Overall Record: 20-4 / Shore Conference: 7-2 / A-South: 5-2
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Sr) Nick O'Connell - Southern
Weight: 152 / Record: 40-1 (13 Pins)
2nd Place NJSIAA State Tournament (2-time Medal Winner)
Region 8 Champion (2-time Champion / 3-time Medal Winner)
District 29 Champion (2-time Champion / 3-time Medal Winner)
Hunterdon Central Invitational Champion
Robin Leff Invitational Champion
Finishes Career 11th on Southern's All-Time Wins List
Will Continue Career at Cornell
| Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Post-Season |
| 106 | (Fr) Chris Lubeski | 6-11 | |
| 106 | (Fr) Pat Iacoves | 3-9 | |
| 113 | (Jr) Jayson Scerbo | 28-12 | D29-2nd / R8-2nd / NJ-WB3 |
| 113 | (Fr) Nate Bischoff | 8-7 | |
| 120 | (So) Matt Brielmeier | 21-15 | D29-2nd / R8-WB1 |
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| 126 | (Sr) Sebastian Delligatti | 25-14 | D29-3rd / R8-4th / NJ-WB2 |
| 126 | (Sr) Gabriel Poueymirou | 0-1 | |
| 132 | (Fr) Nik Lawson | 8-14 | D29-3rd / R8-PQ |
| 132 | (So) Christian Rivera | 1-2 | |
| 138 | (Jr) Robert Woodcock | 33-6 | D29-1st / R8-1st / NJ-WB2 |
| 138 | (So) Evan Graczyk | 0-1 | |
| 145 | (Sr) Nick Pepe | 34-9 | D29-1st / R8-3rd / NJ-WB4 |
| 145 | (Jr) Jason Sari | 6-7 | |
| 145 | (Sr) Nicholas Gonzalez | 1-2 | |
| 152 | (Sr) Ryan Megill | 1-1 | |
| 152 | (Sr) Luke Galan | 8-9 | |
| 152 | (Sr) Nick O'Connell | 40-1 | D29-1st / R8-1st / NJ-2nd |
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| 160 | (Sr) Haven Tatarek | 25-11 | D29-1st / R8-5th |
| 170 | (Sr) Matt Caporrino | 4-1 | |
| 170 | (Sr) John Stout | 42-4 | D29-1st / R8-1st / NJ-WB4 |
| 182 | (Sr) Thomas Barnett | 3-4 | |
| 195 | (Jr) Ben LoParo | 26-13 | D29-2nd / R8-WB1 |
| 195 | (Sr) Joshua Enchandia | 4-2 | |
| 220 | (Jr) JT Cornelius | 38-6 | D29-1st / R8-2nd / NJ-WB3 |
| 220 | (Jr) Gabe Murray | 7-6 | |
| Hwt | (Jr) Jayden Smith | 16-8 | |
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| Date | Oppononent | Result |
| 12/14 | vs TR East | W 60-8 |
| 12/15 | Robin Leff Tournament | No Score |
| 12/19 | at Jackson Memorial | L 25-28 |
| 12/22 | at High Point | L 28-34 |
| Roxbury | W 41-23 | |
| 12/27 | Hunterdon Central Invitational | 2nd Place |
| 1/3 | at Brick Twp | W 64-10 |
| 1/5 | at Mt Olive | W 52-15 |
| Paramus | W 63-12 | |
| West Morris Central | W 55-11 | |
| 1/10 | at Brick Memorial | W 48-24 |
| 1/12 | vs Middletown North | W 43-22 |
| Timber Creek | W 69-6 | |
| 1/15 | at TR North | L 26-30 |
| 1/16 | vs Central Regional | W 61-10 |
| 1/20 | Escape Te Rock | 29th Place |
| 1/22 | vs South Plainfield | L 21-33 |
| 1/26 | vs Phillipsburg | W 32-16 |
| 1/30 | vs TR South | W 68-4 |
| 2/2 | at Egg Harbor | W 66-11 |
| Monroe | W 49-22 | |
| Pennsville | W 53-12 | |
