NJSIAA Region 5 wrestling tournament 2026 pairings and seeds

[ASFN Admin]

Here are the pairings for the NJSIAA Region 5 wrestling tournament held at Franklin High School on March 6 and 7.

At stake: the top four finishers in each of the 14 weight classes advance to the NJSIAA Individual Championships on March 12-14 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. There are eight region tournaments across the state.

More: Region 5 wrestling tournament 2026 schedule, admission info

More: Wrestling results for districts in Region 5 Districts 17, 18, 19, 20

Region 5 includes teams from Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Mercer and Monmouth counties.

Region 5 Pairings​

106​

Bye into quarterfinals: 1. Thomas Blewett (Middletown North) vs. 8. Logan Placca (Holmdel)

5. Luke Eberhard (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. winner of 13. Mark Libes (Marlboro) vs. 4. Colin Greda (Hunterdon Central)

3. David Peoples (Old Bridge) vs. 14. Maximino Aviles (Piscataway)

11. Christopher Lopez (North Brunswick) vs. 6. Vincent Rainey (Delaware Valley)

2. Riley Correal (Saint John Vianney) vs. winner of 7. Michael Fielding (Middletown South) vs. 10. Ethan Gross (St. Joseph Metuchen)

113​

1. Peter Trezza (Middletown South) vs. winner of 9. Cris Villalobos (Manville) vs. 8. Syum Ray (West Windsor-Plainsboro)

5. Sayan Rao (Holmdel) vs. 12. Jaxon Bingert (Delaware Valley)

13. Leonardo Pagan (Hillsborough) vs. 4. Gabriel Roman (Perth Amboy)

Bye into quarterfinals: 3. Gavin Young (Old Bridge) vs. 6. Ryan Blewett (Middletown North)

No. 2 Noah Perez (Woodbridge) vs. winner of 7. Dylan Sierra (Matawan) vs. Dylan Kobus (Raritan)

120​

Bye into quarterfinals: 1. Eamon Fry (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. 8. Jacob Cinquegrana (Middletown North)

5. Gavin Fong (Montgomery) vs. 12. Luca Schiavon (Hopewell Valley)

13. Bryar Gilliland (Keansburg/Henry Hudson) vs. 4. Tyler Northern (Edison)

3. Julian Zargo (Saint John Vianney) vs. winner of 11. Dean Cuiffo (Matawan) vs. 6. James Nalewajko (Old Bridge)

2. Julian Arango (St. Joseph Metuchen) vs. winner of 7. Edward Hall (Marlboro) vs. 10. Lucas Perez (Woodbridge)

126​

1. Matthew Gould (Saint John Vianney) vs. winner of 9. Peter Marroquin (Keyport) vs. 8. Henry Marshall (Rumson-Fair Haven)

5. Parker Humphrey (Hopewell Valley) vs. winner of 13. Michael Hernandez (Woodbridge) vs. 4. Lorenzo Granato (Old Bridge)

3. Terrance James Fearon (Hunterdon Central) vs. winner of 11. Maxwell Foley (Raritan) vs. 6. Tanner Donaruma (Delaware Valley)

2. Nico DeRado (St. Joseph Metuchen) vs. winner of 7. Dominick Lezark (East Brunswick) vs. 10. Jorge Zapata (Sayreville)

132​

1. Dylan Hersh (Hopewell Valley) vs. winner of 9. Grady Walsh (Sayreville) vs. 8. Viktor Ilnytskyi (Old Bridge)

5. Julian Bednar (Delaware Valley) vs. 12. John Pratt (Middletown South)

13. Alexander Martinez (New Brunswick) vs. 4. Owen Brackett (Raritan)

3. Ryan Spinelli (Hillsborough) vs. winner of 11. Aidan Johnson (Manville) vs. 6. Shane Myiow (Middletown North)

Bye into quarterfinals: 2. Jermey Negron (Edison) vs. 7. Youssef Shadid (West Windsor-Plainsboro)

138​

1. Joaquin Duque (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. winner of 9. Rashod Walters (Highland Park) vs. 8. Hunter Edge (St. Joseph Metuchen)

4. Tye Falkenstein (Delaware Valley) vs. winner of 5. Tyler Oden (Middletown North) vs. 12. Matthew Brophy (Princeton)

6. Ryan Romano (Middletown South) vs. winner of 3. Mohamed Abdelmageed (Manville) vs. 14. Mekhi Ford (North Brunswick)

2. Dylan Placca (Holmdel) vs. winner of 7. Anthony Scagnelli (Saint John Vianney) vs. 10. Adam Lirov (Marlboro)

144​

Bye into quarterfinals: 1. Fernando Avellan (Edison) vs. 8. Tyler Alweiss (Middletown South)

5. Michael Hasson (Delaware Valley) vs. 12. Charles Geoghan (Raritan)

13. Zahyr Evans (Marlboro) vs. 4. Alexander Liss (Marlboro)

Bye into quarterfinals: 3. Jackson Fearon (Middletown North) vs. 6. Joshua Buck (Hunterdon Central)

