2009 Matawan Wrestling Team
Congratulations Cesare Antista on career victory #100!!!
1/05: Matawan 45 - Marlboro 31
103: James Stewart (Marl) p. Timmy Birch 1:08
112: Vinnie Leone (Marl) p. Patrick O'Donnell 2:50
119: Adam Ramadan (MArl) p. Thomas Dillon 5:17
125: Zeke Vega (Mat) tf. Alex Shustorovich
130: Johnny Short (Mat) p. Sammy Madbouly 2:53
135: Devon Rust (Mat) p. Ben Bingert 2:38
140: Cesare Antista (Mat) p. Ethan Binder 1:24
145: Paul Saraiva (Marl) md. McArthur Underwood 17-7
152: Chris Carillo (Mat) md. Ryan Cerankowski 13-5
160: Jordan Long (Mat) p. Dan Rover 1:33
171: Greg Doukas (Marl) p. Charlie Cook 1:07
189: Rob Rivera (Mat) p. Sean Joseph 1:59
215: Mitch Seigel (Marl) d. Andre Hodge 6-3
Hwt: Chris Howley (Mat) p. Larry Patierro 2:11
1/03: Matawan 48 - Red Bank Regional 21
119: Tommy Dillon (M) p. Anthony Bravo 0:34
125: Zack Vega (M) p. Rocky Leiner 1:20
130: Devon Rust (M) d. Nick Lettieri 10-4
135: Johnny Short (M) p. Steve Fitzgerald 0:38
140: Cesare Antista (M) p. Paul Muolo 2:43
145: Jordan Long (M) p. Sean Cuvanov 1:45
152: Chris Carrillo (M) d. Joey Bravo 3-2 (OT)
160: Caleb Doherty (RB) p. Tibor Ross 3:56
171: Charlie Cook (Matawan) d. Jon Lazo 7-5 (OT)
189: Cody O'Malley (RB) p. Rob Rivera 2:47
215: Andre Hodge (M) d. Connor Lawlor 4-2
HWT: Mike Damien (RB) d. Chris Howley 3-2 (2TB)
103: Eddie Sembler (RB) p. Timmy Birch 1:36
112: Patrick O'Donnell (M) by forfeit
1/03: 1/03: Matawan 59 - Monmouth 18
112: Patrick O'Donnell (Mat) p. Dominick Cardella
119: Tommy Dilon (Mat) p. David Fletcher 1:01
125: Michael Persson (Mon) p. Devon Rust 1:57
130: Johnny Short (Mat) p. Mufee Navedo 0:52
135: Cesare Antista (Mat) p. Nick Jordan 0:22
140: Tom Buck (Mon) p. Dave Silverman 0:50
145: Jordan Long (Mat) p. Donovan Kollmar 4:48
152: Chris Carillo (Mat) p. Joe Zoppi 1:16
160: Tibor Ross (Mat) by forfeit
171: Ronald Clearie (Mon) d. Charlie Cook 8-5
189: Rob Rivera (Mat) by forfeit
215: Ryan Greenwood (Mon) d. Andre Hodge 1-0
Hwt: Chris Howley (Mat) by forfeit
103: Timmy Birch (Mat) by forfeit
1/03: Matawan 62 - RBC 16
103: Timmy Birch (M) by forfeit
112: Patrick O'Donnell (M) by forfeit
119: Thomas Dilon (M) p. Ryan Anderson 0:36
125: James Loures (RBC) md. Devon Rust 18-6
130: Zeke Vega (M) tf. EJ Sauer 17-2
135: Johnny Short (M) p. Frank Abt 0:48
140: Joe Baron (RBC) p. Dave Silverman 3:39
145: Jordan Long (M) p. Dan Krakower 3:08
152: Chris Carillo (M) p. Paul Alwell 2:39
160: Tibor Ross (M) p. Michael Rubano 0:47
171: Mike Byrnes (RBC) p. Billy Crombie 1:23
189: Rob Rivera (M) d. John Czugh 3-1
215: Andre Hodge (M) by forfeit
Hwt: Chris Howley (M) by forfeit
12/30: Huskies Finish 2nd at East Brunswick
Johnny Short and Cesare Antista won individual titles, and eight Huskies in all placed in the Top 6, as Matawan placed 2nd as a team despite entering only 12 wrestlers at the 2008 Bear Invitational at East Brunswick.
