CLIFTON PARK – Two wrestling champions from the Lower Hudson Valley were crowned at the 2026 Eastern States Classic on Jan. 10 at Impact Athletic Center.
They are at completely different points in their scholastic careers.
At 103 pounds, Westlake Middle School student Marcarlo Mannello, who wrestles for the combined Briarcliff/Byram Hills/Valhalla/Westlake team won a 4-2 decision over Santino Pascarella of Half Hollow Hills East. Mannello is undefeated this season and was the top seed in the tournament.
“My goals right now are to keep working, of course, and go to states and win that,” said Mannello, who turned 13 in October. This is his second straight year placing at Eastern States, having placed eighth at 101 in 2025.
At 157 pounds, Iona Prep senior George Johnson of Mahopac won by a 12-3 major decision over Newtown (Connecticut)’s Antonio Arguello.
“This might sound crazy, but I don’t have any goals,” Johnson said. “I just like wrestling, I just want to keep going and do the best.”
In all the Lower Hudson Valley had 13 wrestlers place in the event, which many consider as prestigious or moreso than the state championship, for the field it draws. They are as follows.
Wrestlers from the Lower Hudson Valley who placed at Eastern States
103: Marcarlo Mannello, BBHVW, champion
118: Vincenzo Mannello, BBHVW, third (won his 100th match); Dorian Hidalgo, Iona Prep, eighth
138: Shane Degl, Iona Prep, eighth
144: Rowan Larsen, Yorktown, eighth
150: Nick Debellis, Horace Greeley, fourth
157: George Johnson, Iona Prep, champion; Chris Nocca, Horace Greeley, fourth
165: Luke Ryan, Fox Lane, fifth
175: Will Roden, Clarkstown North, sixth (won his 100th match)
190: Devin Bierfeldt, Nyack, seventh
215: Rocco Lore, Yorktown, third (won his 100th match)
285: Binak Bruncaj, Tappan Zee, eighth.
Marcarlo Mannello doing big things at a young age
When you see the success Mannello has, it’s easy to forget he’s not even in high school. As a 12-year-old, he placed at Eastern States, won a Section 1 title and placed fifth in the state.
“He’s so polished already as an eighth grader,” BBHVW coach Joe Grippi said, noting Mannello’s mentality and aggressiveness on the mat improved. “Last year, he was a little small for the weight class and this year, he’s just going after it. Every match, he’s trying to score as many points as he can.
Grippi said as young as his champion is, he’s already trying to share wrestling knowledge with teammates.
“He coaches half the kids on the team during their matches,” Grippi said. “I’m like, you have a future coach in you because I can already see he loves the sport. He doesn’t want to leave the gym all day and watch as much wrestling as he can.”
In the championship bout, Mannello had an escape and a takedown in the first period, only allowing a pair of points on escapes.
“Last year, no short offense from me. I couldn’t score from that position,” Mannello said. “Been working on it for the past year. Finals match, tied 1-1. When it mattered, I scored a takedown.”
Mannello had three pins and two technical falls in the two-day event before picking up the decision and standing atop the podium. He said his neutral game improved over the last year.
“Last year, I would try to keep it close, just stay there for the win. This year, I realized, it’s not going to work on these kids. So I decided, let’s just go after him. Pay it off.”
George Johnson works for dominant finish at Eastern States
George Johnson said he didn’t want to just win matches this year at Eastern States, he wanted to win them convincingly. He did that.
His championship was a major decision where he had three takedowns, an escape and a reversal. His semifinal win over former Section 1 champion Chris Nocca of Horace Greeley was a technical fall. His quarterfinal win was a technical fall. His first two matches on Friday were a pin and a technical fall.
“Have I gotten a lot better? Definitely,” Johnson said. “Have I changed my mindset? Three-hundred percent. Last year, I wanted to cruise through matches, didn’t do so bad – third place. This year, I didn’t just want to win. I wanted to dominate, keep scoring.”
Iona Prep coach Tom Straehle thought Johnson’s performance at Eastern States was “fantastic.”
“He was focused, went through every opponent and dominated,” Straehle said. “I think he’s looking for a state title and this was his warmup.”
