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I’m sitting here matside as Fox Lane and Mahopac are getting ready to wrestle their final dual of the day before we get into the crossover round. So far, Fox Lane is only Section 1 team still alive for a championship at 3-0. Brewster finished up the day on the other side of pool at 2-2, so the Bears are looking at probably the fifth-place match. They lost a tight one to MacArthur, 39-35, in their final match. MacArthur and Johnson City have been two of the stronger looking teams from outside of Section 1.

Mahopac is 1-2 after a 43-33 loss to Farmingdale, so a loss to the Foxes here will drop the Indians into the bottom five. So far, Fox Lane won the first three matches via pin (Frank Suarce, Danny Ventura and Sam Speno). This part of the Foxes lineup may be the most lethal in the state. At 145, we had one of the most highly anticipated matches of the day. Fox Lane’s Tom Grippi defeated Mahopac’s Jake Srednici by decision, 6-5. Those two are ranked 1-2 in my weight class rankings, so this very well could have been a sectional finals preview. I got video of the final two periods on my FlipCam. Here’s the link.

I’ll be back with more updates and box scores later. The championship round should begin in about an hour or so. Follow me on Twitter @vzmercogliano for immediate updates.

UPDATE: Fox Lane defeats Mahopac to finish 4-0 and make it into the finals. The Foxes will be matched up against the MacArthur-Kellenberg winner.

Fox Lane 65, Mahopac 18
126 – Frank Suarce (FL) pin Mike Tartaglia, 1:41. 132 – Danny Ventura (FL) pin Mike Camastro, :44. 138 – Sam Speno (FL) pin Dan Walsh, 1:08. 145 – Tom Grippi (FL) dec. Jake Srednicki, 6-5. 152 – Giancarlo Morreale (FL) tech. fall Taylor Abbott, 18-3. 160 – Aaron Gallagher (M) pin Andrew Caico, 1:09. 170 – Matt Pasqualini (FL) pin Tim Bunyea, 1:33. 182 – AJ D’Ambrosa (FL) by forfeit. 195 – Mike Spinelli (M) by forfeit. 220 – Dan Clune (FL) pin Tyler Otero, 1:07. 285—Andriy Lupchuk (FL) pin Ureal Rosales, :43. 99 – Brandon Fay (FL) by forfeit. 106 – Mike Dinardo (M) pin Nick Engert, 1:22. 113 – Warren Gabrillo (FL) pin Paul Caruso, :45. 120 – Ben Ettlinger (FL) dec. Zach Boker, 1-0.

UPDATE: Here are the matchups for the crossover round. MacArthur pulled out a close one, 37-35, to beat Kellenberg and put itself in the finals:

1st-place— Fox Lane vs. MacArthur
3rd-place—Johnson City vs. Kellenberg
5th-place—Brewster v. Farmingdale
7th-place—Mahopac v. Carmel

UPDATE:

– Fox Lane is off to a rousing start. Ventura, Speno and Grippi started the Foxes off with three straight first period pins. They have an 18-0 lead on MacArthur. – A great match at 152 between Morreale and Steven Schneider. Tied at 1-1 going into the 3rd period, Schneider made lightning quick move to get to Grippi’s back, and ended up winning it 3-2. It’s 18-3 Fox Lane. – Fox Lane and MacArthur traded pins at 160 and 170 (Pasqualini got it done for the Foxes at 170), and then AJ D’Ambrosa came up big for Fox Lane at 182. He was nearly pinned himself, but managed to roll over on top of his opponent to give the Foxes another six points. After Fox Lane forfeited at 195, it’s 30-15. – Dan Clune picks up another pin for Fox Lane at 220, and the Foxes have a commanding 36-15 lead. – The rout is on. Lypchuk, Fay and Engert all pick up wins and Fox Lane is up 51-15.

1^st place
Fox Lane 56, MacArthur 27
132 – Danny Ventura (FL) pin Robi Bennett, :55. 138 – Sam Speno (FL) pin Sal Randazzo, 1:25. 145 – Tom Grippi (FL) pin Waiss Rustimi, :42. 152 – Steven Schneider (Mac) dec. Giancarlo Morreale, 3-2. 160 – Matt Pasqualini (FL) pin Mike Marerro, 1:04. 170 – Joe Cataldo (Mac) pin Chris Manjuck, 2:44. 182 – AJ D’Ambrosa (FL) pin Naim Al-Qaadir, 2:44. 195 – TJ Iasono (Mac) by forfeit. 220 – Dan Clune (FL) pin Tyler Haug, 3:32. 285 – Andriy Lypchuk (FL) pin Kevin Carboy, 1:05. 99 – Brandon Fay (FL) dec. Vin Thron, 11-6. 106 – Matt Engert (FL) pin Peter Winter, 3:25. 113 – Mike Brown (Mac) pin Warren Gabrillo, 3:44. 120 – Justin Perez (Mac) pin Luciano Toledo, 4:44. 126 – Frank Surace (FL) tech. fall John Dougherty, 17-1.

5^th place
Brewster 50, Farmingdale 23
132 – Jimmy Duncan (Br) dec. Chris Phelps, 3-1. 138 – Joe Depalma (Fa) by forfeit. 145 – Sean Bryan (Fa) dec. Andrew Sion, 7-5. 152 – Joe Buonadonna (Br) pin Ryan Costello, 1:04. 160 – Kyle McAlpin (Br) pin Conner Comelli, :14. 170 – Harrison Rosen (Fa) maj. dec. Harry Erickson, 16-2. 182 – Bruno Albertassi (Br) pin Edgeworth, :43. 195 – Aaron Vasques (Fa) pin Mike Larm, 1:17. 220 – Mike Liston (Br) maj. dec. Bryan Tenny, 10-0. 285 – Henry Rodriguez (Fa) dec. Julio Rizzo, 7-4. 99 – Tyler Gonska (Br) maj. dec. Danish Mundiya, 8-0. 106 – Brian Turnyanski (Br) by forfeit. 113 – Mike Parise (Br) pin Casey Marlow, 2:21. 120 – Pat McGill (Br) dec. Naquan Warren, 9-2. 126 – Liam Erickson (Br) pin Sam Cullen, 1:28.

7^th place
Mahopac 43, Carmel 27
132 – Mike Camastro (M) by forfeit. 138 – Dan Walsh (M) pin Tom Pulley, 1:35. 145 – Jake Srednicki (M) dec. Chris Pecora, 9-3. 152 – Vince Pacila (Ca) maj. dec. Joe Casallito, 12-3. 160 – Aaron Gallagher (M) maj. dec. Jack Mulcuhey, 12-3. 170 – Ryan Noia (Ca) dec. Tim Bunyea, 7-2. 182 – AJ Alvarez (Ca) maj. dec. Billy Dargan, 9-0. 195 – Mike Spinelli (M) pin Joe DiAngelo, :21. 220 – Latriw Derishaj (Ca) pin Tyler Otero, :38. 285 – Ureal Rosales (M) by forfeit. 99 – Ed Tomasianc (Ca) by forfeit. 106 – Mike Dinardo (M) by forfeit. 113 – Paul Caruso (M) dec. Dominik Cupcialo, 14-8. 120 – Zach Boker (M) dec. Tomas D’Ambroseo, 3-1. 126 – Justin Velez (Ca) maj. dec. Mike Tartaglia, 14-3.