2023 Record: 15-9
CJG4 State Sectional Qualifiers
5th Place District 22
31st Place Shore Conference Tournament
2nd Place B-North
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Jr) Tyler Russ - 144
Record: 27-7
5th Place Region 6 / 2nd Place District 22
2nd Place John Goles Tournament
Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Post Season |
106 | (Fr) Ethan Michaels | 26-11 | D-2nd / R-6th |
106 | (Fr) Will Stapleton | 4-4 | |
113 | (So) Alex Yale | 8-13 | |
113 | (Jr) Sasha Tchekounova | 0-3 | |
113 | (Fr) Christopher Fischer | 1-0 | |
120 | (Fr) Blake Robinovitz | 10-11 | |
120 | (Fr) Carmine Paolucci | 0-3 | |
126 | (So) Michael Borao | 8-14 | |
126 | (Fr) Matt Anderson | 2-8 | |
132 | (So) Christian Cleary | 10-17 | |
132 | (Fr) Enrico Davila | 2-5 | |
132 | |||
138 | (Jr) Mykhailo Shvets | 5-3 | |
138 | (Jr) Alex Wang | 0-14 | |
138 | (So) Kyle DiGregorio | 1-5 | |
144 | (Jr) Tyler Russ | 27-7 | D-2nd / R-5th |
144 | |||
150 | (Jr) Nick Fischer | 16-11 | |
150 | |||
157 | (Fr) Brody Kaplan | 17-15 | D-4th |
157 | 11-13 | ||
157 | (Sr) Mukhammedali Akhmet | 0-1 | |
157 | (So) Michael Petruzzi | 0-2 | |
165 | (Sr) Joe Layton | 25-6 | D-1st / R-6th |
165 | |||
175 | (Fr) Dean Natale | 13-15 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
175 | (So) Anthony Moriano | 0-2 | |
190 | (Jr) Amir Shakhnavazov | 26-10 | D-2nd / R-5th |
190 | (Sr) Vardun Tsarukyan | 0-2 | |
190 | (Sr) Akshay Kurni | 2-0 | |
215 | (Jr) Joaquin Aguilar | 17-7 | |
215 | (Sr) Eduard Popovych | 1-3 | |
Hwt | (Jr) Davit Tsarukyan | 2-14 | |
Hwt | (Fr) Logan Bavaro | 1-1 |
SCHEDULE
Date | Opponent | Result |
12/15 | at Pt Boro | L 25-54 |
12/17 | vs Newark Academy | W 75-3 |
Carteret | W 60-24 | |
Holmdel | W 43-30 | |
12/20 | vs Manasquan | W 49-18 |
12/27 | at John Goles Tournament | 5th Place |
1/4 | at Ocean Township | W 42-28 |
1/7 | at Brick Twp | W 49-24 |
Red Bank Regional | W 43-25 | |
Pt Beach | W 45-28 | |
1/10 | at Middletown North | L 28-50 |
1/11 | vs Freehold Boro | W 35-30 |
1/14 | at Howell | L 31-43 |
Monroe | L 27-35 | |
Hightstown | W 39-26 | |
1/18 | at Neptune | W 68-8 |
1/21 | vs Manalapan | L 23-48 |
Manchester | W 53-15 | |
Lacey | L 20-47 | |
1/25 | vs Matawan | W 47-36 |
1/28 | Shore Conference Tournament | 31st Place |
2/1 | vs Long Branch | L 12-50 |
2/4 | at TR East | L 28-39 |
Pinelands | W 47-24 | |
Donovan Catholic | W 36-34 | |
2/6 | CJG4-QF: vs Manalapan (@ Jackson Mem) | L 24-44 |
2/18 | District 22 | 5th Place |
2/25: REGION 6
Colts Neck (0 Medal Winners)
5th: Tyler Russ (144) / Amir Shakhnavazov (190)
6th: Ethan Michaels (106) / Joe Layton (165)
PQ: Dean Natale (175)
2/18: DISTRICT 22 TOURNAMENT
Colts Neck (5th Place / 1 Champion / 5 Medal Winners)
For the 6th season in a row, the Cougars have a District Champ with senior Joe Layton claiming the 165-pound title. It is the 6th consecutive tournament the Cougars have had at least medal winners, and finished in the Top 5 as a team.
