| Overall Record: 13-12 | Division Record: 0-4 |
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| 2026 Season Recap |
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| TEAM RECORD |
| 13-12 (0-4) |
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| TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
| SJG3 Sectional Quarterfinalists |
| 5th Place F-Division |
| 7th Place District 26 (1 Champion / 3 Medal Winners) |
| 32nd Place Shore Conference Tournament |
| Garden State Classic Champions |
| 5th Place Golden Eagle Classic |
| 7th Place Holmdel Holiday Tournament |
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| STATE QUALIFIER |
| (Sr) Gerald Miller (175-WB1) |
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| SHORECONFERENCEWRESTLING.com WRESTLER OF THE YEAR |
| (Sr) Gerald Miller - 175 - Record: 36-8 - Ranked #7 in Shore Conference at 175 - 4th Place Region 7 - District 26 Champion - Garden State Classic Champion - Golden Eagle Classic Champion - 2nd Place Holmdel Holiday Tournament |
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| Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Postseason |
| 106 | (So) Casey Bonett | 20-6 | |
| 113 | (So) Omar Genis | 11-16 | |
| 113 | (Fr) Collin Gallagher | 6-4 | |
| 120 | (Jr) Michael Baccigalupi | 7-4 | |
| 120 | (So) Kristopher Lynch | 2-7 | |
| 126 | (Jr) Nicholas Speer | 13-7 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
| 126 | (Jr) Evan Herbert | 20-8 | |
| 126 | (So) Carter Crandal | 0-2 | |
| 126 | (Sr) Aaron Gold | 2-9 | |
| 132 | (Jr) Nick Santos | 10-12 | |
| 132 | (Fr) Zachary Smith | 0-1 | |
| 138 | (Sr) Gregory Mamola | 2-1 | |
| 138 | (So) Ethan Eannone | 5-9 | |
| 138 | (So) Bear Gutowski | 0-6 | |
| 144 | (Sr) Dylan Hickey | 23-11 | D-4th |
| 150 | (Sr) Jayden Nieto | 17-7 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
| 150 | (Sr) Jorge Serpa | 12-17 | |
| 150 | (Fr) Anthony Casale | 1-1 | |
| 157 | (Sr) Connor Green | 4-9 | |
| 157 | (So) Dantae Bartolotti | 1-0 | |
| 157 | (So) Giovanni Terrana | 0-3 | |
| 165 | (So) Aiden Pringle | 4-13 | |
| 165 | (So) Jace Espinola | 0-5 | |
| 165 | (So) Joseph Guglielmo | 2-8 | |
| 175 | (Sr) Gerald Miller | 36-8 | D-1st / R-4th / NJ-WB1 |
| 190 | (So) Connor Ringwood | 7-16 | |
| 190 | (Sr) Maquoy Small | 0-4 | |
| 215 | (So) Charles Black | 27-10 | D-4th |
| 215 | (Sr) Eugene Paul Hedigan | 2-0 | |
| Hwt | (So) Evan Williams | 6-12 | |
| Hwt | (So) Sebastian Valiente | 8-7 |
| Date | Opponent | Result |
| 12/13 | Golden Eagle Classic | 5th Place |
| 12/17 | vs Brick Twp | W 52-27 |
| 12/20 | Garden State Classic | 1st Place |
| 12/27 | Holmdel Holiday Tournament | 7th Place |
| 1/7 | at Freehold Boro | L 32-40 |
| 1/10 | at Absegami | W 43-30 |
| Atlantic City | W 51-18 | |
| Pemberton | W 46-18 | |
| 1/12 | at Shore Regional | W 46-33 |
| 1/14 | vs TR North | L 21-53 |
| 1/17 | at Pinelands | L 28-51 |
| Manalapan | L 35-37 | |
| Monmouth | L 36-41 | |
| 1/21 | vs Red Bank | L 32-44 |
| 1/24 | Shore Conference Tournament | 32nd Place |
| 1/28 | at Freehold Twp | L 30-39 |
| 1/31 | at New Egypt | W 46-26 |
| Pitman | W 62-16 | |
| Willingboro | W 66-12 | |
| 2/7 | vs Keansburg | L 36-41 |
| Marlboro | L 27-50 | |
| Manchester | W 54-21 | |
| 2/14 | at Notre Dame | W 39-36 |
| Highland Park | W 54-22 | |
| Edison | L 26-47 | |
| 2/16 | SJG3-QF: at Seneca | L 12-68 |
| 2/18 | vs Asbury Park | W 42-30 |
| 2/21 | at Burlington Twp | L 28-48 |
| Mainland | W 46-26 | |
| 2/28 | District 26 | 7th Place |
| NJSIAA TOURNAMENT |
| Barnegat: 0 Medal Winners |
| WB1: Gerald Miller (175) |
| The season ended for Miller with his first trip to Atlantic City. Miller ends the year with a team leading 36 wins. |
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| REGION 7 TOURNAMENT |
| Barnegat: 1 Medal Winner |
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4th: Gerald Miller (175) PQ: Nicholas Speer (126) / Jayden Nieto (157) |
| The Bengals are back on the boardwalk after a year away, as senior Gerald Miller punched a ticket to AC with a 4th place finish at the Regions. |
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| DISTRICT 26 TOURNAMENT |
