2023 Record: 15-2
#4 Shore Conference Top 11
CJG2 State Sectional Champions
District 20 Champions
4th Place Shore Conference Tournament (Tied for highest finish in team history)
2nd Place A-Central
Ron Mazzola Memorial Champions
Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Post Season |
106 | (So) Nick Sheldrick | 19-21 | D-2nd / R-6th |
106 | (Fr) Jaidan Torres | 3-1 | |
113 | (Jr) Aiden Davis | 25-16 | D-3rd / R-6th |
113 | (Sr) Jake McCully | 4-6 | |
120 | (Sr) Matt Erven | 20-13 | |
120 | (Sr) Avery Rafalko | 1-4 | |
126 | (Sr) Ryan Mansueto | 37-8 | D-2nd / R-4th / NJ-WB2 |
126 | (So) Matt Askander | 0-1 | |
132 | (So) Alex Delaurier | 35-6 | D-1st / R-4th / NJ-WB3 |
132 | |||
138 | (Jr) Zach Reilley | 43-3 | D-1st / R-1st / NJ-5th |
138 | (So) Nate Jett | 2-2 | |
144 | (Sr) Braden Kmak | 37-7 | D-1st / R-2nd / NJ-WB3 |
144 | |||
150 | (Jr) Logan Acevedo | 23-11 | D-3rd / R-WB1 |
150 | (Fr) Jonathan Espiritu | 0-1 | |
150 | (Fr) Giacobe Manon | 1-6 | |
157 | (Sr) Jack Devaney | 13-14 | |
157 | |||
165 | (Sr) Bobby Mulligan | 25-14 | D-2nd / R-6th |
165 | (Fr) Logan Dennehy | 1-2 | |
165 | (So) Juan Santos | 0-2 | |
175 | (Jr) Nick O'Beirne | 3-7 | |
175 | (Jr) Stephen Moser | 9-16 | |
175 | (So) Kenny Ganz | 0-2 | |
190 | (Sr) Kieran Falzon | 29-7 | D-2nd / DNP |
190 | (Fr) John Jeleniewski | 0-1 | |
215 | (So) Jon Gazerwitz | 5-16 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
Hwt | (So) Riyan Bhutto | 11-12 | D-4th |
Hwt | (Jr) Tom Jeleniewski | 12-3 | |
Hwt | (Fr) Bentley Camacho | 0-1 | |
Hwt | (Fr) Ryan Settle | 0-3 |
SCHEDULE
Date | Opponent | Result |
12/16 | vs Monmouth Regional | W 75-6 |
12/17 | Ron Mazzola Memorial | 1st Place |
12/20 | vs Middletown North | W 49-24 |
12/22 | at Warren Hills | L 32-36 |
12/23 | at Ocean Township | W 69-6 |
12/28 | at Woodstown | W 60-9 |
Cranford | L 34-40 | |
Audobon | W 42-30 | |
1/4 | at Long Branch | W 41-24 |
1/6 | vs Matawan | W 55-18 |
1/7 | vs Piscataway | W 63-12 |
St Joseph's (Metuchen) | L 14-45 | |
1/10 | at Holmdel | W 54-15 |
1/11 | at St John Vianney | L 24-41 |
1/14 | at Brick Memorial | W 38-26 |
Jackson Memorial | W 41-27 | |
Northern Burlington | W 41-22 | |
1/18 | at Wall | W 43-25 |
1/19 | vs Delaware Valley | W 34-33 |
1/21 | vs Burlington Twp (Pine Barrens Duals) | W 64-6 |
Shawnee | W 35-30 | |
St Peter's Prep | L 18-64 | |
1/25 | vs RBC | W 40-30 |
1/28 | Shore Conference Tournament | 4th Place |
2/1 | vs Rumson | W 48-20 |
2/3 | vs Middletown South | W 46-30 |
2/6 | CJG2-QF: vs | W 78-6 |
CJG2-SF: vs Rumson | W 45-18 | |
2/8 | CJG2-FINAL: vs Pt Boro | W 37-27 |
2/10 | G2-SF: vs Governor Livingston | L 30-37 |
2/18 | District 20 | 1st Place |
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Jr) Zach Reilley - 138
Record: 43-3
5th Place State Tournament / Region 5 Champion / District 20 Champion
Shore Conference Tournament Champion / Ron Mazzola Memorial Champion
3/4: NJSIAA STATE TOURNAMENT
Raritan (1 Medal Winner)
Junior Zach Reilley finished in 5th-place at 138 pounds to make it to the podium and become the Rockets' first State medalist since Pat Toal placed 5th at heavyweight in 2014.
