Overall Record: 2-5 / Shore Conference: 2-5 / A-North: 0-3
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Sr) Nico Cerbo - 220
Record: 10-2
4th Place Central Region
Team Leader in Wins
2021 Roster
| Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Post-Season |
| 106 | (Fr) Brady Klinsky | 6-2 | R-PQ |
| 106 | (Fr) Anthony Astorino | 1-1 | |
| 113 | (Sr) Lucas Santos | 7-0 | |
| 120 | (Jr) Justin Haddad | 0-6 | |
| 126 | (So) Colin Oden | 5-3 | R-PQ |
| 132 | (Fr) Matthew Castelli | 3-4 | |
| 138 | (Fr) Connor Brown | 2-5 | |
| 152 | (Sr) Kyle Puzo | 2-4 | |
| 160 | (Jr) Kyle McCarthy | 1-4 | |
| 160 | (Sr) Andrew Rufo | 1-1 | |
| 170 | (Sr) Connor Winz | 0-1 | |
| 170 | (So) Matthew Madonna | 0-1 | |
| 182 | (Sr) Jake Jankowski | 2-4 | |
| 195 | (So) Lucas Ainbinder | 1-3 | |
| 195 | (Sr) Guiseppe Salandra | 0-1 | |
| 220 | (Sr) Nico Cerbo | 10-2 | R-4th / DNP |
| Hwt | (So) Jack Lopez | 2-2 | |
| Hwt | (Fr) Kiernan Foley | 1-0 | |
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2021 Results
| Date | Opponent | Result |
| 3/31 | vs St Rose | W 46-3 |
| 4/1 | at Long Branch | L 24-39 |
| 4/3 | vs Howell | L 21-53 |
| 4/5 | at CBA | L 21-44 |
| 4/6 | at Manalapan | L 24-46 |
| 4/8 | at Wall | L 21-53 |
| 4/9 | vs Red Bank Regional | W 50-27 |
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2021 Recap
4/18: REGION TOURNAMENT
106: (Fr) Brady Klinsky - (R-PQ)
PQ: #8 Ryan Dubnik (Freehold Twp) d. #9 Brady Klinsky (Middletown North) 4-3
120: (So) Colin Oden - (R-PQ)
PQ: #3 Garrett Totten (CBA) p. #14 Colin Oden (Middletown North) 1:33
220: (Sr) Nico Cerbo - 4th Place)
PQ: #2 Nico Cerbo (Middletown North) d. #15 Bennett Cayero (Hunterdon Central) 5-1
QF: #2 Nico Cerbo (Middletown North) p. #7 Nicholas Burns (Raritan) 5:43
SF: #3 Chimdindu Molokwu (Jackson Liberty) d. #2 Nico Cerbo (Middletown North) 5-2
WB2: #2 Nico Cerbo (Middletown North) p. #4 Bryand Gracia (New Brunswick) 5:37
3rd: #5 Raymond Santiago (Colts Neck) d. #2 Nico Cerbo (Middletown North) 2-1 TB1
4/9: NON-DIVISION
MN: Klinsky, Oden, & Brown win by pin
4/8: SHORE CONFERENCE POD 4
MN: Klinsky techs; Oden majors
4/6: SHORE CONFERENCE POD 4
MN: Klinsky & Jankowski win by pin
4/5: A-NORTH
MN: Ainbinder wins by fall
4/3: A-NORTH
MN: Castelli wins by fall; Klinsky dec. #8 Machnik at 106, 9-8
3/31: NON-DIVISION
MN: Santos, Oden, Castelli, Brown win by fall
2021 Middletown North Wrestling
The Lions took a big hit to graduation, with 8 starters departing, including the Shore Conference's all-time wins leader, Tyler Klinsky, a State Champ in 2020. As a result, the Lions will undergo a rebuild behind a group of very promising underclassmen.
