“The Lightweights” 99 – 126

                                                                  99 Pounds
The Favorites:
Kelan McKenna (New Hartford, S3) – 6th in NYS @ 99 2013; 22-1 this year with 19 pins; only loss was at 106
Dylan Arena (Clarence, S6) – 23-2 with only one loss at 99; 3-0 win over Gramuglia at UE
Dean Raymond (Deposit, S4) – SQ 2013 lost to Powers and Devincenzo at states; 7-1 this year only loss at 113
Jacori Teemer (Long Beach, S8) – undefeated, won Massapequa Tournament, victory over Loew
Thomas Cox (Deer Park, S11) – 16-0 including a 9-2 win over Busiello
Alfredo Almedo (Arlington, S1) – won Mid-Hudson; undefeated this year; senior experience will help
Christian Gramuglia (Burnt Hills, S2) – 20-2; only loss at 99 is to Dylan Arena from Clarence

Keep An Eye On:
Jonathan Loew (Wantagh, S8) – only an 8th grader but battle tested
Adam Busiello (Eastport SM, S11) – extremely talented 7th graders only losses have been to Cox
Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, S11) – another talented LI middle schooler; 1-pt losses to Busiello and Teemer
Bennie Baker (Newark Valley, S4) – undefeated 7th grader has a 7-6 win over Waverly’s AJ Burkhart
Anthony Stramiello (Pine Bush, S9) – won Shoreline; only loss this year was to Almedo at Mid-Hudson
Zach Lawrence (Duanesburg, S2) – 7th grader; only losses are to Baker and Raymond

                                                                     106 Pounds

The Favorites:
Matteo DeVincenzo (Port Jefferson, S11) – 2nd in NYS @ 99 D2 2013; 12-0 this year all with bonus points
Vinny Vespa (Monroe Woodbury, S9) – 5th in NYS @ 99 D1 2013; undefeated this season
Chris Cuccolo (St. Benedicts Prep, NJ) – 2013 ESC champ at 99; possible rematch with Vespa???
Chris Marrin (Clovis West, CA) – senior is considered top 5 in CA
Paulo Freitas (Danbury, CT) – finished 2nd in CT last year
Parker Kropman (Penfield, S5) – undefeated this year; placed 7th at 2013 ESC

Keep An Eye On:
Anthony Cirillo (Rocky Point, S11) – nearly beat Vespa @ UE; only other loss is to Yianni 
Pedro Rosales (Middletown, S9) – very tough wrestler; lost 4-0 to Vespa at 113
Malik Grant (Curtis, PSAL) – SQ 2013 0-2 in Albany
Ben Tepperman (Hauppauge, S11) – only loss at 106 has been a 4-1 decision to Vespa
John Luke Destafano (Poly Prep, Private) – private school NYS champ last year

                                                                           113 Pounds
The Favorites:
Vito Arujau (Syosset, S8) – 2nd NYS 2013 @ 99; lost to Yianni 3OT in finals; undefeated this year
Kyle Quinn (Wantagh, S8) – 1st NYS 2013 @ 106; lost 6-3 to Arujau early this season
Joe Calderone (Walt Whitman, S11) – 2013 SQ @ 113; 20-0 this year including 5-2 win over Stramiello
Tony Recco (Lyndonville, S5) – 2012 1st NYS @ 99; injured last year; only one loss this year
Johnny Stramiello (Pine Bush, S9) – 2X 6th NYS; only loss this year is to Calderone 
Golan Cohen (Colonie, S2) – 2013 4th NYS & ESC; 3 losses this year all at 120

Keep An Eye On:
Gerard Daly (Minisink Valley, S9) – 2012 SQ @ 99; 24-2 this year with both losses at 120
Hunter Dusold (Locust Valley, S8) – 2013 SQ @ 106; 3 losses this year have all been to quality opponents
Anthony Argentiere (Kenmore West, S6) – 25-2; lost to Yianni @ 120 and other loss was at 126; very tough
Tanner Lapiene (Odgensburg, S10) – 2013 4th NYS @ 99; has lost 2 close decisions to Nathan Marshall
Andrew McFarland (Carthage, S3) – undefeated with a win over Nelson
Joe Nelson (Oxford, S4) – 12-1 major over UE’s Mikey Carr @ 120 is impressive

