Week 1 Highlights in Section 9 Wrestling

It was a great opening week for Section 9 Wrestling!  Take a look at some of the highlights….if I missed anything feel free to shoot me an email or just mention it in the “Comments” section!  Let’s keep it rolling S9!

Minisink Valley and NFA Take Out Top Section 2 Teams!
Minisink Valley went 5-0 at the Ballston Spa Duals and defeated the host team by a 56-19 margin.  NFA went 7-0 at the Columbia Duals and recorded a 37-36 win over Niskayuna!  Ballston Spa (#2) and Niskayuna (#1) are the two top-ranked teams in Section 2!  Great job Warriors and Goldbacks!!!

Port Jervis 5-0 @ Lance Golubinski Duals
Congratulations to the Red Raiders for going 5-0 and taking home the team title at the Lance Golubinski Duals on Saturday! Saugerties finished 2nd at 4-1, Oneonta was 3rd at 3-2 and host Goshen came in 4th at 2-3.

Middletown Crowns 4 Champs at Bethlehem Round Robin
The Middies took home 4 individual titles and had 3 other wrestlers finish 2nd at the Bethlehem Round Robin Tournament.  Justin Morales (106), Moises Diaz (113), Joe Velazquez (152), and Julius Oquendo (220) all grabbed gold for Middletown! Kingston was also up at Bethlehem and Zaviar Bennet went 4-1 and came in 2nd 170 pounds!

Individual Results of Note…
G. Fischer (NFA) 3-0 over Brown (Warwick) @ 113
Sauschuck (PJ) 4-3 over Heinlein (Saug) @ 132
Malherio (Highland) 6-4 over N. Curreri (Eld) @ 145
N. Curreri (Eldred) 5-3 over Mandic (Goshen) @ 145
D. Vetrano (MV) 17-2 over Gazzillo (Cornwall) @ 145
Mahaney (PJ)  wbf over Cantwell (Saug) @152
Doherty (Mont) 10-2 over Mahaney (PJ) @ 152
Velazquez (Midd) 14-5 over Thomas (Wallkill) @ 152
Harrison (PJ) 5-1 over Bucci (Saug) @ 170
Barley (King) 17-10 over Owen (Mont) @ 220

Weekend Schedule and Results

Friday 12/1
Our Lady of Lourdes 45 Chester/Tuxedo 33

Saturday 12/2
Goshen, PJ, Saugerties, E/L/SW @ Lance Golubinski Duals
Team Results:
1st Place: Port Jervis (5-0)
2nd Place: Saugerties (4-1)
3rd Place: Oneonta (3-2)
4th Place: Goshen (2-3)
Saugerties 48 East Ramapo 33
Saugerties 63 Monticello 14
Saugerties 39 Oneonta 36
Saugerties 48 Goshen 40
Onteora 45 Goshen 36
Goshen 67 Nanuet 3
Goshen 37 E/L/SW 34
East Ramapo 39 E/L/SW 33
East Ramapo 51 Monticello 15
Port Jervis 51 Saugerties 19
Port Jervis 72 Monticello 4
Port Jervis 58 Oneonta 27
Port Jervis 57 Goshen 18
Port Jervis 55 East Ramapo 18

Warwick, Cornwall, Washingtonville @ Horace Greeley Duals
Cornwall 45 Pawling 31
Cornwall 48 John Jay CR 34
North Rockland 42 Cornwall 33
Warwick 53 Iona Prep 36
Horace Greeley 42 Warwick 39
Washingtonville 51 Iona Prep 30
John Jay CR 45 Washingtonville 42
Pawling 38 Washingtonville 36

Cornwall 42 Washingtonville 35

Minisink Valley @ Ballston Spa Duals
Minisink Valley 82 Schoharie 3
Minisink Valley 78 Duanesburg 9
Minisink Valley 90 Glens Falls 0
Minisink Valley 68 Hudson Falls 19
Minisink Valley 56 Ballston Spa 19

