Month: February 2019

Now let’s check out a weight-by-weight breakdown of the small schools! The 2019 NYSPHSAA Championships will take place on Friday 2/22 and Saturday 2/23 at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY. Best of luck to all of the competitors!

Tournament Schedule                   Official Brackets

99 Pounds
With a nice blend of youth and experience, the lightweights will be fun to watch in the D2 tournament. Top seeded Jace Schafer from Section 5 finished 5th in Albany last season but is looking to win it all this year. The Pal-Mac sophomore is 51-3 this year and all of his losses have been close decisions to D1 studs McNeil (2X) and Conetta. Schafer also has a few wins over wrestlers in his bracket including the kid he beat out for 5th/6th in Albany last year, Andy Lucinski from Section 6 Newfane. Lucinski is 38-2 this year and would love to wrestle Schafer again – this time for the title! Second seed Sixx Cook from Central Valley Academy is having a great season and will definitely be competitive here as will Matt Gatto from PSAL Petrides who is sporting a 36-4 record. Long Island has two tough wrestlers entered here in Max Gallagher from Section 11 and Jackson Polo from Section 8. Trevor Tufano from Port Jervis is making his first trip to Albany and will definitely gain some valuable experience.

106 Pounds
Dante Geislinger from Section 4 Norwich was the 99 pound Division 2 state champ last year. He is the top seed and favorite to bring home title #2 on Saturday. Geislinger is 36-3 this year and was a finalist at the Eastern States Classic where he was defeated by nationally ranked Stevo Poulin. However we shouldn’t expect Geislinger to run away with the title this year! On the bottom half of the bracket lurk a few wrestlers looking to pick off the top seed namely Muskan Monger and Caleb Svingala. Monger, a senior from Warsaw, is having a great season including a strong showing at ESC where he lost a narrow 5-4 decision to Geislinger. Monger also majored the #2 seed Joe Sparacio from Section 11 by a score of 10-1 at the ESC. Svingala is making his 2nd trip to the state tournament and is primed to step onto the podium this season. The junior from Section 2 Maple Hill is 40-1 on the season with his lone loss coming to Avery Leonard who is also in this bracket. Leonard, a sophomore from Section 3 Cooperstown, is 44-4 and suffered 3 of his 4 losses at the Eastern States Classic – Geislinger, Ryder, and Camillaci. We can’t forget about David Ball from Section 6 Gowanga who is a perfect 33-0 thus far this season. Section 9 entry Peter Bender from Highland has an outbracket match against one of the other wrestlers to watch here, Nicholas Noto from Honeoye Falls – Lima. Noto received a wildcard to the state tournament after narrowly losing a 1-0 decision to Monger in the Section 5 finals!

113 Pounds
The 113 pound weight class has no shortage of talented wrestlers but the clear favorite here is 2X NYS champ Anthony Noto from Section 5. Noto, a junior from Honeoye Falls – Lima, is having another incredible season! His record this year is 35-1 and his only loss was a 5-2 decision in the finals of the Eastern States Classic to nationally ranked Greg Diakomihalis. There are a few wrestlers in this bracket who will definitely push Noto! Micah Roes from Section 3 Lowville, who placed 4th in NYS last year, gave Noto all he could handle losing a close 10-8 decision to him in the ESC quarterfinals. In the same tournament, Roes defeated 2018 D1 state champ Terry Adams but also dropped a decision to Mason Bush from Central Valley, the 3rd seed in this bracket! Bush placed 3rd in NYS last season at 99 pounds. A few other who we definitely need to keep an eye on here are Joey Scheeren from Galway who is 33-1, Rick Delia from Port Jefferson who is 34-2, Jake Murphy from Seaford who is 31-3, and Cody Merwin from Walton who is 38-3. Section 9 champ Matt Morris is making his second trip to the state tournament and definitely has his sights set on the podium!

120 Pounds
This is without question going to be one of the best weight classes to follow in the entire tournament! 120 is loaded with talent – exactly the way one can describe the top seed here, Jordan Titus from Section 11. The sophomore from Center Moriches HS has been runner up to Anthony Noto at the last two state tournaments but this year is looking to ascent to the top step. He is 36-1 with his only loss coming at the ESC semifinals to Noto at 113. Titus has also notched a great win this season over Division 1 stud Sean Carter. As mentioned however, there is plenty of talent here to push Titus. Caleb Robinson from Section 4 Walton is the #2 seed and he’s as tough as they come. He finished 4th at ESC and posted a win over Matt Garland from Section 3 who is also in this bracket. Garland finished 3rd in NYS last season. One of the wrestlers who defeated Robinson at ESC was Carter Schubert from Section 5. Schubert, who finished 4th in NYS last year, is 38-5 this year and is seeded 4th. Garland defeated Schubert 1-0 at Eastern States. A few others to watch here are Len Balducci from Section 1 who finished 3rd in NYS last year and Joe Costantano from Section 8 who is no stranger to Albany! Liam Bullock from Section 9 has had a great year and could surprise some people this weekend as could Jack Bosco from Hackley!

126 Pounds
With a NYS champ, a NYS 2nd, a NYS 3rd , and a NYS 5th in the bracket, the 126 pound weight class will definitely be one to watch closely! Marek Bush was the Division 2 113 pound state champ last season and he is having another very strong year – however he is the #4 seed here! Why? Well at the Eastern States Classic Bush actually has lost to two of the wrestlers in this bracket this season! One of those losses came to to the wrestler he defeated in the state finals last year, Chandler Merwin from Walton. Merwin is the top seed here and is sporting a 39-5 record. Bush also lost twice at ESC to Bradley Cheek from Section 5 Canisteo Greenwood who is 45-3 on the season and placed 5th in NYS last year. Peru senior Logan Dubuque is the #3 seed at this weight. The Section 7 champ is 30-4 this season and he placed 3rd in NYS last season. The depth in this bracket doesn’t stop there. Aiden Cullen from Section 2 and Dean Shambo from Section 3 will definitely be in the medal hunt here as will Section 9 champ Eric Tigue who was a win away from placing in Albany last season.

132 Pounds
Trent Svingala from Section 2 Maple Hill is a 2X NYS champion. He is the top seed and is the favorite to win title #3 this weekend. Svingala, who is heading to Columbia in the fall, is 42-0 this season with 41 of his decisions coming via pin or tech fall. (His other win was a 14-point major decision.) However Svingala will not go untested! The #2 seed here is Victor Perlleshi from Section 1 Pleasantville. Perlleshi is 40-1 with his lone loss coming in the finals of the ESC – a 5-2 decision to Justin McDougald who is the top seed at 132 in Division 1. At ESC Perlleshi also defeated one of the other contenders here in Greg DeNatale from Section 8 Locust Valley. DeNatale is 34-2 and his only other loss came to Lincoln Heck from Wyoming Seminary. Another Long Island wrestler, Mike O’Brien from Section 11 will definitely be in the hunt here! O’Brien 38-5 this season but his only loss to a wrestler in this field was a 7-3 decision to Perlleshi. A few others to keep an eye on here are Ethan Ferro from Pal Mac who is 50-3 and Section 9 champ Mat Malherio who is making his third trip to Albany!

138 Pounds
This weight class is wide open! Top seeded Zach Bradell from Section 6 Tonawanda finished 3rd in NYS at 126 last season and is definitely one of the pre-tournament favorites. He is 36-4 this season and all of his losses are to D1 studs. Braddell was pushed to the limit in his Section 6 final where he edged out Dalton Gardner by a score of 2-1. Gardner received a wildcard and will definitely contend here as will John Worthing from Section 4 Tioga. Worthing is 35-3 this year and he’s the 2nd seed in this bracket. One of his losses however was in the Section 4 final to Brody Oleksak from BGAH. Oleksak has a 38-2 record this year and both of his losses are to….you guessed it, John Worthing! One of the other wrestlers to watch here is Kadin Peryea from Beekmantown in Section 7. Peryea is a perfect 38-0 this season! Section 2 has two seeded wrestlers in this bracket in Alec Richards from Corinth and Greg Hotaling from Colbeskill. Section 9 champ Nick Ross has a 43-3 record this year and has been to Albany before; he could definitely contend here. We should also keep an eye on Joe O’Brein from Section 11 and Michael Leandrou from Section 8.

145 Pounds
Just like the 145 Division 1 bracket, the 145 Division 2 bracket is absolutely loaded! There are at least a half of a dozen wrestlers who have a legitimate chance of winning here. Let’s start with the top seed and multiple time state place winner Cahal Donovan from Section 3. The Marcellus senior is 31-2 this season and both of his losses were at the Eastern States Classic. One of those losses was a 6-2 loss to ESC champ Tyler Sung and the other was by medical forfeit to Brock Delsignore. One of Donovan’s closest victories was in the Section 3 final where he defeated former state champ Hunter Shaut from Central Valley Academy by a score of 3-1. Shaut received an at-large bid to the tournament and is the #2 seed here. Do not be surprised if we see a Donovan/Shaut rematch on Saturday night! In order for this to happen, however, both wrestlers will have to topple some very tough competition. Chase Runfola from Section 5 is a perfect 44-0 this season and let’s not forget about Austin Lamb from Section 4 Tioga who placed 5th in NYS last year and is 42-1 this season. Lamb’s only loss this season was a 3-1 decision up at 152 to D1 hammer Warren McDougald. Others who will be in the mix for a title here are Raymond Costa from Cold Spring Harbor and Jimmy Kramer from Falconer – neither have a “bad” loss on there ledger this season! Section 9 champ Nick Curreri is having a great season and should definitely not be over-looked!

152 Pounds
There is definitely no shortage of talent at 152 but the favorite here is definitely Section 2 champion Zack Lawrence. The Duanesburg senior is a perfect 46-0 this season and won the Eastern States Classic by defeating Division 1 hammer Dan Mauriello. Lawrence finished 3rd in NYS at 152 last year and is anxious to finish his high school career as a state champ. To do so, Lawrence will have to navigate through some extremely tough wrestlers such as Mikey Squires from Section 4 Norwich. Squires is 39-4 but one of his losses was a 7-3 decision to Lawrence at the ESC. Squires finished 5th in NYS at 126 last year but is hoping to finish higher up here at 152. Matt Campo from Section 11 Mt. Sinai can not be overlooked! Campo is 41-4 this season and had a win over former NYS champ Hunter Shaut at the NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championships. Two others to keep on your radar at this weight are Johnny Putney from Section 6 and the Section 9 champ Nate Ross from Onteora. Ross has been to the state tournament twice before and is a very dangerous match-up for anyone. Other to watch here include Austin Carmen from Section 8, Giovanni Schifano from Section 6, and Josh Mayden from Section 3.

160 Pounds
This weight class has a returning state finalist, a returning state 4th place finisher, and a returning state 5th place finisher who is undefeated this season….and none of them are the top 2 seeds! The #1 seed at 160 is Jacob Null from Dolgeville. The Section 3 sophomore is 38-2 this season and has wins over a few absolute studs including Corey Connelly, Jacob Nolan, and the #2 seed here Charlie Grygas from Duanesburg. Both of Null’s losses came at the Eastern States Classic where he finished 4th. One of his losses was to Cole Rees from Wyoming Seminary and the other was in the semis to the aforementioned Grygas. Grygas, 44-2, went on to finish 2nd at the ESC losing to nationally ranked Kyle Mosher. The 3rd seed here is Jack Chesman from Pearl River. Chesman was a state finalist last year and is 32-2 this season with both of his losses coming at the ESC. One of those losses was a 3-0 decision to Grygas. Corey Day from Section 6 Iroquois was 4th in NYS last year and is 40-3 this year and Lajess Sawyer from Center Moriches took 5th in NYS last year and is a perfect 25-0 so far this year. Sawyer is not the only undefeated wrestler in the bracket – Section 4 champ Shane Hoover is 39-0! Another one to watch here is the #4 seed Gavin Bell from Cold Spring Harbor. The Section 8 sophomore is 38-3 and has not lost to any wrestler in the bracket. A few others to keep an eye on here are Brock Conaway from Section 5 and Matthew McManaman from Section 3. Section 9 champ Bryce Horner will gain some very valuable experience in Albany this weekend.

170 Pounds
Dempsey Carroll from Section 3 Copenhagen was the NYS champion at 152 pounds last year – and he is the #3 seed here! The top seed at 170 goes to Saranac senior Jacob Nolan. The Section 7 champ came is 2nd at 160 last year and is 35-4 this season. Of his 4 losses, 2 were by medical forfeit at ESC after he lost in the semis to state champ Ross McFarland 3-0 and then forfeited to 6th place. The 2nd seed here is Section 5 champion Sam Wolf. The Warsaw senior is 49-2 this season and both of his losses are the aforementioned Ross McFarland who is at 182 for the post season. One of those losses was at the Eastern States Classic where Wolf placed 3rd and posted wins over Division 1 studs Rogers, Illicete, and Serafini. He also had a win at ESC over Section 3’s Zach Williams who is a wildcard entry here after losing in the Section 3 finals to state champ Carroll. A few others to keep an eye on here are Brendan O’Hagen from Section 8, Wyatt Smith from Section 5, and Rich Forbes from Section 2. Section 9 champ Cesar Santiago is 22-8; he’s a tough wrestler and could definitely pick up a win or two this weekend.

