SECTION 9 WRESTLING

Army Black Knights, Franco, Ruggirello plus other former S9 wrestlers competing!

UPDATE: 
Franco wins 125 with 6-0 win over Penn Gottfreid (Columbia)
Ruggirello places second at 149 after 2-1 loss to

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149: Kendric Maple (OU) dec. Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra), 8-2 …Maple #2 in nation
157: Justin DeAngelis (OU) maj. dec. Nick Terdick (Hofstra), 19-8
165: Joe Booth (Hofstra) dec. Clark Glass (OU), 2-0
174: Andrew Howe (OU) fall Victor Pozsonyi (Hofstra), 2:01
184: Danny Chaid (OU) dec. Dwight Howes (Hofstra), 3-2
197: Travis Rutt (OU) fall David Heitman (Hofstra), 1:56
285: Ross Larson (OU) fall Mike Hughes (Hofstra), 2:07
125: Jarrod Patterson (OU) dec. Jamie Franco (Hofstra), 5-3…Patterson #5 in nation
133: Cody Brewer (OU) tech. fall Jamel Hudson (Hofstra), 17-1
141: Luke Vaith (Hofstra) dec. Nick Lester (OU), 6-3

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Franco and Ruggirello Drop Close Decisions To Nationally Ranked Opponents

184: Nick Vetterlein (VT) maj. dec. Dwight Howes, 14-6
197: Chris Penny (VT) fall David Heitman, 2:57
285: Ty Walz (VT) dec. Michael Hughes, 6-4 (SV)
125: #20 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Jamie Franco, 3-1
133: Jamel Hudson (H) dec. #17 Erik Spjut, 9-5
141: #3 Devin Carter (VT) fall #11 Luke Vaith, 2:55
149: #5 Zach Neibert (VT) dec. Cody Ruggirello, 13-9
157: Nick Terdick (H) dec. Sal Mastriani, 10-6
165: #11 Joseph Booth (H) dec. #16 Chris Moon, 5-3
174: #17 Austin Gabel (VT) dec. Victor Pozsonyi, 5-1

Section 9 Grads Sean Prell (Warwick) and Josh Bonneau (Minisink Valley) have both reached the semifinal round at the 2013 Ithaca Invitational.  Prell wrestles at 165 for Johnson and Wales while Bonneau is representing first year program SUNY Sullivan at 197 pounds.  Great job both guys!   Brackets

Army 30, Stevens Tech 6
125: Hunter Wood (A) maj. dec. Rob Murray, 23-10
133: Logan Everett (A) maj. dec. Ryan Wilson, 18-7
141: Tyler Rauenzahn (A) maj. dec. Ricky Perrine, 19-8
149: Mike Polizzi (S) dec. Ryan Bilyeu, 11-9
157: Paul Hancock (A) maj. dec. Leo Wortman, 18-8
165: Chandler Smith (A) dec. Colin Navickas, 12-5
174: Alex Smith (A) dec. Ryan Dormann, 5-2
184: Ryan Tompkins (A) dec. Damian Murberg, 5-3
197: Bryce Barnes (A) tech. fall Alex Moreno, 20-4 (6:13)
285: Chris Florek (S) dec. David Farr, 5-1

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