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BY CHRIS MASCARO

Good morning boys and girls, here are the Division I and Division II brackets for next weekend's state tournament at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester.

Have a great Leap Day everybody!

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Thanks to whomever just posted this, but the wild-card selections for the state tournament just came out, here they are for Division I and for Division II.

Keep in mind four wrestlers get chosen at each weight to fill out a 16-man bracket.

Here are the 10 D1 choices from Suffolk...
96 — MATT ROSS, ROCKY POINT
103 — JOSE VASQUEZ, HUNTINGTON
103 — NICK MEINSEN, GLENN
112 — BRANDON ESCOBAR, ROCKY POINT
112 — JAKE BENEDETTO, ISLIP
135 — MIKE CASTELLANO, GLENN
140 — ROB TROY, WHITMAN
145 — T.J. NEIDHART, SHOREHAM WADING RIVER
152 — PAUL DILANDRO, WESTHAMPTON
189 — CONOR PRYOR, WARD MELVILLE

And from five from Nassau...
103 — ANTHONY FACCHINI, SEAFORD
125 — JESSE SGAGLIONE , PLAINEDGE
130 — JOHN CATALDO, MACARTHUR
145 — MATTHEW GAYNOR, CLARKE
285 — JEFF ST. SIMON, VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL

Couple of interesting points...

- Suffolk got the most wild-card bids in Division I. Section V was second with nine.
- All of the D1 selections in both counties were the runner-ups in their respective county tournament at their respective weight (as one would expect), except for Jose Vasquez and Brandon Escobar, who both finished third. Both finished third in the state last year, so that's why they got the nod. It says a lot about 103 and 112 pounds in Suffolk to get two wild cards in both weights.
- I thought that Zach Cogen of Bellmore JFK would have a good chance to go considering he has been a runner-up in the county the past two years, and because the wrestler he lost to last season (Paul Liguori) went on to win the states. But since I'm not as familiar with the kids from the other sections, I can't really argue for or against him.

Obviously there are many cases for argument though, and I'd love to hear about them with your comments right here on the blog.

Okay, when the state brackets come up, you'll see them here on the blog. So stay tuned.

BY CHRIS MASCARO

At the New York state tournament, the sections serve as the teams at the event (scoring is done on a section-to-section basis). So Suffolk is its own "team" as is Nassau, as is the CHSAA....so here are all of the "teams" from Long Island competing at the event...

(As a whole, 68 wrestlers from New York will travel up to Rochester in two weeks. Thirty eight on the D1 level and 30 on D2.)

Section VIII Division I:
96 - Mike Lofrese (Garden City)
103 - Vinny Pecora (Baldwin)
112 - Nick Arujau (Syosset)
119 - Steven Bonanno (Wantagh)
125 - Paul Liguori (Wantagh)
130 - Mike Doria (Massapequa)
135 - Shane Strumwasser (Massapequa)
140 - Rocky Cervini (Plainedge)
145 - John Greisheimer (Wantagh)
152 - Kerron Williams (Baldwin)
160 - Jordan Spirou (Clarke)
171 - John Makastchian (Plainedge)
189 - Anthony Daly (MacArthur)
215 - Spencer DeSena (Garden City)
285 - Bobby Tobia (Calhoun)

Section XI Division I:
96 - Damon McQueen (Huntington)
103 - Ken Collado (Hauppauge)
112 - Steven Keith (Shoreham-Wading River)
119 - Ricardo Gomez (Brentwood)
125 - Mike Hromada (Half Hollow Hills East)
130 - Stephen Dutton (Hauppauge)
135 - Andy Rodriguez (Central Islip)
140 - Christian LaPersonerie (Copiague)
145 - Ray Powers (Mt. Sinai)
152 - Angel Mazara (Amityville)
160 - Michael Hernandez (Brentwood)
171 - Josue Mendez (Brentwood)
189 - Zach Buonaiuto (Miller Place)
215 - Jahsua Marsh (Brentwood)
285 - Dashaun Thomas (Huntington)

All of the Catholic League schools on Long Island are on the Division I level, so here are those who will represent the CHSAA from L.I.:
96 - Chris Brienza (St. Anthony’s)
135 - Andrew Pappas (Kellenberg)
140 - Joe Calderone (St. Anthony’s)
145 - Joe Petrone (Chaminade)
152 - Carl Petrucelli (Chaminade)
160 - Jules Doliscar (Holy Trinity)
171 - Joe Maggio (Chaminade)
285 - Ricky Derival (Kellenberg)

Here is Nassau's Division II team:
96 - Robert Morgan (Oyster Bay)
103 - Sam Patterson (Cold Spring Harbor)
112 - Greg Tanenbaum (Wheatley)
119 - Tom Gazza (Cold Spring Harbor)
125 - Mark Creedon (Locust Valley)
130 - Ryan McCormick (Cold Spring Harbor)
135 - John Gurriero (Locust Valley)
140 - Alex Bregman (Cold Spring Harbor)
145 - Ryan Pullman (Oyster Bay)
152 - Mike Cloniger (Locust Valley)
160 - Nick Carlisi (Cold Spring Harbor)
171 - Robert Alfano (Locust Valley)
189 - Rob Piscitello (Locust Valley)
215 - Kivanc Tiyaloglu (Locust Valley)
285 - Kamran Khawaja (Locast Valley)

