Overall Record: 6-11 / G-Division: 2-3
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
2/1: MONMOUTH QUAD
Holmdel 50 - Manchester 24 (BOX SCORE)
Manchester 39 - Matawan 38 (BOX SCORE)
Manchester 36 - Monmouth 35 (BOX SCORE)
1/29: G-DIVISION
TR North 39 - Manchester 31 (BOX SCORE)
TRN: Anthony Barone with the walk-off pin for the Mariners
Manchester: Mortellite (20-5); Gold (17-3); Ca Wilson (13-4)
1/25: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Manchester - 21st Place
5th: Dante Mortellite (190)
Dante Mortellite won his 2nd consecutive medal, leading the Hawks to their 2nd highest finish at the SCT. Mortellite is Manchester's first wrestler to win multiple SCT medals.
1/15: G-DIVISION
Manchester 56 - Freehold Twp 16 (BOX SCORE)
Manchester: Gold, Cash Wilson, Cole Wilson, Jones, Mortellite, & Espinal win by pin; Minneci & Smith tech
Free Twp: Tendencia & Zalepka win by tech
1/11: COLTS NECK QUAD
Colts Neck 61 - Manchester 6 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan 53 - Manchester 24 (BOX SCORE)
Middle Twp 68 - Manchester 9 (BOX SCORE)
1/8: G-DIVISION
Pt Beach 44 - Manchester 33 (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Scannell, Santiago, Lopez-Quiroz, Niethe, & Bowers win by pin
Manchester: Mortellite, Costa, Gold, Ca Wilson, & Jonas win by pin
1/4: MANCHESTER QUAD
Central 37 - Manchester 29 (BOX SCORE)
Pinelands 42 - Manchester 30 (BOX SCORE)
Manchester 53 - Neptune 24 (BOX SCORE)
Manchester: Gold (12-2); Mortellite (12-2); Ca. Wilson (10-4)
12/30: RUMBLE IN THE PINES
Manchester - 4th Place
1st: Dante Mortellite (190)
2nd: Charles Gold (132)
3rd: Manuel Amoyan (106)
12/21: MANCHESTER QUAD
Marlboro 32 - Manchester 31 (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro 58 - Manchester 19 (BOX SCORE)
Manchester 53 - Asbury Park 27 (BOX SCORE)
12/18: G-DIVISION
Manchester 56 - Shore 19 (BOX SCORE)
Manchester: Gold, Hubiak, Jones, Mortellite, & Zakar win by pin; Costa & Amoyan win by tech
Shore: Doremus pins; Sciarappa & Brown tech
12/14: GOLDEN EAGLE CLASSIC
Manchester - 7th Place
2nd: Dante Mortellite (190)
3rd: Manuel Amoyan (106)
2025 Manchester Hawks
Head Coach: Joe Schmidt (1st Season)
Assistant: Andrew Cennamo / John Holzer (Girls)
Volunteer: Justice Wilson
Former Hawk Joe Schmidt takes over as head coach of his alma mater, and inherits a Manchester team with 11 starters returning.
The projected lineup looks like it will have a starter back in each weight from 165-Hwt, giving the Hawks a very experienced group. Senior Dante Mortellite is the big name back up top. The 4-year starter has medaled twice at the Districts, and has been a win away from a trip to Atlantic City in each of the last two seasons, finishing 5th at the Region 7 Tournament in consecutive years. Senior Jaeshon Smith and junior Miguel Espinal return as the 215/Hwt pairing, and will be looking for bigger things in 2025 with the year of varsity experience under their belts. Junior Scott Buccine and senior Jacob Jonas are each 3-year starters and provide further veteran experience up top, while sophomore Angelo McCormick is looking to build off his first year in the starting lineup.
There will be some new faces looking to contribute in the middle of the lineup, and seniors Charles Gold, Dominic Minneci, and Nick Hubiak provide experienced senior leadership to the group. Sophomore Cash Wilson will be looking for a breakout sophomore season after a promising freshman year.
The bulk of the new faces will be in the lower part of the lineup. Senior Manny Amoyan, an 18-bout winner last year, and sophomore Braden Zayas are the lone holdovers down low from last season's team.
With this much experience returning throughout the lineup, the Hawks will be looking to improve on their win title from a year ago, while competing for a division title in the new G-Division with Barnegat, Pt Beach, Shore, TR North, Marlboro, and Freehold Twp.
Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Post Season |
106 | (Fr) Tyler Costa | ||
106 | (Fr) Dylan Jimenez | ||
113 | (Sr) Manny Amoyan | 18-10 | |
113 | (Fr) William Laracy | ||
120 | (So) Braden Zayas | 4-16 | |
120 | (Fr) Michael Massi | ||
126 | (Jr) Noah Belmont | ||
126 | (So) Kevin Sanchez-Mena | ||
132 | (Fr) Dylan Castles | ||
138 | (Sr) Charles Gold | 9-15 | |
138 | (Fr) Cesar Garcia | ||
144 | (Sr) Dominic Minneci | 7-7 | |
144 | (Fr) Jose Serrano | ||
150 | (Sr) Nick Hubiak | 8-12 | |
150 | (So) Cash Wilson | 9-8 | |
150 | (Fr) Ryan Hetzel | ||
157 | (Jr) Oliver Jones | 1-2 | |
157 | (So) Cole Wilson | 0-1 | |
157 | (Fr) Gabriel Almazo | ||
165 | (Jr) Scott Buccine | 5-14 | |
175 | (Sr) Jacob Jonas | 4-19 | |
175 | (Fr) Josh Taylor | ||
190 | (Sr) Dante Mortelite | 21-8 | D-2nd / R-5th |
190 | (So) Angelo McCormick | 2-17 | |
190 | (Fr) Marcelo Teves | ||
215 | (Sr) Jaeshon Smith | 6-19 | |
215 | (Jr) Andrejs Zakar | ||
Hwt | (Jr) Miguel Espinal | 10-12 | |
Hwt | (So) Justyce Garcia | 1-6 |
Manchester Twp High School
101 South Colonial Drive
Manchester, NJ 08759
732-657-2121
Mascot
Hawks
Colors
Royal Blue & Gold
Head Coach
Joe Schmidt
(1st Season in 2025)
Assistants
Andrew Cennamo
John Holzer (Girls)
Volunteer
Justice Wilson
Section
SJG2
Division
G-Division
District
26
Region
7
1 - District Team Title
Last: D24 in 2010
6 - Divisional Titles
Last: B-South in 2010
3 - State Champions
Last: Jimmy Lawson in 2010
12 - State Medalists
Last: Jesse Meaney in 2012
12 - Region Champions
Last: Jimmy Lawson in 2012
38 - District Champions
Last: Matt Bryant in 2022
4 - SCT Medalists
Last: Dante Mortellite - 2025
Career Wins Leader - 141
Jimmy Lawson
(2007-2010)
Season Wins Leader - 39
Jimmy Lawson
(2008 & 2010)
100 Career Wins Club |
Jimmy Lawson | 141 |
Kevin Malast | 119 |
Joe Schmidt | 101 |