JD Zitone (pictured on left in blue and white), captured his second consecutive Metropolitan Conference Championship this weekend for Centenary College. JD will be competing in the NCAA National Championships in LaCrosse, Wisconsin on March 9th and 10th. Zitone enters the tournament ranked 4th in the nation (Division III). He is currently undefeated at 25-0 on the season. Check out http://www.centenarycollege.edu/cms/en/athletics/wrestling/ for more information on JD and the Cyclones.
NYS WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
SectionIXWrestling.com will, of course, be attending the NYS Wrestling Championships Friday and Saturday at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY. From my seat on press row, I will be providing as many individual bout results as possible. Due to my location in the arena (D1 side), it will be difficult to provide comprehensive results for both divisions, but I will due my absolute best. As updated brackets are make available, I will post them as well. Good luck to all of our Section 9 wrestlers…..go for it!!!
The “big dance” is right around the corner. This weekend 480 student-athletes will storm the Times Union Center in Albany, NY with a common goal….to be crowned NYS Champion! Wrestling will begin on Friday at 10:00 a.m. and will continue through Saturday evening’s finals. For a complete schedule, go to www.nysphsaawrestling.com.
For once, treacherous weather will not be an issue!!! The brackets are set and available below. SectionIXWrestling.com has put together a tournament preview for both D1 and D2. Enjoy!
2012 NYS Tournament Preview (99-145)
2012 NYS Tournament Preview Part 2 (152-285)
The central sign-up dates for the 2012 USA Wrestling Kids States are:
Saturday Feb. 18th in Middletown at Studio AYO on Rt. 211 from 10:30 am- 12:30 pm. Tuesday Feb. 21st at the MW High School from 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm.
All fees and paperwork will be collected on those dates and forwarded as a section to the tournament director in Long Island.
As I am able to get results from other state qualifying tournaments around the state, I will “link” them below.
Section 1 D1 D2 Section 7
Section 2 D1 D2 Section 8 D1 D2
Section 3 D1 D2 Section 9 D1 D2
Section 4 D1 D2 Section 10 D1 D2
Section 5 D1 D2 Section 11 D1 D2
Section 6 D1 D2 PSAL D1 D2
CHSAA
Here are your Section 9 Division 1 quarterfinal match-ups. Wrestling will begin at 9:30 at Monroe Woodbury High School. Semifinals should begin at approximately 11:45 and the finals are slated to start at 6:30! Good luck to all of our wrestlers.
99
Gerard Daly(MV) vs. Mack Philips(VC) Evan Barzack(MW) vs. Andrew North(PB)
Vinny Vespa(MW) vs. Isaiah Gutierrez-Vera(Mid) Steven Slepoy(NFA) vs. Chris Cuccolo(PB)
106
John Stramiello(PB) vs. Damani Burns(NFA) Sean Sweeney(Corn) vs. Johnny Bastone(NFA)
Dylan Booth(PJ) vs. Justin Clavell(Wash) Gabe Campbell(VC) vs. Michael Raccioppi(MV)
113
TJ Kreider (Corn) vs. Hussain Hasan(VC) Alex Baum(MW) vs. Mason Rambrose(MV)
Ryan Ferro(War) vs. Jordan Jackson(Midd) Luis Andreakis(Wash) vs. PJ Smoot(MW)
120
Justin Corradino(War) vs. Angel Martinez(MW) Ryan Bolger(VC) vs. Chris Truglio(MV)
Tyler Rodriguez(Midd) vs. Sean Foshini(NFA) Nick Sebesta(Wall) vs. Bryan Mongiello(Wash)
126
Tom Murphy (MW) vs. Justin Guarno(Wash) Brandon Lewis(MW) vs. Lance Golubinski(Gos)
Brett Johnson(Corn) vs. Wyatt Lendle(VC) Mike Yaeger(Saug) vs. Donald Brown(Midd)
132
Luke Roth (Corn) vs. Kenny Lumbrazo(MV) Ray Isales(Corn) vs. Jordan Robles(PB)
John Derhan(NFA) vs. Thomas Wightman(War) Coby McGuire(NFA) vs. Mohamed Shidid(Wash)
138
Shane Connolly (War) vs. Tyler Owen(Wall) Luke Evans(Mont) vs. Tom Curley(MW)
Mark Milisci(Wash) vs. Quinn Zsido(Corn) Antonio Fracasse(NFA) vs. Dylan Muller(PJ)
145
Bret Sauschuck(PJ) vs. Tyler Blasko(Wall) Drake Barzack(MW) vs. Dante Giannetta(Corn)
Devyn Fennell(MV) vs. Shane Ginley(War) Ryan Sause(PB) vs. Kyle Wierzbicki(War)
152
Ryan Bedross(War) vs. Tim Yurgel(Corn) Bryan Cuilty(NFA) vs. Travis Edwards(PJ)
AJ Voelker(MW) vs. Francesco Pichardo(Wash) Nick Wentland(MV) vs. JP Vandercliff(MW)
160
Dan DeCarlo(PJ) vs. Harley Rogers(War) Luke Zsido(Corn) vs. Chris Weston(PB)
Jake Hoffman(MV) vs. Andrew Bragado(Wash) Anthony Milano(MW) vs. Pat Sause(PB)
170
Colin Casey(Wash) vs. Rob Cuomo(Saug) Andrew Mentz(Saug) vs. Frank Mayo(MV)
Kyle McGuire(NFA) vs. Ryan Gagnon(Corn) Andy Sliter(War) vs. Kirk Nelson(Midd)
182
Anthony Sannella(MV) vs. Chris Farrell(Saug) John McWeeney(King) vs. Randy Wilson(PJ)