And the Suffolk D2 squad:
96 - Chris Bourgugnon (Port Jefferson)
103 - Colin Coffey (Babylon)
112 - Eric DeAngelis (Center Moriches)
119 - Greg Lavazoli (Center Moriches)
125 - Louie Luingini (Center Moriches)
130 - Andrew Leone (Center Moriches)
135 - Gerald Keegan (Port Jefferson)
140 - Ken Riker (Center Moriches)
145 - Tom Ford (Mercy)
152 - Dan Himmelstein (Center Moriches)
160 - Mike Lloyd (Hampton Bays)
171 - Costa Gemalas (Port Jefferson)
189 - John Lauro (Mercy)
215 - Julius Anglickas (Southampton)
285 - Sean Melow (Babylon)

One wrestler who won't be going to Rochester is Joe Booth of Long Island Lutheran, who won the Prep Nationals at 152 pounds this past weekend at Lehigh University. To give a little perspective on Booth (who somebody comments will attend Drexel next year), he earned a technical fall over Amityville's Angel Mazara (the Suffolk champ at 152) in the finals of the Copiague Tournament earlier this season.

What are your thoughts on Booth and how he'd fare at states?

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Hey everyone, here are a couple of links for state tournament info. The brackets aren't out yet, but when they are I will be sure to post them right here on the blog.

Okay, the first is some general info, and the second is the bracket draw, which won't make much sense to many of you unless you read this entire thing.

I have not, so congrats to those of you who have.

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Hey everyone, here are Nassau Division II results...

2008 Nassau County Wrestling Championships
Division 2
at The Wheatley School
February 15, 2008

Team Scores
Locust Valley ...... 301.5
Cold Sprin Harbor .. 180
Wheatley ........... 152
Oyster Bay ......... 102.5
Carle Place ......... 75

Championship Finals
96 - Robert Morgan (OB) defeated McKinley Mohrman (CSH) by fall 2:37
103 - Sam Patterson (CSH) defeated Dillon Baiemian (CSH) 5-0
112 - Greg Tanenbaum (WH) defeated Kellen Daugherty (LV) 6-4
119 - Tom Gazza (CSH) defeated Will Forero (WH) 8-5
125 - Mark Creedon (LV) defeated Darius Izad (WH) 14-6
130 - Ryan McCormick(CSH) defeated TimMckillen (LV) 7-5
135 - John Gurriero (LV) defeated Joseph Casalino (LV) 7-3
140 - Alex Bregman (CSH) defeated Brandon Lomonaco (LV) by fall 3:13
145 - Ryan Pullman (OB) defeated Justin Casale (WH) 5-2
152 - Mike Cloniger (LV) defeated Eric Cardoso (CP) 8-2
160 - Nick Carlisi (CSH) John Wright (LV) 10-1
171 - Robert Alfano (LV) defeated Harry Nicastro (OB) 11-1
189 - Rob Piscitello (LV) defeated Tom Capobianco (OB) by fall 2:18
215 - Kivanc Tiyaloglu (LV) defeated Andrew Roberts (LV) 10-2
285 - Kamran Khawaja (LV) defeated Billy Shae (WH) by fall :53

Most Outstanding Wrestler: Greg Tanenbaum (Wheatley, 112)
Champion of Champions: Robert Mogan (Oyster Bay, 96)
Most Pins, Least Time: Alex Bregman (Cold Spring Harbor, 140) 3 in 5:38

Consolation Finals 3rd/4th
96 - Josh Mantelli (Carle Place)
103 - Zach Perrone (Cold Spring Harbor) pinned Zach Swift (Wheatley) 3:51
112 - Kohl DeStephanis (Locust Valley) dec. Anthony Amalfitano (Carle Place) 2-0
119 - Mike Martucci (Locust Valley) dec. Tim Collery (Oyster Bay) 5-3
125 - Mike Armata (Cold Spring Harbor) dec. Stephen Fay (Carle Place) 14-3
130 - Gabe Hogan (Wheatley) pinned John DiTuro (Locust Valley) 3:25
135 - Zach McLaughlin (Locust Valley) dec. Mike Tovolacci (Wheatley) 8-4
140 - Thomas Beague (Wheatley) dec. Steve Sammut (Locust Valley) 7-5
145 - Rich Baierwalter (Locust Valley) dec. Hank Orzel (Cold Spring Harbor) 7-3
152 - Steve Rosa (Carle Place) pinned Brian Dillman (Oyster Bay) 4:45
160 - George Braun (Wheatley) pinned James Rivero (Oyster Bay) :54
171 - Chris Barbosa (Carle Place) dec. Charles Wang (Carle Place) 9-2
189 - Dan Mageau (Wheatley) pinned Sam Casella (Locust Valley) :56
215 - Chris Copobianco (Oyster Bay) dec. Billy Drewes (Locust Valley) 3-2 OT
285 - No match