Straehle also noted that Johnson is looking ahead to what he’s going to do after high school wrestling.
“He’s focused on performing well in high school, so he has more opportunities going forward,” Straehle said.
A pair of third-place finishers win their 100th bout
BBHVW’s Vincenzo Mannello, Marcarlo’s older brother, won his 100th match in his win in the third-place match at 118 pounds, a 4:59 pin over Manhasset’s Will Russell.
“It definitely is a cool accomplishment, but there’s definitely more to come,” said Mannello, who’s in ninth grade and is his third year on varsity.
Yorktown’s Rocco Lore, who placed third at 215, won his 100th match in a consolation semifinal, defeating Geneva’s Gianni Velazquez, 19-4.
“Getting third’s nice, but the match I lost (a quarterfinal pinfall loss to Minisink Valley’s Zach Filip in 3:44), it’s a learning experience,” said Lore, who said he wanted to study video of that bout. “I just want to look at the itty-bitty details I need to fix. I need to wrestle that kid harder. And I get to go see him at the Minisink Duals.”
He did take a moment to enjoy No. 100.
“It’s really a great feeling because I’ve worked so hard for this,” Lore said. “Getting it today, at this big of a tournament, of this magnitude, it means the world to me. I’m really excited about it. So hitting it with my family, my teammates, my friends around me, my coaches who pushed me so hard in the room, it means everything to me.”
Clarkstown North’s Will Roden, who placed sixth at 175 pounds, also won his 100th varsity match at Eastern States, a win in the consolation round, a 10-3 decision over Monsignor Farrell’s John Bonura.
Greeley wrestlers place fourth, ready for more
A pair of Greeley grapplers, Chris Nocca at 157 and Nick Debellis at 150 placed fourth in the event. Nocca placed for a second straight year, after an eight-place finish at 152 in 2025.
“I feel really good about how I did,” Debellis said. “I mean, a loss always sucks, but I didn’t even make it to the blood rounds at sections last year, so it’s good.”
Nocca said placing isn’t new for him and he needs to do more work.
“Not my best, but there’s a lot of work to be done before postseason,” Nocca said. “We’ve got practice (Sunday) and we’ll get back to work.
Relive live updates here
Welcome to Day 2 of live coverage of the 2026 Eastern States Classic.
We had some interesting results on Day 1 on Friday and the Lower Hudson Valley is well represented on Day 2.
Here’s Friday’s coverage. Here’s the seeds list and my breakdown from earlier this week.
I’ll update results as I have breaks between rounds. We’ll also have photos and videos of Day 2 in here later.
I caught up with Nyack’s Devin Bierfeldt, Clarkstown North’s Will Roden, Fox Lane’s Luke Ryan and Greeley’s Nick Debellis on the lohud sports Instagram. Will also be posting there during the tournament.
Eastern States Classic 2026 medalists
103: Final No. 1 Marcarlo Mannello (BBHVW) dec. No. 10 Santino Pascarella (Half Hollow Hills East), 4-2
Third: Chrystian Velez (Hilton) pinned Sam Winship (Central Catholic), 2:33
Fifth: Hunter Phillips (Ward Melville) maj. dec. Dominic Giannoni (Valley Central), 8-0
Seventh: Ayden Delgado (Levittown Division) pinned Sebastian Cantarero, 2:16
110: No. 3 Ethan Andreula (Long Beach) dec. No. 4 Xavier Seabury (North Babylon), 3-1
Third: Will Soto (Newburgh) dec. Jon Tutku (Massapequa), 7-2
Fifth: Mason Dellapenta (Eden) dec. Connor Guffey (Webster Thomas), 5-0
