HIGH SCHOOLS/WRESTLING PREVIEWS / Jantzen, Messina Top Talented Group:
By Gregg Sarra. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 23 Dec 1998:
LEAGUE I: Floyd is the newcomer to the upper echelon in Suffolk wrestling. The Colonials are the team to beat because they have senior Joel Barone (215) and an experienced lineup. With Toro and a host of experience back, including Starlin Jiminez (119) and Moses Gonzalez (145), Brentwood is looking to earn the league crown. Longwood and Sachem will be strong again and Connetquot, with county runner-up Joe Patrovich (160), is highly touted.
Longwood Holiday Tournament
at Longwood HS
December 12, 1998
Championship Finals
96 – James Owens (Longwood) pinned Mike Fee (Whitman), 2:31
103 – Chris Angell (Smithtown) dec. Matt Scanga (L), 19-13
112 – Russell Peters (Sm) dec. Nick Zickmund (Mt. Sinai), 11-5
119 – Kyle Bernholz (MS) dec. Zabe Ahmadi (Wh), 8-4
125 – Joey Ketcham (L) pinned Joe Scholz (Sm), 5:30
130 – Adam Czachor (L) dec. John Pinola (MS), 11-2
135 – Jamie Fabian (L) dec. Steve Broglie (MS), 3-1
140 – Rob Angell (Sm) dec. Chris Cardella (Wh), 3-1
145 – Harold Jean-Louis (Wyandanch) dec. Anthony Montanarello (Newfield), 11-6
152 – Lane Chereskin (Sm) dec. Ryan Robey (N), 9-5
160 – Anthony Morbillo (MS) pinned Dave Brundage (Sm), 5:06
171 – Chris Fanning (L) dec. Mark Tricarico (L), 7-4
189 – Dan Sable (L) dec. Justin Schikowitz (Sm), 5-2
215 – Elroy Walrond (L) dec. Glenn Burns (Comsewogue), 13-5
275 – Mike Merritt (N) pinned Dan Sorice (MS), 4:24
Most Outstanding Wrestler: Jamie Fabian (Longwood)
Champion of Champions: Chris Angell (Smithtown) and Elroy Walrond (Longwood)
Valley Stream South Invitational
December 19, 1998
Team Scores
1. Longwood 259
2. Baldwin 231
3. East Meadow 205
4. Valley Stream Central 165
5. Manhasset 143
6. Valley Stream South 107
7. Holy Trinity 90
8. Great Neck District 76
9. Long Island City 28 – PSAL
Championship Finals
96 – Kugler (Bal) dec. Weiss (EM), 6-0
103 – Cook (EM) pinned Grassa (VSS), 4:38
112 – Hoeffner (EM) dec. Romanotto (EM), 4-3
119 – Reilly (VSC) dec. Mosca (EM), 13-5
125 – Ketcham (Lwd) pinned Theis (HT), 3:46
130 – Czachor (Lwd) dec. Papagianakis (VSC), 12-3
135 – Tavakolian (GN) pinned Shapiro (Bal), 2:52
140 – Dionisio (HT) dec. by inj. Walls (Bal), 1:13
145 – Chin (Man) pinned Gunther (VSC), 5:29
152 – Khawaja (EM) pinned Hess (Man), 1:23
160 – Weber (Man) pinned McKiernan (Lwd), 1:59
171 – Strump (EM) pinned Duskin (Man), 1:25
189 – Sable (Lwd) dec. Mammone (VSS) by TF, 5:25
215 – McAleese (Lwd) dec. Walround (Lwd) by inj. :00
275 – Nozdrovicki (Bal) pinned Weidman (Bal), 1:16
Most Outsanding Wrestler: Ketcham (Lwd)
Most Pins / Least Time: Tavakolian (GN), 3 in 4:40
Mid Hudson Tournament
at Kingston HS
December 28-29, 1998
Team Scores
1. Monroe Woodbury 192 – Sec IX
2. Northern Adirnodak 179 – Sec VII
3. Longwood 154
4. Newburgh Free Academy 142.5 – Sec IX
5. Long Beach 136
6. Cornwall 128.5 – Sec IX
7. North Babylon 124
8. Niskyauna 117.5 – Sec II
9. Averill Park 113 – Sec II
Sleepy Hollow 113 – Sec I
11. Colonie 110 – Sec II
12. Valley Central 105.5 – Sec IX
13. Shenendohowa 100.5 – Sec II
14. Mahopac 100 – Sec I
15. Cobelskill 93.5 – Sec II
16. Ossining 79.5 – Sec I
17. Arlington 63.5 – Sec I
17. Baldwin 63.5
19. Kingston 63 – Sec IX
20. Onterora 46 – Sec IX
21. Roy C. Ketcham 40 – Sec I
22. Middletown 38 – Sec IX
23. Rondout Valley 31.5 – Sec IX
24. Ellenville 30.5 – Sec IX
25. John Jay 15 – Sec I
Championship Finals
96 – Mike Mormile MW pinned Raul Ortiz SH 3:07
103 – Keith Pickell ELL. dec. John Gartiser MW 6-2
112 – Sal Cruz LB dec. Brad Trombley NAC 10-7
119 – Mike Ingentio NB pinned Brian Benson VC 1:18
