SECTION 9 WRESTLING

Well we are now in the middle of January! The Eastern States Classic has come and gone and we are one month away from the Section 9 Championships. It’s safe to say that anyone who wanted to drop down a weight has done so already. Let’s take a look at the updated Section 9 Individual Rankings!

99 Pounds
1. Jordan Brown (Monroe Woodbury, 9th)
2. Alex Greco (Warwick, 9th)
3. Mason Ketcham (Washingtonville, 7th)
4. Anthony Tresch (Minisink Valley, 7th)
5. Trevor Tufano (Port Jervis, 10th)
As expected, Brown and Greco are both down at 99 now and take over the top 2 spots here. Both had nice runs at the ESC advancing to Day 2 and Brown placed 7th in a very tough bracket!. Ketcham has looked great this season and posted a 6-2 win over #4 Tresch from MV at the S9 Duals. Port’s Tufano has a few losses at 106 but dropped down the 99 for ESC and was one win away from stepping on the podium. This is going to be a great weight class to follow in the D1 Sections with wrestlers like Saenz from Middletown, Giumarra from Cornwall, Weeden from VC, and Futia from Wallkill adding considerable depth!

106 Pounds
1. Justin Morales (Middletown, 12th)
2. Jackson Merli (NFA, 10th)
3. Cole Cuppett (New Paltz, 9th)
4. Zackary McKernan (Minisink Valley, 9th)
5. Ryan Kirker (Red Hook, 9th)
Morales wrestled tough in a brutal weight at ESC but did not advance to Day 2. He is a 2X state qualifier and is undefeated in S9 so remains our clear #1 here. Merli also wrestled tough at ESC but had to injury default out during Day 1. Fortunately the injury was minor and Merli will be back in action soon. Cuppett has been under the radar but wins over kids like Ketcham and Futia have landed him at #3 here followed by MV’s McKernan who is very well battle tested and should be primed for a strong S9 tournament. Kirker from Red Hook is dangerous – he lost to McKernan but has a win over Deutsch from Mamaronack who just defeated Morales at ESC!

113 Pounds
1. Andrew Marchese (Washingtonville, 10th)
2. Jaden Hansen (NFA, 11th)
3. Nicolo Ricciuto (Valley Central, 11th)
4. Gabe Giumarra (Cornwall, 11th)
5. Ryan Ross (Port Jervis, 8th)
Marchese lost in the blood round at ESC to a wrestler from CT and his other loss was to some from Section 2…Stevo or something like that? No damage here, he’s still #1 at 113 in S9 followed by the ever improving Jaden Hansen who is sitting at #2. Ricciuto is tough, as is Giumarra who dropped a gritty 4-0 decision to Hansen at the S9 Duals. PJ 8th grader Ross makes the cut to 113 and will definitely be a contender for the D2 title in D2 but to do so he’ll need to beat Highland’s Peter Bender who earned a trip to Albany last year. Cornwall’s Tyler Reed pinned Bender at the Mid-Hudson and is definitely one to watch here at 113 as is Kenny Santiago from Middletown.

120 Pounds
1. Nick Picariello (Minisink Valley, 12th)
2. Jacob Chenier (Kingston, 12th)
3. Santos Ocasio (Monroe Woodbury, 12th)
4. Joey Curreri (Eldred, 11th)
5. Matt Davis (Wallkill, 11th)

Picariello makes the cut to 120 and has looked sharp at both The Clash and Eastern States making him our #1 at 120 followed by fellow state qualifier Chenier who sat out ESC. Ocasio took 3rd in the Kohl and is #3 followed by Curreri who is definitely one of the favorites to win the crown in D2. Wallkill’s Matt Davis had a great win over Crocco in a dual against New Paltz and he also picked up a win at ESC so he’s our new #5 but please don’t count out MV sophomore Sofia Macaluso who is having a great season and just won the 120 lb girls division at ESC. Grant Barczak from MW, Jayden Norris from Middletown and Erik Nilson from Warwick are all having solid seasons and should stay on our radar.

126 Pounds
1. Zack Ryder (Minisink Valley, 8th)
2. Matt Morris (Red Hook, 12th)
3. John Antonelli (Marlboro, 12th)
4. Drew Greco (Warwick, 11th)
5. Jacob Poppe (Washingtonville, 11th)
State finalist Ryder drops down to 126 and is our new #1 here. Ryder is having another incredible season and just finished 5th at the ESC which was absolutely loaded at this weight. Morris, Antonelli, and Greco hold steady at 2-4 but we have a new #5 in Jacob Poppe who is peaking at the right time. Poppe recently defeated Joe Ferro from Kingston who is definitely one to watch here as are Caleb Harrison from Port Jervis and Moises Diaz from Middletown.

