Top-seeded R-FH has its own deep lineup with nine wrestlers with more than 20 wins and the Bulldogs rolled in Central Jersey, Group 2 defeating Point Pleasant Boro, 46-22, Delran, 60-14 and Wall Township, 48-21.
Caldwell, which was seeded No. 1 in N2G2 and is No. 2 overall in the Group 2 tourney, roared past Madison, 63-13, Parsippany Hills 51-27 and Governor Livingston, 47-31, in capturing its second straight state sectional title.
The Chiefs’ top-rated wrestler is junior Carmine Sipper (32-2), who is ranked No. 8 in the state at 113 and could be a serious contender in the NJSIAA state tourney in Atlantic City should he advance as expected as a state qualifier through the District and Region tourneys.
During the regular season, in addition to capturing the Super Essex Conference-American Division championship highlighted by dual match victories over top division rivals Seton Hall Prep (43-24) and neighboring West Essex (30-29), Caldwell has also defeated three state sectional champions in Bridgewater-Raritan (42-31), Hanover Park (38-34) and Passaic Tech (52-18) and two state sectional finalists in Kittatinny (57-15) and Old Bridge (50-18).