Warriors on a Mission for NYS Team Supremacy

Minisink Valley is once again making the trip to the SRC Arena & Events Center in Syracuse with one goal in mind – the NYSPHSAA D1 Dual Meet Championship! The Warriors punched their ticket to the state dual meet championships by dominating the competition at the Section 9 Dual Meet Championships on January 11th and 12th. After receiving an opening round bye, Minisink defeated Warwick 72-0 in the quarterfinals advancing them to Day 2 of the tournament. In the semifinals, the Warriors rolled over NFA by a score of 58-6 setting up a final’s showdown with long-time rival Monroe Woodbury. The Crusaders battled to the end, but Minisink Valley just had too much horsepower and defeated Monroe Woodbury by a score of 57-6.

With their win at the Section 9 Duals, the Warriors have earned the right to represent Section 9 at the NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championships in Syracuse on January 29th. Minisink won the state championships in 2020. There was no tournament in 2021 due to COVID-19. The pools have been released for this year’s tournament, and to nobody’s surprise, Minisink Valley is the top seed in the Division 1 tournament! Best of luck to Coaches Gallagher, Hendershot, Potter, Byrne, and Raccioppi and the entire Minisink Valley wrestling program in their quest for NYS team supremacy!

Click here for the pools and schedule for Saturday’s NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championships!

Week 9 Schedule & Results

Monday January 24, 2022

Port Jervis 42 Ellenville 28
Wallkill 63 Monticello 6
Onteora 48 Liberty 24
Pine Bush 43 FDR 21

Tuesday January 25, 2022

Minisink Valley 75 Port Jervis 0
Middletown 72 Kingston 3
Beacon 60 Nyack 12

Wednesday January 26, 2022

Newburgh Free Academy 60 Highland 12
Cornwall 39 Saugerties 31
Chester 37 Onteora 36 – Chester wins on criteria – matches won`
Red Hook 58 Pawling 6
Red Hook 54 Liberty 12
Liberty 36 Pawling 27
Rondout Valley 45 Burke 12
Rondout Valley 48 Fallsburg/Tri-Valley 12
Burke 36 Fallsburg/Tri-Valley 12

Thursday January 27, 2022

Beacon 30 Red Hook 29
Highland @ New Paltz

Friday January 28, 2022

Wallkill 39 Warwick 25
Cornwall 42 Washingtonville 27
Chester @ Our Lady of Lourdes
Eldred & Monticello @ Fallsburg
FDR @ Monroe Woodbury
New Paltz @ Pine Bush
Kingston @ Goshen

Weekend Tournament Results

Gene Brigham Memorial Tournament @ Minisink Valley
Host Minisink Valley had nine finalists and crowned five individual champions to cruise to the team title at the 2022 Gene Brigham. Winning titles for the Warriors were Eric Tigue (152), Zack Ryder (160), Mikey Altomer (172), Andrew Filip (189), and Ethan Gallo (215). The other finalists for Minisink were Wyatt Boice (110), Sofia Macaluso (118), Luke Greiner (145), and George Racz (160). Eight other Warriors finished in the top six at their weight class: Joseph Uhrig (5th @ 102), Anthony Tresch (3rd @ 126), Zackary McKernan (4th @ 132), Liam Holmes (5th @ 138), Tyler Dumond (6th @ 138), Quinten Morgan (3rd @ 172), Michael Loundsbury (5th @ 189), and Aiden Gove (4th @ 285). Minisink Valley won the team title with 305 points outdistancing runner-up Shenendehowa who notched 207 points followed by 3rd place Burnt Hills who recorded 181.5 team points. MV’s Zack Ryder won the MOW and the Aggregate Pin award!

