Overall Record: 19-12 / Shore Conference: 10-6 / A-North: 2-5
2020 Marlboro Wrestling
CJG5 State Sectional Qualifiers
4th Place District 19
18th Place Shore Conference Tournament
6th Place A-North
Old Bridge Icebreaker Champions
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Jr) Harrison Gordon - 106
Record: 37-7
State: NJ-WB3
Region: R5-2nd Place
District: D19-2nd Place
Old Bridge IceBreaker Champion
The junior led the team in wins, and was one of the three wrestlers to qualify for States for the Mustangs, advancing the furthest of the trio. His 37 wins is the most at Marlboro since the 2011 season.
2020 Season Recap
Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Post-Season |
106 | (Jr) Harrison Gordon | 37-7 | D19-2nd / R5-2nd / NJ-WB3 |
106 | (Fr) Marc Shternfeld | 4-2 | |
106 | (Fr) Sean Bayer | 1-1 | |
106 | (Fr) Inri Cuencas | 0-1 | |
113 | (So) Brandon Bayer | 24-11 | |
113 | (Jr) Corey Herman | 0-1 | |
120 | (So) Eric Shternfeld | 8-8 | |
120 | (So) Mike Bruno | 18-9 | |
120 | (So) Alex Palagano | 8-10 | |
126 | (Jr) Andrew DiLiberto | 22-12 | |
126 | (Sr) Vinny Franzone | 12-8 | |
132 | (Jr) Zach Vasile | 34-10 | D19-2nd / R5-2nd / NJ-WB2 |
132 | (Fr) Kevin McBride | 1-9 | |
132 | (Jr) Gavin McQuade | 0-1 | |
132 | (So) Amari Benjamin | 0-1 | |
138 | (Fr) Joseph Rass | 4-13 | |
138 | (So) Shiva Subramanian | 1-0 | |
145 | (Fr) Trevor Perlow | 15-18 | |
152 | (So) Mike Malucelli | 30-9 | D19-2nd / R5-WB1 |
160 | (Sr) Edward Jang | 31-13 | D19-3rd / R5-4th / NJ-WB1 |
160 | (Sr) Elijah Santos | 2-1 | |
160 | (So) Antony Boguslaskiy | 0-2 | |
170 | (So) Max Tsvanyer | 2-8 | |
170 | (So) Eric Uroza | 0-3 | |
182 | (Sr) Jake Marchese | 5-8 | |
182 | (So) Gregory Shleyger | 0-5 | |
195 | (Jr) Matt Connolly | 3-9 | |
220 | (So) Christian Steensen | 20-8 | D19-2nd / R5-PQ |
220 | (So) Isaac Azaraev | 1-7 | |
Hwt | (Sr) Adam Mirza | 25-12 | D19-3rd / R5-PQ |
Hwt | (So) Loren Gunin | 1-0 | |
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Date | Opponent | Result |
12/19 | vs Jackson Liberty | W 42-33 |
12/21 | Old Bridge IceBreaker | 1st Place |
12/28 | at Hightstown | L 36-39 |
Steinert | W 57-6 | |
Lakewood | W 52-18 | |
12/30 | at Metuchen | W 42-30 |
Scotch Plains-Fanwood | L 34-36 | |
1/4 | at Long Branch | L 17-59 |
Manalapan | L 15-53 | |
Freehold Boro | L 25-51 | |
1/6 | vs Middletown South | L 33-35 |
1/8 | vs Sayreville | L 31-33 |
1/11 | at Piscataway | L 22-57 |
Old Bridge | W 51-15 | |
New Brunswick | W 36-27 | |
1/14 | vs Howell | L 25-44 |
1/15 | at TR South | W 57-15 |
1/17 | vs Keansburg | W 55-21 |
1/22 | at Franklin | L 25-43 |
1/25 | at Bordentown | W 47-25 |
Clayton | W 48-30 | |
Trenton Central | W 48-27 | |
1/27 | vs Colts Neck | L 33-42 |
1/29 | vs East Brunswick | W 61-18 |
2/1 | Shore Conference Tournament | 18th Place |
2/5 | at CBA | W 36-31 |
2/7 | at Freehold Twp | W 54-22 |
Shore Regional | W 55-24 | |
Matawan | W 53-24 | |
2/10 | CJG5-QF: at Monroe | L 21-43 |
2/15 | at Holmdel | W 45-32 |
Ocean City | W 40-36 | |
Pinelands | W 49-10 | |
2/22 | District 19 | 4th Place |
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106: (Jr) Harrison Gordon - (NJ-WB3)
PRELIM: Jack Zaleski (Middletown South) md. Harrison Gordon (Marlboro) 13-2
WB1: Harrison Gordon (Marlboro) d. Adian Carmody (Livingston) 8-1
WB2: Harrison Gordon (Marlboro) d. Amajuwan Murray (Rahway) 11-5
WB3: Aiden Wallace (Bergen Catholic) md. Harrison Gordon (Marlboro) 8-0
132: (Jr) Zach Vasile - (NJ-WB2)
PRELIM: Brock Zurawski (St Augustine Prep) md. Zach Vasile (Marlboro) 12-2
WB1: Zach Vasile (Marlboro) p. Jeremy Silber (Westfield) 5:13
WB2: Jake Gentile (Kingsway) p. Zach Vasile (Marlboro) 0:51
160: (Sr) Edward Jang - (NJ-WB1)
PRELIM: Brian Soldano (High Point) p. Edward Jang (Marlboro) 3:12
WB1: Sabino Portella (Red Bank Catholic) p. Edward Jang (Marlboro) 3:15
2/29: REGION 5 TOURNAMENT
Harrison Gordon and Zach Vasile placed 2nd, and Edward Jang took 4th, as they all punched tickets to Atlantic City, giving Marlboro State Tournament participants for the first time since 2011.
