132 pounds
1. Sr. KJ Fenstermacher (29-3) Northampton
2. Jr. Andrew Gapas (28-2) North Hunterdon
3. Jr. Jarred Papcsy (24-9) Bethlehem Catholic
4. Sr. Matt Valli (27-4) Warren Hills
5. Sr. Nick Nunez (20-7) Easton
Honorable mention (in alphabetical order): So. Blake Daniel (23-8) Notre Dame; Jr. Andy Evans (20-8) Freedom; So. Jackson Karrat (12-11) Emmaus; So. Justin Kyra (22-3) Saucon Valley; Sr. Blake McNew (14-13) Bangor; So. Adam Marsh (17-8) Palisades; Fr. Anthony Micci (21-9) Wilson; Sr. Connor Mills (22-9) Delaware Valley; Sr. Ezra Neff (17-5) Northern Lehigh; Jr. Ian Pulli (17-12) Nazareth; Fr. Antonio Reto (12-10) Pen Argyl; Jr. Colin Rex (20-9) Northwestern Lehigh.
Comments: Nunez drops here from 138 and finds an instant home in the top 5, which also helps settle the long-running issue at the No. 5 spot here. Nunez is a pretty clear choice, though Rex, who pinned Daniel in the D-11 2A team quarterfinal, and Mills still close though the Terrier really shouldn’t have lost to Vincent Romaniello of Hunterdon Central 3-2. Pulli had a huge pin against Bethlehem Catholic that may well have swung the match the Blue Eagles’ way; he might push for a spot. Gapas’ loss was up at 138 to Bound Brook’s Robert Cleary (ranked No. 3 in the state by Wrestling Full Circle), 9-4, and that incurs no penalty. Neither does Papcsy’s 3-1 OT loss at 138 to Northampton’s No. 1 Dan Moran, either; in fact, that was a terrific bout that the Golden Hawk should be proud of. Valli might get another shot at Cranford’s Chris Scorese (ranked No. 3 in the state by Wrestling Full Circle) in the North 2 Group 3 sectional final; Scorese pinned Valli in OT when they met in a dual.
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