125 – Joe Ketcham LONG dec. Joe Gartiser MW 8-4
130 – Dave Edwards Corn. dec. Jon Masa LB 4-3
135 – Billy Turano NB pinned Levon Garrand NAC 2:56
140 – Joe Mazzurco MAH dec. Dom Gambino King. 14-6
145 – Mike Damboise Shen dec. Raji Mosa SH 8-2
152 – Greg Parker Shen pinned Nick Rausenberger NFA 3:42
160 – Mark Groski Cob dec. Kevin Lawrence NFA 4-1
171 – Dan Uebel Corn. dec. Jeff Kangeg AP 7-4
189 – Dan Sable Long.. dec Geoff Hampton LB 10-8
215 – Steve Gero NAC pinned Mike Peleshuck Corn. :25
275 – Matt Tarulo Col. dec. Bob Hafler Nisk. 3-1 O.T
Consolation Placements
96 3rd Chris Normile Shen 4th Matt Stuart Col. 5th Marc Marinelli Mah 6th Eric Kugler Baldec. 7th Neal Martin Cob 8th Matt Sanga Long
103 3rd Jason Peck VC 4th Will Capelettin Mah 5th Ed Pietrowski Cob 6th Mike Jiminez LB 7th Mccoy NB 8th Hendrix Corn
112 3rd Shaun Miller Nisk 4th Mike Fergosi Mah 5th Rob Sckarlor MW 6th Matt Denholtz ARl 7th Joe Porchia NB 8th Rob Dilan Long
119 3rd Matt Stenglien Col. 4th Chris Ewing SH 5th Vince Polsinell AP 6th Jason Miller NAC 7th Casey Todd MW 8th Dennis Platkas Nisk
125 3rd Adam Bielawa AP 4th Chris Trombley NAC 5th Hector Negron SH 6th Barry Benson VC 7th Justin Tubiolo Cob 8th Rivera NB
130 3rd Adam Czachor Long 4th Mike Dattoma NB 5th Tom Letizia MW 6th Pat Beckley ARl. 7th Brad Giambrone Ont. 8th Nick Vallastro VC
135 3rd Chris Johnson Nisk 4th Sean Ralston Cob 5th Mike Penner MW 6th Harris Oss. 7th Jamie Fabian Long 8th Mike Strack NFA
140 3rd Adam Sands Corn 4th George Walls Bal 5th Adam Gleason MW 6th Chris Lake Long 7th Mark Burdo NA 8th John Lugo Ont
145 3rd Nick Lambert NFA 4th jake Hughto Oss 5th Greg Simmmons AP 6th Chad Poirer NAC 7th Adam Dunne MW 8th N. Poole Cob
152 3rd Aron Wiess LB 4th R. Rodriguez SH 5th Brian Law AP 6th Bob Alpi NB 7th G Dinneen Nisk 8th Anthony Morales Midec
160 3rd Ed Phillips Mid 4th Jake Smyth AP 5th John Favata RV 6th Rod Stevens NA 7th John Waterfield Nisk 8th Ray Ford Ont
171 3rd Pat Shufelt Cob 4th Noah Rice King 5th Mike Lawrence NFA 6th C. Fanning Long 7th R Cronin RCK 8th T. Gilbertin Arl
189 3rd Dave Colabella MW 4th Rich Downer Oss 5th Nick Montague NFA 6th Keith Cartmill RCK 7th Adam Costanza MAh 8th N Yannaco JJ
215 3rd Wayne Hoffman LB 4th Vern Fonda Co. 5th Mark Palloato nisk 6th Steve Maclese Long 7th Dan Christmann MW 8th Jason Lichenstein Midec.
275 Joe Sahl VC 4th Joe Gilson Shen 5th Joel Leonardo SH 6th Gary Parise MW 7th Healy NFa 8thh Bill Cuoto Long
Son’s Title Follows Surgery:
Gregg Sarra. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 03 Jan 1999
Judi Carlon sat in the second row of bleachers at Bay Shore High School yesterday at the Cliff Clark Classic wrestling tournament but her mind was elsewhere. Her husband of 27 years, Albert, had emergency surgery for an infected gall bladder at Mid-Island Hospital in Bethpage earlier in the day.
“I’m thinking about how he’s feeling but we didn’t want our son {Dan Carlon} to worry,” Judi Carlon said. “We couldn’t tell him his father was undergoing surgery before the tournament. It would have been too much.”
Carlon, the defending Nassau County champion at 125 pounds from Division, worked his way through the 145-pound bracket with a win by technical fall and two pins.A fall in 3:31 over James Tully of Longwood gave him the title.
“I left the hospital after I saw that my sweetheart was fine,” Judi said.
And she went to see her baby wrestle.
Dan Carlon, the only son of Albert and Judi, came off the mat and after a cooling-off period, was told of his father’s surgery.
“We’re going to see him now,” said Carlon, who seemed annoyed of the news, but pleased with the upbeat report.
