EIWA Championships @ Penn
125: Jamie Franco (Hofstra, Monroe Woodbury)
Prelims: Franco 4-0 over Bing (Franklin & Marshall)
Quarters: Franco 4-1 over White (Binghamton)
Semis: Terao (American) wbf 2:00 over Franco
Consy semis: Cruz (Lehigh) 3-2 over Franco
Medal Round 5/6: Franco med over Petrov (Bucknell)
Franco finishes 5th and automatically qualifies for the NCAA Championships!!!
133: Logan Everett (Army)
Prelims: Dellafave (Rutgers) 5-3 over Everett
Wrestlebacks: Everett 11-0 over Finocchiaro (Brown)
Wrestlebacks: Ott (Harvard) 7-2 over Everett
141: Tyler Rauenzahn (Army)
Outbracket: Rauenzahn 8-2 over Lapresi (Bucknell)
Prelims: Rauenzahn 7-3 over Bystol (Columbia)
Quarters: Nevinger (Cornell) 8-1 over Rauenzahn
Wrestlebacks: Rauenzahn 9-3 over Laster (Princeton)
Consy quarters: Dippery (Rutgers) 19-4 tech fall over Rauenzahn
Medal Round 7/8: Bystol (Columbia) 1-0 over Rauenzahn…Tyler finishes 8th
149: Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra, Valley Central)
Prelims: Ruggirello wbf 2:15 Lenzi (Penn)…rematch of 2010 NYS finals where Lenzi won 2-1
Quarters: Ruggirello wbf 1:41 over Lopez (Bucknell)
Semis: Minotti (Lehigh) 12-5 over Ruggirello
Consy semis: Ruggirello 7-4 over Krop (Princeton)
Medal Round 3/4: Theobold (Rutgers) med. over Ruggirello
Cody finishes 4th and automatically qualifies for the NCAA Championships!!!
149: Mark Marchetti (Army)
Outbracket: Ponte (Columbia) 2-0 over Marchetti
Wrestleback: Marchetti 7-5 over Galiardo (Brown)
Wrestleback: Marchetti wbf 3:57 over Townshend (Franklin & Marshall)
Wrestleback: Lopez (Bucknell) 8-4 over Marchetti
157: Paul Hancock (Army)
Prelims: Hancock 2-0 over Boyle (American)
Quarters: Sommer (Drexel) 8-7 over Hancock
Wrestleback: Hancock 6-2 over Johnson (Navy)
Consy quarters: Perotti (Rutgers) wbf 1:25 over Hancock
Medal Round 7/8: Hancock 13-5 over Moylan (Princeton)
165: Mitchell Wightman (Boston University, Warwick)
Prelims: Wightman 11-3 over Vrasidas (Sacred Heart)
Quarters: Palacio (Cornell) 7-6 over Wightman
Wrestleback: Wightman 6-1 over Haas (Lehigh)
Consy quarters: Wightman 2-1 over Grella (Binghamton)
Consy semis: Kent (Penn) 5-0 over Wightman
Medal Round 5/6: Wightman 3-2 over Gobbo (Harvard)
Mitch finishes 5th and automatically qualifies for the NCAA Championships!!!
165: Chandler Smith (Army)
Prelims: Smith 7-3 over Haas (Lehigh)
Quarters: Kent (Penn) 5-3 over Smith
Wrestleback: Visicaro (Rutgers) 4-3 over Smith
174: Brian Harvey (Army)
Prelims: Harvey 18-0 tech fall over Gironda (Franklin & Marshall)
Quarters: Harvey 3-0 over Pickett (Cornell)
Semis: Wukie (Penn) 6-3 over Harvey
Consy semis: Riddick (Lehigh) 11-4 over Harvey
Medal Round 5/6: Harvey med. over Hughes (Columbia)…Brian finishes 5th
184: Ryan Tompkins (Army)
Prelims: Croy (Harvard) 5-2 over Tompkins
Wrestlebacks: Tompkins wbf :36 over Schuster (Sacred Heart)
Wrestlebacks: Tompkins 6-2 over Grimes (American)
Consy quarters: Hernandez (Columbia) 5-2 over Tompkins
Medal Round 7/8: Tompkins 5-3 over Wallace Binghamton…Ryan takes 7th
197: Bryce Barnes (Army)
Prelims: Barnes 8-0 maj. dec. over Bolich (Lehigh)
Quarters: Barnes 8-6 over Palik (Drexel)…Palik was #1 seed!
