Divsion 1

96 — Brian Realbuto (Somers) vs. Sean McCormick (Section 4-Johnson City)
103 — Steven Rodrigues (Fox Lane) vs. Nick Meinsen (Section 11-John Glenn)
112 — Justis Flamio (Mahopac) vs. Peter Morales (PSAL-Grand Street Campus)
119 — Mark Arcara (Harrison) vs. Kevin Hartnett (CHSAA-Monsignor Farrell)
125 — Joey Grippi (Fox Lane) vs. Paul Liguori (Section 8-Wantagh)
130 — Dominick Oddo (Mahopac) vs. Nick Terenzi (Section 5-Spencerport)
130 — Andrew Lenzi (Fordham Prep) vs. Brian Guilfoyle (Section 4-Corning)
First-round wins by Oddo and Lenzi would set up an Oddo-Lenzi quarterfinal.
135 — Udit Thakur (Nyack) vs. Zach McCormick (Section 4-Johnson City)
140 — Luke Speno (Fox Lane) vs. Rob Troy (Section 11-Walt Whitman)
140 — Steven Ramos (Clarkstown North) vs. Ruben Rosales (PSAL-Lehman)
145 — Tom Antonioli (New Rochelle) vs. Matt Gaynor (Section 8-Clarke)
145 — John Coffey (Pearl River) vs. James Holden (PSAL-Curtis)
152 — Harrison Cook (Fox Lane) vs. John Martin-Cannon (Section 5-Brockport)
160 — James Brundage (Ossining) vs. Jakub Pawloski (PSAL-Midwood)
171 — Zeke Stambovsky (Nyack) vs. Rob Recore (Section 10-Franklin Academy)
171 — Sam Weiner (White Plains) vs. John Makastchian (Section 8-Plainedge)
First-round wins by Stambovsky and Weiner has them meeting in the quarters.
189 — John Swertfager (John Jay) vs. John Newman (CHSAAMonsignor Farrell-C)
215 — Jake Genovesi (John Jay) vs. Dave Christopher (Section 6-Maryvale)
215 — John Hobart (Fordham Prep) vs. Robert Eskander (Section 5-Webster-Thomas)
285 — Cristian Garcia (North Rockland) vs. Matt Mahon (Section 5-Brighton)

Division II
96 — David Occhipinti (Croton-Harmon) vs. Noah Valastro (Section 2-Hudson Falls)
103 — Penn Gottfried (Ardsley) vs. Kyle Crisafulli (Section 3-Phoenix)
103 — Teddy Kyreakedes (Dobbs Ferry) vs. Quinton Murphy (Section 5-Holly)
112 — Ryan Osleeb (North Salem) vs. Greg Tannabaum (Section 8-Wheatley)
119 — Kevin Chee (Nanuet) vs. Chet Cochrane (Section 9-Onteora)
125 — Genta Murayama (Edgemont) vs. James Filion (Section 7-Northern Adirondack)
130 — Danny Manley (Ardsley) vs. Matt Metzler (Section 6-Salamanca)
135 — Derrick Longo (Ardsley) vs. Craig Scott (Section 5-Lyons)
140 — Scott Rogener (Westlake) vs. Mike Caffrey (PSAL-Petrides)
145 — David Rice (Edgemont) vs. Cody Williams (Section 5-Palymra-Macedon)
152 — Ray Wang (Edgemont) vs. Joe Picard (Section 9-Red Hook)
160 — Will Carter (Westlake) vs. Dale Cronk (Section 10-Gouverneur)
171 — Sean Paul (Dobbs Ferry) vs. Costa Gemalas (Section 11-Port Jefferson)
189 — Jeff Miller (Westlake) vs. Nate Harrell (Section 7-Peru)
215 — Bill Smith (Nanuet) vs. Hank Penree (Section 3-Frankfort-Schuyler)
285 — Max Nau (Nanuet) vs. Art Garvey (Section 6-East Aurora)

It’s official as Section 1 earned four wild card berths with Pearl River’s John Coffey, Clarkstown North’s Steven Ramos and White Plains’ Sam Weiner gaining Division I wild cards, and Dobbs Ferry’s Teddy Kyreakedes being the only Division II wrestler to gain a wild card.

Harrison coach Vinny Nicita is bashful so he asked me to post this for him regarding the All-Section dinner:

The all-section dinner will be on March 13th at the Holiday Inn in Fishkill at 7:00 pm. Anyone who placed top six in big school and top three in small is all-section. They need to send in the RSVP by March 6th to Bill Swertfager (John Jay coach). They can get the form from their coach. No walk-ins will be allowed. Any questions call Bob Bernarducci at 914-741-6761.

Section 1 Wrestling Chairman Eric Romanino let me know that the wild cards will be made official at noon Thursday.

Thanks to wrestler112 for getting the ball rolling. Here is what I’ve been able to locate in regards to Section 1’s state first-round matches:

Divsion 1

96 — Brian Realbuto (Somers) vs. Sean McCormick (Section 4-Johnson City)
103 — Steven Rodrigues (Fox Lane) vs. Wild card
112 — Justis Flamio (Mahopac) vs. Nick Arujua (Section 8-Syosset)
119 — Mark Arcara (Harrison) vs. Kevin Hartnett (CHSAA-Monsignor Farrell)
125 — Joey Grippi (Fox Lane) vs. Jared Messina (Section 6-Cheektowaga)
130 — Dominick Oddo (Mahopac) vs. Wild card
130 — Andrew Lenzi (Fordham Prep) vs. Brian Guilfoyle (Section 4-Corning)
135 — Udit Thakur (Nyack) vs. Zach Crain (Section 2-Columbia)
140 — Luke Speno (Fox Lane) vs. Wild card
145 — Tom Antonioli (New Rochelle) vs. Wild card
152 — Harrison Cook (Fox Lane) vs. Gordei Techekelankov (PSAL-James Madison)
160 — James Brundage (Ossining) vs. Jakub Pawloski (PSAL-Midwood)
171 — Zeke Stambovsky (Nyack) vs. Rob Recore (Section 10-Malone)
189 — John Swertfager (John Jay) vs. John Newman (CHSAAMonsignor Farrell-C)
215 — Jake Genovesi (John Jay) vs. Wild card
215 — John Hobart (Fordham Prep) vs. Robert Eskander (Section 5-Webster-Thomas)
285 — Cristian Garcia (North Rockland) vs. Matt Mahon (Section 5-Brighton)

