Simon Levin looked like a man on a mission on Saturday at the annual Essex County Wrestling Tournament. The 160 pounder earned three pins and a technical fall on the way to his first county championship at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange.
Dylan Pollock (126) reached the semifinals before falling to Mike Marotti, 7-2. Pollock rebounded to take third in the tournament, defeating Nutley's Stephen Scuttaro in the third/fourth bout.
Millburn scored 56 points as a team, good enough for 13th place. Nutley was the overall winner.
Top three finishers:
Simon Levin: 1st place 160 pounds
Dylan Pollock: 3rd place 126 pounds
Top ten team finishes:
Nutley: 203
West Orange: 169
Seton Hall Prep: 153.5
West Essex: 150.5
Bloomfield: 143.5
Belleville: 118
Verona: 111
Columbia: 76
Montclair: 75.5
Cedar Grove: 73.5
Finals
106 - Khari-Elijah Jarret (Columbia) def. Anthony DeLorenzo (Nutley): Pin 2:26
113 - Brenden Calas (SHP) def. Paul Scully (Verona): Pin 5:01
120 - Robert Trombetta (Nutley) def. Nick Polimeni (SHP): Inj. default
126 - Justin Colon (Belleville) def. Mike Marotti (West Essex): 3-1 (OT)
132 - Jason Estevez (Livingston) def. Katon Washington (Montclair): 6-5
138 - Desalegne Fried (West Orange) def. Anthony Pompei (West Essex): 6-4
145 - Nathaniel Garcia (Bloomfield) def. James Avraamide (West Essex): 9-4
152 - Brad Krosser (Livingston) def. John Faugno (Glen Ridge): 6-0
160 - Simon Levin (Millburn) def. Joe Anello (Belleville): Pin 3:18
170 - Kyle Christiansen (Bloomfield) def. Steven Benitiz (West Orange): Pin 5:11
182 - Frank Greco (Verona) def. Kevin Matlon (SHP): 6-5 (4 OT)
195 - Nick Gaeta (Nutley) def. Donte Bellamy (Montclair): 6-0
220 - Joe Festa (Verona) def. Anthony Angelone (West Orange): 7-5 (3 OT)
HVY - Dominic Valeriani (West Essex) def. Adam Wooten (Bloomfield): 3-2 (3 OT)