119: Anthony Geiger (Sayreville) d. Mike Nicolaro (East Brunswick), 5-2.
Geiger strikes first with a takedown followed by an escape for Nicolaro, 2-1. Period over. Nicolaro selects defense and escapes again, 2-2. Geiger scores another takedown with a deep double leg, 4-2. Period over. Geiger selects defense and Nicolaro selects neutral, 5-2. Nicolaro just narrowly missed a head and arm, but Geiger was able to defend it. With 11 seconds remaining, Geiger is hit for stalling. It’s not enough though as Geiger wins his 100th career match.
At 119, Anthony Geiger scored an important win for Sayreville over Justin Lopez of South Brunswick, 4-0. What makes this match so important is that Sayreville has only two matches in the semifinals with teams in the top three of the team standing, 119 & 285, and they have the top seed in each. Mike Nicolaro’s (East Brunswick) escape in the second period was all that was needed to beat Old Bridge’s Frank Butta, 1-0.