Wallkill @ Battle at the Beach

Kingston, Middletown @ Bethlehem Round Robin
Kingston Results

Middletown Placers

Champions
106 – Justin Morales
113 – Moises Diaz
152 – Joe Velazquez
220 – Julius Oquendo
Runners up
152: Destin Morano
170: Tyshawn Moody
182: Darnell Kornegay
3rd Place
182: Babb
4th Place
Azzure Huffins

NFA @ Columbia Duals
NFA 37 Niskayuna 36
NFA 64 Ichabod Crane 24
NFA 48 Guilderland 25
NFA 68 Beekmantown 17
NFA 56 Watervliet 21
NFA 48 Shaker 36
NFA 66 South Glens Falls 24

Maxx DeCapua (195) 7-0 Team MVP
Greg Fischer (113) 7-0
Brandon DeLaRosa (120) 7-0
Tyler Serafini (160) 7-0
Alex Miller (182) 7-0
Caleb Williams (285) 7-0

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…

  1. Rankings, especially preseason rankings, are just an opinion.  They mean nothing!  The match is won or lost on the mat!
  2. 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.
  3. 99 pound weight class will not be ranked until the next rankings are released.
  4. Respectful comments and suggestions are welcomed to sectionixwrestling@gmail.com.

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

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

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

VALLEY CENTRAL WRESTLING CLUB

Coaches:
Cody Ruggirello NYS Champ D1 Hofstra (275-20)
Pat Lloyd NYS Champ. (169-33)

Cody Ruggirello
Pat Lloyd

 

 

 

 

 

Grades: 7th-12th
Location: Valley Central Middle School Back Gym
Season Starts: Thursday November 9th.
Season Ends: Thursday February 22nd.
Registration: At First practice
Practice Days/Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays 7th-12th 7:30pm-8:30pm
*If school is closed or has early release for any reason, or after school activities are cancelled, practice is also cancelled*
Cost:$125 for VC residents
$150 for non-residents (includes NYWAY ins. Card) – Please make checks payable
to: Valley Central Youth Wrestling
*Payment must be received before a child can participate in practice*
Email Questions to: vcwrestler@yahoo.com

Valley Central Wrestling Club

Section 9 in College

Here are some of the results for our local wrestlers who are competing at the next level.  I’m sure I have missed several so please email me the results to sectionixwrestling@gmail.com or text to 845.742.5926.

Bethel MOW at Electric City Duals
Saugerties grad James Bethel went 4-0 for SUNY Oneonta recording 4 pins at 285 and was named the MOW for the tournament!

Raccioppi Champ @ 165 at East Stroudsburg Open
Minisink Valley graduate Michael Raccioppi returned to the mat in resounding fashion by taking home the 165 pound title at the East Stroudsburg Open.  Raccioppi, who attends ESU, recorded victories over Idris White (Maryland), Connor Rogovich (Kutztown), Owen Brown (USMAPS), and Brad Laughlin (USMAPS).  Raccioppi’s former high school teammate Gerard Daly also competed at the ESU Open.  Daly, who is taking a red shirt year at Sacred Heart, went 3-2 with his losses coming to the eventual champion and 3rd place finishers.

Barczak Nothches Big Win as Drexel Tops Iowa State
Monroe Woodbuty grad Evan Barczak, now a true freshman at Drexel, recorded an impressive 10-8 victory over Chase Straw to help Drexel defeat Iowa State by a 21-16 margin.

Curreri Takes 2nd at King Open
2017 Eldred graduate Noah Curreri took 2nd place at the King Open at 174 pounds!  Curreri who wrestles for Queens University and is coached by Ken Chertow won his first 3 matches before losing in the finals by a 11-10 margin.

Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open
133: Kevin Kelly (Binghamton)
Rd 32: Ghione (Penn) dec Kelly 8-1
Consie: Lindemuth tech Kelly 20-4

174: Austin Weigel (Buffalo)
Rd 32: Johnson (Harvard) maj Weigel 14-2
Consie: Weigel dec Stokes (Bucknell) 4-3
Consie: Weigel maj Seymour (Oswego) 10-2
Consie: Lombardo (Bing) wbf Weigel 1:50

285: Samuel Weigner (unattached, RIT)
Rd 32: Weinger dec Fox (F&M) 7-4
Rd 16: Weinger dec Manzonelli (Army) 5-2
Quarters: Garren (Penn) dec Weinger 12-6
Consies: Cowell (Harvard) dec 7-4 Weinger

SUNY Ulster 33 SUNY Sullivan 21

125
Austin Brock (Sullivan) over Chris Bouton (Ulster) (Dec 6-5)
133
Robert Satriano (Sul) over Javier Castaneda (Ulster) (Fall 0:54)
141
Patrick Carroll (Ulster) over Brian Vaughn (Sullivan) (Dec 6-4)
149
Mike Kubik (Sullivan) over Joseph Donovan (Ulster) (Fall 1:52)
157
John Miller (SUNY Ulster) over Unknown (For.)
165
Matt Shields (Ulster) over Jose Cintron (Sullivan) (Fall 5:59)
174
Alex Munoz (Ulster) over Kahhar Roufai (Sullivan) (Fall 3:47)
184
Mike Fekishazy (Ulster) over Thomas Grant (Sullivan) (Fall 1:24)
197
Bruce McLee (SUNY Ulster) over Unknown (For.)
285
Josh Jean-Baptiste (Sul) over Will McCartney (Ulster) (Fall 0:46)

Penn State 45, Army 3
125: Trey Chalifoux (Army) dec. Devin Schnupp (PSU), 6-4
133: Corey Keener (PSU) fall Lane Peters (Army), 2:50
141: Jered Cortez (PSU) dec. Austin Harry (Army), 12-6
149: Zain Retherford (PSU) tech. Knox Fuller (Army), 17-1
157: Jason Nolf (PSU) fall Lucas Weiland (Army), 1:07
165: Vincenzo Joseph (PSU) maj Andrew Mendel (Army), 17-7
174: Mark Hall (PSU) fall Ben Harvey (Army), 4:10
184: Bo Nickal (PSU) fall Noah Stewart (Army), 0:26
197: Anthony Cassar (PSU) dec. Rocco Caywood (Army), 10-3
285: Nick Nevills (PSU) fall Bobby Heald (Army), 6:13

Drexel 28 Southern Illinois Edwardsville 9
157: Evan Barczak (Drexel) over Erik Travers (SIE) (Inj. 1:07)

From Journeymen Northeast Duals:
Kent State 26 Hofstra 12

133: Tutolo (KENST) dec Vespa (HOF) 6-3

NC State 30 Ithaca 12
125: Cox (NCST) wbf A. Stramiello (ITH) 2:28

Ithaca 31 Castleton 10
125: Darwick (CAST) dec A. Stramiello (ITH) 13-11

Purdue 49 LIU 0
125: Schroder (PURD) TF Conetta (LIU) 1:18

Purdue 33 Hofstra 7
133: Thornton (PURD) TF Vespa (HOF) 5:12

Ithaca 22 LIU 13
125: Conetta (LIU) dec A. Stramiello (ITH) 11-7

Coast Guard’s Aeberli 3rd at Roger Williams Invitational
R32: Aeberli wbf David (BSU) 1:04
R16: Aeberli tech fall Reed (NU) 17-2
1/4 Finals: Aeberli dec Bowker 5-3
Semis: Swarr (Mes) dec Aeberli 9-4
Consie Semis: Aeberli wbf Malfitano (RWU) 4:11
3rd/4th: Aeberli dec Gargano (JWU) 7-3

Denise Cuccolo Services

Many of you know by now that Denise Cuccolo passed away this morning after a 6 year battle with cancer.  Denise was the wife of former Pine Bush coach Chris Cuccolo, and the mother of Section 9 champion Chris Cuccolo Jr.  She also leaves behind a daughter who is now a senior at Pine Bush.  Services are at Applebee McPhillips in Middletown on Friday 11/3 from 2-6.