1st: Joe Layton (165)
2nd: Ethan Michaels (106) / Tyler Russ (144) / Amir Shakhnavazov (190)
3rd: Dean Natale (175)
CJG4 SECTIONALS
QF: Manalapan 44 - Colts Neck 24 (BOX SCORE)
2/4: TR EAST QUAD
TR East 43 - Colts Neck 24 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck 47 - Pinelands 24 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck 36 - Donovan Catholic 34 (BOX SCORE)
2/1: B-NORTH
Long Branch 50 - Colts Neck 12 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Green Wave win B-North Title
Colts Neck: Russ (18-4); Shakhnavazov (20-6); Aguilar (14-5)
1/28: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
31st Place
1/25: B-NORTH
Colts Neck 47 - Matawan 36 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck: Kaplan tech in final bout clinches it; Shakhnavazov (18-5); Aguilar (13-3); Russ (17-4)
Matawan: Gomez (18-2); L Liss (19-3); A Liss (15-5); Palumbo (15-2)
1/21: COLTS NECK QUAD
Colts Neck 53 - Manchester 15 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan 48 - Colts Neck 23 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey 47 - Colts Neck 20 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck: (144) #9 Russ d. #7 Gauthier
1/18: B-NORTH
Colts Neck 68 - Neptune 8 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck: Michaels (16-2); Layton (15-3); Shakhnavazov (15-4)
Neptune: Esannason (18-1); Santome (11-4)
1/14: HOWELL QUAD
Howell 43 - Colts Neck 31 (BOX SCORE)
Monroe 35 - Colts Neck 27 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck 39 - Hightstown 26 (BOX SCORE)
1/11: NON-DIVISION
Colts Neck 35 - Freehold Boro 30 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck: Cleary, Shakhnavazov, & Aguilar win by pin; Michaels techs
Freehold Boro: (165) #5 Berryman d. #6 Layton; Murphy & Stokes pin; Messina techs; Sheridan majors
1/10: NON-DIVISION
Middletown North 50 - Colts Neck 28 (BOX SCORE)
Midd North: Klinsky, Fearon, Oden, Mustillo, Castelli, Ainbinder, & Dwyer win by pin; Portman majors
Colts Neck: Michaels, Russ, Layton, & Shakhnavazov pin; Natale majors
1/6: BRICK TWP QUAD
Colts Neck 49 - Brick Twp 24 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck 43 - Red Bank 25 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck 45 - Pt Beach 28 (BOX SCORE)
1/4: B-NORTH
Colts Neck 42 - Ocean Twp 28 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck: Aguilar, Robinovitz, Fischer, Natale, Layton, & Shakhnavazov pin for Cougars
Ocean Twp: Farina drops to 144 to decision #5 Russ; Perez & Volek pin; Fazio majors
12/27: JOHN GOLES TOURNAMENT (BRACKETS)
Warren Hills wins Team Title; Colts Neck finishes 5th
Colts Neck (5th): 2nd: Michaels (106), Russ (144), Layton (175) / 4th: Borao (126), Kaplan (157)
12/21: B-NORTH
Colts Neck 49 - Manasquan 18 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck: Borao, Shvets, Russ, Fischer, Shakhnavazov, & Yale win by pin; Robinovitz majors
Manasquan: Canseco pins; Falkinburg techs, O'Connor majors
12/17: COLTS NECK QUAD
Colts Neck 43 - Holmdel 30 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck 60 - Carteret 24 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck 75 - Newark Academy 3 (BOX SCORE)
12/15: NON-DIVISION
Pt Boro 54 - Colts Neck 25 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Boro: Fletcher, Acquisto, Thompson, Criscuolo, Vitale, DeAngelo, Burgio, Drewes, & Modrezcki with pins
Colts Neck: Russ, Shakhnavazov, & Borao win by fall; Layton majors
Head Coach
Brett Jankos
(11th Season in 2023)
Assistants
Andrew Cruz
Nick Caracappa
Section
CJ Group 4
Division
B-North
District
22
Region
6