St. John Vianney's Anthony Knox battles Christian Brothers Academy's Bobby Duffy at the 2024 NJSIAA Region 7 Tournament at Lenape High School. (Bob Badders | rpbphotography.com)

2025 Shore Conference Wrestling Tournament: Seeds, Pairings, Schedule, & Info

2025 Shore Conference Wrestling Individual Championships

Friday, Jan. 24 & Saturday, Jan. 25 at Lakewood High School

 

Notes

-215 has been adjusted with Toms River South’s Brett Rankin at the 11 seed

-Southern Regional and Red Bank Catholic opted out of the tournament.

-CBA standouts Paul Kenny, Sean Kenny, Bobby Duffy, and A.J. Falcone did not enter.

-Each bracket is comprised of 16 wrestlers who qualify based on prestige and caliber points. After each bracket is pre-seeded, a committee of coaches will work out the final seeds using the modified region seeding criteria with head-to-head jumping.

-If a wrestler withdraws or does not make weight, the bracket will not be re-seeded. All higher-seeded wrestlers will move up one seed.

 

Defending team champion: St. John Vianney

Returning individual champions: Anthony Knox (SJV, 2x), Patrick O’Keefe (SJV), Sonny Amato (RFH), Jake Clayton (Point Boro), Cole Stangle (SJV), Tanner Hodgins (Howell), Alex Reyes (Holmdel), Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial, 2023), James Lynch (Toms River East)

 

Schedule

Friday, Jan. 24 on five mats

Weight check, 3 p.m.

Weigh-in/skin check, 3:30 p.m.

Round 1/consolation wrestlebacks, 5:30 p.m.

 

Saturday, Jan. 24 on five mats

Weight check, 7:30 a.m.

Weigh-in/skin check, 8 a.m.

Quarterfinals/wrestlebacks (from elite 8) on three mats, 10 a.m.

Semifinals/wrestleback round 3, 1 p.m.

Finals, third-place, fifth-place on three mats, 3:30 p.m.

 

 

Seeds & first-round pairings
106

1-Sonny DiMatteo (Brick Memorial) vs. 16-Manuel Amoyan (Manchester)

8-Michael DeAngelo (Point Boro) vs. 9-Shea Tracey (Manasquan)

5-Jordan Viera (Long Branch) vs. 12-Vincent Pedalino (Toms River South)

4-Thomas Blewett (Middletown North) vs. 13-Dan Platti (Pinelands)

3-Josiah Sweeney (Freehold) vs. 14-Michael Apicelli (Ocean)

6-Peter Trezza (Middletown South) vs. 11-Bryson Jarosz (Wall)

7-Jack Hardy (Manalapan) vs. 10-Julian Fortunato (Colts Neck)

2-Julian Zargo (St. John Vianney) vs. 15-Christian Cimino (Toms River East)

 

 

113

1-Killian Coluccio (Lacey) vs. 16-Noah Kovacs (Jackson Memorial)

8-Michael Farrell (Manalapan) vs. 9-Omar Carrillo-Solano (Wall)

5-Jaxon Zalepka (Freehold Township) vs. 12-Shane Kerstetter (Manasquan)

4-Ethan Michaels (Colts Neck) vs. 13-Shane Maghan (Howell)

3-Michael Napolitano (Brick Memorial) vs. 14-Trevor Doremus (Shore)

6-Justin Penta (Ocean) vs. 11-Dylan Sierra (Matawan)

7-Mason Lugo (Pinelands) vs. 10-Jackson Corino (Point Boro)

2-Eamon Fry (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. 15-Riley Correal (St. John Vianney)

 

120

1-Matt Gould (St. John Vianney) vs. 16-Edward Hall (Marlboro)

8-Kson Young (Brick Memorial) vs. 9-Lucas D’Elia (Brick)

5-Brendan Schuler (Lacey) vs. 12-Sean Murphy (Freehold)

4-Christian Reyes (Holmdel) vs. 13-Peter Marroquin (Keyport)

3-William Huchko (Jackson Liberty) vs. 14-Dean Cuiffo (Matawan)

6-Ricky DeLorenzo II vs. 11-Michael Kirk (Pinelands)

7-Charles Mahoney (Wall) vs. 10-Amando Herrera (Asbury Park)

