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UPDATED 8:25:  Central Regional's Kalyph Hardy continued his winning ways to wrap up his day with a 3-1 win over James Dugan of Becton-Wallington. With the win the junior assures himself of finishing no less than fourth in the state while still having his senior year ahead of him. 

Hardy and the rest of the medal qualifiers will return to action on Sunday at 10 a.m.

UPDATED 8:15:  Brick Township's Connor Brennan edged  Johnny Sebastian,  8-7,  in a match that came down to the final seconds. Brennan will now wrestle for third place on Sunday. 

Rounding out the field of Jersey Shore competitors for Saturday, Kalyph Hardy is now on the mat in his consolation semifinal bout.

UPDATED 7:31:  Joseph Ghione of Brick Memorial dropped into the 7/8th place bout with a loss to Cody Barbiche of Delaware Valley. 

The final score had Ghione losing 4-0 in his last match of a very busy day.

UPDATED 6:40: Kalyph Hardy of Central Regional continues his strong run through the consolations at 160.

He just beat Otis Wright of Montclair to advance to the consolation semifinals. Wright was the Region IV runner-up and came to Boardwalk Hall with an impressive 35-2 record.

UPDATED 5:54: The Jersey Shore has its first state finalist in Bryant Clagon of  Toms River South at 130. Clagon faced Charlie Huff, the top seed from Washington Township, and held on for a 2-1 overtime win. 

Huff nearly ended the match with a takedown in the first overtime period but Clagon was barely able to hold him off and eventually came out with the win. 

Tomorrow in the championship bout, Clagon will face Anthony Perrotti of West Essex who has won both of his bouts by pin to advance to the finals. Perrotti won the Region IV title and now has a 37-0 record.

UPDATED 5:33: Ken Theobold was unable to overcome a narrow 3-2 edge to beat Matt Sausman from Camden Catholic. 

He was just short in points against the Region VII champion who had only lost three times all year prior to the states. He will now wrestle in the seventh- place bout against Steven Schneider of Emerson Park Ridge. The two both worked their way from the brink of elimination to make it to the medal round. 

Schneider finished third in Region II and entered the weekend with a 37-3 record. 

UPDATED 5:30: Toms River East's Richard Lewis lost his consolation semifinal bout to William Hagany of High Point,  5-4. The sophomore can still finish as high as fourth when he takes on Mike Pongracz of Delaware Valley. 

Manchester's Ken Theobold is in action in his 125 wrestleback as we speak.

UPDATED 5:15: Wrestling is back and already a Jersey Shore wrestler has picked up a win. Brick Memorial's Joseph Ghione defeated Mike Andreano of Glen Rock Saddle Brook, 9-2. Ghione will now face Cody Barbiche of Delaware Valley who came into the tournament with a 36-0 record and the Region V title. His only loss of the year came in the just completed semifinals where he was shut out by Brendan Calas of Seton Hall Prep, 8-0.

The winner of that bout will advance to the third-place match while the loser will fight for fourth or fifth place.

UPDATED 3:32: There is still an hour and a half until wrestling resumes, but for those of you who have lost track, here is a look at who is left from the local Patch.com towns and who we believe they will be facing.

At 103 pounds, Brick Memorial's Joseph Ghione is still alive at the 103 consolations. Ghione will face Mike Andreano of Glen Rock Saddle Brook High School. As a freshman, Andreano has already taken home the title at Region II.   He entered the tournament with a record of 26-6 and has added two wins and a loss to that tally so far.At 112, Richard Lewis of Toms River East is in the consolations and will face William Hagany of High Point. The senior took second in Region I and had a 28-5 record coming to Boardwalk Hall before being bumped into the consolations.

Manchester junior Ken Theobold is still wrestling at 125 and will face Matt Sausman of Camden Catholic. Sausman is unquestionably a strong competitor having won the Region VII title while accumulating a record of 27-3 before making the trip to Atlantic City. 

