Tuesday January 18, 2022
Monroe Woodbury 68 Kingston 4
Valley Central @ FRD Hyde Park
Ellenville @ Chester
Wednesday January 19, 2022
Monroe Woodbury 44 Newburgh Free Academy 26
Minisink Valley 78 Kingston 0
Middletown 46 Pine Bush 22
Washingtonville 49 Valley Central 24
Saugerties 36 Goshen 34
Cornwall 38 Wallkill 26
Port Jervis 42 New Paltz 21
Chester 60 Burke 12
Thursday January 20, 2022
Friday January 21, 2022
Kingston @ Rondout Valley
Saturday January 15, 2022
Kohl Tournament @ Suffern HS (Section 1)
Minisink Valley – Team Champions
Top-6 Placers:
102: Joseph Uhrig – 3rd
110: Wyatt Boice – 3rd, Joseph Sullivan – 5th
118: Sofia Macaluso – 2nd
126: Anthony Tresch – CHAMPION
132: Zak McKernan – CHAMPION, Zack Filip – 2nd
138: Liam Holmes – 6th
145: Luke Greiner – CHAMPION
160: George Racz – CHAMPION, Quinten Morgan – 5th
285: Aiden Gove – 5th
Monroe Woodbury – 4th in Team Race
Top-6 Placers:
102: Devin Charles – 5th
110: Liam Hayes – 4th
118: Maxim Javorsky – 3rd
126: Grant Barczak – 2nd, Marco Piazza – 4th
138: Jordan Brown – CHAMPION
145: Brandon Carcaterra – 4th
172: Mike Zrelak – 2nd
189: Eryk Shammgod – 4th
Chester
Top-6 Placer:
172: Nick Dicurcio – 4th
John S. Burke
Top-6 Placers:
152: Frankie Shaw – 6th
172: Justin Mazzie – 6th
285: David Valentin – 6th
Highland Tournament
Highland, Washingtonville, New Paltz, Liberty, Rondout Valley, Marlboro, and FDR Hyde Park all competed in the 11-team Highland Round Robin Tournament. Washingtonville finished 3rd in the team race and crowned 2 champions in Andrew Marchese (132) and Justin Callahan (215). Host team Highland took 5th in the team race and crowned 3 champions in Chris Gatto (126), Logan Zehr (138), and Logan Smith (160). New Paltz had one champion, Cole Cuppett (152), and placed 7th followed by FDR Hyde Park who finished 8th in the team race and crowned a champion at 102 in Luke Dakin.
Click below for full tournament results!
Joe McCloe Memorial Duals
Congratulations to Middletown going a perfect 5-0 and winning the title at the 2022 Joe McCloe Memorial Duals. Stephan Monchery went a perfect 5-0 for the Middies notching 3 first period pins and receiving 2 forfeits. Congratulations Middletown!!!
Rd 1: Middletown 78 Whitney Point 0
Rd 2: Middletown 54 Vestal 15
Rd 3: Middletown 47 Corning 28
Semis: Middletown 52 Waverly 20
Finals: Middletown 48 Oxford-Green 26
Full Middletown Results
Phoenix Mid-Winter Classic
Goshen had 8 wrestlers place in the top 6 and finished 3rd in the team race at the Phoenix Mid-Winter Classic. Leading the way for the Gladiators were Max Winkler (189) and Dom Siracusa (285). Both wrestlers made it to the finals however both ran into some tough competition and needed to settle for silver. Winkler had the unfortunate task of wrestling Kole Mulhauser of Section 3 Central Square in the finals. Mulhauser, a Princeton commit, is currently ranked 8th in the nation by FloWrestling. Siracusa had to lock horns with Nick Rogers of Section 3 General Brown. Rogers, who is considered one of the favorites to win the 285 pound D2 state title in Albany, used a second period reversal to secure a 2-0 win over Siracusa. The other top-6 placers for Goshen were Joe Minnies (3rd @ 110), Jackson Brady (4th @ 138), Dante Joseph (5th @ 189), Declan Bernhardt (4th @ 215), Kyle Kubik (5th @ 215), and Aiden DeEntremont (3rd @ 285).
