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The 22nd Anniversary Eastern States Wrestling Classic

Wrestling Tournament
@ Impact Athletic Center (Clifton Park, New York)
Friday-Saturday, January 9-10, 2026


Eastern States Champions
Eastern States Champions
Pictured are the champions of the 22nd annual Eastern States Classic. Other awards: Aggregate Pin: Crystian Velez, Hilton; Team Sportsmanship Award: Niskayuna; OW Lightweights: Merli; OW Middleweights: Mangano; OW Heavyweights: Drapaniotis; Champion of Champions: Merli. Image shared by by sectionixwrestling.com.

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Eastern States Champions Eastern States Classic

Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Amityville [NY], Amsterdam [NY], Avon-Geneseo [NY], Baldwinsville [NY], Ballston Spa [NY], Bellmore JFK [NY], Benjamin N. Cardozo [NY], Berne-Knox-Westerlo [NY], Bethlehem [NY], Brewster [NY], Brooklyn Tech [NY], Burlington [VT], Burnt Hills [NY], Byram Hills (+Briarcliff) [NY], Calhoun [NY], Carmel [NY], Carthage [NY], Catskill [NY], Center Moriches [NY], Central Catholic [MA], Central Square [NY], Central Valley [NY], Chaminade [NY], Christian Brothers Academy [NY], Churchville-Chili [NY], Cicero-North Syracuse [NY], Clarence [NY], Clarke [NY], Clarkstown North [NY], Cobleskill-Richmondville [NY], Cold Spring Harbor [NY], Collegiate [NY], Colonie [NY], Columbia [NY], Commack [NY], Comsewogue [NY], Cooperstown/Milford [NY], Coxsackie-Athens [NY], Croton-Harmon [NY], Danbury [CT], Dansville (+Way-Co) [NY], Deposit/Hancock [NY], Duanesburg/Schoharie [NY], East Hampton [NY], East Islip [NY], East Rochester [NY], Eden [NY], Fairfield Prep [CT], Fairport [NY], Farmingdale [NY], Fordham Prep [NY], Fox Lane [NY], Francis Lewis [NY], Franklin [NY], Franklin Academy (Malone) [NY], Franklin D. Roosevelt (Hyde Park) [NY], Freeport [NY], Galway [NY], Garden City [NY], Geneva [NY], Glens Falls [NY], Greece [NY], Guilderland [NY], Half Hollow Hills - East [NY], Hamburg [NY], Herricks [NY], Hewlett [NY], Hilton [NY], Holland Patent [NY], Honeoye Falls-Lima [NY], Horace Greeley [NY], Ichabod Crane [NY], Indian River [NY], Iona Prep [NY], Ithaca [NY], James Madison (Brooklyn) [NY], John Jay (Cross River) [NY], John Jay (East Fishkill) [NY], Johnson City [NY], Jordan-Elbridge [NY], Kellenberg [NY], Kings Park [NY], Lafayette [NY], Letchworth [NY], Levittown Division [NY], Lindenhurst [NY], Little Falls [NY], Long Beach [NY], Long Island City [NY], Longwood [NY], Lynbrook [NY], MacArthur [NY], Mahopac [NY], Manhasset [NY], Massapequa [NY], McQuaid Jesuit [NY], Mepham [NY], Middletown [NY], Midwood [NY], Minisink Valley [NY], Mohonasen [NY], Monroe-Woodbury [NY], Monsignor Farrell [NY], Mount Markham [NY], New Hartford/Sauquoit Valley [NY], New Rochelle [NY], New Utrecht [NY], New York Military Academy [NY], Newburgh [NY], Newtown [NY], Niagara Falls [NY], Niagara Wheatfield [NY], Niskayuna [NY], Noble [ME], North Babylon [NY], North Kingstown [RI], North Rockland [NY], Northport [NY], Norwich [NY], Nyack [NY], Oceanside [NY], Oneonta [NY], Orchard Park [NY], Ossining [NY], Our Lady of Lourdes [NY], Palmyra-Macedon [NY], Pearl River [NY], Petrides [NY], Pine Bush [NY], Pittsford [NY], Plainedge [NY], Poly Prep [NY], Port Chester [NY], Putnam Valley [NY], Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk [NY], Ridgefield [CT], Riverdale-Kingsbridge [NY], Rondout Valley [NY], Roslyn [NY], Rush-Henrietta [NY], Rye [NY], Rye Country Day School [NY], Sachem East [NY], Sachem North [NY], Salamanca [NY], Salem/Cambridge [NY], Saratoga Springs [NY], Sayville [NY], Shenendehowa [NY], Sherburne-Earlville [NY], Shoreham-Wading River [NY], Sleepy Hollow [NY], Smithtown East [NY], Smithtown West [NY], Somers [NY], South Jefferson [NY], Southern Hills [NY], Southwestern [NY], St. Joseph by the Sea [NY], St. Joseph's [NY], Starpoint [NY], Sunset Park [NY], Syosset [NY], Tappan Zee [NY], The Gilbert School [CT], Tottenville [NY], Unatego (+Unadilla Valley/Franklin) [NY], Valley Central [NY], Valley Stream North [NY], Vernon-Verona-Sherrill [NY], Wallkill [NY], Walt Whitman [NY], Wantagh [NY], Ward Melville [NY], Warwick Valley [NY], Washingtonville [NY], Webster Thomas [NY], Westbury [NY], Whitesboro [NY], William Floyd [NY], Yorktown [NY]
Team Final
1. Minisink Valley [NY]  101 points
2. Massapequa [NY]  91
3. Central Catholic [MA]  82.5
4. Long Beach [NY]  80.5
5. New York Military Academy [NY]  77
6. Byram Hills (+Briarcliff) [NY]  67.5
7. Iona Prep [NY]  64
8. Newtown [NY]  62
9. Valley Central [NY]  57
10. Hilton [NY]  52
11. Horace Greeley [NY]  51
12. Carthage [NY]  50.5
13. Shoreham-Wading River [NY]  49.5
14. Ward Melville [NY]  49.4
15. Farmingdale [NY]  49
16. Yorktown [NY]  48.5
17. North Babylon [NY]  45.5
18. Half Hollow Hills - East [NY]  43.5
19. Monroe-Woodbury [NY]  43
20. Holland Patent [NY]  39.5
Newburgh [NY]  39.5
22. Deposit/Hancock [NY]  39
Eden [NY]  39
Shenendehowa [NY]  39
25. Manhasset [NY]  38.5
26. Pittsford [NY]  37
27. Bellmore JFK [NY]  36
28. Lindenhurst [NY]  35
29. Honeoye Falls-Lima [NY]  34.5
Ridgefield [CT]  34.5
31. Chaminade [NY]  34
New Hartford/Sauquoit Valley [NY]  34
33. Poly Prep [NY]  33
34. Central Valley [NY]  32.5
Longwood [NY]  32.5
Norwich [NY]  32.5
37. North Kingstown [RI]  32
South Jefferson [NY]  32
39. Plainedge [NY]  31.5
40. Fairport [NY]  30.5
Unatego (+Unadilla Valley/Franklin) [NY]  30.5
42. Ballston Spa [NY]  29.5
43. Noble [ME]  28
44. Garden City [NY]  27.5
Southwestern [NY]  27.5
Walt Whitman [NY]  27.5
47. Letchworth [NY]  26.5
48. Clarke [NY]  26
Monsignor Farrell [NY]  26
Our Lady of Lourdes [NY]  26
Somers [NY]  26
52. East Islip [NY]  25.5
53. Colonie [NY]  24
54. Clarence [NY]  23
The Gilbert School [CT]  23
Wallkill [NY]  23
57. Webster Thomas [NY]  22.5
William Floyd [NY]  22.5
59. Greece [NY]  22
