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NYSPHSAA Section V 32nd Annual Wrestling Championships and 11th Annual State Qualifier

Fairport High School

Fairport, New York
Mar 3, 1978 - Mar 4, 1978

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Individuals

              
                                                      Award Winners
                      
 
Outstanding Wrestler Award - Don St. James (RHS)
 
Place Winners
 
 91 ➊ Trevor Graham (Spencerport)
    ➋ Larry Kane (Penfield)
 98 ➊ Rory Legacy (Spencerport)
    ➋ Steve Burton (Hilton)
105 ➊ Rob Starkweather (MQJ)
    ➋ Tony Cotroneo (Irondequoit)
112 ➊ Kevin Richard (Geneseo)
    ➋ Matt King (Canandaigua)
119 ➊ Don St. James (RHS)
    ➋ Scott Elia (Canandaigua)
126 ➊ Ron Winnie (Spencerport)
    ➋ Paul Richard (Geneseo)
132 ➊ Marcus Phillips (Avon)
    ➋ Mike Larocca (GC)
138 ➊ Dave Lynn (Canandaigua)
    ➋ Tom Coller (Victor)
145 ➊ Tony Bruno (Brockport)
    ➋ Todd Read (York)
155 ➊ Len Barber (EHR)
    ➋ Rich Boland (Fairport)
167 ➊ John Zito (ER)
    ➋ Pete Lloyd (Victor)
177 ➊ Bob Dunlap (GC)
    ➋ Mark Evarts (Brighton)
215 ➊ Charles Hill (ETR)
    ➋ Ed Mitchell (Lyons)
250 ➊ Joe Baldo (ER)
    ➋ John Allie (WS)
 
 
Rounds

                      Championship Final (1st)
                      
 
 91 ✦ Trevor Graham (Spencerport) > Larry Kane (Penfield) decision 2-1
 98 ✦ Rory Legacy (Spencerport) > Steve Burton (Hilton) decision 7-0
105 ✦ Rob Starkweather (MQJ) > Tony Cotroneo (Irondequoit) decision 8-1
112 ✦ Kevin Richard (Geneseo) > Matt King (Canandaigua) decision 9-6 (1OT)
119 ✦ Don St. James (RHS) > Scott Elia (Canandaigua) fall 1:28
126 ✦ Ron Winnie (Spencerport) > Paul Richard (Geneseo) decision 7-4
132 ✦ Marcus Phillips (Avon) > Mike Larocca (GC) decision 6-1
138 ✦ Dave Lynn (Canandaigua) > Tom Coller (Victor) decision 8-6
145 ✦ Tony Bruno (Brockport) > Todd Read (York) decision 9-3
155 ✦ Len Barber (EHR) > Rich Boland (Fairport) major decision 12-4
167 ✦ John Zito (ER) > Pete Lloyd (Victor) decision 10-5
177 ✦ Bob Dunlap (GC) > Mark Evarts (Brighton) decision 8-7
215 ✦ Charles Hill (ETR) > Ed Mitchell (Lyons) decision 11-7
250 ✦ Joe Baldo (ER) > John Allie (WS) fall 1:59
 
 