Schenectady Invitational
Minisink Valley only sent five wrestlers to the Schenectady Invitational – all five came home with first place trophies! Winning title for the Warriors were Eric Tigue at 152, Zack Ryder at 160, Mikey Altomer at 172, Andrew Filip at 189, and Ethan Gallo at 215. Gallo’s finals match was a highly anticipated showdown with Ryan Stein from Section 2 Shaker. Stein along with Gallo are considered two of the top 215-pound wrestlers in NYS D1. The bout did not live up to expectations as Gallo pinned his Section 2 foe in 1:39. Despite only entering five wrestlers in the tournament, the Warriors finished 3rd in the team race with 134 points. Burnt Hills (13 wrestlers) won the tournament with 166 points and Shenendehowa (10 wrestlers) placed 2nd with 152 points. Great job Minisink!
Full Minisink Results
We now have enough information to separate our D1 and D2 rankings. We are ranking the top 5 in D1 and the top 2 in D2. Please email me at sectionixwrestling@gmail.com if I have made any glaring omissions. Enjoy!
102 – Division 1
1. Luke Satriano – Valley Central, Fr.
2. Cooper Merli – NFA, 8th
3. Joseph Uhrig – Minisink Valley, 7th
4. Brady Judd – Warwick, Fr.
5. Marco Futia – Wallkill, 8th
102 – Division 2
1. Charlie Wylie – Port Jervis, 8th
2. Lorenzo Caserto – Marlboro, 7th
Satriano and Merli locked horns again but this time it was a razor close 1-0 win by decision for Satriano. Merli beat Uhrig 5-0 and Uhrig topped Judd 7-3 at the Section 9 Duals. Marco Futia is having a very solid season and enters our D1 ranking at #5. Wylie is the clear #1 at D2 102 and Lorenzo Caserto jumps on the board at #2 D2!
110 – Division 1
1. Nicholas Weeden – Valley Central, Jr.
2. Wyatt Boice – Minisink Valley, 7th
3. Liam Hayes –Monroe Woodbury, 8th
4. Cooper Grossi – Wallkill, Jr.
5. Joe Sullivan – Minisink Valley, Fr.
110 – Division 2
1. Trevor Tufano – Port Jervis, Sr.
2. Nick Laskowski – Rondout Valley, So.
Weeden continues to look great down at 110 and stays #1 followed by Boice who just notched a 9-4 win in the S9 Duals finals over #3 Hayes. Grossi stays at #4 and MV’s Sullivan re-enters the rankings at #5 at D1 110! Tufano has been absolutely dominating the competition and he’s our #1 D2 followed by Rondout Valley’s Nicholas Laskowki who’s our #2 here.
118 – Division 1
1. Sofia Macaluso – Minisink Valley, Sr.
2. Alex Greco – Warwick, Jr.
3. Rocco Futia – Wallkill, Jr.
4. Max Javorsky – Monroe Woodbury, Jr.
5. Jacob Perales – Goshen, So.
118 – Division 2
1. Rian Kirker – Red Hook, Jr.
2. Rebecca Brennan – New Paltz, 8th
In one of the most highly anticipated matches of the S9 Duals, MV’s Macaluso recorded a pin late in the third period over 2020 NYS place winner Greco from Warwick, so she is our new #1. Futia is our #3 here and Javorsky, who lost a tough 3-0 decision to Macaluso, comes in at #4. Goshen’s Perales is wrestling very tough and he’s our #5 but we need to keep our eye on Pine Bush’s Logan Pennell and Middletown’s Jayden Norris who is now at 118. Red Hook’s Kirker is the clear #1 at 118 D2 while another female wrestler, Rebecca Brennan from New Paltz, cracks the rankings as our #2 here.
