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Pins Not Enough For Chatham Wrestling

Injuries hurt Cougars in 47-24 loss to Ridge.

BASKING RIDGE — Chatham's wrestlers gave it their all in the matches they actually competed in Wednesday night but fell short to the home Basking Ridge Red Devils, 47-24.

"I felt for the kids that did wrestle, they wrestled tough and showed a lot of fight," Head Coach Michael Carbone said. "They were ready to wrestle today."

Plagued by injuries all season long, Chatham once again was unable to compete in three different weight classes, yet still managed to make the best of the situation. Senior captain Jeff Furbish, David Rosenbaum and Jake Hanley all had dominating pins in under two and half minutes, which ended up being Chatham's sole victories on the evening.

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"Our heavyweight [Hanley] picked up his first varsity win ever," Carbone said. "He stepped in because of injuries and really stepped up to the plate."

Despite some of the team's challenges, Chatham coaches and players alike seem to keep their heads up.

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"We've got a fun bunch of great guys this year," said Furbish. "I actually really like our team. So it keeps me going. Even if they're out or in they are always with us, so it's a lot of fun."

The Chatham wrestling teams next match will take place today at 7 p.m. at Parsippany Hills High School.

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Box Scores:

103 lbs: Fata, Tony (Ridge) d. Engel, Justin (Chatham), 6-0.

112 lbs: Coyne, Sean (Chatham) won by forfeit.

119 lbs: Gong, Shane (Ridge) p. Elmasri, John (Chatham), 1:11.

125 lbs: Rosenbloom, David (Chatham) p. Kane, Sean (Ridge), 1:39.

130 lbs: Kleinert, Nick (Ridge) d. Fields, Jack (Chatham), 7-1.

135 lbs: Bassin, Jay (Ridge) won by forfeit.

140 lbs: Bond, Zack (Ridge) p. Lofredo, Anthony (Chatham), 2:33.

145 lbs: No Match.

152 lbs: Rice, Dean (Ridge) d. Salinardi, James (Chatham), 9-1.

160 lbs: Duvall, Andrew (Ridge) won by forfeit.

171 lbs: Braunstein, Alex (Ridge) p. Reibman, Ben (Chatham), 3:06.

189 lbs: Radinovic, Cameron (Ridge) p. Brennan, Kieran (Chatham), 1:59.

215 lbs: Furbish, Jeff (Chatham) p. Vaziri, Darius (Ridge), 1:41.

HWT: Hanley, Jake (Chatham) p. Talbert, Ross (Ridge), 2:38.

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