                      Championship Semifinals
                      
 
 91 ✦ Trevor Graham (Spencerport) > Howard Luce (Attica) major decision 19-5
 91 ✦ Larry Kane (Penfield) > Doug Court (CC) decision 6-0
 98 ✦ Rory Legacy (Spencerport) > Mike Betts (SS) major decision 25-1
 98 ✦ Steve Burton (Hilton) > Tim Lehmann (Irondequoit) decision 6-4
105 ✦ Rob Starkweather (MQJ) > Mike Mitchell (Lyons) major decision 10-0
105 ✦ Tony Cotroneo (Irondequoit) > Tim Archer (CC) decision 12-8
112 ✦ Kevin Richard (Geneseo) > Chuck Tortorello (Fairport) decision 3-0
112 ✦ Matt King (Canandaigua) > Chris Kellman (Hilton) decision 9-4
119 ✦ Don St. James (RHS) > Darrell Leslie (MR) major decision 18-5
119 ✦ Scott Elia (Canandaigua) > Jeff Kier (ER) decision 6-4
126 ✦ Ron Winnie (Spencerport) > Chris Knopp (WS) major decision 16-4
126 ✦ Paul Richard (Geneseo) > Neil Thomas (CC) major decision 16-0
132 ✦ Marcus Phillips (Avon) > Ray Vincelli (Spencerport) fall
132 ✦ Mike Larocca (GC) > Tony Wood (Hammondsport) decision 8-4
138 ✦ Dave Lynn (Canandaigua) > Chip Hendrickson (York) decision 4-1
138 ✦ Tom Coller (Victor) > Bill Breon (CC) decision 5-3
145 ✦ Tony Bruno (Brockport) > Dennis Essom (ER) decision 6-1
145 ✦ Todd Read (York) > Tim West (Victor) decision 8-5
155 ✦ Rich Boland (Fairport) > Gary Bullis (Mynderse) decision 11-6
155 ✦ Len Barber (EHR) > Kurt Quinn (Brockport) decision 8-1
167 ✦ John Zito (ER) > Grant Leschander (GA) decision 5-1
167 ✦ Pete Lloyd (Victor) > Brian Snyder (Hammondsport) decision 14-7
177 ✦ Bob Dunlap (GC) > Phil Lanzatella (MQJ) decision 5-2
177 ✦ Mark Evarts (Brighton) > Jim Arnold (BH) fall
215 ✦ Charles Hill (ETR) > Bob Button (Newark) decision 12-5
215 ✦ Ed Mitchell (Lyons) > Dan Enright (Fairport) default
250 ✦ Joe Baldo (ER) > Jeff Forrest (Keshequa) fall
250 ✦ John Allie (WS) > Wally Vaughan (Fairport)
 
 