182 Pounds
Perhaps the heaviest favorite to win his weight class at this year’s Division 2 tournament is Ross McFarland from Section 3. The senior from Phoenix HS was a 2018 state champion at 170 pounds and has not lost a wrestled match this season. McFarland’s record is 40-1 with his lone blemish being a medical forfeit in the Section 3 finals to nurse an injury. McFarland won the Eastern States Classic at 170 in January but decided to go 182 for the post season. the wrestler he forfeited to at the Section 3 finals, Anthony Rasmussen, is the #2 seed here. Rasmussen has a 31-5 record and did lose to McFarland 6-1 at the S3 D2 Class B finals. Section 1 champ Nicolas Meglino, who is 32-3 and is the 3rd seed, will definitely he it the medal hunt here as will Section 2 champ Cody York who is a perfect 40-0 this season! A few others to keep an eye on at 182 are Justin Vega from John Glenn, Blake Ilges from Canisteo, and Mitchell Knapp from Susquehanna Valley. Section 9 senior Drew Bendy is 19-9 but has a winnable match in the opening round against Pat Quinn from Section 8.

195 Pounds
With several wrestlers in contention for the title the 195 pound weight class will be great to watch unfold. Section 6 champion Robbie Penhollow is the top seed and definitely one of the favorites. The Falconer senior has a 45-1 record with his only loss coming to a wrestler from Ohio. From the other side of the bracket we could possibly see Nate DeGroff from Warsaw take on Penhollow in the finals. DeGroff placed 6th at 195 last year and is sporting a 47-3 record this year. One of his losses was to Penhollow, the other two were at the ESC. Section 2 has two high seeds in this bracket – Nolan McNeil from Warrenburg is the 3rd seed and Devon Shader from Coxsackie is the 4th seed. James DeAveiro from Section 9 is having a great season at 25-2 and could definitely be in the medal hunt as will Mike Sabella from S11 Mt. Sinai. We also shouldn’t overlook Jace Fillon from Northern Adirondack and Bryce Dare from Holland Patent.

220 Pounds
Mike Rigerman from Section 6 Pioneer is a perfect 39-0 this season and is the top seed and favorite at 220 this year. Rigerman finished 4th in NYS last season at this same weight. He will definitely be challenged by a few wrestlers in this bracket namely Keagan Carmenatty from Section 5. Carmenatty is 39-1 and he is the #2 seed at 220. Port Jervis junior James Oosterom is the 3rd seed here. The Section 9 champ is 25-1 and has a win by pinfall over last year’s D1 finalist Jhordyn Innocent earlier this year. The wrestler who definitely can not be overlooked in this bracket is 4th seeded Karl Osmono Bouyer from Section 8 Clarke. Bouyer is 35-1 this season but his one loss is to another wrestler in the field – Richard Serafin from Section 4 Oneonta. A few other to keep an eye on here are Connor Sykora from Section 5, Josh Greenwood from Section 3, Jeff Crooks from Section 2, and Chris Wilson from Section 2.

285 Pounds
The heavyweight division in Division 2 could prove to be one of the more exciting brackets in the tourney this year. The top seed and favorite is Trentyn Rupert from Section 4. The Newark Valley senior is 33-2 and finished 2nd at this year’s Eastern States Classic where he lost to nationally ranked Joey Slackman. His other loss was to the #2 seed in this bracket, Dylan Houseknetch from Section 4. Houseknetch pinned Ruppert in the Section 4 finals however the two have met 3 times this year and Ruppert pinned Houseknetch in the other two meetings. Section 2 champ Craig Sawyer is 35-1 this season and will definitely be in the hunt for the top step of the podium. Sawyer’s only loss this season was to an out-of-state wrestler and he has wins over Division 1 qualifiers Adam Fenner and Preston Havison. Sawyer may be tested in his opening match however when he takes on Patrick Ancewicz from Section 11 who is a perfect 30-0 this year. Others that we need to keep an eye on here are Jake DeWall from Section 5, Jake Rankin from Section 8, Dalton Criss from Section 7, and Mike Leibl from Section 3. Section 9 Champ Jason Lonstein from Ellenville has an out bracket match that he needs to win in order to pull him into the R16.

Let’s take a look at a weight class by weight class breakdown of the 2019 NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championships. The tournament takes place on 2/22 & 2/23 at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY.

Tournament Schedule                Official Brackets

99 Pounds
The lightweights are always fun to watch at this tournament because many of the competitors here are young and they improve tremendously throughout the course of the season. The top seed and one of the favorites here is Anthony Conetta from Massapequa. Conetta sports a 44-1 record with his only loss coming to the #2 seed, Gregor McNeil from Hilton at the state duals. McNeil has a 28-1 record and guess who his only loss is to….yup, Conetta at ESC. There are several talented wrestlers who will have something to say about it! Sachem East’s Jared Weinhaus is 45-4 and will compete here as will Section 8 wildcard Killian Foy from MacArthur. Section 2 champ Jashon Holmes is 40-3 and has the potential to place high here as does the wrestler responsible for two of his losses, Angelo Centrone from Mahopac. Both Section 9 entries, Andrew Marchese and Colby Amell, will be competitive here as will Section 6’s 7th grader Cameron Catrabone who is 34-1 this season!

106 Pounds
Stevo Poulin from Section 2 Shenedehowa is the favorite here. Stevo was the 99lb state champ last year, he’s a 2X Eastern States Classic champion, and he’s currently ranked #2 in the nation by Intermat and #3 by FloWrestling! Poulin will not walk through this weight however! His opponent in last year’s state final, Chase Liardi from Section 8 Massapequa, is anxious for a rematch as is Minisink Valley 7th grader Zack Ryder. Ryder was teched by Stevo early in the season but closed the gap drastically by January and lost to him 10-3 in a match where he rode Stevo out the entire 3rd period! Hilton’s Rocco Camillaci was a NYS place winner last year and has only two losses this year – 1-0 to Liardi and 6-1 to Poulin – both at Eastern States. A few other to keep our eyes on here include Horsehead’s Zack Levey, Long Beach’s Jeremiah Echiverria, and Carson Alberti from Section 6. Section 9 wildcard Justin Morales has pushed Ryder twice this season and could surprise people here as may Central Islip’s Kwesi Amoa.

113 Pounds
The top seed and heavy favorite at 113 is Hilton junior Greg Diakomihalis who is a 3X NYS champion and is currently ranked #1 in the country by FloWrestling and #2 by Intermat! He is 51-0 and has scored bonus points in every match except one where he defeated 2X NYS D2 champ Anthony Noto 5-2 in the ESC finals. Diakomihalis is on a 162 match unbeaten streak. However…Greg D is not the only state champ in this bracket! Last year’s 106 pound champ Terry Adams from Monsignor Farrell will challenge here as will a wrestler who has beaten him this year, Luke Smith from Section 11 Hauppauge. Section 8 champ Josiah Encarnacion from Wantagh is a state placer and we should also watch out for Section 4 champ Dante Rigal. A few others to watch here include Jake Eckerle from Section 11 and the Sleezer twins Ryan and Dylan from Section 2 Queensbury. Section 9 entry Jacob Chenier is having a great season and may surprise someone in the bracket!

120 Pounds
The weight class is without question one of the most wide open in the tournament in either division. The top seed here is Jaden Scott from Section 5 Rush Henrietta. Scott, only a freshman, was the state runner-up at 106 last season and is 36-0 this year with a win over D2 state champ Marek Bush. One of the other favorites at 120 is Sean Carter from Section 11 North Babylon. Carter was a state place winner last season and is 36-2 this season. One of his losses was to D2 hammer Jordan Titus and the other was in the ESC finals where he dropped a decision to nationally ranked Sam Latona from Alabama. Latona’s closest match at ESC however came from a different wrestler in this bracket, James Ryan from Monsignor Farrell. Ryan lost to Latona 8-6 in sudden victory then wrestled back to 3rd place. There are a few other state placers here as well! Monroe Woodbury’s Marco Vespa has finished 4th and 3rd at the last two state tournaments and Section 1 champ Ivan Garcia has also stepped on the medal stand in Albany. Vespa, however, needed an at-large birth to get in the tournament this year because he was picked off in the Section 9 finals by Minisink Valley junior Nick Picariello by a score of 6-2. Freshman Geoge Oroudjov from Section 8 Syosset will definitely make some noise here and will inevitably continue the legacy of his older brothers Nick and Vito Arujau. Let’s also keep an eye on wildcards CJ Lee (Section 5) and Amos Rivera (Section 1) as both have the potential to place at this weight!

126 Pounds
With a returning state champ, a returning 3rd place finisher, and a few other absolute hammers, 126 will be a great weight class to follow this year! Top seeded Zach Redding was the NYS champ at 120 last year. He is 47-2 on the season and finished 3rd at the Eastern States Classic after dropping a 10-7 decision to Zeke Escalara from Wyoming Seminary. His other loss was up at 132 to one of the favorites there, Preston Maucere. Redding has wins a wins over a few of the wrestlers in this bracket including one of the other favorites Dennis Robin from Arlington who placed 4th at ESC. At ESC, Robin recorded an impressive 10-2 major decision over Section 5 champ Ryan Burgos for Hilton who will definitely contend here as will Tyler Kellison from Section 3 who placed 3rd in NYS at this exact weight last season! Kellison, however, was majored 10-0 by Burgos then lost to Marek Bush and he did not place at ESC! Aiden Rabideau from Clarence, Chris Cook from John Jay Cross River, and Alexis Diaz from North Rockland all needed wildcards to get to Albany however all three have the potential to place and we certainly cannot overlook Section 9 champ Jordan Suarez who is 34-4 on the season and is hungry for a spot on the medal stand!

132 Pounds
This weight class boasts a returning NYS #2, a returning NYS #3, and a returning NYS #4 – and it’s possible that none of them are the favorite! St. Anthony’s Preston Maucere is having an awesome season! The Catholic school champ is 37-4 and all four losses are to out-of-state wrestlers. Perhaps the most impressive result for Maucere this season was his 6-4 loss to Beau Bartlett of Wyoming Seminary who is ranked 3rd in the nation by Intermat! Maucere also lost 7-6 to St. Joe’s stud Sammy Alvarez who is also nationally ranked. One of the other favorites at 132 is Justin McDougald from Section 6 Niagara Wheatfield. McDougald placed 2nd in NYS last year at 126. He is undefeated this season and was the 2019 ESC champion at 132. Another one to watch here is Logan Sciotto from Section 11 Rocky Point. Sciotto has a 47-4 record and he finished 3rd in NYS last year at 113. One of Sciotto’s losses this season was to Section 8 champ Xavier Pommells from Uniondale who will definitely contend for a high medal here as will Alex Samson from Section 5 who placed 6th in NYS last year. Devin Woodworth from Section 4 placed 4th in the state last season and needed a wildcard to get to Albany because he was defeated by Drew Witham from Corning in the Section 4 finals. A few others to watch here are Mike Blando from Massapequa and Tommy Maddox from Washingtonville.

138 Pounds
Eastport South Manor senior Adam Busiello is hoping to become only the 3rd wrestler in NYS history to win 5 state titles! Busiello is 46-0 this season, he won the Eastern States Classic, and he is ranked 4th in the nation by Intermat! So he’s clearly the huge favorite to win at 138 this year right? Not so fast! One of Busiello’s wins this season was a razor close 3-2 win over Willie McDougald from Section 6. McDougald, a junior at Niagara Falls, is 40-1 on the season and was the state champion at 132 last season! To many wrestling fans, this is the most highly anticipated match of the tournament! And just to make things a little more interesting we probably shouldn’t overlook Mason Wersinger from Section 5 Spencerport. Wersinger is 40-0 this season and is looking to surprise everyone by defeating one or both of the state champs in this bracket! Others to watch at 138 include undefeated Kyle Althenn from Section 8 Mepham, state placer Chase Daudelin from Corning, Brendon Carroll and Tyler Albis from Section 1, Zacc Romero from Brooklyn Tech, and ESC placer Sean Savacool from Section 9 Minisink Valley!

145 Pounds
Although it is not loaded with returning NYS place winners, 145 is definitely one of the toughest weights in this year’s tournament! Without exaggeration, there are at least a half of a dozen wrestlers with a shot at winning this weight! Let’s start with Jonathan Spadafora from Section 11. The Half Hollow Hills East senior is 38-1 this season and came in 2nd at the ESC losing in the finals to CT hammer Tyler Sung by a 3-2 margin. Sophomore Brock Delsignore from Section 2 Shenendehowa has been to Albany before and is having a great year. AJ Kovacs from Iona Prep is an absolute hammer and could win it ill here as could Lee Mauras from Section 8 Freeport who placed 4th in NYS last season. Karamvir Hothi from Rush Henrietta and Jeremy Scuttalero from Massapequa both needed wildcards to get in – overlooking either one of them would be a huge mistake. Section 9 has two tough wrestlers entered at 145 in Tommy Askey from Pine Bush who grinded out a tough 3-1 win over Minisink Valley’s Nick Albornoz at the Section 9 tournament! This will be a great weight to watch unfold!