“I knew he’d be mad that we didn’t tell him,” Judi said. “Now we can go tell my husband the good news.”
The highlight bout of the tournament came at 160 pounds. Two-time Nassau County champion Bill Bennett of Division met Freeport’s Eddie Gomez, a county runner-up a year ago, in the final. Bennett took a 1-0 lead with a third-period escape before Gomez countered with a beautiful takedown with 29 seconds left for a 2-1 win.
“He has a difficult stance to penetrate and counters well,” Gomez said. “We’ve had some great matches. There aren’t too many chances to get a takedown against him.”
Freeport coach Russ Cellan said: “It doesn’t get any better than that. Bennett was so strong and Eddie caught him a little off balance for the takedown.”
The tournament was loaded with defending CHSAA state champions, Nassau and Suffolk county champs and a few county runners-up. Defending CHSAA state champion Evan Howard of St. Anthony’s brawled his way to the 152-pound title with a 10-7 win over Matt Smith of Bellmore JFK.
“We saw some incredible wrestling from some of the best teams on Long Island,” Bay Shore coach Mike Porcelli said. “Cliff Clark would have loved the competitive atmosphere.”
Clark, a coach at Bay Shore from 1940-64, won eight county championships and had 95 Suffolk finalists, including 55 Suffolk champions, both county records.
Longwood’s Adam Czachor prevailed in the 130-pound final, using two near falls in the first period to open a 10-2 lead before Bay Shore’s Dan Najera cut the deficit to 12-8 midway through the third. Czachor capitalized during a flurry and headlocked Najera for the pin in 5:54. It was the second straight title for the Lions. Joey Ketcham shut out Patchogue-Medford’s Jerard Melito, 13-0, in the 125-pound final.
Notes & Quotes: Suffolk high school sports historian Andrew Slawson was honored before the final round as the first recipient of the Cliff Clark Award. Slawson, who was recognized by the National Football Foundation for his volunteer work in the amateur football community, was presented a plaque at center mat . . . Bay Shore wrestler Jason Bujold sprained his neck in the 140-pound match for third place after landing head-first in the second period.
CLIFF CLARK CLASSIC At Bay Shore – Finals
96 – Dan Worsdale (BJFK) d. Matt Sganga (Long), 8-6. 103 – Travis Sickle (BJFK) d. Tyshawn Scarlett (F), 5-2. 112 – Lucas Magnani (SA) d. Kevin Miller (BS), 9-6. 119 – Josh Slaughter (PM) d. Joe Nardone (BS), 3-0. 125 – Joey Ketcham (L) d. Jerard Melito (PM), 13-0. 130 –
Adam Czachor (L) p. Dan Najera (BS), 5:54. 135 – Coleman (A) d. Osorio (SA), 5-3. 140 – Harold Jean-Louis (W) d. Eric Ginsberg (BJFK), 6-2. 145 – Dan Carlon (D) p. James Tully (Longwood), 3:31. 152 – Evan Howard (SA) d. Matt Smith (BJFK), 10-7. 160 – Eddie Gomez (F) d. Bill Bennett (D), 2-1. 171 – John Nuzzi (F) d. Albera Escanazi (BJFK), 8-2. 189 – Dan Sable (L) p. John DellaRocca (PM), 3:45. 215 – Terry Brown (F) d. Matt Forrest (SJB), 4-0. 275 – Joe Minucci (SA) d. Vince Comisso (A), 7-0. Most outstanding wrestler – Gomez (F). Most pins / least time – Sable (L) 3 pins in 6:19. Jan. 2
Longwood 38, Sachem 19
January 7, 1999
103 – Sganga (L) dec. Sokolowski, 8-6, OT
112 – Dilan (L) dec.Sylvester, 6-1
119 – Van Pelt (S) pin Lynch, 4:53
125 – Ketcham(L) dec. Buonopane, 13-1
130 – Czachor (L) def. Galetta, by TF, 5:03
135 – LeTang (S) pin Fabian, 6:51, OT
140 – Lake (L)dec. Kling, 13-2
145 – Tully (L) pin Toia, 1:47
152 – Alvieri (S)dec. Kuhn, 6-0
160 – Streat (S) dec. McKiernan, 11-0
171 – Fanning(L) dec. Grimm, 3-2
189 – Sable (L) dec. Sykes, 12-7
215 – Walrond(L) won by disquaification
Longwood Downs Sachem:
BY Greg Sarra. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 08 Jan 1999
The dual meet. Longwood-Sachem. The year really doesn’t matter. There always is quality wrestling, with bouts battled to the final seconds withschool pride in mind.
Last night was no different. The rivalry started in typical fashion as Longwood‘s Matt Sganga battled Frank Sokolowski into overtime tied at 6 in their 103-pound match. Sganga gained a takedown at 42 seconds of overtime for the decision as Longwood won six of the first eight bouts to take a commanding 26-12 lead en route to a 38-19 victory over Sachem in last night’s League I opener for both teams before 500 at Sachem. It was Longwood‘s third win in its last four duals against Sachem.
