West Deptford Downs Cinnaminson to Advance to Wrestling Final

It doesn’t get much closer than Wednesday night’s NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 wrestling playoff match between West Deptford and Cinnaminson.

Each team won seven bouts, but the Eagles’ bonus points were enough to give No. 2 West Deptford a 35-25 win over the third-seeded Pirates, according to nj.com.

The Eagles visit No. 1 Collingswood in the final Friday night.

Cinnaminson won the first three bouts to take a 9-6 lead, but the Eagles won five straight, 152-195 pounds, to come away with the victory.

This included pinfalls from Jarryd Ley (152), Jason Carter (182) and Gio Gismondi (195), and a major decision by Cameron Shields at 170. Richie Brown won a 4-2 decision at 160.

John Delia picked up a major decision for West Deptford at 106, and 126-pounder Dylan Fischer picked up a pinfall victory.

Jahmil Williams opened the match for Cinnaminson with an 8-7 decision at 132, followed by a 5-0 win at 138 for Ryan Teague and a sudden victory for Joe Saxton at 145.

Joe Cody snapped West Deptford’s winning streak with a 4-3 ultimate tiebreaker win at 220, followed by a pinfall victory for heavyweight Keith Swartley.

Isaiah Elias scored a 5-1 decision at 113, and Kevin Schoch capped the match with a major decision win for Cinnaminson.

Cinnaminson advanced to Wednesday night’s semifinal with a 44-18 win over No. 6 Delran on Monday night. As the No. 2 seed, West Deptford had a first-round bye.

Cinnaminson now looks forward to the district tournament and the individual portion of the season, but will continue to do so as a team, Elias told the Burlington County Times following the match.

West Deptford improved to 12-7. Cinnaminson finished the season with a record of 14-4.