Section 9 Preseason Rankings

S9sitelogoLet’s get the discussions going!!!  Keep in mind that these are preseason rankings.  These rankings are not based solely on past performance.  Previous results are clearly a huge factor but other factors, some subjective and some objective, were considered.  I realize that weight classes may be off, especially at the very beginning of the season.  If you don’t like your ranking, or if you think you were over-looked, prove me wrong….on the mat!!!  That’s enough chit-chat…here they are!

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99:     Anthony Stramiello (PB)     Jarred Greiner (MV)         Marco Vespa (MW)          Ian Houck (RV)
106:   Vinny Vespa (MW)               Pedro Rosales (Midd)       Tyler Lynch (VC)               Isaiah Gut. Vera (Midd)
113:   Johnny Stramiello (PB)       Kevin Kelly (MW)               Mike Feliciano (High)      Jamie Pulver (Saug)
120:   Dylan Booth (PJ)                  Austin Ingraham (High)   Evan Barczak (MW)         Gerard Daly (MV) 
126:   Matt Rauch (RH)                  PJ Smoot (MW)                  Da’mani Burns (NFA)      Logan Losito (Wall)
132:   Nick Sebesta (Wall)              Sean Foschini (NFA)         Tyler Rodriguez (Midd)   Hussain Hasan (VC)
138:   Mike Raccioppi (MV)          Brett Johnson (Corn)         Joe Ginley (War)               Brandon Crespi (Wall)
145:   Thomas Wightman (War)   Sean Cramsie (NP)            Frank Hernandez (MV)    Dan Storer (Corn)
152:   Ryan Ferro (War)                 Brandon Lewis (MW)       Osman Hasan (VC)          Mohamed Shadid(Wash)
160:   Dan Decarlo (PJ)                  AJ Aeberli (War)                Quinn Zsido (Corn)          Alec Guevara (Wall)
170:   Tanner Sexton (PJ)              Tyler Blasko (Wall)            Nick Wentland (MV)        Alex Munoz (Saug)
182:   Kyle McGuire (NFA)           Andy Buchanan (High)      Nick DiSessa Leon (Ell)   Phil Kersting (War)
195:   Rob Cuomo (Saug)              Nick McShea (MW)             Jake Wood (King)             Juan Velazquez (Midd)
220:  Rob Kelly (MW)                   James Bethel (Saug)           Dustin MacKenzie (Ont)  Eliot Marzano (King)
285:  Isaac Serrano (NFA)           Troy Grant (NP)                  Sam Weigner (Wash)       Brandon Mascaro (Wall)

Oklahoma 36 Hofstra 6

149: Kendric Maple (OU) dec. Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra), 8-2 …Maple #2 in nation
157: Justin DeAngelis (OU) maj. dec. Nick Terdick (Hofstra), 19-8
165: Joe Booth (Hofstra) dec. Clark Glass (OU), 2-0
174: Andrew Howe (OU) fall Victor Pozsonyi (Hofstra), 2:01
184: Danny Chaid (OU) dec. Dwight Howes (Hofstra), 3-2
197: Travis Rutt (OU) fall David Heitman (Hofstra), 1:56
285: Ross Larson (OU) fall Mike Hughes (Hofstra), 2:07
125: Jarrod Patterson (OU) dec. Jamie Franco (Hofstra), 5-3…Patterson #5 in nation
133: Cody Brewer (OU) tech. fall Jamel Hudson (Hofstra), 17-1
141: Luke Vaith (Hofstra) dec. Nick Lester (OU), 6-3

Virginia Tech 28 Hofstra 9

Franco and Ruggirello Drop Close Decisions To Nationally Ranked Opponents

184: Nick Vetterlein (VT) maj. dec. Dwight Howes, 14-6
197: Chris Penny (VT) fall David Heitman, 2:57
285: Ty Walz (VT) dec. Michael Hughes, 6-4 (SV)
125: #20 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Jamie Franco, 3-1
133: Jamel Hudson (H) dec. #17 Erik Spjut, 9-5
141: #3 Devin Carter (VT) fall #11 Luke Vaith, 2:55
149: #5 Zach Neibert (VT) dec. Cody Ruggirello, 13-9
157: Nick Terdick (H) dec. Sal Mastriani, 10-6
165: #11 Joseph Booth (H) dec. #16 Chris Moon, 5-3
174: #17 Austin Gabel (VT) dec. Victor Pozsonyi, 5-1