132 Pounds
1. Jordan Suarez (Minisink Valley, 12th)
2. Josh Sam (Middletown, 12th)
3. Matt Romano (Valley Central, 12th)
4. Joey Amato (Port Jervis, 12th)
5. Eli Weinstein (Goshen, 12th)
The top four here all wrestled at the Eastern States and it made ranking them pretty simple. Suarez beat Sam 1-0, Sam Beat Romano 2-0, and Romano beat Amato 4-0. Weinstein is having a great year too making this a very solid weight especially in D1. PB freshman Brayden Pennell is coming on strong and definitely adds depth here as does VC’s Travis Phillips.

138 Pounds
1. Sean Savacool (Minisink Valley, 12th)
2. Eric Tigue (Port Jervis, 10th)
3. Gabe Galarza (Pine Bush, 12th)
4. Brian Lombardi (Minisink Valley, 11th)
5. Dan Downs (Monroe Woodbury, 11th)
This is an awesome weight and a difficult one to rank! Flip a coin basically between Savacool and Tigue but we’ll go with the MV senior as #1 for now. Galarza has a few great wins and is our #3 followed by Lombardi and Downs. Warwick’s Liam Eberlein, Kingston’s Christian Francisco-Agostin and Red Hook’s Alex Lopez are all having great years and will be in the medal hunt!

145 Pounds
1. Jaccob Gonzalez (Minisink Valley, 11th)
2. Ethan Palanca (New Paltz, 11th)
3. Aiden Cuppett (New Paltz, 12th)
4. Dylan Burgos (Pine Bush, 11th)
5. Isaiah Price (Goshen, 12th)
With teammate Savacool making the cut to 138, Minisink Valley’s Jaccob Gonzalez becomes our new #1 at 145. 2018 S9 D2 champ Palanca comes in at #2 and he’s followed by teammate Cuppett who is having a great year. Burgos is our #4 – he has wrestled very tough at 145 and will definitely contend here. Our new #5 is Goshen senior Isaiah Price who has recently notched a nice win over Kingston’s Gavin Richter who will also be a factor here. Red Hook’s Tyler Benincasa continues to have a great year and will definitely contend for the D2 title!

152 Pounds
1. Tommy Askey (Pine Bush, 12th)
2. Nick Ross (Onteora, 11th)
3. Jace Hirsch (Minisink Valley, 11th)
4. Chris Fini (Goshen 12th)
5. Andrew Filip (Minisink Valley, 9th)
Askey is undefeated and has not been taken down this season! He also just won the ESC – yeah he’s our #1 at 152. Nick Ross is as tough as nails and is going to contend for a D2 state title. Jace Hirsch dropped down to 152 for MV’s trip to The Clash and he’s our new #3 followed by Goshen’s Fini who is having a great year. MV freshman Filip looks good at 152 and stays at #5 but has guys like MW’s Mike Zrelack, New Paltz’s Levi Wynn, and Highland’s Logan Smith nipping at his heals!

160 Pounds
1. Joe McGinty (Monroe Woodbury, 12th)
2. Patrick Ross (Onteora, 11th)
3. Elijah Price (Goshen, 12th)
4. Elijah Timbrouck (Kingston, 11th)
5. Bryce Horner (Port Jervis, 12th)
McGinty looked great and placed 4th at the ESC. He has 4 losses this season but yet to lose to a D1 wrestler this year! Patrick Ross made it to the quarters and placed 6th at ESC. Ranking #’s 3, 4, and 5 was tough! Price beat Timbrouck … Timbrouck beat Horner…Horner beat Price. We went with the most recent win and gave #3 to Price. Aiden Maduro from Highland is having a great season but has been out since Mid-Hudson so he’s HM for now.

170 Pounds
1. Nate Ross (Onteora, 12th)
2. Joe Velazquez (Middletown, 12th)
3. Marcus Brown (Monroe Woodbury, 11th)
4. Alden Hathaway (Wallkill, 12th)
5. Chris McLaughlin (Minisink Valley, 12th)
Nate Ross had an impressive ESC. His only loss was a 3-0 decision to eventual champ Donahue from Sem but then needed to med fft out during Day 2. Velazquez also looked great at ESC and placed 6th in a tough weight! Brown stays at #3 but we flip Hathaway and McLaughlin at #4 and #5 as the Wallkill senior seems to be getting hot at the right time. There is a lot of depth here with wrestlers like Max Wernicki from Monroe Woodbury, Nate Patterson from NFA, Vincent Gennaro from Washingtonville, Meijas Tanner from Kingston, Max Winkler from Goshen, Brandan Douthit from Burke, and Henry Peters from E/L/SW.

182 Pounds
1. Ethan Gallo (Minisink Valley, 9th)
2. Jeremy Mazzella (Warwick, 12th)
3. Logan Michael (New Paltz, 12th)
4. Steve Felice (Monroe Woodbury, 12th)
5. Graeme Knisell (Saugerties, 12th)
MV freshman Gallo is having an outstanding season and just placed 8th at the ESC. One of his wins at ESC was a 5-1 decision over a very tough Mazella who is our #2 followed by NP senior Logan Michael at #3. Steve Felice dropped to 182 and is our new #4 followed by Knisell from Saugerties who will be strong contender for the S9 D2 title. Paravati from MW and Lyle from Wallkill are also worth keeping an eye on here as are Quick from Port Jervis and Banegas from NFA.

