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Wantagh saw huge victories in wrestling at the competition at Hofstra University. (Photo courtesy of Terry Uellendahl)

Nassau D1 Public High School Wrestling Tournament Results

Plainedge
Scored the most team points, 239.5, Shane Dobbins (Plainedge, Sr.) finished second place in the 124-weight class losing 5-0 by decision, Jake Nieto (Plainedge, Fr.) finished second place in the 131-weight class losing 4-2 by decision, Luke Nieto (Plainedge, Jr.) finished first place in the 138-weight class winning by pinfall in 2 minutes 52 seconds, Kyle Carter (Plainedge, Jr.) finished first place in the 145-weight class winning 3-2 by decision, Devin Downes (Plainedge, So.) finished first place in the 170-weight class winning by pinfall in 1 minute 11 seconds Downes also won the Ted Petersen Champion of Champions award, Vincent Petzold (Plainedge, Sr.) finished first place in the 285-weight class winning by pinfall in 1 minute 35 seconds Petzold also won the Tom Hennigan Most Pins Least Time award, Steven Ventricelli (Plainedge, Sr.) finished third place in the 145-weight class winning 4-2 by decision, Ryan Gurien (Plainedge, Sr.) finished fourth place in the 152-weight class losing by pinfall in 2 minutes 10 seconds.

Bethpage
Johnny Flores (Bethpage, Sr.) finished fifth place in the 145-weight class winning by major decision 13-0, Michaelarcangelo Minelli (Bethpage, Sr.) finished sixth place in the 152-weight class losing 9-3 by decision.

Farmingdale
Michael Perez Palacios (Farmingdale, So.) finished third place in the 108-weight class winning 4-3 by decision, Eric Wolf (Farmingdale, Jr.) finished third place in the 152-weight class winning by pinfall in 2 minutes 10 seconds, Josh Kama (Farmingdale, So.) finished sixth place in the 190-weight class losing by pinfall in 4 minutes 43 seconds, Wilson Quintanilla (Farmingdale, So.) finished fifth place in the 215-weight class winning by decision 3-1.

Massapequa
Matt Reehil (Massapequa, Sr.) finished fourth place in the 131-weight class losing by pinfall in 2 minutes 15 seconds, Joseph Dabovich (Massapequa, Sr.) finished fourth place in the 170-weight class losing by pinfall 2-1, James Mulhern (Massapequa, So.) finished fifth place in the 285-weight class winning by decision 6-4.

Wantagh
Finished with the third amount of team points, 180.5, Anthony Clem (Wantagh, Sr.) finished first place in the 124-weight class winning by decision 5-0, Joseph Clem (Wantagh, Sr.) finished first place in the 131-weight class winning by decision 4-2, Jesse Vanorden (Wantagh, Sr.) finished first place in the 152-weight class winning by decision 10-3, Vanorden also won the Gary Ventimiglia Most Outstanding Wrestler award, Shareef McMillan (Wantagh, Jr.) finished third place in the 170-weight class winning by decision 2-1, Jonathan Cutrone (Wantagh, Fr.) finished fifth place in the 101-weight class winning by decision 2-1, Andrew Montagano (Wantagh, Sr.) finished fifth place in the 131-weight class winning by forfeit.

—By Cole McDonnell

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