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Overall Record: 14-1 / Shore Conference: 8-0 / A-Central: 6-0
2024 Record: 14-1
#6 in NJWWA Top 20
#3 in Shore Conference
Non-Public B State Champions
District 26 Champions
Shore Conference Tournament Champions
A-Central Champions
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Jr) Anthony Knox - 120
Record: 35-0
State Champion / Region 7 Champion / District 26 Champion
Shore Conference Tournament Champion
Beast of the East Champion
8th 3-time State Champion in Shore Conference History
2024 Season
NJSIAA STATE TOURNAMENT
(1 Champ / 4 Medal Winners)
1st: Anthony Knox (120)
6th: Patrick O'Keefe (132)
7th: Jake Zaltsman (138)
8th: Matt Gould (113)
WB4: Cole Stangle (165)
WB3: Dezmond Lenaghan (144)
Anthony Knox became the 8th 3-time State Champion in Shore Conference history, and extended his winning streak to 98 matches.
Patrick O'Keefe, Jake Zaltsman, and Matt Gould also reached the podium, as the Lancers had four medal winners for the third consecutive year. It was the third medal for O'Keefe, the second for Gould, and the first for Zaltsman.
REGION 7 TOURNAMENT
St John Vianney (2 Champs / 6 Medal Winners)
1st: Anthony Knox (120) / Jake Zaltsman (138) - Knox becomes 1st 3-time Champ in SJV history; 1st Title for Zaltsman; 18th Region Titles for Lancers
2nd: Matt Gould (113) / Patrick O'Keefe (132)
3rd: Dezmond Lenaghan (144) / Cole Stangle (165)
6th: John Saraiva (157)
PQ: Julian Zargo (106) / Bubba Gavrish (150) / Thomas Foley (190)
Junior Anthony Knox picked up his 100th career win on his way to becoming the Lancers' first 3-time Region Champion, and junior Jake Zaltsman won his 1st title, as six wrestlers in all reached the podium to advance to Atlantic City.
The titles from Knox and Zaltsman increase the Lancers' streak of consecutive seasons with at least one Region Champion to nine, with all but 2 of the program's 18 Region Titles coming during that span.
DISTRICT 26 TOURNAMENT
St John Vianney (1st Place / 4 Champs / 10 Medal Winners) - 4th District Team Title
1st: Matt Gould (113) / Anthony Knox (120) / Patrick O'Keefe (132) / Jake Zaltsman (138)
2nd: Dezmond Lenaghan (144) / Bubba Gavrish (150) / Cole Stangle (165) / Thomas Foley (190)
3rd: Julian Zargo (106) / John Saraiva (157)
Anthony Knox, Patrick O'Keefe, & Jake Zaltsman all won their 3rd District Titles, and Matt Gould won his 2nd, as the Lancers sent 10 wrestlers in all to the podium on their way to their 4th District Team Title. It is the 3rd season in a row in which SJV has had multiple District medal winners.
NON-PUBLIC GROUP B TOURNAMENT
QF: St John Vianney 70 - Holy Cross 12 (BOX SCORE)
SF: St John Vianney 57 - St Thomas Aquinas 14 (BOX SCORE)
F: St John Vianney 33 - Camden Catholic 24 (BOX SCORE)
SJV: 2nd Group Title; 1st Since 1995
1/31: A-CENTRAL
#3 St John Vianney 59 - Wall 9 (BOX SCORE)
SJV: Knox (21-0); Gould (19-7); O'Keefe (23-5); Zaltsman (16-5); Lenaghan (15-1); Stangle (20-3); Saraiva (15-4)
Wall: DiStefano (24-3); Wonsala (15-12)
1/27: ST PETER'S PREP TRI
#3 St John Vianney 58 - Donovan Catholic 12 (BOX SCORE)
SJV: 120 - #1Knox md. #2 Wehner, 18-6
St Peter's Prep 51 - #3 St John Vianney 21 (BOX SCORE)
1/24: A-CENTRAL
#3 St John Vianney 44 - #4 Rumson 26 (BOX SCORE)
SJV: Wins A-Central Title; 3rd consecutive Division title, 4th overall; J Zaltsman, Stangle, Lenaghan, Gavrish, Correal, Knox, & O'Keefe with bonus wins
Rumson: H Skove (20-0); Delaney (18-4); Smith (20-3); Amato (20-3)
1/23: NON-CONFERENCE
#3 St John Vianney 63 - Holy Cross 18 (BOX SCORE)
SJV: Gould (16-6); O'Keefe (19-5); J Zaltsman (12-5); Lenaghan (11-1); Saraiva (12-3); Gavrish (12-4)
1/20: ST JOHN VIANNEY TRI
St John Vianney 64 - Pope John 12 (BOX SCORE)
St John Vianney 51 - TR East 25 (BOX SCORE)
1/17: A-CENTRAL
#3 St John Vianney 75 - Monmouth 6 (BOX SCORE)
SJV: Knox (at 120); Saraiva, Minardo, Correal, Gould, O'Keefe, Lenaghan, & Gavrish win by pin; Stangle & Breen tech
Monmouth: Neill pins for Falcons
1/12: NON-CONFERENCE
#3 St John Vianney 33 - Bergen Catholic 28 (BOX SCORE)
SJV: Knox decision in final bout seals road win for Lancers over #7 team in NJ; O'Keefe, Lenaghan, Stangle, Zargo, & Correal with bonus wins, as the "nobodies from down the Shore" bring home the win.
