Wrestling: Brackets released for 2024 Bergen County Tournament

The Bergen County Wrestling Tournament returns this weekend with matches on Saturday and Sunday at Garfield Middle School.

Jan 17, 2024; Ramsey, NJ, USA; Bergen Catholic wrestling at Don Bosco. (Left) BC Ryan Ford and DB Benjamin Garcia in their 165 pound match.

Here are the seeds and first-round matchups for the 2024 championship.

106 pounds

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(1) Oumar Tounkara (Teaneck), bye

(16) Evan McGinnity (Hackensack) vs. (17) Imran Shamanov (Saddle Brook)

(9) Johnny Emes (Glen Rock) vs. (24) Ammar Shehdah (Garfield)

(8) Christian Stocker (St. Mary) vs. (25) Giovanni Vargas (Lodi)

(5) Nicolas Carvajal (Hasbrouck Heights) vs. (28) Chase Paglio (Lyndhurst/North Arlington)

(12) Leo DeCandia (Old Tappan) vs. (21) Lake Loschiavo (River Dell)

(13) Joseph Celenza (Westwood) vs. (20) Maxwell Emmert (Northern Highlands)

(4) Matthew Elyash (Paramus) vs. (29) Damien Gerbovich (Leonia/Pal Park)

(3) Eddie Hufnagel (Paramus Catholic) vs. (30) Koa McLaurin (Becton/Wood-Ridge)

(14) Josiah Gibson (Bergenfield) vs. (19) Nick Pellegrini (Indian Hills)

(11) Evan Constante (Emerson/Park Ridge) vs. (22) Joseph Eboli (Don Bosco)

(6) Hassan Shawkat (Pascack Hills) vs. (27) Dylan Selvaggio (Pascack Valley)

(7) Carmine De Lucia (Fair Lawn) vs. (26) Thomas Alday (New Milford)

(10) Mike McCormack (North Bergen) vs. (23) James Sutera (Dumont)

(15) Mo Eissa (Cliffside Park/Ridgefield) vs. (18) Ethan Dowling (Ridgewood)

(2) Charlie Esposito (St. Joseph), bye

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113 pounds

(1) Johnathon McGinty (St. Joseph), bye

(16) Erik De La Cruz (Cliffside Park/Ridgefield Park) vs. (17) Paul Tsocanos (Ramapo)

(9) Dylan Biegel (Pascack Valley) vs. (24) Nick Guastello (Paramus)

(8) Preston Montague (Paramus Catholic) vs. (25) Shane Armstrong (Leonia/Pal Park)

(5) Dave Vazquez (North Bergen) vs. (28) Joseph Petruno (Becton/Wood-Ridge)

(12) Nick Kelly (River Dell) vs. (21) Andrew Finale (Indian Hills)

(13) Mark Calderio (Fair Lawn) vs. (20) Dylan Macaluso (Old Tappan)

(4) Omar Asfour (Lodi) vs. (29) D’Var David (St. Mary)

(3) Ryan McKenna (Dumont) vs. (30) Ajdin Radoncic (Pascack Hills)

(14) Matt Mulligan (New Milford) vs. (19) Anthony Haro (Garfield)

(11) Alec Murado (Demarest) vs. (22) Jake Rigolosi (Saddle Brook)

(6) Nico Nipitella (Hasbrouck Heights) vs. (27) Joseph Dimotta (Emerson/Park Ridge)

(7) Andrew Bonita (Don Bosco) vs. (26) Michael Echeverri (Northern Highlands)

(10) Evan McNeil (Lyndhurst/North Arlington) vs. (23) Jonathan Revi (Bergenfield)

(15) Daniel Vela (Bogota/Ridgefield Park) vs. (18) Rohi Hubert (Glen Rock)

(2) Anthony Lavezzola (Westwood), bye

120 pounds

(1) Mikey Bautista (St. Joseph), bye

(16) Andrew Davidoff (Glen Rock) vs. (17) Tyler Quinn (Dumont)

(9) JJ Leonard (North Bergen) vs. (24) Justin Quiros (Don Bosco)

