MW Wrestling Mat Club: 2006-2007 Season
Thursday, January 11High school wrestling state rankings
January 11, 2007
(Jan. 11, 2007; New York State Sportswriters Association; schools listed with section number)
Large schools
1. Spencerport-5
2. Islip-11
3. Fulton-3
4. East Meadow-8
5. Shenendehowa-2
6. Chenango Forks-4
7. Sayville-11
8. Mexico-3
9. Johnson City-4
10. Wayne-5
11. Brockport-5
12. MacArthur-8
13. Queensbury-2
14. Amsterdam-2
15. Minisink Valley-9
16. Rush-Henrietta-5
17. Brentwood-11
18. Watertown-3
19. Mount Sinai-11
20. Shoreham-Wading River-11
21. Valley Central-9
22. Monroe-Woodbury-9
23. Niagara-Wheatfield-6
24. Burnt Hills-2
25-T. South Glens Falls-2
25-T. Plainedge-8
Honorable mention: N. Rockland-1, Somers-1, Suffern-1, Saratoga-2, Ballston Spa-2, Johnstown-2, Central Square-3, Cortland-3, East Syracuse-Minoa-3, Watertown IHC-3, Union Endicott-4, Vestal-4, Webster Schroeder-5, Hilton-5, Penfield-5, Canandaigua-5, Webster Thomas-5, Brighton-5, Lancaster-6, Cheektowaga-6, Island Trees-8, Long Beach-8, Syosset-8, Farmingdale-8, Saugerties-9, Port Jervis-9, Huntington-11, Riverhead-11, Hauppague-11, Walt Whitman-11, Commack-11, East Islip-11, Longwood-11, Rocky Point-11, Kellenberg-C, Chaminade-C, St. Anthonys-C
Small schools
1. Waverly-4
2. Duanesburg-2
3. Letchworth-5
4. Fredonia-6
5. Phoenix-3
6. Tioga-4
7. Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton-4
8. Adirondack-7
9. Attica-5
10. Hudson Falls-2
11. Holley-5
12. Warsaw-5
13. South Jefferson-3
14. Holland Patent-3
15. Windsor-4
16. Ravena-2
17. John Glenn-11
18. Beekmantown-7
19. Beaver River-3
20. Gouveneur-10
21. Locust Valley-8
22. Falconer-6
23. Peru-7
24. Port Jefferson-11
25-T. Oyster Bay-8
25-T. Northern Adirondack-7
Friday, January 12
Mat Crusade
Mat Crusade
Russ Crespolini
Talent comes and goes with each graduation class, but there has been one constant for the Monroe-Woodbury wrestling team. The constant is coach Steve Fischbein.
"I wrestled for Monroe-Woodbury in High School from 80-84, Fischbein said. I was the section 9 champ in 1983 and 4th New York state.
From there, Fischbein continued his love affair with the sport, first in college and then as a high school coach. I college wrestled at Brockport, the Crusader skipper said. And I have coached the past 11 years at MW.
In the past decade, it isnt hard for the coach to find a few standout moments. I have coached three section 9 championship teams with M-W, Fischbein said. And the 2000 team was ranked #1 in NY.
Despite all of his success, that is not what keeps the coach coming back for more. I have a true passion for the sport of wrestling, Fischbein said. It is one of the most competitive sports their is and I love the one on one aspect of it.
Like any good coach, Fischbein knows his team will only be as strong as the crop of talent available to him. The MW wrestlers are extremely dedicated and very hard workers, the coach said. On this years team I have three wrestlers ranked in the top 20 in the senior class including the
number two and four kids.
Even with the hard work, the Crusaders have some holes to fill. I only have two returning wrestlers that placed in the
Section 9 tournament last year, Fischbein said. But, I have a very good
group of young wrestlers. Our JV team is the defending section 9 champions.
And like any good commander, Fischbein knows where the strength in his squad lies. Jamie Franco is my best wrestler and one of the best in the state, the coach said. Last year as a freshman he placed 2nd in New York State at
112 pounds.
Franco is one of three captains that Fischbein is counting on to lead his team. Franco, Karl Ehlers and Brian lucking are some of the best leaders that I have ever had, Fischbein said. This is a motivated group.
Part of that motivation may be exorcising last winters demons. Last year we had a disapointing regular season, Fischbein said. We are going to try to establish ourselves as one of the top teams in section 9.
In order to do that, the Crusaders need to stick to their goals. All starters should have a goal of minimum placing in the section 9 tournament, Fischbein said. Even Jamie, who took 2nd in the state last year will try to do 1 better this year.
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Saturday, January 13
2 Wrestlers Place at the eastern States - Jamie Franco and Mike Vespa
Sophomore Jamie Franco takes 2nd Place
Freshman Mike Vespa Takes 5th Place
Congratulations - to Both Wrestlers
53 Schools wrestled at the eastern States Tournament On Friday and Saturday
Over 1000 matches were wrestled over the 2 day Period
Sunday, January 14
Eastern States
Eastern States Classic results
Team standings: 1. Islip (I) 239.5; 2. Shenendehowa (SHEN) 171.5; 3. Wayne (WAY) 155; 4. Minisink Valley (MV) 149.5; 5. Shoreham-Wading River (SHORE) 138.5; 6. Valley Central (VC) 133.5; 7. Tioga (T) 132; 8. Timberlane, N.H. (TIM) 118; 9. Sayville (SAY) 117; 10. Webster-Thomas (WT) 114; 11. Westfield, Va. (WEST) 109; 12. Long Beach (LB) 103; 13. Mahopac (MAH) 101.5;
14. Bainbridge-Guilford-Afton (BGA) 99.5; 15. Massapequa (MASS) 96; 16. Monroe-Woodbury (M-W) 95; 17. MacArthur (MAC) 94.5; 18. LaSalle (LAS) 92; 19. Hayfield, Va. (HAY) 91.5; 20. Penfield (PEN) 90; 21. Gouverneur (G) 88.5; 22. Danbury, Conn. (DAN) 84; 23. Duanesburg (DUA) 79.5; 24. Peru (P) 77; 25. Colonie (COL) 75; 26. Farmingdale (F) 72.5; 27. Kingston (K) 71.5; 28. Ludlow, Mass. (LUD) 61; 28. Ravena (RAV) 61; 30. Amsterdam (A) 58.5; 31. Port Jervis (PJ) 56.5; 32. Monsignor Farrell (MF) 56; 33. Washingtonville (WASH) 54.6; 34. Newburgh Free Academy (NFA) 53; 35. Warwick (WAR) 52.5; 36. Harpursville (HARP) 51.5; 37. Schenectady (SCH) 51; 38. Glens Falls (GF) 50.5; 39. Carmel (CAR) 49; 40. Saugerties (S) 48.5; 41. Burlington (BUR) 46; 42. Cornwall (CORN) 44.5; 43. CBA-Albany (CBA) 40; 44. Pine Bush (PB) 38; 44. Webster-Schroeder (W-S) 38; 46. Poly Prep (PP) 36; 47. Nanuet (N) 34; 48. Monticello (MONT) 22; 49. Roy C. Ketcham (RCK) 21.5; 50. Wallkill (WALL) 17.5; 51. East Ramapo (ER) 11; 52. Loudonville Christian (LC) 8; 53. Rondout Valley (RV) 7.
