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Wrestling: Individual weight class rankings before holiday stretch

The wrestling season is underway. Here's a look at the top wrestlers in each weight class for Division I (large-school) and Division II (small-school).

Wrestlers are eligible to be ranked in the classes where they have officially weighed and competed in. All rankings include Section 1, as well as Catholic and private schools in the local area.

History made: With 430th win, Pleasantville's Bob Bernarducci is Section 1 wrestling's new all-time wins leader

Division I: Four-time reigning champ Fox Lane is headed back to the Section 1 Dual Meet Tournament Final Four

Division II: Pearl River tops Pleasantville for Section 1 Division II Dual Meet Tournament title

Last week: Section 1 Dual Meet Tournament, other meet results for Dec. 12-18

Arlington's Dillon Arrick wrestles in the 110-pound 5th place match the NYSPHSAA wrestling championships at the MVP Arena in Albany on Saturday, February 26, 2022.
Arlington's Dillon Arrick wrestles in the 110-pound 5th place match the NYSPHSAA wrestling championships at the MVP Arena in Albany on Saturday, February 26, 2022.

Division I (large-school)

102

  1. Thomas Looby Jr., Fr., Brewster

  2. Ethan Steuber, Fr., Somers/North Salem

  3. Aislin Kellner, So., Arlington

  4. Giovanni Tornambe, 8th, Yorktown

  5. Liam Lin, 8th, North Rockland

110

  1. Ryan Ball, Fr., Somers/North Salem

  2. Nick Fortugno, So., Byram Hills/Briarcliff/Valhalla/Westlake

  3. Henry Ramirez, Fr., Mahopac

  4. Rowan Larsen, 8th, Yorktown

  5. Ken Keltto, Fr., Carmel

118

  1. Dillon Arrick, Jr., Arlington

  2. Neil Paulercio, So., Byram Hills/Briarcliff/Valhalla/Westlake

  3. Logan Alexander, Sr., Stepinac

  4. Michael Hade, Sr., Clarkstown South

  5. Dalton Baloy, Jr., Somers/North Salem

126

  1. George Johnson Jr., Fr., Iona Prep

  2. Joe Ramirez, Sr., Mahopac

  3. Diego Gonzalez, Sr., Tappan Zee

  4. Amari Payton, So., North Rockland

  5. Joe Gabriele, Jr., John Jay-Cross River

132

  1. Joe Tornambe, Jr., Yorktown

  2. Justin Shay, Jr., Iona Prep

  3. Evan Prine, Sr., John Jay-East Fishkill

  4. Robert DePolito, Sr., North Rockland

  5. Carlos Rivera, Sr., White Plains

138

  1. Justin Gierum, Sr., Fox Lane

  2. Josh Hametz, Sr., Horace Greeley

  3. Paolo Ciatto, So., Iona Prep

  4. Shane Acheson, Sr., Tappan Zee

  5. Thomas Iasiello, So., Scarsdale

145

  1. Nick Greco, Jr., Mahopac

  2. Greg Casvikes, Sr., Clarkstown South

  3. Max Harkins, Sr., Iona Prep

  4. Tyce Vandergoot, Sr., North Rockland

  5. Thomas Kivlehan, So., Tappan Zee

152

  1. Eric Grant, Jr., Iona Prep

  2. Matt Masch, Sr., Ketcham

  3. Cameron Wierl, Jr., John Jay-Cross River

  4. Cooper Schmidt, Sr., Lakeland/Panas

  5. Chris Morris, Jr., Mahopac

160

  1. Max Watson, Sr., Iona Prep

  2. Kosta Koufalis, Jr., Iona Prep

  3. Tristan Robinson-July, Sr., Ossining

  4. Max Kochergin, Sr., Suffern

