CLIFTON PARK – Welcome to coverage of the 2026 Eastern States Classic wrestling tournament, held for a second straight year at Impact Athletic Center in Clifton Park.
I’ll provide updates and analysis this afternoon and also on Saturday as wrestlers from the Lower Hudson Valley compete. Until we have some new visuals, I left some highlights from last year here.
Here are Day 2 updates.
Quarterfinal matchups set for Eastern States Classic
We have the Jan. 10 quarterfinal matchups set in the Eastern States Classic with 14 wrestlers from the Lower Hudson Valley in the field. Here are the matchups.
103 pounds
No. 1 Marcarlo Mannello (BBHVW) vs. Sebastian Cantarero (Chaminade)
No. 5 Mason Little (Shenendehowa) vs. Dominic Giannoni (Valley Central)
No. 3 Sam Winship (Catholic Central) vs. No. 6 Maximillian Shvartsman (Burlington)
No. 10 Santino Pascarella, Half Hollow Hills East vs. No. 2 Evan Gomez (Valley Central)
110 pounds
No. 1 Will Soto (Newburgh Free Academy) vs. No. 8 Chase Phillips (Ward Melville)
No. 4 Xavier Seabury (North Babylon) vs. No. 5 Mason Dellapenta (Eden)
No. 3 Ethan Andreula (Long Beach) vs. No. 6 Adrian Torres (Southwestern)
No. 2 Jon Tutku (Massapequa) vs. No. 10 Connor Guffey (Webster Thomas)
118 pounds
No. 1 Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach) vs. No. 9 Vitali Pushinin (Rush Henrietta)
No. 5 Lucas Copper vs. No. 13 Kymah Gummow (Indian River)
No. 3 Vincenzo Mannello (BBHVW) vs. No. 6 Mason Tanner (Jordan-Elbridge-PB-US-CM)
No. 2 Cooper Merli (NYMA) vs. No. 7 Will Russell (Manhasset)
126 pounds
No. 1 Anthony Lagala Ryan (Longwood) vs. Dylan Meyers (Ridgefield)
No. 5 E.J. Vass (Valley Central) vs. No. 13 Luca Popolizio (Christian Brothers Academy)
No. 3 Vincent Mastrianni (Colonie) vs. No. 6 Carlos Salazar (Hewlett)
No. 2 Brock Frederick (South Jefferson) vs. No. 7 Austin Bronco Campsey (East Hampton)
132 pounds
No. 1 Chris Noto (Honeoye Falls-Lima) vs. No. 9 Rocco DeStefano (East Islip)
No. 4 Landon Herdic (NYMA) vs. No. 5 Trey LeChase (Fairport)
No. 3 Jon Testa (Hilton) vs. No. 6 Marco Futia (Wallkill)
No. 2 Anthony Severino (Lindenhurst) vs. No. 7 Santiago Chrisjohn (Christian Brothers Academy)
138 pounds
No. 1 Landyn Shaffer (Deposit Hancock) vs. No. 8 Charles Przymylski (Mahopac)
No. 4 Jake Nieto (Massapequa) vs. No. 5 Greg Green (Shenendehowa)
No. 3 Jack Sauer (Franklin) vs. No. 6 Joe Scott (Letchworth)
No. 2 John Carrozza (Ridgefield) vs. No. 10 Louden Elliott (Carthage)
144 pounds
No. 1 Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River) vs. Rowan Larsen (Yorktown)
No. 4 Ryan Munn (Carthage) vs. No. 5 Trevor Dellapenta (Eden)
