Author: Mike Carey
Section 9 Duals – D1 and D2 Finals
Minisink Valley, Red Hook Crowned Champions
Division 1 – Minisink Valley vs Monroe Woodbury Team Score MV 43 MW 21
138: Truglio (MV) dec 9-5 Barczak (MW) 285: Robertson (MV) dec 6-0 Mazzamuto (MW)
145: Bracco (MW) dec 12-10 Hoffman (MV) 99: J. Greiner (MV) pin M. Vespa (MW)
152: Raccioppi (MV) tech 24-7 Smith (MW) 106: C. Greiner (MV) pin Minnies (MW)
160: Aeberli (MV) tech 18-2 Cordero (MW) 113: T. Daly (MV) dec 5-0 Ricci (MW)
170: Wentland (MV) pin Tully (MW) 120: Kelly (MW) ot dec Lopez (MV)
182: Moore (MV) dec 4-2 Elfstrum (MW) 126: V. Vespa (MW) dec 4-2 Daly (MV)
195: Gennaro (MW) pin Gelardi (MV) 132: Mayo (MV) dec 5-1 Eckerson (MW)
220: McShea (MW) pin Wix (MV)
Division 2 – Highland vs Red Hook Team Score Red Hook 50 Highland 24
138: Suleiman (H) dec Torre (RH) (SV11-6) 145: Kiluba (RH) pin Castellanos (H) (1:14) 152: Thiry (RH) pin Miller (H) (2:47) 160: Oliver (H) dec Hobson (RH) (5-1)
170: Sokolowski (H) fft 182: Mapes (H) pin Coolbaugh (R) (1:01)
195: Coon (RH) pin Bellacicco (H) (4:32) 220: Chichkov (RH) maj Valentino (H) (14-6) 285: Coon (RH) pin Beal (H) (3:09) 99: Double Forfeit
106: Harris (RH) pin Canino (H) (0:47) 113: Feliciano (H) pin Winchester (RH) (2:29) 120: Suzuki (RH) pin Declair (H) (0:49) 126: Benson (RH) pin DiSciullo (H) (1:26)
132: Schiafo (RH) maj Milligan (H) (11-0)
Section 9 Duals – Day 2 Division 1 Semifinal Results
Mat 1: Minisink Valley vs Cornwall Team Score MV 64 Cornwall 12
132: Mayo (MV) pin M. Schuyler (C) 220: Lynch (C) dec 2-1 0t Robertson (MV)
138: Truglio (MV) maj Vizethann (C) 20-6 285: Smith (MV) fft
145: Raccioppi (MV) fft 99: J. Greiner (MV) fft
152: Neretich (MV) maj 10-0 D. Schuyler 106: C. Greiner (MV) pin Roman (C)
160: Aeberli (MV) tech 15-0 Russo (C) 113: T. Daly (MV) fft
170: Wentland (MV) pin Keller (C) 120: Lopez (MV) tech 20-2 Gazillo (C)
182: Zsido (C) dec 8-1 Moore (MV) 126: G. Daly (MV) tech 16-0 Mannion (C)
195: Masterson (C) pin Gelardi (MV)
Mat 2: Monroe Woodbury vs Wallkill Team Score MW 57 Wallkill 18
132: Vespa (MW) tech 17-2 Losito (W) 220: Gennara (MW) pin Zimmerman
138: Barczak (MW) maj 8-0 N. Sebesta (W) 285: Demy (W)dec 5-3 Mazzamuto (MW)
145: Bracco (MW) pin Doering (W) 99: M. Vespa (MW) pin Ellison (W)
152: R. Sebesta (W) dec 4-3 Smith (MW) 106: Davis (W) pin (MW)
160: Cordero (MW) pin Mascaro (W) 113: Ricci (MW) tech 15-0 Cruz (W)
170: Guevara (W) pin Tully (MW) 120: Kelly (MW) pin Bonner (W)
182: Elfstrum (MW) pin Kras (W) 126: Eckerson (MW) maj 13-2 Formato (W)
195: McShea (MW) dec 11-4 Betcher (W)
Section 9 Duals Day 2…Plus Some Perspective
Any wrestling fan who has a pulse should be excited about tonight’s conclusion of the Section 9 Duals at Newburgh Free Academy! The evening will begin at 5:30 with the D1 semifinals where we will see top-seeded Minisink Valley take on #4 seed Cornwall on one mat while the #2 seed Monroe Woodbury will be on the adjacent mat battling #3 Wallkill. Immediately following the semis, both the D1 and D2 will take place side-by-side. The D2 final matchup is already set. We will see Highland take on Red Hook in what promises to be an exciting match. If the top two seeds in D1 are able to advance to the finals, we may see a match between two of the best teams in NYS – Minisink Valley and Monre Woodbury! Some of the potential matchups…Vinny Vespa vs Gerard Daly, Chris Truglio vs Evan Barczak, Jarred Greiner vs Marco Vespa…plus several more!!! It should be epic!
