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THURSDAY, AUGUST 16th
Halfway through the 2nd worst (it's been documented) month of the year. We also head into our final weekend without meaningful football, as College Football gets underway next Saturday with a few games. Picking up the work a little bit with some behind the scene stuff to keep this place running smoothly and, hopefully, give me more time to include more news, notes, and stuff during the regular season, which is now just 119 days away.
Of course, the high school football season is getting ready to get underway. Make sure to follow Bob Badders and Steve Falk on Twitter as they do just as awesome of a job covering the Shore Conference Football scene as they do the wrestling scene. You can follow DESPO, too, but all I really do this time of year is cry about the Mets and Jets.
In case you missed last week's update:
DISTRICT ALIGNMENT page has been updated with the host schools for this year's Districts in bold print for all 32 Districts. The venues for the Region Tournaments will be announced in the next week or two.
Also, the ADVANCEMENT Pages for all 8 Regions have been updated, reflecting the new alignments for this upcoming season. So far, none of the teams have been updated to reflect any transfers or such. We'll hold off on that until September or so.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Manasquan is seeking 1, possibly 2 paid assistant coaches. Interested applicants can reach Coach Matt Voskian at mvoskian@manasquan.k12.nj.us
ANNOUNCEMENT: St Joseph grade school is seeking a head coach. Season starts mid November ends last weekend of January . Practice starts 515 pm no more than 4 nights a week practice or combination of practice and matches. If interested, contact Coach Stephen Glawson for information. 732-691-0656, sglaw1@comcast.net
New District/Region Alignments involving Shore Conference schools
REGION 5
DISTRICT 17
South Plainfield
Old Bridge
St. John Vianney
Montgomery
Sayerville
Bishop Ahr
Franklin
Princeton
North Brunswick
DISTRICT 18
Hunterdon Central
Piscataway
Holmdel
Edison
Hillsborough
Pingry
South River
Rumson
West Windsor-Plainsboro South
Rutgers Prep
DISTRICT 19
Delaware Valley
Hopewell Valley
Middletown South
Manville
Perth Amboy
Matawan
Marlboro
Monmouth
Spotswood
West Windsor-Plainsboro North
DISTRICT 20
North Hunterdon
Manalapan
Shore
East Brunswick
South Brunswick
New Brunswick
Red Bank Regional
Keansburg
Keyport
Highland Park
REGION 6
DISTRICT 21
Raritan
Northern Burlington
Wall
Hamilton North
Freehold Township
Freehold
Ewing
Lawrence
Manasquan
DISTRICT 22
Middletown North
Colts Neck
CBA
Allentown
Bordentown
Trenton
Red Bank Catholic
Notre Dame
Burlington Co Inst of Tech
Willingboro
DISTRICT 23
Long Branch
Point Pleasant Boro
Point Pleasant Beach
Robbinsville
Hightstown
Lakewood
Neptune
Hamilton East
Burlington City
St. Rose
DISTRICT 24
Monroe
Ocean
Delran
Brick
Jackson Liberty
Burlington Township
New Egypt
Riverside
Hamilton West
Asbury Park
REGION 7
DISTRICT 25
Howell
Camden Catholic
West Deptford
Seneca
Shawnee
Toms River East
Gloucester City
Central
Maple Shade
DISTRICT 26
Paulsboro
Cherokee
Lacey
Toms River North
Haddon Township
Pennsauken
Sterling
Moorestown
Cherry Hill East
Palmyra
DISTRICT 27
Brick Memorial
Collingswood
Cherry Hill West
Rancocas Valley
Paul VI
Lenape
Audubon
Manchester Township
Lindenwold
Triton Regional
DISTRICT 28
Jackson Memorial
Haddonfield Memorial
Eastern
Cinnaminson
Toms River South
Pemberton Township
Holy Cross
Donovan Catholic
Haddon Heights
Camden
REGION 8
DISTRICT 29
Southern Regional
Highland Regional
Buena Regional
Timber Creek
Holy Spirit
Pitman
Pinelands Regional
Barnegat
Deptford Township
DISTRICT 30
Delsea Regional
Egg Harbor Township
Woodstown
Washington Township
Oakcrest
Winslow Township
Penns Grove
