| March MATness!!! |
UPDATE - 3/21, 10:30am: Most exciting day of the college season coming up, with the quarterfinals at noon, followed by the "Blood Round" and the semifinals later today. My picks for the All-Division teams (A-D) are now up on the AWARDS WEEK PAGE. All-Division picks (E-H) will be up tomorrow. After that, the final Top 10 Individual Rankings. As usual with the final individual rankings, only wrestlers that were in the postseason were ranked, with honorable mentions for those that did not that would've cracked the final Top 10. Also, there might be some wrestlers ranked higher in the final individual rankings that did not finish in my picks for something like All-Division. For example, if a wrestler swept his division and won the head to head match against someone, they got the All-Division nod, but when you add a few other names into the mix and throw in triangles, etc. it changes those rankings up. Does that make sense? Anyway, enjoy the NCAA's.
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UPDATE - 3/20, 9:00am: My picks for the All-Monmouth County teams are now up on the AWARDS WEEK PAGE. Tomorrow we'll start the All-Division Teams with A-D.
UPDATE - 3/19, 8:15am: Received some good feedback on yesterday's brief vent about the NCAA Tournament, including some good ideas on how to shorten the season and give the regular season some more importance. Good stuff, and maybe we'll go a bit deeper into it down the road. That said, still extremely fired up for Thursday-Saturday. Make no mistake about that.
My picks for the All-Ocean County teams are now up on the AWARDS WEEK PAGE. Scroll down that page for Tuesday's All-Underclassmen teams . All-Monmouth County tomorrow.
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UPDATE - 3/18, 6:00am: We kick off AWARDS WEEK with the All-Underclassmen Teams. Tomorrow we will go with All-Ocean County. Our poll question for SHORE CONFERENCE WRESTLER OF THE YEAR is still going.
Just a brief vent: The NCAA Wrestling Tournament should have been at least 2 weeks ago. It really probably should have been a month ago. With the "It's All About March" mentality, there's no point in stretching the season through November-February just to start the tournament on the same day as the NCAA Basketball Tournament where wrestling gets swallowed whole by the coverage of basketball. People who don't watch a second of basketball all year long will be glued to their tv's all weekend with their brackets in their hand. You are not snagging a single casual sports fan away the basketball tournament. Just not happening.
With more and more coaches keeping wrestlers out of the dual lineups at the slightest hint of an injury, or to protect seeds, and wrestlers not entering the early season tournaments, or medically forfeiting out for the same reasons they miss duals, do we really need to stretch the season out 19 weeks just to start the championships on the same day as one of the biggest sporting events in the country? Hard to grow the sport when you put it's biggest event in just about the absolute worst three day window you could pick. </rant>
UPDATE - Saturday, 3:30pm: Congratulations to the following Shore Conference Wrestling alumni on earning NCAA Division 3 All-American honors:
5th Place
174: Hunter Mays (Howell) - TCNJ
6th Place
133: Garrett Totten (CBA) - TCNJ
7th Place
149: Michael Conklin (TR East) - TCNJ
157: Ryan Smith (Brick Memorial) - Stevens
UPDATE - Friday, 4:30pm: The 2008 Shore Conference team defeated the 2025 Shore Conference team (68% - 32%) in our "Dream Dual" poll. We'll have more of those in the future. New poll question is up for the 2025 SHORE CONFERENCE WRESTLER OF THE YEAR. Five Champs, Five Choices. Nice & Easy. More poll questions to come in the upcoming days.
COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Boomer Volek (Ocean Township) to Millersville
Wrestlers That Reached 100 Career Wins in 2025
(Number afterwards is where wrestlers rank all time on their school's career wins lists)
154: Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial) #1
147: Anthony Knox (St John Vianney) #1
140: Wyatt Stout (Southern) #1
134: Kevin Ruland (Red Bank) #1
133: Rocco Dellagatta (St John Vianney)
133: James Lynch (TR East) #2
129: Patrick O'Keefe (St John Vianney) #2
126: Frankie Burgio (Pt Boro) #2
126 Michael DiBiase (RBC)
126: Michael O'Connor (Manasquan) #1
125: Scottie Sari (Southern) #5
121: Xavier Ortega (Howell) #7
119: Caden Langan (TR South) #6
119: Jake Zaltsman (St John Vianney) #5
115: Elijah Bayne (Rumson)
115: Joey DeAngelo (Pt Boro) #4
114: Cole Stangle (St John Vianney) #6
112: Ryan Walsh (Monmouth) #1
110: Boomer Volek (Ocean Twp) #10
109: Conor Delaney (Rumson) #7
108: Colin Palumbo (Matawan) #4
107: Robert Connelley (RBC)
107: Alex Delaurier (Raritan) #6
107: Jacob Portman (Middletown North) #12
107: Brendan Schuler (Lacey) #6
102: AJ Falcone (CBA) #11
102: Ben Szuba (Brick Memorial) #18
101: Jack Cleary (Holmdel) #8
101: Dezmond Lenaghan (St John Vianney)
Juniors
119: Alex Reyes (Holmdel) #3
110: Anthony Mason (Southern) #10
UPDATE - Sunday, 6:45am: Team pages are being updated. State champions and medal winners are being added. Notes are being added.
With the success of this weekend's run for the Shore Conference in AC, it will naturally lead to the question of, "Where does this group match up alongside some of the other all-time Shore Conference groups that ran wild in Atlantic City?" Well, how about a POLL QUESTION as we put this year's group of 14 highest placers vs. the pretty famous 2008 group that set a Shore Conference record with SEVEN State champs in a "Dream Dual"? VOTE!
UPDATE - Saturday, 6:45pm: And that is a wrap on the 2025 season! Another great year for the Shore Conference in Atlantic City as the Shore will bring home five State titles, and 32 medals in all. The 32 medals is approximately 28.5% of the medals awarded, and the Shore had at least one medal winner in each weight class, including five of the eight at 106, and half of the medals at 165.
Thank you again to everyone for stopping by this season, and for the support. Still plenty to do though as we'll wrap up States over the next couple of days, and then we get ready for Awards Week, which I think we're looking at March 18th for the start of that. We'll also have some fan polls up, and keep tabs on how Shore Conference alumni fare in the NCAA postseason tournaments.
