Overall Record: 19-6 / Shore Conference: 13-4 / B-South: 6-1
CJG3 Sectional Semifinalists
2nd Place District 25
2nd Place B-South
12th Place Shore Conference Tournament (Program Record 4 Medal Winners)
2nd Place TCNJ Pride Tournament
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Sr) Matt Gauthier - 150
Record: 31-8
5th Place Region 7 / District 25 Champion
5th Place Shore Conference Tournament
2nd Place TCNJ Pride / 3rd Place Robin Leff Tournament
Team Leader in Wins
Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Postseason |
106 | (Fr) Luke Miller | 12-17 | |
113 | (Jr) Brendan Schuler | 29-13 | D-2nd / R-4th / NJ-WB1 |
113 | (Jr) Jack Koehler | 8-0 | |
120 | (So) Aidan Flynn | 29-12 | D-1st / R-4th / NJ-WB1 |
120 | (Fr) Zach Carlucci | 9-11 | |
120 | (So) Christian Gilani | 0-1 | |
126 | (Sr) John Downs | 15-17 | D-4th |
126 | (Jr) Ralphael Garcia | 7-7 | |
132 | (Sr) Angelo White | 3-10 | |
132 | (So) Will Vetter | 0-2 | |
138 | (So) Konstantine Calabrese | 3-12 | |
144 | (Jr) Kyle Leonard | 26-8 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
144 | (Fr) James Pestrichello | 0-1 | |
150 | (Sr) Matt Gauthier | 31-8 | D-1st / R-5th |
150 | (So) Dominick Madonia | 1-2 | |
157 | (Sr) Aidan White | 14-12 | |
157 | (So) Christian Speck | 8-13 | |
165 | (Sr) Evan Ren | 11-14 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
175 | (Fr) Jake Mott | 21-11 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
175 | (Fr) Joey Davis | 20-8 | |
175 | (So) Casey Delvecchio | 1-2 | |
175 | (So) Marc Ward | 1-0 | |
190 | (Sr) Jesse Laird | 5-8 | |
190 | (Sr) Sam Lockwood | 0-2 | |
215 | (Jr) Dylan Trinidad | 11-11 | |
215 | (Jr) James Mott | 0-1 | |
Hwt | (Sr) Brody Sager | 24-8 | D-2nd / R-PQ |
Hwt | (Jr) Mike Seeley | 10-2 |
Date | Opponent | Result |
12/15 | vs Barnegat | W 60-18 |
12/16 | Robin Leff Tournament | Results |
12/20 | vs Jackson Liberty | L 24-46 |
12/23 | TCNJ Pride Tournament | 2nd Place |
12/27 | vs Matawan | W 63-17 |
Raritan | L 36-41 | |
Central | W 64-12 | |
1/6 | Shore Conference Tournament | 12th Place |
1/12 | at Pt Boro | W 36-35 |
1/13 | at Colts Neck | W 37-36 |
Manalapan | L 33-34 | |
TR East | W 50-28 | |
1/17 | vs Manasquan | W 48-21 |
1/20 | at Washington Twp | L 25-38 |
Gloucester City | W 39-31 | |
Absegami | W 60-18 | |
1/22 | at Jackson Memorial | W 36-30 |
1/25 | vs Long Branch | L 35-36 |
1/27 | at Pinelands | W 63-12 |
Marlboro | W 53-24 | |
Manchester | W 48-27 | |
1/30 | at Donovan Catholic | W 37-27 |
2/1 | at Lakewood | W 59-9 |
2/3 | at Burlington Twp | W 57-21 |
Pennsauken | W 63-18 | |
Woodstown | W 42-33 | |
2/5 | SJG3-QF: vs Timber Creek | W 46-28 |
SJG3-SF: vs Ocean City | L 28-36 | |
2/17 | District 25 | 2nd Place |
NJSIAA STATE TOURNAMENT
WB1: Brendan Schuler (113) / Aidan Flynn (120)
Season ends for Lions in Atlantic City
REGION 7 TOURNAMENT
Lacey (2 Medal Winners)
4th: Brendan Schuler (113) / Aidan Flynn (120)
5th: Matt Gauthier (150)
PQ: Kyle Leonard (144) / Evan Ren (165) / Jake Mott (175) / Brody Sager (Hwt)
The Lions had a pair of 4th-place finishers in junior Brendan Schuler and sophomore Aidan Flynn, giving Lacey multiple Region medal winners for the 4th consecutive season
DISTRICT 25 TOURNAMENT
Lacey (2nd Place / 2 Champs / 7 Medal Winners)
1st: Aidan Flynn (120) / Matt Gauthier (150)
2nd: Brendan Schuler (113) / Brody Sager (Hwt)
3rd: Kyle Leonard (144) / Evan Ren (165) / Jake Mott (175)
Aidan Flynn and Matt Gauthier won their first District Titles, and five other Lions medaled, as Lacey brought home seven medals, which is tied for their 2nd most over the last twenty seasons.
