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R.H.S. wrestling: Paramus’ Joe Trovato beats friend Joe Oliva of Ridgewood to win 138 Region 2 title

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R.H.S. wrestling: Paramus’ Joe Trovato beats friend Joe Oliva of Ridgewood to win 138 Region 2 title
SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2014
BY  GREGORY SCHUTTA
STAFF WRITER
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PARAMUS – Joe Trovato of Paramus hasn’t spent a lot of time on the mat this season with his favorite workout partner.

“Not since we found out we were going the same weight this year,” Trovato said of his friend Joe Oliva from Ridgewood.

But the two put aside their friendship for nearly seven minutes Saturday. And it was Trovato who came out on top, scoring a takedown on the edge midway through the first overtime to score a 3-1 victory in the highlight bout of the night at 138 pounds and win his second Region 2 wrestling championship in three years.

“This was a huge match for me,” said Trovato, a two-time state fifth who improved to 36-1 this season. “This is a huge confidence boost going into the state tournament next week.”

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R H.S. wrestling:Ridgewood repeats in District 6

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R H.S. wrestling:Ridgewood repeats in District 6

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014
BY  JIM MCCONVILLE
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FAIR LAWN – It took a lifetime for Ridgewood to win its first District 6 wrestling title. It took just a year to get the second, thanks to a senior class that helped turn around the program over their four years.

Five Maroons were named champions, four of them seniors, as Ridgewood won the team title going away. Perhaps the biggest of those wins came from senior Andrew Moras, who knocked off defending champion Zach Hunko of Glen Rock/Saddle Brook at 195 pounds.

Down 4-1 late in the second period, Moras escaped and got a quick takedown to tie it at 4-4 entering the third period. He scored a reversal with 1:28 left in the period to grab the lead and added a late takedown to insure his 8-5 victory.

“I just had to get a feel for how he was wrestling,” Moras said of his first district title. “It was a pretty repetitive match, and he was trying to toss me. All I had to do was put my weight back and I was able to slip right out.”

“This senior class has been amazing,” Ridgewood coach Torre Watson said.

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