2017-2018 S9 Individual Rankings – SECTION 9 WRESTLING

Section 9 Individual Rankings – 2/2/2018

Section 9 Wrestling
Individual Rankings – Combined D1/D2
February 2, 2018

This will be the last set of rankings prior to the Section 9 Championships which are one week away!!!! These are often the most difficult rankings to do because there are wrestlers who have improved tremendously throughout the course of the season….they are notching impressive wins now, yet may have had a few losses to non-ranked wrestlers only a few months ago! Well here we go! As always, respectful comments and suggestions are always welcomed and appreciated. Contact me at sectionixwrestling@gmail.com. Enjoy!

99 Pounds
1. Justin Morales – Middletown, sophomore
2. Nikko Walsh – Rondout Valley, freshman
3. Christian Prokosch – Cornwall, senior
4. Joey Curerri – Eldred, freshman
5. Andrew Marchese – Washingtonville, 8th grade
6. Andrew Filip – Minisink Valley, 7th grade

There are some new names on the board at what is now becoming a very deep 99 pound weight class! The Top 3 remain the same in Morales, Walsh, and Prokosch – all three are continuing to have great seasons! Here’s where things start to get interesting…Marchese who was at #4 just lost to Eldred’s Joey Curreri by a score of 3-2 so we’ll make Curreri the new #4 dropping Marchese to #5. Our previous #5 Hewitt from MV lost a head-to-head to his teammate Andrew Filip so Filip is now our #6. This weigh is very deep though. Hewitt who is no longer rankedgave #1 Morales all he could handle at the Gene Brigham losing 8-5 and also took #5 Marchese to sudden victory before losing 5-3. Throw in wrestlers like Matt Davis from Wallkill, Austin Maddox from Washingtonville, and Casey Lennon from VC and we have a very solid 99 pound weight class!

106 Pounds
1. Greg Fischer – NFA, senior
2. Nick Picariello – Minisink Valley, sophomore
3. Jacob Chenier – Kingston, sophomore
4. Drew Greco – Warwick, freshman
5. Matt Morris – Red Hook, sophomore
6. Joe Habert – Minisink Valley, junior

One through five stay exactly the same although I was tempted to move Morris up a spot or two because he has looked extremely sharp recently. Former #6 Tierney lost to Pereira from Rondout Valley who was beaten by Habert from Minisink Valley so he, Habert, is our new #6!

113 Pounds
1. Dylan Earl – Monroe Woodbury, senior
2. Jordan Suarez – Minisink Valley, sophomore
3. Eric Tigue – Port Jervis, 8th grade
4. Ryan Burgos – Monroe Woodbury, junior
5. Hunter Brown – Warwick, senior
6. Derek Ellison – Wallkill, junior

We will keep the top two the same but we’ll shake up 113 from #3 down! Previous #5 Tigue is on fire! He picked off Brown from Warwick in a dual then notched an impressive 5-3 win over NYS finalist Jon Charles at the NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championships in Syracuse. We’ll bring him all the way up to #3 and slide Burgos and Brown down one slot and Ellison remains at #6. 113 will be great to watch at the D1 Sections and Tigue is opening some eyes at the state level in D2!

120 Pounds
1. Marco Vespa – Monroe Woodbury, junior
2. Brandon DeLaRosa – Newburgh Free Academy, junior
3. Ethan Palanca – New Paltz, freshman
4. Bryan MacDougall – Warwick, senior
5. Joey Amato – Port Jervis, sophomore
6. Patrick Ross – Onteora, freshman

The only change at 120 is Warwick’s MacDougall enters the rankings via his win over Amato. This will be another interesting weight to watch at both the D1 and D2 tournament. Vespa is certainly the favorite but you can’t count out DeLaRosa who continues to improve and may be hitting his stride at the right time. Palanca, Amato and Ross could be awesome to watch on the D2 side!

126 Pounds
1. James Faison – Wallkill, sophomore
2. Sean Savacool – Minisink Valley, sophomore
3. Tom Maddox – Washingtonville, junior
4. Matthew Romano – Valley Central, sophomore
5. Luke Fischer – Newburgh Free Academy, sophomore
6. Nick Ross – Onteora, freshman

The D1 132 pound weight class will be a lot of fun to watch! Savacool, who suffered a 1 point loss to Fischer back in mid-December, has been on fire recently. He pinned former #2 Maddox in a dual and also recorded a gritty 1-0 win over Wantagh’s Christian Encarnacion up in Syracuse. Savacool is our new #2 behind Faison who returned to action this week!. Maddox, Romano, Fischer, and Nick Ross round out the top 6.

132 Pounds
1. Connor Greiner – Minisink Valley, senior
2. Tommy Askey – Pine Bush, sophomore
3. Carson Sauschuck – Port Jervis, senior
4. Max Wernicki – Monroe Woodbury, sophomore
5. Hunter Phillips – Valley Central, junior
6. Trevor Faveron – Onteora, senior

There are no changes at 132 but definitely a few noteworthy matches to mention! Greiner continues to look great and he was very impressive up in Syracuse where he pushed defending NYS champ Justin Vines from Wantagh to the limit before dropping a 5-3 decision. Askey has also looked great since his return to action! This past weekend he avenged an earlier loss to Kyle Sams of Putnam Valley in the finals of the Caruso Tournament. Askey was selected MOW!

138 Pounds
1. Dom Vetrano – Minisink Valley, senior
2. Joe McGinty – Monroe Woodbury, sophomore
3. Frank Fea – Goshen, senior
4. Dylan Greer – Pine Bush, senior
5. Nate Ross – Onteora, sophomore
6. Nick Curreri – Eldred, junior

Nick Curreri notched a 7-0 win over Malherio and he’s or new #6 at 138. Everything else stays the same for now. Vetrano has been on fire since ESC… he’s 9-0 with 8 pins (6 of them in the 1st period) and 1 tech fall! McGinty has finished 2nd at both the Kohl and Ridgefield tournaments with both losses coming to quality opponents.