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 3 SECTIONALS
QF: Lacey 46 - Timber Creek 28 (BOX SCORE)
SF: Ocean City 36 - Lacey 28 (BOX SCORE)
2/3: BURLINGTON TWP QUAD
Lacey 57 - Burlington Twp 21 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey 42 - Woodstown 33 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey 63 - Pennsauken 18 (BOX SCORE)
2/1: B-SOUTH
Lacey 59 - Lakewood 9 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey: Hwt - Seeley d. #10 Dominguez, 9-4; Koehler, Carlucci, White, Calabrese, Leonard, Ren, & Ward win by fall
Lakewood: Castillo & Melendez win for Piners
1/30: B-SOUTH
Lacey 37 - Donovan Catholic 27 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey: Gauthier (21-6); Schuler (20-8); Flynn (20-8); Davis (20-7); Mott (16-9)
Donovan: Hwt - #4 Rock d. #5 Sager, 4-0; Wehner (21-3); Gutierrez (15-6); Colon (11-4)
1/27: PINELANDS QUAD
Lacey 53 - Marlboro 24 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey: Career victory #100 for head coach Justin Bonitatis
Lacey 63 - Pinelands 12 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey 48 - Manchester 27 (BOX SCORE)
1/25: NON-DIVISION
Long Branch 36 - Lacey 35 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: 175 - #4 Kajaia d. #9 Davis; Vieria, Munson, Ramirez, Smith, & Cunalata win by fall
Lacey: Koehler, Flynn, & Gauthier pin; Schuler techs
1/22: NON-DIVISION
Lacey 36 - #11 Jackson Memorial 30 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey: Trinidad takedown w/1 second left in final bout to win match, clinch dual for Lions; Sager, Leonard, Gauthier, & Mott pin
Jackson Mem: 113 - #8 Weikel d. #9 Schuler; Huxford, Krieck, J Espinosa, & Wolf win by pin
1/20: WASHINGTON TWP QUAD
Lacey 39 - Gloucester City 31 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey 60 - Absegami 18 (BOX SCORE)
Washington Twp 38 - Lacey 25 (BOX SCORE)
1/17: NON-DIVISION
Lacey 48 - Manasquan 21 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey: (175) Davis d.#10 Lee, 3-1; Schuler (17-6); Gauthier (16-6); Sager (17-4); Flynn (14-8)
Manasquan: O'Connor (15-2); McNulty (14-5); Mammeri (14-5)
1/13: COLTS NECK QUAD
Manalapan 37 - Lacey 33 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey 50 - TR East 28 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey 37 - Colts Neck 36 (BOX SCORE)
1/12: B-SOUTH
Lacey 36 - #10 Pt Boro 35 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey: Davis, Miller, Flynn, & Leonard pin for Lions
Pt Boro: Acquisto, Burgio, & Clark win by fall; Clayton techs
1/6: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Lacey - 12th Place
4 Medal Winners
3rd: Brody Sager (Hwt)
5th: Aidan Flynn (120) / Matt Gauthier (150)
6th: Brendan Schuler (113)
Led by 3rd-place finisher at heavyweight Brody Sager, the Lions set a new program high with four medal winners.
12/27: LACEY QUAD
Lacey 63 - Matawan 17 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey 64 - Central 12 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan 41 - Lacey 36 (BOX SCORE)
12/23: TCNJ PRIDE TOURNAMENT at Robbinsville
Lacey - 2nd Place
1st: Schuler (113) / Sager (Hwt)
2nd: Flynn (120) / Leonard (138) / Gauthier (150)
3rd: Downs (132) / Ren (165)
12/20: B-SOUTH
Jackson Liberty 46 - Lacey 24 (BOX SCORE)
Liberty: Garyaev, Niewiadomy, Agban, Huchko, Pazinko, & M LaBianca win by pin; Urso majors
Lacey: Davis & Sager win by pin; White, Schuler, & Leonard major
12/16: ROBIN LEFF TOURNAMENT at Southern
3rd: Matt Gauthier (150)
4th: Brody Sager (Hwt)
12/15: B-SOUTH
Lacey 60 - Barnegat 18 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey: Lions 10th straight win over Bengals; Mott, Sager, Schuler, Flynn, Leonard, Gauthier, Ren, & Davis with pins
Barnegat: Mahadeo, Mamola, & Lockwood win by pin
2024
Head Coach
Justin Bonitatis
(6th Season in 2024)
Assistants
Craig Moser
Ricky Bandejas
Volunteers
Jeff Gauthier
Luke Fernandez
Kevin Corrigan
Nick Tenpenny
Dylan DaSilva
Leonard Goduto
Section
SJ Group 3
Division
B-South
District
25
Region
7