The large-school finals are set here at Pace. They’re expected to begin a little after 3 p.m. I will try to check in at some point to update the winners, but internet access is spotty.

Here are the semifinal results.

96 – Asher Kramer (Sf) dec. Tom Grippi (FL) 6-2; Sam Speno (FL) dec. Mike Parise (Bw) 3-1;
103 – Brian Realbuto (S) pin. Dale White (JJEF) 2:41; Justin Artrip (Sf) pin. Mike Caputo (NRk) 5:36;
112 – Steve Rodrigues (FL) pin. Andrew Greenberg (CN) 3:07; Peter Grippi (FL) dec. Nick Oliveto (Sf) 10-4;
119 – Justis Flamio (M) tech fall Doug Chiapperino © 17-0; Henry Stauber (JJ) dec. Pat Fay (FL) 9-2;
125 – Mike Rose © dec. Andrew Cabibbo (RCK) 5-3; Bill Watterson (JJ) maj. dec. Joe Slane (NRk) 15-5;
130 – Joe Grippi (FL) pin. Andy Carrion © 1:09; Mark Swertfager (JJ) dec. Brian Barry (Arl) 7-1;
135—Kevin Davidson © pin. Jose Rueda (FL) 3:35; Udit Thakur (Ny) dec. Andrew Schede (JJ) 8-2;
140—Joe Hauser (LP) dec. Femi Wheeler (Mk) 9-6; Dan Graff (Arl) dec. Marty Lorenz © 3-1;
145 – Luke Speno (FL) tech fall Casey Cannon (O) 16-1; Ryan Tompkins (Be) tech fall Charlie Braun (LP) 16-0;
152 – Steven Ramos (CN) maj. dec. Juan Delacruz (O) 11-2; Corey Scott (MV) dec. Vinny Grella (Be) 11-6;
160 – James Brundage (O) pin. Ray Ramos (NR) 3:40; Lennie Graham (MV) dec. Scott Genovesi (JJ) 5-2;
171—Clay Neivert (O) tech fall Nick Genovese (Yk) 16-1; Sal Marchese (Ny) pin. Adam Finkelstein (S) 4:59;
189 – Josue Cardenas (PC) won by DQ. Jon Didio (NRk) 6-5; Todd Mueckenheim (JJEF) dec. Gilli Bauer-Moshi (SH) 6-4;
215 – Patrice Castor (ER) pin. Alex Othmer © 2:27; Pat Sweeney (JJ) dec. Joseph Rodriguez (PC) 2-1;
285 – Cristian Garcia (NRk) dec. Jake Treinish (HH) 7-3; Eric LaPorta (Yk) maj. dec. Daytwan Vereen (Be) 16-7.

Today’s championship at Pace will be broadcast live on our Web site via Mogulus.

View it through this link.

I’m not sure exactly what time the Mogulus videographers are getting there, though I doubt it’ll be for the semifinals. The championship will certainly be broadcast, starting at 3 p.m.

If you miss it, don’t worry. Remember that Mogulus reruns on a loop. Click that link anytime after it’s over to watch the broadcast.

Here’s Matt Ng’s thoughts on the small schools. Make sure you read his note at the end about the food. He was raving about it over the phone too. If Pace doesn’t have a good spread tomorrow I’m seriously afraid he’ll walk out.

A few things regretfully were left out of my story. Part of it was that with the top seeds winning the majority of the matches, most of the wrestlers’ thoughts and quotes kind of echoed each other.

I caught up with Putnam Valley’s Kris Castro, the top seed in the 215 at the cafeteria for lunch (more on that later on) after his quarterfinal win.

“It’s a lot different than last year, when I had to work my way into the finals. Now, I have a bye in the first round, second round, a good match, easy match, easy way to tomorrow and it feels good. It’s cool to be at home too.”

When asked about mental aspect of being the favorite: “It’s easy to be an underdog, last year. It’s harder to be the top seed.”

What kind of stuff are you working on to improve for the semi and hopefully finals?

“My speed. When I face lower weight, faster guys they are very hard for me. So I will have to lose some weight and get my foot speed up.”
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Here’s a breakdown of my thoughts on each class:

96- Very decisive victories by John Aslanian (Edgemont) and Drew Longo (Ardsley)….Third-seeded Matt Dillon of Nanuet was knocked off Brett Pastore (Irvington) in the quarters and then he lost in the con quarters.

103- Byes, byes and more byes. Only one match wrestled in this class all day…

112- All four top seeds advanced without much resistance…

119- Dobbs Ferry’s Teddy Kyreakedes had a tight 2-1 decision over Nanuet’s Jesse Rahimzideh…chalk…

125- Some were surprised by Andrew Mancusi beating fourth-seeded Michael Kane in a Westlake-Pleasantville next door village matchup. It was close.

130- Murayama might be the biggest lead pipe lock of this entire bracket…

135- The Huff comeback was very notable, the focus of my story. No. 2 seed Frank Oleszko had a close 3-2 decision over Dom Padilla… Wouldn’t be surprised to see Huff beat Oleszko (pictured left)…the two have met before…Huff lost on a close decision, he wants payback and has got the Big MO (momentum) on his side.

140- Put Valley’s Dan O’Gorman (No. 2 seed) needed OT to beat Woodlands’ David Figueroa…should have gotten more info on this one…

145- The Robert Spielvogel-Joe Holbeche 2-1 nailbiter was the only tightly contested match in this bracket.

152- The Shaq Charles-Will Carter semi should be interesting…

160- Second-seed Michael Morra was very candid about his close 6-4 win. “Without a doubt, I was a little disappointed that it came down to me on my back for the last couple of seconds but I still came out on top. I need to watch my head. Last time when he got me, my head was low.”

171- Kleckner Charles (KC…he likes being called KC) looked good. He could be a sleeper pick to win it all.

189- Steve Ramundo is tough…real tough. Torn Labrum, bone spur, dislocated shoulder tough… Robert Collins knocked off second seed, Jim Hughes…which might open the door for Ramundo to win it all…how about that.

215- Woodland’s Amos Pierette expended a lot of energy to beat Mike Zullo (Pleasantville)…will he have enough gas to fight Ryan Bostic?…I am not sure.

285- Mostly byes here…Won’t be like the tough and close matches of the Large school 285’s.——On an editorial note, I would love to give a shout out to the Putnam Valley parents and coaches who organized yesterday’s meet. Each round went without a hitch and in my estimation, the food in the cafeteria was the best spread that I ever had at a Section 1 event. Chicken Francese, Penne Vodka and
Meatballs, Rice…Chicken Wings and nice deli sandwiches. Honestly, I don’t know how any of the wrestlers will make weight after eating such a good spread.

Matt Ng was at Put Valley for small-school sectionals. Here are the full results. He’ll have some commentary later, which I’ll post.

Team key and scores: Edgemont (Ed) 119; Ardsley (A) 94; Westlake (Ws) 88; Pleasantville (Pl) 82; Nanuet (N) 76; Woodlands (Wd) 69; Putnam Valley (PV) 67.5; Pawling (Pw); Dobbs Ferry (DF) 38; Croton-Harmon (CH) 27; Irvington (I) 25; Hastings (Hs) 10; North Salem (NS) 8; 14. Bronxville (Bx) 0.

Quarterfinals
96 — Trey Aslanian (Ed) pin. Max Abramsky (Ed), 1:23; Jonathan Feliciano (Wd) pin. Charlie Huggard (Pw), :29; Brett Pastore (I) dec. Matt Dillon (N), 10-4; Drew Longo (A) dec. Scott Longworth (A), 12-3.

103 — Anthony Calvano (N), bye; Eldor Calim (Wd), bye; Jimmy Kyreakedes (DF) pin. Ryan Ford (Wd), 2:16; Michael Kar (Pl), bye.

112 — Penn Gottfried (A) pin. Josh Lerner (Ed), 1:29; Chris Madera (Pl) maj. dec. John Tilles (A), 16-5; Michael Taino (Pl) pin. Elliot Luddington (Pw), 3:09; David Occhipinti (CH) pin. Brian Mahl (Wd), 2:29.

119 — Ryan Osleeb (NS) maj. dec. Andrew Serino (Pl), 17-4; Teddy Kyreakedes (DF) dec. Jesse Rahimzadeh (N), 2-1; Blake Artuso (Pl) pin. Andrew Balamaci (Ed), 3:45; John Morato (N) pin. Jake Dinkler (CH), 1:34.

125 — Mark McCormack (Ed) pin. Joe Reilly (Pw), 3:40; Andrew Mancusi (Ws) dec. Michael Kane (Pl), 6-3; R.J. Martin (A) pin. Steven Barbone (A), 1:26; Greg Caneparo (N) pin. John Martin (CH) 1:00.