Seventh: Chase Phillips (Ward Melville) pinned Adrian Torres (Southwestern), :36
118: No. 2 Cooper Merli (NYMA) dec. No. 1 Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach), 5-4
Third: Vincenzo Mannello (BBHVW) pinned Will Russell (Manhasset), 4:59
Fifth: Lucas Copper (Central Catholic) maj. dec. Kymah Gummow (Indian River), 14-4
Seventh: Vincent Orandello (MacArthur) dec. Dorian Hidalgo (Iona Prep), 7-1
126: No. 1 Anthony Lagala Ryan (Longwood) pinned No. 3 Vincent Mastrianni (Colonie), :47
Third: E.J. Vass (Valley Central) pinned Kelly Sullivan (Monroe-Woodbury), 2:37
Fifth: Carlos Salazar (Hewlett) dec. Austin Bronco Campsey (East Hampton), 10-3
Seventh: Brock Frederick (South Jefferson) dec. Luca Popolizio (Christian Brothers Academy), 5-3
132: No. 1 Chris Noto (Honeoye-Falls Lima) maj. dec. No. 2 Anthony Severino (Lindenhurst), 11-3
Third: Marco Futia (Wallkill) dec. Jon Testa (Hilton), 4-1
Fifth: Trey Lechase (Fairport) dec. Rocco DeStefano (East Islip), 6-2
Seventh: Brody Franklin (Long Beach) dec. Landon Herdic (NYMA), 4-3
138: No. 4 Jake Nieto (Massapequa) maj. dec. No. 6 Joe Scott (Letchworth), 12-2
Third: Landyn Shaffer (Deposit Hancock) maj. dec. Greg Green (Shenendehowa), 10-2
Fifth: Louden Elliott (Carthage) pinned Wyatt Rock (Duanesburg-Schoharie), 2:19
Seventh: Justin D’Arce (Center Moriches) dec. Shane Degl (Iona Prep), 4-0
144: No. 1 Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River) maj. dec. No. 2 Samson McKissick-Staley (Pittsford), 17-3
Third: Ryan Munn (Carthage) dec. Matthew McDermott (Smithtown East), 4-2
Fifth: Elijah Brown (Monroe-Woodbury) dec. Trevor Dellapenta (Eden), 7-6
Seventh: Chace Morris (Oceanside) maj. dec. Rowan Larsen (Yorktown), 15-1
150: No. 1 Maverick Beckwith (Norwich) dec. No. 3 Michael McGuinness (Walt Whitman), 5-0
Third: Gene Edwards (Central Valley Academy) dec. Nick Debellis (Horace Greeley), 14-8
Fifth: Kai Tiringer (Massapequa) med. forfeit over Joseph Brooks (Massapequa)
Seventh: Nicholas Raptis (Poly Prep) med. forfeit over Chase Richards (Niagara-Wheatfield)
157: No. 3 George Johnson (Iona Prep) maj. dec. No. 5 Antonio Arguello (Newtown), 12-3
Third place: Devon Weber (Greece) dec. Chris Nocca (Horace Greeley), 3-1
Fifth place: Shea Morris (NYMA) maj. dec. Brady Ouelette (Noble), 15-7
Seventh place: Ziko Majodov (Poly Prep) pinned Sebastian Mejia (Clarke), 1:38
165: No. 2 Jake Maddox (Newtown) dec. No. 1 Evan Schibi (Gilbert School), 4-3
Third: Ryker Cox (Coxsackie Athens) dec. Miguel Turcios (Westbury), 4-1
Fifth: Luke Ryan (Fox Lane) med. Forfeit over Quinn Hunt (Monsignor Farrell)
Seventh: Peter Mikedis (Bellmore-JFK) maj. dec. Caden Smith, 14-1.
175: No. 1 Wyatt Boice (Minisink Valley) maj. dec. No. 7 Connor Wilson (Our Lady of Lourdes), 19-6
Third: Quentin Getzin (Ithaca) dec. Harrison Muller (Danbury), 7-0
Fifth: James Capasso (Ballston Spa) pinned Will Roden (Clarkstown North), 3:49
Seventh: Trevor Mueller (Clarence) med. Forfeit over John Bonura (Monsignor Farrell)
190: No. 6 Yanni Drapaniotis (Unatego-Unadilla Valley-Franklin) pinned No. 4 Josh Kama (Farmingdale), 10-1
Third place: Trent True (Holland Patent) dec. Jayden Pressley (Minisink Valley), 4-1
Fifth place: Luca Torano (North Babylon) pinned William Coughlin (Newburgh), 1:58
Seventh place: Devin Bierfeldt (Nyack) dec. Javier Mina-Lewis (Sunset Park), 4-0
215: No. 1 Devin Downes (Plainedge) dec. No. 3 Zach Filip (Minisink Valley), 9-3.
