Author: Mike Carey

Monroe Woodbury junior Vinny Vespa has been selected to compete in two prestigious post season events – the inaugural “D1 vs. D2 Challenge” as part of the NYWAY State Championships as well as the annual “NY vs. NJ Charity Challenge.”  Port Jervis senior Dan DeCarlo will join Vespa on Team NY in the Charity Challenge.

The D1 vs. D2 Challenge takes place on Saturday 3/15 as part of the NYWAY State Championships in Syracuse, NY.  In this event Vespa, who finished 3rd in NYS at 106 D1, will take on Luke Yankloski form Wayne HS in Section 5.  Yankloski finished 2nd at 106 in the D2 tournament.
** Vespa wound up wrestling Theo Powers from Section3.  Vespa won 3-0…congrats!!!**

Now in it’s 4th year, the NY vs. NJ Charity Challenge promises to be better than ever!  This year’s event takes place on Tuesday 3/18 at Baldwin HS on Long Island.  Vespa and DeCarlo are only the 3rd and 4th Section 9 wrestlers ever chosen to represent Team NY.  Minisnk Valley’s Kyle Diesel was selected for the inaugural event and fellow Warrior Josh Bonneau wrestled for Team NY last year.  Vespa will be the 106 pound representative for a team that will include nationally ranked wrestlers Vito Arujau, Nick Piccininni, Louis Hernandez, and James O’Hagan.  Although not officially announced, there is a chance that Vespa will be squaring off against NJ state champ Ty Agiasse who is currently ranked 3rd in the country by FloWrestling!  DeCarlo will be wrestling at 160 and his opponent is still undetermined.  If Team NJ gets a commitment from their state champion, DeCarlo will be taking on Jonathan Schleifer who is currently ranked 6th in the country by Flo!

The NY vs. NJ Charity Challenge is organized by Pinning Down Autism founder Jason Bross.  All proceeds from the event will go two autism charities – one in NY and one in NJ.  The Ethan Foundation in northern NJ provides summer camps and programs for kids where typical camps don’t have programs for them.  Danny’s Wish, based in Westbury, Long Island, provides iPads for children with autism whose families cannot afford them.

 

Senior Paul Hancock (157 pounds) and sophomores Bryce Barnes (197) and Brian Harvey (174) will represent the Army wrestling team at the NCAA Championships from March 20-22 in Oklahoma City, Okla.  Good luck men!!!

Are you looking for an opportunity to compete and gain valuable mat time during the summer months without having to travel to distant places?  If the answer is yes than look no further….

Island Wide Wrestling, LLC is proud to announce the first annual “Summer Duals” series

This event is designed to get high school wrestlers from the same school to compete together.  Long Island is home to some of the greatest wrestlers and teams in the country and we would like to give them an opportunity to display their talents here on the Island.  The tournament is open to all, who will be crowned Island Wide Champions?

Where? Long Island Lutheran High School         FAQ     

When? This event will take place over the weekends of July 12-13^th, July 19-20^th, and July 26^th.

For more information, visit our website at www.islandwidewrestling.com

Also, follow us on Twitter: @IWWrestling and Facebook: Island Wide Wrestling, LLC

