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The Lenape Regional High School District has advanced 13 wrestlers to the NJSIAA State Individual Wrestling Championships March 3-5 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

Shawnee led the way with five qualifiers, followed by Cherokee with four and two each from Seneca and Lenape based on their performance at the NJSIAA Region 7 tournament Feb. 25-26 at Moorestown High School.

The Region 7 field consisted of the top three finishers in each weight class from the NJSIAA District 25-28 tournaments held at various sites Feb. 19.

The top four finishers in each weight class at the regionals earn a trip to Atlantic City.

Geisenheimer a Region 7 champ at 285

Cherokee Team Finish: 7th place, 69 points.

State Qualifiers: Jason Brown, freshman, 29-8 record (138; 4th place), Thomas Lapinski, senior, 31-3 record (150; 3rd place), Evan Brown, junior, 30-3 record (157; 2nd place), Aidan Geisenheimer, senior, 30-4 record (285; 1st place).

Coach’s Comment: “I thought my wrestlers competed very well and we have four kids that qualified and will be wrestling in Atlantic City this weekend,” said Cherokee coach Michael Booth. “Aidan Geisenheimer wrestled close matches all tournament and won his final three bouts in the ultimate tie break to become our first region champ since Collin Wickramaratna in 2018. Evan Brown wrestled well but came up a little short. He will be ready this weekend for states. Tommy Lapinski dropped a hard-fought semifinal bout (to Southern Regional’s Cole Velardi) and rebounded to take third. Jason Brown won an overtime match to qualify for the state tournament as a freshman. I look forward to watching them compete this weekend.”

Friedman, Langlois move on to Atlantic City

Lenape Team Finish: Tied 16th place, 29 points.

State Qualifiers: Trey Friedman, junior, 26-2 record (113; 3rd place), Kevin Langlois, senior, 23-5 record…

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The Shore Conference has a very quiet history within the NJSIAA Group IV Tournament, at least when it comes to making it to the Group championship game. Three years ago, Freehold Township lost to Newark East Side in the Group IV final, which made the Patriots the first Shore Conference team in 38 years to make it that far in Group IV.

In fact, between 1943 and 2019, Neptune was the only Shore Conference program to play in a Group IV championship game.

Over the years, there have been Group IV teams from the Shore who have at least been a threat to make it to the Group IV final, but few that have had a realistic chance to beat programs like Linden, Elizabeth or Newark East Side once they get there. This year could finally be the year for the Shore, with Marlboro boasting its best team ever — one that has gone toe-to-toe with the noteworthy programs over the past two years (St. Peter’s Prep, Ranney, Manasquan). With all due respect to very good Freehold Township teams from 2007 and 2019, this Mustangs group looks like the Shore’s best bet of the last 20 years or so.

Marlboro senior Jack Seidler. (Photo: Ray Rich Photography)

Marlboro senior Jack Seidler. (Photo: Ray Rich Photography)

There are eight other Shore Conference teams competing in Group IV this year and only one of them is seeded better than No. 8 in their respective sections. Jackson Memorial has had a resurgent year and could make a run to the final in Central Jersey Group IV. There may be another sleeper in there somewhere, but within a few days, Marlboro is likely to be the flag-bearer for the Shore Conference in Group IV.

Below is a look a both the Central and South Jersey sections of Group…

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It’s time to crown Region champions and determine which wrestlers are headed to Atlantic City.

The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to the state tournament next week at Boardwalk Hall.

Follow along all weekend with live results from the Region 2 meet at Mount Olive High School. Wrestling begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday and resumes at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Quarterfinals

106 pounds

Tyeler Hagensen (Mount Olive) Fall Branden Rosario (Passaic Valley), 1:01.

James McGinty (Parsippany Hills) Dec Alex Esposito (West Essex), 7-4.

Chris Hong (Paramus) Maj-Dec Marcus Bullock (Lenape Valley), 14-1.

Brian Melamud (Bergen Catholic) Fall Frank Demary (Parsippany) 1:26.

113 pounds

Dylan Ross (Paramus Catholic) Fall Christian Castro (Roxbury), 4:28.

Malik Asfour (Lodi) Maj-Dec Ethan Kerlin (West Essex), 17-6.

Christopher Nucifora (Bergen Catholic) Dec Ethan Smith (Boonton), 6-4.

Adam Albino (Bogota/Ridgefield Park) Dec Omar Vasquez (Morris Hills), 4-3.

120 pounds

Luke Stanich (Roxbury) Tec-Fall Najati Salim (Clifton), 3:11, 16-0.

