Overall Record: 11-12 / E-Division: 2-2

3/8: NJSIAA TOURNAMENT
2 Medal Winners
4th: Ricky DeLorenzo (120)
5th: James Lynch (Hwt)
WB3: Terrence Thomas (190)
WB2: Jayce Cappello (126)
Heavyweight James Lynch capped his career with his second State medal, and sophomore Ricky DeLorenzo won his first, as the Raiders had multiple medal winners at States for the first time since Vinnie DelleFave and Justin Molzon reached the podium in 2009.


3/1: REGION 7
4 Medal Winners
2nd: James Lynch (Hwt)
3rd: Ricky DeLorenzo (120)
3rd: Jayce Cappello (126)
4th: Terrence Thomas (190)
WB1: Damian Vonderlinden (138)
The last time East has had as many as four Region medal winners was in 2009, when Vinnie DelleFave, Justin Molzon, Bryan Sternlieb, and Anthony Sherman all finished in the Top 3 in the old Region 6.


2/22: DISTRICT 26
TR East
3rd Place - 2 Champs - 5 Region Qualifiers
1st: Ricky DeLorenzo (120) / James Lynch
2nd: Jayce Cappello (126)
3rd: Damian Vonderlinden (138) / Terrence Thomas (190)
4th: Christian Cimino (106) / Ryan McHugh (113)
TRE: James Lynch won his second District title, the 22nd Raider to do so, and just the second to do it in the heavyweight division, joining Adam Henig. Sophomore Ricky DeLorenzo won his first title, giving East multiple champs for just the third time in twelve seasons. It is the third consecutive season that the Raiders had five medal winners at the Districts.



SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 4 SECTIONALS
F: #4 TR South 40 - #6 TR East 28 (BOX SCORE)
SF: #6 TR East 48 - #2 Northern Burlington 18 (BOX SCORE)
QF: #6 TR East 48 - #3 Shawnee 23 (BOX SCORE)


2/5: E-DIVISION
TR East 51 - Red Bank 13 (BOX SCORE)
TRE: McHugh, DeLorenzo, Sickler, Steffer, & Ho win by pin; J Lynch techs
Red Bank: 132 - #5 Ruland d. #10 Cappello; Huss (20-7); Galligan (13-6)


2/1: NON-DIVISION
Long Branch 39 - TR East 29 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Kajaia (24-1); Taylor (21-3); Smith (19-7); Guzman (16-6); Vieira (14-8)
TRE: Lynch (26-2); Cappello (21-5); Sickler (18-9); McHugh (14-8); Vonderlinden (15-11)


1/28: E-DIVISION
Middletown South 42 - TR East 35 (BOX SCORE)
Midd South: Ben Smolensky with the walk-off pin; Willi (21-3); Bernabeo (20-5); Trezza (20-3); Romano (15-6)
TRE: Lynch (25-2); Cappello (20-5); Thomas (24-5); Cimino (18-8); DeLorenzo (11-1)


1/25: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
TR East - 9th Place
2nd: Ricky DeLorenzo (120) / James Lynch (Hwt)
4th: Terrence Thomas (190)
Ricky DeLorenzo and James Lynch both finished in 2nd-place to earn their 2nd SCT medals, while Terrence Thomas placed 4th to win his first medal, as TR East had their highest ever finish in the Shore Conference Tournament with a 9th-place finish.


1/18: TR EAST TRI
Jackson Liberty 52 - TR East 21 (BOX SCORE)
TR East 45 - East Brunswick 34 (BOX SCORE)
Liberty/TRE: 132 - F Pazinko (JL) md. #7 Cappello
TRE: DeLorenzo, Thomas, & Lynch go 2-0


1/17: NON-DIVISION
TR East 48 - Brick Twp 19 (BOX SCORE)
TRE: Thomas (18-4); Cappello (17-3); Sickler (16-5); Cimino (15-6); DeLorenzo (5-0)
Brick Twp: Ippolito & Scott pin; Leskowski majors


1/14: NON-DIVISION
TR East 53 - Barnegat 22 (BOX SCORE)
TRE: Lynch (19-1); Thomas (17-4); Cappello (16-3); Cimino (14-6)
Barnegat: 126 - Giblock bumps from 120 to major #10 Sickler; DeMeo (13-2); Miller (13-6); Nieto (12-4)


1/11: TR SOUTH QUAD
TR East 46 - Pinelands 27 (BOX SCORE)
TR East 45 - TR North 26 (BOX SCORE)
TR South 40 - TR East 33 (BOX SCORE)


1/10: NON-DIVISION
Brick Memorial 47 - TR East 16 (BOX SCORE)
Brick Mem: Ludington (13-0); Tallmadge (11-2); Napolitano (9-4); S DiMatteo (9-5)
TRE: Hwt: Lynch (17-0) d. Szuba, 13-8; 132: Cappello (12-3) md. Martin


1/8: E-DIVISION
Manasquan 41 - TR East 27 (BOX SCORE)
Manasquan: O'Connor (12-2); Kerstetter (13-3); T Tracey (10-4); Hunt (10-4); Herrera (10-4)
TRE: Lynch (16-0); Sickler (12-3); Thomas (13-3); Cappello (11-3); Cimino (11-4)


