With the final week of wrestling being hosted by Albany’s Times Union Center over the previous weekend, the best of the best was present to prove they earned the right to wrestle in the event.
Two local wrestlers present at the event were Ilion’s Laken Cook and Jon Treen. Cook, an eighth grader, and Treen, a junior, did well enough at the Utica Auditorium the week before to have a chance to win a state title.
Cook, a Sectional Champion at 96 pounds, did the better of the two over the weekend. Overall, Cook went 4-2, losing his first and his second match. Beating Cook was Pal-Mac’s Taylor Jones and Gouverneur’s Dillon Stowell. Each match went to a decision with Jones winning 3-1 and Stowell winning 8-1.
Cook beat Robert F. Wagner’s Lakshya Patrekar, Peru’s Kyler Agoney, Oyster Bay’s Jack Leguelaff and Edgemont’s John Aslanian. Every match but one was won by decision. Cook beat Patrekar by pin (1:26), Agoney by major decision (10-0), Leguelaff by major decision (8-0) and Aslanian by decision (9-2).
As for Treen, he went 2-2. Treen defeated Beekmantown’s Nick Bushey and Dobbs Ferry’s Jarron Saunders, but lost to Southwestern’s John Mistretta and Canisteo Greenwood’s Brandon Mills.
Treen beat Bushey by decision (7-3) and Saunders by pin 2:14. As for Mistretta and Mills, both beat Treen by decision. Mistretta won 17-11 and Mills won 6-2.
Division II
Local Wrestler’s
96: Laken Cook (Ilion) [Taylor Jones (Pal-Mac) dec. 3-1 Laken Cook; Laken Cook pin Lakshya Patrekar (Robert F. Wagner) 1:26; Laken Cook Maj. Dec. 10-0 Kyler Agoney (Peru); Laken Cook Maj. Dec. 8-0 Jack Leguelaff (Oyster Bay); Laken Cook dec. 9-2 John Aslanian (Edgemont); Dillon Stowell (Gouverneur) dec. 8-1 Laken Cook FOURTH PLACE]
171: Jon Treen (Ilion) [John Mistretta (Southwestern) dec. 17-11; Jon Treen dec. 7-3 Nick Bushey (Beekmantown); Jon Treen pin Jarron Saunders (Dobbs Ferry) 2:14; Brandon Mills (Canisteo Greenwood) dec. 6-2 Jon Treen SEVENTH PLACE]
Championship Finals
96: Tristan Rifanburg(7) (Norwich-4) def. Drew Longo(9) (Ardsley-1) 10-6
103: Abdulgawi Mohamed(11) (Lackawanna-6) def. Austin Keough(9) (Warsaw-5) 4-1
112: Arik Robinson(11) (Peru-7) def. Colton Dalberth(12) (Marion-5) 9-2
119: Penn Gottfried(12) (Ardsley-1) def. Kyle Crisafulli(12) (Phoenix-3) 2-1
125: Quinton Murphy(10) (Holley-5) def. Sean Hanson(12) (South Jefferson-3) Major Dec. 14-2
130: Nick Wilcox(12) (Greene-4) def. Lance Compton(11) (Attica-5) 6-2
135: Derek Pfluger(10) (Sandy Creek-3) def. Devin Soper(12) (Waverly-4) Major Dec. 9-0
140: Tyler Peet(12) (Unadilla Valley-4) def. Derak Heyman(11) (Tioga-4) 6-5
145: Chris Nevinger(10) (Letchworth-5) def. Josh Manuel(12) (Tioga-4) 9-3
152: Owen Scott(11) (Pal-Mac-5) def. Darin Wignall(12) (Deposit/Hancock-4) Major Dec. 11-2