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Finals
96: Mike Lofrese (Garden City) d. Alex Grant (MacArthur), 10-6
103: Vinny Pecora (Baldwin) m.d. Anthony Facchini (Seaford), 9-0
112: Nick Arujau (Syosset) t.f. Corey Krimmer (East Meadow), 5:15
119: Steven Bonanno (Wantagh) d. Zach Cogen (Bellmore JFK), 7-0
125: Paul Liguori (Wantagh) d. Jesse Sgaglione (Plainedge), 6-3
130: Mike Doria (Massapequa) d. John Cataldo (MacArthur), 3-2
135: Shane Strumwasser (Massapequa) d. Matt Eberlein (Island Trees), 9-2
140: Rocky Cervini (Plainedge) d. Andre Berry (Uniondale), 8-1
145: John Greisheimer (Wantagh) m.d. Matt Gaynor (Clarke), 13-3
152: Kerron Williams (Baldwin) d. Joe Kavanagh (Division), 8-6 in O.T.
160: Jordan Spirou (Clarke) d. Curren Digney (Seaford), 1-0
171: John Makastchian (Plainedge) d. Matt Loew (Wantagh), 7-5
189: Anthony Daly (MacArthur) d. Ryan Hickey (Calhoun), 7-3
215: Spencer DeSena (Garden City) p. Marc Graziano (Jericho), 5:53
285: Bobby Tobia (Calhoun) d. Jeff St. Simon (Valley Stream Central), 7-5

Team scores (top 15): MacArthur 224, Wantagh 168, Plainedge 140.5, Seaford 131.5, Baldwin 111, Massapequa 96, Garden City 95.5, Calhoun 89.5, East Meadow 81, Syosset 80.5, Clarke 68.5, Farmingdale 65, Uniondale 65, Bethpage 54.5, Division 50.

Most Outstanding Wrestler: Steven Bonanno, Wantagh, 119 pounds
Champion of Champions: Shane Strumwasser, Massapequa, 135 pounds
Most pins, least time: Spencer DeSena, Garden City, 215 pounds: three pins in 8:26

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Mike Lofrese of Garden City just beat Alex Grant of MacArthur, 10-6 in the 96-pound final. It was a great match, with the eighth-grader Lofrese catching Grant with a five-point move and putting him to his back for the duration of the third period after falling behind by a point.

Tough loss for Grant, a junior who looked like the stronger of the two wrestlers until the end.

Great start!

***Update: Vinny Pecora of Baldwin just won at 103, 9-0 over Anthony Facchini of Seaford. Pecora won the match handily, and will be a threat to win the state title.

***Update: Nick Arujau of Syosset was up big on East Meadow's Corey Krimmer in the third and then Krimmer momentarily put Arujau to his back. The refs talked it over though and decided that Arujau had already earned the tech fall. He won, 18-3.

***Update: Baldwin's Kerron Williams, a 19-year old senior, just defeated Joe Kavanagh of Division, a 14-year old freshman, 8-6 in overtime. The kid put up a great fight and constantly pressed the action to the point that Williams was banged for stalling four times.

The crowd got behind Kavanagh and was booing Williams at the end of the match. Not very classy.

Also, I'll post the final results after the round is over.

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Hey everyone, here are the results for the 3rd and 5th place matches:

3rd place matches
96: Will Montgomery (Seaford) d. John Khoury (Long Beach), 2-0
103: Luke Alber (Farmingdale) d. Anthony Locast (Seaford), 4-1
112: Sean Kempf (MacArthur) d. Justin Esposito (Farmingdale), 3-1
119: Matt Rich (Plainedge) p. Eric Kaufman (Massapequa), 2:39
125: Mike Walker (Uniondale) d. Brian Maldarelli (Calhoun), 10-6
130: Kamran Toori (MacArthur) d. Quimes Delacruz (Wantagh), 4-3
135: Mac Maldarelli (Calhoun) d. Brian Herold (MacArthur), 3-0
140: Blake Fisher (Seaford) d. Will Quinn (Baldwin), 7-2
145: Robert Grabher (North Shore) d. Vinny Famularo (Baldwin), 3-2
152: John Daddino (Sewanhaka East) d. Joe Carbonaro (MacArthur), 6-0
160: Dan Germann (East Meadow) d. Greg Miller (Bethpage), 6-1
171: Joe Anderson (Mepham) d. Anthony Macaluso (MacArthur), 8-3
189: Thomas Jackson (Farmingdale) m.d. Matt Gill (Lynbrook), 11-3
215: Dan Henig (Wantagh) d. Jake Asquino (Seaford), 2-1
285: Nick Azcona (Baldwin) d. John Schuerlein (Seaford), 3-0

5th place matches
96: Joe Barbato (Garden City) p. Thomas Manning (MacArthur), 3:35
103: Steve Rispoli (East Meadow) d. John Froccaro (Port Washington), 7-4
112: John Friscia (Wantagh) d. Oren Rafii (Great Neck North), 6-4
119: Ryan Chimon (Syosset) p. Kelly Palmer (Clarke), 4:19
125: Gary Kavarsky (Lawrence) m.d. Bryan Farrell (Herricks), 9-0
130: Zach Carlin (Roslyn) m.d. Nick Tuccillo (Jericho), 10-2
135: Chris Lombardi (Bellmore JFK) d. Robert Mancino (East Meadow), 3-1
140: German Meza (Bethpage) m.d. Jason Milk (MacArthur), 12-2
145: Frankie Perillo (Herricks) d. Jason Schneider (Roslyn), 9-3
152: Greg Lester (Plainview) d. Steve Marino (Garden City), 7-2
160: Nick Camera (Plainedge) d. Lesean Mack (Uniondale), 3-2
171: Sebastian Randazzo (Syosset) d. Leonard Dul (Mineola), 6-5
189: Wayland Roberts (Freeport) m.d. Frank Giampolo (South Side), 17-6
215: David Agu (Freeport), Emmanuel Agu (Freeport) co-winners
285: Evan Russell (Plainview) inj. def. Yaseen Madassar (Division)

And here are the top-15 team scores going into the finals...