Congratulations to Steve Falk of the Asbury Park Press for being the recipient of this year's John Vogeding Award which is given each year to a media member for their contributions to the sport of wrestling.
2025 Shore Conference State Champions
120: Paul Kenny - CBA
The Colts' first State champ since Sebastian Rivera in 2016, and their third overall, with Pete Black (1969) being the other. It is the second medal for Kenny who finished 3rd last year.
126: Anthony Knox - St John Vianney
Knox becomes the first 4-time State champion in Shore Conference history, and just the fifth in New Jersey history, joining Mike Grey (who will be his head coach at Cornell), Andrew Campolattano, Anthony Ashnault, and Nick Suriano.
157: Wyatt Stout - Southern
It is the third State medal for Stout, and his first title. It raises Southern's all-time total to nine champions, which ties them with Long Branch for third most all-time in the Shore.
195: Harvey Ludington - Brick Memorial
The third title, and fourth medal, for Ludington, making him the first 'Stang in program history with three titles. Ludington's title now gives Brick Memorial 16 all-time, breaking a tie with Jackson Memorial for the most in the Shore Conference.
Hwt: Rocco Dellagatta - St John Vianney
The second title for Dellagatta, who won last season while attending St Joseph's. It is the seventh title all-time for the Lancers, with all seven coming since 2019, and it is the first time they have had multiple champs in the same year. They are the first Shore Conference team to have multiple champs in the same year since Brick Memorial did it in consecutive seasons in 2021 & 2022.
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GIRLS STATE TOURNAMENT ON TRACK WRESTLING
Congratulations to the Shore Conference's State Medal Winners
106
2nd: Killian Coluccio (Lacey)
3rd: Sean Kenny (CBA)
4th: Sonny DiMatteo (Brick Memorial)
6th: Luke Johnston (Howell)
7th: Cade Collins (Southern)
113
4th: Anthony Mason (Southern)
120
1st: Paul Kenny (CBA)
4th: Ricky DeLorenzo (TR East)
126
1st: Anthony Knox (St John Vianney)
5th: Joaquin Duque (Rumson)
8th: Joseph DeAngelo (Pt Boro)
132
5th: Robert Duffy (CBA)
6th: Patrick O'Keefe (St John Vianney)
138
6th: Scottie Sari (Southern)
8th: Armani McCann (Jackson Liberty)
144
3rd: Sonny Amato (Rumson)
5th: Jake Zaltsman (St John Vianney)
150
5th: Dezmond Lenaghan (St John Vianney)
157
1st: Wyatt Stout (Southern)
7th: Bubba Gavrish (St John Vianney)
165
2nd: AJ Falcone (CBA)
4th: Jake Clayton (Pt Boro)
6th: Cole Stangle (St John Vianney)
7th: Jordan Ayyash (Jackson Liberty)
175
3rd: Brock Oizerowitz (CBA)
190
1st: Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial)
3rd: Tanner Hodgins (Howell)
5th: Alexander Reyes (Holmdel)
215
6th: Tyler Palumbo (CBA)
Hwt
1st: Rocco Dellagatta (St John Vianney)
5th: James Lynch (TR East)
6th: Ben Szuba (Brick Memorial)
Congratulations Girls State Medal Winners
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2nd: Madison Rucci (Jackson Memorial)
4th: Nola Allen (Marlboro)
8th: Elizabeth Avila (Brick Twp)
107
3rd: Ava Bonilla (Jackson Memorial)
114
2nd: Kylie Gudewitz (Howell)
5th: Marlowe Donato (Jackson Memorial)
120
8th: Jada Figueroa (Jackson Memorial)
126
4th: Briana Dugo (Jackson Memorial)
145
5th: Charlize Schlam (Pt Boro)
8th: Natalia Rusin (Middletown South)
152
2nd: Thea Rowland (Middletown South)
8th: Eliza Toth (Pt Boro)
165
3rd: Liliana Alicea (Central)
8th: Emily Breen (Pt Boro)
185
2nd: Jade Hahn (Central)
3rd: Daniela Palacios (Lakewood)
235
4th: Giavonna Farrell-Byers (Howell)
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REGION RESULTS
5 / 6 / 7
What has 202 thumbs and is headed to Atlantic City? THESE GUYS!
(My apologies to any of you who are missing a thumb. I had no idea.)
The Shore Conference will be sending 101 wrestlers (as of now) to AC. 2 short of the Shore's high mark of 103.
Brick Memorial (7)
1st: Harvey Ludington (190)
1st: Ben Szuba (Hwt)
2nd: Sonny DiMatteo (106)
2nd: Michael Napolitano (113)
2nd: Kson Young (120)
2nd: Trey Tallmadge (215)
4th: Gavin Martin (126)
4th title for Harvey Ludington who joins Vinnie Santaniello and Anthony Santaniello as 4-time champs for Memorial, and is now 1 of 11 Shore Conference wrestlers all-time to win four Region titles; 2nd title for Szuba who is the 18th 'Stang with multiple titles; 76 titles for Brick Memorial is Shore Conference high.
CBA (11)
1st: Sean Kenny (106)
1st: Paul Kenny (120)
1st: Robert Duffy (132)
1st: Will Sakoutis (144)
1st: James Jakub (150)
1st: Brendan Boyer (157)
1st: AJ Falcone (165)
1st: Brock Oizerowitz (175)
1st: Tyler Palumbo (215)
3rd: Jacob Howland (Hwt)
4th: Jarred O'Neill (190)
With a record nine Region Champs, the Colts raised their all-time title count to 50, passing Howell for the most in Monmouth County, and 4th in the Shore Conference. It is the second championships for Paul Kenny, Robert Duffy, AJ Falcone, & Brock Oizerowitz
Central Regional (1)
4th: Joseph Dunne (165)
Dunne is Central's first State qualifier since Cosmo Zaccaro in 2023.
