Overall Record:  9-14  /  Shore Conference:  7-11  /  B-North:  2-4

 

ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler Of The Year

(So) Lawrence Liss - 113
Record: 30-6
3rd Place Region 5
District 20 Champion
2nd Place IceBreaker Tournament
Team Leader in Wins

 

3/5: NJSIAA TOURNAMENT
WB2: Lawrence Liss (113)

 

2/26: REGION 5
Matawan: (1 Medal Winner)
3rd: Lawrence Liss (113)
6th: Richard Gomez (106)
WB1: Damiano Rotolo (150)
PQ: Colin Palumbo (157) / Jonathan Velsor (175)

 

2/19: DISTRICT 20
Matawan (5th Place / 1 Champ / 5 Medal Winners)
Lawrence Liss had a bye and 2 pins on his way to winning the 113-pound title. The Huskies' five medal winners stands out as they only had two wrestlers seeded in the Top 3.
1st: Lawrence Liss (113)
2nd: Richard Gomez (106)
3rd: Damiano Rotolo (150) / Colin Palumbo (157) / Jonathan Velsor (175)

 

2/11: KEANSBURG TRI
Matawan  42  -  Keansburg  27  (BOX SCORE)
Matawan  44  -  Donovan Catholic  36  (BOX SCORE)

 

2/7: CJG3 QUARTERFINALS at South Plainfield
South Plainfield  61  -  Matawan  6  (BOX SCORE)
Matawan: Gomez & Palumbo win for Huskies

 

2/5: ST JOE'S TRI
Freehold Twp  66  -  Matawan  10  (BOX SCORE)
St Joe's (Metuchen)  66  -  Matawan  15  (BOX SCORE)
Matawan: 2 wins - Gomez

 

2/1: B-NORTH
Red Bank  43  -  Matawan  31  (BOX SCORE)
RBR: Bryan & Lisko win by fall; Stolfa (20-2)
Matawan: Gomez (20-1); Liss (20-1); Palumbo (11-5); Velsor (9-2)

 

1/28: NON-DIVISION
Jackson Liberty  55  -  Matawan  21  (BOX SCORE)
M: 106 - #2 Gomez d. #4 Urso, 4-2; Liss & Palumbo win by pin

 

1/26: NON-DIVISION
Marlboro  54  -  Matawan  19  (BOX SCORE)
Mat: Gomez (18-1); Liss (18-1); Velsor (8-1); Palumbo (9-5)

 

1/22: HOLMDEL QUAD
Matawan  39  -  Shore  36  (BOX SCORE)
Matawan  39  -  Holmdel  36  (BOX SCORE)

 

1/18: NON-DIVISION
Pt Beach  46  -  Matawan  25  (BOX SCORE)
M: Gomez (15-1); Liss (15-1); Velsor (6-0)

 

1/15: MONMOUTH REGIONAL QUAD
Monmouth  39  -  Matawan  38  (BOX SCORE)
Matawan  60  -  Neptune  15  (BOX SCORE)
Matawan  39  -  Manchester  38  (BOX SCORE)

 

1/12: B-NORTH
Manasquan  56  -  Matawan  13  (BOX SCORE)
Mat: Liss (11-1)

 

1/10: NON-DIVISION
#9 Raritan  65  -  Matawan  16  (BOX SCORE)

 

1/8: MIDDLESEX QUAD
Brick Twp  51  -  Matawan  24  (BOX SCORE)
Middlesex  40  -  Matawan  31  (BOX SCORE)
Matawan  42  -  AL Johnson  39  (BOX SCORE)

 

1/5: B-NORTH
Wall  63  -  Matawan  15  (BOX SCORE)
M: Gomez (7-0); Liss (6-1)

 

12/29: NON-CONFERENCE
Matawan  51  -  Sayreville  30  (BOX SCORE)
M: Liss, Vallee, Rotolo, & Santos win by pin

 

12/23: B-NORTH
Matawan  42  -  Colts Neck  41 (BOX SCORE)
M: Huskies first win against Colts Neck since 2007, snapping Cougars' 6-dual head to head streak 

 

12/22: B-NORTH
Freehold Boro  45  -  Matawan  29  (BOX SCORE)
M: Juarez-Lopez, Vallee, Rotolo, and Liss win by pin; Gomez techs

 

12/18: ICEBREAKER TOURNAMENT  (TOURNAMENT PAGE)
Huskies Finish 7th at IceBreaker

Top 3 Finishers

1st Place
106: Richard Gomez

2nd Place
113: Lawrence Liss

3rd Place
157: Colin Palumbo

 

 

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2022 Huskies Wrestling

Head Coach
Matt Hughes - 1st Season

Where They Open
12/18: IceBreaker Tournament at Old Bridge

 

Matt Hughes takes over as head coach for former coach Mike Mason, who is now an assistant at Jackson Memorial, as the Huskies look to continue their winning ways, despite losing some big pieces from the lineup to graduation, and having a lot of new faces in the lineup.

