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Division II wrestling: Nanuet stays on top

Division II wrestling: Nanuet stays on top

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PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Nanuet cruised to a second consecutive Section 1 Division II team title on Sunday at Pace University. They finished with 277 team points, well ahead of runner-up Edgemont.

The Golden Knights had three grapplers take first-place honors in Vinny Skokos (106 pounds), Anthony Calvano (120) and Dan Breit (195). They also had four wrestlers take second and three place third.

Edgemont ended up in second place for the second-straight season by netting 235 points. Brothers Tyler Aslanian (99 pounds) and Trey Aslanian (113) both captured titles for the Panthers. Four Edgemont wrestlers finished in second place.

Putnam Valley placed third and had one champion in John Messinger, who won by pin at 170 pounds. The Tigers had one second-place finisher and four took third.

Croton-Harmon came in fourth and had one champion in David Occhipinti. Occhipinti, a three-time Section 1 champion, pinned Edgemont’s Colin Hopkins in 5:23 and was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler.

Three Pawling wrestlers won Section 1 titles: Scott Porter (152), Oliver Mold (182) and Matt Acevedo (220).

Team Standings
1. Nanuet, 277 points; 2. Edgemont, 235; 3. Putnam Valley, 190; 4. Croton-Harmon, 151.5; 5. Irvington, 134.5; 6. Ardsley, 130.5; 7. Westlake, 111; 8. Pawling, 109; 9. Dobbs Ferry, 103; 10. Lourdes, 99; 11. Pleasantville, 85; 12. Hastings, 72; 13. Woodlands, 45; 14. North Salem, 26

Championship matches
99: Tyler Aslanian (Edgemont) dec. Joe Dillon (Nanuet), 6-4
106: Vinny Skokos (Nanuet) tech. fall Jonah Gerstel (Ardsley), 16-0
113: Trey Aslanian (Edgemont) pin Skylar Korek, :42
120: Anthony Calvano (Nanuet) dec. D.J. Frederich (Croton-Harmon), 9-3
126: Drew Longo (Ardsley) tech. fall Graham Williamson (Pleasantville), 20-5
132: David Occhipinti (Croton-Harmon) pin Colin Hopkins (Edgemont), 5:23
138: Dean Rogener (Westlake) dec. Matt Dillon (Nanuet), 5-2
145: Brett Pastore (Irvington) pin Jack McCormack (Edgemont), 5:50
152: Scott Porter (Pawling) dec. Anthony Gentile (Putnam Valley), 2-1 (OT)
160: Mike Boyle (Dobbs Ferry) maj. dec. Mike Buhlmann (Nanuet), 11-3
170: John Messinger (Putnam Valley) pin Chris Kim (Edgemont), 3:32
182: Oliver Mold (Pawling) maj. dec. Kevin Brundage (Nanuet), 11-1
195: Dan Breit (Nanuet) pin Chris Kraft (Croton-Harmon), 1:59
220: Matt Acevedo (Pawling) pin Christopher Minnozi (Hastings), 1:59
285: Obum Anyichie (Pleasantville) dec. Anthony DiNardo (Irvington), 3-1

Third-place matches
99: Andrew Barsuch (Croton-Harmon) dec. Nick Wilt (Hastings), 11-8
106: Eric Boyle (Nanuet) dec. Chris Marino (North Salem), 6-0
113: A.J. Mirabal (Putnam Valley) dec. Stephen Samolsky (Ardsley), 8-2
120: Aidan Conroy (Ardsley) dec. Josh Dooz (Dobbs Ferry), 7-2
126: Will Graybeal (Edgemont) dec. Dan Guido (Croton-Harmon), 5-0
132: Chris Bruno (Putnam Valley) pin Nick Jolly (Lourdes), 4:03
138: Kyle Kelvas (Putnam Valley) dec. Johnny Martin (Croton-Harmon), 7-0
145: Angelo Zegarelli (Putnam Valley) dec. Nick O’Halloran (Westlake), 12-8
152: Edgar Solis (Westlake) pin Ross Kantor (Edgemont), 2:06
160: Constantine Coffinas (Westlake) pin Max Ostachowsky (Lourdes), 1:55
170: Peter Smith (Nanuet) pin Tyler Estremera (Lourdes), :18
182: Evan Shlom (Ardsley) pin Willie Messinger (Putnam Valley), :54
195: Kevin Degnan (Irvington) pin Jacob Wiegard (Lourdes), 4:30
220: Daniel Kornberg (Edgemont) pin Ian Lopez (Lourdes), 1:30
285: Joe Morello (Dobbs Ferry) pin Tyrie Brave (Woodlands), 1:16

Fifth-place matches
99: Noah Kelvas (Putnam Valley) maj. dec. Kyle Aslanian (Edgemont), 12-4
106: Tyler Wexler (Irvington) pin Tom Shultz (Croton-Harmon), 4:54
113: Stephen Paternostro (Pleasantville) pin Justin Jiminez (Irvington), 2:15
120: Max Abramsky (Edgemont) pin Nick D’Arrigo (Irvington), 2:47
126: Zach Martin (Pawling) dec. Christian Gonzalez (Putnam Valley), 6-4
132: Billy Thompson (Nanuet) maj. dec. Zach Dolgetta (Westlake), 8-0
138: Peter Berman (Edgemont) dec. Elder Calim (Woodlands), 7-4
145: Andrew Horan (Croton-Harmon) dec. Jazz Saraguro (Nanuet), 3-2
152: Adam Rosenkranz (Dobbs Ferry) dec. Peter Jones (Irvington), 9-3
160: Peter Salzarulo (Pleasantville), pin Devin Pena (Woodlands), 4:10
170: Matt Zefi (Westlake) pin Justin Robadi (Ardsley), 4:56
182: Rocco Esposito (Pawling) pin Andrew Freeman (Nanuet), :43
195: Dennis DeLeon (Dobbs Ferry) by forfeit over Sergio Ventura (Nanuet)
220: Suneil Vaswani (Putnam Valley) dec. Quentin Bailey (Hastings), 8-4
285: Joe Morello (Dobbs Ferry) pin Tyrie Brave (Woodlands), 1:16
 

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