Colts Neck (2)
1st: Ethan Michaels (113)
4th: Matthew Anderson (150)
Ethan Michaels becomes the second 2-time Region champion in program history, and ninth all-time. Second consecutive season Cougars have multiple Region medalists.
Freehold Boro (1)
4th: Josiah Sweeney (106)
Colonials are back on the boardwalk after missing last season.
Freehold Twp (1)
4th: Jaxon Zalepka (113)
Second Region medal for Zalepka, who will be the first Patriot to make consecutive trips to States since Eric Quartey and Kyle Hillermeier in 2017 and 2018.
Holmdel (2)
1st: Alexander Reyes (190)
3rd: Dylan Placca (132)
Alexander Reyes becomes the first 2-time Region champ in school history. It is third medal overall. First time Holmdel has had multiple medal winners since Victor Wladika and Mike Pavlinetz in 2020.
Howell (5)
2nd: Tanner Hodgins (190)
3rd: Luke Johnston (106)
3rd: Shane Maghan (113)
4th: Tyler Going (175)
4th: Timmy O'Rourke (215)
10th consecutive season with at least five State qualifiers for the Rebels.
Jackson Liberty (4)
1st: Armani McCann (138)
2nd: Tucker Pazinko (126)
3rd: Jordan Ayyash (165)
4th: William Huchko (120)
McCann makes it back-to-back years with a Region champion for Liberty. 8th Region title for the Lions.
Jackson Memorial (1)
3rd: Ryan Wolf (175)
Second Region medal for Wolf.
Lacey (6)
1st: Killian Coluccio (106)
2nd: Aidan Flynn (126)
2nd: Riley Gutierrez (138)
3rd: Mike Seeley (Hwt)
4th: Brendan Schuler (113)
4th: Michael Colon (175)
Killian Coluccio won his 2nd District title, his first with Lacey, to become the Lions' first champ since Brady Carter in 2022, as the Lions pushed six wrestlers on to Atlantic City, the fifth straight year they will have multiple competitors at States.
Long Branch (2)
2nd: Tornick Kajaia (175)
3rd: Devon Smith (157)
The Green Wave send multiple wrestlers to AC for the third straight season. It's the third Region medal for Kajaia, who made his second trip to the finals.
Manalapan (1)
4th: Gage Grant (132)
Grant makes it nine seasons in a row for the Braves with at least one Region medal winner.
Manasquan (1)
3rd: Michael O'Connor (150)
Second consecutive Region medal for O'Connor.
Matawan (3)
3rd: Colin Palumbo (165)
4th: Alexander Liss (138)
4th: Mohammad Targali (Hwt)
Third Region medal for Palumbo; 2nd medal for Liss. Third consecutive season with multiple State qualifiers for the Huskies.
Middletown North (3)
1st: Thomas Blewett (106)
4th: Nicholas Wall (150) / Daniel Benbrook (175)
Blewett becomes 24th Region Champion in program history; 4th consecutive season with multiple State qualifiers for the Lions
Middletown South (2)
2nd: Peter Trezza (106)
4th: Ryan Willi (157)
Trezza is South's first freshman to qualify for States since Jack Zaleski & David Hussey in 2020.
Monmouth Regional (1)
4th: Ryan Walsh (132)
Walsh becomes Falcons all-time career wins leader, and is Monmouth's first State qualifier since Anthony Bongarzone and Paul Schweighardt in 2007
Neptune (1)
4th: Jarairya Jean (Hwt)
Jarairya Jean is Neptune's first Region medal winner since Nick Faber in 2017.
New Egypt (1)
3rd: Morgan Peterson (190)
Morgan Peterson is the Warriors' first State qualifier since AJ Beck in 2019.
Ocean Township (3)
2nd: Dom Volek (138)
2nd: Boomer Volek (144)
3rd: Steven Perez (126)
With three Region medalists, the Spartans will have multiple wrestlers at the State Tournament for the ninth time in ten seasons.
Pt Beach (1)
4th: Jude Bowers (144)
Jude Bowers is Beach's first State qualifier since Riley Simon in 2021.
Pt Boro (4)
1st: Joseph DeAngelo (126)
2nd: Frankie Burgio (132)
2nd: Garrett Weiland (157)
2nd: Jake Clayton (165)
Joey DeAngelo made it back-to-back seasons with a Region champ for the Panthers who will have multiple wrestlers at States for the fourth consecutive year.
Raritan (2)
1st: Alexander Delaurier (150)
3rd: Jonathan Gazerwitz (215)
Alex Delaurier won the 12th Region title in Rocket history, and won his third Region medal, as the Green Machine will have multiple wrestlers at Boardwalk Hall for the fourth straight year.
Red Bank Catholic (3)
2nd: Michael DiBiase (113)
3rd: Frank Romeo (165)
4th: Robert Connelley (157)
Michael DiBiase won his fourth medal, Frank Romeo won his second, and Robert Connelley won his first, as the Caseys sent multiple wrestlers to the Region podium for the fourth straight season.
Red Bank Regional (1)
3rd: Kevin Ruland (126)
RBR's career wins leader is headed to Boardwalk Hall for the second consecutive season. He is the Bucs' first 2-time Region medalist since Phil Stolfa in 2021 & 2022.
Rumson (7)
1st: Eamon Fry (113)
1st: Sonny Amato (144)
1st: Matt Smith (Hwt)
2nd: Joaquin Duque (126)
2nd: Cole Pangborn (165)
3rd: Elijah Bayne (120)
3rd: Luke Dougherty (175)
Sonny Amato won his 2nd title, and Eamon Fry and Matt Smith won their first, as the Bulldogs set a program record with three Region champions and extended their streak to seven seasons with at least one Region champ.
St John Vianney (12)
1st: Matthew Gould (120)
1st: Anthony Knox (126)
1st: Patrick O'Keefe (132)
1st: Cole Stangle (165)
1st: John Saraiva (175)
1st: Rocco Dellagatta (Hwt)
2nd: Jake Zaltsman (144)
2nd: Dezmond Lenaghan (150)
2nd: Bubba Gavrish (157)
2nd: Thomas Foley (190)
3rd: Abraham Adu-Amoako (138)
4th: Julian Zargo (106)
Anthony Knox won his 4th Region Title, the first 4-timer in SJV history, and one of eleven in Shore Conference history, and Patrick O'Keefe became the second Lancer with three titles, as Vianney crowned six champions in all. Heavyweight Rocco Dellagatta also won his fourth title, with his first three coming while wrestling for St Joe's of Montvale, as the Lancers advanced 12 wrestlers to Atlantic City; the most for a Shore Conference team this season.
