Month: December 2014

Section 9 Duals Day 2…Plus Some Perspective

S9sitelogoAny wrestling fan who has a pulse should be excited about tonight’s conclusion of the Section 9 Duals at Newburgh Free Academy!  The evening will begin at 5:30 with the D1 semifinals where we will see top-seeded Minisink Valley take on #4 seed Cornwall on one mat while the #2 seed Monroe Woodbury will be on the adjacent mat battling #3 Wallkill.  Immediately following the semis, both the D1 and D2 will take place side-by-side.  The D2 final matchup is already set.  We will see Highland take on Red Hook in what promises to be an exciting match. If the top two seeds in D1 are able to advance to the finals, we may see a match between two of the best teams in NYS – Minisink Valley and Monre Woodbury!  Some of the potential matchups…Vinny Vespa vs Gerard Daly, Chris Truglio vs Evan Barczak, Jarred Greiner vs Marco Vespa…plus several more!!!  It should be epic!

As excited as we all may be to watch some of these matches tonight, it is important that we keep things in perspective.  In my opinion, the Section 9 Duals finale is not the most important wrestling event taking place in our area today.  Tonight, at approximately 6:45 in Milford, PA, Frankie Carrozza will wrestle in his one and only match of his senior year.  As many of you know, Frankie has been diagnosed with testicular cancer.  He has already had one surgery, and he undergo his second procedure on Friday.  While we are cheering like absolute maniacs for our favorite teams at NFA tonight, let’s keep Frankie and his family in our thoughts and prayers.  You’ve got this buddy!

Section 9 Duals – Day 1 Results

Warwick Location                                             Wallkill Location
Middletown 1 Port Jervis 0*                           Valley Central 61 NFA 18
Kingston 42 Warwick 31                                  Pine Bush 41 Washingtonville 31

*Due to some confusion about the starting weight class, Port Jervis accidentally sent out a wrestler who was ineligible to wrestle at the weight for first competed match.  By rule, Middletown wins the dual meet 1-0.  All matches were wrestled, however, because the individual results will still apply to each wrestler’s personal record.

Minsink Valley 65 Middletown 16                 Wallkill 41 Valley Central 37
Cornwall 56 Kingston  25                                Monroe Woodbury 82 Pine Bush 3

Semifinals are all set for tomorrow at NFA!  Minisink Valley takes on Cornwall while Monroe Woodbury will square off against Wallkill!

Weekend Action Updates

Minisink Valley at Colonie
The Warriors were dominant in all 10 matches in claiming the team title at the Colonie Duals.  Undefeated wrestlers for Minisink included Jarred Greiner, Connor Greiner, Gerard Daly, Chris Truglio, Mike Raccioppi, and AJ Aeberli.  Daly was selected as the Lightweight MOW while Raccioppi grabbed MOW honors for the Middleweights!

Minisink Valley 75 Schenectady 6                 Minisink Valley 77 Division 6
Minisink Valley 60 Colonie 27                       Minisink Valley 67 Roy C. Ketcham 18
Minisink Valley 70 Saranac 9                         Minisink Valley 75 Hudson Falls 9
Minisink Valley 66 Queensbury 12               Minisink Valley 52 Fulton 18
Minisink Valley 56 Burnt Hills 21                 Minisink Valley 64 Indian River 9

Monroe Woodbury Romps at North Rockland Tourney; Kingston Places Five
The Crusaders crowned 8 champions and took home the team title outpacing the second place team by more than 100 points.  Winning titles for MW were Marco Vespa (99), Mike Shapiro (106), Kevin Kelly (120), Vinny Vespa (126), Evan Barczak (138), Kendel Elfstrum (182), Nick McShea (220), and Cellestino Mazzamuto (285).       MW Results

Kingston also had three finalists and five wrestlers place at Saturday’s event. Chris Bouton took 4th at 113, Dayvon Casiano  took 2nd at 132, Nijee Noble was 3rd at 152, Malik Nelson came in 2nd at 220 and Nick Smith placed 2nd at 285.           Kingston Results

Dragon Duals
Host Cornwall went 3-1 and finished in 2nd place at the 2014 Dragon Duals.  Quin Zsido, wrestling at 182 pounds was the Dragon’s lone undefeated wrestler.  Columbia went 4-0 to take home the team title.  John Devine, Columbia’s 120 pounder, was selected as tournament MOW.  Pearl River finished in 3rd place followed by Horace Greeley and Rondout Valley.

