2023 Record: 26-8
#11 Shore Conference Top 11
CJG4 State Sectional Qualifiers
District 18 Champions
17th Place Shore Conference Tournament
Tied 2nd Place A-North
ROSTER
| Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Post Season |
| 106 | (Sr) Julia Cux | 3-7 | |
| 106 | (Jr) Elie Azoulai | 2-1 | |
| 113 | (Jr) Andrew Mucciolo | 37-6 | D-1st / R-5th |
| 113 | (Fr) Justin Arias | 1-1 | |
| 120 | (Sr) Anthony Vitola | 32-8 | D-1st / R-4th / NJ-WB1 |
| 120 | (Sr) Anthony Evangelista | 0-1 | |
| 126 | (Jr) Christian Spezio | 14-12 | D-2nd / R-PQ |
| 126 | (Fr) Gage Grant | 23-13 | |
| 132 | (Sr) Vincent DePierro | 29-7 | D-1st / R-3rd / NJ-WB2 |
| 132 | (So) Mike Burns | 0-1 | |
| 138 | (Jr) Anthony Mucciolo | 20-13 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
| 138 | |||
| 144 | (Jr) Vinny Kain | 23-6 | D-1st / R-WB1 |
| 144 | (Sr) Vincent Balzano | 2-10 | |
| 150 | (Jr) Rene Manso | 18-11 | |
| 150 | (So) Matt Guidice | 0-2 | |
| 157 | (Sr) Daniel Orsen | 19-15 | D-3rd / R-WB1 |
| 157 | (Jr) Jack Niro | 1-5 | |
| 157 | (Fr) Brayden Claro | 0-1 | |
| 165 | (Sr) Austin Stakemann | 13-12 | |
| 165 | (Jr) Ardit Gola | 6-5 | |
| 175 | (Jr) Sergey Zavalnik | 22-14 | D-2nd / R-PQ |
| 175 | |||
| 190 | (Sr) Kenny Wines | 29-11 | D-1st / R-5th |
| 190 | (Fr) Donny Tibbet | 1-1 | |
| 215 | (Jr) Constantine Kilaras | 23-12 | D-2nd / R-PQ |
| 215 | (So) Joe Hughes | 1-0 | |
| 215 | (Jr) Andrew Carver | 0-2 | |
| Hwt | (Sr) Artem Reinikov-Jouk | 31-7 | D-1st / R-4th / NJ-WB1 |
| Hwt | (So) Reggie Bennett | 2-1 |
SCHEDULE
| Date | Opponent | Result |
| 12/16 | at Lakewood | W 68-6 |
| 12/17 | at Central | W 62-9 |
| Pinelands | W 52-28 | |
| Middletown North | W 40-29 | |
| 12/21 | at CBA | L 15-57 |
| 12/27 | at Robbinsville | W 48-24 |
| Egg Harbor | W 57-18 | |
| 12/28 | at New Providence | W 56-9 |
| Bayonne | W 54-27 | |
| Sayreville | W 59-16 | |
| 1/3 | vs Freehold Boro | W 61-13 |
| 1/7 | at Hightstown | W 68-6 |
| Princeton | W 55-21 | |
| Middle Twp | W 54-21 | |
| 1/11 | vs Middletown South | W 35-32 |
| 1/14 | at Wall | W 45-24 |
| Lower Cape May | W 52-15 | |
| 1/17 | vs Jackson Liberty | L 29-31 |
| 1/18 | at Marlboro | W 55-12 |
| 1/21 | at Colts Neck | W 48-23 |
| Lacey | L 28-40 | |
| Manchester | W 54-8 | |
| 1/24 | vs Freehold Twp | W 62-8 |
| 1/28 | Shore Conference Tournament | 17th Place |
| 1/30 | at Rumson | L 30-51 |
| 2/1 | at Howell | L 24-48 |
| 2/4 | vs Ridge | W 39-32 |
| Bridgewater-Raritan | L 33-38 | |
| AL Johnson | L 33-42 | |
| 2/6 | CJG4-QF: Colts Neck | W 44-24 |
| CJG4-SF: at Jackson Memorial | L 7-61 | |
| 2/10 | at Allentown | W 62-6 |
| 2/11 | at Ridgewood | W 53-21 |
| Butler | W 51-15 | |
| Ramsey | W 60-14 | |
| 2/18 | District 18 | 1st Place |
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Jr) Andrew Mucciolo - 113
Record: 37-6
5th Place Region 5 / District 18 Champion
3rd Place Shore Conference Tournament
Team leader in wins
3/4: NJSIAA STATE TOURNAMENT
Manalapan (0 Medal Winners)
The season ended for Manalapan's senior trio of State qualifiers on Friday. Both Vincent DePierro and Anthony Vitola were 4-year starters for the Braves. They each won 2 District Titles, and were 3-time finalists, and both were 2-time Region medal winners. DePierro won 84 bouts for his career, while Vitola won 80.