130 — Genta Murayama (Ed) pin. Ryan Malpass (DF), 1:36; Bryan Vallejo (Pl) pin. Sammy Theodoropoulos (Hs), 5:35; Keith Griffith (Wd) dec. Nate Tamura (I), 9-7; Tory Ferranti (Ws) pin. Anthony Eppolitto (Ed), 4:50.

135 — Danny Manley (A) pin. Edgar Solis (Ws), :27; Anthony Gathers (Wd) dec. Scott Porter (Pw), 6-4; Addison Huff (Ed) dec. Kevin Bernarducci (Pl), 11-8; Dom Padilla (Hs) dec. Frank Oleszko (DF), 3-2.

140 — Peter Talesnik (Pl) pin. Lance Madry (N), 3:40; Brian Christiano (A) dec. Michael Schneider (Ed), 8-6; Javier Solis (Ws) dec. Jean-Claude Chin (Wd), 5-2; Dan O’Gorman (PV) dec. David Figueroa (Wd), 4-2 OT.

145 — Derrick Longo (A) maj. dec. Kevin Degnan (I), 14-5; Robert Spielvogel (Ed) dec. Joe Holbeche (Ws), 2-1; Chris Brothers (PV) pin. Hector Santana (Pw), 1:43; Cisco Reyes (PV) won by injury default.

152 — Will Carter (Ws) pin. Robert Perez (CH), 1:16; Shaquille Charles (A) pin. Esteban Rodriguez (Wd), 1:31; Nick D’Agostino (Pl) dec. Rich Berkery (N), 7-2; Chris Orlando (PV) tech. fall Eric Lee (Ed), 5:45.

160 — Ray Wang (Ed) pin. Dan Breit (N), 1:19; Chris Graybeal (Ed) pin. Edison Gramajo (Ws), 1:28; Rob Schmitt (Pw) def. Oliver Mold (Pw); Michael Morra (Pl) dec. Mike Stell (PV), 6-4.

171 — Jarron Saunders (DF), bye; Sean Degnan (I) pin Jim Benson (Pw), 2:14; Kleckner Charles (A) maj. dec. Ray Messinger (Pl), 14-4; Ben Karol (Ws) pin. Cory Crosbie-Foote (CH), 3:17.

189 — Jeff Miller (Ws) won by forfeit; Jim McGee (Pw) pin. Sean Willis (Wd), 3:21; Stephen Ramundo (N) pin. Jonathan Geghan (CH), 2:24; Robert Collins (Ws) dec. Jim Hughes (Pw), 4-1.

215 — Kris Castro (Pl) pin. Matt Buongiorno (A), 1:03; Gabe Wittenberg (Ed) pin. Anthony Paratore (N), 2:42; Amos Pierrette (Wd) pin. Mike Zullo (Pl), 5:06; Ryan Bostic (Ed) pin. Frank Hrotko (Ws), 1:00.

285 — Chris Galletta (A), bye; Zach Freed (Ed), bye; Joe Luckie (Ws) pin. Will Webber (Pw), :35; Brandon Lynch (Wd), bye.

Consolational quarterfinals
96 — Scott Longworth (A) dec. Matt Dillon (N), 7-2; Max Abramsky (Ed) pin. Josh Dooz (DF), 2:52.

103 — Ryan Ford (Wd), bye.

112 — John Tilles (A) dec. Josh Lerner (Ed), 9-7; Brian Mahl (Wd) pin. Elliot Luddington (Pw), 2:59.

119 — Jake Dinkler (CH) pin. Andrew Balamaci (Ed), 3:44; Jesse Rahimzadeh (N) pin. Andrew Serino (Pl), 4:07.

125 — Steven Barbone (A) pin. Sophia Veiras (DF), 1:25; Michael Kane (Pl) pin. Joe Reilly (Pw), 2:50.

130 — Nate Tamura (I) dec. Anthony Eppolitto (Ed), 6-1; Ryan Malpass (DF) maj. dec. Sammy Theodoropoulos (Hs), 14-4.

135 — Kevin Bernarducci (Pl) pin. Dom Padilla (Hs), 2:58; Scott Porter (Pw) dec. Edgar Solis (Ws) 11-4.

140 — Jean-Claude Chin (Wd) maj. dec. David Figueroa (Wd), 18-9; Lance Madry (N) dec. Michael Schneider (Ed), 8-3.

145 — Joe Holbeche (Ws) pin. Chris Kraft (CH), 1:21; Hector Santana (Pw), bye.

152 — Rich Berkery (N) dec. Eric Lee (Ed), 3-0; Shane Kelly (PV) pin. Ryan Pezzuto (Hs), 2:24.

160 — Mike Stell (PV) dec. Oliver Mold (Pw), 8-2; Edison Gramajo (Ws) pin. Dan Breit (N), 1:49.

171 — Jim Benson (Pw), bye; Ray Messinger (Pl) dec. Cory Crosbie-Foote (CH), 10-4.

189 — Jonathan Geghan (CH) dec. Jim Hughes (Pw), 8-3; Sean Willis (Wd) won by forfeit.

215 — Anthony Paratore (N) pin. Matt Buongiorno (A) :44; Frank Hrotko (Ws) pin. Mike Zullo (Pl), 2:26.

285 — Will Webber (Pw), bye.

For a second I thought there’d be internet at Clarkstown South because a wireless network popped up on my computer. Unfortunately it was password protected and no one knew the password. So this is my first chance to update you beyond the few notes I passed to local sports editor Joe Lombardi.

The top two seeds in each weight class went through pretty much unscathed today, meaning the favorites are still in good shape. The lone exception was Harrison’s Mike Protano, a No. 2 seed, who fell in a 285 quarterfinal to Daytwan Vereen of Beacon. The top seed in 285 almost lost too. Cristian Garcia was down 3-0 in the third round to Tim Gecaj of John Jay. He escaped to make it 3-1. With about 25 seconds left he caught Gecaj leaning in and twisted him down to the mat for a 3-3 tie. Once on top he’s deadly. He pinned Gecaj with nine seconds left. Garcia told me that A) he thought he was going to lose, B) it was the worst he’s wrestled all year, and C) Gecaj is the second-best 285er in Section 1.

He’s a hard kid to beat. He’s got 25 pounds on me and he’s strong to boot. Like some kids are just big; he’s strong too. I wrestled bad. The nerves got to me. My senior year, last sections, want to be a two-time section champ. … I think he’s the second-best kid in the section, by far. But I think he’s young and doesn’t really have that much match time. I’ve seen him wrestle. He’s beating kids, and he gets caught and gets pinned. And thats why he’s in my bracket. He should have been down in the bottom bracket.

Several 3- and 4-seeds got bounced. Notables include Jake Srednicki of Mahopac — majored by New Ro’s Hunter Jones in the first round — and Rob Kantrowitz of Clarkstown North. Kantrowitz was decisioned 6-4 by Mamaroneck’s Femi Wheeler in one of the day’s better matches.

Another great one was Pat Fay’s 6-4 comeback win over Nathan Lustig of White Plains at 119. Fay (pictured right) is one of eight Foxes in the semifinals. You know the usual cast of characters. Fox Lane and coach Joe Amuso (below) are well on their way to winning another team title once they start racking up the finals bonus points. At the end of the day they were in second place behind John Jay, but wise observers tell me that will turn quickly once scoring starts tomorrow.

A couple guys got their 100th win today: Adam Finkelstein of Somers and Sal Marchese of Nyack. Both are still in the title hunt. Brewster’s Chris Gogatz got his 125th in wrestlebacks. It’s the most in school history.

Below are the quarterfinal and consolation quarterfinal results. Anyone who won in these rounds will be at Pace tomorrow

Team key and scores: John Jay (JJ) 95; Fox Lane (FL) 80; Arlington (Arl) 77.5; Carmel© 70; North Rockland (NRk) 67; Suffern (Sf) 61; Mahopac (M) 58.5; Ossining (O) 55; Beacon (Be) 52; Brewster (Bw) 46; Ketcham (RCK) 34.5; Clarkstown North (CN) 34; Sleepy Hollow (SH) 34; Somers (S) 33; John Jay-East Fishkill (JJEF) 33; Nyack (Ny) 29; New Rochelle (NR) 26; Hen Hud (HH) 24, Yorktown (Yk) 24; Port Chester (PC) 22; Scarsdale (Sc) 22; East Ramapo (ER) 21.5; Mount Vernon (MV) 21; Tappan Zee (TZ) 21; Lakeland/Panas (LP) 18.5; White Plains (WP) 13; Clarkstown South (CS) 11; Harrison (H) 11; Eastchester (E) 8; Mamaroneck (Mk) 8; Yonkers (Yk) 5; Pearl River (PR) 4; Peekskill (Pk) 3; Rye® 2; Horace Greeley (HG) 0.

