Fox Lane’s Matt Grippi, left, wrestles Penfield’s Parker Kropman in a 138-pound semi-final match of the Eastern States wrestling tournamant at Sullivan County Community College in Loch Sheldrake on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016.
Wrestling has concluded here at the 14th annual Eastern States Classic, with one local wrestler — Fordham Prep senior and Valhalla resident Adam Santoro — taking home the gold.
VIDEOS
Day 1
- 132 pounds — Peter Oliveto (Suffern) maj. dec. Kyle Aslanian (Edgemont), 13-3
- 145 pounds — Conor Melbourne (John Jay) maj. dec Chris Ponce (Levittown), 9-1
- 285 pounds — Mike Larm (Brewster) dec. Jake Warren (Burnt Hills), 7-1
Quarterfinals
- 113 pounds — Tommy Cox (Deer Park) pin Anthony Sulla (North Rockland), 2:48
- 126 pounds — Peter Pappas (Plainview Old Bethpage JFK) dec. Jake Shore (New Rochelle), 5-3
- 138 pounds — Matt Grippi (Fox Lane) maj. dec. Bryan Rojas (New Milford), 9-1
- 170 pounds — Evan Frank (John Jay) dec. Nunzio Crowley (Eastchester), 3-2 UTB
Semis
- 138 pounds — Matt Grippi (Fox Lane) dec. Parker Kropman (Penfield), 6-4
- 145 pounds — Frankie Gissendanner (Penfield) dec. Brady Robin (Arlington), 6-4 OT
- 195 pounds — Christian Araneo (Ward Melville) dec. Mike DiNardo (Mahopac), 5-3
Finals
- 138 pounds — Yianni Diakomihalis (Hilton) maj. dec. Matt Grippi (Fox Lane), 17-5
- 145 pounds — Frankie Gissendanner (Penfield) dec. Conor Melbourne (John Jay), 5-2
- 160 pounds — Adam Santoro (Fordham Prep) dec. Jason Hoffman (Hadley Luzerne/Lake George), 6-4
- 170 pounds — Louie Deprez (Hilton) maj. dec. Evan Frank (John Jay), 9-0
RESULTS
Quarterfinals
113 – Tommy Cox (Deer Park) pin Anthony Sulla (North Rockland), 2:48. 120 – Jack Davis (Wyoming Seminary) dec. Randy Earl (John Jay-EF), 5-3. 126 – Peter Pappas (Plainview Old Bethpage JFK) dec. Jake Shore (New Rochelle), 5-3. 138 – Matt Grippi (Fox Lane) maj. dec. Bryan Rojas (New Milford), 9-1. 145 – Conor Melbourne (John Jay) dec. Lenny Merkin (Poly Prep), 4-1; Brady Robin (Arlington) maj. dec. Jack Taddeo (Shoreham), 16-3. 152 – Ryan Ferro (Warwick) maj. dec. Jordan Wallace (New Rochelle), 13-3. 160 – Adam Santoro (Fordham Prep) dec. Will Verallis (Wyoming Seminary), 10-8. 170 – Evan Frank (John Jay) dec. Nunzio Crowley (Eastchester), 3-2 UTB; Louie Deprez (Hilton) pin Cliffton Wang (Edgemont), 1:49. 182 – Alex Melikian (Lakeland/Panas) dec, Tommy MacKay (Elmira), 5-4. 195 – Mike DiNardo (Mahopac) pin Jake Spreckman (Clarkstown South), 3:57; Nick Reenan (Wyoming Seminary) pin Connor Breit (Nanuet), 2:34. 285 – Edwin Rubio (John Glenn) dec. Mike Larm (Brewster), 1-0.
Semis
138 – Grippi (Fox Lane) dec. Parker Kropman (Penfield), 6-4. 145 – Melbourne (John Jay) dec. Hunter Richard (Holand Patent), 11-4; Frankie Gissendanner (Penfield) dec. Robin (Arlington), 6-4 OT. 160 – Santoro (Fordham Prep) dec. AJ Aeberli (Minisink Valley), 12-7. 170 – Frank (John Jay) dec. Tyler Barnes (Ballston Spa), 3-2. 182 – Kevin Parker (Shenendehowa) maj. dec. Melikian (Lakeland/Panas), 12-3. 195 – Christian Araneo (Ward Melville) dec. DiNardo (Mahopac), 5-3.
Finals
Finals
99 – Dylan Ryder (Half Hollow Hills West) dec. Greg Diakomihalis (Hilton), 3-2. 106 – Adam Busiello (Eastport-South Manor) pin Orion Anderson (Schuylerville), 1:29. 113 – Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary) dec. Cox (Deer Park), 12-5. 120 – Matt DeVincenzo (Port Jefferson) dec. Davis (Wyoming Seminary), 2-0. 126 – Jacori Teemer (Long Beach) dec. Pappas (Plainview Old Bethpage JFK), 2-0. 132 – Vito Arujau (Syosset) dec. Kellen Devlin (Amherst), 4-1. 138 – Yianni Diakomihalis (Hilton) maj. dec. Grippi (Fox Lane), 17-5. 145 – Gissendanner (Penfield) dec. Melbourne (John Jay), 5-2. 152 – Kobe Garrehy (Maine-Endwell) dec. Ferro (Warwick), 2-0. 160 – Santoro (Fordham Prep) dec. Jason Hoffman (Hadley Luzerne/Lake George), 6-4. 170 – Deprez (Hilton) maj. dec. Frank (John Jay), 9-0. 182 – Christian Dietrich (Wyoming Seminary) dec. Parker (Shenendehowa), 8-4. 195 – Araneo (Ward Melville) by forfeit Reenan (Wyoming Seminary). 220 – Will Hillard (Wyoming Seminary) dec. Terron Robinson (Walt Whitman), 8-3. 285 – Edwin Rubio (John Glenn) dec. Zach Gifford (Deposit-Hancock), 1-0.
Third place
106 – Justin Lopez (Yonkers) dec. Cahal Donovan (Phoenix), 5-3. 170 – Barnes (Ballston Spa) dec. Crowley (Eastchester), 3-1. 182 – Jack Buell (Sherburne-Earlville) dec. Melikian, 5-4. 285 – Mike Curiel (Hewlett) dec. Larm (Brewster), 3-1.
Fifth place
145 – Robin (Arlington) by forfeit Richard (Holand Patent). 195 – DiNardo (Mahopac) maj. dec. Spreckman (Clarkstown South), 12-2.
Seventh place
113 – Jakob Camacho (Danbury) dec. Sulla (North Rockland), 7-4. 120 – Earl (John Jay-EF) by forfeit Jonathan Gomez (Locust Valley). 152 – Zach Ancewicz (John Glenn) dec. Wallace (New Rochelle), 4-2. 170 – Tyler Green (Schuylerville) dec. Wang (Edgemont), 7-2.
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