126 – Division 1
1. Sebastian Vidacovich – Valley Central, Jr.
2. Anthony Tresch – Minisink Valley, Fr.
3. Isaiah Hockx – Saugerties, So.
4. Viktor Banda – Wallkill, So.
5. Matthew Mercado – NFA, Fr.
126 – Division 2
1. Chris Gatto – Highland, Sr.
2. Lucas Ospina – Rondout Valley, Sr.
Vidacovich and Tresch are both putting together great seasons and remain the top 2 at 126 D1. Hockx from Saugerties is, our new #3 and has a win over our new #4, Banda from Wallkill. NFA’s Matthew Mercado breaks into the rankings at #5 here. Gatto from Highland continues to be impressive, so he grabs the top spot at 126 D2 followed by Ospina from Rondout who re-enters the board!
132 – Division 1
1. Andrew Marchese – Washingtonville, Sr.
2. Richie Degon – Valley Central, So.
3. Zack McKernan – Minisink Valley, Jr.
4. Grant Barczak – Monroe Woodbury, Sr.
5. Michael Accardo – Warwick, So.
132 – Division 2
1. Rocco DeAveiro – Rondout Valley, Sr.
2. Nathan VanKleek – Port Jervis, Sr.
Still no doubt that Marchese is the top dog at 132 D1 but the weight is pretty open after the Washingtonville senior. Degon sits at #2 followed by #3 McKernan who notched a tough 4-2 win over #4 Barczak. Michael Accardo from Warwick breaks into the D1 rankings at #5 but we should also watch Jacob Roger from Middletown. Rocco DeAveiro from Rondout is #1 at 132 D2 followed by rankings newcomer Nathan VanKleet from Port Jervis. Red Hook’s Demetrius Massey will definitely be in the hunt here!
138 – Division 1
1. PJ Duke – Minisink Valley, Fr.
2. Jordan Brown – Monroe Woodbury, Jr.
3. Jackson Brady – Goshen, Jr.
4. Michael Tomblinson – Middletown, Sr.
5. Kevin Segali – NFA, Jr.
138 – Division 2
1. Logan Zehr – Highland, Sr.
2. Justin Coiteux – New Paltz, So.
Nationally ranked Duke will return to the lineup soon and remains #1 followed by MW’s Brown who was a state place winner in 2020. Brady from Goshen looks strong and is #3 followed by #4 Tomblinson and #5 Segali who are new to the rankings. On the D2 side it looks like Zehr and Coiteux are on a crash course for a marquee S9 D2 finals matchup. Zehr recently notched an 8-4 win over Coiteux at the S9 Duals however Chester sophomore Michael Franco can’t be overlooked!
145 – Division 1
1. Jackson Merli – NFA, Sr.
2. Luke Greiner – Minisink Valley, So.
3. Dominic Gennaro –Washingtonville, Sr.
4. Theo Ballantine – Cornwall, Sr.
5. George Thomas – Wallkill, Jr.
145 – Division 2
1. Ryan Ross – Port Jervis, So.
2. Reese Greathouse – Marlboro, So.
Merli and Greiner had a great battle in the S9 Duals semifinal round with the NFA senior gutting out a sudden victory 8-6 win. Merli stays #1 and Greiner holds at #2. Gennaro is tough and comes in at #3 while we have two new wrestlers on the board in Ballantine from Cornwall and Thomas from Wallkill. Another wrestler to keep an eye on here is Brandon Carcaterra from MW. In Division 2 Ryan Ross from PJ is our #1 followed by Marlboro’s Reese Greathouse.