Lower Cape May Regional
Atlantic City
Salem
DISTRICT 31
St. Augustine Prep
Gateway/Woodbury
Williamstown
Clayton/Glassboro
Mainland Regional
Millville
Middle Township
Vineland
Cedar Creek
Gloucester Catholic
DISTRICT 32
Kingsway
Clearview
Pennsville
Hammonton
Ocean City
Absegami
Schalick
Overbrook
St. Joseph (Hammonton)
Cumberland
Congratulations to the JSIWA Award Winners
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"The Scott Goodale" Coach of the Year Award
Pat Brady (Point Boro)
Assistant Coach of the Year
Joe Marotta (Midd North)
Most Professional Appearance
Joe Gallagher (RBC)
NJWOA Referee of the Year
Mike Rossi
Joe Adelizzi Journalism/Media Award
Frank D'Esposito
Man of the Year
Del Dal Pra- Athletic Director RBRHS
Comeback Wrestler of the Year
Jacob Anderson (Midd North)
Top Scholar
Jude Lovgren (Point Beach)
Most Improved Wrestler
Dante Morris (Lakewood)
Sportsmanship Award
Sean Foley (Barnegat)
Top Multi-Sport Athlete
Kevin Cerutti (LB)
Individual Bout of the Year
Cole Corrigan over Brian Meyer
Unsung Hero
Jack Hardzewicz (Midd South)
The Rich Dunnells Courage Award
Seth Rotendella (SJV), Nick O'Connell (Southern), Joe Teresi (Ocean)
Best in Brand (Unique Promotions, Social Media)
Point Boro
NWCA Participation Award
Point Beach (25% of school's male population on the team)
Breakout Team of the Year
Point Boro
Rivalry Dual Meet of the Year
Raritan v Long Branch
The Tony Caravella- #1 Team in the Shore Award
Howell
Top Large School (Other than #1)
Southern Regional
Top Small School
Raritan
Best Non-Public School
SJV
Wrestler of the Year
Cole Corrigan (TRS)
Lower-Weight MVP
Jake Benner (Ocean)
Upper-Weight MVP
Rob Kanniard (Wall)
Frosh of the Year
Dean Peterson (SJV)
Sophomore of the Year
Shane Reitsma (Howell)
Junior of the Year
Nick Addison (Rumson)
Senior of the Year
Kyle Slendorn (Howell)
JSIWA Hall of Fame Scholarship Award winners
Jared Hoeler- Pt. Beach
Nick Tomasiello- Jackson Memorial
Some State Blurbs:
Cole Corrigan: Became the 8th State Champion all-time at TR South, which is 3rd most for a Shore Conference team, behind Jackson Memorial and Long Branch. He is also the 103rd State Champion from the Shore Conference.
Kyle Slendorn: Finished his career with 158 victories, which ties Dan Seidenberg of Raritan for the all-time Shore Conference record.
St John Vianney: Dean Peterson (2nd), Nicholas Caracappa (3rd), and Steven Giannios (4th) had the three highest State finishes in SJV history. It's also the first time the Lancers had multiple State Medal Winners.
Robert Kanniard & Nicko Cofone: Both wrestlers finished the season with 45 wins, which breaks the Shore Conference single season record of 44. Kanniard (2nd at 160) was the Knights' first State Finalist since Drew Doyle in 2007.
Ocean Township: Jake Benner (2nd) and Alex Poniros (7th) gave the Spartans multiple State Medal Winners for the first time since Zach Hertling and Colton Bigelow in 2012.
Long Branch: Kevin Cerruti (7th) and Peter Wersinger (8th) are the Green Wave's first State Medal Winners since they had four in 2010.
Nick Addison: The junior placed 4th at 170, which matches the highest finish in Rumson history.
Joseph King: After going 0-5 in their previous meetings, King finally bested CBA's Richie Koehler to finish 5th at 120. King is the Cougars' 5th State Placer and first since 2014.
CBA: RIchie Koehler (6th) and Cameron DiGiorgio (8th) continued the Colts' streak of five straight years with a State Medal Winner.
Holmdel: Scott Dupont finished in 6th place at 152, the highest finish in program history for the Hornets.
Brick Memorial: Freshman Vin Santaniello (8th) made it 12 years in a row for the Mustangs with at lease one State Medal Winner.
Freehold Twp: Kyle Hillermeier (8th) recorded his 100th career victory and became the Patriots' first State Medal Winner since 2014.