Southern Regional (7)
1st: Anthony Mason (113)
1st: Scottie Sari (138))
1st: Attila Vigilante (144)
1st: Wyatt Stout (157)
1st: Levi Foote (190)
3rd: Cade Collins (106)
3rd: Noah Fontana (150)
Wyatt Stout won his third Region title, Anthony Mason won his second, while Attila Vigilante, Levi Foote, and Scottie Sari each won their first, as the Rams ran up their all-time total to 69 championships, 2nd only to Brick Memorial for the most in the Shore Conference.
TR East (4)
2nd: James Lynch (Hwt)
3rd: Ricky DeLorenzo (120)
3rd: Jayce Cappello (126)
4th: Terrence Thomas (190)
The last time East has had as many as four Region medal winners was in 2009, when Vinnie DelleFave, Justin Molzon, Bryan Sternlieb, and Anthony Sherman all finished in the Top 3 in the old Region 6.
TR South (1)
3rd: Brett Rankin (215)
For the first time since 2020, the Indians are back on the boardwalk. 215-pounder Brett Rankin finished in 3rd place, the highest placer for South since Cole Corrigan won his 2nd Region title in 2018 on his way to a State Title.
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Shore Conference District Team Champions
District 18: Rumson - 2nd Consecutive Title; 2nd Overall
District 20: Holmdel - 3rd Team Title; First Since 1982
District 21: CBA - 4th Consecutive Title; 8th Overall
District 22: Brick Memorial - Shore Conference Best 34th Team Title
District 23: Pt Boro - 6th Team Title; First Since 2018
District 24: Howell - 4th Consecutive Title; 17th Overall
District 25: St John Vianney - 4th Consecutive Title; 5th Overall
District 26: Lacey - 2nd Team Title; First Since 1999
District 27: RBC - 1st District Team Title
DISTRICT PAGES
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DISTRICT 17
Middletown North
2nd Place - 1 Champ - 7 Region Qualifiers
1st: Thomas Blewett (106)
2nd: Jacob Portman (120) / Justin Fearon (138) / Nicholas Wall (150) / Daniel Benbrook (175) / Michael Dwyer (Hwt)
3rd: Jackson Fearon (132)
4th: Tyler Oden (144) / Nico Cordova (157)
Midd North: Thomas Blewett won the 106-pound title, making it 11 straight years with at least one District Champion for the Lions, and pushing their all-time total to 157 champs; the fifth most all-time in the Shore Conference, and 2nd most for a Monmouth County team behind only Howell.
Middletown South
4th Place - 0 Champs - 6 Region Qualifiers
2nd: Peter Trezza (106)
3rd: Ryan Romano (126) / Hudson Bernabeo (144) / Ryan Willi (157) / Dan Smith (165) / Luke Kokozakis (215)
4th: Liam Brett (175) / James Cook (190) / Landon Penta (Hwt)
Midd South: The Eagles doubled seeding expectations by earning six medals on Saturday, despite only receiving three seeds in the Top 3. Peter Trezza finished 2nd at 106 and is the Eagles' first freshman to reach the District finals since Jack Zaleski and David Hussey both did it in 2020.
Monmouth Regional
7th Place - 0 Champs - 1 Region Qualifier
2nd: Ryan Walsh (132)
4th: Jack Puleio (126)
Monmouth: Senior Ryan Walsh became Monmouth Regional's first 3-time District medalist since Anthony Bongarzone, and extended the Falcons streak to eight seasons with a District medal winner. Walsh's two wins on Saturday also brought his career total to 108, tying him with Bongarzone for the school record.
DISTRICT 18
Rumson
1st Place - 7 Champs - 9 Region Qualifiers
1st: Eamon Fry (113) / Elijah Bayne (120) / Joaquin Duque (126) / Sonny Amato (144) / Cole Pangborn (165) / Luke Dougherty (175) / Matt Smith (Hwt)
3rd: Hunter Curley (150) / William Keller (157)
4th: Henry Marshall (132)
Rumson: Despite missing a few starters for the individual postseason, Rumson still managed to set a new program record with seven District champions. They've had multiple champions for six consecutive seasons. Prior to this streak, the Bulldogs had only had two separate streaks of two years with multiple champs in their entire history. These were the second titles for Eamon Fry, Sonny Amato, and Cole Pangborn. Matt Smith became the Bulldogs' first heavyweight champ at the Districts since Tommy Kavoukjian in 1970, who was also the Bulldogs first ever District champ.
DISTRICT 19
Raritan
2nd Place - 1 Champ - 9 Region Qualifiers
1st: Alexander Delaurier (150)
2nd: Owen Brackett (126) / Riyan Bhutto (Hwt)
3rd: Liam Berg (106) / Alihan Keldibayev (132) / Charles Geoghan (138) / Parker Needham (165) / Gregory Aronne (190) / Jonathan Gazerwitz (215)
4th: Justin Card (120)
Raritan: It was a huge day for the Rockets' Alexander Delaurier. The senior picked up his 100th career victory in his quarterfinal bout, and would go on to win his third District title, joining Rocket greats Russell Benson, Dan Seidenberg, and TJ Mitchell as 3-time District champions. Delaurier's win marks the 23rd consecutive season in which the Rockets have had a District champ, the longest active streak in Monmouth County, and fourth longest in the Shore Conference.
DISTRICT 20
Holmdel
1st Place - 3 Champs - 10 Region Qualifiers
1st: Sayan Rao (106) / Dylan Placca (132) / Alexander Reyes (190)
2nd: Christian Reyes (120) / Nicholas Paulino (126) / Asher Martinez (150) / Michael Todisco (157) / Jack Cleary (165) / Hamsa Elmesei (215)
3rd: Luke Podesta (113)
4th: John Gann (Hwt)
Holmdel: Alexander Reyes joined John Mullan (1981-1983) as the only 3-time District champs in Holmdel history to help lead the Hornets to their first District team title since 1982, and their third overall. Sayan Rao and Dylan Placca also won titles as the Hornets extended their streak of seasons with at least one champion to nine, a program record.