Third place: Rocco Lore (Yorktown) dec. Josiah Lors (William Floyd), 7-5.
Fifth place: Andrew Frost (Churchville-Chili) def. Gianni Velazquez (Geneva) by forfeit
Seventh place: Kaydin Welch (Cicero-North Syracuse) pinned Cody Alessi (Ichabod Crane), :58
285: No. 1 Kaz Morosetti (North Kingstown) dec. No. 2 Chris Belmonte (New Hartford-SV-UP), 2-1
Third place: James Mulhern (Massapequa) dec. Brian Reitano (Central Catholic), 7-2
Fifth place: Richard Tinyes (Lynbrook) dec. Jim Biccum (South Jefferson), 4-1
Seventh place: Ryan Fleischmann (Central Square) dec. Binak Bruncaj (Tappan Zee), 5-2
Marcarlo Mannello, George Johnson make it to Eastern States finals
Iona Prep’s George Johnson and BBHVW’s Marcarlo Mannello made the finals in their respective weight classes at the Eastern States Classic in Clifton Park.
In an all-Lower Hudson Valley final, Johnson beat Chris Nocca of Horace Greeley by technical fall, 21-6, at 157 pounds. Johnson, the third seed, will face No. 5 Antonio Arguello of Newtown in the finals, which begin at 4:15.
Mannello, the top seed at 103, defeated No. 13 Dominic Giannoni of Valley Central by technical fall, 19-4. He’ll face No. 10 seed Santino Pascarella of Half Hollow Hills East in the finals.
Second seed Cooper Merli of NYMA, formerly of Newburgh Free Academy, decisioned BBHVW’s Vincenzo Mannello, 8-3 in the 118-pound semifinal.
Here’s the finals lineup
103: No. 1 Marcarlo Mannello (BBHVW) vs. No. 10 Santino Pascarella (Half Hollow Hills East)
110: No. 3 Ethan Andreula (Long Beach) vs. No. 4 Xavier Seabury (North Babylon)
118: No. 1 Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach) vs. No. 2 Cooper Merli (NYMA)
126: No. 1 Anthony Lagala Ryan (Longwood) vs. No. 3 Vincent Mastrianni (Colonie)
132: No. 1 Chris Noto (Honeoye-Falls Lima) vs. No. 2 Anthony Severino (Lindenhurst)
138: No. 4 Jake Nieto (Massapequa) vs. No. 6 Joe Scott (Letchworth)
144: No. 1 Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River) vs. No. 2 Samson McKissick-Staley (Pittsford)
150: No. 1 Maverick Beckwith (Norwich) vs. No. 3 Michael McGuinness (Walt Whitman)
157: No. 3 George Johnson (Iona Prep) vs. No. 5 Antonio Arguello (Newtown)
165: No. 1 Evan Schibi (Gilbert School) vs. No. 2 Jake Maddox (Newtown)
175: No. 1 Wyatt Boice (Minisink Valley) vs. No. 7 Connor Wilson (Our Lady of Lourdes)
190: No. 4 Josh Kama (Farmingdale) vs. No. 6 Yanni Drapaniotis (Unatego-Unadilla Valley-Franklin)
215: No. 1 Devin Downes (Plainedge) vs. No. 3 Zach Filip (Minisink Valley)
285: No. 1 Kaz Morosetti (North Kingstown) vs. No. 2 Chris Belmonte (New Hartford-SV-UP)
Mannello brothers both makes semifinals, Nocca vs. Johnson set for 157 semi
Brothers Marcarlo and Vincenzo Mannello of the Briarcliff/Byram Hills/Valhalla/Westlake team each made the semifinals in their respective weight classes, 103 pounds and 118 pounds at the Eastern States Classic at Impact Athletic Center.
Marcarlo, the top seed, will face No. 13 Dominic Giannoni of Valley Central for a spot in the finals. Vincenzo, seeded third will face second-seeded Cooper Merli of New York Miliary Academy.