EIWA Championships @ Penn
125: Jamie Franco (Hofstra, Monroe Woodbury)
         Prelims: Franco 4-0 over Bing (Franklin & Marshall)
         Quarters: Franco 4-1 over White (Binghamton)
         Semis: Terao (American) wbf 2:00 over Franco
         Consy semis: Cruz (Lehigh) 3-2 over Franco
         Medal Round 5/6: Franco med over Petrov (Bucknell)
         Franco finishes 5th and automatically qualifies for the NCAA Championships!!!
133: Logan Everett (Army)
         Prelims: Dellafave (Rutgers) 5-3 over Everett
         Wrestlebacks: Everett 11-0 over Finocchiaro (Brown)
         Wrestlebacks: Ott (Harvard) 7-2 over Everett
141: Tyler Rauenzahn (Army)
         Outbracket: Rauenzahn 8-2 over Lapresi (Bucknell)
         Prelims: Rauenzahn 7-3 over Bystol (Columbia)
         Quarters: Nevinger (Cornell) 8-1 over Rauenzahn
         Wrestlebacks: Rauenzahn 9-3 over Laster (Princeton)
         Consy quarters: Dippery (Rutgers) 19-4 tech fall over Rauenzahn
         Medal Round 7/8: Bystol (Columbia) 1-0 over Rauenzahn…Tyler finishes 8th
149: Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra, Valley Central)
         Prelims: Ruggirello wbf 2:15 Lenzi (Penn)…rematch of 2010 NYS finals where Lenzi won 2-1
         Quarters: Ruggirello wbf 1:41 over Lopez (Bucknell)
         Semis: Minotti (Lehigh) 12-5 over Ruggirello
         Consy semis: Ruggirello 7-4 over Krop (Princeton)
         Medal Round 3/4: Theobold (Rutgers) med. over Ruggirello
         Cody finishes 4th and automatically qualifies for the NCAA Championships!!!
149: Mark Marchetti (Army) 
         Outbracket: Ponte (Columbia) 2-0 over Marchetti
         Wrestleback: Marchetti 7-5 over Galiardo (Brown)
         Wrestleback: Marchetti wbf 3:57 over Townshend (Franklin & Marshall)
         Wrestleback: Lopez (Bucknell) 8-4 over Marchetti
157: Paul Hancock (Army)
        Prelims: Hancock 2-0 over Boyle (American)
        Quarters: Sommer (Drexel) 8-7 over  Hancock
        Wrestleback: Hancock 6-2 over Johnson (Navy)
        Consy quarters: Perotti (Rutgers) wbf 1:25 over Hancock
        Medal Round 7/8: Hancock 13-5 over Moylan (Princeton) 
165: Mitchell Wightman (Boston University, Warwick)
        Prelims: Wightman 11-3 over Vrasidas (Sacred Heart)
        Quarters: Palacio (Cornell) 7-6 over Wightman
        Wrestleback: Wightman 6-1 over Haas (Lehigh)
        Consy quarters: Wightman 2-1 over Grella (Binghamton)
        Consy semis: Kent (Penn) 5-0 over Wightman
        Medal Round 5/6: Wightman 3-2 over Gobbo (Harvard)
        Mitch finishes 5th and automatically qualifies for the NCAA Championships!!!
165: Chandler Smith (Army)
        Prelims: Smith 7-3 over Haas (Lehigh)
        Quarters: Kent (Penn) 5-3 over  Smith 
        Wrestleback: Visicaro (Rutgers) 4-3 over Smith
174: Brian Harvey (Army)
        Prelims: Harvey 18-0 tech fall over Gironda (Franklin & Marshall)
        Quarters: Harvey 3-0 over Pickett (Cornell)
        Semis: Wukie (Penn) 6-3 over Harvey
        Consy semis: Riddick (Lehigh) 11-4 over Harvey
        Medal Round 5/6: Harvey med. over Hughes (Columbia)…Brian finishes 5th
184: Ryan Tompkins (Army)
        Prelims: Croy (Harvard) 5-2 over Tompkins
        Wrestlebacks: Tompkins wbf :36 over Schuster (Sacred Heart)
        Wrestlebacks: Tompkins 6-2 over Grimes (American)
        Consy quarters: Hernandez (Columbia) 5-2 over Tompkins
        Medal Round 7/8: Tompkins 5-3 over Wallace Binghamton…Ryan takes 7th
197: Bryce Barnes (Army)
        Prelims: Barnes 8-0 maj. dec. over Bolich (Lehigh)
        Quarters: Barnes 8-6 over Palik (Drexel)…Palik was #1 seed!
        Semis: Reed (Binghamton) 5-2 over Barnes
        Consy semis: Mitchell (American) 8-1 over Barnes
        Medal Round 5/6: Ayala (Princeton) med over Barnes
        Bryce finishes 5th and automatically qualifies for the NCAA Championships!!!
285: William Smith (Rutgers, High Point NJ)
        Prelims: Smith (Rutgers) wbf :54 over Cavey (Brown)
        Quarters: Smith (Rutgers) 10-2 over Graziano (Penn)
         Semis: Smith (Rutgers) 2-1 over Herrin (American)
285: Trevor Smith (Army)
        Outbracket: Ng (Harvard) 3-2 over Smith (Army)
        Wrestleback: Cook (Navy) 2-1 over Smith (Army)