145 Pounds
1. Steve Gazzillo – Cornwall, junior
2. Ian Houck – Rondout Valley, senior
3. Vinny Vetrano – Minisink Valley, senior
4. Carter Stewart – Monroe Woodbury, senior
5. Nick Florin – Pine Bush, junior
6. Zach Chartrand – Onteora, senior

Gazillo hasn’t lost since our last rankings and remains #1 but we have a new #2 as Houck edged Vetrano in the finals of the Gene Brigham. Vetrano beat Houck earlier at ESC but we’ll give weight to the most recent victory. Stewart took 3rd at the Ridgefield tournament and posted a nice win over Albornoz from MV in a dual. Florin and Chartrand are both looking very solid and remain at #5 and #6.

152 Pounds
1. Tyler Serafini – Newburgh Free Academy, junior
2. William Harrison – Port Jervis, junior
3. Joe Pushman – Wallkill, senior
4. Joe Velazquez – Middletown, sophomore
5. Nick Albornoz – Minisink Valley, sophomore
6. Ray Napolitano – Valley Central, senior

Serafini still the top dog at 152 in S9…he’s having a great season! Harrison is in great shape for taking the D2 crown and sits at #2. Pushman, Velazquez, and Albornoz remain in the same order as last ranking bur we have a new #6 in Valley Central senior Ray Napolitano!

160 Pounds
1. Shaun Burgos – Pine Bush, senior
2. Tristen Schiafo – Red Hook, senior
3. Griffin Roddy – Port Jervis, senior
4. Destin Morano – Middletown, junior
5. Jace Hirsch – Minisink Valley, freshman
6. Matt Schuyler – Cornwall, senior

Burgos has been on a roll and has clearly separated himself as the favorite at 160 in S9 D1. Knisell was dropped because his only weigh ins at 160 were at ESC and Satriano had season ending surgery. Schiafo is going 160 and is our new #2 here. Schuyler from Cornwall enters the rankings at #6 160 this week.

170 Pounds
1. Dillon Ross – Onteora, senior
2. Brian Mascaro – Wallkill, senior
3. Timmy Ganuncio – Minisink Valley, senior
4. Jason Butler – Port Jervis, senior
5. Matt Bucci – Saugerties, junior
6. Collin Cummings – Valley Central, senior

Ross notches another win over Butler and is still the clear #1 at 1 in S9. Big change in #2 as Wallkill’s Brian Mascaro recorded a win over MV’s Timmy Ganuncio to take over the second spot. Ganuncio is now at #3 and is certainly hoping for a rematch at the S9 tournament. Butler, Bucci, and Cummings round out the top 6!

182 Pounds
1. Joe Yanis – Minisink Valley, senior
2. Andrew Wierzbicki – Warwick, senior
3. Chris Tremper – Pine Bush, senior
4. Luke Wojehowski – Cornwall, junior
5. Thomas Moriarty – Washingtonville, junior
6. Alex Miller – Newburgh Free Academy, senior

Yanis has looked awesome and is definitely #1 at 182 in our Section. Owen’s only weigh ins at 182 were ESC so we move him up to 195 and Wierzbicki from Warwick drops down to 182 so we have several changes at #2-6. With a couple of nice wins over Aumick and Wojehowski, Wierzbicki enters 182 at #2. Tremper is having a great season and is at #3 while Wojehowski slots in at #4. Washingtonville junior Moriarty enters the rankings at #5 and NFA’s Alex Miller is our #6.

195 Pounds
1. Maxx DeCapua – Newburgh Free Academy, sophomore
2. Julius Oquendo – Middletown, senior
3. Anton Juncaj – Minisink Valley, junior
4. Raven Aumick – Port Jervis, senior
5. Ryan Hobson – Red Hook, senior
6. Anthony Owen – Saugerties, junior

Decapua is still are #1 at 195 but think the weight class will be very exciting in both D1 and D2. Oquendo is always dangerous and Juncaj continues to improve. Aumick and Hobson have already battled to a close decision once and Hobson has a win over a very athletic Owen. Crisfield from VC wrestled here the other day and had a nice win over a very tough Keller from Cornwall….will he throw his hat into the ring?

220 Pounds
1. Will Leonard – Cornwall, junior
2. David Strauss- Monroe Woodbury, junior
3. Mark Crisfield – Valley Central. junior
4. Adam Fenner – Minisink Valley, freshman
5. Daniel Banegas – NFA, senior
6. Harrison Parelli – Warwick, senior

No major changes here but definitely some interesting happenings! Leonard stays #1 and his having a great year! Strauss lost by injury default to Fenner but the Crusader was down 5-0 at the time of the injury. We will keep them as is for now but there is a chance, unfortunately, that we will not see Strauss in action for the remainder of the year. Crisfied did wrestle a match at 195 so it will be interesting to see what he decides for the post season. Fenner looked great against Strauss and the MV freshman continues to improve! Banegas stays at #5 but our new #6 is Warwick’s Harrison Parelli who is back from injury.