Keansburg
5th Place - 0 Champs - 3 Region Qualifiers
2nd: Nicholas Pisano (106) / Shawn Retta (175)
3rd: Jayden Johnson (165)
4th: Bryar Gilliland (113) / Michael Burke (138) / Michael Clayton (144) / Andrew Bing (215)
Keansburg: The Titans sent three wrestlers to the podium for the second consecutive season, which matches their highest total since 2017, and is the most since they had five medalists in 2007.
Keyport
8th Place - 0 Champs - 1 Region Qualifier
3rd: Derek Ferm (132)
4th: Max Fredericks (165) / Jamison Geraldi (190)
Keyport: Senior Derek Ferm took 3rd place in the 132-pound bracket to give the Red Raiders their first District medal winner since Shane Zimmerman in 2020.
Marlboro
6th Place - 0 Champs - 2 Region Qualifiers
2nd: Christian Onushkanich (144)
3rd: Daniel Lacertosa (215)
4th: Edward Hall (120) / Adam Lirov (132) / Andrew Silvia (150) / Alexander Jang (157)
Marlboro: Christian Onushkanich finished in 2nd place at 144 pounds to become the first Marlboro freshman to win a District medal since Dan Saraiva and Pete Powell both placed in 2012. Senior Daniel Lacertosa placed 3rd at 215, giving the Mustangs multiple District medlaists for the fifth time in six seasons.
Matawan
3rd Place - 3 Champs - 7 Region Qualifiers
1st: Alexander Liss (138) / Colin Palumbo (165) / Metin Metioglu (215)
2nd: Dylan Sierra (113) / Ajibola Oshin (190) / Mohammad Targali (Hwt)
3rd: Dean Cuiffo (120)
Matawan: With his win of the 165-pound bracket, senior Colin Palumbo became the first 3-time District champion in program history. Also winning titles for the Huskies were senior Metin Metioglu at heavyweight and junior 138-pounder Alexander Liss, giving them three champs which is one short of the program record of four, set back in 1978 from a group that included NFL great Jim Jeffcoat, a 2-time Super Bowl champion.
Red Bank Regional
7th Place - 1 Champ - 4 Region Qualifiers
1st: Kevin Ruland (126)
3rd: Davis Watkins (106) / John Galligan (138) / Jason Huss (150)
Red Bank: Senior Kevin Ruland won his second consecutive District title, making him the tenth 2-time champion in RBR history, and their first since Brandon Scott in 2003.
DISTRICT 21
CBA
1st Place - 11 Champs - 13 Region Qualifiers
1st: Sean Kenny (106) / Paul Kenny (120) / Teag Saito (126) / Robert Duffy (132) / Randall Jenks (138) / Will Sakoutis (144) / James Jakub (150) / Brendan Boyer (157) / AJ Falcone (165) / Tyler Palumbo (215) / Jacob Howland (Hwt)
2nd: Brock Oizerowitz (175)
3rd: Jarred O'Neill (190)
CBA: The Colts set a new single season high mark for their program with 11 District champs at this year's D21 Tournament, breaking the record of 10, which they had reached in each of the previous three tournaments. The 11 champs this year brings their all-time total to 128, allowing them to jump into the Top 10 all-time in the Shore, at exactly #10. Overall, the Colts had 13 medal winners, which matches the program record set in 2022. The day wrapped with CBA claiming their fourth consecutive team title, and eighth overall.
Colts Neck
2nd Place - 1 Champ - 7 Region Qualifiers
1st: Ethan Michaels (113)
2nd: Nicholas Zecchino (126) / Matthew Anderson (150) / Dean Natale (165)
3rd: Alexis Yale (120) / Christian Cleary (144) / Brody Kaplan (157)
4th: Nicholas Jannucci (175)
Colts Neck: Junior Ethan Michaels became the eighth wrestler in program history with multiple District championships by winning the 113-pound bracket of this year's District 21 Tournament. The Cougars sent seven wrestlers to the podium in all, marking the fifth time in six seasons at least half of their lineup has medaled at the Districts.
Freehold Boro
4th Place - 0 Champs / 3 Region Qualifiers
2nd: Josiah Sweeney (106)
3rd: John Murphy (132) / Onesimo Nieto (215)
4th: Xander Bartuck (120) / Joshua Toledo (138) / Fabian Perez-Nava (150) / Joshua Gomez (157) / Adrian Lopez-Roldan (165)
Free Boro: Josiah Sweeney won his third District medal, while John Murphy and Onesimo Nieto won their firsts, as the Colonials sent at least three wrestlers to the District podium for the eighth consecutive season.
Freehold Twp
8th Place - 0 Champs - 2 Region Qualifiers
2nd: Jaxon Zalepka (113)
3rd: Romeo Tendencia (106)
4th: Jonathan Boylan (190)
Free Twp: Senior Jaxon Zalepka won his second District medal and Romeo Tendencia became the Patriots' first freshman to medal at the Districts since 2022 as Freehold Twp had multiple medalists for the ninth straight year.
Jackson Memorial
3rd Place - 2 Champs - 7 Region Qualifiers
1st: Ryan Wolf (175) / Jessup Adams (190)
2nd: Christopher Collins (157)
3rd: Noah Kovacs (113) / Rocco Gaudious (138) / Joseph Piazza (215) / Andrew Chitacapa (Hwt)
4th: Ahmed Raheel (132)
Jackson Mem: Seniors Ryan Wolf and Jessup Adams won their second consecutive titles, making them the 60th and 61st wrestlers in Jackson Memorial history to win multiple District championships. Their two titles moved the Jags' all-time tally to 220, the most in the Shore Conference.