Championship finals
96 Steven Keith (SHORE) d. Justice Flamio (MAH) 8-0; 103 Cody Ruggirello (VC) d. Connor Hanafee (MF) 6-4 OT; 112 Derak Heyman (T) pin Jake Benedetto (I) 4:57. 119 Brian Benton (A) d. Jamie Franco (M-W) 6-5. 125 Tyler Mashkow (I) d. Shane Strumwasser (MAH) 8-2. 130 Rich Berkowitz (N) d. Justin Davy (BGA) 8-3 OT. 135 Corey Jantzen (SHORE) d. Zach Clemente (LAS) 11-3. 140 Austin Meys (SHEN) d. David Perrigo (G) 5-3 OT. 145 P.J. Gillespie (LB) d. Cory Lempka (MV) 7-3. 152 Eduardo Delgado (LB) d. Lance Wade (I) 3-1 OT. 160 Michael Chaires (CBA) pin Ty Sullivan (WAY) 2:30. 171 Hunter Meys (SHEN) d. Dan Mahoney (MAC) 3-2. 189 Ryan Lamagra (WAY) d. Josh Peters (T) 4-1. 215 Robert Eskander (WT) pin Justin Rogers (T) 3:57. 275 Christian Wintons (I) pin Ian Mucciolo (SHORE) 3:30.
Third/fourth-place consolations
96 pounds Luke Popolizio (SHEN) d. Bobby Dierna (WAY) 4-2; 103 - Mike Rose (CAR) d. Raymond Borja (HAY) 11-3. 112 Vinny DiGravio (WAY) d. T.J Popolizio 6-3. 119 Jeremiah Biddle (MV) d. Andy Canale (T) 8-6. 125 Kolbi Seeley (GF) pin Dom Oddo (MAH) 1:39. 130 Mike Doria (MASS) d. Blaze Chatham (NFA) 3-1 OT. 135 - Torsten Gillespie (W-S) d. Tyler Hutchens (WEST) 4-2. 140 Paul Vaeth (I) d. Michael Haas (SAY) 9-0. 145 Shawn Mazzarone (SAY) d. Chris Marvin (WAY) 6-1. 152 Ronnie Tetreault (LUD) pin Ryan Ham (K) 1:45. 160 Kevin Connelly (WAY) d. Ross Hansen (MV) 6-2. 171 Nate Graham (RAV) pin Derek Sickel (TIM) 3:44. 189 Billy Klein (MAC) pin Ryan DiPaola (I) 4:55. 215 Ed Smith (COL) d. Jimmy Dollaway (VC) 1-0. 275 Ryan Stacey (P) d. Jon Strange (LUD) 9-2.
Fifth/sixth-place consolations
96 pounds Mike Vespa (M-W) d. Matt Lucas (VC) 4-3; 103 Seth Hazleton (SHEN) pin Ben Oliveri (WT) 2:24; 112 Kevin Lucas (VC) d. Evan Borst (DUA) 8-2. 119 Andy Rodriguez (SAY) d. Pete Caruso (MAH0 7-1. 125 Steve Singley (WAY) won by forfeit over Kyle Piaquadio (NFA). 130 A.J. Maier (SAY) d. Dane Davis (LB) 3-2. 135 Mike D'Amato (VC) d. Victor Coronado (HARP) 6-2. 140 Jake Carey (WEST) d. Wes Coppolo (DUA) 6-0. 145 Dean Smith (DAN) d. Kevin Lashway (P) 5-0. 152 Tyler Howe (DAN) won by forfeit over Keith Corley (VC). 160 Derek Stanley (S) d. Kris Stafford (BGA) 3-2. 171 Alex Litto (WT) d. Justin Diesel (MV) 1-0. 189 Steven Butler (PJ) won by forfeit over Kurt Freischlag (WAY). 215 Ken Altarac (LAS) d. Eddie Lugo (PP). 275 Corey James (K) won by forfeit over Dave Colombo (MAH).
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Tuesday, January 16
Franco - Former Water Boy
December 05, 2006
Jamie Franco and Adam Sandler have nothing in common.
Don't call Franco, "The Waterboy."
"I stay away from the water, but I'm a pretty good ballboy," Franco said.
One of Section 9's best wrestlers played a supporting role in Monroe-Woodbury's football team's 24-game winning streak.
Get to know the sophomore on and off the mat.
His time
After Monroe-Woodbury's 27-26 loss in the state Class AA football final, Franco sought out senior linebacker Keith Hale.
Hale said to Franco, "James, win your states (title) for me."
So a state title and nothing less is Franco's goal this season. Especially after his 6-1 loss in the Division I 112-pound state final. Franco was only the second section freshman to wrestle in a final. He wrestled the match with a fractured right hand, which was later in a cast for six weeks.
Wrestling lifer
Franco has been on the edge of a Monroe-Woodbury mat since the third grade. He was the team's manager and acted out wrestling drills in front of more than 2,000 fans before a slide show at the Section 9 championships when he was in sixth grade.
Franco was former Monroe-Woodbury great John Gartiser's "No. 1 fan," by Franco's own admission. Franco printed three shirts, saying "#1 Gartiser fan," and wore them to matches while he was in the fifth grade.
A sponge
Monroe-Woodbury coach Steve Fischbein said that Franco, "understands the sport better than any wrestler that I've coached."
Franco watches tons of match video during the season and dissects it with his older brother, Andrew. If a teammate isn't executing a hold correctly, Franco's on it. He's like having another coach in the wrestling room.
Maybe that's why Franco is the first sophomore captain at Monroe-Woodbury in Fischbein's 11 years.
Ink-credible
This season, Franco got his second tattoo, a symbol on his right biceps meaning family in Chinese. The tattoo is in green, white and red ink, the same colors of the Italian flag.
Franco's first tattoo is on his back and is the same gladiator that his late friend and former Monroe-Woodbury teammate Pat D'Aliso had.
"It's almost the same tattoo, but I added Pat's wrestling shoes on the feet," Franco said.
Retirement
Franco's days as ballboy are over after three years. Monroe-Woodbury's next ballboy has some big shoes to fill.
"It's hard work," laughed Franco. "It's so hard when you are doing it during a 24-game win streak. It will be my junior year next season and it's time to sit in the stands."
What will Franco miss the most?
"I loved the atmosphere in the locker room and on the sidelines," Franco said. "Definitely losing hurt to see the seniors go down like that."
Wednesday, January 17
MW/ Pine Bush - Match Round Ups
Monroe-Woodbury 54,
Pine Bush 13
96 pounds Gary Wolff (M-W) won by forfeit; 103 Mike Vespa (M-W) pin Kenny Seligson 1:10; 112 Nick Wolff (M-W) d. Andrew Sanders 3-2; 119 Blake Conti (M-W) d. Anthony Ozga 7-2; 125 Tom Smith (M-W) d. Marc Seligson 7-0; 130 Jamie Franco (M-W) d. George Robles 5-0; 135 Aaron Bartnick (M-W) d. Joe O'Brien 7-2; 140 Pete Molloy (PB) pin Ari Pollan 3:35; 145 Russell Scaringi (PB) d. James Boyd 8-6. 152 Frank Cicerelli (M-W) pin Matt Garvilla 5:26; 160 Will Schueller (M-W) d. James Northup 11-5; 171 Karl Ehlers (M-W) pin Kyle Hamilton :59; 189 Hendrik Boghaert (M-W) pin Clayton Dubois 3:41; 215 Brendan Bruinix (PB) d. James Capolla 15-1; 275 Gabe Mendez (M-W) pin James Gegan no time available.
Team records: Monroe-Woodbury 8-3 (1-1 Section 9); Pine Bush 5-6 (0-2 Section 9).
