Our walkthrough meeting for the Eastern States Classic wrestling tournament is this Sunday at SUNY Sullivan at 2pm. There will be a follow up meeting at Pizza Hut in Liberty at 2:45 pm. Anyone who can volunteer their time to help us set-up or run the tournament is invited to attend. Thank you in advance.
The Friends of Section 9
Tuesday January 3, 2017
Saugerties 54 Goshen 19
Wallkill 72 Roy C. Ketcham 15
Wednesday January 4, 2017
PJ 66 Monticello 6 New Paltz 48 Red Hook 27
NFA 54 Kingston 24 Rondout 45 Onteora 42
MW 47 Middletown 27 VC 50 Washingtonville 31
MV 70 Pine Bush 6 Highland 60 Ellenville 16
Thursday January 5, 2017
Goshen 54 Chester 15
Friday January 6, 2017
Port Jervis 56 Red Hook 27
NFA 49 Warwick 25
Now that we are done with the holiday tournaments I think it’s a good time to post some updated rankings. Many, but not all, wrestlers have dropped down a weight class because of the +2 so there is have been a lot of changes! Since I had some extra time over the holidays I decided to post the rankings in a slightly different format and provide some notes for each weight class.
As always, I apologize if I have overlooked anyone and please feel free to send respectful feedback to sectionixwrestling@gmail.com. Let’s take a look at the top guys in each weight…
99 lbs.
1. Nick Picariello – Minisink Valley, freshman
2. Colby Amell – Saugerties, sophomore
3. Christian Prokosch – Cornwall, junior
4. Justin Morales – Middletown, freshman
5. Jacob Chenier – Kingston, freshman
The 99 pound weight class in Section 9 is as deep as I can ever remember! Picariello’s only losses have been in NJ at 106 pounds. Amell just had an impressive showing at the Mid Hudson including a pin over Prokosch who he lost to earlier this season. Morales just made the cut to 101 and placed at the very tough Massapequa Holiday Tournament where he picked up a win over MW’s Nicky Scancarello who is definitely a wrestler to watch here. Chenier is a tough freshman with a lot of upside. This weight may become even tougher if Pine Bush freshman Jordan Suarez makes this weight!
106 lbs.
1. Dylan Earl – Monroe Woodbury, junior
2. Greg Fischer – NFA, junior
3. Jordan Suarez – Pine Bush, freshman
4. Pat Ross – Onteora, 8th grade
5. Wade Harris – Red Hook, senior
Earl has looked great and just picked up the title at the Massapequa tournament. Fischer looked awesome at the Mid Hudson! He took 3rd however he was dominating the eventual champ in the semis 7-0 before getting caught in tight headlock and pinned. Suarez gave Earl all he could handle a few weeks ago and might be even tougher if he drops to 99! Ross made it to the finals of the Mid Hudson by defeating Harris – a 2X Section 9 champion! If MW’s Ryan Burgos can make it to 108 he will definitely be a factor here!
113 lbs.
1. Marco Vespa – Monroe Woodbury, sophomore
2. Matthew Romano – Valley Central, freshman
3. Ryan Burgos – Monroe Woodbury, sophomore
4. Jimmy Heinlein – Saugerties, sophomore
5. Lucas Fischer – NFA, sophomore
Vespa has been dominating this year but we can’t sleep on Mid Hudson champion Romano who is undefeated thus far! Burgos has been very impressive as has Heinlein who made the cut to 113 for the Mid Hudson where he finished 2nd to Romano. Fischer makes his way into the top 5 here with a 3rd place finish at the Mid Hudson where he beat teammate Tyler Dellatorre 5-3 in OT in their medal match. Pine Bush sophomore Kevin Urena will also be in the conversation here.
120 lbs.
1. Tyler Lynch – Minisink Valley, senior
2. James Faison – Wallkill, freshman
3. Joe McGinty – Monroe Woodbury, freshman
4. Nick Conetta – Chester, freshman
5. Carson Sauschuck – Port Jervis, junior
Lynch looked great taking the title in Kittatinny, NJ! Faison (5th at Mid Hudson) and McGinty (3rd at Massapequa) also had great holiday tournaments. Conetta and Sauschuck have had great years thus far as have Tommy Askey from Pine Bush and Brandon DeLaRosa from NFA. 120 is shaping up to be a very solid weight in Section 9!
126 lbs.
