Eastern States Wrestling Classic Preview couresty of Mike Carey/Section 9 Wrestling. 

99 lbs

The Favorites:
Kelan McKenna (New Hartford, S3) – 6th in NYS @ 99 2013; 22-1 this year with 19 pins;
Dylan Arena (Clarence, S6) – 23-2 with only one loss at 99; 3-0 win over Gramuglia at UE
Dean Raymond (Deposit, S4) – SQ 2013 lost to Powers and Devincenzo at states; 7-1 this year 
Jacori Teemer (Long Beach, S8) – undefeated, won Massapequa Tournament, victory over Loew
Thomas Cox (Deer Park, S11) – 16-0 including a 9-2 win over Busiello
Alfredo Almedo (Arlington, S1) – won Mid-Hudson; undefeated this year
Christian Gramuglia (Burnt Hills, S2) – 20-2; only loss at 99 is to Dylan Arena from Clarence

Keep An Eye On:
Jonathan Loew (Wantagh, S8) – only an 8th grader but battle tested
Adam Busiello (Eastport SM, S11) – extremely talented 7th graders only losses have been to Cox
Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, S11) – another talented LI middle schooler
Bennie Baker (Newark Valley, S4) – undefeated 7th grader has a 7-6 win over AJ Burkhart
Anthony Stramiello (Pine Bush, S9) – won Shoreline; only loss this year was to Almedo
Zach Lawrence (Duanesburg, S2) – 7th grader; only losses are to Baker and Raymond

106lbs

The Favorites:
Matteo DeVincenzo (Port Jefferson, S11) – 2nd in NYS @ 99 D2 2013; 12-0 this year 
Vinny Vespa (Monroe Woodbury, S9) – 5th in NYS @ 99 D1 2013; undefeated this season
Chris Cuccolo (St. Benedicts Prep, NJ) – 2013 ESC champ at 99; possible rematch with Vespa???Chris Marrin (Clovis West, CA) – senior is considered top 5 in CA
Paulo Freitas (Danbury, CT) – finished 2nd in CT last year
Parker Kropman (Penfield, S5) – undefeated this year; placed 7th at 2013 ESC

Keep An Eye On:
Anthony Cirillo (Rocky Point, S11) – nearly beat Vespa @ UE; only other loss is to Yianni 
Pedro Rosales (Middletown, S9) – very tough wrestler; lost 4-0 to Vespa at 113
Malik Grant (Curtis, PSAL) – SQ 2013 0-2 in Albany
Ben Tepperman (Hauppauge, S11) – only loss at 106 has been a 4-1 decision to Vespa
John Luke Destafano (Poly Prep, Private) – private school NYS champ last year

113lbs

The Favorites:
Vito Arujau (Syosset, S8) – 2nd NYS 2013 @ 99; lost to Yianni 3OT in finals
Kyle Quinn (Wantagh, S8) – 1st NYS 2013 @ 106; lost 6-3 to Arujau early this season
Joe Calderone (Walt Whitman, S11) – 2013 SQ @ 113; 20-0 this year
Tony Recco (Lyndonville, S5) – 2012 1st NYS @ 99; injured last year; only one loss this year
Johnny Stramiello (Pine Bush, S9) – 2X 6th NYS; only loss this year is to Calderone 
Golan Cohen (Colonie, S2) – 2013 4th NYS & ESC; 3 losses this year all at 120

Keep An Eye On:
Gerard Daly (Minisink Valley, S9) – 2012 SQ @ 99; 24-2 this year with both losses at 120
Hunter Dusold (Locust Valley, S8) - 2013 SQ @ 106
Anthony Argentiere (Kenmore West, S6) – 25-2; lost to Yianni @ 120 and other loss was at 126
Tanner Lapiene (Odgensburg, S10) – 2013 4th NYS @ 99
Andrew McFarland (Carthage, S3) – undefeated with a win over Nelson
Joe Nelson (Oxford, S4) – 12-1 major over UE’s Mikey Carr @ 120 is impressive