152 Pounds
Wide open – that is the best way to describe the 152 pound weight class at this year’s tournament! Section 11 champ and ESC finalist Danny Mauriello is definitely one of wrestlers to watch here. The Hauppauge junior is 39-2 and neither of his losses are to wrestlers in this bracket. Section 8 has two excellent entries here in Garret Gibbons from Massapequa and Joe Simons from Farmingdale. Gibbons defeated Simons 8-7 in the Section 8 finals. Do not be surprised if both place in the top 6 this weekend in Albany. Same can be said for Section 6. Warren McDougald, Jr. and Ryan Stencel are both hammers and will contend here as will Ty Raines from Section 5 Churchville Chili. Christian Hansen from St. Anthony’s has wrestled a brutal schedule and may be the most battle tested wrestler in the field. Section 2 also has two excellent wrestlers in the bracket in Sean Malenfant from Averill Park and Jacob Edwards from Columbia. Jason Scibek from Horsehead’s and Joe McGinty from Monroe Woodbury could also do very well at 152 this year!

160 Pounds
Kyle Mosher from Section 8 South Side finished a very respectable 5th in NYS last year….but what a difference a year makes! After an incredible off season, Mosher is now ranked in the top 10 in the nation by both Flo and Intermat and is considered by many the favorite to take home the title at 160 pounds. He will not be untested…far from it! Section 5 champ Cooper Kropman is a hammer! Still only a sophomore, Kropman finished 3rd at 152 in NYS last year and he is 30-2 this season. His only two losses came at The Powerade Tournament and one of the losses was a 4-2 sv loss to Ryan Vulakh who is currently ranked 3rd in the country by Intermat. A Mosher vs Cropman final could be an absolute war! Adam Daghestani from Grand Island Section 6 is a perfect 46-0 this season and the #3 seed – he will definitely make some noise at 160 this year! There are definitely some other talented wrestlers in this weight and we should definitely keep an eye on such as Peter Mashkov from Niskayuna, Jackson Hulse from Westhampton Beach, and Steven Gazzillo from Cornwall!

170 Pounds
The 170 pound weight class is another meat grinder up in Albany! Section 1 champion Aaron Wolk is 41-1 this season and will definitely be one of the favorites. Wolk finished 5th in NYS last year and was an ESC finalist losing a 2-1 decision to D2 stud Ross McFarland. Some of Wolk’s wins at ESC however were razor close decisions over some of the wrestlers in his bracket this weekend, namely Matt Rogers, Paul Illicete, and Joe Gannone. Rogers is the Section 8 champion from Wantagh and lost 6-5 to Wolk at ESC. Illicite won the crown in Section 11 and he dropped a 7-5 decision to Wolk. Gannone from Eastport South Manor stayed withing 2 points of Wolk at ESC losing 6-4. Gannone actually finished 3rd in Section 11 because he lost to another contender here, Corey Connolly from Rocky Point who finished 4th in NYS last season! Another NYS finisher, JD Moore from Levittown Division, is tough as nails and so is Section 2 champ Jakai Townsend from Burnt Hills. A few other to watch here include Matt Bucci from Saugerties, Josh Thibeault from Niagara Wheatfield, and Jeff Geller from Staten Island Tech.

182 Pounds
Perhaps one of the heaviest favorites to win his weight class in the tournament is Section 1 champ Jake Logan. The New Rochelle senior is a perfect 36-0 this year and he is the defending NYS champion at this weight. Logan, who will be wrestling at Lehigh in the fall, is a 2X ESC champion and is currently ranked 8th in the nation by both Intermat and Flo. Logan will definitely be tested though! Fombo Azah from Carthage is the 2nd seed and he is having a great season which includes a runner up finish to Logan at the ESC. The one opponent who Logan has not teched or pinned this year is Eduard Dzhioev from the PSAL who is also in this bracket. At the Eastern States Classic, Dzhioev lost a 4-2 decision at ESC to Angelo Petrakis from Massapequa who is definitely one of the contenders here. Section 9 champ Tyler Serafini is making his second trip to the states and definitely has the ability to get on the podium with a medal! Some others to watch here include Michael Tyrell from Hauppauge, Liam Mooney from Colonie, Joe Cocozza from Penfield, and Connor Kenney from Grand Island.

195 Pounds
There is a lot of talent entered in this weight class however Hilton senior Sammy Deprez has to be considered the odds-on favorite to take the top step of the medal stand on Saturday night. Deprez, who is 40-0 this season, finished 3rd in NYS last year and is currently ranked 9th in the nation by Intermat and 17th by FloWrestling. Deprez’s biggest challenge will likely come from either Jhordyn Innocent from East Ramapo, a state finalist last year, or Matt Kelly from Iona Prep. Both wrestlers lost to Deprez at ESC but they are very talented wrestlers who have the ability to push him in a rematch. A few other wrestlers to watch here are Liam McIntyre from Westhampton Beach, Matt Hegi from Mepham, Sam Santander from Monroe Woodbury, and Todd DeGroat from Vestal.

220 Pounds
The favorite and top seed at 220 pounds is Will Leonard from Section 9. The Buffalo bound senior is undefeated this season and won the Eastern States Classic in January. If Leonard, who placed 6th in NYS last year, is able to advance to the finals we could possibly see an all Section 9 final pitting Leonard versus NFA junior Maxx DeCapua. DeCapua, who finished 6th in NYS at 195 last year, received a wildcard after losing to Leonard 5-0 in the Section 9 finals. Section 4 champ Lucas Scott is having a great sophomore campaign at 31-1 and will definitely will be in the mix here as will ESC finalist Dylan Gianikos from Pat-Med. Emre Mabocoglu from PSAL cannot be overlooks and the same can be said for Section 8 champ Dequan Stewart from Roosevelt. We should also keep an eye on Nick Serce from Irondequoit in Section 5 and undefeated Nik Koch from Averill Park in Section 2.

285 Pounds
Commack senior Joey Slackman was the runner-up at 285 in Albany last year and he is poised to take the next step to the top of the podium this weekend. Slackman, who is nationally ranked in the top 20 by both Flo and Intermat, is a perfect 42-0 this season and will be wrestling for Penn in the Fall. This is not a one-horse-race however as there are several talented wrestlers at 285 including 2nd seed Jake Stangle from Ballston Spa and 3rd seeded Adam Fenner from Minisink Valley who is only a sophomore! We also need to keep an eye on both Section 5 entries – Colton Crane from Gates Chili and Collin Burns from Hilton. Section 9 wildcard Preston Havison is dangerous as is Collin Null from Carthage and Myles Norris from Freeport.

Link to Brackets – Unofficial

Let’s check out the Division 2 Team that will be representing Section 9 at the 2019 NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championships on Friday 2/22 and Saturday 2/23. The tournament will be held in the Times Union Center in Albany, NY! Good luck boys!!!

99 Champ – Trevor Tufano
Port Jervis, Freshman
Season Record: 21-12
Record Against the Bracket: 0-0

99 Pound Division 2 State Qualifiers
Section 1 – Matt Shaw (Pearl River)
Section 2 – Jair Gomez (Ichabod Crane)
Section 3 – Sixx Cook (Central Valley Academy)
Section 4 – Joey Florence (BGAH)
Section 5 – Jace Schafer (Palmyra Macedon)
Section 6 – Andrew Lucinski (Newfane)
Section 7 – Collin Clancy (Saranac)
Section 8 – Jackson Polo (Cold Spring Harbor)
Section 9 – Trevor Tufano (Port Jervis)
Section 10 – Trayton Tupper (Gouverneur)
Section 11 – Max Gallagher (Bayport Blue Point)
PSAL – Matt Gatto (Petrides)
Independent – Nicholas Moreira (Horace Mann) 
A1 – Braidon Woodward (Canisteo)
A2 – Hunter Kurtz (Woodward)
A3 – Trey Kimball (Hamden)
A4 – TJ O’Connor (Cooperstown)

106 Champ – Peter Bender
Highland, Sophomore
Season Record: 27-12
Record Against the Bracket: 0-0

106 Pound Division 2 State Qualifiers
Section 1 – Quinn Egan (Pleasantville)
Section 2 – Caleb Svingala (Maple Hill)
Section 3 – Avery Leonard (Cooperstown)
Section 4 – Dante Geislinger (Norwich)
Section 5 – Musken Monger (Warsaw)
Section 6 – David Ball (Gowanda)
Section 7 – Ryan Devins (Saranac)
Section 8 – Ryan Romano (Island Trees)
Section 9 – Peter Bender (Highland)
Section 10 – Vandavian Way (Gouverneur)
Section 11 – Joe Sparacio (Bayport Blue Point)
PSAL – Steven Sereno (Petrides)
Independent – Michael Ortiz (Horace Mann)
A1 – Chris Petteys (Hudson Falls)
A2 – Donavan Bukaczeski (Iroquois)
A3 – Nick Noto (Honeoye Falls – Lima)
A4 – Peyton White (Watervliet)

113 Champ – Matt Morris
Red Hook, Junior
Season Record: 36-6
Record Against the Bracket: 2-0 (beat Fisher & DeMeglio)

113 Pounds Division 2 State Qualifiers
Section 1 – Chris DeMeglio (Lourdes)
Section 2 – Joey Scheeren (Galway)
Section 3 – Micah Roes (Lowville)
Section 4 – Cody Merwin (Walton-Delaware Academy)
Section 5 – Anthony Noto (Honeoye Falls-Lima)
Section 6 – Alex Skowronski (East Aurora)
Section 7 – Landen Smith (Saranac)
Section 8 – Jake Murphy (Seaford)
Section 9 – Matt Morris (Red Hook)
Section 10 – Mitchell McCarthy (Ogdensburg)
Section 11 – Ricky D’elia (Port Jefferson)
PSAL – Brandon Fallon (Petrides)
Independent – Robert Horan (Hackley)
A1 – Mason Bush (Central Valley Academy)
A2 – Gabe Fisher (Hoosick Falls)
A3 – Kyle Willard (Groton)
A4 – Dylan Winchell (Warrensburg)

120 Champ – Liam Bullock
Chester, Senior
Season Record: 25-3
Record Against the Bracket: 1-0 (beat Retell)

120 Pound Division 2 State Qualifiers
Section 1 – Len Balducci (Pleasantville)
Section 2 – Kaden Gransbury (Ravena)
Section 3 – Matt Garland (South Jeff/Sandy Creek)
Section 4 – Caleb Robinson (Walton-Delaware Academy)
Section 5 – Carter Schubert (Williamson-Marion-Sodus)
Section 6 – Josh Gill (Newfane)
Section 7 – Troy LaBarge (Northern Adirondack)
Section 8 – Joe Contrastano (Wheatley)
Section 9 – Liam Bullock (Chester)
Section 10 – Nathan Recore (Malone)
Section 11 – Jordan Titus (Center Moriches)
PSAL – Joe Ferrara (Petrides)
Independent – Jack Bosco (Hackley)
A1 – Kaleb Burgess (Pal-Mac)
A2 – Dawson Mower (Central Valley Academy)
A3 – Riley Retell (Tamarac)
A4 – Tanner McKenna (Warrensburg)

126 Champ – Eric Tigue
Port Jervis, Freshman
Season Record: 32-4
Record Against the Bracket: 0-2 (losses to Bush, Cullen)

126 Pound Division 2 State Qualifiers
Section 1 – Cris D’Amelio (Irvington)
Section 2 – Aidan Cullen (Greenville)
Section 3 – Marek Bush (Central Valley Academy)
Section 4 – Chandler Merwin (Walton-Delaware Academy)
Section 5 – Bradley Cheek (Canisteo-Greenwood)
Section 6 – Julian Martin (Lake Shore)
Section 7 – Logan Dubuque (Peru)
Section 8 – Vincent Marchand (Locust Valley)
Section 9 – Eric Tigue (Port Jervis)
Section 10 – Lucas Martin (Malone)
Section 11 – Willy Kraus (Hampton Bays)
PSAL – Mitchell Barcus (Eagle Academy)
Independent – Tyler Wyman (Hackley)
A1 – Dean Shambo (Mexico)
A2 – Austin Lints (Schoharie)
A3 – Mohamed Alshawi (Tonowanda)
A4 – Colby Petrie (Medina)

132 Champ – Mat Malherio
Highland, Senior
Season Record: 36-8
Record Against the Bracket: 1-1 (bear Price, lost to Perllishi)

132 Pound Division 2 State Qualifiers
Section 1 – Victor Perlleshi (Pleasantville)
Section 2 – Trent Svingala (Maple Hill)
Section 3 – Dylan Price (Onondaga-Tully)
Section 4 – Brady Worthing (Tioga)
Section 5 – Ethan Ferro (Palmyra Macedon)
Section 6 – Giovanni Russo (Fredonia)
Section 7 – Alex Christman (Saranac)
Section 8 – Gage DeNatale (Locust Valley)
Section 9 – Mat Malherio (Highland)
Section 10 – Joseph McIntosh (Gouverneur)
Section 11 – Mike O’Brien (Mt. Sinai)
PSAL – Malachi Porter (Eagle Academy)
Independent – Vicram Ostrander (Horace Mann)
A1 – Matt LaPorte (Hoosick Falls)
A2 – Justin Smith (Penn Yan/Marcus Whitman)
A3 – Austin Borgeois (Chautauqua Lake)
A4 – Anthony Stewart (Addison)

