Even given the hostile environment that was the Howell High School gymnasium on Feb. 14, his team knotted up with one of the best teams in New Jersey and a sectional championship on the line, Southern Regional High School’s Cole Velardi didn’t show his youth one bit.
“I was pretty pumped up. I didn’t want to go out there and just get a win. I wanted to cap off the match with a pin and let our crowd go wild,” said the freshman, who turned Nick Acque to his back with 29 seconds left in the first…
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