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Saturday, March 15
Several East Brunswick wrestlers recieve recognition.
The Home News Tribune announced it's all area wrestling awards and several East Brunswick wrestlers recieved mention.
Jimmy Ryder was named to the All-Area Third Team at 189 pounds. He also was named to the GMC All-Red Division team at 189 pounds.
Matt Ackerman recieved an Honorable Mention in the All-Area Team and was also named to the GMC All-Red Division team at 130 pounds.
Matt Paribello recieved an Honorable Mention in the All-Area Team.
Jordan Braun recieved an Honorable Mention in the All-Area Team.
Congratulations to the boys on their awards.
Saturday, March 1
Jimmy makes it to wrestleback semifinals.
Congratulations to Jimmy Ryder who won his first wrestleback match by a score of 7-2 against Andrew Hampton of Bridgewater Raritan. Jimmy than lost a close 3-2 decision in the wrestleback semifinals to George Saliba of Hopewell Valley. The loss ended Jimmy's senior season and closed out the season for the East Brunswick Bears. Jimmy ended the year with an outstanding 27-10 record which included a second place finnish in both the Neptune and District 20 Tournaments, third place in the Bear Invitational and a forth place finnish in the G.M.C. Tournament. On behalf of all East Brunswick fans, I would like to congratulate Jimmy on a great high school wrestling career and wish him luck in the future.
Tuesday, February 26
Jimmy Ryder advances to Region 5 Quarterfinal Round.
Jimmy Ryder is the lone East Brunswick wrestler still alive in the Region 5 Tournament. Jimmy recorded a fall against his preliminary round opponant to advance to Fridays quarterfinals. The other three bears still wrestling Tuesday were unable to advance despite some strong efforts against very good wrestlers. At 112 Matt Paribello lost by tech fall. The loss put and end to Matt's season, but the trip to the Region Tournament should give Matt a good idea of what he wants to work for next year. At 130 Matt Ackerman had his opponant switched to Pete Butitta of J.F. Kennedy. Matt wrestled hard and found himself down 4-2 with about thirty seconds to go. A desperate attempt to score the takedown left Matt in deep with the leg and open to a spladle....resulting in a loss by fall at 5:59. At 160 Jordan Braun also wrestled real well. Jordan fell behind 6-0 early in the match, but then came on strong to score four points. The match went back and forth for a while with Jordan being real close to scoring several times, but unable to secure any more points ending at 6-4. The losses for Matt and Jordan end their high school wrestling seasons. Jordan finnished the season with an outstanding 21-9 record, a first place finnish at the Bear Invitational and a second place finnish in the District 20 Tournament. Matt ends his career as a four time varsity letter winner, three time District 20 placewinner and a 62-36 career record which places him at number 23 on the East Brunswick 50 win club. Congratulations to Jordan and Matt on outstanding wrestling careers and good luck in the future.
On a brighter note, Jimmy dominated his match winning by fall and moving on in the tournament. The win was the 50th of Jimmy's career and places him into the East Brunswick 50 Win club. Congratulations to Jimmy on his 50th win and advancement to Friday nights quarterfinal round. We will all be pulling for you!!!
Saturday, February 23
Bears send four wrestlers to Region 5 Tournament.
The East Brunswick Bears wrestled in the District 20 Tournament Saturday and ended the day with four wrestlers moving on to the Region 5 Tournament. Matt Ackerman, Jordan Braun and Jimmy Ryder all advanced to the District finals where they each finnished up in second place. Joining the three finalists in the region tournament is Matt Paribello who finnished in third place at 112 pounds. Congratulations to the four placewinners and good luck in the Regions.
Three East Brunswick Wrestlers took to the mat for the last time on Saturday. At 119 Brandt Shine ended his season with an 12-11 record and a second place finnish in the Bear Invitational. And who will ever forget Brandt's clutch pin in the last match against Monroe last year!!! At 125 Nick Paribello ended an outstanding year with a 19-10 record, forth place finnishes in the Bear Invitational and Neptune Tournament and an 8th place finnish in the GMC Tournament. At 135 Kenny Charleston ended his season with an 11-15 record which included a lot of very close bouts which could have gone either way. And lets not forget Pat Brehm who had to end his season early due to a back injury. I would like to join all East Brunswick fans in thanking Brandt, Nick, Kenny and Pat for all the exciting matches and wish them luck in the future.
Friday, February 8
East Brunswick 59, South River 18.
For some reason it just doesn't matter, even when the South River Rams are having a down year beating them is FUN. The East Brunswick Bears did just that in a 59 - 18 stomping of the team from the other side of route 18. To make the night even better for the Bears, it was senior night and the East Brunswick seniors lead the way. The match started off at 285 with a pin followed by another pin at 103. The Rams fans were having flashbacks to the good old days when they enjoyed a few stompings of their own against the Bears. At 112Matt Paribello brought them back to reality with a fall and Brandt Shine tied the score up with a forfiet at 119. Ryan Marosy had the tough task of wrestling South Rivers best wrestler, Adam Mongelli who won the Rams last bout of the evening. The Bears swept from there with Nick Paribello, Matt Ackerman and Andrew Schittone all winning with first period falls. Jordan Braun added a tech fall. Kenney Charleston and Jimmy Ryder won decisions, and Brett Kamin, Rimoun Hanna and Matt Scrivanich each received a forfiet. Congratulations to Andrew Schittone and Matt Scrivanich who both recorded their first Varsity wins. Also congratulations to Seniors Matt Ackerman, Jordan Braun, Pat Brehm, Nick Paribello, Jimmy Ryder and Brandt Shine as well as their parents. Lets finish off the year with a strong showing in the districts!!!