High Point, NJ                                              Delaware Valley, PA
Dominic Gallo (120)                                          Jalen Palmer (132) 
   Prelim: Gallo 3-2 over Barbera (Eastern)                      Prelim: Palmer 3-0 over Krizky (Boyertown)
    R16: Russo (St. Peter’s Prep) 3-2 over Gallo                 R16: Grossman (Manheim) 4-2 over Palmer
Michael Derin (132)                                                        Consy 2nd Rd: Palmer 11-4 over Wise (Pottstown) 
    Prelim: Derin – bye                                                             Consy 3rd Rd: Smith (Franklin) 10-5 over Palmer
    R16: Rivera (Paulsboro) 8-7 over Derin                    Palmer 7-2 over Stokes (Bensalem)…Jalen 7th in PA
Jason Gaccione (145)                                       
   Prelim: Gaccione 5-1 over Union (Neptune)                                         PA BRACKETS
    R16: Gaccione 3-1 over Roumes (Roxbury)
    Quarters: Reed (Delbarton) 4-2 over Gaccione
Kyle Stoll (195)
   Prelim: Stoll – bye
    R16: Collucci (St. Peter’s Prep) 8-6 over Stoll          

 NJ BRACKETS

The regular season, sectional tournaments, and NYS Championships have come and gone…but that does not mean that wrestling season is over!  Below are just a few of the events that www.sectionixwrestling.com will be keeping an eye on over the next few weeks.

3/6, 3/7, & 3/8 Pennsylvania High School State Championships in Hershey, PA
       Jalen Palmer (132) – Delaware Valley          BRACKETS
3/7, 3/8, & 3/9 New Jersey High School State Championships in Atlantic City, NJ
       Dominic Gallo (120), Michael Derin (132) & Jason Gaccione (145) – High Point          BRACKETS
3/8 & 3/9 – Army, Hofstra, & Boston U. @ EIWA Championships in Philadelphia, PA
     Follow the Hudson Valley’s only Division 1 program as the Black Knights try to qualify for the NCAAs
      S9 grads Jamie Franco and Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) attempt to punch their ticket to the big show
      Warwick grad Mitchell Wightman (BU) tries to qualify in what is perhaps BU’s last year of wrestling
3/8 NYWAY Hudson Valley Regional Qualifier @ Pine Bush HS  
                         Tournament Flyer
3/15 & 3/16 – NYWAY State Tournament including D1 vs. D2 Challenge in Syracuse, NY
                         NYWAY STATE TOURNAMENT FLYER
3/16 – Dapper Dan Classic – Team USA vs. Team Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh, PA
                         Dapper Dan Wrestling Website
3/28, 3/29, & 3/30 – NHSCA High School Nationals in Virginia Beach, VA
                         NHSCA Website
3/29 – MAWA District Tournament @ Middletown High School
                         Link to Tournament Flyer
4/4, 4/5, & 4/6 – FloNationals in White, PA –  No longer conflicts with HS Nationals!!!
                         FloNationals Website 

