Overall Record: 16-3 / Shore Conference: 15-3 / B-North: 5-1
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Jr) Luke Rada - Colts Neck
Weight: 145 / Record: 38-3 (17 Pins)
NJSIAA State Tournament Qualifier (2-time Qualifier)
Region 6 Champion (2-time Medal Winner)
District 22 Champion (2-time Champion)
2nd Place Shore Conference Tournament
Mustang Classic Champion (Voted Outstanding Wrestler)
Blue Devil Classic Champion
Team Leader in Wins
| Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Post-Season |
| 106 | (Fr) Michael Lyristis | 14-13 | D22-3rd / R6-PQ |
| 106 | (Jr) Jason Schulmann | 0-1 | |
| 113 | (Fr) Eli Novoselov | 15-16 | |
| 113 | |||
| 120 | (So) Logan Waller | 32-8 | D22-1st / R6-3rd / NJ-WB1 |
| 120 | | ||
| 126 | (So) Nick Moldaver | 20-12 | D22-1st / R6-WB1 |
| 126 | |||
| 132 | (Fr) Ford Zajac | 17-12 | |
| 132 | (Sr) Alex Weber | 6-10 | |
| 138 | (Jr) Joe LaPorta | 13-9 | |
| 138 | (So) Nicholas Hanna | 0-1 | |
| 145 | (Jr) Luke Rada | 38-3 | D22-1st / R6-1st / NJ-WB3 |
| 145 | |||
| 152 | (Fr) Joe Cilea | 12-12 | |
| 152 | |||
| 160 | (So) Joe Barsky | 15-4 | |
| 160 | (Sr) Liam Hughes | 6-8 | |
| 170 | (Jr) Kenneth Koenig | 27-12 | D22-2nd / R6-6th |
| 170 | (Sr) Jacob Aidlen | 1-4 | |
| 182 | (Sr) Michael Jannucci | 25-6 | D22-1st / R6-2nd / NJ-WB1 |
| 182 | (So) Ray Santiago | 0-2 | |
| 182 | (Sr) Dan Moldaver | 2-2 | |
| 195 | (Sr) Jovani Velazquez-Ruiz | 15-12 | |
| 195 | (Fr) Matt Jannucci | 3-5 | |
| 220 | (Jr) Thomas Lidondici | 24-8 | D22-3rd / R6-PQ |
| 220 | |||
| Hwt | (Sr) Bryce Blakie | 14-11 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Result |
| 12/15 | Blue Devil Classic | 1st Place |
| 12/19 | at Red Bank Regional | W 63-9 |
| 12/21 | vs Old Bridge | W 74-6 |
| 12/22 | at Pt Boro | W 42-30 |
| 12/28 | Mustang Classic | No Score |
| 1/3 | vs Ocean Township | W 40-26 |
| 1/5 | at Brick Twp | W 59-8 |
| Lakewood | W 67-10 | |
| Holmdel | W 54-15 | |
| 1/8 | at Manalapan | L 25-37 |
| 1/9 | at Neptune | W 63-15 |
| 1/12 | at Freehold Twp | W 59-13 |
| RBC | W 69-9 | |
| Central Regional | W 64-9 | |
| 1/17 | vs Middletown North | L 33-39 |
| 1/19 | at Lacey | L 26-41 |
| 1/23 | at Matawan | W 60-9 |
| 1/26 | Shore Conference Tournament | 12th Place |
| 1/30 | vs Wall | W 54-14 |
| 2/2 | vs CBA | W 52-24 |
| 2/4 | CJG4-QF: vs Freehold Boro | W 46-27 |
| 2/6 | CJG4-SF: vs Brick Memorial | W 34-33 |
| 2/8 | CJG4-F: at Jackson Memorial | L 8-55 |
| 2/16 | District 22 | 2nd Place |
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3/1: Season Ends For Cougars in AC
STATE AGATES
(Jr) Luke Rada / NJ-WB3 (145)
PRELIM: Champ. Round 1 - Luke Rada (Colts Neck) md. Declan Skelly (Haddonfield) 9-1
PQ: Wade Unger (Bergen Catholic) md. Luke Rada (Colts Neck) 12-0
WB2: Luke Rada (Colts Neck) d. Chris Ostir (Warren Hills) 11-5
WB3: Nick Boggiano (Toms River North) d. Luke Rada (Colts Neck) 9-4
(Sr) Michael Jannucci / NJ-WB1 (182)
PRELIM: Jason Sherlock (Pt Beach) d. Michael Jannucci (Colts Neck) 10-4
WB1: Gavin Claro (Manalapan) by forfeit over Michael Jannucci (Colts Neck)
(So) Logan Waller / NJ-WB1 (120)
PRELIM: Andre Ruiz (Bogota) d. Logan Waller (Colts Neck) 3-1
WB1: Fred Luchs (Middletown North) p. Logan Waller (Colts Neck) 1:38
2/23: Rada Wins Region Title; 3 Cougars Advance to AC!