152 – Division 1
1. Eric Tigue – Minisink Valley, Sr.
2. Tyler Reed – Cornwall, Jr.
3. Erik Nilson – Warwick, Sr.
4. Marco Martini – Wallkill, Jr.
5. Christian Hockx – Saugerties, Jr.
152 – Division 2
1. Cole Cuppett – New Paltz, Jr.
2. Walter Evans – Ellenville, Sr.
MV’s Tigue has looked very impressive and is a solid #1 at 152 D1. Nipping at his heels is Cornwall’s Tyler Reed whose only loss this season has been to Section 1 hammer Tim Bova. Erik Nilson from Warwick is our #3 and he is followed by two new additions to the board. Marco Martini from Wallkill is our new #4 and Christian Hockx from Saugerties comes in at #5. We also need to keep our eyes on Aljimal from Washingtonville. In D2 we have New Paltz’s Cole Cuppett as our top ranked wrestler at 152 followed by Walter Evans from Ellenville.
160 – Division 1
1. Zack Ryder – Minisink Valley, So.
2. George Racz – Minisink Valley, Sr.
3. Anthony Manzi – NFA, Sr.
4. Logan Serafin – Washingtonville, Jr.
5. Jack Mazzella – Warwick, Sr.
160 – Division 2
1. Logan Smith – Highland, Sr.
2. Eamon Hill – Onteora, Sr.
Nationally ranked state champion Ryder is the clear #1 here. Our new #2 is Ryder’s teammate, George Racz, who notched a win by pinfall over #3 Manzi from NFA at the S9 Duals. Serafin from Washingtonville is solid #4 and our new #5 is Jack Mazzella from Warwick. Logan Smith from Highland is our #1 at 160 for Division 2 followed by Eamon Hill from Onteora .
172 – Division 1
1. Mikey Altomer – Minisink Valley, Sr.
2. Mike Zrelak – Monroe Woodbury, Sr.
3. Myles Gordon – Kingston, Sr.
4. Jalen Charles – Middletown, Sr.
5. Nick Cavallo – Cornwall, Jr.
172 – Division 2
1. Wyatt Konjas – Onteora, Sr.
2. Nick Dicurcio – Chester, Sr.
2020 NYS place winner Altomer has dropped down to 172 and he takes over the top spot here. Zrelak from Monroe Woodbury is strong and athletic and comes in at #2 followed by Kingston’s Myles Gordon at #3. After Gordan there are three wrestlers equally credentialed for the final two spots. This week we are going with Charles from Middletown at #4 and Cavello from Cornwall at #5 but Johnny Accardo from Warwick is right there. There are two wrestlers to keep an eye on here – Wyatt Konjas from Onteora and Nick Dicurcio from Chester. We’ll go with Konjas at #1 and Dicurcio at #2 for this week!
189 – Division 1
1. Andrew Filip – Minisink Valley, Jr.
2. Brayden Pennell – Pine Bush, Jr.
3. Joseph Ponesse – NFA, Jr.
4. Max Winkler – Goshen, Sr.
5. Bryson Tibbs – Middletown, So.
189 – Division 2
1. Ivan Figueroa – Port Jervis, So.
2. Uriel Cazarez Quinto – Chester, Sr.
With Altomer dropping down to 172, his MV teammate Andrew Filip takes over the top spot at 189. Pennell from Pine Bush has looked very tough and he’s our new #2. Ponesse from NFA defeated Winkler from Goshen so they now come in at #3 and #4 while Middletown’s Bryson Tibbs re-enters the rankings at #5. We should keep an eye on James Bucci from Saugerties here as well. Ivan Figueroa from Port Jervis holds down the top spot at 189 D2 followed by Uriel Cazarez-Quinto who breaks into the rankings at #2 in D2.
215 – Division 1
1. Ethan Gallo – Minisink Valley, Jr.
2. Justin Callahan – Washingtonville, Sr.
3. Gavin Furst – Cornwall, Jr.
4. Louis DelBianco – Beacon, Sr.
5. Jake McVey – Washingtonville, Sr.
215 – Division 2
1. Teddy Szymanski – Chester, Sr.
2. Matthew Oosterom – Port Jervis, So.
2020 NYS place winner Gallo is the top dog at 216 D1. Gallo remains undefeated for the season. Washingtonville’s Callahan has looked very tough and is our #2 followed by Cornwall’s Gavin Furst who defeated #4 DelBianco from Beacon at the S9 Duals. Washingtonville has another ranked wrestler at 215 with Jake McVey coming in at #5. Section 9 has two tough kids at 215 in D2. Chester’s Teddy Szymanski is our #1 followed by Port Jervis’ Matthew Oosterom at #2.
