Overall Record:  16-4  /  Shore Conference:  8-1  /  A-Central:  6-0

 

ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler Of The Year

(Fr) Anthony Knox - 113
Record: 33-1
NJSIAA State Champion
Region 5 Champion
District 17 Champion
2nd Place Escape The Rock
Sam Cali Memorial Champion
Team Leader in Wins

 

3/5: NJSIAA TOURNAMENT
1st: Anthony Knox (113)
2nd: Patrick O'Keefe (106)
3rd: Nico Diaz (132)
5th: Jasiah Queen (157)
WB4: Joe Giordano (126)
WB2: Jake Zaltsman (120) / Cole Stangle (144)
WB1: Kevin McBride (150)

 

2/26: REGION 5
St John Vianney: (3 Champs / 8 Medal Winners)
1st: Patrick O'Keefe (106) / Anthony Knox (113) / Nico Diaz (132)
2nd: Jake Zaltsman (120) / Joe Giordano (126) / Jasiah Queen (157)
3rd: Cole Stangle (144)
4th: Kevin McBride (150)
5th: Dom Terracciano (138) / Michael Foley (190)
WB1: Thomas Cleary (165)

 

2/19: DISTRICT 17
St John Vianney (1st Place / 8 Champs / 11 Medal Winners)
A tournament to remember for the Lancers as they claimed their 2nd District Team Title, and set program records with 8 District Champs, and 11 District Medalists.
1st: Patrick O'Keefe (106) / Anthony Knox (113) / Jake Zaltsman (120) / Joe Giordano (126) / Nico Diaz (132) / Cole Stangle (144) / Jasiah Queen (157) / Michael Foley (190)
2nd: Thomas Cleary (165)
3rd: Dom Terracciano (138) / Kevin McBride (150)

 

2/9: SJNPA SEMIFINALS
St Augustine  37  -  St John Vianney  34  (BOX SCORE)
SJV: Diaz techs; J Giordano & Terracciano major

 

2/7: SJNPA QUARTERFINALS at St John Vianney
St John Vianney  64  -  Notre Dame  18
SJV: Knox, Geibel, Giordano, Stangle, Queen, Cawley, Foley & Buchanan win by pin; Diaz & McBride tech

 

2/5: HOLY SPIRIT TRI
St John Vianney  42  -  Holy Spirit  30  (BOX SCORE)
St John Vianney  39  -  Ocean City  30  (BOX SCORE)
SJV: 2 wins - J Giordano, Terracciano, Queen, Cleary, & Foley

 

2/3: A-CENTRAL
#3 St John Vianney  54  -  Holmdel  12  (BOX SCORE)
SJV: A-Central Champions; 2nd Divisional Title; Diaz (25-5); Stangle (18-7); Queen (10-1); Cleary (9-2); Terracciano (12-6)
Holmdel: 190 - #4 DuPont p. #6 Foley; Paulino (18-6); Gallo (21-3)

 

1/31: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS
#1 CBA  42  -  #5 St John Vianney  30  (BOX SCORE)

 

1/27: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
PQ: #5 St John Vianney  53  -  #12 RBC  18  (BOX SCORE)
SJV: Zaltsman, Giordano, Queen, & Cleary win by fall  /  RBC: S Portella, Brewton, & L Portella win by pin

QF: #5 St John Vianney  40  -  #4 Brick Memorial  31  (BOX SCORE)
SJV: O'Keefe with walk-off pin; Knox, Diaz, Queen, Cleary, & Foley provide bonus wins  /  BM: Santaniello & Angrosina win by fall; Smith majors

 

1/24: A-CENTRAL
#2 St John Vianney  47  -  #7 Raritan  28  (BOX SCORE)
SJV: O'Keefe, Knox, Giordano, Queen & Foley win by pin

 