Friday, January 19
MW - Moves up to 21 in NYS
High school wrestling state rankings
January 18, 2007
Big schools
1. Spencerport-5
2. Islip-11
3. Fulton-3
4. East Meadow-8
5. Shenendehowa-2
6. Chenango Forks-4
7. Sayville-11
8. Mexico-3
9. Johnson City-4
10. Wayne-5
11. Brockport-5
12. MacArthur-8
13. Queensbury-2
14. Amsterdam-2
15. Minisink Valley-9
16. Rush-Henrietta-5
17. Brentwood-11
18. Burnt Hills-2
19. Penfield-5
20. Valley Central-9
21. Monroe-Woodbury-9
22. Watertown-3
23. Mount Sinai-11
24. Niagara-Wheatfield-6
25-T. Shoreham-Wading River-11
25-T. South Glens Falls-2
25-T. Plainedge-8
Honorable mention: N. Rockland-1, Somers-1, Suffern-1, Mahopac-1, Saratoga-2, Ballston Spa-2, Johnstown-2, Central Square-3, Cortland-3, East Syracuse-Minoa-3, Watertown IHC-3, Union Endicott-4, Vestal-4, Hilton-5, Canandaigua-5, Webster Thomas-5, Brighton-5, Fairport-5, Lancaster-6, Cheektowaga-6, Island Trees-8, Long Beach-8, Syosset-8, Farmingdale-8, Saugerties-9, Port Jervis-9, Huntington-11, Riverhead-11, Hauppague-11, Walt Whitman-11, Commack-11, East Islip-11, Longwood-11, Rocky Point-11, Kellenberg-C, Chaminade-C, St. Anthonys-C .
Small schools
1. Waverly-4
2. Duanesburg-2
3. Letchworth-5
4. Fredonia-6
5. Phoenix-3
6. Tioga-4
7. Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton-4
8. Adirondack-3
9. Attica-5
10. Holley-5
11. Warsaw-5
12. South Jefferson-3
13. Holland Patent-3
14. Hudson Falls-2
15. John Glenn-11
16. Beekmantown-7
17. Windsor-4
18. Ravena-2
19. Beaver River-3
20. Gouveneur-10
21. Locust Valley-8
22. Falconer-6
23. Palmyra-Macedon-5
24. Peru-7
25-T. Port Jefferson-11
25-T. Oyster Bay-8
25-T. Northern Adirondack-7
Honorable mention: Pawling-1, Salem-2, Whitehall-2, Corinth-2, Granville-2, Hoosick Falls-2, Herkimer-3, Copenhagen-3, Sandy Creek-3, Unadilla Valley-4, Chenango Valley-4, Oxford-4, Greene-4, Harpursville- 4, Pembrooke-5, Bath-Haverling-5, Marion-5, East Aurora-6, Ripley-6, Saranac-7, Red Hook-9, Canton-Potsdam-10."
Friday, January 19
Think wrestlers are a bunch of dumb jocks?
January 19, 2007
Think wrestlers are a bunch of dumb jocks? Think again. Monroe-Woodbury's wrestling team has been among the state's top scholar-athlete teams for seven straight years. Three senior wrestlers, Hendrik Boghaert (second), Brian Lucking (fourth) and Aaron Bartnick (16th), are near the top of their class.
And most students in Monroe-Woodbury's weight room don't know the wrestlers' alter egos.
"All three of us keep a low profile," Bartnick said. "We're not outspoken."
Friday, January 19
Boghaert pins the SATs
Monroe-Woodburys Hendrik Boghaert hits the books even harder than he hits the mats in wrestling. The senior is ranked second in his class and came up perfect on the math and verbal SATs.Times herald-Record/KEN BIZZIGOTTI By Sal Interdonato
Times Herald-Record
January 19, 2007
It's time for Monroe-Woodbury's wrestling "Quiz Bowl."
Two teams of five wrestlers answer questions prepared by coaches Steve Fischbein and Scott Johannemann.
The question: "Most Americans live within 15 miles of what?"
Hendrik Boghaert answers, "a major body of water."
Bzzz. The answer: the town that you were born in.
One of the few times that Boghaert's been stumped.
The Monroe-Woodbury senior is ranked second in his class with a 102.7 grade-point average.
"That's my favorite rock station," Fischbein laughs.
There's no joking around about Boghaert's smarts.
Boghaert scored a perfect 800 on his verbal and math on the SATs. He scored a 2,330 out of a possible 2,400 for all three sections. Boghaert speaks fluent Flemish a dialect of Dutch, his parents were born in Belgium and wants to be a mechanical engineer.
Next weekend, Boghaert will miss a tournament in Ridgefield, Conn., because he's interviewing with Georgia Tech representatives in New York. Boghaert has already been accepted to Tech and is seeking a presidential scholarship, which could give him a full ride.
Being smart, Boghaert said, "comes natural to me. I'm driven by ambition."
That's why Boghaert is still wrestling after spending his last three years on jayvee.
Boghaert cracked the varsity lineup for the first time as a senior.
"He's greatly improved," Fischbein said. "As a freshman, we gave him little shot at being a productive varsity wrestler."
Wrestling is Boghaert's social life. It's the only sport that he participates in.
But unlike the classroom, brains only go so far in wrestling. It's a reaction sport. A wrestler takes too long to plot out a move and he ends up on his back.
Boghaert has experienced the highs and lows. He's 13-10 this season. Still, Boghaert is one of the more driven wrestlers on Monroe-Woodbury's team.
"He's extremely aggressive," Monroe-Woodbury senior Aaron Bartnick said. "The running joke is that he's always hurting a couple of kids in practice."
In matches, Boghaert's brain, brawn and mat sense clash.
"I could be down by a few points and you wanna throw in everything that you have," Boghaert said. "You go for the risky move and it doesn't always work. ... I want to succeed in everything that I pursue."
Failing isn't in Boghaert's vocabulary.
It's back to the drawing board. And finding a winning move can't be any harder than figuring out an advanced-placement calculus problem.
Saturday, January 27
Slapping a Cement Mixer on a Fish
Slapping a Cement Mixer on a Fish
1 of 1 Port Jervis Steven Butler, left, shown watching for referees victory signal, might have been going for the dreaded cement mixer against Timberlanes Eddie Kawa in the Eastern States Classic earlier this month.Times Herald-Record/MICHELE HASKELLJanuary 26, 2007
So, this bruiser puts a cement mixer on a fish and puts him so deep in the woods a search party couldn't find him.
This is the language of wrestling. We let the wrestlers translate it for you.
