Even without seniors Hayden Hochstrasser and Bryce Manera, the Southern Regional wrestling team bulldozed its way into the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 5 championship Monday evening, first shutting out Cherokee before cruising past Kingsway.

Against the eighth-seeded Chiefs to start the sectional tourney on Feb. 10, the top-seeded Rams rolled to a 69-0 rout, as Noah Fontana set the tone with a 21-6 technical fall at 165 pounds to stake Southern to the only lead it needed.

Behind Fontana, Nick Daddona won an 11-3 major decision at 175, followed by Levi Foote’s pin in 1:03 at 190, Niko…