Friday 1/27
“Brawl for the Belt”
Monroe Woodbury 39 Minisink Valley 34
The Crusaders from Monroe Woodbury have won the innagural “Brawl for the Belt”…this one definitely lived up to it’s hype! The dual was decided on the final match of the evening when MW’s Marco Vespa decisioned MV’s Tyler Lynch in sudden victory! The energy in the gymnasium at Minisink Valley was palpable all night and it came to head prior to the final match of the evening pitting the two state qualifiers against each other. Minisink won 8 of the 15 matches but it was Monroe who was able to pick up the necessary bonus points and notched a 39-34 win! There were no losers last night – just two great programs laying it on the line! Great job by both teams! This event has provided Section 9 wrestling with a much needed “shot in the arm”…Hopefully there will me many more duals like this in the future! Go S9!!!
Saturday 1/28
Newburgh Duals – NFA, Wallkill, Port Jervis, Valley Central, Warwick
** VC senior Robert Satriano picked up career win #100**
Team Records:
1. John Glenn 5-0
2. Wallkill 4-1
3. Natick, MA 4-1
4. NFA 3-2 (higher point differential)
5. Valley Central 3-2
6. Warwick (tie) 2-3
6. Shoreham Wading River (tie) 2-3
8. Port Jervis (tie) 1-4
8. Beekmantown (tie) 1-4
10. Port Chester 0-5
NFA 40 Shoreham WR 31 NFA 87 Port Chester 0
Natick 55 NFA 18 John Glenn 46 NFA 31
NFA 57 Beekmantown 21 John Glenn 41 Wallkill 26
Wallkill 87 Port Chester 0 Wallkill 36 Natick 30
Wallkill 49 Beekmantown 28 Wallkill 58 Shoreham WR 20
VC 41 Shoreham WR 30 Shoreham WR 50 Warwick 27
John Glenn 49 Warwick 24 John Glenn 52 VC 22
Big Ten Tournament – Chester, New Paltz, Pine Bush
Pine Bush finished tied for 1st place in the team race with Averill Park at the Big 10 Invitational at Albany High School on Saturday. Kevin Urena took home the title at 106 and Jordan Suarez came in 2nd at 99 pounds. Take a look below at all of the top-6 placewinners from the Section 9 teams that competed in the tournament. Great job guys!!! 2017 Big 10 Invitational brackets
Placewinners from Section 9
Champions:
106: Kevin Urena (Pine Bush)
120: Nick Conetta (Chester)
2nd Place:
99: Jordan Suarez (Pine Bush)
113: Liam Bullock (Chester)
220: Dean Trevisano (Chester)
3rd Place:
138: Dylan Green (Pine Bush)
4th Place:
132: Nick Flourin (Pine Bush) 5 match rule
145: Shawn Burgos (Pine Bush) 5 match rule
182: Brody Harris (Chester) 5 match rule
5th Place:
126: Derrick Magsamen (Pine Bush)
6th Place:
113: Austin West (Pine Bush)
120: Tommy Askey (Pine Bush) 5 match rule
182: Ben Cuppett (New Paltz)
Wizard Duals – Washingtonville, E/L/SW, Highland, Saugerties
Arlington won the team title at the Wizard Duals followed by 2nd place Washingtonville and 3rd place Saugerties. Bandon Bobe (145) and Nick Solek (170/182) both went 5-0 for Washingtonville.
Washingtonville 66 E/L/SW 11 Washingtonville 78 Highland 12
Washingtonville 66 Beacon 12 Washingtonville 46 Saugerties 33
Arlington 59 Washingtonville 19 Saugerties 60 Beacon 24
Saugerties 48 E/L/SW 26 Saugerties 78 Highland 9
Arlington 63 Saugeties 21
Mahopac Tournament – Middletown, Rondout Valley
Middletown finished their final regular season tournament with a team title at the Peter J. Caruso Tournament in Mahopac. The Middies finished well ahead of Section XI’s Smithtown East (255-163.5) to earn the title. Rondout Valley finished in 11th place with 77.5 points. 2017 Peter Caruso – brackets
Top 6 place winners for Middletown and Rondout Valley:
Champions:
170 – Tajh Ali (Middletown)
182 – Adonis Morano (Middletown)
220 – Horace Duke (Middletown)
Runners Up:
106 – Cameron Green (Middletown)
138 – Tyler Matos (Middletown)
195 – Julius Oquendo (Middletown)
3rd Place:
99 – Nikko Walsh (Rondout Valley)
152 – Zakair Artis (Middletown)
4th Place:
99 – Justin Morales (Middletown)
120 – Dalton Howell (MIddletown)
126 – Ishmael Alicea (Middletown)
145 – Hayden Baker (Rondout Valley)
152 – Nate Garcia (Middletown)
5th Place:
120 – Boubacar Bah (Middletown)
132 – Ian Houck (Rondout Valley)
160 – Brennan Gary (Middletown)
170 – Fank Cincotta (Rondout Valley)
Ridgefield Challange – Monroe Woodbury
Monroe Woodbury crowned 3 champions and won the team title at the Ridgefield Challange. The Crusaders scored 197.5 team points despite sitting a few regulars. St. Anthony’s (CHSAA) crowned 4 champs and took 2nd in the team race and they were followed by Newtown, CT with 153 team points. Earning titles for Monroe Woodbury were Evan Barczak at 160, Kyle Strauss at 182, and Kendall Elfstrum at 195. Also placing in the top 4 for the Crusaders were Nick Scancarello (2nd @ 99), Dylan Earl (3rd @ 106), Emanuel Ward (4th @ 126), Anthony Sountis (2nd @ 132), Louis Libutti (3rd @ 138), Tom Fini (2nd @ 145), and Sam Santander (4th @ 170).
Edgemont Tournament – Monticello
Patrick Owens won the 120 pound title for Monticello at the 2017 Edgemont Tournament. Other placewinners for Monticello were Najee Shakelford (2nd @ 126), Justyn Kelly (3rd @ 145), and Mike Buscemi (5th @ 152). The Panthers finished 10th out of 18 teams. 2017 Edgemont Tournament Brackets
Ken Baker Classic – Red Hook
Tristen Schiafo was the champion at 152 pounds for Red Hook! Other placewinner for Red Hook included Jeffrey Kiluba (3rd @ 182), Liam Dietrich (3rd @ 285), Matt Morris (4th @ 99), and Chris Benincasa (4th @ 195). Great job guys! Red Hook Results