Wrestling
Smithtown Invitational – final
Saturday
96-McCabe (Connetquot) d. Rasheed (Longwood) 4-1. 103-J. McCabe (Con) d. Hall (LW) 1-0. 112-Benedetto (Islip) d. Keith (SWR) 12-8. 119-Finisgalli (Glenn) d. Adwar (Smithtown West) 11-0. 125-Hromada (Hills East) d. Fusaro (GL) 11-5. 130-Terdick (Gl) d. Slivka (HE) 5-0. 135-Lamonica (I) d. Castellano (GL) 3-2. 140-Fetcher (LW) d. Berry (Uniondale) 11-2. 145-Neidhart (SWR) d. Egan (I) 7-1. 152-Carlucci (GL) d. Purcell (I) 7-2. 160-Charles (H) d. Mack (U) 3-2. 171-Smith (SW) d. Tripodi (Con) 7-3. 189-Jenkins (HE) d. Mackey (Grand Street Campus) 5-4. 215-Ernest (LW) p. Murawski (Conn) 2:48. 285-Santana (GSC) p. Lee (LW) 5:46. Team scores: 1. Longwood 312, Glenn 260, Connetquot 240.5, Islip 206, Hills East 161, Shoreham-Wading River 114.5, Smithtown East 113, Uniondale 113, Grand Street Campus 105.5, Smithtown West 95.5, St. John the Baptist 34.5. Jan. 7
Smithtown Invitational – third place
96-Burkert (LW) wbf. Abidin (HE). 103-Meinsen (GL) d. Dekrone (GL) 2-0. 112-Cameron (Con) d. Daly (SE) 3-2. 119-Gribbon (Con) d. Sweeney (LW) 2-0. 125-Goady (LW) p. Craddock (SWR) 4:35. 135-Sterling (U) d. Hilliger (LW) 3-1. 145-Valentin (Con) d. Outcault (SE) 6-4. 152-Pellechi (SE) d. Lynch (SW) 7-3. 160-Okerblum (Con) d. Feliciano (LW) 12-3. 171-Park (LW) d. Dolce (GL) 6-3. 189-Lyons (I) d. Schweitzer (SWR) 5-2. 215-Hinricks (I) p. Cassidy (SE) 2:21. 285-Romero (LW) p. Cerezo (U) 2:39. There was a tie for third at 130 between Veccione (LW) and Wade (I) and at 140 between Young (GL) and R. Kopiske (SE) because of the match limit.
Smithtown Invitational – fifth place
96-Aybar (GSC) p. C. Egan (I) 2:19. 103-Greg (I) d. Monaco (Con) 5-1. 119-K. Egan (SE) wbf. Genchi (HE). 125-Walker (U) p. Timpone (LW) 4:43. 130-Corsitto (Con) wbf. Flynn (SWR). 140-Giaramita (GL) wbf. Oliveri (Con). 145-Bosco (GL) p. Loiacono (SJB) 2:21. 152-Kuzuck (Con) p. Soules (I) :23. 160-Giamis (SW) p. Drew (Con) 5:34 (ot). 171-Provenzano (I) d. Hipp (LW) 8-4. 189-Pelligrino (Con) d. I. Reiter (SE) 9-3. 215-Arnold (SJB) p. Schery (Hills East) 4:03. 285-Albino (GSC) wbd. There was a tie for fifth at 112 between Jennings (LW) and Morales (GSC) and at 135 between Wahedi (HE) and Vazquez (GSC) because of the match limit. WBF – Win by forfeit. WBD – Win by default.
