PQ: #8 Braden Scott (Brick Memorial) d. #9 Seth Rotondella (St John Vianney)  7-4

QF: #8 Braden Scott (Brick Memorial) p. #1 Nick Canonica (Hunterdon Central)  1:59

SF: #4 Giovanni Scafidi (Freehold Twp) p. #8 Braden Scott (Brick Memorial)

WB2: #6 David Hussey (Middletown South) d. #8 Braden Scott (Brick Memorial)   7-1

5th: #2 Zach Weiner (Spotswood) d. #8 Braden Scott (Brick Memorial)  4-2

Led by four returning State Medalists, including three 2nd Place finishers, and a strong supporting cast, the Stangs are loaded in 2021.

The stretch run they have down low is as good as you will find. Starting things off at 106 is junior Lucas Torre, who arrives from Pt Boro. Torre was a D23 runner-up last season, and punched a ticket to AC after finishing 4th in Regions. Another transfer coming in at 113 is Evan Tallmadge, also a junior, who arrives from Brick Twp. Tallmadge was a 4th place finisher in the State at 106 a year ago, and has racked up 72 wins in his first two seasons. At 120 & 126 are the Santaniello brothers. Anthony, a sophomore, is coming off a rookie season in which he posted a 42-1 record, on his way to placing 2nd at States. Vincent, a senior who will attend the Naval Academy next year, is a 3-time State Medalist, placing 8th, 3rd, and 2nd, and has 116 career victories.

There's good experience in the run from 132-160, as well. Junior Braden Scott was a District Champ last season, and placed 5th in the Region. Senior Nick Torre missed pretty much all of last season and didn't get a chance to build off a strong 2019 that saw him win 28 matches on his way to placing 5th at Regions. 

There's also a strong senior presence in the upperweights, led by future Rider Bronc, David Szuba, a 3-time State Qualifier, with 90 career wins, who was the State Runner-up at 195 in 2020. He's joined by fellow seniors Ruben Lizardi, JT Henderson, Kyle Kohlmann, and junior Matt Murphy to give the Stangs a tough group up top.

Brick Memorial is flat out loaded with veteran talent. It's a shame that there will be no team states this season as the Stangs would no doubt be a contender for the Group 4 Title. Instead, they will focus on the A-South Title as a team, a title that they have't won sice 2015. Individually, you have to anticipate that the talent they have here should make a lot of noise in the individual postseason tournament.