2025 Record: 17-9 / G-Division: 5-1
CJG1 Sectional Semifinalists
8th Place District 23 (2 Medal Winners)
25th Place Shore Conference Tournament (1 Medal Winner)
2nd Place G-Division
4th Place East Brunswick Bear Invitational
9th Place Kearny Holiday Tournament

ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Sr) Jude Bowers - 144
Record: 34-9 (Team Leader in Wins)
Ranked #6 at 144 by ShoreConferenceWrestling.com
4th Place Region 6
2nd Place District 23 (2x-Medal Winner)
6th Place Shore Conference Tournament
East Brunswick Bear Invitational Champion
2nd Place Kearny Holiday Tournament

2025 RECAP

3/8: NJSIAA TOURNAMENT
0 Medal Winners
WB1: Jude Bowers


3/1: REGION 6
1 Medal Winner
4th: Jude Bowers (144)
PQ: Brandon Stizza​ (120)
Jude Bowers is Beach's first State qualifier since Riley Simon in 2021.


2/22: DISTRICT 23
8th Place - 0 Champs - 2 Region Qualifiers
2nd: Jude Bowers (144)
3rd: Brandon Stizza (120)
4th: Jerry Santiago (Hwt)
Beach: Senior Jude Bowers won his second District medal; and sophomore Brandon Stizza placed 3rd for this first, as the Gulls, who now have a streak of 15 seasons with at least one District finalist will once again be sending multiple wrestlers to the Regions.


2/14: NON-CONFERENCE
Pt Beach 63 - New Providence 16 (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Valeri wins by pin


CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP 1 SECTIONALS
SF: #2 Manville 38 - #3 Pt Beach 24 (BOX SCORE)
QF: #3 Pt Beach 47 - #6 Bound Brook 33 (BOX SCORE)


2/6: NON-DIVISION
Matawan 46 - Pt Beach 27 (BOX SCORE)
Matawan: Liss, Bruno, Targali, & Cuiffo win by pin; Metioglu & Sierra tech
Beach: Esposito, Napolitano, & Niethe pin for the Gulls


2/4: G-DIVISION
Pt Beach 40 - TR North 33 (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Boyle, Esposito, & Niethe pin; D Micheletti & Stizza tech
TRN: Capra, Jimenez, Nash, & Cauldwell win by pin; Yannariello techs


2/1: NON-DIVISION
Wall 38 - Pt Beach 25 (BOX SCORE)
Wall: Jarosz, Virgilio, DiStefano, Boulard, Quinn, & Cosme with bonus wins
Beach: Niethe & Santiago pin; Ventresca & Bowers tech


1/31: THE BATTLE OF POINT PLEASANT
#10 Pt Boro 68 - Pt Beach 9 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Boro: Clark, Scalabrini, Walsh, DeAngelo, Corino, Barger, Weiland, & Clayton win by pin; Willson & Matta tech
Beach: Bowers (25-3); Niethe (21-4)


1/28: G-DIVISION
Pt Beach 39 - Marlboro 30 (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Niethe, D Micheletti, & Valeri pin; Stizza, Scannell, & Santiago tech
Marlboro: Onushkanich, Jang, & Guzzone win by pin; Hall techs; Avanesyan majors


1/27: NON-CONFERENCE
Bayonne 52 - Pt Beach 17 (BOX SCORE)


1/25: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Pt Beach - 25th Place
6th: Jude Bowers (144)
Jude Bowers claimed the third SCT medal in Beach history with a 6th-place finish in the 144-pound bracket.


1/22: NON-DIVISION
Pt Beach 48 - Monmouth 20 (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Boyle, A Micheletti, Niethe, & Bowers win by pin; Scannell techs
Monmouth: Preziose & Meleleo pin; Walsh techs


1/21: NON-CONFERENCE
Pt Beach 57 - Highland Park 19 (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Esposito, Valeri, Stizza, Naploitano, Niethe, Neal, Swider, & D Micheletti win by pin


1/18: BRICK TWP TRI
Brick Twp 43 - Pt Beach 24 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach 52 - Neptune 23 (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Valeri, Napolitano, Bowers, & Boyle go 2-0


1/17: NON-DIVISION
Manasquan 62 - Pt Beach 9 (BOX SCORE)
Manasquan: 150 - #4 O'Connor md. #7 Bowers; Herrera, Riccione, Donahue, Tracey, Kerstetter, DePinto, & Hunt win by fall
Beach: Scannell pins; A Micheletti wins in sudden victory; Gulls 10-dual win streak snapped


1/14: G-DIVISION
Pt Beach 38 - Shore 34 (BOX SCORE)
Beach: 4th consecutive dual win over rival Blue Devils; Bowers (17-1); Niethe (14-3)
Shore: 175 - Torres p. #10 Scannell


