Good, solid dual meets are a rarity these days, but Bound Brook and Somerville pulled one off Monday night in front of a big crowd inside Joe Barile Gymnasium in Bound Brook. Somerset County's two oldest rivals used to be bigger rivals back in the day when there weren't as many high schools. Now they are back in the same league (Skyland Conference) and same division in wrestling (Raritan).
Somerville got a big lift from junior Nick Stitley, who led off the match with a 6-0 win over sophomore Nestor Taffur at 130. Taffur was up two weights, but Bound Brook assistant coach Marty Gleason said the Crusaders have been used to it. Taffur was the county champion at 119. But Stitley's win was the start of what would be a 39-28 Somerville win.
Somerville won nine of 14 bouts. The Pioneers helped their cause by winning three of four between 171 and 285. Rob Bolomey, the District 18 champion at 140 last year, won by fall at 145. Somerville forfeited to Bound Brook star Nick Murray. It would have been interesting to see Murray wrestle Bolomey. Bolomey is back after having suffered a broken nose early in the year.
Somerville junior Jimmy Kirchner won a rematch of the Somerset County Tournament final at 125. Kirchner beat Bound Brook sophomore Gabe Gleason 6-4 in the last bout of the night. Kirchner beat Gleason 7-0 in the county final last month.
Somerville appeared to be on the outside of the Central Jersey Group II playoffs as of last night. The power points had the Pioneers seventh, one spot out. The official power points will be released sometime Tuesday. Bound Brook has made the Central Jersey Group I field and appears to be a No. 3 seed.
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