99 D1:  Jacori Teemer (S8) pins Adam Busiello (S11) 4:36
99 D2: Dane Heberlein (S5) 7-0 over Jonathan Gomez (S8)
106 D1: Yianni Diakomihalis (S5) 11-2 over Peter Papas (S8)
106 D2: Matteo Devincenzo (S11) 9-4 over Luke Yanklowski (S5)
113 D1: Vito Arujau (S8) 4-1 over Kyle Quinn (S8)
113 D2: Hunter Dusold (S8) 3-1 over Derek Spann (S3) 
120 D1: Nick Piccininni (S11) 3-0 over Jesse Dellavechia (S11)
120 D2: Bryan Lantry (S5) 5-4 over Luis Weierbach (S2)
126 D1: Travis Passaro (S11) 3-2 over Alex Delacruz (S1)
126 D2: Kellen Devlin (S6) 4-3 over Ryan Snow (S3)
132 D1: Chris Mauriello (S11) 6-2 over Said Kakharmonov (PSAL)
132 D2: William Koll (S4) 6-3 over Sean Peacock (S5)
138 D1: Brandon Lapi (S2) 6-3 3ot Justin Cooksey (S8)
138 D2: Tristan Rifanburg (S4) 7-1 over Laken Cook (S3)
145 D1: Vincent Deprez (S5) 3-1 over Jake Restrepo (S11)
145 D2: Alex Herringshaw (S3) pins Andrew Shomers (S6)
152 D1: Louis Hernandez (S8) 8-4 over Anthony Deprez (S5)
152 D2: Frank Garcia (S4) 4-0 over Tyler Silverthorn (S3)
160 D1: Shakur Rasheed (S11) 13-0 Angelo Kress (S2)
160 D2: Trevor Allard (S3) 3-1 sv over  Connor Lawrence (S2) 
170 D1: Steven Schneider (S8) 3-1 over Eric Adon (S11)
170 D2: Burke Paddock (S5) 9-1  Ryan Marzal (S4) Paddock’s 300th win!!!
182 D1: Mark Tracy (S11) 8-2 over Brett Perry (S1)  
182 D2: Christian Dietrich (S4) 3-0 over Daniel Smith (S3)
195 D1: Reggie Willaims (S4) 7-1 over Andrew Grella (S1)
195 D2: Nathanel Rose (PSAL) 9-4 over Lane Frost (S3)
220 D1: Richard Sisti (C) 10-4 over Vin Feola (S11)
220 D2: Ryan Wolcott (S4) 3-1 over Jake Benedict (S3)
285 D1: James O’Hagan (S8) pin 2:33 Michael Manni (S1)
285 D2: Connor Calkins (S5) 10-5 over Nick Scott (S2)

D1 MOW: Shakur Rasheed
D2 MOW: Burke Paddock

106: Vespa beats Kropman (S5)…takes 3rd in NYS!!!
126: Burns receives fft…Da’mani 5th in NYS!
160: Decarlo beats Holconb…Danny finishes 3rd in NYS
170: Zsido loses to Russo…Quinn takes 6th in NYS
195: Jessell loses to Egenlauf… Erik takes 6th in NYS
220: Bethel beat Kelly 4-2…James 3rd, Rob 4th in NYS!!!
285: Weinger beats Manna(S8)…Sam finishes 5th in NYS!

Congratulations to all of our S9 Medal Winners!!!

106: Vespa 9-0 over Stallone (S11) …Vinny wrestling for 3rd
126: Burns loses to Burke (S4) …Da’mani will go for 5th
160: DeCarlo beats Diaz (S8) 9-6…Danny is going for 3rd
170: Zsido loses to Weber (S6) … Quinn going for 5th
195: Mackenzie beats Ogrodowski (S5)…finishes in 7th (PSAL wrestler in finals)
195: Jessell loses to Oliver (S8)… Erik going for 5th
220: Kelly pins Hartnett (S1)…Rob is going for 3rd
220: Bethel pins Schaefer (S5)…James and Rob wrestling for 3rd!!!
285: Weinger loses to Gibbons (S3) …Sam is going for 5th

