ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler Of The Year

(Sr) Hunter Mays - 165
Record: 29-1
NJSIAA State Champion
Region 6 Champion
District 22 Champion
3rd Place Powerade Tournament
Paulsboro Tournament Champion

3/5: NJSIAA TOURNAMENT
1st: Hunter Mays (165)
WB4: Sebastian Ortega (120) / Giovanni Scafidi (138) / DJ Henry (175)
WB3: Xavier Ortega (113)
WB2: Kieran Bruen (132) / Nick Acque (157)
WB1: Sawyer Ostroff (126)

2/26: REGION 6
Howell: (2 Champs / 8 Medal Winners)
1st: Xavier Ortega (113) / Hunter Mays (165)
2nd: Sawyer Ostroff (126) / Giovanni Scafidi (138) / DJ Henry (175)
3rd: Sebastian Ortega (120) / Kieran Bruen (132) / Nick Acque (157)
6th: Ian Soutar (190)
WB1: Gavin Merkel (150)
PQ: Dane Colfer (215) / Thomas Richards (Hwt)

2/19: DISTRICT 22
Howell (1st Place / 8 Champs / 12 Medal Winners)
With their 8 champions at this year's tournament, the Rebels now have 152 District Champions, which moves them into 1st all-time in Monmouth County.This year' team title is number 14 for the Rebels, and moves them into a tie with Long Branch & Middletown North for 2nd most all-time for a Monmouth County team.
1st: Xavier Ortega (113) / Sebastian Ortega (120) / Giovanni Scafidi (138) / Gavin Merkel (150) / Nick Acque (157) / Hunter Mays (165) / DJ Henry (175) / Ian Soutar (190)
2nd: Kieran Bruen (132) / Thomas Richards (Hwt)
3rd: Sawyer Ostroff (126) / Dane Colfer (215)

2/13: GROUP 5 FINALS
Phillipsburg  51  -  Howell  8  (BOX SCORE)

2/11: GROUP 5 SEMIFINALS
Howell  41  -  Livingston  18  (BOX SCORE)
Howell: Mays & S Ortega pin; Scafidi & Acque tech; Wiessel majors

2/9: CJG5 FINALS
Howell  31  -  Hunterdon Central  26  (BOX SCORE)
Howell: Rebels 5th Sectional Title
Howell: Scafidi with walk-off pin; Mays & Richards also pin; Edmundson majors

2/7: CJG5 SEMIFINALS
Howell  72  -  Old Bridge  6  (BOX SCORE)
Howell: Ostroff, Machnik, Wiessel, Merkel, Mays, Henry, Colfer, Richards, Hultman, & X Ortega win by pin

2/7: CJG5 QUARTERFINALS at Howell
Howell  69  -  Edison  (BOX SCORE)
Howell: X Ortega, Edmundson, Bruen, Scafidi, Wiessel, Dalton, Acque, Mays, Soutar, Campese, & Hultman pin

2/2: A-NORTH
#4 Howell  49  -  Middletown North  21  (BOX SCORE)
Howell: X Ortega (23-4); Mays (24-1); Acque (19-4); Bruen (17-8)
Middletown North: 126 - #9 Oden p. #10 Ostroff / Klisnky (18-4); Ainbinder (15-7)

1/31: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT FINALS
#1 CBA  38  -  #3 Howell  29  (BOX SCORE)

1/31: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS
#3 Howell  34  -  #2 Middletown South  21  (BOX SCORE)

1/27: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
PQ: #3 Howell  59  -  #19 Middletown North  18  (BOX SCORE)
H: X Ortega, Dalton, Acque, Halvorsen, Henry & Richards win by fall  /  MN: Klinsky, Oden, & Ainbinder pin for Lions

QF: #3 Howell  44  -  #6 Raritan  18  (BOX SCORE)
H: 132 - Bruen p. #7 Kmak; Mays & Soutar pin; X Ortega & Acque with techs  /  R: 138 - #5 Reilley d. #4 Scafidi, 3-1

1/25: NON-CONFERENCE
#5 Howell  59  -  Watchung Hills  14  (BOX SCORE)
H: X Ortega (18-4); S Ortega (10-2); Acque (15-3); Bruen (15-6); Merkel (13-5)

1/21-22: JACK WELCH DUALS
#2 Howell  57  -  Cinnaminson  16  (BOX SCORE)
#2 Howell  63  -  Long Branch  13  (BOX SCORE)
#2 Howell  66  -  Morris Hills  15  (BOX SCORE)
Delsea  37  -  #2 Howell  21  (BOX SCORE)
Warren Hills  39  -  #2 Howell  22  (BOX SCORE)

1/18: A-NORTH
#4 Middletown South  31  -  #2 Howell  27  (BOX SCORE)
H: Mays (15-1); Henry (11-0); Acque (11-2)

1/15: HENRY BORESCH DUALS
#2 Howell  58  -  Bound Brook  16  (BOX SCORE)
#2 Howell  62  -  #8 Lacey  6  (BOX SCORE)
#2 Howell  39  -  North Hunterdon  28  (BOX SCORE)

1/13: NON-CONFERENCE
#2 Howell  52  -  St Thomas Aquinas  18  (BOX SCORE)
800th Dual Win for Howell

1/13: A-NORTH
#2 Howell  66  -  Manalapan  3  (BOX SCORE)
H: Bruen, Merkel, Acque, Henry, Colfer, & Richards win by fall

1/10: HOWELL TRI
#2 Howell  46  -  #7 Jackson Memorial  21  (BOX SCORE)
#2 Howell  57  -  Freehold Twp  9  (BOX SCORE)

1/8: NON-CONFERENCE
#4 Howell  50  -  Old Bridge  16  (BOX SCORE)

1/5: A-NORTH
#4 Howell  32  -  #3 CBA  31  (BOX SCORE)
H: Scafidi d. Punzi, 5-3 in sudden victory, in final bout to give Rebels the win; Four 3-pt decisions (3 1-pt matches & 1 sudden victory) in dual were all won by Howell

12/30: POWERADE TOURNAMENT (FLO PAGE)

Rebels finish in 37th Place; Hunter Mays 3rd at 160; Xavier Ortega 8th at 113

12/20: A-NORTH
Howell  62  -  Marlboro  12  (BOX SCORE)
H: S Ortega, Ostroff, Wiessel, Acque, Mays, & Henry with pins

12/18: REBELS FINISH 1ST AT PAULSBORO TOURNAMENT  (TOURNAMENT PAGE)

Top 3 Finishers

1st Place
113: Xavier Ortega
120: Sebastian Ortega
157: Nick Acque
165: Hunter Mays
190: Ian Soutar

2nd Place
106: Liam Clark
120: Mike Edmundson
126: JJ Machnik
138: Giovanni Scafidi
144: Rob Wiessel
215: Dane Colfer

3rd Place
150: Gavin Merkel