
Overall Record: 15-5 / Shore Conference: 11-4 / B-North: 4-2
2020 Wall Wrestling
CJG3 State Sectional Finalists
District 21 Champions
16th Place Shore Conference Tournament
Ties 2nd Place B-North
4th Place Elizabeth Minuteman Invitational
5th Place Colt Classic
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Jr) Jacob Whitworth - 182
Record: 30-5
State: NJ-6th Place
Region: R6-3rd Place
District: D21-Champion
3rd Place Shore Conference Tournament
Despite missing the first month of the season, Whitworth stll managed to hit the 30 win mark. He earned his first State Medal with a 6th Place finish in AC, and captured his 3rd District Championship.
2020 Season Recap
Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Post-Season |
106 | (Jr) Jack Kinsella | 19-18 | D21-2nd / R6-PQ |
106 | |||
113 | (Sr) Cole Meyer | 23-7 | D21-1st / R6-4th / NJ-WB4 |
113 | |||
120 | (Fr) Nick Vetrano | 10-15 | |
120 | (So) Thomas Vlolanzis | 1-9 | |
126 | (Jr) Mike Bruno | 22-17 | D21-2nd / R6-5th |
126 | |||
132 | (Jr) Mike Farrell | 5-14 | |
132 | (Sr) Tyler Ferris | 15-9 | D21-1st / R6-WB1 |
138 | (Sr) Jacob Glantzman | 3-3 | |
138 | (Fr) Dominick Giglio | 2-8 | |
138 | (Fr) Dominick Interrante | 2-5 | |
145 | (Jr) Nick Zamaloff | 22-11 | D21-2nd / R6-2nd / NJ-WB1 |
145 | (Jr) Alex Cabezas | 1-1 | |
152 | (Sr) Nico Vargas | 36-6 | D21-1st / R6-1st / NJ-WB3 |
152 | (Sr) Arturo Cortez | 4-5 | |
152 | (Sr) Neil Miller | 0-1 | |
160 | (Fr) Michael Fumarola | 17-11 | |
160 | (Sr) Thomas Dotson | 0-1 | |
170 | (Sr) Joseph Introna | 1-0 | |
170 | (Jr) Brendan Newbury | 24-14 | D21-1st / R6-3rd / NJ-WB1 |
170 | (Jr) Kelan Giaimo | 0-2 | |
182 | (Jr) Jacob Whitworth | 30-5 | D21-1st / R6-3rd / NJ-6th |
195 | (So) Louis Pilla | 18-17 | D21-2nd / R6-WB1 |
195 | (So) Joseph Sommers | 1-1 | |
195 | |||
220 | (Fr) Kei'sun Sanders | 22-16 | D21-2nd / R6-WB1 |
220 | |||
Hwt | (Fr) Jaquari Medler | 4-14 | |
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Date | Opponent | Result |
12/19 | at Cranford | W 34-33 |
12/21 | Colt Classic | 5th Place |
12/27 | Mustang Classic | RESULTS |
1/4 | Elizabeth Tournament | 4th Place |
1/14 | vs Red Bank Regional | W 42-23 |
1/15 | at Middletown North | L 20-40 |
1/16 | vs Matawan | W 43-28 |
1/18 | vs Manalapan | L 24-46 |
Somerville | W 36-27 | |
Haddonfield | L 25-35 | |
1/21 | vs Ocean Township | W 33-32 |
1/24 | at Jackson Liberty | W 45-24 |
1/25 | vs Freehold Boro | W 47-21 |
Nottingham | W 47-25 | |
Robbinsville | W 57-19 | |
1/27 | at Neptune | W 66-18 |
1/28 | vs Pascack Valley | W 55-18 |
2/1 | Shore Conference Tournament | 16th Place |
2/5 | vs Colts Neck | L 27-45 |
2/7 | vs Keansburg | W 57-15 |
Manasquan | W 63-9 | |
2/10 | CJG3-QF: vs Somerville | W 36-28 |
2/12 | CJG3-SF: vs Rahway | W 36-31 |
2/14 | CJG3-Finals: vs Ocean Township | L 29-38 |
2/22 | District 21 | CHAMPS |
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Jacob Whitworth finished in 6th Place at 182-pounds at this year's State Tournament, making it seven years in a row for the Knights with at least one State Medailist.
