GLENS FALLS – Following the first day of competition at the Section II Wrestling Championships at the Glens Falls Civic Center, five area wrestlers advanced to the semifinals.
In the Division I (large-school) tournament, Amsterdam’s Daniel Montalvo (106), Marcus Torres (195), Nelson Quinones (195) and Chris Garrison (285) all advanced to the semifinals in their respective weight classes.
“It wasn’t a bad way to begin the weekend,” Amsterdam coach Ken Pfeiffer said. “They did pretty well. They all wrestled the best they could and found ways to win. I’m very proud of them.”
Montalvo posted a 20-3 technical fall victory over South Glens Falls’ Vincent Santilli in the quarterfinals in his lone match of the day. Montalvo, the No. 4 seed, improved to 21-12. He will face top-seeded Michael Gonyea of Columbia in the semifinals.
Torres pinned LaSalle’s Dylan Wolfe in 38 seconds in the first round and posted a 10-0 win over Schenectady’s Neil Perreira in the quarterfinals. Torres, the No. 2 seed, improved to 37-4 on the season with the wins. He will face Shenendehowa’s Dustin Bruhns in the semifinals today.
Joining Torres in the 195-pound semifinals is his teammate, Quinones, who won his first match 8-6 in overtime over Ballston Spa’s Aaron Lohaus. In the quarterfinals, he notched a 6-2 win over Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake’s James Martin. Quinones (26-14), the No. 4 seed, will face top-seeded Dylan Dubuque of Columbia in the semifinals.
In the Division II (small-school) tournament, Galway’s Dillan Palaszewski (120) was the lone area wrestler to advance to the semifinals.
Palaszewski, the top seed, advanced with pinfall victories over Granville’s Cole Haines (1:01) and Coxsackie-Athens’ Austin Wood (0:48). Palaszewski, who improved to 37-2 on the season, will face Schoharie’s Austin Lints, the No. 4 seed, in the semifinals.
In addition to the five semifinalists, four other wrestlers remained in competition in the wrestlebacks.
All four earned spots on the podium after reaching the consolation semifinals Saturday.
Amsterdam’s Jake Rodecker (182) and Francisco Alejandro (220) both rebounded after losing matches earlier in the day in the Division I tourney.
Rodecker lost in the quarterfinal round to CBA’s A.J. Groesbeck, the No. 4 seed, by 6-4 margin.
In his lone wrestleback match, he defeated Averill Park’s Charlie Olson, 6-4, to earn a spot in the top six.
Alejandro lost in the quarterfinals to third-seeded Garreck Golish of Ballston Spa, 3-0. He pinned Scotia-Glenville’s Isiah Dixon in 3:31 in his first wrestleback match before securing a top-six finish with a pinfall victory over Averill Park’s Jake Lanzillo.
In the Division II tourney, Fonda-Fultonville’s Clane Newcomer (126) and Johnstown’s Josh LaLonde (182) both secured podium finishes with their efforts Saturday.
Newcomer lost in the first round to Whitehall-Fort Ann’s Tyler Martell, 11-0. In his first wrestleback match, he blanked Warrensburg’s Nolan McNeill, 7-0, before wrapping up his day with a technical fall victory over Tamarac’s Aaron Roddy to reach the consolation semifinals.
LaLonde lost by pinfall to Cohoes’ Noah Nemier, the No. 4 seed, in the quarterfinals. LaLonde bounced back with two straight victories in the wrestleback rounds. LaLonde (29-7) pinned Hoosick Falls’ Bryan Thomas in 1:34 in his first wrestleback match and posted a 12-7 win over Lansingburgh’s Jason Wheeler to secure his spot in the top six.
Several other area wrestlers competed in the Division II tourney, but were eliminated after suffered two losses on the opening day of competition.
Galway’s Brandon Grupe (99), Galway’s Collin Bayer (106), Canajoharie-Fort Plain’s Orion Burke (126), Canajoharie-Fort Plain’s Ed Rolle (132), Galway’s Devin Collins (152), Canajoharie-Fort Plain’s Tangen Rush (170), Canajoharie-Fort Plain’s Trent DeBlock (182), Johnstown’s Na’Jon Subik (220), Galway’s Justin Hardcastle (285) and Johnstown’s Tristan Zito (285) all were eliminated Saturday.
Wrestling resumes today with the semifinals at 10 a.m., with the championship finals in both division to be wrestled on two mats at appoximately 6 p.m.
