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15th Annual NYSPHSAA Inter-Sectional Wrestling Tournament
Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY
March 11-12, 1977

Sectional Team Score

1.	Section 8	-	207.5
2.	Section 3	-	191.0
3.	Section 11	-	163.5
4.	Section 6	-	148.0
5.	Section 4	-	139.5
6.	Section 9	-	116.0
7.	Section 2	-	98.5
8.	Section 5	-	72.0
9.	Section 1	-	42.5
10.	Section 7	-	35.0
11.	Section 10	-	7.0

Brackets: Brackets (pdf)

Articles: Articles

Championship Finals
91 - Dave Parisi (4-Windsor, Jr.) dec. Matt Coolican (3-CBA Syracuse, So.), 6-2
98 - Paul Widerman (11-Huntington, Jr.) dec. Lindsay Biagini (8-Massapequa, Sr.), 3-2
105 - Bob DeStefanis (8-Locust Valley, Sr.) dec. Don St. James (5-Rush-Henrietta, Jr.), 7-0
112 - Bob Bury (8-Calhoun, Jr.) dec. John Elmer (3-Bishop Ludden, Sr.), 10-3
119 - Mark Iacovelli (4-Ithaca, Sr.) dec. Ed Pidgeon (8-Locust Valley, Jr.), 7-2
126 - Barry Barone (3-Westhill, Sr.) dec. Mark DeMeo (2-Mont Pleasant, Jr.), 14-2
132 - Tom Pickard (3-Baldwinsville, Sr.) dec. Matt Roth (9-Nanuet, Sr.), 8-0
138 - Kyle Grunwald (6-Pioneer, Sr.) dec. Rick Cavayero (8-Bellmore JFK, Sr.), 12-8
145 - Paul Meyers (8-Baldwin, Jr.) dec. Chris Leichtweis (6-Olean, Jr.), 3-2
155 - Dom Macchia (8-Island Trees, Sr.) dec. Ed Banach (9-Port Jervis, Jr.), 8-4
167 - Mike Varmette (2-Glens Falls, Jr.) dec. Tim Prince (6-Maple Grove, Sr.), 5-3
177 - Lou Banach (9-Port Jervis, Jr.) dec. Charbal Karrat (3-New Hartford, Jr.), 11-3
215 - George Swan (4-Elmira Free Academy, Sr.) dec. Eric Schneider (11-Walt Whitman, Sr.), 5-4
250 - Jim Dunster (3-Auburn, Sr.) dec. Eric Creegan (11-John Glenn, Sr.), 7-5

Most Outstanding Wrestler: Mark Iacovelli (4-Ithaca, 119)

Consolation Finals 3^rd/4^th
91 - Clar Anderson (6-Olean, Fr.) dec. Al DeStefanis (8-Locust Valley, So.), 4-1
98 - Wayne Johnson (5-Spencerport, Jr.) dec. Joe Labbate (3-East Syracuse-Minoa, So.), 12-2
105 - James Abbott (11-Harborfields, Sr.) dec. John DeLorenzo (6-Niagara-Wheatfield, Sr.), 10-5
112 - Ken Wadsworth (4-Vestal, Jr.) dec. Tom Hake (11-Sayville, Jr.), 6-4
119 - Phil Brown (1-Kingston, Sr.) pinned Bob Hirt (9-Tappan Zee, Sr.), 2:30
126 - Ed Fiorvanti (8-Massapequa, Sr.) pinned Steve Koob (4-Union-Endicott, Jr.), 2:58
132 - Joe Murnin (5-Fairport, Sr.) dec. Dave Bartoli (11-Brentwood, Jr.), 7-2
138 - Andy Breidis (3-East Syracuse-Minoa, Sr.) dec. Marco Leddy (11-Hampton Bays, Jr.), 3-2
145 - Stash Elinsky (4-Deposit/Hancock, Sr.) dec. Gary Gardner (11-Harborfields, Sr.), 7-3
155 - Terry Miller (6-Portville, Sr.) dec. Rick Roberts (3-South Jefferson, Sr.), 4-3
167 - John Plante (11-Brentwood, Sr.) dec. Tim Dean (4-Elmira Southside, Sr.), 5-4
177 - Richard Potter (8-Carey, Sr.) dec. Dave Simon (6-Olean, Jr.), 8-5
215 - Wes Audsley (5-Attica, Sr.) MD Dan Duquette (7-Peru, Sr.), 8-0
250 - Charles Beekman (2-Amsterdam, Sr.) dec. Albert Lavigne (7-Beekmantown, Jr.), 13-13, 9-4 OT