STATE AGATES
113: (Sr) Cole Meyer - (NJ-WB4)
PRELIM: Ty Whalen (Clearview) p. Cole Meyer (Wall) 1:59
WB1: Cole Meyer (Wall) p. Hunter Horsey (Oakcrest) 0:29
WB2: Cole Meyer (Wall) 23-8 won by forfeit over Donovan Chavis (St Peter's Prep)
WB3: Cole Meyer (Wall) d. Aaron Kurzer (Montville) 6-5
WB4: Garrett Totten (Northern Burlington) md. Cole Meyer (Wall) 11-2
145: (Jr) Nick Zamaloff - (NJ-WB1)
PRELIM: Connor Doherty (St Thomas Aquinas) tf. Nicolas Zamaloff (Wall) 2:45 15-0
WB1: Brett Buckingham (Highland) d. Nicolas Zamaloff (Wall) 9-2
152: (Sr) Nico Vargas - (NJ-WB3)
PRELIM: Nico Vargas (Wall) d. Stephen Malia (Warren Hills) 8-2
PQ: Mathew Garcia (Pope John XXIII) md. Nico Vargas (Wall) 13-4
WB2: Nico Vargas (Wall) d. Jack Murray (Watchung Hills) 10-4
WB3: Anthony Romaniello (Hunterdon Central) d. Nico Vargas (Wall) 4-0
170: (Jr) Brendan Newbury - (NJ-WB1)
PRELIM: Luke Benedict (Haddonfield) tf. Brendan Newbury (Wall) 5:25 16-0
WB1: Austin Raynor (Camden Catholic) p. Brendan Newbury (Wall) 1:06
182: (Jr) Jacob Whitworth - (NJ-6TH PLACE)
PRELIM: Jacob Whitworth (Wall) d. Josh Beigman (Hopewell Valley) 10-4
PQ: Jacob Whitworth (Wall) d. Nathaniel Fossett (North Hunterdon) 3-1
QF: Jacob Whitworth (Wall) d. Isaac Dean (Shawnee) 7-3
SF: Luke Rada (Colts Neck) d. Jacob Whitworth (Wall) 5-3 TB1
WBQF: Blake Clayton (St John Vianney) won by injury default over Jacob Whitworth (Wall)
5TH: Medical Forfeit
2/29: REGION 6 TOURNAMENT
Senior Nico Vargas won the 152-pound Region 6 Title to make it 7 years in a row for Wall with a Region Champ. He will be one of five Knights moving on to States, being joined by Nicolas Zamaloff, Brendan Newbury, Jacob Whitworth, and Cole Meyer.
REGION AGATES
106: (Jr) Jack Kinsella - (R6-PQ)
PQ: #7 Blake Tarnowski (Ocean Twp) md. #10 Jack Kinsella (Wall) 9-0
113: (Sr) Cole Meyer - (R6-4th Place)
QF: #2 Cole Meyer (Wall) d. #7 Dylan Kelleher (Long Branch) 6-1
SF: #3 Garrett Totten (Northern Burlington) d. #2 Cole Meyer (Wall) 5-3
WB2: #2 Cole Meyer (Wall) d. #5 Vincent Principe (CBA) 4-2
3RD: #4 Demetri Poniros (Ocean Twp) by medical forfeit over #2 Cole Meyer (Wall)
126: (Jr) Mike Bruno - (R6-5th Place)
PQ: #6 Mike Bruno (Wall) p. #11 Eli Novoselov (Colts Neck) 1:31
QF: #3 Thomas O'Keefe (Middletown North) md. #6 Mike Bruno (Wall) 17-5
WB1: #6 Mike Bruno (Wall) p. #7 Joseph Conlon (Long Branch) 3:07
WB2: #4 Drake Torrington (Robbinsville) d. #6 Mike Bruno (Wall) 6-4
5TH: #6 Mike Bruno (Wall) md. #5 Romeo Willis-Parreott (Jackson Liberty) 12-2
132: (Sr) Tyler Ferris - (R6-WB1)
QF: #2 Joseph Fiordaliso (Monroe) p. #7 Tyler Ferris (Wall) 3:01
WB1: #6 Nicholas Moldaver (Colts Neck) d. #7 Tyler Ferris (Wall) 14-8
145: (Jr) Nick Zamaloff - (R6-2nd Place)
PQ: #5 Nicolas Zamaloff (Wall) md. #12 Elijah Rodriguez (Hightstown) 13-3
QF: #5 Nicolas Zamaloff (Wall) d. #4 Matt Paglia (Allentown) 8-6
SF: #5 Nicolas Zamaloff (Wall) d. #1 Avery Clarke (Freehold Twp) 11-9
1ST: #2 Tyler Barrett (CBA) d. #5 Nicolas Zamaloff (Wall) 8-3
152: (Sr) Nico Vargas - (R6-CHAMPION)
QF: #1 Nico Vargas (Wall) p. #9 Steven Schmitz (Jackson Liberty) 1:01
SF: #1 Nico Vargas (Wall) p. #4 Ryan Carey (Long Branch) 3:23
1ST: #1 Nico Vargas (Wall) d. #2 Ian McCabe (Monroe) 2-1
170: (Jr) Brendan Newbury - (R6-3rd Place)
QF: #8 Ryan Bennet (Hamilton West) d. #1 Brendan Newbury (Wall) 9-4
WB1: #1 Brendan Newbury (Wall) d. #5 John Liotta (Pt Beach) 7-3
