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Congratulations to the following NY state wrestlers who are all nationally ranked according to FloWrestling’s most recent ranking.  Special congrats to Yianni Diakomihalis who is now the #1 ranked wrestler in the country at 106!

Yianni Diakomihalis (Hilton, Fr, Section 5) – 1st @ 106
Nick Piccininni (Ward Melville, Jr, Section 11) – 6th @ 120
Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (Cheektowaga, Sr, Section 6) – 5th @ 138
Tristan Rifanburg (Norwich, Jr, Section 4) – 20th @138
Louis Hernandez (Mepham, Sr, Section 8 ) – 6th @ 152
Corey Rasheed (Longwood, Sr, Section 11) – 8th @ 160
Burke Paddock (Warsaw, Sr, Section 5) – 9th @ 160
Christian Dietrich (Greene, So, Section 4) – 14th @ 182
Rich Sisti (Monsignor Farrell, Sr, CHSAA) – 15th @ 220
James O’Hagan (Seaford, Sr, Section 8 ) – 8th @ 285

Rutgers kicked of their 2013-2014 with an exciting 21-20 victory over EIWA rival Hofstra in a dual meet that had three local wrestlers record big victories.  Jamie Franco (Monroe Woodbury) picked up a convincing 5-1 victory at 125 for Hofstra over Rutgers freshman Scott DelVecchio, a 2X NJ state champion.  At 149, Valley Central graduate Cody Ruggirello picked up bonus points for Hofstra when he pinned Rutgers sophomore Ken Thoebold at the 6:10 mark.  At heavyweight, Rutgers redshirt sophomore and High Point (NJ) graduate, Billy Smith pinned Hofstra’s Mike Hughes in 5:17.  Hughes, a true freshman, was an undefeated NYS champ last year.

141    Luke Vaith (Hofstra) won by tech fall over Corey Stasenko (Rutgers) 5:45 18-3.
149   Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) won by pin over Ken Theobold (Rutgers) 6:36.
157    Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) won by decision over Nick Terdick (Hofstra) 6-4.
165   Joe Booth (Hofstra) won by decision over Nick Visicaro (Rutgers) 11-7.
174    Phillip Bakuckas (Rutgers) won by decision over Victor Pozsonyi (Hofstra) 3-0.
184    Dan Seidenberg (Rutgers) won by decision over Dwight Howes (Hofstra) 3-1.
197    Hayden Hrymack (Rutgers) won by pin over David Heitman (Hofstra) 0:43.
285    William Smith (Rutgers) won by pin over Michael Hughes (Hofstra) 5:17.
125    Jamie Franco (Hofstra) won by decision over Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers) 5-1.
133    Jamel Hudson (Hofstra) won by major decision over Sean McCabe (Rutgers) 16-5

Black Knights win 9 of 10 matches in season debut!

Results:
125: Hunter Wood (A) dec. Jason Bing, 6-5
133: Logan Everett (A) dec. Robert Ruiz, 7-3
141: #7 Richard Durso (F) maj. dec. Tyler Rauenzahn, 11-1
149: Ryan Bilyeu (A) dec. Sharron Townsend, 8-7
157: Paul Hancock (A) maj. dec. Andrew Murano, 13-3
165: Cole Gracey (A) pinned Theodore King, 1:29
174: Alex Smith (A) maj. dec. Colin Lahiff, 14-1
184: Nathan Dow (A) dec. Paul Alessandrini, 7-5
197: Bryce Barnes (A) tech. fall Charles Kerkesner, 15-0 (7:00)
285: David Farr (A) dec. Alexander Henry, 3-1

                                                 Schedule
Day             Date     Dual Meet / Tournament                        Location
Friday              11/8                                                                         
Saturday         11/9           Ithaca Invitational                                                      Ithaca College

Wednesday    11/13          US Military Academy Prep                                      West Point, NY

Sunday           11/24          NYS Collegiate Championships                              Cornell University

Friday             12/6           University of Southern Maine                                 University of Southern Maine

Saturday        12/7            Ted Reese Invitational                                             University of Southern Maine

Saturday        12/14          Springfield Tech, Niagara CC, Nassau CC           Springfield Tech

Sunday          12/15           Cortland, RPI                                                            Cortland State University

Sunday            1/5             Mount St. Vincent, University of Scranton         Mt. St. Vincent College

Sunday           1/12            Muhlenberg, Bergen CC, USMAPS                       SUNY Sullivan

Saturday        1/18            Will Abele Invitational                                            Ursinus College   

Saturday       1/25            Springfield Tech, Mt. St. Vincent, Jamestown    SUNY Sullivan

Saturday       2/15            Eastern District Meet                                               Darton College (Georgia)

Thursday      2/27
Friday           2/28            NJCAA National Championships                         Spokane Convention Center
Saturday       3/1                                                                                                    Spokane, WA

 

 

Jamie Franco Earns Spot at 125; Ruggirello Falls Short In Upset Bid In Hofstra Wrestle-Offs
After wrestling for the past three seasons at 133 pounds, Monroe Woodbury graduate Jamie Franco dropped down to 125 and has earned the starting spot for his senior campaign.  Franco, a 2X NCAA tournament qualifier, had his hands full in his final wrestle off bout squeaking out a 1-0 victory over Kyle Krasavage, a true freshman from PA.  Valley Central grad Cody Ruggirello almost pulled off an upset at 149 losing by a 5-3 score to Ohio State transfer Cam Tessari who finished 4th in the country in 2012.  Ruggirello, however, will likely start for the Pride until the second semester when Tessari will be officially eligible to compete.

