TOMS RIVER — Sam Cali wasn't Anthony Ashnault's primary sparring partner in the Rutgers wrestling training room this past season.
But Ashnault won't soon forget one of the rare times he went head-to-head against Cali.
"The first time we ever went he got the first takedown on me,'' Ashnault said. "People who know me know that I'm pretty competitive, so he got that first takedown and it was game over for him.
"But from that moment when he took me down I was like, 'All right, I guess this kid's the real deal.