285 Pounds
1. Preston Havison – Monroe Woodbury, junior
2. Andrew Fenner – Minisink Valley, senior
3. Liam Dietrich – Red Hook, sophomore
4. Bryce Moore – Valley Central, junior
5. Caleb Williams – Newburgh Free Academy, junior
6. Max Kissack – Washingtonville, senior

Shake-up at the top for heavyweights as Preston Havison takes over the top spot after pinning Andrew Fenner in their dual on Wednesday. Fenner, who was up 2-1 at the time of the fall, defeated Havison in UTB in the S9 Duals finals. Could we see the rubber match in the S9 finals on Saturday? Fenner drops down to #2 and Dietrich is now at #3. Moore in Williams are close but stay the same for now and Washingtonville’s Max Kissack returns to the lineup and enters the rankings at #6 here!

Section 9 Rankings – 1/16/18

Section 9 Wrestling
Individual Rankings – Combined D1/D2
January 16, 2018

Here are our first rankings after the Eastern States Classic! At this point we have a pretty good idea about which weight everyone is going. There will inevitably be some changes towards the end of the year as wrestlers and coaches put themselves in the best position position to win a Section 9 title and a trip to the NYS tournament in Albany on 2/23 & 2/24! Here we go!!! As always, respectful comments and suggestions are always welcomed and appreciated at sectionixwrestling@gmail.com. Enjoy!

99 Pounds
1. Justin Morales – Middletown, sophomore
2. Nikko Walsh – Rondout Valley, freshman
3. Christian Prokosch – Cornwall, senior
4. Andrew Marchese – Washingtonville, 8th grade
5. Evan Hewitt – Minisink Valley, freshman
6. Matt Davis – Wallkill, freshman

Morales drops to 99 and makes a statement by placing 8th at the ESC including a 6-2 win over previous #1 Walsh who also had a good tournament and was one win away from placing. Prokosch, Marchese, Hewitt, and Davis all remain in the same order as last ranking and round out 3-6. There is some others to keep an eye on here specifically Casey Lennon from VC, Richard Toledo from MW, Grant Barczak from MW, and Joey Curreri from Eldred/Liberty/Sullivan West.

Fischer bounced back from an 11-0 loss to Suarez (@ 113) at the Section 9 Duals by having an awesome ESC placing 6th in an absolutely loaded field! The 2017 state qualifier recorded a pin over Len Balducci, a 5th place finisher at last year’s NYS tournament. Picariello also had a nice ESC making it to Day 2 and he was also a finalist at the Chris Hernandez Tournament so he stays #2. Chenier, Greco, and Morris stay in the same order and Goshen junior Dylan Tierney enters the rankings at #6!

113 Pounds
1. Dylan Earl – Monroe Woodbury, senior
2. Jordan Suarez – Minisink Valley, sophomore
3. Ryan Burgos – Monroe Woodbury, junior
4. Hunter Brown – Warwick, senior
5. Eric Tigue – Port Jervis, 8th grade
6. Derek Ellison – Wallkill, junior

Earl maintains the #1 spot at 113 with a head-to-head over Suarez in the S9 Duals finals. No reason to change anyone else here. Suarez had an impressive 11-0 win over Fisher (#1 @ 106) . Tigue did wrestle at 106 for the ESC but it’s a +4 tournament but we’ll definitely keep an eye on his future weigh-ins!

120 Pounds
1. Marco Vespa – Monroe Woodbury, junior
2. Brandon DeLaRosa – Newburgh Free Academy, junior
3. Ethan Palanca – New Paltz, freshman
4. Joey Amato – Port Jervis, sophomore
5. Patrick Ross – Onteora, freshman
6. Liam Bullock – Chester, junior

Vespa dnp at ESC but his losses were to the eventual 3rd and 5th place finishers – he’s still the guy to beat at 120 in S9. DeLaRosa has been out resting an injury but stays at #2 but we have a new #3 in Palanca. The New Paltz freshman drops down to 120 and his wins over Ross and Amato this season earn him his ranking here. Amato pinned Ross at the S9 Duals and jumps up to #4. Bullock took 3rd at the Sailor Tournament and is #6 at 120.

126 Pounds
1. James Faison – Wallkill, sophomore
2. Tom Maddox – Washingtonville, junior
3. Matthew Romano – Valley Central, sophomore
4. Luke Fischer – Newburgh Free Academy, sophomore
5. Sean Savacool – Minisink Valley, sophomore
6. Nick Ross – Onteora, freshman

Faison has been resting an injury but stays at #1 for now. Maddox keeps impressing and notched another win over Romano in a recent dual. Fischer and Savacool remain in the same order but now at #4 and #5 and our new #6 is Onteora freshman Nick Ross who recorded an impressive 11-5 win over Sauschuck recently at 132!

No reason for change at 132. Greiner has looked great and placed 8th at the ESC notching 2 wins over state placewinners. Askey has looked very tough since his return to action finishing 3rd at the Mid_Hudson, 3rd at the Shoreline and notched head-to-head win over #5 Phillips. Wernicki has also looked good and had a win over Phillips who remains at #5 with Faveron at #6.

No changes at 145 either! Vetrano was looked great since our last rankings…he pinned #2 McGinty at the S9 Duals and he placed 7th at the Eastern States Classic. McGinty placed 2nd at the Shoreline and looks very tough. Fea lost a close match at ESC before forfeiting in consies but he stays put as does Greer who has not wrestled since the Mid_Hudson. Ross and Malherio are both continuing to have solid seasons and round out the top 6.

145 Pounds
1. Steve Gazzillo – Cornwall, junior
2. Vinny Vetrano – Minisink Valley, senior
3. Ian Houck – Rondout Valley, senior
4. Carter Stewart – Monroe Woodbury, senior
5. Nick Florin – Pine Bush, junior
6. Zach Chartrand – Onteora, senior

Cornwall’s Steven Gazzillo posted a head-to-head win over defending S9 champion Vinny Vetrano and is your new #1 at 145. Vetrano drops to #2 and had a win over #3 Houck at the ESC and over Monroe Woodbury’s Carter Stewart at S9 Duals who is your new #4 here. Florin and Chartrand are at #5 and #6 rounding off a very tough weight!

