Vercammen, Pagano champions for South Brunswick at District 20

Vercammen, Pagano champions for South Brunswick at District 20
The South Brunswick wrestling team did have some bright moments on its home mat the District 20 Tourney yesterday.
One came from Brendan Vercammen, who won the 171-pound weight class with a 4-3 win over Steve Zafrani of Old Bridge.

South Brunswick also got gold from 130-pounder James Pagano, who beat Ryan Levinski of East Brunswick, 7-2, in his final.

Other medal winners for South Brunswick who will advance to the Region 5 championship are Justin Lopez 2nd place, Chad Capraro, Frank Capraro, Justin DeAndrea, Jeff Goldhagan

Vercammen is the two time District champ and defending Region 5 champion.

The Region V tournament kicks off Tuesday night at 5:30 p.m. at Hunterdon Central High School.

Full Trentonian Article:
http://www.trentonian.com/articles/2010/02/21/sports/doc4b80b766ea1b8649764657.txt

Trentonian Staff Report

MONMOUTH JCT. — Although it finished a somewhat disappointing fourth in the team standings, the South Brunswick wrestling team did have some bright moments on its home mat the District 20 Tourney yesterday.

One came from Brendan Vercammen, who won the 171-poud weight class with a 4-3 win over Steve Zafrani of Old Bridge.

South Brunswick also got gold from 130-pounder James Pagano, who beat Ryan Levinski of East Brunswick, 7-2, in his final.

The only West Windsor South wrestler to advance was Alfonso Gonzalez, who finished third at 145 pounds. All the West Windsor North wrestlers were eliminated Friday night.

Team Scores

1. Old Bridge 184; 2. Sayreville 178; 3. Monroe 149.5; 4. South Brunswick 148; 5. East Brunswick 123.5; 6. Spotswood 42; 7. North Brunswick 41; 8. New Brunswick 39; 9. South River 31; 10. West Windsor-Plainsboro South 30 11. West Windsor-Plainsboro North 10.

Finals

140: Conor Hayes (Old Bridge ) d. Noel Santiago ( Sayreville ) 5-1.

145: Jaime Bond (Old Bridge ) d. Mike Billitz ( Monroe ) 6-1.

152: David Saley ( Monroe ) d. Sebastian Bea ( Old Bridge ) 20-13.

160: Hunter Pipala ( Monroe ) d. Gino Schifano ( Sayreville ) 9-4.

171: Brendan Vercammen (South Brunswick) d. Steven Zafrani ( Old Bridge ) 4-3.

189: Nick Orak ( Old Bridge ) d. Julian Quintin ( East Brunswick ) 4-0.

215: Marc Tyson ( Monroe ) d. Christopher Raub ( Sayreville ) 11-4.

285: Nadrell McMillan ( New Brunswick ) d. Tyler Carlock ( Sayreville ) 6-3.

103: Gary Siriday (Sayreville) p. Mike Nadera ( Old Bridge ) 2:43.

112: Michael Palomba ( South River ) tf. Justin Lopez ( South Brunswick ) 17-1 5:01.

119: Anthony Geiger (Sayreville) p. Joe Suozzo ( Old Bridge ) 1:55.

125: Kyle Jensen ( Monroe ) d. Matthew Paribello ( East Brunswick ) 10-6.

130: James Pagano (South Brunswick) d. Ryan Levinsky ( East Brunswick ) 7-2.

135: Sam Emburgia ( Monroe ) p. Kyle Anderson ( Sayreville ) 1:17.

Consolation Finals

103: Chad Capraro (South Brunswick) d. Mike Duhigg ( East Brunswick ) 14-7.

112: Michael Bohling (Sayreville) p. Ovalid Majdoubi ( New Brunswick ) 2:58.

119: Mike Fahy (Spotswood) d. Mike Nicolaro ( East Brunswick ) 10-5.

125: Frank Capraro ( South Brunswick ) p. Brian Oglesby (West Windsor-Plainsboro South) 5:50.

130: Phil Sandford ( Old Bridge ) p. James Wittkop (Spotswood) 1:10.