No. 3 Matthew McDermott (Smithtown East) vs. No. 6 Elijah Brown (Monroe-Woodbury)
No. 2 Samson McKissick-Staley (Pittsford) vs. No. 10 Brendon Katimbang (Chaminade)
150 pounds
No. 1 Maverick Beckwith (Norwich) vs. No. 9 Anthony Pica (Garden City)
No. 5 Kai Tiringer (Massapequa) vs. No. 21 Joseph Brooks (Massapequa)
No. 3 Michael McGuinness (Walt Whitman) vs. No. 11 Maximus Smith (Valley Central)
No. 2 Gene Edwards (Central Valley Academy) vs. No. 10 Nick Debellis (Horace Greeley)
157 pounds
No. 1 Ziko Majidov (Poly Prep) vs. No. 8 Brady Oullette (Noble)
No. 4 Shea Morris (NYMA) vs. No. 5 Antonio Arguello (Newtown)
No. 3 George Johnson (Iona Prep) vs. No. 6 Devon Weber (Greece)
No. 2 Chris Nocca (Horace Greeley) vs. No. 10 Bryce Dellapenta (Eden)
165 pounds
No. 1 Evan Schibi (Gilbert School) vs. No. 9 Peter Mikedis (Bellmore-JFK)
No. 12 Miguel Turcios (Westbury) vs. Quinn Hunt (Monsignor Farrell)
No. 3 Ryker Cox (Coxsackie Athens) vs. No. 6 Caden Smith (Central Catholic)
No. 2 Jake Maddox (Newtown) vs. No. 10 Luke Ryan (Fox Lane)
175 pounds
No. 1 Wyatt Boice (Minisink Valley) vs. No. 9 Tyler Caricati (Yorktown)
No. 5 Quentiz Getzin (Ithaca) vs. No. 13 Will Roden (Clarkstown North)
No. 6 Jack Lilly (Fairfield Prep) vs. No. 19 Harrison Muller (Danbury)
No. 2 Gabe English (Berne-Knox Westerlo) vs. No. 7 Connor Wilson (Our Lady of Lourdes)
190 pounds
No. 1 Braeden Simoneaux (NYMA) vs. No. 8 Jayden Pressley (Minisink Valley)
No. 4 Josh Kama (Farmingdale) vs. No. 12 William Coughlin (Newburgh Free Academy)
No. 3 Liam English (Berne-Knox Westerlo) vs. No. 6 Yanni Drapaniotis (Unatego-Unadilla Valley-Franklin)
No. 2 Trent True (Holland Patent) vs. No. 10 Devin Bierfeldt (Nyack)
215 pounds
No. 1 Devin Downes (Plainedge) vs. No. 8 Kaydin Welch (Cicero-North Syracuse)
No. 4 Gianni Velazquez (Geneva) vs. No. 5 Josiah Lors (William Floyd)
No. 3 Zach Filip (Minisink Valley) vs. No. 6 Rocco Lore (Yorktown)
No. 2 Jackson Meehan (Catholic Central) vs. No. 7 Andrew Frost (Churchville-Chili)
285 pounds
No. 1 Kaz Morosetti (North Kingstown) vs. No. 9 John Saraldi (Freeport)
No. 4 Brian Reitano (Catholic Central) vs. No. 5 Jim Biccum (South Jefferson)
No. 3 Michael Mauro (John Jay-East Fishkill) vs. No. 6 James Mulhern (Massapequa)
No. 2 Chris Belmonte (New Hartford-SV-UP) vs. No. 10 Binak Bruncaj (Tappan Zee)
Advancing on to day 2 out of Wrestlebacks
126: Nick Fortugno, BBHVW
132: Chase Allocca, Carmel
138: Thomas Looby Jr., Brewster; Ryan Ball, Somers
144: Cal Ehrmann, Somers
150: Jonathan Abzun, Ossining
175: Nick Duran, Yorktown
Early round results for Section 1, Lower Hudson Valley
Here are the wrestlers from the Lower Hudson Valley still active in the main bracket.