Pinning lingo
Glue on your back "When a wrestler gets pinned or caught on his back." Cory James, Kingston
Growing roots "When an opponent appears to be pinned and the referee is not calling it. He's growing roots." Jamie Franco, Monroe-Woodbury
In the woods "When an opponent is pinned so far into the mat, he touches the gym floor." Jamie Franco, Monroe-Woodbury
Types of wrestlers
Bruiser "They aren't the best technicians. They are just in the face. When you come off the mat, you got a few scrapes and bruises on your face from them." Jeremiah Biddle, Minisink Valley
Fish 1. "A first-year wrestler that's not very good. Someone that gives up and has no heart." Joe Bradley, Goshen. 2. "Someone you can't pin and flops around on the mat." Steven Butler, Port Jervis
Funk "A wrestler who is good at scrambling and hard to score on." Blaze Chatham, Newburgh Free Academy
Slick "A total technician who is real hard to get a grip. He finds a way to score with smooth technique." Jeremiah Biddle, Minisink Valley
Moves
Cement mixer "Grab an opponent's head, hook their arm, turn them putting them in a half-nelson and take them to their back as you still have a hold of their head." Steven Butler, Port Jervis
Cowboy "A pinning move from the top position. Once you have it applied, the chances of getting out of it are slim and we say, 'You can cancel Christmas.'" Jamie Franco, Monroe-Woodbury
Port "Once the whistle blows, the wrestler changes sides on his hold on his opponent to stop the bottom man's motion. Port Jervis used to do it a lot of years ago." Gary Rich, Pine Bush
Shoop, there it is "A duck-under or slide by." Cory James, Kingston
Stick-em "(Trying to) pin a wrestler quickly." Nick Majewicz, Goshen
TDs "Short for takedowns. A little bit of a football reference." Blaze Chatham, Newburgh
Zultan "It's a low single-leg takedown. We made up a name for it one day and thought it was funny." Keith Corley, Valley Central
Wrestling speak
Bart Carroll "Means stand up, especially when you're in the bottom position and you need to escape to keep the match going. That's one of our coaches' names, he's good with that move." Andrew Greenlaw, Warwick
Cauliflower ear "An injury caused from not wearing head gear enough and getting hit in your ear enough times. Blaze Chatham gave me mine in practice. You can have your ear drained but it's painful." Kyle Piaquadio, Newburgh Free Academy
On the railroad tracks "Wrestlers fail to get angle, nothing happens and nobody is scoring on their feet." Blaze Chatham, Newburgh Free Academy
Tank on his back "When a wrestler is relentless and keeps on going." Blaze Chatham, Newburgh Free Academy
Sunday, February 26
Freshman Franco shows great promise
February 26, 2006 Freshman Franco shows great promise By Sal Interdonato Times Herald-Record sinterdonato@th-record.com Uniondale - Few Section 9 wrestlers have accomplished what Jamie Franco of Monroe-Woodbury has so early in their high school career. Franco joined Pine Bush legend Troy Bouzakis as the only section freshmen to make a state final last night. Bouzakis won a state title in 1987. Franco came up just short, losing 6-1 to Tyler Mashkow of Islip in the 112-pound final. Franco didn't have any excuses after the loss. Not even his taped-up right hand that he couldn't clench. He hurt his hand, attempting to plant and stand up in his quarterfinal win Friday. Franco's stepfather, Tom Kennedy, said that the hand was likely fractured. "I got here and now I know what it feels like to lose and I won't let it happen again," said Franco, who ended the season 34-6. "I guess my hand was in my head a little. It was bothering me and I tried to counter around it. He was a good, tough wrestler and I'm not going to blame the injury." Franco's future is bright. Second-place last night and fourth-place last year is nothing to be ashamed of in two state appearances. *** If Joey Scott wrestled his last match, the Valley Central senior went out with a bang. Scott scored three points in the last eight seconds to defeat James Cooper of Ballston Spa 6-5 for third place at 171. "After I got a point from him stalling, I was going to get him tilted (for two points)," Scott said. Scott only lost in the semifinals. He was pinned by Josh Patterson of Wayne in 5:22. "I just had to shake that off," said Scott, who finished his season 40-6. "You can't wrestle with bad thoughts in your head. I'm happy. I'm probably done wrestling competitively unless my brother (Ricky, a redshirt freshman at Division I Buffalo) talks me into it." Monroe-Woodbury senior Doug Christensen fell one win short of 100 for his career. Christensen (99-36) placed fourth at 130, losing to Andre Harrison of Freeport 4-2 in the consolation final. He lost to Kyle Borshoff of Pittsford 4-1 in a semifinal. Warwick freshman Mike Santalla (103), Minisink Valley senior Cory Lempka (140) and Minisink Valley senior Marcus Gurdineer (275) each took fifth. Valley Central sophomore Mike D'Amato (125) and Monroe-Woodbury senior Mike Van Houten (189) were sixth. New Paltz junior Pat Spaulding (112) and Millbrook senior Robert Slavin (119) were the only Division II wrestlers to place, both taking sixth.
Sunday, January 28
M-W's Boeghart, Mendez win
Hendrik Boeghart and Gabe Mendez won titles at 189 and 275 pounds, respectively, helping Monroe-Woodbury to a fourth-place finish in the Ridgefield, Conn., tournament
Monroe-Woodbury's Karl Ehlers finished second at 171 pounds, while teammates Nick Wolff (103), Blake Conti (112) and Shaun Bacchiocchi (215) were third.
Wednesday, February 7
Monroe-Woodbury 49,-middletown 25
96 pounds Mike Vespa (M-W) pin Teddy Rivera :25; 103 Nick Wolff (M-W) pin Jay Amin 5:23; 112 Joey Keys (M) d. Justin Acceturi 14-4; 119 Blake Conti (M-W) pin Dave Abt 5:31; 125 Bryan Frain (M) pin Dom Maietta 3:26; 130 Tom Smith (M-W) d. Ryan Miller 7-1; 135 Matt Doolittle (M) pin Aaron Bartnick 2:36; 140 Kevin Turco (M) pin Brian Lucking 5:00; 145 James Boyd (M-W) d. Brandon Krupinick 11-3; 152 Jon Rivera (M) d. Frank Circelli 9-7; 160 Will Schuesller (M-W) pin Christian Roldan 1:54; 171 Karl Ehlers (M-W) d. Jared Rosado 9-2; 189 Hendrik Boghaert (M-W) d. John Miller 11-4; 215 Shawn Bacchiacchi (M-W) pin Joe Acevedo :48; 275 Gabe Mendez (M-W) pin James Shormis 2:24.
Team records: Monroe-Woodbury 11-3 (3-1 Section 9); Middletown 10-7 (2-2 Section 9).
Monday, February 12
Section 9 wrestling top seeds
February 11, 2007
Are you ready for some wrestling? Preliminary top seeds for the Section 9 Division I and II wrestling tournaments were determined yesterday.
Monroe-Woodbury's Jamie Franco and Valley Central's Mike D'Amato are seeking their third section titles.
Division I
96 pounds Monroe-Woodbury freshman Mike Vespa (25-4)
103 *Valley Central freshman Cody Ruggirello (40-2)
112 Valley Central senior Kevin Lucas (29-14)
119 *Monroe-Woodbury sophomore Jamie Franco (27-2)
125 Newburgh Free Academy junior Kyle Piaquadio (33-4)
130 Newburgh Free Academy senior Blaze Chatham (35-3)
135 *Valley Central junior Mike D'Amato (39-4)
140 Port Jervis junior Sean Floor (24-1)
145 *Minisink Valley senior Cory Lempka (35-3)
152 Washingtonville senior Spencer Casey (33-4)
160 Minisink Valley junior Ross Hansen (34-5)
171 Minisink Valley senior Justin Diesel (28-5)
189 Port Jervis sophomore Steven Butler (34-4)
215 *Valley Central senior Jimmy Dollaway (35-4)
275 Kingston senior Corey James (28-5)
Monday, February 12
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Fearless frosh in the house: Monroe-Woodbury's Adam Khankel
Fearless frosh in the house: Monroe-Woodbury's Adam Khankel
Khankel wants to play, not just sit and watch others By Sal Interdonato
Times Herald-Record
February 13, 2007
Central Valley Adam Khankel threw on two sweatshirts and two pairs of sweatpants and stepped up to be weighed.