There were several other Section 9 teams and wrestlers who had notable results at the tournament. Valley Central finished 5th in the team race and had two champions in Luke Satriano (102) and Nicholas Weeden (110). Satriano was taken down early in his finals match and then reeled of 10 straight points to secure a major decision over Yorktown’s Joeseph Tornambe. Weeden avenged a dual meet loss to Wyatt Boice by securing a pin over his Minisink Valley rival at 5:46 in the finals. Other Valley Central placers were Vincent Vidacovich (5th @ 110), Sebastian Vidacovich (4th @ 126), and Richie Degon (5th @ 132). Goshen finished 6th in the team race and had two finalists in Max Winkler and Dom Siracusa. Winkler lost a hard-fought 8-2 decision to MV’s Andrew Filip, while Siracusa was pinned by the top ranked heavyweight in the state, Charles Tibbitts from New Hartford, at the 2:27 mark of the second period. Other Goshen place winners were Jacob Perales (4th @ 118), Declan Bernhardt (6th @ 215), and Aiden DeEntremont (3rd @ 285).

The remaining Section 9 place winners at the tournament were Charle Wylie from Port Jervis (4th @ 102), Pine Bush’s Logan Pennell (5th @ 118), Pine Bush’s Richie Urena (6th @ 126), Ryan Ross from Port Jervis (5th @ 145), Burke’s Frankie Shaw (5th @ 152), Pine Bush’s Devis Greer (3rd @ 160), Jack Mazzie from Burke (6th @ 172), Ivan Figueroa from Port Jervis (6th @ 189), Matt Oosterom from Port Jervis (3rd @ 215), and Saul Abrego from Pine Bush (4th @ 215).

For the first time ever, this year’s Gene Brigham Memorial Tournament also had a Girls Only Division. There were several girls who competed against the boys – and two of them, Wylie and Macaluso, even placed in the top 6! However, hosting a tournament with a Girls Only Division is a huge step in getting Girls Wrestling sanctioned in New York State. Congratulations to Pine Bush’s Brooke Tarshis and to Bellport’s Cadence Howard for winning their weight classes at yesterday’s tournament! Great job girls!!!


Wallkill Duals
Cornwall went 4-0 and took home the title at the 2022 Wallkill Duals. Host Wallkill went 3-1 and finished in 2nd place. Box scores below!

Cornwall 51 Brewster 12
Cornwall 36 Warwick 33
Cornwall 38 Mamaroneck 32
Cornwall 43 Wallkill 30
Wallkill 60 Chester 18
Wallkill 43 Roy C. Ketcham 25
Wallkill 34 Middletown 32

King Bison Tournament
NFA takes 1st place as a Team at King Bison Tournament at Shaker HS!
Cooper Merli(102) 1st Place and MOW of Lightweights
Matthew Mercado(126) 4th Place
Kevin Segali(132) 2nd Place
Jackson Merli(145) 2nd Place
Anthony Manzi(160) 1st Place
Christopher Leggett(172) 4th Place
Joseph Ponesse(189) 2nd Place
Aiden Harrison(215) 3rd Place

Match-by-match NFA Results Click Here

Dominick Kossmann Memorial Duals
Duanesburg-Schoharie 48 Onteora 21

Gene Brigham Memorial Tournament Highlights the Weekend Action for Section 9 Teams