Long Island Classic at Center Moriches
96- Rasheed (Longwood) p Riordon (Smithtown East) 2:43. 103- Hall (L) d Punzone (Whitman) 4-2 (OT). 112- Keith (Shoreham Wading River) d Daly (SE) 14-1. 119- Sweeney (L) d Eagan (SE) 5-1. 125- Goady (L) d A. Troy (W) 3-2. 130- Leone (Center Moriches) d Flynn (SWR) 8-7. 135- Hilliger (L) d Pappas (Kellenberg) 7-4. 140- R. Troy (W) d LaPersonerie (Copiague) 3-1. 145- Neidhart (SWR) p Balcarcel (Bellport) 2:23. 152- Himmelstien (CM) d McKenna (B) 6-2. 160- Marine (C) d Feliciano (L) 3-2. 171- Parks (L) p Johnson (B) 1:30. 189- Caravolos (L) d Schweitzer (SWR) 2-0. 215- James (L) p Anglikas (Southampton) 3:20. 285- Scala (L) d Lee (L) 8-4. Jan. 20
Brentwood 36 Longwood 16
96- Rasheed (L) d. Chavara 5-1, 103- Hall (L) d. Garcia 10-2. 112- A. Gomez (B) d. Jennings 11-6. 119- R. Gomez (B) t.f. Sweeney 5:38. 125- Cardoza (B) d. Goady 9-5. 130- T. Calderon (B) d. Renck 16-2. 135- M. Calderson (B) d. Veccione 8-2. 140- Larkin (B) d. Hilliger 1-0. 145- Fechter (L) d. Williams 8-2. 152- Cabrera (B) d. Hipp 6-2. 160- Hernandez (B) d. Feliciano 8-7. 171- Mendez (B) d. Parks 2-1. 189- Manzueta (B) d. Karavolos 5-1. 215- Marsh (B) d. James 6-4. 285- Scalla (B) p. Pierre 1:42. Jan. 26
BRENTWOOD 36, LONGWOOD 16 Baby, did he rock cradle Able to avoid being victimized by move, Cardoza defeats Goady
Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 26 Jan 2008:
When asked earlier in the week how he had prepared defending Suffolk League I champion Wilson Cardoza to face Victor Goady of Longwood, Brentwood coach Ralph Napolitano quickly summed up his strategy.
“We’re kind of just beating on him,” Napolitano said, laughing, adding that his intent was to mimic Goady’s physical cradling style and ability to pin his opponents. “We’re throwing cradles at Wilson from a different number of positions. If \ doesn’t cradle us, he’s not going to beat us.”
Cardoza made sure of that and then some Friday night. Brentwood beat Longwood, 36-16, in a League I matchup with the help of the well-prepared Cardoza, who won a 9-5 decision against Goady at 125 pounds.
The pair shot glares across the mat before their match began and Cardoza consistently got free of Goady’s attempts to score during it. Goady, believing he could pin Cardoza, chose the top to begin the second period, but Cardoza scored when he broke free in 18 seconds.
“I felt I was more mentally strong,” said Cardoza, a result of working with 140-pound assistant coach Jeremy Salinger, Brentwood’s “cradle specialist.”
“I was just telling myself that I was not going to lose,” Cardoza said. “I felt this week that if I beat him, I’d be on top with the best wrestlers in the county. It feels good.”
Brentwood (14-1) will take on Ward Melville before the League I tournament, but in Friday’s victory, it emerged as a favorite to earn the League I championship for the third year in a row. It would be its fourth League I title in five years.
“We’re having a tremendous season,” Napolitano said. “We have great leadership from our seniors, and even some of our younger kids are stepping up, too.”
In the latest chapter of a tense rivalry at 160 between these teams, Brentwood’s Michael Hernandez won an 8-7 decision over Darren Feliciano.
Hernandez got the better of Feliciano in the pair’s first two meetings last year but Feliciano won their third meeting in the county tournament.
League Tournament Championship
League I Final
96- Rasheed (Long.) d. Chaverra (B) 5-2. 103- Hall (Long.) d. Garcia (B) 7-0. 112- A. Gomez (B) d. Gray (WM) 9-7. 119- R. Gomez (B) d. Scotto (WM) 18-4. 125- Goady (Long.) d. Cardoza (B) 4-3. 130- Nguyen (SE) d. T. Calderon (B) 20-14. 135- M. Calderon (B) d. Muller (PM) 5-4. 140- Fechter (Long.) d. Smith (PM) 6-1. 145- Rocha (SE) d. Russell (PM) 14-5. 152- P. DiIorio (SE) p. Carter (Lind.) 3:03. 160- Hernandez (B) d. VanBourgondien (Lind.) 6-3. 171- Mendez (B) d. Parks (Long.) 3-2 2 o.t.. 189- Pryor (WM) d. Manzueta (B) 4-2. 215- Marsh (B) d. James (Long.) 6-4. 285- L. Scala (Long.) d. Walsh (Lind.) 13-2. Team scores: Brentwood 299, Longwood 212.5, Sachem East 135, Ward Melville 130, Patchogue-Medford 115, Floyd 90, Lindenhurst 74. Most Outstanding Wrestler: Steve Nguyen (Sachem East) and Alex Gomez (Brentwood). Most pins, least time: Sean Russell (Patchogue-Medford), 145 pounds, 3 pins in 5:29.