Saturday, January 19
Bears sweep Freehold Borough Quad.
The East Brunswick Bears swept the Freehold Borough quad winning matches against Central Regional, Middletown South and Freehold Borough. The Bears started out with a 32-25 victory over Central Regional. They followed that win up with another over Middletown South 38-21. In the third and final match of the day the Bears won a convincing 46-24 victory over host Freehold Borough. Matt Paribello, Nick Paribello, Matt Ackerman, Jordan Braun, Rimoun Hanna and Jimmy Ryder Powered the Bears strong outing wining all three of their matches. Brandt Shine, Josh Levinsky and Pat Brehm also had good days wining two out of three each. The three wins push the Bears record to 6-5 for the year. East Brunswick will return to the mat on Wednesday 01/23/08 against a South Brunswick team which just upset Monroe. See you all there, Go Bears!!!
Saturday, January 12
Bears Crush Shore Regional 42-26.
The East Brunswick Bears traveled to Shore Regional High School for a tri-match against Shore and Monroe. They started the day off with an early morning match with Monroe. The match started at 140 and the Bears didn't fair well dropping three straight decisions falling behind 10-0. At 160 Jordan Braun won a tough 5-4 decision and was followed by a 13-1 major decision by Rimoun Hanna. Monroe then went on a run winning the next six bouts for a commanding 38-7 lead. East Brunswick would only win two additional matches at 125 with a fall by Nick Paribello and at 130 with a 4-2 overtime decision by Kenny Charleston.
East Brunswick took a rest while Monroe and Shore wrestled and the Bears came back with a little more momentum in the second match. They got things going at 152 and won the first five matches. Brett Kamin started them off with a 6-2 decision. He was followed by Jordan Braun who won his second match of the day by fall. At 171 Rimoun Hanna continued his recent hot streak with his second win of the day grabbing a 6-3 decision. Jimmy Ryder followed with a well wrestled 3-1 win at 189 and Pat Brehm capped the run off with a fall at 215 to give the Bears a 21-0 lead. After Shore got on the board at 285, Fady Youssef and Matt Paribello put back to back falls together to raise the Bears lead to 33-6. At 125 Nick Paribello secured the victory for the Bears with his second win of the day by tech fall and Matt Ackerman closed things out with an 8-0 major decision. The win for Matt was the 50th of his career and puts him into the East Brunswick 50 win club. Congratulations Matt, and good luck climbing up the ladder. The Bears will return to the mat on Wednesday when they take on a very tough Edison squad. See you all there.
Friday, January 11
Bears pick up second team win against Piscataway.
The East Brunswick Bears traveled to Piscataway and came back with their second dual match win of the season. The win did not come easy as the team traded the lead throughout the match until the Bears finaly pulled away for the win. Things started out at 285 and Piscataway picked up a fall to go up 6-0. At 103 Fady Youssef won his first varsity match and did it in style winning by fall and tieing the score at 6-6. Congratulation to Fady on his first varsity win. Piscataway went back on top with a decision at 112 and a major at 119 to take a 13-6 lead. The Bears responded at 125 and 130 where Nick Paribello and Matt Ackerman both won thier matches by fall. Piscataway came right back with a tech fall and pin at 135 and 140 to regain the lead 24-18. East Brunswick tied the score again at 145 with a fall by Josh Levinsky and Piscataway retook the lead with a fall at 152. A forfiet at 160 to Jordan Braun gave the Bears six more points and again tied the score at 30-30. With only three matches remaining the Bears finally put the Chiefs away. At 171 Rimoun Hanna won by tech fall to give the Bears a five point lead with two matches left. At 189 Jimmy Ryder secured the team victory with a fall and Pat Brehm made sure there was no doubt about the win with a fall at 215 giveing the Bears a 47-30 team win. We return real early on Saturday for a tri-meet against Shore and Monroe. Go Bears.
Friday, January 4
East Brunswick 42, Woodbridge 24.