Gene Brigham Memorial Tournament @ Minisink Valley High School
Normally a “solid” tournament, this year’s Gene Brigham can better be described as “stacked”!!! The host team, Minisink Valley is the top-ranked team in the state according to New York Wrestling News and they are ranked in the top-50 in the nation according to both FloWrestling and MatScouts! Challenging the Warriors at this year’s Gene Brigham will be Section 2 powers Burnt Hills (#3 in NYS) and Shenendehowa (#4 in NYS). The other Section 9 teams in the field are Valley Central, Port Jervis, Pine Bush, Goshen, Liberty, Eldred, and Burke. Rounding out the field at this year’s Gene Brigham are Mahopac (Section 1), Yorktown (Section 1), Bellport (Section 11), New Hartford (Section 3), Yonkers (Section 1), and Oxford-Greene (Section 4). Let’s take a look at all of the New York Wrestling News state-ranked wrestlers who are registered at the Gene Brigham…there is at least one ranked kid at every weight and almost every weight has several!!!
102: #3 D1 Joe Tornambe (Yorktown), #7 D1 Luke Satriano (Valley Central), #11 D1 Joe Uhrig (Minisink Valley), HM D1 George Johnson (Mahopac)
110: #2 D2 Trevor Tufano (Port Jervis), #15 D1 Nick Weeden (Valley Central), HM D1 Tyler Whiteley (Burnt Hills)
118: #6 D1 Wyatt Gentzel (Bellport)
126: #13 D1 Liam Carlin (Burnt Hills), HM D1 Anthony Tresch (Minisink ValleyV), HM D1 Sebastian Vidacovich (Valley Central)
132: #6 @ 126 Gabe Goss (Burnt Hills), HM D1 @126 Bobby John (Bellport)
138: #4 D1 Jashon Holmes (Shenendehowa), #6 D1 @ 132 Colin Carlin (Burnt Hills), #11 D1 Tyler Rossini (Burnt Hills). #12 D1 @ 132 Troy Gentzel (Bellport)
145: #2 D1 Angelo Centrone (Mahopac), #8 D1 Josh Warland (Burnt Hills), #13 D2 Ryan Ross (Port Jervis), HM D1 Luke Greiner (Minisink Valley), HM D1 David Ensminger (Shenendehowa)
152: #6 D1 Eric Tigue (Minisink Valley)
160: #1 D1 Zack Ryder (Minisink Valley), HM D1 George Racz (Minisink Valley)
172: #1 D1 Mikey Altomer (Minisink Valley), #8 D1 Ryan Buthfer (Burnt Hills)
189: #2 D1 Andrew Filip (Minisink Valley), #14 Braydon Pennell (Pine Bush), HM D1 Max Winkler (Goshen)
215: #1 D1 Ethan Gallo (Minisink Valley), #9 D1 Jaiden Green (Bellport), #10 D2 Matthew Oosterom (Port Jervis)
285: #1 D1 Charles Tibbitts (New Hartford), #12 D1 Dominic Siracusa (Goshen)

Wallkill Duals
Host Wallkill, Middletown, Cornwall, and Chester will do battle at the 2022 Wallkill Duals!

King Bison @ Shaker High School
Newburgh Free Academy is the only Section 9 team that entered in the 28-team King Bison held at Shaker High School.

Dominick Kossman Memorial Duals
Onteora heads to the 6-team Dominick Kossman Memorial Duals.

Week 8 Schedule

Tuesday January 18, 2022

Monroe Woodbury 68 Kingston 4
Valley Central @ FRD Hyde Park
Ellenville @ Chester

Wednesday January 19, 2022

Monroe Woodbury 44 Newburgh Free Academy 26
Minisink Valley 78 Kingston 0
Middletown 46 Pine Bush 22
Washingtonville 49 Valley Central 24
Saugerties 36 Goshen 34
Cornwall 38 Wallkill 26
Port Jervis 42 New Paltz 21
Chester 60 Burke 12

Thursday January 20, 2022

Minisink Valley 61 Warwick 6

Friday January 21, 2022

Kingston @ Rondout Valley

Weekend Tournaments

Saturday January 15, 2022

Kohl Tournament @ Suffern HS (Section 1)
Minisink Valley – Team Champions
Top-6 Placers:
102: Joseph Uhrig – 3rd
110: Wyatt Boice – 3rd, Joseph Sullivan – 5th
118: Sofia Macaluso – 2nd
126: Anthony Tresch – CHAMPION
132: Zak McKernan – CHAMPION, Zack Filip – 2nd
138: Liam Holmes – 6th
145: Luke Greiner – CHAMPION
160: George Racz – CHAMPION, Quinten Morgan – 5th
285: Aiden Gove – 5th

