1/14: Logan Schlenk (Jackson Twp)
Schlenk fought off his back in the 1st period of his 215-pound bout and found himself in an early 7-0 hole, but the junior rallied and scored an enormous pin in the 2nd-period to set up the walk-off heroics by heavyweight Andrew Chitacapa to give the #5 Jags a 33-32 win over #8 Middletown North, and their second walk-off win in as many nights.
1/13: Noah Kovacs (Jackson Twp)
Kovacs walked it off for the Jags with a 2nd-period pin in the the final bout to lift #5 Jackson to a thrilling 37-30 win over #7 Middletown South.
1/12: Cole Torres (Shore Regional)
The 2-time District medalist, and 2025 D23 Champ, returned to the mat last night with a 1st period pin for the Blue Devils in his season debut.
1/10: Colton Quinn (CBA)
165-pound Champion at the East Coast Catholic Classic
1/9: Cade Collins (Southern)
In a matchup between two of the top 120-pounders in the state, Collins, ranked #2 in the Shore, defeated Rumson's Eamon Fry, ranked #3, 2-1 in the tone-setting opening bout of the 2nd-ranked Rams 42-25 dual win over #4 Rumson.
1/8: Gage Boyle (Pt Beach)
The sophomore walked it off for Beach with a 3rd-period pin to lead the Gulls to a 36-32 win over Keansburg.
1/7: Shane DePinto (Manasquan)
In an action heavy, high-energy bout with the dual on the line, DePinto outlasted Manalapan's Chase Zardavets, 15-14, in the final bout to give the Warriors a 32-27 win over the Braves in a big E-Division matchup.
1/6: Joseph Totten (TR East)
Totten's lat drop pin with one bout to go sealed the deal for the Raiders as they defeated Holmdel 39-33.
1/5: Tanner Hodgins (Howell)
Giving up over 50 pounds, Hodgins bumped up from 190 to heavyweight and pinned Phillipsburg's Ben Ellis, a District champ last season, to help the Rebels roll to a 46-29 victory over the Stateliners on Monday night in "The Pit."
1/3: Santino Edgar (CBA)
The freshman had a big weekend for the Colts at the Catholic School Duals, going 4-0, highlighted by wins over the #10 and #3 (a major decision) ranked wrestlers in the state at 106.
12/30: Paul Kenny (CBA)
127-pound Champion at the Powerade Tournament
12/29: Adrian Lopez-Roldan (Freehold Boro)
The junior went 3-0 for the Colonials at the Duals For Danny event with two first-period pins and a 10-0 major decision.
12/28: Ricky DeLorenzo (TR East)
Second nod of the season for DeLorenzo who avenged a loss at last week's Beast of the East by defeating 2-time State medalist Dalton Weber of Pope John to capture the 132-pound title at the Sam Cali Memorial Tournament.
Honorable Mention to Middletown North's Ryan Blewett, who bonused his way from the #5 seed to the 113-pound title at the Mustang Classic. Among Blewett's wins was a semifinal pin over Washington Twp's Dylan Hetzel, a 2-time State qualifier.
12/27: Nick Banos (Southern)
3rd-seeded Banos bonused his way through the 113-pound bracket at the Hunterdon Central Invitational, with a 7 second pin in his opening bout, a tech fall over 2025 District 11 Champ #2 Lucas Villanueva of Governor Livingston in the semis, and a pin over top-seeded Chase Dubuque of Delran, a 2-time District medalist, in the finals.
12/23: Jose Rodriguez (Raritan)
Rodriguez went 3-0 with three 1st period pins for the Rockets at the Kochakji Duals.
12/21: Sean Elliott (Howell)
Of the Shore Conference's nine medal winners at the Beast of the East, Elliott was the lone freshman, as he finished 7th at 126 pounds.
12/20: Greg Parani (Pt Boro)
106-pound Champion - TCNJ PRIDE
12/19: Kevin Cifuentes (Asbury Park)
The freshmen had the first two pins of his career, one in 29 seconds and one in 25 seconds, for a grand total of 54 seconds on that mat to secure two wins in the Blue Bishops tri-sweep of CJ College Prep and Rutgers Prep.
12/18: Johan Figueroua (Southern)
First varsity match. Huge stakes at hand. Not a problem for Figueroua. In a must-win match at 215, with the Rams trailing by five with two bouts to go, the junior not only won, but he pinned North Hunterdon's Dajinder Dhillon at 1:22 with a "Headlock Heard Round Annandale" to give Southern a one point lead and set up a walk-off pin at heavyweight from Levi Foote as the short-handed Rams toppled North Hunterdon in a dual between two of the top publics in New Jersey.
12/17: Brody Kaplan (Colts Neck)
With the Cougars trailing by one in the final bout of the night, Kaplan scored a 7-6 decision victory to secure the Cougars' victory over Lacey, 34-32.
12/16: Christian Reyes (Holmdel)
In a matchup between returning District runner-ups from a year ago, Reyes decisioned Manasquan's JP Sanders, 8-1, in a key result in the Hornets' 39-33 dual meet win over the Warriors.
12/13: Paul Kenny (CBA) & Bobby Duffy (CBA)
Kenny finished in 2nd place at 126, and Duffy placed 4th at 144 at the Ironman Tournament, the toughest high school tournament in the country.
12/12: Ricky DeLorenzo (TR East)
In the highlight bout of the evening, DeLorenzo, a 4th-place finisher in the state last season, decisioned 2-time State medal winner Matt Gould of St John Vianney in East's 40-33 win over the Lancers.
12/11: Owen Brackett (Raritan)
Brackett defeated Northern Burlington's 2-time District runner-up Rocco Giangeruso, 15-10, in a key win to help the Rockets top the Greyhounds on Thursday night.
12/10: Ryan McHugh (TR East)
McHugh was trailing 7-3 when he took his opponent down to his back and scored a huge pin that helped lead the Raiders to a 35-28 opening night win over RBC.