Consolation Finals 5^th/6^th
91 - Robert Buscher (1-Westlake, So.) dec. Barry Chase (9-Port Jervis, 8th), 7-2
98 - Paul Margulies (9-Tappan Zee, Sr.) dec. John McHugh (6-Sweet Home, Jr.), 2-1
105 - Bob Hellwig (2-Columbia, Sr.) pinned Eugene Andrews (9-Cornwall, Sr.), 0:39
112 - Larry Cohen (6-Williamsville South, Sr.) dec. Kevin Bruno (7-Peru, So.), 4-0
119 - Mike Giustizia (11-Walt Whitman, Jr.) dec. Bill Griffin (2-Hoosick Falls, Sr.), 7-4
126 - Randy Petigine (1-Westlake, Sr.) dec. Bob Lauro (11-Huntington, Sr.), 6-5
132 - Dave Tundo (6-Frontier, Sr.) def. Bob O'Connor (8-Plainedge, Sr.), Dflt
138 - Gary Audoyan (9-Tappan Zee, Sr.) dec. Marty Schober (10-Canton-Potsdam, Sr.), 5-4
145 - Rick Cruickshank (3-Morrisville-Eaton, Jr.) def. Lynwood VanDenburg (2-Queensbury, Sr.), Dflt
155 - Paul Hornback (2-Guilderland, Sr.) MD Scott Oakley (4-Deposit/Hancock, Sr.), 13-5
167 - Steve Banach (9-Port Jervis, Sr.) dec. Tim Hyer (3-Ilion, Jr.), 9-3
177 - John Dougherty (4-Tioga, Jr.) def. Vin Lipponer (11-Sachem, Sr.), FFT
215 - Ken Gunn (1-Mt. Vernon, Sr.) dec. Tom Losey (9-Goshen, Sr.), 9-2
250 - Rick Bour (5-Avon, Sr.) tied Mike Nuzzolese (8-Port Washington, Jr.), No Contest

Semifinals
91 - Dave Parisi (4-Windsor) dec. Barry Chase (9-Port Jervis), 10-0
         Matt Coolican (3-CBA Syracuse) dec. Al DeStefanis (8-Locust Valley), 8-2
98 - Lindsay Biagini (8-Massapequa) dec. Joe Labbate (3-East Syracuse-Minoa), 9-3
         Paul Widerman (11-Huntington) dec. Paul Margulies (9-Tappan Zee), 3-1
105 - Don St. James (5-Rush-Henrietta) dec. Bob Hellwig (2-Columbia), 13-1
         Bob DeStefanis (8-Locust Valley) pinned Eugene Andrews (9-Cornwall), Unkn
112 - John Elmer (3-Bishop Ludden) dec. Kevin Bruno (7-Peru), 2-1
         Bob Bury (8-Calhoun) dec. Ken Wadsworth (4-Vestal), 5-1
119 - Ed Pidgeon (8-Locust Valley) pinned Bob Hirt (9-Tappan Zee), Unkn
         Mark Iacovelli (4-Ithaca) dec. Mike Giustizia (11-Walt Whitman), 3-2
126 - Barry Barone (3-Westhill) dec. Ed Fiorvanti (8-Massapequa), 12-0
         Mark DeMeo (2-Mont Pleasant) dec. Steve Koob (4-Union-Endicott), 5-0
132 - Tom Pickard (3-Baldwinsville) dec. Dave Tundo (6-Frontier), 5-2
         Matt Roth (9-Nanuet) dec. Dave Bartoli (11-Brentwood), 3-1
138 - Rick Cavayero (8-Bellmore JFK) dec. Andy Breidis (3-East Syracuse-Minoa), 6-4 OT
         Kyle Grunwald (6-Pioneer) pinned Gary Audoyan (9-Tappan Zee), Unkn
145 - Chris Leichtweis (6-Olean) dec. Stash Elinsky (4-Deposit/Hancock), 6-1
         Paul Meyers (8-Baldwin) dec. Rick Cruickshank (3-Morrisville-Eaton), 7-0
155 - Dom Macchia (8-Island Trees) dec. Rick Roberts (3-South Jefferson), 5-3
         Ed Banach (9-Port Jervis) dec. Terry Miller (6-Portville), 3-2 OT
167 - Mike Varmette (2-Glens Falls) dec. Steve Banach (9-Port Jervis), 3-2
         Tim Prince (6-Maple Grove) dec. Tim Hyer (3-Ilion), 10-6
177 - Lou Banach (9-Port Jervis) dec. John Dougherty (4-Tioga), 7-0
         Charbal Karrat (3-New Hartford) dec. Vin Lipponer (11-Sachem), 5-3
215 - Eric Schneider (11-Walt Whitman) dec. Tom Losey (9-Goshen), 8-7
         George Swan (4-Elmira Free Academy) dec. Dan Duquette (7-Peru), 7-1
250 - Jim Dunster (3-Auburn) dec. Rick Bour (5-Avon), 8-3
         Eric Creegan (11-John Glenn) dec. Mike Nuzzolese (8-Port Washington), 8-1