Long Island's qualifiers for state wrestling championships
Westbury's Jeremiah Funchess wins the 220-pound semifinal against Uniondale's Adonis Lawrence at the Nassau Division I wrestling tournament on Feb. 10, 2019. Credit: Richard T. Slattery
A total of 93 Long Island high school wrestlers will travel to Albany for the New York state wrestling championships this weekend. That list includes 30 county champions in Division I, another 30 county champions in Division II, seven CHSAA state champions and 26 wild-card entries.
The tournament starts Friday and concludes Saturday night at the Times Union Center. Follow @NewsdayHSSports on Twitter for live updates from the tournament.
Here are those 93 wrestlers who earned a chance to compete for a state title.
Division I
99 pounds
Anthony Conetta, Massapequa
Jared Weinhaus, Sachem East
Jordan Wellington, St. Anthony’s
Killian Foy, MacArthur (wild card)
106 pounds
Chase Liardi, Massapequa
Kwesi Amoa, Central Islip
Sean Flick, St. Anthony’s
Jeremiah Echeveria, Long Beach (wild card)
Elijah Rivera, Bay Shore (wild card)
113 pounds
Josiah Encarnacion, Wantagh
Luke Smith, Hauppauge
Guillermo Reyes, Hicksville (wild card)
Jake Eckerle, Commack (wild card)
Thomas Diresta, Kings Park (wild card)
120 pounds
George Oroudjov, Syosset
Sean Carter, North Babylon
Christian Gannone, Eastport-South Manor (wild card)
126 pounds
Jake Schneider, MacArthur
Zach Redding, Eastport-South Manor
132 pounds
Xavier Pommells, Uniondale
Logan Sciotto, Rocky Point
Preston Maucere, St. Anthony’s
Mike Blando, Massapequa (wild card)
138 pounds
Kyle Althenn, Mepham
Adam Busiello, Eastport-South Manor
Tommy Szilagyi, St. Anthony's
Ryan Meisner, Lindenhurst (wild card)
145 pounds
Lee Mauras, Freeport
Jonathan Spadafora, Half Hollow Hills East
Kris Ketchum, Rocky Point (wild card)
Jeremy Scutallero, Massapequa (wild card)
Hunter Hughes, Newfield (wild card)
152 pounds
Garrett Gibbons, Massapequa
Danny Mauriello, Hauppauge
Christian Hansen, St. Anthony's
Joe Simons, Farmingdale (wild card)
Tyler DeSena, Garden City (wild card)
160 pounds
Kyle Mosher, South Side/East Rockaway
Jackson Hulse, Westhampton
Joe Schultz, St. Anthony's
Stephen Grabher, North Shore (wild card)
Jett Tancsik, Centereach (wild card)
170 pounds
Matt Rogers, Wantagh
Paul Illicete, Copiague
Tyler Podolsky, St. Anthony's
JD Moore, Division (wild card)
Joe Gannone, Eastport-South Manor (wild card)
Corey Connolly, Longwood (wild card)
182 pounds
Angelo Petrakis, Massapequa
Michael Tyrell, Hauppauge
Michael Gordon, Hewlett (wild card)
Joe Lopresti, Sayville (wild card)
195 pounds
Matt Hegi, Mepham
Liam McIntyre, Westhampton
Marco Musso, Massapequa (wild card)
Peter Magliocco, Northport (wild card)
Tyler Pelech, Longwood (wild card)
220 pounds
Deaquan Staurt, Roosevelt
Dylan Gianikos, Patchogue-Medford
Jeremiah Funchess, Westbury (wild card)
285 pounds
Obrien Dorceus, Uniondale
Joey Slackman, Commack
Myles Norris, Freeport (wild card)
London Castillo, Brentwood
DIVISION II
99 pounds
Jackson Polo, Cold Spring Harbor
Max Gallagher, Bayport-Blue Point
106 pounds
Ryan Romano, Island Trees
Joe Sparacio, Bayport-Blue Point
113 pounds
Jake Murphey, Seaford
Ricky D’Elia, Port Jefferson
120 pounds
Joe Contrastano, Wheatley
Jordan Titus, Center Moriches
126 pounds
Vincent Marchand, Locust Valley
Willy Kraus, Hampton Bays
132 pounds
Gage DeNatale, Locust Valley
Mike O’Brien, Mt. Sinai
138 pounds
Michael Leandrou, Oyster Bay
Joe O’Brien, Mt. Sinai
145 pounds
Ray Costa, Cold Spring Harbor
Thomas Giaramita, Glenn
152 pounds
Austin Carman, Clarke
Matt Campo, Mt. Sinai
160 pounds
Gaven Belle, Cold Spring Harbor
Lajess Sawyer, Center Moriches
170 pounds
Brendan O’Hagan, Seaford
Ethan Schmidt, Mattituck
182 pounds
Patt Quinn, Seaford
Justin Vega, Glenn
195 pounds
Kolton Gagnon, Cold Spring Harbor
Mike Sabella, Mt. Sinai
220 pounds
Karle Ozzie Bouyer, Clarke
Colby Suglia, Mattituck
285 pounds
Jake Rankin, Oyster Bay
Patrick Ancewicz, Glenn
