Chris Bono (Ponte Verde, FL) tie Carey Kolat (Jerfferson-Morgan, PA) 4-4.
Kolat is considered by most as the greatest high school wrestler of all time.
Kyle Dake (Lansing-4) p. Mike Gomez (Locust Valley-8) 5:25.
2007 Division 2 Most Outstanding Wrestler.
Battle of unbeatens as both wrestlers came in with 42-0 records on the season.
Gomez came in having tech fall his three opponents in the tourney incl. 2006 NYS D1 103 lb Champ Jeremy Coumo 15-0 in the Semis.
Cody Ruggirello (Valley Central-9) p. Nick Arujau (Syosset-8) 5:01.
Ruggirello family becomes 1st Father-Son-Son state champions in NYS history.
Finishes 50-2 and undefeated in his weight class this season.
Was 3rd in NYS last season at 96 lb.
Arujau is Syossets's 1st NYS Finalist.
Lance Wade (Islip-11) d. Eduardo Delgado (Long Beach-8) 5-2.
Wade redeems himself after losing in 2006
NYS Finals to Chaires and in 2007 Eastern States Finals to Delgado, both in OT SV, by defeating 2006 145lb NYS Champion in the rematch.
Paul Ligouri (Wantagh-8) d. T.J. Popolizio (Shenendehowa-2) 11-4.
The soph now has two consecutive undefeated state championship seasons with a record of 86-0 over the last two seasons.
Brandon Escobar (Rocky Point-11) d. Max Miller (Burnt Hills-2) 12-0.
Escobar works the cradles and gives Miller, an 8th grader, some air time.
Escobar finishes 3rd in NYS and also pinned 2007 96 lb. NYS Champ Steven Keith in a regular season dual.
Miller goes 0-2 and does not place.
Matt Hodge (Webster Thomas-5) d. Randy Colling (Pioneer-6) 10-4.
3rd time is the charm for Webster Thomas with 3 consecutive finalists.
Cheap tilts in a heavyweight match ?
Brothers of 149 lb NCAA Champions wrestle.
Corey Jantzen (Shoreham Wading River) d. Torsten Gillespie (Webster Schroeder) 6-1.
Brothers of 2004 Champ Jesse Jantzen (Harvard) and 2007 Champ Gregor Gillespie (Edinboro).
Corey finished the season 1st and Torsten 3rd in NYS and in this tourney.
Coleman Scott (Oklahoma State) d. Darrel Vasquez (Cal Poly) 4-3.
Vasquez, a senior, ended the season as an All-American for the 2nd time.
Scott, a junior, ended the season as the national runner up and is now a 3x All-American.
Ian Paddock (Warsaw-5) tf. Nick Greene (Greene-4) 15-0.
2005 D2 96 lb Champ gets revenge from 4-3 loss in last years D2 103 lb semis. Greene became champ and Paddock finished 3rd.
Corey Jantzen (Shorham Wading River-11) p. Peter Capone (Johnson City-4) 5:56.
Jantzen finishes as the State Champion. He is a 4x placer 2-5-1-1.
Capone, 3rd in NYS at D1 96 lb in 2005, goes 0-2 and does not place.
Steven Kieth (Shoreham Wading River-11) d. Justis Flamio (Mahopac-1) 8-2.
Rematch of Eastern States Final won by Kieth 8-0.
Flamio and Mahopac teammate Dominick Oddo are only D1 Semi Finalists from Section 1.
Flamio finishes 4th in NYS.
Desi Green (Rush Henrietta-5) d. Donnie Vinson (Whitney Point-4) 4-3.
Green slips by 2005 D1 103lb NYS Champion Austin Meys in the Semis and then takes out reigning Cadet Freestyle National Champion / Cadet Greco National Runner Up in the finals.
Mike Ahearn (Yorktown) d. Mike Rose (Carmel) 5-4.
Ahearn gets revenge for two previous losses to Rose this season.
Becomes Yorktown's first Section 1 Champ in 18 years !
Ahearn does not place at states.
Devon Brown (Marathon-4) p. Steven Dutton (Hauppauqe-11) 2:16.
Brown works a cement mixer for a pin in NYS Finals! Becomes 1st wildcard NYS State Champion.
