2023 Record: 14-10
CJG1 State Sectional Finalists
6th Place District 23
32nd Place Shore Conference Tournament
2nd Place B-Central
Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Post Season |
106 | (Jr) Gavin McLoughlin | 8-6 | |
106 | (So) Chris Napolitano | 7-12 | |
106 | (Fr) Max Esposito | 2-2 | |
113 | (Sr) Aidan Loughran | 20-12 | D-2nd / R-PQ |
113 | (Fr) Alberto Lopez-Quiroz | 2-1 | |
120 | (Jr) Luke DeBenedett | 27-10 | D-3rd / R-WB1 |
120 | (Fr) Hudson DePaul | 1-1 | |
126 | (So) PJ Niethe | 26-9 | D-2nd / R-PQ |
132 | (So) Jude Bowers | 16-11 | |
132 | (So) Michael Curry | 0-1 | |
138 | (Sr) Collin Hutton | 5-12 | |
138 | (Fr) Mattix Sickel | 0-2 | |
138 | (So) Jake Salerno | 1-1 | |
144 | (Sr) Joe Beley | 14-13 | |
144 | (Jr) Josh Golda | 1-5 | |
150 | (Jr) Connor Loughran | 15-13 | |
157 | (Jr) Aedan Finn | 3-20 | |
175 | (Jr) Sam Yedman | 15-16 | D-3rd / DNP |
175 | (So) Erick Sanchez | 5-11 | |
175 | (Sr) Roman Grauso | 3-5 | |
175 | (So) Ronald Thorn | 1-1 | |
190 | (Jr) Thomas Schulter | 26-7 | D-4th |
190 | (Jr) Andrew Cole | 0-3 | |
190 | (So) Daniel Micheletti | 7-6 | |
215 | (So) Christian Torres | 3-4 | |
215 | (Jr) Dylan Kacmarsky | 0-3 | |
215 | (So) George Maroulis | 0-3 | |
215 | (Jr) Kevin Gambert | 1-3 | |
215 | (Fr) Gabe Pavone-Cullinane | 1-0 | |
Hwt | (Sr) Rob Dey | 4-13 | |
Hwt | (Jr) Luca Perkins | 4-8 |
Date | Opponent | Result |
12/15 | vs Holmdel | L 36-38 |
12/17 | Ron Mazzola Memorial | 14th Place |
12/21 | vs Hightstown | W 43-33 |
12/29 | East Brunswick Bear Invitational | 6th Place |
1/4 | at Shore Regional | L 28-36 |
1/6 | vs Pennsville | W 42-33 |
1/7 | at Brick Twp | L 30-45 |
Red Bank Regional | L 18-55 | |
Colts Neck | L 28-45 | |
1/10 | at Brearley | L 30-40 |
1/11 | vs Keansburg | W 39-28 |
Asbury Park | W 51-21 | |
1/14 | at East Brunswick | L 33-39 |
Bordentown | W 50-27 | |
1/17 | at Nottingham | W 49-21 |
1/18 | vs Keyport | W 64-15 |
St Rose | W 72-6 | |
1/20 | vs Pt Boro | L 18-63 |
1/25 | vs West Windsor Plainsboro South | W 69-6 |
1/26 | at Lakewood | W 44-21 |
1/28 | Shore Conference Tournament | 32nd Place |
1/31 | at Central Regional | W 45-30 |
2/1 | vs Monmouth Regional | W 57-12 |
2/2 | vs Manasquan | L 26-38 |
2/6 | CJG1-QF: vs Metuchen (at Shore) | W 37-30 |
CJG1-SF: at Shore Regional | W 34-33 | |
CJG1-FINAL: at Delaware Valley | L 3-78 | |
2/18 | District 23 | 6th Place |
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Jr) Luke DeBenedett - 120
Record: 27-10
3rd Place District 23
5th Place East Brunswick Invitational
Team Leader in Wins
2/25: REGION 6
Pt Beach (0 Medal Winners)
WB1: Luke DeBenedett (120)
PQ: Aidan Loughran (113) / PJ Niethe (126)
2/18: DISTRICT 23 TOURNAMENT
Pt Beach (6th Place / 4 Medal Winners)
The Gulls had two 2nd's and two 3rd's marking the 6th time in 7 seasons that the smallest public school in the Shore claimed at least four medals at the Districts.
