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16th Annual NYSPHSAA Inter-Sectional Wrestling Tournament
Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY
March 10-11, 1978

Sectional Team Score

1.	Section 3	-	198.0
2.	Section 11	-	174.0
3.	Section 8	-	164.0
4.	Section 4	-	150.5
5.	Section 5	-	146.5
6.	Section 2	-	117.0
7.	Section 9	-	91.0
8.	Section 1	-	86.0
9.	Section 6	-	68.5
10.	Section 7	-	48.0
11.	Section 10	-	15.0

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91lbs	98lbs	105lbs	112lbs	119lbs
126lbs	132lbs	1385lbs	145lbs	155lbs
167lbs	177lbs	215lbs	250lbs

Brackets: Brackets (pdf)

Championship Finals
91 - Dennis Voltz (4-Sidney, Jr.) dec. Victor Montalvo (11-Central Islip, So.), 11-7
98 - Al DeStefanis (8-Locust Valley, Jr.) dec. Matt Coolican (3-CBA Syracuse, Jr.), 7-2
105 - Paul Widerman (11-Huntington, Sr.) dec. Joe Labbate (3-East Syracuse-Minoa, Jr.), 7-7 OT 2-0
112 - Mike Macchia (8-Island Trees, Jr.) dec. Ken Wadsworth (4-Vestal, Sr.), 4-1
119 - Bob Bury (8-Calhoun, Sr.) dec. Don St. James (5-Rush-Henrietta, Sr.), 8-2
126 - Mike Giustizia (11-Walt Whitman, Sr.) dec. Ed Pidgeon (8-Locust Valley, Sr.), 6-3
132 - Mark DeMeo (2-Mont Pleasant, Sr.) dec. Bill Swezey (11-West Islip, Sr.), 9-1
138 - Mike Thomas (11-Huntington, Sr.) dec. Kevin Troche (9-Port Jervis, So.), 3-2
145 - Tom Pickard (3-Baldwinsville, Sr.) dec. Paul Meyers (8-Baldwin, Sr.), 14-1
155 - Chris Leichtweis (6-Olean, Sr.) dec. Steve Distin (3-Fulton, Jr.), 5-0
167 - Ed Banach (9-Port Jervis, Sr.) dec. John Zito (5-East Rochester, Jr.), 10-4
177 - Charbel Karrat (3-New Hartford, Sr.) dec. Mark Davis (2-Shenendehowa, Sr.), 9-7
215 - Bill Swertfager (1-Horace Greeley, Sr.) dec. Dan George (2-Glens Falls, Sr.), 6-5
250 - Jim Sleeper (3-West Genesee, Sr.) dec. Al Lavigne (7-Beekmantown, Fr.), 10-0

Most Outstanding Wrestler: Tom Pickard (3-Baldwinsville, 145)
Team Champion: Port Jervis - Section 9

Consolation Finals 3^rd/4^th
91 - Carl DeStefanis (8-Locust Valley, So.) dec. Mike Catania (3-North Syracuse, Fr.), 10-2
98 - Rory Legacy (5-Spencerport, Sr.) dec. Dave Parisi (4-Ithaca, Sr.), 5-2
105 - Robert Buscher (1-Westlake, Jr.) dec. Joe Rabin (8-Elmont, So.), 4-2
112 - Kevin Richard (5-Geneseo, Sr.) MD Mark Palzer (11-Walt Whitman, Sr.), 8-0
119 - Dan Keene (4-Tioga, Sr.) pinned Tom Hake (11-Sayville, Sr.), 3:39
126 - Neal Zendle (2-Niskayuna, Sr.) dec. Ron Winnie (5-Spencerport, Sr.), 12-6
132 - Mike St. Amour (3-New Hartford, Sr.) def. Kregg Bruno (7-Peru, Jr.), referee's decision
138 - Jeff Iacovelli (4-Ithaca, Sr.) dec. Lance Davis (1-Woodlands, Sr.), 5-1
145 - Cam Riggs (7-Peru, Sr.) MD Brian Parice (1-Westlake, Sr.), 9-1
155 - Tony Damiani (8-Mepham, Sr.) dec. Len Barber (5-East High, Sr.), 4-3
167 - Tim Dean (4-Elmira Southside, Sr.) dec. Chester Gayles (11-Ward Melville, Sr.), 7-3
177 - Lou Banach (9-Port Jervis, Sr.) dec. John Dougherty (4-Tioga, Sr.), 3-1
215 - Dick Meyer (3-Beaver River, Sr.) pinned Dana Stermer (4-Elmira Free Academy, Sr.), 4:30
250 - Joe Baldo (5-East Rochester, Sr.) pinned Thomas Wyld (2-Guilderland, So.), 2:29