Columbia 56 Cornwall 23                  Cornwall 52 Horace Greeley 21
Cornwall 69 Rondout Valley 18        Cornwall 42 Pearl River 39

Patriot Invitational @ John Jay East Fishkill
Wallkill, competing with out three of their best wrestlers, was still able to send four to the finals and capture the team title at the 2014 Patriot Invitational.  Logan Losito took home gold at 120 while Andrew Davis (113), Ryan Sebesta (152), and Garrett Betcher (195) also made it to the finals.  NFA’s Da’mani Burns won the crown at 138 and was voted the MOW for the tournament.  Burns’ teammate, Isaac Serrano was the champ at 285.  Middletown crowned three champions and finished third as a team.  Middie titlists included Oscar Lainez (99), Christan Matos (170) and Joe Humphrey (220).  New Paltz’s Karl Linneman was Sections 9’s other chanpion taking home the 152 pound title.  Great job by all!

Team Scores and Medal Matches

Pine Bush at Mamaroneck
Pine Bush finished 2nd as a team behind Wantagh and crowned two champions.  Dylan Green took 1st at 126 while Emig Bennett took the title at 138.  Anthony Stramiello pinned his way through his side of the bracket before losing a hard-fought 10-8 decision to Wantagh’s Jonathan Loew in the finals!  Andrew Crusco (145) and Jacob Smith also took second for Pine Bush.  Great job guys!

Port Jervis at Huntington Holiday Tournament
Port Jervis placed 5th at the Huntington holiday tournament.  Joe Bock 285lbs, Nate Cohen 160lbs and William Harrison 138lbs all took 1st place.  Hunter Curreri 152lbs took 2nd, Carson Saischuck 99lbs and Alex Quick 145lbs took 4th Griffin Roddy 145lbs. and Matt Reilly 170lbs took 6th.  Joe bock also won the most pins award with 5 pins in 10 mins 10 seconds.

Goshen at Titan Duals
Goshen came in second at the Titan Duals losing only to East Ramapo in the finals by a score of 46-41.
East Ramapo 46 Goshen 31        Goshen 70 Croton Harmon 12      Goshen 78 Hastings 6
Goshen 57 Nyack 24                     Goshen 66 Westlake 18

Week #2 Schedule & Results

S9sitelogoDay         Date           Event/Result

Wed         12/10      Cornwall 51 Kingston 24
Wed         12/10      Wallkill 68 Roy C. Ketcham 15

Thu         12/11        Monroe Woodbury 68 Warwick 13

Fri            12/12       Monticello 53 Warwick 27
Fri            12/12       Monroe Woodbury 49 Valley Central 19

Weekend Tournaments
NFA, Highland, Middletown, and Wallkill @ Patriot Invitational at JJEF  (Fri and Sat)
Port Jervis @ Huntington Tournament (Saturday)
Cornwall, Rondout Valley @ Dragon Duals at Cornwall (Saturday)
Goshen @ Titan Duals at East Ramapo (Saturday)
Pine Bush @ Tiger Tournament at Mamaroneck (Saturday)
Monroe Woodbury @ Jerry McGuire Tournament at North Rockland (Saturday)
Minisink Valley @ Colonie Duals (Saturday and Sunday)