                      Championship Quarterfinals
                      
 
 91 ✦ Trevor Graham (Spencerport) > Brent Bushart (Marion) decision 7-1
 91 ✦ Howard Luce (Attica) > Steve Siegfried (Mynderse) decision 4-2
 91 ✦ Larry Kane (Penfield) > Dana Richard (Geneseo)
 91 ✦ Doug Court (CC) > John Hadsell (Canandaigua) decision 7-3
 98 ✦ Rory Legacy (Spencerport) > Jeff Bumbarger (CC) fall
 98 ✦ Mike Betts (SS) > Rick Emerson (Campbell)
 98 ✦ Steve Burton (Hilton) > Pat Friedman (Wayne) decision 5-1
 98 ✦ Tim Lehmann (Irondequoit) > Mike Brien (ER)
105 ✦ Rob Starkweather (MQJ) > Carl Tandoi (Spencerport)
105 ✦ Mike Mitchell (Lyons) > John Scalzo (Geneva)
105 ✦ Tony Cotroneo (Irondequoit) > Payson Snyder (BH)
105 ✦ Tim Archer (CC) > Mike Hale (Fillmore) major decision 17-4
112 ✦ Kevin Richard (Geneseo) > Mike Kemp (Waterloo) major decision 11-3
112 ✦ Chuck Tortorello (Fairport) > Romeo Battazzi (ER) decision 7-4
112 ✦ Matt King (Canandaigua) > John Sanfilipo (Spencerport) decision 7-0
112 ✦ Chris Kellman (Hilton) > Jeff Deridder (Marion)
119 ✦ Don St. James (RHS) > Tom Thurston (Sodus) fall
119 ✦ Darrell Leslie (MR) > Alex Cole (Cuba) decision 1-0
119 ✦ Scott Elia (Canandaigua) > Brian Schuck (Hammondsport) major decision 11-0
119 ✦ Jeff Kier (ER) > Al Pulcini (Marion) decision 5-4
126 ✦ Ron Winnie (Spencerport) > Victor Sylor (Fillmore)
126 ✦ Chris Knopp (WS) > Wayne Tobias (Hornell) major decision 22-12
126 ✦ Paul Richard (Geneseo) > Gary Curwin (Brighton) decision 13-8
126 ✦ Neil Thomas (CC) > Paul Nesser (MQJ) major decision 12-4
132 ✦ Marcus Phillips (Avon) > Pete Galens (Midlakes) decision 7-4
132 ✦ Ray Vincelli (Spencerport) > Kevin Mott (Wellsville) decision 10-3
132 ✦ Mike Larocca (GC) > Sam Swearingen (York) fall
132 ✦ Tony Wood (Hammondsport) > Greg Dermody (BB) decision 8-7
138 ✦ Chip Hendrickson (York) > Dave Silipini (GC) decision 7-5
138 ✦ Bill Breon (CC) > Kevin Kowalcyk (Avoca) decision 9-4
138 ✦ Dave Lynn (Canandaigua) > Mitch Hiller (Warsaw) decision 8-1
138 ✦ Tom Coller (Victor) > Greg Eiffert (BK) decision 2-0
145 ✦ Tony Bruno (Brockport) > Bob Baker (CC) decision 12-5
145 ✦ Dennis Essom (ER) > Steve Kelley (Mynderse) decision 6-1
145 ✦ Todd Read (York) > Doug Nothnagle (CM) decision 9-6
145 ✦ Tim West (Victor) > Tom Schakow (EIE)
155 ✦ Kurt Quinn (Brockport) > Ken Juergens (Hilton) decision 2-0
155 ✦ Rich Boland (Fairport) > Steve Denner (CC) major decision 12-1
155 ✦ Gary Bullis (Mynderse) > Nick Dicesare (Marion) major decision 8-0
155 ✦ Len Barber (EHR) > Ken Casella (PM) fall
167 ✦ John Zito (ER) > Mike Paternoster (GA) fall
167 ✦ Grant Leschander (GA) > Rick Leisenring (Lyons) fall
167 ✦ Pete Lloyd (Victor) > Gordy Craw (CM) major decision 12-4
167 ✦ Brian Snyder (Hammondsport) > Steve Vanheusen (Dundee) decision 8-1
177 ✦ Bob Dunlap (GC) > Chris Kidder (Livonia) decision 9-8
177 ✦ Phil Lanzatella (MQJ) > Bob Surline (PM) decision 10-6
177 ✦ Mark Evarts (Brighton) > Bob Coyne (CC) decision 6-0
177 ✦ Jim Arnold (BH) > Bob Brayer (Hammondsport) decision 9-6
215 ✦ Charles Hill (ETR) > Gerry Ashley (Dansville)
215 ✦ Bob Button (Newark) > Joe D'Aquisto (FR) decision 9-4
215 ✦ Ed Mitchell (Lyons) > Kevin DeVuyst (CR) fall 0:36
215 ✦ Dan Enright (Fairport) > Bob Dineen (Canisteo) default
250 ✦ Joe Baldo (ER) > Joe Mender (Canandaigua) fall
250 ✦ Jeff Forrest (Keshequa) > Dan Hubbard (Avoca) fall
250 ✦ John Allie (WS) > John Zehr (Newark) fall
250 ✦ Wally Vaughan (Fairport) > John Schoonover (Livonia)
 
 