Quarterfinals
96 – Asher Kramer (Sf) dec. Jimmy Duckham (Arl) 3-2; Tom Grippi (FL) tech fall Brian McLiverty (CS), 3:12; Mike Parise (Bw) dec. Lucien Severe (ER) 5-2; Sam Speno (FL) dec. Dan Yablon (JJ) 9-3;

103 – Brian Realbuto (S) pin. Max Bachmeier (M) 4:22; Dale White (JJEF) dec. Jim Duncan (Bw) 6-2; Mike Caputo (NRk) pin. Dom Ricotilli (Be) 1:24; Justin Artrip (Sf) dec. Matt Spano (NRk) 9-5;

112 – Steve Rodrigues (FL) tech fall Dan Ventarola (Sf) 4:20; Andrew Greenberg (CN) pin. Nick Altomare (TZ) 4:17; Peter Grippi (FL) dec. Hunter Jones (NR) 6-4; Nick Oliveto (Sf) maj. dec. Dan Pineda (Arl) 10-2;

119 – Justis Flamio (M) tech fall Kervens Dor (ER) 5:31; Doug Chiapperino© maj. dec. Dan Ventura (FL) 10-0; Pat Fay (FL) dec. Nathan Lustig (WP) 6-4; Henry Stauber (JJ) pin. Cameron Keane (CS) 3:17;

125 – Mike Rose© maj. dec. Andrew Nicholson (E) 15-6; Andrew Cabibbo (RCK) maj. dec. David Bailen (Sf) 12-0; Joe Slane (NRk) dec. Frank Cabibbo (RCK) 9-3; Bill Watterson (JJ) pin. Robert Kirk© 2:59;

130 – Joe Grippi (FL) pin. Jay Smith (JJ) 1:33; Andy Carrion© dec. Julian Negri (Sf) 5-2; Brian Barry (Arl) pin. Robert Henry (CN) 4:53; Mark Swertfager (JJ) dec. Chris Gogatz (Bw) 3-1;

135 – Kevin Davidson© pin. Anthony Sadarangani (M) 1:10; Jose Rueda (FL) maj. dec. Israel Henry (Pk); Udit Thakur (Ny) dec. Dave Martinez (SH) 12-7; Andrew Schede (JJ) pin. Graham Zahringer® 4:32;

140 – Joe Hauser (LP) dec. Gerome Gooden (Bw) 10-4; Femi Wheeler (Mk) dec. Rob Kantrowitz (CN) 6-4; Marty Lorenz© pin. Matt Pragdat (CS) 2:40; Dan Graff (Arl) dec. Brandon Kafka (Sf) 7-3;

145 – Luke Speno (FL) pin. Matt Gonzalez (NRk) 5:40; Casey Cannon (O) dec. Misha Barry (Arl) 5-3; Charlie Braun (LP) pin. Henry Rossignol (Sc) 3:47; Ryan Tompkins (Be) dec. Nick Oddo (Arl);

152 – Steven Ramos (CN) pin. Greg Wetzel (Arl) 2:49; Juan Delacruz (O) dec. Pete Delmonaco (SH) 13-6; Cory Scott (MV) pin. Bruce Hotaling (JJEF) 1:22; Vinny Grella (Be) dec. Marc Diaz (NRk) 5-3;

160 – James Brundage (O) pin. Thor McHugh (Arl) 1:38; Ray Ramos (NR) dec. Jose Vega (TZ) 3:03; Lennie Graham (MV) dec. Frank Greco (M) 5-2; Scott Genovesi (JJ) maj. dec. D.J. Lupo (RCK);

171 – Clay Neivert (O) pin. Tim Coyne (TZ) 1:02; Nick Genovese (Yk) dec. Ryan Tompkins (SH) 4-2; Sal Marchese (Ny) pin. Vinny Corcoran (HH) 3:41; Adam Finkelstein (S) dec. Zach Sementz (M);

189 – Jon Didio (NRk) pin. Donnie Gecaj (JJ) :25; Josue Cardenas (PC) dec. Dan Santiago (Bw) 6-4; Gilli Bauer-Moshi (SH) dec. Andrew Panken (O) 13-8; Todd Mueckenheim (JJEF) dec. Joe Cummings (Ny) 8-2;

215 – Alex Othmer© pin. Elliott Maldonado (Y) 1:31; Patrice Castor (ER) pin. Dan Panken (O) :59; Joseph Rodriguez (PC) dec. Joe Izzo (S) 8-6; Pat Sweeney (JJ) dec. Andrew Scopino (M) 11-9, OT;

285 — Cristian Garcia (NRk) pin. Tim Gecaj (JJ) 5:51; Jake Treinish (HH) dec. Joe Messier (Be); Eric LaPorta (Yk) dec. John Lopez (SH) 3-2; Daytwan Vereen (Be) pin. Mike Protano (H) 4:38.

Consolation quarterfinals
96 — Andrew Scopino (M) dec. Joe Izzo (S) 10-6; Dan Panken (O) pin. Duke Alvora (H);

103 — Dom Ricottilli (Be) pin. Matt Spano (RCK) 4:17; Jim Duncan (Bw) dec. Max Bachmeier (M) 8-2;

112 — Steve Pagliuca (M) dec. Hunter Jones (NR) 12-7; Jake Srednicki (M) dec. Dan Ventarola (Sf) 6-4;

119 — Nathan Lustig (WP) dec. John Peragine (Bw) 9-4;

125 — Frank Cabibbo (RCK) pin. Seth Marcus (Sc) 4:24; David Bailen (Sf) pin. Andrew Nicholson (E) 1:35;

130 — Chris Gogatz (Bw) maj. dec. Chris Lewis (Y) 13-2; Jay Concepcion (SH) dec. Jay Smith (JJ) 6-4;

135 — Rino DeVita (S) dec. Vinny Giella (Sf) 5-2; Anthony Sadarangani (M) dec. Ricardo Lopez (Bw) 3-2;

140 — Brandon Kafka (Sf) pin. Matt Pragdat (CS) 2:04; Rob Kantrowitz (CN) dec. Gerome Gooden (Bw) 3-0;

145 — Nick Oddo (Arl) pin. Henry Rossignol (Sc) 4:56; Matt Gonzalez (NRk) pin. Misha Barry (Arl) :48;

152 — Marc Diaz (NRk) dec. Bruce Hotaling (JJEF) 9-4; Greg Wetzel (Arl) dec. Pete Delmonaco (SH) 2-0;

160 — DJ Lupo (RCK) dec. Frank Greco (M) 1-0; Jose Vega (TZ) dec. Thor McHugh (Arl) 12-7;

171 — Vinny Corcoran (HH) dec. John Borchert (Bw) 5-2; Ryan Tompkins (SH) dec. Tim Coyne (TZ) 7-1;

189 — Joe Cummings (Ny) dec. Mike Todino (E) 11-7; Donnie Gecaj (JJ) dec. Sean Stevens (HH) 6-4, OT;

215 — Andrew Scopino (M) dec. Joe Izzo (S) 10-6; Dan Panken (O) pin. Duke Alvora (H) 4:31;

275 — Mike Protano (H) dec. John Lopez (SH) 5-2; Tim Gecaj (JJ) won by injury default.

Quarterfinal action just wrapped up at Clarkstown South in Day 1 of the large-school Section 1 tournament and the winners are done for the day, reports Jake, who is on hand for the action.

Fox Lane will send eight wrestlers to tomorrow’s semifinals at Pace, including Pat Afay, who pulled out a 6-4 comeback decision over Nethan Lustig of White Plains.

Carmel and John Jay will send six apiece to the semis.

All No. 1 and No. 2 seeds advanced, except for Harrison’s Mike Protano (the No. 2 seed at 285 pounds), who was upset in the  quarterfinals by a Beacon wrestler.

Also at 285, top-seeded North Rockland’s Cristian Garcia was down the whole match before coming back to pick up a pin Tim Gecaj of John Jaywith nine seconds left.

Wrestlebacks are still going on.

Check back later for results.

There were a few amendments to the large school bracket. I made the changes to my earlier post on all the first round matchups. You may want to double check the matchups if you have a horse in the race.

These are the first round matches. Note the asterisk by some of them and the corresponding note at the bottom.

Team key - Ardsley (A); Croton-Harmon (CH); Dobbs Ferry (DF); Edgemont (Ed); Hastings (Hs); Irvington (I); Nanuet (N); Pawling (Pw); Pleasantville (Pv); Putnam Valley (PV); Woodlands (Wd).