1/22: PATRIOT DUALS
#6 St John Vianney  47  -  Livingston  21  (BOX SCORE)
#6 St John Vianney  37  -  North Hunterdon  32  (BOX SCORE)
#6 St John Vianney  37  -  Kingsway  34  (BOX SCORE)

 

1/19: SJV TRI MEET
#6 St John Vianney  66  -  Holy Cross  17  (BOX SCORE)
#6 St John Vianney  59  -  RBC  24  (BOX SCORE)

 

1/17: A-CENTRAL
#6 St John Vianney  48  -  Rumson  30  (BOX SCORE)
SJV: Queen, McBride, & Cleary make debuts for SJV

 

1/16: ESCAPE THE ROCK   (FLO ARENA)
Lancers Finish in 15th Place

St John Vianney
2nd Place: Anthony Knox (113)
4th Place: Nico Diaz (132)
5th Place: Patrick O'Keefe (106)

 

1/12: A-CENTRAL
#6 St John Vianney  42  -  Ocean Township  36  (BOX SCORE)
SJV: Buchanan with walk-off pin for Lancers; O'Keefe, Knox, Geibel, Diaz, & Foley also pin

 

1/11: A-CENTRAL
#6 St John Vianney  57  -  Monmouth  24  (BOX SCORE)
SJV: O'Keefe, Geibel, Giordano, Stangle, Herndon, Cawley, Foley, & Buchanan win by pin 

1/8: RIVER DELL QUAD
#2 St John Vianney  40  -  River Dell  36  (BOX SCORE)
Governor Livingston  40  -  #2 St John Vianney  39  (BOX SCORE)
Northern Highlands  39  -  #2 St John Vianney  36  (BOX SCORE)

 

12/28: SAM CALI TOURNAMENT (FLO PAGE)

SJV (5th Place)
1st: A Knox (113)
2nd: J Zaltsman (120) / N Diaz (132)
3rd: P O'Keefe (106)

 

12/19: BEAST OF THE EAST

8th Place
106: Patrick O'Keefe

 

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2022 Lancers Wrestling

Head Coach
Chris Notte - 3rd Season (Career Record: 11-12)

Where They Open
12/18: Beast of the East Tournament

 

With a mix of solid returners, some impact transfers, and a highly regarded freshmen class, the Lancers are loaded.

We start down low, where the Lancers are flat out stacked. We'll start with the upperclassmen, led by senior Nico Diaz, a 3-time State Qualifier, who enters the season with 63 career wins, and one of a handful of wrestlers in the Shore with a shot at hitting 100 career wins this year. He's joined by fellow senior Blake Geibel, a State Qualifier at Northern Burlington in 2020, and juniors Joe Giordano, also a State Qualifier in 2020, and Dan Herndon.

As for the freshmen lowerweights, it's about as promising a group as you could ask for. The big name here is Anthony Knox. He won championships at both Fargo and the Super 32 this offseason, and will enter the season as the #1 ranked 113-pounder in the nation. He has set his goals as high as you can get, as he aims to join Nick Suriano and Anthony Ashnault as the only undefeated 4-time State Champions in New Jersey history. Needless to say, Knox is one to keep an eye on. Patrick O'Keefe is another highly touted frosh for the Lancers. O'Keefe earned six State Medals at the various levels prior to high school, and will enter the season ranked 2nd in NJ at 106 by Full Circle. Also expect to see another promising freshman, Anthony Giordano, to get time down at 106/113. Rounding out the freshmen down low is Jake Zaltsman, who also won several State Medals at the youth level, including a Junior State Title in 2018.

A couple transfers bolster the middle of the lineup. Junior Jasiah Queen is a 2-time State Qualifier, who comes in from Elizabeth. Also joining the Lancers is Kevin McBride, a junior, who was a Region Qualifier last season at Marlboro. McBride has really put in the work this offseason, and could be primed for a breakout season. Also in the middle is yet another freshman coming in with impressive credentials in Cole Stangle, who was a Novice State Champ in 2018.

