| Overall Record: 18-4 | Division Record: 2-2 |
| 2026 Season Recap |
| TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
| Record: 18-4 (2-2) |
| #15 NJWWA Top 20 |
| #5 Shore Conference Top 11 |
| #3 Monmouth County |
| 1 State Champion / 3 Medalists |
| 4 Region Champions / 6 Medalists |
| 7 District Champions / 10 Medalists |
| 2 Shore Conference Tournament Champions / 6 Medalists |
| Group 2 Champions |
| CJG2 Sectional Champions |
| District 19 Champions |
| 3rd Place Shore Conference Tournament |
| 3rd Place A-Division |
| STATE QUALIFIERS |
| 106: (So) Luke Eberhard (WB1) |
| 120: (Sr) Eamon Fry (WB4) |
| 138: (Sr) Joaquin Duque (WB4) |
| 150: (Jr) Sonny Amato (1st Place) |
| 157: (Jr) Wyatt Fry (4th Place) |
| 190: (Sr) Luke Dougherty (6th Place) |
| MILESTONES & ACHIEVEMENTS |
| 3 State Medalists (Ties Program Record) |
| 4 Region Champions (New Program Record) |
| 7 District Champions (Ties Program Record) |
| Sonny Amato - 122 Career Wins (Currently Tied #4 at Rumson) |
| Eamon Fry - 115 Career Wins (#7 at Rumson) |
| Luke Dougherty - 109 Career Wins (Tied #9 at Rumson) |
| Joaquin Duque - 104 Career Wins (Tied #11 at Rumson) |
| SHORECONFERENCEWRESTLING.com WRESTLER OF THE YEAR |
| (Jr) Sonny Amato - 150 - Record: 36-1 - Ranked #1 in Shore Conference - NJSIAA State Champion - Region 5 Champion - District 19 Champion - Shore Conference Tournament Champion - 3rd Place Beast of the East |
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| NJSIAA TOURNAMENT |
| Rumson: 1 Champion / 3 Medal Winners |
| State Champion: Sonny Amato (150) 4th: Wyatt Fry (157) 6th: Luke Dougherty (190) WB4: Eamon Fry (120) / Joaquin Duque (138) WB1: Luke Eberhard (106) |
| - Amato is the 3rd State Champion in program history. 2nd State title for Amato (2024) and his 3rd State medal (2025-3rd) - 1st State medal for Fry - 1st State medal for Dougherty 9th consecutive season with a State medal winner for Rumson, 2nd longest streak in the Shore Conference 3rd consecutive season with multiple medal winners for Rumson. 3 medal winners for Rumson matches program best (2020: Jack Kelly, Shay Addison, Max Brignola) |
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| REGION 5 TOURNAMENT |
| Rumson: 4 Champs / 6 Medal Winners |
| 1st: Eamon Fry (120) / Joaquin Duque (138) / Sonny Amato (150) / Wyatt Fry (157) 2nd: Luke Dougherty (190) 4th: Luke Eberhard (106) WB1: Henry Marshall (126) PQ: Hunter Curley (144) / Wil Keller (165) |
| The Bulldogs crowned four champions at this year's Regions, a new school record. The previous record was three, which lasted just a single season. Rumson's streak of seasons with at least one Region champ is now at eight, the third longest active streak in the Shore behind St John Vianney (11) and Southern (9). Sonny Amato became the program's first ever 3-time champion, while Eamon Fry became the sixth Bulldog to win two titles. Rumson has now had three seasons in a row with at least six medal winners. They had a program record eight in 2024. They have also have multiple medal winners in each of the last ten years. |
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| DISTRICT 19 TOURNAMENT |
| Rumson: 1st Place / 7 Champions / 10 Medal Winners |
| 1st: Luke Eberhard (106) / Eamon Fry (120) / Joaquin Duque (138) / Sonny Amato (150) / Wyatt Fry (157) / Ryder Izzo (175) / Luke Dougherty (190) 2nd: Hunter Curley (144) / Will Keller (165) 3rd: Henry Marshall (126) |
| The Bulldogs crowned 7 champions, matching the program record set last season. Fry and Amato won their 3rd titles, becoming the 4th and 5th wrestlers in program history to accomplish that feat, joining Hudson Skove, Nick Addision, and Patrick Berger. It is also the 4th medal for Fry. Dougherty and Duque won their 2nd titles and 3rd medals overall. It is the 3rd straight, and 3rd overall, District Team Title for the Bulldogs. |
2026 TEAM STATE TOURNAMENT
CJG2-QF: #6 Rumson 41 - #3 Ocean Twp 30 (BOX SCORE)
CJG2-SF: #6 Rumson 40 - #2 Wall 32 (BOX SCORE)
CJG2-F: #6 Rumson 37 - #1 Pt Boro 28 (BOX SCORE)
G2-SF: #2 Rumson 41 - #3 Pascack Valley 30 (BOX SCORE)
G2-F: #2 Rumson 35 - #1 Lower Cape May 33 (BOX SCORE)
2/4: NON-CONFERENCE
#5 Rumson 58 - Gloucester City 9 (BOX SCORE)
Rumson: Connone, E Fry, Lee, W Fry, Branker, Izzo, & Dougherty pin for the Bulldogs
2/3: ATLANTIC CITY TRI
#5 Rumson 65 - Atlantic City 18 (BOX SCORE)
#5 Rumson 64 - St Joseph's (Hammonton) (BOX SCORE)
1/28: RUMSON TRI
#5 Rumson 43 - Old Bridge 24 (BOX SCORE)
#5 Rumson 52 - Peddie 17 (BOX SCORE)
1/24: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Rumson - 3rd Place
1st: Sonny Amato (150) / Wyatt Fry (157)
2nd: Joaquin Duque (138)
4th: Luke Dougherty (190)
5th: Luke Eberhard (106)
6th: Will Keller (165)
Junior Sonny Amato made it three SCT titles in three years, and Wyatt Fry won his first in his first try, as the Bulldogs had six medal winners in all to finish in 3rd-place as a team. It's the third consecutive top 3 finish at the SCT for the Bulldogs, and their sixth consecutive top 10 finish.