120lbs

The Favorites:
Nick Piccininni (Ward Mel, S11) – ranked 5th in nation; 2X NYS champ; 2013 ESC champ
Bryan Lantry (Wayne, S5) – 2013 4th NYS @ 113; 2012 5th NYS; 2013 3rd ESC @ 113
Luis Weierbach (Hoosick Falls, S2) – 2013 NYS champ D2 has committed to West Point
Nick Casella (Locust Valley, S8) – 2X NYS finalist; 7th @ ESC last year
Dylan Booth (Port Jervis, S9) – 2013 5th NYS; win over Daly; only loss was to PA stud Gardner
James Szymanski (Shoreham WR, S11) – 2013 5th NYS; 2013 3rd ESC; undefeated
Brett Brice (Longwood, S8) – pinned Ingraham at Mid Hudson; only lost 4-3 to Booth
Jesse Dellavecchia (East Islip, S11) – 2013 4th NYS; very dangerous wrestler

Keep An Eye On:
Evan Barczak (Monroe Woodbury, S9) – 2013 SQ; undefeated with an 8-6 victory over Grippi
Austin Ingraham (Highland, S9) – 2013 6th NYS @ 113 D2; has a win of Golan Cohen this year
Jon Errico (Byram Hills, S1) – has traded wins with Grippi this year
Chris Bryant (Danbury, CT) – senior has finished 3rg in CT twice
Andrew North (Pine Bush, S9) – very talented wrestler with a win over Rauch at Mid Hudson
Matt Grippi (New Rochelle, S1) – talented 8th grader has a win over Errico
Mikey Carr (Union Endicott, S4) – all 4 of this year’s losses have been to quality wrestlers
Daniel Amancio (MLK, PSAL) – 2013 2nd in PSAL; lost to Curatolo by a pt

126lbs

The Favorites:
Kevin Jack (Danbury, CT) – 2X ESC champion is currently ranked #13 in nation by Flo
Mike Knoblauch (Clovis West, CA) – 2013 3rd CA; Currently ranked # 19 in the nation by Flo
Travis Passaro (Eastport SM, S11) – 2013 3rd NYS; huge off season; undefeated this year
Alex Delacruz (Ossining, S1) – 2013 NYS Champ; undefeated
Kellen Devlin (Amherst, S6) – 2013 3rd NYS D2; 18-0 with 14 pins this year
Blake Retell (Shaker, S2) – 2013 7th ESC; undefeated with a win over Greene @ 132 this year
Da’mani Burns (NFA, S9) – only loss is to Delacruz; has dominated everyone else
PJ Smoot (Monroe Woodbury, S9) – 2013 SQ when he beat Burns; only loss this year to Stamm

Key An Eye On:
Ryan Snow (General Brown, S3) – 3X D2 state place winner is always a threat
Matt Rauch (Red Hook, S9) – 2013 SQ D2; only loss this year has been to AJ North
Richard Burke (Ithaca, S4) – 2013 SQ @ 132 is down a weight class; has only lost to Koll this year
Daiton Powell (Suffern, S1) – undefeated with an ot win over Tom Reina
Tom Reina (Garden City, S8) – only loss to Powell; wins over  Adam Smith and Anthony Messina
Hunter Richard (Holland Patent, S3) – 2013 SQ went 1-2 in Albany last year
Dempsey King (New Hartford, S3) – 2012 SQ; very solid wrestler who can surprise you

132lbs

The Favorites:
Will Koll (Lansing, S4) – 2X NYS Champ; Cornell
John Muldoon (Pearl River, S1) – 2013 2nd ESC; 2013 4th NYS; 3-2 win over D’Angelo
Chris Mauriello (Hauppauge, S11) – sophomore is 22-0 with 20 bonus point matches
Saidyokub Kahramonov (New Utrecht, PSAL) – 2013 6th NYS; 7-4 win over Sean O’Hagan 
Mike D’Angelo (Commack, S11) – 2013 5th NYS
Jawan Jones (St. Benedicts Prep, NJ) – don’t be misled by his 10-6 record, he’s tough
Chris Truglio (Minisink Valley, S9) – 2013 SQ lost lo Lapi 4-2 in Albany; very tough on top