1/10: A-CENTRAL
St John Vianney 57 - Holmdel 12 (BOX SCORE)
SJV: Knox (13-0); O'Keefe (15-4); Gould (12-5); Stangle (14-3)
Holmdel: Podesta & Reyes win by fall
1/6: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
St John Vianney - 1st Place
6 Medal Winners
1st: Anthony Knox (126) Patrick O'Keefe (132) / Cole Stangle (165)
2nd: Matt Gould (120)
3rd: Dezmond Lenaghan (144)
5th: Riley Correal (106)
The Lancers crowned 3 champs: Anthony Knox (126), Patrick O'Keefe (132), and Cole Stangle (165), to bring up their all-time total to a Shore Conference best 12 champs. Six Lancers in all won medals, as SJV won their 2nd Shore Conference Tournament Title.
1/3: A-CENTRAL
St John Vianney 40 - RBC 34 (BOX SCORE)
SJV: 13th straight win over Caseys; Lenaghan pins in SJV debut; Gould, Knox, & O'Keefe also pin
RBC: DiBiadse, Michaels, Romeo, & Gutridge pin; Muscillo majors
12/28: SAM CALI INVITATIONAL
3rd Place
165: Cole Stangle (SJV)
4th Place
120: Matt Gould (SJV)
132: Patrick O'Keefe (SJV)
6th Place
138: Jake Zaltsman (SJV)
12/20: A-CENTRAL
St John Vianney 51 - Raritan 20 (BOX SCORE)
SJV: Knox, Zaltsman, Saraiva, Stangle, Minardo, & Zargo pin; Gould techs; Gavrish md. Acevedo
Raritan: Delaurier & Gazerwitz with pins; Reilley techs
12/16: BEAST OF THE EAST
1st Place
126: Anthony Knox (St John Vianney
8th Place
138: Jake Zaltsman (St John Vianney)
2024 St John Vianney Wrestling
Head Coach: Chris Notte (5th Season / Career: 39-19)
A-Central / NPB / District 26 / Region 7
Where They Open: 12/16 - Beast of the East
The Lancers are loaded. I don't think I broke any news there.
Leading the charge is junior Anthony Knox. Currently ranked #1 in the nation at his weight on MatScouts and #9 in the pound-for-pound rankings, the Cornell-commit is making his case to eventually go down as the Shore Conference's all-time greatest. The resume, so far, is 2-time State Champion, 2-time Region Champion, 2-time District Champion, Shore Conference Tournament Champion, Beast of the East Champion, Sam Cali Champion, Escape The Rock Champion... not too shabby.
As for the rest of the returners, you have junior Patrick O'Keefe, a 2-time State medal winner (8th in 2023 & 2nd in 2022), 2-time Region & 2-time District Champ, and was a Shore Conference Tournament runner-up . Fellow juniors Jake Zaltsman & Cole Stangle are both 2-time District Champs and 2-time State Qualifiers.
Sophomore Matt Gould won 27 matches and was a District Champ, Region runner-up, and took 8th in Atlantic City as a freshman last season. Gould also took 2nd at the Shore Conference Tournament. Fellow sophomore John Saraiva won 19 matches, was 4th at the Shore Conference Tournament, and was a District runner-up.
Seniors Ryan Buchanan and Luca Minardo are also returning starters and look to man the 215-Hwt slots, while fellow senior Ryan Cawley was the starting 175-pounder in 2022.
It would be a solid group if we left it at that, but then there's the newcomers to the roster. Junior Dezmond Lenaghan has transferred in from Donovan Catholic. Lenaghan is a 2-time State Qualifier, and was 3rd at the Shore Conference Tournament last season. There's a swarm of talented freshmen coming, as well. Bubba Gavrish was a runner-up in the last year's Intermediate State Tournament, while Jacob Feinstein placed 4th. Julian Zargo was a runner-up in the 2022 tournament, and Riley Correal has also had an outstanding run at the middle school level.