152 Pounds
1. Tyler Serafini – Newburgh Free Academy, junior
2. Tristen Schiafo – Red Hook, senior
3. William Harrison – Port Jervis, junior
4. Joe Pushman – Wallkill, senior
5. Joe Velazquez – Middletown, sophomore
6. Nick Albornoz – Minisink Valley, sophomore

Serafini was one match away from placing at ESC and both losses were to placewinners. Schiafo drops down to 152 and is your new #2. Harrison continues to look very good as does Pushman who are #3 and #4 respectively. Middletown sophomore is at #5 and your new #6 at 152 is Nick Albornoz from Minisink Valley.

160 Pounds
1. Shaun Burgos – Pine Bush, senior
2. Griffin Roddy – Port Jervis, senior
3. Graeme Knisell – Saugerties, sophomore
4. Destin Morano – Middletown, junior
5. Pasquale Satriano – Valley Central,
6. Jace Hirsch – Minisink Valley, freshman

Burgos has been awesome since our last ranking! He was a Shoreline finalist losing to Section 1 stud Grippi and he also defeated Ganuncio (#2 @ 170) at ESC. Roddy is putting together a nice year and he is #2 and Gnisell from Saugerties comes all the way down from 182 and is our #3 here. Morano from Middletown moves up to #4. Satriano from VC and Hirsch from MV enter the rankings at #5 and #6 respectively.

170 Pounds
1. Dillon Ross – Onteora, senior
2. Timmy Ganuncio – Minisink Valley, senior
3. Jason Butler – Port Jervis, senior
4. Matt Bucci – Saugerties, junior
5. Collin Cummings – Valley Central, senior
6. Brian Mascaro – Wallkill, senior

Ross continues his incredible season and takes 5th at the ESC. His only loss to a NYS D2 wrestler was a 3-2 decision to Ross McFarland – Ross is definitely in contention for a state title this season! Ganuncio continues to impress and sits firmly at #2 while PJ’s Butler stays at #3. Bucci, Cummings, and Marcaro round out the top 6 in what should prove to be a very exciting weight class to follow.

182 Pounds
1. Joe Yanis – Minisink Valley, senior
2. Anthony Owen – Saugerties, junior
3. Ben Santarpia – Washingtonville, senior
4. Chris Tremper – Pine Bush, senior
5. Alex Miller – Newburgh Free Academy, senior
6. Luke Wojehowski – Cornwall, junior

Yanis is the clear #1 here after his 4th place finish at the ESC. The MV senior will definitely be in the conversation for a state title at this weight in February. Owen from Saugerties drops down to 182 and takes over the 2nd slot followed by Santarpia from Washingtonville who is putting together a great season. Tremper, Miller, and Wojehowski are all having very solid seasons and round out the to 6 at 182!

195 Pounds
1. Maxx DeCapua – Newburgh Free Academy, sophomore
2. Sam Santander – Monroe Woodbury, junior
3. Julius Oquendo – Middletown, senior
4. Andrew Wierzbicki – Warwick, senior
5. Anton Juncaj – Minisink Valley, junior
6. Raven Aumick – Port Jervis, senior

DeCapua looked great at the Eastern States Classic and took home 6th place honors. Santander is due to return from injury soon and remains #2 while Oquendo, Wierzbicki, and Juncaj holds spots 3 through 5. Based on his very nice win over Hobson from Red Hook at the S9 Duals, Raven Aumick from Port Jervis enters the rankings at #6.

Will Leonard cemented his #1 ranking at 220 with a very impressive run that led the Cornwall junior to 4th place honors. Strauss from MW stays at #2 with his head-to-head wins at the S9 Duals over Crisfield from VC and Adam Fenner from MV who are at #3 and #4 respectively. NFA senior Banegas enters the rankings at #5 while Barley from Kingston drops to #6 due to inactivity.

285 Pounds
1. Andrew Fenner – Minisink Valley, senior
2. Liam Dietrich – Red Hook, sophomore
3. Preston Havison – Monroe Woodbury, junior
4. Bryce Moore – Valley Central, junior
5. Caleb Williams – Newburgh Free Academy, junior
6. James Oosterom – Port Jervis, sophomore

Fenner looked very good at ESC and finished 5th on the medal stand. Dietrich stays at #2 but Havison and Moore flip flop after the MW junior’s win over his VC foe at the S9 Duals. Williams from NFA and Oosterom from PJ remain in the #5 and #6 slopts at 295. This weight could prove to be very exciting at the S9 Tournaments for both D1 and D2!

Section 9 Individual Rankings 12-31-17

Section 9 Wrestling
Individual Rankings – Combined D1/D2
December 31, 2017

Well our wrestlers have their 2 pound growth allowance and many of them have made the drop to their anticipated post season weight! We also have enough data to include a ranking for the 99 pound weight class. The Mid-Hudson Tournament provided us with many head-to-head matches of ranked opponents so there will be many shake-ups in this week’s rankings!
Reminder….Eastern States Classic is right around the corner and we are always looking for volunteers. If you can help in any capacity please contact me at sectionixwrestling@gmail.com.

99 Pounds
1. Nikko Walsh – Rondout Valley, freshman
2. Christian Prokosch – Cornwall, senior
3. Andrew Marchese – Washingtonville, 8th grade
4. Evan Hewitt – Minisink Valley, freshman
5. Matt Davis – Wallkill, freshman
6. Richard Toledo – Monroe Woodbury, junior

Walsh was impressive at the Mid-Hudson! He recorded a 2-1 win over #2 Prokosch and was awarded Freshman MOW! Marchese, Hewitt, Davis, and Toledo have no head-to-heads and very few common opponents so 3-6 is a toss-up at this point. VC’s Lennon has looked good as well!

