2023 Record: 2-25
7th Place District 25
31st Place Shore Conference Tournament
7th Place A-South
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Sr) Cosmo Zaccaro - 215
Record: 31-13
4th Place Region 7 / 3rd Place District 25
3rd Place Egg Harbor Tournament
ROSTER
Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Post Season |
106 | (Fr) Mason Lugo | 18-12 | D-3rd / DNP |
106 | (Fr) Michael Boyer | 1-3 | |
113 | (Jr) Aiden O'Brien | 9-10 | |
113 | (Fr) Nicholas Wudzki | 0-1 | |
120 | (So) Matix Baxter | 10-8 | |
120 | (So) Matthew Denman | 3-6 | |
120 | (Jr) Gavin Emmett | 0-2 | |
120 | (Fr) Jacob Halpin | 0-1 | |
126 | (Sr) Jake Laskowski | 13-10 | D-4th |
126 | (So) Elisha Oteng | 1-4 | |
126 | (Fr) Timothy Williams | 0-1 | |
132 | (So) Nicolas Straniero | 18-11 | D-4th |
138 | (So) Michael Hawkes | 3-6 | |
138 | (Jr) Nicholas Condello | 4-11 | |
138 | (Jr) Keith Swistock | 10-10 | |
144 | (Jr) Ayden Delaney | 8-12 | |
144 | |||
150 | (Sr) Stefano Babino | 6-22 | |
150 | (Fr) Joseph Dunne | 1-12 | |
157 | (Sr) John Eisenhower | 0-8 | |
157 | (So) Ethan Kuch | 1-3 | |
157 | (So) Aidan Miller | 1-1 | |
157 | (So) John Sternik | 0-1 | |
165 | (Fr) Isaias Perez | 5-19 | |
165 | (Fr) Christopher Wallace | 0-2 | |
165 | (So) Donovan Stesner | 0-9 | |
175 | |||
175 | |||
190 | (Sr) Martin Varela | 0-5 | |
190 | (Fr) Rhys Santarsiero | 0-2 | |
190 | (Sr) Luis Pajaro | 0-12 | |
215 | (Sr) Cosmo Zaccaro | 31-13 | D-3rd / R-4th / NJ-WB3 |
215 | (Fr) Jonathan Savoca | 0-1 | |
Hwt | (Fr) Tyler Alexander | 0-10 | |
Hwt |
SCHEDULE
Date | Opponent | Result |
12/15 | at TR South | L 30-50 |
12/17 | vs Middletown North | L 0-75 |
Manalapan | L 9-62 | |
Pinelands | L 18-61 | |
12/21 | vs Jackson Memorial | L 9-62 |
12/29 | Egg Harbor Tournament | 19th Place |
1/3 | at TR North | W 45-30 |
1/7 | at Barnegat | L 30-43 |
Lacey | L 9-60 | |
Matawan | L 38-41 | |
1/11 | vs Southern | L 6-72 |
1/12 | at Pemberton | L 39-40 |
1/14 | at Audobon | L 21-54 |
Mainland | L 35-36 | |
Vineland | L 27-51 | |
1/18 | at Brick Memorial | L 9-67 |
1/21 | vs St Peter's Prep | L 25-52 |
Lower Cape May | L 21-51 | |
Burlington Twp | W 48-27 | |
1/25 | vs Brick Twp | L 30-36 |
1/28 | Shore Conference Tournament | 31st Place |
1/31 | vs Pt Beach | L 30-45 |
2/2 | vs TR East | L 12-58 |
2/4 | at Clearview | L 18-56 |
Hammonton | L 9-63 | |
Pennsville | L 22-54 | |
2/11 | at Freehold Twp | L 30-46 |
Donovan Catholic | L 21-54 | |
Red Bank Regional | L 25-52 | |
2/18 | District 25 | 7th Place |
3/4: NJSIAA STATE TOURNAMENT
Central (0 Medal Winners)
Senior Cosmo Zaccaro's State Tournament run ended in the 3rd round of wrestlebacks on Friday, bringing his season, and career with the Golden Eagles, to an end.
Zaccaro finished with a 93-20 career record for Central, with 2 Region medals, and a District Championship in 2022. He was the Eagles first wrestler to qualify for back-to-back State Tournaments since Nick Weaver in 2005 and 2006, and advanced the furthest in the tournament since Tyler Pepe in 2020.