Division II
96 — David Occhipinti (Croton-Harmon) vs. Wild card
103 — Penn Gottfried (Ardsley) vs. Wild card
112 — Ryan Osleeb (North Salem) vs. Greg Tannabaum (Section 8-Wheatly)
119 — Kevin Chee (Nanuet) vs. Chet Cochrane (Section 9-Onteora)
125 — Genta Murayama (Edgemont) vs. Jmaes Filion (Section 7-Northern Adirondack)
130 — Danny Manley (Ardsley) vs. Billy Spinelli (PSAL-Petrides)
135 — Derrick Longo (Ardsley) vs. Wild card
140 — Scott Rogener (Westlake) vs. Mike Caffrey (PSAL-Petrides)
145 — David Rice (Edgemont) vs. Wild card
152 — Ray Wang (Edgemont) vs. Joe Picard (Section 9-Red Hook)
160 — Will Carter (Westlake) vs. Dale Cronk (Section 10-Gouverneur)
171 — Sean Paul (Dobbs Ferry) vs. Costa Gemalas (Section 11-Port Jefferson)
189 — Jeff Miller (Westlake) vs. Nate Harrell (Section 7-Peru)
215 — Bill Smith (Nanuet) vs. Hank Penree (Section 3-Frankfort-Schuyler)
285 — Max Nau (Nanuet) vs. Art Garvey (Section 6-East Aurora)

I asked Section 1 wrestling chairman Eric Romanino at sectionals when the wild cards would be announced. He told me it would be this week, and, if I remember correctly, he said it would be Friday, Feb. 29.

In regards to wild cards, I would think Yortown’s Mike Ahearn and Clarkstown North’s Steven Ramos have a good shot. Both are former sectional champs and runners-up. I think East Ramapo’s Djimitry Georges might stand a shot. He is a sectional champ, runner-up and fourth-place finisher. And, Carmel’s Mike Rose, a two-time sectional finalist belongs in this group.

Pearl River’s John Coffey is worthy of a wild card, but I’m not sure how the state will view him. Coffey was a sectional champ and sectional finalist in Division, and this year was a sectional finalist.

Coaches, please let me know what you think because you have a better understanding of the wild-card rule than I do, especially in regard to John Coffey.

Why do many of you continue to beat this John Jay subject to death? I will say it again, it’s over and done with and I will continue to delete everything regarding the DiBetta situation.

Stop dwelling and rehashing the negative and focus on the positve – the state championships.

And to those of you who have a problem with my editorial attitude with this blog, you can all call me at 914-696-8234.

These are subject to change, once the remaining sections have their championships, depending on returning state placefinishers. Here are the tentative Section 1 Division I and Division II first-round state matches

Division I

96 — Brian Realbuto (Somers) vs. Section 4

103 — Steven Rodrigues (Fox Lane) vs. Wild Card (Second Highest Scoring At Large)

112 — Justis Flamio (Mahopac) vs. Section 8

119 — Mark Arcara (Harrison) vs. Catholic HIgh Schools

125 — Joey Grippi (Fox Lane) vs. Section 6

130 — Dominick Oddo (Mahopac) vs. Wild Card (Highest scoring at large)

130 — Andrew Lenzi (Fordham Prep/Westchester County resident) vs. Section 4

*Should the 130 draw remain the same, Oddo and Lenzi could meet in the quarters. Oddo decisioned Lenzi in the Eastern States 130 final in January.

135 — Udit Thakur (Nyack) vs. Section 2

140 — Luke Speno (Fox Lane) vs. Wild Card (Second Highest Scoring at large)

145 — Tom Antonioli (New Rochelle) vs. Wild Card (Highest Scoring at large)

152 — Harrison Cook (Fox Lane) vs. Public School Athletic League

160 — James Brundage (Ossining) vs. Public School Athletic League

171 — Zeke Stambovsky (Nyack) vs. Section 10

189 — John Swertfager (John Jay) vs. Catholic High Schools

215 — Jake Genovesi (John Jay) vs. Wild Card (Third highest scoring at large)

215—John Hobart (Fordham Prep/Westchester County resident) vs. Wild Card (Highest scoring at-large

285 — Cristian Garcia (North Rockland) vs. Section 5.

Division II

96 — David Occhipinti (Croton-Harmon) vs. Wild Card (Third highest scoring at large)

103 — Penn Gottfried (Ardsley) vs. Wild Card (Highest Scoring at large)

112 — Ryan Osleeb (North Salem) vs. Section 8

119 — Kevin Chee (Nanuet) vs. Section 9

125 — Genta Murayama (Edgemont) vs. Section 7

130 — Danny Manley (Ardsley) vs. Public School Athletic League

135 — Derrick Longo (Arldsey) vs. Wild Card (Second highest scoring at large)

140 — Scott Rogener (Westlake) vs. Public School Athletic League

145 — David Rice (Edgemont) vs. Wild Card (Second highest scoring at large)

152 — Ray Wang (Edgemont) vs. Section 9

160 — Will Carter (Westlake) vs. Section 10

171 — Sean Paul (Dobbs Ferry) vs. Section 11

189 — Jeff Miller (Westlake) vs. Section 7

215 — Bill Smith (Nanuet) vs. Section 3

285 — Max Nau (Nanuet) vs. Section 6

I will make this clear, right here, right now, what happened Sunday with Brian DiBetta is over. Coach Swertfager and the John Jay staff will take care of it. So, from this point on, any more references to what DiBetta did will be removed.