138 Champ – Nick Ross
Onteora, Sophomore
Season Record: 43-3
Record Against the Bracket: 0-0

138 Pound Division 2 State Qualifiers
Section 1 – Aidan Canfield (Pleasantville)
Section 2 – Alec Richards (Corinth)
Section 3 – Lorenzo Scarano (Little Falls)
Section 4 – Brody Oleksak (BGAH)
Section 5 – Nathan Murphy (Warsaw)
Section 6 – Zach Braddell (Tonwanda)
Section 7 – Kaden Peryea (Beekmantown)
Section 8 – Michael Leandrou (Oyster Bay)
Section 9 – Nick Ross (Onteora)
Section 10 – Zach Roberts (Ogdensburg)
Section 11 – Joe O’Brien (Mt. Sinai)
PSAL – Hector Rodriguez (Eagle Academy)
Independent – Davis Parczik (Horace Mann)
A1 – John Worthing (Tioga)
A2 – Dalton Gardner (Fredonia)
A3 – Greg Hotaling (Colbeskill)
A4 – Nathan Lehr (Chenango Valley)

145 Champ – Nick Curreri
E/L/SW, Senior
Season Record: 32-8
Record Against the Bracket: 0-1 (lost to Lamb)

145 Pound Division 2 State Qualifiers
Section 1 – Will Carano (Putnam Valley)
Section 2 – Marlon Laing (Ravena)
Section 3 – Cahal Donovan (Marcellus)
Section 4 – Austin Lamb (Tioga)
Section 5 – Chase Runfola (Letchworth)
Section 6 – Jimmy Kramer (Falconer)
Section 7 – Alijah Seymour (Peru)
Section 8 – Ray Costa (Cold Spring Harbor)
Section 9 – Nick Curreri (ELSW)
Section 10 – Tristan Richardson (Ogdensburg)
Section 11 – Thomas Giaramita (John Glenn)
PSAL – Francisco Quintana (Baruch)
Independent – Francisco Quintana (Baruch)
A1 – Hunter Shaut (Central Valley Academy)
A2 – Hunter McKenna (Warrensburg)
A3 – Ryan Nugent (Newgane)
A4 – Malachy Farrell (Avon)

152 Champ – Nate Ross
Onteora, Junior
Season Record: 37-4
Record Against the Bracket: 1-1 (beat Carmen; lost to Lawrence)

152 Pounds Division 2 State Qualifiers
Section 1 – Dean Appell (Putnam Valley)
Section 2 – Zack Lawrence (Duanesburg)
Section 3 – Josh Mayden (Camden)
Section 4 – Mikey Squires (Norwich)
Section 5 – Trent Youngs (Mynderse)
Section 6 – Johnny Putney (East Aurora)
Section 7 – Bryce Smith (Saranac)
Section 8 – Austen Carmen (Clarke)
Section 9 – Nate Ross (Onteora)
Section 10 – Joseph Cummings (Gouverneur)
Section 11 – Matt Campo (Mt. Sinai)
PSAL – Mike DiForte (Petrides)
Independent – Jack Kneisley (Hackley)
A1 – Giovanni Shifano (Eden)
A2 – Reese Lockwood (Groton)
A3 – Jonathen Davis (Canisteo Greenwood)
A4 – Logan Duers (Hadley Luzerne – Lake George)

160 Champ – Bryce Horner
Port Jervis, Junior
Season Record: 20-13
Record Against the Bracket: 0-0

160 Pounds Division 2 State Qualifiers
Section 1 – Jack Chesman (Pearl River)
Section 2 – Charlie Grygas (Duanesburg)
Section 3 – Jake Null (Dolgeville)
Section 4 – Shane Hoover (BGAH)
Section 5 – Brock Conaway (Perry)
Section 6 – Cory Day (Iroquois)
Section 7 – Zach Swyers (Peru)
Section 8 – Gaven Bell (Cold Spring Harbor)
Section 9 – Bryce Horner (Port Jervis)
Section 10 – Alfred MacNeill (Malone)
Section 11 – Lajess Sawyer (Center Moriches)
PSAL – Elliott Tufaro (Baruch)
Independent – Stephen Andryc (Trinity)
A1 – Brady Hope (Chenango Valley)
A2 – Owen Lyons (Watervliet)
A3 – Nick Saeger (Falconer)
A4 – Matthew McManaman (General Brown)

170 Champ – Cesar Santiago
E/L/SW, Senior
Season Record: 22-8
Record Against the Bracket: 0-0

170 Pound Division 2 State Qualifiers
Section 1 – Nathan Parker (Croton-Harmon)
Section 2 – Ethan Cooper (Cobleskill-Richmondville)
Section 3 – Dempsey Carroll (Copenhagen)
Section 4 – Cameron Bundy (Owego)
Section 5 – Sam Wolf (Warsaw)
Section 6 – Ceric Kristan (Fredonia)
Section 7 – Jacob Nolan (Saranac)
Section 8 – Brendan O’Hagan (Seaford)
Section 9 – Cesar Santiago (ELSW)
Section 10 – Tyler Tupper (Gouverneur)
Section 11 – Ethan Schmidt (Mattituck)
PSAL – Fabio Preka (RKA)
Independent – Aidan Shepardson (Trinity)
A1 – Zach Williams (Hannibal)
A2 – Rich Forbes (Catskill)
A3 – Wyatt Smith (Midlakes)
A4 – Dylan Urban (Pearl River)

182 Champ – Drew Bendy
E/L/SW, Senior
Season Record: 19-9
Record Against the Field: 0-0

182 Pound Division 2 State Qualifiers
Section 1 – Nick Meglino (Edgemont)
Section 2 – Cody York (Hadley Luzerne-Lake George)
Section 3 – Anthony Rasmussen (South Jeff/Sandy Creek)
Section 4 – Mitchell Knapp (Susquehanna Valley)
Section 5 – Blake Ilges (Canisteo-Greenwood)
Section 6 – Jason Frazer (Tonwanda)
Section 7 – Jason Fletcher (Ausable Valley)
Section 8 – Pat Quinn (Seaford)
Section 9 – Drew Bendy (ELSW)
Section 10 – Jake Shippee (Gouverneur)
Section 11 -Justin Vega (John Glenn)
PSAL – Brandon Bido (Eagle Academy)
Independent – Noah Boyd (Collegiate)
A1 – Ross McFarland (Phoenix)
A2 – Blake Wolfanger (Perry)
A3 – Mark Mullen (SVEC)
A4 – Jaden Kammer (Pleasantville)

195 Champ – James DeAveiro
E/L/SW, Senior
Season Record: 25-2
Record Against the Bracket: 0-0

195 Pound Division 2 State Qualifiers
Section 1 – Dustin Koskinen-Falls (Putnam Valley)
Section 2 – Devon Shader (Coxsackie-Athens)
Section 3 – Bryce Dare (Holland Patent)
Section 4 – Dell Davis (SVEC)
Section 5 – Nate Degroff (Warsaw)
Section 6 – Robbie Penhollow (Falconer)
Section 7 – Jace Filion (Northern Adirondack)
Section 8 – Kolton Gagnon (Cold Spring Harbor)
Section 9 – James DeAveiro (ELSW)
Section 10 – Nick Jenkins (Gouverneur)
Section 11 – Mike Sabella (Mt. Sinai)
PSAL – Angelo Sereno (Petrides)
Independent – Elie Farah (Dalton)
A1 – Nolan McNeill (Warrensburg)
A2 – Millard Young (Akron)
A3 – Noah Kennedy (Greene Oxford)
A4 – Brendan Covey (Whitehall)

220 Champ – James Oosterom
Port Jervis, Junior
Season Record: 20-1
Record Against the Bracket: 0-0

220 Pound Division 2 State Qualifiers
Section 1 – Rolando Lopez (Putnam Valley)
Section 2 – Jeff Crooks (Cobleskill-Richmondville)
Section 3 – Alex Thompson (Sherburne-Earlville)
Section 4 – Richard Serafin (Oneonta)
Section 5 – Keagan Carmenatty (South Seneca)
Section 6 – Mike Rigerman (Pioneer)
Section 7 – Mason Maulding (Peru)
Section 8 – Karl Bouyer (Clarke)
Section 9 – James Oosterom (Port Jervis)
Section 11 – Colby Suglia (Mattituck)
PSAL – Ervis Spahiu (Petrides)
Independent – Cam Coleman (Rye Country Day)
A1 – Chris Wilson (Warrensburg)
A2 – Josh Greenwood (Beaver River)
A3 – Sterling Spoon (Watervliet)
A4 – Connor Sykora (Jasper Troupsburg)
A5 – Mario Fidanza (Lyndonville)

285 Champ – Jason Lonstein
Ellenville, Senior
Season Record: 10-6
Record Against the Bracket: 0-0

285 Pound Division 2 State Qualifiers
Section 1 – George Lebberes (Ardsley)
Section 2 – Craig Sawyer (Hoosick Falls)
Section 3 – Mike Leibl (Canastota)
Section 4 – Dylan Houseknecht (Odessa-Montour)
Section 5 – Jake Dewall (Waterloo)
Section 6 – Jaden Heers (Newfane)
Section 7 – Dalton Criss (Peru)
Section 8 – Jake Rankin (Oyster Bay)
Section 9 – Jason Lonstein (Ellenville)
Section 10 – Logan Garrison (Gouverneur)
Section 11 – Pat Ancewicz (John Glenn)
PSAL – Christian Harris (Petrides)
Independent – Noah Lascano (Trinity) 
A1 – Trentyn Rupert (Newark Valley)
A2 – Steven Taylor (Tioga)
A3 – Ben Szymanowski (Chautaqua Lake)
A4 – Christian Salvio (Ravena)

Let’s take a look at the Division 1 team that will be representing Section 9 at the 2019 NYSPHSAA Championships on Friday 2/22 and Saturday 2/23. The tournament will be held at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY. Click HERE for the tournament schedule.

Division 1

99 Champ- Andrew Marchese
Washingtonville, Freshman
Season Record: 24-4
Record Against the Bracket: 1-1 (split with Amell)

99 Wildcard – Colby Amell
Saugerties, Senior
Season Record – 32-4
Record Against the Bracket: 2-1 (beat Ferrara, split with Marchese)

99 Pound Division 1 Wrestlers
Section 1 – Jake Hoffman (Fox Lane)
Section 2 – Jashon Holmes (Shaker)
Section 3 – Dom Hofmann (Fulton)
Section 4 – Tyler Ferrara (Chen Forks)
Section 5 – Gregor McNeil (Hilton)
Section 6 – Cameron Catrabone (Williamsville North)
Section 8 – Anthony Conetta (Massapequa)
Section 9 – Andrew Marchese (Washingtonville)
Section 11 – Jared Weinhaus (Sachem East)
PSAL – Sal Esposito (Tottenville)
CHSAA – Jordan Wellington (St. Anthony’s)
A1 – Colby Amell (Saugerties)
A2 – Nick Palso (Ballston Spa)
A3 – Angelo Centrone (Mahopac)
A4 – Casper Stewart (Attica – Batavia)
A5 – Killian Foy (MacArthur)

106 Champ – Zack Ryder
Minisink Valley, 7th Grader
Season Record: 40-3
Record Against the Bracket: 3-3 (win over Schreiber and 2 wins over Morales; losses to Poulin (2X and Liardi)

106 Wildcard – Justin Morales
Middletown, Junior
Season Record: 26-7
Record Against the Bracket:  1-4 (beat Fortugno; losses to Ryder 2X, Hoo, and Echeverria)

106 Pound Division 1 Wrestlers
Section 1 – Matthew Schreiber (Horace Greeley)
Section 2 – Stevo Poulin (Shenendehowa)
Section 3 – Ashton Thompson (Rome Free Academy)
Section 4 – Zach Levey (Horseheads)
Section 5 – Rocco Camillaci (Hilton)
Section 6 – Carson Alberti (Depew)
Section 8 – Chase Liardi (Massapequa)
Section 9 – Zack Ryder (Minisink Valley)
Section 10 – Mason Phillips (Massena)
Section 11 – Kwesi Amoa (Central Islip)
PSAL – Hunter Hoo (Cardozo)
CHSAA – Sean Flick (St. Anthony’s)
A1 – Jeremiah Echeverria (Long Beach)
A2 – John Fortugno (Byram Hills)
A3 – Elijah Rivera (Bay Shore)
A4 – Justin Morales (Middletown)

113 Champ – Jacob Chenier
Kingston, Junior
Season Record: 36-3
Record Against the Bracket: 0-2 (losses to Adams & Eckele)