Semis: Reed (Binghamton) 5-2 over Barnes
Consy semis: Mitchell (American) 8-1 over Barnes
Medal Round 5/6: Ayala (Princeton) med over Barnes
Bryce finishes 5th and automatically qualifies for the NCAA Championships!!!
285: William Smith (Rutgers, High Point NJ)
Prelims: Smith (Rutgers) wbf :54 over Cavey (Brown)
Quarters: Smith (Rutgers) 10-2 over Graziano (Penn)
Semis: Smith (Rutgers) 2-1 over Herrin (American)
285: Trevor Smith (Army)
Outbracket: Ng (Harvard) 3-2 over Smith (Army)
Wrestleback: Cook (Navy) 2-1 over Smith (Army)
Category: Uncategorized
NJ & PA High School State Championships
High Point, NJ Delaware Valley, PA
Dominic Gallo (120) Jalen Palmer (132)
Prelim: Gallo 3-2 over Barbera (Eastern) Prelim: Palmer 3-0 over Krizky (Boyertown)
R16: Russo (St. Peter’s Prep) 3-2 over Gallo R16: Grossman (Manheim) 4-2 over Palmer
Michael Derin (132) Consy 2nd Rd: Palmer 11-4 over Wise (Pottstown)
Prelim: Derin – bye Consy 3rd Rd: Smith (Franklin) 10-5 over Palmer
R16: Rivera (Paulsboro) 8-7 over Derin Palmer 7-2 over Stokes (Bensalem)…Jalen 7th in PA
Jason Gaccione (145)
Prelim: Gaccione 5-1 over Union (Neptune) PA BRACKETS
R16: Gaccione 3-1 over Roumes (Roxbury)
Quarters: Reed (Delbarton) 4-2 over Gaccione
Kyle Stoll (195)
Prelim: Stoll – bye
R16: Collucci (St. Peter’s Prep) 8-6 over Stoll
Is Wrestling Season Over? Not Even Close!!!
The regular season, sectional tournaments, and NYS Championships have come and gone…but that does not mean that wrestling season is over! Below are just a few of the events that www.sectionixwrestling.com will be keeping an eye on over the next few weeks.
3/6, 3/7, & 3/8 Pennsylvania High School State Championships in Hershey, PA
Jalen Palmer (132) – Delaware Valley BRACKETS
3/7, 3/8, & 3/9 New Jersey High School State Championships in Atlantic City, NJ
Dominic Gallo (120), Michael Derin (132) & Jason Gaccione (145) – High Point BRACKETS
3/8 & 3/9 – Army, Hofstra, & Boston U. @ EIWA Championships in Philadelphia, PA
Follow the Hudson Valley’s only Division 1 program as the Black Knights try to qualify for the NCAAs
S9 grads Jamie Franco and Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) attempt to punch their ticket to the big show
Warwick grad Mitchell Wightman (BU) tries to qualify in what is perhaps BU’s last year of wrestling
3/8 NYWAY Hudson Valley Regional Qualifier @ Pine Bush HS
Tournament Flyer
3/15 & 3/16 – NYWAY State Tournament including D1 vs. D2 Challenge in Syracuse, NY
NYWAY STATE TOURNAMENT FLYER
3/16 – Dapper Dan Classic – Team USA vs. Team Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh, PA
Dapper Dan Wrestling Website
3/28, 3/29, & 3/30 – NHSCA High School Nationals in Virginia Beach, VA
NHSCA Website
3/29 – MAWA District Tournament @ Middletown High School
Link to Tournament Flyer
4/4, 4/5, & 4/6 – FloNationals in White, PA – No longer conflicts with HS Nationals!!!