1. Andrew Davis – Wallkill, senior
2. Cameron Wernicki – Monroe Woodbury, senior
3. Derrick Magsamen – Pine Bush, junior
4. Nate Ross – Onteora, freshman
5. Emanuel Ward – Monroe Woodbury, senior
Like 120, this weight class will also be pretty deep on the D1 side. Davis made it to the semis of the Mid Hudson before forfeiting out to 4th place. Wernicki placed 4th at the Massapequa Holiday Tournament where his teammate Ward went 2-2 and was one win from placing. Ross has only lost to Davis, Conetta, and a tough S11 kid and has a pin over Nick Curreri who made it to the semis at the Windsor Tournament and should not be overlooked. Minisink Valley’s Connor Greiner, a 2X Section 9 champion, should be returning to action very soon and will definitely be a factor here!
132 lbs.
1. Ian Houck – Rondout Valley, junior
2. Robert Satriano – Valley Central, senior
3. Brad Bonner – Wallkill, senior
4. Anthony Sountis – Monroe Woodbury, senior
5. Patrick Owens – Monticello, senior
Houck made it to the finals of the Mid Hudson and notched wins over Satriano and Bonner along the way. Bonner finished 4th and Satriano 5th at the Mid Hudson but I’ve kept Satriano over Bonner because of his early season head to head over him. Sountis made it to the finals of the Massapequa tournament and Owens has been solid all year.
138 lbs.
1. Louis Libutti – Monroe Woodbury, senior
2. Vinny Vetrano – Minisink Valley, junior
3. Robert Randall – NFA, senior
4. Kyle Ripa – Wallkill, senior
5. Mat Malherio – Highland, sophomore
In one of the most exciting matches of the year, Libutti defeated Vetrano in SV at the Section 9 Duals. Randall had a great Mid Hudson Tournament finishing in 2nd place and had a win over #5 Malherio, who finished 6th. Ripa has been solid all year and took 4th in the Mid Hudson. The landscape of 132, 138, and 145 could change if the Vetrano twins decide to drop down a weight…we shall see!
145 lbs.
1. William Harrison – Port Jervis, sophomore
2. Dominic Vetrano – Minisink Valley, junior
3. Tom Fini – Monroe Woodbury, senior
4. Shawn Burgos – Pine Bush, junior
5. Tyler Serafini – NFA, sophomore
Harrison grabs the top spot with a hard fought win over Vetrano at the Jim Wilson Duals. Fini grabbed 3rd at the Massapequa tournament and Burgos has been very tough all year losing only one match to a kid from Section 1. Serafini has had an excellent season thus far but has several other kids nipping at his heels for the #5 spot including Cornwall’s Gazzillo, Wallkill’s Pushman, and Onteora’s Chartrand. Might we see Bobe from Washingtonville here in the very near future???
152 lbs.
1. Evan Barczak – Monroe Woodbury, senior
2. Brandon Bobe – Washingtonville, senior
3. Nijee Noble – Kingston, senior
4. Tristen Schiafo – Red Hook, junior
5. Dillon Ross – Onteora, junior
Barczak is nationally ranked by Flo at #20 and has committed to wrestle at D1 Drexel. His only loss this year has been to a kid from Canada who recently placed 4th at the Beast of the East. Bobe has been dominating his opponents! He is undefeated with every win being either pin or tech fall. Noble was very impressive in taking first at the Mid Hudson where he avenged a day 1 pool match loss to Schiafo be defeating him 3-1 in the day 2 finals. Schiafo defeated Ross in the semis in OT.
160 lbs.
1. Ryan Ferro – Warwick, senior
2. Noah Curreri – Eldred/Liberty/Sullivan West, senior
3. Timmy Ganuncio – Minisink Valley, junior
4. Lucas Wightman – Warwick, senior
5. Zachary Beam, Valley Central, senior
Ferro was last year’s NYS champion at 152 and he’s been an absolute buzz saw this year! Curreri has been a force as well having just taken 1st at the Windsor Christmas Tournament. Ganuncio is 18-2 this year with no losses to Section 9 opponents and Wightman’s only S9 loss has been to Barczak. Beam grabbed the #5 spot but there were several others in contention including Saugerties frosh Graham Knisell and Cornwall’s Thomas Cook.
170 lbs.