Alex Vertedor (Passaic Tech) Dec Noah Kochman (Bergen Catholic), 6-4.

Joseph Cappello (Paramus Catholic) Maj-Dec Connor Kerwin (Passaic Valley), 20-7.

Jack Bastarrika (Mt. Olive) Tec-Fall Jaydin Barreto (Morris Hills), 5:14, 15-0.

126 pounds

Aidan Wallace (Bergen Catholic) Tec-Fall Joey Macrino (West Essex), 4:25, 15-0.

Brian Vargas (Hackensack) Maj-Dec Tyler Costello (Parsippany Hills), 12-1.

Daniel Hong (Paramus) Tec-Fall Lenny Cocca (Morris Knolls), 5:34, 23-8.

Daniel Haws (Lenape Valley) Fall Abe Zaretsky (Paramus Catholic), 3:39.

132 pounds

Ryan Ford (Bergen Catholic) Fall Steve Khumthanom-Perez (Passaic Tech), 1:37.

James Johnson (Morris Hills) Fall George Hufnagel (Paramus Catholic), 2:15.

Attila Valy (Wayne Valley) Maj-Dec Anthony Barra (West Essex), 17-9.

Aaron Kurzer (Montville) Dec Daniel Barra (Mt. Olive), 6-0.

138 pounds

Joseph Cangro (Bergen Catholic) Fall Ricardo Balanzategui (Passaic Tech), 1:17.

Justin Ciliotta (Montville) Dec Nick Bottazzi (DePaul), 3-1. 

David Ryerson (Mount Olive) Injury Default Jake Sheiner (Fair Lawn). 

Mike Pescatore (West Essex) Dec John Quinonez (Paramus Catholic), 8-2.

144 pounds

Christopher Bacchioni (Bergen Catholic) Maj-Dec Omar Tarecky (Passaic Tech), 10-0.

Ricky Cassidy (West Essex) Dec Austin Yalowitz (Fort Lee), 9-4.

Zach Ballante (Paramus Catholic) Tec-Fall Dominic DelleMonache (Morris Knolls) 5:29, 21-6.

Joe Fongaro (Boonton) Maj-Dec Matthew Field (Paramus), 12-0.

150 pounds

Daniel Rella (Paramus Catholic) Fall Weston Edelman (Roxbury), 1:18.

August Hibler (Bergen Catholic) Dec Jason Smith…

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NJSIAA District 27: Shawnee (194), Lenape (129) and Cherokee (125) finished second, third and fourth place, respectively, behind team champion Camden Catholic (233) in the NJSIAA District 27 Tournament Feb. 19 at Cherry Hill East High School.

The top three finishers in each weight class advance to the NJSIAA Region 7 Tournament Feb. 25-26 at Moorestown High School.

NJSIAA District 27 Tournament

Feb. 19, Cherry Hill

Team Results

1-Camden Catholic 233. 2-Shawnee 194. 3-Lenape 129. 4-Cherokee 125.5. 5-Cherry Hill West 71. 6-Cherry Hill East 64. 7-Pennsauken 43. 8-Palmyra 32. 9-Maple Shade 26.

Championship Round

106: Luke Sherlock, Shawnee tf. Trevor Young, Palmyra, 15-0 (4:53); 3rd Place – Dom Digiacomo, Camden Catholic tf. Luca Silvestre, Pennsauken, 17-2 (5:20).

113: Trey Friedman, Lenape p. Angelo DiPol, Camden Catholic, 3:23; 3rd Place – Ethan Staples, Shawnee d. Lucas Lapinski, Cherokee, 11-6.

120: Jackson Young, Camden Catholic d. Brett Balzan, Shawnee, 6-1; 3rd Place – Jay Campbell, Lenape d. Angel Bien, Pennsauken, 4-2.

126: Wayne Rold, Camden Catholic d. Nick Cottone, Shawnee, 8-4; 3rd Place – Nicholas Aromando, Cherokee md. Michael Ummarino, Cherry Hill West, 16-8.

Shawnee senior Jake Hastings (top, in a file photo) won the 132-pound title at the NJSIAA District 27 championships Feb. 19 at Cherry Hill East. Hastings notched an 11-5 decision against Cherry Hill West junior Ryan Schimpf in the championship match.

132: Jake Hastings, Shawnee d. Ryan Schimpf, Cherry Hill West, 11-5; 3rd Place – Brady Bimmer, Cherokee d. Thomas Kaliamouri, Maple Shade, 6-0.