Consolation
96- Mazzone (WM) d. Reeve (F) 6-2. 103- Penna (SE) d. Watson (Long.) 5-2. 112- Murray (B) d. Jennings (Long.) 5-1. 119- D. O’Malley (SE) d. Russell (PM) 2-1. 125- Akins (PM) d. Ferguson (SE) 11-4. 130- Nicholson (F) d. Renck (Long.) 8-6. 135- Hartman (F) d. Calvin (WM) 5-3. 140- Goulding (F) d. Schruhl (SE) 5-2. 145- Goldenberg (WM) d. Lopresti (Lind.) 7-4. 152- Cabrera (B) d. Meir (WM) 14-5. 160- Izzo (WM) d. C. DiIorio (SE) 8-5. 171- Colascione (F) d. Hendrickson (PM) 7-6. 189- Cartagena (B) d. Muelthaler (F) 3-2. 215- Ferraro (WM) d. J. Socko (PM) 8-3. 285- Lee (Long.) d. Pierre (B) 9-2. Feb. 10
Suffolk Division I Tournament Finals
96 -Damon McQueen (Huntington) d. Matt Ross (Rocky Point), 4-3. 103-Ken Collado (Hauppauge) d. Nick Meinsen (Glenn), 6-4 in o.t. 112-Steven Keith (Shoreham-Wading River) d. Jake Benedetto (Islip), 9-4. 119-Ricardo Gomez (Brentwood) d. Francisco Pereira (Huntington), 5-2. 125-Mike Hromada (Half Hollow Hills East) d. Adam Troy (Whitman), 4-2. 130-Stephen Dutton (Hauppauge) m.d. Sean Messina (West Islip), 10-0. 135-Andy Rodriguez (Central Islip) m.d. Mike Castellano (Glenn), 10-1. 140-Christian LaPersonerie (Copiague) d. Rob Troy (Whitman), 3-2. 145-Ray Powers (Mount Sinai) d. T.J. Neidhart (Shoreham-Wading River), 5-3. 152-Angel Mazara (Amityville) d. Paul DiLandro (Westhampton), 6-2. 160-Michael Hernandez (Brentwood) d. Randy Marine (Copiague), 5-3. 171-Josue Mendez (Brentwood) d. Pat Bell (West Islip), 4-1. 189-Zach Buonaiuto (Miller Place) d. Conor Pryor (Ward Melville), 4-1. 215-Jahsua Marsh (Brentwood) d. Ernest James (Longwood), 3-2. 285-Dashaun Thomas (Huntington) p. Reggie Robinson (Amityville), 1:47. Team scores: 1. Brentwood 163.5, 2. Hauppauge 145.5, 3. Huntington 111, 4. Glenn 97, 5. Longwood 90, 6. Rocky Point 75.5, 7. West 8. Islip 74, 9. Copiague 66, 10. Amityville 63.5, 11. Mount Sinai 61, 12. Miller Place 60, 13. Islip 55, 14. Ward Melville 54, 15. Half Hollow Hills East 54, 16. Westhampton 52 17. Whitman 47.5.
Consolation
96-Sean McCabe (Connetquot) d. Conner Bass (Westhampton), 6-5. 103-Jose Vasquez (Huntington) p. Nigel McNeil (Huntington), 2:50 . 112-Brandon Escobar (Rocky Point) d. Alex Gomez (Brentwood), 8-1. 119-Ronnie Hicks (Copiague) d. Nick Scotto (Ward Melville), 6-3. 125-Nick Terdick (Glenn) d. Victor Goady (Longwood), 8-6. 130-Kyle Wade (Islip) d. Ryan Kreischer (Commack), 4-3. 135-Anthony Volpe (Rocky Point) d. John LaMonica (Islip), 3-1 in o.t. 140-Will Fechter (Longwood) d. Eric Smith (Patchogue-Medford), 8-4. 145-Jon Senese (Hauppauge) d. Shawn Mazzarone (Sayville), 3-1. 152-Paul DiIorio (Sachem East) d. Terry Bennett (North Babylon), 6-2. 160-Shafa Nadir (Half Hollow Hills West) p. Alex Martocello (Miller Place), 4:04. 171-Marvin Titus-Casseus (West Babylon) d. William Parks (Longwood), 2-0. 189-David Manzueta (Brentwood) d. Andrew Tofalli (North Babylon), 2-1 overtime criteria. 215-Carl Korpi (Miller Place) d. Alex Fernan (West Islip), 9-7. 285-Nawid Saddiq (Harborfields) p. Mike Levine (Commack), 2:27. Feb. 17