1/11: POINT BEACH QUAD
Pt Beach 64 - New Egypt 9 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach 65 - Bordentown 16 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach 72 - Keyport 12 (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: NON-DIVISION
Pt Beach 50 - Red Bank 15 (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Bowers (12-1); Niethe (9-3); Scannell (9-5)
RBR: Sanborn pins; Watkins majors; Ruland techs is now 3 wins away from breaking program's all-time wins record



1/3: KEANSBURG TRI
Pt Beach 37 - Keansburg 36 (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Gulls win on criteria (forfeits received); 19th consecutive win over Keansburg
Pt Beach 54 - Asbury Park 23 (BOX SCORE)


12/27: BEAR INVITATIONAL at EAST BRUNSWICK
Pt Beach - 4th Place
1st: Jude Bowers (150)
2nd: Jake Valeri (113) / PJ Niethe (138) / Dan Micheletti (190) / Jerry Santiago (215)


12/21: KEARNY HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
Pt Beach - 9th Place
2nd: Jude Bowers (150)


12/19: NON-DIVISION
Pt Beach 63 - Lakewood 9 (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Neal, Boyle, Scannell, Thorn, Valeri, DePaul, Stizza, Niethe, & Salerno pin for the Gulls
Lakewood: Dominguez pins; Melendez wins in sudden victory


12/17: G-DIVISION
Pt Beach 42 - Freehold Twp 32 (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Stizza, Niethe, Neal, & Micheletti pin as Gulls rally from 23-0 deficit. - 250th career win for Beach head coach Jeff Bower
FT: Flores, Tendencia, Borromeo, & Romano win by pin


12/14: NON-DIVISON
Freehold Boro 37 - Pt Beach 35 (BOX SCORE)
FB: Bonus wins by Baez, Sweeney, Knowles, Aguayo, Perez-Nava, & Nieto
Beach: Niethe, Neal, Micheletti, & Santiago win by pin; Bowers wins by tech

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

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2025 Point Pleasant Beach Wrestling

Head Coach: Jeff Bower (15th Season / Career: 249-74)
Assistants: Mike McGee / Steve Bower
Volunteers: Pat Capriglione / Doug Bower / Bruce Fioretti / Chris Schulz / Anton Atterbury / Dan O'Cone
2024 Record: 17-5 (B-Central Champions)

Despite their status as one of the smallest public schools in the state, the Group 1 Gulls consistently do a remarkable job of refilling the lineup, and putting together winning season after winning season. They will once again be tasked with restocking the lineup, as seven starters from last year's B-Central Championship, and CJG1 Finalists, team.

The bulk of experience returning for Beach this season is in the run of weights from 120-157. Senior Jude Bowers, who was 2nd on the team in wins last season, is the lone returning District medal winner from a season ago. The 24-bout winner was 3rd at the District 22 Tournament at 150 pounds, and projects to be back at that weight this season.

Bowers is not the only Gull with a District medal on his shelf, as fellow senior PJ Niethe finished 3rd at Districts as a freshman, and 2nd as a sophomore. He missed the 2nd half of last season to injury, after a 11-4 start. Junior Antonio Acevedo is also back in the middle for Beach. Acevedo had a 17-4 record during the regular season, but missed the postseason.

Down low, returning starters senior Chris Napolitano, junior Hudson DePaul, and sophomore Brandon Stizza all have the goods to get to the plus side of .500 this season. They'll give head coach Jeff Bower a nice block of experience in the lower weights to help slide several young faces into the lineup.

The Gulls have won a division title in 13 of the last 17 seasons, and most of those years it has basically come down to Beach vs. Shore Regional in B-Central. With the new divisional alignments, the path gets a little tougher this year with familiar foe Shore joined by Group 5 schools TR North and Freehold Twp, along with Marlboro, Manchester, and Barnegat.

 

Pt Pleasant Beach High School
299 Cooks Lane
Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
732-899-8840

Mascot
Gulls

Colors
Red & White

Head Coach
Jeff Bower
(15th Season in 2025)

Assistants
Mike McGee
Steve Bower

Volunteers
Pat Capriglione
Doug Bower
Chris Schulz
Anton Atterbury
Dan O'Cone
Bruce Fioretti

Section
CJG1

Division
G-Division

District
23

Region
6



4 - State Sectional Titles
Last: CJG1 in 2020

25 - Division Titles
Last: B-Central in 2024

1 - State Champion
Last: Jake Cairns in 1998

7 - State Medalists
Last: Jason Sherlock in 2020

10 - Region Champions
Last: Jack Baker in 2017

40 - District Champions
Last: Marcos Kaiafas in 2024

3 - SCT Medalists
Last: Jude Bowers - 2025



Career Wins Leader - 126
John Finnerty
(2013-2016)

Season Wins Record - 39
Jason Sherlock
(2020)