2nd: Aidan Loughran (113) / PJ Niethe (126)
3rd: Luke DeBenedett (120) / Sam Yedman (175)
CJG1 SECTIONALS
QF: Pt Beach 37 - Metuchen 30 (BOX SCORE)
SEMI: Pt Beach 34 - Shore 33 (BOX SCORE)
FINAL: Delaware Valley 78 - Pt Beach 3 (BOX SCORE)
2/2: NON-DIVISION
Manasquan 38 - Pt Beach 26 (BOX SCORE)
Manasquan: O'Connor (21-5); Falkinburg (23-7); Mammeri (19-7)
Pt Beach: A Loughran (17-8); DeBenedett (22-6)
2/1: NON-DIVISION
Pt Beach 57 - Monmouth 12 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach: DeBenedett (21-6); Niethe (22-5); C Loughran (15-10); Schulter (23-4)
Monmouth: Preziose techs; G Caraballo majors
1/31: NON-DIVISION
Pt Beach 45 - Central 30 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach: Schulter (22-4); DeBenedett (20-6); Niethe (21-5)
Central: Zaccaro (19-7); Straniero (13-7)
1/28: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
32nd Place
1/26: NON-DIVISION
Pt Beach 44 - Lakewood 21 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach: C Loughran, Schulter, McLoughlin, Lopez-Quiroz, & Niethe win by pin; DeBenedett techs
Lakewood: Moore & Barreda with pins
1/25: NON-CONFERENCE
Pt Beach 69 - West Windsor Plainsboro South 6 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach: Bowers, Hutton, C Loughran, Beley, Yedman, Grauso, Schulter, Lopez-Quiroz, DeBenedett, & Niethe win by pin
1/20: THE BATTLE OF POINT PLEASANT
Pt Boro 63 - Pt Beach 18 (BOX SCORE)
1/18: B-CENTRAL
Pt Beach 64 - Keyport 15 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach: Bowers, C Loughran, Micheletti, Schulter, & Torres win by fall; Yedman majors
Keyport: Breen & Ferm win by fall
Pt Beach 72 - St Rose 6 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach: C Loughran, Yedman, & Thorn win by pin
St Rose: Blomquist wins by fall
1/17: NON-CONFERENCE
Pt Beach 49 - Nottingham 21 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach: A Loughran, DeBenedett, Beley, C Loughran, & Gambert win by fall; Yedman majors
1/14: EAST BRUNSWICK TRI
East Brunswick 39 - Pt Beach 33 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach 50 - Bordentown 27 (BOX SCORE)
1/11: B-CENTRAL
Pt Beach 39 - Keansburg 28 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach: Niethe walks it off with clinching pin; Bowers, Schulter, A Loughran, & DeBenedett also pin
Keansburg: Slover, & Deangelo pin for Titans
1/11: B-CENTRAL
Pt Beach 51 - Asbury Park 21 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach: Bowers, Beley, Micheletti, Schulter, DeBenedett, & Niethe pin
Asbury Park: Altidor, Garcia, & Ramos win by fall
1/10: NON-CONFERENCE
Brearley 40 - Pt Beach 30 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach: Niethe, Bowers, C Loughran, & Yedman win by pin
1/7: BRICK TWP QUAD
Brick Twp 45 - Pt Beach 30 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck 45 - Pt Beach 28 (BOX SCORE)
Red Bank 55 - Pt Beach 18 (BOX SCORE)
1/4: B-CENTRAL
Shore 36 - Pt Beach 28 (BOX SCORE)
Shore: Stetter, Ismail, & DeMarzo pin; Koch techs; White majors; Sciarappa decision in final bout clinches Blue Devils 1st win over rival Gulls since 2019
Pt Beach: Beley, Loughran, & Niethe pin; Schulter majors
12/29: EAST BRUNSWICK BEAR INVITATIONAL (BRACKET)
Pt Beach (6th): 2nd: Schulter (215) / 3rd: A Loughran (113) / 4th: Napolitano (106), C Loughran (157) / 5th: DeBenedett (120), Niethe (132)
12/21: NON-CONFERENCE
Pt Beach 43 - Hightstown 33 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach: Loughran tech in final bout clinches win for Gulls; DeBenedett, Niethe, Sanchez, Schulter, & Napolitano win by pin; Bowers techs
12/17: RON MAZZOLA MEMORIAL (BRACKET)
Pt Beach (14th): 3rd: Schulter (190)
12/15: NON-DIVISION
Holmdel 38 - Pt Beach 36 (BOX SCORE)
Holmdel: Cleary with walk off pin; Reyes, Steele, Kahn, & Fernandez also pin
Pt Beach: DeBenedett, Hutton, Niethe, & Beley win by fall
Head Coach
Jeff Bower
(13th Season in 2023)
Assistants
Mike McGee
Steve Bower
Pat Capriglione
Doug Bower
Robby Neill
Bruce Fioretti
Chris Schulz
Will Jarvis
John Seip
Section
CJ Group 1
Division
B-Central
District
23
Region
6