Overall Record: 9-5 / Shore Conference: 6-4 / B-North: 4-2
1/21: B-NORTH
Wall 33 - Ocean Township 32 (BOX SCORE)
OT: Nies (18-2); Tracey (15-1); A Poniros (13-2); Tarnowski (12-3)
1/18: OCEAN TOWNSHIP QUAD
Ocean Township 36 - Raritan 25 (BOX SCORE)
Ocean Township 48 - Watchung Hills 27 (BOX SCORE)
Ocean Township 51 - Maple Shade 26 (BOX SCORE)
1/15: NON-DIVISION
OT: Nies (14-2); Tracey (11-1); Tarnowski (11-2)
1/13: NON-DIVISION
Ocean Township 60 - Shore Regional 14 (BOX SCORE)
OT: Teresi (14-1); Nies (13-2); Tracey (10-1)
1/11: ROBBINSVILLE TRI
Monroe 33 - Ocean Township 27 (BOX SCORE)
Ocean Township 58 - Robbinsville 23 (BOX SCORE)
1/10: B-NORTH
Middletown North 36 - Ocean Township 27 (BOX SCORE)
OT: Teresi (11-1) pins; Nies (10-2); A Poniros (8-1); Tracey (7-1)
1/8: B-NORTH
Ocean Township 37 - Colts Neck 31 (BOX SCORE)
OT: Teresi avenges loss to Lidondici with 5-4 UTB victory; Tarnowski, Benner, & Phillips pin
1/4: RED BANK REGIONAL QUAD
Ocean Township 51 - Red Bank 24 (BOX SCORE)
Ocean Township 51 - Matawan 19 (BOX SCORE)
Ocean Township 68 - Neptune 12 (BOX SCORE)
12/27: MUSTANG CLASSIC
2nd: Teresi (Hwt) / 3rd: A Poniros (145), Villaraga (220)
12/21: WENDY-PANDY LEH INVITATIONAL
Westfield Wins Team Title; Ocean Finishes 4th
1st: Nies, Teresi / 2nd: Tarnowski, G Poniros, Tracey, Villaraga / 3rd: Phillips
12/19: NON-DIVISION
Pt Boro 48 - Ocean Township 22 (BOX SCORE)
OT: Nies wins by tech; Gio, Demitri, and Alex Poniros win by major
2020 Season Preview
Head Coach: Cippy Apicelli (9th Season / Career Record: 135-65)
2019 Overall Record: 15-8 / Shore Conference: 11-5 / B-North: 5-1
#9 ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Top 11
Group 3 Semifinalists
Sectionals: CJG3 Champions
District 24 Champions
Tied 1st Place B-North
9th Place Shore Conference Tournament
Down Low (106-132): There's depth, proven talent, and promising newcomers, which is always a good thing. The Spartans can put out four returning District Medal Winners, and a 20-match winner in these five weight classes. The 20-bout winner, Blake Tarnowski is back at 106, and should be one of the top wrestlers in the Shore at this weight. There's a pair of Benners down here with Nick, who had a 20-win freshman season and placed 3rd at Districts, and AJ, a junior who missed most of last year but returned in time to finish 2nd at the Districts. The Spartans also have a pair of Poniros down low, with junior Demetri, a 2-time District Champ and returning State Qualifier, and sophomore Gio, who took 3rd in the Districts last season. Senior Nicholas Schneider won 10 bouts last season, adds to the great depth and gives the Spartans maneuverability.
In The Middle (138-160): More strength here led by the 1-2 senior punch of Alex Poniros and Jack Nies. Poniros was a State Medalist in 2018, but missed most of last year with an injury. He came back right at the post-season and gutted his way to a 2nd Place finish at the Regions. At 100%, he should be one of the top wrestlers in the Shore for the Spartans. Nies, a 3-time District finalist and returning State Placer, enters the season with 95 career wins. They are joined sophomore Jared Tracey, who took 3rd in the District as a freshman, and junior Tah Jay Phillips, a home run hitter who picked up some huge wins last season.