Consolation Finals 5^th/6^th
91 - Bruce Chase (9-Port Jervis, ?) pinned Bob Griffin (2-Hoosick Falls, So.), 1:30
98 - Charlie Morley (6-Medina, Sr.) dec. Todd Cummings (11-Smithtown East, Sr.), 10-9
105 - Rob Starkweather (5-McQuaid, Jr.) dec. Frank Famiano (2-Draper, Jr.), 7-1
112 - Steve Grau (3-Beaver River, Sr.) dec. Dan Mason (6-Pioneer, Sr.), 5-4
119 - Eric Simpson (6-Olean, Sr.) dec. Jim Nelson (2-Queensbury, Sr.), 4-2
126 - Gary Herrmann (3-Liverpool, Jr.) dec. Mike Wilce (4-Union-Endicott, Sr.), 4-0
132 - Marcus Phillips (5-Avon, Sr.) dec. Dennis Walsh (9-Suffern, Sr.), 7-6
138 - Ron Abigail (2-Niskayuna, Sr.) dec. Tom Fiorvanti (8-Massapequa, Jr.), 6-1
145 - Roy Lobdell (4-Deposit/Hancock, Sr.) def. Pat Malay (6-Iroquois, Sr.), by FFT
155 - Tyrone Tripline (1-Mt. Vernon, Sr.) pinned Jim Oliver (2-Niskayuna, Sr.), 3:52
167 - Kirk Stephen (6-Olean, Jr.) dec. Rick Wetzler (8-Bellmore JFK, Sr.), 3-1
177 - Bob Dunlap (5-Gates Chili, Sr.) def. Matt Boyle (11-Amityville, Jr.), by FFT
215 - Robert Jasaites (11-Walt Whitman, Jr.) dec. Bernie Corbine (10-Canton-Potsdam, Jr.), 9-6
250 - David Poirier (10-Massena, So.) def. Charles Valois (9-Clarkstown South, Jr.), OT Crit (1OT)

Semifinals
91 - Dennis Voltz (4-Sidney) pinned Carl DeStefanis (8-Locust Valley), 2:29
         Victor Montalvo (11-Central Islip) dec. Mike Catania (3-North Syracuse), 9-2
98 - Matt Coolican (3-CBA Syracuse) dec. Todd Cummings (11-Smithtown East), 8-6
         Al DeStefanis (8-Locust Valley) dec. Charlie Morley (6-Medina), 1-0
105 - Joe Labbate (3-East Syracuse-Minoa) dec. Frank Famiano (2-Draper), 12-8
         Paul Widerman (11-Huntington) dec. Rob Starkweather (5-McQuaid), 7-1
112 - Mike Macchia (8-Island Trees) dec. Dan Mason (6-Pioneer), 14-2
         Ken Wadsworth (4-Vestal) dec. Steve Grau (3-Beaver River), 3-1
119 - Bob Bury (8-Calhoun) dec. Dan Keene (4-Tioga), 7-1
         Don St. James (5-Rush-Henrietta) dec. Eric Simpson (6-Olean), 14-5
126 - Ed Pidgeon (8-Locust Valley) dec. Neal Zendle (2-Niskayuna), 8-1
         Mike Giustizia (11-Walt Whitman) pinned Mike Wilce (4-Union-Endicott), 5:30
132 - Mark DeMeo (2-Mont Pleasant) dec. Kregg Bruno (7-Peru), 6-5
         Bill Swezey (11-West Islip) dec. Mike St. Amour (3-New Hartford), 6-5
138 - Mike Thomas (11-Huntington) dec. Jeff Iacovelli (4-Ithaca), 10-2
         Kevin Troche (9-Port Jervis) dec. Lance Davis (1-Woodlands), 3-2
145 - Paul Meyers (8-Baldwin) def. Pat Malay (6-Iroquois), FFT
         Tom Pickard (3-Baldwinsville) dec. Roy Lobdell (4-Deposit/Hancock), 9-6
155 - Steve Distin (3-Fulton) dec. Tyrone Tripline (1-Mt. Vernon), 7-1
         Chris Leichtweis (6-Olean) dec. Tony Damiani (8-Mepham), 14-3
167 - John Zito (5-East Rochester) dec. Chester Gayles (11-Ward Melville), 9-7
         Ed Banach (9-Port Jervis) dec. Tim Dean (4-Elmira Southside), 11-5
177 - Mark Davis (2-Shenendehowa) dec. Bob Dunlap (5-Gates Chili), 8-1
         Charbel Karrat (3-New Hartford) dec. Matt Boyle (11-Amityville), 6-5
215 - Bill Swertfager (1-Horace Greeley) pinned Bernie Corbine (10-Canton-Potsdam), 2:55
         Dan George (2-Glens Falls) dec. Robert Jasaites (11-Walt Whitman), 11-7
250 - Jim Sleeper (3-West Genesee) pinned Joe Baldo (5-East Rochester), 4:58
         Al Lavigne (7-Beekmantown) dec. Charles Valois (9-Clarkstown South), 14-7