Boys semifinals results, finals pairings for 2026 Essex County Tournament

The 2026 Essex County Tournament is rolling right along and day two of wrestling began with with the boys semifinals from Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange.

No. 19 ranked Seton Hall entered the day in a commanding first place lead with 10 wrestlers in the semis.

Seton Hall Prep leads the way with seven finalists, followed by Caldwell with five and Glen Ridge and West Essex each with four.

Here are the finals pairings and semifinal results.

Finals pairings

106 pounds

• Rocco Caputo, Jr., Cedar Grove vs. Michael Rankin, Caldwell

113 pounds

• Narito Radomski, Glen Ridge vs. Joseph Formosa, West Essex

120 pounds

• Carmine Sipper, Caldwell vs. Noah Hernandez, Seton Hall Prep

126 pounds

• Joe Viola, Seton Hall Prep vs. Christian Bastante, West Essex

132 pounds

• Andre Morero, Seton Hall Prep vs. KJ Lissenden, Caldwell

138 pounds

• Solomon Soriente, Caldwell vs. Chris Cifelli, Nutley

144 pounds

• Tyler Yildiz, Seton Hall Prep vs. Anthony Barrett, Caldwell

150 pounds

• Michael Pocius, Seton Hall Prep vs. Adam Barakat, West Orange

157 pounds

• August Katz, Seton Hall Prep vs. Pierce Asfalg, Cedar Grove

165 pounds

• Aidan Rotbaum, Nutley vs. Finn McKeon, St. Benedict’s

175 pounds

• Reid Clausi, West Essex vs. Brandon Papa, Seton Hall Prep

190 pounds

• Nicolas Costantini, Cedar Grove vs. Joe Cutruzzula, West Essex

215 pounds

• Rocco Salerno, Seton Hall Prep vs. Danny Harraka, West Essex

285 pounds

• Muhammed Ardahanli, Livingston vs. Jake Saraiva, Cedar Grove

Semifinal results

106 pounds

• Rocco Caputo Jr., Cedar Grove tf. Chasen Lee, Millburn, 18-3 (3:58)
• Michael Rankin, Caldwell p. Jirrard Ferrer, Belleville, 3:20

113 pounds

• Narito Radomski, Glen Ridge dec. Matt Ruane, Caldwell, 16-13
• Joseph Formosa, West Essex p. Preston Nitche, Seton Hall Prep, 3:32

120 pounds

• Carmine Sipper, Caldwell p. James Bonardi, Livingston, 3:45
• Noah Hernandez, Seton Hall Prep maj. Evan Blanchard, Nutley, 15-3

126 pounds

• Joe Viola, Seton Hall Prep dec. Yankee Mabee, Caldwell, 8-4
• Christian Bastante, West Essex p. Oliver Kreizman, Columbia, 4:20

132 pounds

• Andre Morero, Seton Hall Prep p. Patrick Chell, Nutley, 1:59
• KJ Lissenden, Caldwell p. Branden Wylie, St. Benedict’s, 5:20

138 pounds

• Solomon Soriente, Caldwell tf. Mark Farah, West Essex, 17-2 (4:00)
• Chris Cifelli, Nutley maj. Richie Galioto, Cedar Grove, 8-0

144 pounds

• Tyler Yildiz, Seton Hall Prep maj. Jerome Johnson, East Orange, 9-1
• Anthony Barrett, Caldwell p. Tim Chinchilla, Millburn, 3:48

150 pounds

• Michael Pocius, Seton Hall Prep dec. Dante D’Achille, West Essex, 9-7
• Adam Barakat, West Orange p. Rocco Conforti, Caldwell, 5:15

157 pounds

• August Katz, Seton Hall Prep tf. Chris Belcuore, Livingston, 16-1 (2:15)
• Pierce Asfalg, Cedar Grove p. Aedan Lopez, West Orange, 3:13

165 pounds

• Aidan Rotbaum, Nutley p. George Dakar, Cedar Grove, 4:21
• Finn McKeon, St. Benedict’s dec. David Lopes, Seton Hall Prep, 10-8

175 pounds

• Reid Clausi, West Essex p. Ryan Pivetta, Newark East Side, 1:13
• Brandon Papa, Seton Hall Prep inj. Jayden Morales, Bloomfield, :53

190 pounds

• Nicolas Costantini, Cedar Grove p. Jaylin Williams, Irvington, 2:29
• Joey Cutruzzula, West Essex p. Matthew Steiner, Livingston, 3:58

215 pounds

• Rocco Salerno, Seton Hall Prep p. Tuguldur Bayarkhuu, St. Benedict’s, :39
• Danny Harraka, West Essex p. Christian Giordano, Livingston

285 pounds

• Muhammed Ardahanli, Livingston dec. Ayden Fox, Bloomfield, 10-3
• Jake Saraiva, Cedar Grove dec. Evan Blanchard, Nutley, 1-0