1. Mike Fekishazy – Wallkill, senior
2. Mark Ohanian – Valley Central, senior
3. Adonis Morano – Middletown, junior
4. Brian Mascaro – Wallkill, junior
5. Jason Butler – Port Jervis, junior
Fekishazy has been awesome this year notching wins over Evan Frank from Section 1 (3rd NYS D1) and James Hoeg of Section 11 (4th NYS D2) – both at 182! Ironically, the only blemish on Fek’s record this season has been a loss at 170…it will be interesting to see where he goes in February! Ohanian has been a beast. He’s undefeated and has scored bonus points in every match except a 9-6 win over #4 Mascaro. Morano is having a great year as well and just placed 4th in a very tough weight at the Massapequa Tournament. Butler’s only S9 loss has been to Morano and he recently picked up a win over Minisink’s Demetrius Moore who is another wrestler to watch here.
182 lbs.
1. Joey Yanis – Minisink Valley, junior
2. Ben Cuppett – New Paltz, senior
3. Maxx DeCapua – NFA, freshman
4. Kyle Strauss – Monroe Woodbury, senior
5. Will Leonard – Cornwall, sophomore
Yanis was a D1 sectional finalist at this weight last season and has been very good this year. His only loss was in the finals of the Linn Crawn Tournament in Kittatinny, NJ. Cuppett is a 2X defending S9 D2 champ but has had very limited action this year so he’s at #2 for now. DeCapua placed 3rd in the sections at 170 as an 8th grader last year and has been very tough this year. He took 4th at the Mid Hudson where Leonard took 5th with a win over the aforementioned Mascaro.
195 lbs.
1. Tom Kearns – Goshen, senior
2. Andrew Covais – Minisink Valley, senior
3. Alex Leonty – Washingtonville, senior
4. Henricus Van Heedstede Obelt, senior
5. Thomas Keller – Cornwall, senior
This was by far the most difficult weight class to rank. Covais was a S9 D1 finalist at this weight last year and has been dominating the competition this year including a 1st place finish at Kittatinny. He did recently lose to John Cassidy from Cornwall however so Covais slides to #2 behind Kearns who is undefeated and has a nice win over Oquendo from Middletown. Cassidy and Oquendo didn’t crack the top 5 yet but are definitely wrestlers to watch. Leonty from Washingtonville has looked tough and only has one loss to a S9 opponent and that was at 220 to Port Jervis’ Scyler Phillips. Leonty’s teammate VHO has only one loss (Covais) and has a pin over Cornwall’s Keller who sits at #5 after taking 4th at the Mid Hudson. Wallkill’s Billy Kras finished 5th at the Mid Hudson and shouldn’t be overlooked.
220 lbs.
1. Ryan Ellefsen – Goshen, senior
2. Samson Perez – Monroe Woodbury, senior
3. Horace Duke – Middletown, senior
4. Scyler Phillips – Port Jervis, senior
5. James Ball – Saugerties, senior
Ellefsen was a state finalist last year and has committed to wrestle at D1 Clarion next year. He has pinned every opponent this year. We were hoping to see Duke vs Perez at Massapequa but Perez was ill and did not wrestle; Duke finished 4th. We’ll keep it Perez #2 and Duke #3 for now but I have a feeling that match-up could go either way. Scyler Phillips is having a nice year with wins over Leonty and Ball and he also made it to the semis at the holiday tournament in Bethlehem Catholic, PA. Ball dominated the competition at the Mid Hudson taking home the title by pinning his opponent from S11 Longwood in the finals! John Goodall from Eldred/Liberty/Sullivan West is also having a great year and could definitely re-enter the top-5 soon while Minisink Valley’s Andrew Slagle’s only S9 losses have been to Perez, Duke, and Leonty and should also not be overlooked!
285 lbs.
1. Andrew Fenner – Minisink Valley, junior
2. Norris Gipson – Middletown, senior
3. Guy Soumah – New Paltz, senior
4. Austin Taylor – Warwick, senior
5. Will McCartney – NFA, senior
Fenner was a Section 9 D1 finalist at this weight last season and has been very impressive this year! He has not been beaten by a S9 wrestler and just pinned his way to the title at the Linn Crawn in Kittatinny, NJ. Gipson’s only S9 loss has been to Fenner and he has wins over #3 Soumah and #4 Taylor. Soumah’s only S9 loss has been to Gipson and posted a nice 7-2 win over McCartney earlier this season. Taylor’s only local loss has been to Gipson and also has a win over MW’s Havison who is not ranked but definitely worth keeping an eye on! The #5 spot was a toss-up between McCartney and Leser from Saugerties. I gave McCartney the not based on a strong showing at the Mid Hudson where he took 2nd. Leser had to injury default out of the Mid Hudson after a quarterfinal loss however he does have an early season win over McCartney and shouldn’t be overlooked. Washingtonville’s Max Kissack, VC’s Bryce Moore, and Cornwall’s Owen Astigarraga are all also very solid heavyweights!
