CHS wrestlers enjoy highlights this season

The Columbia High School varsity wrestling team, which finished with a 12-9 mark, was sparked by a slew of standouts this season.
Heavyweight James Goode enjoyed a strong season for the Cougars. Goode, a senior, went 24-8, which included a 12-1 mark in the Super Essex Conference and a 7-0 record in the SEC-Liberty Division.
Goode was second at the Rahway Holiday tournament, fifth at the Essex County Tournament, first at the District 10 tournament and a Region 3 quarterfinalist.
Goode made first-team All-SEC-Liberty Division.
“James Goode was a real standout this year, only his second year on the mat,” said CHS head coach Hal Garwin. “He showed his grit by winning District 10 where the top five 285-pounders were 20-win-plus wrestlers. He defeated two wrestlers who had beaten him during the season and one who finished higher in the county tourney.”
Sophomore 103-pound Khari Jarrett had a 16-8 record as a first-year varsity wrestler, which included a 7-3 mark in the Super Essex Conference and a 5-1 in the SEC-Liberty Division. He also took fourth at the Rahway Holiday tournament. He made honorable mention all-division.
Junior 119-pound Andrew Adams fashioned a 25-10 mark, including a 13-1 mark in the SEC and 10-0 record in the SEC-Liberty to make first-team all-division. He was second at Rahway, sixth at the Essex County Tournament and third at the District 10 tournament.
Adams placed in all three tournaments and won more than 20 matches, both for the second year.
Junior 125-pound Alex Lopez went 18-9. Lopez was 8-4 in the conference and 6-1 in the division. He made second-team all-division. Lopez was first at Rahway and third in the District.
Senior 130-pound David Goldenberg was 19-5. He went 8-2 in the SEC and 5-1 in the division to make second-team all-division. He was first at Rahway, fifth at the ECT and second in the District.
“David Goldenberg fought through knee and skin problems all season to place in all three tourneys,” said Garwin. “He lost only five matches and three were to the same wrestler, all by one point.”
At 189, junior Omar Shabazz fashioned a 13-4 mark, going 8-1 in the SEC and 5-0 in the division. Shabazz was third in the District and was a Region 3 quarterfinalist.
Shabazz only wrestled a half season due to a shoulder injury, but was almost unbeatable, losing in the District by two points to the county and District champ, while pinning in the Region and losing by one point in the quarters to the second-place finisher.

Worrall Community Newspapers

2009-10 All-Area Wrestling

Weight Name School Year
103 Bobby Trombetta Nutley Freshman
103 Chris Rosetti Bloomfield Junior
103 Nick Spitaletta Glen Ridge Freshman
103 Oscar Cabrera Belleville Senior
103 Khari Jarrett Columbia Soph.
112 Chris Lantz Bloomfield Senior
112 Justin Colon Belleville Sophomore
112 Harwin Wong West Orange Senior
119 Frank DeLorenzo Nutley Senior
119 Andrew Adams Columbia Junior
119 Rick Gencarelli Belleville Soph.
125 Michael Ferinde Nutley Junior
125 Desalegne Fried West Orange Soph.
125 Alex Lopez Columbia Junior
125 Alexander Reeves Irvington Junior
130 Michael Veneziano Bloomfield Freshman
130 Vin Scuttaro Nutley Senior
130 David Goldenberg Columbia Senior
135 John Grimaldi Glen Ridge Senior
135 Connor Chauncey Bloomfield Senior
135 Dante Montes Nutley Senior
135 Jake Drappi West Orange Senior
140 Fabian Rosario Bloomfield Senior
140 Jake Mulinge West Orange Senior
140 Brandon Keena Nutley Freshman
145 Romario Herbert Irvington Sophomore
145 Ian Chauncey Bloomfield Sophomore
145 Marc Corino Belleville Junior
145 Karim Singleton West Orange Senior
152 Cavan Penberthy Bloomfield Junior
152 Evan O’Keefe Glen Ridge Senior
152 Joseph Anello Belleville Sophomore
152 Hakim Williams West Orange Senior
160 Vinny Angelone West Orange Senior
160 Mark Borcan Bloomfield Senior
160 Nick Fruncillo Belleville Freshman
171 Joe Finkler Bloomfield Junior
171 Nick Gaeta Nutley Sophomore
171 Anthony Angelone West Orange Soph.
189 Emeka Ndichie Bloomfield Senior
189 Pascal Louis West Orange Junior
189 Omar Shabazz Columbia Junior
215 Chase Hamilton Belleville Senior
215 Aleks Berman West Orange Senior
HWT Christian Marinaro Bloomfield Senior
HWT Emiliano Betancor West Orange Junior
HWT James Goode Columbia Senior

Wrestlers of the Year: Chris Lantz, Bloomfield; Emiliano Betancor, West Orange
Coach of the Year: Stephan Zichella, West Orange
Editor’s note: The All-Area is selected by the Essex County sports staff of Worrall Community Newspapers and consists of schools in the WCN publishing area of Belleville, Bloomfield, East Orange, Glen Ridge, Irvington, Maplewood, Nutley, Orange, South Orange, West Orange and Vailsburg. The athletes chosen also must reside in those municipalities.