The LoHud Wrestling Blog

Things seem to be coming together at the right time for the Panthers.

A convincing 57-27 win over Irvington on Tuesday serves as evidence that Edgemont belongs near the top of the list when discussing Division 2 contenders.

The Bulldogs were considered by many coaches as a team on the rise heading into this season, but the Panthers rattled off four wins in the first five matches of the day to build a comfortable lead. The lead held up, thanks in large part to a back and forth series of forfeits which prevented Irvington from gaining much ground.

Will Gray Beal began the day with a pin of Andrew Wassman 1:21 into the 125-pound bout, which was followed by Tommy Jachemczyk’s first varsity win. Jack McCormack at 140 and Mike Rothstein at 145 also notched pins for Edgemont, as they took a 21-6 lead heading into the 152-pound match.

Irvington’s Christian Malota nearly pinned Ross Kantor at the end of the first period, but Kantor put forth what appeared to be an extremely painful effort to keep both shoulders from touching the mat. He held off Malota for about 30 seconds until the horn finally sounded. This got the Edgemont crowd into, as both wrestlers exchanged points throughout the second period. At last, in what turned out to be the most exciting match of the day, Malota was able to get that elusive pin with 52 seconds remaining in the third.

In an odd turn of events after Irvington’s Nate Tamura’s pin in the 171-pound bout, the next five matches were all forfeits. Edgemont didn’t have a 189 or 285 pounder, while Irvington had no one at 215, 96 or 103. That ended any chance the Bulldogs may have had of pulling off a comeback.

Here’s some more notes:

• Trey Aslanian, Edgemont’s defending section champ at 96, is off to a great start in the 112 weight class. He is 25-0 up to this point, after he pinned Tyler Wexler with relative ease in 36 seconds. Along with 119-pounder Max Abramsky, who pinned Deanda Coleman in 28 seconds, the Panthers seem to have a couple of section title contenders. Said coach George DiChiara, “They’re more polish and more experienced, and they’re the ones who we really look for to set the tone. Unfortunately, we had to wait until the end, but they got the job done.”


• Irvington is dealing with some injuries, which explains all of the forfeits. According to coach Steve Aufiero, when healthy his team should have a full lineup from 103-285. Said Aufiero, “We didn’t match up well with them, so we bumped up a few of our light guys. I tried to play around with the lineup to try and see if we could pull off an upset. Hopefully, by mid January we should have a full lineup from 103 up.”


• Despite the loss, the Bulldogs most certainly appear to be a team on the rise. After having only 10 wrestlers on last year’s team, that total has doubled to 20 this season. Aufiero seems to have his team heading in the right direction, with strong performances from Malota at 152, Brett Pastore at 135 and Nate Tamura at 171. Said Malota, “We’re getting better in each match that we wrestle. We have a lot of young kids who are starting to come up big. By sectional time, I think we’re going to be a force. It’s going to be much better than the past couple of years.”


• The Panthers also have a team that should be making more and more noise in the coming seasons. Amazingly, Edgemont has a grand total of zero seniors on the team. They only have three juniors, so the team is made up almost exclusively of underclassmen. Said DiChiara, “I’m extremely proud of the ninth graders and tenth graders. It was the best overall performance we’ve had from top to bottom.”

My full story will appear in tomorrow’s paper.

We have some more results from Tuesday for you, with a couple of noteworthy meets. After coming within three points of knocking off Mahopac in their first meeting, Brewster fell short again the second time around. Also, Nanuet picked up a huge win over Division 1 power Suffern. The fact that the Golden Knights are knocking off top 10 D1 schools is a scary thought.