285 – Division 1
1. Stephan Monchery – Middletown, So.
2. Dominick Siracusa – Goshen, Jr.
3. Nick Valenzano – Cornwall, Sr.
4. Aiden Gove – Minisink Valley, Jr.
5. Tyler Haydt – Beacon, Sr.
285 – Division 2
1. Logan Ormond – New Paltz, Jr.
2. Luke Daniels – Red Hook, Jr.
Monchery is considered one of the top heavyweights in NYS and remains our #1 at 285 D1. Goshen’s Dominick Siracusa is also undefeated and has opened some eyes so he is at #2 followed by Cornwall’s Nick Valenzo who is a solid #3 here. MV’s Aiden Gove has been impressive in limited action so we have him at #4 and Haydt from Beacon rounds off out top 5. New Paltz’s Logan Ormond is putting together a nice season so we have him at #1 for D2 followed Luke Daniels from Red Hook who placed at the Mid-Hudson.
Thursday January 13, 2022
Washingtonville 48 FDR/Hyde Park 13
Cornwall 53 Beacon 9
Friday January 14, 2022
Minisink Valley 60 Valley Central 11
Warwick 37 Newburgh Free Academy 30
Red Hook 42 Rondout Valley 15
Red Hook 41 Our Lady of Lourdes 30
Our Lady of Lourdes 48 Rondout Valley 23
With tonight’s victory over Valley Central, Minisink Valley head wrestling coach Kevin Gallagher notched career win #530 moving him into 1st place for coaching victories for a Section 9 coach! The coaching legend he surpassed, longtime Cornwall coach Don Blaine, was in attendance at the match to congratulate Coach Gallagher. Both Coach Gallagher and Coach Blaine are members of the NYSPHSAA Wrestling Hall of Fame. These two men are the embodiment of everything that is good about high school sports. Congratulations Coach Gallagher!
Division 1 Semifinals – 5:00
Minisink Valley 58 Newburgh Free Academy 6
Monroe Woodbury 47 Middletown 12
Championship Finals – 6:30
D1: Minisink Valley 57 Monroe Woodbury 6
D2: Port Jervis 38 New Paltz 30
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.
The time has come to crown our Division 1 and Division 2 champions at the Section 9 Duals! The two-day tournament takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday at multiple locations. Day one duals will take place at NFA and Wallkill for the D1 side while the D2 tournament will kick off at Port Jervis. Day two, hosted by Minisink Valley, will conclude with side-by-side finals for both divisions.
Tuesday January 11, 2022
Day 1 Division 1 – Newburgh Free Academy location (no spectators)
Round 16
Minisink Valley – bye
Warwick 53 Valley Central 19
Washingtonville 54 Kingston 18
Newburgh Free Academy 46 Goshen 18
Quarterfinals – 7:30
Minisink Valley 72 Warwick 0
NFA 54 Washingtonville 21
Day 1 Division 1 – Wallkill location
Round 16
Middletown 57 Beacon 12
Wallkill 35 Saugerties 25
Cornwall 36 Pine Bush 24
Monroe Woodbury – bye
Quarterfinals – 7:30
Middletown 40 vs Wallkill 30
Monroe Woodbury 44 Cornwall 27
Day 1 Division 2 @ Port Jervis
Quarterfinals
Port Jervis 48 Liberty 27
Onteora 31 Chester 30
New Paltz 48 Red Hook 30
Highland 45 Ellenville 15
Semifinals – 7:30
Port Jervis 48 Onteora 27
New Paltz 39 Highland 33
Wednesday January 12, 2022
Day 2 @ Minisink Valley High School
Division 1 Semifinals – 2 mats – 5:00
Division 1 Finals – 6:30
Division 2 Finals – 6:30
The Division 1 and Division 2 champions will represent Section 9 at the NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championships on January 29, 2022 @ the SRC Arena in Syracuse, NY!