Up Top (170-Hwt): This will be a bit of a question mark area for Ocean, but it ends with an exclamation point with junior heavyweight Joe Teresi. Teresi is back after an outstanding sophomore season in which he recorded 33 wins and was a single victory away from a spot on the Boardwalk Hall Podium. While you would expect at times to see either Tracey or Phillips, or perhaps both, make appearances in the upperweights, the rest of the uppers are an unproven bunch and a bit of an unknown commodity.
Possible Lineup in 2020
| Wgt |
Wrestler |
2019 |
Post-Season |
| 106 |
(Jr) Blake Tarnowski |
20-6 |
|
| 106 |
(Fr) Noah Bard |
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| 106 |
(Fr) Nate Fazio |
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| 106 |
(Fr) Jake Schwartz |
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| 113 |
(So) Gio Poniros |
10-11 |
3rd D24 / R6-PQ |
| 113/120 |
(Jr) Chris Loyola |
0-1 |
|
| 113/120 |
(Fr) Caleb Thompson |
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| 113/120 |
(Fr) Joe Dellomo |
||
| 120 |
(Jr) Demetri Poniros |
28-14 |
D24-1st / R6-4th / NJ-WB1 |
| 120/126 |
(Sr) Alex Taylor |
0-5 |
|
| 120/126 |
(So) Andres Tovio Pabon |
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| 126/132 |
(Jr) AJ Benner |
3-4 |
D24-2nd |
| 126/132 |
(Jr) Frantz Derose |
||
| 132 |
(Sr) Nick Schneider |
10-9 |
|
| 132 |
(Jr) Nick Napolitani |
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| 132/138 |
(So) Nick Benner |
20-13 |
D24-3rd / R6-PQ |
| 132/138 |
(Fr) Santino Cuppari |
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| 132/138 |
(Fr) Gio Masotti |
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| 138/145 |
(Sr) Jack Nies |
35-8 |
D24-2nd / R6-2nd / NJ-WB1 |
| 138/145 |
(Sr) Alex Poniros |
8-5 |
D24-3rd / R6-2nd |
| 138/145 |
(Fr) Christopher Luc |
||
| 145 |
(So) Najib Noorzaie |
||
| 152 |
(Sr) Williams Larosliere |
0-2 |
|
| 152 |
(Fr) Ben Trench |
||
| 152 |
(Fr) JP Silva |
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| 152/160 |
(Sr) Michael Petito |
0-3 |
|
| 160 |
(So) Jared Tracey |
15-12 |
D24-3rd / R6-PQ |
| 160 |
(So) Ethan Brandimarte |
||
| 160/170 |
(Jr) Tah Jay Phillips |
15-18 |
|
| 170 |
(So) Lucas Rodriguez |
||
| 182 |
(Sr) Christian Petit |
||
| 182 |
(Fr) Iqbal Ahmadi |
||
| 182 |
(Jr) Kervens Barthelus |
||
| 195 |
(Sr) Isaiah Cooper |
1-9 |
|
| 195 |
(Jr) Mateo Chavarriaga |
||
| 195 |
(Sr) Moise Locean |
||
| 195 |
(So) Jaskaran Sandhu |
||
| 195 |
(Sr) Jaron Gordon |
0-1 |
|
| 220 |
(Sr) Alejandro Villarga |
0-1 |
|
| 220 |
(Jr) Jim Riano |
||
| Hwt |
(Jr) Joe Teresi |
33-10 |
D24-1st / R6-3rd / NJ-WB4 |
| Hwt |
(Jr) Darron Jean Beauvis |
||
| Hwt |
(Jr) Ryan Ross |
||
| Hwt |
(Fr) Tyler O'Connor |
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Graduated in 2019
| Wgt |
Wrestler |
Record |
2019 |
| 120 |
Will Tisony |
27-14 |
D24-2nd / R6-6th |
| 160 |
Anthony Esposito |
33-10 |
D24-2nd / R6-4th / NJ-WB1 |
| 170 |
Shawn Francois |
1-8 |
|
| 182 |
Evan Romein |
4-14 |
|
| 182 |
Ryan Moran |
8-11 |
D24-3rd |
| 195 |
Dino Poniros |
14-18 |
D24-3rd / R6-PQ |
| 220 |
Anthony Perez |
3-9 |
|
| Hwt |
HGabe Bayari |
1-2 |
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Ocean Township Spartans Wrestling
