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.