103 pounds
Round of 16: No. 1 Marcarlo Mannello (BBHVW) tech fall No. 17 Ayden Delgado (Levittown Division), 20-4
110 pounds
Round of 16: No. 8 Chase Phillips (Ward Melville) tech. fall Luca Lore (Yorktown), 15-0
118 pounds
Round of 16: No. 3 Vincenzo Mannello (BBHVW) tech, fall No. 14 Clayton Ritter (Oneonta), 20-4
Round of 16: No. 7 Will Russell (Manhasset) pinned No. 23 Dorian Hidalgo (Iona Prep), 3:20
126 pounds
No. 2 Brock Frederick (South Jefferson) dec. No. 18 Nick Fortugno (BBHVW), 7-0
132 pounds
No. 3 Jon Testa (Hilton) maj. dec. No. 14 Chase Allocca (Carmel), 17-4.
138 pounds
No. 8 Charles Przymylski (Mahopac) maj. dec. Jared Eisenberg (Bellmore), 10-1
No. 5 Greg Green (Shenendehowa) dec. No. 12 Shane Degl (Iona Prep), 1-0.
No. 4 Jake Nieto (Massapequa) pinned No. 20 Justin Reiss (Tappan Zee), 3:56
No. 10 Louden Elliott (Carthage) dec. No. 7 Ryan Ball (Somers), 7-4
144 pounds
Rowan Larsen (Yorktown) pinned Kerry Ellis (Freeport), 2:59
Trevor Dellapenta (Eden) tech. fall Cal Ehrmann (Somers), 18-2
150 pounds
No. 1 Maverick Beckwith (Norwich) pinned No. 17 Jonathan Abzun (Ossining), 2:33.
No. 10 Nick Debellis (Horace Greeley) dec. No. 7 Joseph Uhrig (Minisink Valley), 4-2/
157 pounds
No. 3 George Johnson (Iona Prep) tech. fall No. 14 Nick Flaherty (Comsewogue), 20-3.
No. 2 Chris Nocca (Horace Greeley) maj. dec. No. 15 Jon Schroff (Sachem East), 13-4.
165 pounds
Quinn Hunt (Monsignor Farrell) tech. fall No. 20 Jason Gaylord (Rye), 16-1
No. 10 Luke Ryan (Fox Lane) dec. No. 7 Khristopher Mihalalitsas (Pittsford), 15-8
175 pounds
No. 9 Tyler Caricati (Yorktown) dec. No. 8 Trevor Mueller (Clarence), 4-2
No. 5 Quentin Getzin (Ithaca) pinned No. 12 C.J. Luth (Rye), 1:59
No. 13 Will Roden (Clarkstown North) dec. No. 4 James Capasso (Ballston Spa), 8-6.
190 pounds
No. 8 Jayden Pressley (Minisink Valley) pinned No. 9 Ben Weinstein (Horace Greeley), 1:20No. 6 Yanni Drapaniotis, Unatego-Unadilla Valley-Franklin tech fall. No. 11 T.J. Mauro (Somers), 17-2
No. 10 Devin Bierfeldt (Nyack) pinned No. 7 Aiden Brito, Riverdale-Kingsbridge Academy, 5:45
215 pounds
No. 1 Devin Downes (Plainedge) tech. fall Elijah Pye (Iona Prep), 19-4
No. 6 Rocco Lore (Yorktown) tech. fall No. 11 Mason Earley (Amsterdam), 19-3.
285 pounds
No. 10 Binak Bruncaj (Tappan Zee) pinned No. 7 Landon Lee (Herricks), 5:17
No. 3 Michael Mauro (John Jay-East Fishkill) pinned No. 14 Patrick Curran, Pine Bush, 5:29.
Seeds set for Eastern States Classic
BBHVW’s Marcarlo Mannello picked up the No. 1 seed at 103 pounds as the Eastern States Classic seeds were announced Jan. 8.
Breaking down the field
I took a stab at looking through each weight class and analyzing the incredibly deep fields in all brackets. It was fun.
Here’s my breakdown of all the contenders at the 2026 Eastern States Classic.
Eastern States Classic schedule
The schedule and the full list of competitors was released earlier this week.
Phil Strum is local sports editor for The Journal News/lohud.
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