Over the last four years, the Lions had one of the great lowerweight groups in the Shore, led by Klinsky, Fred Luchs, and Thomas O'Keefe, who combined for 433 wins in their career. With their departures, a new crop of talented youngsters will look to break into the lineup, including another Klinsky, freshman Brady. North does have some experience returning down here though in sophomore Collin Oden, a 22-bout winner and District runner-up as a freshman last year, and senior Lucas Santos. Keep an eye on Santos, who put up an impressive 16-2 record last season slotting into the lineup behind Klinsky and Luchs. He could be primed for a breakout senior season.
The big gun returning for the Lions is up top in senior Nico Cerbo. Cerbo was a D22 Champion in 2020, and has three District Medals in total. He enters his final year needing 15 victories to hit 100 for his career. Also returning up top for North are senior Jake Jankowski, and sophomore Jack Lopez, who is looking to take it to the next level in 2021 after a solid 14-win season as a freshman wrestling at 195 last year.
There is experience returning in the middle for North as well with senior Grant Heller and junior Shaun Sullivan. This group also gets a boost with the return of senior Kyle Puzo, who missed last season with an injury.
As mentioned, the Lions were hit hard by graduation. Fortunately, in addition to some proven talent, they have a good number of individuals that were waiting their turn behind the departed senior class that are capable of making an impact, and some good looking frosh ready the enter the mix. They may be missing some of the big name star power of the previous seasons, but they still have the potential to have a strong lineup and will be certainly be ready to battle in the tough A-North division.
Possible Lineup in 2021
| Wgt |
Wrestler |
2020 |
Post-Season |
| 106 |
(Fr) Brady Klinsky | ||
| 106 |
(Fr) Anthony Astorino | ||
| 106 |
(Fr) Tommy Valinotti | ||
| 113/120 |
(Sr) Lucas Santos | 16-2 | |
| 113/120 |
(Jr) Justin Haddad | 1-1 | |
| 126 |
(So) Collin Oden | 22-15 | D22-2nd / R6-WB1 |
| 126 |
(So) Greg Stanley | ||
| 132 |
(So) Emmitt Wilton | 0-2 | |
| 132 |
(Fr) Matthew Castelli | ||
| 132 |
(Fr) Connor Brown | ||
| 138 |
(Sr) Grant Heller | 14-16 | |
| 138 |
(Fr) Colin Jacques | ||
| 138 |
(So) Tyler Baxter | 0-1 | |
| 145 |
(Jr) Shaun Sullivan | 9-11 | |
| 145 |
(Fr) Louis Mustillo | ||
| 152/160 |
(Sr) Kyle Puzo | ||
| 152/160 |
(So) Michael Castelli | ||
| 152/160 |
(Jr) Kyle McCarthy | ||
| 152/160 |
(Sr) Andrew Rufo | 0-2 | |
| 170 |
(Sr) Connor Winz | ||
| 170 |
(So) Matthew Madonna | ||
| 170 |
(Fr) Jack LaRocca | ||
| 182/195 |
(Sr) Jake Jankowski | 8-9 | |
| 182/195 |
(So) Lucas Anbinder | ||
| 182/195 |
(Sr) Giuseppe Salandra | ||
| 220/Hwt |
(Sr) Nicolas Cerbo | 39-7 | D22-1st / R6-5th |
| 220/Hwt |
(So) Jack Lopez | 14-10 | |
| 220/Hwt |
(Fr) Keiran Foley | ||
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Graduated in 2020
| Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Post-Season |
| 113 | Tyler Klinsky | 49-1 | D22-1st / R6-1st / NJ-1st |
| 120 | Fred Luchs | 43-9 | D22-2nd / R6-1st / NJ-8th |
| 126 | Thomas O'Keefe | 42-8 | D22-1st / R6-2nd / NJ-WB4 |
| 138 | Enrico Astorino | 4-7 | |
| 138 | Rich Wall | 16-17 | |
| 145 | Chris McCarthy | 22-8 | D22-3rd / R6-3rd / NJ-WB1 |
| 152 | Eddie Farrell | 28-15 | D22-1st / R6-WB1 |
| 182 | Gabe Lubrano | 22-15 | D22-2nd / R6-PQ |
| 195 | Andrew Kanski | 14-19 | |
| Hwt | Shane Doyle | 4-1 | |
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Middletown North High School Wrestling
