2023 Record: 6-12
3rd Place District 22
12th Place Shore Conference Tournament (Highest finish in team history)
6th Place A-North
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Sr) Angelo Messina - 138
Record: 37-5
3rd Place Region 6 / District 22 Champion
2nd Place Shore Conference Tournament / Buc Classic Champion / Caldwell Tournament Champion / 3rd Place Mustang Classic
Finishes career 4th on Freehold's all-time wins list
Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Post Season |
106 | (So) Josiah Sweeney | 16-13 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
106 | (Fr) Jose Torres | 1-0 | |
113 | (Jr) Sam Sheridan | 21-16 | D-2nd / R-6th |
113 | |||
120 | (So) Sean Murphy | 4-10 | |
120 | |||
126 | (So) Xander Bartuk | 5-12 | |
126 | |||
132 | (Jr) Alexis Orea Morales | 5-19 | |
132 | (So) John Megill | 2-14 | |
138 | (Sr) Angelo Messina | 37-5 | D-1st / R-3rd / NJ-WB4 |
138 | |||
144 | (Sr) Michael Connelly | 17-10 | D-4th |
144 | (Sr) Xavier Dudiak | 0-2 | |
144 | (Jr) Andrew Cicero | 0-1 | |
150 | (Sr) Hunter Miller | 10-13 | |
150 | (Jr) Riley Tate | 7-8 | |
150 | (Jr) Marcus Murphy | 1-3 | |
157 | (Sr) Andrew Fata | 23-7 | D-1st / R-WB1 |
157 | |||
165 | (Sr) Joe Berryman | 28-11 | D-2nd / R-3rd / NJ-WB2 |
165 | (Sr) Cristofer Martinez | 0-10 | |
165 | (So) Alexander Garyaev | 1-0 | |
175 | (Sr) Alexis Cardoza | 3-10 | |
175 | (So) Joshua Toledo | 0-2 | |
190 | (Sr) Gustavo Romolo-Rosas | 5-15 | |
190 | (Fr) Matteo Poole | 0-6 | |
190 | (Fr) Paul Diaz | 0-1 | |
215 | (Jr) Carter Stokes | 18-11 | D-4th |
215 | (So) Bladimir Juarez | 0-4 | |
215 | (Fr) Jesus Perez Morales | 0-1 | |
Hwt | (Jr) Za'Sear Butts | 4-16 | |
Hwt | (Jr) Johan Monico | 0-1 | |
Hwt | (Fr) Onesimo Nieto | 1-4 |
SCHEDULE
Date | Opponent | Result |
12/15 | at CBA | L 18-63 |
12/17 | Caldwell Tournament | RESULTS |
12/21 | vs Marlboro | W 58-18 |
12/28 | Mustang Classic | 13th Place |
1/3 | at Manalapan | L 13-61 |
1/7 | vs Robbinsville | L 37-42 |
Monroe | L 28-51 | |
Northern Burlington | L 17-61 | |
1/11 | at Colts Neck | L 30-35 |
1/13 | vs Middletown North | L 21-55 |
1/14 | Buc Classic | 2nd Place |
1/18 | at Freehold Twp | W 38-34 |
1/21 | at Allentown | L 33-42 |
Absegami | W 40-39 | |
1/25 | at Howell | L 34-40 |
1/28 | Shore Conference Tournament | 12th Place |
2/1 | vs Middletown South | L 27-40 |
2/4 | vs Burlington Twp | W 60-18 |
Lacey | L 27-54 | |
Pennsauken | W 60-21 | |
2/7 | at Matawan | W 42-36 |
2/9 | vs Pinelands | L 35-39 |
2/18 | District 22 | 3rd Place |
3/4: NJSIAA STATE TOURNAMENT
Freehold Boro (0 Medal Winners)
Senior Angelo Messina fell one win short of a State medal, dropping a tough 9-7 decision to Raritan's Zach Reilley in Friday night's Blood Round. It ends the career of one of the program's best wrestlers as Messina ends with 3 Region medals, 3 District Championships, and 108 career wins, which puts him 4th on the all-time wins list at Freehold.
Senior Joe Berryman also finished up his career with Freehold after being eliminated in the 2nd round of the wrestlebacks. Berryman was a 2-time State qualifier, a 2-time Region medalists, and a 2-time District medalist.
WB4: Angelo Messina (138)
WB2: Joe Berryman (165)
2/25: REGION 6
Freehold Boro (2 Medal Winners)
Angelo Messina won his third Region medal, and had his fourth top 5 finish, while Joe Berryman won his 2nd medal, as the Colonials are sending multiple wrestlers to Atlantic City for the fourth time in five years.
