HS Wrestling Wrap: Delaware Valley headed to another Group I final
Feb 20, 2026
The Delaware Valley High School wrestling team is now just one more win away from perfection after it destroyed Hanover Park, 58-19, in a Group 1 semifinal Friday night.
With the win, Delaware Valley is 23-0 and will face Emerson Boro on Sunday in the Group I championship match. That match will be h
eld at Rutgers University at noon.
Emerson Boro advanced on Friday by beating South Jersey champion Sterlng, 39-36.
Delaware Valley is the defending Group 1 champion and is shooting for its fourth state title in five years.
Andy Fitz’s team started fast against Hanover Park when Olivier Paul won by technical fall in the opening bout at 190 pounds, and then Luke Cyphert (215) and heavyweight Luke Alberdi followed with falls.
By the time the match was over, DelVal also got pins from Jaxon Bingert (113), Tanner Donaruma (126), Tye Falkenstein (138), Michael Hasson (144) and Sebastian Dobak (150). Marcus Gary also won by technical tall at 165 pounds.
In another semifinal involving an area team, red-hot Mt. Olive blasted North Hunterdon, 47-25, in Group 3. This result ended North Hunterdon’s bid to repeat as the Group 3 champion and advanced Mt. Olive into a final at Rutgers against Toms River East, which beat Central Jersey champion Colts Neck, 39-26.
In regular-season action, Hopewell Valley crushed North Brunswick, 61-15.
GROUP I SEMIFINAL
Delaware Valley 58, Hanover Park 19
190: Olivier Paul (DVR) over Ronny Madera (HPH) (TF 17-1 2:39); 215: Luke Cyphert (DVR) over Aeden Hamilton (HPH) (Fall 2:19); 285: Luken Alberdi (DVR) over Lucas Andrade (HPH) (Fall 3:20); 106: Alex Spagnuolo (HPH) over Vincent Rainey (DVR) (MD 15-4); 113: Jaxon Bingert (DVR) over Matteo Cesaro (HPH) (Fall 1:02); 120: Ethan Kaup (HPH) over Tristan Fawthrop (DVR) (Dec 9-2); 126: Tanner Donaruma (DVR) over Neil DellaTorre (HPH) (Fall 2:23); 132: Nick DiFrancescantonio (HPH) over Julian Bednar (DVR) (Fall 3:18); 138: Tye Falkenstein (DVR) over Kyle Dunn (HPH) (Fall 2:23); 144: Michael Hasson (DVR) over Brendan Hamilton (HPH) (Fall 1:53); 150: Sebastian Dobak (DVR) over Josue Mendez (HPH) (Fall 2:00); 157: Joey Monticello (HPH) over Owen Francis (DVR) (Fall 2:21); 165: Marcus Gary (DVR) over Jayden Madera (HPH) (TF 20-3 4:24); 175: Jacob Edwards (DVR) over (HPH) (For.)
GROUP 4 SEMIFINAL
Mt. Olive, 47, North Hunterdon 25
190: Justin Bullock (MTOL) over Owen Dandeo (NOHU) (TF 15-0 1:44); 215: Nicolas Gonzalez (MTOL) over Dajinder Dhillon (NOHU) (Fall 0:43); 285: Jared Martini (MTOL) over Anthony DeSimone (NOHU) (Dec 9-3); 106: Cayden Wadle (NOHU) over Jack Rawa (MTOL) (Fall 4:27)113: Owen Fol (NOHU) over Michael Koroski (MTOL) (TF 20-5 3:58); 120: Jack Bacigalupo (MTOL) over Peyton Hofstetter (NOHU) (Fall 0:43); 126: Cole Rebels (MTOL) over Reid Buzby (NOHU) (Dec 4-1); 132: Aidan Yarussi (NOHU) over Kristian Beres (MTOL) (TF 19-4 5:30); 138: Kieran Raley (NOHU) over Anthony Piemonte (MTOL) (Dec 5-1); 144: Matthew Esposito (NOHU) over Shane Kostakos (MTOL) (Fall 0:27); 150: Thomas McDonald (MTOL) over Ian English (NOHU) (Fall 1:12); 157: Colin Smyth (MTOL) over Luke Charbonneau (NOHU) (Fall 1:24); 165: Scott Coppolo (MTOL) over Dylan McGuinness (NOHU) (Fall 4:50); 175: Stephen Hayek (MTOL) over Sebastian Santos (NOHU) (Fall 0:35)