195 Pounds
1. Joe Russell (Newburgh Free Academy, 11th)
2. Scott Geysen (Minisink Valley, 11th)
3. Brian Giacchi (Middletown, 12th)
4. Carson Henry (Minisink Valley, 11th)
5. Connor Boyer (James I. O’Neil, 11th)
Russell is on fire and just placed 5th in a very tough weight at the Eastern States Classic. The NFA junior is no longer flying under the radar on the state level! We have some changes at 195 for slots 2-5. Geysen from MV pinned Giacchi from Middletown at S9 Duals but Giacchi then defeated Henry from MV in a tight 5-4 match one week later. Connor Boyer from James I. O’Neil has been wrestling very tough and he’s our new #5 here. Others to watch at 195 include Zavier Bennet from Kingston, Teddy Szymanski from Chester, Ben Swart from Highland and Dom Siracusa from Goshen.

220 Pounds
1. Maxx DeCapua (Newburgh Free Academy, 12th)
2. James Oosterom (Port Jervis, 12th)
3. JC Cabrera (Minisink Valley, 12th)
4. Armel Duke (Middletown, 12th)
5. Stephon Holmes (Kingston, 12th)
Big changes at 220 for this week’s rankings! DeCapua competed in the ESC and made it to the quarters but had to med fft out. He beat the kid who placed 4th so we’ll move him back to #1 and drop D2 state placer Oosterom to #2. MV spot starter JC Cabrera pulled off a huge upset and defeated previous #3 Armel Duke 12-7 in a dual meet so Cabrera is the new #3 followed by Duke. Kingston senior Holmes is our #5 here. A few others to watch here are Chester’s Dylan Bullock are Highland’s Jon Perez.

285 Pounds
1. Adam Fenner (Minisink Valley, 11th)
2. Stephan Monchery (Middletown, 8th)
3. Frankie Hernandez (Monroe Woodbury, 12th)
4. Bruce French (Middletown, 12th)
5. Logan Hickey (Warwick, 12th)
This is actually one of the easier weights to rank! Fenner is the clear #1 and just took 3rd at the ESC. He has defeated #2 Monchery – Monchery had beaten Hernandez…Hernandez topped French…French has a win over Hickey. Others to watch at heavyweight include Devin McGovern from Chester and Shamar Gittens from Highland.

Monday 1/13
Wallkill 48 Cornwall 25

Wednesday 1/15
Minisink Valley 61 Middletown 10
NFA 39 New Paltz 38
Washingtonville 56 Pine Bush 24
Port Jervis 69 Saugerties 18
Wallkill 51 Valley Central 27
Warwick 45 Kingston 39
Monroe Woodbury 71 Cornwall 12
Chester 45 Highland 34
Burke 48 Tri-Valley/Fallsburg 11
Red Hook 48 E/L/SW 36
Goshen 82 FDR – Hyde Park 0
Onteora 45 Rondout Valley 27

Thursday 1/16
Saugerties 54 Chester 36
Port Jervis 72 Eldred/Liberty/Sullivan West 18

Now that the 2020 Eastern States Classic is in the books, let’s take a look at some of the highlights from this year’s incredible tournament!

Tommy Askey Wins Title @ 152
Pine Bush senior Tommy Askey finished 4th in the state last year at the NYSPHSAA Championships in Albany. That’s a pretty impressive accomplishment for a kid who finished 2nd in the Section the year before as a sophomore. This year it appears as though Askey has taken it to the next level. He is undefeated on the season, he has yet to be taken down this year, and Askey just won the 152 pound title at the Eastern States Classic making himself one of the favorites to be on top of the podium in Albany this year! This is the second year in a row that a Section 9 has been crowned champion at the ESC – Cornwall’s Will Leonard won at 220 last year. Prior to that, Section 9 had a six year championship drought as Chris Cuccolo from Pine Bush was the last local to win when he took the title at 99 pounds back in 2013.

Redding Tops Ryan Jack @ 132
Eastport South Manor senior Zach Redding pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the tournament when he knocked off Ryan Jack by a score of 8-6 in the finals at 132. Jack, a NC State bound senior from Danbury, CT, is the #2 ranked 132 pound wrestler in the nation according to InterMat. Redding, who is heading to Iowa State in the Fall, was in control of the match from whistle to whistle. The Section 11 stud has finished 3rd, 1st, and 3rd in NYS the last three seasons and is looking forward to ending his high school career on the top step of the podium in Albany!

7th Grader PJ Duke Takes 99lb Title
PJ Duke’s magical varsity wrestling debut continues as the Carmel 7th grader dominated the field and won the first of what will likely be several ESC crowns. The only other 7th grader to win an ESC title was Beau Bartlett back in 2015 when he took the top step on the podium at 99 lbs. Bartlett, now in his senior season at Wyoming Seminary, was back in SUNY Sullivan this season and won his 4th ESC title, this time at 138 pounds.