96 – 1. Trey Aslanian (Ed) bye; Matt Major (Pw)-Max Abramsky (Ed); Charlie Huggard (Pw)-Anthony Lopez (Pv); 4. Jonathan Feliciano (Wd) bye; 3. Matt Dillon (N) bye; Josh Dooz (DF)-Brett Pastore (I); Scott Longworth (A)-D.J. Frederich (CH); 2. Drew Longo (A) bye.

*103 – 1. Anthony Calvano (N) bye; 4. Eldor Calim (Wd) bye; 3. Jimmy Kyreakedes (DF)-Ryan Ford (Wd); 3. Michael Kar (Pv).

*112 – 1. Penn Gottfried (A)-Josh Lerner (Ed); John Tilles (A)-4. Chris Madera (Pv); 3. Michael Taino (Pv)-Elliot Luddington (Pw); Brian Mahl (Wd)-2. David Occhipinti (CH).

119 – 1. Ryan Osleeb (NS) bye; Andrew Serino (Pv)-Drew Cohen (I); Teddy Kyreakedes (DF)-Dennis Traditi (CH); 4. Jesse Rahimzadeh (N) bye; 3. Blake Artuso (Pv) bye; Steven Russell (Ws)-Andrew Balamaci (Ed); Jake Dinkler (CH)-Jessica Bryant (PV); 2. John Morato (N) bye.

125 – 1. Mark McCormack (Ed) bye; Joe Reilly (Pw)-Sophia Veiras (DF); Andrew Mancusi (Ws) bye; 4. Michael Kane (Pv) bye; 3. R.J. Martin (A) bye; Steven Barbone (A) bye; Darrell McLeod (DF)-John Martin (CH); 2. Greg Caneparo (N).

130 – 1. Genta Murayama (Ed) bye; Ryan Malpass (DF)-Bryan Mongrovejo (Pv); Sammy Theodoropoulos (Hs) bye; 4. Bryan Vallejo (Pv) bye; 3. Keith Griffith (Wd) bye; Nate Tamura (I) bye; Anthony Eppolitto (Ed)-Craig Johns (N); 2. Tory Ferranti (Ws) bye.

135 – 1. Danny Manley (A) bye; Felix Abrahamyan (I)-Edgar Solis (Ws); Scott Porter (Pw) bye; 4. Anthony Gathers (Wd) bye; 3. Kevin Bernarducci (Pv) bye; Jordan Hartwig (CH)-Addison Huff (Ed); Dom Padilla (Hs)-Kevin Brundage (N); 2. Frank Oleszko (DF) bye.

140 – 1. Peter Talesnik (Pv) bye; Lance Madry (N)-Luis Rodriguez (DF); Michael Schneider (Ed)-Christian Malota (I); Brian Christiano (A)-4. Evan Kneuer (PV); 3. Javier Solis (Ws) bye; Ryan Connick (Ws)-Jean-Claude Chin (Wd); David Figueroa (Wd)-Brandon Abrahante (Hs); 2. Dan O’Gorman (PV).

145 – 1. Derrick Longo (A) bye; Kevin Degnan (I)-Harrison Zhu (Hs); Robert Spielvogel (Ed) bye; 4. Joe Holbeche (Ws) bye; 3. Hector Santana (Pw) bye; Anthony Fortino (Pv)-Chris Brothers (PV); Craig Durkin (Pw)-Christopher Kraft (CH); 2. Cisco Reyes (PV).

152 – 1. Will Carter (Ws) bye; Robert Perez (CH)-Sam Epstein (DF); Esteban Rodriguez (Wd) won by forfeit; 4. Shaquille Charles (A) bye; 3. Nick D’Agostino (Pv) bye; Shane Kelly (PV)-Rich Berkery (N); Greg Pezzuto (Hs)-Eric Lee (Ed); 2. Chris Orlando (PV) bye.

160 – 1. Ray Wang (Ed) bye; Eddie Heiss (DF)-Dan Breit (N); Chris Graybeal (Ed) bye; 4. Edison Gramajo (Ws) bye; 3. Rob Schmitt (Pw) bye; Brendan Haywood (Ws)-Oliver Mold (Pw); Mike Stell (PV)-Rohtas Wadera (DF); 2. Michael Morra (Pv) bye.

*171 – 1. Jarron Saunders (DF) bye; Jim Benson (Pw)-4. Sean Degnan (I); 3. Kleckner Charles (A)-Ray Messinger (PV); Cory Crosbie-Foote (CH)-2. Ben Karol (Ws).

*189 – 1. Jeff Miller (Ws)-Bryan Fuentes (Hs); Sean Willis (Wd)-4. Jim McGee (Pw); 3. Stephen Ramundo (N)-Jonathan Geghan (CH); Robert Collins (Ws)-2. Jim Hughes (Pw).

215 – 1. Kris Castro (PV) bye; Austin Millen (CH)-Matt Buongiorno (A); Anthony Paratore (N)-Obum Aniychle (Pv); 4. Gabe Wittenberg (Ed) bye; 3. Amos Pierrette (Wd) bye; Luke Testa (Pw)-Mike Zullo (Pv); Frank Hrotko (Ws)-Nate Duncan (DF); 2. Ryan Bostic (Ed) bye.

*285 – 1. Kris Pickarts (I) bye; Zach Freid (Ed)-4. Joe Luckie (Ws); 3. Brandon Lynch (Wd)-Will Webber (Pw); 2. Chris Galletta (A) bye.

* Weight class has fewer than eight entries, therefore no first round matches. The matches listed are for the second round.

If there’s an upset at sectionals, some people will turn to their friends and go, “I knew Steve Rodrigues would lose in the first round!” Those people are liars. But there are some of you that really can pick an upset or two. And I want to give you a chance to prove it.

The Takedowns blog will host the first annual Call the Champions contest, where you, the mighty and knowledgeable reader, get to make predictions about who will win sectionals. Your picks will be committed to cyberspace permanently so if your friends don’t believe you you can show them the page.

Entering is simple. Leave a comment under this blog post and paste the following template into it.

96:
103:
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119:
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130:
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Fill in each weight class with the champion of your choice. You don’t need to put the other finalist. Just the champion. At the conclusion of sectionals I’ll score all the entries with one point for each correct answer. (As a tie-breaker, please put an * next to the wrestler who’ll win MOW.)

I’ll declare a winner and shower that person with praise in this forum. You’ll be the envy of everyone who reads Takedowns. If our respect isn’t enough, the winner will also get to write a guest blog post previewing the state tournament (or whatever else they want). 

Some of you already made predictions and posted them under another blog entry. That’s no problem. Just copy and paste it into a comment under this blog post to enter.

You all know that John Jay is taking 15 wrestlers to the sectional tournament, and North Rockland is just behind at 14. But did you know that East Ramapo is taking four? Or that Port Chester is taking six? Or that every large school except Lourdes and Byram Hills, both fledgling programs, will send at least one.

This is a list of every school participating in the big-school sectionals along with how many kids will represent them.

John Jay 15
North Rockland 14
Mahopac 13
Arlington 12
Sleepy Hollow 12
Carmel 11
Fox Lane 11
Ossining 10
Suffern 10
Beacon 9
Brewster 8
Clarkstown North 8
Ketcham 8
Scarsdale 8
Somers 8
Clarkstown South 7
Tappan Zee 7
New Rochelle 7
Mount Vernon 6
Port Chester 6
Hen Hud 5
John Jay-East Fishkill 5
Yorktown 5
East Ramapo 4
Mamaroneck 4
White Plains 4
Eastchester 3
Harrison 3
Lakeland/Panas 3
Nyack 3
Pearl River 2
Rye 2
Yonkers 2
Greeley 1
Peekskill 1

Fordham Prep’s Andrew Lenzi is once again on track to establish himself as the best wrestler in the area.

The Cortlandt Manor resident was named Most Outstanding Wrestler at the New York State Catholic Wrestling Championships, which concluded Monday in Buffalo. Lenzi pinned his way through the first three opponents at 135 before tech falling Brandon Ayala of St. Anthony’s 29 seconds into the second round, 17-2.

He has to wait nine days without a match before entering the state championships in Albany. As a sophomore he won a state title last year, the only local to do so.

“He’s definitely wrestling better (than last year),” Fordham Prep coach David Obiese said. “He’s pinning more. Which is excellent. That’s what I want him to do. The more you pin the shorter your matches will be.”

Lenzi is 39-3 on the year with 152 wins for his career.

Neither Fordham Prep nor Iona Prep had other Catholic champions. Fordham’s John Palladino took second. Iona’s Ross McMahon took third.

Brian Realbuto loses his headgear but not the match.

Where does Doug Chiapperino end and David Olonoff begin?

Nick Genovese uses Steve Moody to mop the mat before their match.

Pat Sweeney gets an assist from the hand of God (upper right corner).

Brandon Kafka gets a leg up against Rob Kantrowitz.

Thor McHugh helps Lennie Graham look for his contact lens.

