- Shore Conference Wrestling
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TEAMS
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- CBA
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- Manalapan
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- Raritan
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- Red Bank Regional
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- Shore Regional
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- Wall
- SC HISTORY
- NJ HISTORY
- 2022
- LINKS
Overall Record: 11-13 / Shore Conference: 9-6 / B-North: 5-1
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler Of The Year
(So) Donovan DiStefano - 144
Record: 26-2
Region 6 Champion
District 22 Champion
Tied for Team Lead in Wins
3/5: NJSIAA TOURNAMENT
WB4: Donovan DiStefano (144)
WB1: Michael DiBiase (106)
2/26: REGION 6
Wall: (1 Champ / 2 Medal Winners)
1st: Donovan DiStefano (144)
3rd: Michael DiBiase (106)
6th: Davon Esdaile (150)
WB1: Nicholas Vetrano (132)
PQ: Louis Pilla (190)
2/19: DISTRICT 22
Wall (4th Place / 2 Champs / 5 Medal Winners)
With two more champions, Wall has now had multiple champs at each District Tournament since 2013, crowning 36 champs overall in the last nine tournaments.
1st: Michael DiBiase (106) / Donovan Distefano (144)
2nd: Louis Pilla (190)
3rd: Nicholas Vetrano (132) / Davon Esdaile (150)
2/12: WALL QUAD
Jackson Liberty 36 - Wall 29 (BOX SCORE)
Woodstown 40 - Wall 33 (BOX SCORE)
Monroe 42 - Wall 16 (BOX SCORE)
2/11: NON-CONFERENCE
Rancocas Valley 48 - Wall 18 (BOX SCORE)
Wall: Vlolzanis & Pilla win by pin
2/7: CJG3 QUARTERFINALS at Robbinsville
Brick Twp 44 - Wall 30 (BOX SCORE)
Brick Twp: Spampanato, Sherry, Canfield, Trempy win by pin; Mallon techs
Wall: DiBiase, Vetrano, & Pilla win by pin
2/3: NON-DIVISION
Marlboro 38 - Wall 37 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro: Wins on criteria; most forfeits received; M Shternfeld, B Bayer, & E Shternfeld win by pin
Wall: Wall: DiStefano (18-0); Vetrano (14-5); DiBiase (16-5); Pilla (19-4)
2/1: NON-DIVISION
Wall 43 - #10 Pt Boro 24 (BOX SCORE)
Wall: 106 - DiBiase d. #5 DeAngelo, 4-2; DiStefano (18-0); Pilla (19-4); Interrante (18-5)
Pt Boro: Burgio (16-3); Thompson (17-1); Messano (15-4)
1/25: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
#19 Middletown North 46 - #14 Wall 22 (BOX SCORE)
W: DiStefano (16-0); Pilla (17-4); Interrante (16-5)
1/22: WALL QUAD
Wall 65 - Neptune 9 (BOX SCORE)
Wall 46 - Red Bank 21 (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro 41 - Wall 30 (BOX SCORE)
1/21: NON-DIVISION
Wall 36 - Keansburg 15 (BOX SCORE)
W: Pilla, Fuentes, Roarty, & Owens win by pin
1/19: NON-DIVISION
#8 Jackson Memorial 42 - Wall 25 (BOX SCORE)
W: 144 - #2 DiStefano md. #6 Huxford; Interrante (13-4); Vlolzanis (10-5)
1/18: NON-CONFERENCE
Robbinsville 37 - Wall 32 (BOX SCORE)
W: DiBiase (13-2); DiStefano (11-0); Pilla (13-2)
1/15: WALL QUAD
Wall 43 - Manalapan 30 (BOX SCORE)
Northern Burlington 45 - Wall 30 (BOX SCORE)
Wall 42 - Ridge 32 (BOX SCORE)
1/11: B-NORTH
Wall 46 - Colts Neck 33 (BOX SCORE)
W: DiBiase, Roarty, Vlolzanis, Interrante, & Pilla win by pin; DiStefano majors
1/8: LOWER CAPE MAY QUAD
Wall 48 - Pinelands 19 (BOX SCORE)
Lower Cape May 37 - Wall 35 (BOX SCORE)
Wall 57 - Timber Creek 22 (BOX SCORE)
1/5: B-NORTH
Wall 63 - Matawan 15 (BOX SCORE)
W: Racioppi, Pilla, Fuentes, Roarty, Vlolanzis, Vetrano, Interrante, Kinsella, and Hyde win by fall
12/22: B-NORTH
Wall 42 - Manasquan 27 (BOX SCORE)
W: Roarty, Vlolzanis, Esdaile, & Pilla win by pin / M: O'Connor, Falkinburg, & Mammeri with pins
12/21: NON-CONFERENCE
Cranford 42 - Wall 30 (BOX SCORE)
12/18: ROBIN LEFF TOURNAMENT (TOURNAMENT PAGE)
Knights Finish in 13th Place
2022 Crimson Knights Wrestling
Head Coach
Brian Fischer - 14th Season (Career Record: 160-105)
Where They Open
12/18: Robin Leff Tournament at Southern Regional
While Wall did lose five solid starters to graduation, they have a nice group returning, are getting back a pair of talented starters from 2020 that did not wrestle last season, and have some promising newcomers joining the fray, as they look for big things in 2022.