It was the end of a couple great high school careers for a pair of Rockets, as Braden Kmak and Ryan Mansueto wrestled their final matches for Raritan.
Mansueto, a 4-year starter, finished up with 98 career victories, was a 2-time Region medalist, and a 3-time District medalist, including a 1st-place D-20 medal in 2022. Kmak finished with 79 wins and was a 2-time Region medalist, and 2-time District medal winner, including a 1st-place medal from this year's District 20 Tournament.
5th: Zach Reilley (138)
WB3: Alex Delaurier (132) / Braden Kmak (144)
WB2: Ryan Mansueto (126)
2/25: REGION 5
Raritan (1 Champ / 4 Medal Winners)
In his 2nd Region Finals appearance, Zach Reilley brought home is first Region Title, as the Rockets earned four medals on Saturday. It is the 11th Region Title in the program's history, and their 5th in the last 7 years. It is also the third time in program history that Raritan has had back to back seasons with a Region Champion. Also medaling for Raritan were Braden Kmak, Ryan Mansueto, and Alex Delaurier. Kmak and Mansueto will be making their 2nd trips to Boardwalk Hall, while Delaurier is making his first after missing the 2nd half of his freshman season due to injury.
1st: Zach Reilley (138)
2nd: Braden Kmak (144)
4th: Ryan Mansueto (126) / Alex Delaurier (132)
6th: Nicholas Sheldrick (106) / Aidan Davis (113) / Robert Mulligan (165)
WB1: Logan Acevedo (150)
PQ: Jonathan Gazerwitz (215)
2/18: DISTRICT 20 TOURNAMENT
Raritan (1st Place / 3 Champions / 10 Medal Winners)
Alex Delaurier, Zach Reilley, & Braden Kmak each won their first District Titles to help lead the Rockets to their 10th District Team Title. The three champions for the Rockets is the most they had in a single tournament since they won six in 2018. The Green Machine had 10 medal winners in total, their most since they had 12 in that same 2018 tournament.
1st: Alex Delaurier (132) / Zach Reilley (138) / Braden Kmak (144)
2nd: Nicholas Sheldrick (106) / Ryan Mansueto (126) / Robert Mulligan (165) / Kieran Falzon (190)
3rd: Aidan Davis (113) / Logan Acevedo (150) / Jonathan Gazerwitz (215)
GROUP 2 SEMIFINALS
Governor Livingston 37 - Raritan 30 (BOX SCORE)
CJG2 SECTIONALS
QF: Raritan 78 - Spotswood 6 (BOX SCORE)
SEMI: Raritan 45 - Rumson 18 (BOX SCORE)
FINAL: Raritan 37 - Pt Boro 27 (BOX SCORE)
2/3: NON-DIVISION
Raritan 46 - Middletown South 30 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: Mulligan (19-9); Falzon (24-5); Mansueto (27-3); Reilley (28-1); Kmak (26-4)
Middletown South: Zaleski (27-3); Holland (18-9); Hussey (23-6); Whyte (20-8)
2/1: A-CENTRAL
Raritan 48 - Rumson 20 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: (138) #2 Reilley p. #6 Pangborn; Davis (18-10); Mansueto (26-3); Acevedo (18-5); Mulligan (18-9)
Rumson: H Skove (27-1); Delaney (20-9)
1/28: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
4th Place
1st: Zach Reilley (138)
3rd: Braden Kmak (144) / Kieran Falzon (190)
5th: Ryan Mansueto (126)
6th: Robert Mulligan (165)
1/25: A-CENTRAL
Raritan 40 - RBC 30 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: Mansueto (21-1); Delaurier (23-0); Reilley (22-1); Kmak (20-3)
RBC: Michaels (18-2); Romeo (19-3); S Portella (8-0); Palmieri (15-5); L Portella (15-1)
1/21: PINE BARRENS DUALS
Raritan 64 - Burlington Twp 6 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: Career win #450 for head coach Rob Nucci
Raritan 35 - Shawnee 30 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: Bobby Mulligan with the walk-off pin