Cesare Antista rolled to the 135-pound title with three pins followed by a 4-0 win over South River's Adam Mongelli (the District 20 champion and Region 5 runner-up in 2008) in the finals. For Antista, it was career win number 97 which gives him the all-time school record at Matawan. For his performance, Antista was named as the tournaments Most Outstanding Wrestler. Congratulations to Cesare!
Short also won by fall in his opening three bouts, including a 40 second fall over Spotwood's Matt Salge in the semifinals, on his way to the 130-pound championship bout. In the finals, Short was dominant on the mat in a 17-4 win over Bishop Ahr's Mike Pysniak as he claimed the 130-pound crown.
Short and Antista are now each 7-0 on the season with titles from both the Matawan Icebreaker and Bear Invitational.
Jordan Long gave Bishop Ahr's Joe McAuley a run in the finals. Trailing 3-2 with 5 seconds left, Long tried a desperation takedown, but came up short and dropped a 5-2 decision to McAuley. McAuley is a returning District 19 champion and a state qualifer in 2008 after placing 2nd in the Region 5 Tournament.
Senior Chris Howley continues to look strong in his return from an injury that forced him to miss all of 2007. Howley, seeded 10th, knocked off the #2 seed Giovannia Balena of Montgomery in his opening bout and then turned Red Bank's Mike Damien in the ultimate tiebreaker to win their semifinal bout 6-3. In the final, Howley fell to Governor Livingston's Matt Tansey, a 3rd place finisher in District 12 in 2008.
East Brunsick Medal Winners
1st Place
130: Johnny Short
135: Cesare Antista
2nd Place
145: Jordan Long
Hwt: Chris Howley
3rd Place
152: Chris Carillo
4th Place
189: Rob Rivera
215: Andre Hodge
6th Place
119: Patrick O'Donnell
12/20: Matawan Finishes 2nd At Icebreaker
Johnny Short (130), Cesare Antista (135), and Jordan Long (145) won individual titles and the Huskies had ten wrestlers in all finish in the Top 6, as Matawan finished 2nd as a team at the 2008 Matawan Icebreaker.
Short (lowerweight) and Long (upperweight) both claimed Most Outstanding Wrestler Awards.
Short, a junior, was dominant in his run to the 130-pound crown, picking up a 1st period pin the quarterfinals, a technical fall in the semis, and then a 13-3 major decision over Freehold Townships Anthony DePierro in the finals. The Icebreaker championship was the first for Short after placing third as a freshman and 2nd as a sophomore.
Long, picked up the most impressive win of the tournament. Following an opening round pin and a quaterfinal decision, Long defeated 2008 Region 5 Champion and State Place Winner Colin Hewitt of Franklin Township in the tiebreaker round to advance to the finals. The junior wasted little time claiming the championship in the finals, pressing 3rd-seeded Old Bridge's Jamie Bond in just 1:25.
Antista was equally impressive in his run to the 135-pound championship. The senior scored a tech in the quarters, a fall in the semis, and a major over Shore's Luke Bush in the finals.
Icebreaker Medal Winners
1st Place
130: Johnny Short
135: Cesare Antista
145: Jordan Long
2nd Place
189: Rob Rivera
3rd Place
119: Tommy Dillon
215: Andrew Hodge
4th Place
160: Eddie McCarthy
5th Place
152: Chris Carillo
Hwt: Chris Hawley
6th Place
145: MacArthur Underwood
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