Sophomore Jason Estevez lived up to his billing as the top seed at 125 pounds and won the Region 4 title on Saturday at West Orange.
Estevez defeated the second seed West Essex's Jimmy Ciampi, 10-8, in the 125-pound finals to grab the title and also a trip to the state finals next weekend at Atlantic City.
Both sophomore Brad Krosser and senior Keith Arlotta just missed punching a ticket to Atlantic City after being nipped in the third-place matches at 145 and 119 pounds respectively.
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The top three wrestlers in each weight class qualify for the state finals.
Arlotta lost 6-3 to West Essex's Mike Marotti in the 119 pound third-place match, and then Krosser dropped a 4-2 decision to Brian Merkel of St. Peter's Prep in the 145-pound third-place match.
Finals
125
Jason Estevez, Livingston, defeated Jimmy Ciampi, West Essex, 10-8
3rd Place
119
Mike Marotti, West Essex, defeated Keith Arlotta, Livingston, 6-3
145
Brian Merkel, St. Peter's Prep, defeated Brad Krosser, Livingston, 4-2
Semi-finals
119
Anthony DePasque, Clifton, defeated Keith Arlotta, Livingston, 8-5
125
Jason Estevez, Livingston, defeated Tyler Loughlin, Becton, 7-2
145
Pela Deeb, Passaic Tech, defeated Brad Krosser, Livingston, 12-4
Wrestleback semi-finals
119
Keith Arlotta, Livingston, defeated Matthew Joskowitz, Cliffside Park, 12-5
145
Brad Krosser, Livingston, defeated Zach White, West Orange, 5-4
171
Pascal Louis, West Orange, defeated Anthony Paris, Livingston, 12-5