7. Hunter Curley (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. 10. Anthony Monge (Manville)

15. Levi Bobadilla (St. Jospeh Metuchen) vs. 2. Christian Reyes (Holmdel)

150​

1. Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. winner of 9. Lukas Valentin (Woodbridge) vs. 8. Mason Atkins (St. Joseph Metuchen)

5. Sebastian Dobak (Delaware Valley) vs. 12. Michael Clayton (Keansburg/Henry Hudson)

13. Matthew Caccamo (Middletown South) vs. 4. Shawn Riley (East Brunswick)

Bye into quarterfinals: 3. Nicholas Wall (Middletown North) vs. Nicholas Paulino (Holmdel)

2. Abraham Adu-Amoako (Saint John Vianney) vs. winner of 7. Ryan Hoey (Old Bridge) vs. 10. Isaiah Bennett (Manville)

157​

1. Sean Love (Piscataway) vs. winner of 9. Justin Murillo (Manville) vs. 8. Max Pollara (Hopewell Valley)

4. Wyatt Fry (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. winner of 5. Griffin Nugent (Old Bridge) vs. 12. Luca Tramontelli (Middletown North)

3. Jason Huss (Red Bank Regional) vs. 14. Jhonn Villalobos (Perth Amboy)

11. Jon Castano (St. Joseph Metuchen) vs. 6. Michael Burke (Keansburg/Henry Hudson)

Bye into quarterfinals: 2. Owen Miller (Hillsborough) vs. 7. Hunter Taffera (Delaware Valley)

165​

1. Morgan Schwarz (St. Joseph Metuchen) vs. winner of 9. Jacob Quiros Porras (Highland Park) vs. 8. Joseph Stanaway (Spotswood)

4. Landin Lazoja (Old Bridge) vs. winner of 5. Will Keller (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. 12. Nico Cordova (Middletown North)

6. Marcus Gary (Delaware Valley) vs. winner of 3. Ryan Willi (Middletown South) vs. 14. Christian Denton (Holmdel)

2. Ryan Gavrish (Saint John Vianney) vs. winner of 7. Elijah Bennett (Manville) vs. 10. Giacobe Manon (Raritan)

175​

Bye into quarterfinals: 1. Tyler Whitford (St. Joseph Metuchen) vs. 8. Ryder Izzo (Rumson-Fair Haven)

5. Ethan Barker (Hopewell Valley) vs. 12. Dayron Ospina Posada (Princeton)

13. Kenneth Mongelli (Woodbridge) vs. 4. Olivier Paul (Delaware Valley)

3. Daniel Benbrook (Middletown North) vs. winner of 11. Jahkee Carr (Montgomery) vs. 6. Gregory Aronne (Raritan)

2. John Saraiva (Saint John Vianney) vs. winner of 7. John McCormack (Middletown South) vs. 10. Ricardo Henriquez (Perth Amboy)

190​

1. Alexander Reyes (Holmdel) vs. winner of 9. Aleko Kusraev (Sayreville) vs. 8. Scott Mangan (Hopewell Valley)

5. Temiloluwa Odumbo (Old Bridge) vs. 12. Branden Rodriguez (Perth Amboy)

13. Dane Mezheritsky (Marlboro) vs. 4. Parker Needham (Raritan)

3. Max Alweiss (Middletown South) vs. winner of 11. Peter Brown (Matawan) vs. 6. Matty Gorbatuk (Manville)

Bye into quarterfinals: 2. Luke Dougherty (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. 7. Matthew Sencher (Delaware Valley)

215​

Bye into quarterfinals: 1. Zachary Florio (Old Bridge) vs. 8. Daniel Montemurno (Metuchen)

5. Evan Canica (Manville) vs. 12. Luke Cyphert (Delaware Valley)

13. Johangel Flores (Highland Park) vs. 4. Jason Peters (Franklin)

6. Ajibola Oshin (Matawan) vs. winner of 3. Thomas Foley (Saint John Vianney) vs. 14. Louis Williams (Piscataway)

2. Shawn Retta (Keansburg/Henry Hudson) vs. winner of 7. Liam Brett (Middletown South) vs. 10. Gavin Barker (Hopewell Valley)

285​

1. Mohammad Targali (Matawan) vs. winner of 9. Liam Kellgren (Old Bridge) vs. 8. Luken Alberdi (Delaware Valley)

4. Jason Gross (St. Joseph Metuchen) vs. winner of 5. Kacper Trzeciak (Sayreville) vs. 12. Keegan Farry (Red Bank Regional)

3. Evan Hartel (Franklin) vs. winner of 11. Bryon Hoffman (Middletown North) vs. 6. Vincent Williams (Piscataway)

2. Nicholas Duarte (Hillsborough) vs. winner of 7. Declan Joyce (Hunterdon Central) vs. 10. Thomas Gelpke (Middletown South)

This article originally appeared on MyCentralJersey.com: NJ wrestling Region 5 wrestling pairings and seeds

Continue reading...