160: Craig Scott(11) (Pal-Mac-5) def. Nick Lalone(11) (Cato Meridian-3) 5-1
171: Tyler Beckwith(12) (Greene-4) def. Ryan Darch(12) (Batavia-5) Pin at 0:36
189: Colin Palmer(12) (East Aurora-6) def. Ryan Todd(10) (Lansing-4) 10-8
215: Nick Gwiazdowski(11) (Duanesburg-2) def. Jon Casper(12) (Leroy-5) 7-2
285: Aaron Kroll(12) (Gowanda-6) def. Kacee Sauer(10) (Holley-5) 3-2
Consolation Finals
96: Dillon Stowell(9) (Gouverneur-10) def. Laken Cook(8) (Ilion-3) 8-1
103: Tyi Franklin(12) (Sherburne Earlville-3) def. Jacob Goddeau(10) (Peru-7) Major Dec. 11-2
112: Tom Page(10) (Eden-6) def. Corey Dake(10) (Lansing-4) 4-1
119: Dom Giacolone(12) (Cato Meridian-3) def. Colton Perry(11) (Windsor-4) Major Dec. 8-0
125: Danny Gormley(11) (Bainbridge Guilford/Afton-4) def. Patrick Hogan(11) (Peru-7) 5-4
130: Andy Lyman(11) (Ravena Coeymans Selkirk-2) def. Eric Munk(12) (General Brown-3) 9-6
135: Ben Mowry(11) (Pal-Mac-5) def. Casey Billyard(12) (Frewsburg-6) 4-1
140: Bucky Hendrickson(12) (Letchworth-5) def. Devin Kramer(12) (Depew-6) 12-8
145: Dominic Montesanti(12) (Medina-6) def. Tyler Button(10) (Phoenix-3) 4-2
152: Caleb Wallace(12) (Phoenix-3) def. Austin Dwyer(12) (Hornell-5) 11-7
160: Ray Wang(12) (Edgemont-1) def. Zach Zupan(9) (Canastota-3) 3-1
171: Jon Glennon(12) (Lansing-4) def. Austyn Hayes(10) (Phoenix-3) 9-2
189: Zak Griffith(12) (Warsaw-5) def. Vincent Gallo(12) (Schalmont-2) Major Dec. 16-7
215: Matt Rees(12) (Holland Patent-3) def. Noah Sibley(12) (Windsor-4) 1-0
285: Don Swansbrough(12) (Candor-4) def. Marty Cole(12) (Delhi-4) 7-4
Fifth and Sixth Place Finals
96: John Aslanian(9) (Edgemont-1) def. John Delaney(12) (Watervliet/Lc-2) 9-7
103: Brian Hojnoski(10) (Bath-Haverling-5) def. Jimmy Kyrekeades(10) (Dobbs Ferry-1) 4-3
112: Nick Tighe(9) (Phoenix-3) def. John Diekel(9) (Whitehall-2) Tech Fall 16-1
119: Austin Fuller(10) (Gouverneur-10) def. Kyle Conrad(12) (Bath-Haverling-5) 8-5
125: Ryan Osleeb(11) (North Salem-1) def. Curt Thompson(12) (Whitehall-2) 4-1
130: Justin Wagner(12) (Alden-6) def. Greg Shove(12) (North Rose Wolcott-5) 3-2
135: Ryan Guynup(11) (Saranac-7) def. Ross Abram(12) (Eden-6) 6-2
140: Brian Walsh(11) (Watervliet/Lc-2) def. Kris Shirley(12) (Sandy Creek-3) 9-3
145: Burke Paddock(8) (Warsaw-5) def. Tyler Sirota(11) (Canastota-3) Major Dec. 10-2
152: Tristan Hamner(10) (Medina-6) def. Jerrold Roosa(11) (Randolph-6) 6-4
160: Travis Beayon(12) (Whitehall-2) def. Derek Wignall(12) (Deposit/Hancock-4) 9-4
171: Zach Diekel(10) (Whitehall-2) def. Brandon Mills(11) (Canisteo Greenwood-5) Pin at 2:58
189: Chris Mitchell(12) (Frewsburg-6) def. John Ibert(12) (Clifton-Fine-10) 4-3
215: Darren Fuller(12) (Gouverneur-10) def. Kris Castro(12) (Putnam Valley-1) 5-0
285: Mason Judd(12) (Pal-Mac-5) def. Sam Chase(12) (Mechanicville-2) 2-1
