Overall Record: 12-7 / G-Division: 6-0
2/5: G-DIVISION
Barnegat 43 - Manchester 24 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat: Herbert, Speer, DeMe, & Miller win by pin; Nieto techs
Manchester: Gold, Moretllite, & Amoyan win by fall
2/4: NON-DIVISION
Barnegat 65 - Lakewood 3 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat: Baccigalupi, Lynch, Speer, DeMeo, Marrero, & DeNichilo win by pin; Giblock techs
Lakewood: Dominguez (13-2)
1/29: NON-DIVISION
Barnegat 54 - Neptune 28 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat: DeMeo (19-4); Nieto (19-6); Miller (16-10); Marrero (16-10)
Neptune: Drea (15-3); Bethea (12-6), Jean (15-3)
1/27:NON-DIVISION
#9 Ocean Twp 56 - Barnegat 23 (BOX SCORE)
Ocean Twp: Allen, Andre, Perez, J Farina, B Volek, J Volek, & Beale pin; D Farina & Tenas tech; Ismael majors
Barnegat: Genis, Nieto, & Miller pin; Giblock techs
1/25: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Barnegat - 32nd Place
The Bengals 32nd Place finish is their highest since 2020
1/22: G-DIVISION
Barnegat 58 - Shore 20 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat: Clinches at least a share of G-Division Title; DeNichilo, Speer, Mamola, Figueroa, & DeMeo win by fall
Shore: 126 - Calabria p. #10 Giblock; Torres (13-4); Sciarappa (14-5); Gifford (14-7);
1/21: G-DIVISION
Barnegat 44 - TR North 29 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat: Last remaining unbeaten team in G-Division standings; 2 division bouts to go; DeMeo (16-2); Giblock )14-2); Nieto (15-5)
TRN: Cauldwell (19-2); Ganska (11-7); Mauti (8-4)
1/18: BARNEGAT QUAD
Manalapan 47 - Barnegat 26 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat 42 - Pinelands 41 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat: DeMeo with the walk-off pin, as Bengals put up 18 points in the final 3 bouts
Barnegat 58 - Monmouth 21 (BOX SCORE)
1/14: NON-DIVISION
TR East 53 - Barnegat 22 (BOX SCORE)
TRE: Lynch (19-1); Thomas (17-4); Cappello (16-3); Cimino (14-6)
Barnegat: 126 - Giblock bumps from 120 to major #10 Sickler; DeMeo (13-2); Miller (13-6); Nieto (12-4)
1/11: BARNEGAT TRI
Pt Boro 70 - Barnegat 11 (BOX SCORE)
Delran 46 - Barnegat 21 (BOX SCORE)
1/10: NON-DIVISION
Barnegat 46 - Asbury Park 28 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat: Giblock, Mamola, DeNichilo, & Pascavage win by pin; Nieto majors
Asbury: Herrera, Louisius, Gray, & Garius pin; Cifuentes majors
1/8: G-DIVISION
Barnegat 65 - Freehold Twp 15 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat: Giblock (9-2); Mamola (11-3); Miller (11-4); Neto (8-4)
Free Twp: Flores pins; Zalepka techs; Tendencia majors
1/4: OAKCREST TRI
Barnegat 53 - Oakcrest 6 (BOX SCORE)
Middle Twp 49 - Barnegat 25 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat: DeMeo (12-2); Mamola (10-3); Miller (10-4); Giblock (8-2)
12/27: HOLMDEL HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
Barnegat - 7th Place
2nd: Greg Mamola (132) / Trey DeMeo (150)
12/21: GARDEN STATE CLASSIC
Barnegat - 1st Place
1st: John Giblock (126) / Trey DeMeo (150) / Gerald Miller (175)
2nd: Michael Baccigalupi (106) / Greg Mamola (132) / Cuinn Pascavage (Hwt)
3rd: Jayden Nieto (157) / Jean Marrero (190)
12/18: G-DIVISION
Barnegat 37 - Marlboro 27 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat: DeMeo, Miller, & Baccigalupi pin; Marrero majors
Marlboro: Palagano & Jang pin; Avanesyan techs
12/17: NON-DIVISION
Brick Twp 42 - Barnegat 35 (BOX SCORE)
Brick Twp: Robert Scott major in final bout clinches win for Dragons; Olimov, A Leonard, Gordillo, C D'Elia, & Leskowski pin
