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Friday, February 1, 2013

T H E D A I LY J O U R N A L

Wrestlers grapple with proper diet in-season

restling isnt just a sport, its a lifestyle. For proof, look no further than the difference between what a wrestler eats for lunch during the offseason and what he consumes if anything at all during the season. Maintaining a certain weight is a way of life for high school wrestlers and most have become experts in rationing portions and the timing of their meals. Few wrestlers agree completely on the proper way to diet throughout the season. Some opt for smaller portions of what they normally eat while others go for low-fat foods they only consume between December and March. I dont eat lunch, I usually eat a big breakfast and that fills me up for the whole day, said St. Augustines Tom Gattinella, who wrestles at 120 pounds. Then when I get home, I usually eat steak, chicken, and a lot of water. Everything is portioned. I usually eat the same meals, just portioned out. Most wrestlers famously twiddle their thumbs during lunch while the season is in high gear. Typically, eating during the day is a luxury reserved for upper weights who arent cutting weight or times when a match is still a few days away. If its lunch, I just make it fruit, itll fill me up, it hydrates me too, Gattinella said. Gattinella, who stands 5-foot, 5-inches, said its a good idea to eat nutritious food, rather than eating a lot then working extra hard to work it off. Fast food, itll sit in your stomach and youre going to wrestle bad, Gattinella said. Thats why I feel like if I get a good dinner, it fuels me for the rest of the day and the next day. While hes smart about what he eats to maintain

1. Camden Catholic 2. Delsea 3. Clearview 4. Paulsboro 5. St. Augustine 6. Shawnee 7. Timber Creek 8. Millville 9. Clayton 10. Buena 11. Cherokee 12. Washington Twp. 13. Haddon Twp. 14. No. Burlington 15. Cherry Hill West

16-3 19-2 20-4 13-2 13-7 15-2 12-8 14-3 17-1 10-0 17-4 10-8 16-5 10-2 14-7

The New Jersey Wrestling Writers Association Statewide Top 20. First place votes in parenthesis follow by total points. 1. S. Plainfield (23-0) (17) 340 Last week: (1) 2. Berg. Catholic (15-1) 323 (3) 3. Bound Brook (17-2) 302 (2) 4. Toms River S. (18-2) 291 (4) 5. Brick Mem. (16-2) 273 (5) 6. Hunterdon Cent. (12-1) 242 (7) 7. Phillipsburg (8-2) 234 (8) 8. St. Peters Prep (10-4) 200 (6) 9. Delbarton (11-2) 193 (9) 10. Kittatinny (16-1) 190 (11) 11. Don Bosco (10-4) 159 (19) 12. Southern (7-5) 158 (10) 13. Jackson Mem. (12-5) 144 (12) 14. High Point (12-4) 127 (13) 15. Camden Cath. (14-3) 116 (14) 16. Howell (19-2) 78 (15) 17. Delsea (18-2) 75 (16) 18. Voorhees (17-3) 57 (17) 19. No. Hunterdon (8-3) 34 (NR) 20. Hopewell Valley (13-1) 12 (NR) Others receiving votes: Long Branch 5, Warren Hills, Clearview 3, Brick Township, Delaware Valley 1.

*Records through Wednesday.

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1. Patrick DArcy, Holy Spirit 2. Tyler McBride, Camden Catholic 3. Ferdinand Mase, Eastern 4. Louis Arensberg, Audubon 5. Griffin Bonner, West Deptford 24-3 20-6 21-0 21-3 18-1

Points are awarded to teams in descending order with 20 points going to the No. 1 team and one point to No. 20.

113
1. John Amato, Timber Creek 2. Jake Forsman, Eastern 3. Zach Firestone, Clearview 4. Mike Van Horn, Washington Twp. 5. Jimmy Goldschmidt, Cherokee 22-2 21-2 26-1 22-4 22-4

106
Josh Pineda, Vineland Hector Marrero, Cumberland Tom Carney, Delsea Ron Hawk, Buena 15-2 12-7 16-10 9-8 15-5 13-6 14-8 11-7 14-9 6-6 239-3 15-6 16-9 6-6 17-3 17-6 18-8 11-10 21-5 16-3 18-7 16-5 11-1 21-2 22-3 13-12 16-2 18-6 10-5 6-6 23-4 20-3 15-9 14-8 21-6 12-7 11-7 6-6 24-0 22-3 19-5 17-6 19-8 9-8 10-10 20-4 18-6 12-5 15-8 13-8 21-2 8-7 27-0 20-4 15-4 17-7 12-7 12-10 9-4 19-2 9-5 12-7 13-8