Artem Reinikov-Jouk shined in his lone season in the Braves' lineup, winning 31 bouts and becoming the Braves first heavyweight to win a District title in 10 years.
WB2: Vincent DePierro (132)
WB1: Anthony Vitola (120) / Artem Reinikov-Jouk (Hwt)
2/25: REGION 5
Manalapan (3 Medal Winners)
The Braves advanced 3 of their 11 entrants to Atlantic City, giving them multiple State qualifiers for the first time since 2020. The Braves had five wrestlers finish in the Top 6 this weekend, the most since they had six Top 6's since 2019.
3rd: Vincent DePierro (132)
4th: Anthony Vitola (120) / Artem Reinikov-Jouk (Hwt)
5th: Andrew Mucciolo (113) / Kenny Wines (190)
WB1: Vincent Kain (144) / Daniel Orsen (157)
PQ: Christian Spezio (126) / Anthony Mucciolo (138) / Sergey Zavalnik (175) / Constantine Kilaras (215)
2/18: DISTRICT 18 TOURNAMENT
Manalapan (1st Place / 6 Champs / 11 Medal Winners)
The Braves set a school record with 6 champions at this year's District 18 Tournament. Andrew Mucciolo, Anthony Vitola, Vincent DePierro, & Vinny Kain each won their 2nd consecutive District Titles, and helped lead the Braves to back-to-back D18 Team Titles, the program's 10th District Team Title overall.
1st Place: Andrew Mucciolo (113) / Antony Vitola (120) / Vincent DePierro (132) / Vincent Kain (144) / Kenny Wines (190) / Artem Reinikov-Jouk (Hwt)
2nd Place: Christian Spezio (126) / Sergey Zavalnik (175) / Constantine Kilaras (215)
3rd Place: Anthony Mucciolo (138) / Daniel Orsen (157)
2/11: RIDGEWOOD QUAD
Manalapan 53 - Ridgewood 21 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan 51 - Butler 15 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan 60 - Ramsey 14 (BOX SCORE)
2/10: NON-CONFERENCE
Manalapan 62 - Allentown 6 (BOX SCORE)
CJG4 SECTIONALS
QF: Manalapan 44 - Colts Neck 24 (BOX SCORE)
SEMI: Jackson Memorial 61 - Manalapan 7 (BOX SCORE)
2/4: MANALAPAN QUAD
AL Johnson 42 - Manalapan 33 (BOX SCORE)
Bridgewater-Raritan 38 - Manalapan 33 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan 39 - Ridge 32 (BOX SCORE)
2/1: A-NORTH
Howell 48 - Manalapan 24 (BOX SCORE)
Howell: (120) #2 X Ortega d. #7 Vitola; Bruen (21-5); Henry (23-4); S Ortega (21-3); Merkel (16-5)
Manalapan: Stakemann, Zavalnik, Andy Mucciolo, & Spezio win by fall
1/30: NON-DIVISION
Rumson 51 - Manalapan 30 (BOX SCORE)
Rumson: H Skove (26-1); W Skove (12-7); Pangborn (21-6); Ridgway (16-6); Fry (20-6); Delaney (19-9)
Manalapan: Vitola (21-3); Grant (16-10); Manso (13-7); Zavalnik (15-8); Reinikov-Jouk (19-3)
1/28: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
17th Place
3rd: Andrew Mucciolo (113)
5th: Vincent DePierro (132)
1/24: A-NORTH
Manalapan 62 - Freehold Twp 8 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan: G Grant (15-8); Kain (15-4); Zavalnik (14-8); Wines (16-4); Reinikov-Jouk (18-3)