Here’s what we got:

Tappan Zee 50, East Ramapo 33
At Tappan Zee
96 — Joe Aitken (TZ) won by forfeit; 103 — Lucian Severe (ER) won by forfeit; 112 — Elian Goley (ER) pin. Sergei Meyer, 5:43;  119 — Luke Francois (ER) pin. John Maruso, 1:44; 125 — Nick Altomare (TZ) won by forfeit; 130 — James Georges (ER) pin. Carlos Aponte, 3:52; 135 — Charlie Garcia (TZ) tech fall Sid Sylvan, 4:52; 140 — Noah Hovde (TZ) won by forfeit; 145 — Desmond Djekovic (TZ) pin. Rodney Epieme, 2:51; 152—  Dan Wanamaker (TZ) won by forfeit; 160 —  Josh Brown (Er) dec. Dennis Carroll, 5-4; 171 —  Tim Coyne (TZ) pin. Carlos Ortiz, 1:01; 189 — Gabe Guardararamas (TZ) pin. Sean Galette, 5:26; 215 —  Chris McGann (TZ) dec. Kharl Chatelain, 14-8; 285 — Vernald Tauyo (ER) pin.  Mike Manni, 0:52.
Records — Tappan Zee 4-3.

Mahopac 41, Brewster 25
At Brewster
96 — Michael Dinardo (M) dec. Kristian Unti, 4-2; 103 — Michael Parise (Bw) tech. fall Zack Boker, 15-0; 112 — Liam Erickson (Bw) pin Michael Camastro, 1:32; 119 — Jimmy Duncan (Bw) dec. Dan Quarto, 6-2; 125 — Tommy Gonska (Bw) dec. Michael Camastro, 9-2; 130 — Jake Srednicki (M) pin Brandon Mulligan, 3:51; 135 — Max Bachmeier (M) dec. Joseph Buonadonna, 3-0; 140 — Nick Puoplo (M) major dec. Andrew Sion, 9-1; 145 — Steve Pagliucca (M) major dec. Kyle McAlpin, 14-4; 152 — Nick Ghelarducci (Bw) dec. Aaron Gallagher, 6-4; 160 — Tom Viento (M) dec. Harry Erickson, 5-2; 171 — Andrew Cullen (Bw) tech. fall Billy Dargan, 17-2; 189 — Nick Bocchino (M) pin Bruno Albertassi, 1:32; 215 — Mike Spinelli (M) pin Mike Liston, 1:04; 285 — Andrew Scopino (M) pin Tyler O’Rourke, 0:12.

Nanuet 39, Suffern 35
At Nanuet
96 — Joe Dillon (N) dec. Michael Koodin, 12-3; 103 — Alex Oliveto (Sf) by forfeit; 112 — Ryan Smith (Sf) dec. Alex Slaybaugh, 7-1; 119 — Asher Kramer (Sf) pin Anthony Calvano, 1:45; 125 — Justin Artrip (Sf) pin Matt Dillon, 0:38; 130 — Nick Oliveto (Sf)?tech. fall Billy Thompson, 24-9; 135 — Daniel Destefano (Sf) pin Jazz Saraguro, 5:17; 140 — Jesse Rahimzdeh (N) dec. Willie Pirc, 13-5; 145 — Andrew Artrip (Sf) dec. Peter Smith, 1-6; 152 — Greg Caneparo (N) dec. Nick Giella, 14-4; 160 — Rich Beckery (N) pin Nick Kantor, 5:36; 171 — Kevin Brundage (N) pin Sean Lenihan, 2:45; 189 — Dan Breit (N) pin Michael Rodriguez, 1:08; 215 — Anthony Paratore (N) dec. Bryan Burger, 12-5.

Edgemont 57, Irvington 27
At Edgemont
125 — Will Gray Beal (E) pin Andrew Wassman, 1:21; 130 — Tommy Jachemczyk (E) dec. Mitchell Toolan, 8-6; 135 — Brett Pastore (I) pin Peter Berman, 5:29; 140 — Jack McCormack (E) pin Gus McCann, :42; 145 — Mike Rothstein (E) pin Feliks Abrahamyan, 3:26; 152 — Christian Malota (I) pin Ross Kantor, 5:08; 160 — Jason Worobon (E) pin Dillon Grabel, 1:55; 171 — Nate Tamura (I) dec. Oliver Oks, 3-0; 189 — Kevin Degnan (I) by forfeit; 215 — Danny Kornberg (E)?by forfeit; 285 — Chris DiNardo (I) by forfeit; 96 — Tyler Aslanian (E)?by forfeit; 103 — Skylar Korck (E) by forfeit; 112 — Trey Aslanian (E) pin Tyler Wexler, :36; 119 — Max Abramsky (E)?pin Deanda Coleman, :28.
Records — Edgemont 4-13; Irvington 2-7.