One of the 157-pound semifinals is an all Lower Hudson Valley match as Iona Prep’s George Johnson will face Horace Greeley’s Chris Nocca.
103 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Marcarlo Mannello (BBHVW) vs. No. 13 Dominic Giannoni (Valley Central) bout 1169
No. 3 Sam Winship (Catholic Central) vs. No. 10 Santino Pascarella (Half Hollow Hills East), bout 1170
110 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Will Soto (Newburgh Free Academy) vs. No. 4 Xavier Seabury (North Babylon)
No. 3 Ethan Andreula (Long Beach) vs,. No. 2 Jon Tutku (Massapequa)
118 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach) vs. No. 5 Lucas Copper (Catholic Central)
No. 3 Vincenzo Mannello (BBHVW) vs. No. 2 Cooper Merli (NYMA), bout 1178
126 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Anthony Lagala Ryan (Longwood) vs. No. 5 E.J. Vass (Valley Central)
No. 3 Vincent Mastrianni (Colonie) vs. No. 7 Austin Bronco Campsey (East Hampton)
132 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Chris Noto (Honeoye Falls-Lima) vs. No. 5 Trey LeChase (Fairport)
No. 6 Marco Futia (Wallkill) vs. No. 2 Anthony Severino (Lindenhurst)
138 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Landyn Shaffer (Deposit Hancock) vs. No. 4 Jake Nieto (Massapequa)
No. 6 Joe Scott (Letchworth) vs. No. 10 Louden Elliott (Carthage)
144 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River) vs. No. 4 Ryan Munn (Carthage)
No. 2 Samson McKissick Staley (Pittsford) vs. No. 3 Matthew McDermott (Smithtown East)
150 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Maverick Beckwith (Norwich) vs. No. 21 Joseph Brooks (Massapequa)
No. 2 Gene Edwards (Central Valley Academy) vs. No. 3 Michael McGuinness (Walt Whitman)
157 pounds
Semifinals
No. 5 Antonio Arguello (Newtown) vs. No. 8 Brady Ouelette (Noble)
No. 2 Chris Nocca (Horace Greeley) vs. No. 3 George Johnson (Iona Prep), bout 1202
165 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Evan Schibi (Gilbert School) vs. No. 12 Miguel Turcios (Westbury)
No. 2 Jake Maddox (Newtown) vs. No. 3 Ryker Cox (Coxsackie-Athens)
175 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Wyatt Boice (Minisink Valley) vs. No. 5 Quentin Getzin (Ithaca)
No. 7 Connor Wilson (Our Lady of Lourdes) vs. No. 19 Harrison Muller (Danbury)
190 pounds
Semifinals
No. 4 Josh Kama (Farmingdale) vs. No. 8 Jayden Pressley (Minisink Valley)
No. 2 Trent True (Holland Patent) vs. No. 6 Yanni Drapaniotis (Unatego-Unadilla Valley-Franklin
215 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Devin Downes (Plainedge) vs. No. 4 Gianni Velazquez (Geneva)
No. 3 Zach Filip (Minisink Valley) vs. No. 7 Andrew Frost (Churchville-Chili)
285 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Kaz Morosetti (North Kingstown) vs. No. 4 Brian Reitano (Catholic Central)
No. 2 Chris Belmonte New Hartford-SV-UP) vs. No. 6 James Mulhern (Massapequa)
Quarterfinals and consolation brackets are set
Here are the wrestlers competing this morning in quarterfinals.
103 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Marcarlo Mannello (BBHVW) vs. No. 13 Dominic Giannoni (Valley Central) bout 1169
No. 3 Sam Winship (Catholic Central) vs. No. 10 Santino Pascarella (Half Hollow Hills East), bout 1170
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Marcarlo Mannello (BBHVW) pinned Sebastian Cantarero (Chaminade), 1:11
No. 13 Dominic Giannoni (Valley Central) dec. No. 5 Mason Little, 8-3
No. 3 Sam Winship (Catholic Central) maj. dec.. No. 6 Maximillian Shvartsman (Burlington), 9-0.
