Long Beach Edges Hilton In Epic Final; Crusaders 3rd, Warriors 6th
In perhaps the most exciting UE Duals final ever, Long Beach defeated Hilton 34-31. The contest was tied at 31 going into 220, the final match of the dual (started at 285). The bout was tied 1-1 with less than 5 seconds left when Long Beach’s Mark Rivera was able to get the takedown against Hilton’s John Fuino. The gymnasium absolutely erupted! Epic finale! Monroe Woodbury bounced back from a heartbreaking loss to Hilton in the semis and thumped Wantagh 43-21 to finish 3rd while Minisink was defeated by Massapequa in their medal match 46-25 and settled for 6th place. Great job both teams…as always, you have made Section 9 proud! UE Duals Complete Team Scores
Medal Rounds Long Beach 34 Hilton 31(Championship) UE 1-8 Box Scores Monroe Woodbury 43 Wantagh 21 (3rd)
Massapequa 46 Minisink Valley 25 (5th)
Rocky Point 42 Shenedehowa 25 (7th)
Brockport 37 Brentwood 29 (9th) UE 9-16 Box Scores
Pat-Med 32 Fulton 25 (11th)
Farmingdale 48 Phoenix 31 (13th)
MacArthur 51 Union Endicott 36 (15th)
Monroe Woodbury In Championship Semifinals Minisink Can Wrestleback To 5th Place
Championship Pool Semifinals – 11:00 AM
Hilton 37 Monroe Woodbury 35
Long Beach 47 Wantagh 24 UE 1-4 5-8 Semi Results
5-8 Consolation Pool Semifinals – 11:00 AM
Minisink Valley 37 Shenendehowa 30
Massapequa 34 Rocky Point 32
Monroe and Minisink Hoping For Another All S9 Final!
This Saturday and Sunday, Monroe Woodbury and Minisink Valley are two of sixteen teams that will be competing in the invite only UE Duals. Last year the two S9 powerhouse programs were the last two teams standing at UE with the Warriors coming out on top to win the tournament. Year after year, this tournament attracts the best dual meet teams in NYS, and has thus earned the distinction of being called the “Unofficial NYS Dual Meet Championship.” This year is no exception! Below is a tournament preview and schedule. I am also including a few “possible match-ups” for each pool. Keep in mind that this a dual meet tournament so some of these match-ups may not occur as coaches will juggle their lineups in an effort to give their team the best shot at winning the dual. Good luck to both teams!
Pool A: Monroe (9), Massapequa (8), Brentwood (11), Phoenix (3)
MW’s Evan Barczak
MW will be the heavy favorite to come out of this pool. The undefeated Crusaders are the #1 ranked dual meet team in NYS according to the NYS Sportswriters Association, and they are also ranked #32 in the nation by InterMat. Their stiffest competition from the pool will likely come from Massapequa who are undefeated thus far and have already notched dual meet wins over two of the teams competing in the tournament, Patch-Med and MacArthur. Brentwood is always a tough team and you can never count out Phoenix who are coached by former Olympian Gene Mills!
Possible Individual Match-Ups from Pool A
Garrett Gibbons (Mass) vs Kevin Kelly (MW)
Nick McShea (MW) vs Paul Bratchfeld (Mass)
Marco Vespa (MW) vs Cahal Donovan (Phoenix)
Pool B: Wantagh (8), Shen (2), Brockport (5), Farmingdale (8)
Wantagh is considered the favorite here however they will have no cake-walk! Wantagh, currently ranked #2 NYS by NYSSWA, has ripped through the competition thus far this season. Shenendehowa is a perennial Section 2 power and they have a nice solid lineup which includes nationally ranked 182 pound Princeton-bound Kevin Parker. Section 5’s Brockport also has a very balanced lineup while Farmingdale, undefeated in duals this year, cannot be overlooked.