Lakewood
9th Place - 0 Champs - 1 Region Qualifier
2nd: David Dominguez (Hwt)
Lakewood: Senior heavyweight David Dominguez won his second medal to become the Piners' first 2-time District medalist since Dante Morris won a pair in 2018 & 2019. Dominguez's medal makes it seven years in a row with at least one medal winner for Lakewood.
Manalapan
5th Place - 0 Champs - 5 Region Qualifiers
2nd: Gage Grant (132)
3rd: Justin Repetti (126) / Kevin Pasquince (150) / William Vargas (165) / Donny Tibbitt (175)
4th: Jack Hardy (106) / Michael Farrell (113) / Kyle DiGregorio (144)
Manalapan: The Braves had a streak of 12 consecutive years with a District champ snapped on Saturday, but still crowned at least five medalists for the eighth straight year.
New Egypt
6th Place - 0 Champs - 2 Region Qualifiers
2nd: Wyatt Burgess (138) / Morgan Peterson (190)
4th: Fred Frappier (126) / Sebastian Quintero (215)
New Egypt: After going without a medal last year, the Warriors sent a pair to the podium with senior Morgan Peterson and sophomore each finishing in 2nd-place in their respective weight classes. For Peterson, it was his second career medal, and for the Warriors, it was the first time since 2019 that they had multiple District medalists.
DISTRICT 22
Brick Memorial
1st Place - 7 Champs - 10 Region Qualifiers
1st: Sonny DiMatteo (106) / Michael Napolitano (113) / Kson Young (120) / Gavin Martin (126) / Harvey Ludington (190) / Trey Tallmadge (215) / Ben Szuba (Hwt)
3rd: Logan Cromen (138) / Jack Marotta (150) / Malachi Saint-Vil (165)
Brick Mem: Gavin Martin and Harvey Ludington became the 7th and 8th members of Brick Memorial's 4-time District Champion Club, Trey Tallmadge, Ben Szuba, and Michael Napolitano won their third, Sonny DiMatteo brought home his second, and Kson Young claimed his first, as the Stangs raised their all-time District title tally to 213, second to only Jackson Memorial's 220 for most in the Shore Conference. The seven champs and ten total medal winners helped lead the Stangs to their Shore Conference best 34th District team title.
Long Branch
3rd Place - 2 Champs - 5 Region Qualifiers
1st: Javier Guzman (150) / Tornick Kajaia (175)
2nd: Matthew Munson (138)
3rd: Jordan Vieira (106) / Devon Smith (157)
4th: Aiden McVey (126) / Evan Tracey (165)
Long Branch: After going without a champion last year for the first time since 2012, LB had a pair of champions as juniors Javier Guzman and Tornick Kajaia won their respective brackets. It is the first title for each wrestler, as well as their third career District medals.
DISTRICT 23
Asbury Park
9th Place - 0 Champs - 0 Region Qualifiers
4th: Ahmon Gray (144)
Asbury Park: The Bishops did not have a medal winner on Saturday. Unless 4th-place finisher Ahmon Gray is called upon as an injury replacement, the season has come to an end for Asbury.
Brick Twp
5th Place - 0 Champs - 2 Region Qualifiers
3rd: Rustam Olimov (190) / Aidan Leonard (215)
4th: Joseph Leskowski (157) / David Marzetti (165) / Finnegan Leonard (175)
Brick Twp: The Dragons were unable to end their title drought, but advanced a pair of wrestlers to the Regions with Rustam Olimov and Aidan Leonard both placing 3rd in their respective weights.
Jackson Liberty
4th Place - 2 Champs - 6 Region Qualifiers
1st: William Huchko (120) / Armani McCann (138)
2nd: Tucker Pazinko (126) / Akbar Nazurdinov (157) / Jordan Ayyash (165)
3rd: Erdne Garyaev (175)
4th: Chris Trancucci (106)
Liberty: Armani McCann, who returned for the postseason after missing over a month to injury, became the fifth wrestler in Liberty history to win multiple District titles, and their first since Mike Russo, who was a 4-time champ for the Lions from 2012-2015. William Huchko won the 120-pound title, giving Liberty multiple champs for the third consecutive season, and fourth time in five tournaments.
Manasquan
3rd Place - 1 Champ - 7 Region Qualifiers
1st: Michael O`Connor (150)
2nd: Shea Tracey (106) / Shane Kerstetter (113) / JP Sanders (132) / Kai Donahue (215)
3rd: Charlie Hunt (144) / Torrin Tracey (157)
4th: Donovan Havard (126) / Greg Herrera (138)
Manasquan: Michael O'Connor went back-to-back, becoming the fourth wrestler in program history to win multiple District championships, and the first to do it since Scott Simek and Dave Crabtree in 1980. O'Connor was part of a school record seven medal winners, as the Warriors finished 3rd as a team, giving them their third consecutive Top 5 finish at the Districts.
Neptune
6th Place - 0 Champs - 2 Region Qualifiers
3rd: Dazior Bethea (138) / Jarairya Jean (Hwt)
4th: Kamore Tyler (120) / Thomas Drea (132) / Alex Hernandez (150)
Neptune: Heavyweight Jarairya Jean won his second District medal, and 138-pounder Dazior Bethea broke seed to capture his first, as the Scarlet Fliers made it three seasons in a row with multiple medalists. It is their longest such streak since they went on a four year run from 2016-2019.
Ocean Township
2nd Place - 4 Champs - 10 Region Qualifiers
1st: Boomer Volek (144) / Nicholas Allen (190) / Danny Farina (215) / Abi Andre (Hwt)
2nd: Dom Volek (138)
3rd: Michael Apicelli (106) / Steven Perez (126) / Justin Farina (132) / Jake Volek (150) / Josh Calixte (165)
4th: Qays Ismael (113)
Ocean Twp: Seniors Boomer Volek, Danny Farina, Abi Andre, and junior Nicholas Allen all won their first District titles, as the Spartans crowned four champions for the second consecutive year. The four champs is Ocean's most since they had six in 2012, and are a part of the ten medal winners in all for the Big Red, their most since they had 12 in 2019, and continued a streak of consecutive seasons with at least three District placers that dates back to 1987.