The scale at the Section 9 jayvee wrestling tournament read 86 pounds, 2 pounds less than the minimum to wrestle. Officials allowed Khankel to compete in two matches anyway.
Khankel is a 4-foot-1 freshman at Monroe-Woodbury, and adding weight is a problem. Khankel was born with achondroplasia, a bone-growth disorder. The average height of an adult with achondroplasia is 4-foot-4. Khankel's brother, Nauman, a junior at Monroe-Woodbury, is almost six feet. His parents, Israr and Dorina, both in the medical field, are average height.
He could have picked more tame sports like tennis, golf or even soccer, sports that favor skill over power. Instead, Khankel chose wrestling and football, two of the most physical sports.
Some kids are born athletic, physical specimens by the time they hit high school. Others can build on their growing frame. Khankel doesn't have those advantages. That's not a big deal to him, though.
"I don't worry about how short I am," Khankel said. "Everyone sees me as a short person. I am. I see myself as a regular person. I don't look in the mirror and say I'm a short person."
Neither do Khankel's peers.
The girls love him.
Jamie Franco, Monroe-Woodbury's wrestling captain, called Khankel, "one of the hardest workers on the team."
And Greg Sullivan, the starting quarterback on Monroe-Woodbury's 2005 state title team, has tons of respect for Khankel.
"He really inspires me," said Sullivan, whose locker was next to Khankel's during the football season. "He has the biggest heart in the world for a little guy."
Dorina Khankel used to hold her son back from sports, fearing injury because of his size. But Adam has never been hurt in football or wrestling. And now, he's free to make his own decisions.
"Him being small, I got to enjoy him for so many years," said Dorina, Adam's mom. "He's still a baby right now. Great for hugging. But he doesn't let me hug him as much anymore."
What was his thinking behind trying wrestling for the first time?
"I just wanted to work hard," Khankel said. "I didn't think about my size. I just went after it."
Khankel doesn't expect special treatment in the wrestling room. At practice, Khankel's motor is constantly going. From sinking in a low single leg his favorite hold to snapping a headlock, there's no quit in Khankel.
"He pushes you hard," said Ben Kleiman, a junior and one of Khankel's practice partners. "He gets on your case and pushes your buttons. He's definitely not doing it to prove anything. He wants to be like anyone else."
Khankel doesn't know any better. There's no one in Orange County like Khankel. No one willing to compete in sports at the high school level, despite his size. In Khankel's world, he looks up to everybody. And in wrestling, he's giving up close to a foot to an opponent.
"Height has its disadvantages for them, too. They have trouble getting low with me," says Khankel, who finished the season 1-9.
Khankel has found a home at Monroe-Woodbury a place to fit in. And Khankel found someone to idolize in Sullivan. But Sullivan appreciates Khankel just as much.
"The things that he does with what he is given is phenomenal, and he makes me feel lucky to have the attributes that I have," Sullivan said.
Sullivan said Khankel is "a pretty good dancer. He did the 'chicken noodle soup' dance one time. Good times. He's definitely a guy to loosen up a locker room."
Khankel routinely received hugs from varsity cheerleaders before entering the locker room.
"He gets a lot of girls," Kleiman said. "That impresses me."
Khankel has made a big impact on the wrestling team and in the hallways of Monroe-Woodbury. He's seen as just another student, another athlete.
Soon, Khankel will have a big decision to make. He is thinking about having surgery to straighten and stretch his limbs. The surgery, which could make him a few inches taller, would sideline the active Khankel on crutches or put him in a wheelchair for a few months, his mother said.
The surgery could take Khankel away from the sports that he loves for a short time. But not forever.
"I want to get better at wrestling," Khankel said. "I still have three more years left."
Get to know Adam Khankel
Hobbies : snowboarding; flying - has taken a flight by himself to Romania; football; playing the drums - used to play the violin in middle school.
What he wants to be when he grows up: "I want to be a businessman and run my own company or be an aircraft mechanic."
Favorite football team: Giants
Monroe-Woodbury freshman football coach Dan Steiler on Khankel: "I didn't know if he could physically stand up to the hits and tackles at first. But he gets in there and isn't afraid. He doesn't shy away."
Tuesday, February 13
Wild card - new in wrestling for 2007
Tuesday, February 13
44th Annual NYSPHSAA State Wrestling Championships=2006
44th Annual NYSPHSAA State Wrestling Championships at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY February 24-25, 2006 Division 1 Sectional Team Scores Jump to Division 2 Section 5 ..... 246 Section 11 .... 229 Section 8 ..... 192.5 Section 2 ..... 157.5 Section 9 ..... 148 Section 4 ..... 133.5 Section 1 ...... 88.5 Section 3 ...... 88.5 Section 6 ...... 84 CHSAA .......... 40 PSAL ........... 21 Section 10 ..... 13 Division 1 Individual Team Scores Team Score -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Individual Results Brackets: Division 1 Brackets (pdf) Outstanding Wrestler: Corey Jantzen (Shoreham-Wading River, 125) Championship Finals 96 - Paul Liguori (Wantagh-8,Fr.) dec. Casey LaNave (Chenango Forks- Sec 4,7th) 9-5 103 - Jeremy Cuomo, (Schalmont-2,Jr.) dec. Zack Ellis, (Brighton-5,Sr.) 9-2 112 - Tyler Mashkow, (Islip-11,Jr.) dec. Jamie Franco, (Monroe Woodbury-9,Fr.) 6-1 119 - Lou Ruggirello, (Valley Central-9,Sr.) pinned Greg Einfrank, (Horace Greeley-1,Sr) F 1:29 125 - Corey Jantzen, (Shoreham-Wading River-11,Jr.) dec. Dave Colagiovanni, (Mahopac-1,Sr.) 16-5 130 - Kyle Borshoff, (Pittsford-5,Sr.) dec. Chris Iorio, (Sachem North-11,Sr.) 8-1 135 - Dave Ingram, (East Islip-11,Sr.) dec. Steve Delorenzo, (MacArthur-8,Sr.) 8-7 140 - Eduardo Delgado, (Long Beach-8,Jr.) dec. Kareem Naguib, (Shenendehowa-2,Sr.) 4-3 145 - J.P. OConnor, (Oxford Academy-4,Sr.) dec. Phil Lombardo, (Greece Olympia-5,Sr.) 11-4 152 - Michael Chaires, (CBA-2,Jr.) dec. Lance Wade, (Islip-11,Jr.) 3-1 OT 160 - Ryan Patrovich, (Islip-11,Sr.) pinned Manny Hickson, (LaSalle-2,Jr.) F 2:54 171 - Josh Patterson, (Wayne-5,Sr.) dec. Jake Koshinski, (Niagara Wheatfield-6,Jr.) 10-2 189 - Ryan Lamagra, (Wayne-5,Jr.) dec. Maciej Jochym, (Herricks-8,Jr.) 8-4 215 - Matt Ferber, (Sachem East-11,Sr.) dec. Eric Burnett, (Uniondale-8,Jr.) 7-1 275 - Bryant Deinhardt, (Deposit-4,Sr.) dec. Joe Goetz, (Sewanhaka-8,Sr.) 8-0 Consolation Finals 3rd/4th 96 - Cody Ruggirello, (Valley Central-9,8th) dec. Shawn Bohn, (Watertown-3,So.) 2-1 103 - Ricardo Gomez, (Brentwood-11,So.) dec. Steven Russ, (St Anthony's-C,Jr.) 8-4 112 - Ryan Nicoletta, (Penfield-5,Sr.) pinned Mike Daly, (MacArthur-8,Sr.) F 2:46 119 - Dan