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Vinelands Zach Nealis bites into an apple before a recent practice. Fruits are a popular choice for wrestlers watching their weight during the season. STAFF PHOTO/CHARLES J. OLSON used to it and its not that bad, Sentman said. You dont fluctuate a lot of weight, you only go up or down a few pounds. During the season, Sentman said he misses whats normally a staple in his diet Chinese food. He replaces it with something significantly more American. Every single day for lunch I eat peanut butter and jelly, Sentman said. Not everyone has a drastically different diet during the winter months though. Even when I was cutting a lot of weight, I still ate what I wanted, Buena senior 126-pounder Billy Ward said. Maybe a little less or smaller portions. Ward said the key to maintaining weight is more about shedding the pounds in the wrestling room and less about starving in the hours before weigh-ins. Since wrestling after fasting for 24 hours just to make weight isnt ideal, Ward suggests getting down earlier, then maintaining. A lot of it is how much youre working out and how much youre sweating, Ward said. I have a weight I want to be the day before a match. If youre down earlier in the week, its nice. The Mat Pack asked about wrestlers favorite in-season snack foods and fruits were the popular choice.
Patrick Buganski covers scholastic wrestling for The Daily Journal. He can be reached at pbuganski@thedailyjournal.com or (856) 563-5255.
1. John Gentile, Paulsboro 2. Tom Gattinella, St. Augustine 3. Marcus Miraglia, Delran 4. Zach Valcarce, Lower Cape May 5. Tyler Kaminski, West Deptford 23-3 23-3 22-1 20-5 18-4

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Zach Goranson, Millville Andrew DiJoseph, Cumberland Collin Donahue, St. Augustine Joham Garcia, Millville Luis Rivera, Buena Leonard Leyva, Vineland

126
1. Billy Ward, Buena 17-3 2. Sam Morina, Paulsboro 22-4 3. Collin Mitchell, Eastern 10-1 4. Anthony Racobaldo, Williamstown 22-2 5. Dylan LaPalomento, Washington Twp. 22-2

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Tom Gattinella, St. Augustine Sal Marandino, Buena Danny DeTetta, Vineland Justin Inman, Buena

PATRICK BUGANSKI
his weight, Gattinella isnt as strict as one of his teammates. Since my freshman year Ive had a schedule of what I want to eat, when, Prep senior 170-pounder Tyler Sentman said. I have it portioned out, so I dont even have to worry about it. Sentman also stressed the importance of being smart and eating healthy rather than just eating less. As long as youre cycling it, your body gets

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1. Isiah DeGuzman, Timber Creek 2. Juan Rivera, Paulsboro 3. Joe Lemerise, Cherokee 4. Steve Passarella, Washington Twp. 5. Justin McTamney, Bordentown 20-4 20-5 24-0 9-0 21-2

126
Billy Ward, Buena John Gallo, Schalick Ed Donahue, St. Augustine Chad Kahn, Millville

138
1. Brandon Keller, Timber Creek 2. Ron Gentile, Paulsboro 3. John Van Brill, Clearview 4. Sean Pryzbylkowski, New Egypt 5. Brennan Humphrey, Shawnee 15-1 21-1 27-0 23-2 22-2

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John Pierson, Delsea Newt Richardson, Schalick Jarred Hodges, St. Augustine Chaz Bramble, Buena

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Jarett Pierotti, Buena Keith Mahoney, Millville Rian Lamanteer, Delsea Tayron Davis, Vineland

145
1. T.J. Miller, Camden Catholic 2. Maaziah Bethea, Trenton Central 3. Dillan Berghof, Buena 4. Branden Virgilio, Timber Creek 5. Patrick McCurdy, Woodstown 24-2 16-1 16-2 14-4 23-1

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Dillan Berghof, Buena Deon Henry, Schalick Dom DeMarco, Delsea Dylan Recinto, Delsea

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1. Chad Walsh, Camden Catholic 2. Wayne Stinson, No. Burlington 3. Ed Lenkowski, Clearview 4. Dom Ruggerio, Timber Creek 5. John Hennelly, Delsea 25-1 24-3 27-0 15-5 23-4

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John Hennelly, Delsea Rico Rivera, Millville Jose Tabora, St. Augustine Dylan Manno, Schalick

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THE INSIDE STUFF
Delsea Regional High Schools Dylan Dobzanski is currently undefeated (24-0) and garnering interest from college coaches. He played just one season of high school football and helped the Crusaders win a state title, and hes getting scholarship offers for that sport too. But for now hes focused on helping Delsea reach the Group II state finals and win a title. He recently spoke to The Mat Pack about wrestling and football. QUESTION: You played football for the first time in high school this past fall, did that help you out with wrestling or set you back at all? A: A little bit of both in a sense, it got me into some sort of shape but it was also bad because I havent had any athletic breaks since the beginning of summer, my body is starting to wear down a little bit. (But) Its definitely been a great ride, Im glad I came out and played this year. Q: Do you regret not playing football sooner? A: Not really, because I had never been that big. Freshman year, I wrestled 119, I was 5foot-2. Q: Which sport would you like to pursue in college? A: I think wrestling. Its close to my heart. And its 10 times more rewarding because of all the hard work I put in my whole life. Theres nothing like the feeling of winning a match. Q: Being undefeated this far into the season, does it add confidence or pressure? A: I dont think it adds that much pressure, but it does give me confidence knowing I havent lost yet because I have wrestled some tough kids at the Brick tournament. We wrestled Bound Brook and St. Peters (Prep). I dont think its added

