WEIGHT CLASS | MINISINK VALLEY | ST. FRANCIS |
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101LBS | Alberto Vicencio Bairan | Rocco Batt |
108LBS | Mason Murphy: | Tanner Catrabone |
116LBS | Gabriel Simpson | Cullen Edwards |
124LBS | Colin Matone | Zak Massaro |
131LBS | Alex Nigro | Kole Haseley |
138LBS | Nate Racz | Max McCarthy |
145LBS | Joseph Uhrig | Brandon Wiepert |
152LBS | Anthony Tresch | Griffin LaPlante |
160LBS | Wyatt Boice | Rory White |
170LBS | PJ Duke | Xavier Stack |
190LBS | Zachary Filip | Tavio Hoose |
215LBS | Timmy Duke | Zach Caldwell |
285LBS | Kevin Crowe-Bailey | Willy Wortkoetter |
MINISINK VALLEY TALE OF THE TAPE
101: Alberto Vicencio Bairan (Fr.)---Currently sporting a 13-7 record; no sectional or state credentials thus far!
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108: Mason Murphy (So.)----18-16 record this season; No sectional or State credentials thus far!
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116: Gabriel Simpson (Jr.)---Has accrued a 22-12 resume as a junior; Was a 4th place performer at the 2024 Section 9 Championships!
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124: Colin Matone (So)---Coming off of a 4-0 showing at State Duals to raise his season record to 21-13...No career postseason credentials
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131: Alex Nigro (Jr.)--- Has assembled a 22-12 junior campaign; does not have any previous postseason bullet points!
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138: Nate Racz (Jr.)---Unbeaten during this past weekend (4-0), the 11th grader is the owner of a 26-8 resume...On two previous occasions, Racz has placed 3rd at the Sectional Level...Was a 2024 NYSPHSAA Qualifier!
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145: Joseph Uhrig (So.)---Currently ranked 16th in the polls at this weight class, the super sophomore has twice been a Sectional placer, finishing 5th in 2022 and 4th in 2024...He presently sports a 30-5 record after going 4-0 this past weekend in Syracuse!
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152: Anthony Tresch (Sr)---Ranked 2nd in the State thanks to a 36-2 vitae in 2024-2025, the Warrior senior leader finished 3rd at the NYSPHSAA DI State Championships last year and will be looking to move even higher on the podium in his swan song appearance...On the Sectional stage, Tresch has been a mainstay in the S9 finale, winning it all as a freshman and sophomore before settling for runner-up honors last year!!
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160: Wyatt Boice (So.)---Sitting in the #3 spot of the NY-USAW polls, the 10th grader standout has already made three trips to the NYSPHSAA tournament following runner-up efforts at the S9 Championships from 2022-2024...Also an NHSCA All-American during his career; there has been little slowing him down this season as evident by his 36-3 resume!
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170: PJ Duke (Sr)---#1 in the nation and headed to Penn State for a season; there is no achievement on the scholastic level that Duke has not claimed during his career....Regarded as a shoe-in to win his fourth NYSPHSAA State crown; the only thing that stopped him from being the first-ever 6xer were injuries....A multiple-time S32 belt winner; a 2024 NHSCA National Champion; Bronze at the 2024 U20 World FS Championships...PJ is bank!!!...As expected, he presently is unblemished this year at 36-0!
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190: Zachary Filip (Jr.)---Filip sits in the #7 spot behind a strong 34-3 resume...7th at the NYSPHSAA DI Championships a season ago; as a two-time defending Sectional titlist; it is a foregone conclusion that he will get his opportunity to elevate his positioning on the podium in a few weeks!
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215: Timmy Duke (Jr)---Don't call him anyone's little brother anymore; Posting a perfect 4-0 record at the State Dual Championships to reach the 30-win milestone this season (30-7), Duke has some lethal throws in his arsenal and is a threat to pull an upset at every occasion...He is a returning S9 5th-place performer!
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285: Kevin Crowe-Bailey (Sr)---Rounding out the line-up is the current #20 ranked senior daddy...Another one of the Warriors to go unbeaten under the roof of SRC Arena this past weekend; Crowe-Bailey upped his seasonal resume to 28-6....A bronze medalist at the S9 Championships in 2024; Crowe-Bailey made his NYSPHSAA Championship debut last season and has used that big match experience to his benefit this year!
ST. FRANCIS TALE OF THE TAPE
101: Rocco Batt (Fr.)---Providing a steady presence at the front-end of the Red Raider line-up has been the first of a pair of fab freshmen...A 30-match winner (30-14) in his first year wrestling for St. Francis; Batt went 6-1 at this past weekend at CHSAA State Duals and is expected to show high and challenge for the NYSPHSAA berth when he competes at thee Catholic State Tourney in a few weeks!
