SECTION 9 WRESTLING

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!

Wednesday January 12, 2022
Minisink Valley High School

Division 1 Semifinals – 5:00
Minisink Valley 58 Newburgh Free Academy 6
Monroe Woodbury 47 Middletown 12

Championship Finals – 6:30
D1: Minisink Valley 57 Monroe Woodbury 6
D2: Port Jervis 38 New Paltz 30

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.

The time has come to crown our Division 1 and Division 2 champions at the Section 9 Duals! The two-day tournament takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday at multiple locations. Day one duals will take place at NFA and Wallkill for the D1 side while the D2 tournament will kick off at Port Jervis. Day two, hosted by Minisink Valley, will conclude with side-by-side finals for both divisions.

Tuesday January 11, 2022

Day 1 Division 1 – Newburgh Free Academy location (no spectators)

Round 16
Minisink Valley – bye
Warwick 53 Valley Central 19
Washingtonville 54 Kingston 18
Newburgh Free Academy 46 Goshen 18
Quarterfinals – 7:30
Minisink Valley 72 Warwick 0
NFA 54 Washingtonville 21

Day 1 Division 1 – Wallkill location
Round 16
Middletown 57 Beacon 12
Wallkill 35 Saugerties 25
Cornwall 36 Pine Bush 24
Monroe Woodbury – bye
Quarterfinals – 7:30
Middletown 40 vs Wallkill 30
Monroe Woodbury 44 Cornwall 27

Day 1 Division 2 @ Port Jervis
Quarterfinals
Port Jervis 48 Liberty 27
Onteora 31 Chester 30
New Paltz 48 Red Hook 30
Highland 45 Ellenville 15
Semifinals – 7:30
Port Jervis 48 Onteora 27
New Paltz 39 Highland 33

Wednesday January 12, 2022

Day 2 @ Minisink Valley High School
Division 1 Semifinals – 2 mats – 5:00
Division 1 Finals – 6:30
Division 2 Finals – 6:30

The Division 1 and Division 2 champions will represent Section 9 at the NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championships on January 29, 2022 @ the SRC Arena in Syracuse, NY!

Warwick Wildcat Duals @ Warwick High School
Round 1
Warwick vs Yorktown
Newburgh Free Academy 65 Scarsdale 6
Goshen vs Suffern
Monroe Woodbury 54 Clarkstown South 18
Round 2
Warwick vs Clarkstown South
Pearl River 30 Newburgh Free Academy 21
Monroe Woodbury 54 Suffern 15
Middletown 76 Scarsdale 0
Round 3
Monroe Woodbury 51 Pearl River 19
Newburgh Free Academy 44 Clarkstown South 22
Goshen vs Yorktown
Middletown 51 Suffern 16
Round 4
Warwick 75 Scarsdale 0
Middletown vs Pearl River
Newburgh Free Academy 43 Yorktown 24
Goshen vs Clarkstown South
Round 5
Warwick 39 Suffern 33
Goshen vs Pearl River
Monroe Woodbury 72 Scarsdale 6
Middletown vs Yorktown
Round 6
Newburgh Free Academy 43 Suffern 30
Goshen 48 Scarsdale 15
Monroe Woodbury 58 Yorktown 18
Middletown vs Clarkstown South
Warwick vs Pearl River

Monroe Woodbury, Middletown, and Warwick all finished a perfect 5-0 for the tournament! By virtue of point differential criteria – MW 209, Middletown 193, Warwick 186 – Monroe Woodbury has been awarded the team title!! Congratulations to the Crusaders!!!

Undefeated Section 9 Wrestlers
Monroe Woodbury: Liam Hayes, Jordan Brown, Rob Liggio, Mike Zrelak, Eryk Shammgod, Dan Jabbour (all 5-0) Team MOW: Eryk Shammgod
Goshen: Jackson Brady (5-0), Max Winkler (5-0), Dom Siracusa (4-0) Team MOW: Jackson Brady

Mat Wars @ Roy C. Ketcham HS (Section 1)
Washingtonville senior Andrew Marchese went 5-0 and was the 132-pound champion at The Mat Wars! Marchese, who recently committed to continue his academic and athletic career at Castleton University was awarded Tournament MOW for his efforts today! Washingtonville had three other top-4 placers in Nathaniel Popko (4th @ 126), Dominic Gennaro (2nd @ 145), and Justin Callahan (2nd @ 215).