WB2: #1 Brendan Newbury (Wall) d. #6 Jack Friedman (Long Branch) 5-2
3RD: #1 Brendan Newbury (Wall) d. #2 Anthony Bailey (Raritan) 9-3
182: (Jr) Jacob Whitworth - (R6-3rd Place)
QF: #2 Jacob Whitworth (Wall) p. #10 Jason Baldorossi (Bordentown) 1:00
SF: #3 Jason Sherlock (Pt Beach) d. #2 Jacob Whitworth (Wall) 10-9
WB2: #2 Jacob Whitworth (Wall) md. #8 Chimdindu Molokwu (Jackson Liberty) 16-6
3RD: #2 Jacob Whitworth (Wall) p. #4 Nicholas Aquilano (Raritan) 3:25
195: (So) Louis Pilla - (R6-WB1)
PQ: #13 Louis Pilla (Wall) p. #4 Nick Sta Ana (Monroe) 1:53
QF: #5 Patrick O'Dwyer (Long Branch) md. #13 Louis Pilla (Wall) 11-3
WB1: #8 Brandon Rzuczek (Northern Burlington) p. #13 Louis Pilla (Wall) 2:23
220: (Fr) Kei'sun Sanders - (R6-WB1)
PQ: #8 Kei'sun Sanders (Wall) d. #9 Jule Dolci (Northern Burlington) 3-2 TB
QF: #1 Tracey Taylor (Long Branch) d. #8 Kei'sun Sanders (Wall) 4-1
WB1: #4 Sean Theis (Delran) p. #8 Kei'sun Sanders (Wall) 2:10
2/22: DISTRICT 21 TOURNAMENT
D21 CHAMPIONS / 5 Champs; 10 Medal Winners
1st: Cole Meyer (113) / Tyler Ferris (132) / Nico Vargas (152) / Brendan Newbury (170) / Jacob Whitworth (182)
2nd: Jack Kinsella (106) / Mike Bruno (126) / Nick Zamaloff (145) / Louis Pilla (195) / Kei'sun Sanders (220)
Jacob Whitworth and Cole Meyer each won their 3rd District Titles. Nico Vargas won his 2nd District Title, and picked up career win #100. The Knights won the Team Title for the first time since 2016; their 9th District Team Championship in program history. Wall also received championship performances from senior Tyler Ferris, and junior Brendan Newbury, giving the program 130 District Champions, the 7th most in the Shore Conference.
2/14: CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP 3 FINALS
#2 Ocean Township 38 - #1 Wall 29 (BOX SCORE)
2/12: CJG3-SEMIFINALS
#1 Wall 36 - #4 Rahway 31 (BOX SCORE)
2/10: CJG3 QUARTERFINALS
Knights Finish in 16th Place at SCT
3rd: Jacob Whitworth (182)
4th: Nico Vargas (152)
1/28: NON CONFERENCE
W: Vargas (20-2); Whitworth (12-0); Zamaloff (12-4); Sanders (15-9); Meyer (10-3)
1/27: B-NORTH
1/25: WALL QUAD
Wall 47 - Freehold Boro 21 (BOX SCORE)
Wall 47 - Nottingham 25 (BOX SCORE)
Wall 57 - Robbinsville 19 (BOX SCORE)
1/24: NON-DIVISION
Wall 45 - Jackson Liberty 24 (BOX SCORE)
W: Vargas (15-2); Whitworth (7-0); Kinsella (13-9); Ferris (7-0)
1/21: B-NORTH
Wall 33 - Ocean Township 32 (BOX SCORE)
W: Sanders major clinches it with 1 bout to go. Meyer, Vargas (14-2); Whitworth (6-0)
1/18: WALL QUAD
Manalapan 46 - Wall 24 (BOX SCORE)
Wall 36 - Somerville 27 (BOX SCORE)
Haddonfield 35 - Wall 25 (BOX SCORE)
1/16: B-NORTH
Wall 43 - Matawan 28 (BOX SCORE)
W: Fumarola, Newbury, Whitworth, Pilla, & Sanders pin for Knights
1/15: B-NORTH
W: Whitworth pins at 182 in season debut; Vargas (12-2)
Wall Finishes in 4th Place
1st: Zamaloff (145) / 2nd: Bruno (126), Newbury (170) / 3rd: Vargas (152)
12/27: MUSTANG CLASSIC
1st Place: Vargas (152)
12/21: CBA COLT CLASSIC
Knights Finish in 5th Place
2nd: Glantzman (138), Vargas (152)
12/19: NON-CONFERENCE
Wall 34 - Cranford 33 (BOX SCORE)
W: Kinsella wins by decision in final bout; Meyer, Bruno, Vargas, & Sanders win by fall
2020 Season Preview
Head Coach: Brian Fischer (12th Season / Record: 139-94)
2019 Overall Record: 12-9 / Shore Conference: 9-7 / B-North: 3-3
Sectionals: CJG3 Semifinalists
2nd Place District 21
4th Place B-North
15th Place Shore Conference Tournament