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108: Tanner Catrabone (Fr.)---One of the highest rankings wrestlers both in his weight class (#2 at 101) and on the 2028 Big Board (#9), multi-generational superstar has been victorious in 36 of 41 trips to the mats (36-5) this season....A State Qualifier as an 8th grader, Catrabone won the S6 Championships while competing for Williamsville North before making the move over to Frannies!
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116: Cullen Edwards (Jr.)---One of many Red Raiders who has already secured his future at the NCAA DI level; the #9 overall 2026 Big Boarder will be heading to Buffalo at the conclusion of his HS career...A sectional champion in both S6 (2023) and the CHSAA (2024); Edwards broke through last season in his third NYS tournament appearance when he finished 6th...Sweeping the two-day affair at CHSAA Duals this weekend; his resume for the year now stands at an impressive 35-8!!!
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124: Zak Massaro (So.)--A two-time S6 placer before taking his talents to Hamburg to wrestle for St. Francis; Massaro is well on his way towards posting a 30-win year as his W/L record presently sits at 27-19!
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131: Kole Haseley (Jr.)---One of the most improved wrestlers in the STF line-up during the 2024-2025 campaign; the 11th grader has been victorious in 37 of 47 outings (37-10) trips to mat, including a perfect 8-0 record this weekend at CHSAA State Duals...Not in the top-20 at the moment, but previously making appearances in the polls; Haseley finished 6th at Catholic States last year; but is expected to be a substantially larger contributor in his second go-around at the event!
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138: Max McCarthy (So.)---A young up-and-comer who has not quite come into his own; but is showing noticeable development from one year to the next; McCarthy has accrued a 23-13 season as a sophomore and should factor into the podium picture at Catholic States...
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145: Brandon Wiepert (Jr.)---Better than his 12-16 record might suggest; the 11th grader is not going to cheat you on effort and will occasionally pull out a clutch win or two!
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152: Griff LaPlante (Jr.)---Promised to the NC State Wolfpack, the #2 overall 2026 Big Boarder tops all competitors at this weight class for good reason...As battle-tested as you will find among the NY Wrestling scene, the majority of his losses this season (38-7) have come against national level foes at out-of-state events...A 2x State placer who finished as the runner-up last season as a sophomore; LaPlante followed up his strong outing in Albany by winning a NHSCA National Crown in Virginia Beach...A borderline national top-20 performer, LaPlante went 8-0 this weekend at the CHSAA Duals!
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160: Rory White (Jr.)----Another wrestler who had the pieces click for himself in a big way this season; White has transformed from a 2024 CHSAA State Bronze medalist into an individual who seems primed to be well-situated on the NYSPHSAA podium as a junior...Currently #4 in the NY-USAW polls, his 8-0 showing CHSAA Duals has put him on the cusp on a 40-win season (39-5)!
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170: Xavier Stack (Fr.)---Cutting his teeth as a 170-pound freshman; what makes Stack valuable is that he provides St. Francis with the flexibility to keep LaPlante and White at their most suitable/effective weight classes....Credited with a modest 4-7 record; because he is so young; it would be unfair to judge himself harshly...We'd prefer to revisit his status in a few years when he is an upperclassman with some notches on his belt!
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190: Tavio Hoose (Jr.)---Ranked 1st in NYS and 12th in the nation (per FloWrestling); Hoose will be making his NYS DI debut on South Pearl Street in a few weeks after being a 2x DII State finalist/2023 runner-up....An All-American in both Folkstyle (2024 NHSCA 4th) and Greco-Roman (2023 Fargo 16U), Hoose is the #7 prospect on the NY-USAW 2026 Big Board...Racking up an 8-0 tally at Catholic State Duals, he raised his sheet to 34-5 while wrestling a heavy national schedule!!
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215: Zach Caldwell (Jr.)---The Middle Man in a murderer's row at the back end of the Red Raider line-up; Caldwell is presently the #3 ranked wrestler in the state; not to mention the 10th overall Junior gem among Empire State personnel...A State runner-up as a sophomore; he has enjoyed success on all stages, as he has also earned All-American honors on back-to-back voyages to Virginia Beach (NHSCA) and was a 2024 Fargo 16U FS AA last summer...One of two wrestlers with 40 wins this season for the Red Raiders (40-4)!
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285: Willy Wortkoetter (Jr.)---Pledged to the U.S. Military Academy, the 2024 NYS DII State runner-up (for Wilson) has flourished in his first year as a Red Raider....Ranked 1st in the weight class heading into the postseason, his 41 wins this year (41-5) makes him the program's clubhouse leader in the dub category...A natural pinner; he is a threat to put up the "6" in the blink of an eye!!
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