No. 10 Santino Pascarella, Half Hollow Hills East tech,. fall No. 2 Evan Gomez (Valley Central), 30-10
110 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Will Soto (Newburgh Free Academy) vs. No. 4 Xavier Seabury (North Babylon)
No. 3 Ethan Andreula (Long Beach) vs,. No. 2 Jon Tutku (Massapequa)
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Will Soto (Newburgh Free Academy) maj. dec.. No. 8 Chase Phillips (Ward Melville), 8-0
No. 4 Xavier Seabury (North Babylon) dec. No. 5 Mason Dellapenta (Eden), 5-4
No. 3 Ethan Andreula (Long Beach) tech. fall No. 6 Adrian Torres (Southwestern), 17-1
No. 2 Jon Tutku (Massapequa) maj. dec. No. 10 Connor Guffey (Webster Thomas), 9-1
118 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach) vs. No. 5 Lucas Copper (Catholic Central)
No. 3 Vincenzo Mannello (BBHVW) vs. No. 2 Cooper Merli (NYMA), bout 1178
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach) pinned No. 9 Vitali Pushinin (Rush Henrietta), 4:25
No. 5 Lucas Copper (Catholic Central) dec. No. 13 Kymah Gummow (Indian River), 12-9
No. 3 Vincenzo Mannello (BBHVW) maj. dec. No. 6 Mason Tanner (Jordan-Elbridge-PB-US-CM), 17-6
No. 2 Cooper Merli (NYMA) tech. fall No. 7 Will Russell (Manhasset), 21-4
126 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Anthony Lagala Ryan (Longwood) vs. No. 5 E.J. Vass (Valley Central)
No. 3 Vincent Mastrianni (Colonie) vs. No. 7 Austin Bronco Campsey (East Hampton)
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Anthony Lagala Ryan (Longwood) pinned Dylan Meyers (Ridgefield), 2:35
No. 5 E.J. Vass (Valley Central) dec. No. 13 Luca Popolizio (Christian Brothers Academy), 5-2
No. 3 Vincent Mastrianni (Colonie) dec. No. 6 Carlos Salazar (Hewlett), 9-6
No. 7 Austin Bronco Campsey (East Hampton) dec. No. 2 Brock Frederick, 4-0
132 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Chris Noto (Honeoye Falls-Lima) vs. No. 5 Trey LeChase (Fairport)
No. 6 Marco Futia (Wallkill) vs. No. 2 Anthony Severino (Lindenhurst)
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Chris Noto (Honeoye Falls-Lima) tech. fall No. 9 Rocco DeStefano (East Islip), 22-5
No. 5 Trey LeChase (Fairport) dec. No. 4 Landon Herdic (NYMA), 5-2
No. 6 Marco Futia (Wallkill) dec. No. 3 Jon Testa (Hilton)
No. 2 Anthony Severino (Lindenhurst) tech. fall No. 7 Santiago Chrisjohn (Christian Brothers Academy), 17-0
138 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Landyn Shaffer (Deposit Hancock) vs. No. 4 Jake Nieto (Massapequa)
No. 6 Joe Scott (Letchworth) vs. No. 10 Louden Elliott (Carthage)
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Landyn Shaffer (Deposit Hancock) maj. dec,. No. 8 Charles Przymylski (Mahopac), 13-4
No. 4 Jake Nieto (Massapequa) tech. fall No. 5 Greg Green (Shenendehowa), 18-3
No. 6 Joe Scott (Letchworth) maj. dec. No. 3 Jack Sauer, 12-2
No. 10 Louden Elliott (Carthage) maj. dec. No. 2 John Carrozza (Ridgefield)
144 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River) vs. No. 4 Ryan Munn (Carthage)
No. 2 Samson McKissick Staley (Pittsford) vs. No. 3 Matthew McDermott (Smithtown East)