ESC Girls Division Is A First
Girls wrestling is one of the fastest growing high school sports in the nation. State after state is sanctioning girls wrestling as a varsity sport and we hope that New York will follow suit in the very near future. There are several major tournaments in the off season that have a girls division including the Super 32 and the Journeymen Classic, however there have been no premier in-season high school tournaments with a girls division – until now. The 2020 Eastern States Classic had a girls only division which included 49 female wrestlers from 42 different schools. Congratulations to our champions Zoe Griffith (Gouverneur, 99), Caitlyn Walker (Wyoming Seminary, 106), Ally Fitzgerald (Lynbrook, 113), Sofia Macaluso (Minisink Valley, 120), Mia Macaluso (Minisink Valley, 126), Schyler Caringi (Coxsackie, 132), Damiana Racciatti (Liverpool, 152), Kai Poux (Brooklyn Tech, 170), and Joanna Jones (Wingate, 195).

Top Ranked Sem Dominated the Field
Wyoming Seminary is the #1 ranked high school wrestling team in the nation by every major wrestling media outlet – and at this weekend’s Eastern States Classic they showed why! Although they technically only came with a handful of starters but they won the tournament by an impressive 145 points over second place Shenendehowa. Capturing titles for Sem were Brandon Cannon (106), Nic Bouzakis (126), Beau Bartlett (138) , Lachlan McNeil (145), Andrew Donahue (170), and Kolby Franklin (220). Bouzakis was voted as Champion of Champions by the finalists. He pinned his first 4 opponents in the first period then majored a state medalist in the semis before teching another state medalist in the finals. Bouzakis’ father Troy is a 1990 graduate of Pine Bush where he graduated as a 3X NYS champion.

Weight Classes At A Glance
99 Champion – PJ Duke (Carmel, 7th)
Duke looked awesome and he looks like he might be the best 99 pound wrestler in NYS. I know it’s a little premature to start talking about him being the first ever 6X NY state champ but wow did he look great!

106 Champion – Brandon Cannon (Wyoming Seminary, 9th)
Cannon has now won the Beast of the East and the Eastern States Classic – not too shabby for Sem’s backup 106 pounder! Their starter at 106 is Danny Sheen. Andy Lucinski from Section 6 Newfane looked extremely impressive and might be the best 106 pounder in NYS D1 or D2!

113 Champion – Stevo Poulin (Shenedehowa, 11th)
In a rematch of last year’s 106 pound final, Poulin topped D2 state champ Geislinger by a 7-3 margin. Poulin looked awesome and showed why he’s been ranked in the top few at his weight for the past two seasons!

120 Champion – Jordan Titus (Center Moriches, 11th)
Another classic battle between two of the best wrestlers in NYS did battle as Titus defated rival Anthony Noto by a score of 9-4. MA hammer Hunter Adrian from Melrose made this weight exceptionally deep- he finished 3rd and knocked off three NYS place winners along the way!

126 Champion – Nic Bouzakis (Wyoming Seminary, 10th)
Bouzakis was on a different level than the rest of the field. He is the #1 ranked 126 pounder in the nation according to InterMat and he’s worth the price of admission. NYS had the next six place winners at 126 in Ivan Garcia (Port Chester), Anthony DiBartolo (Hauppauge), Rocco Camillaci (Hilton), Zack Ryder (Minisink Valley), Micah Roes (Lowville), and David Correa (Tottenville) finishing in places 2-7 respectively.

132 Champion – Zach Redding (Eastport South Manor, 12th)
Redding will definitely return to the national rankings after a very solid win over Ryan Jack from Danbury who is ranked as high as #2 in the nation by Intermat. One of the more anticipated matches in Albany could be a showdown between Redding and Section 5 Rush Henrietta stud Jayden Scott who placed 3rd and nearly knocked off Jack in the semis!

138 Champion – Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, 12th)
The Penn State bound Bartlett is now a 4X ESC champion. He is the top ranked 138 pounder in the nation by InterMat and he was awesome this weekend! His opponent in the finals was no slouch in NYS champ Ryan Burgos from Hilton who won a great semifinal match against last year’s ESC champ at 132 Justin McDougald from Niagara Wheatfield.

145 Champion – Lachlan McNeil (Wyoming Seminary, 12th)
McNeil won the Walsh Ironman and the Powerade and he’s the #1 145 pounder according to InterMat and FloWrestling! So he blew through this field, right….wrong! McNeil won a hard fought 5-4 decision against NYS finalist Willie McDougald from Section 6 Niagara Falls who is also ranked nationally at #18 by InterMat!

152 Champion – Tommy Askey (Pine Bush, 12th)
Askey is undefeated and has not been taken down this year. He was the top seed at this weight and he wrestled like a man on a mission! This is going to be a great weight to follow this February in Albany especially if defending state champ AJ Kovacs enters the fray here!

