STATE PLACE WINNERS

Kyle Cochran, above, after winning the 2016 NJ State Championship at 160. Only 3 PHS Male Wrestlers (Neil Hanley & Aaron Ayzerov the others) have ever won a State Championship for PHS.

Paramus Spartans State Placewinners


2022
Olivia Klein - 1st - 100

2021
Aaron Ayzerov - 1st - 160
Eric Freeman - 3rd
Olivia Klein - 2nd - 100

2020

Kyle Jacob - 2nd - 220

Aaron Ayzerov - 2nd - 152

Emily Klein - Girls 3rd - 121


2019

Kyle Jacob - 2nd - 195
Tony Asatrian - 3rd - 160

2018

Kyle Kaiser - 5th - 113

2017

Kyle Cochran - 2nd - 160
Brian Bonino - 3rd - 195

2016

Kyle Cochran - State Champion - 160

2015

Joeseph Trovato - 4th - 152 (PHS Record Holder w/ 158 Career Wins)
Alex Sebahie - 6th - 138
Kyle Cochran - 8th - 145

2014

Ryan Freeman - 4th - 113
Alex Sebahie - 8th - 126
Joeseph Trovato - 7th - 138

2013

Joeseph Trovato - 5th - 126

2012

Joeseph Trovato - 5th - 106

2011

Nicholas Alpher - 2nd - 145

2007

Daniel Zotollo - 4th

2004

Kevin Moran - 8th

2001

Dave Bucco - 6th

1998

Mike Basset - 4th

1997

Mike Basset - 5th

1992

Anthony Aiello - 5th

1988

Rob Meehan - 2nd
Mike Indorato - 2nd

1987

Ken Carmichael - 3rd

1985

Larry Goodman - 2nd

1982

Neil Hanley - State Champion

1981

Neil Hanley - 4th

1980

Rob Young - 3rd

1979

Rob Young - 3rd

1970

Ken Barcelona - 4th
Len Barcelona - 4th

Wrestling: These are North Jersey's best upper-weights who never won a state title
https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/wrestling/2023/02/17/nj-wrestling-best-upper-weights-who-never-won-state-title/69908855007/
Nick Gantaifis / NorthJersey.com / 2/17/2023
Winning a New Jersey individual wrestling title is one of the hardest feats to accomplish in all of high school sports. Just reaching a state final is an accomplishment in its own right.
Every February, only 14 wrestlers are left standing by the time the crowd disperses at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. (There were only 12 weight classes prior to 1987 and there were 13 from 1988-1995.)
We've compiled an extensive list of the best wrestlers in North Jersey history to never win a state title, dating back to 1980. In our final installment of this series, we look at the best at the upper weights (161 pounds-heavyweight).
Eric Freeman
Paramus – third place (2021), third place (2022)
Eric Freeman of Paramus, top, and Roberto Padilla of St. Joseph's Montvale wrestle in a 165-pound quarterfinal bout on Day 2 of the NJSIAA state wrestling championships in Atlantic City on Thursday, March 4, 2022.A two-time state bronze medalist, Freeman finished his senior season with 44 wins, a Bergen County title and a district title. He helped Paramus to a state sectional crown in 2022. He's currently in his first year at Rutgers.

Kyle Jacob
Paramus – second place (2019), second place (2020)
The BCCA Holiday Wrestling Tournament at Hackensack High School on Saturday December 28, 2019. Kyle Jacob of Paramus High School beat Mike Toranzo of St. Joseph in the 220 lb. match to become the champion. One of Paramus’ great all-around athletes, Jacob was a two-time state finalist. In his first title match, Jacob dropped a 6-3 decision to two-time state champion Jacob Cardenas of Bergen Catholic. Jacob won a region title as a senior and finished his career with 125 wins. He currently plays football at the U.S. Naval Academy.


Wrestling: These are North Jersey's best middle-weights who never won a state title
https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/wrestling/2023/02/16/nj-wrestling-best-middle-weights-who-never-won-state-title/69904172007/
Nick Gantaifis / NorthJersey.com / 2/16/2023
Winning a New Jersey individual wrestling title is one of the hardest feats to accomplish in all of high school sports. Just reaching a state final is an accomplishment in its own right.
Every February, only 14 wrestlers are left standing by the time the crowd disperses at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. (There were only 12 weight classes prior to 1987 and there were 13 from 1988-1995.)
We've compiled an extensive list of the best wrestlers in North Jersey history to never win a state title, dating back to 1980. In our second installment of this series, we look at the best at the middle weights (133-160 pounds).
Joe Trovato
Paramus – fifth place (2012), fifth place (2013), seventh place (2014), fourth place (2015)
From March 2012: Joe Trovato, top, of Paramus battles Michael Russo, of St. Peters Prep at 106 lbs. during pre-quarterfinal state championship action Friday night in Atlantic City.Trovato, fourth all-time in Bergen County history with 158 career wins, went 42-5 and placed fourth in the state as a senior. He claimed four district and three Bergen County titles and clinched a sectional title for the Spartans with a last-bout victory as a senior. Trovato reached the state podium four times during the start of Paramus' current streak of 12 straight years with a state medalist.

Rob Young
Paramus – third place (1979), third place (1980)
Young turned in back-to-back runner-up finishes at a time when only the top four wrestlers in each weight class received medals.