The Lancers have been a little light in numbers in the upperweights the last few seasons, but it looks like they are up this season. It's not a very experienced group, but they do have juniors Michael Foley, a 2-time Region Qualifier, and Thomas Cleary, a transfer from Holmdel, who is a also a 2-time qualifier. If this group comes along quickly, this lineup is going to be awfully tough to beat.

No doubt about it, there is some serious firepower in this lineup, and it is firepower that will be tested early and often. The Lancers open at the Beast of the East, and will participate in the Sam Cali Invitational. The dual schedule has the A-Central foes, highlighted by a showdown with Raritan on 1/24, and a quad on 1/21 with CBA and the powerful Crusaders of Bergen Catholic, who will likely open the season ranked #2 in NJ. The stretch of the lineup from 106-157 is flat out brutal and is going to rack up a lot of points. The key is to see how much they can get from their upperweights. They'll have about a month before the dual schedule really heats up, so we'll keep an eye on them.

 

Possible Lineup

Wgt	Wrestler	Record
106	(Fr) Anthony Giordano
106	(Fr) Patrick O'Keefe
113	(Fr) Anthony Knox
120	(Fr) Jake Zaltsman
126	(So) Ty Peperoni
126	(Jr) Joe Giordano	4-2
126	(Jr) Daniel Herndon	1-1
126	(Sr) Blake Geibel	6-5 / R-PQ
132	(So) Dom Terracciano	2-1
132	(Sr) Nico Diaz	8-4 / NJ-WB2
138	(Fr) Cole Stangle
144	(Jr) Kevin McBride	7-4 / R-PQ
157	(Jr) Jasiah Queen	10-3 / NJ-WB1
165	(Fr) Gregory Jhanjee
165	(So) Ryan Cawley	0-6
165	(Jr) John Cornacchio
175	(So) Joseph Mulewski
182	(Jr) Thomas Cleary	8-2 / R-PQ
190	(Jr) Yvemmanuel Nicolas
215	(Jr) Sam Magnabousco
215	(Jr) Michael Foley	5-2 / R-PQ
215	(Jr) Ellijah Portales
Hwt	(So) Ryan Buchanan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saint John Vianney Wrestling

St John Vianney High School
540-A Line Rd.
Holmdel, NJ 07733
732-739-0800
~ SCHOOL WEBSITE ~

Mascot
Lancers

Colors
Black, Gold, & White

Athletic Director
Michael Alberque

Head Coach
Chris Notte
(3rd Season in 2022)

Assistants
Matt Santoro
Mike Murcia
Vincent Leone

Section
SJ Non-Public A

Division
A-Central

District
17

Region
5

 

1 - Group Championship
NJNPB in in 1995

2 - Sectional Titles
Last: SJNPB in 1996

1 - SCT Team Title
2018

2 - Division Titles
A-Central in 2022

2 - District Team Titles
D17 in 2022

3 - State Champions
Last: Anthony Knox - 2022

13 - State Medalists
Last: Patrick O'Keefe, Anthony Knox, Nico Diaz, & Jasiah Queen - 2022

13 - Region Champions
Last: Patrick O'Keefe, Anthony Knox, & Nico Diaz - 2022

52 - District Champions
Last: 8 in 2022

7 - SCT Champions
Last: Dean Peterson in 2020

12 - SCT Medalists
Last: Dean Peterson &
Seth Rotondella in 2020

Career Wins Leader - 123
Anthony Castro
(2001-2004)

Season Wins Record - 38
Mike Kevlin
(2009)

 

100 Career Win Club

Anthony Castro - 123
Anthony Ferraro - 122
Paul Liseno - 116**
Terrence Davis - 114
Nicholas Caracappa - 113
Steven Giannios - 111
Paul Piccione - 109
Dean Peterson - 108
Calvin Beaty - 100*
Kyle Pardun - 100

 

* Includes wins at Matawan
** Includes wins at Keansburg