As excited as we all may be to watch some of these matches tonight, it is important that we keep things in perspective. In my opinion, the Section 9 Duals finale is not the most important wrestling event taking place in our area today. Tonight, at approximately 6:45 in Milford, PA, Frankie Carrozza will wrestle in his one and only match of his senior year. As many of you know, Frankie has been diagnosed with testicular cancer. He has already had one surgery, and he undergo his second procedure on Friday. While we are cheering like absolute maniacs for our favorite teams at NFA tonight, let’s keep Frankie and his family in our thoughts and prayers. You’ve got this buddy!
Section 9 Duals – Day 1 Results
Warwick Location Wallkill Location
Middletown 1 Port Jervis 0* Valley Central 61 NFA 18
Kingston 42 Warwick 31 Pine Bush 41 Washingtonville 31
*Due to some confusion about the starting weight class, Port Jervis accidentally sent out a wrestler who was ineligible to wrestle at the weight for first competed match. By rule, Middletown wins the dual meet 1-0. All matches were wrestled, however, because the individual results will still apply to each wrestler’s personal record.
Minsink Valley 65 Middletown 16 Wallkill 41 Valley Central 37
Cornwall 56 Kingston 25 Monroe Woodbury 82 Pine Bush 3
Semifinals are all set for tomorrow at NFA! Minisink Valley takes on Cornwall while Monroe Woodbury will square off against Wallkill!
Due to the limited action as result of the weather, we will skip rankings for this week. However with S9 Duals happening this week, we expect many changes in Week 4 Rankings!
Weekend Action Updates
Minisink Valley at Colonie
The Warriors were dominant in all 10 matches in claiming the team title at the Colonie Duals. Undefeated wrestlers for Minisink included Jarred Greiner, Connor Greiner, Gerard Daly, Chris Truglio, Mike Raccioppi, and AJ Aeberli. Daly was selected as the Lightweight MOW while Raccioppi grabbed MOW honors for the Middleweights!
Minisink Valley 75 Schenectady 6 Minisink Valley 77 Division 6
Minisink Valley 60 Colonie 27 Minisink Valley 67 Roy C. Ketcham 18
Minisink Valley 70 Saranac 9 Minisink Valley 75 Hudson Falls 9
Minisink Valley 66 Queensbury 12 Minisink Valley 52 Fulton 18
Minisink Valley 56 Burnt Hills 21 Minisink Valley 64 Indian River 9
Monroe Woodbury Romps at North Rockland Tourney; Kingston Places Five
The Crusaders crowned 8 champions and took home the team title outpacing the second place team by more than 100 points. Winning titles for MW were Marco Vespa (99), Mike Shapiro (106), Kevin Kelly (120), Vinny Vespa (126), Evan Barczak (138), Kendel Elfstrum (182), Nick McShea (220), and Cellestino Mazzamuto (285). MW Results
Kingston also had three finalists and five wrestlers place at Saturday’s event. Chris Bouton took 4th at 113, Dayvon Casiano took 2nd at 132, Nijee Noble was 3rd at 152, Malik Nelson came in 2nd at 220 and Nick Smith placed 2nd at 285. Kingston Results
Dragon Duals
Host Cornwall went 3-1 and finished in 2nd place at the 2014 Dragon Duals. Quin Zsido, wrestling at 182 pounds was the Dragon’s lone undefeated wrestler. Columbia went 4-0 to take home the team title. John Devine, Columbia’s 120 pounder, was selected as tournament MOW. Pearl River finished in 3rd place followed by Horace Greeley and Rondout Valley.