138: Jason Brown, Cherokee d. Chris Ahrens, Shawnee, 3-1; 3rd Place – Liam O’Neill, Pennsauken d. Alex Gizzo, Lenape, 9-2.

144: Chase Casey, Camden Catholic p. Anthony Duarte, Shawnee, 1:44; 3rd Place – Nick Berckman, Cherry Hill West p. Ryan Boyle, Cherokee, 3:19.

150: Thomas Lapinski, Cherokee d. Brandon…

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GIRLS SWIMMING

Egg Harbor Township 86.5, Cherokee 83.5: No. 2 seed Egg Harbor Township (9-1, 6-0) escaped with a close win over visiting No. 3 Cherokee (9-3, 3-2) in a NJSIAA South Group 4 semifinal playoff meet Feb. 14.

Abby Zane and Heather O’Day each won two events and contributed to a pair of first-place relays for the Chiefs.

“Our girls swam an excellent meet against a strong Egg Harbor team,” said Cherokee coach Chelsea Latani. “Although it was not the outcome we were hoping for, we had a lot of great swims and dropped times. The girls did everything we asked of them and left everything in the water. We are so proud of them all and look forward to seeing our girls compete at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions.”

Several Cherokee swimmers, as well as all three relay teams, that have earned a trip to the Meet of Champions March 5 and 6 at Gloucester County Institute of Technology in Sewell.

Competing for Cherokee will be Lydia Palmer (200 free and 100 breast), Heather O’Day (50 free and 100 free) and Abby Zane (100 fly and 100 back).

NJSIAA South Group A Semifinals

Feb. 14, Egg Harbor Township

Egg Harbor Township 86.5, Cherokee 83.5

200 Medley Relay: Cherokee (Angeline Bui, Megan Zeiler, Abby Zane, Heather O’Day) 2:01.16. 200 Freestyle: Lydia Palmer (C) 2:11.33. 200 Individual Medley: Zane 2:27.09. 50 Freestyle: O’Day 27.82. 100 Butterfly: Zane 1:03.96. 100 Freestyle: O’Day 1:00.15. 500 Freestyle: Palmer 4:38.64. 100 Backstroke: 2-Bui 1:08.04. 100 Breaststroke: 2-Zeiler 1:16.39. 400 Freestyle Relay: Cherokee (O’Day, Zane, Julia Fanning, Palmer) 4:06.50.

BOYS SWIMMING

Cherry Hill East 113, Cherokee 57: No. 1 seed Cherry Hill East (10-0, 5-0) eliminated No. 4 Cherokee (10-3, 3-2) in a NJSIAA South Group 4 semifinal playoff meet Feb. 14.

Noah Serrano won…

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The complete championship results from the NJSIAA / Rothman Orthopaedics District 8 wrestling championships.

District 8

First Round Results

138
9-Ergyn Doko, Lodi p. 8-Daniel Amendola, Hasbrouck Heights, 5:00.

157
8-Jad Duval, Dover p. 9-Mike Hardman, Hopatcong, 3:35.

Quarterfinal Round Results

106
4-Marcus Bullock, Lenape Valley p. 5-Jayden Mendez, Dover, 1:41.
3-Kyle Von Seidelmann, Hasbrouck Heights p. 6-Mark Calderio, Fair Lawn, 4:29.
2-Chris Hong, Paramus p. 7-Omar Asfour, Lodi, 3:33.

113
4-Carter Cofone, Mount Olive p. 5-Liam Gillen, Dover, 2:47.
3-Ibraham Rashid, Fair Lawn p. 6-Ryan Zimmerman, Lenape Valley, 1:21.

120
4-Brody Bogues, Fair Lawn p. 5-Robert Cardone, Lodi, 1:14.

126
4-Stephen Toth, Fair Lawn p. 5-Blake Brown, Hopatcong, 5:15.
3-Andrew Ivanovski, Saddle Brook d. 6-Zak Kovach, Mount Olive, 4-2.
2-Daniel Haws, Lenape Valley p. 7-Zak Kovach, Mount Olive, 1:19.

132
1-Jonathan Cherba, Paramus p. 9-Manny Stupar, Hopatcong, 0:54.
4-Daniel Barra, Mount Olive md. 5-Osiris Harris, Dover, 12-2.
3-Gage Graziano, Lenape Valley p. 6-Nicholas Castaneda, Lodi, 2:39.
2-Andrew Parente, Hasbrouck Heights p. 7-Franklin Rodriguez, Saddle Brook, 0:59.

