The Beacon tournament finals just came in over the phone. No surprise here as Fox Lane, John Jay, and Brewster finished 1, 2, and 3. They’re the top three teams in the Westchester/Putnam power rankings (though not in that order).

Sam Speno, Steven Rodrigues, Joey Grippi, and Luke Speno won titles for the victorious Foxes.

“It was a very good team effort,” Foxes coach Joe Amuso said. “We not only got the performances from the consistent wrestlers in the finals, but we also got points from the wrestle-backs.”

Below are the finals results. Note that in the team scoring only the top three have scores. Coach Amuso didn’t have anything beyond that. The other teams are listed alphabetically, not in the order they finished.

Team scores and key: 1. Fox Lane (FL) 197.5; 2. John Jay (JJ) 185; 3. Brewster (Bw) 175; Arlington (Arl); Beacon (Be), Half Hollow Hills (HHH), North Salem (NS), Ossining (O), Port Chester (PC), Valley Central (VC), Yorktown (Yk).

Finals
96 — Sam Speno (FL) maj. dec. Mike Parise (Bw), 9-0; 103 — Jimmy Duncan (Bw) dec. Matt Spano (RCK), 11-6; 112 — Steven Rodrigues (FL) tech. fall Anthony Abidin (HHH), 21-4; 119 — Ryan Osleeb (NS) maj. dec. Pat Fay (FL), 15-4; 125 — Bill Waterson (JJ) dec. Robert Bailey (VC), 7-6; 130 — Joe Grippi (FL) tech. fall, Brian Barry (Arl) 19-4; 135 — Al Hasan (VC) pin. Andy Schede (JJ), 5:16; 140 — Jake Fenical (VC) dec. Dan Gaff (Arl), 9-4; 145 — Luke Speno (FL) dec. Ryan Tompkins (Be) 5-3; 152 — Vinny Grellia (Be) pin. Jose Della Cruz (O), 3:46; 160 — James Brundage (O) dec. Scott Genovesi (JJ), 6-5; 171 — Clay Neivert (O) dec. Nick Genovese (Yk) 5-3; 189 — Vic Lazares (HHH) dec. Jose Cardenas (PC), 8-5; 215 – Pat Sweeney (JJ) dec. Joe Rodriguez (PC), 4-2; 285 — Tim Gecaj (JJ) pin. Dardan Gecaj (Bw), :40.

The big story at Edgemont was 8th-grader Trey Aslanian. He wrestles at 96 pounds for the home team, but reporter Mike Dougherty said he barely made the minimum weight requirement. Why is he a story, you ask, other than being tiny? He actually won Most Outstanding Wrestler and the 96 pound title.

Edgemont also got a title from Genta Murayama at 130. It was his 141st career win. He already owns the most wins in school history.

Still, their efforts could not stop Horace Mann from capturing its eighth straight Edgemont team title. Mamaroneck was second and the home team was third.

Here are complete results.

Team key: 1. Horace Mann (HM) 220; 2. Mamaroneck (Mk) 18 8.5; 3. Edgemont (Ed) 165; 4. Scarsdale (Sc) 164; 5. Iona Prep (IP) 153.5; 6. Westlake (Ws) 133; 7. Mt. Vernon (MV) 99; 8. Rye Country Day (RCDS) 98; 9. Tuxedo (Tx) 87; 10. Yonkers (Yn) 84; 11. Woodlands (Wd) 76.5; 12. Monticello (Mo) 75; 13. New Fairfield (NF) 73.5; 14. Eastchester (E) 66.5; 15. Irvington (I) 41; 16. Collegiate (Col) 30; 17. Greeley (HG) 29; 18. Salesian (Sl) 24; 19. Liberty (L) 9.

Semifinals

96 – John Tambunting (Sc) maj. dec. Connor Mullins (IP) 9-0; Trey Aslanian (Ed) tech. fall Brett Pastore (I) 4:43; 103 – Andy Ehlers (Tx) tech. fall Anstassios Papaloannou (Yn); Gideon Wertheimer (HM) dec. Kevin Zuchinni (Sc) 8-2; 112 – D.J. Brucianni (IP) pin. Chris Schwuchow (Yn) :37; Greg Brunner (Tx) dec. Bobby Autera (Mk) 7-3; 119 – Adlee Fayyaz (RCDS) pin. Brunner (Tx) :49; Dan Marcusa (HM) dec. John White (Mk) 8-1;125 – Dan Evangelakos (HM) dec. Matt Dorf (Sc) 9-3; Marco Iacono (Nk) dec. Andrew Mancussi (Ws) 5-2; 130 – Genta Murayama (Ed) pin. Nate Tamura (I) 1:53; Corey Lens (NF) dec. Peter Fanelli (Mk) 6-0; 135 – Mike Frick (NF) pin. Amarildo Cjondrekej (Yn) 1:18; Josh Zumbardo (Sl) dec. Jack Miller (Mk) 7-3; 140 – Femi Wheeler (Mk) maj. dec. Chris Poli (IP) 17-4; Jesse Broderick (NF) dec. ustin Meltzer (HM) 4-0; 145 – Ross McMahon (IP) tech. fall Jean Claude Chin (Wd) 18-3; Henry Rossignol (Sc) dec. Pete Jablonski (Ed) 14-10; 152 – Will Carter (Ws) pin. Andres Pedraza (Mk) 5:18; Alex Schwartz dec. Joe Negro (E) 11-8; 160 – Ray Wang (Ed) pin. Anthony D’Ambraccio (Mon) 2:00; Mike Kurtz (HM) pin. Nick Coco (E) 5:31; 171 – Cam Wertheimer (HM) dec. Jacob Berkowitz (Sc) 8-1; Ben Karol (Ws) pin. Chris Graybeal (Ed) 4:23; 189 – Charles Buckingham (RCDS) dec. Jeff Miller (Ws) 11-10; Shonari Edwards (Co) maj. dec. Mike Todino (E) 12-3; 215 – Lamar Shaw (MV) pin. Joao Sousa (HG) 5:03; D.J. Amirsaleh (HM) pin. Amos Piemette (Wd) 2:17; 285 – Obinna Nwakeze (RCDS) pin. Mike Mobarak (IP) :16; Corey O’Neal (MV) pin. Kris Pickarts (I) 3:55.

Suffern coach Chris Matteotti promised to speed things along at the Kohl tournament, and he delivered. He had the finals started by 4:40 and the tournament wrapped up by 6:00. He used two mats for the finals to cut that time in half. He explained that because some teams had driven a long way to get there (notably Huntington, which came from Long Island) he wanted to give them time to get home.