60. Christian Brothers Academy [NY]  21.5
Fox Lane [NY]  21.5
James Madison (Brooklyn) [NY]  21.5
Smithtown West [NY]  21.5
64. Smithtown East [NY]  21
65. Oceanside [NY]  20
66. Coxsackie-Athens [NY]  19.5
Ithaca [NY]  19.5
68. Danbury [CT]  18
MacArthur [NY]  18
Middletown [NY]  18
71. Churchville-Chili [NY]  17.5
Hewlett [NY]  17.5
Kellenberg [NY]  17.5
Valley Stream North [NY]  17.5
Westbury [NY]  17.5
76. Indian River [NY]  16.5
77. Berne-Knox-Westerlo [NY]  16
Comsewogue [NY]  16
Duanesburg/Schoharie [NY]  16
Nyack [NY]  16
Oneonta [NY]  16
82. Freeport [NY]  15.5
83. Calhoun [NY]  15
John Jay (East Fishkill) [NY]  15
Lynbrook [NY]  15
Saratoga Springs [NY]  15
87. Ossining [NY]  14
Tappan Zee [NY]  14
89. Center Moriches [NY]  13.5
Clarkstown North [NY]  13.5
Levittown Division [NY]  13.5
Little Falls [NY]  13.5
93. Cicero-North Syracuse [NY]  13
East Hampton [NY]  13
Mepham [NY]  13
Riverdale-Kingsbridge [NY]  13
97. Amsterdam [NY]  12.5
Roslyn [NY]  12.5
99. Ichabod Crane [NY]  12
Rush-Henrietta [NY]  12
Sunset Park [NY]  12
102. Avon-Geneseo [NY]  11
Central Square [NY]  11
Geneva [NY]  11
Niagara Wheatfield [NY]  11
106. Mahopac [NY]  10.5
Sayville [NY]  10.5
108. Amityville [NY]  10
Baldwinsville [NY]  10
Carmel [NY]  10
Franklin [NY]  10
Southern Hills [NY]  10
Wantagh [NY]  10
114. Burlington [VT]  9.5
Rye [NY]  9.5
Tottenville [NY]  9.5
117. Collegiate [NY]  9
Hamburg [NY]  9
119. Guilderland [NY]  8
Jordan-Elbridge [NY]  8
Salamanca [NY]  8
122. Burnt Hills [NY]  7.5
123. Commack [NY]  7
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Hyde Park) [NY]  7
Orchard Park [NY]  7
126. Glens Falls [NY]  6.5
Mount Markham [NY]  6.5
128. Dansville (+Way-Co) [NY]  6
Fairfield Prep [CT]  6
Herricks [NY]  6
Sachem East [NY]  6
Sachem North [NY]  6
133. Syosset [NY]  5.5
134. Bethlehem [NY]  5
Pearl River [NY]  5
Salem/Cambridge [NY]  5
St. Joseph's [NY]  5
Starpoint [NY]  5
139. North Rockland [NY]  4.5
140. Cold Spring Harbor [NY]  4
Johnson City [NY]  4
Mohonasen [NY]  4
New Utrecht [NY]  4
Niskayuna [NY]  4
Petrides [NY]  4
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk [NY]  4
147. Cobleskill-Richmondville [NY]  3.5
148. Lafayette [NY]  3
New Rochelle [NY]  3
Niagara Falls [NY]  3
Northport [NY]  3
Sleepy Hollow [NY]  3
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill [NY]  3
154. Brewster [NY]  2
Fordham Prep [NY]  2
Pine Bush [NY]  2
Putnam Valley [NY]  2
Washingtonville [NY]  2
Whitesboro [NY]  2
160. Catskill [NY]  1
161. Benjamin N. Cardozo [NY]  0
Brooklyn Tech [NY]  0
Columbia [NY]  0
Cooperstown/Milford [NY]  0
Croton-Harmon [NY]  0
East Rochester [NY]  0
Francis Lewis [NY]  0
Franklin Academy (Malone) [NY]  0
Galway [NY]  0
John Jay (Cross River) [NY]  0
Kings Park [NY]  0
Long Island City [NY]  0
McQuaid Jesuit [NY]  0
Midwood [NY]  0
Palmyra-Macedon [NY]  0
Port Chester [NY]  0
Rondout Valley [NY]  0
Rye Country Day School [NY]  0