2-Elijah Bayne (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. 15-Will Stapleton (Howell)

 

126

1-Anthony Knox (St. John Vianney) vs. 16-Ryan Romano

8-Ben Waitzel (Wall) vs. 9-Teag Saito (CBA)

5-Jacob Portman (Middletown North) vs. 12-John Giblock (Barnegat)

4-Aidan Flynn (Lacey) vs. 13-Donovan Havard (Manasquan)

3-Tucker Pazinko (Jackson Liberty) vs. 14-Owen Brackett (Raritan)

6-Steven Perez (Ocean) vs. 11-Rickey Gordillo (Brick)

7–Nicholas Paulino (Holmdel) vs. 10-Kevin Sickler (Toms River East)

2-Gavin Martin (Brick Memorial) vs. 15-Nicholas Zecchino (Colts Neck)

 

132

1-Patrick O’Keefe (St. John Vianney) vs. 16-Justin Farina (Ocean)

8-Thomas Drea (Neptune) vs. 9-Finley Pazinko (Jackson Liberty)

5-Ryan Walsh (Monmouth) vs. 12-Greg Mamola (Barnegat)

4-Dylan Placca (Holmdel) vs. 13-J.P. Sanders (Manasquan)

3-Kevin Ruland (Red Bank) vs. 14-John Murphy (Freehold)

6-Joaquin Duque (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. 11-Jayce Cappello (Toms River East)

7-Owen Beneciuk (Toms River South) vs. 10-Shane Myiow (Middletown North)

2-Frankie Burgio (Point Boro) vs. Mason DiStefano (Wall)

 

138

1-Xavier Ortega (Howell) vs. 16-Wyatt Burgess (New Egypt)

8-P.J. Niethe (Point Beach) vs. 9-Justin Cauldwell (Toms River North)

5-Justin Fearon (Middletown North) vs. 12-Matthew Munson (Long Branch)

4-Randy Jenks (CBA) vs. 13-Michael Borao (Colts Neck)

3-Abrahan Adu-Amoako (St. John Vianney) vs. 14-Jack Barger (Point Boro)

6-Dominic Volek (Ocean) vs. 11-Charlie Hunt (Manasquan)

7-Alexander Liss (Matawan) vs. 10-Gage Grant (Manalapan)

2-Mario Del Vecchio (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. 15-Michael Burke (Keansburg)

 

144

1-Jake Zaltsman (St. John Vianney) vs. 16-Hunter Curley (Rumson-Fair Haven)

8-Hudson Bernabeo (Middletown South) vs. 9-Landen Chapman (Jackson Liberty)

5-Trey DeMeo (Barnegat) vs. 12-Greg Herrera (Manasquan)

4-Will Sakoutis (CBA) vs. 13-Ahmon Gray (Asbury Park)

3-Riley Gutierrez (Lacey) vs. 14-Dazior Bethea (Neptune)

6-Tyler Oden (Middletown North) vs. 11-Christian Onushkanich (Marlboro)

7-Jude Bowers (Point Beach) vs. 10-Michael Boulard (Wall)

2-Boomer Volek (Ocean) vs. 15-Aiden Hanlon (Toms River South)

 

150

1-Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. 16-Brody Rawa (Pinelands)

8-Kyle Leonard (Lacey) vs. 9-Jimmy Jakub (CBA)

5-Javier Guzman (Long Branch) vs. 12-Andrew Silvia (Marlboro)

4-Parker Quinn (Wall) vs. 13-Jake Volek (Ocean)

3-Michael O’Connor (Manasquan) vs. 14-Asher Martinez (Holmdel)

6-Christian Ardiles (Central) vs. 11-Joseph Leskowski (Brick)

7-Nick Wall (Middletown North) vs. 10-Matthew Anderson (Colts Neck)

2-Dezmond Lenaghan (St. John Vianney) vs. 15-Jack Marotta (Brick Memorial)

 

 

157

1-Alex Delaurier (Raritan) vs. 16-Torrin Tracey (Manasquan)

8-Michael Todisco (Holmdel) vs. 9-Nico Cordova (Middletown South)

5-Nicolas Straniero (Central) vs. 12-Brody Kaplan (Colts Neck)

4-Colin Palumbo (Matawan) vs. 13-Devon Smith (Long Branch)