Congratulations Shore Conference State Medal Winners
STATE CHAMPION
152: (Sr) Cole Corrigan - TR South
2ND PLACE
106: (Fr) Dean Peterson - St John Vianney
132: (Sr) Kyle Slendorn - Howell
138: (Sr) Jake Benner - Ocean Township
160: (Jr) Robert Kanniard - Wall
3RD PLACE
170: (Sr) Nicholas Caracappa - St John Vianney
4TH PLACE
145: (Sr) Luke Gauthier - Lacey
170: (Jr) Nick Addison - Rumson
182: (Sr) Nicko Cofone - Middletown North
220: (Sr) Steven Giannios - St John Vianney
5TH PLACE
120: (Sr) Joseph King - Colts Neck
6TH PLACE
120: (Sr) Richie Koehler - CBA
152: (Sr) Scott Dupont - Holmdel
170: (So) Shane Reitsma - Howell
7TH PLACE
132: (So) Alex Poniros - Ocean Township
Hwt: (Jr) Kevin Cerruti - Long Branch
8TH PLACE
106: (Fr) Vincent Santaniello - Brick Memorial
113: (Sr) Jerry Lleshi - Howell
170: (Sr) Kyle Hillermeier - Freehold Twp
195: (Sr) Peter Wersinger - Long Branch
220: (Sr) Cameron DiGiorgio - CBA
Congratulations to the Shore Conference's 82 State Qualifiers. Ya know, you're really just making more work for me.
Results, brackets, and notes can be found on the results pages.
SHORE CONFERENCE STATE QUALIFIERS
REGION 5
1st Place
113: Tyler Klinsky (Middletown North)
132: Russell Benson (Raritan)
145: Stanley Wojdylak (Middletown North)
170: Nicholas Caracappa (St John Vianney)
182: Nicko Cofone (Middletown North)
220: Ethan Wolf (Raritan)
2nd Place
106: Dean Peterson (St John Vianney)
138: AJ Erven (Raritan)
152: Scott Dupont (Holmdel)
170: Nick Addison (Rumson)
195: Justin Acevedo (Raritan)
220: Steven Giannios (St John Vianney)
3rd Place
126: Max Brignola (Rumson)
182: George Burdick (Raritan)
195: Jacob Anderson (Middletown North)
220: Edison Quesada (Red Bank)
Hwt: Adam Markman (Middletown South)
4th Place
120: Tyler Pepe (St John Vianney)
160: Anthony Aquilano (Raritan)
170: Justin Weimer (Middletown South)
REGION 6
1st Place
113: Nico Messina (Freehold Boro)
120: Richie Koehler (CBA)
126: Darby Diedrich (Howell)
138: Jake Benner (Ocean Twp)
145: Jack Kelly (Wall)
152: Francis Marshall (Pt Boro)
160: Robert Kanniard (Wall)
170: Ean Mueller (Brick Memorial)
182: Christian Murphy (Howell)
195: Peter Wersinger (Long Branch)
Hwt: Kevin Cerruti (Long Branch)
2nd Place
106: Vincent Santaniello (Brick Memorial)
113: Ryan Zimmerman (Long Branch)
120: Joseph King (Colts Neck)
132: Kyle Slendorn (Howell)
138: Alex Baran (Manalapan)
145: Paul Jakub (Howell)
170: Shane Reitsma (Howell)
182: Sam Houston (CBA)
195: Sam Williams (Brick Memorial)
220: Cameron DiGiorgio (CBA)
Hwt: Jaylen Paige (Asbury Park)
3rd Place
113: Jerry Lleshi (Howell)
120: AJ Sortino (Manalapan)
126: Al DeSantis (Shore)
138: Daniel Esposito (Howell)
152: Xavier Kelly (Howell)
160: Matt Benedetti (Manalapan)
195: Billy Borowsky (Pt Boro)
Hwt: Anthony Bonavito (Pt Boro)
4th Place
106: Jack Maida (Shore)
113: Ben Sabo (Pt Boro)
120: Adam Manzo (Ocean Twp)
126: Dyon Womack (Colts Neck)
132: Alex Poniros (Ocean Twp)
138: Ty Bailey (Pt Boro)
145: Spencer Robinson (Pt Boro)
160: David Szuba (Brick Memorial)
170: Kyle Hillermeier (Freehold Twp)
220: Dante Morris (Lakewood)
Hwt: Scott Prendergast (Howell)
REGION 7
1st Place
113: Hunter Gutierrez (Lacey)
145: Luke Gauthier (Lacey)
152: Cole Corrgian (TR South)
220: Salvatore DiSalvo (Donovan Catholic)
2nd Place
106: Vin Scollo (Jackson Memorial)
132: Luke Moynihan (Lacey)
138: Cristiaan Dailey (Donovan Catholic)
3rd Place
120: Michael Conklin (TR East)
138: Nick Boggiano (TR North)
160: Conor Panzarella (Donovan Catholic)
4th Place
113: Cael Rankin (Donovan Catholic)
138: Riley Cheong (TR South)
170: Juan Nakano (TR North)
REGION 8
1st Place
132: Matt Barnett (Southern)
152: Nicholas O'Connell (Southern)
170: John Stout (Southern)
4th Place
120: Owen Kretschmer (Southern)
126: Sebastian Delligatti (Southern)
138: Robert Woodcock (Southern)
160: Dan Gorman (Southern)
220: Matt Mackanic (Southern)
REGION NOTES
Asbury Park (1): Jaylen Paige becomes the program's first State Qualifier since it was resurrected in 2007.