3rd: Angelo Messina (138) / Joe Berryman (165)
6th: Sam Sheridan (113)
WB1: Andrew Fata (157)
PQ: Josiah Sweeney (106)
2/18: DISTRICT 22 TOURNAMENT
Freehold Boro (3rd Place / 2 Champions / 5 Medal Winners)
The shortened 2021 season cost Angelo Messina the opportunity of joining his brother Nico as a 4-time District Champion. As it is, Messina finishes as a 3-time Champ, joining his brother, and Hall of Famer Carlos Fontanez, as the only Colonials with at least 3 District Championships in the program's 89-year history. Andrew Fata also won a title for Freehold, making it three tournaments in a row with multiple champs for the Colonials. It is also the 2nd consecutive season with a Top 3 finish as a team.
1st: Angelo Messina (138) / Andrew Fata (157)
2nd: Sam Sheridan (113) / Joe Berryman (165)
3rd: Josiah Sweeney (106)
2/9: NON-DIVISION
Pinelands 39 - Freehold Boro 35 (BOX SCORE)
Pinelands: Pharo (17-10); Hart (19-10); Livio (28-3); Sheridan (15-8); Wagner (27-3)
Freehold Boro: Messina (28-2); Connelly (16-8); Berryman (21-7); Sheridan (17-12)
2/7: NON-DIVISION
Freehold Boro 42 - Matawan 36 (BOX SCORE)
2/4: FREEHOLD BORO QUAD
Freehold Boro 60 - Burlington Twp 18 (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro 60 - Pennsauken 21 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey 54 - Freehold Boro 27 (BOX SCORE)
2/1: A-NORTH
Middletown South 40 - Freehold Boro 27 (BOX SCORE)
Midd South: Zaleski (26-3); Holland (17-9); Hussey (22-6); Whyte (19-8)
Freehold Boro: Fata (15-6); Sheridan (14-10); Stokes (13-8)
1/28: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
12th Place
2nd: Angelo Messina (138)
4th: Joseph Berryman (165)
5th: Andrew Fata (157)
1/25: A-NORTH
Howell 40 - Freehold Boro 34 (BOX SCORE)
Howell: Richards with walk-off pin; X Ortega (18-3); S Ortega (16-2); Bruen (17-3); Henry (17-4)
Freehold Boro: Messina (20-2); Fata (11-4); Berryman (14-4); Sheridan (13-8)
1/21: ALLENTOWN TRI
Allentown 42 - Freehold Boro 33 (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro 40 - Absegami 39 (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro: Sweeney pins in final bout; Freehold wins on criteria
1/18: A-NORTH
Freehold Boro 38 - Freehold Twp 34 (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro: Sheridan, Bartuk, Tate, & Fata win by pin; Sweeney & Berryman major
Freehold Twp: Flanigan (14-3); Benjamino (14-2); Harrington (13-3)
1/14: BUC CLASSIC - (BRACKETS)
Freehold Boro (2nd): 1st: Messina (138), Connelly (144), Fata (157), Berryman (165) / 3rd: Sweeney (106), Sheridan (113) / 5th: Stokes (215)
1/13: A-NORTH
Middletown North 55 - Freehold Boro 21 (BOX SCORE)
Midd North: Layfield, Klinsky, Portman, Wall, Fearon, Mustillo, Castelli, & Cueto win by pin
Freehold Boro: (138) #4 Messina d. #6 Oden; Sheridan, Connelly, & Berryman pin
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
1/7: FREEHOLD BORO QUAD
Monroe 51 - Freehold Boro 18 (BOX SCORE)
Robbinsville 42 - Freehold Boro 37 (BOX SCORE)
Northern Burlington 55 - Freehold Boro 17 (BOX SCORE)
1/4: A-NORTH
Manalapan 61 - Freehold Boro 13 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan: Orsen, Zavalnik, Wines, Kilaras, Reinikov-Jouk, Andrew Muccio, Vitola, Grant, & DePierro with pins
Freehold Boro: Messina pins; Sweeney majors
12/28: MUSTANG CLASSIC (BRACKET)
Freehold Boro (13th): 3rd: Messina (138) / 4th: Connelly (144), Fata (144) / 5th: Stokes (215)
12/21: A-NORTH
Freehold Boro 58 - Marlboro 18 (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro: Murphy, Messina, Fata, Martinez win by pin; Miller majors
Marlboro: Falcone, Oystacher, & Perlow with pins
12/17: CALDWELL TOURNAMENT
Freehold Boro (4th): 1st: Messina (138) / 2nd: Connelley (144) / 3rd: Sheridan (113), Fata (157)
12/15: A-NORTH
CBA 63 - Freehold Boro 18 (BOX SCORE)
CBA: Provines, Duffy, Venet, Falcone, Young, Barrett, Lawrence, Grippo, Canterino win by fall
Freehold Boro: Fata & Cardozo win by pin
2023
Head Coach
Matt Shepherd
(18th Season @ Freehold in 2023)
Assistants
Colin Monahan
Frank Messina
Tony Dushku
Section
CJ Group 4
Division
A-North
District
22
Region
6