106 Pounds
1. Greg Fischer – NFA, senior
2. Nick Picariello – Minisink Valley, sophomore
3. Justin Morales – Middletown, sophomore
4. Jacob Chenier – Kingston, sophomore
5. Drew Greco – Warwick, freshman
6. Matt Morris – Red Hook, sophomore

Fischer looked awesome at the Mid-Hudson. He finished 3rd and his only loss was a tight 4-2 decision to eventual champ and 2017 state place winner Ivan Garcia from Section 1. Picariello lost a close match to Fischer earlier this year so we have him at #2, right in front of Morales who missed weight for 99/101 at the Massapequa Holiday Tournamnet so he stays here for now. He will be a force at 101 if he can make it! Chenier, Greco, and Morris round out 4-6 but keep an eye on Grant Barczak from Monroe Woodbury.

2017 state placer Earl drops down to 113 and takes over as the new #1. Section 9 finalist Suarez also drops down and won the 113 title at Kittatinny so comes in at #2. Burgos lost to teammate Earl in the finals at Massapequa and is #3. Brown has been dominating and shouldn’t be overlooked while Tigue and Ellison are also having strong seasons.

120 Pounds
1. Marco Vespa – Monroe Woodbury, junior
2. Brandon DeLaRosa – Newburgh Free Academy, junior
3. Patrick Ross – Onteora, freshman
4. Liam Bullock – Chester, junior
5. Travis Phillips – Valley Central, sophomore
6. Joey Amato – Port Jervis, sophomore

Returning state placer Vespa drops down to 120 and rolls through the Massapequa tournament. He’s our clear #1 here. DeLaRosa didn’t make it through Day 1 at the Mid-Hudson due to a defensive pin against Lyle from Wallkill but we give him a pass and keep him at #2. Ross took 4th at Mid-Hudson and is our #3 while Bullock from Chester comes in at #4. Phillips looked tough at Mid-Hudson and is at #5 while our new #6 is Port’s Joey Amaoto who cam ein 3rd at a tournament at Bethlehem Catholic in PA.

126 Pounds
1. James Faison – Wallkill, sophomore
2. Tom Maddox – Washingtonville, junior
3. Matthew Romano – Valley Central, sophomore
4. Ethan Palanca – New Paltz, freshman
5. Luke Fischer – Newburgh Free Academy, sophomore
6. Sean Savacool – Minisink Valley, sophomore

Faison lost to Albis in the finals of the Mid-Hudson and takes over #1 at 126. Maddox defeated Romano head to head and jumps all the way to #2 followed by #3 Romano and New Paltz frosh Palanca who had an impressive major of defending D2 champ Ross. Fischer remains above Kittatinny champ Savacool via his head to head victory.

Greiner cruised to a title at Kittatinny and remains #1. Askey makes an impressive return to action at Mid-Hudson. The Pine Bush junior came in 3rd and his only loss was to eventual champ Lievano from S8. Sauschuck is at #3 and we have a new #4 in Max Wernicki who took 3rd at the Massapequa tournament. VC’s Phillips looked solid at Mid-Hudson as did Faveron from Onteora whose only S9 loss is to Askey.

138 is a great weight to follow in both D1 and D2. Two time D1 champ Dom Vetrano is our #1 but don’t sleep on MW sophomore McGinty who just placed 2nd at the Massapequa tournament. Fea and Greer are both very good and will not roll over for anyone. Nate Ross comes in at #5 followed by Malhario from Highland. Gavin Staerker from Port Jervis and Nick Curerri from Eldred are both in the mix here too!

145 Pounds
1. Vinny Vetrano – Minisink Valley, senior
3. Steve Gazzillo – Cornwall, junior
3. Ian Houck – Rondout Valley, senior
4. Nick Florin – Pine Bush, junior
5. Zach Chartrand – Onteora, senior
6. Dan Mandic – Goshen, senior

Vetrano holds the top spot at 145 but the next 3 were very tough to rank. Gazzillo had a common opponent win over Houck at Mid-Hudson so we’llmake him #2 followed by Houck then #4 Florin from Pine Bush. Chartrand drops down to 145 is our new #5 while Mandic remains #6.

152 Pounds
1. Tyler Serafini – Newburgh Free Academy, junior
2. William Harrison – Port Jervis, junior
3. Carter Stewart – Monroe Woodbury, senior
4. Joe Pushman – Wallkill, senior
5. Dan Heffner – Cornwall, junior
6. Joe Velazquez – Middletown, sophomore

NFA junior Serafini drops down to 152 and makes it to the finals at the Mid-Hudson and is our new #1. Serafini has a head-to-head win over #2 Harrison who finished 3rd in the Bethlehem Catholic tournament. Stewart finished 2nd at Massapequa and his loss was to a kid from Canada. Pushman, Heffner, and Velaquez are all having great years and round out 4-6.

160 Pounds
1. Shaun Burgos – Pine Bush, senior
2. Tristen Schiafo – Red Hook, senior
3. Griffin Roddy – Port Jervis, senior
4. Ray Napolitano – Valley Central, senior
5. Manny Wilson – Kingston, senior
6. Destin Morano – Middletown, junior

Shaun Burgos looked great in winning the Mid-Hudson and is our new #1 at 160! He defeated Schiafo in the finals who is now #2. Roddy from PJ placed in Bethlehem and grabs the #3 slot right ahead of Napolitano who is putting together a nice season. Manny Wilson from Kingston is our new #5 and Middletown’s Morano takes the #6 position in our rankings.