“Matt had nothing to lose because he’s only our 96-pounder,” Longwood coach Scott Conlon said. “I told him just go out and go hard.”
With the team score tied at 6, Longwood‘s Joey Ketcham (125) and Adam Czachor (130) turned in impressive victories to open a 17-6 lead. Ketcham won a superior decision over Steve Buonopane, 13-1, and Czachor beat Pete Galetta by technical fall in 5:03.
The most exciting bout came at 135 pounds. Sachem’s Mike LeTang was bumped up two weight classes to face Jamie Fabian and the two grappled a tight match. Fabian was about to gain a takedown in overtime when LeTang turned a compromising position into a favorable one witha whiplike move. Fabian fell beneath LeTang, who changed his grip to a headlock. LeTang applied the tightest of headlocks and inched Fabian’s shoulders to the mat – before referee Dave Darrow smacked the mat for a stunning pin 51 seconds into overtime to get Sachem within 16-12.
LeTang had stolen victory from defeat in one sweet move. The ending punctuated a brilliant bout that showcased the skills of both wrestlers. Fabian countered and moved aggressively as did LeTang. All Fabian could do when it was over was bury his face in Conlon’s chest and believe his coach’s words.
“I told him I was very proud of him,” Conlon said. “I thought he wrestled a great match. He shouldn’t hang his head.”
That victory could have swayed the momentum Sachem’s way and set the tone for the final seven bouts. Instead, Longwood reeled off five more wins. The Lions’ Chris Lake methodically broke down Jason Kling and cruised to a 13-2 win at 140 pounds and Jim Tully used an unconventional move to pin Sachem’s Dan Toia in 1:47 at 145 pounds for a 26-12 lead. Trailing 2-1, Tully reversed Toia to his back and just clamped Toia’s arms motionless above his shoulders and leaned back on him for the pin.
“Anything can happen in this rivalry,” Conlon said.
Dan Sable beat Sachem’s Matt Sykes in the 189-pound bout, 12-7, to clinch the victory.
“Another wild dual,” Sable said. “Always is.”
Longwood 38, Sachem 19
103 – Sganga (L) dec. Sokolowski, 8-6, OT. 112 – Dilan (L) dec. Sylvester, 6-1. 119 – Van Pelt (S) pin Lynch, 4:53. 125 – Ketcham (L) dec. Buonopane, 13-1. 130 – Czachor (L) def. Galetta, by tech. fall, 5:03. 135 – LeTang (S) pin Fabian, 6:51, OT. 140 – Lake (L) dec. Kling, 13-2. 145 – Tully (L) pin Toia, 1:47. 152 – Alvieri (S) dec. Kuhn, 6-0. 160 – Streat (S) dec. McKiernan, 11-0. 171 – Fanning (L) dec. Grimm, 3-2. 189 – Sable (L) dec. Sykes, 12-7. 215 – Walrond (L) won by disquaification.
In last night’s League I action, Longwood‘s Dan Sable pinned Tim Dreyer in 1:33 at 189 pounds as the Lions beat Connetquot, 34-22. Chris Fanning (171) edged Eric Stolfa, 3-2, to break a tie at 22.
Longwood 34, Connetquot 22
January 13, 1999
103 – Rudden (C) dec. Sganga, 16-8
112 – Dilan (L) dec. Avalos, 9-6
119 – Lynch (L) pinned Ziegler, 2:45
125 – Ketcham (L) tech fall Schmidt, 5:34
130 – Czachor (L) dec. Soucy, 14-4
135 – Fabian (L) dec. Zappulla, 12-6
140 – Accardi (C) dec. Lake, 3-2
145 – Coster (C) def. Tully, by tech. fall, 4:38
152 – Hagan (C) dec. Kuhn, 5-0
160 – Patrovich (C) def. McKiernan, by tech. fall, 2:52
171 – Fanning (L) dec. Stolfa, 3-2
189 – Sable (L) pinned Dreyer, 1:33
215 – Walrond (L)dec. Grosso, 8-2
Longwood 48, Ward Melville 27
January 16, 1999
103 – Scanga (L) def Frieberger by TF, 3:43
112 – Dilan (L) dec. Kaplan, 4-2
119 – Lynch (L) pinned Meyer, 4:20
125 – Simon (WM) def. Pascuale by TF, 5:25
130 – Czachor (L) def. Mendez by TF, 5:10
135 – Fabian (L) pinned Margolin, 1:52
140 – Lake (L) dec. Mandel, 6-4
145 – Johnson (WM) pinned Bennett, 3:21
152 – Kosiorowski (WM) pinned Kuhn, 5:46
160 – McKiernan (L) pinned Kalt, 1:48
171 – S. Ferraro (WM) dec. Fanning, 4-3
189 – Sable (L) pinned Maehr, :48
215 – Walrond (L) pinned Tinsley, 3:02
275 – C. Ferraro (WM) pinned Couto, 1:45
William Floyd 33, Longwood 27
January 22, 1999
Close Call for Longwood. Longwood coach Scott Conlon knew it would
be a close wrestling match against Floyd.
