Local teams and wrestlers placed in the top of their class during the Section II Class Tournaments for varsity wrestling, held on Feb. 5.
Class A:
Saratoga Springs placed third in the Class A Championships with 168 points – only 1 point behind Shaker, while Shenendehowa took first with 213 points.
Gordon Murray was the only wrestler for Saratoga to claim the championship title in his weight class. At 152, Murry won by decision against teammate Vito Sparafora (3-1 SV-1). Danny Dacey, Taylor Beaury, and Sachiel Chuckrow also made to the finals, but lost their respective matches.
Class B:
Burnt Hills secured the Class B Championship title with a score of 253.5 – a 64-point lead over second-place Class B finisher, Queensbury. Ballston Spa followed Queensbury in third place, with 157 points.
Six out of 10 wrestlers who made it to the finals for Burnt Hills were champions in their weight class:
110: Tyler Whiteley tf Ryan Vanguilder (Queensbury)15-0, 3:2126: Liam Carlin dec. Calvin Conti (Scotia-Glenville) 3-1
132: Gabriel Goss pin Alex Testani (Queensbury) :22
138: Tyler Rossini dec Colin Carlin (Burnt Hills) 4-2 TB-1
145: Joshua Warland dec. Renso Montalvo (Amsterdam) 6-4 TB-1
160: Thomas Pawlinga dec. Michael Steen (Averill Park) 4-2
Three out of four Ballston Spa wrestlers who made it to the finals also won their matches:
102: Ralph Keeney dec. Vincent Graulau (Mohonasen) 10-3
152: Connor Gregory dec. Nick Tempel (Averill Park) 7-1
215: Darrien Insogna pin Trevor Ismail (Burnt Hills) :51
Section II Division 1 and Division 2 Championships will take place on Saturday, Feb. 12. Division 1 team rankings currently stand with Burnt Hills in first, Shenendehowa in second, Shaker in third, Averill Park in fourth, and Ballston Spa in fifth. Burnt Hills has stayed consistent at first place throughout the entire 2021-22 season.