Three wrestlers are among the field for this week’s Gameface. I’m voting for Dan Yablon.

Place your vote here.

Now that the brackets are set for large schools, it’s time to start looking at paths to a championship. Who has an easy road? Who has a difficult one?

For this week’s poll question, I want you to tell me which No. 1 seed is the biggest lock to win a sectional title. It doesn’t matter whether you think it’s because he’s great or because his competition isn’t. If you had to bet your family dog on one No. 1 seed, who would it be?

I’ll put down a couple of names. If you feel like someone is missing you can add him. But remember, this only applies to No. 1 seeds.

Last week’s question asked which of the four divisions was the toughest. Thirty-nine percent of you said Division 4 at John Jay-East Fishkill was the hardest.

These are the first-round matchups for large-school sectionals, as determined at today’s seeding meeting. You’ll see that some of the names have a number in front of them. Those are the four division winners, who were seeded 1 through 4. The No. 1 seed is always listed first.

Team key: Arlington (Arl); Beacon (Be); Brewster (Bw); Carmel©; Clarkstown North (CN); Clarkstown South (CS); East Ramapo (ER); Eastchester Fox Lane (FL); Harrison (H); Hen Hud (HH); Horace Greeley (HG); John Jay (JJ); John Jay-East Fishkill (JJEF); Lakeland/Panas (LP); Mahopac (M); Mamaroneck (Mk); Mount Vernon (MV); New Rochelle (NR); North Rockland (NRk); Nyack (Ny); Ossining (O); Pearl River (PR); Peekskill (Pk); Port Chester (PC); Ketcham (RCK); Rye®; Scarsdale (Sc); Sleepy Hollow (SH); Somers (S); Suffern (Sf); Tappan Zee (TZ); Yonkers (Y); Yorktown (Yk); White Plains (WP).

96 – 1. Asher Kramer (Sf) bye; Jimmy Duckham (Arl)-Edwin Jimenez (SH); Tommy Grippi (FL)-Kevin Davis (Be); Joe Rodriguez (PC)-4. Brian McLiverty (CS); 3. Tom Davidson©-Mike Parise (Bw); Jesus Hernandez (NRk)-Lucien Severe (ER); Troy Feniger (NRk)-Dan Yablon (JJ); 2. Sam Speno (FL) won by forfeit.

103 – 1. Brian Realbuto (S)-John Tambunting (Sc); A.J. Barbaria (NR)-Max Bachmeier (M); Dale White (JJEF)-Uriel Garcia (WP); Steven Bencosme (SH)-4. Jimmy Duncan (Bw); 3. Mike Caputo (NRk)-Paul Fields (CN); Ben Miller (Mk)-Dom Ricottilli (Be); Kevin Zecchini (Sc)-Matt Spano (RCK); Charles Blue (O)-2. Justin Artrip (Sf).

112 – 1. Steven Rodrigues (FL)- Matt Settembrino (Arl); Dan Ventarola (Sf)-Steven Pagliuca (M); Andrew Greenberg (CN)-Anthony Simini (NRk); Bobby Autera (Mk)-4. Nick Altomare (TZ); 3. Jake Srednicki (M)-Hunter Jones (NR); Brett Emanuel (S)-Peter Grippi (FL); Joe Caporale©-Dan Pineda (Arl); Joe Caldara (CS)-2. Nick Oliveto (Sf).

119 – 1. Justis Flamio (M)-Charlie Garcia (TZ); Kervens Dor (ER)-John Peragine (Bw); Matt Jankowski (NR)-Dan Ventura (FL); Mike DeRosa (NRk)-4. Doug Chiapperino©; 3. Pat Fay (FL)-James Kelly (JJ); Chris Lopez (SH)-Nathan Lustig (WP); Dave Olonoff (HG)-Cameron Keane (CS); Joe Egitto (Arl)-2. Henry Stauber (JJ).

125 – 1. Mike Rose©-Seth Marcus (Sc); James Georges (ER)-Andrew Nicholson (E); David Bailen (Sf)-Jose Minaya (NRk); Andrew Cabibbo (RCK)-4. Marco Iacono (Mk); 3. Joe Slane (NRk)-Jean-Claude Roldan (PC); Zach Ettlinger (FL)-Frank Cabibbo (RCK); Matt Dorf (Sc)-Rob Kirk©; Brian Carson (M)-2. Billy Watterson (JJ).

130 – 1. Joey Grippi (FL)-Gjon Kolaj (S); Jay Smith (JJ)-Mike Calabria (NRk); Julian Negri (Sf)-Mike Spinelli (M); Chris Lewis (Y)-4. Andrew Carrion©; 3. Tom Ginty (NRk)-Rob Henry (CN); Jay Concepcion (SH)-Brian Barry (Arl); Chris Pecora©-Chris Gogatz (Bw); Mike Gonzalez (O)-2. Mark Swertfager (JJ).

135 – 1. Kevin Davidson©-Chris Quigley (Arl); Vinny Giella (Sf)-Anthony Sadarangani (M); Dom Scherpf (Yk)-James Campbell (LP); Rino DeVita (S)-4. Jose Rueda (FL); 3. Udit Thakur (Ny)-Kervin Floreal (Sf); Ricardo Lopez (Bw)-David Martinez (SH); Phil Siegal (HH)-Graham Zahringer®; Israel Henry (Pk)-2. Andrew Schede (JJ).

140 – 1. Joe Hauser (LP)-Gavin Gallagher (JJ); Gerome Gooden (Bw)-Anthony Statini (Be); Femi Wheeler (Mk)-Elvis Taylor (RCK); Tom Genovese (CS)-4. Rob Kantrowitz (CN); 3. Marty Lorenz©-Brandon Fallon (FL); Mike Kelly (JJ)-Matt Pradgat (CS); Brandon Kafka (Sf)-Eusebio Moronta (WP); James Autieri©-2. Dan Graff (Arl).

145 – 1. Luke Speno (FL)-Stephen DiPalermo (JJEF); Anthony Trabucco (S)-Matt Gonzalez (NRk); Dondrey Sharrock (SH)-Casey Cannon (O); Mischa Barry (Arl)-4. C.J. Upham (JJ); 3. Charlie Braun (LP)-Dave Simpfenderfer (RCK); Blake Ziffer (Sf)-Henry Rossignol (Sc); Phil Markin (CN)-Nick Oddo (Arl); Brian Walsh (M)-2. Ryan Tompkins (Be).

152 – 1. Steven Ramos (CN)-Joe Negro (E); Greg Wetzel (Arl)-Mike McWilliams (PR); Pete Delmonaco (SH)-Greg Kristoff (Sc); Brian Kelly (JJ)-4. Juan Delacruz (O); 3. Cory Scott (MV)-Max Park (TZ); Tom Viento (M)-Bruce Hotaling (JJEF); Marc Diaz (NRk)-Fatos Prelvukaj (NR); 2. Vin Grella (Be) bye.

160 – 1. James Brundage (O)-Anthony Schaustal (Be); Mike Cozzi (Yk)-Thor McHugh (Arl); Ray Ramos (NR)-Gerald Simpkins (MV); Alex Anthony (O)-4. Jose Vega (TZ); 3. Lennie Graham (MV)-Adam Becker (CN); Sergio Almonte (SH)-Frank Greco (M); D.J. Lupo (RCK)-Sandy Vargas (WP); Collin Muldoon (Sc)-2. Scott Genovesi (JJ).

171 – 1. Clay Neivert (O)-James Mutino (PC); Tim Coyne (TZ)-John Borchert (Bw); Ryan Tompkins (SH)-Scott Bova (Arl); Ron Fermin (NRk)-4. Nick Genovese (Yk); 3. Vinny Corcoran (HH)-Chris Lupo (RCK); Charlie Regalbuto (CN)-Sal Marchese (Ny); Steve Moody (JJEF)-Zach Semenetz (M); Zach Guarnero (H)-2. Adam Finkelstein (S).

189 – 1. Jon Didio (NRk)-Chris Cuzzola (Arl); Donnie Gecaj (JJ)-Justin Vega (TZ); Josue Cardenas (PC)-Eamon Marley®; Dan Santiago (Bw)-4. Mike Todino (E); 3. Gilli Bauer-Moshi (SH)-Tyler Lilly (NR); Sean Stevens (HH)-Andrew Panken (O); Erik Whalberg (Sc)-Joe Cummings (Ny); Mike Valdez (TZ)-2. Todd Mueckenheim (JJEF).

215 – 1. Alex Othmer©-Nick Ohrynowicz (CS); Eliott Maldonado (Y)-Ryota Nishimura (Yk); Patrice Castor (ER)-Dan Fazzini (HH); Jimmy Emsworth (PR)-4. Dan Panken (O); 3. Colin Dessens (Arl)-Joe Rodriguez (PC); Matt Dubray (O)-Joe Izzo (S); Andrew Scopino (M)-Clarence Sharrock (SH); Duke Alvora (H)-2. Pat Sweeney (JJ).

