2023 Record: 11-6
#9 Shore Conference Top 11
SJG3 State Sectional Finalists (1st Finals Appearance)
2nd Place District 21
22nd Place Shore Conference Tournament
3rd Place B-South
Buc Classic Champions
Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Post Season |
106 | (Fr) Armani McCann | 23-11 | D-2nd / R-5th |
106 | (Fr) Will Huchko | 4-10 | |
113 | (Jr) Anthony Urso | 22-10 | D-2nd / R-2nd / NJ-WB2 |
113 | (Fr) Christopher Trancucci | 1-0 | |
120 | (Fr) Tucker Pazinko | 28-11 | D-2nd / R-3rd / NJ-WB2 |
120 | (Fr) Dominic Urso | 0-1 | |
126 | (Sr) Peter Abline | 21-11 | D-3rd / R-5th |
126 | |||
132 | (Jr) Peter Labianca | 9-18 | |
132 | |||
138 | (So) Joseph LeFurge | 8-13 | |
138 | (Fr) Irshod Nazurdinov | 0-7 | |
138 | (Sr) Saul Lopez | 4-8 | |
144 | (Jr) Matt Labianca | 9-15 | D-4th |
144 | |||
150 | (So) Jordan Ayyash | 25-12 | D-3rd / R-5th |
150 | (So) Massinissa Ladj | 0-5 | |
150 | |||
157 | (Sr) Max Bandelt | 19-7 | D-2nd / R-6th |
157 | |||
165 | (Fr) Mason Ciccariello | 0-3 | |
165 | (Fr) Jad-allah Jadhassan | 0-2 | |
175 | |||
175 | |||
190 | (Sr) Jake Klein | 32-8 | D-1st / R-2nd / NJ-WB2 |
190 | (Sr) Jared Martin | 4-15 | |
215 | (Sr) Kareem Fayed | 20-16 | D-3rd / R-WB1 |
215 | |||
Hwt | (Sr) Luis Valente | 23-15 | D-1st / R-3rd / NJ-WB1 |
Hwt | (Jr) Bryan Hefter | 1-0 |
Date | Opponent | Record |
12/17 | Beast of the East | 91st Place |
12/17 | Robin Leff Tournament | RESULTS |
12/21 | at Pinelands | W 46-22 |
12/28 | Mustang Classic | 7th Place |
1/4 | vs Donovan Catholic | W 35-34 |
1/6 | at TR East | W 41-27 |
1/7 | vs West Essex (Ramsey Duals) | L 30-34 |
Passaic Tech | L 30-38 | |
Sparta | W 43-21 | |
1/11 | at Manchester | W 38-33 |
1/14 | Buc Classic | 1st Place |
1/17 | at Manalapan | W 31-29 |
1/18 | vs Barnegat | W 60-12 |
1/20 | at Monroe | W 47-27 |
1/23 | at Lacey | L 29-41 |
1/25 | at Jackson Memorial | L 16-42 |
1/28 | Shore Conference Tournament | 22nd Place |
2/1 | at Pt Boro | L 33-39 |
2/2 | vs Lakewood | W 66-15 |
2/6 | SJG3-QF: vs Pemberton | W 59-21 |
SJG3-SF: at Lacey | W 40-28 | |
SJG3-FINAL: at Delsea | L 9-53 | |
2/18 | District 21 | 2nd Place |
Jackson Liberty (0 Medal Winners)
The season ended for Liberty on Friday morning with senior Jake Klein, junior Anthony Urso, and freshman Tucker Pazinko being eliminated in the 2nd round of wrestlebacks, while senior heavyweight Luis Valente was eliminated in WB1.
It notably brings an end to the high school career for Klein, a valuable 4-year stater for Liberty who finishes his career with 88 victories, 2 Region medals, and a District Title as part of his 3 District medals overall.
WB2: Anthony Urso (113) / Tucker Pazinko (120) / Jake Klein (190)
WB1: Luis Valente (Hwt)
2/25: REGION 6
Jackson Liberty (4 Medal Winners)
With a pair of 2nd place and 3rd place finishers, Liberty will have multiple State qualifiers for the first time since 2016. The four qualifiers matches the program's all-time high, set in 2012 when Nick Zak, Brandon Kosheff, and Mike and Matt Russo made the trip to AC.
2nd: Anthony Urso (113) / Jake Klein (190)
3rd: Tucker Pazinko (120) / Luis Valente (Hwt)
5th: Armani McCann (106) / Peter Abline (126) / Jordan Ayyash (150)
6th: Maximus Bandelt (157)
WB1: Kareem Fayed (215)
2/18: DISTRICT 21 TOURNAMENT
Jackson Liberty (2nd Place / 2 Champions / 9 Medal Winners)
Led by a pair of champions in Jake Klein and Luis Valente, and four 2nd place finishers, Liberty set program records for total number of finalists, and total number of medal winners. The Lions also finished an all-time program best 2nd as a team.
