to Diesel's ability to keep it close was two wins by fall, including one by Marshall Peppelman at 152 pounds against Brandon Zeerip in a battle of state champions.
The semifinal bout against Wayne Danger was split at seven matches apiece, all decisions, to make the score 21-21; it came down to criteria and Young Guns Black won. Key to this victory was a 4-1 record by Young Guns Black in one-point matches. This included a 2-1 tiebreak victory for Nico Megaludis over Mason Beckman at 119 pounds, a 2-1 victory for Travis Shaffer over Jordan Moss at 140 pounds, and a 1-0 victory for Nate Gaffney over Spencer Myers at 215 pounds in a state championship bout rematch.
Wayne Danger went on to finish third place with a 37-15 victory over SEPA Blue in the consolation match.
Renegade Force won the Middle School division with a 36-24 victory over SV River Boyz. Central PA defeated Illinois Outsiders, 32-25, for the title in the Elementary School division.
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