We just concluded a great two days of wrestling with some outstanding matches. The wrestlers deserve all of the credit in the world for their accomplishments. Let’s discuss the great matches that we saw and other positive memorable moments, starting with the 135-pound final between Udit Thakur and Joe Hauser and the 145-pound final between John Coffey and Tom Antonioli.

How about the job by North Rockland senior Cristian Garcia in winning the 285-pound title. He lost to John Jay’s Larry Pico earlier in the year and pinned him in the first period, then took down top-seeded Sawyer Solis of RC Ketcham in the final. By the way, Pico and Solis were the second and first seeds, respectively.

Let’s not forget that Dominick Oddo joined an exclusive club when he won his 4th sectional title. He is one of only 11 wrestlers to accomplish this feat.

I guess everyone missed the great moment that Bill Swertfager shared with his son, after John won the 189-pound title, as the two embraced. John missed all of last year with a shoulder injury after placing third in the section as a sophomore. The same thing went for Croton-Harmon coach Sam Occhipinti, after his son, David, won the Division II 96-pound title.

What about the Burrow brothers – Egypt and Adjoni – from New Rochelle. Adjoni Burrows secured a late takedown to win the 103-pound consolation final for third place, then older brother Egypt secured a takedown in overtime to finish third at 152 pounds.

Westlake’s Jeff Miller and Nanuet’s Kevin Chee let their emotions show after winning the Division II 189-pound and 119-pound championships, respectively.

How about giving Chris Hernandez of Yonkers credit. After the controversial loss in the semifinals, Hernandez returned to win his consolation semifinal and finish third. He could have very easily said ‘The heck with this,’ and not given 100 percent, but Hernandez wrestled hard. It was also cool to see Hernandez holding Yonkers’ assistant coach Pete Vulpone’s infant daughter while watching matches.

There were many more memorable moments that I probably forgot to mention or missed because I was typing in results or interviewing wrestlers. For that I apologize, but let’s put all of the negative discussion behind us and focus on the state championships.

Thank you.

Being that there are numerous anonymous posters who have an opinion on everything from Mr. Grippi to Brian DiBetta to the officials to John Degl/ISW, what do you say you identify yourself?

That would be the right thing to do, considering many of you are advocating the right actions that should be taken against Mr. Grippi and Brian DiBetta.

First off, congratulations to Division I champions Fox Lane and Division II champions Nanuet. Fox Lane broke Mahopac’s three-year championship stranglehold while the Golden Knights repeated to become Division II’s first three-time champion (Ardsley owns the other two titles).

The bad news for Division I is that Fox Lane will be tough again next year with champions Steven Rodrigues (103), Joey Grippi (125), Luke Speno (140) returning, along with placefinisher Peter Grippi (96) and younger brothers, Tommy Grippi and Sam Speno.

Mahopac will also be tough with two-time sectional champion Justis Flamio (112) returning, along with placefinishers Jake Srednicki (96) and Steven Pagliuca (96). However, Mahopac will miss four-time champ Dominick Oddo.

Nanuet will be hard-hit, losing eight seniors to graduation, including two-time sectional champions Max Nau and Kevin Chee and titlist Bill Smith. The Golden Knights will be young, but they have a nice group back next year, led by sectional finalists John Morato and Greg Caneparo, Jesse Rahimzadeh, the third-place finisher at 103, and seventh-grader Anthony Calvano, who finished third at 96.

Keep an eye on Edgemont, led by two-time titlist Genta Murayama and champion Ray Wang, and don’t count out Ardsley with its triumverate of three-time titlist Penn Gottfried, two-time winner Danny Manley and sectional champ Derrick Longo. And Westlake will be right there once again also.

Best match of the day: tie – between 135-final won by Nyack’s Udit Thakur, 9-8 over Lakeland/Panas’s Joe Hauser on a reversal with four seconds in the match, and Tom Antonioli’s 4-2 overtime win over Pearl River’s John Coffey at 145. Antonioli rallied for a reversal with 10 seconds in regulation before getting the takedown 16 seconds in. While both for exciting for the crowd and victors, you also feel for Hauser (the crowd’s sentimental favorite) and Coffey.

Best run: North Rockland senior Cristian Garcia, who won the 285-pound title by pinning second-seeded Larry Pico (John Jay) in the semis and pinning top-seeded Sawyer Solis of R.C. Ketcham in the final.

For you dad: John Jay senior John Swertfager and Fox Lane freshman Steven Rodrigues were the 189-pound and 103-pound Division I champions. Swertfager, who finished third in the section in 2006, missed all of last season with a shoulder injury, but this year he was unstoppable and capped it with a title, joining his father/John Jay coach, Bill Swertfager as a sectional champion. Father gave son a huge hug following the match. Rodrigues won but his father, Fox Lane assistant Anthony Rodrigues was more excited, jumping up and down in the final seconds, knowing his son was about to be crowned champion.

Best reaction: tie, between Nyack’s Zeke Stambovsky, New Rochelle coach Jim Guccione and the guys (fans) from Dobbs Ferry. Following his 171-pound title, Stambovsky jumped in to the arms of Nyack coach Vic Myers. Now Stambovsky has a definitive height advantage on Myers so his feet were practicing touching the ground with this leap. … Guccione is usually pretty subdued in victory following a match, but after Tom Antonioli’s overtime takedown to win the 145-pound title, Guccione could not contain his excitement, jumping up and down like a big kid. … After Dobbs Ferry’s Sean Paul won the 171-pound Division II title, he walked over to the crowd and was mobbed by a multitude of Dobbs Ferry guys.

