Morris Knolls Junior Eagles Wrestling Roster 2010-11
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Wrestlers: Matthew Blumenfeld, Joseph Bruzzese, Anthony D'Onofrio, Joseph D'Onofrio, Dean Drugac, Luke Drugac, Wade Drugac, Jonathan Duarte, Anthony Flammia, Connor Fortune, William Guida, Nate Howell, Mike Kaiser, Peer Kwon, Salvatore Lepre, Arnay Madhiwalla, Joe McMahon, Luke Nappi, Kyle Nasir, Michael Nigro, Diego Oliveira, Ryan O'Neill, Jason Parisi, Daniel Percelay, Shane Percelay, Matthew Peterson, Thomas Shemon, Marc Sisco, Andy Sopchak, Chris Sopchak, Adam Warriner, Kyle Weis and Uche Whitethrope.
Head Coaches: Mike Ferina and David Percelay. Assistant Coaches: Brent Kaiser, Todd Drujac, Bill Guida, Daren Donofrio, Joe Parisi, Lance Howel and Bryan Flamia. Team Mom: Tarina Drujac.
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Wil Guida: State novice champ at 55.
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Guida captures state title
at novice championships
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ROCKAWAY TWP. - When 10-year-old Wil Guida's wrestling season started last June, he figured he'd be kept busy with in a lot of matches and a lot of tournaments - not to mention practice sessions.
When the fourth-grader at the township's Dwyer School walked off the mat at Union High School on Saturday, March 19, the 55-pounder not only had competed for the 85th time this season, he also had a state championship under his belt.
Guida, wrestling with the Scorpions Wrestling Club of Fairfield, won the state title in the 55-pound division at the New Jersey Wrestling Novice Championships held at Union High School in Union. Guida was 4-0 in the tournament, pinning his first foe before winning his next three bouts by 6-1, 12-0 and 7-5 decisions with his closest call coming in the championship match.
He is 75-10 overall for the season -- 60-3 with his very active Scorpions club team; 9-5 with the Morris Knolls Junior Eagles; and 6-2 in a handful of other tournaments he entered either on his own or with some of his Junior Eagles or Scorpion teammates.
He also practiced with the Junior Eagles and Scorpions - four times a week with the Scorpions at times.
Guida, who has been wrestling with the Junior Eagles and then the Scorpions since he was 7 years old, placed fourth in the 50-pound weight class in last year's NJW state championships after going unbeaten (17-0) with the Junior Eagles at the same weight class during the regular season.
This season, he won the Junior Eagles wrestleoffs at 55 but most of his matches came in the 60-pound weight class. He also wrestled at 60 in the post-season Tri-County Youth Wrestling League Tournament and placed sixth, with the Junior Eagles finishing fourth in the team standings.
At the end of the season, Guida was given the "Heart of the Eagle" award by the Junior Eagles coaches for his willingness to put aside individual glory for the team, as evidenced in his wrestling up a weight class for most of the season.
"Wil's the type of kid who goes out and does his job and would rather work for the team than be concerned with his own record," said Bill Guida, Wil's father and an assistant coach on the Junior Eagles. "He always has a hug and encouraging words for his opponents, win or lose ... this seems rare for his age, but that's just the kind of a kid he is.
"We've had a lot of people from other teams and other areas of the state tell us they see this in the way Wil competes ... and as a parent and coach, it's something you like to hear."
... as much as Wil Guida likes to wrestle.
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Junior Eagles close with a win
to clinch TCYWL National title
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DENVILLE -- The Morris Knolls Junior Eagles wrestling team closed out its Tri County Youth Wrestling League regular season with a 62-28 victory over Pequannock at Morris Knolls High School on Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, a victory that clinched the TCYWL's National League championship.
The victory gave the Junior Eagles a dual-meet season record of 9-5, one win better than National League runnerup Morristown, which finished at 8-6.
Also, when the Junior Eagles beat Hopatcong, 72-21, on Friday, Feb. 11, it gave the Denville club a 3-0 Southern Division record to clinch that title.
Against Pequannock (5-9), Joe D'Onfrio (55-pound division), Marc Sisco (75), Anthony Flammia (80), Jason Parisi (90), Luke Drugac (118) and Luke Nappi (165) won by pins. Will Guida (60) and Dean Drugac (126) won by major decisions; Daniel Percelay (65) and Kyle Weis (110) won by decisions; and Adam Warriner (96) and Mike Nigro (102) won by forfeit to account for all the scoring.
In the TCYWL's JV Championship Tournament, Shane Percelay and Matt Peterson each finished in second place in the respective weight classes, Percelay the runnerup in the 55-pound division and Peterson the runnerup in the 104-pound division.
Also competing for the Junior Eagles were: Nate Howell, third at 72; Jon Duarte, third at 50; Tom Shemon, sixth at 82; and Connor Fortune, sixth at 104.
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D'Onfrio, Guida, Nappi win in loss to Montville
DENVILLE - The Morris Knolls Junior Eagles youth wrestling team got pin wins from Joe D'Onfrio, Will Guida and Luke Nappi in a 53-31 loss to Montville in a Tri County Youth Wrestling League match held at Montville High School on Thursday, Feb. 3.