| 2/4 | SJG5-QF: vs Washington Twp | W 60-9 |
| 2/6 | SJG5-SF: vs Cherokee | W 50-11 |
| 2/8 | SJG5-F: vs Howell | W 30-28 |
| 2/10 | G5-SF: Passaic Tech | W 49-12 |
| GF-F: Hunterdon Central | W 34-27 | |
| 2/16 | District 29 | 1st Place |
3/2: O'Connell Finishes 2nd In Atlantic City
STATE AGATES
(Sr) Nick O'Connell / NJ-2nd (152)
PRELIM: Nicholas O'Connell (Southern Regional) md. Christian Jimenez (Don Bosco) 18-6
PQ: Nicholas O'Connell (Southern Regional) d. Connor Kraus (St. Augustine Prep) 6-4
QF: Nicholas O'Connell (Southern Regional) d. Justin LeMay (West Morris Central) 9-3
SF: Nicholas O'Connell (Southern Regional) d. Cody Harrison (Phillipsburg) 4-3
1ST: Robert Garcia (Pope John) md. Nicholas O'Connell (Southern Regional) 13-5
(Sr) Nick Pepe / NJ-WB4 (145)
PRELIM: Nicholas Pepe (Southern Regional) p. Ty Bailey (Pt Boro) 3:28
PQ: Ricky Cabanillas (DePaul) md. Nicholas Pepe (Southern Regional) 10-0
WB2: Nicholas Pepe (Southern Regional) md. Conor Halpin (Cranford) 9-1
WB3: Nicholas Pepe (Southern Regional) p. Scott Jarosz (Roxbury) 1:07
WB4: Matt Sacco (Bridgewater-Raritan) d. Nicholas Pepe (Southern Regional) 3-2
(Sr) John Stout / NJ-WB4 (170)
PRELIM: John Stout (Southern Regional) p. Bradley Mika (Wood-Ridge) 2:32
PQ: John Stout (Southern Regional) d. Anthony Sciuto (Northern Highlands) 7-2
QF: Martin Cosgrove (Camden Catholic) d. John Stout (Southern Regional) 5-1 SV
WB4: Ethan Craft (Rancocas Valley) d. John Stout (Southern Regional) 4-3
(Jr) Jayson Scerbo / NJ-WB3 (113)
PRELIM: Ryan Rosenthal (Toms River North) d. Jayson Scerbo (Southern Regional) 11-6
WB1: Jayson Scerbo (Southern Regional) p. Laith Hamdeh (Passaic County Tech) 5:53
WB2: Jayson Scerbo (Southern Regional) p. Carmen Giumarello (Clearview) 6:29
WB3: Thomas O'Keefe (Middletown North) d. Jayson Scerbo (Southern Regional) 8-1
(Jr) JT Cornelius / NJ-WB3 (220)
PRELIM: Joe Sardina (Howell) by injury default over JT Cornelius (Southern Regional)
WB1: JT Cornelius (Southern Regional) d. Jason Burklow (Pequannock) 5-0
WB2: JT Cornelius (Southern Regional) p. Joshua Darisme (Rahway) 4:00
WB3: Jajuan Hayes (Bordentown) d. JT Cornelius (Southern Regional) 8-3
(Jr) Robert Woodcock / NJ-WB2 (138)
PRELIM: Robert Woodcock (Southern Regional) d. Max Brignola (Rumson) 6-2
PQ: Anthony Croce (Camden Catholic) p. Robert Woodcock (Southern Regional) 3:47
WB2: Alex Baran (Manalapan) d. Robert Woodcock (Southern Regional) 2-1
(Sr) Sebastian Delligatti / NJ-WB2 (126)
PRELIM: Gianni Manginelli (Dumont) p. Sebastian Delligatti (Southern Regional) 0:39
WB1: Sebastian Delligatti (Southern Regional) d. Avery Clarke (Freehold Twp) 7-6
WB2: Garrett Stewart (Sparta) md. Sebastian Delligatti (Southern Regional) 15-2
2/23: Woodcock, O'Connell, Stout Wint Titles; Rams Send 7 to AC!