113 Pound Division 1 Wrestlers
Section 1 – Joey Rodas (Mamaroneck)
Section 2 – Dylan Sleezer (Queensbury)
Section 3 – Alex Booth (Indian River)
Section 4 – Dante Rigal (Johnson City)
Section 5 – Greg Diakomihalis (Hilton)
Section 6 – Ty Bartolomei (North Tonawanda)
Section 8 – Josiah Encarnacion (Wantagh)
Section 9 – Jack Chenier (Kingston)
Section 10 – Colden Hardy (Massena)
Section 11 – Luke Smith (Hauppauge)
PSAL – Mohamed Hassan (FDR)
CHSAA – Terry Adams (Monsignor Farrell)
A1 – Jake Eckerle (Commack)
A2 – Ryan Sleezer (Queensbury)
A3 – Thomas Diresta (Kings Park)
A4 – Guerillomo Reyes (Hicksville)

120 Champ – Nick Picariello
Minisink Valley, Junior
Season Record: 37-5
Record Against the Bracket: 2-1 (wins over Vespa & DeConno, lost to Rivera)

120 Wildcard – Marco Vespa
Monroe Woodbury, Senior
Season Record: 39-1
Record Against the Bracket: 1-1 (beat Garcia, lost to Picariello)

120 Pound Division 1 Wrestlers
Section 1 – Ivan Garcia (Port Chester)
Section 2 – John DeConno (Burnt Hills)
Section 3 – Kole Mulhauser (Central Square)
Section 4 – Constantine Gehring (Binghamton)
Section 5 – Jayden Scott (Rush Henrietta)
Section 6 – Collin Coughenour (Niagara Wheatfield)
Section 8 – George Oroudjov (Syosset)
Section 9 – Nick Picariello (Minisink Valley)
Section 11 – Sean Carter (North Babylon)
PSAL – Wilver Mariano Peralta (Mott Haven)
CHSAA – James Ryan (Monsignor Farrell)
A1 – Marco Vespa (Monroe Woodbury)
A2 – CJ Lee (Webster Thomas)
A3 – Christian Gannone (Eastport South Manor)
A4 – Amos Rivera (Fox Lane)
A5 – Michael Snowden (Niagara Falls)

126 Champ – Jordan Suarez
Minisink Valley, Junior
Season Record: 34-4
Record Against the Bracket: 1-1 (beat Correa, lost to Redding)

126 Pound Division 1 Wrestlers
Section 1 – Dennis Robin (Arlington)
Section 2 – Vincent Santilli (South Glens Falls)
Section 3 – Tyler Kellison (JD/CBA)
Section 4 – Lucas Riley (Elmira)
Section 5 – Ryan Burgos (Hilton)
Section 6 – Mike Catanzaro (Williamsville North)
Section 8 – Jake Schneider (MacArthur)
Section 9 – Jordan Suarez (Minisink Valley)
Section 11 – Zach Redding (Eastport-South Manor)
PSAL – David Correa (Tottenville)
CHSAA – Dan Adams (Monsignor Farrell)
A1 – Aiden Rabideau (Clarence)
A2 – Alexis Diaz (Clarkstown North)
A3 – Chris Cook (John Jay Cross River)
A4 – Michael Lopresti (Spencerport)
A5 – Nate Osborne (Cicero North Syracuse)

132 Champ – Tommy Maddox
Washingtonville, Senior
Season Record: 22-4
Record Against the Bracket: 0-0

132 Pounds Division 1 Wrestlers
Section 1 – James Sullivan (Clarkstown South)
Section 2 – Jake Deguire (Mohonasen)
Section 3 – Luca Pirozzolo (Auburn)
Section 4 – Drew Witham (Corning)
Section 5 – Alex Samson (Victor)
Section 6 – Justin McDougald (Niagara Wheatfield)
Section 8 – Xavier Pommells (Uniondale)
Section 9 – Tommy Maddox (Washingtonville)
Section 11 – Logan Sciotto (Rocky Point)
PSAL – Jayden Cardenas (Grand Street Campus)
CHSAA – Preston Maucere (St. Anthony’s)
A1 – Devin Woodword (Horseheads)
A2 – Adrian Rosario Beato (Mott Haven)
A3 – Mike Blando (Massapequa)
A4 – Luke Lupisello (Webster Schroeder)
A5 – Ryan Forrest (Hamburg)

138 Champ – Sean Savacool
Minisink Valley, Junior
Season Record: 40-4
Record Against the Bracket: 1-1 (beat Thacker, lost to Albis)

138 Pound Division 1 Wrestlers 
Section 1 – Brendan Carroll (Roy C. Ketcham)
Section 2 – Willie Thacker (Niskayuna)
Section 3 – Samuel May (Fulton)
Section 4 – Logan Gumble (Chenango Forks)
Section 5 – Mason Wersinger (Spencerport)
Section 6 – Willie McDougald (Niagara Falls)
Section 8 – Kyle Althenn (Mepham)
Section 9 – Sean Savacool (Minisink Valley)
Section 11 – Adam Busiello (Eastport-South Manor)
PSAL – Zacc Romero (Brooklyn Tech)
CHSAA – Tommy Szilagyi (St. Anthony’s)
A1 – Tyler Albis (John Jay East Fishkill)
A2 – Ryan Meisner (Lindenhurst)
A3 – Eric Griskowitz (Saratoga)
A4 – Nick Sanko (Pittsford)
A5 – Chase Daudelin (Corning)

145 Champ – Tommy Askey
Pine Bush, Junior
Season Record: 38-4
Record Against the Bracket: 2-1 (beat Breyer, Albornoz; lost to Ketchum)

145 Wildcard – Nicholas Albornoz
Minisink Valley, Senior
Season Record: 36-6
Record Against the Bracket: 1-3 (beat Poe; lost to Askey, Delsignore, Ketchum)

145 Pound Division 1 Wrestlers
Section 1 – Jake Breyer (North Rockland) 
Section 2 – Brock Delsignore (Shenendehowa)
Section 3 – Aidan Poe (Indian River)
Section 4 – Jarrett O’Connell (Horseheads)
Section 5 – Dillon Callaghan (Greece)
Section 6 – Jacob DeWolf (Niagara Wheatfield)
Section 8 – Lee Mauras (Freeport)
Section 9 – Tommy Askey (Pine Bush)
Section 11 – Jonathan Spadafora (HHH East)
PSAL – Quincy Howard (Cardozo)
CHSAA – AJ Kovacs (Iona Prep)
A1 – Kris Ketchum (Rocky Point)
A2 – Cuinn Burlingham (Fulton)
A3 – Nick Albornoz (Minisink Valley)
A4 – Jeremy Scuttalero (Massapequa)
A5 – Karamvir Hothi (Rush Henrietta)

152 Champ – Joe McGinty
Monroe Woodbury, Senior
Season Record: 39-2
Record Against the Bracket: 0-0

152 Pound Division 1 Wrestlers
Section 1 – Kawan Wills (Arlington)
Section 2 – Sean Malenfant (Averill Park)
Section 3 – Dan Tauroney (New Hartford)
Section 4 – Jacob Scibek (Horseheads)
Section 5 – Ty Raines (Churchville Chili)
Section 6 – Warren McDougald (Niagara Wheatfield)
Section 8 – Garrett Gibbons (Massapequa)
Section 9 – Joe McGinty (Monroe Woodbury)
Section 11 – Danny Mauriello (Hauppauge)
PSAL – Cyrus Smith (Murrow)
CHSAA – Christian Hansen (St. Anthony’s)
A1 – Joe Simons (Farmingdale)
A2 – Ryan Stencel (Lancaster)
A3 – Tyler DeSena (Garden City)
A4 – Jacob Edwards (Columbia)
A5 – Michael Vinci (Spencerport)

160 Champ – Steve Gazzillo
Cornwall, Senior
Season Record: 30-5
Record Against the Bracket: 0-0

160 Pound Division 1 Wrestlers
Section 1 – Quincy Downes (Fox Lane)
Section 2 – Peter Meshkov (Niskayuna)
Section 3 – Camrin Galvin (Fulton)
Section 4 – Quashaun Robinson (Corning)
Section 5 – Cooper Kropman (Penfield)
Section 6 – Adam Daghestani (Grand Island)
Section 8 – Kyle Mosher (Southside)
Section 9 – Steve Gazzillo (Cornwall)
Section 11 – Jackson Hulse (Westhampton Beach)
PSAL – George Tavares (Townsend Harris)
CHSAA – Joe Schultz (St. Anthony’s)
A1 – Stephen Grabher (North Shore)
A2 – Jett Tancsik (Centereach)
A3 – Devin Earl (West Genesee)
A4 – Icar Simon (Olean)
A5 – Drew Bogdan (Albany Academy)

170 Champ – Matt Bucci
Saugerties, Senior
Season Record: 40-4
Record Against the Bracket: 1-1 (beat Allen, lost to Townsend)

170 Pound Division 1 Wrestlers
Section 1 – Aaron Wolk (Horace Greeley)
Section 2 – Jakai Townsend (Burnt Hills)
Section 3 – Nick Noel (Fulton)
Section 4 – Jeremiah Allen (Chenango Forks)
Section 5 – Joseph Theede (Victor)
Section 6 – Josh Thibeault (Niagara Wheatfield)
Section 8 – Matt Rogers (Wantagh)
Section 9 – Matt Bucci (Saugerties)
Section 11 – Paul Illicete (Copiague)
PSAL – Jeff Geller (MSIT)
CHSAA – Tyler Podolsky (St. Anthony’s)
A1 – JD Moore (Levittown Division)
A2 – Corey Connolly (Rocky Point)
A3 – Joe Gannone (Eastport South Manor)
A4 – Devan Moore (Olean)
A5 – Ben Rivera (Carmel)

182 Champ – Tyler Serafini
Newburgh Free Academy, Senior
Season Record: 48-4
Record Against the Bracket: 0-0

182 Pound Division 1 Wrestlers
Section 1 – Jake Logan (New Rochelle)
Section 2 – Liam Mooney (Colonie)
Section 3 – Fombo Azah (Carthage)
Section 4 – Zach Davis (Corning)
Section 5 -Joe Cocozza (Penfield)
Section 6 – Connor Kenney (Grand Island)
Section 8 – Angelo Petrakis (Massapequa)
Section 9 -Tyler Serafini (Newburgh)
Section 11 – Michael Tyrell (Hauppauge)
PSAL – Eduard Dzhioev (FDR)
CHSAA – Dominik Thomas (St. Francis)
A1 – Ryan Damboise (Livonia)
A2 – Joe Lopresti (Sayville)
A3 – Patrick Walsh (Olean)
A4 – Michael Gordon (Hewlett)
A5 – Alex Behar (Byram Hills)

195 Champ – Sam Santander
Monroe Woodbury, Senior
Season Record: 30-4
Record Against the Bracket: 0-1 (loss to Kelly)

195 Pound Division 1 Wrestlers
Section 1 – Jhordyn Innocent (East Ramapo)
Section 2 – Brant Robinson (Saratoga Springs)
Section 3 – Mykle Thomas (Syracuse)
Section 4 – Todd Degroat (Vestal)
Section 5 – Sam DePrez (Hilton)
Section 6 – Mike Pataky (Orchard Park)
Section 8 – Matt Hegi (Mepham)
Section 9 – Sam Santander (Monroe Woodbury)
Section 10 – Preston Guynup (Massena)
Section 11 – Liam McIntyre (Westhampton Beach)
PSAL – Michael Babbcort (Wingate)
CHSAA – Matt Kelly (Iona Prep)
A1 – Marc Musso (Massapequa)
A2 – Peter Magliocco (Northport)
A3 – Tyler Pelech (Longwood)
A4 – Anthony Cascen (Harry S. Truman)

220 Champ – Will Leonard
Cornwall, Senior
Season Record: 38-0
Record Against the Bracket: 3-0 (wins over DeCapua, Gianikos, and Mabocoglu)

220 Wildcard – Maxx DeCaua
Newburgh Free Academy, Junior
Season Record: 44-5
Record Against the Bracket: 0-1 (lost to Leonard)

220 Pound Section 1 Wrestlers
Section 1 – Zach Finn (Harrison)
Section 2 – Nik Koch (Averill Park)
Section 3 – Luke Smith (Carthage)
Section 4 – Lucas Scott (Chenango Forks)
Section 5 – Nick Serce (Irondequoit)
Section 6 – Blake Bielec (Grand Island)
Section 8 – Deaquan Stuart (Roosevelt)
Section 9 – Will Leonard (Cornwall)
Section 11 – Dylan Gianikos (Patchogue-Medford)
PSAL – Emre Mabocoglu (Midwood)
CHSAA – Nolan Thomas (St. Francis)
A1 – Kyle Tillich (Rush Henrietta)
A2 – Maxx Decapua (Newburgh Free Academy)
A3 – Jeremiah Funchess (Westbury)
A4 – Josh Barber (Attica – Batavia)
A5 – Ameer Ladd (East Syracuse Minoa)

285 Champ – Adam Fenner
Minisink Valley, Sophomore
Season Record: 34-4
Record Against the Bracket: 4-2
(beat Havison 3X & Stangle; lost to Havison & Stangle)

285 Wildcard – Preston Havison
Monroe Woodbury, Senior
Season Record: 31-6
Record Against the Bracket: 1-3 (beat Fenner; lost to Fenner 3X)

285 Pound Division 1 Wrestlers
Section 1 – Manny Mena (North Rockland)
Section 2 – Jake Stangle (Ballston Spa)
Section 3 – Collin Null (Carthage)
Section 4 – Jeremiah Cheatham (Elmira)
Section 5 – Colton Crane (Gates Chili)
Section 6 – Tanner Hulse (Olean)
Section 8 – Obriend Dorceus (Uniondale)
Section 9 – Adam Fenner (Minisink Valley)
Section 11 – Joey Slackman (Commack)
PSAL – Justin Anderson (Springfield Gardens)
CHSAA – Alex Vassiliou (St. Peters)
A1 – Myles Norris (Freeport)
A2 – Collin Burns (Hilton)
A3 – Preston Havison (Monroe Woodbury)
A4 – Ryan Bitka (Amherst)
A5 – London Castillo (Brentwood)

*Special thanks to Fred Perna and Gary Rissler for the incredible photos*

Let’s take a quick look at all of the wrestlers who have punched their ticket to the NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championship! The tournament will take place at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY on Friday 2/22 and Saturday 2/23. Below are the wrestlers who have won their sectional tournament as well as the wildcard entries! Each weight class will begin the tournament with a total of 16 (D1) or 17 (D2) wrestlers, so the remaining spots are filled by wrestlers who have earned “At-Large” or “wildcard” births. (A1, A2, etc. is an abbreviation for At-Large 1, At-Large 2, etc.)

