15 Long Island boys wrestlers to watch at the state championships

Here are the top 15 Long Island wrestlers to watch at the New York state wrestling championships at the MVP Arena in Albany.

DIVISION I

(In seeded order by weight class)

Name, School, weight class, grade, season record, seed in the state tournament

Santino Pascarella, Half Hollow Hills East, 103, So., 37-2, fourth: He has had a dominant season and is the favorite to win this weight class despite being seeded fourth.

Xavier Seabury, North Babylon, 110, So., 43-1, first: He finished third in the state at 101 pounds last season.

Jon Tutku, Massapequa, 110, 8, 34-2, third: He won the state title at 101 pounds as an eighth-grader.

Ethan Andreula, Long Beach, 110, So., 25-2, fourth: He finished third in the state at 108 pounds last season.

Dunia Sibomana-Rodriguez, Long Beach, 118, Sr., 42-3, first: He is a two-time state champ and has also finished second and third in his career. He has 199 career wins.

Will Russell, Manhasset, 118, Sr., 41-6, sixth: Russell lost, 1-0, to Sibomana-Rodriguez in the Nassau final. Russell lost in the medal round in the state tournament as a sophomore.

Anthony Severino, Lindenhurst, 138, Sr., 41-2, first: He took second in the state as a sophomore and third as a junior.

Jake Nieto, Massapequa, 138, Jr., 40-1, second: He was a state tournament qualifier two years ago as a freshman.

Matthew McDermott, Smithtown East, 144, So., 44-2, second: He was a state runner-up as a freshman.

Camryn Howard, Bellport, 157. So., 44-0, first: He won state and national titles as a freshman. Howard is only the second wrestler from Long Island to win county titles four years from seventh grade through 10th grade.

Thomas Vecchio, Sachem North, 175, Sr., 44-0, 16:  A wrestler with a record of 44-0 gets the No. 16 seed. He is much better than that.

Devin Downes, Plainedge, 215, Sr., 39-4, 204-30: Downes He won the state championship at 215 pounds in Division II last season.

James Mulhearn, Massapequa, 285, Sr., 43-2, third: He is a returning qualifier from last year’s state tournament.

DIVISION II

Andrew Dolson, Shoreham-Wading River, 103, Fr., 42-1, first: The freshman stormed his way to the state tournament and is the top seed.

Gavin Mangano, Shoreham-Wading River, 144, Jr., 44-0, 210-5: Mangano is a two-time defending state champion and three-time finalist. Mangano was the Most Outstanding Wrestler in Division II in the state tournament last year.