Ross was dominating at the Mid-Hudson going unscored upon on his way to the title. Ganuncio was equally impressive in winning the Kittatinny tournament. Butler drops down to 170 and takes 3rd at Bethlehem tournament. Bucci came in 4th at Mid-Hudson and pinned Cummings on Day 2. Cummings avenged an early season loss to Mascaro and grabs the #5 spot.

182 Pounds
1. Joe Yanis – Minisink Valley, senior
2. Chris Tremper – Pine Bush, senior
3. Alex Miller – Newburgh Free Academy, senior
4. Graeme Knisell – Saugerties, sophomore
5. Collin Cassidy – Cornwall, junior
6. Luke Wojehowski – Cornwall, junior

Yanis dominated the competition at Kittatinny and remains #1. Tremper pinned Knisell and placed 3rd at the Mid-Hudson and moved up to #2 followed by Miller then Knisell. Two Cornwall wrestlers, Cassidy and Wojehowski, grab the #5 and #6 slots respectively.

195 Pounds
1. Maxx DeCapua – Newburgh Free Academy, sophomore
2. Sam Santander – Monroe Woodbury, junior
3. Julius Oquendo – Middletown, senior
4. Andrew Wierzbicki – Warwick, senior
5. Ben Santarpia – Washingtonville, senior
6. Anton Juncaj – Minisink Valley, junior

DeCapua was the champ at the Mid-Hudson. Oquendo drops to 195 for the NFA/Middletown dual and loses 5-4 TB1 to DeCapua so we move him up to #3. Santander, Wierzbicki, and Santarpia were idle over the holiday. Juncaj looked tough finishing 3rd at the Kittatinny tournament. Ryan Hobson didn’t make it to Day 2 at the Mid-Hudson but gave champ DeCapua his toughest test on the tournament on Day 1 so he’s definitely someone we should keep an eye on!

220 Pounds
1. Will Leonard – Cornwall, junior
2. David Strauss- Monroe Woodbury, junior
3. Hayden Barley – Kingston, junior
4. Anthony Owen – Saugerties, junior
5. Mark Crisfield – Valley Central. junior
6. Adam Fenner – Minisink Valley, freshman

Leonard looked great in winning the Mid-Hudson and hold onto the top spot but Massapequa finalist Strauss has been very impressive too. Barley is having a great season and is #3. Owen made it to the finals of the Mid-Hudson and is #4 one spot above Crisfield who he beat 12-7. MV freshman Fenner continues to improve and is our #6.

285 Pounds
1. Andrew Fenner – Minisink Valley, senior
2. Liam Dietrich – Red Hook, sophomore
3. Bryce Moore – Valley Central, junior
4. Preston Havison – Monroe Woodbury, junior
5. Caleb Williams – Newburgh Free Academy, junior
6. James Oosterom – Port Jervis, sophomore

Fenner pinned his way through Kittatinny for his 2nd title there and remains #1 at 285. Red Hook sophomore Dietrich wins the Mid-Hudson and had a head-to head over #3 Moore so he takes over #2. Havison came in 5th at Massapequa and is having a good year as is Williams who took 5th at Mid-Hudson. Our new #6 is Port Jervis sophomore Oosterom who is putting together a very nice season thus far!

Section 9 Individual Rankings 12-17-17

Section 9 Wrestling
Individual Rankings – Combined D1/D2
December 17, 2017

Take a look at the latest rankings for Section 9! We are going to wait at least one more week until we rank 99 pounds but it looks like it could be a strong weight class once again this year….especially after the +2! Once again, respectful comments are welcomed via email at sectionixwrestling.com or through the “Comment” section. Enjoy!!!

106 Pounds
1. Colby Amell – Saugerties, junior
2. Justin Morales – Middletown, sophomore
3. Nikko Walsh – Rondout Valley, freshman
4. Christian Prokosh – Cornwall, senior
5. Jacob Chenier – Kingston, sophomore
6. Matt Morris – Red Hook, sophomore

No changes at 106. Morales has looked strong and took home the title at the Patriot Invitational. Walsh notched a nice sv win over Prokosh at the Dragon Duals. Amell has yet to wrestle but should return to the mat soon.

113 Pounds
1. Greg Fischer – Newburgh Free Academy, senior
2. Ryan Burgos – Monroe Woodbury, junior
3. Hunter Brown – Warwick, senior
4. Nick Picariello – Minisink Valley, sophomore
5. Eric Tigue – Port Jervis, 8th grade
6. Derek Ellison – Wallkill, junior

Fischer is undefeated locally and Burgos hasn’t wrestled a S9 opponent yet but the top 2 stay the same. Brown slides into the #3 spot with an impressive win over #4 Picariello and a hard fought 3-0 loss to #1 Fischer. Fischer and Picariello wrestled a close 2-0 match. Port Jervis 8th grader Tigue breaks into the rankings this week at #5 as does Wallkill’s Ellison who grabs the #6 spot.

120 Pounds
1. Dylan Earl – Monroe Woodbury, senior
2. Brandon DeLaRosa – Newburgh Free Academy, junior
3. Jordan Suarez – Minisink Valley, sophomore
4. Patrick Ross – Onteora, freshman
5. Liam Bullock – Chester, junior
6. Chris Zappolo – Washingtonville, junior

120 is loaded! As a returning state place winner, Earl stays in the top spot. DeLaRosa and Suarez swap spots after the NFA junior posted a head to head win over the MV sophomore. Ross’s only loss has been to NYS finalist Jon Charles from Section 3 while Bullock is rolling and hasn’t lost to a S9 wrestler. Zappolo enters the rankings at #6 this week but watch out for John Antonelli who dropped a close 10-7 to Bullock last week!

