2024 NYSPHSA Wrestling Championships - Updates and Results
SECTIONAL TEAM SCORES:
1. Section IX - (229.5 points)
2. Section VIII - (213.5)
3. Section XI - (180)
4. Section V - (170)
5. Section I - (146)
DIVISION I
Section Eight sits in second place in the sectional team standings with 105.5 points and Section Eleven holds third place with 105. Leading the tournament is defending champion Section Nine (Catskills) with 113.5 points.
Long Island pushed 21 wrestlers into the semifinal round and are lead by two-time titlist MattMarlow (40-5) of Northport at 124, he will be pitted against Plainedge's Shane Dobbins (31-6) in the upper bracket. Marlow hopes to become LI's tenth three-time champion. The first Long Island wrestler to win three state titles was Bob Bury (115-3 career mark) of Calhoun in 1978. Bury was a four-time state placer (4-1-1-1) and later attended Penn State. In the bottom of that loaded weight class is Anthony Clem (45-5) of Wantagh. His twin brother Joseph (54-3) also advanced to the semi finals. Other all LI semi final features 2022 state king Dunia Sibomana (41-2) of Long Beach v Longwood's Anthony Lagala-Ryan (45-2) at 108 pounds. At 138 pounds, Sayville junior Leo Mongiello (38-5) upset Suffolk champion Camryn Howard (42-1) of Bellport with an exciting 7-5 quarterfinal win. Mongiello is now pitted against top-seeded Luke Nieto (49-1) of Plainedge.
Also advancing for Long Island were a pair of 118-pounders, Aidan Donahue (46-8) of Rocky Point and Lindy's Anthony Severino (36-1), Islip teammates, Jared Spahn (35-4) at 145 and Zach Miller (39-1) at 190. At 152 pounds are Brentwood junior Jason Kwaak (32-1) and Jesse Vanorden (44-2) of Wantagh. Kwaak will face top-seeded and Michigan commit Cameron Catrabone (222-19 career mark). Other LI finalists are EM's Matt Rodriguez (41-3), and the Plainedge tandem of sophomore Devin Downes (52-2) at 170 and potential state finalist Vincent Petzold (51-2) in the 285-pound class. One of those Red Devils hope to become the third state champion for their school, the first was Craig Vitagliano (98 pounds) in 1990.
In the team scoring, Plainedge with 48 points has a slight lead over St. Francis (47), Minisink Valley (40), Wantagh (33.5) and Middletown (32) after the semifinals.
DIVISION I - FINALS
101 - William Soto (Newburgh 51-0, Fr.) d. EJ Vass (Valley Central 35-5, 8th.) 11-0.
108 - Cooper Merli (Newburgh 50-4, So.) d. Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach 42-3, So.) Dec 1-0.
116 - Evin Gursoy (Midwood 27-0, Jr.) d. Anthony Severino (Lindenhurst 37-2, So.) 14-2.
124 - Luke Satriano (Valley Central 40-6, Jr.) d. Matt Marlow (Northport 41-6, Sr.) 10-0.
131 - Joseph Clem (Wantagh 57-3, Sr.) d. Samson McKissick-Staley (Pittsford 38-1, So.) 5-3.
138 - Amir Avazov (James Madison 47-4, Sr.) d. Luke Nieto (Plainedge 50-2, Jr.) 9-4.
145 - Liam Carlin (Burnt Hills 44-3, Jr.) d. Mason Ketcham (Washingtonville 47-2, Jr.) 3-1.
152 - Cameron Catrabone (Williamsville North/East 44-1, Sr.) d. Griffin Laplante (St. Francis 51-5, So.) 3-0.
160 - PJ Duke (Minisink Valley 39-0, Jr.) d. Matthew Rodriguez (East Meadow 42-4, Sr.) TF-27-12.
170 - Devin Downes (Plainedge 54-2, So.) d. Leo Venables (Carmel 27-3, Sr.) 6-4.
190 - Elijah Diakomihalis (Hilton 46-0, Jr.) d. Zachary Caldwell (St Francis 51-7, So.) 13-0.
215 - Coy Raines (Churchville Chili 43-2, Sr.) d. Alexander Berisha (Fox Lane 42-3, Jr.) 3-1.
285 - Stephan Monchery (Middletown 42-0, Sr.) p. Vincent Petzold (Plainedge 51-3, Sr.) 2:17.
DIVISION I - SEMIFINALS
101 -
William Soto (Newburgh) d. Vincenzo Mannello (Briarcliff-Byra) TF 17-1
EJ Vass (Valley Central) d. Brady Maneri (Auburn) 9-6
108 -
Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach) d. Anthony LaGala-Ryan (Longwood) 19-8
Cooper Merli (Newburgh) d. Cullen Edwards (St Francis) 5-0
116 -
Evin Gursoy (Midwood) d. Aidan Donohue (Rocky Point) 8-0
Anthony Severino (Lindenhurst) d. Brayden Kellison (Williamsville N) 6-3
124 -
Matt Marlow (Northport) d. Shane Dobbins (Plainedge) inj.
