ELIZABETHOWN, PA. – The Cortland wrestling team earned two individual titles and 11 overall top-six placings at the Elizabethtown Blue Jay Classic Saturday. 
 
The Red Dragons finished third of 10 in the team standings with 139.5 points. Host school Elizabethtown finished first with 152.5 points, followed by Wilkes with 145.5 points and Cortland. Roanoke (126 points) and McDaniel (119.5 points) rounded out the top five. 
 
Sophomore Angelo Centrone (Mahopac), ranked eighth nationally at 149 pounds, captured his weight class with a 5-0 record, earning bonus points in each bout and was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler. Freshman Culley Bellino (Canastota) won the 141-pound title with a 4-0 record that included four pins. Nine other wrestlers placed, including a runner-up finish by senior Leo Rabinovich (Staten Island/Tottenville) at 285 pounds and a third-place showing by nationally fifth-ranked senior J.C. Cardenas (Brooklyn/Grand Street Campus) at 133 pounds.

Centrone improved his season record to 11-0, including nine technical falls. He opened with a 15-0 technical fall in 1:00 versus Lucas Ibacache of McDaniel, followed with a second technical fall of 21-6 in 2:47 of Owen Cherry of Roanoke and reached the semifinals with a 21-5 technical fall in 4:37 against Wilkes' Colton Thorpe. Centrone added his fourth technical fall, 19-3 in 3:31 over Ryan Santiago of Wilkes in the semifinals before earning a 13-5 major decision against nationally top-ranked Thomas Monn of McDaniel in the title bout.

Just as impressive was Bellino's run to the title at 141 pounds. He started with a fall against Orion Newell of Scranton in just 32 seconds and needed just 44 seconds to earn his second pin versus Elizabethtown's Scott Reagan. In the semifinals, Bellino pinned Dustin Smith of Roanoke in 3:30 and capped off his performance with a fall in 2:21 of Jack Bauer of Wilkes in 2:21. Bellino raised his season record to 14-3 with a team-best 11 pins.
 
Rabinovich went 3-1 at the invitational, improving his season record to 10-1. His day started with a 10-second pin versus Nick Lopez of Elmira and followed with a 25-5 technical fall in 5:00 against Elizabethtown's Kurt Driscoll. Rabinovich then pinned 13th-ranked Caleb Burkhart of Wilkes in 4:51 in the semifinals before dropping a 5-4 decision against ninth-ranked Dylan Waller of Elizabethtown in the title bout.

Cardenas, ranked fifth nationally at 133 pounds, posted a 3-1 record to improve to 13-1 on the season. He began with a 15-0 technical fall against Samuel Kimmel of Wilkes in 2:52, then recorded a pin in 1:30 over Alex DuFour of McDaniel. After a tight 5-4 setback in the semifinals, Cardenas earned his third-place showing with a 12-6 decision over Michael Richardson of Wilkes. 
 
ELIZABETHTOWN BLUE JAY CLASSIC (Dec. 2, 2023)

FINAL TEAM SCORES:
1) Elizabethtown - 152.5 
2) Wilkes - 145.5  
3) Cortland - 139.5 
4) Roanoke - 126
5) McDaniel - 119.5 
6) Scranton - 70 
7) Johns Hopkins - 61 
8) Davis & Elkins - 36
9) Elmira - 26.5
10) Keystone - 19 

Cortland Match Results
 
125 pounds

Wyatt Gentzel (1-2) 
lost to Rocky Finnegan (Wilkes), Pin 4:37
pinned Joseph Cappello (Scranton), 1:41
lost to Romeo Tsai (McDaniel), major dec. 9-1  
 
133 pounds
 
J.C. Cardenas (3-1) (Third Place) 
tech. fall Samuel Kimmel (Wilkes), 2:52 (15-0)
pinned Alex DuFour (McDaniel), 1:30
Semifinals: lost to Corey Messick (Roanoke), 5-4
won by no contest vs. Rocco Futia (Cortland)
Third place: dec. Michael Richardson (Wilkes), 12-6  
 
Rocco Futia (4-1) (Fifth Place)
lost to Braden Schuyler (Elizabethtown), 13-9
tech. fall Patrick Yaeckel (Wilkes), 5:26 (18-3)
major dec. Ethan Washburn (Wilkes), 11-2
dec. Cody Merwin (Cortland), 3-1
no contest vs. J.C. Cardenas (Cortland)
Fifth place: dec. Alex DuFour (McDaniel), 7-5

Cody Merwin (2-2) 
tech. fall Juston Shiflett (McDaniel), 3:46 (16-0)
lost to Michael Richardson (Wilkes), 2-0
tech. fall Malachi Jones (Keystone), 4:07 (18-1)
lost to Rocco Futia (Cortland), 3-1 

Justin Amendola (2-2)
lost to Deven Jackson (Elizabethtown), 11-7
dec. Sean Hall (Roanoke), 10-3
dec. Braden Schuyler (Elizabethtown), 9-5
lost to Alex DuFour (McDaniel), major dec. 18-7 

141 pounds 
 
Culley Bellino (4-0) (First Place) 
pinned Orion Newell (Scranton), :32
pinned Scott Reagan (Elizabethtown), :44
Semifinals: pinned Dustin Smith (Roanoke), 3:30
Finals: pinned Jack Bauer (Wilkes), 2:21
 
Shane Walczyk (3-2) (Fourth Place) 
pinned Owen Hefner (Elizabethtown), 5:00
tech. fall Joe Jackson (Roanoke), 6:34 (20-5)
pinned Ryan Athey (McDaniel), 6:50
Semifinals: lost to Jack Bauer (Wilkes), major dec. 15-5
won by no contest vs. Mason Livio (Wilkes)
Third place: lost to Dustin Smith (Roanoke), 5-1 