REGION 8 AGATES
(Jr) Robert Woodcock / R8-1st (138)
QF: #4 Robert Woodcock (Southern) p. #5 Kodi Petroski (Gateway) 4:41
SF: #4 Robert Woodcock (Southern) d. #1 Tim Spatola (Delsea) 3-1
1ST: #4 Robert Woodcock (Southern) d. #6 Ken Sherman (Holy Spirit) 10-4
(Sr) Nick O'Connell / R8-1st (152)
QF: #2 Nicholas O'Connell (Southern) md. #7 Brett Buckingham (Highland) 14-2
SF: #2 Nicholas O'Connell (Southern) d. #3 David McCullough (Clearview) 7-3
1ST: #2 Nicholas O'Connell (Southern) d. #5 Connor Kraus (St Augustine) 7-4
(Sr) John Stout / R8-1st (170)
QF: #1 John Stout (Southern) p. #8 Robert Parkell (Woodstown) 3:22
SF: #1 John Stout (Southern) md. #5 Jesse Bishop (Mainland) 12-0
1ST: #1 John Stout (Southern) d. #3 Jaden Roberts (Buena) 5-3
(Jr) Jayson Scerbo / R8-2nd (113)
PQ: #3 Jayson Scerbo (Southern) p. #14 Dasyn Weber (Pennsville) 5:47
QF: #3 Jayson Scerbo (Southern) md. #11 Michael Davidson (Williamstown) 12-3
SF: #3 Jayson Scerbo (Southern) p. #2 Jon Prendergast (Highland) 3:04
1ST: #1 Carmen Giumarello (Clearview) d. #3 Jayson Scerbo (Southern) 3-1 SV
(Jr) JT Cornelius / R8-2nd (220)
QF: #2 JT Cornelius (Southern) p. #7 Matt Goetz (Gateway) 4:33
SF: #2 JT Cornelius (Southern) d. #3 Daniel Corrigan (Hammonton) 5-0
1ST: #1 Tyreke Brown (Penns Grove) p. #2 JT Cornelius (Southern) 5:47
(Sr) Nick Pepe / R8-3rd (145)
QF: #5 Nicholas Pepe (Southern Regional) d. #4 Brett Bodnar (St. Augustine Prep) 4-3
SF: #1 Jack Prendergast (Woodstown) d. #5 Nicholas Pepe (Southern) 5-3
WB2: #5 Nicholas Pepe (Southern) md. #2 John Love (Clearview) 15-3
3RD: #5 Nicholas Pepe (Southern Regional) md. #3 Wayne Scott (Penns Grove) 16-5
(Sr) Sebastian Delligatti / R8-4th (126)
PQ: #2 Sebastian Delligatti (Southern) p. #15 Tom Hoffman (Williamstown) 1:32
QF: #2 Sebastian Delligatti (Southern) md. #7 Justin Jaeger (Pennsville) 9-1
SF: #3 Hunter Gandy (Woodstown) p. #2 Sebastian Delligatti (Southern) 1:50
WB2: #2 Sebastian Delligatti (Southern) d. #9 Frank Gabriel (Oakcrest) 6-4 SV
3RD: #6 Dakota Morris (Kingsway) md. #2 Sebastian Delligatti (Southern) 16-4
(Sr) Haven Tatarek / R8-5th (160)
QF: #5 Raymond Weed (Absegami) d. #4 Haven Tatarek (Southern) 5-1
WB1: #4 Haven Tatarek (Southern) md. #8 Kevin Pandorf (Kingsway) 13-5
WB2: #3 Brian Berry (Woodstown) p. #4 Haven Tatarek (Southern) 5:34
5TH: #4 Haven Tatarek (Southern) d. #6 Jon Stokes (Delsea)
(So) Matt Brielmeier / R8-WB1 (120)
PQ: #9 Matt Brielmeier (Southern Regional) p. #8 Steven Ciccarelli (Clearview) 3:54
QF: #1 McKenzie Bell (Kingsway) tf. #9 Matt Brielmeier (Southern) 17-1
WB1: #5 Trey Mcleer (St Augustine) p. #9 Matt Brielmeier (Southern) 1:19
(Jr) Ben LoParo / R8-WB1 (195)
PQ: #3 Ben LoParo (Southern) d. #14 Warren Hood (Absegami) 3-1
QF: #6 Nick Marshall (St Augustine) d. #3 Ben LoParo (Southern) 10-3
WB1: #7 Marcus Hebron (Middle Twp) by medical forfeit over #3 Ben LoParo (Southern)
(Fr) Nik Lawson / R8-PQ (132)
PQ: #4 Michael Smith (Pennsville) d. #13 Nik Lawson (Southern) 9-3
2/16: Rams Win District 29 Championship
1st Place
138: Robert Woodcock
145: Nick Pepe
152: Nick O'Connell
160: Haven Tatarek
170: John Stout
220: JT Cornelius
2nd Place
113: Jayson Scerbo
120: Matt Brielmeier
195: Ben LoParo
3rd Place
126: Sebastian Delligatti
132: Nik Lawson
The Rams matched a program high with 6 District Champs: Robert Woodcock, Nick Pepe, Nick O'Connell, Haven Tatarek, John Stout, and JT Cornelius. The Rams sent 11 wrestlers total to the podium, as they rolled to their 9th consecutive Team Title, and 21st overall.
