Weighing In, S2, Ep6: Interview with No. 1 heavyweight Cristian Alvarez, girls wrestling & more

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In this episode of Weighing In, NJ.com reporters Jake Aferiat, Bob Badders, Bill Evans, Ryan Patti and Joe Zedalis break down an action-packed and storyline-filled week of wrestling last week, which included four wrestlers capturing titles at Escape the Rock. One of those, St. Joseph (Mont.) heavyweight Cristian Alvarez, the No. 1-ranked wrestler at 285, joins the show to talk about his title and St. Joe's. NJ.com girls wrestling reporter Mike Holcombe also joins the show to break down the girls wrestling scene as it is picking up around the state. The reporters then discuss the updated individual weight rankings and preview the upcoming week. 0:00: Last week was another action-packed and storyline-filled one, highlighted by the Escape the Rock Tournament with four winners, including Cristian Alvarez from St. Joseph (Mont.) and Paul Kenny from CBA. Two Blair wrestlers also won titles at Escape the Rock. 7:25: The Bergen County Tournament was also last week, which was filled with plenty of storylines, while Bergen Catholic beat Paramus Catholic in a thrilling dual. Matt Mulligan had a great week for Bergen Catholic. Ramapo had two champions at the Bergen County Tournament, the first time that Ramapo had two champions in the county tournament since 2004. Pascack Valley also had a great showing at the Bergen County Tournament with two champions. 14:50: Cranford continued its dominant run in the Union County Tournament, winning its 11th straight county tournament title. 19:45: Meanwhile, Jackson Township is making a ton of noise in the Shore Conference and in the state, including beating No. 12 Rumson-Fair Haven. Jackson does have a huge dual coming up when it takes on No. 7 Southern. 23:00: Delaware Valley continues to have a strong season, even though the team might not have a superstar wrestler this year. Delaware Valley just finds a way to win, and the team knows its identity and is wrestling as good as anybody right now. 26:30: Interview with St. Joseph (Mont.) wrestler Cristian Alvarez, who won an Escape the Rock title this past weekend. He had to rally for his title after being down early. St. Joe's has a huge week ahead when it takes on Paramus Catholic and Bergen Catholic. 34:30: Girls wrestling is picking up steam this season, and ⁠NJ.com⁠ girls wrestling reporter Mike Holcombe joined the show to talk all things girls wrestling as Jackson Township continues its dominance, while Central Regional is getting healthy. High Point's Ella Poalillo, who might be the best girls wrestler in the state, got tested last week but found a way to get a win. 47:00 Updated individual ranks are out, and 144 is starting to become the weight class that is capturing the attention of our ⁠NJ.com⁠ reporters. Are there some standout wrestlers like Sonny Amato and Sammy Spaulding going to drop in weight, which could shake up weight classes? One volatile weight class is 106, which saw the rankings change. 56:30: County Tournaments take centerstage this weekend, including Morris, Passaic, Shore, Essex, GMC and CVC Tournaments. Meanwhile, Delbarton takes on two out-of-state powers. Bergen Catholic takes on St. Joseph (Mont.) and St. Peter's Prep takes on Blair. Washington Township travels to Kingsway on Wednesday in a dual between two rivals.