2024 Record: 5-14
SJG4 Sectional Qualifiers
3rd Place District 25
17th Place Shore Conference Tournament
5th Place A-South
4th Place Hunterdon Central Tournament
6th Place Ron Mazzola Memorial
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Jr) James Lynch - Hwt
Record: 39-2
7th Place State Tournament / Region 5 Champion / District 25 Champion
Shore Conference Tournament Champion
Hunterdon Central Tournament Champion / Ron Mazzola Memorial Champion
East's 1st State Medal Winner Since 2021
2024 Season
Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Postseason |
106 | (Fr) Ricky DeLorenzo | 23-5 | D-2nd / R-6th |
106 | (So) Michael Hinton | 2-7 | |
106 | (Jr) Grace O'Neill | 0-1 | |
113 | (Fr) Kevin Sickler | 15-13 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
120 | (Sr) Tyler Singer | 16-12 | D-4th |
120 | (So) Shane Sickler | 7-10 | |
126 | (Sr) Jaton Wellington | 18-10 | D-2nd / R-5th |
132 | (Sr) Logan Bucci | 11-9 | |
132 | (Fr) Elian Steffer | 0-4 | |
138 | (Sr) Richie Kulessa | 21-11 | |
138 | (Fr) Damian Vonderlinden | 0-2 | |
138 | (Fr) Dean Vasica | 0-1 | |
144 | (Sr) Trevor Grosso | 3-20 | |
150 | (Fr) Francesco Edgar | 1-5 | |
150 | (Jr) Abdel Kenawy | 3-9 | |
150 | (Sr) Tyler Krupski | 0-2 | |
150 | (Jr) Daniel Hernandez | 0-5 | |
157 | (Sr) Scott Snyder | 1-20 | |
165 | (Sr) Dylan Pentz | 0-22 | |
165 | (So) Shane Vance | 0-2 | |
165 | (So) Joanna Moore | 3-0 | |
190 | (Jr) Terrence Thomas | 25-12 | D-3rd / R-WB1 |
215 | (Sr) Thomas Irons | 5-17 | |
Hwt | (Jr) James Lynch | 39-2 | D-1st / R-1st / NJ-7th |
Date | Opponent | Result |
12/15 | vs TR North | W 51-27 |
12/16 | Ron Mazzola Memorial | 6th Place |
12/20 | vs Central | W 49-29 |
12/30 | Hunterdon Central Invitational | 4th Place |
1/2 | at Jackson Memorial | L 27-39 |
1/6 | Shore Conference Tournament | 17th Place |
1/11 | at Southern | L19-52 |
1/13 | at Colts Neck | L 31-42 |
Lacey | L 28-50 | |
Manalapan | L 33-42 | |
1/17 | vs Brick Twp | W 39-30 |
1/20 | St John Vianney | W 51-25 |
Pope John | L 27-47 | |
1/24 | at Brick Memorial | L 5-67 |
1/27 | vs CBA | L 21-56 |
Howell | L 29-42 | |
Long Branch | L 24-47 | |
Red Bank | L 20-38 | |
1/31 | at TR South | L 33-35 |
2/2 | at Pinelands | W 51-22 |
Matawan | W 46-33 | |
2/5 | SJG4-QF: at Hammonton | L 18-48 |
2/17 | District 25 | 3rd Place |
NJSIAA STATE TOURNAMENT
(1 Medal Winner)
7th: James Lynch (Hwt)
Junior James Lynch finished 7th in the heavyweight bracket for his first State medal, and East's first medal since Michael Conklin in 2021, and 33rd overall.
REGION 7 TOURNAMENT
TR East (1 Champ / 1 Medal Winner)
1st: James Lynch (Hwt) - 1st Title, 2nd Medal for Lynch; 37th Region Champ for Raiders
5th: Jaton Wellington (126)
6th: Ricky DeLorenzo (106)
WB1: Terrence Thomas (190)
PQ: Kevin Sickler (113)
Junior James Lynch won the Raiders' 4th Region Title in six seasons, and brought East's all-time total to 37, the 8th most in the Shore Conference.
It is the 2nd medal for Lynch, who finished 2nd last season, and it is the 5th Region Title for an East heavyweight all-time.
