Great Wrestlers, Great Football Players

An extra honor that comes with winning a wrestling title in New Jersey: a call from Coach Schiano:

In 2006, St. Joseph's Jack Corcoran won the state title at 215 before moving on to Rutgers, where he spent the last year blocking for Ray Rice, one of the top backs in the country.

In 2007, Paulsboro's Alex Silvestro beat everyone on his way to the title. This year, Silvestro spent eight games as a freshman rushing the quarterback from his defensive end position.

Recruiting wrestlers is a trend Schiano says he plans to continue.

"It has made us happy," Schiano said. "Those kids do well."

So who looks like a champion this year? Glenn Carson, from Southern Regional.

"This is what the whole season is hyped up for, this is it," Carson said of the trip to States. "The Beast of the East is an amazing accomplishment, but this is it. This is what I want."

Carson said he has never felt better.

"I don't know why, but I've never been as excited to step on the mat as I have been recently," he said.