It was, and then some. Joel Barone’s pin at heavyweight proved to be
the difference as Floyd defeated Longwood, 33-27, in a Suffolk I
contest.
“[Floyd] coach [Terry] Phelan has a tough team,” Conlon said. “There
was some great wrestling out there.”
With his team down 27-21, Longwood’s Dan Sable pinned Joe Randazzo
in 4:10 in a bout featuring two of the top 189-pounders in the county to
tie the score at 27 heading into the heavyweight bout.
Longwood’s Adam Czachor defeated John Cicio 9-6 at 130 in another
close match.
William Floyd is 5-0, while Longwood is 4-1.
103 – Sganga (L) dec. Cicio, 7-3
119 – A.DeOlivera (WF) dec. Lynch, 11-9
125 – Ketcham (L) def. Surdi by TF, 3:17
130 – Czachor (L) dec. J.Cicio, 9-6
135 – M.Williams (WF) dec. J.Fabian, 11-9
140 – Maurer (WF) def. Riconda by TF, 2:57
145 – Adec.DeOlivera (WF) dec. Lake, 7-1
152 – Schmid (WF) pinned Tully, 3:28
160 – Esposito (WF) def. Kuhn by TF, 5:45
171 – Fanning (L) dec. Cariaccia, 7-3
189 – Sable (L) pinned Randazzo, 4:10
215 – Barone (WF) pinned Walrond, :20
Forfeits by: F (112)
Longwood 38, Long Beach 19
January 23, 1999
103 – Jiminez (LB) pinned Scanga, 1:31
112 – Cruz (LB) dec. Dilan, 5-1
119 – Camec (LB) dec. Lynch, 9-1
125 – Ketcham (L) def. Rodriguez by TF, 2:57
130 – Masa (LB) dec. Czachor, 9-2
135 – Fabian (L) dec. Abreu, 9-2
140 – Lake (L) pinned Tagney, :21
145 – Tully (L) dec. D.Weiss, 6-2
152 – A.Weiss (LB) dec. Quhn, 12-3
160 – McKiernan (L) pinned O’Brien, 4:42
171 – Fanning (L) dec. Hampton, 3-2
189 – Sable (L) pinned Pearl, 3:03
215 – McAleese (L) pinned Hoffman, 2:30
Longwood 48, Mt. Sinai 20
January 29, 1999
103 – Scanga (L) pinned Crimeni, :50
112 – Dilan (L) pinned Zickmund, 3:42
119 – Bernholz (MS) pinned Lynch, :27
125 – Kethcam (L) pinned Cioffi, 1:40
130 – Czachor (L) dec. Pinola, 6-4
135 – Broglie (MS) dec. Fabian, 7-4
140 – Clark (MS) dec. Lake, 6-3
145 – Tully (L) def. Storetveit by TF, 5:58
152 – Morbillo (MS) dec. Kuhn, 14-2
160 – Thomas (MS) dec. McIssae, 5-0
171 – Fanning (L) dec. DiPiazza, 2-1
189 – Sable (L) pinned Schneider, 1:50
215 – Walround (L) pinned Aiello, :59
275 – Couto (L) pinned Sorice, 3:57
Brentwood 37, Longwood 16
January 29, 1999
Brentwood’s Title Share First Since ’86
Mike Munoz decisioned Adam Czachor, 7-5, in overtime of the 135-pound weight class to lead Brentwood past Longwood, 37-16, Friday in a League I wrestling match. Brentwood (6-0) clinched a tie for the League I title, its first since 1986. According to Brentwood coach Bob Panariello, it also is the school’s first win over Longwood (5-2) since 1986
103 – Sganga (L) dec. Flynn, 10-4
112 – Jiminez (B) def. Dilan by TF, 4:46
119 – Toro (B) dec. Lynch, 12-4
125 – Pasquale (L) dec. Garced, 5-0
135 – Munoz (B) dec. Czachor, 7-5 OT
140 – Beach (B) dec. Fabian, 10-8 OT
145 – Fernandez (B) dec. Lake, 4-3
152 – Gonzalez (B) pinned Tully, 4:11
160 – Price (B) pinned Kuhn, 1:46
171 – Guzman (B) dec. Fanning, 6-1
189 – Sable (L) dec. Escobar, 13-2
215 – Baldwin (B) dec. Walrond, 8-4
Forfeits by: B (130)
Suffolk League 1 Tournament at William Floyd
February 13, 1999
Team Scores
1. Brentwood 207.5
2. William Floyd 191
3. Longwood 166
4. Sachem 128
5. Smithtown 85.5
6. Connetquot 73.5