MacArthur 218
Wantagh 156
Plainedge 132.5
Seaford 131.5
Baldwin 102
Massapequa 86
Calhoun/Garden City 85.5
East Meadow 81
Syosset 76
Farmingdale/Uniondale 65
Clarke 64.5
Bethpage 54.5
Division 50

Couple observations...check out the 215-pound weight class where brothers Emmanuel and David Agu of Freeport decided to forfeit rather than wrestle each other. Pretty cool. Congrats to both on becoming all-county.

Also, I think the best thing Nassau has (well really doesn't have) that Suffolk doesn't (well does) is Division II !!

Nassau holds its small school championships at Wheatley because it has just five teams. Again, not to belittle D2, but their final just doesn't belong alongside the D1 mat. I'll try to get the results from Wheatley to post tomorrow.

Okay, time for the finals. See you on the Hofstra mats!

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Plainedge's Nick Camera knocked Uniondale's Lesean Mack out of the tournament in the quarterfinal round yesterday, and he just beat him again, 3-2, for fifth place. Mack nearly took Camera down with a double leg in the waning seconds, but the ref said no. It was awfully close.

Mack appeared to be wrestling hurt in the match. He limped off the mat, and is now lying face down on the trainer's table getting attended to. He is in obvious pain. Not sure what they are working on though, looks like his ankle and/or his back.

Gutty performance by a kid who was the top seed and favored to win the tourney to come out and earn all-county honors while competing hurt.

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Here are the matchups for the 5 p.m. finals...

96: Alex Grant (MacArthur) vs. Mike Lofrese (Garden City)
103: Vinny Pecora (Baldwin) vs. Anthony Facchini (Seaford)
112: Nick Arujau (Syosset) vs. Corey Krimmer (East Meadow)
119: Steven Bonanno (Wantagh) vs. Zach Cogen (Bellmore JFK)
125: Paul Liguori (Wantagh) vs. Jesse Sgaglione (Plainedge)
130: Mike Doria (Massapequa) vs. John Cataldo (MacArthur)
135: Shane Strumwasser (Massapequa) vs. Matt Eberlein (Island Trees)
140: Rocky Cervini (Plainedge) vs. Andre Berry (Uniondale)
145: John Greisheimer (Wantagh) vs. Matt Gaynor (Clarke)
152: Kerron Williams (Baldwin) vs. Joe Kavanagh (Division)
160: Curran Digney (Seaford) vs. Jordan Spirou (Clarke)
171: John Makastchian (Plainedge) vs. Matt Loew (Wantagh)
189: Ryan Hickey (Calhoun) vs. Anthony Daly (MacArthur)
215: Spencer DeSena (Garden City) vs. Marc Graziano (Jericho)
285: Jeff St. Simon (Valley Stream Central) vs. Bobby Tobia (Calhoun)

Here is the breakdown by team:
Wantagh - 4
Plainedge, MacArthur - 3
Garden City, Baldwin, Seaford, Massapequa, Clarke, Calhoun - 2
Syosset, East Meadow, Bellmore JFK, Island Trees, Uniondale, Division, Jericho, Valley Stream Central - 1

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Hey everyone, sorry for the delay in blogging today. The 3rd and 5th place matches just started, so I'll be updating you on any good ones. And after the round I'll post the results of both.

Finals begin at 5 p.m.

p.s. There's kind of a sparse crowd here this afternoon. I'm sure it'll be packed for the finals, but all the kids wrestling now are all-county wrestlers. It seems like more people would want to see them. Maybe it's the weather?

Oh, also, here is a link to my story on Zach Cogen of Bellmore JFK and the other on Vinny Pecora, and the fact that he doesn't have to wrestle Danny Arnel of Syosset who failed to make weight for the qualifiers.

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Okay, I'm done here for Day 1, but I'll be back bright and early for the semifinals. Check tomorrow's paper for the up-to-date team scores and semifinal pairings.

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Here are the top-5 (well 6 because one is tied) team scores going into the semis...

1. MacArthur 86
2. Plainedge 60.5
3. Wantagh 48.5
4. Seaford 39.5
t5. Syosset, East Meadow 36

BY CHRIS MASCARO

We're through the pigtails and the round of 16, and so far no No. 1 or 2 seeds have been ousted from the tournament. Granted, all of those wrestlers have only had one match so far. So it's not all that surprising. Maybe in the quarterfinals...

So far only two three seeds have been defeated, Ariel Guerrero of MacArthur lost to Kelly Palmer of Clarke at 119 (so does that make my argument that 119 is so tough true, or does it make me an idiot because I said Guerrero was one of the best at that weight?), and Mike Dembinski of Hicksville lost to Steve Marino of Garden City at 152.

Other than that, all of the top three seeds remain. I can see some of them falling in the quarters though. We shall see.