His team did better than last year by moving up from seventh to fifth. The locals still came up short against the outsiders though. Monroe Woodbury won the tournament, Huntington (last year’s champ) was second and Cornwall was third. North Rockland finished fourth.

Incredibly, only one Section 1 wrestler won a title. Udit Thakur (above left) of Nyack took the 135 crown after handling Cornwall’s Tyler Lawlor 11-2 in the final. He did it on a throbbing knee too, which he hurt in the semifinals. The reigning sectional champ looked very strong on a day when the rest of the locals came up short. Section 1 wrestlers were 1 for 9 in the finals.

Asher Kramer (left) of Suffern and Jon Didio of North Rockland came closest. Both lost by three points. Kramer went down 3-0 and Didio 4-1.

Huntington’s Nigel McNeil was the MOW. He tech falled Suffern’s Nick Oliveto in the 112 final.

Here are full results.

Team key and scores: 1. Monroe Woodbury (MW) 183, 2. Huntington (Hn) 155.5, 3. Cornwall (Cw) 154, 4. North Rockland (NRk) 138, 5. Suffern (Sf) 108.5, 6t. Port Jervis (PJ) 103.5, 6t. Warwick (W) 103.5, 8. Middletown (Md) 60, 9. Nyack (Ny) 52, 10. East Ramapo (ER) 43, 11. Nanuet (N) 24.

Semifinals
96 — Shane Connolly (W) pin. TJ Kreider (Cw), 3:59; Asher Kramer (Sf) dec. Lucien Severe (ER) 4-1; 103 — Damon McQueen (Hn) pin. Mike Caputo (NRk) 3:08; Gary Wolf (MW) pin. Luke Roth (Cw) 1:15; 112 — Nick Oliveto (Sf) maj. dec. Rich Mann (Cw) 9-0; Nigel McNeil (MW) won by forfeit; 119 — Nick Wolf (MW) maj. dec. John Moriarty (PJ) 9-1; Chris Sweeney (Cw) pin. Kervins Dor (ER) 3:39; 125 — Jamie Franco (MW) pin. Jose Minaya (NR-B) 3:12; Joe Slane (NR) dec. David Bailen (Sf) 5-0; 130 – Mike Vespa (MW) maj. dec. Caleb Kroemer (Cw); Omar Santiago (Hn) dec. Julian Negri (Sf) 6-0; 135 – Udit Thakur (Ny) dec. Maurice Loadholt (Hn) 10-4; Tyler Lawlor (Cw) dec. Dan Maietta (MW) 7-2; 140 – Mike Santalla (W) pin. Willie Pirc (Sf) 3:02; Kevin Barry (Cw) dec. Ryan Bedross (W-B) 7-6; 145 – Mitch Wightman (W) pin. Matt Mancuso (NRk) 1:25; Dan Smith (MW) dec. David Abt (Md) 8-4; 152 – Bryan Frain (Md) pin. Marc Diaz (NRk) 6:39, OT; Devin Senning (MW) pin. Steve Natale (Cw) 9-8; 160 – Louis Puca (Hn) pin. Chris Milliaressis (Sf) 3:33; Matt Gonzalez (NRk) dec. Duncan Murchison (Hn-B) 2-1; 171 – Matt Parlier (PJ) pin. Ryan Fox (Hn) 3:04; Sal Marchese (Ny) dec. Will Schuesller (MW) 3-1; 189 – Anthony Lupi (Hn) maj. dec. CJ Floor (PJ) 15-5; Jon Didio (NRk) dec. Chris Vealey (W) 9-4; 215 – Steve Butler (PJ) pin. Anthony Paratore (N) 0:17; Patrice Castor (ER) dec. Shaun Bacchiocchi (MW) 5-3; 275 – JD Zitone (PJ) tech. fall. Tyreek Walrond (Md) 18-2; Cristian Garcia (NRk) pin. Rich Whelan (Cw) 1:32.

Championship
96 — Connolly (W) dec. Kramer (Sf) 3-0; 103 — McQueen (Hn) maj. dec. Gary Wolf (MW) 11-1; 112 — McNeil (MW) tech. fall. Oliveto (Sf) 15-0; 119 — Sweeney (Cw) maj. dec. Nick Wolf (MW) 19-9; 125 — Franco (MW) dec. Slane (NRk) 4-0; 130 — Vespa (MW) dec. Santiago (Hn) 7-4; 135 — Thakur (Ny) maj. dec. Lawlor (Cw) 11-2; 140 — Santalla (W) maj. dec. Barry (Cw) 9-0; 145 — Wightman (W) tech. fall. Smith (MW) 15-0; 152 — Senning (MW) pin. Frain (Md) 4:37; 160 — Puca (Hn) pin. Gonzalez (NRk) 1:39; 171 — Parlier (PJ) pin. Marchese (Ny) 1:32; 189 — Lupi (Hn) dec. Didio (NRk) 4-1; 215 — Butler (PJ) pin. Castor (ER) 2:57; 275 — Zitone (PJ) pin. Garcia (NRk) 5:24.

Third place
96 – Kreider (Cw) dec. Severe (ER); 103 – Caputo (NRk) tech. fall. Roth (Cw); 112 – Mann (Cw) won by forfeit; 119—Moriarty (PJ) dec. Dor (ER) 8-1; 125 – Bailen (Sf) tech. fall. Minaya (NR-B) 18-2; 130 – Negri (Sf) dec. Kroemer (Cw) 2-0; 135 – Loadholt (Hn) pin. Maietta (MW) 0:46; 140 – Bedross (W-B) pin. Pirc (Sf) 3:57; 145 – Mancuso (NRk) dec. Abt (Md) 3-0; 152 – Natale (Cw) dec. Diaz (NRk) 9-2; 160 – Milliaressis (Sf) dec. Murchison (Hn-B) 5-0; 171 – Fox (Hn) dec. Schuessler (MW) 8-5; 189 – Floor (PJ) maj. dec. Vealey (W) 16-6; 215 – Bacchiocchi (MW) pin. Paratore (N) 2:41; 275—Whelan (Cw) pin. Walrond (Md) 3:28.

Pawling 48, Irvington 18
At Irvington
96 – Brett Pastore (I) pin. Charlie Huggard, :49; 103 – double forfeit; 112 — double forfeit; 119 — Elliot Luddington (Pw) pin. Drew Cohen, :33; 125 – double forfeit; 130 — Nate Tamura (I) pin. Joe Rielly, 4:29; 135 – Scott Porter (Pw) pin. Felix Abrahamyan, 5:59; 140 — double forfeit; 145 – Craig Durkin (Pw) pin. Christian Malota, 1:32; 152 — Rob Schmidt (Pw) pin. Kevin Begnan, 1:34; 160 — Oliver Mold (Pw) won by forfeit; 171 — Jim Benson (Pw) won by forfeit; 189 — Jim Hughes (Pw) won by forfeit; 215 — Luke Gesta (Pw) won by forfeit; 285 – Kris Pickards (I) pin. Will Webber, 1:07.
Records — Irvington 2-5.

