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Step onto the mat with Newsday's high school writers as they cover Long Island wrestling.

The Island's Top-Five Wrestlers, No. 2: James DeKrone

Glenn's James Dekrone, right, works to get a

Photo credit: Richard Slattery

No. 2: James DeKrone

Grade: 12th

School: Glenn

Weight: 138

Record: 37-3

Heading into the season, there were few wrestlers on the Island as accomplished as DeKrone, a reigning Suffolk champion and state runner-up at 130 pounds (a one-point loss).

Then, the season began, and DeKrone did not disappoint.

Only one of his losses has come at 138, and he dropped...

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