WB3: Cosmo Zaccaro (215)
2/25: REGION 7
Central (1 Medal Winner)
Cosmo Zaccaro won his 2nd Region medal, placing 4th at 215, to punch his ticket to Atlantic City. Zaccaro is the Eagle's first wrestler to make it to back to back State Tournaments since Nick Weaver, a 2-time State medalists, went in 2005 & 2006.
4th: Cosmo Zaccaro (215)
2/18: DISTRICT 25 TOURNAMENT
Central (7th Place / 2 Medal Winners)
Cosmo Zazzaro won his 2nd District medal, and Mason Lugo broke seed to claim his first, as the Golden Eagles had multiple medal winners for the 3rd consecutive season.
3rd: Mason Lugo (106) / Cosmo Zaccaro (215)
2/11: FREEHOLD TWP QUAD
Donovan Catholic 54 - Central 21 (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Twp 46 - Central 30 (BOX SCORE)
Red Bank 52 - Central 25 (BOX SCORE)
2/4: CLEARVIEW QUAD
Clearview 56 - Central 18 (BOX SCORE)
Hammonton 63 - Central 9 (BOX SCORE)
Pennsville 54 - Central 22 (BOX SCORE)
2/3: A-SOUTH
TR East 58 - Central 12 (BOX SCORE)
1/31: NON-DIVISION
Pt Beach 45 - Central 30 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Beach: Schulter (22-4); DeBenedett (20-6); Niethe (21-5)
Central: Zaccaro (19-7); Straniero (13-7)
1/28: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
31st Place
1/25: A-SOUTH
Brick Twp 36 - Central 30 (BOX SCORE)
Brick Twp: Sherry (16-4); Mallon (13-8); Trempy (12-7); Candelaria (17-4)
Central: Zaccaro (17-5); Laskowski (10-6); Straniero (12-7)
1/21: PINE BARRENS DUALS
St Peter's Prep 52 - Central 25 (BOX SCORE)
Lower Cape May 51 - Central 21 (BOX SCORE)
Central 48 - Burlington Twp 27 (BOX SCORE)
1/18: A-SOUTH
Brick Memorial 67 - Central 9 (BOX SCORE)
Brick Mem: (215): Szuba d. #6 Zaccaro; Ludington (21-1); Santaniello (17-0); Martin (11-5);
Central: Laskowski wins by pin; Straniero (9-6)
1/14: AUDOBON QUAD
Mainland 36 - Central 35 (BOX SCORE)
Audobon 54 - Central 21 (BOX SCORE)
Vineland 51 - Central 27 (BOX SCORE)
1/12: NON-CONFERENCE
Pemberton 40 - Central 39 (BOX SCORE)
Central: Lugo, Laskowski, Straniero, & Zaccaro win by pin
1/11: A-SOUTH
Southern 72 - Central 6 (BOX SCORE)
Southern: (215) #3 O'Boyle p. #6 Zaccaro; Parker, Pari, & Sari pin; Stout, Vigilante, & Ferrante win by tech
1/7: BARNEGAT QUAD
Lacey 60 - Central 9 (BOX SCORE)
Barnegat 43 - Central 30 (BOX SCORE)
Matawan 41 - Central 38 (BOX SCORE)
1/3: A-SOUTH
Central 45 - TR North 30 (BOX SCORE)
Central: Delaney, Zaccaro, Baxter, & Laskowski win by fall
TR North: Sanchez, Perez, Ganska, & Dolci with pins
12/29: EGG HARBOR TOURNAMENT (BRACKET)
Central (19th): 3rd: Zaccaro (138)
12/21: A-SOUTH
Jackson Memorial 62 - Central 9 (BOX SCORE)
Jackson Mem: L Espinosa, Calamia, Kovacs, Leach, & Stahlnecker win by fall; J Espinosa & Rucci with majors
Central: Zaccaro wins by pin
12/17: CENTRAL QUAD
Pinelands 61 - Central 18 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan 62 - Central 9 (BOX SCORE)
Middletown North 75 - Central 0 (BOX SCORE)
<span style=">12/15: A-SOUTH
TR South 50 - Central 30 (BOX SCORE)
TR South: Langen, Fitzgerald, Bentivegna, Alvarado, Akinlou, & Beneciuk win by pin; Gardner techs
Central: Pins by Straniero, Swistock, Zaccaro, Lugo, & Laskwoski