Division 1 – Newburgh Location
Day 1 of the Section 9 Duals is in the books, and it did not disappoint! Top seeded Minisink Valley advances to the semis by shutting out Warwick 72-0 in the quarters. Although the outcome of the dual was never in question, there were a couple of marquee matchups worth mentioning. At 102 pounds MV’s Joseph Uhrig topped Warwick’s Brady Judd 7-3 in a very competitive bout! The biggest surprise of the day, however, came at 118 pounds where Minisink’s Sofia Macaluso pinned former NYS place winner Alex Greco! Macaluso was down 3-2 late in the 3rd and went for broke! It paid off – the MV senior threw and pinned Greco with 6 seconds left on the clock! Warwick advanced to the quarterfinal round by defeating Valley Central by a score of 53-19.
The Warriors will take on #4 seed Newburgh Free Academy in the semifinal round. NFA made it to Day 2 by topping Goshen 46-18 in the Round of 16, and then beating Washingtonville 54-21 in the quarters. This dual featured a couple of very competitive matches but perhaps the match of biggest interest occurred at 145 where NFA’s Jackson Merli pinned Washingtonville’s Dominic Gennaro in a battle of two ranked wrestlers. Washingtonville advanced to the quarters by defeating Kingston in the Round of 16 by a score of 54-18.
Division 1 – Wallkill Location
Second seed Monroe Woodbury advances into the Day 2 semis by topping Cornwall by a score of 44-27 in the quarters. Perhaps the key victory for the Crusaders game at 189 where Monroe Woodbury’s Eryk Shammgod topped Cornwall’s Liam Scott with a pin at the 1:51 mark. Cornwall made it to the quarters by beating Pine Bush in the Round of 16 36-24.
The Crusaders will have their hands full in the semis when they lock horns with 3rd seeded Middletown. The Middies had a convincing 57-12 Round of 16 win over Beacon before topping Wallkill by a score of 40-30 in the quarters. This was a closely contested dual that wasn’t clinched until the second to last bout when Middletown’s Pedro Godine’s topped Wallkill’s Matt Rizzo 9-5 at 138 pounds. Wallkill made it to the quarters by beating Saugerties 35-25 in the Round of 16.
Division 2 – Port Jervis Location
The big story for Day 1 of the Division 2 tournament was New Paltz! Entering the tournament as the #6 seed, the Huguenots picked off 3rd seeded Red Hook in the quarters 48-30 and then punched their ticket to the finals by beating #2 seed Highland 39-33 in the semis! Highland advanced to the semis by defeating Ellenville 42-15 in the quarters. In the finals, New Paltz will take on top seeded Port Jervis. The Red Raiders beat both Liberty in the quarters and Onteora in the semis by the same score – 48-27! Onteora made it through to the semis by narrowly defeating Chester by a score of 31-30 in the quarters.
Day 2 of the Section 9 Duals will take place at Minisink Valley High School. Action will begin with the D1 semis at 5:00 followed by the D1 and D2 finals at approximately 6:30.