Worst call: Yonkers’ Chris Hernandez being penalized a point, to decide the match, in his 135-pound semifinal with Lakeland/Panas Joe Hauser. It was in the decisive 30-second extra period. Hernandez was hit for a point because he drove Hauser a bit too far off the mat. I didn’t agree with the call, but I missed what happened next. Here is what “Quagmire” posted:

Ok, let’s get down to what really happened during the 135 lb. semi-final match between Hauser and Hernandez. Did anyone witness what happened between the refs after Tom Cunngiham and Wayne Carol made that call??? The two refs proceeded to HIGH FIVE one another and Wayne slapped Tom on the butt as he walked off the mat. How inappropriate was that? This match was stolen away from Hernandez. Then they have the audacity to taunt him with that type of behavior? Completely INAPPROPRIATE!!! Why would these two refs be celebrating a call like that? They should be disciplined for that type of disgusting behavior.

Sorry to see you graduate: Mahopac’s Dominick Oddo and Harrison’s Mark Arcara will graduate in June, unfortunately for Section 1. When this duo departs, they take with them seven sectional titles, Oddo has four and Arcara owns three (that’s one more than the combined total of his father, Frank, and his uncle, Joe), and currently 312 wins, Arcara has 161 and Oddo owns 151. With Arcara’s win he joins former Harrison great and Section 1 hall of famer, Frank Nocito with three sectional titles. Oddo became the 10th Section 1 wrestler to win four sectional titles, joining a group consisting of Phil Donnelly (Pearl River), Griff Powell and P.J. Bory (Suffern) and David Colagiovanni (Mahopac), to name a few.

Great venue for wrestling: As much as I enjoy going to Clarkstown South for a wrestling tournament, can we please have the Goldstein Center at Pace University for both days in 2009. It is a great venue for wrestling sectionals and deserving for the wrestlers, coaches and fans.

Can we wait any longer? Now, we all have to go through wrestling withdrawals with three weeks! Yes, three weeks. The New York State Championships, which are usually two weeks after sectionals, will be held in three weeks in Rochester (March 8-9). Geez!

Thank you: To Section 1 Wrestling Chair Eric Romanino and his “posse” this weekend for helping me out with bracket sheets, results and bout cards. This list includes former Beacon wrestling coach and excellent Math teacher, Dave Ryley, Beacon baseball coach Bob Atwell, former Mahopac coach Joe Mahoney, Valhalla AD (I can’t get used to saying this) and former Dobbs Ferry coach Jamie Block, Sara (doing PA at Pace) and two of Beacon’s finest softball players, Megan and Jackie, who kept passing me all of the bout cards today and keeping us all sane. And a thank you to former Clarkstown South coach John Laurenzi, dubbed the ‘Living Legend’ by Dave Ryley on Saturday, and the Clarkstown South wrestling parents for doing a great job with everything Saturday.

Team standings and key— 1. Nanuet (N) 250.5 points; 2. Westlake (Ws) 220; 3. Ardsley (A) 171; 4. Pleasantville (Pv) 168.5; 5. Edgemont (Ed) 168; 6. Dobbs Ferry (DF) 128; 7. Putnam Valley (PV) 120.5; 8. Irvington (I) 92; 9. Woodlands (Wd) 65; 10. Pawling (Pw) 50; 11. Croton-Harmon (CH) 38; 12. North Salem (NS) 24.5; 13. Haldane (Hd); 14. Hastings (Hs) 4.

Championship
96—1. David Occhipinti (CH) pin. 3. Chris Madera (Pv), 5:50; 103—1. Penn Gottfried (A) pin. 2. Teddy Kyreakedes (DF), 2:43; 112—1. Ryan Osleeb (NS) maj. dec. 2. Michael Kane (Pv), 18-6; 119—2. Kevin Chee (N) pin. John Morato (N), 2:58; 125—1. Genta Murayama (Ed) pin. 3. Greg Caneparo (N),:57; 130—1. Danny Manley (A) dec. 3. Cisco Reyes (PV), 5-2; 135—1. Derrick Longo (A) pin. Joe Holbeche (Ws), 3:10; 140—2. Scott Rogener (Ws) maj. dec. 1. Zak Niazi (Ed), 13-3; 145—1. David Rice (Ed) dec. 2. Ed Mezger (Ws), 6-1 2 OT; 152—1. Ray Wang (Ed) dec. 3. Chris Orlando (PV), 4-3 3OT; 160—1. Will Carter (Ws) pin. 2. Jarron Saunders (DF), 4:48; 171—1. Sean Paul (DF) dec. 2. Salvatore Arena (N), 6-1; 189—3. Jeff Miller (Ws) dec. 4. Nick Kikis (DF), 11-9 OT; 215—1. Bill Smith (N) dec. 3. Kris Castro (PV), 3-1; 285—1. Max Nau (N) pin. 2. Ron Maio.

