Live Updates: Day 1 State Wrestling Championships

ALBANY -  I am back at the Times Union Center for the 50th NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championships, and unlike last year, I did not have to brave a snowstorm while arriving to the arena... so I'm off to a good start and ready for hour after hour of wrestling coverage. The first round of the tourney is starting at 10 a.m., and I will be here to give you constant updates on how the Long Island-area wrestlers are faring.

Wantagh's Joe Rodriguez scored a pin in 1:02 over Grand Street Campus' Josh Antoine to improve to 43-0. 

West Babylon's Steven Lee (38-5) knocked off no. 2 seed Jon Haas Spencerport via 3-2 decision.

Leading 11-9, Freddy Dunau of St. Anthony's flipped opponent Michael Parise of Brewster off a headlock and scored the dramatic pin at 5:45.

Kellenberg's Pat Skinner (38-2) lost a 13-9 decision to Hilton's Vincent DePrez, who improves to 47-0. Meanwhile, Robert Person of Bellmore JFK scored a pin and will face Duguay in the quarters. 

Huntington's Corey Jamison, the second seed, lost a 3-2 decision to Chenango Forks' Jake Green. Green was called for stalling late in the third, but Jamison could not score the match-winning takedown.

At 113, Long Island went 1-3, including losses from the top two seeds. 

SWR'S TJ Fabiann (44-4) scored a pin at 2:54 against Shenendehowa's Zach Joseph and will face Connetquot's Sean McCabe (38-2) in the second round. McCabe defeated Queensbury's Casey Jones, 10-1, in his opening match. McCabe placed third in Suffolk after losing in the quarters but battlled his way to third through the wrestlebacks.

Hauppauge's Nick Mauriello held on for a 4-3 decision over Columbia's Brendan Morgan.

Brentwood's Alexis Blanco (44-2) moved on with a  7-2 decision over Newark Valley's Trevor Hossmier.

Glenn's Jame DeKrone won a 7-0 decision against Jamesville-DeWitt's Aaron Benedict. If both DeKrone and McDevitt win their quarterfinal matches, they will meet in tomorrow's semis. Longwood's Malik Rasheed won a 7-1 decision in his first-round match, giving LI a 4-0 record at 138.

Longwood's Corey Rasheed used a cradle to pin Malone's Ryan Spinner in 36 seconds. On the same side of the bracker, Sachem East's Anthony Pistone lost a 5-2 decision to Warwick Valley's Kyle Wierzbicki.

Johnny Vrasidas of St. Anthony's got pinned in 4:25 by Fulton's Nick Woodworth, while SWR's Zak Mullen earned a 6-2 decision over Grand Street's Jorge Jiminez. Mullen will face Cataldo in the quarters... fortunately for the winner of that match, they will not have to wrestle Palacio in the semis, since he is on the other side of the bracket.

Hills West's Tyler Grimaldi won his match with a 12-0 MD and, if he wins his quarterfinal match, will face the Mullen-Cataldo winner in the semis.

Glenn's Nick Bellanza scored a pin in 1:57 over Monsignor Farrell's Matt Roberts

Plainedge's Andrew Jones, trailing 5-4 in the final seconds, notched a takedown in the last second to upend Valley Central's Billy Hasan.

Islip's Zac Conner advanced with a 7-0 decision over Kingston's Dean Edmond.

Miller Place's Ryan Kelly lost via techincal fall to Johnson City's Reggie Williams, 17-2. Huntington's scored an escape in the ultimate tiebreaker to beat Somers' Dom Devita.

Evan Kappatos of Syosset defeated Kingston's Seth Stauble, 7-2 in the second overtime, notching a takedown and three back points with the clock running down. He will face Bayer in the quarters.

Uniondale's Dante Salkey scored a pin in 48 seconds, and if both he and Kappatos win their quarterfinal matches, there would be a rematch of the Nassau final in the state semis.

99- Tanzman pinned Lee to become the first Long Islander to qualify for the state semis. Rodriguez scored a echincal fall over Minisink Valley's Gerard Daly, 17-2.

106- Krishna Sewkumar moved on to the semis with a 1-0 win over Massena's Nathan Marshall.