13 Long Island wrestlers reach Division II quarterfinals
Chase Davis of Port Jefferson defeats Vinny Henrickson of Central Valley Academy in the second round. Credit: Newsday/William Perlman
Two upsets at 118 pounds headlined the second round in Division II.
No. 12 Joel Diaz of Seaford won an 8-7 decision over No. 5 Logan Bellis of Tioga. Diaz will face No. 4 Lukas Mills-Travis of Haverling in the quarterfinals. Port Jefferson’s Chase Davis defeated No. 6 Vinny Henrickson of Central Valley by 7-0 decision. Davis, the No. 11 seed, will face No. 3 Lucas Hoffman (Odessa Montour-Watkins) in the quarterfinals.
No. 8 Aidan Lee of Glenn won a 1-0 decision over No. 9 Evan Seppe of Miller Place. Lee will face top-seeded Anthony Valls of Chenango Valley in the 126-pound quarterfinals.
Two-time state champion Gavin Mangano of Shoreham-Wading River will face No. 8 Alex Southworth of Miller Place in the quarterfinals. It will be a rematch of the Suffolk 144-pound final. On the other side of the bracket, No. 10 Devin Pellizzi of Cold Spring Harbor pinned No. 7 Sacha Macadam (Collegiate School) in 5:01. He will face No. 2 Ashten Haley of Cobleskill/Richmondville.
No. 13 Erik Desmond of Babylon is heading to the 165-pound quarterfinals after winning a 12-6 decision over No. 4 Tanner Bellomo (Mexico). He will face No. 12 Miles Sheridan (Sleepy Hollow), who won a 5-1 decision over No. 5 Anthony Weaver (Windsor)
103: Andrew Dolson, Shoreham-Wading River
110: Thomas Matias, Shoreham-Wading River
118: Chase Davis, Port Jefferson; Joel Diaz, Seaford
126: Aidan Lee, Glenn
138: Justin D’Arce, Center Moriches
144: Gavin Mangano, Shoreham-Wading River; Alex Southworth, Miller Place, Devin Pellizzi of Cold Spring Harbor
150: Anthony Perrino, Miller Place
157: Kevin Vasquez, Kings Park
165: Erik Desmond, Babylon
190: Maximus Dyckman, Island Trees
Matt Lindsay is a high school sports reporter who joined Newsday in 2022 after graduating from Stony Brook University.
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