(8) Victor Ye (Westwood) vs. (25) Tristin Bailey (Leonia/Pal Park)

(5) Brody Bogues (Fair Lawn) vs. (28) Damian lagrone (Paramus)

(12) Ryan Dyki (Northern Highlands) vs. (21) Dylan Dimone (Hasbrouck Heights)

(13) Giovanni Giardina (Waldwick/Midland Park) vs. (20) Shawn Madriaga (Bergenfield)

(4) Jonathan Rotolo (Old Tappan) vs. (29) Braden Lake (Ridgewood)

(3) Evan Krakower (River Dell), bye

(14) Jorge Jara (Cliffside Park/Ridgefield) vs. (19) Marvin Madera (Bogota/Ridgefield Park)

(11) Nate Boyd (Lyndhurst/North  Arlington) vs. (22) Matt Velez (Pascack Hills)

(6) Jake DeMeester (Garfield) vs. (27) Will Tarna (Pascack Valley)

(7) Jacob Guzman (Ramapo) vs. (26) Danel Figueroa (St. Mary)

(10) Kyle Davis (Demarest) vs. (23) Nicholas Konepka (Paramus Catholic)

(15) Nate Shannon (Emerson/Park Ridge) vs. (18) Zechariah Castagna (Becton/Wood-Ridge)

(2) Devin Ryan (New Milford), bye

126 pounds

(1) Vincent Paino (St. Joseph) vs. (32) Viktor Kanjuk (Lyndhurst/North Arlington)

(16) Joaquin Salcedo (Bogota/Ridgefield Park) vs. (17) Cole Boruta (Mahwah)

(9) Jayden Sanchez (Don Bosco) vs. (24) Tim Lee (Old Tappan)

(8) CJ Anzaldo (Ramapo) vs. (25) Gento Maruyama (Leonia/Pal Park)

(5) Mario Del Vecchio (St. Mary) vs. (28) Cyrus Shroff (Fair Lawn)

(12) Sam Bartlett (Westwood) vs. (21) Hudson Pascual (North Bergen)

(13) Michael Archvadze (River Dell) vs. (20) Julian Fontanez (Demarest)

(4) Joseph Keeler (Rutherford) vs. (29) Justin Reilley (Becton/Wood-Ridge)

(3) Anthony Cadicina (Ramsey) vs. (30) Dmytro Bohdan (Paramus)

(14) Justin Iannelli (Northern Highlands) vs. (19) Nicholas Gonzalez (Hasbrouck Heights)

(11) Peter Binikos (Tenafly) vs. (22) Mike Ziyo (Indian Hills)

(6) Joseph Petriello (Dumont) vs. (27) Luca Iachetti (Glen Rock)

(7) Nicholas Barone (Paramus Catholic) vs. (26) Nick Onello (Bergen Catholic)

(10) Sean Lee (Garfield) vs. (23) Jordan Correa (Bergenfield)

(15) John Allmers (Pascack Valley) vs. (18) Anthony Baker (Elmwood Park)

(2) Ryan Messick (Emerson/Park Ridge) vs. (31) Trevor Sanders (Pascack Hills)

132 pounds

(1) Adrian DeJesus (St. Joseph) vs. (32) Jayden Adames (Elmwood Park)/(33) Trevor Grageda (Pascack Valley)

(16) Xavier Gonzalez (Teaneck) vs. (17) Christian Kovalcik (Indian Hills)

(9) Kyle Von Seidelmann (Hasbrouck Heights) vs. (24) Chad Sadaka (Bergen Catholic)

(8) Matthew Mertz (Dumont) vs. (25) Michael Litvinenko (Northern Highlands)

(5) Joey Fulco (Ramapo) vs. (28) Gabriel Moreno (St. Mary)

(12) Van Schoening (Ramsey) vs. (21) Jonathan Martinez (Cliffside Park/Ridgefield)

(13) Dean Sinisgalli (Bogota/Ridgefield Park) vs. (20) Momen Jbara (Saddle Brook)

(4) Kieran McNeil (Lyndhurst/North Arlington) vs. (29) Sebastian Santiago Delgado (Becton/Wood-Ridge)