| Barnegat: 7th Place / 1 Champion / 3 Medal Winners |
| 1st: Gerald Miller (175) 3rd: Nicholas Speer (126) / Jayden Nieto (157) 4th: Dylan Hickey (144) / Charles Black (215) |
| Miller came all the way from the #4 seed to win the 175-pound bracket and give the Bengals their first champion since Griffin Jackstadt won his 2nd in a row in 2020. It is the first medal for the senior. Nieto won his 2nd medal. Along with Miller and Nieto, Speer's 3rd-place finish gave the Bengals 3 medal winners, as they came home with multiple medalists for the 4th consecutive year, and for the 6th time in the last 7 tournaments. |
2/21: BURLINGTON TWP TRI
Burlington Twp 48 - Barnegat 38 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat 46 - Mainland 26 (BOX SCORE)
2/18: NON-DIVISION
Barnegat 42 - Asbury Park 30 (BOX SCORE)
2/16: SJG3 QUARTERFINAL
#1 Seneca 68 - #8 Barnegat 12 (BOX SCORE)
2/14: NOTRE DAME QUAD
Edison 47 - Barnegat 32 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat 54 - Highland Park 22 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat 39 Notre Dame 36 (BOX SCORE)
2/7: BARNEGAT QUAD
Marlboro 50 - Barnegat 27 (BOX SCORE)
Keansburg 41 - Barnegat 35 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat 51 - Manchester 24 (BOX SCORE)
1/31: NEW EGYPT QUAD
Barnegat 46 - New Egypt 26 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat 62 - Pitman 16 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat 66 - Willingboro 12 (BOX SCORE)
1/28: NON-DIVISION
Freehold Twp 39 - Barnegat 30 (BOX SCORE)
Free Twp: Belfiore, DiGregorio, Klimkowski, Bracho, & Brooks win by pin
Barnegat: Miller (20-2); Hickey (11-7); Black (15-6); Bonett (14-6)
1/24: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Barnegat - 32nd Place
1/21: F-DIVISION
Red Bank 44 - Barnegat 32 (BOX SCORE)
Red Bank: Huss (19-2); Galligan (18-3); Sena (18-4)
Barnegat: Miller (17-1); Black (14-4); Bonett (12-6)
1/17: PINELANDS QUAD
Pinelands 51 - Barnegat 28 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan 37 - Barnegat 35 (BOX SCORE)
Monmouth 41 - Barnegat 36 (BOX SCORE)
1/14: E-DIVISION
TR North 53 - Barnegat 21 (BOX SCORE)
TRN: Mauti (19-2); Capra (16-5); Yannariello (16-4); Ju Cauldwell (13-5)
Barnegat: Miller (14-1); Black (11-4); Speer (10-5); Bonett (10-5)
1/12: NON-DIVISION
Barnegat 46 - Shore 33 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat: Miller, Nieto, & Herbert pin; Bonett & Speer tech
Shore: C Torres pins in season debut; Doremus, Brown, M Torres, & Gifford also pin
1/10: ABSEGAMI QUAD
Barnegat 46 - Pemberton 18 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat 43 - Absegami 30 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat 51 - Atlantic City 18 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat: Hickey, Serpa, Black, Baccigalupi, & Herbert go 3-0
1/7: F-DIVISION - Freehold Boro 40 - Barnegat 32 (BOX SCORE)
Free Boro: Paul Diaz with the walk-off pin at Hwt! Baez, Tlapa, & Fusco also pin
Barnegat: Speer, Nieto, Serpa, & Miller pin; Bonett techs
12/27: HOLMDEL HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
Barnegat - 7th Place
2nd: Gerald Miller (175)
3rd: Charles Black (215)
12/20: GARDEN STATE CLASSIC
Barnegat - 1st Place
1st: Gerald Miller (175) / Charles Black (215)
2nd: Jayden Nieto (150)
3rd: Casey Bonnett (106) / Nicholas Speer (126) / Greg Mamola (138)
12/17: NON-DIVISION -
Barnegat 53 - Brick Twp 27 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat: Bonnett, Genis, Baccigalupi, Santos, Herbert, Hickey, Nieto, & Miller win by pin
Brick Twp: Rooney, A Leonard, Scott, & Cruz-Mejia pin for the Dragons
12/13: GOLDEN EAGLE CLASSIC
Barnegat - 5th Place
1st: Dylan Hickey (138) / Gerald Miller (175)
2nd: Michael Baccigalupi (120) / Nicholas Speers (126)
3rd: Jayden Nieto (150) / Charles Black
| Barnegat High School 180 Bengal Boulevard Barnegat , NJ 08005 609-660-7510 Program Established: 2006-2007 / Mascot: Bengals / Colors: Orange & Black Head Coach: Brendan McCarthy (5th Season in 2026) Assistants: Will Brasil / Sean Foley / Griffin Jackstadt Section: SJG3 / Division: F / District: 26 / Region: 7 |