1/4: OCEAN TOWNSHIP QUAD
Ocean Twp 47 - TR East 20 (BOX SCORE)
Monroe 40 - TR East 36 (BOX SCORE)
Robbinsville 41 - TR East 36 (BOX SCORE)
TRE: Sickler, Cappello, Thomas, J Lynch go 3-0 for the Raiders


12/31: LACEY QUAD
Lacey 53 - TR East 24 (BOX SCORE)
TR East 60 - Freehold Twp 15 (BOX SCORE)
TR East 42 - Central 33 (BOX SCORE)
TRE: Cimino, Cappello, Thomas, & Ho go 3-0 on the day


12/28: SAM CALI MEMORIAL
Champion: James Lynch - Hwt
Lynch: Records Career Win #100 During Tournament


12/28: HUNTERDON CENTRAL INVITATIONAL
TR East - 6th Place
1st: Kevin Sickler (126)
2nd: Christian Cimino (106)
3rd: Ryan McHugh (113)


12/21: RON MAZZOLA MEMORIAL
TR East - 8th Place
1st: James Lynch (Hwt)
2nd: Terrence Thomas (190)


12/19: NON-DIVISION
TR East 39 - Jackson Memorial 26 (BOX SCORE)
TRE: Vasica, Thomas, & Lynch pin in Raiders first win over Jags in over 20 years
Jackson: DeLello, Collins, & Wolf pin; Pacheco techs


12/17: NON-DIVISION
Holmdel 45 - TR East 25 (BOX SCORE)
Holmdel: C Reyes, Martinez, Cleary, Denton, & Elmesei win by pin; Todisco techs
TRE: Bonus wins from Cimino, Vonderlinden, Thomas, & Lynch

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2025 Toms River East Raiders

Head Coach: Steven Giannios (1st Season)
Assistants: Warren Reid / Mark Gray
Volunteer: Freddy Pontoriero / Jim Lynch
2024 Record: 5-14

For the first time since the program was established in 1980, Toms River East has a new head coach. Steven Giannios, a former standout wrestler for St John Vianney, and nephew of arguably the greatest coach in Shore Conference Wrestling history, Tony Caravella (the architect behind the Brick Memorial dynasty of the 80's & 90s'), takes over for legendary coach Warren Reid. Coach Reid won't be going too far away though, as he is staying on as an assistant.

Giannios takes over a very young team that has a lot of underclassmen in the room competing for the chance to make an impact in the lineup. While the room is young, he has a senior hammer at the very top of the lineup in heavyweight James Lynch. Lynch enters the year with 93 career victories and is coming off a junior season in which he went 39-2, with his only two defeats coming in Atlantic City where he placed 7th at heavyweight. Also returning up top for the Raiders is another senior, Terrence Thomas. Thomas had a breakout junior season, picking up 25 wins on his way to a 3rd-place finish at Districts. Lynch and Thomas give TRE a strong veteran presence in an otherwise pretty young room.

Down low, sophomore Ricky DeLorenzo was one of the top 106-pounders in the Shore 2024. DeLorenzo was off to a fantastic start, including placing 3rd at the Shore Conference Tournament and winning the Hunterdon Central Invitational, before suffering an injury. He came back for the postseason at less than 100%, but still managed to take 2nd at Districts and finishing 6th at Regions. Fellow sophomore Kevin Sickler also returns down low for the Raiders. Sickler won 15 matches in his rookie campaign and advanced to the Region 7 Tournament after finishing 3rd at Districts.

As mentioned, it is a very young room for East this year, so DeLorenzo and Sickler down low, and Lynch and Thomas up top will be looked to provide some leadership for all the new faces. Among the crop of newcomers in the room to keep an eye on, freshman Jayce Cappello enters the program after a successful run at the middle school level, culminating with a 6th-place finish at the Intermediate School State Tournament.

Rebuilding in the old A-South would certainly be a bit of a headache when it was at its peak. It became hard to get momentum rolling when the reality checks of Southern, Brick Memorial, Jackson, etc. walked into the gym and would put up some rather numbers on the scoreboard. With the new division formats, East moves into the E-Division. While they still have heavy hitters on the schedule, the battle for a divisional crown is wide open with the Raiders matched up with Manasquan, Red Bank, Central, and Middletown South, and increases the number of high stakes duals for young programs that don't often get those opportunities when stuck in a division with a lot of hammers.

 

Toms River High School East
1225 Raider Way
Toms River, NJ 08753
732-505-5666

Program Established
1980

Mascot
Raiders

Colors
Black, Silver, & Columbia Blue

Head Coach
Steven Giannios
(1st Season in 2025)

Assistants
Warren Reid
Mark Gray

Volunteer
Freddy Pontoriero
Jim Lynch

Section
SJG4

Division
E-Division

District
26

Region
7



8 - District Team Titles
Last: D24 in 2001

3 - SCT Titles
Last: 2002

8 - Division Titles
Last: 1997

6 - State Champions
Last: Vinnie DelleFave in 2009

35 - State Medalists
Last: Ricky DeLorenzo & James Lynch - 2025

37 - Region Champions
Last: James Lynch - 2024

81 - District Champions
Last: Ricky DeLorenzo & James Lynch - 2025

1 - SCT Champion
James Lynch - 2024

10 - SCT Medalists
Last: Ricky DeLorenzo, Terrence Thomas, & James Lynch - 2025



Career Wins Leader - 145
Vinnie DelleFave
(2006-2009)

Season Wins Record - 43
Vinnie DelleFave
(2008)