                                                                             120 pounds

The Favorites:
Nick Piccininni (Ward Mel, S11) – ranked 5th in nation; 2X NYS champ; 2013 ESC champ; yeah he’s good!
Bryan Lantry (Wayne, S5) – 2013 4th NYS @ 113; 2012 5th NYS; 2013 3rd ESC @ 113; undefeated so far
Luis Weierbach (Hoosick Falls, S2) – 2013 NYS champ D2 has committed to West Point
Nick Casella (Locust Valley, S8) – 2X NYS finalist; 7th @ ESC last year; lost to Russ @ 132 this year
Dylan Booth (Port Jervis, S9) – 2013 5th NYS; win over Daly; only loss was to PA stud Gardner
James Szymanski (Shoreham WR, S11) – 2013 5th NYS; 2013 3rd ESC; undefeated; win over Dellavecchia
Brett Brice (Longwood, S8) – pinned Ingraham at Mid Hudson; only lost 4-3 to Booth
Jesse Dellavecchia (East Islip, S11) – 2013 4th NYS; very dangerous wrestler

Keep An Eye On:
Evan Barczak (Monroe Woodbury, S9) – 2013 SQ; undefeated with an 8-6 victory over Grippi
Austin Ingraham (Highland, S9) – 2013 6th NYS @ 113 D2; has a win of Golan Cohen this year
Jon Errico (Byram Hills, S1) – has traded wins with Grippi this year
Chris Bryant (Danbury, CT) – senior has finished 3rg in CT twice
Andrew North (Pine Bush, S9) – very talented wrestler with a win over Rauch at Mid Hudson
Matt Grippi (New Rochelle, S1) – talented 8th grader has a win over Errico
Mikey Carr (Union Endicott, S4) – all 4 of this year’s losses have been to quality wrestlers
Daniel Amancio (MLK, PSAL) – 2013 2nd in PSAL; lost to Curatolo by a pt; undefeated this year 17-0

                          
                                                                                      126 Pounds

The Favorites:
Kevin Jack (Danbury, CT) – 2X ESC champion is currently ranked #13 in nation by Flo
Mike Knoblauch (Clovis West, CA) – 2013 3rd CA; Currently ranked # 19 in the nation by Flo
Travis Passaro (Eastport SM, S11) – 2013 3rd NYS; huge off season; undefeated this year
Alex Delacruz (Ossining, S1) – 2013 NYS Champ; undefeated; 16-9 win over Burns at Mid-Hudson
Kellen Devlin (Amherst, S6) – 2013 3rd NYS D2; 18-0 with 14 pins this year
Blake Retell (Shaker, S2) – 2013 7th ESC; undefeated with a win over Greene @ 132 this year
Da’mani Burns (NFA, S9) – only loss is to Delacruz; has dominated everyone else
PJ Smoot (Monroe Woodbury, S9) – 2013 SQ when he beat Burns; only loss this year to Stamm

Key An Eye On:
Ryan Snow (General Brown, S3) – 3X D2 state place winner is always a threat
Matt Rauch (Red Hook, S9) – 2013 SQ D2; only loss this year has been to AJ North
Richard Burke (Ithaca, S4) – 2013 SQ @ 132 is down a weight class; has only lost to Koll this year
Daiton Powell (Suffern, S1) – undefeated with an ot win over Tom Reina
Tom Reina (Garden City, S8) – only loss to Powell; wins over  Adam Smith and Anthony Messina
Hunter Richard (Holland Patent, S3) – 2013 SQ went 1-2 in Albany last year
Dempsey King (New Hartford, S3) – 2012 SQ; very solid wrestler who can surprise you