Stan Elinsky Tournament @ Deposit Hancock (Section 4)
Congratulations to Pine Bush for taking 3rd place in the team race at the 15-team Stan Elinsky Tournament! Other Section 9 teams at the tournament were Port Jervis (10th place), Ellenville (11th place), and Fallsburg/Tri-Valley (14th place). Port Jervis 110 pounder Trevor Tufano was the only Section 9 wrestler to win an individual title! The following Section 9 wrestlers placed in the top 6 at the tournament:
Charlie Wylie, Port Jervis (2nd @ 102)
Trevor Tufano, Port Jervis (Champion @ 110)
Cristian Disessa-Leon, Ellenville (2nd @ 118)
James Duffy, Pine Bush (5th @ 118)
Logan Pennell, Pine Bush (5th @ 118)
Richard Urena, Pine Bush (3rd @ 126)
Daniel Trojahn, Pine Bush (6th @ 126)
Ryan Ross, Port Jervis (5th @ 145)
Pedro Bonachea, Ellenville (6th @ 145)
Walter Evans, Ellenville (4th @ 152)
Devin Greer, Pine Bush (3rd @ 160)
Joseph Longobardo, Pine Bush (6th @ 160)
Braydon Pennell, Pine Bush (2nd @ 189)
Ivan Figueroa, Port Jervis (3rd @ 189)
Olivier Rekuc, Ellenville (3rd @ 215)
Jacob Roller, Ellenville (4th @ 215)
Allie Weiner, Fallsburg/Tri-Valley (5th @ 215)
Sullivan Toback, Pine Bush (6th @ 215)
Mateo Scanna, Fallsburg/Tri-Valley (4th @ 285)

Russ Cordell Rotary Tournament @ Oneonta HS (Section 4)
Saugerties finished 8th in the team race at the 15-team Russ Cordell Rotary Tournament in Oneonta. The Sawyers had 7 wrestlers finish in the top 6 highlighted by Jimmy Bucci who made it all the way to the finals at 189 pounds. Let’s take a look at all of the place winners for Saugerties.
Anthony Denier – 5th @ 126
Vance Dyke – 4th @ 138
Jack Bucci – 6th @ 138
Zak Jurkowski – 4th @ 145
Cameron Sousa – 4th @ 152
James Burns – 4th @ 160
Jimmy Bucci – 2ns @189

As everyone is well aware, our wrestling schedule is ever-changing so please let me know ASAP is you know of any changes to the below schedule. I can be reached at sectionixwrestling@gmail.com.

Tuesday January 4, 2022
Newburgh Free Academy 46 Valley Central 24
Monroe Woodbury 46 Pine Bush 18

Wednesday January 5, 2022
Warwick 37 Middletown 30 *Congrats to Warwick’s Alex Greco…Career win #100!*
Newburgh Free Academy 42 Pine Bush 27
Saugerties 42 Valley Central 34
Liberty 36 Monticello 24
Highland 42 Port Jervis 24

Thursday January 6, 2022
Wallkill 48 Goshen 24
Ellenville 48 Tri-Valley/Fallsburg 12
FDR/Hyde Park 41 Chester 36

Friday January 7, 2022
Kingston @ Middletown
Monticello @ Goshen
Liberty @ Burke
Beacon @ Cornwall

And just to whet the appetite, the following week is the Section 9 Duals!!! Below is the schedule which will be reposted again early next week!

Tuesday January 11, 2022

Day 1 Division 1 – Newburgh Free Academy location
Round 16
(1) Minisink Valley – bye
(8) Warwick vs (9) Valley Central – 6:00
(5) Washingtonville vs (12) Kingston – 6:00
(4) Newburgh Free Academy vs (13) Goshen – 5:00
Quarterfinals – 7:30
Minisink Valley vs Warwick/Valley Central winner
NFA/Goshen winner vs Washingtonville/Kingston winner

Day 1 Division 1 – Wallkill location
Round 16
(3) Middletown vs (14) Beacon – 5:00
(6) Saugerties vs (11) Wallkill – 6:00
(7) Cornwall vs (10) Pine Bush – 6:00
(2) Monroe Woodbury – bye
Quarterfinals – 7:30
Middletown/Beacon winner vs Saugerties/Wallkill winner
Monroe Woodbury vs Cornwall/Pine Bush winner

Day 1 Division 2 @ Port Jervis
Quarterfinals
(1) Port Jervis vs (8) Liberty – 5:00
(4) Onteora vs (5) Chester – 6:00
(3) Red Hook vs (6) New Paltz – 6:00
(2) Highland vs (7) Ellenville – 5:00
Semifinals – 7:30
Port Jervis/Liberty winner vs Onteora/Chester winner
Highland/Ellenville winner vs Red Hook/New Paltz winner

Wednesday January 12, 2022

Day 2 @ Minisink Valley High School
Division 1 Semifinals – 2 mats – 5:00
Division 1 Finals – 6:30
Division 2 Finals – 6:30

The Division 1 and Division 2 champions will represent Section 9 at the NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championships on January 29, 2022 @ the SRC Arena in Syracuse, NY!

What better way to start off the new year than with an updated set of Section 9 individual rankings! This is our first rankings since the +2lb growth allowance which allowed many of our wrestlers to drop down a weight class for the recent holiday tournaments so you will notice many changes from our last edition. Rest assured you will see plenty of others change weights as the season unfolds! As always, comments are welcomed below or at sectionixwrestling@gmail.com. Enjoy!

