JAMESTOWN, N.Y. – Five Cortland wrestlers earned top-six finishes at the Jamestown Open. There was no team scoring at the event, which was hosted by Jamestown Community College.
Amos Rivera (Mount Kisco/Fox Lane) finished second at 133 pounds and
Ryan Newman (Brooklyn/Wingate) was the runner-up at 184 pounds.
Justin Amendola (Rocky Point) notched a third-place finish at 125 pounds,
Michael Rivera (Mahopac) placed fifth at 184 pounds, and
Tyler Bisono (Hauppauge) finished sixth at 133 pounds.
Amos Rivera won his opening match at 133 by a 9-6 decision, followed by a 6-4 win in the semifinals. He medically forfeited the championship match. Newman finished 2-1 at 184 with a pin and a 6-2 decision before losing in the title bout.
Amendola finished the tournament with a 4-1 record. He opened with a major decision and a pin before losing in the semifinals. He bounced back to earn another major decision, and he pinned his opponent in the third-place match.
Michael Rivera registered three wins in his five matches at 184. He dropped his opening match but then pinned his next two opponents. After losing, 3-2, in his next outing, he finished the day with a 6-2 win in the fifth-place match. Bisono split his first two matches before losing twice in the consolation bracket, including the fifth-place match, at 133.
Also for the Red Dragons,
Chris Bold (Miller Place) posted a 2-2 record with a technical fall and major decision at 197 pounds.
JAMESTOWN OPEN
Jan. 30, 2022; Jamestown, N.Y.
No team scoring
Cortland Results:
125 pounds
Justin Amendola (4-1) (Third Place)
major dec. DeAonte Hutchinson (Jamestown CC), 11-0
pinned Caiden Eastman (unattached), 3:11
Semis: lost to Donovan Ortiz (Ohio Wesleyan), 9-1
major dec. DeAnote Hutchinson (Jamestown CC), 11-3
Third Place: pinned Jestin Poruban (Pitt Bradford), 1:39
133 pounds
Amos Rivera (1-1) (Second Place)
dec. Ryan McElwee (Ohio Wesleyan), 9-6
Semis: dec. Matt Ash (Niagara CCC), 6-4
Finals: medically forfeited to Cole French (Niagara CCC)
Tyler Bisono (1-3) (Sixth Place)
lost to Cole French (Niagara CCC), Pin 2:06
dec. Dylan Pesock (unattached), 9-4
lost to Matt Ash (Niagara CCC), Pin 1:16
Fifth Place: lost to Ryan McElwee (Ohio Wesleyan), Pin 2:29
141 pounds
Noah Orser (1-2)
lost to Francis Whitehouse (Brockport), Pin 2:14
pinned Farhid Negahban (Pitt Bradford), 1:47
lost to Max Beard (Ohio Wesleyan), 9-6
Vinnie Santilli (0-2)
lost to Hunter Martz (Thiel), 9-3
lost to Joey Pilliteri (Jamestown CC), 17-6
Ryan Holt (0-2)
lost to Caleb Adamowicz (Gannon), 8-2
lost to Zachary Ash (Niagara CCC), 13-6
149 pounds
Dylan Howell (0-2)
lost to Nolan Shaffer (Mercyhurst), Pin 0:59
lost to Kyle Emsley (Ohio Wesleyan), Pin 2:01
157 pounds
Kyle Klein (1-2)
dec. Max Yahre (Brockport), 4-3
lost to
Adam Barker (unattached), 6-3
lost to Holt Reed (Brockport), 8-5
165 pounds
James Udasco (1-2)
lost to Michael Fronczak (Brockport), 8-6 (ot, sv-1)
major dec.
Bailey Butler (Cortland), 17-6
lost to Jonah Poueriet (Brockport), 5-4
Bailey Butler (0-2)
lost to Tyler Newton (Pitt Bradford), Pin 0:28
lost to
James Udasco (Cortland), 17-6
174 pounds
Chris Angelone (0-2)
lost to Tyler Bodovetz (Ohio Wesleyan), 17-4
lost to Desmon Perry (Ohio Wesleyan), Pin 6:21
184 pounds
Ryan Newman (2-1) (Second Place)
pinned Jackson Vanstrom (unattached), 0:18
Semis: dec. Abraham Spurlock (Ohio Wesleyan), 6-2
Finals: lost to Bryce McCloskey (Thiel) Pin 5:00
Michael Rivera (3-2) (Fifth Place)
lost to Bryce McCloskey (Thiel), tech. fall 5:35 (16-0)
pinned Jackson Vanstrom (unattached), 0:52
pinned
Karam Saraireh (Cortland), 3:51
lost to Warren McDougald (Niagara CCC), 3-2
Fifth Place: dec. Nathan Powley (Pitt Bradford), 6-2
Karam Saraireh (0-2)
lost to Abraham Spurlock (Ohio Wesleyan), Pin 1:38
lost to Mike Rivera (Cortland), Pin 3:51
197 pounds
Chris Bold (2-2)
lost to Jared Curcio (Thiel), Pin 0:50
major dec. Shaquan Bagot (Pitt Bradford), 8-0
tech. fall Zach Harper (Hiram), 4:37 (18-0)
lost to Bret Huffman (Gannon), Pin 1:40
285 pounds
Leo Burke (0-2)
lost to Ameer Ladd (Niagara CCC), 6-1
lost to Maurice Jackson (Niagara CCC), 12-9