126 Pounds
1. Marco Vespa – Monroe Woodbury, junior
2. James Faison – Wallkill, sophomore
3. Nick Ross – Onteora, freshman
4. Luke Fischer – Newburgh Free Academy, sophomore
5. Tom Maddox – Washingtonville, junior
6. Sean Savacool – Minisink Valley, sophomore

Top 3 stay the same but Luke Fischer is the new #4 after his 2-1 won over Savacool. Maddox is 11-0 with 9 pins and 2 techs and moves up to #5. Vespa is the clear favorite here but this is another very tough weight class! New Paltz’s Ethan Palanca is undefeated at 126 and could easily be ranked here as well!

132 Pounds
1. Connor Greiner – Minisink Valley, senior
2. Matthew Romano – Valley Central, sophomore
3. Tommy Askey – Pine Bush, sophomore
4. Carson Sauschuck – Port Jervis, senior
5. James Heinlein – Saugerties, junior
6. Gabriel Thompson – Valley Central, junior

Sauschuck beat Heinlein 4-3 so they swap places. Greiner is undefeated and has been dominant and remains #1. Romano went 5-0 at Ravena while Askey is set to return to action soon. Thompson, also from VC, has looked good at 132 and debuts at #6 this week.

138 Pounds
1. Dom Vetrano – Minisink Valley, senior
2. Joe McGinty – Monroe Woodbury, sophomore
3. Frank Fea – Goshen, senior
4. Dylan Greer – Pine Bush, senior
5. Mat Malherio – Highland, junior
6. Nick Curreri – Eldred, junior

It looks Dom Vetrano will go at 138 for the Warriors while twin brother Vinny will wrestle 145 for the Warriors. Vetrano is undefeated and was just selected MOW of the Colonie Tournament. Nate Ross moves to 145 so McGinty, Fea, and Greer slide up one spot. Curreri is our new #6 right behind Malherio from Highland who has a head to hear over Curreri.

145 Pounds
1. Vinny Vetrano – Minisink Valley, senior
2. Nate Ross – Onteora, sophomore
3. Steve Gazzillo – Cornwall, junior
4. Nick Florin – Pine Bush, junior
5. Robert Estevez – Monroe Woodbury, junior
6. Dan Mandic – Goshen, senior

Vinny Vetrano grabs the #1 spot here but it was a toss-up between him and Nate Ross who is having a very strong start to the season. Gazzillo is 10-2 with his only losses coming to Dom Vetrano (MV) and Wrobel (Section1) – both were state qualifiers last season. Florin is very solid at #4 and Estevez is expected to return to action soon and is our #5. Mandic has losses to Curreri and Florin and is #6 here.

152 Pounds
1. Ian Houck – Rondout Valley, senior
2. Zach Chartrand – Onteora, senior
3. William Harrison – Port Jervis, junior
4. Carter Stewart – Monroe Woodbury, senior
5. Joe Pushman – Wallkill, senior
6. Dan Heffner – Cornwall, junior

Top-ranked Houck looked good with his 5-4 win over new #2 Chartrand and 7-4 win over #3 Harrison! Stewart from MW is the new #4 then Pushman at #5 who had a nice win over Velazquez of Middletown. Cornwall junior Dan Heffner is 8-4 and is our #6 this week.

160 Pounds
1. Tyler Serafini – Newburgh Free Academy, junior
2. Tristen Schiafo – Red Hook, senior
3. Shaun Burgos – Pine Bush, senior
4. Destin Morano – Middletown, junior
5. Griffin Roddy – Port Jervis, senior
6. Ray Napolitano – Valley Central, senior

Serafini is our new #1 with his 6-4 win over Schiafo from Red Hook! Burgos has looked awesome and could make a case for #1 very soon! Morano is solid at #4 and Roddy and Napolitano enter the rankings at #5 and #6 respectively.

170 Pounds
1. Dillon Ross – Onteora, senior
2. Timmy Ganuncio – Minisink Valley, senior
3. Brian Mascaro – Wallkill, senior
4. Nick Solek – Washingtonville, senior
5. Matt Bucci – Saugerties, junior
6. Collin Cummings – Valley Central, senior

Another very tough weight class! Ross and Ganuncio remain #1 and #2 and would be a great match to watch! Mascaro has been awesome this year and will definitely challenge for a S9 title. Solek, Bucci, and Cummings round out 4, 5, and 6 and are all very tough! Keep your eyes on Conner Leggett here!

182 Pounds
1. Joe Yanis – Minisink Valley, senior
2. Jason Butler – Port Jervis, senior
3. Graeme Knisell – Saugerties, sophomore
4. Alex Miller – Newburgh Free Academy, senior
5. Collin Cassidy – Cornwall, junior
6. Nicholas Rekuc – Ellenville, junior

Yanis drops down to 182 and is the clear #1 while Butler looks to be a huge favorite in D2 at this weight. Knisell is having a great season as are Miller and Cassidy. Ellenville’s Rekuc stays at #6 with very limited action though.

195 Pounds
1. Maxx DeCapua – Newburgh Free Academy, sophomore
2. Sam Santander – Monroe Woodbury, junior
3. Andrew Wierzbicki – Warwick, senior
4. Ben Santarpia – Washingtonville, senior
5. Ryan Hobson – Red Hook, senior
6. Anton Juncaj – Minisink Valley, junior

DeCapua’s only loss has been to Yanis so he is our new #1 at 195. Santander has looked great in limited action and Wierzbicki, Santarpia, and Hobson are all very solid. MV junior Juncaj has only one loss in S9 (6-0 to Leonard at 220) and he breaks into the rankings at #6.