The lowerweights are projected to feature a heavy dose of underclassmen, so the Knights will look to 3rd-year starter Nick Vetrano, and senior Tommy Violanzis to provide a little veteran leadership to the young group. Sophomores Colin Roarty, the starter at 106 last season, and Matt Krokosz, got some valuable time in last season, and will be looking to build off that. Keep an eye on freshman Michael DiBiase at 106, who had a solid run in the youth level.
The Knights look to have a good run in the middle, led by sophomore Donovan DiStefano. DiStefano had a standout freshman season, placing 4th in the Region to qualify for the State Tournament. Junior Dominick Interrante has shown some flashes in his first two seasons, and could be a candidate for a breakout year. Fellow juniors Ethan Vigil, Chris Petruzziello, and Will Kinsella will also be looking to step up and contribute in the middle here.
The upperweights get a big lift with the return of a couple familiar faces to the lineup who did not wrestle last season, in senior Lou Pilla, and junior Michael Fumarola. Pilla was an 18-bout winner in 2020, and advanced to the Regions after finishing 2nd at Districts. Fumarola had a solid freshman year in 2020, recording 17 wins. Having that pair back, along with returning starter senior Danny Hyde, is a big boost, as the Knights will be breaking some youngsters into the upperweights.
The Knights have some returners that are capable of having very big individual seasons. They're going to be quite young at some parts of the lineup, so a lot of the team's dual success may rely on how fast the promising group of young guys can develop. There's definitely enough here though that the Knights should contend in B-North, CJG3, and be a Top 10 11 team in the Shore Conference.
Possible Lineup
Wgt | Wrestler | 2021 |
106 | (Fr) Michael DiBiase | |
106 | (Fr) Joseph Matri | |
113 | (So) Colin Roarty | 3-9 |
113 | (So) Jack Stiso | |
113 | (So) Matthew Krokosz | 4-1 |
120 | (So) Cooper Owens | |
126 | (Sr) Tommy Violanzis | 4-1 |
132 | (Jr) Nick Vetrano | 7-5 |
138 | (Jr) Chris Petruzziello | |
138 | (Jr) Dominick Interrante | 5-4 |
138 | (Jr) Ethan Vigil | |
144 | (So) Donovan DiStefano | 13-6 / R-4th / NJ-WB1 |
150 | (Sr) Davon Esdaile | 1-0 |
157 | (Jr) Will Kinsella | 1-1 |
165 | (Sr) Danny Hyde | 4-5 |
175 | (Jr) Michael Fumarola | |
175 | (Jr) Tyler Menke | 0-2 |
190 | (Fr) Brian Fuentes | |
215 | (Sr) Lou Pilla | |
Hwt | (Fr) Bryan Piddick |
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Wall Twp High School
1630 18th Ave
Wall Township, NJ 07719
(732) 556-2000
~ SCHOOL WEBSITE ~
Program Established
1961
Mascot
Crimson Knights
Colors
Crimson, Blue, & White
Athletic Director
Thomas Ridoux
Head Coach
Brian Fischer
(14th Season in 2022)
Assistants
Jason Nase
Anthony Tarantin
Ramone Santiago
Dave Bender Sr (Vol)
Chris Cappiello (Vol)
Tyler Venice (Vol)
Nick Delisa (Vol)
Section
CJ Group 3
Division
B-North
District
22
Region
6
1 - Sectional Title
CJG2 - 2014
9 - District Team Titles
Last: D21 in 2020
4 - State Champions
Last: Robert Kanniard - 2019
29 - State Medalists
Last: Jacob Whitworth - 2020
29 - Region Champions
Last: Donovan DiStefano - 2022
132 - District Champions
Last: Michael DiBiase & Donovan DiStefano - 2022
2 - SCT Champions
Last: Robert Kanniard - 2019
5 - SCT Medalists
Last: Jacob Whitworth,
& Nico Vargas - 2020
Career Wins Leader - 165
Robert Kanniard
(2016-2019)
Season Wins Record - 46
Robert Kanniard
(2019)
100 Career Win Club
Robert Kanniard - 165
Matt McKenzie - 145
Brett Donner - 129
Nick Roy - 124
Jack Kelly - 123
Frank Labrusciano - 123
Bob Seidel - 114
Blaine Woszczak - 113
Mike Tancredi - 111
Denzel Tovar - 108
Nico Vargas - 107*
Drew Doyle - 104
* = Also includes wins from JP Stevens