New Rochelle’s Nick Barbaria worked his way through a deep field at 106 pounds on Monday to claim his second consecutive Division 1 section championship with a 6-3 decision over Byram Hills’ Jon Errico. After winning a title at the Eastern States Classic in January, Barbaria is now viewed as one of the favorites for a state title. If he can get it done, he’ll be a prime candidate for The Journal News Westchester/Putnam player of the year honors.
Year: Junior
Weight class: 106 in D1
How many years have you been wrestling for? Four-year varsity.
Is this your first section title? No, I was the 2012 Section 1 champ at 99 lbs.
Describe what was going through your head when the referee raised your hand after the finals: Just four more wins…
What was the most difficult obstacle that you had to overcome this season? Eastern States.
What area do you feel that you’ve improved in the most over the course of the season? I feel I have most improved my grades in AP American this season.
What are some of your favorite things to do outside of wrestling? My favorite thing to do outside of wrestling is… wrestling.
What is playing in your headphones while you get ready for a match? I don’t always listen to music, but if I do it’s Radioactive by Imagine Dragons.
Name one thing that’s interesting about you that people may not know about: People may not know that I showed the North Rockland guys how to properly rock a headband.
Photo by Frank Becerra, Jr./The Journal News
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the final score was incorrectly reported. The final was 7-2
looks like Calvano was the only D2 wild card. havent heard about D1 yet but they usually get more.. they get more points for where they place
section place DIV Weight Grade At Large# record
1 2 1106JON ERRICOBYRAM HILLS 10 A6 26-5
1 2 1138COLBY KASHCLARKSTOWN NORTH12 A3 35-4
1 2 2106TYLER ASLANIANEDGEMONT11 A6 10-3
1 2 1195SCOTT WYMBSHORACE GREELEY12 A3 36-7
1 2 1145BRAD MARVINKETCHAM 11 A3 47-5
1 2 1160BEN MILLERMAMARONECK 12 A3 38-3
1 2 2120ANTHONY CALVANONANUET 12 A1 34-4
1 3 2126JOE DILLONNANUET11 A6 31-6
1 3 1120BLAISE BENDEROTHNORTH ROCKLAND10 A4 38-4
1 2 1132JAKE DIMARSICONORTH ROCKLAND12 A3 49-6
1 2 1120ALEX DELACRUZOSSINING 11 A3 34-3
1 2 1220TRENT LOFAROOSSINING 12 A5 35-4
1 3 1106KEVIN RODRIGUEZPORT CHESTER 12 A5 35-9
1 2 2138KYLE KELVASPUTNAM VALLEY 12 A6 36-7
1 2 1285DAVID VARIANYORKTOWN 12 A3 41-4
kash,wymbs,marvin,millr,calvano,benderoth,j dimarsico,delacru,varian are wildcards
Here is the link to all the wild cards:
http://matburn.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16629
congrats to Blaise some good kids trying to get in at 120. D’Angelo, Orefice, and Delacruz is a pretty solid group of wild cards.
126 is even crazier. Got guys running from Dylan while on the Island you have what I would call a seeding mess!! Corey Jamison as the 8 seed I guess, meeting top seed TJ Fabian in the quarters, beating Fabian (Fabian’s only loss) Jamison then loses to Jimmy Leach. Leach goes on to almost beat former state champ (also formerly short of a WC behind 3 other all-state wrestlers) Mark West. Jamison and Fabian wrestle back and meet for 3rd with Fabian winning. Brad Wade who beat Jamison twice FFTs out after getting smacked by West 10-0. But those 5 might all be in the top 8 in the state, and 3 of them are going to States. West, Fabian, and Leach. (in order of competition for Dylan)
Good Luck to all the Section 1 guys, especially, New Ro’s Nick Barbaria!!!!