REGION AGATES
106: (Jr) Harrison Gordon - (R5-2nd Place)
PQ: #2 Harrison Gordon (Marlboro) p. #15 Brendan Nichols (Shore) 1:02
QF: #2 Harrison Gordon (Marlboro) d. #7 Logan Wadle (North Hunterdon) 7-4
SF: #2 Harrison Gordon (Marlboro) p. #6 Joseph Giordano (St John Vianney) 5:08
1ST: #1 Jack Zaleski (Middletown South) md. #2 Harrison Gordon (Marlboro) 14-5
132: (Jr) Zach Vasile - (R5-2nd Place)
PQ: #3 Zach Vasile (Marlboro) p. #14 Joseph Witcoski (Hillsborough) 1:53
QF: #3 Zach Vasile (Marlboro) p. #6 Michael Holland (Middletown South) 3:09
SF: #3 Zach Vasile (Marlboro) d. #2 Zach Weiner (Spotswood)
1ST: #1 Anthony White (South Plainfield) p. #3 Zach Vasile (Marlboro) 1:06
152: (So) Mike Malucelli - (R5-WB1)
PQ: #7 Mike Malucelli (Marlboro) d. #10 James Grande (Manalapan) 4-2
QF: #2 Anthony Romaniello (Hunterdon Central) d. #7 Mike Malucelli (Marlboro) 9-2
WB1: #6 Owen Fitzgerald (Middletown South) d. #7 Mike Malucelli (Marlboro) 8-6 SV
160: (Sr) Edward Jang - (R5-4th Place)
PQ: #6 Edward Jang (Marlboro) d. #11 Brendyn Challenger (Edison) 5-3
QF: #3 Jarazell Bull (New Brunswick) d. #6 Edward Jang (Marlboro) 8-5
WB1: #6 Edward Jang (Marlboro) d. #7 Alex Abrahamsen (Montgomery) 9-4
WB2: #6 Edward Jang (Marlboro) d. #5 Gilbert Sosa (Perth Amboy) 10-3
3RD: #1 Matt Benedetti (Manalapan) md. #6 Edward Jang (Marlboro) 14-2
220: Christian Steensen - (R5-PQ)
PQ: #10 Brandon Donoghue (Hunterdon Central) d. #7 Christian Steensen (Marlboro) 8-2
Hwt: Adam Mirza - (R5-PQ)
PQ: #7 Vincent Rebak (Sayreville) p. #10 Adam Mirza (Marlboro) 3:31
2/22: DISTRICT 19 TOURNAMENT
D19-4th Place / 6 Medal Winners
2nd: Harrison Gordon (106) / Zach Vasile (132) / Mike Malucelli (152) / Christian Steensen (220)
3rd: Edward Jang (160) / Adam Mirza (Hwt)
2/15: HOLMDEL QUAD
Marlboro 45 - Holmdel 32 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro 40 - Ocean City 36 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro 49 - Pinelands 10 (BOX SCORE)
2/10: CJG5 QUARTERFINALS
2/7: FREEHOLD TWP QUAD
Marlboro 53 - Matawan 24 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro 55 - Shore 24 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro 54 - Freehold Twp 22 (BOX SCORE)
2/5: A-NORTH
Marlboro 36 - CBA 31 (BOX SCORE)
M: Bayer decision, 8-7 in TB1, in final bout wins it for Marlboro; Gordon (23-3); Vasile (22-5)
Mustangs Finish in 18th Place
1/29: NON-CONFERENCE
Marlboro 61 - East Brunswick 18 (BOX SCORE)
M: Vasile (19-3); Malucelli (19-4); Jang (19-4); B Bayer (17-5); Mirza (17-7)
1/27: NON-DIVISION
Colts Neck 42 - Marlboro 33 (BOX SCORE)
M: Gordon (19-1); Jang (18-4); Mirza (16-7)
1/25: BORDENTOWN QUAD
Marlboro 47 - Bordentown 25 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro 48 - Clayton 30 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro 48 - Trenton Central 27 (BOX SCORE)
1/22: NON-CONFERENCE
Franklin 43 - Marlboro 25 (BOX SCORE)
M: Gordon (17-1); Vasile (16-2); Jang (15-4); Steensen (8-2)
1/17: NON-DIVISION
Marlboro 55 - Keansburg 21 (BOX SCORE)
M: Gordon (16-1); Malucelli (16-2); Vasile (15-2)
1/15: NON-DIVISION
M: Bruno (13-6); Malucelli (15-2); Vasile (14-2)
1/11: PISCATAWAY QUAD
Piscataway 57 - Marboro 22 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro 51 - Old Bridge 15 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro 36 - New Brunswick 27 (BOX SCORE)
1/8: NON-CONFERENCE
Sayreville 33 - Marlboro 31 (BOX SCORE)
M: Gordon (14-0); Malucelli (10-2); Jang (12-3)
1/6: A-NORTH
Middletown South 35 - Marlboro 33 (BOX SCORE)
M: Gordon (13-0); Mustangs get pins from Jang, Malucelli, Steensen, Mirza, and Bruno.