Possible Individual Match-Ups from Pool B
Kevin Parker (Shen) vs Cam Calderelli (Brock)
Kevin Parker (Shen) vs Alexander Pavlock (Farm)
Alexander Pavlock (Farm) vs Cam Calderelli (Brock)
Justin Vines (Want) vs Cody Duel (Shen)
Justin Vines (Want) vs Kevin DePalma (Farm)
Kevin DePalma (Farm) vs Cody Duel (Shen)
Pool C: Long Beach (8), Minisink (9), Pat-Med (11), UE (4)
MV’s AJ Aeberli
Minisink Valley are the defending tournament champions and they are currently ranked #3 in NYS but most people would consider them the underdog versus the top seed in the pool Long Beach. The Warriors have a great core and some surprisingly tough first-year varsity wrestlers…but Long Beach is absolutely loaded from 120-220 including a 2X state champion in Jacori Teemer. This will be a fun one to watch. Patch-Med has looked very good but they have dropped a few duals already as has host UE.
Possible Individual Match-Ups from Pool C
AJ Aeberli (MV) vs Tyrese Byron (LB)
Tyler Lynch (MV) vs Rick Chastine (UE)
Josh Bourne (LB) vs Jarred Greiner (MV)
Pool D: Rocky Point (11), Hilton (5), Fulton (3), MacArthur (8)
This may be the most well balanced of all of the pools. Rocky Point has a very solid lineup with very few holes and a lot of flexibility. Hilton’s lineup may have a few holes but it is also has some serious star power! Yianni Diakomihalis is a 3X state champ, a Cadet World champ, and is one of the top 10 P4P wrestlers in the nation. Like Yianni, Louie Deprez is also nationally ranked at his weight (170) and is a bonus point machine. Fulton is the top ranked D1 team in S3 while MacArthur is always tough and well coached. This pool will be very entertaining to watch.
Possible Individual Match-Ups from Pool D
Cadet World Champ Yianni D
Anthony Cirillo (RP) vs Austin Hertel (Hil)
A. Sciotto (RP) vs G. Diakomihalis (Hil)
Wyatt Willis (Ful) vs Anthony Cirillo (RP)
Wyatt Willis vs Austin Hertel (Hilton)
CJ Archer (RP) vs Tim Holden (Fulton)
Lou Deprez (Hil) vs Jeremy Hughes (Mac)
Travis Race (Ful) vs Jeremy Hughes (Mac)
Louie Deprez (Hil) vs Travis Race (Fulton)
*Yianni D – Just watch him wrestle; he’s that good!*
Notes:
– VC’s Romano dominates 99
– Saugerties’ Bucci pins his way through 152
– Wallkill’s Sebesta with a 5-3 OT win takes 160 crown
– Wallkill’s Fekishazy drops down to 170 and wins title
– RH’s Taylor Benson with a great win over S8 stud Owen Bachelder
– VC’s Satriano with a 5-0 win over Wallkill’s Davis
Minisink Valley @ Kittatinny – 12/28 Minisink Valley, who did not enter wrestlers at 106 or 160, finished eight points behind Roxbury, NJ to finish 2nd as a team at the Linn Crawn Memorial Tournament in Kittatinny, NJ. The Warriors crowned 4 individual champions. Tyler Lynch (113), Connor Greiner (120), AJ Aeberli (170), and Andrew Fenner (285) won their weights while Andrew Neidnig (138), Joe Yanis (170), and Andrew Covais (195) finished 2nd. Jarred Greiner finished 3rd at 126. Minisink was also awarded the Sportsmanship Award as voted on by the officials.