Pt Beach
8th Place - 0 Champs - 2 Region Qualifiers
2nd: Jude Bowers (144)
3rd: Brandon Stizza (120)
4th: Jerry Santiago (Hwt)
Beach: Senior Jude Bowers won his second District medal; and sophomore Brandon Stizza placed 3rd for this first, as the Gulls, who now have a streak of 15 seasons with at least one District finalist will once again be sending multiple wrestlers to the Regions.
Pt Boro
1st Place - 6 Champs - 11 Region Qualifiers
1st: Michael DeAngelo (106) / Jaxin Corino (113) / Joey DeAngelo (126) / Frankie Burgio (132) / Garrett Weiland (157) / Jake Clayton (165)
2nd: West Matta (120) / Luke Renna (150) / Brayden Clark (175) / Jack Scalabrini (190) / George Walsh (Hwt)
4th: Aiden Willson (215)
Pt Boro: A banner day for the Panthers at this year's Districts as they set program new program highs with six champions, 11 finalists, and 11 medal winners, as Boro rolled to the District 23 Team Title, their sixth overall, first since 2018, and just their second since 1991. Senior Joey DeAngelo, who missed almost the entire regular season with an injury, looked sharp as he won his third District title, making him the seventh wrestler in program history to win three Districts, and it is also DeAngelo's fourth District medal in all. Also winning his fourth District medal was DeAngelo's running mate the last four years, Frankie Burgio. Burgio captured his second title by winning the 132-pound bracket. Also winning his second title was the still undefeated Jake Clayton, who became the Panthers first wrestler to win a District title as both a freshman and a sophomore. Correction on this as Doug Hill, a 3-time champ for the Panthers won his titles in his first three seasons, not his soph-senior years as I had in my notes.
Shore Regional
7th Place - 1 Champ - 2 Region Qualifiers
1st: Cole Torres (175)
3rd: Trevor Doremus (113)
4th: Kelty Connors (190)
Shore: After a two year drought, the Blue Devils got back to the top of the District podium as sophomore Cole Torres won the 175-pound championship at this year's District 23 Tournament. Torres is Shore's first underclassmen to win a District title since Jack Maida and Michael McGhee won their first of two District championships in 2019. Junior Trevor Doremus came in 3rd-place at 113, giving Shore Regional multiple medalists at the Districts for the 12th straight year.
DISTRICT 24
Howell
1st Place - 4 Champs - 7 Region Qualifiers
1st: Luke Johnston (106) / Tyler Going (175) / Tanner Hodgins (190) / Timmy O'Rourke (215)
2nd: Shane Maghan (113) / Luke Khabuliani (Hwt)
3rd: Ray Purrelli (165)
4th: Will Stapleton (120) / Johnny Hurst (150) / Devin Perez (157)
Howell: For the second consecutive season, the Rebels went down to the wire in the team point competition. A year after edging Middletown North by just 2.5 points in the District 18 race last season, the Rebels won their fourth consecutive team title by the slimmest of margins, a half point(!) over second place Wall. It is the 17th District team title overall for the Rebels, which is the fifth most for a Shore Conference team, and puts them just one behind Ocean Township for the most in Monmouth County. Tanner Hodgins and Luke Johnston won their second individual titles, while Tyler Going and Timmy O'Rourke won their firsts, as the Rebels made it 20 years in a row with a District champ, the fifth longest active streak in the Shore, and second longest in Monmouth County behind Raritan's 23.
Wall
2nd Place - 4 Champs - 9 Region Qualifiers
1st: Omar Carrillo-Solano (113) / Mason DiStefano (132) / Michael Boulard (144) / Parker Quinn (150)
2nd: Ben Waitzel (126)
3rd: Bryson Jarosz (106) / Charles Mahoney (120) / Russell Sage (138) / Eric Clauburg (Hwt)
4th: Joe Donofrio (165)
Wall: Four first-time champions and nine total medal winners helped pace the Knights to a 2nd-place finish as a team at this year's District 24 Tournament, just a half of a point behind champion Howell. It is their 13th straight Top 4 finish as a team at the Districts. The four champions makes it 12 seasons in a row with at least one District champ for the Crimson Knights, and boosts their all-time total to 140 champs, seventh most all-time in the Shore Conference. The nine total medal winners for Wall is their most since they sent 10 to the podium in 2020.
DISTRICT 25
St John Vianney
1st Place - 11 Champs - 13 Region Qualifiers
1st: Julian Zargo (106) / Matthew Gould (120) / Anthony Knox (126) / Patrick O'Keefe (132) / Abraham Adu-Amoako (138) / Jake Zaltsman (144) / Dezmond Lenaghan (150) / Bubba Gavrish (157) / Cole Stangle (165) / John Saraiva (175) / Rocco Dellagatta (Hwt)
2nd: Thomas Foley (190)
3rd: Riley Correal (113)
SJV: In their final individual postseason run for this group of seniors for the Lancers, they set new program highs with 11 champions and 13 medal winners, as SJV won their 4th straight District team title, and 5th overall. Anthony Knox, Jake Zaltsman, and, Patrick O'Keefe all became the first 4-time District champions in program history, while heavyweight Rocco Dellagata also won his fourth title, his first with Vianney after winning three at St Joe's (Montvale). Other champs for the Lancers included Matt Gould and Cole Stangle, who became the seventh wrestlers in program history to win three titles.
DISTRICT 26
Barnegat
9th Place - 0 Champs - 2 Region Qualifiers
3rd: Trey DeMeo (144) / Jayden Nieto (157)
4th: Gerald Miller (175)
Barnegat: Trey DeMeo and Jayden Nieto each placed third in their respective weight classes, making it three years in a row for the Bengals with multiple District medal winners, and the sixth time in seven seasons.
Central Regional
4th Place - 1 Champ / 5 Region Qualifiers
1st: Joseph Dunne (165)
2nd: Christian Ardiles (150) / Nicolas Straniero (157)
3rd: Mason Lugo (113) / Luke Condello (120)
Central: 3rd-seeded Joseph Dunne won the 165-pound weight class, giving Central Regional their first District champion since Cosmo Zaccaro in 2022. The Golden Eagles had five medal winners in all, their most since 2020 when they had seven. Among those medal winners was 113-pounder Mason Lugo, who become Central's first 3-time medal winner since Jalen Ramos in 2011.