102 Pounds
1. Luke Satriano – Valley Central
2. Cooper Merli – NFA
3. Joseph Uhrig – Minisink Valley
4. Charlie Wylie – Port Jervis
5. Brady Judd – Warwick
Valley Central’s Luke Satriano pins NFA’s Cooper Merli in the finals of the Mid-Hudson and is our new #1! Merli slides to #2 and awaits a rematch with Satriano during the NFA vs VC dual on January 4^th. MV’s Uhrig looked tough in winning the Kittatinny Tournament and stays #3 while Port Jervis’s Wylie and Warwick’s Judd stay at #4 and #5 respectively.

110 Pounds
1. Trevor Tufano – Port Jervis
2. Nicholas Weeden – Valley Central
3. Wyatt Boice – Minisink Valley
4. Liam Hayes –Monroe Woodbury
5. Cooper Grossi – Wallkill
Tufano from Port Jervis has looked great and stays at #1 but we have a new #2 in Nick Weeden from VC who has dropped down to 110 after Christmas and made it all the way to the finals at the Mid-Hudson. Minisink’s Boice, who took 3^rd at Kittatinny, is now at #3 while MW’s Hayes is at #4 and Grossi from Wallkill is our #5. Sullivan from MV cannot be overlooked here and could definitely re-enter the rankings!

118 Pounds
1. Rian Kirker – Red Hook
2. Sofia Macaluso – Minisink Valley
3. Rocco Futia – Wallkill
4. Max Javorsky – Monroe Woodbury
5. Jacob Perales – Goshen
Red Hook’s Kirker holds on to the top spot here but he has a new #2, MV’s Sofia Macaluso, nipping at his heels! Kirker took 4^th place in a very tough weight at the Mid-Hudson. Macaluso drops down to 118 becomes the first ever female to win the Kittatinny Tournament in NJ! Wallkill’s Rocco Futia placed 6^th at the Mid-Hudson and is #3 here while Monroe’s Javorsky, who placed 4th at the Massapequa Tournament, is our #4. Jacob Perales from Goshen took second at the Cooperstown Invitational and breaks into the rankings at #5 but we must watch out for Pine Bush’s Logan Pennell who can fight his way back into the top 5!

126 Pounds
1. Alex Greco – Warwick
2. Sebastian Vidacovich – Valley Central
3. Anthony Tresch – Minisink Valley
4. Chris Gatto – Highland
5. Jayden Norris – Middletown
Warwick’s Alex Greco is still undefeated and remains #1 at 126. Vidacovich from VC had a great Mid-Hudson making it all the way to the finals for he stays at #2 while MV’s Tresch was a finalist at Kittatinny and holds down the #3 slot. Chris Gatto from Highland lost 5-0 to Vidacovich at Mid-Hudson but is having a very solid year and is our new #4 while Middletown’s Jayden Norris, who took 5^th at the Massapequa Tournament, is our new #5 at 126!

132 Pounds
1. Andrew Marchese – Washingtonville
2. Richie Degon – Valley Central
3. Zack McKernan – Minisink Valley
4. Grant Barczak – Monroe Woodbury
5. Rocco DeAveiro – Rondout Valley
No changes at 132. Stae place winner Marchese from Washingtonville remains undefeated and notched a 14-7 win over #3 McKernan from Minisink Valley during their dual meet. McKernan made it to the finals at Kittatinny. Degon from VC didn’t wrestle at the Mid-Hudson but is having a great season and remains #2. Barczak from Monroe Woodbury and DeAveiro from Rondout Valley round out our top 5 at 132.

138 Pounds
1. PJ Duke – Minisink Valley
2. Jordan Brown – Monroe Woodbury
3. Jackson Brady – Goshen
4. Logan Zehr – Highland
5. Justin Coiteux – New Paltz
PJ Duke is still recovering from an injury suffered in the Ironman finals but the nationally ranked freshman from Minisink Valley remains in the top spot. Monroe Woodbury’s Jordan Brown looked great in winning the Massapequa tournament and stays at #2 as did Goshen’s Jackson Brady who took the title in Cooperstown and stays at #3. Highland’s Logan Zehr has dropped down to 138 and is our new #4 and New Paltz’s Justin Coiteux slides down to #5. Chester’s Michael Franco only has a few matches so far this year but is undefeated and could definitely find his way back in the top 5!

145 Pounds
1. Jackson Merli – NFA
2. Luke Greiner – Minisink Valley
3. Ryan Ross – Port Jervis
4. Dominic Gennaro –Washingtonville
5. Reese Greathouse – Marlboro
Tough call here. NFA’s Merli suffered three losses at the Mid-Hudson, but all three losses were to excellent wrestlers. MV’s Greiner majored Gennaro, won the Kittatinny Tournament and remains undefeated. We are going to keep Merli over Greiner for now and hopefully we’ll get a head-to-head at the Section 9 Duals! Ryan Ross from Port Jervis remains undefeated, so he stays at #3 while Washingtonville’s Gennaro is very solid at #4. Our new #4 is Marlboro’s Reese Greathouse. Reece has been inactive for a few weeks but is having a very solid season!