1/21: A-DIVISION
#5 Rumson 66 - St John Vianney 12 (BOX SCORE)
Rumson: 120 - #3 Fry d. #6 Zargo for 100th career win
SJV: Foley (11-4); Gould (10-5)
1/19: NON-CONFERENCE
Phillipsburg 32 - #5 Rumson 31 (BOX SCORE)
Rumson: Sonny Amato - 100th Career win; W Fry (10-2); E Fry (11-3); Dougherty (13-2)
1/17: RUMSON TRI
#5 Jackson Twp 51 - #4 Rumson 26 (BOX SCORE)
#4 Rumson 61 - Clearview 16 (BOX SCORE)
1/14: A-DIVISION
#4 Rumson 39 - #10 Brick Memorial 31 (BOX SCORE)
Rumson: Duque major in final bout wins it for Bulldogs
Brick Mem: Marotta, DiMatteo, & H Mulligan win by pin
1/9: A-DIVISION
#2 Southern 42 - #4 Rumson 25 (BOX SCORE)
Southern: 120 - #2 Collins d. 3 Fry; 7 Rams with bonus point wins
Rumson: Izzo & Dougherty pin; Amato & W Fry tech
1/6 - A-DIVISION
#1 CBA 61 - #4 Rumson 15 (BOX SCORE)
CBA: Duffy p. W Fry; Boyerr & O'Neill pin; Edgar & Saito tech
Rumson: Dougherty p. Oizerowitz; E Fry d. DiMatteo in SV
1/2: NORTH BRUNSWICK TRI
#4 Rumson 45 - Middle Twp 31 (BOX SCORE)
#4 Rumson 68 - North Brunswick 11 (BOX SCORE)
12/30: EAST BRUNSWICK BEAR INVITATIONAL
Rumson - 10th Place
2nd: Will Keller (165)
4th: Austin Connone (113) / Hunter Curley (150)
5th: Luke Passalaqua (215) / Milo Jones (Hwt)
12/21: BEAST OF THE EAST
3rd Place: Sonny Amato (150)
12/20: RON MAZZOLA MEMORIAL
Rumson - 18th Place
3rd: Luke Eberhard (106)
12/17: NON-DIVISION
Rumson 36 - RBC 33 (BOX SCORE)
Rumson: Bonus wins for Marshall, Duque, Curley, Amato, W Fry, & Dougherty
RBC: Gallagher, DeAngelo, Ramos, & Russo win by pin; Tarantino techs
12/13: RICKY I MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
Rumson - 11th Place
2nd: Marshall (126)
3rd: Eberhard (106) / Curley (157)
12/10: RUMSON TRI
Rumson 56 - Red Bank 18 (BOX SCORE)
Rumson 51 - Plainfield 21 (BOX SCORE)
| Rumson-Fair Haven High School 74 Ridge Rd. Rumson, NJ 07760 732-842-1597 Program Established: 1961 / Mascot: Bulldogs / Colors: Purple & White Head Coach: Eleazar DeLuca (5th Season in 2026) Assistants: Section: CJG2 / Division: A / District: 19 / Region: 5  |
2026 Rumson Bulldogs
Head Coach: Eleazar DeLuca (5th Season in 2026)
Head Coach: Eleazar DeLuca (5th Season in 2026)
Section: CJG2 / Division: A / District: 19 / Region: 5
Possible Lineup in 2026
The back-to-back Group 2 Champs reload as they aim for a three-peat.
The Bulldogs took some dings to graduation, but have a strong core back throughout the lineup to reload the chamber. Junior Sonny Amato, a State champ in 2024 and a 3rd-place finisher in 2025, anchors the middleweight group that will have some new faces in it. Among those new faces are junior Wyatt Fry, who transfers in from national power Wyoming Seminary, while several underclassmen look to crack into the lineup as well.