Monroe Woodbury – 4th in Team Race
Top-6 Placers:
102: Devin Charles – 5th
110: Liam Hayes – 4th
118: Maxim Javorsky – 3rd
126: Grant Barczak – 2nd, Marco Piazza – 4th
138: Jordan Brown – CHAMPION
145: Brandon Carcaterra – 4th
172: Mike Zrelak – 2nd
189: Eryk Shammgod – 4th

Chester
Top-6 Placer:
172: Nick Dicurcio – 4th

John S. Burke
Top-6 Placers:
152: Frankie Shaw – 6th
172: Justin Mazzie – 6th
285: David Valentin – 6th

Highland Tournament
Highland, Washingtonville, New Paltz, Liberty, Rondout Valley, Marlboro, and FDR Hyde Park all competed in the 11-team Highland Round Robin Tournament. Washingtonville finished 3rd in the team race and crowned 2 champions in Andrew Marchese (132) and Justin Callahan (215). Host team Highland took 5th in the team race and crowned 3 champions in Chris Gatto (126), Logan Zehr (138), and Logan Smith (160). New Paltz had one champion, Cole Cuppett (152), and placed 7th followed by FDR Hyde Park who finished 8th in the team race and crowned a champion at 102 in Luke Dakin.

Click below for full tournament results!

Joe McCloe Memorial Duals
Congratulations to Middletown going a perfect 5-0 and winning the title at the 2022 Joe McCloe Memorial Duals. Stephan Monchery went a perfect 5-0 for the Middies notching 3 first period pins and receiving 2 forfeits. Congratulations Middletown!!!

Rd 1: Middletown 78 Whitney Point 0
Rd 2: Middletown 54 Vestal 15
Rd 3: Middletown 47 Corning 28
Semis: Middletown 52 Waverly 20
Finals: Middletown 48 Oxford-Green 26

Full Middletown Results

Phoenix Mid-Winter Classic
Goshen had 8 wrestlers place in the top 6 and finished 3rd in the team race at the Phoenix Mid-Winter Classic. Leading the way for the Gladiators were Max Winkler (189) and Dom Siracusa (285). Both wrestlers made it to the finals however both ran into some tough competition and needed to settle for silver. Winkler had the unfortunate task of wrestling Kole Mulhauser of Section 3 Central Square in the finals. Mulhauser, a Princeton commit, is currently ranked 8th in the nation by FloWrestling. Siracusa had to lock horns with Nick Rogers of Section 3 General Brown. Rogers, who is considered one of the favorites to win the 285 pound D2 state title in Albany, used a second period reversal to secure a 2-0 win over Siracusa. The other top-6 placers for Goshen were Joe Minnies (3rd @ 110), Jackson Brady (4th @ 138), Dante Joseph (5th @ 189), Declan Bernhardt (4th @ 215), Kyle Kubik (5th @ 215), and Aiden DeEntremont (3rd @ 285).

Schenectady Invitational
Minisink Valley only sent five wrestlers to the Schenectady Invitational – all five came home with first place trophies! Winning title for the Warriors were Eric Tigue at 152, Zack Ryder at 160, Mikey Altomer at 172, Andrew Filip at 189, and Ethan Gallo at 215. Gallo’s finals match was a highly anticipated showdown with Ryan Stein from Section 2 Shaker. Stein along with Gallo are considered two of the top 215-pound wrestlers in NYS D1. The bout did not live up to expectations as Gallo pinned his Section 2 foe in 1:39. Despite only entering five wrestlers in the tournament, the Warriors finished 3rd in the team race with 134 points. Burnt Hills (13 wrestlers) won the tournament with 166 points and Shenendehowa (10 wrestlers) placed 2nd with 152 points. Great job Minisink!

Full Minisink Results

Updated Division 1 & Division 2 Section 9 Rankings

We now have enough information to separate our D1 and D2 rankings. We are ranking the top 5 in D1 and the top 2 in D2. Please email me at sectionixwrestling@gmail.com if I have made any glaring omissions. Enjoy!