152 Pounds
1. Eric Tigue – Minisink Valley
2. Tyler Reed – Cornwall
3. Cole Cuppett – New Paltz
4. Walter Evans – Ellenville
5. Erik Nilson – Warwick
Not making any changes this week at 152 but this is going to be a fun weight class to watch as the season moves along. MV’s Tigue won the Kittatinny Tournament and stays #1 followed by Cornwall’s Tyler Reed who finished 3^rd at the Mid-Hudson with his only loss coming to the champ Bova from Section 1. Cuppett from New Paltz stays at #3 and remains undefeated while Ellenville’s Evans and Warwick’s Nilson round out the top 5. There are a few others to watch here namely Hockx from Saugerties, Aljamil from Washingtonville, and Patterson from VC.

160 Pounds
1. Zack Ryder – Minisink Valley
2. Anthony Manzi – NFA
3. George Racz – Minisink Valley
4. Logan Smith – Highland
5. Logan Serafin – Washingtonville
Minisink Valley’s Zack Ryder has been dominating his opponents since his 3^rd place showing at Ironman and is the clear #1 at 160 in Section 9. After that, things aren’t so cut and dry. NFA’s Anthony Manzi drops down to 160 and looked great at the Mid-Hudson making it all the way to the finals so we put him at #2. Racz from MV finished 3^rd at Kittatinny but his only loss was a 1-point decision to the eventual champion – he comes in at #3 here. Logan Smith also looked tough at the Mid-Hudson and placed 5^th so he is our #4 while Washingtonville’s Logan Serafin stays at #5.

172 Pounds
1. Mike Zrelak – Monroe Woodbury
2. Myles Gordon – Kingston
3. Jalen Charles – Middletown
4. Nick Cavallo – Cornwall
5. Wyatt Konjas – Onteora
Monroe Woodbury’s Zrelak was a finalist at Massapequa and remains #1 here followed by Kingston’s Myles Gordan who is having a great year. Our new #3 is Jalen Charles from Middletown who is having a very good year and has a head-to-head over our new #4 Nick Cavallo from Cornwall who placed 5^th at the Mid-Hudson. Onteora’s Wyatt Konjas wrestled tough at the Mid-Hudson but didn’t make it to Day 2 but he stays on the board at #5. NFA’s Christopher Leggett is improving every week and might surprise some people here.

189 Pounds
1. Mikey Altomer – Minisink Valley
2. Andrew Filip – Minisink Valley
3. Brayden Pennell – Pine Bush
4. Max Winkler – Goshen
5. Joseph Ponesse – NFA
State placewinner Mikey Altomer is expected to drop to 172 however he has not wrestled a match there yet, so he stays our #1 at 189. Once Altomer drops down, this is going to be a fantastic weight to watch. Our #2 at 189 is Altomer’s Minisink Valley teammate Andrew Filip who just won the Kittatinny Tournament and is undefeated this season. Our #3 here is Brayden Pennell from Pine Bush who is having a great year including a head-to-hear over our #4 Max Winkler from Goshen. Winkler just dominated the competition at the Cooperstown Invitational. Winkler’s only two losses this year came to Pennell and to Jabali Zoia from Longwood who just pinned his way through the Mid-Hudson Tournament. Winkler lost to Zoia 5-0 earlier this year. Our #5 at 189 is Joe Ponesse from NFA who had a great showing at Mid-Hudson finishing in 3^rd place. We should also keep our eyes on Middletown’s Bryson Tibbs who just place 4^th at Massapequa and Kingston’s Nick York who took 5^th at the Mid-Hudson.

215 Pounds
1. Ethan Gallo – Minisink Valley
2. Teddy Szymanski – Chester
3. Matthew Oosterom – Port Jervis
4. Justin Callahan – Washingtonville
5. Louis DelBianco – Beacon
As expected, MV’s Ethan Gallo drops down to 215 and he is the new #1. Gallo completely dominated the competition at the Kittatinny Tournament including a pin at :19 in the finals. Szymanski from Chester only has three matches thus far but he’s undefeated and has a pin over our #3, Oosterom from Port Jervis who is also having a great year. Justin Callahan from Washingtonville is our #4 at 215 and at #5 we have a new wrestler in Louis DelBianco from Beacon. DelBianco made it to the finals of the Mid-Hudson and lost a razor-close 4-3 decision for his only loss of the season. He also has a win over Cornwall’s Gavin Furst who will definitely be in the medal hunt this year as will Jake McVey from Washingtonville and Fernand Vera from Middletown who was a Massapequa finalist.