Tuesday 12/27
Minisink Valley @ Linn Crawn Memorial at Kittatinny, NJ
Minisink Valley crowned 3 champs and had 5 other wrestlers finish in the top 4 at the Linn Crawn Memorial Tournament in Kittatiny, NJ. Tyler Lynch was the champ at 120, Andrew Covais won at 195, and Andrew Fenner pinned his way to the 285 pound title! Dominic Vetrano (145) and Joey Yanis (182) finished 2nd, Timmy Ganuncio (160) took 3rd, and “Meaty” Moore (170) and Andrew Slagle (220) finished 4th! Full MV Results Here!
Tuesday 12/27 & Wednesday 12/28
Mid-Hudson Tournament at Arlington HS
2016 Mid Hudson Tournament – Final Results
Tournament Highlights:
– 5 of the top 10 teams from Section 9
– Saugerties 4th, Wallkill 5th, NFA 7th, VC 8th, Cornwall 9th
– Wallkill’s Mike Fekishazy voted MOW Senior!
Section 9 Champs
– Matt Romano (VC) @ 113
– Nijee Noble (Kingston) @ 152
– Marc Ohanian (VC) @ 170
– Mike Fekishazy (Wallkill) @ 182… MOW Senior!!!
– Jimmy Ball (Saugerties) @ 220
Wednesday 12/28
Monroe Woodbury, Middletown @ Massapequa Christmas Tournament
The Crusaders came in 2nd behind Long Beach and crowned two champions at the Massapequa Christmas Tournament. Dylan Earl was the champion at 106 and Marco Vespa took home the title at 113. Vespa also won the aggregate pin award for earning the most pins in the least amount of time. Evan Barczak finished 2nd losing 4-1 in the finals to a wrestler from Canada who recently finished 4th at the Beast of the East. Anthony Sountis also finished in 2nd place for the Crusaders at 132. Other top for finishers for Monroe include Joe McGinty (3rd @ 120), Cameron Wernicki (4th @ 126), Rob Estevez (4th @ 132), Louis Libutti (4th @ 138), Tom Fini (3rd @ 145), John Minnies (4th @ 160), and Kyle Strauss (4th @ 182).
Middletown finished in 6th place as a team and had three top 4 finishers. Julius Oquendo came in 3rd at 195 while Adonis Morano (170) and Horace Duke (220) both finished in 4th place!
Wednesday 12/28 & Thursday 12/29
E/L/SW @ Windsor Christmas Tournament
Eldred Liberty Sullivan West brought 5 wrestlers to the Windsor Christmas Tournament and 3 placed! As a team, E/L/SW finished 17th out of 31 teams. Noah Curreri won the title at 160 pounds by defeating fellow state qualifier Madison Hoover of BGAH. Nicky Curreri took 4th at 126 while John Goodell placed 5th at 195.
2016 Windsor Christmas Tournament Results
Thursday 12/29 & Friday 12/30
Port Jervis @ Tony Isello Christmas Tournament at Bethlehem Catholic, PA
Just a reminder that the Eastern States Classic is just around the corner and this year’s tournament will be tougher than ever! Come out the SUNY Sullivan on January 13th and 14th to enjoy the action! If you can’t make in person, this year’s tournament is being covered LIVE by FloWrestling.
Monday 12/19
Warwick 72 Monticello 15
Tuesday 12/20
Minisink Valley 71 Cornwall 9
Chester 54 Mt. Vernon 35
Nyack 50 Chester 33
Wednesday 12/21
Onteora 33 E/L/SW 27 New Paltz 42 Rondout Valley 28
Middletown 52 Goshen 21 – Ellefsen picks up win #100!!!
NFA 48 Pine Bush 31 Red Hook 57 Highland 15
Warwick 41 Port Jervis 40 Wallkill 53 Kingston 28
Valley Central 53 Saugerties 30 MW 80 Washingtonville 3
Thursday 12/22
Cornwall 34 NFA 33 – criteria (most matches won)
Middletown 70 Washingtonville 9
Friday 12/16 and Saturday 12/17
Monroe Woodbury @ XCalibur Wrestling Invitational
Evan Barczak wins the 152 bracket with a 10-0 major decision over Kade Laughney from West Morris Central, NJ. Awesome performance by Evan! Marco Vespa finished 4th at 120 and Cam Wernicki took 6th at 132. Monroe Woodbury finished 5th in the team race. Great job by the Crusaders!