St Peter's Prep 64 - Raritan 18 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: Reilley pins 2-time State-qualifier, Pellicci, in 0:26
1/19: NON-CONFERENCE
Raritan 34 - Delaware Valley 33 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: Wins on criteria (Most Bouts Won); Bhutto pins in sudden victory; Delaurier (19-0); Reilley (18-1); Mansueto (18-1); Kmak (17-2); Falzon (16-3)
1/18: A-CENTRAL
Raritan 43 - Wall 25 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: Delaurier (18-0); Mansueto (17-1); Kmak (16-2); Davis (14-7)
Wall: DiStefano (13-0); Sanders (13-1); DiBiase (14-3); Kinsella (13-4)
1/14: BRICK MEMORIAL QUAD
Raritan 41 - Northern Burlington 22 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan 41 - Jackson Memorial 27 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan 38 - Brick Memorial 26 (BOX SCORE)
1/11: A-CENTRAL
St John Vianney 41 - Raritan 24 (BOX SCORE)
SJV: Queen, Cleary, Foley, & Knox pin; Gould & O'Keefe major
Raritan: Davis, Delaurier, & Reilley pin for the Rockets
1/10: A-CENTRAL
Raritan 54 - Holmdel 15 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: (150) Acevedo d. #8 Todisco; Falzon, Bhutto, Sheldrick, Erven, & Delaurier pin; Reilley techs; Davis majors
Holmdel: Cleary & Teper win by fall
1/7: RARITAN TRI
Raritan 63 - Piscataway 12 (BOX SCORE)
St Joseph's (Metuchen) 45 - Raritan 14 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan 55 - Matawan 18 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: Moser, Delaurier, Kmak, Mananon, & Devaney pin for Rockets; Mansueto majors
Matawan: Santos & Nunez win by fall
1/4: NON-DIVISION
Raritan 41 - Long Branch 24 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: Mansueto, Delaurier, Reilley, Kmak, & Mulligan win by pin; Acevedo & Falzon with majors
Long Branch: L Smith wins by pin
12/28: WOODSTOWN DUALS
Raritan 42 - Audobon 30 (BOX SCORE)
Cranford 40 - Raritan 34 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan 60 - Woodstown 9 (BOX SCORE)
12/23: NON-DIVISION
Raritan 69 - Ocean Twp 6 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: Pins by Sheldrick, Davis, Erven, Reilley, Kmack, Acevedo, Devaney, Mulligan, Falzon, & Jeleniewski
Ocean Twp: Poniros wins by pin
12/22: NON-CONFERENCE
Warren Hills 32 - Raritan 26 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: Acevedo techs; Delaurier, Reilley, Mulligan, Falzon, Jeleniewski, & Mansueto win by decision
12/20: NON-DIVISION
Raritan 49 - Middletown North 24 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: Pins by Reilley, Kmak, Acevedo, Mulligan & Jeleniewski; Falzon techs; Davis & Moser major
Middletown North: Klinsky, Wall, and Ainbinder win by pin; Castelli majors
12/17: RON MAZZOLA MEMORIAL (BRACKET)
Raritan Wins Team Title
Raritan (1st): 1st: Sheldrick (106), Mansueto (126), Delaurier (132), Reilley (138), Kmak (144), Acevedo (150), Falzon (190) / 3rd: Davis (113), Erven (120), Mulligan (165), Moser (175)
12/16: A-CENTRAL
Raritan 75 - Monmouth 6 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: Pins by Sheldrick, Davis, Delaurier, Reilley, Kmak, Acevedo, Devaney, Mulligan, O'Beirne, Falzon, & Jeleniewski (All in 1st period)
Monmouth: Camilleri wins by fall
Head Coach
Rob Nucci
(22nd Season in 2023)
Assistants
Asst Coach - Allen Mui '06
Lightweight Coach - Charles Barrale '19
Middleweight Coach - Jake Benner
Upperweight Coach - Ethan Wolf '18
Asst Coach - Mark Zarro
Girls Coach - Art Lynch '81
Joe Owens
Section
CJ Group 2
Division
A-Central
District
20
Region
5