***UPDATE***: Plainedge's Nick Camera just upset top-seeded Lesean Mack of Uniondale in a 160-pound quarterfinal. Mack was an all-county wrestler last season.

Let the games begin!

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Wantagh's Steven Bonanno and Paul Liguori, the top seeds at 119 and 125 pounds, respectively, both earned easy wins in their first matches of the day.

Bonanno pinned Massapequa's Pat Weinschreider in 52 seconds, while Liguori beat Kevin Bonilla of Seaford, who "stalled out" in the third period.

Bonilla was banged for stalling five times in the match (the fifth resulting in disqualification). Liguori put on a takedown clinic throughout the first period, and then rode Bonilla out for the bulk of the second and third.

Bonilla backed up in the neutral position, and balled up while on bottom, leaving the referee no choice but to nail him numerous times for stalling.

Look for more of the same throughout the tournament from both Liguori and Bonanno.

BY CHRIS MASCARO

The pigtail round is dragging along here at Hofstra, without much intrigue yet. In Nassau, brackets consist of 24 men, as opposed to the 18-men fields in Suffolk.

The top four wrestlers in each weight of each of the six qualifiers advances to the county tournament in Nassau, while in Suffolk only the top three out of six leagues advance (the fourth is considered all-league, but is an alternate). It's simple math: 4 x 6 is 24 and 3 x 6 is 18.

This leaves for a long outbracket round which most likely won't produce many placewinners anyway.

However, the good thing is that it gives some younger wrestlers (or older wrestlers that haven't been good enough in the past), a chance to compete on a grand scale. Even if a kid gets just one match at Hofstra, it'll be one he remembers for the rest of his life.

BY CHRIS MASCARO

The 119-pound weight class in Nassau may be the toughest in the tournament, with a returning county champ in Steven Bonanno, Zach Cogan of Bellmore JFK, Matt Rich of Plainedge, and Ariel Guerrero as the top four seeds.

It will be fun to see a semifinal round with those four still in it. Bonanno is the clear favorite, but don't sleep on Cogan either.

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Hey everyone, I'm all setup here at the Nassau championships at Hofstra after a brief delay. The pigtail matches are going on right now as we speak. I'll be here updating you on any interesting happenings, so stay tuned and stay warm!

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Just in case anybody was wondering what the process was to award wild-card entries to the state tournament, here is a missive explaining it.

Enjoy!

p.s. Check the blog throughout the day today and tomorrow, as I will be posting live from the Nassau championships at Hofstra (pending wireless access).

See you on the mats!

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Hey everyone, check out this week's edition of the N-Zone, where you can watch highlights from the Suffolk championships and hear from Brentwood coach Ralph Napolitano and Hauppauge's Stephen Dutton.

On that same site you can check out the complete highlights from Stony Brook.

Talk to you later.

***UPDATE***: Here are the Division II results from Nassau, which were held last weekend at Wheatley.

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Hey everyone, yesterday I was at Chaminade for the CHSAA state tournament.

I mentioned in the story how Chaminade—despite winning six straight CHSAA titles—hasn't fared very well in the public school states.

In its five previous years of Catholic League supremacy, Chaminade has zero placewinners and its highest point total in a state meet is four (each of the past two seasons). As a whole, the CHSAA has three 11th place finishes (out of 12 sections) and two in 10th (the last two seasons).

(St. Anthony's finished third in the state in 2002, which accounted for all but seven of the CHSAA's points.)

In each of the past three years, the CHSAA has had just two placewinners, and in all three seasons one of the two was Stephen Russ of St. Anthony's. Not too great.

Coach Dlugolonski told me Saturday that he has tried to get some good non-league competition in an attempt to bolster his team's experience. He did. But take the team's 41-14 loss to Wantagh.

All of Wantagh's top guys, Steven Bonnano, Paul Liguori and John Greisheimer (guys who either have or are expected to place at the state level), either pinned or teched their opponent. Granted, only Greisheimer's opponent (Petrone) will be heading to the states, but Chaminade clearly isn't at that level just yet. Maybe in the future, but certainly not now.

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Anyway, here are the results of the 5th/6th place matches from the CHSAA states, which didn't fit in the paper (places 1-6 are considered all-state):

5th place matches:
96: Joe Francolino (Monsignor Farrell) d. Jon Faglione (Chaminade), 1-0
103: Jonathan Randazzo (St. Anthony’s) inj. def. John Tanner (Kellenberg)
112: Robert Rohena (St. John the Baptist) m.d. Mike Jones (Chaminade), 12-4
119: Tim Monaghan (Monsignor Farrell) p. Blaine Aldrich (St. Anthony’s), 2:53
125: Joe Weisberger (St. Anthony’s) d. Andrew Melendez (Mount St. Michael), 8-6
130: Brandon Ayala (St. Anthony’s) d. Dan Gehrig (Chaminade), 7-5 in O.T.
135: Dan Murray (St. John the Baptist) *kid he was supposed to wrestle got disqualified the match before, and they didn’t wrestle
140: Doug Kropp (Kellenberg) m.d. Matt Franz (Nichols), 12-0
145: Matt Holtz (St. Francis) d. Paul Incorvaia (St. Joseph’s Collegiate), 9-6
152: James O’Brien (Kellenberg) d. Bryce Younger (Holy Trinity), 4-3 in 2 O.T.s
160: Rich Rogers (St. Francis) d. Sal Rizzo (Chaminade), 2-1
171: Anthony Sapichino (Monsignor Farrell) d. Tyler Beresford (St. Joseph’s Collegiate), 11-6
189: Alex Erickson (Chaminade) p. T.J. Leber (St. Joseph’s Collegiate), 3:23
215: Fred Zaccheo (Kellenberg) d. Mario Taylor (Iona Prep), 12-11
285: Joseph Buquicchia (St. John the Baptist) m.d. Jack Cambria (St. Joseph’s Collegiate), 10-2

Also, many of you have been asking about results....you can find them in the paper. If they aren't there, check newsday.com/highschool and this blog. If you cannot find what you need after checking those places, try here.