Warwick Wildcat Duals @ Warwick High School
Round 1
Warwick vs Yorktown
Newburgh Free Academy 65 Scarsdale 6
Goshen vs Suffern
Monroe Woodbury 54 Clarkstown South 18
Round 2
Warwick vs Clarkstown South
Pearl River 30 Newburgh Free Academy 21
Monroe Woodbury 54 Suffern 15
Middletown 76 Scarsdale 0
Round 3
Monroe Woodbury 51 Pearl River 19
Newburgh Free Academy 44 Clarkstown South 22
Goshen vs Yorktown
Middletown 51 Suffern 16
Round 4
Warwick 75 Scarsdale 0
Middletown vs Pearl River
Newburgh Free Academy 43 Yorktown 24
Goshen vs Clarkstown South
Round 5
Warwick 39 Suffern 33
Goshen vs Pearl River
Monroe Woodbury 72 Scarsdale 6
Middletown vs Yorktown
Round 6
Newburgh Free Academy 43 Suffern 30
Goshen 48 Scarsdale 15
Monroe Woodbury 58 Yorktown 18
Middletown vs Clarkstown South
Warwick vs Pearl River
Monroe Woodbury, Middletown, and Warwick all finished a perfect 5-0 for the tournament! By virtue of point differential criteria – MW 209, Middletown 193, Warwick 186 – Monroe Woodbury has been awarded the team title!! Congratulations to the Crusaders!!!
Undefeated Section 9 Wrestlers
Monroe Woodbury: Liam Hayes, Jordan Brown, Rob Liggio, Mike Zrelak, Eryk Shammgod, Dan Jabbour (all 5-0) Team MOW: Eryk Shammgod
Goshen: Jackson Brady (5-0), Max Winkler (5-0), Dom Siracusa (4-0) Team MOW: Jackson Brady
Mat Wars @ Roy C. Ketcham HS (Section 1)
Washingtonville senior Andrew Marchese went 5-0 and was the 132-pound champion at The Mat Wars! Marchese, who recently committed to continue his academic and athletic career at Castleton University was awarded Tournament MOW for his efforts today! Washingtonville had three other top-4 placers in Nathaniel Popko (4th @ 126), Dominic Gennaro (2nd @ 145), and Justin Callahan (2nd @ 215).
Stan Elinsky Tournament @ Deposit Hancock (Section 4)
Congratulations to Pine Bush for taking 3rd place in the team race at the 15-team Stan Elinsky Tournament! Other Section 9 teams at the tournament were Port Jervis (10th place), Ellenville (11th place), and Fallsburg/Tri-Valley (14th place). Port Jervis 110 pounder Trevor Tufano was the only Section 9 wrestler to win an individual title! The following Section 9 wrestlers placed in the top 6 at the tournament:
Charlie Wylie, Port Jervis (2nd @ 102)
Trevor Tufano, Port Jervis (Champion @ 110)
Cristian Disessa-Leon, Ellenville (2nd @ 118)
James Duffy, Pine Bush (5th @ 118)
Logan Pennell, Pine Bush (5th @ 118)
Richard Urena, Pine Bush (3rd @ 126)
Daniel Trojahn, Pine Bush (6th @ 126)
Ryan Ross, Port Jervis (5th @ 145)
Pedro Bonachea, Ellenville (6th @ 145)
Walter Evans, Ellenville (4th @ 152)
Devin Greer, Pine Bush (3rd @ 160)
Joseph Longobardo, Pine Bush (6th @ 160)
Braydon Pennell, Pine Bush (2nd @ 189)
Ivan Figueroa, Port Jervis (3rd @ 189)
Olivier Rekuc, Ellenville (3rd @ 215)
Jacob Roller, Ellenville (4th @ 215)
Allie Weiner, Fallsburg/Tri-Valley (5th @ 215)
Sullivan Toback, Pine Bush (6th @ 215)
Mateo Scanna, Fallsburg/Tri-Valley (4th @ 285)
Russ Cordell Rotary Tournament @ Oneonta HS (Section 4)
Saugerties finished 8th in the team race at the 15-team Russ Cordell Rotary Tournament in Oneonta. The Sawyers had 7 wrestlers finish in the top 6 highlighted by Jimmy Bucci who made it all the way to the finals at 189 pounds. Let’s take a look at all of the place winners for Saugerties.