White Plains 44, Harrison 28
At White Plains
171 — Francisco Tapia (WP) dec. Zach Guaranero, 11-3; 189 — Rob Muldeerig (H) dec. Luiz Ribeiro, 4-1; 215 — Duke Alvora (H) tech. fall Travis Coleman, 17-2; 285 — Mike Protano (H) pin. Rich Rosas, 1:23; 96 — Andrew Plamento (H) tech. fall Jesus Hernandez, 19-4; 103 — Uriel Garcia (WP) pin. James Nitis, 1:35; 112 — Jaime Ortega (WP) dec. Max Winklman, 7-2; 119 — Nate Lustig (WP) pin. Rob Tiburzi, 0:41; 125 — Oscar Quintero (WP) maj. dec. Kurt Hinrichs, 12-0; 130 — Chris Rivera (WP) pin. Dom Riccotta, 4:09; 135  — Rob Carducci (H) dec. Marc Robles, 8-3; 140 — Eusbio Moronta (WP) dec. Marco Troia, 5-1; 145 — Juan Mateus (H) pin. Kyle Griffiths, 1:51; 152—Greg Primavera (WP) pin. Mike Scappaticci, 1:15; 160 — Sandy Vargas (WP) pin. Jordan Brunner, 0:42.
Record — White Plains 10-7, Harrison 5-5.

The 27th annual Edgemont tournament starts tomorrow at 9 a.m. Finals begin at 5:30.

There are 19 teams on four mats, which might make it the biggest tournament outside of Shoreline. Can anybody confirm that?

Horace Mann won it the last few years.

Team key: Collegiate (Co), Eastchester (E), Edgemont (Ed), Horace Mann (HM), Horace Greeley (HG), Iona Prep (IP), Irvington (I), Liberty (L), Mount Vernon (MV), Mamaroneck (Mk), Monticello (Mo), New Fairfield (NF), Rye Country Day (RCDS), Salesian (Sl), Scarsdale (Sc), Tuxedo (Tx), Westlake (Ws), Woodlands (Wd), Yonkers (Yn).

96 — 1. John Tambunting (Sc), 2. Rameek McKensie (Yn), 3. Trey Aslanian (Ed), 4. Connor Mullins (IP), 5. Dylan Blackwell (L), 6. Victor Vargas (Mo), 7. Brett Pastore (I).
103 — 1. Lee Stanton (Tx), 2. Gideon Wertheimer (HM), 3. Kevin Zechini (Sc), 4. Hector Torres (L), 5. Anstassios Papaloannou (Yn), 6. Paul Gomez (Mo), 7. Elder Calim (Wd).
112 — 1. DJ Brucianni (IP), 2. Greg Brunner (Tx), 3. Bobby Autera (Mk), 4. Chris Schwuchow (Yn), 5. Brian Mahl (Wd), 6. Jason Rivera (Yn), 7. Luke Evans (Mo).
119 — 1. Adlee Fayyaz (RCDS), 2. Dan Marcusa (HM), 3. Paul Ahn (Co), 4. John White (Mk), 5. Billy Brunner (Tx), 6. David Baez (Yn), 7. Dave Massi (E), 8. Jabril Taylor.
125 — 1. Dan Evangelakos (HM), 2. Marco Iacono (Mk), 3. Andrew Mancusi (Ws), 4. Andrew Nicholson (E), 5. Kyle Resnick (I), 6. Matt Dorf (Sc), 7. Sam Gioia (NF), 8. Keith Griffith (Wd).
130 — 1. Genta Murayama (Ed), 2. Tory Ferranti (Ws), 3. Corey Lens (NF), 4. Andres Ulloa (Tx), 5. Anthony Fico (IP), 6. Chris Louis (Yn), 7. Alex Lott (E), 8. Eric Derecktor (HM).
135 — 1. Mike Frick (NF), 2. Josh Zumbado (Sl), 3. Jack Miller (Mk), 4. Anthony Gathers (Wd), 5. Amarildo Cjondrekej (Yn), 6. Rob Leavy (IP), 7. Jordan Samuel (Mk), 8. Phil London (HM).
140 — 1. Femi Wheeler (Mk), 2. Justin Meltzer (HM), 3. Jesse Broderick (NF), 4. Mike Schneider (Ed), 5. Javier Solis (Ws), 6. Alex Kay (Sc), 7. Matt Dulgerian (Tx), 8. David Figueroa (Wd).
145 — 1. Ross McMahon (IP), 2. Pete Jablonski (Ed), 3. Henry Rossignol (Sc), 4. Guiseppe Deluca (E), 5. Jean Claude Chin (Wd), 6. Joe Holbeche (Ws), 7. Justin Sargeant (NF), 8. Christian Hill.
152 — 1. Will Carter (Ws), 2. Cory Scott (MV), 3. Joe Negro (E), 4. Alex Schwartz (HM), 5. Andres Pedraza (Mk), 6. Kevin Hill (Sc), 7. Matt Scott (Tx).
160 — 1. Ray Wang (Ed), 2. Lennie Graham (MV), 3. Mike Kurtz (HM), 4. Nick Coco (E), 5. Zach Tax (RCDS), 6. Anthony D’Ambraccio (Mo), 7. Colin Muldoon (Sc), 8. Anthony Vasquez (IP).
171 — 1. Cam Wertheimer (HM), 2. Ben Karol (Ws), 3. Nate Sherman (Sc), 4. Dylan Rebelo (Tx), 5. Nick Terp (Sl), 6. Chris Graybeal (Ed), 7. Joe Ricciardi (E), 8. Sean Walsh (E).
189 — 1. Jeff Miller (Ws), 2. Shonari Edwards (Co), 3. Erik Wahlberg (Sc), 4. Charles Buckingham (RCDS), 5. Eric Han (HM), 6. Mike Todino (E), 7. Saquille Malcolm (Yn), 8. Cody Emond (IP).
215 — 1. Lamar Shaw (MV), 2. DJ Amirsaleh (HM), 3. Eliot Maldonado (Yn), 4. Amos Pierette (Wd), 5. Brandon Lynch (Wd).
285 — 1. Obinna Nwakeze (RCDS), 2. Kris Pickarts (I), 3. Corey O’Neal (MV), 4. Andrew Shore (Mo), 5. Mike Mobarak (IP), 6. Richard Perdeno (Yn), 7. Zach Freed (Ed).