Okay, that's all for now. I'll be back over the next couple of days leading up to the Nassau championships this weekend at Hofstra.

BY CHRIS MASCARO

A few of you have been asking for the D2 results and Nassau qualifying results. You can view the most of the Nassau ones clicking the link I provided.

As for the Division II results in Suffolk, they were in Sunday's paper. But in case you didn't see them or don't get the paper, here they are...

Division II Finals:
96: Chris Bourgugnon (Port Jefferson) d. Dan Klinzing (Port Jefferson), 6-0
103: Colin Coffey (Babylon) p. Mike Lucks (Port Jefferson), 4:56
112: Eric DeAngelis (Center Moriches) p. Tom Payne (Stony Brook), 3:09
119: Greg Lavazoli (Center Moriches) d. Nick Vernola (Port Jefferson), 5-4
125: Louie Luingini (Center Moriches) d. Matt King (Southampton), 4-0
130: Andrew Leone (Center Moriches) p. Kyle Bruenig (Port Jefferson), 3:02
135: Gerald Keegan (Port Jefferson) m.d. Niko Gettling (Southampton), 20-8
140: Ken Riker (Center Moriches) d. Donald Ford (Mercy), 7-3
145: Tom Ford (Mercy) p. Erin Simmons (Southampton), 4:37
152: Dan Himmelstein (Center Moriches) d. Sean O’Sullivan (Port Jefferson), 3-2
160: Mike Lloyd (Hampton Bays) d. Greg Griffo (Babylon), 11-5
171: Costa Gemaias (Port Jefferson) p. Mike Mammola (Babylon), 3:54
189: John Lauro (Mercy) p. Ben Tarpey (Hampton Bays), 1:08
215: Julius Anglickas (Southampton) m.d. Matt Lauria (Babylon), 15-6
285: Sean Melow (Babylon) p. Tony Fornsel (Mercy), 5:10

Division II 3rd place matches:
103: Juan Ramirez (Hampton Bays) d. Brian McKenna (Port Jefferson), 5-1
112: Josh King (Southampton) d. Nick Miceli (Port Jefferson), 9-5
119: Sal Disamone (Center Moriches) d. Tim Jordan (Hampton Bays), 9-3
125: Edward Dawson (Stony Brook) d. Jamie Heimroth (Mercy), 9-2
130: Oskar Ramirez (Hampton Bays) d. Satchel Holder (Babylon), 9-4
135: Billy Altman (Hampton Bays) p. Matt Rodriguez (Babylon), 2:11
140: Noah Hoshyla (Hampton Bays) p. Adam Gravano (Southampton), 2:56
145: Sal Spitaleri (Center Moriches) p. Nick Saffioti (Babylon), 4:31
152: Drew Alaggio (Babylon) p. Alex von Strandtmann, 3:50
160: Brendan Estes (Center Moriches) p. Patrick Terry (Mercy), 3:18
171: Alex Haba (Stony Brook) p. Eric Cho (Stony Brook), 2:22
189: Matt Loskamp (Babylon) p. Chris Clarke (Port Jefferson), 1:52
215: George Perez (Hampton Bays) p. Nick Brennen (Babylon), 2:26
285: Jose Feliciano (Babylon) p. Eric Galagarza (Stony Brook), 1:37

Team scores: Babylon 192.5, Center Moriches 183.5 Port Jefferson 179, Hampton Bays 125, Southampton 103.5, Mercy 95, Stony Brook 66.5

Lonnie Kittle Most Outstanding Wrestler Award: Andrew Leone, Center Moriches, 130 pounds
Champion of Champions: Andrew Leone, Center Moriches, 130 pounds
Most pins, least time: Billy Altman, Hampton Bays, three pins in 3:54

Also, here were the individual award winners for Division I:

Lonnie Kittle Most Outstanding Wrestler Award: Steven Keith, Shoreham-Wading River, 112 pounds
Champion of Champions: Christian LaPersonerie, Copiague, 140 pounds
Most pins, least time: Alex Fernan, West Islip, four pins in 7:05

Here are the results for the 3rd and 5th place matches (keep in mind all of these wrestlers are all-county):