102 – Division 1
1. Luke Satriano – Valley Central, Fr.
2. Cooper Merli – NFA, 8th
3. Joseph Uhrig – Minisink Valley, 7th
4. Brady Judd – Warwick, Fr.
5. Marco Futia – Wallkill, 8th
102 – Division 2
1. Charlie Wylie – Port Jervis, 8th
2. Lorenzo Caserto – Marlboro, 7th

Satriano and Merli locked horns again but this time it was a razor close 1-0 win by decision for Satriano. Merli beat Uhrig 5-0 and Uhrig topped Judd 7-3 at the Section 9 Duals. Marco Futia is having a very solid season and enters our D1 ranking at #5. Wylie is the clear #1 at D2 102 and Lorenzo Caserto jumps on the board at #2 D2!

110 – Division 1
1. Nicholas Weeden – Valley Central, Jr.
2. Wyatt Boice – Minisink Valley, 7th
3. Liam Hayes –Monroe Woodbury, 8th
4. Cooper Grossi – Wallkill, Jr.
5. Joe Sullivan – Minisink Valley, Fr.
110 – Division 2
1. Trevor Tufano – Port Jervis, Sr.
2. Nick Laskowski – Rondout Valley, So.

Weeden continues to look great down at 110 and stays #1 followed by Boice who just notched a 9-4 win in the S9 Duals finals over #3 Hayes. Grossi stays at #4 and MV’s Sullivan re-enters the rankings at #5 at D1 110! Tufano has been absolutely dominating the competition and he’s our #1 D2 followed by Rondout Valley’s Nicholas Laskowki who’s our #2 here.

118 – Division 1
1. Sofia Macaluso – Minisink Valley, Sr.
2. Alex Greco – Warwick, Jr.
3. Rocco Futia – Wallkill, Jr.
4. Max Javorsky – Monroe Woodbury, Jr.
5. Jacob Perales – Goshen, So.
118 – Division 2
1. Rian Kirker – Red Hook, Jr.
2. Rebecca Brennan – New Paltz, 8th

In one of the most highly anticipated matches of the S9 Duals, MV’s Macaluso recorded a pin late in the third period over 2020 NYS place winner Greco from Warwick, so she is our new #1. Futia is our #3 here and Javorsky, who lost a tough 3-0 decision to Macaluso, comes in at #4. Goshen’s Perales is wrestling very tough and he’s our #5 but we need to keep our eye on Pine Bush’s Logan Pennell and Middletown’s Jayden Norris who is now at 118. Red Hook’s Kirker is the clear #1 at 118 D2 while another female wrestler, Rebecca Brennan from New Paltz, cracks the rankings as our #2 here.

126 – Division 1
1. Sebastian Vidacovich – Valley Central, Jr.
2. Anthony Tresch – Minisink Valley, Fr.
3. Isaiah Hockx – Saugerties, So.
4. Viktor Banda – Wallkill, So.
5. Matthew Mercado – NFA, Fr.
126 – Division 2
1. Chris Gatto – Highland, Sr.
2. Lucas Ospina – Rondout Valley, Sr.

Vidacovich and Tresch are both putting together great seasons and remain the top 2 at 126 D1. Hockx from Saugerties is, our new #3 and has a win over our new #4, Banda from Wallkill. NFA’s Matthew Mercado breaks into the rankings at #5 here. Gatto from Highland continues to be impressive, so he grabs the top spot at 126 D2 followed by Ospina from Rondout who re-enters the board!

132 – Division 1
1. Andrew Marchese – Washingtonville, Sr.
2. Richie Degon – Valley Central, So.
3. Zack McKernan – Minisink Valley, Jr.
4. Grant Barczak – Monroe Woodbury, Sr.
5. Michael Accardo – Warwick, So.
132 – Division 2
1. Rocco DeAveiro – Rondout Valley, Sr.
2. Nathan VanKleek – Port Jervis, Sr.