Harrison 39, Mount Vernon 31
At White Plains
103 — Alex Tosto (H) pin Xabiel Occean; 112 — Joe Maida (H) by forfeit; 119 — Charles Florio (H) by forfeit; 125 — Gavin Menchel (H) dec. Fred Saintil, 6-0; 130 — David Polakoff (H) by forfeit; 135 — NO MATCH;  140 — Kurt Hinrichs (H) pin Legan Bayombo; 145 — Tim Mavour (MV) by forfeit; 152 — Steven Maldonado (H) by forfeit; 160 — NO MATCH; 171 — Marcus Sanders (MV) dec. Korado Deliallisi, 4-2; 189 — Ryan Wallace (MV) pin Max McMullen; 215 — David Watkins (MV) major dec. Duke Alvora, 15-5; 285 — Tyrell Tucker (MV) by forfeit.

White Plains 60, Harrison 21
At White?Plains
96 — Ty Ingram (WP) by forfeit; 103 — Michael Bambace (WP) pin Alex Tosto; 112 — Joe Maida (H) pin Luis Vazquez; 119 — Constantinos (WP) in Charles Florio; 125 — Miguel Moronta (WP) dec. Gavin Menchel, 11-6; 130 — Uriel Garcia (WP) dec. David?Polakoff, 1-0; 135 — Kurt Hinrichs (H) pin Michael Lovitch; 140 — Thomas Jensen (WP) by forfeit; 145 — David Mansor (WP) by forfeit; 152 — Eusebio Moronta (WP) pin Steven Maldonado; 160 — Michael Innes (WP) pin Bobby Scatenato; 171 — Korado Deliallisi (H) dec. Devante Jones, 1-0; 189 — Matthew Sanin (WP) pin Max McMullen; 215 — Duke Alvora (H) pin Julio Mercado; 285 — Travis Coleman (WP) by forfeit.

White Plains 66, Mount Vernon 18
at White Plains
96 — Ty Ingram (MV) by forfeit; 103 — Michael Bambace (WP) pin Xabiel Occean, 1:34; 112 — Luis Vazquez (WP) by forfeit; 119 — Tino Sofos (WP) by forfeit; 125 — Miguel Moronta (WP) by forfeit; 130 — Uriel Garcia (WP) by forfeit; 135 — Mike Lovitch (WP) by forfeit; 140 — Tom Jenson (WP) pin Legan Bayombo, 1:12; 145 — Eusebiio Moronta (WP)?pin Tim Mavour, 1:52; 152 — Carlos Seminario (WP) by forfeit; 160 — Delano Kriton (MV) dec. Mike Innes, 19-11; 171 — Marcus Sanders (MV) dec. Devante Jones, 7-1; 189 — Ryan Wallace (MV) pin Matt Sanin, 10-1; 215 — Dave Watkins (MV) by forfeit; 285 — Travis Coleman (WP) pin Tyrell Tucker, 1:05.

Ossining 66, Hen Hud 15
At Hen Hud
96 — Jack Wagner (HH) won by forfeit; 103 — Alex DeLacruz  (O) won by forfeit; 112 — Charles Blue (O) won by forfeit; 119 — Stphen Richardson (HH) dec. Franklin Lazo, 1-0; 125 — Kevin McDermott (HH) pin. Jake Cannon, 5:20; 130 — Jesus Hernandez (O) pin. Robert Fahey, 2:34; 135 — Arruro Barrios (O) pin. Tom Wardrop, 2:04; 140 — Christian Ojeda (O) pin. John Leonardo, 1:40; 145 — Andy Balcomb (O) won by forfeit; 152 — Greg Lamb (O) won by forfiet; 160 — Divante Harrell (O) pin. Nick DeTommasso, 2:43; 171 — Trent Lofaro (O) won by forfeit; 189 — Andrew Pankin (O) pin. Dan Haugh, 0:38; 215 — Double forfeit; 285 — Andrew Pankin (O) pin. Sean Barry, 5:02.

