Marc Tyson (215) of Monroe and Brendan Vercammen of South Brunswick (171) will also look to repeat as champions.

This Week in Middlesex County Wrestling (High school Wrestling news)

By THE STAR-LEDGER / Wrestling News
February 16, 2010, 2:35PM
WRESTLER TO WATCH Senior Ryan Sacco made his stamp on South Plainfield wrestling history on Sunday when he secured a state title for his squad, ranked No. 4 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, against No. 1 High Point at the NJSIAA/Star-Ledger Group 3 final in Toms River. Sacco outlasted a Region 1 champion, Joey Gaccione, 6-5, in four overtimes to seal South Plainfield's first state title since 2007. The victory sent his team and the fans into a frenzy and reopened the debate over the state's top team. The 145-pound senior will have plenty momentum as he looks to earn his third-straight District 12 crown and extend South Plainfield's state-record streak of 25 consecutive district titles in South Plainfield this weekend. TEAM TO WATCH Edison, last season's District 19 runner-up, will need to sneak by the 2009 champions, Piscataway, and this year's Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament silver medalist, Perth Amboy, to earn a district crown in Woodbridge. Edison returns just one of its three district gold medalists, Ray De La Nuez (125 pounds), and will need to improve on its eighth-place finish in the GMCT on Jan. 30. The squad will get help from Anthony Peterson (119), a GMCT runner-up this season, as well as Devon Coates (140) and Sean Lightner (215), who placed fourth in the GMCT. MATCH TO WATCH Old Bridge will fight for its third District 20 title in four years when competition begins in South Brunswick. Old Bridge returns two defending champions in Steve Zafrani (171) and heavyweight Justin Harrison, and will try to hold off Sayreville, which finished second to Old Bridge in 2009, and Monroe. Sayreville is led by returning gold medalists Gary Siriday (103), Anthony Geiger (119) and Noel Santiago (140). Sam Emburgia (135), David Saley (152) and Marc Tyson (215) of Monroe and Brendan Vercammen of South Brunswick (171) will also look to repeat as champions. -Mike Berg http://www.nj.com/hssports/news/wrestling/index.ssf/2010/02/this_week_in_middlesex_county_5.html