Anthony Denier – 5th @ 126
Vance Dyke – 4th @ 138
Jack Bucci – 6th @ 138
Zak Jurkowski – 4th @ 145
Cameron Sousa – 4th @ 152
James Burns – 4th @ 160
Jimmy Bucci – 2ns @189
As everyone is well aware, our wrestling schedule is ever-changing so please let me know ASAP is you know of any changes to the below schedule. I can be reached at sectionixwrestling@gmail.com.
Tuesday January 4, 2022
Newburgh Free Academy 46 Valley Central 24
Monroe Woodbury 46 Pine Bush 18
Wednesday January 5, 2022
Warwick 37 Middletown 30 *Congrats to Warwick’s Alex Greco…Career win #100!*
Newburgh Free Academy 42 Pine Bush 27
Saugerties 42 Valley Central 34
Liberty 36 Monticello 24
Highland 42 Port Jervis 24
Thursday January 6, 2022
Wallkill 48 Goshen 24
Ellenville 48 Tri-Valley/Fallsburg 12
FDR/Hyde Park 41 Chester 36
Friday January 7, 2022
Kingston @ Middletown
Monticello @ Goshen
Liberty @ Burke
Beacon @ Cornwall
And just to whet the appetite, the following week is the Section 9 Duals!!! Below is the schedule which will be reposted again early next week!
Tuesday January 11, 2022
Day 1 Division 1 – Newburgh Free Academy location
Round 16
(1) Minisink Valley – bye
(8) Warwick vs (9) Valley Central – 6:00
(5) Washingtonville vs (12) Kingston – 6:00
(4) Newburgh Free Academy vs (13) Goshen – 5:00
Quarterfinals – 7:30
Minisink Valley vs Warwick/Valley Central winner
NFA/Goshen winner vs Washingtonville/Kingston winner
Day 1 Division 1 – Wallkill location
Round 16
(3) Middletown vs (14) Beacon – 5:00
(6) Saugerties vs (11) Wallkill – 6:00
(7) Cornwall vs (10) Pine Bush – 6:00
(2) Monroe Woodbury – bye
Quarterfinals – 7:30
Middletown/Beacon winner vs Saugerties/Wallkill winner
Monroe Woodbury vs Cornwall/Pine Bush winner
Day 1 Division 2 @ Port Jervis
Quarterfinals
(1) Port Jervis vs (8) Liberty – 5:00
(4) Onteora vs (5) Chester – 6:00
(3) Red Hook vs (6) New Paltz – 6:00
(2) Highland vs (7) Ellenville – 5:00
Semifinals – 7:30
Port Jervis/Liberty winner vs Onteora/Chester winner
Highland/Ellenville winner vs Red Hook/New Paltz winner
Wednesday January 12, 2022
Day 2 @ Minisink Valley High School
Division 1 Semifinals – 2 mats – 5:00
Division 1 Finals – 6:30
Division 2 Finals – 6:30
The Division 1 and Division 2 champions will represent Section 9 at the NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championships on January 29, 2022 @ the SRC Arena in Syracuse, NY!
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.