Keep An Eye On:
Frankie Gissendanner (Penfield, S5) – only an 8th grader; placed at 2013 ESC as a 7th grader @ 126
Cody McGregor (Tonawanda, S6) – 2X NYS placewinner; 21-0 with 15 pins this year
Kyle Greene (Columbia, S2) – junior; 17-2 this year with one point losses to Retell and Merecki
Jack Reina (Garden City, S8) – gritty wrestler who only lost 3-2 to Islip’s Wade
Carter Merecki (Salem, S2) – 2X state place winner D2 is undefeated this year with a win over Greene

138lbs

The Favorites:
Tristan Rifanburg (Norwich, S4) – 2013 ESC champ, 2010 NYS champ, 4X NYS placewinner
Brandon Lapi (Amsterdam, S2) – 2013 NYS finalist; 3X NYS placewinner; 2013 ESC 5th
Sam Ward (Locust Valley, S8) – 2013 5th NYS D2; 17-0 this season with a 5-1 win over Cooksey
Mike Raccioppi (Minisink Valley, S9) – 2X SQ; 2013 ESC 6th; wins over Caputo and Matias 
Justin Cooksey (MacArthur, S8) – 2012 2nd NYS; 2013 8th ESC; only loss is to Ward
Matt Caputo (North Rockland, S1) – 2X NYS placewinner; 2013 7th ESC
Rocco Russo (Frontier, S6) – 3X SQ; 26-0 this year with a win over Graham

Keep An Eye On:
Danny Graham (West Seneca East, S6) – 2013 SQ; 15-1 with only loss to Russo
Jimmy Leach (Eastport SM, S11) – 18-0 this season; very strong wrestler; good off season
Liam Erickson (Brewster, S1) – 2013 SQ; 22-0 this year with an OT win over Mid Hudson
Matt Fields (Danbury, CT) – 3rd in CT last year
Brett Johnson (Cornwall, S9) – tough and gritty; 15-2 with one loss being med. fft.

145lbs

The Favorites:
Joey Butler (Burnt Hills, S2) – 2013 3rd NYS; 25-0 
Chris Garcia (Clovis West, CA) – 2X CA placewinner is currently ranked 2nd in CA
Tommy Dutton (Rocky Point, S11) – 2013 4th NYS & ESC; beat NJ’s Dinmore 2X
Jacob Restrepo (Sachem East, S11) – 17-0 with bonus points in every match so far

Keep An Eye On:
Ben Ettlinger (Fox Lane, S1) – Shoreline champ notches wins over Aeberli and Ferro
Alex Herringshaw (Holland Patent, S3) – 2012 6th NYS D2; perfect 22-0 this year
Trevor Hoffmeir (Newark Valley, S4) – 2013 SQ; only loss this year has been to Rifanburg
Michael Dusold (Locust Valley, S8) – 2013 SQ; 20-2 this season
AJ Aeberli (Warwick, S9) wrestling @160 most of the year so should be strong @ 145
Tom Wightman (Warwick, S9) – 2013 SQ; only loss this year was 8-5 to Cooksey

152lbs

The Favorites:
Louis Hernandez (Mepham, S8) – Ranked #5 nationally by Flo; 2013 NYS & ESC champion
Tyler Zimmer (Clovis West, CA) – ranked in the top 3 in CA; finished 2nd at Doc Buchanan
Frank Garcia (Norwich, S4) – 2013 NYS finalist; 2X NYS  & ESC placewinner
Rich Viruet (Springfield Central, MA) – 2013 MA champ; 3X MA placewinner
Angelo Kress (Columbia, S2) – 2012 NYS placewinner; 2013 SQ; extremely talented; 20-0
Jesse Porter (Shenendehowa, S2) – a stud in all 3 styles; very powerful and talented
Zach Lugo (Deer Park, S11) – has improved tremendously; undefeated this year

