Photo by: Tim Roske
Name:
Xavier Seabury
School:
North Babylon-11
Current Rank:
DI #6 @ 101 pounds
Past Credentials:
-Currently the #12 overall NY-USAW 2028 Big Boarder
-2024 Section XI/Suffolk County 5th
-2024 NHSCA MS All-American (8th)
Rationale:
Emerged as the ESC Champion from the #11 seed in the bracket; Defeated the #2, 3, and 4 ranked wrestlers in the State en route to earning the crown!
Description:
A fab freshman that we obviously coveted more than the ESC seeding committee (ranked 6th but seeded 11th); the returning Suffolk County 5th-place performer had himself a breakout weekend under the roof of the Impact Athletic Center in Albany!!
In all likelihood guaranteeing that he will ascend to the top of the NY-USAW Large School polls when they are released later this week; Seabury would defy the odds and navigate his way through a gauntlet that required him to knock off the #3, #4, and #2 ranked wrestlers in consecutive matches this past Saturday on his way to seizing 101-pound Eastern States Classic glory in his debut at the prestigious event!!
Squaring off in the quarterfinals against returning NYS DI 7th, Brody DiCaprio (CBA), during the first-leg of his epic day #2 trifecta; Seabury hit a counter ankle-pick on the edge of the mat for the TD approximately :45 into the 1st period and then added 3NF when he used mat return trip to catch his S2 opponent in the last minute of the stanza to carry a 6-0 lead at the end of 2:00....The 2nd period wrestled almost entirely on the feet; the Long Island was able to tack on some insurance when he had a re-attack go-behind in the final 10 ticks to expand the cushion to 9-0...DiCaprio made things closer down the stretch when he notched an E1 and TD in the final half-minute to round out the 9-4 decision!
Holding just a 3-2 lead (throw-by for the TD with :32 remaining in the 1st) heading into the 3rd period of his semifinal bout against 2024 Suffolk 6th, Trevor Patrovich (Hauppauge), Seabury found another gear during the final 2:00, as he'd escape off bottom and then strike for three takedowns (two of which being re-shot doubles) to blow open the All-Section XI affair to the tune of a 13-4 major decision!
In deep on multiple occasions in the finale; it would be his takedown just before the buzzer at the end of the 1st period that proved to be the catalyst in his 4-1 decision over returning State 8th, Tyler Conzo (Smithtown West!!)!!!
Without question the lowest seeded wrestler among either the gentlemen or ladies to win gold at the '25 ESC; not to be overlooked would be his body of work on Day #1 when he racked up an 18-3 TF out of the gate versus 17th-ranked Carlos Rivera-Russe (6th at the 2024 S2 Championships for Amsterdam); and then followed it up by utilizing takedowns in the 1st and 3rd periods to upend 2024 S1 Champion/NYSPHSAA Qualifier, Dorian Hidalgo (formerly of Sleepy Hollow; now attending Iona Prep), 7-1, in the round of 16!
In addition to garnering state-wide W.O.W. honors; Seabury was also spotlighted as the Long Island Wrestling Association's (LIWA) Wrestler of the Week selection!
WEEK | WRESTLER | SCHOOL |
---|---|---|
1 | Finnegan O'Brien | Chaminade-C |
2 | Maxx Fesinger | West Genesee-3 |
3 | William Soto | Newburgh FA-9 |
4 | Camryn Howard | Bellport-11 |
5 | Kamdyn Dorchester | Carthage-3 |
6 | Xavier Seabury | North Babylon-11 |
6 | Carmen Bishop | Groton-4 |
***If there is a wrestler that you feel warrant "WOW" consideration; please do not hesitate to submit him/her for consideration....
All nominations should be directed to NYUSAWWOW@yahoo.com***
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