Washingtonville, Chester @ Pearl River Tournament – 12/28 Top 4 Placewinners from Chester: 106: Liam Bullock – 3rd
113: Nicholas Conetta – 3rd
138: Justin Hidalgo – 4th
160: Liam Heslin – 2nd
170 – Brody Harris – 3rd Top 4 Placewinners for Washingtonville Washingtonville Results
99: Chris Zappalo – 4th
120: Devin McCormick – 3rd
126: Giovanni Perez – 2nd
138: Gino Giacoio – 2nd; Michael Reilly – 3rd
152: Lester Larkai – 4th
182: Henricus Van Heemstede Obelt – 3rd
195 – Alex Leonte – 1st
285: Max Kissack – 4th
Monroe Woodbury @ Massapequa Tournament – 12/29 Due to impending hazardous weather, MW will not go to the Massapequa Tournament.
Port Jervis @ BECA Holiday Tournament – 12/29 & 12/30
ELS @ Windsor Christmas Tournament – 12/29 & 12/30 Kevin Morgans finished 2nd at 182 dropping a 4-1 OT decision to fellow state qualifier Ian Chedzoy of Watkins Glen in the finals. Finals Results
**Congrats to MW’s Kevin Kelly for career win #100**
MV, Cornwall, Washingtonville, PJ @ Jim Wilson Duals at Minisink Valley **MV will be commemorating 50 Years of Wrestling at Minisink Valley…All wrestling and mat maid alumni are encouraged to attend!!!**
Eldred/Liberty/Sullivan West, Monticello @ Cuneene Doane E/L/SW results: Brackets Noah Curreri (152) and Kevin Morgans (195) both won titles at the Cuneen-Doane Tournament on Saturday. Luke Jones (106) and Will DePoalo (220) placed 2nd while John Goodell (195) placed 3rd and River Lounsbury (182) placed 5th. Monticello results:
Ben Ulrich finished 3rd at 138 edging out teammate Michael LaRuffa who finished 4th. Heavyweight Frank Smith took 4th and Patrick Owens placed 6th at 120.
I have been doing these rankings for several years now. This was by far the most difficult edition. Keep in mind that in the big picture, these rankings mean absolutely nothing! They are just for fun and discussion…the goal is to create a “buzz” in our local wrestling community. That said, let me make a couple of comments that I hope will preempt some of the questions that I anticipate will follow this post.
These rankings are only as good as the information that I have access to via Trackwrestling.
I will only rank wrestlers in a weight class in which they have wrestled. This will obviously change after the +2 is added to each weight.
I only ranked wrestlers who have competed this year. I am confident that names like Lainez, Cordero, and Masterson will appear on my next release.
Yes I realize that Bucci pinned Ferro and Ellefsen pinned McShea. Please remember these are rankings not seeds. For those who think that a head-to-head victory should automatically determine the order in a ranking, please refer to the NCAA where unranked Kaid Brock recently pinned defending NCAA champion Cody Brewer. In the week following the match Flowrestling updated their rankings – Brewer was #3 and Brock was #11. My rankings are not a slight towards Bucci or Ellefsen; it is actually a tribute to the entire body of work from Ferro and McShea, 3rd and 2nd in NYS last year respectively.
Did I mention these are just for fun??? If I have made any glaring omissions, my apologies. Please feel free to email me at sectionixwrestling@gmail.com or just leave a comment below. Enjoy!
Well it’s already that time of the year….the Section 9 Duals are upon us. Division One preliminary rounds will take place on Tuesday at two locations and the D1 semis and the D1 and D2 finals will unfold on Wednesday at NFA. Let’s pack the gym Section 9!!!!
Wallkill opened their 2015-16 season this weekend sending 21 wrestlers to the Bethlehem Round Robin tournament. No official team scoring was done but Wallkill placed 2nd behind Vestal (S4) (who returned 10 Sectional place winners)
Wallkill Highlights:
1st place:
182- cpt-Mike Fekishazy (6-0) 5 pins
160- cpt-Ryan Sebesta (Criteria) 5-1
(including OT win over Nijee Noble of Kingston)
2nd place:
106- James Faison
120-Andrew Davis (6-1)
(only loss was to Galway: Dillan Palaszewski -5th NYS-D2)
132-Kyle Ripa
170-Brian Mascaro (6-2) criteria
195- Billy Kras