                      Preliminaries
                      
 
 91 ✦ Trevor Graham (Spencerport) > Mike Lyons (Elba) fall
 91 ✦ Brent Bushart (Marion) > Mark Callara (Lyndonville) decision 5-0
 91 ✦ Howard Luce (Attica) > Shannon Donahue (Canisteo)
 91 ✦ Larry Kane (Penfield) > Larry Lee (PM) major decision 9-0
 91 ✦ Dana Richard (Geneseo) > Brett Simpson (Irondequoit) forfeit
 91 ✦ Doug Court (CC) > John Walczyk (ER) major decision 20-0
 91 ✦ John Hadsell (Canandaigua) > Van Schirmer (York) fall
 98 ✦ Rory Legacy (Spencerport) > Steve Infantino (Dansville)
 98 ✦ Jeff Bumbarger (CC) > Scott Mosman (York) major decision 13-4
 98 ✦ Mike Betts (SS) > Tim Mowry (LR) decision 7-0
 98 ✦ Steve Burton (Hilton) > Robert Egan (Brockport) decision 5-0
 98 ✦ Pat Friedman (Wayne) > Tracy Regan (Avon) decision 2-0
 98 ✦ Tim Lehmann (Irondequoit) > Ralph Torcello (Pavilion) decision 9-6
 98 ✦ Mike Brien (ER) > Kevin DeRidder (Marion) decision 6-3
105 ✦ Rob Starkweather (MQJ) > Jim Borelli (Lyndonville) fall
105 ✦ Carl Tandoi (Spencerport) > Doug Hendrickson (York)
105 ✦ Mike Mitchell (Lyons) > Don Jones (Canandaigua) decision 8-2
105 ✦ John Scalzo (Geneva) > Curt Mowry (PM) major decision 8-0
105 ✦ Tony Cotroneo (Irondequoit) > Mike Murphy (CM)
105 ✦ Payson Snyder (BH) > Mark Thompson (Canisteo)
105 ✦ Mike Hale (Fillmore) > Mark Passage (Alexander)
112 ✦ Mike Kemp (Waterloo) > Chuck Wood (Hammondsport) decision 4-2
112 ✦ Chuck Tortorello (Fairport) > Tom Burney (Batavia) decision 6-4
112 ✦ Romeo Battazzi (ER) > Gerald Mehlenbacher (Campbell) fall
112 ✦ Matt King (Canandaigua) > Bill Smart (Victor)
112 ✦ John Sanfilipo (Spencerport) > Mark Coppola (Pavilion)
112 ✦ Chris Kellman (Hilton) > Greg Chadwick (Lyons) fall
112 ✦ Jeff DeRidder (Marion) > Albert Ashe (Williamson) forfeit
119 ✦ Don St. James (RHS) > Ray Watt (Geneva) fall
119 ✦ Tom Thurston (Sodus) > Leon Stone (Campbell) decision
119 ✦ Darrell Leslie (MR) > Jim McAllister (Holley)
119 ✦ Alex Cole (Cuba) > Dominic Caraccilo (Mynderse) decision 4-0
119 ✦ Scott Elia (Canandaigua) > Calvin Switzer (Dundee) fall
119 ✦ Brian Schuck (Hammondsport) > Steve Levine (Brighton) forfeit
119 ✦ Jeff Kier (ER) > Bob Arao (Fairport) decision 6-1
126 ✦ Ron Winnie (Spencerport) > Mike Torcello (Pavilion)
126 ✦ Victor Sylor (Fillmore) > Don Liles (BB) decision 8-3
126 ✦ Chris Knopp (WS) > Todd Eddy (Alexander)
126 ✦ Wayne Tobias (Hornell) > Scott Wahl (PM) fall
126 ✦ Paul Richard (Geneseo) > Dan Green (Kendall) fall
126 ✦ Gary Curwin (Brighton) > Frank Heffernan (RC) major decision 13-3
126 ✦ Neil Thomas (CC) > Dave Yacona (ER) decision 6-4
126 ✦ Paul Nesser (MQJ) > David Vasciannie (York) decision 2-1
132 ✦ Marcus Phillips (Avon) > Bob Ely (CW) fall
132 ✦ Pete Galens (Midlakes) > Mark Knopp (WS) fall
132 ✦ Ray Vincelli (Spencerport) > Jon Neal (Lyndonville)
132 ✦ Kevin Mott (Wellsville) > John McCart (GA)
132 ✦ Mike Larocca (GC) > Dale Updike (SS) decision 6-1
132 ✦ Sam Swearingen (York) > Mark King (Canandaigua) decision 2-1
