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Earns Another Chance at Nationals

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The Friends of Section 9 held their annual year-end banquet on Sunday.  Along with giving awards to the top placewinners from each weight class, special recognition was given to some very deserving people listed below.  The Friends of Section 9 is an all volunteer organization that is always looking for dedicated people who are interested in helping out our local wrestling community.  Anyone who is interested in helping out can contact me at sectionixwrestling@gmail.com.

 

Scorekeepers of the Year: Bridget Chartrand (Onteora)
Emma Paul (Wallkill)
Modified Coach of the Year: Jim Horton (Newburgh)
Coaches Wife of the Year: Jeanne Leggett (Newburgh)
Friends S9 Ref of the Year: Wayne Carroll
Orange/Sullivan Officials Sportsmanship Award:  Terrence Cheeks (Newburgh)
CPT Stephen Leslie Most Courageous Award: Vinny Vespa (Monroe Woodbury)
Friends S9 Presidents Team Award: Eldred Fallsburg
Special Recognition Award: Jim Corcoran
“Come-Back” of the Year: Jesse Corcoran (Eldred Fallsburg)
Special Recognition Award: Dicky Bouzakis
Most Improved Team of the Year: Wallkill
Assistant Coach of the Year: John Foley (Port Jervis)
Friends of Section 9 Coach of the Year:  Andre Lee (Washingtonville)
Fan of the Year:  Chris Sweeney
Frank Tschan Team of the Year – Monroe Woodbury
Friends of Section 9 Person of the Year: Kelly Nicholas
John Bell S9 Lifetime Achievement Awards: John Lennon (Liberty)
Rich Leggett (Newburgh)
Mark Faller Coach of the Year – Team Champions: Steve Fischbein (MW)
Parents of the Year:  Bob and Mo Voelker (Monroe Woodbury)
Troy Bouzakis Senior Wrestler of the Year: AJ Voelker (Monroe Woodbury)
D’Aliso Most Improved Wrestler: Frankie Hernandez (Minisink Valley)
D’Aliso Scholarship: Eric Januszkiewicz (New Paltz)
DeCapua Scholarships: Kevin Rivera (Highland)
Sal Mazzella (Highland)
Anthony Freyre (Monroe Woodbury)
Drake Barczak (Monroe Woodbury)
AJ Voelker (Monreo Woodbury)
Terrence Cheeks (NFA)
Eric Janszkiewicz (New Paltz)
Austin Weigel (Onteora)
Travis Edwards (Port Jervis)

Ruggirello and Wightman finish 3rd

Congratulations to Monroe Woodbury graduate Jamie Franco of Hofstra for winning the 133 pound title at the CAA tournament and securing his spot at this year’s NCAA Championships.  Franco began the day with a 6-0 victory over Josh Harlowe of Boston University before picking off top seeded Scott Festejo 3-2 in the semifinals.  Franco capped off his title run by defeating 3rd seeded Derek Steeley of Binghamton 8-4 in the finals.  Hofstra 149 pounder Cody Ruggirello (Valley Central) and Boston University 165 pounder Mitch Wightman (Warwick) both finished 3rd in the tournament and will have to hope for a wildcard for admission to the NCAAs.  Great job guys! 

This weekend we will be keeping tabs on both the PA and NJ state championship tournaments!

Pennsylvania:
Delaware Valley HS in Milford, PA has sent 4 wrestlers to Hershey, PA to compete in the toughest state tournament in the US….by a mile!         Brackets

Medal Matches:
132: Walker (North Hills) maj dec 10-0 Palmer (Del Val) …Palmer finished 8th
182: Nickelson (Belle Verne Area) maj dec 12-2 Strenk (Del Val) … Strenk finishes 6th

Consolation Semifinals:
Johnson (Gov Mif) wbf 1:20 Strenk (Del Val)…Strenk wrestling for 5th

Consolation Rd #3:
132:  Rizzolino (Easton) dec 1-0 Palmer (Del Val) …Jalen wrestles for 7th
182:  Strenk (Del Val) dec 3-2 Bolig (Owen Roberts) … Martin guaranteed top 6!