Down Low (106-132): A nice mix of proven talent and promising newcomers make up what could be an extremely solid group here for Wall. Senior Cole Meyer won 30 bouts last season and was the D21 Champ at 106 pounds. Fellow senior Tyler Ferris won 23 matches and was a D21 runner-up. A third District Medalist returns down low in junior Mike Bruno, and fellow junior Mike Farrell is back after a 16-win sophomore season. That foursome provides a strong foundation for the Knights to break some newcomers into the lineup including, junior Jack Kinsella down at 106, and promising freshmen Nick Vetrano and Dominick Interrante.
In The Middle (138-160): Four starters are back in the middleweights, including a pair of State Qualifers in seniors Jacob Glantzman and Nico Vargas. Vargas, a District Champ and 3rd place finisher in the Region, enters the year with 71 career wins. Glantzman comes off a 23-win year where he took 2nd at Districts and 4th at Regions. The other returning starters are a pair of juniors in Brendan Newbury, a 15-bout winner, and Nick Zamaloff, who won 13 matches. There's some nice depth here too with Arturo Cortez, Kelan Giaimo, and Joe Introna, who started at Manasquan last season. There could be some freshmen cracking the lineup here as well including another promising newcomer, Dominick Giglio.
Up Top (170-Hwt): Jacob Whitworth, who has amassed 63 wins in his first two seasons, is coming off a 2019 that saw him win the District 21 and Region 6 Titles. He finished just two wins shy of a spot on the podium in Atlantic City. Whitworth, along with returning heavyweight starter, senior Jack Wolter, provide veteran leadership to which could be an otherwise very young cast, that will include sophomore Lou Pilla, and a couple more promising frosh in Jaquari Medler and Keisun Sanders.
Possible Lineup in 2020
Wgt |
Wrestler |
Record |
Post-Season |
106 |
(Jr) Jack Kinsella |
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113 |
(Sr) Cole Meyer |
30-10 |
D21-1st / R6-5th |
120 |
(Fr) Nick Vetrano |
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126 |
(Sr) Tyler Ferris |
23-13 |
D21-2nd / R6-PQ |
126 |
(Jr) Mike Bruno |
13-21 |
D21-3rd / R6-WB1 |
132 |
(Jr) Mike Farrell |
16-17 |
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138 |
(Sr) Jacob Glantzman |
23-8 |
D21-2nd / R6-4th / NJ-WB1 |
145 |
(Jr) Nick Zamaloff |
13-18 |
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145 |
(Jr) Kelan Giaimo |
1-5 |
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152 |
(Sr) Nico Vargas |
31-13 |
D21-1st / R6-3rd / NJ-WB1 |
152 |
(Sr) Arturo Cortez |
6-8 |
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160 |
(Jr) Brendan Newbury |
15-15 |
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160 |
(Sr) Joe Introna |
7-26 |
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170 |
(So) Lou Pilla |
0-2 |
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182 |
(Jr) Jake Whitworth |
35-7 |
D21-1st / R6-1st / NJ-WB3 |
195 |
(Fr) Jaquari Medler |
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220 |
(Fr) Keisun Sanders |
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Hwt |
(Sr) Jack Wolter |
11-21 |
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Graduated in 2019
Wgt |
Wrestler |
Record |
2019 |
160 |
Robert Kanniard |
46-0 |
D21-1st / R6-1st / NJ-1st |
195 |
Samuel Farrell |
0-1 |
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