Still no doubt that Marchese is the top dog at 132 D1 but the weight is pretty open after the Washingtonville senior. Degon sits at #2 followed by #3 McKernan who notched a tough 4-2 win over #4 Barczak. Michael Accardo from Warwick breaks into the D1 rankings at #5 but we should also watch Jacob Roger from Middletown. Rocco DeAveiro from Rondout is #1 at 132 D2 followed by rankings newcomer Nathan VanKleet from Port Jervis. Red Hook’s Demetrius Massey will definitely be in the hunt here!

138 – Division 1
1. PJ Duke – Minisink Valley, Fr.
2. Jordan Brown – Monroe Woodbury, Jr.
3. Jackson Brady – Goshen, Jr.
4. Michael Tomblinson – Middletown, Sr.
5. Kevin Segali – NFA, Jr.
138 – Division 2
1. Logan Zehr – Highland, Sr.
2. Justin Coiteux – New Paltz, So.

Nationally ranked Duke will return to the lineup soon and remains #1 followed by MW’s Brown who was a state place winner in 2020. Brady from Goshen looks strong and is #3 followed by #4 Tomblinson and #5 Segali who are new to the rankings. On the D2 side it looks like Zehr and Coiteux are on a crash course for a marquee S9 D2 finals matchup. Zehr recently notched an 8-4 win over Coiteux at the S9 Duals however Chester sophomore Michael Franco can’t be overlooked!

145 – Division 1
1. Jackson Merli – NFA, Sr.
2. Luke Greiner – Minisink Valley, So.
3. Dominic Gennaro –Washingtonville, Sr.
4. Theo Ballantine – Cornwall, Sr.
5. George Thomas – Wallkill, Jr.
145 – Division 2
1. Ryan Ross – Port Jervis, So.
2. Reese Greathouse – Marlboro, So.

Merli and Greiner had a great battle in the S9 Duals semifinal round with the NFA senior gutting out a sudden victory 8-6 win. Merli stays #1 and Greiner holds at #2. Gennaro is tough and comes in at #3 while we have two new wrestlers on the board in Ballantine from Cornwall and Thomas from Wallkill. Another wrestler to keep an eye on here is Brandon Carcaterra from MW. In Division 2 Ryan Ross from PJ is our #1 followed by Marlboro’s Reese Greathouse.

152 – Division 1
1. Eric Tigue – Minisink Valley, Sr.
2. Tyler Reed – Cornwall, Jr.
3. Erik Nilson – Warwick, Sr.
4. Marco Martini – Wallkill, Jr.
5. Christian Hockx – Saugerties, Jr.
152 – Division 2
1. Cole Cuppett – New Paltz, Jr.
2. Walter Evans – Ellenville, Sr.

MV’s Tigue has looked very impressive and is a solid #1 at 152 D1. Nipping at his heels is Cornwall’s Tyler Reed whose only loss this season has been to Section 1 hammer Tim Bova. Erik Nilson from Warwick is our #3 and he is followed by two new additions to the board. Marco Martini from Wallkill is our new #4 and Christian Hockx from Saugerties comes in at #5. We also need to keep our eyes on Aljimal from Washingtonville. In D2 we have New Paltz’s Cole Cuppett as our top ranked wrestler at 152 followed by Walter Evans from Ellenville.

160 – Division 1
1. Zack Ryder – Minisink Valley, So.
2. George Racz – Minisink Valley, Sr.
3. Anthony Manzi – NFA, Sr.
4. Logan Serafin – Washingtonville, Jr.
5. Jack Mazzella – Warwick, Sr.
160 – Division 2
1. Logan Smith – Highland, Sr.
2. Eamon Hill – Onteora, Sr.

Nationally ranked state champion Ryder is the clear #1 here. Our new #2 is Ryder’s teammate, George Racz, who notched a win by pinfall over #3 Manzi from NFA at the S9 Duals. Serafin from Washingtonville is solid #4 and our new #5 is Jack Mazzella from Warwick. Logan Smith from Highland is our #1 at 160 for Division 2 followed by Eamon Hill from Onteora .

