S. Jersey Boys: Haddonfield wrestlers beat West Deptford on tiebreaker

Delsea Regional's Victor DeFrance (left) escapes from Clearview's Joe Sindone for the decisive point in the third period of their 170-pound match. CLEM MURRAY / Staff Photographer

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By Tim McManus, Inquirer Staff Writer

Posted: January 10, 2013

Haddonfield prevailed over visiting West Deptford, 37-36, on a tiebreaker in a Colonial Conference wrestling match on Wednesday night.

The tie was broken using Criteria H, which awards a point to the team with more first points in the individual matches.

West Deptford dominated at the lowest weight classes, but Haddonfield won enough of the middle and upper weights to force the tie.

The Bulldogs gained traction with pins by Jake Klaus at 132 pounds and David Hessert at 138. Crawford Oswald won a decision at 145. Haddonfield also won three of the four highest weight classes, including Alex Klein's pin in 1 minute, 8 seconds at 220.

West Deptford's Griffin Bonner (106 pounds), Walter Vickery (120), and Tyler Kamkinski (126) each won by pin as the Eagles swept the four lightest weight classes. Rory Bonner pinned in 26 seconds at 195.

Also in the Colonial: Paulsboro dominated at the lower weight classes en route to a 41-24 defeat of visiting Haddon Township. After a loss at 106 pounds, Paulsboro wrestlers won the next six weight classes. Tim Robinson (113) and John Gentile (120) each won by technical fall, and Sam Morina pinned at 132 pounds. Juan Rivera pulled out a 10-7 decision at 138.

Host Audubon rolled to a 60-11 victory over visiting Lindenwold. Sean Bird won by fall in 41 seconds at 120 pounds. Bill Henry (113) also pinned.

Gateway got off to a slow start and then cruised in a 63-18 defeat of visiting Overbrook. After losing the first three matches, Gateway wrestlers swept the rest. In a tight bout at 132 pounds, Jarrid Saurillo gained a 6-5 decision over Ryan Swift.

Olympic. Cherry Hill West took advantage of its strength in the middle weights to win at Eastern, 35-30. Cherry Hill West won the six weight classes between 126 and 160. Tyler Brake (132) and Mark Papaneri (143) won by pin, and Mike Marini scored a win by technical fall at 160.

Ryan Surman's dramatic victory at 113 pounds highlighted Shawnee's 48-11 win over visiting Lenape. Surman earned a 7-5 victory over Noah Snively in sudden victory.

Jeff Miller's pin in 18 seconds at 285 pounds punctuated host Camden Catholic's 55-21 triumph over Paul VI.

Geoffrey Lake, Kyle Umbehauer, Ricky Robbins, and Quinn Ruble each won by pin to key host Seneca's 61-9 win over Camden.

Tri-County. Erik Porch's pin at 220 pounds led Delsea to a 33-30 victory at Clearview. Brian Lamanteer (138) won by major decision, and Dylan Dobzanski (182) claimed a victory by technical fall.

James Lodge's win by fall in 41 seconds at 132 pounds highlighted Woodstown's 70-9 success at Gloucester Catholic.

Highland won eight of the nine weight classes starting at 106 pounds en route to a 56-13 win at Cumberland. Sheldon Morris won a major decision at 160, and Shavkot Baratov pulled out an 8-5 decision over Derek Swanson at 132.

Pitman cleaned up at the lower weight classes to beat visiting Gloucester, 51-30. Tyler Bear and Matt Cama pinned at 106 and 113, respectively.

Contact Tim McManus at tmcmanus@philly.com.