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Wrestling: Champ Red Hook, Port Jervis send four to state D2 tourney

ken mcmillan, times herald-record
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STONE RIDGE – Red Hook secured four individual champions and claimed the team title at the Section 9 Division 2 wrestling championships on Sunday at SUNY Ulster.

Ewan Celestine (118 pounds), Rian Kirker (126), Demetrius Massey (138) and Luke Daniels (285) all won titles for the Raiders, who fended off Saugerties 203-183.5 for top team honors.

Red Hook wrestlers celebrate after winning the Section 9 Division 2 team title on Sunday at SUNY Ulster.
Red Hook wrestlers celebrate after winning the Section 9 Division 2 team title on Sunday at SUNY Ulster.

Port Jervis, too, brought home four individual titles and placed third at 171 points. Champions for Port included Charlie Wylie (102), Rich O’Lena (110), Maddox McCormick (189) and junior Matt Oosterom (215). For Wiley, it was her second title in a row, the only female to win any sectional title. Ooseterom won the 7th vs. 8th placement match at the 2022 state D2 championships. McCormick, a sophomore, was the only non first or second seed to win a title, pinning Chester No. 2 seed Akil Williams in 2:29.

Port Jervis' Charlie Wylie is presented as the 102-pound winner at the Section 9 Division 2 wrestling championship at SUNY Ulster on Sunday. Wylie was the defending champion.
Port Jervis' Charlie Wylie is presented as the 102-pound winner at the Section 9 Division 2 wrestling championship at SUNY Ulster on Sunday. Wylie was the defending champion.

Additional titlists included Onteora’s Thomas Shields (132), New Paltz’s Justin Coiteux (145) and Cole Cuppett (152) and Chester’s Marcus Colon (172). Cuppett, a senior, is a repeat champion.

At 285, the top-seeded Daniels earned a pin with 47 seconds remaining, denying No. 2 Logan Ormond of New Paltz a bid for his second title in a row.

Only the 13 Division 2 champs advance to the state tournament in Albany.

Coiteux was named the meet’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. The junior pinned Saugerties’ Isaiah Hockx in just 14 seconds in the 145 final. Coiteux repeated as champion.

New Paltz's Justin Coiteux is presented as the winner of the 145-pound final at Sunday's Section 9 Division 2 tournament. Coiteux was named the meet's Most Outstanding Wrestler.
New Paltz's Justin Coiteux is presented as the winner of the 145-pound final at Sunday's Section 9 Division 2 tournament. Coiteux was named the meet's Most Outstanding Wrestler.

The most exciting match finals award went to the 138 final between Massey and Saugerties’ Vance Dyke. Between fellow seniors, Massey earned a pin with 61 seconds left in the third period.

The championship round featured nine matchups of No. 1 seed vs. No. 2 with the top seed prevailing six times. Olena and Celestine and Shields were the second seeds won claimed victory.

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Section 9 Division 2 tournament

Team key and scores: 1. Red Hook (RH) 203 points; 2. Saugerties (Saug) 183.5; 3. Port Jervis (PtJ) 171; 4. Chester (Ches) 116; 5. New Paltz (NP) 100. Also: John S. Burke Catholic (JSB); Our Lady of Lourdes (OLL)

Medalists

102 pounds

First place – No. 1 Charlie Wylie (PtJ, Fr.) d. No. 2 Lorenzo Caserto (Marl, 8th) 17-2; Third place – No. 5 Bryce Reilly (OLL, Fr.) d. No. 3 Santiago Chrisjohn (Saug, 8 th) 10-5

110 pounds

First place – No. 2 Richard O’Lena (PtJ, Jr.) pin No. 1 Gavin Ingrassia (Saug, Sr.) 2:59; Third place – No. 3 Trent Edwards (Ches) d. No. 4 Patrick Totman (RH, Fr.) injury

118 pounds

First place – No. 2 Ewan Celestine (RH, Soph.) d. No. 1 Bradley Gatto (High, Soph.) 19-6; Third place – No. 5 Trevor Coates (High, 8 th) pin No. 4 Alyssa Reed (PtJ, Jr.) 4:41

126 pounds

First place – No. 1 Rian Kirker (RH, Sr.) pin No. 2 Justin Harrison (PtJ, Soph.) 2:32; Third place – No. 7 Zach Burns (Saug, Jr.) pin No. 8 Cristian Disessa-Leon (Ell, Sr.) 2:26

132 pounds

First place – No. 2 Thomas Shields (Ont, Jr.) pin No. 1 Shane Cranna (RH, Jr.) 1:42; Third place – No. 3 Anthony Denier (Saug, Sr.) d. No. 4 Ryan McCrudden (RH, Sr.) 5-0

138 pounds

First place – No. 1 Demetrius Massey (RH, Sr.) pin No. 3 Vance Dyke (Saug, Sr.) 4:59; Third place – No. 5 Connor Wilson (OLL, Fr.) d. No. 4 Brenon Thiel (Ont, Sr.) 4-1

145 pounds

First place – No. 2 Justin Coiteux (NP, Jr.) pin No. 5 Isaiah Hockx (Saug, Jr.) 0:14; Third place – No. 3 Reese Greathouse (Marl, Jr.) d. No. 1 Michael Franco (Ches, Jr.) 18-6

152 pounds

First place – No. 1 Cole Cuppett (NP, Sr.) pin No. 2 Jack Bucci (Saug, Jr.) 0:47; Third place – No. 3 Steven Blakely (Ont, Sr.) d. No. 5 Owen Curreri (PtJ, Soph.) 4-2

160 pounds

First place – No. 1 Christian Hockx (Saug, Sr.) pin No. 2 Christian Totman (RH, Sr.) 2:39; Third place – No. 6 Elvin Momanyi (Ches, Fr.) d. No. 6 Jacob Wood (Ont, Soph.) 4-3

172 pounds

First place – No. 1 Marcus Colon (Ches, Sr.) pin No. 2 Frankie Shaw (JSB, Jr.) 0:42; Third place – No. 6 Liam Walsh (RV, Sr.) pin No. 4 James Burns (Saug, Sr.) 2:32

189 pounds

First place – No. 5 Maddox McCormick (PtJ, Soph.) pin No. 2 Akil Williams (Ches, Sr.) 2:29; Third place – No. 1 Matthew Krauza (OLL, Sr.) d. No. 3 Cole Nelson (RH, Sr.) 11-2

215 pounds

First place – No. 1 Matthew Oosterom (PtJ, Jr.) pin No. 3 Tomasz Zaborski (NP, Sr.) 1:54; Third place – No. 5 Olivier Rekuc (Ell, Jr.) pin No. 2 Danny Fratz (High, Sr.) 5:49

285 pounds

First place – No. 1 Luke Daniels (RH, Sr.) pin No. 2 Logan Ormond (NP, Sr.) 5:13; Third place – No. 3 Mark Paschal (RH, Jr.) pin No. 4 Charles Batista (OLL, Sr.) 5:13

This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Section 9 Division 2 wrestling championships Red Hook Port Jervis