Section 5 Super Sectionals

State Tournament Qualifier

@ Fairport High School

February 26, 1983

Championship Final

(Winners advance to state tournament.)

 91 – Bob Zoeke (McQuaid) dec. Ron Gross (Wayne), 13-0

 98 – Butch Hibbard (Canandaigua) dec. Shawn Gregor (Wayne), 17-3

105 – Paul Lamphier (Canandaigua) pinned John Young (Livonia), 1:58

112 – Ted Pittinaro (Schroeder) dec. Tony Vallance (Letchworth), 7-3

119 – Marty King (Canandaigua) dec. Scott Riggi (Batavia), 7-0

126 – Tim Quinn (ER) dec. Mike Scott (McQuaid), 7-0

132 – Angelo DeAngelis (Spencerport) dec. John Leone (Penfield), 7-4

138 – T.J. Mincer (Canandaigua) dec. David Moose (Avoca), 8-3

145 – John Suhr (Spencerport) dec. Phil St. George (Brockport), 4-0

155 – Brian Kurlander (Brighton) pinned Jerry Walter (Fairport), 5:03

167 – Steve Salzman (Brighton) dec. David Lanzatella (McQuaid), 7-4

177 – Chris Schojan (ER) dec. Mike Hughes (Geneseo), 7-4

215 – Steve Matthews (LeRoy) dec. Tony Rossi (ER), 9-5

250 – John Brennan (Pittsford) dec. John Bradshaw (Canandaigua), 5-2

DeAngelis turns back Leone’s challenge, this time

by Gary Fallesen

Democrat and Chronicle

Sunday, February 26, 1983

Full Text: Copyright © 1983 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Reproduced with the permission of Gannett Company Inc.

Angelo DeAngelis was not overconfident when he stepped onto the wrestling mat last night.  He said he felt like the underdog.

But the 132-pound Spencerport senior knew he could beat Penfield’s John Leone.

The match breathed life into a capacity crowd estimated at 2,400 at Fairport High School and it earned DeAngelis a trip to the state meet next weekend in Syracuse.  He is one of 14 high school wrestlers who will represent Section 5 in the state tournament.

DeAngelis decision Leone, 7-4, for the 132-pound Super Sectional honor.  Leone, also a senior, beat DeAngelis, 7-5, last Saturday in the Class A tournament final.

“I was way overconfident last week,” said DeAngelis, who has a 30-1- record.  “I thought I could throw him around like everybody else I wrestle.  I underestimated him last week... he’s definitely tough.

“It probably won’t sink in for a couple of days,” he added.  “It’s the dream of my life to go to states.”

After a scoreless first period, Leone scored one point for an escape with 1:23 left in the second period.  DeAngelis then took down Leone for a 2-1 edge with 1:00 left in the second period.

Leone tied the match, 2-2, with an escape left in the second period.

DeAngelis escaped to open the third period, then took down Leone for a 5-2 lead.  Leone was destined to suffer his first and only loss of the season.  He finished 29-1-2.

“Leone was ready for him last week mentally,” said Spencerport Coach Bill Jacoutot.  “But we worked on the mental approach this week.  Leone didn’t get the same Angelo he got last week.

“We gave him Frank Gifford’s book on courage and told him to read the chapter on Dan Gable (A 1972 Olympic gold medalist),” Jacoutot added.  “we showed him films of his brother, Frank, too.  We told him, ‘You’re just Frank in another body’.”

Frank DeAngelis was a 138-pound ate champion in 1974 and ’75.

Another wrestler attempting to duplicate his brother’s accomplishments is Canandaigua’s Marty King.

King (36-0-1) earned his fourth consecutive state berth with a 7-0 decision over Batavia’s Scott Riggi in the 119-pound weight class.  The Canandaigua junior finished second in the state at 91 pounds as an eight-grader, third at 91 as a freshman, and fourth at 112 as a sophomore.

“I feel stronger at 119,” said King, who weighs about 140 pounds in the off-season.  “I’m not cutting too much.

“It’s down to the nitty-gritty now,” he added.  “And I’m not going to lose this time.”

Marty’s older brother, Matt King, was a state champion two years ago as a senior. Matt currently is wrestling in college at North Carolina.

Matt was a four-time Section 5 champion who finished his high school career with a 152-14-1 record.  Marty, also a four-time sectional champ, has a career record of 137-10-1.

King is one of four Canandaigua wrestlers bound for the states. The others are: sophomore Butch Hibbard (29-0), sophomore Paul Lamphier (29-5), and senior T.J. Mincer (21-4).  Hibbard and Lamphier were Class A tournament champions last weekend, while Mincer was a runner-up.

Hibbard defeated Shawn Gregor of Wayne, 17-3, in the 98-pound weight class; Lamphier pinned Livonia’s John Young at 1:58 of the 105-pound match, and Mincer decisioned Avoca’s David Moose, 8-3, at 138 pounds.

Canandaigua had five wrestlers in the finals of the Super Sectionals.  The other was John Bradshaw who lost a 5-2 decision to Pittsford’s John Brennan in the 250-pound weight class.

While Canandaigua placed four wrestlers on the state-bound team, Spencerport, East Rochester, and Brighton each have two representatives.

Spencerport’s John Suhr will join teammate DeAngelis in Syracuse.  Suhr, an unbeaten senior (30-0), edged Brockport’s Phil St. George in overtime, 4-0, at 145 pounds.

ER junior Tim Quinn (29-5) captured the 126-pound honor with a 7-0 decision over McQuaid’s Mike Scott and sophomore Chris Schojan (32-1) decisioned Geneseo’s Mike Hughes, 7-4, at 177.

Brighton junior Brian Kurlander (32-1) pinned Jerry Walter of Fairport at 5:03 of the 155-pound match and Steve Salzman (31-3) decisioned McQuaid’s David Lanzatella at 167 pounds, 7-4.

Also winning Super Sectional honors were Bob Zoeke of McQuaid, Ted Pittinaro of Webster Schroeder, and LeRoy’s Steve Matthews.

Zoeke, a junior with a 34-2 record, defeated Wayne freshman Ron Gross, 13-0, in the 91-pound weight class; Pittinaro, a senior with a 29-2 record, decisioned Letchworth senior Tony Vallance at 112 pounds, 7-3, and Matthews (34-2), also a senior, was a 9-5 decision against ER senior Tony Rossi at 215.