Barnegat: Baccigalupi, Bonett, Giblock, Mamola, & Nieto with pins
12/14: GOLDEN EAGLE CLASSIC
Barnegat - 6th Place
Top 3 Medal Winners
2nd: John Giblock (126)
3rd: Trey DeMeo (150) / Jayden Nieto (157)
12/11: G-DIVISION
Barnegat 43 - Pt Beach 26 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat: Baccigalupi, Figueroa, Nieto, & Marrero win by fall; Mamola techs
Beach: DePaul, Scannell, & Thorn with pins; Bowers techs
2025 Barnegat Bengals
Head Coach: Brendan McCarthy (4th Season / 39-45)
Assistants: Will Brasil / Sean Foley / Griffin Jackstadt
2024 Record: 18-11
Four double digit winners from a year ago are back in the lower half of the lineup, led by junior Greg Mamola, a 24-bout winner last season, who was 3rd at Districts in 2023, and 4th last year. Sophomore Nick Speer won 19 matches and also placed 4th at the Districts for the Bengals last year, and was part of a freshmen 1-2 punch at 106/113 along with Michael Baccigalupi, who recorded 17 wins. They project to be back at those weights this season and should be on path for even bigger things this year. Senior John Giblock is a 4-year starter and will provide veteran leadership to the group. Giblock, who won 18 matches in 2024, has been a +.500 wrestler in each of his first three years.
Senior Trey DeMeo anchors the upper half of the lineup for the Bengals. The senior has put up back to back 20-win seasons, including 26 last year, which was the 2nd highest on the team. A 4th-place finisher at Districts as a sophomore, DeMeo advanced to Regions last season after a 3rd-place finish in the District 25 Tournament. DeMeo is joined by fellow senior David DeNichilo and junior Jayden Nieto, as returning starters in a group that will otherwise consist of mostly new faces.
The Bengals have improved each season under 4th-year head coach Brendan McCarthy, going from 7 wins in 2022, to 14 in 2023, to a program record 18 last year, which was their first winning season since 2021. They continue to work hard to keep the program on the rise, and will look to battle for a chance at their first division championship in school history as they compete in the G-Division with Pt Beach, Shore Regional, TR North, Freehold Twp, Marlboro, and familiar B-South rival, Manchester.
Wgt | Wrestler | 2024 | Post Season |
106 | (So) Michael Baccigalupi | 17-11 | |
106/113 | (Fr) Casey Bonett | ||
113 | (So) Nick Speer | 19-17 | D-4th |
120 | (So) Evan Herbert | 5-10 | |
120 | (Fr) Pierce DeMeo | ||
120/126 | (So) Nick Santos | 3-9 | |
126 | (Sr) John Giblock | 18-12 | |
132 | (Jr) Greg Mamola | 24-11 | D-4th |
138 | (Sr) Xavier Figueroa | ||
144 | (Jr) Connor Lockwood | 5-4 | |
150 | (Sr) Trey DeMeo | 26-9 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
157 | (Jr) Jayden Nieto | 9-8 | |
165 | (Fr) Charles Black | ||
175 | (Jr) Gerald Miller | 2-3 | |
190 | (Sr) Jean Marrero | 0-4 | |
190/215 | (Sr) David DeNichilo | 10-19 | |
215 | (Fr) Logan Fyle |
Barnegat High School
180 Bengal Boulevard
Barnegat , NJ 08005
609-660-7510
(Ocean County)
Program Established
2006-2007
Head Coach
Brendan McCarthy
(4th Season in 2025)
Assistants
Will Brasil
Sean Foley
Griffin Jackstadt
Section
SJG3
District
26
Region
7
Division
G
1- Division Title
G-Division (2025)
1 - State Medal Winner
Last: Griffin Jackstadt
8th in 2020
1 - Region Champion
Last: Griffin Jackstadt
2020
5 - District Champions
Last: Griffin Jackstadt
2020
1 - SCT Medal Winner
Last: Griffin Jackstadt
4th in 2020
Season Wins Record - 40
Griffin Jackstadt
(2020)
100 Career Wins
Wrestler | Wins |
Sean Foley | 110 |