Semifinals
96 – 1. David Occhipinti (CH) dec. Anthony Calvano (N), 6-0; 3. Chris Madera (Pv) dec. 2. John Fountain (A), 5-0; 103 – 1. Penn Gottfried (A) tech. fall 4. Michael Kar (Pv), 15-0; 2. Teddy Kyreakedes (DF) pin. 3. Jesse Rahimzadeh (N), 4:47; 112 – 1. Ryan Osleeb (NS) pin. Andrew Balamaci (Ed), 1:52; 2. Michael Kane (Pv) pin. Yancy Gomez (Wd), 4:40; 119 – 4. John Morato (N) dec. 1. Kyle Resnick (I), 10-3; 2. Kevin Chee (N) pin. 3. Chris Freyer (CH), 1:58; 125 – 1. Genta Murayama (Ed) won by forfeit; 3. Greg Caneparo (N) dec. 2. T.J. O’Brien (Pv), 6-3; 130 – 1. Danny Manley (A) pin. 4. Mark McCormack (Ed), 1:42; 3. Cisco Reyes (PV) dec. Frank Chiastla (Pw), 5-0; 135 – 1. Derrick Longo (A) tech. fall 4. Jamie Kinnard (Hd), 18-3; Joe Holbeche (Ws) dec. 2. Frank Oleszko (DF), 4-1; 140 – 1. Zak Niazi (Ed) dec. 4. Peter Talesnik (Pv), 4-0; 2. Scott Rogener (Ws) dec. 3. Alex Chin (DF), 8-2; 145 – David Rice (Ed) pin. Mike Morra (Pv), 5:08; 2. Ed Mezger (Ws) dec. 3. Cody Sharp (PV), 10-4; 152 – 1. Ray Wang (Ed) pin. 4. Nick D’Agostino (Pv), :52; 3. Chris Orlando (PV) maj. dec. 2. Dylan Simonetti (Pw), 16-2; 160 – 1. Will Carter (Ws) maj. dec. 4. Sean Degnan (I), 11-0; 2. Jarron Saunders (DF) pin. 3. Nick Mertens (N), 4:57; 171 – 1. Sean Paul (DF) tech. fall 4. Ben Karol (Ws), 16-0; 2. Salvatore Arena (N) dec. 3. Kletcher Charles (A), 10-9; 189 – 4. Nick Kikis (DF) inj. def. over 1. Stephen Ramundo (N); 3. Jeff Miller (Ws) dec. 2. Dan Cohen (N), 9-2; 215 – 1. Bill Smith (N) pin. Santiago Garcia (Pv), :55; Kris Castro (PV) pin. 2. Joe Riehm (I), 2:12; 285 – 1. Max Nau (N) pin. 4. Ken Takahashi (Pv), 1:02; 2. Ron Maio (Ws) maj. dec. 3. Kris Pickarts (I), 13-0.

Consolation
Third place
96—Anthony Calvano (N) dec. 4. Jimmy Kyreakedes (DF), 5-1; 103—3. Jesse Rahimzadeh (N) maj. dec. 4. Michael Kar (Pv), 10-2; 112—Blake Artuso (Pv) dec. 3. John Tilles (A), 3-0; 119—R.J. Martin (A) pin. 1. Kyle Resnick (I), 2:25; 125—2. T.J. O’Brien (Pv) pin. Michael Tarulli (I), 2:12; 130—4. Mark McCormack (Ed) dec. 2. Frank Chiastla (Pw), 1-0; 135—2. Frank Oleszko (DF) dec. 3. Dan O’Gorman (PV), 1-0; 140—2. Alex Chin (DF) dec. 4. Peter Talesnik (Pv), 2-0; 145—3. Cody Sharp (PV) dec. Kenneth Beauzille (Wd), 4-2; 152—2. Dylan Simonetti (Pw) pin. Javier Solis (Ws), 2:32; 160—3. Nick Mertens (N) dec. 4. Sean Degnan (I), 9-5; 171—4. Ben Karol (Ws) dec. Blake Balick-Schreiber (A), 6-4; 189—2. Dan Cohen (N) pin. Ryan Bostic (Ed), 1:22; 215—3. Adam Bello (Ws) pin. Amos Pierrette (Wd), 1:38; 285—Josh Bravo (N) pin. 3. Kris Pickarts (I), 2:18.

Fifth place
96—2. John Fountain (A) pin. Dean Rogener (Ws), 1:41; 103—Jason Birkelbach (Ws) dec. Joey Paskalides (Ed), 8-4; 112—Andrew Balamaci (Ed) dec. Yancy Gomez (Wd), 3-1 OT; 119—Mike Schneider (Ed) dec. 3. Chris Freyer (CH), 8-4; 125— Tory Ferranti (Ws) won by forfeit; 130—Kevin Bernarducci (Pv) dec. Daquan Clark (Wd), 14-9; 135—4. Jamie Kinnard (Hd) pin. Steven Spinella (Pw0, 1:45; 140—Evan Kneuer (PV) dec. James Morrissey (N), 5-4; 145—4. Peter Jablonski(Ed) dec. Mike Morra (Pv), 7-4; 152—Mike Marrone (Pv) inj. def. over 4. Nick D’Agostino (Pv); 160—Jerry Zimbaldi (PV) pin. Shaquille Charles (A), 4:17; 171—Kletchner Charles (A) inj. def. over Jim Hughes (Pw); 189—Casey Sullivan (I) won by forfeit; 215—no match; 285—no match.

