Del Piano Splits Results To Stay Alive In States

South Brunswick senior Lucus Del Piano knew that a loss in the first round of the state finals would not only end his weekend, but his Viking career as well. After taking third at 189 in the Region 5 tournament last weekend, Del Piano was determined to not let that happen. 

Taking on Colin Egan of Wall, Del Piano got the win he needed as he edged his opponent 3-2.With the win he was assured of at least one match on Saturday regardless of the results of his next match. 

That match came against James Fox, the top seeded wrestler from St. Peters Prep. Fox came into the tournament with a perfect 4-1 record after claiming the Region 4 title. He showed why he is ranked so highly as he pinned Del Piano in just 3:09.

Del Piano now moves into the consolation bracket where he will face Connor Gabriel of Roselle Park. Gabriel finished third in the Region 3 Tournament last weekend and picked up a 6-4 win over Razohnn Gross of Don Bosco Prep in the preliminary round. He fell to the consolations after losing to Michael Amada, the Mount Olive Wrestler who last week claimed the Region 1 title.