ESC Day 1 Recap

Section 9 advanced 12 wrestlers into tomorrow’s quarterfinals at the 2020 Eastern States Classic. Eight other wrestlers are still alive in the consolation bracket. Wrestling will be at 9:15 – finals should start at approximately 4:00. Let’s take a look at all of the Section 9 wrestlers who are still alive for Day 2 of the ESC!

Quarterfinalists
99: Jordan Brown (MW) vs Vince Bouzakis (Sem)
113: Andrew Marchese (Wash) vs Stevo Poulin (Shen)
152: Tommy Askey (PB) vs Jeremy Scutellaro (Massapequa)
152: Nick Ross (Ont) vs Bryce Smith (Saranac)
160: Joe McGinty (MW) vs Camrin Galvin (Fulton)
160: Pat Ross (Ont) vs Brevin Cassella (Nashoba)
170: Nate Ross (Ont) vs Andrew Donohue (Sem)
182: Ethan Gallo (MV) vs Ryan Stencel (Lancaster)
195 Joe Russell (NFA) vs Darby McLaughlin (Sprinfield)
220: Armel Duke (Midd) vs Kolby Franklin (Sem)
220 Maxx DeCapua (NFA) vs Blake Beilec (Grand Island)
285: Adam Fenner (MV) vs Collin Null (Carthage)

Wrestlebacks
99: Alex Greco vs Ryan Devins (Saranac)
99: Trevor Tufano (Port Jeris)
120: Nick Picariello (MV) vs Joe Sparacio (Bayport)
126: Zack Ryder (MV) vs Sean Garofal (North Rockland)
132: Jordan Suarez (MV) vs Drew Witham (Corning)
138: Eric Tigue (PJ) vs Zach Harrington (Sydney)
170: Joe Velazquez (Midd) vs Tyler Tupper (Gouverneur)
182: Jeremy Mazzella (Warwick) vs Kyle Serro (Lynbrook)
220: Jon Perez (Highland) vs Anthony Bottelo (Ponaganset)

The Most Anticipated Quarterfinals Are….
99: RI stud Jacob Joyce takes on Sem’s Jake Dailey
106: NYS Champ Jace Schafer takes on #26 seed Dom Federici
113: Mahopac’s Centrone versus state finalist Foy should be fun
120: D2 battle between S8 Constratano and S8 Leonard
126: Garcia vs Roes will be a D1 vs D2 battle
132: State finalist Scott vs Sem’s Lemmons is the match to watch
138: My favorite 1/4 of the tournament – Burgos vs Damasco
145: Sem’s Heck and MA stud Miller will provide fireworks
152: Can S8 stud Scutellaro push an extremely tough Askey
160: NYS 3rd Galvin takes on NYS 4th McGinty
170: D1 vs D2 showdown between Araneo and Squires
182: 2019 ESC finalist Azah takes on S2 hammer Delsignore
195: McLaughlin vs Russell in a battle of undefeated wrestlers
220: Funchess takes on Magliocci in a battle of Long Island studs
285: 3 seed Rice vs 6 seed Castillo has great potential

Girls Division Preview – by Matt Diano
The Eastern States Classic is the 1st premier in-season high school wrestling tournament to incorporate a girls division! Girls wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States. Please take a few minutes to read the incredible preview of this year’s girls tournament penned by our good friend from Long Island Matt Diano!