Columbia 56 Cornwall 23 Cornwall 52 Horace Greeley 21
Cornwall 69 Rondout Valley 18 Cornwall 42 Pearl River 39
Patriot Invitational @ John Jay East Fishkill
Wallkill, competing with out three of their best wrestlers, was still able to send four to the finals and capture the team title at the 2014 Patriot Invitational. Logan Losito took home gold at 120 while Andrew Davis (113), Ryan Sebesta (152), and Garrett Betcher (195) also made it to the finals. NFA’s Da’mani Burns won the crown at 138 and was voted the MOW for the tournament. Burns’ teammate, Isaac Serrano was the champ at 285. Middletown crowned three champions and finished third as a team. Middie titlists included Oscar Lainez (99), Christan Matos (170) and Joe Humphrey (220). New Paltz’s Karl Linneman was Sections 9’s other chanpion taking home the 152 pound title. Great job by all!
Pine Bush at Mamaroneck
Pine Bush finished 2nd as a team behind Wantagh and crowned two champions. Dylan Green took 1st at 126 while Emig Bennett took the title at 138. Anthony Stramiello pinned his way through his side of the bracket before losing a hard-fought 10-8 decision to Wantagh’s Jonathan Loew in the finals! Andrew Crusco (145) and Jacob Smith also took second for Pine Bush. Great job guys!
Port Jervis at Huntington Holiday Tournament
Port Jervis placed 5th at the Huntington holiday tournament. Joe Bock 285lbs, Nate Cohen 160lbs and William Harrison 138lbs all took 1st place. Hunter Curreri 152lbs took 2nd, Carson Saischuck 99lbs and Alex Quick 145lbs took 4th Griffin Roddy 145lbs. and Matt Reilly 170lbs took 6th. Joe bock also won the most pins award with 5 pins in 10 mins 10 seconds.
Goshen at Titan Duals
Goshen came in second at the Titan Duals losing only to East Ramapo in the finals by a score of 46-41.
East Ramapo 46 Goshen 31 Goshen 70 Croton Harmon 12 Goshen 78 Hastings 6
Goshen 57 Nyack 24 Goshen 66 Westlake 18
Week #2 Schedule & Results
Day Date Event/Result
Wed 12/10 Cornwall 51 Kingston 24
Wed 12/10 Wallkill 68 Roy C. Ketcham 15
Thu 12/11 Monroe Woodbury 68 Warwick 13
Fri 12/12 Monticello 53 Warwick 27
Fri 12/12 Monroe Woodbury 49 Valley Central 19
Weekend Tournaments
NFA, Highland, Middletown, and Wallkill @ Patriot Invitational at JJEF (Fri and Sat)
Port Jervis @ Huntington Tournament (Saturday)
Cornwall, Rondout Valley @ Dragon Duals at Cornwall (Saturday)
Goshen @ Titan Duals at East Ramapo (Saturday)
Pine Bush @ Tiger Tournament at Mamaroneck (Saturday)
Monroe Woodbury @ Jerry McGuire Tournament at North Rockland (Saturday)
Minisink Valley @ Colonie Duals (Saturday and Sunday)
Section 9 Rankings #1