NFA, MW(B), & Warwick @ Tony Carlucci Duals
NFA 49 Monroe Woodbury (B) 26 NFA 48 Carmel 21
NFA 55 Harrison 26 NFA 63 Port Chester 19
Raritan 53 Warwick 19 Harrison 41 MW (B) 37
Sunday 12/18
MV, PJ, Cornwall, VC, & Washingtonville @ Jim Wilson Duals
Host Minisink Valley went 4-0 and took home the first place trophy at the Jim Wilson Duals on Sunday. Warrior 195 pounder Andrew Covais was awarded the Frank Carrozza MOW as voted on by the coaches, while MV 182 pounder Joey Yanis won the Don Simmons Aggregate Pin Award with 4 pins in a combined 3:07! Washingtonville’s Brandon Bobe picked up his 100th career win when he teched VC’s Quinn Robinson 18-2. Congrats to Brandon!
Minisink 63 Port Jervis 13 Pearl River 48 Corning 33
VC 51 Washingtonville 31 Minisink 67 Corning 17
Pearl River 43 Port 26 Plainedge 42 Cornwall 28
Minisink 57 Pearl River 27 Cornwall 49 Washingtonville 33
VC 36 Plainedge 30 Port Jervis 40 Corning 35
VC 46 Cornwall 31 Plainedge 47 Washingtonville 36
Medal Rounds:
1st: Minisink Valley 59 Valley Central 26
3rd: Plainedge 45 Pearl River 37
Cornwall 49 Corning 24
Port Jervis 43 Washingtonville 30
Wallkill @ Clarkstown North Tournament
Wallkill crowned 2 champs, 3 runner ups, and 2 thirds at the Clarkstown North Tournament this Sunday. Note: Wallkill’s Avery Ellison, James Faison, Brad Bonner, Joe Pushman, and Billy Kras were not entered.
Team Scores
1 – John Jay Cross River – 160
2 – New Rochelle – 89
3 – West Islip – 86
4 – Wallkill – 72
| 3rd place: 120-Angel LeBron 152-Kraig Thomas 2nd place: 170- S1 Champ: Jake Logan (New Ro) wbf Mike Fekishazy 1:34 182-S1 Champ-Jordan Wallace (New Ro) tech Brian Mascaro 18-0 285-Bim Gecaj (JJC) wbf Gabe Vasquez 3:50 Champion 99-Derek Ellison dec Julianna Duva (JJCR) 7-2 126-Andrew Davis dec Matt Kramer (JJCR) 12-7 Pine Push @ Pawling Invitational Pine Bush Top-3 placers : |
Now that we are a few weeks into the season I think it’s time to post some updated Section 9 individual rankings. Just a few notes about these rankings…
Without further ado….here are Rankings #2! (Yes that rhymed.)
Tuesday 12/13
Section 9 Duals – Day 1 @ Middletown
Round 16: Middletown 62 Warwick 18
Round 16: Valley Central 47 NFA 25
Quarters: (1) Minisink 45 Middletown 29
Quarters: (4) Washingtonville 43 Valley Central 42
Section 9 Duals – Day 1 @ Wallkill
Round 16: Kingston 48 Port Jervis 40
Round 16: Pine Bush 66 Goshen 21
Quarters: (3) Wallkill 59 Kingston 17
Quarters: (2) Monroe Woodbury 64 Pine Bush 9
Wednesday 12/14
Section 9 Duals – Day 2 @ Newburgh Free Academy
Semifinals (D1): 5:30
Minisink Valley 62 Washingtonville 19
Monroe Woodbury 47 Wallkill 19
Finals (D1 & D2): 7:00
D1: Monroe Woodbury 45 MV 28
D2: Red Hook 61 New Paltz 16
Other Wednesday Matches:
Saugerties 51 Cornwall 18
Highland 44 Chester 36
Ellenville & Onteora @ E/L/SW
Friday 12/16
Friday 12/9 & Saturday 12/10
Minisink Valley @ Linda Stuart Duals in Colonie
Despite missing two starters due to injury, Minisink Valley went 6-1 at the Colonie Tournament with their only loss coming to out of state power Mt. Anthony from Vermont. Undefeated Warriors included Nick Picariello (99), Joey Yanis (182), Andrew Covais (195), and Andrew Slagle (220).