Brick Memorial(4) : Ean Mueller knocked off the #1 and #2 seeds on his way to winning the 170-pound Title. The Mustangs will send four to Boardwalk Hall, including two frosh in Vin Santaniello and David Szuba.
CBA (3): Richie Koehler joined Dave Santamaria as a 3-time Region Champion, and 4-time Medal Winner, for the Colts. He'll be one of three Colts moving on.
Colts Neck (2): Senior captains Joey King and Dyon Womack will represent the Cougars in AC. It will be the third trip for King.
Donovan Catholic (4): Salvatore DiSalvo recorded career win #100, and won the program's 3rd Region Title overall, and 1st since Anthony D'Anton in 2011, as DC advanced a program record four wrestlers to AC.
Freehold Boro (1): Nico Messina became the program's 1st Region Champion since Carlos Fontanez in 1964, and their 4th overall, as he heads to AC for the 2nd straight year.
Freehold Twp (1): Kyle Hillermeier punched a ticket to AC for the 2nd consecutive season. He's the Patriots first multi-Stat Qualifier since Nick DePierro in 2013-2014.
Holmdel (1): Scott Dupont punched a ticket for the 2nd consecutive season.
Howell (9): Darby Diedrich and Christian Murphy won titles, as the Rebels will send a program record nine wrestlers to States.
Jackson Memorial (1): Vin Scollo finished 2nd at 106 to punch his ticket to AC.
Lacey (3): Hunter Gutierrez recorded his 100th career win in the finals, as he pinned his way to the 113-pound Title. Luke Gauthier, won Outstanding Wrestler honors, as he bonused his way through the 145-pound bracket, and Luke Moynihan finished 2nd, as the Lions advanced three to States.
Lakewood (1): Dante Morris is the Piners' first State Qualifier since 2005.
Long Branch (3): Peter Wersinger & Kevin Cerruti became the Green Wave's first Region Champs since Luis Filipe in 2011, as LB advanced three to AC.
Manalapan (3): Alex Baran placed 2nd at 138 in R6, as the Braves advanced three wrestlers overall to AC.
Middletown North (4): The Lions crowned a program record three champs in Tyler Klinsky, Stanley Wojdylak, and Nicko Cofone. They'll be joined by Jacob Anderson, as the Lions send four to States.
Middletown South (2): Justin Weimer and Adam Markmann are the Eagles' first State Qualifiers since Trevor Finn in 2013.
Ocean Township (3): Jake Benner broke the school record for career wins, passing Kyle Kiss, and became the Spartans first multi-Region Champ since Zac Coulas won his 3rd title in 2008. Ocean advanced three to AC.
Pt. Boro (6): Francis Marshall won the first Region Title for Boro since Ryan Budzek in 2014, as the Panthers advanced a program record six wrestlers to States.
Raritan (6): Russell Benson and Ethan Wolf won titles, marking the first time in program history that the Rockets crowned multiple Region Champions. They send six to the boardwalk.
Red Bank (1): Edison Quesada took 3rd at 220 in R5 to become the Bucs' first State Qualifier since Lamar Brown in 2005.