160 Champion – Jacob Null (Dolgeville, 11th)
Null is a great athlete! He defeated a very tough Brevin Cassella from Nashoba Regional, MA in the finals and topped Gavin Bell from Cold Spring Harbor in the semis in what could be a preview of the D2 state finals in NYS. Monroe Woodbury’s Joe McGinty was the highest finishing NYS D1 wrestler coming in 4th behind Bell.

170 Champion – Andrew Donahue (Wyoming Seminary, 10th)
Donahue was challenged by NYS D2 studs in the quarters and semis before teching Tyler Albis 15-0 in the finals. Donahue defeated Onteora’s Nate Ross 3-0 in the quarters and then topped Norwich’s Mikey Squires 6-3 in the semis. Donahue is only a sophomore!

182 Champion – Brock Delsignore (Shenendehowa, 11th)
The Section 2 hammer wrestled at 145 last year where he lost to Askey in the blood round in Albany. He is now a filled out 182 pounder and in going to be one of the favorites for a state title in February. Delsignore defeated fellow NYS D1 contender Ryan Stencel from Lancaster in the semis 10-3 before topping D2 stud and fellow Journeymen wrestler Ethan Cooper 3-1 in the finals.

195 Champion – Carson Licastri (Joel Barlow, CT, 12th)
Licastri was the #4 seed and knocked off the top seed Matt Kelly from Iona Prep in the semis 6-4 before majoring previously undefeated MA stud and #2 seed Darby McLaughlin 10-2 in the finals. Kelly was the top NYS finisher at #3 and followed by Nick Franco from Farmingdale and Joe Russell from NFA rounding out the top 5 in the weight.

220 Champion – Kolby Franklin (Wyoming Seminary, 10th)
That’s not a typo. The 220 pound ESC champion is only a sophomore. Franklin 2nd in PA last year before taking his talents to the national powerhouse prep school. He defeated Sebastian Garibaldi from White Plans by an 18-3 tech fall in the finals. McKee-Staten Island Tech’s Alex Semenenko was pinned in the opening round and then wrestled all the way back to 3rd place highlighted by a 1-0 decision in the medal match over the kid who pinned him in the opening round!

285 Champion – Sam Khodaparest (Massapequa, 12th)
Khodaparest recorded 3-2 wins over the #1 and #4 seeds in the quarters and semis – Myles Norris (Freeport) and Greg Harris (Springfield Central) respectively. He capped off his title run by beating Brentwood’s London Castillo 8-6 in the finals. Castillo defeated third seeded Adam Fenner from Minisink 7-6 in the semis. This will be a great weight to follow in Albany!

Finals
99: PJ Duke (Carmel) wbf 3:16 Vince Bouzakis (Sem)
106: Brandon Cannon (Sem) dec 5-0 Andy Lucinski (Newfane)
113: Stevo Poulin (Shen) dec 7-3 Dante Geislinger (Norwich)
120: Jordan Titus (C. Moriches) dec 9-4 Anthony Noto (HFL)
126: Nic Bouzakis (Sem) tf 18-3 Ivan Garcia (Port Chester)
132: Zack Redding (ESM) dec 8-6 Ryan Jack (Danbury)
138: Beau Bartlett (Sem) dec 10-4 Ryan Burgos (Hilton)
145: Lachlan McNeil (Sem) dec 5-4 Will McDougal (N. Falls)
152: Tommy Askey (Pine Bush) dec 5-3 Dennis Robin (Arl)
160: Jake Null (Dolge) dec 3-2 Brevin Cassella (Nashoba)
170: Andrew Donohue (Sem) tech 15-0 Tyler Albis (JJEF)
182: Brock Delsignore (Shen) dec 3-1 Ethan Cooper (Colb)
195: Carson Licastri (JB) maj 10-2 Darby McLaughlin (Spring)
220: Kolby Franklin (Sem) tf 18-3 Sebastian Garibaldi (WP)
285: Sam Kodaparest (Mass) dec 8-5 London Castillo (Brent)

MOW Lightweights: PJ Duke (Carmel)
MOW Middleweights: Zach Redding (Eastport South Manor)
MOW Heavyweights: Brock Delsignore (Shenendehowa)
Champion of Champions: Nic Bouzakis (Wyoming Seminary)
Aggregate Pin: Zack Ryder (MV) 5 pins in 8:13

Team Sportsmanship Award: Middletown
Top 5 Teams:
1. Wyoming Seminary – 233.5 points
2. Shenendehowa – 88.5 points
3. Danbury – 77 points
4. Minisink Valley – 74 points
5. Springfield Central – 64 points

Medal Matches
99 Pounds
3rd: Dailey (Sem) dec 6-0 Manfredi (Herricks)
5th: Leivano (Ward Mel) dec 4-2 Adams (Mon Far)
7th: Brown (MW) dec 6-2 Joyce (Pongenaset)

106 Pounds
3rd: Gallagher (Bay) dec 5-0 Cam Soda (Burl)
5th: Federici (Sem) dec 4-2 Rivera (Bayshore)
7th: Schafer (PalMac) dec 5-3 Brault (Joel Barlow)

