Overall Record: 11-8 / Shore Conference: 8-6 / B-North: 1-5
CJG2 Sectional Qualifiers
3rd Place District 22
16th Place Shore Conference Tournament
6th Place A-Central
Holmdel Holiday Tournament Champions
8th Place Delaware Valley Tournament
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Sr) Donovan DiStefano - 144
Record: 38-6
6th Place State Tournament / Region 6 Champion / District 22 Champion
2nd Place Shore Conference Tournament
Holmdel Holiday Tournament Champion
4th 3-time Region Champion in Program History
Wgt | Wrestler | Record | PostSeason |
106 | (Fr) Bryson Jarosz | 7-14 | |
106 | (Jr) Anthony Gallinari | 1-1 | |
113 | (So) Omar Carrillo-Solano | 19-14 | D-2nd / R-PQ |
120 | (Jr) Charles Mahoney | 20-14 | D-2nd / R-WB1 |
126 | (So) Ben Waitzel | 19-10 | D-4th |
126 | (Sr) Matt Krokosz | 0-2 | |
132 | (Fr) Sonny Pechillo | 9-12 | |
132 | (Sr) Colin Roarty | 4-6 | |
132 | (So) Russell Sage | 0-5 | |
138 | (Fr) Parker Quinn | 29-10 | D-2nd / R-4th / NJ-WB1 |
138 | (Jr) Joseph Matri | 8-13 | |
144 | (Sr) Donovan DiStefano | 38-6 | D-1st / R-1st / NJ-6th |
144 | (Fr) James Interrante | 2-3 | |
150 | (Jr) Joe Donofrio | 9-14 | |
150 | (So) Connor McAuliffe | 0-1 | |
157 | (Fr) Jeremy Marsella | 23-12 | D-2nd / R-WB1 |
157 | (So) Reilly Maliff | 1-0 | |
165 | (Jr) Brian Fuentes | 0-2 | |
165 | (Sr) Erik Donahue | 2-3 | |
165 | (Jr) Alex Garofalo | 1-1 | |
175 | (Sr) Nicholas Wonsala | 20-15 | D-2nd / R-PQ |
190 | (Jr) Sean Cosme | 10-13 | D-4th |
190 | (Fr) Christopher Solano | 1-1 | |
215 | (So) Eric Clauburg | 14-12 | D-4th |
Hwt | (Jr) Matteo Masotti | 4-3 | |
Hwt | (Jr) Logan Boyd | 0-4 |
Date | Opponent | Result |
12/14 | at Rumson | L 19-58 |
12/16 | Delaware Valley Tournament | 8th Place |
12/16 | Beast of the East | Results |
12/20 | at Pt Beach | W 34-33 |
12/21 | vs Robbinsville | L 33-36 |
12/22 | vs Freehold Boro | W 58-7 |
12/28 | Holmdel Holiday Tournament | 1st Place |
1/3 | vs Notre Dame | W 61-10 |
1/6 | Shore Conference Tournament | 16th Place |
1/12 | vs Brick Twp | W 46-15 |
1/13 | vs Somerville | W 41-27 |
Middletown North | L 18-56 | |
1/18 | vs Manasquan | W 36-27 |
1/20 | at Holmdel | L 21-45 |
RBC | L 19-50 | |
Monmouth | W 71-6 | |
1/24 | vs Manalapan | W 55-18 |
1/26 | at Raritan | L 27-42 |
1/31 | at St John Vianney | L 9-59 |
2/5 | CJG2-QF: Cinnaminson (@ Rumson) | L 37-38 |
2/10 | at TR South | W 38-31 |
Pinelands | W 64-12 | |
Highland | W 38-29 | |
2/17 | District 22 | 3rd Place |
NJSIAA STATE TOURNAMENT
(1 Medal Winners)
6th: Donovan DiStefano (144)
WB1: Parker Quinn (138)
Senior Donovan DiStefano capped his high school career with a 6th-place finish at the State Tournament to earn the first State medal for the Knights since Jacob Whitworth in 2020.
REGION 6 TOURNAMENT
Wall (1 Champ / 2 Medal Winners)
1st: Donovan DiStefano (144) - 3rd Region Title for DiStefano; 4th 3-time Champion in program history; 32nd Title for Wall
4th: Parker Quinn (138)
WB1: Charles Mahoney (120) / Jeremy Marsella (157)
PQ: Omar Carrillo-Solano (113) / Nicholas Wonsala (175)
Donovan DiStefano joined Robert Kanniard, Brett Donner, and Nick Roy as the fourth wrestler in Wall history to win three Region Titles. It is the 32nd Region Championship in the program's history, which is the 9th most in all of the Shore Conference.
DiStefano will be making his fourth trip to the State Tournament, and will be joined in Atlantic City this year by Parker Quinn, who is the third Knight in four seasons to win a Region medal as he finished 4th at 138.
