Rutgers Edges Hosftra 22-21 on Criteria; Dual Has Several Local Ties
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
Army 43 Franklin & Marshall 4
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
SUNY Sullivan Wrestling
Schedule
Day Date Dual Meet / Tournament Location
Friday 11/8
Saturday 11/9 Ithaca Invitational Ithaca College
Wednesday 11/13 US Military Academy Prep West Point, NY
Sunday 11/24 NYS Collegiate Championships Cornell University
Friday 12/6 University of Southern Maine University of Southern Maine
Saturday 12/7 Ted Reese Invitational University of Southern Maine
Saturday 12/14 Springfield Tech, Niagara CC, Nassau CC Springfield Tech
Sunday 12/15 Cortland, RPI Cortland State University
Sunday 1/5 Mount St. Vincent, University of Scranton Mt. St. Vincent College
Sunday 1/12 Muhlenberg, Bergen CC, USMAPS SUNY Sullivan
Saturday 1/18 Will Abele Invitational Ursinus College
Saturday 1/25 Springfield Tech, Mt. St. Vincent, Jamestown SUNY Sullivan
Saturday 2/15 Eastern District Meet Darton College (Georgia)
Thursday 2/27
Friday 2/28 NJCAA National Championships Spokane Convention Center
Saturday 3/1 Spokane, WA
Busy Week: College Wrestle Off Results; Super 32
Jamie Franco Earns Spot at 125; Ruggirello Falls Short In Upset Bid In Hofstra Wrestle-Offs
After wrestling for the past three seasons at 133 pounds, Monroe Woodbury graduate Jamie Franco dropped down to 125 and has earned the starting spot for his senior campaign. Franco, a 2X NCAA tournament qualifier, had his hands full in his final wrestle off bout squeaking out a 1-0 victory over Kyle Krasavage, a true freshman from PA. Valley Central grad Cody Ruggirello almost pulled off an upset at 149 losing by a 5-3 score to Ohio State transfer Cam Tessari who finished 4th in the country in 2012. Ruggirello, however, will likely start for the Pride until the second semester when Tessari will be officially eligible to compete.
Army Wrestle-Off Results; Warwick Grad Connolly loses 3-2 at 149
The Army Black Knights kicked off their season with the annual Black Gold Scrimmage which serve as the teams wrestle-offs for the 2013-2014 season. Army sophomore Shane Connolly, a 5X Section 9 champion from Warwick Valley High School, came within a takedown of earning a starting spot when he lost 3-2 to Ryan Bilyeu at 149 pounds. Click here for a link to an article including complete results from the Army Wrestling website.
Super 32 Results; Former Section 9 Wrestlers Cuccolo and Rambarose Compete In Event Dominated By PA Grapplers
Pine Bush resident and current St. Benedicts Prep, NJ wrestler Chris Cuccolo went 6-2 for the weekend and came within a two matches from placing at 106. After winning his first match by pin, Cuccolo dropped his second bout 3-2 before reeling off 5 straight wins in wrestlebacks! Former Minisink Valley wrestler Mason Rambarose went 2-2 at 132. Rambarose, whose family moved to CT last year, lost his opening bout 6-0 but bounced right back to win his first two consie matches before being eliminated in his 5-2 loss to BC Laprade from VA. Great job both guys!
Overall, the Super 32 was once again dominated by PA wrestlers. 14 of the 28 finalists were PA natives with 8 of the 14 champs hailing from the Keystone State. NY had two finalists and crowned one champion as Yianni Diakomihalis from Section 5 Hilton HS won the title at 106. For full results and a recap of this year’s Super 32 Challenge go to www.intermatwrestle.com.
Octoberfest Duals
Monroe Woodbury assistant coach John Gartiser put together a squad of wrestlers to compete at this weekend’s Octoberfest Duals held at Delaware Valley HS. Although they had no entries in a few weight classes, the Crusader Training Center finished 5-1 and took home third place honors! Some standout individual performances were given by:
90: Marco Vespa 5-1
110: Vincent Vespa 6-0
118: Evan Barczak 6-0
126: PJ Smoot 5-1
134: Jamie Panuto 5-1
184: Joe Russo 6-0
195: Nick McShea 6-0
HWT: Shawn Ferguson 5-1
Crusader Training Center (CTC) Results 5-1:
CTC 49 Kenard Dale PA 12 CTC 33 Orchard Park Wrestling Club 14
Easton 37 CTC 32 CTC 36 Drill Masters Wrestling Club 17
CTC 28 Iowa Style Wrestling Club 16 CTC 35 DV Tournament Team 18
Section 9 Crowns 5 Champs at Hudson Valley Challenge Plus Iron Horse Invitational Results
Daly, Raccioppi, Blasko, Cuomo and Weigner Grab Titles
Section 9 Champions:
Gerard Daly (Minisink Valley, 120) – beat Lamont Wallace (S1) 4-2 in the finals
Mike Raccioppi (Minisink Valley, 138) – beat Sean O’Hagan (S11) 3-1 in the finals
Tyler Blasko (Wallkill, 182) – fft over Sean Roesing (NJ) in the finals
Robert Cuomo (Saugerties, 195) – beat Justin Baker (NJ) 6-0 in the finals
Sam Weigner (Washingtonville, 285) – beat Brandon Mascaro (Wallkill) 1-0 in finals
** Frankie Carrozza (DV, PA) won 152….he’s almost a S9 wrestler**
Iron Horse Invitational
Congratulations to the following New York State wrestlers for winning their pools at this year’s Iron Horse Invitational. Let’s see if we can get a S9 wrestler on this list next year!!!
Nick Piccininni – Ward Melville, Section 11
Jimmy Leach – Eastport South Manor, Section 11
Tommy Dutton – Rocky Point, Section 11
Anthony Deprez – Hilton, Section 5
Steven Schneider – MacArthur, Section 8
Brett Perry – John Jay East Fishkill, Section 1
Christian Dietrich – Greene, Section 4
Levi Ashley – Shenendehowa, Section 2
Vito Arujau – Syosset, Section 8
www.sectionixwrestling.com would also like to congratulate Jason Gaccione from High Point Regional HS for winning his extremely tough bracket at the Iron Horse!
2 Big Preseason Tournaments Today – Results To Follow
Wrestling season is just around the corner!!! Today we kick off the local pre-season with the Hudson Valley Challenge at Port Jervis HS. The event is expected to be bigger than ever with wrestlers from NY, NJ, PA and parts of New England expected to compete.
The Iron Horse Invitational is also taking place. This invitation-only event, now in its 9th year, takes place at Hanover HS in East Hanover, NJ. The “Horse” will showcase some of the best talent from the northeast.
Results from both events will be posted as soon as they become available. Here we go!!!!!