Prell, Bonneau In Semis After Day 1 of Ithaca Invitational

Section 9 Grads Sean Prell (Warwick) and Josh Bonneau (Minisink Valley) have both reached the semifinal round at the 2013 Ithaca Invitational.  Prell wrestles at 165 for Johnson and Wales while Bonneau is representing first year program SUNY Sullivan at 197 pounds.  Great job both guys!   Brackets

Army Wins 8 of 10 in Home Opener

Army 30, Stevens Tech 6
125: Hunter Wood (A) maj. dec. Rob Murray, 23-10
133: Logan Everett (A) maj. dec. Ryan Wilson, 18-7
141: Tyler Rauenzahn (A) maj. dec. Ricky Perrine, 19-8
149: Mike Polizzi (S) dec. Ryan Bilyeu, 11-9
157: Paul Hancock (A) maj. dec. Leo Wortman, 18-8
165: Chandler Smith (A) dec. Colin Navickas, 12-5
174: Alex Smith (A) dec. Ryan Dormann, 5-2
184: Ryan Tompkins (A) dec. Damian Murberg, 5-3
197: Bryce Barnes (A) tech. fall Alex Moreno, 20-4 (6:13)
285: Chris Florek (S) dec. David Farr, 5-1

10 NY Wrestlers Earn National Ranking on Flo

Congratulations to the following NY state wrestlers who are all nationally ranked according to FloWrestling’s most recent ranking.  Special congrats to Yianni Diakomihalis who is now the #1 ranked wrestler in the country at 106!

Yianni Diakomihalis (Hilton, Fr, Section 5) – 1st @ 106
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ick Piccininni (Ward Melville, Jr, Section 11) – 6th @ 120
Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (Cheektowaga, Sr, Section 6) – 5th @ 138
Tristan Rifanburg (Norwich, Jr, Section 4) – 20th @138
Louis Hernandez (Mepham, Sr, Section 8 ) – 6th @ 152
Corey Rasheed (Longwood, Sr, Section 11) – 8th @ 160
Burke Paddock (Warsaw, Sr, Section 5) – 9th @ 160
Christian Dietrich (Greene, So, Section 4) – 14th @ 182
Rich Sisti (Monsignor Farrell, Sr, CHSAA) – 15th @ 220
James O’Hagan (Seaford, Sr, Section 8 ) – 8th @ 285

Rutgers Edges Hosftra 22-21 on Criteria; Dual Has Several Local Ties

Rutgers kicked of their 2013-2014 with an exciting 21-20 victory over EIWA rival Hofstra in a dual meet that had three local wrestlers record big victories.  Jamie Franco (Monroe Woodbury) picked up a convincing 5-1 victory at 125 for Hofstra over Rutgers freshman Scott DelVecchio, a 2X NJ state champion.  At 149, Valley Central graduate Cody Ruggirello picked up bonus points for Hofstra when he pinned Rutgers sophomore Ken Thoebold at the 6:10 mark.  At heavyweight, Rutgers redshirt sophomore and High Point (NJ) graduate, Billy Smith pinned Hofstra’s Mike Hughes in 5:17.  Hughes, a true freshman, was an undefeated NYS champ last year.

141    Luke Vaith (Hofstra) won by tech fall over Corey Stasenko (Rutgers) 5:45 18-3.
149   Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) won by pin over Ken Theobold (Rutgers) 6:36.
157    Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) won by decision over Nick Terdick (Hofstra) 6-4.
165   Joe Booth (Hofstra) won by decision over Nick Visicaro (Rutgers) 11-7.
174    Phillip Bakuckas (Rutgers) won by decision over Victor Pozsonyi (Hofstra) 3-0.
184    Dan Seidenberg (Rutgers) won by decision over Dwight Howes (Hofstra) 3-1.
197    Hayden Hrymack (Rutgers) won by pin over David Heitman (Hofstra) 0:43.
285    William Smith (Rutgers) won by pin over Michael Hughes (Hofstra) 5:17.
125    Jamie Franco (Hofstra) won by decision over Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers) 5-1.
133    Jamel Hudson (Hofstra) won by major decision over Sean McCabe (Rutgers) 16-5