7. Patchogue-Medford 70.5
8. Ward Melville 66
Brackets
Championship Finals
96 – Matt Sganga (L) pinned Jack Holmgren (PM), 5:25
103 – Pat Flynn (B) def. Frank Sokolowski (Sa) by TF, 4:58
112 – Starkin Jimenez (B) dec. Hector Toro (B), 7-0
119 – Gregg Licata (Sm) dec. Steve Van Pelt (Sa), 3-2
125 – Joey Ketchum (L) dec. Mike LeTang (Sa), 10-0
130 – Adam Czachor (L) dec. Mike Munoz (B), 8-3
135 – Ryan Maurer (WF) dec. Jamie Fabian (L), 11-3
140 – Casey Beach (B) dec. Brian Mentz (PM), 2-0
145 – Adam DeOliveira (WF) dec. Job Fernandez (B), 2-1
152 – Lane Chereskin (Sm) dec. Moses Gonzalez (B), 1-0
160 – Joe Patrovich (C) def. Chris Esposito (WF) by TF, 5:38
171 – Tony Guzman (B) dec. Chris Fanning (L), 7-6
189 – Dan Sable (L) def. Matt Sykes (Sa) by TF, 4:27
215 – Joel Barone (WF) pinned Elroy Walrond (L), 1:57
275 – Jesse Brush (Sa) dec. Cole Ferraro (WM), 5-4
Most Outstanding Wrestler: Joe Patrovich (Connetquot, 160)
Most Pins Least Time: Hector Toro (Brentwood, 112), 3 in 7:10
Consolation Finals
96 – Mike Cicio (WF) dec. Cory Gresh (WM), 8-2
103 – Dom Zanfardino (PM) dec. Tim Marchand (C), 10-0
112 – Adam Kaplan (WM) dec. Rob Carasiti (WF), 2-1
119 – Steve Buonpane (Sa) dec. Roberto Dilan (L), 3-2
125 – Jerad Melito (PM) dec. Jay Simon (WM), 2-1
130 – John Cicio (WF) dec. Mike Williams (WF), 2-1
135 – Joe Scholz (Sm) dec. Frank Zappulla (C), 6-4
140 – Rob Angell (Sm) dec. Ken Schmid (WF), 11-7
145 – Anthony Costa (C) dec. James Tully (L), 13-3
152 – Ken Alvieri (Sa) dec. Brian Hagan (C), 5-4
160 – Ryan Kosiorowski (WM) dec. Wes Price (B), 3-2
171 – Luis Escobar (B) dec. Ben Caiaccia (WF), 7-2
189 – Joe Randazzo (WF) dec. Justin Schikowitz (Sm), 7-1
215 – Tim Baldwin (B) dec. Duncan Iannucci (Sa), 4-2
275 – Rich Barker (WF) pinned Nick Allocco (WF), :46
Dr. L Robert “Doc” Fallot Memorial Suffolk County Wrestling Championship
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
February 19-20, 1999Team Score
| Hauppauge | 160.0 | Patchogue-Medford | 29.0 | |
| Brentwood | 118.5 | Smithtown | 29.0 | |
| Shoreham-Wading River | 110.0 | Deer Park | 28.0 | |
| William Floyd | 107.5 | Harborfields | 22.0 | |
| Longwood | 96.0 | Newfield | 18.0 | |
| Mt. Sinai | 82.0 | Port Jefferson | 17.0 | |
| Copiague | 80.5 | Walt Whitman | 15.0 | |
| East Islip | 72.5 | Half Hollow Hills West | 14.0 | |
| Northport | 66.0 | Kings Park | 11.0 | |
| North Babylon | 64.0 | Central Islip | 9.0 | |
| East Hampton | 62.5 | Bellport | 8.0 | |
| Sachem | 61.0 | Ward Melville | 8.0 | |
| Lindenhurst | 57.5 | Bayport-Blue Point | 6.0 | |
| Huntington | 52.0 | Stony Brook | 6.0 | |
| Sayville | 47.5 | West Babylon | 6.0 | |
| John Glenn | 45.0 | Commack | 5.0 | |
| Islip | 42.0 | Southampton | 4.0 | |
| Riverhead | 40.0 | Eastport | 2.0 | |
| Amityville | 39.5 | Westhampton Beach | 1.0 | |
| Half Hollow Hills East | 39.5 | Babylon | 0.0 | |
| Bay Shore | 36.5 | Hampton Bays | 0.0 | |
| Centereach | 35.5 | Mattituck/Greenport | 0.0 | |
| Connetquot | 35.5 | Mercy | 0.0 | |
| Rocky Point | 30.5 | Miller Place | 0.0 | |
| Comsewogue | 30.0 | Wyandanch | 0.0 | |
| West Islip | 30.0 |
Championship Finals
96 – Rob Vacarro (East Islip, Fr.) dec. Dan Song (Hauppauge, Fr.), 8-7 OT Crit.
