2023 Record: 6-12
3rd Place District 22
12th Place Shore Conference Tournament (Highest finish in team history)
6th Place A-North

ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Sr) Angelo Messina - 138
Record: 37-5
3rd Place Region 6 / District 22 Champion
2nd Place Shore Conference Tournament / Buc Classic Champion / Caldwell Tournament Champion / 3rd Place Mustang Classic
Finishes career 4th on Freehold's all-time wins list

3/4: NJSIAA STATE TOURNAMENT
Freehold Boro (0 Medal Winners)
Senior Angelo Messina fell one win short of a State medal, dropping a tough 9-7 decision to Raritan's Zach Reilley in Friday night's Blood Round. It ends the career of one of the program's best wrestlers as Messina ends with 3 Region medals, 3 District Championships, and 108 career wins, which puts him 4th on the all-time wins list at Freehold.

Senior Joe Berryman also finished up his career with Freehold after being eliminated in the 2nd round of the wrestlebacks. Berryman was a 2-time State qualifier, a 2-time Region medalists, and a 2-time District medalist.
WB4: Angelo Messina (138)
WB2: Joe Berryman (165)

2/25: REGION 6
Freehold Boro (2 Medal Winners)
Angelo Messina won his third Region medal, and had his fourth top 5 finish, while Joe Berryman won his 2nd medal, as the Colonials are sending multiple wrestlers to Atlantic City for the fourth time in five years. 
3rd: Angelo Messina (138)  /  Joe Berryman (165)
6th: Sam Sheridan (113)
WB1: Andrew Fata (157)
PQ: Josiah Sweeney (106)

2/18: DISTRICT 22 TOURNAMENT
Freehold Boro (3rd Place / 2 Champions / 5 Medal Winners)
The shortened 2021 season cost Angelo Messina the opportunity of joining his brother Nico as a 4-time District Champion. As it is, Messina finishes as a 3-time Champ, joining his brother, and Hall of Famer Carlos Fontanez, as the only Colonials with at least 3 District Championships in the program's 89-year history. Andrew Fata also won a title for Freehold, making it three tournaments in a row with multiple champs for the Colonials. It is also the 2nd consecutive season with a Top 3 finish as a team.
1st: Angelo Messina (138) / Andrew Fata (157)
2nd: Sam Sheridan (113) / Joe Berryman (165)
3rd: Josiah Sweeney (106)

2/9: NON-DIVISION
Pinelands  39  -  Freehold Boro  35  (BOX SCORE)
Pinelands: Pharo (17-10); Hart (19-10); Livio (28-3); Sheridan (15-8); Wagner (27-3)
Freehold Boro: Messina (28-2); Connelly (16-8); Berryman (21-7); Sheridan (17-12)

2/7: NON-DIVISION
Freehold Boro  42  -  Matawan  36  (BOX SCORE)

2/4: FREEHOLD BORO QUAD
Freehold Boro  60  -  Burlington Twp  18  (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro  60  -  Pennsauken  21  (BOX SCORE)
Lacey  54  -  Freehold Boro  27  (BOX SCORE)

2/1: A-NORTH
Middletown South  40  -  Freehold Boro  27  (BOX SCORE)
Midd South: Zaleski (26-3); Holland (17-9); Hussey (22-6); Whyte (19-8)
Freehold Boro: Fata (15-6); Sheridan (14-10); Stokes (13-8)

1/28: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
12th Place
2nd: Angelo Messina (138)
4th: Joseph Berryman (165)
5th: Andrew Fata (157)

1/25: A-NORTH
Howell  40  -  Freehold Boro  34  (BOX SCORE)
Howell: Richards with walk-off pin; X Ortega (18-3); S Ortega (16-2); Bruen (17-3); Henry (17-4)
Freehold Boro: Messina (20-2); Fata (11-4); Berryman (14-4); Sheridan (13-8)

1/21: ALLENTOWN TRI
Allentown  42  -  Freehold Boro  33  (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro  40  -  Absegami  39  (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro: Sweeney pins in final bout; Freehold wins on criteria

1/18: A-NORTH
Freehold Boro  38  -  Freehold Twp  34  (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro: Sheridan, Bartuk, Tate, & Fata win by pin; Sweeney & Berryman major
Freehold Twp: Flanigan (14-3); Benjamino (14-2); Harrington (13-3)

1/14: BUC CLASSIC  -  (BRACKETS)
Freehold Boro (2nd): 1st: Messina (138), Connelly (144), Fata (157), Berryman (165)  /  3rd: Sweeney (106), Sheridan (113)  /  5th: Stokes (215)

1/13: A-NORTH
Middletown North  55  -  Freehold Boro  21  (BOX SCORE)
Midd North: Layfield, Klinsky, Portman, Wall, Fearon, Mustillo, Castelli, & Cueto win by pin
Freehold Boro: (138) #4 Messina d. #6 Oden; Sheridan, Connelly, & Berryman pin

1/11: NON-DIVISION
Colts Neck  35  -  Freehold Boro  30  (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck: Cleary, Shakhnavazov, & Aguilar win by pin; Michaels techs
Freehold Boro: (165) #5 Berryman d. #6 Layton; Murphy & Stokes pin; Messina techs; Sheridan majors

1/7: FREEHOLD BORO QUAD
Monroe  51  -  Freehold Boro  18  (BOX SCORE)
Robbinsville  42  -  Freehold Boro  37  (BOX SCORE)
Northern Burlington  55  -  Freehold Boro  17  (BOX SCORE)

1/4: A-NORTH
Manalapan  61  -  Freehold Boro  13  (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan: Orsen, Zavalnik, Wines, Kilaras, Reinikov-Jouk, Andrew Muccio, Vitola, Grant, & DePierro with pins
Freehold Boro: Messina pins; Sweeney majors

12/28: MUSTANG CLASSIC   (BRACKET)
Freehold Boro (13th): 3rd: Messina (138) / 4th: Connelly (144), Fata (144) / 5th: Stokes (215)

12/21: A-NORTH
Freehold Boro  58  -  Marlboro  18  (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro: Murphy, Messina, Fata, Martinez win by pin; Miller majors
Marlboro: Falcone, Oystacher, & Perlow with pins

12/17: CALDWELL TOURNAMENT
Freehold Boro (4th): 1st: Messina (138) / 2nd: Connelley (144) / 3rd: Sheridan (113), Fata (157)

12/15: A-NORTH
CBA  63  -  Freehold Boro  18  (BOX SCORE)
CBA: Provines, Duffy, Venet, Falcone, Young, Barrett, Lawrence, Grippo, Canterino win by fall
Freehold Boro: Fata & Cardozo win by pin