Woodstown, Pennsville pick up wins over larger schools to set the stage for their big match Friday
WEDNESDAY’S SCORES
Clayton at Salem
Schalick/Cumberland 63, Penns Grove 18
Woodstown 64, Overbrook 15
Pennsville 35, at Timber Creek 27
By Riverview Sports News
Woodstown and Pennsville are big rivals on the wrestling mat and both picked up big wins Wednesday in the run up to their big match on Friday that carries South Jersey Group I playoff seeding implications.
The two teams went into the day Nos. 4 and 5 in the sectional power points standings, separated by only six-tenth of a point at the end of the night. Woodstown beat Group II Overbrook 64-15 and Pennsville beat Group III Timber Creek 35-27.
“The way we kind of see how things are unfolding it could put us in a couple different positions, for sure,” Pennsville coach John Starcevich said Friday’s match. “But it always ends up being a big match.”
The Eagles wrestled what Starcevich called “a complete match” against the Chargers, winning the first seven bouts they wrestled and eight of the first nine.
“This was our best performance of the season across the board,” Starcevich said.
Chris Daniels and Ayden Perez got the ball rolling with two of the Eagles’ most noteworthy wins of the match. Daniels bumped up in weight and took a 6-1 decision at 126 and Perez stepped in at 132 and earned a dominating 10-0 major decision.
“That was very big,” Perez said of his fourth varsity win this season. “I haven’t been wrestling for very long, so going to the varsity level is difficult to me, but I’ve been trying to work as hard as I could. This was one of the best (matches) I’ve wrestled.”
Woodstown built a 28-15 lead through the middle of the match, then won the last six bouts – five by pin – to lock up their third straight win. Willem Groom (138), Angel Hernandez (144), Zayden Donahue (157), Zach Bevis (165) and Greyson Hyland (175) had the pins in the run.
“The kids are trying their best and improving,” Woodstown coach Adam Hyland said. “We’ve lost a lot of close matches, but they’ve stayed the course.”
PENNSVILLE 35, TIMBER CREEK 27
126: Christopher Daniels (P) dec. Naim Mosley, 6-1
132: Ayden Perez (P) maj. dec. over Dominick Wolfenden, 10-0
138: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Joey Walker, 3:46
144: Maddox Efelis (P) dec. Eric Rambaran, 6-1
150: Sky Eppes (P) won by forfeit
157: Gavin Bates (T) won by forfeit
165: Robbie McDade (P) dec. Zyeir Green, 5-4
175: Connor Ayars (P) maj. dec. over Elijah Green, 9-1
190: Elias Lussi (P) dec. Amir Reason-Dallas, 9-4
215: Josh Bartell (T) dec. Daniel Emmons, 5-0
285: Trevor Waddington (P) pinned Jayson Ross, 0:31
106: Lucas Thomas (P) dec. Dominic Speakman, 5-3
113: Matthew Steele (T) pinned Ciccantelli, 0:58
120: Devin Karge (T) won by forfeit
Records: Pennsville 13-4, Timber Creek 7-6
WOODSTOWN 64, OVERBROOK 15
190: Karsten Hantho (Wo) pinned Daniel Keyes, 2:47
215: Mateo Vinciguerra (Wo) pinned Augustus Guzman, 0:29
285: Tomas Sanchez (O) pinned Braiden Gould, 5:56
106: Chase Blandino (Wo) won by forfeit
113: Zoe Torraya (O) won by forfeit
120: Travis Balback (Wo) pinned Michael Walls, 5:07
126: Carson Bradway (Wo) maj. dec. over Francis McLaughlin, 8-0
132: Michael Rosano (O) dec. Alex Torres, 7-1
138: Willem Groom (Wo) pinned Domiano Redrow, 2:25
144: Angel Hernandez (Wo) pinned Tymere Christmas, 3:52
150: Brett Rowand (Wo) won by forfeit
157: Zayden Donahue (Wo) pinned Randall Ringstaff, 1:09
165: Zach Bevis (Wo) pinned Ben Matos, 1:52
175: Greyson Hyland (Wo) pinned Vance Elder, 1:08
Records: Woodstown 6-10, Overbrook 4-11
SCHALICK/CUMBERLAND 63, PENNS GROVE 18
106: Caleb Jenkins (SC) won by forfeit
113: DeAnthony Harden (SC) won by forfeit
120: Gabrielle Rodriguez (SC) pinned Sultan Harris, 1:29
126: Chase Wiliams (SC) pinned Devin Arce, 0:55
132: Ryan Miller (SC) pinned Raeed Clark, 3:10
138: Daniel Lloyd (SC) pinned Adam Gonzales, 0:38
144: Ayden Jenkins (SC) maj. dec. over Nasir Garris, 18-5
150: Anthony Brown (PG) pinned Riley Papiano, 0:45
157: Michael Carastro (SC) pinned Jayden Owens, 3:07
165: Jake Magonagle (SC) pinned Antonio Garris, 3:13
175: Hebron Hall-Jones (SC) over Clinton Bobo, DQ
190: Isaiah Upshur (PG) pinned Gabriel Rodriguez, 1:06
215: Isaiah Underwood (PG) pinned Evan Elliott, 5:54
285: Noval Jenkins (SC) pinned Antonio Cooper, 1:59
Note: SC 1.0 team deduction (157 unsportsmanlike conduct)
Records: Schalick/Cumberland 11-4, Penns Grove 3-6
South Jersey Power Points
| GROUP I | REC | PTS | GROUP IV | REC | PTS |
| Paulsboro | 10-2 | 30.3 | N. Burlington | 10-1 | 29.2 |
| Audubon | 10-5 | 27.4 | Hammonton | 11-5 | 27.8 |
| Gloucester | 8-6 | 27.4 | Cherry Hill-West | 9-6 | 27.2 |
| Woodstown | 6-10 | 27.2 | Shawnee | 8-4 | 27.1 |
| Pennsville | 13-4 | 26.6 | Moorestown | 9-7 | 27.1 |
| Palmyra | 12-6 | 26 | Schalick | 10-4 | 25.9 |
| Haddon Twp. | 6-9 | 24.6 | Millville | 8-7 | 25.3 |
| Pitman | 6-6 | 23.1 | Central Reg. | 8-11 | 25.2 |
| Buena | 3-7 | 21 | Pennsauken | 7-9 | 24.1 |
| Maple Shade | 4-8 | 20.8 | Toms River East | 3-8 | 24.1 |
| Penns Grove | 3-5 | 20.29 | Clearview | 5-7 | 23.6 |
| Burlington City | 4-7 | 15.4 | Toms River South | 5-5 | 22.4 |
| Riverside | 1-12 | 15 | West Tech | 5-11 | 21.8 |
| Salem | 0-4 | 9.75 | Winslow | 4-13 | 20.6 |
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