Cabarle and Catalysts M. Borgia, Kolawole & Healy lead WMC Wrestling to Randolph Quad Sweep, 9-4 Record

1/18/26
By David Yaskulka
Photos by Jen Sheppard and Sheryl Reed
Special thanks to team statisticians Adriana Georgiev, Alexa Moscotello and Kaylee Viera.

Coach Chris Marold sure missed region qualifier Jonathan Cabarle when the sophomore standout was sidelined 10 matches with an injury. Since returning, he’s delivered max points for the Wolfpack six straight times, including two pins and a forfeit at the Randolph High School quad January 17.

Marold mixed and matched his lineup to defeat Clifton, Randolph and Montville Saturday to raise the team’s record to 9-4. Veteran district finalist Michael Borgia, and first-time winners Tobi Kolawole and Julian Healy were catalysts, delivering pins for the Pack when Marold needed them.

Earlier, Hopewell Valley squeaked past WMC Thursday night Jan. 15.

“It’s great to be back,” said Cabarle. “The knee is doing great, and I would like to thank coach [and physical therapist Mark Sr.] Montuore for his help getting me back on the mat.

“The keys have been my mental focus, putting in the work physically, and the support of my coaches and teammates,” said Cabarle, whose goal is to return to regions and qualify for states.

Brody Neill and Tommy Borgia kept their extraordinary winning streaks going at 16 and 18 respectively.

Ryan Tie, Lucas Harrison, Mason Vazquez, Kurt Beyer and Deacon Frayne all won three times this week, as Jacob Harrison, John Garcia, Rob Fazzino and Alex Dymnicki each contributed a pair of wins.

Captain Critiques

“We had an amazing day as a team,” reflected senior co-captain Tommy Borgia. “I feel this week in practice was our best to date. The pace was high, guys were pushing each other, and competitive tempers were at an all time high which does nothing but make us better as a whole.

“Guys stepped up today in big moments. Mikey, Tobi, and Julian all delivered, getting us six points in key duals because we had to sit guys due to match count.”

NJSIAA prohibits wrestlers from wrestling more than 30 times before February 14, and Marold must balance that risk with trying to win matches.

Facing brutal competition, Van Muttart (120, vs. wrestlers who were a combined 29-8), Grant Baker (150, facing 15-2 Michael Frank), Hayden Hurst (165, facing two top-60 ranked wrestlers), along with starter Nick Galvin (113, facing wrestlers who were a combined 22-8) all answered the call for the Pack Saturday.

“It is amazing knowing we have guys who are sometimes on the bench that can get called up to varsity on short notice and get it done. It is a true testament to just how much depth this team truly has up and down the lineup,” said Princeton football commit Borgia.

Borgia, now 130-19 in his career, has the fifth most wins of any active wrestler in New Jersey, right behind Penn State commit and national #1 ranked Jayden James’ 132-4. It’s also the most wins of anyone at the top two weights, where even standouts rarely rack up huge win totals as freshman or sophomores the way Borgia did.

Borgia’s next win would tie him with Nick Matthews for second most in school history at 131, with Shane Metzler’s 144 win record in sight.

Kolawole Kingpins Knockout Crew to Crush Clifton 57-23

Kolawole (215 lbs., 1-0 record) stepped into the starting lineup, and immediately rewarded Marold with an impressive pinfall in a blazing 36 seconds.

Kolawole led a knockout crew that included Neill (138, 18-1), Lucas (126, 10-7) and Jacob Harrison (144, 12-7), Beyer (165, 13-8) and Tommy Borgia (285, 17-0) all delivering pinfalls for the Pack. Forfeits to Cabarle (150, 7-3) and Dymnicki (190, 6-8) racked up more points for a 57-23 WMC victory over the Clifton Mustangs to open the quad.

Tie (106, 11-9) fought off his back to desperately hang on to an impressive 15-10 victory over Nathan Monsalve (9-4) to open the match. Lucas Harrison was behind 6-0 and 9-2, and closed the gap to 11-6 in the third before delivering the come-from-behind pin.

Fazzino and Frayne Rev Route of Randolph Rams 59-12

The Randolph Rams have only defeated the Pack once since 2012, and that remained true after a 59-12 WMC victory over the home team at the quad.

Fazzino (175, 14-7) pinned #54 ranked Emmanuel Samaniego (13-4), who had pinned Fazzino last time they met, and Frayne (215, 16-4) majored #34 ranked Andrew Zeidman (15-2) to lead the way.

Lucas Harrison, Vazquez (132, 6-6), Neill, Cabarle, Garcia (157, 9-11) and Tie delivered pins.

When Garcia was on top leading 14-3 in the third, coaches called for the junior to cut his opponent to try for the tech, but Garcia had six points in mind, and delivered.

Neill pinned Aiden Madayag-Williams (10-2) in just 19 seconds.

Marold’s plug-and-play starter Julian Healy (144, 1-2) exulted after the ref slapped the mat signaling his first varsity win by pin.
Lehigh-bound Michael Borgia (285, 3-1) also pinned en route to possibly re-joining the starting lineup next month.

Vazquez won by tech fall, as Beyer – over senior Tyler Davis (14-5) – and Dymnicki delivered decisions for the Pack.

Vazquez Ascension, Big Wins from Neal, Frayne and Borgia Muzzle Montville Mustangs

Montville, standing at 13-1, faced WMC, in the ultimate match of quad undefeateds.

Lucas Harrison delivered a dramatic come from behind major victory to narrow Montville's early lead.

Vazquez, since returning from injury, has continued to rise. He topped a #55 ranked wrestler at Hopewell, but found himself down 10-4 and fighting off his back against Montville’s #93 Vincent Palmiero (13-6).