REGION 6 AGATES
(Jr) Luke Rada / R6-1st (145)
QF: #1 Luke Rada (Colts Neck) p. #8 Jonathan Recio (Jackson Liberty) 0:29
SF: #1 Luke Rada (Colts Neck) md. #4 Ryan Carey (Long Branch) 14-2
F: #1 Luke Rada (Colts Neck) d. #2 Ty Bailey (Pt Boro) 15-8
(Sr) Michael Jannucci / R6-2nd (182)
QF: #4 Michael Jannucci (Colts Neck) p. #5 Berkant Haliloglu (Delran) 5:59
SF: #4 Michael Jannucci (Colts Neck) p. #1 Jason Sherlock (Pt Beach) 5:19
F: #3 Jacob Whitworth (Wall) p. #4 Michael Jannucci (Colts Neck) 5:28
(So) Logan Waller / R6-3rd (120)
QF: #5 Fred Luchs (Middletown North) p. #4 Logan Waller (Colts Neck) 5:25
WB1: #4 Logan Waller (Colts Neck) d. #8 Kip Lovgren (Pt Beach) 9-2
WB2: #4 Logan Waller (Colts Neck) d. #3 Joseph Fiordaliso (Monroe) 7-2
3RD: #4 Logan Waller (Colts Neck) d. #5 Fred Luchs (Middletown North) 3-1 SV
(Jr) Kenneth Koenig / R6-6th (170)
PRELIM: #6 Kenneth Koenig (Colts Neck) p. #11 Gustavo Limon (Lakewood) 3:12
QF: #3 George Burdick (Raritan) md. #6 Kenneth Koenig (Colts Neck) 14-5
WB1: #6 Kenneth Koenig (Colts Neck) d. #7 Joe Levach (Bordentown) 6-3
WB2: #4 Nicholas Weikel (Monroe) d. #6 Kenneth Koenig (Colts Neck) 10-7
5TH: #5 Derek Smith (CBA) d. #6 Kenneth Koenig (Colts Neck) 3-0
(So) Nicholas Moldaver / R6-WB1 (126)
QF: #1 Ryan Zimmerman (Long Branch) p. #8 Nicholas Moldaver (Colts Neck) 1:34
WB1: #5 Avery Clarke (Freehold Twp) d. #8 Nicholas Moldaver (Colts Neck) 6-5
(Fr) Michael Lyristis / R6-PQ (106)
PRELIM: #4 Garrett Totten (Northern Burlington) tf. #13 Michael Lyristis (Colts Neck) 5:59 15-0
(Jr) Thomas Lidondici / R6-PQ (220)
PRELIM: #9 Sean Theis (Delran) p. #8 Thomas Lidondici (Colts Neck) 3:58
Luke Rada became the Cougars' 3rd Region Champ in program history, and their first since Tyler Fraley in 2010.