285 Pounds
1. Stephan Monchery – Middletown
2. Dominick Siracusa – Goshen
3. Nick Valenzano – Cornwall
4. Aiden Gove – Minisink Valley
5. Tyler Haydt – Beacon
With Gallo dropping down to 215, Middletown sophomore Stephan Monchery is the clear #1 at heavyweight. Monchery is undefeated this season and just pinned his way through the Massapequa Tournament. Out new #2 is Dominick Siracusa from Goshen who just mowed his way to the title at Cooperstown with 4 fist period pins and a 10-3 decision in the finals. Cornwall’s Valenzano has been very tough this year and made it all the way to the finals of the Mid-Hudson. Our next two wrestlers are new to the rankings as Aiden Gove from MV comes in at the #4 spot while Mid-Hudson placer Tyler Haydt from Beacon lands at #5.

Day 2 Results for Section 9 Wrestlers

102 Pounds
Quarters: Satriano (VC) wbf 2:48 Bruno (Miller Place, S11)
Quarters: Merli (NFA) dec 4-2 Johnson (Mahopac, S1)
Semis: Satriano (VC) dec 3-2 Shabazz (Xavier, CT)
Semis: Merli (NFA) maj 11-3 Salazar (Hewlett, S8)
Finals: Satriano (VC) wbf 3:49 Merli (NFA)

110 Pounds
Quarters: Weeden (VC) maj 10-1 Aleci (Cornwall)
Quarters: Arrick (Arlington, S1) wbf 2:33 Clavell (Cornwall)
Quarters: Gabriele (John Jay CR, S1) tf 17-1 Celestine (Red Hook)
Semis: Weeden (VC) de 6-0 Ramirez (Mahopac, S1)
Consi 4: Clavell (Cornwall) wbf 2:37 Celestine (Red Hook)
Consi 4: Bloom (Miller Place) wbf 2:58 Aleci (Cornwall)
Consi Semis: Ramirez (Mahopac, S1) wbf 2:22 Clavell (Cornwall)
5th/6th Place: Gabriele (John Jay CR, S1) wbf 4:15 Gabriele (JJCR)
Finals: Arrick (Arlington, S1) dec 5-0 Weeden (VC)

118 Pounds
Quarters: Smith (Hewlett, S8) wbf 1:29 Futia (Wallkill)
Quarters: Levesque (Xavier, CT) tf 17-2 Kirker (Red Hook)
Consi 4: Futia (Wallkill) dec 11-4 Sinitiere (Carthage, S3)
Consi 4: Kirker (Red Hook) wbf 3:35 Przymysky (Mahopac, S1)
Consi Semis: Levesque (Xaviar, CT) maj 11-2 Futia (Wallkill)
Consi Semis: Kirker (Red Hook) wbf 3:41 Smith (Hewlett, S8)
5th/6th: Smith (Hewlett, S8) dec 11-6 Futia (Wallkill)
3rd/4th: Levesque (Xavier, CT) maj 12-1 Kirker (Red Hook)

126 Pounds
Quarters: Vidacovich (VC) wbf 1:30 Morrison (John Jay EF, S1)
Semis: Vidacovich (VC) dec 8-2 Yannucciello (Ward Melville, S11)
Finals: Fortugno (Briarcliff, S1) dec 6-0 Vidacovich (VC)

132 Pounds
Quarters: Sparacio (Mattituck, S11) tf 21-4 Segali (NFA)
Quarters: Colabattisto (John Jay EF, S1) dec 8-5 Massey (Red Hook)
Consi 4: Massey (Red Hook) dec 4-3 Segali (NFA)
Consi Semi: Grebe (Miller Place, S11) dec 7-5 Massey (Red Hook)
5th/6th: Connolley (Longwood, S11) maj 15-2 Massey (Red Hook)

138 Pounds
Quarters: Frustace (Arlington, S1) wbf 1:30 Aoili (Cornwall)
Consi 4: Bronzi (Arlington) dec 9-2 Aoili (Cornwall)

145 Pounds
Quarters: Centrone (Mahopac, S1) tf 17-2 Merli (NFA)
Quarters: Miller (Edgemont, S1) wbf 1:43 Kiluba (Kingston)
Consi 4: Merli (NFA) wbf 2:34 Kiluba (Kingston)
Consi Semis: Merli (NFA) dec 8-2 Ferrucci (Xavier, CT)
3rd/4th Place: Miller (Edgemont, S1) wbf 2:46 Merli (NFA)

152 Pounds
Quarters: Reed (Cornwall) wbf 1:15 Nelson (Red Hook)
Quarters: Loria (Xavier, CT) wbf 1:45 Patterson (VC)
Semis: Bova (Arlington, S1) wbf :48 Reed (Cornwall)
Consi 4: Patterson (Cornwall) dec 3-2 Syperski (Miller Place, S11)
Consi Semis: Reed (Cornwall) wbf 1:35 Patterson (Cornwall)
5th/6th Place: Leahy (Miller Place, S11) dec 7-4 Patterson (VC)
3rd/4th Place: Reed (Cornwall) dec 3-2 Zenny (Hewlett, S8)