Semifinals
96—4. Jimmy Kyreakedes (DF) dec. 2. John Fountain (A), 6-0; Anthony Calvano (N) pin. Dean Rogener (Ws), 2:58; 103—3. Jesse Rahimzadeh (N) dec. Joey Paskalides (Ed), 11-6; 4. Michael Kar (Pv) pin. Jason Birkelbach (Ws), 1:57; 112—Blake Artuso (Pv) dec. Yancy Gomez (Wd), 8-2; 3. John Tilles (A) pin. Andrew Balamci (Ed), 3:28; 119—1. Kyle Resnick (I) dec. Mike Schneider (Ed), 3-2; R.J. Martin (A) maj. dec. 3. Chris Freyer (CH), 13-0; 125—2. T.J. O’Brien (Pv) pin. Tory Ferranti (Ws), 4:55; Michael Tarulli (I) won by forfeit; 130—2. Frank Chiastla (Pw) dec. Kevin Bernarducci (Pv), 6-4; 4. Mark McCormack (Ed) dec. Daquan Clark (Wd), 9-2; 135—2. Frank Oleszko (DF) tech. fall Steven Spinella (Pw), 16-0; 3. Dan O’Gorman (PV) dec. 4. Jamie Kinnard (Hd), 7-5; 140 – 2. Alex Chin (DF) dec. Evan Kneuer (PV), 8-7; 4. Peter Talesnik (Pv) dec. James Morrissey (N), 5-0; 145 – Kenneth Beauzille (Wd) dec. Mike Morra (Pv), 7-1; 3. Cody Sharp (PV) maj. dec. 4. Peter Jablonski (Ed), 13-3; 152 – 2. Dylan Simonetti (Pw) pin. Mike Marrone (Pv), 1:54; Javier Solis (Ws) dec. 4. Nick Agostino (Pv), 7-5; 160—3. Nick Mertens (N) dec. Shaquille Charles (A), 6-1; 4. Sean Degnan (I) dec. Jerry Zimbaldi (PV), 8-6; 171—4. Ben Karol (Ws) pin. Jim Hughes (Pw), 3:36; Blake Balick-Schreiber (A) dec. 3. Kletchner Charles (A), 9-7; 189—2. Dan Cohen (N) pin. Casey Sullivan (I), 2:06; Ryan Bostic (Ed) won by forfeit; 215—3. Adam Bello (Ws) inj. def. over Santiago Garcia (Pv); 2. Amos Pierrette (Wd) won by forfeit over 2. Joe Riehm (I); 285 – Josh Bravo (N) pin. 4. Ken Takahashi (Pv), :49.

Team standings and key— 1. Fox Lane (FL) 183.5 points; 2. John Jay (JJ) 170; 3. New ROochelle (NR) 120; 4. Mahopac (M) 109; 5. Çarmel© 86.5; 6. Mount Vernon (MV) 83; 7. Ossining (O) 77; 8. R.C. Ketcham (RCK) 73; 9. Port Chester (PC) 69; 10. Harrison (H) 68.5; 11. Nyack (Nk) 68; 12. Suffern (Sf) 52.5; 13. North Rockland (NRk) 52; 14. Arlington (Arl) 50; 15. Somers (S) 48.5; 16. Clarkstown North (CN) 43.5; 17. Rye® 39; 18. tie, Yorktown (Yk), Beacon (Be) 38; 20. Pearl River (PR) 37.5; 21. Sleepy Hollow (SH) 36; 22. tie, East Ramapo (ER), Lakeland/Panas (Lk/Pn) 34; 24. White Plains (WP) 32.5; 25. John Jay-East Fishkill (JJEF) 31; 26. Brewster (Bw) 27.5; 27. Clarkstown South (CS) 25.5; 28. Yonkers (Y) 18; 29. Mamaroneck (Mk) 16.5; 30. tie, Eastcchester (E), Tappan Zee (TZ) 11; 32. Hen Hud (HH) 7; 33. Scarsdale (Sc) 6; 34. Horace Greeley (HG) 4; 35. Peekskill (Pk) 1.

Championship
96—1. Brian Realbuto (S) maj. dec. 2. Nick Oliveto (Sf), 13-5; 103—1. Steven Rodrigues (FL) dec. 2. Henry Stauber (JJ), 6-3; 112—2. Justis Flamio (M) dec. 1. Mike Rose©, 8-3; 119—1. Mark Arcara (H) dec. 2. Djimitry Georges (ER), 8-1; 125—1. Joey Grippi (FL) dec. 2. Mike Ahearn (Yk), 11-9; 130—1. Dominick Oddo (M) tech. fall 2. Marty Lorenz©, 23-7; 135—Udit Thakur (Nk) dec. 3. Joe Hauser (Lk/Pn), 9-8; 140—2. Luke Speno (FL) pin. 1. Steven Ramos (CN), 5:30; 145—2. Tom Antonioli (NR) dec. 1. John Coffey (PR), 4-2 OT; 152—1. Harrison Cook (FL) pin. 2. Dennis Page (MV), 2:46; 160—1. James Brundage (O) tech. fall 2. Paulo Reis (RCK), 18-3; 171—1. Zeke Stambovsky (Nk) dec. Sam Weiner (WP), 2-1; 189—1. John Swertfager (JJ) pin. 2. Hunter Rainford (FL), 3:22; 215—Jake Genovesi (JJ) dec. 2. J.P. Calero (PC), 9-3; 285—2. Cristian Garcia (NRk) pin. 1. Sawyer Solis (RCK), 2:21.

Semifinals
96 – 1. Brian Realbuto (S) pin. 4. Asher Kramer (CS), 2:27; 2. Nick Oliveto (Sf) dec. 3. Peter Grippi (FL), 4-2; 103 – 1. Steven Rodrigues (FL) pin. 4. Jake Srednicki (M), 5:19; 2. Henry Stauber (JJ) pin. Joe Lieberman (PR), 5:46; 112 – 1. Mike Rose© pin. Chris Vaseley (JJEF), 3:40; 2. Justis Flamio (M) dec. 3. Justin Delamothe (JJ), 8-2; 119 – 1. Mark Arcara (H) maj. dec. Joe Slane (NRk), 13-0; 2. Djimitry Georges (ER) dec. Andrew Cabibbo (RCK), 7-3; 125 – 1. Joey Grippi (FL) maj. dec. Peter Caruso (M), 14-1; 2. Mke Ahearn (Yk) dec. 3. Kevin Davidson©, 4-2; 130 – 1. Dominick Oddo (M) maj. dec. 4. Ryan Tompkins (Be), 15-4; 2. Marty Lorenz© dec. 3. Matt Barbo (JJ), 5-4; 135 – Udit Thakur (Nk) dec. Mike Lopez (Bw), 6-4 OT; 3. Joe Hauser (Lk/Pn) dec. 2. Chris Henandez (Y), 5-4 3OT; 140 – 1. Steven Ramos (CN) pin. 4. Anthony Trabucco (S), 1:37; 2. Luke Speno (FL) maj. dec. Danny Zimon (NR), 11-0; 145 – 1. John Coffey (PR) dec. 4. Cory Scott (MV), 8-4; 2. Tom Antonili (NR) pin. Scott Gilberti (Arl), 5:02; 152 – 1. Harrison Cook (FL) pin. Kemoy Anderson (MV), 4:58; 3. Dennis Page (MV) dec. Tom Oddo (Arl), 6-4; 160 – 1. James Brundage (O) pin. 4. Sal Marchese (Nk), 3:59; 2. Paulo Reis (RCK) dec. 3. Scott Genovesi (JJ), 5-2; 171 – 1. Zeke stambovsky (Nk) tech. fall 4. Ray Ramos (NR), 15-0; Sam Weiner (WP) dec. 2. Alex Dennett (FL), 11-6; 189 – 1. John Swertfager (JJ) pin. Eamon Marley®, 1:22; 2. Hunter Rainford (FL) pin. Mike Sorbella (PC), 1:22; 215—Jake Genovesi (JJ) pin. D.J. DeCandia (Be), 5:51; 2. J.P. Calero (PC) pin. Patrice Castor (ER), 5:46; 285—1. Sawyer Solis (RCK) dec. Westley Tapia (PC), 5-0; 3. Cristian Garcia (NRk) pin. 2. Larry Pico (JJ), :20.