Mandara, (Canandaigua-5,Jr.) dec. Leigh Tobias, (Johnson City-4,Jr.) 5-4 125 - P.J. Gillespie, (Long Beach-8,Jr.) pinned Austin Meys, (Shenendehowa-2,Fr.) F 4:24 130 - Andre Harrison, (Freeport-8,Sr.) dec. Doug Christensen, (Monroe Woodbury-9,Sr.) 4-2 135 - Ron Majerus, (Mexico-3,So.) dec. Mike Goossens, (Ballston Spa-2,Sr.) 7-3 140 - Brandon Volpe, (Greece Athena-5,Sr.) dec. Ryan McCormick, (Johnson City-4,Sr.) 5-2 145 - Matt DeMichiel, (Whitesboro-3,Jr.) dec. Matt Kaylor, (Burnt Hills-2,Jr.) 6-2 152 - Bryan Bourne, (Spencerport-5,So.) dec. Jose Cruz, (Fowler-3,Sr.) 5-0 160 - Erik Schuth, (Brockport-5,Jr.) dec. Nick Laurino, (Bellmore JFK-8,Sr.) 11-0 171 - Joey Scott, (Valley Central-9,Sr.) dec. James Cooper, (Ballston Spa-2,Sr.) 6-5 189 - Steve Loomis, (Oxford Academy-4,Sr.) dec. Kyle Gibas, (Starpoint-6,Jr.) 13-5 215 - Burke St. John, (Horace Greeley-1,Sr.) dec. Alex Nwaehujor, (Brockport-5,Sr.) 2-1 275 - Mike Castro, (Churchville Chili-5,Sr.) dec. Dillon Yanson, (Northport-11,Sr.) 3-2 Consolation Finals 5th/6th 96 - Jake Benedetto, (East Islip-11,So.) dec. Trevor Irwin, (Brockport-5,Sr.) 6-4 103 - Mike Santalla, (Warwick Valley-9,Fr.) pinned Vinny Cocozello, (Curtis-P,Jr.) F 0:58 112 - Brian Benton, (Amsterdam-2,So.) pinned Dom Oddo, (Mahopac-1,So.) F 4:10 119 - Mike Piccirillo, (Commack-11,Sr) dec. Winky Shepard, (Central Square-3,So.) 3-2 RO 125 - Kevin Smith, (Mexico-3,Jr.) dec. Mike D'Amato, (Valley Central-9,So.) 1-0 130 - Dan Audy, (Clarence-6,Sr.) dec. Mark Burchhardt, (Scotia-Glenville-2,Jr.) 4-0 135 - John Martin-Cannon, (Brockport-5,So.) dec. Lucas Mariacher, (Iroquois-6,Sr.) 5-3 140 - Reece Mariacher, (Iroquois-6,Sr.) by FFT Paul Vaeth, (Islip-11,Jr.) 145 - Cory Lempka, (Minisink Valley-9,Jr.) pinned Nick Broccoli, (Westhampton Beach-11,Sr.) F 2:52 152 - Blaise Flamio, (Mahopac-1,Sr.) dec. Dan Calvacca, (MacArthur-8,Sr.) 2-1 RO 160 - Greg Hurd, (New Hartford-3,Sr.) dec. Scott Fuller, (Unadilla Valley-4,Sr.) 13-6 171 - Kadeem Samuels, (Fordham Prep-C,Jr.) dec. Brian Gomez, (Suffern-1,Sr.) 3-2 189 - David Khavin, (James Madison-P,Sr.) dec. Mike VanHouten, (Monroe Woodbury-9,Sr.) 3-2 215 - Chris Rickett, (Canton-Potsdam-10,Jr.) by FFT Randy Colling, (Pioneer-6,So.) 275 - Marcus Gurdineer, (Minisink Valley-9,Sr.) dec. John Kevin Dolce, (St Anthony's-C,Sr.) 4-2
Wednesday, February 14
Are you ready for some wrestling?
Section 9 wrestling top seeds February 11, 2007
Preliminary top seeds for the Section 9 Division I and II wrestling tournaments were determined yesterday.
Monroe-Woodbury's Jamie Franco and Valley Central's Mike D'Amato are seeking their third section titles.
Division I
96 Monroe-Woodbury freshman Mike Vespa (25-4)
103 *Valley Central freshman Cody Ruggirello (40-2)
112 Valley Central senior Kevin Lucas (29-14)
119 *Monroe-Woodbury sophomore Jamie Franco (27-2)
125 Newburgh Free Academy junior Kyle Piaquadio (33-4)
130 Newburgh Free Academy senior Blaze Chatham (35-3)
135 *Valley Central junior Mike D'Amato (39-4)
140 Port Jervis junior Sean Floor (24-1)
145 *Minisink Valley senior Cory Lempka (35-3)
152 Washingtonville senior Spencer Casey (33-4)
160 Minisink Valley junior Ross Hansen (34-5)
171 Minisink Valley senior Justin Diesel (28-5)
189 Port Jervis sophomore Steven Butler (34-4)
215 *Valley Central senior Jimmy Dollaway (35-4)
275 Kingston senior Corey James (28-5)
Friday, February 16
Who will run SECTION 9 WRESTLING !!
Times Herald-Record sinterdonato@th-record.com February 16, 2007 More than 2,000 fans are expected to pack Monroe-Woodbury's fieldhouse tomorrow afternoon for the Section 9 Division I wrestling championships. The finals should be worth it, with seven champions returning. Monroe-Woodbury's Jamie Franco (112 pounds) and Valley Central's Mike D'Amato (135 pounds) will seek their third titles. Here's an inside look at the tournament, which begins at 11 a.m. today. The lock It's odd to call a freshman the lock of the tournament. But no one will touch Valley Central 103-pounder Cody Ruggirello. Only three wrestlers have made it to the second period against Ruggirello in his 40 wins. Ruggirello won the 96-pound section title and placed third in the state as an eighth-grader. You gotta see this final 119 pounds: top-seeded Jamie Franco of Monroe-Woodbury (27-2) vs. No. 2 Jeremiah Biddle of Minisink Valley (34-5). Three of Biddle's losses this season have been to Franco by scores of 4-2, 1-0 in overtime and 3-2. Biddle and Franco have met four times in the last two seasons. Franco, who placed second in the state at 112 pounds last season, has won all four. Will Biddle, a 2005 103-pound section champ, finally solve Franco? Wild cards Biddle or Franco's season isn't over with a loss in the section tournament. Wrestlers who place second or third in their section can earn an at-large entry into the state tournament for the first time. Four at-large berths are available in all 15 weight classes from the state's 11 sections, the Public School Athletic League and the Catholic High School Athletic Association. The berths are determined by a point system. Values are given to a wrestler's won-loss differential, the section in which he or she wrestles and any past placings in the state or section tournament. Section 9 chairman Jeff Cuilty said that mid-Hudson wrestlers could earn up to eight at-large bids. Stacked weight class How tough will it be to win the 152-pound title? We'll let Kingston's Ryan Ham, the third seed, explain. "Everyone at 152 is legitimate. Anything can happen. If you wanna win, there's no pushovers so you've got to pretty much wrestle your (butt) off. The sections are way up in the air. Whoever jumps the highest will win." Here's how competitive the weight class is: Ham (30-6) beat fourth-seeded Evan Muller of Port Jervis 5-3, lost to top-seeded Spencer Casey of Washingtonville 6-4 and 5-3, lost to second-seeded Keith Corley of Valley Central 2-0 and fifth-seeded James Brain of Minisink Valley 7-5 in two overtimes. Muller beat Casey 5-3 and pinned Brain in 3:23. Brian has lost to Corley three times 7-4, 4-1 and 3-2. And the weight class is deep. Warwick's Dan Kokulak, the 13th seed, has a winning record (18-17). Last-chance seniors Casey, Valley Central's Kevin Lucas (112), Newburgh Free Academy's Blaze Chatham (130) and Minisink Valley's Justin Diesel (171) are top-seeded seniors looking to win their first section title. Casey has the most career wins (117) in the group. Chatham, who lost in last season's 125-pound final 7-4 to Valley Central's Mike D'Amato has 101 wins. Other seniors with a chance at winning their first section title are Ham, who has 100 wins, Monticello's Alexis Bruno (189) and Warwick's Pat Sweeney (215). The sleeper It's hard to consider a defending section champ a sleeper, but Rondout Valley's Lucas Brooks is seeded fifth at 171 pounds. Brooks has been banged up all season and had only 11 matches. He hasn't wrestled a match since Jan. 11. A long layoff is nothing new for Brooks. He won at 160 last season after not wrestling for 68 days due to knee injury.