Division 1 Brackets                     Division 2 Brackets

99 D1: Adam Busiello (S11) 9-7 sv over Anthony Sparacio (S11)
            Jacori Teemer (S8) 7-5 over Alfredo Olmedo (S)  
99 D2: Dane Heberlein (S5) over Dean Raymond (S4)  
             Jonathan Gomez (S8) 12-2 over Zach Lawrence (S2) 
106 D1: Yianni Diakomihalis (S5)  8-0 Vinny Vespa (S9)
              Peter Pappas (S8) 6-5 over  Parker Kropman (S5)
106 D2: Matteo DeVincenzo (S11) 8-4 over Theo Powers (S3)
              Luke Yanklowski (S5) 3-2 over  Tanner Cook (S3) 
113 D1: Vito Arujau (S8) 10-2 over Jake Albis (S1)
             Kyle Quinn (S8) 3-0 over  Jon Haas (S5) 
113 D2: Derek Spann (S3) 2-0 sv over  Anthony Recco (S5)
              Hunter Dusold (S8) 5-3 over Tito Colom (S6) 
120 D1: Nick Piccininni (S11) 3-0 over  Ben Lamantia (C)
               Jesse Dellavechia (S11) 6-0 over Dominic Inzana (S2)
120 D2: Bryan Lantry (S5)  8-6 over Nick Cassella (S8)
               Luis Weierbach (S2) over Matt Morris (S2) vs. 4-3 3ot 
126 D1: Travis Passaro (S11) 9-2 over Mike D’Angelo (S11)
               Alex Delacruz (S1) 9-1 Richie Burke (S4)
126 D2: Kellen Devlin (S6) 7-2 over Rafeal Mateo (S5)
              Ryan Snow (S3) vs. Hunter Richards (S3)
132 D1: Chris Mauriello (S11) 1-0 over Frankie Gissendanner (S5)
                Said Kakhramonov (P) 2-1 over Brad Wade (S11) 
132 D2: Will Koll (S4) over Austin Acquard (S6)
               Sean Peacock (S5) over  Cody McGregor (S6)
138 D1: Brandon Lapi (S2) 3-0 over Jake Einbinder (S8)
               Justin Cooksey (S8) over Lou Deprez (S5)
138 D2: Laken Cook (S3) 8-2 over  Dakota Gardner (S6) 
              Tristan Rifanburg (S4) 5-0 over  Sam Ward (S8)
145 D1: Vincent Deprez (S5) 6-0 over Joey Butler (S2)
              Jake Restrepo (S11) 8-5 over Tom Dutton (S11)
145 D2: Andrew Shomers (S6) 7-2 over Jason Hoffman (S2)
               Alex Herringshaw (S3) over  Nate Martin (S6)
152 D1: Louis Hernandez (S8) 7-5 over Blaise Benderoth (S1)
              Anthony Deprez (S5) pinned Zach Lugo (S11)
152 D2: Frank Garcia (S4) 3-1 over Ryan Kromer (S6)
              Tyler Silverthorn (S3) 10-8 ot over Dan Woughtner (S6)
160 D1: Shakur Rasheed (S11) 1-0 over Dan DeCarlo (S9)
              Angelo Kress (S2) 8-6 over Zach Colgan (S4)
160 D2: Trevor Allen (S3) 4-3 over Nik Hansen (S4)  
              Connor Lawrence (S2) over  Jordan Bushey (S7) 
170 D1: Steven Schneider (S8) over Gino Gioielli (S1)
               Erik Adon (S11) over Jake Weber (S6)
170 D2: Burke Paddock (S5) over Jacob Woolsen (S3)
              Ryan Marszal (S4) over Geno Brancati (S2)
182 D1: Brett Perry (S1) over  Colin Pittman (S5)
               Mark Tracy (S11) 9-4 over Robert Ng (S8)
182 D2: Chritian Dietrich (S4) pin Chris Pinkney (S3)
               Daniel Smith (S3) pin  sv Nick Gallo (S2)
195 D1: Andrew Grella (S1) pin 1:07 Erik Jessell (S9)
              Reggie Williams (S4) 7-5 over Ben Honis (S3)
195 D2: Nathaneal Rose (P) over Logan LaFlamme (S3)
               Lane Frost (S3) over Jeryd Graham (S5)
220 D1: Richard Sisti (C) over John Hartnett (S1)
               Vin Feola (S11) over Tyler Schaefer (S5) 
220 D2: Ryan Wolcott (S4) over  Miguel Perez (P)
                Jake Benedict (S3) over Logan Kunkle (S2)
285 D1: James O’Hagan (S8) 9-4 over Trevor Gibbons (S3)
               Michael Manni (S1) over Vincent Manna (S8)
285 D2: Connor Calkins (S5) 14-13 over Austin Dean (S4)
                Nick Scott (S2) utb over  Marcus Ramundo (S4)

Other Section 9 Wrestlers Still Alive in Wrestlebacks:
126 D1: Damani Burns 8-0 over Toutant (S3)
152 D1: Ryan Ferro pinned by Ferro (S11)
170 D1: Quinn Zsido over Nassivera
195 D1: Rob Cuomo pinned by Oliver
195 D2: Dustin Mackenzie loses to Spicer (S6)
220 D1: James Bethel 5-4 over Hermida (S1)
220 D1: Rob Kelly pins Burt (S2)
285 D1: Sam Weinger 3-2 sv over Louison (S11)