Weekend Action

Tiger Duals
North Rockland won the Tiger Duals in Kingston, NY this past Saturday with a 5-0 record in the round robin pool. Kingston placed 2nd with a 3-2 record and a head to head win over Saugerties. Saugerties went 3-2, Red Hook 2-3, East Ramapo 2-3, and Rondout Valley 0-5.
Saugerties 48 Red Hook 34                    Kingston 51 Saugerties 33
Kingston 69 Rondout Valley 9               North Rockland 86 Rondout Valley 0
Red Hook 66 Rondout Valley 18           North Rockland 66 Kingston 15
Saugerties 66 Rondout Valley 18          East Ramapo 64 Rondout Valley 12
Saugerties 42 East Ramapo 37              North Rockland 57 Red Hook 17
North Rockland 67 Saugerties 18         Red Hook 42 Kingston 36
North Rockland 60 Kingston 15            East Ramapo 43 Red Hook 39
Kingston 46 East Ramapo 30

Wallkill Goes 5-0;Wins Inaugural Lance Golubinski Memorial Duals
Wallkill ran the table to take home the team title at the inaugural Lance Golubinski Memorial Duals.  Lance, a 5 year varsity wrestler at Goshen, tragically died in a car accident last spring.  At the beginning of the tournament Lances mother gave a beautiful speech commemorating her son and inspiring the participating wrestlers.  Great job Goshen!!!         Lance Golubinski Duals Results      

Wallkill 49 Goshen 19                           Goshen 71 Ellenville 9
Mahopac 71 Ellenville 18                     Goshen 68 Eldred/Liberty/Fallsburg 18
Mahopac 48 Goshen 21                        Goshen 39 Nanuet 37
Wallkill 66 Nanuet 12                           Wallkill 43 Mahopac 25
Wallkill 66 Monticello 9                       Wallkill 61 Oneonta 15

Cornwall at Horace Greeley Duals
Carmel 57 Cornwall 24                        Cornwall 75 JJCR 12
Cornwall 72 Salesian 12                       Cornwall 54 Yorktown 22
Horace Greeley 47 Cornwall 30

Ferro and Wightman Champions at the MacArthur Tournament
Nick Ferriera  2nd @ 132; Ryan Ferro 1st @ 152; Thomas Wightman 1st @ 160!!!

Delaware Valley, PA at Cumberland Valley Kickoff
Wagner Champion at 195; DV finishes 6th as a team.           Results

All S9 Final at 285 at RIT Invitational
Oneonta’s James Bethel (Saugerties) beats Sam Weinger (Washingtonville) 11-1 in the finals at 285!  Another Washingtonville grad, Mark Milisci, went 5-2 on the day and finished 4th.  Nice job representing S9 guys!!!!

Ruggirello Makes It To Semis at Cliff Keen in Las Vegas; Finishes 5th
Hofstra’s Cody Ruggirello (Valley Central) made it to the semis at 149 before dropping an 8-7 decision to Michigan’s Alec Pantaleo.  He lost his consie match in sudden victory to Justin Arthur from Nebraska, then pinned his opponent in the first period in his medal match to take 5th.  Army 157 pounder Russ Parsons also made it to the semis before losing by fall to the nation’s top wrestler at the weight, Dylan Ness.  Parsons also dropped his consie but received a fft in his medal match for 5th place.

Stramiello goes 3-2 at Caruso Invitational
Pine Bush graduate Johnny Stramiello, now a PG for Wyoming Seminary, went 3-2 at the very tough Caruso Invitational.  After losing his opening round bout to the eventual champion, Blair Academy’s Andrew Monahan, Stramiell0 reeled off a pin and two tech falls before losing 7-5 to Exeter Academy’s Joe Rosetti.

DeCarlo Bumps Up; Still Notches Victory For Southern Maine
Port Jervis graduate Dan DeCarlo bumped up a weight and picked a solid 2-1 win at 174 over his opponent from Trinity College.  Great job Danny!

Delaware Valley Wrestler Frankie Carrozza Battling Cancer

Delaware Valley High School senior Frank Carrozza has recently been diagnosed with cancer.  Additional details will be added after I have discussed the situation with his family.  I have been asked to post the following flier which provides instructions for ordering a tee-shirt to support Frankie.  Section 9 is behind you buddy!  You’ve got this!

Carrozza Strong Tee Shirt