DISTRICT 25 TOURNAMENT
TR East (3rd Place / 1 Champ / 5 Medal Winners)
1st: James Lynch (Hwt)
2nd: Ricky DeLorenzo (106) / Jaton Wellington (126)
3rd: Kevin Sickler (113) / Terrence Thomas (190)
James Lynch became the program's 4th different heavyweight to win a District Title, Jaton Wellington made it to his 3rd final, and freshman Ricky DeLorenzo also made the finals, as East sent 5 wrestlers to the District podium for the 3rd time in 4 tournaments.
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 4 SECTIONALS
QF: Hammonton 48 - TR East 18 (BOX SCORE)
2/3: PINELANDS TRI
TR East 51 - Pinelands 22 (BOX SCORE)
TR East 46 - Matawan 33 (BOX SCORE)
1/31: A-SOUTH
TR South 35 - TR East 33 (BOX SCORE)
TR South: Beneciuk & Cheong decisions in final 2 bouts snaps Indians' 6 dual losing streak to East
TR East: Lynch (26-0); Kulessa (17-10); Thomas (19-9); K Sickler (13-10)
1/27: TR EAST DUALS
#1 CBA 56 - TR East 21 (BOX SCORE)
#6 Howell 42 - TR East 29 (BOX SCORE)
Red Bank 38 - TR East 20 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch 47 - TR East 24 (BOX SCORE)
1/24: A-SOUTH
#5 Brick Memorial 67 - TR East 5 (BOX SCORE)
Brick Mem: Szuba, DiMatteo, Martin, Young, Cromen, Torre, & Saint-Vil win by pin; Ludington techs
TR East: Lynch (21-0) wins by tech
1/20: ST JOHN VIANNEY TRI
#3 St John Vianney 51 - TR East 25 (BOX SCORE)
Pope John 47 - TR East 27 (BOX SCORE)
1/17: A-SOUTH
TR East 39 - Brick Twp 30 (BOX SCORE)
TR East: Kulessa with the walk-off pin; Thomas, Lynch, & DeLorenzo also pin for the Raiders; Singer techs; Wellington majors
Brick Twp: Leskowski, Leonard, & Walsh win by pin
1/13: COLTS NECK QUAD
Colts Neck 42 - TR East 31 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey 50 - TR East 28 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan 42 - TR East 33 (BOX SCORE)
1/11: A-SOUTH
Southern 52 - TR East 19 (BOX SCORE)
Southern: (Stout, Fontana, Henrich, Bivona, & French pin; Manera techs; McVey majors
TR East: Lynch (14-0); DeLorenzo (13-2); Thomas (12-4); Wellington (9-5)
1/6: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
TR East - 17th Place
2 Medal Winners
1st: James Lynch (Hwt)
3rd: Ricky DeLorenzo (106)
James Lynch became the Raiders' first ever SCT Champ by winning the heavyweight bracket. Ricky DeLorenzo took 3rd at 106, giving the Raiders multiple medalists at the SCT for the 2nd time.
1/2: A-SOUTH
Jackson Memorial 39 - TR East 27 (BOX SCORE)
Jackson Mem: (126) Seda d. Wellington, 1-0; Espinosa, Collins, Wolf, & Kovas win by pin
TR East: Lynch (9-0); DeLorenzo (8-1); Thomas (10-3)
12/30: HUNTERDON CENTRAL INVITATIONAL
TR East - 4th Place
1st: Ricky DeLorenzo (106) / James Lynch (Hwt)
3rd: Tyler Singer (120) / Jaton Wellington (126)
4th: Shane Sickler (120)
5th: Richie Kulessa (138) / Terrence Thomas (190)
12/20: A-SOUTH
TR East 49 - Central 30 (BOX SCORE)
TR East: Lynch, Irons, Thomas, Singer, & Wellington win by pin
Central: Condello, Dunne, Ardiles, Delaney, & Stesner win by pin
12/16: RON MAZZOLA MEMORIAL at Old Bridge
TR East - 6th Place
1st: James Lynch (Hwt)
2nd: Ricky DeLorenzo (106)
12/15: A-SOUTH
TR East 51 - TR North 27 (BOX SCORE)
TR East: Raiders' 4th straight win over North; Bucci, & Lynch win by fall
TR North: Dolci, Capra, Serrano, & Mauti win by pin
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