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River) tech. fall Rowan Larsen (Yorktown), 18-1
No. 4 Ryan Munn (Carthage) maj. dec. No. 5 Trevor Dellapenta (Eden), 13-4
No. 3 Matthew McDermott (Smithtown East) dec, No. 6 Elijah Brown (Monroe-Woodbury), 4-3
No. 2 Samson McKissick-Staley (Pittsford) pinned No. 10 Brendon Katimbang (Chaminade), 1:39
150 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Maverick Beckwith (Norwich) vs. No. 21 Joseph Brooks (Massapequa)
No. 2 Gene Edwards vs. No. 3 Michael McGuinness (Walt Whitman)
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Maverick Beckwith (Norwich) tech. fall No. 9 Anthony Pica (Garden City), 15-0
No. 21 Joseph Brooks (Massapequa) dec. No. 5 Kai Tiringer (Massapequa), 6-2
No. 3 Michael McGuinness (Walt Whitman) maj. dec. No. 11 Maximus Smith (Valley Central), 14-5
No. 2 Gene Edwards (Central Valley Academy) pinned No. 10 Nick Debellis (Horace Greeley), 1:21
157 pounds
Semifinals
No. 5 Antonio Arguello (Newtown) vs. No. 8 Brady Ouelette (Noble)
No. 2 Chris Nocca (Horace Greeley) vs. No. 3 George Johnson (Iona Prep), bout 1202
Quarterfinals
No. 8 Brady Ouellette (Noble) pinned No. 1 Ziko Majidov (Poly Prep), 1:26
No. 5 Antonio Arguello (Newtown) pinned No. 4 Shea Morris (NYMA), :50
No. 3 George Johnson (Iona Prep) tech. fall No. 6 Devon Weber (Greece), 16-1.
No. 2 Chris Nocca (Horace Greeley) tech. fall No. 10 Bryce Dellapenta (Eden), 19-3
165 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Evan Schibi (Gilbert School) vs. No. 12 Miguel Turcios (Westbury)
No. 2 Jake Maddox (Newtown) vs. No. 3 Ryker Cox (Coxsackie-Athens)
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Evan Schibi (Gilbert School) dec. No. 9 Peter Mikedis (Bellmore-JFK), 7-0
No. 12 Miguel Turcios (Westbury) maj. dec. Quinn Hunt (Monsignor Farrell), 11-3
No. 3 Ryker Cox (Coxsackie Athens) dec. No. 6 Caden Smith (Central Catholic), 9-4
No. 2 Jake Maddox (Newtown) maj. dec. No. 10 Luke Ryan (Fox Lane), 14-2
175 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Wyatt Boice (Minisink Valley) vs. No. 5 Quentin Getzin (Ithaca)
No. 7 Connor Wilson (Our Lady of Lourdes) vs. No. 19 Harrison Muller (Danbury)
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Wyatt Boice (Minisink Valley) tech. fall No. 9 Tyler Caricati (Yorktown), 18-3
No. 5 Quentiz Getzin (Ithaca) dec. No. 13 Will Roden (Clarkstown North), 5-3
No. 19 Harrison Muller (Danbury) dec. No. 6 Jack Lilly (Fairfield Prep), 4-0
No. 7 Connor Wilson (Our Lady of Lourdes) dec. No. 2 Gabe English (Berne-Knox Westerlo), 10-8
190 pounds
Semifinals
No. 4 Josh Kama (Farmingdale) vs. No. 8 Jayden Pressley (Minisink Valley)
No. 2 Trent True (Holland Patent) vs. No. 6 Yanni Drapaniotis (Unatego-Unadilla Valley-Franklin
Quarterfinals
No. 8 Jayden Pressley (Minisink Valley) over No. 1 Braeden Simoneaux, medical forfeit
No. 4 Josh Kama (Farmingdale) maj. dec No. 12 William Coughlin (Newburgh Free Academy), 10-0
No. 6 Yanni Drapaniotis (Unatego-Unadilla Valley-Franklin) dec. No. 3 Liam English, 8-6
No. 2 Trent True (Holland Patent) pinned No. 10 Devin Bierfeldt (Nyack), 1:19