The 33rd annual Croton tournament kicks off tomorrow. It features 14 teams, 11 of which are from Section 1. John Jay, wrestling as well as anyone in the section, is the favorite.

Below are the seeds. You’ll notice that the number of kids listed in each weight class is erratic. That’s because each class had a different number of seeds. 96 pounds, for example, only seeded one kid. I know it looks weird, but trust me, this is straight from coach Sam Occhipinti.

Team key: Burke Catholic (BC), Byram Hills (BH), Carmel©, Clarkstown North (CN), Croton-Harmon (CH), Dobbs Ferry (DF), Hastings (Hs), John Jay (JJ), Mount St. Michael (MSM), Onteora (On), Pawling (Pw), Pleasantville (Pv), Port Chester (PC), Sleepy Hollow (SH).

96 — 1. Jared Egler (JJ).
103 — 1. Mike Kar (Pv), 2. Jimmy Kryeakedes (DF).
112 — 1. Donovan Melendez (MSM), 2. David Occipinti (CH), 3. Mike Taino (Pv), 4. Dean Hottum (On), 5. Chris Madera (Pv).
119 — 1. Teddy Krykeades (DF), 2. Blake Artuso (Pv), 3. Chris Lopez (SH).
125 — 1. Mike Rose©, 2. Mike Kane (Pv).
130 — 1. Jay Concepcion (SH), 2. Andrew Carrion©, 3. CJ Goldizen (On).
135 — 1. Frank Olezsko (DF), 2. Kevin Bernarducci (Pv), 3. David Martinez (SH).
140 — 1. Peter Telesnik (Pv).
145 — 1. Dondrey Sharrock (SH), 2. Anthony Fortino (Pv).
152 — 1. Pete Delmonaco (SH).
160 — 1. Mike Morra (Pv).
171 — 1. Jerron Saunders (DF), 2. Ryan Tompkins (SH).
189 — 1. Gilli Bauer-Moshi (SH), 2. Tyler Smith (On), 3. Jonathan Ghegan (CH).
215 — no seeds
285 — no seeds

Eleven teams will make the trip to tomorrow’s Kohl tournament at Suffern. Five are from Rockland, five are from Section 9, and one is from Long Island. That one, Huntington, is the returning champ.

North Rockland will look for a strong performance to follow up its victory at Shoreline last weekend. Host Suffern will try to place better than last year’s seventh-place finish. According to Mounties coach Chris Matteotti, Monroe Woodbury is the favorite.

The four-mat tournament begins at 10 a.m. Finals are expected to start around 4:30 p.m.

Below are the seeds

Team key: Cornwall (Cw), East Ramapo (ER), Huntington (Hn), Middletown (Md), Monroe Woodbury (MW), Nanuet (N), North Rockland (NRk), Nyack (Ny), Port Jervis (PJ), Suffern (Sf), Warwick (W).

96 — 1. Shane Connolly (W), 2. Asher Kramer (Sf), 3. Lucien Severe (ER), 4. TJ Kreider (Cw).
103 — 1. Damon McQueen (Hn), 2. Gary Wolf (MW), 3. Justin Artrip (Sf), 4. Luke Roth (Cw).
112 — 1. Nick Oliveto (Sf), 2. Nigel McNeil (Hn), 3. Vaquan Kelly (MW), 4. Rich Mann (Cw).
119 — 1. Nick Wolf (MW), 2. Chris Sweeney (Cw), 3. Kervins Dor (ER), 4. Jack Castrelli (Hn).
125 — 1. Jamie Franco (MW), 2. Joe Slane (NR), 3. David Bailen (Sf), 4. James George (ER).
130 — 1. Mike Vespa (MW), 2. Omar Santiago (Hn), 3. Julian Negri (Sf), 4. Tom Ginty (NR).
135 — 1. Udit Thakur (Ny), 2. Tyler Lawlor (Cw), 3. Dan Maietta (MW), 4. Maurice Loadholt (Hn).
140 — 1. Mike Santalla (W), 2. Kevin Barry (Cw), 3. Marco Langone (Hn), 4. Willie Pirc (Sf).
145 — 1. Mitch Wightman (W), 2. Dan Smith (MW), 3. Ian McDonald (Cw), 4. Thomas Wilson (Hn).
152 — 1. Bryan Frain (Md), 2. Devin Fenning (MW), 3. Steve Natale (Cw), 4. Marc Diaz (NRk).
160 — 1. Louis Puca (Hn), 2. Nick Mancuso (Cw), 3. Matt Gonzalez (NRk), 4. Rob Cassidy (Md).
171 — 1. Matt Parlier (PJ), 2. Sal Marchese (Ny), 3. Will Schuesller (MW), 4. Ryan Fox (Hn).
189 — 1. CJ Floor (PJ), 2. Jon Didio (NR), 3. Chris Vealey (W), 4. Anthony Lupi (Hn).
215 — 1. Steven Butler (PJ), 2. Shaun Bacchiocchi (MW), 3. Patrice Castor (ER), 4. Al Biolsi (Cw).
285 — 1. JD Zitone (PJ), 2. Cristian Garcia (NRk), 3. Rich Whelan (Cw), 4. Irmi Durandisse (Ny).

A few people have been unhappy about missing dual meet results recently. Frankly I don’t blame them. We have seen too many dual meets not reported to The Journal News hotline. If they’re not called in to the hotline they don’t get in the newspaper. If they don’t get in the paper they don’t get in the blog. I print every single box score that comes our way. If it’s not on the blog or in the paper it means we never got it.

There are a lot of wrestling fans out there who want to follow the progress of teams or see how key matches played out. If the result isn’t reported, they’ll never find out. And there are a lot of reporters (OK OK, one reporter) who want to keep tabs on every wrestler in the section. If a result isn’t reported I miss a lot of information.

Just in case there are coaches out there who don’t know the procedure for reporting scores, here it is. The home coach is the one that calls us. Whether you win or lose, the visiting coach expects you to report the score. (The exception is if you are the road team traveling outside the Westchester/Putnam/Rockland area. Schools like Beacon, Arlington, Monroe-Woodbury, etc. don’t call us because they are out of our coverage area.) Call our scores hotline at 914-696-8888 between 5:30-10:45 with your results page handy. You can even have an assistant do it. One of our operators will take the results and put it in the paper. Try to have correct spellings for all the kids.

I know that after a long day it can be a pain in the butt to sit on the phone and rehash a 58-13 loss. You may not care if it gets in the paper at all. But I bet the other team wants its accomplishment out there. By not reporting it, you’re denying them the recognition, and denying the fans the information.