(3) Jerzey Ryan (New Milford) vs. (30) Connor Carmona (Bergenfield)/(35) Donovan Minichetti (Don Bosco)

(14) Brandon Dimase (Becton/Wood-Ridge) vs. (19) George Yako (Demarest)

(11) Matthew Constante (Emerson/Park Ridge) vs. (22) Dante Geanoules (Rutherford)

(6) Charlie Shaddow (Ridgewood) vs. (27) AJ Grecco (Westwood)

(7) Seach Hibler (Leonia/Pal Park) vs. (26) Steven Drapkin (River Dell)

(10) Jack Drucker (Old Tappan) vs. (23) Jeremy Manosalves (North Bergen)

(15) Jayden Bonaccorso (Fair Lawn) vs. (18) Anthony Presley (Garfield)

(2) Nicholas Pallitto (Paramus Catholic) vs. (31) Pat Rotella (Pascack Hills)/(34) Gianluca Mangano (Hackensack)

138 pounds

(1) Donny Almeyda (St. Joseph) vs. (32) Jahin Buiyah (Teaneck)/(33) Chris Weaver (Indian Hills)

(16) Said Doshukaev (Garfield) vs. (17) Benicio Reborio (Westwood)

(9) Brandon DiMase (Becton/Wood-Ridge) vs. (24) Alex Cruz (Bergenfield)

(8) Joseph Langschultz (New Milford) vs. (25) Nigel Milan (Glen Rock)

(5) Anthony Cummings (Hasbrouck Heights) vs. (28) Joey Yessis (Ramapo)

(12) Mike Torres (North Bergen) vs. (21) Onyx Trinadad (Dumont)

(13) Dylan Cerciello (Saddle Brook) vs. (20) Manuel Carino (Rutherford)

(4) Daniel Olivo (Old Tappan) vs. (29) Kevin Velasquez (Bogota/Ridgefield Park)

(3) Derek Rodriguez (Paramus Catholic) vs. (30) Adrian Alena (Hackensack)/(35) William Clasen (Northern Highlands)

(14) Erik Lawson (Cliffside Park/Ridgefield) vs. (19) Dominic Lisanti (Waldwick/Midland Park)

(11) Dan Perez (Demarest) vs. (22) Ben Strauss (Ridgewood)

(6) Antonio Cedeno (Pascack Valley) vs. (27) Michael Campise (Fort Lee)

(7) RJ Weiss (River Dell) vs. (26) Sebastian Laterra (Elmwood Park)

(10) Ryan Mastrofilipo (Lodi) vs. (23) Tyler Tsai (Fair Lawn)

(15) Elad Fronimos (Leonia/Pal Park) vs. (18) Paul Coombes (Emerson/Park Ridge)

(2) Noah Kochman (Bergen Catholic) vs. (31) Aidan Muller (Mahwah)/(34) Joeseph Candela (Paramus)

144 pounds

(1) James Sloan (St. Joseph) vs. (32) Andrei Torres (Fair Lawn)/(33) James Collins (New Milford)

(16) Austin Chmielowiecc-Falone (Garfield) vs. (17) Ryan Sklavounos (Westwood)

(9) Gabe Alcocer (Elmwood Park) vs. (24) Jack Walsh (Bergenfield)

(8) Eliyahu Smolanoff (Tenafly) vs. (25) Jonah Vales (Mahwah)

(5) Brady Dransfield (Indian Hills) vs. (28) Dean Silva (Lyndhurst/North Arlington)

(12) Jake Torre (Rutherford) vs. (21) Colin Cottrell (Emerson/Park Ridge)

(13) Luke Stempkowski (Pascack Valley) vs. (20) Agustin Grillo (Glen Rock)

(4) Gino Gorga (Ramapo) vs. (29) Jesendrix Schiffino (Saddle Brook)

(3) Abe Zaretsky (Paramus Catholic) vs. (30) Joseph Barbaro (Bergen Catholic)/(35) Levi Schulmann (Northern Highlands)

(14) Dillon Cahill (Pascack Hills) vs. (19) Caleb Kim (Old Tappan)

