Overall:  2-25  /  Shore Conference:  1-16 /  A-South:  1-6

 

2023 Record: 2-25
7th Place District 25
31st Place Shore Conference Tournament
7th Place A-South

ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Sr) Cosmo Zaccaro - 215
Record: 31-13
4th Place Region 7 / 3rd Place District 25
3rd Place Egg Harbor Tournament

3/4: NJSIAA STATE TOURNAMENT
Central (0 Medal Winners)
Senior Cosmo Zaccaro's State Tournament run ended in the 3rd round of wrestlebacks on Friday, bringing his season, and career with the Golden Eagles, to an end.
Zaccaro finished with a 93-20 career record for Central, with 2 Region medals, and a District Championship in 2022. He was the Eagles first wrestler to qualify for back-to-back State Tournaments since Nick Weaver in 2005 and 2006, and advanced the furthest in the tournament since Tyler Pepe in 2020.
WB3: Cosmo Zaccaro (215)

2/25: REGION 7
Central (1 Medal Winner)
Cosmo Zaccaro won his 2nd Region medal, placing 4th at 215, to punch his ticket to Atlantic City. Zaccaro is the Eagle's first wrestler to make it to back to back State Tournaments since Nick Weaver, a 2-time State medalists, went in 2005 & 2006.
4th: Cosmo Zaccaro (215)

2/18: DISTRICT 25 TOURNAMENT
Central (7th Place / 2 Medal Winners)
Cosmo Zazzaro won his 2nd District medal, and Mason Lugo broke seed to claim his first, as the Golden Eagles had multiple medal winners for the 3rd consecutive season.
3rd: Mason Lugo (106) / Cosmo Zaccaro (215)

2/11: FREEHOLD TWP QUAD
Donovan Catholic  54  -  Central  21  (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Twp  46  -  Central  30  (BOX SCORE)
Red Bank  52  -  Central  25  (BOX SCORE)

2/4: CLEARVIEW QUAD
Clearview  56  -  Central  18  (BOX SCORE)
Hammonton  63  -  Central  9  (BOX SCORE)
Pennsville  54  -  Central  22  (BOX SCORE)

2/3: A-SOUTH
TR East  58  -  Central  12  (BOX SCORE)

1/31: NON-DIVISION
Pt Beach  45  -  Central  30  (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach: Schulter (22-4); DeBenedett (20-6); Niethe (21-5)
Central: Zaccaro (19-7); Straniero (13-7)

1/28: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
31st Place

1/25: A-SOUTH
Brick Twp  36  -  Central  30  (BOX SCORE)
Brick Twp: Sherry (16-4); Mallon (13-8); Trempy (12-7); Candelaria (17-4)
Central: Zaccaro (17-5); Laskowski (10-6); Straniero (12-7)

1/21: PINE BARRENS DUALS
St Peter's Prep  52  -  Central  25  (BOX SCORE)
Lower Cape May  51  -  Central  21  (BOX SCORE)
Central  48  -  Burlington Twp  27  (BOX SCORE)

1/18: A-SOUTH
Brick Memorial  67  -  Central  9  (BOX SCORE)
Brick Mem: (215): Szuba d. #6 Zaccaro; Ludington (21-1); Santaniello (17-0); Martin (11-5); 
Central: Laskowski wins by pin; Straniero (9-6)

1/14: AUDOBON QUAD
Mainland  36  -  Central  35  (BOX SCORE)
Audobon  54  -  Central  21  (BOX SCORE)
Vineland  51  -  Central  27  (BOX SCORE)

1/12: NON-CONFERENCE
Pemberton  40  -  Central  39  (BOX SCORE)
Central: Lugo, Laskowski, Straniero, & Zaccaro win by pin

1/11: A-SOUTH
Southern  72  -  Central  6  (BOX SCORE)
Southern: (215) #3 O'Boyle p. #6 Zaccaro; Parker, Pari, & Sari pin; Stout, Vigilante, & Ferrante win by tech

1/7: BARNEGAT QUAD
Lacey  60  -  Central  9  (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat  43  -  Central  30  (BOX SCORE)
Matawan  41  -  Central  38  (BOX SCORE)

1/3: A-SOUTH
Central  45  -  TR North  30  (BOX SCORE)
Central: Delaney, Zaccaro, Baxter, & Laskowski win by fall
TR North: Sanchez, Perez, Ganska, & Dolci with pins

12/29: EGG HARBOR TOURNAMENT (BRACKET)
Central (19th): 3rd: Zaccaro (138)

12/21: A-SOUTH
Jackson Memorial  62  -  Central  9  (BOX SCORE)
Jackson Mem: L Espinosa, Calamia, Kovacs, Leach, & Stahlnecker win by fall; J Espinosa & Rucci with majors
Central: Zaccaro wins by pin

12/17: CENTRAL QUAD
Pinelands  61  -  Central  18  (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan  62  -  Central  9  (BOX SCORE)
Middletown North  75  -  Central  0  (BOX SCORE)

<span style=">12/15: A-SOUTH
TR South  50  -  Central  30  (BOX SCORE)
TR South: Langen, Fitzgerald, Bentivegna, Alvarado, Akinlou, & Beneciuk win by pin; Gardner techs
Central: Pins by Straniero, Swistock, Zaccaro, Lugo, & Laskwoski

 

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2023 Central Regional Wrestling

Head Coach: Owen Brennan (6th Season / Career: 54-63)

 

2023 SCHEDULE

 

POSSIBLE LINEUP

 

 

 

 

Central Regional High School
Forest Hills Parkway
Bayville, NJ 08721
732-269-1100
(Ocean County)
~ SCHOOL WEBSITE ~

Program Established
1964

Mascot
Golden Eagles

Colors
Cardinal & Gold

Head Coach
Owen Brennan
(6th Season in 2023)

Assistants
Willie Jacobs
Walter Karasiewicz
Carmine Davis
Shawn Darling
Mike Eddy
Jalen Ramos

Section
SJ Group 4

Division
A-South

District
25

Region
7

 

2 - Sectional Titles
Last: SJG3 - 2006

2 - District Team Titles
Last: D24  - 1994

7 - Division Titles
Last: B-South - 2009

6 - State Champions
Last: Mark Worthy - 1999

19 - State Medalists
Last: Jalen Ramos - 2012

23 - Region Champions
Last: Kalyph Hardy - 2011

58 - District Champions
Last: Cosmo Zaccaro - 2022

2 - SCT Medalists
Last: Tyler Pepe - 2020

Career Wins Record - 128
Mark Worthy
(1996-1999)

Season Wins Record - 42
Nick Tenpenny
(2007)

 

100 Career Wins Club

Nick Weaver - 149*
Mark Worthy - 128
Tyler Pepe - 128**
Jalen Ramos - 126
Maurice Worthy - 124
Nick Tenpenny - 115
 

* Wins also earned at Prep School without match limit restrictions of NJSIAA.

** Includes wins earned at St John Vianney