Donovan Catholic
10th Place - 0 Champs - 1 Region Qualifier
3rd: Brian Garcia (215)
Donovan: Despite only having four entrants, the Griffins extended their streak of seasons with at least one District medalist to nine, as junior Brian Garcia placed 3rd at 215 pounds to punch his ticket to Regions.
Lacey
1st Place - 3 Champs - 10 Region Qualifiers
1st: Killian Coluccio (106) / Aidan Flynn (126) . Michael Colon (175)
2nd: Brendan Schuler (113) / Ryan Leonard (120) / Riley Gutierrez (138) / Kyle Leonard (144) / Jake Mott (215) / Mike Seeley (Hwt)
3rd: Tyler French (150)
4th: Ralphael Garcia (132) / Christian Speck (157) / Brody Kountouris (165)
Lacey: On February 22, 1980, 20 kids went to Lake Placid, NY... On February, 22, 2025, 14 kids went to Manahawkin, NJ. Ok, I'm probably overdoing it a bit. Led by a trio of champions, and a program record ten medal winners, Lacey captured their second District team title, and first since 1999, by ending Southern Regional's run of 13 consecutive season District team title run.
Manchester
6th Place - 0 Champs - 2 Region Qualifiers
2nd: Dante Mortellite (190)
3rd: Charles Gold (126)
4th: Dominick Minneci (138) / Cash Wilson (150)
Manchester: With a 2nd-place finish at 190, Dante Mortellite became Manchester's first 3-time District medalist since Jesse Meaney in 2012, and senior Charles Gold took 3rd at 126 for his first postseason medal, as the Hawks had multiple medal winners at the Districts for the sixth straight year.
Pinelands
7th Place - 1 Champ - 2 Region Qualifiers
1st: Wyatt Pharo (132)
2nd: Jacob Greenberg (138)
4th: Michael Kirk (120)
Pinelands: A strong candidate for Comeback Wrestler of the Year, junior Wyatt Pharo, the only Wildcat to ever win a District title as a freshman, won the 132-pound District 26 title after missing all of last season due to injury. Pharo is the 12th 2-timer in program history, and the first since Christopher Nielsen did it in 2017. Obviously, it is the second District medal for Pharo, but it also was for senior Jacob Greenberg, who placed 2nd in the 165-pound bracket for the consecutive year.
Southern
2nd Place - 6 Champs - 10 Region Qualifiers
1st: Anthony Mason (113) / Scottie Sari (138) / Attila Vigilante (144) / Noah Fontana (150) / Wyatt Stout (157) / Levi Foote (190)
2nd: Cade Collins (106) / Sam Pari (132) / Nicholas Daddona (175)
3rd: Caleb Counts (Hwt)
4th: Cash McVey (126)
Southern: While the Rams did have their run of 13 consecutive seasons with a District team title snapped, they still had another outstanding showing at this year's tournaments. Six Rams won individual titles, including senior Wyatt Stout who won his fourth District title, joining Glenn Carson, Brian Broderick, and Luke Lanno as Southern Regional's 4-timers. Junior Anthony Mason kept pace in his bid to join that group, winning the 113-pound weight class for his third title. Senior Scottie Sari won his second title, as did junior Attila Vigilante, while senior Noah Fontana and sophomore Levi Foote claimed their firsts, as the Rams added to their all-time District total to 159, fourth most in the Shore Conference.
TR East
3rd Place - 2 Champs - 5 Region Qualifiers
1st: Ricky DeLorenzo (120) / James Lynch
2nd: Jayce Cappello (126)
3rd: Damian Vonderlinden (138) / Terrence Thomas (190)
4th: Christian Cimino (106) / Ryan McHugh (113)
TRE: James Lynch won his second District title, the 22nd Raider to do so, and just the second to do it in the heavyweight division, joining Adam Henig. Sophomore Ricky DeLorenzo won his first title, giving East multiple champs for just the third time in twelve seasons. It is the third consecutive season that the Raiders had five medal winners at the Districts.
TR North
8th Place - 0 Champs - 1 Region Qualifier
3rd: James Mauti (175)
4th: John Yannariello (144) / Cole Ganska (215)
TRN: With no wrestler seeded in the Top 3, the Mariners were going to need someone to break seed in order for them to get at least one medal winner. Junior 175-pounder James Mauti did just that, by topping his 4-seed for a 3rd-place finish, and punching his ticket to the Regions.
TR South
5th Place - 1 Champ - 4 Region Qualifiers
1st: Brett Rankin (215)
3rd: Vincent Pedalino (106) / Owen Beneciuk (132) / Caden Langan (165)
4th: Mike Devivi (190) / Austin Reed (Hwt)
TRS: The streak is over! After going five seasons without a District champ, the longest drought in the program's 87-year history, junior Brett Rankin broke through, coming from the #3 seed to win the 215-pound D26 championship. Rankin's title puts the Indians' total to 134 champs, eighth most in the Shore Conference.
DISTRICT 27
RBC
1st Place - 5 Champs - 7 Region Qualifiers
1st: Joseph Vezzosi (106) / Michael DiBiase (113) / Cole DeAngelo (120) / Robert Connelley (157) / Frank Romeo (165)
2nd: Anthony Russo (132)
3rd: Luken Ramos (138)
4th: Christian Rodriguez (150)
RBC: The Caseys matched their program record of five champions, and had seven medal winners in all, as they claimed the program's first ever District team title. Senior Frank Romeo joins 2024 graduate Lorenzo Portella as the only 3-time champions in RBC history. Senior Michael DiBiase won his fourth District championship, with the first two coming while wrestling for Wall. Senior Robert Connelley closed out his final District appearance with his first title, and his third medal, while sophomore Joey Vezzosi won his 2nd title, his first with RBC after attending Donovan Catholic last year. Rounding out the champions for the Caseys was Cole DeAngelo, who, according the research, is thee first freshman to win a District championship for the Caseys.