Consolation Rd #2:
132: Palmer (Del Val) dec 8-3 Gibson (McDowell)
182: Strenk (Del Val) dec 8-5 Dellar (Dallastown)
195: Rayhart (Big Spring) maj dec 13-0 Wagner (Del Val) … Wagner eliminated

Consolation Rd #1:
132:  Palmer (Del Val) dec 5-3 McStravick (Upper Perkiomen)
160:  Lee (Titusville) dec 10-3 Markowitz (Del Val) …. Markowitz is out
182:  Strenk (Del Val) dec 7-3 Shorter (Manheim Township)
195:  Wagner (Del Val) dec 4-2 tb Barnes (Altoona)

Round of 16:
132: Drew Walker (North Hills) dec 4-1 Jalen Palmer (Del Val)
160:  Chance Marsteller (Kennard Dale) wbf :42 Lucas Markowitz (Del Val)
** Marsteller, only a junior, has never lost a hs match…every wrestling publication on the planet considers him the best pound-for-pound high school wrestler in the nation**
182: Brett Harner (Norristown) wbf 1:51 Martin Strenk (Del Val)
195: Jacob Hart (Hampton) wbf 1:26 Matt Wagner (Del Val)

New Jersey:
The NJ championships, one of the few remaining single-division tournaments, takes place in Atlantic City and begins on Friday!  High Point Regional High School located in Sussex County NJ has 4 qualifiers for the state tournament.         Brackets

Semifinals:
195: Gross (Don Bosco Prep) dec 11-6 Stoll (High Point)

Quarterfinals:
132: Estevez (Livingston) dec 6-0 Derin (High Point)
145: Heilman (So Plain) dec 5-0 Gaccione (High Point)
195:  Stoll (High Point) dec 3-2 Smith (Morrestown) … Stoll in semis!!! 

132:  Michael Derin (High Point) dec 9-2 Wojtaszak (Brick)
145:  Jason Gaccione (High Point) dec 3-1 Soto (Bound Brook)
195:  Kyle Stoll (High Point) dec 3-2 Haddad (Gov. Livingston)
220: Schinder (Lacey) dec 8-3  Robert McDonnell (High Point)

Section 9 NY USAW had an all-time high
98 youth wrestlers compete at the USA Wrestling Youth Folkstyle State Championships on March 2^nd and 3^rd at Bay Shore, New York.  Eleven of those wrestlers made it to the Championship round and seven Section 9 wrestlers were crowned Youth State Champions!  Congratulations to everyone who competed!!!  Brackets –   2013 Youth Folkstyle USAW State Championships

Section 9’s Seven Champions:  Zak Ryder, Andrew Filip, Ethan Gallo, Preston Machado, David Strauss, Lucas Wightman, Dylan Green

Middletown High School will host a Mid Atlantic Wrestling Association (MAWA) preliminary district tournament on Saturday, April 6th.  Click on the link below for the tournament flyer.
                                    MAWA District Tournament – Middletown

Congratulations to ….
AJ Voelker (Monroe Woodbury) 4th @ 170 – In his first trip to the state tournament, Voelker left it all on the mat!  Battling through a knee injury, the MW senior made it to the semifinals and finished 3-2 for the weekend.  Actually, Voelker finished 4th and 3rd because NYS recognizes two sets of placewinners. The Federation winners which includes all of the wrestlers who competed in the tournament, and the NYSPHAA winners which does not include the PSAL and the CHSAA wrestlers.  Since a CHSAA wrestler finished higher that Voelker, he also technically won 3rd place this weekend!  Congrats AJ!

Josh Bonneau (Minisink Valley) 4th @ 220 – Perhaps no other wrestler in the tournament has as much “up-side” as Bonneau. He finished 4th at his weight (3rd among NYSPHSAA wrestlers) in only his second season on the mat!  Actually, the Minisink senior only wrestled for a total of 8 months…November thru February for two seasons. Great job Josh! 

Vinny Vespa (Monroe Woodbury) 5th @ 99 – After getting pinned in his opening match, Vespa fought all the way back to earn 5th place in the extremely tough 99 pound weight class.  One of his victories in wrestlebacks was against top seeded John Arceri of Section 11.  Very impressive Vinny…almost as impressive as taking on and defeating stage 4 cancer.  Congratulations young man!

Dylan Booth (Port Jervis) 5th @ 113 – The Port Jervis junior has had a magical season which included 3 wins over 3X Section 9 Champion Johnny Stramiello.  Booth made it all the way to the NYS semifinals where he ran into 2X state champ Kyle Kelly.  All of your hard work is paying off Dylan…congrats!

Dan Decarlo (Port Jervis) 5th @ 152 – The sky is the limit for Decarlo,  a junior who basically only wrestles seasonally.  Dan made it to the state semifinals where he ran into Corey Rasheed, the eventual champion at 152 pounds.  Decarlo lost a hard fought 5-0 decision which was, by far, Rasheed’s closest match.  Great job Danny!