Consolation
Third place
96—3. Peter Grippi (FL) maj. dec. 4. Asher Kramer (CS), 8-0; 103—Adjoni Burrows (NR) dec. 4. Jake Srednicki (M), 4-3; 112—3. Justin Delamothe (JJ) dec. Chris Vaseley (JJEF), 6-2; 119—Andrew Cabibbo (RCK) won by forfeit over Frank Cabibbo (RCK); 125—3. Kevin Davidson© dec. Peter Caruso (M), 7-0; 130—4. Ryan Tompkins (Be) dec. 3. Matt Barbo (JJ), 7-3; 135—2. Chris Hernandez (Y) won by forfeit over Mike Lopez (Bw); 140—Percival DaCosta (MV) dec. Femi Wheeler (Mk), 11-5; 145—Scott Gilberti (Arl) dec. 3. John Galez (Lk/Pn), 7-6; 152—2. Egypt Burrows (NR) dec. Tom Oddo (Arl), 3-1 OT; 160—4. Sal Marchese (Nk) dec. Lenny Graham (MV), 3-2 OT; 171—3. Clay Neivert (O) dec. Gilli Bauer-Moshi (SH), 5-0; 189—Louis DiFazio (H) dec. Eamon Marley®, 5-0; 215—Connor Tompkins (SH) pin. Alex Othmer©, 4:37; 285—Mike Protano (H) dec. Eric LaPorta (Yk), 3-1.

Fifth place
96—Steven Pagliuca (M) dec. Charlie Gonzalez (PC), 3-1 3OT; 103—Justin Artrip (Sf) maj. dec. Joe Lieberman (PR), 9-0; 112—Matt Jankowski (NR) dec. Andrew Greenberg (CN), 6-3; 119—Joe Slane (NRk) dec. 4. Nathan Lustig (WP), 6-2; 125—4. Mark Swertfager (JJ) dec. Dylan Sanoz (CS), 5-0; 130—Andrew Schede (JJ) dec. Julian Negri (Sf), 4-2; 135—1. Charlie Trumm® won by forfeit; 140—Danny Zimon (NR) tech. fall Anthony Trabucco (S), 16-0; 145—4. Cory Scott (MV) dec. Alex Calero (PC), 6-0; 152—Kemoy Anderson (MV) pin. Adam Finkelstein (S), 4:53; 160—Blaze Jones (NR) inj. def. ove 3. Scott Genovesi (JJ); 171—4. Ray Ramos (NR) dec. 2. Alex Dennett (FL), 7-6, 3OT; 189—Gary Marzotto (M) dec. Mike Sorbella (PC), 12-5; 215—Patrice Castor (ER) pin. 1. D.J. DeCandia (Be), 1:22; 285—Westley Tapia (PC) pin. 2. Larry Pico (JJ), :57.

Semifinals
96—4. Asher Kramer (CS) dec. Charlie Gonzalez (PC), 5-3 OT; 3. Peter Grippi (FL) pin. Steven Pagliuca (M), 2:20; 103—4. Jake Srednicki (M) maj. dec. Justin Artrip (Sf), 9-1; Adjoni Burrows (NR) dec. Joe Lieberman (PR), 6-1; 112—3. Justin Delamothe (JJ) pin. Matt Jankowski (NR), 4:30; Chris Vaseley (JJEF) maj. dec. Andrew Greenberg (CN), 11-0; 119—Andrew Cabibbo (RCK) maj. dec. 4. Nathan Lustig (WP), 12-3; Frank Cabibbo (RCK) dec. Joe Slane (NRk), 2-0; 125—Peter Caruso (M) dec. Dylan Sanzo (CS), 4-0; 3. Kevin Davidson© dec. 4. Mark Swertfager (JJ), 7-4; 130—3. Matt Barbo (JJ) won by forfeit over Andrew Schede (JJ); 4. Ryan Tompkins (Be) pin. Julian Negri (Sf), 1:58; 135— Mike Lopez (Bw) dec. Brian DiBetta (JJ), 4-3; 2. Chris Hernandez (Y) dec. 1. Charlie Trumm®, 2-1 2OT; 140—Femi Wheeler (Mk) maj. dec. 4. Anthony Trabucco (S), 12-4; Percival DaCosta (MV) dec. Danny Zimon (NR), 7-5; 145—3. John Galea (Lk/Pn) dec. 4. Cory Scott (MV), 5-0; Scott Gilberti (Arl) dec. Alex Calero (PC), 6-2; 152—2. Egypt Burrows (NR) pin. Kemoy Anderson (MV), 4:37; Tom Oddo (Arl) dec. Adam Finkelstein (S), 9-2; 160—4. Sal Marchese (Nk) dec. Blaze Jones (NR), 5-2; Lenny Graham (MV) inj. def. over 3. Scott Genovesi (JJ); 171 – Gilli Bauer-Moshi (SH) dec. 2. Alex Dennett (FL), 3-2; 3. Neivert (O) pin. 4. Ray Ramos (NR), :57; 189 – Eamon Marley® pin. Gary Marzotto (M), 1:59; Louis DiFazio (H) dec. Mike Sorbella (PC), 8-2; 215 – Connor Tompkins (SH) dec. Patrice Castor (ER), 6-0; Alex Othmer© dec. 1. D.J. DeCandia (Be), 4-3; 285 – Eric LaPorta (Yk) pin. 2. Larry Pico (JJ), :48; Mike Protano (H) pin. Westley Tapia (PC), 4:50.

