Rangers impressive in winning Arrotti Invitational, By Dennis Wilson Wallkill Valley won the team title in the nine-team field of the Joe Arrotti Invitational contested at Lakeland Regional in Wanaque to open up the 2006-2007 high school wrestling competition on Saturday. K.C. Murphy (119), Brandon Prentioce (130) and Ryan Callahan (140) placed first in their weight divisions. Hopatcong cruised to a first place finish in its own tournament. Defending state heavyweight champion Zack Rey was a key contributor, winning the 285-pound weight class by registering a 16-6 major decision over Belvidere’s C.J. Triantafyllos. Gabe Ramos (112), Andy Hill (145) and Rich Hoer (152) contributed gold medal performances. Kittatinny claimed first place in the prestigious Caldwell Tournament with Brick Memorial second and Eastern third. Chris Burdge (103), Derek Valenti (125), Brian Bollette (130), Justin Junior (160), Tom Spellman (171) and Jake Winrich (215) turned in gold medal performances for the Cougars. Lenape Valley finished third among the eight schools in the Dover Tournament. Andrew Wrede (119) and Matt Olivo (145) picked up gold medals. Newton placed third in the eight-team field at the Morris Knolls Tournament without a gold medal winner. Austin Alpaugh (145) and Ben Kissane (215) pickled up silver medals. 2006 Hopatcong Tournament Team Scores 1. Hopatcong 105 1/2 2. North Hunterdon 80 3. Wayne Valley 77 4. Passaic Valley 68 5. Emerson/Park Ridge 67 6. Belvidere 59 1/2 7. Cranford 37 8. Sparta 32 9. Parsippany 29 1/2 10. Woodbridge 24 11. Nanuet (NY) 22 12T. Clifton 0 12T. West Side/Newark 0 Championship Finals 112-Pounds: Gabe Ramos (Hopatcong) dec. Tony Fusco (North Hunterdon) 9-2 145-Pounds: Andy Hill (Hopatcong) dec. Charles Markovitch (Cranford) 10-7 152-Pounds: Rich Hoer (Hopatcong) dec. Mike Guarriello (Emerson/Park Ridge) 4-2 189-Pounds: Tyler Smith (Belvidere) dec. Philip Takecs-Senske (Sparta) 6-6 (2-0 OT criteria) 215-Pounds: Kaleb Wisner (Belvidere) dec. Brandon Dock (Sparta) 9-4 285-Pounds: Zack Rey (Hopatcong) maj. dec. C.J. Triantafyllos (Belvidere) 16-6 Third Place Consolation Finals 119-Pounds: Ariel Ramos (Hopatcong) dec. Aslan Bachkhaz (Passaic Valley) 3-2 125-Pounds: Jamie Mandaglio (North Hunterdon) dec. Kevin Cardin (Hopatcong) 3-1 135-Pounds: Kevin Catullo (North Hunterdon) pin Nick Pastore (Hopatcong) 3:00 140-Pounds: Jeb Dennis (Cranford) dec. A.J. Pagano (Hopatcong) 9-5 160-Pounds: Miguel Perez (Passaic Valley) pin Chris Reid (Hopatcong) 3:13 189-Pounds: Carl Juskus (Hopatcong) pin John Bednarz (Emerson/Park Ridge) 5:00 285-Pounds: Travis Skrable (Emerson/Park Ridge) pin Daniel Sieven (Sparta) 4:40 Caldwell Tournament Team Scores 1. Kittatinny 199 2. Brick Memorial 189 3. Eastern 143 4. Hunterdon Central 126 5. Randolph 125 6. West Deptford 98 7. Caldwell 85 8. Somerville 78. Championship Finals 