1st: Jake Klein (190) / Luis Valente (Hwt)
2nd: Armani McCann (106) / Anthony Urso (113) / Tucker Pazinko (120) / Max Bandelt (157)
3rd: Peter Abline (126) / Jordan Ayyash (150) / Kareem Fayed (215)
SJG3 SECTIONALS
QF: Jackson Liberty 59 - Pemberton 21 (BOX SCORE)
SEMI: Jackson Liberty 40 - Lacey 28 (BOX SCORE)
FINALS: Delsea 53 - Jackson Liberty 9 (BOX SCORE)
2/2: B-SOUTH
Jackson Liberty 66 - Lakewood 15 (BOX SCORE)
2/1: B-SOUTH
Pt Boro 39 - Jackson Liberty 33 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Boro: Panthers win B-South Title
Jackson Liberty: Bandelt (13-3); Klein (22-5); Pazinko (18-6); Ayyash (17-8)
1/28: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
22nd Place
4th: Jake Klein (215)
1/25: NON-DIVISON
Jackson Memorial 42 - Jackson Liberty 16 (BOX SCORE)
Jackson Mem: (113) #4 Seda d. #5 Urso; L Espinosa d. #10 Pazinko; Fischer (20-0); Hamann (21-1); Weikel (14-5)
Jackson Liberty: Klein (18-3); Ayyash (16-6); Bandelt (12-3)
1/23: B-SOUTH
Lacey 41 - Jackson Liberty 29 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey: (106) #10 Schuler d. #7 McCann; Gauthier (20-1); Coon (22-0); Downs (16-6); Flynn (16-6)
Jackson Liberty: Pazinko (17-5); Klein (17-3); Ayyash (15-6); Bandelt (11-3)
1/20: NON-CONFERENCE
Jackson Liberty 47 - Monroe 27 (BOX SCORE)
Jackson Liberty: McCann (14-3); Urso (15-5); Pazino (16-5); Ayyash (14-6); Klein (16-3); Abline (11-6)
1/18: B-SOUTH
Jackson Liberty 60 - Barnegat 12 (BOX SCORE)
Jackson Liberty: McCann, Urso, Abline, M LaBianca, Fayed, & Huchko win by pin
Barnegat: DeMeo & Krenkel pin for Bengals
1/17: NON-DIVISION
Jackson Liberty 31 - Manalapan 29 (BOX SCORE)
Jackson Liberty: Ayyash dec. in final bout wins it for Lions; Klein (15-3); Pazinko (15-5); A Urso (13-5)
Manalapan: Vitola (16-0); DePierro (15-1); Reinikov-Jouk (15-2); Wines (12-3)
1/14: BUC CLASSIC - (BRACKETS)
Jackson Liberty (1st): 1st: McCann (106), Urso (113), Pazinko (120), Klein (190) / 2nd: Labianca (138), Valente (Hwt) / 3rd: Aayash (144) / 4th: Abline (132), Fayed (175) / 5th: LeFurge (126), Labianca (150)
1/11: B-SOUTH
Jackson Liberty 38 - Manchester 33 (BOX SCORE)
1/7: RAMSEY DUALS
West Essex 34 - Jackson Liberty 30 (BOX SCORE)
Passaic Tech 38 - Jackson Liberty 30 (BOX SCORE)
Jackson Liberty 43 - Sparta 21 (BOX SCORE)
Jackson Liberty 41 - TR East 21 (BOX SCORE)
Jackson Liberty: Lopez-Morales, Klein, Trancucci, Pazinko, & Abline pin; Ayyash techs
TR East: (175) Milian d. #7 Fayed; DeLorenzo & Sickler pin
1/4: B-SOUTH
Jackson Liberty 35 - Donovan Catholic 34 (BOX SCORE)
Jackson Liberty: Bandelt, Klein, McCann, Pazinko, & Abline pin; Ayyash techs
Donovan: Guiterrez & Lenaghan win by pin; Davis majors
12/28: MUSTANG CLASSIC (BRACKET)
Jackson Liberty (7th): 2nd: Klein (190) / 4th: Fayed (175), Valente (Hwt) / 5th: McCann (106), Urso (113), Bandelt (157)
12/21: B-SOUTH
Jackson Liberty 46 - Pinelands 22 (BOX SCORE)
Jackson Liberty: Urso, Pazinko, Abline, Bandelt, & McCann win by pin; Ayyash majors
Pinelands: Mendoza & Pharo pin; Livio majors
12/17: BEAST OF THE EAST (BRACKET)
Head Coach
Devin Biscaha
(3rd Season in 2023)
Assistants
Connor Bohringer
Josh Bollard
Section
SJ Group 3
Division
B-South
District
21
Region
6