Keep An Eye On:
Dennis Ferro (East Islip, S11) – 2013 NYS 7/8; only loss is to Lugo
Blaise Benderoth (North Rockland, S1) – talented physical wrestler is always a threat
Tyler Silverthorn (General Brown, S3) – 2X NYS placewinner D2
Nik Hansen (Oxford Academy, S4) – 23-3 with 16 pins
Dan Woughter (Alfred Almond, S5) – 2013 NYS 7/8 placewinner; 27-1 this year only loss at 160
Nigel Williams (Eagle Academy, PSAL) – 2013 SQ; 15-0 this year
Alec Guevara (Wallkill, S9) – vastly improved wrestler; only lost 7-4 to Kress this year
Ryan Ferr0 (Warwick, S9) – extremely talented; only a freshman but very savvy

160lbs

The Favorites:
Corey Rasheed (Longwood, S11) – Ranked 7th in USA by Flo; 2013 NYS & ESC champ
Dan DeCarlo (Port Jervis, S9) – 2013 4th ESC; 2013 5th NYS; 2X NYS placewinner
Jonathan Viruet (Springfield Central, MA) 2013 MA champ; 2012 MA runner-up
Zach Colgan (Johnson City, S4) – 2013 4th NYS; 2013 7th ESC; undefeated this year
Konstantin Parfiryev (James Madison, PSAL) – 2013 6th NYS; lost 3-1 to ranked Radoncic

Keep An Eye On:
Connor Lawrence (Duanesburg, S2) – 2013 NYS 7/8; only loss this year has been to Weiler 
Derek Holcomb (Newark Valley, S4) – 2013 SQ; undefeated this year with 8 pins
Nate Schwab (Clarence, S6) – 4 losses this year…2 to A. Deprez and 2 to Colgan
Jordan Bushey (Peru, S7) – 2013 NYS 7/8; 18-1 this year with only loss at 170 to Engle

170lbs

The Favorites:
Burke Paddock (Warsaw, S5) – Ranked # 14 USA by Flo; 2013 NYS & ESC champ; Iowa commit
Adis Radoncic (Poly Prep, Private) – Ranked #19 nationally by Intermat; 2013 NYS champ
Steve Schneider (MacArthur, S8) – 2013 NYS finalist; 2013 ESC 3rd; 18-0 this year
Jake Ashcraft (Burnt Hills, S2) – 2013 SQ; 24-1 this year with only loss being a 9-7 loss to Weber
Jake Weber (Clarence, S6) – 2013 SQ; 26-1 this year with only loss coming to Schneider
Johnny Garcia (Danbury, CT) – 2X CT placewinner; finished 3rd in New England last year

Keep An Eye On:
Mike Pistone (Sachem East, S11) – 15-1 with his only loss coming to Adon
Frankie Nassivera (Queensbury, S2) – 2013 6th NYS; 2013 8th ESC; win over Brancati
Geno Brancati (Hudson Falls, S2) – 15-2 with losses to Nassivera and Ashcraft
Erik Adon (East Islip, S11) – 18-0 with a 6-0 win over Pistone; 2013 Suffolk finalist
Quinn Szido (Cornwall, S9) -  18-1 with only loss being med. ft; wins over McGuire and Sexton
Tyler Blasko (Wallkill, S9) – one of the most improved wrestlers in NY; loss to Perry
Kyle McGuire (NFA, S9) – 18-2 with only loss at 170 being to Zsido
Tanner Sexton (Port Jervis, S9) – 13- 2 this year with only losses coming to Zsido and PA kid