If you’re the visiting coach and your team won and you’re afraid the home coach won’t call it in, feel free to call us after 9 p.m. to make sure. Ask the operator to check whether the box score is there. If not, we will take the results from you.

Fans and athletes: if you notice that your team’s results have been missing, remind your coaching staff to report them. Don’t harangue them (coaches have enough stress already), just gently remind them.

If anyone—coaches, parents, kids, whoever—has questions, you can email me at jtthomas@lohud.com. If I can answer them I will.

I’ll start answering some of the frequently asked questions now: my favorite cartoon was He-Man, the meaning of life is to collect as many bobbleheads as possible, and no, I don’t want a piece of pie.

Today’s big event is the first round of the Beacon tournament. There are also two dual meets.

Harrison at White Plains, 4:30

Pawling at Irvington, 5:15

Tomorrow is a packed day with Beacon in its second day, the Kohl tournament going on at Suffern, the Croton tournament, and 19 teams at Edgemont. I’ll preview Kohl and Edgemont later today.

I got yesterday’s John Jay win over Yorktown today via email. Here are the results.

JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL VERSUS YORKTOWN

096   DAN YABLON (JOHN J)              PIN     1:32     SANTUCCI (YTN)

103   MARIANO (YTN)                    FOR     0-0      JJ FORFEIT (JOHN J)

112   DAVID EGELER (JOHN J)            PIN     1:53     POLANCIA (YTN)

119   JAMES KELLY (JOHN J)             PIN     4:53     SABELLA (YTN)

125   HENRY STAUBER (JOHN J)           PIN     3:37     PORCELLI (YTN)

130   MARK SWERTFAGER (JOHN J)         TF      15-0     BUMBACH (YTN)

135   ANDREW SCHEDE (JOHN J)           PIN     3:57     SCHERPF (YTN)

140   FALCONE (YTN)                    DEC     2-4      GAVIN GALLAGHER (JOHN J)

145   CJ UPHAM (JOHN J)                PIN     3:24     DONAVAN (YTN)

152   BRIAN KELLY (JOHN J)             MD      12-1     FALCONE (YTN)

160   SCOTT GENOVESI (JOHN J)          PIN     3:05     COZZI (YTN)

171   GENOVESI (YTN)                   PIN     2:40     WYATT GILCHRIST (JOHN J)

189   DONNIE GECAJ (JOHN J)            PIN     1:38     FLORES (YTN)

215   PAT SWEENEY (JOHN J)             PIN     3:33     NISHIMORA (YTN)

285   TIM GECAJ (JOHN J)               DEC     4-2      LAPORTA (YTN)

Remember the good old days when John Jay was ranked 27th in Division I? The Indians are moving in the wrong direction despite not losing a dual meet. The latest state rankings have them ranked 38th. That’s only two spots away from dropping off the list altogether.

There’s still nobody local on the DII list. The honorable mentions, North Rockland and Somers, are the same.

Today’s list of meets is voluminous. Most of them are starting now.

Rye at Westlake

White Plains at Mount Vernon

Yonkers at Scarsdale

Clarkstown North at North Rockland

Panas at Carmel

Fishkill at Mahopac

Hen Hud at Ossining

Beacon at Sleepy Hollow

Eastchester at Tappan Zee

Yorktown at John Jay

Fox Lane at Somers

Harrison at Port Chester

Pearl River at Nyack

Brewster at Greeley, 6 p.m.

Suffern at Clarkstown South, 6 p.m.

1) What was today’s most surprising team score?

2) What was today’s most surprising individual match result?

3) Which individual matchup featured the most talent between the two wrestlers?

Hackley 48, Poly Prep 30
At Poly Prep
103 — Chin (PP) won by forfeit; 112 — Seim (Hk) maj. dec. Hernande, 12-1; 119 — Zitsman (Hk) won by forfeit; 125 — Norris (Hk) won by forfeit; 130 — Roman (PP) pin. Jasinski, 3:38; 135 — McGuire (PP) pin. Johnson, 1:24; 140 — Glingen (Hk) maj. dec. Denso, 17-4; 145 — Boatceng (Hk) pin. Pearce, 1:48; 152 — F. Mejias (Hk) maj. dec. Larocca, 14-2; 160 — R, Mejias (Hk) won by forfeit; 171 — Graham (Hk) pin. Galvin, :54; 189 — Dallasio (Hk) won by forfeit; 215 – Forbes (PP) pin. Lovera, :31; 285 — R. Pearce (PP) won by forfeit.
Record — Hackley 2-5.

Westlake 59, Croton-Harmon 18
At Croton-Harmon
145 – Joe Holbeche (Ws) pin. Chris Craft, 4:36; 152 — Will Carter (Ws) won by forfeit; 160 — Edison Gramajo (Ws) pin. Rob Perez, 1:35; 171 – Ben Karol (Ws) inj. def. Corey Crosbie-Foote; 189 — Jonathan Ghegan (CH) pin. Robert Collins, 5:14; 215 – Jeff Miller (Ws) pin. Austin Millen, 1:51; 285 — Joe Luckie (Ws) won by forfeit; 96 — DJ Frederich (CH) won by forfeit; 103 — double forfeit; 112 — double forfeit; 119 — David Occhipinti (CH) pin. Steve Russell, 2:00; 125 — Andrew Mancusi (Ws) tech. fall Johnny Martin, 21-5; 130 — Tory Ferranti (Ws) won by forfeit;  135 – Edgar Solis (Ws) pin. Jordan Hartwig, 3:53; 140 – Javier Solis (Ws) won by forfeit.
Records — Westlake 7-4; Croton-Harmon 2-6.

Pleasantville 50, Pawling 27
At Pleasantville
96 — Charlie Huggard (Pw) dec. Anthony Lopez 8-6, OT. 103 — Mike Kar (Pv) pin. Matt Major 0:12. 112 — Chris Madera (Pv) pin. Eliot Ludington 1:42. 119 — Blake Artuso (Pv) won by forfeit. 125 — Bryan Vallejo (Pv) pin. Joe Reilly 5:21. 130 — Mike Kane (Pv) won by forfeit. 135 — Kevin Bernarducci (Pv) tech. fall Scott Porter 15-0. 140 — Bryan  Mongrovejo (Pv) won by forfeit. 145 — Peter Talesnik (Pv) pin. Hector Santana 5:26. 152 — Rob Shmitt (Pw) dec. Nick D’Agostino 1-0. 160 — Mike Morra (Pv) dec. Oliver Mold 6-2. 171 — Jim Benson (Pw) won by forfeit. 189 — Jim Hughes (Pw) pin. Mike Zullo 3:16. 215 — Jim Magee (Pw)  dec. Obum Aniychle 8-6. 275 — Will Webber (Pw) won by forfeit.
Records — Pleasantville 8-1, Pawling 4-8.