113 Pounds
3rd: Rapuano (Xavier) dec 11-2 Echevarria (LB)
5th: Centrone (Mahopac) dec 3-2 Foy (MacArthur)
7th: ODell (Danbury) dec 1-0 Polo (Cold Spring)

120 Pounds
3rd: Adrian (Melrose) dec 7-3 Balducci (Pleasantville)
5th: Liardi (Mass) fft Constrastano (Wheatley)
7th: Eckerle (Commack) wbf 2:15 Joyce (Pongenanset)

126 Pounds
3rd: DiBartolo (Haup) dec 3-2 Camillaci (Hilton)
5th: Ryder (MV) wbf 3:59 Roes (Lowville)
7th: Correa (Tottenville) dec 5-3 Johnson (Danbury)

132 Pounds
3rd: Scott (Rush Hen) dec 5-3 Denatale (Locust Valley)
5th: Cardenas (Grand Street) fft Bush (CVA)
7th: Lemmons (Sem) fft Schneider (MacArthur)

138 Place
3rd: McDougald (N. Falls) dec 4-1 Sciotto (ESM)
5th: Burgess (PalMac) dec 4-0 Damasco (Commack)
7th: Baer (Gouv) dec 6-2 Price (Marcellus)

145 Pounds
3rd: Mulhauser (Central Square) dec 9-3 Sanko (Pittsford)
5th: Heck (Sem) fft Miller (Spring)
7th: Waxman (Commack) dec 3-2 Lobo (Cop)

152 Pounds
3rd: Hansen (Cold Spring) dec 7-0 Smith (Saranac)
5th: Smith (Marcus Whitman) dec 7-0 Case (CVA)
7th: Hothi (Rush Hen) fft Scutellaro (Mass)

160 Pounds
3rd: Bell (Cold Spring Harbor) wbf 2:12 McGinty (MW)
5th: Carano (Put Val) dec 5-2 P. Ross (Onteora)
7th: Galvin (Fulton) dec 3-0 Dorfman (Shen)

170 Pounds
3rd: Squires (Norwich) wbf 1:23 Moore (Lev. Div.)
5th: Araneo (Ward Mel) md 18-4 Velazquez (Middletown)
7th: Meshkov (Nisky) wbf 2:27 Rasmussen (Fairfield)

182 Pounds
3rd: Stencel (Lancaster) wbf 1:38 Behar (Byram Hills)
5th: Grechko (Brook. Tech) fft Tyrell (Haup)
7th: Shippee (Gouverneur) fft Gallo (MV)

195 Pounds
3rd: Kelly (Iona Prep) fft Franco (Farmingdale)
5th: Russell (NFA) dec 4-3 Cascen (Truman)
7th: Hegi (Mepham) dec 3-2 DeWolff (Warsaw)

220 Pounds
3rd: Semenenko (McKee) dec 1-0 Leftenant (Cop)
5th: Magliocco (Northpot) dec 9-5 Bielec (Grand Island)
7th: Stein (Shaker) wbf 4:40 Botello (Pongenaset)

285 Pounds
3rd: Fenner (MV) dec 5-1 Harris (Springfield)
5th: Null (Carthage) wbf 6:43 Lebberes (Ardsley)
7th: Lesswig (St. Joe’s) fft Prisco (Fox Lane)

Section 9 advanced 12 wrestlers into tomorrow’s quarterfinals at the 2020 Eastern States Classic. Eight other wrestlers are still alive in the consolation bracket. Wrestling will be at 9:15 – finals should start at approximately 4:00. Let’s take a look at all of the Section 9 wrestlers who are still alive for Day 2 of the ESC!

Quarterfinalists
99: Jordan Brown (MW) vs Vince Bouzakis (Sem)
113: Andrew Marchese (Wash) vs Stevo Poulin (Shen)
152: Tommy Askey (PB) vs Jeremy Scutellaro (Massapequa)
152: Nick Ross (Ont) vs Bryce Smith (Saranac)
160: Joe McGinty (MW) vs Camrin Galvin (Fulton)
160: Pat Ross (Ont) vs Brevin Cassella (Nashoba)
170: Nate Ross (Ont) vs Andrew Donohue (Sem)
182: Ethan Gallo (MV) vs Ryan Stencel (Lancaster)
195 Joe Russell (NFA) vs Darby McLaughlin (Sprinfield)
220: Armel Duke (Midd) vs Kolby Franklin (Sem)
220 Maxx DeCapua (NFA) vs Blake Beilec (Grand Island)
285: Adam Fenner (MV) vs Collin Null (Carthage)