Semifinal Matchups
Division I
99: Trent Svingala (Albany Academy) vs. Cody Deuel (Shenendehowa); Jake Kimble (Colonie) vs. Brock DelSignore (South Glens Falls)
106: Michael Gonyea (Columbia) vs. Daniel Montalvo (Amsterdam); Ryan Encarnacion (Saratoga Springs) vs. Antoine Grace (Queensbury)
113: Trent Nadeau (Columbia) vs. Lucien Lopeper (Averill Park); Anthony Canova (Bethlehem) vs. Shiva Bhoge (Mohonasen)
120: John Devine (Columbia) vs. Caiden Mondore (LaSalle); Andrew Dennis (Averill Park) vs. Jordan Sartin (Saratoga Springs)
126: Kiernan Shanahan (Shenendehowa) vs. Devin Wright (Bethlehem); Danny Jada (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) vs. Josh Reed (Schenectady)
132: Christian Gramuglia (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) vs. Will Hughes (Queensbury); Dietrich Hartman (Shenendehowa) vs. Max Tempel (Averill Park)
138: Kevin Guardino (Shenendehowa) vs. Joe Cauwensberghs (Averill Park); Nick Robbins (Queensbury) vs. Matt Saville (South Glens Falls)
145: Antonio Zamora (Schenectady) vs. Rob Stagnitta (Bethlehem); Jon Law (Queensbury) vs. Kyle Jasenski (Albany Academy)
152: Anthony Laniewsky (Niskayuna) vs. Andrew Fountain (Averill Park); Jared Bruno (Queensbury) vs. Ryan Moore (LaSalle)
160: Eoghan Sweeney (Niskayuna) vs. Zach Zebrowski (Albany Academy); A.J. Melendez (Schenectady) vs. Anthony DiNallo (Shenendehowa)
170: Tyler Barnes (Ballston Spa) vs. Nico Mattia (Queensbury); Nick Joseph (Shenendehowa) vs. Collin Derboghossian (Schenectady)
182: Kevin Parker (Shenendehowa) vs. A.J. Groesbeck (CBA); Johnta Terry (Schenectady) vs. Jake Cook (Ballston Spa)
195: Dylan Dubuque (Columbia) vs. Nelson Quinones (Amsterdam); Dustin Bruhns (Shenendehowa) vs. Marcus Torres (Amsterdam)
220: Joe Messare (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) vs. Tyson Jones (Albany); Joe Galusha (Mohonasen) vs. Garreck Golish (Ballston Spa)
285: Jake Warren (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) vs. Shane Walpole (Shenendehowa); Chris Garrison (Amsterdam) vs. Spencer Wickert (Saratoga Springs)
Division II
99: Greg Hotaling (Cobleskill-Richmondville) vs. Aiden Cullen (Greenville); Matt LaPorte (Hoosick Falls) vs. Brandon Mogul (Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk)
106: Orion Anderson (Schuylerville) vs. Patrick Moore (Watervliet); Gabe Fisher (Hoosick Falls) vs. Ryan Allman (Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk)
113: Dylan Callahan (Schoharie) vs. Frank Darwak (Mechanicville-Stillwater); Brendon VanVlack (Duanesburg) vs. Bobby Treshock (Tamarac)
120: Dillan Palaszewski (Galway) vs. Austin Lints (Schoharie); Connor Paige (Hudson Falls) vs. Gideon Jardine (Hadley-Luzerne/Lake George)
126: Brandon Merchant (Cobleskill-Richmondville) vs. Luke Davison (Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk); Anthony Cardinuto (Schuylerville) vs. Raffaele Masi (Greenville)
132: Zach Lawrence (Duanesburg) vs. Cody York (Hadley-Luzerne/Lake George); Jason Ashline (Whitehall-Fort Ann) vs. Charles LaBelle (Watervliet)
138: Josh Bressette (Whitehall-Fort Ann) vs. Brandon Gardner (Ichabod Crane); Charlie Grygas (Duanesburg) vs. Devin McGill (Berne-Knox-Westerlo)
145: Collin O’Brien (Watervliet) vs. David McFarland (Salem-Cambridge); Matt Fox (Tamarac) vs. Richie Conte (Hadley-Luzerne/Lake George)
152: Logan Brunick (Tamarac) vs. Ethan Huguley (Hudson Falls); Ethan Cooper (Cobleskill-Richmondville) vs. Dillon Warner (Schoharie)
160: Jason Hoffman (Hadley-Luzerne/Lake George) vs. Nate Giller (Cohoes); Ryan Martin (Schoharie) vs. Rob Haas (Berne-Knox-Westerlo)
170: Tyler Green (Schuylerville) vs. Ryan Slater (Salem-Cambridge); Ryan Sencer (Cohoes) vs. Ryan Harper (Duanesburg)
182: Dave Ingraham (Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk) vs. Noah Nemier (Cohoes); Zach Peterson (Coxsackie-Athens) vs. Mike Sutliff (Hadley-Luzerne/Lake George)
195: Naphtali Steward (Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk) vs. Hunter Weaver (Watervliet); Colton Dean (Salem-Cambridge) vs. Daniel Hayner (Mechanicville-Stillwater)
220: Jacob Gregory (Whitefall-Fort Ann) vs.Jack Binder (Warrensburg); Reggie Poulin (Cohoes) vs. Jody Hermance (Granville)
285: Alex Hull (Hoosick Falls) vs. Keith Houghtaling (Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk); Mason Osborne (Coxsackie-Athens) vs. Lucas Sanders (Glens Falls)