The Lancers dropped a heartbreaker in last year's Non-Public Group B Finals, and are no doubt chomping at the bit to get back there this season. There's obviously a long way to go before we get there, though. SJV has a solid December tournament slate with a trip to the Beast of the East and the Sam Cali Memorial. There's the A-Central foes as Vianney looks to successfully to defend their title, and non-conference meetings with other non-public powers like Bergen Catholic and St Peter's Prep.
It's going to be another exciting year to see what the Lancers can do, but just a quick note here: There isn't a senior in the lineup until you get to 190. The Lancers might be pretty good next year, as well.
Possible Lineup
Wgt | Wrestler | 2023 | Notes |
106 | (Fr) Riley Correal | ||
106 | (Fr) Julian Zargo | ||
113 | (So) Matt Gould | 27-9 (D-1st / R-2nd / NJ-8th) | |
113/120 | (Fr) Zach Zaltsman | ||
120 | (So) Muchael Lupo | 1-1 | |
120 | (So) Ryan Kearney | 5-13 | |
126 | (Jr) Anthony Knox | 39-0 (D-1st / R-1st / NJ-1st) | 72-1 career record / 2x-State Champ |
126 | (Jr) Christian DiRaimando | 0-1 | |
126 | (So) Liam Steiner | 1-1 | |
132 | (Jr) Patrick O'Keefe | 23-6 (D-1st / R-1st / NJ-8th) | 58 career win / 2x-State Medalist |
132 | (Fr) Luke Ross | ||
132 | (So) Christopher Pohl | 0-3 | |
138 | (Jr) Jake Zaltsman | 30-11 (D-1st / R-2nd / NJ-WB2) | 54 career wins / 2x-State Qualifier |
138 | (Jr) Giovanni Scaranni | ||
144 | (Jr) Dezmond Lenaghan | 24-10 (D-1st / R-2nd / NJ-WB3) | 51 career wins / 2x-State Qualifier |
150 | (Fr) Bubba Gavrish | ||
157 | (So) John Saraiva | 19-14 (D-2nd / R-WB1) | |
157 | (So) Abraham Adu-Amoako | 3-12 | |
157 | (So) Michael Scagnelli | 0-2 | |
165 | (Jr) Cole Stangle | 26-9 (D-1st / R-2nd / NJ-WB4) | 53 career wins / 2x-State Qualifier |
165 | (Jr) Jaden Pierce | ||
165/175 | (Jr) Greg Jhanjee | 0-1 | |
175 | (So) Danny Breen | ||
190 | (Sr) Ryan Cawley | 1-2 | |
190 | (So) Thomas Foley | ||
190 | (Sr) Joseph Mulewski | ||
190/215 | (Fr) Jacob Feinstein | ||
215/Hwt | (Sr) Luca Minardo | 5-11 | |
Hwt | (Sr) Ryan Buchanan | 6-16 |
Saint John Vianney Wrestling
St John Vianney High School
540-A Line Rd.
Holmdel, NJ 07733
732-739-0800
~ SCHOOL WEBSITE ~
Mascot
Lancers
Colors
Black, Gold, & White
Head Coach
Chris Notte
(5th Season in 2024)
Assistants
Chris Falco
Vincent Leone
Section
Non-Public B
Division
A-Central
District
26
Region
7
2 - Group Championships
Last: NPB - 2024
2 - Sectional Titles
Last: SJNPB in 1996
2 - SCT Team Titles
2018 & 2024
4 - Division Titles
A-Central in 2024
4 - District Team Titles
D26 in 2024
5 - State Champions
Last: Anthony Knox - 2024
21 - State Medalists
Last: Matt Gould, Anthony Knox, Patrick O'Keefe, & Jake Zaltsman - 2024
18 - Region Champions
Last: Anthony Knox & Jake Zaltsman - 2024
64 - District Champions
Last: 4 in 2024
12 - SCT Champions
Last: Anthony Knox, Patrick O'Keefe, Cole Stangle - 2024
28 - SCT Medalists
Last: 6 in 2024
Career Wins Leader - 123
Anthony Castro
(2001-2004)
Season Wins Record - 40
Jasiah Queen
(2023)
100 Career Wins Club |
Anthony Castro | 123 |
Anthony Ferraro | 122 |
Terrance Davis | 114 |
Nick Caracappa | 113 |
Steven Giannios | 111 |
Paul Piccione | 109 |
Dean Peterson | 108 |
Anthony Knox (2025) | 107 |
Nico Diaz | 105 |
Kyle Pardun | 100 |
100 Career Wins Club (Includes Wins At Other Schools) |
Paul Liseno - Keansburg | 116 |
Jasiah Queen - Elizabeth | 108 |
Calvin Beaty - Matawan | 100 |
NCAA All-American
Larry DeSimone Division 3 |
College Of New Jersey 1984: 3rd Place (142) 1985: Nat'l Champion (150) |