2/10: GROUP 5 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Finals: Southern 34 - Hunterdon Central 27 (BOX SCORE)
Semis: Southern 49 - West Essex 12 (BOX SCORE)
2/8: SJG5 FINALS
#1 Southern 30 - #2 Howell 28 (BOX SCORE)
Rams win 13th State Sectional Title; snap Howell's 78-match win streak.
2/6: SJG5 SEMIFINALS
#1 Southern 50 - #4 Cherokee 11 (BOX SCORE)
SJG5 Finals: #2 Howell @ #1 Southern on Friday night
2/4: SJG5 QUARTERFINALS
#1 Southern 60 - #8 Washington Twp 9 (BOX SCORE)
S: Stout (29-2); O'Connell (26-0); Cornelius (27-3) / #4 Cherokee @ #1 Southern on Wednesday night
2/2: EGG HARBOR QUAD
Southern 49 - Monroe 22 (BOX SCORE)
Southern 53 - Pennsville 12 (BOX SCORE)
Southern 66 - Egg Harbor 11 (BOX SCORE)
1/30: A-SOUTH
1/26: NON-CONFERENCE
Southern 32 - Phillipsburg 16 (BOX SCORE)
S: O'Connell majors Cody Harrison, ranked #1 in NJ
1/22: NON-CONFERENCE
South Plainfield 33 - Southern 21 (BOX SCORE)
S: Stout (25-2); O'Connell (20-0)
S: Stout (25-2); O'Connell (20-0)
1/20: RAMS FINISH 29th AT ESCAPE THE ROCK
5th Place
182: John Stout
220: JT Cornelius
1/12: SOUTHERN TRI
Southern 43 - Middletown North 22 (BOX SCORE)
Southern 43 - Middletown North 22 (BOX SCORE)
Southern 69 - Timber Creek 6 (BOX SCORE)
1/10: A-SOUTH
Southern 48 - Brick Memorial 24 (BOX SCORE)
S: 8 of 9 wins for Rams come with bonus; Tatarek p. Mueller; Stout md. Szuba
1/5: MOUNT OLIVE QUAD
Southern 52 - Mt Olive 15 (BOX SCORE)
Southern 63 - Paramus 12 (BOX SCORE)
Southern 55 - West Morris Central 11 (BOX SCORE)
S: Brielmeier, Delligatti, Pepe, O;Connell, Tatarek, Stout, Cornelius go 3-0 on the day
1/3: A-SOUTH
Southern 64 - Brick Twp 10 (BOX SCORE)
S: LoParo, Cornelius, N Bischoff, Brielmeier, Deilligatti, Pepe win by pin
12/27: Rams Place 2nd at Hunterdon Central Invitational
1st Place
145: Nick Pepe
160: Nick O'Connell
182: John Stout
195: Ben LoParo
220: JT Cornelius
2nd Place
113: Jayson Scerbo
3rd Place
138: Robert Woodcock
170: Haven Tatarek
12/22: HIGH POINT TRI
Southern 41 - Roxbury 23 (BOX SCORE)
High Point 34 - Southern 28 (BOX SCORE)
S: Pepe, O'Connell, Stout, Cornelius, Smith go 2-0 on the day.
12/19: A-SOUTH
Jackson Memorial 28 - Southern 25 (BOX SCORE)
S: Woodcock wins by tech; Stout d. Winston
12/15: Rams Crown 4 Champs at Robin Leff Tournament
1st Place
138: Robert Woodcock
160: Nick O'Connell
182: John Stout
220: JT Cornelius
2nd Place
126: Matt Brielmeier
195: Ben LoParo
3rd Place
120: Jayson Scerbo
145: Nick Pepe
12/14: A-SOUTH
Southern 60 - TR East 8 (BOX SCORE)
Woodcock, Pepe, Tatarek, Stout, LoParo, Smith all win by fall
Head Coach
John Stout
(18th Season in 2019)
Assistants
Dan Roy
Mike Braun
Dan Hall
Luke Lanno
Section
SJ Group 5
Division
A-South
District
29
Region
8