2/16: Cougars Finish 2nd at District 22
1st Place
120: Logan Waller
126: Nicholas Moldaver
145: Luke Rada
182: Michael Jannucci
2nd Place
170: Kenneth Koenig
3rd Place
106: Michael Lyristis
220: Thomas Lidondici
Michael Jannucci defeated Middletown North's Nico Cerbo, avenging a loss from the Shore Conference Tournament, in the 182-pound final to become the Cougars' first ever 3-time District Champion. Logan Waller (120), Nicholas Moldaver (126), and Luke Rada (145), also won titles, giving the Cougars a program record 4 District Champs.
2/6: CJG4 SEMIFINALS
#2 Colts Neck 34 - #3 Brick Memorial 33 (BOX SCORE)
CJG4 Finals: #2 Colts Neck @ #1 Jackson Memorial on Friday night
2/4: CJG4 QUARTERFINALS
#2 Colts Neck 46 - #7 Freehold Boro 27 (BOX SCORE)
CN: Rada (28-1); Jannucci (21-3); Koenig (22-7) / #3 Brick Memorial @ #2 Colts Neck on Wednesday night
1/30: B-NORTH
Colts Neck 54 - Wall 14 (BOX SCORE)
CN: Cougars clinch 3-way tie for B-North; Rada (26-1); Waller (25-2)
1/26: Cougars Finish 12th at 2019 Shore Conference Tournament
2nd Place
120: Logan Waller
145: Luke Rada
4th Place
170: Kenneth Koenig
1/23: B-NORTH
Colts Neck 60 - Matawan 9 (BOX SCORE)
CN: Waller (21-1) d. O'Neill; Rada (22-0); Koenig (18-4)
1/19: NON-DIVISION
Lacey 41 - Colts Neck 26 (BOX SCORE)
1/17: B-NORTH
Middletown North 39 - Colts Neck 33 (BOX SCORE)
CN: Rada (20-0); Waller (19-1); Jannucci (17-2)
1/12: FREEHOLD TWP QUAD
Colts Neck 59 - Freehold Twp 13 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck 69 - RBC 9 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck 64 - Central 9 (BOX SCORE)
1/9: B-NORTH
Colts Neck 63 - Neptune 15 (BOX SCORE)
CN: Waller (15-1); Barsky (11-3); Jannucci (14-2); Lidondici (14-2)
1/8: NON-DIVISION
Manalapan 37 - Colts Neck 25 (BOX SCORE)
CN: Rada (15-0); Waller (14-1); Jannucci (13-2); Lidondici (13-2)
1/5: BRICK TWP QUAD
Colts Neck 59 - Brick Twp 8 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck 67 - Lakewood 10 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck 54 - Holmdel 15 (BOX SCORE)
CN: Waller, LaPorta, Rada, Jannucci, Lidondici go 3-0 on the day
1/3: B-NORTH
Colts Neck 40 - Ocean Township 26 (BOX SCORE)
CN: Moldaver, LaPorta, Rada, Koenig, Jannucci win by pin
12/28: Rada Named Outstanding Wrestler at Mustang Classic
1st Place
145: Luke Rada
12/22: NON-DIVISION
Colts Neck 42 - Pt Boro 30 (BOX SCORE)
CN: Zajac, Koenig, Jannucci, Lidondici with pins; Rada d. T Bailey
12/21: NON-CONFERENCE
Colts Neck 74 - Old Bridge 6 (BOX SCORE)
CN: Waller, Rada, Barsky, Jannucci (5-0)
12/19: B-NORTH
Colts Neck 63 - Red Bank 9 (BOX SCORE)
CN: Zajac, Barksy, Koenig, Jannucci, Velazquez-Ruiz, & Lidondici by pin
CN: Zajac, Barksy, Koenig, Jannucci, Velazquez-Ruiz, & Lidondici by pin
12/15: Cougars Finish 1st at Blue Devil Classic
1st Place
120: Logan Waller
145: Luke Rada
160: Joe Barsky
182: Michael Jannucci
2nd Place
126: Nick Moldaver
3rd Place
170: Kenneth Koenig
220: Thomas Lidondici
2019 Season Preview
Head Coach: Brett Jankos (7th Season / 102-56)
Returning Wins Leader from 2018
Michael Jannucci (22-9)
Returning Career Wins Leader
Michael Jannucci (53 wins) / Luke Rada (55 wins)
Fun Fact
Michael Jannucci is a 2-time District Champion. The Cougars have never had a 3-time District Champ.