Sherburne-Earlville [NY]  0
St. Joseph by the Sea [NY]  0
Warwick Valley [NY]  0
Award Winners
Aggregate Pin Award: Chrystian Velez (Hilton [NY], 103 lbs)
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Cooper Merli (New York Military Academy [NY], 118 lbs)
Outstanding Wrestler Award (Lower Weights): Cooper Merli (New York Military Academy [NY], 118 lbs)
Outstanding Wrestler Award (Middle Weights): Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River [NY], 144 lbs)
Outstanding Wrestler Award (Upper Weights): Yanni Drapaniotis (Unatego (+Unadilla Valley/Franklin) [NY], 190 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
103 lbs: Marcarlo Mannello (Byram Hills (+Briarcliff) [NY]) > Santino Pascarella (Half Hollow Hills - East [NY]), DEC 4-2
110 lbs: Ethan Andreula (Long Beach [NY]) > Xavier Seabury (North Babylon [NY]), DEC 3-1
118 lbs: Cooper Merli (New York Military Academy [NY]) > Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach [NY]), DEC 5-4
126 lbs: Anthony Lagala Ryan (Longwood [NY]) > Vincent Mastrianni (Colonie [NY]), FALL 0:47
132 lbs: Christopher Noto (Honeoye Falls-Lima [NY]) > Anthony Severino (Lindenhurst [NY]), MD 11-3
138 lbs: Jake Nieto (Massapequa [NY]) > Joe Scott (Letchworth [NY]), MD 12-2
144 lbs: Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River [NY]) > Samson McKissick Staley (Pittsford [NY]), MD 17-3
150 lbs: Maverick Beckwith (Norwich [NY]) > Michael Mcguiness (Walt Whitman [NY]), DEC 5-0
157 lbs: George Johnson (Iona Prep [NY]) > Antonio Arguello (Newtown [NY]), MD 12-3
165 lbs: Jake Maddox (Newtown [NY]) > Evan Schibi (The Gilbert School [CT]), DEC 4-3
175 lbs: Wyatt Boice (Minisink Valley [NY]) > Connor Wilson (Our Lady of Lourdes [NY]), MD 19-6
190 lbs: Yanni Drapaniotis (Unatego (+Unadilla Valley/Franklin) [NY]) > Josh Kama (Farmingdale [NY]), FALL 3:43
215 lbs: Devin Downes (Plainedge [NY]) > Zach Filip (Minisink Valley [NY]), DEC 9-3
285 lbs: Kaz Morosetti (North Kingstown [RI]) > Chris Belmonte (New Hartford/Sauquoit Valley [NY]), SV 2-1 (1OT)
Consolation Final (3rd)
103 lbs: Chrystian Velez (Hilton [NY]) > Sam Winship (Central Catholic [MA]), FALL 2:33
110 lbs: William Soto (Newburgh [NY]) > Jonny Tutku (Massapequa [NY]), DEC 7-2
118 lbs: Vincenzo Mannello (Byram Hills (+Briarcliff) [NY]) > Will Russell (Manhasset [NY]), FALL 4:59
126 lbs: E.J. Vass (Valley Central [NY]) > Kelly Sullivan (Monroe-Woodbury [NY]), FALL 2:37
132 lbs: Marco Futia (Wallkill [NY]) > Jon Testa (Hilton [NY]), SV 4-2 (1OT)
138 lbs: Landyn Shaffer (Deposit/Hancock [NY]) > Greg Green (Shenendehowa [NY]), MD 10-2
144 lbs: Ryan Munn (Carthage [NY]) > Matthew McDermott (Smithtown East [NY]), DEC 4-2
150 lbs: Gene Edwards (Central Valley [NY]) > Nick DeBellis (Horace Greeley [NY]), DEC 14-8
157 lbs: Devon Weber (Greece [NY]) > Chris Nocca (Horace Greeley [NY]), DEC 3-1
165 lbs: Ryker Cox (Coxsackie-Athens [NY]) > Miguel Turcios (Westbury [NY]), DEC 4-1