172 – Division 1
1. Mikey Altomer – Minisink Valley, Sr.
2. Mike Zrelak – Monroe Woodbury, Sr.
3. Myles Gordon – Kingston, Sr.
4. Jalen Charles – Middletown, Sr.
5. Nick Cavallo – Cornwall, Jr.
172 – Division 2
1. Wyatt Konjas – Onteora, Sr.
2. Nick Dicurcio – Chester, Sr.

2020 NYS place winner Altomer has dropped down to 172 and he takes over the top spot here. Zrelak from Monroe Woodbury is strong and athletic and comes in at #2 followed by Kingston’s Myles Gordon at #3. After Gordan there are three wrestlers equally credentialed for the final two spots. This week we are going with Charles from Middletown at #4 and Cavello from Cornwall at #5 but Johnny Accardo from Warwick is right there. There are two wrestlers to keep an eye on here – Wyatt Konjas from Onteora and Nick Dicurcio from Chester. We’ll go with Konjas at #1 and Dicurcio at #2 for this week!

189 – Division 1
1. Andrew Filip – Minisink Valley, Jr.
2. Brayden Pennell – Pine Bush, Jr.
3. Joseph Ponesse – NFA, Jr.
4. Max Winkler – Goshen, Sr.
5. Bryson Tibbs – Middletown, So.
189 – Division 2
1. Ivan Figueroa – Port Jervis, So.
2. Uriel Cazarez Quinto – Chester, Sr.

With Altomer dropping down to 172, his MV teammate Andrew Filip takes over the top spot at 189. Pennell from Pine Bush has looked very tough and he’s our new #2. Ponesse from NFA defeated Winkler from Goshen so they now come in at #3 and #4 while Middletown’s Bryson Tibbs re-enters the rankings at #5. We should keep an eye on James Bucci from Saugerties here as well. Ivan Figueroa from Port Jervis holds down the top spot at 189 D2 followed by Uriel Cazarez-Quinto who breaks into the rankings at #2 in D2.

215 – Division 1
1. Ethan Gallo – Minisink Valley, Jr.
2. Justin Callahan – Washingtonville, Sr.
3. Gavin Furst – Cornwall, Jr.
4. Louis DelBianco – Beacon, Sr.
5. Jake McVey – Washingtonville, Sr.
215 – Division 2
1. Teddy Szymanski – Chester, Sr.
2. Matthew Oosterom – Port Jervis, So.

2020 NYS place winner Gallo is the top dog at 216 D1. Gallo remains undefeated for the season. Washingtonville’s Callahan has looked very tough and is our #2 followed by Cornwall’s Gavin Furst who defeated #4 DelBianco from Beacon at the S9 Duals. Washingtonville has another ranked wrestler at 215 with Jake McVey coming in at #5. Section 9 has two tough kids at 215 in D2. Chester’s Teddy Szymanski is our #1 followed by Port Jervis’ Matthew Oosterom at #2.

285 – Division 1
1. Stephan Monchery – Middletown, So.
2. Dominick Siracusa – Goshen, Jr.
3. Nick Valenzano – Cornwall, Sr.
4. Aiden Gove – Minisink Valley, Jr.
5. Tyler Haydt – Beacon, Sr.
285 – Division 2
1. Logan Ormond – New Paltz, Jr.
2. Luke Daniels – Red Hook, Jr.

Monchery is considered one of the top heavyweights in NYS and remains our #1 at 285 D1. Goshen’s Dominick Siracusa is also undefeated and has opened some eyes so he is at #2 followed by Cornwall’s Nick Valenzo who is a solid #3 here. MV’s Aiden Gove has been impressive in limited action so we have him at #4 and Haydt from Beacon rounds off out top 5. New Paltz’s Logan Ormond is putting together a nice season so we have him at #1 for D2 followed Luke Daniels from Red Hook who placed at the Mid-Hudson.