Minisink Valley 70 Albany Academy 10
Minisink Valley 58 Indian River 18
Minisink Valley 64 Ketcham 12
Minisink Valley 57 Burnt Hills 25
Minisink Valley 40 Queensbury 34
Minisink Valley 36 Massapequa 31
Mt. Anthony, VT 38 Minisink Valley 36
Onteora @ Valley Duals
Copenhahen 51 Onteora 25 Central Valley 78 Onteora 6
Onteora 46 Little Falls 36 Onteora 57 Whiteboro 30
La Salle 54 Onteora 34 SVEC 57 Onteora 26
Mexico 48 Onteora 30 La Salle 45 Onteora 39
Saturday 12/10
Cornwall & Rondout Valley @ Dragon Duals
1st Place – Columbia
2nd Place – Pearl River
3rd Place – Cornwall
4th Place – Horace Greeley
5th Place – Rondout Valley
Undefeated Cornwall wrestlers were Christian Prokosch (99), Steve Gazzillo (145), and Will Leonard (182). Columbia’s John Devine (138) was voted tournament MOW.
Pearl River 60 Rondout Valley 24 Pearl River 41 Cornwall 36
Cornwall 60 Rondout Valley 24 Cornwall 51 Horace Greeley 32
Columbia 44 Cornwall 31
Pine Bush @ East Ramapo Titan Tournament
Pine Bush Varsity represented Section 9 Wrestling at the “East Ramapo Titan Duals” in Spring Valley, NY this Saturday 12/10/2016, and took 1st place of 6 Varsity Teams. Pine Bush’s Tommy Askey went 5:0 at 120 lbs with all 5 pins to take “Most Outstanding Wrestler” ! Pine Bush had 6 undefeated wrestlers on Saturday :
Jordan Suarez (106), Tommy Askey (120), Derrick Magsamen (126), Shaun Burgos (145), Chris Tremper (160), and Owen Daly (170).
Pine Bush 50 East Ramapo 34 Pine Bush 51 Tappan Zee 15
Pine Bush 66 Arlington 24 Pine Bush 54 Croton Harmon 33
Pine Bush 66 Nyack 24
John Jay Tournament
| 1 | JOHN JAY CROSS RIVER | 217.5* |
| 2 | WALLKILL | 215.5* |
| 3 | MIDDLETOWN | 197.0 |
Wallkill crowned 1 champ, 6 runner ups, and 2 thirds, 1-4th ,two-5th and 1-6th at the John Jay Tournament this Friday/Saturday
3rd place:
138-Kyle Ripa
170-Brian Mascaro
2nd place:
99-Julianna Duva-JJCR dec Derek Ellison-Wallkill SV 6-4
113-Mickey Bruno-PV major dec Avery Ellison -Wallkill 10-1
120-Tyler Albis-JJEF wbfall James Faison-Wallkill 5:40
126-Andrew Davis (not entered)
132-Randy Earl-JJEF dec Brad Bonner-Wallkill 7-0
145-Ray Cotto-JJCR major dec Joe Pushman-Wallkill 9-1
195-Johnny Santos-Fox Lane wbfall Billy Kras-Wallkill 3:!7
Champion
182-Mike Fekishazy won by inj default over Evan Frank (3rd NYS last year)-JJCR. Fekishazy was winning 6-2 late in third period when Frank stopped the match.
Tournament MOW- Grant Cuomo-Brewster-152 lbs
Middletown finished 3rd as a team behind Champion John Jay Cross River and Runner up Wallkill. Top 3 placers for the Middies:
Champions – 170lbs Adonis Morano, 285lbs, Norris Gipson.
Runners up – 170lbs Tajh Ali, 220lbs Horace Duke
3rd place – 106lbs Justin Morales, 152lbs Nate Garcia, 195lbs Julius Oquendo
Newburgh Free Academy crowned 2 champions and had 3 other wrestlers finish 3rd. Greg Fischer was crowned champion at 106 while Tyler Serafini won the title at 152. Tyler Dellatore (113), Maxx DeCapua (182), and William McCartney (285) all finished in 3rd place for the Goldbacks. Click HERE for all of the NFA individual results.
Kingston @ Matmania in Glens Falls
Kingston placed 5th of 18 teams at the Glens Falls Matmania. Seven Tigers placed.
Nijee Noble took 2nd at 170 with a 3-0 loss to Northern Adirondack’s Justin Trembley. In the semis, Noble defeated 2x Section II champ Eoghan Sweeney of Niskayuna 2-1.