FloNationals Website
Final Matchups and Results
99 D1: Jacori Teemer (S8) pins Adam Busiello (S11) 4:36
99 D2: Dane Heberlein (S5) 7-0 over Jonathan Gomez (S8)
106 D1: Yianni Diakomihalis (S5) 11-2 over Peter Papas (S8)
106 D2: Matteo Devincenzo (S11) 9-4 over Luke Yanklowski (S5)
113 D1: Vito Arujau (S8) 4-1 over Kyle Quinn (S8)
113 D2: Hunter Dusold (S8) 3-1 over Derek Spann (S3)
120 D1: Nick Piccininni (S11) 3-0 over Jesse Dellavechia (S11)
120 D2: Bryan Lantry (S5) 5-4 over Luis Weierbach (S2)
126 D1: Travis Passaro (S11) 3-2 over Alex Delacruz (S1)
126 D2: Kellen Devlin (S6) 4-3 over Ryan Snow (S3)
132 D1: Chris Mauriello (S11) 6-2 over Said Kakharmonov (PSAL)
132 D2: William Koll (S4) 6-3 over Sean Peacock (S5)
138 D1: Brandon Lapi (S2) 6-3 3ot Justin Cooksey (S8)
138 D2: Tristan Rifanburg (S4) 7-1 over Laken Cook (S3)
145 D1: Vincent Deprez (S5) 3-1 over Jake Restrepo (S11)
145 D2: Alex Herringshaw (S3) pins Andrew Shomers (S6)
152 D1: Louis Hernandez (S8) 8-4 over Anthony Deprez (S5)
152 D2: Frank Garcia (S4) 4-0 over Tyler Silverthorn (S3)
160 D1: Shakur Rasheed (S11) 13-0 Angelo Kress (S2)
160 D2: Trevor Allard (S3) 3-1 sv over Connor Lawrence (S2)
170 D1: Steven Schneider (S8) 3-1 over Eric Adon (S11)
170 D2: Burke Paddock (S5) 9-1 Ryan Marzal (S4) Paddock’s 300th win!!!
182 D1: Mark Tracy (S11) 8-2 over Brett Perry (S1)
182 D2: Christian Dietrich (S4) 3-0 over Daniel Smith (S3)
195 D1: Reggie Willaims (S4) 7-1 over Andrew Grella (S1)
195 D2: Nathanel Rose (PSAL) 9-4 over Lane Frost (S3)
220 D1: Richard Sisti (C) 10-4 over Vin Feola (S11)
220 D2: Ryan Wolcott (S4) 3-1 over Jake Benedict (S3)
285 D1: James O’Hagan (S8) pin 2:33 Michael Manni (S1)
285 D2: Connor Calkins (S5) 10-5 over Nick Scott (S2)
D1 MOW: Shakur Rasheed
D2 MOW: Burke Paddock
Medal Matches
106: Vespa beats Kropman (S5)…takes 3rd in NYS!!!
126: Burns receives fft…Da’mani 5th in NYS!
160: Decarlo beats Holconb…Danny finishes 3rd in NYS
170: Zsido loses to Russo…Quinn takes 6th in NYS
195: Jessell loses to Egenlauf… Erik takes 6th in NYS
220: Bethel beat Kelly 4-2…James 3rd, Rob 4th in NYS!!!
285: Weinger beats Manna(S8)…Sam finishes 5th in NYS!
Congratulations to all of our S9 Medal Winners!!!