The East Brunswick Bears won their first dual match of the season by a score of 42-24 over Woodbridge. The match started off at 140 where Woodbridge jumped out to a six point lead, but the Bears answered with a string of six straight wins. At 145 Josh Levinsky tied things up by responding with a fall for the Bears. Brett Kamin then put the Bears on top for good with an 8-0 major decision. Coach Pazinko made a move that paid off with Tom Senatore going out at 160 and picking up a 5-2 decision to increase the Bears lead to 13-6. Jordan Braun was bumped up to 171 where he recorded a 15-5 major decision. At 189 Jimmy Ryder continued to wrestle well with a 15-0 tech fall. Pat Brehm kept things going at 215 with a 13-9 decision. The six straight victories and added bonus points gave the Bears a 25-6 lead with half the matches wrestled. Woodbridge did not go easily and put together a string of three straight wins at 285, 103 and 112 with a pin, decision and tech fall. At 103 Fady Youssef came within seconds of his first varsity win, but a takedown in overtime cost him the match. (It was still a very nice effort by Fady and the East Brunswick supporters enjoyed the match). The added bonus points helped the Barrons close the score to 25-20, but that would be as close as it would get. East Brunswick got back on track at 119 where Brandt Shine wrestled a tough match that went back and forth before Brandt got the move he wanted for a third period fall. With three matches remaining and the Bears leading by 11 points, Nick Paribello secured the team victory with a fall in his 125 pound match. Matt Ackerman added a little padding to the lead with an interesting 15-0 tech fall at 130. The three victories and eight bonus points added by Brandt, Nick and Matt gave the Bears a comfortable 42-20 lead going into the last match of the night. At 135 Kenny Charleston faced off against one of Woodbridges better wrestlers and lost a 13-0 decision. The Bears will have five days off to enjoy the win and then look to upset an always tough Old Bridge squad. Congratulations on a nice victory. I hope to see you all next wednesday in Old Bridge.
Thursday, December 27
Bears take third at East Brunswick Invitational.
The East Brunswick Wrestling Team gave an outstanding effort and came away with a third place finish in its own holiday tournament. There were several E.B. Wrestlers who exceeded their seeds and provided the extra points needed for the strong finish. The Bears were led by Jordan Braun who advanced from the three seed to win the 160 pound championship. Jordan won a close 2-1 final against Mike Monaco of Colonia to capture the title. Also wrestling in the finals for the Bears and finishing in second place were Brandt Shine 3rd seed at 119, and Pat Brehm 6th seed at 215.
Jimmy Ryder (4th seed at 189) and Josh Levinsky (10th seed at 145) both won in the consolation round to finish in third place. Matt Ackerman and Nick Paribello both received 4th seeds at 130 and 125 and finished in forth place for the Bears.
Matt Paribello (9th seed at 112), Kenny Charleston (9th seed at 135), Brett Kamin (13 seed at 152) and Rimoun Hanna (8th seed at 171), each finished the wrestlebacks in 7/8th place
Also wrestling and picking up wins for the Bears were Abe Nole at 140 and Alex Cartelli at 285. I hope you all got to see Abe's Back Flip Escape!!! Congratulations to both Abe and Alex on thier first varsity wins. The Bears will return to the mat on January 2nd against J.P. Stevens. See you all there.
Friday, December 14
Bears advance five wrestlers into the quarterfinal round in Neptune.
The East Brunswick Wrestling Team opened its 2007/2008 season at the Neptune Tournament. This has always been a very tough tournament and the Bears went into it with several wrestlers getting their first taste of varsity wrestling. East Brunswick advanced five wrestlers into the quarterfinal round with Nick Paribello (125), Matt Ackerman (130), Brett Kamin(152), Jorden Braun (160) and Jimmy Ryder (189) each winning their first round matches to andvance. In wrestlebacks Matt Paribello (112), Brandt Shine (119), Ryan Dalton (140), Josh Levinsky (145), Rimoun Hanna (171) and Pat Brehm (215) each won a wrestleback match, while Kenny Charleston (135) won two wrestleback matches. Congratulations go out to Ryan Dalton, Josh Levinsky and Brett Kamin who each won their first varsity matches. The boys return to the mat tomorrow at 9:00 am for the quarterfinal round, Good Luck and Go Bears!
Saturday, December 15
Jimmy Ryder takes 2nd in Neptune Tournament.
Jimmy Ryder put in a hard day of wrestling taking his semifinal bout into double overtime before defeating the second seed to advance to the finals. He then wrestled another double overtime bout where a clasping penalty cost him the championship. If Jimmy continues to wrestle the same way he did at Neptune, he will have a great year. At 125 Nick Paribello finished the tournament with a 3-2 record and a forth place finish. Nick advanced to the semifinals with a 16-2 decision but then dropped a 6-0 decision to 2007 state placewinner Vinne Dellefave. He bounced back with a last second takedown for a 4-3 decision in the wrestlebacks and a trip to the consolation bout. Nick ended up with a forth place finish and looked real strong throughout the day. Congratulations to both Jimmy and Nick on a great tournament. At 152 and 160 Brett Kamin and Jordan Braun both lost in the quarterfinal round but then rebounded to win in their first wrestleback round.Both Brett and Jordan's tournament runs ended with loses in their second wrestleback match. Also wrestling Saturday but running into some tough losses was Matt Ackerman at 130. The Bears return to the mat on Tuesday when they travel to an always tough South Plainfield. If you havn't seen a match "under the lights" of South Plainfield you really need to see it. Lets all get there and cheer the boys on. I'll see you there.
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