What better way to start off the new year than with an updated set of Section 9 individual rankings! This is our first rankings since the +2lb growth allowance which allowed many of our wrestlers to drop down a weight class for the recent holiday tournaments so you will notice many changes from our last edition. Rest assured you will see plenty of others change weights as the season unfolds! As always, comments are welcomed below or at sectionixwrestling@gmail.com. Enjoy!
102 Pounds
1. Luke Satriano – Valley Central
2. Cooper Merli – NFA
3. Joseph Uhrig – Minisink Valley
4. Charlie Wylie – Port Jervis
5. Brady Judd – Warwick
Valley Central’s Luke Satriano pins NFA’s Cooper Merli in the finals of the Mid-Hudson and is our new #1! Merli slides to #2 and awaits a rematch with Satriano during the NFA vs VC dual on January 4th. MV’s Uhrig looked tough in winning the Kittatinny Tournament and stays #3 while Port Jervis’s Wylie and Warwick’s Judd stay at #4 and #5 respectively.
110 Pounds
1. Trevor Tufano – Port Jervis
2. Nicholas Weeden – Valley Central
3. Wyatt Boice – Minisink Valley
4. Liam Hayes –Monroe Woodbury
5. Cooper Grossi – Wallkill
Tufano from Port Jervis has looked great and stays at #1 but we have a new #2 in Nick Weeden from VC who has dropped down to 110 after Christmas and made it all the way to the finals at the Mid-Hudson. Minisink’s Boice, who took 3rd at Kittatinny, is now at #3 while MW’s Hayes is at #4 and Grossi from Wallkill is our #5. Sullivan from MV cannot be overlooked here and could definitely re-enter the rankings!
118 Pounds
1. Rian Kirker – Red Hook
2. Sofia Macaluso – Minisink Valley
3. Rocco Futia – Wallkill
4. Max Javorsky – Monroe Woodbury
5. Jacob Perales – Goshen
Red Hook’s Kirker holds on to the top spot here but he has a new #2, MV’s Sofia Macaluso, nipping at his heels! Kirker took 4th place in a very tough weight at the Mid-Hudson. Macaluso drops down to 118 becomes the first ever female to win the Kittatinny Tournament in NJ! Wallkill’s Rocco Futia placed 6th at the Mid-Hudson and is #3 here while Monroe’s Javorsky, who placed 4th at the Massapequa Tournament, is our #4. Jacob Perales from Goshen took second at the Cooperstown Invitational and breaks into the rankings at #5 but we must watch out for Pine Bush’s Logan Pennell who can fight his way back into the top 5!
126 Pounds
1. Alex Greco – Warwick
2. Sebastian Vidacovich – Valley Central
3. Anthony Tresch – Minisink Valley
4. Chris Gatto – Highland
5. Jayden Norris – Middletown
Warwick’s Alex Greco is still undefeated and remains #1 at 126. Vidacovich from VC had a great Mid-Hudson making it all the way to the finals for he stays at #2 while MV’s Tresch was a finalist at Kittatinny and holds down the #3 slot. Chris Gatto from Highland lost 5-0 to Vidacovich at Mid-Hudson but is having a very solid year and is our new #4 while Middletown’s Jayden Norris, who took 5th at the Massapequa Tournament, is our new #5 at 126!
132 Pounds
1. Andrew Marchese – Washingtonville
2. Richie Degon – Valley Central
3. Zack McKernan – Minisink Valley
4. Grant Barczak – Monroe Woodbury
5. Rocco DeAveiro – Rondout Valley
No changes at 132. Stae place winner Marchese from Washingtonville remains undefeated and notched a 14-7 win over #3 McKernan from Minisink Valley during their dual meet. McKernan made it to the finals at Kittatinny. Degon from VC didn’t wrestle at the Mid-Hudson but is having a great season and remains #2. Barczak from Monroe Woodbury and DeAveiro from Rondout Valley round out our top 5 at 132.
138 Pounds
1. PJ Duke – Minisink Valley
2. Jordan Brown – Monroe Woodbury
3. Jackson Brady – Goshen
4. Logan Zehr – Highland
5. Justin Coiteux – New Paltz
PJ Duke is still recovering from an injury suffered in the Ironman finals but the nationally ranked freshman from Minisink Valley remains in the top spot. Monroe Woodbury’s Jordan Brown looked great in winning the Massapequa tournament and stays at #2 as did Goshen’s Jackson Brady who took the title in Cooperstown and stays at #3. Highland’s Logan Zehr has dropped down to 138 and is our new #4 and New Paltz’s Justin Coiteux slides down to #5. Chester’s Michael Franco only has a few matches so far this year but is undefeated and could definitely find his way back in the top 5!
145 Pounds
1. Jackson Merli – NFA
2. Luke Greiner – Minisink Valley
3. Ryan Ross – Port Jervis
4. Dominic Gennaro –Washingtonville
5. Reese Greathouse – Marlboro
Tough call here. NFA’s Merli suffered three losses at the Mid-Hudson, but all three losses were to excellent wrestlers. MV’s Greiner majored Gennaro, won the Kittatinny Tournament and remains undefeated. We are going to keep Merli over Greiner for now and hopefully we’ll get a head-to-head at the Section 9 Duals! Ryan Ross from Port Jervis remains undefeated, so he stays at #3 while Washingtonville’s Gennaro is very solid at #4. Our new #4 is Marlboro’s Reese Greathouse. Reece has been inactive for a few weeks but is having a very solid season!