Consie Semifinals
106: Vespa 9-0 over Stallone (S11) …Vinny wrestling for 3rd
126: Burns loses to Burke (S4) …Da’mani will go for 5th
160: DeCarlo beats Diaz (S8) 9-6…Danny is going for 3rd
170: Zsido loses to Weber (S6) … Quinn going for 5th
195: Mackenzie beats Ogrodowski (S5)…finishes in 7th (PSAL wrestler in finals)
195: Jessell loses to Oliver (S8)… Erik going for 5th
220: Kelly pins Hartnett (S1)…Rob is going for 3rd
220: Bethel pins Schaefer (S5)…James and Rob wrestling for 3rd!!!
285: Weinger loses to Gibbons (S3) …Sam is going for 5th
Semifinal Pairings and Results
Division 1 Brackets Division 2 Brackets
99 D1: Adam Busiello (S11) 9-7 sv over Anthony Sparacio (S11)
Jacori Teemer (S8) 7-5 over Alfredo Olmedo (S)
99 D2: Dane Heberlein (S5) over Dean Raymond (S4)
Jonathan Gomez (S8) 12-2 over Zach Lawrence (S2)
106 D1: Yianni Diakomihalis (S5) 8-0 Vinny Vespa (S9)
Peter Pappas (S8) 6-5 over Parker Kropman (S5)
106 D2: Matteo DeVincenzo (S11) 8-4 over Theo Powers (S3)
Luke Yanklowski (S5) 3-2 over Tanner Cook (S3)
113 D1: Vito Arujau (S8) 10-2 over Jake Albis (S1)
Kyle Quinn (S8) 3-0 over Jon Haas (S5)
113 D2: Derek Spann (S3) 2-0 sv over Anthony Recco (S5)
Hunter Dusold (S8) 5-3 over Tito Colom (S6)
120 D1: Nick Piccininni (S11) 3-0 over Ben Lamantia (C)
Jesse Dellavechia (S11) 6-0 over Dominic Inzana (S2)
120 D2: Bryan Lantry (S5) 8-6 over Nick Cassella (S8)
Luis Weierbach (S2) over Matt Morris (S2) vs. 4-3 3ot
126 D1: Travis Passaro (S11) 9-2 over Mike D’Angelo (S11)
Alex Delacruz (S1) 9-1 Richie Burke (S4)
126 D2: Kellen Devlin (S6) 7-2 over Rafeal Mateo (S5)
Ryan Snow (S3) vs. Hunter Richards (S3)
132 D1: Chris Mauriello (S11) 1-0 over Frankie Gissendanner (S5)
Said Kakhramonov (P) 2-1 over Brad Wade (S11)
132 D2: Will Koll (S4) over Austin Acquard (S6)
Sean Peacock (S5) over Cody McGregor (S6)
138 D1: Brandon Lapi (S2) 3-0 over Jake Einbinder (S8)
Justin Cooksey (S8) over Lou Deprez (S5)
138 D2: Laken Cook (S3) 8-2 over Dakota Gardner (S6)
Tristan Rifanburg (S4) 5-0 over Sam Ward (S8)
145 D1: Vincent Deprez (S5) 6-0 over Joey Butler (S2)
Jake Restrepo (S11) 8-5 over Tom Dutton (S11)
145 D2: Andrew Shomers (S6) 7-2 over Jason Hoffman (S2)
Alex Herringshaw (S3) over Nate Martin (S6)
152 D1: Louis Hernandez (S8) 7-5 over Blaise Benderoth (S1)
Anthony Deprez (S5) pinned Zach Lugo (S11)