Division 1

99 Pounds
Section 1 – Jake Hoffman (Fox Lane)
Section 2 – Jashon Holmes (Shaker)
Section 3 – Dominck Hofmann (Fulton)
Section 4 – Tyler Ferrara (Chenango Forks)
Section 5 – Gregor McNeil (Hilton)
Section 6 – Cameron Catrabone (Williamsville North)
Section 8 – Anthony Conetta (Massapequa)
Section 9 – Andrew Marchese (Washingtonville)
Section 11 – Jared Weinhaus (Sachem East)
PSAL – Sal Esposito (Tottenville)
CHSAA – Jordan Wellington (St. Anthony’s)
A1 – Colby Amell (Saugerties)
A2 – Nick Palso (Ballston Spa)
A3 – Angelo Centrone (Mahopac)
A4 – Casper Stewart (Attica – Batavia)
A5 – Killian Foy (MacArthur)

106 Pounds
Section 1 – Matthew Schreiber (Horace Greeley)
Section 2 – Stevo Poulin (Shenendehowa)
Section 3 – Ashton Thompson (Rome Free Academy)
Section 4 – Zach Levey (Horseheads)
Section 5 – Rocco Camillaci (Hilton)
Section 6 – Carson Alberti (Depew)
Section 8 – Chase Liardi (Massapequa)
Section 9 – Zack Ryder (Minisink Valley)
Section 10 – Mason Phillips (Massena)
Section 11 – Kwesi Amoa (Central Islip)
PSAL – Hunter Hoo (Cardozo)
CHSAA – Sean Flick (St. Anthony’s)
A1 – Jeremiah Echeveria (Long Beach)
A2 – John Fortugno (Byram Hills)
A3 – Elijah Rivera (Bay Shore)
A4 – Justin Morales (Middletown)

113 Pounds
Section 1 – Joey Rodas (Mamaroneck)
Section 2 – Dylan Sleezer (Queensbury)
Section 3 – Alex Booth (Indian River)
Section 4 – Dante Rigal (Johnson City)
Section 5 – Greg Diakomihalis (Hilton)
Section 6 – Ty Bartolomei (North Tonawanda)
Section 8 – Josiah Encarnacion (Wantagh)
Section 9 – Jack Chenier (Kingston)
Section 10 – Colden Hardy (Massena)
Section 11 – Luke Smith (Hauppauge)
PSAL – Mohamed Hassan (FDR)
CHSAA – Terry Adams (Monsignor Farrell)
A1 – Jake Eckerle (Commack)
A2 – Ryan Sleezer (Queensbury)
A3 – Thomas Diresta (Kings Park)
A4 – Guerillomo Reyes (Hicksville)

120 Pounds
Section 1 – Ivan Garcia (Port Chester)
Section 2 – John DeConno (Burnt Hills)
Section 3 – Kole Mulhauser (Central Square)
Section 4 – Constantine Gehring (Binghamton)
Section 5 – Jayden Scott (Rush Henrietta)
Section 6 – Collin Coughenour (Niagara Wheatfield)
Section 8 – George Oroudjov (Syosset)
Section 9 – Nick Picariello (Minisink Valley)
Section 11 – Sean Carter (North Babylon)
PSAL – Wilver Mariano Peralta (Mott Haven)
CHSAA – James Ryan (Monsignor Farrell)
A1 – Marco Vespa (Monroe Woodbury)
A2 – CJ Lee (Webster Thomas)
A3 – Christian Gannone (Eastport South Manor)
A4 – Amos Rivera (Fox Lane)
A5 – Michael Snowden (Niagara Falls)

126 Pounds
Section 1 – Dennis Robin (Arlington)
Section 2 – Vincent Santilli (South Glens Falls)
Section 3 – Tyler Kellison (JD/CBA)
Section 4 – Lucas Riley (Elmira)
Section 5 – Ryan Burgos (Hilton)
Section 6 – Mike Catanzaro (Williamsville North)
Section 8 – Jake Schneider (MacArthur)
Section 9 – Jordan Suarez (Minisink Valley)
Section 11 – Zach Redding (Eastport-South Manor)
PSAL – David Correa (Tottenville)
CHSAA – Dan Adams (Monsignor Farrell)
A1 – Aiden Rabideau (Clarence)
A2 – Alexis Diaz (Clarkstown North)
A3 – Chris Cook (John Jay Cross River)
A4 – Michael Lopresti (Spencerport)
A5 – Nate Osborne (Cicero North Syracuse)

132 Pounds
Section 1 – James Sullivan (Clarkstown South)
Section 2 – Jake Deguire (Mohonasen)
Section 3 – Luca Pirozzolo (Auburn)
Section 4 – Drew Witham (Corning)
Section 5 – Alex Samson (Victor)
Section 6 – Justin McDougald (Niagara Wheatfield)
Section 8 – Xavier Pommells (Uniondale)
Section 9 – Tommy Maddox (Washingtonville)
Section 11 – Logan Sciotto (Rocky Point)
PSAL – Jayden Cardenas (Grand Street Campus)
CHSAA – Preston Maucere (St. Anthony’s)
A1 – Devin Woodword (Horseheads)
A2 – Adrian Rosario Beato (Mott Haven)
A3 – Mike Blando (Massapequa)
A4 – Luke Lupisello (Webster Schroeder)
A5 – Ryan Forrest (Hamburg)

138 Pounds
Section 1 – Brendan Carroll (Roy C. Ketcham)
Section 2 – Willie Thacker (Niskayuna)
Section 3 – Samuel May (Fulton)
Section 4 – Logan Gumble (Chenango Forks)
Section 5 – Mason Wersinger (Spencerport)
Section 6 – Willie McDougald (Niagara Falls)
Section 8 – Kyle Althenn (Mepham)
Section 9 – Sean Savacool (Minisink Valley)
Section 11 – Adam Busiello (Eastport-South Manor)
PSAL – Zacc Romero (Brooklyn Tech)
CHSAA – Tommy Szilagyi (St. Anthony’s)
A1 – Tyler Albis (John Jay East Fishkill)
A2 – Ryan Meisner (Lindenhurst)
A3 – Eric Griskowitz (Saratoga)
A4 – Nick Sanko (Pittsford)
A5 – Chase Daudelin (Corning)

145 Pounds
Section 1 – Jake Breyer (North Rockland)
Section 2 – Brock Delsignore (Shenendehowa)
Section 3 – Aidan Poe (Indian River)
Section 4 – Jarrett O’Connell (Horseheads)
Section 5 – Dillon Callaghan (Greece)
Section 6 – Jacob DeWolf (Niagara Wheatfield)
Section 8 – Lee Mauras (Freeport)
Section 9 – Tommy Askey (Pine Bush)
Section 11 – Jonathan Spadafora (HHH East)
PSAL – Quincy Howard (Cardozo)
CHSAA – AJ Kovacs (Iona Prep)
A1 – Kris Ketchum (Rocky Point)
A2 – Cuinn Burlingham (Fulton)
A3 – Nick Albornoz (Minisink Valley)
A4 – Jeremy Scuttalero (Massapequa)
A5 – Karamvir Hothi (Rush Henrietta)

152 Pounds
Section 1 – Kawan Wills (Arlington)
Section 2 – Sean Malenfant (Averill Park)
Section 3 – Dan Tauroney (New Hartford)
Section 4 – Jacob Scibek (Horseheads)
Section 5 – Ty Raines (Churchville Chili)
Section 6 – Warren McDougald (Niagara Wheatfield)
Section 8 – Garrett Gibbons (Massapequa)
Section 9 – Joe McGinty (Monroe Woodbury)
Section 11 – Danny Mauriello (Hauppauge)
PSAL – Cyrus Smith (Murrow)
CHSAA – Christian Hansen (St. Anthony’s)
A1 – Joe Simons (Farmingdale)
A2 – Ryan Stencel (Lancaster)
A3 – Tyler DeSena (Garden City)
A4 – Jacob Edwards (Columbia)
A5 – Michael Vinci (Spencerport)

160 Pounds
Section 1 – Quincy Downes (Fox Lane)
Section 2 – Peter Meshkov (Niskayuna)
Section 3 – Camrin Galvin (Fulton)
Section 4 – Quashaun Robinson (Corning)
Section 5 – Cooper Kropman (Penfield)
Section 6 – Adam Daghestani (Grand Island)
Section 8 – Kyle Mosher (Southside)
Section 9 – Steve Gazzillo (Cornwall)
Section 11 – Jackson Hulse (Westhampton Beach)
PSAL – George Tavares (Townsend Harris)
CHSAA – Joe Schultz (St. Anthony’s)
A1 – Stephen Grabher (North Shore)
A2 – Jett Tancsik (Centereach)
A3 – Devin Earl (West Genesee)
A4 – Icar Simon (Olean)
A5 – Drew Bogdan (Albany Academy)

170 Pounds
Section 1 – Aaron Wolk (Horace Greeley)
Section 2 – Jakai Townsend (Burnt Hills)
Section 3 – Nick Noel (Fulton)
Section 4 – Jeremiah Allen (Chenango Forks)
Section 5 – Joseph Theede (Victor)
Section 6 – Josh Thibeault (Niagara Wheatfield)
Section 8 – Matt Rogers (Wantagh)
Section 9 – Matt Bucci (Saugerties)
Section 11 – Paul Illicete (Copiague)
PSAL – Jeff Geller (MSIT)
CHSAA – Tyler Podolsky (St. Anthony’s)
A1 – JD Moore (Levittown Division)
A2 – Corey Connolly (Rocky Point)
A3 – Joe Gannone (Eastport South Manor)
A4 – Devan Moore (Olean)
A5 – Ben Rivera (Carmel)

182 Pounds
Section 1 – Jake Logan (New Rochelle)
Section 2 – Liam Mooney (Colonie)
Section 3 – Fombo Azah (Carthage)
Section 4 – Zach Davis (Corning)
Section 5 -Joe Cocozza (Penfield)
Section 6 – Connor Kenney (Grand Island)
Section 8 – Angelo Petrakis (Massapequa)
Section 9 -Tyler Serafini (Newburgh)
Section 11 – Michael Tyrell (Hauppauge)
PSAL – Eduard Dzhioev (FDR)
CHSAA – Dominik Thomas (St. Francis)
A1 – Ryan Damboise (Livonia)
A2 – Joe Lopresti (Sayville)
A3 – Patrick Walsh (Olean)
A4 – Michael Gordon (Hewlett)
A5 – Alex Behar (Byram Hills)

195 Pounds
Section 1 – Jhordyn Innocent (East Ramapo)
Section 2 – Brant Robinson (Saratoga Springs)
Section 3 – Mykle Thomas (Syracuse)
Section 4 – Todd Degroat (Vestal)
Section 5 – Sam DePrez (Hilton)
Section 6 – Mike Pataky (Orchard Park)
Section 8 – Matt Hegi (Mepham)
Section 9 – Sam Santander (Monroe Woodbury)
Section 10 – Preston Guynup (Massena)
Section 11 – Liam McIntyre (Westhampton Beach)
PSAL – Michael Babbcort (Wingate)
CHSAA – Matt Kelly (Iona Prep)
A1 – Marc Musso (Massapequa)
A2 – Peter Magliocco (Northport)
A3 – Tyler Pelech (Longwood)
A4 – Anthony Cascen (Harry S. Truman)

220 Pounds
Section 1 – Zach Finn (Harrison)
Section 2 – Nik Koch (Averill Park)
Section 3 – Luke Smith (Carthage)
Section 4 – Lucas Scott (Chenango Forks)
Section 5 – Nick Serce (Irondequoit)
Section 6 – Blake Bielec (Grand Island)
Section 8 – Deaquan Stuart (Roosevelt)
Section 9 – Will Leonard (Cornwall)
Section 11 – Dylan Gianikos (Patchogue-Medford)
PSAL – Emre Mabocoglu (Midwood)
CHSAA – Nolan Thomas (St. Francis)
A1 – Kyle Tillich (Rush Henrietta)
A2 – Maxx Decapua (Newburgh Free Academy)
A3 – Jeremiah Funchess (Westbury)
A4 – Josh Barber (Attica – Batavia)
A5 – Ameer Ladd (East Syracuse Minoa)