Wrestlebacks
99: Alex Greco vs Ryan Devins (Saranac)
99: Trevor Tufano (Port Jeris)
120: Nick Picariello (MV) vs Joe Sparacio (Bayport)
126: Zack Ryder (MV) vs Sean Garofal (North Rockland)
132: Jordan Suarez (MV) vs Drew Witham (Corning)
138: Eric Tigue (PJ) vs Zach Harrington (Sydney)
170: Joe Velazquez (Midd) vs Tyler Tupper (Gouverneur)
182: Jeremy Mazzella (Warwick) vs Kyle Serro (Lynbrook)
220: Jon Perez (Highland) vs Anthony Bottelo (Ponaganset)

The Most Anticipated Quarterfinals Are….
99: RI stud Jacob Joyce takes on Sem’s Jake Dailey
106: NYS Champ Jace Schafer takes on #26 seed Dom Federici
113: Mahopac’s Centrone versus state finalist Foy should be fun
120: D2 battle between S8 Constratano and S8 Leonard
126: Garcia vs Roes will be a D1 vs D2 battle
132: State finalist Scott vs Sem’s Lemmons is the match to watch
138: My favorite 1/4 of the tournament – Burgos vs Damasco
145: Sem’s Heck and MA stud Miller will provide fireworks
152: Can S8 stud Scutellaro push an extremely tough Askey
160: NYS 3rd Galvin takes on NYS 4th McGinty
170: D1 vs D2 showdown between Araneo and Squires
182: 2019 ESC finalist Azah takes on S2 hammer Delsignore
195: McLaughlin vs Russell in a battle of undefeated wrestlers
220: Funchess takes on Magliocci in a battle of Long Island studs
285: 3 seed Rice vs 6 seed Castillo has great potential

Girls Division Preview – by Matt Diano
The Eastern States Classic is the 1st premier in-season high school wrestling tournament to incorporate a girls division! Girls wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States. Please take a few minutes to read the incredible preview of this year’s girls tournament penned by our good friend from Long Island Matt Diano!

Everything You Need For The 2020 Eastern States Classic

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Weight-by-Weight Preview — 2020 ESC Pre-Seeds

Purchase Tickets in Advance

Here we go…the much anticipated seeds for the 2020 Easter States Classic!!! Please keep in mind that these seeds are not etched in stone…changes can and will be made if seeded wrestlers scratch!

Congratulations to Minisink Valley and Port Jervis for winning the Section 9 Dual Meet Tournament last night at Minisink Valley High School. The Warriors are the Division 1 champions for the third consecutive year while Port has captured their second Division 2 title in three years.

Division 1 Finals: Minisink Valley 60 Middletown 15
Division 2 Finals: Port Jervis 56 Red Hook 12

Division 1 Semifinals: Minisink Valley 54 NFA 18
Division 1 Semifinals: Middletown 35 Monroe Woodbury 34

Division 1 Recap and Highlights
Minisink Valley is considered one of the top teams in NYS state so they came into the tournament as a heavy favorite … they did not disappoint! The most exciting dual of the evening, however, was the semifinal dual between Middletown and MW. The team score changed leads a few times and it all came down to the last match where Middletown’s Armel Duke needed a pin for the Middies to prevail and that’s exactly what he delivered. The other semi was far less dramatic however it did provide fans with a few noteworthy individual matches highlighted by a great match between NFA’s Maxx DeCapua and MV’s Carson Henry. DeCapua, a 2X NYS place winner, prevailed 6-3 but had his hands full with a greatly improved Henry who finished 5th in Section 9 last season. In the finals we also had some very exciting matches including a battle at 132 where Middletown’s Josh Sam wrestled very tough and hung with MV’s 8th grade phenom and state finalist Zack Ryder who was up at 132 for the dual. Ryder won the very physical match by a 6-3 margin. The last three bouts were also noteworthy. MV’s Geysen scored a wbf over Middletown’s Giacchi in a match between to of S9’s top 195 pounders. We also so MV’s Carson Henry pick off Middletown’s Armel Duke who was an ESC place winner last season and then there was MV’s Adam Fenner closing out the dual with a win by fall over Middletown 8th grader Stephan Monchery in a tilt between two of the best 285’s in Section 9.

Division 2 Recap and Highlights
coming soon…

The Road To Syracuse
The Section 9 Duals take place on Tuesday 1/7 and Wednesday 1/8. This tournament serves as the qualifier for the NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Championship which takes place on Saturday, February 1st in Syracuse. Let’s take a look at the schedule for Tuesday and Wednesday. Best of luck to all of the D1 and D2 teams who will be competing for Section 9 dual meet supremacy!