152 D2: Frank Garcia (S4) 3-1 over Ryan Kromer (S6)
Tyler Silverthorn (S3) 10-8 ot over Dan Woughtner (S6)
160 D1: Shakur Rasheed (S11) 1-0 over Dan DeCarlo (S9)
Angelo Kress (S2) 8-6 over Zach Colgan (S4)
160 D2: Trevor Allen (S3) 4-3 over Nik Hansen (S4)
Connor Lawrence (S2) over Jordan Bushey (S7)
170 D1: Steven Schneider (S8) over Gino Gioielli (S1)
Erik Adon (S11) over Jake Weber (S6)
170 D2: Burke Paddock (S5) over Jacob Woolsen (S3)
Ryan Marszal (S4) over Geno Brancati (S2)
182 D1: Brett Perry (S1) over Colin Pittman (S5)
Mark Tracy (S11) 9-4 over Robert Ng (S8)
182 D2: Chritian Dietrich (S4) pin Chris Pinkney (S3)
Daniel Smith (S3) pin sv Nick Gallo (S2)
195 D1: Andrew Grella (S1) pin 1:07 Erik Jessell (S9)
Reggie Williams (S4) 7-5 over Ben Honis (S3)
195 D2: Nathaneal Rose (P) over Logan LaFlamme (S3)
Lane Frost (S3) over Jeryd Graham (S5)
220 D1: Richard Sisti (C) over John Hartnett (S1)
Vin Feola (S11) over Tyler Schaefer (S5)
220 D2: Ryan Wolcott (S4) over Miguel Perez (P)
Jake Benedict (S3) over Logan Kunkle (S2)
285 D1: James O’Hagan (S8) 9-4 over Trevor Gibbons (S3)
Michael Manni (S1) over Vincent Manna (S8)
285 D2: Connor Calkins (S5) 14-13 over Austin Dean (S4)
Nick Scott (S2) utb over Marcus Ramundo (S4)
Other Section 9 Wrestlers Still Alive in Wrestlebacks:
126 D1: Damani Burns 8-0 over Toutant (S3)
152 D1: Ryan Ferro pinned by Ferro (S11)
170 D1: Quinn Zsido over Nassivera
195 D1: Rob Cuomo pinned by Oliver
195 D2: Dustin Mackenzie loses to Spicer (S6)
220 D1: James Bethel 5-4 over Hermida (S1)
220 D1: Rob Kelly pins Burt (S2)
285 D1: Sam Weinger 3-2 sv over Louison (S11)
Semifinal Pairings
99 D1: Adam Busiello (S11) vs. Anthony Sparacio (S11)
Alfredo Olmedo (S) vs. Jacori Teemer (S8)
99 D2: Dean Raymond (S4) vs. Dane Heberlein (S5)
Zach Lawrence (S2) vs. Jonathan Gomez (S8)
106 D1: Yianni Diakomihalis (S5) vs. Vinny Vespa (S9)
Parker Kropman (S5) vs. Peter Pappas (S8)
106 D2:
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2nd Rd. Wrestlebacks –
106: Feliciano lost.
113: Stramiello and Benson are now out.
120: Ingraham, Booth and Barczak are out.
126: Rauch, Smoot are out…Burns still alive!
132: Truglio is out.
138: Raccioppi is out.
145: Wightman is out.
152: Ferro won.
160: Morse lost
170: Zsido won.
182: Morgans lost.
195: Mackenzie won, Cuomo won!!
220: Kelly, Bethel won… Grant lost.
285: Weinger won.