103-Pounds: Chris Budge (Kittatinny) dec. Andrew Kratsch (Caldwell) 3-1 125-Pounds: Derek Valenti (Kittatinny) dec. Jim Kirchner (Somerville) 7-1 130-Pounds: Brian Bollette (Kittatinny) pin Mark Maloney (Eastern) 5:35 135-Pounds: Steve Santos (Brick Memorial) dec. Troy Hernandez (Kittatinny) 6-2 145- Pounds: Don Miller (Brick Memorial) dec. Troy Branham (Kittatinny) 7-4 160-Pounds: Justin Junior (Kittatinny) dec. Phil Hook (Eastern) 7-3 171-Pounds: Tom Spellman (Kittatinny) pin Kyle Tufts (Randolph) :20 215-Pounds: Jake Weinrich (Kittatinny) pin Frank Aversa (Hunterdon Central) :27 Joe Arrotti Invitational (Lakeland Regional) Team Scores 1. Wallkill Valley 136 2. Pompton Lakes 119 1/2 3. Ramsey 75 1/2 4. Boonton 73 5. Cedar Grove 71 6. Wayne Hills 65 1/2 7. Manchester Regional 65 8T. Audubon 52 8T. Lakeland 52 Championship Finals 119-Pounds: K.C. Murphy (Wallkill Valley) dec. Yacob Burtamekh (Pompton Lakes) 6-3 125-Pounds: Colton Chalkley (Lakeland) dec. Kodie Silvestri (Wallkill Valley) 9-6 130-Pounds: Brandon Prentice (Wallkill Valley) pin Anthony Caccarelli (Cedar Grove) 3:03 140-Pounds: Ryan Callahan (Wallkill Valley) pin Mark Sargenti (Ramsey) 1:41 160-Pounds: Jimmie Rivera (Ramsey) dec. Christian Kasa (Wallkill Valley) 11-5 Third Place Consolation Finals 103-Pounds: Tommy Voter (Lakeland) pin Jeff Hilbert (Wallkill Valley) 1:17 135-Pounds: Travis Wenz (Wallkill Valley) dec. Andrew Perkins (Boonton) 4-3 145-Pounds: Evan Bowlby (Wallkill Valley) dec. Sean Hegarty (Boonton) 4-3 152-Pounds: Alfred Morales (Wallkill Valley) dec. Casey Potdevin (Pompton Lakes) 4-2 189-Pounds: Gio Ramirez (Wallkill Valley) pin Dan Christy (Audubon) 4:14 215-Pounds: Jeff Apolito (Wallkill Valley) dec. Brian Munoz (Wayne Hills) 14-7 Semifinals: 103-Pounds: Evan Lodder (Pompton Lakes) maj. dec. Jeff Hilbert (Wallkill Valley) 13-0 119-Pounds: K.C. Murphy (Wallkill Valley) dec. C.J. Burns (Audubon) 3-1 125-Pounds: Kodie Silvestri (Wallkill Valley) pin Patrick Patti (Ramsey) 2:52 130-Pounds: Brandon Prentice (Wallkill Valley) pin Ryan Nicol (Pompton Lakes) 2:29 135-Pounds: Joe Lerro (Lakeland) dec. Travis Wenz (Wallkill Valley) 13-10 140-Pounds: Ryan Callahan (Wallkill Valley) pin Nick Questa (Boonton) 6-0 145-Pounds: Dan Clarke (Ramsey) tech. fall Evan Bowlby (Wallkill Valley) 15-0, 2:13 152-Pounds: Steven Andolena (Ramsey) pin Alfred Morales (Wallkill Valley) 3:30 160-Pounds: Christian Kasa (Wallkill Valley) pin Pedro Crespo (Wayne Hills) 1:32 171-Pounds: Alex Anest (Boonton) pin Max Lehman (Wallkill Valley) 1:50 189-Pounds: Dustin Brooks (Boonton) pin Gio Ramirez (Wallkill Valley) 1:33 Quarterfinals 103-Pounds: Evan Lodder (Pompton Lakes) pin Jeff Hilbert (Wallkill Valley) 1:11 112-Pounds: Louise Marlow (Lakeland) dec. Nathan Yahm (Wallkill Valley) 3-0 119-Pounds: K.C. Murphy (Wallkill Valley) pin Abraham Zaddon (Manchester Regional) 3:58 125-Pounds: Kodie Ailvestri (Wallkill Valley) pin Peter Samylenko (Wayne Hills):51 135-Pounds: Mike Tretia (Cedar Grove) pin Colin Walters (Ramsey) 3:00 Compton Bender (Pompton Lakes) dec. Albert Cleanfrani (Audubon) 14-12 Travis Wenz (Wallkill Valley) dec. Andrew Perkins (Boonton) 7-3 Joe Lerro (Lakeland) pin Evan Little (Wayne Hills) 3:32 140-Pounds: Ryan Callahan (Wallkill Valley) pin Scott Montegari (Lakeland) 2:52 145-Pounds: Tyler Cohen (Cedar Grove) pin Evan Bowlby (Wallkill Valley) 1:38 152-Pounds: Alfred Morales (Wallkill Valley) dec. Casey Potdevin (Pompton Lakes) 6-2 160-Pounds: Christian Kasa (Wallkill Valley) pin Greg Hill (Lakeland) 1:11 171-Pounds: Max Lehman (Wallkill Valley) dec. Doug Mattia (Cedar Grove) 10-9 189-Pounds: Matt Grosser (Pompton Lakes) pin Jake Geertsema (Wallkill Valley) 1:54 215-Pounds: Anthony Scorzetti (Manchester Regional) pin Jeff Apolito (Wallkill Valley):44 285-Pounds: Casey Bochm (Audubon) pin Mike Godsby (Wallkill Valley) 1:40 Morris Knolls Tournament Team Scores 1. Hackettstown 229 1/2 2. South Plainfield 223 1/2 3. Newton 135 4. Seton Hall Prep 99 5. Governor Livingston 68 6. Morris Knolls 55 7. Morris Hills 49 8. Montville 46 Championship Finals 145-Pounds: Cory Vernon (Hackettstown) dec. Austin Alpaugh (Newton) 6-3 215-Pounds: Arjan Leka (Montville) pin Ben Kissane (Newton) 3:06 Consolation Finals 103-Pounds: Kevin Churchill (Newton) maj. dec. Stephen Donald (Morris Hills) 10-0 119-Pounds: Etienne Luckson (Hackettstown) pin Jared Zappa (Newton) 2:48 130-Pounds: Kyle Huber (Newton) dec. Steve Hennigan (Seton Hall) 4-1 135-Pounds: Casey Campbell (Newton) pin Cody Sternlicht (Morris Hills) 5:23 140-Pounds: Daniel Coppola (Seton Hall) dec. Mike Malson (Newton) 4-3 171-Pounds: Dan Pompillio (South Plainfield) pin Ralph Carratua (Newton) 4:36 189-Pounds: Brendan Kramer (Newton) pin Nico Huelsenbach (Morris Hills) 1:53 285-Pounds: Nick Souders (Hackettstown) dec. Ed Mattice (Newton) 3-2 Dover Tournament Outstanding Wrestler: Matt Fusco (St. Mary/Rutherford) Team Scores 1. St. Mary/Rutherford 155 1/2 2. West Orange 136 3. Lenape Valley 132 4. Roxbury 124 5. West Milford 113 6. Mendham 111 7. Dover 71 8. Whippany Park 67 Championship Finals 119-Pounds: Andrew Wrede (Lenape Valley) pin Pete Ruiz (St. Mary/Rutherford) 3:52 145-Pounds: Matt Olivo (Lenape Valley) pin Jimmy Luciano (West Orange) 2:48 160-Pounds: Zac Garripoli (Roxbury) maj. dec. Mike Olivo (Lenape Valley) 13-2 171-Pounds: Moe Vasquez (West Orange) dec. Aaron Piemontesi (Lenape Valley) 7-5 Consolation Third Place Finals: 140-Pounds: Bill Fritzky (Lenape Valley) maj. dec. Jeff Lauterbach (West Orange) 16-5 152-Pounds: Jim Gorman (Roxbury) won by forfeit over Rob Borgstrom (Lenape Valley) 189-Pounds: Vin Campanile (Lenape Valley) dec. Ben Hill (West Orange) 2-0 215-Pounds: Fred Orchard (Mendham) dec. Mike Moschella (Lenape Valley) 1-0