285 – 1. Cristian Garcia (NRk)-James Evans (RCK); Everett Donaldson (MV)-Tim Gecaj (JJ); Jake Treinish (HH)-Dan Melgar (PC); Nico Matos (CS)-4. Joe Messier (Be); 3. Eric Laporta (Yk)-Corey O’Neil (MV); John Lopez (SH)-Irmi Durandisse (Ny); Daytwan Vereen (Be)-Dan Monteiro (O); Ben Haracz (NR)-2. Mike Protano (H).

Matt Ng had a few last thoughts from Division 4. Here’s what he said:

“Just from looking at the top seeds of this tournament, all 15 No. 1 seeds were able to advance to the finals. For those in some of the lightweight and heaviest classes, this is not a surprise since there were some byes. Of those 15, No. 1 seeds that are finalists, only three of them lost, Dale White of John Jay-EF in the 103, Patrice Castor of East Ramapo in the 215 and Tim Gecaj in the 285.

Castor and Gecaj both went to overtime and lost in very evenly fought, close matches. Also as the saying goes in the NCAA tournament, “chalk” won out.

Of the 15, No. 2 seeds, 12 of them made it to the finals, showing yet again that the higher seeds were dominant.  Third-seeded Suffern’s Julian Negri in the 130, wrestled Mark Swertfager in the final, Swertfager said that he didn’t wrestle Negri before in the Dual Meet championship or at any other tournament both Suffern and John Jay were at. After their match that went the distance, Swertfager was seen running up and down the hallways to keep his heart rate up.

The Brandan Kafka (Suffern)- Rob Kantrowitz (Clarkstown North) final in the 140 was very heated.  It was a rematch of the Rockland final that Kantrowitz won.The Clarkstown North contingent booed Kafka at the end of the match. There was only one or two seconds left in regulation from a stoppage and the crowd reacted to Kafka swiping at Kantrowitz’s head. Kantrowitz was fuming and surely if they see each other again, it should be highly emotional.

Yorktown senior Nick Genovese was smiling ear-to-ear after his impressive pin of Steve Moody. He had him vertically pinned, with Moody’s feet flying in the air.

Port Chester’s Jean-Claude Roldan made a valiant run to the Con Finals of the 125 which earned him a sectional bid, John Jay’s Jay Smith won the 130 Con Finals against Robert Henry after losing to Henry in the quarterfinals.”

There were a few items I didn’t have a chance to squeeze into my story about Division 1. Space is limited in the paper. But thanks to the magic of the interweb, I can ramble on the blog for as long as I want. In fact, tomorrow I’m going to start detailing my relationship problems in excruciating detail.

Oh Sandy, why don’t you love me!!!

Just kidding. I don’t even know a Sandy.

Anyway, one of the best matches of the day was one I didn’t get into in the story. It was at 285, where Harrison Mike Protano beat Hen Hud’s Jake Treinish 5-2. So many super heavyweight battles end in pins, but this was never close to that. Most of the match was spent on their feet. In fact the whole first period was wrestled at neutral. You ever see a nature show where a couple of rams lock horns and they just kind of push and twist their heads a little but nothing is accomplished because neither one is strong enough to force the other down? That’s exactly what this looked like. Treinish finally scored in the second, only because he was on bottom and escaped. Protano came back with the same thing in the third, then added a couple of takedowns for the win.

At the other end of the weight spectrum, I continue to lament the crowding at 96. Poor Andrew Planamento could have been a division champ in D2 or D3 (maybe not D4, where Asher Kramer was). Instead he didn’t even make sectionals because of the stacked class at Yonkers. The four who did survive should be grateful.

Other than Kramer, they won’t see better at sections than they saw yesterday. Take Brewster’s Mike Parise. He only finished in fourth place, meaning he’ll get a pretty low seed at sectionals. Except he beat Planamento, lost to Jimmy Duckham by a point (1-0), and gave Sam Speno his biggest challenge (an 8-1 loss). Bet the farm he’ll be “upsetting” some higher seeds next weekend.

Blog reader “junior” asked me about the seeding meeting today. I just spoke to Section 1 coordinator Eric Romanino, who said the meeting is going to be tomorrow at 11 a.m.

I’ll post sectional seeds as soon as they’re ready.

What a crazy day yesterday. Four divisions happening at the same time, and all the information funneling back to me at the office. We had a reporter on site at all four, so today’s newspaper has the scoop on each site.

I was at Yonkers for Division 1, which you can read about here. Although Arlington edged out Fox Lane in total qualifiers, 12-11, the day belonged to the Foxes. They had six champions and two others that lost in the finals to teammates. I also wrote about Mount Vernon’s Ryan Wallace, a No. 9 seed who wrestled for the first time three months ago yet fought his way into sectionals. I’ll have more parting thoughts on Division 1 later.

Justin Jones was at North Rockland for Division 2, which you can read about here. It hosted one of the best matchups of the weekend, a 171 final between Ossining’s Clay Neivert and Nyack’s Sal Marchese. Neivert pinned him in the third round for his first divisional title. Other winners included North Rockland’s Joe Slane and Mahopac’s Justis Flamio.

Mike Dougherty went to Somers for Division 3, which you can read about here. He certainly saw the most interesting MOW situation. Carmel’s Doug Chiapperino won it in a very unconventional tiebreaker over Beacon’s Ryan Tompkins (not to be confused with Sleepy Hollow’s Ryan Tompkins, who was also in Division 3). Make sure you read to the bottom of the story. There’s an interesting nugget about Somers’s Adam Finkelstein getting saved by the bell in his final with Sleepy Hollow’s Ryan Tompkins (not to be confused with Beacon’s Ryan Tompkins).

Finally, Matt Ng was at John Jay-East Fishkill for Division 4. You can read his very descriptive story here. The heavyweight and super heavyweight finals lived up to the hype, as both went to overtime. Pat Sweeney beat Patrice Castor at 215 and Eric LaPorta edged Tim Gecaj at 285. John Jay’s “Murderer’s Row”—the four guys between 119 and 135—all won out too.

Team key: Byram Hills (BH); Clarkstown North (CN); East Ramapo (ER); John Jay (JJ); John Jay-East Fishkill (JJEF); Our Lady of Lourdes (OLL); New Rochelle (NR); Port Chester (PC); Suffern (Sf); Yorktown (Yk).

Semifinals
96 — Asher Kramer (Sf) pin. Nick Fischetti, 3:11; Lucien Severe (ER) dec. Dan Yablon (JJ), 3-0. 103 — Dale White (JJEF) major dec. A.J. Barbaria (NR), 12-4; Justin Artrip (Sf) pin. Paul Fields (CN), 5:46. 112 — Nick Oliveto (Sf) dec. Hunter Jones (NR), 8-5; Andrew Greenberg (CN) pin. Dan Ventarola (Sf), 4:59. 119 — Henry Stauber (JJ) dec. James Kelly (JJ), 5-0; Matt Jankowski (NR) dec. Kervens Dor (ER), 11-7. 125 — Billy Watterson (JJ) tech fall. James Georges (ER), 4:22; David Bailen (Sf) pin. Joe Porcelli (Yk), 4:34. 130 — Mark Swertfager (JJ) pin. Robert Henry (CN), :37; Julian Negri (Sf) dec. Mike Figueroa (NR), 2-1. 135 — Andrew Schede (JJ) dec. Vinny Giella (Sf), 12-5; Dom Scherpf (Yk) pin. Chris Greeley (CN), 3:23; 140 — Rob Kantrowitz (CN) major dec. Gavin Gallagher (JJ), 13-1; Mike Kelly (JJ) pin. Brandon Kafka (Sf), 2:48. 145 — C.J. Upham (JJ) major dec. Anthony Gabriello (NR), 11-0; Phil Markin (CN) dec. Stephen Di Palermo (JJEF) 8-4; 152 — Steven Ramos (CN) pin. Fatos Prelvukaj (NR), 2:23; Bruce Hotaling (JJEF) dec. Brian Kelly (JJ), 13-4. 160 — Scott Genovesi (JJ) pin. Adam Becker (CN), 3:40; Chris Milliaressis (Sf) dec. Ray Ramos (NR), 6-3. 171 — Nick Genovese (Yk) major dec. James Mutino (PC), 10-2; Charlie Regalbuto (CN) dec. Steve Moody (JJEF), 8-2. 189 — Todd Mueckenheim (JJEF) pin. Tyler Lilly (NR), 3:32; Josue Cardenas (PC) pin. Donnie Gecaj (JJ), 2:40. 215 — Patrice Castor (ER) pin. Ryota Nishimura (Yk), 2:22; Pat Sweeney (JJ) pin. Joseph Rodriguez (PC), 4:44. 285 — Tim Gecaj (JJ) pin. Ben Haracz (NR), 3:38; Eric LaPorta (Yk) pin. Danny Melgar (PC), 4:50.

