WANTAGH WINS NASSAU COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS OVER LONG BEACH - Both crown 3 champions

  99- Vito Rodriquez LV d. Jake Murphy SEA 3-2

106- Joe Contrastano CP-WH d. Tom Lynch SEA  103

113- Keith Cassar OB d. Christian Hansen CSH  13-2

120- Gage DeNatale LV d. Raymond Costa CSH  11-4

126- Jon Gomez LV p. Gaven Bell CSH  3:26

132- Hunter Dusold LV d. Hunter Dusold LV  10-4

138- Jack Ward LV d. Jack Weiboldt OB  11-10

145- Christian Tartaglia CSH p. Tyler Volpi SEA  2:32

154- Austin Carman CL d. Pat Briody LV  4-1

165- Bailey O'Brien LV d. Ericson Velasquez MIN  15-2

170- Shawn Mosca CP-WH p. Dante Botti SEA  2:38

182- John DeRidder CP-WH p. Chris Colvin OB  :31

195- Anthony Buffolino CL d. Alex Cassisi LV  6-4

220- Tareq Ibrahim CL d. Osmond Bouyer CL  13-1

285- Joseph Libretti CSH d. Sam Khonaparast OB  5-2

                                   DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULTS

 99-  Josiah Encarnacion (Wantagh) dec. Bobby Moore (Want) 6-2

106- Joe Becker (Lynbrook) pinned Dan Gibson (Port Washington) 4:52

113- Jared Altan (Plainedge) pinned Christian Encarnacion (Want) 1:17

120- Hunter Scutellaro (Massapequa) dec. Kevin DePalma (Farm) 6-4

126- Justin Vines (Want) pinned Michael Killard (Want) 4:29

132- Jacori Teemer (Long Beach) maj.dec. Matt Swanson (Lynbrook) 12-4

138- Vito Arujau (Syosset) maj.dec. Kyle Mosher (South Side) 20-10

145- Lucas Pincus (Hewlett) dec. Shane Gibbons (Mass) 4-2

152- Peter Pappas (Plainview) dec. Tyrese Byron (LB) 7-2

160- Jonathan Loew (Want) maj.dec. Charlie Spada (LB) 10-0

170- Joe Giorlando (LB) dec. Brandon DeVivio (LB) 5-2

182- Brandon Van Cooten (SewWest) pinned Tyreek Bromley (LB) 3:57

195- Elijah Rodriguez (LB) dec. Jack Rosen (Farm) 7-0

220- Zach Knighton-Ward (Uniondale) pinned  Mark Rivera (LB) 2:07

285- Ryan O'Shea (MacArthur) dec. Gavin Casey (Want) 3-2 OT

Ted Petersen OSW Award: Brandon Van Cooten (Sew West) - 182 pounds

Tom Hennigan Most Pins: Vito Arujau (Syosset) 138 - 3 falls in 5:39

Gary Ventmiglia Champion of Champions: Vito Arujau (Syosset) - 138 pounds

Mat Notes:

    Wantagh crowned three champions amongst their 14 county place-winners and edged Long Beach for the county title at the 60th annual Nassau County Championships held at the David Mack Sports Complex. Legendary assistant coach Reggie Jones Jr. stated: " We have been chasing Long Beach for the past two years, we finally caught them." The Warriors were paced by state placer Justin Vines (33-3) at 126, Josiah Encarnacion (47-2) at 99 and tough Jonathan Loew (48-1) at 160. Long Beach (16-0) the Empire State's top dual squad had three county winners and 14 All-County matmen. The Marines were led by three-time state champion junior Jacori Teemer (24-1, 174-5) at 132, Joe Giorlando (170) and unbeaten Elijah Rodriguez (40-0) at 195. Brandon Van Cooten (Sew West) upended LB's state medalist Tyreek Bromley with a stunning fall to claim the 182-pound title and was voted the MOW of the county meet. Five-time county champion and three-time state king Vito Arujau (33-0, 212-1) of Syosset rolled through the 138-pound bracket and posted an impressive 20-10 major decision with a barrage of single leg takedowns and tilts over two-time state placer Kyle Mosher (36-5) of South Side, he also won the Most Pins Award. Other county titlists were Massapequa's Hunter Scutellaro (33-5) at 120, Lucas Pincus (42-2) of Hewlett at 145, two-time state finalist Peter Pappas (34-0) of Plainview JFK at 152, Uniondale's Zach Knighton-Ward (220) and MacArthur's Ryan O'Shea (31-1) in the 285-pound class.

Team Scores:

  1. Wantagh (343.5 points)

  2. Long Beach (328)

  3. Massapequa (151.5)

  4. Farmingdale (150)

  5. Plainedge (107)

  6. Uniondale (94.5)

  7. Lynbrook (84.5)

  8. Freeport (81)

  9. MacArthur (67.5)

10. Bellmore JFK (54)

DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULTS

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