Johnny Stramiello (Pine Bush) 6th @ 113 – The Pine Bush junior fought his way to the podium for the second consecutive year.  A 4X state qualifier, Stramiello is determined to ascend higher up the podium for his senior season.  Go get it Johnny…the S9 wrestling community is behind you! 

Austin Ingraham (Highland) 6th @ 113 – Now in his junior season, Ingraham has started to open some eyes around the state.  His excellent mat work from the top position makes opponents think twice before choosing bottom.  Another year of hard work and good competition will make Ingraham a legitimate title contender in D2 next year!  Congratulations on a great season Austin.

Michael Raccioppi (Minisink Valley) 8th @ 126 – The Minisink Valley sophomore fought and clawed his way to 8th place for the Federation and 6th place for the NYSPHSAA  standings.  Very few wrestlers in S9 put in the work that Raccioppi does and his ears are starting to show it!  Great job Michael and there is no doubt that you will climb higher atop the podium next year!

Bryan Mongiello (Washingtonville) 8th @ 132 – Like Raccioppi, Mongiello gets recognized here because two of the wrestlers who finished above him are non-Federation competitors thus, technically, he finished 6th in NYSPHSAA.  This is a well deserved honor for the Washingtonville senior who picked up a 5-0 win against S9 champion Chris Truglio of MV during wrestlebacks!  Congrats Bryan! 

 

 

SectionIXWrestling.com will provide live updates after each weight class!!!

                                     Division 1                                                                Division 2
99:         Diakomihalis (S5) dec 3-2 utb Arujau (S8)       Spann (S3) dec 9-4 DiVencenzo (S11)
106:       Quinn (S8) dec 7-1 Tanzman (S11)                     Weierbach (S2) dec 3-1 Fox (S3)
113:        Piccininni (S11) maj 14-4 Kelly (S4)                   Stowell (S10) dec 6-3 Casella (S8)
120:       Delacruz (S1) dec 11-7 Michel (S6)                     Aslanian (S1) dec 4-2 Peacock (S5)
126:       Fabian (S11) wbf 5:45 Thompson (PSAL)         Koll (S4)  dec 6-2 Gardner (S6)
132:       Leshinger (S11) dec 4-2 Lapi (S2)                      Rodriguez (S6) dec  2-1 Rifanberg (S4)
138:       Kelley (S2) de  5-2 Deprez (S5)                          Tighe (S3) dec 3-1 Lapresi (S4)
145:       Hernandez (S8) dec 4-2 Lewandowski (S6)    Hull (S6) dec 2-0 Garcia (S4)
152:       Rasheed (S11) wbf :56 Koo (S8)                         Thayer (S4) dec 6-4 Prior (S3)
160:      Grimaldi (S11) dec 9-3 Schneider (S8)              Paddock (S5) wbf 1:36 Gallo (S2)
170:      Toribio (S11)  dec 4-3 Vrasidas (C)                    Radonicic (PSAL) dec 4-3 Deitrich (S4)
182:      Brady (S3) dec 5-3 Corbett (S8)                         Zupan (S3) dec 3-2 Schafer (S5)
195:      Choi (S8) dec 7-4 Ashley (S2)                             Ayen (S10) dec 9-6  Mazurowski (S5) vs
220:     Sisti (C) dec 3-2 Mills (S11)                                  Bacon (S5) dec 1-0 Walcott (S4)
285:     Hughes (S11) wbf 2:30 Coleman (S5)                Abbott (S4) dec  8-3 Montesanti (S6)

99:
Vespa (MW) dec McKenna (S3) 2-0 …Vinny takes 5th

113:
Hollister (S5) wbf Ingraham (Highland)…Austin finishes 6th
Booth (PJ) dec 5-3 Stramiello (PB)…Dylan 5th, Johnny 6th

152:
Decarlo (PJ) dec 5-0 Parfiryev (PSAL)….Danny takes 5th

170:
McDevitt (S8) tech fall 16-0 Voelker ….AJ finishes 4th

220:
Lupi (S11) dec 5-3 ot Bonneau (MV)…Josh finishes 4th

99:
Vespa dec Arceri (S11) 2-1
McKenna (S3) dec Cuccolo 1-0 utb

113:
Stramiello dec Lamantia (C) 7-5
Kelly (S4) dec Booth 9-3
Ingraham dec Marra (S6) 6-5

126:
Green (S4) dec Raccioppi 6-1
Muntz (S6) dec Rauch 7-2

132:
Popp (S6) dec Mongiello 3-2

152:
Rasheed (S8) dec Decarlo 5-0

170:
Vrasidas (C) wbf Voelker

220:
Bonneau dec 2-1 over Taylor (S6)

285:
James (S5) dec Cheeks ot