By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor
The Bordentown High School wrestling team continued its outstanding season with three wins in as many matches this past week.
Add that to a recent win over Rancocas Valley and all is quite well in Bordentown right now.
“We are 20-6 (as a team),” noted Bordentown Coach Joe Sprague. “Beating Rancocas Valley (33-27 on Jan. 26) was monumental for our program. It has been over 20 years since we have done that and Rancocas Valley has set the standard for Burlington County wrestling over the past 10 years.”
Bordentown picked up two of its 20 wins this past Saturday.
Bordentown defeated St. Joseph (Hammonton), 56-15.
Chris Nitschmann (103), Jason Cassidy (130), Khalid Shakir (140), Brett Pedersen (152) and Thomas Lee (189) won by pin. Donald Taylor (285) won by forfeit. Shawn Gavin (125) and Matt Bauer (171) won by decision. Andrew Davis (135) and Max Bohannan (160) won by major decision.
Bordentown also dominated Sterling, 60-18.
Ryan Lawrence (112), Derek Chorba (125), Cassidy (130), Bohannan (160), Chris O’Leary (215) and Taylor (285) won by pin. Bauer (171) and Lee (189) won by forfeit. Brett Pedersen (152) won by technical fall. Nitschmann (103) won by a major decision. Khalid Shakir (140) won by decision.
Bordentown also defeated Willingboro, 48-23, on Friday.
“To defeat a tough Wilingboro team on Friday was rewarding since they beat us last season,” Sprague noted.
Nitschmann (103), Drew Pedersen (119), Cassidy (130), Khalid Shakir (145), Bohannan (160), Bauer (171) and Lee (189) won by pin. Davis (140) and Brett Pedersen (152) won by decision.
Bordentown was scheduled to wrestle against Northern Burlington last night (Wednesday). Bordentown will host BCIT Medford on Friday at 6 p.m. Starting on Monday, Bordentown will begin action in the state playoffs for teams.
“Districts are two weeks away and our team is focused on the team sectionals right now (Bordentown is scheduled to open the states on Monday, hosting Metuchen),” Sprague said. “We hope to give it our all and win Central Jersey Group I.”
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The Northern Burlington High School wrestling team defeated Cherry Hill East, 46-16, this past Saturday.
Nate Armontrout (145) and Cody Melton (285) won by pin. Josh Jones (135) won by a technical fall. Severo Cardenas (119), Mike Owens (140), Jeff Townsend (160), John Rafferty (171) and Will Morgan (285) won by decisions. Kam Singh (125) and Harvey Singh (130) won major decisions. Scott Root (189) won by forfeit.
Northern Burlington was defeated by Rancocas Valley, 38-21, this past Monday. Northern Burlington won six of the weight classes contested, but Ranocas Valley managed to get six points in three different wins.
Townsend (160) had a pin for Northern Burlington. Harvey Signh (135), Jones (140), Charlie Realmonte (152), Morgan (189) and Melton (285) won by decision.
Northern Burlington was scheduled to wrestle against Bordentown last night (Wednesday). Northern Burlington is scheduled to host Willingboro, Woodstown and Washington Township on Saturday.