  5. Spencer Hadlock, Sr., John Jay-Cross River

172

  1. Sean Degl, Sr., Iona Prep

  2. Sam Szerlip, Jr., Nyack

  3. Ian Sutherland, Jr., Brewster

  4. Justin Daniyan, Jr., Somers/North Salem

  5. Ronan Forde, Jr., Yorktown

189

  1. Leo Venables, Jr., Carmel

  2. Alex Berisha, So., Fox Lane

  3. Devin Almodovar, Sr., Ossining

  4. Andreas Gowdie, Sr., Horace Greeley

  5. Naseer Johnson, Jr., Peekskill

215

  1. Vinny Sasso, Sr., Horace Greeley

  2. DeAndre Woods, Sr., New Rochelle

  3. Frank Serrano, Sr., Iona Prep

  4. Tyler Stermassi, Sr., Fox Lane

  5. Brian Bordas, Sr., Clarkstown North

285

  1. Gabriel Garibaldi, Jr., Iona Prep

  2. Justin Smoot, Sr., Clarkstown North

  3. Ryan Chase, Sr., Scarsdale

  4. Daniel Costa, Sr., Byram Hills/Briarcliff/Valhalla/Westlake

  5. Vincenzo Boniauto, Sr., White Plains

Pearl River's Aidan Veirun pins Pleasantville's Vincent Shahinillari in the 145-pound match of the Section 1 Division II Dual Meet Tournament championship at Pleasantville High School in Pleasantville on Thursday, December 15, 2022.
Pearl River's Aidan Veirun pins Pleasantville's Vincent Shahinillari in the 145-pound match of the Section 1 Division II Dual Meet Tournament championship at Pleasantville High School in Pleasantville on Thursday, December 15, 2022.

Division II (small-school)

102

  1. Brendan O'Sullivan, 8th, Pearl River

  2. Alex Wish, Fr., Pleasantville

  3. Justin Brown, Fr., Edgemont

110

  1. Aiden Soto, Jr., Pawling

  2. Colin Donadio, Fr., Pearl River

  3. Oren Wildstein, Fr., Hackley

118

  1. Jesse Straus, Fr., Pleasantville

  2. Kevin Panzer, Jr., Pawling

  3. Ethan Badillo, So., Nanuet

126

  1. Wyatt Aslanian, Jr., Edgemont

  2. Chris Russo, Sr., Nanuet

  3. Deaglan Lesnick, Fr., Pearl River

132

  1. Esuar Ordonez, Jr., Putnam Valley

  2. Grant Kelly, Jr., Pleasantville

  3. Luke Amuso, So., Pawling

138

  1. Luke LaMagna, Sr., Pleasantville

  2. Bobby Hardwick, Jr., Nanuet

  3. Chris Maroulis, Sr., Putnam Valley

145

  1. Aidan Veirun, Sr., Pearl River

  2. Cole Joseph, Sr., Hackley

  3. Nick DiMichele, Jr., Putnam Valley

152

  1. Joe Parisi, Sr., Nanuet

  2. Henry Martin, So., Croton-Harmon

  3. Mike Malfitano, Jr., Pearl River

160

  1. Kevin O'Sullivan, Sr., Pearl River

  2. Ismael Andrade, Jr., Hen Hud

  3. Ingmar Ast, Sr., Irvington

172

  1. Travis Appell, Sr., Putnam Valley

  2. Kenny Saito, Jr., Edgemont

  3. Mike McCarvill, Sr., Pearl River

189

  1. Kyle Peske, Jr., Hen Hud

  2. Kevin Torres, Sr., Pearl River

  3. Evan Moran, So., Nanuet

215

  1. Luke Flanagan, Sr., Nanuet

  2. Chad Saragganonda, Sr., Pleasantville

  3. Liam Abraham, Sr., Hackley

285

  1. Mason Dietz, So., Hen Hud

  2. Damian Brown, Sr., Nanuet

  3. Jaden Tesher, So., Putnam Valley

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This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Section 1 wrestling: Individual weight class rankings before holidays