There is still a chance of a local bringing home a state title as two wrestlers find themselves in the semifinals: Bryant Clagon of Toms River South at 130 who will need to upset his next opponent, top seeded Charlie Huff of Washington Township. The Region VIII  champion  has a record of 32-1 after a pin and a decision in his first two matches this weekend. Also, Conor Brennan of  Brick Township. The senior will face Christian Barber of  Westfield. Barber's only loss this year came in the Region III finals. That loss was to Devin Geoghegan of Brearley who is also in the semis at the same weight.   Barber has a record of 39-1 making him a formidable opponent for Brennan, who is solid  with a 33-1 record.The final local competing is Kalyph Hardy of Central Regional at 160. Hardy will face Otis Wright, a senior from Montclair. With a record of 38-3 Wright took second at the Region IV Tournament. The competitors will be back on the mats at 5 p.m. with the semifinals and the next round of consolations.

UPDATED 1:37: Evan Tarver of Toms River South has wrestled his last match for the Indians after losing 8-3 to Dan Garwood of Clearview. The wrestling will take a break once the heavyweights have completed their round. Wrestling will resume at 5 p.m. with the semifinals and the next round of the consolation brackets.

UPDATED 1:26: Kalyph Hardy's march toward the medal stand continues as the Central Regional wrestler beat his opponent, 4-2, in a 160 wrestleback. 

UPDATED 1:19: Kyle Kenny  lost a  tough bout to Johnny Sebastian of Bergen Catholic in the 152 wrestleback.  At the same time, Central Regional's Kalyph Hardy is on the mats for his 160 wrestleback match while Evan Tarver is on deck at 215. 

UPDATED 1:10:  Another local wrestler saw his season come to an end as Luke Bush lost to Ray Bethea of Trenton, 5-0, in a 145 wrestleback. Bethea comes from a long line of talented Trenton athletes and will continue on in the bracket. Kyle Kenny of Toms River South is on the mats for his 152 wrestleback bout. Kenny faces John Sebastian of Bergen Catholic. Kalyph Hardy of Central Regional is getting ready to make another appearance on the mats in the 160 wrestlebacks.

UPDATE 12:51: After winning his first wrestleback match of the day earlier, Shore's Luke Bush is on deck for the second round of action. He will face Ray Bethea, a junior from Trenton Central High School.

UPDATED 12:45: Ken Theobold prevailed again for Manchester, this time beating Joseph Esposito of St. Augustine,5-1. Theobold will now compete in the consolation quarterfinals at 125.

UPDATED 12:37: Richard Lewis advanced to the consolation quarterfinals with a 5-3 win over Justin Colon of Belleville. On a neighboring mat, Tarver lost 7-0  to Michael Zeuli of Cherokee. Tarver's day is not over though as he falls into the consolations. Manchester's Theobold is on the mat in his consolation bout. 

UPDATED 12:27: Kevin Corrigan's year came to an end in the 112 wrestlebacks. He gave it everything he had but it was not enough as he lost 10-8 to John Vanbrill of Clearview.

At this point it is hard to look anywhere without seeing a Jersey Shore wrestler either on the mats or ready to go. Richard Lewis of Toms River East is on the mat in his 119 wrestleback, Ken Theobold of Manchester is on deck in his 125 wrestleback and Evan Tarver is on the mats for his 215 quarterfinal.

UPDATED 12:17:  D'Anton's season came to an end after a hard fought loss vs. Carl Buttitta of JFK Iselin. There were only a few points separating the two competitors.

Ghione will have at least one more match after beating Tony Giancola of Collingswood. Toms River South's Kevin Corrigan is on the mats now in the 112 wrestlebacks.

UPDATED 12:10: There's no rest for the weary at the  tournament as both Ghione and D'Anton are competing in their next 103 wrestlebacks. The quarterfinals are still at 189 so there will be a little while before Tarver takes the mats. 

