Blair Academy 26 Delbarton 24
Blair Academy has gone through the wringer this season and one more – and much anticipated – final test was one that New Jersey wrestling fans were clamoring for.
It lived up to the hype.
In another instant classic, the No. 1 nationally-ranked Bucs edged by powerhouse Delbarton thanks to some late heroics from No. 2 nationally ranked heavyweight Carter Neves. Trailing 24-20, Neves logged a :31 second pin against Connor Martin that vaulted Blair Academy in front for the dramatic win.
JSZ’s Jay Cook has ALL the highlights from Morristown between New Jersey’s two elite wrestling programs:
Match Results (Courtesy of TrackWrestling.com)
106: Dylan Palentchar (DESC) over Benjamin Koch (BLAC) (MD 11-0)
113: Jayden James (DESC) over Ryan Meier (BLAC) (MD 13-2)
120: Leo DeLuca (BLAC) over Daniel Jones (DESC) (Dec 5-3)
126: Marc-Anthony McGowan (BLAC) over Chase Quenault (DESC) (MD 11-3)
132: Matthew Lopes (BLAC) over Trevor Jones (DESC) (MD 13-4)
138: Tyler Vazquez (DESC) over William Dekraker (BLAC) (Dec 6-2)
144: Logan Rozynski (BLAC) over Joseph Davi (DESC) (Dec 4-0)
150: William Henckle (BLAC) over Carl Betz (DESC) (Dec 8-2)
157: Alessio Perentin (DESC) over Paul Ognissanti (BLAC) (Dec 5-3)
165: Louis Cerchio (DESC) over Peter Snyder (BLAC) (SV 2-1)
175: Simon Ruiz (DESC) over Lorenzo Norman (BLAC) (Dec 4-2)
190: Joshua Anthony (BLAC) over Henry Forte (DESC) (Dec 12-6)
215: Vincent Lee (DESC) over Roman Martinez (BLAC) (MD 12-4)
285: Carter Neves (BLAC) over Connor Martin (DESC) (Fall 0:31)

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