160 Pounds
Quarters: Gendlin (Hewlett, S8) wbf 4:00 Lantos (Wallkill)
Quarters: Smith (Highland) wbf 5:05 Barnett (Wallkill)
Quarters: Manzi (NFA) dec 4-2 Peretta (Arlington, S1)
Semis: Manzi (NFA) dec 7-0 Smith (Highland)
Consi 4: Clark (Longwood, S11) maj 15-6 Lantos (Wallkill)
Consi Semi: Clarke (Longwood, S11) dec 4-3 Smith (Highland)
5th/6th Place: Smith (Highland) med for Gendlin (Hewlett, S8)
Finals: Cunningham (Miller Place, S11) dec 6-0 Manzi (NFA)

172 Pounds
Quarters: Goodman (Hewlett, S8) dec 5-2 Cavallo (Cornwall)
Consi 4: Cavallo (Cornwall) dec 6-0 Rettig (Ward Mellville, S11)
Consi Semis: Hucke (Miller Place, S11) wbf 2:14 Cavallo (Cornwall)
5th/6th Place: Cavallo (Cornwall) med for Goodman (Hewlett, S8)

189 Pounds
Quarters: Zoia (Longwood, S11) wbf 2:33 Scott (Cornwall)
Quarters: Ponesse (NFA) wbf 2:00 Anderson (Mattituck)
Quarters: Frye (Arlington, S1) wbf Khalil (Beacon)
Quarters: McGowan (Mamaroneck, S1) wnf 5:00 York (Kingston)
Semis: Zoia (Longwood, S11) wbf 4:50 Ponesse (NFA)
Consi 4: York (Kingston) wbf :59 Khalil (Beacon)
Consi 4: Anderson (Mattituck) dec 3-2 Scott (Cornwall)
Consi Semis: Ponesse (NFA) wbf 1:13 York (Kingston)
5th/6th Place: York (Kingston) med for MacGowan (Mamaroneck, S1)
3rd/4th Place: Ponesse (NFA) wbf 1:47 Anderson (Mattituck, S11)

215 Pounds
Quarters: Betcher (Wallkill) wbf 3:39 Hauser (Longwood, S11)
Quarters: Furst (Cornwall) wbf 5:29 Hammel (Longwood, S11)
Quarters: DelBianco (Beacon) wbf 1:17 Giron (Mattituck, S11)
Semis: Lunt (Xavier, CT) dec 4-1 OT Betcher (Wallkill)
Semis: DelBianco (Beacon) dec 8-5 Furst (Cornwall)
Consi Semis: Hammel (Longwood, S11) wbf 1:00 Betcher (Wallkill)
Consi Semis: Hauser (Longwood, S11) wbf 4:23 Furst (Cornwall)
5th/6th Place: Furst (Cornwall) wbf 4:13 Betcher (Wallkill)
Finals: Lunt (Xavier, CT) dec 4-3 DelBianco (Beacon)

285 Pounds
Quarters: Maiorino (Hewlett, S8) wbf :53 Haydt (Beacon)
Quarters: Summer (Mamaroneck, S1) dec 902 Lundsford (Beacon)
Quarters: Valenzano (Cornwall) wbf 2:24 Daniels (Red Hook)
Semis: Valenzano (Cornwall) wbf :41 Sommer (Mamaroneck, S1)
Consi 4: Daniels (Red Hook) wbf 4:45 Lundsford (Beacon)
Consi 4: Scillepi (Xaviar, CT) maj 10-1 Haydt (Beacon)
Consi Semis: Kender (Arlington) wbf :21 Daniels (Red Hook)
5th/6th Place: Scileppi (Xavier, CT) wbf 1:42 Daniels (Red Hook)
Finals: Maiorino (Hewlett) wbf 1:19 Valenzano (Cornwall)

Day 1 Recap for Section 9 Wrestlers

102 Pounds
The two topped ranked 102-pound wrestlers in Section 9, Cooper Merli from NFA and Luke Satriano from VC, went undefeated in Day 1 pools and are on opposite sides of the bracket for Day 2! Two other Section 9 wrestlers, Marco Futia from Wallkill and Lorenzo Caserto from Marlboro, went 1-2 in Day 1 pools.


110 Pounds
Section 9 has 4 wrestlers advancing to Day 2 here. Now down at 110, VC’s Nick Weeden led the way going 4-0 with 4 pins including a win by fall over Ewan Celestine from Red Hook who finished 3-1 and will wrestle in the quarters. Cornwall had two entries here, Kevin Aleci and Xavier Clavell – both finished 2nd in their pool and advance to Day 2! Other Section 9 wrestlers at 110 were VC’s Vincent Vidacovich (2-2), Kingston’s Logan Shultis (1-3) and Wallkill’s Liam McCarthy (0-2).

118 Pounds
Section 9’s top 2 ranked 118 pounders have advanced to Day 2! Red Hooks’ Rian Kirker looked very sharp in winning his pool going 4-0 while Wallkill’s Rocco Futia went 2-1 and will compete in the quarters. Highland’s Bradley Gallo went 3-1 but missed advancing to Day 2 by criteria. Kingston’s Angela Smith went 1-3 while Onteora’s Lily Kate Brosnan went 0-4 on the day.

