Paramus Spartans 2011-2012

Record: 19 - 5

DateOpponentResult
12/17/11Caldwell Tournament2nd Place
12/21/11RidgewoodParamus 61 | Ridgewood 12
12/23/11Seton Hall PrepParamus 36 | Seton Hall 21
12/29/11BCCA4th Place - 172 Points
1/4/12TeaneckParamus 52 | Teaneck 21
1/6/12HackensackParamus 51 | Hackensack 24
1/7/12Zepher Duels-PennridgeParamus 60 | Pennridge 11
1/7/12Zepher Duels-Lasalle College HSParamus 33 | Lasalle 24
1/7/12Zepher Duels-StroudsbergParamus 27 | Stroudsberg 28
1/7/12Wyalusing Valley HSParamus 27 | Wyalusing 32
1/11/12North BergenParamus 28 | North Bergen 39
1/13/12Fair LawnParamus 46 | Fair Lawn 22
1/18/12Bergen CatholicParamus 30 | BC 32
1/20/12St JosephParamus 34 | St. Joe's 19
1/24/12RamseyParamus 43 | Ramsey 18
1/25/12Old TappanParamus 46 | Old Tappan 25
1/27/12Northern HighlandsParamus 32 | NH 21
1/28/12Glen Rock/Saddle BrookParamus 46 | GRSB 18
1/28/12Lenape ValleyParamus 43 | Lenape Valley 24
2/1/12Passaic TechParamus 49 | Passaic Tech 12
2/4/12Wallkill ValleyParamus 71 | Wallkill Valley 3
2/4/12Vernon TownshipParamus 43 | Vernon Township 21
2/4/12ParsippanyParamus 39 | Parsippany 24
2/8/12RoxburyParamus 47 | Roxbury 13
2/10/12Northern HighlandsParamus 38 | NH 23
2/11/12River Dell- - - - -
2/11/12Wallkill ValleyParamus
2/12/12Ocean TownshipParamus 15 | Ocean Township 48
2/18/12District TournamentParamus 2nd Place-Team Score
2/25/12Regional Tournament- - - - -
3/3/12Atlantic City- - - - -

2011-2012 Paramus Spartans Wrestling Team: New Jersey State Sectional Champions


2011–2012 All League Honors 1st Team:
Joe Trovato
Nick Spinoso
Joe Rizzitello
David Arrighi
Mustafa Aslami
Matt Tozzi
Mike Aydin

2nd Team:
Eric Giannantonio
Justin Cochran
Brandon Lopresti
Liridon Maloku
Jose Nobleza

Honorable Mention:
Laith Abwini

2011—2012 All County Honors

1st Team:
Joe Trovato

3rd Team:
Mustafa Aslami

2011—2012 NJSIAA Wrestling State Tournament
Joe Trovato - 5th Place


100 Wrestling Career Victories
Joe Rizzitello

Coach of The Year–Steve Klass

Joe Trovato placed 5th at 106 pounds at the 2012 NJSIAA State Tournament


The Following Spartans Placed in the Region Tournament

1st Place
Joe Trovato - 106
3rd Place
Joe Rizzetello - 132


The Paramus Spartans Placed 2nd at the District Tournament

1st Place
Joe Trovato - 106
Joe Rizzitello - 132

2nd Place
Eric Giannantonio - 113
Justin Cochran - 120
Nick Spinoso - 126
David Arrighi - 145
Mustafa Aslami - 170
Matt Tozzi - 195

Steve Klass Won Coach of the Year


The Paramus Spartans are the 2012 NJ State Sectional Champions

Paramus gained its first sectional title since 1999 when it won the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 title in Paramus vs. Northern Highlands (Paramus 38, Northern Highlands 23). It was the first title for the Bergen County school since it won in North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 - 13 years ago.


The Following Spartans Placed in the Paramus JV Tournament:

Anthony Agnello - 2nd Place - 152
Victor Febrillet - 2nd Place - 195
Aria Nasserirad - 3rd Place - 113
Sam Lee -3rd Place - 132
Jonah Molina - 3rd Place - 170

The Following Spartans Made the North Jersey Wrestling Honor Roll

Joe Trovato - 106 lbs
Mustafa Aslami - 170 lbs

The Spartans Placed 4th in the 52nd Annual BCCA Holiday Wrestling Tournament

Joe Trovato - 1st Place - 106
Mustafa Aslami -3rd Place - 170
Joe Rizzitello - 4th Place - 132
Nick Spinoso - 5th Place - 126
David Arrighi - 5th Place - 145
Matt Tozzi - 5th Place - 182
Eric Giannantonio - 6th Place - 113
Justin Cochran - 6th Place - 120
Most Falls in Least Time Award - Justin Cochran


Joe Trovato - 106

2011 - 1st Place, 52nd Annual BCCA Holiday Wrestling Tournament

Justin Cochran

2011 Winner of the Eric Ayala Memorial Award for most pins in least amount of time