220 Pounds
1. Will Leonard – Cornwall, junior
2. David Strauss- Monroe Woodbury, junior
3. Julius Oquendo – Middletown, senior
4. Hayden Barley – Kingston, junior
5. John Goodell – Eldred, senior
6. Adam Fenner – Minisink Valley, freshman

Leonard has looked great so he debuts at #1 but Strauss looked impressive with his wbf over #3 Oquendo. Barley has racked up a bunch of wins and we have a new #6 in Minisink freshman Adam Fenner!

285 Pounds
1. Andrew Fenner – Minisink Valley, senior
2. Bryce Moore – Valley Central, junior
3. Max Kissack – Washingtonville, senior
4. Preston Havison – Monroe Woodbury, junior
5. Liam Dietrich – Red Hook, sophomore
6. Caleb Williams – Newburgh Free Academy, junior

No changes at 285. Fenner has dominated local wrestlers, as has Moore! Kissack has been out but should return soon. Havison has yet to lose and Dietrich beat Williams 1-0 recently. Keep and eye on Chase Hawkins from Wallkill!

Section 9 Individual Preseason Rankings

Section 9 Wrestling
Individual Rankings – Combined D1/D2
Preseason

Well it’s that time of the year!!!! Wrestling season kicks off this week with a several dual meets scheduled for Wednesday, so why not start off the season with some preseason rankings!!! I mention this every year, but it’s worth repeating…

Rankings, especially preseason rankings, are just an opinion. They mean nothing! The match is won or lost on the mat!
Preseason ranking are especially tricky because there is a lot of guess work involved. I do the best I can with the information that is provided to me.
99 pound weight class will not be ranked until the next rankings are released.
Respectful comments and suggestions are welcomed to sectionixwrestling@gmail.com.

113 Pounds
1. Greg Fischer – Newburgh Free Academy, senior
2. Ryan Burgos – Monroe Woodbury, junior
3. Nick Picariello – Minisink Valley, sophomore
4. Nick Scancarello – Monroe Woodbury, sophomore
5. Drew Greco – Warwick, freshman
6. Aiden Cuppett – New Paltz, sophomore

120 Pounds
1. Dylan Earl – Monroe Woodbury, senior
2. Jordan Suarez – Minisink Valley, sophomore
3. Brandon DeLaRosa – Newburgh Free Academy, junior
4. Patrick Ross – Onteora, freshman
5. Liam Bullock – Chester, junior
6. Chris Del Rio – Washingtonville, freshman

126 Pounds
1. Marco Vespa – Monroe Woodbury, junior
2. James Faison – Wallkill, sophomore
3. Nick Ross – Onteora, freshman
4. Sean Savacool – Minisink Valley, sophomore
5. Tom Maddox – Washingtonville, junior
6. Luke Fischer – Newburgh Free Academy, sophomore

132 Pounds
1. Connor Greiner – Minisink Valley, senior
2. Matthew Romano – Valley Central, sophomore
3. Tommy Askey – Pine Bush, sophomore
4. James Heinlein – Saugerties, junior
5. Carson Sauschuck – Port Jervis, senior
6. Ethan Palanca – New Paltz, freshman

138 Pounds
1. Vinny Vetrano – Minisink Valley, senior
2. Nate Ross – Onteora, sophomore
3. Joe McGinty – Monroe Woodbury, sophomore
4. Frank Fea – Goshen, senior
5. Dylan Greer – Pine Bush, senior
6. Ceaser Luna – Highland, junior

145 Pounds
1. Dom Vetrano – Minisink Valley, senior
2. Zach Chartrand – Onteora, senior
3. Mat Malherio – Highland, junior
4. Nick Florin – Pine Bush, junior
5. Robert Estevez – Monroe Woodbury, junior
6. Dan Mandic – Goshen, senior

152 Pounds
1. Ian Houck – Rondout Valley, senior
2. William Harrison – Port Jervis, junior
3. Steve Gazzillo – Cornwall, junior
4. Nick Albornoz – Minisink Valley, junior
5. Derek Magsamen – Pine Bush, senior
6. Nate Cantwell – Saugerties, junior

160 Pounds
1. Tristen Schiafo – Red Hook, senior
2. Shaun Burgos – Pine Bush, senior
3. Tyler Serafini – Newburgh Free Academy, junior
4. Joe Pushman – Wallkill, senior
5. Nick Solek – Washingtonville, senior
6. Destin Morano – Middletown, junior

170 Pounds
1. Dillon Ross – Onteora, senior
2. Timmy Ganuncio – Minisink Valley, senior
3. Collin Cummings – Valley Central, senior
4. Graeme Knisell – Saugerties, sophomore
5. Kraig Thomas – Wallkill, junior
5. Pasquale Satriano – Valley Central, junior

182 Pounds
1. Jason Butler – Port Jervis, senior
2. Brian Mascaro – Wallkill, senior
3. Ryan Hobson – Red Hook, senior
4. Alex Miller – Newburgh Free Academy, senior
5. Matt Bucci – Saugerties, junior
6. Nicholas Rekuc – Ellenville, junior

195 Pounds
1. Joe Yanis – Minisink Valley, senior
2. Sam Santander – Monroe Woodbury, junior
3. Andrew Wierzbicki – Warwick, senior
4. Ben Santarpia – Washingtonville, senior
5. Anthony Owen – Saugerties, junior
6. Mark Crisfield – Valley Central, junior

220 Pounds
1. Maxx DeCapua – Newburgh Free Academy, sophomore
2. Will Leonard – Cornwall, junior
3. Harrison Parrelli – Warwick, senior
4. Julius Oquendo – Middletown, senior
5. David Strauss- Monroe Woodbury, junior
6. John Goodell – Eldred, senior