Luke Satriano (Valley Central) d. Anthony Clem (Wantagh) 11-2
131 -
Samson McKissick-Staley (Pittsford) d. Jacob Hanlon (Averill Park) 7-4
Joseph Clem (Wantagh) d. Vincent Tripaldi (Iona Prep) 7-3
138 -
Luke Nieto (Plainedge) d. Leo Mongiello (Sayville) 10-4
Amir Avazov (James Madison) d. Joseph Tornambe (Yorktown) 7-4
145 -
Liam Carlin (Burnt Hills) d. Te`shaun Mathews (Niagara Wheatfield) UTB 1-1
Mason Ketcham (Washingtonville) d. Jared Spahn (Islip) 7-0
152 -
Cameron Catrabone (Williamsville N) d. Jason Kwaak (Brentwood) 6-3
Griffin Laplante (St Francis) d. Jesse Vanorden (Wantagh) SV 3-1
160 -
PJ Duke (Minisink Valley) p. Casey Liess (McQuaid Jesuit) 2:58
Matthew Rodriguez (East Meadow) d. Sam Szerlip (Nyack) 7-1
170 -
Devin Downes (Plainedge) d. Johnathan Clohecy (Fulton) 5-4
Leo Venables (Carmel) p. Gage Laplante (St Francis) 1:38
190 -
Elijah Diakomihalis (Hilton) p. Ian Sutherland (Brewster) :39
Zachary Caldwell (St Francis) d. Zach Miller (Islip) 4-3
215 -
Coy Raines (Churchville Chi) d. Kahmari Cook (Lafayette) 8-5
Alexander Berisha (Fox Lane) d. Bryson Tibbs (Middletown) 11-4
285 -
Stephan Monchery (Middletown) v. Michael Mauro (John Jay East F) 11-2
Vincent Petzold (Plainedge) d. Kamdyn Dorchester (Carthage) TB 4-1
DIVISION II FINALS
101 - Andrew Juliano (Holland Patent 37-4, So.) p. Jakob Lucinski (Newfane 34-4, Sr.) - 3:07
108 - Maverick Beckwith (Norwich 29-2, Fr.) d. Anthony Valls (Chenango Valley 36-7, Fr.) - TB-1 7-1
116 - Darren Florance (BGAH 35-1, Sr.) d. Brock Frederick (South Jefferson 35-1, So.) - 3-1
124 - Chase Nevills (Copenhagen 37-1, Sr.) d. Christopher Noto (Honeoye Falls-Lima 40-1, So.) - 6-3
131 - Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River 51-1, Fr.) d. Jayden Duncanson (Tioga 31-2, So.) - 5:56
138 - Brayden Fahrbach (Mt. Sinai 39-0, Sr.) d. Gianni Silvestri (Tioga 33-1, Sr.) - 6-5
145 - Casper Stewart (Attica-Batavia 52-3, Sr.) d. Kieran Cullen (Greenville 44-3, Sr.) - 4-2
152 - Tavian Camper (Copenhagen 35-2, Sr.) d. Caden Bellis (Tioga 33-2, Sr.) - 4-3
160 - Ousmane Duncanson (Tioga 34-0, Sr.) d. Jacob Stephenson (Wilson 45-5, Jr.) - TF-16-0
170 - Braidon Woodward (Palmyra-Macedon 54-1, Sr.) d. Charles Foster (Vernon-Verona-Sherill 38-5, Sr.) - 5-1
190 - Greyson Meak (Cold Spring Harbor 41-1, Jr.) d. Tavio Hoose (Southwestern 46-2, So.) - 5-3
215 - Matt Trim (Maple Grove 45-2, Sr.) d. Mason Maring (Chautauqua Lake 45-6, Jr.) - 11-0
285 - Troy Beeman (Waverly 22-3, So.) d. William Wortkoetter (Wilson 26-1, So.) - SV-1 9-4
DIVISION II
Four Long Island wrestlers advanced to the semi finals, including reigning state champion Tommy Aiello (32-6) of John Glenn. Aiello will meet #1 seeded Maverick Beckwith (27-2) of Norwich at 108 pounds. Another defending state king is Brayden Fahrbach (37-0) of Mt. Sinai at 138 pounds, he will face Patrick Grimsey (Lowville-3) in the semifinals.
Other semifinalists are SWR's freshman Gavin Mangano (49-1) at 131 pounds and CSH junior Greyson Meak (39-1) in the 190-pound bracket. Mangano is pitted against Justin Mullis (Hudson Falls-2) and Meak's semifinal opponent is Luke Van Gorden (Pal-Mac-5).
Defending team champion Tioga (103 points), a Section Four powerhouse, has a commanding lead over Palmyra-Macedon (46) and John Glenn (35).
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