(11) AJ Tretola (Ridgewood) vs. (22) Aidan Roi (Dumont)

(6) Richie Daibes (River Dell) vs. (27) Elijah Hernandez (Leonia/Pal Park)

(7) Colin Fowler (Waldwick/Midland Park) vs. (26) Mark Gass (Paramus)

(10) Anthony Moreno (St. Mary) vs. (23) Evan Roque (North Bergen)

(15) James Ramundo (Cliffside Park/Ridgefield) vs. (18) Jake Olivero (Hasbrouck Heights)

(2) Christian Fojon (Ramsey) vs. (31) Matthew Rosas (Becton/Wood-Ridge)/(34) Max Dimanovski (Fort Lee)

150 pounds

(1) Zach Ballante (St. Joseph) vs. (32) Jaden Lemire (Bogota/Ridgefield Park)/(33) Kevin Silva (Lyndhurst)

(16) Luel Cetoute (Emerson/Park Ridge) vs. (17) Liam Osder (Demarest)

(9) Liam Boyle (River Dell) vs. (24) Antonio Jimenez (Fair Lawn)

(8) John Zero (Paramus Catholic) vs. (25) Victor Wida (Garfield)

(5) Joey Monticello (Don Bosco) vs. (28) Alex Crissey (Mahwah)

(12) Elioth Guarqila (Hackensack) vs. (21) Aiden Dunnell (Teaneck)

(13) George Hamilton (Pascack Valley) vs. (20) Eoin Maloney (Hasbrouck Heights)

(4) Jake Wacha (Pascack Hills) vs. (29) Jake Siegel (Northern Highlands)

(3) Jeremy Quezada (Dumont) vs. (30) David Mamedov (Fort Lee)

(14) Alvin Mercader (North Bergen) vs. (19) Alejandro Londono (Bergenfield)

(11) Branden Causillas (Ramapo) vs. (22) Efe Kaya (Cliffside Park/Ridgefield)

(6) Jayden Inzaga (Bergen Catholic) vs. (27) George Miranda (Indian Hills)

(7) Ryan Sullivan (Old Tappan) vs. (26) Shane Deegan (Paramus)

(10) Andrew Valas (Westwood) vs. (23) Finlay Laughton (Ramsey)

(15) Benyamin Zafrir (Tenafly) vs. (18) Jonathan Curry (Saddle Brook)

(2) August Hibler (Leonia/Pal Park) vs. (31) Alex VanHerk (Becton/Wood-Ridge)

157 pounds

(1)   (St. Joseph), bye

(16) Jeremiah Harmitt (Teaneck) vs. (17) Jayden Estrada (Saddle Brook)

(9) Nicholas Buda (Bogota/Ridgefield Park) vs. (24) Eric Tedesco (Fair Lawn)

(8) Jordan Twiss (Tenafly)  vs. (25) Daniel Amendola (Hasbrouck Heights)

(5) Stav Fronimos (Leonia/Pal Park) vs. (28) Cesar Maschang (Hackensack)

(12) Nick Brue (Pascack Valley) vs. (21) Charlie Schwartz (Indian Hills)

(13) Joseph Aiello (Paramus) vs. (20) Nicholas Giella (Emerson/Park Ridge)

(4) Yunte Trattner (Ridgewood) vs. (29) Ryan Kim (Fort Lee)

(3) Jordan Stallone (Becton/Wood-Ridge), bye

(14) Paul Mielke (Bergenfield) vs. (19) Jack Leiman (Northern Highlands)

(11) Jason Sansone (Ramapo) vs. (22) Jaydon Santiago (Dumont)

(6) Yoniel Mayor (North Bergen) vs. (27) Yuji Ota (River Dell)

(7) Rotem Ashkenazi (Demarest) vs. (26) Ronin Stern (Pascack Hills)

(10) Tommy Kousis (Westwood) vs. (23) Zach Sugako (Mahwah)

(15) Nick Lora (Rutherford) vs. (18) Alfredo Bermudez (St. Mary)