285 Pounds
Section 1 – Manny Mena (North Rockland)
Section 2 – Jake Stangle (Ballston Spa)
Section 3 – Collin Null (Carthage)
Section 4 – Jeremiah Cheatham (Elmira)
Section 5 – Colton Crane (Gates Chili)
Section 6 – Tanner Hulse (Olean)
Section 8 – Obriend Dorceus (Uniondale)
Section 9 – Adam Fenner (Minisink Valley)
Section 11 – Joey Slackman (Commack)
PSAL – Justin Anderson (Springfield Gardens)
CHSAA – Alex Vassiliou (St. Peters)
A1 – Myles Norris (Freeport)
A2 – Collin Burns (Hilton)
A3 – Preston Havison (Monroe Woodbury)
A4 – Ryan Bitka (Amherst)
A5 – London Castillo (Brentwood)

Division 2

99 Pounds
Section 1 – Matt Shaw (Pearl River)
Section 2 – Jair Gomez (Ichabod Crane)
Section 3 – Sixx Cook (Central Valley Academy)
Section 4 – Joey Florence (BGAH)
Section 5 – Jace Schafer (Palmyra Macedon)
Section 6 – Andrew Lucinski (Newfane)
Section 7 – Collin Clancy (Saranac)
Section 8 – Jackson Polo (Cold Spring Harbor)
Section 9 – Trevor Tufano (Port Jervis)
Section 10 – Trayton Tupper (Gouverneur)
Section 11 – Max Gallagher (Bayport Blue Point)
PSAL – Matt Gatto (Petrides)
Independent – Nicholas Moreira (Horace Mann)
A1 – Braidon Woodward (Canisteo)
A2 – Hunter Kurtz (Woodward)
A3 – Trey Kimball (Hamden)
A4 – TJ O’Connor (Cooperstown)

106 Pounds
Section 1 – Quinn Egan (Pleasantville)
Section 2 – Caleb Svingala (Maple Hill)
Section 3 – Avery Leonard (Cooperstown)
Section 4 – Dante Geislinger (Norwich)
Section 5 – Musken Monger (Warsaw)
Section 6 – David Ball (Gowanda)
Section 7 – Ryan Devins (Saranac)
Section 8 – Ryan Romano (Island Trees)
Section 9 – Peter Bender (Highland)
Section 10 – Vandavian Way (Gouverneur)
Section 11 – Joe Sparacio (Bayport Blue Point)
PSAL – Steven Sereno (Petrides)
Independent – Michael Ortiz (Horace Mann)
A1 – Chris Petteys (Hudson Falls)
A2 – Donavan Bukaczeski (Iroquois)
A3 – Nick Noto (Honeoye Falls – Lima)
A4 – Peyton White (Watervliet)

113 Pounds
Section 1 – Chris DeMeglio (Lourdes)
Section 2 – Joey Scheeren (Galway)
Section 3 – Micah Roes (Lowville)
Section 4 – Cody Merwin (Walton-Delaware Academy)
Section 5 – Anthony Noto (Honeoye Falls-Lima)
Section 6 – Alex Skowronski (East Aurora)
Section 7 – Landen Smith (Saranac)
Section 8 – Jake Murphy (Seaford)
Section 9 – Matt Morris (Red Hook)
Section 10 – Mitchell McCarthy (Ogdensburg)
Section 11 – Ricky D’elia (Port Jefferson)
PSAL – Brandon Fallon (Petrides)
Independent – Robert Horan (Hackley)
A1 – Mason Bush (Central Valley Academy)
A2 – Gabe Fisher (Hoosick Falls)
A3 – Kyle Willard (Groton)
A4 – Dylan Winchell (Warrensburg)

120 Pounds
Section 1 – Len Balducci (Pleasantville)
Section 2 – Kaden Gransbury (Ravena)
Section 3 – Matt Garland (South Jeff/Sandy Creek)
Section 4 – Caleb Robinson (Walton-Delaware Academy)
Section 5 – Carter Schubert (Williamson-Marion-Sodus)
Section 6 – Josh Gill (Newfane)
Section 7 – Troy LaBarge (Northern Adirondack)
Section 8 – Joe Contrastano (Wheatley)
Section 9 – Liam Bullock (Chester)
Section 10 – Nathan Recore (Malone)
Section 11 – Jordan Titus (Center Moriches)
PSAL – Joe Ferrara (Petrides)
Independent – Jack Bosco (Hackley)
A1 – Kaleb Burgess (Pal-Mac)
A2 – Dawson Mower (Central Valley Academy)
A3 – Riley Retell (Tamarac)
A4 – Tanner McKenna (Warrensburg)

126 Pounds
Section 1 – Cris D’Amelio (Irvington)
Section 2 – Aidan Cullen (Greenville)
Section 3 – Marek Bush (Central Valley Academy)
Section 4 – Chandler Merwin (Walton-Delaware Academy)
Section 5 – Bradley Cheek (Canisteo-Greenwood)
Section 6 – Julian Martin (Lake Shore)
Section 7 – Logan Dubuque (Peru)
Section 8 – Vincent Marchand (Locust Valley)
Section 9 – Eric Tigue (Port Jervis)
Section 10 – Lucas Martin (Malone)
Section 11 – Willy Kraus (Hampton Bays)
PSAL – Mitchell Barcus (Eagle Academy)
Independent – Tyler Wyman (Hackley)
A1 – Dean Shambo (Mexico)
A2 – Austin Lints (Schoharie)
A3 – Mohamed Alshawi (Tonowanda)
A4 – Colby Petrie (Medina)

132 Pounds
Section 1 – Victor Perlleshi (Pleasantville)
Section 2 – Trent Svingala (Maple Hill)
Section 3 – Dylan Price (Onondaga-Tully)
Section 4 – Brady Worthing (Tioga)
Section 5 – Ethan Ferro (Palmyra Macedon)
Section 6 – Giovanni Russo (Fredonia)
Section 7 – Alex Christman (Saranac)
Section 8 – Gage DeNatale (Locust Valley)
Section 9 – Mat Malherio (Highland)
Section 10 – Joseph McIntosh (Gouverneur)
Section 11 – Mike O’Brien (Mt. Sinai)
PSAL – Malachi Porter (Eagle Academy)
Independent – Vicram Ostrander (Horace Mann)
A1 – Matt LaPorte (Hoosick Falls)
A2 – Justin Smith (Penn Yan/Marcus Whitman)
A3 – Austin Borgeois (Chautauqua Lake)
A4 – Anthony Stewart (Addison)

138 Pounds
Section 1 – Aidan Canfield (Pleasantville)
Section 2 – Alec Richards (Corinth)
Section 3 – Lorenzo Scarano (Little Falls)
Section 4 – Brody Oleksak (BGAH)
Section 5 – Nathan Murphy (Warsaw)
Section 6 – Zach Braddell (Tonwanda)
Section 7 – Kaden Peryea (Beekmantown)
Section 8 – Michael Leandrou (Oyster Bay)
Section 9 – Nick Ross (Onteora)
Section 10 – Zach Roberts (Ogdensburg)
Section 11 – Joe O’Brien (Mt. Sinai)
PSAL – Hector Rodriguez (Eagle Academy)
Independent – Davis Parczik (Horace Mann)
A1 – John Worthing (Tioga)
A2 – Dalton Gardner (Fredonia)
A3 – Greg Hotaling (Colbeskill)
A4 – Nathan Lehr (Chenango Valley)

145 Pounds
Section 1 – Will Carano (Putnam Valley)
Section 2 – Marlon Laing (Ravena)
Section 3 – Cahal Donovan (Marcellus)
Section 4 – Austin Lamb (Tioga)
Section 5 – Chase Runfola (Letchworth)
Section 6 – Jimmy Kramer (Falconer)
Section 7 – Alijah Seymour (Peru)
Section 8 – Ray Costa (Cold Spring Harbor)
Section 9 – Nick Curreri (ELSW)
Section 10 – Tristan Richardson (Ogdensburg)
Section 11 – Thomas Giaramita (John Glenn)
PSAL – Francisco Quintana (Baruch)
Independent – Francisco Quintana (Baruch)
A1 – Hunter Shaut (Central Valley Academy)
A2 – Hunter McKenna (Warrensburg)
A3 – Ryan Nugent (Newgane)
A4 – Malachy Farrell (Avon)

152 Pounds
Section 1 – Dean Appell (Putnam Valley)
Section 2 – Zack Lawrence (Duanesburg)
Section 3 – Josh Mayden (Camden)
Section 4 – Mikey Squires (Norwich)
Section 5 – Trent Youngs (Mynderse)
Section 6 – Johnny Putney (East Aurora)
Section 7 – Bryce Smith (Saranac)
Section 8 – Austen Carmen (Clarke)
Section 9 – Nate Ross (Onteora)
Section 10 – Joseph Cummings (Gouverneur)
Section 11 – Matt Campo (Mt. Sinai)
PSAL – Mike DiForte (Petrides)
Independent – Jack Kneisley (Hackley)
A1 – Giovanni Shifano (Eden)
A2 – Reese Lockwood (Groton)
A3 – Jonathen Davis (Canisteo Greenwood)
A4 – Logan Duers (Hadley Luzerne – Lake George)

160 Pounds
Section 1 – Jack Chesman (Pearl River)
Section 2 – Charlie Grygas (Duanesburg)
Section 3 – Jake Null (Dolgeville)
Section 4 – Shane Hoover (BGAH)
Section 5 – Brock Conaway (Perry)
Section 6 – Cory Day (Iroquois)
Section 7 – Zach Swyers (Peru)
Section 8 – Gaven Bell (Cold Spring Harbor)
Section 9 – Bryce Horner (Port Jervis)
Section 10 – Alfred MacNeill (Malone)
Section 11 – Lajess Sawyer (Center Moriches)
PSAL – Elliott Tufaro (Baruch)
Independent – Stephen Andryc (Trinity)
A1 – Brady Hope (Chenango Valley)
A2 – Owen Lyons (Watervliet)
A3 – Nick Saeger (Falconer)
A4 – Matthew McManaman (General Brown)

170 Pounds
Section 1 – Nathan Parker (Croton-Harmon)
Section 2 – Ethan Cooper (Cobleskill-Richmondville)
Section 3 – Dempsey Carroll (Copenhagen)
Section 4 – Cameron Bundy (Owego)
Section 5 – Sam Wolf (Warsaw)
Section 6 – Ceric Kristan (Fredonia)
Section 7 – Jacob Nolan (Saranac)
Section 8 – Brendan O’Hagan (Seaford)
Section 9 – Cesar Santiago (ELSW)
Section 10 – Tyler Tupper (Gouverneur)
Section 11 – Ethan Schmidt (Mattituck)
PSAL – Fabio Preka (RKA)
Independent – Aidan Shepardson (Trinity)
A1 – Zach Williams (Hannibal)
A2 – Rich Forbes (Catskill)
A3 – Wyatt Smith (Midlakes)
A4 – Dylan Urban (Pearl River)

182 Pounds
Section 1 – Nick Meglino (Edgemont)
Section 2 – Cody York (Hadley Luzerne-Lake George)
Section 3 – Anthony Rasmussen (South Jeff/Sandy Creek)
Section 4 – Mitchell Knapp (Susquehanna Valley)
Section 5 – Blake Ilges (Canisteo-Greenwood)
Section 6 – Jason Frazer (Tonwanda)
Section 7 – Jason Fletcher (Ausable Valley)
Section 8 – Pat Quinn (Seaford)
Section 9 – Drew Bendy (ELSW)
Section 10 – Jake Shippee (Gouverneur)
Section 11 -Justin Vega (John Glenn)
PSAL – Brandon Bido (Eagle Academy)
Independent – Noah Boyd (Collegiate)
A1 – Ross McFarland (Phoenix)
A2 – Blake Wolfanger (Perry)
A3 – Mark Mullen (SVEC)
A4 – Jaden Kammer (Pleasantville)

195 Pounds
Section 1 – Dustin Koskinen-Falls (Putnam Valley)
Section 2 – Devon Shader (Coxsackie-Athens)
Section 3 – Bryce Dare (Holland Patent)
Section 4 – Dell Davis (SVEC)
Section 5 – Nate Degroff (Warsaw)
Section 6 – Robbie Penhollow (Falconer)
Section 7 – Jace Filion (Northern Adirondack)
Section 8 – Kolton Gagnon (Cold Spring Harbor)
Section 9 – James DeAveiro (ELSW)
Section 10 – Nick Jenkins (Gouverneur)
Section 11 – Mike Sabella (Mt. Sinai)
PSAL – Angelo Sereno (Petrides)
Independent – Elie Farah (Dalton)
A1 – Nolan McNeill (Warrensburg)
A2 – Millard Young (Akron)
A3 – Noah Kennedy (Greene Oxford)
A4 – Brendan Covey (Whitehall)