DISTRICT 22 TOURNAMENT
Wall (3rd Place / 1 Champ / 6 Medal Winners)
1st: Donovan DiStefano (144)
2nd: Omar Carrillo-Solano (113) / Charles Mahoney (120) / Parker Quinn (138) / Jeremy Marsella (157) / Nicholas Wonsala (175)
Donovan DiStefano won his 3rd District Title, extending the Knights' streak to 11 seasons with a District Champ, and gives the program 136 champs in all, 8th best all-time in the Shore.
2/10: TR SOUTH QUAD
Wall 64 - Pinelands 12 (BOX SCORE)
Wall 38 - Highland 29 (BOX SCORE)
Wall 38 - TR South 31 (BOX SCORE)
CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP 2 SECTIONALS
QF: Cinnaminson 38 - Wall 37 (BOX SCORE)
1/31: A-CENTRAL
#3 St John Vianney 59 - Wall 9 (BOX SCORE)
SJV: Knox (21-0); Gould (19-7); O'Keefe (23-5); Zaltsman (16-5); Lenaghan (15-1); Stangle (20-3); Saraiva (15-4)
Wall: DiStefano (24-3); Wonsala (15-12)
1/26: A-CENTRAL
Raritan 42 - Wall 27 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: Reilley (21-2); Delaurier (18-4); Sheldrick (15-6); Acevedo (17-6); Davis (15-7); Gazerwitz (16-4)
Wall: DiStefano (23-3); Quinn (20-4); Mahoney (15-9); Waitzel (15-7); Wonsala (14-12)
1/24: NON-DIVISION
Wall 55 - Manalapan 18 (BOX SCORE)
Wall: DiStefano (22-3); Marsella (17-6); Waitzel (14-7); Carrillo-Solano (13-9); Wonsala (13-12)
Manalapan: Kain (21-0); Grant (14-7); Kilaras (21-3)
1/20: HOLMDEL QUAD
#7 RBC 50 - Wall 19 (BOX SCORE)
#9 Holmdel 45 - Wall 21 (BOX SCORE)
Wall 71 - Monmouth 6 (BOX SCORE)
1/18: NON-DIVISION
Wall 36 - Manasquan 27 (BOX SCORE)
Wall: Waitzel, DiStefano, & Cosme pin; Marsella techs; Mahoney majors
Manasquan: O'Connor, Mammeri, & Etienne win by fall
1/12: NON-DIVISION
Wall 41 - Somerville 27 (BOX SCORE)
Middletown North 56 - Wall 18 (BOX SCORE)
1/12: NON-DIVISION
Wall 46 - Brick Twp 15 (BOX SCORE)
Wall: DiStefano (15-3); Marsella (12-4); Quinn (12-3); Donofrio (7-3); Wonsala (10-7)
Brick Twp: P Shave wins by pin; S Shave, Walsh, & Carro with decisions
1/6: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Wall - 16th Place
2 Medal Winners
2nd: Donovan DiStefano (150)
4th: Parker Quinn (138)
Donovan DiStefano won his secon SCT medal with a 2nd-place finish at 150, and freshman Parker Quinn placed 4th at 138, for the Knights who have finished in the Top 16 in each SCT.
1/3: NON-CONFERENCE
Wall 58 - Notre Dame 10 (BOX SCORE)
Wall: Gallinari, Mahoney, Waitzel, Pechillo, DiStefano, Donofrio, & Cosme win by pin
12/28: HOLMDEL HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
Wall - 1st Place
1st: Parker Quinn (138) / Donovan DiStefano (157)
2nd: Ben Waitzel (126) / Jeremy Marsella (150)
12/22: NON-DIVISION
Wall 58 - Freehold Boro 7 (BOX SCORE)
Wall: Mahoney, Quinn, DiStefano, & Wonsala win by pin; Pechillo & Marsella tech
Freehold Boro: Nieto & Sweeney improve to 5-0
12/21: NON-CONFERENCE
Robbinsville 36 - Wall 33 (BOX SCORE)
Wall: Wonsala, Clauburg, & Mahoney win by pin
12/20: NON-DIVISION
Wall 34 - Pt Beach 33 (BOX SCORE)
Wall: Carrillo-Solano decision in final bout wins it for Knights
Pt Beach: Niethe (5-0); Kaifas (5-0)
12/16: BEAST OF THE EAST
12/16: WENDY PANDY-LEH INVITATIONAL at Delaware Valley
Wall - 8th Place
2nd: Jeremy Marsella (157)
4th: James Interrante (144)
5th: Charlie Mahoney (120) / Ben Waitzel (126) / Sonny Pechillo (132)
12/14: A-CENTRAL
Rumson 58 - Wall 19 (BOX SCORE)
Rumson: Bonus: Marshall, Jo Duque, Amato, Cady, Dougherty, & Smith (pin); Fry & Ju Duque (tech)
Wall: Waitzel & Quinn pin; DiStefano majors
2024
Head Coach
Brian Fischer
(16th Season in 2024)
Assistants
Jason Nase
Anthony Tarantin
Scott Pressman
Volunteers
Chris Cappiello
Tyler Venice
Ryan Bradley
Nick Delisa
Nick Wagner
Jack Kelly
Robert Kanniard
Section
CJ Group 2
Division
A-Central
District
22
Region
6