2022 NYC CHSAA League Tournament Results/Recap
- danieladams02
- Feb 7, 2022
- 6 min read
This year’s NYC League Tournament was as exciting as it can get. The top 6 place finishers will compete in the CHSAA State Tournament this upcoming weekend in Buffalo. In this article I will recap the 2022 NYC League Tournament that was held at Iona Prep. There were many exciting matches that took place and an explosive set of finals matches. So let’s get right into it!
Lion’s Reclaim the Throne:
Congratulations to Monsignor Farrell who reclaimed the throne in the NYC League Team Competition. Last Year Monsignor Farrell’s 15 year winning streak was snapped by Iona Prep. But this year Monsignor Farrell came back with a vengeance. Monsignor Farrell took back their team title with a total of 504 Team Points, shutting out Iona Prep’s 370.5 points for a runner up team finish. Fordham Prep finished 3rd as a team with 218 team points. Farrell sent 11 wrestlers to the finals and a total of 25 to the CHSAA State Tournament this upcoming weekend.
This year's competition at the NYC CHSAA League tournament was as stacked as it can get. There were a lot of matches to look forward to and oh boy did they deliver. There were highs and lows, and crazy upsets and moments throughout the tournament.
Adams Goes 4 for 4:
Congratulations to Mike Adams as he completes the 4 Peat! Mike just like his older Brother Terry accomplished the 4 Peat winning League Gold all 4 years of his high school career. He completed this feat with a Major Decision Victory over Paolo Ciatto of Iona Prep in the finals. Mike Adams is currently ranked #1 in the state at 118lbs and looks to keep this momentum rolling into the Catholic State Tournament. Adams was also awarded the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler to accompany his Gold Medal. Congratulations on such an accomplishment!
Farrell Crowns 4 Champs:
Monsignor Farrell is no stranger to League Gold, both Team and Individual. After last year’s runner up finish there was determination to win back what they had lost. The Lions sent 11 wrestlers to the finals with 2 bouts being teammates vs teammates, and most being against rival Iona. First up for the Lions was Jack Boroweic (younger brother of Max Boroweic). He started the Lions off on a high note when he captured Gold in just the first minute of the opening round against Connor Smith of Xavier. He was hype after the match and that hype definitely carried into the next 2 bouts. Up next for the Lions was Orlando Suarez who wrestled against teammate Ronnie Devitio. Suarez captured Gold just as swiftly as Jack did before him with another quick fall. Following Suarez was #1 in the State Mike Adams who battled it out with Paolo Ciatto of Iona Prep. This was the 3rd time this season these 2 have met and the bouts get more and more entertaining, and closer in score. But Adams calmed all doubt when he went on to major Ciatto 11-2. And the last Lion to capture Gold that evening was Mike Caserta of Monsignor Farrell who wrestled teammate Dan Buckley. Caserta won by fall in the first period. Caserta then showed an amazing sign of love and sportsmanship after the bout hugging his teammate and raising both of their hands showing that brotherhood and teammates win titles just as much as the individual wrestlers.
132 Gets Shaken Up:
The 132lb weight class may be one of the toughest weights in the section. Some of the biggest names in the section are competing in this weight and at the weekend's tournament the bracket got shaken up for sure. Returning CHSAA State Finalist Wyatt Shablak of Fordham Prep was probably the more favored wrestler to win the weight class but the returning finalist was upset in the semifinals. After being up a comfortable amount against his backup Joe Paladino. Joe locked up a headlock and tossed the returning CHSAA State Finalist straight to his back on the edge and got the fall. On the other side of the bracket was Terrence Walden of Iona Prep vs teammate Konstantinos Koufalis. The match was close until Konstantinos hit a clean blast double that took Walden straight to his back and locked up the fall in 5:26. Koufalis then went on to win against Paladino in the finals by a 12-4 Major Decision. And the 3rd place match between Walden and Shablak was fireworks as Walden won by a 14-4 Major Decision. The CHSAA State Tournament is looking crazy at 132lbs and we’re all for it.
Iona Crowns 7 Champs:
Iona Prep came into the tournament with a stacked lineup of wrestlers. Although they didn’t become back to back champs they had 7 Champs from the tournament. Starting off for them was Kevin McCarvill. McCarvill and Max Boroweic of Monsignor Farrell have been having a fun rivalry. This finals match evened the score of 2-2 with McCarvill picking up wins in back to back bouts. Their most recent match ended with a 17-7 major decision for McCarvill crowning him League Champion and the Champion of Champions Award. Next up at 132lbs was aforementioned Konstantinos Koufalis who won a tough bracket this weekend when he majored Joe Paladino 12-4. Last year he fell in the finals to teammate Terrence Walden but redeemed himself with a win in the semifinals by pin! At 138lbs was Eric Grant who put on a clinic the entire tournament pinning all opponents in the first minute of the opening rounds, winning in the finals against teammate Max Harkins in just 44 seconds! Sean Degl who is the returning CHSAA State Finalist from last year showed everyone he is a top contender at 145 putting his name in the conversation of the 2022 CHSAA State Champs. He pinned his way to the finals where he then upended Jon-Michael Economos of Monsignor Farrell via a 10-0 major decision. Max Watson was next up at 152lbs where he recorded back to back 1 minute pins in the quarterfinals and the semifinals before battling out a 13-4 major decision against Kyle Jacobs of Monsignor Farrell. The match got a little intense in the Coaches Corner as the ref was making calls that were preventing scores for both wrestlers. Which led to a small argument amongst the coaches. This only inflated how much was on the line here at the NYC CHSAA League tournament. Watson then continued to be all gas and no brakes as he went on to win with the aforementioned score. At 215lbs Gabrial Garibaldi pinned Fordham Prep’s Vaughn Johnson in just 55 seconds to win his first League Title and did so in dominant fashion. The last match of the evening was filled with fireworks as both sides of the gym exploded in chants throughout the bout. Capri Martin went to war against Ben Rosa of Monsignor Farrell. Capri and Rosa had some incredible exchanges throughout the match that had put the gym on their feet. This resulted in “ Let’s go Capri!” and “Let’s go Ben!” chants. But Capri silenced the other half of the crowd when he pinned Rosa in 4:56 in the 3rd period causing the Iona side of the gym to erupt.
Upsets Upsets Upsets:
The tournament had a couple of upsets sprinkled throughout the bouts. As mentioned before no one saw the upset coming at 132lbs with Shablak and Paladino. This match, although against teammates, definitely shook up the 132lb bracket for CHSAA States this upcoming weekend. Another notable upset was in the 170lb final where Xavier’s Matthew Scariano pinned Iona Prep’s Rob Sahagian who was the returning League Champ via headlock. And another notable upset on our list was Elijah Gonzaga of Archbishop Stepinac pinning Charlie Curry of Monsignor Farrell in the 189lb final. It was a back and forth bout until Gonzaga caught Curry in a scramble and stuck the Lion to win Gold.
Conclusion:
This year's competition at the NYC CHSAA League tournament was as stacked as it can get. There were a lot of matches to look forward to and oh boy did they deliver. There were highs and lows, and crazy upsets and moments throughout the tournament. The 2022 NYC CHSAA League Tournament was fun to say the least. It was a blast to see all these wrestlers compete and battle it out a week before Catholic States. There was a fun set of finals matches that not only the wrestlers and coaches were invested in, but the crowd as well. It’s amazing to see the spectators get involved in the sport and support their teams. I can’t wait to see how these guys do this upcoming weekend and see who takes home CHSAA State Gold.
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