WRESTLING
Wrestling: Final North Jersey team rankings, banner winners for 2024-25 season
Sean FarrellNorthJersey.comFinal North Jersey team rankings
St. Joseph 14-3Bergen Catholic 11-3Paramus Catholic 9-8Don Bosco 10-6Wayne Valley 21-1Passaic Tech 23-11Old Tappan 17-2Pascack Valley 19-7Hasbrouck Heights 20-2New Milford 16-2Ramapo 13-9Passaic Valley 19-5River Dell 22-7Manchester 15-5Pompton Lakes 19-6Emerson/Park Ridge 11-11Westwood 14-7Paramus 15-6Pascack Hills 17-10Northern Highlands 15-10Fair Lawn 18-11Clifton 16-9Becton/Wood-Ridge 22-6Ridgewood 10-12Demarest 12-15Banner winners
►The Big North Freedom race ended in a three-way tie with Northern Highlands, Paramus and Ramapo all earning a piece of the crown.
BCWCA County Results:
Finals114 pounds: Grace Riley (Paramus Catholic) Fall Isabelle Yukselen (Paramus), 3:07
147 pounds: Sonia Balwas (Paramus) Fall Paige Berger (Ramsey) 1:46
152 pounds: Emma Mees (Paramus) Fall Jade Lang (Fair Lawn), 1:48
Third-Place Matches
152: Chloe Capazzi (Paramus) FALL Diana Herrera
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Dmytro Bohdan, Paramus: The Spartans' junior turned in another perfect week with two pins, one forfeit and one technical fall at 132. Paramus went on to win all four matches, including two by single-digits over Freehold Borough and Toms River North.
Paramus HS Wrestling@ParamusHSWrest1: Congrats to BCCA Tourney Medalists Dima Bohdan (3rd Place, 132) and Nick Guastello (4th Place, 126)!
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Nick Guastello, Paramus: Guastello racked up five more wins last week for the Spartans, who swept a quad on Saturday after single-digit victories over Pascack Hills and St. Mary. As a junior, Guastello is 14-3 while rotating between 126 and 132 pounds.
North Jersey wrestlers to watch at middle weights during 2024-25 season
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Sonia Balwas, Paramus senior: Balwas took home Bergen County gold last year at 145 pounds and dropped down a weight in the state tournament and placed third. On the season, she was 24-8 with 18 pins and one technical fall.