Week 7 Dual Meets

Thursday January 13, 2022
Washingtonville 48 FDR/Hyde Park 13
Cornwall 53 Beacon 9

Friday January 14, 2022
Minisink Valley 60 Valley Central 11
Warwick 37 Newburgh Free Academy 30
Red Hook 42 Rondout Valley 15
Red Hook 41 Our Lady of Lourdes 30
Our Lady of Lourdes 48 Rondout Valley 23

With tonight’s victory over Valley Central, Minisink Valley head wrestling coach Kevin Gallagher notched career win #530 moving him into 1st place for coaching victories for a Section 9 coach! The coaching legend he surpassed, longtime Cornwall coach Don Blaine, was in attendance at the match to congratulate Coach Gallagher. Both Coach Gallagher and Coach Blaine are members of the NYSPHSAA Wrestling Hall of Fame. These two men are the embodiment of everything that is good about high school sports. Congratulations Coach Gallagher!

Section 9 Duals – Day 1 Recap

Division 1 – Newburgh Location
Day 1 of the Section 9 Duals is in the books, and it did not disappoint! Top seeded Minisink Valley advances to the semis by shutting out Warwick 72-0 in the quarters. Although the outcome of the dual was never in question, there were a couple of marquee matchups worth mentioning. At 102 pounds MV’s Joseph Uhrig topped Warwick’s Brady Judd 7-3 in a very competitive bout! The biggest surprise of the day, however, came at 118 pounds where Minisink’s Sofia Macaluso pinned former NYS place winner Alex Greco! Macaluso was down 3-2 late in the 3rd and went for broke! It paid off – the MV senior threw and pinned Greco with 6 seconds left on the clock! Warwick advanced to the quarterfinal round by defeating Valley Central by a score of 53-19.

The Warriors will take on #4 seed Newburgh Free Academy in the semifinal round. NFA made it to Day 2 by topping Goshen 46-18 in the Round of 16, and then beating Washingtonville 54-21 in the quarters. This dual featured a couple of very competitive matches but perhaps the match of biggest interest occurred at 145 where NFA’s Jackson Merli pinned Washingtonville’s Dominic Gennaro in a battle of two ranked wrestlers. Washingtonville advanced to the quarters by defeating Kingston in the Round of 16 by a score of 54-18.

Division 1 – Wallkill Location
Second seed Monroe Woodbury advances into the Day 2 semis by topping Cornwall by a score of 44-27 in the quarters. Perhaps the key victory for the Crusaders game at 189 where Monroe Woodbury’s Eryk Shammgod topped Cornwall’s Liam Scott with a pin at the 1:51 mark. Cornwall made it to the quarters by beating Pine Bush in the Round of 16 36-24.

The Crusaders will have their hands full in the semis when they lock horns with 3rd seeded Middletown. The Middies had a convincing 57-12 Round of 16 win over Beacon before topping Wallkill by a score of 40-30 in the quarters. This was a closely contested dual that wasn’t clinched until the second to last bout when Middletown’s Pedro Godine’s topped Wallkill’s Matt Rizzo 9-5 at 138 pounds. Wallkill made it to the quarters by beating Saugerties 35-25 in the Round of 16.

Division 2 – Port Jervis Location
The big story for Day 1 of the Division 2 tournament was New Paltz! Entering the tournament as the #6 seed, the Huguenots picked off 3rd seeded Red Hook in the quarters 48-30 and then punched their ticket to the finals by beating #2 seed Highland 39-33 in the semis! Highland advanced to the semis by defeating Ellenville 42-15 in the quarters. In the finals, New Paltz will take on top seeded Port Jervis. The Red Raiders beat both Liberty in the quarters and Onteora in the semis by the same score – 48-27! Onteora made it through to the semis by narrowly defeating Chester by a score of 31-30 in the quarters.

Day 2 of the Section 9 Duals will take place at Minisink Valley High School. Action will begin with the D1 semis at 5:00 followed by the D1 and D2 finals at approximately 6:30.