REGULAR SEASON
Hopewell Valley 61, North Brunswick 15106: Christopher Lopez (NBT) over (HVH) (For.); 113: Raul Vicuna (NBT) over (HVH) (For.); 120: Luca Schiavon (HVH) over Jeremy Galeana (NBT) (Fall 0:40); 126: Parker Humphrey (HVH) over Ricardo Machuca Diaz (NBT) (Fall 0:19); 132: Dylan Hersh (HVH) over Yazel Peralta (NBT) (Fall 1:20); 138: Mekhi Ford (NBT) over Dylan Somma (HVH) (Dec 13-9); 144: Tyler Ansari (HVH) over Sean McNulty (NBT) (Dec 3-2); 150: Isaac Miller (HVH) over Alex Guarneros (NBT) (Fall 1:15); 157: Max Pollara (HVH) over Matthew Gutierrez (NBT) (TF 15-0 2:55); 165: Ben Franco (HVH) over Malcolm Sommer (NBT) (Fall 1:54); 175: Ethan Barker (HVH) over Rodrigo Reyes Mendoza (NBT) (Fall 1:23); 190: Scott Mangan (HVH) over Aiden Gonzalez (NBT) (TF 19-3 5:54); 215: Gavin Barker (HVH) over Adam Kamel (NBT) (Fall 3:04); 285: Ken Pineda (HVH) over Danniel Dejesus Martinez (NBT) (Fall 3:35)
Neptune 51, Ewing 26
106: Kerny Le (EWIN) over (NEPT) (For.); 113: Bryce Wittkop (EWIN) over Aleksei Aquilar (NEPT) (TF 15-0 0:00); 120: Asa Marvine Jr (NEPT) over Makai Hill (EWIN) (Fall 1:37); 126: Kamore Tyler (NEPT) over Gibril Huq (EWIN) (Fall 2:49); 132: Brayan Torres (NEPT) over Joseph Lichtmann (EWIN) (Dec 7-3); 138: Jahkiy Simon (NEPT) over (EWIN) (For.); 144: Travis Forte (NEPT) over (EWIN) (For.); 150: Amos Horton (EWIN) over (NEPT) (For.); 157: Alejandro Cardenas (NEPT) over Juan Morera (EWIN) (Fall 0:24); 165: Jamel Luckey (NEPT) over (EWIN) (For.); 175: Martin Addison (NEPT) over Danny Umana-De la Rosa (EWIN) (Fall 2:43); 190: Alonzo Stewart (NEPT) over (EWIN) (For.); 215: Andy Hibare (EWIN) over Connor Flynn (NEPT) (Fall 3:16); 285: Cephus Horton (EWIN) over Jarairya Jean (NEPT) (Dec 7-3)
Cinnaminson 38, Moorestown 37
106: Joseph Rivera (CINN) over Max Soto (MOOR) (Fall 3:13);113: Cole Piratzky (CINN) over Jacob Flanders (MOOR) (Fall 3:59); 120: Ethan Turner (CINN) over Mark Errichetti (MOOR) (Fall 3:45); 126: Liam Suydam (MOOR) over Kailer Quigley (CINN) (TF 15-0 3:35); 132: Colin Webster (MOOR) over Dan Tiounoff (CINN) (MD 11-2)’; 138: Dominic Marino (CINN) over Aaron Arnold (MOOR) (Fall 0:45); 144: Liam Williams (MOOR) over John Plath (CINN) (Fall 2:31); 150: Logan Zimmer (MOOR) over (CINN) (For.); 157: Oliver Huber (CINN) over Jordan Nunes-Silva (MOOR) (Dec 7-5); 165: Eddie Quinn (CINN) over Tommy O`Connor (MOOR) (TF 25-9 0:00); 175: Davi Guimaraes (CINN) over Cayden Kelly (MOOR) (Fall 0:38); 190: Sam Milone (MOOR) over Jude McNinney (CINN) (TF 20-5 0:00); 215: Michael Damerjian (MOOR) over Jake Barbich (CINN) (TF 16-0 0:00);285: Cole Langan (MOOR) over Dean Poinsett (CINN) (Fall 3:43)
NJSIAA GROUP SEMIFINALS
Group 5
Southern 45, Passaic Tech 20
Old Bridge 37, Bridgewater 30
Group 4
Mt. Olive 47, North Hunterdon 34
Toms River East 39, Colts Neck 26
Group 3
Brick Memorial 44, West Essex 22
Delsea 48, Ramapo 28
Group 2
Lower Cape May 42, Caldwell 27
Rumson-Fair Haven 41, Pascack Valley 30
Group 1
Delaware Valley 58, Hanover Park 19
Emerson Boro 39, Audubon 36
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