Andrew Giese(Corn) vs. TJ Mann (Corn) Tom Merenyi(Gosh) vs. Bilal Hasan(VC)
195
Deon Edmond(King) vs. James Bethel(Saug) Vinny Nastro(Gosh) vs. Travis Curreri(PJ)
Ty’Mare Armstrong(Midd) vs. Joe Santianno(Gosh) Luke Durland(MV) vs. Pavel Gorelov(War)
220
Rob Kelly(MW) vs. Damion Rampe(PB) Keoni Nakapaahu(Saug) vs. Shane Hanlon(MV)
Jorge Vasco(MW) vs. Sam Weinger(Wash) Josh Bonneau(MV) vs. Connor Leavell(War)
285
Ethan Stanley(Saug) vs. Joe Boccia(War) Tim Wade(Midd) vs. Blaise Smith(Midd)
Terrence Cheeks(NFA) vs. Steven Melgar(Wash) Andrew Connors(Wall) vs. Seth Stauble(King)
Monroe Woodbury edged Minisink Valley by one point (158-157) this past Saturday at the JV Sectionals held in Warwick. Click below for full results and to catch glimpse of some of the names you’ll be reading about for the next couple of years in Section 9 Wrestling!!!
Hey….speaking of future S9 champions, I hope everyone is registered for the Section 9 Youth Championships scheduled for this coming Sunday 2/12 at Monroe Woodbury High School. The tournament is also open to modified wrestlers as long as their birth year is 1998 or 1999. Click below for tournament and registration information.
2012 Section 9 Youth Wrestling Championship
Congratulations to Saugerties graduate Derek Stanley for winning the 197 pound title at the All-Academy Championships held in Colorado Springs on Sunday. Derek finished 3-0 including a victory by pin over Tyler Russell from Merchant Marine Academy. Teammate Cole Gracey also won an individual title at 165. As a team, Army came in forth of eight teams finishing behind Navy, Air Force, and the Citadel. Click below for complete article including full results from the Army Wrestling website.
Army Fourth at All Academy Championships
In one of the most exciting dual meets of the year, Minisink Valley defeated Warwick 34-33 (criteria 8 matches won) on the last day of regular season wrestling in Section 9! Warwick had a 33-30 lead going into the final match of the evening where defending Section 9 champion Pavel Gorelov of Warwick was set to take on Minisink’s Anthony Sannella at 195 pounds. Sannella weighed in at 182 but was forced to bump-up to take on Gorelov in what proved to be an extremely exciting match. In the end, Sannella was able to hold off Gorelov to earn a 6-5 victory and secure the victory for Minisink. In the other marquee match-up of the evening, Warwick 7th grader Ryan Ferro was able to convert a 3rd period reversal into a pinfall to defeat Minisink’s Mason Rambrose at 113 pounds. Congratulations to both teams for having phenomenal regular seasons….both MV and Warwick, along with Monroe Woodbury, have been ranked in the top 20 in NYS all season long! Next stop….the Section 9 Championships! Check back for schedule and seeds as they become available.
In the other match scheduled for Friday, Cornwall was able to defeat Monticello by a score of 66-12. It the most anticipated match of the evening, Monticello’s Paul Gomez was able to hold off Cornwall’s Brett Johnson for a 11-8 victory at 126.
Newburgh Free Academy 46 Saugerties 24 In one of the biggest upsets of the year, NFA’s Terrence Cheeks upended Saugerties’ defending S9 Champion Ethan Stanley 6-5!!! How did it happen? Here is a match summary provided by the NFA coaches:
In a scramble off the initial takedown in the first 15 sec Cheeks put Stanley on his back.
He kept him there for the rest of the period. Nearly everyone in the gym thought he had pinned him.
Stanley chose down in 2nd, Cheeks immediately put him neutral 5-1.
Stanley took Cheeks down about 1 min in 5-3. Stanley rode him out.
Cheeks chooses neutral to start the 3rd. With about 45 sec left, Stanley took Cheeks down to tie it at 5-5.
With about 15 sec left Cheeks escaped and held on for the 6-5 win.
NFA Coach Jeff Cuilty had this to say about Cheeks’ stunning performance.
“Stanley is a great wrestler, a hard worker and a great kid. I felt bad for him as it was his last home match as a senior. He battled for 1:45 to get off his back and that took a lot out of him.
This is HUGE for CHEEKS. The fact that he didn’t get the pin and was still able to get the win going the full 6 min is even more impressive. As great kids go, and guys you want to have on your team to be able to coach, he jumps to the top of the list. Everyone I know likes Cheeks. This will be a tremendous boost to his confidence. It probably doesn’t change a thing with respect to S9 seedings,…. but the night belongs to Cheeks. He beat possibly the best kid in the state and you cant help but be happy for him.”