138
1-David Ryerson, Mount Olive p. 9-Ergyn Doko, Lodi, 1:21.
5-Ben Grater, Saddle Brook d. 4-Randall Gonzalez – Manzanero, Paramus, 7-4.
3-Jake Sheiner, Fair Lawn p. 6-Michael Sawaged, Lenape Valley, 1:30.
2-Nick Bottazzi, DePaul p. 7-Ethan Pacheco, Hopatcong, 1:23.

144
4-Justin Peterson, Lenape Valley p. 5-Jonathan Curry, Saddle Brook, 2:48.
3-Tanner Perez, Mount Olive p. 6-Matthew Pacheco, Lodi, 1:20.

150
4-Andrew Grant, Lenape Valley p. 5-Leonit Karaqica, Lodi, 3:13.
3-Tommy Feinberg, Hopatcong p. 6-Alexander Guerriero, Paramus, 4:29.
2-Matthew Murri, Fair Lawn d. 7-Moises Lopez, Dover, 15-0 (TF 2:09).

157

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Camden Catholic takes District 27

The Camden Catholic wrestling team won seven weights on the way to a convincing victory at the District 27 wrestling tournament.

John A. Lewis, Cherry Hill Courier-Post

CHERRY HILL – It was a long day – but in a good way – for Lenape’s Trey Friedman.

The Lenape junior made a return trip to the Al DiBartolomeo Gymnasium for the District 27 tournament.

To say the least, it went better than his last postseason visit.

“Last year we had regions – I was busting his chops before the beginning of this,” Lenape coach Chris Easlick said. “He went 0-1 at regions and only wrestled 23 seconds of it. This year was different. I’m very proud of him.”

Friedman ran afoul of Kurt Wehner of Toms River East, who only needed that long to pin him on the way to a third-place showing and a berth in the state tournament.

Saturday it was Friedman who was moving on – after topping the podium at 113 pounds at the NJSIAA District 27 wrestling championships at Cherry Hill High School East.

Friedman and senior 190-pounder Kevin Langlois won their weights for the Indians, who moved six wrestlers into next weekend’s Region 7 tournament at Moorestown High School and placed third in…

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Lenape’s Derek Simpson (2) dunks in MedfordDave Hernandez | For NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Derek Simpson scored 27 points for Lenape, ranked No. 17 in NJ.com’s Top 20, to help it slide past Paul VI, 75-70 in Medford.

Simpson hit four 3s in the affair. Tayvon Gaither tallied 16 points, while Aidan Anderson posted 12 for Lenape (20-3). The team pitched a shutout in overtime, going on a 5-0 run.

Jaden Arline led Paul VI (14-8) with 23 points.

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STILL GOING STRONG: Shown here is the groundbreaking for the Albert Music Hall concert venue in May 1996. It opened in January 1997. (Courtesy Albert Music Hall)

The Albert Musical Hall in Waretown celebrates 25 years of concerts in its 131 Wells Mills Rd. building on Saturday evening , March 5, with a concert featuring eight bands. Admission is $5 for adults and $1 for children.

Doors will open at 5:30, and at 6 p.m. there will be a building blessing by Clan Mother Diane of the Eastern Lenape Nation. She was present at the ground breaking in 1996 and the dedication of the building in 1997, along with Chief Whippoorwill, chief of the Lenape Turkey Clan and of the Eastern Lenape Nation.

Danielle Marrone, publicity director, said music runs from 6:30 to 9. Scheduled to appear are Easy as Pie, Redbird, Cedar Creek, Prograsstination, L&B Line, Third Rail, Singin’ for Supper and Elaine & the Cimarron Sky.

“All adults in attendance that evening will receive a free ticket for a future show, our way of saying thank you, for all the support through the years,” said Marrone. “This will definitely be a night to remember.”

The snack booth will be serving up hot dogs and sauerkraut, cakes, pies, goodies, soda, coffee, tea, cocoa and bottled water. The gift booth will be open and fully stocked with souvenirs.

The Pinelands Cultural Society, which sponsors the concerts, has staged Saturday night programs since November 1974. The first home was at the old Waretown Auction, which is now the site of the Waretown Post Office on Route 9. Although a fire destroyed the building in July 1992, Saturday…

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NJ Advance Media File PhotoJoe Warner | For NJ Advance Media

Gabby Recinto pumped in a game-high 25 points as Cherokee, No. 10 in the NJ.com Top 20, outlasted rival Lenape 59-47 in Marlton.

Cherokee led by two at the break and pulled away in the second half for its second win this season over Lenape.

Katie Fricker added 17 points to help Cherokee improve to 17-2.

Kaitlyn King scored 17 points to lead Lenape, which fell to 15-6.

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