103 – Dan Miracola (Shoreham-Wading River, Fr.) dec. Greg McCoy (North Babylon, So.), 3-1
112 – Starlin Jimenez (Brentwood, Jr.) dec. Jeremy Cuevas (East Hampton, Jr.), 8-3
119 – Mike Patrovich (Islip, So.) dec. Mike Ingenito (North Babylon, Sr.), 9-8
125 – Joey Ketcham (Longwood, Sr.) dec. Justin Iannello (Hauppauge, So.), 2-1
130 – Mike Messina (Hauppauge, Sr.) dec. John Cicio (William Floyd, Sr.), 9-4
135 – Ryan Mauer (William Floyd, So.) pinned Keith Gholson (Lindenhurst, Jr.), 1:56
140 – Mike Torriero (Rocky Point, Jr.) dec. Mike Cox (Sayville, Sr.), 10-5
145 – Jesse Jantzen (Shoreham-Wading River, Jr.) dec. Steve Mally (Harborfields, Sr.), 15-0
152 – Anthony Morbillo (Mt. Sinai, Sr.) pinned Tevon Fordyce (Copiague, Sr.), 4:41
160 – Joe Patrovich (Connetquot, Sr.) dec. Jerome Joe (Half Hollow Hills East, Jr.), 23-6
171 – Ricky Roche (Riverhead, Sr.) dec. John Parente (Hauppauge, Sr.), 7-2
189 – Dan Sable (Longwood, Jr.) pinned Matt Sykes (Sachem, Jr.), 2:45
215 – Joel Barone (William Floyd, Sr.) dec. Mike McLaughlin (Deer Park, Sr.), 2-1
275 – Glen Burns (Comsewogue, Sr.) pinned Ed Williams (John Glenn, Sr.), 2:32
Lonnie Kittle Most Outstanding Wrestler: Jesse Jantzen (Shoreham-Wading River, 145)
Champion of Champions: Mike Patrovich (Islip, 119)
Most Pins Least Time: Mike LeTang (Sachem, 125), 4 in 10:04
Consolation Finals 3rd/4th
96 – John Gorman (Lindenhurst, Fr.) dec. John Cummings (Bay Shore, 8th), 4-2
103 – Sam Augello (John Glenn, So.) dec. Pat Flynn (Brentwood, Fr.), 3-2
112 – Steve Sebastopoli (Lindenhurst, Jr.) dec. Mike Synan (East Islip, So.), 10-7
119 – Kyle Bernholz (Mt. Sinai, Jr.) dec. Nick Garuccio (Northport, Sr.), 1-0
125 – Mike LeTang (Sachem, Sr.) pinned Abillo Sanchez (Copiague, Jr.), 3:50
130 – Adam Czachor (Longwood, Sr.) dec. Anthony Carbone (Northport, So.), 6-4
135 – Mike Clark (Mt. Sinai, Sr.) dec. Tony Pallazzo (West Islip, Sr.), 4-3
140 – Brian Mentz (Patchogue-Medford, Jr.) dec. Casey Beach (Brentwood, Jr.), 5-4
145 – Paul Zis (Sayville, Jr.) dec. Rickie Ress (Hauppauge, Jr.), 4-2
152 – Lane Chereskin (Smithtown, Sr.) dec. Jack Piana (Huntington, Jr.), 10-3
160 – Nick Cuomo (Centereach, Sr.) dec. Josh Keller (Shoreham-Wading River, Sr.), 4-2
171 – Woody Cromarty (Amityville, Jr.) pinned Tony Guzman (Brentwood, Sr.), 4:12
189 – Brian Turza (East Hampton, Sr.) dec. Mark Brunza (East Islip, Jr.), 5-4
215 – Brandon Ress (Hauppauge, Sr.) pinned Greg Nardone (Bay Shore, Jr.), 2:44
275 – Mike Merritt (Newfield, Sr.) dec. Ben Bonaventura (Hauppauge, Jr.), 2-0
Consolation Finals 5th/6th
96 – Matt Scanga (Longwood, Fr.) dec. Jack Holmgren (Patchogue-Medford, Fr.), 2-0
103 – Brandon Zielazny (Riverhead, So.) dec. Bill Roeill (Copiague, So.), 4-2 OT
112 – Jack Ferrigno (Shoreham-Wading River, Jr.) pinned Manny Acevedo (Central Islip, So.), 0:55
119 – Steve Snair (Kings Park, Sr.) dec. Paul Zarcone (Huntington, So.), 12-5
125 – Mike Roth (Half Hollow Hills West, So.) dec. Brian Gatta (Northport, Jr.), 2-0
130 – Frank Rivera (North Babylon, Jr.) dec. Bralio Sime (Copiague, Sr.), 13-0
135 – Rick Osterberg (East Hampton, Jr.) dec. Joe Scholz (Smithtown, Sr.), 5-3
140 – Dan Ornstein (Shoreham-Wading River, Sr.) dec. Dan Elfawal (Copiague, Sr.), 7-2
145 – Adam DeOlivera (William Floyd, Jr.) dec. Job Fernandez (Brentwood, Jr.), 7-5 OT
152 – Sean Bryan (Shoreham-Wading River, Jr.) dec. Trevor Molloy (Walt Whitman, Sr.), 5-2
160 – Robert Song (Hauppauge, Sr.) def. Lou Giani III (Huntington, Jr.), by Dflt
171 – Dan Sweatman (Northport, Sr.) dec. Luis Escobar (Brentwood, Sr.), 3-0
189 – Marcus Delgado (Centereach, Sr.) dec. Aaron Garrett (Amityville, Sr.), 5-0
215 – Tom Baldwin (Brentwood, Sr.) dec. Shane Roer (Northport, Sr.), 3-1 OT
275 – Jesse Brush (Sachem, Sr.) dec. Dan Sorice (Mt. Sinai, Sr.), 3-1 OT
Patrovich Family Pins Down 2 Titles:
Gregg Sarra. STAFF WRITER. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 22 Feb 1999
The moment was beautiful. It was father and sons in a unique bond of friendship and love. Mike and Joe Patrovich Jr. hugged their father, Joe Sr., at matside after Joe Jr. won his second county title.