Sunday, February 18
M-W's Franco beats Minisink's Biddle to take Sect. 9 Div. I title
Times Herald-Record February 18, 2007 Central Valley
Monroe-Woodbury fans shouted, "Jamie Franco."
Minisink Valley fans countered with, "Jerry Biddle."
"Jamie ... Jamie," Monroe-Woodbury's faithful chanted.
"Jerry ... Jerry," Biddle backers fired back.
The cheering didn't stop throughout a match that lived up to its hype for an amazing fourth time this season.
And this one yesterday was for a Section 9 Division I title.
Franco improved to 4-0 this season against Biddle with a 3-1 final-seconds win in the 119-pound championship.
The sophomore just wouldn't quit on a takedown that he worked for the entire third period. Franco finally looked up at the referee signaling for two with three seconds left.
"The fans definitely got their money's worth tonight," said Franco, who won his third straight section title.
"I just dug deep down inside and found the heart. I kept telling myself that I needed one good shot."
Franco and Biddle have provided fans with four thrilling matches. Franco won the first three by scores of 4-2, 1-0 and 3-2.
A fan approached Biddle hours after the battle and said, "Great match." Biddle smiled. He didn't seem too upset. Losing to a state runner-up is nothing to be ashamed of.
"It was fun wrestling in that match," said Biddle, a senior who won a section title as a sophomore.
"People are comparing us to (Monroe-Woodbury's) Mike Mormile and (Valley Central's) Jason Peck (who had close matches in 2001). I just know it's always going to be a close match with two tough kids when we wrestle."
The rivalry might not be over. Franco-Biddle Part V could be in the works if Biddle receives an at-large bid into the state tournament under a new format.
"Anything is possible," Biddle said. "I hope so."
As for Franco, he was a little more diplomatic.
"It could happen," Franco said.
"But if we do, he's just another wrestler in the state tournament."
Sunday, February 18
2007 - Section 9 championship Results
Finals 96 pounds - Mike Vespa (Monroe-Woodbury) beat Taylor Laraia (Newburgh Free Academy) 9-7 in overtime
103 - Cody Ruggirello (Valley Central) pinned Scott MacGregor (Newburgh Free Academy) 1:01
112 - Drew Bloss (Cornwall) beat Kevin Lucas (Valley Central) 5-3
119 - Jamie Franco (Monroe-Woodbury) beat Jeremiah Biddle (Minisink Valley) 3-1
125 - Kyle Piaquadio (Newburgh Free Academy) beat Mike Santalla (Warwick) 14-13 130 - Blaze Chatham (Newburgh Free Academy) beat Mitch Wightman (Warwick) 11-3 135 - Mike D'Amato (Valley Central) beat Matt Doolittle (Middletown) 3-0
140 - Sean Floor (Port Jervis) pinned Keith Perry (Wallkill) 1:30
145 - Cory Lempka (Minisink Valley) pinned Austin Smith (Port Jervis) 1:51
152 - Spencer Casey (Washingtonville) beat Keith Corley (Valley Central) 2-1
160 - Ross Hansen (Minisink Valley) beat Derek Stanley (Saugerties) 2-1
171 - Justin Diesel (Minisink Valley) beat Karl Ehlers (Monroe-Woodbury) 7-4
189 - Steven Butler (Port Jervis) beat Alexis Bruno (Monticello) 4-1
215 - Jimmy Dollaway (Valley Central) beat Pat Sweeney (Warwick) 3-2
275 - Corey James (Kingston) beat Josh Lassiter (Newburgh Free Academy) 3-1 in overtime.
Finals analysis:
96 pounds Vespa's takedown and three back points tied the match 7-7 with 23 seconds left. Vespa didn't have any freshman jitters, taking down Laraia with 18 seconds left to win in OT.
103 pounds Ruggirello locked up MacGregor with a single arm bar and pinned him in 1:01. The freshman had three pins in the tournament, wrestling for a combined 3 minutes and 48 seconds.
112 pounds Bloss held a 4-1 lead after the first period and didn't do much from there. He was penalized a stalling point (4-3 lead) with 25 seconds left. Bloss warded off Lucas' late-second flurry to win.
119 pounds This highly anticipated matchup didn't disappoint the crowd. Franco won for the fourth time without a defeat this season to Biddle, taking down Biddle with three seconds left. It's Franco's third section title. 125 pounds Piaquadio survived a battle with a four-point move with 43 seconds left. The match was tied three times. Santalla used his legs and a cross-body lock for scoring moves. The returning champion nearly won the match at the buzzer.
130 pounds Chatham's experience was a little too much for Wightman, an eighth-grader. The match turned into a snoozer after the first period as Chatham won his first section title.
135 pounds The match wasn't as close as the score indicates. A first-period takedown was all D'Amato needed for his third section title. D'Amato wrestled at his methodical pace from there on.
140 pounds Floor, the master of many pinning holds, set up Perry by sliding by him. He locked his right leg in between Perry's legs, dropped him to the mat and cradled him. Floor's move was something that you rarely see in a section final.
145 pounds Lempka, the defending champion, picked up his 101st career pin and his fourth first-period pin of the tournament. Once Smith started tying up with Lempka early on, you knew the match wasn't going to last long.
152 pounds Lots of tying up and not much wrestling. Corley kept on looking at the clock in the third period but couldn't score against Casey. Casey's third-period escape was the difference.
160 pounds Hansen wrestled smart, didn't do anything crazy and used his strength to hold off a late Stanley rally. Hansen was falling back as time expired. It looked like both wrestlers could go another six minutes.
171 pounds Diesel battled through a bloody nose for most of the match. And he had every answer for Ehlers' offense, not giving up a takedown. Diesel sealed the deal with a takedown with a second left.
189 pounds Butler and Bruno pushed each other around for six minutes. Bruno tried a bear hug and Butler overpowered him for a second-period takedown in the move of the match.
215 pounds Dollaway showed the heart of a defending champion, reversing Sweeney with 10 seconds left for the win. He worked the entire third period for the winning move. Sweeney made it a physical battle.
275 pounds A lot of dancing and muscling in this one. James' low center of gravity made it hard for Lassiter to try any scoring moves. James' third attempt to throw Lassiter worked for a takedown with five seconds left in OT.