Matawan has three wrestlers with varsity experience in the lower portion of the lineup, with two of them coming off great seasons. Junior Ricky Gomez followed his 24-win freshman season with an outstanding sophomore campaign that saw him advance to the State Tournament after finishing 4th in the Region. Sophomore Lawrence Liss went 7-1 in his debut season, splitting time at 106/113, but unfortunately did not receive a Region invite behind a loaded field that had previous postseason criteria that edged him out. These two give Matawan a very solid 1-2 punch down low. The other wrestler down low with varsity experience is junior Ryan Liou, who got seven matches in as a freshman in 2020.

4th-year starter Damiano Rotolo will anchor the middle portion of the lineup. The senior is a returning Region Qualifier who is capable of having a big year on the mat, while also providing leadership as the veteran in the room. Several newcomers are working to crack the lineup here, among them is promising freshman Colin Palumbo, who enters the program after a very successful run at the intermediate level.

Up top, seniors Jonathan Velsor and Ahmad Hassan have both been in the lineup since their freshman seasons, and junior Gavin Patino wrestled up at 182 as a starter last season. They'll be looked upon to provide some stability in the upperweights, as several new faces look to break into the lineup.

The Huskies have some solid pieces returning in the lineup, but are a pretty young group overall, and will be breaking in a lot of new faces to the lineup. The team is looking for improvement from the returners, while developing the newcomers in the room, and looking to grow the program.

 

Possible Lineup

Wgt	Wrestler	2021
106	(Fr) Ryan Colleton
113	(Jr) Ricky Gomez	10-5 / R-4th / NJ-WB1
120	(So) Lawrence Liss	7-1
120	(So) Yassin Abdalla
120	(So) Serenity Sutton-Ospina
120	(So) Inbal Yamin
126	(Jr) Ryan Liou
132	(Fr) Michael Juarez-Lopez
132	(So) Mason Romeu
138	(Fr) Mark Wicinski
144	(Sr) Adham Saleh
150	(Sr) Damiano Rotolo	8-1 / R-PQ
150	(Sr) Elishua Dawkins
157	(Fr) Colin Palumbo
157	(Sr) William Cox
165	(Sr) Jonathan Velsor	1-3
165	(Fr) Aidan Kauffman
165	(Sr) John Kurschner
165	(Fr) Omar Saleh
175	(Sr) Josh Pereira
175	(Jr) Gavin Patino	1-7
175	(Fr) Metin Metioglu
190	(Sr) Lucas Santos
190	(So) Ebraheem KhaledRamadan
215	(So) Christopher Zazula
215	(Sr) Ahmad Hassan	1-8
215	(Fr) Denzel Awofolaju
Hwt	(So) Ali Saglamedemir

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matawan Wrestling

Matawan Regional High School
450 Atlantic Avenue
Aberdeen, NJ  07747
(732) 290-2800
~ SCHOOL WEBSITE ~

Mascot
Huskies

Colors
Maroon & Gray

Athletic Director
Philip Tyburczy

Head Coach
Matt Hughes
(1st Season in 2022)

Assistants
Sean Neely
Mike Castro

Section
CJ Group 3

Division
B-North

District
20

Region
5

 

1 - Division Title
A-Central in 2010

2 - State Medalists
Last: Johnny Short in 2009

6 - Region Champions
Last: Johnny Short in 2010

38 - District Champions
Last: Lawrence Liss - 2022

2 - SCT Medalists
Last: David Rubin in 2020

Career Wins Leader - 131
Johnny Short
(2007-2010)

Season Wins Record - 37
David Rubin & Kamrin O'Neil
(2020)

 

100 Career Win Club

Johnny Short - 131
Ces Antista - 122
Glenn Cross - 107
Kamrin O'Neill - 107
Jordan Long - 102