Ardsley 52, Dobbs Ferry 12
At Ardsley
96 — Drew Longo (Ard) pin. Josh Dooz 0:19. 103 — Jim Kyrekeades (DF) pin. Scott Longworth 5:01. 112 — Double forfeit. 119 — Penn Gottfried (Ard) pin. Teddy Kyrekeades 3:53. 125 — Steven Barbone (Ard) pin. Joe McLead 3:45. 130 — Rob Martin (Ard) maj. dec. Louis Rodriguez 16-3. 135 — Dan Manley (Ard) maj. dec. Frank Oleszko 14-2. 140 — Brian Christiano (Ard) pin. Mike Marrone 1:35. 145 — Double forfeit. 152 — Derek Longo (Ard) tech. fall Sam Epstein 23-7. 160 — Eddy Heiss (DF) won by forfeit. 171 — Kleckner Charles (Ard)  dec. Jarron Sanders 9-7. 189 — Double forfeit. 215 — Matt Boungiorno (Ard) pin. Nathaniel Duncan 1:52. 275 — Cliff Galletta (Ard) won by forfeit.
Records — Ardsley 8-1.

I’ve added a new feature to the Takedowns blog. Look at the right of the screen and you’ll see a poll question with six answers below it. Click the answer of your choice and it will be recorded. Once you’ve voted you can see how others have voted.

My question is, “What is the fourth-best team in Rockland?” I thought of this question while doing this week’s Rockland power rankings. Suffern and North Rockland are clearly the top two. Clarkstown North is below them but ahead of the rest of the field. But from there it’s a little muddled. Does Nyack deserve to remain No. 4 after two bad losses last week? You tell me.

I will change the poll every week so check back for new questions. Go ahead and suggest one if you want.

Hastings at Edgemont, 4:30 p.m.
Dobbs Ferry at Ardsley, 4:30 p.m.
Nanuet at Woodlands, 4:30 p.m.
Westlake at Croton-Harmon, 4:30 p.m.
Pawling at Pleasantville, 4:30 p.m.
Putnam Valley at Irvington, 4:30 p.m.
Rye at Arlington, 5 p.m.

Mike Dougherty was at Brewster today, where John Jay handled the home team 40-18 in a meeting of the top two teams in the Westchester/Putnam power rankings. It was closer than a 51-15 Indians win at the North County duals two months ago but clearly they aren’t in the same league yet.

The match of the day was at 130 pounds, where Mark Swertfager (left) decisioned Chris Gogatz in overtime. Swertfager, a Shoreline runner-up, had a 3-1 lead with 10 seconds to go, yet was whistled for stalling. Gogatz escaped to tie the score and almost pulled off a takedown for an unlikely win. Swertfager recovered in overtime to post a 5-3 win.

This is what Gogatz had to say about Swertfager: “I was fired up after he got the penalty. I thought five more seconds there and I might’ve been able to take him down. I have a lot of respect for Mark. I like wrestling good competition because it keeps you focused and makes you keep striving to get better.”

And what Swertfager had to say about Gogatz: “I knew it was going to be a tough match. I like that because you don’t get away with easy moves that might work on a lesser wrestler. Chris has a really good stance, and it’s hard to finish on him.”

Obviously a mutual respect there.

I’ll link to Mike’s story tomorrow when it’s posted on the website.

John Jay 40, Brewster 18
At Brewster
189 — Donnie Gecaj (JJ) dec. Danny Santiago 9-5; 215 — Pat Sweeney (JJ) pin. Mike Listen 2:23; 285 — Tim Gecaj (JJ) pin. Dardon Gecaj 1:59; 96 — Mike Parise (Bw) dec. Daniel Yablon 7-2; 103 — Jimmy Duncan (Bw) by forfeit; 112 — Dan Friedlander (Bw) dec. David Egeler 11-8; 119 — Henry Stauber (JJ) dec. Jon Peragine 9-3; 125 — James Kelly (JJ) dec. Kyle McAlpin 7-2; Mark Swertfager (JJ) dec. Chris Gogatz 5-3 OT; 135 — Andy Schede (JJ) dec. Ricardo Lopez 9-4; 140 — Gerome Gooden (Bw) dec. Mike Kelly 5-4; 145 — C.J. Upham (JJ) maj. dec. Nick Grasso 9-0; 152 — Brian Kelly (JJ) dec. Nick Ghelarducci 9-3; 160 — Scott Genovesi (JJ) pin. Bernardo Magalhaes :52; 171 — Wyatt Gilchrist (JJ) dec. John Borchert 12-5.
Records — John Jay 17-5; Brewster 26-6.

1) What was today’s most surprising team score?

2) What was today’s most surprising individual match result?

3) Which individual matchup featured the most talent between the two wrestlers?

Fox Lane 74, Horace Greeley 3
At Fox Lane
189 — TJ Tynan (FL) won by forfeit; 215 – Joao Sousa (HG) dec. Anthony Grosso, 7-5, OT; 285 — double forfeit; 96 — Tom Grippi (FL) won by forfeit; 103 — Sam Speno (FL) won by forfeit; 112 — Dan Ventura (FL) pin. John Russo, 2:57;  119 — Steven Rodrigues (FL) pin. David Olonoff, 1:07; 125 —Pat Say (FL) pin. Doug Gussick, 0:28; 130 — Zach Ettlinger (FL) won by forfeit; 135 – Joey Grippi (FL) pin. Brace Potter, 0:11; 140 – Jose Rueda (FL) pin. Greg Waller, 3:15; 145 – Brendan Fallon (FL) won by forfeit; 152 — Julian Faust (FL) won by forfeit; 160 — John Grecco (FL) dec. John Pfister, 6-3; 171 – Matt Manjunk (FL) pin. Dan Giannettino, 0:33.
Records — Fox Lane 6-1; Horace Greeley 7-7.

Port Chester 47, Tappan Zee 39
At Tappan Zee
215 – Joe Rodriguez (PC) pin. Nick Papasophacles, 1:58; 285 — Zach Fiermonti (PC) pin. Matt Taylor, :54;  96 — Joe Rodriguez (PC) pin. John Miller, 5:10; 103 — Robert Rodriguez (PC) won by forfeit; 112 — Nick Altomare (TZ) piun. Joe Guido, 2:57; 119 — Max Josephson (PC) pin. Charlie Garcia, 3:41; 125 — Jean Claude Roldon (PC) pin. Phil Litz, 4:44; 130 — Fernando Martinez (PC) pin. Ryan Basso, 5:28; 135 — Joe Maniscalco (TZ) pin. Jack Girardi, :26; 140 — Joe Rutkowski (TZ) pin. CJ Elliot, 1:10; 145 — John Sullivan (TZ) dec. Tom Sorbella, 2-0; 152 — Max Park (TZ) pin. Anthony Signorelli, 3:00; 160 — Jose Vega (TZ) pin. Steven Vasquez, :59; 171 — Gabe Guadarramus (TZ) pin. James Mutino, 2:41; 189 — Josue Cardenas (PC) tech. fall Tim Coyne, 15-0.
Record — Tappan Zee 6-4.