Finals

96 — Asher Kramer (Sf) tech fall. Lucien Severe (ER), 3:56. 103 — Justin Artrip (Sf) pin. Dale White (JJEF). 112 — Nick Oliveto (Sf) major dec. Andrew Greenberg (CN), 13-1. 119 — Henry Stauber (JJ) dec. Matt Jankowski (NR), 7-1. 125 — Billy Watterson (JJ) tech fall. David Bailen (Sf), 5:01. 130 — Mark Swertfager (JJ) dec. Julian Negri (Sf), 8-2. 135 — Andrew Schede (JJ) pin. Dom Scherpf (Yk), 5:00; 140 — Rob Kantrowitz (CN) dec. Brandon Kafka (Sf), 9-6. 145 — C.J. Upham (JJ) dec. Phil Markin (CN), 5-1; 152 — Steven Ramos (CN) pin. Bruce Hotaling (JJEF), 1:59. 160 — Scott Genovesi (JJ) dec. Ray Ramos (NR), 10-5. 171 — Nick Genovese (Yk) pin. Steve Moody (JJEF), 3:56. 189 — Todd Mueckenheim (JJEF) dec. Josue Cardenas (PC), 4-2. 215 — Pat Sweeney (JJ) dec. Patrice Castor (ER), 6-4, OT. 285 — Eric LaPorta (Yk) dec. Tim Gecaj (JJ), 5-3, OT.

Consolation finals
96 — Dan Yablon (JJ) pin. Joe Rodriguez (PC), :38. 103 — A.J. Barbaria (NR) major dec. Paul Fields (CN), 11-1. 112 — 8-5; Dan Ventarola (Sf) won by forfeit over Hunter Jones (NR). 119 — Kervens Dor (ER) def. James Kelly (JJ). 125 — James Georges (ER) dec. Jean-Claude Roldan (PC), 7-4. 130 — Jay Smith (JJ) dec. Robert Henry (CN), 4-3. 135 — Vinny Giella (Sf) pin. Kerven Floreal (Sf), 4:22; 140 — Mike Kelly (JJ) dec. Gavin Gallagher (JJ), 1-0. 145 — Blake Ziffer (Sf) dec. Stephen DiPalermo (JJEF), 3-2; 152 — Fatos Prelvukaj (NR) pin. Brian Kelly (JJ), 2:55. 160 — Mike Cozzi (Yk) dec. Adam Becker (CN), 13-11, OT. 171 — Charlie Regalbuto (CN) dec. James Mutino (PC), 7-1. 189 — Donnie Gecaj (JJ) major dec. Tyler Lilly (NR), 14-1. 215 — Ryota Nishimura (Yk) won by forfeit over Joseph Rodriguez (PC). 285 — Danny Melgar (PC) pin. Ben Haracz (NR), 1:52.

Team Key: Clarkstown South (CS), Nyack (Nk), Lakeland/Panas (LP), Ossining (O), Eastchester (E), Mahopac (M), White Plains (WP), North Rockland (NR).

Semifinals
96 — Brian McLiverty (CS) bye; Trey Feniger (NR) pin. Jesus Hernandez (WP), 5:35; 103 — Mike Caputo (NR) tech fall Tommy Lynn (Nk), 19-4; Max Bachmeier (M) tech fall Uriel Garcia (WP), 17-0. 112 — Jake Srednicki (M) maj. dec. Joseph Caldar, 18-5 (CS), :54; Steve Pagliuca (M) dec. Anthony Simini (NR), 5-2. 119 — Justin Flamio (M) pin. Zach Boyd (LP), 1:39; Nathan Lustig (WP) pin. Mike DeRosa (NR), :40. 125 — Joe Slane (NR) tech fall Brian Carson (M), 15-0; Andrew Nicholson (E) pin. Jose Minaya (NR), 5:49. 130 — Mike Calabria (NR) pin. Chris Rivera (WP), 2:47; Tom Ginty (NR) dec. Dominic Campitiello (CS), 7-3 . 135 — Udit Thakur (Nk) pin. James Campbell (LP), 5:53; Anthony Sadarangani (M) dec. Dan Burgaleta (NR) 6-0. 140 — Joe Hauser (LP) maj. dec. Giuseppe DeLuca (E), 15-3; Matt Pragdat (CS) dec. Eusebio Moronta (WP), 6-5. 145 — Charlie Braun (LP) tech fall Matt Mancuso (NR), 20-5; Matt Gonzalez (LP) dec. Casey Cannon (O), 6-1. 152 — Juan Delacruz (O) pin. Tom Viento (M), :22; Joe Negro (E) maj. dec. Marc Diaz (NR), 14-2. 160 — James Brundage (O) tech fall Nick Coco (E), 24-9; Frank Greco (M) dec. Sandy Vargas (WP), 8-2. 171 — Clay Neivert (O) pin. Ron Fermin (NR), :22; Sal Marchese (Nk) maj. dec. Zach Sementz (M), 12-4 . 189 — Jon Didio (NR) pin. Mike Todino (E), 1:25; Andrew Panken (O) dec. Joe Cummings (Nk), 12-8. 215 — Daniel Panken (O) pin. Nick Ohrynowicz (CS), 2:32; Andrew Scopino (M) pin. Matthew Dubray (O), 3:52. 285 — Cristian Garcia (NR) pin. Alberto Fijor (CS), 3:16; Irmi Durandisse (Nk) pin. Nico Matos (CS), 1:53.

Finals
96 — McLiverty (CS) pin. Feniger (WP), 5:45; 103 — Caputo (NR) pin. Bachmeier (M), 1:25; 112 — Srednicki (M) dec. Pagliuca (M) 5-2; 119 — Flamio (M) maj. dec. Lustig (WP), 13-2; 125 — Slane (NR) dec. Nicholson (E), 5-0; 130 — Ginty (NR) dec. Calabria (NR), 7-3; 135 — Thakur (Nk) pin. Sadarangani (M), 3:24; 140 — Hauser (LP) tech fall Pragdat (CS) 17-2; 145 — Braun (LP) tech fall Gonzalez (NR), 21-6; 152 — Delacruz (O) dec. Diaz (NR), 4-3; 160 — Brundage (O) pin. Greco (M) 3:50; 171 — Neivert (O) pin. Marchese (Nk), 5:04; 189 — Didio (NR) pin. Panken (O), 2:49; 215 — Panken (O) pin. Scopino (M), 4:39; 285 — Garcia (NR) dec. Durandisse, 4-1.

Consolation finals
96 — Hernandez (WP) won by forfeit; 103 — Garcia (WP) dec. Charles Blue (O), 7-0 ; 112 — Simini (NR) dec. Caldara (CS), 4-3. 119 — DeRosa (NR) pin. Cameron Keane (CS), 4:32; 125 — Minaya (NR) dec. Carson (M), 14-7; 130 — Spinelli (M) pin. Gonzalez (O) 1:45; 135 — Campbell (LP) pin. Israel Henry (P), 1:28; 140 — Moronta (WP) dec. Genovese (CS) 4-3; 145 — Cannon (O) dec. Brian Walsh (M), 7-0; 152 — Viento (M) maj. dec. Negro (E), 15-7; 160 — Vargas (WP) dec. Alexander Anthony (O), 3-1; 171 — Sementz (M) tech fall Fermin (NR), 17-2; 189 — Cummings (Nk) pin. Todino (E), 5:44; 215 — Dubray (O) pin. Ohrynowicz (CS), 2:13; 285 — Daniel Monteiro (O) pin. Matos (CS), 3:38.