But after fighting for his life, Vazquez came roaring back for a frenzied 13-12 victory to give the Pack a narrow 7-6 lead.

But ultimately, when steel met steel, it was alpha wolves over apex stallions as WMC’s Neill, Frayne and Tommy Borgia prevailed over Montville hammers (who were a combined 46-6).

State alternate Alex Rodriguez (17-1) delighted the Montville faithful by matching Neill move for move. The score was tied at five at the end of regulation, at the end of sudden victory overtime, and at the end of the second overtime round (when Neil successfully rode Rodriguez).

In the third overtime period, Rodriguez cut Neill in hopes of taking him down for the win, but it was the Wolfpack state medalist who scored for a dramatic 9-5 victory.

After Beyer bumped up and lost a controversial heart breaker to a #65 ranked senior, (with Marold arguing the ref missed an illegal move), the big men left no doubt.

Frayne pinned #43 ranked Sean Zamata (12-4) in 33 seconds.

And Tommy Borgia had #31 ranked district champ Alex Husti (17-1) pounding the mat in frustration after a 65 second fall. It was Borgia’s 18th straight, and also made the Borgia brothers 3-0 at heavyweight with three pins on the day.

Jacob Harrison's tech fall, and pins from Cabarle, Fazzino and Tie (coming from behind) delivered bonus points in droves for the 45-25 WMC victory.

Vazquez and Frayne Big Wins Not Enough as Hopewell Valley Wins 43-35

Only one of 14 bouts went the distance, but WMC’s five pins and one tech fall were not enough, as the 10-1 Hopewell Valley Bulldog squad had its day Thursday night January 15 with a 43-35 win.

Vazquez got WMC on the board with dramatic pinfall against #55 ranked region qualifier Thomas Davilla, for the Pack’s biggest win of the night. Neill followed with an efficient 95 second pin, his 13th straight victory.

Gavin Barker, 9-1, came out with guns blazing against Frayne, attempting throw after throw. But in a battle of top sophomores, Frayne left little doubt, settling in for a methodical 16-1 tech fall.

Cabarle once again delivered six for the Pack (his third straight since returning from injury), as did Beyer in 56 seconds and Borgia in a blink-and-you-missed-it 21 second session. Borgia remained undefeated at 15-0, and as an odd-number medalist in AC (#7), he finished last season with a win, so that’s 16 straight.

HV made a key strategic maneuver bumping 12-2 senior district finalist Dylan Hersh away from Neill to upset Jacob Harrison 3-1 at 144 lbs with a third period reversal.

WMC did not bump #39 Fazzino away from #18 175 lb. Ethan Barker in order to face #65 Scott Mangan at 190, and the Bulldogs scored pins at both weights.

With WMC leading 35-31 with two bouts remaining – and a Pack forfeit looming at 113 – it all came down to 106. Despite being a huge underdog to HV #56 ranked Said Jan Rahmani, Ryan Tie gave the Wolfpack faithful glimmers of hope when almost catching the undefeated junior before falling by pin.

Hopewell has been beating up on opponents with margins of victory of 83, 72, 71, 70, 68, 54, 40 and 33 this season.

Next Up

WMC hosts Mendham Jan. 20. The Morris County Tournament at Mt. Olive is Jan. 24th. WMC visits Hackettstown the 26th (a critical match for section seeding), then hosts Pope John the 28th, before heading to the Pascack Valley quad with Raritan and Jackson on the 31st. February starts at Morris Hills Feb. 4, and then a tri at Governor Livingston Feb. 7. Senior night is home versus Jefferson Feb. 11, then home again Feb. 13 against Morristown.

Here’s our cheat sheet on rankings.

State Sectional (team) Playoffs Power Point Standings

As of 1/18/26, WMC is 2nd in Power Points standings in the section with 28.22 points versus 30.14 for Caldwell and 26.78 for Hackettstown. Parsippany Hills is a pretty distant fourth at 24.12.

NJSIAA wrestling power points are a mathematical formula used to seed the team state tournament by awarding teams points for each dual-meet victory (Quality Points) plus additional points based on their opponents' success (Residual Points). For the 2025-26 season, a team’s final ranking is determined by averaging the values of their best nine power-point-producing matches through the February cutoff.

If playoffs started today, as the #2, WMC would host the first two section playoff rounds (just as it did last year). Currently, WMC would face #7 Governor Livingston in quarters (this year WMC would be a strong favorite), and then the winner of #3 Hackettstown vs. #6 Madison in the semifinals the same night, Feb. 16. If in this scenario WMC beat Hackettstown, it would travel to face (most likely) #1 Caldwell Feb. 18. This writer thinks the current top-three are likely to hold, and the section crown will come down to Caldwell, WMC and Hackettstown.

Based on 1/18/25 RW rankings, WMC would likely win five and lose four bouts vs. Hackettstown, with five coin toss matches deciding. We’ll get one preview when the neighbors face off Jan. 26.

Against Caldwell, WMC would likely win five, lose four, and five coin toss bouts would decide the match.

You can track WMC’s Group 2, Section 2 power points (which determine playoff seeds) here.

And here’s a cheat sheet on tournament and playoff structure for the season:
Districts? Goles? Sections? AC? Oh My! A Guide to WMC Wrestling's Road to Glory

About David Yaskulka

To avoid concession duty when his sons Noah and Ben joined WMC in 2012, David revived his sportswriter dream, and still covers the Pack. He’s a sustainability advocate and pet industry executive, having served as CEO of Nature’s Logic, SVP of Mid America Pet Food, and Board Chair of the Pet Sustainability Coalition and Greater Good Charities. He currently advises Love, Nala cat food, Archway Pet Food, rePurpose Global plastic action platform, and New Zealand Trade & Enterprise. He invites all WMC wrestlers and their families to connect with him (and with each other!) on LinkedIn.