Where They Open
12/15: @ Ewing Tournament
Circle The Date
1/3: vs. Ocean Township - With the Cougars entering B-North, this becomes an early big divisional matchup. The Cougars won the last meeting between the two, 46-21 in 2017.
Another team that took a few dings to graduation, but still looks have enough pieces in place with proven returning talent and promising newcomers, to have a solid, balanced lineup.
The strength of the lineup looks to be the run from 145-220. Luke Rada (26-5), a transfer from Howell, kicks the stretch off. He was a District Champ and 4th in the Region 2017, but did not participate in the postseason in 2018. He's joined by returning starters: Josephy Barsky, who is coming off a solid 16-win rookie year, Liam Hughes (5-10), Kenneth Koenig (18-16 / 2nd D21 in 2017), Michael Jannucci (22-9 / 2-time Dst Champ), Jovani Velazquez-Ruiz (16-14), and Thomas Lidondici (11-15) that gives the Cougars an extremely strong run of upperweights.
The lower part of the lineup is where graduation hit the Cougars hardest. The two returning starters they do have, Logan Waller (20-6 / 2nd D21) and Nicholas Moldaver (14-16) are both coming off solid freshman seasons. They provide some stablility while some new starters are broken in that includes Jason Schulmann, Harry Weber, and Joe LaPorta, who all saw varsity action last season, as well as freshmen Michael Lyristis, Eli Novoselov, and Ford Zajac.
The potential is here for a big year for the Cougars. With the drop down from A-North into B-North, look for Colts Neck to be in the mix in the divisional race, and they are also quite capable of making noise in a tough CJG4 Section.
Possible Lineup in 2019
| Wgt |
Wrestler |
Record |
2018 |
| 106 |
(Fr) Michael Lyristis |
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| 113 |
(Jr) Jason Schulmann |
2-6 |
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| 113 |
(Fr) Eli Novoselov |
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| 120 |
(So) Logan Waller |
20-6 |
2nd D21 |
| 126 |
(So) Nick Moldaver |
14-16 |
|
| 132 |
(Sr) Harry Weber |
1-2 |
|
| 132 |
(Fr) Ford Zajac |
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| 138 |
(Jr) Joe LaPorta |
1-5 |
|
| 145 |
(Jr) Luke Rada |
26-5 |
|
| 152 |
(So) Joe Barsky |
16-11 |
|
| 152 |
(Fr) Joe Cilea |
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| 152/160 |
(Sr) Jacob Aidlen |
1-7 | |
| 160 |
(Sr) Liam Hughes |
5-10 |
|
| 170 |
(Jr) Kenneth Koenig |
18-16 |
|
| 170 |
(Sr) Dan Moldaver |
2-8 |
|
| 182 |
(Sr) Michael Jannucci |
22-9 |
1st D21 |
| 195 |
(Sr) Jovani Velazquez-Ruiz |
16-14 |
|
| 195 |
(Fr) Matt Jannucci |
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| 220 |
(Jr) Thomas Lidondici |
11-15 |
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| Hwt |
(Sr) Bryce Blaikie |
1-4 |
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Graduated in 2018
| Wgt |
Wrestler |
Record |
2018 |
| 120 |
Joey King | 39-5 | 4th SCT / 1st D21 / 2nd R6 / 5th NJ |
| 126 |
Dyon Womack | 33-11 | 2nd SCT / 2nd D21 / 4th R6 |
| 132 |
Justin Pierre-Louise | 21-13 | 3rd D21 |
| 145 |
Anthony Lombardo | 11-15 | 3rd D21 |
| 195 |
AJ Royle | 9-3 | |
| 220 |
TJ DiMario | 0-2 | |
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Colts Neck Cougars High School Wrestling