Wednesday January 8 – Minisink Valley location

Division 1 Semifinals – 5:00
Minisink Valley 54 NFA 18
Middletown 35 Monroe Woodbury 34
D1 and D2 Finals – 6:30
D1: Minisink Valley 60 Middletown 15
D2: Port Jervis 56 Red Hook 12

Tuesday January 7 – Newburgh Free Academy location
Division 1

Round 16
#1 Minisink Valley – bye
Washingtonville 51 Pine Bush 32

Goshen 43 Kingston 32
#4 Newburgh Free Academy 60 Cornwall 16

Quarterfinals – 7:30
#1 Minisink Valley 64 Washingtonville 15
#4 NFA 57 Goshen 24

Tuesday January 7 – Middletown location
Division 1

Round 16
#3 Monroe Woodbury 87 Monticello 0
Wallkill 50 New Paltz 32

Warwick 63 Valley Central 21
#2 Middletown – bye

Quarterfinals – 7:30
#3 Monroe Woodbury 57 Wallkill 27
#2 Middletown 47 Warwick 32

Tuesday January 7 – Port Jervis location
Division 2

Quarterfinals
#1 Port Jervis 66 Saugerties 21
#2 Red Hook 66 Eldred/Liberty/Sullivan West 18
#3 Highland fft over Rondout Valley
#4 Onteora 57 Chester 30

Semifinals – 7:30
Port Jervis 56 Onteora 17
Red Hook 78 Highland 11

Friday 1/3 and Saturday 1/4

The Clash – Rochester, MN
Minisink Valley 54 Apple Valley, MN 18
Minisink Valley 36 Huntley, IL 25
Minisink Valley 53 North Scott, IA 17
*The Warriors win their Day 1 bracket and advance to the the Day 2 championship pool! They can finish no lower than 4th place out of 32 teams!!!*

Championship Pool Teams
MV, Waverly Shell Rock, IA, Shakopee, MN, St. Michael-Albertville, MN

Round 1
St. Michael-Albertville, MN 40 Minisink Valley 24
Shakopee, MN 41 Waverly Shell Rock, IA 21

Round 2
Shakopee, MN 41 Minisink Valley 21
St. Michael-Albertville, MN 31 Waverly Shell Rock, IA 25

Round 3
Waverly Shell Rock, IA 38 Minisink Valley 36
Shakopee, MN 30 St. Michael-Albertville, MN 25 O

Saturday 1/4

Shoreline Classic – MW & Pine Bush

Pine Bush Results: Pine Bush crowned two champions at the Shoreline Classic as Gabe Galarza took the tile at 138 and Tommy Askey won the crown at 152. Dylan Burgos took 5th at 145 with his only loss coming to the eventual champion.

Monroe Woodbury Results: Monroe Woodbury had one champion and placed 9 in the top 6 at the Shoreline. Jordan Brown pinned or teched every opponent and won the crown at 99. He was selected as one of the MOWs for the tournament. Also placing for MW were Santos Ocasio (2nd at 120), Grant Barczak (6th @ 120), Dan Downs (5th @ 138), Mike Zrelak (5th @ 152), Marcus Brown (5th @ 170), Mike Paravati (6th @ 182), Steve Felice (3rd @ 195), and Frankie Hernandez (3rd @ 285).

Somers Tournament – Middletown, Goshen, and Burke
Middletown Results: Middletown finished 2nd behind Mahopac.
Champions
99 – Manny Saenz
106 – Jacob Roger
126 – Moises Diaz
2nd Place
113 – Kenny Santiago
3rd Place
99 – Jeff Anicet
120 – Jayden Norris
160 – Pablo Garcia
285 – Luis Lowery 

Goshen Results – Goshen came in 3rd as a team
Champions
160 – Elijah Price
170 – Max Winkler
2nd Place
106 – Jacob Perales
132 – Eli Weinstein
152 – Chris Fini
3rd Place
170 – Ioannis Karystinakis
4th Place
195 – Dom Siracusa
285 – Aidan DeEntremont

Burke Results
2nd Place
170 – Brendan Douthit

Jamie Mormile Invitational – Chester & Onteora
Chester Results
132 – Mark Bruckenstein – 5th place
160 – Nick Randazzo – 5th place
195 – Teddy Szymanski – 5th
285 – Devin McGovern – 1st

Onteora Results
99 – Tommy Sheilds – 4th
138 – Sam Buono – 5th
145 – Owen Allison – 4th
145 – Avery Burns – 6th
152 – Nick Ross – 1st place – win over state placer Dennis Robin
160 – Pat Ross – 1st place
170 – Nate Ross – 1st place

RCK Mat Wars – Washingtonville, Highland, and Kingston

Kingston Results: Kingston High took second place at the Ketcham Mat Wars today. Taking titles for the Tigers were Gavin Richter 145, Nick York 182, Zavier Bennet 195 and Stephon Holmes 220. Placing third for the Tigers were Joey  Ferro 126, Christian Francisco 138, Ken Straker 152, Elijah Timbrouck 160, and Tanner Mejias 170. Rounding out the field was Makeil Scott 138 in 4th place

Washingtonville Results: Washingtonville finished in 3rd place(167.5) behind 2nd place Kingston (197) and 1st place RCK (198.5)
1st  Place: Mason Ketcham 99
2nd  Place: Austin Maddox 120, Jacob Poppe 126, John Roosa 182       
Jake McVey 220
3rd  Place: Dominic Gennaro 132, Jack Baumkirschner 145     
Fredy Garcia 285
4th  Place: Vincent Gennaro 170
5th  Place: Logan Serafin 126, Caden DeMarco 152, Justin Callahan 195