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It was a great weekend for the Big Red. We had a doubleheader on Saturday, starting with a 1 p.m. match at Hofstra, and then culminating in a 6 p.m. Ivy League faceoff at Columbia. Over the course of the day, our guys only gave up eight offensive points.
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This is the forth release of the Section 11 individual and tournament rankings.
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Lenzi won states last year. Greene is the first for st. Ants since 2000
Fan,
I believe that Mr. Ellinger was referring to the first Long Island CHSAA wrestler since 2000.
CHSAA fan, You are correct. As Matt D. has pointed out I was referring to LI. Would I be correct in saying that? Like you said, I will correct it to say from St. Anthony’s and leave it at that. Looking up all these different facts is getting me crazy! Thank you; Will
So coach – Are you saying that Suffolk will be stronger next year than they were this year?
What I was saying about Suffolk County is that they seem to be back to the days of the late 80′s and the 90′s. Turning out tons of quality wrestlers like some sort of machine.
I really didn’t give much thought to how they would be next year as opposed to this year. I just knew that they will be extremely tough again.
Taking a quick look at the Sec. XI counties shows they have every champ returning up to 145 with the exception of STEVEN KIETH(119 SWR). The 160 is also back along with a LOAD of place winners.
It seems like they do lose many quality kids in the upper weights. So if you were just looking at the names and rankings(which would be a mistake) you might conclude that they will have a weakness in some weights.
What I see beyond the individuals is the quality of the teams. That is what scares me if I am competing against them. You have the traditional powers like Hauppauge, Huntington, Brentwood etc. Then you have a team like John Glenn getting in on the fun, and teams coming back to power like Longwood.
Add in MANY other quality programs and what you have is everyone pushing the sections wrestling ability higher and higher. So to answer your question, YES I would fully be ready for them to be better next year, and for that to continue for some time!
Suffolk County is far superior to the rest of the state in the sport of wrestling. The states should pit the Suffolk county champions -vs- the rest of the state’s all-stars in a dual meet. Suffolk would win most years.
Jeff, I will let others respond to that. All I will say is back in the day it was Nassau.
Gee Coach Ellinger,
You say back in the day – what day are you referring to?
The 70s, the 60s. Section 8 has not been much of a factor since the Jimmy Carter administration.
LOL- that was pretty funny. Actually Jeff I think we won a few in the 80′s which may seem like ancient history to some. People who know me, would tell you I like the History and the mostly friendly rivalry between different teams, sections, states etc.
Up in college my team was made up mostly of NY and NJ wrestlers. We would have rumbles in our house between the two over who was better. It was a lot of fun.
Also one of my good friends was from Islip, me being from Bethpage, we would have our own friendly fights over who ruled LI. Now do not get me wrong. As I have pointed out in this article, Suffolk is the section to beat.
Having coached in Sec XI for 6 years I fully understand what it is all about when they get that machine rolling. what I always say though is don’t forget the past.
While I think your statement about Suffolk vs. ALL was a little over the top. It reminded me of the old Mephan teams who really did just that, and more!
In response to last seasons record for John Glenn, they finished with a record of 23-0 and will be carrying a 38-0 win streak into 2009-10 season . They will be putting it on the line against a very formidable opponent in St Anthonys led by NYS Champ Grant Greene and All State Wrestlers Jimmy Morris and Chris Brienza on Dec 9th . Then the big test on Jan 2nd and 3rd at the U-E Duals ……
Big Blue, Thanks for the update. That is an impressive streak that they have going. I wish John Glenn luck and look forward to seeing how they do at the U-E Duals.