2004 Wrestling Summary

East Brunswick had 2 wrestlers that placed third and one that placed fourth. Placing third were: Carmen Corona (135) and Jason Shelsby (145). Nick Marrone (160) placed fourth.

East Brunswick had 4 wrestlers that placed first in their weight classes: Carmen Corona (135), Jason Shelsby (145),
John Parke (152) and Nick Marrone (160). With second place finishes were: Corey Ritchings (119), Tim Ackerman (140) and
Matt Merrigan (171). Ralph Danise (275) placed 3rd and Chris Onryscuk (103) placed 4th.

East Brunswick was soundly defeated by a very strong Hillsborough team. Corey Ritchings (119) and Ralph Danise (275) won by forfeit. John Parke (152) and Matt Merrigan (171) won by decision.

In one of the best wrestling matches of all time, the East Brunswick Bears wrestlers (Nick Marrone and Matt Merrigan) won the last two matches by pins to pull off a stunning come from behind win against a very good Christian Brothers Academy team. Scoring pins for East Brunswick were: Cory Ritchings (119), Jason Shelsby (152), Nick Marrone(160) and Matt Merrigan (171). Winning decisions were: Larry Huang (215) and Carmen Corona (130).

East Brunswick High School wrestlers cruised to victory over a very short handed South River team. East Brunswick wrestlers that won by pins were:
Carmen Corona (130), Jason Shelsby (145), Dave Shuberth (189) and Larry Huang (215). Winning decisions were
Kevin Busund (112) – match stopped due to injury of K. Pereira, Todd Maryott (125),
John Parke (152) and Nick Marrone (160). Chris Onryscuk (103), Corey Ritchings (119),
Tim Ackerman (140) and Matt Merrigan (171) all won by forfeit. Congratulations to the fine display of wrestling provided by the East Brunswick wrestling team!

East Brunswick High School wrestlers scored third place overall. Two wrestlers won their weight classes – 130 Carmen Corona and 171 Matt Merrigan.
Placing third were 119 Corey Ritchings, 145 Jason Shelsby, 152 John Parke, and
160 Nick Marrone. Tim Ackerman (140) placed fourth.

East Brunswick High School wrestlers won a squeaker against Woodbridge.
East Brunswick wrestlers that won by a pin were Ralph Danise (275), Corey Ritchings (119), Carmen Corona (130) and John Parke (152).
Winning by decisions for East Brunswick were: Matt Merrigan (171), Kevin Busund (112) and Tim Ackerman (140).

East Brunswick High School wrestlers lost in a tough match against Middletown North. Ralph Danise (275) in his first return from being
injured was the only East Brunswick wrestlers that won by a pin. Winning by decisions for East Brunswick were:
Corey Ritchings (119), Carmen Corona (130), Jason Shelsby (145) and Matt Merrigan (171).

East Brunswick High School wrestlers won a real satisfying home match against Bridgewater. East Brunswick wrestlers that won were:
Chris Onyrscuk (103), Corey Ritchings (119), Todd Maryott (125), Tim Ackerman (140),
Jason Shelsby (145), John Parke (152), Nick Marrone (160) and Matt Merrigan (189)

East Brunswick High School wrestlers lost against a very good Old Bridge team. East Brunswick wrestlers that won were: Jason Shelsby (145), Nick Marrone (160), David Ruffner(171), Matt Merrigan (189) and Carmen Corona (130).

East Brunswick High School lost a difficult match against South Plainfield. The following East Brunswick Bears wrestlers won by a pin: Jason Shelsby (145) and Nicola Marrone (160). Winning by decisions were: Corey Ritchings (119) and Carmen Corona (130). Congratulations to all.

East Brunswick Bears coasted to victory against a Bishop Ahr which had to give up 4 forfeits. The following Bears wrestlers won by a pin: Jason Shelsby (145), John Parke (152 pounds) and David Ruffner (189). Winning by decisions were: Tim Ackerman (140), Matt Merrigan (171) and Tony Ojeil (215). Winning by forfeit were Kevin Busund (112), Corey Ritchings (119), Todd Maryott (125) and Steve Defilippo (275). Congratulations to all.

East Brunswick Bears handled Edison easily at home. Scoring 54 team points, the Bears got pins by: S. DeFilippo (275), C. Corona (130), Jason Shelsby (145), John Parke (152 pounds), Nick Marrone (160), and Matt Merrigan (171). Winning by decisions were: Corey Ritchings (119) and David Ruffner (189). Chris Onryscuk and Kevin Busund won by forfeit. Congratulations to all.

East Brunswick Bears dominated Sayreville at home in front of packed house. Rolling to a 28-0 lead, the Bears scored pins by: John Parke (152 pounds), Nick Marrone (160), Dave Ruffner (171) and Matt Merrigan (189).

East Brunswick Bears lost a hard fought battle with J.P. Stevens. Winning their matches for East Brunswick were: Corey Ritchings (125), Todd Maryott (130), Tim Ackerman (140), Jason Shelsby (145), Nick Marrone (160), David Ruffner (171) and Matt Merrigan (189).

East Brunswick Bears defeated Perth Amboy at home in front of an enthusiastic Bears crowd. Congratulations to Kevin Busund (112), Corey Ritchings (119), Tim Ackerman (140), Jason Shelsby (145), John Parke (152), Nick Marrone (160), Matt Merrigan (171) and David Ruffner (189) of East Brunswick who all won their matches.

East Brunswick Bears lost a tough match to South Brunswick. Congratulations to Corey Ritchings, Todd Maryott, Jason Shelsby, John Parke, and Nick Marrone of East Brunswick who won their matches.

East Brunswick Bears dominated the North Brunswick Tournament earning 190 points – 80 more than the second place Bishop Ahr of Edison.

Corey Ritchings (125) bumped up from (119), Jason Shelsby (145), Nick Marrone (160) and Matt Merrigan (171) all placed first in their weight classes.
David Ruffner (189) – wrestling up from his normal weight class of 171 placed second. Tony Oljiel (215) and Steve DeFilippo (275) also placed second. Chris Onyrscuk (103), Mike Corona (119) and John Parke (152) came in third place.

The Neptune tournament attracts some of the best teams in the state. East Brunswick placed 6th place overall. Tim Ackerman (140 lbs), Jason Shelsby(145 lbs), and Matt Merrigan(171 lbs) all took third, while Corey Ritchings (119 lbs) place fourth.