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27-0 20-3 20-4 19-2 21-0 David Gresk, Delsea Carl Hitzelberger, Schalick Jose Soto, Millville Kris Albert, Buena

TOP TWEETS
We asked local wrestlers to name their favorite in-season snack foods. Here are some of the responses:

1. Connor Donahue, Cleraview 2. Bryce Shade, Timber Creek 3. A.J. Nicholas, Cherokee 4. Kellen Whitney, Hammonton 5. Cesar Balmaceda, Atlantic City

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Dylan Dobzanski, Delsea Tyler Sentman, St. Augustine Steffen Rodriguez, Vineland Joe Pyfer, Schalick Victor DeFrance, Delsea Edward Williams, Cumberland Connor Dixon, Millville

170 DYLAN DOBZANSKI

DELSEA
170 pounds
1. Dylan Dobzanski, Delsea 2. Austin Wetterau, Shawnee 3. Nick Elmer, Penns Grove 4. Tyler Sentman, St. Augustine 5. Frank Varallo, Camden Catholic 25-0 24-0 25-1 22-3 16-6

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1. David Williams, Hammonton 2. Brad Schwarze, New Egypt 3. Billy Leone, Kingsway 4. Alex Foley, Shawnee 5. Phil Azzari, Haddon Heights 24-0 25-0 14-2 21-3 24-2

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Tiawahn Cosby, Vineland Erik Porch, Delsea Cody Ruppert, Delsea Javier Colon-Rivera, Millville James Bennett, St. Augustine

that much pressure because I wanted to do this good my senior year, and Ive exceeded all my expectations. Theres not going to be that much pressure for me until I get to the state tournament, I think. Q: Do you think this team has a better chance at getting over the hump and winning a state title this year as opposed to last year? A: Its tough because last year we had a lot of great wrestlers (like Curt Delia). He was a great leader, he always pushed us. I think we have another great chance this year to make it and win the whole thing. I think High Point is beatable. We saw them at Brick, they have holes, we have holes, everybody has holes. I think we have a good shot at winning it this year, because we put in so much hard work and we deserve it. Q: How do you feel about wrestling anywhere from 170 to 195? A: My coaches always make fun of me when I wrestle 195. Its tough wrestling bigger kids because theyre stronger, but theyre a lot slower. Ill wrestle 95 and get the job done. Ill do whatever I need to do for my team. I definitely enjoy wrestling 70 and 82 a lot more, but I do what I have to do. Q: Whats your Super Bowl prediction? A: I want to say the Ravens, 17-13, I hope they win because of Ray Lewis.

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Ed Shockley, Millville Jose Matteo, Vineland

195
1. Rory Bonner, West Deptford 2. Joey DeChristofaro, Hightstown 3. Michael Robinson, Clayton 4. Ed Shockley, Millville 5. Cory Damiana, Lower Cape May 20-0 22-0 15-0 21-2 20-5

220
Bryan Dobzanski, Delsea Obi Kali, Millville Ty Warren, Vuena Benjamin Henderson, Vineland Nick Caporale, Buena Justin Welsh, St. Augustine Nick Crisafulli, Schalick

220
1. Bryan Dobzanski, Delsea 2. Nigel Toussaint, Egg Harbor Twp. 3. Evan Wayns, Shawnee 4. Josh Johnson, Ocean City 5. Cylas Dorety, Woodstown 27-0 22-2 20-3 20-3 19-4

HWT
Tom Lynd, St. Augustine MaQuay Richmond, Cumberland Fred DeMary, Millville Ryan Cartwright, Schalick

HWT
1. Roy Lucas, St. Joseph 2. Alex Thompson, Haddon Heights 3. Jeff Miller, Camden Catholic 4. Tom Lynd, St. Augustine 5. Robert Frederico, Hammonton 24-0 20-0 22-1 22-3 23-1

*Wrestlers must have at least a .500 record and a minimum of 11 bouts. All the records and rankings are based on information through Wednesday.

NEWS AND NOTES

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ST. AUGUSTINE RECORD WALL
Top 3 in career wins Joe Esposito Mike DiGalbo Justin Rivera 134-31 128-26 117-30

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Delran coach Dennis Smith notched career win No. 602 on Saturday, becoming the all-time win leader in South Jersey history. Smith surpassed legendary coach Ralph Ross Sr., who won 601 with Highland and Triton-Red. Clearviews John Van Brill (27-0) owns the most pins (22) in New Jersey this season according to the National Wrestling Coaches Associations Scorebook. Triton heavyweight Brian Marzi has accepted the most forfeits (nine) in the state. Marzi is 21-3. Bergen Catholic freshman Nick Suriano is the top-ranked 106-pounder in the nation by the website intermat.wrestling.com. Suriano is 26-0, including two tight wins over Don Bosco Preps Kyle Bierdumpfel. One of those decisions came on Wednesday with a 4-1 score. InterMat also ranked the top 50 teams in the country, New Jersey had three.

100-match winners: 10 State champions: 1 (Bobby Malatesta 1985) Team district titles: 6 (1984, 1985, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012).

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