(2) Patrick Quinn (Paramus Catholic), bye

165 pounds

(1) John Quinones (Paramus Catholic) vs. (32) Emilio Velazquez (Fort Lee)/(33) David Kasica (Fair Lawn)

(16) Nicholas Duque (Cliffside Park/Ridgefield) vs. (17) Jaden Sampson (Westwood)

(9) Daniel Lagrone (Paramus) vs. (24) Antonio DeCarlo (Rutherford)

(8) Joe Paretti (St. Joseph) vs. (25) Angel Camilo (Lodi)

(5) David Rojas (Elmwood Park) vs. (28) Nick Ford (St. Mary)

(12) Connor Yeandle (River Dell) vs. (21) Robert Ferrara (Old Tappan)

(13) Harris Krommenhoek (Hasbrouck Heights) vs. (20) Andrej Dogoski (Garfield)

(4) Yorraimy Vasquen (North Bergen) vs. (29) Tyler Dobson (Teaneck)

(3) Jeremy Pitcock (Tenafly) vs. (30) Christian Hanikeh (Dumont)

(14) Josh Gesmundo (Bogota/Ridgefield Park) vs. (19) Alex Bainbridge (Pascack Valley)

(11) Sean Herman (Pascack Hills) vs. (22) Aiden Keenan (Saddle Brook)

(6) Owen Delgado (Ramsey) vs. (27) Javier Palaez (Becton/Wood Ridge)

(7) Nathan Quinones (Bergenfield) vs. (26) Genti Idrizi (Bergen Catholic)

(10) Luke Macfie (Emerson/Park Ridge) vs. (23) Gianny Castillo (Leonia/Pal Park)

(15) Ralph Warner (Waldwick/Midland Park)  vs. (18) Cole Totaro (New Milford)

(2) Benjamin Garcia (Don Bosco) vs. (31) Quinn Sureda (Northern Highlands)

175 pounds

(1) Ryan Burton (St. Joseph), bye

(16) Carlos Gomezjurado (Ramsey) vs. (17) Pierce Kupprion (Old Tappan)

(9) David Postolaki (Ridgewood) vs. (24) Luis Baitan (Lyndhurst)

(8) Jake Gray (Northern Highlands) vs. (25) Dylan Thornton (Hackensack)

(5) Kalvin Acosta-Jimenez (Bergenfield) vs. (28) Abdou Mbenge (North Bergen)

(12) Joel Kim (Demarest) vs. (21) Noah Cruz (Garfield)

(13) Gino Cerone (Dumont) vs. (20) John Rothschild (Pascack Hills)

(4) Gavin Seiler (Westwood) vs. (29) Aiden Park (Becton/Wood-Ridge)

(3) Jacob Shannon (Emerson/Park Ridge) vs. (30) Jordan Villa (Bogota/Ridgefield Park)

(14) Kris Dunne (New Milford) vs. (19) Josh Santelises (Hasbrouck Heights)

(11) Cristian Mason (Fair Lawn) vs. (22) Frankie Ajxollip (Leonia/Pal Park)

(6) Jake Abramson (Waldwick/Midland Park) vs. (27) Nasir Owens (St. Mary)

(7) Julian Morris (Pascack Valley) vs. (26) Logan Rickard (Paramus)

(10) Alex Gossin (Teaneck) vs. (23) Michael Gim (Fort Lee)

(15) Kyungpil Jung (Cliffside Park/Ridgefield) vs. (18) Logan Goldsmith (Ramapo)

(2) Eddie Tererri (Paramus Catholic), bye

190 pounds

(1) Daniel Rella (Paramus Catholic), bye

(16) Nick Tufano (Glen Rock) vs. (17) Joseph De La Torre (Garfield)

(9) Dylan Asgarian (Indian Hills) vs. (24) Dylan Funke (Pascack Hills)

(8) Alex Vargas (Fair Lawn) vs. (25) Will Edmonds (Hackensack)

(5) Chris Lora (Rutherford) vs. (28) Peter Rossi (Lodi)

(12) Arthur Rosenberger (Dumont) vs. (21) Omal Uddin (Bergenfield)