A strong group returns down low with the senior trio of Joaquin Duque, who went 41-8 in 2025 and placed 5th at States, Eamon Fry, who was a win away from a medal in Atlantic City last year, and Andrew Newell.
Senior Luke Dougherty leads the charge up top. Dougherty is a 2-time State qualifier looking to cap his career with a spot on the Boardwalk Hall podium before heading off to the Coast Guard Academy next season. There's an experienced group returning around him up top with senior William Keller and junior Hunter Curley each having placed 3rd at Districts last season, while senior Ben Roberts and sophomore Milo Jones, who both looked good in the action they saw last season behind the departed Conor Delaney and Matt Smith at 215-Hwt
The back-to-back Group 2 Champs reload as they aim for a three-peat.
The Bulldogs took some dings to graduation, but have a strong core back throughout the lineup to reload the chamber. Junior Sonny Amato, a State champ in 2024 and a 3rd-place finisher in 2025, anchors the middleweight group that will have some new faces in it. Among those new faces are junior Wyatt Fry, who transfers in from national power Wyoming Seminary, while several underclassmen look to crack into the lineup as well.
A strong group returns down low with the senior trio of Joaquin Duque, who went 41-8 in 2025 and placed 5th at States, Eamon Fry, who was a win away from a medal in Atlantic City last year, and Andrew Newell.
Senior Luke Dougherty leads the charge up top. Dougherty is a 2-time State qualifier looking to cap his career with a spot on the Boardwalk Hall podium before heading off to the Coast Guard Academy next season. There's an experienced group returning around him up top with senior William Keller and junior Hunter Curley each having placed 3rd at Districts last season, while senior Ben Roberts and sophomore Milo Jones, who both looked good in the action they saw last season behind the departed Conor Delaney and Matt Smith at 215-Hwt
| Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Post Season |
| 106 | (So) Luke Eberhard | 14-19 | |
| 113 | (Jr) Austin Connone | ||
| 120 | (Sr) Eamon Fry | 30-8 | D-1st / R-1st / NJ-WB4 |
| 126 | (Jr) Henry Marshall | 18-15 | D-4th |
| 132/138 | (Sr) Joaquin Duque | 41-8 | D-1st / R-2nd / NJ-5th |
| 132/138 | (Sr) Andrew Newell | 13-14 | |
| 144 | (Fr) Brandon Khoroshilov | ||
| 150 | (Jr) Sonny Amato | 45-2 | D-1st / R-1st / NJ-3rd |
| 157 | (Jr) Wyatt Fry | ||
| 157 | (Jr) Hunter Curley | 15-20 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
| 165 | (Sr) William Keller | 16-10 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
| 175 | (Jr) Ryder Izzo | 11-9 | |
| 190 | (Sr) Luke Dougherty | 36-10 | D-1st / R-3rd / NJ-WB3 |
| 215 | (Sr) Benjamin Roberts | 9-8 | |
| Hwt | (So) Milo Jones | 5-5 |
Graduated in 2025
| Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Post Season |
| 120 | Elijah Bayne | 38-7 | D-1st / R-3rd / NJ-WB3 |
| 157 | Walker Skove | 12-4 | |
| 165 | Cole Pangborn | 27-5 | D-1st / R-2nd / NJ-WB4 |
| 215 | Conor Delaney | 32-1 | |
| 215 | Jacob Tobias | 1-0 | |
| Hwt | Matt Smith | 34-7 | D-1st / R-1st / NJ-WB4 |
3 - Group Titles
Last: Group 2 (2026)
3 - Sectional Titles
Last: CJG2 (2026)
3 - District Titles
2026: District 18
5 - Division Titles
Last: A-Central in 2020
3 - State Champions
Sonny Amato - 2026
21 - State Medalists
Last: Sonny Amato / Wyatt Fry / Luke Dougherty - 2026
21 - Region Champions
Last: Eamon Fry / Sonny Amato / Joaquin Duque / Wyatt Fry (2026)
61 - District Champions
Last: 7 in 2026
9 - SCT Champions
Last: Sonny Amato & Wyatt Fry - 2026
34 - SCT Medalists
Last: 6 in 2026
Season Wins Record - 45
Sonny Amato
(2025)
| 100 Career Wins Club |
| Nick Addison | 139 |
| Marcus Iwama | 132 |
| Max Brignola | 124 |
| Hudson Skove | 122 |
| Sonny Amato* | 122 |
| Bryan Heller | 118 |
| Eamon Fry | 115 |
| Shay Addison | 111 |
| Conor Delaney | 109 |
| Luke Dougherty | 109 |
| Patrick Berger | 104 |
| Joaquin Duque | 104 |
| Liam Horan | 102 |
| 100 Career Wins Club (Includes Wins At Other Schools) |
| Elijah Bayne - Oregon | 115 |