3rd place matches:
96: Sean McCabe (Connetquot) d. Conner Bass (Westhampton), 6-5
103: Jose Vasquez (Huntington) p. Nigel McNeil (Huntington), 2:50
112: Brandon Escobar (Rocky Point) d. Alex Gomez (Brentwood), 8-1
119: Ronnie Hicks (Copiague) d. Nick Scotto (Ward Melville), 6-3
125: Nick Terdick (Glenn) d. Victor Goady (Longwood), 8-6
130: Kyle Wade (Islip) d. Ryan Kreischer (Commack), 4-3
135: Anthony Volpe (Rocky Point) d. John LaMonica (Islip), 3-1 in O.T.
140: Will Fechter (Longwood) d. Eric Smith (Patchogue-Medford), 8-4
145: Jon Senese (Hauppauge) d. Shawn Mazzarone (Sayville), 3-1
152: Paul DiIorio (Sachem East) d. Terry Bennett (North Babylon), 6-2
160: Shafa Nadir (Half Hollow Hills West) p. Alex Martocello (Miller Place), 4:04
171: Marvin Titus-Casseus (West Babylon) d. William Parks (Longwood), 2-0
189: David Manzueta (Brentwood) d. Andrew Tofalli (North Babylon), 2-1 overtime criteria
215: Carl Korpi (Miller Place) d. Alex Fernan (West Islip), 9-7
285: Nawid Saddiq (Harborfields) p. Mike Levine (Commack), 2:27

5th place matches:
96: Anthony Abidin (Half Hollow Hills East) d. Adam Lepkowsky (Hauppauge), 4-2
103: Nicky Hall (Longwood) d. Pete DeTore (Westhampton), 4-2
112: Glenn Donatelli (Bayport-Blue Point) d. Johnathon Murray (Brentwood), 7-5
119: Tyler Sinisgalli (Glenn) d. Jon Hoeg (Mount Sinai), 7-0
125: Matt Fusaro (Glenn) d. James Corsitto (Connetquot), 3-1
130: Billy Hamilton (Sachem North) d. Clayton Slivka (Half Hollow Hills East), 4-3
135: David Rodriguez (West Babylon) d. Joey Nunez (Deer Park), 3-2
140: Jermaine Jacobs (Amityville) d. Rich Lugo (Deer Park), 5-4
145: Billy Coggins (Rocky Point) inj. def. James Denicola (Harborfields), 4:55
152: Bryan Fletcher (Sachem North) inj. def. Scott Letizia (Bay Shore)
160: Andrew VanBourgondien (Lindenhurst) d. Davin Okerblom (Connetquot), 8-3 in O.T.
171: Dennis Drywa (East Islip) d. Chris Lugo (Deer Park), 5-2
189: Corey Gee (East Islip) p. Corey Best (Mattituck), :51
215: Leon Bodden (Central Islip) d. David McGarry (Hauppauge), 2-0
285: Scott Munro (Hauppauge) d. Matt Perchetti (Centereach), 3-1

Up-to-date team scores (top 10): Brentwood 147.5, Hauppauge 136.5, Huntington 101, Glenn 97, Longwood 90, Rocky Point 75.5, West Islip 74, Copiague 62, Amityville 59.5, Mount Sinai 57.

Okay, that's all the blogging for now. Look for the final results in tomorrow's paper.

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Here are the semifinal results from this morning at Stony Brook (obviously the winners will face each other in tonight's final):

96: Damon McQueen (Huntington) d. Sean McCabe (Connetquot), 5-3
Matt Ross (Rocky Point) m.d. Conner Bass (Westhampton), 12-0

103: Ken Collado (Hauppauge) d. Jose Vasquez (Huntington), 5-3
Nick Meinsen (Glenn) d. Nigel McNeil (Huntington), 9-8

112: Steven Keith (Shoreham-Wading River) d. Brandon Escobar (Rocky Point), 7-5
Jake Benedetto (Islip) d. Alex Gomez (Brentwood), 4-3

119: Ricardo Gomez (Brentwood) d. Ronnie Hicks (Copiague), 4-3
Francisco Pereira (Huntington) d. Nick Scotto (Ward Melville), 5-2

125: Adam Troy (Whitman) d. Nick Terdick (Glenn), 7-6
Mike Hromada (Half Hollow Hills East) d. Matt Fusaro (Glenn), 4-3

130: Stephen Dutton (Hauppauge) p. Ryan Kreischer (Commack), :30
Sean Messina (West Islip) d. Kyle Wade (Islip), 4-2

135: Andy Rodriguez (Central Islip) d. Anthony Volpe (Rocky Point), 5-2
Mike Castellano (Glenn) d. John LaMonica (Islip), 8-6

140: Rob Troy d. Jermaine Jacobs (Amityville), 7-2
Christian LaPersonerie d. Rich Lugo (Deer Park), 8-6

145: T.J. Neidhart (Shoreham-Wading River) d. James Denicola (Harborfields), 5-1
Ray Powers (Mount Sinai) p. Shawn Mazzarone (Sayville), 5:43

152: Paul DiLandro (Westhampton) d. Paul Dilorio (Sachem East), 11-5
Angel Mazara (Amityville) d. Terry Bennett (North Babylon), 8-4

160: Randy Marine (Copiague) d. Andrew VanBourgondien (Lindenhurst), 8-6 in 2 O.T.s
Michael Hernandez (Brentwood) d. Alex Martocello (Miller Place), 6-5

171: Pat Bell (West Islip) d. Chris Lugo (Deer Park), 6-5 in overtime criteria
Josue Mendez (Brentwood) d. Dennis Drywa (East Islip), 6-4

189: Conor Pryor (Ward Melville) d. Corey Gee (East Islip), 8-4
Zach Buonaiuto (Miller Place) d. David Manzueta (Brentwood), 3-1