132 ✦ Greg Dermody (BB) > Gordie Cummings (PM) decision 10-4
138 ✦ Dave Lynn (Canandaigua) > Ernie Daniels (CR) decision 4-1
138 ✦ Mitch Hiller (Warsaw) > John Irvine (Brockport) decision 9-6
138 ✦ Chip Hendrickson (York) > Peter Hainey (Geneseo) decision 6-4
138 ✦ Dave Silipini (GC) > John Watkins (Kendall) decision 6-1
138 ✦ Tom Coller (Victor) > Scott Gillman (Fairport) decision 6-5
138 ✦ Greg Eiffert (BK) > Ben Valente (CM) decision 4-2
138 ✦ Bill Breon (CC) > Jerome Douglas (Williamson) forfeit
145 ✦ Bob Baker (CC) > Randy Brasfield (Lyndonville) fall
145 ✦ Dennis Essom (ER) > George Eblacker (Hilton) decision 13-6
145 ✦ Steve Kelley (Mynderse) > Shawn Hughes (Geneseo) decision 7-4
145 ✦ Todd Read (York) > Mike Scavo (GC) major decision 15-7
145 ✦ Doug Nothnagle (CM) > Bill Moose (Avoca) fall
145 ✦ Tim West (Victor) > Steve Messmer (SS) decision 7-1
145 ✦ Tom Schakow (EIE) > Mark Seeber (WS)
155 ✦ Kurt Quinn (Brockport) > Jason Bowers (Avon) decision 8-1
155 ✦ Ken Juergens (Hilton) > David Vella (Elba) decision 6-2
155 ✦ Rich Boland (Fairport) > Bruce Card (Honeoye) major decision 17-2
155 ✦ Steve Denner (CC) > Tom Viselli (Hammondsport) fall
155 ✦ Gary Bullis (Mynderse) > Scott Langdon (CM) fall
155 ✦ Nick Dicesare (Marion) > Dave Windsor (Livonia) decision 8-6
155 ✦ Len Barber (EHR) > Ron Lynn (Canandaigua) major decision 10-2
167 ✦ John Zito (ER) > Don Faller (GO) fall
167 ✦ Mike Paternoster (GA) > Jon Campo (Irondequoit) decision 2-0
167 ✦ Grant Leschander (GA) > Mark Wyland (Penfield) fall
167 ✦ Rick Leisenring (Lyons) > Alan Holmes (Campbell) fall
167 ✦ Pete Lloyd (Victor) > Bob Kyff (Fairport) forfeit
167 ✦ Gordy Craw (CM) > Pat Mosko (Arkport) decision 7-4
177 ✦ Bob Dunlap (GC) > Guy Reynolds (York) decision 7-2
177 ✦ Chris Kidder (Livonia) > Bill Cook (Holley) major decision 17-2
177 ✦ Phil Lanzatella (MQJ) > Bob Jones (Marion) major decision 14-2
177 ✦ Bob Surline (PM) > Karl Housel (Canandaigua) decision 3-1
177 ✦ Mark Evarts (Brighton) > Bob Lawrence (Batavia) forfeit
177 ✦ Bob Coyne (CC) > Rich Larsen (Avoca) fall
177 ✦ Jim Arnold (BH) > Mark Goossens (Avon) forfeit
215 ✦ Gerry Ashley (Dansville) > Don Nowicki (Campbell) forfeit
215 ✦ Joe D'Aquisto (FR) > Mike Martin (Kendall)
215 ✦ Ed Mitchell (Lyons) > Marty Schuff (Brockport) fall 2:18
215 ✦ Kevin DeVuyst (CR) > Wayne McMillan (CE)
215 ✦ Dan Enright (Fairport) > Rick Consaul (ER) major decision 9-0
215 ✦ Bob Dineen (Canisteo) > Pat Cornell (Jasper) fall
215 ✦ Charles Hill (ETR) > John Yerger (BB)
250 ✦ Joe Baldo (ER) > Kevin Schlosser (GC) fall
250 ✦ Joe Mender (Canandaigua) > Brian Owens (Penfield) decision 2-1
250 ✦ John Allie (WS) > Al Rescorl (Mynderse) major decision 12-2
250 ✦ John Zehr (Newark) > David Leach (Jasper) fall
250 ✦ John Schoonover (Livonia) > Tim Ginett (Marion) decision
250 ✦ Dan Hubbard (Avoca) > Jeff Gardner (Canisteo)
250 ✦ Wally Vaughan (Fairport) > Al Carson (Arkport)
 
 
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