Army Wrestle-Off Results; Warwick Grad Connolly loses 3-2 at 149
The Army Black Knights kicked off their season with the annual Black Gold Scrimmage which serve as the teams wrestle-offs for the 2013-2014 season.  Army sophomore Shane Connolly, a 5X Section 9 champion from Warwick Valley High School, came within a takedown of earning a starting spot when he lost 3-2 to Ryan Bilyeu at 149 pounds.  Click here for a link to an article including complete results from the Army Wrestling website.

Super 32 Results; Former Section 9 Wrestlers Cuccolo and Rambarose Compete In Event Dominated By PA Grapplers
Pine Bush resident and current St. Benedicts Prep, NJ wrestler Chris Cuccolo went 6-2 for the weekend and came within a two matches from placing at 106.  After winning his first match by pin, Cuccolo dropped his second bout 3-2 before reeling off 5 straight wins in wrestlebacks!  Former Minisink Valley wrestler Mason Rambarose went 2-2 at 132.  Rambarose, whose family moved to CT last year, lost his opening bout 6-0 but bounced right back to win his first two consie matches before being eliminated in his 5-2 loss to BC Laprade from VA.  Great job both guys! 

Overall, the Super 32 was once again dominated by PA wrestlers.  14 of the 28 finalists were PA natives with 8 of the 14 champs hailing from the Keystone State.  NY had two finalists and crowned one champion as Yianni Diakomihalis from Section 5 Hilton HS won the title at 106.  For full results and a recap of this year’s Super 32 Challenge go to www.intermatwrestle.com.

Monroe Woodbury assistant coach John Gartiser put together a squad of wrestlers to compete at this weekend’s Octoberfest Duals held at Delaware Valley HS.  Although they had no entries in a few weight classes, the Crusader Training Center finished 5-1 and took home third place honors!  Some standout individual performances were given by:
                    90: Marco Vespa 5-1
                    110: Vincent Vespa 6-0
                    118: Evan Barczak 6-0
                    126: PJ Smoot 5-1
                    134: Jamie Panuto 5-1
                    184: Joe Russo 6-0
                    195: Nick McShea 6-0
                   HWT: Shawn Ferguson 5-1

            Crusader Training Center (CTC) Results 5-1:
CTC 49  Kenard Dale PA 12                         CTC 33  Orchard Park Wrestling Club 14
Easton 37  CTC 32                                         CTC 36  Drill Masters Wrestling Club 17
CTC 28  Iowa Style Wrestling Club 16      CTC 35  DV Tournament Team 18

Daly, Raccioppi, Blasko, Cuomo and Weigner Grab Titles

Section 9 Champions:
Gerard Daly (Minisink Valley, 120) – beat Lamont Wallace (S1) 4-2 in the finals
Mike Raccioppi (Minisink Valley, 138) – beat Sean O’Hagan (S11) 3-1 in the finals
Tyler Blasko (Wallkill, 182) – fft over Sean Roesing (NJ) in the finals
Robert Cuomo (Saugerties, 195) – beat Justin Baker (NJ) 6-0 in the finals
Sam Weigner (Washingtonville, 285) – beat Brandon Mascaro (Wallkill) 1-0 in finals

** Frankie Carrozza (DV, PA) won 152….he’s almost a S9 wrestler**

Complete Brackets

Iron Horse Invitational
Congratulations to the following New York State wrestlers for winning their pools at this year’s Iron Horse Invitational.  Let’s see if we can get a S9 wrestler on this list next year!!!
Nick Piccininni – Ward Melville, Section 11
Jimmy Leach – Eastport South Manor, Section 11
Tommy Dutton – Rocky Point, Section 11
Anthony Deprez – Hilton, Section 5
Steven Schneider – MacArthur, Section 8
Brett Perry – John Jay East Fishkill, Section 1
Christian Dietrich – Greene, Section 4
Levi Ashley – Shenendehowa, Section 2
Vito Arujau – Syosset, Section 8

www.sectionixwrestling.com would also like to congratulate Jason Gaccione from High Point Regional HS for winning his extremely tough bracket at the Iron Horse!

Iron Horse Invitational Results

Wrestling season is just around the corner!!! Today we kick off the local pre-season with the Hudson Valley Challenge at Port Jervis HS.  The event is expected to be bigger than ever with wrestlers from NY, NJ, PA and parts of New England expected to compete. 

The Iron Horse Invitational is also taking place.  This invitation-only event, now in its 9th year, takes place  at Hanover HS in East Hanover, NJ.  The “Horse” will showcase some of the best talent from the northeast.

Results from both events will be posted as soon as they become available.  Here we go!!!!!