Team key: Arlington (Arl), Brewster (Bw), Fox Lane (FL), Harrison (H), Hen Hud (HH), Mamaroneck (Mk), Mount Vernon (MV), Scarsdale (Sc), Yonkers (Y)

Semifinals
96 — Sam Speno (FL) dec. Mike Parise (Bw) 8-1; Tom Grippi (FL) dec. Jimmy Duckham (Arl) 7-5; 103 — Jimmy Duncan (Bw) pin. Anastasios Papiounnou (Y) 5:10; Kevin Zechinni (Sc) dec. Ben Miller (Mk) 6-2; 112 — Steven Rodrigues (FL) pin. Bobby Autera (Mk) 2:57; Peter Grippi (FL) pin. Dan Pineda (Arl) 3:22; 119 — Pat Fay (FL) pin. John White (Mk) 5:26; Jon Peragine (Bw) dec. Dan Ventura (FL) 6-0; 125 — Marco Iacono (Mk) dec. Zach Ettlinger (FL) 7-5; Matt Dorf (Sc) pin. Seth Marcus (Sc) 2:48; 130 — Joey Grippi (FL) tech fall Chris Louis (Y) 17-2; Brian Barry (Arl) dec. Chris Gogatz (Bw) 3-1; 135 — Jose Rueda (FL) dec. Ricardo Lopez (Bw) 10-6; Phil Siegal (HH) dec. Chris Quigley (Arl) 4-2; 140 — Dan Graff (Arl) dec. Gerome Gooden (Bw) 5-1; Femi Wheeler (Mk) won by forfeit; 145 — Luke Speno (FL) tech fall Misha Barry (Arl) 16-1; Henry Rossignol (Sc) maj. dec. Nick Grasso (Bw) 17-5; 152 — Cory Scott (MV) pin. Greg Kristoff (Sc) 2:28; Greg Wetzel (Arl) dec. Nick Gheladucci (Bw) 11-4; 160 — Lennie Graham (MV) pin. Colin Muldoon (Sc) 1:04; Thor McHugh (Arl) dec. Gerald Simpkins (MV) 7-5; 171 — Vinny Corcoran (HH) dec. Zach Guarnero (H) 10-4; John Borchert (Bw) dec. Greg Jean (MV) 7-2; 189 — Erik Whalberg (Sc) dec. Shaquille Malcolm (Y) 10-7; Dan Santiago (Bw) dec. Anthony Grosso (FL) 11-4; 215 — Colin Desens (Arl) pin. Dan Fazzino (HH) :59; Eliott Maldonado (Y) dec. Lamar Shaw (MV) 3-2; 285 — Jake Treinish (HH) maj. dec. Corey O’Neil (MV) 12-2; Mike Protano (H) dec. Everett Donaldson (MV).

Finals
96 — S. Speno (FL) maj. dec. T. Grippi (FL) 13-0. 103 — Duncan (Bw) maj. dec. Zechinni (Sc) 11-0. 112 — Rodrigues (FL) tech fall P. Grippi (FL) 24-10. 119 — P. Fay (FL) pin. Peragine (Bw) 1:48. 125 — Iacono (Mk) dec. Dorf (Sc) 7-4. 130 — J. Grippi (FL) pin. B. Barry (Arl) 1:25. 135 — Rueda (FL) pin. Siegal (HH) 1:15. 140 — Graff (Arl) dec. Wheeler (Mk) 3-0. 145 — L. Speno (FL) tech fall Rossignol (Sc) 17-2. 152 — Scott (MV) dec. Wetzel (Arl) 8-3. 160 — Graham (MV) dec. McHugh (Arl) 9-2. 171 — Corcoran (HH) tech fall Borchert (Bw) 15-0. 189 — Santiago (Bw) pin. Whalberg (Sc) 3:24. 215 — Desens (Arl) dec. Maldonado (Y) 9-5. 275 — Protano (H) dec. Treinish (HH) 5-2.

Consolation finals
96 — Duckham (Arl) dec. Parise (Bw) 1-0; 103 — Ben Miller (Mk) pin. John Tambunting (Sc) 5:45; 112 — Pineda (Arl) pin. Autera (Mk) 2:39; 119 — Ventura (FL) dec. Joe Egitto (Arl) 4-0; 125 — Ettlinger (FL) dec. Seth Marcus (Sc) 8-6; 130 — Gogatz (Bw) dec. Chris Louis (Y) 7-4; 135 — Lopez (Bw) dec. Quigley (Arl) 7-2; 140 — Gooden (Bw) dec. Brandon Fallon (FL) 7-5; 145 — Nick Oddo (Arl) dec. Misha Barry (Arl) 7-1; 152 — Kristoff (Sc) dec. Ryan Wallace (MV) 9-4; 160 — Simpkins (MV) dec. Muldoon (Sc) 7-6; 171 — Scott Bova (Arl) dec. Zach Guarnero (H) 4-2; 189 — Sean Stevens (HH) dec. Chris Cuzzola (Arl) 5-2; 215 — Fazzino (HH) dec. Duke Alvora (H) 6-5; 285 — Donaldson (MV) dec. O’Neill (MV) 3-1.

I’ll post results as they come in.

Team key: Beacon (Be), Carmel©, Greeley (HG), Pearl River (PR), Ketcham (RCK), Rye®, Sleepy Hollow (SH), Somers (S), Tappan Zee (TZ).

Semifinals
96 – Tom Davidson© maj. dec. Kyle Tuchick (S) 10-0; Edwin Jimenez (SH) dec. Kevin Davis (Be) 12-7; 103 – Brian Realbuto (S) pin. Steve Bencosme (SH) 1:23; Dominic Ricottili (Be) dec. Matt Spano (RCK) 2-0; 112 – Nick Altomare (TZ) pin. Brett Emanuel (S) 3:02, Joe Caporale© pin. Tom Foy (RCK) 1:27; 119 – Doug Chiapperino© pin. Chris Lopez (SH) 5:45; David Olonoff (HG) dec. Charlie Garcia (TZ) 12-9; 125 – Michael Rose© maj. dec. Joe Lieberman (PR) 13-2, Frank Cabbibo (RCK) by forfeit; 130—Chris Pecora© maj. dec. Jay Concepcion (SH) 12-1, Andrew Carrion© tech. fall Joe Wassweiller 17-2; 135 – Kevin Davidson© pin. Rino DeVita (SH) 3:50, Dave Martinez (SH) pin. Graham Zahringer® 2:34; 140 – Marty Lorenz© pin. Donavan McSortey® 2:39, Anthony Statini (Be) dec. Elvis Taylor (RCK) 5-0; 152 – Vinny Grella (Be) pin. Mike McWilliams (PR) 5:30; Pete Delmonaco (SH) pin. Max Park (TZ) 5:12; 160 – Jose Vega (TZ) pin. Sergio Almonte (SH) 2:22; D.J. Lupo (RCK) dec. John Pfisterer (HG) 12-4; 171 – Adam Finkelstein (S) pin. Chris Lupo 1:41, Ryan Tompkins (SH) maj. dec. Tim Coyne (TZ) 13-2; 189 – Gili Bauer-Moshi (SH) pin. Mike Valdaz (TZ) 2:49; Justin Vega (TZ) pin. Eammon Marely® 3:34; 215 – Alex Othmer© pin. Derek Lowe (Be) 1:10, Joe Izzo (S) maj. dec. Jon Sousa (HG) 12-2; 285 – Joe Messier (Be) pin. James Evans (RCK) :39; Daytwan Vereen (Be) ma j. dec. John Lopez (SH) 12-4.

Finals
96 – Davidson© maj. dec. Jimenez (SH) 11-0; 103 – Realbuto (S) pin. Rocottilli (Be) 5:06; 112 – Altomare (TZ) pin. Caporale© 1:14; 119 – Chiapperino© pin. Olonoff (HG) 3:14; 125 – Rose© by forfeit; 130 – Carrion© pin. Pecora© :31; 135 – Davidson© tech. fall Martinez (SH) 15-0; 140 – Lorenz© maj. dec. Statini (Be) 11-2; 145 – Ryan Tompkins (Be) pin. Sharrock (SH) 1:30; 152 – Grella (Be) dec. Delmonaco (SH) 3-2 4OT;20160 – Vega (TZ) dec. Lupo (RCK) 5-3 OT; 171 – Finkelstein (S) dec. Tompkins 3-2; 189 – Bauer-Moshi (SH) pin. Vega (TZ) 3:49; 215—Othmer© pin. Izzo (S) :44; 285 – Messier (Be) by forfeit.

Consolation finals
96 – Turchick (S) by forfeit; 103 – Spano (RCK) dec. Bencosme (SH) 4-1; 112 – Emanuel (S) maj. dec. Settembrino (RCK) 8-0; 119 – Lopez (SH) maj. dec. Garcia (TZ) 15-2; 125 – Kirk© by forfeit; 130 – Concepcion (SH) dec. Kolaj (S) 11-5; 135 – Zahringer® dec. DeVita (S) 3-0; 140 – Taylor (RCK) dec. Autieri© 6-4; 145 – Trabucco (S) maj. dec. Simpfenderfer (RCK) 10-0; 152 – McWilliams (PR) pin. Park (TZ) 1:20; 160 –Almonte (SH) dec. Schausta (Be) 14-9; 171 – Coyne (TZ) pin. Lupo (RCK) 2:55; 189 – Marley® maj. dec. Valdaz (TZ) 15-4; 215 – Sharrock (SH) pin. Emsworth (PR) 4:40; 285 – Lopez (SH) maj. dec. Evans (RCK) 14-4.