Rumson (2): Nick Addison broke the program's single season record for wins, as he and freshman Max Brignola move on to the boardwalk.
St John Vianney (4): Nick Caracappa became the program's first 2-time Region Champion, and will be one of four Lancers headed to Atlantic City.
Shore (2): It is believed that Al DeSantis became the program's first 2-time State Qualifier. He'll be joined in AC by freshman Jack Maida.
Southern (8): Matt Barnett, Nicholas O'Connell, and John Stout became the Rams' first Champs since 2015, as Southern moved eight wrestlers in all to States.
TR East (1): Michael Conklin became East's first freshman since Vin DelleFave in 2006 to qualify for the State Tournament.
TR North (2): The Mariners will have two representatives in AC in Nick Boggiano and Juan Nakano.
TR South (2): Cole Corrigan won his 2nd Region Title, and advanced to AC for the 4th time, where he'll be joined by Riley Cheong.
Wall (2): Robert Kanniard won his 2nd Region Title and his 3rd Region Medal. He'll head to AC along with Jack Kelly, who won his 1st Region Title and 2nd Medal.
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DISTRICT NOTES
Shore Conference: Final Tally for the Shore - 82 Champs / 71 2nd Place Finishers / 73 3rd Place Finishers = 226 Region Qualifiers.
Asbury Park's Jaylen Paige won his 2nd consecutive District Title, the Bishops' 4th since the program's resurrection. Domingo Perez, a 2013 graduate, won the other two, and also did it back-to-back in the heavyweight division.
Brick Memorial extended their streak to 37 consecutive years with a District Champion, a Shore Conference record.
CBA made it 8 years in a row with multiple champs.
Colts Neck's Dyon Womack recorded career win #100.
Donovan Catholic had never had a year with multiple District Champions in their history until
last season. They repeated the feat again this year with three champs.
Freehold Boro's Nico Messina became the Colonials' first 2-time Champ since Josh Davis won in 2008 & 2010. He is the first to win back-to-back titles since John Craddox in 1970 & 1971.
Freehold Twp had 3 champs in D24. It is the first time they have had multiple champs since 2004.
Holmdel's Scott Dupont became the program's first 2-time Champ since Chris Spagnoli in 1991-1992.
Howell's Kyle Slendorn became the 6th wrestler in Shore Conference history to reach the 150-win mark. He finished the day with 152, six behind the all-time Shore Conference high held by Raritan-alum, Dan Seidenberg. Slendorn also became the program's 2nd 4-time District Champ.
Lacey's Hunter Gutierrez won his 3rd District Title. He is the program's first 3-timer since current CBA head coach Russ Witt did it in 1997.
Lakewood's Dante Morris became the Piners' first District Champion since David Jusino in 2010.
Long Branch's Peter Wersinger's win in the 195-pound final, was his 100th career win.
Middletown North's Stan Wojdylak won his 3rd District Title. He is the first Lion to win more than two since John Hockin won his 4th in 2000.
Middletown South ended a 2-year run without a champion, and crowned multiple champs for the first time since 2014.
Ocean Township's Jake Benner became the program's first 4-time District Champion. The Spartans also won their 16th District Team Title, the most for any Monmouth County school.
Pt Beach's 2nd place finish at District 23 is the highest finish for the program.
Pt Boro won their first District Team Title since 1991, and their 5th overall. They also extended their streak to 22 years with a District Champion.
Raritan won their 9th District Team Title, and also set a program record with six individual champions.
Rumson's Nick Addison became the program's first 2-time District Champ since 2003. Addison and Liam Horan also gave the Bulldogs multiple champs for the first time since 2003, as well.
St John Vianney won their first District Team Title in school history. They also set a new program high with five individual champions.
St. Rose's Patrick Keenan became the program's first wrestler to win a District match since it returned to varsity status in 2015.
Shore Regional set a new school record with seven District Medal Winners.
Southern won their 8th consecutive District Team Title, and 20th overall. They also improved their streak to 18 consecutive seasons with multiple District Champs.
TR East's Michael Conklin became the Raiders' first freshman to win a District Title since 2001.
TR North won their first District Team Title, and 2nd overall, since 1971. They also crowned 4 individual champs for the first time since 2008.
TR South's Cole Corrigan won his 4th District Title, joining BJ Clagon and Owen McClave in the TRS 4-timer Club.
Wall crowned multiple champs for the sixth consecutive season.
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