Overall Record:  16-8  /  Shore Conference:  9-3  /  B-Central:  5-0

 

ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler Of The Year

(Sr) Jonah Bowers - 144
Record: 26-4
2nd Place District 23
Team Leader in Wins

 

2/26: REGION 6
Pinelands: (0 Medal Winners)
PQ: PJ Niethe (120) / Jonah Bowers (144)

 

2/19: DISTRICT 23
Pt Beach (6th Place / 0 Champs / 2 Medal Winners)
Jonah Bowers earned his 2nd District medal, while PJ Niethe finished in 3rd place, making Niethe the Gulls' first freshman to medal at Districts since... Jonah Bowers.
2nd: Jonah Bowers (144)
3rd: PJ Niethe (120)

 

2/10: NON-CONFERENCE
Pt Beach  63  -  New Brunswick  18  (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Niethe (21-7); Jonah Bowers (24-2); Beley (18-9)

 

2/9: CJG1 FINALS
Delaware Valley  68  -  Pt Beach  6  (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Jonah Bowers wins by pin

 

2/7: CJG1 SEMIFINALS
Pt Beach  39  -  Shore  29  (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Niethe, R McLoughlin, J Schulter, Jo Bowers, MacPherson win by pin
Shore: G Scalise & Mazzacco pin; Koch & Herchenfeld major

 

2/7: CJG1 QUARTERFINALS at Pt Beach
Pt Beach  42  -  Bound Brook  36  (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Niethe & Beley win by pin

 

2/3: NON-CONFERENCE
Robbinsville  40  -  Pt Beach  33  (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Jonah Bowers (20-2); Beley (16-7); G McLoughlin (12-8)

 

2/2: NON-CONFERENCE
Pt Beach  66  -  Metuchen  16  (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Bowers, Beley, Kacmarsky, MacPherson, L DeBenedett, R McLoughlin, O DeBenedett, & Schulter win by pin

 

2/1: NON-CONFERENCE
Pt Beach  54  -  Spotswood  27  (BOX SCORE)
Beach: Schulter, Niethe, Jarahian, Jonah Bowers, Beley win by pin

 

1/27: B-CENTRAL
Pt Beach  39  -  Shore  27  (BOX SCORE)
PB: Niethe pin in final bout clinches win, B-Central Title; for Gulls; Beach's 23rd Division Title

 

1/26: NON-CONFERENCE
Pt Beach  51  -  Hoboken  27  (BOX SCORE)
PB: J Bowers, R McLoughlin, Yedman, & Micheletti win by pin

 

1/21: NON-DIVISION
#10 Pt Boro  53  -  Pt Beach  2  (BOX SCORE)
Beach: R McLoughlin (8-5)

 

1/19: B-CENTRAL
Pt Beach  57  -  Keansburg  18  (BOX SCORE)
PB: L DeBenedett, Niethe, Bowers, Loughran, & Niebling by pin  /  K: Jankowksi & Morro win by fall

Pt Beach  60  -  Keyport  24  (BOX SCORE)
PB: McLoughlin wins by pin  /  K: Fernandez, Prevost, Metrick, & Barroqueiro win by pin

 

1/18: NON-DIVISION
Pt Beach  46  -  Matawan  25  (BOX SCORE)
PB: Bowers (15-1); Niethe (12-4); Beley (10-5)

 

1/15: EAST BRUNSWICK QUAD
Pt Beach  78  -  East Brunswick  4  (BOX SCORE)
Sayreville  37  -  Pt Beach  35  (BOX SCORE)
Woodbridge  38  -  Pt Beach  30  (BOX SCORE)

 

1/13: NON-CONFERENCE
Pt Beach  59  -  Steinert  18  (BOX SCORE)
PB: DeBenedett, Bowers, Beley, Loughran, Niebling, Thomas, G McLoughlin, & R McLoughlin win by pin

 

1/12: NON-DIVISION
Freehold Boro  55  -  Pt Beach  16  (BOX SCORE)
PB: Loughran pins; Bowers majors

 

1/8: MANCHESTER TRI
RBC  57  -  Pt Beach  24  (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach  63  -  Manchester  15  (BOX SCORE)

 

1/6: B-CENTRAL
Pt Beach  72  -  St Rose  9  (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach  54  -  Asbury Park  25  (BOX SCORE)

 

12/22: NON-CONFERENCE
Hamilton West  42  -  Pt Beach  41  (BOX SCORE)
PB: Niebling, Niethe, McLoughlin, Bowers, & Beley win by fall

 

12/21: NON-DIVISION
Pt Beach  55  -  Lakewood  12  (BOX SCORE)
PB: Bowers, Beley, MacPherson, Niebling, Niethe, McLoughlin win by pin 

 

12/18: ICEBREAKER TOURNAMENT  (TOURNAMENT PAGE)
Beach Finishes 10th at IceBreaker

 

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2022 Beach Wrestling

Head Coach
Jeff Bower - 12th Season (Career Record: 202-51)

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

 

The Gulls lost a few big names to graduation, but they still return a good number of experienced wrestlers throughout the lineup, and have a host of hard working youngsters looking to break into the lineup. 

