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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. Danny Ventura had 10 days to analyze his performance in the Massapequa Wrestling tournament during Christmas break and each day he thought about it, he became more angry.
The Fox Lane senior suffered his first two losses of the season.
I was really upset, thought about my matches and then looked at my matches and the mistakes I made, Ventura said. I knew I had to improve on a few things.
Ventura returned to the Fox Lane wrestling room and worked on what he felt he needed to. As a result, Ventura tore through his three opponents to win the 132-pound weight class in the 48th annual Ted Murphy Shoreline Wrestling Classic Saturday at New Rochelle High School.
Ventura, along with champions Sam Speno (126 pounds) and Tommy Grippi (138), led Fox Lane to the team title. The Foxes finished with 189.5 points, 20 more than runner-up North Rockland.
Speno was named the most valuable wrestler. He scored a 12-0 major decision over Commacks C.J. LaBate in the final. Grippi followed Centura with a 16-1 technical fall over Tappan Zees Charlie Garica. Matt Pasqualini (160) and Andriy Lypchuk (285) were both runners-up.
Ventura pinned Pine Bushs Jordan Robles 1:34 into the match. Ventura had two other first-period pins and a technical fall.
I was trying some different stuff because thats what I felt I needed to do and I wanted to be more diverse, Ventura said. I was able to get two pins on the new moves.
Ventura, who finished off Robles on a cradle, has been battling a chest injury. He said he thought briefly about not wrestling at Shoreline, but Ventura immediately dismissed it.
I knew this was going to be the last chance for us, the seniors, to win this title, especially after losing by one point to Warwick last year, Ventura said.
In a preview of what could be the Section 1 Division I 160-pound final next month, Pasqualini decisioned Hen Huds Phil Siegel, 8-5 in a semifinal.
48th annual Ted Murphy Shoreline Classic
Team standings and key 1. Fox Lane (FL) 189.5 points; 2. North Rockland (NRK) 169.5; 3. New Rochelle (NR) 158; 4. Tappan Zee (TZ) 108; 5. Commack (Com) 101.5; 6. LaSalle (LS) 100; 7 Pine Bush (PB); 8. Fordham Prep (FP) 85.5; 9. Edgemont (Ed) 83; 10. Hen Hud (HH) 81.5; 11. Arlington (Arl) 80.5; 12. Walt Whitman (WW) 73.5; 13. Putnam Vocational (PV) 66; 14. Horace Mann (HM) 55; 15. Greenwich (Gr) 54; 16. Brookfield (Bk) 46; 17. Tie, Iona Prep (IP), Pearl River (PR) 42; 19. Nyack (Nk) 28; 20. Port Chester (PC) 20; 21. Westlake (Ws) 18.
Championship
99 Nick Barbaria (NR) dec. Joe Calderone (WW), 3-1 OT; 106 Mike DAngelo (Com) dec. Nick Tolli (Arl), 6-0; 113 Trey Aslanian (Ed) pin. John Muldoon (PR), 4:53; 120 A.J. Barbaria (NR) dec. Adit Thakur (Nk), 9-6; 126 Sam Speno (FL) major dec, C.J. LaBate (Com), 12-0; 132 Danny Ventura (FL) pin. Jordan Robles (PB), 1:34; 138 Tommy Grippi (FL) technical fall Charlie Garcia (TZ), 16-1; 145 Mike Caputo (NRK) pin. Brandon Goldup (LS), 5:49; 152 Jack McKeever (Br) dec. Chris Weston (PB), 1-0; 160 Connor Sutton (LS) dec. Matt Pasqualini (FL), 9-3; 170 Ryan Whittle (Gr) dec. Brendan Nunziata (Arl), 12-8; 182 ;Pat Argast (FP) major dec. Hassan Graham (PV), 16-4; 195 Tim Leyden (FP) dec. John Hartnett (TZ), 6-4 OT; 220 Tyler Lilly (NR) dec. Justin Conahan (Arl), 5-1; 285 Sean Barry (HH) pin. Andrit Lypchuk (FL), 2:26.
Semifinals
99 Nick Barbaria (NR) technical fall Kevin Rodriguez (PC), 15-0; Joe Calderone (WW) pin. Derek DiMarsico (NRK), 1:08; 106 Nick Tolli (Arl) dec. John Stramiello (PB), 10-3; Mike DAngelo (Com) pin. Blaise Benderoth (NRK), 3:00; 113 Trey Aslanian (Ed) technical fall Helmet Naeemi (WW), 16-1; John Muldoon (PR) dec. Troy Feniger (NRK), 9-7; 120 A.J. Barbaria (NR) major dec. John Gilston (HM), 14-4; Adit Thakur (Nk) pin. Ben Ettlinger (FL), 3:33; 126 Sam Speno (FL) dec. Sam Melikian (FP), 10-3; C.J. LaBate (Com) dec. Matt Caputo (NRK), 2-1; 132 Danny Ventura (FL) pin. Kevin McDermott (HH), 1:33; Jordan Robles (PB) dec. Jake DeMarsico (NRK), 8-5; 138 Tommy Grippi (FL) pin. Steven Moreno (PR), :21; Charlie Garcia (TZ) dec. Angel Santos (Arl), 9-3; 145 Brendan Goldup (LS) pin. Giancarlo Morreale (FL), 2:48; Mike Caputo (NRL) pin. Josh Perlmutter (HH), 2:45; 152 Jack McKeever (Bk) dec. Desmond Djekovic (TZ), 6-2; Chris Weston (PB) dec. Edgar Solis (Ws), 2-1; 160 Connor Sutton (LS) pin. Erik Derecktor (HM), 1:22; Matt Pasqualini (FL) dec. Phil Siegel (HH), 8-5; 170 Brenden Nunziata (Arl) dec. Aaron Butler (NR), 7-6 OT; Ryan Whittle (Gr) dec. Brian Anderson (IP), 6-2; 182 Pat Argast (FP) dec. Joel Wamser (Bk), 9-7; Hassan Graham (PV) dec. Jonathan Stokes (NR), 6-1; 195 John Hartnett (TZ) technical fall Jordan Butler (NR), 16-1; Tim Leyden (FP) injury default over Ekpenede Imasuen (NRK); 220 Justin Conahan (Arl) dec, Jon Babson (LS), 3-1; Tyler Lilly (NR) dec. Danny Clune (FL), 6-4; 285 Sean Barry (HH) major dec. Connor Reigotti (NRK), 8-0; Andriy Lypchuk (FL) pin. Mike Manni (TZ), 3:55.
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