North Rockland 44, Ketcham 23
At North Rockland
96 — Troy Feniger (NRk) won by forfeit; 103 — Tom Foi (RCK) pin. Alan Lopez, 1:12; 112 — Matt Spano (RCK) dec. Anthony Cimini, 7-5; 119 — Mike DeRosa (NRk) maj. dec. Mark Settembrino, 12-3; 125 — Jose Minaya (NRk) maj. dec. Kevin Sullivan, 10-0; 130 — Andrew Cabibbo (RCK) maj. dec. Mike Calabria, 11-3; 135 — Frank Cabibbi (RCK) maj. dec. Tom Ginty, 12-1; 140 — Dan Burgaleta (NRk) pin. Elvis Taylor, 6:47; 145 — Matt Gonzalez (NRK) pin. Dave Simpenderier, :15; 152 — Matt Mancuso (NRk) dec. Dan Reis, 7-2; 160 — DJ Lupo (RCK) dec. Marc Diaz, 5-2; 171 — Ron Fermin (NRk) dec. Chris Lupo, 10-7; 189 — John Didio (NRk) pin. Chris Vandenscotten, 2:41; 215 – Pat Cahill (NRk) pin. Billy Oakman, 1:47; 285 — James Evans (RCK) dec. Richard Santana, 11-4.
Records — North Rockland 17-5; Ketcham 6-2.

New Rochelle 54, Scarsdale 27
At New Rochelle
152—Fatos Treluvkaj (NR) pin. Greg Kristof, 1:16; 160 — Ray Ramos (NR) pin. Kevin Hill, 4:46; 171 — Colin Muludoon (S) pin. Luis Sanchez, 3:04; 189 — Tyler Lilly (NR) dec. Jacob Berkowitz, 10-6; 215 — Erik Wahlberg (S) pin. Quinton Witherspoon, 5:03; 285 — Ben Haracz (NR) won by forfeit; 96 — John Tambunting (S) dec. Joey Cannizzo, 10-3; 103 — AJ Barbaria (NR) tech. fall Kevin Zecchini, 15-0; 112 — Chuck Jones (NR) won by forfeit; 119 — Matt Jankowski (NR) pin. Adam Meyer, 0:57; 125 — Adjoni Burrows (NR) maj. dec. Matt Dorf, 10-1; 130 — Mike Figueroa (NR) pin. Seth Marcus, 1:55; 135  — Wes Markusfeld (NR) pin. Chen Shen, 5:31; 140 — Alex Kay (S) pin. Marcus Diaz, 4:53; 145 — Henry Rosniguol (S) pin. Anthony Gabrielle, 2:30.
Record — New Rochelle 5-2.

Mamaroneck 37, White Plains 34
At Mamaroneck
171 — Chris Ford (Mk) dec. Francisco Tapia, 9-2; 189 – Mynor Cornejo (Mk) pin. Luiz Ribeiro, 1;30; 215 — Travis Coleman (WP) pin. Eric Robustelli, 3:29; 285 — Richard Rosas (WP) won by forfeit; 96 — Jesus Hernandez (WP) won by forfeit; 103 — Uriel Garcia (WP) pin. Ben Miller, 1:05;  112 — Bobby Autera (Mk) dec. Jaime Ortega, 10-3; 119 —Nathan Lustig (WP) maj. dec. Johnn White, 11-1; 125 — Marco Iacono (Mk) pin. Chris Rivera, 3:01; 130 – Peter Sanelli (Mk) maj. dec. Oscar Quintero, 12-0; 135 – Jack Miller (Mk) dec. Marc Robles, 5-0; 140 – Femi Wheeler (Mk) dec. Eusebio Moronta, 12-5; 145 — Christian Hill (Mk) pin. Ivan Polanco, 5:26; 152 — Andres Pedraza (Mk) dec. Greg Primavera, 82; 160 – Sandy Vargas (WP) pin. Matt Phsierer, 1:36.
Records — Mamaroneck 7-4; White Plains 8-7.

Yorktown 42, Somers 35
At Yorktown
135  — Dom Scherpf (Y) pin. Goldberg, 3:35; 140 — Colaj (S) pin. Nick Falcone, 3:37 ; 145 — Nick Donovan (Y) pin. Angelo Revel, 4:59; 152—Anthony Trabucco (S) maj. dec. Tom Falcone, 10-0; 160 — Mike Cosi (Y) pin. Rich Radi, 3:06; 171 — A. Finkelstein (S) dec. Nick Genovese, 4-0; 189 — Allen Djokic (S) maj. dec. Leo Flores, 10-2; 215 — Ryota Nishimora (Y) won by forfeit; 285 — Eric LaPorta (Y) pin. Ryan Englent, 3:02; 96 — D. Realbuto (S) pin. Kyle Santucci, 3:27; 103 — Alex Corpulongo (S) pin. Nick Marino, 1:40; 112 — B. Realbuto (S) pin. Hunter Polancia, 1:13; 119 — Steven Sabella (Y) pin. Brett Emanuel, 3:43; 125 — Joe Porcelli (Y) dec. Neils Sein, 5-2; 130 — Anthony Bomback (Y) dec. Mitch Guceccino, 7-1
Record — Yorktown 9-6.

Eastchester 39, Nyack 37
At Eastchester
152 — Joe Negro (Es) dec. Rob Blum 12-7. 160 — Nick Coco (Es) won by forfeit. 171 — Sal Marchese (Nk) pin Joe Ricciardi 1:26. 189 — Joe Cummings (Nk) dec. Mike Todino 11-3. 215 — Dave Schonborg (Es) won by forfeit. 275 — Irmi Durandisse (Nk) won by forfeit. 96 — Double forfeit. 103 — Tommy Lynn (Nk) dec. Tom Martarello 9-2. 112 — Prashant Thakur (Nk) won. by forfeit. 119 — Adit Thakur (Nk) pin. Dave Massi 5:56. 125 — Andrew Nicholson (Es) pin. James Quigley 2:30. 130 — Alex Watt (Es) won by forfeit. 135 — Udit Thakur (Nk) pin. Rob Carincy 3:04. 140 — Giussepe DeLuca (ES) pin. Jack Spiegel  3:35. 145 — Mike Robins (Es) pin. Rashad Nichols 1:45.
Records — Eastchesr 4-3.