126 Pounds
Valley Central’s Sebastian Vidacovich went 3-1 and was the only Section 9 wrestler to advance to Day 2 at 126. The other Section 9 wrestlers who competed on Day 1 were Kingston’s Domenic DeFelice (2-2), Highland’s Chris Gatto (2-2), Onteora’s Thomas Shield (1-3), Kingston’s Shane Cranna (1-3), Wallkill’s Viktor Banda (1-2), NFA’s Matthew Mercado (1-2), Beacon’s Brandon Martinez Henry (0-3), and Red Hook’s Kyran McCrudden (0-4).

132 Pounds
Section 9 has two wrestlers in the Day 2 quarters – NFA’s Kevin Segali and Red Hook’s Demetrius Massey. Segali went 1-1 and advanced via criteria while Massey went 3-1 in his pool! Other locals who competed here were Beacon’s Daniel Way (1-2), Wallkill’s Logan Stipak (0-3), Onteora’s Harrison Hughes (1-3), and Highland’s Michael Thomas (0-4).

138 Pounds
Cornwall’s Aaron Caoili went 2-1 and finished second in his pool so he advances to Day 2! Highland’s Logan Zehr went 2-1 in his pool but just missed out on advancing by criteria. Others Section 9 wrestlers who competed at 138 were Red Hook’s Jonathan Melitski (1-3), Onteora’s Steven Blakely (0-3), Kingston’s Zachary Waddell (0-4), and Wallkill’s Matt Rizzo (0-3).

145 Pounds
Section 2 advanced two to Day 2 at 145 – Jackson Merli from NFA and Simon Kiluba from Kingston. Both Jackson and Simon finished 2nd in their pool. Other locals who wrestled at 145 were Onteora’s Brenon Thiel (1-2), Red Hook’s Christian Totman (1-2), Cornwall’s Theo Ballentine (1-2), and Wallkill’s George Thomas (0-3).

152 Pounds
With three wrestlers advancing to Day 2, Section 9 is well represented at 152! Leading the way is Cornwall’s Tyler Reed who won his Day 1 pool going 5-0 with 4 pins and a tech fall! Reed’s quarterfinal opponent will be Cole Nelson from Red Hook who went 4-1 and took second in his pool. Valley Central’s Shawn Patterson also took second in his pool by going 4-1 and also makes it to Day 2. Other locals at 152 were Wallkill’s Marco Martini (3-2), Highland’s Joe Carpico (3-2), Kingston’s Leo Burns (2-3), Onteora’s Jack Longyear (1-4), NFA’s Alec Grogan (1-4), Beacon’s Brody Timm (1-4), Onteora’s Jacob Wood (0-5), and Highland’s Nick Violaris (0-5).

160 Pounds
Four of the eight quarterfinalists at 160 are from Section 9! Highland’s Logan Smith and NFA’s Anthony Manzi both won their pools while Wallkill teammates Brandon Lantos and Jai Barnett took second in their pools to advance to the quarters. Others competing at 160 were Onteora’s Avery Burns (2-2), Cornwall’s Patrick Cosgrove (3-2), Cornwall’s Kyle Grant (2-3), NFA’s Hunter Hecht (1-4), Onteora’s Cole Mastesson (1-3), Onteora’s Riley Hegeman (0-4), Beacon’s Isaac Hansen (0-5), and Highland’s Gunnar Smith (0-4).

172 Pounds
Cornwall’s Nick Cavallo’s was the only Section 9 wrestler to advance to Day 2. Nick won his pool by going 4-0 with 2 pins. Other locals who competed during Day 1 at 172 were Onteora’s Wyatt Konjas (2-2), NFA’s Chris Leggett (2-2), Wallkill’s Anthomy Annacone (1-3), Onteora’s Griffin Alterio (1-2), Wallkill’s Christian Lemus (1-3), Beacon’s Sean Heath (0-4) and Cornwall’s Shane Babcock (0-4).

189 Pounds
Section 9 also performed well at 189 with four of the eight quarterfinalists being local wrestlers! NFA’s Joe Ponesse led the way by winning his pool going 4-0 with four first period pins! One of his victims was Beacon’s Alex Khalil who took second in the pool so he also advances. Cornwall’s Liam Scott and Kingston’s Nick York both took second in their pools so they will wrestle in the quarters as well! The other Section 9 wrestlers at 189 were Beacon’s Aaron Pegues (1-2), Red Hook’s Tiernan Moran (0-3), Cornwall’s Harvey Mathis (0-4).