1st Rd. Wrestlebacks – losers of this round are eliminated
D1 99 lbs. Arena (S6) 9-2 over Stramiello (S9)
D1 99 lbs. Artip loses
D2 106 lbs. Feliciano (S9) wins
D1 113 lbs. Daly loses to Twomey
D1 113 lbs. Stramiello wins
D2 113 lbs. Benson wins
D1 120 lbs. Booth wins
D1 120 lbs. Barczak wins
D2 120 lbs. Ingraham wins
D1 126 lbs. Smoot wins
D1 126 lbs. Burns wins
D1 132 lbs. Truglio wins
D2 132 lbs. Suleiman loses
D2 138 lbs. Santiago loses
D2 145 lbs. Linneman loses
D1 152 lbs. Ferro wins
D2 152 lbs. Cruz loses
D2 160 lbs. Morse wins
D2 170 lbs Mapes loses
D1 182 lbs. McShea loses
D2 182 lbs. Morgans wins
D1 195 lbs. Cuomo wins
D1 220 lbs. Kelly wins
Quarter Finals
D1 106 lbs. Vespa (S9) 7-1 over Carter (S6)
D2 126 lbs. Devlin (S6) tech fall Rauch (S9) 17-2
D1 138 lbs. Eibinder (S8) 4-3 over Raccioppi (S9)
D1 145 lbs. Restrepo (S11) over Wightman (S9)
D1 160 lbs. DeCarlo (S9) 6-4 sv over Parfiryev (P)
D1 170 lbs. Schneider (S8) over Zsido (S9)
D1 195 lbs. Jessell (S9) over Ashley (S2) fft
D2 195 lbs. Rose (P) over Mackenzie
D1 220 lbs. Sisti (C) 9-4 over Bethel (S9)
D2 220 lbs. Grant (S9) loses in OT
D1 285 lbs. Manna (S8) 8-3 over Weinger (S9)
Round 16
D1 99 lbs. Sparacio (S11) 9-2 over Stramiello (S9)
D2 99 lbs. Nolan (S7) 6-0 over Artrip (S9)
D1 106 lbs. Vespa 8-4 (S9) over Abbey (S4)
D2 106 lbs. Cirigliano (S4) 14-0 over Feliciano (S9)
D1 113 lbs. Calderone (S11) 3-0 over Daly (S9)
D1 113 lbs. Quinn (S8) 1-0 over Stramiello (S9)
D2 113 lbs. Recco (S5) pin over Benson (S9)
D1 120 lbs. Lainhart (S2) 8-6 over Booth (S9)
D1 120 lbs. Marcano (S5) 6-3 over Barczak (S9)
D2 120 lbs. Marra (S6) 3-1 over Ingraham (S9)
D1 126 lbs. Orefice (S6) 12-2 over Smoot (S9)
D1 126 lbs. Russ (C) 3-2 over Burns (S9)
D2 126 lbs. Rauch (S9) 7-0 over Powwell (P)
D1 132 lbs. Reina (S8) 5-4 over Truglio (S9)
D2 132 lbs. Acquard (S6) tech fall 16-0 over Suleiman (S9)
D1 138 lbs. Raccioppi (S9) pin over Saimbeau (P)
D2 138 lbs. Woodard (S5) 7-1 over Santiago (S9)
D1 145 lbs. Wightman (S9) 6-2 over Devine (S2)
D2 145 lbs. Hoeg (S11) 12-0 over Linneman (S9)
D1 152 lbs. Bell (S5) 3-2 over Ferro (S9)
D2 152 lbs. Garcia (S4) pin over Cruz (S9)
D1 160 lbs. Decarlo (S9) pin over Porello (S11)
D2 160 lbs. Bushey (S7) pin over Morse (S9)
D1 170 lbs. Zsido (S9) 6-0 over Huang (P)
D2 170 lbs. Cole (S10) over Mapes (S9)
D1 182 lbs. Davis (S4) pin over McShea (S9)
D2 182 lbs. Pinckney (S3) 6-0 over Morgans (S9)
D1 195 lbs. Eganlauf (S5) pin over Cuomo (S9)
D1 195 lbs. Jessell (S9) 5-4 over Lange (S11)
D2 195 lbs. Mackenzie (S9) pin over Sabada (S4)
D1 220 lbs. Bethel (S9) 8-7 over Nasoni (S3)
D1 220 lbs. Hermida (S1) pin over Kelly (S9)
D2 220 lbs. Grant (S9) 1-0 over Naranjo (S5)
D1 285 lbs. Weinger (S9) 3-0 over Holton (S2)
D2 285 lbs. Hallett (S4) 8-2 over Friedel (S9)