12/30: METUCHEN TRI
Marlboro 42 - Metuchen 30 (BOX SCORE)
Scotch Plains-Fanwood 36 - Marlboro 34 (BOX SCORE)
M: Gordon & Jang with 2 pins each on the day
12/28: HIGHTSOTWN QUAD
Marlboro 57 - Steinert 6 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro 52 - Lakewood 18 (BOX SCORE)
Hightstown 39 - Marlboro 36 (BOX SCORE)
12/21: OLD BRIDGE ICEBREAKER
Marlboro Wins Team Title
1st: Gordon (106), Vasile (138), Mirza (Hwt) / 2nd: E Shternfeld (113), DiLiberto (132) / 3rd: Bayer (113), Bruno (120), Malucelli (152), Jang (160)
12/19: NON-DIVISION
Marlboro 42 - Jackson Liberty 33 (BOX SCORE)
M: Shternfeld, Gordon, Bruno, Vasile, Connolly, & Mirza pin for Mustangs
2020 Season Preview
Down Low (106-132): The Mustangs are anchored down low by junior Harrison Gordon, who led the team in victories last season with 32, and won the D19 Championship. Back at 106 this season, he will be one of the top wrestlers in the Shore at that weight again this season. There is some good depth here as well with returning starters Andrew DiLiberto, Eric Schternfeld, and Gavin McQuade, as well as senior Vinny Franzone, and Brandon Bayer and Mike Bruno, who both received valuable experience as frosh last year. The potential is here for this to be a pretty tough group for the Mustangs.
In The Middle (138-160): The Mustangs have a pair of returning District runner-ups that could sandwich this group in junior Zach Vasile, and senior Edward Jang. They will be valuable bookends as the Mustangs break some young newcomers into the lineup, including a pair of promising freshmen in Trevor Perlow and Joe Rass.
Up Top (170-Hwt): Three starters return including seniors Adam Mirza and Jake Marchese, who can provide senior leadership for what is a pretty young lineup overall. Also back is Christian Steensen, who is coming off an impressive freshman season in the upperweights, recording 15 wins.
Head Coach: Charlie Frankel (4th Season / 27-41)
2019 Overall Record: 16-11 / Shore Conference: 12-6 / A-North: 3-4
Sectionals: CJG5 Quarterfinalists
3rd Place District 19
Tied 4th Place A-North
27th Place Shore Conference Tournament
Possible Lineup in 2020
Wgt |
Wrestler |
Record |
Post-Season |
106/113 |
(Jr) Harrison Gordon |
32-5 |
D19-1st / R5-WB1 |
113 |
(So) Brandon Bayer |
4-2 |
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113 |
(So) Eric Schternfeld |
11-8 |
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113/120 |
(So) Alex Palagano |
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120/126 |
(So) Mike Bruno |
7-6 |
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126/132 |
(Jr) Andrew DiLiberto |
16-15 |
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126/132 |
(Sr) Vinny Franzone |
5-4 |
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132 |
(Jr) Gavin McQuade |
1-16 |
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138/145 |
(Jr) Zach Vasile |
26-7 |
D19-2nd / R5-WB1 |
145 |
(Fr) Trevor Perlow |
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145 |
(Fr) Joe Rass |
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160/170 |
(Sr) Edward Jang |
20-15 |
D19-2nd / R5-WB1 |
182 |
(Sr) Jake Marchese |
4-13 |
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195/220 |
(Jr) Matt Connoly |
1-6 |
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195/220 |
(So) Christian Steensen |
15-17 |
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Hwt |
(Sr) Adam Mirza |
14-14 |
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Graduated in 2019
Wgt |
Wrestler |
Record |
2019 |
120 |
Derek Wong |
2-2 |
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126 |
Cristian Rial |
15-6 |
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145 |
Matt Weinstock |
4-7 |
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152 |
Ryan Corbin |
3-5 |
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160 |
Evan Brown |
28-7 |
D19-1st / R5-WB1 |
182 |
Christian Pittari |
14-13 |
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