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Overall:  11-20  /  Shore Conference:  4-11  /  A-South:  2-5


2024 Record: 11-20
4th Place District 25
39th Place Shore Conference Tournament
6th Place A-South
4th Place Egg Harbor Tournament

The Eagles finished the season with 11 dual wins, their most since they had 18 in 2020. They had four wrestlers with at least 20 wins on the year, the most since they had since they finished with five, also in that 2020 season.

 

 

ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Jr) Nicolas Straniero - 144
Record: 24-14
2nd Place District 25
Team Leader in Wins

 


2024 Season

REGION 7 TOURNAMENT
Central (0 Medal Winners)
WB1: Nicolas Straniero (144)  /  Joseph Dunne (157)
PQ: Mason Lugo (106)  /  Christian Ardiles (150)

The season came to an end for the Eagles at the Regions, as Central didn't have a wrestler reach the podium. Excluding the Covid season, it's the first time since 2019 the Eagles didn't win a Region medal.

 

DISTRICT 25 TOURNAMENT
Central  (4th Place  /  4 Medal Winners)
2nd: Nicolas Straniero (144)
3rd: Mason Lugo (106)  /  Christian Ardiles (150)  /  Joseph Dunner (165)

The Golden Eagles had a 2nd, and three 3rd's, giving them four medal winners; their most since 2020 when they had seven. Their 4th place finish as a team matches their highest since 2006, when they finished 2nd.

 

2/10: FREEHOLD TWP QUAD
Freehold Twp  42  -  Central  30  (BOX SCORE
Central  36  -  Robbinsville  33  (BOX SCORE)
Central  43  -  Middlesex  30  (BOX SCORE)


2/7: NON-DIVISION
Middletown South  55  -  Central  15  (BOX SCORE)


2/3: PENNSVILLE QUAD
Pennsville  48  -  Central  28  (BOX SCORE)
Clearview  61  -  Central  12  (BOX SCORE)

Hammonton  61  -  Central  13  (BOX SCORE)


1/31: A-SOUTH
#2 Southern  80  -  Central  0  (BOX SCORE)
Southern: A-South Champions; 14th Divisional Title; Outscored A-South opponents 447-62 this season


1/27: LIVINGSTON QUAD
Livingston  43  -  Central  25  (BOX SCORE
Old Tappan  54  -  Central  20  (BOX SCORE)
Kittatinny  59  -  Central  11  (BOX SCORE)


1/25: NON-CONFERENCE
Central  40  -  Pemberton  27  (BOX SCORE)  
Central: Lugo, Straniero, Ardiles, & Medina win by pin; Condello majors
 

1/24: A-SOUTH
​#11 Jackson Memorial  54  -  Central  17 (BOX SCORE)
Jackson Mem: Weikel (21-5); J Espinosa (12-7); Huxford (23-2); Seda (15-5); Wolf (19-7)
Central: Dunne (9-2); O'Brien (16-5); Ardiles (12-5)


1/17: A-SOUTH
TR South  40  -  Central  34  (BOX SCORE)
TR South: Beneciuk with the walk-off pin; Cheong, Langan, Devivi, & Rankin also pin for TRS; Farrant majors
Central: Condello, Ardiles, O'Brien, & Lugo win by pin; Delaney majors


1/16: NON-DIVISION
Keansburg  38  -  Central  37  (BOX SCORE)
Keansburg: Terracciano, Graf, DeAngelo, Blozen, Lugo, & Burke win by fall
Central: Ardiles, O'Brien, Lugo, & Bustamante win by pin


1/13: MAINLAND QUAD
Audobon  72  -  Central  7  (BOX SCORE)
Vineland  45  -  Central  32  (BOX SCORE)
Central  53  -  Mainland  16  (BOX SCORE)


1/10: A-SOUTH
Central  43  -  Brick Twp  34  (BOX SCORE)
Central: Baxter, Condello, Straniero, Ardiles, & Dunne win by pin; Lugo majors
Brick Twp: Gordillo, Trempy, Walsh, S Shave win by pin; Leonard majors

 

1/6: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Central - 39th Place
 

1/3: A-SOUTH
Central  39  -  TR North  29  (BOX SCORE)
Central: Siller, Condello, & Setaro pin; Baxter techs
TR North: Dolci (10-0) techs; Mastrangelli, Ganska, & Nash pin

 

12/28: ED MARINELLI TOURNAMENT at Egg Harbor
Central - 14th Place
4th Place: Nicholas Condello (138)
 

12/27: LACEY QUAD
Lacey  64  -  Central  12  (BOX SCORE)
Raritan  62  -  Central  15  (BOX SCORE)
Central  42  -  Matawan  39  (BOX SCORE)

