NJ wrestling state tournament: Weighing in on 171lbs wrestlers

NJ wrestling state tournament: Weighing in on 171lbs wrestlers
By Star-Ledger Staff

Winning a state championship would be a great cap to the career of Ryan Callahan of Wallkill Valley. In the Region 1 final on Monday in his home gym, Callahan not only won his third region championship but he became the all-time winning-est wrestler in the proud history of Sussex County.
He enters Atlantic City with 150 career victories and as a heavy favorite to win the state title. He fell in the 2009 state final at this 171-pound class to two-time champion Brandan Ard of Watchung Hills by a 4-3 score. Ard is off to college and wresting at Wisconsin and Callahan is ready to take over this weight class.Callahan, the No. 1 seed up top, could tangle with a tough semifinal opponent in Zach Agostino of Egg Harbor, the No. 2 seed in this half.
Omar Akel of Long Branch, the No. 1 seed in the bottom who placed sixth in the state at 171 a year ago, second-seeded Mike Khoury of St.Joseph in Montvale, third-seeded Jamie Westwood of Queen of Peace, fourth-seeded Canaan Bethea of Ttrenton and Mike Hafke of Voorhees, the No. 5 seed, all have potential to reach the final opposite Callahan.
The matchups:
T1-Ryan Callahan, Wallkill Valley vs. T8-Damian Murberg, Pascack Valley vs. Brian Stapleton, Franklin winner.
T5-Bryan Sternlieb, Toms River East vs. T4-Mike Lomio, Hanover Park.
T6-James Fox, St. Peter's Prep vs. Victor Kipiani, Ramapo, winner vs. T3-Brendan Vercammen, South Brunswick vs. Gregg Ratner, Hightstown winner.
T7-T.J. Shea, Bishop Eustace vs. Anthony Angelone, West Orange, winner vs. T2-Zach Agostino, Egg Harbor Twp.
B1-Omar Akel, Long Branch vs. Victor Pozsonyi, Roselle Park, winner vs. B8-Mike Amada, Mount Olive vs. Jake Poeppel, Woodstown winner.
B5-Mike Hafke, Voorhees vs. B4-Canaan Bethea, Trenton, winner vs. B6-Daymien Scott, Washington Twp. vs. Brad Wosczak, Wall, winner vs. B3-Jamie Westwood, Queen of Peace.
B7-Dawud Hicks, Plainfield vs. John Secor, Pompton Lakes, winner vs. B2-Mike Khoury, St. Joseph (Mont.).

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