There's a strong senior presence in the lower portion of the lineup. Michael Storino is a 4-year starter, and could be primed for a big season. Fellow seniors Jack Schulter, Rowan McLoughlin, and Owen DeBenedett have all gotten various amounts of varsity experience since their freshmen seasons, but have usually been stuck behind some of the Gulls' big names on the depth chart the last couple of seasons. All of them will be looking for breakout seasons in their final go around. Aidan Loughran got a lot of mat time as a frosh in 2020, and could be another Gull capable of having a breakout season.

 Senior Jonah Bowers, a District Medalist in 2019, provides a solid veteran presence in the middle of the lineup for Beach. He is another Gull capable of big things this season. There are a few others here with some varsity experience in seniors Logan Devirgilis and Jack Schulter, juniors Nick Gardella and Joe Beley, and sophomore Josh Golda.

Up top, Beach will be breaking in a lot of new starters into the lineup. The most experienced wrestler they have from 165-up is senior Ryley Thomas, who has 13 varsity results to his credit. Other than Thomas, it's a pretty even mix of seniors and sophomores looking to step into the lineup.

Beach is always among the top teams in the Shore in terms of numbers in the program, an amazing achievement considering the small size of the school. The numbers are up once again after last year's COVID season, and the youngsters are working extremely hard as they look to crack the lineup and help the Gulls continue their winning ways. With the exception of 2010, 2016, and 2019, Beach has owned B-Central since 2008. Their chief rival in the division has been Shore Regional, who is in a smilar boat as Beach this season having to replace some big names lost to graduation, while breaking in some new faces. The two rivals won't meet up until the end of January, so there's a full month of schedule for the two teams to break in the newcomers and prepare for their annual clash.

 

Possible Lineup

Wgt	Wrestler	2021
106	(So) Gavin McLoughlin	2-0
106	(Fr) Chris Napolitano
113	(Jr) Aidan Loughran	3-2
113	(So) Luke DeBenedett	0-1
120	(Sr) Rowan McLoughlin	3-2
120	(Sr) Michael Storino	3-2
126	(Sr) Owen DeBenedett	2-2
126	(Fr) PJ Niethe
126	(Jr) Collin Hutton
132	(Sr) Jack Schulter	1-1
132	(Fr) Jude Bowers
138	(So) Josh Golda	2-1
138	(Sr) Logan Devirgilis
144	(Jr) Nick Gardella
144	(Jr) Jake Mullins
150	(Sr) Jonah Bowers	1-1
150	(So) Connor Loughran
157	(Jr) Joe Beley	4-1
165	(Sr) Danny Finlay
175	(Sr) Radek Kacmarsky
175	(Jr) Dawson MacPherson
190	(Sr) Ryley Thomas	2-3
190	(So) Thomas Schulter	1-0
215	(Sr) Reid Niebling	1-0
215	(So) Andrew Cole
Hwt	(Sr) Tom Nasdeo
Hwt	(So) Jamie Setrakian

 

 

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

Mascot
Gulls

Colors
Red & White

Athletic Director
Rich LaDuca

Head Coach
Jeff Bower
(12th Season in 2022)

Assistants
Mike McGee
Steve Bower
Pat Capriglione
Doug Bower
Robby Neill
Chris Schulz
John Seip
Bruce Fioretti

Section
CJ Group 1

Division
B-Central

District
23

Region
6
 

4 - State Sectional Titles
Last: CJG1 in 2020

24 - Division Titles
Last: B-Central in 2022

1 - State Champion
Last: Jake Cairns in 1998

7 - State Medalists
Last: Jason Sherlock in 2020

20 - Region Champions
Last: Jack Baker in 2017

39 - District Champions
Last: Jesse Bowers &
Jason Sherlock in 2020

2 - SCT Medalists
Last: Jason Sherlock in 2020

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

Season Wins Record - 39
Jason Sherlock
(2020)

 

100 Career Win Club
John Finnerty - 126
Matt Rega - 116
Giancarlo Crivelli - 114
Jesse Bowers - 113
Jason Sherlock - 108