135: Michael O’Kane (East Brunswick) p. Robert Ahad ( North Brunswick ) 5:31.

140: Ryan Marosy (East Brunswick) d. Tyler Jarmillo ( South Brunswick ) 2-1.

145: Alfonso Gonzalez (West Windsor-Plainsboro South) d. Luke Rimmer ( South Brunswick ) 12-8.

152: Garrett Cuddey (Spotswood) p. Jake Pietrefesa ( South Brunswick ) 2:34.

160: Justin DeAndrea (South Brunswick) vs. Eli Zafrani ( Old Bridge ) 4-2.

171: Alex Yanuzzelli (Sayreville) vs. John Segreto ( East Brunswick ) 4-2 (OT).

189: Jeff Goldhagan (South Brunswick) p. Ben Caturano ( North Brunswick ) 3:14.

215: Alex Baranov (North Brunswick) p. Eric Brown ( East Brunswick ) 3:18.

285: Justin Harrison ( Old Bridge ) p. David Calves (West Windsor-Plainsboro South) 3:21.

Semi-Finals

103: Gary Siriday (Sayreville) p. Mike Duhigg (East Brunswick) 0:49; Mike Nadera ( Old Bridge ) d. Chad Capraro ( South Brunswick ) 8-6.

112: Michael Palomba (South River) d. Michael Bohling (Sayreville) 8-1; Justin Lopez (South Brunswick) d. Ovalid Majdoubi ( New Brunswick ) 17-13.

119: Anthony Geiger (Sayreville) p. Mike Fahy (Spotswood) 0:43; Joe Suozzo ( Old Bridge ) p. Mike Nicolaro ( East Brunswick ) 5:24.

125: Kyle Jensen ( Monroe ) d. Frank Capraro (South Brunswick) 7-5; Matthew Paribello ( East Brunswick ) d. Brian Oglesby (West Windsor-Plainsboro South) 4-2.

130: Ryan Levinsky (East Brunswick) t.f. James Wittkop (Spotswood) 18-2 6:00; James Pagano (South Brunswick) p. Phil Sandford ( Old Bridge ) 2:56.

135: Sam Emburgia ( Monroe ) p. Michael O’Kane (East Brunswick), 3:25; Kyle Anderson (Sayreville) p. Robert Ahad ( North Brunswick ) 2:32.

140: Conor Hayes ( Old Bridge ) p. Ryan Marosy (East Brunswick) 2:43; Noel Santiago (Sayreville) d. Tyler Jaramillo ( South Brunswick ) 3-2.

145: Jaime Bond ( Old Bridge ) d. Alfonso Gonzalez (West Windsor-Plainsboro South) 11-5; Mike Billitz ( Monroe ) m.d. Luke Rimmer ( South Brunswick ) 14-5.

152: David Saley ( Monroe ) vs. Jake Pietrefesa (South Brunswick) 22-7 4:24; Sebastian Bea ( Old Bridge ) p. Garrett Cuddey (Spotswood) 3:50.

160: Hunter Pipala ( Monroe ) p. Eli Zafrani ( Old Bridge ) 5:56; Gino Schifano (Sayreville) d. Justin DeAndrea ( South Brunswick ) 7-3.

171: Brendan Vercammen (South Brunswick) t.f. John Segreto (East Brunswick) 16-0 5:53; Steven Zafrani ( Old Bridge ) d. Alex Yanuzzelli ( Sayreville ) 11-5.

189: Nick Orak ( Old Bridge ) m.d. Ben Caturano (North Brunswick) 17-4; Julian Quintin (East Brunswick) d. Jeff Goldhagen ( South Brunswick ) 10-7.

215: Marc Tyson ( Monroe ) p. Eric Brown (East Brunswick) 1:34; Christopher Raub (Sayreville) p. Alex Baranov ( North Brunswick ) 3:04.

285: Nadrell McMillan ( New Brunswick ) d. Justin Harrison ( Old Bridge ) 8-3; Tyler Carlock ( Sayreville ) p. David Calves (West Windsor-Plainsboro South) 3:02.