220 Pounds
Section 1 – Rolando Lopez (Putnam Valley)
Section 2 – Jeff Crooks (Cobleskill-Richmondville)
Section 3 – Alex Thompson (Sherburne-Earlville)
Section 4 – Richard Serafin (Oneonta)
Section 5 – Keagan Carmenatty (South Seneca)
Section 6 – Mike Rigerman (Pioneer)
Section 7 – Mason Maulding (Peru)
Section 8 – Karl Bouyer (Clarke)
Section 9 – James Oosterom (Port Jervis)
Section 11 – Colby Suglia (Mattituck)
PSAL – Ervis Spahiu (Petrides)
Independent – Cam Coleman (Rye Country Day)
A1 – Chris Wilson (Warrensburg)
A2 – Josh Greenwood (Beaver River)
A3 – Sterling Spoon (Watervliet)
A4 – Connor Sykora (Jasper Troupsburg)
A5 – Mario Fidanza (Lyndonville)

285 Pounds
Section 1 – George Lebberes (Ardsley)
Section 2 – Craig Sawyer (Hoosick Falls)
Section 3 – Mike Leibl (Canastota)
Section 4 – Dylan Houseknecht (Odessa-Montour)
Section 5 – Jake Dewall (Waterloo)
Section 6 – Jaden Heers (Newfane)
Section 7 – Dalton Criss (Peru)
Section 8 – Jake Rankin (Oyster Bay)
Section 9 – Jason Lonstein (Ellenville)
Section 10 – Logan Garrison (Gouverneur)
Section 11 – Pat Ancewicz (John Glenn)
PSAL – Christian Harris (Petrides)
Independent – Noah Lascano (Trinity)
A1 – Trentyn Rupert (Newark Valley)
A2 – Steven Taylor (Tioga)
A3 – Ben Szymanowski (Chautaqua Lake)
A4 – Christian Salvio (Ravena)

Division 1
Section 1               Section 8
Section 2               Section 9
Section 3               Section 10
Section 4               Section 11
Section 5               PSAL
Section 6               CHSAA 

Division 2
Section 1               Section 8
Section 2               Section 9
Section 3               Section 10
Section 4               Section 11
Section 5               PSAL
Section 6               
Section 7

99 Pounds
Trevor Tufano (Port Jervis) wbf 3:26 Brandon McKay (Red Hook)

106 Pounds
Peter Bender (Highland) dec 7-4 Rocco DeAveiro (Rondout Valley)

113 Pounds
Matt Morris (Red Hook) dec 3-0 Nikko Walsh (Rondout Valley)

120 Pounds
Liam Bullock (Chester) dec 9-7 John Antonelli (Marlboro)

126 Pounds
Eric Tigue (Port Jervis) wbf 1:59 Alex Lopez (Red Hook)

132 Pounds
Mat Malherio (Highland) dec 7-3 Joey Amato (Port Jervis)

138 Pounds
Nick Ross (Onteora) maj dec 11-2 Gavin Staerker (Port Jervis)

145 Pounds
Nick Curreri (E/L/SW) wbf 3:08 Justin Halbert (Highland)

152 Pounds
Nate Ross (Onteora) wbf 5:50 Logan Smith (Highland)

160 Pounds
Bryce Horner (Port Jervis) dec 7-6 Henry Peters (E/L/SW)

170 Pounds
Cesar Santiago (E/L/SW) maj 15-6 Adain Maduro (Highland)

182 Pounds
Drew Bendy (E/L/SW) maj 8-0 Joe Reed (Port Jervis)

195 Pounds
James DeAveiro (E/L/SW) wbf :42 Bew Swart (Highland)

220 Pounds
James Oosterom (Port Jervis) wbf 1:56 John Perez (Highland)

285 Pounds
Jason Lonstein (Ellenville) wbf 3:47 Devin McGovern (Chester)

Top 5 Teams
1 Port Jervis – 218
2. Highland – 174
3. Eldred/Liberty/Sullivan West – 146
4. Red Hook – 128
5. Onteora – 109

Congratulations to the Minisink Valley wrestling program for their dominating performance in capturing the 2019 Section 9 Tournament Championship! The Warriors had 8 finalists, crowned 5 champions, and had 15 wrestlers place in the top 6! Minisink finished with 292 team points outdistancing 2nd place Monroe Woodbury by 65 points. The Crusader crowned 2 champions and finished with 227 team points. Newburgh, Middletown, and Cornwall rounded out the top 5 in the team race.

Coach Blaine Coaches in His Last S9 Championship
The finals ceremony began with Section 9 chairman Jeff Cuilty taking the microphone and paying respects to retiring Cornwall coach Don Blaine. Coach Blaine has coached for 36 years – he has 36 winning season! Blaine will be retiring as the all-time wins leader in Section 9 history and he is a NYS and Nation Wrestling Hall of Fame member. Congratulations Coach Blaine and thank you for your tremendous contribution to the sport of wrestling. You are a Section 9 icon.

Picariello Upsets Vespa for Title at 120
In one of the biggest upsets in Section 9 Tournament history, Minisink Valley junior Nick Picariello defeated Marco Vespa for the title at 120. Vespa, who has committed to wrestle at Penn State, is a 2X NYS placewinner! He finished 4th in the state in 2017 and took 3rd in Albany last year at 120 pounds! Picariello gave up an opening period takedown and then rattled off 6 unanswered points to take the 6-2 victory in front of the stunned home crowd. The match was voted as the Michael DeCapua Most Exciting Match of the evening and Picariello was selected as the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. Vespa in a lock for a wildcard bid to the state tournament.

Sofia Mac and Zack Ryder Makes Section 9 History
Congratulations to Minisink Valley teammates and close friends Sofia Macaluso and Zack Ryder for making some history! Macaluso became the first girl in history to place in the Section 9 Championship tournament. She took 3rd at 120 with her only loss coming in the quarter finals to her teammate and aforementioned Nick Picariello. Macaluso was the 7th seed in the tournament and notched wins over the #3, #4, and #6 seeds on her way to the podium. Congratulations Sofia Mac! Zack Ryder became the first ever 7th grader to win a Section 9 D1 title. (Kevin Dommries from Millbrook won the S9 D2 title in 2005.) Ryder was crowned champion at 106 pounds after defeating Middletown’s Justin Morales by pin at 4:54 in the finals. Ryder also notched pins at :31 and 1:16 in his other two wins. Could Section 9 have their first ever 6X champ???

Leonard and DeCapua Battle at 220
It’s not every day that Section 9 wrestling fans have the pleasure of watching 2 returning state placewinners ballet it out for a Section 9 title. At 220 pounds, we were treated with a finals showdown between Will Leonard and Maxx DeCapua. The match was won by Leonard who defeated DeCapua 5-0. Leonard finished 6th in NYS last season at 220 and was this year’s Eastern States Classic champion. DeCapua took 6th in Albany last year at 195 and is a lock to receive a wildcard birth to the state tournament again this year.

Finals Summary
The finals began with Washingtonville’s Andrew Marchese avenging his recent loss to Saugerties senior Colby Amell to capture the title at 99. The match ended in injury default with Marchese up 6-2 at the time of the injury. At 106 we saw Zack Ryder from MV pin Justin Morales from Middletown in a match that was razor close prior to the pinfall. At 113 pounds Kingston junior Jacob Chenier put on a workman like performance in defeating Minisink Valley’s Joe Habert by major decision 8-0. The 120 pound final between Nick Picariello and Marco Vespa was described above. Minisink Valley junior Jordan Suarez made his 3rd trip to the Section 9 finals a triumphant one! Suarez, a finalist at 99 as a freshman and at 113 last year, became the 2019 Section champion at 126 pounds by defeating NFA’s Brandon Delarosa 9-4! Washingtonville senior Tommy Maddox capped off an injury riddled season in style by winning the Section 9 title with a convincing 11-0 major over Middletown’s Josh Sam. Minisink Valley’s fourth individual title of the night came at 138 where Sean Savacool notched a 6-0 win over 2018 D2 champ Ethan Palanca from New Paltz. The MV junior scored 3 first period pins going into the final! In a battle of returning Section 9 finalists, Tommy Askey defeated MV’s Nick Albornoz 3-1 to take the title at 145. Askey was a finalist at 132 last season and Albornoz was runner up at 145. Monroe Woodbury junior Joe McGinty capped off a great season by winning the 152 pound title via a 6-0 win over Pine Bush senior Nick Florin. At 160 we saw a battle between two great athletes. In the end, Cornwall senior Steve Gazzillo had too much horsepower for MV 8th grader Ethan Gallo and took home the crown with an 8-3 win. In a battle of attrition at 170, Saugerties senior Matt Bucci scored a late takedown and defeated Pasquale Satriano by a score of 8-6. NFA senior Tyler Serafini is now a 2X Section 9 champion after recording a 2nd period pin over Cornwall’s Luke Wojehowski. Serafini was the 2018 S9 champion at 152. Speaking of back to back, Monroe Woodbury senior Sam Santander made it two in a row by pinning Kingston’s Hayden Barley and winning the title at 195 for the second year in a row! Cornwall’s Will Leonard defeated NFA’s Maxx DeCapua 5-0 at 220 in battle between two returning NYS placewinners. Adam Fenner capped off the night by making it 5 champions for Minisink Valley when he topped rival Preston Havison 4-3 in the finals at 285!

99 Pounds
1st: Marchese (Wash) inj def over Amell (Saugerties)
3rd: Merli (NFA) dec 8-7 Ricciuto (VC)
5th: Greco (War) dec 10-5 Toledo (MW)

106 Pounds
1st: Ryder (MV) wbf 4:30 Morales (Middletown)
3rd: Hansen (NFA) dec 7-6 Winters (MW)
5th: Drost (Saugerties) dec 7-0 Reed (Cornwall)

113 Pounds
1st: Chenier (Kingston) dec 6-0 Habert (MV)
3rd: Ocasio (MW) wbf 4:24 Filip (MV)
5th: Greco (War) forf over Crocco (New Paltz)

120 Pounds
1st: Picariello (MV) dec 6-2 Vespa (MW)
3rd: Macaluso (MV) wbf 1:35 Diaz (Midd)
5th: Zappalo (Wash) wbf 3:30 Kohrs (MW)

126 Pounds
1st: Suarez (MV) de 9-4 DeLaRosa (NFA)
3rd: Urena (Pine Bush) maf 13-0 Richter (Kingston)
5th: Phillips (VC) inj fft Burgos (MW)

132 Pounds
1st: Maddox (Wash) maj 11-0 Sam (Middletown)
3rd: Romano (VC) maj 10-1 Lombardi (MV)
5th: Cuppett (New Paltz) dec 4-2 Fischer (NFA)

138 Pounds
1st: Savacool (MV) dec 6-0 Palanca (New Paltz)
3rd: Heinlein (Saugerties) wbf 1:16 Jenkins (Middletown)
5th: Estevez (MW) fft over Schmalfuhs (Warwick)

145 Pounds
1st: Askey (Pine Bush) dec 3-1 Albornoz (MV)
3rd: Giumarra (Cornwall) maj 12-2 Gibbons (Warwick)
5th: Wyns (New Paltz) dec 10-7 Gordon (Kingston)

152 Pounds
1st: McGinty (MW) de 6-0 Florin (Pine Bush)
3rd: Wernicki (MW) dec 3-0 Fini (Goshen)
5th: Heffner (Cornwall) maj 12-1 Michael (New Paltz)

160 Pounds
1st: Gazzillo (MV) dec 8-3 Gallo (MV)
3rd: Velazquez (Middletown) dec 11-3 Pennel (Pine Bush)
5th: Leggett (NFA) wbf 2:37 Morano (Middletown)

170 Pounds
1st: Bucci (Saugerties) dec 8-6 Satriano (VC)
3rd: Felice (MW) dec 11-8 Lyle (Wallkill)
5th: McLaughlin (MV) dec 7-5Noteboom (Warwick)

182 Pounds
1st: Serafini (NFA) wbf 3:38 Wojehowski (Cornwall)
3rd: Babb (Middletown) dec 5-4 Russell (NFA)
5th: Geysen (MV) maj 9-0 Bennet (Kingston)

195 Pounds
1st: Santander (MW) wbf 1:00 Barley (Kingston)
3rd: Banegas (NFA) dec 3-0 Hoffman (VC)
5th: Henry (MV) 3-1 sv Castro (MV)

220 Pounds
1st: Leonard (Cornwall) dec 5-0 DeCapua (NFA)
3rd: Strauss (MW) dec 8-3 Dixon (New Paltz)
5th: Duke (Middletown) wbf 2:06 Holmes (Kingston)

285 Pounds
1st: Fenner (MV) dec 4-3 Havison (MW)
3rd: Moore (VC) dec 3-1 Williams (NFA)
5th: Monchery (Middletown) dec 6-3 Fanning (Wash)

Top 10 Teams
1. Minisink Valley – 292
2. Monroe Woodbury – 227
3. Newburgh Free Academy – 173
4. Middletown – 147
5. Cornwall – 131
6. Pine Bush 101
7. Valley Central 97
8. Saugerties – 90
9. Washingtonville – 89.5
10. Kingston – 86

Most Exciting Match: Picariello vs Vespa
MOW: Nick Picariello – Minisink Valley