215 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Devin Downes (Plainedge) vs. No. 4 Gianni Velazquez (Geneva)
No. 3 Zach Filip (Minisink Valley) vs. No. 7 Andrew Frost (Churchville-Chili)
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Devin Downes (Plainedge) tech. fall No. 8 Kaydin Welch (Cicero-North Syracuse), 25-5
No. 4 Gianni Velazquez (Geneva) maj. dec. No. 5 Josiah Lors (William Floyd), 11-3
No. 3 Zach Filip (Minisink Valley) pinned No. 6 Rocco Lore (Yorktown), 3:44
No. 7 Andrew Frost (Churchville-Chili) maj. dec. No. 2 Jackson Meehan (Catholic Central), 13-2
285 pounds
Semifinals
No. 1 Kaz Morosetti (North Kingstown) vs. No. 4 Brian Reitano (Catholic Central)
No. 2 Chris Belmonte New Hartford-SV-UP) vs. No. 6 James Mulhern (Massapequa)
Quarterfinals
No. 1 Kaz Morosetti (North Kingstown) pinned No. 9 John Saraldi (Freeport), 3:58
No. 4 Brian Reitano (Catholic Central) pinned No. 5 Jim Biccum (South Jefferson), 3:42
No. 6 James Mulhern (Massapequa) dec. No. 3 Michael Mauro (John Jay-East Fishkill), 4-2
No. 2 Chris Belmonte (New Hartford-SV-UP) maj. dec. No. 10 Binak Bruncaj (Tappan Zee), 12-0
Advancing on to day 2 out of Wrestlebacks
118: Dorian Hidalgo (Iona Prep) dec. Logan Pascarella (Half Hollow Hills East), 9-4
Hidalgo dec. Vitali Pushinin (Rush-Henrietta), 5-4
Consi of 4: Dorian Hidalgo (Iona Prep) vs. Kymah Gummow (Indian River)
126: Kelly Sullivan (Monroe-Woodbury) tech. fall Nick Fortugno, BBHVW, 17-0.
132: Chase Allocca (Carmel) pinned Brendan O’Sullivan (Pearl River), 1:45
Landon Herdic (NYMA) dec. Chase Allocca (Carmel), 5-4
138: Shane Degl (Iona Prep) med. forfeit over Thomas Looby Jr. (Brewster)
Shane Degl (Iona Prep) maj. dec. Jack Sauer (Franklin) 16-4
Justin D’Arce (Center Moriches) dec. Ryan Ball (Somers), 14-5
Justin D’Arce (Center Moriches) dec. Charles Przymylski (Mahopac). 9-3
Consi of 4: Shane Degl (Iona Prep) vs. Wyatt Rock (Duanesburg-Schoharie)
144: Colten Ford (Smithtown West) pinned Cal Ehrmann (Somers), 4:30
Rowan Larsen (Yorktown) dec Cole Riddough (Farmingdale), 9-8.
Consi of 4: Rowan Larsen (Yorktown) vs. Trevor Dellapenta (Eden)
150: Jonathan Abzun (Ossining) dec. Asaac Mead (Deposit-Hancock), 11-8
Nick Debellis (Horace Greeley) tech. fall Abzun, 19-4
Consi of 4: Nick Debellis (Horace Greeley) vs. Chase Richards (Niagara Wheatfield)
165: Liam Hayes (Monroe-Woodbury) pinned Jason Gaylord (Rye), 3:23
175: James Capasso (Ballston Spa) tech. fall Nick Duran (Yorktown), 16-1
Will Roden (Clarkstown North) dec. Nicholas Sevilla (Half Hollow Hills East), 7-4
Consi of 4: Will Roden (Clarkstown North) vs. John Bonura (Monsignor Farrell)
190: Devin Bierfeldt (Nyack) pinned Noah Leavell (Hamburg), 1:41
Consi Round of 4: Devin Bierfeldt (Nyack) vs. Luca Turano (North Babylon)
215: Rocco Lore (Yorktown) pinned Anthony Glass (Manhasset), 3:34
Consi of 4: Rocco Lore (Yorktown) vs. Cody Alessi (Ichabod Crane)
285: Binak Bruncaj (Tappan Zee) maj. dec, Kasen Hardy (Salamanca), 12-2
Consi of 4: Binak Bruncaj (Tappan Zee) vs. Richard Tinyes (Lynbrook)
Phil Strum is local sports editor for The Journal News/lohud.
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