 

12/23: CHEROKEE QUAD
Highland  55  -  Central  12  (BOX SCORE)
Central  38  -  Cherokee  36  (BOX SCORE)
Central  58  -  Maple Shade  9  (BOX SCORE)

 

12/20: A-SOUTH
TR East  49  -  Central  30  (BOX SCORE)
TR East: Lynch, Irons, Thomas, Singer, & Wellington win by pin
Central: Condello, Dunne, Ardiles, Delaney, & Stesner win by pin 

 

12/16: CENTRAL REGIONAL QUAD
Manchester  38  -  Central  36  (BOX SCORE)
Central  54  -  Neptune  24  (BOX SCORE)
Central  54  -  Trenton Central  27  (BOX SCORE)

 

12/14: A-SOUTH
Brick Memorial  51  -  Central  10  (BOX SCORE)
Brick Memorial: Bonus: Napolitano & Pirnik (pin); Szuba (tech); Martin (major)
Central: Straniero wins by major

 


2024 Central Regional Wrestling

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Head Coach: Owen Brennan (7th Season / Career: 56-88)
A-South / SJG4 / District 25 / Region 7

Where They Open: 12/14 vs Brick Memorial

 

With just a handful of seniors on the roster, Central will be a fairly young bunch in 2024.

Despite the youthfulness of the roster, the Golden Eagles do return several starters, with a good portion of them down in the lower weight classes. Sophomore Mason Lugo was tied for 2nd on the team in wins last year with 18, and placed 3rd at Districts at 106. Senior Aiden O'Brien, entering his 4th season in the varsity lineup, projects be the 106-pounder and should provide valuable senior leadership to the young group. Juniors Matix Baxter and Michael Hawkes will both be looking to build off the experience gained from last season, giving Central a pretty seasoned group down low.

Junior Nicolas Straniero went from 0-3 as a freshman, to an 18-win season in which he finished 4th at the Districts. He'll be pushing for even bigger things in 2024. Senior Nicholas Condello has 57 varsity matches to his credit, and is another who can provide veteran leadership to the youth in the room.

There will be a lot of new faces in the top of the lineup, so the Eagles will turn to another senior, returning starter Ayden Delaney, to provide the veteran leadership amongst that group.

Overall, it's a young group, but it's a team that expects to have a bit more depth than they've had in recent years. There is some emerging young talent working hard for a chance to see time in the lineup, and the hope here is that the veterans can take them under their wing as the Golden Eagles look to improve with every outing and set themselves up for bigger things down the road.

 

Possible Lineup

Wgt Wrestler2023
106 (Sr) Aiden O'Brien9-10
113 (So) Mason Lugo18-12 (D-3rd)
120 (Fr) Ben Laskowski 
126 (Jr) Matix Baxter10-8
132 (Jr) Michael Hawkes3-6
138 (Jr) Nicolas Straniero18-11 (D-4th)
144 (Sr) Nicholas Condello4-11
150 (So) Joseph Dunne1-12
157 (Fr) Christian Ardiles 
165 (Sr) Ayden Delaney8-12
175 (Jr) Ethan Kuch1-3
190 (Fr) Zakk Slocum 
215 (So) Rhys Santarsiero0-2
Hwt (So) Mason Medina 

 

 

Central Regional High School
Forest Hills Parkway
Bayville, NJ 08721
732-269-1100

(Ocean County)
~ SCHOOL WEBSITE ~

Program Established
1964

Mascot
Golden Eagles

Colors
Cardinal & Gold

Head Coach
Owen Brennan
(7th Season in 2024)

Assistants
Mike Eddy
Walter Karasiewicz
Carmine Davis
Todd Cucci

Section
SJ Group 4

Division
A-South

District
25

Region
7

 

2 - Sectional Titles
Last: SJG3 - 2006

2 - District Team Titles
Last: D24  - 1994

7 - Division Titles
Last: B-South - 2009

6 - State Champions
Last: Mark Worthy - 1999

19 - State Medalists
Last: Jalen Ramos - 2012

23 - Region Champions
Last: Kalyph Hardy - 2011

58 - District Champions
Last: Cosmo Zaccaro - 2022

2 - SCT Medalists
Last: Tyler Pepe - 2020

Career Wins Record - 128
Mark Worthy
(1996-1999)

Season Wins Record - 42
Nick Tenpenny
(2007)

 

100 Career Wins Club

Nick Weaver - 149*
Mark Worthy - 128
Tyler Pepe - 128**
Jalen Ramos - 126
Maurice Worthy - 124
Nick Tenpenny - 115

 

* Wins also earned at Prep School without match limit restrictions of NJSIAA.

** Includes wins earned at St John Vianney