Mount Vernon 44, Byram Hills 22
At Gorton
96 — double forfeit; 103 — double forfeit; 112 — double forfeit; 119 — Rob Caporale (BH) won by forfeit; 125 —Brandon Lynn (BH) won by forfeit; 130 — Mike Ribando (MV) dec. James Schuler, 21-9; 135 – Leo Bailey (MV) pin. Paul Gulic, 0:21; 140 – Aarron Pushka (BH) dec. Shaquille Henry, 16-4; 145 – Brian Gunderson (BH) won by forfeit; 152 — Corey Scott (MV) pin. Nick Spacaunto, 4:15; 160 — Jamal Mercer (MV) dec. Brady Condron, 16-4; 171 – Gerald Simpkins (MV) pin. Joe Simon, 2:13; 189 — David Watkins (MV) won by forfeit; 215 – Lamar Shaw (MV) pin. Keith Sherman, 1:05; 285 — Corey O’Neil (MV) won by forfeit.
Records — Mount Vernon 1-4.

John Jay 40, Brewster 18
At Brewster
189 — Donnie Gecaj (JJ) dec. Danny Santiago 9-5; 215 — Pat Sweeney (JJ) pin. Mike Listen 2:23; 285 — Tim Gecaj (JJ) pin. Dardon Gecaj 1:59; 96 — Mike Parise (Bw) dec. Daniel Yablon 7-2; 103 — Jimmy Duncan (Bw) by forfeit; 112 — Dan Friedlander (Bw) dec. David Egeler 11-8; 119 — Henry Stauber (JJ) dec. Jon Peragine 9-3; 125 — James Kelly (JJ) dec. Kyle McAlpin 7-2; Mark Swertfager (JJ) dec. Chris Gogatz 5-3 OT; 135 — Andy Schede (JJ) dec. Ricardo Lopez 9-4; 140 — Gerome Gooden (Bw) dec. Mike Kelly 5-4; 145 — C.J. Upham (JJ) maj. dec. Nick Grasso 9-0; 152 — Brian Kelly (JJ) dec. Nick Ghelarducci 9-3; 160 — Scott Genovesi (JJ) pin. Bernardo Magalhaes :52; 171 — Wyatt Gilchrist (JJ) dec. John Borchert 12-5.
Records — John Jay 17-5; Brewster 26-6.

Yonkers 51, Mount Vernon 35
At Gorton
96 — Rameek McKenzie (Y) won by forfeit; 103 — Anaftasiof Papaioannou (Y) won by forfeit; 112 — Jason Rivera (Y) won by forfeit; 119 — Chris Schuchow (Y) won by forfeit; 125 — Gabril Taylor (Y) won by forfeit; 130 — David Baez (Y) dec. Mike Ribando, 9-3; 135 — Chris Louis (Y) pin. Leo Bailey, 2:43; 140 — Shaquelle Henry (MV) pin. Dan Lirano, 3:50; 145 — Raul Mendez (Y) won by forfeit; 152 — Corey Scott (MV) tech. fall Steven Weaver, 22-4; 160 — Kedeem Green (MV) pin. Eddie McLaughlin, 3:30; 171 — Jamie Simpson (MV) won by forfeit; 189 — Shaquelle Malcolm (Y) pin. David Watkins, :53; 215 – Lamar Shaw (MV) pin. Elliot Maldanado, 3:37; 285 — Corey O’Neil (MV) pin. Richard Perdom, 5:36.
Records — Mount Vernon 1-4; Yonkers 7-3.

I forgot to post this story over the weekend. Especially since I wrote it.

The 2009 Empire State Games are in real trouble after an organizing committee for the Hudson Valley region cancelled its involvement. The committee decided it could no longer support the Games after athletes were asked to pay $285, saying it violated the spirit of the Games. The committee, while not officially necessary, is vital to pulling off the event. Which means the ESGs are out of the Hudson Valley.

According to regional director Frank Intervallo, that likely means the Games will be cancelled in 2009. The process of finding a new host region, booking facilities, and recruiting volunteers is too complex to pull off between now and then. In a worst-case scenario, he suggested that a one-year hiatus could spell the permanent end of the ESGs. That’s a few steps away, though. There’s no official word on what’s going to happen to this year’s Games. But if the organizing committee holds firm there may be nothing the state can do.

This is a real blow to New York’s young athletes. There are plenty of kids in this area who were expecting to be a part of the Games, which were supposed to be held around Poughkeepsie. I’m sure the state government wishes it could sponsor everything as usual. We all know what’s going on with the economy and the state had to make cuts like everyone else. One of the victims was the ESGs, which got skewered by fees and cuts. The only way it can go off now is as a shell of its former self. Which the organizing committee decided wasn’t good enough.

I left Eric’s power rankings mostly intact. As I continue to get my feet wet I may assert my opinion into the rankings a little bit more. But for now I didn’t see a reason to make big changes.

Mahopac did make its debut in the Westchester/Putnam rankings.

Rockland stayed the same despite some struggles by Nyack and Nanuet.

Mike Dougherty will be at John Jay-Brewster. It’s a battle between the top two teams in the Westchester/Putnam power rankings. I’ll publish his update when he sends it.

(All meets start at 4:30 p.m.)

Ketcham at North Rockland

Scarsdale at New Rochelle

White Plains at Mamaroneck

Byram Hills at Yonkers

Hen Hud at Beacon

Greeley at Fox Lane

Somers at Yorktown

John Jay at Brewster

Nyack vs Eastchester at Waverly Elementary

Port Chester at Tappan Zee

Wanted to pass along a couple of stories from other parts of the state.

In Staten Island, a meet between Susan Wagner and Tottenville ended in a 39-39 tie. Which happens. No problem, you go to the tiebreaker. Except that was a tie too. So the refs went to a second tiebreaker. Still even. They ended up having to go to the seventh tiebreaker: near fall points. You can read the short story here. Next time you’re talking to a referee offer him five bucks if he can tell you what the seventh tiebreaker is.

In slightly more disgusting news, Wantagh High School in Long Island has withdrawn from its next few events owing to one of its wrestlers coming down with “mat herpes.” It’s a herpes strain that’s spread by skin-to-skin contact. I know ringworm is a common concern in the wrestling community but I hadn’t heard of mat herpes before.

Vote in the Gameface of the Week contest here. One of the choices (in fact I’d say a leading contender) is Will Carter of Westlake. He looks like he’s in mid-bellow. I think that photo was taken seconds after he pinned Lennie Graham at Shoreline. I remember him making a face like that.