Has this reporter been banned from Harrison?
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- January
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  Harrison had just pulled off its third consecutive team win, in which senior 130-pounder Steven Spinola won the final bout, over Port Chester, sending the partisan crowd at Louis M. Klein Middle School gym into delirium.
  The Harrison wrestlers were going crazy, and even Harrison coach and regular blog contributor Vin Nicita showed he still had some ups in his legs. When Spinola pinned to clinch the victory, Nicita went skyward, if you want to call it that, and pumped his fist.ÂÂ
  Anyway, following the post-match handshake, Nicita turns to me and says, “You can’t come to any more of our matches. My heart can’t take this.”
  I laughed and asked him when his next match was. (Tuesday, home against Tappan Zee). The funny thing is, it’s just a coincidence that the last three Harrison matches, which I’ve covered, came down to the final bout.
  On Friday, Jan. 19, Harrison 275-pounder Mike, his teammates call him ‘Beef,’ Protano, pinned in the final match to secure Harrison’s win over White Plains. Last week, freshman 96-pounder Andrew Planamento, who made weight that day by one-half pound, pins in the last match to even the score with arhrival Rye. However, tie-breaker criteria No. 2 is decided by most matches won and Planamento’s victory gave Harrison the criteria, 8 matches won to 7 for Rye.
  Today, Steven Spinola, who was pinned by Port Chester’s Johnny Maldonado in the Scarsdale tournament, exacts his revenge. Spinola explained he led 4-0 after one period, then got tired and was eventually pinned.
  The match was even at 3-3 heading into the second period. Spinola had choice and selected neutral. As the two wrestlers were moving closer to the mat’s edge and out of bounds, Spinola got a headlock and began initiating a cradle lockup. Once he did, he kept Maldonado in, but Spinola found himself on his back. He quickly fought off and put Maldonado on his back. A few moments later, referee Tom Blank, who also did the Harrison-White Plains match, slapped the mat for the pin and a 37-28 Harrison win.
  Coach Nicita, if I get to cover your match Tuesday can you make it four fantastic finishes in-a-row?
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on Wednesday, January 31st, 2007 at 9:00 pm by Tony Pinciaro. 
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Another great article Tony…Section 1 Wrestling is lucky to have you, you do a wonderful job. I especially like how you give a little background on the wrestlers. Each time I read one of your articles, I learn something new. Keep up the good work!