215: Ernest James (Longwood) d. Carl Korpi (Miller Place), 5-4
Jahsua Marsh (Brentwood) d. David McGarry (Hauppauge), 10-7

285: Reggie Robinson (Amityville) d. Nawid Saddiq (Harborfields), 4-2
Dashaun Thomas (Huntington) p. Mike Levine (Commack), 2:57

Also, here are the team scores after the semifinals: Brentwood 133.5, Hauppauge 125.5, Huntington 87, Glenn 86, Longwood 71, West Islip 67, Rocky Point 57.5, Amityville 57.5, Mount Sinai 57, Copiague 55, Ward Melville 49, Half Hollow Hills East 48, Whitman 47.5, Westhampton 47, Islip 43, Miller Place 42, Shoreham-Wading River 40, Central Islip 36, West Babylon 33, Commack 33, Connetquot 31.5, Sayville 30.5, Sachem North 29, Deer Park 28, Harborfields 26, East Islip 24, North Babylon 24, Sachem East 20, Northport 20, Bayport-Blue Point 18, Centereach 15, Lindenhurst 14, Half Hollow Hills West 12, Patchogue-Medford 12, Mattituck 9, Smithtown East 9, Bay Shore 9, Smithtown West 6, Floyd 5, Kings Park 4.

And finally, here is the breakdown of finalists by school:
Brentwood - 4
Huntington - 3
Glenn, West Islip, Copiague, Amityville, Whitman, Shoreham-Wading River, Hauppauge - 2
Miller Place, Islip, Half Hollow Hills East, Mount Sinai, Central Islip, Rocky Point, Westhampton, Longwood, Ward Melville - 1

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Today, I wrote about how 112-pound weight class is so tough. Well, so is 215.

Ernest James (Longwood) defeated Carl Korpi of Miller Place, 5-4, and Brentwood's Jahsua Marsh defeated Dave McGarry of Hauppauge, 10-7, to advance to the final. Any of of these guys could probably win the title in another year. A real fantastic collection of talent at this weight, which also includes Alex Fernan of West Islip, Leon Bodden of Central Islip and Kevin Cassidy from Smithtown East.

If you place at this weight, you've really earned it.

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Top-seeded Pat Bell of West Islip won his 171-pound semifinal over Chris Lugo of Deer Park, 6-5, in overtime criteria. The match went into overtime with the score tied at 4-4, and neither wrestler scored in the first O.T.

Both escaped in their half of the second overtime, forcing a third-and-deciding 30-second start. Lugo had the choice and took down, and Bell rode him out.

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Top-seeded Randy Marine of Copiague just won 8-6 in double overtime in his 160-pound semifinal against Andrew VanBourgondien of Lindenhurst. It was his second straight overtime win in the tournament.

After a scoreless first overtime, the unseeded VanBourgondien escaped to go up by a point. But with just seconds remaining in the top half of the second overtime, Marine, who looked gassed prior to this move, had a slick duck under to take a one-point lead.

He took bottom in the second half of the second overtime period (which consists of two 30 second spurts). VanBourgondien elected to sacrifice the point and start neutral, but couldn't take Marine down, and lost 8-6.

Marine will face Brentwood's Michael Hernandez, who was a 6-5 victor over Alex Martocello of Miller Place, in the final.

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Hello from Day 2 of the counties at Stony Brook. Before I get started on today's action, I'll post my two stories from today's paper. One is about Islip's John LaMonica, who advanced to the semifinals despite starting in an outbracket match yesterday afternoon.

LaMonica partially tore a ligament in his shoulder in a match against Huntington last month, but came back and finished the regular season with a 27-3 record. He just lost to Mike Castellano in the semifinals, 8-6, but what a nice run for LaMonica. Look for him to finish third.

The other story is about the 112-pound weight class. These guys didn't disappoint this morning either, as Steven Keith of Shoreham-Wading River hung on for a 7-5 win over Rocky Point's Brandon Escobar and Islip's Jake Benedetto defeated Brentwood's Alex Gomez, 4-3.

In other action Whitman's Adam Troy advanced to the 125-pound final with a 7-6 win over Glenn's Nick Terdick. He took Terdick down in the final seconds of the match to take the lead. He'll face Mike Hromada of Half Hollow Hills East.

At 135, Stephen Dutton of Hauppauge pinned Commack's Ryan Kreischer in 30 seconds. He'll face West Islip's Sean Messina in the final, and will be the heavy favorite in that match.

More later...

BY CHRIS MASCARO

After this post, I have to go do my actual newspaper story, so I'll be taking a blog break until later, but I just wanted to say how Glenn's Mike Castellano pinned Travis Pitre of Sayville in the second period after he was down 8-2.

Quite an effort by Castellano, the second seed at 135.

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Big win for Glenn's Nick Terdick, who defeated top-seeded Victor Goady at 125 pounds, 4-2 to advance to tomorrow's semifinal.

BY CHRIS MASCARO

Rocky Point's Brandon Escobar, a state placewinner last season at 103, just snuck past Brentwood's Johnathon Murray, 5-4, to advance to the 112-pound semifinal. He took Murray down with about 40 seconds to go in the third period and rode him out.

Quite an effort by Murray, but Escobar lives to see another day...