Freehold Twp: (126) A Grant hands Vitola (bumped up from 120) 1st loss of season in sudden victory; Benjamino (17-2)
1/21: COLTS NECK QUAD
Manalapan 48 - Colts Neck 23 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey 40 - Manalapan 28 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan: (132) #3 DePierro md #9 Ott
Manalapan 54 - Manchester 9 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan: (113) #9 Mucciolo md #10 Perez
1/18: A-NORTH
Manalapan 55 - Marlboro 12 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan: 350th career coaching win for head coach Scott Pressman; DePierro (16-1); Andrew Mucciolo (14-3); Anthony Mucciolo (13-4); Wines (13-3)
Marlboro: Falcone & Leonarado win by decision
1/17: NON-DIVISION
Jackson Liberty 31 - Manalapan 29 (BOX SCORE)
Jackson Liberty: Ayyash dec. in final bout wins it for Lions; Klein (15-3); Pazinko (15-5); A Urso (13-5)
Manalapan: Vitola (16-0); DePierro (15-1); Reinikov-Jouk (15-2); Wines (12-3)
1/14: WALL TRI
Manalapan 45 - Wall 24 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan 52 - Lower Cape May 15 (BOX SCORE)
1/11: A-NORTH
Manalapan 35 - Middletown South 32 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan: (Hwt) Reinikov-Jouk d. #5 Whyte; Vitola, DePierro, Orsen, & Wines win by pin; And. Mucciolo techs
Midd South: Zaleski & Smith pin; Hussey techs
1/7: HIGHTSTOWN QUAD
Manalapan 55 - Princeton 21 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan 68 - Hightstown 6 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan 54 - Middle Twp 21 (BOX SCORE)
1/4: A-NORTH
Manalapan 61 - Freehold Boro 13 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan: Orsen, Zavalnik, Wines, Kilaras, Reinikov-Jouk, Andrew Muccio, Vitola, Grant, & DePierro with pins
Freehold Boro: Messina pins; Sweeney majors
12/28: NEW PROVIDENCE QUAD
Manalapan 54 - Bayonne 27 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan 56 - New Providence 9 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan 59 - Sayreville 16 (BOX SCORE)
12/27: ROBBINSVILLE TRI
Manalapan 48 - Robbinsville 24 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan 57 - Egg Harbor 18 (BOX SCORE)
12/21: A-NORTH
CBA 57 - Manalapan 15 (BOX SCORE)
CBA: Barrett, Silva, Lawrence, & Grippo with pins; Stump, Falcone, & Jakub win by tech
Manalapan: Vitola pins; Kain techs; DePierro majors
12/17: CENTRAL QUAD
Manalapan 52 - Pinelands 28 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan 62 - Central 9 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan 40 - Middletown North 29 (BOX SCORE)
12/16: NON-DIVISION
Manalapan 68 - Lakewood 6 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan: Zavalnik, Kilaras, Wines, Reinikov-Jouk, Grant, DePierro, & Kain win by pin; Arias & Andrew Mucciolo tech, Anthony Mucciolo majors
Lakewood: Flores wins by fall