UPDATED 11:42: It has been a hectic morning here at Boardwalk Hall and in all the confusion,  the score from Nick Herring's match went unreported. The Middletown South wrestler took on Clarke Moynihan of Kittatinny and suffered a 7-5 loss.Also at 152 it could still be an all Shore Conference final, but it will not include Toms River South's Kyle Kenny as he lost to Vincent Favia of CBA, 6-4. The next wrestler up from the Patch.com area is Evan Tarver from Toms River South at 215.

UPDATED 11:37:  Apparently Conor Brennan did not want to stay on the mats very long this morning as he pinned Kenny Emmons early in the first period. The Region VIII runner-up had a record of 36-5 coming into his match.

UPDATED 11:34:  And we have our first win by fall as Kalyph Hardy pinned  Ryan Sblendorio in the 160 wrestlebacks. Hardy is only in the consolation rounds after suffering his first loss of the year Friday night to Jadaen Bernstein,  4-3. He is still a favorite to get a medal before the weekend is over.The 152 quarterfinals are up now including Kyle Kenny from Toms River South and Conor Brennan from Brick Township.

UPDATED 11:30:  Central Regional's Kalyph Hardy is on the mats now in his 160 wrestleback. 

UPDATED 11:06: Howell's Mike Shaughnessy saw his career come to an end with an 11-5 loss to Antonio Mancella of Oakcrest. Meanwhile in the 145 wrestlebacks, Shore's Luke Bush is moving on after a 4-2 win over Daniel Pettit of Ocean City.

UPDATED 10:51: And we have our first local winner in the quarterfinal round as Bryant Clagon of Toms River South beats Julian Quintero from Delbarton with an 8-5 decision.Just moments after that bout ended, Luis Filipe of Long Branch saw his season come to an end when he was pinned by Garrett Scrivani of Kittatinny.Shore Regional's Luke Bus is now on deck and waiting for his 145 wrestleback bout to begin. Howell's Mike Shaughnessy is on deck for his 140 wrestleback.

UPDATED 10:37:  Swift proved to be a grinder on top, but Theobold gave the Jersey Shore its first win of the year as he beat his opponent 10-2. He now advances to the second round of wrestlebacks but still has a long way to go if he wants to finish on the medal stand. As the matches turn to the 130, Toms River South's Bryant Clago is pacing in anticipation of his first match of the day. He will face Julian Quintero of North Bergen who upset Region III champion Jorge Lopez in the pre-quarterfinals on Friday night.Long Branch's Luis Filipe is on deck for his 135 wrestleback while Howell's Mike Shaughnessy is waiting in the wings for his 140 bout.

UPDATED 10:32: Clearly Theobold is not ready for his season to be done as he has built up a 7-0 lead to start the match. Midway through the second period that lead is now up to 9-0 against Adam Swift of Seacaucus.

UPDATED 10:26:  Still looking for the first Jersey Shore winner after Toms River East's Richard Lewis lost  to Buena's Billy Ward in the 119 quarterfinal.Manchester's Ken Theobold s now taking the mats in his 125 wrestleback. 

UPDATED 10:16: Another match, another loss for a Jersey Shore. Kevin Corrigan of Toms River South was fierce on top to start the third period but he was unable to make a cut into his opponent's lead, losing 4-0 to Max Rogers of Delbarton. Toms River East's Richard Lewis is on the mat now in his 119 quarterfinal  and Manchester's Ken Theobold is on deck for his 125 wrestleback.

UPDATED 10:10: Not a good way to start the morning a both Ghione and D'Anton fell in their quarterfinal matches. D'Anton lost 4-3, while Ghione lost 6-3.Both wrestlers will now drop into the consolationsbut are still alive to place at the end of the weekend. Toms River South's Kevin Corrigan is on the mats now. 

UPDATED 10 a.m.: Saturday morning from Boardwalk Hall! We are back and will be here all day with all the latest results from around the area. Already two locals are on the mats with Joseph Ghione from Brick Memorial and Anthony D'Anton wrestling their 103 bouts as we speak.