152 Pounds
1. Eric Tigue – Minisink Valley
2. Tyler Reed – Cornwall
3. Cole Cuppett – New Paltz
4. Walter Evans – Ellenville
5. Erik Nilson – Warwick
Not making any changes this week at 152 but this is going to be a fun weight class to watch as the season moves along. MV’s Tigue won the Kittatinny Tournament and stays #1 followed by Cornwall’s Tyler Reed who finished 3rd at the Mid-Hudson with his only loss coming to the champ Bova from Section 1. Cuppett from New Paltz stays at #3 and remains undefeated while Ellenville’s Evans and Warwick’s Nilson round out the top 5. There are a few others to watch here namely Hockx from Saugerties, Aljamil from Washingtonville, and Patterson from VC.
160 Pounds
1. Zack Ryder – Minisink Valley
2. Anthony Manzi – NFA
3. George Racz – Minisink Valley
4. Logan Smith – Highland
5. Logan Serafin – Washingtonville
Minisink Valley’s Zack Ryder has been dominating his opponents since his 3rd place showing at Ironman and is the clear #1 at 160 in Section 9. After that, things aren’t so cut and dry. NFA’s Anthony Manzi drops down to 160 and looked great at the Mid-Hudson making it all the way to the finals so we put him at #2. Racz from MV finished 3rd at Kittatinny but his only loss was a 1-point decision to the eventual champion – he comes in at #3 here. Logan Smith also looked tough at the Mid-Hudson and placed 5th so he is our #4 while Washingtonville’s Logan Serafin stays at #5.
172 Pounds
1. Mike Zrelak – Monroe Woodbury
2. Myles Gordon – Kingston
3. Jalen Charles – Middletown
4. Nick Cavallo – Cornwall
5. Wyatt Konjas – Onteora
Monroe Woodbury’s Zrelak was a finalist at Massapequa and remains #1 here followed by Kingston’s Myles Gordan who is having a great year. Our new #3 is Jalen Charles from Middletown who is having a very good year and has a head-to-head over our new #4 Nick Cavallo from Cornwall who placed 5th at the Mid-Hudson. Onteora’s Wyatt Konjas wrestled tough at the Mid-Hudson but didn’t make it to Day 2 but he stays on the board at #5. NFA’s Christopher Leggett is improving every week and might surprise some people here.
189 Pounds
1. Mikey Altomer – Minisink Valley
2. Andrew Filip – Minisink Valley
3. Brayden Pennell – Pine Bush
4. Max Winkler – Goshen
5. Joseph Ponesse – NFA
State placewinner Mikey Altomer is expected to drop to 172 however he has not wrestled a match there yet, so he stays our #1 at 189. Once Altomer drops down, this is going to be a fantastic weight to watch. Our #2 at 189 is Altomer’s Minisink Valley teammate Andrew Filip who just won the Kittatinny Tournament and is undefeated this season. Our #3 here is Brayden Pennell from Pine Bush who is having a great year including a head-to-hear over our #4 Max Winkler from Goshen. Winkler just dominated the competition at the Cooperstown Invitational. Winkler’s only two losses this year came to Pennell and to Jabali Zoia from Longwood who just pinned his way through the Mid-Hudson Tournament. Winkler lost to Zoia 5-0 earlier this year. Our #5 at 189 is Joe Ponesse from NFA who had a great showing at Mid-Hudson finishing in 3rd place. We should also keep our eyes on Middletown’s Bryson Tibbs who just place 4th at Massapequa and Kingston’s Nick York who took 5th at the Mid-Hudson.
215 Pounds
1. Ethan Gallo – Minisink Valley
2. Teddy Szymanski – Chester
3. Matthew Oosterom – Port Jervis
4. Justin Callahan – Washingtonville
5. Louis DelBianco – Beacon
As expected, MV’s Ethan Gallo drops down to 215 and he is the new #1. Gallo completely dominated the competition at the Kittatinny Tournament including a pin at :19 in the finals. Szymanski from Chester only has three matches thus far but he’s undefeated and has a pin over our #3, Oosterom from Port Jervis who is also having a great year. Justin Callahan from Washingtonville is our #4 at 215 and at #5 we have a new wrestler in Louis DelBianco from Beacon. DelBianco made it to the finals of the Mid-Hudson and lost a razor-close 4-3 decision for his only loss of the season. He also has a win over Cornwall’s Gavin Furst who will definitely be in the medal hunt this year as will Jake McVey from Washingtonville and Fernand Vera from Middletown who was a Massapequa finalist.
285 Pounds
1. Stephan Monchery – Middletown
2. Dominick Siracusa – Goshen
3. Nick Valenzano – Cornwall
4. Aiden Gove – Minisink Valley
5. Tyler Haydt – Beacon
With Gallo dropping down to 215, Middletown sophomore Stephan Monchery is the clear #1 at heavyweight. Monchery is undefeated this season and just pinned his way through the Massapequa Tournament. Out new #2 is Dominick Siracusa from Goshen who just mowed his way to the title at Cooperstown with 4 fist period pins and a 10-3 decision in the finals. Cornwall’s Valenzano has been very tough this year and made it all the way to the finals of the Mid-Hudson. Our next two wrestlers are new to the rankings as Aiden Gove from MV comes in at the #4 spot while Mid-Hudson placer Tyler Haydt from Beacon lands at #5.