D'Onfrio got his pin in the 55-pound class; Guida pinned his 60-pound opponent; and Nappi got the final pin victory when he decked his opponent in their 165-pound match.
Mark Sisco won a major decision at 70; Kyle Weis decisioned his 110-pound foe; and Daniel Percelay won his 65-pound match by forfeit to account for the rest of the Junior Eagles points.
The loss squared the Junior Eagles season record at 5-5; the win was the 10th of the season against but two losses for Montville.
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Junior Eagles to 1-2 at Hanover Park Quad
DENVILLE - The Morris Knolls Junior Eagles youth wrestling team went 1-2 at the Hanover Park Quad at Hanover Park High School on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, to put its Tri-County Youth Wrestling League record at 5-3 for the season.
The Junior Eagles lost a 70-12 decision to the unbeaten (5-0) Hanover Park host club; lost to 6-5 Roxbury, 52-28; and got their only win of the day with a 45-42 victory over a 5-3 Mahwah team.
Dean Drugac, wrestling at 126 for the Junior Eagles, survived all three matches. Drugac got a pin win for one of the Junior Eagles' two victories against Hanover Park; registered another pin win against Mahwah; and won by decision against Roxbury.
The Junior Eagles' only other two team points against Hanover Park came on Luke Nappi's pin win at 165.
Against Roxbury, Mark Sisco (75) and Kyle Weis (110) won by pin; Mike Nigro (102) won by tech fall; Jason Parisi (90) won by decision; and Joe D'Onfrio (55) won via forfeit.
In the Junior Eagles' win over Mahwah, Weis (110) and Luke Drugac (118) won by pins; Daniel Percelay (65), Anthony Flammia (80) and Parisi (90) won by decisions; and D'Onfrio (55), Sisco (70) and Nappi (165) won by forfeit.
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Junior Eagles beat Hackettstown, Randolph
DENVILLE - The Denville PAL Morris Knolls Junior Eagles youth wrestling team improved to 4-1 with a 57-36 victory over Hackettstown at Morris Knolls High School on Monday, Jan. 20, 2011, after turning back Randolph, 51-24, at Randolph on Thursday, Jan. 6, in a pair of Tri-County Youth Wrestling League dual meets.
Against Hackettstown, Mark Sisco improved to 4-1 on the season with a pin win. Also winning by pins were Mike Nigro (4-1), Kyle Weis (4-1), Dean Drugac (4-1) and Luke Nappi (3-0).
Joe D'Onfrio (4-1) won by tech fall; Daniel Percelay (4-1) won by major decision; and Luke Drugac (5-0), Peter Kwon and Andy Sopchak each won by forfeit.
In the victory over Randolph, Nate Howell, Dean Drugac and D'Onfrio won by pins; Mike Kaiser and Adam Warriner each won overtime decisions; Sisco won by a decision; and Weis, Luke Drugac, Kwon and Nappi each picked up forfeit wins.
The Junior Eagles will be in action Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, when they take on Mahwah, Roxbury and Hanover Park in the Hanover Park Quad at Hanover Park.
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Junior Eagles edged by Long Valley, 41-39
DENVILLE - The Junior Eagles youth wrestling team lost its first dual meet of the season when Long Valley eked out a 41-39 decision in a Tri-County Youth Wrestling League match at Long Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011.
The Junior Eagles (2-1) got pin wins from Will Guida (60 pounds), Daniel Percelay (65), Luke Drugac (118), his twin brother Dean (126) and Luke Nappi (165).
Mike Kaiser (85), Mike Nigro (102) and Kyle Weis (110) each won by decision for the Eagles.
The Junior Eagles will face Hackettstown on Sunday, Jan. 10, at Morris Knolls High School.
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Junior Eagles will take a 2-0 record into new year
DENVILLE - The Morris Knolls Junior Eagles wrestling team will take a 2-0 Tri-County Youth Wrestling League record into the new year.
The Junior Eagles defeated Morristown, 67-17, in their league opener at Morris Knolls on Thursday, Dec. 16, and followed with a 45-35 victory over Belvidere in another home meet on Monday, Dec. 20.
In two preseason tournaments, the Junior Eagles were 2-1 and placed second in the Nutley Duals at Nutley on Sunday, Dec. 5, and then ran the table in the Montville Duals at Montville on Saturday/Sunday, Dec. 11-12, by winning all five dual meets to win the team title.
In the opening-season dual meet against Morristown, Joe D'Onfrio (55 pounds), Marc Sisco (70), Anthony Flammia (80) and Adam Warriner (96) won by pin; Will Guida (60) won by technical fall; Daniel Percelay (65) won by a major decision; Mike Nigro (102) and Luke Drugac (118) won by decision; and Jonathan Duarte (50) won by forfeit.
Against Belvidere, Joe D'Onfrio (55), Percelay (65), Nate Howell (70), Sisco (75), Flammia (80) and Jason Parisi (90) won by pin; Guida (60), Warrinder (96), and Nigro (102) won by major decision; Kyle Weis (110) and Luke Drugac (126) won by decision; and Mike Kaiser (85) and Dean Drugac (136) won by forfeit.
The Junior Eagles return to action on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, when they travel to Long Valley for a 7 p.m. meet.
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