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Clarkstown South Hosts Day 1 Of Wrestling Sectionals
Wrestlers from Rockland and Westchester advanced. The semifinals and finals will be held Sunday at Pace University.
The early rounds of the Section 1 Division 1 Wrestling Championships were held Friday at Clarkstown South High School in West Nyack.
Each weight class featured 16 wrestlers from around Rockland and Westchester Counties. The top eight in each class advance to Sunday, where they’ll participate in the semifinals and finals to crown the section champs. That takes place at Pace University starting at 9 a.m. The third-place matches are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. with the championships to follow at 3:30 p.m.
North Rockland sent six wrestlers into the semifinals. Clarkstown North, South and Tappan Zee all have two competitors moving on, while Pearl River, Nyack and Suffern each have one.
Semifinal Matchups:
(Seed) Wrestler (School)
99:
(1) Nick Barbaria (New Rochelle) vs. (5) Alfredo Olmedo (Arlington)
(2) Kevin Rodriguez (Port Chester) vs. (3) Jon Errico (Byram Hills)
106:
(1) Mike Parise (Brewer) vs. (4) Bryan Ferrandi (New Rochelle)
(2) Blaise Benderoth (North Rockland) vs. (3) Nick Tolli (Arlington)
113:
(1) Troy Feniger (North Rockland) vs. (4) John Muldoon (Pearl River)
(2) Dylan Realbuto (Somers) vs. (3) Alex Delacruz (Ossining)
120:
(1) Liam Erickson (Brewer) vs. Jake DiMarsico (North Rockland)
(2) Mark Settembrino (RC Ketcham) vs. (3) Adit Thakur (Nyack)
126:
(1) Sam Speno (Fox Lane) vs. (4) Tommy Gonska (Brewer)
(2) Matt Caputo (North Rockland) vs. (6) Danny Murphy (RC Ketcham)
132:
(1) Dan Venture (Fox Lane) vs. (4) Colby Kash (Clarkstown North)
(2) John Tambunting (Scarsdale) vs. (10) Luke Minasi (John Jay East Fishkill)
138:
(1) Jake Srednicki (Mahopac) vs. (4) Christian Wassweiler (Beacon)
(2) Tom Grippi (Fox Lane) vs. (6) Max Bachmeier (Mahopac)
145:
(1) Joe Mastro (Yorktown) vs. (5) Ryan Becker (Clarkstown North)
(2) Mike Caputo (North Rockland) vs. (3) Dale White (John Jay-East Fishkill)
152:
(1) Brian Realbuto (Somers) vs. (4) Brad Marvin (RC Ketcham)
(2) Ben Miller (Mamaroneck) vs. (3) Kyle McAlpin (Brewer)
160:
(1) Matt Pasqualini (Fox Lane) vs. (8) Aaron Gallagher (Mahopac)
(2) Phil Siegel (Henry Hudson) vs. (3) Nick Giella (Suffern)
170:
(1) Aaron Butler (New Rochelle) vs. (5) Steven Sabella (Yorktown)
(2) Jack Braun (Scarsdale) vs. (3) Brenden Nunziata (Arlington)
182:
(1) Jacob Berkowitz (Scarsdale) vs. (4) Ryan Boyle (North Rockland)
(3) Thomas Murray (Yorktown) vs. (7) Tome Marku (Clarkstown South)
195:
(1) Mike Spinelli (Mahopac) vs. (4) Paul Okeke (Clarkstown South)
(3) Scott Wymbs (Horace Greeley) vs. (7) Nick Giancaspro (Somers)
220:
(1) Dom DeVita (Somers) vs. (4) Chris McGann (Tappan Zee)
(2) Tyler Lilly (New Rochelle) vs. (3) Dan Clune (Fox Lane)
285:
(5) Tyler Vanderlinde (RC Ketcham) vs. (8) Justin Douglas (New Rochelle)
(2) David Varian (Yorktown) vs. (3) Michael Manni (Tappan Zee)