175 lbs: Quentin Getzin (Ithaca [NY]) > Harrison Muller (Danbury [CT]), DEC 7-0
190 lbs: Trent True (Holland Patent [NY]) > Jayden Pressley (Minisink Valley [NY]), DEC 4-1
215 lbs: Rocco Lore (Yorktown [NY]) > Josiah Lors (William Floyd [NY]), DEC 7-5
285 lbs: James Mulhern (Massapequa [NY]) > Brian Reitano (Central Catholic [MA]), DEC 7-2
Consolation Final (5th)
103 lbs: Hunter Phillips (Ward Melville [NY]) > Dominic Giannoni (Valley Central [NY]), MD 8-0
110 lbs: Mason DellaPenta (Eden [NY]) > Connor Guffey (Webster Thomas [NY]), DEC 5-0
118 lbs: Lucas Copper (Central Catholic [MA]) > Kymah Gummow (Indian River [NY]), MD 14-4
126 lbs: Carlos Salazar (Hewlett [NY]) > Austin Campsey (East Hampton [NY]), DEC 10-3
132 lbs: Trey LeChase (Fairport [NY]) > Rocco Destefano (East Islip [NY]), DEC 6-2
138 lbs: Louden Elliott (Carthage [NY]) > Wyatt Rock (Duanesburg/Schoharie [NY]), FALL 2:19
144 lbs: Elijah Brown (Monroe-Woodbury [NY]) > Trevor Dellapenta (Eden [NY]), DEC 7-6
150 lbs: Kai Tiringer (Massapequa [NY]) > Jospeh Brooks (Massapequa [NY]), FFT 
157 lbs: Shea Morris (New York Military Academy [NY]) > Brady Ouellette (Noble [ME]), MD 15-7
165 lbs: Luke Ryan (Fox Lane [NY]) > Quinn Hunt (Monsignor Farrell [NY]), FFT 
175 lbs: James Capasso (Ballston Spa [NY]) > Will Roden (Clarkstown North [NY]), FALL 3:49
190 lbs: Luca Turano (North Babylon [NY]) > William Coughlin (Newburgh [NY]), FALL 1:58
215 lbs: Andrew Frost (Churchville-Chili [NY]) > Gianni Velazquez (Geneva [NY]), FFT 
285 lbs: Richard Tinyes (Lynbrook [NY]) > Jim Biccum (South Jefferson [NY]), SV 4-1 (1OT)
Consolation Final (7th)
103 lbs: Ayden Delgado (Levittown Division [NY]) > Sebastian Cantarero (Chaminade [NY]), FALL 2:16
110 lbs: Chase Phillips (Ward Melville [NY]) > Adrian Torres (Southwestern [NY]), FALL 0:36
118 lbs: Vincent Orandello (MacArthur [NY]) > Dorian Hidalgo (Iona Prep [NY]), DEC 7-1
126 lbs: Brock Frederick (South Jefferson [NY]) > Luca Popolizio (Christian Brothers Academy [NY]), DEC 5-3
132 lbs: Brody Franklin (Long Beach [NY]) > Landon Herdic (New York Military Academy [NY]), DEC 4-3
138 lbs: Justin D'Arce (Center Moriches [NY]) > Shane Degl (Iona Prep [NY]), DEC 4-0
144 lbs: Chace Morris (Oceanside [NY]) > Rowan Larsen (Yorktown [NY]), MD 15-1
150 lbs: Nicholas Raptis (Poly Prep [NY]) > Chase Richards (Niagara Wheatfield [NY]), FFT 
157 lbs: Ziko Majidov (Poly Prep [NY]) > Sebastian Mejia (Clarke [NY]), FALL 1:38
165 lbs: Peter Mikedis (Bellmore JFK [NY]) > Caden Smith (Central Catholic [MA]), MD 14-1
175 lbs: Trevor Mueller (Clarence [NY]) > John Bonura (Monsignor Farrell [NY]), FFT 
190 lbs: Devin Bierfeldt (Nyack [NY]) > Javier Mina-Lewis (Sunset Park [NY]), DEC 4-0
215 lbs: Kaydin Welch (Cicero-North Syracuse [NY]) > Cody Alessi (Ichabod Crane [NY]), FALL 0:58
285 lbs: Ryan Fleischmann (Central Square [NY]) > Binak Bruncaj (Tappan Zee [NY]), DEC 5-2



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