(13) Nick Rossi (Old Tappan) vs. (20) Michael Perez (Waldwick/Midland Park)

(4) William Banach (Paramus) vs. (29) Carlos Rivera (Emerson/Park Ridge)

(3) Aidan Dugan (Westwood) vs. (30) Delvin Oxmann (Pascack Valley)

(14) Myles Beckerman (Fort Lee) vs. (19) Evan Heyn (Ramsey)

(11) Nick Berberian (River Dell) vs. (22) Ryan Prenter (Elmwood Park)

(6) Cole Mogensen (Tenafly) vs. (27) Giovanni Scalo (Lyndhurst)

(7) Zak Darwish (Ramapo) vs. (26) Tristan Perri (Leonia/Pal Park)

(10) David Alvarado (Cliffside Park/Ridgefield) vs. (23) Joe Tennant (New Milford)

(15) Alexier DeLeon (North Bergen) vs. (18) Everett Bell (Becton/Wood-Ridge)

(2) Connor Scuilla (Hasbrouck Heights) vs. (31) Jahsaii Degrasse (St. Mary)

215 pounds

(1) Xavier Williams (Paramus Catholic), bye

(16) Lior Kohen (Westwood) vs. (17) Mason Marck (Bergen Catholic)

(9) Adrian Galvez (Glen Rock) vs. (24) Izhar Mendoza (Bergenfield)

(8) James Speights (New Milford) vs. (25) Max Caruso (Ridgewood)

(5) Cole Hughes (Emerson/Park Ridge), bye

(12) Kenan Sengul (Fair Lawn) vs. (21) Issac Galang (North Bergen)

(13) Matthew Quish (Hasbrouck Heights) vs. (20) Alessandro Veshtaj (St. Mary)

(4) Tyler Duffy (Pascack Hills), bye

(3) Bryann Meijas (Cliffside Park/Ridgefield), bye

(14) Ryan O’Neill (Old Tappan) vs. (19) Aidan Machuga (Ramsey)

(11) Ennis Feratovic (Pascack Valley) vs. (22) Matthew Dominquez (Fort Lee)

(6) Albert Ortiz (Teaneck) vs. (27) Bahri Xhaferi (Lodi)

(7) Jonah Smith (Ramapo) vs. (26) Kypros Lachanaris (Tenafly)

(10) Jack Courain (River Dell) vs. (23) Ryan McGuire (Becton/Wood-Ridge)

(15) Joseph Alejo (Elmwood Park) vs. (18) Lucas Long (Dumont)

(2) Ethan Mendel (Northern Highlands), bye

285 pounds

(1) Rocco Dellagatta (St. Joseph), bye

(16) Gabe Gomez (Bergenfield) vs. (17) Carlos Casellon (Bogota/Ridgefield Park)

(9) Alex Ioffe (Tenafly) vs. (24) Abdul Eikeshk (Becton/Wood Ridge)

(8) Isaiah Rodriguez (Cliffside Park/Ridgefield) vs. (25) LaMont Lester (Don Bosco)

(5) Dante Downey (Westwood) vs. (28) Mac Fitzgerald (Bergen Catholic)

(12) Josh Moore (Teaneck) vs. (21) Amit Thakkar (River Dell)

(13) Ryan Kruse (Saddle Brook) vs. (20) Luke LaPira (Demarest)

(4) Jake Rickett (Glen Rock), bye

(3) Gavin McGill (Rutherford), bye

(14) Vano Zardiashvilli (Fair Lawn) vs. (19) Leo Danziser (Emerson/Park Ridge)

(11) Jack Horgan (Old Tappan) vs. (22) Anthony Mauriello (Northern Highlands)

(6) Gabe Jang (Leonia/Pal Park) vs. (27) Josue Linares (New Milford)

(7) Zach Williams (Paramus Catholic) vs. (26) Ilmar Familia (North Bergen)

(10) Jayden Fouche (Pascack Valley) vs. (23) Charles Tartaglia (Hasbrouck Heights)

(15) Landon Pena (St. Mary) vs. (18) Nate Mangino (Ramapo)

(2) Daniel Eylash (Paramus), bye

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