Northport's Tim McLam works for a takedown on Michael Kerr. McLam won this 138 pound bout 12-0.

MAT NOTES :

     Connetquot HS (19-0) upended Northport (13-7), 52-14. in the quarterfinal round of the Suffolk County Dual Meet Championships. The host T'Birds won ten bouts and were paced by the Medina brothers; Julian (24-5) a junior at 116 and Jayden (31-1) at 145 pounds, both posted first period pins in their respective bouts. Other standouts were Ethan Hauser (101), Ruari Moore (124) and tough Roman Obert-Thorn (27-5) at 152. Thorn was embroiled in the marquee match of the dual in a back-and-forth bout as he edged highly-regarded Chris Holm with a key third period escape and a single leg takedown en route to a 5-2 decision. 

     Connetquot will face East Islip (15-4) in the semi final round on Saturday at 12 PM at Bay Shore HS. That winner will advance to the championship match at 3 PM.

     Northport was led by reigning state champion Matt Marlow (28-3) who used a tight overhead cradle for a fall at the 2:45 mark of the 131-pound bout. Another key win for the Tigers was turned in by Tim McLam who posted a solid 12-0 major decision at 138 pounds. Northport defeated Lindenhurst, 38-33, in the opening round of the tournament.

                                   CONNETQUOT  52   NORTHPORT  14

101- Ethan Hauser (Conn) pinned Jason Harvey2:56

108- Joey Kokolakis (Conn) dec. Dylan Tuthill 6-3

116- Julian Medina (Conn) pinned Ryan Muller :27

124- Ruari Moore (Conn) pinned Max Grandville :41

131- Matt Marlow (Npt) pinned Darien Francisquini 2:45

138- Tim McLam (Npt) maj. dec, Michael Kerr 12-0

145- Jayden Medina (Conn) pinned Kingston Strouse 1:49

152- Roman Obert-Thorn (Conn) dec. Chris Holm 5-2

160- Kai Shapiro (Conn) maj.dec, Andrew Kennedy 12-0

170- Lee Faber (Npt) maj. dec. Nickolas Theodoulous 12-0

190- Connor D'Ambrosi (Conn) won by forfeit

215- Kyle McLaughlin (Conn) won by forfeit

285- Michael Feramola (Conn) won by forfeit​

Connetquot's Roman Obert-Thorn  controls Northport's Chris Holm. Obert-Thorn (27-5) won this 152 pound battle 5-2.

2024 SUFFOLK DUAL MEET TOURNAMENT​

Julian Medina (24-5) secures the fastest fall of the evening needing only 27 seconds to win his 116 pound match against Northport.

Connetquot's Jayden Medina (31-1) works his arm bar to a first period fall in 145 pound action in the quarterfinals of the Suffolk Dual Meet tournament. Medina led the Thunderbirds to a solid 52-14 win over Northport.

Returning state champ Matt Marlow (28-3) put Northport on the board with a second period fall at 131 pounds.

CONNETQUOT 52  NORTHPORT 14​​​​​​​​​​​​​​