149 pounds

Angelo Centrone (5-0) (First Place) 
tech. fall Lucas Ibacache (McDaniel), 1:00 (15-0)
tech. fall Owen Cherry (Roanoke, 2:47 (21-6)
tech. fall Colton Thorpe (Wilkes), 4:37 (21-5)
Semifinals: tech. fall Ryan Santiago (Wilkes), 3:31 (19-3)
Finals: major dec. Thomas Monn (McDaniel), 13-5 
 
Noah Orser (2-2) 
lost to Thomas Monn (McDaniel), Pin 3:51
major dec. Lucas Ibacache (McDaniel), 15-4
pinned Casey Spina (Elizabethtown), 2:30
lost to Shane Strausser (Elizabethtown), major dec. 12-0

Ryan Holt (1-2) 
dec. Kevin McCarvill (Scranton), 9-5
lost to Jarrod Pominville (Roanoke), Pin 1:22
lost to Konstantinos Mavrikidis (Scranton), major dec. 11-3 
 
157 pounds 
 
Hunter Hughes (3-1) (Fifth Place) 
tech. fall Will Riley (McDaniel), 5:59 (16-0)
lost to Gavin Fehr (Elizabethtown), 3-1
pinned Andre Allen (McDaniel), 1:47
pinned Hollis Berry (Elmira), 3:19
no contest vs. Jaryn Hartranft (Wilkes)
Fifth place: won by no contest vs. Kyle Klein (Cortland) 
 
Kyle Klein (3-1) (Sixth Place) 
dec. Andru Boyd (Roanoke), 12-6
lost to Daniel Kosinski (Scranton), 10-4
dec. Nick Young (Roanoke), 6-0
dec. Will Riley (McDaniel), 4-1 (SV-1)
no contest vs. Gavin Fehr (Elizabethtown)
Fifth place: no contest vs. Hunter Hughes (Cortland)
 
Max Kochergin (0-2) 
lost to Andrew Allen (McDaniel), forfeit
lost to Nick Young (Roanoke), major dec. 10-1 
 
165 pounds

Nick Ross (3-2) 
lost to Bradden Galassi (Davis & Elkins), Pin 4:07
won by medical forfeit vs. Tristan Robinson-July (Cortland)
dec. Kenneth Moore (McDaniel), 14-7
pinned Jack Bobeck (Roanoke), 3:14
lost to Ryan Ohler (McDaniel), 23-19 
 
Justin Klein (2-2) 
major dec. Ryan Ohler (McDaniel), 13-5
lost to Jacob Burgette (Scranton), 11-6
pinned Caden Droege (Elizabethtown), 3:45
lost to Josh Epperly (Roanoke), major dec. 12-3 
 
Tristan Robinson-July (1-1) 
pinned Gannon Brooks (McDaniel), :46
medical forfeit vs. Josh Epperly (Roanoke)
medical forfeit to Nick Ross (Cortland) 
 
Naseem Smith (1-2) 
lost to Brian Schneider (Elizabethtown), Pin 2:01
pinned Codi Bomboy (Keystone), 4:59
lost to Kadin Khalloufi (Johns Hopkins), tech. fall 5:00 (23-6) 
 
174 pounds

Pat Ross (3-2) (Fourth Place) 
pinned Ryan Winn (Wilkes) :28
pinned Gavin Rodriguez-Cayro (Davis & Elkins), 1:58
dec. Dalton Pearl (McDaniel), 9-3
Semifinals: lost to Jeremiah Oakes (Scranton), 4-1 (SV-1)
won by no contest vs. Ryan Monahan (Cortland)
Third place: lost by injury default vs. Melquan Warren (Wilkes), :34

Ryan Monahan (3-2) (Sixth Place)
lost to Dalton Pearl (McDaniel), major dec. 18-9
pinned Nicholas Barrickman (Davis & Elkins), 2:23
major dec. Jared Bilinski (Wilkes), 21-9
major dec. Noah Graber (Johns Hopkins), 27-18
no contest vs. Pat Ross (Cortland)
Fifth place: medical forfeit to Dalton Pearl (McDaniel) 
 
184 pounds

Robby Cunningham (2-2) (Fourth Place) 
pinned Caleb Tuttle (Elmira), :52
dec. Valentino Pryor (McDaniel), 5-2
Semifinals: lost to Christopher Nuss (Wilkes), 5-2
won by no contest vs. Christos Avgeros (Roanoke)
Third place: lost to Will Davis (Elizabethtown), 5-2 
 
197 pounds 
 
Chris Bold (1-2) 
pinned Benjamin Tybur (Scranton), 1:05
lost to Garrett Eddy (Davis & Elkins), 9-4
lost to Nero Bono (Keystone), major dec. 12-2 
 
285 pounds

Leo Rabinovich (3-1) (Second Place) 
pinned Nick Lopez (Elmira), :10
tech. fall Kurt Driscoll (Elizabethtown), 5:00 (25-5)
Semifinals: pinned Caleb Burkhart (Wilkes), 4:51
Finals: lost to Dylan Waller (Elizabethtown), 5-4 

Roman Jellick (2-2) 
dec. Sean Cordaro (Scranton), 3-2
lost to Darius Green (Elmira), Pin 1:18
major dec. Jimmy Yeingst (Elizabethtown), 11-2
lost to Marco Malerba (Roanoke), tech. fall 3:00 (19-1) 

Josiah Carnegie (0-2) 
lost to Rocco Arduini (Keystone), Pin 1:33
lost to Jimmy Yeingst (Elizabethtown), Pin :44