Clarkstown North 74, Nyack 3
At Nyack
96 — Brian Hong (CN) pin Nick?Lopez, 3:27; 103 — Dean Guevarra (CN) by forfeit; 112 — Justin Hong (CN) by forfeit; 119 — Prashant Thakur (Nk) dec. Colby Kash, 8-6; 125 — Paul Fields (CN) tech. fall Adit Thakur, 20-5; 130 — Greg Blumberg (CN) pin James Giraldez, 2:31; 135 — Chris Caponigro (CN) pin Rafael Cruz, 3:32; 140 — Scott Murphy (CN) pin German Lucero, 3:27; 145 — Ryan Becker (CN) by forfeit; 152 — Bruce Rubin (CN) dec. Jacob Lieberman, 5-3 OT; 160 — Christian Bouquet (CN) by forfeit; 171 — Nick Termine (CN) by forfeit; 189 — Charles Regalbuto (CN) by forfeit; 215 — James Murray (CN) dec. Chris Archibal, 8-6; 285 — Greg Galli (CN) dec. Steven Maldonado, 7-6 OT.

Arlington 65, Carmel 18
At Arlington
96 — Nick Tolli (Arl) pinl. John Knox, 0:49; 103 — Nick Jimenez (Arl) won by forfeit; 112 — Jimmy Duckham (Arl) dec. Nick Rosalino, 6-2; 119 — Dan Pineda (ARl) tech. fail.. Tom D’Ambrosio, 4:57; 125 — Derrick Feliciano (Arl) pin. Tom Pulley, 2:36; 130 — Angel Santos (Arl) tech. fall. Mike Geisel, 4:22; 135 — Joe Caporale© pin. Vinny Martin, 1:19; 140 — Chris Pecora© pin. Dave McDonaldr, 0:56; 145 — Vince Pecora© pin. Derrick Thmpkins 1:04; 152 — Anthony Scott (Arl) pin James Autieri, 3:19; 160 — Misha Barry  (Arl) won by inj. default Ryan Morin; 171 — Thor McHugh (Arl) pin. Christian Sookdeo, 0:53t; 189 — Scot Boua (Arl) pin. Fatmir Dervishaj, 0:54; 215 — Matt Day  (Arl)pin Anthiony Fassachesia, 4:18; 285 — John Maloney (Arl Maj. dec. Steve Keck, 13-0.
Records — Arlington 5-2; Carmel 8-4.

New Rochelle 56, Yonkers 28
At Gorton
96 — Senin Chandrabos (Y) won by forfeit; 103 — Nicky Barbaria (NR) won by forfeit; 112 — Brian Ferrandi (NR) dec. Rameek McKenzie, 4-0; 119 — Jason Rivera (Y) pin. Santiago Forero, 3:30; 125 — Narli Ruiz (Y) pin. Seth Gollogos, 3:41; 130 — Hunter Jones (NR) pin. Matt Durgaprasad, 0:41; 135 — Chris Suchwuchow (Y) pin. Mike Samtrpia, 2:30; 140 — James Laurent (NR) pin. Leonel Casas, 1:39; 145 — Marcus Diaz (NR) pin. John Baldeon, 2:52; 152 — Mike Boyle (Y) maj. dec. Shane Davis, 12-0; 160 — Jacob Lynch (NR) pin. Raul Mendez, 0:54; 171 — Aaron Butler (NR) pin Eddie McLaughlin, 2:42; 189 — Jonathan Stokes (NR) pin. Josh Sallorin, 1:16; 215 — Tyler Lilly (NR) pin. David Bator, 2:37; 285 — Malcolm Allen (NR) won by forfeit.
Records — New Rochelle 8-1; Yonkers 3-4.