215 Pounds
Beacon’s Louis DelBianco won his pool so he, along with Cornwall’s Gavin Furst and Wallkill’s Chris Betcher, all advance to the Day two quarterfinal brackets. The other local 215 pounders who competed during Day 1 were Highland’s Danny Odell-Fratz (2-2), Beacon’s Jayden Calloway (2-2), NFA’s Aiden Harrison (1-3), Highland’s Mark Cozzupli (1-2), Onteora’s Logan Storey (1-3), Cornwall’s Gabriel Dayton (0-4), and Kingston’s Willaim Nekos (0-4).

285 Pounds
Our local boys also did well at heavyweight with 4 of the 8 quarterfinalists coming from Section 9! Nick Valenzano from Cornwall went 2-0 and won his pool while Beacon’s Tyler Haydt, Red Hook’s Luke Daniels, and Beacon’s Sam Lundsford all took 2nd in their pool. The other Section 9 wrestlers who competed at 285 were Cornwall’s Hezekiah Hill, Wallkill’s Matt Starr, Onteora’s Ronan Hegeman, Red Hook’s Mark Paschal, Beacon’s Niko Smith.

Monday 12/27 and Tuesday 12/28
Mid-Hudson Tournament @ Arlington High School (no spectators)
Congratulations to Valley Central’s Luke Satriano for taking home the title at 102 pounds at the 2021 Mid-Hudson Tournament. Satriano, who defeated NFA’s Cooper Merli by fall in 3:49 in the finals, was Section 9’s only champion this year. The other finalists from Section 9 were NFA’s Cooper Merli (102), Valley Central’s Nicholas Weeden (110), Valley Central’s Sebastian Vidacovich (126), NFA’s Anthony Manzi (160), Beacon’s Louis DelBianco (215), and Cornwall’s Nick Valenzano (285).

Full tournament coverage here!

Tuesday 12/28
Linn Crawn @ Kittatinny, NJ High School
Despite being without the services of PJ Duke and Mikey Altomer, Minisink Valley crossed state lines and took home the team title at the Linn Crawn Holiday Tournament in Kittatinny, NJ. Perhaps the highlight of the tournament occurred at 120 pounds where Minisink’s Sofia Macaluso became the first girl to ever win the Linn Crawn! Macaluso defeated North warren Regional’s Tom Dugan by a score of 7-5 to win the title! Also winning titles for Minisink Valley were Joseph Uhrig (106), Luke Greiner (144), Eric Tigue (150), Zack Ryder (157), Andrew Filip (189), and Ethan Gallo (215). Click here for complete results!

Wednesday 12/29
Massapequa Holiday Tournament
Monroe Woodbury and Middletown each crowned one champion and finished 6th and 8th respectively in the team race at the 2021 Massapequa Holiday Tournament. Monroe Woodbury junior Jordan Brown recorded a pin and a tech fall before taking the title at 138 with a 4-3 decision over Matthew Castillo from Port Washington. Stephan Monchery, a sophomore from Middletown, pinned his way to the title at 285! Section 9 had two other finalists in the tournament in Mike Zrelak (MW, 172), and Fernand Vera (Middletown, 215). Other top-6 placers for the Crusaders were Liam Hayes (5th @ 110), Maxim Javorsky (4th @ 118), Brandon Carcaterra (6th @ 145), Rob Liggio (5th @ 160), and Craig Ladka (6th @ 189). Other Middie place winners were Jayden Norris (5th @ 126), and Bryson Tibbs (4th @ 189).

Cooperstown Invitational
Congratulations to the Goshen wrestling team for taking 2nd place at the Cooperstown Invitational! The Gladiators crowned three individual champions and had 14 wrestlers place in the top 6 in their weight class! Jackson Brady won the title at 138 by going 5-0 with three pins. Winning the title at 189 was Max Winkler who took the crown by going 5-0 with 5 first period pins – twice he pinned his opponent in 11 seconds! Dom Siracusa won the title at 285 via four first period pins and a 10-3 decision in the finals. The other place winners for Goshen were Jacob Perales (2nd @ 118), Michael Lombardi (3rd @ 126), Jake Lederman (4th @ 132), Dan Weeden (6th @ 145), Henry Villodas (5th @ 152), Anthony Mitchell (6th @ 160), Aaron Gay (5th @ 172), Dante Joseph (3rd @ 189), Kyle Kubik (3rd @ 215), Aidan DeEntremont (3rd @ 285), and Declan Bernhardt (4th @ 285).

Top 5 Team Scores
1. Mount Markham – 169.5
2. Goshen – 169
3. Unatego – 119.5
4. South Lewis – 89.5
5. Verona/Sheril – 85.5

Tuesday December 21, 2021

Goshen 60 Beacon 12
Warwick 54 Our Lady of Lourdes 24

Wednesday December 22, 2021

Minisink Valley 61 Washingtonville 3
Wallkill @ Monticello
Ketcham 54 Red Hook 21
Highland @ New Paltz
Port Jervis 48 Rondout Valley 30
Ellenville and Burke @ Chester
Onteora @ Eldred/Liberty/Sullivan West
Valley Central @ FDR/Hyde Park

Thursday December 23, 2021

FDR/Hyde Park and Monticello @ Middletown