Consolation finals (third/fourth place) 96 pounds Kyle Diesel (Minisink Valley) beat Killian DeCastro (Valley Central) 8-6 103 Ross Potter (Minisink Valley) beat Nick Wolff (Monroe-Woodbury) 2-1 112 Joey Keys (Middletown) Blake Conti (Monroe-Woodbury) 9-5 119 Pat Spaulding (New Paltz) beat Robert Bailey (Valley Central) 12-4 125 Mike Corletta (Minisink Valley) beat Bryan Frain (Middletown) 2-0 130 Steve Burger (Wallkill) beat Rob Preiss (Cornwall) 6-3 135 James Disapio (Goshen) beat Rich Dalton (Minisink Valley) 5-4 140 Vinny Brugaletta (Monticello) beat Derrick Lawlor (Cornwall) 6-0 145 Cinque Mandela (Newburgh Free Academy) beat Russ Scaringi (Pine Bush) 3-2 152 Ryan Ham (Kingston) pinned Kyle Gale (Onteora) 5:05 160 Andrew Carroll (Valley Central) pinned Kyle Ferraiolo (Cornwall) 2:57 171 Leroy Pryce (Kingston) beat Jared Rosado (Middletown) 3-2 189 Mike McGrath (Kingston) beat Hendrik Boghaert (Monroe-Woodbury) 7-3 215 Brandon Bruinix (Pine Bush) pinned C.J. Floor (Port Jervis) 5:13 275 Joe Zitone (Port Jervis) beat Brandon Byrne (Minisink Valley) 3-1
Sunday, February 18
Sophmore - Jamie Franco 3 X Section Champ
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Monday, February 19
Wrestling 101-- How to Watch a High School Wrestling Match
These rules apply to the type of wrestling done in the United States in College, High School, Junior High, Middle School, and most youth wrestling. This type of wrestling is often referred to as Collegiate or "Folkstyle" wrestling. The rules for "Freestyle" and "Greco-Roman" wrestling, as is done in the Olympics and internationally, are a little different.
The object of the sport of wrestling is to put your opponent on his back -- to pin your opponent. Wrestlers compete in meets and tournaments; they do not play in games. A wrestling contest is called a match or bout. Wrestlers have an official weigh-in before each competition (its called making weight). Onemust weigh his weight class exactly or be lighter. There are fourteen weightclass divisions. They are: 103,112,119,125,130, 135, 140, 145, 152,160, 171, 189, 215, 275.
Match Criteria
Each Match has 3 Periods Each 2 Minutes in Length.
First Period: Starts with both wrestlers in a neutral or standing position.
Second Period: The wrestler who wins a coin flip may start in the top(offense), bottom(defense), and standing(neutral) or defer the choice to the other wrestler. If he defers the choice to the other wrestler then the deferring wrestler would have the choice third period.
Third Period: The wrestler who did not have his choice or deferred his choice in the second period will now have a choice and assume either a(an) top(offense), bottom(defense), and standing(neutral) position.
Overtime Criteria: If the normal time period of the match ends in a tie score, then they will wrestle an overtime period which will be one minute in length with no rest between the regular match and the overtime. The overtime period will begin with both wrestlers in the neutral position. The wrestler who scores the first point(s) will be declared the winner. If no winner is determined by the end of the one minute overtime period, two 30-second periods will be wrestled in the referee's position. The wrestler who scored the first points in the match will have the choice of top or bottom positions, or he may elect to defer the choice to his opponent for the first of these two periods. The other wrestler has choice in the second of these two periods. Points are scored as a normal time period for both these periods. A winner will be declared to the wrestler with the most points. If they are still tied the wrestler who scored first points again has choice. This is a 30 second sudden death period. The wrestler who scores the first point(s) in this 30-second tie-breaker will be declared the winner. If no points are scored then the wrestler who is in the top position is declared the winner.
Individual Scoring Maneuvers
There are five ways to score points in a wrestling match:
1) Takedown - (2 points) You score two points for taking your opponent down to the mat and controlling him/her.
2) Escape - (1 point) You score one point for getting away or getting to a neutral position when your opponent has you down on the mat.
3) Reversal - (2 points) You score two points when your opponent has you down on the mat and you come from underneath and gain control of your opponent.
4) Near Fall (Back Points) - (2 or 3 points) You get near fall points when you almost but not quite get your opponent pinned. A near fall (near pin) is when... both shoulders are held for two seconds within four inches of the mat, or...one shoulder touches the mat and the other shoulder is at a 45 degree angle coming down to the mat, or...the wrestler is held in a high bridge or back on both elbows. If a near fall lasts for two seconds, you get 2 points. If a near fall lastsfor 5 seconds, you get 3 points.
5) Penalty Points - (1 or 2 points) Your opponent is awarded points if you commit the following infractions.
· Illegal Holds - There are several holds that the referee will penalize you for without warning. (There are other holds call "potentially dangerous holds" which the referee might make you let go of but will not penalize you for).
· Technical Violations - Going off the mat to avoid wrestling ("fleeing the mat.")
Grabbing clothing, the mat, or the headgear
Incorrect starting position or false start (You get two cautions before points are awarded).
Locked or overlapped hands: If you are down on the mat in control of your opponent, you cannot lock or overlap your hands, fingers or arms around your opponent's body or both legs unless you have your opponent in a near pin, or your opponent stands up and has all his/her weight on two feet.
Leaving the mat during the match without the referee's permission
Figure 4 head scissors from the neutral position.
· Unnecessary roughness
· Unsportsmanlike conduct
· Flagrant Misconduct (ejection, the match is over)
· Stalling (you get one warning before you are penalized and points are awarded).
The first and second time you are penalized, your opponent is awarded one point. The third time you are penalized, your opponent is awarded two points. The fourth time you are penalized, you are disqualified. (Except for illegal starting position or false start - you are cautioned twice, then one point awarded for each infraction, but you will not be disqualified).
Dual Meet Team Scoring
Fall, Forfeit, Default, Disqualification
Fall - When any part of either shoulders or both scapulae of either wrestler are in contact with the mat for at least 2 seconds. Also known as a pin. Individual points are not awarded for a pin, but of course, you win the match regardless of point totals earned prior to the fall.
Default - Awarded when one competitor cannot complete the match.
Disqualification - When a competitor is removed from participation in accordance with penalty chart.
Forfeit - When you fail to appear for your match and your opponent is dressed and on the mat, ready to go.
- 6 team points
Technical Fall: Winner's score exceeds loser's score by at least 15 points it then ends the match.
- 5 team points
Major Decision: Winner's score exceeds loser's score by 8-14 points.
- 4 team points
Decision: Winner's score exceeds loser's score by 1-7 points.
- 3 team points
Sunday, March 4
Franco-Biddle V a thriller - The FINAL REMATCH
Monroe-Woodbury sophomore Jamie Franco knocked Biddle out of the tournament with 5-3 win in a 119-pound wrestleback.
Franco trailed Biddle 3-2 with 1:07 left. Less than 30 seconds later, Biddle was hit with a stalling point to tie the match at 3-3. Franco scored a takedown with two seconds left for his fifth win over Biddle this season.
"That's big-time," Monroe-Woodbury coach Steve Fischbein told Franco immediately after the match.
Fischbein shook Gallagher's hand after the match.
Franco took fourth. Biddle ended his career with an 119-38 record. Five of Biddle's seven losses were at the hands of Franco.