I will begin with the small schools. After looking over the first-day results, it’s no surprise that Nanuet and Westlake are 1-2, respectively. They were the two best small-school teams during the regular season. It’s too bad that Conference III did not have the Conference III title match like it previously had. Nanuet and Westlake would have met in this match.

Nice job by Pleasantville, sitting third with Ardsley fourth.

Keep an eye on the finals tomorrow because that is where the team title will be decided.

In the large-school tournament, John Jay and Fox Lane sit 1-2, respectively, and each have seven semifinalists. This is going to be fun Sunday.

The story of the day was Brewster senior Mike Lopez upsetting top-seeded and undefeated Charlie Trumm of Rye, 5-2. Lopez tilted Trumm (3-point near fall) to open the third period and snap a 2-2 tie. Then, Udit Thakur of Nyack followed it with a pin of fourth-seeded Jeff Almodovar from Ossining, setting up a Lopez-Thakur semi. On the other side, third-seeded Joe Hauser of Lakeland/Panas meets second-seeded Chris Hernandez from Yonkers.

Rye’s Eamon Marley, who is a junior at Rye Neck High School, advanced to the 189-pound semifinals where he will face top-seeded John Swertfager of John Jay.

Four wrestlers reached the 100-win plateau – Harrison’s Al Volpe, Lakeland/Panas’ John Galea, John Jay’s Brian DiBetta and one of the Cabibbo brothers (Andrew or Frank) from R.C. Ketcham. I can’t remember which Cabibbo brother it was so I am calling on RCK coach Joe Warren to identify the correct Cabibbo. Thanks Coach Warren.

Kudos to Brian DiBetta. He suffered a severe knee injury earlier this year. When I was at John Jay for the North Rockland-Jay match, JJ coach Bill Swertfager said DiBetta was planning to return in time for the postseason. DiBetta did and he joins Kyle Friedman and Justin Delamothe in the 100-win club.

Here’s hoping Harrison senior Al Volpe is okay. Volpe injured his knee in his consi quarterfinal (first period) with Mamaroneck’s Femi Wheeler. Volpe could barely put weight on it, but continued to wrestle. In the third period, the pain was excruciating and etched on his face. Harrison coach Vin Nicita stopped the match.

You hate to see any wrestler get hurt, especially a senior who is wrestling in his final sectional championships with a chance to place. Al, hope everything is okay and you’re ready for lacrosse season.

If you thought we saw some great quarterfinal matches today on the large school side, I suggest you arrive at Pace bright and early Sunday, and you stay in your seats because we are looking at some great semifinals.

See everyone at Pace Sunday.

Wrestling resumes at Pace University, 9:15 a.m. Sunday with the semifinals. The consolation finals are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and the finals will go at 4 p.m.

Team standings: 1. John Jay 111.5 points; 2. Fox Lane 90.5; 3. New Rochelle 77.5; 4. Mahopac 62.5; 5. Port Chester 54; 6. Mount Vernon 52; 7. Carmel 50.5; 8. Ossining 49.5; 9. Suffern 38.5; 10. Arlington 38; 11. Harrison 36.5; 12. R.C. Ketcham 36; 13. North Rockland 31; 14. Somers 30; 15. Clarkstown North 30; 16. Nyack 29.5; 17. Beacon 29; 18. Rye 28.5; 19. Pearl River 26.5; 20. John Jay-EF 25; 21. Brewster 22.5; 22. Sleepy Hollow 22; 23. White Plains (WP) 21.5; 24. Clarkstown South 20.5; 25. Yorktown 20; 26. East Ramapo 19; 27. Lakeland/Panas 18; 28. tie, Eastchester, Tappan Zee 11; 30. Mamaroneck 10.5; 31. Yonkers 9; 32. Hen Hud 7; 33. Scarsdale 6; 34. Horace Greeley 4; 35. Peekskill 1.

Semifinals

96: Brian Realbuto (Somers)-Asher Kramer (Clarkstown South); Peter Grippi (Fox Lane)-Nick Oliveto (Suffern).

103: Steven Rodrigues (Fox Lane)-Jake Srednicki (Mahopac); Joe Lieberman (P. River)-Henry Stauber (JJ).

112: Mike Rose (Carmel)-Chris Vaseley (RCK); Justin Delamothe (JJ)-Justi Flamio (Mahopac).

119: Mark Arcara (Harrison)-Joe Slane (N. Rockland); Andrew Cabibbo (RCK)-Djimirty Georges (East Ramapo).

125: Joey Grippi (Fox Lane)-Peter Caruso (Mahopac); Kevin Davidson (Carmel)-Mike Ahearn (Yorktown).

130: Dominick Oddo (Mahopac)-Ryan Tompkins (Beacon); Matt Barbo (JJ)-Marty Lorenz (Carmel).