182lbs

The Favorites:
Christian Dietrich (Greene, S4) – Sophomore is ranked 16th USA by Flo; 2013 NYS finalist
Brett Perry (JJEF, S1) – 2013 5th NYS & ESC; 18-0 with wins over Blasko and McGuire
Nick Gallo (Schalmont, S2) – 2013 NYS 2nd; 2013 ESC 7th; incredible athlete
Daniel Smith (South Jefferson, S3) – 2013 SQ; 15-1 this year with only loss being to Dietrich
Mark Tracy (Sachem East, S11) – 16-0 with all but 2 matches being bonus point wins
Trey Duvall (Addison, S5) – 2013 5th NYS; 18-1 this season with loss being 5-0 to Dietrich

Keep An Eye On:
Aaron Paddock (Warsaw, S5) – only a sophomore; 26-0; placed 6th NYS @ 103 as a 7th grader
Nick McShea (Monroe Woodbury, S9) – only a sophomore; undefeated this year; very talented
David Hamil (Deer Park, S11) – 19-1 with his only loss a 3-2 decision to Pirraglia
Dom Pirraglia (Shoreham WR, S11) – 15-1 with his only loss coming from Mark Tracy

195lbs

The Favorite:
Levi Ashley(Shenendehowa, S2)-Ranked #11 USA by Intermat; 2013 2nd NYS & 4th ESC
Reggie Williams (Johnson City, S4) – Ranked #15 by Intermat; 3X NYS placewinner
Ben Honis (Jamesville-Dewitt, S3) – 2013 3rd ESC; 2013 SQ; 17-0 with 13 pins this season
Nathanael Rose (Eagle Academy, PSAL) – 2013 NYS 7/8; 13-1 with loss coming to Sisti
Wayne Burt (Colonie, S2) – 2013 4th ESC; 16-1 with only loss to Perry
Zach Maxwell (Southington , CT) – 2013 CT state champ; 2X CT place winner

Keep An Eye On:
James Empfield (Lancaster, S6) – 2013 SQ; 18-4 with close losses to Ashley and Williams
Logan LaFlamme (South Jefferson, S3) – 16-1 with only loss coming to Spencerport’s Egenlauf
Andrew Grella (Beacon, s1) – 15-0 with 3 pins in under :15 seconds this year
Xavier Carmona (Hackley School, Private) – 2013 NY Private School Champ; pinned by Grella

220lbs

The Favorites:
Richard Sisti (Monsignor Farrell, C) – Ranked #15 USA by Flo; 2013 NYS champ; undefeated
Cortes Morales (Clovis West, CA) – 2013 7th CA; 3rd @ Doc Buchanan
Sam Eagan (Churchville-Chili, S5) –  2013 5th NYS; 11-1 with only loss to Egenlauf
Rob Kelly (Monroe Woobury, S9) – undefeated including wbf over Harnett
John Harnett (Tappan Zee, S1) – 2013 NYS SQ; 15-2 with losses to Kelly and Feola

Keep An Eye On:
Rafal Rokosz (Southampton, S11) – 2013 NYS SQ; 12-0 this season
Vincent Feola (Walt Whitman, S11) – 18-2 with 12 pins
Triston Jakobson (Danbury, CT) – 2013 3rd CT
Tenny Bryan (Farmingdale, S8) – 17-2 with one loss being a 3-2 decision to Anthony Puca
Isaac Serrano (NFA, S9) -  2013 S9 finalist; 17-1 this season

285lbs

The Favorites:
Connor Calkins (Alfred-Almond, S5) – 2013 NYS 5th D2; beat nationally ranked Webb
Edwin Rubio (John Glenn, S11) – sophomore; much improved from last season; undefeated
Mike Manni (Tappan Zee, S1) – 2013 NYS 5th D1; 17-1 with one loss to Rubio
Austin DeCerbo (Colonie, S2) – 2013 ESC 3rd; undefeated this season
Jacob Morris (Canastota, S3) – 2013 ESC 7th; undefeated this season

Keep An Eye On:
Kamron Anderson (Sprinfied Central, MA) – 2013 3rd MA
Nikola Cejic (Johnson City, S4) – undefeated; Teike-Bernabi champion
Peter Strassfield (Southampton, S11) – 2013 NYS SQ D2