3-Brendan Boyer (CBA) vs. 14-Alexander Jang (Marlboro)

6-Caden Langan (Toms River South) vs. 11-Christopher Collins (Jackson Memorial)

7-Jason Huss (Red Bank) vs. 10-Brody Kountouris (Lacey)

2-Bubba Gavrish (St. John Vianney) vs. 15-Walker Skove (Rumson-Fair Haven)

 

 

165

1-Jake Clayton (Point Boro) vs. 16-Artur Avanesyan (Marlboro)

8-Jake Greenberg (Pinelands) vs. 9-Ray Purrelli (Howell)

5-Ryan Willi (Middletown South) vs. 12-Dean Natale (Colts Neck)

4-Cole Pangborn (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. 13-Joseph Dunne (Central)

3-Jordan Ayyash (Jackson Liberty) vs. 14-Jack Cleary (Holmdel)

6-Parker Needham (Raritan) vs. 11-William Vargas (Manalapan)

7-Jeremy Marsella (Wall) vs. 10-Malachi Saint-Vil (Brick Memorial)

2-Cole Stangle (St. John Vianney) vs. 15-Max Fredericks (Keyport)

 

 

175

1-Brock Oizerowitz (CBA) vs. 16-Ryan Scannell (Point Beach)

8-Erdne Garyaev (Jackosn Liberty) vs. 9-Michael Colon (Lacey)

5-Ryan Wolf (Jackson Liberty) vs. 12-Tyler Going (Howell)

4-Luke Dougherty (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. 13-Nick Jannucci (Colts Neck)

3-John Saraiva (St. John Vianney) vs. 14-Donny Tibbitt (Manalapan)

6-Daniel Benbrook (Middletown North) vs. 11-Josh Calixte (Ocean Township)

7-Cole Torres (Shore) vs. 10-Jayden Johnson (Keansburg)

2-Tornick Kajaia (Long Branch) vs. 15-Daniel Jiminez (Toms River North)

 

190

1-Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial) vs. 16-Sean Cosme (Wall)

8-Tyler Taylor (Long Branch) vs. 9-Jessup Adams (Jackson Memorial)

5-Shawn Retta (Keansburg) vs. 12-Nick Allen (Ocean)

4-Terrence Thomas (Toms River East) vs. 13-Aiden Wilson (Point Boro)

3-Alex Reyes (Holmdel) vs. 14-Jarred O’Neill (CBA)

6-Mike Devivi (Toms River South) vs. 11-Morgan Peterson (New Egypt)

7-Dante Mortellite (Manchester) vs. 10-Jake Mott (Lacey)

2-Tanner Hodgins (Howell) vs. 15-Daniel Smith (Middletown South)(

 

215

1-Conor Delaney (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. 16-Aidan Leonard (Brick)

8-Metin Metioglu (Matawan) vs. 9-Brian Garcia (Donovan Catholic)

5-Danny Farina (Ocean) vs. 12-Cole Ganska (Toms River North)

4-Tim O’Rourke (Howell) vs. 13-Jason Allen (Pinelands)

3-Trey Tallmadge (Brick Memorial) vs. 14-Joey Davis (Lacey)

6-Thomas Foley (St. John Vianney) vs. 11-Brett Rankin (Toms River South)

7-Jonathan Gazerwitz (Raritan) vs. 10-Onesimo Nieto (Freehold)

2-Tyler Palumbo (CBA) vs. 15-Hamsa Elmesei (Holmdel)

 

 

285

1-Rocco Dellagata (St. John Vianney) vs. 16-Max Szczepaniak (Keyport)

8-Michael Dwyer (Middletown North) vs. 9-Jarairya Jean (Neptune)

5-Jacob Howland (CBA) vs. 12-Abimael Andre (Ocean)

4-Matt Smith (Rumson-Fair Haven) vs. 13-George Walsh (Point Boro)

3-Ben Szuba (Brick Memorial) vs. 14-Nickolas Soria (Long Branch)

6-Mike Seeley (Lacey) vs. 11-Riyan Bhutto (Raritan)

7-John Gann (Holmdel) vs. 10-Mohammad Targali (Matawan)

2-James Lynch (Toms River East) vs. 15-Luka Khabuliani (Howell)