Essex County Wrestling Tournament
January 17, 18 2019 at Codey Arena, West Orange
Team scores: 1-Seton Hall Prep, 256; 2-West Essex, 238.5; 3-Nutley, 124; 4-Verona, 108; 5-Cedar Grove, 106; 6-Bloomfield, 104; 7-Livingston, 95; 7-West Orange, 95; 9-Irvington, 86; 10-Caldwell, 74.5; 11-Belleville, 68.5; 12-Columbia, 63.0; 13-Montclair, 49.0; 14-Orange, 42; 15-Millburn, 23; 16-East Side, 15; 17-Newark Collegiate, 14; 18-Newark Academy,8; 19-Barringer, 5; 20-Glen Ridge, 3; 21-East Orange, 0
Championship Round
106: Dominic Tafuri (Cedar Grove) d. Ricky Caamano (Caldwell), 6-3
113: Ricky Cassidy (West Essex) md. Anthony Fabrazzo (Cedar Grove), 11-0
120: Larry Melchionda (Seton Hall Prep) d. Antonio Cuffari (Cedar Grove), 3-2
126: James Benjamin (West Orange) d. Conner Decker (Seton Hall Prep), 2-0
132: Mike Ruane (West Essex) d. Carl Banks (Irvington), 9-4
138: Darren Jones (West Essex) d. Cole Carroll (Seton Hall Prep), 3-2
145: David Guerra (Belleville) p. Devin Rocha (Columbia), 7:22
152: Jack Wilt (Seton Hall Prep) d. Sal Mainiero (Nutley), 7-2
160: Alex Jones (West Essex) p. Colin Morgan (West Orange), 1:20
170: Michael Massa (Seton Hall Prep) d. Nick Riggio (Verona), 4-3
182: Luke Dignazio (West Essex) d. Zachary Merlino (Seton Hall Prep), 5-3
195: Austin Paris (Livingston) p. Drew Mitzak (Seton Hall Prep), 3:17
220: Nashawn Brooks (Irvington) d. Cade Byrne (Verona), 11-7
285: Bardhyl Gashi (West Essex) d. Niko Diakides (Seton Hall Prep), 4-2
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award: Nashawn Brooks, Irvington
