Final individual wrestler rankings of the 2023-24 season: The look before Atlantic City

Matt Henrich of Southern, left, wrestles Nicholas Campagna of Christian Brothers in the 157-pound region 7 final at Lenape High School, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024.

We’ve reached the best week of the N.J. wrestling season – the three-day stretch in Atlantic City that finishes the year.

Jayden James of Delbarton (top) pinned Giovanni Scafidi of Howell to win the 138-pound at the NJSIAA Region 5 wrestling tournament, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 in Somerset, N.J.

A total of 14 boys state champions will be crowned on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall. We’re still waiting for the tournament to be seeded later today and the eight regions figure to have shuffled the brackets from how they would’ve looked following District Saturday.

Anthony Knox of St. John Vianney, left, wrestles Robert Duffy of Christian Brothers in the 120-pound region 7 final at Lenape High School, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024.

Simply put, last week was make or break for the Garden State’s best grapplers. Which wrestlers made it count?

Find out below in our final NJ.com individual wrestler rankings release of the winter.

106 pounds

NOTES: Segal jumps Mason after beating him in the Region 7 semifinals. Esposito jumps Tounkara after beating him in the Region 2 final. Esposito enters and jumps Sipper after beating him in the Region 3 final.

Killian Coluccio of Christian Brothers, left, wrestles Jordan Segal of Shawnee in the 106-pound region 7 final at Lenape High School, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024.

Caught our eye: Ethan Michaels, Colts Neck, So.

113 pounds

NOTES: St. Peter’s Prep’s Sal Borometti, previously No. 5 at the weight, drops out after losing to Jackson Liberty’s Anthony Urso. Hagensen jumps McGinty after beating him in the Region 2 final. Vann enters.

Vincent Lee of Delbarton reacts after he beat defending state champion Hudson Skove of Rumson-Fair Haven, 5-3, in the 215-pound final at the NJSIAA Region 5 wrestling tournament, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 in Somerset, N.J.

Caught our eye: Anthony Urso, Jackson Liberty, Sr.

120 pounds

NOTES: No changes.

Caught our eye: Chris Nucifora, Bergen Catholic, Sr.

126 pounds

NOTES: Ostroff jumps Henry after beating him in the Region 6 final and Perez jumps Weber after beating him in the Region 3 final.

Caught our eye: Zach Beadling, St. Joseph (Met.), Jr.

132 pounds

NOTES: Manera jumps O’Keefe after beating him in the Region 7 final.

Caught our eye: Nick Clayton, High Point, Jr.

138 pounds

NOTES: Princeton’s Blase Mele, previously No. 4 at the weight, drops out after taking third at Region 5. Lakeland’s Ryan Langenmayr, previously No. 6, drops out after losing in the Region 1 final to Lee. Paulsboro’s Logan Sichelstiel, previously No. 8, drops out after taking third at Region 7. Kochman, Zaltsman and Lee enter.

Caught our eye: Giovanni Scafidi, Howell, Sr.

144 pounds

NOTES: Phillipsburg’s Luke Geleta, previously No. 6 at the weight, and Don Bosco Prep’s Santino Rodriguez, previously No. 7 at the weight, both drop out after not winning their respective regions. Geleta lost to Hibler in the Region 2 final and Rodriguez was injured in the days leading up to the Region 1 Tournament. DiStefano enter with Hibler.

Caught our eye: Ben Marchetto, West Milford, Sr.

150 pounds

NOTES: Logan moves to No. 1 after Farina beat Fuller in the Region 6 final. Ballante moves up after beating Hawk in the Region 2 final. Roskos moves up after winning Region 7. Craft jumps Dixon after beating him in the Region 8 final.

Caught our eye: Jayden Iznaga, Bergen Catholic, Sr.

157 pounds

NOTES: Kingsway’s Ben Dryden, previously No. 8 at the weight, drops out after taking third at Region 8. Campagna enters after beating Onorato in the Region 7 semifinals.

Caught our eye: Logan Wiecoreck, Voorhees, Sr.

165 pounds

NOTES: Zearfoss jumps Hochstrasser after beating him in the Region 7 final and Quinonez has a head-to-head win over Stangle, who lost in the Region 7 semifinals.

Caught our eye: Ryan Acquisto, Point Pleasant Boro, Sr.

175 pounds

NOTES: Sciulla enters and jumps Packer after beating him in the Region 2 semifinals. Ocean City’s Nick Layton, previously No. 6 at the weight, drops out after finishing third at Region 8.

Caught our eye: Gavin Seiler, Westwood, Sr.

190 pounds

NOTES: Delaware Valley’s Anderson Olcott, previously No. 7 at the weight, drops out after finishing third at Region 3. Passaic Valley’s Frankie Martino, previously No. 8 at the weight, drops out after finishing runner-up at Region 2. Reyes and Marchese enter.

Caught our eye: Kaleb Wright, Gloucester, Sr.

215 pounds

NOTES: Lee moves to No. 1 after beating Skove in the Region 5 final. St. Joseph (Met.)’s Brian Christie drops out after injury defaulting against Faxon and medically forfeiting the third place bout at Region 4. DeLuca enters after beating Salerno in the Region 1 final.

Caught our eye: Mateo Vinciguerra, Woodstown, So.

285 pounds

NOTES: Toranzo jumps Shue after beating him in the Region 3 final. Cinnaminson’s Donovan Wilkinson, previously No. 7 at the weight, drops out after finishing third in Region 7. Dirkes enters after winning Region 8.

Caught our eye: Mason Brancato, Pompton Lakes, Jr.

NJ.com wrestling writers Bill Evans, Jake Aferiat and Joe Zedalis contributed to this report.

Ryan Patti covers the Big North, NJAC and NJIC. He can be reached at [email protected] or via direct message here.

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