Joe Patrovich, a senior at Connetquot, pounded Jerome Joe of Hills East by technical fall in 2:57 of the 160-pound final late Saturday night at the Dr. Robert Fallot Suffolk County wrestling championships at the University at Stony Brook.
The win improved Joe to 31-0 and put him in select company with his younger brother Mike, a sophomore at Islip, who turned in an exciting 9-8 upset win over defending county champion Mike Ingenito of North Babylon for the 119-pound title. Mike Patrovich earned the ultimate respect from his peers when he was voted the tournament’s Champion of Champions.
The two titles made it an unforgettable tournament for the Patrovich family. For the first time in tournament history, brothers from different schools won titles in the same year.
“Oh, this is so special,” said Joe Sr., the coach at Islip, who won a county title for Farmingdale in 1973. “I really had to just step back and seize the moment. It was almost surreal. All I kept thinking about was how fortunate I am and how lucky I was to experience this. What a great night to be a father.”
Joe Sr. has coached Mike for the past three years at Islip but has had to watch from the stands during Joe Jr.’s matches at Connetquot.
“We sold our house in Bohemia when Mike was headed into the eighth grade and we enrolled him in Islip to get him started over there because we’d bought a new house,” Joe Sr. said. “Then both deals fell through. We had Joey start the 10th grade at Connetquot because he was happy there and things were going well. We didn’t want to pull him out of school and away from his friends until we were in the new house.”
The move never happened, and Joe Sr. has been paying tuition for Mike to go to school in Islip.
“I always wanted to wrestle and play football for my father,” said Mike, who is 32-1. “I ride into school every day with my dad and we have a really close bond. I love being with him – it’s great.”
Joe Sr. said he was worried about Joe Jr. after Mike won his bout. “He {Joe Jr.} was so pumped and happy for his brother that I was worried that he didn’t have enough time to regroup his emotions,” he said.
Notes & Quotes: Hauppauge scored 160 points to capture the team title for the first time in school history. Two-time county winner Mike Messina (130) led four Eagles into the finals. Messina upended Floyd’s John Cicio, 9-4 . . . Shoreham-Wading River’s Jesse Jantzen, a two-time defending state champion, won his 172nd career match and 114th in a row with a technical fall over Harborfields Steve Mally in 2:19 at 145 pounds. Jantzen, a junior, won a Long Island-record fifth county title . . . The third time was a charm for Rocky Point’s Mike Torriero, who outpointed Sayville’s Mike Cox, 10-5, for the 140-pound crown . . . And how about Comsewogue’s Glenn Burns, who shook off a 5-0 deficit and pinned Glenn’s Ed Williams in 2:32 for the 275-pound title . . . Shoreham-Wading River freshman Dan Miracola won the 103-pound title after Dr. Frank Segreto tended to a severe cut over Miracola’s eye that required six stitches. The little tough guy edged North Babylon’s Greg McCoy, 3-1.
DR. FALLOT SUFFOLK COUNTY WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS At SUNY-Stony Brook Final results
96 – Vaccaro (EI) dec. D. Song (Haup), 8-7. 103 – Miracola (SWR) dec. McCoy (NB), 3-1. 112 – Jimenez (Brent) dec. Cuevas (EH), 8-3. 119
– M. Patrovich (I) dec. Ingenito (NB), 9-8. 125 – Ketcham (Long) dec. J. Iannello (Haup), 2-1. 130 – Messina (Haup) dec. J. Cicio (F), 9-4. 135 – Maurer (F) pin Gholson (Lind), 1:56. 140 – Torriero (RP) dec. Cox (Say), 10-5. 145 – Jantzen (SWR) def. Mally (Harb) by tech. fall, 2:19. 152 – Morbillo (MS) pin Fordyce (Cop), 4:51. 160 – Patrovich (Conn) def. Joe (HHHE), by tech. fall, 2:57. 171 – Roche (Riv) dec. Parente (Haup), 7-2. 189 – Sable (Long) pin Sykes (Sach), 2:45. 215 – Barone (Fl) dec. McLaughlin (DP), 2-1. 275 – Burns (Coms) pin Williams (G), 2:32. Champion of Champions – Mike Patrovich, Islip, 119. Most Oustanding Wrestler – Jesse Jantzen, SWR, 145. Most pins/least time – Mike LeTang, Sachem, 4 in 10:04. Team Scores – Hauppauge 160, Brentwood 118 1/2, Shoreham-Wading River 110, Floyd 107 1/2, Longwood 96, Copiague 80 1/2, Mt. Sinai 82, East Islip 72 1/2, Northport 66, North Babylon 64.