SCRANTON, PA. -- The Oneonta wrestling team dominated the field at the Electric City Duals and went 5-0 with 22 team pins to win the team title in Scranton, Sunday afternoon. Junior
Jack Ryan (Trumbull, CT/) led the Red Dragons with four falls, all of which happened in the first period, and seniors
Adonis Morano (Middletown, NY/Middletown),
Santos Ocasio (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury), and
Kenneth Sauer (Franklin/Franklin) recorded two pins. Â
Head coach
Duane Ritter recorded his 200th career dual match victory at Oneonta in the Red Dragons 47-12 victory over the Scranton's 'B' Team. Coach Ritter entered his 20th season this year at the helm for Oneonta and, so far, has a 202-144-4 record (.583%).
Oneonta 40, Scranton 'A' 9
Oneonta won the first four matches against Scranton's 'A' team. Freshman
Billy Colloca (West Babylon, NY/West Babylon Senior High) won a 19-14 decision at 125, junior
Danny Poggi (West Islip/West Islip) recorded a 15-6 major decision win at 133, and Ocasio and junior
Anderson Klosner (Ilion/Central Valley Academy) pinned their opponents in 141 and 149, respectively. After Sauer took a 7-1 decision at 174, Oneonta closed out the match with three fall victories from Ryan at 184, junior
Carson LiCastri (Redding, CT/Joel Barlow High School) at 197, and junior
Kennith Jackson (New Orleans, LA/) in the heavyweight bout. Â
Oneonta 38, New Jersey City 13
Poggi had another major decision win at 133 and Ocasio picked up his second fall victory at 141. The Red Dragons were down 13-10 to the Gothic Knights until they won the last five matches. Morano had a 17-4 major decision victory at 165, Sauer and Ryan recorded a pin in the first period in their matches, and LiCastri and Jackson won by forfeit for the 38-13 final. Â
Oneonta 47, Scranton 'B' 12
Oneonta had seven wrestlers record a fall victory against the Royals 'B' team. Freshman
Cameron Hinchcliff (Ballston Spa/Ballston Spa) started the match off with a 15-0 tech fall win, then senior
Peter Sacco (Vestal/Vestal) registered a 54 second pin at 133 and freshman
Phillip Venne (Bay Shore, NY/Bay Shore) took 1:03 to beat Orion Newell in the 141 bout. Senior
Max Yahre (Plainview, N.Y./Plainview JFK) finished his match versus Dylan Blank with a 1:22 pin at 157, while junior
Nicholas Sergi (Northport, NY/Northport), Ryan, and seniors
Noah Kennedy (Greene/Greene) and
Jhordyn Innocent () all pinned their opponents in under a minute to close out the match.
Oneonta 55, Keystone
In their shutout against Keystone, Poggi, Morano, and junior
James DeLucia (Bohemia, N.Y./Connetquot) pinned their counterparts. Freshman
Mason Rappold () had a 15-0 tech. fall victory at 149, LiCastri and Innocent picked up a decision win, and four other Red Dragons walked away with a win via forfeit. Â
Oneonta 51, Elmira 6
After winning the first three matches by forfeit, freshman
Ocean Rados (Eastchester, NY/Eastchester High School) pinned Patrick Stauring at 149, and Yahre won a 10-4 decision against Hollis Berry. Morano, Sauer, and Ryan won the next three matches via fall and Kennedy got the final win by forfeit. Â
The Red Dragons are back in action Saturday, November 18, for the ECWC Championships at RIT starting at 10 am.Â